Omaha daily bee., 1896-04-05
RESULT OF NATURAL CAUSES
Coroner's Jury at Lincoln Decides Maxey
Cobb Died from Exposure.
AUTOPSY SHOWS NO SIGN OF POISON
DIR. Holyolse Gives 1t ns His Opinion
TINT the Mans Physical Condi-
tfon Was Such ms to Render
Him Easily Frustrated.

LINCOLN, April Especial )-At 3:45 this
afternoon the jury summoned by Coroner
Holyoke to inquire into the cause of the
treasurer of Lancaster county, returned a
verdict to the effect that he came to his
death naturally, from undue exposure. DR..
Holyoke said that the autopsy revealed nc
positive cause of death, but, in answer to
the query of juror, said that, taking the
condition of the heart and the mental strain
into consideration, the effects of such ex-
posure would certainly be more marked than
in normal man and that death might re-
suit If the exposure were prolonged. The
county commissioners have appointed A. l..
Sullivan of Lancaster precinct as Mr.. Cobbs
successor as county treasurer. His selec-
tion is said to be satisfactory 9to Mr.. Cobb S
bondsmen.
State Examiner Fodrea, who made the ex-
animation of the office of the county treas
urer few weeks since and reported a short
age of some S3600O returned today to Lin
coin at the request of the county commits
sioners. 1t is understood that he will again
go over the books for the purpose of MAX
ing another report of the condition of the
treasurer's accounts up to April /.
j. 7. Hood, the witness In the Walton di-
vorce case who is charged BY Charles Full
lerton with perjury, waiyedoa . preliminary
examination in county court this morning
and was bound over to appear for trial at
the next term of the district court in the
sum Of 1000. He could not give it and
went back to jail. A'' a.
On the recommendation and certificate of
Penitentiary Physician Damafce; Governor
Holcomb today commuted the sentence of
Amos Benjamin. DR.. Damarce says that
Benjamin is afflicted with tuberculosis of the
;lyal, xn Ito 1av and
not possibly survive more than, two months
He was sent up from Buffalo county in De-
cember, 1895, under a sentence OF two years
for grand larceny. His communication re-
leases him from prison today.
Water district No. / of water division No.
1, to consist of the watersheds of the South
Platte and Lodge Pole, has been created by
the State Board of Irrigation. The board
has repealed the rule requiring claimants of
water to appear In person at the hearing of
their cases. State Engineer Howell has SUBJ
mitted a report of his services for the past
ten months. Among other routine matters
the report mentions that hearings on appli-
cations for water rights covered twenty
seven different counties, forming docket of
373 cases, 353 in re and twenty contests.
or these 1913 cases 220 have been reviewed
and passed upon by the engineer and secre-
tary, leaving the docket still encountered
with 1853 cases. In addition the report shows
that 2s9 applications for permits to appro-
pirate the public waters OF the state have
been filed with the board since its creation
Statistics from 220 of this number filed be-
fore December, 1895, show that the total ad-
ditional mileage of canals proposed subse-
quent to April 4 Of last year amounted to
2,112 miles, estimated to cost $6209, 1856,
covering 1857 $50 acres ,.
In connection with this work the expend-
lures Of the board, exclusive Of the salary
of the engineer and secretary, have been as
follows: Under secretaries, appropriation
SO 200, expended $1416; additional assist
ants. appropriation $1,000, expended $607; ex-
penses of board, appropriation $1,000, ex-
pended $546; stationery instruments, post
age, ETC., appropriation $500. expended
$62695.
He concludes his report with the recon-
that board Of five persons, to act
without compensation, be authorized to make
and investigate complaints
Omaha people in Lincoln: At the L'ndell-
w. G. Ham, H. N. Wood. At the Capital
H. Mullhall. At the Lincoln-James Wilcox,
Fred j. Adams.