| 135was not a very interesting one this morning. The speaker announced the list of
standing committees. The chairmen of important committees are as follows:
Judiciary, Schrader of Logan; finance, ways and means, Nichols of Buffalo; ac-
countants and expenditures, Waldrom of Adams; constititional amendments, Stev-
ens of Furnas; railroads, McReynolds of Clay; corportaions, Goddard of Frontier ;
banks and currency, Taylor of Butler, manufactories and commerce, Schelp of
Platt, revenue and taxation, Carpenter of Butler.
The republicans and democrats are not in the list to any great extent. They get
no chairmanships unless it be John C. Watson. Mr. Watson has been assigned the committee on fish culture. He suggested to the speaker that if he was at liberty to refer them to the fish commitee.
Speaker Eider took occasion to remark during a discussion as to employees that he wanted during a discussion as to employees that he wanted things to be done enco-
nomically, but no necessary clerks should be cut off. He thought the house ought
to sit more hours per day, as from what he could see before the house the corn
would be ready to plow before the laws demanded by the pepole could be passed..
Wislon, Riley and Hall presented memoriais urging the enactment of laws in refernce to public deposltorles for public money. Fulton presentd a memorial aksing that the constitution be coamended as to distribute all saloon licenses through the state school.
An inviation to visit the horticultural exhibit this afternoon. A motion to ad-
joun so as to attend this meeting was voted down. It was afterwards agreed to adjourn until 4 p.m.
Soderman offered a resolution that aspasses had been recived this morning from Missouri Pacific they be de-clined, the resolution was tabled by the large vote.
On partial report of the relief commette quite a discussion was precipitated. Howe stated that the effort to secure goods from Lincoln and Omaha jobbers had failed, and urged the impartance of immediate action. Stevens did not propose to have the lash applied too harshly on this matter. The independents were resposible for this mater and proposed to act with deliberation. The truth is the independents are determind not to pass a bill that will require Boyd's signature if they can avoid it and propose to hear the contest first.
Taylor of Johnson offered a resolution that as Lincoln and Omaha merchants had refused to furnish appiles for suferra on a pledge of members of the leglslature, The committe be dirced to confer with St. Louis and Kansas City merchants.
The resolution was laid on the table by
a large vote.
The committee on relief appropriation introduced a bill fixing the amount
at $ 125, 000, and it was passed to be second reading.
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.Police Pecord.
N. C Davis a young switchman, aged 27, was arrested this morning by Officer
Bob Malone this morning on the charge of selling morthahed property, preferred
by James Knox. The story told by Knox is that some time last spring Davis, who
was about to leave the city, sold him a lot of household goods, but after he had
gone a man named Klock, South Tenth street secound hand dealer, turned up with a mortgage thereom for $ 17, which Knox was compelled to pay or sureder the goods. Since then he has been on the lookout for Davis, but the latter did not
return to the city until a few days since. The morning Knox caught sight of his
man in the Ivy Leaf saloon, and sent a man to police station while he tracker his
man. Davis left the saloon before the officer arrived, but was overhauled at Tenth and O streets. The accused has a very little to say, and took his arrest very coodly.
James McGuire had his trial before Judge Houston this morning on the charge of abstracting ten dollars from the proceeds of a check H. Calvert had chased athe Depot saloon. McGuire was there at the time, but denied the theft. The only postive testimony against him was that of a young fellow who said he was a farmer, but didn't look it. He swore that he had seen McGuire take the cash, but as witness for defense said he had overheard the "farmer" say that he had gotten even with "that sucker," his testimony was not re-garderd very heavilu and McGuire was discharged.
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LAID TO REST
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The Last Sad Bittes Performed Over
John Sheedy's Body
The funeral of John Sheedy, the victim of some unknown man's vengeance, took place at 10 o'clock this morning from the late residence, Twelfth and P streets. One hunderd and fifty members from the five lodges of Knights of Pythias, to which order deceased belonged, attended in a body to the grave. There were no funeral services held at the house or the grave. A large number of freinds of the deceased paid their last resoects.
The coroner's jury is presumably still at work on the inquest, but the iron cladoath imposed upon the members and witnesses prevents their divulging anything of any moment.
The intimate friends of Mr. Sheedy are confident that the murderer will be caught, and it is thought that rewards aggregating $ 1,000 will be offered soon.
There are one or two clues being worked that are considered very plausible, and
from what inside knowledge of the case the NEWS possesses at present, it believes that someting is liable to drop in the near future.
The NEWS was in error yesterday in stating that Dennis Sheedy was opposed to the holding of an inquest over his dead brother. A a matter of fact he authorized the employment of a stenographer, but did not wish to hear the inquest. This morning's session developed nothing particularly new.
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Got the Boom.
When governor Boyd yesterday sent a request to the board of public lands and buildings for additional ofice room, the board met but did not agree on its course of action. The governor's communication was construed as courteous demand for the quarters occupied by Governor Thayer, but the members if the board were not of one mind about ousting the occupant by summary proceedings. Another meeting was held in the afternoon and the first decision step toward Governor Thayer's was taken by adopting a resolution reclting that Governor Boyd had represented his present quarters as altogether inadequate to the business of his office, wherefore the board directs that there shall be attached to the executive department the rooms formerly occupied by Governor Thayer as an executive office.
Governor Thayer this morning after the action of the board of public lands and buildings very gracefully vacated his office in favor of Governor Boyd. Before noon Governor Boyd and hsi assistants were duly initiated into the aprtments set apart and arranged for the chief executive of the state of course.
This gives the new governor possession of the vault and articles of the office Governor Thayer appeared very willing to concede the office, but doesn't like it at all. Peace now reigns.
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A MORNING FIRE.
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The Frame Building at 1237 A Street
Partially Destroyed.
Shortly after 10 o'clock this morning flams were discovered issung from the frame store building at 1237 A street, owned by Gov. B. L Palne. The fire boys
were promptly on hand, but thr high wind hindered the speedy extinction of the fire. The structure was a two story affair, one of the old landmarks of the city, having been erected some twenty years ago, and was worth probably $ 800. The fire caught fram a defective flue, on the secoynd story, and was damaged so greatly that it will have to be pulled done. The second floor was occupied by lodgers, while the first floor contained a second hand store, pawn shop and Chinese laundry. Chief New bury was impiored to allow the flames to eat up the old shell known as the Howard house, but as Charley June had promised him clam chowder for dinner he had the building saved temporarlly.
Greenstone owns the pawnshop and John Brushkey a tall or shop in rear.
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State Relief Committee
A meeting of the executive board of the state relief committee was held yesterday at the close of which Hon. O. P. Mason. A. J. Sawyer, C. W. Mosher, R.
R. Randall and Rey. George W. Martin were appointed a committe to draft an emergency bill in the intersts of the drought sufferers.
The following resolution were also adopted:
Resolved, That we request Congressmen (word?) W. A. McKeighan, O. M. Kean and W. J. Bryan to proceed at once to Washington and urge the passage of a bill in congress set forth in the emortal passed by the senate and house of represetatives of our state.
Resoved, That out sincere thanks are due Rev. George W. Martine, D. D, for his able, zealous and untiring energy in prosecuting his work as superintendent of relief.
Rev. L. P. Ludden was appointed general manager of the work, and after listening to a lenghty report from Dr. G. W. Martin, it was decided to send him again to the drouth stricken region.
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An Attendant's Actions.
A young man named Westerland, an attendat at the insane asylum, was brought to the police station, having been found walking the streets in a dazed condition. He was extremely nervous and walked back and forth in the station with his head thrown back, his eyes staring and constantly moaning, " Oh God! Oh God!" Sergeant Otto took him to the Opelt hotel, the man fainting twice on the way, and turned over to the care of Dr. Knapp, superlntendent of the asylum. The young man had not been drinking, and it was thought for a time that having been so long in charge of insane men he was himself tainted with insanitu, but the doctor pronounced it merely a bad case of nervous prostation.
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A Mysterious Death
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Brewer, daughter and cousin, all left yesterday for Edmond, South Dakota, to attend the funeral of Mrs. Brewer's father, J. C. Will son, who met his death there in a mysterious manner. Whether by violence or the result sickness is not known. He had started on his return to Lincoln but a short time before his death was re-ported. Deceased was about forty-two years of age and leaves two childern now living here. The remains will be interred at the cemetery near Edmond where he had for some time been employed.
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FRIDAY
-----------
Co. H, first regiment, N. N. G., H. H. Short, captain, twenty-nine men, passed through today to their homes in Nelson. Capt. Chas, E. Harris and thirty-five men, composing Co. C. also passed through to Nebraska City on their return from Bushville.
The corn cirbs at Cheney of J. H. Paden, and containg some 3,000 bushels were robbed Wednesday night and a considerable quantity of grain removed by an unknown thief whom Mr. Parden would like very well to discover, if for no other reason than to urge the importanc next time his cart is filled to remember and nail on the crib slats and not waste so much on the ground.
L. K. Holmes was thrown from his wagon last night and terribily injured about the head, but was able to procced home after a short time. His horse became frightened at the unsual whistling at the O street crossings and suddenly broke into a run, leaving Mr. Holmes to get out of a bad fix as best he could. He is quite sore today but also able to be about.
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The Senate-Afternoon Session.
Among the bills which were fired into the legislative mill yesterday was one providing for three county commisson era in counties of less than 125.000, and five in counties over that number. Also an Australlian ballot law based on the diana law.
Senator Stevens offered the following :
| 135was not a very interesting one this morning. The speaker announced the list of
standing committees. The chairmen of important committees are as follows:
Judiciary, Schrader of Logan; finance, ways and means, Nichols of Buffalo; ac-
countants and expenditures, Waldrom of Adams; constititional amendments, Stev-
ens of Furnas; railroads, McReynolds of Clay; corportaions, Goddard of Frontier ;
banks and currency, Taylor of Butler, manufactories and commerce, Schelp of
Platt, revenue and taxation, Carpenter of Butler.
The republicans and democrats are not in the list to any great extent. They get
no chairmanships unless it be John C. Watson. Mr. Watson has been assigned the committee on fish culture. He suggested to the speaker that if he was at liberty to refer them to the fish commitee.
Speaker Eider took occasion to remark during a discussion as to employees that he wanted during a discussion as to employees that he wanted things to be done enco-
nomically, but no necessary clerks should be cut off. He thought the house ought
to sit more hours per day, as from what he could see before the house the corn
would be ready to plow before the laws demanded by the pepole could be passed..
Wislon, Riley and Hall presented memoriais urging the enactment of laws in refernce to public deposltorles for public money. Fulton presentd a memorial aksing that the constitution be coamended as to distribute all saloon licenses through the state school.
An inviation to visit the horticultural exhibit this afternoon. A motion to ad-
joun so as to attend this meeting was voted down. It was afterwards agreed to adjourn until 4 p.m.
Soderman offered a resolution that aspasses had been recived this morning from Missouri Pacific they be de-clined, the resolution was tabled by the large vote.
On partial report of the relief commette quite a discussion was precipitated. Howe stated that the effort to secure goods from Lincoln and Omaha jobbers had failed, and urged the impartance of immediate action. Stevens did not propose to have the lash applied too harshly on this matter. The independents were resposible for this mater and proposed to act with deliberation. The truth is the independents are determind not to pass a bill that will require Boyd's signature if they can avoid it and propose to hear the contest first.
Taylor of Johnson offered a resolution that as Lincoln and Omaha merchants had refused to furnish appiles for suferra on a pledge of members of the leglslature, The committe be dirced to confer with St. Louis and Kansas City merchants.
The resolution was laid on the table by
a large vote.
The committee on relief appropriation introduced a bill fixing the amount
at $ 125, 000, and it was passed to be second reading.
------------
.Police Pecord.
N. C Davis a young switchman, aged 27, was arrested this morning by Officer
Bob Malone this morning on the charge of selling morthahed property, preferred
by James Knox. The story told by Knox is that some time last spring Davis, who
was about to leave the city, sold him a lot of household goods, but after he had
gone a man named Klock, South Tenth street secound hand dealer, turned up with a mortgage thereom for $ 17, which Knox was compelled to pay or sureder the goods. Since then he has been on the lookout for Davis, but the latter did not
return to the city until a few days since. The morning Knox caught sight of his
man in the Ivy Leaf saloon, and sent a man to police station while he tracker his
man. Davis left the saloon before the officer arrived, but was overhauled at Tenth and O streets. The accused has a very little to say, and took his arrest very coodly.
James McGuire had his trial before Judge Houston this morning on the charge of abstracting ten dollars from the proceeds of a check H. Calvert had chased athe Depot saloon. McGuire was there at the time, but denied the theft. The only postive testimony against him was that of a young fellow who said he was a farmer, but didn't look it. He swore that he had seen McGuire take the cash, but as witness for defense said he had overheard the "farmer" say that he had gotten even with "that sucker," his testimony was not re-garderd very heavilu and McGuire was discharged.
----------------
LAID TO REST
---------
The Last Sad Bittes Performed Over
John Sheedy's Body
The funeral of John Sheedy, the victim of some unknown man's vengeance, took place at 10 o'clock this morning from the late residence, Twelfth and P streets. One hunderd and fifty members from the five lodges of Knights of Pythias, to which order deceased belonged, attended in a body to the grave. There were no funeral services held at the house or the grave. A large number of freinds of the deceased paid their last resoects.
The coroner's jury is presumably still at work on the inquest, but the iron cladoath imposed upon the members and witnesses prevents their divulging anything of any moment.
The intimate friends of Mr. Sheedy are confident that the murderer will be caught, and it is thought that rewards aggregating $ 1,000 will be offered soon.
There are one or two clues being worked that are considered very plausible, and
from what inside knowledge of the case the NEWS possesses at present, it believes that someting is liable to drop in the near future.
The NEWS was in error yesterday in stating that Dennis Sheedy was opposed to the holding of an inquest over his dead brother. A a matter of fact he authorized the employment of a stenographer, but did not wish to hear the inquest. This morning's session developed nothing particularly new.
-----------
Got the Boom.
When governor Boyd yesterday sent a request to the board of public lands and buildings for additional ofice room, the board met but did not agree on its course of action. The governor's communication was construed as courteous demand for the quarters occupied by Governor Thayer, but the members if the board were not of one mind about ousting the occupant by summary proceedings. Another meeting was held in the afternoon and the first decision step toward Governor Thayer's was taken by adopting a resolution reclting that Governor Boyd had represented his present quarters as altogether inadequate to the business of his office, wherefore the board directs that there shall be attached to the executive department the rooms formerly occupied by Governor Thayer as an executive office.
Governor Thayer this morning after the action of the board of public lands and buildings very gracefully vacated his office in favor of Governor Boyd. Before noon Governor Boyd and hsi assistants were duly initiated into the aprtments set apart and arranged for the chief executive of the state of course.
This gives the new governor possession of the vault and articles of the office Governor Thayer appeared very willing to concede the office, but doesn't like it at all. Peace now reigns.
-------------------
A MORNING FIRE.
--------
The Frame Building at 1237 A Street
Partially Destroyed.
Shortly after 10 o'clock this morning flams were discovered issung from the frame store building at 1237 A street, owned by Gov. B. L Palne. The fire boys
were promptly on hand, but thr high wind hindered the speedy extinction of the fire. The structure was a two story affair, one of the old landmarks of the city, having been erected some twenty years ago, and was worth probably $ 800. The fire caught fram a defective flue, on the secoynd story, and was damaged so greatly that it will have to be pulled done. The second floor was occupied by lodgers, while the first floor contained a second hand store, pawn shop and Chinese laundry. Chief New bury was impiored to allow the flames to eat up the old shell known as the Howard house, but as Charley June had promised him clam chowder for dinner he had the building saved temporarlly.
Greenstone owns the pawnshop and John Brushkey a tall or shop in rear.
----------------
State Relief Committee
A meeting of the executive board of the state relief committee was held yesterday at the close of which Hon. O. P. Mason. A. J. Sawyer, C. W. Mosher, R.
R. Randall and Rey. George W. Martin were appointed a committe to draft an emergency bill in the intersts of the drought sufferers.
The following resolution were also adopted:
Resolved, That we request Congressmen (word?) W. A. McKeighan, O. M. Kean and W. J. Bryan to proceed at once to Washington and urge the passage of a bill in congress set forth in the emortal passed by the senate and house of represetatives of our state.
Resoved, That out sincere thanks are due Rev. George W. Martine, D. D, for his able, zealous and untiring energy in prosecuting his work as superintendent of relief.
Rev. L. P. Ludden was appointed general manager of the work, and after listening to a lenghty report from Dr. G. W. Martin, it was decided to send him again to the drouth stricken region.
----------------
An Attendant's Actions.
A young man named Westerland, an attendat at the insane asylum, was brought to the police station, having been found walking the streets in a dazed condition. He was extremely nervous and walked back and forth in the station with his head thrown back, his eyes staring and constantly moaning, " Oh God! Oh God!" Sergeant Otto took him to the Opelt hotel, the man fainting twice on the way, and turned over to the care of Dr. Knapp, superlntendent of the asylum. The young man had not been drinking, and it was thought for a time that having been so long in charge of insane men he was himself tainted with insanitu, but the doctor pronounced it merely a bad case of nervous prostation.
-----------------
A Mysterious Death
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Brewer, daughter and cousin, all left yesterday for Edmond, South Dakota, to attend the funeral of Mrs. Brewer's father, J. C. Will son, who met his death there in a mysterious manner. Whether by violence or the result sickness is not known. He had started on his return to Lincoln but a short time before his death was re-ported. Deceased was about forty-two years of age and leaves two childern now living here. The remains will be interred at the cemetery near Edmond where he had for some time been employed.
--------------------
FRIDAY
-----------
Co. H, first regiment, N. N. G., H. H. Short, captain, twenty-nine men, passed through today to their homes in Nelson. Capt. Chas, E. Harris and thirty-five men, composing Co. C. also passed through to Nebraska City on their return from Bushville.
The corn cirbs at Cheney of J. H. Paden, and containg some 3,000 bushels were robbed Wednesday night and a considerable quantity of grain removed by an unknown thief whom Mr. Parden would like very well to discover, if for no other reason than to urge the importanc next time his cart is filled to remember and nail on the crib slats and not waste so much on the ground.
L. K. Holmes was thrown from his wagon last night and terribily injured about the head, but was able to procced home after a short time. His horse became frightened at the unsual whistling at the O street crossings and suddenly broke into a run, leaving Mr. Holmes to get out of a bad fix as best he could. He is quite sore today but also able to be about.
--------------------
The Senate-Afternoon Session.
Among the bills which were fired into the legislative mill yesterday was one providing for three county commisson era in counties of less than 125.000, and five in counties over that number. Also an Australlian ballot law based on the diana law.
Senator Stevens offered the following :
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