Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-05-07

specific complaints win be taken up. John
n. Baldwin solicitor Of the Union Pacific.
is expected 70 be present but the board
has not been informed what other railroad
men wiz be here, though Il lie expected At
torney Ben White Of the Northwestern
viii be on hand The board expects TO put
IN q schedule Of rates and then listen to
the specific complaints
Lincoln Compiains Of Rntes.
The executive committee Of the Lincoln
! Commercial club today authorized the
] filing Of complaint with the Interstats
I Commerce commission against six Ne
I braska railroads charging discrimination
In freight rates against the city OF Lincoln.
Attorneys were employed TO draw up the
brief The complaint is against the Rock
/ Island. Union Pacific, Missouri Pacific,
/ burlington. Santa Re, Missouri. Kansas q
Texas and subsidiary lines The complaint
Re based upon the allegation that the rates
from the south on lumber, cement glass,
salt coal, brick. rice, sugar. egg case I'LL
ers and other commodities are higher to
Lincoln than the rates on the same COM
modities 20 Omaha, over the same roads.
though the distance TO the latter city u
from two 20 seventy-five miles farther.
The commission is asked to have its hear
ing In this city.
Jones Gets the Place
President Roosevelt has acted favora bly,
OF Senator Burkett's recommendation Of
VIII Owen Jones. editor Of the State Jour
nal for a position as examiner to the
naval academy and the commission is
doubtless now on the road to Lincoln The
compensation to be received will be suf-
hcient- 70 allow him 10 take his family
with him when he goes TO Annapolis and
enjoy a nice vacation once or twice a
year and still have a bank account left
Dream May Solve Problem.
While Governor Sheldon is bearing UP
well there is no doubt the anxiety of so
many people to be oil inspector is weigh
ing tusts little on his mind, otherwise
ne would not have had such a pat dream
the other night which he believes is the
best solution he viii ever get Of the mat
! ter. The governor dreamed that he had
each Of the candidates select a represen-
tative to call upon him. Then the names
Of all the candidates were written on
long sheet Of paper. Each representative
was told to scratch a name The last
name scratched was to be the oil inspector
as ne would be the least objectionable 10
the entire bunch The men cid as the
governor suggested and just as the last
sheet and the governor woke up without
seeing the name so the matter is stiu UP
In the air. The dream was bona hde.
Burlxett on Program Committee.
Senator Burkett has been appointed a
member OF the program committee OF the
public lands convention 10 be held in Den
yer June IS u and 20 This convention was
called by the governor of Colorado, acting
upon authority given him by the Colorado
legislature. and il will be made UP Of
delegates selected by the various governors
and commercial clubs in the states west
Of the Missouri river. The convention will
recommend laws to congress dealing with
the public lands of the west the object
being to see that these lands. which have
been settled. but upon which the deeds
have not been passed, pay their proper
tionate share Of the burdens Of taxation
for county and state purposes.
Free Delivery for UhiverHfty.
University Place, a suburb Of Lincoln, Is
10 have free mail delivery and the servic 2
viii be operated from the Lincoln postof-
ice just as soon as the postofice there
can be discontinued and a substation
opened. The residents OF the little village
made application 10 Senator Burkett some
time ago for this free delivery and the
senator received information this morning
that his request had been granted
Pc Tin I'm Federal Square.
A To- with a basin viii be con-
structeG he postofice square according
TO the plans made by the inspector sent
out by the government some time ago.
This will end hard tight by Senator Bur
kett to his satisfaction and 10 the salts
faction OF those who counseled- with him.
The department turned down the plans and
recommendations Of the inspector. but Sena-
tor Burkett got busy and today was notified
that the plans had been adopted
Election PIeases MIssissippianA.
]. Riser of Greenville, Miss a neighbor
of Governor Sheldon's Mississippi property,
called on the governor today and viii spend
q few days In the capital city just looking
around. Mr.. Riser's father owns a small
plantation OF 5000 acres adjoining the prop
erty OF Governor Sheldon and he said when
the news OF the election OF their neighbor
was received the whole neighborhoOd re-
3oiced. for. he said. down In his country
I they think as much Of George Sheldon as
/ they do IN Nebraska Mr.. Riser has had
/ Nebraska talked TO him 50 much that he is
| thinking Of making some investments up
here.
Goes 40 Missouri for meMurtry.
I
Lamar, Mo-, 10 bring back David McMur-
/ try Of Craig. charged with statutory as
sault upon Ena silvay. his stepdaughter.
/ Governor Sheldon issued a requisition for
/ the return OF the man this afternoon ~
the request Of the county attorney OF Burt
county.
GinEeF An City Campaign.
/ Considerable ginger was injected into
the city campaign this afternoon by the
resignation Of Howard SchleEel. deputy
/ city clerk. who gave as his reason that the
/ city clerk. Thomas Pratt. has promised IN
/ case OF his reelection 20 reappoint him
/ and also one other party TO the same
place. Sehlegei feared the double cross
/ and got ont hrst and made his statement
public property. Whether he VIII be taken
care OF BY Henry Leavitt, democrat. in
l case the latter is elected he did not say.
Mr.. Pratt said the statement that ne had
] promised the deputyship is uutrue.
state Receivers some oaah
state Treasurer Brian today received
81. 900 from the defunct National bank OF
/ Orleans and expects 10 get $4,000 more
during the week. This bank failed IN ss7
al a time when the state had on deboFit
in Il about $40. 600 This Il the frst
dividend paid
UnfverEtty Gees Iua0 Court.
Regent Allen on behalf OF John J. Led
/ with has brought mandGmus proceedings
I Reainst the state auditor 70 compel MIN