Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-06
HILL TON JURY FAILS TO AGREE
: Eight Favor the State and Balance the
Ex-0il Inspector.
CASE WILL CONE UP AGAIN SOON
Republican CtntrnI Committee of Lin
= coin VIII Meet Monday to Rear
range the system of Primary
Ei"ctious in that CITY.

court at noon today that 1t had been unable
to agree upon d verdict, whereupon the
jury was discharged. and the case will go
to trial again.
II Ii reported that the jury stood eight
TO four In favor Of giving the state a YER
dict for the fun amount asked. The only
question left for the jury to decide, prac-
tically was whether or not gasoline is an
Illuminating oil. Under the instructions Of
the court. qualified as stated in yesterdays
Bee special the Jury must have found for
the defendant, IL 1t had found that gasoline
was not an lluminant. The case occupied
an entire week Of the time Of the district
court, and the expense Of retrial will be
far from nominal.
REPUBLICAN PRIMARY SYSTEM.
The republican city central committee will
hold a meeting at the Lindcll hotel next
Monday evening, for the purpose OF con-
sidcring proposed amendments to the Lincoln
primary system The meeting will be an open
one, and ell republicans desiring to submit
amendments or changes Will be afforded the
opportunity OF so doing. II Is the expressed
desire Of the committee to remedy any de-
fccts that may exist in the eyetem and to
make any changes that may add to it's ELI
cacy In producing the best results at the
spring primaries. The committee realizes
that the system was adopted by reason of
the widespread dissatisfaction OF a large
majority OF the party. with the Objectionable
Wholesale packing in caucuses and farcical
primaries. The result OF these tactics the
committee Claims Is shown in the fact that
the $500 republican majority in this city
has dropped to about 900.
SOME PROPOSED CHANGES.
One of the important amendments that
has been suggested Is the use of registry
lists at the primaries. 1t is proposed to
make duplicates Of the registry lists used
In the November election In order TO pre-
nF Inn T,
cases where n voter has changed his resi-
denco since the last election he will be re-
quircd to swear In his vote. There will be
two CbullengeiS at each polling place who
are to be selected by the committee, and
none others, except a police officer and the
election officers. Will be permitted inside
the polling place.
Another proposed amendment is that the
election judges be required, Immediately
upon the completion of the count in their
respective precincts, to lock and seal the
ballot boxes and proceed with them, to-
gother with the tally sheets. to the head
quarters of the central committee and
turn them over forthwith to the executive
committee, in whose custody they will re-
main until the official count is made. This
is intended to avoid any grounds for charges
that the ballots were tampered with In case
oil a contest.
Among other proposed amendments Is one
requiring all candidates for mayor to pres
ent the committee with petition containing
voters in order to get his name on the Off
cial ballot, Instead of but fifty as now re-
quired. The object of this is to prevent the
candidacy OF men of straw and a multipli-
city of candidates These who favor this
amendment contend that no candidate who
cannot secure the signatures of 500 voters
should run for mayor. No voter can sign
but one petition for the same office. Some
members Of the committee believe that 300
names would be sufficient. Ii Is also pro
a LAT hp nf
tions In which 1t Is certified that the sign
crs have attached their names to no other
petition for the same Office; also to require
the candidate to certify that he is as
pirant In good faith.
Candidates for treasurer city clerk and
excise commissioners will be required tc
secure the same number of signatures as the
mayoralty candidates, while councilmaniC
candidates must obtain 100 names to their
petitions, instead OF only twenty as at pres
ent.
The committee proposes to reduce tho
compensation of the judges and clerks Of
the primaries from 50 to 81 per day.
Numerous other amendments of minor
Importance have been suggested and will
be considered by the committee.
LINCOLN LOCAL NOTES.
Congresman-elect Sutherland was caller
at the governors office today
Representative j. s. Goshorn OF Hebron
Thayer county, selected his seat in the house
this afternoon.
Governor Holcomb has appointed Charles
q. Detrance of Fairbury, to succeed Mr.
Nelson, who becomes deputy land commits
sioner under j. V. Wolfe Mr. peFrance is
populist and newspaper man, and is CON
sidcred one of the ablest economic writers
In the party. He is also state committo eman
from Jefferson county.
Ports Wilson of Lincoln has been appointed
a delegate to the coast defense convention
10 be held at Tampa, Fla January 20. 1897
Articles were filed today by Edwin d.
Gould. Albert ID. Hughes and w. w Barre
with the secretary of state. Incorporating
tho Woodline farm, with a capital stock of
$4,000 The new corporation will run
general stock farm under the guidance of q
board OF three directors. The principal place
of business OF the company will be at Fuller
ton, Nance county.
A general meeting of the teachers of Ian
caster county was held at the Office of the
county superintendent this morning. The
teachers met by sections, with leader for
each one. the High school section being in
charge of Prof Stone.
PAYS FOR KILLING ]. NJ. TIPLING.
The Burlington railroad company answers
the petition of Mrs. j. NJ. Tipling, which
4 not been filed yet, and says that the
death OF her husband by the Irish special
which was following w. ]. Bryan about the
state the day before election, was an unayoid-
able one and not due to any fault of the
company or It's agents. II is said however
that the company will permit a judgment for
the full sum OF $1,000 to be entered up.
Judge Holmes yesterday afternoon heard
the exceptions filed by C. C. Burr to the
report OF Receiver McLaren OF the various
Burr blocks and took IL under advisement
with the exception Of the one relating to the
reduction OF Harleys rent, as the court had
duly authorized that
Attorney General Churchill is in receipt
OF letter from girl named Elizabeth Sic
mund of Thorn, Germany asking for in
formation concerning the whereabouts of her
brother, John Herman Semund. The writer
Is l3 years of age, She is very anxious to
find her brother, whom she thinks is some
where in this vicinity.
motion to transfer the Rock Island re-
ward case to the equity docket was filed
today.
Omaha people in Lincoln: At the Llndell-
G. w, Colwel, DR.. C. G. Sprague, II. c.
Rountree. At the Lincoln-A. NJ. Jeffrey.
PopuIists After Positions.
KEARNEY, Neb,, Dec 5.-(Special) y
There is lively scrap going on just now
over the new appointments at the State In
dusrial school from superintendent to
night watchman. Superintendent Malalieu
) Is getting things ready turn over and