Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-02-12
AFFAIRS At SOUTH OMAHA
Fire and Police Commission Publicly
Thanks the Police Force.
GOOD WORK IN CAPTURING CRIMINALS
Rev. DIR. wheeler Delivers an Inter-
estine Discourse on Lincoln Before
the y. ". G. A., Giving Per-
sonsI "Reminiscences.

T. J. Nolan. on behalf OF the fire and
police commissioners OF South Omaha, paid
a visit TO the city jail last night at the roll
call. where he personally thanked the police
for the efficient service which the DEPART
ment had rendered to the city. Especially
he dwelt on the fact that this department
had been so successful in the apprehendlng
OF criminals. He made the statement that
since the present board came into power
there had been but one man guilty of a
major crime who had escaped. and that was
Isaac Kane. the colored man who killed his
companion In the packing houses during the
time Of tho strike year ago last spring
he especially commended the precautionary
measures OF the department and declared
that he would be elad to see more Of t.
rhe presence az an officer AT the registering
places was pronounced q good thing. on
this point Mr. Nolan issued the instructions
of the fire and police board in an informal
manner. namely that the officers on the
beats shall visit these registering places
during the interval between the registra-
tions Of Saturday and the election and be-
come familiar with the names of every per-
son on the lists which are posted there
Then they shall make Investigations of tho
names there recorded and be able to prove
or to disprove the qualifications Of the par
was any one who had the temerity to make
false registration Saturday they will
meet with hard lines before the election
day Is over One man is under suspicion
and charges will he preferred against him
today.
wheeler ON Lincoln.
The rooms OF the Young Mems Christian
associat ton were crowded Yesterday after
noon to hear DR. r. L. Whoeler's address on
'Abra ham Lincoln" The carly part OF the
service consisted of the singing of a num-
Der Of hymns by the young men and of two
selections by the First Presbyterian quartet.
The address of the doctor was stirring from
the start. for he was able to enliven it from
his own experience. He told of the popular
prejudice which the great president had TO
battle against. both at home and abroad.
Lincolns life not bed of roses His
climb from the lowest obscurity was a con-
slant battle against overwhelming odds at
every step of the way. lie quoted many
strikngiy characteristic anecdotes on the
serious side of the mans life. One of them
perhaps was never told before. showing how
an old woman of the doctors home town IN
New York visited the president and OBJ
tained a passport which would admit her to
all the union lines. where she went in
search of her sons. wounded and fever
stricken, in the south. The story was
touching one, hut not unlike the thousand
similar ones told of Lincoln. From the
discourse. at the close. Dr. Wheeler drew
the strong parallel in the life battle Of
every man toward that which is best in
humanity.
Confusion over Names.
Some confusion has arisen over the resig-
nation OF J. Fitzgerald as a candidate for
tax commissioner. from the fact that there
were two men by the name of Fitzgerald
among the original list of candidates The
man who resigned was ]. Fitzgerald not
Jerry NJ Fitzgerald. who is democratic
candidate and stu in, the race. He wishes
to state that he expects TO remain in the
race to the end.
Magic city Gossip.
Henry Kelly OF Gothenburg has been a
guest OF his brother-in-law, John Caughey.
Eugene Earnest, son of Mr.. and Mrs
John Earnest, has a severe attack of ton
silitis.
j. W. Hazenkamp has accepted a position
with the National Packing company at
Kansas City.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. c. Compile of Idaho are
the guests OF Charles F. Scarf Their
home is in Idaho Falls.
Mrs. Edwin Lambert was called to Keo-
kuk, Ia, by the serious illness of her
mother during the last week.
John Hickey was arrested yesterday IL
is alleged that he was guilty of illegal
registration for the special election
Members OF Dunoon castle. No S. OF the
Royal Highlsnders will give a grand ball
Wednesday evening at the Workmen
temple.
Miss Smith and Miss Harriet Smith en-
tcrtained party OF their friends last Fri
day evening The principal pastime of the
evening was cards intermiNed with plenty