Omaha daily bee., 1902-10-18
HUNT FOR TRAIN ROBBERS
frtmEtisi fbsi ssvsul Suspects Ar,
Already n ouEssdy.
NEBRASKA STATE BANKS SHOW UP VEL
Have an TBusual Amount Of Cash on
Hama and Are amply 20
Furnish MuneT 70 Move
Crops.

LINCOLN. Oct. Especial An arrest
OF two in the train robbery case is e1-
psceo a. any time. In fact. 81 is limited
various men have been quietly taken into
custody and questioned ss 10 their vherr-
aboutE On the night % the robbery. Most
Of these have Desn let 60. hut IL WIS
limited tonight by an officer that q few sus-
pectB might be found In some Of the rear
cells II q thorough search was made.
The Burlington people have turned more
men loose on this robbery than ever be-
fore IN q similar case. Local detectives.
PinkertouE and county OfhuerE have been
buEily AT work. and the net 10 gradually
narrowing. II was said today that the er-
press company he's reported thar the booty
Of the robbers. silver. EOld. nickels ana
pennies, amounted 10 q weight Of 400
pounds. The impussibility Of carrying this
far and the belief that II has been cached
somewhere near the scene has led TO q
watch being kept that viii not be relaxed
for weeks.
The officers have given II out that they
viii pay the 1000 reward 10 the man or
men who EfvsH the information that will
lead 20 the capture OF the men. and VIII
not claim any Of Il for v-hstsver part they
may have IN the capture or the actual TAX
ina.
HtNtIhl OF LhN ltLloNH VINO nave uhen
'EveHted" were found 10 be ne'sr-do-weIls
who boosted in their cups and talked mys-
feriously. Their stories have been run
down and found to be simply bombast
Contest over water RiEhts.
Secretary Dobson OF the State Board Of
irrigation has set the bearing OF the con
trorerEy over confsnding claimants for the
big water right in SCOTS BiuH county. TO
occur n the ONCE Of the BtEte board in the
capitol October 2B. Three claimants ap-
pear as contestants for the irrigation rights
covering a tract OF some GO. 900 acres q
land in that county. Years ago The Farm
ers' Canal pumpany obtained the original
water right. but after building some twenty
one miles Of canal. failed 10 complete the
work as contemplated and agreed TO sell
out The intending purchasers were the
Farmers Irrigation district and Robert
Walker. Al that time the irrigation dis
trict named was formed i voted an issue
Of t4O0. 900 Of bonds for the completion Of
the canal and other works, but the deal for
the transfer OF the right seems never TO
have been completed. because the bonds
were never sold. Recently William Frank
applied for q water right covering TINT diH-
1rict. alleging that nothing has been done
coward the completion Of The old project
since 1896. II is 20 settle the rights OF the
respective claimants that the bearing Is TO
occur as above indicated.
The state treasurer today received 81 900
more Of the old bonds Of the $3.50 900 issue
which wRE recently refunded. making SI7b.-
0OO Of that Issue thus far turned in by the
holders. II is understood that some Of the
holders o. the old bonds refuse to turn In
their holdings.
RequiBition issued today from the gov
ernor's once for Joseph Warwick. wbe is
wanted by the Douglas county authorities
fur the alleged theft Of Eundry clothing. m
ofuoing a dress suit case. collars. shirts.
neckties and other requirements OF the
four hundred. from DSvtS 2. HornEn. The
value Of the s~eg Is placed Bt $40. The
papers show that Warwick is nov under
arrest in Chicago and Thomas HAYES is
dsputed 70 go after him.
The Farmers Grain. Flour. Feed, Coal
and Live Stock association Of ThByer. York
county. has filed articles Of incorporation
with an authorized capital stock OF $40. GOO.
r. p. Price and fifteen others appear as
incuronrnturs.
Condition Of SebrnEka Banks.
Secretary Royse OF the State Banking
Board has just completed his quarterly re
poTl o. lut GOuulLApL o. -NtuIdbhd baAhh-
II shows that the number OF banks in
creased during the three months from ass
10 46s. Hnd comparisons made with the
condition az shown three months since
must take into consideration the increase
IN the oumber OF banks.
II must be gratifying to NebrsskRnE. ="
said Secretary RoyBe, in discuss
ing his report TO know that III q
period when there are rumurs OF 3 severe
financial Etrfngency IN eastern money cen
tiers and eRstsrn banking institutions are
finding il extremely dffbcult 10 maintain
a legal reserve the hanks Of this state
were never in q more prosperous and
healthy condition. Never in the history Of
The state has its banking facilities and
equipments been in so good a position 10
meet any seemingly possible emergencies.
''On September Is, 1902. Nebraska banks
under state supervision held 4 reserve O,
SB 2-B per cent Of their total deposits. The
amount required b. law iE 10 per cent. ex-
cepf IN cities Of Is .0Oe population. where
over 20 per cent reserve Is required. o.
this reserve t12.01b ,s77.s7, OF &c l-s per cent
s. In the banks vaults and with other banks
west Of the Mississippi river. Enc u41G-