To Talk
lot.
Special bargains in
Men's Suits $8 , $10 ,
$12 and $15 ; plenty of
better ones if you
want them.
REMOVED
To the N. E. Corner of
14th and Farnam.
Streets.
DR. McGREW
. , .
Ono of the most successful Specialists , 1ms
taUt'ii onicos at the northeast corner of 14th
and 1'arnam streets. Tlio doctors rapidly in-
eieiislut ; practlcu compels him to seek moro
commodious ofllcus.
Tlio doctor Is unsurpassed In the treatment
of all forms of 1'rlvato Diseases , Strlctuio ,
Lost Manhood and Ambition.
The doctor has ono of tlio most complete
systems for trcatlns 1'rlvato Diseases found
tlmumlumt tlio west , and has mailo these dis
eases his special btudy for more than 15 yeais.
ills treatment
Cannot Fail ,
anil a euro Is Runrantecd In every case.
Tlioho wio IIOAO been under his treatment
for STRICTURE
pronounce It a most wonderful success.
Btrlctme , or pain and dlfllrulty In urinating ,
prrmanonlly cured In n few days without
puln , ctittliiK or loss of time.
Lost Manhood
and Ambition
In Its worst forms and most dreadful results
nro absolutely and permanently cured by tlio
doctor , and the patient Is soon completely ro-
Htorcd to his ubiial vigor , ambition and en-
Barrenness and All
Female Diseases
positively cured without Instruments AT
llOMi : , without any annoyance or loss of
time or pain. Tioatment Is easily made by
each patient
CATARRH , Skin Diseases and all
Dlsonsos of tlio Blood , Hoavt , Liver ,
Kldnoys and Blnddor absolutely
cured.
The Doctor's Success
v
Itns tiren Mmpl.r marvelous. Ho In trout-
Init pntlcnt * liy correspondence In almost every
1 ulntu from llio Atlantic to llio Pnolllo noriin.
AnioiiK llio iloftor'n piitlcnts nro fuunil niiinjr uf tlio
Icmllnx men of unr country scnntors. bankers , mln-
iBtcrn , lnn > cm , anil moil In tlio vnrlounoilier oecnpn-
tloni nhlcuKOtoiuNkoup tlio iiiiissesof tlio peuplo.
Tlioy i'nilir ( u lilui ami rccumiucml him In ttiontruiii-
t luiitllilu miinner ,
ri tu'iul ID louts ( > lnmp ) for tliu Doctor's book , Tlio
J.lfo tii-cri'l , for "Sinn" orVOmnn. . "
Ttcuinifiit by corrc i < omlonro. Slump for reply.
OFFICE :
NORTHliAST CORNER
- 14th and Farnam Sts.
Oma.li a. , Nefo.
GAS , OIL AND GASOLINE
Stoves !
ALASKA
Refrigerators
and Ice Boxes
Water Coolers and Filters.
Wm. Lyle Dickey & Co
14O3 Douglos Street , Omnhn.
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TOIL AND MOIL A WEARY DAY ,
The LaracnlaWo Experience of Young Men
and Maiden Clerks of Omaha.
A MOVEMENT TO RELIEVE BOTH
From Morning Till
In n Cellar Tlio Elo
quent I'lcns of Slioo Clerks fur
Knrly Closing *
The ladles of Women's assembly , No. 0370 ,
Knights of L-ibDf , during the pist , few days
Imvo tnhcn u most decided Interest In the
hardships that surround the pathway of the
worldntr girls , nnd espsclnlly the clerks nnd
shop girls of the city. Ono lady , who Is n
prominent ofileer in the association , said yes
terday : "It Is an outra o upon humnnlty that
thcso girls nro compelled to endure such great
hardships. Our assembly 1ms made n thor
ough ennvnss of the situation nnd wo flnd
nearly two thousand young girls In Omaha
who are campillcd to toll from ten to four
teen hours per day sis days In the week. Wo
don't object to the hours they labor If tlioy
were well treated and received fair wages for
their sen-Ices. Now take for instance the
girls In most of the stores and sco what they
have to do. At ! : )0 ) n. m. n y oung ghi comes
down town , nnd live minutes later she is behind -
hind the counter , where she Is constantly on
her/cet until 0 o'clock , nt night , and fre
quently two or thrcohours later. If n ghl at
tempts to rest , by leaning against thccountcr ,
she receives n severe reprimand , nnd If the
practiro Is continued , she Is called into the
private ofllco nnd disobliged.
'At noon the girls in many of the fashiona
ble stores are given ilftccn minutes for lunch ,
but what a lunch It is , not that there is any
thing wrong with the quality , but the place
where it is eaten. Down in the basement of
nearly every store In the city there is nn un
occupied loom , dimly lighted nnd without
ventilation. In this place , call at high noon
and you will Jlnd any whore , depending upon
the magnitude of the store , from llvo to
twenty young women , laming ngninst the
wall , or sitting upon the door , devouring a
cold lunch. When this is JlnUhod they are
again nt their places in the palatial salesrooms ,
when weary , footsoio and despondent , they
nro expected to smllo upon customers and ro
ccivo the Insults of shoppers for six hours
more. Tills thing is repeated day after day.
week after week and month after month , nnd
never a hand is raised to help the poor young
creatures who nro giving their lives to their
employers , receiving but little better treat
ment than the beasts of burden.
"With these gills1 ! said the lady , "tho
wage question is another matter that must
receive the attention of our union. We do
not pioposo to dictate what wages n merchant
shall pay his clerlw , but wo do propose that
our ( laughters nnd our sisters shall receive n
fair and respectable compensation for their
.services. To give you an Idea. Labt Christ
mas n number of young ghls went to work
in one of the leading stores , Micro they were
employed to sell on commission. Tholirst
day they walked they made the enormous
sum of 10 cents , nnd when the week was
ended after paving their car faio they were
in debt , notwithstanding the fact that they
had been on their feet and worked nearly
ninety-six hours.
"This ib one of the evils wo want righted , "
wild the lady , "and the oidy way is to make n
move. The girls will not m.iko the start , nnd
so wo have decided to tuko the matter up.
having been pledged the support of
the Central Labor union , as well as the sup-
poit of every other union in the city.
"Wedo not expect to bring about a revolu
tion , but by taking active steps , being linn
and making only Just demands , wo expect
that in time we will put woman on a looting
whcio she will leceivotho same payasa man ,
providing she does the same work and does
it well. "
The ladles who are working In this vine
yard have stai ted out with an earnest deter
mination and will make a strong eltoit to
carry their point , which they hope to do by
gathering in new members until their union
is of such proportions as to make its influence
felt.
felt.At the meeting held last week fifty now
members were admitted , mid-ncprly double
that number of applications for membership
lllcd. Most of the applicants nro young ladles
who nro employed in the stores , shops and
factories , who believe their condition will bo
benefited by placing themselves under the
protecting wing of the Knights of Labor , who
uro pledged to look after the welfare of this
slater oignuizulion as watchfully as after
their own.
Fourteen Hours a Bay.
For two successive seasons the clerks in
the retail boot nnd shoo stores of the city
have endeavored to prevail upon their em
ployers to close their places of business nt 0
o'clock p. m. , at least during the summer
months.
Two years ago the clerks prepared and
circulated a petition , which was pretty gen
erally signed ; but , as ono or two of the lead
ing firms failed to live up to the agreement ,
the experiment was not tried.
Last year , as , summer approached , not dis
couraged by their former failure , the clerks
again made an effort to bring about the re
form , but again their work went for naught.
Some of the firms would not enter into the
compact , and for this reason no results wore
attained.
This year , for the third time , the men como
smilingly to thu front nnd us > k their employ
ers to grant their request.
Last week u petition was circulated among
the retailers , and with Jmt few exceptions ,
was signed , most of the merchants leullng
that when their men commenced work at 70 : ! !
in the morning and labored until 0 o'clock In
the evening , their interests weio being
served as faithfully as they could demand.
To pet an ejvprosslon ftom the clerks upon
the subject of closing representatives of the
various houses were interviewed jestcrday
and found to bo almost a unit in favor of clos
ing.
ing.E. . B. Talmogo of Hnyward Bros. Our
Jlrm is strongly in favor of closing at 0
o'clock , believing that this Is the llrst stop
towards educating tlio public to mflko the
purchases In the afternoon Instead of waiting
until evening. In giving my opinion 1 glvo
the opinion of all of thu cleiks in the .store ,
when 1 say wo are strongly in favor of the
movement. For Instance , 1 come down town ,
go to work at 7:30 : every morning und con
tinue at work until I ) o'clock nt night ,
week after week and month after
month , I have bold shoes for seven
years nnd , during that tlmo , unless when
sick , I have scarcely over spent nn evening nt
homo. The way wo conduct business at the
present time , quitting at the time wo do , it is
nearlv 10 o'clock when wo reach our homes ,
nnd by the time wo have washed , eaten our
supper und uro prepared to devote some time
nnd attention to our families , it is nearly mid
night. Yes , sir , 1 am positively in favor of
early closing , and not only nro the clerks , but
the proprietors. There is only about so much
trade , and , If we lose it Saturday evening , wo
will get most of it the following Monday , or
some other day during the week.
Thomas 11. Norrls of Norrls & Wilcox
You may say that I , as well as all the other
men. uro for early closing und always have
been. Wo favored it ono year ago nnd wo
favored it two years ago. Doth times the
cleiks would have secured these extra hours
they now nslc hud it not been
for ono or two merchants who
signed the agreement nnd then withdrew.
When men go to work at 7 o'clock in the
morning and work until 0 o'clock In the even
ing It Is as much as any man ouirht to nsk of
his employes. I don't think the merchants
would lose any trade , as the public generally
Is in sympathy with the movement und I urn
confident the pcoma would patronize the mer
chants who would Inaugurate this new plan
and carry It out. When I said now I meant
only now to Omuhn , because today in almost
every city when any attempt to bo metropoli
tan ib made , not only the shoo stores but all
other ret ait stores close early and give their
help thu benefit of the evenings. This has
boon tried In St , Paul , Minneapolis , Chicago
and n dozen other cities I might tumia and in
every instance it has worked to well that you
could not induce the merchants to ugaiii
adopt ttio country-town plan of keeping their
stores open all day and half of the night.
John A. Dryan's o < Schoolplcj 's boot nnd
shoo house My people favor curly closing ,
believing that uy so doing they will have n
better trade than now. They also consider
that if a man puta in ten to twelve hours t > or
day ha In doing enough. Dut I , as well as the
other clerks lu the store , reulliuthat H would
bo ruinous to Mr Schoclply's business If ho
should close his house nnd the other mer
chants continue to keep their stores open un-
tlll 9 nnd 10 o'clock
Will Nash of William N. Whitney's-Mr.
Whitney was ono of the first men to suergcst
the Idea of early closing nnd nil of his clerks
apprcc-alo his efforts In their behalf.Vo
realize that it Is not a question of dollar * nnd
cents with him but It Is for the
purpose of showing the people wo nro
men instead of slaves and are en titled to some
respect nnd consideration. Of course , the
cleiks nro for early closing nnd , to make up
for the thrco hours , wo would bo given , wo
would bo perfectly willing to work much
harder during the day. As it is now , wo are
In the store from 7 o'clock In the morning
until 0 o'clock nt night , with barely time to
step out and get our lunches. When wo are
through work it is so late or wo are jo tired
Unit there Is no pleasure in going out among
people and so wo become hermits. It may
not como this year but before long the Umo
will como in Omaha \\hcn not only the rapl !
shoo stores but the dry goodt , the clothing
and even the grocery stores will close early
In the evening. It is Just as convenient for
people to do their trading coily ns it is to
wait until after dark. They talk about the
evening trade. It Is trim there is some
of this trade , but not ono time in n hundred
do wo sell a pair of line shoes after night. In
buying good shoos men nnd women will fol
low the same rule us in buying dress poods or
clothing. Instead of making their selections
nt night they will watt until daylight.
Aaron Xundcr of Xundcr t Harris The
firm by which I nrn employed signed the peti
tion to close at ( ) o'clock , and will stand by It.
I have talked with the members nnd know
they nro In favor of such n movement. They
havonodoslro to keep tholr clerks In the
stoio for fourteen hours dally. They also re
alize that If the stores all close at ( J o'clock
the trade that comes to them nftcr night
would como riming the day , and that they
would lose nothing by the change , though for
a time it might bo hard to educate the people
to purchase their goods duiing the day.
Some of the people argue that , If early clos
ing were put into operation , the retailers
would lese the trade of the laboring men , but
this is not true. If these men understood
that the stores were closed-early they would
make arrangements to buy during the day.
This argument of losing trade is only a pre
text to get more work out of the men for the
same amount of money.
UobcrtKoscnzweifTof A. D. Morse's I , ns
well as my fellow-clerks , would he only too
glad to bo allowed to work harder and close
nt 0 o'clock. I think the firm would not lese
any trade by the operation , as I believe this
evening trade we now get would come in the
morning and afternoon. At the present time
Mr. Morse closes his store nt 8 o'clock ,
which is an improvement on the old
rule , but still , wo would bo far
better satisfied if we could get outatO o'clock ,
cat our suppers and have our evenings to our
selves. All of the cleiks look nt this matter
in the same light and favor eaily closing. Wo
did not sign the petition for early closing , be
cause when it wits presented , wo understood
that Mr. Morse would adopt the 8 o'clock
closing plan and nt that time we did not feel
that wo could nsk for more than this. "
ISoston Saturday Afternoon.
The wholesale houses of the city are drop
ping into line and the early closing on Satur
day afternoons promises to become popular.
For several weeks the proprietors have been
considering the matter and yesterday it was
put into effect for the first time. The follow
ing firms locked their doors at ! i o'clock
p. in. and gave their employes the
benefit of the rest of the afternoon : The
American hand-sewed shoo company ; William
Van Aci-am it Hart ; W.V.Morse A ; Co. ;
Hobinson notion company ; Onto City hat
company ; IDarrow & Lopan : M. K. Smith it
Co. ; Clmilei A. Coe it Co. ; Schneider &
Loomis ; Kirkendall , Jones Js Co. ; Kilpatrick ,
Koch & Co. ; X. T. Lindsay ; Hector , Willichny
& Co. ; Om.iha hardware company ; Lee ,
Clarke , Andiccscn & Co. ; Kohn it Wells.
The above firms state the new order of
things has como to stay and that caily closing
\\ill continue at least during the summer
months.
Many of the other wholesale firms of the
city will follow suit and by June 1 it is un
derstood that none of them will make an ef
fort to transact any Saturday nlteinoon busi-
Tlio Plumbers.
Sti ikes may como and strikes may go , but
the Omaha plumbers will keep entirely aloof
from them , or at least it will take more than
an ordinary grievance to cause the boys to
throw down their tools and throw up their
hands. Last season , ns is well known , the
bosses were at the outs from early spring
until cold weather set in ; men were imported
by the bosses and sent back hv the Journey
men until the treasuries of both unions weio
nearly wrecked and the end was that , neither
faction won a victory and all of the parties
concerned wont into the winter poor.
This season things have been very much dif
ferent , us the employers and cmlojes ) ) nro on
the best of terms and nro getting along as
nicely as though the trouble of last season
had never existed , and nsido from this , the
city this year lias IKJCII a bonanza for the
Omaha plumber , as not a scab has shown up
to nsk for n Job. Most of the muster plumbers
have retained nil of their old. men and the
wages paid are fully up Jo the scale ' in other
cities. The union has bo'cn carefully
reorganized nnd the warlike clement weeded
out until only first class men are in the ranks
and they are having all the work they can
handle. Early in the spring some of the en
terprising shop owners pipdicted a revival of
business in the extreme west and following
out their idea a number of them established
branch shops In Denver , Salt Lake City and
San Francisco , which they put in cjiargo of
their Omaha employes. The movement has
been a profitable one , as with their experience
they have gene into these cities and taken
the cream of the business while thu old resi
dents hnvo sat idly by and wondered what the
now comers were doing and how they were
doing it. Many of the scabs who were hero
last year proflltcd bylut , they learned ,
Joined the union and today aru cither in
branch shops or nro trusted employes working
at scale wages and ns staunch nnidn men as
can bo found in any city in ttio land.
O. F. Strosncr undo.V. . Cook Every clerk
In the store favors closing at un early hour.
Wo cannot see why shoo stoics should not
eloso ns early as dry goods and clothing
houses. If wo thought it was to Mr. Cook's
Interest to keep the doors open until lUo'clock
we would do so. Dut , after considering
tlio matter in its various phases , \\o
know ho would lese none of his
present trade , while the prospects are that ho
would get n 1mgo afternoon trade that now
goes elsewhere. We know how our em
ployer feels regarding the subject , and have
no hesitancy In declaring ourselves , though
wo are not the prime movers in the early
closing step now being taken by the clerks of
the city.
George Frankwith Philip Lang Individu
ally all the clerks in the store aio in favor of
the early closing plan. Wo did not sign the
petition as wo were afraid if wo did s > o our
heads would bo choppsil off. Wo would like
to see the store closed at U o'clock. Whllowo
dare not como out openly and say so ; wo
most decidedly favor the movement and our
sympathies are with the boys.
Samuel DaswlU , with Henry Dohle. Wo
would llko to see tlio i-arlp cloBlug plan car
ried out and wi'l ' assist the clerks in the other
stores , though i\o can do but little as Mr.
Dohle is absent. If thu principal stores of
the city close at 0 o'clock , wo nro with them
nnd I tun positive Mr. Dohlo will follow In
their wake.
Hasher * .
During the past week n chop house waiter's
union has been ono of the labor organizations
to bo conceived and die in its Infancy , Ono
year ago a similar attempt was made tit or
ganization , but it met with the came dismal
failure , none of them having interest enough
to push the matter through. Unions of this
class nro in existence In Chicago , Kansas
Cltv , St. Louis nnd many of the larger towns
ami nro in a flourlshlngcondltlon. In Omaha
thu arm waiters number about two hundred ,
and the wages range from fiJ to f ! ) per week ,
Which includes board. In the cities where
unions are In operation the wages average
about $ ) per week more , with u preference
nlways given to the union men.
Hero the Idea of organization ha * practi
cally been given up , though the I ulghts of
Labor will make ono more effort to get the
men to take hold or the matter and organize a
union and como in as knights. Many of the
waiters nro in favor of such ft movement ,
while others oppose it , on the grounds that
they would lese their positions and they
would be tilled by non-union men.
Imbor Legislation.
OMAIU , Neb. , May a. To the Editor of
TUB Uii : : . As your paper is advocating that
which Is to the InUntul of thu laboring muii
of Xcbnuku , to him who , like myself , labors
MUSEE :
_ . . -trr *
One Week , Commencing- Monday , May
Uffner's Texas Quadruplets.
THE BABY'S PROCLAMATION I
You are respectfully invited to at found where an } ' four baby girls wer $
tend our first Deception to be given at ever born of one mother at one birth.
the EDEN "MUSEE , commencing My ! Didn't lots of folkcs come to seb
us down at Ingersoll , Texas , where
Alonclay , May 5th , at i p. m.
Maybe you don't know who we arc , we live. So many came that at lasE
'cause we haven't been around very papa and mamma had to take us and
long. Our names are Faith , Hope , go away off where nobody could find us.
Now we wil think don't ' like lit *
Charity and Patience Page. We were you
three months old April loth. We have lie babies if you don't conic and sec us.
blue eyes , fair complexion and flaxen Don't forget Monday , Maysth ( at
hair we were all born at the same i p. m. , sharp , our first reception
moment. Our combined weight when takes place.
Bye-bye till Monday.
we were born was 30 pounds ( we
know , 'cause grandma weighed us ) . FAITH PAGE ,
We are not cross babies , and we have HOPE PAGE ,
never been voted a nuisance , 'cause we CHARITY PAGE ,
only cry when we have to. You know PATIENCE PAGE ,
that is the only way we have of letting The Quadruplets.
folks know we want something. We PS. . Maybe you'll be afraid to
don't believe there was ever any such come , 'cause you'll think 'cause wo
cute , pretty babies as we are. We come from Texas we've got knives and
have looked through all the histories pistols in our boots. We ain't got any
and encyclopedias ( my , that's a big boots yet , and maybe we won t weajt
word for little babies ) , and we haven't boots when we grow up.
Two Great Theatres and T z o Great
Harry and Ella Maynard , THE REICK MUSICIANS. FAMILY ,
In Musical and Society Sketch.
In Their Unrivalled Sketch ,
LEOPOLD and KEATING
, " "
The Great Musical Team formerly \vitli \ Havcrly's ' Minstrels. "The Telephone.
THE GATLIN AND DUDLEY COMEDY COMPANY ,
. In the Roaring Faroe , "SCENES IN A CHINESE LAUNDRY. "
lOc ONE DIME ADMITS TO ALL. lOc
for his daily broad , I deairo to address this
comnninic.itlon.
The time is frst approaching when the la-
boriiif ? man of Nobrnslc.i will uo c.illed upon
to use his right of cli-cth o franchise to elect
oflli-eis to govern nud lugt&lato for him dining
the next two years. His vote will bo asked
for in the selection of governor , and u whole
list of st to oftleUH , including the legislature
of Nebraska , to represent us. The laboring
men should nsk which of these oflleers in
their oflleial capacity will como the nearest to
our own and our families' clfare mid Imppi-
Drothers , let us send a greeting to nil aslc-
Ing them to look after our state laws and out-
local interests.
You nsk what nro ojir interests I I answer :
Thov are too nunierous to cnumcr-
nto "in a communication of this kind.
At few of them pro : The honor of the
state that is your homo and that you innko
your living in ; that the corporations be re
sponsible in money for nil labor done in the
construction and maintenance of their work ,
\ \ hetlicr the work bo done by the Company or
by contractors ; that the corporations shall
see that labor bo paid in money at leust once
evciywcek and that u laboicr's lien shall
have precedence over all other indebtedness
against the company's pi opcity ; that nt the
expiration of the present contracts , the state
shall woilc nil convicts at her own expense
and in a position that they will not compete.
with honest labor ,
These tire some of the requirments nnd
how are wo going to get them ! AVe have
asked the old mvtlos time and asr.iln for such
legislation us I mention. I say , stop begging
and insist on them giving you the legislation
vou ask for. You ask , "How will wo do iti"
1 answer , "In youriuimary elections. " You
will have plenty of candidates asking your
votes for the honorable oflico of governor of
Nebraska. Th6 onb who will como the
nearest to your vlcus in his recommendations
to the legislature is your man.
Sco that you send honest , fearless men from
your primai ies to the county convention ,
who will vote for delegates to the state con
vention that will vote for your choice of thcso
candidates in the state convcntion/tho nom
inee you will bo most interested in is gov
ernor. In ills message to the legislature the
governor maps out the legislation , as that
body will bo called to net upon. If hobo
a live , enercclic , well posted and honest man ,
liis influence in the lower house is equal to
ten members. In fact , the right kind of a
governor can mold legislation almost to suit
his own will.
The next most important man to look after
is your representative in the legislature ,
every candidate. When ho announces him
self as sucli , call on him or send a delegation
to him and see. if elected , what ho will do for
you. Ho is supposed to bo familiar with all
your legislation , and if his answers uro satis
factory , go to the primaries nnd stand by
your candidate. If they nro nominated , go to
the polls and woik for them in every way
that is honorable and lawful. Stand shoul
der to shoulder by your nominees
in their election as you would ex
pect them to do for you when elected.
The mann ho will make j ou n good ofllccr is
he who is industiious ; iasobar ; has a good
business education ; is respected by his
neighbors ; has n local pride in his domestic
surroundings ; has a watchful ejo over the
intc'rots of his country ; who loves his state ,
and is willing at any time to servo his
country in defense of her honor. A man of
that kind you can rely upon will do what ho
agrees to do without any positive pledge , and
It is our duty when wo Und such men to work
for them. A. J. Ktaiiv.
Tlio KlKlitloiiiMore. .
Although no nttimpt was made in this city
to accept the invitation of tlio American confederation -
federation of labor and observe May 1 as
labor day the sympathy of the working men
was with the movement. The thousands of
men who cam their bread by dally toll ,
ntnoon lifted upi their voices , praying that
in Chicago whew the great Mrugglo was
going on , success might crown the effort. At
their homes that night , many of them clothed
themselves in their best raiment and devoted
the latter hours of the day to holiday enjoy
ment.
The president of Hie Central Labor union
In this city Is notqnly liopaful of the outcome ,
but feels assured that the eight hour plan is
bound to win in the cud. In shaking upon
the subject , ho said ;
"When the convention of the
Ameiicau confederation of labor was
held lu St. Louis In December lt > S8 ,
wo then and there resolved to make this
stand and declare for eight hours. At the
conclusion of the great labor convention , held
in Paris in Ii5b9 , which was held in conjunc
tion with the exhibition , the trades and labor
organizations of the world were represented ,
but owing to some political questions which
arose , they split ui > on every issue excepting
the eight-hour movement , Bamuel Gompors ,
president of the American federation of labor
was in attendance , aud it was by his efforts
that they united upon this question. The
tlual result was a success , as will bo noticed
by the fact that all over the civilized wet Id-
ill America. England , Russia , Austria and a
score of other counrtlcs at the sutuo hour
public demonstrations , not , however , iu con-
lliet with the laws of the land , weio held ,
which , to my tulud , fully demonstrates that
the laborers of the woiId desiio eight hours
as a dav and intend to get it. They have no
other object in view. There is no desiio to
strike , prostrate business or destroy
propel ty , but eight hours must and
will come , though it takes jears to biing
about the desired reform. "
Other prominent labor leaders in the city
view the matter in the same light , and , to
illustrate its popularity , point to the demon
strations held in Chicago , New York , Boston ,
St. Louis and most of the other prominent
cities of the United States. Tney not only re
gard the course ono of justice , but one of hu
manity , in which employers and employes
will bo united bcloro the end of another year.
In regard to the predicted strike , these
same men openly declaio that such a movement
"
ment lias never" been discussed in the secret
meetings , except as a last resort. D'i'hoy fur
ther state that .should a stilko bo ordered it
undoubtedly would not take effect inside of
ten days , thus giving tlio bosses every oppor
tunity to close up their contracts and get in
.shape for the issue. The contractors feel
precisely as ilo the men in this paiticular.
They do not anticipate a strike , though
should it como in the course of thirty ,
sixty or ninety days their affairs
will bo in better bhapo than in
any other city on the continent ,
because , owing to the impending condition of
affairs and the unsettled labor question , but
but few contracts have been made that could
not bo completed within the time agiccd
upon between the men und bosses.
Tlicio are some men among the contractors
who pi-edict these results , out the majority of
them are hopeful and will cheerfully nnd
patiently await and abide by the llnal result
of the iliftlcully in Chicago. If eight hours
should win in Chicago , where the
great battle is being fought , then
they will concede to the de
mands of the mechanics and
grant them eight houra in this city. Should
the workingmcn in Chicago fail to carry the
day , in that event , the contractor's of this
city will demand that their employes work
the same number of bom's as now. This rule
not only applies to the carpenters , but it
reaches beyond , taking in the bricklayers , the
masons , the plasterers , and in fact most of
the tradesmen who labor by the day.
The change , whatever may bo the result ,
will come so quietly that parlies outside of
labor circles will hardly realize that anything
has happened , as both classes nro.willing to
accept the situation nud remain submissive
until tlio time comes when victory shall bo
declared.
Knights of [ jailor.
The Knights of Labor are increasing in
numlicr at a rapid rate. Flourishing as
semblies are found In nearly every city nnd
hamlet in the land. Lust mouth , the grand
assembly Issued charters to llfty-six noxv
local assemblies. These the assemblies of
miners at Mover , Youngstown , AVilklnsburg ,
Amsbey , Smithton and Ashcroft , Pa. ; Farnsworth -
worth , Ind. ; Pinovillo nnd Music coal
mines , Ky. ; Pnnu and Colfav , 111. , and War
rior , Ala. Mixed assemblies at Moran , St.
John , Unlontown , Columbus , Halloxvcll , Bax
ter Springs and Cairo-ICan. ; Shoperdstown
and Homnoy. W. Va. ; Fort Bragg , Cal. ; Elkhorn -
horn and Phlllipsburg , Mont. ; Slcoth , Ark. ;
Seward , Neb. ; Castlcton , Vt. ; Hosinton.
Ala. ; Cedar Keys and Tampa , Fla. ; Auck
land , Now Zetland. Kallroad employes at
Hhlnccliff , Rochester and Lyons. N. Y. ;
La Grand. Ore. Painters at Middle-
town , N. Y. ; Uiunswlck , Ga. Carpenters
at Brunswick , Ga. ; salesmen nt Savannah.
( Ja , ; clerks at Fostorla , O" . : block pavers nt
Biooklyn ; brewery employes at Boston ,
Mass , ; Jersey City , N. J , ; traction employes
at Plttsburg , Pa. ; glassblowcrsatFalrmount ,
Ind. ; potters at Now Cumberland , W. Vn. ;
pattcin makers at Now York City ; ma-
vhlno workers nt St. Paul , Minn. ; mixed
( ladles ) assemblies at Nevada , Mo. ; Colum
bus , If an. ; Rutland , Vt. ; hoe operators at
Havcrhlll , Mass. ; mind's at Platt Common ,
near Barnsloy , England ; saddletree makers
at Wasall and Birmingham , England ,
Dating the same time t\vciity-thrco assem
blies were reinstated and reorganized. .Thoy
were as f olloxvs : M in era at PorUi nnd IIoos-
iorvlllo , 111. ; coopers and freeman , W. Va. ;
Percy and Hope well , Pa. ; Poeunuutas , Va.
gcarmcntciittcra nt Cleveland , O. ; mixed as
semblies at Bclolt , Saratoga and McPherson ,
ICns , : Whlteaburg and Plantorsville , Ala. ,
EjkCcisior Springs , Mo. ; AViihoo and Lincoln ,
Neb. ; Anaconda , Mont. ; Frankfort , Ind. ;
Wayoron , Ga. ; Now York city. N. Y. Engi
neers at Baltimore , Md. ; ladles at Chicago ,
Out * At on.
"Whllo there nro no indications of nn open
rebellion , there Is a feeling of great dissatis
faction existing among the street car con
ductors , motormcn and gripmcn. There is
an iron-clad rule with the company that if a
man is even one minute late ho loses his
train for thu day , and us the men are only
allowed ten and one-half hours of running
time per day under the present system , they
claim they cannot oven make a living and
support their families. In addition to this ,
they claim that frequently they uro compelled
to tnuko extra trips without compensation ,
as a few minutes of the run goes on the teu
and ono-half days' work ,
Severn ! months ago the conductors , inotor-
mcnuiidgilpmen organized n union , which
today is oue of the strongest in the country ,
They hnvo frequently talked this matter over
in secret nnd open session , but have never
made any decided stand , though they have
several times sent committees to aibitrato
with the street car company. In each in
stance the committee has been refused a hear
ing and the men have returned to report nnd
nursed their grievances. A few months ago
the matter was called to the attention of tlio
grand assembly , but as yet no advices have
been received from that body.
futvc.iriox.il , .
The local committee of the National Edu
cational association nt St. Paul has issued in
vitations to President and Mrs. Hnrrisson
and each member of the cabinet and his wlfo
to attend the annual meeting to be held at St.
Paul in July.
The deepest well In the world is soon to bo
dug in the environs of London. It will bo
nearly l.JiOO feet deep , and will bo furnished
with staii-s and illuminated. The objects of
the well is to enable students to observe the
various geological strata.
Nothing in this country more astonishes an
English university hied man than our college
yell. Ho never taltcs the practice as a bit of
American fun , but ho seriously sets to work
to prove how even educated Americans fol
low the customs of the savage Indianhis , war-
whoop being perpetuated in the ccllego yell.
During the present college year at Brown
university , up to date lit1. ! volumes have been
added to the university library by purchase
of.'ilO volumes and 1,634 pamplets by gift.
The total number of volumes at present is
about 70,000.
The statue of Theodora D.Woolsoy at Yale ,
willptobably bo erected next year , and will
stand on the campus near the entrance to the
now library. It will bo of ht-roic size , nnd
with the pedestal will bo about sixteen feet
high. It will represent the great educator
sitting in a Greek chair , clad in his robes as a
Yale president.
Tlio library of Cornell university possesses
an oriental manuscript written on palm
leaves , consisting of l ! > r > strips or leaves , each
7xl > inches , fastened together by a cord
passing through a hole in the center of each
leaf. ' 1 ho writing is done on each side of the
leaves by etching the characters with a
sharp instrument on tlio palm leaves , which
have been afterward tubbed over with a
black pigment.
Prof. K. J. James and Dr. R. P. Falkner ,
Instructors in the AVIiarton school of llnance
nnd economy at Pennsylvania university ,
have been elected editors of tlio now economic
and political science quaiterry to bo pub-
Hshcd in Philadelphia by the 1 American acad-
emy of political and social science. Tills po-
riodical will bo the organ of tlio academy and
bo national In its scope and spirit.
A prominent feature in the lifo of Colorado
college this year has been the organization of
a scientillo college for the purpose of promot
ing original research. The meetings are con
ducted with much zeal , and some good papers
have been lead. Effoits uro now
being made to secure a per
manent endowment of $200,000. The plan Is
to raise half that sum In Colorado , and the
temuimler in other states. Subscriptions to
the amount of 575,000 have already been se
cured In Colorado. The fact that wealthy
men at homo are generously supporting the
college show that tlioy have conlUlcnco in its
present administration and faith iu its fu
ture. ,
Robert Garrett Is to glvo the city of Baltl-
more a statute of George Peabody , in coin-
melioration of the philanthropist's work iu
founding u library und institute of art In
that city. Ho has obtained from W. W.
Story , the sculptor , in Rome , nn exact repro
duction of his oiiginal Inoiuo statue of Mr.
Peabody , which was erected near the Royal
Exchange in London , in recognition of the
noble charities which ho established in that
city.A .
A gentleman offers f."i,000 to any university
In Noxv England that will send a physicist to
witness ICecly's experiments , who will bind
himself not to glvo an opinion until the utUtiro
of Kuely's ' discoveries have been made known
to him ami ho has seen the demonstrations
which Kccly Is ready to make In proof of his
claims ns a 'discoverer , not an Inventor.
Prof , Loldy of the University of Pennsyl
vania and James M. Wilcox , author of "Ele
mental Philosophy , " aio tlio trustees who are
appointed to hold und transfer the sum of
$5,000 to the university that accepts the con-
ijltlons.
Dr. Dlxon. professor of hygiene nt the
University of Pennsylvania , has been making
some interesting experiments with nlr ami
dust obtained in street cars. Ilo has found
in them the germs of many diseases , conta
gious and otherwise. Bettor ventilation and
more effective cleansing is sorely needed.
This warning is but a tithe of what a great
school of hygiene can do for public health.
"An ouuco of prevention is worth a pound of
cure. "
Rev. J. W , Sproull of Plttsburg who Is now
in Egypt , writes of the great Moslem univer
sity at Cairo , founded in 070 , which , with itu
10,000 pupils and U70 professors , la said to bo
the largest In the world. The pupils have no
benches or chairs , but study , cat and sleep on
a blanket or straw mat. The Koran in the
only book used for grammar , law , philosophy
and theology , The professors receive no sal
ary , bijt are supported by private instruu
tlon , by copying books , uud by presents fiom
lich scholars. From this great university
goes forth annually a small army of fanatics
whoso -\\liolo influence Is entirely aud con
stautly exerted against progress and icform.
Jlentliifj
An innovation which will doubtless
pivo rise to a considerable amount of
discussion is thut of heating mauso
leums. Those of the Into Emperor Prod'
oriole of Germany tit Potsdmn and of his
fathor-in-liiw , the late prlnco consort , nt
Windsor , uro both boiiij , ' heated with ali
elaborate system of radiators and steam
pipes. This , however , is u fashion
which Is not likely to become popular.
For the number of. persons who can nf
ford to maintain steam engines and boil
ers for tlio purpose of keeping their fnm
ily tombs warm is necessarily limited.
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