Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-27
RAILROAD NOTHING
Conditions Attached to Right Of Way
Through Asylum Grounds.
STATE TAX LEVY is TO Be FOUR MILLS
Attorney for Mrs. Kuhn Making An
other Effort 20 save Her from
Life imprisonment on
Murder Charge.
tFrom a STAR correspondent.l

DIES MONIES, July 26.-(special)-The
contract with the Burlington railroad In
regard to the crossing Of state land at the
State Feeble Minded institute near Glen
wood will be closed up early next week.
The executive council will exact no cash
indemnity from the company for the right
of-way, taking the view that 1t is Of just
as much Importance to the state that the
city of Glenwood should have a railroad as
1t is to maintain the grounds Of the insti-
tuition. The executive council has drawn
up a contract which the Burlington com
pany is asked to sign, In which the com
pany agrees to maintain the rlght-of-way
in presentable appearance, to not leave un-
slightly piles Of dirt on the right-of-way,
to fence 1t with a neat fence, build bridges
and subways, to construct a conduit Of
sufficient size to allow the Board Of Con-
troll to place the water and sewer pipes
therein and to construct a siding on the
institution grounds for a coal dump. The
contract was placed in the hands Of Judge
Robinson Of the Board of Control, who has
gone to Glenwood to consult with DR.. Pow
ell in regard to the same and see that all
the points are covered. Attorney Eaton Of
Burlington and Mr.. Fowler Of Fairfield,
right-of-way agent for the Burlington, have
been in the city several times the past
week and have consented to this form Of
contract for the company in return for the
right-of-way across state land which was
authorized by the legislature.
A Four-Min Tax Levy in Sight.
1t is probable tina there will be a 4-mill
levy for state purposes by the executive
council when the work Of assessing and
equalizing is all done. Good estimates are
10 The affa,t that fho Katal - tovohIa n
erty in the state will be such that a 4-mill
levy will raise the 81 900 which the leg
islature has required shall be raised by
taxation. This Is made up about as fol-
lows:
Real estate and new buildings. .$I4,I77,OS5
Personal property of all kinds. 80. los, 125, S33
Railroad property, estimated ..... 60,O0O,O00
Telephones and telegraph ........ 100000
Express companies ...."......"... 100000
3575, 1O2,SS8
If there should be a greater Increase In
the railroad assessment than indicated,
the tax levy would be correspondingly re-
duced.
Controversy Ended by Death.
A controversy which has been going on
for some time as to who should be re-
sponsible to the state for the support Of
an insane patient at Clarinda hospital has
been disposed of by the death Of the pa
tient, Guy R. Inman. He was sent to
the state hospital from Woodbury. county,
but the authorities Of that county claimed
to have discovered that he properly be-
longed in Monona county. Another sim
liar case, involving Woodbury. and O'Brien
counties, has been pending in the courts
for a long time. and on the books Of the
state 1t is shown that the bills for his
support are not paid at all and have not
been for several years.
Would save Mrs. Kuhn.
Another effort Is to be made by her. at
torneys to save Mrs. Sarah Kuhn Of
Keokuk county from life Imprisonment in
the penitentiary and they have asked for
a rehearing. 1t was in her case that the
supreme court almost created a sensation
by reason Of two opinions Numerically
opposed, not merely on questions Of law,
but of fact. When the court held that
the conviction OF Mrs. Kuhn, for alleged
killing Of her husband, was borne out by
the evidence and Justice Waterman, since
resigned, wrote an interesting opinion to
that effect, Justice Weaver, newly on the
bench, wrote a dissenting opinion, which
fairly swept away the foundations of the
majority opinion, according to many law
| yCios Ju5LCC WSdNGI Mdu6 IL plhln luhL
in his estimation the testimony in the
case. which was all circumstantial. fell
far short Of being SUFFICIENT on which to
base a conviction.
Bold Work of Burglar.
During the severe rainstorm between 10
and II o'clock last night burglars entered
the Harter-Lowe Barber Supply house, 5o4
Sixth avenue, and carried away goods to
the amount Of $3.50. Every clipper in the
house and about eight dozen razors were
taken. The entire stock had been removed
from the shelves and piled in an indis-
criminate mass on the floor. but the safe.
which contained several hundred dollars,
was not tempered with.
MISSNE OCCASIONS DEATH
Letter Received by Harry Faber Al