Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-17
LOCAL BREViTIeS.

Fourth annual ball Of Switchmeus Union
Of North America at Washington hall Fri
day. March u. Tickets, admitting gentle
man and lady, 80 cents.
Revival meetings are being held at the
Swedish Methodist Episcopal church SIS
North Eighteenth street, every evening this
week Rev. M L. Wickman from Chicago
assists Rev c. O. Karlson. Special services
for the young people Friday evening.
The contractors who secured the Job of
| putting in the gas and electric light fixtures
in the new postoffce have begun work Up
to this time the only light available has
been from the temporary fixtures that We're
installed until the upper floors of the build
ing We're completed.
No information has yet been received
! from Washington in regard to action on the
I plans for remodellng the old federal build
| ing The plans and estimates submitted BY
this department We're approved some time
ago and instructions to begin work ere ey-
pected at any time.
Thieves stripped the trolley wires Of the
East Omaha Street railway OF 90 feet OF
brass wire early Wednesday morning. The
wires were known to be In place late Tues
day night. This is the second or third theft
of the kind that has occurred recently, but
the first that this company has reported.
D. c. Dodge was arrested upon the com
plant Of Mrs Sarah Cummings. who runs
a boarding house on Sherman ave-
nue.. Dodge entered plea of be
ing drunk but denied that he had as
saulted anyone. His left wrist was badly
sprained and his hand considerably swollen.
His case was continued for trial.
! Judge Munger OF the United States court
has signed an order u. which the clerk of
the court is directed TO return to the Farm
! ers' Loan and Trust company what remains
Of the $50 600 that deposited to cover
the cost Of the sale of the American Water
Works property il the foreclosure proceed
| iuUs which concluded q two
ago.
The Roman history section OF Unity club
| holds its regular meeting this evening RI the
| residence of G. ". LninEer, corner Eight
| eenth street and Capitol avenue. The follow
| ing papers will he read "Diocletian Reforms
| in Provincial Administration, F. l. lIallar
/ Roman Municipalities J. W. ROudebush; +;
| Roman Fiscal System" J. w. WoodrJugh.
Dr. McQuoid of the First Methodist Epis-
| copal church Will occupy his pulpit SunGag
! morning Notwithstanding the fact that he
! is suffering from appendicitis. Unless he Is
| better within few days he viii submit 10
| the performing of an operation. Having
some doubts as TO the results which may
follow in the event that an operation is per-
! formed, the doctor urges his friends TO at
| tend the services.
The postoffice building contractors ARE
| nearly ready to move out. The building is
| complete with the eXcepti.s OF a&-w ,dd
| Jobs that require only two or three men ana
there is nothing to indicate that any work
| is going on. The corridors have been
| cleared Of the. rubbish that accumulated
while the wurkmen were in pCEs asslln and
the floors have been scrubbed until they are
as clean as housewives Kitchen.
The oue-story frame dwelling occupied hy
/ Ellsworth Musbaum, 979 North Twenty sew
enth street, was damaged by fire yesterday
morning at & O'Clock A defective chimney
| started the blaze. II is estimated that il
will require an expenditure Of 800 TO re-