Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, February 11, 1894, Page 5

| ] 5000 yards of Fine Embroideries 8 %G Yard, Our large stock, bought at a fraction of its value, is now going at its actual cost or le 54 inches wide, tomorrow at 3g9c yard spring wu;;ht hopnckmgfi price. Men's $1.50 underwe r 48c per garment. THE OMAHA DAILY llFF SUNDAY,- FFI!RUARY 11, 1894 IXTEEN PAGES. FALCONER'S COST CASH SALE. Our Cost Cash Sale is reaping orders receiving special attention, to oBE PRIKS BIIRNY: & EUDORA $1.25 to $2.50. OTHER NEW Wool Soliel, Cord, Sail Cloth, sale, SILK e jnuft receivea an elegant line of I Silks. Striped ana change- Thoy are uncqualled for child- For Monday “Great Wo ha Jupanese Wi able effects. ren's dresses and lndles' walsts. and Tuesday we will put them on our Cost Cash Sale™ At 550 a Yard For $1.00 u yard we will glve you astonishing values, including the following well known flycro Monday o.d nd ntil Tue-dny Now at b, $i7 $1.00 Yo’ 2-in. Chian, Ool'd Fancy Brocades:| ¥ard. | Yard, N. B. FALCONER, 1505-7-9 Douglas GRAND OPENI O e New Black Dress Goods YOU ARE INVITED attend our opening sale of NEW BLACK DRESS GOODS. We have re- ceived during the past week 1850 pieces Black Goods, we place the entire lot on special sale Monday. The assortmentis unequaled; the prices are right. is the new thing in black. have it, It's beautiful; Diagona! Bairitz, Drap d'Foulon, Metz Figured Granite, CO.’S celebrated We ranging in price from see it, WEAVES. &c, Visit this Curtains Under Cost. 18,000 pairs Lace Cu auction of the Columbia Mills New York, in 3 and 34 yards long 48;to 54 in,wide, at 98c. 14,000 pairs Lace Curtains at $1.29. These curtains are worth $2.50 to $3.00 per pair. They are Great Bargains. ains from in a magnificent harvest. 25c and 3oc yarns upon the great crowd. testify, of table linens, crashes, YARN 5ec. bric, nainsook Mouday ouly 1 | EMBROLL RIBBONS. RIBBONS 8¢ edge, W RIBBC RIBBONS. blors, worth 20¢ 000 _yards No. L colors, worth MEN’S FURNISHINGS. All our heavy plain camel hair and % wool derby ribbed underwear: also + case fine ll‘l',ngli:h Merino Underwear, They usually sell at 75c and $1.00. Special cut price, per garment. 480 All our extva fine and heavy all wool ribbed and flat goods that we usually sold at $1.00, $1.25 and $1.50. They all go in one great lot at, per gar- Bambie i 69c, These are rare bargains; don't fall to see them. Sample Odd and Engds of Men's Fine Morino totton nnd o be sold at 25¢. 35¢ und 50c. Monaay at {9c. sc a skein tomorrow. muslins and sheeting. remnants in one day, so we have marked them away below cost. sale Monday, and a cheaper lot of temnants h: sult your own interests and mak WE SACRIFICE OUR STOCIK. Tomorrow we will place on sale 5000 pounds of T A=l = Kol = (= NEW EMBRO!DERY—-NEW EMBROIDERY yards No. 9 all silk molre 2 all silk gros gratn and satin edge rib- {#ored b S"Wool lioxe. that should | We will sell them ' u We will give you (i g N RCRE A - S RIBBONS. 3000 yards No. 7 all silk in satin and gros grain, satin Never did we have moré ready response, and never have we . We will offer for this week new EUDORA black good:s 5000 remnants of linen, all good lengti These and the many other under cost I)lr ains underneath will be the leading string LINKNS— FIVE THOUS'ND REMNANTS OF LINENS, MUSLINS AND SHESTING TO BE SACRIFICED. This department has been a very busy one since the been selling goods at cost and some less than cost. New Ladies’ New Misses 9¢ NUVA a skeln, The alightly soiled Regular N price 1 ud 30c 4 skl YARN 5c¢. YARN 5c¢. with motre effects. Wo have sertings, from 3 ¢ embrold, \ worth 20¢ y to 30¢, on Anoskeng Fancy t Fleeco lin and gros grain, satin i Remn not considered UNDER COST UNDERZZ4® Monday | HOSIERY AND UNDERWE AR, LOT |- About 400 pairs of Ladies' and Ohildrens' plain and fancy colored Cotton Lisie Thrend and heavy bl all wool Hose: nover sold for less than 25¢ woat. LOT 2, pairs Ladies' extra heavy plain and rib- Ded top fleoce lined onyx dyed and plain col- Hoso: worth in the reguiar ondsy they 1@ LOT 3. 300 pairs nf Ludles' and Childrens' odd sizes ana styios of fino. Undoewear (n all wool nnd no. Goods that should bo sold at fl 00, and $1.50. wuy wiil bo roduced 1o Capes. Jackets. Fancy colored prints worth 10¢ nzhams worth 100 Cream shaker flunn Doubie fold noveities worth lue ok chiev d eachmere Double fola henriet French fancy siteen worth Eiderdown cloaking worth 0ol jorsey eloth worth & 118 Of il cotton dress g00ds at i Frout sacrllico—cost WE are doing the Dry Goods Business of Omaha. first of the year. We have Extra help has been employed to wait We have sold an enormous quantity of goods, as our customers The result is we are overloaded with an immense quantity of remnants, consisting It is our intention to close out this lot of can The entire lot goes on never been shown in Omaha before, Con- > an early selection, for the best will a suredly go first. NEW SPRING WRAPS AT COST FOR TH: FIRST TIME IN OMAHA, NEW SPRING GOODS FOR 1894. Now Ladies’ New Childre Jackets. en’s Jackets, v Materials and Colors. Come and see our new Pingatt coat, 24 inches long, Th very latest out. also a full line of ladies’ capes with silk in- .00 1o $21 00 each. v 2i0sllk walsts nt 5 encl an | %0 ulsters at §2 e IMBROIDERY fde—Tomorrow 3000 yards of new embrolders in cam- 323 an ] § s And naineaok, Ty pattarne, Wortl 106 Monday 3t 81,50 to #12 Jockets ut 82 cach. MIOTDEILY Ko 55 Vi of Now. embrolds e oho % cgular price 1 DOMESTICS. DOMESTICS. Mo worth 10, )n worth 1ie orth worth NOTIONS. Ladies' all silk Windsor Ties, surah, China and crepe silks. . Faacy Silk Side Elastics av, per pir Tho finest quality vel vet Dre 20c¢ 20c Shields, worth 85¢; Monday (5¢ a pair. War- ranted. Crescent Nickle Safety Pins—No. 1, 2¢; No. 2, 8¢y No. 3, 4¢ a card. 6 papers of pins, 5e. Warranted full count. Extra Ne-Plus-Ultra Pins, worth 8c, picl 166 g6 bl Corast Clasps, 8¢ a pair. Silk Garter Webs, plain silk and frills, worth up to 35¢; Monday {Og yd. been in a position to offer better bargains. , manufactured for durability and to sell at g2 , accumulated during our great s to our success for the coming week. Remember every \e 3 cases of new, exclusiv just been unpacked. They swell dressers will wear th right to wear now. COST CASIT SALE. Extra Special Undar le, ¢ eish Dress (oo 800 pairs of Lace Curtains Our st pat st yard. 5 per 0 tomorrow at I\]Hl(‘,l )’Y‘llr own mail thing else goes at cost, JLISH DRESS GOODS have what the re just iden of They will give you an is spring in London. Monday morning they go in OUR GREAT Ask to see them. Cost Bargains for Monday, Fine Dress Goods Hopsackings, 54 inches wide, splendid line of colorings, strictly all yards at $1 a yard, the bala 39c 12,000 yards choice All Theso goods sold at $1.25 them Monday at eI [5¢ 85 High Novelty D s fine goods as you eve te We have sold thousands of s Monday at wool. nee 35 Yard. nd Wool Novelties. rd. You should see Wool and Siik $2.25 per y 5 Yard: :ss Patterns—guaranteed pure wool and saw at $7. They must go Monday at B295 3 for full dress pattern—7 yards I_;II\J'IISJ(Z}ES Per 20¢ 100 picces Fremeh sold at ry item guarantced funded. HANDKERCHIEFS Plain White Linen and dered Handkerchiefs worth 8} to 13 morrow all go at 4¢c each. Handkerchiefs at (9c. White scalloped embroidered hand- kerchiofs, worth 20¢ to 40e; tomorrow all at 19¢ each. Handkerchiefs at 25c¢, Pure Linen Hemstitched Initial Handkerchiefs, worth each, $1.65 a box, go Monday at 25¢ each; $1,28 a box. coloved bor- . To- 36 inches wide, standard 11 shades, Monday at 15¢ caline, nd 25¢, just as represented or money re- Mxllmery Under Cost. Your chmco of our antu‘c stock of un- trimmed Felt Hats. for 50c; former price from $1.25 to $3.00. 1 lot two toned Felt Plateaus for 500 each. 1 lot French Plateaus for 95c each; formerly $2.25 to $3.00. Your choice of any trimmed hat in stock for §2,98, We must have room for Spring ) Goods, hence the great sacrifice. o ¥ o ¢ Special Attention Given to Mail Orders During this Great Under Cost Cash Sale. KILLED HIS FATHER-IN-LAW Fight for the Possession of a Ohild Ends Fatally, CRIME OF POLICEMAN ARGABRIGHT South Omaha Man Shoots Willlam Smeltzer @t & School Exhibition Near Nemaha City—He Had Separated from His Wife. NEMAHA CITY, Neb., Feb. 10.—(Special Telegram to The Bee.)—Willam Smeltzer, a wealthy farmer, was shot and killed by J. ‘W. Argabright, his son-in-law, last night Auring a school concert in the Champion school house, four miles west of this place. Mrs, Argabright left her husband about three months ago and has since been mak- ing her home her father's (Smeltzer's) house. Argabright, who is a member of the South Omaha polics force, has severpl times tried to offect a reconciliation with her but all in vain, Yesterday he again came down from Omaha and going to her father's house asked permission to see his two little chil- dren. Smeltzer refused and warned him not to come there any more. Argabright quietly left, making no threats or remonstrances. All parties yvore present at the concert and after it was out young Argabright advanced toward his wife saying, “May 1 sce my baby?” She started to let him see the chuld when her father struck Argabright, nearly knocking bim down. Smeltzer again struck at him A Argabright backed off, wuen James Sparks, another son-in-law of Smelt- zer, struck Argabright behind the ear. Argabright stepped back and pulling his revolver from his pocket warned them not to como any further as he was desperate and would shoot. Smeltzer rushed at him and commenced steiking when Argabright “tired, the ball passing through the lower part of his hea Smelwzer lived about thirty minutes after he was shot. Several of the witnesses grabbed Argabright and took his revolver from him and tied him. He offered littio resistance. He was taken to Auburn sud turned over to Sherift Glas- gOW. The weapon used was a 88-calibre Smith & Wesson rovolver, The coroner’s inquest was held today, but the verdict is not yet kuown Smeltzer was an old settler, coming her, from Indiana, and had lived' a neighbor te young Avgabright's father for many yearso Younk Avgabright's mother I8 prostrated, with grief, and is in a dangerous condition. Argabright is a manly young follow, who has a large number of frionds who pity, yet do not blame, him. Public sentunent ia' with him. The funeral of Smeltzer will be held to- ¢, and ho will b interred ut the Howe Ho leaves a large family of chil- Argabright is a nephew of G. V. abright, the defaulting cashier of the Bhubert bavk. ) AT AUBURN. [ AUBURN, Neb., Feb. 10 Bee.)—Tuo whole topic of ¢ tho streets of this ity toda William Smelt ‘The begiuning of the troudle leading up to this tragedy dates back sowe time. 1t ap- pears that bright and bis wifo dia nov live happily together on account of his dis- solute hubits, and Mr, Smoltzer naturally took the part of his daughter, and helped her to get away from her husband some three or four months ago and come to her old home with hor two chiidren, where thoy were being supported by ner father. Some two or threo days ugo Argabright tok @ leave of absence from the police force of South Omaha sud came (Spocial to The aversation on y s tho killing of down here on a visit to his parents, who live near the home of Mr. Smeltzer, and tried to get to see his children, but was not allowed w0 come on the premises where they were. Last evening there was a school exhibition in the neighborhood, being the close of school, and the whole neighborhood was present. Argabright went with a friend, who was a stranger in the neighborhood, and it became whispered about among the audience that Arabright was there with nn ofMcer to take the children by force, and a few determined men, among them Mr. Smelt- zer, the grandfather, determined that this should not be done. Mrs. Smeltzer,the grandmother, was stand- ing with Argaoright's little girl in her arms, all wrapped up, when Argabrizht approached and sai “Is this my little girl?” and at- tempted to remove the covering from the child’s face, when Mr. Smeltzer, supposing that he was attempting to take tho child by force, came to the rescue of his grandcnild and hit Argabright with his fist. Then Argabright drew his revolver and shot him. ‘Two or three men then grabbed Argabright and disarmed him ana brought him to Au- burn last night where he is now in jail. M. Smeltzer was conveyed to the family home about one mile distant, but only lived about thirty minutes. Argabri {li claims there were three or four hitting and pounding him, and that he shot in self defense. he went to South Omaha over two years ago and was a,tag- gor iu Swift's packing house under DP. S. V. McGrow. But he obiained a place on the police force of South Omaha, and he was wearing his star and velt at the time he shot Mr. Smeltzer, Mr, Smeltzer was a_well-to-do farmer and an old resident of this county, about 60 years of age, and a man very generally re- spected. - ARGABRIGHT'S RECORD, Well Liked In South Omaha-Story of His Domestic Troubles. William Smeltzer, the man who was killed, was well known in South Omaha, he having visited here a number of times after Mr. Argabrignt located in this city. At the time of the independent national convention which met in Omaha July 4, 1802, Mr. Smelt- zer was o delegate. He arrived here on the thira and was taken so sick that he could not attend the convention. He remained here for two months, all the time being under the care and treatment of a local physic Al this time he remained at the home of Mr. Avgabright. Mr. Smeltzer was a large man. He generally weigned 800 pounds, Those wuo kunow him siy he was a man of sirong likes and dislil While in South Omaba he had an exalted opinion of his son-in-law and thought what- ovor *Billy” did was about correct. It seems that of late his love for his son-in-law grew cold. Onicer Argabright lived at Twentieth and Brown streets, He had two children. one about 2 and tho other less than 1 year old For u year thero has been discord in the fanly. It is claimed that Argabright spent more or less of s tume with 4 woman who lived in the neighborhood, and rumor had 1t that he did not overlook any opportunity to join an agreeablo female when ono was presented. Ho was not a heavy drinker, Oue evening last November, ufter walking his beat all day he went to his residence ouly to find it deserted. Mrs. Argabright's father, accomp.nied by & farmer neighbor from Nemaha county, auietly came to South Omaha and loading up what effects they wauted, drove across the country to Papil- lion and from there went to Mr. Smeltzer's home, where Mrs. Argabright and the cnil- drea have been ever since. Argabright 1s not & man who bas o great deal w say and he kept his domestic troubles to himself, When Mr. Smeltzer was here some time ago he loaned his revolver to Mr. Arga- bright. A short time azo Argabright bought agun of bis own and loaned the Smeltzer gun to Chief Mitohell. Just before leaving the city Argabright asked Mitehell for the revolver, stating thatas hemow had a re- volver of his own he would return Mr. Smeltzer's to him when be arrived at No- mahs City. Mitchell handed over the gun and Argabright took the shells froin it and placed it in his pocket. He bade the officers good bye and left fu apparently cheerful spirits. IN FAVOR OF BISHOP B0 ACUM Decision of Justice Spencer in the Case Brought Against Him by Father Corbett. WILL NOT BE HELD FOR CRIMINAL LIBEL After Five Days of Trial the Action Has Been Dismissed—An Appeal Will Be Taken to the Ecclesi- astical Courts. LINCOLN, Feb. 10.—(Special to The Bee.) —The Bonacum trial is ended and the dis- tinguished bishop of the Lincoln diocese is again a free man and no longer in imminent danger of being bound over to the district court for criminal libel. This morning when the fifth day’s session of the trial com- menced the attorneys moved to dismiss the case by filing the following: The defendant moves the court io be dis- charged for the following reasons: 1. There is no evidence showing that the alleged libel was ever published in Lancaster county, Nebraska. 2. There is no evidence that the word "sus- pended” was understood by anyone who read the article in any libelous sense. 3. The ecclesiastical law introduced by the state shows the bishop had authority to suspend Father Corbett. 4. The sald article were privileged. The motion to dismiss was argued by Mr, Snell for the defense. Messrs. Strode and Colons and Father Phelan followed for the defense in opposition, and Mr. Sawyer closed for the state. The arguments lasted the entire forenoon, and covered the whole subject pretty thoroughly. At the con- clusion of the argument Justice Spencer granted the motion to dismiss, In summing up his conclusions he said: “In ruling on this motion this court will only consider the point which refers to the eccleslastical law which has been introduced in evidence by the state. In ruling upon the motion to dismiss for want of jurisdic- tion, argued early in the trial. the court said’ that to refuse to hold jurisdiction of the cause would be to encroach upon civil liberty. Under such a rule of law the church dignitary might become a veritable d ot and the victim of his despotism coul no redress in our civil courts. The ec ast might inflict the greatest inju upon the personal rights of the community, but would be able to escape the pen- alty of the law by the mere excuse that the act was done in the line of church discipline. Crimes of the gravest and its publication nature might be perpetrated without re- dress. I am firmly convinced that our courts never thus intended to construe the law. What the courts have said Is this That the civii courts will go so far as to ascertain whether or not the ecclesiast acts with the proper jurisdiction, that is, within the scope of the authority delegated to him by the laws of the church. In short, whether he had the power and authority to act at all. When this fact has been set- tled the civil courts will go no further. They will not undertake to reconstruct, re- vise or pass upon the justice of the ecclesi- astical law. The person who Jjoins the church organization is presumed to know its laws and submit himself to them. He cannot, therefore, complain as long as those in authority deal with him In accordance with those laws. He has no notice, how- ever, that those laws will be transgressed and can seek redress in civil courts it made the victim of tyrannical acts which trans- gress the powers delegated by those laws. Father Corbett will at once carry his charges before the ecclesiastical courts, and to that end he prepared the following notice, which he will serve upon the bishop at ones ““Take notice that I have this day filed In the court of the metropolitan the following charge against you, to-wit: That on the Sth day of January, 1894, you, Rt. Rev. Thomas Bonacum, did write, publish and cause to be published in the state of Nebraska, the fol- lowing false and defamatory letter: (Here T is inserted the letter upon which the crim- | in thi inal action against the bishop was brought.) with the intent to injure me in my standing as a priest and a rector, and I give you no- tice not to take any action against me pending my appeal LINCOLN CITIZENS PROTEST. They Object to the Erection of a High School Build LINCOLN, Feb. 10.—(Special to The Bee.) —A mass meeting of business men was held last evening at the court house to protest against the erection of the proposed new high school building at the present time. The discussion took a wide range and at the close of the meeting the following resolution was adopted: “Resolved, T'hat it 1s the sense of the people and ‘taxpayers of Lincoln, in mass meeting assembled, that it is for the best in- terests of all the school district that all the money now available for the erection of new buildings, or so much thereof as necessary, be expended in erecting buildings for the use of grade work, and that the erection of a High school building be deferred until some future time." he general feeling is that the school board will go ahead with the erection of the building in spite of the protests of the mass meeting. ‘Ihe chief objection to the erec- tion of the new High school building at the sent time 1s that the w: schools are cient, and that many children are un- able to attend school for lack of roow. T. H. Leavitt today secured a judgment against Frank Rawhns for $300.° Leavitt was injured in an accident occasioned by the running away of a team hired from Rawlins. Six other people wore also seriously injured and one man killed, Six more suits are pending against Rawlins. Judge Hall todey ordered the sale of the Outcalt stock farm south of Lincoln to satisfy a judgment for $12,000 secured against R. C. Outcaly, cashier of the Capital National bank, by Younker Bros. of Des Momes. Outcalt transferred the title of the farm to D. E. Thompson the day after the bank closed its doors, but the court set the transfer aside. The total amount of the judgments en- tered against Mosher and Outcalt in the present session of the federal court is $2 000. A great many moro suits are pending. The federal court finished its labors this morning for the week and took an adjourn- ment unul Monday Farmers Institute Closed. LYONS, Neb., Feb. 10.—(Special to Bee)—Burt county The fapmers institute closed its two days' sesston last evening. Yester- day forenoon Interesting discussions were held on “How to Feed and Care for Swine,” by John E. Spier.. Many important points were brought cut Injthe discussion, espe- clally pertaining to the hog cholera. Con- siderable attention was given to winter wheat and the dairy business. In the after- noon, Prof. Barber of the State university gave an Interesting Jecture and talk on Nebraska Insects.” Prof. J. W. Taylor, secretary of the State Horticultural society, gave one of the most interesting lectures with views on “Mexiag.” The professor has traveled all over that. republic, and is per- fectly familiar with the people, products, etc,, of the country. ,His views showed the vast difference between the progress of that country and that of the United States. All the meetings of the association were well attended, and great interest was man- ifested by all present. John B. Lyon was clected president for the coming year, The net meeting will be held at Craig Peru Entertalnment. PERU, Neb., keb. 10.—(Special to The Bee.)—The sixth monthly recital was given in the normal kall at the State Normal building last night under the management of Prof. Boucher and wife. The hall was crowded to its utmost seating pacity aod every alsle was filled with chairs. A lurge rn and other towns to best viohmst of the state. Nearly wber on the pro AN Was encore e by the Normal orchestra was also of the program. A ples special feat unty Li Feb - (Speclal to The There is quite a call for Jands to reut Dodgo € FREMON Beo )— vicinity, but rents are unusually high. The crops of the past few years have been 50 remunerative that the landlord has taken it as an excuso to materially increase his rentals. Quite a large delegation of Fremont teachers accompanied Superintendent Miller of tae city schools to Blair tast night, where he lectured before the High School associa- tion of Washington county. Elder James Huff of the Church of Latter Day Saints left this mornig for Springfield, Sarpy county for a series of meetings in that neighborhood. The Woman's club held a very interesting meeting at Pythian hall this afternoon, at which the Century Magazine and other lit- erary works were reviewed. TROUBLE OVER TAXES. Farmers Bank of Lyons Not Satisfied with Its Assessment. TEKAMAH, Neb., Feb. 10.—(Special to The Bee.)—The Farmers bank of Lyons, Franklin Everett & Son, proprietors, is in a peck of trouble just now over the payment of taxes. The gentlemen in question gave in their ssment at $2,000, but the Board of County Commissioners raised it $2,900, making @ total of $,000. The gentle now demand an exemption of the $2 which the board has taken under ad ment. The farmers bank has a capital stock fully paid up of $30,000, and by a decision of > United States supreme court all bank capital stock, whether in United States bonds or not, are taxable for state, covnty and municipal purposes. According to this decision the bank’s assessment is §7,500, 1t 18 also stated on good authority that the bank has in the ncighborhood of * $150,000 on deposiv all the time. Rev. A. G. Wilson, D.D., superintendent of Lenox college of Hopkinton, Ia., for the present_occupies the pulpit of the Presby- terian church. Burt county, which has long been without a suitable vault for its records, is soon to have one, the county commissioners at a ve- cent meeting so ordering. The cases against the bootleggers who sell liquor to the Indians, not only at Deca- tur, but all other points within easy access of the reservation, seem to fall short of hav- ing a quieting effect upon the violators. The deputy United States hals have been known to pass through Tekamah on the cars, stopping ut Penaer and driving back to Decatur to serve a summouns, receiving 10 cents o mile for both ways. A dozen Tekamah Kn their wives. attended the annu ment of the order at Blair Tuesday night. ‘West Point Brevities. WEST POINT, Neb.,, Feb. 10.—(Special to The Bee,) —Marshal Sims, who has been marshal of tnis city for several years, re- sigued, During the first part of winter he contracted a severe case ol grip, which has weakened him so as to incapacitate him for duty. The position 18 being temporari filled by John Neligh, who huas been in this capacity during Mr. Sims’ ness. Rev. H. J. Die city aiding Rov. M meotings that are here. “Lhe English Knights of Pythias lodge is arranging to give a private ball in teir hail to celebrute the thirtieth auniversary of the establishment of the order. William and Heory Beckenhauer and tho latter's son, Arthur, and Mrs. Mary Holtz, all from Wayne, asud John Beckenhauer from Waketield, camo to this city Thursday on account of the dangerous iliness of their mother, Ou Washington's birthday tlhere will be a flag raising at the Mullin school house, whicl {s about three miles from town. Ap- cks of Fremont is in tho . Minor in the protracted now being conducted propriate exercises will be held on the occa- sion. County Treasurer Joe Zajicek and his miable wife left for the state capital yesterday Mesdames J. F. Losch and George Korl are visiting nds at Norfolk and Madison, Miss Leus Bromer returned f croft Thursday, at which place she has be bookkeeper iu 4 hurdware store for several morths. The city councll met Thursday evenivg. An ordiniance was passed which reduced the dog tax from 3 to §1 per year. The Bridge street sewer claim of Fred Diers for over #400 was rejected, AFTER TWENTY-FIVE YEARS | Ideas of Early Nebraskans Immortalized in a Great State Institution, GROWTH OF THE STATE UNIVERSITY Its Erection the Result of n Steadily Press- ing Sentiment—How it Was Estab- lished and What it Has Accomplished. Twenty-five years is a comparatively short period for the development of a great insti- tution of learning, The universities of the old world have passed through the centuries “from mediaeval times to the present, and with them the history of twenty-five years would be but an incident. Even in newer America we have colleges that add one and two together in computing the centuries of their existence. But the limitations of time are comparative only and for this reason the University of Nebraska, which will celebrate Its quarter centenary at Lincoln during the coming week, may consider itself one of the older institutions of learning in the west. On perusal of the legislative journals of territorial Nebraska one is irresistibly led to conclude that the men who came to build the mew commonwealth came solely for the purpose of advancing the cause of education. The territorial legislature was asked to charter universi- tles at every county seat, colleges at every hamlet and academies at every cross roads. The designated titles of some of these embryo institutions was in many in- stances longer than their curriculum. Glanc- ing over the pages of the logislative ann one finds that In the earlier days the ambi- tion of the enterprising settlers impelle them to establish a score or more of insti- tutions, among which may be enumerated the Nebraska university at Fontenelle, Simp- son university at Omaha City, the Nebraska City Collegiat and Pro ratory Institute Nemaha university at Archer, Washin college at Cuming City, and the Western university at Cassville, Then came the Uni versity of Saratoga, Dakota Colleglate insti tute, Omadi Collegiate Institute, Omaha Med- lcal university and the University of St John. There we Witt, Falls Cit Brownvllle, and the tow tablish a colloge—on hind the times. The secret of the territorlal thirst for higher education Is probably to be found in the ambition of the projectors of the seats of learning to acquire as many acres of the public domain as possible. Land was as valuable in those days as the wildcat bank currency upon which the prices were base was plentiful. But In spite of the mercenary objects of 80 many projectors of territorlal college there was a strong demand for a state uni versity and its final establishment was the direct result of the influence which had steadlly and uncompromisingly directed the itiment In favor of a state institution conducted for the benefit of the people of the state. BIRTH e colle s for Wyoming, De m, Rock Blufrs, failed to es paper—was sadly be- OF A GREAT INSTITUTION, The charter of the Nebraska Stat versity dates from February 16, 1869, legislature passing the bill providing for the university upon that date. The sum of $100,000 was appropriated for a university building. Plans prepared by J. Bird of Logansport, Ind., were accepted and on August 18 of the same year the contract for the erection of the bullding was let to Silver & Son for $128,480. The corner stone was lald under Masonic ausplices on September 23 following, the oc casion being celebrated by all prominent cltizens of the state. Even Omaha, still the rankling over the defeat of her aspirations to be continued as the e, contributed a b band "and an orator for the occasion. After many delays the main university building was completed, Lumber had to be hauled from the Missour| river over wretched prairie and all material that entered into the construction of the bullding was scarce and difficult of access. While the contractors were working and pital city of tha worrying over the erection of the building, the nts were engaged in the more fm- portant, but not the less difficult work of organizing the faculty and preparing the courses of study. On June 3, 1869, the regents clected as chancellor A. R. Benton, D. D., who had up to that time been president of the North- western Christian university. The faculty, which was not selected until April 4, 1871, was originally as follows: Ancient lans guages, A. H. Manley; mathematics, H. E. Hitcheock; English literature, 0. C. Dake; sciences, H. W. Kuhne. Prof. Kuhne de clined and recommendsd Prof. Samuel Aughey, who was unanimously elccted. The State university was finally, after y vexatious delays, thrown open for tha eception of students on September 7, 1871, The installation of Chancellor Benton had taken place on the afternoon of the previous day. Seventy students appeared and en rolled their names-the first day. The original charter of the university pro- vided for six colleges: Literature, sclences and art law; medicine; agriculture; practi- slences, anll fine arts; but a provision made that the last named department was not to be op until the annual ins me of the university reached $100,000. On ruary 19, 1877, an amendment to the arter reduced the number -of colleges ta five. cal WHAT 1T TEACHES. The earller years in the history of the uni- versity were devoted to the colleges of literature, languages and the sclences. But as early as 1874 and 1875 petitions for the establishment of medical and law colloges began to pour in upon the regents. Finally, the regent 21, 1881, passed a resolution asking the legislature for an ap- propriation of $10,000 to be devoted to the establishment of a law department and a medical college. The medical school was the result of this resolution, the legislature ap- propriating $7,000 for its establishment. It was maintained but four years, when it was finally abandoned for lack of financial sup- port. The law college has been slowly grow- ing until it is at nt a creditable depart- ment of the univ ent The_military dej was_established in 1876, It is made art of university work for the prim on that in the original grant of 90,000 acres to the agri- cultural colle ing in military stipulated that train- lence and tactics should be- come a part of the university work. The first military instructor detailed by the War de- partment was Licutena 8. Dundy, who was attached to the university ln 1876 and who brought the milit department out of chaos to a notable state of proficienc Ho was succeeded three years ago by L tenant Pershing, the present instructor. Hay Thioves Convieted, BELLEVUF . Feb. 10.—(Special to The Bee,)—The trial of Albert and Georgo Jones, charged with stealing hay from Mal- lory & Cu ard by Justice Botz and o jur, ud resulted ina ver- dict of guilty, supplemented with a fine of £11 and costs, though it took from 4 o'clocic yesterday afternoon until 1:80 o'clock this morning for five of the jurors to convineo one obstinate member that the defendants were guilty Mr. Fred Mowers, college at this plac student attending died very suddeniy vesterday morninz after o short illuess with typhoid pneumonia, Mr. Mowers' home wis in Colon, Neb., to which place his remuius were taken this morning. accompanied by Fresident Kere and o number of fellow students. This is tho first time death his ted Helleyue college and it has oceasionod much sorrow among the students. T TECUMS Bee.) —The Teuchers in Sessla Feb, 10.—(Special to Johnson County Teacher fon 1s in session 10 this city ndance is gooa and the usual inte all the work is belog wanifested 3 Robert McIntyre of Denver lectured to the association at the opera house last ovenings ‘T'he