Omaha daily bee., 1890-02-19
A BAD GANG At BEATRICE.
The City Taken Possession Of BY
Sneak Thieves,
CLOAK ROOMS RAIDeD.
The Police Succeed in Capturing
Two. OF Them and They are
Held TO the Grand Jury
state News.
Tbievipp Nv wholesale.

Thieving BY Wholesale.
BEATRICE, Neb., Feb. 1~s.-TSpecial to The
BEE. Yesterday a gang of sneak thieves
bounced down upon the city from the vicin-
ity OF Kansas City and about dark began a
systematic raid OF clothing store dummies
and hotel cloak rooms. Their game was
gotten onto in pretty short order and two OF
the crooks, giving the names OF Mike Nc
Guintee and Tom Bird respectively, were
captured IN q second hand store by Police
man Bishop and lodged in Jail On their
persons were found several revolvers, three
watches and other plumber. In the raid
they had succeeded in gathering in two or
three overcoats aud pairs Of shoes and other
habiliments, all of which were recovered
by the officers. The pair were given q trial
In the police court about $50 o'clock last
night and being found guilty, were bound
over to the district court in the sum
of 81, 900 each. Failing TO give bond
they were taken to the county Jail to await
the action Of the grand jury now in session.
The value of the goods they obtained OK
ceeds 800, which insures them a good
healthy term in the penitentiary. Another
one of the same gang stole a dummy and
overcoat fLom in front of Steele's clothing
store. The dummy was recovered this morn
ing, but the coat was missing. During the
night, along about 0 o'clock, a trunk was
stolen from the b.. & Nj. depot aud carried
to O corn crib and ril1ed of its contents. A
farmer during the afternoon had a valuable
overcoat stolen from his wagon and had to
go home without it. A description of the
garment was left with the police and q
young fellow giving the name Of John Nash
was arrested on suspicion of being the thief.
He will be held until the arrival OF the
farmer to identify the coat, which was also
recovered. 1t is confidently believed that
the backbone of the gang has been broken
by the capture of these three, including, as
appearances indicate, the Immortal Me-
Ginty.n
a vi gorous Protest from Ravenna.
RAvRNNA, Neb,, Feb. 17.-ro the Editor Of
THE BEE: For a great big, souled,
free-hearted corporation the Burlington has
the cake. AS an evidence of this the COM
pany today has been circulating n petition
asking our own board TO pass an ordinance
requiring hotels to pay a license for running
a'bus, aud prohibit any any one from solicit
ing trade on the depot grounds. And all
this because the company mas built u little
one-horse eating house here and Is afraid q
dollar might stray up town and be lost to it.
The efforts that have been put forth here to
rob our town of u little trade would bring a
blush of shame to the face of an army mule.
For genuine, unadulterated hogisnness, the
B.. g. NJ. is entitled to the ribbon. The pay
ing of a bus license would be u great help TO
them. What q master mind 1t must have
been wherein was born this wonderful
thought! The company should keep close
watch of the official who possesses such a
mighty intellect, Few roads are 80 for
tunate as to secure such. It. was an insult to
our agent, who is one of the very best in the
company's. employ, to ask him to present
such a matter to- nur citizens, and the one
who did it is lacking In everything that goes
toward the making Of q man. CITIZEN.
Blair Municipal salaries Reduced.
BLAIR. Neb., Feb. 1S.-lSpecial to The
BEE. Last night the city council cut the
salaries of the city officials from one-half to
three-fourths all through. Two weeks ago
the council passed an ordinance dividing the
city into three wards instead of two, as
it has always been heretofore. At the
meeting las; evening the mayor return ed
the ordinance without his approval, giving
several reasons. the principal one OF which
was that the city's expenses should be re-
duced instead Of increased. The council
was 'primed" for him and immediately
passed an ordinance cutting all the officers
salaries in two in the middle, with the ex
ception of the mayor and one or two others
They reduced the mayors from $500 TO S25
and the city treasurer's from 5000 to $50 pei
annum. They then sustained the mayor
veto and Immediately passed n similar ordi
nance as before to divide the city into tire,
wards. Whether the mayor will sign the
ordinance now is not known vet. as ne hai
two weeks to decide in. Tn citizens ar
divided on the subject. The reduction o
the salaries reduces the expenses of the cit.
about 1890 per year.