THE OMAHA DAILY BEE SUNDAY , MAY. 4. 1890.-TWENTY PAGES.
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I WHERE THE W8DOVS SPEAK.
And in Glowing Colors Toll the Story of
Man's Redemption ,
ARTISTIC BRASS AND COLORS.
Tlio Stnlnc < l-Glns8 Palatines of St.
Mntlhlnn with ft Chapter on
the Generosity of the
Donors.
The beautiful little church of St. Matthias
nt Tenth nnd William streets 1ms probably
the most beautiful and artistic windows nnd
brasses In Omaha , or in fact in the west.
This church Is the especial prldo of Bishop
Worthington and , in fact , Is looked upon by
him in the light of n shrine.
.Architecturally it is ono of the mostchurch-
ly of Episcopal edifices In Omaha ; built of
Btono nnd needs only the sweet chimes of
bells to render it perfect.
At present it Is without n rector , Dlshop
Worthlngton nnd Canon Dohcrty alternating
In the service. It is hoped , however , that
St. MattWas will soon linvo this necessity
supplied. Apropos of this It Is said that the
bishop has been In correspondence with a
bright and strong young man in Nevada , who
has spent some years in n thankless field
among the rough ami unappreclatlvo miners ,
nnd who would llko to como to Omaha , but
thinks that Ills services nnd heart are of
greater need In his present Held.
However , the bishop expects to find n man
to Jill the piaco nnd to give the congregation
of St. Matthias n regular rector.
The stained-glass windows of this little
sanctuary are worthy of the study of all
chuichmcn and not the less of the artistic
clement of the church.
The windows in the sanctuary depict the
life of St. Matthias. First the "lot falleth
UIKNI him , " then ho Is numbered with the
apostles nnd la sent forth. Ho preaches and
Is stoned , then martyred.
The greatest of artistic ability has been lav
ished upon tlicso windows. The drawing of
the llgures is superb , and the color artistic.
They wcro furnished through the great
ecclesiastical window firm of Cox Sons & ,
Buckley , of London , 15. 0.
The mo of St. Matthias Is In inomoriatn of
Ihe father and mother of Bishop Worthing-
The altar cross , n most bcautl ful and artistic
pleco of brass , is the gift of Mr. George
Armour of Chicago , in memory of his son
The west window , n beautiful creation , Is
In memory of William Walton Murphy , late
United States consul at Frankfort , it repre
sents the ascension of our Lord , who is clad
in n scarlet robe against the delicate blue of
the clouds.
The north window Is the annunciation to
the virgin to the "glory and in loving memory
of our sister , Lydin Louise Worthington ,
rntered Into rest September 12 , A. D. IsbO. "
The coloring nnd drawing are excellent and
the side windows with the nngcls , bear
m-rolls with the word "Alleluia. " Panels of
lilies , roses of Sharon nnd pomegranatesintcr-
vcno. It is ono of the most artistic and
beautiful windows in the building.
Another window represents the visitation
with the words addressed to the virgin ,
"Hail , thou that are highly favored , the Lord
is with thoe. "
The south window represents the birth of
the Christ with cherubs floating about. The
bhophcrds , St. Mary and St. Joseph wor
shipping are a most Impressive groupc , beau
tifully drawn and painted. This window is
the gift of Eugene U. Durhce , a retired New
York merchant , in memory of Mw. Durkcc ,
who died at Lugano , Italy. Mr. Durkee ,
who is an extremely charitable man , lives at
his country scat on the Hudson. The super
scription to this window is as follows :
' To the glory of God nnd in loving memory
of Helen Winslow Dnrkco by her husband.
Her children arise and call her blessed , her
husband also , ajid ho pratscth her. "
At the west end of the transept is n repre
sentation of the sermon on the mount given
sis a thank offering to God for many mercies ,
mid as a tribute of affection to their
priest by John and Elizabeth Leo , of Detroit ,
Mich. MK" Leo , is a gentleman of moderate
fortune , who nevertheless has devoted much
of his means to charlUiblo purposes , ouo gift
of $10,000 going to n hospital.
A beautiful picture representing the final
communion given by our Lord to his disciples
is a window dovotcd to the honor of Sarah
Goer Worthington , aklnswoman of the bishop.
The resurrection of Christ represents the
beautiful dignity of the Christ arisen , when
the kneeling Mary Magdalene says unto him ,
"Hiibnni. " is feellriL'lv pictured. It is dedi
cated to the memory of Hobcrt and Margai-ct
Llnnby thcirdaughter , Mrs. Hobcrt McMillan
of Detroit.
Above the font is a beaulifulmur.il painting
representing the presentation of Christ in the
temple. St. Joseph and Mary nro on the left
with their offerings of doves , the central
llgure being the high priest holding in his
arms the infant Christ , nnd on the right St.
Anne. It is a most artistic effort. It is the
gift of Miss AVorthington as a thank offering
for the spiritual ministrations of her former
pastor , the Hov. James H. Kidder of Oswcgo ,
The processional cross is a superb plcco of
brass work and is not equalled in the west.
In. the basement of the church nro the
parish rooms , beautifully furnished , hung
with pictures and containing n beautiful
Kmerson piano. There are held parish nnd
choir meetings. Adjoining it uro the kinder
garten nnd vestment rooms.
As n whole this little church is ono of the
most thoroughly appointed places of worship
in the west.
Church nnd Mnsonlu Httrinl.
In the last number of the Pnr.sh Messen
ger , edited by Uov. John Williams , the pastor
of St. Barnabas church , is found the follow
ing regarding the burial service at the grnvo
over n man who is both n member of the
church and of some Masonic ledge :
"Covert ledge , Free and Accepted Masons.
of thU city has taken what is to us , at all
events , a now position , as to the burial of ono
of its members. It is moreover the position
of reason and common sense.
"Ono of Us members died , Ho was also n
member of the church. The ledge was ready
nnd willing to glvo him Masonio burial , with
ull the honors , but it sent us word that it
could not do tills unless wo waived and gave
up the church's burial service at the grave.
This , of course , wo had neither the will nor
the right to do. It was the church's cntiro
ofllco or nono. The relatives must choose
which. They , as churchmen should , cheese
the church's ' ofllco.
"Tho ground of the lodge's decision , ns
given to us , was n just nnd sensible ono :
There was no good sense or reason in bury
ing n man twico. ' This wo have always felt
in the burial of Masonio churchmen. AVe
never could understand , nor can wo now ,
why n churchman should want the prayers
nnd ofllcea of n mere human organization said
for him ns the last thing , when ho should
only desire these of that divinely ordered so
ciety , whoso prayers and oQlces only have
divine sanction and hope.
"Still wo have never felt it our duty or
right to Interfere , where the church ruled
not. Wo have always felt that our jurlsdlo-
tlon-of the body ceased , when -wo used the
llnnl benediction for the dead , But , in the
Mnsonio services that followed , wo never
could see reason , or sense , or , of course ,
Christianity.
"Tho position of Covert ledge , therefore , Is
manly , right nnd sensible. 'Thcro is no good
ccnso or reason in burying n man twleo. ' Of
course , Covert ledge is acting upon principle.
In this matter , nnd not from any personal
fueling toward ourselves , because of our well
known opposition to the incorporation of
Free Masonry ns a useful adjunct , for popu
larizing the church , and for raising money for
the erection of churches , and for paying the
salary of the rectors of impecunious parishes.
"Hereafter it will treat the church as it
does other societies , as for example the Odd
Fellows , the Knights of Pythias or the Elks.
If a man is a churchman and a Mason both.ho
must cheese or his relatives must , cheese
which shall bury him when ho dies , the
church or the Masons , 'There is no good
scnso or reason * In both doing it. Wo must
cordially approve of tills decision and wo will
hereafter act upon it ourselves ,
"Of course , tno action of Covert loflgo does
not , did not mean , that Its members would
not attend their brother to the grave when ho
dies , either ns mourning friends or us
bearers , only that they will not hereafter use
the Masonio bariul office , if the burial ofllco
of the church is 11 rat used. "
r At St. Dnrnabn * .
the niouthi of February , March
nnd April flvo baptisms wcro performed nt
St. Barnabas Church. Four persons were
confirmed , fifteen received into the rhurch ,
four wore demlttod , four married , nnd from
the rnnka of the parishioners four wcro
buried.
buried.U.
U. P. VOIIMK People's IiiHlltuc.
The young people's Institute of the United
Presbyterian church will bo held in Monmouth -
mouth , 111. , commencing Tuesday next nnd
continuing until the fith. Every youns nco-
ple'o organi/ntlon In the United Presbyterian
church of whatever name Is requested to send
two delegates who will send their names as
soon as possible to Hugh It. Moflct at that
place.
The programme will bo ns follows :
Tuesday Evening , 7'iO : Devotional exor
cises one-half hour , conducted bv President
J. B. McMichncl , D.D. ; "Our Voung People
ple , " J. MocClcland. Chicago : address ,
Hov. .T. M. Fulton , D.D. , Allegheny , Pa. ;
social.
Wednesday morning , 9 Devotional exor
cises ; election of ofilcers ; two-minute reports
from the held ; reports of committee on statis
tics.
Wednesday Afternoon , 2s.TO Devotional
exorcises ; "Organi/atlon and Management of
Young People's Societies , " W. M. Lorimcr ,
Omaha ; confcicnco : "Tho Gospel of Christ
Adapted to All , Miss Mary Cunningham ,
Birmingham , la. ; conference ; question box ;
praise sen-Ice.
Wednesday Evening , 7:30 : Devotional ex
ercises ; "The Holy Spirit and His Work in
Our Work , " Kcv. . ) . Williamson , D.D. ,
Omaha , Neb. ; "Committees and Coinmittco
Work , E. B. MelCown , Hock Island , 111. ;
conference ; praise service.
Thursday Morning , 0 Devotional exer
cises ; "Biblo Study , " Kcv. W. G. Moore-
head , D.D. , Xcnlo , O. ; "Young People's
Work for These Outside the Church , " Mrs.
Jennie Loguo Campbell , Monmouth ; confer
ence ; "Bible Chart , " Kcv. W. T. McComiell ,
Klrkwood , 111. ; question box ; praise service.
Thursday Afternoon , 2:00 : Dovotloeal ex
orcises. Btblo study , Dr. Moorchead. "Lit
erature for Young People , " Kov. J. It. Miller ,
D. D. , Plttsburg , Pa. Conference. "Young
Pcaplo's Work In Church , " Miss Mary J.
Clokoy , Springfield , O. Conference. Ques
tion box. Business.
Thursday Evening , 7:30 : Bible study , Dr.
Moorchead. "Tho Mission Spirit ns an Evi
dence of Union to Christ. " Kov. Mason W.
Prcssly , Princeton , N , J. "What Keeps
Young Men out of the Church , " Mr. W. J.
Sawyer , Allegheny , Pa. Same subject , Th.
Ersklno Carson , Baltimore , Md. Consecra
tion meeting.
Episcopalian Boys' School.
Bishop Worthington Is the recipient of an
offer from Lincoln of fourteen acres of land
nnd n building to cost not less than $10,000 , for
the purpose of founding nn Episcopal boys'
school.
Of course the bishop would much rather
have the school situated at Omaha , but the
fact that it will derive benefits from the uni
versity not obtainable at Omaha Influences
him to accepting this munificent tender.
The school will bo under the nursing care
of the church and under the direction of the
bishop. This is the first effort in this dloceso
to establish such n school , and is being looked
to by the laymen with great interest.
Financial Ilcpurts.
The following is a summary of the financial
reports made at the last annual meeting of
the parishioners of St. Barnabas church :
Kceplpts Parochial. fcUCiJ..i'i ; rector's fund ,
SKI5.00 ; auxiliary , SHW.OO ; total , f I.DU0.33.
Disbursements Parochial , $3,1107.10 ; lector's
fund , f.ll".r > 0 : au.\lllary , 8183.25 ; total , 1,807.01 ;
balance , $169.1(4.
Throe Kldors.
At the First U. P. church yesterday .T. A.
McCarry Dr. W. S. Gibbs and Mr. J. E.
Ncvin were elected ciders.
Notes.
Dr. William Johnson , who last January
attended the meeting of young United Pres
byterians in this city , -lied on the 23d of last
month at his homo in College Springs. When
hero ho expressed himself as feeling tired and
worn out and needing n rest. But ho con
tinued to work as long ns ho was able.
Several weeks ago ho ceased his pulpit labors
and soon took to his bed until death came to
his relief.
So far as reported 103 presbyteries have
voted on the question of revising the West-
mister confession of faith. Of these 193 pres
byteries 127 have voted for a revision , sixty-
one against revision and five have not voted
at ull. There nro yet twenty presbyteries to
bo heard from , nearly one-half of which nro
in foreign lauds.
The seventh annual meeting of the
Women's General Missionary society will beheld
held in the First U. r. church. Washington ,
In. , May 18,14 nnd 15. Ono of the features
in an interesting programme will bo a paper
on homo missions by Mrs. J. A. Henderson of
this city.
Trinity M. E. church corner Twenty-first
and Binncy streets. W. 1C. Beans , pastor.
Preaching 10iO : ! a. m. and 7:80 : p. in. Morn
ing subject , "Men Plcasers ; " evening , ex
change with Rev. P. S. Merrill. Sunday
school 12 m. ; J. L. Robinson , superintendent.
Young people's meeting , 0:80. : Seats free.
The people made welcome.
Young Men's Christian association Build
ing southeast corner Douglas nnd Sixteenth
streets. Rooms open 8 a. m. to 10 p. m. , ex
cept Sunday. Open Sunday from 2 to 0 p.
m. Song and praise service Saturday at 8:80 :
. m. Meeting for men Sunday 4 p. m. , ad-
S.
ress by Charles 1C. Williams ; subject ,
"What are AVe Hero For ! " A cordial invi
tation extended to all , especially to strangers
and traveling men stopping in the city.
At the Church of the Good Shepherd , cor
ner Nineteenth nnd Lake streets , Uov. J. P.
D. Lloyd , rector. Services , Sunday , May 4 :
Holy communion at 10 and 11 a.m. , Sunday
school at 10 a.m. Services , with sermons by
the rector , at 11 a.m. and 8 p.m. All persons
nro cordially invited to these services. Seats
free.
free.First
First Methodist Episcopal church , Daven
port , near Seventeenth street , Rev. P. S.
Merrill , pastor. Morning service , 90 : ! ! nm. ,
subject , "Tho Last Love Feast in the Old
Trinity . .
school. 2iO : ! p.m. Young People's Society of
Christian Endeavors , 0:45 : p. in. All scats
free and everybody welcome.
At Iminanucl Baptist church , anniversary
sermon. Reception of now members and the
Lord's supper at close of morning service.
Evening theme : "Rejoice in Thy Youth , "
before the Y. I1. S. O. E. Sabbath school at
11 ! m. Annual business meeting nnd election
of ofllccrs. Monday evening , May 5. Annual
social , Friday evening , May 0.
Welsh Presbyterian church , sen-Ices ns
follows : Preaching nt 10:1)0 : ) a. m. , and 7:30 :
p. in. Sunday school at'JiUO p. m. Subjects :
Morning"Creed and Character ; " evening ,
"Tho Power of God. " Pastor , Rov. I. R.
Johns. All are cordially invited.
Central United Presbyterian church , on
Seventeenth street , between Capitol avcnuo
and Dodge Preaching by the pastor , Rov.
John Williamson , D.D. . tomorrow at 100 : ! ! a.
m. , "Wako Up , " and at 6 p. m. , "Divlno
Fatherhood. "
Francis Murphy will hold n series of gospel
temperance meetings at the Grand oi > crn
house , beginning Sunday evening , May 4.
All are cordially Invited , Scats frco.
People's church , Boyd's'opcru ' house Sab
bath school at 10 n. in. ; ' preaching by the
pastor , Rov. Charles W. Savldgo , nt 11 u. m. ,
subject , "The Last Enemy ; " In the evening
the pastor nnd congregation will unite with
Francis Murphy nt the Grand opera house.
Southwestern Lutheran church Twenty-
sixth street between Poppleton nnd Woolworth -
worth avenues. Rev. Luther M. Kuhns will
conduct services nt 11 n. in. and 7:15 : p , in.
Evening subject , "Acting Foolishly. "
, Francis Murphy , the noted temperance ad
vocate , will address the Sabbath school of
the Knox Presbyterian church , corner Nine
teenth nnd Ohio streets , tomorrow at noon.
Thcro will bo no evening service at this
church , in order that nil who desire mny nt-
tend Mr. Murphy's meeting in the Grand
opera house.
Trinity Cathedral. Capitol Avcnuo nnd
Eighteenth Street Very Rev. C. II. Gardner ,
dean. Holy communion , 8 a. in. ; holy com
munion nnd sermon , 11 u. m. ; Sunday school ,
3:15 : p. m , : children's service , B:45 : : evening
prayer and sermon , 7:30 : p , in.
Plymouth Congregational Church , Corner
Twentieth and Spencer Streets Dr. A. It.
Thuin , iKistor. Preaching nt 10:80 : a. in. nnd
8p. in. ; Sunday scho9 > , 13 m. ; Y. P , S. C. E.
nt 7 o'clock 5 regular weekly prayer meeting
at 8 p. m. Wednesday ; orchestra practice
one-half hour before prayer service.
Rev , 6. H. Long , n Methodist Episcopal
missionary who has just returned from Bur-
inub , says the Hindoo Driest * Uicro have
somehow obtained copies of Robert Ingcr-
soll's works and nro using them against the
Christina missionaries. Rbv. Long wants to
rntso $2,000 tot n printing press to print litera
ture to counteract this.
The Germans nro great scholars , but they
make mistakes sometimes. In Llp.siiis' '
Jahrcsbcrlchto Dr. Talmngo Is mentioned ns
ono of the authors of the year , nnd described
as ji Baptist minister living In Boston.
According to the English Congregational
ycar-lxwk for 18W , then ? nro 44M3 churches
and mission stations In England nud Wales ,
nnd Increase for the year of thirty-three.
Last year a congress of colored Catholics
witt held In Washington. This year another
Is to bo held in Cincinnati , J tly 8.
Sixty-five cardinals have died slneo the
present pope became the head of the church ,
nnd the sacred college is now composed
almost entirely of now men. Only sixteen of
the present cardinals wcro thcro under the
into pope , nnd ono of tlicso is seriously 111 ,
while several others nro over eighty years of
ago.
ago.Tho
The Rov. Alfred Tucker of England has
been nominated bishop of eastern equatorial
Africa , to succeed Bishop Parker , deceased ,
who succeeded In turn Bishop Hannington ,
who win murdered by the order of the king
of Uganda.
The statistical exhibit of the American
province of the Unltas Fratrum , or Moravian
church , gives the grand total of communi
cants in the northern nnd southern districts
ns 11iS ! ) , with 1,887 , non-coniiiuinicnnts , and
B , ! ) 1(1 ( children.
The prudential committee of the American
board has appointed ono of the seniors of An-
ilover theological seminary , Mr. Bcntty , ns a
missionary. Mr. Beatty was minded to apply
when Mr. Covcll did , but concluded to waft
until that case was settled. It does not ap
pear that ho shares Mr. Covcll's views.
Prof. Max Mullcr , In n lecture recently de
livered in Glasgow university on physical re
ligion contended that the idea of God is not n
revelation , but an evolution.
The annual conferences of the Methodist
Episcopal church are voting this year on n
proposition sent down by the general confer
ence to make the representation of the lay
element in the general conference equal to
that of the ministerial. The voting on both
sides of the question has thus far been pretty
evenly balanced.
The Rev. J. Guinness Roger. " , n prominent
English Congregational minister , has pro
posed n congress of the free churches of Great
Britain , to bo held for purely consultative
nnd fraternal intercourse. The proposition is
received with much favor.
According to the latest statistical exhibits
of the missions in Japan , thcro nro now 274
churches in the empire , of which number 153
number of missionaries in the field , includiug
women , is 527.
Mrs. Humproy Ward , the author os "Rob
ert Elsmere , " proposes to put her religious
ideas into practice in n scheme , the particu
lars of which have just been made public in
the English press. This scheme is the estab
lishment of a Hall for residents in London
who wish to profit by "an improved popular
teaching of the Bible nnd of the history of
religion. " It is intended to provide con
tinuous teaching in'tho Hall on such subjects
ns Old and New Testament Criticism , the
history of Christlnnty and the history of
other religions. It is proposed to teach a sim
pler Christianity than that which is taught
at present In the churches.
NOT BOKN TO BL2 KILLED.
Luck of a Yonth Who AVas Mixed Up
la the Kentucky Cyclone.
Under a lucky star LawrenceLong - , a
.Toffersonvillo boy , must have been born ,
says the Louibvillo Courier-Journal.
Thrco times 1ms ho faced what seemed
in each instance certain death , but
almost miraculously he has goiio.through
every ordeal and came out not only ulivo
but uninjured.
About live years ngo Lawrence went
up on the Louisville bridge , currying
dinner to his father , who is the toll-gate
hooper. The day was warm and sultry
and the river being low the gleaming
rocks so far beneath attracted the atten
tion of the little urchin. In order to ob
tain a better view of the scone ho placed
his basket on the footway and clambered
upon the guard-rail to look'down. The
giddy height made his senses reel and
before ho could save himself ho had
tumbled headlong upon the jagged rocks
below.
From a distance his father had wit
nessed the incident , and ho hurried from
the bridge expecting to find the mangled
body of his son stretched upon the shore.
But to his surprise his little bov mot him
half-way and laughingly related the par
ticulars of his tremendous fall , as if it
wore a huge joke. By some mysterious
providence ho was not even bruised.
L Later on , when Lawrence was 17 years
old , like most of the young fellows of
that ngo , ho fell in love with the hand
some little daughter of a neighbor.
With the assistance of n friend ho suc
ceeded in procuring a marriage license ,
and ono evening ho eloped with his
sweetheart. Although ho enjoined the
clerk to keep the matter a secret the
particulars appeared in the Courior-
Journal the following morning. In
this manner the father of the
girl learned of the marriage ,
and ho became so angry that ho loaded
his shotgun nnd started on Jti hunt for
his now son-in-law , with the avowed in
tention of annihilating him. They mot
shortly afterward nnd the old man
emptied both barrels of his gun at the
boy. Again fortune favored the youth
who had mndo himself famous by his
remarkable fall from the bridge , nnd
not ono of the handful of shot struck him.
Young Long's last adventure occurred'
Thursday night. Ho is a member of the
Knights and Ladies of Honor Ipdgo
which mot at the ill-fated Palls City hall
in this city , and on the night of tha cyclone -
clone ho came over to attend the meet
ing. When the tornado soi/.ed the
structure in its grasp and rent it to
pieces ho was among the crowd gathered
on the third iloor. Though the others
rushed panic-stricken hither nnd thither
in a frantic effort to escape , the boy with
the charmed llfo remained quietly
standing in the place where ho was
when the proceedings wcro interrupted.
Amid the roar of the elements , the
groans of the dying , nnd a clashing of
the tumbling walls ho was as cool as an
icicle. The floors fell in and ho wont
with them , but his guardian angel was
promptly on hand with the needed assist
ance , nnd when Lawrence crawled out of
the ruins ho found upon examination
that the only injury ho had sustained
was a small scratch upon ono of his cars.
Ulsnmi-clc nnd General Grant.
I must Bay that in olden times , our
wandering citix.ens who visited Berlin
mot with a very kind reception at the
hands of the chancellor , says a Paris let
ter. This was especially the case when
General Grant came to visit the Gorman
capital. Prince Bismarck called upon
him in the most friendly and informal
style , amazing the American party by
the boldness and freedom of some of his
remarks. For instance , ho was ashed if
lila son , Counji Herbert , was married.
"O , no ! " answered the prince ; "ho is
too busy making love to the wives of
other men to think of selecting ono for
himself. " Tko history of the divorce of
the Princess Elizabeth von Carolath
Bouthon , which followed only n few
years later , gave point and continuation
to this remark. The valets of Prince
Bismarck wcro much amazed the next
day when n plain , sturdy gentleman ,
sheltered beneath nn umbrella from the
pouring rain , without an equipngo and
without attendants , came to call upon
Lhoir master , nnd they learned that-thls
Informal visitor was 110 other than our
famous ex-prcsldent.
The Russian government Intends to
rnlso considerably the rates on nearly
nil merchandise transported over the
railways belonging to tno state. A spe
cial commission la uo\v ut work clabonit-
! ii u scheuio.
ARE ALWAJS ON THE BEAT
The Methods-anil Government of the Reor
ganized Police-Forco of Omaha.
if Jc -
A STALWART' ' BODY OP MEN
How They arc1 h clpllncil nml Qunr-
tcrcil niul How They nro lls-
trlbutcO , Over tno Sleep-
Clly.
Omnlm pays ' sdirVow hero In tbo neighbor
hood of fS,000 n month for pollco protection ,
The system by which tlto ofllccrs nro np-
pointed mid the stringent rules by which
they nro governed speedily weed out the
shunters mid tlicro Is loft on the force now a
clnss of men characterized not by Us physical
development nlono but distinguished for Its
sobriety , alertness nnd Intelligence.
In proportion to population the service is
far Inferior numerically to that of other cities
in the country , providing only ono patrolman
to n population of 1,838. In Philadelphia
there is one officer to n population of 712 ; in
Chicago , to 781 ; in Boston , to OIK ; in St.
Louis , to 073 ; In Baltimore , to 77(1 ( ; in C'lncin-
: mti , to 833 , and in San Francisco , to 010.
'Iho work done In Omaha , however , is thor
oughly as oniclcnt as that of any of the cities
named , nnd considering its central situation
and the prosperity of other cities whoso crim
inal refuse llmls in its borders u dumping
place , Omaha is as frco from crime and crimi
nals as any place in the country.
During the present month the force enters
upon n new cm with more men. new quarters
nud a more thorough orgnni/atlon.
The basement and cast end of the Gees ho
tel on Fifteenth and .JaJcson Is now being
transformed into > po"co headquarters , nnd
about Juno 1 , will bo nllvowlth blue-coats and
brass buttons nnd reMoin..it with the
tramp or the patrol horse , the
whir of the signal boxes and
the clang of the fire-bell. The basement
under the entire building will bo occupied. In
the northwest corner will bo located the elec
tric alarm system in n largo airy room , south
of this the battery and closets. Opening Into
the operator's room ana extending across the
north side of the basement of the original
building is a very spacious corridor which
will bo used for drill purposes. On the south
side of this corridor is n room to bo used ns a
sleeping apartment for the sti-.tndcd strang
ers who arc continually seeking shelter at the
station , and a surgeon's operating room. On
the cast end of this corridorand shut off with
n woven wito railing will bo the public and
private oftlccs of the jailer through which all
the prisoners must pass to the cells. There
is an entrance to this corridor from Jackson
street , and also from the stable and yards
where the patrol wagons will bo located
in the rear. Tbo cells arc situated in the
basement of the annex to the Gees building
nnd are about four feet lower than the jailer's
iloor and accessible only through the jailer's
oflicc. Provision has been made for two
strong cells under which is located a dungeon ,
well ventilated , but pervaded with an Egyp
tian darkness , four ordinary open cells nnd n
women's cell. This cntiro department will
be lighted with gas , but will bo arranged for
ventilating and cleaning purposes. The largo
theater over the cells will bo used for a court
room , while the gallery will lie cut up into
rdfems for the detectives , sleeping apartments
and for other purposes. Tho.ilno larro room
formerly used for a barber shop will bo occu
pied bp the chief and his clerk. In the court
room n prisoners' dock will bo provided which
will dispense with the services of the ofilcers
Hi guarding criminals in the court room.
rlhe quarters rent forfc'iOO a month.
As organized for duty May 1 , the lorce con
sists of lot men , recapitulated as follows :
A chief of police , clerk to the chief , two
police captains , a chief of detectives , four ser
geants of detectives , two jailers , n court
oflicer , two patrol drivel's , two patrol con
ductors , two sanitary .ofllccrs , ono man guard
ing prisoners while aS work on the streets ,
four mounted patrolmen , ono hostler and sev
enty-live patrolmen. '
The superior ofllccrs arc : W. S. Seavey.
chief ; L. B. Seavey , clerk ; T. Cormack and
P. Mostyn , captains ; H. P. Haze , chief de-
tcctivo ; A. T. Sigwart , M. Whnten , Thos.
Ormsby and G. M. P. Graves , sergeants ; P.
Horrigan , M. Dcmpsoy , , T. M. Vaughan. John
Savage , .T. M. Ellis , detectives ; Al Bcbout
and P. Hovoy , jailers ; Al Keysor , court ofll-
ccr ; James O'Brien and S. P. Osborn , patrol
. , . . . .
t | * i | 3nut.itiiif j itauii'-io 11 j.A ,
' i ) , A. Hayes. J. F. Byrnes and It. A.
'ttilbcr , mounted patrolmen.
The salaries of the force nro graded accord
ing to the time of service and the positions
held. The chief receives . ' ,0X ( ) a year , cap
tains $100 n month ; chief of detectives , fc'jO '
per month ; sergeants , $ STi n month : mounted
patrolman who furnishes their own horses
nnd equipments , $ 'j"i per month ; patrolmen ,
llrat two month's service , $ GO , and afterwards
70 per month.
The SCO men nt present are Charles Bloom ,
Jacob Urufjh , Ed B. Cognn , Ted Cuminps , D.
II. Davis , Chirk M. Dooley , W. R. EuRuill ,
J. H. Fiddes , M. F. Henderson , J. II. Kces
John Morrisoy , C. C. Houy.cn , Thomas H.
Scott and D. T. Siedeman , who constitute
the latest batch of appointments.
The men furnish their own suits and equip
ments , which consist of a summer suit ut 0 ;
a winter suit nt $35 , a club nnd belt f3 , re
volver $3.50 , cap and helmet.
The life of a police oflicer is by no means all
play as may bo gathered from a perusal of
general order No. 1 dcllning the duties of
every man of the force. The captain of the
day lorco Is on duty from 7 n m. till 7 p.m. ,
and makes a written report of everything
that occurs. The night captain is on from 7
p.m. till 5 a.m. , and performs a similar duty.
The four sergeants have nlmllar hours and al
ternate day and night. They do duty ns court
sergeants till 1 o'clock nnd nro supposed to
visit every beat in the city at least twice n
day , reporting every hour when out. They
instruct patrolmen and report violations of
duty , mm when the shift is made a sergeant
takes charge of each platoon and marches
them to their beats. The Jlrst platoon has
charge of the city cast of Fourteenth street
and the second that west.
Of the detectives , the ehlof is on duty from
) n. m. to U p. m. nnd has charge of tho' force.
Detective Vaughn has charge of the pawn
shops and the others alternate on day nnd
night duty and report hourly the same as the
patrolmen. All are allowed to have an hour
for dinner.
The force Is under the strictest discipline.
Each division is drilled 20 minutes before
roll call when all must bo present. In ad
dition to ull this , the ollleers from the highest
: o the lowest nro admonished that they should
make themselves familiar with the names of
every street In the city , the locality of every
llro box , every Jlro and pollco box , the Jlro
ilgnals , the locality of every street nnd mnn-
; > er of every Junk shop , pawnbroker's shop ,
the hours of arrival and departure of all rail
way trains nnd the different routes of the
several horse , clectrlo motor and cable lines.
Ho must have his' ' bodts neatly blacked , his
clothes bni- lied , niul his buttons and star
[ lollshcd and bright. ,
The territory covered by the night force
consists of thirty-four beats nnd extends
from the river to Walnut Hill and north nnd
south to the city" llnjlta as seen In the detail
given below. , '
The mounted patrolmen are supposed to
visit every ono of the beats and , during the
day rldo twice oi\oftener over every portion
of the city.
An interesting feaUlro of the department is
ho patrol box .syttiin ! There nro as boxes
n the city most Of ' them visited hourly by a
nitrolman ,
These boxes nre equlppcd with n system of
electric signals , by means of which by the
iresslng of n butUm'or the turning of a lover
the ofllccr at the box cither makes his hourly
report , which meaiw that everything Is quiet ,
or calls for the wagon or announces that there
Is on his beat n lire , a riot or various oilier
disturbances , and in nn instant whatever portion
tion of tbo nro and pollco machinery la re
quired is sot in motion nnd In a few seconds
tnero will bo on hand the patrol wagon , a
platoon of pollco or the trucks and reel of the
llro department , as the emergency may de
mand.
In the operating room nro employed three
young men , a day operator nt t0 nnd two
night operators at 130 per month each. They
are under the lire chief nnd wear n fireman's
uniform , but nro paid from the police fund , O
The pollco stable contains two line patrol
Wagons and lx magnificent horses , ono pair
of which is constantly in harness and ready
for duty , These handle the work very com
fortably , but the team on duty docs not do u
eat deal of resting.
Tuo two oldest men on the fore nro gcr-
nr
ALBERT
EXCLUSIVE
ME L FURNISH
I always have the very Latest
Novelties in Gentlemen's "Wear.
Shirts Made to-Measure
Mail Orders Solicited.
1322 Farnam-st , Omaha , Neb :
geaiit Sigwart and Sanitary Officer Tlinxhey
who were appointed in 1SS2.
The entire expense of operating the police
department last year , including ho police
commissioners and excluding the police court ,
was$87,101.5i. : This will bo increased next
year by the difference in the rent of the two
buildings and the salaries of the recently ap
pointed men.
Following is the list and description of the
beats patrolled nightly :
1. Dodge and Capitol avcnuo from Thir
teenth to Fifteenth.
2. Sixteenth street , Davenport to Harnoy.
8. Thirteenth street , Williams to Vinton.
4. Leaven worth street , Twenty-second to
Park avenue.
5. Hamilton street nnd Lowe avenue , to
bridge south to dojwt , east to L.OWO avenue
and north to Hamilton.
0. Walnut street , Twenty-sixth to Thirly-
first.
7. Thirteenth street , Williams to railway
tracks.
8. Eighth , Ninth and Tenth streets , Dodge
to Davenport.
9. Seventh street , Loavenworth to Pierce ,
cast to Sixth , north to Pacific , west to
Seventh.
10. Sixteenth street. Castcllar to viaduct.
11. Vinton street , Fifteenth to Twentieth
and north to Martha.
12. Douglas street , Twelfth to Bridge.
I a. l-'arnnm and Harney streets , Ninth to
Twelfth.
14. St. Mary's avcnuo , Twenty-fourth to
Twenty-sixth , north to Farmirn and west to
Twenty-ninth.
15. Cumins street , Twentieth to Twenty-
eighth.
10. Farnam , Twelfth to Fifteenth.
17. Tenth street , Jones to Mason.
18. Fifteenth street , Dodge to Howard.
10. Capital avcnuo , Davenport and Chicago
cage , Sixteenth to Twenty.
20. Twenty-fourth street , Hamilton to Lake
nnd west to Twenty-sixth.
21. Thirteen th and Fourteenth streets , Jack
son to railroad tracks.
22. Twenty-fourth street , Ginning to Ham
ilton and west to Thirty-second street.
23. Cuinhitf and Webster , Sixteenth to
Twentieth.
24. St. Mary's avenue , Twenty-second to
Sixteenth nnd south to Jones street.
25 Tenth street , Plcico to Bancroft.
20. Eighteenth and St. Mary's avenue to
Woolworth and Leaveiiworth , Sixteenth to
Twentieth.
27. Union Pacific nnd B. & M. tracks , Tenth
to Seventh.
28. Sixteenth and Seventeenth , Burt to
Nicholas.
29. Eleventh and Twelfth , Dodge to Daven
port.
30. Twentieth nnd Twenty-second , Pierce to
Poppleton avenue.
ill. Sixteenth street viaduct , Lcavenworth
to Mason.
2. Dodge and Davenport , Twentieth to
Twenty-sixth.
U3. Douglas street , Twelfth to Fifteenth.
31. Sixteenth street , Corby to WIrt , west to
Twenty-fourth , south to Locust , east to Six
teenth and Corby , v
85. Chicago and Cass.Elovcnth to Fifteenth ,
St. Paul depot.
80. Twentieth street , Burdetto to Lake , east
to Sixteenth , north to Corby.
87. Thirteenth and Fourteenth streets , Har
noy to Jackson.
8S. Fnrnam and Harnoy , Eighteenth to
Twenty-fifth.
89. Eleventh street viaduct , Jackson to
Mason.
40. Tenth street , Jones to Harnoy.
41. Clark and Grace btrcots , Sixteenth to
Twcntv-fourth.
42. Sixteenth street , Davenport to Burt.
48. Park nveiiuo , Leavcnworth to Hanscom
park , south to Smith and Francis streets.
Tlio Tobacco Output.
Thomas C. Delano , un authority on ci
gars and tobacco , although not dl-
rectlv interested in the trade financially ,
has lust returned from 'Key "West and
Cuba. Tie says that the output from
Kov West of clears this year will bo
00,000,000. Some years ngo , ho says ,
Connecticut seed leaf was regarded by
domestic manufacturers , and oven by
some in Key West , as standing next to
Havana loaf for cigar wrappers. It
brought a good price. But the Con
necticut. , tobacco farmers have hilled
their tobacco geese In a queer way. They
used for some years a certain kind of ma
nure which gave the tobacco u luxuriant
growth , but developed certain weak
nesses in the product which manufac
turers now say makes it unlit for n wrap
per. For Unit reason the manufacturers
Import their wrappers from Sumatra.
The Connecticut tobacco has depreci
ated nt least 60 per cent through un un
skillful use of innnuro.
Londoners have just como into posses
sion of a now playground , the Royal Victoria -
toria gardens nt North Woolrlch , cover
ing nearly twelve acres , for which the
city paid $05,000 ,
MANGE FROM BACON'S ' PEN ,
The Great Sporting Authority Discusses the
Merits of the Big 'Uns ,
WAS SULLY TRYING A BLUFP ?
'Frisco Sports Were Very Much An-
noycil nt' the Champion's Coat-so
With Jncksoii Corbctt's Prow
ess Inquiry About UavlH.
SAN FitAXCisco , Cal. , April 30.
[ Special to Tun BEE. ] The California
athletic club is very methodic in its
ways and it hag a habit of keeping posted
about the doings of pugilists that no
other club over practiced. For instance ,
it knows just exactly what Sullivan and
Jackson have boon doing for weeks past ,
their outgoings and their incomings. It
has plenty of moans at its disposal and I
know that the sources of its information
are reliable and trustworthy. It is also
a very independent club , and while its
president , directors and members would
like very much to see Sullivan and Jack
son contend for the championship of the
world within their ring , that desire is
not so strong that it will permit cither
of them to
MONKEY WITH TII1J CLUD.
for a minute. The offer of the purse
was almost unanimous , but that unanim
ity was solely because it was thought
that each man's acceptance would bo
Hashed back by wire within twenty-four
hours. I happen to know thoughthat
it was fortunate that Sullivan's accept
ance cnmo when it did for no ono knows
hotter than the champion of champions ,
that $20,000 purses , hacked by police pro
tection , are not indigenous to every soil
and Sully needs that money badly in his
business.
Having said this much by way of mo
nition to Sullivan , I would go further
and say that I do not think ho is airaid
of Jaokhon , or that ho
NEID : IIAVR ANY FIAU :
of meeting him. I also believe that John
can get in good condition in six weeks.
Corbott's talk that ho defeated McCaff
rey easily when Dominiek made such n
showing with the champion that it took
the referee three days to decldo the bat
tle , is delusive. I have been the staunchest -
est friend McCaffrey over had , but I
have tlmo and again said ho was never
in it with Sullivan. lie made a runaway
light at Chester park and oven then ho
would have been knocked out in the
third round by Sully if ho had not been
bavcd from disaster by "tlmo" being
called before the round was half over.
After that ho trotted away from Sulli
van , and hid proposition to keep on light
ing after the seventh round was a bluff
ptiro and simple. Had Dominiek fought
Sullivan the htand-up light that ho gave
Corhott ho would , 1 verily bollovo , linvo
been put to sleep in a round. The fact
of the matter is that McCaffrey Is an
unfortunate lighter. lie Is a welter
weight , too big for the ordinary middle
chiBrt and btill not good enough for the
tip-toporBlikoSulllvan , Jackson and Cor-
butt. I had a long talk with him the
night ho agreed to box Corbott and
I told him then that I thought Corbott
was too tall , heavy and long In the
reach for him. llo answered , "Well , I
have been so abused by the papers that
I am determined to have a go with a big
man and to llnd out whether I am a
. " I "Well do
lighter or not. responded , ,
llnd out but don't do us you did with
Dempsey and mnko your friends
ashamed of yon. "
"You may depend on it Muck , " ho
answered. "I will glvo this follow a
fight. I know that ho Is clover but I
will cut out the pace for him as euro ns
you nro a living man. " My information
a that ho did do more lending than Cor-
bott but that his blows being too light
did not count , while Corbott dazed him
with his flr&t punch. The fact of
the matter Is that McCaffrey
should conflno his battles to men of the
calibre of the Marino , Teddy Gallagher ,
or Brooklyn's Jimmy Carroll. If ho
will take on bigger gurno let him try
Jack Achton , .Too Lannor or Pat Killcn.
"A prophet is not without honor tavo
in his own country , " finds fresh exempli /
ficalion in the case of .Tim Corbolt. Atl
hero admit his wonderful prowess as it
spnrror , but there are few Californinim
wlio bolicvo that ho would linvo the
ghost of a show with cither Sullivan ,
Jack-son or Joe McAuliffe. I think his
townspeople underrate him. Both hia
skill , height , weight , length of reach ,
activity and youth , ho ought to bo
A MATCH FOU ANY 3fAN BHEATIIIN'O ,
and if ho is not , the defect must bo in hs |
btamina or heart. I have got to mo t
the man who disputes Lewis' heart , btrt
many tell nio that ho is deficient in hot- >
torn. The snmo thing -\tns said of Tom
Spring , Tom Ilyors and John G. lleennn
and yet they became the chuiupUm.in _
their day nnd each beat the greatest
gluttons of their time.
Since I have been in San Francisco , a
little over a week , I have seen Jimmy
Carroll of Brooklyn , defeat Billy Smith
of Australia , before the California Ath
letic club and Denny Kollihor of Haverhill -
hill , beat Charley Turner , the colored
wonder of Stockton before the Golden
Gate. Both of these were splendid bati %
ties. Carroll injured both of his hands
in the contest or ho would have finished
Smith quicker. The Auslrniliun was
game but no match for Denny. The
darkey , Minor , met his first defeat at the
hands of Kollihor and It was n very un
expected ono. The betting was 100 lo
20 on him in the twelfth round , though
nothing but his quickness on his feet .if
nnd his gather manner warranted \\\&S \ \ \
being over the favorite. Kollihor irtf'io
that time certainly had the best of the
hitting , but ho was awkward n his fcot
nnd a trifio weak. Minor laid himself
linblo through ovcr-confldonco in the
thirteenth round and Denny crossed him
with a rigt-handcd polthnguo that
could bo heard a square off. The
next uilnuto is a blank in his memory.
It was
THE STIFFEST KNOCK-OUT
I have seen for many a day. Denny cor *
tuinly sent his right across at a rattling
paco.
Teddy Gallagher begins his training
for his go with Billy McCarthy , the
cross-oyod Australian , tills week. At
present ho is Buffering from a bkin irri
tation on the back of his hands cniif > ort by
poison onlc , but ho will bo all right in ti
week. If ho defeats McCarthy ho will ,
in nil probability , bo matched against
Jack Dempsey , who is now in Portland
with his wife and baby.
There IB a good deal of curiosity
evinced hero as to the
IlKCOItD Or JACK DAVIS
of your oily , who-is matched to fight .Too
Ohoynlski of this city. Of courno Joe
has plenty of friends who will buck him ,
but they would hot nioro promptly and
undoi'Htundlngly if they had a line on
Davis' performances. They would like
to know more about his standoil'with
Kd Smith of Denver , for they believe
Smith lo bo a wonder and if ln\ls ia
nblo to hold the last conqueror of Mljco
Cleiiry level ho will not bo without
porters hero. Can't TUB BEE onll r t0'n
thorn on this point ? .Is Patsy l-'nl'on
wonder ? r' " "
sending on a ?
A IIInolcHinlth'N
"Will" Scott of Wnbnsh , Iml. , re
ceived Intelligence that an uncle in Loa\
Angeles had died , leaving him and hf
two Bisters his entire fortune , valued ut
nearly $50,000.
A few days ago Information reached
him that n grcat-unclo who had retained
poHHOHsion of his father's property in
Fort Wayne , and who recently bold the
fcnmo , would bottle in full with the he-ins
and from thatsourco ho will roech fc-'U-
000.
000.Scott
Scott , who is a blacksmith has
knocked off ami is iinxioualy
the arrival of his fortunes.
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