Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-04-25

sisted on Kidding the streets Of an kinds Of
| poles and wires and on this record he is
making his fight Mr. Powell. one Of the
! republican candidates for exciseman. Is rate
! clerk Of the State Railway commission.
Answer 60 Kearney Petition.
| Attorney General Thompson has filed his
answer to the petition Of John f. Croker
asking for mandamus to compel the sec
/ rotary OF state to authenticate the bill ap-
propriatng $500 for the Kearney Normal
school as passed and a law. Nnotwithstand-
| ing the veto Of the governor. The answer
Of the attorney general is as follows:
Comes now the respondent George c.
Junkin, and for answer to the petition Of
relator says:
1. Admits that he is the duly elected.
qualified and acting secretary OF state Of
the state Of Nebraska
2 Admits that on or about April 3, 1897.
appropriate $500 to erect and eqthp the
north and south wings Of the main build
at Kearney Neb.." received the constitu-
tional majority vote OF the Legislature CT
passage. and was declared by the speaker
OF the house and the president OF the SEN
s se 20 nave oeen duly passed, and that
signed by the speaker OF the house and
the president of the senate
g. Respondent denies that the said en-
rolled bill was presented to the governor
for his approval at the hour OF lll5 a m.
on April 4, 1907. but AYERS and alleges the
fact to be that the same was not pre-
scented to nor received By him until the
4 Respondent admits that the journals
Of the senate and the house Of representa-
tives OF the Thirtieth session OF The legis-
/ lature Of Nebraska show the said session
| to have adjourned on April 4 at the hour
OF u o'clock noon; but allege that said
| session did not In fact and In truth ad-
louTn until about o'clock p. m. of April
Raenopaort ,a..t.z a.. A.. --.---.
! did not approve said bill but denies each
/ and every other allegation contained in
ne paragraph numbered Of relator's po-
sltion. He AYERS and alleges the facts to
| be that said II. r. liz was filed with the
| objection Of the fgovernor thereto. in the
! once OF the secretary of state on April
/ 10, 1907. as shown by the Endorsement OF
SAID ming made by respondent upon said
! house roll and by the records In the Office
] secretary OF state: and that said bill was
hled, together with the governors objec-
| tons thereto, within five dies after its
! presentation to him and within FIVE days
after the adjournment OF the legislature
6. Respondent admits that he refuses to
| authenticate the said bill by his certificate
! thereon; and that he will not make the
ton unless ordered and directed SO 10 do
by this honorable court.
Agricultural College Commencement.
Following is the program Of the com
mencement exercises Of the State Agricul-
tural college to be held in Memorial hall
Friday evening at o'clock:
| Music
Inyoeation-Rev. J. w. Jones, D. D..
chaplain of the day.
! Music.
Address to the graduates by President G.
&c. Creelman, Agricultural college Guelph,
canada on The New Agriculture"
Presentation of class.
Granting of certificates.
Granting OF military commissions.
Benediction.
The following are the names Of the grad
yates and their places Of residence:
Harry Allison, York; James August Bark
, hon, Logan, Ia; Welton Casner Barnes
Auburn; Curtis Baden Benger, Galloway;
Alfred Rufus Bigelow. Smithfeld; Benja-
min Nernaldo Blair, Lexington; John Au-
gust Boiling. Fort Crook; Ernest Edward
Bonner, Columbus Carl Eugene Bowman,
Lawrence; Emil Ernest Bredecky Howells
winthrop Campbell Condict, Bennett, Wyo.
Frank Wellington Conley, Broken Bow;
Arthur Herman Cornils Columbus; VIII
liam Able Crabtree. Bethany; We're San
rier, ST. Edward; James Roy Duncan, Lin
coin; Tyler Mengel Edgecomb. Geneva
} George William FRwell. lincoln; Archibald
, Maurice Ford, Oakland; Robert Arthur
Gross, Madison; Randall Harris Hall, York
William Thomas Haumont, Elton; Peter
, brough, Geneva Earl Dewitt Kinney, wy.
more; Valentine Kuska, Ohiowa; James G.
Mckinney Wilsonville; Lewis B. Miller
Bloomington; Edward Anthony MoTrasv
: Dorchester; Morris Edwin Myers Broken
Bow; Frank Edward Pierce, Tekamah
Roy Thomas Shotwell, Brainard; Willett
Minor Thurston, Lincoln; Fred Amos West.
over, Lincoln; Alfred Wayne Wilson, Bel.
videre.
Lincoln Wants Better Rates
= The commercial committee OF the Com
l mercial club has requested Field, Rickett,
& Ricketts,, attorneys. to draw up an opin
q ion as to the probable outcome Of an an
; peal to the Interstate Commerce commits
sion regarding alleged discrimination II
% rates by railroads coming into Lincoln
The Commercial club holds that Omahs
! gets better rates from the south and ives
, and that goods shipped to Omaha through
Lincoln go for less than goods shipped I,
. Lincoln. It is the intention Of the cul
J to have the attorneys prepare an appea
to the commission after they have looket
, into the matter.
4 Mrs. SheIdOn's Funeral Friday.
Q Governor Sheldon came TO Lincoln tonigh
S 10 transact some important business o
state, and will return TO Nehawka tomor
row. The funeral of Mrs. Julia Sheldon
hts mother. will be held at o'clock Frida!
9 afternoon, from her late home, and tn,
services will be conducted by Rev. G.. w
! Mitchell Of Chadron. A large number o
friends Of the family will attend the fu
= neral from here and it is probable a specia
n train will be run over the Missouri Pa
5 oihc,
4 New Creamery Company.
a CAIRO. Neb., April 24-Cspecial. LAS
= Saturday a meeting was called OF those in
. terested in organizing a cooperative com
4 pany TO build and operate a local cream