Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, December 4, 1886, Page 8

GATHERED FROM THE CIT\ The Citizens' Committee Making an Inves tigation, o THE SLOCUMB LIQUOR LAW How it is Enforced—Thicves at Work | tail Notes—Mr. Barkley's Ap pointment —Other Local, Sunday Closing of &aloons. The citizens' committee appc take action in reference to closin on Sunday-back doors s well as those in front—are actively at work. A mcet ing was hao on Wednesday, at which Police Judge Stenberg and Marshal Cummings were present by invitation, | and the situation was disc Stenberg stated that la weeks' time was devoted in his court to the hearing of liquor cases, twenty-five complaints having been filed | by the law and order league and Marshal | Cummings; that the best men in- Omaba | had been sele jurors in some of these cases, lawyers for the prosecution | being hired by the law and order league | and others, but the outcome was gener- | ally unsatisfactory, conviction being had but in few and whero | appeals were taken to the district court no attention was paid to them by the dis- trict attorney, all of wihich was ve v\ An noying to the ‘eity officials, who sired o have the law enfor cumb law provides for the licenso to scll liquor, penaltic fixed for violations of the 1 ; rily Ju summer | several ome pd as ined construction of the law in ite up- plication hery loon men to p: the $1,000 lic in quarterly in- stallments of $ lcense being nctu ally 1ssued upon payment of the lust in ta 3 rrested cls they d l|uv thougl clainiing the protec rying on business atter ]u)ln" the 0. Thus tar t ofo! with jurigs, though o is found of differcnt (il 1 Sitbion, fino ad b appeal to the disteior court f6l1o: Judg lack of efti court on cnberg also complained ot the ency in procecdings in his 1 » being no one to prosecute, poli frequently ehip- ping in to pay u I o perform that duty in ecases ot unusual importance, which state of affairs he character] »ful in the extreme. Vic e fully posted in_ this ke advgntage of the Stenberg s hecessity of an assi who will attend every lice court, ¢ could be ¢ attorney, ssion of the po. nnot be denied. His y 1 ten times over by th yenue from fines. This matter which should be considered ut the bar meeting, to be held to-day ¢ to consider mmendments to the 1 Cummings was asked whether he intended to enforce the order, or sug- gestion, rather, of Mayor Boyd in refer- ence to closing the front o ors only of saloons on Sunday and very promptly replied in the negati He then gave a iled account of his talk with the he subject of Sunday closing, at midnight, cte., the conclusion g hicily to his discre- vt to enforce the _whereupon sa- 1 that it re- midnight law, loon- pers h: sulted in_ iner of liquor at houses of bad repute and_ that the prose cution of that elass of cases had generally resulted in appeals to the district court, where they are quietly sleeping and will probably continue slumber. He said that when dded District Attorney Est rd to those and othe ]|v|nu| liere appeals had been taken, that ofli- cial had replied that the proof was too weak to securc convictions. As to the closing of front doors of suloons and allowing back doors to remamn open, he considered such a scheme absurd and fmpossible to 'y out—that saloons must bo closed entircly on Sunday or left to run full blust m favor of strict enforcement of the law in referenco to demanding the payment of the full $1,000 before being allowed to sell at all, and suud that if that were done it would be equaveleat to adding fifteen men to ¢ foree. ib-committee of three was ap- i for a specinl service, and the committ wdjourned subject to the call of the chairman. The following named constitute the full commit o0 Gibson, J. 8. } AL Tol lock, Jonn T > W.G % i Hiteheoc rissey, M. . Risdor George A. Joplin TRACK TOPrICs, The Daily Grist of Rail sonal and Gene The B. & M. Ashland brs completed. All the g o done and the bric in place, three miles of track laying remain to be done, The contractors state that three or four days of good weather will e them to complete the work. How it is very doubtful now whether t will be running over the *‘cut-oil before the i ‘I'h of the Union cws, Per- is still un wuch tments Q removed from the tourth floor to thoir new quarters in the southeast part of building. The two departments now oceupy the lirge office jointly, but be separated as the oo com- will iu the rear ux or reports of the Union Pa roud for the pust: two or Lurow days X at Omaha bis v point along us of the running AL present ul Union Pacific and B, & M on achedule tiine, Mr. Jenuison, superintendent of con: struction for the Western Union, has roturned from a trip over the Fremont, . Elkhorn & Missouri Valley road, looking after the construction of new lines in th territory traversed by Mr., John E. Simpson, chie sistan( treasurer’s oflice, B Signod his position. and will entér 1 bault unive Minn., for the purpose of studying for thenumistry. Mr, Simp son has u host of friends in railraad cir all of whow wish Lim in his ¢ departure 0. 3 on the Union sterday mos t waited in the e e A DEMOCEAT LINMLMBERED neees Pacifie going west iree hours late wyed Vincent Burkley Depuzy Surveyor Insy Yesterday mornin nounced that this eity, had Leen a1 Commissioned nd Oustoms or. it was offieially t Burkley oiuted deputy sur Lhis is u position auziliary to that now held by Mr. Jordan, Its latest accupant was the present Deputy Sherift Phillips. He held the place under Mr; Campliell, and when the new administration asked the latter what could nomize | will | the residenc 'gl the s f avies, . My 'hillips wis perimitted to retire, As a work, to inspect amou the beyond the | Jordan has been atten lu incumb him g pe kept business of the with him quested \ How They Remembe This be L fai T'nis way of fund graduat and is kn larship The first was given Wihitney, G man that state. idenee of J where it we auspices of In one ] undor the : Dur Whitney: Towa, Miss Miss ' Lillian M Bur and T v intere re. *Th tions will be i iir will be ansfer as to what the y n‘ os of the well known Minnesof bonded g nt of whi where const trausferre to all 3 wor has fro his I'his from the who time ney eatly to ople Some have ago, he and his ¢ nent of an Burkley ASSARUS GIE ™ na Tey to Atd Tt. moon and unique of A r for the ainm Jletos of the by n ene is being raised wn n fuad b ent of (I residence o ro unl I\ apids, Mich,. the western d by the graduates of Va I'he next was held in re Cooley in Dubue ws under the patror the former students | college in lowa Hu I'm tods 1d tere its success, | of the Wiscons, Miss \\ I in management < follows nd: Michi, Mury Coole 1 Jacoby; Koy Chicng wies of Omahy il consisf cies upon the t ued and the of entertamed as evening | consequence Mr. Campbell did all the the principal feature of which is od, this to rk since business Wwas 1 llul\wlll'\fl‘ th g there ent at n in the v western stitution, Vassar kind f Jndge and was ar in the res e, Lo, e and of the 1y will I twill be general n, iteman; || 5 A are ted and will lend th t patrons uests Omuha people who_ have long known all nlmut the Vassar S inent| oo tions scholarship tu nd, will n that the first scholarship mpleted, Already applica- coming in from young girls who are eager to take the competitive. exam inations. P the scholars tribution Pierse, D event and good cause 1 THI cople bogin hip is a fact. atown lot in the 1t will_be a pleasan 1 inspiring impetus or which it is giyen. to real BEVES AT WORK. ize that ‘The last con- city of it social to the They Break Glass and lscape Unino- Burglars took lested. advantage of t he bad weather Thursday night to perform or rather neither of w Himebaug las and Four! The thicves heavy plate ably frighter taken. that Knives. strange one did not cate When the in a resi 1 od heard at lea this be musthave have heard ¢ attempt terrific which supposed to have been W, from Thirte to perform, “‘panned out’’ lor's place or enth strects was ¢ broke in by smashi glass door. They we ned away, as very lit 1w hich h & ten revolve kes this i h the thieves in the plate glass was noise must ought to have st two blocks th to i been his na str A NOTOF Gerstenber. & Tefuses to Case hutrolling ]F fteenth, Come o [jobs, vichly. W Doug mtered., ug in a re prob tle was The only loss so far discovered is of about that the officer on that beat ttempt. broken have been v, who deaf not to to Omaha Without a Requisition. Captain C ormuckiwent to the bl ufls yos- ¥ morning to nterview Fred Gersten- berg, a notorions Omahs just been captured in that city, ( berg, it may watch, eap, be pair remembered, of shoes thief, who has sten- stole a and §2 in moncy from a man named Limburg, who had allowe He was clo tain and pr He positive Omaha without erime is hardly of suflicient n requ warrant a probably be weil known » of MeWhorter Coope s MeCutloch, ) frc that sometiv of the suit € of plaintift a of w possible d took a tumb coe W ! ph dored hi; considerable could be dor vaHu 10,00 of §00. Blake, Bru firm of Ottu move to this all arrange ‘ooper od the e the fellow to sleep wi ) nestioned by th tically admit refused to co a requisition. ly on the m: drop) thief, « Court. efor W Judge ag heard by wher ym the defendant e before the commer topped into th nd purchased 40,000 tting up o that day and whe the $700 was o works the wadquarters, was ondition of aftairs onts to close out the time elapsed befc ne, wheat nad sunk sti b0 bushigls were unloa in alane 0. loeh’ Accor sion Coo) balance i 1se was gisen to tn Firms v wholesal rhout N 1o & € mwa, Lo, ty. They uents and are have will pra & Roll W th him. he can- As itude to ter will ns vs. cley, Judge it was brought to se It s¢ ms cement ¢ oflice bushels n noon gone. Union tele- and or leal. As re this 1l lower ded ata ( ooper refused to make ding to per was noqu » joury o drug to re completed y b ready to do business in Omuha by Janu ary 1 al the I'he firm Co the Ninth tly Bruce the it may be r fow mionths \.u~ ness b their presen nam Cnire story 1d L & Po D.ow R yesterduy bullishes nsab o the mouth ¢ Envelopes The sules ¢ wounted cicase of 21 , the whol oceupy Co, 15 Ine Jatest have with Sloan, MeGay stroets them, have building of wyenworth it with will Sloan, John haif, | The romembered wo from Peoria, 111, sed so that t U quarters at Tenth 1y 100 smiall ounterfeit Notes. ¥, re| ng th is in the ¢ year the and ten-doliar try plutes were , & Island at their i a very s feat w pricticable of ¢ Postoflice Sales of stamps aud envel of November, were §2,812.01; slam of ‘the same to $10,207.15, per cent. §1 Jol ale grocery house, the inson & rented ock on and w Biake wost Co firm, lere & Their hoy tind & und Far. Nutional ty, He value of In 15 de and very howe o pes for follows 0,441.24 month ls showing @ ! of the driver | The THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: RUNAWAY CAR Twoof Them Smashed at the Thir- teenth Street Railroad Croseing. Yesterday morning two accidents hap- vened at the Thirteenth street car line at the Union Pacific railroad crossing. No.&slid down the trackibeyond the power to control it, and when it railroad erossing ran mto traing from the west, was ba to the horses were jerked aside saved from death, but th in and i reached the the passenger which shops ind thus I'iere wer e car at the before the ar No. 8 o line, W minutes (Jso ran away from its driver atthe ace, and dashed down the hill and he Union Pacific tracks with tre mendous veloeit king the frames add disabling huckets of 1d would have danger and loss. WANTLD, later averted the ETARY. to Succeed D, H. Wheeler the Omaha Fair Board. The next annual el of the Omaha faiv board will take pl on the second Tuesday of next month, the 11th. “This meeting will be one of im. Porta for the reason that it will be re i select a successor to the pres seeretary, D, M. Wheeler. known that this gentl man has stated that he will not again be a cand for the office To fill the nlace requires a man of no un usual _ability, beeause mcompetency could de S |\||wl\ hm ard One 1on of the offic 1€ 1o with Omahs ars. Tho board 18 now east- ing aboiit for n good man, and it is_also understood, is considering upon whom rests the finan responsibil ity for Jackman's robbery, The latter was engaged, 1t is understood, by Mr. Wieeler, and’ it 1< reported that he has said if he'is believed 1o be responsible tor the shortage he will readily make it good Judge Stenberg's Scheme For Dis posing of Objectionable Characters. “I have u scheme which T think could be worked suceessfully by the eity and 3 posing of these ve and suspicious characters who festing this locality,” said Judge berg yester min favor of shipp- ing these men 5 instead of boarding them at_the countv's expense. S them to St. Louis or Ch i diflerence where, out of the them term of nnprisonment in the county jail, and at the l\]nr.uumul xlmmnun Ih-m loose. cerncd, we at half rate expense being con- shde bly Iess than it would bef the fel- © sent up for ten or fifteen. days, to board at the county’s cost. For ex- ample, a ticket to Lows weuld not cost more than , while to board a man for, say ten d: cent more th: cago send their paup | i tough cases to us, Why shouldn’t we send them morning Judge finediJumes Daily, an oid vagrant who has been'on a spree, $10 and costs. He had hardly any elothes on him when picked up by the police. Ed Collins and Wm. Crawford, two sus- o looking characters, who had trying to sell an overe ok undoubtedly stolen, sent to the county jail for thirty days. For twenty days of this they will feast on bread and water. Wil m Crandall, the hotel beat, ha ul his 1t is said that he £ dling seve - ‘Hotels Paxton. J vlor, a_confirmed thicf, as shipped to Danlap, lowa. PLUMBERS' TALK. Stenberg Messrs, Wood and Fitzpatrick Have to Say, A reporter for the BEE, yester Iay morn- »d Wood the Sixteenth street plum- ber, what progress had been made in the strike contemplated by the journeymen of his trade.§“Well,” he said, ‘I have two men out, but they are not on a strike. 1 left them go becanse tney were devoting to their union, time that I was paying them for.”” How much do you pay your men? pay them §4 per day Tor ten hours’ work, but 1 don’t get any more than eight. Itis impossible for men to put in than cight hours a day the way the how at wh demand have they made on Well they haven't exaetly made any demand on we yet. Théy have been confining _themsclves to going for Fitz- they'II” come for me leaked out that they urs work, wlich 18 soon my shop EIapbiok waa soun and said that the bosses would have to take some steps to protect themsclves, because he knew the men were prepaving to enforee their demandd, WILLING WORIKERS, They Net a Little Purse in a Pleasant Candy Pail, svening the Willing work an chureh, at the corner of and Twenticth, held a y pull in the | e wa nded by about one handred and twenty-five peo ple, cach of whom passed the cyening in a most agrecable mwanner. rom the sales of the candy about y dollars were seeured, This will complete the the don. by the Workers to th Wulnut. At a former was obtained. A FLASH FROM BELVA. ‘Thursda, of the Chris % avenue socinble Y. M. C cntertainment $10 Not Willing to be Candidate in 1888 -Her Admirat for Muys. Cleveland, A New York Herald dispateh ir kwood, the for presic m Baf Tady wrrive ‘ in I‘\II'A]n th , where "In conye a Heraleorrespondent shie Tam hot a_candidate for sl opens her tion with tion in 1888, It has been suggested that | I'should run with St. John, but I should have to be the head of the ticket nomin: 1 Matilda Joslyn Gage , to be 2 York suit the was born in of & United States senator and I think she ought to District of Columbi; 1 Niagara county anc renoutied my ‘residence there “mall right ‘yet. 1f you ean fix It for i son. £ have s very strong tion for President Cleveland on of his democru of being aceessi ble to everyl everybody except whild ge to con Lis mess WHITE HOUSE LADY \ very good opinion of & held her post her 1 ey alt ican woma réat beauty, but still -very what I'should call & band: tion admir lecture us ably | to W Car | go to the white rouse.” | house when gome woman, graceful in form, with nat ural dignity and tact, The southern people are greatly. pleased with both the president and his wife. It is quite the thing now for excnrsion parties to come iington from Richmond. Norfol Alexandria and other cities, and th ROLAND REED ON A JURY. Deawn Suddenly While Making a Tour Throngh Muine State. When Roland Reed was playing in Lewiston, Me., this fall he had a queer adventure. The company arrived in the town early in the day, and Mr. Reed was writing 1 official looking individual approached and tapped him on the shoul der, with the query “Is your name Heed? They at the oftice.”” Then they plied Reed “Reuben Re ing man Either misunderstandi indifference, Reed replied Yos! yes! What of it “What of it We you just along with mo to the court hou you will see. I've been hunting all over bl town for you. Come on, said it was said what was correet,” re: (47 asked the official look him or from atiently ed was a littie maybe some of his anti-Sunday escapades had been detectec t must be a mistake,” he said. taint; Judge Wheeler sent me after yer, ' you'd bet not give me any more trouble.” Ihinking t be most qui Roland roj alarmed, think ike would thus sasily - reetitied, “the court roow, his long enough for you. I've ng you for contempt of court and impeding the eause of justi Thoroughly ex Jour honor, ted, Reed said: “Bat, there is some mistake here. “No, siry no, sir. No mistake at all. You should have been here an hour ago. Ihore, Tl hear nothing more from you, Call the first case, and do you, sir, go to your place and to your duties When Roland reco ed huln prise he found himself 1 a jury box. After awhile he regained his' wit managed to write a note to his manage while listenirg to the case—some suit for damages on account of a defective coun try highway. All the morning he sat there, wondering how long_ the case would last. It seemed intermi At recess he managed to get the e: court constuble and 1\|rl\m~tlx ters, tohim. Meanwhiie Reed had been taken jury to dinner and 1o had ned ), laughed heart ange things som Roland conld play that night. re mbled, the judge called Reed to the desk and er]mru. d. Roed begged him not to mention i said he wanted to thank the county good dinne U-M to the o] doubt as to the ve the lawvers agreed jurors in place of twely Real The following transfers were tiled Dee. 2, with the county clerk Charles Bunks and wite to 1 11 Blackburn, part ot lot ck's 2d d his sur- rer Hine 1 gre out the judge ters to him. H ana promised to how o th Noteware (l. \\ |n ll \IA \Ahl!(‘lv A Place, w d— Harriet & € Notewar to Wi mll Alexander, part of lots 21, 15 und 13, « Wm Coburn to George subdivision of bloek O, } hoane, 1 Shinn’s :.1 3 Augustus Kounize and_others to John Moore, lot 10 and ‘part of lot 11, block 7, Kountze 4th add, w 1! 510 Angustus Kountze and wifeto W F FI lot 18, block 8, Kountze's 4th add, w d— $3 W i Flynn and wife to Bridget Healy. Tot 100, 15, block 5, K Bailey and husband to George M biock 11, Waterloo, w d—8300. nd others to Alonzo B Hunt, of lot 10, bi , Horback’s 2d add, w d—82,000, John' A Gordon and wife to Frank D Brown and others, lot 9, plock 6, Shinn's add, w d—34,000, A'C Jones to S R Wilinski and others, nn- divided - est i 20 acres in swiy sce 19, 15, 13, w d— 00, ze’s 4th add, w d—3 Bailey. Johin T 3¢ south — - Vesta Ohapter, No. 6, O, The r meeting of V Cl will be heid this (Saturday) ing, for the transaect ion of fmportant business and the eleetion of oftic bearers for the ensuing year. A full 2 of the membersis requested Jases B, Bruxg 1he Ol Coul Shed. The coal shed of the Union Pucific on South will be torn dowfl in 4 supply of Wyoming ¢ from another placc. of Adel Union F The special paac Moore was sent shops | ».\.“m ide POWDER Absolutely Pure. A mary More kinds and competition with the mul This powder never varies purity, strength and wholesomeness. economical than the ordinary cannot be sold titude of low test, short weight alum or phosphate powders. Sold only in cans Royal Baxing Powder Co,, 468 Wall St,, w York, CERMAN ASTHMA CURE Jastautly reiores e mowt rholent tiack sod N0 WATHAD o, vt gl it FP A MR AL ATURDAY, DECEMB i THE MANY HAPPENINGS Tothe NEBRASKA CLOTHING COMPANY during this scason,were sometimes to their advantage, other times to their disadvantage. Should | it be their misfortune to, prematurely, make up a lot of clothing, or pur- tter at the desk of the Dewitt | chase a quantity of other fivings, and a few days later some manufaca twrer in order to raise some money, should be willing to malke «a stul | greater sacrifice from the lowest market prices, they simply take ad-. vantage of the offer, stand the loss en their first purchase and give to their customers the benefit of both, It is a fact which is substantiated by the people who have had dealings with them, that never before in the history of the clothing trade, have such bargains been offered as are now given by THE NEBRASKA CLOTHING COMPA stance they sell a good Chinchilia Overcout for one with satin sleeve lining. cord edge binding for Forir dealers for $1.5. Y, OF OMANA >.and an elegant 73, sold by eother Aside from their immense quantity of Boys’ and Childrens® Over. cots Fashionable velvet suit for Holiday Gifts, and offer the same at larly $12. one price with they have placed on their counters a special lot of Childrens sinthree shades, elegantly gotten up, switable 5.50 and $35.90. worth regu- All goods are marked in plain figures and at sirictly THE NEBRASKA CLOTHING GOMPANY Cor. Douglas and 14th sts., Omaha. 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FALCONER, WIS in con Hed L0 UL B MISSOURI PAGIFIG RAILWAY nning FUEE RECLINING CHALR CARS, botyoer Omaha, Lincoln, Kansas City and | St Lowuis. 3 TRAINS DAILY 3| BEIWEEN OMAHA¢ LINCOLN Teulns will aivive St 1ML & O A;,, AND BN tdstand 1 Only Line It OMALHIA, NI [ Baid Capital | Burplus H. W, Yats ger and lenve AE the (€ Wobster str Direct conneetion cas City, for nl Union Depot, Bt. Lo 1 b wud ‘\ ! made ”3.‘ on Dey | W H v W Morse Yates, A BANKING ne Cor 12th PULLMAN LUFFET night trains, For tick £ or mat ORR W, H. NEWMAN, Genl fratic N BANKES ; AI (-I(. A I MAI(»AU\ Sraied hook sewt (1o MAI]F. STRUNG FARSTONREM DY CO.19Park P lace, Ne Meut un Owakis Bee. "FIA i N Podg 12am. 81 . thor | 1, > ALILAIT CO., Clew-th-satiym & WOODBRIDGE BRO'S, Stat}e““%%ents DECKIR BROS. PTANOS Omaha, Neb. DREXEL & MA.UL, s to Jno. G A ited ¢ nw\mw No BRA OFII 1,?." 1 SPLLAILLENT, ye, Far,..-s°&1.‘:’ at wittout mody. Puisnisl Octon , 1978, box_will gure tho most obtinato cass tn four sy ot l0ss. |an'tSn!ubleMedicated'fiuugiss. s of eubol AN 10 1 2 of 1 conaiha or ofl f Jauce dyspeps stomioh, el on Aeot OURE Jacoba, lfl'\' DIERTAKFERS U PPN yum st () promptly ! Nebraska National Bank SKA $250,000 30,000 lln()‘v I. l NK, N, \V HAT‘“”:S & Co. | L CHIC 100, Eoy 1. D, d Twh p