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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (May 27, 1894)
MOCRESS- FORT CROOK Work at the 'Now Military Peat is Being 1 Carried Forward Bapidly , PRESENT APPEARANCE OF THE BUILDINGS Qunrtcro of Office nnd Men Itolng 1'ro- Tided ultli livery Comfort iinil Con. renlenro Grounds Mnilo to I.ook Mho n 1'urk. The beauty of the silo of Fort Crook , the beauty of the drive down thcro and the added attraction of the regiment with Its band and parades will make It , when occu pied , a favorite resort for Omaha excursion ists. The COO acres which the reservation includes was purchased for $00,616.40 , and the first year It was enclosed with a five- board , fence at a coat of J2.007.68. Since then a great deal of work has been done and a visit to the reservation well repays the journey. The Missouri Pacific has built a pretty little station at the west entrance to the grounds and It Is a half-mile walk across a grassy plalu and along shaded lanes from Ucllovue on the cast , which Is reached by the I ) . & M. From this side B , the visitor will como suddenly out of the Babbath-lll < o somnolence of the drowsiest hamlet on .earth Into a great clattering of hammers a'nd hatchets , trowels and planes. Uetwcen 200 nnd 300 men are at work In all lines of the building trade , and under their hands the plans of the architects are beginning to assume form. Winding roads and llttlo parks have been laid out. Grading has been done , trees planted and a score of handsome brick building * erected. AH the buildings are grouped about and face the parade ground , an oblong plcco of level gVound several acres In extent. The officers' quarters ore on the west , the bar racks and non-commlsslonod otaff officers on the east , the hospital on the north and the other regimental buildings on thp south. During this spring about 1,000 young treel maples and elms were set out along the line of the drives , which have been laid out with an eye to artistic effect. Nature was prodigal of trees In this neighborhood , and when those set out have attained their nat ural growth ono will have to take a long Journey to find a prettier spot that Fort Crook. Just now the south end of the parade ground Is occupied as a camp by the work men , of whom thcro In quite a community. A portion of the drives have been macad amized and they have as smooth and well rounded a crown as the beat asphalt street In the city. They are guttered with brick and show no effects of their first winter's test. An obliging guide who accompa nied a reporter on a tour of Inspec tion of the grounds and buildings , was found very comfortably quartered In a farm house on thonorthwest quarter of the reservation now converted to the use of the government. A grove , of tall cottonwoods west of the house 'sheltered a wonderful spring of the clearest , anil coolest water , sending forth thousands of gallons dally , and furnishing a delightful gurgling accompaniment to the never ceasing chorus of the hundreds of birds which make their homo In the groves adjoining. The barnyard Is still a barn yard , but Its occupants are now sleek army mules , big blue wagons labelled "U. S. , " hose carts and other suggestions ot men of war , among which the chickens and ducks are as much at homo as they are with the plow horses and lumber wagons of the farmer. WATER SYSTEM. Just below the residence Is the pump house , the Initial point of a water system which Insures to every portion of the res ervation a copious supply of water which requires no filtering nor settling , and a far better nro protection than any portion ot Omaha liii'5Tho pump house , a square one-story structure , Is , like all the other buildings on the reservation , of red pressed brick and constructed In the massive style I ] : and with the careful attention to details [ t which characterize all tho' architectural en- j& terprlsea of Uncle Samuel. The two pumps p- with 'their pipes and connections are sltu- l" ated In what Is known as the pump room , I * the floor of which Is seventeen feet below the I u nurfaco of the ground , and below the head ot p M water In the wells from which the supply U v of water Is drawn. They are of the latest i and most powerful design , and working I * away silently and smoothly send pouring E Into the reservoirs on the hill or thorugh i the pipes which supply the building 250,000 I" gallons .each , dally. The power for their i operation Is furnished by a pair ot 860-horse I power engines situated In an adjoining room I. as neat , and convenient AS the engine room I ot an ocean steamer. The pump house Is I. also supplied with an office finished In hard t-r pine , engineer's and firemen's quarters , a I- toilet and bath room supplied with the latest it appliances in the plumbing line and a large | | coal room. The tall brick smokestack rises II from the ground outside. The supply of II t water IB drawn from six tubular wccls sunk fa In the yard of the pump house to an aver. I- , ago depth of about seventy feet , yielding a I > constant flow ot pure , wholesome water. It The connections between the wells which | | are fourteen feet below the surface ot th I * ground are accessible through a couple of I manholes. All the machinery Is In duplicate I ? to guard against accidents , and Is as nearly lit perfect ns could bo manufactured. Some If work In the way of sodding , laying out I * walks and locating fountains for which the I" generous earth pours forth an abundant 1 _ , i water supply without meter charges I ; lias been done , nnd when the I-- ; plans are carried out the en- I * glneers in charge- will certainly be as pleas- I- ' unUy located as engineers could bo. I From the pumps ono line of mains leads I to the reservoir on the summit of the hill 1) on the northeast corner of the reservation , IV and a second line furnishes a direct stream 1 to the grounds and buildings , by which , In m * qaso of necessity , a pressure of 200 pounds m ( can bo obtained. 1 | , Driving up the hill to the reservoir one I'- rises by a gentle ascent to a point whore I' thcro opens to his view a scene of almost " " perfect lovllncss. No painter ever con- m' < colved , no poet ever Imagined a more glorl- mf ous prospect of sweeping valley and rounded mC hilltop. Far away to the south , across bll- lowing masses of the tender green foliage of spring time , through which peeps the ' roofs and spires of the drowsy llttlo town ot Bellevue , across a long , level sweep of r prairie , dotted here and thcro with groves and herds of cattle , across another mass ; of darker green comes the gleam of the sun on the bosom ot the Plattc , and beyond , the * purple outline ot mountalnllko bluffs shows ; ' dimly against thesky. . Northward , up one of the most fruitful valleys of the world , * f BO thickly dotted with groves and avenues as to seem like a valley In the "forest primeval , " clouds ot smoke mark the site ! of Qllmore , Albright , South Omaha and Omaha. Just below on the cast Is the A Missouri , hidden by the trees , 'and on them m\ \ woit the beautiful valley of the Papllllon , which winds about with many eccentric T doublings upon Its course , flashing only oc- ; cantonal gleams through Its wooded borders. : . Ono turns somewhat reluctantly from nn- turo to an Inspection ot the reservoir. It la covered with a conical Iron roof , the apex ot which Is thirty-six feet above the bottom m- of the baitn. Orated windows admit the BL air , and every precaution Is taken that the f- pure water of the wells shall not be polluted 4 In the reservoir. The basin proper Is eighty ' ' feet In diameter and has a capacity of 500- Bf 000 gallons , The piping of the water ays- IP - tern includes two clght-lnyh cast Iran mains m ; . loading from the pump4 and aggregating ; , 7,500 lineal feet , 0,200 fgot of slx-lnch mains , fi 4,000 feet of four-Inch pipe , and thirty-three ( ' flro hydrants. The total cost to date has I , been J19.CS2.80. The sewerage system lias been planned as carefully and constructed as perfectly - . as the water system. It conslits ot two main lines , ono In the rear ot the officers R quarters and the other past the barracks B * and the noncommissioned officers' quarters , m the two uniting at the edge of the reservoir , l . emptying into a main sewer leading to the MA Papllllon at some distance below. The con- If formation at the ground rendered the sew- R urogo and drainage a comparatively easy K matter , but every minute particular neeua- 5" iary to perfect sanitation has been enro ll fully attended to. The cost of the system ' ivaa J11.340. U Includes 3,000 feet of ten- It Inch plpo , 7,400 feet of eight-Inch pipe. 6.000 f feet of six-Inch pipe , nnd forty manholes. m PEEP AT TUB DAIIRACKS. R The most Imposing building on the grounds K lr the barracks , which , when completed , will have n frontage of nearly 800 feet. H com mands a vlow ot the parndo ground and the officers' quartern beyond nnd the Papllllon vnlloy In the distance. H consists of A cen tral building nhreo atorlM In height , from which rises o heavy , square tower , an cast and west wing two stories high and a rear extension for .the kitchen nnd boiler rooms. Its vlrnposlng 'appearance , substantial con struction nnd convenient arrangement would convince the builders of the county hospital that there nro n few things they overlooked In their undertaking. Resting on n broad stone foundation burled deep Inthe earth the massive walls of pressed brick are a monument to the vigilance ot the Inspectors and overseers. Ascending a broad flight of stone steps to the open porch ot the main entrance the visitor passes through a lofty logo Into a magnificent apartment known as the moss hall. Its celling Is seventeen feet above the hard wood floor and Is supported by a douWe roy of fluted Iron columns. The floor space Is 106 feet long by 56 feet wide and It could accommodate quite a collection of average- sized cottages. Light Is admitted through windows taller than the .average room. Hack of the mess hall In the rear extension Is the kitchen , where the ordinary housewife would get lost. It Is forty feet long nnd thirty-six feet wide nnd arranged with an eye to the convenience of the cooks who will boll nnd fry nnd stew and season for n regiment of soldiers. They will have plenty of air , plenty of water and ranges' pots , pans and kettles galore. They vlll bo troubled with no broads nor cakes , for In the basement be low them Is a bakery sovonty-fivo feet long and fifty feet wide. Back of this Is the boiler room , where six horizontal tubular boilers do the heating and cooking for the entire building. Back of the boiler room are the coal bunkers , with the. roofs on a level with the ground and largo enough to hold a trainload - load of coal. The entire kitchen wing Is 190 feet deep by 70 feet wide and behind It towers a chlmnoy eighty fcot above the ground. The basement floor Is of solid concrete - , crete nnd the roof , like nil the roofs on the reservation. Is of the best procurable slate. The central or main building of the barracks Is known as Administration building and above the mess hall are apartments for schools , offices and the like. The north and south wings are to bo Indcntlcal In construction and will together accommodate eight companies. The present appropriation , however , only contemplates the complctlbn of the south wing. On this wing a small army of bricklayers and tenders , carpenters and gasfltters Is now at work , and n very few days will see It roofed In. It Is 44 feet deep nnd 340 feet long. A lofty basement Is divided lengthwise , one side being designed for storage purposes and the other to bo di vided Into workshops , for soldiers are also tailors and tinkers like the rest of the world. The first floor provides for each of the four companies to bo quartered there , a company office , noncommissioned officers' room , a store room , the hall and a dormitory 40x46. Rear extensions provide for a lava tory. On the second floor Is a dormitory similar to the one below , a day room 25x33 , from which a magnificent view over the grounds and all the country west Is obtained , another small room and the hall. The rear extension on this floor h used ns a bath room. All. these apartments are perfectly lighted and ventilated , have twelve-foot cell- Ings , are piped for gas and water , are steam heated and are finished In yellow pine. The cost of the mess hall or central portion tion to date has been $61,147.08 , and of the barracks wing $46,139.10. Just south of the barracks are the noncommissioned - . missioned officers' quarters , consisting ot three square two-story , cottage-roofed build ings facing the parade ground and the offi cers' quarters. Each building will accom modate two families and each family will have , besides the basement , a large kitchen and a living room on the first floor and twd chambers and a bath room on the second floor , nil finished In. yellow pine. The cost of these was $10,977.39. HOME OF THE MULES. From hero a trip was made to the palatial quarters to bo occupied by the army mule. They are on the west side of the reservation , built of pressed brick , roofed with slate , floored with vitrified brick- well ventilated and lighted , supplied with water for all Stable purposes and In every way calculated , for the comfort of the occupants and the convenience of their attendants. Upon every portion of the building , stalls , box stalls , harness rooms and granary , as much care has been bestowed as on the finest work In the residences. The stable Is 106x36 feet in size and. cost $5,723.13. The coal shed Is the only frame building on the grounds , but It has a floor of con crete , a heavy stone foundation , n slate root and Is very substantially bulllt. It Is 24x200 nnd cost $3,537.32. The workshop , also facing north , provides suitable ( Juarters for the regimental black smith shop , plumber , tinsmith , painter , car penter nnd wheelwright. It cost $4.190.90. Then comes the store house , which , in the army , means a good deal more than a place to store goods. This one cost $20,542.71. It is 260 feet long by 50 feet wide and Is divided Into two divisions. On the cast end Is the quartermaster's rooms provided with n handsome office , clerks' room , toilet room and a largo store room with all sorts of racks and cases for the storage of clothing , shoes , etc. The base ment Is a huge collar with n concrete floor and Is frost proof. There Is nlso on the first floor n clothing room provided with a massive oak counter and bank railing , oak tables and other conveniences. An elevator runs from basement to garrat. On the com missary end of the building there are the office and toilet room , sales room. Issue room , general store loom and a basement similar to the quartermaster's , also pro vided with nn elevator. OFFICERS' QUARTERS. The officers' quarters , which face 'tho east and overlook nil the buildings on the reser vation , consist of six very handsome pressed brck | residences , each building accommodat ing two families. They are two stories a'nd a lialf high , and the arrangement of each Is Identical with the others. In the base ment there are a store room , furnace room , laundry room , boiler room and cellar. On the first floor the entrance Is through a vestibule Into a spacious square hall with a grand , antique oak stairway. On this floor there Is also a handsome parlor , dining room , kitchen and butlers pantry. On the second floor , four largo rooms with closets In each , open Into n central hall. There Is also a large and splendidly equipped bath room. On the top floor are two rooms and a bath room for the servants. AH the main rooms are flared and finished with oak , have electric bells nnd speaking tubes , and the whole house In heated by steam. There are handsome mantels In the dining room , par lor and the principal bed rooms , and nlto ? nether , If the tenant's living Is In keeping with his quarters' ho will fair sumptuously every day. The total cost of these six build ings was $104,82U9 , or about $8,750 for each residence. IN THE GUARD HOUSE. The trip of tfio reporter wound up In jail , or rather In the guard house , the last build ing visited. It faces the parade ground on the south and looks what It Is , n guard houso. Omaha might consider Itself In luck It It had U for a police station. It has a cell room with steel cages and cells large enough to accommodate half the regiment with n llttlo crowding. There are six soli tary cells of the latest pattern , and two cages about twenty feet square. The floorIng - Ing Is cement nnd ventilation is ported. There nro also a bath room and lavatory for the prisoners , a large , handsomely finished guard room , with a toilet room for the guard , a room for the officers ot the guard , and n sergeant's room. In a base ment la n furnace room and a tool room. The building Is heated by steam , and In ex- ' terlor appearance Is one of the handsomest on the grounds , It cost $13,031,12 , Work has just begun on the post hospital , which Is on the high ground on the north bldo of the reservation. It will cost , when completed , $26,265. The total expenses up to date have been : Site of post , $66,613.46 ; fence , $2,007.68 ; water system , $49,652.80 ; sewer system. $11- 340 ; macadam roads , $26,425 ; mcas hall $01,147.08 ; barracks wing , $16,139,10 ; offi cers' quarters , $101,821.49 ; non-commls- sloncd 8taff officers' quarters , $10- 977.39 ; guard house , $13,031.12 ; store house. $20,642.71 ; stable , $5,723.43 ; workshops. $4,190.90 : coal shed. $3,537.32 ; post hospital , $26,265 ; trees , $493.71 ; total. $452,914.19 , DeWltt's Llttlo Early Risers. Smnl | pills , tafo pllK best pills. On the banks of Lake Nyassa , a few years ago the habitation ot cruelty , there are , now Christian schools with 150 teachers and 7,000 scholars. THE GRAND ARMY OF LABOR Present Ycnr Ono of History Making in the Indtmtrial World. TOILING HOSTS STEADILY ADVANCING Schedule of Important National to Iln Hold llofnro tlio Clone of the Ycur IsMioa Mil ? l > o of ( Ircnt blRiilllcntico. That organized labor (3 ( making bfstory the present year la n fact which will not bo disputed by any one who 1ms been watch- IMR the trend of events during the past few months and peeped Into the future lo sco what ,1s In store. The two years just past were marked by n large number of labor conventions and the many resolutions passed plainly showed the great general Interest that was being taken In the labor problem , but It Is safe to predict that tbo present year will be the year to which future his torians will refer when writing of the labor question In America. With the beginning of this year the North ern Pacific labor trouble became a. national question and the treatment of the employes was talked over by nearly every fireside In the land. This trouble became generally known on account of the famous Injunction Issued by Judge Jenkins , which many people regarded as an Infringement upon the liber ties of the American people. This was soon followed by the decisions rendered In the Union Pacific case , In which the employes came out with flying colora and succeeded In establishing the recognition of labor or ganizations by the courts , n point much sought after , but never before attained. This action of Judge Caldwell made many hearts leap with Joy , for It was considered the be ginning of an era when labor should have its rights before the law , and the point was established that labor should have Us just reward before dividends nro paid upon watered stocks. The year 1894 has also witnessed the In troduction of General Master Workman Sov ereign as a national character and n power In the organized labor world. Under his gen eralship the order of the Knights of Labor has taken on a now growth and bids fair to double Its membership before , the Introduc tion of a now year. Mr. Sovereign is one of the prime movers In the scheme for uniting all labor organizations under one head and this achievement Is now on the boards to be consummated In July at St. Louis. Until the present year President Samuel Oompers of the American Federation of Labor never lent assistance to the plan for the amalga mation , but Is now ona of the recognized advocates of a general union all along the line. line.One One of the very Important national labor meetings 'of 1894 was held In Philadelphia , ' beginning April 27 and lasting 'tor four days , at which many of the most prominent na tional leaders of the country were in attend-i ance. This was one of the meeting * for paving the way for the meeting at St. Louis , which will bo called to order June 11. Duilng the past week there have been several important national gatherings. The International Union of Journeymen Horse- sheers met In Washington , D. p. . and took a firm stand to resist any proffers of reduc tion In wages. The Switchmen's Mutual Aid association met at Evansvllle , Ind. , and adopted a brand new constitution , In line with the advanced steps taken by other national and International labor bodies. The Iowa State Federation of , , .Labor held Its annual1 meeting "at Burlington with the largest attendance It over had , ' and lost no 'time In declaring Itself In language that could'not be mis- , understood. The Brotherhood of Loconiotlvo Engineers met at St. Paul and passed sev eral strong resolutions , ono ofyhlch < de nounced In unmistakable terms tho' action of Senator Walsh ofGeorghv.for Introducing a bill making It a .frlmo.'pifofsiiable "by'.lm- ' i prlsonment fram _ rtoi.to-twenty "yearsto retard or obstruct tli passagerot'ony train carrying the United States mall. Th'o reso lution was not. passed to show -thS least of sympathy with any one who should stop or retard mall trains , but the-punishment was considered entirely lee severe and It was argued that a mall sack could bo thrown , upon any engine or train In order to make a case against some one who was con sidered troublesome by the railroad officials. If the newly appointed senator from Georgia could have heard the discussion upon thla resolution ho could have learned how he was regarded by that class of workers , and It Is quite likely that ho would have been compelled to bollevo that the men had some grounds for complaint. " * ' MEETINGS TO COME. ' ' Advices lately received Indicate that the work of the labor organl/atlons for the pres ent year Is Just begun , for there are many moro meetings to follow. The International Boot and Shoo Workers union will meet In Uochester , N. Y. , the first Monday In Juno with about 300 delegates In attendance , rep resenting 8,000 members from nil parts of the country. One of the prominent dele gates who will be present Is H. J. Sklftlng- ton , whoso efforts In behalf of their trade label has made him famous throughout the trade. Milwaukee Is the city selected for the ses sions of the convention of the boiler makers and Iron ship builders union beginning the first Monday In June. W. J. Gllthorpe , one of the most prominent labor leaders of the south , heads' a largo gulf delegation , and Andrew M. Kelr will call the body to order. The eight-hour day and the proposed amal gamation of all the labor organizations prom ise to bo the principal topics of discussion by this body of workers. It Is said that several of the unions on the Pacific coast will have a hard time to scrape up enough money to send their proper delegation on ac count of the hard times they have experi enced , The session will probably last a week or moro and the mayor of the city has promised to deliver an address. On Juno 11 the International Union of Journeymen Bakers and Confectioners will meet at Baltimore with 250 delegates representing - resenting over 1,200 members. Thla union has organized four cities since. January 1 , and the general officers report that members are coming , ln in every city. The Butchers National Protective associ ation has 'selected Wheeling , W. V. , an Its placu of convening this year , and the ses sion will commence on Juno 12. It Is a matter of hygiene that will afford the chief topic of discussion for this union. In some of the slaughter houses the men have reason to complain of lack'of duo sanitation and they consider measures to protect their health of more Importance than all other questions. On the third Monday In Juno opens the convention of the Pattern Makers National league which convenes at Cincinnati. They will have to consider a series of proposi tions made by their employers for a new scale of wages , and nro very enthusiastic In favor ot the proposed unity ot labor throughout the country. July will be a busy month for the labor congresses , there being ten national labor meetings called for that month. The Table Knlfo Grinders National union will convene July 8 , somewhere In Now England. The location has not been decided upon. On the ! ) th of July three national trades unions will convene. They are the Brotherhood of Operative Potters In East Liverpool , 0. , the Ilctail Clerks National Protective associ ation at St. Paul , and the American Flint Glass Workers union at Montreal. On the next day the Longshoremen's Na tional union will begin Us Interatato parlia ment at Sandusky. ' HAVE MONEY TO LEND. The flint , lass workers have the richest order In the world , and one ot the subjects to bo considered at their meeting will be with respect to what security they should loan money to their employers. The .union has now $300.000 loaned and has an ac cumulation of over $100.000 which It will place with employers upon good security. The most noted man In thli trade Is proba bly WlllUm J , Dillon , to whoso genius the present , state of things Is In a large part duo. The union U so strong that It npvor has trouble with employers , anil the men are BO well posted In the trade that they can tea a fraction tell the profits ot their employers. As for the clerk ? , they are by IK ) meani In such a favorable condition , yet their order has grown very fast during the past two yean , nnd promises to soon be pounding at the doora for first rank In labor circles , Tbo potters have a great deal of trouble on hand. The , ( Jyent.jOt ' "o present year brought IroubtcTJirevcry side , and the con dition of the trade now U the worst It eVer has been. The ( leaders of this union say that the Wilson'till Is the cause of their Ills , and promise 7lo gay so out loud when they meet In nail i ml convention. On the third h Jcsday'Irf July the Saddle and Harness 51 , tin National association holds Its mooting lat Eva'nsvlllc , Ind. There Is nothing of unuiunl Interest coming up at this meeting , the trade generally being In pretty good condition throughout the country. It will meet with ninety dele gates nnd will favor the proposed general union. The Journeymen Plumbers and QasfUtors National union will begin a week's delibera tions In St. Louis on the last Monday In July. This IS'igirado that has been at a standstill for the'lust fotv year/ , the mem bers seeming"tojtake little * or no Interest In their union. ' There Is some talk of electing a new set of general officers , with the hope of getting men who will stir and call the boys In lino. August and September also will bo taken up with several meetings of national Im portance to labor ; The first Tuejday- August Is the date agreed upon for the opening of the national session of the Brotherhood cf Brass Workers at Erie , Pa. This Is organization of skilled workmen who ; have carried their trade organization almost to perfection , and conduct their business In a business way. On the 14ththo Hardwood Furniture and Piano Varnlihers union will assemble at Shelbyvllle , Ind. , and the Journeymen Stone Cutters association has fixed upon Toronto for Its meeting on the first Monday In August. The International Union of Car riage and Wagon Workers convenes In na tional convention at Boston August 13. The members of this union have been successful In reducing the houra ot labor In eight cltlo * since this date last year , and the union Is now much stronger than ever before. On September 4 the National Association of Stationary Engineers will assemble at Baltimore to transact the usual routine busi ness , and the weavers' union fends dele gates from nil over the country to a city yet to be selected en the 10th. The representatives of the International Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners , one of the very strongest unions In the .country , will gather at Indianapolis on the 17th. The Coopers International union meets at Toledo on-the 10th , and the united brewery workmen send delegates to 'Cleveland on the third Sunday In September. The Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen gathers In national conclave at Harrlsburg- , Pa. , on the second Monday , and the Furni ture Workers International union meets In a city yet to be selected on the ICth. Among other meetings In October will bo the gathering of the Machine Wood Work ers International union at St. Louis on the 1st. The second Monday of thU month be gins the convention at Louisville of the In ternational Typdgraphlcal union and thP American Association of Strset Hallway Employes' commences Its annual ses sion at Milwaukee , October 12. During the month of November there will also be .several national gatherings of the la bor forces , the .dates and-pjaces not yet hav ing been -TlioVRrotherhood of Elec trical Workers will meet'at Milwaukee on the llth of November and In December comes the grand council oL.'tho Journeymen Barbers In ternational .union 'at St. Paul. .The great gatherings ot the yeir 'wiirbe Vound'up by the grand annual meeting of the American Federation of Labprwhich convenes the mid dle of the last month amj will probably have no less than 2.8aO = delegates In attendance from nil parts of Ffie-Unlted'States. At the presentjtlmc labor seems to be gen erally disturbed aU.j ver the country nnd the indications are Sfafi many of the meetings called will bo Inrepfioly'Jhjerestlng and may have considerable bearing upon future events In the history of the country. The trouble between tha'mlnej * 3nd mine owners now on throughout the country la almost at a white heat , regardless oV the fact that for lack of coal many fires arjo going out. What tho' re sult of this general' trlko , will be no one pre sumes' to. foretellS It Is thought , by a great many bf the labors leaders tof the country that It-the coal miners' strike Is kept up 'fnucljL ' longer the whole army of miners Is likely" to Join In fn the march to Washington. It rndst .also boJejnenibered-that , the Amer- .Ica"n'RaH\Ya'y \ . .urjWuE.'an".organization which herfitotCfe-only.-eilsted-ln"tho-mTmf1b"f Eugene Beb"ls'nclw With.the present year [ considered thogreat railroad labor , organization of the country and-J8 no doul > t _ destined to make considerable" history in the labor world. The gaining of the Great Northern strike by this young organization at once placed It and ; its leader In the front rank. Lnlior'Notcs. Now York printers meet at Utlca In Juno. Chicago tinners have adopted a union label. The Chicago bakers are winning their de mands. ' ' ' The Brotherhood of Bookbinders has 8,000 members Plttsburg stone cutters are on a. strike for eight hours. ' ' The Longshoremen's National union has thirty locals. The union -coopers at Rockland , Me. , have accepted a cut. ' , ' ' A new -lathers' union1' has 'been organized In New York clty. _ _ The weavers at Lawrence , Mass. , have ac cepted another cut. A ctear makers' union nt Buffalo has $15,300 In Its treasury. The National Painters and Decorators union meets at Buffalo In June , Printers at Saglnaw , .Mich. , will establish a co-operatlvo dally paper. The Knights of Labor are organizing the Chicago stock yards employes. Woolen workers' wajes were increased 10 per cent at Kingston , II. I. The coal handler * at Cleveland won their strike lor last year's scale. Detroit unions declared for municipal own ership of street railways. The American Railway union will finan cially assist the Pullman strikers. An actors' protective association was formed last week In New York city. District assembly No. 253 of the Knights of Labor will publish a labor guide. The National Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners formed six locals In April. The Cloth Hat and Cap MaKers union has taken In SOO members since January. It Is estimated that 30,000 mujlclans be long to the Musicians Protective union. The National Horseshoers union 'held a convention In Washington .last Monday. The carders' , weavers' , spinners' and loom fixers' unions may bo amalgamated Into ono union. The Tin , Sheet Iron and Cornlco Workers International union has adopted a union label. , , The plumbers , are on a strike at Utlca , N. Y. , over , a dispute- about the scale of wages. ' A bill Is beforff'H'tfo New Jersey legisla ture to require eflgmecrs to pass an exam ination. ni > ' The framers' union at Wllllamsburg , N. Y , , elected dolegafqto the Socialist Labor federation. . J } h The International Cigar Makers union withdrew the blue- label from the Jacob & Narbruck company. , The musicians havfl rival unions In Balti more. Each regarjls the other as com posed of "scabs. " was ono ot the first , railway organizations in existence , and lids a strong hold upon all Us members , * There are 30,000 'cigar ' makers outside the union , and theirs1 IsJ next to the strongest union In the country1. The striking potTt 1 at East Liverpool , O. , have bought a larjp'iilant and will run It on the co-operatlvo'pian. The meeting of the Nebraska State Federa tion of Labor this , year will receive delegates from the farmers alliance , Two hundred inomberu of Boiler Makers and Iron Shipbuilders union No. 21 left New port , Va. , In search of work. The Ingrain weaver * at Lowell were re cently cut 17 per cent , and they have now struck for 10 per cent of the reduction. The Chicago employer * have raised a fund to test the constitutionality of the law fixing eight hours as u day's wcrk for women. The American Federation of Labor and the Knights of Labor of New York state have agreed upon the demands to bo made at the conotltutlonal convention. Union No. 1 of the United Silk Ribbon \Vea\cra ha * practically abandoned Its fight tor an Increase ot wages after a strike that lasted thirteen weeks. The manufacturer. ! sustained a loss estimated at 1100,000. During Ilia labt ton years the Brotherhood ot Railway Trainmen has paid 13,000,000 In I disability nnd death benefit * , This organi zation" has B46 branches whoio membership Is composed of men , besides seventy-seven auxiliary branches composed of women. It Inilttntrtnl I'nlntft. California U Bonding strawberries cast. Germany makes butter from cocoanuts. Artificial marble Is made from limestone. Virginia raises 5,000,000" bushels of peanuts. A Hungarian Inventor claims io bo able to make from wood pulp a fabric suitable for durable ) clothlnc. Scientific men hnvo demonstrated that a speed of 200 mllen an hour can never bo at tained by anything that moves on wheels. A spooiiless mustard pot Is a recent Inven tion. By pressing a piston rod In an air tight receptacle the requisite amount ot muttard Is forced through a suitable spout. The air being excluded , the mustard Is al ways fresh. f Before the enactment of patent laws work men wcro put on oath never to reveal the process ot the manufacture or work on which they were engaged. Visitors were excluded and false operations blinded the artisans themselves. Ono of the sunny spots In the outlook U that the woolen' mills and the print works of New England are doing business on a generous scale and have sufficient orders to warrant them In running right through the season , A circular knitting machine of Ingenious construction has been brought to notice by a Philadelphia Inventor. At the completion of a stocking the machine Is stopped by the pattern chain to allow n ribbed top to bo run upon the needles , the driving pulley being moved Into the gear with the driving shaft , and the teg Is knit. The average number of > yorklng days In a year In various countries Is as follows : In Russia , 267 ! In England , 278 ; In Spain , 290 : In Austria , 295 ; In Italy , 298 ; In Ba varia and Belgium , 300 ; In Saxony and France , 302 ; In Denmark , Norway and Switzerland , 303 ; In Prussia , 305 ; In Hol land and North America , 303 , and In Hun gary , 312. A Skowhegan Me. , manufacturer of patent medtclnu made an offer of $20,000 to any ono who would Invent for him a bottle that could not bo refilled after once being emptied. An Ingenious mechanic named McQuillan has In vented such an nrtlqlo , and the firm has al lowed him six months moro to make any Im provements or changes needed In his Inven tion. It Is a curious yet simple article , and will cost only a trifle more than an ordinary bottle. The greatest hoisting engine probably over built Is now being constructed In Milwaukee. It will operate a shaft on the property of the Tamarack ( copper ) Mining company In upper Michigan. The shaft la 9,400 feet deep , and the engine will bo largo enough to hoist from a depth of C.OOO feet. The drum will consist of a double cone , with the greatest diameter at the center , and tapering toward each end , the smallest diameter being thirteen foot nlno Inches , the greatest diameter thirty-six feet , and distance across the face of both cones twenty-four and ono-lialt feet. Pills that cure sick headache : DeWltt'a Little Early Risers. The twenty-seventh annual convention of the Nebraska State Sunday School nssocla- tlon will be held In the First Methodist Episcopal church of York , June 5 7. Ar rangements for the accommodation of vis itors are complete. HUMPHREY'S SPECIFIC INDIGESTION W AK STOMACH. Just n .small bettto of pleasant pellets fits your vest pocket. Sold by druggists , or sent on recolutot ' price , 28c. . IIvo for II. HUMPH REY'S MEDICINK COMPANY , corner WILL IAM AND JOHN STS. , NEW YORK. COMPLETE LINE OF I JLIJ.I REMEDIES. Massage to remove wrinkles taught free with a purchase. PARLORS 501-2 KARBACH BLOCK , Special Prices This Week , Beginning Monday and continuing during the weuk wo will iniikosuoli prices as should sell every lawn niowor In our b toe It. Wo hundlu only the host unices , Including thocolohratod "Contlnontiil" niowor , nnd tlioso goods liavo never boon offered In Omiihn at such low prices as wo will make during tills special Hiile. fioo our * Ai\jistalile \ ( Window Screens com plete for XOc. John Hassle , 2407 Cuming St. Agon I for Jewel Gasoline Stoves and Siberia Refrigerators. JNEW. LIFE Dr. E. C. Welt's Nerve and Drain Treatment rs told uiuior j > o llvo ! written fraornnteo , bjr author * foot ! agonti only , to euro Weak Memory ; Lots of Drain anil Nerro Power ; Tx t Manhood ! Qnlcknom ; Nlt'tit Losses ; I'.Yll Droami ; I.nck of Coufiduaco ; tiorroannosi ; T.asilluilu ; all Orntni ; Lou ot 1'cnvor of tbo Oenerotlro Orgaui In ellliir ai , cnuiuU by ntur-oiurlionj Youthful Errors , or KxcetelTO Ute ot Tobacco , Opium nr I.lnunr. which noon leml tn illsorGoiuumnllon. . jupnimy unit neath. 1)7 ) mall , II n box ; C for fo : with vrlUuiiKunrnutca to euro nt rotund inon r. m T'rt COUU118VIIUP. A certl euro for Couch * . Coliln , Atlhma , Unmcblttn , Croup , Whoojitng Ccni n. boru Throat. I'loaunt to tnku. Hinnli uro ill-icontlnu 'it ' ; olilcoo. eli < > , now23c. ; old r " ' " KSlMueaonlyliy Goodman Drug Company. me. Yale TO Till ? ItESCUI ? OF Farewell to Freckles -WrlTikles Good. Bye I Gray Fair lo EpdcclWithout Ary C yeT J' 0 visiting nnscl Mrno. Yale's nnd nppenrniico loclures hnvo taught women for the first llmo In the history of the world how bounty can bo cultlvntud ns u part of the education nnd it nnturnl Inheritance that belongs to nil women , whether she Is born bountiful or not. What na ture Incks can bo supplied through thosclonco of cultivation which Mmo. Yale's MARVELOUS COMPLEXION REMEDIES will nccompllsh In ovcry caso. There can bo no doubt left In the minds of those who were for- ( umito unoURli to see Mme.Ynlo In nil her glorious beauty nnd youthful Iovollncssnt41 yenrs of iige. She has the nppoiirnnco of n beautiful young imildun of 18. This marvelous bonuty Is Jnr. r eel out In her every movemontfrom the crown of her glorious golden bend to the soles of her snnpoly feet. Old Lather Time bus not dared lay ono withering llngor mark to mur her bonuty THF SKOIIET'OI ' 'HKR ° FAOTYfcocrot8 rr ° ' " lh ° l'"b"c' ' r"tho | irlcu llstbolow wiu l)0 fou"a PRICE LIST. rimplcB , HInck Heads and Skin Dlsonscs cured with Mine. Yale's Special Lotion No. t nnil bpoclal Ointment No. 2 , guaranteed , nrlcu Jl.OO each. Excelsior SKIO food. Guaranteed to remove wrinkle * and every I truce of nge. Price J1.50 and $3.00. Excelsior complexion Bieocii. Clunrantoeil tn remove sallownesi , * moth piitchca nnil nil shin blemishes. Olvea n nat ural complexion of marvelous beauty , price J2.00 per bottle ; $3.00 for three bottles. Excelsior Koir Tonic. Tutns Kfay hnlr back to Its own natural color without ilye. The first nml only icmeUy In the hlatory of chemistry known t ilo thin. Stops hair full Inn In from Z\ hours to nni week ; erentei n luxuriant growth. 1'ilce $1.00 per bottle , C for J3.00. Excelsior Bust .Food. Guaranteed to develop n beautiful bust nml neck ; Rlvea flrmncaa to the Mesh ami ctc.Ues a natural condition of plumpness. I'rlce $1.110 and $3.00. Greaiucoii ! Mine. Yale's wonderful remedy for rcmovlnR nnd ilCHtroylnt ; the growth of superfluous hair takes but five minutes to use ; does not hurt , Irrltato or even make the nkln red : removes every trace In one application. I'rlce $ ' . .00. LO Mmc. M. Yale's wonderful La Frekl.i Is known to be the only sure cure for freckles. In from 3 days to one neek after Its llrst application every freckle will disappear nml the complexion become as clear us crystal Price $1.00 per bottle. neflnes coars. ' pores , keeps the skin amooth and lovely. Price $1.00. Excelsior Hand mener. Makes the hands soft. Illy white nnd beauti ful. Pilco $1.00. Hole end ivari Extractor. Remove * nnd destroys forever moles and warm. Price M.Oi ) . Eye-iosn oed Eye-Brow Grower. Makes the lashes srow thick and lontr. tlio eyebrows luxmlitnt and Bhnp'ly , strengthens nnd beautifies the cyeaj guaranteed uure. I'rlce. $1.00. Elixir 01 eeouiy. Cultivates natural rosy cheeks , a wonderful skin tonic. Price $1.00 per bottle. Mmp M Ynlo'Q FYPPlQlnr fprllli7flr inuiu. M. lUluo . LAtuluiUI rUllmitil. Cures constipation. I'rlce $1.W. Excelsior Biood ionic. Purifies the blood , acts nn the liver.kidneys , and Imlldi up the system. Price $1.00 per bottle , C for $5.00. Mmc. M. Ynlo's wonderful cure for nib kinds of female weakness. Prlcu $1.00 tier bottle ; C for $3.00. SOLD BY DRUOGIST5. "O < ff * i KUHN * CO. , 15th nnd Douglas St. , OMAHA. At Wholcsale..E. E. nrtUCC & CO. , OMAHA. TEMPLE OF BEAUTY , ABSOLUTELY FIRE PROOF. MOT A DARK OFFICE IN THE BUILDIHG ELECTRIC LIGHTS PERFECT VENTILATION NIGHT AND DAY ELEVATOR 68 VAULTS , SEHYHJli DIRECTORY OF OCCUPANTS. UASKAIKNT FLOOK. FIDELITY TRUST COMPANY , Mortgage HEED .1013 PRINTING COMPANY. Loans. STEPHEN A. CROWE , IlutTet. WYCKOFF , SKAMANS & I3ENEPICT. R. K. CAMPBELL , Court Hotunda , Clears Itenilnstoii Typewriters and Supplies. FOREST LAWN CEMETERY ASSOCIA THE OMAHA LOAN AND HUILDINQ TION. ASSOCIATION. G. M. Nnttlnger , Score- WALTER EMMONS , Harbor Shop. OMAHA UEAL ESTATE AND TRUST MUTUAL LOAN AND HUILDING ASSO COMPANY. CIATION. W. N. NASON , Agent Union Life Insurance IIODGIN TAILORING CO. Company. FIRST FLOOR. DEB BUSINESS OFFICE. WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH AMERICAN WATER WORKS COMPANY. FRUIT LAND CO. P. F. EKENIJERG , Fresco Painter. Y. W. CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION. SUPERINTENDENT I3EE DOILDga HARTMAN & RODD1NS. C. HARTMAN , Inspector Fire Insurance MANHATTAN LIFE INSURANCE CO. CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MUINa EQUITAULE LIFE ASSURANCE SO. ROOMS. C1ETY. Attorneyat- READ d BECK 1ST , Attomcys. Law. FLOOR. TIIIUI ) . PROVIDENT SAVINGS LIFE AS3UR- ANCK SOCIETY OF NEW YORK , M. P. Rohrur , Audit. THE UHANT ASPHALT PAVING AND SLAGOLITIIIU CO. GEORGE H. SMITH , Justice of the Peace. Law OMAHA LIFE ASSOCIATION. PROVIDENT LIFE AND TRUST COM. 1'ANY , Philadelphia. W. II. Alexander , No. 6. nature * Agent. J.A. WAKEFIELD , Lumber. FOURTH FLOOR. CONNECTICUT MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE - PACIFIC . . . - , MUTUAL ; , . . . % KTI - LIFE r r * AND ACCI- ANCE CO. vj iffire tnto. PENN MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE CO. WEIiSTJRHHOWARD , & CO. , Fire In- HARRIH TITLE AND INDEMNITY CO. A. M. HOPKfNS. Court Stenographer. HAMMOND TYPEWRITEP. CO. INTEIINATIONAL PUI1L18HINU AND L. ULACK. Civil EnKliu-cr. PORTRAIT CO. ri W SUES St , CO. , Solicitors ot Patents. FORT WAYNE ELEOTIUO CO , , E. T. & , . ; , ? . ? "ACCIDENT INSURANCE ! STANDARD Pardoe , Western Agent. \j\J , , A - J ' W. C. CJO8H. Coal. nnd . GRANT CULLI ORE , oculist DR. EDWARD L. MOONEY , Mortgages und AllllHt. CHARLES L. THOMAS. Real Uslnta. E. T , PARDKE , Agent Ft. Waynu L'lectrlo OR C. V. CROOKS , Nerves , Stomach and JT WORKMEN OF AMER- Heart. ICA. II. D. Easterly , Manager , 3EXTER L. THOMAS , Real Estate.FIFTH FIFTH FLOOR. UIMY IIHADQUARTERS.DEPARTMBNT i OF THE PLATTE. I SIXTH FLOOR. 1EE EDITORIAL ROOMS , MANUFACTURERS AND CONSUMERS IEE COMPOSING ROOM. . ASSOCIATION. ; . F. I1EINDORF , Archltoct. E. P. EVANS , PEOPLE'S INVESTMENT J. 8. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE. CO. IAM1LTON LOAN AND TRUST CO. ' ORDER OF CHOSEN FRIENDS , Rev. W. . L. PODHAJSICY & CO. , Architects. F , Eastman , District Grand Councilor. SKVKNTII FLOOR. IOYAL ARCANUM LODGE ROOJIS. I A few more elegant office rooms may be had by applying o R , W. BakerSuperintendent , office on counting room fiqor.