THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: TUESDAY, XOVEMBER 25. 1002.
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SEEKS AID OF TflE WOMEN
Sountj CommisEiraer WirU Woteio'i Cnb
to Help in Charltj 'Work.
HAKES SPEECH ALONG PRACTICAL LINES
Iota Oat Sosne (n U lirrt Perallsr
(lmi(tm Press tm (all
Especially for Worst
by the Wnmf.
nil makes amsll purrhsse sefl lenders la
psrment a cne-dollsr Mil. Ke receives
He change and tells tbe cashier that be
hsnded bin I li or tlO bill. After con -sldershle
argument be describes to the
csshler tbe peculisr mark on tbe bill. Tbe
rasbier find It In the money drawer. Thief
Donahue raid that In nine cases cut of tea
the pinir It worked successfully.
AGE IS TOO COMMERCIAL
Ufa lark Minister Irearhr ftersnaa
Aralaat Tr4nrr of Taaaar Men
ta Make I osnsataaioas.
County Commissioner Jam P. Connolly
was before tfct political and social science
department of lb Womin'i club yester
day with a new anit of rlotbes, a flower
In hla buttonhole, aa emergency atock of
Addlsonisn Enrlish and a repcrt of come
of the work done bv the fount y for the
poor. It war the Brut sdflress Mr. Con
nolly baa made since hia campaign dosed
a year ago and waa aloes a line oiber than
political. It brim If a with statistics, for
ha la chairman of the commissioners' rhir
Ity committee and be wants the valuable
aid be belieree the M'cmini club can give
In relieving the Inevitable winter distress
am one the very poor.
"Thoae women, I long ago discovered,
have rery practical ideas and methods,"
aald the commissioner, at be busied himself
with the compilation of tabled reports yes
terdsy, "and their co-operation would
materially assist th!s board !n a great
many raaea. I ball recommend la my la'k
thia afternoon that they aend a representa
tion to the conference of charities here
after, for they are entitled to considers-'
tlon among the agencies wtrklng along
that Una.
"And then thera la another recornmenla
tlon that I hope to make and to explain aa
delicately a the facta will permit. It la
that they concern thrmrelve with aome
rase where the destitution of the famillea
la encouraging the dissolution of the young
girls who are members of them. I don't
Vnow that such mork la among the aiated
objects of the Womu'i club, but it cer
tainly la a woman's field, for we of the
board bare discovered that any inquiries
or suggestions that we men attempt to
make are either resented aa insulting or
elae are embarrassingly misunderstood.
Yoaaar Girls la Da Barer.
We have encountered one case whera a
drunken father and a mother, made In
different by long abuae, are living In a
bar and permitting their 12-year-old
daughter to contribute to the family main
tenance by carrying beer and running other
errands for a Chinese laundry, the ex
planation for falling to secure her em
ployment elsewhere being that abc haa
never bad any schooling and sow has no
clothing fit for wear In a store or shop.
We cannot reach that falher'a sensibilities
exoept, perhaps, with a club, wbirh the
law forbid but the mother might be made
to realise something of her responsibility
If another mother talked to her.
"Aa even worse case we encountered In
a dissolute part of town when the county
storekeeper went to a dilapidated flat to In
veailgate the circumstances of a woman
who had appealed for aid. He found that
the woman la living a life of ahame and
keeping with her, In their one apartment,
girl 7 years old and a boy . Some wo
manly assistance In a caae of thia nature
would help the beard members to solvs
a rather knotty question, for undoubtedly
tha children are without even the plainest
comfcrts of life. Rightly started, all could
be self-supporting."
Statistics sta Coaaty Warau
Of the charity work of the year Com
missioner. Conpolly submitted a. report
that Included tables showing the ex
tent ta which the needy have been aided
by the county. A feature cf thia state
ment was tht record that on April SI
last there were 1,058 families requiring
cither total maintenance or some assistance
by the county. That number waa ths
high mark, aa, strangely enough, the num
ber of needy bad been increasing ever
since March 1, when these were only a
few mors than 900. With the opening of
May avenues of employment the number
rapidly decreased again.
As an example of what Is required in
tba maintenance of the poor. Commissioner
Connolly showed the report of disburse
ments by the county storekeeper for the
single day of March I laat. when thirty
' eight families were supplied with 900
pounds of flour, 15S pounds of sugar, 41
pounds of coffee. II pounda of tea, 160
pounda of beans, 40 pounds of rice, 71
pounda of oatmeal. 195 pounda of corn
meal. 1M pounda of aalt pork, SO bars of
oap, 17 pounds of salt and 12 tons of coal.
NEW GAME OF SHORT" CHANGE
It Is Belaar necefally Worked
Merekaats la tk Large
Cities.
Another smooth short (hangs gams baa
opened up In various cities of the country
and Chief . of Police Donahue desires ths
merchants of Omahs to be on their guard.
The gams is worked ,by two men. One
takes a bill and on one corner; In small
letters, writes his laundry mark or some
other character. He makes a purchase at
a stars where there Is considerable busi
ness being done, takes his change and
leaves. Presently a second man enter
NEW YORK. Nov. 24. In a sermon en
bribery Rev. Percy Stlckney Grant of the
Church of the Ascension haa characterised
tipping as a species of evil.
After alluding to the official bribery that
prevalla in the Orient. Mr. Grant repeated
the story of the recent disclosures in St.
Louis and said conditions there and la
msny other cities were only ths earliest
phase of what New Tork passed twenty or
thirty yearn ago.
"It would sceni." he aald, "that the older
and decaying nations have not a monopoly
of tbe civil social vice. The same thing
cperates also in business and a young man
in bualness finds frequently that he can
receive money If he will lend hla influ
ence or good name or act in a certain way,
and many seem to expect something beyond
their salaries.
"We smile and charge up surh thing to
foreign waya or a heathen religion," he
said, "but whom ahail we charge It un to
that young men in bualness are not content
with the salaries they get, and will take
commissions and gifts in a business way
from anybody? What Is the state of mind
that can sUow it? Can It be absolutely
Just aud h'onest to the interest of tbe
employer? No. The chief Interest is one's
own pc.ket, and what wonder that defalca
tion, tirbextlement and thievery take
place."
He said servants in hotels and restau
rants expected tbe tips and Judged and
served the patrons according to tbe tips
they got.
"It is all simply bribery," be exclaimed,
"and a part of the maelstrom of money
getting and spending.
MILES TALKS ON ISLANDS
Bare Troops Ivak Well, Teat Satires
Are PasTerlaat Iron War ssl
Peatlleace.
MANILA, Nov. 24. Lieutenant General
Miles will lesve here for China, J a part and
Russia at tbe end of the week.
Discussing the Philippines today be said:
I have seen IX.000 of our troops and will
Inspect more before leaving I found tbem
to be in fair rendition. This Is a hard
country for campaigning. 1 inspected the
principal natural defense of the islands
and some of the harbora which tbe govern-m-r.t
may fortify. I found the people gen
erally impoveriKhed from the rffwl of the
war and the pestilence which folowed it,
and 1 fear some may suffer from famine.
The dearth of farm animals leavea the
people no means of recovery.
COAL THIEVES MUST STOP
Aran Caarda Will Hereafter Protect
Barnes Wklle la Traailt
ta lew Tork.
NEW TORK. Nov. 14. Coal shippers of
Port Reading. Perth Amboy, Port Johnsrn
and Ellxabethport have organised a vig
ilance committee to protect their cargoea
of coal in transit by water to New York.
Enormous amounts of coal are lost yearly
by shippers owing to the depredations of
pirates, who have become sp bold that they
sell their stolen goods openly at piers here.
Hereafter each barge will have an armed
guard, whose orders will be to shoot any
one approaching his barge and who fails
to answer a challenge.
Tea Rtak Xewr Ltie
If you neglect plies. They will causa fatal
diseases, but Bucklen's Amies Salve posi
tively cures or no pay. 25c. For sals by
Kuan at Co.
BURLINGTON TO SPLIT LINE
PrewEt Wyoming Division ta Be Cut in Two
Para December 1.
SHERIDAN TO BE HEADQUARTERS POINT
J. R. Pfcclaa ta Rentals as laserlatea.
eat at AUlaac aai E. Gillette
ta Take (large at fw
Sherldaa Dlvlslaa.
An order bas been Issued from the bead
quarters of tbe B. M. railroad which
will cause tbe creation of a new di
vision. The order, which will become
effective December 1. 1&02. will divide
tbe present Wyoming 4j vision at Newcastle,
Wyo. The main line and brancbea east of
that point; formerly Included in the Wyo
ming division, will be known as tbe Alli
ance division and all lines west of that
point will be known as the Bheridan di
vision. At present the B. M. road is
divided. Into four divisions the North
ern, Southern. Western and Wyoming.
The Wyoming division, which heretofore ex
tended from Ravenna, Neb., to Billings,
Mont., was originally looked upon aa a
branch line which ran through an unpleas
ant country of sanahilla and wilderness.
Bmee its establishment, however, the coun
try has made such rapid progress that with
tbe addition of new trains to tbe coast over
thst route It became tbs main line of the
Burlington, overshadowing the Omaha-Denver
line.
Tbe new order will make two Important
changes among the officials. J. R. Fhelan,
who has been superintendent of the Wyom
ing division, now becomes superintendent
of ths Alliance division. This means that
the territory under his control will be cut
about in half. Tbe headquarters for hla
division will remain st Alliance and owing
to the increased business tbe office force
there will not be materially changed. . The
order also promotes E. Gillette, formerly
assistant superintendent of Wyoming divi
sion, ta superintendent of the Sheridan
division and makes him sn equal with hit
former superintendent, Ir. Phelan. Mr.
Gillette bas the reocrd of being a first
class operating m'.n and haa been with
the road for twelve years. The order will
also create division headquarters st Sheri
dan, Wyo.
One result of this order will be to plaoe
the two rew territories which the Burling
ton is now taking great pains to boom
each in a sepr.rate division. The new
branch running from Toluca into tbe Big
Horn basin will be in the Sheridan division
and the Guernsey territory will be under
tbe control o! the Alliance office. The
Alliance divts.on wilt take in the Black
Hills branch rind will extend aa far south
aa the old bot.ndartes of the Wyoming fllvl
aion. which Includea Sterling, Colo., and
the Cheyennt branch.
Sew Beak oa Xebraska,
A new vo'iume has Just been Issued by
the I'nion Pacific railroad entitled "Ne
braska." Tbe book contains 106 pages, giv
ing a complete and comprehensive descrip
tion of tee agricultural, stock raising,
commercial and manufacturing Interests of
the fc'ats. There are alao statistics In re
gard to Nebraska's climate, population, in
dustries, finances and much general In
formation. The statistics given are ex
haustive and are brought up to and in
clude estimates of the present year.
Among the chapters of especial Interest
is one devoted to alfalfa, showing tba
preparation of the crop, the market valus
of the product, statistics and notes and
additional notes for the benefit of ths
farmer. Considerable space ia also de
voted to the sugar beet industry, re
sources of irrigated lands and to tbe edu
cational institutions of the state. The fig
ures giving the estimated acreage and crop
and livestock reports In the different coun
ties were prepared with great care and
make several chapters of interesting tables.
AT THE TOP.
It is laudable ambition to reach the
top of tbe ladder of success. But many
s man who reaches the topmost rung
finds his position torment instead of
tnumpa. tie has
acrificed bis
health to aaccees.
A man can sue.
ceed and be
strong if he
heeds Nstare's
warnings. When
there is indiges
tion, loss of ap
petite, ringing in
the ears, dizzi
ness, spots be
fore the ryes or
palpitation of tbe
heart : any or all
M these symptoms
point to weakness and
toss of nutrition. Dr.
Pierce's Golden Med
ical Discovery cures dis
eases of the stomach
and other organs of di
resuon and nutrition.
liy perfect and abund
ant nourishment dis-
organ it enables the co-opera- WJ
tioa of all the orga ns to pre- XV I
avw uw prnect seaiui Of
the body.
For aiiiMt tw veara I aaflrred tram a very
ohMiaau ew ml 0i;i ' wtun k k taourd.
1--V- a M ttrra Aw . Tormiui. Ontario. "I
ln4 a g"aat euubrr of rrmraira wr. howl aue
oe. 1 fcMllv luai luth ia ttarta all 1 was as
fr aallil I cuuld aut bear acv aolid luut ia
viy tuaiuli far ltnig time ; fen urlanthoiv
and trprratl Could But al-r w iuUow say
acxupT um . fcuiae fc-ur month aro a tnend
rrccuaaieaded yoar ' odea IdetitcMl Iicovery
Afar a wrfc s irwtaeut 1 Ka4 drrwed ao mack
Wm St thai 1 cootiBKcd tbe metucmc 1 bmm
lAKra larve tallica abd aai ccjavturrd M aaa
Im anv caae accvuxi pitfcrd a pr-rniaDest ewe. I
caa conartroujua'y rcuiBinriid a U the man
au a at avapruca thmuehuui the land
The " Commttn Srnac Medics 1 Adviser,"
rooo large pages in paper covers, is sent
Jrt oa leccipt of SI ooe-crnt stamps to
pay expense of (bailing onUy. AoircaS
I. K. V. IIck. fla,,. & Y.
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ELGIN CREAMERIES ARE SOLD
One Bsaarra aai Thirty Plaata Ca ta
Highest Bidder by Order
f Caart,
MADISON, Wis.. Nov. M. One bsndred
and thirty creameries owned by tbe defunct
Elgin Creamery company were Bold today
by order of Judge Bunn of tbe federal
court to Cobe A McGlbbon of Chicago, the
highest bidders, far S45.000. It Is said ths
purchase is made for a new creamery or
ganization to be effected aoon.
Objeetlaaa st fcaJooa.
Residents of the vicinity of Twenty
seventh snd Leavenworth streets to the
number of about 160 have addreeaed a peti
tion to the board of Fire and Police Com
missioners protesting sgainst the granting
of a saloon iut-nae la William Krug to do
businesa at Z7U1 Leavenworth street. The
petition is based on tbe ground that there
ia already one saloon in that immediate
vicinity and the residents thereabouta do
cot wish it made a saloon neighborhood.
Car Warka tar Hrile City.
MEXICO CITT. Nov. 24 It Is reported
that a car works on a large scale is to be
established in thle country, a favorable con
cession having been granted.
TO PROVIDE FOR THE POOR
Oaaaka Central Sflsalaa Wssts
Tbaakaglvtaa? Dinners far Tws
Haadred Faaalllee.
A number of the Methodist Episcopal
churches of the city are preparing to dis
trlbuts food for Thanksgiving dinners to
the poor through the Omaha Central mis
sion. 701 South Sixteenth street. It is de
sired to provide for about 200 families
and a call Is made for 200 turkeys or
chickens, 200 quarts of cranberries, tour
barrels of potatoes, 400 loaves cf bread, 100
pounds of butter, two barrels of sugar and
100 pounda of coffee. Donations of gro
ceries and money may be sent to Rev.
M. F. Murphy, 701 South Sixteenth street.
REINSTATES BOYS IN SCHOOL
Saprrlilratrat Allows Stadeats Ilka
Derarated tbe Banakeetark
ta Retsrs.
Hugh Wallace and Ernest Kelley. those
over-enthusissttc high school seniors who
climbed to dizzy heights lsst Wednesdsy
night and painted tbe emblem cf their class
on ths new smokestack, return to their
studios today. The stack still stands. The
errptlon of a certain vitriolic old gentle
man living In the neighborhood has sub
sided. Tbe boys have been "talked to" and
forgiven. Peace reigns snd the government
st Wsshington still lives.
The incident rlosed yesterdsy sfternoen
when Superintendent Pearse called together
all the high school boys except the two of
fenders and made the proposition that if
they, the majority, would agree to desist
from further offenses against the peace,
dignity and good looks of the community at
large and the high school premises la par
ticular, tbe minority would be reinstated.
The minority is Immensely popular with
the majority snd tbe pledge wss given
promptly and enthusiastically In order that
tbe two should not be longer forbidden tbe
privileges of the Institution. Then Superin
tendent Pearae called tbe latter before him
snd told about George Washington and a
lot of other men who had got to be presi
dents because they had been very, very good
when they were young, and pointed tbe
moral. That ended it. Tbe police will not
be called upon to testify nor tbe airltsted
members of tbe board to lose any more
sleep.
Only tke Door Is lajared.
One thousand, fiftwn, Capitol avenue,
was the scene of a spirited rerareruent at
about 10 o'clock lsst night between Jennie
Mitchell, s white woman living therein,
snd Charley Mitchell, a colored sleeping car
porter, which resulted in the arrest of the
woman on s charge of shooting with in
tent to wound, the flight of Charley for
parts unknown, snd the considerable de
facement of the doorway to the premises.
Charley and Jennie have no longer lived
torether since two months past, but last
taght tbe man came to ber house and de
manded admittance, which waa refused.
For half an hour the woman resisted his
attempt to enter, locking tbe door and
barricading it with a chair. Finally she
got a revolver. Charley seeing the weapon
through the glass-panelled door, shouted
out a threat to 00 lor ncr tne ncxi Time
he caught ber out.- Then Jennie fired at
his waistline, but the bullet couldn't get
through the door any more then Charley
could and lodged in the woodwork.
lM Broken by Horse KJck.
John Targart, who lives st the Intersec
tion of Forty-second and Castellsr streets
and who is a driver for Robert Smith A
Co., lies in St. Joseph's hospital with a
compound fracture of both bones of the
right leg about six Inches above the ankle,
the result of a kick from a vicious horse,
received while he was driving at Twenty
eighth street and Poppleton svenue about
C o'clock yesterday evening. The team be
came frightened at something and one of
the horses began kicking, striking the
driver as he sat on th iwst and knocking
him to the pavement. There ia a pontibility
cf lockjaw resulting from the wound.
Appoints Special Policemen.
At a brief meeting last evening the Bosrd
of Fire and Police Commissioners spproved
Mayor Moores' appointment of Peter Matsa
as special policeman for duty aa watchman
in tbe vicinity ol Thirteenth and William
streets, and H. Larsen as special police
man in tbe employ of Farrell 4k Co.. at
Eighth and Farnara streets. Osing to pro
tests which have been filed. William Krug
withdrew his application for a saloon li
cense to do business st Fourteenth and
William streets. Affidavits of clrculstion
were hied by The bee snd ths World-Herald.
irrMtas far lmsaltlaa; Wasarm.
J. Carleon. who lives at the Intersection
of Twenty-second street and Poppleton
avenue, was arrestee yesterasy evening
and charges wiin insunmg women ou me
street. At sbetrc -r ornocK vanson was
saunterins alone Sixtctnth street near
Davenport, and followed s woman and lit
tle girl whom he met, making an Insulting
remark to the former. The woman struck
Carleon In the face, making hie nose bleed
profusely, bergoant cook, wno naa seen
the affair, then arrested ths man.
Captain Keraaa Geta Post.
CHICAGO. Not. 14. General MacArthur,
commander of the Department of the
Lakea, today issued a special oraer oy
which Cantain Francis J. Kernan. Second
infantry, is appointed chief signal officer
and inspector ot small arms practice of
the department, to succeed Colonel Arthur
U. Wagner, aaslstsnt sajuiam general,
marder In Itecond Degree.
ANACONDA, Mont.. Nov. 24. John Mc
Oearv. who killed Superintendent John
Evans of the Washoe smelter last July, was
sentenced to twelve yeara in the peni
tentiary today, tbe verdict being murder
in the second degree.
(talrk Tlaae ta the laatkweit
Lesve Nebraska points la the forenoon to
take the palatially equipped "Meteor" of
ths 'Frisco System, leaving Kansas City
dally 7:lt p. m., reaching Oklahoma City
7:20 a. m., Denlson 11:10 a. nv, Sherman
11:20 a. m., Dallas 2:20 p. m.. Fort Wortb
2: 65 p. m.. Wsco 7:25 p. m. Passenger
office, 205 South 14th St. Omaha, Neb.
:.Ov ' .'.-f?,rnvT v k -- i
a; V v-&r J?T-, mi ;-h K I
cts piezvsarxtlyi
Acts Beneficially.
cts Irvjlyas a Laxative.
Syrup of Figs appeals to the cultured fnd the
v t li-irif ormed and tothe healthy, because its com
ponent parts are simple and wholesome and be
cause it acts without disturbing the natural func
tions, as it is wholly free from every objectionable
quality or substance. In the process of
manufacturing fips are used, as they are
pleasant to the taste, but the medicinal
virtues of Syrup of Figs are obtained
from an excellent combination of plants
known to be medicinally laxative and to
act most beneficially.
To get its beneficial effects buy the
genuine manufactured by the
ivUl Louisvill
5kf"F"rtarciaCO," Cl
For Js. by ejl drudiAt-.
Mew York.li.Y-
Pricc fifty ccrt per. bottld.
Mrrtrr lajnaetloa DelayeA.
NEW TORK. Nov. 24. The order enjoin
ing the PrudentlaJ Insurance company of
America and the Fid-Uty Trust company
of Newark from merging will not be
signed for two weeks,
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS.
Miss Tony Sadilek came up from Lincoln
yesterday lor ahoit visit with friends in
Omaha.
George Egermeyer of the Cedar Rapids
(Ia.1 police department has been In the
city for several days visiting friends on tbe
local force.
Mr. Charles L. Romberger. secretsry of
the Leslle E. Keeley company of Dwight,
111., was in our city yesterday on a tour
of Inspection of the Keeley institutes of
the country Mr. Romberger expressed
himself very much pleased with the manner
in which the treatment was administered
at the Omiiha Keeley Institute.
AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA
Saloon Hen and Butcheri to Form Inde
pendent Ioe Company.
WILL GET SUPPLY FROM JETTER LAKE
District Cenit Derides One af tbe
Street leser Cases In Favor of
MwalelnaJlty Magic City
basal p.
An Independent lee compsny Is being or
ganised In South Omaha. The plans are
already laid out and the fletalla, so It is
stated, will be worked out this week. This
time it is the saloonkeepers snd the butch
ers who propose going into the lee busi
ness. A temporary organisation has been
formed by Balthas Jetter, Frank Thompson
and Joseph Dufly. Later in the week a
meeting of saloonkeepers and butchers is
to be held, when It is expected that a com
pany will he formed and articles of incor
poration filed.
This company, providing the deal goes
through, will lease the Jetter lake snd will
supply loa to all saloonmen and butchers
in the organlsstlon at cost price. One of
the promoters of the new concern said
that the lake would yield about 4,000 tons
of ice. This amount, ns said, would be
sufficient to supply saloona and butchers
through the summer, providing the tem
perature waa not extremely high. As some
of tbe liquor dealers have contracts with
other companies which carry over for a
year. It is not expected that all of the
eighty-nine aaloons in operation now will
come Into the organisation this year.
Wagons and hcrses will be purchased by
the new company and lee bouses will be
erected soon in contemplstion of harvest
ing a large crop this winter.
Boston liare Barns.
Woman's Work in Club and Charity
A meeting has been called of the Omaha rlous charitable, reformatory and Indus- should be at least one woman In that work.
Equality club Is the cafe of the Paxtoa trial Institutions of ths state for its winter referring to Mrs. W. R. Adams, superin
hoiel oa Friday evening, November 28, at work, tbe political and social science de- tendent of the Visiting Nurses' association
8 o'clock. Mias Laura A. Gregg, stats or- partment of the Woman's club has arranged as one of the most valuable assistants to
ganlier. will outline the work fur the win- a series of subjects to be presented at Its tbe county and every other charitable ef
ter and an interesting program has been meetings this seaon, which Includes re- fort. He requested that the women throw
arranged. A general invitation bas been ports cf some of the national meetings of away nothing In the way of old clothing,
extended. societies working ia this Interest. Tbe sec- but that Instead they notify him by postal
end meeting af tha department was held or telephone at the county clerk's office.
Present indications erexa.ll to Ike effect yesterday afternoon. County Commissioner that be might send for such clothing to
that tbs sncusl convention of tbe Nebraska Connolly and Sheriff Power being the help meet the heavy demands for It.
Suffrage association, to be held at Tecum- speakera Mr. Connolly spoke briefly of Sheriff Power was the next speaker,
eh. liecember 1, 2 and X. will be the laxg- tbe National Conference of Charities and telling tbe women something of the alms
est that that organisation has ever held. Corrections held recently in Detroit, but and work of tbs Nebraska Priaon aaaocis-
The extensive field work and organising chiefly of the efforts of Douglas county la tlon and giving a brief account ot tbe
that haa been done during the fall snd ths behalf of Its dependent and poor. He read national meeting of such organisations held
direct aim ef the aaaocistioa at the object a number ot ths items ef expense and told in Philadelphia. In this work, locally, be
the majority of ths other women's or gaol- something of ths means of Investigating aald ths women could render valuable aa-
xations of tbe stats are working tor mors tbs real needs of applicants for assistance, aistance, tbs object of the association
or leas directly this fall, makes its ac- all of which were helpful and interesting to being to aid convicts upon their discharge
tlvity of general Interest snd promises to ths women, Hs referred to ths Important from the penitentiary. Investigation has
part that women were taking In all na- proven that many men upon their die-
tional organisations for the betterment of charge, having only their clothes and a
ths unfortunate classes, urging that Omaha sum varying ia different places tram 11
women continue their Interest and nas their ts $5, frequently being tar from friends
Influence la behalf of local needa. He said or encouraging Influences, when their
that ths morals among the poor ot this money la exhausted and because of their
community wars nut all that they might record, being suable to get work, bavs
be, relating several Instances of deprsvity Hula choice or encouragement but to go
and vice, that had come to bis attention, back to crime. In establishing soma sys-
la which children ot the most Impression- tematlc aid for these unfortunates, be
able age were, through their environment, asked tbe support af tbe women. Maay
receiving their primary achooling ta trios questions were asked about the county Jail,
that almost necessarily rendered them EheriK Power regretted that lack of room
criminal a. "Only teach these children and prevented the separation and classification
give tbem a chance to be useful and boa- of prisoners end frequently made it
eat aad you will soon depopulate the prie- necessary to leave boys and petty offenders
ons and reformatories," be aald. He urged with hardened criminals. He said that
ths club to aee Its possibilities ts such there wss an svsrsge ot about tan boys
work and to do tbe things among women snd three or four girls under six tees years
that men cafcnoi do. "Women caa talk to of as confined la tbe county jail during
womea as men cannot aad aa mothers you ths ysar. Both Mr. Connolly and Sheriff
may be able to arouse snd stimulate asm Power recommended Juvenile court law
soman's dormant interest la ber children sa a moat valuable preventive measure
that will save tbem from lives of degrsds- that would more than make up its expense,
tlon and yourselves from the consequences The Boys' and Girls' Industrial achaol
ot their misdeeds." bs said. st Kearney will be tbs subject of ths next
When asked bis opinion of the usefulness meeting,
of wsmea as assistants la tbe county char.
liable nark, be eeid bo thought that there. J
attract to ths meeting representatives ot
all tbe other aaeociatlona. "Property
Eights of Women" and "Industrial Laws
for Womea and Children." all of tbo wo
men are working for this winter. Oa
Wednesday evening. December 8. ths pro
gram will bs furnished entirely by men and
ths association will bavs ths honor of
first presenting Governor-Elect Mickey
from the platform ef a state convention.
His subject will be "Character Building "
Tbe other speakers ar Senator O'Neill ot
Lincoln. Reus lor Beal of Broken Bsw, Will
Waupln and A. L. Blxby ot Lincoln a'ld
several ethers. Four new club have re
cently been added ta the stale erganlsatica
st Palmyra. Hsy Springs. Dunbar, EiuiiA,
and a good part of the clubs ever tbs
state have been strengthened by visits
from Miss Gregg snd lbs state officer.
There will be no meeting cf ths mu
aical history class oa Friday morning, but
ftta music department sill nave charge ot
the progTSja at tbs open meeting of the
Irluh oa Monday afternoon and aa excep
tional program ia promised.
Having taken up lbs study af tbs va-
At 4 o'clock Monday mort'S-g the Boston
store, located in the Vanous block. Twenty-
fourth and N streets, was discovered to be
on fire. It is expected thst the contents ot
the building will be a total loss. The
smoke poured Into the fists above the store
and awoke ths occupanta. By tbe time an
alarm was turned in the goods on the
ground floor were all ablaze and it looked
as It the block might be burned. Very soon
after the first alarm was sent in Chief Etter
and three boss companies responded, and it
was only by bard work and plenty of water
that the building was ssved from being
dsmsged to any great extent.
William Priesmsn is the proprietor of the
tore. He lives in Oman, in speaaung oi
the fire Mr. PriesaiaB ssid to newspsper
men thst recently bis stock invoiced st
224 000. Hs carried I18.&00 Insurance on tbe
stock and $750 insurance on ths fixtures,
making a total Insurance of tit, 250. While
Mr. Priesman seems to think thst his stock
is a total loss insurance men who looked
Into the storeroom incline ta tbe opinion
that there will be considerable salvage.
Chief Etter had to fight the fire from the
rear of tbs building and the fact that the
Are was not permitted to spread shows ex
cellent work on the part of the South
Omaha fire department, Tbs chief says
thst from an Investigation the fire probably
started In tbe office on the tiortbeastern
part of tbe store. No rauae is given, as tbe
chief said that be bad not completed bis In
vestigations. When naked It be would re
sume business. Mr. Priesman said thst be
would not decide that question until tbs
Insurance adjusters bsd completed their
lsbors.
While ths smoks wss pouring from ths
rear windows and Inta tbs fiats above some
ot tbe dwellers in tha flats became so ex
cited thst they rushed Into tbe street with
but little clothing on. As soon as It was
found that tbe fire was under control tbs
residents In the flat returned to the!
quarters.
While boas company No. 2 was working
st the fire thieves entered the fire hall an
carried away aome change tbe men bad left
in their clothes st the bouse and a number
of articles of but little uae to anyone but
firs company.
City Wlaa newer Caeee.
year ago, they caused a great deal of ex
citement In the circles of the city officials.
Ths N street sewer Is the only outlet for
sewage from almost the entire eastern
business portion of the elty. Not slone
did the parties desire to stop tbe emptying
of the sewer into tbs creek at tbs inter
section of N and Twentieth street, but
damages, amounting to many thousands of
dollars, were asked as well.
A temporary Injunction was asked against
the city, but this the court refused to grant
without a hearing. A day was set when
all parties should appear In court, but
when tbe day came, tbe attorneys were
not quite ready, so another adjournment
was taken. Then a number of affidavits
from people professing to know all about
ewer matters were banded to the court.
and the case waa taken tinder advisement,
Thore it has rested up until the time Mr.
Murdock called bp for hearing ths demurrer
to the different petitions. It is ssid that
the decision will have tbs effect of all
ot the other cases being dismissed. Be
tween eight and ten cases were started, and
tbe amount of damages asked was between
$5,000 and 210.000 in each caae.
Jones-Maaehee Caafrreaee.
Sanitary Inspector Jones held a confer
ence with Manager Manchee of the Swift
plant yesterday in connection with the re
ports thst the plant of Swift's wss not
kept in proper sanitary condition. Man
ager Manchee made the assertion that
oaorieaa tanas naa been ordered some
time ago and would be installed aa soon
as possible. By doing this, Mr. Msucbes
thinks that aome of tbe cause of complaint
HI be removed. Further,- tbe Swift people
say that they stand ready and willing to
o everything in their power to relievo
ths people of South Omaha and Omaha
from the disagreeable odors naturally aris
ing from packing plants. Ths understand
ing with Inspector Jones is that there la
to be a general cleaning up at all of the
packing plants.
Health Otlrera Active
The dumping of garbage snd manure
within tbe city limits has csused n number
of complaint ta be filed with tbe sanitary
inspector, yesterday sn arrest was made
by the police in order to call the matter to
the attention of ths police judge. It is as
serted by complainants thst garbage and
manure bas been dumped on vacant lots all
over the city. Tbe mayor and the sanitary
Inspector say that thia must be stopped.
All garbage haulers who oporats under
ths present city ordinsnce must deposit
their losds outside of the city limits. There
is, so it is ststed, a place where ths river
can be reached st the present time, al
though it is by a roundabout way. Tbe
City Attorney Murdoch was yesterdsy no
tified that the district court bad decided
In favor of tbe city la the N streei
sewer cases, which have now beea pending
for a year. Tbe cases were tried on da
murrer, and whils lb decision handed
down applies to only one caae, yet Mr
Murdock seems ts think that It Is con
elusive of all of the rest of ths N street
seaer rsaea.
Whas tbess cases a ere Instituted about
North Bend, Neb., called upon bis old
friend, Hon. Devid Anderson. Thirty-eight
years ago Messrs. Skinner and Anderson
lived on adjoining farms in Plstte county.
They hsd not met for more thsn twenty
five years. Tbe entire afternoon was spent
by these pioneers in talking over the time
when the Pawnee Indians made trouble for
early eettlers in thst portion of Nebraska.
Mr. Skinner will remain here tor a day or '
two looking up old acquaintances.
Kisg's Dasghten' Dlaner. (
Tbe Magic City King's Daughters will
send out baskets of food to Indigent persons
Thursday. These bask sis will be filled by
ths women belonging to tbs order at ths
borne of Mrs. H. H. Ames. All those who
desire to contribute to the dinner for ths
poor are requested to send supplies to Mrs.
Ames not later than Wednesday forenoon,
'While there is little destitution st this
time quite a number of widows snd esses of
sickness are being looked after by tbo
King's Daughters.
Mas-no City be-aelp.
Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Wlllsrd Harrow.
Sixteenth and M streets, a daughter.
There will be a "hard times'' socls! at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Frsck Stryker
this evening.
Zeck Cuddngton is here from Ottumwa.
la. He will remain for a day or two and
then go back to his grading camp.
Genrare M. Lawrence. 1614 North Twenty-
sixth street, reports the birth of a daughter.
A son has been onrn to air. ana jars.
William linker. H street.
Funeral werviees over the remains of K.
L. Martin will be held on Wednesday morn
ing at p. m st the First Methodist Epis
copal church. Interment will be at Belle
vue. Railroad employes report that brasses
from care standing in tbe yards are being
stolen end a watch has been eat sll over
the yard for ths purpose of catching the
guilty partiea.
LOCAL BREVITIES.
In the suit of Sophia Blbbert sgainst ths
Chicago, Mllwsukee at St. Psul Rallrosd. to
collect d.W for damages alleged to have
been sustained in a wreck near Potter, la.,
tbe Jury haa found for the defendant,
Oscar F. Olsen. stenographer at the
Vnlon Pacific headquarters, wishes it un
derstood tha.t be is not the Oscar Olsen
who wss arrested while trj'ins; to obtain
money from a loan company by nslng an
other man s name.
At the recent ccmoert given by the or
chestra of the Omaha Commercial college
Director Stelnhauser and J. Ssly rendered
splendid violin solos and Miss Mamie
O'Brien gsvs several vocal numbers w hich
delighted the audience.
Tbe sacrament of the Lord's supper will
be administered st 7:1' a. tm. on Thanks
giving day in All Saints' church. The con
gregation will I'nite with tbe congregation
at Trinity church for the union Thanks
giving day services at 10 a. m.
Richard Larsen of 21C4 South Twenty-
ninth street, sn rmploye of the Wooden
manuisciurii'g company or
snd M ainut streets, suffered
long bsul has caused haulers to violate the . ckcr , .M
. . , , . . - 11 wenty-eixm
i. w sub uuioau me contents or their wagons a doubts frsoture of the right leg below
.mm ins limits prescnoea by ordinance. ' Ins aaee acxroi :su o ciock yesteraay sner-
It is understood thst there is going to be a
thorough revision of the garbage law aoon
and the legislature will be asked to assist
in the matter with a view to keeping the
city clean at ths leaet cost possibls.
Aiken Faseral Services.
Funeral services over ths remains of
Clyde Aiken were held at tbe HarreU resi
dence. Twenty-third and J streets, yester
dsy afternoon. Rev. Dr. R. L Wheeler,
pastor ot ths First Presbyterian church, de
livered a short sermon and Mias Jessl
Carpenter rendered two solos. The casket
was literally covered with flowers, tb gifts
ot friends. At the close of the ceremony
tbe remslns were turned over to Undertaker
George Breaer and were forwarded to
Clarlnda, la . for Interment. Relatives re
siding here accompanied ths remains.
Old Settlers Meet.
Testerday afternoon Z. B. Skinner ot
noon wliile he wss assisting to reiee aotnt
timbers ta tb root of ths Willow Springs
brewery. ,
A concert reerta under tbe direction of
the second division, yVoman's Helping Hsnd
society, will be given st the Kountse Me
morial r.bureh this evening. The program
consists of muKicaJ and literary eelcntnns
snd the following will take part: Mlaaes
Stapenhorsl snd beedle, Miss Corinne Paul
eon, Miss Alioe Fawcrtt. Mrs. J. A. Qulnn,
Frank Duniop and George Gellenbeck.
The next lecture of the series on "Mod
era Social Problems'' will 1 given in tha
First Congregational church tonight by I'r.
Irs W. liowerth of the I'niversity of Chi
cago on "Competition snd Co-Operation."
This is the fifth time Dr. Howerth has ap
peared before tbs Omaha center, and upon
each return his lectures are received with
Increasing favor. His lecture this evening
promises to be one of (he most interesting
of tbe series. Dr. Howerth ia a strong be
liever in the co-operative aa contrasted
with the competitive system. Among ths
questions whic h be will raise Is: "Is cHn
petltiun, as the word is us jelly under
stood, inseparably connected with our mod
em industrial system?"
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