Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, June 8, 1892, Page 9

. v TWELVE PAGES, [ THE OMAHA TWELVE PARGES, TWENTY-FIRST YEAR. OMAHA, WEDNESDAY SUDDEN DEATHI OF G, E. TINME | The Well Known County Oommissioner Expires at His Home, BKETCH OF HIS LONG AND BUSY CAREER Wilkens Rustin an Ownha Boy Dies at Yale College from the Effects of injuries Recelved at & Greek Letter Soclety Initiation, Death, the grim moessenger, has again en- tered thio ranks of the old settlers of Douglas sounty to remove an honored citizen; n man who had passed the three-score milepost and "had lived a useful lifo;a man who was known by his good deeds; a man who was a loving father ana a kina husband, This community was shocked yesterday when it was announced upon the streets that 'George K. Timme was dead. It was hardly belieyed, but later information coufirmed the first report. 1 Last Saturday Mr. Timme was in the city aud prosided over the deliberations of the "Bowrd of County Commissionors, of which whe was chairipan, That night bhe remained in town sna attended o meeting at the Ger- mania hali, at which his daugnter sang. All dag Sutday and Suaday night he vemained fn “tho city und = Monday started for bis home, four milos west of [rvington, reachiug thero just before noan, He was fecling well and in the best of spirits, After eating aluner he, hand-in-hand with two of his oright little boys, walked avout tho farm, showibg them where and when he w going to make improvements, Dur- ing tho afternoon he sat upon the lawn with his wife and children about him aod for several hours took an ac- tive part in the conversation. After the cvening wmenl Mr. Timme took his place in bis favorite nook by the parlor window and for a couple of hours regaled the children by reading Indian stories and telling thom of his early strugglos, As the evening wore on, the different membors of the family retired, and at 10 o'clock Mr. Timme and a brignt little daughter 4 years old were left alone, The child grew tired auna olimb- iug up in hor futher's lap and imorinting & Kkiss upon his forehead naid, “‘Papn, less go 10 bed.” _‘The kiss was roturned and taking the child in his arms he bore her to the bed, whero un hour later he was & corpse. After retiring tho father wanted to taik, but the littlo girl was too sleepy and after again kissing her father and throwing her arms ubout his neck, turned oveg, saying, *Papa, I'm going to sleep.” Scarcely had tho child turned her back to her parent bofore hio rose up in bed, grasped his neck in his right hang, uttered the one word “Oh” and fell back upon the pillow dead. The members of the family. were summoned, medical aid was procured, but it was too late, for the soul had passed from its habitation of clay. Deith had como silently, paiulessly and without warning, The funeral will be held from the resi- dence Thursday at 1 o'clock p. m., with in- terment in Flower Hill cemetery, two miles southwest of the family residence. George I5. Timme was one of the best known meu in Douglus county. He was bern in Hanover, Germany, in 1833, where he learncd the shoemaker's trade. At tho carly uge of 14 years he emigrated to America and at once settled in Chicazo, where for a number of years ha worked av his trade. 1In 1864 he was cauglt in tho political whirl ana was clec.ed county commissioner of Cook county by an overwhelming majority. ‘This office he hlled with entire satisfaction 10 the people until 1868, when he declined a renomination and removed to Douglas county, purchasing the farm, 100 acros, where he lived until his death. In 1885 he was elected county commissioner of Douglas county, serving until 1888, In 1801 he was re-clécted and \was a mewmber of the board at the time of his death. Mr. Timme was twice married. He was married to his first wife in Chicago in 1858, Five years later she died and in 1564 he mar- ried his second wife who now survives him. The family consists of ten children, the oldest being 82 and tho youngest 1'§ years of age. Of thene, three, two boys and one girl, are married and reside in Chicago. Another married son lives in this city, out on the military road, and tho others are all at home. ‘The other relatives aro Herman Timme, stmaster at Bennington, und Mrs. Charles Beirndorff, of this city. ‘'ne deceased was a member of the Masonic snd Odd Fellows societies, besides being & promineut memboer 1o several of the German organizations. Arran Funeral, The county ofticials hold an informal meet- g yesterday afternoon for tho purpose of making arrangements to attend the funerul of Georee E. Timme, which will be held from his late residence, four miles west of Irving ton, at1o'clock tomorrow afternoon. The offitials decided to attend in o body. The carriagos will depurt from the court house at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning. LAID 1 ARTH, Funeral of Mr, and Mrs. Charles Cole Con- ducted Yesterday. Ono of the saddest funerals of rocent years was that yestorday afternoon of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Colo, who met death Sunday evening on the Douglas stroet bridge, The funcral was held from their lute residence, 1709 North Twentioth street. Side by'side lu one of the front rooms of tho strickon family were two caskets con- talolog tho bodies of husband and wife, father and mother. Thousands of people, friendsund relatives, 1n & continuous circle, passed fn and out to view the caskots and the profusion of flowers that decorated the burlal cases aud the rooms of the house, ‘The - sorvices were very improssive and o conducted by Rev. A. W. Clark of the cil lon, George Custer t, No. 202, Gnnlx'Xm the Anulsntomal:“ol United | Workmen and the Modern Woodmen of ! America, of which orders Mr. Colo was & 1 member, were there, tocether with memvers of the Board of Education, R tloral ‘tributes were elaborate and { pri nci*\l] from the teachers ana scholars of \the L#ke school, of whith school Mr, Cole iwas janjtor, The flowers told the story of the igh osteom in which he was held. Upon his casket wus o Grand Army flag and upon this was an emblem 1 flowers of tho badge. Upon the casket containing the body of Mrs, Cole was a beautiful cross of flowers and roses bearing the initials of the Woman's Relief Corps. Around the room were magnificent floral tributes of pillows aud beds of owers., The Nebraska telephono operators had a beautl.. ful tributo with tho “Gates Ajar” ana “At Rest.’* Forty pupils of the eighth grade of Lake school were represented by u large circle of flowers two feet in diameter with tho words centerced, “Eighth Grade.” The elghteon teachers of the school were represented with calla lilies und ferus the entire longth of the casket. Pupils of the other departments of Abe school had & four-foot oasel with the word *Lal in cut flowers, This word wus surrounded by 200 roses, The United Work- men also had & beautiful pillow of roses. Other friends of the deceased contributed appropeiute floral tributes, and one room was # solid profusion of calla liles, roses wod other flowers, Two bearses stood side by side at the curb in front of the little cottage that told the story of Sunday's calamity caused by a rack- less train crow in runping at 8 hignh rate of speed. luto them the pall- beagors placed the bodies to be coaveyed to Forest Lawn cemotery, The Grund Army pallourers were: overt Wilderman, Otto Bebneldowind, W, It Mathis, Patrick Flan- Digen, A K, Rhoades aud Willlum Plumer, Tue Aunclent Order of United Workmen pall bearers were: J. T. Smith, 5. Cobb, E. D. Evans, Adam Rickard, Auton Ziskovsky, J. I;.I"I‘d::unmnn. J. M. Davis and James The procession was formed ou Twentisth street with a brass band in the lead, fol- lowed by George Crook post, the United Workmen and wns exceedingly long and the procession a‘lnt arouad the schoot building to the east. n children and their teachers viewed with saa slowly by, enst entrance a large draped flag was held in the midst of the throng of school children. their hearses, ‘[he cortege this side of the building 600 school faces the procossion Ay It was a solomn sight. it went Nearthe ‘L'ne procession then moved on Lake street to Forest Lawu, where the remains of Mr. and Mrs. Colo were deposited for all time, DEATR OF WILKENS RUSTIN, A Greok Letter Initintion at Yale Results Fatally toan Omaha Boy, Wilkens Rustin, youngest son of Captain and Mes. C. B. Rustin of Opaba, died at New Haven Monday night from the effects of injurios received during his initiation into the Delta Kappa Epsilon, & Groek letter society at Yale college. Mr. Rustin was in his sophomoro year at Yale, having entered with the freshman class in 1800, He was elected a member of the Delta Tappa Epsilon society throo months ago and was undergoing his ititia- tion seryices on Thursday night last whan he received, prosumably by accident, & blow {n tho abdomen. Ho was taken seriously ill and acase of peritoniis of the biadder devel- oped, rosuiting in his death Monday night. Captain and _Mrs, Rustin left Sunday afternoon for New Haven, culled by a telegram announcing their son's critieal illness, They did nov reach him until after he was dead, The deceased was 21 yoars of age, a native of Omaha and a graduate of the Omaba High school with tho class of '89. Fo was an ex- ceptionally bright young man and stood high in all his classes, Ho was a perfect specimon of phiysical maniiood und was captain of his class buso ball team. ‘The remains will be brought to Omaha for intorment. ['red Rustin, @ brother of the deceased. was a member of the freshman class at Yale, and Henry Rustin, his cldest brother, is at Portland, Ore., but will come to the funeral. Death of W 5 thrie. Mr. C. E. Squires received a telogram yesterday morning announcing the death of his brother-n-law, W. H. Gutbrie av Helena, Mont. Mrs. C. E. Squires leaves this eve- ning to attend the funeral, ey V) DECIDING A FAMILY ROW. An Interesting Caso Over a Dead Man's Money—Other Court Notes. The twelwe jurors in Judge Doane's court have been called upon to straighten out a family row. Itis a casein which plaintiffs and defendants are fighting over a dead maw's monoy. Tho dead man s Joseph Manning, who at tho ¢ of U0 years passed frow this vale of tears November 6, 1540, o plaintiffs are Mary E. Miller, Maggie Staogeon, Lizzie Roger- son, John Morris, Michael Morris and Hugh G. Clark, against Mary and William Hay. ‘The property involved consists of a number oflots in Florence and personal property, tho whole being of the value of §20,000 or thereabouts, This 18 the second trial of the cause,as the jury had the case once before and ut that time retursed a verdict in favor of the plain- Uit The jury wasoutbuta few minutes and a new trial was granted, the judge stat- ing that the twelve jurors hud not taken time to consiler the facts as they were pre- sentea. For a number of years prior to his aeath Manning resided with the Hays and At his death it was discovered that as compensation for caring for him in his de- clining years he had deeded to themall of his property both real and personal. The plaintifs in their petition chargo that when Manning made the deeds that ho was mnot 1 his right mind and that he was unduly intuenced, l"o‘; that reason they ask to have the aeed set aside. In the breach of promiso suit of Mary B. Rudowsky against William Landor, the jury roturned a verdict for the plaintiff, assessing her damages at 81,083, She sued for 20,000, alleging that because William had not fulfitled his promise of marriage she had been damaged in that sum. ‘The case of Josephine Gardner against the city resulted in a verdict for the defenaant. One year or more ago the plaintiff was walking along Burdette street, between Nineteenth und Twentisth. She fell through a hole in the walk, breaking her lor and then she sued for &5,000 alleging a defective walk. Attorney Cochran has requested Tik Beg 10 make a general donial of the article that appeared in last Saturday’s issue under the head *‘Stopped a Special Master.” In that pablication Tie Bre stated that the prop- crty roferred to was at one timo owned by Cochran. [t now seems that Cochran did not own. the property. Hanna Hokauson {s anxious to be divorced from her husband Ole. In her petition, as her reason for desiring the separation, she avers that Ole has been committing adultery and upon divers occasions has threatened to take her life, Julin A, Whitney would have the courts divorce ‘hor from her busband, Charies M. Sho alleges cruelty and failure to support. txpense of Convicting Chicken Thieves. The celebrated chicken thief case from Albright is settled as fur as the Dovglas county courts are concerned. William Hide, one of the thieves, was tried and convicted last weel, and is now in the county jail awaiting sentence, This morning, Frank Nice, another of the gang, withdrew his plea of mnot guilty and pleaded guilty to tne charge of burglary. Willis Hide, the third meinber of the gang, turued state's evidence on his part- pers and was rewarded by the county attorney entering a nolle in the case as far as he was concerned, ‘That this case has been an expensive one there can be but little doubt. While this is teuo evenhanded justice has been meted out and the taxpayers will smile when they kuow what tbose chickens have cost the county, ‘Tne long and short of the whole matter is that the farmers about Albright were annoyed by chicken thieves. Almost nightly the henhouses were raided. Forbearance ceased to be a virtueand at last Nice and the two Hide boys wero arrested on the charge of burglary. The arrest was attended with results as twelve chickens, which wero 1dentified, were found in tho ession of the young men, Thoy were tried - in police court in South Omafia and just forty-one days ago thoy entered the county jail, where they have siuce boarded. Now that the cases azainst them have been disposed of it is of interest to the public to kuow how much it has cost to get oven with the men who committed the helnous crime of stealing twelve hens. According to tho latest and most reliable mariet quotations the hens were worth, if 25 cents oach, or &3 in the ageregate. In the lower courtthe arrest and the attend- g costs footed up to §36, Then the youug men became boarders at the county jail There the ooard bill has been 85 ceuts per day each, making @ tolal of #4805 Next camo tho district court costs, and wealthy an attornéy was appointed to de- fend. The courts have estabhished o $26 fee in misdemeanor cases, und as the attorney in these cases was up 10 suufl he demanded separate trials, which meaot §75 for legal servicos. This, nowever, does not settle the foe bill, for the county has had to stand the expense of paylog the jury and of the witnessos in the case against Willlam Hide, who ‘was convicted. This trial lastod but one day, tbough the fees and expenses of that day footed up to #52 vefore the verdict was re- turned. Adding the items of expense to- etber the sum of §106.05 is put upon the red uk side of the ledger of the county, and all because three men stole twelve hens. the men were not o —— Bullding Permit The following permi ere lssued by the suverintendent of buildings yesterday : L F Clristensen, tuge, 340 S0 J F Payue. ouesstory Loavenworth stroet Two winor permits. .. Totsl .., . framo store, 43 HOW BEST T0 RUN FUNERALS Interesting Topio Which is Now Being Discussed Earnestly in Omaha. NEBRASKA UNDERTAKERS IN SESSION Seventh Annual Conventlon of the State Funeral Directors Association Con- vened—One Day's Work and the Program for Another, The sovonth annual convention of the Ne- braska State Funeral Directors association met_yesterday morning in the cafo of the Paxton, with seventy of the 125 members in attendance, and President Michael Reed of Hastings in the char, Tho other officers of tho association for the past year wero: First vice president, Joseph Sandeman of Grand Island; secona vice president, Frank B. Scheel of Wahoo; third vice president, E. B. Warner, of North Platte; sccretary und treasurer, Jamos Hoa. ton of Lincoln. The convention was opened with prayer by Rav, Charles W. Savidgo of this city. Tho address of welcomo was deliverad by Mayor Bemis, He stuted that thera wore a number of mossbacks in_Omaha, who ought, for the city's good, to have the attention of one or moro members of the Kuneral ~Directors association, In referring to Omaha's present and prospec- tive prosperity, he spoke of tho Nobraska Central proposition soon to be sutmitted to the voters of the city, and sajd that it would g0 through with a wuoon. He cordially extended to tho visitors the freedom of tho city. o Wil Cheerfully Plant Em, George Brown of Superior, dent of tho association, responded. He stated hat there was no class except the physicians who did more charity work than the undertakers. Ho thought that the un- dertakers of today must be able to do some- thing more than to scrow down the lid of a coftin. He must be an educator, a sanitarian and an embalmer. He must be able to pro- serve a body and to take intellizent eteps to prevent the spread of disease, As for the necessity of a few first class fu- nerals in Omaba ho was suro that the under- takers would take care of them if the mayor would only furfish the subjects. He said that the state fuueral directors well knew of the hospitality of Omaha, as they had been hero before. They wero always glad to come hore and sorry to leave, Before leaving the mayor gave the secro- tary for aistribution anumber of the city advertising cards gotten out by the Real Estaie Owners association. The chairman appointed the following com- mitteo on now applications for membership: AV or of Red Cloud; S. H. Shields of Wahoo: John Badman of DeWitt, rievence Com tee—George Brown, Superior; P. C. Heafey, Omaha; D. H. Me' Dill, Pawnee City. More Inducements to Die. Aftera short recess, during which the members surrendered $3 each at the re- questof the secretars, Mr. Brown read a paper on “The Demand for Better Goods.” He said that men in all other lines could 1n- creaso their volume of busiuess, but under- takers could not increase their number of cases. They must thereforo sell better goods, 10 which there was more money than cheap goods, and ip order to do this must educate the people in thut direction. He did not believe in urging a family to go boyond their wmeans, bur where they wero financially ablo he thought it fitting for them to expend movey for this purpose. As a means of accomplishing this end, he urged the use of a casket cabinet to show goods, and by meuns of a set of plans and figures on lomber demonstrated how the smaliest un- dertaker could afford to have oue, Henry Boyle of Ravenna was oo the pro- gram for an address, but as ho had not ar- rived an adjournment was taken until 2 o'clock. Took in Some New Members, At tho afternoon session printed copies of the proceediugs of the last convention were distributed in lieu of reading the minutes, Prasident Reed made a short address, touching on tho work of the assoclation and including & brief review of the year. Too right hand of fellowship was extended by the president to the following new members : J. W. Butt, Nebraska City; E. Ratmour, Weeping Wate L E. Smith, Guide Rock; Joseph incent, Hot Springs, S. D.; Wright & Cook, Chadron: Jobn Wagner, Creston; Crawford & Weichel- man, Seward; J. R. Lafter, Panama: Bernard King, York; C. E. Troyer, Grand Island; W. R. Cuminings, Culbertson; J. G Johnson & {Co., Wisner; Al City; Sackett'& Gates, Weeping Water Upton & Tollon, ‘T'obia Wheeler Bro: Table Rock; W. H. Wheeler, Stella; L. P. Byers, Valley: William ICellogg, Emerson; L. Dern, Stanton, The committee on incorperation reported such action iwpossivle under existing laws, and a committee was apoointed to formulute & bill to remedy this defect to be submitted to the next legislature, H. K. Burket of this city, who was an al- ternato deiegate from Nebraska to the last convention of the International Funeral Di- rectors aswociation at- Richmond, was called upon for a report, and he detailed briofly the cutertainment accorded the visitors by the Virginians. Messrs, Hinman, Clarkson and Pado were appointed a committoe on finauce, All members having complaints to make were requested to preseut them to the griev- ance committeo at once. M. M. Sloman, in behalf of the entertain- ment committee, extended a formal fn- vitation to the visitors to participate in the pleasures prepared for them, Gathering Poiters, Then the questions of the quiz class at- tracted general attention. Mr. Pade was the first secker for intormation and learaed that full embalming might be doue after a body had been tomporarily embalmed, Quite a discussion ensued as to what was Ristem, Fualls the proper thing at & double funeral, bow the procession should ve formed and what should have precedenve. Opinlons differed, some favoring baving the hearses togethcr and the respective mourn- ing parties following in order, and others malntuining that each hearse should be fol- lowed by its proper followers, Somo of the airectors suld they always planced to keep their funerals apart, even if they had several on hand at toe same time, and did not have them meet until they veached the cemetery, Arterial emoalming, purging and discolor- ings were discussod and Mr. ‘Shields then wanted to know whether a steel head rest would have any effect on a body during an electrical storm, and cited an instance in his experience where & body was badly discol- ored under these circumstances. All of the members know that 1t wus hard to keep a body during an electrical storm, bat could not’ say whether a steel head rest would render it any mora dificilt. For keeping the eye of s corpse closca Mr, Hinman fuvored the imsertion of a small piece of newspaper, which would adhere and bold the hids tightly shut. Mr. Burket fa- vored washing out the eye with fluid and then drying with a smull cloth. He thought that @ plece of paper mignt become moist- ened and tho eye wight then open again, ox- posing the paper L0 the guzeof friends, whereas the other metboa would never fail. Mr. Brown was appointed in place of Mr. Baker, deceased, as the member from Ne- braska on the lewislaive committee of the vational assoclation Tueater Uckots were then distributed ana an adjournment was taken until 9 o'clock this morning. ALS o'clock the members will assemble at the rooms of & local underiaker to witness a practical domoustration of the various metiods of embalming, lncluding some sur- gleal work, 1'bo reports of the secretary and treasurer will be submitted today. They were called for yesterday, bul were not ready, as it was desired to uave them iuclude a reference to | Nioth ward, ox-prosi- +train and the wouderful time made, some of the cases that ate, now befors the grievance committes, Went to the ffhenter. The assoclation will belin session hero two days, and anring that the visitors will bo entertained by ‘tho tnanufacturers and jobbers of furnitureand kindred lines of this city. They will be treatod to a carringe drive through the city . this! evening, visiting Fort Omaha and “Hangcom park. Last ovening they withessed tho performance of "“Hoss and Hoss" at the Boyd. The en- tortainers are Boeoe,& Runyan company, K. M. Hulse company, Murphy, Wasey & Co., Omaha Mattress company, Billow & Dotp, Oinaha Upholstering vompany, S. Heye & Co, A Hospe, J6, Omabia Catpei company, Henry Lehman, H, Hardy & C M. O, Maul, H. K. Burkett, Omaha Farn ture Journal. The committee on #rrangemonts consists of Kd C. Wats, M. M. Sioman and C. W. Baker. There are several matters to Lo considered by the grisvance committes, but no impor- tant differences to be adjusted. The casket houses,undertakers’, furnishars and artificial flower manufacturers make dis- plays for the benefit of the visito Lives thero a man-—woman or child—with soul so dead that ho hath not to himself (or thamselves) sald, *'I will go and see Haver- 1y's Mastodon minstrels if they ever come my way.” Indeea, If there is such an indi- vidual ho ought to go to some museum as o freak ol nature, a most curious specimen of the genus homo, & great Willinus Wallupus of a spocios almost extinet. Haverly's Mastoaon minstrels will appear at Boya’s new theater on Thursday evening, dune 9. The special people that are what might be termed the trump cards of this aggregation of stars ara Billy Rice, E. M. Hali, B. M. i{ane, A. M. Thatcher, Arthur Yule, Goorge Evans, Banks Winter, Lancoln J. Ellwood, Charles Sully, Harry Constantino, Bogert and O'Brien, Kissell. the marvelous mili- tary musket maneuver specialist, not to mention the additional” members that go to swell this enormous aggrozation of celebri- ties. The suale of seats will open this morning, On Wednesday and Thursday ovenings next *“l'uxedo” will be given at the Far- nam, Sinco *Tuxedo" was presented hero last summer it has undergone many changes which have brightened it, and several 1mpor- tant changes have. occurred in tho cast. “Tuxedo” is understood to be a burlesque of society's supposed frailties and affectations, It has been evolved by Ed Marblo and George Thatcher, and as minstrel performers have unusual facilitios for studying society among the elect a most realistic portrayal of high life may be expected. The company pears to bo a good one, judging from thy list bfnames which inclutias, Georgo. Thatoher, Raymon Mooro, H. \V.;Feillman, R. J. Jose, Hughey Doherty, Burt Shepard, Baward Murble, Mamic Gilroy, Ida Fitzhugh, Alico Trudelle, Blanche Hay{ien and others. The ideaon which the piegeis founded scems to bo quite original aud thero is reason to believe that another popular farce comedy has beon added to the 1ong list of such pieces. Asa compliment to the lady patrons of Boyd’s theater the prices of seats for the *‘Hoss and Hoss" matinee today have been placed at tho following rates: Reserved seats on the first fook, 5) cents; resorved seats in the balcony, ¥5, cents. This will be the last Wednesday matiee ot the season 8t this popular house, aull Manager Boyd bas chosen one of the besy. Iarce-comedies travel- ing for the oocdsion, Next week--the Leslie Davis Dramatic company will occupy the Ssage of the Boyd for the entire weok and-will produce a fine repertoire, presenting the first four nights the drama entitled, “‘Alberte, the Son ot Monte Cristg.” " The attraction at Wounderiand this week continues to draw lar, crowds. The the: ter bill, “Ten-Nights in a Bar Room," 1s p sented by an excellent comspany and every detail in the scenic effoet has been carefully proyided. In fhe.cario hall, Babel, thd cow- boy pianist and his wife. a clover cornet solo- ist, are tho features, Friday tho manage- 10 ent has pretty souvenirs.for the ladies, and the children will bo agreeably surprised urday afternoon, e — The Underwriters' Ban . The Nebraska Life Underwriters associa- tion held their regalar’ monthly meeting at the Murray hotel Monday afternoon, June 6. The following members were prosent at din- ner: M. L. Roeder, National Life; Ira D. Mapes, New York Life; O. H. Jeffrics, Mas- sachusetts Mutual; . H. D. Neeley, Equitable Lafe; W. H. Lawton, Northwestern Lifo; I, A. Lyman, Ponn Mutaal; W. I Hawks, Travelers W. J. Fischer, New Englana Wilson, United States Lafe; J. M. Gould, Conaecticut Mutual; G. J. Stern- dorff, Home Life: K. W. Keith, New Eng- land Life: H. H, Gduid, Phaenix; C. B. Hall, Union; H. A, Doud, Northwestern; Charles J. Bell, State Mutual; D, J. Collins, National Lif 1. Brown, Kquitable Life; G. T. Pum- pelly, National Lafe: W. English, Massachu- setts Mutual; H. F\ Linbeck, Pacitic Mu- tuul; Frank McDavitt, Union Mutual; H. Linley, National Life, After omner the members adjourned to the parlor, where the business of the asso- ciation was transacted. The following members were elected to represent the nsso- ciation at the Natiomal Life Underwriters meeting, to be beld in New York September next: M. L. Roeder, H. D, Neeley, O, H. Jefivies, Ira D. Mapes and W.S. Wilson. The following gentlemen were selected as correspoudents for the assoclation: Charles J. Belland W. S. Wilson, Mr. O. H. Jef- fries was unanimously endorsed by the asso- ciation as representative to the auxiliary poard of the Worid's fair. The rebate question. was thoroughly dis- cussed and o committee appointed, consisting of H. R, Gould, George =terndorff and H. Lyman, to report at the next regular meet- ing, to be neld the [tirst Monday in July. Hon. John M. Thurdton was endorsed for vice president and Hbn, Edward Rosewater 4s national committeqman, —— In Railraad Circles. The Wabash annpuoges thatit will seil round trip tickets from Chicago to New York tor §16 on azcount of the Young People's So- ciety of Christian Egdeaxor, which meets in the latter city this month, Mr. Fredorick L, Ames, directors of the Uniom Pacific, who has been attending the wnnual ting of the North- west systom and in¢idegtally 1nspecting the lines, will arrive in| Omaha todoy and vay his respocts to Pregdent Clark, Woat promised ta'va § hard fight between tho Union Pacific gua rlington for the Knights Templar bsiu from Omaha has been amicably settled by each road agreeing to haul tho wembers,gf M. Calvary com- mandery oue way, the dommaadery deciding which road they will ude going and coming, At one timo 1t [ooked aé If the partisans of the two roads would‘h%ve 1o allow a third one of the r0aa to come 1n and take the plum,but better counsels prevalled, with the bave agreed to divide basine: ‘Tho Wabash has jusl lssued a beautiful folder ertitled " Lillian Hussell’s Ride, Chicago to St. Louls in Six Hputs." The frontispiece is adorned with afing piature of the cele- brated cowic overa_prima donra, aod on au luside page is a faesimile of Miss Russell's letter o Mr. Chanaier, thauking bim for the 1t is an exceedingly pretly souveuir of the trip which is unprecedented, being o run of 280 miles iu six houss, 8 raie of nearly forty-six milee un hour, ———— The School Censun, The taking of the school census has veen begun. The work requires, usually, about one mounth, The followiog men bave been lrpuiuu'd to take the gensus: First ward, H. Andrews; Segoud ‘ward, . Dworak: Third ward, F. Solon. Fourth ward, James Godfrey: Flti ward, O, Counseman; Sixth ward, x~.lw. dMn‘nn:; Bev: annlra (not yeL appoluted): Ighih wurd, ., Phelps, 2 Murpby: . ult that they PAGES. AFEAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA| Report of the Board of Trade Committee on the City's Resorces, WONDERFUL GROWTH OF THE MAGIC CITY Cold Facts Concerning the Rusiness of the Packing Mouses and Other Firms— Wickedness of the Month of May—Just Notes, The special committee appointed by the Bosrd of Trade sometime ago to collect figares illustrative of the growth and pros- pority of the city has handed in its report. The jinprovements at the packing houses and stock yards are considered in detail and the results show o degree of development that has scarcely been equalled in the same length of time by any city 1n the world. Tho report concludes as follo Scarcaly eight years ago the site whore now 12,000 people live and prosper, where 100,000 carloads of trafie are annually han- died, where business to the extent of more than £50,000,000 is done every year, was common farming lands. Today the city has a population of more than 12,000 people, at the April municipal election, 1892, casting 2,200 votes, has four daily and one weekly apars, has threo national and thres savings anks, has five miles of paved and ffteen miles of graded streets, two viaducts con- necting the eastern and western sections of the city, costing more than $130,000, com- vlete aro and incandescent electric light olants, storm-water and sanitary sewer sys- tems, a large tunnel about three miles long to tho Missouri river, one park of seventyg eight acres on which more than $100,000 has been expended in beautifying, nearly five miles of water mains, electric street rail- ways connecting with all tho Omaha and Council Bluffs lLnes, is on the main line of ten railroads and is the third packing center of America. The magnitude of lo busi- ness may be realized when it 18 considerod that 50,000 shoep, 500,000 cattle and 1,500,000 hogs are annually slaughtered in this citv; that it re({ulrcu 85,000 cars yearly to ship the packing house products, valued at nesrly 50,000,000, and that the banks have fre- quently done more than $4,000,000 1 business on onoday. The packiug houscs alone use 8,500 boxes and 1,300 barrels daily and con- sume nearly 1,500 boxes of tin a ‘week. The area of the floors in_the packing houses is nearly 100 acres, The city has ar effective police force, has an efficient fire department, supplied with two teams and complete fire men’s outfits and au eloctric tire alaral sys- tem covering the entiro citv. Aud be it said to the credit of the city and citizens, scarcely a business failure mars the record. *“With assurances, tnat leave no doubt in tho minds of informed persons, that other improvements quite as extensive, costing fuily as much and of as much interest as those mentioned will be made this vear and that private improvements costing fully £500,000 will form the record of 13 zive every friend of South Omaha an abiding conviction that its $12,500,000 worth of prop- erty will be doubled within tve years. May's Wickedness, The report of the chief of police for the preceding mont shows the following causes of urrest: Suspicious characters, 9; drunk, 33; vagranoy, 18; disturbing the peace, 15; petiv larceny, 2; highway robbery, 1; nde- cent exposure, 2; assault and battery, 5; cruelty to animals, 1; drupk and disorderly, 5; obtaining money under false pretenses, 1; inmates houses of proatitution, 2; defraud- ing landlord, 1; total, 95. Notes and Fersonals. P. S. Mohohan is on the sick list. H, Hevman left yesterday for a visit at Atlantic, Ia. John Flynn left for a business trip for Chicago last evening. Fred Gerard, an emplove at Swift's, dis- located his left shoulder by a fall Monday. Mrs, J. F. Shultz left Monday for a week’s visit with friends in Washington county, Peter Copeland rcturned Monday from a prolonged visit at his old home at (:lasgow, Scotland, The Union Pacific depot was entered by burglars Sunday night. They did not obtain anything of value. Mrs. David Anderson_left yesterday for Ohio, where she will speiftt the summer with friends at Dayton and Springfield. N. Scott Kenworthy had a warrant issued 1 police court yesterday for the arrestof Wells Davy for ovtaining board under false pretenses, The city treasurer sold £3,500 of the 7 per cent grading bonds of Districts 5, 7 and 12 to the Packers Nationai bank yesterday at a premium of §5. The bonds are due June 1, 1807, The report of Building Inspector Mayfield shows thnt thirty-four permits havo been graated during the month of May. The estimated cost of the improvements ropre- sented is §39,089, George Morgan and Goeorge Thomas were arrested yosterday as suspicious charaoters, but succeeded in creepingsover the top of the cage and escaping through a window. ‘The police were unanle to recapture thom, A well known business man sieggests that the eity council should be able to get to- zether at §a seasonable bour on its regular neeting nights at least. The council has acquired the habit of waiting until 9 and even 10 o'clock beforera quorum can be ob- tained and then business is rushed through in oraer to gev itdone at all, John 8, Kuox, trafilo manager for the Cudahy Packing' compauy, left Monday for Kansas City to attend the meeting of the Southwestern Railway and Steamship asso- ciation, It is expected thut the assoclation will take action on matters of great im- portance relative to raths on stock from western points to South Omaha, The uuusual occurrence of a young girl being arrested as o prostitute on complaint of her own mother was witnessed at tho Konm station yesterday morning. Mrs, A. cNamara swore out a warraut for the ar- rost of her duuehter, Isabella, on the above churge, The girl professed repentance and was dismissed on her promise 10 reform, ‘The action of the Live Stock exchange in endorsing the Nebraska Central project re- ceives tho approbatiou of every one inter- ested in the It is felt that the suc- cess of the project will go a good way toward relieving Soath Omaha of the dificnlty ex- perienced in gaining access to tho cattle runs which are naturally tributury to this markot. e BUILDERS AND TRADER3, Directors of the Exchunge Hold a Short But Busy Session. The board of directors of the Bullders and Traders exchunge held a meoting yesterday and admitted the following named gentlemen to membershin in the ex:haoge: W. B. Rutberford & Co., A. L. Patrick, A. Rosen- Kiewit. egular monthly meeting of change will be beld tomorrow morning at 11 ‘clock. The usual luscueon will be served o'clock. Keports from the various com mittees, including the one that has been re- vising the building ordinance, will be made, Among the lmportant questions w0 be dis- cussed 1s the Nebraska Central proposition, whether or not the exchisuge shall endors the project. e e State Business Meu's Convention, A meeting for the purpose of selecting delegates to attend the convention was held in the ofice of the Nebraska State Busiuess Men’s assoclation in the Chamber of Commerce building. The attendance of local retailers was large, R. ¥. Hodgln acted 1u the capaciy of chairmau, He stated that at previous conventions the Omaha retail men, the consumers and manufaclurers were careless of their duties anc dilatory 10 at- tondivg the sessions. o said they should the ex- attend and take as much interest in the con- vention the out-of-town delepates. There will be about 100 delegates to the convention who will be provided with quar- ters at the Morcer hotol. Omaha is_entitled to twenty-five delogntes and they are s follows: * W. R. Drummond, C. Hansen, John H. Hussie, N. B, Falconer, H. K. Bur- kett, T, Havens, D. T. Mount, orge Monroo, G, O. Lobook, George M. South. mayd, Robert Hamilton, W. K. Cady, F. A. Jores, Willlam Flomng, Willlam Gentle- man, G. A. Bennawa, S. P, Morse, N. B. Hustey, C. A. Couriney, Hobart Williams, Honry Pundt, T, J. Board, W. I Kierstond; J. J. Bliss, Willlam Von Weg. it BROKE UP A ROBBER GANG. New York Police Arrest Three Cunning Hotel Workers. New York, June 7.—A clever scheme to beat several first class hotels in this city was unfolded at Jefferson Market yesterday. Although the pilfering hus been Roing on for over six months, it was only discovored the other day by Proorietor Taylor of the St Denis. In December last a small parcel was left by a stranger, and a metal chock given in exchange for it. A few days after the stranger roturned for it, saying he had lost tho check, but as anotbor clerk was on duty the package was rofused. Proprietor Tay- lor found it contained an “Avpieton’s Guide" stuffed with diamouds, jewelry and pawn tickets, and locked it in tis safe.” Tho parcel romained thero until last Thursday, when Taylor learned that stronuous efforts were being made to recover it, Thon he reported tha matter to [uspector Steors. ‘Tho tirst clew was obtained from a metal check mavufacturer, who said he had re- ceived an order for soveral hundred checks from the St. Denfs, but Manager Taylor deniod giving the order. Having obtained a zood description of tho customer, the de- tectives then visited the Cortlandt Printing company of 02 Cortlandt street, whero they fouud thesame man haa ordered 2,000 dinner cbocks on tho Gilsey house. The man was recognized as Nathaniel Akerman, a green goods mav, and he was arrested Friday. He Kave the names of his coufederates as Burt Burrows, the check clerk of the St. Doni: rinJ. Ott,cashier in the Gilsey house cafe, Charles Lowe, assistant cashier in the same hotel. Ott and Burrows were arrested, but Lowe fled. Akerman told that their scheme was to givo tho bacrage checks to express companies for collection of the baggage, whilo dinner checks were used in the Gilsoy cafo. Whon the ohecks wers for large amounts, Ott slipped smaller ones into the till, pocketing the balance. Maunager Brock- way says that 500 chocks have been thus disposed of at a loss of §1,000 to §1,200 to tho hotel. To whom the package of diamonds belones is still a mystery. Tho three prisoners were remanded until toda; FOUGHT FOR A BEAUTIFUL GIRL. Desperate Battle in o Mexiean Town Re- sults in Sovernl Doaths, Dexixe, N. M., June 7.—Nows has reashed here of a terrible tragedy which ocourred at Las Palmas, a town on ths border, thirty miles south, Saturday. From what can be learned an official of the custom houso was entertaining au officer of the regiment which has been stantionad thers ever since the As- cension revoit, at his private residence, The daughter of tho official, a besutiful senorita, ncted as hostess, In (he midst of the meal the houso iwas entered by sevoral guards, led by two young suitors of thedaughter. Au attack was made upon tho officer. Friends of hoth parties joined in tho fight, and beforo tho regiment could soparate the combatants, tho fatner and the ofticer had been killed and several members of both factions dangerously injur 4. The battle lasted for several bours and was clar- acterized by desperato fghting. Plstols and sabers wero the weapons employ Word was_sent to Deming for physicians and ready response was made, Jealousy 18 supposed to have been the cause of the attacik. Kor some wecks past there has been considerable feeling between the officers and soldiers of tho regiment, and frequent fights have occurred. Only @ fow weeks since a soldier was shov dead in his tracks by au ofticer for somo trivial act of disobedience. At this writing it is impossi- ble to obtain_the names of tho dead and - wounded. The towan is in Mexican territory. Tho dead 'yere horribly mutilated. el o Sanltary Mattors, Commissioner of Health Somers made his monthly report of deaths at the meeting of the Board of Health Monday afternoon. There wore 114 deaths during May. In com- pliance with a resolution introluced by Coun- cilman Specht the commissioner submitted o dotailed report of lots and blocks in need of filling and of stagnant pools of water. Dr. Somers complained that physicians were not reporting cases of contagious ai- seases promptly enough, and that children from quarantined houses were in some in- stances allowed to attend school. Hereafter {he rule compelling children to remain away from school for ten days after the death or convalesence of a contagious diseased patient will bo strictly enforced, Complaint was made by Tnspector Pettit avout the filthy condition of a tenement house at 413 to 421 South Nineteenth stroet. The owner and occupants of the building will be compelled to clean up, iz cne s St txposition 8. The Musical Uniou band bas been engagod for the opening night, June 11. The Hillside Congregational church will furnish tho ice cream for the exposition. . A. Buckstaff of Lincoln was in the city yesterday and comploted arrangements for soveral exhibits from that city for the Manu- facturers exposition. The goods for tho ex- hibits of the Lincoln Puper company, Brick company and Saddlery company are already on the road. The Coliscum building presonted u very active sppearance yesterday, a large ferce of men being at work on the exhibits, The “hustling committee” has been out for two days urging tho manufacturers to commence work upon their exhibits at once, and their efforts appear to have haa a very good effect. e e, Marrlage License The following marriage liconses were issaed by Judge Eller yesterday : Name and nddress, . Ag .25 §John A. Stovens, Omuha 11du May Mucl ih § Enier Oustbray. Omuha. 1 Maullda M. Olsen, Omuha. § Met Miken, Omaha, 1 ISictie Fulisn, Omahn orge A. Buxtresser. Omaha 1 Luura ne. South Ok JA.A. Kimball, Omaha : 1 Bessie V. Stephenson, Omuba. Close on the Robber: Gurukik, OkL, June 7.—Deputy Marshal Kress, 1n charge of one of the parties of oficers iu purauit of the Red Rock train yob- bers, senta courier last uight stating that his party of twelve are close on the trail of the thieves. Thoy have left the Cherokee strip and gone south through the recently soltied Cheyenne and Arapaboo reservation, iCress and s party bave struck the fresh trail maue after Sunday’s rain and are likely to come up with them at any hour. Woen thoy meet & battle to the death will ensue. sy Secured His Penslon. Wasmixoroy, D, C., June 7.—[Special Teiegram to Tuk Ber.]~Tue Bee Bureau of Claims was today notified by the commis- sloner of pensious of the allowance of & pea- sion of §.ver moonth to Esther A. Grisson, widow ol Samuel Urisson, coraer of Sheely und Saratoga avenue, St Paul, Minn, The buresu represeated the clalmaot in tbis instavce. Track, i e Rioh Strike in Colorado, Ouray, Colo,, June 7.—A new ana rich ore body hus been discovered ln the Midnight mine. The strike was made in the south drift of the first level. The ore is gray copper, native and brittle silver, and is of & richer character thau any ye found, NUMBER 336, CAUGHT UNDER A CABLE CAR Martin Nils Badly Orushed While Trying to Board a Moving Train. TRAGIC ENDING OF A PROLONGED SPREE Refused the Advics of Well Monning Friend's and Esveaped Death Several Times Through Shear Luck— Caught Him at Last. . Arother accident occurred on the streef raillway yesterday morning following close upon tho distressing fatalities of Sunday and Monday, and the viotim will probably aie. Martin Nils, a Swode, was the unfortunate man. o was crushod by a cablo car at Penth and Howard streets. It scoms that Nils had boen on a protracted spree for several days. He was arinking during the early morning hours n the saloons in the vicinity of the place where he was hurt, and had refused to follow the advice frequently givon him to 2o nto a back room and go to bea. He tried to board soveral motor trains, but tho proverbial luck of a dronken man attendod bim until about 0:30 o'ciock, when ho emerged - from a saloon near tho alloy between Haraoy and Howard, and without signaling the trainmen 1o stop ran Into the street and at- tempted to climb aboard a southvound cable car that was passing at thotime, He seized the haud rails, butlosthis erasp with one hand, and in attomptiog to rogain it lost voth. He foll, and roling over was caught by. tho trucks of the trailer. His body was doubled up, but the train was stopped be- fore the wheels passed over him. Ho was unconscious whon taken from under the car, and the patrol wagon was called 10 convey himto St, Joseph's hospital It was found that his hips were feurfully crushed and manglod, and he had sustaiued severe internal injuries. “The doctors stated v sible for him to recover. Nils is 24 yoars of ago aud unmarried. His home is at Valparaiso, this state. He had bocn in the city soveral days, but for what purpose could not bo learned, as he has no rolatives here or frionds so far as is known. News of tho accident was telegrapled ta Valparaiso, but no reply has been recoived. et ey BOARD OF EDUCATION. Business Transactod at the Regulur Monthe 1y Session. Tho Board of Education met in regular session Monday night. i Miss Ema R. Rugh resigoed her place as teacher on account of il health. Accepted. The board decided to make a holiday ot June 20 to allow the school children to attond the Manufacturers and Consumers exposi- tion at tho Coliseum. The managers of the exposition proposed to give the children o special rato of udmission on that day. Miss Lida J. Hunna was olected 1o fill the vacancy 1n the teachors corps of the training school, Claims and salaries to the amount of §31,270 were presented and allowed. Mr. C. N. B abcock introduced a resoiution to employ Mr. Charles A. McEachron as building inspector for the new school build- ings. Mr. Smith objectedto the election of Mr. McEachron on_the ground that he had been building inspector for tho county com- missioners while the county hospital was be- ing constructed. Several members of the board stated that Mr. McEaochron had beea one of the inspectors of the hospital buliding and had protested against the mannér in which the building was being erected. This did not satisfy Mr. Smyth, however, for he still demanded that Mr. McEachron's record be investigated boforo the board hired him. Mr. Martin said that he had learned from a reliablo source thut the part Mr. McEach- ron had taken in the building of the county hospital had boen very credituble to him, Mr. McEachron had submitted re- commendations to the board _ that were exceptionally gooa and he beileved thatMr. McEachron was thoroughly compe- tent. Mr. C. E. Babcock favored the investigating Mr. McEachran's recort electing. A motion to refer the matter to the com- mittee on bulldings and property was lost. Mr. Smyth then wanted the salary cut from §125 to $90. His motion to this “effect failed to carry. He thon moved to cut it to #100, which was also defeated. The board thon decided to olect two in- spectors, Mmr. Charles A, McREachron was elocted on the first ballot and then the board valloted nineteen times without electing tha second inspector. The coutest was between Mr. Robert Livescy and J. M. Counsmun, The election of the second inspector was finally postponed until next meetin The committee on heating snd' ventilation was Instructed to appolut a janitor for the Lake schookfor the cemainder of tho year, The architect was Instructed to prepare plans for the new sixteen-room building for the Hartmun school. The supgrintendent of the manual training it was hardly pos- ian of before school was instructed to fit up an exhibit for tbe Manufucturers and Consutners exposition. The graduating class of the High school was grunted the use of the High school building for such gatheriogs as the class muy wish to hold prior to tho commeucement day. Prof. Lewis was Instructed to make the necossary urrangements for tho commences mont oxercises of the High school. The city treasurer reported tho furds on hand to the credit of tho school district as follow: veral fund, $121,109.24; sinking fund, $7,561.64; site and building, $20,031.408 the various building funds, $2),00). e AC Imont to Heury Estabrook. The Chicago Tribune in a recent issud says: Three of the strongholds of republis canism on the north, south and west sides— namely the Marquette, Hamilton and Line coln clubs, are arranging for a big ratifica- tion to be held as soon as poasivle aftor the pational républican convention at Minneapos lis. The clubs have united their forces and formed what is known as the club centrad committee, the members of which are equally distributod among the three clubs, It is exs pected that the ratification meeting. will ba cld the evening of June 11 at Central Musio hall. It will be a veritable rapublican love- feast, for the committeo 1s arrauging to have o long list of guests preseut embracing the leading republican notables of the land. Among those wno are expected as speak- ovs for the eveolng are the following: Me- Kinley, Iugalls, Fussett, Reed, Spooner, Wol. co:t, Clarkson, Estabrook and Cullom, Nearly all of the state nominoes have prome ised to be present, and the committeo is con- tident thut all the nominees will attend, T'he special committee appointed by the Club Cen- trul to arrange for the big mass meeting is as follows; From the Marquelte club, . J, ‘Pucker; from the Hamilton club, E. J, Judd, sud from the Lingoln olub, O. M. Carter. It is understood that Mr. Kslabrook has received a special fnvitation to address the mass nceting and that his accoptance will be conditioned upon the re nomination of Presiaent Harrison, —_— Arrested for Chicken Stealing, Henry Brown aod o unknown pal visited the cbicken coop of August Wohigoh at Twenty-ifth and Bristol Monday night, Though the hour was lato, August went out 1o receive thew, The uoknown did not dally, but Honry's curlosity overcame him whon he saw hbis host's revolver mnd he stopped to see what was in it. He explained thub he wus only looking for a place t sleap, and in proof of bis ussertion polnted to the ompty sack he carried, August vowed that it should not be stuffed with any of bis feathors, wud Henry remaived as his unwelcome guest until the arrival of the patrol wagon, His ride to the ity Juil cost bim §30 sad & fow extras.