Omaha daily bee., 1906-09-18
REFEREE FOR LUMBER CASE
Attorney General Brown Asks the su-
prsms Court TO Appoint One.
DECISION IN GRAIN CASE txptcTtr
University students Arriving and
Indications Are That Attend
ance VIII he Larger
Than Last Year.
(From a STAN Correspondent.)

LINCOLN. Sept 17.-(special. )--Attorney
General Brown today filed a motion with
the supreme court for the appointment of
a referee to take testimony i'm the case
Mssinst the alleged lumber trust, which
suit was filed before the summer vacation.
Should the court grant the request, and
there is little doubt but IT will, Deputy At
torney General Thompson will start in on
the case at once. Whether the attorney
general win employ outside counsel, as he
did in the grain case, has not been de-
cided.
Assistant Attorney General J. B. Strobe
IL also the attorney for r. W. Brown, the
Lincoln lumber dealer, who is a defendant
in the case Just what part Judge Strobe
will take in the case, II any, Is not known
yet. Mr. Strobe is member of the firm
Of Strobe q Strobe. The other member OF
the firm is thescity attorney of Lincoln.
The court will convene tomorrow. this
being the first session since the adjourn
ment taken in July. Chief Justice Sedg-
wick. who toured England and Scotland
during the vacation period. in company
with Judge Sullivan. returned home to
York Saturday, and is expected to reach
Lincoln tonight. other members of the
court and the commissioners reached the
time in consultation.
One Of the earliest opinions which is
expected TO be handed down by the court
is that wherein the line elevator people
are charged with having entered into a
combination to restrain and regulate the
grain trade In the state. This case was
submitted shortly before the adjournment.
and unless IL has been in the hands of a
Judge who was taking vacation the opin-
ion is expected shortly. A.
The following cases are to come up al
this session:
Union Pacific Railroad Company against
Fickenscher (reargument before the COURT
Company against (resrgument before the
court) Dawson county; Union PacFic Rail-
road Company against treargument before
Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company
against seycek. Howard county; Lewis
Cattle Company against Ganow' Cherry
county; Union Pacific Railroad Company
against (oral argument before the court
Buffaio county; r. & NJ insurance Com.
pany against Bodge, Buffalo county
stsss against Wilson SeIGs
Union Pacirc railroad Company against
Edmondson. Platte county; Union Pacific
county; Hoye against Diehls. Dodge county
Citizens Bank, Stanton, against Young
stanton county: Andrews against Holcomb
companS Co against grags. u Phelps county
Tracy against Dean. Madison county: God.
Mssd ssainst srewsr sseraS county,
Oral arguments in the following easel
vii. not De heard before wednesday, Sep
rxes Trausrman against Nebraska Land and
Feeding Company, Cherry county; Losc
w.ca sssnst WHITE
Larson against Sloan, Thurston county
stuli against Beddeo, Harlan county: ston.
Spice Company against Griswoid, Ian
Custer county; Gliiis against Estate 9
Estate of Pope reargument before the
COURT Merrick, 49, ID
b University students Arrivfns.
The annual innux OF students to the
state university has begun preparatory e
the registration tomorrow. Students Of
Wesleyan will begin to register tomorrow
also. Committees from each school ar,
meeting all trains to take charge Of thos,
who are unacquainted in the city and t.
assist them in getting properly located
Based on the general prosperity. OF tn,
state during the last year, It is believed
the registration will be heavier than evel
before In each school,
Paying for Asylum Work.
Work on the west wing of the Norfoli
asylum building has been completed an,
the Board of Public Lands and Building
this morning paid to the contractors. Keli
.ner & woerth, the balance due. s5.o4se G
The architect. J. c. stitt. received s4Oioe
tho balance due him. The total =. o
putting this wing in shape for patients wa
about $4,000. The members OF the Boar
Of Public Lands and Buildings recently in
spected the new wing and accepted it.
No Federal Grand Jury.
While there has been some talk OF
federal grand jury to be called at the SEES
sion OF the federal court in Lincoln q