Omaha daily bee., 1906-01-12
RAILROADS COURT A FIGHT
Governor Mickey Points Out Significance o.
Action in Saunders County.
ISSUE TO Be A SQUARE ONE NEXT FAIL
Petition Filled in supreme Court for a
RehearinE of the Case Invoiving
Terms of supervisors and
Registers OF Deeds.
,From a star Correspondent

LINCOLN, Jan. 11.-(Special.) THE action
Of Saunders county citizens in passing reso-
buttons denouncing the Burlington and
Union Pacific railroads for not paying their
taxes is endorsed by Governor Mickey, who
in discussing the matter said:
"other counties likely will follow the ac-
ton Of Saunders county and that action
goes 10 show that the sentiment against
the railroads Is not fareup, but is deep
seated and win have its effect on the COM
ing campaign The sentiment is SO strong
against allowing the railroads TO continue
to run the affairs of Nebraska that II is my
belief, that no man will be elected to office
in the state who IL not thoroughly in ac-
cord with that sentiment. am not OPP
posed TO the railroads and would do them
no injury. but they should pay their share
of the taxes of the state and they should
do 1t without resorting to the courts. other
people had their taxes increased a great
deal more than did the railroads, and they
had no alternative but to pay UP like the
railroads should have done. I believe the
people will scrutinize every candidate
closely whether he be running for United
States senator or for the least of the state
offices and the men who are elected will be
those who are in accord with the sentiment
of the people"
RehearinE in Register Case.
County supervisors and county registers
Of deeds must go to law again to hold their
of1ces and again must the supreme court
pass on the biennial elections laws which
referred to these officers, or at least It
must pass upon a motion for rehearing.
The motion for rehearing was filed this
morning in the supreme court by the county
clerks OF Gage and Buffalo counties who
are contrasting the right of c. B. Hensley of
Gage county, elected register of deeds, and
Lawrence M. Welsh and Porter Donnell,
supervisor and register of deeds, respec-
lively, of Buffalo county.
object to clifford Endorsement.
Members of the Union Veterans Repub-
lican club have quit fighting the civil war
battles and are now engaged in a struggle
over present day affairs. The war broke
out over the endorsement of W. NJ Clifford
for receiver of the land Office at Lincoln In
the club there are over 100 members and at
the meeting which endorsed the candidacy
Of Clifford were seven members, so a mem
Der Of the majority faction said. and now
the program is to hold another meeting and
repudiate the endorsement and send in to
Washington a nice little knock on the old
war horse The majority members of the
riub. through their spokesman, claim that
hey have always saluted the flag and
walked under the banner of republcanism
since the days OF 81 and not once have they
side-stepped candidate regularly nomi.
mated. They claim this is not the record OF
Clifford. but instead that he not only side.
stepped John II. Mickey. the governor
but so Infatuated was he at the latter's
nomination for second term that he
yanked from the walls of the clubroom the
picture of the chief executive and then and
here, with malice aforethought. threw Il
npon the floor and jumped on it with bott
feet and made few remarks.
Board of EmbaImers Makes RuIes. >
The board Of secretaries of the State
Board of Embalmers met in the office OF
Governor Mickey yesterday afternoon will
the board proper and the rules of the sec
retaries regarding the disinterment OF
bodies were adopted. These rules reauir,
that before the body of a person who ha.
died or smallpox or other infectious dis
case shall be disinterred permission mus
first be obtained from the secretary of tn,
board. The salary and expenses OF DR.
Spalding. state health commissioner
amounting to 512 was allowed. This bill
was from October to the present time
Or, Spalding being paid for the time he &
actually employed by the state instead O
by annual salary. Members of the boar,
present besides DR.. Spalding were Drs W
NJ Hill Of Hebron and. A Ratnour o
Weeping Water.
Opticians Meet.
The State Optical society will meet /,
Lincoln January 16.
Andrews Goes TO Funeral
Chancellor Andrews will go to Chicag
Saturday night and will participate in tn
funeral exercises TO be held over the re
mains Of President Harper of Chicago uni
versty. Chancellor Andrews will delive
an address eulogistic OF President Harper
work. On the matter OF the report tina
Chancellor Andrews would be offered tn
vacant place at the head of the school tn
chancellor would not talk.
Secretary for Commercial Club.
Walter S. Written of Muscatine Ia, ha
been elected commercial secretary OF tn
Commercial club and will assume the dutie
OF his position within short time. Chair
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