Omaha daily bee., 1902-10-22
OF STATE CHARGES
Board Of Charities and Corrections Preparing
Claims Upon Legislature.
MINNESOTA HAS ENOUGH OF NEBRASKA
Peabody and O'ConnOr Allowed 60 In
tervene in the Police Board
BitiERtiOn-No Commits
sioner Named.
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siOner Named.
CFrom a Stan Correspondent
LINCOLN, Oct. 2I.-(Special)-At a
meeting Of the State Board Of Charities and
Corrections at the state capitol this after
noon the four secretaries we're present.
They are Rev. J. w. Seabrook Of University
Place, Rev. A. w. Clark of the Omaha Child
Saving institute, Father Joseph REFUSING Of
West Point and Mrs. F.. c. Johnston of
Lincoln. A number Of the heads OF state
institutions appeared before the board by
invitation and enumerated the needs of
their respective institutions in the way of
laws and equipments. Prof. Stewart of the
Deaf and Dumb institution at Omaha told
the board that he needed connection with
the Omaha water system, cold storage IA
cilities and more land for the uses OF the
hospital.
Mrs. c. S. Lobingier Of Omaha appeared
as a representative of the State Federation
Of Women's Clubs and asked that the board
recommend the enactment Of a law provid-
ing for juvenile courts. and Secretary
Prevey OF the charity organization board Of
Lincoln responded that bills will be intro
duced at the coming session providing for
such courts and also to provide adequate
punishment for men who abandon their
families.
DR.. ]. v. Beghtol Of the Kearney Indus
trial school was put through a pointed in
QUESTION as to his motive for his recent
discharge Of the chaplain at that institu-
tion. He defended himself by saying that
there is not sufficient work of the kind
contemplated in the appointment Of a chap
lain to justify the $500 expenditure on be-
half OF the state and that 1t Is not the Gus
tom days for reformatory institutions
to maintain resident chaplains. Such work
as would necessarily fall to a chaplain, he
contended, can very we'll be performed by
visiting ministers. Some doubt was ex-
pressed Of the possibility Of the superin-
tendent visiting all Of the reform school
charges who have been paroled, and II was
intimated that one should be kept for that
purpose, but DR.. Beghtol insisted that he
and his assistant had been able to. do that
work.
May End the Series.
The defeat Of Minnesota by Nebraska may
end the series of foot ball games with tina
college. Chairman Wyer Of the athletic
board, who had charge Of the hnancial part
Of the contract. reports that a decided disin-
clination was manifested by the Minnesota
management to entering into another con-
tract for next year. No very definite reason
was given for not taking the matter up, but
he is inclined to think that neither Wis
cousin nor Minnesota care to e%ndanger their
standing. They TAX the position that they
have nothing to win and all to lose IL they
play with Nebraska. Last year they were
willing to take on Nebraska because they
looked upon the team as vastly inferior and
as merely good practice for them. They
have learned better since then.
Secretary Wilson Confident.
Secretary OF Agriculture Wilson was in
the city today for a few hours, the guest
Of Chairman Lindsay of the republican
state central committee. He left at 8
o'clock for Hebron, where he speaks to-
night. "e', f
II am quite confident" said he, that
the republican party will be strongly sus-
tained in the congressional elections. Here
and there a member may be lost, but 1t will
not be through any change Of public senti-
ment towar the administration, but be-
cause Of local conditions. Everywhere l
go the people seem happy. contented and
prosperous, and as the present conditions
are clearly traceable to republican policies,
there is no reason to believe there will be
a change in the sentiment Of the people"
Meets with Serious Accident.
John Fraas, ex-councilman, a prominent
contractor, fell from a ladder while at
work on a house at Twelfth and r streets
this morning. He allghted, on a 2x4 tim
Der and sustained a bad fracture OF the
right ankle. The bone protruded through
the flesh. and as Mr.. Fraas is we'll ad-
A..
he may lose the leg.
New Corporations.
The Farmers State bank of Preston.
Richardson county Neb., has filed articles
Of incorporation with an authorized capt.
tai of $500. The incorporators are: w.
A. Margrave, Levi Thacker, w. s. Herman,
W. A. Greenwald, H. C. zoeiler. L. w.
Green, G. w. McClere, ]. r. Shelly, c.
F. Pribben, J. B. Whipple, w. NJ. Rieger.
A. Deckinger. p. S. Heacock and C. F.
Reavis. W. A. Margrave is its president
and L. ". Green cashier.
Nathan Merriam, James w. Holmquist
and Olaf Holmquist have incorporated as
the Merriam & Holmquist> company OF
Omaha for dealing in seeds and grain.
The authorized capital is $1,000 OO.
Mccormick Case Argued.
Among the cases submitted to the SUI
preme court at today's sitting. was the APP
peal OF John Mccormick from a conviction
Of murder and a twenty-year sentence in
ficted by Judge Paul lessen at Nebraska
City. Mccormick shot and killed his mis-
tress. Maggie Linsley at Nebraska City, on
the 9Th OF last November. He claims il
was an accident. and the state that il was
done in a drunken and Jealous rage after
overhearing an endeaTing conversation be-
tween the woman and a visitor. The sp-
peal is largely based on technical grounds;
that the court gave wrongful and prejudlcial
instructions, and that the judgment is to-
tally defective In that the record does rot
show that he was present in court when
the verdict Of guilty was returned.
No COmmissIOner Named.
No appointment OF a new member Of the
supreme court commission was handed In
today, although attorneys seemed to an
ticipate an appointment during the day.
Around the clerks once II was said. how
ever, that the court would probably not
under ordinary circumstances announce an
appointment until the day on which II shall
submit its opinions, and It is anticipated
that George A. Days successor will there
fore be named tomorrow.