Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-13
COLORADO DEBATE IS OFF
Nebraska Not willing to Aooedo to oondi-
tiOnS Imposed.
LINCOLN STREET RAILWAY TO Be SOLD
Purchaser f. Expected 90 Plank Down
over = Million Dollars IN Cash
or Bonds ef the Com
Dany.
(From a staft correspond.nt.l

LlNCOLN, May E.-(Special. THE de-
bate scheduled to occur between Colorado
and the State university has been called
OF and thus the debating season here is
ended The two managements could not
agree on some OF the arrangements and
last night everything was declared on
There were two main points that the two
teams could not agree on First, allowance
70 Nebraska Of the customary rebuttal
argument, and second, the judges of the
contest. Tne question was as TO whether
or not trusts are inimical to the public well
fare, and Nebraska chose the negative of
the question. They wanted their right of
rebuttal, of course, as is the custom in all
the big Interstate debates. but this Colo
RADIO refused to give, demanding both the
opening and the closing arguments. As
Nebraska is particularly strong on rebuttal
they would not consent to anything like
this, and 80 It was necessary for one or
the other to give in, but this they would
not DO.
The question Of the judges has been caus-
ing trouble for the last two weeks. As in
the Missouri debate. Nebraska insisted that
at least two OF the men chosen to Judge
should be experts in their line-trained
economists and men familiar with the sub
ject under discussion. Colorado demanded
as judges three OF the following:
A Judge who had been elected as an
enemy Of the trusts, or Colorado Springs
politician. a former state oficiaI who
was committed against trusts, or a Denver
lawyer. Of whom a prominent Nebraska
graduate who has practiced law in Denver
for several years told the debating board
he had never heard, or a Denver medical
doctor, or county chairman over in Grip
pie Creek
Nebraska would agree OF course to none
OF these and insisted, as II always has,
that two of them at least should be econo-
mists and not politicians. One prominent
economist In Colorado university was ac-
oepted, but the other was turned down
without any reason being given. and some
more cheap politicians were offered in
stead The management was considering
these men when they received the an
nouncement that Nebraska was not to be
allowed the usual rebuttal argument and
then negotiations were broken OF.
street RaIIwsy Sale.
The sale OF the Lincoln street railroad
viii occur on the afternoon of June 1s un-
less the lincoln Traction, company prevents
It. The property has been appraised at
s156s77.46 above the Hen OF the first mort
gage holder, the Ney York Security COM
pany, which Is fixed at $965, ,62z6A The
notice recites that the property win be sold
subjest to this lien, which means that the
purchaser will assume its payment AS the
law does not permit the sale Of property
under execution to be for less than two
thirds OF fits appraised value. the pur-
chaser at this sale win have to put up a
little over Sl04.0O0
The present owners, the first mortgage.
bondhoiders or their assignees of stock.
insist that their lien having been foreclosed,
in the federal court will have to be paid
on in cash. Thia IL true would mean that
the spurchaeers would have. "a. plank down
over s1.OoO.oO0 In cash to get the road. The
state courts decision. however. simply fixes
the value OF this second lien at $4,000,
with interest and does not foreclose It.
The city attorney takes the ground that
failure to ask for foreclosure in the state
courts bars any legal demand for the pay
ment Of this second lien in cash. and that
II this holders wish to collect upon It they
must follow the usual procedure OF the
courts. II this Is correct 1t will give the
purchaser at this sale time to make ar
rangements TO pay on this lien.
The prospects are pretty good for Iitiga-
ton over the matter, but the result. it
Is confidently believed. win be to secure
for the city the entire amount OF its
ta2AE, now the nrst and third liens.
Confer on Tax List.
Z, County Clerk Frye ana Deputy County
Treasurer Berry went to Omaha this morn
ing to confer with Douglas county author
u iues over the new tax lists Under Attor-
Nney General Prout's decision that the new
revenue law requires the lists to have a
column for each years delinquent taxes
Il will be necessary to evolve a book four
or 1--WE feet in length, which viii make 1t
too unwieldy for use. In Lancaster county
there are some pieces OF property upon
which no taxes have been paid for thirty
S<years. The officers will try 20 figure out
some scheme for complying with the law
4 while at the same time keeping the records