Omaha daily bee., 1902-10-23
LOBINCIER SUCCEEDS DAY
Omaha Man Named for Vacant Place on
Supreme Court Commission.
FLAX HAS HABIT or CoNFEsslNe CRIMES
Nebraska Pacific Railroad Files Arti-
cIes of IncorporntiOn-Avowed oh
ject r. to Build n Line south
west From Omaha.
frrom a stan Correspondent.N

LINCOLN, Oct. ~22.-(Special Telegram
Late this afternoon the supreme court an
nounced the appointment OF Charles S.
Lobingier of Omaha to succeed George A.
Day as a member Of the supreme court
commission. The announcement created
some surprise around the state house, as It
appeared to be the expectation among the
lawyers in attendance at the session that
the honor would fall 10 Judge H. NJ. Sinclair
OF Kearney. The other attorneys mentioned
for the place we're w. ]. COPYRIGHT of
Fremont, who is a cousin of Governor Saw
age, Judge r. G. Granville Of Grand Island
and Judge E. F. Warren Of Nebraska City.
The appointment is really that Of Justice
~Sedgwick, as the retiring member, Judge
Day, was a republican and the right to the
succession was conceded to one Ct the same
political faith. 1t has been understood that
any one whom Justice sedgwick might select
would receive the Endorsement OF the court
unless personally Objectionable to the other
members.
Can Ask Party Of Voter.
The supreme court has declared that the
provision In the primary law directing reg
istration boards to submit to voters the
formal query to determine their preferred
party Affiliations is constitutional and valid.
The decision was one Of the forty-two
nan0eQ IN To-Day. III comes IN the case OF
Charles Q. DeFrance VS.. the registrars in
a Lincoln voting precinct to restrain them
from inquisitiveness on that score at a time
when DeFrance. now candidate for state
auditor, was seeking election to the city
council. He claimed that the query in
undated voters and prejudiced his election.
The district court denied the writ applied
for and the supreme court afirms the de-
cision.
Flax Denies BeInE Robber
John Flax, the man who confessed to the
sheriff that he was the man who planned
and helped execute the recent train rob-
berry near here, made a second confession
today. This one was made to the county
attorney, and is given considerable credence
because of its FEASIBILITY and the fact that
part Of 1t has already been confirmed. The
confession is, as taken down by the county
attorney:
I want to tell you the exact truth. have
been lying to you right along, but l realize
against II and made 1t a pretty dangerous
and serious thing, for me;
with this, crime and | don't even know
where IL happened. That is the reason 1
there, because l knew they would trip me
up and that l could not even show them
where T. hau occurred.
NV real name is John Flax; 1 am a cigar
maker BY trade and my home is in oregon.
am a poor. worthless, drunken wreck: My
family is "a gocd one, but 1 will not tell you
nboui them IL have to die for it. l don't
wan: them TO know of my career, I have
drink j have taken thu eeley cure, but
/, The fact is. I am a cOnFFped eonfessor of
crimes. | have confessst4to crimes In San
My picture is down at % workhouse in st.
TJ S%sSye an sss ( in a. Hf1iacS q ana I, T. ~ o$ Ssls':
with a woman at 1908 North Twenty-fourth
I was in Smith Center, Kan, on the morn
ing OF October 70. and worked a little while
there the I went to Bellevikiie, K Sanpa anS stopped
over night (the night, the train robbery
morning mof GSE'T the pRop pr r0 told 'p me I In had h1t
and there IS John Flax From there |
/, was going, but It landed me in Red Cloud.
Fairbury, where, / arrived on Monday
morning. the 18th. There I was arrested
a later.
. Incorporate a Railroad Company.
S The Nebraska Pacific Railway company
has filed articles Of incorporation for the
& construction and operation Of a line of rail-
way having Its eastern terminus at Omaha
and running thence southwest through
s Douglas, Sarpy. Saunders. Lancaster, But
Ter. Seward. York. Polk, Hall, Clay. Adams
e Kearney, Phelps and Gosper counties. The
headquarters of the line are fixed at Funk
In Phelps county. It's incorporators are
( Obey Erickson. Emmett L. Clark. Fred Sin
g~ieterry, Frank v. Hedstrom and Johr
e westerburg, all said to be residents Of
Phelps county. The authorized capita
stock is $1,000 900. No Information was OBJ
tainable as to the significance of the docu-
ment other than what is shown above.
Articles of incorporation of the Foster
n Grain company OF York were filed today
u with E. d. Foster. A. B. Houghton and L
% o. Wilsey as incorporators, and the au-
thorized capital stock fixed at $4,000.
George Innis. general secretary anC
treasurer of the Team Drivers Interna
a tional union, has filed with the s~ecretar!
. of state a certificate Of the device adopteC
&c for the unions label. 1t is a wagon wheel
the hub of which comprises a horseshoe
encircling a horses head. Beneath is
\ furled whip.
The international Dry Goods Commission
company Of Omaha has filed a certificate o
incorporation. w. S. Hewetson, William
Coppook and e. S. Weatherly are named a
incorporators and the capital stock 1
eAotOVbs ~ RhABOoO 40 6N oAAho " -
Ia goods on commission for manufacturers.
III Homeopathic in Session.
- The Missouri Valley Homeopathic Medics
- society began a two days session here to
, day. Some twenty-five members were pres
~ ent at the opening sessions, which were de
- voted largely to addresses Of welcome an
responses. DR.. Finney. for the Lincol
homeopaths, greeted the visitors. and d
Montgomery Of Council Blufs. the presi
dent Of the association, responded. Thl
evening Mayor Winnett turned over tn
keys Of the city. The presidents addres
was read at the evening session, followe
~ by appointment Of committees, and a bar
a. quet at the Bailey sanitarium.
ic Says IL Wasn't an Accident.
Mathes Limbeck was arrested today @
the charge OF feloniously and purposel
shooting at Lawrence Pordsche near Crei
on Monday last. Limbeck was out hunting
When Pordsche and two friends drove U