Omaha daily bee., 1899-05-26

! up this morning, Andersen n Junior and
the champion sprinter OF the university sue
| ceeded in capturing a senior hat and was
successful in leaving far behind all the
seniors who started in pursuit. Later in the
day the seniors formed in line and marched
through the different buildings defying at
tack from the under classmen.
Sneak day" was Instituted last year and
Is now regarded as one of the annual events
at the university. SO long as property is
not destroyed the students are allowed to
have their own way, the only penalty being
the loss Of few hours credit to each
student.
Desire TO Honor the Dead.
State officials and others interested in
! holding memorial services over the remains
of the late Colonel John NJ. Stotsenburg are
still in doubt as to whether the funeral
party Will return TO Indiana by the way of
Lincoln and II so whether a stop long
enough to permit the holding of memorial
exercises will be made in this city. Mrs.
| Stotsenburg. who is returning to New Al
! bany, Ind. with the remains of her hus-
! band, is accompanied by Lieutenant w. A.
| Cavanaugh of the Twentieth infantry. A
| dispatch from that officer. dated at Reno,
| New, was received by Adiutant General
Barry this morning stating that the funeral
| party would pass through Omaha at 4:45
| Saturday afternoon. Following the receipt
! of this dispatch General Barry sent the
following telegram, requesting that ar
rangements be made to stop in Lincoln:
Lieutenant w. A. Cavanaugh, on Union
Pacific Train No 2, Bound East. at Bat
tie Mountain. New: l am directed by Gov
ernor Poynter to request that the sacred
remains of Colonel Stotsenburg be brought
to Lincoln to lie in state during memorial
| services on Sunday, and it is also desired
| to send a guard of honor to escort the re-
| mains to its final resting place II this
meets the approval of Mrs. Stotsenburg
please wire route over which you will
| travel to Omaha and beyond"
The funeral party is travelling east over
the Union Pacific and 1t is thought that
under present arrangements the route will
not include Lincoln. No word has been re-
ceived from the War department in answer
to the telegram sent yesterday.
Reception to First Regiment.
Commander Evans of the Department of
Nebraska, Grand Army of the Republic has
authorized Adjutant General Gage to take
| necessary steps for a reception for the First
regiment as soon as the date of arrival is
determined upon. At a meeting of Grand
Army men in Omaha yesterday different
plans for receiving the regiment were dis
! cussed by Senator Hayward, Captain
Palmer. Major Wilcox Captain Culver, H.
c. Russell and General Gage. A definite
program will be published by the depart
ment commander as soon as reports are re-
reved from the various organizations and
posts which desire to take part in welcom-
ing home the members of the First regi-
ment
G. F. Beck, county superintendent Of edu-
cation, returned to Lincoln today from
Gretna, where he attended the annual gradu-
ating exercises of the High school.
The State Board of Educational Lands
and Funds is contemplating purchasing S12,-
900 worth of Cherry county bonds, but on
account of a slight irregularity in the issu
ace action will be postponed until it is de-
cided whether they are a safe investment.
The bonds draw interest at the rate of 5 per
cent, but there is some question as to
whether they were advertised in accord
ance to law. County Attorney A. NJ. Nor
risey was at the capitol today consulting
with the attorney general with a view to
iastituting case in the supreme court to
establish the legality of the bonds.
The State Board of Public Lands and
Buildings visited few more Of the resi-
dences offered for a governors mansion to-
day. Quite number of the houses offered
have not yet been inspected.
The Lancaster county republican central
committee this afternoon decided upon June
16 as the date Of the county convention. The
primaries will be held on June 13. Nomina-
tions will be made for the following offices:
Three district judges. district clerk, treas
urer, county clerk, sheriff, county Judge,
county commissioner, superintendent, sur
veyor and coroner.
Enforce Pharmacy Law.
Henry H. Barth of Lincoln, chairman of
the committee on violation Of the Nebraska
pharmacy law, has made several trips over
the state looking after violaters of the law.
The following persons were recently prose |
cuted, convicted and fined: l. L. Meseraul, !
Doniphan, Neb; R. L. Bridgemanl & Co., |
Barada, Neb.; George l.. Edres, Sterling, |
Neb The law reads as follows
Section s. Any proprietor of a pharmacy
who. not being a registered pharmacist |
shall fail or neglect to place in charge OF |
such pharmacy a registered pharmacist, or |
any such proprietor who shall by himself |
or any person permit the compounding or |
dispensing of prescriptions or the vending |
or drugs, medicines or posons in his store |
or place of business, except by or in the |
presence of, or in and under the supervision |
of registered pharmacist or any person !
not being registered pharmacist who shall |
take charge of or act as manager of such |
pharmacy or store, or who, not being a |
registered pharmacist shall RETAIL COM
pound or dispense drugs, poisons or medi-
cines of any kind, or any person violating
any provisions of this act to which no other
penalty is herein attached, shall be deemed
guilty of misdemeanor, and for every such
ofense, and upon conviction thereof shall
be punished by a fine of not less than $40
For more than 500, ok shall be imprisoned
not less than ten days nor more than ninety
days.
The Board of Pharmacy is going to en-
force the law and will prosecute all yio-
latoTs to the fullest extent.
Masons DispOrt ThemseIves.
HASTINGS, Neb., May 25.--(Special Tele-
gram. about 225 Masons from the Sesostris