THJfl OMAHA DAILY BEE ; WEDNESDAY , DECEMBER 14 , 1898.
NO RULE AGAINST COWARDICE
Captain Cox Points Out a Defect in the
Police Regulations ,
OBJECTS TO BEING INVESTIGATED
Police Hoard Overrides IIU Objec
tion * anil the Slory of tlic Ilnld on
the Ueuimvr StronKli ° t < I I *
AR-nln Told In llclnll.
The Doard of Fire and Pollco Coinmls-
loDori spent all yesterday afternoon and
venlng in hearing testltrony on the charges
preferred against Captain Cox In connection
with the masterly retreat of a posse of of
ficers from two doaperadooa at Forty-slxtn
and Cass streets some tlmo ago. The ovl-
denco was praotlcaly a duplication of that
which was recorded at the trial of the other
officers last Tuesday , the only difference
being the delay consequent to the Injection
of two additional attorneys and their numer
ous objection ! and Inquiries. The result
waa that the hearing was a tedious proceed
ing and when the board adjourned last night
the testimony against Cox hod not been
completed. This afternoon the remaining
witnesses will bo heard and Cox will be
given an opportunity to offer his defense.
A tinge of novelty was added In the for
mal objection of the accused officer , who
naively reminds the board that the rules
end regulations of the police department
contain no Inhibition of "cowardice" and
consequently that cannot bo an offense
against the department.
Cox MiikCM I-orinnl Objection.
Before the hearing commenced Cox filed
through his attorneys objections to the rtrlal
on the following grounds : That ho had not
been given a preliminary hearing before the
proper committee of the board ; that cow
ardice la not a violation of any existent
rules and regulations of the department ;
that the charges arc Indefinite and not prop
erly drawn up or svvornMo and the required
proceedings leading up to a hearing have
not been pursued ; that It was not his duty
to servo the warrant ; that It was not his
duty nor that of the accompanying officers
to disarm or arrest Geppner or Van Holler
and ithat he had no warrant to make an ar
rest ; that the search wanant did not au
thorize him to outer the house In which
Oeppner and Van Holler were found , but a
house on a different street and consequently
that It was not his duty to enter the Gepp
ner house against the objection of the oc
cupants , for which reason he yielded pos
session and not because ho was fearful of
coniequenoes to himself or because of cow-
ardloo ; finally , that Chief White bad no
right to file the charges , because ho "was
not at itho tlmo of his appointment nor Is
ho now an elector of Omaha and was , there
fore , wholly disqualified to receive his ap
pointment to enter into or upon the duties
of said office or to discharge any duties con
nected therewith.
In en accompanying affidavit Cox relates
his Bide of the stampede. Ho declares that
while r.t bin home he was called upon by
Dempsey , Sullivan and Kcysor to assist
them In serving the search warrant. The
warrant had been banded to him on the
porch of the Geppaer bouse , and ho had
not read It until he glanced over It hur
riedly at that time. Stress was laid upon
the fact that the right names and address
wore not given In the warrant. Cox there
after swears as follows :
Affiant further states that be did not have
in his possession any warrant for the ar
rest of sold parties ; * * * that he hod
no knowledge that said parties had been
charged with any crime. * * * And af-
flant further states 'that laid parties were
at the time he raw them In their own
bouse , ana when they ordered him out of
their bouse , they were then In their own
domicile , and were engaged In defending
the same , as they had a right to do ; that
after be catered the premises In company
with the eald officers ho realized that he
wa Illegally upon the said premises , that
aald house waa not on California street , and
that the the raid parties hud a right to defend -
fend the same , and he bad.no . right to ar
rest them , or to interfere with them In
Bald house , and that , for that reason , be
left the said house and the said premises
occupied by them. This affiant further
tat e that he expressly denies that he loft
the call premises on account of cowardice
or fear for himself or tor bis personal
Mfety ; but because be was Illegally upon
the said premises and because be was un
able to defend himself or to arrest the said
persona without being guilty himself of
doing an act In violation of the laws of the
tate.
Another affidavit by Cox In support of the
objections that charges could not be brought
by Chief White because ho was a nonresi
dent was to the effect that the chief bad told
Cox and Intimated frequently that Chicago
was his homa.
Attorney Elaborate * the Theme.
Attorney Holmes spoke upon these various
objection * at considerable length , particu
larly on the point that Cox had no legal
right to eater the Geppner house inasmuch
a * the earch warrant was Issued against
another house.
"A nan haa a right to defend his house , "
declared the attorney. "A man's house la
his castle. In his zeal Cox and his fellow
officers proceeded to servo the search war
rant even though they were not at the house
mentioned In it. A soon as the occupanta
cam * to the door with revolvers It was the
duty f the officers to get away as speedily
aa possible. If Cox bad entered the house
without a legal warrant and killed one of
"the " occupanta bo would now bo occupying
a penaT cell , as be should. If one of the oc
cupants bad killed him ho would have been
released under the state law on the grounds
that be was defending hU property. "
Attorney Holmes therefore asked for the
dlvmlual of the charges on the grounds
meatloncd. Assistant City Attorney Scott
gave It as hla opinion that the grounds were
iniuflclent and therefore recommended that
the motion be not sustained. The board
took the same poiltlon as the assistant cltj
attorney , overruled the motion and ordered
the trial to proceed. Charles Davis of 351 :
Decatur street waa the first witness called.
Davis detailed the story of the battle as
It baa already been frequently told. He taw
Cox and the officers circling around the
Annual Bales ov raOOOooc BOMB
FOB BILIOm AHD HEBVOU8 DI80BDER8
uoh as Wind and Pain la the Ptomach.
GUldlnrtf. Fulness after meals , Head
ache , Dlzalneu. Drowsiness. Flushings
of Heatt JJos * of Appetite. CoMHoness ,
Blotches on the Bkln. Cold Chills , Dis
turbed Bleep. Frightful Dreams and all
Nervous and Trembling Sensations.
THE F1MT D08E WILL GIVE BELIEF
IH TWENTY XIHUTE8. Every sufferer
Trill acknowledge them to bo
A WONDERFUL MEDICINE.
ERCHAM'C FILLS , taken as direct *
& will quickly rnitoro Females to com
plete health. They promptly remova
obstruction * , or Irregularities of the sys
tem an * cure Sick Ueudaclie. Fora
Weak Stomach
Impaired Digestion
Disordered Liver
IN MINi WOMKN OK CHILDREN
oham's Pill * ar
Without a Rival
Aid hn | b
LARGEST SALE
f ByraMBSMetflrlM * la ibe W * U
25fl > at all .Drug Store * .
houM and then * tw Cox kick in the door ,
enter and in a few minutes leave on a run
and hide behind a barn. The other officer *
ran to a cornfield and watched Gcppner and
Van Haller get their homo , mount and rld
away.
"Did Cox run rapidly ? " asked the city at
torney.
"Pretty fast , " was the answer. "He ran
so fast that he stumbled. Ho got to his feet
and ran behind a barn , looked back around
the corner of the building and then ran to a
bouse farther on , looked back again and
went to another house still farther away.
"Did Geppner and Van Haller run to got
their horses ? "
"No , they walked fast. "
On cross-examination Davis said that he
yelled to Cox while ho was running ,
"You're a coward ! Why don't you shoot
him ? " He said ho had been arrested by
Cox and convicted of a charge of assault
with Intent to < lo great bodily Injury.
IVlint a Woman 8air.
MM. Dora Nowland , who lived at the time
at Forty-sixth and Chicago , sow the pro
ceedings much na Davis did. Cox broke
In the door and a moment later , she having
left her window during the Interval , she
saw him behind the barn. One of the fugi
tives was trying to open the barn , wbllo the
other was on guard with a revolver In each
hand. Both then mounted horses and rode
away , firing a couple of shots.
L. P. Dwyer of 202 North Forty-fourth
saw a man with a light overcoat running
down the hill , while a couple of men were
shooting at him from the house. The man
v/lth the light overcoat dodged behind a
barn and made another sprint when the two
men left the house , apparently toward him.
The two men walked ito the barn at a mod
erate gait , opened the door , bridled a couple
of horses , mounted and rode slowly away ,
shooting n couple more shots at the man
with the light overcoat as they departed.
Later Dwyer mot the detectives and asked
who the sprinter with the light overcoat
was. Cox answered : "That was mo. I made
a h 1 of a good run , didn't I ? "
"How did Cox run ? " asked the assistant
city attorney.
"Cox ran and stumbled , with the men
after him , " was the answer. "When they
slopped ho got behind the barn. When they
came toward the barn again he ran further.
The men went back Into the house again ,
stayed thcro three or four minutes and then
came out. When they rode away Cox went
back to the house. The men shot at Cox ,
but I did not see him face them or shoot at
them. "
"Tho man with the light overcoat ran
right smart , " testified Mrs. Sarah Moore of
Forty-fifth and Cass In answer to the usual
query. "Ho ran about as fast as he could
down tbo hill. "
"Did you watch Cox all -the while lie ran
from the house to the born ? " was asked on
cross-examination.
"I tried to , " was the answer that raised a
Utter among tbo spectators.
Mrs. Moore said she did not see Cox shoot
until the crooks were riding away through
a railroad cut.
Instruction * front Their Superior.
Captain Donahue delivered a knockout
blow to one or two of COX'B assertions to the
effwt that he did not know what be was
going against when be tackled the Geppner
house. Donohuo hod sent Dempwy and
Savage to the house early in the morning ,
but they failed to secure admission. Later
Ox telephoned to the police station that
he had been at the house and that the occu
pants were In when ho and the officers tried
to enter. A search warrant was therefore
Issued , names that had been found chalked
on the bouse being Inserted. After tbo
sh'oting Cox told Donohue the circum
stances of the affray , relating bow after en
tering he had been confronted with two
men and two guns and bow he and hla
companions scroted. Ha declared that ; he
had run behind the barn to secure an ad
vantageous point from which to shoot the
crooks and bad exchanged shots with them.
At the time , at least , when Geppner and
Van Haller were rldlnc away , they did not
shoot at Cox. Mrs. Nancy McDonald of
Forty-sixth and California streets testified
that they shot downward. She said alao
that while the officers were scattering one
to her barn , another to her house , a third tea
a cornfield and the one In the white over
coat down the hill Geppner and Van Halltr
had plenty of time to bridle their horse *
and ride leisurely away.
"The detectives went into the bouse , "
was the description of the affray given by K.
R. Moore. "I heard
a couple of ( hot * and
then they came Jamming' and pushing to get
out. A man with a light overcoat on went
down the bill as bard as he could. Two
men followed them out of the house and
eeomed to be shooting around their feet.
The men walked to the barn and got on
their horses. "
ayhtsier McDonald , who was working en
Cox'a premise * on the day of tire iheotlng ,
gave tettlmony similar to that of the other
witnesses. He delivered hlms lf of some
thing new , however , a * follow * : "A few
days after the shooting I waa talking with
Cox and asked him If I bad to obey tb *
subpoena to appear before the board In hi *
hearing. He said I did not have to If I did
not want to. "
Stories Repeated.
J. R. Stine , the mall carrier , who occupied
a reserved > eat at soae distance while Cox
performed bis disappearing act , related sub-
ftantially the same story be told at the trial
of the other officers a week ago. He aaw
the officers on the front porch while Cox
read the warrant and then kicked in the
door. H * testified in retard to their subse
quent entrance and unceremonious exit. HI *
version of Cox's dash to the shelter of the
barn and the other Incidents of the retreat
was similar to that which waa already in
evidence. Subsequently when he stopped to
leave mall at Cox's houe > Cox h4 called him
In and questioned him , after which he had
told him that the board had no power to
compel him to testify and requested him not
to appear.
On crosr-examlnatlon the attorneys asked
If it was not bis opinion that If the other *
hod supported Cox the men might have been
arrested. The witness replied that it looked
to him as though the fugitives might have
been stopped If Cox had supported himself.
Detective Keysor gave very nearly an ex
act repetition of his testimony on hi * own
hearing a week ago. On cross-examination
he was asked if It was not a fact that if he
and the other officers bad assisted Cox after
they ran out of the houie the men might
have been captured. He declared himself
unable to give an expert oplalon on this
point.
ileforo he left the itand Keysor testified
to the conversation at Thirteenth and
Dodge streets , in which Cox had suggested
to the other four officer * that a number of
the witnesses could be kept away for | S5.
At the same time Cox had declared that he
would not be tried by an embiizler.
A very similar story was narrated by De
tective Dempsey , who confirmed the evi
dence of the previous witness relative to the
conversation with Cox at Thirteenth and
Dodge streets. Then Detective Sullivan was
called , but by this time the commissioner *
had abandoned their original Intention of
completing the Job If It took all summer ,
and the hearing was adjourned until 2
o'clock this afternoon.
Associated Charities' Coal Poad.
The secretary acknowledges receipt , with
sincere thanks , of the following donations :
Amount formerly acknowledged J37.W
John C. Wharton 1000
Klrnchbrnun 6 Sons 1 W
J. W. Marthal ) 60U
George E. Abbott BOO
A friend 215
Further donations urgently needed. The
sums received are still far abort of what
Is required to purchase the 200 tons neces
sary for tba winter.
JOHN LAUGHLAND. Secretary ,
_ _ 1810 Et. Mary' * avenue.
CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS
Little BniioesB Before the Body for Consider
ation Last Night ,
STREET RAILWAY COMPANY TOUCHED UP
Mercer Insists Upon flavins ; an An
swer to Ills Itesolntlon Requesting
Better Service on Overcrowded
Lines noatlne Matters.
The regular meeting of the city council last
night was a rather tame affair. For the first
tlmo for a number of weeks no railroad mat
ters wcro up for consideration. Owing to
the fact that City Attorney Connell bos been
unable to render opinions on certain points
raised , the ordinance In connection with
the granting of a right of way to the Omaha
Bridge and Terminal company was not even
suggested in the business that did occupy
the attention of the city fathers1.
During the course of the meeting , how
ever , another dig waa given the street rail
way company for its failure to give its
patrons on the Walnut Hill , Lcavenworth
and South Omaha lines proper service. Mer
cer asked whether the company had made
any answer to the resolutions passed at the
last meeting , which directed the company
to better Its service on the lines mentioned.
City Clerk Hlgby said that no answers had
been received by him.
"Then 1 move that the city clerk send a
note to the company , requesting that it reply
to the resolutions , " said Mercer. "The pub
lic has been suffering long enough from
poor service and wonts to know what the
company Intends to do. "
This motion was unanimously passed.
The Doard of Flro and Police Commis
sioners sent in the expected communication
regarding the deficit that is threatened in
the .flro fund. According to this letter there
was a balance of I7.565.C3 In the fund on
December 1 , while the estimated expenses
for December will bo $12,192.14. Consequently
the council is asked to make up a prospect
ive deficit of $4,626.45. The communication
was referred to tbo finance committee.
Will Clean Aivny Some Snow.
The Doard of Public Works was directed
to remove the heap of snow from Douglas
street at Fourteenth , Fifteenth and Six
teenth , Farnom at Fourteenth and Sixteenth ,
Sixteenth at Harncy and Howard , Dodge at
Thirteenth , Fourteenth , Fifteenth and Six
teenth and at Sixteenth and Leaven-worth ,
tbo cost of the work not to exceed $100.
Burkley , Lobeck and Stubt voted against
the resolution.
A request from the Business and Fra
ternal association that the city council Join
in the movement for a big auditorium was
received In a rather lukewarm manner. The
council declined to name the committee of
five asked for , which was to act with
similar committees from other bodies in the
matter. In explanation of this action the
fraternal association will be informed that
the council will be too busied with charter
revision and Board of Equalization meet
ing * to take a hand In the matter , and more
over does not think that the present la a fit
time for springing the project , especially as
the city Is expected to vote bond * for It.
The Board of Public Works was Instructed
to notify the Missouri Pacific to Imme
diately repair the viaduct over the Belt
line at the Intersection of Military avenue.
The resolution was introduced by Mercer ,
who declared that the planking Is In such
bad condition that accidents ere likely to
happen at any time.
The Builders' and Traders' exchange re
ported that Charles H/Withnell , C. W. Hull
and A. 0. Powers have been appointed a
'charter ' > orlson ! committee. - 'Councilman
Burkley and City'Engineer Rose water1 wore
added to the city council charter commit
tee.
tee.It
It was decided to set aside out of the
$26,000 Bolln bondsmen fund $18,296.44 to
satisfy that amount of Bolln's shortage that
Is being carried forward on the treasurer's
books. Bolln aaknowledged this shortage
In one of his reports and warrants were
drawn against it , although the treasury was
never reimbursed. The appointments by
Mayor Moores of Silas Cobb , Harry P. Deuel
and W. G. Shrivar' appraisers to aascsa
benefit * and damages resulting from the
opening of North Thirteenth street were con
firmed.
The offer of the Presbyterian hospital to
the city to use its ambulancs was accepted
The ambulance was given the right of way
over all vehicles on public streets.
For the first time for months no ordi
nance was upon a third reading. An or-
cHaance to grade the alley between Thirty-
third and Thirty-fourth streets from Lin
coln avenue t Francis street was Intro
duced and read a first and second time.
SOUTH OMAHA NEWS.
A lone robber attempted to held up James
Bhanaban In his saloon oa Q street Monday
night , but did not succeed in getting away
with any moaey. Late In the evening
the robber entered the place , which waa
ccoupled by Shanahan and his bartender.
Throwing a gun down on the two men the
robber commanded them to put up their
hand * . Two pair * of hands went up In
stantly. At .the same time Shanahan com
menced to parley with the robber. By easy
taca Bhanaban reached a point behind the
bar where his revolver was lying , and by
a quick move the gun was in his possession
and he had commenced shooting at the
highwayman. In all five shot * were fired ,
two by the robber and three by Shanaban.
No one was hit , and the robber escaped out
of the back door. Tracks in the snow
showed that two men were implicated IB
the deal , one having remained outside to
guard tba premises.
The night police ferce hunted all over the
city for the robber , but could not find any
one answering tbo description. Shanahan
* ay * the robber was a little man of illght
build and light complexion.
O. W..GIndelo ft Co. , the poctoffice con
tractors , are doing very little work on the
new building Just now. The structure Is
entirely closed end work on the Interior
could bo carried on were It not for the delay
In sending specification * from Washington.
On account ef the extremely cold weather
Lenahan * Co. , tb concrete contractors ,
have keen compelled to step werk and noth
ing will be done abeut laying the walks
about the buUdlag until spring.
John Latenier of Omaha 1 * still superin
tendent of coMtructlon. Not long ago a Mr.
Young of Ohio was appointed to the post- | :
MOB , but for some reason he declined and I' '
It Mr understood that another appointment
has been or is about to be made. It Is
thought now that the new building will be
ready for occupancy by the latter part of
May.
Bent to County Jail.
Frank Lewi * ha * been sentenced to thirty
day * In the county Jail for being a. suspicious
character. Lewis was suepected of stealing
an overcoat , but the crime could not be
fastened upon him. Judge Babcock thought
that there was Just cause for detaining
Lewis under lock and key for a time and
Imposed the sentence mentioned. J. W.
Ryan , another luspeeted overcoat thief , w.is
sentenced to fifteen days In tba county Jail.
Cattle Feeding In Holt County.
D. C. Herton of Ewlng was In the city ' ]
yesterday looking after tome business mat- ] (
Ur * . MJ- . Horton * ald that at the present !
time Holt county ho * probably more cattle ,
wlthln < It * borders than ever before at thl * ]
icaaon of the year. More cattle are being
fed there now than usual. Last summer
fully 25,000 head of cattle were landed In
Holt county to be fattened for the market.
Feed Is plenty In that locality and the. cat-
tie handler * arc thus prepared to take the
best of care of their stock. Mr. Horton
thinks that the total number of cattle being
fed In Nebraska this winter Is below that
of former years , and he is of the opinion
that values will bo well sustained during
the coming spring and summer.
Mar Tent an Ordinance.
There Is a little difference of opinion
existing between Contractor Brennan and
Plumbing Inspector Cook , The Inspector
wants Brennan to take out a permit for the
sewer ho Is constructing along the alley be
tween Twenty-fourth and Twenty-fifth
streets In the north part of the city. Bren
nan objects to spending his money for per
mits on public Improvements and the end Is
not yet. City Attorney Montgomery holds
that under the ordinance Inspector Cook can
compel Brennan or any other sewer con
tractor to obtain a permit for opening
streets and alley * . In case Brennan still
holds out Inspector Cook may cause his ar
rest , thus bringing the ordinance Into court
on a teat case.
Drnftlnit the Chnrtcr DIM.
Senator-eleat Van Dusen has about com
pleted the drafting of the bill containing
the charter amendments which were sug
gested. On account of other business of con
siderable Importance Mr. Van Dusen has not
been able to devote as much itlme to the bill
as ho bad hoped and that accounts for the
delay In calling a meeting of property own
ers , at which the bill Is to bo read and dis
cussed. Those drafting the bill have tried
to make as few amendments as possible In
order ito prevent other cities of this class
from opposing the acceptance of the amend
ments by the legislature. A meeting will
most likely be held within the next week
for the purpose of going over the bill as now
drawn up.
Firm Not Likely to Come.
Commission men at the stock yards do not
seem to toke much stock In the report that
Schwartzschlld & Sulzberger , the Kansas
City beef Backers , are to open a packing
house in this city. It Is reported In Kansas
City that this firm docs not Intend to
branch out any Just at this time , In fact ,
work on the plant now being erected by
this firm in the city on the Kaw has been
suspended for some , little time. A great
many people would like to ECO another pack
ing house here , as It Is thought that the
more packers the more llvo stock. As soon
as the demand la Increased It is thought
that shippers will come hero in preference
to going to other markets.
Packer * and the "Colonies. "
Local packers are making preparations for
on active business in the new territory re
cently acquired by the United States. In a
few days W. D. Sparks will leave for Cubi
and Porto Hlco In the Interest of the
Cudahys. The other packers located here
are figuring on sending representatives Into
Cuba , as It Is thought that a large business
In dry salt meats can bo worked up.
Meats packed In South Omaha are now
being sent to the Philippine Islands , but
this business Is handled through agents of
the packers In San Francisco.
Honrd of EMnontlon.
Four members of the Board of Education
waited until 0 o'clock lost night for one
more member to < appear and thus make a
quorum. The looked for member failed to
appear and an adjournment was taken untl
next Monday evening. An examining com
mittee to conduct' the teachers' examinations
the latter part of tbo month was to have
been named and the question of accepting
the Highland school' building was to come
up. Architect Dalwa ready , but Cdntrac-
tor Schroder was ab'sent and o nothing was
accomplished. * 6
Will Hate Crossing Opened.
People having business at the stock yards
complain of the ; practice of 'blocking the
crossing at the N street entrance with long 1
trains of cars. Sometimes trains will block
the crossing for ten and fifteen minutes. It
Is too cold to enjoy standing around on the
frozen ground that long and the manage
roent will be requested to see that the
crossing la opened when trains are being
unloaded.
Men'H Cluh Mrrtlns ; .
The Men's club of St. Martin's church will
meet with L. C.'Gibson , Twenty-second and
N streets , Wednesday evening. Dr. Wolfe ,
superintendent of the public schools , will
read a paper , which will bo followed by a
general discussion. All men attending St.
Martin's church are Invited to be present at
this meeting.
Magic City Gomlp.
City taxes become delinquent on January 1.
President Barrett of the city council 1 *
now acting mayor.
George Shlrbey of Wilber was a visitor In
the city yesterday.
Ray Nye of Fremont will open an office
at the exchange building.
Fires were started under the boiler * of
tbo new cooper plant yesterday.
A new railing is being placed in the
polloo court room and council chamber.
John P. Flnlcy Is figuring on opening a
real estate otUce here about the flrarot the
year.
The Ideal club will rive a dancing party
at Masonic hall on the evening of Decem
ber 21.
A case of dlnhtherla Is reported in the
Bradley family , Twenty-sixth and Adam *
streets.
George Busing , Twnoty-seventh and R
streets , has Kona to Sioux Olty to visit
relatives.
Leo Delanney. son of Mr. and Mrs. A.
Delanney. Twenty-fifth and J street * , is
quite sick. ,
The local came of Sons of Veteran * will
give a grand ball at Masonic hall on De
cember 27.
Mayor Bnsor left last evening for Boston
and New York. Ho expects to he gone until
about Chrlstma/
A masQUeradi will be Klven by the
hog butchers at tu , uall in the Flnley block
on December 26.
H. Tombrlnk has sold a portion of his
property at Twenty-fourth and L streets to
the Omaha Roofing company.
The paid fire department will give it *
tenth annual ball at the hall In the new
city hall bulldjnc on December 23.
Overcoat thieves seem to abound at the
Exchange building. Yesterday a sneak thief
stole a fine overcoat belonging to A. C.
Davenport.
The postofflce clerks have filed their ap
plications for bonds with a well known
surety company. A premium of $1.80 per
thousand was exacted.
Up to the hour of closing the treasurer's , .
office yesterday Louis D. Loevy had not daI I
posited the first payment on the echool ' '
district land which be purchased last Frl- < '
day night.
Frank Pierce who left the Hlch school
hero lost spring to enlist In the Third Ne
braska Infantry. Is homo on a thirty days'
furlough. He made a short talk to the High
school pupils yesterday afternoon , relating .
Borne of his exoerlences in came.
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bronchitis and asthma. Nothing equals this
wonderful remedy. Price 25 cents.
Marriage Licenses.
County Judge Baxter issued the following
marrtago licenses yesterday :
Name and Residence. Age.
Edward Ulllman , Omaha 2S
Lena Cone , Murray , lu 19
William Qlbbon , Hunnewell , Mo 35
Ella CJosney. Omaha 27
Frank Williams , South Omaha 2i ] c
Jessie Holman , Omaha 22 t
Francis Barnard , Kansas City 43 r
Catherine 8porl , Omaha 11 \
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Prank E. 8lebrt , Waterloo , Neb 2
Nannie Hade. Waterloo , Neb 29 ]
rhoger Jtnien , Omaha 30
Wattle Nelion , Genoa , Neb , IS I
ITS NEW PASTOR INSTALLED
Plrst Congregational Church Again Hal Its
Pulpit Regularly Filled ,
REV , HUBERT C , HERRING IS CHOSEN
Council Finds Ills Faith Acceptable
and tJlvcn Him Charge of the
Church Impressive Sermon by
Ucv. Dr. George A , dates.
Her. Hubert C. Herring , the new pastor
of the First Congregational church , was
formally installed last evening with appro
priate ecrvlccs after the form of his de
nomination. The moderator was Rev. W.
H. Manss of the First church at Lincoln.
After an Invocation by Rev. W. H. Buss of
Fremont the choir sang the anthem ,
"Blessed Bo the Name of the Lord , " by
Chadwlck. A report of the action of the
council was then read by the scribe , Rev.
A. F. Newell of the Vine Street church ,
Lincoln.
The council had met In the afternoon and
twenty-nine pastors , delegates and Invited
members of the church , out of a possible
representation of thirty-nine , were present.
Mr. Herring had then given a statement of
his doctrine. His early Impressions of
Christianity , Mr. Herring had said , had
been more of the devotional character , but
as ho hcamo more and more acquainted
with the teachings of Christ ho saw that a
practical humanltarlanlsm was the true re
ligion. By a resolution unanimously
adopted Mr. Herring had been accepted as
the pastor. His clear , straightforward ex
planation of his faith had won for him many
warm expressions of approval.
The scripture reading was by Rev. Laroy
S. Hand of the Saratoga church of this city.
It was a selection from chapter xlv of St.
John's gospel. The Installation sermon was
by Rev. George A. Gates , president of Iowa
college at Grlnnell , la. Dr. Gates' discourse
waa an exposition of the principle of self-
sacrlfico as applied to human society at
largo. Hla text was St. John , xlv , 6 , "I am
the way. " It was a pleasure , he said , for
him to again speak In the church here as he
had before Dr. Duryea , and he was also
glad , considering his acquaintance with Mr.
Herring.
What the An wer Means.
The answer of Jesus to the question of his
disciple , Thomas , was dwelt upon at some
length by the preacher. He thought the
word "way" was properly capitalized In the
revised version of the New Testament.
" " only of Individual
Jesus Is the "Way" not
salvatlen , but for all human society In the
affairs of this world. "He had broken
away from all attempts at explanation and
had put Into ono great phrase the whole
substance of his mission. " On this point
said Dr. Gates : tf
This utterance was either the climax of
Impudent egotism , aho very Intanlty of a
madman , or It Is the utterance of the Son
of God. There is no middle ground. Al
though primarily It was an answer to the
question of Thorfios , yet it seems that It
voiced the great thought ot the kingdom ot
God which Christ had come to found ou
earth. He Is thn way In which human af
fairs are to be conducted. Historic sociology
elegy has laid emphasis on the thought Im
plied that He Is the way for the Individual
out of this world Into the next but I caii-
nct believe that that simple mechanical in
terpretation exhausts all his meaning.
Dilating on the fact that it is with the
heart that man believes rather than with
the head , Dr. Gates said there- was some
thing much deeper than mere Individual
salvation Involved. To quote his words :
When he eald "I am the way" It scema
as though ho meant what is coming to the
mind * of men In 'this era of awakening ;
namely , that he 'was the way in which
human affairs ought to be run. All other
channels and wars are vain end nugatory
until you RO in Jesus' way. It la political ! )
and socially dangerous to go in any other
way. Of his dlscloles It Is first recorded tha >
they were referred to as "those that are of
the Way" they were afterwards called
"Christians" at Antloch. Saul , on his Jour
ney from Jerusalem to Damascus , had a
commission axalnst all those that "were of
the Way. "
No mere Intellectual acceptance of the
truth can ever save. James eays If you are
relying on your orthodoxy , because you be-
llovo in monotheism , that so do the devils
They believe with the Intellect and they do
moro th&y fe a. because they tremble bui
they do not will : hence they ro devlli.
Orthodoxy changes so much that I do not
know what It is without looking at my
morning paper.
Christ In Practical Affairs.
Nor will eomo mere performance sare you ,
such as Joining the church , being baptized ,
robbing your neighbor and then building
a church. Christianity is not a creed , how
ever Important cre ds may be. It would
have saved us from BO many blunders , po
litical , social , saco 'otal , it we bad only
understood from the beginning that Jctsui
Christ's wav is the way In which human
affairs ought to be carried on In politic * and
In business. Jesus would make a coed pre-
sldlnsr officer of our municipal affairs. He
would make a coed prceldpnt of Chicago's
municipal council and bo will be yet ; and
Chicago will be a llt.'lo . bell upon earth
until .TP < UB can ret a hearlnc.
In ibis connection Dr. Gates went on to
explain that the legal profession , insurance
and the railroads could all be conducted on
Christ's principles. A reason of a promi
nent railroad manager why the railroads
were not was because they refuse to take
into consideration anything but "uncondi
tioned competition" unconditioned by
moral considerations. There is not a rail
road , the manager had said , that did not
violate the interstate commerce law every
day In eome manner. On the other band ,
ono of New York's greatest business men
had characterized competition as the "death
of trade. "
"Though free competition Is much better
than the conditions that obtained previ
ously , " remarked the preacher , "It isn't
Jesus' way. Teach competition , " he con
tinued , "all you will in political economy ,
but It Isn't Jesus' way. "
explaining the principle of Christ's way
he said it was that of service and sacrifice
for the benefit of others all through the
human system. Yet it is the truest gain ,
for "ho that loscth his life for my sake
shall find It. " The law of selfishness and
competition would never fit the family and
what Is not good for the family Is not good
for society generally. He thought if men i c
were actuated by the motive of what they
would "give" instead of what they could
"get" the world would be transformed Into
t. heaven. Nevertheless , owing to the fault
af the church , the rule of selflihness is the
rule of the great industrial and commercial
world Instead of the golden rule. The dan
ger is In the refusal of God's people to go
ihead with Him and establish His kingdom
3f a large social Christianity for all the
n-orld.
Not Kxactlr Wnr. b
*
A point was made on the mission of thl * f
: ountry in the war for the freeing of Cuba ,
.hough be did not feel like magnifying a
'little disturbance with 17,000,000 people ,
lankrupt for ages , by the name of wcr. "
However , God bad taken the American peo- ' * '
lie at their own word and had given them
iomethtng to do for the betterment of social
: ondltlons as He bad given a mlitlon to the
cd-coated Englishman. With some tar-
: asm he derided the notion that this nation
* as to enjoy a sort of high church eccleii-
istlclsm of Its own on this continent under tl
bo name of the "Monroe doctrine , " ob-
iervlng that God was teaching It to carry
iut Its mlsilon of a true democracy to oil 1 i
ho hard-headed , cold-blooded world of 0 |
noney and soldiers. England's raluton had tf
icen to civilize and so would America's , b :
hough much better civilization would
ollow the Influence of this country.
Ho concluded with a beautiful expatlatlon tli
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on the neighborly instinct which governs
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makes for heroism and the spirit of love
which Is displayed In the family relation.
He remarked that ho hoped the true prin
ciple of Eclf-sacrlflco would In tlmo doiu-
inn'to all social affairs.
Kev. II. S. MacAyeal of Plymouth church
delivered the Installation prayer , The right
hand of fellowship was then extended to the
new pastor by Rev. H. Dross , the > superin
tendent of home missions , and the customary
charges followed. The charge to the pastor
was by Her. John Doane of Lincoln and the
charge to the church by Rev. S. Wright But
ler of St. Mary's Avenue church.
The second anfhem sung by the choir
during the services waa Gounod's "Lovely
Appears Over the Mountains. "
Merchants * Ilrnn Clab Notice.
A new rule has been adopted that no per
son can deposit more- than three coupons
with any one merchant on the same day.
HU-CAN ? HU-CAN ? HU-CAN7 HU-CAN ?
REBUILDING THE TROCADERO
Mem . Krntr Decide to nrmoilcl nnil
Enlnrcc Tlu-lr IMnt-e of Ainime-
mciit Outline ot the Plans.
With the entertainment next Saturday
evening tbo Trocadero will close tempo
rarily , after a successful career since lt
erection last spring. Its owners , Messr
Krug , have decided to at once materlall *
enlarge It and adapt It to other uses as well
as vaudeville. This property already reprn-
ficnts an expenditure of about $70,000 and It
Is proposed to put another $30,000 Into it
and secure the finest vaudeville house In thn
entire country , as well as a theater for other
lines of amusement outside of legitimate
drama , such as minstrelsy , extravaganza
comic opera and the like.
The plans contemplate the remodeling of
the present building , outside and In. Thereof
roof will bo elevated considerably to permit
the construction of both gallery and balcony ,
each of which will be of the best improved
modern architecture end finish. The foot
lights will be carried forward about six fni ' .
thus increasing by that much the depth or
the stage , and the proscenium arch will be
enlarged , thus affording stage room for any
of the modern traveling amusement devices.
The present vestibule and offices at the'
south end of the building' will be taken out
and the entire present thoatorium fitted for
an enlarged seating capacity. There will b
a dress circle and parquet , back of which
will be a number of tables. The gallery and
balcony will be provided with coupon chair *
facing ibo stage and the entire seating ca
pacity will bo Increased to about 1,600.
J The most material change will come In
the form of an addition to the west side of
the structure , covering the space now occu
pied by ( he summer garden. This will b
covered by a one-story building , the centra )
feature ot which will be a long , wide lobby ,
with the main entrance on Fourteenth
street. On one side of it will be a restau
rant and cafe and on the other a capacious
room In which will be located tbo bar. Back
of this room will be the waiters' bar and
small apartments to be used as box office
and manager's office. The present galler-
stairways will bo taken out and the uppo-
floors will bo reached by wldo stairway *
leading up from tbo lobby.
Atop of this structure , which will com
pletely occupy the apace now utilized as a
summer garden , will be . well-appointed
roof garden , with every modern attraction
and convenience , connecting with the bar
below by means of a dumb waiter. New
and elcborate scenery will bo secured for
the enlarged stage and every care taken to
make the new house as handsome and at
tractive as any in the country.
The indention is to begin work on these
Improvements as soon as the state of the
weather will permit. '
The PianUt Edward Baxter Perry. Thi
Place The First Congregational church.
The Auspices The Women's club. The
Time Yesterday afternoon.
The first , Mr. Perry , I * a musical genius ,
or , as the gallery gods might express It , he
Is a whole show. Gifted beyond most mor
tals is he , in temperament , technique and
Intellect , and still , a wise providence de
prived him of the great gift of sight. There
was a pathetic interest In hearing the blind
irtlst describe the worke of the deaf master ,
Beethoven.
The gods are juat , and so they made up In
alent what they denied In sight , and Edward -
ward Baxter Perry will go down In musical
ilstory as a musician who educated people
n the higher realms of music , by his Inter-
sting analysis of synopsis of great musical
impositions and as a man who , having
> een deprived of his sight , thought It be-
leath him to advertise himself through his
nOrmlty , as the manner of some Is , but
ireferrlng rather to suffer affliction and be
in artist.
Few planletc , If any , were present ycs
erday , and , sad to relate , the Women's
lub , which stands for the highest In art ,
he best In music and the cbolceet In lltcra.
ure , was , to a large extent , absent. The
reed of the Women' * club 1s excellent and
till more excellent would It be If the mem-
ier * should live up to It.
A let * reolute spirit than Mrs. Ford
rould abandon these recitals , which are so
iterating , so prolific of good , on account
f the apathy which is no noticeable , but
ho still persevere * and some day , It Is to
e hoped , bar effort * will be crowned with
ucces * .
The recital was by far the most interest-
ig that was ever given in Omaha and
tils was due to the well worded dracrip-
lens which were given by Mr , Perry before
itch number.
The audience went away satisfied and
Dtbuitastlc and with the feeling that some '
nowledge bad been gained.
The fine arrangement by Salnt-Saens ot
a orchestral aketch by Beethoven for the
lay entitled "Rulna of Athens" was made
loroughly entertaining to the audience ,
he same applies to the description of the
Troll Dance" of Grieg. This latter number
familiar to concert-goer * under the name
t "Dance of the Nymphs , " or "Dance In
le Hall of the Mountain King , " as played
y the finer orchestra * .
And so throughout the entire program. It
a * like to a vlilt to a famou * art gallery , In .
ie company of a thoroughly equipped artlit ,
Giving Away Christmas Presents
in Furs
Being our first year In business here ,
we want every lady In Omaha to wear
ono of our fur wraps and from now
until Christmas we will offer our
complete stock for CO per cent of our
original price.
Good Prices Paid for Raw Skins ,
George [ Mailordersfilled
de Sosnowski
321 So. loth Street.
WINTER EXCURSION
If sick you can find help. If crippled
with rheumatism you can be cured ,
If tired you need reit und tha jjlacl
to go la
HOT SPRINGS ,
SOUTH DAKOTA.
The expense Is less than you Imagine. "Th
Northwestern Line" has announced
special excursions certain days
tills month at
CHEAP RATES.
The Evans lintel wilt remain open and
this and all other hotels and. boarding ;
houses uro giving coed service with low
rates during the winter.
TV ! I Omaha > - - 16.4O
Rutos P 1 Mo. Vulley - 16.55
( Sioux City . 14.80
and corresponding reductions from other
points west.
Climate. Water , Scenery and Hotels art
unexcelled. Thirty days' time allowed ana
any agent F. . K. & M. V. U. R. , or J. H.
Gable. Traveling Passeneir Agent , Denlt
ion. la. , ctn tell you more about It.
The next date will bo
DECEMBER 2O , 1898.
J. R. BUCHANAN ,
General Passenger Agent.
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LOCAL BREVITIES.
The members of the State Board ot . . -
: ulturo are in the city for the purpose of
loldlng a meeting. The meeting will be
ieia at the Mlllard hotel this morning.
The Union Pacific railway freight house
imployea will give their annual ball at
i'atterson hall. Seventeenth and Farnam
itrocits , on next Saturday evening , Decem-
w 17.
Kittle Owens left Monday for Fargo ,
M. D. , a friend having sent her a ticket. The
onductor waa instructed to s e that she did
lot leave the train before * he reached her
lestlnatlon.
Regular monthly supper and social o4
Jnlty church this evening. Supper will b *
lerved from 6 to 8 o'clock , after which there
till be a SDoclal
church meeting to con-
ilder matters of importance.
A complaint was filed against Catherine
lohlflnK and Anton Uauer by Ernst Hohl-
IIIR , who accuse * them of adultery. He al
eges that his wife left bis home on De-
ember 1 and since has occupied a room with
iaucr.
P. J. Cutshall reported to the police thai
ils shoo shop at 217W , North Sixteenth street
lad been entered by some thief who P-
learod ) to bo In need of a pair of good boots ,
rhlch he appropriated. Cutsball stated that
ho robbery occurred between $ and 11
'clock Monday night.
Mark Boatman pleaded not guilty to har-
ng abused bis family. Ills trio ] waa set
or a. later date. Mrs. Buatruun complained
bat her husband had b aten her so oftea
hat she vas unable to stood It any longer ,
ho thought ( sometimes he wan not respon-
Iblo for bis actions , as he used to be kin *
nd thoughtful ot her ,
T. J. Harrington wen arraigned before
udge Gordon on the charge ot vagrancy
nd being a suspicious character. He prom-
red to leave the city Immediately If re-
eased and his honor told him to decamp.
.n officer found Harrington With ono arm
ono up In a sling gelling courtplaster to all
ho would listen to his tale ot woe.
