Nebraska Newspapers

    OMAHA DAILY BEE : TUESDAY , SEPTEMHEK i7 ! , 1SJKS.
MARTIN WHITE IS SOW CHIEF
Elected bj the Police Board at a Special
Moating Yesterday Afternoon ,
CON GALLAGHER'S ' RESIGNATION ACCEPTED
llrlef Aotr Ifniidnl In lif Hie llctlrlnn
Chief -Al HlKwnrt Dropped from
the l'n > - Hell % etr It til en
tu He Drnivn.
Martin C. White wan elected chief ot
police at n special meeting ot the Hoard of
Fire and Police Commissioners at the city
hall yesterday afternoon. There were pres
ent at the meeting : Mayor Moorea nnd Com
missioners Collins , Rlrkhausor. Coffman and
'Knrbach , l > ater the chief of police-elect
ftas called In.
The following letter of resignation was
received from C. V. OnllnRhcr
Honorable Hoard of Flro nnd Police Com
mlssloners Gentlemen I have the honor
to hereby tender my resignation as chief
of police of this tlty. Very respectfully ,
C. V. GALLAGHER. Chief of Police.
The resignation was accepted nnd Com
missioner Cofftnaii moved that Martin
White be elected chief of polite. The mo
tion wan carried. Mr. White wan called
In the meeting nnd offered a natlsfactorj
bond lo the commissioners and they ac
cepted It.
A. T. SIgwart , who has been acting as
ono of the captains of the police depart
ninnt , was dropped from the pay rolls The
motion to this effect provided that he should
to dropped at once.
It was resolved to revise the rules and
regulations of the flro nnd police depart
ments. A committee consisting of Com
missioners Collins , Blrkhauser and Coffman
itnd Chiefs Redoll and White of the tire
nnd police departments respectively was
appointed to perform this work.
Martin White was hotu In Wnukcsan 111
In 1858. At the ape of 11 ho left the public
schools nnd became an offlco boy In the
omcea of the Chicago , Wilmington and
Vcrmllllon Coal company. A few years
later hla natural talents ns n detective as-
tertcd themselves and ho was doing dctect-
Ivo work for the company Tor ten years
he noted In such capacity with this com
pany , leaving it to become special Bccret
ogcnt for the Pennsylvania railroad. A
phort tlmo liter ho entered the employ of
the Chicago , Milwaukee. & St. Paul railway
In a llko capacity. Within a few years ho
was chief of the detectives of the entire
eystcm of 6,000 miles. In 180r ho accepted
the position of chief of police of Omaha ,
which he filled creditably until relieved of
Ills place through political strife. Ho then
established In Omaha the Whlte-Mostyn
Detectlvo agency and the Martin White
Detective agency In Chicago. This latter
ngency was a big success from the time of
Its establishment ! .
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A largo attendance was present at the
mcetlngMast night , expecting that the board
would take some radical action. It went
nbout Us work qUIctly. however , and the
only matter of Importance which transpired
was the acceptance of the resignation of
Sergeant McOrath , acting chief of detect
ives , who anticipated his discharge by tak
ing that action.
A resolution of the board ot May 23 de
creeing that firemen and policemen should
not be granted furloughs was rescinded nnd
members of both departments will hereafter
be entitled to ten days off each jonr.
A request was received flora the Police
Relief association that $1,000 of its funda
bo placed In the hands of the city treasurer
lo be put"'on time deposit and" the desired
notion was taken.
The cane of Ernest Rlssl , plpcman at No.
. ! engine bouse , was further beard and the
fact brought out that he had consumed
n certain amount of whisky on the morning
of the Rces fire Rlssl maintained that he
had bad only two drinks nnd was not In
capacitated by the liquor so mucb as by
Indisposition from which he had suffered for
some time The explanation , however , was
not acceptable and Kiss I was dismissed from
the service. *
The cases of Officer Mussellman , charged
with unjustifiable shooting , of Officer Leary ,
for Intoxication , of Officer Rojcc , for leav
ing beat while on duty , of Officer Donovan ,
for carrying aw.iy sidewalks and other city
property for fuel , were put over ono week.
Captain A C. Taylor , hook and ladder
company No 3 , pleaded guilty to using
disrespectful language to the chief and wan
lined forty davs off.
WYCKOFF FOUND DEAD IN BED
Toi-mer I'l-lncl-ml of ( he Invrn Sehool
for ( lie Dcuf Die * Nnililunly
In Omiiliii.
G. L. Wjekoff , formerly principal of the
Iowa School for the Deaf at Council Bluffs ,
was found dead In his room nt Franck's
hotel , Sixteenth nnd Chicago streets , yes
terday afternoon at C o'clock. There was
nnthltig In either the appearance of the
room or the condition of the body to In-
dlcato a violent death of any kind. He
t seemed to have passed nway while sleep
ing. When found the body was lying on
f oldo with the head resting ou the right
aim. Tlio features wcro calm and peaceful.
Mr. Wyckoff registered nt the hotel Sun
day evening at 8 o'clock , paid for bis night's
lodging and went Immediately to his room.
Ills actions wcro not strange In the least
and there was nothing In his appearance
to arouse the suspicions of tbo clerk. The
fact that the door to his room had re
mained locked for an unusually long time
wits not noticed until late yesterday after
noon. Then the investigation was made
that revealed the suddenness of bis death
The coroner was notified immediately and
the body removed.
Prof. George L. Wjekoff left Council
Bluffs Friday and went to Kansas City to
ee the head man ot a firm ho was Intending
to work for. On reaching Kansas City lit
learned the man had gene to Omaha to visit
the exposition , so ho wont fiom Kansas City
to Omaha without returning home. Ho reg.
Istcred at the Midland hotel Sunday night
Ho leaves a widow and four children. One
daughter , Edith Wyckoff , was a teacher li
the School far the Deaf , but ) resigned at the
close ot the year and Is now teaching In tlu
Illinois State School for the Deaf
Prof. Wjekoff had been for a number ol
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principal of the Iowa S hoot fo. the
Deaf When the newly appointed State
llonrd of Control reduced the salaries he resigned - I
signed The famll ) Is completely prostrii- !
led. Prof. Wjekoff had for tome time prut
been unilor the cnrc of a physician , as he
suffered from stomach trouble , hut his all-
ni'nt was not considered serious.
RECEPTION FOR CHICAGO MEN
I.ornl Urnuiernln Will I'.utrrlnlii the
Cook Count } MnrHilntr Chili
On If * Mnlt 11 err.
Local democrat ? through the Jucksonlin
club , are preparing to make the most of the
coming visit of Major Carter II Harrison of
Chicago and the Cook County Democratic
Marching club , who nro to arrive In the city
next Saturday morning President Hippie
of the Jackronlnn club has appointed a re
ception committee of 100 to meet the visitors ,
which ho will nnnounco , at a special meeting
of the club this evening. Another committee
on arrangements and program has been ap
pointed , which will devise some means of en
tertaining the Chicago party while It Is In
the city
It Is announced that 300 members of the
marching club will escort Mayor Harrison to
the city , In addition to 1 000 democrats from
the city government , nnd the whole will be
accompanied by a band As to what manner
of entertainment will be prepared for this
great number of people is the problem coiv
fronting the local democracy , nnd the pro
gram will not bo decided upon till later In
the week. It is expected that the marching
club end other democrat U visitors will
parade In the city while here They will re
turn to Chicago Sunda ) evening
President Hippie has appointed the fat
lowing icccptlon committee to meet the
Chicago party nt the depot George "SV.
Doanc , John A Crclghton , James B lioyd ,
John T. Coad , James II Kitchen , M.
Hitchcock. W. S. Popploton , C. J. Smjth.
Frank J Uurkley , Bdson Hlch , I. J Dunn ,
Charles Krug , Dr. Robert Gllmorp , Dudley
Smith , J. K. Hlley , J. C Whinnery , George
\V. Shields , T. H. nnsor , John Powers , Dr.
C Allison , r A Uroadwell , Charles A.
'racy ' , IM P. Smith , George P. Cronk , It. I.
Ictcnlf , 0. J. Plcknrd , Solomon Hopper ,
Churchill Parker , Otto J Hatimnn Charle
S' Brown , Dr S. K. Patten , Bd S Strcetor ,
Vllllam H Pell , K U Duffle , A N. Fergu-
on , Lee Hcrdinan , D S. Parkhurst , Adam
loup , Fred W. Simpson. Dr S. W Whltp ,
J O'Connor , Robert J. Altchlson , W. C ,
lullard , Dr. A W Hlley , Peter 13. Blassci ,
ohn H. GrosBman , R. K. Howell , Thomas
lector , J. C. Dahlman , Richard S. Horton
Samuel Gornpy , Aldrlch Jellen , H. 0 Hayward -
ward , W. J. 'Mount ' , George W. Tlcrnoy
.lark . W. Paine. John n. Reagan , Wallet
loles , W. S. Shoemaker , Louis J. I'lattl
ohn Liddell , John H. Dennis , L. R Reed
Vnlter Drandlcs , Henry Diexel , Mluhae
SMttlc , J. A. White , Robert Holmes , Wll-
lam McCombs , John D. Ware , J. II. Macdonald -
donald , Theo. AVIrth , Otto Selfert , Join
N'eble , James H. Jones , Albert Powell , John
1. Tanner , Frank L. Weaver , A. S. White ,
lenry Haubeus , James Roach , W. A. An
lorson , Louis Boohme , Henry Ilium , r H
osgrnve , Richard Knglemann , John T
Ivans , Thomas J n > nn , J. L. Hopper ,
Thomas J. Nolan , William J. Morrow , Ei
r. Dee. J. C. Carroll , Charles U. Fanning ,
\ C. Henfey , Ed Johnson , J. S Walters
W , Snjder , John Zellers , Thomas P ,
Thornton , Joseph Sherry. W. V. Dennett
Chris Rossen , Ocorgo I' . Seay , W r. Wap
plch , George H. Bertram ! , P. If Carey
Joseph A Connor , John E Drexel , A. N
"rick. M. F. Punkhouper , John Fit
loberts , James H. Uulla , W H Hcrdman
ilarry C Miller , Julius Meyei , Mile Me
Jann , John Sullivan , C. II Hawksworth
John Shcahan , Thomas J. Iloulalian , Aim
Jackson , Jacob Jaskaleck , James D
Murphy , William O'Xeil , John M , McMillan
Gcoigo F. Manning , W. U. 0'Shaughnessc >
leorge Strathmann.
FAIR MANAGERS TO MEET HERE
Anii-rlt-nii AN < M > CII | | < > II f 1'nlri n
l'i | IUiiiiH AVIII AdNeiiililf Dnr-
lnu : Oololier.
One of the conventions to be held In this
city during the month of October will be
hat of the American Association of Fairs ,
and Expositions , which will be held at 'he
Mlllard hotel on October 2. , and JO. The
purpose of the meeting Is to discuss matters
pertaining to fair and exposition manage
ment and to further the Interests of agri
cultural nnd the mechanical arts. The com
blned experience of the different delegates
will enable the association to crystallize the
beat thought , the most economical manage
ment and the safest rules for recommending
back to the Individual members of fair or
ganizations. Uniformity In rules is one of
the o , ecntlal objects sought. Robert W.
Furnns of Brownville , Neb , Is president of
the association and James W. Fleming of
Columbus , 0. , is secretary. Following Is the
set program for the two dajs
Tuesday "What Can Wo Do to Establish
Uniformity in Rules of Admission , " address
by H. J Hill , manager and Becictary To
ronto exposition , "Should Live Stock Sales
be Inaugurated Under Association Manage
ment * " address by J. W. Fleming , assistant
bccretnry Ohio State fair , "The Rights of
Exhibitors. " address by William M. Lig
gett , Minnesota State fair ; "What is the
Best Sjstem of Dairy Tests' " address by
S. C. Bassctt , Nebraska State fair
Wednesday "Tho Fair , the Farmer and
the Community nt Laige , " address by S. II.
Ellis , Ohio State fair. "What Privileges
Should Be Granted on Fair Grounds , and
. How Should They Be Controlled' " address
by Charles Downing , President Indiana
State fair , "How Can Wo Reduce the Issue
of Compllmentarles , and Would It Be Wise
to Abolish the Sjstem * " address b > John
M. True , Wisconsin State Board of Agri
culture
ABOUT FARMERS' INSTITUTES
AiiirrltniiNxficlntloii iif Thi-lr Mnn-
ilKfl-H Will Mft't In Oiniilin
> "vt Wrck.
Next Tuesday and Wednesday there v\lll
bo a meeting at the Commercial club of the
American Association of Farmers' Insfltute
. Managers An the meeting occurs at the
ttmo of the live stock exhibit nt the exposi
tion , It Is expetted there will bn a largo ;
attendance The program for the session
Includes the following pa pets "Institute
Work at Fairs. " by George McKerrow , "The
Place and Value of One-Day Institutes , " b >
K. L , Hutternold : "The Value of Object
Teachlug In Parmers' Institutes , " by J C
Currjler "The Relation of Farmers' Insti
tutes to tbo Agriculture of the State , " by O.
C. Gregg , "What Oughn the Relation of the
National Department of Agriculture to bo
to the Farmers' Institute Work' " by Prof.
John Hamilton. "What Relation Should the
Agricultural College and the Experiment
Station Have to the Institute Work ? " by
Prof , W C. tatta. "Summer Institutes os
Held In the South , " by Dr D. Reid Paiker.
"What Is the Ilest Method of Making the
Results of the Institute Work Known to rho
Public. " F. E Daw ley.
IlliiNtrntiMl l.i'i'turi- IrHiiinI.
Crelghtou hall had a largo gathering o f
members of the Irish-American club last
evening , the occasion being a discourse by
D A. Reldy on "Ireland , " illustrated by
stercoptlcon views.
After a few Introductory remarks explain
ing the purpose anJ plan of tbu lecture ,
Mr. Rcldy referred lo the political condi
tions which are binding upon Ireland at
present and In earlier day ? were responat-
Mo for tbo emigration of IrUhmen to this
and other countries. Ilo called attention
to the history of Ireland nnd her sons In
the present century , naming men who h.ul
become eminent in the world and bis re-
mnrks along thes line * ? wele warmly ap- 1
plauded ,
The view * were of cities and th * country
j lu the east ot Ireland , beginning with Dub
lin nnd closing with the lakes of Klllarncy
There were street scenes o > the larger cit
ies , views of buildings and monuments n'id
of drives and wilder scenery ot the country
Among them all those which were ap
plauded either for tbelr beauty or the mem
ories of past days they called to mind were
the cathedral nnd harbor it Queenstowr
Nclson'i monument at Dublin , nlso Trlnl'y
college nnd St. Patrick's cathedral
BOHEMIAN CATHOLICS MEET
Irlrinr In ( he TM * > iirir t Atmnnl
Mocllnir of the I nlon 4Jnhrr
In O in nh n Toilnj.- .
Two hundred Bohemian Catholics arrived
In the city jcsterday to attend the twenty-
first annual convention of the Bohemian
Catholic union. They came as delegates
representing the Bohemian Catholic benevo
lent societies of the United States , numberIng -
Ing 260 In all , The convention opens this
rooming In Metz's hall , 124r South Thir
teenth street , at 9 o'clock , nnd will continue
throughout the remainder of the week.
The benevolent societies represented In
the union have a total membership of 11,000
nil of whom are active Catholics. Most ot
the organizations are located In the larger
cities. In Omaha there ure six branches
and In the state of Nebraska there are
twenty-six. The officers are Joseph Chal-
upsky of Beroun , Minn , president ; J L.
Muscle of Cleveland , O , % tce president ;
Father John Vranek of Omaha , chaplain ;
Frank Slndclar of Cleveland , O , secretary ;
C H. Wolf of St. Louis , financial secretary ;
Joseph Nlksnk of Chicago , treasurer ; Dr.
r Chvntal of Chicago , supreme phyilclan ;
Frank Souhrade of Chicago , supreme law
yer.
yer.The
The opening es > slon this morning will
begin with the celebration of solemn high
mass. The remainder of the day will be de
voted to the transaction ot the business
relative to the maintenance of the organiza
tion. Reports will bo read by the various
otllcers and several revisions will be made
in the statutes. Each delegate will report
the condition of the society which be rcpre
"
sents and such action will bo taken ns
may be thought necessary to the advance
ment of tlio Interests of the societies as a
whole. Several papers will be presented ot
general Interest to the delegates.
The union will hold Its meetings each
morning nnd the afternoons will be allowed
to the delegates for sight-seeing Tomor
row afternoon they will spend In viewing
the clt > and visiting the exposition. Thurs
day evening the delegates will go to South
Omaha , where they will be tendered a re
ceptlon by tbo Bohemian Catholics of that
district at Franck'a hall. Friday evening
the members of the Catholic bescda will
present a play entitled "The Servant of Ills
Master" at Metz's hall. Saturday afternoon
after the meeting the Nebraska societies
will be ctven n reception at Metz'a hall.
The convention week will bo concluded
Sunday morning by a procession of the rep
resentatives , In which various German
I'olluli nnd Irish Catholic societies have
been Invited to Join. The procession wll
start from St Joseph's Catholic church at
9 o'clock , proceeding north on Sixteenth
street to Douglas and to the cathedral , re
turning on Thirteenth street to Williams
and to St. Wenceslaus' church , where
solemn high mass will be read at 10 o'clock. .
Sunday evening a comedy will be presented
by the members of the bescda at Metz'1
hall. The election of officers for the nox
two vearx will be held nt the last business
session , Saturday.
ATCHISONGROCERS EXCURSION
TlireiHiimlifMl niul Slvtx Come ( u Do
( lit * r\M > Ml < liln niul Sec
Jh
That the Retail Grocers' association o
Atchlson , Kan. , never does anything by
halves Is evident by the manner In which
It has made Us excursion to the expostlon
such a signal success. Not a member re
malncd at borne. They cume yesterday aft
ernoon with full ranks , SCO strong , counting
friends and families , aud It reaulied a spe
cial train of twelve coaches to carry them
all. The train wa ? a little behind hand ,
being due at 3 o'clock and at 4 when It
drew Into the Webster street station the
unexpectedly large ciowd that It brought
created something of n surprise. A few of
the visitors were met by friends , but most
ot them went at once to their headquarters ,
tbo Kansas building at the exposition
grounds. They will remain until Fililay
night.
Iltij llni-Klni-M Helen-ifd.
Ross Crowe , Charlie Ilnrvev , Bernard
O'Brien nnd Arthur Tinker , the four small
bays who. whllo Intoxicated from drinking
the stale dregs of beer kegs , forced an en
trance to the store of the Omaha Bicycle
company and stole blcvcles to the value of
$100 , were lectured bv Judge Gordon yes
terday and released The bojs' ages range
from 10 > ears to 12 > ears
The Judge's leniency was due to their
tender agea and from tbo fact that this
was the first tlmo they had been guilty of
a criminal act
To Mnl.o loin- Wife I.IMP You
Buy "Garland" Stoves and Ranges.
PERSONATPARAGRAPHS.
P n Beckeart of Snn Francisco la at the
Mlllard.
Arthur R. Roy of Qulncy. 111. , Is nt the
Mlllard
S R. Olmsted of Cincinnati , 0. , Is a gnost
of the Mlllard.
W. B. Stoet7 and wife of Kansas City are
guests of the Mlllard
Ray Nye and wife of Fremont , Neb , are
guestx of tbo Mlllard
Mrs H C Wood and Miss K Wood are
stopping at the Mlllard
George H Noglo and wife of Cheyenne ,
Wyo. are at the Mlllaid.
T J Pickett , editor of the Wahoo Wasp ,
was In the cltv > esterday
Miss Helen M Johnson and H. A Johnson
ure stopping at the Mlllard
George W Thomas and Charles Klnney
are exposition visitors from Liverpool , 0.
Ex-Congret-otuan E J. Hainer of Aurora
was n business visitor to Omaha jester-
day
W. H Marshal and wlfo and John Hem-
melberger and wife of Morchoiise. Mo , are
visiting tbo exposition.
M 0 Varlan. A H. McChrystal and S.
G Paul of Salt Lake City are among the
visitors at tbo exposition.
J F Robson and wife. Mrs Z M Allen
and Miss M McClatchey of Whitehall , Mont. ,
are attending the exposition.
W A Rankln and wife and W. B R.inkln
of Onarga , III. , arrived in Omaha yesterday
for a few days' visit at the exposition
Mrs Alice Llvexe ) and daughters , who
have been visiting Mrs C n , Coon , returned
jesterday to their home In Hebron , Neb.
W W Cnrr of the Associated Press serv-
Ive at Topcka and Mrs Carr are taking In
the exposition and visiting Omaha frlem' < !
Mr and Mrs. Nelson Fletcher , who have
been \isltlug Mr and Mrs C. B Coon ,
returned jesterday to their home In Alli
ance , Neb
Mr and Mrs C M. Favorite , Mr. and
Mrs. W C Favorite nnd Fred C Shaw , all
of Chicago , are at the Her Grand. They
came out to eee the exposition.
Nebraskans nt the hotelsE. . M. Alter *
berry and wife , J G. neste , Hartlngton ;
F J. Winter. Bloomflcld ; R H. Fowler ,
Maxwell. F B. Longfellow. Hardy ; W. J
Kelly and wife , Klmball , William Currle ,
Whitney , R F Neece. Harrison ; W. A
Dunning nnd wife , Kearney. W. F
Tbomaf. Madison ; John Slattery , ( ieorgc
Smith. Maurice Weaver , T. L Rlckard ,
Shelton , E J Adams , Superior. Henr }
Deers. Uljsses. John Deers. Fullerton. Wil
liam Trower. Uljsses , E. D. Gould , Fuller-
ton.
BCRCLARS 1 1 LOOT DRUG STORE
Two Men Work as Robbers and ODO of
Them is Oanght.
TWENTY-FOURTH AND FARNAM THE SCENE
H. C. Ornlmin lIccrlvrR n
Horolirr Jlint In ( lie .Invr I'o-
lleriucii Unto 11 Hut
t'linnc.
Two reckless nnd unskilled young brigands
robbed H. C Graham , druggist at Twenty-
fourth and Farnam streets , nt the point of a
revolver last night and shot him wantonly
In the face as they turned to leave. The
holdup took place at 11:20 : o'clock just ns the
druggist was preparing to close his place
of business. The bullet lodged lu the lower
jaw at the roots of the teeth , but the wound
Is not flerlous. Ono of the robbers' , * ho
gave the name of Fred Smith , was ar
rested a few minutes later by Patrolmen
Harriet ! and Sullivan after a desperate chase
Mr. Graham had not been nt the store
during the evening and only returned nt
11 o'clock to relieve his clerk and to close
up as soon as the cash had been counted
ami put In the safe. The clerk left soon
after the proprietor's arrival and the lat
ter was nlonc when the holdup occurred ,
He had turned out n few lights and had
made other preparations for departure when
the robbers entered the store.
As ho was standing at the cash register
adding up the contents be heard the screen
door swing open and turned to meet two
masked faces Both the robbers leveled re
volvers at the druggist and one commanded
him to throw up his hands Graham raised
them partially and also obe > cd when he
was ordered to move down the aisle nway
from the cash register. Ono robber kept )
a revolver In Graham's face continuously
while his companion examined the register
Ho gathered the silver , amounting to $19.00 ,
Into his pocket and backed away , leaving an
envelope containing $20 In bills undiscovered
at ono side. Graham took the matter coolly
and made no motion which could be Inter
preted by the robbers ns offensive.
L'HCN ! ! ! Gnii.
For their part , however , the robbers were
apparently agitated nnd were nervous In
their manner. When they had finished their
work nnd wore about 1o leave the robber
who had covered Graham during the affair
presumably lost control of himself nnd dis
charged his weapon directly In the drug
gist's face. He was standing wlchln n few
feet of him just ) across the counter am
the thirty-eight caliber bullet struck Gra
ham fairly on the chin. The thick bone
of the jaw fctopped It , however , and It was
later removed by a surgeon
After the shot the men rushed for the
door and ran west on Far n am street.
social affair had been In progress at Metro
politan hall , a fen blocks distant , nnd the
streets were full of returning guests. Mejer
Klein and David Egan were crossing Far-
num street with two young women and
saw through the window what occurred In
the drug store. The robbers rushed pas
them and other passersby and made theli
way west pursued by cries of "Police" and
a general uproar. Several citizens helpcc
the druggist to attend to his wound untl
the arrival of a surgeon.
One HulilMT Cili < ilrod.
The robbeis ran as far as Twenty-sixth
street and then turned south. As they
crossed Harney street they were observed
by Patrolmen Barnes and Sullivan , vvhi
were working the residence district in citl
/ens' clothes. The officers shouted to tlv
men and when they did not pause started In
pursuit. The robbers jturncd as they ran
nnd fired three shots , none of which took
effect. When they reached All Saints
church at Dewcy nvonue the running men
turned Into the yard and ran west of th
rectornge Into the alley beyond. Sulllvai :
and Barnes separated and ono ran throng )
the alley while the other followed aroun
liy the front of the church. Sullivan en
tered the alley In time to see the two mer
cross Into the vacant lot beyond and will
revolver leveled be shouted n command t
halt. Ono robber dashed Into the weed
and escaped , but the other weakened at th
nearness of the gun and stopped. He wa
conducted to the patrol box at Twenty
eighth and Lcavenworth streets , where th
officers were Informed of the holdup an
the prisoner was taken to the drug store fo
Identification.
Graham Identified him beyond any reason
able doubt as the man who had stood guard
over him. There was one empty chamber
In the revolver carried by the robber , ac
counting for the shot which entered Gra
ham's chin , as the prisoner's companion had
dona the firing at tbo officers. His descrip
tion tallied with that given by the drug
gist previously. Ho wore a black slouch
hat , colored shirt and even carried a
crumpled handkerchief In his trouser's
pocket corresponding to that worn tightly
across his face during the holdup. The
robber Is under 20 jears of age , well dressed
and says he lives In Chicago.
The authorities believe that the second
robber went down to Sheely's station and
Chief of Police White ami Captain Mostjn
with a squad ot men went down there.
The captured robber said that he has
lived at Forty-second and Oak streets In this
city for the last four jears. Another officer
has been stationed to watch the house lu
the event that the other man may go there.
AT AK-SAR-BETTS LAST LEVY
( llninz of .Mrrrjr Iiiltliitlonn Hcni'hed
ut tki > Urn of IliirulNNnnt
Monarch In < MKI ! ( .
The climax of tbo merrj Initiations of the
Kulghts of Ak-Sar-Beu , which have been In
progress during the last eight months , -A as
reached last evening , when the last meet
ing of the relgu of Ak Sar-Ben IV was held
at the big Den on North Twentieth street.
Between eighty and 100 candidates for admission -
mission to the royal court were lined up In
front of the rojal throne when the king ap
peared With but two exceptions all were
Omaha citizens , who had delajed presenting
themselves to the king until the last.
The usual program , with a few slight va
riations , was carried out. At Its conclusion
"Our Dave" Mercer was called upon foi n
brief address. The popular congressman re
plied In most ) felicitous language , sounding
the pralsur of the Kulghts of Ak-Sar-Bcri
and what they have done for Omaha slr.ce
the fall of 1S95 In the highest termi He-
freshments were berved and afterv.r.rl the
knights were given a foretaste of the blaze
of glory that nai bien prepared for the en
tertalnmcnt of thn city and Its guests next
week. The clcctrlcltv tmplojed lor Illumi
nating .ho bciutiful f'oata ' that will . . .ilo
up the grand tliH.tilc.il parade was tutntd
on and several of the floats were so MI lu all
tbelr grandeur. The knights who saw them
went into ccstattl-s o\ei their appearance
and p.odlctcd tbat thr < pageant schedule 1
for Thursday ovcn'ai ' , October 0. In thli cltv
will be the grandest affMr ot Its klnl c\or
presanted In any Aim-iK-ar. cit > .
MOVING TO THE NEW CITY JAIL
I'nrdtloim anil I'urnllure from Ilir
Ohl Slntloil An * llrlnur Tom
Out antl Jlrnrt.
Workmen yesterday began tearing down
the wood partitions of the detention cells on
the basement floor of tbo central police sta
tion preparatory to a general dismantlement
ot the station. The partitions vyero taken to
the headquarters building to bo used In fit
ting up rooms in the upper part of HIP nc'.v
patrol bi.rn.
Unter In the week the deiks on the lower
floors nnd Us other furnishing * ! will be taken
to tbo ncnquarters. .
U H believed that by the latter part of
next week the department will be Installed
lu Its new home. Everything with the ex
ception ot the completion of the upper story
ot the patrol barn nnd the roadway to It ( s
ready for Hi reception It Is expected that
tbo IIrot session of cotitt vslll be held lu the
new court rcom Tuesday next.
SOUTH OMAHA NEWS.
The matter ot Increasing the assessment
ot the corporations came up at the meetIng -
Ing of the city council last night and was
settled by the passage ot a lesolutlon
designating the amount to bo added to the
assessed valuation of the property ot the
orporatlons. Under the Instructions Issued
y the council the clerk will add $30 000
the real property valuation of the Union
lock Yards company , $20,000 to Cudahy's ,
10.000 to Armour's , $10,000 $ to Swift's , $12-
00 to Hammond's , $ S,000 to the Omaha
'ncktng company and $4,000 * to the South
iiuaha Laud company. The valuation of
lie personal property of the Oniaha Street
lallway was raised $2.000. the CItlrcns'
las company $2,000 , the Nebraska .Tele-
hone company $1,200 , the Metropolitan
trcot Railway company $1COO , the Omaha
Voter Works company $4,000 and the South
3maha Water Works company $1,400.
A. short time ago Cltj' Clerk Carpenter
cnt In a communication asking whether
ho Increase ordered by the council was" to
e added to the real or personal property of
ho corporations and the action ot last night
vns In response to the clerk's request for In-
tructlons.
Quito a debate was brought about by
be offering of the resolution. Mort stated
hat he always had nnd still held that the
ouncll had no right to Increase the assess
ment returned by the assessors. He tried
o gel a motion through wiping out the
ncrease nnd allowing the original assess
ment to stand. In this ho was supported by
Dennett and Cllngen. By a vote ot ! > to 3
ho resolution carried , Bennett , Cllngen and
Hort voting against it. The tax books must
) o turned over to the county treasurer ou
October 1 and for this rcabon it was neccs-
ary to decide whether the Increase was 'o he
charged to the leal or personal property of
ho corporations.
After disposing of the corporations the re
> alrs to the L street viaduct were taken up
and an ordinance declaring the necessity for
ho work and apportioning the cost between
be stock j arils company nnd the Union Pa
cine was rend for the first tlmo and referred
o the Judiciary committee. Major Ensor
urged that the committee take Immediate
action on account of the short tlmo before
cold weather. A committee report was finally
forthcoming and the ordinance came up far
passage under n suspension of the rules.
Hero Is where n snag was struck , for cer
tain members refused to vote for n suspen
sion of the rules , and the document will have
to take Its regular course. Tbo details of
this ordinance were mentioned fully In The
Bee a few days ago H was stated that the
two corporations Interested stood ready to
deposit with the city treasurer the cost ol
work as soon as the contract was let , but
this arrangement did not meet with the
approval of some ot the members
The judiciary committee reported favor
ably on the plumbing Inspector's ordinance
and It was read for the second time
An ordinance authorising the issuing of
$21,000 lu funding bonds to redeem obliga
tions falling due on November 1 was passci
under a suspension of the rules.
Street Commissioner Ross was ordered to
icpalr Bcllevue avenue through Albright
Thirty-third street from L street north
the city Ilmlta nrd Seventeenth street be
tween S and W streets.
City Attorney Montgomery reported i > d-
versely on the claim of Mrs. Anna Mcjers
for damages caused by falling Into n water
meter box. The attorney stated that In his
opinion the Injuries alleged to have been
received did not warrant the claim sub
mitted and the report was adopted.
An ordinance vncntlnc a portion of nn
alley in Burlington Center addition for
trackage puipos > es was dug up and put
through. This ordinance has been hanging
flro for months and It was only through
the efforts of the mayor that It was flnallj
brought out and passed.
J J. Hanaghen of Omaha filed an appli
cation for a plumber license.
Members of the Board of Registration
were appointed as follows
First ward , First precinct- . W. Cress ,
T. B. Hatcher , C. E Scarr. Second precinct
James Cert-roll , George Raworth , H. Thomp
son. Third precinct : R. Sage , J. B Smith ,
Andy Murphy.
Second ward. First precinct. John Flc-
anec , T C Kelly , P. A , Barrett. Second
precinct- J LoonejJ. . J Malj' , James
Krecek. Third precinctP. . C. Dwjer ,
James Kotera , Louis Sorensen.
Third ward , First precinct C. A. Evans ,
James Hogan ; ono place to be filled. Second
end precinct- . O'Brien , George Duns-
combe , Will Volz.
Fourth ward : O. E. Bruce , Thomas Fitz
gerald , Jr. , Joins Wnezelcckl.
The days set for registration are Octo
ber 20 and 28 and November G.
Wmit ( lie Wnnl Divided.
First ward residents are again talking
about dividing the ward. This time the
llvldltig line Is Inld on either Tivcut ) .
second or Twenty-third street The vote
of the ward amounts to n little over 1,300
and this Is deemed out of proportion with
he vote In the other wards of the city All
that Is necessary to carry this Idea Into
effect Is the passage of an ordinance by the
city council nnd the mu > or's signature. Sev
eral attempts have been made by 1'lrst
wardeis to bring about this division , but no
far without avail. One reason why the
Man has fnllcit heretofore has been the ad-
lltlonal expense to the taxpayers. The plan
was biought up under Kd Johnston's ad
ministration , but Johnston was against It
because of the expense. Two additional
councllmeu will have to be placed on the
salary list and It Is natural to suppose that
these new members will want a slice ot all
the Improvements which Include cross
walks , electric lights aud fire h > drants.
However , n petition Is likely to bo pre
sented nnd It remains to be seen what will
como of It.
Killed nt a rroNnhiK.
Frank Mvcrs , thirteen ) oarfl of age , who o
homo Is nt Sixteenth and Hickory streets ,
Omaha , was killed by a. freight train at
Savago's crossing jesterday morning. From
what can bo learned about the case It seems
that Myers In company with a couple ot
other bojs of about his age rode to Fremont
> esterdny on a freight train nnd were re
turning the same way when the accident
happened Myers was riding between the
cars nnd he lost his hold falling under the
wheels. His body from the hips down was
literally torn to pieces. The train was
stopped nnd a doctor pent for. Nothing
could bo done to save him and the lad
died just ns he reached the hospital. - -
Coroner Swanson will hold nn Inquest to
day over the remains of Frank Meyers , the
lad who was killed at Savago's cross\ug \
Monday morning.
Hei'e > itlon to tlio Ileiiulnrn.
Tonight Ancient Order of United Work
man lodge No. 06 will give n reception to
the soldiers of the Twenty-second Infantry
who arc members of the order A program
has been prepared and those who attend arc
assured a cordial welcome. Rev. Robert
U Wheeler will deliver an address of wel
come nnd this will bo followed by an ad
dress by M. E. Schultz , grand master work
man , of Beatrice. Sergeant J. Sheehy of
Company G , Twenty-second Infantry , will
relate his experience In the battle of El
Caney and J. G. Tote , chaplain of the Second
end Nebraska volunteer Infantry , will also
speak. There will bo good music nnd re
freshments.
Yoiinp' MIMI'N Iteiiiilillciiii ( "lull.
A business meeting of the Young Men's
Republican club was held at Plvonka's hall
last night Committees to take charge of
the campaign were appointed as follows.
On finance. B. E WIIcox. W. B. Tagg. S
B. Christie. Speakers- Lou Ettcr , B E.
Hawlc ) , Verne Mann. Arrangements for a
grand rally for the latter port of the week
are being made ,
Mnele Clljionnlp. .
Mrs. J. C. Berry of Afton , la. , Is hero
visiting her son. Dr. William Herry.
A special meeting of the P. E. O. has
been called for this afternoon nt Masonic
hall.
hall.Prof
Prof Wolfe , the now superintendent of
the public schools , arrived from Lincoln jcs-
tcrday.
Two cases of diphtheria are reported nt
the homo of E. Mix , Twenty-sixth and Z
streets.
The Ladles' Aid socletv of the- First Prcr-
bjterlan church will picnic nt Falrmount
park this afternoon.
John J. Murphy , who la buying hogs for
Cudahy at Sioux Clt > , Is spending a day
or two hero vilth friends.
George Parks , superintendent of construc
tion for 'the Cudahy Company , Is laid up
nlth n badly sprained foot.
W. L Pettljohn of Hoyt. Knn. . who Is
engaged extensively In cattle feeding , was
a visitor at the jards yesterday.
The new cooper shop at Thirty-fifth and I
streets Is now under roof and the placing
of the machinery will commence soon
R v. J A Johnson of the First Meth
odist Episcopal church Is considering n cal
from the Methodist church nt Lead City ,
S. D.
Last week's output of feeders , -117 cars ,
11.52' ) head , was the largest of the season
Of this number Iowa got 247 cars and Ne
braska 132 cars.
Charles F. Dodd of the Third Nebraska
volunteer Infantry , who Is homo on Blel
leave , has lost his pocl.ctbook containing his
furlough papers.
Cudnhy's now artesian well Is down 1,701
feet and still water In flowing quantities
has not been struck. At present the drll
is working In solid > ock.
Fred Drews , foreman at Jotter's brewery ,
will bring out a special exposition brow
In a few da > s. The new beer will be called
"Cream of the Great West. "
A number of the old telephone poles on
N street arc being taken down. On account
of the cables In use now- the number of poles
on the streets will bo greatly lessened.
All of the persons ariestcd n few dayi
ago for keeping slot machines appeared be
fore Justice White yesterday and vvlthou
a single exception took a change of venue ,
One Omaha lawyer represented twerty-tvv
of the defendants. It Is expected that th1
cases will be heard by Justice Levy som
day this week. It costs each one of th
defendants $5 to obtain n change of venue
A petition Is being circulated , asking th' '
city council to take steps to have lots 7 , 8
0 and 10 in block 8D filled. This propert
lle on the east sldo of Twcnty-fourt !
street between K and L streets. The lani
here Is quite low nnd water accumulates
which , It Is stated , Is a nuisance. In th
petition the council Is urged to abate th
nuisance for the benefit of the health o
those living In that vicinity.
OBCHftRD & WILHEIH C RPET CO.
Furniture Specials
One of our bargains in dining tables is a golden oak
quarter pawed heavy Hilled legs carved corners 8
foot that we are offering for $12.50.
Spcuiul value in round Dinner Table at $16.50.
Cain scat UIulDfr Chairs 75C , 90C , $1.00 , $1.25 , $1.40
Upholbtoied Bining Chairs $1.65 , $2.25 , $3.00
CtlflifS ' ' ' s'/0 ' M ° * ' -s adjustable easy chair with reeo nn
movable and resorstblo cushion in velour . 3 > O.UU
BdlS ' ° fu' ° ° - -'rl1fT < n vor > ' --10 heavy cast bed with full * .
swell foot , brass rail head and foot , brass rings . J u.3U
Combination Btass and Iron Bed , with patent riged
side rails very decorutlve style .
COUChCS llr 8Ppon * * ' couch is equal to anything in the mar
ket at $20 wo have made a feature of this couch
having it made with the very best springs , so that
it Is a * > afo comfortable couch , and guaranteed by us
not to break down vvo show II shades and give you A.An
your choice of 20 styles of covering at . $ > ID.UU
\Vo fthovr a great variety of Couches beginning at ci
$8.50 , ? ! ) .75 , ? 1 1.50 . $ l.i.50
also Leather Couches . $29.00 , $37.50 and Up
FOldifin BedS Pu'6ic ' < " - " ° t Mantle Folding Bed with
a btipportcd springs . py.UU
Solid oak upright folding bed . $25.00 $
Dining Tables $3.90 , $4.75 (5-foot ( extension very heavy
Huted leg table , § 8.50. Fine quarter sawed top bevel
apron , $10.50.
ORCHARD & W1LHELM
, , , I4G,0
CARPET COMPANY Dlliel ( s -
i fs , .TU.TMF
Vlin EXCELLENCE OF SYRUP OF HGS
is duo not only to tlio ortfrlunllty nnd
simplicity of tlio combination , but also
to the care nnd .skillitli which it is
nmmifuctuml by scientific processes
knomi to the CAurotiNi.'L I'm Svnur
Co. only , and \vo wish to Impress upou
nil the itnportuncc of pnroliusiiitr tlio
true and original remedy. As the
gcuuluo Syrup of Kips 16 luannfautured
by tlio CA..U-OHXI.V FIG Smut * Co.
inly , u Itiunvledffo of that fact will
assist 0110 in u voiding tlio worthless
imltutious luanufnctnred by other par
ties. The high standing of tlio CALI-
FOUNIA Km Sruui * Co. with the medi
cal profession , and the batlHfactiou
which the tfiuitiiiio Syrup of Figs has
given to millions of fuiiiUie.s- makes
the name of the Company n puaranty
of the excellence of its remedy. It ij
far in advanee of all other la.Mitlves ,
as it nets on the Icidneyt , , liver and
bowels without Irritating or weaken-
liif * them , and it does not fjripo nor
nauseate. In order to pet its benetleial
effects , please remember the uamo of
the Company
CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP CO.
HA.N ritA.SCIHCO , Cal.
. TV . c\v VOUK. N. v.
R-BE
It's not u "patent" medicine , but Is prepared
c'lrect from the formula ot 13. K Barton. 11 I ) ,
Cleveland's niostcmlncntdpeclallFt.byllJnlmor
O. llomon.Ph I,11 S. lIAIv-l.KNlitliourcnt-
tst known rcstorutlv o and Invlcorulor. 11 cre
ates lollil llrali , imiirlo niul ntrnig.li , clears
tbo uraln , makes tbo blood
pure nnd rich and causes n ,
Ktncral feeling of health ,
strtncth and renewed vital
ity , vtlillo the Kcncrntlvo or
gans nro helped to regain their
normul powers nnd tbo suf
ferer Js quickly nuulo con
scious of direct lioticllt. Onu
box will work wonders , six
should perfect a euro. Full
directions In every box , or 1111
out the dlncnosls sheet . \ou
llnd enclosed , and wo w 111 plv o
jour case special attention without extra
charge. BAK-IIEN is for sale at all druir
Stores , a GO-dogo liox for OO c < nti , or wo will
mallltROcurnlr Healed on receipt ot price. , ,
DRfa. 11AKTON AND IJENSON.
91 Bar-BcnUlucL , Cleveland , a
Far snlo by Kulm & Co. . 15th and Doug-
is ; J. A. Fullur & Co. , 140. ! Douglns St. ,
nd Grnbnm Drug Co. , 16th nnd Furnum :
kins Pharmacy , 27th anil Lcavenvvortli ;
'eyton's Pharmncj' , 2ltb nnd Lcnvcnw-orthi
2 J. Soykora , South Omnhn , nnd nil otliei
rugglstu in Omaha , South Omahu , Council
Flnt YVetL.
WEAK MEN
I Inswnt ncllcf. Cura In 11 tl r . Neter Tclnras L
I1 w III Kladlv urnil to any surrercr In s plain -cnlcclB
Irmelnpo rilEi ; nrocrlptlon with full illrcr-l
I Hunt fur a quick , prh ate rnrc f or 11 * t Munliciod.fi
INlKlit l.OHarg , Nrrvous 1XMIIIT. hmnll Writkl
ll'art * . Varlrnirlc. nir G. II. \ \ rlulii MiiBlcl
lln * 1 5. Mjirjliflll. '
ME A SV1APJ
AJAXTABLETo POSITIVELY ClJltH
Xir.JSVrt'ou * IHtfinr * FollluB Hem *
ciiTtlciIxitoncjr. HloeriMineHt , eto. cnncod
bj Abuse or other Kzceaaoa ana India *
cretloni. 'JTiru gulehlu and turtlu
rentora Lost Viulllr In older jouns.ami
fit B man forttudr , liu tor or murrlnno.
rrcTftnt Insanlti and Consumption It
en in time. Their tine fthqwi immediate Improve *
ment and effect * ! a GUltB nbere all nther ( all In *
lit upon barlns ( be eooulne AJnx Tnhleti , They
mall. In plain wropper. upon recolrtotrrlro. ( Ircu lar
' "o-AJAX RI2MEDY CO. , * ? $
For n-du lu uuitiim. r.eU , vjr Jtt. rumjrUi ,
N. ICtn , Kulm & Co , Kill aiid Uougio ,
la Council Bluffs by O. II. Orawc
DR.
MeGREW ,
SPECIALIST.
Trcati all Forms of
DISEASES AND
DISORDERS OF
MEN ONLY.
20 YEARS EXPERIENCE
12 Ycirt m Omihi.
Coniuflfttion Free. Book free.
Office 14th fcFamamSd
Box 766. OMAHA , NEB.
CURE YOURSELF !
Uiu lllgW far nmintiirnl
tUfliarK ! < * , Inllfttnm itlfin * .
Irritations or iilccrmlum
of tuucoUH nirinliruufH.
Pttlnlcn , ami not nitilu-
B nt or polaonomi.
or mnt In wrapper ,
| , y oxpr , „ , for
SI K ) . or J liotllm , U 73
Circular BCUt ou reiunit.
Patronize
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u I'nrdirlt-Hi
BREWERIES.
OMAHA HIIIJWI.NU ASOCI VI'IO. % .
Cnrload Bhlpmcnta made In our own re.
frlnerator cnrs. I31ue Ulbbon , Kllto Uxport.
Vienna Export nnd Family Export deliv
ered to all parts of the city.
BOILERS.
OMAHA non.nit wouics.
JOIIV It. : .O VIIBY , I'roii.
Boilers , Tanks nnd Sbeet Iron Work.
CORNICE : WORKS.
ti , r. II'I.MTIII ,
i.Aii ; : COHMCI : AVOHICS.
Manufacturer of GnlvanUcd Iron Cornice
( lalvanlzcd Iron Skylights , i Tin , Iron and
Slate RoofliiB Agent for Kinncar's Ktecl
Celling 108-10-12 North Klovonth atrcct.
1'LOUR MIU..S.
N. P. ( ill.MA.V
Flour. Meal , Feed , nran , 1013-15-17 Norlh
17th street , Omnba , Neb. C. 13. Black ,
Manager. Telephone M2.
IRON WORKS.
I\\IS .V. COWfill , ! , , IHOWOUICS. .
Iriin null HI-HUN l < * < iiiiiil < * rn.
Manufacturer ) ) and Jahbont of Machinery.
General repairing a specialty. 1501 , 1COJ
and 1005 Jackson street , Oniaha , Nib.
UNSHED Oil. .
\VOOIMI VN M\Hii.l > Oil , \VOH1CN.
Mnnufacturrru old proccKH raw Ilimcril
oil , kettle boiled UliBcr'l rill , old procetirt
ground llnsrcd cukrn , ground and Hcrrrncd
flaxscU for druggists. _ OMAHA ,