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THE OMAHA DAILY' BEE:' "WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 13, ' 1005.
BOSTON S10RE MINSTRELS
Employes of J. L. Brndeii k 8011 Gie
'. . , lore! Entertainment
SOME' LOCAL HITS THAT COUNT DOUBLE
Jrtrapatltaa Halt Jaaaea ay "Aaal-
that Flada Itself1 Imsnea.rlr
' ' Pleased hr the Prxnn
0Mr.
Metropolitan hall. was crowded to Ita tu
rnout rapacity last nigTit with an intereateti
and enthusiastic audience to enjoy the very
excellent .fntmtrll and raudevllle perform
ance Klveii t by-, t'be employee of J. L..
Rrandeis ; Bona. Th nroftram waa not
,too Ions and.'waf wet) given throuichout,
being written, Maged an4 enacted by the
regular employe of the great store.
The curtain rose promptly at 1:10 "clock
aa announced, the performance beginning
with an amuiilng one act farce, "The Dress
ing" Oown." the eaat being Eugena Cannier
aa feter Peabody, Nan Cnrlstensen aa Mra.
Pea body; Xen Martin aa Miriam: Jack
Shahahaw aa Angua Kirk; Hulda Krlmlof
eVI aa Barsh and lT. n. Kberhart as Cumb r.
Tha fare waa excellently given, each par
ticipant tenanting hia and her role moat
redltaNy.
Mlastrels Make m Hit.
f Following the farce came a well rendered
grand' minstrel production participated In
y about thirty of the, Orandeis employes.
The curtain rose after short Intermission
iduring which tha orchestra", which plays
regularly at tha store entertained, and dis
posed a pretty stage setting, depicting sun
set.on the Congo with tha minstrel aggrega
tion grouped around tha stage, the main
body being attlrid in gj-eeh or red coats
and while trousers with their faces corked
up "In the. 'regulation- minstrel shades, ex
cepting Pert DAnforth as Interlocutor, who
waa atUrad In- Immaculate white. The
bone einT waa occupied by Messrs. Bob
M4nley.vrhjl Aarons an8 John Nelson, and
.Tbe tambourine end by Messrs. Charlie
. Singer; Cdh( Rosea and Hugh Delaney. Tho
rut part of the program waa well given
ami consisted of the opening chorus from
rWJsad-oX the Nile" and "Tar and Tartar
by the entire trope. Tha vocal numbers
' wsre: A ballad, "Dearie,", by Julian Kline;
. banjo, "gultaf and bones trio, by Aarons,
rigley- and Manleyj- "In the Good Old
. Boston iRtore," sold by Phil Aarons and
chorus by the comiany; "Come Join Our
Band,"" by John Nelson; ballad. "I'm Ixine
.Bome," by Don Amsden: comic aong, "Do
You Wonder "Why We're Busy All the
Week," solo by Charley Singer; "Nobody."
by . Bob Manley;. harmonic trio. Messrs.
Amsden, Kline and Manley. Eddie Heller,
who put up a. very good imitation of
Boston Oreen. did the dlsorganlier act, and
assisted , in the finale and tableaux of the
first part, which concluded with the un
' Vailing' of. a large painting of the new
Boston Htore a It will appeal- when com
pleted, i." '. : ; "
, . Howie salleat Sallies.
' The aalliva between the Interlocutor and
iiie fend men were without exception gooa
and fresh. Th takeoff a were locaJ and ap
plied ,ehnost t wholly to the big store, and
play on the aames and whims of some of
he store people. Some of the squibs were
.particularly .good, Two will suffice as
nam t last '. .. - . .
VWfry Wei a hn ?"
6ut before the Interlocutor could get the
' dial, started t the perpetrator he said,
'"Now- you Just wait? It aln t that old hen.
.Thia.is.sviww ohfe."
. "Well, the hen crosses the street to get
over on the other side."
'Twre-uW'off.-iDnwn-at our
store she- don't .cross the street; she goes
through the, arcade."
Tbe iuterlocutor and trie bones end man
colaborated on little poem In this man
ner: Interlocutor- - .
"I'll paint you a picture from nature,
A nicture no Artist can draw:
When the breath of the springtime is
sweetest -')
Khd Man' ' '
When the wind blows from South
Omaha."- ...
The performance concluded with an
original sketch entitled "In the Shadow of
the Bargain Square." Tho dramatis per
sonam weru: Don Amsden as Reginald,
Bob Manley aa Stuyvcsant, Julian Kline as
. 5wnflolyn.. Eddie Heller as Amaryllis,
which was given with the same excellence
' that ekaractertxed the preceding part of
the program.
taat of tke Company.
The staff consisted of Horace Brenlser.
manager; Frank Clarke, complaint receiver!-Herman
Malchien, , ballet master;
ftarney Wolfe, wardrobe mistress; Will
.. Thomas, scrub if omen," and Harry Boyd,
peanut boy. . Robert Manley, advertising
manager -of the Boston store, acted aa stage
', manager". ''"J"he scenery was looked after by
gtama, electrloal effects by Myers and Miss
Ruby Coleman served aa piano accom
; panlst.. '':; ' .' '''.' 1
- .On the conclusion of the program an In
former danee waa participated in by the
' performer and their friends. The purpose
of the entertainment waa wholly social and
for a. divsrs'.un from the routine of store
:: work, ."The proceeds about paid the ex-
penses. but the enjoyment Of the entertain
ment . more than -compensated for the
trouble and work, of getting the affair In
working order, anil each of the performers
Is deserving ef congratulation for his ex
cellent work, much'wf which would be a
vredlt to professional.
ROUGH HOUSE FOR POLICEMAN
officer larh Severely Beatea aad Hla
Prlaaaers Released by
- Twe Pale.
; While"' attempting to hold a prisoner
whom he had arrested Officer Harry Les. li
waa assaulted last night about I S6. Twe of
the man's partners were In hiding in the
alley near the feed Store at Sixteenth and
' Wsbster, and. ns, lsch was leading his man
to the call box they attacks) him. One
truck hlin with a pair of knuckles. He
was stunned by tha blow. Then one man
wrenched hla club from hia hand and the
'other got his gun. They beat him over the
,urd nun the club, striking Mm after
fell to the street. Then they made their
escape. ,
The three men had been Impersonating
detective ana went threatening a woman
who lives at TVt North Sixteenth with sr.
ra. mr uunkauu laiira ummca 10 invest--
gate the mat tar. One. of the men at once
' showed fight In the hallway where he found
, them and Lescb svlaed him. .The other two
,mn rag away, to get Jnto the game later.
' After a hard Struggle Leech subdued his
man by tutting him. on the head with the
Cream Charlotte
T rare) .
. Ut ratfularly ik ekia uninut all its
' aa rural olor' aad1 tk soft smootkasss
. c teLica is tke ff tkat sL wLo walk
ia ocanty it g Urote CTCeUXl
Charlotte. ?
,;'',. Da Jaaa Parfumery Ca.
RayuolaA BUtf. CLLcage)
saje la Uamaha by tataaiaa are.
m aeats fhe Jar.
butt of his fin. H then' 14 him down
stairs and surtrd Cor the hoc, wriea ths
assault occurred. 4
There were two Ions; eats on Lt-sch's heal
which required dr lriB' at tha station. Hi
was able to take hi beat again In lb
course of an hour. He hnd a food Genera
tion of the men and says, with entne aM
fartlon. thnt the man he arrented had
mnrk of hlK on the head alert.
HOTEL ROBBERY - REPEATED
Trick Warks Well It la Tried
erond Time, hmt la Aantker
(fatal.
A replica .f the robbery, which Was re
ported last Saturday n!jHt In one of the
Omaha hotels, occurred last night In an
other hotel. In. every detail he plan was
the same, exi-ept that this time the party
fell under suspicion. -At about K:50 In the
evening. Q. P. Larsen of Holdreg. who bad
Just arrived In the hotel, heard some one
knock at his door and Was-told thst the '
bell boy was without bearing a telegram,
Larsen stepped to the door Only 'to be con- j
fronted and silenced by a revolver. The
robber backed him Into the room, took hie ;
money and key and left him there locked j
In his room. Iarsen rang for the porter at
once, but It IS supposed that . tl- robber
passed out as the porter came up" the
stairs.
Only about twenty minutes elapsed before
the alarm was given, but this waa plenty
of time apparently for. the man. to get out
Of the building. t Larson. Inst 30'Jn cish,
and said that he was so frightened that he
offered the man his watch also. The robber
asked him If he had any mark on It. He
replied: "My name." The man Ihen.sald:
"I don't want It."
Larsen describing the man ' a one of
medium build, smooth shaven and 'light
complexion. He wore a. dark coat and
might pass as a guest.' lie wss a black
handkerchief over his face.
A man answering the description regis
tered In the afternoon. . He represented
himself to be a railroad man.: He occupied
room 78. Greater suspicion fell on him be
cause the key he had used was found bent
from straining In the locks. It Is thought
that he had used the key In an effort to
get Into other rooms In the house. After ;
the robbery he waa not In the room and his '
grip waa also gone. A number of detectives
and police officers spent an hour or two In
the building, and about It. It waa reported
that the man had asked a conductor on
one of the railroads for a ride over his di
vision. So the conductor was hunted up aa
his train waa about to pull out. He said
he remembered the man, but said he had
refused to let him ride.
BOLD WORK BY PICKPOCKET
Works Jallns l.snit tor $9T. hat la
Landed la Jail After a
Lively Chase.
A bold piece of work In the nature of
larceny from the person was accomplished
last night at about 7 O'clock Opposite the
postofflce building at Seventeenth and Cap
itol avenue. Julius Lund, a chiropodist,
who has hla parlofs In the Karbach block,
was accosted near Seventeenth and Doug
las by a colored woman who asked him
for directions to reach a certain number.
She asked him several questions and Lund
says she walked at his side toward Capitol
avenue, her number being In that direc
tion.
For some reason he felt for his pocket
book on the way and found It missing. It
contained f7 In bills. He seised the woman
ut once, but she put up a fierce struggle,
striking hjm In the" face. Finally, she broke
away by leaving her cloak in hla hands. lie :
ran after her, but being past- middle age
and heavy could not keep.ttp for, a minute
with the negress, who ran like a deer, tie
called to give the alarm and luckily for
him J. A. Lyons, "1S17 Capitol avenue, took
up the chase. , He followed the woman for
four blacks before he caught her 4t Nine
teenth and Chicago. - It la said that she
Jumped over fences and ran through the
alleys In ber efforts to elude her fleet pur
suer. When caught she did not have the
money, but was taken to Jail. The officers
K.n .tk,.k ,k u
then went back) over the course she hod
run and found the money In the yard at 824
North Nineteenth, where Lyons caught her.
Her name is Eva Williams, 817 North
TMrty-second street. ' " "-'
'(V. p. Dewey, a boy who. was following
in 'the chase after the woman, waa the
one who found the pocketbook , where she
had thrown it when she saw ahe could not
escape. Her hat was missing and one
sleeve was torn out of her waist.
MILES CHANGES HIS PLEA
Negro Who Denied Seeoad Degree
Marder Charge Ceafessea te
Maaslaaghter.
, ... ,
After hearing the opening, evidence ef the
state In Its case agnlnst William Miles, col
ored, for murder In the second degree, the
defendant's attorney, J. M. Macfarland, ad
vised Miles to. enter a plea of guilty of
manslaughter if the county attorney's
office would consent. 'To 'this 'end a con
sultation was held Tuesday morning be
tween County Attorney Blabaugh and As
sistant's Fitch and Shotwetl, Macfarland
and Judge Day. ,At,. the end of the con
ference Miles stepped up' and changed his
plea of not guilty of -second jdegree murder
to guilty of manslaughter, i-
Sentence was not pronounced, as Mr.
Macfarland asked time to present, affidavits
as to the previous good character of the
prisoner. For manslaughter the .sentence
nay be anything from ofta to ten." years.
Oyster fork, Edholm,- Jeweler."
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS;
K. M. Perfect of IrWIn. Ia., was
In
uniaiia on ousmess jueaimy., , ,
James Bell of David City waa a visitor at
the Omaha Urain: exchange Tuesday. .
At the Murray George C. Mason. E. W.
Wilson, Lincoln; v. Prevls. Meadow Grove;
Joseph Reum!i-r, Uloomfleld.
Father Thomas' Walsh' pf Norfolk Is at
the llumhaw. Father Walsh was formerly
pastor of Hi. Pejr a church In tills city.
W V. flhuver JnnlAia. tu..Ah arnn,t
j Hastings; J. V. Beardsley; Ron land; Henry
j Albert. Clatonla. are registered at the Ar-
hi""1 -
At the Her tJrand J 8. -Herman; Tecum-
sen: . u. Mead and wife, York; F. J.
Dlshner. O'Neill; B. F. Pitman, Chadron:
D. H. Hlrschnet'. Bennington.
J. M. Aldrup of Mlers. S. D., is at the Ar
cade. Today he will be Joined by a party
of horria sekira who evnact in a wlih him
10 tiaaota to piircnase Isrnis
Mra W. C Hansen And Miss Pearl u.n.
'n of Bloomlngton. hrf sister-in-law, are
guests of Mrs. J. A. Hope st the Areade
Mrs. Hansen is Mrs. Hope's sister.'
A. J; Lsnger and wife. of West point are
at the Arcade. Mr. Langer waa formerly
editor and publisher of the Wesi Point Re.
publican. He la at preeent ia the banking
business In Oklahoma, . - ,
Among the Kehrasauns at the Merchants
are the following: Ed Latta, Tekaraah;
Richard Ebblti. Orand Island: Oeorge and
Peter Knecht, Ord; J. M. Giren, Lincoln;
acar Murahall. gt. Xdwatds; John M.
Dlllle, IJebron; U 11 Xoly and wile, Un
coin. - .
At the Paxton W. S. Clapp, Kearney;
W. Wilson. Stromsburg; H. J. Wet more,
Wymore; F. II. Dunliani. Lincoln; Dr. J.
W. M'tchell. George J. apohn. Superior; E.
E. Brown. Harvard; C. W. McConaoghy,
Holdregr: J. J. Wilson and wife. Broken
Bow.
At the Mtllanl-J. p. Gibbons. Kearny
P. J. Kennedy, York: J. M. Weldon. Woe,)
River; D. W. Moseley, Lincoln; C E
Brown. Lincoln; W. W. Sanboru. Coiuni
bua: T A. Houston. Palrbuev fnapteri
Fairbury; Carl Gwucher, R. C. Websisr!
W ahoo. ,
AFFAIRS AT SOIM OMAHA
Effort Being Vide to Berlre City flail
Botd Frepoti.ien.
SP1TZER THERE TO BUY THE BONDS
4 l
(lit War la Oa, Half a Desea Flaees
Heine Offered aa Which te
Kret the Balld.
la.
An effort Is being made to revive the
city hall bond proposition and Lyman
Spltser ef Toledo, son of Millionaire
Spltrr, the bond buyer. Is In the city ne-
gotlatlng with the Interested parties with
view . of buying. At the regular election
s?,flnj In bonds were voted, to be Issued
by the city of South Omaha for the pur-
P of buying the necessary ground and
erecting a public building suitable for a
cy "'' The bonds were to be payable In
twenty years and were to bear a rate of t
P" ?nt Interest.
A war had been on for some time
and seven sites were put up to the public
to vote upon. Thean were: Northwest
Corner Twenty-fifth and N streets, south-
east corner Twenty-fifth and M streets,
opposite new library building facing on !
M street, south side; southwest
southeast
ets, south-
M street. !
corner Twenty-fifth and O streets.
west corner Twenty-fifth and
immediately north of new Beck building,
between L and M streets, east side of
Twenty-fourth street. The site at the
southwest corner of Tmenty-fourth and O
streets received the most votes snd the
city hall was to be located there if the
bonds were sold.
Bids were received and the bonds ordered
sold to Hayes & Sons, but before, the sale
waa made a temporary Injunction was se
cured by Mrs. Mary Pivonka which was
afterward made permanent. The case la
now In the supreme court.
Lyman Spltzer la here for the purpose of
buying these bonds and Mrs. Pivonka says
ehe has been offered $1,000 to withdraw her
She told a reporter of The Bee that
ehe was still considering the matter and
he probably would know by Thursday or
Friday. Meanwhile Mr. Spltzer is at the
Paxton hotel in Omaha and all Interested
parties are In a stir concerning the pros
pects of getting the suit set aside and se
curing a new city hall.
It Is understood that the syndicate which
controls the lots on Twenty-fourth and O
streets is holding them at $15,000. It Is
also reported that three lots could be
bought on Twenty-fifth and O streets for
S4.S00, and the advocates of this site are
again active.
A plan has been suggested of refunding
the bonds, although they were never Is
sued. The experts from the east say that ,
this could be done. The presence of Mr. '
Spltzer lias brought up all of the old fights
for and against a city hall, and groups
stand around on the corners as if It was i
the eve of an election.
T-., - , . ....
ia uigHi a. Heeling wui field Ol vile
Street Improvement club for a discussion1 Acknowledgment, wa ""- j:.'Wri
of the matter. The attorney against the versal kindness and "M"?.111
bonds and representing Mrs. Pivonka Is extended the home, and that ha. , made
Attorney Breen of Omaha. Two expert poaaibla the present prosprous fl'l0"r
bond buyers In the employ of Mr. Spltxer ' Financially the association Is be tor on
preceded him to Omaha to examine the ! than ever before. The total receipt, toi
bond history and data concerning the issue. he year were 4.445.1 and the dahurasn ents
A special meeting of the council may be
called.
The bonds were sold to Hayes lc Sons for
4 premium of less $140, making a net
premium of t'09. but It is thought that If
the bonds are sold at this time It will have
to be at a discount because of the litigation
and opposition. - f '
Protests oa Special Taxes.
- The olty council Is sitting aa a -Mrd of
equalisation to hear protests on some spe
cial taxes. For work done by Dan Hannah
in Sixteenth street grading district taxes
amounting 10 j,ua..o; tor permanent side-
walks n.688.88 and for cinder and temr.or.rv
permanent sldewaJk. laid by the city and
assessed against the property, $357.89. These
-r- J
atra.ll- a... t I a a . , . .
" . .. " ,a lwo
piana waigs, wnicn tne last legislature'
bnnob, , . ... .
day and no protest was filed. It will con
tinue to' sit until tonight at S o'clock.
Howe's Bnsy Week.
City Treasurer Howe has been kept busy
this .week receiving money for taxes. Mr.
Howe said:
"'People should come early to pay their
taxes as there Is sure to be a rush toward
the first of the year when they will begin
to draw Interest. Three railroad companies
have paid their taxes' without protest. They
are the Rock Island, $380.33; the Missouri
Pacific. $362.70, and the Milwaukee, $16t.6.
This Is a tax on mileage and the others
have not paid up."
Easy Picking for Crook.
A' meeting soon la to be called of the
"Easy Marks' club," an organisation in
South Omaha composed of the eight busi
ness men who were so neatly trimmed last
Saturday by one of the smoothest forged
check men who has struck this burg for
some- time.
A young man sppeared In one of the
prominent saloons about dark with an old.
mud-bespattered overcoat and a dinner pail.
He asked to have an $8 check cashed, at
the same time presenting a check drawn up
In good form' and signed by the rubber
stamp and a good Imitation of the signa
ture of Q. W. Brtggs. the plumber. Pat
Martin was the first victim and he thought
nothing' of it aa the man looked like a
working man who had Just come out of
some sewer ditch so he cashed hla check.
The forgery was not discovered until Mem
day noon when the checks came Into the
Packers' National bank, eight in number
and were thrown oat. The man had a good-
two days' start with his ll'O, which he
realised and nothing has been heard of
him.
Among the mourners are P. J. Martin,
Oeorge Schuler, John Riches, Chris Oraver
sen, Louis Lundln and John Rabb. The de
ception was so complete and the nerve
of the man so great that the victims are
no! able to furnish the police with a good
description.
Phil Kearney ISIeets Officers.
At tha regular annual meeting of Phil
Kearney post No. $ of the Grand Army of
the Republic of South Omaha, held last
Saturday night, the following officers were
elected for the ensulnc year:
Past .commander. Andrew Renwlck;
senior vice commander, I. W. Melnser;
Junior vice eommanaer, H. C. Powers;
Juartermaster, John Mc.'ntlre: surgeon, F.
. Etter; chaplain, J. O. Robertson: off)
r ot day, J. O. Fast man; officer of
,- uard. James Aughe; trustees, J. O. East
man and J. G. Robertscu.
' The delegate to the state encampment
to be held at Lincoln in May la I. W. Mc
Kensle, with James Aughe alternate. A
Joint Installation of officers of Poet A will
be! held January 13 and Major Wilcox will
muster the post.
.. Phil Kearney Woman's Relief corps No.
Ill elected the following officers Saturday
1 night for the ensuing year:
President. Mrs. Emma O'Hearn; senior
vice president. Mrs. Anna Wirick: Junior
vii-e president. Mra. Marie Ray worth;
chaplain. Mrs. Anna Cavender: treasurer,
Mra. Mary Crlss; secretary, Mrs. Ida A.
Aughe; conductor. Mrs. Mary Eastman:
guard, Mra. Russell; assistant conductor.
Mrs. . Kate Melnxer; aaatstsnt guard, Mrs.
Howard; patriotic Instructor and mu
sician, Mrs. Ida A. Aughe; first color
bearer. Miss Manila Kayworth; second
color nearer. Miss Nettle Cavender; third
fHor berr. M'aa FV gtnwellr fourth
color baarer, Mrs. Lydia Crawford; dale
fate to state convention at Lincoln In
Ms v. MIfs Nettle Cavender, alternate. Miss
Msmle Rsyworth.
Joint Instsllation of officers will be held
with the post January lit: Installing officer.
Department Prertdent Harriet A. Wilcox.
taek tarda Oflleera.
At the annual meeting of the stock
holder of the I'nlon Stock Tards company,
held Tuesday morning, the following were
elected directors for the ensuing year:
W. A. Paxton. John A. Crelghton, J. A.
McShane, C. F. Mandoreon. Thomas B. Mc
pherson, Stanton Palmer. B. E. Smith,
Samuel McRoberts and F. II. Davis.
The board of directors elected the fol
lowing officers: W. A. Paxton. president;
Samuel McRoberts, vice president; W. J.
C. Kenyon, general manager; J. C. Sharp,
secretary and treasurer; Jamrs L. Paxton,
general surerlntendent.
Magic t'lty KoBSip,
Mr( D Hn)
Tanner are In Chl
mes and Mm. John M.
cago shopping.
A building permit "-.has been. Issued to
Julius Swoboda for a II. residence at
Twenty-fourth and Jackson streets.
Paving on Twenty-fourth street has al
most reached Missouri avenue and it is an
nounced that when that point Is reached It
will be discontinued for the winter.
Superior lodge. Degree of Honor, will
meet W'ednesdsy evening and all members
are requested to be present, as the officers
for the coming year will be elected.
Blrtns reported today: Jamee Lewis.
Twenty-fifth street and the county line.
I girl: Jeaten Smith., Twenty-third and
streets, girl: Josenn mania, 1 weniy-simn
and K. girl: Samuel Williams, Thirty-third
and H. girl; Philip B. Filler. V I . girl
nr.r. Rim.ii Thirteenth and O. boy.
i p. itnnn nf Cnliimhiis has been vls-
tlrt. .Un , Carl of the fcnaelfor
Drug company and hla old neighbors. Mr.
and Mrs. David Anderson. The doctor w.is
pioneer physician of central Nebraska :
forty years ago. wnen u 'n J J
J?now billiards." to reach a patient. He Is !
now 76 years old ana sun prncu-in m- i
Iclne. The doctor Is enroute to Illinois w
visit relatives whom he has not seen for
ini.r.. . heino- aroused In the mass
meeting called for Thursday night to con- The two acts would enable the lionie
slder the question of whether the packers gtpaJpr), an1 tn( Btorkmpn , get enough
can be m.Ae to .do .aomethlni ;or i he
question, -i ne mayur ,,j
1 called the mass meeting for the large hall
In the Ancient Order of United wrkn"en
. temple that all may aifi.u -
goof speakers will represent both sides of
1 The question. Ever since City Attorney
: iAmbert gave his opinion "JM the Hto.k
Yards company was only liable for tne,
tunnel discussion nas wu
ANNUAL MEETING OF W. C. A.
Reports ghow Assorlatloa at Height
f Prosperity Oflleera. Are
Klected.
The annual meeting and election of offi
cers of the Women's Christian association
was held Tuesday afternoon at the First
Presbyterian church. The work of the as
sociation is the support of the Old Peo
ple's home, and reports of that Institution
occupied most of tho afternoon, the pro
gram being Interspersed with music.
Mrs. George Tllden. president of the asso
ciation, presided. Mrs. P. I Ferine, chair
man of the home, reported twenty-sight
residents in the Institution at present.
There have been forty-five applh ions for
admissions durln the year, four having
been admitted permanently nnd six as
transients.
Four deaths have occurrva
! . - , llnl.
W.330.10. leaving a balance ot ii.hd.ui in",
together with last yenr's balance, gives
a total cash balance Of I2.SG4.9. Regarding
thrs. Mrs. Tllden cautioned the women lest
In their prosperity they relax, their efforts.
She reminded them, hat most of tha In
mates of the home -have' paid In their fee
for life, while tho eetUAtl probationers may
at any time ask .h- refunding of their
money ' and the asjdflatlon itnust so ar
range and conduct Its.' llffalra aa to be able
to meet these obligations. ..
This is a moral -obligation that we
t women who have Incurred this responsl-
. h who 8nal, .ucceed us
I nae 1 .
: . ,Li. ...fa aha WHO.
j 'Vhe following officers were' elected for the
e o1 Prllwent Mrs. George
Mra. George
I tJUIIlIlIB . JTt. ' '
TiMen: vice nresldent, Mrs.
P. L. Perlne;
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second vice president.. M
rs. is.ac carpen
ter; recording secretary. . Mrs. iawara
Johnson; corresponding secretary. Mrs.
J. C Hammond; treasurer, Mrs. Chetwood
Taylor. The following members were also
elected to serve on the board of directors:
Mrs. O. W. Clarke. Mrs. Cadet Taylor, Mrs.
Robert Wilcox. Mrs. A. K. Oault. Mrs. W.
B. Taylor. Mrs. O. H. Pratt, Mrs. F. W.
Clark, Mrs. F. F. Porter and Mrs. Bolts.
IMPROVEMENTS AT CITY JAIL
Thoasand Dollars' Worth of Better-
meats to ;. B
Officials Deetde.
After making their, annual inspection of
the city Jail yesterday afternoon with Chief
of Police Donahue the fire and police com
missioners announced that Improvements
would be mado at the Jail the first of the
year. These improvements will Include four
baths for the male prisoners and a set of
baths and other Improvements In the ma
tron's department. The Improvements will
entail an expenditure of $1,000 and possibly
more. S
As soon as the proposed ehanges shall
have been made all female prisoners will be
held in the matron's department, a separa
tion to be made between those women who
are steeped In crime or Immorality and
those who may have taken their, first step
on the downward path. " .
A system of ventilation also will 'be In
stalled In the matron's department and
other changes made. Prisoners who may be
held for any length of time will be com
pelled to take a buttw The matron's de
partment necessarily will have to be en
larged to meet the new conditions.
The commlsHloners expressed themselves
as quite pleased with the kitchen at the
Jail, which they declared was quite eleanly
and orderly.
Speaking of the Improvements to be made
Commissioner Bpratlen said:
"Omaha should have a new city jail, but
inasmuch as such a" thing ia out Of the
question Just now the next best thing to do
Is to improve the one we now have. We
hope' to make needed improvements from
time to time as best we can." - -
Gifts for the baby, Edholm, Jeweler.
Keller Aeejalttea oa Oae Charge.
HCRON. 8. D.. Dec. U-SpcUI.) The
second of the five cases pending in the cir
cuit court here against Charles A. Kelley
a propitnent attorney and real estate man
of this city, waa concluded last night,
when the Jury returned a verdict1 in Mr.
Kelley'a favor, declaring him not guilty of
the charge ot making a false certificate of
acknowledgement to a certain warranty
deed. This case has been on trial before
Judge Gaffy since Friday, and attracted
much attention because of the pro: .lnence
of the defendant.
OCBAN .ITKAMER.
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and Mediterranean, Including Spain, by spe
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expenses.
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niaMl4li of Arid lail.
1 RADSHAW, Neb.. Dec. ll.-To the
Editor of The Bee: I have recently
noticed In several (liferent papers that
parties have given their ideas about the
lenstng the seml-artd sand hill land. Some
sdvocate the leasing of the land, but to
thnt I object as that would stimulate n
unscrupulous class of homesteaders to tak
a homestead In some man's pasture fof
the purpose of extorting money from him
for their relinquishment. If this laid was
of any vlu for agriculture that might
be all right, but any 'one who is familiar
with that country knows it has no value
outside of the homesteods already taken
under the ptesent laws;
Tho Klnkaid bill has served a good pur
pose, but there Is more to be done. By
enabling the flowtng laws, the solution
of the whole land problem would be solved
for sll'tlme sn fsr as Nebraska is con
cerned. The rattle Industry of the stst.
will be permanently put on Its feet. It Is
one of the best Industries in the state
and I think It should be encourtged. I
believe the practical solution of this seml
arld land question Is to sell It outright
In tracts not to exceed ten sections (10 to
an individual or corporation, at a purchase
price of 75 cents per acre on Seventy-years'
time. The purchaser to pny onc-qunrter
h h w ,won,
... ... .
4 per cent interest, with option to pay at
any time.
Also to enact a law allowing the Klnkaid
homesteaders to commute th- Ir entry and
pay nu cents per acre ana lane paieni; mim
ing It a felonious act to buy and fence
more than ten sections directly or In-
directly.
-
t now stands no one party can get enough
of n,B ,nn(, to mRk( a lvns ffr himself
and family the result Is that three-fourths
of the section homesteaders will not be
able to prove up, and the arid-land question
will not be much. If any, nearer settled
than It was thirty years ago. Tours
truly, " JOHN DORAN.
LAST TOKEN T0JUDGE SCOTT
Pinal Tribute to Dead Paid hy Asso
ciates at Bar and on the
Beach.
A representative number of the local bar
and Judiciary gathered Tuesday morning at
the home of former Judge Cunningham R.
Scott to pay last respects to their dead
associate. Rev. Edwin Hart Jenks, D. D.,
pastor of the First Presbyterian church,
told In his short funeral sermon of a phase
of Judge Scott's nature with which those
who knew him knew but little.
"Though he was a man of decided likes
aajaa
aim
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nd dislikes, there was a sympathetic nn.1
religious touch to his nature which under
laid the surfsce." said the minister.
The pallbearers were: Judge Lake, L. V.
Crcfoot, James T. Kerr. O. M. Hitchcock.
Edward and Joseph Harden. The burial
wss at Prospect Hill.
In order that the fudges might attend
the funeral of former District Jjdge Soott
all the courts ef Douglas county adjourned
Tuesday morning shortly after convening
until 2 o'clock. .'
MATHEWS STILL HAS HOPE
, , , i.
Believes Preelaeal Will Hear rHearie
I Revoke Order Dlaatlsalag
Him Caadldatea for Plaee.
There la no s pre rent clearing of the at
mosphere In the fnlted states marshalshlp
situation. The deputy marshals are still
exercising their usual functions of closing
snd checking up their accounts, taking an
Inventory of stock. No official business
whatever Is being transacted.
No Information has reached the mar
shal's office as to who the successor of
Mr. Mathews may be. Rumors are, how
ever. In circulation about the federal build
ing that In addition to other supposed can
didates for the vacancy hitherto nsmed.'W.
B. Warner of Dakota City and W. W,
Young of Stanton may be classed among
the dark horses. Mr. Warner Is chairman
of the republican state committee and. Is
said to be a candidate for congress from
the Third district.
Mr. Young Is n state senator and Is
claimed to have a strong following. Mr. I
Mathews' friends feel confident he may yet
be vindicated and the order of removal
revoked, after all the facts leading up to
his dismissal are laid before the president.
Influential friends of the deposed marshal
are now enrffute to Washington and will
lay the matter before the president. Mr.
Mathews himself will not go to Washing
ton, unless advised to do so by his friends
now en route to the capital.
NEW OFFICERS OfTrCANUM
iertlon Takes IMaee and Dlssatla
faetloa la Kx pressed Over the
Increased Hates.
Monday evening Union Pacific council
lr-., Royal Arcanum, held Its annual elec
tion of officers with the following result:
Regent, A- 8. Pinto; vice regent, W. M.
McKay; orator. E. C. Hodder; chaplain,
W. C. Sunblad; secretary. J. W. Koopman;
collector, A. C. Reed; treasurer, F.' E.
Bollard; guide, John A. Scott; warden, P,
C. Wlnlher; sentry, John McQulllln;
trustee, W. L. Burgess; representatives to
grand council. A. C. Reed, Julius Rosen
welg and . F. A. Fumy; organist, J. A
Simms.
Owing to the recent Increase of rales,
which the old officers wero called upon to
-put Into effect, more or less dissatisfaction
existed among the membership and several
of the men who were on the list of officers
last year fell by the waysldo Monday night.
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