Omaha daily bee., 1897-11-19
MAY HANG ANY OLD PICTURE
Governor Euicumh's Reply to Phil Ksarney
Posts Complaint.
MILFORD clRMaN0AST MAY SUI HIMSELF
Nat an Appafasrc of the Governor Has
the Presidents Picture the
Wall and IN "a Law
into HimseIf-

LINCOLN Nov Il - CspeciaIl - Phil
Kearney post. No. 3 Grand Army Of he Re
putlc N south Omaha Recently passed resu-
iutions cnndemning superintendent Fowler 1f
the sddiers' Hrme a. Milford for refusing
to allow a picture Of President Mckinley to
hang IL the Office room 0f the home and for
discharEing Ira f. Burroughs from the IN
stitutiou IN connection with the picture IN
ciuent. The resolutions hold Governor Hul-
comb respansible FOR The acts of his ap-
pointee, and calls upon him 70 dismiss
Superintendent Fowler because Jf his insult
% the president Of the United States. 4
copy Of uhe resolutions we're received by the
governor yesterday and an answer was
mailed.
Governor HJlcumh in ha letter says;
The ground for the attack IS very poorly
taken While I have no doubt as to his
comp tency ls an officer I beg 10 advise
the post that Cummnndunt t'1w.er . not ~
appointed 1f mine. Since an effort mus been
nude TO attach blame 10 me for the acton
or Commandment Fowler l might add that |
investigated the mutter by request some
time dso and was advised that the COM
manuhnt not only did not refuse % permit
Presiuent AlcE&lniey's picture 70 be hung N
the institution. but contributed 10 tund
- Du9 u picture or tlat distnslished gan
tIenen which now occupies. so l am IN
FORMED, a conspicuous place on the walls ut
the Institution. His refusal TO place a pic
ture OF ne president. or any other person.
on tina wallis of his private office u.s. in my
Judgment, a matter entirely OF MS personal
cunCern.
The Young Woman Christian association
met last night and effected i new organiGa-
tnn under supervision and rules Of the
tiOnaI organization The International board
viii be asked 70 send 4 new secretary As
suur as possible. Mss Rose BnuIt1n WIS
elected president. Miss Margaret Palmer
recording secretary aad Miss Flora Burns
treasurer.
Scut5s lttur1ey in he Fl0war-Scntt dam
age suit, Just finished s preparing a motion
for new trial in district cour-. Various
causes for i new trial VIII be brought out
the main one being that the sum allowed
Miss Flnwers IN the verdict iz excessive
The jury Instructed TO give but
pensatury damages ana The defense cunside-s
S2.500 altogether too much.
Heulth Officer Rohde to-day fled a com
plalnC against Or, ". 4. Everett of the San
tta-ium. charging him with Violating the
quarantine ordinance DR.. Everett has been
attending some scarlet fever patients and
failed 10 report the cases to the health officer
required by a city o. dinance. The case
has been set for hearing tomOrrow morning
The damage suit Of Mrs. Moss against The
State Journal vas given tn tAe Jury this AFT
ernoOn. The court instructed that if the
Jury found for the plaintiff only actual dam
ages should be allowed. In arriving Al the
amount the Jury should consider the effect
upon her mind and health her means of
earning a livelihood and her social sanding
bur should also allow for al circumstances
connected with the publication that might
mitigate the damages.
Two robbers entered a Chinese laundry
this evening and tried 70 make the pro-
prietur give up his money They had him
down on the door choking him when me
people were attracted by the noise. a ChaGa
on the streets after the ro5bers eusued.
A barber named Scott caught one Of them,
but vas knocked down wiJh a brick and
had his head badly cut The robbers
caped. Hnldups have been numerous the
past month.
The supreme court today issued the fol-
lowing order:
On reading the relation of the George P
Dickinson company and Louis D. Holmes,
from which II has been made TO appear TO
the court tina the honorable Cunningham
f. Scott, one Of the Judges OF the Fourth
judicial district. has vilfully refused and
still refuses 10 carry out or enforce the
mandate lateiv issued by this court TO the
district court of Douglas county in the cause
wherein Emil c. Ackerman ct al are
plaintiffs and Gus A. Ackerrnan eC n ara
defendants II is ordered 1ant Cunningham
R Scott show cause on or before the Ith
day OF December, 1897. whether, and If 50.
why, he has 80 refused and refuses 70 carry
out and enforce said mundate.
INTERRUPTS HIS BCTCEFERING.
Secretary of State Porter WIS arrested this
evening charged with violating the ciry
health ordnance by huJcherilg hogs wiThin
the city limits. Ee WIS released on his own
recnguigance and viii have his hearing in
police court tCmnrrow Secretary Porter fol-
lowed agricultural pursuits before being
elected TO his present position and raised his
own supply OF pork his Merrick county
farm. He saw no reason 20 discontinue this
practice since coming 10 Lincoln, and today
with General Kelsey, the Omaha common
veal employee in his Office, had nearly
finished the work of Strengthening four hogs
ut his home when City Health Officer R0i1de
appeared and ordered discnnUiTuanee Later
A warrant was sworn out ami served Secre-
taI-y Porter il is asserted, was unaware Of
the existence Of 4 law against butcnerlng
hogs in the city.
District Judge Cunningham z. Scott or
Omaha was this evening cited by the su-
urerne court ID appear before that tribunal
December and plead 70 a charge Of cdn-
tempt The contempt charge IS the alleged
refusal OF IlIdgs Scott to enforce maudate
issued by the supreme court last January
In Omalan receivership caEe-
Omaha people ar the hotels; AT the Lin
deIl--G. w CoveIl, J. H. Hirst, R. W. Pol-
Hard. r A. ridd John ". Parrish. At the
LincuIn-V G. Langtry, G. ]. Wegener, A.