Omaha daily bee., 1891-04-11
NOT AUTHORIZED TO SOLICIT.
What Manager Ludden of the Relief Com
mission Says of Mrs, Blackfan.
MEETING OF THE UNIVERSITY REGENTS.
Some radical Changes in tho New
Line oln Charter 49, supporters OF
Weir Rntify--Capit al City
odds and Ends.

concerning Mrs. Black fans visit TO the board
of trade of Chicago soliciting subs criptons
for the drouth sufferers of Nebraska.
MIR Ludden said; "Mrs. Blackfan came
to our rooms early in December asking us to
secure transportation for her to Chicago, and
also for an endorsement of her as a solicitor
for the drouth sufferers. We very promptly,
and properly, we think refused both She
then visited Governor Thayer, and he with
considerable more emphasis insisted on her
| returning home. She remained In the CITY
two or three days and kept repeating her
| visits. Finding that we would not heed her
appeals, she started for Chicago, and has
been in that vicinity ever since soliciting for
| Nebraska sufferers
| Nov, as to the statements she makes as
reported by your corresp spondent-there has
been great deal of suffering in Red Willow
county, but no one has or is now actually
| starving to death.
| "She makes the statement that there is no
| seed for the coming seasons planting. We
| have already sent that county its quota of
barley and oats, together with 5000 bushels
| OF wheat. Seed corn and seed potatoes are
| being loaded today at Holdrege and North
| Platte for this county; supply of garden
| seed is being shipped from Omaha this week
| las TO her statement that there are over
| seven hundred families in that county in
| 1CSllVubS CHCuUlSldlCcS WlJn no aDDarent
| prospects OF relief, permit me to say at one
| time we were supplying between five hun
dred and six hundred families in that county,
| but the officers have made n very careful in
vestgation, cutting off those that are able
| TO care for themselves, and there are now
| Just half of 700, $50 families that we are help
| ing They receive eight and onc.half bushels
| of wheat each. | cannot give YOU the number
OF bushels of oats and barley because we
have had no report on them. They will re-
ceive tn rec and one-half bushels of seed corn
and one or two bushels of potatoes
we nave sent to that county out of the
100000 appropriated for provisions over
S3,5OO worth. This does not include grain
supplies.
From reports on file with us and from in
formation that we conslderreliable no county
IN the drouth stricken portion of this state
has received as large an amount of donations
from outside sources in cash, cothing and
provisions.
'ln regard to seven cars of provisions side
tracked at Bartley, we have with us here in
the office the gentlemen who had charge of
the distribution at Bartley, who is also pres-
uent OF their local relief society," and he says
that they never had that amount of provi-
Slons at any one time. There was one car
OF coal left at BARLEY, upon which by mis-
take OF the shipping clerk freight charges
were added, but just as soon as the matter
could be reached by the railroad authorities
they released it and remitted the freight
Mrs. Blackfan has been soliciting ever
warded very small amount of provisions
and one car of corn into Red Willow county
She is now sending some small don ations If
cash. If she had taken Governor
Thayer's advice and returned home |
she would have found that her neigh
bors are not starving to death, but !
are being cared for The little local society |
of Bartley have, in addition to what the state
has furnished, expended over $500 cash to
supply the des titute in those two precincts,
and then the churches of BARLEY have also !
been receiving liberal contributions and dis |
trbuting them there. Wewill venture this |
statement, that the people in the two pre- |
cincs in the vicinity OF BARLEY are much |
better dressed now than they have ever been, |
ard that there is no suffering for food or |
clothing. If there was some way of putting |
quletuS upon Mrs Blackfan's speech max |
ing in Chicago and other places, because this |
outburst is only repetition of what she has |
been doing since December, we would like |
it.n |
THE BOARD OF REG ENTs
The semi-annua meeting of the board of |
regents of the state university was held this |
week. The matter of establishing a college |
of law was deferred until the June meeting
when it will be thoroughly canvassed. A |
committee was appointed to secure plans for
the new library building and report at the |
next meeting. Prof. Charles i. Ingersoli [
was appointed professor of agriculture at |
$500 year. Prof. Hicks will be allowed to
sever his connection with the university
August l.
A committee was appointed to have certain
Improvements made In the university |
grounds, building IRON fences, laying stone
walks, finishing Grant memorial hall, chemi-
cal labo orat0ry building and all needed repairs
On motion it was decided to secure the sef.- |
vices of DR.. f.. S. Billings for one year from |
July next to conduct "A series of investiga- |
tions regarding the diseases of domestic ami
mails. Payment Of salaries will be made
monthly or quarterly practicable The |
Fine Stock Breeders association was re-
quested to appoint committee' to assist in
the work of IN vestigation
The detail of Lieutenant Griffith expiring |
in September next, resolution was passed
asking the secretary of war to extend his
detail for one year. or for such further time
as is practicable. o. V. u. Stout was ap-
pointed instructor in mathematics and civil
engineering a committee was appointed to |
secure chancellor for the university Per-
mission was given the faculty to open a /
summer school at no expense to the uni
versity.
Prof f.. w. Hunt was appointed professor
of English and T.. w. Taylor adjunct pro
fessor of horticulture at salary of 81, 1850 a !
year. Leave of absence for two years with
out pay was refused Dr. ~. g. Warner /
Adjourned sine die.
RATIFICATION MEETING.
The supporters Of Weir, the victorious can
didate for mayor, held arousing ratification |
last evening A parade was the first order |
of tho evening and was followed with bon
Mr. Weir was called forth and made a neat |
little speech. He thanked the laboring men !
for the demonstration and their support dur
ing the campaign and election. He proposed
to do his duty and no money could induce
him to do otherwise. He promised a clean.
honest administration and asked the and of
all good citizens in carrying out his inten-
tions.
He was followed by c. A. Robbins, X j.
H. CraddOck, a. II. Bigelow, G. b. Parker
and COuncman-eect Dick hllllar of the
Fifth ward. The issues involved in the re-
cent campaign were discussed and the
triumph of jus Jice ably dwelt upon.
THE CITY CHARTER.
The new charter for Lincoln having been
signed by Governor Boyd 1t is now a govern
ing law. There are some radical changes, |
some of which have been touched upon ana |
some haven't The polls will hereafter open
at o'clock instead of9 The water com
missioner and three members of the board of /
public works are added TO the list of elective !
officers No Inspector of any kind shall be
appon ted who is not practically Versed in ! y
the duties Of his position. A building in 5
Highest Of all in Leavening Powe