Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-27
state Board Does Not Desire Lincoln
People to Raise Money for
Hospital for crippled and
Deformed children.
CFrom a stan Correspondent

tlOnS ADOPTED ana tnat ne WOulu not per
NIT any politics to enter into the pro-
ceedings. He will make this statement
TO the association in the morning and thus
endeavor to head of the threatened res
olutions denouncing the railroads and Incl
dentally endorsing favorite candidates
Ross Hammond of Fremont. Adam
Breede of Hastings and James Elliott of
West Point were among the arrivals to-
night and each predicts a record-breaklng
meeting
The program tomorrow morning includes
an address by Mayor Brown, welcoming
the pencil pushers. annual address by
President John b. Donovan, report of Sec
rotary Maupin. address by Fletcher n.
Merwin Crosses and Crowns and
Newspaper Libel Laws" by Edward Rose
water.
The meeting will last until Thursday
evening and a most interesting program
has been arranged. Among the early ar
rivals were w. NJ. Wheeler of Faireld
f. NJ. Corvell of Hebron, NJ. A. Brown
of Kearney, c. NJ. G. Cooper of Rushville,
Taylor of Trenton and NJ. H. Prail of I'M
perial
Prall had to drive forty miles to catch a
train to get here and he is as full of en-
thusiasm over the meeting as an old
time print" can be. Prall is an old
timer. having worked on The Bee and on
the State Journal. He is authority for the
statement no politics is being talked in
Chase county and nobody is discussing the
date for the state convention.
I'VE don't mind opening up in a po-
litical way in the fall. but we object to
talking politics all the year round" said
Mr.. Prall. When the editor went to Chase
county it was almost a crime to say one
was a republican, but by constant ham,
mering he has gotten a majority of the
people to believe the way he believes in
politics and things are republican now.
Thomps IN Out for Attorney General.
w. 7. Thompson, deputy attorney gen.
eral announced himself this morning a
candidate for the republican nomination
for attorney general to succeed Attorney
General Brown. who announced Sunday he
would not be a candidate for reelection.
Mr.. Thompson succeeded Mr.. Brown as
deputy when the latter was elected attor-
ney general two years ago. Previous to
that time he had served a number of
terms in the legislature and in 1903 was a
prominent candidate for speaker of the
house and served on the committee which
framed the revenue law. He has assisted
NJ. Brown in all OF his cases since be-
coming deputy. His home is in Central
City, Merrck county
Fremont Conference Fake.
The statement published in a Fremont
democratic paper that Attorney General
Brown went to Fremont last Thursday
and held a consultation with r. b. Schnei-
der, Ross Hammond and General Manager
Bidwell Of the Northwestern is pronounced
Il 4.
those conversant with the truth. Mr. Brown
went to Fremont and held a consultation
with Ross Hammond at the latter's re.
quest. but he held no conference with Bid.
well or Schneider AS a matter of fact
said man who knows, Mr. Brown is not
acquainted with Mr.. Bidwell and was
never seen him to know him. Brown met
| Schneider at the station in Fremont as
! he was boarding the train and the two
shook hands and passed the time of daS
and that was all of that conference.
Private Donations Not Wanted.
The movement started in Lincoln to col
lect money by popular subscription for tn,
| maintenance of the hospital for crippled
children is not looked upon with favo
by all the members of the Board of Publ
Lands and Buildings, which has charge o
this institution, but instead such a cours
! is said not TO be necessary. The las
legislature appropriated $4,000 in all 70
the improvements salaries and mainten
ance OF the hospital for the Home of tn
Friendless and $4,000 for the creation an
maintenance of the hospital for cripple
and deformed children. out of the tota
appropriation for the FORMER institution
$4,000 was set apart for maintenance 70
the biennium. or this amount s6745 90 ha
been expended, leaving s7.254.07 remainin
to maintain this institution for the re
mainder of the year. out of the 5000
appropriated for the hospital for cripple
children $6.e25 he's been expended.
The appropriation for the Home for tn
Friendless provides the money shall
spent I'm caring for Inmates eligible 10
adoption, aged women inmates and for de
formed and crippled children. Auditc
Searle is of the opinion part of this none
can be used TO maintain the hospital Il
crippled children under the terms of II
appropriation and Secretary OF Stat
Galisha is of the same opinion. The al
preparation for the hospital provides n
deficiency shall occur, but Mr.. Galush
and Mr. Searle think II will be all rigi
and legal to use part OF the appropriate
for the home in keeping mp the hospit'
even il the home shall have a dehcienc,
Saving Fish from Lake.
Game Warden Carter will go to Nebrask
City this week to get some fish from Gil
son lake, across the river. which is bein
drained. This lake covers an immens
area and is being drained so the land whic
IL covers can be used for farming pu
poses. Those doing the york notified n
game warden the lake was full of rs
4 which will perish unless removed. AS pa
! OF the lake is IN Iowa Hr Carter wro
I the Iowa game warden TO assist In n
work of taking out the fish. which are
be divided. AS the Iowa official. has I
4 appropriation for this kind of work Cart
will do it all and viii pur the fish in Gu
OF lake at Omaha as that lake also el
tends over into Iowa.
Many Wolf Bounty Claimants.
4 slayers of wolves have gobbled uD $40
of the $1,000 appropriated by the la
legislature as wolf bounty. Tine Gain
for bounty continue to pile up IN the aud
tors Office and though no more VIII
maid when the 81 900 is 'aten up IL Is TT
sumed they will continue to pile up rut
the next legislature disposes 90 them
All Serene at Norfolk.
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