Omaha daily bee., 1905-11-18

Szn, 71sse. This, taken with the failure
OF the railways 20 pay their taxes. explains
the depletion in the fund Of ready cash.
The demand for the payment Of the appor-
tionment, should It be made on time. will
not begin until the end Of the year. and
many Of the smaller counties will walt even
longer before taking the cash, and there Is
no really urgent demand for ready money.
II there were. there are several blocks OF
county bonds which the counties are anx-
ious TO take up, but the treasurer Is holding
back in order TO get all the interest possi-
BILE At the first Of the MONTH however.
he will be obliged to relinquish $4,000 in
otoe county bonds, which are optional.
May Have College in Tent.
Principal ]. w. Crabtree of the Peru
Normal, who was comforting with State
Superintendent McBrien today. said that he
anticipates a phenomenal attendance at
the summer school next year because Of the
requirements Of the new certificate law. He
is seriously considering plans for the care Of
the increased attendance, for which the
present buildings may prove inadequate,
and may accept the suggestion Of Superin-
tendent McBrien that he lease large sub
stantial tents, place floors in them, and use
them for assembly rooms.
The attendance at Peru is an average of
over 500 daily, an increase of 100 as COM
pared with the same period last year. The
faculty is working in harmony and the
morale of the institution is being steadily
built up. The students, most OF whom are
teachers. or expect to enter the profession,
are working with great enthusiasm.
Governor Goes to Geneva.
Governor Mickey will go to Geneva to-
morrow to visit the Girls Industrial school
at that place.
Delegates to Divorce Congress.
| Governor Mickey has appointed the fol-
lowing delegates to represent Nebraska at
the Interstate congress for the consldera-
ton Of uniform legislation on the subject
Of divorce to be held at Washington. D.
c., February 10. 1905: Ralph w Brecken-
ridge, Omaha; John L. Webster, Omaha;
Roscoe Pound, Lincoln.
New Elevator for Lincoln.
A building permit was issued today to E.
D. Foster Of the Foster Grain company of
this city for the construction of an 5000
elevator, with 5000 bushel capacity, at
1908 North Tenth street
COnvlcts DO Cement Work.
A gang of convicts in charge Of a civilian
foreman from the state penitentiary is en-
ployed In constructing a cement driveway
at the executive mansion. There are six
men in the gang and they work with the
material as though accustomed TO it. The
old driveway was badly worn and Gov
ernor Mickey was determined to have a
new one without paying the price demanded
by private contractors.
The mansion belongs to the state and
the saving effected by the employment of
the prisoners is that much gain to the
treasury. In recent years none of the con-
victs has been employed to do work about
the capitol building. but 1t is claimed that
where 1t is a state job they might as we'll
be used, since it results in a saving to
the treasury and indirectly to the tax
payers.
Want Lotions Place.
The vacancy on the supreme court COM
mission which will occur when Judge Let
ton assumes the place of Chief Justice Hol.
comb on the supreme bench is now being
sought for by several candidates, the chief
of whom are Representative Z. b. Perry
of Cambridge and Judge Epperson Of Clay
Center both of the Fifth congressional dis
trict, which is Insisting that the appoint.
ment ought to go to that section.
Epperson is brother OF State Senator
Epperson who was chairman of the 1u.
dietary committee in the last legislature
, Perry was also a member of the last leg.
islature and was chairman of the hous,
judiciary committee. The Furnas county
member made friends and is said to hav,
general support throughout the district
! with the backing of Congressman Norris.
Cheese is Too Strong Evidence.
FREMONT, Neb.. Nov. 17.--(Special)-A
piece OF limburger cheese will be the caus,
for sending James Urley to the peniten
tiary for breaking into the Val Blatz Brew
ing company's vault. He was charged, to
gether with John Collins and Bill Mefford
with breaking into the building and steal
Z ing several cases Of beer. A piece of lin
burger, which the driver had laid up TO
his lunch, was also missing and a some
what smaller chunk was found in Urley'
inside pocket. In police court yesterda,
he strenuously denied having been at tn
vault and claimed that he had bought tn
cheese in Arlington. This morning he sen
for County Attorney Graham and told hin
II that the cheese was a dead cinch" on hir
g and that he wanted 10 plead guilty an
: take his sentence. He will be accommo
: dated next week. John Collins il wante
: in Douglas county and may be taken Their
u for trial
ls Hunting Contest Ends.
It BENNINGTON, Neb Nov 17.-(Special
IS The much-talked-of hunting contest be
It tween two chosen sides of about fort
70 members came OFF yesterday. The side car
Y, tanned by DR.. c. w. Hickey won out by 3.
IS points. One large coon, weighing abou
IS thirty pounds. was shot by William Vos
70 the painter, Charles f. Gottsch bringing
jaclrabbit. Chickens. quail, jacksnip