Omaha daily bee., 1905-09-03
CASH FOR FORMER SOLDIERS
Nov Ready for Distribution to Spanish
American War Veterans
GREGG NAY Be CALLED ON TO EXPLAIN
W. J. bryan Delays Departure on
Tour Around the world Until
After the Democratic
Convention.
CFrom a stan correspondent.)

itrOm a STAN Correspondent
LINCOLN, Sept. 2.-Cspecial Telegram)-l !
The money recovered from the general |
government for payment OF extra time
served BY the members OF the First and
Second regiments. Nebraska volunteers, in
the Spanish-American war will be ready
for distribution beginning next Wednesday
morning and will be paid out as rapidly
ms possible to those entitled to participate.
Distribution will be made from the ONCE
Of Adjutant General J. H. Culver All
members Of said regiments having an in
terest In the funds requested to call
In person at the office of the adjutant gen
eral, II possible, and effect settlement after
the date above mentioned. They must bring
with them the necessary proofs OF identity.
Gregg May Have 60 Explain.
%; is very probable that G. II. Gregg,
iHembcr Of the State Normal board who
Med a claim agsirSt the state for payment
Of Sl,CsO for hardware furnished the Kear-
sey Normal -yhool by the Kearney' Hard
ware company. of which hS is president
VIII have to make explanations to others
than the state auditor. Mr.. Gregg was
appointed member Of the Normal board
by Governor Mickey. and the fact that he
- member of a corporation which fur
ni'hes supplies to a state institution is in
direct opposition to the policies Of this
standardization and II is safe to predict
that Governor Mickey will not allow the
incident to pass without some explanation.
u was reported today that the contract
was transferred to the stoddard company
which wa succeeded by Mr. Greggs COM
pany, at the personal solicitation Of Mr..
Gregg. Just why the transfer was made
or for what purpose the records In the
state superintendent's office do not dis
close. 1t is not unlikely that Governor
Mickey will call upon Mr.. Gregg for an
explanation, and that in the very near
future
In the meantime Auditor Searle will not
/ issue the warrant for the payment OF the
claim until some other member OF the
board signs the receipt showing that the
hardware has been delivered to the proper
authorities. This statement Mr. searle
made this afternoon.
Omaha Man Arrested.
Ned Morris was arrested here this morn
Ing and lodged in jail complaint Of
Cackley Brothers, liquor dealers of Omaha.
who charge him with embozzlement The
particulars of the case were not received
by the police, but according to Morris he
has been travelling for Cackley Brothers
for about year and quit last Friday with
out making final settlement with them
He says he has collected some money.
probably $40 or $50, which he has not vet
reported to the firm and probably this is
the reason for his arrest. 1t is customary
he said, for liquor salesman to use the
firms money he has collected, when he
runs out of expense money and that is
what he did. He thinks Cackley had him
arrested merely to get the settlement. Nor
rts has a wife residing in Omaha. He
was taken to Omaha this afternoon
Colonel Maher Lands Again.
Judge Alton B. Parker, late candidate
for the presidency on the democratic
tr 20
trip next year and during his stay in the
west he Will be the guest of Colonel John
@. Maher The latter intends TO take
Judge Parker and number of friends who
will accompany him to the west, to his
ranch, where it is said, the best chicken
shooting in the world is to be found, and
keep him for couple of weeks num-
ber of prominent Nebraskans are to be
invited TO go with the party on the hunt.
Colonel Maher recently sent an invitation
TO Judge Parker to visit Nebraska this
fall and yesterday he received a reply from
the New Yorker that owing to a press of
legal business he would be unable to get
away this year, but that next year he
would be glad to come to Nebraska for a
couple Of weeks on a hunting trip. Colonel
Maher will endeavor TO get Judge Parker
TO time his visit so that ne can he here
during the state fair next year, and then
/ after a few days in Lincoln visiting the
4 fair TO take him to his ranch for the
shooting.
Bryan to Attend Convention.
Contrary to expectations William J
Bryan will attend the democratic stat,
convention to be held here September 20
II was the intention of Mr.. Bryan TO star
for the orient about that time, but fol
some reason he has changed his plans and
win be in Lincoln on the date of the con
vention He, with Mrs. Bryan. will leav,
within a few days after the convention
on their trip around the world.
The populist state convention will holt
forth at the same time the democratic
but # is given out positively by prom
nent democrat that no conference commit
tee will be appointed by either convention
and that this year the democrats will go {
alone OF course. this mand said II tn,
democrats nominate Chief Justice Hol
comb. as It now seems probable they will
do then the popuhsts and democrats will
likely trot again in double harness. Eacl
convention, however, he said, would &C
on It's own responsibility and there woult
be nothing in common between them. Judg
Holcomb is still in the west and whethe
baaIth has funprovad o.