Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-02
Nebraska
MULLEN'S RELATIVE LOSES
Omaha Woman Named as Matron at
Lincoln Insane Asylum.
REIGN OF HOLT COUNTY MAN ENDS
Railway Commission Finds IL Cannot
Use It's Hallway Motor cycle on
Account Of the Expense
of Operating IL.
(From a staff Correspondent

- A'NA a n bhNAh laH
LINCOLN. May I.-CspeclalJ-1t has come
al last. Governor "Mullcnberger" has de
clsred his Independence and the Mullen will
be stricken from his name and the "Shal-
len will be restored. All Of which. how
ever, depends upon what happens when Sir
Arthur returns to Lincoln. Anyhow, Gov
ernor Shailenberger announced this morn
ing that Mrs. Hannah Kelley OF Omaha
had been appointed by superintendent
Woodland Of the Lincoln asylum to take the
place made vacant by the discharge OF Miss
Beatrice McGinnis, who secured her place
upon the recommendation Of Overload Null
len. Miss McGinnis is distantly related to
Mr.. Mullen.
The action OF the governor In unfolding
the edict Of the superintendent has all the
appearance Of the beginning Of the end OF
the house OF Mullen so far as the overload
business is concerned around the executive
office. And the overthrow of Mullen would
be In keeping with the official acts of the
executive. First there came the throw
down Of the democrts Of Omaha who
elected him by the signing OF the s o'clock
closing law: now comes the Icy NIT for one
Of Arthur Mullen's relatives, when Mullen
himself will not deny that he furnished the
brains and the inspiration for most Of The
work of the late legislature and Is the chief
AHflNlecI OF tue executive. bul even ueIoEt
THE house OF Mullen began to crumble, the
governor permitted Chris Gruenther's rec
ommendation regarding a Legislative act to
30 UNDECIDED. And Gruenther is the one
man who stood by Shallenberger when Tom
Allen and Mullen had no idea he could be
elected and when both were breaking their
backs for Bryan and permitting the Shall
lenberger fight TO so by default.
In the meantime. out at the Lincoln asy-
lum, vouchers are coming I'm to the score
tary OF state endorsed by the assistant
superintendent without the signature of the
superintendent, which in time. II allowed
to stand, will cause another nice scrap be-
tween the two.
Price Claims the Idea.
And now friends Of William r. Price.
late defeated democratic candidate for
state auditor are wrathy at Mr.. Bryan and
his Commoner. For the simple reason
Bryan had taken unto himself very calmly
Mr.. Prices latest platform and on this
he expects to ride into The good graces OF
the temperance element Of the democratic
party.
While the Commoner is advocating an
amendment to the tariff bill prohibiting the
issuance Of a government license in a dry
territory, as its own good and original
idea. Mr.. Price used that same thing in q
plank in his platform when he had an
idea he was going to run for congress In
stead of for state auditor. That was the
platform on which Mr.. Price expected to
get his votes. Why Mr.. Bryan failed to
give credit to Mr.. Price for the idea is a
matter OF speculation and it is supposed
the reason Is that Mr.. Price is not a can
didste now and may be Mr.. Bryan will be
shortly. The files of the newspapers last
spring will show that Mr.. Price beat Mr..
Bryan to the idea by several months.
Motorcycle IL Expensive.
When the State Railway commission con
, tracted to pay 5000 for a motorcycle u
gaiivant around over the various railroad
tracks OF the state, the commission bough.
a white elephant. The machine is here al
right and 1t can be had by anyone at q
bargain. In fact, II the company insists OF
the purchase price the state will be Out
just that much, for the commission can,
not run the machine nearly as cheaply a.
It can travel in first class Pullman cars.
The commission received a letter from
General Manager Holdrege Of the Burling.
ton this morning, stating that the charge
for running the car on the company track.
would be S1.50 n mile. the usual price. anc
besides. under the law, the car would hav,
" W thNlBlNu = q Tram crew OF I'M
persons.
So the commission has decided to chuck
the car. 1t will offer the company a mic,
bonus to take it back and this bonus viii
be paid out of The pockets Of the member.
of the commission, even though Dr. Win.
nett opposed the purchase. So the state vii
not suffer financially at this little indis
erection OF the commission.
Wolf Rouuty Fund Exhausted.
The last warrant for the payment o
wolf bounty claims has been mailed ou
dom the office of the auditor. The tota
amount of the warrants was s2e, s93. 20, leav
ing a balance of $3.50. The next claim OF
the list was for $50 ana was filed by w
~ LeFever of Benkelmsn. The audito
. has written MIR. LeFever that II ne desire
to accept $50 and then put in a deficienc,
claim for 81 he will send him the remainde
OF the $4,000 appropriated by the late legls
lature.
There was a total Of 1855 claims pafd
OF this number less than 500 had bee
assigned before the legislature MADE IN,
appropriation and $500 in claims had beeI