Omaha daily bee., 1906-08-05

together, for the reason that they were
SO selected, but the general disposition is
to walt erd see what kind OF a platform
Is devised before saying whether II should
be accepted or turned down
Extras with Amendment Notices.
Though he believes the legality OF the
publication Of the proposed railroad amend
ment to the constitution will not be ques-
toned IL it is published for thirteen con-
secutive weeks prior to the election, Sec
rotary OF State Galusha today telegraphed
and telephoned to each OF the papers to
which he had sent the amendment, to pub
lish an extra edition Of the paper to in
sure the Legality Of the publication. Late
this evening he had heard from nearly all
OF his wires and extra editions will be
published. This will make the necessary
three calendar months.
The other state officers. Treasurer Nor
Jensen, Land Commissioner Eaton, Super
intendent McRrien and Auditor searle also
sent the following telegram, which is like
the one sent by Mr.. Galusha:
Publish special edition OF this week S
paper or supplement containing Constitu-
tional amendment and issue II not later
! than today or Sunday to insure validity
/ OF publication. '
As an excuse for getting into the game
these officers said they sent the messages
because they believed it would impress the
, country papers with the seriousness Of the
situation and would make them doubly
anxious to get the extra paper printed.
Who is to ray the cost Of the extra pub
/ lications has not been figured out as yet.
The extra edition idea was suggested by
Deputy Attorney General Thompson. who
said it would remove all doubt as to the
validity of the publication of the notices.
3 A -. ton
I ing and In his absence the legal depart
ment would hazard no opinion as to the
law in the matter.
! Mr.. Galusha said he has been ready to
send out the copy of the notices for more
than two weeks. but he had written to a
number of the county chairmen, asking
what paper should receive the contract.
! He has heard from only a few of them, he
! said. and this morning received letter
| from one who is a county attorney, saying
he would discuss the papers when he came
! down 10 the state convention.
! Papers from Franklin, Gage, Dodge,
Douglas and Lancaster counties containing
! the amendment notices were received at
| the office of the secretary of state today
MuCh Cry for Little Veal.
In their efforts to array the state against
| Omah a the Lincoln papers are still abusing
the members Of the State Board Of Equali-
! cation who voted against lowering the as
| sessment of Lancaster county merchandise
! 5 per cent Had the members of the state
| board acceded to the demands of the fake
reformers the merchants of Lancaster
/ county would have been saved the enor-
nous sum of $264.3. This would have saved
each Of the merchants OF the county about
! 50 cents and may be not that much. Be
! cause the state board refused to lop of the
enormous sum of $26423 from the state and
school taxes to be paid by the Lancaster
: merchants, the fake reformers assert the
Lancaster board next year will do its own
cutting.
| Lancaster county merchandise was as
sessed at 1854, 97S. 20. County Assessor Mil
! Ter asked the State Board of Equalization
| to cut this down 5 per cent This would
have made a reduction in the assessment OF
S37.74891 The total state and school levy
is mills, which would make the taxes
over which the fake reformers are throw
ing fits s26423
THE Lincoln papers doubtless have never
| figured what the per cent reduction woulc
| save the merchants said a member of the
board but jumped into abusing the board
as though we had robbed the county OF
| thousands 1t should be borne in mind also
| that the other counties Of the state con-
| tribute to the support of Lancaster county
| over s2OO0OO0 every biennium or almost
! two-thirds of the total appropriations Of
| the entire state. Lancaster county fur
nished no evidence that its merchants were
| over-assessed, but on the contrary the
county assessor said they were under-as
sessed Assessor Miller and j. E. Millel
| also failed to substantiate their charge that
-, dor ae 10l
! We listened to the evidence and were sat
lsfed. would like the people of the state
to know, however, that all this talk is ovel
the enormous sum of 1894. It is about the
4 ,aliber Of the Lincoln fake sheets"
| Leather workers strike.
Employees of Harpman Bros. and Buck
] staff Bros have gone on strike because
| the heads Of the two firms refuse to siEr
up the union scale. About thirty-hve mer
| are out The men on strike are leather
workers. They assert they are not dis
satisfied with the wages paid them nor thu
| hours, but want the firms TO sign TN
scale.
| Ministerial Association Election.
The ministerial association, which me
yesterday at Bethany, elected the following
| officers The Rev. r. A. Schell, Hastings
president; the Rev. d. G. Wagner. Chester
vice president; the Rev, H. c. Holmes
Fairbury, secretary-treasurer. FOLLOWING
this meeting the Christian womans boarC
OF missions met in business session an'
elected officers as follows: Mrs ]. c. Nc
Celery, Beatrice, president; Mrs S. c
Willard. Bethany. corresponding secretary
Mrs. Jennie Burns. Omaha, first vic
president; Mrs. Alice Henry, Fairbury
recording secretary; Mrs. Mary Ayles
worth, Bethany, treasurer; Mrs. King
Bethany, junior superintendent; Mrs d
NJ. Sayles, Beaver Crossing, asslstan
junior superintendent; Mrs. T. F. A. VIII
lams Lincoln, superintendent of litera
| ture.
Rev. G. b. Ranshaw of Cincinnati, feel
, | secretary OF the American Christian Mis-