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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (April 23, 1893)
TITE OMATU DAILY BIDE ; SCNDAY , APRIL 23 , 185K1--TWENTY PAGES. AKE EXPLODED [ health Officials Itapcct the Russian Israelite Oomotcry. SANITARY REGULATIONS OBSERVED | AlloRe < l llorrnm Ileicrlhml In a HI. f.ouU I'lihlleiitlon i : l t Only In Dm Inmgl- nntlnn nf tlio L'nicrnpuliiui Cor- renponlontt A fake correspondent nnd a fake dispatch [ which npponrcd In tlio St. l/iuls Republic I Under ( Into o ( April 11 ! caused tlio Hoard of | Health to order nu Investigation of the Kits- [ < ilan Israelite cemetery , situated nt Forty- Bccond nnd Hmwn streets , west of Fort Omaha , 1 ho correspondent dished up a sensational fuko telling of the Inhuman man ner In which the bodies of Infants wcro burled them and that the people residing In the neighborhood wcro greutly exercised i over discoveries of such a startling nature. Tlio whole story wus manufactured to suit the occasion , and there was not the least foundation for It. The dispatch said that vague rumors had been circulating for some tlma conccmlng the methods of burial adopted by the Rus sian Jews of Omaha , and the correspondent had Investigated the matter. Here he stated what ho claims the Investigation developed , nnd It Is as follows : UN Wild Ch r cn. In this cemetery are ono or two iiiomimontn , but In ono corner IN tlio spot \vlicrn tlio dan gerous work lias been done. Here llo burled In n B | > ot Ui ! fcut long by 0 fent wldo twenty In fants , lliu mounds revealing the iimisunl xliul- lowness of tlin Kraves. Tlie neighbors testify that tlie burying Is done early In tlin morning and lale at nlKhl , so that It Is seldom seen. Unit eyewitness , however , haw ono week ago lust Sunday the burlnl of two Infants. ThcM ) wore brought to tb cemeti'ry by thr-u mt'ii and n grave was dug which was less ( ban two feet deep , While the grave was being dug tbuso Infants weiu laid carelessly on the ground. Then a cracker biix was split In two loniUhwUo nnd Into oim part one Infant was laid and Into the other part the ollior Infant was laid. There was no top to tlio Improvised collln , clothes only being thrown over the dead child nnd the dirt thrown upon the body. ThuHliles of this collln reached to tlio surface of the ground , so that only the little mound of dirt , less than a foot high , was between tlio child and the air. Other neighbors testify that they bad seen Infants brought there In cheese cloth and Hung Into ( lie gravu without any box or cof- lln , only covered with dollies. At onetime the dean body of an Infant was left lying In the cemetery exposed to the air from morning until night The manner In which the graves were mailc and their close proximity show that lln < rudest Ideas worn entertained by their parents of the siinrtlly of tlio grave or tlio decencies of life. This burying of Infants began last summer and tney were burled more deeply , but of those burled during the past winter about a do/en were cer tainly placed under less than a foot of sod. la t summer there was much sickness In the region of the cemeteryand one family living within a few yards of the cem etery had nine members 111 at ono time with typhoid fever , and one of the children died. When the warm days of the summer conu and tlin decomposing remains of ihiiso dead bodies ln'come minded with the air they wll certainly bring disease and pestilence to the entire city , as well as to those families liv ing right near the graves. The people In that section were hardly nwaro of the danger wlilch threatens then because of the secrecy of the burials , bill they art ) now aroused and will makoa demand for the Hoard of Health toattend to this mat ter. The Jews hnvu recently found out that they are being watched and are erecting an eight-foot board fence to keen out Intruders The matter Is of vital Interest to the health of the city , and only prompt action will nverl calamity. An odor already tills the air and In a short lime It will become an Intolerable stench. llntr HurlnlN Are Conducted. Yesterday afternoon Health Commissioner Seniors , Chief Inspector Shearer ami a UKI reporter visited the cemetery for the purpose - pose of investigating the matter. The cem etery is surrounded by u high board fence and is kept In good condition. The mode ol burial is u tradition with the Russian Israel ites and they are said to have as much ro- Hppcl for thtiir dead and the sanctity of the grave as any other nationality. It Is a law with them , as was explained by Sexton M. I Blank , to miry in a continuous row ol graves the bodies of male In fants , In another row those of the female infants , in the next row the young people and the next the matured men I and women. In the southeast corner of the I ccmoter.v are two rows of small moundsmini- I boring sixteen. They are about evenly di- Jvlded as to sox. The graves are about ono d onu-half feet apart , and a numbered Etttnko marks the resting place of each in- fant. Hy taking the number of the grave I nnd referring to his records the sexton Is en- nbled to tell the name of the body occupying the grave , As most of those who bury their i ( lead there are not well provided wltn this world's goods , this plan does away with the ( necessity of u tombstone or slab to establish the Identity of those burled them. Sexton lilank freely answered all ques tions put to him by the officials , and ho said that for Infants the graves wcro dug aboul four feet deep , and for grown persons live feet. Dr. Somers took a start three feet li length nnd forced It through the dirt abovoa number of the graves. It wns drawn from the disturbed earth nnd a enrofill inspcctloi I convinced him that what the sexton sail | was true. No odors arose and the air wns as free from Impurities or contamination as Ii is In any placo. The whole number of graves within the cemetery will not exceed fifty , and n neai Ijolind nnd numbered stake shows each ono TVwo stately monuments are also In tlio burv ing ground and mark the grave of bolovet departed ones , Dr. Somers nnd Chief In specter Shearer were satisfied that the method of burials observed by those people wore nearly the same as of other national ! I tics , and nothing was developed that wouli I ouen call for an Investigation. I , The correspondent for the Hepubllo Is also I/agent / for the paper In this city. When the " Issue arrived containing his rank fake ho I stored them away In his onico and did no 1 deliver the paper to his Omaha subscriber that day , because bo desired that the clti zeus of this city should not know of the appearance poaranco ot such a dispatch in the slice ami ho realized that exposure of the fak would follow In case it became known. Coming Knturliunmeiitt. The ladles of the Unitarian church will hold n sale of useful and fancy articles for the bcnollt of the organ fund at the church , corner of Cass nnd Seventeenth streets , Monday afternoon nnd evening , April 2-1. Supper will bo served from 0 to 8 o'clock. There will bo music , and during the evening Prof. Daniels will show some line pictures with the Htoreoptlcon. Admission free. , , Tuesday evening , April 23. for the benefit | of the same fund. 1'rof. Daniels of tha Omaha Sclcntillc society , who has Just returned from tin extensive tour in Mexico , will lee- turo on that country In the church. Ho will glvo n second lecture on the subject May 2. Those lectures will bo properly Illustrated with the stcreoptlcon. Scenes In Mexican life , the wonders in art and nature. Includ' inn the Cliff Dwellers and their mountain 1 homes , will bo brilliantly Illuminated. The geology and natural history of thai region , with its strange plants and animals will Interest teachers and all students ol Bcicnco. The photographs are the tlnest and most extensive series over taken In Mexico , art : mostly now and are for the llrst tlmo ox ; hibitcd to the public. Womeu'it .MUalnnnry SorlHy. the most Important religious gath crlngs to take place in Omaha this year wil bo the meeting of the Women's Genera Missionary society of the United Presby terlan church , The meetings nro to bo heli In the First United Presbyterian church a , Twenty llrst and Kminet streets , May l , U ami U. Delegates representing varlou : societies throughout thu United States wll bo present. The evening meetings will bi j of general Interest , some of the brlgiitcs women of the denomination being tin speakers. Entertainment U to be provide * 1 by the three churches of this city and Soutl Omaha for over 100 delegates. In addltloi to this there will bo quite a number o I visitors. ' - Cuuotjr Ituutl raving. Deputy County Surveyor Uowea has coat plated the profile of the three county road , rhlch It 11 prntKxed to p.ivo with tha pro- eeds of the | inoOU ( ) of road Ixinds voted last ummcr. The profile and tha estimate * Hhnvr hat upon the Military ro.id there will Ire O.OtX ) cubic ynrtli of c.irth to bo removed ; tone on thu Uoilgo street extension nnd 111- 000 on Center street. Dr. I'risnoU treats catarrh. Hoe \Mg. \ MHVIICU.V o.r .vr// , . r/w.v. OMAIU , April 22. To the Mltor of Titr. BB : In tills enlightened ago It would seem Miporlluous to argue the necessity of having crfect ventilation In our public buildings , and yet wo must confess that public officials and those having In churgo the construction of public buddlngA , Including architects , arc either Ignorant of the necessity of proper ventilation or are derelict of the duties ini- losed upon them In thu respective positions they occupy. I maintain , and without fear of successful contradiction , that the dissemi nation of our contagious diseases , especially inose of childhood , Is very largely due to lack of proper ventilation In public buildings. L will go farther. That scourge of all civil ized communities , consumption , U harbored , cultivated and pronagatcd through lack of stifllcicnt ventilation. The require ments of pure nlr by the human body for Its sustenance In n reasonable degree of health is based on well known laws , and any departure from that standard means n lowered vitality and hence less power to resist dlscaso and throw off poisonous vapors inhaled. The adult person in ordinary quiet respiration will exhale about thirty-six cubic Inches of air at each respiratory act or " > S cubic Inches per min ute. This includes the exhalation from lungs , threat and skin. This air. if pure when Inhaled , should contain not to exceed six or seven parts of carlwnlc add to 10.000. 'Hut on exhalation we Hud it contains of this substance parts In 10,000 , so in order to dilute this Impure air nnd bring it up to the standard of six or seven parts in 10,000 , wo must add over ! H,000 cubic inches or twenty cubic feet of pure air per minute. A room measuring 2. > xUxl'J : contains ' .1,1'XX ) cubic feet. If we place forty-eight persons in such a room they will exhaust the air supply In ten min utes. Hence It would bo necessary to replenish the entire amount of air six times every hour. Wo will supiKiso that the inlet for air contains , after making allowance for all obstructions , two square feet of surface. Then the air must travel at the rate ofISO feet per minute through the Inlet duct In order to gtvo the requisite amount of pure air to the room. A great many forms of apparatus have been invented and are in use today claiming to give nil wo ink and more. Many of them will do the work part of the tlmo , but what Is needed in our school buildings , churches , hospitals , theaters and assembly rooms Is some system that under alt circumstances and every condition of the atmosphere will give this , the minimum amount , and most of the time one-third greater amount , of pure nlr. From present knowledge of the subject 1 am satisfied that the fan system is the only ono that gives us absolute control of the air supply. The objection to the exhaust system , Including the exhaust fan , is that a partial vacuum Is created within the room by exhaustion and the pressure is from without inward. Every crovlce is filled with the incoming air and at whatever de gree of temperature obtains on the outside. Hut If the force fan Is used an atmospnerle pressure is created in the room greater than that of the outside air , hence your pressure is outward and every particle of air intro duced Into the room can bo of a specified temperature. Look through the churches , theaters , hospitals and even the school buildings of this city that arc heated with steam , and show mo one where there is tiny prov'sl > ii made for ingress of pure nlr. You will ba shown a hole through an outside wall behind a radiator , but that is not a pos itive method. It depends on the direction of the wind and the amount of heat in the r.uil- ntor how much Interchange of air you will get. There are times when little or no heat is required in the room , but the demand for pure nir for breathing purposes Is as great as if the mercury wcro down to zero. Not long since I was present at the dedication of a very elegant church. While the minister was complimenting the congregation on so grand a structure and eulogizing all con cerned for the fruits of their handlwtrk , the janitor was pulling down the windows on the windward side , so that the foul air could mingle with the xero atmosphere out side. The current was the wrong way and the waves of cold air , as they descended on devoted heads assumed fantastic shapes , and wo there recognized the familiar forms of pneumonia , pleurisy , bronchitis , neuralgia and others of like ilk seeking an abiding place within these walls. If they were dls- appointed It owns not the fault of construc tion. All hot air furnace systems Include some form of ventilation , and as a rule are more satisfactory than steam heat , and are certainly more economical , both In construc tion and maintenance. S. 1C. SIUI.HINO. .l.V. % t > UXCVMHXTS. "iToHt'pli In lljiypt. " At Boyd's new theater on Sunday evening , May 7 , will bo produced for the first tlmo In Omaha a genuine melodrama on the subject of Joseph's lifo as told in the book of Gene sis. It is a veritable melodrama , for the ac tion of the drama moves to music. A grand chorus nnd a ballet In the palace of the Pharaohs will bo features of the perform ance. Special scenery nnd historically ac curate costumes are promised. "Joseph in Kgypt" has been favorably received In a num ber of the leading cities of the country , enJoying - Joying n run of no less than 180 nights at the Standard theater , Chicago. It will bo pro duced in Omaha under the management of Mr. Albert Hoffman. Once a year for a number of years past the order of Elks has furnished Its friends a novel and interesting entertain ment at some one of the city theaters , each in turn widely differing in its character istics , so that the occasion of the Klks' an nual benefit performance , under the auspices of Omaha lodge No. ll'J. ' Henovolent and Protective tectivo Order of Elks , has como to bo ono ol the events of the theatrical year , nnd is looked forward to with ever-recurring pleas ures. This year the event will take ylaco ai Hoyd's theater on Tuesday eveningMay * 2 and the attraction that has been secured I : the charming star soubrette , I'attl Itosa and her well known company of funmakcrs Nearly all of the male members of I'att Rosa's company are Elks , and one of them Mr. nOerald Cirlflln , has been an honorei member of Omaha lodge of Elks for four or five years , and Pattl Hosa herself is a mem ber of the Elks auxiliary. The program has not been dclinitoly arranged yet , but this much , however , is known , that it will consist of the best portions of the comedy , "Dolh Vardcn,1' interspersed with sketches and recitations. People who remember tlio Elks' benefit two years ago the coming month , know what kind of entertainers the Patti Hosa company are when It comes to a mixed program , such as Elks generally give at their entertainments. . The tickets are now in the hands of tho' committee , and a largo number have already been sold. ' Living Whist" Is to be repeated at Expo sition hall , Monday evening , April 21 , for the benefit of the Crccho. Admission has been reduced to { > 0 cents. The members of any "trick" ' wishing further instructions from Miss Harris , can meet her at the Armory from 12 to 2 o'clock Monday after noon. StylUli Now ( jimrterii Several members of the Hoard of Educa tion made uu unofficial examination of the work of furnishing nnd decorating the new board rooms yesterday. The ofllce of the superintendent of schools Is almost com pleted and presents a very rich nnd elegant appearance. The walls have been pail.ted to correspond In color with the predomina ting shades In the carpets and when the new furniture has been placed In the rooms they will rival the onices fitted up by the city on the Moors l > elow. In the board assembly room will bo a high railing tlut will shut the lobby entirely of ! from that jxirtlon of the room occupied t > y the board nnd the reporters. As the work pro , grcsscs the members am becoming more and more pleased with the rooms and when they nro entirely furnished it is believed that the Omaha Hoard of Education will have qunr tors second to none between Chicago and the Pacific coast. They Want tha Ileit. 'The people of this vicinity InsUt on hav > Ing Chamberlain's cough remedy and do no ) want any other. " says John V. Ilishop ol Portland Mills , Inil. ( That U right. Thoj know It to bo superior to any other for rolds , and as a preventive and euro for croup , and why should they not insist upon having it. LOOKING FOR A MURDERER ? alH tor , the Sing Sing Escape , May Oomo to Omaha. BENNETT'S ' DEPUTIES ON THE TRAIL Clara Allnii Will b lllnmlMfd Owing to thn I'nlluro of tlin Jury to Agree A Mini \Vhc llnil a 1'utl. There was an unusual display of activity around the sheriff's ofllco this morning , all of which was brought on by n most peculiar combination of circumstances , which In the end may result In Sheriff Hennett securing a good sized sum of reward money , besides landing n badly wanted criminal onqo again behind the bars , and still later on placing him In the electrocutloner'9 chair. The sheriff ha'd Just finished reading the account In Tim Hue of the escape of Mur derers Hochl and Palllster from the New- York prison at Sing Sing when a messenger boy entered the ofllco and banded over a tele gram from ono of the Now York prison ofllcials. The message was short , but was right to the point , as it simply said : "Hoehl and Pallister escaped. Supposed to beheaded headed youi > way. I > anro reward. Arrest and hold for Identification. " Nothing moro was thought of the matter for the time being , as the sheriff supposed that the telegram was only tlio duplicate of hundreds that had been scut to all of the principals cities in the country , out some thing happened a few minutes later that started the sheriff to thinking that there might soon bo an increase lu bis bank ac count. Having occasion to visit the Jail , ho was passing through the large administra tion room when Ed Lawson , a thirty-day man , sent up from the police room , called him to one side nnd jioiuting to an article in THE Hun , which ho held in his hand , said : "Do you see that1 ? Sheriff Honnett took the paper r.nd lookIng - Ing at tlio Item indicated discovered that it v/as an account of the two New YorK men. "Yes , I see that , " answered the sheriff. " but what of it ! " Lawson then unbosomed himself , and said that ho know Palllster as a friend. It was six years ago when they both resided in Cleveland. O. They worked together until about three years ago , when I > avrson came west. Shortly prior to that time Pallister had made his homo with n Mrs. Finch , or French , who resided in Masslllon , O. Going into the details , Lawson said that this Mrs. Finch , or French , was n widow. Her husband shot a colored man in Massll lon in 1H7U , was convicted and sent up for twenty years , but after having served two years ho made tiis escape by sawing out of the prison and at once went over into Ken tucky , where bo was killed two yours later while engaged In a saloon row. In talking with Pallister , Lawson said that he had always expressed wonder that his brother- in-law should have gone to Kentucky , s'lying that If he had been in the same fix , ho would have settled In some out of the way place In the west. Three years ago Lawson said that ho was in Ohio and that while there bo saw Pallister , who told him that his aunt had removed to Omaha and that he Intended to visit her soon. After some additional conversation Lawson told the sheriff that since his arrival in Omaha he had seen Mrs. Finch , or French , and that a few months ago she was residing on South Twentieth street , below Leavenworth , where stio was running a small laundry. Armed with this information the sheriff visited that portion of the street Indicated and soon ascertained that the woman had re sided there until a few months ago. but that she had recently removed to Deadwood , In the Hlack Hills. Ho also learned that the woman had a somewhat shady reputation and that whllo conversing with her few as sociates she had said that she had a nephew in Now York who Intended to visit her nnd furnish her with money to start a respect able apartment house. The fact of the telegram and also the In formation gathered on South Twentieth street causes the sheriff to take considerable stock in the story told by Lawson. In fact , ho takes so much stock in the story that ho has put his deputies to watching all of the depots and the incoming trains for suspicious characters , all of whom will be arrested on sight. In the meantime ho has telegraphed the New York authorities for an accurate description of tlio two escaped convicts. W1U * III * DISMISSED. County Attorney Kuloy Will Nolle tlio Com plaint Acnlnat Clnra Allen. Clara Allen will soon bo a frco woman. After seventy-eight hours confinement the jury was unublo to agree upon a verdict and the complaint against her will In all proba bility bo dismissed. This notion will end a controversy which has aroused an unusual degree of public interest , atl'd as far as the courts are concerned whether the woman saw the fatal shot fired at Mayor Miller will always remain a mystery. At 11 : ! 50 o'clock Friday n'ght ' the twelve men were brought before Judge Keysor of the criminal division of the district court , where they stated that it would bo Impossible for thorn to agree upon a verdict , oven If they were kept locked up forever. To this state ment , made by tno foreman , each juror agreed , after which they were allowed to separate and repair to their respective homes. With the ending of the trial Clara Allen Is practically a free woman , and the mystery surrounding the death of Charley Miller will continue to remain buried with his body , as it is a settled fact that the woman will never again bo placed on trial to answer to the charge which .stands against her upon the court records of this county. As yet the county attorney has not taken any action In the premises , but it is pretty certain that he will cuter a nolle In the case during the next few days. Mr. Knley has his reasons for doing this , and is of the opinion that such a course will bo the best for all parties concerned. The trial which has Just ended has cost the county | ilriOO and it would bo imiwssiblo to conduct another prosecution for less money. Hesides this , he thinks that the jury was composed of fair-minded men and that if he could not convict before them it would bo useless to try again. The county attorney thinks that no had a good case , but that , owing to the conflicting testimony , there was a doubt raised which would confuse the mind of nearly any juror. Another thing that in his opinion prevented a verdict was the fact that the defendant wus a woman nnd that when any question of doubt was raised shn was given the bencllt. AdviintitRu of a " 1'all. " The jury lu the case of the state against Charles McKlnslcy , the young man who was accused of stealing a trunk and contents , the property of C. J. Hackus , has returned n verdict of guilty. The value of the property was fixed at $30 , Just enough to make grand larceny. There wcro several peculiar circumstances connected with the case. McKlnsloy had been in the city but a few days , having come from Chicago , where ho had been employed us a waiter. Shortly after his arrival ho made the acquaintance of Harry Smith. Ono afternoon ho was walking up Cutnlng street nnd happened to meet Smith sitting upon the railing on the east sldo of the Urevoort block. Smith told him that ho had been rooming In the block , but was about to remove move to his mother's homo on North Twen tieth street. There wns a trunk sitting on the sidewalk which Smith said was his own and which ho asked McKlnsloy to belt carry to the homo of his mother. Me Kinsley consented , and together the two lioys carried the trunk the llvo or six blocks where It was deposited In a back room. Tno theft of the trunk was reported to the po lice and a few days later It was found and both boys arrested , Smith as the principal McKinslcy as an accomplice. Then Smith ex hlbited the pull ho possessed , for instead o being placed on trial charged with crime ho was called before the Hoard of Insanity , nd Judged insane and sent to the hospital , being booked us a kleptomaniac. lli wc u a Hoodoo , PatO , Hawcs , the lawyer , whllo In a meditative mood took occasion to remark this morning that while ho enjoyed defend Ingttucn , the defense of any particular man was an omen that ho wns sure to como to Bomo bad end , either sooner or later. The liUrment wns brotUthtTout by tlio fact of lnwos hnTlnit road hi thn papers that .oonnrd W. Haley \rxif In the Dubtiquo , ft , , jail , charged with 'fnvltiff committed ho crime of niunler. IJJlrltnf the term of ourt which has just I'll/jtd , this man Haley va * placed on trial to iltmwer to tno crime of burglary. Ho wus In Indigent clreum- stances nnd Hawes \ \ ifpinilnted to defend. The state arrayed nil or Its talent agalnn the nananilntthesaiuotlnVc'bmughtupullof the ' nembers of the police''fbrco to swear him nto the pen , but by some smooth work. Hawcs convinced the Jury that it was another of thoiocuses'pr1 Injured innocence nnd the man went free. . To make the urgum'otil' moro convincing , ! Tawes referred to the MSO against fieorgo Juvall , a colored man villb ; was arrested six years ago , charged with having burglarized ilubermnnn's jewelry store. Thu state had a good case , but Duvull sueroedod In proving in alibi and went free. He at once went to Minneapolis and was run out of the town for , 'agrancy , after which tie went down to : > hlladclphla where he shot a tiollcctuau and was hanged n few months later. SOUTH OMAHA AFFAIRS. Knrly Moriiln ; lllnza Which Nurroxvly 1 > - ciipoil Itc iilthi7 1'ntnlly. The second-hand store of Irn Detnorasckl , on Twenty-sixth street , between N and O , was partially destroyed by lire between 12 and 1 o'clock yesterday morning. The family , consisting of Mr. and Mrs. Demorascki nnd three- children , were sleep- tig lu the upper story , which was used us a dwelling , and barely escaped being burned to death. The oldest boy , strangling with smoked , coughed and awoke his parents , when they made a hasty exit , carrying the two smaller children. The store rooms below contained a large stock of now and second-hand goods , to the value of about 1,000 , nil of which was charred and totally ruined. The goods were insured for $1-IOO. The building Is owned by II. Haldrlgu , Omaha. The fire company made short work of the fire , but the building being of pine and the contents wooden the wonder is that the whole was not reduced to ashes. As It Is [ ho goods make almost ns largo a bulk as before fore the lire , though burned Into charcoal on the surface , and the building stands with only the front gone. Nothing In it. The attention of u reporter for TUB BKB was called to an article In a Buffalo county paper , which stated under a slug head that the Campbell Commission company of South Omaha , through T. H. Clawson , had pur chased 286 acres of land four miles west of Kearney , for the purpose of establishing feed yards there , and that the Union Stock Yards compuny and Wood Bros , were talk ing of n similar scheme. The article further stated that n buyer would bo stationed there with instructions to pay Omaha prices for stock , less freight , and that the feed yards thus established on a largo scale would insure to Buffalo county farmers a great demand and good prices for their corn and hay. Mr. Clawson was seen In his South Omaha oflico this morning , and in answer to n ques tion declared there was nothing in it. Mr. Clawson stated that ho had bought -ISO acres of land from H. H. Goodell for S'J.OOO , In town tracts some dint-lnco apart , a few miles west of Kearney , nnd that ho was talking of leasing it. to some Wyoming parties who want to useit for a "warming" station for stock Intrunsit to Omaha or Chicago. Ho says his company has never thought of establishing yards there or try ing to make a market , at that point. Ho stated that the lauds were admirably udaptcd to feed yard purjwses , there being water and a Union Pacific switch near , and if leased to western stockmen It would make a good place to rest anil feed tired stock. Tips for Policemen. ft has leaked out , presumably through the keyhole In the door leading from the police court room to the corridor of the Jail , that Mayor Walker in an address delivered at a private meetius with tho.polico force held a day or two ago at the station said , among other thingsJI ! ; ! whntj all.Jho , , idlo. teams , Such ns express and. dray teams , to stand on Twenty-fifth and Twenty-sixth streets only , nnd lalso want fast 'driving over the viaducts stopped. They are valuable property and must have care. I want the hucksters and peddlers to bo notified that they must obey the ordinance providing for license for selling goods on the streets. That ordinance must bo enforced. " When you see any obnoxious object or thing In your rounds give notice to the parties on the premises that the same must bo removed without delay , and that it is dono. Now , gentlemen , I consider that South Omaha has the finest sot of police ofllcors in the state. You have been chosen with reference to ability , sire and style , as well as for gentle manly deportment , and I expect you to maintain the high standard set up for you by doing your duty under all circumstances in u firm , Judicious and careful manner. " Mutlo City ( ioiilp. Mrs. Dunbar of Kaiamazoo , Mich. , is visit ing her sister , Mrs. D , S. Plnnoy. A. P. Brink of the Packers National bank has gone to Albion to remain over Sunday. Tlio Ideal club will close its series of social parties for the season with a ball next Thursdiiy evening at Knights of Pythias hall. hall.James James McReynoIds went to Nebraska City yesterday to participate In Arbor day cele bration , and from there to Peru to remain over Sunday. Friday the gale blow down the huge Iron smokestack on ono of the main buildings at Swift's packing house. The chimney was seventy-five feet in height , weighing thirty tons , and was made of steel riveted together in sections. It fell across the sheds over th ? railroad sidetracks which run between the two main structures , crushing the heavy frame timbers of the sheds and the curs standing beneath on the tracks. In ono cur , which was smashed Into splinters , was a man shoveling coal , nnd although the destruction of both car and sheds over his head was complete the man escaped unhurt. In reference to the examinations for clerks and currier * for the postoftleo to be held by the local ooard , the Civil Service commis sion states that the examinations are open to all reputable citizens who may desire to enter the postal service , without regard to their ixjlitical affiliations. All citizens , whether democrats or republicans , or neither , arc invited to apply. They will bo examined , graded and certified with impar tiality , and without regard to their political views , or to any consideration save their cfllclency , ns shown by the grades they ob tain in thu examinations. Blank applica tions for the examiners can bo obtained from the secretary of the local board at the post- ofllco. Arrived , the famous Mrs. Dr. Sher man ; see ad. on imtfo ' 4. * DEDICATED A CHURCH. Imprestlvo Coreinonlrji Attmul tha Dedica tion of St. 1'lilllp'H Church. From what was a sintill mission chapel fifteen years ago has developed the hand some new Episcopal cFlurch of St. Philip the Deacon at the cbfnor of Twenty-first and Paul streets which was dedicated with appropriate ceremonial Friday morning. The edifice cost in tbo neighborhood of * 10,000 nnd Is an exj tlonally neat and attractive house of worship. The , amount expended In the churj , was donated by Mrs. Bishop WorthliiKJon as a memorial offering in honor of hertmother , Mrs. Milton of Boston. The lots were purchased by the members of the congregation and cost them $15.000. This congregation is n result of the mission work started by Trinity church In 187S , Since that time the little bund has been assisted a great deal by Hov. John Wil liams , rector of St. Barnabas' church , and'ln 1891 Hov. Albert Williams , a coiored min ister , arrived and took charge of the work. The congregation has grown steadily since the arrival of a regular pastor and the dedi cation of the new church has been looked forward to with much Interest for months. The dedlcatorlal services were held Fri day nnd were conducted by Bishop Worthington. assisted by Hovs. John Will- lams , Frank It Mills nnd Albert Williams , the rector. Hov. Dr. Smith of Itock Island preached the sermon. Ho Is an eloquent speaker and a cousin of the lady who made the liberal donation. Tbo instrument of do nation wa read byktho warden and the rector delivered the sentence of consecration. Bishop Worthington delivered an appro priate and effective address which was very 'much enjoyed by those in attendance. HE WAS A MUCH WANTED MAS Mis * Admin Onpturod aBlggor Thlof Than. She Kuow. MILLER IS AN OLD TIME CRIMINAL Mo llnd IturglnrltPil the Drllo'no Hotel iintl Had ClotliliiK KmuiKh to Sturt u Src- oilil-llnnil Moro Thicken Thlovv * lit Work 1'ollco Subsequent developments have pi-oven that when Miss Nottio Adams of South Omaha collared a sneak thief Friday ami turned him over to the police she made n better catch than she dreamed of , and ono that any police olllccr might be proud of. It turns out that George Miller , the man whom she captured , is wanted for more serious offenses than steal ing overcoats and umbrellas. There Is evidence to prove that Miller is the in dividual who between the hours of H nnd 12 o'clock Thursday night stole a vultso from E. M. Gibson of Claries. Neb. , a guest at the Dellono hotel , which contained notes to the amount of $42,000. A party in Mike Lalley's saloon , corner of Fifteenth and Capitol avenue , saw Miller when he entered the liquor dispensary and heard him ask what hotel that was across the street , saying that ho was somewhat under the inllucnco of liquor and in search of a place to stop. On bi'lng told , ho loft for the hotel but returned In half an hour or so , loaded with several overcoats and valises. Ho called for a drink and after taking it pulled n soft light hat from under his coat nnd pushed it over to the bar keeper , with tbo remark that ho could keep It for the liquor. After leaving this resort Mr. Miller took n South Omaha car and on arriving In the latter city went to the White Elephant , 2518 N street , where ho appears to have taken two hashers , Fred Harlow and A. Hurley , into bis confidence , both of whom have been arrested since. Hero ho went into the kitchen , nnd saying that ho had mislaid His key to his satchel ( presumably the one stolen at the Dellone ) ho ripped tlio sides open with a pocket knife , and drawing out tbo papers ho is reiwrtcu to have consigned them to the lire in the range , but there is reason to believe that some of the notes are still in existence nnd are kept concealed. Detectives' Dcmpsey and Suvuiro went down to the Magic City yesterday and found n lot of the pro ] > orty stolen nt Miller's raid on the hotel guests. A dark overcoat belonging to F. D. Weber , a small alligator grip owned by Thomas C. Harrow , superin tendent of the Union Depot company at St. Louis , who was hero to look up the Omaha record of one Charles Tbunard , once accused of arson here , a hat belonging to Proprietor Hicks of the Dellone , and ono soft hat be longing to an employe were found in the house at South Omaha. While lu L'llley's saloon here Miller also exhibited a pawn ticicct on an Omaha shop , given to Lawrence Dwyer for a shot gun. The latter was recovered yesterday by Detective Vlward In a pawn shop and iden tified by Mr. Cockrell of South Omaha as his property. Miller , who used to have a pal now doing time in the pen In Illinois , has quite a record according to the polico. He is the mnn who played the crazy act when arrested nbout a month ago. His actions at I he time were so violent that it was thought advisable to let him bo examined by the city phy sician who pronounced his brain in proper working order ; but there being insufficient evidence of crookedness against him ho was discharged. Some time prior to that ho hud been taken in charge by Ofllcer Donahue and sent to the station , where no less than seven pairs of pants , pilfered from South Omaha , three vests and two coats were found on his person , for tbo theft of which ho was sentenced by Judge Uerka to thirty days on the hill. I'olloo I'arilKrapln , In police court William H. Stephens of U801 Boyd street was charged yesterday with the promiscuous discharge of llrcurms nrouna his premises. Judge Bcrka will- therefore hold an interview with him. Kobert Strom , , who lives nt 1022 Hurnoy street , reported to the police last night that a room in his residence had been rented tea a stranger during the afternoon nnd that later on It was discovered that a watch , re volver and several other trinkets wcro miss ing. ing.E. E. O. Bradley , 421 North Twenty-ninth street , reported the loss by theft of a dozen Plymouth Hock chickens valued at $50 last night. Ono of his neighbors also suf fered the loss of several sets of harness. About the name tlmo A. H. Wnllnco of Fiftieth unit O rover Informed thn inillco of the loss of ten chickens from his bun. Joseph Carlisle win nrrested bv I'nltod States Marshal White l Coud l-'rldny for sending obscene letters through the malU. UiirlMo Is n resident of I'hlcavo , wlitm the alleged offens1) was committed , and was talten buck there lust night. DRY OLOSET3 IN SCHOOLS. llc.ilth t'nminlMloiior Homer * Drllnc * the Po llon | of thrItimrd of llonllli. Kegnrdliig the controversy between the Hoard of Health and the Hoard of Educa tion , relative to the systems of dry closets nnd ventilation in the Kellom , and that it Is intended to put Into the new school build ings , Dr. Somyra says : " 1 do not wish It un derstood that I nm objecting to dry earth closets. Hut I do believe that the system of dry closets the board has in tbo Kellom school Is detrimental to the health of scholars , There is n vast difference between a dry earth closet nnd u dry closet , ns any one will ascertain who Investigates. The ventilation In the Kellom school depends en tirely uiioii hot air , nnd when the tires In the stoves are permitted to go down , or when the wind is high , It Is Impossible to secure proper ventilation , and complaints have been made regarding the odors that arlso In the building on these occasions. I contend that there Is no system of ventilation so perfect as the mechanical ono where fans nro used. "I am not making war upon the Smead or nny other system , and am carrying out the Instruct Ions of tbo Board of Health to en force the existing ordinances covering such matters. The putting in of such systems of closets is n direct violation of the city ordi nances , which clearly provide that where water and sewer privileges can bo secured connections with sewers must bo made , and that vaults cannot bo continued , or none other than water closets can bo put in. The position of the board upon this matter Is backed up by records from other cities. At WorccstcrMass.thedry closet systems wcro In use In one of the school buildings. Within six months there were tlfty-ono cases of con tagious discuses existing in the district where the school wns located , ami eighteen of the number proved fatal. The health au thorities traced the origin of the epidemic to the system In use in the school and had it removed immediately , and no moro trouble wus experienced. Wo are simply desirous of enforcing the laws , and are not lighting the Board of Education. " To Oinirnntliio AgnliKt rnnndn. If cholera Is carried Into this country from abroad it will probably find entrance by way of the Dominion of Canada. This danger has been discerned by the United States of llcials , and a strict quarantine is maintained at all ports that wcro affected by the disease lust year. Dr. Somers has received an ab stract of the sanitary reports of the agents of the government at the foreign ports. From this It Is ascertained that a number of steer age passengers , mainly Hussians , wcro for warded from Hamburg March 2. ) to England cnrout" to Halifax , their final destination being Chicago , St. Paul and other cities in this country. They wcro held llvo days nt the detention barracks under observation before being allowed to proceed. Notwith standing these precautions two of the num ber died from cholera aboard a train in Canada , as they were being speeded toward the United States. It is moro than probable that in that same party of emigrants wcro some whoso destination wns Omuha. Dr. Towne of the health department , In speaking of themattcr ithis morning , said ho regarded that more danger of cholera find ing its way into this country existed by emi grants coining by way of Canada , nnd that it would require the strictest surveillance on the part of the United States to prevent it In case Hamburg nnd the other foreign ports tire stricken with the dread disease during the coming summer. The commute of the Board of Education which has charge of the beating and ventila tion of buildings met last night and opened bids for the heating and ventilating appa ratus In the Hickory and Long schools. The various plans of heating nnd ventilating were discussed , but the committee did not como to any conclusion as to what the recom mendation to the board would bo In the matter. Apropos of the Woniiiii'ii Clllll. At a recent meeting of these interested In the formation of a woman's club. Mrs. Ford , as chairman of n special committee chosen for the purpose , presented a broad , compre hensive and very complete outline of work which was accepted by the asscmply. In brief , this comprised : The object of the club : "To stimulate Intellectual development , to promote unity and good fellowship , and to strengthen by organization individual , philanthropic and reformatory efforts. " Methods of work : "Through departments for study , through a committee on benevo- TheBostonians Wednesday , Thursday Bnrj : QO O7 OQ OQ Friday and Saturday , H J | | | ZOi Zl ZOi 2,0 " LAST VISIT FOtt TIIllEE YEAK8 The Famous BOSTONIANS Barnabee , ICnrl & MuoDonnld , Proprietors nnd Manncors. Wednesday Night Three Saturday Mattneo Saturday Night Open as Thursday , Might ( New ) Ity DoKovon and Smith , Two 1'rldny Night OGALM.LAS. . of ( Now ) Hy Wuliorand Allison. SCALE OF PRICES : Tlrst Klonr. $1.50 Them A A Admission to Tlrst Floor 1.00 Ilalcony. 1.00 * i * Admission to Dalcony 75 New. T T Oullery 2T Tbo sale of seats opens Tuesday morning AND BIJOU THEATRE WONDERLAND and Capital Avumie. WEEK BEGINNING - MONDAY APRIL SUI'I'OUTINO LISLE LEIGH AND RfiLPli In the Sturdy Heroic Irish Drama REDUCED PRjOES. MATINEES : To nil purtHQin. . of house ) UC EVENINGS : Produced by Permission of OUVKK DUl'I ) 1IVKOY Huu'ony . 2O ( Special Cast , s Elaborate I' rnuot. . 25c PRECEDED BY A SPECIALTY OLIO , INTRODUCING The Oolumbian Novelty L.OIUNG & LESLIE Tbo KoOned Society Ooniody Sketch Team THE POTTS Uulturocl Musloal ArtliU. 1WJ 11 VIS Wo have discovered that what you want Is TO cheap prlcos , therefore wo have reduced our admission. Read above. Icttcn nnd reform , nmr by dloiiMloni nt niRular club mooting * of topics of muluil liitrrc.it. " In reattonio to n ironrr.nl ( irinntul from these present for further Information In re- Knrd to the Idea of a woman's dull , It wni decldod to Imvo n dli'uIOn upon thu Mill- Icy t nt the next meeting , to ho hold nt the Young Men's Christian n < * oi'iUlon ; rootm at ! 1 p. tn. Monday , April .M. The i-ommlltoo 1ms nrranped for thron short papers for the occasion. Mrs. 1'oaltlo will speak of HIP Woman's oluh of Chlontfo , dwelling especially UIHMI the tvforma lory work. Mrs. Curtice unit Mrs. Dr. Somcii will present. "Tho Value of a Woman's Club as nn Intellectual Center. " Mil ) . Hanchett as chairman of a special commltteo will present a constitution for tlio consideration of these presunt. All who hand In their names nt thesu pre liminary meetings will he enrolled as char * ter meniliers nnd are not suhjcvt to Initiation fees. The demonstration of Interest in thl.-t iiiovement hy so many earnest women meant moro for tlio uplifting and onnohllng of thn women of Omaha than can ho nt llrst appre ciated. Underlying the sincere endeavor for sejf- Improvement and earnest desire for hroador views and loftier Ideas of lifo , Is the dlvlhu wish on the. part of the promoters of thu club , to ho helpful to others. There are many busy womqii lu Omaha who will ( 'lawfully Klvo to the club tliolr tn- lluenco and time prompted by this unsolllsh motive. YOUNG MEN'S INSTITUTE. 1'acU About u ropuliir Soollll nnil IMnuil. tlcinilt Or .iiiUi tloii. Young Men's institute , No. Ill , is a pros perous organization of Catholic young men of tills city , whoso object Is tlio physical , social , Intellectual and moral advancement of its members. It is thoroughly American In sentiment and feeling and astcs not what tlio ivllglous belief of any one may bo who attends its en tertainments. ' In addition to Its social fea tures there Is a system of iiiiur.inco and slelc bcnellts which adds to the strength of the institution. The institute wns organ- i/.ed nbout two years ago , has now ! t ( > 0 mem bers nnd Is growing. Religious meetings uro held every Tuesday evening. The Institute occupies the second nnd third floors of the building nt the southwest corner of Dodge and Fourteenth streets. Upon the second lloor is a billiard room , a library and card room , an assembly room and a gymnasium. Upon the third tloor is a largo hall for socials. The billiard room contains two tables and in the library thcro arc now about MX ) volumes. A tlob.nto and reading circle meets once a month and dis cusses current topics , selected mainly from the magazines , The athletic sports are a loading feature nnd the socials are a pro nounced success , there being last Friday evening over sixty couples piesent. Cigars are kept on sale , but no liquor , temperance being one of the principles of the organiza tion. tion.A A most beautiful work of art , which is kept on exhibition in the library. Is a ban ner , -lOxliO Inches in size , made by tha 1'oor Clare Sisters. Biitln and gold are the fabrics and red , white and blue nro the colors. Upon the banner in Latin is the motto of the order , "For fed ! and Our Country. " One. hundred badges ol the same material have also been made by tlie Poor Clare Sisters , which are suporb. The present ollleers of the institute are ; George .1. ICleffner , president ; F. H. Kos- ters and Thomas Swift , llrst and second vlco presidents ; T. F. Noonan , C. H. Dugdale and W. II. Moran , recording , llnancinl nnd corresponding secretaries , respectively ; John .1. Uiley , treasurer ; Daniel Leahey. marshal , and Kev. S. F. Carroll , spiritual director. U. 1' . Mulcahy has general and direct super vision of all the rooms. Each department of the work has a committee to look nftcr its Interests. Kx-1'residont W. A. McGinnis is ono of the leading spirits of the organiza tion , and to him TUB HUB is largely indebted for information concerning tlio order. Thin YoarR H < uv n ( ; r. City Knginoer Itosovvater is preparing specifications and estimates of the sewerage to be constructed this year and will present thorn to the city council Monday night. There will bo available for these publio sewers the proceeds of the sale of the S100.000 in bonds voted last fall. The south sldo expects to capture about half of the amount , and it will require a largo sum to complete the big sewers in the north part of the city. The amount that wlii remain for the construction of now public sewers in other parts of the city will not bo large , and the ward councilmen - men will endeavor to secure a proi ortionata share for their constituencies. AMUSEMENTS. NEW OUT A GOOD ! THEATER.OUT r.s | Sunday , Monday 8 luesfloy , April 23,24 8 25. T//IJ HMllfliXT AC7'O . LEWIS MORRISON , In his ontlrolj now nnd reconstructed aubllrn * Bcunlc nnil drniuutlo production of " " "KAUST. sc/j.vu IJI'IJWV I'JtOl'ISK [ NEXW THU WONIIKKI-'iri , "JHtOCKK.V KCHNK. " Kmbulllshccl wltli llonlios of Keimlno Iliihlntaj. 'llmnnloof pnts 111 O | > on Hntiinluy morning at the following prices : First Hour We , TJU nncl li.OO. balcony Mo anil 75c. St. THATER. 3 N htscTtnir0nT ! , ! ! r .vyApril 27 The Champion of all Light Weight Uhiunploui , JA.CK M'A.ULrJFFE " . " "oiru JACK. In his great drama by Duncan H. Ilurrlson , THE KENG OF THE TURF. 26 ARTISTS 2G Two carloads of spoolnl scenery. Including the realistic lire scunu and tha Interior of t'io Coney Island Club , I'lnUhlni wltn tlio nrirvolotis sttRi : > pro liio- tlon , Itrooklrn lUndluap Kueo. In wlilch ( our irott : hordes run. FARM AS ST. THEnTRE * 15o , 2 oi5o : , fiOo n.ml75o. A .VKY//7-S Hcuiiu i'tj Mat nee SI.'A'WAY FITii AND WILBBTI R Anil Thulr Merry Company III A BHEEZY TIME. Piinnjr Mtimtlnni ) . clonili of pruttr Klrlr tuneful niuslo nnd nklllful tlnnrlinc MATI.NKK WKIIMMIIAV , AXV 3HAT 2So. MORAND'S CLOSING ASSEMBLY ARMOKY , CAPITOL AVE. Thursday Evening , April 27. Present nnd former natrons cordially In- vltod. C'lilldrun'u jiuity next Sitmo\iy itt 7:30 : p. in. MAKES : THE BEST Photograph REASONABLE RATES FOR JSest. IB'JO Htroo.