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ESTABLISHED JUNE 19 , 187J , OMAHA , SATURDAY MORNING , FEBKUA11Y 13 , 1897 TWELVE PAGES. SING MS COPY JTIVE 013NTS.
WOMEN WORKERS INCREASE
Female Wage Earners Very Much in Evi
dence in the United Slate ? .
PROPORTION OF CHILD LABOR IS LESS
Coiiiliilxnloiior of l.alior Collect * Sonic
BlnllNllCM nl ( He Heiilent of Cou-
Itrons Ueliillx e WIIKL-M of
Hit ; Two
WASHINGTON , Feb. 12. The eleventh annual -
nual report of the Department of Labor , Just
Iraiifiinltteil lo congress by Commissioner
Wright , rolales enllrcly lo Ihc work and
wages of moil , women and children. It
shows that tlie proportion of women to the
whole working class I : Increasing , while that
of children Is decreasing. The report was
prepared In pursuance ot a Joint HBolutlun
of congress directing an Invcstlgfillon icla-
Uvo lo the employment of men , women and
children. This report Is confined strictly tea
a comparison of the employment nnJ wages
of 18DG-OC or "present porloil" with Hie eondl-
llons which pcrlalneil some years ( tanned
" "former period ) , antedating the present period
by at least Icn ycais. The definite purposes
of the Investigation were to detcimlne to
what extent , If any , women were super
seding men , to show the conjugal condition
of the men who v.rio employed , lo cnmpaia
U.o relative efficiency of men and ot women ,
nnd dually to show the relative rates of
wages received by each sex In each In-
duslry
It was quite unnecessary to cover ine
whole counlry ; Ihal Is. lo collect Informa
tion from all industrial establishments.
The attempt , theicfnio was not made t The
i > Bents of the depaitmeiit , howovei , secured
Inform Ulan from 1 OfiT ( stabllshmonl ot
various kinds , located In thirty dlffeiont
states , and employing 148,307 persons , a
number large enough to Insuie lhat the data
collected was thoroughly icprcscntallvo
lite conlplcle ) data sought for , however , was
obtained from only 031 establishments
Thcso 931 establishments employed Gl.EGO per
sons In the foimpr and tOb.CIS In the pres
ent period.Of this number In the flist
period , 26,479 .were males ot 18 yeais of a e
or over , as against 13,195 In the second , and
4,175 males under IS years of age. as against
C40 In the second III the first , 27,103 were
femalef. 13 years of ago 01 over and C,7I !
females under ] 8 years of afu , as against
4n,182 and 12,751 icspectlvcly In Ibe piescnt
period.
Tinm these figures It Is seen that male
employes 18 years of age or ovei Inci eased
In the prenent period over the1 fanner period
C3 1 per cent , while female employe * , of the
i-unio , ago Incrcafccd 1(1 ( GT per cent. Malt
employes under 18 years ot age' Increased
SO G per cent , whllo female employes under
18 yeaia of ARC increased 1S0.1 per cent.
FUMAU3 WAC1D UAUNKKS.
An collateral Information nn Intcicstlng
fho\vlng is made of tha fluures of , .he past
three censuses conreinlng the employment
of.wo-non. The proportion of females 10
yoats of age and over employed In all occupa
tions In Iho Unllrd States rose In Its rela
tion lo Iho whole number employed fiom
11C8 per cent In 1S70 to 1722 per cent In
1890 , while males decieased In pioportlin
from R5 32 per cent In 1870 to S. 78 per cent
In 1890.
The report throws considerable additional
llghl upon Hie much discussed question as
to married women In industilal pursuits.
For the present period , out of an aggregate
of 79.3S7 women , 70,021 , or 8S.7 per cent , were
If single ; G.7E5 , or1 8 5 per cent , married ; 2,011 , '
or 2.5 per cent , divorced , and 244 , or
tin co-tenths of 1 per cent , un
known. The lost census figures
on this point are also analyzed. Of the 3-
911,571 females 10 years of age or over en
gaged in gainful pin suits In the Unlled
Stales In 1S90 , G1) ) 84 per cent were elngle or
their conjugal condition unknown , 13.1C pel
cent were marrjcd. 1C 10 per cent were wld
owed , and 9 per cent divorced. A compail-
Bon of the census figures with those lesult-
Ing from the Investigation of the department
can only be madewlth certain limitations
as the foimer i elates to all females pro
ductively employed , while the latter relate
chiefly to manufacturing establishment"
where women are employed to a large extent
In 1JC of the establishments canvassel
the agents secured data ns lo Iho icTallvu
efficiency of we men and children and of men
working nl Hie Fame occupallons Of 78J In-
RianccH In which men nnd women work nt
Ihe same necupallnn anil perform their work
with the tame degree of efficiency , men
rc-colve greater pay In 593 , or 7G 1 per cent
of the Instances , anil women receive greater
pay In 120 , or 1G 5 per cent.
Out of the 228 Instances In which men and
chiUren ( perrons under IS years of age ) work
nt the same occupallon with a like degree of
efficiency , men receive greatei pay In Ivvenly
four , or 10.5 per oenl , whllo In twenty-two
Instances , 01 9.7 per cent , they receive Iho
came pay for the same work , performed with
Iho same degree of efficiency. The men re
ceived 77 per cent greater pay lhan Iho
children In tlio 1S2 instances In which they
are paid more , while the children receive but
3.G par cent greater pay In the twenty-foui
Instances In which they are paid higher
KKASONS roil FEMALE EMPLOYMENT
Iho main reason for the employment of
women and girls U usually Ihal they me
bellor ndaplcd for the worlc at which they
are employed. Oother reasons ma that they
nre more reliable , more cafcllv controlled
chfar or , more temperate , rn'ro cnsl'y ptcc i a
bio , neater , more rapid , more Industrious ,
less liable to strike , learn more rapidly , etc
On Iho other hand the reasons for their
opinion , given by these who did not believe-
that there was any tendency for the employ
ment of women to Incioare In the In-
duslrlesc , were tint very often women ,
whllo bettor adapted nnd cheaper , nro nn-
rellabl ; lhat their physical strength Is
Inadequate for heavy work ; that machinery
Is gradually displacing them , etc.
Other tables give Ihe data when women
wore first en ployed In oneh oslibllshmcnt
and Iho occtpallons at which they were em
ployed ; the liouiu of faber worked In
extabllHhmcnts ; reporting a list of occupa
tions followed by women and gills , and the
wages In detail of men , women and children
In all establishments comprehended in in :
Investigation
The conni iisloner tnkes occasion to call
attention to the varied work now performed
by bin department , It now ISFUCS annual
reports , special reports and u bi-monthly
bulletin of scmcthiiig over 100 pages , giving
the results of brief , original Inquiries , and
( he like , The department Is now investigat
ing Iho effects of machinery upon labor ami
the cost of production ; n compilation o :
wage statistics In the leading countries of
Iho world ; an Invc-stlgalion of the liquor
problem and Us economic anpecls ; an Inquliy-
In collaboration with Ihe state labor bureaus
e-oncernliiK the municipal ownership of gas ,
wn'er nnd eltctrlo plants ; an investigation
concerning the economic conditions of
Italians In Chicago ; ami a preliminary In
vestigation of the economic progress of the
ntgruiH In this country.
Smm Mitrni SlillieN Nevt York- .
NEW YOHK , Feb. 12 , A enow atorm
Btruek the clly at 3 30 a. m. and by 3
o'clock be'wccn fifteen to sixteen Inches of
Miow had fallen. The wind U Increasing
and Is now blowing thirty -kl\ miles nn hour ,
it Is at ) oiibhore breeze , and owing lo a
dense fog which prevails along the Imme
diate- coast , navigation is wade dangerous
Up to 10 a. m. , the li > inperalure > In IhU
city wan below the freezing point , but It Is
beginning lo rise , a-nl tonight will turn the
tuow and sleet into rain.
HlniNeir lo n lleiliiiH | ( .
L'ASTON. Pa , I'ob. 12 Andrew Plekett ,
aged 77 years , a prominent rotlrrd merchant
of this city , wan found dead In bed this
morning , hanging to n bidpott In his loom.
He had been In ill iiealtli uiiJ
tor a long
or \ VISTIII.KIJUCATOHS. .
lleiiroscntntli 0 * of Cullew * nnil
Selinoli In SewNlon lit ClilniKO.
CHICAGO , I'cb. 12. The second annum
meeting of thu North Central association of
colleges and secondary InRtllulfons was held
at Lewis today. A hundred men and women
prominent In the educational affairs of the
middle nnd vi stern states were present , In
cluding Charles Kendall Adams , president of
the University of Wisconsin ; Uelas Fnll ,
professor In Albion college ; A , J. Vollond ,
principal ot Hnclnc High school ; George S.
Ilurrougbs , president ot Wabash college ;
rharles A. Schneffer , president of Ihc
University of Iowa ; John T. Iltichannn ,
principal of the Kansas City Central High
school ; Frederick L. nils * , principal ot the
Detroit High school ; George N. Carman ,
director ot Lewis Instllute ; William F. King ,
president of Cornell , la. , college , and Newton
C , Dougherly , superintendent of schools ,
Pciirla , 111.
After an nddrcta of welcome by Director
Carman , President Adams road his annual
nddreas. He characterized Ihe gift of $11-
500,000 to the University ot Chicago during
the past five years as the most momentous
Impulse given the educational movement In
the history ot this country. He said the
great purpose of education was not so much
as to give Information ns It was to develop
the faculties of the scholar. He considered
Ihc primary deparlmenl of our schools and
colleges us the weakest part of our educa
tional system , and urged Iho Importance
of giving more atteivllon to the proper
education of the ynung. .
A general debate followed on a resolution
looking toward the checking of the alleged
tendency to entrust freshman classes , espe
cially In larger universities , to Inexperienced
teachers. The rc'olutlon was finally adopted ,
Various icports were read , and commlllces
appointed for the piesent year.
I.IVKS TOO IIMJII I'OIt HIS SAbVUY.
Timliler nt llt-miKlj n ' liort
M I SI I.OOO.
NEWARK. N J , Pel ) 12 ( Special Telo-
giam ) W W Dailies cashier of the Cudohy
Packing company' branch house , was
anostcd this moinlng and charged with
embe/zllng the company's funds.
K A. Cndahy , president of the Cudahy
Packing company , was seen nt his office In
South Omaha Ibis morning and gave Ihc
details as fnr ns he ki.ew. Mr. Cudahy said
that he had Just been advised of the arrest
of Barnes at Newark , N. J. . by wire.
\Vh ihcr Uarntii was. at the time of his
nirest , trying to escape he did not know ,
but presumed thai he was The dcfnlcallon
was dlsrovoied only a dav 01 two ago , and
v.lll amount to between $13.000 and $14,000
A part ot this airount , Mr Cudahy sald , ho
expects to i trover fiom the purely company
in which hib cashier was bonded. An ex-
amlna'lon of Iho books ot the cpuhler showed
that the palliations had been going on foi
some ilmo , the auditor having discovered the
shortage wMle checking over the accounls.
IJnrnps had been with the company for
about five ye.ais and was considered a trust-
woitby man , bclrg ot good habits. The
money taken by Damps wns , according to the
icpoits loctived from the Ilrooklyn office ,
spoilt In exlrnvagent living As for prosecut
ing the defaulting cauhlei , Mr. Cudahy paid
lhat ho Intended leaving the matter entirely
In the hands of the security company which
furnished the bend for Ilarnes lie was
satisfied , h&wevei tbat names would be
punished. Whether any of the money em
bczrlccl could be recovered fiom names , Mr.
Cndahy dill not Know , but ho was of the
opinion that It had all been spent.
cm s\mus mrn
HIIVU Keen on 11 MlHNloittiry Tour
Aioiiuil < lie "World.
SAN FRANCISCO , Teb. 12. The Thcoso-
plilcal cinsaders expected from Auslialu
arrived hero on tbe steamer AlnmcJa. The.
paity left Boston last April on a Journey
around the woild , their purpose being to
Institute a rcicwal ot Theosophy. The com
pany consists of Ernest Haigrove , honorary
piosldent of all the national oiganlzallons
and acting president of the society In
America ; .Mrs. Katherlnn A. Llnglcy , suc
cessor of Madame Dlnvatsky In Ihe ocult
religion ; Mrs. A. L Cleather , H. T. Patlcr-
ton , r. M. Pleroe , Mr. and Mrs. Claude
Falls-Wllght and Rev. W. Williams Th"
crusadeis evpect to remain for borne tlmo
In California and to establish heie a temple
nnd school of Theosophy. The location ot
the temple has not yet been made public ,
though the plans have been tully given out
The ciusadcis had an uneventful voyage from
Australia , except that tholr number was in-
cr aced enrol-to. Osmar Palls-Wright wab
born at sea , January 20 , not fin from the
Island of Samoa
rii ) roa Aoin icn
il i\lli MiirilorliiK HlH Wife
Ten I earn Atiii.
RITZVILLE , Wash. , Feb. 12. Mark W
Tovvnbend , wanted In Grant county , Wis
consin , on a charge of murdering his wife
ten years ago , has been arrested here by
ShcrlfC McGonlgnl of that county. Towiibeud
came here eight years ago and taught school
for some time. He married hero , but bib
wife obtained n divorce un the ground of
cruelty. The dlvj-rco engendered bad blood
between Townjcnd and his wife's people
Mrs. TovviiHcnil's altornoy obtained a clew
to his past life. Informed the Wisconsin au
thorities of Townsond's whereabouts ami
steps weie laken for his extradition. Ten
years ago Townsend was cleaning a loaded
revolver while standing bahlnd his wlfo. The
revolver was discharged and his wife foil
dead. Thu coroner's Jury returned a verdict
of accidental killing. Town&end left Ihe
country soon thereafter am ) circumstances
came to light which created a strong belief
that the discharge of the revolver was pre
arranged. _
Cnllmllo I'oreNlerN1 nieellon ,
COLUMDUS. 0 , Feb. 12. The Catholic
Order of Foresters elected officers during an
all-night session as follows Chief rang r ,
Thomas II Cannon , Chicago ; vlco high chief
niiKCiAlme. Talipot , Quebec ; high chief
tiezeurer , Thomas J. fallen. Milwaukee ; high
chief secretary. Theodora L Thlel. Chicago ;
high trustees , Gabriel Fanchore of Chicago ,
II. J. Grogan of Milwaukee , N , W. Ilelewlcz
nf Chicago. John P. Harding of Chicago ,
JauifH W. Ilenneborry of Kagle Grove , la , .
and Wlllian ; Mahren or Iowa. Adjourned lit
7 a in. today.
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DtMiNi I 'IK , " Off ( lie I.lrnnl.
SOUTHAMPTON , Feb. 12 , Tlio latest advices -
vices iccelved by the agents of the North
Gorman Lloyd company are Hint a dense
fog rnntlnurs to hang over Ihe Scllly Islands
and Ihc Llzaid. The looting of hlrcn.s Is
repeatedly heard oft the Necdli < s. Pravvle
point Is clear of fog. Thcro Is no news of
the St. Paul or the Tiavo , which were er
roneously reported off the Needles yester
day , The Lloyds , however , say they feel
no uneasiness over their belated liner.
I'reiielier Cliiu-Keil vvllli
KANSAS CITY , Feb. 12. A special to the
Star from Scdalia , Mo. , says- Rev , William
Fennise , colored , of Kansas Clly , who has
been conducting revival meetings here for
the past three wc-eks , was nrreited loday
ohaiged with burglary and larceny at Otuoln.
Kuinlto ilenlca the cluuges , but will be taken
to Osccolu tonight.
Mellm ( 'otulnur lo America.
NK\V \ YORK. Feb , 12. Joan do Rpszko
this warning1 received a cable message from
Mine. Melba , who is in Paris. She Elates
that she will if turn to America the latter
part cf thin month , and tenda sympathetic
words'aprcios lo Castlemaie's death. Ills
now believed Mclba v.lll appear In Chicago
thU eeason.
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I'nlal KeHiilt of Holler I\IIONOII. | |
YOUNGSTOWN. O , Feb. 12lly the ex
plosion of the boiler yrvieiday evening at
Lee's coal mine \Yeatherifleli ! , ( en nillea
northwest of this city , John Wlllock. aged
54 yearn , vvai. killed and Wetiley Kyle and
J. K. Yetter badly scalded by escaping steam.
No cause kiiovtu for the explosion ,
RAILS GO UP ONE DOLLAR
Reaction Sets In After the Recent Out in
rigures ,
STIMULATED DEMAND STIFFENS PRICES
Order * Alremly Token Menu MatitliM
of Work fur TliotiniitnlN of Men
lit tliu Caruenle Slccl
, I'lnnt. I
, Feb. 12. At 1 o'clock today
the Carneglo Steel company announced that
tlo price of steel rails stood at $17 to $1S
rer ton , the stiffening In price being causc < l
by the heivy demand. J. W. Gates , presi
dent or the Illinois Steel company , who WHS
icported to bo on bis way to I'lltsburg to
confer with the Carncslo officials , with a
\low to stopping the rule- cutting , did not
stop here , but \\ent on to New York. Mr.
Carnegie , who was busily engaged at the
company's office , raid he would hnvc no
Information to gl\e out today. It Is esti
mated that the jnllla 1m e already booked
orders sufficient to keep them running stead
ily for several months to come , giving em
ployment to thousands of Idle workmen.
CHICAGO , Teb. 12. A special to the Post
from IMtlsburg sajs : The reported visit to
this city of President Gates of the Illinois
Steel company Is rcgnnu-d by the Iron men
as a matter of the very highest Importance
and as coiifirmaloiy of a report which
has been In circulation among the heavy
capllallsls of the Iron Industry for some
days past that a combination Is In progress
of formation for the organization of the
greatest Industrial trust of modern times.
The story goes that Messrs. Carnegie , Rockc-
fclier and J. I'lerpont Morgan have In view
the culmination of a gigantic monopoly for
the control of the Iron-producing Interests
of the United States. It Is a' fact not gen-
cially known that the control of the Illinois
Steel company has lodged In the house of J.
Pleipont Morgan for the last year , a syndi
cate represented by him having acquired the
holdings of the Scotch and Massachusetts
capitalists , which gave them a majority of
the stock and bonds of the company. Con
trol of this grpat company was obtained at
a very low figure , owing to the hard times
and shrlnl ago In business. The parties
who put their money 4nto the concern have
unlimited capital and arc well prepared to
stand any kind of a "sweat. "
in iiMMii'ov iirts vFnni , IIAILS.
TnlcoH Ailvnntapre of Iic He-cent Cul
til Price.
The reduction of $ S a ton In the price of
steel rails caused less flurry among the
Omaha railroads than those of most other
western railway centers. This is due to
the fact that the rails for most of the
Omaha lines are purchased through higher
officials in Chicago. It is not known whether
or not the Union Pacific has taken ad
vantage of the cut. as the matter of pur
chasing rails for the year Is directly In the
tare of President S. H. H. Clark , vvho.is now
In New York. No Information regarding
the completion of any contract has jot been
iccelved at headquarters.
A message was received at the D. & . M.
headquarters that General Purchasing Agent
I'urgreaves of the Durlington system had
Just signed a contract for sufficient rails
for this j ear's renewals along the Hues of the
15. & . M. railroad. Just what quantity was
purchased Is not known , but It Is believed
that the unusually low figure for which rails
are being offered and the probability that the
prlco will go up within a few days baa In
duced the Burlington officials to make numer
ous renewals along the lines west of the
Missouri river during the coining year. The
rails that have been contracted for will be
delivered at the points where renewals will
be made , during the months of May , June
and July.
GASC IXVOIA'HS A MVCI , POIVl' .
Heiinlred ( lie Testimony of n College
I I'rofcNHor to Settle It.
ST. LOUIS , Feb. 12. Probably the most
celebrated case over tried in the law courts
of Misbourl has Just been decided In the
supreme court. It Is the suit brought
against the Iron Mountain railroad for $5,000
damages for the death of James Gancy ,
killed six years ago by a train on that road
The decision of the circuit court Is reversed
and remanded for trial. The case has been
commonly known as the "suction case , " bc-
cause James Gancy was alleged to have been
drawn under the cars by the force of the
wind created by the passing of a train
The plaintiffs placed Prof. Nipper of Wash
ington university on the stand to testify as
an expert , and through him a scientific point
entirely new In the trial of damage cases
against railroad companies was brought out.
1hc > popular supposition that the boy
James Ganey , was drawn under the train
by suction was disproved. It was shown
that Instead of thcro being any suction , the
air curropjt had n contrary effect. H was
shown that a train of cars running at a
high rate of speed creates a movement of
air near It In the same direction. The train
In qucbtlon carried the air along with such
velocity and force as to tend to move or
overthrow anyone standing near It. As a
scientific proposition , It was demonstrated
that the tendency of an air current thus
produced would bo to turn an object stand
ing near the tracks around , because the cur
rent of air on the Bide of the object close
to the train moves faster than that on the
side furthest from It.
CHICAGO MAN CLAIMS THIS
MIJH Cnllfornlii Men Ilnte Stolen HlH
ri > Iuir Maelilno.
CHICAGO , Feb. 12 , The description of the
11Ing machine that Leonard I" . Clawson and
Adam Deck of San Francisco claim to have
Invented and successfully tested has brought
forth the statement from Charles Andress
of this city that they have stolen his Idea3.
Andress says that two years ngo , while
residing In New Orleans , he took a sketch
of his machine to a model-making firm on
Pay drag street , who moved away without
delivering the model , and Amir ess never got
track of them. In his model the lifting
power Is supplied by four wings , working
at right angles from a ballbearing center.
There wings are so constructed that two go
up whllo two are going down. Andress says
that he applied for a patent some time ago ,
through Joseph Wolfsohn , a New Orleans
attorney.
KentiieK } IllNtlllei'N Conililne ,
LOUISVILLE. Ky. , Feb. 12. A secret
meeting of distillers from all over the state
was held In this city last night far the pur
pose of forming a Whisky trust of all Ken-
lucky distillers. The object U to control
the output and the price of Kcntuck }
whisky. In pursuance to a circular sent out
a few days ago by Colonel Thomas H. Sher-
Icy of the Now Hope Distilling company ,
the meeting was begun last night In the
offices of the New Hope distillery. Every
effort was made to keep the proceedings
otcrct , but It was learned that the meeting
was preliminary to a general meeting of all
the distillers of the state at an early date ,
I'laeeil In Kufe. Keeping ,
Deputy United Slates Marshal Hubbard
of Lincoln was | n the city yesterday ,
having Just returned from Sioux Falls , where
he tcok three prisoners who had received
rontcncc at the Lincoln term of the federal
csurt. The prisoners are- Charles DeWKt ,
who received one year fop robbing the Hart-
well postofflce. and 0 , I ) . Cummlngs and J.
L fnydfr. the men who passed raised $2
bills In this city , aud who cacli received
two > eaji.
ciivunnt ) AVITII M'A Y cuntr.s.
Ilrcnltlnw t | > nit OrRHttlre'll llnnil of
lltifKlarM mill I'cltj flilc cn.
The proced'tlon of the Djivlfl or Orleans
gang of burglars and Ihlaves , six of whom
are now under arrest , was begun yeslcrday
In police court. Two ot thchi stand ready
to plead guilty to the cases that have been
flleJ against them. The others have signified
an Intention of fighting , tiharlcs Davis , alias
Charles Orleans , the lender of the gong , hi
ono of those who says he Is ready to take his
medicine without a whimper. He yester
day waived exanvlnatton upon five separate
charges of burglary , and upon each he was
bound over lo the district court In the sum
of $1,209. George Chandler waived examina
tion upo.n three charges ot burglary and was
held to the district court In the same sum on
each. The burglaries to which the two men
ha\c confessed consisted of the looting of
Livingstone's and Jensen's blacksmith shops
In llenson nnd the burglary of the residence
of Jomss H. Sherwood , Two others of the
gang were named as co-defendants In thcso
cases , but they were yonlerday discharged.
H Is understood that complaints will be-filed
against them again In some Justice court , as
the buiglorlzed places are situated outside
the city limits. Davis , alias Orleans , also
waived examination on the charge of
burglarizing the residence of Charles E.
Taylor and stealing a quantity of other-
ware. Four others were also charged with
this crime , but all were dl'charged with the
exception of Willis , alias Johnson. Johnson
was placed on trial jesterday.
Ycslwdny the pollco located a quantity
of silver knives , forks and opoons which
were siolen from the residence of n. W11-
hclmson of 1C13 North Twenty-sixth street on
December C. They were found on the prem
ises of Will Chandler , llilrly-lhlid and
Lcavcnworth streets.
Hoag and Johnson have bcon charged with
this crime. They were arraigned ycslcrday
and pleaded not guilty. The case was
set for trial on next Wednesday. Hoag nnJ
Johnson were also arraigned on the charge
of robbing Dunne 0. Doand'o barn of ? 19
worth of blankets. They pleaded not guilty
and the hearing was pet for Thursday.
Hollle McDonald , whose wagon Is eald tu
have been used In cairylns away the booty
taken from the Benson blacksmith shops ,
has pleaded not guilty TO 'the chaigc of
burglarlrlng the places. The defendant will
be tiled on Tuesday.
The pollco have not succeeded In obtain
ing any evidence that the ang had ajy-
thlng to do with the robbery of Nelson's
butcher shop nt Fortieth and Hamilton
streets. In consequence 'tho complaint
charging this , which had been filed against
the men , was yesterday dismissed.
Hd Day , another alleged member of the
gang , who was arrested Thilrsday and has
confessed to several Jobs Irr Iowa , la now
under bonds to the district court to answer
to a charge ot burglary , ; ile with John
Klockner nnd Fred Lefevcrj stand charged
with stealing a $200 machine from a manu
facturing establishment In the , northern part
of the city. Day Is at present out on uonda.
The authorities at Mlssour Valley , where
Day acknowledges that ho committed a
burglary with the assistance of Davis. John
son and Hoag , have been notified of Day's
capture. i
VX ATTOHM3V AHO WllLli "NOT 1 > O\V >
VniiCttun HroalcM Into C'i\irt | mill Coni-
meiiceN u S'nll.
David VnnEttpn , the atlqrney who was
disbarred Thursday , by Judga Scott , has
commenced an attachment suit against
Francis E. Rolsdcrph to iepo\er * $1,012.30 ,
which he alleges Is duo him on account of
legal services in connection with a suit In
which Rcladorph was plaintiff being an ac
tion against Soren T. Petciscn for $5,000
damages. VanEtton alleges tjiat be made an
agreement with Ilelsdorph , whereby he ,
VanBtten , was to receive one-half ot any
amount which might be recovered ifrom
Pc'tcrsen , and was also to brf reimbursed for
all costs Incurred In the case. He allege. ?
that Relsdorph recovered a Judgment against
Peterson for $1GOO , and ho claims one-half
of that amount , or $750 , as his fee , and
alleges that there are costs aggregating
$862.30 , which he also wants paid. Ho has
applied for a writ of garnishment on Peter-
sen.
TKACIinnS AIIU TAKING A HAM ) .
DIsiulMH School to Vote for I.nily Hoard
of MaiiiiKot-N.
The anniversary of the birthday of Abra
ham Lincoln was not celebrated to any
extent In the public schools yesterday. Some
of ( lie schools made some slight deco
rations In honor of the occasion , and In
several cases the day was marked by brief
exercises.
All the schools were closed at 1-30 In the
afternoon in order that the teachers might
have an opportunity to mtirgle In the log
rolling nrocess that was scheduled at the
Crelghton theater , where an attemnt was
made to elect a Lady Board of Exposi
tion Managers. Most of the teachers
took an active Interest in the selection of
the Lady Board of Managers'for the exposi
tion , and although no action was taken
by the Board of Education , they were
allowed to close the schools with the con
sent of the superintendent and the com
mittee on teachers and examinations.
MHS. TOUH VI.l.VS IMIKSC.NCE OI" .MI.MJ
Prompt Aelloii Snveit a IloiiNe from
Ilc-liiK1 Iliirne'il.
The presence of mind of Mrs. Alfred D
Touzaltn was In a great measure responsible
for the fact that her residence at 3110
Chicago street was not at lejst partially
destroyed by flro Thursday night. As It
was , a damage of some $50 W.OB sustained.
About 7 o'clock Mrs. Tou/alln lighted the
gas In a bed room occupied by a baby. She
scra'ched the match on a window frame and
did not notice that she had set fire to the
lace cut tain at the window. Her attention
was called to the fact by n servant girl ,
Mrs , Touzalln promptly picked up the baby
and ran out , shutting the door behind hei ,
She then returned with a neighbor and the
two put out the fire with mats and rugs
The blaze had already gained some headvva >
The window curtains and a couple of pieces
of furniture were destroyed * Just as the
flames were extinguished , Mr ; Touzalln came
homo. ' _
Moiimlliiav Itin-Aiiierleim 'KoiiiililleaiiN ' ,
The annual meeting for U e election of
officers of the Scandlimvlan-J\merlcan Ho-
publlcan club was held Thursday at tbe
Mlllard hotel. The meetlgd was called to
order by the president , Theidore II. John-
eon. The secretary re d a very volumi
nous report of the work that the club had
accomplished during the. past year. It was
shown that the membership had been In
creased by 219 , the clulj now { having a total
of over 1,300 members. Thd report of the
treasurer showed that the ! club finance. !
were In good condition , thci'p being no un
paid bills or claims. Theodore II , Johnson
was re-elected president' by acclamation
The following other gfllcdrg were elected
S. J. Burgstroir , vice president ! C. T.
Peterson , tecrctary , and Otto San'lbre ,
tl eosurer. ,
Aimed lit hlileunlkfiI > % Ntro > ei-H.
Councilman ChiUtlp has * Introduced an
ordinance wl Ich Is dcilgnfd ( o put a stop to
damages to nldowalks which have frequently
been a source of complaint. The ordinance
provd | s that any person ho carelessly In
jures or disfigures a sfdeualk ehall be liable
to a fine of not more than $100 , or Imprison
ment for a period of , not more than thirty
( las. It Is said .that many biiElnet > s
xstablUhmei ta are very .careleEa In regard
to handling goods over the eldcwalks In
fiont of their places. Heavy barrels and
boxes ore dumped on the sidewalk and re
fuse strewn about until tbe walks are nearly
Impaeeable. .
IllillHnoit In I'l-mix ) Itaiilii.
PHILADELPHIA , Feb , 12S-A heavy snow
htorm Interspersed vvljh JiaUrand rain pre
vails all over Pennayly hla'today. In the
mountain regions the snowy is ten Inches
deep. At Harrlsburg there U five Indira on
the level. The Penntylvanm railroads rs-
port all trains on time. I
II
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CORONER'S ' SECOND VERDICT
Negligence of a Minor Employe Held to
Have Caused Another Death.
INQUIRY INTO THE DEATH OF VANNOY
Jury rimln tlint S ItcliteiiiU-r llenit
\\'I\H lleNtimixlltlc for Hie AVreck
of the " ( ) i cflninl' ' I.iiHt
SwUchtemlcr Henn has again been held
responsible for the wreck of the Union Pacific
Overland Limited that occurrc-d last Tuesday
afternoon at the Twentieth street crossing.
Yesterday the coroner's Inquest over the
remains of Engineer VanNo > , wno died as
a result of the Injuries received In the wreck ,
was held and the following \erdlct returned :
"We find that the death ot W. II. VnnN'oy
was caused by Injuries received In Iho wreck
of train No. 2 of the Union Pacific on Tues
day , February 9 , at about 4:40 : o'clock p m ,
and wo furtl er find that the snld wreck wrs
caused by the negligence of Swltchtender
Hcnn. "
Th's ' verdict blames the swltchtender
more than did the verdict returned In the
Inquest over the body of Fireman Krati e.
At the former , the Union. Pacific was held
equally resrrnslblo with the swltchtender.
In this verdict Henn Was solely held tt >
blame for the fatal accident.
The evidence In lliu ln\etlgatlon was
much the same as In the Inquest over Flre-
ma.n Krause , but In some paitlculars was
broader. W. S. AVllcox , the conductor of the
wrecked train , nnd W S Utahop and Joe
Williams , brake-men , told practically the same
story na la the other examination They all
stated that the tialn was running at a high
late of speed , Conductor Wllcox , however ,
this morning attempted to fix the rate
While he did not know how fast the train
was going after it reached Summit , he said
that It was running twenty-five miles an
hour between South Omaha and Summit.
This speed was employed to make up time ,
as the train was a minute and a half late
when It was at Gllmore
ENGINEERS HAD TO MAKE TIME.
A now witness was Introduced in the
person of J. II. Manning , master mechanic
of the road. He had onlv a general knowl
edge of Swltchtender Henn's duties. Ho
knew that he had thirteen switches to at
tend to , but did not know where the tender's
post of duty was at any certain time.
Mr. Manning , however , furnished an ex
planation for the high late of speed at which
the train was going , 'in answer to questions
he stated that engineers were expected to
reach their destination en time and that If
they did not do so they were "laid off"
They were replaced by other engineers In
order to see w bother the man or the engine
was to blnme when a train was behind time.
He said that VanNoy had been laid oft a
short time ngo becausa hp had brought the
train In rt few minutes behind the scheduled
time. After a shoit laj-off he was again
put on the run. Witness also testified that
the dead man had been one of the best
engineers In the employ of the company.
Swlichtcnder Henn's testimony did not
differ from that which has already been
published. When he heard the whistle of
the approaching train he was some 100 feet
away frcm the switch. He ran as hard n's
ho could toward the svltch , but the train
was going so fast that he could not reach
It. Ho signalled It to stop , but he was not
noticed until It was too late to slacken the
speed of the train. The train turned upon
the siding and was derailed.
Dr. A. Johnson , assistant surgeon of the
road , who attended the deceased , swore that
the man had died as a result of Internal In
juries to his lungs. He had received severe
cuts on the head , several ribs were broken ,
ho had been badly tcalded and was otherwise
Injured.
The time of the funeral of VanNoy has
been changed from Saturday to Sunday
afternoon. Services over the remains will
be held at the residence at 2 o'clock , Rev.
Kuhns officiating. Interment will be in
Forest Lawn cemetery.
Henn has been laid off since the accident.
The railroad company will make an Investi
gation of the accident today.
HANGING VI' TIIR M3VV OKDICC. .
IiitliunUoii tlint the Major MIIJ Attneli
II Veto.
The question of whether Mayor Broatch
will approve the levy ordinance passed by
the council Thursday Is very much In evi
dence in municipal circles. It Is In
timated that the mayor did not favor a
levy of the proportions agreed on by the
council , and there Is a general eusplcion
that he will return It with a veto attached.
The mayor refused to commit him
self on the subject. Ho said that ho had
token the ordinance under advisement , but
had not decided upon the action that he
would take. It was a very Important mat
ter and ho wished ta Inform himself In re
gard to the sentiment of the taxpayers. In
the meantime the city employes are unable
to draw their salary warrants , The council
Inadvertently passed the salary ordinance
Thursday In spite of the fact that the levy
ordinance had not been approved , but yes
terday Comptroller Wcstberg refused to
sign the warrants. He stated that until tbe
levy ordinance was signed by the mayor
there were no funds to draw against and
ivarrants could not properly bo Issued ,
It Is said that another complication may
soon bo Injected Into the matter. C. E.
Squires has given It out that he will go Into
court to apply for a mandamus to compel
the council to make a levy for the purpose
of paying his street repair bills. If he car
ries out hi * Intention the controversy will ba
made a matter for Icgnl adjudication , and
the question of the HaLlllty of the city for
thcso bills may bo determined.
NOT virr orrioiAi.ijV Mrnrinn.
I'oNtiil AiilliorltleH Aitiiltlni ; Orilerx
oil New Mull Cnlleittloii I'liuiH ,
The postofflco hero has not yet received
official notice from the department at Wash
ington , that the right to put In the house to
house collection of mall system had been
granted to this city. It may bo several
days before such an order will bo received ,
A pamphlet describing the boxes necetoary
to the oatribllslimeiit of the system , und ex
plaining their working , has been received.
It thous that thcro arc several designs In
the boxcw , and that ono may go to almost
any expense In purchasing the convenience
They are put up In different styles of work
manship , are arranged for either the Inalde
or outside of the door , are planned to be
built In the wall of the building , and an
electrical appliance ls arranged for by which
to alarm the householder that the box con
tains mall , The government makes con-
bplcuous the fact that thc < so boxes must be
put In by the householder at his own ex-
peiifco ,
The carriers are as a rule Jubilant at the
prospect of having the new delivery and
collection syetem adopted here , an they fee1
that It will be an Improvement to the serv
ice , and possibly Insure an Increase In the
carrier force. The substitute carriers are
especially Joyful , and are anxious to go out
at once and canvass among the patrons of
the oltlce for orders for the boxt-i" ,
lllilHot biitlifiietiii' ) ' ,
The Hoard of Publlo Works opened bldu
on wooden Hldpvvnlks for 1SS7 yeHtcrday
afternoon J. I' . Connolly nnd J. IX Mo-
Gro.ilo were the only bidders , and us no
clack accompanied Mcdrculo'ti bid U wiiu
thrown out , This left only ono bid , whlili
nirif.vd from 21 to 30 cents u foot on the
vnrloiiH clusFe'a of walk. This WUH HfvcT.il
crntH higher thun laxt year und Chulrmnii
Munro rtcommended th.it the bid be r < -
Jecud. At the xuggcHtlon of Street Com
missioner "Kaspar , however , action wiuj
postponed to an adjourned incetlnu today.
Toll TIII2 CMll.NCIIM12\ CO.NSIDmt.
Cur fen OrilltuiiiL'r Cotucn tin A Kill it ,
tint In Ainenilcil I'oriu.
Among the new ordinances now before
the city council Is an amended curfew
onlInnnce , of which Councilman Wheeler
Is the progenitor. The m.iln change con
templated by the new ordinance Is the
extinction of the section which piovldcs for
the Infliction of n line of $10 to be levied
upon truant children , In Wheeler's ordi
nance the punishment Is restricted to the
pucnt that if fuses to look after the child
after he or she has been notified by the
pollco. In easc In whlMi the parents re
fuse or neglect to take cure of the child
nnd the latter appears lo be Incorrigible ,
the ordinance- provides that the case shall
be turned over to the district court , which
shall decide whether It Is a case for the
irfcrm school.
Councilman llcchcl has Inlioduccd an
ordinance which operates to secure the elec
tric light company Horn any competition
unless new franchises are granted. H re
peals the franchise which was granted to
the Northwestern Electric Light and Power
company In September , 18S2 , that which was
secured by the Sperry Electric Light and
Motor company In Februaiy , IStil , and the
omnibus ordinance granting the right to any
person , company or corporation to construct
llaies for furnishing light for commercial
purposes which was passed In June. 1894.
Councilman Allan Is the parent of n. new
peddlers' ordinance which prescribes llccn e
fees as follows- For any vehicle drawn by
ono or two horses , $30 a year ; for a push
cart or similar vehicle , $20 n year ; for ped
dlers who carry their stock , $10 n year. No
license Is to be Issued for a period less than
one year and all licenses expire at the close
of the ciirrcnt year.
Coroner" * Jur > CenwiireM No One.
The verdict of the coroncr'i jury In the
I cn'-o of Katie Slaw Irr , who was killed nt
i the Uniicrott street crossing- the Union
i ' ' rnclllo rnllroid Thursday afternoon , w.is
"That the deceased eiuuo to her death
by being inn down hv enrlne No 70" > of
the Milwaukee railroad" No lilnmo was
attached to the tallioad or 114 etnplovp *
Among the witnesses WIIH A. I ) Hnrt , a
ticket bellrr for the Villon Paclllc lie
te tlllid that ho bo.udul nn instliouml
passenger train shortlv bofoie I o'clock
at SlHoley station , and nt the time no
ticed Katie between the ti.ults He warned
her to run away and not to play ninunii
In wueli a danReious locality AHart
stepped upon the ti.iln the southbound
Milwaukee freight came uisblni ; p lit and
It It supposed tbe girl while watching
the pas'seiiKtr , did not notice the othci
train appro tchlng. The accident was also
witno rtl bv George Lohleln , an employ o
of the Harris .t Fischer packing1 hoiuo ,
which Is located nearby.
The funeral will take plico thli inoinliiK
at fl o'clock floin the Catholic chin eh at
Seventeenth ami DowhiH ; titrcctH Intii-
mpiit will bo nl the liohc-mlaii Catholic-
cemclciy nl South Omaha.
IOC\I. IllinVlTIKS.
J D. Falvcy , special revenue ncent ; on
accounts. Is checking up the office of Internal
revenue ! collector In this city.
A Jury found May Williams , a white
woman , guilty of stealing S.10 from a ver
dant stranger from low a while the two were
In a wine rcom In the burnt district.
Ai Holes of Incorporallon of the T P. Cart-
wright companv have been filed with the
counly clerk The capital stock Is $30.000 ,
the Incorporators being T. P. Cartwlight and
Thomas A Fry.
Pete Cat roll was ycwterdny arrested on
the charge of petit laiccny. He Is ac
cused ot stealing a robe and n horse blanket
from Richard Oats op December 23. The
property has iccn recovered.
City Treasurer Edwards called In wariants
* on Iho fire fund amounting to $5,000 yester
day. The 1S9G funds ure now practically
exhausted and all warrants will be registered
until the paymcnls on 1S97 ta\es begin.
The suit of Gus Jacobson against the
Hammond Packing company for $25 OCO
damages on account of the loss of an arm
by the carelessness of a fellow employe re
turned a verdict In favor of the packing
company.
The Security Trusl and Investment com
pany has filed articles of Incorporation with
the county clerk. The capital stock Is $100-
000 , the Incorporators belim 7. H. Hcedei ,
Charles J. CarUon. T. Sullivan , 0. D. Dar
ing and Richard Victor.
Mrs llurns , an old colored woman living
In the basen-ent at 201 North Ninth slret
is reported sick and In destitute circum
stanced. She has been 111 for about two
weeks , and during , that tlmo 1mb boon
without medical atlemlance. The attention
of the authcilties has been called to Ihc
cas .
Chrlo Larsen has reported to the police
that ho went to sleep In a calnon at Twenty-
first and Cumlng streets last Wednesday
and whllo In that condition was robbed
of $3'5. An investlgallon of the case Is be
ing made. Larfccn lives some nine miles
northwest of the city.
Adam Ratunsky of 812 South Ninth slreel
wan arrested Thursday for wlfebenllng. Ho
Is said to have gone home In an Intoxicated
condition. A quarrel arose between himself
and his wife , during the course of which he
struck the woman on the head with a poker
Sbo was not badly Injured.
Wade Hell , one of the principals In the
prize fight that occurred on Vlnton street
nearly two weeks ago , was arrested Thurs
day night and was charged with being a
suspicious cl aracter. He Is supposed to know
something about a half dozen lamp chimneys
which were found In the rear of 1017 Capitol
avenua.
Dick Little , alias Ryan , George Wodcll ,
Ed Francis , alias Dalton , and James Crandall
ate Ihn memleis of a gang who have recenlly
been nishlng a can In nn old bain In the
neighborhood of Sixteenth and NlchoUo
Bticets. They vveio arrested Thursday and
have been charged with being drunk and
disorderly.
Paul Ilaumcr U on trial In the district
court on the charge of cutting Harry DcOolt
with Intent to wound. The affray occurred
In December at a school house In pellolt
place , a btatlon on the Elkjiorn Just north
of llenson , and arose over an attempt by
Ilaumcr to fcpurato tuo email boys who wore
fighllng. Dellolt Interfcicd , and thin he
mid Haumrr started to fight.
The Norrh End Improvement club will hold
a meeting at Erfllng's hall on Sherman
avenue this evening for the purpose of
discussing thu exposition The promoters of
the meeting soy they are going lo proposs
tlmt the club co-opera to with Iho exposition
association In every possible way In connec
tion with arranging Iho ground for Hie ex
position , and a resolution to that effect will
probably bo parocd ,
Tom Kcrtland , ono of the Daker gang , who
was charged with breaking Into a freight car
belonging to the 11 & M and stealing a lot
rf miscellaneous articles , has been found
guilty of potll larceny Lafo Polterson , an
other of the gang , wns found not guilty a
few days ugo , by dlrcrtlon of the court , for
the reason that the prosecutor did not tlion
that Patterson bad any connection with the
stolen goods The other members of the
gang are yet to bo tried.
A. M and A W Clark have commenced
suit In the county court against the city
of Omaha lo recover Jl.OOO for a piece cf
property taken by thu city In the fall of
JS93 In opening Twenty-fourth street , from
Pacific street to Hcdlck'a addition , The
council awarded the owner of thu lot $1,000
as compensation for his land , but It Is al
leged tlmt the amount has never been paid
rnd the claim was assigned to the plaintiffs ,
who now demand that the city pay tlio
money ,
The Jury In the damage suit of Tom Mur
ray against tlio ex-city olllclalu who consti
tuted Iho building board at the time five
dilapidated shanties at Fourteenth and
Jnckkon streets , belonging lo Murray , wore
torn down , returned a verdict In favor of
Murray , and fixing the amount of bit
damages at $1. Murray sued for about $8,009 ,
aliening that tlm hounes were valuable
and wore leatcd to good paying tenant *
Thp vordlct thrown the costg of the case
against the city.
Prevent tlckncts and save doctors' bills at
thin feiagon by keeping your blood rich aad
pure with Hood's Bareaparllla.
ENGINEER NED1IAN SET FREE
Kostralning Order is Issued Against Boiloi
Inspector Unitt ,
CITY ORDINANCE IS DECLARED ILLEGAL
Court Mold * tlinl ttie I.nn.s of ( lie Cliy
1'iiH to Pi ov lite for nil Ki-
nmlnntlnii Into ( Innllllon-
tloiiM of
The application for an Injunction to ro-
str.aln the city boiler Inspccloi from causing
Iho nirest ot Paul Noutnan , tha engineer
employed nt Hie Union hotel , or Interfering
In any way with him because of his refusal
to rcnow his cerllllcato as an engineer , came
up for hearing bofoio Jiiilge Scott yester
day , The application was gianlcd aud an
Injunction ordeicd lo Irs no and the section
of Iho bollor Iti'poctlon ordinances under
which the arrest was mode was declared
Illegal.
The case v as argued at some length by
the attorneys cm both sides , the Interests ot
the city beliiR icpresciitcd by Assistant City
Attorney Estclle and City Prosecutor Ten-
Eyck. The application foi an Injunction was
made by I. N. Watson , iccelvcr for the
Union hotel , appointed nndei foreclosure pro
ceedings.
Ncntnan hail been aricitcd for not renew
ing Ills ccitlllcate and the nutter had bcon
taken up by the Cential Libor union , which
endorsed the course pursued by Iho boiler
Inspector.
In patolng upon the cnsc Judge Scott began
by saying that an omlssarv of the Engineers'
union hat been to see hm : and hail inti
mated that it would hs n good political move
to deride the case In favor of the city , be
cause Neuman did not belong to the union
and the orgaul/allon was after his scalp.
The oouit then pioceedcd to espicos Its
opinion of this attempt to roirupt the court.
Theic was no mincing of words and the
views of Iho presiding judge were given In a
characteristic style Ihe couit uald Itvns In
full synipithy with the pool man nnd dis
cussed thu relations of capital nnil labor
from a sociological Mamlpoint , but said It
had nn sympathy with Iho attempt of .a lot
of worKlngmcn to ciowd out atiotbci woik-
Ingman simply and solely because he did not
happen lo belong lo their union The iit-
tcmpt lo bulldnre the couit by a i emote Inti
mation of the political effect was character
ised ns an outiagc and the judge gave notice.
that any Mich attempt would be futile
NEUMAN AMPLY QUALIFIED. I
Judge Scott announced it as his firm con
viction tint If Neuman belonged to the En
gineers' union this ccso nonld never have
been heard of. Summing up tlio nliou Ing
made by the1 papers filed In the cas ° the Judge.
said there was no pretense but tlint Xemmni
had pa'sed a gooil examination when his
original certificate v.as ISMUM ! In 188J , there
was no claim tint he wns not of good char
acter no pietcrse th.it h Is or was ad
dicted to tlio use of Intoxicating liqtim anil
no claim that ho had become disqualified In
any way From all the showings made the
Judge tald that Neuman ivas fully as well
qualified to net as an engineer now as ho
was at the time he was given the drat cer
tificate.
Commenting upon the ordinance under
Which It vvfis sought to compel Neuman to
renew his ocrtlllcate , the Judge said that It
v-as a wise provision to require an annual
examination to learn If Iho applicants hail
become disqualified In any way during the
ienr , but under the ordinance as now exlst-
1111 ? , tlio couit said thoiu Is no provision for
an examination at any time after the original
.certificate Is Issued , the only requirement
"
being that each "holder of an engineer's ' cer
tificate shall pay $3 each year for a renewal
of his certificate , and Iho boiler Inspector Is
authorised to Issue such renewal certificate ;
without any examination whatever. The
court said this provision afforded the public
no protection whatcvci , but was simply a
schcino to get $ T Into the city Ircasury each
year , and it made Iho boiler Inspector mon
arch of all ho surveyed.
In conclusion the court held that the ar
rest of Neuman was wrong , and ordered
that an Injunction Issue until the final hear
ing of Iho case.
During Hie rendering of the opinion Holler
Inspector Unlit and City Prosecutor Tcn-
Eyck endeavored to interrupt the court , but
they weio ordered to keep their .seats.
When the court had concluded Its remarks
Unltt attempted to speak and made the- state
ment that Neuman had never passed an
examination In reply to that the court
simply painted to the \ . - < > i tlficato which it
was udmillcd bad been Issued to Mourn an
In which It was stated ovci the signature )
of Holler Inspector Souflenberg , lliat Neu
man had passed a satisfactory examination.
swrreiri H nr : > \
IlcNioiiNll | > lll < y for UM |
TaUeii l > > I lie Police.
William Hcnn , the switch tender wfio was
on duty at Ihe Twentieth street switch where
the Union Pacific vvieck occurred a fowl
days ago , wherein two men lost their lives ,
has hce.i released from custody , notwith
standing the fact thai Iho charge of criminal
negligence VVUH ulaccd opposite his name on
the police court blotter. He was kept In
confinement until cftci the Imiucst Ho was
taken to the examination under guard Al
though the coroner'H Jury held him In a
measure responsible for the accident , ho was
not charged with criminal negligence. After
the investigation ho was conveyed back to
the police btatlon.
As defined by the statutes and tlio
ordinance no person except the poltco Judga
lies the povvei to discharge a city prisoner.
Despite this fact , however , the possetHlnns
of the prisoner wore turned over to him anil
ho was let go. He wan never at nny llmo
brought brforo Iho police Judge for nrralgn-
HKiit. Iho olficeis who had part In this
release toy Hint they had orders to let the
man go If nothing was found against him
by the coroner's JUiy.
Thin acllon was taken solely on Iho re
sponsibility of the pollco officials. U wan
rot even dune under the direction of Iho
county attorney. Pollco Judge Gordon ,
brought the matter to tlie attention of a
poilca nftlcei yesterday , who admitted
having relented the man , bill excused the
act by saying that It wan all a mistake. Ho
raid that the offlce-rs In chargeof the man
had been instructed to release him In eoso
that the coroner's Jury did not find a criminal
chargu against him.
IMCIAKIM : ; or vrniji , TKIIST.
Men UN ii .Nev Km In Ilio CoiiNlriielliin
of llnllillimx ,
Local arehllucls bcllovo thai If the depres
sion In prices on Btcel proven lo be perma
nent It will have a material effect on what
building may be done in Omaha during tha
next ffw years Harry Lawile of Fisher &
Lavvrle cays that It v.lll undoubtedly de
velop a tendency toward the more general
iiio of nice ) construction With tha present
reduction In prices the coil of mlng sleel
beams wl'l not bo much more than that ot
wend , and the ndvanlagu of the fireproof
construction will lead to the use of tteel In
many buildings In . 'lilcli wood vvould bo
used If tlio high prices of tttcl were main
tained.
So far there ) has hern no gnneral use of
tteel building material In Omaha Only In a
few of the large buildings has It bun Ufeccl
to any cxlcnt , and ltd uen In oilier buildings
would bo a decided advantage In euvcral
ways
Ml , Lavvrle fcURgCBlul thai the decline la
the stfil market vvould be a decided ad
vantage to the exposition. In the large
bul'dlnga contemplated It would undoubt
edly be necessary to ueo a conilJcrablo
amount of ttccl In the way of trustoa and
beams , and Iho reduction In prices would ba
quite * an Item In the coil of construction ,
It was his opinion , however , that the present
quotations we-ro too low to maintained for
any length of lime , as the manufacturer *
could not muko a profit at such price * .