Nebraska Newspapers

    n THE OMAHA DAILY BEE , TUESDAY. AUGUST IS , 1801. 5
AT THE OLD HOURS AND WAGES
1 Smeller Workmen Qive up Tholr Fight and
Are Taken Back ,
TWO HUNDRED MEN AT THEIR PLACES ,
OthprsAVIll no I'm to Work ns Kup-
Idly an Poxmlilp Home Trouble
Kxporlcncpd nt n Mooting
Hi-Id Under the Itrldgc.
The strikers returned to work yesterday ,
and the clouds of smoke rolling from the tall
chimneys of the smelters silently proclaimed
lo the city that thn diniculty was ovor.
The men began assembling a % early as 0
o'clock and an hour later there were fully I DO
of thum In front of the gates at tno toot of
Dnuela.4 street. Many of thorn had their
dinner palls and nearly all were their work
ing clothes. Some expected a conference and
homjil for a settlement , wlillo scores openly
voiced their sentiments to the effect thnt
enough conferences hud boon hold and they
were going back to work whether their com
rades wanted to go back or not.
Tbattbuy meant what they said wns clearly
demonstrated When the p.isagn way through
the timekeeper's onico was opened , und It
was announced that ull men who wanted to
go to worlc could do so.
Despite the efforts of some mon to stop
them , those who were heartily sick of thu
Btrlko availed thomsoves of the opportunity
nnd passed Instdo. They wont directly to
their old places and wro sot to work cleanIng -
Ing up and potting ready to start the Hies.
Bhortly after 8 o'clock thcro were fully 'JOO
won at worK , and smoke wns beginning to
roll from the chimneys when Mr. Harton
drove up to the oil leu.
"Thu men are going to work , " was the re
ply that met his look of Inquiry as ho jumped
from his buggy , nnd the sight of the little
squads filing into the works was explained.
Just before Mr. Ilnrton arrived James
Bacon mountoi a lumber pile and har
angued the men , urging them to bold
together { until cvory tniin could go back at
eight hours work. Ho told them thnt If they
wont back now they would bo let out in a
week or two and would than have to go out
en n farm or bo out of work entirely ,
whereat If they hold out thov could all go
back together after a while and hnvo things
their own way.
liacon pleaded hard , but ho seemed to hnvo
lost his grip. Fully twcnty-llvo mon loft the
crowd and entered the works while ho was
talking , and these who remained Hdcutod
about unoaslly , paying litla ) attention to
what ho sntd. <
Thu sight of the smoke rising from the
newly kindled ilros hnd Its clfuct on these
outside , and the question of n breait wns a
matter of minutes minor than of hours. The
men hnd determined to. 'go buck , and that
was all thcru was to it. The inovltablo might
bo delayed , but it wns sure to como.
Tno leaders saw it' und rctiognizod their
Inability to prevent it. Thtiv felt thnt the
rould bo Induced to wait while
'jrm- men n com
Wr- mittee was sent in to cpufor with the
- officials , and worked to this end. In ttio
event of an unfavorable report , they hoped
that the mon could bo kept out a whllo longer -
\ or nnd ir.oro tlmo would thus bo available.
It was hope against hope on tholr part , but
the committee wns solccted. There were six
of them , headed by John Welsh , and they
slowly sought the momentous Interview.
It wns u somewhat ono sided affair , as Mr.
Barton did all the talking after Mr. Welsh
bad stated that the commit tco baa como to
see what ho would do.
Mr. Bnrton'H Ultimatum.
" \Vo have como to the conclusion , " said
Mr. Ilnrton , "that wo will rocolvo no moro
committees and entertain no moro proposi
tions. The committees that have como hero
_ have not represented tno mon. They have
bad no authority to treat with us. and no au
thority to make any deals for the men. They
bavo merely boon go-botweuns to toll us what
the men want and to tell the mon what wo
want. None of our propositions have been
accepted , nnd everything thnt has passed is
declared off , The men have submitted to us
no ultimatum , and our ultimatum Is this : If
the mon want to go back ns they went out
they can go. They will bo received on these
terms and no others.
'Wo do not want to start up before October -
bor 1 , but wo understand that the men desire
It. Many of them have already gene to work ,
and wo will got the works started up just as
fast as possible. Thn mon cannot nil betaken
taken back at once , out wo will work just ns
many as wo ran. Wo will not
promise any protection , ns each man
must stand on his own foot.
If a man does kli work well that is all that Is
necessary , and each ono will bo hold respon
sible for himself alone.
"I want to say that wo have concluded to
talto bark Bacon with the rest.- This is bo-
-pmistf of the earnest plo.uling of Hov. John
Williams , which alone has induced us to
grant this. Ho will bo taken back on the
amo terms as the rest. "
That was all. und the committee returned
to the mon. They made their report and
there was no demonstration. The mer.
looked at each othur and nothing was said.
There were no speeches , and there was
nothing thnt indicated an organized meeting.
Somebody In the crowd sang out : "Shall
wo go to work I" and a hearty ,
unanimous "yes" was the answer.
The men started with on J accord toward the
entrance to the works.
The men were .stopped nt the gate , how
ever , and told to report for duty In tholr ro-
BpoetUo shifts. The men were Informed that
nil thu mon that could bu employed to ad
vantage were already at work , but thnt all
the others would bo taken on as soon as they
could bo given work.
Mr. Barton mounted n chair nnd mndo tills
statement In English nnd n Bohemian em
ploy o translated It for the benefit of his
Jollow-counlrymun. The men woto advised -
vised to go homo nnd got ready
for work ns soon ns It might bo
ready for them , and in half an hour the.space
In front of the works was comparatively do-
eortod.
t Happy nntl Uoiitcntntl.
A reporter for TIIK HKIS made a tour of the
Works , whlcn presented u scene of hustling
activity , which contrasted strnugclv with the
Quiet nnd silence thnt have been such notlco-
aulo features of the wet Its for the past two
weeks.
Thu men were all smiling nnd light hearted
nd joked with each other as they wont
about tholr work. They were glad to bo
back , and glad of an opportunity to say so.
Thoy'said U , looked It , and felt It , and they
coined to take nn Insane delight in getting
covered with the smoke and dust
nd grime of the works as
speedily as possible in eider to couvlrcu
themselves that they \\eio back in their
jMacos under the old order of things.
" * " In the foundry and machine shops the full
force of men were put to work , and the yard-
Dion nnd roustabouts were there in force.
Ceveral men were cleaning out the tanks in
the blue shorn , and thu 11 res were roaring in
the "cupells" In the sldo shop * . A scorn of
men wore busy in the grout refinery building ,
nd In thu cupolus thu ring of the a led go aud
bar buspoko the efforts that were being made
to clean out the huge blast
furnaces. These furnaces were al
most empty when the men wont out ,
else It would have required wcoks of worlc
to hnvu aijaln put them In readiness to start
the fires , They were run so low that an
other hour's work would have emptied them ,
bonco It will bo a comparatively easy matter
to clean out the "frozen" mass that was loft
4 them. It Is thn Intention to start up tbo
drst blast furnace tonight , and ono will prob
ably bo started on each shift thereafter until
the wholu ton are running ,
Flvo of the lonir roasters were started yes
terday morning , Of the remaining seven onu
lias been torn out tu make room for thrcu
now ones of Improved stylo. The other
elx will hardly lm started this week ,
us thcru Is now on hand a lot of material that
is already roasted and ready for the blast
furnuce.s.
As the men did not take tholr time checks
vrhon they wont In , thu uxact number could
not bo escertaliied , but it was stated to bo a
Httlo ever two hundred.
The ofllcmU expect to got the full force at
work by the end of the wcok , the mou with
families will bo given the preference. Mr.
Darton ordered the foreman Instructed to
this effect , holding thnt the unmarried men
could got along without work bettor than
these who had families depending on thorn.
Prices I'nld KUowhoro.
In speaking ot tha situation , Mr. Barton
stated that the company had soul a man to
Kansas City aud St. Louis , and now kuow
positively the condition of nffalr * prevailing
in these smelters. Tbo wages paid hero nro
10 per cent higher than In Kansas City , nnd
15 iiorcout higher than In St. Louis.
Ho said that at the Kansas I City btnoltor
two men on o furnace , the feeder and tapper ,
work eight hours nnd pot W n day. The
others work ton hours. In the aggregate ,
however , the Knnsns City wages as nbovo
.stated , are In | > or cent lower than horo. In
figuring on the matter the company found
thnt to plnco the mon here on eight-hour
shifts nt tJ n day would moan nn Increase In
expound of $ JO)00 ! ) n year.
"Although now paying moro than other
smelters wo were asked to .still further In-
cronso our pay roll. Wo cannot do this and
compote with other works. "
The company Is trying to dovlso a plan
thnt will do away with the twenty-four hour
shifts that have heretofore bcon nocossp.ry
.when the day and night shifts changed , and
pxiwcts to have it figured out by the tltno
the next chungo is nocosssary.
The agreement to take back Bacon was not
expected , least of all by Bacon himself , who
nnld several days ago thnt ha did not believe
that the company would take him back.
A number of the men expressed the belief
thnt Bacon would not avail himself of the
concession. Air. Barton stated to the committee -
mittoo thnt inasmuch as Bacon had told Hoy.
Air. Williams that ho would not allow his
cnso to stand In the way of the men's gJing
back , the company would not bo outdone In
mtignanlmitv by Bacon , and would therefore
remove the ban placed upon him.
It will tnko some tlmo to cot the ere
diverted in otlior ways back here , as the com
pany does not feel llko shutting it oft sudden
ly from the works that have made nrrango-
liionts to take It off tholr hands , out It Is bo-
lluvou In a wcok ail of tha men will bo at
work , and tno grout plant running full blast
in every department.
.tr.nn : tto.tn : mount. ! ! .
Outsiders Stir up a Ijlttlo Dissension
A moil } ; the Men.
Karly in the afternoon handbills were scat
tered broadcast throughout the city , calling
n mass meeting under the Douglas street
Bridge at 4:30 : o'clock.
The circular was headed "Barton's Treachery -
ory , " and called upon "all friends of justlco ,
honor nnd fair play" to attend und take part
In the meeting.
These notices attracted much attention , ns
they were llnorally distributed , nnd it was
apparent thai .serious trouble might , follow.
They were evidently pronarod by the In-
condlnry element , and prompt nutlon wns at
once taken to meet nny emergency that might
arlso. Stlbscquont developments attested
thu wisdom of .such preparation.
Air. Baiton called upon Mayor Cushlng
nnd the chief of police , nnd at 4 o'clock
twentv.fivo policemen under Captain Alostyn
nnd Sargcant Ormsbv were sent to the
.smelter. They entered at the north end , and
their presence wns unknown to thu crowd
thut collected during the afternoon near the
south gates. But for this timely move the
excited throne would undoubtedly have
raided the works , driven out ttio mon nnd
looted the plant. Their appearance In force
on the scene just on tha ova of an outbreak
nipped the plans of the leaders in the bud ,
and what would otherwise have resulted In
serious trouble was averted.
The crowd was composed largely of men
not In the employ of the smelter company ,
und comprised luinocr yard mon , liackmen
nud a class of individuals who are never
known to worlc. Loss thun > per cent of
the crowd of three hundred or four hundred
were smelter men. Of this number perhaps
thlrty-llvo were disgruntled strikers , nnd
tholr chief grievance was the result of nu
merous and deep potations.
Were Willing to Worlc.
The great majority of the mon had decided
to " 0 to work without further ado , and they
did not havu u-y time or 'nclination for fur
ther meetings. They mount to appear \vhou
It was tlmo for thorn to go to work , and this
they did shortly after 0 o'clock. Although
roundly abused by the gang of malcontents ,
who inserted to moro forcible arguments
than words to dissuade them , they pushed
their way through the crowd and wont to
work on the night shift.
Standing aside from the main crowd under
the bridge , out of the heat of the sun , was n
little group of earnest talkers , nround whom
centered the Interest of n majority of the
mon. One of the conspicuous figures In the
center of this Kroup vnn Father Williams ,
the Episcopalian Driest , whoso mild blue eye
and kindly face beamed gently on tbo men in
whoso Interest ho was working. Immediately
In front of him stood James Bacon , and
surrounding these two wore gathered a num
ber of the moro conservative of the men.
The burden of Father Williams' talk was a
proposition which ho had bcon authorized to
make to the mon on behalf of the manage
ment of the smelter. Ho desired to maka
the proposition to the committee of the mon
who had been appointed for that purpose ,
and , after a long and rambling talk on tha
situation in general , the committee was called
out from the crowd , and a conference which
lasted nearly half nn hour wns hold between
the priest and a committee of six men , among
whom were Bacon and Welsh.
At the conclusion of this conference Father
Williams started for the smelter office , whllo
Bacon mounted a pile of lumber and In
formed the crowd that the committee , on
behalf of the mon and in accordance with the
authority with which it wns invested , luvl
accepted the proposition mndo by the com
pany through Father Williams. Ho outlined
the proposition to the mon us follous : The
furnacemen , roasters nnd pntpnllor.s to work
olirht hours and bo paid in proportion ; the
side-shop mon nnd roustabouts to work as
before.
Bacon then discussed the proposition
brlolly , saying thai this was all the men had
asked , and It was all they could reasonably
axpoct. Tha men In the side-shops and the
roustabouts had deserted me other men and
ha declared that the latter were under no
obligations to them. If the side-shop mon
wanted an eight-hour shift ho was In fuvor
of letting them got It themselves , out ho was
not In favor of staying out in order to make
terms for man who had gene to work on the
old terms.
At the conclusion of Bacon's remarks ho
wns loudly cheered , and expressions of satis
faction were hoard on all sides. Bacon's re
marks were interpreted Into Gorman and
Bohemian by other members of the commit
tee , but It was evident thnt the foreign element -
mont was not so favorably impressed with
the result ns tholr English-speaking brothers.
Krotuhmcyor's ViolouH Work.
Aluny expressions of dissatisfaction were
heard among tbn Bohemians nnd these were
Increased by the oxcltod remarks of .Maurice
Krotchmoyor , u Bohemian tailor , who moved
about through the crowd dropping remarks
hero nnd thoro. Ho advised his countrymen
to move upon the works nnd drive out thu
men who ware nt work nnd compel thorn to
stay out until every man hnd bean
given eight hours. His statements were
repeated bv two other Bohemians ,
o'io of whom was badly Intoxicated.
The evil ofToct of such counsel was soon
Inter. Krotuhmoyor Is a very Impassioned
onitor and ills speeches nro made with nil the
ardor nnd enthusiasm of a deeply interested
principal.
John Qulnn was seen moving nbout the
outskirts of the crowd , but ho had nothing to
any to any of the men except Bacon and
Wolsh. These told him of the terms which
hud bcon offered by the smelter company ,
nnd ho Immi'diutoly advised tholr acceptance.
Ha counseled moderation nnd advised against
holding out In thu face of such a roasonuulo
proposition.
Father Williams returned shortly from his
conference with Alessrs. Barton nnd Nnsh ,
nnd Informed Bacon that the company were
satisfied to grant the eight hours to the fur
nace men , roasters nnd potpultors. They
hnd nirrood to tnko nil thu men back within
a faw days , nnd to Inaugurate the eight hour
plan on September 1. provided the men
wanted it , giving the side-shop man nnd the
roustabouts the preference In selecting thu
mon necessary to make the third shift.
Tills was explained to tbo men by Bucon
and was Interpreted Into ( Jorman and Bo
hemian ,
Whllo tha terms were being explained In
Bohemian two of tha old employes , nn Amor-
lean nnd an Irishman , started for the works
with tholr lunch pills.
A faw men on the outsldo of tha crowd
started after thorn , calling to thorn to coma
buck , but this only hastened their
stops nnd about n hundred of the crowd
started after them on a run. I'lio two
unfortunates wore surrounded and
pounded and kicked by every man who could
got within reach. Fortunately there ware
no sticks or stones lying ui . , und or u murder
might bava resulted.
Thoondor two pollcotncn who were near
tbo crowd rushed to the detonso of the two
men nnd were clojolv follow * ) by Baoiu and
\VoUh. The crowd wuj driven back and
Bucou took one of the lAon under his pro-
f
lection , whtlo the other marfo
bh way Into t&o works bv lilimolf.
Nolthor man \vo sorlouily hurt niirt the
OIIQ with Jlucou snlil no was antUflotl with
the terms nnd utintoil to rfO to work , llnroit
took him by the arm and escorted him to the
gnto In safety.
By this tlmo about twenty-live policemen
hnd arrived on the IUPMO ami the crowd were
driven back near the brliltfo. The men were
mudo to understand thnt thov would lese all
clmneo of omploynient If they aid not remain
poaccablo.
Other Ditto DatiiottRtrntlniiN.
It was now that the leaven of discontent
distributed by Krotchmoyor iiianlfoittHl
Itsolf. Tbo sttlosliop mon nud roustabouts
who had remained out itenounwl Hncon und
chnrtfed thnt ho hud sold thorn out. They
claimed that they were entitled to eight
hours a * well as the other men , nnd collected
In small Kroupn While they excitedly dis
cussed their Imaginary wrongs.
Uncoil mounted the lumber pila again and
called the men together. Ho advised them to
disperse and go to tholr homos and not them
n good example by Immediately starting up
town , followed by n largo number of men.
The presence of so many policemen ill -
trlbutcd through the crowd , had a good
off oot , and no moro physical outbreaks were
Indulged In at the south gates , although a
number of the mischief makers who had gene
up the tracks to tha north end tried to perpetrate -
trato a riot oy stoning a number of the
employes who weio unloading cars near the
machine snop nnd foundry. Several of ttio
men were hit by the Hying brickbats , bitt no
one was seriously hurt.
Tnodav men were polled as they were
leaving the works , but by taking a round
about count ) they managed to got away
without be'ng ' molested to any great extent.
Shift at Work.
At 7 o'clock as many night men as could bo
utilized were at worlt , and it w.u necessary
to i of use the services of about twentyva ! ! of
the tnnn who came In a body at that hour.
A round up of the plant disclosed 12. > men
busilv at work in every department except
the blue shop , while the. retort f urn HOPS were
blazing and crackling in a particularly lively
manner. Work Had progro iod s > o far that
tires hud been started In two of tno blast fur
naces for the purpose of thawing thorn out.
The plant was rather dimly lighted during
the parly part of the night , owing to n break
In the arc light circuit , but this was repaired
nnd the meager light of the Ine.uiiU'suimt
lamps wiis rolnforei'd about 9 o'clock.
The pollco detail was rcllnvcd at T. ! ) ( ( , when
Captain Cortnack and Sergeant Whalon
marched to the works with thirty-five mem
bers of the night force , bixof the mon were
sent to guard the north entrance , and the
others remained In a body to take care of the
property and territory in the vicinity of the
brlil go.
It It not Dolloved that there will bo any
further trouble , as lastnightwas regarded as
the critical point. The settlement of the
dlnicully und the reopening or the works are
now fairly well established , but a moment of
weakness last night would have thrown bacic
everything to vvhoro It was a week ago.
Jim HIICOU'H ICfTorts.
Bacon's course was a surprise , nnd to his
onicient work is largely duo the suppression
of the turbulent crowd without serious
trouble nnd possibly bloodshed.
Ho has lost much of the power
over the men that ho hold n few days ago ,
but thu course of ovonU last nlglit "shows
that ho still had a httlo influence and ho
was not slow to use it to good advantage.
It Is not bollovod that thoio will bo any
more trouble In changing stilfU , but to avert
anything unpleasant police protection will bo
maintained nna the works will bo guarded to
see that the mon at work nro not moloUcd
until matters uro quieted down. Ttio Indica
tions arc , howovcr , that the last rcas on to
fear anv further disturbance will disappear
within the next twenty-four hours.
TALiIUNG CONVENTION.
Members of the Clii/ons' Ci.inmlttca
i/i.MMisH I'rollinliiary Plans.
The citizens' committee of twenty-five se
lected to manage the arrangements for the
national royublican convention , held n meet
ing in the rooms of the Iteal testate Owners'
association last evening Only thirteen out
of the twonty-ilvo members were present.
Mayor Cushtng was chosen chairman and
Major Clarksen secretary ,
Mr. Cadet laylor said : "I was nn the com
mittee tour years ago which was appointed
to hustle for the convention. Cnlc.igo
was our principal competitor and through
the influence of the railroads centering there
wo were beaten. This time wo ought to
profit D.y the mistakes of four years ago and
go to work in bettor shapo. The first ques
tion wo ought to consider is that of llnanco
and the second one is to see how wo are to
take care of the various delegations. I think
the Coliseum a good building in its wav , but
I don't think It advisable to try to transport
the great crowds out there oi < one cabin lino.
' That ono point will bo against us in the
light. Wo ought to provide a building down
town for tno convention.Vo ought to get
to work right away , and go Into the nlluir in
tending to win. "
Mr. Thomas Swobosald : "I don't think the
Coliseum the proper place. My idea is to have
a convention hall built for the purpose. Wo
commenced too late four years ago. Lot us
begin in time , now , nnd have a committee
sent out to see the delegates. If
wo have 100,000 people hero at once it will bo
nil wo can expect. The hotels can surely
take care of the delegates und candidates ,
their friends will have to bo accommodated
in private families. Wo ought to have tem
porary buildlmrs eroded for the strangers.
"Fouryoars ago wo cot thirty-two men to
subscribe § 1,000 apiece for the convention.
This year wo should got that many ana moro
too. "
Mayor Cushlng then , called upon Dr.
Mercer for his opinion. The doctor said : "It
seems to me thnt wo ought to rulso S. > 0,000
easily enough , if that will get
the convention. There are other things to
consider than thnt of money , however.
First , wo must be able to accommodate the
crowds , nnd I am of the opinion that Omaha
can no longer alTord to bo without a largo
convention hall. I think with the lurco ana
small hotels , the boarding houses und pri
vate families that all the people could bo
cared for. If wo want to got the convention
wo must go to work now nnd us If wo had al
ready secured It. In my opinion the Coliseum
is out of the question. Its capacity is hardly
capaDlu of accommodating the tremendous
crowds. It would bo n good investment for
business men to provide at once , for this and
other conventions to como n hall largo enough
to hold the immense throngs usually ( gath
ered at such atTuirs. Until wo do this' Omaha
can never bo considered n irooil point for con
ventions. The securing of a good ploco of
'ground In the heart of the city will In n
ditltcillt matter. I think ttio money can bo
raised. A man who cave Jl.OOO four years
ago will give f,000 : ) now when wo
have so much better chance of winning.
If this committee makes up Its m'nd ' at
once to build HUCI a olnco they could tret
other conventions which would bo prolltnblo
to the city. The tlmo has arrived when wo
must como together nnd work for OHO com
mon cause. Ily getting people hero wo can
build up our city. Transient population wo
nl ways nave but it's ' now puoplo who como to
stay that we want most , Ono largo
hall that will last for years will DO worth
moro than live times the cost Invested In n
manufacturing enterprise. I would like to
hnvo the matter of a public building dis
cussed. Wo ought to hnvo the building
whether wo got the convention or not. "
Major ClarKson was called und spoke as
follows : "I believe it Is within the power of
Omaha to got tno next national republican
convention , nnd I believe tha citizens will
sustain us In any otTort wo make.
Wo must work bard and gent
nt It now It wo expect to succeed.
There is no tlmo to no lost If wo want to got
the con vent Inn , I am free to su.v that I want
the next national republican convention bure
au d shall do nil In my power to get it. Wo
need an executive and n tlnanco committee
appointed to go right to wnric and try to raUo
thof > 0,000 for the next convention. 1 think
the people are willing to guaran
tee the amount needed. Let us
got out printed matter and soifd a
committee to see the delegates. If wo nro
going TO have the convention wo must have
the hull ; lot us all work for it. "
Mr. Swobo moved that a committee of flro
be appointed to see nil tno numbers not pres
ent nnd got tholr promise to bo at another
meeting next Wednesday evening. This mo
tion was carried and the mayor appointed
Messrs. Bwobo , Hood , Mercer , Clarttson and
Dr. Mercer then moved thnt n committee
of throe b > appointed to .submit n plan of
action tor raising funds for the building. Dr.
Morcornnd Messrs. Kllpatriclc and O'Douo-
hue were appointed ,
The mnotlng than adjourned to moot at 8 p.
m. Wodnoiday.
BANDIED STRONG . EPITHETS ,
o.
Onirtba's Alu'ermanolfeuly ' ! | Hoi a Row With
the ExecuUvq Department.
DR , GAPEN CALLED Mft , LOWRY A LIAR ,
or thor Jlonrit of Hrnltti
Hull's Ijctl to n 1'prsonnl 1)1111-
oulty Thceittiloa Were
It might have been caused by the oxrpsslvo
heat nnd again it might hnvo been caused by
the atmosphere of the room , but what
ever tha cause might have boon there
was trouble nt the special session
of the city council held last night ,
The mooting was for the purpose of con-
sidarlng and digesting the rules of tbo board
of health that were adopted by the latter
body and sent 10 the council so'no six weeks
ago.
ago.As soon as President Lowry nscondod the
throne , Messrs. Hcchcl , niumor , Urunor ,
Durdlsh , ChalTce , Cooper , Conwny , Donnelly ,
Elsnssor , McLearlo , Martin , OstbolT , Specht
and Tut tie responded to their names.
A moment later Secretary Nnson of the
board of trade appeared upon the scone nnd
requested the council to vacate , stating that
tno board of trade wanted the room. Whereto
to go was the question , and after some de
bate Chairman lilrkhnuscr of the board of
public works tendered the use of his room.
The invitation was accepted , and the councilmen -
men , followed by Dr. Uapon , climbed the
stops to the basement of the court house ,
where In times gone by the chairman of the
board nnd various contractors have sottlcd
their differences a la bullivan.
For Ir. Gnpcu's Ilcnrllt.
It would have been- bettor for Dr. Gapen
if ho had not followed the crowd , for by so
doing ho was placed in a position whnro his
head hangs over the cdgo of the basket , und
the ofllclnl axe will fall upon his jugular If
the council can have Its way.
As soon as the gas was turned on the first
ovldonca of n struggle appealed , nut it was
hushed up and after the calling of the roll ,
Deputy Clerk lid. Glboison started in to
read the rules. The councilman and Dr.
Gnpen listened attentively , but a snag was
struck era tnanv minutes. Ho hid
reached the section that provides
.and dcsignutes whatuowors shall boinvcstod
'in the board.
This was too much for sotno of the mem
bers. Mr. Moroarty said that a few years
ago the council hud some powers , but it had
been transferred to the poopio of Nance ,
Unco and other counties
Air. Donnelly thought the council should
bo the Judga of the rules. Ho did not think
thnt the mon at the head of the board had
been doing their duty. Last year when
diphtheria and scarlet fever raged the board
did not do anything until the last minute.
'
Then it sat in' its olllcjq and hired mon to do
the work. Mr. Donnelly would not vote for
any proposition giving the board absolute
power , as ho wanted the council to have
something to say about , rules governing the
health of the city.
Mr. ChatToo said tnero was too much of n
feulini : between the two branches nf-tlio city
government. Tbo coutu.il had hold the rules
for three months nnu the rules should bo
adopted or rejected. '
Mr. IClsasscr wanted to near from Dr.
Gnpen upon the subjtrctrbut Dr. Gapen was
not in It , as several members said "No , " the
meeting U'as ' " I'nar" "from councilmou nnd
not troni doctors. '
Mr. Blumer said that the board should
have authority to modify its rulos.
\Vhcro the Trouble Bug.ui.
A i. lotion to atrika out the section was sug
gested.
Mr. Elsassor objected , saying that the
council bad no rlgnttn-Urikaout any section.
The chairman told Mr. Elsasscr that ha
was out of order.
Mr. Osthoff said that' if the council could
not amend and strike out certain rule * it
might ns well adjourn
Mr. Lowry suul that it was not his fault
that the rules had not been adopted.
At tills moment Mr. Lowry indulged in
some strong language with reference to Dr.
Gapln. Ho said that the rodent letter of Dr.
Gnpen was a d - d insult to the coun
cil and every member. There was
too much theory ana not enouuli actual worn
employed In the medical department of the
board of health. This concluded Mr. Lowry's
little speech , and ns ho was about to resume
his seat , Dr. Gapen , who had patiently
nursed his nngor , moved toward Lowry and
hUsod in his oar , "you are a d d liar. ' '
President Lowry was upon his foot in n
second and remarked that nn appointive
ofliccr hnd called n mcmbor of the council a
d d liar white the body was in session. Ho
demanded of Chairman Dochcl that Dr.
Gapen bo removed from the room ,
Chairman lieehel rnisod the point of order
that the order could not bo carried out while
the council was in committee of the whole.
' We'll sue , " said President Lowry , und ns
ho suld so the committee of the whole dis
solved and he took up the iritvol of authority.
Mr. Spocht moved tliut Dr. Gupon DO removed -
moved from the room ,
Mr. Conwnv amended the motion bv re
questing that Dr. Gnpon bo allowed to upolo-
gUe.War
War was declared and It looked ns though
there was going to bo gore upon the face of
the pale harvest moon
Mr. McLcario said that nn apology should
not bo accepted ; that the presiding ofllcor of
the council had boon grossly Insulted nnd
that the sergeant-at-arms should be removed
without anv lurthor ado.
Mr. Chuffeo said that Dr. Gapon boloncod
to ono branch of the city government nnd
should bo allowed to explain what ho moni't.
Mr. Specht insisted that nn explanation
was not in order. Ho demanded nn immedi
ate expulsion.
Air. Morcarty remarked that when u coun
cilman was upon the lloor the reputation of
the member was at stake and no mnu should
bo allowed to call him n liar.
No Ap lojjy to Oflor.
Thus ended the discussion nnd the ser-
gcant-iit-arms was Instructed to do his duty.
That gentleman stalked towards Dr. Ga
pen , who arose and remarked :
"I don't want nny gontlqmnn to suppose
for n moment that I have any apology to
offer. "
"Put him out , " camu from a dozen throats.
while the voice of the chairman lesounded
cluar and loud : "O'Connor ' , gut thoro. "
It-was not necessary for Dr. Gapun had
gene nnd clojod the door from the outstiio.
Chairman UlrkhnusOr was in exstacios
nnd a yard wide smilu swept In great waves
over his countenance. Jt reminded him of
the contests bgtwoon himself nnd Charles
Squlrss , the street sweeping contractor.
' SVhat next , " nskod.a dozen councilman.
"I'll tell you , " responded Mr. Tuttle ,
"We'll reject the rulcff. "
"Done , " said all of the monitors in ono
volco , "
When the vote wrvs .Jakon not n member
said "no "
That Httlo episode did not end the mooting.
Mr. Chnffoo caught tbisffcar nnd eye of thn
presiding ofllcor and , moved thnt tha city
clerk draft n petition stntlng thnt the city
physician had called ( ho presiding ofllcor n
d - d liar and nsk tto mayor to forthwith
remove the user of the , profane eplthot from
oftlco.
The motion \vns carried by n unanimous
vote , after which all of- - , the members joined
in the request by slgu np the document.
Dr. nirnoy , liny fever and catarrh , B bldg.
S. R. Pntton , ( lonvUit , removed to Bco
building. Oponovoninns till 7:30. : TolCO.
nOAKI ) ) ! ' TUA.DI2.
Interesting Session of Thnt Ilody Hold
The biard of trade hold its mooting" In .the
now chamber of commerce last night nnd
listened to tha report of A. P. Tukoy , chair
man of the citizens' committee appointed to
labor for the national republican convention
for Omaha.
Ho said that the committee , consisting of
twonty-llvo prominent citlzoni , was doing
everything in tholr power to advance
Omaha's Intercut and had mot with consider *
ubto success. The committee was working
ii. conjunction with Ilka committees from the
\
Iteal Kstato Owners' ' association nnd the real
estate exchange.
The ( . 'oll'oum association asked that the
board appoint a committee to work for the
purpose of securing n dcslrablo industrial
exhibition this full.
Thu Slonx C'lty corn pnluco association
tiled n tciUiut | , asking Douclas county mnka
nn exhibit this fall , The communication was
referred to the agricultural society.
Secretary Nnson was Instructed to com-
munlcato with Secretary of Agriculture
Husk nnd nsk for the appointment of it local
weather forecast man for Omaha.
The report of the secretary showed thnt
1"0 grain men of the stnto hnd accepted the
Invitation to bo present nt the opening of
the board of trado.
of the Ijlno AfTVolcd tiy the
Con I SlhiprV Strike.
Cnicvno , Aug. 17. The annual meeting of
the stockholders of the Iowa Central railroad
company will bo held In this city September
4. The repott to be submitted nt the moot ]
Ing covering the operations of the road for
the fiscal year ending Juno : u ) , ISOI , tins been
prepared nnd shown the following details :
Gross earnings. $ liHf > ,74'J , nn Increase as
compared with'tho previous year of $110,770 ;
operating expenses , Jl 'AJW ) , nn Increase of
&M,1S3 ; not earnings , ? 47WI ( ) ! | nn increase of
$ I7,5V ! ) . The total tnnnago during the year
was l.iyi.XIs , airnlnst I.OI'.lU'i for the pre
vious year and 8 iWS ! ( for ISS'.l. ' The strlko
of the coal miners In Iowa caused a docraaso
In the tonnngc In the months or May and
Juno of about sixty thousand tons.
FINI.KI T\II.S : IT nu-i ; .
A short tlmo ago Chairman Finlpy of the
Western Passenger association preferred
charges against the Chicago & Nortluvos-
torn of violations of nn agreement with
respect to the carriage of passengers by
special trains In the arrangements mndo for
the transportation of n party of turners from
Chicago to Milwaukee nnd from Milwaukee
to St. Paul. The case was hoard nnd the
ofllcials of the Northwestern were nblo to
show that they hud kept within the provision
of the nirreemont nnd the chairman now
declares that his charge has not been sus
tained.
i\yrnorxi : > SIIII'MKNTS.
Enstboiind shipments by rail last week
were -I.b50 tons , against -177. ( ! > during the
preceding week nnd ( ifl.-MS for the same
period last year. The lake shipments
amounted to 121'JOO tons , against 8o,87l ; for
the preceding week. The shipments of Hour ,
grain and provisions from Chicago to the
seaboard by the lines in the Central Trnfllc
association were 1-1,100 tons , against UOI77 !
for the week previous , n decrease of 2 , 17
tons , nnd ngninstS.i,5QO tons for the corresponding
spending week last year , a decrease of 7,000 ,
tons. The Vnndornilt lines curried S3 per
cent of the trartlc , the Pennsylvania lines 13
per cent , tlie Chicago & Grand Trunk 17 per
cunt , the Baltimore & Ohio 0 pur cent.
I'KllltOX.II. I'.tli.HUt.tJ'/IS.
M. P. King of Lincoln Is nt the Paxton.
F. B. Ivlmball of Lincoln is nt the Cnsov.
C. W. Cowan of York Is a guest nt the
Casey.
II. U. Jackson of Lincoln is a guest at the
Dellono.
E. M. Lefhund of Lexington is at the
Millard.
Mr. L. FouKoroskl will take n trip across
the ocean ,
John Thompson of Fremont Is n guest nt
the Paxton.
George E. Ford of Kearney is a guest nt
the Puxton.
S. AI. Thompson and wife of Hastings are
nt the Millard.
W. H. Harrison of Grand Island is n guest
at the Alurray.
Aliss Lena Forrester of Los Angeles is
spondiiiL'a few day in the "city , the guest of
Alrs.J. D. Foster.
Mrs. Charles E. Howott nnd son Harlaw.
returned to their homo at Lincoln yesterday
morning after a few days' visit in the city.
Air. Charles Kosowuter loft for Colorado
yesterday via the Kock Island tlyor. Ho will
do the sights of Colorado for a weak or ten
days.
Aliss Alinnlo Prichard has returned from
West Point , Nob. , her former homo , whoru
she has been visiting with friends the past
ton days.
Captain Vv" . F. Tibbutts , the votoinn trav
eling passenger agent of the "great scenic
route , " wns In the city last night and loft this
morning for the west.
John Francis , general passenger agent of
the B. & M. , returned lastnight from attend
ing the session of the Transuiissouu Pnssen-
eer association at Munitou.
Arthur B. Smith , assistant general passen
ger agent of the B. & M. , returned this
morning from a six weeks' visit to Boston
und contiguous points , greatly roiuvigorutod.
Air. J. S. Dowar , city editor of the Free
Press published at London , Ont. , was in the
city yesterday onrouta for California , nnd
spent some time looking ever Tin : BKU
building.
Tom Godfrov , city passenger agent of the
Allssouri Pacilic , wlfo and son James , leave
this morning for n month nt the sea
side. They will divldo the tima between
Long Brunch , Asburv Park and Atlantic
City.
A. C. Knmsdcn of St. Paul , general ndvor-
ti-sinc agent of the St. Paul roads ; Frcdorio
W. Uunsom of Cheyenne , general Insurance
agent , und W. A. Hyde , traveling passenger
agent of the Nligar.i Fulls Snort Line ,
fanned a Jolly trio who toolc the town by
storm this morning.
Air. James Holmes of Huddorlleld.England ,
wool merchant , und Air. John U , Swnino of
Halifax , Eng. , worsted spinner , nro on n
Visit to this co intry , and uro staving with
Air. M. V. Swnino of ICount/o plnco , and
called at Tin : Bui : . Tnoy express astonish-
inont nt the energy and onternrUo of the
poopio of the west.
Frank E. Aloorcs returned Sunday from
his eastern trip. Air. Aloorus ii'tondod t'ip '
national reunion of the Grand / V"i.c' ! . t.-n
Uupuollo held at Detroit and af"ward ivi nl
down to Now York.Vhiio in Now York
city Air. Alooros struck the no.xtod term ,
which ho says was somothlni : thnt ha never
wants to experience neain. Thustroots were
llko a lot of red hot funi'icos , nnd the hospi
tal vans were running day and night , gath
ering up the puoplo who hnd succumbed to
the terrible boat of last week. After getting -
ting ant of the city Air. Aluoro wont to
Coney Island and Long liranch , where ho
took time to plunge into the sou , dressed in a
bathing suit.
Tuko the fri'Oiit Hock Isltvnil route fo.
Lincoln , lluntrico , Kairbury nnd Nelson
Solid train leaves union dunol , Oiiiiilin
at f > p.m. , arriving 11 a.m. daily , except
Sunday. Secure your tlckota"nt 1UU2
Fatimm St.
lon.v SHHASTIAX , C. T. & P. A.
J. L. Dn HKVOISU , tion'l.
iVodrM of fivf Itnrjt nr Ifmuntfi \ tliti lieml , llfly
ccntxci\rli niUittnitnl lint ten cmt * .
H Tl NV A UT-A l yl lotbuov od w I f o of A. T\
t-lk'wart , uai'd 'rt years. Kiinural Wednesday
itt - p. in , from family residence , HIS Noun
Twentieth htieet.
NATURAL FRUIT FLAVORS.
Vanilla - \ O' porfoot purity.
LemonI
Lemon - Of great atrongth.
Almond If Economy Intholruao
RoseetC.r ) Flavor ns dollcatoly
and ciellclously no the froeh fruit
When We Have a Sale ,
That Is , a Special Sale ,
we have something to sell that it is worth
your while to at least look into when you
are in the vicinity of oui * store.
This is a special SEile of Suits which are
light and medium in weight. They are in
Sacks and Cutaways , styles and fabrics that
are always correct , for business and street
wear. Our object in making these extreme
ly low prices is to not carry them over , as
we require every inch of room for our large
stock of fall and winter wear which will
begin to arrive shortly. ' ( We anticipate an
unusually large fall trade and are prepar
ing , for it. )
You can have our handsome , dressy $1S.OO
and $2O.OO Suits. We guarantee an absolutely
'
lutely perfect fit , and these Sui'ts will hold
their shape and wear you all this fall and
next summer as well.
You can get our $1B.OO and $13.5O Suits in
fabrics , color and cut to please you.
Continues a few days more. At $3.5O and
$4.OO the Pants are going rapidly. They
should , for they are actually worth nearly
double the money.
All over the store we have a correspond
ing reduction.
Our Windows Are Our Bulletins } \'atch \ 77icm
BROWNING , KING
Reliable Glotliiors {
Southwest Corner 15th and Douglas Street.
FOR
MOSQUITO -
BITES.
from OVER-
EXERTIOfl.
FOR
PILEA
CHAFlMCi ,
To 5ath ,
FACE and HAMD3
wh < m Healed etc.
DO/IT / FORGET
when .starting on
vacation tblfche 3
with you NJov arc
iura. To need if ;
indeed .
3UB5TITUTE5
probably worlnlew Accept
POMD' : > EXTRACT only. ,
Pondi Extract Co ,
/lew Yor\\ \ and London.
\Vo ncnil thn marrrlnnn Frenrh\
Hemcdy CALTHOS frw.iiiiiU
k'Knl Kimrnntco that C' i TIIOK will
HTOI' DUrhurar. A Kml.tlont ,
< 'rilKIHTniil rrhi ut
| ( > > urlrucclo
un.1 UKSTIMtK Ixi.l Mfor.
Vte ttanilfavtfiatisjieii.
AJ4r . . VCN MOHLCO. .
Hoi. iurrlraa JmU , ( lotlnnil' ' , Oble.
CURES
Colds in the
Head
by ont pptlc
KINK
HOVAl , MAII , STn\MblllI'd ,
MONTHEAX. and QUElJKO
To OKHRV uiul LIVERPOOL.
CAU1N , l.VJlom Aciorilliwlo dloimor
nml location of ritalurooni
IntermfllutonMil Htni-rnito nl low riuoi.
Nil OATTJ.K LAIIItlllll.
suuvmi : OP
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LINK. hTKAMrfllllM.
NKW YORK anil OLAiOJvV.
Tin l.onilondorrr , uvury KortnUht.
Auuilit'JUth. bTAIT. OK NK1IUAHKA , 31) A M
( September 3nl , HTATK OK t'AI.IrOll.MA , LHJOA M
H-ptomkcr 17th , bl'ATIS OK NKVA1IA. 2 1 * M.
CAHIN HJSup. Hoturn. H.V , btournuu 111) ,
lo A I , I , AN & CO. . Chicago.
U. K. MOOIIKS. Walmih Tlrkol Oil I re ,
W K. VAII. Uiirllnglou Tlckut OlUa *
Farnarn Street Theater
Wook. Coiiuiieiu'liii Sunday .Matinee , A" " . 15 ,
The Delicious Musical Comedy ,
J Turkish Beth ,
A I'castor Clean and Wholesome Knn. Mat-
InccB Wednesday nnd Saturday. Popular
National Bank
( J. S. DEI'OSITOIIV. - OMAHA NRU
Capital $4OOOOO
Surplus Jan. 1st , i89O. , 02.BOO
twicers nml Dlrocton-llonrjr . Vntoi , 1'roslrtont ;
Luwli 8. llojil , Vli-o I'riiiMunt ; . .lamonV. . Hivnao.W.
V. Slorso , Jiihn rt. Colllm , U. O" . CuihliiK , J. N. II.
I'litrlt k.V. . II. t ) . llimliua , Cnihlcr.
Ti-IE ! IRON HA.NK.
Corner Ulh nnil Knrn.im ritn
General llanklni ; lliinlnoss Transacted.
II I nJT ! Mnrpnlno ( In. , j
S-J _ i.V/Jicur.dlnlOtulC > flay.
NnpirtlllciMd.UK.J STEPHENSLtbtnir
HOTEL.
ThcMurray , cor. 14th anl Ilarnor , " t'n
most substantially constructed1 hotel build-
ins * in Omaha. Several honvbrio1 * firawal
running from basement tj roof. All coiling
nnd floors lined w.th Asbestos fira proof Hu
ng , making it impoisib'o ' to burn quick. Firj
escapes nnd fire alarms throughout the build
ing. Steam heat , hot and cold water anilnu-
sliiuo in every room. Table unsuroassoj any
where. B , SILLOWAY , Proprietor.
UNION DEPOT HOTEL/
Cornur llth nniiMn : on HtrofU : Ilnlf Mock won of
Union I'aclllii inn ) II A. , M l > cmli. |
Now liullillni. , now furnlliiri1 , iivcry thlnif llrit-
cl.is * , omiln-tt liicitlon In Uiimhnlurr nf on Urn.
nurroiinilliu country , a n. 1 > > lli ploctrlo < ! ! hull * t
Hairs , f I It ) nml f 1 M Cvory line ( if t'nlilii Mil I motor
ctir , pnis within one hloik , D\ajpt Shurin ri A vimiin
nml llmitcom I'.irk line , I hlouki IIHU/ unit you cm
minor to tliiMo Ifyou with
'OTEL mm'
Ccntrnlly II All tha talent
I.ocalod H Improvements.
llri > ml\\iiy & lint St. , Now York.
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SOIIOOLSAND COLLEGES.
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