Omaha daily bee., 1899-05-05

] lHsuId0te Company Dut lne decision OIalue
supreme court reverses and remands It
for another trial with instructions to the
court below that the statute OF uses is not
in force.
Some lawyers assert that the statute OF
uses" II applicable at all in the United
States would not be in the states comprls-
ing the Louisiana purchase, that territory
never having been under the control OF
England or subject to its common law
! Missouri is the only state in the territory
! that has given a decision on the point, and
! II is considered of Importance because in
| that state there is a statute on the sub
ject. In a number Of eastern states the
courts have held that the statute of uses is
| still in force.
Iowa wants MncLcnn.
| Chancellor MacLean Of the State university
said today in speaking of the reported action
Of the Board of Regents of the Iowa state
university in electing him chancellor OF
| that institution that he knew nothing what
ever about the intentions of the board fur
! ther than what he had read in the news
| papers. dispatch received here last night
stated that the Board OF Regents now as
sembled at the Iowa university IA decided
to call Chancellor MacLean for a similar
position there and that he would probably
accept. When interviewed this morning
Chancellor MacLean said that he had read
in the newspapers that two other men had
already been elected to the position and
that under these circumstances there would
be no necessity of electing another man.
Seriously" he said, 81 know nothing
about the purpose of the regents of the uni
versty of Iowa in this matter"
| Chancellor MacLean has received no COM
munication from the Iowa regents and he
| said he had not communicated with them.
| A press dispatch received here last night
throws a little light upon the matter and
| reveals the fact that while Chancellor Mac
| Lean has not already been chosen he has
been favorably considered. The dispatch
reads: 1T has been stated that the presj-
dency of the Iowa State university has been
rendered to Harry b. Hutchins, dean of the
law department of the State university OF
Michigan. Dean Hutchns has visited Iowa
City and looked the field over He realizes
that a great work of education could be
done in Iowa and is tempted to accept. How
| ever, the chances are that he Will decline
the honor, and the chances are also that
the place will be Immediately rendered to
| another western man and that man
| will be Chancellor MacLean of the Uni
versity of Nebraska. Chancellor MacLean
ranks deservedly high in the educational
world and If rendered the place would un-
uOuDIeuly accept, anu IL is DtlleNtu III many
quarters that Chancellor MacLean is the
coming man. He will find a cordial welcome
in Iowa If he shall accept and will have
the cordial support of loyal and enthu-
siastic Board of Regents.
In Lincoln it is not thought the chancellor
would accept the position even il it is ten
dered. The statement that the Board Of Re-
gents had decided to call him is not be-
lieved here.
Capital City Notes.
Governor Poynter has appointed Frank l..
Loomis of Edholm, Neb., as an alternate
delegate to the Transmississppi Commercial
congress that is to convene in Wichita,
Kan, the latter part of the present month
Arrangements have been made to give
open air concerts on the grounds around the
state capitol building this summer and in
Government square. A rst-class band has
been organized by Prof. August Hagenow
and the intention is to give one concert each
week. The business men of the city have
interested themselves in the venture and for
the first time in several years Lincoln will
have good music on the public squares. Prof
Hagenow proposes to make his band one OF
, the best in the west. Several musicians
, have been imported and the band will num-
ber twenty-seven pieces
t The commencement Grafton before the
I graduating CLASS OIL the Slate university lHlf
, year will be delivered by President Northror
of the University of Minnesota, Thursday
June 8. President Northrop has addressed
the students on previous occasions and they
feel highly gratified that he has accepted
the invitation to deliver the commencement
address. Rev. George C. Larrimer of Bos
4 ton will deliver the Phi Beta Kappa ad
dress the same week.
Work will be suspended at the State uni
| versity tomorrow afternoon on account o
q the interstate oratorcal contest in the even
ing. The time will be spent in entertaining
the visiting orators and their friends Afte
+ the business meeting tomorrow afternoon a
: 2 o'clock the university cadet band will Civ
concert on the campus and at 8 oclocl
/, will be reviewed by Chancellor MacLean.
! large number of visitors is expected from
different points in this state and many from
neighboring states represented In the con
/, test. The states that will be Represented
;, are Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin
Kansas, Indiana, Ohio, Missouri, COLORADO
and Nebraska.
A new four-room school building is to b
n erected in this city at cost of $500. TIL
It cost does not include the heating plant o
n school furniture. The building will be con
= structed of brick and in such manner tina
a additions may be made at any time. TIL
n school buildings in Lincoln are all over
d crowded and another building will be or
It dered constructed within the next fey
e weeks.
q Quite a number of the prominent musi
= clans of this city are attending in
convention of the National Federation
3 of Musical Clubs which is beini
II held in st. Louis this week. Mrs. A
# S. Raymond and Mrs. E. Lewis Baker hav
= gone as delegates and Mise Pauline Maud
l. Oakley and Mrs. Will Owen Jones as artist!
= Mrs. Marian Treat Taylor Mrs. P. V. N
Is Raymond and Mrs, D. A. Campbell are ais
e in attendance. Mrs. Campbell is an office
IA in the federation
s Governor Poynter today issued requsi
IS tlon for Nora Fields. now in custody a
~ Council Bluffs on the charge OF larceny froI
N the person. The complainant in the case
William ]. Moose, who alleges that Nor
" Fields stole $50 from him on May /
a. Omaha. Immediately afterwards she left tn
= state and was arrested in Council Bluffs.
= The secretaries OF the State Board {
10 Health this afternoon refused to grant d
4 Orrin O'Neill of Chicago license to praC
,t tice in this state on the grounds that h
"a had been guilty Of unprofessional conduc
DR.. ONeill is an eye and ear specialist an