Omaha daily bee., 1899-10-05
WAIT TILL AFTER ELECTION
Oonsll.Poynter Case Must Go Over Till
Politics Permit Action.
popocRATs NOT ANXIOUS TO PUSH IT
Deputy Insurance missioner
Bryant Is Busy Preparing the
Brief in the Case-News of
the Capital City.

LINCOLN, Oct 4.-Cspecial.) } Deputy In
surance Commissioner Bryant has devoted
good deal Of his time lately to the prepara-
tion Of the brief to be filed In the Cornel-
Poynter case, which, according to the pres
ent plans, will not be argued in supreme
court until after election. There has been
no objection TO an advancement of the case
from either side, but so far none OF the at
torneys have shown a very earnest desire
TO have the action disposed OF In the very
near future The brief of the relator In the
suit has been prepared but has not been
printed. Deputy Commissioner Bryant Is
preparing an elaborate brief in support OF
the governor but 1t will not be completed
probably before the latter part of the month.
The case of Brown against Mouck, the cleo
zion contest case from Nuckolls county, was
argued and submitted to the supreme court
today. This case has been dragging along IN
the court in Nuckolls county for several
years. Brown, the appellant in the case.
was the republican candidate for county at
torney in opposition to Mouck. The returns
gave Brown majority of one or two votes.
The election was contested by Mouck in the
county court. the count there resulting in the
defeat of Brown by few votes. On APP
peal to the district court by Brown several
more votes we're added to Moucks majority.
Brown then brought the case to the supreme
court on an alleged error in the lower court
tribunal.
Warden John Hopkins OF the State peniten-
tiary filed his official bond for $4,000 with
the secretary Of state today. The sureties are
John Carr, Joseph McCaferty, s. b. Howard,
Frank Campbell and Ed Gallagher
The Salter Coal and Grain company, capi-
tai stock s. 5,OOO filed articles of incorpora-
tion with the secretary of state today. The
incorporators are G. b. Salter. C. B. Salter
and Frank G. Salter
Land Commissioner Wolfe has returned
from school land leasing tour in the coun-
ties OF Sioux. Box Butte, Grant, Logan,
Loup Hooker. Blaine and Garfield, leasing
the following lands:
In Sioux county he offered and leased all
that was vacant 39,O3S acres, ut an average
of Il cents per acre.
In Box Butte county he offered for lease
and leased all that was vacant, 1878 acres,
at an average valuation Of $l32 pc, pc 700 acre. re-,
md leased 8, 1853 acres at an average Valua-
ton of % cents per acre
In Blaine county he offered and leased all
that was vacant, S,120 acres, at an average
valuation OF rs cents per acre, and received
IN bonuses SS9. so.
that was vacant, 6,240 acres. at an average
valuation of q cents per acre.
In Logan county he offered and leased all
that was vacant, 24OO acres, at an average
valuation of 81 cents per acre. .
In Loup county he offered and leased all
that was vacant $3.50 acres, at an average
valuation of 50 cents per acre, and received
In bonuses $4S.
In Garfield county he offered and leased
all that was vacant, 24S0 acres at an aver
age valuation of 50 cents an acre and re-
ceived in bonuses $l3.25.
this trip 94, 135 acres and leased Ss496 acres
at an average valuation of Il cents per acre ere
Wolfe leased on this trip will amount to
s3,752.56.
put $4,000 acres of school land under lease
and has thus far this year succeeded In
leasing so6 o3s acres. The, annual income
from the lands leased at these auctions sc
far will amount to s1s,9S5.o4, s4.s s, -,
Land Commissioner Wolfe's next triI
will be in the counties of Dixon. Franklin
Frontier, Furnas, Greeley. Kearney, Knox
Red Willow and Sherman.
hartley Bondsmen Case.
Sheriff Trompen has not yet served tn
execution against the bondsmen OF ex-Stat
Treasurer BARLEY for the reason that h
has been unable to locate any property be
longing to the persons against whom judg
ment was rendered in the Douglas count
court. 1t is probable that the attorne
general will institute proceedings to hav
them examined according to law concern
ing their property
The attorneys interested in the contes
of the Haas wills are making strenuou
efforts to have the verdict recently ren
dered set aside and a new trial granted
motion for a new trial has been on file Il
the district court for several days and to
day additional affdavits were filed wit
the clerk OF the court in support OF such
motion. 1t is claimed that the jurors Will
celebrating in the jury room acted in
manner that should vitiate the verdict
While the jury was considering the case on
of the Jurors got hold OF local paper con
tanning an account OF the trial 1t Is ar
gued that the Juror probably was influ
enced by what he read
Lieutenant A. w. Orton and Walter +
Barrett OF the Thirty ninth volunteer in
dantry have closed their recruiting static
here. They Joined their regiment at Fol-
Crook today.
According to the records in the weathe
station at the university the month OF Sep
tember was remarkable for the smallness
the rainfall and for the range in tempera
ture. The mean temperature was 67 de
grees, or normal, but on September