Omaha daily bee., 1896-11-24
FINAL CHECK ON RETURNS
State 0anvas5ing Boarl Meets to Announce
the Results,
ADJOURNS TO MEET AGAIN TODAY
slight irrcguinritics Observed, but
Not of Sufficient Importance 20
Make Material Difference
In Amy Direction.

LINCOLN, Nov. 23.--(special.)-The state
CaUyassinE board met this morning In the
oGico of Secretary OF state Piper ana ad-
5ourned til tomorrow, after examining the
abstract on presidential electors, amend
monts. regents and judges of the supreme
court. The remaining abstracts are being
completed by the clerical force OF the Office
as rapidly as possible and will be examined
by the board as fast as completed. 1t is
already apparent that the whole of the
amendments are showed under and the re-
publican party comes out with two congress
men, which tells the tale of an unprece-
dented and overwhelming populist victory in
Nebraska. The canvass thus far shows that
Nemaha county failed to enter on the alb
stract the vote on regents of the university
and that Banner county omitted the vote
on regents and judges of the supreme court
but it is not thought necessary to send
special messenger to either county.
Governor HolComb has named IL. ID. Travis
of plattsmouth a delegate to the southern
harbor Improvement and coast defense con
vention to be held at Tampa Fla, on Jan
uary 20. There still remain ten or a dozen
delegates to be appointed.
AS TO PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS,
Governor Holcomb today received an au-
tograph letter from Secretary OF State Olney,
requesting the executive to furnish the De-
partment of State with four copies of the
certificate required under section of the
act of congress fixing the day for the meet
ing of the electors of president and vice
president, and providing for and regulating
the counting of the votes cast. Secretary
Oney encloses a copy of the act approved
February 8, 1887 which relates to the duty
of the executives of the several states in
certifying to the secretary of state of the
United States the appointment of such cleo
tors. Section of the act referred to makes
it incumbent upon the governor of each state
in the union to send in a certificate con-
tanning a full list of presidential electors,
together with the canvassed vote by which
they were elected, as soon as practicable
after such asCertainmeht. And further pro-
vides for his furnishing to the electors of
his state the same certificate in triplicate
under the seal OF the state; and the electors
in turn are directed to forward this certih-
cate, along with their lists of all persons
voted for as president and vice president, to
the Department of state.
PARDONS FORD WRIGHT.
The sentence of Ford Wright from Dixon
county to two years and six months in the
penitcntiary for mansaughter was today
commuted to one year, four months and two
days by Governor Holcomb, which commu-
taton together with his good time, will
liberate him at once. Wright was received at
the penitentiary October 21, 1895.
Governor Holcomb is in receipt of copies
of the Thar ksgving proclamation of Gov
ernor John w. Griggs of New Jersey, Gov
ernor Charles Warren Lippitt of Rhode
Island Governor Charles A. Busiel of New
Hampshire. Governor John T. Rich of Mich
igan and Governor William =. Lord of Ore
gon. New Jerseys proclamation is by far
the most artistic creation of the lot.
BRYAN RESIDENCE GUARANTEED.
Ruth, the young daughter of Hon. William
Ian iNfge nrNa fg tsith 1ipIt thar md
the family residence on ID street was this
morning placed under quarantine by Health
Officer Rhode. The disease has been deye-
oping for several days past. but it was not
known to be diphtheria until this morning.
The childs condition is not considered dan
gerous.
The police are keeping a sharp lookout for
Harry Hamilton, enc of the most notorious
confidence men west of the Missouri. Three
young farmers have been swindled out of
sums ranging from $3.50 to SIS within the
past three days. the smooth operator using
a different disguise upon each occasion and
getting away each time before the victim
discovered that he had been flimfammed |
The general description Of the con worker |
and his methods tallies with that of Ham |
ilton who worked this city successfully last |
spring.
C. ]. WINEINGER'S CASE.
Columbus Jerome Wineinger, who is
charged with sustaining criminal relations |
with 14-year-old Mary Click will not have |
preliminary hearing in police court. After |
securing Congressman Strobe and Colonel |
l.. c. Pace as his bondsmen Saturday even |
ing Wineinger took a change of venue to |
Justice McCardless court and his eXamina> |
tion will occur in that tribunal Saturday |
afternoon provided no further continuances |
are taken. The girl and her parents were
cloSeted with County Attorney Woodward |
Saturday evening and the story of her |
treatment at the hands of Wineinger was
narrated to him in all its details. Wnen-
gers previous reputation has been good and |
his arrest on the charge preferred was a
great surprise to his friends and acquaint-
ances. He is the owner of a substantial
house at 2S4 South Twenty-siXth street.
where he resides with his wife and two
children. Mrs. Wineinger believes her hus-
acteriZes the affair a blackmailing scheme
of the Clicks. and she hints at some mys-
terious person who instigated the scheme
to shield himself.
VICTIM OF DIPHTHERIA
Frederick, the 9-year-old son of Sheriff
Trompen, died OF diphtheria yesterday morn
ing and the funeral occurred yesterday aft
ernoon. Another child is ill with the same
ailment.
Edward Hoffman, a night watchman in
the cell house in the pententary, was sum-
marily discharged for carrying unauthorized II
letters from the convlcts to the postofIice
Moritz Adler was called to Omaha today
to act as interpreter for the United States
grand jury He will be detained in Omaha
during the week.
Sheriff j. r. Williamson of Richardson
county was called here by the serious i'll
ness of his daughter Mrs C.. Il. Barngrover.
He Is accompanied by his brother, DR.. A. L.
Williamson of Humboldt.
Tomorrow will occur the second recital
of the season by students of the University
School of Music at the chapel
The report of Secretary j. p. Hebard of
the Charity Organization society shows