Omaha daily bee., 1899-06-08

tions 1877 and 1853 Of the revenue act as
well as section s. article lxxxhi Of the
statutes. Very respectfully,
c. j. SMYTH,
Attorney General.
The newly appointed superintendent OF the
Institute for the Feeble Minded at Be-
atrice, p. +. Long OF York county, is ex-
pected in this city tomorrow to confer with
the governor as to the best method OF as
suming the duties OF his new office The
institute is still under the direction OF DR..
Charles G.. Sprague, who refuses to relin-
qush his position as superintendent until
he has had hearing before some person
or board OF authority. Or. Sprague does
not recognize the jurisdiction of Governor
Poynter and 1t is quite probable that pro-
ceedings will be commenced in court by the
state officials to secure his removal. Mr..
Long went to Beatrice today and 1t was
learned in Lincoln that he was not success
ful in inducing DR., sprague to retire.
Governor Poynter attended the commence
ment exercises at the Home for the Blind
at Nebraska City today.
University Matters.
The particularly busy commencement sea-
son of the State university will terminate
tomorrow evening with the senior class lawn
fete on the university campus. lmmedi-
ately preceding this event Chancellor and
Mrs. MacLean will tender reception to the
alumni OF the institution, the faculty and
friends. The commencement oration will be
delivered by President Cyrus Northrup of
the University OF Minnesota tomorrow morn
ing at the oliver theater, at which time di-
plomas, degrees and certificates Will be con-
ferred
no Of nj
dress before the Phi Beta Kappa Scholarship
society and its friends by Rev. C. C. Lor-
imor of Boston, followed by an initiation of
the newly elected members of the society
and a banquet at the Lindell hotel. The
alumni of the college of literature, science
and the arts and in the industrial college
held business meeting in the chapel of the
university this afternoon. The annual
alumni address before the college of lit
erature science and the arts and the in
dustrial college was delivered this evening
at the oliver theater by Charles Sumner
Allen OF the class of SO. He spoke upon the
subject, 1.-The Future of English Socialism
Viewed in the Light of Its Origin" Fol-
lowing the address the twenty third annual
banquet of the alumni association OF the
university was held at the Lindell hotel.
One of the most interesting lectures heard
in Lincoln for some time was that delivered
this morning by Rev. Lorimor before the
Phi Beta Kappa society on the subject,
Gladstone, the Scholar, Statesman and
sage" In introducing the speaker Dean
Bessey stated that it was not only the OBJ
ject of the society to bring before the peo-
pie speakers who were members Of the or
ganizaton, but these who were friends Of
education. Rev. Lorimor is pastor of the
To op1a of
considerable prominence In the east as a
talented lecturer. He spoke in the most
eulogistic terms of Gladstone and character
lied him as representing scholarship, states
manship and sageship, the three great pill
lars upon which all that Is worth having
must rest. He spoke of him as a learner,
changing his politics to the varying move
ments of his own mind in accordance with
his conscience. Gladstone thought that it
was better to be true to ones self, even If it
was necessary to change every year. The
speaker drew strong moral lesson from
the life of Gladstone, holding that every
man who is we'll born in land of liberty
and freedom could by his own efforts ac-
complish almost anything.
Runaway Students.
Because they did not want to take part
in commencement exercises last night
Webster Roberts and a 15-year- -old girl
named Cecil Langworth students of Wes-
leyan university, ran away from their
homes in University Place. The mysterious
disappearance Of the couple aroused the
residents of the suburb and for a while it
was feared that they had been kidnapped.
All sorts Of theories were advanced for
their disappearance, but the parents Of the
young people were inclined to believe that
they had eoped. Both disappeared from
their homes late in the afternoon, but today
they wandered back to University Place
and explained their absence by saying that
they had left because they had been as
signed parts in the commencement exer-
cises of the university.
University Place is suburb of Lincoln,
located only about mile south Of Bethany,
where teacher in the Cotner college was
recently found bound and gagged The
Bethany sensation still fingers in the minds
of the residents of University Place and
when the disappearance of the young couple
was discovered yesterday afternoon they
became very much alarmed. The police
authorities of Lincoln were at once noti-
fed to watch for the students and people
were sent out on all of the country roads
to notify farmers and ask them to do like
wise.
According to the story told by the wan
derers when they returned this morning,
they went direct from University Place to
the small town of Waverly, about eight
miles distant, and remained there over
night. They started home early this morn
ing and were met at the outskirts of the
suburb by an excited crowd of friends. The
explanation was accepted as the truth and
the two young students led the procession
back to the university
Masonic Grand Lodge.
The first session of the annual meeting
of the Masonic grand lodge of Nebraska
was held this afternoon in Representative
hall in the state house, there being about
300 delegates present. 1t Is thought that
fully 200 more delegates will arrive tomor-
row As matters Of more than usual impor-
tance are to come before the Masons the
meeting is attracting a great deal Of at
tention. The work of the order is entirely
different from that OF the insurance fra
ternities and 1t is expected that the meet
ing will continue for about three days and
,ossihly fnur The election of officers will