Omaha daily bee., 1899-05-14

with the men, but telegram received by
Governor Poynter today from Augusta
! stated that he had left for New York City.
The message directed to Colonel Vifquain
! by Adiutant General Barry yesterday morn
ing not delivered as both the colonel
and the troops had left Augusta about fif-
teen hours before the message was sent from
Lincoln. This message was sent through the
War department to Augusta, although it was
directed in such way that it should have
been delivered to the troops enroute.
Board Sustnins Wolfe.
| The Board of Educational Lands and
| Funds today sustained Land Commissioner
Wolfe in his decision in the Catherine A.
J Turzon school land case. The lease on a
! half section of school land in Cheyenne
county, held by Catherine Turzon, was can
| celed several years ago on account of nom
| payment of rent About month ago P.
/ S. Wade Of the same county applied to the
! land commissioner for a lease on the prop
! erty. The former holder, Catherine Turzon,
as soon as Wade applied for a lease on
| the property offered to pay all delinquent
! rents, running back about five years. The
! land commissioner refused to lease the prop
| erty back to her and the case was appealed
! to the board. Mrs Turzon contended that
ment of all back rent any time before an
| other lease was granted. Land Commits
| sioner Wolfe thought her right to the prop
| erty ceased as soon as Wade applied for
| lease. After considering the case the
board decided to uphold Mr.. Wolfe and to
authorize the issuance of lease to Wade.
The value of property in Cheyenne county
| has increased during the last year
to such an extent that Mrs. Turzon could
| have paid the five years rent and then dis
posed of the property at a profit. This
| change in value has been brought about
| by railway extension through the county
and various other improvements. School
land in the county is much in demand and
very little difficulty is experienced in col
| lecting rents.
Lincoln Local Notes.
| farewell reception was rendered DR.. Alb
| bott, the retiring superintendent of the State
| Insane asylum, last night by the officers and
employees of the institution. C. E. Rewick,
steward of the asylum, came in for a large
share of attention.
o. S. Moran of Platte county was today
appointed by Governor Poynter as a dele
gate to the Transmssissppi Commercial
congress at Wichita.
The City Library board has authorized the
purchase of new books at cost not TO exceed
$3.50 Constant additions are being made
to the library, which is now the second
largest city library in the state. The esti-
mated total expense of the library for the
ensuing year is $j,A25. The different items
! of expense are as follows Rent $3.50; new
books, $11OO; salaries, 50 800; newspapers
and serial literature $500; binding and re-
pairs, $780, furniture. $50; books and sta
tionery, 800; insurance, 500; miscela-
neous. s12O.
Articles of incorporation of the United
States Trust company of Omaha were filed
! with the secretary of state today. The cap
ital stock of the company is SEQ 900. The
incorporators are Zimmeri Dwiggins, " o.
/ Strickler and Lima Dwiggins.
Information was received by Adjutant
| General Barry today that transportation
from the Pacific coast to Nebraska had been
| furnished to John Farmer, a discharged
member of the First regiment. Farmer Is
thought to be a member OF one of the troops
who became stranded in San Francisco about
ten days ago and who applied TO the military
authorities here for transportation home.
The fact that transportation has been fur
nished to one member OF the party leads
the authorities here to suppose that the
others left the city without waiting for
assistance from the government