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pk % Spring Goods
K I Wo have completed oi r Inventory
H I I nnd shall open Monday Morning 2 cose ;
I I Iff SPRING CALICOS ,
m New Spring Percales ,
H Monday morning wo Bliull ofTor 2.000
K yards Etundurd percales , iiuw spring
H pnttorne , regular 15o quality , nt 12Jc.
Lj y CHECKED NAINSOOKS ,
H Tomorrow morning wo open tlio Inrg-
H est block of uiiito iooJs over brought
H to Omaha In chucked tiuinsookfl wo
H offer n special cholco at 15c , they are
B worth 20c a yard
White India Linen ,
_
t-TFor this week wo offer a special bar
H r gain iu Tndla 'linoii , 2,000 yards at 15c.
Hj Send for samples Country orders
H' ' filled promptly
H
S. P. MORSE & CO
OMAHA'S ' E PLURIBUS UNUM
Hj Otliorwlso Known aa the Central
H Labor Union
Hj OFFICERS AND ASSOCIATIONS
B llow tlio Elgin-Hour Question is Fa-
V 4ik Tnrcd by tlio Leading Orcani-
B > v ntlons with Labor Notes
B from All Mules '
I
B BH Central Lnlior Union
B BB .Tbore are at the present thirty trades un-
BBBt tons in Oinaliu Twenty-two of tbeso pro rcp-
BBBb seated by the Central labor union
BBBl Horowltn , The Uee publishes a list of a
BBS numbar of the unions in question , together
BBS with their place of mooting and the names of
BBSB the principal officers Additions or corree-
BBB * tions to the amu will bo cheerfully made by
BBBb the lubor editor of this paper or by William
BBS Sobrlng , the Bcorotary of the union Items
BBbB for this department are rcspoutfully solicited
BBBb and should bo sent in not later than Friday
BBBb of each week
BBBk' Central labor union meets at Gate city
BBbB : hall Thirteenth and Douglas strooU , second
BBBB and fourth Friday of each month ; president ,
BBBB George Klcflnnr : recording secretary , Will
BBBK S. Sobrlug
BBBB iron Moulders' union , Wolff's hall , Twen-
BBBK ty-socond and Cuming ; first and third Frl-
BBBB days ; president , Arthur McCork ; secrotury ,
BBBB . i 'if ' u . Jomes Ecbard
BBBB * CIgarmakors' union , Q. A. U. ball , Doug
BBBB las , between Thirteenth and Fourteenth ;
BBBB - _ _ r - sOcond and fourth Wednesdays ; prosldont ,
BBBB' C. L. Novvstrom ; secretary , George Uock-
BBBB
BpB Omaha typographical union No 100 , Wnsh-
B ington hall ; lost Sunday in each month ;
BBBB * president J. K. Lewis ; secretary , C , T.
BBpfl Fleming
BBhB Sheet Iron , Tinners' and Cornlcu Workers
J union , Washington hall ; every Monday
BBBB night ; president , Leo Hart ; secretary , Wll-
liaia Kownolt
H 1C , Of AHSFMllIlES .
BBVH No SOU , K. of P. hull ; every Friday night ;
BBBB ] M. Powers , M. W , ; Albert Miller , recorder
No 10,70 ; ) , Gate city hull , ' 1 hirteenth and
BBBH Douglas ; every Monday night ; Torrance
BJBW iioylo M.v. .
BB No Slti7 , ( all musicians ) , southeast corner
BBBBT of Twolf th aud Funmui : last Sunday of euch
BBBH month ; Julias Meyer , M. W.j Isaac Kauf-
BHB man recorder
BHBB Tailors union , Greens hall , Urst Monday
BHBpj of each month ; president , William Noloman ;
HBpj secretary , J. S. Voungquest
Wood Machinists No 1 , first and third
BBBB Tuesdays at Wolff's ball : president , Frank
BVfl lloucock ; socretury , William Bebriug ,
BHBV Carpenters union No 58 , Groun'a hall , ov-
BHBpj , _ / , cry Tuesday nlcht ; prosldont , 11. Johnson ;
HBV \ f eocrotaryV , Woods
BBBB Urlcklaycrs' union , IC of P. hall , Four
HBB teenth and Douglas , every Tuesday oveuiug ;
BBBB ] president , Al Lucas
BBBT Pointers union No 83 , Schroedor's hal ) at
BBBb Twonty-fourth nnd Cuming , every Tuesday
BBBm evening ; president , G. A. Long ; secretary ,
BBBbJ John W. Martin
BBBm Horsushoor's union , Rchrooder's hall , sec
BBBV end and fourth Wednesdavs ; prosiaont , W.
BBBft K. Hurnott ; secretary , 11 IS liurt
BBBB Coopers union No , 1 , Knspors * hall , Urst
BBBT and third Saturdays ; president , Jumes Haul
BBBM tvlu ; secretary , William Qulnn ,
BBBB Carjionler's union No Tl , Scbroodcr's
BBBV hall , every Mondny evening : president , J. F ,
BBBB Tracey ; secretary , J , A. Giles
BBBB Painters uniou No 100 , iCosslcr's ' hall ,
BBBB second and fourth Thursdays ; president ,
BBBB John Fucht ; secretary , George Douibrow-
BBBB • kle
BBBB Uarbor's union No 8 , Gate City hall , see
BBBB' end and fourth Thursdays ; president , Wil-
BBBB V Usui tiuplo ; secretary , John Hitter
BBBV m Llglit-llonr Labor
BBBB None of the labor organUatlons bavo yet
BBBB discussed , to great oxtoat , the eight-hour
BBBB All or tbo mon , however , are in favor of
BBBB it The msjonty of the associations con
NEW
Spring Ginghams ,
5c
1,000 yards light anil medium colors ,
now spring chocked ginghams , a rcgu-
lur 8lo quality , at fie it ytifd Limit , 10
yards to each customer
Cotton Flannels ,
10c
Wo find our stock is too largo , and
have cut the prices regardless of cost
In both blenched and unbleached cot
ton ( Ian nol wo offer our 15c quality at
10c a yard
Zephyr Gingham ,
10c
1.500 yards stylish now chocks and
stripes , never sold before under 15c ,
during this week only 10c.
4-4 Brown Muslin ,
16 Yards For
$1.00 $
To morrow wo oflor 2 bales of 2,400
yards 81o quality brown muslin
Wo will sell only 10 yards to ouch customer
tomer , 10 yards for $1.00.
S. P. MORSE & CO
nectcd with the Central labor union heart
ily support the move
"It is my opinion , " said a well Informed
gentlemen , that when any action whatever
is tukon in regard to the oight-hour system
by tbe secret associations of the Knights of
Labor , it will bo done in ono night Of
course the boys nro In favor of it Their
work will bo done quietly , but you can hot
it will bo a go None of the Knights of
Labor care to bo quoted on the subject Just
now Aud let mo quote for you some of
the opinions of prominent men in this coun
try
Letters received by Samuel Goinpcrs.who
is president of the federation of labor , indi
cate a great deal , inasmuch as the opinions
comofrom national men A fewof them uro
as fellows :
" 'I bolicvo In eight hours constituting a
days work , ' 'suys Congressman William McKinley -
Kinloy , Senator Hoar writes : 'I have for
many years been of the opinion that for
ordinary labor eight hours a duy is enough '
> A work day of eight hours , ' writes Dr
Felix Adlcr , will give onportunlty for in
tellectual labor , lor social recreation and for
the development of hicher and finer wants '
Senator II W. Ulair nays Eight hours nro
too long ; go on , and God bless you in your
holy work ' Congressman Frank Lawler
states : 'If I had my way , the working people -
plo of the country would work only six
hours a day ' Scth L.o\v , president of
Columbia college , writes : lam in sympa
thy tbo desire for an eight-hour work day , '
and Senator J , J. Iucalls says : 'A general
reduction of the hours of labor to eight
hours per day would bavo a beneficent
effect upon tlio manhood , independence and
citizonshlu of the people , ' And there were
a great many moro of a similar nuturc
"It is true , there nro trades unions that
could not possibly recognuo the eight-hour
system Take printers , for instance They
cannot work on an hour scale They work
by tbo piece Tailors , as a rule , work the
same way Uakors could not work on the
eight-hour system lost at the expiration of
the allotod time they might have an oven
full of bread Hut too majority of the trades
men could , nnd those who , can nro strongly in
favor of it
When the proper time comes the Omaha
boys premise to make a lively fight on the
Issue "
Stntlnnory Ilntrliiecrs
The stationery cngineors of Omaha are
thoroughly organised The membership ot
present will reach almost ono hundred The
oQIcers are as follows : William U. Austin ,
president ; Joseph Wolzenbauugh , vice
president ; O. K. Palmer , recording secre
tary ; J , W. Matthews , financial seoretary ;
James Andersontreasurer ; William Ridges ,
conductor ; Joseph Gross , doorkeeper ; W.
U. Austin , T. J. Collins and Joseph Welzcn-
beaugh , trustees ; W. 8. Ott , past president
and state deputy ; J. W. Matthews , deputy
president ,
Kent itio Hecrels
A secret session of a certain power will
soon bo hold to ascertain why a certain man
ugor of an nlloged union shop discharged an
employe because be would nol divulge the
proceedings of a union meeting
It is more than likely that the shop will bo
*
ratted *
Aiintlmr Tailors Union
The tailors ot Omaha nro again in discord
Since the strike , which ended about six
mouths ago , there has bean moro or loss dis
cord On last Tuesday night there was a
mooting of the men who are still dissatistled
with tno roceut and present manngomontof !
the union , for the purpose of organlilug
another union
After some discussion a temporary organ
ization was effected
This makes two tailors unions in Omaha
Local Hliooiiiakors
The girls who work in the shoo manufac
turing establishments in Omaha must be at
their machines promptly at 7:80 : o'clock la
the morning At noon they are glvon ono
hour for lunch and then work until 0 o'cloek
at night
Tha wages vary When a cirl commences
the busiuosa stm receives fJ-bu per week
After she becomes tatnllutr with tbe muchino
her salary is ralsod to tK After two years
she is given tbo- privilege ot contlna-
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KEY / SPRING
EMBROIDERIES ,
Wo have just received our an mini Im
portation ot ombroidcrles from St
Onll , Switzerland , and tomorrow ah nil
make a special display of thom.A spec
ial fraturo will bo a lot of 1,800 yards
which wo olTcr
They uro worth from a5c to 50c. Dur
ing this $ ulo , cholco nt 23c.
RUFFLINGS
RUFFLINGS
Wo have soourod from the manufac
turers aery largo consignment of the
celobrntod King millings Wo have
mmlo : i lots :
Lot 1 at 5c a yard
Lot 2 at 10c a yard
Lot 3 at 10c a yard
At Tlieso Prices They nro Just
HALF PRICE
42 INCHES
Flounelng
Embroidery
50c
Monday wo offer 25 pieces assorted
patterns 42-lnch flouncing otnhroldory
at 50c. At-this price they cannot las
over ono day
S. P. MORSE & CO
ing nt 14 or working by the piece
Pieceworkers have the advantngo of working
fewer hours than the regular employes if
they cliooso Some of them who are rapid
workers aud who have had years of expe
rience earn from JO to ? 8 per week
The largest number empioyed in any ono
shop in Omaha is thirty
The shoemakers out on a strike at Haver-
bill , Mass , won the day The board of arbi
tration to whom the matter was referred decided
cided in favor of the strikers and effected a
settlement of the difficulty so that the hun
dreds of omployes returned to work and a
long strlko was thus evaded
Notes
The union printers at South Omaha bad
some diftlculty during the week with a scab
foreman who was empioyed on the Drovers
Journal , but it has all been settled ,
The wcathor has permitted outdoor work
to bo done during the week Stonemasons
and bricklayers have worked stoaally All
the lrrgo buildings bavo been enclosed tem
porarily acd the carpenters and plasterers
care naught for old ooreas
The bakers are talaiug of organizing a
union
The weekly meetings of the carpenters
and Joiners are well attended and are prov
ing qulto successful
The force of ice cutters has been reduced
about two-thirds during the week In fact ;
on some days none of the men were ut work
at all
DK SIMON QUINLAN
An lnlorcmliiR Talk wltli tlio Exalted
Ruler or the Outer of Klks
Dr Simon Qulnlan , exalted grand ruler of
the Dcnovolcnt nnd Protective Order , of
Elks , was a visitor at tbo social session '
given by Omaha ledge last night , and en
joyed bimscli us much us anybody Ho is
very enthusiastic , and since last September
has devoted his entlro attention to mutters
'
conn ectod with the sqciety In a brief con
versation had with Dr Qutnlan yesterday
ho spoke encouragingly of the order , saying
that it had never been iu such prosperous
condition as at present
There arc now , " ho continued , • ' 15,000
Elks in America Now ledges are being
formed every week , and the old ones keep
ndalng to their membership right along
Lot mo glvo you an Instance Lust month I
initiated soventy-two men at ono time in the
ledge at Springfield , O. , besides other
squads ranging from thirty-live to fifty and
upwards at halt a dozen other places 1
noticed also that wo are getting
the very best material , men of
sterling character , broad intelligence ,
and unquestioned integrity ; also men of
prominence For instance , you have as an
honored member of No ! t'J , United States
Senator Charles F , Mandorson ; tbo present
executive of Ohio , Governor Campbell , be
longing to Hamltoa lodge , and I may remark
here privately , that President Harrison's
application lias boon received utid ho will be
initiated Into the secrets of Washington
ledge tomorrow night
"As un Illustration of the rapid growth of
tbo order four years ago Omaba organized as
tbe thirty-ninth lodge Now there are 1G5.
SIboq leaving Chicago , my home , last Bop
tcmber , I bavo instituted new lodges at
Dulutb Minn ) Ashland , Wis ; Goldsburp ,
N. C. ; Manchester , N. Ii ; Greenville , Miss ;
Pine Uluff , Ark ; Temple , Tex , nud other
places Our bylaws limit the number of
ledges to ono in each city I have applica
tions in my possession now from the City of
Mexico , Montreal and Toronto for dis | > easu-
tions to nrganizo und establish lodges In
tboso cities Ueing outs Id o tbo United States
n question of jurisdiction arises that will
bavo to passed on by tbo grand ledge before
action cau bo taken ,
The grand ledge convenes this year nnd
for the first tlmo In its history outside ot
Now York at Cleveland , tbo second weak
in Juno Its meeting will bo preceded a few
days by tbo annual reunion to bo hold at the
same place , and fur this occasion Governor
Campbell will deliver the address of wel
come "
Dr Qulnlan , accompanied by Past Ex
alted Huler A. 11. Davenport of Omaha
ledge , will visit Lincoln ledge Monday , go
thence to Chicago for a few weeks rest , and
take tbo road again On their second tour
they pronoso to visit the lodges at Hurling
too , Kookuk , Das Moines and Sioux City ,
BRAND MOVING SALE
Wo expect io ttlovc tlilNprltiir ( > our now Moro , Kith anil I'ltrntiut Sti „ uiul wo are ImmiuiI l cIomi
out our entire VfWok In our preicut store Not it dollar will be moved If" low prion * will soil tlif kodiU
IVeil week we Kli/lll / begin ii rleni'liii ; out sale , not of * iloiuoUlos , ciiIIcim , uinuliiunn alone , but carpctx ,
cloitltft Mills < ! i'OtHjotMl < , Mill * , vcltcts , oto , Ilegliu Monday S. I * . JtlOUSi : , V CO ,
LADIES NEWMARKETS .
v . it ,
- If-
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$25
Stylish garment * . The quality tint
sold all the full mid win lor for 440 and
$30 ; noxtweok , $ ' - . > .
PLDSH WRAPS ,
$10
Worth 320. Wo linvo only a few ; wo
want to close
PLUSH JACKETS ,
$12.50 $
Only a few that wore * 18 and $20
512.50 next wock
3-4 JACKETS ,
Were SliO each Beautiful quality ;
reduced to S15 each next week
Children's1 ' Cloaks
$6.95 $
Reduced from $12 and $15. Si es 4 to
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MY UNCLE AND-illS METHODS
i'
A Glasoo at an Omaha Pawn
brokers Collection
AN ANTIQUATED CRARACTER
Tlio Dilapidated ENtablisbimnt and
Peculiar Collateral Proslileil Over
by a Tenth Street Three
Ball Knisur
The Hock Slioi ) .
Among the dingy , ragged-looking
rookeries which line South Tenth street
from Furnnm to the railways none nro
moro thoroughly dojoctcd and dovm-nt-
tho-hool in nppoaranco than the pawn
shops Through the dingy cracked
panes of thuir llttlo windows nro vislblo
the tokens of many a poor beggars hard
luck , the thresholds of tholr warped
nud paintloss doora are worn with
the tread of many foot , their old
fashlonod roofs are sagging and
mildewed , villinnously pain ted signs
and placards disllguro th/sir fronts ;
nnd ever each door , battered and
chfpped and rusty , hangs the sadly de
graded emblem of old-tlmo magnifl-
conco and wonlth the pawnbrokers
three oalls Utterly miserable and
melancholy they loan Ijstlossly ngainst
soma more sturdy olghbor or like a
stoop-shouldered , loan and woazouod
old man crouch dismal -nlid shlvoring
between equally wrotohod companions
Such Is the Omaha habitation of "My
Undo , " a very nnoiont and timo-hon-
orod character whom nobody visits till
compelled to and who has rocolvod as
callers some of the most distinguished
characters in hiBtory .
Just oxnetly how old ho is nobody
knows , though it is surmised that bo
was 03tabllshoinii btislno-js long before
the ' • money chungors' ' were scourged
trom the temple at Jerusalem His
folded balls nro an emblem of his
engthy pedlgroo and honorable ori
gin , .
Some tlmo durlnt flip thirteenth cen
tury n lot of I tall uii , merchants from
Lotnbardy ostabllshoa themselves in
Knglaud and Franco and afterwords iu
other European cduhtfyos Tnoy were
bankers , money lehpeVa und merchants
and took pledges nVsecurlty for poor
debts They foi'moQ powerful com
Iianlcs and in tiMoudld the llnanclal
mslnesa of the various oountrios Lom
bard street , LondiiniAnd ( , Hue do Lom
bard , Paris , are tho-groat banking thor
oughfnros aud aroi named after them
The family crest of ono of the wealthiest
branches of those i Lombards the MedIci -
Ici consisted of three spheres , from
which oricinatod tUui- " familiar glldod
balls which decorate tlio doors of the
modern pawn shop * * . tPd
Many distipgnUhod customers these
goutlemeu waited on In thogood old
days Edwnru I. at one time hocked
tlfe custom of the kingdom to one ot
thorn for a temporary accommodation ,
and during the dnjs of Edward 111. and
Henry II the crown jewels frequently
lay in soak while the royal spend
thrifts dissipated the proceeds From
these days to the present they have ex
isted In various stngos of respectability
or the opnoslto till now almost every
town in thu clvlllzod world has Us three
ball sign Tbdy are under the strictest
survolllanco , nnd upoelnl logtslatlou has
been adopted for their regulation
In Omaha there are fourteen regu-
DISS GOODS
50c
The choicest of this season 'a nil wool
• 10-inch plaids , chocks , strlpos , etc ,
worth 75 tel , all COc next week
75c
40 , Inch , all wool , best styles dross
goods , a gonulno roductlou from $1 and
91,25 a yard down to 75o a yard
52-INCH
DRESS GOODS ,
AN Wool ,
The finest and best dress goods in
our store , all wool , a yard aud u half
wide , plaids , stripes and plain colors to
match , at $1 , reduced from $1.50 and
81.75.
S. P. MORSE & CO
larly licensed pawn brokers , the major
ity located down along Tenth Btroot ,
from Farnam to the Union Pacific depot ,
They pay a llconso of $100 a year , which
entitles thom to all the privileges of the
craft , Including that of displaying the
threo-gildod balls and charging inter
est ut the rate of 10 per cout per month ,
under the moro euphonious tltlo of insurance
surance nnd storage
A halt before some of the windows ,
or better , a visit to the interior will fur
nish food for many an hour of imagin
ings aud conjecture There are ono or
two of moro pretensions than the rest
the aristocracy of the profession whore
the only pledges accepted are valuable
jewels , silverware , watches and similar
collateral These are altogether dis
tinct from the class undorconsidoration
and llttlo is to bo lcarnod unless ono
could got at the names of the patrons
To these the " ' "
come boys who have
been out for a night and wako up in
the morning wondering how they got
to bed and grateful that they still have
a watch to soak ; the gamblers and
abandoned women who have gone
broke ; " the impecunious young fashion
able whoso monthly salary is Bpont before
fore onrned ; the struggling aristocrat ;
the pinched merchant ; and , as ono of
the proprietors says , "a good many pco-
plo who would surprlso you , who sur
prise mo " Many a gem that has added
its gllttor to the splendor of a fashion
able hall room has reposed upon
the velvet cushions of the jewel cases ,
and In the safe is guarded more than
ono sot of monogrammed silver which ,
but a few weeks before graced a banquet -
quot bourd of Omaha's upper tondoin
The proprietors of these are keen
eyed , , shrewd and never got loft "
The applicant hands over his family
diamonds , or his fine watch or what not
nnd waits A strong light and a strong
glass are turned on the gem , and the
broker studies and studios , while the
applicant grows impatient ever the
delay and wonders what Is the matter
with his $200 diamond Finally the
broker removes his glass and bands
ever the iowul with a shako of his head
"What's the matterr"
Paste , " " laconically observes the
pawn broker nnd there Is no appeal
Perhaps the diamond is genuine
when ho gets a quarter or a third of its |
value for ono month and pays ton per ,
cent for insurance aud storage The
pawnbroker is lufalliblo in the matter
ofynlucs und it Is useless to urguo with
him , Ho will ndvanco so much , no
moro ; tuko it or leave it No tale how
av'ar pathotie mukos any impression on
him
ThGRo go n tie in en have their regular | I
customers and at stated iiitorvnU the
same pledge comes round for the same
loan , which Is huudod ever without a '
word
From an Infinity of causoa a great
many pledges are never redeemed , iu
which case tlio broker is invariably tlio
gainer
In the lower grades , joints , " as the
police call thom , a dillorent style ot
uiisiiioS3 is done Connootcd with the
pawnbrokerago there Is generally a
collection of tlio cheapest kind of cloth
ing , ahoes , valises , hats und caps , brass
jowclry , all of them relics ot war times ,
and the whole stock prouably worth
about $20 , In the windows is a miscel
laneous assortment of pledges , any ot
which , could they speak , might toll a
pathotie story of human mlsory , There
is tlio hugo family bible of the grand
motlior , its edges frayed by constant
uso.nnu the record of blrtha and deaths
torn out ; two or three collections ot old
coins , ouch with its unwrltton history ;
timeworn violins and guitars whoso
musio in the old days hus doubtless -
loss lent music to many twinkling
feet ; some Indian tomahawks
r
Indies ' Jersey
Merino Ms ,
Only 5 or 0 Auvon loft , from our last
season stock , at 15o , they were itic ,
CHILD'S
All Wool Hose ,
Wo want to close thom out ; they
were 75c , $1 nud $1.j : ! ; all dark colors ,
tiSc a pair ,
A PAIR
100 pairs slightly torn nud soiled ,
worth 88.50 a pair , reduced to $1.50 for
next week Worth the price for stublo
use
oZibO Fair
Pure all wool white 5-pound blankets
that were $5. reduced for next week to
$2.50 a pair
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and ether relics ; a battered sil
ver wntor cooler which did duty
once at a wedding feast , an uccordooh
that has made many a llfo miserable ;
pistols the size of small cannon , slung
shots , brass knuckles , shot guns , bovvic
knives , blacksmiths tools and so on ad
infinitum
Everything Is fish that comes to the
not of the small pawn broker , and very
low pledges are ever redeemed ' • Every
thing else is gene when they got their
pickings , and generally tlio tight with
[ amino is too severe to permit of the re
demption of heirlooms and roues' of old
doconoy
m
How the proprietors of these establish
ments eke out a living is somewhat of a
mystery Occasionally thny find a pur
chaser for a "traitful vine stone vich a
choutlcmnns loft doro von he vas hart
oop unt naifor como after and which
they would sell for about $20 because
there was no custom for such flno goods
Occasionally stolen property is found in
their possession and other dubious trans
actions are attributed to thom
It is very seldom that a pawnbroker
gets bitton.though it sometlmos hup-
pens , as when a regular customer has
his genuine diamond replaced by a
paste ono , or they innoqeiitly loan
money on stolen property
There is ono brunch of the buslnoss in
Omaha growing to considerable proportions
tions which is perhaps moro dangerous
than any other It iucludos what are
known as the upstairs brokers " They
are loan agencies , " chattel mortgage
companies and the like nnd their
name is legion There are probably
ono hundred and fifty or two hundred of
thom in Omaha and all will deposit in
their antes a good watch or ether se
curity for a loan upon precisely the
same principle as the pawnbroker
They pay no license and their trans
actions are all In secret Stolen prop
erty doposltod with thora will not prob
ably bo discovered since they are not
under police Burveillanco and
make no record of any sort A pawn
brokers books are open to the police
nnd Chief Soavoy has asked that they
bo compelled to each '
report days trans
actions It is the dilforonco between a
licensed saloon and the bootlegger Of
course these gentlemen do business
with a class of customers which would
hesitate to pass under the three bulls
These establishments and the enforce
ment ot the laws against gambling and
all night saloonB has to a greut extent
tukon away the prop which ( lees sustain
the llfo ot the pawnbroker in Omaha
When everything ran wldo open
and mon and women squandered their
substiinco in a night the pawnbrokers
did a rushing business und wnxod fnt ,
but old times como not again und with
ono or two exceptions the three ball
mon are not getting rich in Omaha ,
m
The Now York World nlmanao for 1800
has Jutt been issued Every subloct aouut
which questons are ordinarily asked is ex
plained as fully us statistics and records can
do it Eopocially noticeable is the wide
range of subjects which uro considered , from
Railroad and Steamboat Accidents and
Actors Names and Ages to statistics ot
the Young Mens' Christian Associations , "
aud from the general discuss ion of the cal
endar to the vote of Wisconsin from 1803 to
lbSS
lbSS.Tho
The almanac ot the Chicago Daily News
gives attention to agricultural and western
affairs , and Is especially strong In Us lists of
oftlcials aud statistics of oloctloos in the
wostoru slates The party platforms uro
published in full ana political manors cover
more than ono hundred pages , llesldos
politics , however , the ulmauao contains a
great fund ot information , which will he
ospoclally useful to tnose seeking Informa
tion concerning western affairs Oao of the
features ot the almanac is a ohroiiologlcal
review of tbo incidents ot the famous Cronia
case
RED TWILLED
Wo havil 10 pieces from our win tor
stock ; It was 2. c , all wool , novt week ,
l. - ic ,
RED
25e.
Tins was It jo , wo have on ly 10 piecci
nnd dent want to carry thom ever , reduced -
ducod to 25c ,
MEN'S
Hit Shirts ,
20 dozen for Mondays sale , worth 75o ,
ZEPHYRS ,
BEST QUALITY ,
AN OUNCE
500 boxes wabte spool silk , 1,500 , yards
in box , 10c , Jl boxes for 25c.
Dress buttons , 1,000 gross , lc a dozen
Lot of colored woolen lace 2o a yard ,
worth 25c.
Bargains all ever our store
*
S. P. MORSE & CO
The Mory ofMcCinty
Surmtioit , Neb , Jan 2 ! ) . To the Editor of
Tim Uek : To settle a dispute , will you
kindly publish iu Tin : Suniiai Unit the story
of "McGlnty and his troubles , " und greatly
ohligo Ika Ei > s\ie.
Furmost , Neb , Jan : tO To the Editor of
Tun Bun : I'leuso publish In Tun SUN'iur
Ueis the poetry in regard to Mr MrGinty ,
and obliga it S. Gonin ,
Conductor P. , E. & M. V. Ky
Maiusvim.b , Kan , Jau Du To the Editor
ofTnnUisK ! Will jou Inform mo in your
Sundays issue what the moaning of "Mc-
Gmty" is , or how it originated {
Sltittcitiiutu
Ans The following tsoug tells the sad
story of Mr McGlnty :
THE DUStKNT OV MUINTV '
Sunday morning last , at nine , Duu McGln
ty , dressed so flno ,
Was looking at a very high stone wall ;
When along canio Pat McfJaau and suys ,
Ill bet flvo dollars , Dau ,
I can lava you at the top without a fall ! "
On his back ho got poor Dau , to climb the
ladder ho began , *
Until ho'd very noariv reached the top ;
But for fear he'd lese the flvo , just as sure
as you're alive ,
Dan lot go his hold , not thinking of the
dropi
menus :
Down went McGlnty to the bottom of the
wall ;
Although ho won his five , ho more dead
than ahvo-
Wl'h kicks and bruises on his faoe from
such a fearful fall ,
Dressed iu his host Sunday clothes
Off to hospital they hooked him , and for
dead tbo doctors booked him ,
Hut McUiutv gave the doctors a surprise ;
For be soon begun to shout , Say , yo black
guards , let mo out ! "
Though his head was twice its ordmury
BiZO
Bound to see his wlfo and child , with delight - .
light ho near wont wild ; ,
Mo walked along as proud as John tbo
Great ;
In the sldowalk was a liolo to receive a load
of coal
McGlnty never saw until too latol
ciinuus :
Down went McGlnty to tbo bottom of the
hole
The drlvor of the cart gave the load of coal
a start ;
It took an hour'n a half to dig McGlnty
from the coal ,
Dressed In his host Sunday clothot
When they dug McGlnty out , loud for von
gcauce ho did shout ,
And the driver ot the curt ho then did spy ;
Ho plckod up halt a brick und ho hit him
such n lick
That it caused a tumefaction of his eye
Then ho kicked up such a fuss that the cops
got In tbo muss ,
They nrrostod Dun for being very drunk ;
And next morn the Ju4go did Buy , "No flno
you'll ' have to pay , *
Hut six mouths you'll sloop upon a prison
bunk , "
OIIOIIlS
Down wont McGiuty to the bottom of the
jail I
lie staid exactly six , and his board it cost
him nix ;
Six long mouths , for nobody went bis bail ,
Dressed hi his best Sunday clothes
When his half year was spent , they lot Mo-
• Gloty went ,
And ho dressed himself as in the days of
yore ;
liut imagine his surprlso , ho could scarce be
lieve his eyes
When ho found his wlfo had skipped tha
day before
To lose liU wlfo and child , O , such grief
would drive him wild ,
And to drevn hluikolf ho went down to
thoshore ;
And ho Jumped In , llko u fool , for ho couldn't
swim , and you'll
Hear In mind that water Dan no'er took
do to re
menus
Down wont McGlnty to the bottom of the
sav ;
They havon't found him yet , for the water
it was wet ,
And they say bis weary ghost haunts tbs
dooks at break of day ,
Dressed la his best Sunday clothe * .
BXrUCIT IIOWM WIMT MOIXTT
