TII1D OMAHA DAILY 1HBE : MONDAY , JA'NUAltY 4 , 18 ! > 7.
CRIME IN OMAHA FOR A YEAR
Increase in the Aggregate Over the
Previous Year.
NOTABLE DECREASE IN CAPITAL CRIMES
t Miinln-r of Siili'Mf" > "
llrdiril , Wlillf UK- Hunt TlmcM
Co n ( rlli it to In tli - IIUTCHMC
In Other OITciiML'N.
The pnflt ye" wn8 nn ncllvc enc in Ilollco
circles , although It wati rather bare of great
crlmto. In every other respect , however.
the record , as detailed In the annual icport
of Chief of Police Slgwart , shown a slight In
crease In crime ovei' the preceding year.
record breaker In the num.
The year was a
bcr of suicides. Twenty-two people took
almost two a
their own lives , an average of
month. In ISOfi there were only sixteen sui
cides. Poisoning was the favorlle meaiw
killing themselves In th.it
Hclcclcd , ncven
manner. Four of these took morphine , one
laudanum , one arsenic and one "Rough on
Rats. " The revolver was a clovs second , six
using the weapon to put an end to them-
ut-lvra. One also shot himself with a toy
cannon. Thrco hanged themselves , two lined
a knife or a razor , two drowned thcmcelvcs
anil one went over the gart roulo.
The killings that occurred within the city
were only four In number , against ten In
1S05. Only one of ihcae was parllcularly
noteworthy , whereas the majority of those In
18)5 ! were either highly sensational or brutal.
Only two of the four could bo considered as
deliberate .tnurdeis. . One occurred on March
22 when William Hartman murdered hla
wife and then killed himself. The other hap
pened nn November 18 , when Gay HutHon-
plllcr was murdered by C. H. Elliott. The
murderer him been sentenced to life Impris
onment. The record narrowly escaped an
Increase on December 24. when John Kll-
kenon attempted to kill hla wife and then
shot himself.
The other two killing of the year were
In a measure' nrrldcntal. On January 5 John
Staiatska wes struck over the head with a
broomstick by Bartender Ilerniansen , and
died as a refull of the Injury. On November
G , Janus McGuIre was killed by a blow from
an election "sqiiaker , " which was dellvercil
by "Tex" Campbell , a negro. Campbell
pleaded guilty to manslaughter and received
n penilentl'iry sentence of eighteen innnllM.
Wlillu not embodied In the local record.
two other Wlllngs of local Interest oepurred
during the year , one In Council Bluffs and
the other In South Omaha. On October 0
the body of Jennie L. Axe of this city was
found on the Council Bluffs bottoms dead
and so mutilated that no doubt was left that
the woman had been murdered. The mystery
Eiirroundlng Iho case has never been solved
and Iho murderer has never been localcd.
The South Omaha affair occurred on May 17.
Henry Oowalil was bes t by a gang ol
loughs at a ilnnce and died as a result of
the beating ho received. Nj > one hna yet
been punished for this crime , although a
number of arrests were mads.
STARTLING RECORD OF FATALITIES.
The record of violent deaths Is an appalling
ono. It Includes the fatalities resulting from
the terrible railroad wreck at Logan , la. ,
on July 12 , for while the accident occurred
outside the clly most of these killed were
reslden'B ' of Omaha. Twenty-seven people-
were cither hllle * ! In the wreck or died an
a result of the Injuries they received. In
adiHtlcn to these seventeen violent deaths
occurred In the city , making n total nf
forty-five. This number Includes the death
of Claude Hoover , who was hanged on Au
gust 7 for the murder of Sam Dubols In
JSD3.
JSD3.Of the sixteen other violent or accidental
deuitha , fix worn thu result of railroad acci
dents , two were front asphyxiation by gas
and ono each from the following causes :
Drowning , burning- , gasoline stove explosion ,
explosion of a firecracker , l/lcycle accident ,
elevator accident , choked by swallowing a
button and accidental hanging.
Thus the total number of deaths resulting
from accidents , murdcr.i and suicides for the
year amounted to seventy-one.
The criminal work of the year was qulto
extensive , although the report of the chief
nf police will contain no figures regardIng -
Ing It.As In other FOCI Ions of the country ,
the hard tlmcH were Iho cause of a great
number of petty larcenies , burglaries and
highway robberies. The record of all such
criminal work If ) kept privately by the po
lice , however , and It Is Impossible to give any
nccouat of the extent of the operations or
the value of the property stolen. The. amount
of stolen property recovered , which will bo
Incorporated In the police report , Is no
criterion of the amount stolen.
In a considerable number of iho Jobs com
mitted the value of the property taken ran
up Into hundreds of dollars. The figure of
' .000 was first reached early In the fall ,
when Jewelry of probably more than that
value was Hterfcn from the residence of F. P.
Klrkendall. All this property was recovered
through Martin White , former chief of po
lice. and cx-Coptaln Mostyn. and the mem
bers of the Mostyn Detective agency. The
biggest Job of the year , however , occurred
on December 2 , when | 5.000 worth of pawned
watches and Jewelry were stolen from
Hlrsehberg's pnwntihop , on Douglas street.
The work wns evidently done by profes
sional and expert crooks. Only a couple of
dozen of the cheapest watches have been re
covered , and no trace whatever of the burg
lars has over been discovered.
During the jcar the police made 0,534
arrests , against 6,189 for 1S95. Of these
D.49 ! were males and 1.060 females. Twenty-
eight were fugitives from Justice wanted In
other cities and towns. Two hundred and
thirty-five were children under 1C years of
ago. To carry these prisoners to the sta
tion the police patrol wagons losponded to
4.5CO calls , mid traveled C.379 miles. The
prisoners cost the city $ l.12.5S for board ,
that amount being expended for a total of
18.153 meals.
The cases disposed of In police court re
sulted In 2,75i ; convictions and 3.42S dis
missals. Jn 1895 there were 2,931 convic
tions , and only 2,756 dismissals. Of the con-
vlctlnna , IIS were appealed to the district
court. The police Judge bound over 231
cases to the district court. Of these felony
canes , transcripts were filed In 1ST. Con
victions were found In eighty-two of these ,
the felons being sent to the penitentiary for
terms aggregating 14916 yoaiH , not Including
the life sentence of Elilot. Forty-two of the
cases were dismissed , and fifty-four are still
prildlng.
During the year thirty-nine police onicprs
wore cailcd "upon the carpet" before the
fire and police board for discipline , and
fifteen were discharged for misconduct.
Catarrh Is a constitutional disease and re
quires a constitutional remedy like Hood's
which prlflc" the blood.
Xrtv SliritrM | on lln > "Klyn- "
the Burllngton'B "Vesllbuled Flyer. " . As
beautifully luxurious and luxuriously beauti
ful as any In the country.
Leaves Oiiinha at 5:00 : p. m ,
Arrives nt Chicago at 8:20 : a. m.
Tickets and berths at 1502 Farnam street.
Major Coiiu-io'H Orilt-riMl KtiNt ,
Major Comi'KyH of the paynuiHter's office
ficeof the Department of the Pluttc , wlio
1ms been irniiHfcrrctl to fiovcrnor'n Inland ,
( xpccta to Iravo for bin nuw poU of duty
about January 20. Hct cnmo to the Depart
ment of tlm Plntto us pay Minuter In 1SU1 ,
mid tdnct ) that time hu linn retddctl In thin
city. Prior to Hint tlmo he WIIH Htatloned
nt Cheye-iiiin. Wyo. The major will bo mic
e-ceded by Major HUIIIIIUT , now Htatloned
In Cnloindo.
C'ldef Clerk Taber. who has beem n renl-
drnt of Omiiha nnd who IB known nn one
of the tnoal tnlentrd munlclnnx of the city ,
will nceompimy Major Comegys , nnil will
servo In the name capacity ns now.
sTiur/r iiousn nt'n.vnn '
OulnliU- Will IT MtnllM , nnil I < 'tntnrH
Take KvcrytlilnK *
The two-story frame residence of C. II
Stewart. 4910 Charles ntreet , occupied by
Henry Gears , was totally destroyed by flro
last night'Involving a loss of $2GOO , which
was fully covered by Insurance. The flro
In supposed to have caught from coals drop
ping from a stove that was located In one
of the rooms on the second door. Whan the-
fire was dlwovcrcil the Interior of the room
was a mass of flames. The fire company at
the Walnut Hill house responded to a tel
ephone alarm which was turned In , but as
the house was rcvcral blocks beyond the
water main and a long distance from a
hydrant the efforts of the firemen to sub
due the llamra were futile.
Members of the Gears family lest all of
their pcntonal effects , aside from the clothIng -
Ing they were wearing.
i\onrs : TO Tim STATH CAIMTAI. .
I'ollllrluiiK. OlllrliiN mill ( ) < | IITM
llllKtCIl III l.llllMllll.
The union depot presented a busy scene
yesterday afternoon ns the outgoing poli
ticians and hangers on at the capltol during
the legislative session , boarded the trains
for Lincoln. Most of them , however , leave
today. The snow and the slow-paced pas
senger trains deterred many from venturing
away from their own snug firesides. Among
these , however , who did brave the possibil
ity of being snowed In on the short run
between the cities were I2d P. Smith , as
sistant attorney general ; George W. Poyn-
ton. W. S. Felker. D. Clem Deaver , P. W.
IlirkhaUErr , T.K. . Sudborough , Lev ! Cox and
I-M Cornish.
In OloVii TI ill en
People overlooked the Importance of per
manently beneficial effects and were Bat'B-
fled with transient aJtlon , but now that II
Is generally known that Syrup of Figs wll
permanently overcome hnbltual conatlpatlon
well-lnforomd people will not have other
laxatives , which act for a tlmo and finally
Injure the sjBtcin.
Attention , II. of U.
The members of Washington lodge No. 27 ,
Degree of Honor , are requested to meet In
the lodge room , comer Seventeenth nnd
Douglas , at S p. m. Monday , January , to
make arrangements to attend the funeral
of late Hrothcr James llrosnan. lly order of
( Attest. ) SAMIUA WADB , C. of II.
J. W. ALLWINB , Uccorder.
KxoU-r'M Xe v Year KVOIIM. (
EXKTEIt , Neb. , Jan. 3. ( Special. ) Hev.
and Mrs. C. II. Ilucstls gave a pleasant
little party to a number of young people
Thursday evening , who watched the old year
pass out and the new year In. The evening
was pleasantly spent playing games. A flue
luncheon was set out for thu guests during
the evening.
Friday was a gala day for the Congrega
tional society of this place , It being the
occasion of Ita annual meeting and social.
The business meeting and other services
were held In the church , and , although
rain was threatening and the roads and
streets were almost Impassable for the mud ,
the attendance was good. Dr. H. G. Smith
was ro-clected treasurer and C. C. Smith
clerk ; L. H. Covell , deacon ; J. K. Harber ,
G. Able and II. S. Illouch trustees. Ic- )
twcen 1 and 2 o'clock a sumptuous dinner
was spread In the Woman's Christian Tem
perance union rooms , to which about 150
members , with their families and friends , sat
down to enjoy the good cheer. The anni
versary meetings of this church , on the
very first day of the year , are becoming
very noted features , and are events of great
enjoyment to the members and their fam
ilies. ,
I'orjionuIIy Co 11 mi etc a Cxcnraloni
Lcavo Omaha every Friday via the Union
Pacific. No change of cars to Ogden , San
Francisco or "Los Angeles. Tourist sleepers
dally to San Francisco.
Special attention paid to Iodine traveling
alono. A. C. DUNN ,
City Pass , and Tkt. Agent.
1302 Farnam Bt.
_
A I'orplL'xIni ; 1'rolilciu.
Whether to trke "Northwestern Lino" No.
i at 4:45 : r. m. or No G at C:30 : p. m. , Chicago-
ward. "No. z' arrives at Chicago at 7:45 : a.
m. and "No. G" at 9:30 : a. m. Hoth trains
are models of modern art , eklll acd luxury.
NO EXTRA CHARGE ON EITHER ONE.
Call at the City Olllcc , 1401 Farnam street ,
and talk It over.
J. A. KUIIN. General Agent.
G. F. WEST. C. P T. A.
glx-Tlilrty 1' . 31. Trnln.
of the
CHICAGO.
MILWAUKEE
& ST. PAUL KY.
nest nervlco.
ELECTRIC LIGHTS.
Dining car.
City office ! CO Farnam
x iiotrrn.
Cheap ItntcN , .laniiury . " .
Tuesday , January C , the Ilurllngton will
sell round trip ticket to almost all south
ern and western points at the ONE WAY
i ate , plus $2.00.
Call at ticket ofTlcc , 1E02 Farnam street.
Corn Will IN o lie .Miirk > til. .
DUNHAR , Neb. , Jan. 2. ( Special. )
While a largo amount of corn haa been
brought to market , there are yet thousands of
bushels lying In piles upon the ground , which
will necessitate delivery as teen as time will
permit. _
I > IUSO\AI , PAHACIIAIMIS.
J. D. Hale of Tllford. S. D. . Is In the city.
Ed Marshall of Greenfield , la. , Is In Omaha.
Frank II. Pcavcy of Minneapolis Is In the
city.
city.C. S. Miller , a banker at Fairmont , la In
the city.
Alexander Russell of Sam Francisco spent
Sunday In Omaha.
J. F. Iloyd , an attorney at Oakdale , was In
the city last night.
W. A. Paxton , sr. , has gone to Chicago on
a short business trip.
W. II. Heckwlth , a stockman from Evanston -
ton , Wyo. , is In the city.
John A. McShane left last night for Chicago
cage , to bo absent for a week.
Ed Drundt returned home last night from
a week's visit spent In "Dunver.
W. E. Alexander of Kdgemont , S. D. , ar
rived In the city yesterday evening.
Miss Maud Oakley of Lincoln , who arrived
In the city Saturday , left for homo yesterday.
Miss Hattlo Swobo left for Chicago and
eastern points last night on a visit with
friends.
J. Franclo of the Burlington returned from
Denver jestcrday after an absence of eev-
cral days.
Senator John M. Thurston , accompanied by
Ills wlfo and eon , left yesterday for Waoh-
Ington , D. C.
Henry W. Hot-son of Denver , auditor of the
Denver & Rio Grande railroad , came to
Omaha yesterday.
C. II. Walworth has returned from an
extended business trip through Missouri , Ar
kansas and Tennessee.
S. C. Woodion of St. Joseph , ono of the re
ceivers of the Steele-Snilth Grocery company
In thin city. Is In Omaha.
Mies Nina Hull , who has been visiting the
family of M. F , Redmon for a short period ,
returned home last night ,
Mlba llcrfule .SUItuier of Chicago , who has
been visiting friends In tills city for a abort
period , left far home last night.
Join * F. Derail ) , for two years night clerk
at the Mlllard. talent the position of chief
clerk at thu Dellono on the 10th.
W. 11 , Matthews , a prominent lawyer at
Washington , spent Sunday with Omaha
friends and leaves today on a trip to the
roast.
N. Ilcrnstcln of Trinidad , Colo. , who has
been vltltlng his brother , "Mogy" of Ihh
city durliu ; thu Christmas holldajs , has re
turned hon.o.
Nebraskans at the hotels : Carl D. Luther.
Wahoo ; A. W. Gross , Madison ; J , L. McDon
ald. Atkinson ; W , H , E ix and wife , Ruidi-
vlllo ; G. J ItaaUlmck , Ashland ; D. D. Lynch ,
1'lattu Center ; Charles Jambon. Cliadron ; W
C , llrooks , Ileatrlco ; W. E. Clark. Lincoln ;
U. C. Huilott und K. Williams , O'Neill.
FANCY OF BOOK BORROWERS
Eomo of the Works Most Often Asked For
nt the Public Library.
PRISONER OF ZENDA A GREAT FAVORITE
for Trllliy HUM Aliniit IJleil Out
Jli'ii llur MiiliilnlitN UN Hold ( in
the Itctiillnir I'lilillc Snmu
KnviirltcN. ,
"What are the most popular books In the
library ? " wna asked one of the young women
who nttcnd the book counter In the Public
library.
"You have naked mo a qucstlcn moat dim-
cult of answering , " wns the reply. "Hook ?
are a great deal like tlin fashions. They
vary with the season and oprlng Into promi
nence for no particular reason , ' except tha
tor the tlmo they satisfy the appetite foi
some fad. This , of course , Is true of only a
portion of the books written of late yearn
Miny of them possess lasting qualities an <
live In the minds of the reader , so that iiv.ni >
years after they may have been lull
nalde they arc perused with the added relish
of renewing an old acquaintance.
"Although wo hnvo kept no accurate ac
count of the number of tlmea ccituln volumes
have been called for during the past year
I should say from my own experience In sup
plying them , that "The Prisoner of Zcnda , '
by Anthony Hope , Is the most general favor
ite. Although the volume has been on out
ahclvcs for over two jears , It docs not ap
pear to lose Its Interest with the readlns
public , and Is as popular today as when Urni
placed on the lists. Of the volumes producu
In 1S3C , the "Lilac Sunbonnet , " by S. U
Crock-r , has been pushing the older voluuu
hard for first place. "Tho Lady of Quality , '
by Frances Hodgnon Burnett , although
tabooed by the American Library association
as verging on the Immoral , has been rising
steadily In the esteem of our auLacrlbcro
Judging by the call for It.
"Of contemporary literature In fiction
there Is , however , a host of volumes clamorIng -
Ing for favoritism. 'Under the Uonnle llrler
Hush , ' by Ian MacLarcn ; 'The Llttlo Minis
ter , ' by J. M. Barrio ; 'Seven Sens , ' poems ,
by Rttdyard Kipling ; 'King Noanett , ' by F.
J. Stlnibon ; 'Pudd'nhcad Wilson , ' by Mark
Twain ; 'The Three Orlngos In Venezuela , '
and 'About Paris. ' by Richard Harding
Davis , and 'Trilby , " by Du Maurlor , have
each enjoyed a popularity far from short
lived.
TRILBY LOSING GROUND.
"Of ( ho above volumes which took the pub
lic by storm 'Trilby' Is pre-eminent. We
could not supply the demand during the late
craze , although we have fourteen volumes
of the novel on our lists. The request for
It , however , became less frequent about six
months ago , and although It was slightly re-
nowcd at the tlmo of the death of the author
It at prcbont seems to bo losing prestige.
The demand for 'Trilby , ' however. Is In di
rect opposition to the demands miulo upon
us for 'Ben-IIur , ' that classic of modern lit
erature , by General Lew Wallace. Ever
since It came Into our possession this book
has worked Its way to the top round of the
public esteem. Today we have no more cop
ies of It than we can easily use , although
wo possess thirty-four.
"Fiction Is the favorite class of literature
with the public of today. There Is a large
percentage , however , who ciijoy reading trav
els , although these volumes are usually of
the more superficial character , such as a
'Tramp Abroad , ' by Mark Twain , or those by
Richard Harding Davis.
"In the Juvenile world the old favorites
hold first place In the hearts of their read
ers generation after generation. The most
popular of these Is unquestionably 'Little
Women , ' by Louisa M. Alcott. Her name Is
a household word and all of her numerous
volumes are Justly popular.
" 'Tho Black Beauty , ' by Sewcll , among
the Juveniles , also has a largo following.
"Tho call for old books remains about
the same each year. Dickens being the fa
vorite , with "David Copperfleld" as the
choice among his volumes. The next In
popularity among older readers Is George
Elliot' . Scott third , and Thackeray last , but
by no means least , as he has a largo number
of admirers among those who claim to bo
well up In literature. The old-time juve
niles still In demand are 'Grimm's Fairy
Tales , ' 'Robinson Crusoe , ' and of later
day productions -Louisa M. Alcott and Jacob
Abbott's books. "
"Tho following figures show the number
of patrons supplied with reading material
during the past year at the Omaha Public
library : Total number of books in acces
sion catalogue , 52,304 ; number of books
added In 1896 , 2,084 ; number of cards Is
sued , 3,265 ; new borrowers , 2,379 ; re-rcgls-
tratlons , 886 ; books Issued for homo use ,
205,457 ; Issued In reference room , 4G.S49 ;
books issued In reading room , 4 , CGI ; mag
azines Issued , 0,267. " _
AMUSEMENTS.
The clnemctographc , an Inveatlon of the
Optician Lumlere of Paris for the exhibition
of "animated photographs , " was shown yes
terday at Bcyd'a for the first tlmo In Omaha.
Of the two raachlnca designed for this pur
pose which have been seen here within the
past month , the clnematographo would seem
to bo greatly superior to the vltascope. Per
haps this apparent superiority , however , Is
duo In some measure to a more fortunate
choice of Mbjects for the views displayed.
Both Instruments have the same defects ,
chief among which Is the constant flickering
which is so tiylng to the ryes. Possibly this
Is unavoidable In the present stage of the
development of these extraordinary ma
chines.
The specimen of the clnematographe which
Is now on exhibition at Boyd's and the views
which It presents combine to form a moat
Interesting entertainment. The sccncu de
picted are netrly , but not quite , all of for
eign lands and peoples. Two only of those
shown yesterday , a view of Niagara and a
htrlklngly realistic picture of a ferry boat
crossing the North river , are American. The
others and they are displayed lavishly as
to numbers , allhcugh the- aliens who work
the machine are loth to rcspoiul to encores ,
even when addressed In their own language
Include several spirited scenes from military
life , embracing evolutions of all arms of the
service In France and Spain , a charming
view of a phase of thu domestic Ufa of the
Inventor , Lumlcro. and his wlfo and baby , a
moat lifelike representation of a group of
card players , a comic picture of a dance of
Russian peanai.ts and a serious gardener
hindered In the legitimate use of the hose
by the tricks of a knavish boy. They are
without exception admirable and In them
selves well worth a call at Uoyd'a during the
week. Ono visit Is likely to lead to others.
During the long Intermissions between the
pictures , a company played "Tho Coralcan
Brothers. " They played It , with the breath
ing spells just " noted , for two hours and a
half.
_
Among the most potent factors In the
theatrical life of the larger cities are the
stock companies ; following clcao upon these
are the various dramatic clubs and organiza
tions for the tstudy and acting of the drama.
Prominent among such clubs are the Wig
and Mnuk club of Philadelphia , the Paint ami
Pouder club of Washington and the Hasty
Pudding club of Boston , Omaha now has
biicli an organization in "Tho Players , " re
cently forrced from the members of the
CrclKhton Theater Dramatic school. The Ini
tial bow of these porformerd mipportlng Mr.
Frank Lea Short will bo made Tuesday evenIng -
Ing , January 0. at the Crcighton theater ,
where they will present "M'llo Loll" and
"Tho Bella , "
"M'llo , Loll" Is a one-act comedy dealing
with the adventures of H French danscuso
who wishes to beconit ) a tragedian. It has
been dramatized and will huvo Its II rat pres
entation on any utaga that evening , "Tho
Dellti , " that standard play tram Erckmann
and Chatraln , will alee bo given , Mr. Short
tlaying the part of Mathlaa thi > BurKomaeter.
Hits drama was pi merited last winter and
found flu or at the Manila of the critic * , The
cast hnu been materially utrcngtliuncd and
) lili ; fair to bu an adequate support ,
The Crcighton bliould bo well filled this
owning by a largo and fashionable audi
ence , when the Chicago Ualvcrulty Qlce
and Mandolin cTubi Mil give Its first concert -
cert In this city Tor the enjoyment am !
approval of local nuialc lovers. The pro
gram to bo prracnloit In promised to be
far greater In gcnulmu merit than Is usual
In like performances/- organliatlon ln <
eluding several mur.lrJtnn who arc nald tc
have brilliant prospoot * . A special feature
this evening will bcMho appearance of Mr. .
Glenn Hall , wlioso'.romlKlon of Schubert' *
Serenade Is suld toube a most Intereotlnp
one. The sales for ; I this evening's concert
w.Mild Indicate that the public li con.
vlnced of the excellence of the performance
to bo provided.
That plftjn founded' on American life , In
which well drawn character studies of real
American people tell the story , arc popular ,
Is demonstrated beyond a doubt by the
success of such plays ne "Pudd'nhead Wil
son , " a dramatization of one of Mark
Twain's quaint and witty etorlca. This
play cornea to us again , opening a four-
night engagement nt the Crcighton Thurs
day night , with almost the same cast seen
In It before. Theodore Hamilton will be
seen In the title role , and "Roxy" will he
played by Emily High. "Pudd'nhead Wit-
son" Is 114 purely American In Its charac
ter studies , In Us scenes and In the story
It tells , as Is the Star Spangled Haulier
H Is an Intensely Interesting story , toh
by people whom you never think are slmpl >
acting , but to tliMc who sec the play , Davi
Wilson , Rowy , Roxy , Sheriff Bloke , Ann
Patsy , Judge Drlscoll , "those wondcrfu
twins" and "the wise men of Dawson , " art
reil people , to whom your heart goes ou
In Interest , love and sympathy. The Joys
and sorrows of the people of the sleepj
Mississippi river village at once beconit
your Joys and sorrows , and they absorb
Ingly hold your Interest until the final fnl
of the curtain. Scats will bo placed pi
sale thl.i morning.
The announcement that "Alabama" wll
return lo Boyd's , which theater opened b >
this play September 3 , 1891 , will bo re
celvcd with pleasure , as the ploy has nl
ways been well llkedihere. . Augustus
Thomas , author of "Alab'ama , " Imbibed the
true poetry of the south In this mostcrlj
production , and even If he had not furnlshci
other evidences of his skill as a dramatis
by writing such plays as "In Mlzzoura. '
"New Blood , " etc. , his "Alabama" woul <
have been sufllclcnt to keep his name be
fore the public as one of the most flnlshct
portrayers of human nature In the ranks
of the dramatic authors. The companj
presenting "Alabama'1 Includes Clement
Balnbrldge , Frederick Mower , L. P. Hicks
Marry M. Allen. W. F. Molltor. W. N. Wads-
worth , F. W. Kcnsll , Francis Nelson. Ethel
Irving , Helen Wcathcrsby , Jean Marbury
and Kate Doollng. The engagement opens
Sunday matinee , January 10 , and continues
for nix nights and three matinees.
Frcdj-rlck Wardc , presenting a repertoire
of legitimate dramas , will bo the attraction
at the Crelghton for three nlghta , com
mencing Monday , January 11.
Crcighton hall will bo occupied during
the coming week by Prof. John Reynolds
who will open his engagement tonight 'In his
novel entertainment , which ho calls "Mes
meric Mjsterlcs. " The seances of this well
known exponent of a comparatively unknown
science are promised to be thoroughly In
teresting and amusing as well as Instructive
and practical Illustrations will be given wltl
subjects , selected at random from persons In
the audience , IIIiiHtraUng Its powers. Con-
sldcrahlp Interest is manifested In the en
gagement of Prof. Reynolds , Indications fa
voring large audiences during the present
week.
South Ohiaha News . i |
.P P
Funeral services over the remains of Mrs.
William Ryan , who died last Saturday , will
be held today. The account of the condi
tion of the family , published In The Bee of
yesterday , awakened considerable Interest
and several contributions resulted. Enough
money 'was raised to defray the funeral
expenses.
A visit to the Ryan cottage yesterday
rovenlcd a very sad spectacle. On a slab was
lying the body of Mrs. Ryan , and In an ad
joining room was a crippled and grief-
stricken husband and father , with three
small children clinging to him , and In a
cradle lay a 10-days old babe. Late yester
day several acquaintances of the family ap
peared on the scene , and the work of relief
began. They Intend to sec that In the future
the sulfcrcrs are amply provided for.
Sturm nt South Oinaliii *
South Omaha came In for Its share of the
storm of yesterday. All day the street rail
way was troubled , but by dropping off all
of the double trains and running only the
motors , the company managed to keep the
lines open and handle the patrons without
much delay or complaint. Travel was light
and throughout the people showed a par
tiality In the matter of Indoor life. The
stock In the yards was mostly under shel
ter , and consequently suffered but little.
Some damage was done to telegraph and
telephone systems , but nothing resulted suf
ficient to Impair the service. Nearly all the
trains from the west wore reported late.
Mnulf City ( JiiNNlii.
Election of officers of the Live Stock ex
change will occur today.
The holiday season having cloacd , the pub
lic schools will reopen today.
Ofllcers of the Ancient Order of United
Workmen will bo Installed tonight.
Phil Kearney Post. No. 2. Grand Army of
the Republic , will Install officers this even-
Ing.
Otto Maurer , who has been 111 for several
dajK , la renortcd to be In a critical condi
tion.
There will bo two Important meetings this
evening , the city council and the Board of
Education.
Tom McCarthy , who says ho Is n soldier.
was arrtated yesterday , on the charge of
drunkenness.
W. F. Bauer , a former South Omaha bus-
\ntsa \ man. has taken up a permanent resi
dence on his farm near Avoca , la.
Funeral services over the remains of Mrs.
Kato P. arimth were held at the First Meth
odist Episcopal church yesterday afternoon.
Interment was In Laurel Hill cemetery.
Ja.me.i Broenlhan , who was run down by a
Union Pacific train Monday night , died at the
South Omaha hospital early yesterday morn
ing. Hi * leaves a widow and one child.
Alex Nelson reported to the police that a
: caii of horsrs disappeared from his premises ,
Twenty-fourth and L streets , Saturday night.
A nothing else About the premises Is mlM-
Ing , ho Is undecided an to. whether the nnl-
male ttraycd or were stolen.
Olllccr Brown , who won assaulted about a
week ago. Is rapidly \rtcoverlng. Ho Is still
confined to his apartments , but Is of the
opinion that he will bo able to appear In
court Wednesday to give testimony In the
trial of Pat Ford , who stands charged with
having committed the acaault.
To 1'aja Penally I'mIllnlnur
la rather hard , Isn't It ? Yet how many are
compelled to do this after every meal. Dys
pepsia , that Inexorable persecutor , never
ceases to torment Of Its own volition , and
rarely yields to ordinary medication. But
rnmiullllty of the atoniach Is In Htoro for
.liceo who pursue a COIIMO of 'Hosteller's
Stomach Bitters. Thta flno corrective also
remedies malarial and kidney complaints ,
heiimatlim , constipation , biliousness and
nervousness.
llnltt * for it AVrvk of I'rnyor.
SYRACUSE. Neb , , Jan. 3. ( Special Telu-
KMin. ) The Baptist and Congregational so
cieties will unite In observing the week of
prajer. Rev. Mr. Welin of Iho Methodist
Episcopal dm roll has just started revival
services. '
Senator-elect Amos Wuller of this place
eavca for Lincoln In thu morning.
IlrliiifN UlN llrlililloiiif. .
ELGIN , Neb. , Jan. 3. ( Special. ) E. E.
h'rlsblo returned lost week with his lovely
jrlile. Mr. Friable Is one of Elgin's leading
aiHlncss men. The brldo , Mist Mattle Fro
torn Mlcsourl , IB an ex-reuldent of Elgin and
10 r many friend * hero hall her homecoming
with outstretched arms ,
JUKI ) .
FKHHEN Mrs. Bridget , ngo 70 yenra , nt
tlm resilience of her daughter , Mm. A. L.
Cooper , 419 North Fourteenth mrcot. Fu
neral notice later.
SEARCHING FOR A FORTUNE
Miss Hardin Confident Thcro is Ono Aronncl
Iloro Belonging to Ilor.
FORMERLY BELONGED TO A BROTHER
linn Xo Very DcllnKc litrn of Wlifro It
Ix l.ocntcil , KycMMit Hint It In
SOIIKMI lit ri In ( In- Vicin
ity or Oiiinlm.
Miss Jemima K. Holdcn , whoso resilience
Is In Chicago , Is In this city hunting for n
lost estate. Her Idea of the missing nestegg
Is n very Imlortnlto one. She 'knows only
that It consists of n tract of fnrm In ml lo
cated somewhere In the vicinity of Omnhn.
If It Is lying anywhere around loose , how
ever , Miss lloldcn Is likely to find It , be
cause she has started about the search with
a determination that may Induce her to walk
over every foot of ground In this and sur
rounding counties before she Rives up.
The land may be In Douglas county , or
Sarpy county , or Washington county , or some
other county. Itaa left by her brother ,
James W. lloldcn. There Is an air of vague
ness about this man , too. Miss lloldcn docs
not know where he died or where he was
burled. As a matter of fact , she says she
only knows that lie left some land , and she
also knows that she wants It.
According to the Information In Miss Hoi-
don's possession , this property was be
queathed by her brother to herself and to
her sister , Mrs. 13. A. Oood. Hut Mrs. 13. A.
Good Is also a missing clement In the case.
Thrco years ago she lived In Denver , and
bcforo that time Miss lloldcn visited her.
About three years ago , however , Good died
and since that time Miss lloldcn has heard
nothing from her sister. This has forced
Miss lloldcn to the conclusion that her
sister has secured possession of the property
and Is trying to keep It all to herself , In a
very unslstcrlyllkc manner.
"Sister or no sister , " says Miss lloldcn ,
"I want what's mine , and I am going to get
It. I think that they have claimed that
I was dead , but maybe I'll bo alive when
they are all dead. I am a pretty lively
corpse. "
Ml&s lloldcn reached Omaha last Sunday
and at once began her search. The time
since then she luii ? spent In the register of
deeds olllcc In the court house. She went
through books and books until her lica.i
ached , but discovered no trace of any Hoi-
den property. When she completes this task
she will go to the county eeats of Wash
ington and Sarpy counties. She will hunt
through the records there. If phc find * noth
ing she may tckle EOHIO other counties.
Miss HoHcn 1s also trying to locate her
sister , Mrs. Good. She knows that Mrs.
Good has a son employed with some rall-
io.nl , and that is all r ° ho knows altout him.
She has visited all the ofllces of the rail
roads , but the name of Good appears upon
none of the pay-rollo. She also vlrlted the
police station.
"Policemen know everything1 and every
body , " she said , "and 1 thought that they
might know him. "
She was Informed that the police records
contained no o-cntlon of Mr. Good. Doth
shifts of the force , however , were told to
1/unt for him , but they have attained no
EUCCCEH as yet. Miss lloldcn Is also going
through the records of the Health depart
ment to see If they contain the certificate of
her brother's death. She Is not sanguine
of success In this direction , however , as
she docs not believe that her brother dle.1
In this city.
Although disappointment has met her at
every turn of the road so far , Mi's lloldcn
Is not dlpcouragcd. While flic is In the city
rise Is stopping at 209 South Twenty-fourth
street. _
OK TIIK gCUOOMIDY OK SIIIKItlA.
Hlw I-Mnclltloil IN Arcnilrril UluliM- Mil
itary IlCKIlllllloilH.
The military rule that governs all Rus-
sla extends to the schools and colleges.
They are free public schools , altnoH as
fully as with us , says Harper's Hound Table ,
and are attended by the children of the *
peasants and poor townspeople as well
as by the sons of government ofllclals and
rich merchants , who later are to go to the
university at Tomsk , or perhaps to Rus
sia , for their college course. Hut hero ,
though SOIIIQ are nobles by birth and others
are mcro peasants , all are treated exactly
alike , and all dress in a uniform closely
copied from that of the army. Even the
girls who always have teparato schools
from the boys wear a simple regulation
divas , so that there Is no heart-burning
In little Anna , from the cottage In the hack
street , because little Lady Anna , from the
great house on the square , has a flue dress.
The teachers are all regarded as ofllccrs
nf the government , and wear a military
uniform. The school Is drilled In tactics
every day , and conducts all Its exercises
after military models , training Us boys
In'o soldierly young men. Bvcn their play
la mixed up with this.
The uniform Is not so pretty as that worn
by the cadets of our own military schools
and It Is comical to sec a little chap , with
a round , roguish face under his Mat cap ,
wearing big boots , and a gray overcoat
belted about him with skirts long enough
to touch the ground ; but when ho has
earned the rank of corporal or sergeant In
the nchool battalion , and feels the marks
of his rank upon his collar , he struts about
as proud as a peacock.
Gymnastics are cultivated everywhere ,
and each school has a large hall devoted
lo calisthenics , and to exercises upon the
liara , ladders , vaulting-horse , swinging-
rings , trapeze , etc. ; while many schools
liavo out-of-door apparatus to be used In
warm weather. Everybody must go through
these exercises , and some excel greatly In
them , as you would expect of the sons of
Cossacks , as many of them are.
I'nlvt > r Hy"7f Xt'lmiNltnotiM. .
LINCOLN , Jan. 3. ( Special. ) The event
of the week In the University of Nebraska
has been the opening of the School of Agri
culture. The now dairy building , which was
formally opened a few dajs ago , contains
rooms for the recitations , lectures and most
of the. laboratory work and twenty-four stu
dents have thus far registered for the spe
cial course of twelve weeks. This Is con
sidered a good number for the first term.
Among iho number are two women , who , In
addition to taking most of the same work as
that pursued by the young men , take a
course In domestic economy. The Instruction
and practice In blacksmlthlng and carpen
try will bo given In the manual training de
partment of the university on the campus ,
uul all other work Is done at the university
farm , where Is located the dairy building.
Mr. I'rcssor Hall Fryo of the department
} f English of the university has had pub
lished by the Putnams a volume of poems
under the title. "The Substance of IIU
House. " Such reviews as have appeared
speak In a commendatory way of the con
tents of the little volume. It happens , some
what strangely , that at almost exactly the
same time another little book of poems ap
pears , from the pen of .Mr. Herbert Dates ,
who was for several years connected with
the same department. The tltln of Mr. Dates'
book Is "Songs of Exile. " The poems con
tained In It were written while Mr. IIaten
was In Nebraska and would seem to Indi
cate rejoicing at his return to Cincinnati ,
where ho Is now engaged In literary work.
Prof. Eugene H. Ilabbltt of Columbia uni
versity , as secretary of the American Dialect
society , recently went to all the leading.
American colleges a circular asking for as
sistance in collecting Information about col-
' Tno circular contains a lUt of words about
whloli the motnticra of each college are ic-
nueatcd to give the- following Information :
. Whether th wor.l Is In use airong then- .
2 , In what tseiwo the word to used , with ox-
ainplou , 3. What part of Hpccch It la. These
ho wtmla In question :
Dull-up , lone ) , cinch , co-ed , cram , crib ,
fiend , Hunk , fresh , fruit , grind , grub , horse ,
ully , lunch , hooks , play lioreo with , pluck ,
ihty pony , prop , prune , quli , ride , roan ( ,
hcepskln , snap , stunt and trot ,
In addition to answering the ubovn quM-
lonu concerning tno word * contained In the
1st , the college official * ) are asked to Interest
ho etudunta ( a collecting lints of along words
lice , 1-4-07
The First Shirt
The social season in Omaha is now open , also the shirt
season. Shirts hive always cut more or less of a figure
in the social season and socia's ' undoubtedly affect the
shirt season to a considerable extent. It isn't so long
since a nice bilecl sh'rt was considered a passport to so
ciety but the swell set require other credentials since
The Nebraska got lo selling the best Dress Shirts for
Si.io. Of course people who think themselves way up
don't buy the'r dress shirts at The Nebraska. They go
somewhere else and pay $2.00 or 2.50 for them and have
'em charged The Nebraska Shirts are never charged ,
We buy 'cm right and we pay for 'cm when we buy
'em. We sell 'em right and we get paid for 'cm
when we sell 'em. Thai's one of the reasons why we can
sell you the best white shirt in the world for $1.10 and
the regular $1.25 Shirl for 850 and the regu'ar $1.00
Shirt for 750 , It isn'l much , of a trick to sell Shirts
cheaper when we buy 'em cheaper , but it's a good deal
of a trick to convince folks who don't know us that they
are not cheaper Shirts. We have convinced thousands *
The way we convinced them was to sell them Ihcfirst
shirt ,
WHEN YOU WANT TO LOOK ON THE
BRIGHT SIDE OF THINGS , USE
SMOKING ,
CKNTKK ,
FANCY ,
WORK.
LOW TURKISH.
CAR I ) ,
5 O'CLOCK TEA ,
Over 1,000 Tables of 3..S different patteniH , represent
ing the stock of over 44 of the llnest Tiible manufac
turers. An exhibit equnl to the combined display of any
SIX other establishments.
We shall hold n great Tnblo Carnival at our ware *
rooms during the next ten days and shall quote the low
est prlccH ever known.
I Jo not inlbs this opportunity If you 1m vc n single
CHAS. SHIVERICK & CO. ,
Furniture , Upliolstery and Draperies. 12th and I&ouglas &
NOTE llofr.ro liuylng Kmnltuie remember tlicsc three points -\vc Imxe the l > est slock In
Oinnlm. c have tlic luruest stock In Nebraska. Our prices arc 20 per cent below other
dealers. -
GJ3NTS.
LADIES.
nnudreds of renioilles era put up cuaran
Do not trlflo with stopped teed to euro lost munhuott , but Iliey don't tlu |
munstrunllon , but Huiid $1 It. Turklbli Ajost ilnnliooil UapaulDu tru i
for box Turk lull Tansy -mi ! warrntuutl niul inonny rultinuHl for ft cry case I
I'oimrroyal IMlln unro to It dnoH not rurn uf Wuak Memory , I.aut llralo I
the d.iv. Sold only by 1'owcr , Lout Mnnliotiil. Nit-lit nmlnnUmi I
II A UN'S I'HAKMAO/ WoakiiruH of lluiiruiluuttvu Orirnnv , cauajd
IHih anil Parnniii Streets , by youthful crrorH. tiicH.\nu new life. t-oU
Omaha , : "c-b. lly mall. oulj by HAllN'Sl'HAUMACV. Iblli anil Far-
tiaia HtH. , Omaha , h'cU il.UO box by uibll. |
anaa
and phrases peculiar to their own Institu
tions , that tlicuL' additional collections may
be compared by the Dlal ct foclcty with slang
expressions In use elsewhere.
Silver Aiilllv < TMlr.v.
An event of Interest In the educational
world will occur on Fcbiuary 18 and 19 ,
when the twenty-fifth anniversary of the
founding of the Stevens Institute of Tech
nology will be celebrated. This Institution
ranks among the three or four best schools
of the kind In the country , and has done a
good work In the training of engineers and
men of science. It has graduated G75 stu
dents , a largo number of whom will make
contributions to the Interest In the occasion
In the form of specimens of drawings , ma
chinery , etc. , produced by then ! In the last
quarter of a century. Another feature of
the event will bo a reception to the widow of
the founder , Mrs. K , A. Stevens , at Castle
Point , Hobokcn , N. J.
Kilnciitloiml .Niili'n.
Ono of the rcaults of LI Hung Chang's
journey round the world will bo the teach
ing of.English In the Chinese ( schools.
"Three thousand six hundred and seventy.
four students in Harvard university , and
not a wlnnhig eight ! " says the Uostou
Globe.
According to college statistics , Glrard col
lege , Philadelphia , Is the richest college
In this country , having over $11,250,000 of
endowment.
Prof. F. C. Porter , who has held the chair
of botany , zoology and geology In Lafayette
college for more than thirty years , will
retire at the end of the present collegiate
year.
Dr. G. A. Tawney. a graduate of Prince
ton university , haa been heeured by Dulolt
college to take the place of the late Prof ,
lllalsdell In the chair of mental and moral
philosophy.
Henry Barnard , the well known educator
of Hartford , Conn. , who was the originator
of the Connecticut reform school bill adopted
by the legislature In 1S28 , will bo SO years
old on January 24.
Johns Hopkins university la mulcted for
the present of $00,000 annual Income. This
Is owing to the fact that the Haltlmore
& Uhlo Railroad company has gone Into
the hands of receivers.
The biennial report of the state superin
tendent of public Instruction of Alabama
shows an enrolled school population of
430,3.15 , with 4.651 school districts , II000
directors and 6,286 teachers.
The editor of the Itevuc des Deux Mondcs
of Parle , Ferdinand llrunetlere , la to de
liver the Turnbull cour o of lectures this
year at Johns Hopkliui university. Ills
subject will he Fiench poetry , and his lec
tures take place during March and April.
A novel course of college Instruction Is
offered by the Louisiana university , which
In Its "Audubon Sugar School" gives
students practical anil nclcntlflo tuition In
HUgar culture. The course extends over
four ycar.i and has become popular with
students from Cuba ,
Mrs. Orover Cleveland , with several of
her classmates , Is to make a present of
u beautiful stained-glass window to Welles
college wh ru she was formerly a xtudont.
The shape U a half circle. Mr . Cleveland ,
a&ilstcd by John La Fargu , the artist , has
designed thu window , delecting an the main
feature a largo figure of a young woman.
Klio has pent much tlmo and thought upon
the subject , as KIO wishes the window to
be a memorial of hernclf.
School hobbles exist everywhere In the
United Htutcs. Hero Is a criticism by a
citizen of New York from the columns of
the New Vork Sun , that In applicable
wherever ph ) lcul culture or calisthenics is
a part of the school curriculum : "How
can such data gymnastics bo p'oductlve
of good ? With half a hundred children
crowded Into a room , hampered by desks
and ecats , and In an atmosphere fetid with
the exhalations of the occupants , who will
Kay that gymnastics can bo prndiii'llvo of
health and vigor ? "
The poor freshmen of all tlm rollcii ; are
still wrcdtllng with tuo problem of a nulls-
Look out for your breath by
watching your tooth , one elo-
cayecl tooth will mint the
breath. Gold crowns , 22k
85 to 88. Porcelain crowns , S5.
Artificial teeth , $5 ; boat $7.JU. (
BfllLEY , Deniisf , J "
3d floor , lady attendant.
Tocih extracted without pain.
factory name for 1900. Drown unlve-rslty
bus adopted "The Century Clats. " Itlpou
"College Days" auggi'sts the following
names to those btlll on the fence : "Naughty
Naught , " "Double Aught and a Green
One , " "Nlnety-nlt. " "XIX. " "Pig Nothing,1 *
"Double Nit , " "Naughty Nit , " "Fin do
Slcclc , " " 0 Trio , " "Dl-oxlden , " "Naught but
Aught , " "Goose Kgfr.s , " "Just Dcgun" and
"Centenarians. " Princeton has chosou
"Nltty-NIt" as Ita name.
KOH1JOAST Ol' TOIIAY'S WUATIIHIt.
Knlr , I'rfcrclril by Local Siioim ;
Colilir.orllnrly U'lnilH.
WASHINGTON , J.ui. 3.-The forecast for
Monday Is :
For Nebraska Gi'iiorally fair , preceded
by local snows ; colder In western portion ;
northerly winds.
For Mlwourl-Snow In custom niul south ,
ern portions , followed by dealing weather ;
collier ; northwesterly wlndH.
For lowu-Threatening weather unit
snow ; norlliwcBti'ily wluda and colder In
eastern portion.
For Kaunas Fair ; northerly winds.
Ji'or Wyoming ' " " ' f'olorwlo Lowil miowa
anil partly cloudy weather ; northerly
wlndH.
For South Dakota -Local Knows ; contin
ued northerly ulmlK.
I.iiciil Ilrconl.
OFFICK OF TUB WKATMUR Ilt'P.KAIT.
OMAHA , Jan. Il.-Oiimlm recoul of rainfall
and tcmpiTaturri compared with cor-
rcxpondlng day of the past tbretyears. .
1K)7. ) IKiO. ISM. 1S9I.
Maximum temperature. . . 11 7 K ! 1
Minimum temperature. . . 3 * 8 10 14
Average temperature 7 0 1 111
Precipitation 22 .00 .00 T
Record of tempuiaturo mid precipitation
nt Omaha for the day and Hlnco March 1 ,
1KW :
Snowfall 2.21nchcf
Normal lempernturo for the day 20
Deficiency for thu day 12
Accumulated pxct.w nllii't ) .Match 1 11
Normal precipitation for the day. . 03 Inch
KxcesH for tin- day II ) Inch
Total pieclpltatluli Hlnt'G Mch. 1 3.1.17 InchcB.
KxrcHH Hlnco March 1 S 17 Inched
Deficiency for cor. period. Itifi. . 11.81 Inched
Deficiency for cor. period , 1KU..1I.OS Inolicii
ItfiinrtN from Kliilliiim in K I > . ill.
rth incildlun time.
L. A.VII.HII : ,
Local Forecast OlIluUL