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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 11, 1894)
TII'E OMAHA DAILY BEEs SUNDAY.FEBllUARY 11. 18IU--SIXTEEN PAGES. 5000 yards of 800 pairs of Fine Lace Embroideries Curtains WE are doing the Dry Goods Business of Omaha.- 9Sc Yard , Pair. Our Cost Cash Sale is reaping a magnificent harvest. Never did we have mor'e' ready _ and never have we been in a position to offer better bargains. I 1f II CV& VwOb A Vrf Vrfl V * 4U > * W t * T V % X X * * V LA Vt IT response f - * I 1 VA * 1 Vrf T - > * * > tL V \ * I\ L V * \ * * fc * l tr f fcl V * 4 V\ V * 4 I W t -/V * b b\rf * M * tfc * > Vk I I * -I Our large stock , bought at a fraction ; of its value , ic now going nt its actual cost nr Insc : . Wn will offer for this week new EFJDORA black goods , manufactured for durability and to sell .it $2.50 t : , at $1.25 per yard. Our Si spring weight hopsackings , 54 inches wide , tomorrow at 390 yard. 250 and 300 yarns 50 a skein tomorrow ! 5000 remnants of linen , all good lengths , accumulated during our great sale , < ro tomorrow at al price. Men's $1.50 underwear 480 per garment. These and the many other under coit bargains underneath will be the leading strings to our success for the coming week. Remember everything else goes at cost , mail orders receiving special attention , GRAND OPENING SALB FIVE THOUSAND REMNANTS OF LINENS , MUSLINS AND SHEETING TO BE SACRIFICED. isi - -OF- This department has been 'a very busy one since the first of the year. We have been selling goods at cost and some less than cost. Extra help has been employed to wait ! l cases of nen- , exclusive liNGI.ISII DUKSS UOODS have upon the great crowd. We have sold an enormous quantity of goods , as our customers can just been unpack oil. They will nive you au Utea of what the swell dressers will wear this spring in London. They are just The result is overloaded with immense of testify , we are an quantity remnants , consisting right to wear now. .Moiulay morning they go in OUR ( IKli.VT of table linens , crashes , muslins and sheeting. It is our intention to close out this lot of COST GASH BALK. Ask to see them. remnants in one day , so we have marked them away below cost. The entire lot goes on YOU ARE INVITED sale Monday , and a cheaper lot of remnants has never been shown in Omaha before. Con Extra Special Under Cost Bargains for Monday , sult your own interests and make an early selection , for the best will assuredly go first. Fine Dress Goods llopsackhi"s , R1- inches wide , splendid to attend our opening sale of NEW line of colorings , strictly all wool. We have sold thousands of BLACK DRESS GOODS. We have re yards at $1 a yard , the balance go.-s Monday at ceived the week ISO 39c Yarcl- during past pieces NEW SPRING WRAPS AT COST ' 12,000 yards choice All Wool and Silk and Wool Xnvclties. of B. PRIESTLEY & CO.'S celebrated TOR TH3 FIRST TIME IN OMAHA. These goods sold at $1.25 to $2.25 per yard. You should see the entire lot NEW SPRING GOODS FOR 1894. Black Goods , we place on them .Monday at special sale Monday. The assortment is Now Now Misses' Ladies' Jackets. Capos. Now Now Children's Ladies' Jackets. Jackets. YSc Yaircl : unequaled ; the prices are right. New Materials and Colors. 85 High Novelty Dress Patterns guaranteed pure wool and Como and BOO our now Pinjrutt cout , JM inches long , with moire effects. Th j very latest out. % as line goods as you ever saw at $7. They must go Monday at Wo have also a full line of ladies' capes with silk in- is the new thing in black. We NEW EMBROIDERY-NEW EMBROIDERY sertinps , from 85.00 to 820.00 each. for full dress pattern 7 yards 810 silk waists nt&iunch JT 1 10 ulsters at J2 each. > nn EMnUOIDKllY : ) He Tomorrow ftUOO yards of new embroidery In cam have it , ranging in price from bric and n.iliiBOok. llnu , pretty patturnH , wortli lOc , Monday ! Hc. ir.oO to jli Jackets nt i. ! each. ' EHUHOIDKKY 8Mo Tomorrow * limit ) yards of now embroidery In $1.25 to $2.50. It's beautiful ; see it. choice , ok'trant patterns , cambric and Swiss , regular price lOc , on DOMESTICS. DOMESTICS. Monday only H'ic. EMIIIIOIDEKY Ific Tomorrow GOOD yards of now embroidery lit c.un- Fancy colored print ] worth lOc for fi o LININGS. brlc , nainsook and Swiss , choice , elegant stuff , worth'JOc to 'Me , on Atnoslccax ginghams worth 10a for r > o . oo Monday only ICc , ' 'ream shaxcr Manuel worth lOc for oo OTHER NEW WEAVES. Dqublo . fold novult'os worth . lUe ' for o 100 pieces Fruiich L'crculinc , IU5 inches wiiiu , standard RIBBONS. RIBBONS. RIBBONS. F.incy nliick chevron wortli l.'ia for o Fleece lined cachmoro worth 2 c for 8Ko Roods , always sold at 20c and 25c , all shades , Monday at 15c Wool Soliel , Diagonal Bairitz , Drap d'Foulon , Metz mnnONS ediri1. worth nKc-tOl Ific. : ( ) ) yards No. 7 nil allk In B.itln and pros grain , satin ] French ) nitblu fiincv fold lienrlottivortli sitoen : worth Mo - ' > ; . for for 11 10 o o yard. Cord Sail Cloth Figured Granite &c , Visit this IllllUON 7Ku 501)0 yardB No. 0 all silk molro and pros eralnsatin Eiderdown cloak In ? wnrtliXio , for ij3 ! , , , tMlgu , all colors , worth 'Me. Ah wool jersey cloth wortli B3c' for K ) o Every item guaranteed jnst as represented or money re sale. UIIIUON 10c-r > ( )00 ) y.irils No. 12 nil Bilk eros eraln and satin edso rib Remnants of ull cotton dress goods at a grout sacrifice cost . bon , all colors , worth 25e. not considered funded. SILKS. Curtains Under Cost. MEN'S FURNISHINGS. UNDER COST NOTIONS. HANDKERCHIEFS.- Millinery Under Cost HOSIERY AND UNDERWEAR Ladles'all silk Windsor Tics , Wo have JuRt received nn ulojjnnt line of Monday , , JiiimnosoVMHI ! Silks. Btrluod ana ohanRO- 18,000 pairs Lace Curtains from All our heavy plain camel hair and J LOT I. surah , China nndcropo silks. . . Plain White Linen and colored bor olTocts. unerjuiilloil for child ' ' Fnjcv Silk Side Elastics at , per dered riandkorchlefb worth Si to loo. Tomorrow Your choice of entire stock of able Thny are auction of the Columbia Mills in wool derby ribbed underwear ; also | About400 pairs of Imilies' and Ohllilrens' our untrimmed - ren's and Tuesday dresses nnil wo will Indies' put wilsts. them on For our Monday "Giant New York , in 3 and 3 } yards long , case fine English Merino Underwear. Dlaln and huavv and fancy blnulc colored all .wool Cotton lloso Mslo ; never Thre sold a The pair finest quality velvet DrcssShlolds , morrow all go at 4c each * trimmed Felt Hats. for OOc ; former Cost Cash Salo" 48to 54inwidc , nt They usually neil at75c and 31.0CM . "OL Boat for less than 2Gc , 33o t6'SOc. ' . They ull 1 J.57O Q/ worth 5c ; Monduy | 5c u pair. War Handkerchiefs at I9c. price from $1.25 to $3.00. Salo"At Special cut price , . At 55o n. Yard , 98c. per garment. LOT 2. ranted. White scalloped embroidered handkerchiefs 1 lot two toned Felt Plateaus for DOe All our extva fine and heavy all wool For fl.OO a ynrd wo will give you astonishing ribbed and Hat that 500 pairs Ladles' p\trrt heavy plain mid rlb- Crescent Nicklo Safety Pins No. 1 , kerchiefs , worth 29c to 40c ; tomorrow all each. values. Including the following well known 1/1,000 pnirs Lace Curtains nt goods wo usually bed top lleoco Ilno'l or/yx dyed and plain eol- 2c ; No. 2. 3c ; No. 3Jo a. catd. weaves : sold at $1.00 , 81.25 and $1.50. They all * bred heavy 0911011 lloaoHvorth In the regular 0 papers of pins , Sc. "Warranted full at I9c each. 1 lot French Plateaus for 05c each ; Illk Fullo Franoalso. . . Wore Monday $1.29. go in ono rreat lot at , nor gar-/3Qo wuy a' > c. OOc to CMC. For Monday they OO I / % count. Handkerchiefs at 25c formerly $2.25 to $3.0O. IllkUrosOruln Soul and inont. . . U tU will bo reduced to. . . . , P. > 003 , Illk 1'e.iu do Solo tJntil Tuosilny These curtains arc worth $2.50 These arc rare bargains ! don't fall to see LOFT 3. Extra No-Plus-Ultra Pins , worth 8c , Pure Linen Hemstitched Initial Your choice of any .trimmed hat in Illk HcnKiiIInu Now at . ' ' sizes nt 5c package. only them. Lsidlos' Chtldrcna'odd Illk Satin to $3.00 per pair. . .Sample Odds and Ends of lien's Flno ana GOOpalranf styles of line Underwear nnd Iti all wool mul loc Covered Corset Clasps , 8c a pair. Handkerchiefs , worth 35c each , 81.Go a stock for 82.98. ( ! ol'd22-ln. K.illlos $1.75 $1.00 nlorino cotton ami all wool Hose that should niorlno. Goods that should bo sold t JI.OO , Silk Garter Webs , plain silk and box , go Monday nt 25c each ; $1.28 Wo must have room for Spring ' Col'cllM-ln. Ohang'hles ho sold at25c. 35o and 50c. Vfo will sell them ( l.r > and JI.50.Vo will Rlvo you Col'd Funcy Drocadcs , Yard. Yard. They are Great Bargains , Alonaay at I9c. choice of the lot for. . . ' . ' . frills , worth up to 35c ; Monday ( Oc yd. a box. Goods , hence the great sacrifice. o * * Special Attention Given to Mail Orders B. FALCONER 1505-7-9 o . . , .Clp o-s * During this Great Under Cost Cash Sale. RILLED HIS FATHER-IN-LAW Tight for tlio Possession " of a Child Ends Fatally. CRIME OF POLICEMAN ARGABRIGHT South Onmlm Muii Shoots Wlllhim Smoltzor ItC a .School Ilxhlhltlou Xcar Kemnlm City Ho Hud Soimrntcd from Ills IVlfo. NEMAIIA CITY Nob. , Fob. 10. ( Special Telegram to The Boo. ) William Suieltzor , a wealthy f.irmor , was shot and killed by J. "W. Argabrlght , his son-in-laxv , last night during n BUhool concert in the Champion school house , four miles west of this place. Mrs. Argabrlght loft her husband about three months ago and has since been mak ing her homo at her father's ( Smeltzer's ) house. Argabright , who is a member of the South Omaha policO force , has several times tried to effect a reconciliation with her but all in vain. Yesterday ho again came down from Omaha and going to her father's house asked permission to see his two little chil dren. Smcltzsr refused and warned him not to come there any more. Argabrlghl quietly loft , making no throats or remonstrances. All parties ytora present at the concert and after It was out young Argabright advanced toward his wife sayimr , "May I sco my baby ! " Stio started to lot him sco the child when her father struck Arg.xbrlght , nearly knocking him down. Smoltzer again struck at him and Argabrlght backed off , when James Sparks , another son-in-law of Smelt zor , struok Argabright behind the oar. Arpabrlght stopped b.iclc and pulling his revolver from his pocket warned thorn not to como any further as he was desperate and would shoot. Smoltzor rushed at him .juid commenced striking when Arpabrtght tired , the ball passing through the lower part of his heart. Smoltzcr lived about thirty minutes after he was shot. Several of the witnesses grabbed Argabright and took his revolver from him and tied him. Ho offered little resistance. lie was taken to Auburn and turned o\or to Sheriff Glas gow. gow.The weapon used was a 3S-callbre Smith & Wesson revolver. The coroner's inquest was hold today , but the verdict Is not yet known Smeltzur < vas an old settler , coming her. from Indiana , and had llvoa u neighbor to young Argabrlght's father for many yearso Young Argnbright's mother Is prostrated , with grief , and is In a dangerous condition , Argabright is a manly young follow , who has a largo number of friends who pity , yet tlo not blame , htm. Public sentiment U with him. him.Tho funeral of Smoltzcr will be hold to morrow , and ho will bo interred ut the Howe cemetery. Ho leaves a largo family of chil dren. Arpabrlght Is a nephew of O. V. Argnbrlght , the defaulting cashier of the Shubort b'ink. mSCUSSKD AT A till DUN. School HUIKO TriiKOily the Only Topic of Coin t < rt > tInn In Unit t ( immunity. AUIWUN , Nob. , Fob. 10-Spoolal ( to The Uoo. ) The whole topic of conversation on the streets of this city today is the killing of William Smcltror. The beginning of the trouble loading up to this tragedy dates back soiuo time. It ap pears that Argabright and his wlfo did not live happily together on account of his dis solute hiiblls , and Mr. SmulUor naturally took the part of his daughter , and helped her to got away from her husbana coma tlirea or four months ago ana como to her old homo with hur two children , where they wore being supported by her father. Some two or three days ago Argabrlghl took a lo.ivo of absence from the pollco force of South Omaha anil came down hero on a visit to his parents , who live near the homo of Mr. Smcltzer , and tried to got to sec his children , but was not allowed to came on the premises where they wore. Last evening there was a school exhibition in the neighborhood , being thoidoso of school , and the whole neighborhood was present. Arpabrlght wont with a friend , who was a stranger in the neighborhood , and it became whispered about among the audience that Arabrlpht was there with nn ofllccr to take the children by force , and a few determined men , among them Mr. Smelt- zor , the grandfather , determined that this should not bo done. Mrs. Smcltzqr.tho grandmother , was standIng - Ing with Argabrlght's little girl in her arms , all wrapped up , when Argabrlcht approached and said : "Is this my little glrll" and at tempted to remove the covering from the child's face , when Mr. Smoltzor , supposing that ho was attempting to take the child bv forco. catno to the rescue of his grandchild and hit Argabright with his list. 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. Mr. Smoltzor was convoyed to the family homo about ono milo distant , but only lived about thirty minutes. Argabright ; claims there were three or four hitting and pounding him , and that ho shot iu self defense , lie went to South Omaha over two years ago and was a , tag- gor In Swift's packing house under Dr. S. W. McGrow. But ho obtained a place on the pollco force of South Omaha , and ho was wearing his star and uelt ut the time ho shot Mr. Smoltzcr. Mr. Smoltzcr was a well-to-do farmer and an old resident of this county , about GO years of ago , and a man very generally re spected. * AitoAimiGirrs iticoitn. : Well Liked In South Omnlm-Story of III * Uomcfttlu Troubles. William Smeltzcr , the man who was killed , was well known iu South Omaha , ho having visited hero a number of times after Mr. Argabright located iu this city. At the time of the independent national convention which met in Omaha July 4,1S03 , Mr. Smelt- zer was a delegate. Ho urrlvoa hero on the third and was taken so sick that ho could not attend the convention. Ho remained here for two months , all the time being under the care and treatment of a local physician. All this time ho remained at the homo of Mr. Argabright. Mr. Smoltzor was a largo man. lie gnncrally weighed iiOO pounds. Those who know him s-iy ho was a man of strong likes und dislikes. While In South Omaha ho had nn exalted opinion of his son-in-law and thought what ever "Billy" did was about correct. It seems that of Into his love for his son-in-law grow cold. Onicor Argabright lived at Twentieth and Brown streets , lie had two children , ono about 2 and the other less than 1 year old. For a year there has been discord In the family. It Is claimed that Argabright spent moro or less of ins time with a woman who lived in the neighborhood , and rumor had it that ho did not overlook any opportunity to Join an agreeable femulo when ono was presented. Ho was not a heavy drinker. Olio evening last November , uftcr walking hi3 beat nil day ho went to his residence only to Hud It deserted , Mrs. Argabrlght's father , accompanied by u farmer neighbor from Ncmaha county , aulotly carna to South Omaha and loading up what effects they wanted , drove across the country to Papil- Hon and from there wont to Mr , Srnoitzur's homo , whom Mrs. Argabright and the chil dren have been ever since. Argabright is not n man who has n great deal to say nd ho kept his domestic troubles to himself. When Mr. Smeltzcr was hero some time agn he loaned his revolver to Mr. Arga- brlgbt. A short time a so Argabright bought n gua of Ills own and loaned the Smoitzer gun to Chief Mitchell. Just before leaving the city Argabright asked Mitchell for the revolver , stating that as ho now had a re volver of his own ho would return Mr. Smeltzer's to him when bo arrived at No- raatm City. Mitchell handed over the gun and Argabrlghl took the shells from it and placed it in tils pocket. Ho bade the o flit-era good bye and loft la apparently cheerful nplrlti. IN FAVOR OF BISHOP BONACUM Decision of Justice Spencer in the Oase Brought Against Him by Father Oorbett. WILL NOT BE HELD FOR CRIMINAL LIBEL After Flvo Days of Trial the Action Ilns lleon Dismissed An Appeal Will Ho Taken to the Ilculosl- ustlcul 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 to 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 llbelous sense. 3. The ecclesiastical law Introduced by the state shows the bishop had authority to suspend Father Corbett. 4. The said article and Us publication 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 stato. 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 ecclesiastical law which has been Introduced in evidence by the stato. 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 bo to encroach upon civil liberty. Under such n rule of law the church dignitary might become a veritable despot and the victim of his despotism could get no redress In our civil courts. The ecclesl- ast might Inflict the greatest Injury upon the personal rights of the community , but would bo able to escape the pen alty of the law by the mere excuse that the net was done In the line of church discipline. Crimes of the gravest nature might bo 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 civil courts will go so far as to ascertain whether or not the cccleslast acts with the proper jurisdiction , that Is , within the scope of the authority delegated to him by the laws of the church. In abort , whether ho 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 Joins 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 these laws. Ho has no notice , how ever , that these laws will be transgressed and can Reek redress In civil courts It made the victim of tyrannical acts which transgress - gross the powers delegated by these laws. " Father Corbett will at once carry his charges before the ecclesiastical courts , and to that end ho prepared the follow Ing 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 8th day of January , 1894 , you , IU. Hev. Thomas Uonacum , did write , publish and cause to ba published In tha sUto of Nebraska , the fol lowing false and defamatory letter : ( Hero Is Inserted the letter upon which the crim inal action against the bishop was brought. ) with the Intent to Injure mo in my standing as a priest and a rector , and I give you no- tlco not to take any action against mo pending my appeal. " LINCOLN CITIZnNS PllOTKST. They Object to tlio Krcctlon of a High School llulldlng. LINCOLN , Fob. 10.-SDecial ( to The Bee. ) A mass mooting of business men was held last evening at the court house to protest acalnst the erection of the proposed now high school building nt the present time. The discussion took a wide range and at the close of the meeting the following resolution was adopted : "Resolved , That it is the scnso 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 now buildings , or so much thereof as necessary , bo expended In erecting buildings for the use of erado work , and that the erection of a High school building bo deferred until some future timo. " The 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. Iho chief objection to the erec tion of the now High school building at the present time is that the ward schools are deficient , and that many children are un able to attend school for lack of room. T. II. Loavitt today secured a judgment against Frank llawhns for $300. Loavitt was Injured In an accident occasioned by the running away of a team hired from Hawllns. Six other pcoplo wore also seriously injured and ono man killed. Six moro suits are pcndlmr against Uawlins. Judco Hall today ordered the sale of the Outcalt stock farm south of Lincoln to satisfy a judgment for $12,000 secured against H. C. Outcalt , cashier of the Capital National bank , by Younker Bros , of Dea Moincs. 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 $263- UOO. A great many moro nnlts are pending. The federal court finished its labors this morning for the week and took an adjourn ment until Monday. Farmer * Institute Closed , LYONS , Neb. , Fetu nlO. ( Special to The Deo. ) Hurt county fiinmors Institute closed Its two days' session "last " evening. Yester day forenoon Interesting discussions were hold on "How to Feqd and Care for Swine , " by John B. Spier. M/any / Important points were brought cut It ) | the discussion , espe cially 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. , lecture and talk on "Nebraska Insects. " ,4'rof. , J. w. Taylor , secretary of the State Horticultural society , gave ono ot the moat Interesting lectures with views on "Mexico. " The professor has traveled all over thaLrepubllc * , and Is per fectly familiar with Uio people , products , etc. , ot the country. fl\a \ views showed the vast difference between the progress ot that country and that of the , United States. All the meetings ot the association were well attended , and grant Interest was man ifested by all present. John D. Lyon was elected president for the coming year , The not meeting will bo held at Craig. 1'eni Kiitortuliiuiunt. PERU. Neb. , Fob. 10. ( Special to The Deo. ) The sixth monthly recital was given In the normal hall at the State Normal building last nlchl under the management of I'rof. Itouchcr and wife , The hall was crowded to Us utmost seating capacity and ovcry alslo was filled with chairs. A largo crowd came from Auburn and other towns to hear ho best violinist of the atatn. Nearly every number on the program was encored. A pleco y the Normal orchestra was also a special feature of the program. Dodfro County I .and lit Demand. PUISMONT , Fob. 10.-Special ( to Tlio Dto ) There is quite a call for lanas to rent in this vicinity , but rents arc unusually high. The crops of the past few years have been so remunerative that the landlord has taken it us an excuse to materially increase his rentals. Quito a largo delegation of Fremont teachers accompanied Superintendent Miller of the city schools to Blair last 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 mornlg 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. Tiiounr.K OVKK TAXES. Farmers Hank of Lyons Not Satlnlleil with Its Assessment. TEICAMAII , Nob. , Fob. 10. ( Special to The Bee. ) The Farmers bank of Lyons , Franklin Everett & Son , proprietors , is In a pock of trouble just now over the payment of taxes. The gentlemen In question gave in their assessment at $2,000 , but the Board of County Commissioners raised it S3DOD , making a total of $5,000. The gentlemen now demand an exemption of tlio fc-,000 , which the board has taken under advise ment. The farmers bank has a capital stock fully paid up of ? yO,000 , and by a decision of the United States supreme court all bank capital stock , whether In United States bonds or not , are taxable for state , county and municipal purposes. According to this decision the bank's assessment Is J7.500. It is also stated on good authority that the bauk has in the neighborhood of ? lf > 0,000 on deposit all the time. Uov. A. G. Wilson , D.D. , superintendent of Lenox college of Hopkinton , la. , 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 ono , the county commissioners at a re cent mooting so ordering. The cases against the bootleggers who sell liquor to the Indians , not only at Decatur - tur , but all other points within easy access of the reservation , scorn to fall short of hnv- Inc a quieting effect upon tha violators. The deputy United States marshals have been known to pass through Tekamahon thocars , stopping ut Penaor and driving back to Dcc.Uur to servo a summons , receiving 10 cents a railo for both ways. A dozen Tokanmh Knight Templars , with their wives , attended the annual entertain ment of the order at Blair Tuesday night. Wuxt 1'olnt Hroiltli'H. WEST POINT , Nob. , Feb. 10. ( Special to The Bee. ) Marshal Sims , who 1ms been marshal of this city for several years , re signed. During the lint part of winter ho contracted a severe case ol grip , which bus weakened him BO as to incapacitate him for duty. The position Is Doing temporarily llllod by John Neligh , who has been acting in this capacity during Mr. Sims' recent ill ness. ness.Rev. . II. J. DIercKs of Fremont is in the city aiding Rov. Mr. Minor in the protracted meetings that are now Doing conducted hero. Ihn English Knights ot Pythias lodge is arranging to give n private ball in tlusir hall to celebrate the thirtieth anniversary of the establishment of the order. William and Henry Bockonhnucr and the lattcr's son , Arthur , and Mrs , Mary Holtz , all from Wayne , auo Johii Bcckonhauor from WakeHeld. came to this city Thursday on account of the dangerous Illness of their mother. Ou Washington's birthday tlicro will bo a Hug raising at the Mulhn school house , which is about three miles from town. Ap propriate exorcises will bo held on the occa sion. County Treasurer Joe Zajlcok and his nmlabla wlfo left for the state capital yesterday. Mesil.uncs J. F. Losch and Go.irgo Korl are visiting friends at Norfolk and Mudlson. Miss Lena Bromor returned from Ban croft Tliursday , at wlllch place she bus beun bookkeeper In a hardware store for several months. The city council mot Thursday evening. An ordinance was passed which reduced the dog tax from f3 to $1 per year. The Bridge street sewer claim ot Fred Dlers for over fiOO was rejected. HTHK \vni\i i \ Y.KIVH : YK Ideas of Early Nebraskans Immortalized in a Great State Institution. GROWTH OF THE STATE UNIVERSITY Its Krcctlon tlin HosiiH nf n Steadily Tress- Ing Sentiment How It WHS Katub- lUhed and AVh.it . It Ilns 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 bo but an Incident. Even In 'newer America wo have colleges that add ono and two together In computing the centuries of their existence. Hut the limitations of time are comparative only and for this reason the University of Nebraska , which will cslebrato Its quarter centenary at Lincoln during the coming week , may consider Itself ono of the older Institutions of learning In the west. On perusal of the legislative journals of territorial Nebraska ono Is Irresistibly led to conclude that the men who came to build the now commonwealth came solely for the purpose of advancing the cause of education , The territorial legislature was asked to charter universi ties at every county scat , colleges at every hamlet and academies nt every cross roads. The designated titles of aomo of these embryo Institutions was In many In stances longer than their curriculum , Glanc ing over the pages of the legislative annals , one finds that In the earlier days the ambi tion of the enterprising settlers Impelled them to establish a score or more of Insti tutions , among which may bo enumerated the Nebraska university at Fontcnollo , Simp son university nt Omaha City , the Nebraska City Collegiate and Preparatory Institute , Nomalia university at Archer. Washington college at Cumlng City , and the Western university at Cassvlllo , Then came the Uni versity of Saratoga , Dakota Collcglato Insti tute , Omadl Collegiate Institute , Omaha Med ical university and the University of St. John. There wera colleges for Wyoming , Do Witt , Kails City , Salem , Hock muffs , Ilrownvllle , and the town that failed to es tablish a college on paper was sadly be hind the times. The secret of the territorial thirst for higher education Is probably to bo 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 based was plentiful. Hut In splto of the mercenary objects of so many projectors of territorial colleges , there was a strong demand for a state uni versity and Its final establishment was the dlreqt result of the Influence which had steadily and uncompromising/ ! directed the sentiment In favor of a state Institution conducted for the benefit of the people of the state. DIRTII OF A .ailKAT INSTITUTION. The charter of the Nebraska State uni versity dates from February 1C , 1SC9 , the legislature passing the bill providing for the university upon that date. The Bunt of { 100,000 was appropriated for a university building , I'lnns prepared by M. J. Iilrd of Ixigansport , Iiul. , wcro accepted and on August 18 of the name year the contract for the erection of the building was lot to Silver & Son for J128.480. The corner stone was laid under Masonic auspices on Beptembor 23 following , the oc casion being celebrated by all prominent citizens of the Htato , Kvun Omaha , still rankling over the defeat of her aspirations to bo continued as the capital city of tin state , contributed a brass band and an orator for the occasion. After many delays the main university building was completed , Lumber had to be hauled from the Missouri river over wretched prairie roads , and all material that entered Into the construction of the building was scarce and dllllciilt ol access. While the contractors were working anj worrying over the erection of the building , the regents were engaged In the more im > portant , but not the less illlllcult work ol organizing the faculty and preparing ths courses of study. On Juno 3 , 1869 , the regents elected as chancellor A. n. IlontJii , D. I ) . , who had uil to that time been president of the North western Christian university. Tha faculty , , which was not selected until April 4 , 1871 , was originally as follows : Ancient lan guages , A. II. Manloy ; mathematics , H. B , Hitchcock ; English literature , 0. C. Dalto ; sciences , II. W. Kuhno. Prof. Kuhno de clined and recommended Prof. Samuel Aughoy , who was unanimously elected. The State university was finally , after many vexatious delays , thrown open for tha reception of students on September 7 , 1871. The Installation of Chancellor Denton had taken place on the afternoon of the previous day. Seventy students appeared and enrolled - rolled their names'tho first day. The original charter of the university pro vided for six colleges : Literature , sciences and arts ; law ; medicine ; agriculture ; practi cal sciences , anil line arts ; but n provision was made that the last named department was not to bo opened until the annual In * como of the university reached $100,000. On February 19 , 1877 , an amendment to tha charter reduced the number'of colleges to five. WHAT IT TKAOHES. The earlier years In the history of the uni versity were devoted to the colleges of literature , languages and the sciences. Hut as early UH 1871 and 1875 petitions for the establishment of medical and law colleges began to pour In upon the regents. Finally , the regents on December 21 , 1881 , passed a resolution asking the legislature for nn ap propriation of 110,000 to be devoted to the establishment of a law department ami u medical college. The medical school was tha result of this resolution , the legislature ap propriating $7,000 for Its establishment. It was maintained but four years , when Itvna finally abandoned for lack of financial sup port. The la\V college has been slowly growIng - Ing until It Is at present a creditable depart ment of the university. The military department was established In 1S7C. H IB made n part of university work for the primary reason that In the original grant of 1)0,000 ) acres to the agri cultural college It wax stipulated that train ing In military science and tactics should be come a part of the university work. The flrst- mllltury Instructor detailed by the War de partment was Lieutenant K , S. Dundy , who was attached to the university la 1S7G and who brought the military department out of chaos to n notable state of proficiency , lie was Kiiccccdcd three years ago by Lieu tenant Perilling , the present Instructor. Iluy Tliluiul Comleteil. DELLBVUrJ , Neb. , Feb. 10-Special ( to The Ueo , ) The trial of Albert and Oeorgo Jones , charged with stealing hay from Mai- lory & dishing , was hoard by Justice Hotz nnu Jury yesterday ntid resulted in n ver dict of guilty , supplemented with n line of $11 and costs , though It took from-I o'clouic yesterday afternoon until 1HO ; o'clock this morning for IIvo of the jurors to convince one obstinate member that the defendants were guilty. . Mr. Fred Mowers , a student attending collcgti at this place , died vcrv smldeniv .tcstcrdnv mornlnz nflcr a short Illness with typhol'l pneumonia. Mr , Mowers' homo WHS In Colon , Neb , , to which place his remains were taken this morning , accompanied by President Kerr and u number of follow titudcnts. This Is the llrst Ilimi death his vUltcd Itollovuo college nnd It has occasioned much sorrow among the students. Toonmncli Teucliera In Keitnlon. TKOUMSKH , Fob. 10 , ( Special to The Bee. ) The Johnson County Teachers asso ciation Is in session iti this city The at tendance Is good and the usual interest in all the work Is bclag manifested. Hov. liobert Molntyro ot Denver lectured to tlii association at the opera house lust ovoulug.