Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, February 6, 1886, Page 8

the r%porlm that My N AGED FEMALE FIRE FIEND The Startling Tale Developed from a Little Replevin Suit. A PERSECUTED GIRL'S STORY. Barrett, Mother South Omaha Arson and She Accuses Mrs. of the Dead Tough, with The Stock Yards Gang. The issuance of replevin papers n Justice Anderson’s court yesterday, and the recovery of a trunk by a young wom- an, was the cause of the revelation of a tale of crime which, if true, shows that South Omaha isinfested with o gang of eriminals of the deepest dye. And what adds to the horror of the leged fact that a woman is the leade the outlaws, and that to her is attributa- ble the frequent fires which have afilicted that settlement. The young woman from whom this story of crime is obtained is Sophia Lin- strum, a Swede girl 26 years old, who re- peated the tale in a straightforward man ner to a B representative who found her in a room in the Ainscow building at Fourteenth and Leavenworth streets, In recounting the circumstances which led to the recovery ot her trunk she said that she had been in the employ of Mrs. Barrett at the stock _yards, and that two weeks ago her em- ployer turned her out of doors, refusing to give up her trunk and other property which she had in the house. Since th time she has been endeavoring to recover her trunk, but had been unable to do so until the replevin papers w ssued yesterday. Constable Rustin served the papers on Mrs. Barrett, and was at first refused the trunk AT THE POINT OF A REVOLVER, but finally the woman gave in and the mfficer took the baggage to Justice Ander- ton’s oftice. There it was discovered yhat the lock had been broken and all the articles of value removed, 1ts only con- tents being an old pair of shoes. The girl was much chagrined at the loss of her goods, and expressed her intention of swearing out a search warrant for them. It was then that Miss Linstrnm told her story, which she subscquently repeated to the reporter, of the terri- ble causes which le to her being driven from Mrs. Barrett's house. It was in substanc “Lam a hair worke Minneapolis when Mrs. Barrett sent for me to come to South Omaha and work for her. I had previously been worl for her danghter Mary, who rar store in Minneapolis at 1238 T street. She agreed to give me month, and as I out of work, as Mary Barretts store had burned down, T agreed to come. I brought a lot of hair with me and everything to work 1t with, but there wasn't much to do in that line in South Omaha, and so I worked mostly about the house. I did some hair work at odd tim After T had been there some time Mrs, Barrett proposed that I should make up a lot of hair, and in the spring she would fit up a store and we would go into part- nership. Then we would have the stock insured for twice what it was worth, and after the business had been going s weeks she would HAVE THE BUILDING BURNED DOWN. She said that all I would have to do would be to keep my mouth shut and swear that the goods were worth what hey were insured for. Irefused to go into any such business, but she tried to persuade me. “‘She said that she had done the same thing a number of times with the assist- ance of her sons, and had always come out all right. Once, in South Omaha, she had poured kerosene on the floor of a room where Dug Johnson_lived and her son had set it on fire. Everythin, prepared for the conflagration, and contents of the building were all packed up and moved without loss. From that operation she said she made $600. Once afterwards she had started a fire, but it was discovered and put out. “‘She also said that her daughter Mary’s store in Minneapolis was set on fire by her son Frank and that she made lots ot money out of that, after telling me all this, I still refused to do as she wanted me to, and then she drove me out of the house, threatening to kill me with a revolver. It was a cold gnowy day, and I walked to Omaha and have been here since.”’ A FAMILY OF F Continning her narrative, Miss Lin- strum said: **Mrs. Burrett also told me about her son John, who was killed, and hat he had often helped ner burn build- ngs as well as her son Frank. John had been in the penitentiary, and she h other son in state's prison for killing a given the testimony , as she didn’t have s living at 5 the DS, ‘n" more 1 N “T don’t know what I will do now. I want my things that sho has hud some- where, and I am gomng to get them if 1 can. I know she has some other stolen things down there for I saw some blank- ets belonging to Dr. Galbraith which she stole from him the night he came to her house to dress John’s wounds. Since the burning of the Hammond house and Dug Johnson’s saloon on the night of November 80, Mrs. B the Johnsons hiave been living in the same house in South Omaha. A man who ha: ~ been boarding at the smme place until the last few duys was met by a reporter last night. He corroboratéd the Linstrum [}r in regurd to the property which she claimed to have when she went to Mr Barrett's to live, and told some damag- mg stories about the old lady. He ¢! ul the belief that she, in connection 1 pros ~ with the Johnsons, were planning ANOTHER FIRE TO OCCUR SHORTLY. In lupgm'l of this statement he said that the house where the families were ow living was being stripped of ts contents, which were heing se- oml.lx removed to Omaha, Ho said that he had visited the house in the last day or s0, and found the upper rooms bare, which fact Mrs. Barrett strenuously tried to conccal. An endeavor was made to keep up appearances, and in his opin- jon it was their intention to burn the ~ place in aday or so and claim the insur- ance on the contents which had been re- moved. THE GOODS IN OMATIA, Lo verify the statement that the John- emoved their goods to Omaha, outh Fourteenth ere it was alleged been taken, On pocking at the door, he wus . quieklyCadmitted by a small, bright 9 ring woman, who proved to be Bu z Eufiwn'u better half.” She expressc ~ herself as being glad to see the “youn ntleman,” but was sorry that she ha { Mgirls, addenly dawned on Johnson was con- . dueting a bagnio. This proved to be the , and an _inguiry for Dug drew out moi for) not they n n that Mrs. Johnson would bkave him at home nights, as she 1d not entertain her compuny when was present.. ‘The 100wms were found 10 be well supplied with household goods, the propriciress senounced that she intended to have a grand opening in the near future. K D 1IN A QUARREL. . Mrs. Barrett and her family, according to all reports, do not bear a very savory reputation. The first great prominence that they received in Omaha was when John Barrett, the oldest son, was shot on the evening of November 25, from the effects of which he died in St. Joseph's hespital December 10, The cause which led to the fatal shot was a barroom quar- rel. Barrett was considered a hard man, and while attempting to run Bruno Strathman'’s saloon with a high hand, he was ejected by the pro- ctor. He returned shortly, hov L and_opened fire with a revolver ough the window of the saloon. The room was crowded but only vils struck by a bullet and he was compar tively unmjured. sued by the'erowd; In the street he meg a man named Jack Cook and opened fire on him. His shots did not take effect, and he felled Cook with the butt end of the pistol. While lying on the ground Cook drew a gun and shot Barrett in the leg, from the effects of which he died three weeks later. Cook was exonerated by a coroner’s jury, who dec Kkilling to have been in self defense. THE OLD WOMAN. Mrs, Barrett figured in the courts here last pher in conncetion with a fight she had with a_woman named Sanchezey, Both were terribly injured in the melee, clubs having been freely used on both sides. Mrs. Sanchezey had struck Mrs, Barrett with her hand when the latter § y shillelah and struck Mrs. Sanchezey o number of blows, driving her into a stol As she entered she picked up a heayy stick, and wheeling quickly, strack Mrs. Barrett. Both wo- men then ran through the town, fighting as they ran, and would undoubtedly have made mincemeat of each other if they had not been se; 1 15 RRETTS, Mrs. Barrett i id to have been divoreed from her husband, He Is now conducting a saloon at Minneapolis, and report says he is no better than he should be. The'daughter Mary, as the Linstrum rirl asserts, is a fire bug, as well as hm son Frank. Still another son is re- sorted to be in state’s prison. Johnson remarked last night that fourth son, Henry, came to South Omaha some time ngo for the expre d purpose of killing Jack Cook, the sla; of John Barrett, but was persuaded to return to Minneapolis without accomplishing his object. SOUTH OMAHA FIRES. & For some time previous to the Killing of John Barrett and subsequently the number of mysterious_fires in South Omaha was something alarming. Indig- nation mectings were held by the citizens of Douglas precinet in which the town is located, and the county commnussioners were requested to furnish them with pro- tection. This request was denied, and the zens then formed themselves into fire companies for their own protection. The last fire occurred only a short time ago, the building destroyed being a sa- loon. It was supposed at the time to have been of incend origin. ATTEMPTED RAPE. The Charge Brought Against Simon Rope by Annic Bozwitz, Simon Rope, who conducts a tailor shop on St. £ enue, between Seventeenth arrested last cvening on complaint of Annie Bozwitz, for attempted rape, and was lodged in the central police station. The complainant is a young girl about 14 old, residing at Twenticth and California streets. Her father is a tailor, and does work for various shops about town. According to the girl's story she went to Rope’s shop last evening to re- turn some work which_her father had completed. She found Rope alone in the store, and he enticed her into the back room. There he threw her on the bed and attempted to take improper liberties with her person. She resisted his at- tempts, and managcd to make her es- cape. She immicdiately came to the cen- tral station and told her story and the ar- rest followed. When RoFe was arrested he denied that he had attempted to do anythin improper with the girl. He admitte that he kissed her and called her a nice girl, but without any bad intent. Heis a married man with children, Both Rope and the complainant are Polish Jews. The case will'be fully in- vestigated this morning Union machinesews backwardsor for - wards, A Lucky Lotter Carrier. A suit involving in a measure the lia- bility to their guests of inkeepers was tried in Justice Helsley's court yesterd: It appeared from the evidence that Charles H. King, a letter carrier, about the middle of last December delivered to Tred A. Joslyn, then clerk at the St. Charles hotel, a letter for Frank E. Black- ar, a guest of the house, containing $100. he letter was placed in the key rack, was spirited away and was never deliver- ed to the person addressed. Complaint was made at the postoftice and investi- gation had by Inspector Robinson, which resulted in an order to withhold from the carriei’s puy $100 for the bonelit of Blackmar, ing then brought an action against George A. Joslyn, proprictor of the hotel, and the clerk, to recover the amount withheld from his pay by the %owrnmcm, on the grounds of the de- endant’s negligence. The defense set up was that the carrier ha to the regulations of the postoflice de- partment in deli g the letter, and consequently na liability attached to the hotel proprietor. The jury, after five minutes' deliberation, returhed a verdiet in favor of the plaintiff for the full amount of the suit Duel With Knives, Joe Grace and Mart Conley became in- volved in a quarrel last evening and resolved to fight it out to the death. The spot selected for the duel was Tenth and Chicago streets, and knives were chosen as the weapons. The conflict had but just fairly commenced, however, when the police swooped down on the belligerents and conveyed them to the central police station “where they were locked up for the night. Both ha lll:\l_l:lfiL_ to get in several blows with their knives and their bodies bore the marks of the sharp blades. Neither of them, however, were badly wounded, the cuts being simply slight flesh wounds. Both men were under the influence of liquor. not conformed Self-threading—Union sewing machine Against the Plumbers. Yesterday Sherit Coburn served the the papers in an attachment suit brought by the Trenton Rubber company against Cowing & Co., the bankrupt plumbers, for $1,675. The property attached was & house and lot, at the corner of Twen- tieth and Chieago streets, which is said to belong to Mr. Cowing. ‘There is some doubt about this, however, as the deed docs not appear to be on record. It is possible that Sheriff Coburn's action in attaching this property, will be con- . Cowing. s Manufacturing company, of St. Louis, Mo., also swore out an- attach- ment in the district court yesterday peaivst Cowing & Co., on an sccount of Barrett then ran, pur- | A CASE OF “HANS UP” Hans Young, the Saloonist, Olosed by an Army of Hungry Oreditors. A REPLY TO GENERAL O'BRIEN. An Excursion Steamer for Omaha— The German Federation Fails— Local Charity—North Omaha Entertainment. Hans Young's Troubles, Judge McCulloch opened business in the county court yesterday by issuing to George Duncan an attachment upon Hans Young for This action was followed immediately by all the fated saloonist's ereditors and the county district conrt and Justice Helsele; bunal were buried throughout the fore- noon, arming officers with the papers of ty About 10 o’clock Deputy Sheriff Grebe and Constable Karll arrived at the saloon and forthwith took posses- sion. The business of the bar was s pended and Messrs, Henry Coggesh; and J. H, Parrott, the appointed apprais- ers, pushed their work. Mr. Duncan, when called upon to state why he had closed down on Young, stated that he had every reason to believe that Hans was attempting to dispose of his property with intent to defraud his creditors. Ymm;fi had last week made over to his wife his homestead property on_ St. Mary's avi endeayored to m: H. B. Kennedy, who conduets the gam- bling establishment above stairs. Mr, Duncan expressed himself as convinced that Young had squandered the profits of the business in gambling and dissipa- tion. Hans Young was standing at the bar of lost establishment at noon yesterday, i azed fashion at the work of when a reporter for the hi: a shame,” said the saloonist in reply to_the reporter’s fir question. “George Duncan made a break at me this morning, and started the whole business. He Tind no right to do it as the note on which he holds me is not due until March 6. Idon't know what Tl do, but I hope to patch things up. Friends, I tell you, are pretty hard to find a fix like this, and I don’t believe one showed his nose this morning. Hon man, if I had sold out last night, I meant to square up all, and would have been able to doso, Itseems that here lately hing has been against me, and I been_dragged into a box. In the firat placo Kennedy got the lease of tho place for next year over my head and I should have béen forced to get out by April 11th anyway. Then there are lo of other things gone wrong which put me in bad shape, but if they give me a show Lwill make everything right.” Hans has indeed fallen into a compli- ion of troubles. The Law and Ord. ue was moving to _have his license Iiheld for the year. Policeman Rowles pushing against him a prosecution ault and battery and he had been arrested for permitting minors to play iuwl in his place. Hehas been ““fllying high’’ recently and spent a_great deal ot woney out with the boys. :\lhwu,';h it is asserted by a man who knows him well that his gambling has not cost him more than two or three hundved dollars all winter. The total of the clair inst him will doubtless exceed his available assets and it looks altogether bad for him. The following attachments were issued in the county and districts courts Geo. W. Duncan, $258.50. Bockhoff’ & Mack, §650, Metz Bros., $560. Parrotte & Swuenn{; $70. Accompanying the bond of Mr. Duncan is a statement to the effect that Mr. Young has disposced of most of his real es- tate to his wife, with a yiew to putting it out of the way of his creditors, and turther that he is trying to dispose of other property for cash, and then leave town, in order to render the collection of accounts against him by his creditors a dificult matter. Following attachments were issued by Justice Helsley: Grotmack & Boehmke—§21. Charles Young—$70. Rennard & Delleckec—$104. H. B. Kennedy—$25. Henry Rohlfi—$103. Henry Dietzen—$19.75. Hermann Beaselin—$100. Wm. Schnack—#$9.20. Stubendorf & Nestor—§120. Chas. Wood—§? All the cases against Hans Young have been continued until the 25th inst. THE OTHER SIDE. How the Ballard Case Appears to X, To the Editor: The Herald yesterday contained startling headlines atiract- ing attention to the Ballard case now pending before the supreme court, and some one has exhibited most manifestly a desire not only to create a false impres- sion in regard to the facts in the case but also to belittle and bemean the judge be- fore whom the case was tried. To any one who was present and watched the progress of that trial, from day to day, the charge sought to be made by the counsel for the defense against Judge Neville scem most out of place and pugnant to fair dealing. The connsel complain of “judicial confusion” and “judicial phenomenon” in that trial Wt the counsel was seeking to con- vict regardless of the law or the facts; that there was ‘‘confusion’” manifest at that trial, no one will deny but that confusion existed only in the brains (?) of the counsel for the defense—overwhelmed as they. were by the uncontradicted facts in the case, \\'f)l h showed conclusively that a eruel, unprovoked murder had been committed—that it was deliberately planned and executed—was equally man- ifest. Have the counsel so soon forgot- ten the fact that, when in their confusion thev were unable to formulate a question they desired to propound to an expert witness, the court kindly adjourned until another day, to give counsel the opportu- nity, by consultation with their books or some more experienced practitioner, to formulate their questiont Have the council forgotten that, after the defendant had rested and the state had closed the case with its rebutting evi dence, at their request the court per mitted them to again enter upon the defense and lgi\’n evidence in support there of which, by reason of their “‘con- fusion’’ they thought they had neglected to do? Have the council so soon forgotten that at the conclusion of that trial they ac- knowledged to the court an appreciation of the kindness shown them? Or was that acknowledgment the result of the confusion?” T\pcculiar feature of the “remarkable agreement’’ referred to, is that nowhere do they claim that Ballard is not guilty of the erime charged. that he has been unjustly convicted of that erime. The only complaint is, that in ain language used by the courtin instructions to the jury, the court should have used other and ‘different language to express the same idea. In short, the complaint is that the court made use of the language in the instruction to the jury that they are to ‘‘hunt for a motive” | ‘ete—that it was the duty of the jury to in- quire as fo the motive is conceded; that t was the duty of the court to o instruct them. The error they complain of that the court told the jaryto “hunt™ a ter the motive instead ‘of “telling them to search, to inquire as to the motive The counsel think they see a wide dif- ference in the two_cexpressions. May be true, that that differenee does e that it is so marked as to mislead is quite another thing. An examina’ iunufilm “argument ferred to will lead to the inevitable con- clusion that a new line of practice is to be adopted in the trial of cases, a prac: tice imported from a sister state, and thatis to bemean and belittle the hon- ored judge trying the case, that the peo- ple, not the hi{g er contt, may perhaps think injustice has been done the defend- ant—a practice the non-observance of which will not only promote the best interest of the community at large but save from disgrace an attorney se vl\ine to adopt it. X, AN EXCURSION STEAMER. A Scheme Which Promises Well I-‘nl’“ Omaha Pleasure-Scekers. Capt. Ledermann, the well known steamboat man of St. Louis, expected to arrive in On ina few to make arrangements to furnish this city with an excursion steamer during the coming summer season, L. has long operated on the issippi a line of excursion steamers, and, in all probability, there is no river man better known or more widely popu- lar. He has determined to begin this year the operation of a line of light ex- cursion steamers on the Missouri river, and is now taking steps to place on the Big Muddy at least three clegant boats, one for Kansas City, St - seph and Omaha, e is now in _ St. Joseph booming the scheme for all there in it, and 18 confident of success. He will come to Omuha, as_already intimated, to look over the field, 1 if the neces tronage can be ) be sent up her be used, of course, by ey nic parties, and could he onable rates to make trips up and down the river. There is any doubt but that the scheme will be en- thusiastically taken hold of, and that Omaha pleasure-seckers will have a new. form of diversion during the coming summer months. The noiscless Umon sewing machine. “THE GERM FEDERATION.” How the Great Plan Seems to Have Fallen Through. The German association held a most in- i sion Thursday night. The cted by the directors were duly given charge of their offices: Presi- dent, J. I. Fruehauf; yice-president J. J. Spetman; secretary —— Kessler, tr urer, John Baumer andrecording scere tary, Phillip Andi After the routine business a diseu It will be remem weeks ago announced that a afoot to combine in the Association every society tionality in the ity and give the German-Ameriean school which is the basis of the organization the sup- port of ail the Germans of the ci t the well meaning gentlemen cived the project have so far d that there are no prospects of maturing. In the first place the Turners, who apply their athletic energies to business en- terprises, are _virtually masters of the situation as the assoeintion is made up almost altogether of their member- ship, For some reason they thought it unwise that the school should go out of their hands and when theConcordia,which led out in the new plan, applied to come RO A T e, e lated that the applicants must become members of the Verem. This the Con- cordia declined to do and_proceedings were forthwith blocked. Matters still stand as they have for years past and will for a whife doubtless continue such. Light running Union sewingmachine German of that THE GREATEST OF THES] A Chat With a Commissioner on Pub- lic and Private Charity, “You can not imagine the suffering which public and private charities have been called upon to relieve in Omaha during this winter,” said one of the coun- ty commissioners to areporter yesterday “Douglas county,” he continued, “has spent vast sums for this purpose and & number of private purses we been heavily drawn upon. There a certain old gentleman, backed by the dy funds of two _cl ble capitalists who has done near lieve want as the entire county enginer ing for that purpose. This ben man is abroa all parts the city and ready to spond at any moment to cry of need. He'is a Catholic and so the gentlemen who provide him with funds, but that fact 1s of no bearing, as destitution wherever found, irres of race, creed or nationality, is minister ed to with open hand. These gentlemen certainly deserve great credit, but they have expressed themselves so strongly averse to publicity that I will not give their names. That is true charity for you and it is not misplaced, as the old gentle- man makes personal inspection of' each appeal.”’ re youever deceived in your distri- bution of public bounty?'’ the reporter asked. ‘‘Not often, place from w and makes are from in Mr. Pierce calls at each an n})plica ion con rutiny of the facts. We constantly receiving information minsters and various ens of cases of need and we at once it the locality indicated prepared with rehef if it 15 required. We had to laugh at the hair-brained rabbi who pompously instructed us that we should remit sup- lies in instant complianee with his orders. Not much, we always take s glance at the situation and satisfy onrsebves that the requirements are actually ag presented.” Burlington Route. California Excursions!! ]l‘;;)uml trip tickets, good for six months, Finest scenery in the world. Stop at Denver and Salt Lake Dates—February 8, 17,mnd March 8. Also popular cheap excmrsions every Wednesday. §45 pays one Return when you please. back about the sa For further particulss® write P. 8. Eustis, General Passenger and Ticket Agent, Omaha, Neb. L Union Sewing Machine, 206 N. 16th S A Youthful Knifer. Thursday afternoon two boys, one named George Scott, a cripple aged about 16, and Herman McKenna, aged 14, while on their way home from the South Omaha ool, gotinto a quarrel about a girl, Seottdrew his pocket-knife and stubbed the other boy in the back. The wounded boy was unable to attend school yesterday and may be seriously hurt Scott lives on Eighteenth street, in the next block south of Williams. Mrs. Me- Carthy is the teacher of the room in which the boys attend school. s Union Sewing Mac e, 206 N, 16th St ay— ates coming - Tha wifé of Joseph Bullock, of Syracuse, N. Y., for the third tiwme in four years bas proseuted Ler Lusband with twius, THAT PRIVATE DETECTIV The Latest Charges Trumped up Against Marshal Cummings. FACTS WHICH KNOCK THEM OUT. Jmery Says He Was Not Interviewed —Senator Manderson Urges the Passage of the Omaha Port of Entry Bill, Rascless Charges. “The disgraceful length to which the Herald is going 1n its attempts to down Marshal Cummings disgusts me,” said a democratic member of the city council to a reporter yesterday. “Dr. Miller or his scatterbrained hi loud—that their venomous prosecution of the marshal has ereated a public sympa thy and feeling for the man whose repu- tation they are trying to besmirch. T have always maintained that Marshal Cummings was hardly qualified for the position which he holds, but I do be- lieve that he is an honest man, who is, in point of character, above the men who o assailing him." This expression the sentiment of many who have paid some attention to the envenomed assaults which made against the marshal’s ch: and there is hardly an individual posted in police affairs that wili not odds that the marshal will not be indic well ainst f silly charges i iftcenth r the, ro. Po that and attest s ! ating to Horrigan “Deteetive” Detective cumstances briefly are these: Some time ago the city council passed resolution authorizing the marshal to employ a priv letective in such ey as he saw fit. This pe i i in a broad, general strictions as to the nature of the cases ich should be turned over to the private detective, or as to what detective should be employed. Mr. Emery, who had previously done satisfactory work for = the police, W selected on an understanding that he shoul ender all possible assistance to the mar hal in cases which requir work, such as could not easily be pe formed by the policcmen. 'The cons quence is that a number of ecases have been turned over to Emery (who thus ally became an attache of ~the police foree), and he has worked them up. No leny that so far, the transaction ny nmatical language, the state- i the local columns i “The mu agent for about the ton went around looking up guests tho Millard hotel and still retuned his own place to accommodate im.” This is as absurd as it is false. The marshal in employing the de- tective was acting ju he had been authorized by the city council. The fact that ¢ gave him et of the re- wards, counts Tor no more than were the money to have been given him by one of is own policemen, It has be custom of cit s, here, but in other cities, to accept rewards for the arrest of eriminals, and Cummings merely practiced what others have prac ticed before him. me as him.’ he is made to say that he the marshal forty or fifty dolla different times, Detect Em nounces as bogus. Hesays that he made any such statement, either directly or impliedly. So as Horrigan is concerned he never has been emplo) as detective, and has no special dete: He was, however, assigned to i at large, to “‘roundup’’ vagrants whom he might run across from time to time. gave Without an equal— Union sewing ma- chine. IMMEDIATE TRANSPORTATION. Senator Manderson Urges the Pas- sage of an Important Bill, Mr. Max Meyer, president of the board of trade received yesterday a letter from Senator Manderson concerning the bill to make Omaha a port of immediate transportation, which has passed the sen- ate. In the letter, Senator Manderson say “Are you crowding our people in the house, especially Judge Weaver, on the bill to make Omaha a port for immediate transportation of dutiable goods? I pro cured its passage through the senate - ly, that it might be pushed throu house. You have our Remember, it a port of entry.” . ot being ‘on 1y a port of de- , and this is to make it an ‘1. T port.” There has been a good deal of blunder n the matter of this bill, and some of > loeal papers have insisted ail along that this effort w being made to have Omaha designated as o “port of entry.”’ “Phis, 58 Senator Manderson says, is ull wrong. Omaha can not be a port of en- try, beeanse it is not_on the “‘frontier,” for inst New York and San i i¢ object of the bill,”’ yer to the reporter. *“'is Omaha a port of imme- ation, That is to say, are consigned to Omaha from foreign ports instead of be- ing held in the New York custom house, for instance, for appraisement and exam ination (which sometimes requiresa de- lay of months), will be shipped at once to Omaha_ for uppraisementand delivery in bond. By this scheme I can get goods trom France in thirteen days, which, by the present system, require seven weeks, If Omaha were made a port of immedi ate transportation, a number of ulpprun,- ers wonld have to be appomnted and a ponded warehouse instituted. This will be undoubtedly a great thing for this city, and certainly it will be but a just recognition of Omaha's growing great: ness a8 a comiercial centre.” ££001 Union machine has automajic tensions. he Union sews backwards or forwurds. ‘Wants to “Drop' Ballard. Sheriff Coburn has recently had an applicant for the position of ‘“trap- springer,” in case Ballurd is hung. The individual who thus secks to gain noto- riety and secure filthy lucre by taking a human life is Owen Connelly, better known as “‘Whisky Jack,” As' J ended upon in_ times emergen il Coburn has decided to { his application. The New Clty “The city director, J. M.Wolf yesterday in reply to the ques tion of 4 reporter for the Be 24,716 names. dstimating three to a nawme, the population of the city wouid be 74,148, which may be considered a f. aceu The new directory con’ 100 more pages than that of last year." Directory, 1 AMUSEMENTS, Successful Presentation of “As You Like 1t" by Adclaide Moore. A large and refined audience greeted Miss Adelaide Moore at the opera house last night, in the opening with *‘As You Like It of her two nights engagement here. The house which sat before the stage last night was probably in a more critical mood than Omaha audiences usu ally indulge. A young woman, handi- apped by her foreign birth (“English, you know," is not sterling in the west) Was to appear for the first time here pre suming o essay the roles to which the mistresses of drama hav reached. Hence, the applause that allowed spoke of honest sentiments and that the bravos were frequent and one I hefore the curtain actually oceurred s of unmeasurable compliment to the star_and her support. Miss Moore the face and figure of other delightful what \ her heaving on the stage is be; proach. Her acting for one of ¥ ishighly commendatory, although togo boyond thig would be to streteh all proper praise to the base limits of flattery. She with her excellent support A performance which pleases the Touse, and what more can a play goer ask than to be pleased ¥ One notable feature of last evening's play is that it introduced profess an Omaha girl for her first time Miss Geniove Ingersoll, whose talents have often been illustrated here before in private theatricals and pul performances, appeared last n pastoral character of Phoebe, er role but little opportun ties, her pretty and - sweet voice at onee won instant attention. It was with pleasure that the many of her deeply concerned friends witnessed these bright promises of the future, and the BeE joins in the congratulation which is unanimously extended to her, Some handsome bouquets and garlands of flowers were presented her, but the rules of the company management forbid such open displays, and the audience was un- aware of the tributes. The same company Sheri “School for Seandal’ this afternoon and “Romeo and Juliet” to-night. THE PEOPLE'S. Another large and well pleesed witnessed the double Bill of ¢ and Son” and the “Bonnie by the Vincent company at the People's theatre last night. This evening and to-morrow there will be X The idenc will be and Mrs. Vincent and the com- pany in the cast. The piece will be well mounted and include « fall of real water. ht in the Although CREIGHTON COLI The Scientific 3G NOTES. Lecture—ltems of In- 'he Examinations, leetures on Sound and Musical Sound will be given to the public on Tuesday, Februs 9 and Febru 16, with novel and startling experiments, such as one scldom witnessed. Invita- tions and programmes are printed and being distributed. Examinations are now in prc the students find them more and thorough than usual. The reports iving percentage of merit marks will Soon be in the hands of parents who ¢ thus by a glance tell the standing of their sons, The older students attend lectures every day, and all have drill in_clocution twice a week, to learn modulation of voice, gesture, tones, inflection and pathos in declaiming or reading. All kinds of games to while away wintry weather innocently and ple: antly, are furnished m the pl ‘The boys are formed into an and elect their own officers who preside ceep order. One of the profes- sors is always at hand. She pa; i and out occasionally. There is of satisfaction among the student themselves heartily — at 1 the more ready for class see them in ss, they are settled down not with the look of boys to forced tasks, butlike men of busi- inm at their desks in a study to their g, he Debating socicty proves another benetit to the studen: The young b take to it enthusiastically, and al ) there is marked improvement in getting arguments and in replying ofthand. 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