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Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-24
KEPT THE WATCH OF HIS PATRON
JcweIcr Weinberg Arrested for Steal
Ing q Mntch Left for Rcnnir.

JcweIcr Weinberg Arrested for Steal
ing II watch Left for Repair.
Henry Weinberg, a jeweler who has
operated small repair shop for several
months past near the corner OF Sixteenth
street and Capitol avenue, was arrested last
night on charge of grand larceny.
Weinberg is charged with making away with
a S125 watch belonging to Jacob Marks. The
watch was left a his shop a short time
ago for repairs. The owner was put OFF
from time to time by Weinberg, but at
length becoming impatient demanded his
property. Weinberg then disappeared. Last
evening he was located in Council Bluffs
and brought to this city. 1t was found that
he had melted the watch case and disposed
of the metal to Carson & Banks, a local
manufacturing firm. The works he had sold
to merchant in the Bluffs.
When taken in charge by the officer half
a dozen ether movements were found in
his possession, which are supposed to have
been stolen from patrons. Weinberg was
arrested several months ago on a precisely
similar charge as the present one. That
case is at present pending in the district
court.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-24
COUPLE OF MASONIC GATHERINGS.
Stntc Council md Nebraska veteran
Free Nnsons Held short Sessions.

state Council nnd Nebrnskn veteran
Free Mnsons Held short Sessions.
The state council of the Scottish Rite
Masons of Nebraska held its annual session
yesterday forenoon and afternoon in Masonic
temple, convening at 10 o'clock in the morn
ing The attendance was good, the majority
of the six lodges of perfection the three
chapters, the consistory and the prefectory
being represented. The business transacted
was not of public interest, beyond the cleo
tion of officers which resulted as follows:
John j. Mercer of Omaha president; Henry
II. Wilson of Lincoln, vice president; w.
r. Bowen of Omaha, secretary; Edwin c.
Webster of Hastings treasurer The dele
gates were treated to an elaborate lunch
in the dining room of the temple at noon.
In the afternoon the Nebraska Veteran
Free Masons held their annual meeting in
the temple The attendance was about
thirty The total membership numbers
about 100 or a trife more and consists only
of those Masons who have been members
Of any one lodge in the state for twenty
ono consecutive years. The following were
the officers elected: d. H. Wheeler OF
Omaha, president; Robert W. Furnas OF
Bound Brook first vice president; william
Adair. second vice president; Roland II.
Oakley of Lincoln, third vice president;
George w Lininger of Omaha, fourth wee
president; Samuel w. Hayes OF Norfolk
hfth vice president. The remainder OF the
officers hold their positions for life.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-24
song NJ Ncternns.

A we'll attended meeting of the new camp
at South Omaha was held in the Office of
F. A. Agnew last Thursday night for the
purpose of completing the organization. The
following officers were elected: Prof. j. A.
Beck, c. Fred Filter, jr, Il. L.; w. s.
Shafler, s. L.; o. S. Merrill, T. s.; S, f. Etter,
O. s.: f. A. Agnew, C. w. Martin and L.
ID. Wells council. The remainder of the
officers will be selected by Captain Beck and
will be announced at the muster which
occurs on next Thursday evening in the hall
over the South Omaha National bank.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-24
Andcrsnn Wins thc Momcn,s nncc.

INDIANAPOLIS. Jan. 23.-Tillis Anderson
won the six-dny race that has been In prog
rcss here all The week beating Dotue Farms
worth of Minneapolis by half lap MISS
Allen won third money and Miss Baldwin
and Miss Chris.opher were tied for fourth
place. The total distance ridden during the
night was forty miles and eight laps. The
grand total was as follows; Anderson, 2ib
miles, S laps; Farnsworth, 2i6 miles, 'I2
laps Allen, 2i6 miles, 6 LAPS; BALDWIN ana
Christopher, 2i6 miles, laps.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-24
MIstook the Fire for the Police Call

About O'CLOCK last snt the Hre ut-
rartment was caused an unnecessary run
in the cold to the barn of w. r. Bennett
& Co. located at Fifteeuth street and
Capitol avenue A. G Patterson, a negro
was caught by w. q. Edwards attempting
to break into a peddler.s wagon owned
Patterson and in the exc: emcnt of the
capture turned in n call for the fire de-
partment instead of the police. Patterson
at the station with petty larceny.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-24

LYONS, Ia. Jan, 23.-The ministerial trial
Of Rev r., A. Morley. ex-presldent Of the
Northern Illinois college has ended. Morley
was found guilty.
Morley was charged with conduct unbecom-
ing minister toward former instructress
0f the college.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-24

"Mrs Ida A. Harpo. lys the Boston
Transcript. "is TO write the biography OF
Miss Susan b. Anthony, under Miss An
thongs supervision. She is of New England
parentage. but has spent most of her life
in Indiana For some time she was manag-
ing editor of the Terre Haute Daily News,
besides doing all the papers political
writing. Later she was ON the stan OF the
indianapolis News, doing editorial work and
making a speciality OF paragraphing. For
eleven years she conducted a department in
the Terre Haute Saturday Evening Mai,
and for twelve years was connected with
the Firemen's Magazine. Mrs. Harper
was selected by the Worlds Fair committee
to write one OF the monographs for Indiana,
and read several papers before the
Worlds Fair congresses, receiving diploma
of honorable mention from the board OF
managers. All Mis- Anthony's correspond
ence and family papers will be placed at
her service. The work is expected to oc-
cupy at least a year"
Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-24

Tho Gymnastic society of the Sokol Tyrs
No. / gave a masquerade ball at Metz's
hall last night, which drew out a large
attendance TIE costumes were varied and
unique. In the center Of the hall a mum
clothes erected mimic brick walls. spun
hax and performed several, other feats,
evenings festivities. large elephant, and
several other Prolesquc animals paraded
the hall during the early portion of the
evening. At u o'clock the "ord was given
for unmasking, and number of handsome
presents were distributed auuus those hav-
ng the most fetching costumes. The com
mlttcc on music and reception was: John
Chleborad. Frank Svoitck, Charles Chile
borad. " f. Kuncel and Frank Swoboda.
Refreshments were served.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-24
CIrrcInnh TnI.r. n nnck Mnnt.

Underwater, Va, Jan. 23,-President
Cleveland arrived here early this morning on
tho lighthouse steamer Maple. Captain Lam
herton Of the lighthouse service accompanied
the party They put out for the ducking
shore soon after daylight and will spend the
morning In the sport.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-24

A subOr1Innte bTanch or tnt NnUonaI Dl-
rect Legislation leastt Awas organized in
Patterson's hall last night, The following
officers were elected; j, d. Patch, presi,
dent: William Hayden, J. b. Kitchen and
i. l.. Mcdonnell, Viss presidents; walter
Dreen. secretary; GeprSd I. Gibson, treas
prsr; J.. W, Losong stfe organizer and
Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-24
Negro Iynched.

BRYAN, Tex, Jan. 23.-Eugene Washing
ton, the negro arrested yesterday for the
rape of Miss De Hart on Thursday, near this
place now hangs to limb OF tree on Main
street In this city. 1t being one of the ra0st
public places IN the city, His death was
the work OF an infuriatod mob at $3.50 this
Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-24
ovEnTuuNED LAMP MAY COST LIFE.
Mrs. Whites Clothing Takes Fire ana
skc Is SerInmsIN Mmrmcl.

1Irs. Whites Clothing Takes Fire ana
She Is Seriously burned.
Last evening shortly before Z o'clock,
while Mrs. William White, residing at 2723
Hamilton street, was attending to some
domestic duties in the kitchen of her resi-
dence she accidentally overturned a lamp
which stood on a table. The oil ignited
and communicated to her dress. Before
other members of the family could eXtin-
gush the flames she had been severely
burned about the face, hands and arms,
and had inhaled a large quantity of the
gas from the burning oil. An alarm was
turned in, and the liremen eXtinguished the
blaze in the kitchen before ii had done much
damage. Mrs. White vas confined to her
bed last night and her recovery at late
hour was very dOubttul.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-24

One Is somewhat at loes to account for
the present crusade against the big theater
hat which has broken out of late with re-
moved ana quite unprecedented violence all
over the country and found expression in
drastic legislation by various law-making
bodies. Here in Omaha women pretty gen
orally remove their hats at the play; the
well bred ores almost universally do, and
very many Of the others will comply with
courteous request. So that this particular
pest, at present at least Is less conspicu-
ously active than several others which find
their most frequent expression at the
theatcr. The late-comer we have al
ways with US, with unabated capacity for
disturbing whole rows OF people in get
ting to the distant seat; and the headlong
idiot who starts to leave before the per-
tormance Is over. These two nuisances call
Tor the utmost severity which human In
genuity can devise, and so do these omnis-
cient beings who not only know what is
going TO happen next, but insist upon telling
their companion. They deserve anything
which may befall characterization, or
something with boiling oil in it." And
only little less obnoxious are the men, and
women too who go out between acts, and
the desutOry chatterer who comes to the
thedter and pays large sums for seats simply
to have chance for uninterrupted conversa-
tion.
at one OF the local houses not so very long
ago, which was made especially
noteworthy because the needless par
ticipants In the disturbance were repri-
mandcd by the star from the stage during
the performance, a thing which seldom
happens not because a reprmand is not
often deserved, but for lack OF a man OF
sufficient nerve to administer II. On this
occasion party of young people occupied
one of the proscenum boxes, which brought
hpT tn thn th,t ,,.kt
from thom was as plainly audible to the
actors as the actors whisper might be to the
sitters in the box. They were happy and at
ease with the world and as time passed they
forgot more and more that their growing
hiarity might annoy others who had come
TO listen to the very pretty play and not
Ike them, to carry on a conversation which
might have been prosecuted to better ad-
vantage on the outside. They we're startled
therefore, by a sudden awful pause in the
performance, and by direct address by the
star himself who said. in effect: Ladies'
shall have to suspend my entertainment till
you get through yours"
This put an immediate stop to the dis
turbance, and the young women gave their
undivided attention for the remainder Of the
afternoon to the play which, II IT. were not
quite as imposing the interrupted con-
veSation at least did not detaln them later
than o't X, when they probably had time
to finish what they had to say. They were
perhaps somewhat put out by the severity
of the punishment, and doubtless another and
less conspicuous method OF calling their at
tention to their faults would have been
equally effective. But on general principles
even they themselves will admit that they
were wrong and the star was right.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-24

An appreciatlve audience greeted Rev. +.
II sandersoa. D. D.. at the Lowe Avenue
Presbyterian church last Friday evening
and enjoyed his spirited and scholarly lee
ture, "Men Wanted"
On next Friday evening, January 20, Rev
T. ]. Mackay will deliver his lecture on
"Savonarola" Special music each evening
completes a most enjoyable and Instructive
fEtertainment
Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-24
SPORTING NOTES.


chicago cycle show ~ Opened.
CHICAGO Jan. 2S.-The first big cycle
show Of the season opened tonight at the
Coliseum. A large crowd turned out to get
a FIRST view Of the bicycles which will be
ridden during the year 1897. A few Of the
exhibits will not complete before Mondoy
night,
Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-24
Two oId-Timcrs Arrested.

officer Sullivan yesterday afternoon ar
rested a good" man In the person of VIII
liam Hin. Hin himself admits that he wac
convicted Of manslaushtcr IN Oregon and
was sentenced 10 ten years but alogCg
that he was discharged after scrvln@
twenty months of the sentence. He Wi
be held here untn II is learned whether
ne was really released or escaped fron
the penitcntiary.
character OF a man arrested on Fr day
who gave the name Of James Ryan, bu'
who is said to be known I'm the profes
sion as freddy" Collins. Hill alleges that
this prisoner wRI I'm the Oregon peniten
tlary at the same tinc with him Ryan
WIS serving n three years sentence ful
raising banknotes.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-24
TOLD or or COURT.
Anecdotes and Incidents Concerning
ncnch and Bar.


| had been down in the mountainous re-
gions of Tennessee for my health and made
great many pleasant acquaintances among
the strange people Of that section. Nothing
Of an exciting nature occurred until the
earlier part CT October when one of the men
OF whom | had seen good deal was arrested
on the charge Of selling bottles Of moonshine
whisky at fair says Detroit Free Press
writer.
There seemed no chance Of clearing him
but a bright young lawyer undertook his dc
fenae and handled 1t like a veteran. The
case on The ar Of the go!elnne was mace
A bottle Of WHISKY that the accused had sold
was offered in evidence, and dozen wit
nesses swcre that they had seen him dis
posing of like bottles.
The prisoner was not placed upon the
stand and no one was called to testify In his
behalf. | grew indignant at this apparent
betrayal of his cause, and ventured 10 whis-
per to the young attorney that he should at
least make a showing. But he knew his
business. Solemny addressing the court, he
said:
''Your honor, there has not been one word
Of proof offered aside from unsubstantial
statements. that the f2sk here in evidence
contains whisky, or that there was whisky
in any OF the bottles my client is said to have
disposed Of"
''The jury can take It with them and de-
termine for themselves" curtly interrupted
he Judge.
THAT is entirely satisfactory" your
honor.
Though sent in time and again. the jury
found II impossible to agree, and was finally
d,smi97ed.
"What was the matter?" ! yentured to ask
OF the foreman after It was all over
wall stranger you noticed that pint bot
lie we took in?"
"Yo1; you were to find ont what 1t con-
tanned"
$50 tn ledge said. Jake Hoover warth
fust one 10 make tn test, sun. When be
mad ter stop ter take breath there warn't 2
aoggone drop lef'. He said 'twarn't quite
'nough tor make sure on It, but 1t 'pcared
10 be whisky. But thar war 'leyen on "
thar that didn't have legal testimony, Jake
war tn one that disagreed"
Tho story got out and the case Was never
revived,
Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-24
Considering the continued lncrease Of Ceci

Considering the continued increase Of Cecil
Rhodes prominence, Olive schreiner's opin-
ion of him is CT interest. She says that the
South African dictator is Napoleon over
again, but Napoleon in a financial, indus
trial and political world. He has all Ma
polcon's greatness, not little OF Napoleons
pettiness. and he will fall some day, over
whelmod as was Napoleon, by the corruption
of his own tools. What Napoleon did with
steel Cecil does with gold. Around him there
10 a court of creatures who only live to min
ister to his will but who would turn and rend
him tomorrow II he were tripped up by
fate. AS Napoleon thought Providence was
always on the side CT the heavy battalions, so
Cecil is convinced there is no God so omnip-
otent as that Of the full pu' e."
Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-24
Coming Events.

The Hopkins Transoceanic Star Speciality
company will open four nights engage
ment at the Creighton with a popular-priced
matinee today, presenting vaudeville per-
formance which. 1t Is promised, will be in
every way equal to the entertainment pro-
vided by this organization during former
seasons. The company includes Ford and
Francis. whose operate sketch was one of
the features of last years performance;
sharp and Flat, musical comedians, pre-
senting their latest novelty, THE Electric
Concert" Rosie Rendel transformation dan
Ger; Horace Benners a descriptive baritone
Morton and Revele Juno Salmo Carroll
Johnson, the well known minstrel, and the
Nawns. The kinematograph one of the most
recent inventions for the production of ami
mated pictures, viii be a feature of the per-
formance. Wednesday matinee will be
given at popular prices.
An event will undoubtedly be made by
theater-goers OF the magician Bancroft s
first appearance in this city tomorrow
(Monday) night at Boyd's. This remarkable
performer comes here heralded with a repu-
tation that has been made worldwide. His
extremely handsome appearance his fascin-
ating manner as an entertainer and his
skill and ingenuity as magician and sleight
of hand manipulation have made him a fa-
vorite magician and one of the most talked
of men now appearing before the public,
which Is perhaps all the more pleasing as
he Is the only magician OF prominence of
American birth. His recent visit to India
and his discoveries OF HindoO magic there
as announced have attracted attention to
him in foreign countries. The production
which he will present here consists of elsb-
orate stage settings, magnificent scenery and
a spectacular exhibit OF occultism upon a
scale said to have been never before at
tempted in the history OF magic. The cost
OF the production is quoted at over 500, 900
and his company numbers twenty-five peo-
pie. II requires two baggage cars to trans
port his scenery, All of his feats are de-
scribed as novel and unique and of his own
devising His entertainment is promised
to be different from any other presentation
of mystery ever seen here II is divided
into four divisions depicting THE Wizard S
Palace OF Fable" "The Magnificent Orient" :"
"The Flowery Kingdom" and Midnight
Mysteries Among the Yogi" His ineXhausti-
bic repertory OF facts causes constant be-
widorment amusement and merriment.
For two nights commencing Thursday,
January 2S, will be presented at the
Creighton "a Black sheep" =. production OF
Charles Hoyts. II introduces in an almost
stellar capacity, a rollicking, jolly comedian
in the person of Otis Harlan-a fellow with
a quicknCss daftness and a rattle Drained
facility for saying and doing things that would
disturb any mans dignity, and which are
calculated to drive duh care away. Harlan
is a good singer. ana h3 voice certainly aids
him in making the character he portrays a
Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-24
Ernfhs nf N nnN

ST. LOUIS, Jan. 2S.-General John d.
stephenson, aged &c years, is dead after
protrdcted illEess. He served with dstinc-
ton in the Mexican and civil wars In the
former war he commanded company r of
dragons under Colonel II. w. Doniphan.
At the breaking out of the late war he
raised the Seventh Missouri regiment, and,
for mcritcrioES conduct, was made a major
general of volunteers in 1865. For his
services at Champion Hill General stephen,
son was breveted brigadier general in the
regular army, of which he had been com
missioned a colonel. He left the army in
1871 and began the practice of law in St
Louis. Before his death he held many places
Of trust.
KANSAS CITY. Jan. ga, special to the
Star from Oklahoma City, Oki, says: Cen
eral II. G. Thomas of Portland. Me, is dead
here. He owned the Oklahoma City water
works, and had other large investments in
the territory
MILWAUKEE. Wis. Jan. 23.-Adviccs
were received here today to the effect that
Rev. Burlesin. father Of the Oneida reaerva-
ton and one OF the most notable Episcopal
clergymen, is dying. He is 60 years of age.
WAHOO, Neb., Jan. 3.-(Special)-On
Wednesday, January 20. at his home in
this city occurred the death of Andrew
Rosenburg Old age was the principal
cause of death, the deceased having reached
his 73d year. He had made his home in
this county for many years. The funeral
services will be conducted by Rev. Mr..
Erlander at the Swedish Lutheran church
in this city tomorrow.
DIES MONIES. Jan. 23.-(Special Tele-
gram.)-John G.. Bates, leading member of
the Polk county bar, died suddenly today.
IIe was stricken with paralysis a few days
ago. but it was thought not to be serious.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-24
TROUBLES In the nusincss World.


BEATRICE. Neb., Jan. 23-(Special Tele-
gram.)-George L. Platt. a stockholder in
the old Daily Times organization, secured
temporary injunction today against
Jcdedah Knots. restraining him from sell
ing the plant at mortgage sale Platt says
that the property came into the hands of
the present owner. w. l.. Knots, by pur-
chase under fraudulent mortgage sale, and
claims ownership for the stockholders. The
matter OF a permanent injunction will be
heard before Judge Letton on January Is,
after which. If the injunction is granted, a
receiver will probably be asked for to take
charge of the affairs of the paper for the
old company.
DIES MONIES, Jan. 23.-(Special Tele-
gram THE Great Western Coal company
failed this afternoon, being attached for $lS-
900 by the Maple Grove Coal company. The
Great Western has not been extensively en-
Eaged in mining, but was a large broker In
coal produced from other mines, on which Il
had lost much during the late war on coal
prices.
An applications will be made Monday for
a receiver for the Capital City Oat Meal
company, which was closed yesterday under
chattel mortgage. The concern will probq-
bly, reopen after its affairs are Strengthened
out.
MARION, Ind, Jan. 23.-The Upland
bank of Upland, ten miles east of here, was
closed today. The propretors, James, Jesse
and Solomon Johnson, brothers, state that
all claims will be paid in full, but admit
that they have lost $50 900 since they
opened the bank five years ago.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-24

A writer In Pearson's Weekly repeats
story concerning the narrow escape the world
had from never knowing Sir Walter Scott,
Tho legend is that, when a tiny baby, Scott
was left in charge. Of maid; but the girls
heart was in Edinburg whittier she wanted
TO go to rejon her lover. She was, however.
compelled to stay and look after the infant
at Sandy Knowe. The girl regarded her
charge as an obstacle to be removed and
aftcrward confessed that she carried young
Scott up to the Craigs (under a strong
temptation OF the devil. as she expressed iO,
fully intending to cut his throat with her
scissors and bury him under the moss.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-24
GOSSIP ABOUT NOTED PEOPLE.

General Felix Agnus, the proprietor of the
Baltimore American, has been Obliged again
to deny the story that when he came to this
country he began his career as barber.
II came to this country" he says, under
engagement as a chaser and sculptor to the
great firm of Tiffany & Co. OF New York,
from which establishment l went direct to
the ranks as private soldier, though not
speaking word of the English language"
Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-24
nooLI,eeper is Three Thousand short.

MARION, o., Jan. 23,-When me MaIIon
Deposit bank failed a few weeks ago, Ed
ward Landon. booklleeper was found tC
be short 5000 in his accounts He was
arrested tday, though he had turned over
all his property TO the bank
Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-24

James A. Meacham, who has just died on
his farm in Sharp county, Arkansas was one
Of the rangers who accompanied the com
missioner appointed by the government OF
the United States to settle the Indian tribes
migrating from the east and west of the
Mississippi in 1882. A company of rangers
was organized at Batssville in 1882 by Cap
tain Bean for the purpose Of making an eX-
peditlon into the far west. and Meacham
then a man OF 81 years volunteered, together
with his brother Kit, who was only 10. Ii
was this expedition that furnished Washing
ton Irving with the material for his book
"a Tour on the Prairies." and with the ad-
ventures contained therein Meacham is m
senarably connected. for it was he who
caught the black mare so graphically de
scrbed by Irving's pen.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-24

Nearly 800 years ago Alexander Pope
wrote:
The hungry judges soon the sentence sl2n
And wrctches hang that jurymen may dine.
This ancient couplet has received a great
NJ c. Bran. tried for the murder OF Captain
Charles Nash OF the bark Herbert Fuller.