Omaha daily bee., 1902-03-08
INCREASE OF STATE MILITIA
Esbraska National Guard Soon to Have
Two Thousand On Rolls.
] ROTH or LINCOLN ExoNERATED
County Attorney FInds - Useless 60
Push Charge Of EmbersIement-
MarshaII Claims Ne shot
when Insane
cFrom a stan correspondent.l

TTom q Stan correspondent
LINCOLN. March 7.-tspecial) The
numerical strength Of the Nebraska Ma
tional guard viii soon be increased to APP
Fortunately 1900 ofacers and enlisted men.
The last roster shows an aggregate num-
Der Of l.s41. but this does not include the
Independent companies recently formed in
West Point and Stanton. nor the South
Omaha company OF cavalry. which was
mustered into the service tonight.
There are three additional companies in
course Of preparation. One is a battery Of
light artillery in this city. another is a
medical corps and the third Is an engineer
corps. DR.. BifKner Of Lincoln has been au-
thorizsd by the adiutant general to organize
the medical corps and as soon as COM
pleted will be mustered in and made an in
dependent company. The engineer and sig
nal corps are being organized in Fremont.
Each Independent company will comprise
Of approximately ~sixty-hve officers and
men.
Adjutant General Colby hopes soon to
form the proposed Third regiment To do
this It may be necessary TO have each reg
iment consist Of only nine companies.
The state military authorities are unde-
eided az to whether to hold an encamp-
ment this year in the face Of a deficiency
- - AaAAH ~ AhaANNA ~
be canvAssed soon by the State Military
board. 1t is said that the railroads are
willing to transport the troops and look to
the legislature for reimbursement. but such
q plan would meet with serious opposition
from several Of the state ofhcers, for they
are not In favor Of creating any bigger de-
nciency claim than IL absolutely necessary.
EmbeznIement charEe Dismissed.
Roth. former manager OF the Lincoln Cloak
and Suit company. was dismissed in the
district court today. on motion OF County
Attorney Caldwell. Roth was accused OF
stealing 5000 Of the cOmpsny's funds. He
was arrested in last September and, waIv-
ing preliminary examination, was bound
over for trial In the district court
In asking for the dismissal the county at
torney said he bad become convinced the
evidences available would not support the
charge and thcnght prosecution under the
circumstances would be useless. He en-
ployed experts to go over the books Of the
company and found that the shortage was
Insignificant and could trace 1t definitely to
no one.
The defendant enjoyed a good reputation
among the business men OF the city and
his arrest was a general surprise. He was
a stakeholder In the company and for over
a year had been employed in :he capacity
OF manager. Clark J. Stevens Of Ansley
was his business associate and was the
man who caused his arrest.
New Interpretations.
Articles OF Incorporation Of these institu-
tions have been recorded in the secretary
of states once: g
The Washington Hall association Of
Washington. Washington county: capital
stock, 1850; incorporators. Charles r.
Gottsch. Hans Hansen. John W. Fitch,
Henry Christensen and soren Rosenkelde,
Fhe Dplkno Improvement company OF Up
land. Franklin county; capital stock. $40.
600; incoporators. Lester Carey, Anton Han
sen and J. L. Cornell.
The Tervifliger & Dwight company OF
Sioux City. Ia. capital stock. $4,000: for
the grain business.
Marshall Pleads Insanity.
A jury for the trial Of Frank Marshall
on the charge Of killing his niece. vernaI
Lee. was secured today and the taking Of
testimony begun. In the opening statement
the attorneys for the defendant announced
that q plea for acquittal would be made OF
the gfounds Of insanity. Mrs. Marshall
mother Of the defendant. told Of the TRACED,
and made no effort to conceal the fact tina
the fatal shot was fired by her son.
Admits whipping child.
The taking Of testimony In the $1,000
damage case of Augusta Pruhs against he
aunt. Mrs Margaret clasen. was complete,
In the district court today and the attorney
haran thar arrnuauf Tha a.f.,6.-. =.