The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1899-08-04
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AT the last session of the Legislature g
committee of three was appointed by the
Senate to investigate certain charges relat'
ing to alleged irregularities in the recount
of ballots on a constitutional amendment
relating to increasing the number o
Judges of the Supreme Court as we'll as
other matters in connection with the off
cial conduct of certain State officers. The
report was completed last week. The COM
mittee declares that the charges of fraud
IL connection with the constitutional
amendment have been sustained by the
evidence as well as by the appearance OF
the ballots themselves. 1t says that eX-
Gov. Holcomb has misappropriated at least
S173 OF the amount drawn by him on ac-
count of house rent during his terms of
Office and recommends that the Attorney
General be instructed to take the necessary
steps to recover the amount and return it
to the treasury. The committee also COM
ments with some severity on the action of
the State officials in refusing to aid lis
members in their investigation.
Lieut.. Gov. Gilbert refused to place the
report of the Senate Investigating Commit
tee on file in the executive office at Lin
coin. The acting Governor explained that
he had been directed not to accept the re-
port but was willing to allow the Senator
TO leave it in the Office, to be disposed of
when Gov. Poynter returned This the
committees representative agreed to and
the report is now in the Chief Executives
office. but is not an official filing.
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The differences that have existed for the
last few mouths between the State officials
and NJ. ID. Weich of the Lincoln Cooper
age Company have eliminated in the State
Prison Board threatening to bring suit
against the company on its contract for
prison labor. There is a dispute between
Warden Leidgh and the company over
$3.50 said to be due the State. On account
of the States refusal to amend its claim to
suit the wish of Mr.. WeIch the Lincoln
Cooperage Company has withheld over
$1,000 due from it to the State, thus making
il necessary for the Warden of the Pen
itentiary to make a heavy draft OR the APP
preparation for the maintenance of the in
Stitution. which he would not have been
compelled to do had the money been paid
over when ii was due.
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1t appears that serious error was made
by the Legislature in the appropriation
for the return of fugitiyes from justice,
sheriff's fees and expenses by dropping one
cipher. 1t is customary to appropriate for
this fund Sl5, 900 every two years. but the
last legislature cut it down to 800. This
appropriation is already exhausted and
hefeafter shertfs and other officials who
so out of the State for prisoners, or who
bring them to the State Penitentiary here
vii! look to their respective counties for
reimbursement for expenses, pending the
recommendation OF the Attorney General
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The following dispatch was received at
the Governors Office in response to tele-
graphic inquiry concerning young Morri-
sey. who was captured With the Gilmore
expedition at Baler, P. L., in April:
Washington: Hon. Z. A. Gilbert. Act
ing Governor, Lincoln. Neb.: Navy De-
partment las no news of Morrisey.
G. d. MEIKLEJoHN,
Acting Secretary of War.
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Articles of incorporation have been filed
for the Western Independent Long Dis
tance Telephone Company, with head
quarters at Plattsmouth. The principal
business of the company will be to con-
struct and operate full copper metallic
circuit to all the larger towns in the State.
the work of which will be commenced at
once.
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The plans of L. W. Grant Of Lincoln for
a hospital building and an industrial home,
both to be built for the Beatrice Home for
Feeble Minded. have been accepted by the
Board of Public Lands and Buildings
The cost of the hospital buildings is not to
exceed $4,000 and the appropriation for
the school building is $4,000.
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Section Director Loveland of the Ne
braska weather station reports the rainfall
of the season slightly below normal, but
the crops all over the State are in excellent
condition and so far as known no damage
has resulted from lack of rain. The rains
last week did good deal of good.
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Deputy Insurance Commissioner BRYANT
when asked a few days ago to decide
whether hall insurance company can be
held liable for damage by hail when it is
forced against the article destroyed by
wind replied that he did not think it
would jeopardise their charter to pay such
a loss.
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The total amount of claims fled in Lin
coin against the appropriation for bounty
for wild animals is now $50, ,S0S. The ap-
preparation is $4,000.
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