Omaha daily bee., 1898-01-04
GOES TO THE SUPREME COURT
Douglas County Bond Matter Submitted to
Highest Tribunal.
QUESTION OF VALIDITY TO Be SETTLED
Auditor Receipts For, but Declines to
Register the Issue, Making
Out the Case Agreed On
In Advance.

LINCOLN, Jan. 3.--(special Teegram)-
County Clerk Redfeld and f. NJ. stenberg,
chairman Of the Board OF County Commis-
soners OF Douglas county, came down to the
State house today and delivered to the auditor
Douglas county refundng bonds to the
amount of $4,000 and the exposition bonds
amounting to 100000. The bonds were re-
celpted for.
During the afternoon a formal refusal to
register the refundlng bonds was made, and
there is no doubt that a similar action will
be taken on the exposition bonds. This is
true with the course agreed upon. In the
meantime the attorneys for the county made
an application to the judges OF the supreme
court for permission to file a suit tomorrow
morning to test the validity of the bonds.
The judges have had the matter under advise
mcnt this afternoon.
Attorney Genenll Smyth was interviewed on
the question this afternoon, and said: THE
question raised with respect to the exposition
bonds is whether not the legislature had
the power under the constitution to authorize
the issuing OF bonds to aid the exposition.
1t is a very important one and especially so
since upon its correct decision depends the
1ofeiy of over $l06 900 of the permanent school
fund. The decisions Of this state throw but
with respect to the constitutionality of the
law, and hence the validity Of the invest
ment, can be set at rest by decision of the
supreme court, and that for these reasons the
state authorities thought best to have the
court pass upou the question before the bonds
were registered. Let it be understood that
do not say that the law is invalid. But there
is doubt about it, and that, under the cir
cumstances Is enough think to warrant the
course that has been decided upon. With
tn tJ,a T.th thar hn,1 lie haN M ,it,fpr
1t is a matter in which the state Is little con-
cerned. We are, however prepared to aid
the county in every way to have the question
of the validity of these bonds determined by
the supreme court"
CHANGES IN AUDITORS OFFICE.
There has been a change in the office
force OF the state auditor which has resulted
in a promotion for John Simpson nephew of
The auditor, and a reduction for j. j. Ever
ingham and w. b. Price. Everingham was
county treasurer examiner, and December 81
he sent in his resignation. In the letter ac-
companying the resignation he thanked the
auditor for past favors, and wound up by
saying: 81 shall be proud to become more
Intimately associated with you as a member
OF your Office force" Upon the receipt of
this a letter was written to Everingham
rendering him the position of insurance
clerk, which he has accepted. w. b. Price,
the former insurance clerk, was then given
the place as bond clerk. and Mr.. Simpson
was promoted from bond clerk to treasurer
examiner. The latter position is worth 81 200
a year and expenses, while the insurance
clerk gets 81 100 and the bond clerk 81 600.
Inasmuch as the auditor has not yet re-
turned from his trip to New York, where he
has been for two weeks 1t is evident that
the resignation of IEverngham and the other
changes were arranged for some time ago,
and 1t Is believed that such an arrangement
was made year ago, when the original ap
pointments were made. The changes do not
affect any of the various Richardson county
appointees of the auditors office.
J. H. MaCColl of Dawson county, who has
been delinquent on two and one-half sec
tons of school land since 1890, has paid up
half of the amount due and has agreed TO
pay in the balance on or before the first of
December. The payment made amounts to
81 ,202.SS +. NJ. Weidner, a Sioux City man
who has held a lot of school land in Holt
county and who in arrears since 1898,
has also made payment of 81 209 and prom
ises to make a full settlement for the bal |
ance due.
A new gubernatorial boom has reached the |
state house, being promoted by the friends |
of Judge w. II. Westover of the Fifteenth |
judicial district 1t is said that Judge West
over will at once inaugurate an aggressive |
campaign for the fusion nomination.
State Superintendent Jackson will go to |
Allen, Dixon county, to make a talk before |
farmers institute Wednesday evening, and |
Will attend a similar gathering at Craig |
Burt county, Thursday evening.
SEEKS TO REVIVE THE ORDER
The attorneys for the John r. Dickinson |
Paper company in the Ackerman case have |
1led in the supreme court notice to Charles |
j. Karbach, executor of John H. F. Leh- |
man, deceased that a motion has been filed |
asking for revivor of the order entered on |
the 10Th day of January, 1897 against the
said Lehman to pay the Dickinson company
Sz,'SsSI; less any sum 1t might receive from
the clerk of the district court of Douglas |
county. The notice of revivor asks for the |
payment Of $2,050 f6 and interest thereon |
from February 20, 1897. An immediate hear
ing on the motion is insisted upon.
me Red Ribbon club held a large meeting
at the a. u. U. w. hall yesterday afternoon
a. l.. BlN0y, the State Journal poet, was the
guest of honor, aud besides reading several
OF his best poems made strong talk for cold
water as the universal drink
funeral services over the remains Of the
late John L. Carson were held this afternoon
at the Lincoln hotel. Rev Harry Omar Scott |
of Carthage Mo, II friend of the family
preached the funeral sermou. The floral Of
ferlngs were very profuse, consisting largely [
or bermuda Easter lilies and smilaX
Last night upon going home from church
Jehs 4. Olsen, Danish carpenter, found
the body og his wife hanging from beam
IN the barn. all life gone. Coroner Holyoke
was summoned. and a thorough iuvestiga-
ton made. An inquest was held this morn
Nhb AZ - U CIoCk' several nelBhD0rS testified
as to Mrs. Olsen's i'll health for the last year.
and that at times her mind appeared to be
denlnged. note written in Danish was
left bidding the husband and son an affec-
tionate farewell, and saying that neither was
no blame for her act. The jury brought in a
verdict of death by her own hand, while in a
aeanged state OF mind. The family is in
comfortable circumstances having Just fu-
ished paying for a neat little home in the
southeast part of Lincoln.
omaha people at the hotels: At the Lin
del-May Jones. Victor White f. H. Rus
sell o. G, Holmes, Guy h. C. Reed AT the
Lincolu-Charles b. Keller NJ. III. Redfeld.
u. NJ. Stenberg, w. ID. Beckett, John l.. Car
son and wife. j. f. Magee, Thomas A. Creigh
~: W. Dixon, A. w. Perry, Orrin II. Wolfe,
Warren Switzler, G. Il. Prltchett.
GriGen Goes Home.
BEATRICE, Neb, Jan. 3.-(speca Tele-
sram)-W. H. Griffen, the St. Paul (Mian)
man who has seen all kinds OF trouble since
ne came here week ago. was today given
preliminary hearing before United States
Commissioner j. Il. Cobbey and was bound
over TO the United States court in the sum
Or $500. His attorney l., w rnhhay an |