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F S _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ TIlE OMAHA : _ DAILY nEE : rrrUESD.A.Y _ , IAnCII _ 19 , 18fH _ _ ; CRYING AGAINST TilE POLiCE I , - : Strickler Endorses Complaint of Two _ Preachers Who Slummed Ono Night. MOSTYN AND OFFICER FISK INVCLVED - : . 7I1'ICCflIflfl ( Cox ( eR Ilk 1)c1iarg UloH111 Out 1111 I'rotiiIies to Tel SOl0 , ThlngR-In , E'tiIiig'l 1'etlJ . : or the C.IuIoncrs. , :1 : - : : I the Investgalon ot the polco department - : : , mont attempted ns n reul ot the report , of the late grand Jury does not result In any- I thIng very , Ielnle or Imprtant , last nlghl's meetng ot the Boanl ot Plm and Polce : Commisioners woull suggESt thaI the public , - will have I clearer Ilea of the methods ot 1' . the ,1cpartmeDl than It has ever had berore. : I Was evident hy the crowded condition ot : i the meeting room and the manner or the , commIssioner that something Important was t expected , and It dll develop , ] , I direct , charges \ can be comlleret ot any vnlue. I . the roitIiie business I , Mayor 1emls , after routne l. ) Iall ( been disposed , or , alllrese.1 the visitors , " RII extended : nn Invitation to any one .who ' , Irad any charg1s to make against the Police t eepartment ] to cOle within the railing and , ftate his case. . , m. h1N1)i'S CliAllGFS. , Ex-l'olicemnn James 1.lnde respon"e.1 . lie said he had I nlmber or charges to make j , ( against the department , the mos Important - ' - ot which was that Chief Seavey hall obtained l money under raIse pretenses "lut , " said LInde , "I nm not able to bring nil ot my witnesses hero tonight , and I want a little ,1 time to get them together. I have charges ; to lake , but I don't propose to stand tip here : ' mHt make a monkey of myself by standing . Iler alone. I propose to prol'e whit I say by every member or tie force who was In the employ of the ely with mo when I was a poiicenian. All I wilt ask Is thaI thee I people answer hy yes or no. That Is all I want. There 1M a ring In time police force , of this city now , and they know very wel what 1 propose ' to say. leslles the olff 'l'hOI 1 wi cal upon to testify , 1 want James K. Ish , formerly lre and police alarm , ' . reporter. " ; . Smith assured : lr. Llnro that It they ' : were now In time employ ] or the boarll they , 5 . would be compelled to be Ilrcscnt anI tel I . what they knew , and upon his motion : Ir. I LlnlIo was given ti Friday night to gather ' : his witnesses and perare his case. \ 10 n lIeu representative LInde disclosed . before he loft the ball the nature oC his charge against Chief Seavey. I Is that for . two or three years the chief employed his own wire al a stenographer or corll and hall . her pall $50 per month , while ns a mater J of fact site did not 10 one hour's work per r day. , J' "KEEP YOUR MOUTH SHUT. " . Commissioner Hartman I wanted the Invest- , f gaton of Linde's chargeu to commence to- J night , but Lhlle did not favor the idea. " ' shut lr. Hartman " . "Koep your mouth , 11r. , ho retorted : "you know all about thIs affair , and . you know that when I wnntell nn investigation - : ton Just before election time you put mo I ofC because you said all or the boys wool ! be n 'A . . " u" w 'U. . , Hartman did nol reply to this thrust of the now irate informer , ant agreed to the propo- . siton to have the inquiry begin Friday IIht . Wiiam Munslls also hal some testi- $ mony agaInst Chief Seavey. Ho complains , that ho called him "Jermalem" at the re- cint police auction sale ot unclaimed gels and told him ho had his name down below wih some others. W. W. Cox , at present bailiff In Judge Am- br030's court , appeared hroro the board In ' ; response to a letter of Commissioner Hart- b man. 10 hall made certain revelations ] to Hartman , which the later wanted alrec , , Cox , who was formerly ' 'p lceman , and who was dismissed In September , 1893 , claims that c ) ! \ was unjustly treated. He was charged with having visited a saloon while on duty. le charged ptrsecuUon on the part ot the Irgeant who reported him , and In the heat : of the controversy tore his star from his . breast and threw I on the Ooor. Last night ho said thaI II was willing to explain and , prove to the hoard In executive session that , 1 ' )10 was guiltless ! , and that Ir II would change } the record he would reveal to I certain j thIngs regarding tim police force that were ot the ntmost Importance at this time. I . , was agreed that ho should have a hearing In ' . ' executive session . , s S1'RCln.Im COMES TO THE FRONT. ' : So far the interest ot the meeting had not , , . ' fagged for an Instant. 'fhe further the . . ' ureetng progressed the warmer the ' atmos- - ' Jhere beanc : , until Strleller discharged n ; , , : : : broadside that was the sensation ot the 11- ' : veStgaton up to date. J , "I have a communicaton , " he said , "to ; } . make to thiii board whIch seriously Involves I" ! the reputation or at least two members or ,3 our police force. The facts ot the case came : , f. to me unsolicited , I give them to you as I J' received them. t "Shortly before the late grand jury adjourned - . , journed two gentlemen , He , " . Mr. Irwin and " Hev. Gregory J. Powell , were passing late . -f oho ' night through the burnt district. They , . wanted to know by actual experience the general condition of aralrs there. While , , passing ono ot the largest dens of infamy 01 " . Ninth street they were Interested by the ' : ' sight or two wel dressed , men being thrown " . out of the door by a policeman. They waited and Inquired or the two mel the cause of the , ; ouble , and found It to be over Chic price . t ) L of a bottle ot common , heer , , for which 85 ! I cents was demanded , The mel remnonstr'ited ; ; . ; ; ' against this ch.lrge , they said , but wore fnaly brought face to face with a stern : police oneer , wh had been called In all who . ' then ejected them. Ono ot the mel Is : . J \ sep Frey and works In a Turkish bath , , , establishment 11 this city and the other Is a I' Mr. Carfrey. The number ot the oihlcer who lr. Carrey. oncer , I' ¶ ; fgurod In this case was 23 (5. ( l. PlsIIO ) , ! " . . and during the hair hour my informants were ; ' tallng , with the parties the olcer remained . : In the house ' 1 ' 'When these facts were reported to me I r - Immediately , on thG 7th of this month , haiti ' , . thell btoro Cnlltall Mostyn for inveatiga- ! , I 101 , ' with instructions to rCIJrt to this brord. i , " . Three meetngs have bemt helti since then , , 'o ; , but Captain Mostyn hiss bell sl lt. There : Is 1 sOIEthlng wrong here , all I think thl3 ' . t board should Inl out Just what I Is. " ; , CAPTAIN : ISTYN FXPLA1NS i It Captain Iotyn stated the reason why ho had not heretofore Ilubley reported on the ' maler , Circumstances hat ! combined against ' f i him. lie reported , however , that neiher or . the IlarUcs who claimEd to have been ejected from the house , which was Uanch biurton's place , 16 South NInth street , were wllng 10 say a word about it. . , Mr. IrwIn , upan Inviaton , addressed the board , but was not wilting to mallo any spo- , elfc charges unt his cOlpanlon In the ad- 'enturo was Ilresent . . " 10 not think for I mOIEnt , " said Mr Irwin , "that 1 wish to malle an example of : t this one your oflicer . Such a design Is Cr - from 1) ' Intention , We went down--Into that district for the purpose or clectng ovllonc , _ & 10 Ilresent to the grand Jury , and we got I d- much ' more easily than we expected. I dO not 1 ( , blame this olcer , No. 23. I think he was obe'lng his orders , anti I frlly believe that he was simply ) the ( connecting lnk between t the Imslues ot lie ( unfortunate inhiahtants ! , of thu ( burnt distrIct and the damnable IJrac- Ices ot the heads of the police department of . this cIty. " Mr. Irwin agreed to alJIIar before t . night the beard , wih Rcv. ! r , 101'el ) tl II'flIIY , I k . INSISTS ON Ills SOI.UTION , , , Mr. Strickler then mrlle a motion to adollt :1 : : tIme resolution whlh he llll offered at the Iovlous meeting of the hoard , which Irdou the polcc force to eradicate the social evil . ffom Omahn by arresting lt once e\'er' Inmate - ; mate or 1 homo of Iii fault ) , together wih the owners of nil houses use' } for Ilur1105.8 uf Prostitution , , , , "Wo have Ibsoluto control ot the police , " cOlmenlr.l . Me , b'rlckier "and We polee _ 4 t3POftaiblO Cor their Ileis. 11111 the . Illonsiblo Ilt city council , cly cOln(1 . Is the legislative bCd ) ' . I the social evil , must exiht II Otiiihiit-anil whether 1 shoulder ( r not , I dD not care to discuss imow-but let . UI once for alt Ih : the respolisibiilty for rrlpolslblt 11 exlBtenco ureciiy where 1 belongs 4 Whether I shll or . not exilt by law Is i the huslness of the city council , alHI ( list b.dy clearly states In section H ot time 1.(1) slale IcCtOl1 U\ city ordinances - . dinances that I shah not lie ' tolerated within , j the city Imls , 1 leant lS no alternative ; . we 11Ist 811mJ It out , I It "lute.\ \ \I to ) porml what II hero known 18 ibo burnt dla- trlet when IL male this ordinance ] , I simply wanted us to break our oaths which bind U8 to uphol the laws. We have taken such an oath , and 1 1m In favor of living lp to it. The re81\Ha ot our doing so must lie at the door of Urn city council , not at oun. We have no alternative lS good citizens and administrators - ministrators of the Inw. . OTHER DUINT IORTIO S. "Do you suppose that what Is known and defined as the burnt dIstrict contnhJi all of the ( fallen womtn who ply their unholy callIng - Ing In this city ? I certainly IOt1 ] not , for there Is more prostitution outside ot this district ( than there Is In It. And Itla licensed , too. Three hOlses that I know ot In the heart ot the city pay $15 per month Into the polce court for immunity from the law. Now , It the ( city council wants Ihl8 state of affairs , let I repeal its orlllnces against I , and not ask , ls to perjure ourselves by tolerating I. " Secretary Smith sold that he was not pre- ' pared to vote upon the resolution , as there was certain information regarding the mater which he wanted to obtain before giving his decision , The other members agreeing , the mater went over till Friday night , and the board went Into excutve session. COX \VINS IllS I'OINT. Into exccuth'e session ox-Policeman Cox was taken. Just what he said , was not gl\'en out , hut he went on to tel why he hall been persecutee II the pushing ot the charges lint ho was too long In n 8001 ] while 01 duty 111 was at another tme oft his beat alll asleell. After hearing his story the commls- sinners considered . the maier until almost mhlllht. 'fhe record which Cox asked to have changell "ns that he was on a certain late Ilscharge'1 ' I was fnaly decided that the record ahoulll he made to reach ot date Selltelber 2 : , i89l , ( lint his resignation ns a member of the Illce force was accepted , 1111 Mr. Cox Is now eXIJectel1 to appear before the commlsslou Friday l evening. This afternoon lt 4 o'clock the hoard wl meet 11 special session to consider some lre department Illers , among them helng the location of the nol engine. A , lgnIfed speaker Is Crisp So Is the daimmty crust made with Dr. PrIce's flakIng Powder. . AGAINST FATH8R KARMINSKI , Atemllt to Imprnch 11m mtq mu " 'Uuess Y"8terdIY .t ttcrimuoi , . JIHlge Berlc look up the Polsh church cases yesterday afternoon In Jolce court nail . listened to testimony for the defense for over three hours. Most or the evidence simply , re- btel to the flcts as previously disclosed , amid the Ilrluclal , efforts or thc dereme were In the dIrection ot Impeachlu the testimony oC Father 1lnlnskl : , who swore positively that five ICU , whom he named , were In the church when the shooting occurred Two of , these were Nick TurgarzewslI and l rt1 Netzel , amid several winesses were produced who testified that they were not In the I church at the ( line. Targarzewskl declared I that he did not go to the church at all until after the shootng was over. He was lu that \Iclnly , hut did not know oC the trouble until his attention was calcl to It by the tolng or the 1)011. II. GwlneI teslfe.l to some unimportant facts , and Netzel 11enlell having any part In lie trouble. lie said he heard so much talking about II that he knew that there was going to be a lght , but he did not know that It was to occur that morning. lIe simply wanted to be on hand to see It when It occurred anti that was hol he happened to be Ilxell In the muss. I Is likely that the case will occupy nt least another day. . SECURED THEiR LO(3ATION. - Firt th"II"t Chnr"h I'entlln Iu : ) ' n Lot tur ' flifir ' e11 I 11 I ! The trustees of tIme First DJptst ! church have Jurchasel a lot al Thmirty-flfth and I ar- nam streets , havIng paid $ SOOO for the same , and thereon they wIll erect a $70,000 church building as son as the lot at Fifteenth and Davenport streets can be sold to good ad- goo al- vantage. In the meantime the congregation will conllue 10 occupy the temporary struc- ture which Is now upon the f'arlam street lot. Plans for the new bultn , have been pre- pared . showing that I will be a modern church building II every respect. I wIll be low and roomy , covering about the whole of the lot. The architecture wIll be of the Gothic style , with a smattering oC Queen Anne. I wIll be as near nreproot as I Is possible to make a church building. beIng I constructed entirely of Irlck , stone end Iron. I To tIle I'aclmlc Onn8 Illt1 \V. star 1 olnts Via the Union Pacific , the Worlls Plc- torl lIne. Head Jhe timne. 10 San Francisco from Omaha , 67 % hours ; to Portland from Omaha , G:7 hours : first class through Pull- man cars. Dining car service unsurpassed Free reclining chair cars. Upholstered Pull- man colonist sleepers daily between Council Bluffs , Omaha and San Francisco via C. & N.V , and Union Pacific system wihout change , connecting at Cheyenne wih sln1- her cars for Portland ; also daily between Kunsas City and Portland , connectIon at Cheyenne with similar cars for San Fran- cico. Corresponding lme and service to Colo- redo , Utah , Wyoming , Idaho and Montana points. HARRY P. DEUEL , City Ticket Agent D , 1302 l aram St. , ' 11 : IHIUVT bOU'I ElN nOUTI I " Iii Hock 11.1,1 , HhDrtoH Ltno anti lr.umemt , TlUI To all poInts In Kansas , Oklahoma , Indian Territory , Texas and all points In southern California. Only one nIght out to all points of Texas. "The Texas LImited" leaves Omaha at 6:16 : a , m , daily except Sunday , landing passengers at all points ) In Texa 12 hours In advaco of all other lines. Through tourist cars via Ft. Worth and m Paso to Los An- gele . For full Ilarlculars , maps , foldll , etc. , cal at or address Rock Island ticket omce , 162 Farnam st. CIIAS. KENNlmy. - p ( I. N. W. P. A A Ifew Alvllt'118. Offered by the Chicago , Milwaukee & SI. Paul railway , the short line to Chicago , A clean train , made UII and started from Omaha Daggage checllell from resIdence to destination. Elegant train service and cour- teous employes. Entire trains lighted by electricity and heated by steams , , with electric - tric bight In every berth Finest dining car service In the west , with meals served "a 11 carte. " The Flyer leaves at 6 p. ma , daIly ( rom UnIon depot. City Ticket once , 1(01 Fllrnam Dtreel. O. S. Carrier. city ticket agent. ' ' l'r"lmh'n . OIlier liuqteri 1.lnn Thern 14 I " ) : ( ) tlll' 1I.terl I So universaly 11atronlze(1 hy lie very high- oat class oC travel as the Like Shore & Mlchignmi Souther Ry. The character of Its I train service and equipment Is recognized alH1 apprclated by those who are 6atsled only with the best , ' 'r ) ' I on your next eAstern trip. Trains leave . Chicago as rol- lows : 5:00 : and lQ:30 : A. M. , 3:25 : , 6:0 : : amid 8Hi : 1' . M. Ilal anti 11:30 : P. : I. daily except Sunla } ' , M. S. ) (1.ES , . .T P. A" , Chicago. C. JC , WILDEn ' - , W. S 1. A. , ChIcago Hulchh' "r \\111 ' or XII" ! y , C\W.\OO , March IS-Mr Levy , 90 years ell , commltell suicide last night by hanging at her home , 1023 Noble avenue She Is thought to have been Ineane. - - - - - - - - - BEING CltA TED OF REVENUE School DOlml Gd After Homes of ProstLu- tltn Evading OILy Liquor Llcc1se , REV T , E , CRAMBLEIS RESOLUTION Attorney 10 Report Jlllllcnt I0I8e' lt the Next : lletll- lllrlo. or l'rlmucl- : paiR II "e'erll Slhnol Ciimuugctl- ' Other 11811es8 1lst I > , 'elilg. " 'Ili twelve members In attendance , the business ot the Board or EducatIon was trans- acted last night. Quiet prevailed rrom start to fnish , though a little life was Injected Into the proceedings when : Ir. Cramblet Introduced the following resolution and 1m- mellltely moved its adoptIon : \'hereas , I Is 1 fact . generally known thnt there In thise dozen are city 1 c0zln or more houses of llrOtuUon where intoxicating : ' liquors nre sold 111 kept for IIle , such ) IIIC"S In each InHtnnce holding hOVernmlnt hit not city licenses : lnd , Wherel ! , The Individuals owning nll managing 8uch ; laees receive the IIIJlls or the saloon liumsimmess wlhont 111)'ln the UO bicemise amid cons ? quenty , t that ex- tent , deprIving olr board oC Its legal rev- enle ; therefore , Hesolvell , lint lt the next meetng or tIlls board the alorne ) ' he ) requestel ( , tu re- port the lrOllel' method of procedure In order t seclre the Imlent Into our Heas- ) tury of this license mOle ) ' . Without discussIon the ( resolution was adopted , and the secretary Instructe.1 to fur- nlBh the boarlls attorney with a copy of the document Following thIs there was a resolution by Mr. Tulley , requiring tIns presldenl of the board antI tIns superintendent ot Public In- structon ( to report ) the places where liquor was sold. l 1 : . Crmblet said hat there were some ten or fifteen place where liquor was soIl wIthout city licenses. Mi' Burgess was ot the opinion that the- ' roper way was 10 hIre a detective and have him look UII ant report hIs flndings. Upon a vote being taken the resolutIon was de- feated. HEpORT ON FINA CES , Secretary Glan reported upon the queston oC school finances. This report showed $73,580 In the genernl fund on March 1. Since that late bills aggregating $35,000 had been paid , bravIng a balance ot $38,580. Tax collections durimig April would amount to about $3,000 , while $30,000 would be required to meet the Mardi pay ) rolls . thus leaving about $11,000 en hanll with the begInning oC the month , April tax collections would amount to but 111 more than current expenses , whIle the pay roll for the month would use UI' the re- lal1ler , anti still leave a balance ot some- thing bike $ OOOO unpaid at the beginnIng or ; Ia ) ' . If. : . Judson , Ramsey Crooks , E. : ( . RobInson - : , Inson , J. B. Bruner , Cyrus Rose , E. Id. FIsher , Josef Percl\al and Charles G. Bloom asked to be allpolnteJ to enumerate the school chidren of the city. All applications were I eferred. Charle3 maclman , Emi Johnson , J. " ' . Penn , Henry Tabot ] and F. D. Kingsbury nppbied for positions as jamiltors. The applications - catons went to the appropriate committees. The commileo on buildings and property reported that $31,000 would he requIred for I construction , Improvements and repairs dur- lug the cnsulng fiscal ) . Thc report-was ' 1l0lted , The sum or $537.49 was deducted from the January amid February bIlls ot the American Fuel company. The commilee on claims had found that the fuel company had delivered to the schools mine run coal , Instead oC the Ilnll provided for by the contract. PI1INCII'ALS' SALARIES CHANGED. Salaries or the principals al the Clifton 11111 , Windsor and Franklin schools were Increased - creased $5 each per month , the reason being that In rearranging schools , In each ot these schools nn additional room had been added Time salary of the prtnclpal of tIns Omaha. VIew school was decreased $5 per month. The change Is to be effective on April 1. Tile i5O of one room In each or the followIng - Ing school buidings was granted for the pug- hose ot holding summer schools : Lincoln , Kelom , Train and Lothrop. A resolution was adopted thankIng Lleu- I tenant Penn for his successful efforts In the , military Instruction of the High school ca- I dets. A copy or the resolution was ordered sent to General Drooke and the commanding oleer at Fort Omaha. Two hundred school deslls were ordered purchased , The desks are of two sizes , No 5 , cosUng $1.35 , and No. G , costing $1.45 each The resolution to cut out the spring vaca- ton and have the school contnue constantly unU lie end or the year was deCeated. The telephones now In the Walnut 11 : Leavenworth , Sartoga ( and Pacific schools were ordered removed at the eli oC the pres- cut month. The bill ot C. D. Woodworth , nmonntng to $464 , for curbing laid about the High school ground , was once more consIdered and re- Jected. _ _ _ _ . _ _ _ _ Not a failure Is recorded for Dr. Prlee's Baking Powder. A standard for forty ycars. . STATE FAIR BUILDINGS I'Iuins to 10 Considered by Uoud ot Jhn- ' lGen 'oday President Dares and Secretary Fumes or tM State Board of AgrIculture came to the city laslevenlng to attend I nicatlng oC the board of managers oC the Board oC Agriculture - ture al hits Millard hotel today , The board wIll have a conference with Architect Deln- dorl and Ihe rectors ot the Omaha Driving Park and State I.'alr association conc rlng the ground and Interior plans oC the state fair bimliilimmgs. The board will probably be In session for two days. Both the presIdent anti secretary last ] even- Ing , In talking about the patronage oC the far ! , said that those who had contrIbuted to lie ( fair In exhibit and attendance In the past would continue to support It. Among tht latest applications for space for collective county exhibits Is one rrom Richardson county , In the ( extreme southeaster put of the state , that has never before made ! an ex- hiibiht. Secretary I uras , when asktd about the ( doubt caused lu the minds oC many as to the legal exlslence or tile State Board uC 4gri- cululu by features or a case before the ( su- Ilreme court , sall that the ( queston of the ( legal exlstenco of the herd was not before the ( sUllreme court In any rorm , Memhers of the ( board or managers say that lie ( bIll for thr relocatc of the state fair Is givIng them no uneasiness . - l'ivsimit Iu ' ) ' 110 The Northwester line fast vestbuled Chi. cage trall that glides east from the Union Depot every aferl ! at 5:45 : and into Chicago at 8:45 : lext morning , with supper amid la carte IJreallrast , Every ' part of thl trall Is lG UT , Other easter trains at 1:05 : a. m and p. m. daily-good , too , City ticket olce , 101 f'arnam street LfJhiIi.IUt ) CU.1fL'Jfflf7ETrtfl1 , CO.VC1ItD. ' .V.Ul.Jt CU.'I'lll : T.I' CU.VUIIT. An audience made UPI of music lovers and friends of the benefcar ! greeted : Ir. Jules i LUlbarll last nigh lt 10) 's theater on the occasion of the tOtmonlal benefit gIven ! In his honor by the OmahA Gee chub The program was exclentlilm every respect , and I the ( applause which gntl each number , tes- tfH1 to the manner In : which the audience received the soloists , nl'llluse ' , too , lint was wisely indicated , ' There was considerable interest shown In I the appearance ot the , Omaha Gee club , un- : 'der the direction ot Mr. L. A. Torren8 , and I Is not 10 much to say that the songs suing brought back memories ot thl Apollo club when It was a lucIa ] organization entirely , all before the ( female chorus beenme part ot the ensemble . In "ilreezo ot the Nlghl" the club was splendidly , condllon , the parts be- lug well simstaine.l , whie the attack amid . tempo ehowCI good rehearsals In the ( sec- enl part 11r. Dan Wheeler , Jr" , sang "Nellie was a Lady , " with the ( lIce club as chorus , and It \\01 a warm recognition from those In front , In this number , however , the tenor wera somewhat aggresslvo In taking ( the finale passages , but Mr. Torrens succeeded I In rounllng the song with credit to the soloIst amid the club. Mr. Wheeler has a' ' sweet voice , amid just suited accusingly to the lonE he sung last evening : Ir. l.umbal',1 , received nn ovation on his allilearance , sllging the "Exile . " by ICeler , with thorough appreciation of Its many Jos- slblites as n romlnlc tale , anti for al cii- core he gave "The I.ow Back Car , " with \ the wealth ot suggestion which he klows so well how to use. Mm-s. 1 J , Rogers was a surprise to many In lie ( nuilleiice. She brught to the beautiful song Crom " : lgnol , " "Knowest Thou That Sweet Land , " a halll- some Jrcselce , an ease and grace Ir manner all I symjathetc mezzo voIce , which com- plolelr filled the aUlltorlum , showing by her rendiion a thorough musical training. I Is not too much to say that her songs , later singing the ( "Able Stela Conililemito" with violin oblgato , were among the brightest things or the miighi For ems encore to her first number she gave a sweet lullaby enl- - tIed In Omaha . "A wlke . , " never before heard In public . - - - . - - - ' . .ta a 3 S e ' a e f ROYAL has the highest leavening power of any powder examinthland j is pure and wholesome . , No other powder gave results so satisfactory. ' * . FLOYD DAVIS , ! . S" , Ph D" , . I V Chemist of Iowa State Board of Health. . ; . . , f .1tf ' ; c < . < < t m , . . . . . - - - " - - . - . . - - . - . . , Other nrllln ( ' , . ici's , Two cUIJl18 cold bolt ! rlre , ope pInt flour , one ter.11'10Irul sugar , pnr.half teaspoonful - spoonful salt , one amid ole.halt lel5\00lCuls ' Iwder , , little " Hu'al lallllf ole egg lite mcr" than one.hal 1IIIt milk . Silt together lour , 6ugJr , ball und lewder ; add rice frets train hmlpb , diluted ' wlh beatel egg 0111 mik : mix tutu smooth haUH. have griddle wel hcated make cales large , bake nicely brown , serve with maple srUII. syrup.a a- - II'i"Illrlut jtOiIIl. Ono and ole-hul pints flour , one-halt pint corn meal ( white ) , one te/lpoonrul / sal , two teal1onrul ( lo'al Dallng Powder , one tuble- spoolful I.rd , Ihree-quartera IJlnt milk . Sift together Hour , corn meal , sal and powder ; I I'UD In lard ; cell , add the milk . mIx smoothly I' Intq rather Inner dcucb than usual Flour \UlU . - . - " _ . . - . _ _ . _ _ . . the board , turn out the .Iough , give I one or two tunic to cOllllete Its smoothness , m\'hle I , thus prepared , Into pieces size of an egg ; again dl\hlo these II hair , which roll out under the hand unl the ) ' arc long anti hal the SIze of one's IIUe fInger. Lay 'on Il'eaBel ballllg tn tO that they do not touch , \ah them over wih 1111 , bake In hot O\n ' imsinutes fe\'en or eIght . I'relch itoh , . One quart flour . one teafpoonful sal , two teaspoonfuls Royal Baking Powder , one table- 81100lrul lard , nearly ono pint imiilk. Sir Hour , salt and powder together thoroughly ; rub In lard cold , add mik , and mIx Into rather frmer dough than ordinary , Flour I board , turn out dough , and immediately give I' I one or t \0 quick , vIgorous kneadings to cowlllete its smoothnea8 , Now divide It Mr. Butler . In the "Carmncn Fantasle , " by HUhay , was master or himself and his Instru- ment. There Is a charm about hula ( young man's playing of the violin thaI Is very cap- tivating. Whlo he still shows the student In his \orlln ! out of themes , there Is so much that IH absolutely artistic In his work lhat one feels justified In eXIectlng great things rrom Herbert Butler In the hlture. Captain KinzIe sang with his usual force and won 1 plonouncel , success The Mozart anti Dudley Bucll quartets were thoroughly In touch with the others 01 thl' program , which In Its entirety was one or Iho best , from 1 local standpoint , over heard In Omaha , fitting In every way to Mr. Lum- bard. KANSAS CITY , March 18.-After a phe nomenaly successful trip throug'n the south , Miss Helen Deach Yaw , the remarkable young soprano , sang to a crowded blouse at the AuditorIum here tonight. Four thousand people ) , Incudlng ] the elite of both Kansas Cities , were enraptured by the wonderful I show or voice power exhibied by Miss Yaw , and although this was her third appearance here within a twelvemonth , her greotng proved none the less successrul : In fact , It was pronounced the ( evenl or the season. I'rom here she goes to Topeka , Kan. The story of the "Grl I Left Uehlnl 1e , " which opens a three nights' engagement at the Boyd this evening , with matinee on \\'ednesday , tells the alempt of I cowardly rascal Lleutenanl ( Morton Parlow , stationed at Post Kennlon on the frontier . to destroy hIs rIval In the affections ot General Ken- nlon's daughter. Kate ennlon Is engaged to Parlow , but he knows she does not love hIm , and more than suspects her or loving Lieutenant llawkesworthm. In the ( second act Parlo\ amI Hawlleworth are sent upon n reconnoitering expediton , which , through the cowardice Parlow , re- suits him . ' the death 'oC several trDopers Iawlesworth Imows the truth , but wi not make clirges , against tbe ( man Who Is to marry Kate Kennion ! ' But : ParIOw'60 man- ages that&the blame of the disaster falls upon I Hawllesworth. He Is about to be court mar- : tllel when word comes that the post Is In ; danger of an Indian attack : some one must ! for hep ] It alnost a hopeless errand , for ( lie chances arc ten to one against the I I messenger escaping with his life. hiawlecs- I worth volnnteers and Kate Kennlon places I the ( dlsnatch bai over hIs shoulders. at the - - time whispering " you.- , . - - - same "I love you. The third and great act of the play Is In the stockade at Post Konnlon. In the early dawn the Indians have surrounded the post , and all night theIr weird songs have been heard Kate Kennlon , knowing the awful fate of women tabling Into the Indians' hands , makes her father promise that he will shoot her when all hope Is gone. At the close oC the ( act the ( Indians are at the gate oC the stoclmde. ICennlon prepares to carry out his prom I ! to his daughter. As ho raises his pIstol the bugle notes or the rescuing corps are heard and the soldiers rush In. Hawlles- , worth has done his duty. In the last act Parlow's villainy and ilawlceswortli's braver are brought to light , and the ( curtain falls to the sound oC weding bells. . 0 Drlghter ( than ( the Kohlnoor are the trIumphs achieved ly Dr. Price's Baking Powder . DRAWING UP ORDINANCES , Special llootng or City Counci FhuUcl Commlteo Yostl'rd"y. Yesterday afer 100n a special meeting or the cIty council Inanc commitee , Iessrl. Taylor , Kennard and Jacobsen , was held. 'ho ordinances to execute rltrenchment were discussed In conference with several members or the ( city council. These ordinances arc In conformity with tins report and recommemla- lens recently made by the ( committee to the ( council , but some molIfcatons not very considerable - siderable were suggested , and further time will bD taken to consider these Therefore the ordinances will not be Introduced at the ( counci meetng this es'emslmig It 1 conceded thaI charter provisions prevent - vent the counci from having anything ( 10 say as to how lie ( levIes for the Board ot Educaiomi ( , the Board or Fire anti Police Commissioners - missioners amid the Board or Park Commuim- sloners shall be expended All the counci can do Is to IJas the bills , but ( lie Inanco comlltee will contInue to Insist that the ( holy shah exercise mimipervlsory power rela- live monte to , lie ( Cxpenses of mill other city depart- S ! t rlckter0. . lnlur.c , At the Kountze : Ielvorlal church yester- day time Ministerial union or Omaha hell its regular meetng , The'eature or the day was an aldress by He\ 1)r Byles upon the "Pleasant Sunday Aftem'msoomm" services which were Inaugurated Sunday at lie ( Young Men's Christan association . A resolutiomi was aroptell endorsing the stand , taken by 1r , Strlciller ( before the fire amid police cOlmls- slon last week wih reference to the social evil . _ _ _ _ , _ _ _ _ No ugly bug Cn live where Stearn'a Elec. trio Paste Is used ; 25c. ' . . _ . ' - _ . _ - - - - - - . Into pieces sIze or an egg , then ( each 1)lece ) II halt , which form under Ihe ( hands Into appelrance Df short , thick rolls tapering sharpy ] at each end Put two of these pieces logether side by bide , pinching elide together a little , lay them on greased baking tn ( , wash over with milk . Bake In hot oven fifteen minutes S It Iii tim ( I l'tiI ry , Make 1)lstry wih clean cold hiamids . WII your bands In cold water ( after washing them In hot water ) before you begin , or your crust will not be good . Crust may be made or butter or clarified drIppings or lard ; butter Is better and costs but a trifle more. Look to ( lie oven ; It It \ to cold It will make your crust heavy , I too hot 1 wi burn I Try I by baking a tny piece ot crutl In II Irt , , lake . a Ito hole In top crust of meat pIes to let out gas , WOMEN ON OMAHN3 NEED& Session ur thin Club 1)8cu "R Several 'ro' J ) cU Thollht NeeCuarl The meeting oC the Omaha Woman's club yesterday afternoon was not In the hands of I department , n Is usually the case , but was general In Its character. Two sUbjects were announced for discussion , "Is Club Lie of Benefit to Woman In Her Capacity as Home Maker ? " and "The Present Needs of the City 'of " of Omaha In discussing the former question Irs. J. O. Haines led In a ten-minute paper , which Was wEl written and Proved to the women- who were already convinced-that hero Is no single influence In the life of woman today doing so much to help her understand the duties of homo In the hIgh sense as the club Mrs. I , ' , ' . S. Strawn led the discussion In the negatIve , anti sad IMed was her lot , alone among 400. She treated the subject from a humorous standpoint and was al- ) plaudel frequently. One argumenl all'ance was that women Ilve for years talked against the benol ot mon's cub to the homo. Mrs. Tracy answered by saying respect for age or such arguments made her hslate to attack them , hut who ever heard of a man's club for mental ( Improvement ? "The Needs oC Oniaha" were many , the ( first being a market house Mrs. Charles nos water mlle a telling speech , showing the advantages ot a marllEt house and , asserting that ann' would be scbf-simpporting. She was sU8tllne(1 ( by Mrs. Jaynes , Mrs. Garrett , Mrs I.eavenworth ( and Miss I'arbrother ! , who quoted rrom Mrs. CharlEs Corman , a club woman who recent ) ' removed to Kansas City , where they have a market ( , Irs. Ja'nos tel ot a great need , a union staten , anti suggested . that II he placed at the root or larnam street She was supported by Mrs. Tracy. Irs. JV. . Houde bush thought one of the crying needs Is cleaner streets , amid , ownell , ceaner to having a desire for olce : said she would bike 10 be allllolnted to keel lie ( streets clean Mrs 0V. . Cark advocated having n matron - tron al the county Jai , In a mosl eloquent speech , She was supported by Mrs. Pealie and others. Dr. Gertrude Cuscatlen sall an emergency hospital Is badly nceded , to which patents with contagious diseases mmiay bo removed Dr. Eeanor Daily made a strong plea for the temporarily Insale , whIch , she salll , are now treated as common criminals. lrs. Heler told oC the chidren In ( lie poorer portion ot the city , whose mothers arc at work or away from home at the noon hour , amid thought If a sort or lunch staulI could be establshed I might be a great help In bettering the comiditiomis. She said the chidren rrelluenty came to school wih their breakfast In their liabde , amid have nothing for lunch but a stale buimi Mrs. 'ate spoke or the men In Omaha staying away from home evenings , anti thought If they could be persuarell to remain - main at home I would result In happier homes. A man's whole duty , to his family does not consist In Ilrovlln , the money. Pror. Marble was present by Invlnton , and mace the statement that 3,000 chlllren arc ems the streets In Omaha who should be In school ] , undcr the Jaw oC Nebraska . lIe made a very interesting talk , amid was sup- ported by Mrs. Towne , who IntrOluced a res- oluton to the erect that a committee be appointed to attempt to place these chidren I In school. TIme program was elll'ened by I recitatIon by ! rs. Lower . ) ' , n "pastel" read by Mrs. lealle , lull singing or " 'Voman's"ay Is Best" and "The Flower Girl" by Mrs. Ur- qulmrt. Resolutions were adopted ] oollng tl the creation ot the ( once or matron by the cOUlt " eon1mlssoners ; , Introduced by Mrs Charles E. Horrlng , and In favor ot abolshing clpl- tel punishment , Introduced by Mrs. l'eattle. The formel' resolution ] was adopted almost unanimouslY , the later by an extremely small smiajority. A SEA CAP1'AIN'S ' ' STORY ' What a Gran Od 8aEor ! Told a I Pi'oss ' R Dort8r. - HIS SECRET OF LIFE . - Wllt lie nas Seemi 1111 Fould Iii early Every I'ort of time Globe 1111 lie " ' , .110 Un tlS Recoivci. I mel a happy old sea captain al the Barge Office yesterday , and had a pleasant and prof- Iable ccnversaton with liii , , . I think he had traveled to all quarters oC the globe , for he mentoned Slm , Stockholm , and Ho Janel- rio , In addition to all lie ( prIncipal seaport cites of the ( world . I one wanted to timid a healthy , ruddy specimen of humanity , this , captain Curlshed It to such an extent that I remarked about It. He laughed and said : "Dut you should have seen mo a number or years ago Why , even a pal -faced cabin boy looked healthy compared to mo then. Commanding - manding a ship Is 10 easy task , ali I suffer- 11 rrom rheumatism , debility , and I seemed to me , many of the ills that we hear so much about 1 won't tel you mill lie ( detais , but I will say that for lie last nine years , J have been not on\ lealhy , but robust , all I be- leve I Is all due to one cause. " Naturally I was Intercstcd and urged him to tel me his secret Speaking very delber- ately , he sall : "I have found that by care and by the use er just lie ( right thing , I can preserve my health and prolong lY life almost ] Inlelnley ] Indecd I limIt ] I have discovered tIme secret , No laler where I go , I carry I with me , and 1 tel you In wheatever port I stop , J can always timid It , Do yomi ask imo what It Is7 I wi tel you : \\'arner's Safe Cure-nothing also I have pimrcuneed It In the Iedlerra- nean , In Australia and It tact , In every quar- ter or ( lie globe , so It must bo that peoille allover over the world are learIng , as I have learn. cd , how valuable It IH , Now don't think I am tellIng you this 10 advlrtse the medicIne , for I don't know the ( Ileollle who make Itantl Indeed I don't Ilow what It Is mare or , but I do Imow that for brolcemm down len , weak ] women and I believe sickly ] chidren , I Is the grainiest 116covry of moder tmes ( amid I , lomi't hesitate to say so " J heft time old captain Whose ship was about to sail , lucn ' ImJress ,1 , by his sincerity and earumeatmiess Certainly he Is a lving example , of what the ( world call health , timid hence , what most or us consider hpppiness , VIGOR OF MEN ' I Easily , Quickly , Permanently Restored I \Vcnlnc.I , NervousmmeAs . . . Debility , anti all tins train ) ' or evils from early errors or I - later cxi . etses the results of I - overwork , IkKUe' worry , I etc. t'ul strength , cievetI I opmont Iud tUle given to I . . . _ every organ nail porloQ I III oC i ! hc4 ' . SllJIIe , nt I , urith ncthtt , tmun"di. I : m\1 \ \ 1nethto1t / . . I , 111 I ufl mmnproscmnent ( etn. I 1I ibhe . : < ) Iferilces. hook , I xplaulUon \ imroofs mailed ( ! eulu ) frees ERIE MEDICAL tilL . Buffalo , U. Y. S _ _ _ -5 Our record of actual anI unaentabiocures or SYI'hlILuS II phenomenal. We Cumuli aU mod- Icine free and eradicate the poison from tb. pllun 'Item In 5 da > ii. Cure guaranteed. Hours , $ : iO tl 1,53 I Wednesdays and Satuf cal. I. P. I TIE DNSMOOn REMEDY CO. . IU New Xork LUe OCGI Neb I 1'c. c. ¼ , 4. . . . . . . S..i. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Whats Your Life Worth ? b : : . . c Is it worth a dollar to you ? Is it worth a dollar 1 to your family ? \Vonldu't ' your friends willingly : "i give a dollar to save your life ? Can you 11l:1SIU'C 4 your life iu dollars and cents ? \Vouldu't you give a : i : dollar to know that you'd get over that miserble 4 run-clown-all-over feeling ? ' ouldn't you chccrfuly i give thc prettiest ten-dollar bill you ever saw just to 9 add a year morc to yonr life ? You wouldn't bc : ' human if yon wouldn't. How do you feel ? Are you tired , o\'crworkcd , fagged out ? Are you getting j thin ? Arc you losing flesh , sleep and moncy ? Do you hack , cough , spit ? Havc yon got what decors cal Consumption ? 'Maybc you lirzvc Consumption , : maybe not Either way , Ozo1ulsion wi help you .1 get over it Ozo1ulsion is made of Cod Liver Oil and Cuaiacol-ozoizizcd-tliat's where it beats the C011on , cvcry-day cod liver oil I's ' easy to take , j:1 : docs a pcrson good , builds lP sick people , gives , : .j: : ½ them flesh , appetite , courage niul hew lfe , ( . Thin , pale women get 1,1111 , and beautiful on Ozomll lon. A bottle costs a doilmir , Drl OZOMUrSION Cures Colds , Coughs , gists sell it. T. ' A. Sloeul llollr Co" , 183 Consull"on , Drolchlls , Aslunn , amid , Jisls "clrl Street , NcwYork CI\ ' , lokc 3& : nU Full0nar C0l111alnts It i ScroCula , and send I unrwherl : I It General DebIlity , Loss DC Ilosh , An- I h Gencrl Debiiy ross . dun't do you good , your lulnr Is I aemln , nnd nU Wasting Diseases. ' . yours ngnln. - For Sate by Kuhn & Co. - _ - - - . .3".J'Zl { - - - - . - DIRECT - AND - INDIRECT. The least direct profit yielding part of thc Nebraska - ka is the boys' clothing de partmcnt , But indil'cctly it is most profitable of all depart : J ments. Our direct profits on boys' clothes is a baga- telle. A quarter put into better lining , a half into bet- ter cloth , a few dimes for better workmanship , shaves profits down considerably on our famous basis oi close buying and selling. But indrcctly : we gain succcss , Little shavers grow into manhood in clothes from the Nebraska. \Ve deal exclusively with honest boys' clothes , and sensible parents who want 'em.Ve deal with no nickel-in-the-slot clothes , nor any other bought and sold by the ton. Every suit , little or big , is made of the best ( quality allowing ) , sure color strongly made , strong linings. These are serviceable clothes-cost more to make . - -but less to gCt rie of vVe recommend 'em as best in the land I we're wrong get your money back at any ti me _ . Boys' clothes by mail-Send for our newest catalogue. , _ . - - - - - - - - - " > " " - - ' ' - - - - II iDJ ! [ I 0 IL.JDIJLIICflDIEJ 0 D o . g B . Why Put Of Q LILI taking medicine until you are sick ? You can keep a box of Ripan's Tabules in the house and at the LI ElI first signs of a headache or billious LI attack a single tabule will relieve LI El LILI U , Itipans Tabule , : tsold by druggists , or by snail it [ I ] Cite Price (50 ( centS a box ) Is Sent to ( lie lttpan5 U Chemmcal Colittany , No. 10 iSpruco St. , New York. LILIEJDLJD ] EDLII ILJLILJD C [ ID . ' , ' FJ , beiiir tisot by tiioiitaniia of lailies mnoiitlily. It i ( him . . [ : rUNIL' c.A..ro'Ju mmidlrrtctl latty'l if oath if lrrizimlir ; fromi ; tliy OditiSo , It him imitta cmiii reiitno , miever fails , gtuaraitca with every Cottie , inure to a Iay. ' ( 'his uiutieliiii Pi fai' imiiportrir tu piiiFi . all . , u'ery liotilo isioaleti aimd mi'vei iou it's , itrotigthi , sold oy alt ioohliu ; tlrtmjist'g. i'ruce , * J.OC lila. tiottlu. if u'oiir drii1st duca mio ( i111U it .tttd ivo vtit turwnr.1 you a Uattl'i by o Cpi'J I C CAMOLE JUNIP1R CO. Western 0111cc , Onstiha , Nobrsiska , .dia DR. _ _ _ _ : - ' MoCREW meTumi : ( INLY ' Y : . : . ' ' SPECIALIST . wiuo TIISATS Am.L - PMVATE DiSEASES Veaknoss and ideenel , _ _ _ uiisor'loulor MEN ONLY hCveni Cure sunrantocS. 20 ezpcrIonCU. _ . S ' sycarsln yara mobs. . 'v 14th d. licolt I'riai true. 5.ts , , _ _ _ _ ¼ _ 031.t11. % . XJdLI. MuRK _ _ _ - _ - - - - - EXACTSIZE PERrEcnl3"C "C 5'- TIlE MERCAULE IS TII FAVORITE TEN CENT CIOR. ' 1'ot' tilu by all Fli'st ( lasd Deutleid , Mllmtirmleitbred ; by thio F. fl. RICE MERCANTILE CICAE1 CO. , Jfactoi'y No , 3OJ t3t' LQUti , MI . , - . , .