Omaha daily bee., 1908-06-04

eonvicts. The board hsd its talk with Mr..
Lee behind closed doors
Park BOARD IN Supreme Court.
Whether the district court or the mayor
shall appoint the Omaha Par board will
be settled by the supreme court In the
name Of the attorney general quo varranta
proceedings have been started. the con-
testants being John Latenser. appointed by
the district court. and John l. Nebles. ap-
pointed by Mayor Dahlman. A demurrer
was filed to the petition filed by the legal
department OF the state and the case will
be taken up at the next session Of the
court
License Gases Appealed.
c. J. Phelps OF Schuyler has secured a
mandamus from the supreme court to COM
pei the city council Of that city TO either
revoke licenses issued to five s~aloonkeepers
or show cause why not by June g. Re
monstrances were filed with the council
against the granting OF the licenses and
overruled by the council. Pending an ap-
peal to the district court the council issued
the licenses and the demonstrators then ap-
pealed to the supreme court for the writ
Of mandamus.
DtschargtnE Harmless Insane.
superintendent Hay of the insane hospital
located here received permission today
from the Board Of Public Lands and Build
ings to discharge harmless and incurable
insane patients TO make room for Others
yet TO come. DR.. Hay told the board he
had fourteen persons who might Just as
well be discharged. inasmuch as the insti-
tuition is overcrowded.
Cadet Promotions
Subject to the approval Of the chancellor.
the following promotions and appointments
have been announced:
To be major; E. A. Froyd.
To be captains: Y. c. Holland. Company
Company C: F. A. Jones, Company B: j.
F. Coope, Company /; NJ. E. Streiter, hos
To be first l~ieutenants: c. j. Kremrer, I'M
assigned; II. c. Ingles. unassigned, n. NJ.
Collier, hospital corps; J. F.. Hladik, I'M
J. Carey. Company d; G. W. Peters, Com
pany c; o. L. Olson. Company B; W. Z.
To be second li-eutenants: A. r. Kessler
Company A; v. B. Elseffer, Company d:
], F. Whitney, Company c.; II. H. Scheibel.
Company b; J. l. Thomas, Company l.
To DO chief musician: r L. Harrison.
To be sergeant major: J. T. Dirks.
To be quartermaster sergeant: S. NJ.
To be color sergeant: ]. F. Mccoy.
To be principal musician: A. E. Ingersoll.
Company A: '. White. COMPANY s; 4. G.
Schmidt. Company C; S. A. Mahood. Com
pany b, d. ID. Plumb. company /.
To be drum major; NJ. L. Sturve.
To be sergeants: II. c. Hathaway, Com
pany A; A. J. Stotney, Company d: c. G.
Grimm, Company c.; A Pool. Company b;
H. w. Coulter. Company I: H. e Newell,
band; s. s. Davis, band; R ]. Reid. band;
II. L. midland. band; r. Hubbard. band.
To be corporsls: c. Sluyter, band; w.
Keri. band.
orders Nos. Is, III: G. Mattison. band;
T. r. Blanchard, band.
? C. J. Kremer. first lieutenant, unas-
signed, is appointed battalion adjutant.
g. II. c. Ingles, fierst Lieutenant. unas-
signed. is appointed battalion quarter
master.
BY order of Captain workizer.
f. A. FROYD,
| Fierst Lieutenant and Battalion Adjutant,
University Cadets, Adjutant.
Cows Make Trouble for Brown.
Z. E. Brown. one Of the wealthiest law
yers in Lincoln. was hailed into police court
this afternoon to answer a charge of keep
ing cows in the city limits. the surround
ings being unsanitary. The case was con-
tinued until June ID. Mr.. Brown lives in
one Of the most aristrocratic neighborhoods
in Lincoln and the neighbors raised a row
because his two cows were not pleasant
companions.