Omaha daily bee., 1889-06-11
The JEFFERSON LONG CASE.
He viii Try Habeas Corpus From
the Supreme Court.
UNIVERSITY COMMENCEMENT.
Supreme Court Cascs-New Corpora
tions-Adam Fuckers Dive to
He Closed--City News
and Notes.
LINCOLN BUREAU orTHs OMAHA Bss,
1929 u STREET

LINCOLN, June 10. ]
In the spring of 1886 Jefferson Long was ar
rested in Lincoln county as accessory TO the
crime OF murder A warrant was issued for
the apprehension of one Ernest Meyers,
who was charged with the commission of the
crime. Meyers has never been arrested. In
fact he has never been heard from TO this
day. AT the term of the district court of
that county, following the arrest, Long was
convicted of murder in the first degree, as ao-
cessory to the crime, and sentenced to be
hanged. At the January term of the su-
prone court, 1855, this case was heard on
error. and was reversed and remandod for a
new trial In December, 1888, trial was
had in the district court Of Lincoln county,
but the jury disagreed. Tho Hon. j. S.
Hoagland, of North Platte, attorney for
Long, is in the city to-day with a avoluminons
petition which he will present to the supreme
court at the session, Friday, asking for
writ of haheas corpus for Long.
The UniAcrsity Conimenccment.
The commencement. proper of the state
university, occurs "Wednesday forenoon. The
public, generally, is invited to attend, and
no one should wait for q special invitation,
The procession will form at the university
building promptly at 0 80 o. m, In the follow.
ing Orucr: University CnQet 09Nu, university
cadets In uniform, university students, the
senior class, the alumni association, citizens,
city oftcers county officers, state ofcers the
clergy, the board OF regents, the faculty.
The line of march will be from the univer-
sity building to Tenth street; south on Tenth
to o; east on O to tho Funek opera house Mt
the corner of Twelfth and O.,
Until tho procession reaches tho opera
house the entire lower floor will be reserved
and the gallery will be reserved for ladies'
SECTIONS tho tONvar HOOr will he % -ad
for the members of the senior class, the cho-
rus and tho orchestra, admission to which
can only be had by tickets,
Seats will be reserved on the stage for the
city officers county officers, state officers, the
clergy the board OF regents. the faculty and
invited guests. a. '-T's
The following is the programme of exer-
cises
Overture Bridal Rose. .pe,tee
Cadet Band.
Chorus The Heavens are Telling. Haydn
University Chorus aud Orchestra.
Oration--The Poetic Element In Science
oration-Two Radicals. .Elbert r. Tnsleyy Ty
Oration--Sir John Eliot. .Chas b. Newcomb
Soprano Solo-Cavatina from Robert lie
Madame A. Weber. 'i''e e'''er
Oration-Two Pre.revolutionary Patriots
oration-Henry David Thoreau. .....
...................,.Wi William L. stephens
Oratlon-Wenuell Phllllps .Myra r.. Clark
Selecton-Riverside. Ripley
Cadet Band.
........ 80. BY the Acting Chancellor
Presentation of Military Commissions.
....................... BY the Governor
Renediction.
Grand March-The Star Southwell
Cadet Band.
The following are the candidates for de-
grees:
B. A.-F'rederlck Wallace Collins, Fair
field; George William Gerwlg, Alleghany
City, Pa; Laura Augusta Haggard, Lincoln
Charles Berry Newcomer, Falls City; Will
liam Logan Stephens, Sutton.
B. L.-Thomas Stinson Allen, Wabash
George Henry Baughman, Lincoln; Charles
Wesley Bgeow, Bartlett; Jennie Constance
Bonnell Lincoln: Edna Dean Bullock, Lin
coin; Myra Elizabeth Clark, Sutton; Orien
Wesley Fifer, Lincoln; William Mel
son Fletcher Alliance; David Dryden For
syth, New Helena; Charles Marion French,
Rulo; Alfred Pizey, Dakota City; May
Tower, Lincoln.
B. Sc--Helen Barbara Aughey, Lincoln;
Myron Isidorc Blgelow, Bartlett; Elbert Roy
Tingley, Lincoln; Herbert J. Webber, Lin
coln: Thomas Albert Williams. Weeping
Water.
b. G. E.-Ernest George Eaglesou, Craig;
Frank Austin Manley, Lincoln.
A-E1ton Eulmer Cihbon