Omaha daily bee., 1902-09-17
MANY STUDENTS ENROLLING
All Indications Point to Large Attendance
at the State University.
SUPREME COURT ADOPTS A NEW RULE
state Committee Busy Mapping Out
oampaiRn-speakers of National
Reputation for state
of Nebraska.
CFrom a stan Correspondent

From a Staff Correspondent
LINCOLN. Sept. s.-(special.)-The fall
semester at the State university began this
morning. The first lessons will be given
out Saturday and the first recitations will
be held Monday. Until then the executive
force OF the university will devote its
efforts to registering and caring for the
students. The registration rooms were
crowded all day and the force had all It
could do to list the students presenting
themselves for matriculation. For the first
time in the history of the Law college its
students we're registered the opening week.
Usually the Law college does not begin
until October, a month later than the
academic and other departments, but this
year all begin at the same time.
The rush is expected to continue for sew
eral days. No comparison with last year
can be made, because for the first two
days the number is only bounded by the
ability Of the clerks to register them. The
good times and the plentitude OF money
among the farmers and tradesmen OF the
small towns is regarded as good grounds
for belief that the attendance will exceed
that Of any previous year, although Mr..
Crabtree of the business stan says that
the highest point in attendance was reached
at a time when the opportunity for en-
ployment was smallest.
Quarrel over Paving.
A bitter quarrel is on between the prop
srty owners OF three different streets IN
the fashionable residence section over
precedence in the matter Of paving. Some
OF the aggrieved gentlemen threaten to
carry It into court, a proceeding whlch
will tie up all of the districts so far as
any Improvement this fall is concerned
49, n atraaN from
Eleventh to Seventeenth, paved with as
phalt. This takes up every bit OF available
money in the intersection fund. B street
property owners and persons living on
Washington between Seventeenth and
Twenty third streets, each of which COM
prises newly created districts, insist that
their petitions were on Ale first and that
the council cannot lawfully pass them by
for any other section. The c street people
retort that their petition was on file two
years ago, but because the council had no
money for intersections they had to walt
so long that much property changed handh'
In order to make 1t lawful they had to get
out new petitions. The matter will be
aired in court If the quarrel Is longer
maintained.
Retail GrOcers Here.
The annual meeting Of the Retail Grocers
association vas 20 have opened at the Lin
dell hotel this afternoon, but the number
In attendance was so small that 1t was de-
termined to postpone the program OF exer-
rises until tomorrow. The omaha delega-
ton did not appear. as was anticipated, but
word came that a half hundred OF them
would be here tonight and tomorrow morn
ing. The program consists Of addresses OF
welcome and a talk by President Coming
49,, - Nha aaaonIatInn g RiShOn of
Lincoln, one OF the organizers Of the asso-
citation, Is down for an extended address
on a remodeling Of the credit system and
other members are expected to add some
suggestions as to lettering and strength
ening the organization.
j. e. Williams OF South Bend, Ind, ma
tional president, is expected tomorrow. A
big banquet will be one of the closing fea-
lures. The small attendance today was
rather discouraging to the promoters, but
they look for many from out in the state
tomorrow. No towns have yet formally en-
tered the race for. the location of the next
convention.
Adopt n New Rule.
At today's session OF the supreme court
q new rule was promulgated by the clerk
acting under Instructions from the judges
II reads:
Hereafter no continuances will BIZ
granted by this court after the case is once
on the call"
Ever since the court has shown signs Of
speedily catching up with the docket there
has been a steady increase in the number
Of requests for continuances. The cour
has been much annoyed to find. after lay
Ing out plans for a good terms work, hal
Of the cases set go by the board becaus,
SOM attorney is not ready. This will no
be permitted in the future. The attorney
don't like the new rule very we'll. as the!
Insist Il is impossible sometimes TO tell 81
far In advance as the making out OF a cal
whether their business will always permi
them to be here. Some other case o
greater Importance may call them elsewher
and they think the court will find it dim
cult to enforce the new rule arbitrarily an
yet do the right thing.
The Miles will case, from Richardson
county, was one Of those that went over 70
the term. So was that brought by the stat
against the Union Pacihs, in which the ref
erees reported favoring a dismissal.
The major portion OF the morning sittin
was DEVOTED to memorial services in eulog
Of the late Genio NJ. Lambertson and WI
liam Leese. The full court and commits
sion. with several scores % the member
Of the state bar, we're present. Resolution
were presented by committees named b
the court giving expression to the esteer
Of the court and the Nebraska bar for tn