Omaha daily bee., 1897-08-06
MUST PUT UP OR SHUT UP
Situation in the Home for the Friendless
Fight at Lincoln.
ALTERNATIVE WRIT OF MANDAMUS ISSUES
Judge Holmes Gives the Society
Until Next Thursday 10 Re
linauish the Home
show Him Why.

LINCOLN, Aug. 5.-Cspecial)-The state
has at last made a move to gain possession
Of the Home for the Friendess, an alterna-
tive writ of mandamus having been issued
by Judge Holmes in the district court today.
In the petition Mrs. c. S. Jones is made the
relator. Except for the preliminary lines
the petition and the writ issued by the court
are duplicates. The writ is made returnable
one week from today Thursday, August IL.
The act of the legislature of 1891, setting up
the Home for the Friendlesa and the act OF
1897, by which the state seeks to oust the
Society Of the Home for the Frlendless from
complete supervision over the Home, and
the subsequent events are cited in the writ,
and the order is made that the officers of
the society either relinquish possession or
appear in court and show why they should
not be ousted.
The Board of Public Lands and Buildings
held a meeting this morning and received
amended bids for the construction of the
new wing to the asylum at Hastings. The
result was that the contract for the labor
and material on the building was awarded
to Hester d MCCaslin of Lincoln for S2l,O2O,
while the steam heating apparatus, plumb
ing and the standpipe will be furnished by
l.. w. Pomerene of Lincoln for $3.50, MAX
ing a total of $2S,770, which is Sl,2SO under
tho appropriation. 1t 10 understood that
Pomerenes bid was much reduced from
the amount of the one offered by him last
night, the changes suggested by the board
having made a considerable reduction pos
sible. The superintendent OF construction
has not yet been selected. 1t Is estimated
that it will take $50 days to iDish the work,
and that the building Will be enclosed thls
fall.
The Connecting Construction company OF
Dakota City has filed articles of incorpora-
ton, the purpose being the construction OF
public and private improvements, including
bridges and railroad works. The capital
stock is 100000 The incorporators are
Fowler A. Seaman, Lester +. Wake and
Charles b. Randall.
The Board of Transportation has set
August 20 as the date for the hearing oil
the motion on the part of the railroad COM
panies that T. H. Tibbles be required to
make his complaint more specific, he having
failed to state wherein the freight charges
were exorbitant The motion will be argued
orally before the board.
LINCOLN LOCAL NOTES.
A steady drizzle set in today at 10 O'Clock
and fell the balance of the day. 1t Is OF
great benefit to the corn, which was needing
rain badly The indications are for pro-
tracted rain.
The Epworth League of the Swedish Meth
odist church opened its convention this
evening with reception to visiting dele
gates. Addresses of welcome were made
and the occasion otherwise made pleasant by
music and refreshments. The fret regular
session of the convention will be held to.
morrow morning.
William RUSSELL popular member of the
fire department, and Miss Anna Patton OF
this city were united in marriage yesterday
evening.
Thomas Edwards, the young man who
stole the contents of the money drawer In
Harry Cline's cigar store yesterday, had q
for thirty days.