Omaha daily bee., 1906-06-05
DECREASE IN STATE DEBT
Over -Four Hundred thousand Dollars Since
First Of December.
EXPECTED TO Be HALF MILLION FOR YEAR
Attorney GsHersi Brown Files EHceP-
lions 60 Finding OF Referee I'm
the Grain Case-spaldinE
ReappOinted.



eember l. 1905. the interest-bearing state |
debt has been decreased Sn4s42.5S, accord |
ing TO the semi-annual statement of the |
auditor. filed with the governor this after
noon. The report shows the outstanding
warrant indebtedness against the general
fund which is practically the only interest,"
bearing warrants. December 1 amounted to
S2,375 IS, and on June the warrants
outstanding against this fund amounted TO
H.s6 .55s.O2. Treasurer Mortensen believes
the debt win be reduced at least $4,000
by January /. During this period OF time
warrants have been registered to the
amount OF S74s,O81
Tho total OF warrants on all funds out
standing December /, 1905, was s., 455. "a.
The balance outstanding June /. 1905. was
s., 1s3 49, a reduction Of only ST,5e6.O6.
The small reduction in the total OF all
warrants outstanding Is explained by the
fact that warrants were Issued last month
to the number OF S4O4 43l on the temporary
school fund, but none Of these had yet
been presented to the treasurer for pay
ment on June l. the date OF the state
auditors semi-annual report. The amount
OF warrants issued on all funds during
the semi-annual period was t,713 626.sl, and
the amount paid H.7n,621.
Both Regiments Go to Riley.
After corresponding with the secretary
Of war Adjutant General Culver is almost
satisfied Nebraskas two regiments will be
permitted to participate in the army man
euvers at Fort Riley August to 10. Here
tofore General Culver believed only one
regiment would be permitted to partici-
pate, but now he believes both regiments
will 60. No enistments will be permitted
after July until after the maneuvers, and
no company not up to the standard Will
be allowed to go. All companies must have
the minimum number OF members.
Exceptions in Grain Case.
Attorney General Brown this afternoon
filed exceptions to the report of Referee
Pemberton in the grain case as follows:
Excepts to the conclusion Of law that the
case should be dismissed as to the Holm
quist Grain and Lumber company and
Excerpts 10 the conclusion of law that the
plaintiff is not entitled, on the facts found
by the referee. to forfeiture OF the cor
porate franchise Of the defendant corpora
Excepts to the conclusion of law that the
state Is not entitled to an injunction re-
straining the defendants from soliciting or
receiving rebates from the railroad COM
panies. ~~ ~'--''' =,
the shippers similarly situated were paid an
elevation charge of IL cents per hundred
by the railroads and that such payment
was not a rebate forbidden by law.
. antitrust SUIT filed by Attorney General
Brown, tonight prepared a motion asking
that the case be remanded to Referee
Pemberton to take further testimony. w.
j. COPYRIGHT OF Fremont, on behalf of
the Nye-Schneide Fowler and other COM
pepies, will file the motion tomorrow in
the supreme court alleging that the state
association dissolved prior to July when
the Junkin act went into effect that the
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act and that II has not been violated.
They ask leave TO Offer testimony to-
prove ttieitA cotitehnon. alisgfhg that the
referee -misinterpreted their failure 10
OFFER evidence. The motion Is I'm effect a
request for the reopening of the case
The Evans Grain company and the Con-
rad Lumber and Grain company join in
the motion.
Report, Agninst DR.. Mathews.
The board OF secretaries Of the State
, Board of Health has recommended to the
board proper that the certificate OF Dr.
]. T. Mathews TO practice medicine in
Nebraska be revoked. The board has the
evidence taken before the secretaries and
will grant a. hearing Monday afternoon
to Dr. Mathews and the prosecution. DR..
Mathews is charged with having per-
formed criminal operation upon Edith
Short. who died a result OF such opera
ton. The woman was a nurse.
At a meeting of the State Board of
Health held this morning DR.. S. X.
spalding was reappointed health Inspector
for another year. Under the law the
board OF secretaries must recommend
three names TO the board proper, from
which one is selected The secretaries
recommended Or. spalding. Dr. s. r.
Towne Of Omaha and DR.. F. L. Wilmeth
- r. ~,
moua choice Of the board
Increase In Assessment.
Within a short time abstracts Of the
county assessments will be returned 10
the State Board OF Equalization. From
reports received from out in the state IL
looks as though there will be a considera-
BILE increase in the valuation OF property
this year over last The law provides
the abstracts must be returned to the
state board not later than July TO- The
board meets as a board OF equalization or
the third Monday in July.
No Receiver for TabItha Home.
The petition OF the attorney general e
have the supreme court appoint a receiver
for Tabitha homo and otherwise look into
the affairs OF this institution has not ye
been filed with the supreme court and tn,
indications are Il will not be filed. Gov
ernor Mickey has been called upon b!
members OF the board of directors. VIII,
have made him a good showing. and ow
Ing TO the fact that the present manage
ment has been in only a short time, II 1
the idea OF the governor to give the boar
chance to make good
HoIcOmb Sells Residence.
Harry Hall OF the hrm OF Hall Brothers
hardware dealers, has bought the Judg
Holcomb residence property for $500 an
viii remove his family TO it, This Is take
as an Indication that Judge HoIcomb
satisfied In Seattle and will not return [
Lincoln. Some time ago he formed lay
partnership in the west but at the tim
OF the announcement it was not know
whether he intended the arrangements I
be permanent
University Cadet Omeers.
Captain wofkizer today announced N
list OF onicers OF the cadets at the stat
university for the coming year.
The following appointments are al
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