The Red Cloud chief., 1898-01-21

h outstanding warrants during the
year.
The present indebtedness of the state
is as follows:
State funding bonds. o6i,2 87 81
General fund warrants. ............ 1,516OH3 az
Temporary uni. fund warrants ...... l2.O27 "
Institute for feeble md fl warrants. l6, 40 81
state library fund warrants. ........ los ~
Penit. spec. labor fund warrants. ... II 81
College OF agriculture and mechan-
ic arts fund warrants. .......... 1871 O.
University cash fund warrants. 20 ~
Total Indebtedness Nov. 30. N. al, s6s, ~ OF
Less available cash in state treas. Vi ,943 90
Net outstanding. ................e u ,7s4, 25i OF
Reduction in state debt during the
fiscal year ending Nov. 80, 1897:
Reduction in outstanding warrants. .A343. $40 AZ
Reduction In bonded Indebtedness 80. 207 .OOO 20
10tal ........... .35SO.3I6 "
The ~treasurcr's book show a reduc-
ton in the amount of warrants regis
tered and drawing interest of S4l6. 4O3.-
60, showing that there was afioat S73.-
026. ~, which had not been registered
and drawing interest.
Adolph Hellbusch. OF Colfax county
was arrested at Columbus. He is
charged with bastardy by Miss Chris
tina Oldings. He gave bond for his
appearance.
A small barn on the premises near
Norfolk rented by David Singer burned
and "a team of horses, harness and all
other contents of the barn were con-
suned. There was no insurance and
the loss to Singer is heavy.
The preliminary examination of Otis
Anselen, the suspected Boelus bank
robber, was held before Judge Ander-
son and resulted in his being bound
over to district court in the sum of
$1,000.
The first term bondsmcn Of Henry
Bolin, against whom the City of Omaha
recently recovered judgemct against
for $1,000, have completed prepare
tions for carrying the case to the
supreme court, so that the case will
probably be filed within a few days.
The annual report of the state fish
commission is now being prepared by
Commissioner Kirkpatrick for submits
sion to the governor. 1t will show
that during the year 1897 the state fish
ear travcrsed the distance of 10, 2O7
miles in the distribution of fish to the
waters of the state and that the fol-
lowing were planted by the commits
sion OF furnished breeders for private
ponds: Wall-eyed pike, 10, 72O, 900:
yearling rainbow trout; $500; rainbow
trout fry, 207, 900: brook trout fry, 19O,-
600; ycarling brook trout, 400; black
bass, six months old, 40, 05O; German
carp, six months old, 1890; ycarling
German carp, l,4s0; salmon trout fry,
l4o, 700; croppies, six months old, r.
700; striped perch, 2,400: channel cat,
two years old, 1850; gold fish, 4,30s;
total, 19,4G9,Gl
At Omaha Wednesday, Jan. IL, Judge
Cunningham X. Scott decided that the
law providing for the appointment OF
a fire and police commission for cities
of the metropolitan class is unconsti'
t~utional and void, and that therefore
the men who are holding under Gov
ernor Holcomb are acting without au'
thority of law. The suit was n man
damus brought by Frank Mccoy and
Robert Olmstcad. Application for the
writ was made some. days ago and was
argued at the time and taken under
advisement by the court. In their ar
guments the applicants contended thai
the law passed by the Legislature dele
eating To the governor authority IL
name officers for the city of Omah'
was at variance with the constitution
of the state and was n usurpation o.
the right of self government. In pass
ing upon the case Judge Scott sus'
tanned this position and went even fur
Their. lie holds that II the Legislature
could pass a law dclegating to the gov
ernor the power to appoint members
of the fire and police commission !
could also delegate autharity to the
state executive to name the mayor ant
other municipal officers. Attorney
General Smyth offered to bring an &C
tion in quo warranto in the supreme
court TO test the fire and police com
mission law which Judge Scott de
clared void. Mayor Moores has asked
for time TO look over the quo warranto
Meantime n truce has been declared
pending the outcome of the proceed
ings.
Director Willard Kimball of the uni
versity school of music has received
call TO the post of musical director O
the trans-Mississippi exposition. MI
Kimball Is willing to accept, provid
ing his plan of conducting the must
of the exposition is adopted by h d
rectors. He received the complimen
of an unanimous election.
Lawrence Chccsam, who was arrest
ed at Hastings on the charge of lal
ceny, had his hearing before Count
Judge Bowen and was bound over I
the district court in the sum OF $5O<
So fur he has failed TO furnish bond.