Omaha daily bee., 1897-03-07
SALARIES, ,E2YAnLn QUARTERLY.
Attorney General smyth Decides n
Point Raised by the Auditor.

Attorney General smyth Decides n
Point Raised by the Auditor.
Attorney General Smyth today gave an
opinion, on edtiest OF State Auditor Cor
nell, relating to the time OF payment OF
deputies and clerks employed in the different
state departments. Hitherto 1t has been the
custom Of the auditor to pay the deputies
in the offices OF the secretary of state and
superintendent u" Of public instruction
monthly. Accordingly their vouchers were
made out and presented for the first months
Of the time sduring which the new deputies
had been employed. All other officers, depu-
ties and clerks ghad been paid quarterly
The attorney general says in his opinion
that the pay Of TIE deputies named is due
quarterly, and not monthly, as has been the
custom heretofore.
Governor Holcomb today issued commits
sions to Captain Edam Short and First Lieu
tenant Lee l.. Baldwin, company II, First
regiment. Nebraska National Guards, sta
toned at Nelson. Nuckolls county. George
II. Lyon was formerly captain of company
III. AT the expiration of his term OF serv-
ice he declined reelection. Captain Short
was promoted from the first lieutenancy and
First Lieutenant Baldwin from the second
leutenancy of the company.
Articles of Incorporation were filed today
with the secretary Of state Of the Nebraska
Irrigation association, with headquarters at
Lexington. Neb. The incorporators number
100 and have no capital stock.
Tobe Alexander a young tough, colored
who was convicted of helping Albert Stroger
to rob Fred Schmidt & Bros.s store win
dow, was this morning sentenced to join
Albert in a years sojourn at the peniten-
tiary.
The Woodruff Dunlap Printing company
filed suit in district court this afternoon
to compel the printing board to accept its
bid on printing all of the department re-
ports, its bid being the lowest. The board
insists upon dividing up the printing of the
reports, but the plaintiff insists that all form
one class. The supreme court dismissed
similar suit the other day on al technicality,
that the plaintiff had not furnished a bond
for all when 1t submitted its bid.
A son of T. II. Hoyt, residing in North
Lincoln was riding across the first bridge
on North Fourteenth street this afternoon,
when the horse leaped from the bridge. The
boy was thrown violently to the earth, sus-
tanning painful injuries on the head. His
face was badly cut up also. The horses fall
broke its back.
The first general meeting of all engaged in
educational work in Lancaster county was
held at the State university today under the
management of County Superintendent Baer.
This is the first effort to get all those engaged
in school work, both city and county. into
one gathering, and was very successful. Su-
perintendent Saylor discussed the question.
What is an Idea?' He made his talk OF in
terest to all by using such terms as were
readily understood. Each idea is an individ-
ual and grows out Of the original impression.
DR.. Luckey, who is at the head of the de-
partment of pedagogy In the State university,
gave an interesting talk on Educational
Progress" The afternoon program was an
address by Chancellor Mclean and talks by
State Superintendent Jackson and others.
The attendance was good and was made up
of teachers, parents, officers of schools and
school children. Several teachers were ac-
by their pupils. The meeting was
q very profitable one.