Omaha daily bee., 1898-02-12

| OF stealing a coat from a dummy In front oil
an N street clothing store.
Dan Cameron, superintendent Of the Cudahy
Packing company. is confined to his home on
account OF severe cold.
The downtown stceets were miniature rivers
yesterday and large accumulation OF mud
was washed into the sewers.
petition askidte the council to grant q
telephone franchise to an Iowa company is
being circulated among business men.
An enthusiastic meeting OF the Fourth
Ward Republican club wos held at Rex hall,
Thirty third and l. streets, last night.
Several South Omaha people are interested
in forming company to stake five men to
go to tie Klondlke country in the spring.
Linemen worked all day yesterday repair
ing the damage TO telephone and telegraph
wires and by night ell lines were in working
ordor.
There was no work at Armour's, Schlitz's or
the Exchange building yesterday on account
Of the sleet covering all of the exposed ma
terial.
The local camp Of Sons Of Veterans will
celebrate Lincoln's birthday tonight by Civ
ing a free entertainment at the First Metho-
dist Episcopal church.
Patrick MCGUIRE Twenty-seventh and II
streets. died yesterday of typhoid fever. The
furcral will be held this morning, interment
at st. Marys cemetery.
number of sidewalks in the Third ward,
which were removed when buildings were
teing moved. have been crdered relaid at
the expense o: the persons tearing them up
John Burns OF the Third ward fell on the
slippery sidewalk at Thirtieth and Q streets
yesterday afternoon and struck his head on
tho curbstone A cash several inches long
and quite deep was cut in his scalp, and 1t
was necessary to secure the services OF
physician to sew UP the wound.
Dr.. James Kelly met with en- accident yes
terday afternoon which will cause him to
carry one hand In n sling for few days.
In coming out Of Melcher's drug store he
stepped on an iron grating and fell. His
LETT hand, which he had put out to break the
fall, went through a pane of glass in one
of the bascmcct windows and was quiSe
badly cut.
In compliance with the demands of the
packers the Bureau of Animal Industry has
appointed three additional miccoscopists The
now appointees are: Miss Janet Stevenson
Miss Mary H. Milton and Miss Maud B. Beck.
1t is thought that with this addition to the
present force examinations of meats for eX
port can be made as rapidly as required by
the packing houses.
At the last meeting OF the German-Ameri
can Independent Political club, fifteen new
members were added, and it was decided to
hold meetings eveCy two weeks. Two speak
ers will be named for each session. Fritz
Freitag and Henry Oest will deliver the ad-
dresses at the next meeting. An oak tree
was selected as the emblem of the club. and
buttons bearing this design will be ordered.
Harry Clarke, liuenan in the employ
of the Nebraska Telephone company, fell
from a pole on N street yesterday afternoon
and was quite badly bruised Clark fell
distance of twenty feet, and it is remark
able that no bcues were broken. The heavy
coeting of ice the pole caused the ac-
Cident. Manager Holland removed the in
jured man to his home in Omaha, where he
was attended by physician.
Rev. Irving Johnson has selected w. S.
King, L. c. Gibson, j. B. Watkins and James
G. Mertin as committee to solicit sub
scriptcns fo" the new church that it is pco-
posed to build in the Third ward This COM
mittee will divide the city into districts and
make a thorough canvass for assistance. 1t
is the intention to commence building in
the spring, provided the necessary amount of
money is raised by that time.