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Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-28
MESSENGER BOY A DETECTIVE
Proves the Undoing OF Frank Thomp-
son. who Tries scheme to Raise
Little Money.

Ernest Wilkinson. aged IL. messenger
boy employed by the Williams Messenger
and Express company, is an embryo Sher-
lock Holmes. Frank Thomas. colored, liv-
ing at e17 South Eleventh street. did not
know this and as a result is locked up at
the city Jail on charge of forgery. Young
Wilkinson proved his undoing. Thomas
needed some money last night and having
none. he prodded his mind for some way to
supply himself. The idea Of forgery en-
tered his mind and he forthwith wrote
note TO Mrs. Frank Thompson. 1878 Cass
street also colored. asking her for SIS,
signing her husbands name. Then he sent
for a messenger boy. But fate stepped in
and out of all the other boys. detailed WIKI
inson To take the note TO Mrs. Thompson.
Thomas asked him to bring the answer to
Fourteenth and Douglas streets, where he
would meet him
Wilkinson. of course. was ignorant of the
contents Of the note and suspected moth
ing wrong until he had delivered it and
heard the wife express surprise that her
husband should send for money. Wilkinson
happened to know Thompson. who is EN-
ployed at the Henshaw cafe, and immedi-
ately began to smell a rat HIS detective
sensibllities told him something wrong,
but he said nothing until he was bearing
the answer. with SIS. toward the appointed
place. On the way he called up his enl-
ployers and related the circumstances The
office in turn called up Thompson and the
! plot then coming to light, the police station
was also notified. Wilkinson was told to
carry out his job and Officer Sandstrom
was hurrying to Fourteenth and Douglas
/ Sandstrom reached there first and soon ~ W
/ the messenger boy approach and meet
/ Thomas. Wilkinson. seeing no bluecoat
/ around tried to stall the negro. but when
he caught sight of Sandstrom, he promptly
/ held out the envelope but just as the coll
| ored man reached for it the officer enclosed
/ it in his hand and told tie surprised
/ Thomas to come along TO the station.
! Thomas was much displeased to have his
neat plan thus nipped in the bud, but when
/ he realized how he had walked into the trar
set for him through the messenger boys
| alertness he had little to say and submit
ted to confinement without protest.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-28
MOTHER AND SON AT ISSUE
Boy Asks Court TO Eaiotn womn a
from Putting Him Out of
Their House.

A contest between Mrs. Dorothea Rau
and her son, Julius Rau. over the posses
sion of a brick building al Twentieth and
Ninton streets built by their joint earn
ings, Is being heard by Judge Kennedy.
The young man came to America from
Germany and settled in Omaha. His
mother followed him and they put their
money in the lot in controversy and built
a cottage, where they lived together for a
number of years. Several years ago they
erected a brick building on the same lot.
both, Il is claimed. contributing To the
expense. The son occupied the lower part
with a business OF his own and lived with
his mother in the rooms upstairs. All
went smoothly until the son got married.
When he took his wife home his mother
objected to her presence and filed a suit
10 eject her son from the building In his
answer he claimed an equity in the build
ing and asked the court to declare his
mother was a trustee, holding the property
in trust for him. lie also asks she be en-
Joined from forcing him out Of the build
ing. Much OF the testimony is being taken
through an interpreter.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-28
vlcERoY ASSISTS BOYCOTT
Canton OHiciaI Helps Men Plotting
Against Foreigners aud
Dynasty.

MANILA. Feb IA leading American
firm i'm this city has received the following
cable from Canton:
Tho boycott has greatly encouraged the
anti-foreign feeling. Teachers, reforners.
agitators and the native newspapers nov
have the power Of that association behlnd
them, causins remarkable growth m we We
reform party and secret societies. Whlie
the anti-foreiEn. anti-dyuastic viceroy OF
Canton, by his autocratic ruling and his
antagonistic attitude to the foreign con-
suls encnura ges tho masses OF the people
In their anti-foreign feeling.
In the prefecture of Chang Chew, near
Annoy, recent outrages against foreign
church procedure. approved hy Picking. has
strengthened the revolutionary forces, VINO
now eager to try conclusions with the
In a norton Of China, between the
Yangtse valley and the Hong kong dis-
trc'. a dangerous anti-foreign feeling eN-
! lists which is likely to break out at any
moment.
The federal troops here are preparing
| against the pending outbreak
[ The bsttleship Ohio. flagship OF the Amer
lean feet on the Asiatic station, will leave
7 in few days for the China coast.
, The bsuelship Ohio. flagship of the
/ American fleet on the Asatic station, ha'
sailed for Hong Kong. where it will docl
and rush repairs. 80 as TO be prepared
/ for possible eXgencies.
japanese officers have assumed control o.
the Imperial War college. trade and com
mercial schools at Canton.
/ WASHINGTON. Feb. s1.-The Navy de-
partment has received cablegram iron
Shanghai announcing the departure from
, there yesterday of the gunboats FL CAM
and Quiros for Kiu kiang. which is nea
the scene of the reported trouble
NEW YORK, Feb. 27.-Dr. II. X. Carol
OF the Methodist Missionary society ha
received from Bishop Bashford, at Shang
hal, a cablegram as follows:
James, Char es and families Lewis. Howe
Ogborn, Kahn Newly Hughes all reache
! Kiukiang safe. Property unburned Trou
BILE due French Catholic fatal quarrel wit
magistrate.
The Lewis referred to. DR.. Carroll said
is Rev. Spencer Lewis. superintendent O
the mission, who was evidently on visit
to Nanchang.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-28
PIPE COSTS BOY HIS JOB
smoker Fails to GO Out when Hid
In Pocket and Two
Coats burn.

One of the special delivery letter carriers
OF the Omaha postoffioe will seek other en-
ployment, and it is all on account of an
old tobacco pipe and an incipient confiagra-
ton. Sunday night while the boy was on
duty. he incidentally slipped his pipe that
ne had been smoking into his coat pocket
and hung the coat up in his locker in the
delivery boys waiting room. Shortly after
an odor Of burning cloth pervaded that
vicinity OF the federal building and an in
Vestigation developed that the coat had
caught nre. The fire was extinguished
hut not until two coats were practically
ruined There was considerable excitement
for a few moments and Monday morning
the carrier boy was informed by the most
master that his usefulness at the postof3ce
was at an end
Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-28
HARD WINTER FOR HOBOES
Mild weather Has Made il Necessary
for Them to work Most
of Time.

1t has been hard winter for hoboes
in fact. one Of the worst have ever
known said Stephen Morris. superinten-
dent of the Associated Charities They
have not been able to escape work. ordi-
narily when they come to US for shelter
and food. we have TO give it to them. Cor
in severe weather we do not always know.
where work is to be found This winter
We have had the best of them for .he
open weather has made work plentiful.
Whenever a man came to VS. and asked
for food or a bed we showed him a
job, except for a few days at a time in
the cold snaps. when we We're not quite
so lucky. II was a good thing. too tina
few men had to be assisted. for destitute
women and children have been numerous.
l do not mean to say that all the men
who have applied for help ere hoboes. for
many of them are not. but this class al
ways imposes on us when IT can"
Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-28
JARDINE TO RAE BUILDING
Secures Contract for DemoIishing Y.
". {. 4. structure for bran
deis' Big store.

The contract for demoiishins and re-
moving the old Young Mems Christian as
ISOLATION building at Sixteenth and Douglas
streets to make way for their new de-
partment store has been awarded 10 Walter
8. Jardine by ]. L. Brandeis q Sons. The
entire structure will be vacated by Thurs
day. the association finding temporary
headquarters in the Omaha Commercial
College building at Nineteenth and Farnam
streets. Mr.. Jardine has forty-hve days
in which to clear the property. Glass,
heavy timbers and other material will be
used in constructing the rev building, but
the stone is to be used in the construction
OF the new Jewish synagogue, it is said.
In order to protect the public Building
Inspector Withheld has ordered high
board fence built out in the street to
enclose the corner.
j. L. Brandeis & Sons have let the con-
tract to John Harte for remodeling the Pat
terson block on the northeast corner Of
Seventeenth and Douglas streets, the price
being sa5,00o. This building will be used az
a grocery store by Courtney & Co. and will
connect by a sixty-siX-foot subway across
Douglas street with the new Brandeis
block.
Steel columns will be run from the base
ment to the top and the exterior of the
building will be entirely changed. The base
ment will be lowered six feet, or to level
with the first floor of the new building
across the street, and the top floor will be
raised six feet. Another $1,000 will be spent
on the building for elevators, refrigerator
plants and fixtures.
Iron workers have been able to work all
winter on the new store building, three
! floors and the basement OF which will be
Il -
| the upper stories to be used as office rooms
Plans are now being prepared for the inside
| fixtures and counters for the new building
and the heads OF the various departments
are making plans of the space each will
I raouire
Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-28
/ JORDAN is IN ARKANSAS
AbseOndinE Comptroller of Equitable
Life L. Found at Southern
Health Resort.

LITTLE ROCK. Ark, Feb. G.-It was
learned today that Thomas d. Jordan
former comptroller of the Equitable Life
Assurance society. who was wanted dur
ing the recent insurance investigation in
New York. Is at present stopping with his
wife at one Of the leading hotels in Hot
Springs. Ark Mr.. Jordan did not care to
make any statement concerning his alb
scnce from New York but his wife said
Il am sorry We have been found here 1t
will cause too much needless publicity"
Asked concerning the testimony OF her
son before the Armstrong committee to
the effect that he did not know whether
his father was alive or dead, she said the
statement was true. that the young man
did not know anything concerning his
father.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-28
fortune 81 her late husband. Herr hcicS
on the ground that IL was earned by her
PRESIDENT QUOTES TOGO
secretary OF war PromulEates letter
49, General order co soldier. 20
aud sailors.

WASHINGTON. Feb. sI--Pree,dent
Roosevelt has addressed TO the secretary
of war. who has promulgated the same in
a general order. letter relating the
achievements Of the japanese ADMIRAL
Togo. during the late war between Japan
and Russia. and repeating Tor the benefit
Of the American soldiers and sailors the
address issued by that admiral upon the
conclusion OF the wat. The point OF the
presidents letter Is the necessity OF keep
ing the personnel Of the army and navy
az the highest pitch In time of peacs in
order to be prepared for war.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-28
TWO. PLEAS ON ONE CHARGE
COIOred Man First Admits AssaaItinE
Drug CLERK Rnd Then
Denies 10

]. H. Robinson. colored. OF 49,. Cunning
street, was arraigned in police court Tues
day morning on the charge Of assaulting
NJ. p. McClung. with intent 10 rob. RobinsoA
pleaded not guilty, waived preliminary ex-
animation and was bound over by the
police judge for hearing in the district
court.
Robinson Was charged with asssulting
McClung in the Farnsworth drug store at
siI5 Cunning street Monday afternoon.
Robinson pleaded that the hunger of him
self and children prompted him 20 make
the assault Afterwards he changed his
plea 20 one OF not guilty.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-28
TROLLEY CAR is SNOWBOUND
Twenty-Four Passengers Have Rough
Experience On 81. Louis
Suburban Line.

ST. LOUIS, Feb. IA trolley car cou-
tanning twenty-four passengers was stuck
in a snowdrift from noon yesterday until
early this morning, half way between St
Louis and Clayton, and two Ioaves of
bread and a basket of eggs comprised the
refreshment the marooned passengers had
The passenger who owned the bread and
eggs shared with his fellow sufferers and
those who were unable 10 enjoy raw eggs
went hungry.
Nineteen men and five women were
aboard the car. which became stalled dur
ing the blizzard. By nightfall some OF the
courageous wandered two miles through the
snow 20 Clayton The others told stories
through the night ana were rescued by a
snow pillow this morning
Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-28
Caught by Police with Quantity of
Plumber in His Posses

Walter oRourke, who SAYS he lives at
Thirueth and Hamilton streets, although
but II years old, was locked up at the CITY
Jail at la O'Clock this morning on a charge
OF burglary. having been found near the
Union depot by Officer Wilson CARRYING
Suspicious looking paper bags and parcels
At the station these were found 10 contain
everything from cigars to candy. which the
boy admitted having stolen from the groc-
cry store OF Lindblade a. Peterson. Thir-
tleth and Hamilton streets The youthful
thief said he broke into the store and s.
cured what he could easily carry from tn.
stock
Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-28
House Proceedings.

The house took a great spell Of working
today, commencing at o'clock in the
morning and worked until noon, then COM
menced again at 2 o'clock for a long after
noon session. Not much was accomplished,
however. The woman's suffrage petitions
were all withdrawn from the house, pre-
sumably for use upon the next legislature.
as the advocates OF the amendment have
about given up hope of securing any ac-
ton in this Legislature.
Mr.. Wright introduced Il resolution call
ing on the Board Of Control for "a state
ment showing the unexpended balances in
their hands on all funds for which they
are responsible.
The Hanna road tax levy bill came up
again. 1t had been before; the house twice
before. 1t was finally passed In the form
. in which it passed it permits boards OF
supervisors to order a road tax levy as
high as mills for township use in any
township where % per cent OF the free
holders petition for the same. An effort
was again made to get the Gregory bin
permitting more than one road supervisor
in township before the house for action,
but it was opposed and sent back to a
committee. d.
The bill charging the limit of indebted
ness of cities and towns where the money
1 is spent for the purchase of water works
was passed. 1t had been materially changed
| in committee and on the floor was changed
/ so as not to include special charter cities
/ In effect the bill changes the law in re-
gard to limit of Indebtedness of municipal
/ corporations. II is especially for the benefit
/ of certain cities desiring to build water
works systems where the Indebtedness limit
now stands in the way of borrowing sum.
/ Cient money
Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-28
PETITION NOT EXACTLY CLEAR
Improvement club wants smoke or
Brick Plant Abolished Because
IL d Nuisance.

The Omaha View Improvement club i'm a
petition signed by many residents asks the
council to declare q nuisance the smoke
from the Smith Bros brick yard at Thirty
second and Lake streets and to have the
same" abolished. not making IL clear
whether it is the hrickmaking plant or the
smoke that the club desires removed. The
petition is wound on a spool in the manner
Of comic opera proclamations and a sharp
pointed tack in the AFFAIR caused Deputy
City Clerk Smouson tn iaCerate finger.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-28
eNRIGHT RETURNS TO PEN
Man Acquitted ON HoId-Up Charge f.
sent Ia serve Rest of Old
Term.

Mike Enrisht. vino was acquitted OF the
charge Of holding up the saloon of Adam
Burkis of South Omaha, was taken hack
to Lincoln Tuesday morning BY Warden
Beemer To serve out thirteen months re-
naming on former sentence for burKlary.
He was released ON parole over a year
age, but the parole has been revoked ana
he will have to serve the balance Of the
sentence.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-28
RAILROAD BUILDING IN WYOMING
Contract Let for Grading Hundred
Miles for Big Norm Road.

NftE E-NNL' WyO'f FeU' IL NJ III
bune states that the Big Horn Railroad
company has awarded contracts for grad
ing 100 miles from WOrland TO MuskTat
Wyo. The road. it is said. IL To be a part
of the Burlington system, which is now sx-
tending to WOrland. Contracts for grading
are considered an Indication OF the Bur
lington's intention to extend its line across
Wyoming and Colorado 20 Denver, making
a through line to connect with the Northern
Pacific in Montana
Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-28

the various employees to respond to the
toast which he had assigned TO them. The
a new concern in Omaha. but recently
Outgrew its old quarters on South Ftf-
tenth street and buiit a new and COM
modioJN structure on Tenth street between
Harvey and Howard Mr. Crazy has
started an innovation in Omaha for job
bling houses by having his whole front on
Tenth street made n show window, which
he eliminates at night and throws life
and light into that section Of the city.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-28
EmpIo,er Banaaet. EmpIoxes.

IN elaborate banquet was given By the
American Radiator company TO the en-
ployes OF the Omaha branch at J. II.
o. Brien's cafe Monday night, plates being
laid for sixteen. The out-Of-toWn mem
bsrs OF the company were Msssrs. IT. A.
NachtriSb and L. Bruch from the Chics 20
house- Charles Crazy, manager of the
local house presided as postmaster and
kept the bapqueters m continual good
hutnOr by hts witicisms. as he called upon
Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-28

FIRE. He received injuries from which he
died this morning.
Mrs Smith returned to the house In time
to fnd the little fellow screaming on the
floor. his clothing in flames. In attempting
to save her child Mrs Smith was very
badly burned.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-28
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS.

W. II Miller. superinte ndent Of the Can
itOl life Insurance company OF Colorado.
l. in the city, stopping al the Paxton hotel.
Rev. and Mrs. DifIenbscher left Wednes-
day for Lincoln. where the chaplain IL 10
cfficiat- al maTriags Thursday. They
will return home Saturday.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-28
Qua Die. of Burn..

HANNA, s D.. Feb. 27.-(specizl TeIe-
gram. last evening the s-year-old son Of
Ed Smith OF Hanna. during the absence
Of his mother from the house. went too
near the stove and ME clothIng caught .,
Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-28
Commissioner. Go 20 bridge,

The county commissioners will go 10 Val
ley Thursday to examine the bridge across
the Platte river, part Of which went
tortainsd whether the damage was Zone
hv the ice or whether u wa due t.
ridge higher Gp the river which was car
Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-28
sinr.r Awarded Children.

DRESDEN. Feb. gL-The courts here
have decided that the three elder sons Of
Nine. schuma mil eink. the singer. shall
be permitted to accompany her to America
in April and have also awarded her the
Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-28
An,hrncitr Negotiation, Re,nmes.

NEW YORK. Feb. q Negotiations for
the settlement of the dispute between the
anthracite miners and operators have BEEN
r, suned between The stbcommittees repre-
seutiuS the two sides IN the controversy
day that the miners subcommittee will
meet this afternoon.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-28
Great Law suit Decided.

rhs supreme court, the people. has de-
eided that Or. Kings New Discovery wins
against Coughs and Colds. soc and 81. For
safe by sherman a Mcconnell Drug Co.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-28

CINCINSArI. Feb. 5-Death came TO
Bessie Cole. daughter Of Stephen Cole OF
BlooTaiags burg. Fayette county. Ohio. yes
tsrdsy after a spell OF sneezin= which
lasted ten hours a pa. sician vas sum
Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-28
OCEAN STEAMERS.
EUROPE I s,EgY

Tours de Luxe and Nacatlon, covering al
Europe. Varied routes: choice OF steam
;ais lines IDsiSdins all SITS to Sll85
l-slsurefy travel rs Oficss sbrlad- Est 1871
FaOS. soon SOY
VI a lIss Broadway. SO Madison Avenue
New York.
Indepsndent Travel Tickets EvsTs where.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-28

When you have anything to trade, adver-
tise il in the For Exchange Column OF The
Bee Want Ad Page.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-28
MuIct DilI IL Lost.

The bill by senator Smith of Mitchell
to require the circulation every five years
OF mulct petitions in all cities Of the state
has been lost some place between tho son
ate and house and it is openly charged by
the friends of temperance that the bill
has been stolen and that this is the method
adopted by the saloon forces to head OF
the legislation. The bill, after being passed
BY the senate. was recommended for pass
age by the house committee. This morn
inE when the clerk went TO read the re-
port OF the committee IT was discovered
that the committee substitute was attached
instead of the bill which passed the senate
and which was recommended by the house
committee. The matter is a really serious
one and is causing a great deal of worry
and excitement among the officials. Sena-
tor Smiths original bill required the cir
culation of petitions of consent every three
years in cities of 5000 or less. In the sem
ate committee on suppression of intern
perance there was recommended a substi-
tute which. however. contained these same
provisions. In the senate Jackson offered
a substitute, making the time five years
and taking in all cities. This was really
better than the temperance people had
hoped for. They claim the Jackson SUBJ
/ SNNNNS was blbuShN al bs Niit iiqupi llilel
ests in the hope of killing the bill. The
senate. however. passed the Jackson sub
stitute and the house committee on sup
preston of intemperance reported favor.
ably. but the bill attached to the report
is the senate committee substitute. The
matter in the house has been referred tc
( the judiciary committee to unravel the
| tangle. Just where the blame is to be
placed is impossible to decide at once. Il
+ may be that the senate will have to re,
pass its bill
Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-28

ried away and 1oated down stream, strik-
ing the Valley structure. The commits
siOners will probably on the same day
visit the Elk City bridge, which is now
underEoing repairs.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-28
PRIMARY BILL IS DEFEATED
Democrats Desert the Cummins Forces on
the Final Vote,
MulcT PETITION BILL LOST IN HOUSE
Measure which Passes senate Not to
Re Found and Substitute. which
FaiI. Of Passage, Come.
TO the House.

DIES MONIES, Feb. 27.-(Special rele-
granny THE Crossley primary election bill.
the chief measure Of the Cummins element
at this session OF the legislature. was killed
in the senate this afternoon by a vote OF
p against to = for. Every senator was
present. In the afternoon the Saunders
substitute was defeated by y to 81 all
Of the democrats voting with the Cumnlins
men. On the strength of this it was be-
lieved for time the bill would pass. but
the Cummlns leaders before the final vote
were ready to admit that the bill was
Killed. Only two democrats. Lyons and
Stirton, voted for the bill.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-28

moned. His efforts to check the sneeEing
were OF no avail The breaking OF a blood
NeSesl ensued
Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-28
City Hall Doings.

The principal business about the city
hall yesterday was the issuing and the
payment OF warrants, which were ordered
ny the council Monday night. The treas
urer paid most of the warrants presented.
only a few on the general fund being put
on the waiting list The treasurer also sent
the payment OF interest to the fiscal agents
OF the state, Kountze Bros. of New York.
This months interest was a little over
$500. The sample and official ballots have
been printed by precincts up to the Third
ward and it's thought they will be finished
by tonight
Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-28
SMALL BOY ADMITS BURGLARY

was at an end.