Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-01
LIVELY WEEK IN LINCOLN
One Sensation After Another Serves to Stir
Up the Town.
DISCHARGED POLICEMAN MAKES CHARGES
Exciseman HOskins Denies Them and
Incidentally Tells Some Inside
History of the
Board.
tFrom a star correspOndent.l

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LINCOLN, May 31.-(Special)-The past
week has been an exceptionally sensational
one In Lincoln. Monday night was the
time OF the storm at Arbor, near here,
followed Tuesday morning by such a
twister right at home. As the people be-
gan to revive from the effects of these
came Ex-Governor Savage and his de-
mand of Governor Mickey for a retraction
of what he didn't say about the ex-goV-
ernor. Then the flood, and the explosion
of the bribery charges by the truth being
given to the public. The week ended with
the republican caucuses and charges or rot
tenness in the affairs Of the excise board.
The latter was occasioned by the dis
charge from the police force of Elmer
Sides. patrol driver, and John heane'
patrolman. Sides. who had been a MEM
her of the force for a number of years,
took his discharge as a matter OF course
az he had done little toward the election
~ anv of the members of the excise
hoard Not so with Keane. He had been
ON the force only about six weeks. and
during that time he had invested in a
nav uniform and a regular policeman's
uvarv. He wanted to wear the new on
AT least before being decapitated. When
ne received his discharge papers keane
vas mad all through and he proceeded TO
tell how he got his place on the force.
He told II around the newspaper omces
and other places that he had paid so Tor
NEanher Hoskins of the board for his ap-
no,ntment. While Keane thought little OF
hrvins his place, he thought IT was tho
ha sest inRratitude hat the man he SAID
he bought should vote TO have him re-
moved.
After this report got to be noised around
town Mr.. Hoskins denied Keane,s ssoIs
from start TO finish. Hoskins halu Ne
had never offered him 80 or anything elSe
- tbat he never knew the man until he
e-Htaa CO.. him at the request OF Exciseman
vJoIfs And incidentally while making his
.otaI Mr. Hoskins said he had voted to
rsduce the uquor license from $500 to $1,000
- ths renuest of Mayor Adams, the latter
,oting FOR the 1880 license because he had
,,adged himself to do so. The board me-
yesterday and reinstated Sides as patrol
5river Here the matter rests with promise
OF something more later
In the Seventh ward caucus OF precinct
held last night A. G. Greenlee' candi-
date for district judge, won out over J. G.
p.,tzsr candidate for county commissioner
ana was allowed to name the delegation.
According to Greenlee he and Pentzer had
made an agreement during the first lays
Of the campaign whereby the TWO men were
10 name a delegation favorable to both. Al
the last minute, 30 Mr., Greenlee said
Pentzer sent him word that he was going
II alone and was going TO name the dele
alton in his own interest. Greenlee told
mis- at the caucus last night and he sent
out circulars telling about II Friday. AS a
consequence Greenlee won out and PentzeI
was shut out. EX-Speaker Mockett was q
friend OF PentZer and worked for him. This
will likely shut Mr., Mockett out Of the con.
yention. The convention will be composed
OF 5sl delegates. selected one for each
twenty votes east for e. ]. Burkett fol-
congress in 1902. and will be held in the
/ auditorium Wednesday afternoon.