Omaha daily bee., 1899-10-26
NEVlLLE'S NAME ON TICKET
Secretary Porter Completes the Work Of
Certifying Nominations
CASE IN COURT WILL NOW Be DROPPED
Popocratic Estimates of the Size of
Brynn's Audiences Vary widely
from the Facts-IincoIn
Local Notes,

LINCOLN Oct. 25.-(Speclal) )-Secretary
OF State Porter has completed the work OF
certifying the various nominations for pub
lc offices to the county clerks over the
state and, as supposed the name OF William
Neville has been certified to all OF the
clerks In the Sixth district as the demo-
crauc nominee for congress. An order com
manding Secretary Porter to appear in the
Lancaster county court October % and show
cause why Mr.. Neville's name should be SO
certified Is still in effect, but as the GER
tlhcates have already been sent out 1t is
probable that the case will be dropped.
secretary Porter said this afternoon that
no would appear in the county court as or
dered and II asked would tell why he GER
tilted Nevilles nomination by the democratic
party
Reports published in the popocratic press
concerning Bryan's audiences are the sub
ject of good deal of humorous comment
In Lincoln This morning it Is asserted
that Bryan spoke to 5000 people in Polk
county yesterday, or three fourths of the
voters OF the county. 1t was reported that
In Stromsburg, a city of 1900 population,
he spoke to 1000 people; at Shelby, viii
lage with a population OF 313 he spoke to
200 people, and that at Osceola he spoke
TO crowd that completely filled the public
square. AS the ordinary public square will
mistake in the estimate of the crowd at
that place. 1t is also difficult to under
stand why 1t was reported that Bryan spoke
to 5000 in the county. or three-fourths Of
the voters, when there we're only 1854 votes
cast at the last previous election.
From information received here 1t ap-
pears that an unusually hard fight Is being
waged in Sarpy county on the democratic
candidate for county clerk-Charles Beh
rnndt-and that hn of the campaiPn
there is the candidates own official record,
Behrendt Is now county treasurer. re-
port of the treasurer examiner on file in
the auditors office, shows that in 1897 he
held notes and II. o. us" amounting to
$1,670, most of which had been loaned to
friends. The shortage was later made good
by Behrendt, who gave personal check for
the amount He is still holding office and
hopes to step from the treasurer's office into
that of the county clerk
Lincoln Local Notes.
The Lincoln Board of Education is con-
templating establishing a training school for
teachers in this city and Superintendent
Gordon is now in Chicago looking for in
structors. The school selected for the train
ing school will have teachers of more than
usual ability, who will perform the service
Of regular teachers and in addition and after
regular school hours will give instructions
to pupils in the training department
Employees OF the operating department OF
the Lincoln Traction company in this city
have petitioned for an increase in salary o
cents per hour. The company now pays
It's motormen and conductors different
salaries, the scale ranging from II to II
cents per hour, the amount paid varying ac-
cording to service performed and the length
OF time the employe has been in the service
OF the company.
Major Warner Of Kansas City will address
the Young Mems Republican club in thE
city tomorrow evening. ."
company comprised of thirty soldiers
from the First regiment appeared in
minstrel performance last night. Those whit
took leading parts were: V. r. Johnson, e
Summervlle, Harry Prey, G. Anderson, T
H. Steen, Claude Reed Clifford Funke, j. B
Fulton, Frank Gaylord, Ted O'Shea, Franl
Stebon and Harry Hale.
Notices have been sent out regarding
meeting Of the Nebraska section of tn,
American Chemical society in this cit.
Saturday evening. Papers will be read b!
+. ]. Alaway and NJ. e. Hiltner The meet
ing will be held in the laboratory building
Of the State university.
The next meeting OF the Academy o
Sciences is announced by Prof Bruner o
the State university for December 1 and IL
Lincoln.
Work the new building at the stat
farm is progressing rapidly. An immens
well is being dug which when complete,
will be one of the largest in or near tn
city.