Omaha daily bee., 1888-02-04
A REWARD FOR A MURDERER
Governor Thayer Offers 5000 For
Sergeant Stances Slayer.
MoNEYFoR THE TEACHERS FUND
Contribution orthe sutton Schools and
the Ii. n NJ. Auditing Department
Street Car Passengers Badly
shaken Up-Brevities.
rrRoM THE BEES LINCOLN BUREAU

to justice, Governor Thayer yesterday
issued the following proclamation:
To All Persons to Whom This Shall Come,
Greeting - Whereas, 1t has come to my
knowledge in form prescribed by law, that
heretofore, to-wit: On the 25th day of De-
oembcr, A. d., 1887, in the county of Dawes,
and state of Nebraska a murder was com.
mitted on First Sergeant Emanuel Stance,
Troop "F'' Ninth cavalry, by some person or
persons unknown.
Therefore, I, John M. Thayer, governor of
the state of Nebraska, by virtue of the author
ity vested in me by law, and in pursuance of
the statutes in such case made and provided,
do hereby issue my proclamation, and offer
reward of 300 for the arrest and conviction
of said murderer or murdcrerS.
In witness whereof, | have hercunto set my
hand and caused to be affixed the great seal
of the state. Done at Lincoln this Sd day
BY the governor: JOHN NJ TnAYER.
G. l.. LAWS, Secretary of State
ADDITIONAL CONTRIBUTIONS.
State Superintendent Lane yesterday
received II draft for $l6.57 from Princi
pal Stephens, of the Sutton schools, as a
contribution from the pupils of the
schools for the relief of Miss Eta Shat
tuck. The auditing departments of the
B. ~ M. general offices at Omaha yes
terday forwarded the superintendent
draft for $40, for him to use as he may
accompanying the draft expresses SYM
pathy with the movement and the hope
that the appeals made will meet with
hearty endorsements.
SHERMAN COUNTY is SAFE.
Following is a copy ola letter from the
superintendent of Sherman county:
George b. Lane, State Superintendent
Dear Sir-I am in my Office to-day. Found
your letter of inquiry and hasten to reply
all 20. X" We had instructed our school
| boards and quite a number of our teachers to
| stay in the schooroom in case of Il storm or
"bliz." My teachers are all heroes. They
stood by their schools to the last and came
out safe. One boy in the county left the
| schoolhouse and refused to obey his teacher,
| but he came out safe. l am pleased with
| your efforts to aid the meritorious. This
county will forward its contribution in few
| days, as learn to-day. H. L. BURNS,
County Superintendent of Schools.
A RECKLESS DRIVER.
Passengers on the street cars running
out South Fourteenth street who hap
pened to be on a particular car Thurs
day night that was behind time had a
lively shaking up at the corner of M
and Thirteenth street. At that point
the driver was rushing his team along
on gallop, and when the switch located
| at that point was struck the car left the
|
! denness that stacked the passengers in
IA promiscuous heap in the front end of
the car. A lady was thrown completely
over the stove, and another lady, who
was carrying IA valuable painting, had it
smashed in the melee, while passen-
| ger riding on the rear platform was
thrown through the glass of the door,
cutting his hands aud arms severely. If
the driver is not discharged he ought to
be, and damage suits are promised.
CITY BRIEFS.
A Russian has been playing beat
game in the city the past few days in a
moderate way. He would approach
people and, under the pretense that he
could not speak English, would success
fully supplicate funds for nights lodg-
| ing or a square meal. He enlisted Con-
stable Hunger in his behalf, who col
lected funds from number sufficient to
get ticket for the stranger to u point
he wished to make. When they were
on the way to the depot the pair met a
woman who in good English wanted to
know Of the mendicant why he was not
at work, and it was quickly revealed
that he was an employe of a second hand
store in the city and was making good
thing begging on the outside.
The Lincoln fire department have
made arrangements for a grand ball at
Temple hall to be given on the 22d.
The boys have habit of making their
entertainments a complete success.
The Nebraska State Home for the
Friendless will be represented at the
coming session of the woman's congress
which will meet in Washington the
last of March. The home has selected
Miss Phoebe Elliott, Mrs. II. a. Manley
and Mrs. III. a. Babcock as delegates.
| rNpa rauu1ar p,pprommpS Of the state
university societies were enacted at the
society hall last night, each having its
regular attendants from among the
students and those in the city who APP
preciate the literary work ut the uni
versity. t-
John Livingston, the photographer,
who has had a series OF strife and war
fare with his marital partner, has failed
and his place Of business in the Led
with block has been closed. 1t wa;
stated yesterday that Livingston had
left the city.
A lad found peculiar looking box on
the stairs of the Billingsly block Thurs,
day evening and presented it to po,
liccman as Il dangerous collection OF
dynamite. The policeman carried il
to headquarters and inspection showed
it was filled with peculiar lot of cart
ridges that are yet at headquarters
awaiting claimant.
The only case Of delirium tremenS
from the banquet rendered the press as
sociation by the Lincoln board of trade
appears to be located in the prohibition
Office of the New Republic. That paper
has published so many bare faced ant
, outrageous falsehoods that it is actually
beginning to believe all its crazy vaga
: ries and announcements of the board o
trade.
A car load OF iron for use in the con
struction of the dome to the capito
building was received yesterday from
Louisville, KY. This is only one OF The
number of ears that will be required
several having been received and de
posted at the building prior to this.
: ACTIVE PRoHIBITIoNIsTs.
The third party people in Lincoln
have hardly recovered from their as
tonishment over the failure OF their fal
campaign, than they are in the tiel'
again for the coming campaign, stat
: and national. The past week they hell
a county convention at Temple hall ant
selected a delegate to their coming stat
convention on the 18th. While aprohi
9 bition convention is regarded as hardi.
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