Nebraska Newspapers

    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
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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
,
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Agon I for Jewel Gasoline Stoves and
Siberia Refrigerators.
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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.
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