Omaha daily bee., 1891-11-14
GRAIN INSPECTION MIDDLE.
Affairs of the Board Complicated by Recent
Developments.
TWO OFFICERS FOR ONE POSITION,
General McBride's appointment
Again Raises the Questions of
Chief Blanchard's Title
Ihncoln News Notes.

LINCOLN, Neb., Nov. l3.--lSpectal to TuR
BEE. When Chief Grain Inspector Blanch-
ard, according TO agreement with the State
Board of Transportation, commenced suit
against Auditor Benton In the supreme court
for money due him for services, it was SUP.
posed that all difficulties were ended. but
when the members Of tho board read in the
morning papers that General j. g.. Mcbride
had been appointed to the position of chief
grain inspector, they looked as puzzled as
ever.
Deputy Inspector Anderson Of Omaha had
been sent for to inspect forty car loads of
grain that arrived yesterday, ana he ap-
pearod ready Tor work this morning. After
reading the morning papers he did not know
exactly what to do-whether no should re-
port to the board or TO Mr.. Mcbride. At the
suggestion OF the board Anderson went down
to the public warehouse to inspect the grain
as Mr.. Mcbride had not yet filed his bond.
The appointment of Mcbride by the gov
ernor was a complete surprise to the board,
as tho members believed the inspector and
deputies already appointed were sufficient to
attend to tho work.
Some OF the members declare that the gov
ernor takes n different view of the matter
than they do themselves; that II has been
and still is their intention to put the inspec-
ton of grain on a sclf.sustaiuing basis; that
last month $40 was received in fees, which
more than paid all expenses, and by sending
one of the Omaha deputies to Lincoln it was
believed that expenses would be saved thereby
and n handsome surplus left to turn into the
state treasury.
One member Of the board inquired anx-
iously:
"Who is the chief of chief inspectors, Nc
Bride or Blanchard f'
Another said: 81 have full confidence in
Mcbride and believe he will make an excel
lent inspector. We will therefore take the
matter as it is and dc the best we can for the
state"
None OF the members Of the board wished
to be quoted by name. They all expressed a
desire to smooth matters over as best they
could, but all declared that they did not see
the necessity for another inspector to in
crease the pay roll.
The matter OF warehouses and inspection
has been assigned to Senator j. n. Koontz,
one of tho secretaries OF the state Board Of
Transportation, and he will hereafter devote
his entire attention to IL,
At the meeting of the board this afternoon,
Robert Dorgan was appointed to the position
of chief weighmaster for Lancaster county.
Jacob Hall was chosen deputy weighmaster
for Lancaster county,
MIR. Harris, of the Lincoln public ware
house, informs Secretary of State Allen that
the receipts at the warehouse represented ny
him here will average daily hereafter from
fifty-five to sixty-fve cars.
CHARGED WITH HAYES DEATH.
County Attorney Smell has filed Il complaint
against p. l.. Barrett, who killed the book
agent, A. s. Hayes, charging MIN with muir
der in the second degree.
The general opinion appears to be that the
crime is nothing more than man
slaughter and many persons express
the belief that Barrett cannot
be convicted at ali Of any felonious charge as
he was provoked to the assault by the inso-
lence and singing blows of the agent. and
from all appearances, did not intend to kill
his assallant.
A telegram was received this afternoon
from a. j. Hayes OF Oswego, Mimi, a son of
the murdered man, which directed the under
takers to give the body 4 decent burial and
send the bill for the same to the son.
The body will be buried at O:30 a. m. to-
morrow.
CHAFFEE WILL DIE.
Whel Frank Chatfee, assistant fire chief,
jumped from the second story of the Hyatt
barn Tuesday evening to escape the flames,
it was not then thought that his injuries
were serious. He was stunned
and his arm was broken. AS muscular and
vigorous q specimen of manhood as he Is. it
was believed that he would readily recover
from the injury received and would DO
ready for duty again in three or
four weeks. But this proved Il grave mis-
take, as one possibility was overlooked. This
was gangrenc. Today the physicians discov- |
cred THAI this dread decay had set in and a
consultation of the best medical skill of the /,
Guy Was CtlitI' IL "to tCJIiCu bhhL III
young man was beyond all human aid and
the amputatiop Of the arm could not prevent
tho dissolution that was near.
1t is believed that he cannot survive any
longer than morning.
Mrs. Roggen, the mother Of the dying
young man, has been by his bedside since
Wednesday, but she never dreamed until
today that her boy was in danger. When
the sad news was broken TO ncr she was al
most Frustrated.
Colonel Roggen arrived TO-DAY from Omaha,
and is greatly affected over the near separa-
tion from the manly step.son whom he had
learned to ad mlre for his splendid traits.
The fire of Tuesday night was insignificant
aud it appears almost incredible TO Chief
Newberry and the other members Of tho de-
partment that such a small blaze should re-
suit IN the death of one of the best members
of the force.
NARROWLY ESCAPED BlGAMY
Charles g. Beals, an aged lover OF GO, Sc