Omaha daily bee., 1902-03-18
POSTS AGREE TO POSTPONE
Grand Army Men Willing to Wait for Sake
of Meeting Torrance.
SUPREME COURT DECISIONS EXPECTED
BARLEY BOndsmen, Omaha National
Bank and Crawford County Irri-
cation Cases May All Be
Decided This Week.
From a staff Correspondent.l :

From a Stan Correspondent y
LINCOLN, March 17.-(Special .)-Grand
Army posts Of the state are practically
unanimous in favor of postponing their next
annual department encampment one week,
to meet the open date Of National Com
mander Ell Torrance. Last week Com
mander Wilcox issued a special order to all
posts In which he called attention to the
fact that Ell Torrance could arrange to be
in Nebraska on May % or 2S, Just one week
later than the schedule time of the en-
campment, and provision was made for a
general vote on the p~ostponement PROPOSE
tion.
1--WE have received twenty-six replies
and only one Of them is against the post
ponement," said Assistant Adjutant Gen.
eral Howe today, land the negative vote
did not come from a Grand Army post, but
from IN oficer. The showing thus far
made warrants us In saying that the date
of the encampment will undoubtedly be
changed and 1 think 1t will be satisfactory
to all. A large proportion Of our members
are farmers and many OF them say that
May 22 will suit them much better than
May IA, for the reason that by that time
most OF the corn will have been planted.
THE national ~commandeE will be a big
drawing card and we look to a large at
tendance at the encampment. It has been
several years since we had the head Of
hcer of the Grand Army with us and are
sure that the veterans Of the state will not
lose sight Of an opportunity that may not
occur again"
hartley Bondsmen DecisiOn Expected.
Opinions in three cases Of extraordinary
Importance may be delivered by the supreme
court at the close Of this weeks session.
One Is the action Of the state against the
bondsmen OF former Treasurer BARLEY, an
other is the case Of the state against the
Omaha National bank and the third in the
Crawford company irrigation suit. The
bondsmen case was submitted over q month
ago. the Omaha National bank case was ar
gued last June and reargued two weeks age
and the inal pleas in the irrigation suit
was submitted in January. According to
the general course OF events opinions in
all of these cases are due and there are
rumors that at least two OF them will be
delivered.
Omaha National Bank Case.
It is generally understood tha the COM
missionors nave prepared two opinions In
the Omaha National bank case, one holding
for the state and the other for the bank
The reargument in this action was before
the main court and 1t is the court that will
decide which one OF the opinions shall be
released. II neither meets with the APP
prevail OF the judges a new one will be pre-
pared and in this event there will be a de-
lay of at least another month.
Hearing on the application of c. c
Wright for a peremptory writ Of mandamui
to require Governor Savage to appoint 4
board Of IRE and police commissioners fol
the city of Omaha will take place tomor
row afternoon. This case was on the cal
for argument at the last sitting, but be
cause Of the inability of Mr.. Wright's at
torneys to be present was postponed tw'
weeks.
Best Kept POorfarm.
Secretary John Davis of the State Boar,
OF Charities and Corrections says Richard
son county has the best kept poorfarm o
all that he has visited since last July. Mr.
Davis has about completed his annual In
spection OF poorfarms and county jails an
will soon submit a report 10 the state board
"Only about half OF the counties have Jail
and poorfarms." said Mr.. Davis. 'and in tn
others the poor are boarded in privat
homes at public expense. i have inspecte
twenty-five OF the farms and in all respect
N4G Nv ~ SSaLNs - ~ e
II is we'll kept, the management is goo
and the persons who live on 1t seem to b
as eontented and happy as could be e1
pected. The Richardson county jail Is nj
Of the same high standard, but still It
far ahead Of some OF the others.
The State Board OF Charities and Col
r~eetions could do better work II Il had Il
power to command" continued Mr.. Davi
Al IL Is, we can only direct and are pov
erless to enforce rules OF regulations exec
In cases where some state law has bee
violated. We hope 70 induce the me-
legislature to enlarge the scope Of our wor
We have made a good beginning and wi
a little more money and a little power ca
accomplish considerable in the way OF jai
and other places OF confinement"
Insurance Companies Accuse WOmai
The charge is made in the district cou
that the late Mrs. Mary =. Fuller was r
lsp0nsibls TOR IAs burning Of the Orient