Omaha daily bee., 1902-10-16

0ANhkt anu MdyUI hlun0AN 0tAlNtEGu hnah
addresses of welcome this morning at the
open session Of the odd Fellows and Re-
bekahs' lodges Of the state house. C. A
Randall. grand master, Of Newman Grove.
responded for the Odd Fellows and Mrs.
Lucy Barger OF Hebron for the Rebekahs.
This afternoon a very creditable parade,
led by Department Commander Nichols Of
the Patriarchs Militant and STAFF, was held.
So far 23S candidates have been given
the grand lodge degree. The remainder Of
the time has been taken up with listening
to reports and discussing, behind closed
doors. matters Of interest to the orders.
Both Factions Recognized.
Both Of the tickets nominated by the so-
cialists will be allowed on the oficial ball
lot, but only one will go there, az 'the So
cialist" ticket The other will have to be
content with some other name than that.
What this is will be decided shortly. It
will be some distinguishing name, and the
secretary OF state, whose decision was an
bounced this afternoon. will try and think
one up. The victory rests with the Omaha
faction.
The successful faction, who was the last
to file its certificate or nomination, held its
convention in Omaha September is and put
up the following ticket: George E.. Bige-
low, Lincoln, for governor; ]. S. Berry,
Humboldt, Lieutenant governor; r. @. Nc
Gibben. Clsrkson, secretary Of state; Will
liam Schram, Kearney, treasurer; Louis
Bogen, Ashton, auditor; J. B. Randolph.
Omaha, attorney general; Burla Wilkie,
Lincoln. superintendent OF public instruc-
ton, and Leonard De Wore, Ponca, COM
missioner of public lands and buildings.
The ticket that will have to be content
with the sRpellation Mr.. Marsh selects is
composed Of: George E. Bigelow. Lincoln.
governor; Andrew E. Pugh, Fairfield, lieu
tenant governor; J. Phipps Roe, Omaha,
secretary of state; T. P. Lippincott, Blair,
auditor; William Stolley, Grand island,
treasurer; James R. Burleigh, Lincoln, at
torney general; w. e. Adams. B~rockland,
commissioner; william Britain. Omaha.
superintendent Of public instruction.
RemOehI Wants Pardon.
IL William Remoehi an innocent man is
the question that is. claiming the attention
Of the governor just at present. Remoehl
was sent to the penitentiary December Is,
1900. under sentence OF seventeen years
for statutory crime alleged to have been
committed upon a child Of IL years named
Julia Springer, daughter Of H. E.. Springer.
County Attorney A.. H. TiHgle OF Boyd
county is now in Lincoln p~etitioning the
governor for executive ciemency. and de-
clares his conviction that the two years
already served have fulfilled the ends Of
Justice. In fact, he has stated to the gov
ernor his conviction that the man was in
~nocent. but In a communication he simply
declares his opinion that the sentence was
excessive, 1t appears that Remoehl's wife
is a woman who is very much respected In
their home community and he has a family
Of children dependent upon him.
Forbes ResiEnsi Place.
Bert Forbes. assistant state engineer, has
resigned his position to enter the employ
Of the United States geological survey un-
der the civil service, M expects to 0e as
signed to irrigation work under the new ir-
rigation law, in southern California or Nc
vada. His resignation will take effect
November /. at which time he will be sue
ceeded in the ONCE Of the secretary Of
the state irrigation board by J. c. Stevens
Of Lincoln, who has been attached to the
geological survey and operating under the
auspices Of the state university.
New Corporations.
The Knox county bank Of verdigre has
filed articles of Incorporation. placing its
authorized capital stock at $4,000. It's in
corporators are D. B., F. B. and S. 8. Welp-
ton, the first named being president and
the second cashier.
Small Hopes Mining company is the name
of an Omaha concern that has just filed
articles of incorporation. Its incorporation
are Samuel Rees, c.. d. Hutchinson, John
A. Wakefield and George E. Gibson and
its authorized capital stock is $500, 0000.
The Nebraska Clark Automatic Telephone
company is the name OF a newly inaor-
porated Omaha concern, the purpose Of
which is the manufacture and operation OF
telephone systems. A. g. Clark. A. Van
wegene and ]. L. Putnam appear as incor-
porators and the capital stock is given at
500, 900.
Company Must Pay Anyway.
The Security Mutual Insurance company
Of Lincoln, was hit hard in district court
today when q jury found that It should pas
the heirs of George ". Kiuetsch S. .SSs on
a policy found among his effects after his
death q year ego last July. Kiuetseh was
one Of the publishers OF the Freie Press,
a big German weekly In this city, and met
death very suddenly at the time the hot
wave was prostrating hundreds. The com
PAM claimed that as q matter of fact
Kluetsch never paid the second years.
premium and that the policy had lapsed
eight months before his death. His bene.
hciary flashed a receipt, however. showing
that. the company had received the money
The secretary insisted that this was q eler.
ical error.
He Dismissed the Case.
Thomas G. Thompson. recently of Omaha
filed q suit for divorce from his wife
Laura, some weeks ago. Today he dis.
missed II with some precipitaney. HI
charged in his petition that his wife haS
left him and had greatly humillated hin
by consorting with Objectionable eharae
tiers in South Omaha. His wife heard o
the matter and wrote out a pitifui lette
to one Of the district judges telling min
her side Of the story, which was vastl!
different from that presented by Thomp
son in his petition. The letter was turne,
over TO an attorney. and it is surmiseI
that knowledge Of the fact that hts wifi
was about 10 appear against him induces
him to withdraw the suit.
Federal COurt Opens.
Judge Munger and his ofhcial stan opener
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