Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-11
ARGUE CASES OF STRIKERS
Supreme Court Ha7 SPECIAL 60, sion to Hear
Habeas Corpus Proceedings
FINANCES OF THE STATE UNIVERSITY
Wesleyan University of Lincoln Con-
fers the Degree of Doctor of
Laws Upon Governor
Mickey.
tFrom a stan correspondent.l

(From a star Correspondent.)
LINCOLN, June lO.-(Spocial THE SUI
preme court held a special session this
morning In order to allow John o. Yieser
and Attorney Gaines of Omaha to tell what
they knew about striking walters standing
near unfair houses and handing out
cards 50 stating. Mr. Gaines was here as
the representative OF the Business Mems
association and Mr.. Yieser on behalf of the
strikers. The question at issue was
whether Sid Anderson and 81 Johnson
should remain in the city Jail at Omaha
for this offense or whether they should be
released on a writ OF habeas corpus. Judge
Lee Estelle of Omaha held that they
should remain in jail
University Finances.
The board OF regents through It's secre-
tary, c. S. Dlles. has filed with Governor
Mickey a statement covering the receipts
and expenditures OF the State university
and the condition of the various funds for
the last six months a summary of the
statement follows:
Morrill, fund
Balance in treasury Nov. 30, 1902. ..S16, ,s61 AZ
expenditure Nov. g. 1872, to May ...
81 1873. 1898 Ol
Balance in treasury ry......-............ D63.4l
Temporary university fund
Balance OF legislative appropria-
tion for saiaries and wages
available November 30. 1902. IS, ,161 .1s
aries 100000 o,
for six months ending May 81 . -.
Authorization balance May 81. 1903 2S5isP SSH I,
(No expenditures from the temporary uni
versity Iund against the appropriation Tor
n aal
Current expense fund
Balance of legislative appropriation
Of 1901, available November 80.
AUTHORIZATION 1908 current expense sSSSSS g
Expenses six months ending May
Appropriation balance May a....... 1915. 81
Campus improvement
Legislative Appropriation 1903. 49, 500. .Ot
Expenses to May 81 ly03.............. 32O.5,
balance of appropriaton........... 1919. A
University cash fund
BALANCE In state treasury Novem-
= Paid in by secretary May 81 isso3s... is,SS q
a Expenditure to May 81, 1903.......... A619. q
balance in treasury May 81. 1SOJ... 6.sG7 I;
Agricultural experimental station
BALANCE in state treasury Novem-
ber 30, 1902; ........... 1884. 81
Expenditufe for half year to May '0'''O
81 1903. ..........,............... 7sls. 81
Balance in treasury. loo. 81
Pht Heta Kappa Day.
The Phi Beta Kappa held forth at tn
a university today and II was strictly thei
day. with none to interfere. Judge William
# G.. Hastings delivered an oration at Me
mortal hall on Social Pessimism" to tn
society and at Il o'clock a reception wa
held at the Lincoln hotel. The occasion wa
strictly a student one and was so marked
The remainder of the day at the univer
aIt L., oI1
At class reunions and dinners. Tonigh
Judge Lincoln Frost spoke at Memoria
hall on 1.-THE Monroe Doctrine"
Among other things Judge Hastings said
A hundred years ago the prevailfn,
theorist and doctrfnaire seemed to take
for granted that social and political insti
tutions were, as whole. the result OF de
sign and could be indefinitely changed o
new ones substituted Today the ruin,
conception is that such institutions are IN
products OF eyolutions. are of the slowes
duce harm rather than good; that, in fact
the evils connected with them are for tn
Introducing greater ones. Indeed, the tiSI lat
ter day sociologist is found frequently ad
Vocating the doctrine that apparent evil
David Harum's principle that a certai
amount of feas Is good for a dog The
famine leave the fttest Surviving surviving am am
purify the social structure and that til
same Is true OF business ana social com
petition. the plain corrollary being that
Is worse than foolish to try TO remove O
even greatly alleviate these affiictions 10
the weak.
Social competition is no war to the deati
Intelligent choice and deliberate volitior
with a view to social Improvement as we
as 70 individual advancement, is still s
tar as we are permitted to see, the main
kftbring Of social progress. Humanity doe
not get over it's obstacles by driving head
AWoromost against them until they are wor
Spwn or beaten through by that sort q
contact with the brains of successive lead
ero.
wesleyan Commencement.