Omaha daily bee., 1900-02-09
LOCAL %BREVITIES.

Nitlltl Nldlh bl lItliOll, llIcprtlOt q III
ternal revenue account is inspecting the
office of the internal revenue collector at
Omaha.
L. Williams and c. r. Hord and wife of
Mrs. c. S. Coins of Whiting were Her
Grand guests Thursday.
G. A. Schroeder and A. Jaeggi of Column
bus. Rogers Scribner of St. Paul and
Chauncey Abbott of Schuyler registered
at the Willard Thursday.
Uniform hive. No. IS, l.. o. T. NJ. enter
tanned the members at a pleasant social
rooms. Refreshments were served.
A number OF teachers dismissed their
pupils yesterday morning, particularly in
the kindergsrtens and primary grades,
Mrs. JOIN n. Hosea, who has been con-
fined to her bed for nearly six months. has
been taken from her residence; 1923 North
Eighteenth street, to st. Joseph's hospital.
J. Z. McCracken and G. w. Hall of Lin
coin, e. NJ. Collins of Fremont, W. H.
Pohle of Harrington and w. E. PEBBLES Of
Pender were Thursday guests at the Muir
ray.
The Retail Clerks union is making ar
engagements for a public meeting to be
held upon the occasion Of a visit of the
national secretary-treasurer, who Will
come here shortly from Denver.
Charles Fenton. the 1-year-old boy who
was run down by a motor car at Thirty
eight and Farnam streets Wednesday. is
still alive at the Clarkson hospital 1t is
~ law ~ AAS' a N'ASAAN' ~ wv
The official board of the Seward Street
Methodist Episcopal church invites all MEM
bers and friends of the church to a free
social given in its parlors this evening. An
elaborate program will be given and re-
freshments will be served.
Jean {. de Kolty has received an invita-
ton from the chancellor of the Nebraska
State university to deliver a lecture in
French to the students of that institution.
The date of the lecture and its subject is
now being discussed by the lecturer and
the chancellor.
AT the regular meeting of the Building
Trades council Thursday night a commit
tee was appointed to prepare resolutions
strongly protesting against the Board of
Education's change from day labor to con-
tract work for making repairs on the
school buildings.
For the first time since last summer the
Carpenters union is called upon to pay a
funeral benefit for the wife of one of it's
members. Wednesday II. w. Reynolds re-
ceived the constitutional amount because
Of the death of his wife. who was killed by
being thrown from her buggy last Friday.
James and Frank Gallagher and Cliff
Green, boys whose ages range from Y to IS
years, We're arTaiGned in police court yes
tcrday on a charge of stealing coal from
Union Pacific freight cars standing on the
tracks near Seventeenth street. They
pleaded not guilty and their cases We're set
for hearing Saturday,
Lou Baptiste and NJ. Lander, charged
with picking the pockets OF Frank Me
Alpin, an Iowa farmer, in the Windsor
court yesterday. McAlpin was unable to
identify them positively. Baptiste is the
man who was shot through the leg a few
minutes after the robbery by Night Porter
LeStone.
The regular meeting Of the primary union
of Sabbath school teachers takes place
in the Young Mems Christian association
parlors today at o'clock. The lesson will
be taught by Miss Minerva Jourdan. Topic
for general discussion Is, Taking Up the
Training Course for Primary Teachers as
Recon- mgnGCI nN.the. international BFl-
mary Union
The sale Of advance seats indicates a
good audience at the First Methodist Epis-
copal church tonight to hear the concert
which closes with Gounod's rGallia. THE
s]oloists are Mrs. Kelly, Miss Gertrude
], Keliy at the organ. MIR. FKtecnk. choir,
master OF St. Mary's Avenue Congrega-
tional church, will conduct.
The resolutions passed by the Board Of
Fire ana Police Commissioners following
the death of COMMISSIONS Earbach, have
been engrossed ard framed for presenta-
ton to Mr.. Karbach's family. The pen
work is fxecured bv Jacob Hallck of Tho
County surveyors office in an artistic
fashion. The accompanying sketch of the
commissioners is a particularly good like
Rev, Cassius c. CisseII Of Fort Wayne.
Ind, again filled the pulpit at the Hanscom
Park Methodist Episcopal church Thurs
day night, owing 10 the stormy weather
prevailing there was some decrease notice
able IN the attendance, but the interest
Wa very marked. MT. tlSsells theme was
"A Message TO the Righteous" He will
preach again this evening ana every even
ing during The week except Saturday.
John Hollis, colored, entered the store at
l2l North Twelfth street about $50 p. m.
Thursday and attempted 10 hold up the
proprietress. Mrs A.. Muchneck, at the
point OF a revolver. She screamed loudly
and her two children helped swell the
chorus. at which Hollis became frightened
and He'd. lie was arrested "a short time
aiter%ard by Officers Baldwin, Jorgensen
and Dempsey, Mrs. Muchneck and chill
dren identified the negro az her assailant.
Little progress was made in the Baxter
hlgamy case in police court. The case was
called ana Assistant County Attorney
Helsley announced that the state rested.
The hearing will be resumed today. when
witnesses for the defense VIII he examined.
II has come 10 light recently that. besides
being a very creditablc writer of verse
Clarence Eugene Baxter. the defendant,
Il a musician. lie is an instructor on the
mandolin and it is said plays coon" songs
beautifully.