Omaha daily bee., 1902-12-17

terest and the condition Of the sinking
fund, which is but sufficient tG pay the in
terest on the bonds, 1t is to the best inter-
est OF the county that the refunding be
made, as It will mean a substantial saving
in interest. The old bonds were issued IN
1871 as a bonus for the Midland Pacific, now
a part Of the Burlington system.
George Furnas Reaches Home.
George Furnas, who disappeared from his
home in this city last Thursday, since
which time his friends and the police have
been searching for him, has returned home
and is now with his family Worry over
financial affairs is believed to have caused
Mr.. FurnRs q temporary alteration Of the
mind and that while in this condition he
| wandered away. Mr.. Furnas came to Lin
coin from Omaha. where he said he had been
since he left here. lie is apparently as
we'll as usual and his friends and family
believe there will be no return of the
trouble.
Price of Rubber Tires.
Students Of the university who are in the
habit of g~alfvanting TO balls and such like
in rubber-tired hacks will have to walk or
pay the increased 1850 per charged by the
llverymen OF the city. A committee Of the
students waited on the hard-hearted livery
men to get them 10 come back TO the old
! price, but the liverymen refused. The
J reason given for the increased price is the
students demand that the llverymen put
rubber tires on the rigs. Rubber tires
called for a rub-up in the prices, said the
liverymen, and there the matter rests.
Foot Ball Finances.
John r. Bender has been elected captain
Of the university foot ball team for the next
season. The new captain is a junior and
during the last two seasons played a re-
markable game Of foot ball as halfback.
The financial report of Manager Engel was
as follows:
Total receipts account Of football. .Sl5,6S2 IS
EXPENDITURES.
TRANSPORTATION and hotel expenses. 3 1,1S0 So
Equipment and supplies............. LIS o.
Per centums to other teams.......... 4.Ol5 OF
Coach and assistant coaches......... 2.45S 90
Trainers and rubbers. minimum. 12 90
Training and table expenses......... l,sl5 a
MisceiisneoIs dnciuding policing,
printing, bill posting, insurance,
laundering, etc.)..... ..-.....".... t4S %
Balance .."...''''. '''.''.'.''' '''"'' $3.50 -
Total ........... .sl5.s $50 IS
In addition to his $2,267.23 was ex-
pended In permanent improvements. in
GLIDING grandstand, teachers, etc, leav-
ing a balance on hand OF s., z19.O6.
The board decided to send to Illinois an
offer Of a guarantee Of 81, 200, or so per
cent OF the gate receipts, for a game In
Lincoln Thanksgiving day. An ofier will
also be made to Colorado to commence
the latter part OF October. Colorado will
be given $3.50 to come. The board will meet
next Monday night to select a manager OF
u g. ska nanaFn. aaaann h.z
names have been submitted-George Shid-
Ter, H. T. Parker and Roy Bickford.
shutting ON All Games.
There will be nothing doing in the way
OF games In the various saloons of the city
after January l. Chief OF Police HoaglanC
this morning served written notices on all
saloon keepers to hustle from their bar
rooms all billiard tables. pool, klondike oil
other tables on which games could bt
played-craps not excepted. This rule wal
adopted by the excise board last April and
will go into effect without fail January 1
The penalty is 800 fine for each violation
OF the Law.
Freight Train Wrecked.
Several cars Of a freight train on tn.
Union Pacific about two miles south o.
the penitentiary were thrown from tn,
tracks about 9 o'clock last night and 1t re-
CURED fifteen hours time to repair th'
damage to the tracks and start trafh'
) again. The breaking loose OF an arch ha
on one OF the trucks tore up the tracks 70
a half mile and caused three OF the car
to leave the tracks before II was discov
: cred. No one was injured. All trains 4
, Beatrice were held here until / o'clock to
I day while the track was rebuilt.
Douglas County BOnd Case.
E The mandamus suit brought by J. Y
Niles OF Douglas county against Audito
Weston to compel him to register a re
: funding bond issued by the county com