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8 THE OMAHA DAILY BEiEa TUGS DAY , AUGUvST 7 , 1801.
NEW MEN GOING TO WORK
Eouth Omaha Packers Putting in Now Forces
as Rapidly as Possible.
NOTHING TO BE ARBITRATED THEY SAY
I'rotnlio to Ho Jtunnlne an U nnl by the
1'ncl of tlio Week Striker * Kzprnii
TlicniKolvc * ni Confident of Victory
All \Vn gulct VcitenUjr.
It looks now very much as though the
etrlkers had lost their point at South
Omaha and that the packers had won.
The men were notified by the packers
that they would be given until 7
o'clock yesterday morning to go back to
their old places. At that hour only a few
men at each house showed up for duty.
These were given their old places at the
eamo pay they were getting when they went
out. Some now men were put to work ,
but as the packers had Raid they
would not flit the old places until after
that hour , many men were turned away
who were anxious to go to work. The
places will now bo filled In a hurry , the pack
ers claiming that they have enough applica
tions from workmen to fill all departments
by Wednesday.
There have been rumors set afloat that the
executive committee of the strikers has
placed boycotts In various places. The com
mittee was asked If this was true and the
members denied It In most emphatic terms.
"We hove not placed a single boycott on
nny person , " said one of the committee ,
"and we do not Intend to do so. That Is not
a portion of our work. If any boycotting
has been done It has been done by Indi
vidual members of the union , but not by
the executive committee. " Mr. Schwartz
was sent out by the committed yester
day to notify all merchants and saloon men
that no order had been Issued by the ex-
ecutlvo committee to boycott any person.
Some of the men who are out and who have
it In particularly for the Cudahy company ,
stood over on the hill Saturday and ordered
all the men and women not to buy their incut
nt Cudahy's , but to go to the Omaha house.
Believing that a boycott had been placed on
the Cudahy retail market , many of the men
and women passed by and bought at the
Omaha. It Is such conduct as this that the
executive committee wishes the people to
know that they are not responsible for. Some
Of the strikers even went so far as to order
the saloon keepers not to sell any beer to the
men who were at work , and In several In
stances the Instructions were can led out.
It was given out by the press committee
yesterday that a message had been re
ceived from St. Louis stating that all the
workmen In the packing houses there had
gone out. This same report has been used
every day for nearly a week.
A round-up of all the packing houses by a
Bee reporter yesterday showed that the
packers were not at all worried over the sit
uation.
NOTHING TO ARBITRATE.
At Swift's , Manager Foster said that a
number of his -old men had returned to
work. Whei . asked If a proposition
to arbitrate had been submitted to him he
said that It had not. "Wo have nothing to
arbitrate , anyhow , " said the gentleman.
"My men tell me they are satisfied with
their pay. The scale the men submitted to
tno was even lower than I was paying some
pf my best men. and I don't care to cut
wages. If some of my men are better work
men and I see fit to pay them more wages
than others , I propose to do so. We are
getting all the men wo want. As long as
Wo do not commence killing cattle until noon
I shall hold the old places open until that
time , In order to give the old men a chance
to come" baclc. 'My ' coopers are not on a
strike , last I consider lt.They asked for a
half iliiy off at noon Saturday and It was
granted. This morning thcy asked If they
could remain out until AVcdncsany- that
was also granted. I don't want a single man
to tell me after this business is all settlefl
up that I did not treat him fairly. Of course
we could not have given employment to all
of our men If they had come b.ack this morn
ing , for , we haven't got the work for them
to do. This strike has scattered the stock
and the receipts are so light that It will only
take o few men In each house to .run the
business until matters are again settled
down to a solid basis. We will kill both cat
tle and hogs today.1 !
Manager Noyes of the Hammond company
sold ho felt very much pleased at the present
outlook. He said he was better fixed for men
than he had been at any time since the
trouble began. He has 100 applications on
file of men who arc- anxious to go to work
and said that by Wednesday he would have
611 the men at work he could handle. No
formal request had been received by Mr.
Noyes to arbitrate , he said , although ho had
read the proposition In The Bee. "There Is
no possibility of arbitration , " said he , "so
far as our company Is concerned. We have
nothing to arbitrate. Our men tell me they
have no grievance , so of course there Is
nothing to arbitrate. "
BUTCHERS FROM CHICAGO.
Manager E. A. Cudahy manages to look
through his plant occasionally by the aid of
a crutch and when he made his rounds yes
terday morning he came back to his ofllce well
Satisfied with the outlook. "A good many
of the old men are back to work , " said Mr.
Cudahy , "and our force will bq gradually In
creased now until we get the number of men
we want. We have had offers from men
from all over the country to comfi hero and
go to work and we will get what we want.
I will have plenty _ ot butchers here from
Chicago In a day or two. No , there has been
no committee hero to talk about arbitration ,
but If there had been wo have nothing to
arbitrate. The butchers withdrew the cluiise
In regard to holding out until all grievances
were settled In other cities ns long ago as
Saturday. They simply submitted a scale
of wages which they said would have to be
paid. We have said that the old men who
went back would have to do so at the sumo
pay they were getting when they walked out.
That Is all there Is to It. New men will be
added to t lie force until wo get all we need. "
It was about the same way at the Omaha
plant. A portion of the old men went back ,
perhaps thirty In nil , and there were about
200 new men who applied for work. None of
the strikers attempted to molest new or old
men who went to work yesterday.
Thomas Cormack , who for years was a
niembci of the Omaha police force , will In
the future have charge of the police business
at the Cudahy plant. AI Kcys > or. also an ex-
pollccman from Omaha , will work with Cap
tain Cormack. They assumed their duties
yesterday.
The strikers wish the people to distinctly
understand that they are a peaceable , luw
abiding lot of men , and do not propose to
do any mischief whatever. The fallowing
was given out by the executive committee :
For the benefit of the public , wo the
striking packing house employes wish testate
state that we did not strike because wo
wanted to , but because wo were compelled
to. We wUh to state that the packers do
not pay us by the day , but by the hour , and
wo were only working from three to eight
hours per duy , which Is an average of 7tj to
CO cents a day for the men who receive $1.60
and $1.7 $ a day , and a little over for the men
receiving wages for skilled labor. And fur
ther , the 0. II. Hammond company Is payIng -
Ing , about 33 > ,4 cents less than the wages
wanted , and what the other packing com
panies arc paying.
SAY THEY WILL WIN.
The strikers appeared to bo In a good
humor last night and nt the headquarters of
the executive committee It was given out that
the prospects were teed for victory. "I read
| n The Dec last evening , " said one of the
commlttcemcn , "that the packers had not
received our proposition to arbitrate. Wo
mailed a copy of the matter printed In The
Dee to each of the packers hero Sunday even
ing , I am positive that soma of them re
ceived the letter , for hero la an answer to
one at least. " The gentleman then produced
what he claimed was a copy of a letter from
Manager Noyes of the Hammond company ,
which read In substance that hit company
had nothing to arbitrate.
The strikers also claim that none of the
old men hnvo gone back to work , but that on
the other hand several more of the men came
out yesterday , because they would not work
tor Jl.GO a day.
The strikers appear to be more bold In
Ujelr assertions than nt first. The butchers
ore especially ponltlvc of winning and many
of them declare openly that It they do not
win the packers will regret It. There have
ru yet been no act * of violence commltud
outside of a few scraps. 'New men arc being
put to work ns they are nee < led and the
packers nay by the end of the week they
will bo running a full force.
The hog butchers held a meeting last
night and agreed to stay out until the pack
ers paid them the scale submitted.
Warrant * were Issued yesterday for the
arrest of two of the men who arc out on
the strike.
C. S. Fclsh Is accused by John Snyder at
the Hammond plant of destroying property
and Herman Thlelke In accused of destroying
property nt the same plant by throwing a
rock through n window.
IIAYIIKN IlltOS.
Snmn Silk anil Motion HpnRlnl * .
22-Inch , extra fine quality , solid color
China silks , In cream , black and colors , reg
ular 40c goods , nt 2Gc.
Black , brown and navy blue moire silk ,
25o yard.
A new line of fancy brocaded taffeta silks ,
worth Jl.OO , only 7Gc.
Black armure silk , 24 Inches wide , regular
$1.60 goods , every yard guaranteed for wear
and service , only $1.00.
Black peau do sole , 24 Inches , elegant silk
for service , actually worth $1.50 ; this week ,
$1.00.
1,000 doz. fine embroidered and hem
stitched handkerchiefs , new goods , elegant
colors , worth lOc to 18c ; your choice for Gc.
Red ribbons , belts and ties at lowest
prices.
HAYDEN BROS.
CLAN GORDON EXCURSION.
August 11 , 1S91. .
Coolest ride hereabouts to Courtland beach.
I A. AV.
$1G.OO to Denver and return via the Union
Pacific Aug. 10 and 11. Account League of
American Wheelmen meeting.
See mo , II. P. Deuel , C. T. A. , U. P.
system , 1302 Farnam street , Omaha.
Ilollurx IK Dollars.
'
To Denver and return.
To Colorada Springs and return.
To Pueblo and return.
Via the Union Pacific.
Tickets on sale Aug. 10 and 11.
Account League of American Wheelmen
meeting.
" For further particular call on II. P.
Deuel , C. T. A. , U. P. system , 1302 Farnnm
street , Omaha.
CLAN GORDON EXCURSION.
August 11 , 1S94.
Fine sandy bottom at Courtland.
At a meeting of the state transportation
committee of the Knights of Pythias , at Lin
coln , July 1C , the Union Pacific and Fremgnt ,
Elkhorn & Missouri Valley rtllroads wore se
lected as the official route from all points
north of the Platte river to the Missouri
river , Ihenco the Chicago & Northwestern
railway to Chicago , for the Olennial encamp
ment at Washington , D. C. , In August.
Thorough and careful arrangements are
being perfected In regard to rates and special
train accommodation , of which all sir knights
will bo advised later.
Present Indications are for a large and en
thusiastic attendance from north and central
Nebraska. WILL B. DALE ,
Chairman Transportation Committee.
Excursion Kates Kimt.
For full Information concerning summmor
excursions call at the Chicago , Milwaukee &
St. Paul ticket ofllce , 1G04 Farnam street , or
address F. A. NASH ,
General Agent.
'CLAN GORDON EXCURSION.
August 11 , 1S9I.
Finest resort In the west Courtland.
BOARD OF HEALTH.
Nniylicr of .liiilrlo * Itpjinrtoil t- > ISo In Very
' "
. . , i "nil Condition.
The only notable feature of the meeting
of the Board of Health yesterday afternoon
was a report of tha unsanitary condition
of a largo number of the dairies of the city.
The milk Inspector reported that a number
of the dairymen were using brewers' malt
with which to feed their cattle ; and that the
geneial condition of their barns and wells
was very bud. Some of them also had
neglected to remove the manure , so that
the entire premises were In a' very unhcalth-
ful condition.
This subject was discussed In connection
with the report of the city physician , which
showed a large number of deaths during
July from diurrheal complaints. Among
these were nearly fifty children. The
mayor thought that some of.this mortality
might be due to the unhealthful condition
of the milk , and asked Inspector Limner
why he had not caused the'arrest of the
persons who were feeding their cows with
the malt. His excuse was that the or
dinance provided that the milkmen should
not feed their animals the brewers' slops ,
and that the slop leaked out of the wagons ,
while It was bsing drawn frof the brewery ,
leaving only the malt. Ills theory
was that It was slop when It was loaded on
the wagons , but when unloaded It was malt
and not covered by the ordinance. The
subject was allowed to drop with the under
standing that the ordlnanca should bo rigidly
enforced.
A resolution by Seavey provided that the
health commissioner , the sewer Inspector
and the plumbing Inspector should consti
tute an investigating committee to examine
and report on ( he condition of all hospitals
and hotels within the city limits.
Oregon Kidney Tea cures all kidney
troubles. Trial size , 2G cents. All druggists ,
CLAN GORDON KXCURSION.
August 11 , 1801.
Lions and leopards at Courtland.
OUT FOB FUN.
Second I'urty I.CHVCH for tlio Cunip lit Wust
I'cilnt ,
This morning a flue , lively party of young
men will Etnrt for the Y , M. C. A. camp at
West Point under the leadership of Mr.
Waltemeycr. The second party returned
yesterday In high spirit1) , and with the very
best accounts of rattl.ng good times at the
camp. Among other things they recorded
the grand celebration of the cook's birth
day , when Mr. Yard was given a "time"
that took the rheumatism out of his bones
and reminded him of the days when he was
a "kid. " One of the special features of
the last party wan the fun around the camp
lire nt night , ns there were a number of
god singers In the party and the nearest
neighbor IK n half mile away. Of course
there was nothing boisterous about the fun ,
but good , healthy , vigorous jollity was the
order of things. One feature of the birth
day party was three pecks of summer
applet ) , \\hleh were purchased of a neigh
boring farmer for the large sum of 10
cents. The purchase of summer apples by
a camping party speaks pretty well for the
follows usually apples are had for a good
deal less than even 10 cents a peck. Messrs.
Sollner and Landcryou rode from the camp
to Omaha on their bicycles , arriving In good
shape and reporting excellent roads. Messrs.
West , E. U. Henderson and Secretary Obor
expect to run up on their wheels , leaving
Omaha tomorrow morning at 9 o'clock , and
would bo glad to have any others go with
them on the trip. Mr , R. P. Poles , ofllce
secretary of the association , starts for the
camp this morning , and expects to take
somo. of his friends with him , Other members -
bers of the association are planning to go up
Frldiy and remain the rest of the time at
the camp ,
Refreshing , exhlllratlne , a bath at Court-
land beach.
Notice of nva lines or leas under till * lieaj , IHu
cent ) ' ; each idJItlonal line , ten cents.
HUNFOUD-Mrs. Sylvia A. , wife of Cvrus
I. Bedford , August 0. The funeral will bo
from their place of residence , 903 I'lerce
street , today , August 7 ,
SMYTHE-Mr. , brother to Hon. C. J.
Bmythe. Arrive from Denver. Colo. , nt 4
p. in. Funeral to St. Cecelia's church , 6
p. m. Interment , Holy Sepulcher ceme
tery.
UUAKK-N. S. , nt Seattle , Wash. , Wednes
day , 1st lust , aged 52 years. Funeral no
tice later.
NOT ENOUGH VOTES THERE
Hoard of Education Votes on Reinstatement
of High School Teachers ,
FIGHT TEMPORARILY GIVEN UP
Union rnlntcr * Auk that Contractor Ituy-
nionil nnit Others Ilo 1'tit Under
lloml Contract * for Supplies
Awarded Other limitless.
There was n pleasant exchange of cour
tesies when the Board of Education found
Itself with n working quorum last evening ,
President Powell was absent and so wns the
vice president. Noting this fact , Mr. Akin
nominated Mr. Gibson for chairman pro tern.
Mr. Gibson at once returned tlio compliment
by nominating Mr. Akin. Honors were thus
evened up , but Mr. Gibson was chosen and
the board wns ready for business.
Chairman Duryca from the committee on
High school , to which was referred the sev
eral petitions of citizens and students for
the reinstatement of Miss L. C. McGce ,
Miss Stacla Crowlcy and Miss Ida M. Street ,
reported that by'u vote of 3 to 2 the com
mittee recommended that the petitions be
placed on file. Messrs. Klguttcr and Durycn
presented n minority report favoring the
granting of the petitions and providing that
the board proceed nt once to ballot for three
teachers for the High school.
Mr. Knodcl made the point of order that
the motion to adopt the recommendation of
the minority report was In direct conflict
with rule 42 , which provides that the quota
of pupils to each teacher In the High school
shall bo thirty and that no additional
teacher shall bo assigned.
Chairman Gibson sustained the point of
order and Mr. Elgultcr appealed from the
decision of the rhalr.
The board declined to sustain the decision
of the chair by a vote of C tt | G. The chair
man looked up Roberts' "Rules of Order"
before announcing the vote. After looking
over the book and holding a whispered con
sultation with Mr. Knodel , the chairman pro
tern walked back to the chair and stated that
he should claim the right to vote , and that
he would vote to sustain himself.
Mr. Duryca wanted to know by what right
the chairman presumed to vote on a question
of sustaining his own decision.
"I'm not president of this board ; I'm
merely acting as chairman , and as a member
of the board I have a right to vote. "
Mr. Lowe said that ho never heard of a
man's voting on the question of his own
innocence.
Dr. Duryea characterized the chairman's
position us unparliamentary In the highest
degree. He said that If any rule of order
gave a chairman a right to vote on a ques
tion affecting one of his own decisions such
n rule was barbarous.
After further contention. In which the
chairman's position was assailed with rcspcc-
ful vigor , Mr. Gibson retreated from his posi
tion and declared that the chair had not been
sustained.
BALLOTS WITHOUT ELECTION.
Mr. Elgutter's minority report wns then
adopted by a vote of C to 5 and the board
proceeded to ballot for three additional
teachers for the High school.
The first ballot was somewhat discouraging
to the friends of the three candidates. Miss
Crowley received 6 votes ; Miss McGee , 4 ;
Miss Street. 4. There were four blank ballots.
The chairman declared that no election had
resulted.
There was some further contention , and
then Mr. Elgitttcr moved an adjournment ,
which was duly seconded. Mr. Babcock raised
the point of order that there was a motion
before the house. >
"A motion to adjourn' Is always In order , "
said the chair. .
"But , Mr. Chairman , " claimed Mr. Tukey ,
"the committee on claims has not yet re
ported. "
"That's so. " dubiously responded the
chairman. "We can't adjourn now. I-guess
Mr. Babcock's point of order'was all right. "
Mr. Burgess arose to a question of In
formation , but the chair informed him that a
ballot was In progress ,
Mr. Babcock's motion to the effect that
the board proceed to vote on the election of
Miss Crowley was then carried , and the
tellers collected the ballots. Before the
tellers could count the votes Mr. Burgess
declared that he had not voted.
"Well , take another ballot , " remarked the
chairman , and the tellers deposited the bal
lots In the waste basket and took up another
collection. This ballot resulted In six votes
against Miss Crowley and five for.
Another motion to adjourn was lost and
by vote the board dropped the balloting and
resumed the regular order.
The most notable feature .of the' ' routine
reports was found In the final communica
tion of Building Inspector Macleod. The
report referred to the- fact that thousands
of dollars' worth of supplies and material
is stored away In the basements and attics
of the several school buildings. The material
has been stored away so Igng that nobody
knows what there Is of H. Consequently
the board frequently purchases material that
It bus on hand , If It only know It. During
his term of office Superintendent Macleod
claims that he returrected 3,500 desks , 100
teachers' desks and twelve clocks.
The Holbroak & Kane company submitted
a proposition to ventilate the Dcdge school
for $1,700 , giving each pupil 2,000 cubic feet
of fresh air every hour.
The patrons of Forest school asked the
board to do bomctlilng for them. They lack
school room , ground room and educational
facilities. Their children who belong to
the higher grades are compelled to walk a
mile and a half to the Buncroft and Gas-
tellar schools. The committee on buildings
and supplies reported that arrangements had
already been made for additional room , while
Superintendent Fitzpatrlck anted that If
the Forest school district had n sufficient
number of eighth grade pupils the board
would have to establish such a crade. At
present the superintendent bcMevcd that It
would be cheaper for the board to gather up
the eighth grade pupils In carriages. The
latter plan was being followed In many New
England cities. .
UNION PAINTERS' PETITION.
A number of union painters petitioned the
beard to require Ed Raymond , John Scll-
mnn and Charles Bradley , who had been
awarded contracts for painting , papering and.
kulbomlnlng , to Give bonds for the faithful
performance of the contracts , Mr. Tukey
cx'plalncd that the men who had obtained
the contracts were extremely low bidders ,
but that the board would lose nothing1 if
the contracts were not filled. ' " The petition ,
on motion of Mr. Tukey , was placed en ( lie.
County Superintendent Hall notified tlio
board that the amount due the school dis
trict of Omaha from the state apportion
ment for July was $21,387.31. ,
The bond of Secretary Glllan was approved.
On report of the kindergarten committee ,
a kindergarten was established n't Come-
nlus school for the ensuing year. -
Mr. Akin , from the committee on teachers
and examination , moved the adoption of a
resolution to the effect that Inasmuch as
there will bo but thirty-eight weeks of
school for the next year , the schools bo
opened on September 10 , Instead of the first
Monday In that month , He explained that
the committee made the recommendation be
cause the first week of September wouUl b. ?
badly cut up by Labor day and the state
fair. The resolution provoked some little
discussion of an unfriendly character , and It
was quietly burled.
The contract for printing the annual re
port of the board and for furnishing all other
printed matter except rules and regulations
and course of study was awarded to the
Klopp & Bartlett company , The Pokrok-
Zapadti Printing company secured the rules
and regulations , the Reed Printing company
got the course of study , while the Rees
company secured the contract for the litho
graphing , Thomas C , Platts.bld JC.50 per
cord for two-foot wood and $7 per cord for
one foot length , Ho got the contract for
both. The Omaha Coal , Coke and Lltno
company will furnish kindling for the en
suing year at the rate $5.40 per cord.
The contracts for stationery for the en
suing year were divided among the Omaha
News company , A , H , Andrews & Co , . Ev
E. Bruce & Co. , Megeath Stationery com
pany , Klopp & Dartlett and Omaha Printing
company ,
The contract for hard coal for the ensuing -
suing year was awarded to 1) , T. Mount ,
who agreed taiUttrnlsh the best Pennsyl
vania. anthracltcnYor $7.76 per ton ,
The committee- supplies recommended
that the contractor screened lump coal bo lot
to the Nebraska Hue ! company at $2.95 per
ton , and the \Atnerlcnn Fuel company bo
authorized to fafenlih Bovlcr nut at $2.74 $ per
ton.
ton.Mr. . Burness , " on * of the five members of
the committee .on isupplles , declined to sign
the nbovo recommendation. He stated that
he favored Wnlimt .block nt $3,44 per ton for
the reason that n ton of the Walnut block
would furnish more heat than a ton and n
half of Whltcbrcast at $2.95.
Mr. Babcock iwantcd n scientific test of
the relative merits of the scvcrnl coals.
Ho thought that the Sheridan coal at $3.95
would bo the cheapest. Dr. Duryea stated
that ho had tested the Sheridan coal and
believed that It was as nearly perfect ns nny
coal could be. Mr. Gibson believed that a
test should be made before the contract was
awarded.
Mr. Lowe moved that the contract , as far
as It related to lump coal , bo held until a
test could bo mnde. The motion wns lost
by a tlo vote and the recommendation of
the supply committee was adopted.
Fishing and bathing , Courtland beach.
CAN'T ' FIND M'PHERSON.
Ho Clinic to Omiilin mid Then Dropped Out
of Sight.
Todd McPhcrson , a merchant from Water-
It o , has mysteriously disappeared In Omaha
and his friends have employed detectives to
endeavor to locate him or his body , for
they are of the firm belief that ho met with
foul play and has been murdered and robbed.
On last Wednesday Mr. McPherson came
to Omaha with a load of poultry , which
ho disposed of at a good price. Then ho
purchased a load of merchandise- with n
small portion of the proceeds of the sale of
chickens and sent the load home by n
neighbor named William Green. This Is
the last seen of McPherson by his family
and , so far as can be learned , by any one
else.
else.At
At the tlmo ho left his neighbor he said
that ho would remain In town until a later
hour and return on a train. He was known
to then have a considerable sum of money
on his person , and It Is thought by his
friends that he has been robbed and probably
murdered.
His wife Is so badly worried about the
disappearance of her husband that she Is
confined to her bed and It Is feared that
her mind will become affected. McPhcrson
Is a well-to-do resident of Waterloo and Is
a steady-going man , not liable to become
mixed up In any trouble. . He has nothing
to trouble him or cause him to leave home ,
and his domestic relations were of the most
pleasant character.
J. R. Watts , a friend of the Mcl'hersons ,
came to Omaha yesterday to assist In
the search for the missing men , and the best
detective talent In the city lias been cn-
grged to look up the man's whereabouts.
Hud llluck Itcrt llolilun.
Albert Bolden , n negro , was arraigned
In the police court ytntcrday as a sus
picious character. He was arrested by
Detectives Hayes and Hudson Saturday af
ternoon while carrying a bundle containing
nine revolvers and several watches. Bolden
claims that ho bought the goods from a second
end hand dealer to be used In running a
cane rack game at the fairs and races in
southern Kansas this fall. Judge Berka
will decldo the cnso this morning.
Bolden has quife , a reputation here. Last
fall ho was living- with a couple of mulattocs
in the frame house on Howard street west
of Thirteenth , whore the Inmates were run
ning a badger game. The police says Bolden
would steer strangers and white men Into
the place and Awhile they were enjoying
the smiles of the women some one who
would bo concealed under the bed would
rob the victim. A well known young man
was robbed of si diamond pin In this house
last fall and ho complained to the police.
The pin was found on Bolden and recovered
after which 'thercomplalnant refused to pros
ecute tho'caso , as -hadjgot his property
again and did'noti wlsh torbocome mixed up
in a disgraceful scandal. . Judge Berka
fined the 'womon $ DO and costs each and on
their promising to leave the city and never
return the fine wns suspended. Bolden then
went to St. Paul with one of the women
and he claims that he married her. They
came back to Omaha about a month ngo ,
but this Is the first time they have been
seen by the police. Bolden claims that he
Is now driving an express wagon and Is
trying to lead an honest life.
In Trouble Again.
Walter Reynolds was fined $1 and costs
yesterday for creating a disturbance
In the Metropolitan hotel Saturday night.
This Is the young man who has had so
much trouble with his wife and her par
ents. Ho was arrested srtvcral days ago at
the Instance of his mother-in-law , charging
him with compelling her daughter to go to
the Arcade hotel and remain over night with
him. The couple had been married , but
for the last two years had not lived together ,
because It was alleged that Reynolds was
a bigamist. He succeeded In proving that
this was a groundless charge and after his
release from jail effected a reconciliation
with his wlfo and they went to the Metro
politan hotel to live.
Their board bill became due Saturday
night and was presented by Landlord Gay.
Then Reynolds declared that ho had been
Insulted and would not pay the bill until
ho got ready to leave. Ho said that he
would continue to stay at the hotel in spite
of the demands of the proprietor for him to
vacate the room. They had a scufile over
the baggage and Reynolds was locked up.
His wife packed up her things and went
home , saying that she would have nothing
more to do with him. But since his arrest
Reynolds has received notes from his wife
and It Is .thought that they will go to. liv
ing together again.
A Cure for Chronic Diarrhoea ,
I had been troubled with chronic diar
rhoea for over a year when I received n
small botle of Chamberlain's Colic , Cholera
and Diarrhoea Remedy , which I used and U
gave mo great relief. I then procured a
50-cent bottle and took about two-thirds of
It , and was cured. I have taken some twice
slnco when I had a loosness come on and It
stopped It at once. I hope It will help
others as it helped me. I feel very thankful
to Mr. Stearns , the druggist , for telling me
of this remedy and shall be glad to have
this letter published. S , C. Week ? , Melrose.
Mass. For sale by druggists.
Popular music at Courtland beach.
CLAN GORDON EXCURSION.
August II , 1891.
TliuyVuut tlio Job.
The body df Will Wokeley had not been
brought across the river Thursday morning
before would-be statesmen had begun to ( Ilo
their applications with the mayor for the
vacant city clerkship. Two applications were
In before noon and slnco then others have
followed until the mayor has a fairly good-
sized stack of applications on hand. One of
the first to shy his castor was Captain A. H.
Scharff of the Thurston Rifles , who Is nnxlous
to try his hand at a political ofllce. Ex-
Councilman Sol 1'rlnco Is another applicant.
In the meantime the democratic contingent
In the council Is quietly fixing things so as
to save any of these gentlemen the trouble
of going Into ofllco and John Evans Is per
forming the duties Of the ofllco just as though
ho Intended to keep right on until the end'of
the term ,
Oregon Kidney Tea cures nervous head
aches. Trial size , 25 cents. All druggists.
Rldo on the steamer at Courtland.
PRAIRIE FIRE PALE BEFORE IT
Terrifying Fury of Devouring Flnmos in a
Pine Forest.
REVIEW OF A WISCONSIN TRAGEDY
licit of Timber SovrntyMllmVlilo Hurtling
1'lerci'ly The Urfemo of
ntui im riinii
Destruction.
Only tlioso who Imvc passed through the
terrible orJenl can umlerstnml tlio fury of
a forest lire In the northern Wisconsin and
Michigan fineries a lire which devastates
wliolo counties nnil lays cities In italics ,
often causing great loss of life , as was the
case at Phillips , WIs. , recently , when twelve
persons met an awful ilenlh while emlenvor-
Ing to floe before the flumes. The only
thing that can compare with a forest flro
Is the prairie fire , of which so much used
toabe heard when the west was first being
settled , and , though the prairie grass will
burn much more rapidly , It dorit not furnish
such solid food for the Humes as do the
majestic pines of the forest.
Not In twenty years , says the Chicago
Herald , has there been mich a drouth In
Wisconsin as this season. From one etui
of the state to the othur there Is a cry for
rain , and everywhere Is the complaint of
burned and ruined crops. The high temporn-
turcs have been general and the whole
state Is as dry as a tinder box. Little
wonder , then , that awful fires rage through
the northern woods , and that when they
liavo passed It Is folind that even the roots
of trees arc burned and that the very e.\r.h
Is baked to a depth of a couple of feet. ) The
most destructive llrcs tl Is year have been
In a belt about seventy mllei wid'j extend
ing clear across the state , Ha i.onhcni
boundary being about fifty mil's fottth of
Lake Superior , Hero flrcs have tier ) burn
ing for nearly two months and have de
stroyed thousands of acres of pine. Inhabit
ants of the little lumber towns which dot
that region have been busy for weeks cut
ting the timber around their villages and
burning the brush. The fire thus flails Itself
compelled to go to either side of the town
for Its fuel and the little homes are saved.
But should the wind become a gnle even
this labor does not save the toun , for the
wind carries the flames across the cleared
space and attacks the frame houses. Then
the families have tp fly for their lives and
are fortunate If they escape.
ORIGIN SELDOM KNOWN.
The origin of a forest fire Is seldom dis
covered. The match carelessly thrown Into
a heap of leaves by a passing woodsman ,
the smoldering fire left by a camper or
sparks thrown by a locomotive as It rushes
through the forest may be the cause of mil
lions of dollars of damage and may cost
many lives. First little tongues of ( lame
dart In and out , stealthily following the
roots of trees along and even under the
ground , then springing up and licking a
bush or small tree. Then the spirit of de
struction becomes bolder and a tall pine Is
wrapped In folds of Maine. The prldo of
the forest comes crashing to the earth. The
enemy hisses and darts about It. Then , as
If by magic , a whole forest of pine Is sur
rounded and Invaded by a grand mass of
fire and all the world scorns to be In flames.
Phillips , the county scat of Price county ,
hidden as It was In the depths of a Wiscon
sin forest , was one of the pi oiliest towns In
the state. It was also one of the most solid
and prosperous on the line of ( lie Wllconsln
Central railway. Phillips was about eighty
miles south of Aslilaml and contained nearly
3,000 Inhabitants. 'For weeks there had
been fires In the forests to the west of the
town. During the day the sun was
partly obscured by tho. clouds of smoke ,
the pungency of which caused every
body to go about with red and smart *
Ing eyes. At night In the west there
was a blood-red light. Night by night
It grew broader and broader until Its re.
flection fairly gleamed on the roofs of the
village. Still , people felt comparatively
safe. For six miles south of the town there
was a cedar swamp quite well inundated
It was thought that any fire could be tem
porarily controlled there and made to pass
around the town. By the morning of Fri
day , July 27 , the flro had crept up to the
swamp. The people had been mistaken in
their ideas of the protection to be afforded
by the swamp. The marshy turf had been
converted by the rays of the sun
Into peat. Gases were generated In the
low lands of the swamp and great balls of
fire rolled in advance of the main body of
flame. The entire male population of Phil
lips was in the swamp making a heroic flght
to save their homes. Thd roar of the lire
was awful , and the wind carried great
sheets of flame over the tree tops a hundred
feet ahead of the big mass of fire. It was
soon seen that efforts to check the progress
of the flro here were futile.
DESTRUCTION OF A TOWN.
The .men retreated to the village to make
one more stand against the enemy. The
town had a good system of water works ,
but when the firs once entered the city
the pumping station was one of the first
places licked up. All hope was then lost.
Those people who had teams hurriedly gath
ered a few things together and fled down the
road. The little switch engine snatched a
score of freight cars from the logging yards.
Fully 1,000 excited men , women and children
scrambled Into them , carrying only the
clothes they had on their backs. The en
gine drew them twelve miles down the line
to a place of safety. Other families hud
fled to the cemetery and the county fair
buildings across the river. All escaped
except twelve persons. One of these was
a woman who lingered to save a few keep
sakes. Her charred bones were found
next day In- front of the ashy site of her
former home. The others were members
of three families who became , crazed
and fled directly In the path of the flro In
stead of away from It. They were soon
crowded to the shore of the little lake and
sought refuge In a floating boathousc. They
thought that the wind would carry the raft
across the lake. Though the wind carried
sheets of flatne high above their heads there
was an under current of air which created
sufficient draft to draw the house back to
ward the blazing sawmill. Then the party
had to take to three small boats. The saw-
logs which filled the lake caught fire and In
their efforts to splash water on themselves
the occupants capsized the overloaded craft.
All were drowned but one woman a Mrs.
Cllss , who was found clinging to an up
turned boat on the opposite Bide of the lake.
She was unconscious and clinging to her
neck was the dead body of her babe. The
woman has partly recovered from the bhock
and may live.
All that remained of Phillips when the
Inhabitants returned next day was a group
of about twenty houses , By a freak of the
flro these had been spared , though all else
for miles around was an ashy waste. Relief
headquarters were opened In the town hall ,
which was one of the buildings saved.
Governor Peck headed a relief train which
carried provisions and tents to Phillips the
next mornlnc. Business men who hud
thousands of dollars within the crumbled
walls of the village bank were wan-
derlnc about without coots to their backs
and were glad to accept a sandwich at relief
headquarters. But by nightfall the people
were comparatively comfortable. The
property loss at Phillips Is conservatively
estimated at $750,000 , and the total loss
from forest flros In northern Wisconsin this
year will reach $1,600,000.
Higncst ol all in Leavening Power. latest U. S. Gov't Report.
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\ Clear the Debris. \
Sounds "odd" but it fits the case precisely After
a destructive cyclone , you "clear the debris , " and to
wipe it out of memory you must sweep it clean
after a hurricane of business as it is customary to
the Nebraska it behooves us to "clear away the
debris , " or , perhaps , more Bostonishly expressed ,
"To dismiss the superfluous conglomeration of un
welcome accumulations. "
Right here in Omaha we call 'em odds and
ends good honest merchandise they are to be
surci but of no value to us , because we never car
ry goods to next season and above all , we never
begin a season on broken stock ,
You'll find , by carefully looking over , some
thing you can use , in every department and if it
be your style and fit there is a golden strike right
there because the price is likely one half what it
used to be or , perhaps a trifle above ,
In our suit department we have a good' many
broken lots of suits can't very well sell 'em down
to the root , because we have always such a tremendous
deus collection same case with the trousers de
partment for the same reason we have some rcm-
nants in our boys' and children's department and
iu our hat department and in our shoe deparment
and more so in our men's furnishing stock in
shirts underwear and the like , where the supply
and demand is tremendous.
We firmly believe in cleaning house of broken
lots experience taught us so and we therefore
apply the broom of reduction , and dust off the last
vestige of profit and often below the price they
could be manufactured at.
A sale for mutual benefit we clean house
you save the stuff.
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Ill o@c3i.iy 3
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Hero Is n rhalr which has been especially
designed for summer comfort. There are
chairs for every month of the year ; this Is
for the summer of your discontent , when
upholstered furniture Is as hot as an oven ,
and the human body craves comfort.
The chair Is built on the linns of one of
the "Old Comfoit" rockers of a century ago.
The back Is high and the armrests very
broad , The scat Is nhaped to the body , and
the whole framework Is a veritable dream
of comfort.
The rockers are of tlio "long roll" pat
tern , giving the easy , slow , continuous mo
tion so much desired for a luxurious chair.
The wood Is elm which Is hard and takes
a very rich finish. The head frame Is handsomely -
somely carved and thcro are decorative
mountings of brass. Our price Is $3.00.
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