Omaha daily bee., 1906-10-26

ceived letters from Rev. Mr.. Chaplin and .
Mr.. Hanna and others Of Seward county
urging the pardon and Mr.. Hanna said /
young Campion was at his home the time
the woman testified her downfall occurred |
Some Lincoln attorneys doubt the right /
Of the governor to issue pardon I'm a
case like this as the action brought was
a civil action and by permitting the young
man to leave jail the rights Of the child,
these lawyers say. arc not protected. Nu-
merous supreme court opinions are to this
effect.
Cali for state warrants.
Treasurer Mortensen has issued call
for warrants to the amount of $4,000 to be
delivered October % The call includes
warrants numbered 1S9OS6 to 1890.
Cream Tests Inaccurate.
Food Commissioner Redfern Is Of the
opinion the farmers are being done in the
way cream is tested and because Of this
he will make a recommendation to the leg
islature that the test be changed At this
time the cream is tested in a machine which
Redfern said was made to test milk, and
as cream Is much lighter the test is not
good one. He will recommend that cream
be tested by weight and the amount of
butter fat be measured and then the per
cent be applied to the bulk. Redfern win
make number OF sample tests before max
ing mis- recommendations.
Moving the Bad Lands.
South Ninth street, which has so long
been set apart as portion of the reserva-
ton. is to be cleaned up and the occu-
pants of the houses made to move out.
This morning a suit was filed against Rose
vuh 10 oh ,ryfth
ing such a house half a block from o
street, on Ninth. The suit was filed by
Charles Seifert, who conducts a bicycle
store. He alleges in this house occur
fights and disturbances every night and
that the women who live there conduct
themselves In a very unseemly manner,
that they go out in the street more or less
intoxicated and dressed less. All this. he
alleges, has deprecated the value of prop
erty in this neighborhood and he wants the
house used for other purposes If it is used
at all. trt
Boys Promise to BE Good.
The complaints against the five high
school students charged with having
painted bad language on the house Of Prof.
Sanders OF the high school have been dis
missed. The boys, with Chief of Police
Cooper. appeared before the Board of Ed
ucation and promised not to do il again.
The charges were then dismissed.
Examining Life Company.
The insurance department is examining
the records Of the Bankers Life Insurance
company OF Lincoln and the Job will not
be completed for a month or more Horace
| Virgins and George Antilles are doing the
work. All Of the home companies are to
be examined just as rapidly as the de-
partment gets around to it.
Absentee at shaIIehberEer Meeting.
The democrats Of Lincoln pulled on big
rally here tonight, with A c. ShaIlenberger
candidate for governor. the drawing card
in a mighty effort to tear down the stone
wall OF republicanism which encloses Ian
caster county. The AFFAIR was held in th'
oliver theater, and the Havelock band
with the big "B. & M" sign, significant a
least in this instance, painted on the basi
drum, was a pleasing feature OF the affair
d. In the audience were a number Of repub
, leans, including officials of the republican
! state committee, while the absence from
} the stage of George w. Berge and the alb
sence from the audience OF populsts wa
, conspicuous enough to attract notice. Tn
. democratic candidate was given an snthu
, siastic reception when he was Introduce
and ne was cheered frequently. His speed
was carefully prepared, and happy storie
at opportune times kept it from being dr
and uninteresting. He spoke OF the sec
lions OF the democratic platform in deta.
% and promised profusely TO carry out Il
! pledges II elected governor. He asserted
was more specific than the republican plat
form, and he dwelt at length upon IN
plank promising a law to compel a 2-cen
, passenger rate. His time spent on this sec
ton was in the nature OF an apology, 1
that he explained thoroughly that the raj
roads would make money by the change
He assured the audience Nebraska needle
no more new laws. but needed enforcement
OF the present laws especially the max
mum freight rate law, which he failed I
explain became a dead letter when IA
State Board OF Transportation was declare
\ unconstitutional
He denounced the republican party 70
passing a revenue law I'm which the precinS
assessor was cat out and the power OF as
sessment placed in the hands Of the count
D assessor. with the state board, a board Z
: review with final power 10 increase or d
crease the assessment
He told IN detail OF the great increas
in the assessment OF property other tina
the railroad property. for which he q,
nounced the state board. but said nothln
about the increased railroad assessmen
He accused republicans Of extravagane
but failed TO get specific He told the pc,
pie the state debt was being increased.
the face OF Treasurer Mortensen's stat
ment that Il Is being reduced. The repul
licans, ne said, controlled nearly all OF a
newspapers OF the state. and these newsp,
pers had maligned him from the day OF h
nomination. That IN the north section
the state some OF the people believed the,
stories that he was tied up with the raj
roads. but that down where he lived d
neighbors knew better. Because Of the 81
senee OF newspapers 10 assist him he sal
he had his picture printed on large car,
and under the photograph the things
stands for He said George Sheldon. Il
republican candidate. had failed to &
needed laws passed while a member OF Il
senate. and therefore he could not get the
passed when he was merely an adviser
the legislature.
A. tie conclusion Of hiS talk T, J. Doyl