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TWJSNTY-FIltST YEAR. OMAHA , TUESDAY MOKNl&'G , AUGUST 4 , 1891 , NUMBER 47.
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DEVOTED TO ORATORY.
Smelter Men Spent Yesterday
Listening to Their Leatare Talk.
THREE BIG MEETINGS WERE HELD.
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Much Pent-Up Eloquence Liberated by the
' Advccites of Short Days. ,
NO VIOLENCE OR OUTBREAK AT ALL.
, All th9 Men Peaomble and Willing to Wait
the Affair's Outcome.
JCB PRINTERS STILL LOCKED OUT.
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- J''mployliin Printers Ijooklnjj for
h * " * * "ilats"-No Trouble With Othei
Trades What a Day and
Forth.
All day yesterday the strike ntthosmeltoM
wns discussed In Omaha. The pros nnd cons
wore gone ever many times , and no conclu
sions could bo reached. At the three big
meetings held by the tnon many speeches
were made concerning patience and advising
the striker-H to remain firm nnd keep quiet.
No demonstration of any kind was at
tempted. At the smelting company's plant
a force of pollco' is on guard , but about the
wojks all Is quiet.
1 At the last mooting hold under the Douglas
trpot bridge about midnight , the mon were
urged to bo on hand by 0 o'clock this morn
ing. No trouble is looked for , however.
.1 KMITl\U lRrKI.Ql'MKXTS.
Smelters Quietly Holding Out for
C mpliniiue with Their Demands.
yesterday morning's daylight disclosed
n very quiet scene In the vlclnltj of the
smelter. A couple of policemen chatted
together at the north end of the works ,
nnd another pair killed time in a
'similar manner at the south gate , while n
tlfth wandered disconsolately about among
the furnaces , and Sergeant Wlmlcn gazed
with a solf-satlsflcd air ever the hundreds of
thousands of dollar worth of property that
' . had acquired in such short time and on
oiich brief notice.
One Man with a Mission.
The electric light engineer scorned to bo
the only person who had an actlvo mission on
earth , but oven his duties ended with the
dawn of another day , und when the whirr of
the dynamos ceased ho too disappeared , and
with one exception thu immense plant was
dcud.
Silver Workers Walk Out.
Over In nn ohacuro corner is located the
st vor shop. It is a llttlo , unpretentious
building , but the work done there is by no
means nn inconsiderable portion nf the busi
ness of thu works. Its out-of-the-way loca
tion was undoubtedly what caused the strik
ers to overlook It last evening , but it was
evidently not a part of their intention toloavo
a man at his post.
Bo that ns it may , they skipped the silver
shop , and there the men were nt work long
after tlio strikers loft und they were still ut
their posts yeoturdiiy morning. They were
running down the furnace , and the work was
completed shortly before noon. As soon us
the last brick wus cast the mon prepared to
leave , and us they departed the great plant
became literally dead.
Sinp'iio and fumes from the tooling fur-
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'Njact's continued to emanate from the tall
ctNnn'cys for hours , hut It wns not a symbol
of thu life within. It was rather a Hooting
monument to the energy that had been.
1 tlio 'Workmen.
At n comparatively early hour theomployes
of the works began reassembling , seemingly
luoru from force of habit Than from any pre
concerted arrangement for definite action ,
nnd during the morning hours probably 500
" > i' wcro gathered about the tracks
* faittl crossings u few hundred yards from the
south gates. They made no demonstrations
of any kind , but gathered in little knots and
discussed the situation , Many of them re
mained but a short , time and then
disappeared slowly uptown by twos
and threes , but others continued
' to haunt the place , lounging upon lumber
. piles mid making themselves ns comlortublo
us they could under the circumstances. They
seemed to recant the condition Into which
nffuirs had shnpoil themselves ns a matter of
course , nnd there wus no oxcitoniout , no uneasiness -
r easiness and no-disquietude manifested bv
rm.V of them. It had apparently been thor
I oughly Impressed upon their minds that thov
were to make no demonstration , and their
behavior nnd demeanor could not have been
move creditable.
Ono or Two Hotheads
who aspired to leadership , talked rather
fiwngvertugly of what they would do and how
they would make the company como to
time , but tills was evidently not the
plrlt of the rank and tlio.
The majority of the men had very little to
sny , and bused their action on the legality of
thd course they wore pursuing. They simply
declared as the legislature had seen lit to
enact an eight hour law , Iho company ought
to glvo it to thorn. An atmosphere' ex
pectancy seemed to envelop them , and they
were nil" looking forward to the open mr
meeting ; to bo held under the west end of the
Douglas : street bridge ut " o'clock In thu
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roascd the Police Detail.
A largo detail of police was sent to the works
in the morning , and remained on duty there
under Captain Mostyu mid Sergeant Graves.
A few ot them were -scntlorod through the
works , but the creator number mingled with
the throng outside. Their services wore not
called 'nto ' requisition , however , ns the mon
wcro not oven vocally demonstrative.
Of course , there were any number of rum
ors us to wlmt would bo attempted , but those
Incendiary Idoai wore not promulgated
among the ir.on. A report that tlio men had
tried to burn thu works was undoubtedly
caused by a slight blaze that roccurod about
4 o'clock this morning In the cupola building.
The lire di partmont wui called out , and hose
company No. nipped the blaze In Us inclpl-
ency. The fire originated from ono of tno
furnaces. Ordinarily , when the furnaces
nro charged with fuel and ore , the top of the
furnace Is dead , but after drawing the
charges last night mid running down the
furnaces the fuel made the top of the fur-
nnros piping hot , and this hoalau the adjoin
ing woodwork , which Dually Ignited.
President llartoii on the Situation.
President Barton examined the roof of the
building yesterday morning and declared
thnt the damage did not amount
to anything. Ho said ho could replace -
place every charred stick for $10.
AV lion asked as to the situation , Mr. Barton
stud ho could toll very llttlo about It , as it all
remained with the men so comply with the
tenni that they had themselves asked lor
and which the company hod granted ,
"It Is a mistake in the llm place , " said
Mr. Barton , "to think that all these men nro
striking for ji now order of things thai Is to
" - " 'n each of thorn Individually. There are
. not moro than llftt'ou or twenty strik
ers , mid the others have been coerced or
frightened Into It. The fact Is lhat If these
men could be assured and satlsllod that they
\ would not bo molested , tnobbod or an-
uoytu for coming buok to work , nearly
I uet a.uiu goo ol the wo would
bo willing 'o go rlpht back to their places
without further ado.
The greater part of the men do not want
any change. The furnaro mon and tappers
arc the only ones who want a change. 1 huro
are about sixty of them , and only about one-
fourth are making any trouble. I hey are
now on duty twelve hours a day , but their
actual labor Is only about cluht hours. It
takes about two-thirds of their time to
chart ; ! ) iho furnaces and the balance of the
time thov nro waiting for It to heat. Outside
of that the mon nro satisfied with their work
but thov have been coerced and intimidated.
"V'hon their committee eamo to mo and
said thov wanted the same hours and pay as
prevail In o'hors molters I agreed to It. I
told them that wo eoujd afford to pay Just as
and If they
much as any of our competitors ,
cnuld pay more wo rould pay more , ini-y
said they wanted the " ' " }
Is paid In Kansas City , and
that the works there paid so much. 1 know
that they wcro mistaken. 01 that the presi
dent had been mistaken when ho told mo
what they paid , as I offered to send n man
down there , pav his fare and give him letters
on which ho could secure all the Information
ho wanted and then rotuin and report to the
men. They were allowed to pick the man ,
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and the wo'rk hero was to go on as usual un
til his return , when an agreement could bo
reached according to his report. This was
fair and the committee so acknowledged and
accepted tt , mid wont away toagreo upon
their man. The next I know they demanded
three eight hour shifts at K pur day. Wo
can not stand the expense of such a change.
It would demand a 50 percent Increase In
the number of foremen and assistants , mid
would Increase our expenses.
"Wo nro having a hard time of it as it Is to
compote with the other smoltcrs. If it was
not for the tremendous tonnage wo could not
hold our own with the works in the moun
tains. That is all that brings the ore to the
river. If the now ordurof things demanded was
grunted wo would dwindle down and finally
have to close. Omaha can hardly afford to
have that dono. Our monthly cash payroll Is
JttO.OOO , or * l,200 u day , and It means a great
deal to the retail interests of the city to take
that money out of circulation. Our men have
largo families , and it is not putting it too
light to sny that wo represent 51,000 popula
tion. Those people must , oat , oven if thov
have no income , and it will bo a serious blow
to the retail merchants. July and Auirust
are dull months with us. It costs more to
hnndlo the ore , and our contracts always end
July 1 , and do not begin until October 1 , at
which time wo contract tor the whole output
of the mine.
"During the summer wo buy on the market
Just enough to keep running. It hat not cost
us much to close now , as wo anticipated yes
terday whut was coming , and at once begun
to run down the blast furnaces , so that when
they reached hero they were empty. If they
had como two hours earlier they would have
done us some damage. The difficulty could
uot have como at a time that would have
suited us bettor. I think that when the men
undorstan'd that they will not bo subject to
molestation here , ns tno mayor has promised
that the strikers shall not again bo 'illowod
to enter the grounds , they will bo willing to
go to work again. "
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Talks Mmlo to tins Men by Speakers
from tlio flunks.
Hotwoen 1,200 and V,5UO people assembled
under the wagon bridge nt the lower end of
Douglus street shortly after noon yesterday
in response to the call for an open air labor
mass mooting. There wcro probably very
few of the striking smelter omployos who
were not present , and the lockedout job
printers were very largely represented , while
men in various callings who have not us yet
been directly interested in any of the labor
complications were to bo scon sprinkled
through the crowd and numbers of business
inenwero soon.slttlng in their buggies around
the outskirts of the motley assemblage. In
their cases it was evidently more of cur
iosity than of direct interest , and after
listening n short .time they drove away and
their places were filled by others.
All vantage points were covered to their
fullest capacity ; and scores of interested
spectators loaned over the railings of the
bridge , eighty foot nbovo tlio surcing throng ,
and wntuhnd and listened. The crowd was
orderly , and no attention was paid to the
do on policemen who loitered about in the
background with nothing to do for the time
being but keen their eyes and oars wide open
and draw their salaries.
Turned on tlio I3loiu | MIOU.
Although the meotincr wa-t ca41od for 13
o'clock , it was nearly tin hour later wnon Mr.
Mnssor called the crowd to order and an
nounced Organizer Kluukof the Internation
al Typographical union" , as the first speaker.
Mr. Klunk had very little to say , merely
announcliiL' tint ho had boon called here by a
reported strike , and hid : found that It was a
lockout. Ho sit til that the lawa governing
such cases would obtain hero , and that the
men would bo looked after by the union.
A couple of speakers then harangued the
assembly In Dohomlan and Gorman , and the
gentleman froiu the fatherland wns loudly
applauded when ho referred to the smelting
works as a "murder-grove. " He assured the
strikers that their action would result in
work for moro people and better pay all
around.
T. C. Kelsey next ascended the woodpile
and told thu men that they were there to see
the law enforced that was made by a "good ,
kind , sympathetic farmer legislature. " Ho
did nol'forgot to liberally taffy the soil tillers
who thought so much moro of tha Omaha
worklngmon than they did of their own om
ployos , and incidentally took a whack at the
few misguided people who "struck the
shackles from 4,000,000 blacks only to rivet
thorn securely on 18,000,000 whites. "
' Mr. Kelsey counselled moderation and dop-
recatcd violence to either person or property.
"You must not pay any attention to the
" said the speaker. ' '
policemen , 'They are as
much Interested in the success of this move
ment ns wo nro. They nro not arrayed
against us but are simply doing their duty ( o
preserve order. They are a'branch of'tho
executive municipal government , and with
out them a city would not bo as orderly and
peaceable as It should be. "
What Mr. ll-cwstcr Said.
George \Vashtngton Drowsier was next
called upon , and as ho wanted to talk for
some time it was several minutes before ho
got through. Ho said : "Through the labor
ing men who have worked for this institu
tion for twenty yours this corporation has
grown wealthy. .Thoy can afford anything ,
yet they say thov can't afford to
pay Jl.tlS for elcht hoars' work. Your
cause Is just. Those proprietors have
such an amount invested that thov
can't afford to shut down their works. They
can't attord to grind us down. They have
some llttlo soul loft , and they certainly will
concede the Justice of your appeals. I am
ono of these hopeful ones. A tow years ago
tliero was a strike hero In the smoltcr , and it
resulted seriously to n certain extent. I hope
and trust there will bo no lives lost and no
blood shed now. Mutiy people sny wo are
Ignorant and bloodthirsty. 1 hope no man
hero will destroy a dollars worth of property.
It U not proper for anyone to encourage the
destruction of a cent's worth of property bo-
lunging to this company. The policemen are
safe in our midst. Wo don't want to hurt
thorn. There is no need of their services ,
ns wo don't propose to hurt
any man or allow any man to bo hurt.
Wo are hero ns men to ask for simple Jus
tice , and In this land of freedom we propose
to have our voices heard in our cause.
"Thoy toll us this eight hour law Is class
legislation. 1 ask. Is It I No. The last leg
islature made two of the grandest laws that
nvo on the statute books of the state of Ne
braska. Ono was the Airttrallun ballot law
and the other is ttio eight hour law.
"
"Wo Know no party. Our point is Justice.
Good , law abiding citizens are in svmpathv
with our movement und this law. It wiil
have better ro.suIts than any other law on our
books. With the Australian billet system
we will have men filling public oflices elected
for principle and not wealth or boodle.
If every man who works will obey the law ,
th employers will also have to do It. Don't
sign these contracts , but obey the law. 1
am sorrv the street railway tnon sluncd
them , They are violating the law. If wo
violate iho law how can wo expect the em
ployers to keep the agreement )
The suieUluivorka company workj its
mules six hours n dav and the mon thirteen
hours. The reason Is" that the mules belong
to It and the men don't. The men came
pretty nearly bolonglnu to the company they
only received $ J.ti ! : nilny. Don't use violcnco
unless forced to do so. "
The speaker said ho wanted the reporter *
to get hit speech , and then with n wild flour
ish of trumpets exclaimed ; "Give us liberty
or glvo us dimth , " and stopped down to inako
room for James liacon.
Oratory Shut Off ,
said so many familiar things that
the crowd made up their minds that they
had hoard him before , and intitna'od us
much. Ho urged the sinkers to stand linn ,
nnd roasted the smelter management In dis
connected and bildly butchered English.
Kov. ,1. H. II. Hcody , thu presiding genius
of St. Timothy's mission , ascended the stack
of lumber for n few seconds mid advised the
men to selllo their dllllcultlos amicably.
Mr. Mussor glanced ever the multitude ,
but seamed to discover no more available
oratorical timber , mid after announcing an
evening meeting at Metz' hall at 8:110 : o'clock
Jinil another at. iho Grand opera house at I )
o'clock this morning , declared the mooting
adjourned.
The crowd slowly nnd aulotly dispersed ,
while the motor cars rumbled overhead mid
the river swlrlod pu < < t thu silent and dcsortod
smelter as before.
Oratory and Moro Advice Given
the Sinolter Mon.
As early us 0 o'clock last evening the
dissatisfied employes of the smelting works
and their friends began to gather in and
around Mot/ hall , and when Chairman
Musser called the meeting to order thcro must
have been upwards of a thousand persons
present. The meeting was called , ho said ,
for the purpose of giving other labor organi
zations an opportunity of showing their sym
pathy in the course of the locked out em-
plovcs of the smelting works , and ho was
glad to state that mtny of the other organiza
tions , who were In favor of the enforcement
of the eight hour law had turned out in such
great numbers and wcro standing shoulder
to shoulder in this great struggle.
After iho UniHI Pacific shop Men.
Ho then introduced Mr. William Mulhall ,
who said that it waa not the llrst tune ho had
stood on that rostrum and advocated tho-io
same principles. Ho appealed to the men of
the Union Pacific railroad , and asked thorn
where they stood on this question. Ho had
labored with them for fourteen years , and
was sorry to say that though they were the
first to organUo in favor of the present eight
hour system , tonight they had gone back on
their pledges and permitted themselves to bo
trampled under foot by nn overbearing mo
nopoly. "Why do you not como forward
like men and American citizens
and aid your Polish nnd Bohemian
brothers , who cannot defend themselves on
account of the ignoraaco of your language ! "
It was with sadness that ho recalled the
fact that while fourteen years ago ho had
stayed with them in their trouble , now they
had gone back on him. "If you do not as
sert your rights you are scabs. [ Cheers. ]
I'you do not show firmness now. tnon you
must udtnit you have bent your knees to the
tyrants.
"Wo stand shoulder to shoulder with
Knights of Labor und both organized and un
organized labor everywhere. As laboring
ncoplo you sent three men to the legislature
from Douglas county to enact tins eight-hour
law , und I am sorry to state that hud it not
been for the farmers' alliance I do riot bo-
Hove that it would have boon enacted. "
Someone Sholitcd Hats.
At this juncture In the proceedings someone
ono sitting near representatives Ucrtrand
and Urcnnan shouted "Hats. " Immediately
several hundred voices yelled "Turn him
out. " and excited men from nil parts of the
hall jumped to their loot , leaped on the
chairs , nnd a perfect Babel ensued. There
were PolesBohemians , Swedes , Germans and
various other nationalities , all repeating
In their various native tongues the same cry
and rushing pell moll over one another In the
direction of the Interrupter of the mooting.
The efforts of the gentlemen on the plat
form to restore order proved utterly futile ,
nnd for several minutes pandemonium
reigned supremo. After a struggle the dis
turbers of the meeting were ejected.
Mr. Mulhall then concluded his speech Und
M. Krctzmor addressed the meeting in Bo
hemian-and from the frequent bursts of np-
pluusu it was evident that his speech was
much appreciated.
Dennis Kearney Again.
Mr , John Quinn was then introduced nnd
began by stating that for the last twenty-
four hours ho had been discussing thu matter
with all classes nf workmen ; that ho know
what they wanted , what they were entitled
to , and that ho know enough about them to
know whut they would claim. Ho said that
ho differed from.ono of thospoakors who w is
In favor of making this a test case , but it
was not a test case , it was n law. If it wont
into the courts it would be at , least four or
live years before they would got u hearing ,
and with the influence of the money powers
In this state the w.orkiugmon stood a good
cnnni'o of being defeated.
Ho scored the Courts vigorously , and said
they were all rotten to the core. fChcois.J
Ho confessed that as was stated in the col
umns of Tin ; Dei : that ho delighted to. have
the opportunity to spread himself. It was
his delight to see mon got their rights. Ho
would not criticize the action of Tin : Bun
because its editor , Mr. Kosewator , was In
Europe , but ho had very little iso for the
tin horn editors who used the columns of
TIIK Bui : to vent their personal spite on him.
Ho was very happy that he dill not have to
work for corporations , as ho was now a frco
man.
man.Ho created n laugh by asserting that a
former speaker had boon n llttlo too hard on
tlm Union Pncitlo boys , they were only asleep
now , but would soon wuko up and make
tilings lively.
Mr. Ilacon mndo a short speech and sug
gested that n committee of five of cuoh na
tionality present bo appointed to proceed to
the smelting works and endeavor to porsuadn
the mon who w'ero supposed to bo working
there last nlirht .to quit. Carried.
Mr. Bearman briefly addressed tlm moot
ing in German and Mr. Witehlo did the same
In Swedish.
After announcing that a meeting of Cen
tral labor union would bo hold In Green's
hall this morning at ( I o'clock thu mooting ad
journed , and n procession wns formed out
side the hall , which took up the line of
march for the smelling works in a very
orderly manner.
JIACK TO Till ! HMKI.TKH.
Another Trip and Another Meeting
Under Iho Itrldge.
When the meeting ot Mutz's hall adjourned
the mon tnaivhod In a body to the smelter.
They marched four nbroast down the mltldlo
of the street , nnd ttio sidewalks on cither
side wcro filled with a curious throng ,
which was bound to see ovcrylblug that
took placo.
The Idea seemed to prevail among the
spectators that the mon intended to loot the
works , but the strikers wcro bunt only on
driving out the llromon who were supposed
to bo secretly keeping up the Dres , The men
made no organized effort to enter the worns ,
although they swarmed about the gates.
They discussed various plans for goinr
through the wonts , but Sergeant Whalen
dissuaded them and Induced them to await
the arrival of President Barton and obtain
permission to send n committee of live
through the works nnd satisfy themselves
that no ono. was at work. A number wuro m
favor of taking the worus by storm , but
milder counsel provallcd.
As a precautionary measure two wagon
loads of police were driven to tbo smeller at
u gallop , The officers were drawn up In
double line just within the line of the works ,
und not a blue coat was to bo seen outside.
The strUers Dually draw back under the
bridge whcro another mooting was held nnd
speeches were made In UuglUh , German nod
Bohemian ,
Another load of police arrived and excited
the jeers of iho crowd , hut no other expres
sion of disapproval was manifested , Tuo
leaders urged the mon to abstain from vloJ J
lence , and llnally the croird'tlUporcd , .lint
Bacon urging ttiom as n enbd night shot to
"bo on hand again not later than I ) o'clock at
the outside. " ]
During the strikers' meetlnfeon'SottthThlr- |
toonth street , a report was sOnt to headquar
ters that a not was in progrosl , A load of
pollco was rush to the place In the patrol
wagon , but their services were not needed.
After the crowd had disperse 1 u detail of
twenty policemen was loft on dutv nt the
stncltcr to guard against any possible out
break , although no demonstration was ex
pected bcforo morning.
Chief Seavey remained nt the station until ;
" o'clock this morning , when ho wns satisfied |
that all would bo quiet for o few hours and
wont home , , '
I- rein tlie Denver Ijnd.
Dr.s-viu : , Colo. , Aug. a. [ Special Tolcgrnm
to THU Bii.J : W. H. Jumps , superintendent
of the Omaha mid Grant stnoltor In this city ,
was soon this morning and , nskod about the
trouble In Omaha , "
" \Vo have received n full account of the
affair , " ho said , "but it Is not as'bad as dis
patches mnka It. "
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"Has the Omaha stnoUorin'suod you to fur
nish a crow of men to run tho'plant ! "
"No , there are plenty of idle men in Omaha ,
and If the company ivants to start up its
plant thcro nro plenty of men to do it. Our
dispatches sny that the company is prepared
to stand n shut-down for any length If neces
sary , but I think It will start up again In a
few days. " ,
"Will it accede to ttio demands of the
strikers 1"
"No , the demand Is unreasonable and the
company will never grant It. Our mon In
Denver nro all paid by the hour , and the
same rule is In force everywhere. The strike
will not affect us nero in the loast. "
TIIK roir.v.
New Developments In tdc f.ockont of
the ilol ) Printers.
Sunday night tha indications pointed
to an early adjustment * of the dlfll-
culllos existing between tho. Job and the em
ploying printers. The sarai/ indications ex
isted Sunday morning , but u few hours later
everything was changed , aitd now the end
is fnrther away than nt any time since the
lockout. This como about , -bn account of n
manifesto upon the part of the owners of the
shops.
They held a mooting las > .r.ight , nnd by n
unanimous vote decided to"rat" , the town.
Yesterday they kept the .telegraph wires
hot. Mossngos have \been sent to
various cities , asking tha't Job printers
bo sent at once. This means
that a number of the largest , ofilcos will bo
wide open and printers will ho * bo compelled
to show their cards when tUty apply for sit
uations. In the meantime , the oulces will bo
kept onen and will take care of all rush work ,
wnilo other orders for work will hang on the
hook. The now mon wMl bb put to work as
soon as they arrive , and it is'claimed that the
oflices will bo running on ful' time by the last
of the week.
The printers , like McGluty , are dressed in
their best Sundav clothoj and are rather en
joying the vacation. They moot in HUle
Knots on the street corners and In their halls ,
where they discuss the situation from every
conceivable standpoint. They laugh at the
idea of the bossns being able to "rat" the
olllees , claiming that it will'tnkn months to
gather enough man to hr.nlllo the work.
Notwithstanding tins statement men have
been stationed at all of the depots , and every
train Is being watched. This is lor the pur-
po'.o of explaining the situa'tlon to job print
ers who may happen to flout in lu response to
the telegrams.
The printers sny they are aU.auxlous to go
back to work , but will , not ihxikp the conces
sion and'sign the agreementwhich ) , , areas
follows : . t
Kroni and Inolndhi ? Autisii 1. 1811 , all em
ployes of will bu employe : ! anrt paid by tlio
hour for the number of hours they work , ut
tlio same r.ito of wages now paid and not by
tlm < iiy. ;
Any employe who In unwilling to work the
sumo number of hours at heretofore , ut the
rate at wages heretofore paid him ,
will report in writing ut OIIIM to the uiiuor-
slznud. I
Jill v3 > , 1801. J.
* * * Kueelptof the above rule nn'l regu
lation IK liiirohy acknowledged. I am wlllln ;
to continue In tlio service of subject to
tlio same.
July iil ) , 1601.
Whut the Printers Ask.
The printers demand $10 par week and
double pay for overtime. The claim Is mudo
that it they signed the agreement the wages
would bo less than $12 per week which would
mean starvation to men with families , Thcro
are some of the married men , however , who
look at the lockout from rather a gloomy
standpoint. They claim that elpht hours and
eight hours pay will not make them ' a living ,
and if they cannot got fair wages' ana moro
hours they must leave town.
The bosses are moro hopeful than at any
time since the beginning of the lookout. At
the Hoes company's establishment a few
men are nt work. Sam Heos , the proprietor ,
is at the cuso "stick" in hand and is taking
euro of till "rush" work. Ho declares that
from this time on his office will bo open to
all printers with or without cards.
Air , Ueos explains why an ofllco cannot
adopt the eight hour plan.
Ho states that under tlio old rule , an ofllco
that was doing a business of $3,000 per year ,
the not profit would bo $500. Ileduco' the
working tirno one-fifth , the other expenses
would bo nearly as much , which would increase -
crease the debt nnd place the balance on tha
other side of the ledger at tha end of the
year.
At tiio Republican ofllco the trouble Is
attributed to the news printers , who are In
the majority in the union. The proprietors
claim that the Job men were .satisfied with
their hours and pay , but thttt the news
printers , who hail no Interest in the difficulty
out voted the job mon and brought about the
lock out. Both the news and the job men
deny this statement.
In all the olllcos the binding hands and the
pressmen and feeders are at work , they
having signed the required agreement.
There is some talk that these people will go
out if the olllcos nro declared open , but the
men themselves refuse to tain.
Three Mon Only Want u Seven Hour
.Saturday ;
Yesterday there was a strong probabil
ity of a bricklayers' walk out ; but this far
the present trouble has bcfon bridged ever
and now Iho only place In tho'city where the
men are out is at John Hmh's building at
Thirteenth and Castellar streets. There the
thirteen men refused to go "to work unless
the contractor would glvo them seven hours
and oiiilit hours nay on Saturday , This the
conlructor refused to do.
On other Jobs the monwtatto work with
ttio understanding that future Saturdays
would bo olght hour days.
The men nro all working eight
hours at fiO cents , per hour.
The extra pay for ox tra hours has been dis
cussed by the men nnd the bosses , but this
question Is open owing to a- difference-
opinion In the interpretation qf the law. The
mon claim that for extra tluys they would ,
under the provisions of the , law , bo paid
douulo for each hour , ? 1 for the first , tl for
the second , ft for the third and so ou in the
geometrical progression.
The contractors lauch at the idea and state
that such a law would bo ridiculous. If a
storm came up Just at quitting time and a
man wns compelled to work six hours In
order to save the building his salary for the
ever time would bo $ tl. They claim that the
legislature uavor intended such a plan of
robbory.
T.II.II OF TIIK Tilounr.i : .
la the Im\v Constitutional ? lilt ; Pay
for Klromtw Notes.
The manufacturers of the oily have some
grave doubts about the oonnituttonullty of
Iho eight-hour law and n movement is now
on foot to have it tested at the earliest possi
ble date. A fund will bo subscribed nnd a
case will bo tukon to the supreme court.
Tboir doubts arc caused by this fact : On
thu old statute books there ts a law which
provides that ton hours shall constitute a
day's labor. The now law provide * that
eight hours shall constitute a day's labor.
but the now law Is without a rapoallng
clause. It is claimed that the two laws
being In the shnpo they arc , loaves the state
without any labor law.
Another point raised Is lhat the now law
is class legislation and that It Is Invalid. It
provides for town nnd city workmen , .me
chanics and artisans , but farm employes nnd
domestics nro compelled to work for a ? many
hours as their employers may dictate.
I'"lrcinen Uoild lie Millionaires.
Mayor dishing has dissected the labor sit
uation , and ns far as It applies to the llro de
partment vh'Wa It with considerable alarm.
Firemen are on duty twontv-fotir hour *
nnd If the eight hour law is applied to them
nnd they draw their u.iy In strict accordance
with Its provisions , the city will bo bank
rupted. The state law provides that for ad
ditional hours the pay will Increase according
to the rules of geometrle.il progression.
The mayor has lieu red this out and finds
that for the last hour ol each twenty-four
each fireman would receive the salary of
f irvTO.-'O , to say nothing of wlmt the salary
would bo for the preceding hours.
Will Try i\K\tt : \ \
At the Davis & Cowgill foundry where
fifty men are employed , all of the hands are
working eight hours. The rule went Into foroo
force today. Air. Davis hold a meeting with
his men Sunday , and pleasantly discussed
the eight hour law. Some of the men want
ed to Work ton hours vnder the old scale , but
all agreed to try the eight hour plan fern
n while. It may not be adopted permanently ,
as the men are inclined to ' .ho belief that eight
hours work and eight hours p.iv tvlll nut ena
ble them to support their families.
The Grant Slagollthlc company omplovs
twenty-llvo men. Yesterday morning Mr.
Grant in formed them that ho would comply
with the law and from this time on eight
hours and eiL'ht hours' pay would constitute a
days' work. The men protested and claimed
that they could not. earn money enough to
support their families.
The Old Soiled nlo Goo- ) .
John F. Coots employs fifty men at his stone
stone yards. Today they were notified that
eight hours would bu a day. They wanted Jo
know about the pay and wcro informed that
they would bo paid for Iho number of hours
they worked. This settled the matter * and
nine hours go at the stone yards ,
No Strike at Iho Sh t\-a. \
A rumor was current on the streets about
noon yesterday that the mon at thu union
Pacific shops had struck , but a tour of the
shops furnished a substantial denial of the
report. All the men were at work as usual
and several of them who wcro spoken to about
the matter stated that they hod hoard noth
ing of a proposed striKe.
T. H. Daily , ehinf clerk in Iho superinten
dent's ofllco , said there had not boon any in
timation of trouble.
"Tlio men decided some time ago , " said ho ,
"that they would rather work nine and a
half hours per day as long as possible , and
they are doing so. If they want to work
eight hours no ono would object. They are
paid 03- the hour and want to earn as much
as possible. There have boon no committees
to ask for eiirht hours or any other change ,
nnd no trouble is anticipated. "
Klcvat ir Hoys Catch the I'cvor.
In some of the buildings in the city some of
tlio elevator men and boyjs , in order to bo in
it nro catching the short hour fovor.
These men and boys nro paid from ? . ' ! . " > to
? f > 3 per month nnd work from ton to twelve
hours. Nothing has been determined , but
still thorn is a fcolini : among the boys to been
on the side of short houri.
I3ast Oniahti'H Situation.
While all the labor oxcltoraont and eight
hour hue and cry is in full blast in the heart
of the city , East Omtiha is quietly pursuing
the even toner of her way , and when anyone
wants to know how It will affect her , she
simply throws up both hands and solemnly
nfllrms that she isn't in it.
And indeed this seems to bo the case.
Everybody is wondering what the Carter
White Load works will do about it , and ad
vancing theories as to what the result will
bo , but the Carter people go right along mak
ing hay and white lead with the creatost ap
parent unconcern and indifference. They are
out of the world for the present at least and
will not come back to earth until thosupremo
court is ready to locate them either in Iowa
or Nebraska. Their locution nnd the result
it will have is the subject of much comment ,
and opinions nro as numerous and as widely
at variance ns could well bo the caso. It is a
question that offers ample opportunity t'or
careful investigation at the hands of people
with a fair stock of time and brains ut their
disposal ,
Notes for Iho toilers.
All members of the Machine Wood Workers
union are requested to attend thu regular
mooting that will bo hold at Wolff's hall on
Cumlng street tonight. Important business
will bo transacted.
Cady & Gray , manufacturers of sash , doors
and blinds , bavo refused to accept the eight
hour day. They employ fifty hands , allot
whom have signed contracts to work by the
hour and work ten hours a day.
A Special meeting of the Central Labor
union will be hold at Gate City hull at 70 : : !
this evening , to take action on the eight-hour
laiv. All delegates are requested to ho pres
ent. Gnoiuii : BBIIUIN'U , Secretary.
The report has gene out that the Central
Labor union hud hired a lawyer to test the
constitutionality of tlio eight-hour law. Mr.
Sobnng denounces this as a falsehood. Last
night bo stated that the union had not oven
consulted mi attorney upon the question.
The mills of John F. Coats are now running
eight hour shifts nnd the mon are all working
like beavers. Mr. Coats has complied with
the provisions of tbo law' and has not asked
any of his mon to enter In contracts to work
eight or any other number of hours.
OTllKIl I..IIIOII THtHflll.KS.
Glucose KniployoH Given Notlco of a
Cut in Salaries.
BUTPAI.O , N , Y. , Aug. ! ) . The statement
wns current on the street this morning that
the omployos of the American glucose com
pany's works on Scott street have boon noti
fied of a reduction of 10 par cant In salarioj
and wages which took effect August 1 ,
\Vhcn soon by n reporter this morning Mr.
William Hamlln , the treasurer of the com
pany , corroborated Iho rumor and stated
further that only these workmen
who received fLlin per day would
bo subjected to such n cut. And further
that the conditions which rendered such n
move necessary were ever production of glucose
coso in the country , ncllvo competition und
the high price of corn. The low price of
sugar has not affected tbo business in the
slightest degree.
Textile Workers Convono.
FAU. Hivrii , Mass. , Aug. 'I.--Tho second
convention of the national union of textile
workers began this morning. The conven
tion will bn devoted to tlio discussion of plans
for n moro thorough organization of textile
workers throughout the country ,
Kcported Revolutionary Attempt.
P\IIIS , Aug. 3. Sunor Gorilla , the Spanish
republican , in an Interview today denied
that ho was In any way implicated In the
Barcelona affair. Ho said that he would do
nothing without the cortalnty nf success.
The latest report from Barcelona Justltlos
the bellof that thu affair was a genuine revo
lutionary attempt ou the part of the repub
licans.
ItiiHlnens Trouhles.
BOSTON , Mass. , Aug. U.-Samuel Lone , a
real estate operator at Allston , Mass , , has
assigned. His liabilities arn $500,000 ana
assets $1,000,000. Inability to obtain ready
cash was the chief cause of the assignment.
NEW YOUK. Aug. ! ) . Abraham Backer ,
dealer in commercial pupor , mudo an assign-
raont today without proforoncoi ,
Italians Killed in a Duel.
ST. Lous , Mo. , Aug. 8 , Antonio Jontles
and Marento Kioto fought a duel with knives
In East St , Louli today. Joutlcs' body lies
in the morgue , Both the uiilod and the
slayer wcro Italians , Thot - o brotnor-In-
laws , nuil u .th lived at SM. . - irgnn street ,
St , Louis. They went to ti.'t. \ . Louis Ihls
morning each with a boslj 5 lemons mid
each being anxious to oti - . the other.
They met during tlin course iho day nuil
the nmn whoso basket was it , tt full com
plained to the other about tt < ury ho was
doing him in a business wnj ftcr n few
words the inou wont to 11 sit jd and va
cant lot and there dlsean words as
weapons aim .substituted knhrs. Tlio llttlo
son of the dead man , who necomi-anled his
father , being the only witness of the duel.
Jcntlos1 slayer escaped.
XIIH'S / ' / ) . ) / M i\ICO.
Politics nti'l General Gossip of tlio
Xoluhhorlni ; Hep u hilt ; .
CITVOF Mctu-o , Aug. a. Mr. McWood ,
whoso railroad concession has boon dodaro.1
forfeited by President Dltiz for iioncompll-
aneo with contracts , now claims that ho
bribed various officials , and the latter Imvo
decided to bring the matter into the courts ,
accusing McWood of ealumny.
The reports of finding great treasures In
Monterey are false.
Yellow fever is extending to the ships In
the hiirhor of Vera Cruz.
HI Tleuipo , newspaper , claims that the
death of Mr. Baker , British consul at Vera
Cm/ , was caUM.'d by poison.
The work of witt'lnp up a lire alarm tele
graph Iti this city has commenced.
Tlio people of San Luis Potosl have nomi
nated , toso Voraslcquoz for governor In oppo
sition to tlio Ulaz and OS 11 terras families , ono
or another member of which 'has arbitrarily
ruled over the Btato over since President
Diaz has been in ofllce , and lively times are
expected at the election.
The continued presence here of ox-Presi
dent Gonzidos is cousldored very significant.
The state of .latlsco has been In great
financial difficulties since the accession of
General Galvan to the governorship. lie is
said to favor the closing of the schools and
favors all kinds of gambling. The state is
also overrun by brigands.
A Column syndicate Is trying to purchase
largo tracts of cofleo and rubber producing
lands in the state or Chiapas.
Excitement oyor the coming election in
Guatemala Is very intense , but no open rup
ture has yet occurred. President Harillus
will undoubtedly leave for Europe as soon as
his term expires. The colToo and tobacco
ciop promi.ses to be abundant this year.
I'l.K.lSKlt H'lTII 'I'lllI'KKtiinKXT. .
Harrison's Views on tli < ! Cahensly
Qiiostinn Favored hy thePope. .
KU.MI : , Aug. M. The recent interview between -
twoon President Harrison and Cardinal
Gibbons created interest here ns an Indica
tion of the importance In America of the
Callously question. The pope , Cardinal
Simeon ! and the chiefs of the propaganda
have been much impressed with the declara
tions of the'president. The tributes of the
American press to the wisdom of the pope's
decisions are also groutly appreciated.
The holy see sincerely regrets that the
friends of Mr. Cahcnsly have spread a
report that Homo placed the obstacles
la the way of his schemes. Front
the first the propaganda declared
to Mr. Cahensly that the holy see would
never nccedo to tno demands of national
bishops. Ciirdinal Simeon ! and Mirr. Pors-
ice both assort that the Cahensly schi'ino will
never be accepted by the propaganda.
"Never , " they declare , "will it loeord such
prerogatives to immigrants. Mr. Cahensly
committed a grave imprudence. We can
uover enter upon such u course. "
m
CIIK\'J\XM F.I roitKn ,
Carey Ilrothc-s : Pitr-'haso An Exten
sive Piece or tliut City's Property.
Ciuvix\i : : , \\"yo. , Aug. it. [ Spaeial Tele
gram to Tin : BKB. ] Sanator Carey and his
brother , It. Davis Carey , today bought the
Cheyenne opera house block for $30OOU. The
property was owned by a stock company and
has lately been allowed to lapse into a state
bordering ou dilapidation.
The new owners will do some rebuilding ,
thoroughly renovating the entire building
and place it in first-class condition , no mat
ter what the cost may bo. Tno opera house
auditorium will bo fitted up in lirst-class
style so as to make it m every respect worthy
of the town. .
H'Jl.lTIIKIt MIKIX.IHT.
For Omaha and Vicinity Continued warm
and fair weather.
WASHINGTON , Aug. n. Forecast , till 8 p.
in. Thursday : For tMiunesota and North
Dakota Generally fair , followed by showers
Tuesday night ; stationary temperature , ex
cept , wanner In eastern Minnesota ; winds
generally southerly.
For Nebraska and South Dakota Con
tinued warm weather ; generally lair ; south
erly winds.
For Iowa Generally fair ; warmer , except
stationary temperature in extreme western
portions ; southerly \\lnds.
For Missouri and Kansas Fair winds , be
coming southerly , and warmer , with a con
siderable raise in temperature for eastern
Missouri.
For Colorado Generally fair , except
showers in the mountains In the northern
iwrtion in the evening ; stationary tempera
ture ; variable winds , generally southerly.
Curious Kclii ; o U'oiinilo I Knee.
W SIIINRTON , Aug. I ! . Major John Van It.
HolT , post surgeon at Fort Hlloy , Kan. , has
sent to the war department a battle-murKcil
relic of the late campaign against ttio Indians
in South Dakota. It is ,111 ambulance guido
which has upon Its Hold of white the sign of
the Hod Cross. According to the terms of
the Geneva convention this cross , when
properly displayed , Is respected by all com
batants in civilized warfare. There are mnro
than a dozen holes In the guido , made by the
shots from the Indians' weapons , and Major
HolT In his letter accompanying it expresses
the opinion that the Geneva convention cuts
no figure in Indian warfare. The guido was
ono of those displayed In ttio Wounded Knee
light.
Private KIchard Costlier and William
Glrdwood wore granted cortllicatos for gal
lantry displayed In this light , as well as in
the fight at WhltoClay creek.
Desmond Downed Mini.
NKMIUSKA CITV , Nob. , Aug. ! ) . [ Special
Telegram to Tun Uii.j : : J. Caston and S.
Desmond wrestled at the Standard tonight
for a wuccr of f50 n sldo. The hall was well
tilled. The match was that Desmond should
throw Cason four times In live falls. Porter
Hand acted ns refureo. Dosmond won the
lirst fall In twenty-seven minutes and the
the second In nlnotcon minutes. Caston won
the third fall in tbroa minutes , but Dosmond
took thu fourth and fifth In four and three
Serious Kijjlit Amoiii ! Ijahorors.
L.KB Giuw.KS , La. , Aug. H. Yesterday
at Lock Moore ft Co.'s steam tramway an
altercation between tlio man there employed
took place In which ton men were shot , nix
of whom were killed lit once and one morlallv
wounded. The romnlnlng three are seriously
Injured , but they may recover. The dlfllculty
teen place about two inllos from hero , and as
the moans of communication are very poor
wo have not been able to loam full particu
lars , but It Is known to bo the result of an
old feud.
_
Alllant'o Will Not Kuso.
TOPKKA , Kan. , Aiiir. il. ln pursuance of
the plan outlined at the democratic conven
tion lu this ( Shawuce ) county to fuse with
the farmers' alliance In county politics , the
democratic managers today approached the
nlllunco people to arrange for such fusion.
The latter repelled the democratic advances.
They said they were lighting both of the old
parties and would fu o with nobody. They
Will nominate a full ticket of tboir own.
Dr. Flint ; AoooplH tlio Cliulr.
ruui ) , Mo. , Aug. 8. Dr. Fred M.
Fling of this city has received notlco of his
election to the ohutr of European history in
the university of Nebraska uud will assume
his duties lu Beptumbor ,
BLOWN TO ATOMS.
Terrible Effect of a Boiler , Explosion
Nenr York.
ENGINEER KILLED AND FOUR OTHERS HURT
Frijhtful Accident Ocourrou While tha
Men wcro Tbrcs'jiug ' Grain.
FIRE ADDED TO THE HORROR OF THE SCENE
Much. Property Destroyed Before tlio
Flames Were Extinguished.
MACHINERY TOSSED OVER TREE TOPS
Coronrr'H Investigation Disclosed
Nothing of Value In Kvpltiiithi } ;
tlio Awful Alftiir Statements
ol' tlio Witnesses.
YOHK , Nob. , Aug. n. [ Special Telegram to
TUB Bui : . ] ' This afternoon at : ) : ! o'clock a
threshing engine blow up whlto threshing
grain nt the farm of Thomas O'lJrien , six
miles north of this city. The engineer , John
McCulloughly , was killed and four other
persons wore wounded.
The injured are : JA.MKS HorsTOS , Inter
nally Injured about the stomach.
WII.I.MM Trui.r.v , hips and right elbow.
Coiixn.irs KBITII , right elbow broken.
Fours r SMITH , loft shoulder.
The separator and all the stacks of grain
was fired by the explosion mid completely de-
stioyed. The engine win an Aultman &
Taylor traction machine , belonging to Henry
Poor inul had been run three years.
A few days ago It was fired up for the llrst
time this season and tested ftnd had not boon
run since until today. The men had Just
commenced to thresh a snrill stack of rye
and had only been running a tew miuutci
when tlio explosion occurred. The engine
was standing seventy feet west of the sep
arator and the flues and main p.irt of tha
boiler were thrown abolition feet north of It ,
landing seventy-live feet from the engine.
Another largo piece , welching about four
hundred pounds , was thrown over several
tall trees and landed ever two hundred foot
away.
Force oft IK ; Kx plosion
The force of the explosion was torrlblo ,
and the engine was scattered ever the field
in small pieces.
Engineer McCulloughly was standing on
the north side of his machine and had Just
started the pump. This is supposed to have
caused the explosion. The bollor was dry
and the cold stream of water rapidly did the
work. A small piece of iron struck the
ennineor just below the right oar , cutting tha
jugular vein. He was picked up on the spat
whore the front wheels of the engine
formerly stood and was gasping in the throes
of death , which ensued before ho could bo
it-moved to the house , only a few rods away
McCulloughly was unmarried , about fifty-
five years old and made his homo most of the
time at Rising City. Ho was an old soldier
niul was with the Second Iowa boys. Ho
claimed to have run an engine for twenty
years ,
Work of tlio Coroner.
The wounded men were taken to the house
and doctorr soon had their wounds dressed.
None of them are seriously hurt but It is
miraculous that only ono man was killed as
several wcro standing close to the engina
and wcro Knocked down by tno force of the
explosion. Coroner Flock arrived nt the
scone this evening and empaneled n jury
who invouiirated the engineer's death.
Testimony was Introduced Indicating that
the engineer had said that the steam guago
would not register correctly unless be tapped
It and that ho could not make the pump
work this morning without working with St.
The jury brought In n verdict to the effect
that John McCulloughly cnino to his death
by the explosion of a threshing engine while
doing his duty as engineer and that no ono
was to blame ,
it.tiSK , , nc. , AXXIOUS.
Taking Active MoitsnreH to Seouro
Her Divorce Speedily.
Sioux FALLS , S. D. , Aug. ! ) . ( Special Tel-
ogr.un to Tin : HUE. ] Bvor since Mrs. J. G.
niulnc , Jr. , has boon in this city she has
boarded , with her son , maid and nurse , at
thu leading hotel. Today , under the Instruc
tions ot her attorney , who Is prosecuting her
claim for divorce , she rented the Fleming
cottage , located on Duluth aroniio , the prin
cipal residence thoroughfare. This move U
on the theory that boarding at the hotel does
not perfect one's residence , and If fho con
tinues at the hotel the judge would refuse to
grant a docroo.
Mrs. Blulno Is anxious to got her separation
papers , ami Is willing to comply with the
requirements necessary to secure It.
Miss Annie Nevlns nf Columbus , O. , will
arrive today to upend the summer with her
sister , Mrs. J. G. llluino , jr.
An Old ( 'in/.ini Jailed.
Sioi-x Fu.i.-s S. D. , Aug. -Special ( Tele
gram to Tin : Urn. ] Captain C. T , Joffors
deputy warden of the penitentiary , cantaln
of company It , South DJkotti state guards ,
and a resident nf tht't city for a do/.on years ,
has been sent to jail. Thu cirouiiHtancos are
that on the night of November IT. IBM ) , when
the ratlllcation of the election of U. F. Pottl-
grcw as United States .senator
from South Daitota was In prog.
ress , Captain Jcffurs , who Is an
old soldier was II rlngthii cannon. Nearwhcre
ho .stood was a grove , causing a background
which prevented him from seeing any ono
who might attomnt to pass ,
Miss Magcio O'ltourun ' , a girl ngcd about
thirteen years , came along thu Hldowalk In
time to have a small ploco of skin knocked off
her leg by the explosion of the cannon.
She brought unit against Captain Jolfurs
and ox-Mayor Porter Pock for damages. The
suit was released so fur as Pock was concerned -
corned and Judgment given against Joffors
for f'.i.riOO. ' Mr. Jnffor. * is not pecuniarily
ublo to pay and Miss O'Kourko's attorney
has gone to the length of getting an execution
against Mr. Jcffors' person and ho will have
to remain in Jail for ten days at toast. The
community unites in tlio belief that the pro
ceeding is spite work and an outrage ou
Captain Joffors. _
Dlpthnrln .Mnoiig tliu IIIHIIIM * .
YAXKTOS , S. D. , Aug.Special ! ) [ Tolo-
grain to Tun HBK.J It hits DOOII discovered
that diphtheria In Its inoH malignant form
Is prevalent In the South Dakota hospital for
the Insane , located near this city. There are
: iO- ' ) people in the Institution and the greatest
alarm is felt for the results. Six well dev
eloped cases are being treated but there U
ovurv muni. fur four that the scourge cannot
be confined to these. Thu hoipltul has no
sewerage connection , save a huge cesspool
on the promises and the accumulated refuse
of two years is deposited there sweltering In
the August nun. The hoipltul is under rigid
quarantine and attaches of It are lorblddon
to vhlt the City. _
C.tuni-11 of HID iioluliuiH Dying.
IliiTisKi.t , Aug. : t.- The iMieon of the Ilel-
glans has bcon suuud with a sudden Illness
and is dying Thu sncrumontof extremes auction
'
tion has'bcuu uUiutnUtwoO.