Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, March 11, 1894, Page 7

\ charged for such services. - < =~ _Albert Bennett, THE BENNETT LIBEL CASE Theodore Pat on the Stand at Yesterday Afternoon's Bession, \DENIED THE TRUTH OF ALL BAD STORIES His Larks with Mosher Never Reached the Degree of pable Hilarity—Testi- mony Supported by Statements of Others—Nearing the End, George A. Bennett was called to the wit- ness stand for further cross-examination by the defense in the Bennett- Rosewater libel case when the hearing was resumed before Judge Berka yesterday afternoon. He was asked about prisoners he had taken to the reform school, with refe to the costs He said the state auditor's state- might include the He was sure this was #0-1f the amounts were large or seemed exorbitant. The witness sald he saw Hen- derson on the opera house steps one evening with Theodore Bennett, as the witness and hia wife were coming out from the theater, and he told his brother that he would have to stop taking that man out. He could not say whether they had been to the theater or not. Theodore Bennett was next called. He testified that he was away probably fifteen . days while county jailer. The jall was sorubbed every morning, and with hot water twice a week. Kitchell got liquor once in the jail. The prisoners had drank beer. The Jailers never furnished any beer. The witness slept on a folding bed in the jail office. George Horn slept with witness every night from April 28, 1893, to January 4, 1894, Horn was a jailer during the latter part of that time. Mosher was turned over to,the witness when committed by the marshal. The marshal said he wanted Mosher to have as good a cell as the wit- ness could give him, and to be used as well a8 possible and taken out to his meals if Mosher wanted to go. Mosher was taken to different restaurants, He was never taken to saloons, neither was any other pris- oner taken out that way, either to Gold- smith’s saloon or any other. The witness did not_remember of having introduced anybody as Mr. Willlams. He never took Mosher to the Diamond; never took him to South Omaha, The witness never played a game of pool in his life. He took Henderson to the theater in the fall of 1892. He did not take him there again, but took him to his resi- dence on Georgla avenue. He never took Henderson to the Diamond. THEODORE AND LIZZIE, The witness denied that he was ever crim- inally intimate with Lizzie Payne, cither in the solitary or elsewhere. He made a similar denial with reference to Edna Marshall. The same was true with reference to all other in- mates of the jail. He never called Mrs, Marshall into the jail office. He went into her cell one night to fix the stopcock of the radiator. He never told her he would see the judge and keep her from going to the pen, nor did he make her any other promises, The witness drank liquor in the jail on sev. eral occasions with the jailers and with vis- ttors. Mosher never drank liquor there and never had a jail key in his hand. The key case was always Kept locked. The witness never saw Mosher take a drink of liquor in his life. Mosher's wife and sister-in-law vis- ited him frequently, and went up to his cell, the latter with her attorney, Mr. Jacques of Tilinols. That was when they were trying to break the will of Mosher's father-in-law. Thoso were the only women who ever came to the fail to see Mosher. The witness never went. to Mrs. Ingalls with or after Mosher, and did not know that Mosher was ever there. He knew Edith Waters, but never occupied the office bed with her. The folding bed was never open when she was there. The witness knew nothing about an abortion hay- ing been performed in the jail. He could not remember of ever calling a physiclan to attend Lilas Page in the jail. The Marshall woman's cell was about 8x12 feet in sizo and_ contained a single bed. The witness never lay there with Edna Marshall. Several colored men called to see her. She met them in the corridor. They were never allowed to see her alone. Liquor was smug- glod into the jail on several occasions. The escape of La Mott and the rlot were gone into In detail. The*wlitness said a lot of bread and meat was washed out of the cells. *The prisoners were allowed to save a part of their meals 1f they did not care to eat them at one time. On cross-examination the witness testified that the statements of former witnesses as to the immorality existing in the jall were “galse. Jailer Horn came from Canada last April and slept at the jail with the witness. The witness often sat out on the jail lawn with Mosher, drinking beer and telling ;tories. Bdith Waters was at' the fjall on two occaisions. The witness never went after ‘her or sent a note to her or to Mrs. Smith. The witnesses in the Goldsmith case some- times sneaked away from the guard and were absent an hour or two. None of the men who visited Edna Marshall were where they could have:had intercourse with her. There were three keys to the outside door. The witness could not swear shat Mosher had never unlocked that door. Mosher “had money enpugh.” The witness never went into the saloon at Seventeenth and St. Mary's avenue with Mosher and John ‘Kemmerling, and did not tell Kemmerling that he was showlng Mosher special fayors and that Mosher would make it all right with the sheriff at election time. The witness took Mosher to the hospital one night. The witness had been in the Diamond half_a dozen times, but never played there. He never took a drink with Mosher in a saloon or at Mosher's expense. He might have stopped In a saloon with Mosher, and he might have taken a drink at his own expense on such occasion, ~but Mosher ever bought him a drink. DEPUTY ERNEST'S TESTIMONY, Deputy Jailer S. G. Ernest was the next witness. He denled ever having had in- tercourse with Agnes Donnelly or Edna Marshall while prisoners in the jall. He heard of liquor being Introduced into the Jail, and saw beer drank in the office. another brother of the ex-sherilf, -testified that he had been in Omaha about a year. He was at Mrs, In- gulls’ once with Charley Fulton, his second cousin, Fulton was a small man, and had a light complexion, with black hair anc dark brown eyes. They stayed about two hours and a half. He once took a note to Mrs. Smith, and gave It iuto her hands, On cross-examination he sald Fulton was slender and tall. They went there with a couple of ladies. They were out for a walk. They had never been there before or since. It was in warm weather, and they went there for assignation pur- poses. The witness could remember noth- ing else in connection with that occasion, al- though persistently questioned. George Horn, ex-deputy jaller, occupancy of the jail office Bennett. He had dore going down ence the cases wums shown by ments in certain costs in other cases. told of his with Theodore never known of Theo- into the basement or < up stairs in the jail after 9 o'clock. - * Nelther the witness nor Theodore were ever out after 11:30 o'clock. He was never out as late as 12 o'clock, and never knew of ‘Theodore having a woman in bed with him | in the office. It would not have been possi- ble for such a thing to have happened four times last summer without his knowing it. On cross-examination the wituess sald he had slept with Theodore every night, with one exception. He was unever out alone after § o'clock, e case was continued until 2:30 o'clock Monday afternoon. The state announced that It would probably call about five more witnesses, and the defense will have its last inning in surrebuttal ——— No Safer than u Hank. Friday night the residence of Charles Schommel, Seventeenth and Clark streets, was broken into and $110 in cash taken Ar. Schemmel 1s employ ed at the Storz & Tler brewery aud draws a fair salary. and his wife have an cstate in Germauy, and from this they recelve every throe wonths & certain sunk. They wsed Lo bank Aheir savings, but the bank in which they put it went under and ever singe they ha: He | thig every night for the past six months (he sum of $110, in three $20 bills and five $10 bills, has been placed, being taken from the bureau drawer, and until Friday night it re- mained there safe from harm. On that night the window leading into the parlor was pried open from the outside, the earpet raised and the money taken from its liding place, Out- side the window could plainly be seen the tracks of the thief, and they led to the alley How he learned the money was there or how he could for an instant Imagine it was under the carpet, neither Mr. nor Mrs Schemmel could state. She said that during the day she always kept the money in the bureau drawer, but that at night &he always put it under the carpet. e SHULTZ OBJECTED TO IT. Finds His Wife Belng Hugged by Mulvaney and Acts Accordingly. Just at roll call Officer Heelan entered the police station with a man whose face resem- bled a chopping block more than anything else and a moment later Officer Flyun arrived with the other party in the case. In the Treitscke block, Thirteenth and Howard streets, Mr. and Mrs, Frank Schultz reside. At 5:30 last evening one passing up the stairway leading to the third floor of the Treltscke block might have observed a plcture that would have reminded him of Romeo and Juliet. Standing at the landing and holding In his tender embrace, Mrs. Schultz, was John Mulvaney. She was plead- ng with himand he, . while loth to leave, told her that duty called him and that he would have to leave for the time being, but he would return. But as the sequel will show he did not return for he did not have a chance. One watching the plcture for the space of fifteen minutes would have had a chance to witness a change of scenery that would, were it staged, be worth admission price to see The lower hall door opened and in stepped a man of slender build, well dressed and he came up the stairs. The top was reached and the situation taken in at a glance. The intruder was seized from be- hind and a powerful blow aimed directly for his face felled him. There was not room on the stair landing for him to roll around much and he just rolled down the stairs, the enraged husband after him. He kicked and heat his already helpless vic- tim till the blood poured from -liis face in a sream. The nolse attracted the police, and all the parties were arrested. A visit to the apartments secured an terview with Mrs. Schultz. She said the cause of the trouble was jealousy and that her husband had often treated her badly and that Mulvaney often hetped her when she needed It. She thought her husband’s conduct was uncalled for and could not see why he should object to a little thing like that. Mr, Treitscke sald the couple came to him with good recommendations and he r;'nlr-d the rooms. Mulvaney roomed with them. —e JACKSONIAN CLUB. Recelves Members und Sends a Request to the United States Senate. The Jacksonian club met last night for the first time in its new quarters, in the Patter- son block, with a fair number of members present. In caling the roll of members, for the purpose of having the addresses cor- rected, it was discovered that two of the members had corrected their politics and were now avowed republicans. Their names were sorrowfully taken from the list and will appear on the roster of the club no more forever. The executive committee reported favor- ably on the names of nine new members and the following honorary members: A, J. Poppleton, J. A. Creighton, James M. Wool- worth, Edward Cudahy, George W. Doane, B. B. Wood, A. S. Potter, E. Wakely, Thomas Kilpatrick, E. L. Stone, Dr. J. T. Duryea, George E. Pritchett, Homer P. Lewis, Albert. Watkins. -The men proposed by the executive committee were all elected, as were the fol- lowing out-of-town members: J, S. Bell, Champlon; F. G. Reinekee, Schuyler; J. C. Crawford, West Point; H, A. Cox and C. Dana Sayers, Chadron; John E. Nelson, ‘Holdridge; D. C. Cavanaugh, Columbus; Harry D. Miller, Stanton: G. A. Birdsall, Alexandria; R. 8. Proudfit, Guide Rock; Robert J. Coles, York. W. S. Shoemaker called up a set of reso- lutions offered by him at the last meeting and laid over which instructed the United States senate, on pain of incurring the ever- lasting displeasure of the Jacksobjan club to at once pass the Wilson bill without any of pernicious amendments of its own. The resolution was adopted and then raconsid- ered by an overwhelming vote. Shoemaker then took the floor in defense of his motion and made a red-hot speech, which appeared to have the desired effect. After several other addresses and the transaction of some routine business the meeting adjourmed. — WEATHER FORECASTS, It Will Be Fair and Colder in Nebraska Today. WASHINGTON, March 10.—Forecasts for Sunday: For Nebraska—Fair; probably slightly colder in extreme southern portion; northwest winds. For Towa and Missouri—Colder; northwest winds; fair. For South Dakota—Falr; slightly colder in eastern portion; northwest winds. For Kansas—Fair; slightly colder in east- ern portion; winds becoming northwest. Local Record. OrricE OF TE WEATHER BUREAU, OMATA, March 10.—Omaha vecord of temperature and rainfallcompared with corresponding day of past four years: 1894, 1893, 1892, 1891, Maxtmum temperature 625 662 285 432 Minimun: temperature. 40> 402 79 202 Average temperature.. 612 0622 183 320 Precipitation .... .. ... 00 .00 .00 .00 Statement showing the condition of tem- peratureand procipitation at Omaha for the day und sinco March 1, 1503: al temporature. ... s for the da; cess sinco Mure Normal precipitat Deficlency for tho day... 04 inch Excesssinee Marck 1.7 13 inch GEORGE E HUNT, Local Forecast Official. B i FQR THE MURDE 842 172 . 1412 04 inch Husband of Mrx. Ke . Arrested on Sasp! KANSAS CITY, March 10.—Deidrich Kens- mann, husband of the woman who was found dead in a vacant house on Baltimore avenue some three weeks ago, and Theodora Hoft- man, allas Pauline White, an inmate of a disreputable house, were locked up today charged with the murder of Mrs, Kens- mann. From tie evidence in the hands of the police 1t appears that Kensmann has been living a dual life and that he murdered his wife to obtain the $5,000 insurance on her life 50 that he could consort with the Hoffman woman. Kensmann, it is said, took his wife to the vacant house on the pretext of showing It to her with a view of renting it, and there committed the das- tardly crime, Theodora Hoftman came to this country from Germany in 1886 and went to Denver, where she and Kensmann lived together. Later they went to Omaha and finally landed in Kansas City, where they plotted to mur- der Kensmann's wife. They both deny com- plicity In the affair, but they are belng closely questioned and it is expected one or the other will k LOCAL BREVITIES. The customs receipts for the week were: Three cars of sugar beet seed, ome car of tea and two Russian steel plows. The Scandinavian ladies gave a wvery largely attended festival in the Patterson block last evening. “Mhe proceeds are for the benefit of the Bethany school and Young Ladies home, The alcohol lainp at the Paxton stand was upset last night and the flames spread o the papers, causing considerable excitement in the lobby, but comparatively little dumage. Reland Reed, the comedian, was presented with & unique cane by Tom Foley, yesterday afternoon. Ii is made of buffalo Worn sur- hounted with gold. An appropriate in- scription adorned the latter news Chairs, tables and bookeases in Shiverick's &t thelr mouey under the carpet. Under | special March sals: THE OMAHA DAILY BY OMAHA FRUIT DEALERS Auction Company Organized to Control the Missouri Valley Trade, OFFICERS AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS Movement of Much Importance to the Com= mercial Tnterests of the City and Demanded by the Growth of the Trafic. At a meeting of the Omaha Pruit jobbers at the Mercer hotel last night the Omaha Frult Auction company was organized, arti- cles of incorporation adopted and officers elected preparatory to the establishment of a large fruit auction house in this city. The project is of more than ordinary importance to the commercial interests of the city, nc- cording to the views of its projectors, and they expect to make the auction hguse the center of an immense wholesale fruit trade during the coming season. Those present at the meeting were: O, W. Butts and R. C. Jordan of Porter Bros. company, B. R C. Jordan of Porter Bros. company, ¥, B. Branch of Branch & Co., B. Roeco of Rocoo Bros., H. G. Streight of Streight & Howes, R. M. Cross of Williams & Cross, A, C.Riddell ot Riddell & Co., Edmund Peycke and J. R. Snyder of-Council Bluffs, The rules and bydaws were agreed upon after some discussion, and the , following officers were elected for the coming season: President, O, W. Butts; vice president, H. G. Streight; secretary and treasurer, B. B, Branch. The board of directors will be composed of the officers above named, to- gether with B. Rocco and R, M. Cross. The idea of the organization of an auction company has been under discussion for some time and has been received with general favor by the fruit dealers of the city, Ac- cording to the measures adopted lasi even- ing the company will be incorporated with a capital stock of $10,000, most of which has already been taken. The object 18 to combine the fruit trade of the city and fur- nish a market that will attract the buyers of all the fruit handling towns of Nebraska and lowa. The general management of the business of the company will be in the hands of a board of directors. It will have abso- lute control of the company's affairs and have power to make any changes in the by- laws which it shall deem advisable. The direct management of the auction house will be delegated to a manager, who has not yet been named, and he will receive all goods and bill them for sale subject to the supervision of the board of directors. WHAT THE RULES PROVIDE. The rules governing sales are very similar to those under which the auction sales in San Francisco, New York and other large cities are carried on. Every buyer who is admitted to bid at the sales must make mini- mum purchases of at least twenty boxes a day, and any buyer not a member of the company must make a deposit of $50 before the opening of the sales each day. The rush of California_fruits does not begin until about the middle of June and by that time the company expects to have everything in readiness for active business. The fruit business of Omaha is something that the average man is likely to overlook in estimating the commerclal interests of the city.- It is literally true that outside of the live stock interests at South Omaha there is scarcely a branch of business in the city that pays the railroads so much for freight as the frult traffic. There are four firms in Omaha who make a speclalty of the fruit trade and several more who handle fruit to a greater or less extent. It is estimated that the shipments of summer fruits, - such -as pears, apricots, peaches, plums, etc., from California to this city in 1893 amounted to over 250 carloads. This does not include the Immense number of cars of California oranges, apples and veget- ables, of which it s difficult to obtain an accurate estimate. All of these goods are shipped either in vintilated or refrigerator cars. The mini- mum freight on a ventilated car is $262.50 and on a refrigerator car $300. Add to this the cost of refrigeration, which runs from $125 per car up to over $150, and the freight in many cases runs as high as $500 per car. A conservative estimate on this basis shows that the receivers of California fruits in Omaha paid the railroads very nearly $100,- 000 for last season’s shipments. When this 18 added to the shipments of California oranges, apples, cabbage, etc., and the ship- ments from other quarters, as Florida oranges, eastern grapes, lemons, bananas, ete., it 18 easily realized that the fruit busi- ness is really of far more importance than it is generally considered. WHAT IS AIMED AT. In the light of these facts the establish- ment of a big auction house at this point means a great deal to the commercial in- terests of the city. It the plans of the new organization do not miscarry the fruit trade of the city will be doubled during the coming season. It expects to make Omaha not only a recelving point for local trade, but for the entire fruit trade between western Nebraska and the Mississippl river. It expects to attract buyers from Des Moines, Sicux City, Ottumwa, Lincoln and all the other towns of any importance in Nebraska and Iowa, and there are several conditions on which it may reasonably base its_hopes. < During previous seasons most of the fruit dealers between Omaha and Chicago have bought their fruits at the latter point. But if equal facilities were provided in Omaha it would manifestly be to their advantage to transfer their patronage to this cily. Under the present conditions all their fruit has to be shipped through to Chicago and then back to them. By buying in Omaha they would save a considerable amount in freight and refrigerating charges, as the fruit would be shipped direct to them from Omaha instead of being sent on to Chicago and then back over the same route at a large additional expense. The saving in freight would be a big item in the course of the season and the fruit would be more likely to arrive in good condition than under the former practice. These are some of the reasons why the Omaha fruit dealers claim that they will be able to corner the bulk of the fruit trade of the Missouri valley. It has been the uniform experience of the prineipal fruit handling cities that the auction house affords the most satisfactory manner of disposing of most varietios of fruit, as all buyers are placed on a level and the fact that all the fruit is sold under the sanie supervision insures a uniform and bana fide ket. The members of the Omaha Auction company are enthusiastic over their scheme and expect to bring the frult trade at this point up to a_round half million dol- lars during the eoming season, e e SIS WANT PARDEE TO HAVE IT. Knights of Labor Expross Themselves the Electric Lighting Question. The following resolutions were adopted after a thorough discussion at a meeting of Knights of Labor assembly No. 5141, held Friday night: Whereas, The city council advertised for bids for electric lights for the city of Omaha and stated in said advertisement that the contract would be awarded to the lowest responsible bidder, and Whereas, The bid submitted by Pardee & Co. was nearly 60 per cent less than that of the Thomson-Houston Electric Light com- pany, the enly other bidder, ‘und the sald Pardee & Co. have agreed to furnish light in all of the public buildings belonging to the ety for one-half the regular rate, and to guarantee their performance of the c tract executed and delivered to the city go0od and sufficient bond; therefore be it Resolved, By the Knights of Labor N SML In méeting assembled that while favor ety ownership of electric light, still under present conditions it would be dis- honest for the city couricil to refuse to award sald contract to Pardee &. Co. and would be & fraud upon the taxpayers of this city. Resolved, ‘That if the statements pub- lished in {he newspapers are true, to the effect that the city council is desirous of awarding the contract to the Thomson- Houston' company notwithstanding the fact that its bid 18 much higher than that of Pardee & Co., then and In that case tne eity couneil 8 proving more loyal to the Thomson-Houston company than to the in- terests of the city, Resolved, ‘Phat It is our sense that the contract should be awarded to Pardee & Co. fot only because they agree to furnish light 15 the ity for & much Towar pricer but Siss BEE: ———————————————————————————————————————— e e et e et ettt —trt- because It would necessifN#h the expending of Inrge sums of money Ta®labor and would glye employment to msgmeat number of laboring people of this city who are now out of work. WEST ENDERS WAKING UP, Want the Pardee Lights-Locat ments Asked Kor. A number of membersiof the West End Tmprovement club, together with many of the resident taxpayers of\fhe Seventh and Ninth wards, met at Milleb's hall, Fortieth and Leavenworth streety, Iast night for the purpose of discussing thefeatures of the Pardee electric light ordinance and improve- ments in the west end of the city generall The meeting was called to order by Dr. Schwenck, who was afterwards elected chair- man. Upon accepting the position Mr. Schwenck stated that he was glad to see 50 many of the west enders in attendance and to notice that they took such an active in- terest in the wants and needs of that end of the city. He went upon the plan that no section of the city could secure benefits un- less residents got to the front and made their wants known to the public. In the past he said that the west end of the two wards had been seriously neglected, stmply for the reason that theé citizens had never made a united effort to secure their pro- portionate amount of the public money to be expended. He hoped to see Leavenworth street paved to the city limits; he hoped to see some of the cross strects graded and electric lights planted in the densely popu- lated portions of the ward. 2, F. Morearty regretted the fact that none of the councilmen were present, as he felt that they should know the sentiment of their constituents. He thought that the only way that any particular section of the city was to secure a share of the public money for the purpose of improvements was by making the demand. In support of this theory he pointed to the fact of the organization of the residents of the north end, who had about secured the sum of $9,000 for the grading of Lake and intersecting streets. In continuing his discussion he re- ferred to the Pardee electric light ordinance, saying that the company had entered the fleld as a competitor for the purpose of fur- nishing cheaper light. He charged that tliere was no reason why any councilman should cast his vote against the franchise, when it was a known fact that if the new company was allowed to operate it meant the saving of fully $6,000 per annum to the taxpayers of the city. Not only this, but the coming of the new company meant the expenditure of $500,000, much of which would be paid to the laboring men of this city. Aside from this fact, the advent of the new company meant the reduction of arc lights from $145 to $112 per annum, thus adding from seventy to eighty lights without any increase in the levy for lighting purposes. The new company was composed of Omaha men who were putting their money into the enterprise, and all that they asked was a franchise to help build up “the city of Omaha. The speaker expressed the opinion that if the west enders would hold their meetings and stir up public sentiment they would have but little difficulty in securing the paving of West Leavenworth street and an extension of the street railway lines to Elmwood park. Regarding the electric light franchise, when the proper safeguards were thrown about it, the council had no more right to keep it out,of the city than they had to say that anothier grocer should not come to Omaha., Upon finishing his speech Mr. Morearty iptroduced the follow- ing resolutions: 3 Whereas, There is now panding before the city council of the city of Omaha an ordi- nance granting certain rights and fran- chises to the Pardee Eléctric company; and Whereas, The sald eompany has been awarded the contract for! furnishing the city of Omaha with age, lghts at a greatly reduced rate and a saying to the taxpayers of the city; therefore, be it Resolved, That it {d the sense of this meeting that the councilmen representing the Seventh and Ninthowards be and are hereby instructed to vote,for and use all honorable meafis to secury, the vassige of the ordinance known as “‘the Pardee Ilec- tric Light ordinand.’ 1/ i Resolyed, That the said councilmen are further instructed to use their efforts to se- cure the paving of 'Léavenworth street from the Belt Line tracts to the city limits. Resolved, That the councilmen represent- ing the two wards are instructed to use thelr Influence to secure an extension of the lines of the Omaha Street Railway com- pany to a paint as far west as the city imits. Frank Dungan explained that the purpose of the Pardee company, if it secured the ‘franchise, was to expend fully $500,000 in the erection of a plant and the building of lines. One hundred lights would be ready to be turned on by June, 1894, and the balance would be in place and ready for lighting in November, when the old contract of the Thompson-Houston people expired. For the time being the company would use the old Krug brewery for a power house, but before the coming of winter a new building would be located on'the railroad tracks, between Sixteenth and Twentieth streets. Willlam Fagan was of the opinion that the franchise to the new company meant much for Omaha, as it marked the era of cheaper light and power. Dr. Schwenk urged that the coming of the new company meant competition and would benefit the whole community, as it would result In the breaking up of a monopoly. By a unanimous vote the resolutions were adopted and the chairman instructed to pre- sent the same to the city council. e Dunphy Jolns the Anti-Tammanyltes. NEW YORK, March 10.—Congressman E. G. Dunphy, whose district includes W York city, has accepted an invitation to join the anti-Tammany club. A number of Tammany men of the city last night met Mr. Dunphy and told himthat if he would stay in the organization and make his fight they would stand by him. He refused and said his resignation was not to make trouble, but simply because he could not be a partner in the methods adopted by Tammany hall in the Second district. Further than that he declined to be interviewed. — LOCAL LABOR NOTES, Mr. John B. Schupp, president of the Omatia Central Labor union, left for Hast. ings last evening on business connected with the cigarmakers unions of this state. At the last regular meeting of local cigar- makers union, No. 93, the following officers were elected: G. R. Christofher, president; W. D. Henderson, vice president; E. E. Phil. brick, recording secretary; J. B. Schupp, financial sec and F. W. Schneider, easurer, G Waté to the Central Labor union. The res Bort of the treasurer showed the union to be in good financial condition. Advices have been received in Omaha stating that the American Federation of Labor will endeavor to:have the secretary of the treasury lssue amerder for the en- forcement of the nationalieight-hour law in accordance with its plaim reading, and in the spirit of its promoters: It is said by the local labor leaders thaf the enforcement of this law would give thousands of fdle workingmen _employment, | which 1s very much_desired. 13 i s The National Brotherhood of Electrical Workers are endeavoning/ to have a law passed licensing ull persons who install elec trical equipments in buildings, the electrical workers to be subject o, gxamination by a board of examiners to defaymine their quali- fcations for the work.,, fhe local workers of that trade say that suel, a law would be benefielal to the commypity. where in force, as it would be a great prevemtation of fires orlginating from defective electrical wiring. The local union will probiably take action upon the question at theff meeting tonight. The \street rallway employes in Omaha have nat had an organization for over three years, but now the men say they are going 1o gef together and take out a charter either under the American Federation of Labor or the Knights of Labor, and the active ones in the movement are now taking a poll of the employes to see which of the great labor organizations they will afillate with. Labor organizations are Bow S0 strong in Omaha that several of the leaders of the movement say they do not think the company will seri- ously object to their proposed organization. It is proposed to establish a benefit fund from which sick or disabled members will be allowed to draw & stipulated amount each week. In figuring over the proposed bene- fit scheme the promoters say that if the dues are fixed at 50 cents per month they will be enabled 1o pay a $6 weekly benefit to sick members and $50 funeral expenses. This, of course, would require that all em- ployes of the system belong, in order comply with this calculation, and it is sald that in other cities thi nount is pald from benefit funds where the dues are only 40 cents per month, to | SUNDAY, “MARCH 11, 189~ L | the I'WENTY PAGES MRS. J. BENSON. =400 S A0 Bl R We propose to sell goods whether we make any money or not, Buy on black silk union suit and we give you one suit for nothing. Buy one black silk vest, high neck and long sleeve, and we give you one vest for nothing, Buy one pair of black silk drawers and we give you one pair for nothing. These goods are just the right weight for this time of year. Are not damaged in any way. HOSIERY. Buy four pair of Ladies, Childrens’ or Gents’ get one pair for nothing. Hose and ‘We have one of the largest and best stocks of Hosiery that is made, and we guarantee prices. Iry the Loomer Mode Bust Corset, the most perfect dress form, co.rect mode, aud more worn in the cast than all the other high bust corset $1.00 and $1.50. $1.00 Black Corsets for 5c. $1.75 Yatisi Corset $1.00; sizes above 30, regular price, $2.00. Try our Misses’ Equipose Waist, best $1.00 waist for ladies that is in the market. New Ogden Ties for Ladies. sor Ties, 25¢c and soc. New white and colored Embroidery with wide margin at [ry our Youthful Tint toilet preparations. Real Irish Linen Writing Paper, 5¢ 20c¢ box of writing paper, gc. Real Leather and Aligator Purse, New Four-in-Hand Ties, 25¢. See our real Seal at 39c in new shapes, Real $Seal Pocket Book and bined, 7;5c. Real S al or Alligator Pocket Book « b bined, with sterling silv, Neva, 81 281 Wt T corners, $1 Special attention to Mail Orders. MRS. J. BENSON, Douglas, Near 16&1 St KEEPS DOGCING THE CGIRL Carl Martin Bent on Ruining Another Home a3 Well as His Own, INTERVIEW THAT WAS INTERRUPTED Draws a Revolver on the Intruder and Drives Him Away—His Game Being Closely Watched by Friends of the Young Lady. Cal Martin apparently does not know when he is well off. He succeeded recently in wrecking his own home and breaking up a profitable business of which he was manager, and nearly accomplished the ruin of a young girl who was in his employ. He was balked in this last feature of his career as a wrecker by the interference of his employes, who became interested. in the girl and ex- posed him before he accomplished his pur- pose, but after lying low for a few weeks he has renewed his efforts’to induce the young girl to forsake her home and yield to his blandishments. Martin has lived in Omaha for years and for some time was manager of the Western Printing company. In his employ was a young girl who has an invalid mother and Whose father s engaged in business in an Iowa town. He became smitten apparently with the girl's charms and paid her every attention. He finally induced her to ac- company him to Lincoln. He started In to show her the attractions of the capital city and began by inducing her to partake liberally of some wine, with which he was conveniently supplied. The girl was not accustomed to the drink and was very shortly intoxicated, To mect this emergency Martin suggested a stroll and the pair went out to the natatorium. While walking around at that resort the girl lost her balance and fell into the water. The unex- pected bath sobered her and brought her to a sense of her position, She promptly re- fused to accompany Martin any further and was sent by him to the hotel, where she spent the night and returned home the next morning. This escapade became known and the em- ployes of Martin determined to expose him, 4 plan in Which the girl who had almost be- come one of his victims joined. She agreed to meet him at a certain restaurant and then notified Mrs, Martin, who was on hand at the appointed time and made matters very uncomfortable for, Mr. Martin. The father of the gir), was called here from his Iowa business and after lnvestigating the matter decided not to prosecute Martin, as his Qaughter had apparently had her eyes opened to the true character of the man and he had nothing further. to fear from that source. The printing office was closed up and nothing was heard from Martin until Friday, when his further plans to win the girl from the path of right were discovered. HE WAS WATCHED. On Friday at noon Martin sent a messen- ger to the business office of The Bee with the followlng advertisement for the ‘‘personal’ columns of the issue for that evenin YOU FRIDAY NIGE P8 at your door, Ver 7 was noticed by two printers who had formerly worked for Mar- tin at the Western Priniing company, and they at-once decided to shadow him, hav- ing learned from a talkative messcnger that the advertisement had been put in the paper by Martin. At the hour named in the notice two printers saw Martin on Cuming street, near Twenty-second, and followed Lim. He went out on Twenty-second to Nicholas, one of the most deserted and dark ened carners in the northern part of the city, One of the men who were shadow- ing the masher lost his bearings in the dark- ness and was not in at the meeting between Martin and the girl who had figured in his first escapade. The other printer, more fortunate, kept his eye on his former em ployer and saw him when he met the girl The pair met on the corner and were stand ing in close consultation when the printer approached them with the intention of hav ing a few words with Martin evd. denoun ing bim. Martin was apparently prepared for any such emesgemcy and drew a re volver on the intruder apd chased him into the darkness. The printers met and de cided to lnform the gir!'s mother of the new turn in afairs and to joln her in an effort The advertisement the to once more balk Mr. Martin. covered that Mrs. Martin, who had left her husband when his first trouble with the girl was published, had returned to the city ‘and would do anything in -her power to prevent him from wrecking another home. as he had done hers. % It 1s evident that Martin has been plan- ning to leave the city if he can induce the glrl to accompany him. He has been try- ing to sell his household furniture and ex- pected to close that deal this week. He will not realize a great deal from the sale, if he sells at all, for the printers who have been looking after the case will seo {hat other claimants are on hand to take pos- session of any money that Martin may et from the sale. They will go further than that. Martin's every move is being watched, and in case he attempts to leave the city with the girl or persists in paying his at- tentions to her he will find a near and dear relative on his trail accompanied by an officer of the law. The case has not reached its final act yet. It was dis et Read page 10. e STREET SWEEPING, Knights of Labor Protest Against Actlon of the Clty Council. OMAHA, March 10.—To the Editor of The Bee: In the presence of continued distress among . the legitimate unemployed mechanics and workingmen we feel it to be our duty to call attention to the fact that along In December an ordinance was passed by the city council upon the recommendation of the mayor, appropriating the sum of $6,000 to be expended for street cleaning purposes, thereby to afford ready help to the needy unemployed. The ordinance instructed the Board of Public Works to proceed at once with the: work, and as James Stephenson Las the contract for cleaning the streets, the board instructed him to bogin at once, under the 10 per cent clause of the city charter, But the Board of Public Works did not explain why It should give Jim Siephenson $600 out of the $6,000 appropriated, when the idea was that the money should be ex- pended in work for the benefit of the needy unemployed, when this could have been the more satisfactorily accomplished by days labor instead of by contract. One feature of the procecdings which savors much of collusion, as it seems to us, is that one section of the appropriating ordinance which read that men should be employed to do the work only upon the recommendation of bona-fide labor organiza tions, which, in the nature of things, were considered to know just who were needy and those most deserving. The very next day after the passage of the ordinance a special session of the city cou cil was convened, presumably upon the sug gestion of Mr. on, at which meoating Mr. Stevenson kindly re 5 per cent of his remuneration upon condition that the clause referring to labor organizations sug- gesting men for employment be remitted. Thiscthe accommodating council did And Mr. Stevenson could well afford to remit & per cont for such a conccssion, for it has turned out to him a veritable silver mine. His plan of operation is something like this irst “of all the city of Omaha pays him $1.50 per day for every man em ployed and 10 per cent (5 per cent of which he so kindly ) remitted) for the use of tools and for his services as superintendent This glves Jim Stevenson $1.67% per day for each man employed Now the averagoe wages paid by Mr. Stevenson is below what is paid by other employers, so that it is easily scen why Mr. Stevenson worked thew city councll to do away with the labor organization suggestion clause, and why he 0 kindly remitted § per cent of his remun ation For he knew very well that he could not work any one except Italians for starvation weges. Now, we bolleve that an Itallan, when a citizen and honestly raising a family, 1s entitied to the same rights and sideration accorded any other citizen, but 1o protest against Jim Stevenson em ying single Italian men at starvation to the exclusion of other American citizens who have large familles dependent for their daily bread upon thelr labor As the regular stregt sweeping contract with Mr. Stevenson commences in Aprii would it not be well for the Hoard of Public Works to lay Mr. Stevenson and his gang off until that, time, and use the balance of the $6,000 in doing the work on % pay by Ameriean citizens. This, of cowrse, Is on suposition that Stevenson has not yet had time to use it-all up. the M. NELSON Recording and Fiuancial Secretary District Assembly 126, Knights of Labar COHEN District Master Workan District sembly 126, Knights of Labor, H , 8lu0, 1 for them I am very sorry | unfit l ! with | sisters should ¢ s put together. Prices, We have the An elegant stock of new Wind- : about half former prices. Cold Cream, 15¢ box. per quire; Card Case com- k ird Case com- 5; worth 32,50, PRIEST AND NUNS QUARREL Sioux Falls Parish Torn Up Over the Dis- sensions and Bickerings, ROW STARTED OVER A PAROCHIAL SCHOOL Father Nolan's 0O Resisted Mother Stanislaus and an Appeal to Satolli Take by SI0UX FALLS, S. D, March 10.—(Spe- cial to The Bee)—This city, and particu- larly the Catholic elemeny, is very much stirred up over the tangle which the local priest, Father Nolan, and Mother Superior Stanislaus of the parochial school are in, The trouble dates byck to 1880, and was at the beginning of a financial nature. During the real estate boom of that year the Cath- olic church here purchased extensive prop- erty interests,which have involved the church in debt and its members in an unpleasant row. At that time, upon the recommenda- tlon of Bishop Marty of this diocese and the mandate of the Baltimore convention, a parochlal school was cstablished lere and Mother Stanislaus of the Ursallne order of nuns and several sisters of the same order were placed In charge. At first nearly all of the children of local Catholics were sent to the school, but later when the oxpenses of the school became a burden to the patrons, who had to pay their proportionate share for the support of the public schools, an effort was made to have the sehool abolished. ~ This was the first vigible evi- dence of the present troublo, The sisters, of course, wished the sehool continued, as did also Bishop Marty. The priest was among the opposers of the school for other than financial reasons. Mother Stanislaus then made an effort to get the priest romoved, and this but widened the breach, and the case then stood priest and parish against bishop and sisters. Rinally Father Nolan ordered several familios to take their children out of the school, which was done. Mother Stanislaus about this time sent $10 to Father Nolan for church burposes nd it was refused. Thus the matter stood untll January 2, when Father Nolan and eleven representative members of the church went to the bighop's residence, when the Nla!f'rn were present, nd preferred charges against their moral character and conduet, naming several instances which they said were of general notoriety. Mother Stanis- laus denied every allegaifon and explained every tale. The bishop told the priest and the men who had come with him that thefr ges had not been sustained and that the on their school as be- fore. On February 14, from the altar, Father Nolan denounced the school and the sisters. Of the latter he sald: “These women, wear- ing the garb of holy women, are not such, They are not competent to teach in any school. There are some novices the and but the others are morally to instruct’ your children and I forbid you to send them to their school. Mother Stanislaus asked the bishop to ex- onerate her and compel the prisst to r tract. The bishop fused and Mother Stan- islaus left at once for Washington and Baltimore, where she told her story to Mgr. Satolll_and Cardinal Gibbons. She arrived home Friday with the following, which, she claims, comes from Satolll: “The Ursaline sisters of Sioux Falls, of whom Moth Stanislaus is the superior, are authoriged to continue thefr private school and to re celve puplls therein, providing they have the authorization of the ordinar lo said school of the Ursalines in Sioux 15 recommended to the zeal of the rever pastor and to the interest of the faithful ln general.”" g sisters also claim the archbishop dis patched a peremptory order to Father Nolan, instructing him to withdraw his accusations agalust the character of the nuns, to re blish the parochlal school and to sup port it. Father Nolan refu to comply the order until the ch h authorities have heard his testimony. Practically, the parish is supporting the pricst in th ter. It is expected that & priest from other diocese will be sent here soon to make a full survey of the subject and repurt to Archuishop Satolli. A meeting will be held tomorrow evening by the members of the church to decide on what actioh should be taken. mat-