Omaha daily bee., 1890-03-07
The Interstate Commerce Commits
sion Sends Notice.
A THOROUGH INVESTIGATION.
Long Haui Rates to be Carefully
Scrutinized-Super
Kelly's Resignation
Accepted.


Lincoln on next Monday. Its purpose is TO
enquire into the alleged discrimination the
railroads are making against the state In the
matter Of freight shipments.
IL is learned in this connection that Frank
Kretchmer, special agent of the commission,
will arrive in advance Of its members. In
decd his arrival may be expected at any mo-
ment. 1t is believed that the purpose OF
Mr.. Kretchmer is to collect whatever evil
dence may be had Of the alleged discrimna-
tions, make comparisons, and shape matters
so that the sit of the commission may be as
short as possible after its arrival
'In my opinion" said state official to THE
BEE representative today, 'the visit of the
interstate commission will get some of the
boys out of the sweatboX. | hope 80, any
way, for two or three of the members Of the
state board of transportation have been lit
orally roasting over slow lire. That the
roads have been discriminating against the
state outrageously no one that is posted dare
question for u moment. The attorney gen
eral has shown this up most concluSlvey
from time to time and state officials have
received correspondence from the commits
sion within the past day or two assuring
them that the roads must come to time ii
they were not within the pale of the law"
1t is thought quite generally. however, that
the visit of the commission will only change
the members from the frying pan INTO the
fire. The commission Will not interfere with
local tariffs, and TINS is the question OF most
interest to the state at this time. Local re-
ductons can only be made by the state board.
II the commission finds that the roads
have been bleeding the PRODUCERS and ship
pers on the long haul, and they doubtless
will. 1t is argued that prima facia evidence
is in hand that they have been doing the
same thing on short haEls. This will put
the recalcitrant members of the state board
between two fires that will most likely
scorch. however they may decide to take
their stand.
"The pickets will be too sharp for strad-
dlers when the commission gets through
with its work. said a staunch friend of the
people. ut is my opinion" he continued,
"that the state board of transportation
would score point by calling an lmpromptu
meeting and getting in its work on decided
local reduction in advance of the visit of the
commission. The thief on the cross re-
pented at the ninth hour and reached para
disc, but some of the members of the board
will never reach the positions they occupy
again unless they do something of this kind"
IMPEACHMENT PROCEEDINGS IMMINENT.
A prominent lawyer and politician from
the state is authority for the statement that
the bar OF the Eighth judicial district has
tired OF Judge Gaslin and that impeachment
proceedings against him are probable before
the supreme court any day. 1t is alleged
that he has personally became almost un-
bearable, even vicious on the bench, and that
it is next to impossible to get along with him
that he has been incapacitated for three
weeks last past and has not held term Of
court in the district during that time.
Section 3, article IA, of the constitution
provides a suitable remedy in this case and
section l, chapter 10, provides that such pro-
ceedlngs shall be commenced before the su-
preme court
SUPERINTENDENT KELLY RESIGNS.
Governor Thayer accepted the resIgna-
tion of DR.. Kelly as superin tendent OF the
,ylt1r, fpr bn lpEAl Mt ff,ll tn1n nd
appointed DR.. George williamson of Dakota
City to fill the vacancy.
MUST PAY THE RENT
Judge Stewart and jury tried an inter-
esting case today. 1t was the case of Il. w.
Lowrey vs A. b. Cherrier The plaintiff
brought the action to recover the sum OF $50
he alleged to be due him for the rent of a
cottage at the corner of Seventeenth and p
streets. 1t appears that the cot
tage had been leased by Mrs.
ant had been recently divorced, and
claimed that the plaintiff should look to her |
for his pay; he set up that Mrs Cherrier kept |
her own private bank account and had at |
that in fact he had not known anything of |
the lease OF the cottage until this suit was |
brought against him. The jury, however, |
thought differently, and found against him |
in the sum of $50. 1t IS said that the de- |
fendant will take the case to The higher |
court.
CAPITOL INTELLIGENCE.
Articles Incorporating the Potter e. George |
company of Omaha were filed today It's |
purpose is to buy, sell, lease, rent, mortgage |
and convey real and personal property for |
profit. Capitol stock 500 600. lncorpora- |
tors: Arthur S. Potter, Charles G. George, |
Edward Il. Mcmahon aud james b. Melkle. |
Governor Ihayer went TO Norfolk today |
to visit the hospital for the insane at that |
place. He returns tomorrow.
Commissioner John Steen Is still in Wahoo |
and said to be very sick.
Webb Eaton joined John M Cotton and |
The BEE representative IN the capitals |
great oil room this morning, 1t now con- |
talns Two bottles of Mexican beverages.
The three Gs, Gilkison, CARRIER and Gil |
christ, are at their respective homes in diff |
ferent parts OF the state. Clerk Holmes |
holds down the board of transportation |
rooms alone.
Fred Howe of the state banking depart. |
ment IS still sending out blanks for reports |
from state banks as per the order of the |
auditor of puOlc accounts.
Dave Baumgartner still awaits his COM |
mission as receiver of the McCook land |
office. He wants TO make room for his sue |
cessor as recorder, Lew Friar, OF Clay |
county. |
NEW NoTARIEs PUBLIC.
The governor made the following notorial |
appointments today: Peter ID. McAndrew, |
Ainsworth, Brown county; Lucy r. hlne,
Omaha Douglas county; M. h. Malloy, |
Long Pine, Brown county; Con a, Lloyd,
Gothenberg Dawson county; ii B. Trey, |
Omaha, Douglas county; j. Q. Williams,
Blue Springs, Gage county; Henry 7.
Bower, Bower, jefferson county; H. M
Sturdevant, Omaha. Douglas county; G. j,
Ernst, Lincoln, Lancaster county, Edwin j.
Murfln, Superior, Nuckalls county, j. A.
Marshall, Lincoln, Lancaster county; +. p.
McCutchall, Wahoo, Saunders county; Guy |
Il Graves, Pender, Thurston county; c. r.,
Andrews BARTLETT Wheeler county; II. A.
WIltse, Pender, Thurston county.
SUPREME COURT CASES.
The following cases were filed for trial in
the supreme court today:
Austin Rockwell et al vs.. Blair Savings
bank and Isaac Toaburg; error from the dis
trict court of Washington county. |
Addison G.. Barnes vs.. Frank III. Bohanan !
et al; error from The district court OF Ian
caster county.
CITY SEws AND NOTES,
General Van Wyck ls in the city. He may
remain a couple of days
Horace Greeley Vines of the Friend Free
Press is IN the city.
Jhe heaviest snow storm OF the season
RACES in Lincoln today.
Dr. j. II. Penney of Utica is coming TO
Lincoln TO engage in tho drug business.
Ben III. Hayden aud @. M. Hands OF
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