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J K u NEBRASKAN Vou iv. No. sa. UNIVERSITY OP NEBRASKA, LINCOLN, MAKCH 20, lSOrt. Pwon, r Cknts. THE UIUE WINS THE VICTORY V71LL REPRESENT NEBRASKA j p. Houm Will bo tho Dologato to tho Intor Rtnto Content Won by His Dolivory. rjf, m.'ifih nmminl contest of tho No. lirnekn coll'-Kia.t" oratorical association nim held in in oporn houso at Crete last night Th cvwlnK' train rrom Ltncoln brought a hundred or more nnlvmiiO ttidits. Thoy were well suipplled Vh "tftrlc,t nTlrt cream, the unlvpvMty -.Mrs. Tho Donne colors, Mark and orange, wore pretty much In Mldcnco on the breasts of tho Crete poojilp Tfort tho oxcrclscs bognn the large nuilleiiet wast entertained with college yells '1 ongs composed cspe olally for tho occasion. There wis ovon more enthustasm thnn Is generally man ifested at big football game. Tho Donne people showed a little itoo much ..nthmlasmi at times In 'trying to drown the yelli and songs of tho university students. Afteraplano solo by Miss Lillian New branch of Lincoln and songs by 'the Tinanp eolli'ge glee club H. C. Houso, pimne's rept "entntlvo In the congest, mi Introdu.-.l lie spoke on "The lawlpnw Materialism." Ho de livered hte o.-ation exceptionally veil, tut his subject matter was such that he dkl not hold (tho attention well. Ills laek of support of some of his state men is whs otinV notUconblo nnd In this r.-opeot he dM not .equal Mr. Plnkor- i.n His inamiwript find delivery won the contest foi him. Mil. PINKERTON'S ADDRESS. Mr. S. "V. Itmkcrton, tho reprcsontn tlve of the suite university, spoke on "The South and tho Rnco Question," after a solo had been sung by Miss Irene Davidson of Lincoln. Mr. Plnkerton had an old subject, but he nevertheless introduced n good many new ideas. He thought the race question tihe burning question in tbts country today. The south must ttctve the problem, birt the north can extend hor aid and sympathy. Intelligence is now recognized as nn es sential t" ir.xxl citizenship. Sonne of the Hat.- lire demanding educational qimllfk-iti -is as a requisite to the priv ilege r th. ballot. If the negro Is to be lifted ri,.rti his degradation he must be educated In the solution of this ques tion, riuv antagonism must not form the Imsis t our conclusions. Civil equal ity will 11 .1 necessarily Involve social equaHu W. owe it to the negro ns a sort of ii.ul.inal debt ito alld bim nil we can. After tu.t spirited selections by the Bnancofill. k mandolin club, Chancellor MooLean ,rf nhe state university made an addrt'HR which was well received. He said he w.is heartily In tawr of these oratorical oontests. Nebraska, he thought, ( .Uld boast of hor orators. Senator Thurston, ox - Congressman Bryan and Hon. Henry D. Estabrook were paid ; lowing tributes. The decision of the judges was then announced They awarded first place if Mr 11 .ufle of Doane college. The Judpes on manuscript wore Chancollor Rwv-. university of Kansas; R. E. Moore am.l s J. Turtle, Lincoln. Tliose on delh, wwv Hon. II. McNltt, Red Cl0u1. M A. Brown, Kearney. A me-' f t1P assoolntlon was held 'his aft. i i, ,, ,, f0W minor changes wre tiui.i. in the constitution. Cotnor nndAVem van universities were dropped 'rom th. UMHooIutlon. Tho following oN flow m r. ..leetoij f0r .the coming year I'rwrldP! w. ii. Hotza. Doane; vlce-TiW.-i.t c. w. Taylor, state universi ty; ,, ,,iryi K w KinBt Doane; dok imt. i,, mtorstate convention, C. M. harr, "tate university. The meeting wah .y harmonious throughout. THE THETA RECEPTION. " far the most enjoyable reception M tht- ar In university society cir cles wan Riven last evening at the resl flenco of John R. Clark by the nlum "e of Itho Chapter of ICiappa Alpha heta. Tihe large (house was gener ally dfteornted throughout black and 0,a P'ld, the fraternity colors being everywhere conspicuous. At the door. Presided a miniature negro of decided mi Unlquuly draped 'In old gold. The guest! came and went during the "tire ''veiling and all were profuse tliiair oompllmentij of Thetu hosiVI allty Th(, gueBt8 were TOoatjy fra. emit people and congratulu.tlons over ew and pledged anemberc were "artlly excSianged. Mlsa Chop-latte l'ark wore the Wheta icolora J A. Savllle, onrlng a Delta Tan Delta pin, was conspicuous, ns wns also Charley True, tho new Initiate of Phi Delt.i Thotm, Each received their share of 4ho congratulations. Many of outupro fossors were noticed In tho gathering. Tho active members of tho ohnotor received. Tho dee service wns pre sided over by M1ss latta, from a neat nlcovp. It was a Into hour before all tho guest had departed. siaxion EUECTION. The emlor olnss Indulged in n vorj closely contested election Ttlnirsdaj' af ternoon, the prasldenUlal ote ntmidlng SB to fi. After several rounds of ballot ing, .the following officers were found rto be the choice of the majority: Tim MeOaitlhy. iresldent; H. V. LeavUt, v:ce-preldenit; Sarah Taylor, secretary; Chnrlwi Phllpott. treasurer, nnd Miss Myrtle Wheeler, sergeant-at-nrms. THE SNOWFALL.. A student from the calculus class has made the following computation con cerning tho snow that fell In Nobraska Tuesday. If it was laid out In one sheet as thick n,s ordinary paper it would be large enough to cover the entire oamth, nnd tie up the corners, lit would take nil the university buildtags .to hold it, including the Conservatory, If it were packed solid and every room used. It nil ithe flakes were glued on top of one another It would make a string of snow that would It Is best not to sny what it would do; .the reader might think the oomputor 'is stringing him. If it were nil made up Into snowballsthere would be enough balls, if they wore gilded, to supply all the Israelites in Ulncoln, Crete nnd Alaskn with three-ball signs. If seven times the amount had fallen the captain would probably have al lowed the cadets to drill indoors Wed nesday. If the snow were heated redhot It would become waiter. Snow shovels, nt least 'that phrase has been heard, but thiB fall of it didn't seom declined to work Hhnt hard. D32L.L.A FOX. On . Wadnesdlay-nibrh'U JH airoh..J!.V for cme nght, the management of the Funke opera house offers one of Its very best attractions of the season, the Drtlla Fox opera company, in "FJeur tie IjIs." The new work has been very stn'ongly received in Boston, Philadel phia. Brooklyn. Chicago and St. Liouis recently, nnd It is safe to sny thatt Lin coln will not prove any exception to the others. The opera Us said to be stronger than "The IJllttle Trooper," whd'oh was received with considerable favor when presented by t3i!U company last season Seats on sale Monday morning mt ! o'clock at Dunn's drug store. SI3ATS FOR MANSFIELD THURS DAY. The sale of reserved seats for Rich ard Mansileld's appearance In "A Paris Ian Romance," at the Funke opera house, next Saturday evening, will be gin at ithe box office on Thursday morn ing. Those orders received by mall from out-of-town parties will be filled 4n their regular order after the sale opens. There will be no favoritism and it wdll be a. plain case of "first come, first nerved." Mr. Mansfield Is now on the way to the Pacific coast and will reach here Satur day morning on a sieolal itrodn an the Burlington, consisting of Mr. Mans field's private oar, one sleeper, one eoa oil and two scenery oars. Mr. Mans field brings with him his entire Garrlck theatre stock company. Seats on sale Thursday at !l a. m., at Dunn's drug sit ore. A full line of itypowriter supplies at the Smith IPromior office, 135 South Eleventh street. Tel. 143. C. W. Ecker man, agent. The Ewlng Clothing Co. are showing the best values in J8 and $10 suits and ovorcoats in Lincoln. Best regulation white cadet gloves 10c at the Ewlng Clothing company, 1115-1117 O Btreot. The Lincoln news agency, headquar ters for news, magazines and novels. Harper's Century, Munsey's, Scrlbner's, Cosmopolitan and other periodicals al ways in stock. N. E. corner Eleventh and O streets, Richard block, J. E. Pearson, manager. PIPES' At Ed. Young's, the best variety, via news and ciRtirB, 1204 O Btroet. Best quality regulation while cadet gloves are 10c at the Ewlne Clothing Co., 1115 and 1117 O. CLEARING HOUSE SYSTEM PREST, HARWOOD' ADDRESS Tho Political Economy Studonta Pnvorod by Anothor Practical Locture BubRtMioo of tho AddroM. President Harwood of the Frst Na tional bank gave an jntretlnK and instructive address before the PoMionl lOoonomy olub Wednesday evening on tho "Clearing Hous."i On conclusion of the address he rosprmded to several questions, showing a thorough knowl edge of the subject. Mr. Harwood said tnfl clearing houo was comparatively a imodorn institu tion. It is a iMme anjp money saving institution, being stibll9hed in 1S53. In the clearing houso 0f this city, the settling clerk of oaol bank presents every evening the checks on other banks, where an adjustment is made of the daily transact frnt. Whom the clearing clerk gives In his checks he is likewise presented win checks from other banks and a s ftlement M" tho balance Is made. In .forge cities the banks which have ainlanee again?. them pay the sum to tie clwirlng house. The cleaning house mi rwiger settles the exchange by giving i check on ttie debtor bank. The flenrnnces must equal, when the cashj is paid, all the debited checks. In New York city 'tie clearing house is managed on the same prlnolple as in Lincoln, except ir, minor matters. The clearing house l open from 10 a. m. to 2 p. m. Each brink Is represented by a. messenger, setting clerk nnd nn assistant. The settling clerk runs over all 'the checks again each bank and calculates the credit The amount of checks handled recently in one day nit the clearing house wia JSD.000,000, tak ing ten milnutes .to transapt the busi ness. The credit bank has the option to say In wWaJt ouniency it shall be paid. In case of the iaillure of a bank, the checks against it will "be paid by the clearing "house afii a pro rata as sessment made. The clearing house te simply an insti tution for trading checks. Before it was established, each bank presented Its checks .to the othe- lanks for pay ment, incurring much inconvenience. There aTe eighty-one clearing houses in the Umiiitied States, with an annual clearance of $51,000,000,000. The strata an financial .Institutions In the panic or 'M compelled a large payment of clear ing house checks and placed the insti tution 4n peril. There ils money enough in the world to do the world's business. It is true, there aTe communities where there Is a scarcity of money and credit, but this is due to an abnormal condition. Credit Is the vehicle on which the world's commerce is carried. Gold and silver are ithe world's credit or lnstru- m'eii'ts of exchange The scarcity, durability tand desirability of the met als make them valuable and affOTd the best medium or exchange the world has. People accept ithem in exchange for goods with ithe implied understanding they may exchange .them for something else.T.he people are afraid the silver dol lar will not be worth as much next year as 'today, hence distrust. So faith is needed In the us- of money. The dollar should be made to go as far as possible and this oanU be done by ohoaipenilmg it. What we need for pros perous itlmes tin a country is not a great abundance of gold and silver, but products of the soil. With good credit money will circulate freely. Credit is like ia tender plant which may bo eurilly hurt. The true philosophy of the money question .Is to aiive a dollar that wdll go far on trade. Then there will not be a currency that will benefit one class today and another tomorrow. Keep the standard of ourreney that 'Is used in the commercial world and then credit can do Its greatest work. The secret of business successes is absolute fidelity, honesty and fair dealing -with all men. That appllles as well to communities, staties and ina'tlong as to individuals. If you want a boTgaiin In overcoats and suits the Ewlng Clothing company is the place for stylish goods at low prices. The Ewlng Olatfliing company ore showing the new shapes to spring hats at popular pnl'ces. Don Cameron's lunch counter, 118 South Eleventh street FAREWELL RKC12PT10N. The English club tendered Profewor and Mrs. Bates a reception Sat ny evening at tho home of Pivi so Hitchcock. The houso was decorated wilth carnations nnd roses. Particularly noticeable was on elephantine bottle of red ink, nnd a gigantic pon, droned in mourning. These were later presented to Professor Bates. Those receiving wore Professor nnd Mrs. Bates, Professor and Mrs. Adnms. and .the other members of the faculty of the English department, Mr. Mc Leod, Misses Wort nnd MorrJssey, with the officers of the club. Misses Mellek and Broady. During the evening M3ss Worley favored the comivnny with a very pleasing selection, "La Jota," ho was accompanied by Miss Perkins, loos were served by Misses Dean and Bnuner, Everyone onjoyd tho ovonlng as well ns could hav been expected, in saying goodby and Ood speed to Professor and Mrs. Rites. They leave soon for Cincinnati, where the professor will enter the literary field as literary crWc of the Commercial-Gazette. Besides the members of the club, the following guests were present: Dr. and Mrs. Wolfe, Professor nnd Mrs. Fling, Dr. and Mrs. Ward. Professor and Mrs. Taylor, Professor and Mrs. Fossler, Professor nnd Mrs. Burnett, Professor and Mrs. Hitchcock. Mr. nnd Mrs. H. H. Wilson, Dr. and Mrs. L. J. Abbott, Rev. and Mrs. Chapln, Mesdames Kim ball and Manning, Misses Ellen Smith, Jones, Walker, Palmer. GaUo, Abbott, Tibbets, Robblns, Dennis; Dr. Lowry and Max Westermann. THE PERSHING RIFLES HOP. The committee is more than pushing things for the Pershing Rifles' hop. The Lincoln hotel has been secured for the night of April 17. Such a move ment as this is surely along the line of progression. Military, intellectual and social make a great combination and the sooner they are united .the better it ds for the rifles a.t least. The great desire of the mpony now is to make a howling success of this that will eclipse oil other social at tractions, and to give a dance whore every student can attend and forget the old faction lines. There hns never been a real millta-y hop established as tin annual affair 4n this school. Company "1W yearly party approaches very near to this, but comjiany "B'" properly oannot be con sidered as property of the university. Now, 'the idea of .the nlflos Is just this: To give a hop each yeaa that will be placed an a par, at least, with the junior und sonlor promenades as a society event, and that will be military in the strictest cmso. The committee is receiving tho very best of support firom the members of the company and only regrets that the number of tickets Is limited to fifty and will be obliged to call a halt on the sale lin a very short time. "Let a word to the wise, etc," so "Be in time," "Be In 'time," Be In time." Tickets at one dollar each, for sale by Dixon. Clements, Pulls, Russell and Adams. The first orchestral concert given this ssalson by the string department of the unilA'rslty school of music drew a rather small audience to the olrapel Wednesday evening on account of the unfavorable weather. All of .the mem bers of the orchestra except liho double bass were .students. The music was not difficult. It was played smoothly and with good expression. The orchestra wins owdttted by Charlos Htagenow, Mta Slue Oolson. MUm Geir tmude Wright and MUss Ethel Galley. The following program was given; March, "National Guards," Amonson; "Flower Song," Lange, university or chestra, Ounitiralto hoIo, "The River of Yeara," Theodore Marzlals, Ethel Gertrude GaJloy. Waltz, "lmmontollen," Gungl, uni versity ordliestliU. Sonate for piano and violin, 8, Gnleg, Mae Colson and Charles Oage ndw. String quartet, "Slumber Song," L. to 'Brenner; violoncello solo, "On the Lake," Wi1bs, George P. Kimball. Soprano solo, "Nocturne," Lulgi Denza, Gertrude Wright. Two violins, "Sound's From Home," Gungl, May Belle Haganow and Willie Mudjia, Minuet from "Milltatry Symphony," Haydn, un!h erslty orchestra. MISSOURI IN THE LEAGUE ACTED WITHOUT AUTHORITY Manager Cory Not Sustained in Hi Ao- tlon.nt tho Annual Mooting ?omo Official Correspondence The following correspondence will show whoro Missouri is whn it comes to a consideration of her position in the Western Interstate Foorball league LAWR1SNC1S, NEB., Feb. 17, 1S9C Mr. A. S. White, University of Ne braska, Lincoln. Neb. My Dear Mr White: 1 tak pleasure in notifying you at this Hmc as president of the Western Interstate University Foot ball association, of a notice which I have received from Judg Law-son of the University of Missouri, who is treasurer and secretary of thalr ath letic association, advising me in re gard to action taken by their directors nt a meeting held February 4, ISM. I enclose a copy of hfs letter, whilch will explain Itself. I have consulted legal advice regard ing the law proposltSan stated by Judge Latwson And 1 find that he is right when he says thwt Mr. Cory haid no authority to withdraw from the asso ciation. In view of this fact It will be necessary to so arrange the revised constitution to conform with the mem Ibershlp of four instead of a member ship of three, but I do not believe that it will be necessary to call a meet ilng for that purpose if we can agree by correspondence. Very truly yours, R. K. MOODY. UNIVERSITY OF THE STATE OF MISSOURI, COLUMBIA, Mo., Feb.B. R. K. Moody, Esq., President Western Interstate University Football associa tion. My Dear Sir: At a meeting of the board of directors of the athletic association of this university a member of the Interstate association, of which you nre president, a report Tvas sub mitted to the directors concerning the management of the football team of Mr. Cory, the manager of last year. It wastalso reported to the association that Mr. Cory, the duly appointed dele gate to the annual meeting of the as sociation at Iowa City in December last, had withdrawn this association (the university of Missouri) from mt-m-beirship In the Interstate association On motion it was unanimously re solved by the board that, as Mr. Cory was given no authority to withdraw the unlvensity from the Interstate associ ation, nnd as no such authority could le Implied from his mere selection as delegate to that meeting, the athletic awsoclaitSon of the university is still a member of the Interstate association, unless it shall ratify said unauthor 1s"l act. It was then furthermore unanimously resolved that Mr. Cory's act In the matter be not rati fied, but is expressly repudiated as totally without authority either ante cedent or subsequent. And, further, it was ordered that I should at onoe noti fy you of the action of the university of Missouri Athletic association. Yours very truly. JOHN D. LAWSON Treasure and Secretary pro tern Ath Ass'n. University of Missouri. The Ashland club met Monday even ing With Messrs. Clark, Shedd and Wiggenhorn at the Phi Kappa Psl house. A number of the Ashland high school wore present. A short ikrogram was rendered, consisting of music by Missus Jury, Wttlson and DuBols, Mr, Norton and George Shedd, short talks and sketching by Professor Crahtree, Miss Ellen Ilutman. H. G. Shedd and Miss Jo Mansfelde. Light refresh ments were servod. Tliose presnt were Mtasas Selma WUggenhorn, Jo Mane felde and Joule Albbott of Ashland, Mr. and Airs. Worfel, Mr. and Mrs. Fau qutft, Misses 'Ulrdsaill, Ada Abbott, Belle Mansfelde, Heilman, Campbell, Jury, 'Dean, Redford, Wilson, Arnold, Butte; Messrs. Clark, Q. B. and J. B. Aimy, G. C. and H. G. Shedd, Wiggen liorn, Crabtree, Fisher, Graves. Preparations for the all around ath letic contest next Tuesday evening are progressing. Two of the carved tablets, the prizes for the evening, finished as far as poFslble at (this time, are now on exhibition 'in the gymnasium. Remem ber that all the proceeds above 510 will be expended for the athleblc association. An additional attraction will be a wrest ling match between Taoo and Bhue, to settlo the championship of the univer sity. Leave Tuesday evening open and come