Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-02

that several shipments had already been
made from Chicago TO ST. Louis for fear
that the trains leaving South Omaha would
not be able to get through. South Omaha
packers have an abundance Of dressed
meats and packing house products on hand
and with any sort OF transportation Ia
cilities can supply the demand for some
time 70 come.
Piano Recital.
Miss Myrtle Burns, assisted by Miss
Margaret oToole. will give a plano recital
at Masonic hall this evening. The recital
marks the conclusion Of Miss Burns musi-
cal course under the instruction OF the
Sisters of Providence Of st. Agnes school.
At the closing exercises of the musical
course on Juno IS Miss Burns will be pre-
sented with a gold medal by the Sisters Of
Providence No admission will be charged
and friends Of Miss Burns and the school
are cordially invited to attend.
Emergency Hospital Abandoned.
Owing to the rapid rise in the>river the
emergency hospital at Tenth and p streets
has been abandoned. Yesterday afternoon
the water had reached the door sill and
was still rising j. d. Homan, the head
nurse, moved his family to higher ground
before the water got too deep to make
transportation across the sand bars un-
safe. The hospital is now little Island
all by it's lonesome, being completely sur
rounded by water No patients have been
in the hospital for some little time, 80
that the only persons inconvenienced by
the high water are Homan and his family.
Fishermen who had shacks along the river
bank have taken to the tall timber on top
OF the bluffs just south Of the hospital.
All Mail Delayed.
Postmaster Etter said last night that all
mail is way behind time. Chicago and other
eastern mail was twenty-four hours late
yesterday. The banks and packing houses
miss the eastern and southern mail, but
as there is no help for 1t they have to
worry along as best they can. Yesterday
the accumulation of three days was dis
tributed, but a light run of mail is looked
for during tho balance OF the week.
Another Viaduct Delay.
The rains have washed out the excava-
ton made for the retaining wall to be
constructed at the west end of the Q street
viaduct. Chiey Engineer King of the Union
6LOCk IhTQS company SdlO ldbl niBnl lndl
nothing more toward repairing the viaduct
would be done until there was a change
in the weather. Even after the rain ceases
It will take some time for the ground to
dry out sufficiently to permit the excava-
ton to be completed With good weather
II will not take a great while to construct
the retaining wall. When this is done the
bridge will he closed while general repairs
to the structure are being made. There is
no telling when the work will be COM
pleted, as It now all depends upon the
weather.
Magic City Gossip.
Frank Burmese. deputy city clerk, is quite
sick.
at st. Joseph's hospital.
Miss May Carlin, one of the clerks at the
city Offices, is on the sick list
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Alkoter Sixteenth
and streets, report the birth of a son.
A daughter has been born to Mr.. and
streets.
There will be a meeting OF the Fire and
| Police board at the council chamber this
evening.
Some of the brick pavements in the city
are being loosened by the continued wet
T. ]. Fitzgerald. one of the mail carriers
here, Is preparing to go west for fifteen
! hEb. n. 4, hVerett IWenty-nrSt ana II
streets, will entertain the Century Literary
| club this afternoon.
The firemen were called to Blum's hall
| yesterday afternoon on account of a de-
| fective fiue. No loss.
There was no fire in the city building
yesterday and the prisoners confined in
| the Jail complained about the cold.
st. Martins auxiliary will meet wednes-
day afternoon at the residence of Mrs. A.
| " Miller. Twenty-first and N streets
| Local coal dealers are hunting for team
| sters; The cool weather has caused an un-
usual demand for coal and teamsters can
not be found to haul the loads.
Mrs: L. F. Etter was operated on at St
Joseph.s hospital yesterday for appendi-
citts. Reports last night were to the ef-
feet that she underwent the operation