Omaha daily bee., 1889-06-03
LINCOLN NEWS AND NOTES.
June an Eventhil Month In the His
tory of the Oity.
THE couNclLMANlc MIDDLE.
Some Important Matters of Interest
to the City--The Death OF Fire.
man Cross--Geueral and
Personal.
LINCOLN BUREAU OF rHs OMAHA BHa !
1929 p SrRsEr,


The current month will be an eventful one
in this city. AS cast, the programme for the
next thirty days will keep the public in q
constant state of excitement and expecta-
ton, for IL has been we'll said that no one
knows what day may bring forth. Fol-
lowing in the wake Of the councilmanic in
vestigation will come the findings, porten-
tious alike to the city and the parties they
effect.
Secretary CARRIER, OF the state board of
transportation, passes his findings on the
Sutherland Manning complaints, heard at
Tekamah, to the public during the
week. and 1t is almost unnecessary
to state that upon them depends the autici-
pated order of the board, demanding an inn
mediate reduction of freight rates on live
stock and coal by all of the railroads oper-
ating in the state.
interests of submission by third party pro-
hibitionists and anti-saloon republicans, con-
venes on the 9Th, when 1T is understood the
plan of campaign that is to be carried into
every school district and voting precinct in
the state, during the next year and half, is
to be decided upon. 1t is also quietly talked
that the convention is to be a governor max
ing concern; that is, the availability of candi-
dates will be considered, and such
other political clap-trap as may become
incident to its deliberations and caucuses.
So it will be seen that weighty matters are
likely to be considered.
The state university will send forth its
class of graduates during the month. Com
mencement exercises begin on Thursday,
coming almost u week in advance OF COM
mencement proper. Apropos to this may be
mentioned the fact that the Wesleyan uni
versity holds its first commencement. The
high school also graduates its class and in
dulges in the conventional commencement;
indeed, the next two weeks will be the most
interesting ones of the school year, and
teachers and students alike vie with each
other for successful and happy culmina-
ton.
The board of pardons, created by
the late legislature will also meet
within the month for the purpose of de-
Gliding upon the liberty of two convicts,
least ten years of their sentence. Indeed, it
is learned that partial conference has al
ready been held, and that it is practically de-
cided that Black Hawk, an Iowa Indian, who
has served nineteen years of his sente nee,
and Francis Swank, who has served seven
teen years, will be rendered their liberty. 1t
is understood, however, that the matter has
already been broached to Swank, and that
he says he prefers to live and die
where he is. He is now past
sixty-seven years old, and in feeble health.
He says he proposes to stay where he is
because his old associates and friends are
nearly all dead and gone, and that the
chances are that he would come to the poor
house eventually if given his freedom. The
old man is in charge of the prison hospital,
has good food and comfortable clothes
and concludes that present privileges
would be better than the reminders of an
uncharitable world that he has been felon,
and a strong probability that he would fin
ally become the charge Of some charitable
institution.