Omaha daily bee., 1891-05-12
STATE C4PIYOL NEWS.
Governor Thaycr still Bcsicged by
Clamcrous Place hunters.

LINCOLN, Neb., May IL Special toTHE
BEE. Governor Thayer left Saturday noon
for Hastings to escape the clamerous place
hunters and spend two days IN peace and quiet.
He returned this afternoon and found a con
tingert Of callers awaiting his arrival. He
divided his time Impartialiy among them.
and consequently no one got very much of it.
IL speaking Of the alleged Thayer- Mander.
SON Majors combination, the governor today
said
"l am not party to any such scheme and
know nothing about it except what l have
seen in the papers. | cannot conceive what
pleasure people tind ~ such idle gossip. Sen.
ator Manderson would not gain anything by
resiEninC an uneXplred term of four years in
the United States senate, Of which he is
president pro TEN, for two years in a cabinet
position. do not believe he will do it, and
at any rate il seems to be all speculation for
which | am in no way responsible"
THE OIL INSPECTORS,
Ex-Lieutenaut Governor Carnes, the
new state inspector of oil, was
found in pos session of the in
spectors office this; uorning Deputy
kittle one of Governor Boyd's appointees,
had charge OF the room, and in giving up
peaceable possession turned over all the pa
pers on hand. These, however, did not Iii
clude the accounts of receipts and expendi-
lures during Inspector HeImrod 5 brief term.
Inspector Carnes wrote his predecessor a
letter today, notifying him of the change and
intmatiug that the rest of the records ought
to be sent TO the Office in the state house Re
ferring 10 the report that Mr.. Heimrod pro-
posed to maintain his title to the office, Mr..
Carnes said:
II do not think Mr. Heimrod made the
statement attributed to him. If he did il
must have been in the heat of excitement,
aud he is too sensible man to make any uu-
| necessary trouble that he must know will DO
him no good IN the end do not care to say
what steps will he taken in case he refuses to
give up all the records OF the office. because
| have no reliable evidence that he VIII re-
| fuse to do so 1T is time enough to
cross the bridge when we get to
| it. trust the public will not be inConven-
fenced by the changes, because it takes time
TO learn the business. | understand the
office had to send man 20 PlattSmouth the
other day 10 Inspect car Of oil because the
new deputy living in that city had not learned
how TO do it, The deputy living at Blair has
made no inspections, but as he has been sick
that may account for it,n
MISCELLANEOUS.
Harry f. Downs has not been appointed
deputy labor commissioner to succeed John
Jenkins. He occupies his old position of
clerk, and the deputyship is vacant.
Attorney General Hastings will return to-
morrow from Hot Springs, Ark.
| VIM. Mccain and Senator Wilson of Chad
ron were state house visitors today.
Tne plans for the proposed industrial school
| for girls at Geneva are now on exhibit
uou in the land commissioners office
| and eight 10 ten parties are examining them
| with view to bidding on its construction
| The front elevation shows a handsome two
story brick with high basement and attic.
| The legislature appropriated 10000 for the
| building, but one of the bidders expresses
| the opinion that it will cost $4,000 to carry
| out the plans.
The following notaries public were COM
| missioned today; Ira Ford, Hastings; }. p.
| Holloway. Midway; Andrew h, Graham,
| Wisuer, Jonathan Fowler, South Sioux City z;
! Wilbur a. Hickman. Allen; +. j. Harden,
| Stratton; Samuel ID. Fitchie University
| Place; w. y. Hartley, Bennett; Roy l..
| Stewart, Liucoln John a. Rooney, Nebraska
! City; j. u. Head Osceola; William &. Lath-
rop, BARLEY; G. II. Klu,ev, Arcadia; F. NJ.
| Skeen, Wayne; Charles A. Nelson, Bertrand.