Omaha daily bee., 1902-12-04
WANTS A BOND REGISTERED
Auditor Weston Refuses Because BE AIleyes
It if BOT Legally Issued.
GOOD SCHEDULE FOR THE UNIVERSITY
Messenger who Was on Burlington
Train Held Up Partially Identi-
Res Suspects Vow in LIN
coin Jail
GOOD SCHEDULE FOR THE UNIVERSITY
Frun a stan Correspondent

LINCOLN. Dec. Especial. ~. Y. Niles
has fled a suit in the supreme court for q
writ Of peremptory mRndHmus to compel
Charles Weston. state auditor, TO record q
bond for 8. ZOO issued by Douglas courry
in 1877. Weston refused TO record the
bond because. he claimed. the Law under
which the bonds were issued was uncon-
stitutionsl. The bonds were issued 10 the
Omaha & Southwestern and the Omaha
& Northwestern Railroad company. bearing
s per cent interest. In 1887 the county
refunded the bonds and issued others bear
ing 5 per cent These were issued under
the law OF 1885, which the supreme court
has declared unconstitutional This year
the bonds were again refunded and others
issued bearing 81 per cent. The state
holds sl76, 600 worth Of the bonds.
for 3
Notwithstanding NebraskA's rundown At
the hands Of the Big Nine" conference.
the probabilities are that the ~Cornhuskers
will get some very good games for next
year.
Manager Engel is back from Chicago and
has practically completed arrangements
whereby both Iowa and Illinois will play
here next fall. The Hawksyes and Corn
huskers have not met for three years, but
Iowa has promised TO come TO Lincoln in
November. Possibly this may be the
Thanksgiving day game. Illinois will be
here on November 2 On the 14th the
Cornhuskers play Kansas AT Lawrence.
The Iowa proposition for Thanksgiving day
is dependent upon the outcome Of the ne
gotiRtionE now on between Wisconsin and
Nebraska II these 60 through Nebraska
win play in Milwaukee thai day on an
even division OF receipts. Wisconsin did
not succeed in getting on with any Of the
other big Nine" teams for that DAY. and
for this reason is willing 10 talk business
with Nebraska
Minnesota. with whom the friendliest
feud Of the last three years has been main
tanned, has had enough. II will not play
Nebraska next year. despite the fact that II
now fingers under the sting OF defeat
The management thinks the MinnesOtRns
have too stir a schedule now, and doesni
care TO add anything more 10 IT, Ne
brasks viii present practically as strong
an eleven next year as this Westovsr
C~urtslyou and Ringer. three Of the strong
est men on the team, may drop out II the
four-year rule is enforced. which iE prob
able, and Shedd. the best end in years
may never be able 10 play the game again
His spine is believed 70 be affected Some
good material for the v~aoRncies is pre-
scented. however. and Booth has hopes q
being able TO round Up q winning team
for 1908.
The stern in LineOIn.
he Western Union Telegraph oompsn,
was the principal sufferer by the sudder
colo snap and storm Of last night. All q
{ts wires save one were down until
O'Clock. and but one brokers' nc IN tow
received market reports, The railroads re,
porn trains almost universally behind time
but by morning they expect 10 have then
again on schedule time. The WeAthe.
bureau gives the lowest point reached a
10 degrees above zero. which wAs A. 1
o'clock this morning..
A Partial Identification
Express Messenger James Lupton. VII,
was in charge Of the Adams ca that wa.
blown open and robbed in the BurlinEtol
holdup near here October II. called A. ID
police station today and carefully locke.
ever the three suspects M. LuptOn sal
he felt sure that they were the men
had several opportunities 10 look Al then
and in build. height and other Peculiaritie
hey answer the descriptions Of the ne.
wanted
Detective Malone -is getting more positiv
every day that be has the men. II 10 sus
pected that they skipped out soon Afts
they made the turn and had but recent
oome back 70 get the hidden coin.
sHtchel that they were seen with an h0u
before their arrest has wsteri0usly dis
appeared.
That the men are experienced criminal
is evident from their demeanor-Ln art a
though they lad been in prison before an