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THE SHEEDY MURDER CASE.

Preliminary Examination of Three Accused Set for Today.

PROBABILITY THAT IT WILL BE POSTPONED

Some Interesting Figures from the Report of the State Commissioner of Public Lands and Buildings.

LINCOLN, Neb, Jan 25.-[Special to THE BEE]- The preliminary examination of Mrs.Sheedy, Harry Walstrom and Monday McFarland on the charge of murdering John Sheedy is fixed at 2 p. m. tomorrow, but as the chemical analysis of the contents of the stamach has not yet been made it is probable that the case will be continued, although the prosecuting attorneys believe that there is already sufficient testimony to hang Mrs.Sheedy were she not a pretty woman.

Mrs.Sheedy's attorney, J. B. Strode, was formerly her teacher at Abingdon, Ill., when she was Mollie Gabriel. She is thirty-five years old but looks much younger.

SPONTANEOUS COMBUSTION.

For several days past particular odors have been pervading the corridors of the state house. They have been due to spontaneous combustion generated in the fuel-vault connected with the furnace room south of the capital. About one hundred tons of coal slack were stored in this vault and a few days since it became apparent that spontaneous combustion had started a smoldering fire somewhere in this great heap of fuel. Dense voldmes of smoke and gas rolled out of the vault and passed through the subterranean pipes into the state house until it became necessary to disconnect the furnace. An effort was made to get the hidden fire out to no avail, and a force of men was set to work yesterday to remove the coal from the vault . It must all be wheeled first into another apartment and then lifted by means of a small elevator to the surface, where it will be aired and dried. The work removal from the vault was no small task. The shovelers, owing to the heat and stifling gases , could only remain in the vault a few moments at a time, although a large section of the roof had been torn away to permit fresh air to enter and the foul air to escape. Some of the coal taken out was at a red heat , and streams of water from a hose was kept playing upon the mass as the workmen penetrated it. The floor and walls of the vault are of brick and stone so no serious damage will ensue. It will probably take several days to remove the fuel and extinguish the fire.

LAND COMMISSIONER'S REPORT.

The biennial report of the state commissioner of public lands