Omaha daily bee., 1903-03-12
AFFAIRS At SOUTH OMAHA
Nike siuksik, a Tailor, Found Dead IN
lin Workshop
SUPPOSED TO HAVE TAKEN us OWN LIFE
Ctrcumstanees and Surroundings
Peint 10 suicide. but Police
Chief Processes 70 sus-
pect MURDER.

There seems TO be soms occasion for m
inquiry In the case Of the death Of Mike
siuksik The tailor, whose body is nov AT The
murrue. siokeik iE Eupposed 10 have shot
himself hut the police last night seemed 70
think That il vHs q case OF murder. When
Chief Briggs was asked about the matter
he EHid that the man had been killed by
outsiders. as several suspicious circum-
stances surrounded the ease. In the hrst
place. Briggs sid that the bullet causing
death YRS fired from an angle. In oom-
pany with q Bee reporter 3 well known
physician looked AT the remains last night.
Il was found that the bullet entered about
one inch above the left bresstboDe and
That IL came out between the eighth and
ninth ribs and about four inches from The
backbone. No holes were shown in the
clothing and from powder marks on the
hesh IL is considered that the weapon was
held close. An inquest may be held to-
DAY. but physicians who examined the body
last night say that there lie hardly any
douht thai II was a plain case Of suiUioe.
siokeik, who AAs been o0nducting q tall
urinE and cleaning business IN q small way
in o room on Twenty-sevgnth street, just
north OF n street, committed suicide Wed
nesdny forenoon II breakfast time sicksik
appeared 10 his family the same as usual,
but soon after he entered his shop q shot
was heard. and those who rushed into the
little shop found the tailor on the nocr with
q gaping wound in his left breast. A re-
volver was tightly cfutcbed in the right
hand Of the dead man
Tbs family, consisting OF q wife and one
child. are left in destitute circumstances
siukcik had lived IN South omRhn for Hbout
four years and was considered by the police
rs somewhat diasipnted. He had an Rrti-
fetal leg. ana the wife told Undertaker
Brewer that she would have to pawn the
leg in order 10 secure money enough % buy
food for herself and her child
Chnd EvanEeliEt ComAnE-
Lounie Lawrence Dennis, the child evan
Eelist. who is nov holding services in
Omaha. has made an arrangement with Rev.
W. 7. BiEEers. pastor OF the African Meth
odist Episcopal church. Twenty-hfth and R
streets. for q series Of meetings fmmedi-
Rteiy after completing his lAborE IN Omaha.
The dates viii be announced later.
E~EcavarinE far Library.
EzoavatinE for the foundation Of the
public library commenced yesterday. Seven
teams were At work and II the weather con-
tiDuss good the work win be completed this
week. There is N abundance CT material
on hand for the foundation work, and this
Win be pushed. Some members Of the board
AhhOI EuLuE bAIA " a DECENTRALIZATION ~ ~
laying OF the corDsrstune. while others
think the proposed should be
postponed until the completion Of the build
M Prom what President Bruce McCnl-
lOeh says. there VIII be no ceremnn al the
laying OF the cornerstone, and II he has his
way there win be no demonstration Of any
SORT
Street Oar EmproVementE-
For q couple OF years or more the city
authorities have been wishing that ths
street car company would remove the idle
tracks on ~ street. Yesterday workmeI
commenced taking up the switches nj
Twenty-fourtb and n streets and n
TWenty-sirth and n streets and laying
heavy rails. The removal Of these twE
switches. which were used when the Net
ropolitEn line was in service. win not onl,
ndd greatly 70 the appearance OF the street
but win facilitate the speed Of ears on tins
line. Other improvements are being mad,
= On the west end Of the Q street line. Sons
new poles are being set and a quantity d
ballast iE being hauled down firm OmRhI
and placed on the tracks from Thirty-thirt
street TO the western terminus OF the line.
Mrs. smith Dead
Mrs A. Smith. aged y years. was touni
dead In bed wednesday mor-ing n thI
home a her daughter, Mrs. p ". Ralph
2S12 J street Undertakes Brewer tool
charge Of the remains. The notice Of tn
funeral viii not be given until relative
froH Wisconsin have been heard from
Heart fsilure Is given rs the cause o. death
Rebekah social PsssPsHea.
On account Of the death Of ErE A smit
the party 70 have been held ny the RsbekAl
lOdEe al the hOme Of MrE. Elton Clerk q
THURSDAY afternoon has been postponed
Ths dRte Of the social viii be announces
after the funeral Of Mrs smith
Troop Busfness Meeting.
A business nesting Of the South Oman
cHElry troop was head lREi night al IN
troop club rooms. II was decided 10 hnl
the second annual bah Of the troop Al Nh
EKrhEnge on the night Of April l. Com
miflees win be annuunced later. As N