Omaha daily bee., 1902-02-26
NOMINEES OF REPUBLICANS
Lincoln Primaries Result in Overthrow Of
Machine Candidates
MOORE OF THIRD WARD SOLE SURVIVOR
I'D G. strobe Goes on Ticket for City
Attorney and James Tyler
for water Commits
siOner.
From a star Correspondent.)

LINCOLN, Neb., Feb. 25.-(special Tele-
Wram.)-The republican primaries In this
city today resulted in the nomination OF
the following candidates for municipal and
school district orbces:
For Water Commissioner-James Tyler.
For Police Judge-P. James Cosgrave.
For City Attorney-Ed c. Strobe.
For Councilmen-First ward, M ID.
Clary; Second, William Wilson; Third.
@. H.. Moore: Fourth, John s. Bishop;
Fifth, w. G. Framptsn; Sixth, l.. ]. Dunn;
Seventh, 1. L. Lyman.
For Members Of the Board Of Education
"A. L. Bixby, d. M. Butler. G.. S. Atwood.
Moore In the Third ward ie the only one
Of the city machine candidates that pulled
through, and his majority was only nine
teen votes. The nominations were made &C
cording 90 the Lincoln system.
Traction Franchise at stake.
An ordinance is pending in the city
council to deprive the Lincoln Traction
company Of all further rights and privileges
IA the streets Of the city. The company Is
now operating under a franchise granted
several years ago to the Lincoln Street
Railway company, which is no longer In
existence. The measure was introduced by
Councilman Pentzer. Explaining his ac-
tion, he says he was prompted to take this
step by the refusal of the traction CON-
pany to pay its back taxes. which are al
legged by the city to amount to S11O,O 900.
The taxes have long been delinquent. but
the major portion Of them Is In dispute In
the courts. Some Of the taxes claimed TO
be due were assessed against street railway
property that was afterward purchased by
the Lincoln Traction company and a goodly
percentage Of the amount is a penalty in
HiCtad for nnn.naynnanf within the time
specified by law.
In the district court a judgment was
given for the full amount claimed. but the
holding was afterward modified by the SUI
preme court and the case remained for
further proceedings. Judge Cornish now
has the case under consideration and
promises a decision within the next few
days. He has intImated that his decision
will greatly reduce the Judgment given
some time ago, but the city attorneys are
still hopeful OF saving at least half of the
claim. On the other side. the attorneys for
the traction company insist that the claim
Of the city will, according to the declara-
tions of Judge Cornish, be cut down at
least two thirds.
SIX Years of L~itigatiOn.
The litigation over the collection Of these
taxes has been dragging along In the courts
for over six years and some Of the city
ofhciais have begun to despair Of ever col
lecting any portion of the amount they say
is u Three years ago the traction COM
pany offered to compromise the case with a
cash payment Of s45. 0OO. but the city coun-
Gil declined to accept the proposition.
There has been some agitation in favor
Of the Pentxer ordinance, but for the
reason that the case against the company
ig still nandfp0 In the mr. a. IL nat roa-
orally believed that 1t will be passed.
Agriculture and Manufactures.
Deputy Labor Commissioner Watson is
preparing for the annual task Of collecting
agricultural and manufacturing statistics
of the state. New and improved schedules
have been provided and will be distributed
soon to the various county clerks. The
new schedule is arranged with a view to
eliminating a large amount Of unnecessary
work heretofore required of the assessors.
Only statistics which have some value will
be gathered and these. II is asserted. will
be presented In the forthcoming biennial
report Of the department in an entirely
new form.
Two Criminal Cases.
Quick and summary was the justice
melted out to Marion Winters in the dis
trict court today. Winters broke into the
barn of Robert P. Caves, near Havelock,
last Friday night and stole a set of har-
ness. Sunday he was arrested. Yesterday
he was arraigned and pleaded guilty and
today he was sentenced to one year at hard
labor In the state penitentiary. The har-
ness was valued at SIS.
In criminal court this afternoon p. Cour-
sey Richards. the employment agency man
was arraigned on the charge Of assault
ing his 12-year-oid stcpdaughter. He
pleaded not guilty and was taken back &c
his cell in the county Jail. His trial will
take place next week. Richards is the mar
who was arrested recently in St. JOSEPH
after an exciting chase through southern
Nebraska, a part Of Kansas and severa
counties in Missouri.
Dispute over FraternaI Insurance.
The suit Of the heirs of Mrs. Samue
Decker against the Royal Highlanders Il
recover 5000 on an insurance policy ha'
been brought to the supreme court from
Hamilton county for a review as to an i'm
portant legal question. Mrs. Decker wal
in arrears a few day before her death ant
the premium due was paid to the husband
of the secretary Of the lodge. rhe com