Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-30
JUDGES WHO WERE ELECTED
Names Of Candidates for Judicial Positions
Who Won Out,
FIFTEEN OF THEM ARE RtrU8LICANs
other Thirteen Belong 10 tho Fusion
Aggregation, hut They Get in
Just the Snme-Worl< of
CnnNnssing Board.

LINCOLN. Nov. -(Special) THE State
Cauvassing board has completed tho work
OF canvassing the vote for state ohcers
and this afternoon the figures on the can
didates for judicial positions were made pub
lie. There are fifteen judicial districts In
the state and twenty-elght judges we're
chosen. or the number elected fifteen were
republicans and thirteen fusionists.
The duties of tho canvassing board were
lighter than usual this year, there being
only three state officers to be elected. OF-
dinarily It takes about week to canvass
the vote and delays are frequently caused
by mistakes OF the county clerks In tap-
ulating the vote. This year all counties
reported promptly and it was an easy TASK
for the board to finish the work.
The following we're elected: John S. Stull
(rep), Auburn; Charles B. Letton repo,
Fairbury; Paul lessen trep), Nebraska City;
r. p Holmes L. Frost. A. j. Cornish treps },
Lincoln; Benjamin s. Baker, Irving S, Bax-
ter. Lee s. Estelle Jacob Fawcett, william
w. Keysor, Willard w. slabaugh (reps.),
Omaha: Charles 7. Dickinson (rep), Teka-
nah; B. f. Good (fus), Wahoo S. II. Sorn-
berger (fusD, Wahoo; Conrad Hollenbeck
0us) Fremont; James A. Crimson fus), ,
Schuyler; George w. Stubbs fus.), Superior;
GUY T. Graves (fus), Pender; william V.
Allen (fus), Madison; Ed l.. Adams (fus),
Minden; John r. Thompson (fus), Grand
Island; Charles A. Mum Cfus.). Ord; Homer
NJ. Sullivan (fus), Broken Bow; II. M.
Grimes Crep), North Platte; George w.
Norris (rep) Beaver City; William H.
Westover dus.), Rushville; James j. Har-
rington (fus.), ONeill.
winter Agricultural Course.
The University Of Nebraska has issued a
circular descriptive of the winter course
in the School Of Agriculture. The people in
charge OF the school realize the fact that
most farmers sons and daughters cannot
afford to spend the time and money required
in the preparation for and completion OF
the regular college course and keeping this
is view they have prepared short practical
course OF three mouths, beginning January
9 1900, and ending March II. 1t provides
for studies OF soils, field crops, diseases of
farm animals breeding Of live stock feed
ing Of live stock, dairying, horticulture, ag-
riculture, engineering, carpentry and black
smithing, insects Injurious to crops, plant
pests farm accounts and English. An expla-
nation given in the circular of the manner
in which the instruction Is given shows that
the student obtains much OF 1t by means
of actual practice and observation. Not that
he will be expected to do the work of the
farm with which he is already familiar,
but such operations as stock judging milk
testing, creamery operations, tree grating,
treating sick animals, etc No examinations
are required for entrance but registra-
tion fee of 81 is charged. The cost to each stu
dent last year for room rent, table board,
books etc, was about $36.
In the of instruction the
object has been to make 1t as practical as
possible, to give the student something that
will be OF value to him when he returns
to the farm. The instruction Is given by
means OF lectures and actual practice. Ex-
ceilent facilities have recently been provided
at the state farm for giving this instruc-
tion in the most practical manner. we'll
equipped building has been erected, contain
ing a dairy room, stock judging room
and laboratory for soil study. The meth
ods of instruction are adapted to students
OF all ages, those having taken the work
varying from 16 to As years of age.
Rrief in PartIey Case.
Attorney General smyth was down from
Omaha today to examine the reply brei
filed in the supreme court by the attorneys
for the bondsmen of ex-State Treasurer
BARLEY. He asserted while here that he
would Immediately file an answer and thai
he would have no difficulty in defending
himself on the contention of the attorneys
for the bondsmen. Tho case in which thi!
brief was filed was submitted to the supreme
court last week. Attorney General Smytf
said today that the supreme court granted
the attorneys leave to file brief. but tha
1t was understood at the time the oral ar
gument before the court was not to be taker
into question.
1t is contended by the bondsmen that thu
attorney general admitted in his argument
that Bartley's bond was not filed with thu
secretary OF state until January 8, uotwith
standing that it bears a filing mark dated
January 3. The statutes require the bonds
of state officials to be filed en- or before thu
first Thursday following their Inauguration
The evidence OF the state in it's case agains
the bondsmen showed that the bond wal
filed within the required time, but that i
was not Approved until January Q.
The attorneys for the defense introduced
some evidence to prove that the bond wal
not fled until the day it was approved, bu
the attorney general holds that there II
a preponderapce CT evidence in support O.
his own contention. The supreme court il
the case OF Barrett Scott, in which sim
liar point raised, held that unless al
official files his bond within the specified
time he can have no legal right to tn,
office, but that such neglect would not re
lease the sgners OF the bond from liability
Tho attorney general bases his argumen
on this and other similar decisions tha
even II tho bond was not filed until January
the bondsme0 would still be liable.
In connection with the filing of the reply
brief by the attorneys for the bondsmen Il
is said that the attorneys committed breact
of professional etiquette when they tool
into consideration the attorney generals
oral argument and the latter says emphati-
cally that they even went so far as to mis-
quote him, He says that there was distinct