Omaha daily bee., 1889-05-23
The District Court.

O'CLOCK, To-Day, no answer mad been received
from Omaha, and the word goes that the
strike is regular.
The District Court.
Yesterday afternoon and to-day, Judge
Field heard an equity cause entitled Charles
y. Larsen VS. Charles } Roman and others.
The action was one upon liens on the car
| riage factory between N and o streets,
| recently built, and the proceeding was to as.
certain the validity of the liens and the order
| of their priority. There We're mortgages
| the liens were admitted and testimony was
only adduced as to the mechanics lien, fled
| by Charles p. Larson, painter and glazier,
| who charged for certain number of WIN
dows in the building and the work done, the
| amount he claimed being disputed. There
| was also the lien of Brown Il Co., lumber
| merchants, for lumber supplied, the question
| here being merely as to the priority. After q
| long and patient hearing, the case was sub
mitted upon the facts as stated, but at the
| hour The BEE representative left the court
| room the records had not been made. 1t is
understood, however, that the court will
| hold that the Brown lien is entitled to tho
priority, and that foreclosure of the mort
gage will not be for the best interests of all
of the parties interested.
| The city of Lincoln and Lancaster county
are evidently on the war-path. They are
| the plaintiffs in thrty-seven cases filed for
PENDANTS are tax delinquents, and the cases
are simple foreclosures of tax liens.
In the case of johnson VS. Griffith the jury
found for the plaintiff in the sum of $l75.
The jury thought that sum ample to COM
pensate Mr.. Johnson for being thrown into
barb-wire fence and mutlated and laid up
for weeks under all the circumstances. Both
parties to the suit, however, are very much
dissatisfied.
The case of Jacob Butler VS. James Baker
was tried before Judge Chapman and a jury
this forenoon and submitted. The case was
one of trespass, the plalutiff alleging S25
damages for the destruction of crops by an
unruly cow, owned by the defendant. De-
fendant put in a general denial. The costs
to each of the ltigants now amounts to over
500.
John Martin Walters, late of the republic
of Switzerland, became a full-hedged citizen
of the republic of America, to-day, giving
allegiance to this country for ever and aye.
A New Paper Railroad.
A new paper railroad now spans Buffalo,
Dawson. Logan, Mcpherson, Grant, Sheri-
dan, Box Butte, Dawes and Sioux counties
to sucb points on the northern boundary of
the state that may hereafter be determined
upon, together with the following branch
lines: First-From point on the main line
at or near the city of Kearney, through the
counties OF Buffalo, Neall and Adams, to a
connection with another railway now con-
structed or hereafter to be constructed into
Adams county. Second-t'rom a point on
the main line in Buffalo county through the
counties of Dawson and Custer to the CITY of
Broken Bow. The construction company is
known and designated as the kearney ~
| Black Hills Railway company, The sum of
| s., 0O0, 900 Is the authorized capital stock.
| Existence dates from May l. 1889, and con-
| tnucs 100 years, under the articles of in
| corporation filed in the office of the secretary
of state to-day The principal place for the
transaction of business is fixed at Kearney,
Buffalo county. Incorporators:, W.. g.
| Tillson, Finley Burke, Il. q. Davidson, j. l..
Lombard and e. w. Hazard.
The Omaha Gas Manufacturing com
pany filed change of articles of IN
corporation to-day. Sections 3, 4, and as
amended comprise the material changes.
The capital stock is now fixed at $l,500,0OO.
business commencement dates from Decem-
Der 20, 1867, and termination January l, 1850.
Indebtedness or liability shall at no time eX-
ceed Sl,0OO,00U. The amended articles are
certified to by George Il. Barker, secretary
of the company.
The Holdrege Creamery and Cold Storage
company can now be said to be legally
operated industry, having complied with all
laws necessary for the formation of such en-
terprises Manufacturing and handling milk
and milk products, buying and selling eggs
| and other farm products is the purpose for
which the company was organized. Capital
stock $4,000. lncOrporatorS: IL. Il. McCreW,
j. A. Fredericks L. j. Phase, A. WickstroG,
q. A. Strong, Ingel, Rakestraw, j. A. Dun
larry, l.. Banta and II. X. Sealing.
Aggregatc State Appropriations.
A great deal OF surprise is manifested over
the aggregate of the appropriations of the
late legislature. AT the close of the session
the newspaper reporters put the aggregate
at about S2,O00,000, but Auditor Benton's
statement, published the other day after
month of preparation, puts it at 81, $50, 32S.SS
This discrepancy can be accounted for.
Early in the session The BEES correspond
ent compiled table showing the amount
asked for by each department and state in
stltution, as expressed in their reports to the
governor. These requisitions aggregated
over S2, SOC, 900, and the opinion was yentured
| that the appropriation bills, when all in,
would exceed 81, COZ, 600 in their demands. AS
the table was complied before the introduc.
| S35, 900, x-Governor Buffers request for
$4,000 and Thomas II. Kennard's demand
| for S22, 900, the estimate was substantially
correct.
When the appropriation bills began to
come from the house the senate instructed
Senator Raymond, OF Lincoln, chairman OF
| the committee on finance, TO ascertain and
report list of all such bills before the leg
| islature. The collection OF this information
was intrusted TO the CLERK OF Mr.. Kay monds
committee, MIR. g. S. Robbins, OF Lincoln,
and the report gave list aggregatIng
~, ,40S, ,SiS. 10 these should be added the APP
propr - ions made early in the session for the