8 THE OMAHA DAILY BKE/WEDNESDAY ; , JULY 2. % 189k
CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS
Largo Number of Small Eantino Matters
Disposed of Last Night.
ELECTRICIAN MATTER NOT DROUGHT UP
Vaf of Liilmrcrn on Mtinlclnnl Worl < En
tirely III the IlHniU of the Ilimrd of Public
Wiirlm Corny Street Pitting
C renteVitrin Debate.
The mercury stood at 90 In the council
chamber last evening and the members
fumed and perspired while they waded
through a largo accumulation of routine busi
ness. Ilancall had forgotten all about his
proml'c to report on the mayor's appoint
ment of a city electrician and the matter was
not mentioned.
The mayor's appointment of H. W. Gib-
on to succeed W. II. Gates as appraiser on
the grading of Thirty-fifth avenue , from
half Howard to Leaven worth street , was
confirmed.
A batch of estimates , together with con
tracts for minor Improvements from the
Doaid of Public Works , were read and ap-
orovcd.
A copy of the resolution pas'ed at the
last meeting of the Hoard of Flro and I'o-
llco Commissioners relative to the failure of
the water works company to fulfill Its con
tract was referred to the finance committee
and the city attorney.
John G. Brandt wanted payment for a
plato glass window In his block at Tenth
and Howard streets , which , he claimed , was
broken by a police cfflccr. He was referred
to the police commissioners.
The bond of Miss Elisabeth Poppleton.as
a member of the library board was approved.
The bills of the county for boarding city
prisoners during April , May and Juno were
referred to the finance committee and the
comptroller.
Specht's resolution ordering an Item of
$2,250.08 to bo paid the Harbor Asphalt com
pany on Its old account was Introduced and
passed for the third time. Thl Is the Item
that has been twice vetoed by the mayor.
The last tlmo only ono vote was lacking to
pass It over his veto.
Calm's resolution amending the present
reculatlons In regard to the stands for fx-
prcss wagons was passed. The only changes
are that vehicles of this description are pro
hibited from standing In front of the Frcn-
zer. Cretan ton and Karbach blocks on Fif
teenth street.
A resolution to have a board fence con
structed along the bluff on Ohio street , near
I the Belt line , was referred to the Board of
Public Works. This Is the bluff from which
t John Baktr , a rag picker , fell and was
killed Monday night.
The Board x > f Health was Instructed to
take steps to atop the dumping of garbage
on the street leading to Courtland beach.
The resolution Introduced by Holmes at
the last meeting ral Ing the wages of city
laborers to 17'Xi cents per hour was recom
mended for adoption by the committee on
judiciary. Sounders raised the question that
the right to regulate wages In this depart
ment was vested exclusively In the Board of
Public Works. The resolution passed with
tome opposition.
A rcsalutlon by Sounders providing for the
appointment of a night watchman In North
Omaha at a salary of $30 per month was re
ferred.
, The report of the committee on the orrtl-v
nanco providing for the paving of Corby
street between Sherman avenue and Twen
tieth street caused the only pyrotechnics of
the session. The comm ttee represented that
the full thirty days had not been given
property owners In which to designate ma
terial , and , as no majority had declared In
fiver of any material , It recommended that
another thirty dayi be allowed. Saunders
and Wheeler claimed that the full thirty
days had been allowed and demanded that
the clerk produce the records. This was de
nied by the chair , who also refused to allow
the request for Information to be a part of the
record. The debate In this connection was
decidedly spirited , and the report of the
, committee wan adopted in spite of the pro
tests of the dissenter * .
President Hawell appointed J. H. Mlllard ,
W. S. Poppleton nnd Andrew Uosowater as
members of the Joint committee contem
plated by the resolution regarding the con
solidation of the city and county govern
ments which was passed at the previous
mooting. _
When Trnt'ollng.
Whether on pleasure bent , or business , take
on every trip a bottle of Syrup of Figs , as
It acts most pleasantly and effectually on
the kidneys , liver and bowels , preventing
fevers , headaches and other forms of sick
ness. For sale In 60c and $1 bottles by all
leading druggists. Manufactured by the
California Fig Syrup Co. only.
Two distinct shows at Courtland beach
today the leopards and lions.
MINER'S BAD MISTAKE.
Tank it Dott'ctlvo for a Crook ami Druw n
Turin In iliill.
Thirty days ago Harry Miner , alias F. A.
Jennings , was released from' the Colorado
penitentiary , located at Canon City , where
, for five yean ho had been In the employ of
the state , digging ditches and helping to
quarry rock from the mountains. Ho came
to Omaha Monday and now ho has a thirty-
day Job with the city , having been enlisted
In the weed cutting gang. He has been con
victed of being n vagrant , though the fact
IB that he tried to "con" a detective and got
fooled.
Monday Detective John Savage was
down In the vicinity of the City hotel , where
ho had a hen on , so to speak. While he
was sitting on a beer keg waiting for some
thing to turn up Miner came along and hit
Savage for 10 cents. The detective took
llio cue and simply replied , "I'm working
the same graft , but It's no good hero any
mora and I'm going to strike for something
bolter. "
"What line jiro you working ? " asked the
man from Colorado.
"Bank work Is my specialty , " replied Sav
age , "but now and then I turn up a sleeper
If I can llnd one with the stuff. "
Miner fancied that ho had struck a good
Bldo partner , and taking half ot the beer
keg for u keat , ho grow confidential , tell
ing the dctcctlvo that ho was going down
to Springfield , where ho had n partner ,
and together they were going to crack
a store , "I have laid the plans and I
am going to turn a trick In this town to
night , and I will put you on If you want
to stand In with mo tor n share of the
swag. "
Savage concluded that the play had
gone far enough , and Hashing his star , In
vited the thoroughly disgusted gentleman
from Colorado over to the city Jail , where
ho was locked behind the bars ,
Miner tells some terrible tales about the
manner In which the Colorado penitentiary
Is being operated , claiming that prisoners
are starved , fed upon the poorest kind of
food and treated llko dogs. Ho says that
for the most trivial offenses they are thrown
Into the dungeon and Kept there for days
at u time. In addition to this convicts
are that down Just to pleasa the whims
Of guards and keepers nnd
these murders are never Investigated ,
About ono year ago ho says he escaped
pml was at liberty thli'ty ' days , oftnr which
ho was captured. Upon being taken back
ho was placed In the black hole and a
stream of water with a pressure of I3ij
pounds turned Into his face , From the
result of tills punishment Miner avers
that ho had to be taken to the hospital ,
where he hovered between life and death
for a couple of days.
Kurl'i Clover Hoot , the reat blood purifier ,
gives freshness and clearness to the complex
ion and cures constipation ; 25c , 60c , $1.DO.
Sold by Good nun Drug Co.
Two distinct allows at Courtland beach
( qdiiy tup leopards and lions.
iiuhth : Ward roiulltii |
The IVoplf's Party KlKlith ward club
was pei inmicn t y onjaii zed last night by Uic
election of the following olllccra : John
Jcn'cuat , iirfKlilflit : J. O. Whlpple , vli'i
president , All Oiile , secretary ; UeorK"
w. MOKIWV , treasurer , Motors , Maguey mi I
JTeffcoat. delogutea to the Central Populist
ArraiifiviuvuU w rc inado to secuie
permanent quartern for their meetings In
Bchroeder'H nnll , nnd the constitution nnd
by-lawn prepared by n special committee
wore adopted ns prenented.
All men 18 years old nnd over may be
come members of this club , and they rxpect
to meet once a week , when the campaign
will have commence * ! , to discuss political
and Ipglnlntlvp reforms.
Messrs. Hernlne , Onle nnd Mnunoy were
appointed a committee to secure speakers
for llio next meeting nnd , It the weather
permits , they will hold nn outdoor meet
ing , to wlilcn everybody Is Invited , After
discussing minor questions of organization ,
the meeting ndjourncd until Tuesday evenIng -
Ing , August 7.
No Ono Mourn * the I.o < n.
Of the treacherous , long abiding , deceptive
symptoms of kidney complaint. But the
return of regularity Is hailed when , with the
aid of Hosteller's Stomach Hitters , the wlao
disciple of common sense who uses It per
ceives a retrn ot regularity. Use the Bitters
In malarial , kidney or dyspepsia troubles , dis
order of the bowels , nervousness or debility.
JIAYOr.X IlllOS. '
Clothing Sato.
Broken sizes In men's light suits In ono
great lot. and marked to cell. Suits worth
$3.00 , $10.00 , $12.SO , $11.00 , $1G.OO and $16.50.
Your choice of entire lot at $7.50. No such
values ever offered east or west ; 450 men's
never rip pants SCc , worth $2.00 ; 600 men's
strictly all wooj trousers , casslmcrcs and
chevlols , worth $3.75 up to $4.50. Your
choice of entire lot $1.95.
Boys' and children's light and medium
weight suits at less than half actual cost.
Complete line of bar coats , barbers' coats ,
butchers' aprons and wallers' Jackets tit won
derfully reduced prices. Mechanics' heavy
duck aprons with every $2 purchase.
Sheet music at one-halt off.
MOO selections at 3c each.
Pianos , organs and small musical Instru
ments at less than one-hulf regular prices.
Piano tuning $1.50. Satisfaction guaran
teed.
JBWELUY DEPARTMENT.
Silverware sale before Inventory.
G-plece quadruple plate silver tea set , hand
engraved , for $0.93 , worth $12.00.
Child's silver mug 49c , worth $1.00.
Silver quadruple plate cake basket at $1.75 ,
worth $3.00.
75c napkin rings 25c ; 25c napklng rings
Be ; extra quality silver plated lea spoons 3Uc ,
worth 7Cc.
Hogsr 12 dwt. triple-plated knives $1.25 per
sot.
sot.Nickel
Nickel alarm clocks 5ac .
Watches nt unheard of low prices.
Watch and clock repairing at reduced
prices. All work guaranteed.
IIAYDEN BROS.
Try salt water taffy at Courtland beach.
Grinding razors , shears , cutlery , 1513 Dodge.
A merit-mi IXprcNH Wilt Cut Sii'urlrs.
Kffcctlve August 1 , the American Express
company will reduce the salaries of Its
employes. The cut will not affect men who
are earning less than $05 per month. Over
that amount nnd up to $90 a month a. cut
of 8 per cent \\lll be made ; $30 and upwards ,
10 per cent. In addition to the cut a. route
agent or two will bo laid off , and where
two men cnn do the work of three one of
the men will be suspended.
"This cut Is Imperative , " said General
Superintendent L. A. Garner yesterday.
"U'e have tried lo slem Ibe current , but
when the stockholders begin to lose money
It's nbout time for the otllclals to do some
thing : During the depression last year In
business we kept right on with our forces ,
the policy of the company being to keep up
the bulailes of the men. Now , however ,
the rcducllon Is a last resort , or else close
up shop. For eight months not a single
express comiMiiy In this country has mridu
n. single dollar , and of course that condition
of affairs cannot last long. This cut , how
ever , IB only temporary , nnd If congress
would only do something and go homo I be
lieve the stagnation would be short-lived. "
Try salt water taffy at Courtland beach.
Arrested for I"orgrry.
Al. Frazlcr bought some goods at a drug
store at Eighteenth and Vlnton streels yeo-
terday , and now ho Is In jail. Frazlor
visited the store nt nn early hour , purchased
a few cents' worth of goods and tendered a
check for. $6.20. The-merchant cashed the
paper , giving Frazlcr the difference be
tween the amount of the purchase nnd the
fnce of the check. Soon after this It wns
discovered that the 'Check was n forgery
and the matter was reported to the police ,
who captured Frazler at noon , but not
until after he had made n vigorous rehl&t-
nnce. It Is thought that he Is the man
who Hooded the city with forged checks a
few weeks ago. _
Filled n Fighter.
Prof. Frank Broglln , an artist , who labors
under the deluded Idea that he can make hair
grow upon heads that are bald , got on a tear
Mor.day night and undertook the Job of whip
ping the entire male portion of the city ,
landing In jail. Yesterday he pleaded
not guilty , but as all of the evidence was
against him , ho was fined $30 and costs , an
amount which ho could not liquidate , con
sequently he boards at the expense of the
city.
Had H Narrow INcup ? .
Henry Miles , a workman upon the Boston
store , had three of his toes crushed yes
terday. He was operating the elevator that
hoists the stone to the top of the building ,
and while doing this , a coping stone , weigh
ing 300 pounds fell upon his foot. Police
Surgeon Dlbbern , assisted by Dr. Savlllo
drebsed the wound , after which MI1C3 was
laken lo his home at 3024 Lindsay avenue.
llor InjiirlcH Proved I'ntal.
Mrs. Dora Kuhn , the woman who" was
so severely burned by the explosion of a
gasoline stove a few days ago , died at her
residence , Twenty-eighth and Half Howard
streets , yesterday.
J'JlSi > U.\.tL V.l HACK Al'JI/t. .
Tobo Castor Is registered at the Paxton.
W. U. Cambridge of Ogden Is at the
Mercer.
John W. Paul returned trom the east
ycftorday.
E. A. Gilbert and N. V. Harlan of York
were In the city yesterday.
George W. Lowley and wife of Seward
were In Iho city yesterday.
E. B. Jennings and J. II. Reynolds of
Shenandoah , la. , are Paxton gues's.
W , II. Wlshart , Iravellng passenger agent
for the Rock Island , registered at the Mll
lard last evening.
John McDonald and family and William
M. Stess of Philadelphia larrled at the
Mercer last evening on their way to Colorado
for the summer.
Prof. F. C. Eastman ot the Upper lown
university , Fayette , la. , who Is to lecture
before the Douglas county teachers' Insti
tute this evening , registered at the Dellono
last evening.
Mr. nnd Mrs. Charles Lyons and Mrs. R.
E. Allen of 2019 Webster street Imve gone
to Denver for the summer. Mr. Lyons was
chlof clerk In the United States marshal's
olllco under Marshals Bclrbowor and
Slaughter and takes his present trip to re
gain his Impaired health.
Superintendent Fltzpalrlck of the city
schools returned yesterday from Asbury
Park , N. J. . where he was In attendance
at the annual convention of the National
educational society. Ho reports n very In
teresting session with over 0,000 teachers
In attendance. The weather \\aa very hot
all through the session , but the heat was
tempered to soma extent by the ocean
breeze , which made the sun more endurable.
Mr. Fltspatrlck started from Omaha when
the strike was at lib worst , but got through
with only one day's detention. He started
on Iho Lake Shore from Chicago , but was
obliged to come back and take the Balti
more & Ohio , on which ho succeeded In
reaching the cast.
tiiilmivlriiiH at thn Iliilcli.
At the Mercer M. Thurston , Beatrice ,
At the Dellonp Judge F. O , "nmcr
Kearney , a. K , Tnrbox. Calloway.
At the Puxtnn-W. H. Clommons , Fre-
mpnt : MI-H. J. K. Iioauet nnd sister. Grand
Island ; W. Htu I. I. nooln ; Alfred Hnztell
Uealrlcc ; H. S. Mnuvlllc , Tlldeii. >
Mcnkc , John Schumacher , TnitliiKton : C. i : .
Axlell , UnHt IIKH : M. J. Kenyoiit unit i\fe. |
Orcutur ; John Wilkinson , j.j. js'utzman
Avoca.
At the Jllllard V. H. Stone. Lincoln ; E.
llrybclbout , Ginnd lalaml ; H. Donne ,
bldney : I . W. Qroolvcxton nnd wife , rierc - ;
Ceny Tilmhorn nnd wife , Oakland ; K.
Bmlth und Kl.-lcr. Ltnenhi
x\t the Morr hnptfII A. Kufur , Havennn ;
} Jl. t'orri'll. Iif"i'ii ' : H. H Inuledue ,
CJrand lalun.lj . II C' , Iilcitlooney , O'Neill ; K.
W. Heck. Noif ilk , Alt KJlnt. Lltehllcld ;
Jlr . J. C. Walrndt , Hiist ngs ; H. V , Muruh
Ulkhoruj J. S. fattlncfcllONY , Oakdale.
GETTING THEIR JUNE WAGES
Union PtioiCo Fay Oar on lU Trip Over
the System ,
FINANCES WORRYING THE MANAGEMENT
U'lmt It Contu to Hun the Ovrrluml Hyutcin
1'cr Diiy Honiu UiiciiMncmt Cum CM ! bv
n I.lttlo Dcluy In Iho Monthly
Clhont Walk ,
The fact that the pay car on the Union
Pacific failed to get out on time with the
checks of the employes has given rlso lg con
siderable speculation as to the financial status
of the company.
While the condition of the company Is
tomcwhatl cmbarrasedry \ reason of the
strike and the sudden drop In business on
account of the long blockade on the Southern
Pacific and Montana Union systems , the of
ficials at headquarters stale Ihat the pay car
could have b.'en sent out on time In a pinch ,
although It would have crumped them con
siderably to have raised $300,000 , which rep
resents the pay rolls for June , during ihe
continuance of the strlka nnd they decided to
wall a few days In the hope that betler busi
ness would assist materially In bridging
over the crisis.
Within the next three days all the em
ployes on the Union Pacific will be paid off ,
the Kansas d vl Ion having received their
checks on Monday. Monday the men on
the Nebraska division received their wage ,
yesterday the Colorado division was paid off ,
today the Idaho division employes will
bo compensated for work done and the Wy
oming division Thursday.
Taking the 1893 report of Union Pacific
earnings and expenses , there was a deficit
la t year of $2,595,000 , the earnings being
$37,145416 , the operating expenses and fixed
charges amounting to $11,041,939. Taking
the amount of operating expenses and fixed
charges as a basis of compilation , It will
be found that the Union Pacific has to earn
$112,113 per day to meet Its Isgltlmale obli
gations. These figures of course are baeed
upon 8,1C7 miles of road , but will not bo
nearly so large when the 1891 report Is
printed , for the reason that the Union Pa
cific at the present time operates less than
two-thirds cf that mileage.
With the stagnation In both freight and
passenger business and as ono of the legiti
mate result ! of the strike the prospects for
a larger deficit this year than last are ex
ceedingly bright.
This Is the condition of affairs that con
fronts the receivers and they are In a quan-
dery to known Just how to proceed to make
ends meet. Just where to retrench Is the
question , and It requires no end of figuring
to solve the problem of running a road on
$1,000,000 where but a few years ago $2,000-
000 was available.
The shops at all the terminal points
on the system with the exception of Omaha
and Denver are closed and nro liable to
remain closed for an Indefinite period , for
there Is not enough repair work even to
keep half forces running.
In Cheyenne the employes are feeling
the position keenly , and the business men
In Wjomlngiare now realizing the effect ot
the strike quite as much as the men who
went out. According to the Cheyenne
papers a committed of the business men has
been appointed and a petition Is In circu
lation to bo sent to General Manager Dick
inson of the Union Pacific In reference to
the condition of the shops In that city. Dis
cussing the mailer the Sun of that place
says : "In this connection there should
bo a movement made by the local A. R. U.
In order to have the strike called off. While
It Is true that the men here one some loy
alty to President Debs , they also nro under
many obligations to the city In which they
live. If the mailer wns presented to Debs
In the right light he would , no doubt , act
as ho has done In California , and that Is
allow the local unions to determine for
themselves. The petition now In clr.cula-
tlon by the business men will havp no
effect In Omaha If there are 200 men who
are still on a strike Inthis city. If the men
hero will say that they are ready to go to
work If work Is given them and that all
strike relations have been abandoned then
the petllion can go to the headquarters
and be there respected. The men who are
now on a strike certainly can see this
point and it Is respectfully but earnestly
called to their attention In the hope that
they may move In a direction which shall
put them In line with the business men
and the business Interests of the entire
clly. "
But nt headquarters the fee'lng Is pretty
general that all matters In relation to the
strike and the re-employment of men who
went out In sympathy should ba referred
to Judge Rlner , whoso fairness and under
standing of the situation arc perfectly well
known.
This Is Iho situation throughout the en
tire western portion of the system.
Chenp Trlpi Alirond.
Harry Moores , steamship agent for a num
ber of lines , said yesterday that he had
never sold so many steerage and second
cabin tickets for Europe as this year. "Tho
low rates for steamship passage have made
It possible for many persons to visit their
birthplaces on the other side , and the de
pression In business has compelled many
firms to reduce their forces by giving their
men a lay-off , the packers particularly
granting requests on the part of their men
for sis months' leave. So very low are the
present steamship rates that people can go
to the other side qul'e ' as cheap as living
at home , and they are making the best of the
low rates.
"The Hamburg express service outward
gave Informallon early In Iho season Ihat
they would not meet the cut rates of rival
lines , but I am just In receipt of a tele
gram staling that I shall sell outward ex
press service at $20 ; regular mall steamer
service at $1S , and Baltimore service at
$1C , gross rate. In the express service
ara Included the steamships Augusta-Vic
toria , the Columbia , Fuerst Bismarck and
the Normannla. This rate Is still $5
higher than Iho English service. The Ham
burg service Is much preferred by Ger
mans ; the English and Scotch prefer the
Cunard line , although for no good reason , for
the White Slar Una and the American line
are rated the same as the Cunard lino. But
nationalities have preferences , and you can't
shake their faiths In particular lines of
boats. " _
Troops Will Ituiiiulii ,
Unless conditions change materially within
a day or two , the United Stales troops at
Laramle , Rawllns , Rock Springs , Green
River , Cvanston , Ogden , Pocalello , Lima ,
Silver Bow and Bulle will bo continued
at these points for some time to come.
While the roads are reporting the rapid
rosmnp'lon of business , the movement of
freight trains Is still somewhat handi
capped.
Everything was reported as being quiet
along the line of the road , but outbreaks
arc yet feared , and to bo on the safe side the
troops will bo continued at tno points men
tioned. _ _ _
on
The strike and the tying up of the South
ern Pacific , coupled with the general stagna
tion In business , have played havoc with
the Union Pacific's California excursions. To
malr : > a saving wherever possible the pas
senger department ot the road has sus
pended the California excursion business
and laid off the men In connection with that
department. Locally , the business Is no
bolter , and a part ot the city passenger
force has also been suspended pending u
revival In business ,
_
lluiluuy Notoi.
J. 0. Phllllppl has gone on a tour of 'tlio
Central branch.
H. E. Dunn , city passenger agent of ( lip
Union Pacific , has been made train agent nt
Huntlngton. t
Oscar Vondcrbllt of the Northern Pacific
and F. D. Hadlcy of the Illinois Central
are In the city.
J. A. Munroe Is attending the first meetIng -
Ing of the transmUsourl traffic committee ,
of which he U chairman , In Chicago.
The Union Pacific resumed yesterday tralnn
Nos. 7 and 8 for the first tlmo since the be
ginning ot the strike , three weeks ago.
K. Santord , general superintendent of the
Adams Express company , has returned to
Palmyra , Wls. , where he was called on ac
count of the Rcverct-illness of members ot
his family , who aremimmcrlng there.
Jack Durham noA fcvlfo ( born Isabel Ross )
have returned fromrrthclr honeymoon , Mr.
Durham being afail his desk yesterday at
Union Pacific hendquprten.
A walkout on tkd Vecoa Valley railway , a
connection of the Tdxns & Pacific , running
from Pccos to Eddy , .lias compelled the Rock
Island to refuse business for those points.
Receiver McNclll and General Freight
Agent Ben Campbell'of ' the Oregon Railway
and Navigation company ore expected to or-
rlvo In Omaha today to consult with Union
Pacific officials.
The people quickly recognize merit , and
this Is the reason the sales or Hood's Sar-
saparllla are contlnatilly Increasing. Hood's
Is "on top. " _
Balloon goes up at Courtland.
IIillilc.
On and after Aug. 1he hours of business
of thin bank will be between 9 a. m. and 3
p. m. Will bo open as usual SATURDAY
evenings , between C nnd 8 o'clock p. m.
M.C. Acheson , prcs. Thos. II. McCague , cash.
Curd of TliiuiUn.
Mr. and Mrs. George Cathro wish to thank
their friends and neighbors for the many acts
of kindness shown lh < m during their late be
reavement. _
For full Information concerning summer
excursions call at the Chicago , Milwaukee &
St. Paul ticket office , 1604 Farnam street , or
address F. A. NASH ,
General Agent.
BAKER'3 FATAL
Drove ( Her u 8tc | > HlufT ' > ' " ' Mot Ills
Drill ll Ilcloiv.
Silting by the dim light of a lamp Mrs.
John Baker spent the dark hours of Monday
night watching and waiting the return of a
husband who wns cold In death. Ho was
lying nt the foot of Ohio strccl , bleeding
and mangled so Ihat he was almost an un
recognizable mass ot human flesh.
For years John Baker had been a rag
picker In the city , reputed to bo a miser
and a man of means , his wealth consisting
of gold and silver which had been hoarded
away. With his wife , this old man , CG
years of age , lived on the eastern
shores of Courtland lake , occupying nn
humble little cottage. During rain and
Bhlno John Baker was a familiar
character In Ihe residence portions of the
city , going from house to house , buying
rags and cast off clothing. His earthly
work , however , Is ended nnd yesterday his
bcdy lay at the morgue , at which place six
men were called for the purpose of as
certaining just how ho met his death.
Monday afternoon John Baker staid at
home , going away shortly after 6 o'clock ,
tolling his wife that ho had a load of rags
that he wanted to get and take to the stcre
room. During Ihe forenoon he had been
drinking , but at the tlmo of taking his
departure ho was not under the Influence of
liquor. Hitching up his horse ho drove
down town , got the rags und stored them
away , after which ho visited some of the
salcons , where he drank some , but not to
excess. Just before midnight he starlcd
for home , going out on Sherman avenue ,
which was the last ever seen of him alive.
Yesterday James Mitchell , who lives
at Tenth and Ohio streels , was on his way
to work and was somewhat surprised as he
reached the Twelfth street Inler'ecllon to
find a horse standing beside n wrecked
wagon .at the foot of the steep bank Just
north of Ohio street. Making a further in
vestigation , ho found the bruised body of a
man , cold and stiff. In the weeds , showing
conclusively that death had come several
hours before. Mitchell notified the police ,
who In turn notified the coroner. This offi
cial sent the dead wagon and the body wai
taken to the morgue , where U was searched ,
yielding up 23 cents and come letters.
Soon after the body had been found Mrs.
Baker called at the station , saying that her
husband had not ben ut hoine since Mon
day and that she hud not slept , during the
nlght.'o Sheifwas eent to Iho morgue , where
ihe Identified tha romaltrs. "
People residing on Ohio street stale Ihat
shortly after midnight they heard a wagon
pass over the pavement , going east and apparently -
parontly bslng driven at a rapid rate of
speed. Soon after this they heard a cry as
though some one was In great pain and then
all was still , Following the track of the
wagon. It Is clear that Baker left Sherman
avenue nt Ohio street and then drove east ,
leaving this lalter named street at Four
teenth , turning to the north and driving
along Ihe bank , which Is perpendicular and
about eighty feet high , until he reached a
point abut midway between Ohio and Corby
streets. Here the whole outfit went over
and rolled to the bottom , tearing through
the weeds and underbrush. The position of
the body and the surroundings Indicate that
death waj Instantaneous.
Oregon Kidney Tea cures backache Tr. .
tize , 25 cents. All druggist ! .
The leopards give two performances at
Courtland beach today.o
Hot Springs , South Dakota.
"
Hot Springs , South Dakota , Is amark -
ably nlco place to go Ihls hot weather , and
you can go so cheaply any Friday in July
or August. The P. , E. & M. V. R. It. will
sell you a ticket at half rates , one fare for
the round trip , good flfi en days. Through
trains to Black Hills , with Wagner palace
sleepers to Hot Springs , every morning. Ar-
rlvo In tlmo for a dcllghlful dip In the
plunge bath before brcatcfast. Call at ticket
office , 1401 Farnam street , for further partic
ulars. Depot at 15th and Wc'uster streets.
Moninitli'H Kxppm'vo Nose.
The city Is the defendant In a damage
suit for personal Injuries alleged to have
been sustained by D. Ross McElrnth by rea
son of a washout at Thirty-fourth and Ames
avenue. The petllion states that at the
corner mentioned an excavation fifteen feet
deep and over sixty feet long extended
under the sidewalk. On the night ot April
28 , as the plaintiff was going borne , ho
stepped oft the walk and was preclpltaled
lo Iho bottom of ihe pit , sustaining a broken
note , a sprained elbow and other Injuries
for which he wants $5,000 out of the munici
pal treasury. _
Half Hull's to AVoiiilfrfut IMiic-o.
Cheap rates to that wonderful health and
pleasure resort , via the P. , E. & M. V. R. R. ,
every Friday during July and August , one
fare for the round trip ; limit , fifteen days.
Cool , delightful place to spend your vacation.
Immeribo plunge bath , flno drives , tally-ho
coaches , carriages , buggies , saddle-horbcs ,
ponies , donkeys , etc.
Call at ticket office , 1401 Farnam stucl ,
for further particulars. Through trains to
the Black Hills , with Wagner palace sleepers
to Hot Springs.
IVairtl KopulillcmiH.
There will bo a * meeting of the Eighth
Ward Republican club at their nw quarters ,
Twenty-second nndfCumlng street , Wednes
day evening , July 20. As Important bust-
ness Is to 1)0 transacled all members ara
urged to bo present.
JAMES ALLEN , J. W. FURNAS ,
Secretary.President. .
_
Sea the performing lions aft. and eve.
Courtland beach today.
Camp iWitctliib Not I en.
A most womJorful outpouring of the
Holy Ghost Is expected at our Nebraska
undenominational camp meeting this year at
Bennett , August 17 to 27. Send for catalogue.
F. Hv ESSERT , Secretary ,
University Place , Neb.
mil ORGANIZE NEBRASKA
State to Bo Oanvassod by Four General
Offers of the Kulghts.
PLAN OF WORK DECIDED ON YESTERDAY
Soirrrlgn WnntH Teller * to Ilrnr Arm * to
1'rotrct the IVopIo from AimrchMs
TriintH unit Itullroiul Miningcm
Meeting Tomorrow Night.
During the session ycsterdny afternoon of
the Konernl executive board of the Knights
of Labor It was decided to put out four mem
bers df the board In Nebraska under the
direction of State Master Workman D'Alle-
mand , to make six speeches each In the
principal towns of the state , and make an
effort to organize a new local assembly at
each place. This will cover twenty-four
points altogether , nnd by this work the gen
eral officers hope to form a nucleus about
which to boon build up a strong state as
sembly. It wns decided to have General
Master Workman Sovereign go to Fremont
next Friday evening , where ho expects to
form a new local , and Ihe members nt
Fremont were Instructed by wlro to
get up a meeting for that date. The oilier
points in the state to be visited were loft
to State Master Workman D'Allcmnnd , and
ho Is now busily engaged over n map of the
state determining the routes to be traveled
by the organizers. Mr. D'Allemnnd Is In the
height of his glory , and says now that he
hopes his fullest expectations will be real
ized In building up the Knights of Labor In
Nebraska.
Word was received by the delegates thai
the attorney for the Santa Fo railroad was
assisting the government In the prosecution
of Debs and his comrades , and all expressed
their disgust at such procedure. They
thought that such action would be an eye-
opener to the people of the country , und
would show them that the railroads weio
more Interested In the prosccullon of Debs
than the government.
A committee from district assembly No.
120 , consisting of District Master Workman
Cohen nnd District Secretary Nelson , call.d
on the delegates nnd informed them that
exposition hall had been secured for Thurs
day evening , nnd that It was the wish of
local organized labor that the visitors speak
In the hall at that ttmo lo the people of
Omaha upon the question of labor. By
a unanimous vote of the board the Invitation
was accepted , and n motion was then passed
Instructing General Master Workman Sovereign
eign to be present and deliver an address.
Ono of the delegates proposed that n subject
bo chosen by the board , but to this Ihe
general maslcr workman objecled , saying
that he would make up his mind what to
talk about when he arrived at the hall.
All of the members of the general executive
board will bo present at the meeting , and
a largo crowd of Omaha people Is expected
to turn out to hear the distinguished labor
leaders. The local committee also extended
an Invitation to the visitors lo take a car
riage rldo around the city some afternoon
during the week , but this Invitation wns
declined. General Masler Workman Sovereign
eign thanked the committee for the Invita
tion , but said that business was so pressing
at the present time that they would all be
kept very busy all of this week. He said
that a few hours' rest would be quite ac
ceptable It they had the time to spare , and
that he would be much pleased to sco more
of Omaha. Ho promised that In case they
should remain In Omaha over Sunday the
Invitation might be accepted , but that nt this
time they all expected to be out In the
field as soon as the pressing business of
the order was cared for.
Mr. Sovereign says ho has received no
official notlco of the new labor organization
In Chicago and does not know what It will
amount to.
State Master Workman A. D'AlIemond of
Arapahoe , Neb. , arrived yeslerday and
was closeted with the general officers for
several hours. When seen by a re
porter for The Bee he said : "For the
past year I have been trying to get the general -
oral assembly to help us out In tills stale In
the way of organizing now assemblies , and
now I am well pleased wllh Ihe program that
Is being mapped out for this state. I have
lately organized some new assemblies In
Nebraska and put some old ones In good
working order , nnd now I feel that with the
assl tnnco of Ihe genernl executive board we
will be nble to greatly Increase our member
ship In Nebraska. "
In talking with the delegates It Is under
stood by their remarks that the general offi
cers Intend to help the popullsls all they can
In Nebraska this year , nnd they will try to
co-operate with the state committee during
the campaign In forming new assemblies and
whooping it up for populist candidates.
General Master Workman Sovereign was
asked what he Intended to do regarding the
labor militia companies , and he said :
"Heretofore , the advice to worklncmen
has been to keep out of the mil-
Itlo. It should bo changed.
Every worklngman should join the mllltln
thua getting the arms and discipline neces
sary to defend llio counlry nnd the people
from the anarchists , railroad managers , their
trusts , attorneys and the murderous deputies
and I'lnkertons whom they employ.
"I have been a member of the state militia
for three ycnrs myself nnd know that the
members of the Knights of Labor are the
best militiamen In the country , I am also
In favor of capturing the whole system of
government and operating the same in the
Interest of the people. "
Two distinct shows nt Courtland bench
today the leopards and lions.
After Yrurli'H Sculp.
There Is still no Indication of anylhlng
breaking loose In Iho slroct nnd sewer de-
partmcnls as a result of the change In thu
heads of those department. It Is bellevtd
that there will ba no change , except pos
sibly in ono or two cases , for nwhllo nt
least. Thcro Is n good deal ot pressure
being brought to bear to secure the removal
of Inspector Yrack , who wns also a candidate
for the position secured by Mr. Kaspar.
Yrack's candidacy was sprung for the ap
parent purpose of throwing Kaspar off the
track nnd now some of thosa who nup-
portcd Kaspar are demanding that Yrack
should pay the penalty of his Indiscretion
by being made to walk the plank.
I1 I'm goes up at Courtland.
Biniill Join for Contractors.
While there are no public works of great
Importance In progress there are n number
of small jobs that will servo to keep some of
the contrctors out of mischief. Illds will bo
received on the following contracls by Iho
Dcard of I'ubllo Works , August 3 : Con-
strttctlon of Bewer In dlslrlct 201 , water and
sewer connections In street Improvement dis
trict , B81 ; construcllon ot a brick culvert
across Lcavenworth slrtel at Forty-eighth
street , and repaying Intersection of Thirty-
first street and Poppleton avenue with Trini
dad asphaltum. The bids for the construe-
tlon of wooden side walks for Iho balance of
the current year will bo opened on August 10.
SIMPSON Mnble. daughter of Mr. nnd
Mrs. F. W. Simpson , at Nupa , Culn. ,
July 3 , 1831. Funeral from residence ,
421 ! ) Cuss street , Wednesday nfteinoon at
2 o'clock , July 25. Interment ut Pros
pect Hill cemetery.
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