Omaha daily bee., 1889-04-01
PREFERENCES WERE BURIED
The Board of Transportation Elects
It's Secretaries.
NO DEARTH OF CANDIDATES.
Grievous Disappointment the Lot of
Forty-fve Would-Bc Servants
OF the State-Capital
City News Notes.
LINCOLN BUREAU OF THE OMAHA BEE,
1929 u STREET,

| LINCOLN, March 81.
The state board Of transportation stole a
march on the public last night and elected q
| board of secretaries after four-h hour session.
| II Is learned that the meeting was quietly
| called TO avoid an invasion Of the press gang
and the usual crowd of hangers-on, 1t be-
| came apparent that the individual preference
of each member of the board would have to
| be dropped on an election could not be
reached. There were forty-seven candi-
dates. In turn each one received hearty
support, On the fifty-fourth ballot J. l. Gil-
| kison, of Wahoo; l.. w. Gilchrist, of Ali.
auce, and w. S. Garden, of Red Cloud, were
elected. c. II. Holmes, of Beatrice, was
| chosen clerk.
| a Sad Accident.
| How, or when, no one knows, but James
II. Houston met with sad death last night
a little after o'clock HIS lifeless body was
found in the Burlington yards, lying across
the track and almost severed in twain. A
| swltchman stumbled over the remains, or
otherwise, they would doubtless have lain
| undiscovered until the daylight hours of the
| morning. The wheels of the cruel railway
| iuggernaut passed directly across the abdo-
| men, crushing out life, and death must have
| ensued instantaneously.
Soon after the discovery OF the frlghtful
| tragedy the remains were identified and
| taken to Heaton's undertaking establish
| ment. The victim was well known brick
layer Of this city, living at4l2 South Seventh
| street, was industrious, but addicted to the
| drink habit and it Is thought wandered into
| the yards in an intoxicated condition and
| met his death in the stiffness of the night
| The coroner was summoned, but is yet un.
determined as to the necessity of an in
| quest. No whisper of blame as yet
attaches to the road or any of its employees.
Houston was nearly or quite forty years
of age and leaves a wife and six small chill
dren the oldest but twelve years of age.
One of his little boys called at police head
quarters last night at O'Clock and inquired
for his father, but no one there could give
him any information concerning him or his
whereabouts. Sad indeed is Houston's
broken home this morning in It's poverty and
want Aid is invoked by the wife and help
less children, and in this case it ought not
to be said of Lincoln, "Alas for the rarity
of christian charity"
Senator Taggart's Wooing.
"Love at first sight" is quite rare in this
day and age, but Cupld's darts occasionally
strike sharply, and as in the more chlvalric
days, an Adonis leads to the altar the maid
of his choice, to pledge and have pledged,
one unto the other, the words that unite
them "until death do us part" although
acquainted but few short weeks. Mr..
Taggart, of Hastings, met Miss Lulu b.
Williams, of Massachusetts, who came to
Lincoln last fall to pass the winter with her
sisters, Mrs. Il. w. Cressey and Mrs. w. b.
Wolcott, soon after he took his seat in the
general assembly, and the first arrow hope
lessly caught the rosv-cheeked senator, ana
a courtship commenced that will end in mar
riage Tuesday, April IL.
A story is told by one Of his conferes that
illustrates whether his thoughts were
directed when he first took his seat, Just
south of the chair of the president of the
senate. Married and single life was the
topic of conversation between the two SEN
ators. More in Jest than earnest, Taggart's
comparison serged upon him the bessedness
| pf fa hal JyhO
lived bachelor did not know what true en-
ioyment and happiness in life meant This
eloquent plea drew upon the confidence of
the gentleman from Adams, and he said in
a confidential way peculiar to himself, ~ be-
lieve what you say, and do you know, am
very much inclined to follow your
advice" Subsequent events and announce.
ments would indicate that the senator was
| very much in earnest.
| Albeit the courtshp was carried on under
difficulties. Legislative duties demanded a
certain portion of his time, and they could
not be neglected under penalty of disfavor of
home constituency. AS it was, he was
blamed foi the failure to secure the appro-
priation to build the wings of the insane
asylum asked for at Hastings. HIS home
papers unkindly said that the failure was
due to his absorption in love affairs But in
spite of all, he pursued the even tenor of his
way with the happlest possible results The
cuts in the other appropriations removed the
foul suspicion that he had been derelict in
official work The morning before the en-
gagement was formally announced Senator
Howe remarked that Taggart-Frank, as he
called him-was looking unusually happy,
i aud the same observation was made
by others. But at the time no one suspected
the real cause why he looked SO much better
and more happy than ever.
, But the nuptial day has been fixed, and
, preparations are active for the event that is
to blend their happy lives into one. The do.
ings are not wired abroad, but on the con-
, trary are kept very quiet. The ceremony
.nl,1 hi nffx lNn al
lowed by a magnificent reception at the
Windsor. The brides trosseau will be o
, costly one. 1t was purchasedin in Chicago and
is being made by the most accomplished
l artists in this city. There will, however. be
nothing snowy about it. The bridal dress
, is to be of white faille SILK,
trimmed with rich lace. The bride will be
| attended by one of her sisters, Her dress,
in the eyes of most people, will possibly be
| thought to be even more elegant than that OF
the brides, for it will not be so severely
I plain. The wedding will take place at the
/ | residence of one of the brides sisters. One
| thousand invitations will be issued. The
| wedding and sat home" cards will be Of the
latest styles and of the finest workmanship
Miss Williams now wears an elegant soli-
taire diamond, "a gem of the purest water,
a which seals the engagement. Immediately
Q after the reception the happy couple will
, leave on wedding tour of several weeks
5 and will visit the BRIDES Massachusetts
| home and friends after which they will set
this new battle Of life.
The Women Who Vote.
n The convention of women held yesterday
!. evening at the high school building, ana ot
Q which The BEE has had something TO say
d nominated full school board ticket. There
0 was good deal of politics in it's makeup
, too. After a careful canvas of the situation
they selected Henry Il. Lewis, and secured
z his endorsement by the democrats last night
a w. w. w. Jones' one Of the candidates on
$ the republican ticket, was endorsed by the
Y convention. Then, upon the theory OF equal
Q represention, they hoist the names OF Mrs
Q Ellen Rollins and Mrs. Sarah Q. Weeks and
d propose to enter the field for the election OF
a the entire ticket, and it will not be at al
o surprising II they succeed. Quite number
:. OF Lincoln's prominent citizens state that
q they propose TO support the women's ticket
I and will do all in their mower 10 insure it'
n election. Our women are earnestly getini
into politics in a small way.
City News and Notes
1t was rumored yesterday that there was .
caoe Of smallpox at the corner OF Fourteenth
and Vine streets, in the family Of Mr.. S. M.
Benedict, but 1t turns out TO be a case OF
varioloid, the patient beidg Mrs. keeler, Mr
q Benedict's niece, who arrived here las
Thursday from a town In the western par
| Of tho atata Dr Andrews and olbnr Dhy