Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, February 9, 1886, Page 8

s a 5 AR s A S S P N THE OMAHA DAILY BEE, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 9. 1886 THE POOR WE HAVE 1 A Glimpse at the Squalid Portions of Omaha and the Inbabitants Thereof. IN DIRT AND DEGREDATION. 3 — 'A Trip Throngh Dagotown and the Bottoms With the Custodiang of the Poor—Scenes of Desolation, The County's Poor. About 2 o'clock yesterday afternoon five people left the county building on a tour of investigation. The trip had “mothing whatever to do with the proceed- nd jury, although they ings of the g iting the very toughest contemplated v - parts of the city where a large portion 3 of the criminals are found. The party was composed of Superintendent of the Poor Pierce, County Commissioner O'Keete and three reporters. The two former had issued the invitation to the 8 | fmpression on the new: L piles of rotten H ewspaper men to visit the poor who were receiving aid from the county, re- port their condition and make note of complaints, The day was w groceedc-d along the sl reets anda entered #tench arising hidden from scattercd filth and lebris, was something ter- ble. To begin with, the sanitar, dition of the poorer quarters of the is dreadful. During the long season of eold wenther just past it has not been noticeable, but the melting of the v ealed sights and released s uld seem that no huma could exist in for any length of time. he trip made yesterday covered that g-nni the cit) ng cast and south of ourteenth and Jackson street: far Bixth and Pacific. The first call was ma on a colorad woman named Eii ard, living ina little tumble-down in the rear of 611 South kou street, Ther only one room in_ the house, and in it was piled the stove, bed, and other dilapidated furniture. As the gnow melted oufside a stream of water entered the door and spread over the floor. Therejthe woman lives with her three children, one ot them sicl deavors to eke out an existe house is the property of Tom Murr who demands a rent of $8 amonth say that the ll" ice is exl convey the idea—it Eliza, howev: 3 fied with the prov the county, but s ened with ejectment from the because she was a week beliin de for her by 1 been threat- er('miw in hi rent. Leaving this cene of squalor, which being the first visi ited ecreated a stron per men, th nth ot rookeries aind Leavenworth poverty incre shells “which » been removed from s of the city and deposited in and in_any shape that wa most convenient. Filthy water, slops and refuse emitted a stench which smelled to heaven with overpowering effect. Nearly all of the floors of the houses are lower than the street, and the melting snow with its washing of filth flood b\\ildlu%s. The suffering in this loeali has been terrible . during ther in spite of the care stowed there by the hese *‘roosts” (they cannot, as he property and are rented for county. a rule, be called hous of Edward Ainscow, “the mostl,’mrt to the poorer classes of | of about $50 a month. Jews and Italians, The rents demanded are exhorbitant. From one house, which i8 not itself worth §300, a rent is received In that structure there are twelye rooms, and they are oc- cupied by twelve families. Sickly chil- dren with sore eyes, decrepid old women and deformed and paralyzed humanity in every shape and form abound, In'one of the sl ti ' lady named Mrs. Moore, who endeavors to support herself by taking in washin and ironing. ppled in both h le{fi , with lines of sufferi dilibly stamped on her fa meagre earnings are insuflicient to sup- port her and the county contributes aid in the shape of cos In one of these houses was found a young with blankets in a chair suffering with inflammation of the bowels, His mother, Mrs. McCune, was away from liome washing, and the boy was ™ neces- sarily left to himself, although in a pre- earious condition, undoubtedly the filthiest and most neglected portion of the city. Theground on which the build- ings are located has been filled in, as at one time it was the bed of South Omaha creek. Disease lurks in the deadly vapors which arise under the influence of the sun, and undoubtedly spring will witness ud bolstered * a lurge harvest for Death. | 1 i L‘ml:‘l,'l | 44 helpless with paral - but Going still further east the tered what is known as ‘“The on the ri destitution pr to make the h ily named _Btrect, betwe e mother was str ‘] arty en- Bottoms” ualor and German fam- ted on Jones eventh, where hed upon the bed ithout_having “been visited by a ician. Her con- dition was noted and her case will be re- ‘ported to the county physician, Bituated at th e of the mouth of the e er is alittle cabin oceu- pied by Willium Smith and his fami hen the inspecting party entered the found the room full of people en; prayer. It proved to be a gal neighbors and others who raying for the recovery of on, who is afflicted with a dis- The boy has been sent to the ospital twice by the commi oth times he slipped e institution on his erutches rned home, The doctors at the leg must bo putated, as the ne is thoroughly disc it the knee oint. The futlier, however, believes that the limb can be saved, and the meet- Jing was being held to endeavor to effect o faith cure, 3 Another sad case is that of Mrs, Kel- , who lives at the corner of Jones and th strects, She was recently injured a fall, and in addition is rapidly wa: away with consumption. The floor the shanty was covered with w sterday, although one of the woman's s wus stationed at the door with a oom to brush it away. _In alittle dug-out near the river bank found o woman burning up with er. No one was attending l]u'l', and as vere pitia- s fig- of hor condi- individual is M usa, who, in December, 1834, ted with a man named Gr band's murder ‘of the case were widely known at the ‘time. Klusa came home and found “Grabna in bed with his wife, l‘l‘ in_jail six nally released, while G ing an eight-years' s tentiary. ‘Ihe woman d eannot speak a word of ease has just come to th issi , and she will' be al attendance. In the same vicinity there av which have b cupied during W Mrs. Cooney, ay Ivisk , 45 the proud ‘owner of one, and +in the Pole, sh of fur- ALWAY, | by the name of Davis the other. Both families have suffered considerably with the cold during the winter. All the cases mientioned have received aid from the county during the winter, together with handreds of othe large amount of coal has been consumed. At nearly every vlace visited inquiry was made in regard to the way in which the conl burned, and_but fow complaints were made. The larger proportion ex- rssed themeelves as satisfied with its quali number of those receivin, aid are known to have been eriminals and generally hard characters, but genuine suff calls for relief, no matter whom the victim may be. A DOARD OF TRADE. Its Tnflucnce Asked to Help Build Railronds—Other Business, I'lie regular metting of the board of trade was held last evening, there being only a small attendance of members. After the reading of the minutes of the lastmeeting o roport was made of the the meeting of the board of directors, which was held in the afternoon. The following letter was submitted irom the Commercial Club of Fairmont, Neb. Max Meyer, President Omaha Board of Trade—The bearer, Mr. John D. Jen- king, has been daelegated by our Com- mereial elub, and | 1 our business men who desire better railway faci to visit your body and also the officials of the Union Pacific railway, to secure, if possible, an extension of the Republi- can Valley line to this point and thus open up communication with your ci Mr. Jenkins has full authority to spenk for the club and our people. He is thor- oughl, iliar with what we want and Know: are willing to do to se- cure it. i We would be very much pleased if you would introduce Mr. Jenkins to your representative men, and to Mr. Call; general manager of the Union and to any others who feel lik in bringing about the object. truly, President Meys ins had been aceorde Mr. Cailaw who had given him en- couragement” that the ob he sought would be gained. M. vay agrecd to present the matter at the next meeting board of directors of the Union also 1 d from H. B. ident of the Greeley (Colo.) asking the boarc ts influence with the B. & als to build a branch of their road to Greeley. This branch, the letter snid, would open up a direet line with O , and give the Greeley trade to city, to their mutual advantage. On miotion President Meyer appointed Mes Iler, Colpetze 1d Hellman committee to wait on the B, & M. ofli- cials and urge their attention to the importance of the new line, Mr. Clarke moved that the president, ary and Mr. Colpef to drafts memorial to congress urging the passage of the Hoar bill extending the time of the Union Pacific for paying their debt to the government —eighty years, The motion was unanimously d, Mr. Walker, who was present, stated that the nml works company was already made up, slthough he had been coni- pelled to beg and offer fortunes to people on the streets in order to eftfeet the organ- ization. Col. C. S. Chase made a statement of the reasons why he failed to go to Wash- ate of the Umaha board T ng appointed. He had found out that the water committee had no idea of appropriating anything this year for the imlpro\'emenl of the N i T at_ Omaha, and he did not :fwnd his time and money to help lobby through congress appropriations for the improve! the Mississippi and Missouri rivers in places which would not in the least benefit Omaha. Col. Chase moved that the northwest- ern lway committee which was appointed by the board some time ago requested to submit a report of their \\Illxc next meeting. ~ The motion ed. Mr. Davis suggested that a commnttee be appointed by the board of trade to look to the securing of manufactures and industries for the eity. Such a committee would p in sceuring the location of 1 institutions here which would othe £o elsewhere. President Meyer replied that such a committee was one of the factors of the board already, and the members would be appointed this week. Mr. Walker d th mittee which he had was the com which what w o rbe appointed idea of the com- the forming of ould subse hing themsely committee had ste: nail works com- pany would 1 n formed much soone After considerable discussion in regard to the powe 'd of directors, and the subscribing by members to the bonds for the erection of the board of trade building, the meeting adjourned. AFTER TE YEARS. A Romantic Meeting and Marriage In Omaha Yesterday, Yesterday afternoon there was m: in the county court room, Judge Me! loch ofliciating, Charles Schlafte of Lou- isville, Neb., and Miss Lena Snyder, The couple was a most happy one, as their smiling fac icated, And they had good reason to be happy, for after a sopuration of ten years they were once more united, It was just o decade ugo that Charles Schlafte left his home in Switzerland to seck his fortune in America. And his home was not all he left, for a blooming lass of cighteen years had promis join him when he had settled in his n home. She would have accompa him, but her parents objected to the match, On the passage to this countr young Schlafte met with an aceident, falling down the ship's hatehway, and for a long time hovered between life and death. In fact word was sent to his sweet- leart in Switzerland that he was dead, and although he wrote to her when he ry covered, the letters never reached their destination. Not hearmg from the girl whom he had left behind him Schlafte concluded that she had deserted him, He settled down at Louisville, this state, purchased a farm, and lived the life of & bachelor for ten years. About three months ago Lena™ Snyd the young girl whom he had left in Switzer- and, learned for the first time that he was in the land of the living, and imme. diately wrote to him. The result was that Schiafie sent for her to come to this nd yesterday the couple mei at the Union Pacific depot in this city. Such & meeting is seldom witnessed, and accompanied by friends the happy pair procecded to county court, where they were n as state id Mrs, Schlafte left last evening for Louisville, Neb., where they wi make their future home, A New Euterprise. A branch house of the West Davenport Furniture Company of Davenport, lowa, has bee in this city, at 218 South Fourteenth street, ‘Lhe concern manu- factures bauk, ofticd and bar fixtures, coolers, ete. [§ wanted ‘to sell the White ine in every town in west lowa und Nebraska | that OPENING THE PAVING BIDS. Asphalt, Granite, Macadam and Oedar Bleol Offered as Street Paving Material. TAKING THE BLACK VEIL. An Omaha Girl Becomes a Cloister Nun—To Itepeal the Midnight Ordinance—~The Courts and Police. Paying Bids. Yesterday morning the board of public works opened the bids on paving for the coming year. There were altogethoer eight bidders on paving covering specific rates for each of the proposed paving districts f Falls granite, Colorado sand stone, cedar blocks and several pa rden blocks. The lowest bids on al paving materials are as fol- 1 ented the sev lows: s1o1 FALLS GRANITE, On sand, J. E. Riley, pric On_broken stone and Riley, price per yard n concrete, Murph; COLORADO SANDSTONE, Murphy, Cielzhiton & Co,, on sand... $2.61 Muipiy, Creighton & Co., on stone and Sind ¥ Murph: cret CED AR BLOC Murphy, Creighton & Co. on s plank per yard ¢ on O 280 stone and sand ars g on plank and sand.... . ar blocks on stone and ar blocks on conerete MA i, with one ve Macadam has a d-inch covering broken Sioux Falls granite K tent wooden block pavement. 8. P Folsom & Co., b years mainten: _anee, per yur 8. P. Folsoin & Co., ance, per yard, ASPITALTU A\[ur[»h_\-. Creighton & Co., per yard.. 5 “‘T'he contracts for the different kinds of pavement will be let to these par- t id City Engincer Rosewater to a reporter. ““The people can then determine what streets are to be Lin the different distriets, the ma- to be used, ete., and then these contractors will be instructed to take hold of the worl lower than sibly those those for I am inclined to believe i will be to- phalt. 1 wooden blocks. that the tendency ward the ¢ used m K muce 4 alt’ and the higher g guaranteed to last just as ong—five years being the linmt for both kinds. Cedar block pavement on streets could be used to advantage which had not been put to permanent grade. Then in the event that the city wanted to change the grade, in four ot five years,of such thoroughfares, this pavement could be torn up and replaced without having been asource of heavy expense to the property owners.” RENOUNCED THE WORLD, An Omaha Lady Takes the Black Veil of the Sacred Heart. Mention was made in the BeE some days ago of the fact that Miss Mary Mor- gan of this city was about to take the veil. The solemn ceremony took place last W The St. Louis Repnblican con- tains the following account of the affair, “Right Rey. Bishop O'Connor of Oma- ha, Neb., ofliciated yesterday in the pro, fession of two young ladies’ at the con: vent of the Sacred h at ‘!\lxlr)‘villu. eral Bra J ation, and there were present in the sanc- tuary I Father Kielty of the Holy Angel Martin 8. Brennan of St. Thomas Aquinas, Vi nocent, 0. 8. T. Gi . Antony nd Rev. Father McLaughlin, The ceremony was the admission to simple vows of two noy who had com pleted the usual probation of two years required by the church before an “indi- vidual nhowu(l to B responsibilities of the rc far as external effect ing could be more simpl At the same_time touchingly solemn and im- ive, than the ceremony which w d, noth. . and Mrs. Mor- and Miss Phil. M, their daughter—parents and sister of one of the novices proposed, who, with the community of religious and numerous pupils of the academy, formed a large assemblage. At 8:30 preciscly the novices, Mme, Morgan, of Omaha, and Mme. Mullin, of Chicago, entered the chapel, led by one of the professed ladies of the Sacret He Atthe same moment a proce: clergymen entered the sanctuary, group- ing themselves around the Rt Rev, Bishop O'Connor, the celebrant, The “Veni Creator Spiritus’” was chanted al- ternately by the Rev: L. McLaughlin and the choir. “Then followed the sermon of the bishop. It was a beautiful exhorta- tion to the young religious to enter upon pir e * with fervor and magnanimi- ty. He deseribed it to them as one that would necessarily abound in trials—in temptations even, But added that it would bring them a pe; { which they alre some experience, and a hap- :h would be the foretaste of iting them as the reward of their love, their Tabor and their sacrifice. At the close of the sermon came the hlessing of the black veil, henceforth to be worn by the newly profe . Aftel s of questions regarding the liberty of their action in the step they were abont to take, the bishop gave to each novice a "t[‘ rucifix and placed on the head the veil that had just been blessed. was then beg a low mass—during which the admirably trained convent choir rendered most exquisitely, i ponsa Christi,? by Mme. Trey Saluparis,” by Jadi e Meus,” by Mme. Trey, the talented com- poser of the Order of Sacred Heart. At the moment of communion the two noy- ices pronounced the formula of vows, binding themselves irrevocably to the order, At the couclusion of the mass a nd magnificat was rendered by the singers in the choir and the hundred children who responded from their seats in the chapel. ran of Omaha, ion of “WE NEVER CLOSE." A Scheme to Repeal the Midnight Saloon Orgins Although it 1 not be positively aflirmed, it is almost certain that the po- lice committee of the city council have prepared an ordinance to repeal the ordi nance closing saloons at midnight. It is aid that this matter has been quietly but seriously agitated for some time past, and that at last Messrs. Lee, Leeder and Thrane, who constitute the police com- mittee, concluded to try the pa such a measure. They drafted their dinance with the intention of present it at * the - last meeting, were unable to. see the mayor in son, and itated © 1o try but 56 learni, the issue without his opiniou. ZeuguNe, Tionyron & €0, ) The scheme is to .pring“n this even- in;fi. 1tis claimed that them are seven ofthe councilmen engageds to_svpport the ordinance and that there will l‘m no difficulty in pushing it threugh. There are a number of compremise provisions inthe proposed enactmen§, such as a stipulation to more vigoromsly enforce the Slocumb law so far as it relates to closing on Sunday, selling to minors, cte. A democratic councilman who began by avowing that he knew nething of the project, said to-day when approached, that he rather thought it mmhf meet his support don't see that it does any grievous harm or affects the order of the city materially to permit ail night traffic in the saloons. A fow keop up a quiet but lhri\iutg business just the same and that is manifestly unfair to the remaining saloonis A man who wants to spree can do so anyway and altogether the or- dinance strikes e favorably,'* A WOM .\\'; LETTER, It Made Him Feel Bad—An Assault In the Dark—Police Conrt New The first case tried in police court yes- terday was that of Arthur Lee, ac- cused of intoxication. He plead in ex- tenuation of his offense that he had re- ceived a letter from home which made him foel so bad that he proceeded forth- with, upon receipt of it, to fill up. The letter referred to was written by a woman, Lee’s wife, living in Cleveland, Ohio. From it, it would seem th few months ago, Lee deserted hi and sister in Cleveland, thoe latter and both penniless. When the sister re- covered, she had no means of su vort, and drifting out to Cl cago, entered upon_ the life an abandoned woman, Mrs, Lec he to avoid actual starvation, as she say had recourse t une manner of 1iv. ing. She r lies her hushand for be- ing the cause of the downfall of his wife and his sister in having deserted them in their hour of need. She upbraids him for haying married her, & young, inno- cont girl, and then dragzing hor down to the lowest level. ‘TheTetter conelude with a request that Lee cease his wan- derings through the ntry and return - to his wife © who of the life of i hich she is leading. wife, “is a bright, h will be only too life. Youc come out all man.’’ ome girl, Tad to quit her prosent he may yot some good tenverg agreed with Lee that v a most pathetic one, hut fined him with the remark a poor fluid in- which to drown one'’s sorrow: About 12 o'clock Jasper was wall et, on his way r the corner of Ja friend who I urday nieht, 11 17, e down . Thirteonth Te stopped ckson street to wait d gone into . neigh- boring house. ) men just at that time came out of Kilkenn, saloon. Oneof them, n str Hsper, swag- gered upand heid out his hand, saying at the same time: * How d'ye do¥?’ Jasper returned the salute, but'did not tend hand. Another man,.also a stranger, the same_ thing, and was by .lmror with u refusal to shake han This was all the pretext needed for a first-class fight, and the toughs sailed in and thenee proceeded to thump Jasper lustily. Ile managed to break loose from his ilants, but they made another rush at him, when he drew his revolver in sclf-defence. Before he could fire, however, Pol y came up and plac the name of Di them on a charge of fighting. in the crowd made their escape. morning the judge released Jaspe tined Dickson $5 and costs. Tom Allen, Abe Burke, V k Egan, Barton Hiles This and . J. Brandon, nd 8. Crow- s for being in- toxicated. AN HN‘T"U.‘;IAHTIU MEETING. That's What the Blue Ribbon Club Had Last Night. The W. C. T. U. Buckingham hall was Jammed to the last box last night with an audience mostly composed of “men, to hear Mr. C. J. Holt, who is having such wonderful success in leading drinking men back to a sober life. Mr. W. I Gratton led the song service which was most enthusi Mr. Huston again acted as organist while a choir ably as- sisted. The subject of the lecture wa “Our Murdered Dead. Who's to blame?” Mr. Holt presented the question of the crime of the liquor traflic in a startling manner. ty thousand dr died every ye Another sixl? and innocent wives and childre murdered, and double that number from the indirect influen Two hun- dred and forty thousand lives lost annu- ally, and who’s to blame? Not alone the saloonkeepers, nor the saloon petitioners but the voter There would not & saloonkeeper in the Hf Nebr night if you didn’t let them. He made a hundred good poirts and his logic was linked like a stecl chain. Mr. Holt has done a great work in Omaha, The R form club held a rousing meeting yester- i orning at 10 o'clock. The ehil- meeting at 4 p.m. was full and en- The blue ribbon flutters from many st and to many a man it 1s 2 new life of hope, ly if not 200 men have signed the pledge. body come to-night. Meetir Drinking men spe n die cry week, CHAPTER OF CAS Fatal Results of Injuries—A Singular Accident—Various Mishaps. The accident which oceurred Friday last on the Union Pacitic, near Plum Creek, has proven more serious than first supposed. Geo, Barnes, the fireman, was shockingly injured, died yesterduy morning. He had heen cut in 4 score of places over head and body, and a deep and wide wound made in his groin. He had sustained, beside, internal injur- ies, and there no possible chance to him, His body will be sent to Oeclwein, lowa, for burial. A singular accident oecnered on th picr of the new bridge Sunday. A cable which is used 1n hoisting rock and material for construction, parted under the weight of a massive stona, The ends of the cable flew apart like whip-lashes and one struck a laborer fairly in the face. The terrible blow kluuf(enl him somersaulting a dozen feer and stretched him senscless. When assistance came to him his check found shockingly cut and his jaw bone crushedlike an cge- shell. The infortunate man was brouglhit over to St. Josepi’s hospital and B Galbraith summoned in attendance, Allan Matth an _employe of the smelter, slipped on the sidewalk tofli 1I st night, and broke his right He did not discover rious ni- of his injury until reaching home when inie sufferipg compelled him to summon & doctor who at oneé & the fracture, ave Elegant Samplo Embroery, Lambre- quins, ete., mide on White Machines at 0. 121 North Fifteenth strect, A Legacy Awaits Him. w McCord & Co., of Des Moines, write to Judge MceCulloch, of the county court, making inquiry concerning one Henry Churchill, an who used to practice law her 2 abouts are now unknown, be located .a handsome leg: turned over to him but if “he y will Ligi) rauning Union sewingmachi ne A SEDUCER ARRESTED. He Pays $400 for His Indiscretion— The Trials of His Victim, Fox, the Pierce saloon keeper, who was arrestea for the seduction of Emma Battzer, was brought before Justice Berka yesterdaymorning. The plaintiff was present was represented by J. T. Moriarty, her atiornev. Fox was unattended by counsel. The girl testificd that kox was the father of the child about to be born to her, The only eross-examination by the de- fendant consisted in a question as to whether the complainant had not been criminally intimate with a man in Pierce county named John Foster. To this the girl answered that she had not been so connected with the man mentioned. M. Moriarity then quoted the law setting forth that the_ defendant would be com- pelled to pay the givl an amountof money which the latter had decided upon, ani also give bond to reimburse the county for expense it might undergo in main- taining the child. e then stated that the complainant demanded §600. Fox for permission to spenk with =~ the girl <o that he might be able to compromise on the amount demanded, because $600 was more than he was worth, A long talk then ensued in which complainant, defendant, attorneys, constables and po- Ticomen took part, during which Fox of- fered to pay $300. With this, the girl was not satisli The matter was finally ote sing the latter sum to §400; his to be d in cash, the in a note for three months ith seeurity. He Paid §200 and Bernard Koester went on his note for the other $200. He also put under 700 bonds to reimburse the county for the mainte- nance of the child. In his own aefense, Fox claims that he isnot the only perfon who has been criminally intimate with the girl. A number of the young mer lat part of the country, he asscr been ble, in any man- L torepair the injury done he also claims that he lias been singl becanse he is in business and possessed a few hundred dol Despite the fact that he believes himself innocent of the rge, he feels he cannot prove his in- nocence, and is compelled to submit to the consequences of his indiseretion. In Droorat the somplisity ‘of otlicrs, Fox s that the young fellows involved a purse of sonething like §23 and t to Deputy Sherift Sweeney, of e county, th the unde nding that he should bring Miss Boettger to Omaha and place her in the hospital while awaiting delivery. Sweeney brought her to Council Blufis, turned h over to the sheriff at that place, and gave her not a cent of the money intended for her. Since that time Sweeney has not been heard from, although about two wecks have elapsed. Where he has nobody knows. Fox came her Iriday ond commissioned a named Caban, also from to bring the zirl fiom the poor house whither she had heen sent by the commissione Both Fox and the girl then went before Justice Berka and compromised the matter by the form ying the complainant $50. This agree- ment was entered on the Judge’s docket, though both parties acted in a private manner, neither being in the custody of the court. It was not suflicient, the fore, to prevent the bringing of the suit above In what manner tl girl bed atisficd with the § agreement is not known, but it cert ) hias resulted to her pecuniary advantage Cal above mentioned has not turned 1 * taking the girl from the poor house he escort her to the Germania restaurant on Tenth street, near the depot, and borrowed from her $10 of the $30'she had received from x, claiming he wanted to get shayed. The whercabouts of both the $10 and Caban are unknown. Between her alleged friends and encmies the girl has had'a hard time of it. The White Sewing Machine, Old, tricd and true, lightest running machine made and most durable, always up with the times. Whole and retail oftice, 121 North Fift strect, 2 NG, THORNTON & Co. V OMAHA. A Number of Gentl the Canadian Sport. L. H. Garner, the manager of the American Express company, received toboggan yesterday. Some few days ago Mr. Morseman obtained two of them for us the carniyal, and there now three toboggansin the city. Mr. Morseman entered the fi found that his “vehicle” would not work, and it has been further discovered that a toboggan ean not he used for ¢ i this eity. It requires a steep tohogeaning, there are such that ood opportunitic in Omal the e build ion on ion by building a aduct sort of a structare precipitously to the ground. start o toboggan will spin t good speed. If the sport guining in the east popular here, a slide may earnival held. Such od b v held here. ing is a fraught with con- fimb, as the f e is probs 2 the tohog- ¢ their popu seenring and incr big wooi which runs With such ¢ v distance ch is fast the gentlemen whe will'scek to encour The toboggan which Mr. Garner re- ved yesterday was made at Mon- and is a curious looking It ists of a number of thn f i “h wood about cight lushed together with hide thongs, v a bed about two feet wide, 11 gracefully eurled up and backy Something like a canoe bow. The tobog- gan is evidently of Indian workmanship ind cost §10. HE WAS TOO SHORT. A Case of Mistaken ldentity—A Re- markable Similarity. Yesterday Marshal Cummings ceived a card from the chief of police St. Paul asking him to arrest a cattleman namen John Weidert, on a cha of grand larceny. Thedeseription was that of a man of German birth, decided na- tive accent, ruddy complexion. blonde mustache, and five feet six inches in height. The card also ted that Wei- dert wore a heavy buffalo overcoat. after the reeeipt of this card er Jumes was stroll lepot, n re- Shortly Special Police ing past the St. Paul across & man who in ry Wiy answercd the deseription of Weidert,” even to the wearing of a buffalo overcoat, once placed him under arrest on suspicion of | St. Paul. He was t where he gave the name of d that be was a cutil . A cmphatically that he had ever zed Inany crooke work in St After som . : trouble he succeeded establishing his ide tity to the s f the authorities and was el s shown that bis height was and u half, and be to Omaha 2 ry 4 hir aller details contirmed truth of bis story of hig friends may sue Special Police man James for false imprisonment, Collego Examinatjon. The examinations at Creighton_ coilege have finally came to an end, and, al- though they were very testing, more tnan half of the students” have made -over seventy-five notes. John ‘B, Furay, jr., Joseph McCarvitle, Joseph MeCarty, John Lynch, Francis Lovett and Roder- ick Murphy were the Jucky boys of the test who won the medals. The following made 80 notes and over: Charles Banks, 87 John Brannon, 86; Thos Bur 80; Simon Carameéllo, 8; Wm. Clarke, 84; Michael Donahoe, 83; Fran- cis Faufrdlik, 86; Nat Field, 89; James Ford, 80; Chas. F Frank y, 87; John John Gleason, James 81; John Hartigan, 85 02 Herman Kountze, 8 neis Lovett, 90; F Lynam, 8 MeCarville, 9 lone, Mercer, 80; Cornelius Murphy las Murphy, 94; Rod Murp! Murph Cl Ne Nemee, Smith, 88; Jos mith, 86; John Whalen, 90. Railway Notes, vs. George H. Hugett and Charles , of the Union Pacific, have de- vised and patented a car lock seal which seems to offer the solution of the vexed question of ear locking. The device itself, consisting of two plates which slide one within the other, and when closed fasten on a hasp. No key is used and the seal is uniocked by a mere pull, but in so doing little hlade cuts slip of cardboard in the slide and becomes o perfeet evidence of tampering. The patentecs arc in hope that they can sceure the adoption of their device by the Unon Pacific and other compan W. F. Griflith of the Union Pacific has gone east, . E. Dickinson, assistant intendent of the Union adquarters at Denve ved in the Sunday evening, and from here, accompanied by General Superintendent Smith, went to Leavenworth to attend a meeting of oflicers of the various lines touching at that city to discuss the pro- jeet of building a union depot the S. B. Jones, assistant general ger agent of the Union Pacifie, has re- turned from the ¢ a is general super- Pacifie, witih nent of Mr. Henry Levi to 2 Kline was eclebrated Sunday evening by a party at the residence of Mr. Kline on West Cuming sirect. Musie, dancing and refreshments were features of a pleasant evening's entertainment. Among the nshorg, f and _Mrs. Schiller, Ray and Fannic Horwich, Annic 1 Nellie Spicgle, Minnie Le i and Dora Kline, N Saruh Annie Be Horwich, of Council Cohen, of Chicago, Demoratsiki, 'z, Brown, Unger, {en, and Mr. Zimanski, of Union Sewing Mac me, 206 N. 16tn St. g torotd v St. Patrick's Celebration. Sunday afternoon, at the oflice John A. McShane, there was a meeting of the joint committee now arranging for and celebration to be given by the itizens of Omaha in Boyd's opera on the evening of March 1ith of The leading business transacted was the appointment of the following sub committe s , Messrs. Me- Shane, Connelly, O’} nd Mi On programme, Miss ar Maden, and Messr: and Price, The committee on structed to seeu gentleman from 1 cted Hon. John F. 'ty selected. ‘The sub-committecs port their action at a meciing of the Jjoint committee on Sunday ncxt, when further details will be L. The terest manifested i spe st. Patriek’s such as has never be- fore been equaled in the city- Without an equs \ Union sewing ma- chine. Store Dep: followin, 1ges, the Union acific supply deps monneed: The jurisdiction of Mr. J. P. Pringle, division storckeeper, is extended ove the Nebraska division, and oflice moved to Omaha, Neb., from Denver. Mr. J. IL Stafford to be assistant stor keeper, and to report to division stor keeper at Omali Mr.J. A Griftith, fuel resigned, the duties of fuel agent will be performed by Mr. ( meral storckeeper. , who has been chief at Denver, comes of Mr, Pratt, agent, having r hercafter Pratt, assistant ¢ Shuge I for Mr. Pringle to enter the oflic Union mach automajic tensions, The Cummn The grand jury was en- gaged in making a brief mvestigation into the charges of corrupt practice pre od aguinst hal Cummings. k Morrisey nt cditor of the d, and Sul the ex-policeman, were sworn and testified ngs Case, -~ The Union sews backwards or forswvards, A Small Robbery. Thieves entered the rooms of Sam Gardner at Fourteenth and Dodge streets yesterday, climbing through the transom over the r, and seceured a number of valuable including jewelry. Their ent 1 exit was not noticed by the neighbors, and us the robbery was not discovered until late in the afternoon there is no clue to the perpetrators, Union machine sews backwardsor for- wards. I would Jike to see .t state meet in copyention some time in the negr futtive, the meeting to tike phce i city il the centrea tof the st of other there are fees and would like to hear from the Sowing machiie goods of all' kinds Stotts was quite indignant at the tr ment he had peceivel, and at the -advice l wholesale and retail.” : ZEMRUNG, TuorN1ON & Co. Preparing to Kick. 4 The pawnbrokers. of this city are pre- paring to present a petition to. the city council asking protection of the city against the invasion® of ‘the police. The knights of the three gilt balls claim that the police are in the habit of cominginto their- places of business and hunting through their stock every time that an overcoat and a pair of pants is stolen. In ease they find the stolen article the looking for they it off, w secing that the piwnbro for the loan which he h - on coat, and who is in all probability inno- cent of the fact that it was stolen, In this way the yawnbrokers elaim they lose leavily, and they propose to bring strong pressure to bear upon the city anthorities | in order to sccure some sort of protec- tion. oft, wi reimbursed on the Self-threading - Union sewing machine Base Ball Matters, Mr. Geo. Kay, of the athletic base ball park, was called upon yeste by H. B. Durfey, manager of the Lincoln base ball club, who is in town to ascertain what steps Omg proposes to take toward joining the Western League. Mr, Durfey says that his city propose: to go into the scheme for all there is in it, and is already engaging players. Mr. Kay informed him that the Omaha base ball people proposed to “bide a wee,” and sco what beeame of the Northwestern League vroject before organizing a club or joining- the Western Loagy There is plenty of time yet to engage o team, and the Oma n do not propose 1o take any hasty in the matter, n ctic Union sew ing machine lusts a life time An Incipient Blaze. The cook at the Senate thought he dis- covered, along late yesterday afternoon, the odor of wood s k zling with the savor of broiling delicacies which filled the kitchen. He did not worry about it until about 7 o'clock in the even- ing and complaints of smoke were made in other parts of the block, when he took alarm. A telephone call sent over to the engine I ail of fire men with picks ¢ e over. The fire was shortly located under the Kitehen floor heneath the range, i smouldering. Hoor was torn up a bucket of water quenched the fiames, The noiscless Union sewing machine. Court Notes. Marriage licenses were issued day in the county court to [ Schlafte, aged 36, of Louisville, Nebras- wed 28, of Switzer vian, aged 26, and od 22, both of Omah in the distriet Oliver D, Haverly ) J. Haverly. in " the dis- I ay @ rhert E. French, administ f estate of Abner French, to obtain deeds to land bought from the said Abner French. 1 » of Thomas vs Forbes, which N on tr i ay in the dis- ct court, was submitted to the jury ay afternoon, n has returned from shington, where he has been inter- trative. Mr. Brown comes back smiling, which may be s nificent of this or that. by Court ye FOI TIE TETATNENT OF ALL Chronic & Surgical Diseases. DR. NICTHENAMY, Proprietor. Sixtecn yours' Hospital autl e \\" o ‘the facilitics, apparat the succcss . 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