Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-14
MALLALIEU RESIGNS PLACE
Quits Trying to Make Bad Boys Good and
Goes Into Mining,
BOARD OF EQUALIZATION TAKES A REST
Auditor Weston Says Railroads Have
Not Been Notified of Hearing and
is Not Informed whether
They VIII Appear.
tFrom a stan Correspondent

NNeS ~ IL
Msllalieu this afternoon rendered his
resignation as superintendent OF the State
Reform School for Boys at Kearney, to
take effect June 10. In a letter filed in
the governors once Mr.. Mallalieu ex-
plains that he has accepted the position
of business manager Of the Argus Mining
company of Idaho Springs, Col, and will
begin his new duties as soon as relieved
from the superintendency Of the reform
school. Governor Savage accepted the
resignation and promised to appoint a
successor within the next two or three
weeks.
~ have been contemplating the change
for several months" said Mr.. Mallalieu.
The offer made me was a tempting one
and after talking the matter over with the
governor and my friends concluded to ac-
cept 1t. l shall make my residence at
Idaho Springs, and l might add that I am
now out Of politics."
Equalization Board Rests.
The State Board of Equalization rested
from its labors today, an adjournment hav-
ing been taken until tomorrow forenoon.
when E. Rosewater will appear and make
an argument in favor of an increase In
the railroad valuation Of the state. When
asked II the different railroads would have
representatives at the meeting tomorrow
Auditor Weston, who is a member OF the
board, said:
The railroads have not been notified Of
any hearing by the board and / cannot say
whether or not they will be represented. I
presume they know that Mr.. Rosewater is
to be heard, for the newspapers have given
sufficient notice Of the fact"
ExpeIls Two Athletes.
Principal Davenport OF the Lincoln High
school has summarily expelled Walter
Lesh and Fred Hall for attempting to
delay his correspondence. Lesh was a
candidate for a position on the athletic
team which participated in a contest in
st. Joseph last Saturday. On Thursday
the principal discovered that he was de-
fcient In his studies and gave orders dis
barring him from participating in the con-
test. Lesh persisted, however, and on
Friday a letter was written to the manager
Of the contest in st. Joseph notifying him
that Lesh had been expelled. Lesh and
Hall learned that this notice had been
directed and succeeded in delaying the
letter. The former accompanied the team
and won In two events.
The police of this city have been unable
to find any trace of Joseph Seddons OF
Persia, Ia, who came to Lincoln yesterday
and kidnapped his 4-year-old adopted
daughter Eva. Mrs. Seddons, wife Of the
man, came to Lincoln three weeks ago,
and has since resided with her parents at
235 South Twentieth street. The husband
arrived at noon, went directly to the
house, and before resistance could be
offered took the child and went back down
town. Mrs. Seddons was In Omaha yester-
day and had no knowledge OF the abduc-
tion until she returned late In the evening.
Passenger Trains Collide.
Burlington passenger trains Nos. 1 and
6, west and eastbound, colllded at Green
wood about 6 o'clock this morning, but
nobody was seriously hurt. Both trains
resumed their runs at s O'Clock. The ac-
cident occurred In front of the Greenwood
station and was the result of a misunder-
standing on the part of the train crews
as to which train should take the siding.
The eastbound train, which left Lincoln
at 500 a. m, was standing in front OF
the depot on the main track when the
westbound train came upon 1t. The
speed had been slackened, however, and it
is likely the train could have been brought
to a stop within the next fifty feet. One
engine was badly damaged but the other
one was only bruised.
Banquet the DebaterH.
The three victorious debating teams OF
the state university were last night treated
to a banquet at the Lincoln hotel. Besides
the triumphant orators ten members Of
the faculty and other guests were present.
Librarian Wyer was POSTMASTER. Coach
Booth told Of the increase Of university
spirit due to debating. Prof. Caldwell
gave a short outline Of the forensic his
tory OF the institution and Judge Roscoe
Pound told of oratory in the early days
of the state university. other speakers
were Profs. Hill, Fossler and Fogg, |
John Mcguire. Ira Kellogg and William
Morrow. The nine debaters present were:
G. P. Craft, c. G. North and W. r. Meier,
who met Missouri; N. M. Cronin, C.. A.
Butcher and T.. A. Maxwell, who debated
with the Colorado team; C. NJ. Bracelen,
s. @. Hawthorne and ]. G. Doubt, who met
Kansas.
Wholesaler Get a Setback.
The much discussed wholesale district
scheme to include the western section OF
the city was relegated to the sidewalk
committee at the meeting Of the city coun-
ell last night. This is the second serious
reverse met by the measure and its friends
see nothing ahead except dismal gloom.
The ordinance, which was up for hnal con-
sideration, allows merchants in the dis
trict bounded by the alley between L and
NJ. s, Ninth and Second streets to display
their wares along ten feet Of the sidewalk
space in front Of their buildings.
Min Divorce suits at Geneva.