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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 12, 1899)
THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : SATt DAV , AUGUST 12 , 18 n. BISHOP ll'CABE ' IS PLEASED Famous War Chaplain Sees the Bights at the Exposition. DISTINGUISHED VISITORS ARE COMING Cnmtnlftiiloner Oetternl of I'nrln Expo sition Will View the Oninlm Show Vcnednn CnrnUnl Mnrvcl of nml Bishop C. C. McCabe of the Methodist Eplooopal church and nt ono tlmo chaplain of the famous Ono Hundred and Twenty- second Ohio regiment was a visitor nt the exposition Friday afternoon nnd evening. Bishop McCabc Is a warm personal friend of President McKInlcy and spends considerable tlmo each year at the While House. Ho Is on his way cast after having spoken at the Epworth assembly at Lincoln nnd spent the day in looking over the exposition. The bishop expressed himself as simply delighted with the big show and his exclam ation ( in ho looked at the white buildings was , "They ought never to bo torn downl They ought never to bo torn downl" Ho ncemcd the most intersted In the Llbby prison exhibit In the Government -building and bystanders heard him remark , half to himself nnd , half to those about him , "I passed through that door , " and "I have Been that before. " The chaplain was a prisoner in the famous old place of detention and bo lectucrs on the 'bright ' side of life in that place. Ho was much chagrined that the historic old prison had been removed and thought that by all tncano It should have been re paired nnd kept Intact. "A place that has ouch an historic bearing on the country should not be torn down and Its relics scat tered to the four quarters. It should have boon preserved by the government In some public park , " was the remark of the griz zled old chaplain ns ho walked about and viewed the relics of the past. The 'bishop told of an amusing Incident that occurred while ho wao In Lincoln. After one of 'hla lectures a man came up with a long face and .began to 'berate President Mc- Klnley for the attitude ho took concerning the canteen. The reverend gentleman said to him , "When you temperance people raise nn army then there will bo no need for a canteen , .but until that tlmo the president is not able to go against the wishes of a ma jority of his army officers. " Bishop McCabe spoke of the Intrepid char acter of the president. Ho was sitting with Urn on one of the back -porches of the White V House not many menthe ago. There was n clump of trees nearby from which an. as sassin or a crank might have emerged at any time and killed the president , yet ho sat there without watch or guard , serene in his confidence of the American people and In his own integrity. Ono of the fine sights of the. afternoon at the exposition was the Introduction of the famous old chaplain to Lieutenant Dan God- trey of the British -band. The veterans chatted pleasantly between numbers and the bandmaster directed his .musicians . to play Boveral sacred selections for 'the ' benefit of the renowned guest. In the evening the bishop was again at the grounds , where ho vlsltod several of the colonial exhibits. SCENES ALONG THE MIDAVAV. Much to 'Intercut ' Over Where the Nolie lit Grent. There was a big tlmo at the Hawaiian vil lage Friday afternoon. Queen Lll's birthday iwaa the excuse for n little celebration and , toeing tired of the fnro of this country , the dusky denizens of Hawaii 'built , thorn a huge pel according'to their own devices and had ronst pig as a side dish , with other native Ksirnlshmen'tfi. They closed their festivities with a "Cokeo" walk , being one of their native dances. The affair was thoroughly enjoyable from a Hawaiian standpoint and oil seemed to be perfectly happy. Captain Louis Sorcho was the hero of the Midway Friday afternoon after It was learned that he took his diving outfit out and found the body of young Halbrook who was drowned In Cut-Off lake. The captain took with him his full submarine diving outfit and went over the sldo of aboat. . He was gone Just -fourteen minutes when he found the 'body. ' The captain is the attraction at u the Deep Sea Diving and Novelty company's pavilion on West Midway. La Petite Nannette , a now dancing girl from Chicago , arrived nt the Streets of Cairo Friday afternoon and will 'be ' a feature of the Cleopatra part of the concession. She is a graceful dancer and has a full share of pereoual charm to endear her to the public. The Philippine village atractn a great many people , as the Interest in this strange people Is great. The natives ride the water buffaloe Into -the water and the sight Is ono that Is enjoyed by old and young. One of the little girls , who .boasts of but seven sum- more , Is learning to dance and expects to take a part on the Filipino stage In < a short time. Some of Madame Pianka's famous lions have arrived at Hagenback's animal show and more will come Monday. The new lions ore beautiful 'beasts and are said to be marvelously - volously well trained. The Indians have taken to Griffith's scenic railway llko ducks to water and they haunt the place. They 'began to ride Thursday and after they had taken one swift trip they could not got enough. To enliven things they give their 'war whoops frequently and it. raises the hair when they get at It right. Ono of the coolest places on tbo grounds , a sort of sea re-wort , In 'tbo Chute cafe. The water buck of It keeps the place nlco and fresh and It Is a favorite place for loungers who get tired of the hot pavements and the glare of the sun. The BeckwIUi Aquarium will bo thrown open to patrons of the Midway tonight nnd the renowned Cora Deckwlth , champion lady swimmer of the world , -will give her first ex hibition. The swimming of the English chan nel , a float of forty days for twelve hours n day and a number of other record-break ing feats have made Miss BccKwlth the most famous of alt female mvlnimera , and her unique and Interesting talks nnd charm- lug personality have made her a reigning favorite and ono of the most attractive of the world's public persona , It Is predicted that the Beckwlth Aquarium will be the meeca of the amusemont-seckcrs. PENCIL IMISHKItS M3.VT AVKHIC. EdHur * from Over the Stnfc Will See Uio IIIK ShiMV. Next TuwJny tbo editors of the state will take poBsrfslon of the exposition grounds and everything will bs under the pencil point. The day Is to bo known as Nebraska Editors' day and Cincinnati Enquirer's day. About 100 Nebraska editors have accepted the Invitation to bu present and see the sights , many of them coming from the more remote corners of the state , and most of them will too accompanied by their nlvrs , or If they are bachelors , by their sweethearts. The Cincinnati Enquirer excursion will number about 200 people. They wilt reach Omaha about 2 p. m. , and remain during the after npon and evening , and then go on to the mountains. The Department of Publicity will have For ; Dyspepsia. Hereford's ' Add Phosphate Imports strength , and ninkeo We process of cllaostlon natural onU oaay , Genuine bears name Hortf ord's oo wrapper. headquarters at the Mlllard hotel Tuwday , morning to meet the Nebraska editors and provide for thoae who have not before been given the wherewithal that entitles them to admission to the expedition , The Cincinnati contingent will be escorted to the grounds , nnd at 4 p. m. a formal greeting will be ex tended before a Joint meeting In the Audi torium by President Miller , and addresses will 'bo given by visiting editors. Hon. J. Sterling Morton , ono of the pioneer Journal ists of the state , will probably bo ono of the RpcakcM.A modest collation will follow the npeeches. Daniel Logan , * -rotary of the Hawaiian commission and city editor of the Honolulu Evening Dullctln , wlll hold a reception % ception for the Nebraska men and bestow souvenirs In the Hawaiian vlfl.igc. M1CIS A 'SCIJ.VM IN OM > VBNIC13. Ilcniiflful .SlBlitH nml Snuniln nt < lic \onptlun Cnrnlvnl Krlilny .Mnlit. The Lagoon never looked moro beautiful than It did Friday night -with its glare of llghtn and the many colored 'boats with sing ers and musicians. The music was ono of the special features , and It was well worth going a long way to hear. The liquid tones of the Hawallans , the sweet strains of the Filipino orchestra , nnd the blended chords of the Hrltlsh band and the Indian group waa a carnival of sound that elicited preaacd re marks and loud applause during the whole ovcnlng. The cool ibrccze that came up In the afternoon ruffled the surface of the water Just enough to make It look beautiful In the light. There iwaa a good crowd present , for once able to enjoy the music without the sweltering heat. To add a touch of the bar barous to the scene , there -was a inarch of Indian braves around the Lagoon and with their war paint and the grotesque accoutre ments fhcy made a striking picture. Their contribution to the music , however , was not of the sort that cultivated cars enjoy , for they gave their war cries and the strange sounds reverberated among the buildings with n peculiar Intonation. The fireworks and electric fountain also made up a part of a beautiful picture. MICYCMS HACKS IJIIAW A CROWD. Wheelmen Itlilr to ihc Sonntl of Munlc liy < lic I ml Inn nnncl. At 3:30 : Friday afternoon a bicycle racing meet was held at the exposition race track. A largo crowd was -present and much en thusiasm was engendered. There were three events on the program , a one-half-mile open , a two-mile tandem and a three-mile handi cap. The entries for the first were D. W. Shultz , L. Sawyer , P. K. Alack , A. J. Cochran - ran , R. Dennet , A. E. Gordon , E. Blessing and D. J. Waldron. Gordon got first place , Waldron second and Blessing third. Time , 1:023-5. : In the second event P. E. Mack , A. J. Cochrau , n. Bennet , A. E. Gordon , E. Bless ing , D. J. Waldron , C. Stein , H. Tremble nnd Grant Mcllnay were the contestants. Bennet and Gordon got first place , Mcllnay and Tremble second and Sawyer and Stem third. Time , 4:4425. : D. W. Shultz , L. Sawyer , P. E. Mack , A. J. Cochran , R. Bennet , A. E. Gordon , E. Bless ing , D. J. Waldron and Grant Mcllnay were the riders in the third race. Mcllnay bested the field , Waldron won second nnd Gordon the third. Time , 7:112-5. : COMMISSIONER GMNBHAIj COMING. Sendfl Word lie Will lie In Oranba I.nnt of tlie Month. President Miller is in receipt of a letter from Ferdinand W. Peck , commissioner gen eral of the United States commission to the exposition at Paris , stating that he and a party -will bo in Omaha to Inspect the coc- posltion during the latter part of the month. Mr. Peck la going to Denver , nnd the mem bers of his staff will bo with him. The party will pass through in a special .car and they Wlir bo met by prominent citizens and the officers of the exposition , and will be given an opportunity to see not only the white city to the north , but the other prominent places of Interest In and around Omaha. Mr. Peck states In his letter that they will bo here after August 20 , but the exact date has not been set. Mnnlonl Program for Todny. Godfrey's British band. Afternoon , 2:30 : , Government building. ManSh "Eln Herz eln Sinn" Suppo Overture "Lo Singe de Bresll" Lindparntner Waltz "Golden Myrtles" Fahrbach Selection "Songs Without Words" Mendelssohn Comic March "Cotton Blossoms" Blossoms"M. M. H. Hall Polonaise Chopin March nnd Chorus "Naaman" Costa Fantasia "Orpheus" Offenbach English Glee "The Rod Cross Knight" . . Ca\lcott \ March "All Aboard" Werner Evening , 7:00 : , on the Plaza : March "Kre gflruf" Saro Overture "Zampa" Herold Selection "Cavallerla Rustlcana".MrrScagnl I Waltz "Spanlscho Weisen" Fnhrbach | Cornet Solo "Non-E-Ver" Mattel Mr. Kettlewell. "Hussar Hide" Splndler Selection "The Gondoliers" Sullivan Fantasia "Albion , " English , Irish and Scottish Melodies Baetcns "Sleigh Hide" Jullien Novel HIICCH Toilnjr. This afternoon there will bo the wcekry light harness1 and running races on the race track , with the addition of some unique Indian races. There will bo a pony race , In which the participants will bo tbo great chief. Little Wound , William Bird Head , Plenty Holes , Hard Heart and Black Heart. A squaw pony race will be ono of the humor ous cards for the matinee , and among the contestants will bo Lucy Red Cloud , princess of the Ogalalfa Sioux , Lizzie Barefoot , Susan Shot-in-the-Eye , Her Good Road , Modlclno Horeo and Julia Lone Elk. Jamee Lone Elk , Thomas American Horse- , Water Man and Yellow Shirt will bo contestants In a foot race. nxi > lonloii on thn ' .Mlilvrny. The explosion of a gasollno stove at Pabst's concession on the Midway caused considerable excitement Friday night about 11:30 : o'clock. A crowd of passersby heard the oxpToslon and saw the glare of the flames. A flre alarm was telephoned to the department , but before the apparatus left the quarters the blaze was extinguished by the proprietor , S. H. Ford , The damage was slight. BAIT TO LEAD PEOPLE ASTRAY Trend of "Coin" llnrvej-'n Sprrrh at J.Mi.li I'oor "Kiliicntlnn" 1 - AVmilil-l ! ' nefurnier * . OMAHA , Aug. 11. To the Editor of The Ree : The essence of "Coin" Harvey's lecture - turo at Blair Is another bait to lead some people aatray ; but ha calls it "educating the people , " A first-class education by reformers , who tell ua that the re-pirbllc Is rocking and money Is more necessary to our existence than wheat and meat. Ahl what a first-class Sam Jones Is gone lost ; there would be a better field for him to worlt In. One thing Is certain , the money question never will bo a factor to increase , the lasting happiness of any nrtlon ns a whole , no difference If we would coin leather into money. Instead of wasting thought and time on a dying notion , I would ratht'o ' to eeo people Interest themselvec . .ait Investigate what crazy socialists have to offer. In case they are not content with any of the ex isting parties , it will not hurt anyone to get acquainted at least with their theories ; surely then- logic cannot be worse than 16 to 1 , nor populism rampant at large , Youre , T. SIMAN. Kodol Dyspepsia Cure cures dynppp'la be cause its Ingredients are such that It can't help doing so. "The public can rely upon it as a master remedy for all disorders arising from Imperfect digestion. " James M. Thomas , M. O. , In American Jouru.il of Health , K. V. TO FIX THE RESPONSIBILITY Ooronei's ' Inquest InTeutipating Oanscs Which Lad to Death of Firemen. NO PREDICTION AS TO PROBABLE OUTCOME Jnrr Proceed * on Theory thnt l-'lro- nirn Were Kloptroeiiteil , lint ! tn Krldenec tlmt Wlren Were ChnrKCil Yet AUilnocil. No one ecems to seriously doubt that the death of Otto Qlsoke , George Bondsen , James Adams and Charfcs Hopper , the firemen who were killed at the Mercer Chemical company fire Wednesday evening , was caused by con tact of the ladder , which they tvero lowering , with a live electric wire. But the responsi bility of fixing the blame If any exists rests with the coroner's Jury , which held Its first session Friday afternoon nt the office of Coroner Swanson , Seventeenth and Cum- Ing streets. In the absence of the coroner , Deputy Sheriff John Lewis officiated In that capacity. The jury was composed of W. V. Shrlvcr , William White , Fred P. Dow , C. L. Thomas , C. Hanson and S. H. Farnsworth. The examination was In charge of County Attorney George W. Shields nnd Attorney W. W , Morsman , representing the Thomson- Houston Electric Light company. Seven wit. nesses appeared before the Jury. Thrco of them Dr. S. K. Spauldlng , city health com missioner ; Miles M , Schoflold , member of the Council Bluffs flro department , and Gcorgo O. Farmer , one of the Omaha firemen who was shocked , but recovered spoke In n gen eral way of the flro and the Incidents loadIng - Ing up to nnd attending the death of the four firemen. The testimony of the other four James E. Brlnkman , foreman of the Thomson-Houston Electric Light linemen ; Frank Gardner , lineman for the Nebraska Telephone company ; Edward F. Schurlg , city electrician , find Fred D. Penoyor , lineman for the American District Telegraph com pany was of a technical nature , and had re lation principally to the wires which were In the alley In the rear of the Mercer block , and their condition directly before , at the tlmo of and after the accident. A number of other witnesses will bo examined at the sitting of the Jury today , which will begin this morning at 9 o'clock. Dr. SpnnlillnK'fl Testimony. Dr. Spauldlng testified that he arrived at the scene of the disaster after the men had been electrocuted. He found Hopper at the end of the alley , near Eleventh street , nnd the other three Glseke , Bendsen and Adams were In the rear of the Mercer block. Ho examined Hopper first and discovered that life was already extinct. Physicians were laboring -with the other three men when ho arrived upon the scene and efforts to resus citate them by artificial respiration were being made by physicians , but these were of no avail. " 1 believe , " said Dr. Spauld lng , "that all of the 'men were dead when I first saw them. The condition of their bodies Indicated that they bad experienced a severe shock and my opinion Is that death resulted from this cause. " Miles M. Schofleld stated that when he reached the rear of the Mercer block he saw the ladder raised and noticed a. fireman , whom he afterwards 'learned ' was Albert Liv ingston , go up the ladder and release one of the wires which had become entangled with the connection of the main ladder and the extension. Livingston gave a signal to the men below to remove the truck a little to the left , which they did. He then descended to the ground. The firemen immediately proceeded ito lower the ladder. He thought that they turned the crank on the truck several times before the -shock - came. Ho etatcd that he heard no one give any warn ing regarding the wires through trblcfe the ladder was descending. "Wntch Ont. Ilie Wire * Are Alive ! " Oeorgo G. Farmer , a member of No. 3 Hose company , gave substantially the same statement as Schofleld regarding the move ments of Livingston. Ho said that when Livingston started up the ladder to disen tangle the wire which had become caught in it , some one shouted to him , "Watch out , the wires are alive ! " Livingston hesitated a moment , but Immediately proceeded when Brlnkman said that the wire was all right. When he reached the ground the men started to lower the ladder , -which Farmer stated was above the wire * a few feet. He said : "Wo had made about a halt dozen rev olutions of the crank when the shock came. I Ifound myself unable to loosen my hold on the crank , but Captain Simpson Jerked my loft hand off and Vve both fell to the ground , Simpson receiving a severe shock because of catching hold of me. I was 'dead to the world' for five or ten minutes. " Farmer stated that he Joined the depart ment June 27 last and , In reply to a ques tion from ono of the Jurors , said that he had never received any instructions regarding the cutting of wires at a flre. He said ho ibelleved the wires were properly insulated , and consequently had no fears of them. ISniertVltnenn on Stand. James E. Brlnkman was the first exp-ert electrical witness. He detailed at some length the position of the wires which ex tended through the alley , to the rear and parallel with the Mercer block. There are eleven wires and he characterized them as follows , beginning with the south wire , closest to the building : No. 1 , "teaser" wire , carrying 1,000 volts ; Nos. 2 and 3 , complete alternating circuit , which feed the Incan descent lights , voltage , 2,000 ; Nos. 4 and G , opera house circuit , voltage , 2,000 ; No. 6 , arc circuit , voltage , 2,500 ; Nos , 7 , S and 9 , secondary wires , maximum voltage , 20S ; Nos. 10 and 11 , power wires , voltage , COO. These wires , he said , are fourteen Inches apart. Ho said that the ladder went up be tween -wires C and 7 , but that because- wan probably thirty Inches In width , it also cams In contact with wire * No , 5 of the opera house circuit. The wire which be came caught In tbo ladder and which Liv ingston went up to release belonged to the arc circuit , and ho told him that It was dead on the theory that the city arc lights had not been turned on , the hour being at that time yet too early. He also assumed that the opera bouso wire , No. 5 , which the loddor undoubtedly touched , was dead , be cause on the afternoons when tbo opera bonnes use the lights they are always turned off by f > :15 : , and he did not think that wlro No. 7 , the other one touched by the ladder , could have Indicted any damage , because of Its small voltage. After the flre Brlnk man cut down wires Nos. 5 , C and 7 , be- twetfn the arches over which they wore strung In the rear of the Mercer block and found that the insulation on all of them had been broken. The break on each seemed to bo fresh and he bulleved it was caused by tbo contact of the iron-bound ladder with the wires while the ladder was being turned around preparatory to lowering it , Brlnkman testified that for tbo past two or three years there has been no system of communication whereby the electric light company was notified Instantly of a flre. Frank Gardner stated that he Inspected the position of the ladder up between the wires and told Captain Simpson of hose company No. 3 that he wouldn't take hold of the cranks for anything , for fear the lad der would be charged with electricity from the wires , Simpson , replied , "Well , we won't lower It. Jim's over there ( referring to Ilrlnkman ) and I'll ask him about It. " Slmpscci went over to where Brlnkman was standing and presumably was assured that the wires were perfectly safe , for upon his return to the truck the work of lowering the ladder began. St'liurlK'i Cvlilenoi" Not Senfciidoiml , The evidence presented by City Electrician Schurlg waa rather disappointing to those who. had expected htm to make some sensa tional disclosures , -which was narranted to a certain extent by reason of n published In terview with him In which he made the very positive assertion that the coroner's Jury would be able to fix the blame nnd ex pressed his Intention not to hesitate about telling truthfully all that he know. Schurlg's testimony relative to the position of the la.l- dcr between the wires tallied Identically with that of Urlnkmon. He sold that ho had the right to cut down electric wires at a flre 'when ' It was deemed advisable , but did not do so on this occasion because ho had no one to assist him and feared that -were ho to cut the wires and lot the loose ends fall down they would atrlko some of the people and kill them. No officer of the flro department Instructed him to cut down the wires. > Mr. Schurlg stated that ho had no opinion as to which wlro touching the ladder had charged It with the death-dealing electricity and sremed to entertain the Idea that none of these wires were charged nt the tlmo. If this were true the flromon were not killed 'by ' nn electric shock. Mr. Schurlg did not advance any opinion ns to what cause the death of the four flrcmcn was due. Inutortntit WltiiewH. , Fred D. Penoyer wae an Important wit ness. Ho testified that ho saw the wires , designated as Nos. 6 nnd 7 , between which the ladder was located , crossed , Just after Livingston had unloosed wlro No. C from the ladder. They came together , ho thought , about thirty feet from the truck nnd seemed to wrap around each other. "I was about to call to the boys , " he said , "to keep their hands off the truck when I saw these wires crossed , but before I had time to utter the words , It was over In a flash nnd the men were already dead. " Ho said that wire No. 6 while being crossed with wlro No. 7 wa also In contact with the ladder on the south side , nearest the building. At the Inquest today evidence will be pro duced before the Jury relative to the tlmo that the arc light wire , No. G , was charged on the night of the fire , and also as to whether the current was on the opera house wire , No. G , during the tlmo that the flro was in progress. With the evidence already before It , that the only wires which touched the ladder were wires Nos. 5 , 6 and 7 , It will have to bo shown that cither the arc wire or the opera house wlro was charged with electricity at the time of the accident , or else the Jury will have to work upon the theory that the firemen were killed from some cause other than electricity. t SOU i II OMAHA NEWS. That South Omaha Is ono of the best live stock markets In the country was shown yesterday when range cattle sold hero for ? 5.35 per 100 pounds. The shipment , com- pcsed of four care , seventy-six head , came rrom the ranch of It. S. Van Tassel , Chey enne , Wyo. An average weight of 1,510 pounds was shown and the price was consid ered excellent for range stock at this tlmo of the year. These cattle were fattened on grass alone and are fine looking animals. It Is expected that from this tlmo on the ship ments of range cattle will come In rapidly , although the bulk of the shipments are not expected until next month. . In some circles It is predicted that this market will receive more western cattle this year than it did a year ago for the reason that the fcedlng-ln-translt rate has been withdrawn and shippers will now bill direct to South Omaha and sell .their stock here. Figuring In the shrinkage between South Omaha and Chicago the shipper can get much better prices for ihis stock at this market than by going on to the windy city. It is reported on good authority that Chicago Is rapidly losing a large portion of Its west ern trade , while South Omaha la gaining all the tlino. i Since January 1 of this year there hava been received at this market 383,303 cattle , 1.419- " 782 hogs and 643,923 sheep. 1'rcnentdtloii of Sliver Service. Today Mr. D. G. May , who has 'been ' office manager at the Swift plant for the last ten years , severs his connection with the com pany and will remove to Salt Lake City. In order to show their regard and appreciation for Mr. May the employes of the office and some of the heads of departments In the plant purchased a trunk of elegant silver ware , which was sent to Mr. May's home In Omaha Thursday evening. The gift was a great surprise to the recipient and ho heart ily thanked the donors when ho reached the office yesterday. IIoNiiltnl llcnellt Social. On Monday evening , August 14 , the South Omaha Hospital association will give a lawn social for the benefit of the hospital at the pleasant home of Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Wntklns , Twenty-sixth and B streets. An Interesting program has been prepared for the occasion and refreshments will bo served. If a sufficient number of tickets for the painting , "Rose Study , " have been sold it will be rallied at that time. The public generally Is cordially Invited 'to ' attend this social , as the proceeds will be devoted to the hospital. Covernment llnylne Horned. Eight carloads of horses , 143 head , des tined for government service In the Philip pines , are quartered in pens at the stock yards preparatory to shipment. Captain Wood of the quartermaster's department of the army spent a portion of yesterday aft ernoon at the yards looking for horses fitted for tropical service. The captain will be at the yards all day today for the purpose of buying horses. It Is understood that 123 horses are needed to complete the shipment. I.nruro Coii I met lx T et. George Parks , the well-known contractor of this city , has been awarded the contract for erecting all the 'buildings ' for the new Cudahy packing plant In Kansas City. This contract of Mr. Parks' Includes both brick nnd carpenter work. Contractors in Chicago , St. Louis , Kansas City , Lcavenworth and Omaha submitted bids , but the South Omaha bidder won out. City ( lONNlp. The Order of the 'Eastern ' Star will m'e t tonight. , P. Cockrcll of Columbus , 0. . Is here , the guest of Captain Peter Cockrcll , The funeral of Mrs. Henry FInlay will bo held at 2 o'clock Sunday afternon. Manager Doty of the Exchange hotel has returned from , a trln ito Olexlco , Mo. D. J. Campbell and wife leave tomorrow for Sioux City , -where they will visit for a week. John Flynn has returned from New York , where ho went to buy goods for his four stores , Clyde B. Taylor of Cambridge , III , , Is the guest of bla brother , Druggist Frank Taylor , Ed Callahan was reported quite weak yes terday and his friends do not think that ho can lost long. C. < M. Carson , cashier of the Union Stock Yards company , has gone to Palnesvllle. O. , for a two weeks' vacation , IHenry Tyllo , a merchant of Columbus , Neb. , Is In the city , the guest of his. brother- in-law , J , H , Rudersdorf. A barn In the rear of the Formanak hotel , on Twentivflfth street , was destroyed by lire yesterday afternoon. Loss nominal. Miss Eva Phlllios of Swift and Company's force , who won The Bee popular girl con test , left yesterday for her vacation , which she will spend in Salt Lake City. Quito a number of business men on N street are complaining about tbo evening meetings of the Salvation army. It Is as serted that these meetings block the sldo- walks In front of the stares. ( 'o m I n if oil III * Wheel. Mounted Messenger Hoe of the New York city force of the Postal Telegraph company , who is riding hla wheel from New York to San Francisco by the. way of Omaha , ar rived In Davenport at 11:30 : o'clock yester day morning. Ho IB a one-arined cyclist and Is a crackerjack. He Is trying to beat the record. _ 'REPUBLICANS ' FIRST WARD Clinrlrn KlKntlor In Innlrnotptl o I Nnnip 111 * Own DrleKnltnn to j llUtrlvt Contention. A meeting of the Young Men's llcpubllcnn club of the First ward Was hold nt Forrest i linll last night nml notwithstanding the tor- i rldlly of the atmosphere there was a Rood attendance and much Interest nnd cnthusl- j nsm manifested. Addresses were made by . Charles ElgUttcr , the First ward's oandl- ' date for county Judge ; A. n. Itensel , candl- I date for constable from the First ward ; J. I W. Klnkead , candidate for Justice of the peace from the Fifth ward ; K. J. Cornish and A. H. Walkup. Each of the speakers I dealt with the necessity of the members of | the ward standing together and working for their homo candidates and a recent example In the ease of Judge Efitolle , 'who ' had the solid support of the ward and was successful In his candidacy for the judicial nomination , was cited. One of the special features of 1m- portanco nt last night's meeting was the action by the club In unanimously passing the motion , presented by P. M. Hack , that Mr. Elguttcr bo permitted to name his own delegation to attend the convention from the First ward. It Is understood In this con nection that thin delegation will do nil In ts power to further the candidacies of A. n. UonBcl for constable nnd E , K. Long for Jus tice of the peace. Charles Unlit , candidate for sheriff , arrived at the meeting Just at Its adjournment , but excused himself from ad dressing the club , owing to the heat. WAITERS WIN THE VICTORY Central Lnlior Union Decided In Their Favor In the niniiutc with Uarteii iler . At a special meeting of the Central Labor union called last night for the purpose of discussing the differences 'between ' the Bar tenders' union nnd the Walters' union , No. 23 , It was decided to take action looking tea a permanent settlement of the contention. The question which caused the breach be tween" the two organizations Is that of the Jurisdiction over music halls and beer gar dens In the matter of serving drinks. The waiters asserted that the 'bartenders ' are at tempting to usurp the privilege by volunteerIng - Ing to .work . for lower wages. They contend that carrying drinks properly comes under the head of waiting. The bartenders Insist that the waiters' sphere of influence is in restaurants and hotels and that they have a right to work In places where drinks are sold for whatever wages they please. At a recent meeting the matter was re ferred to the arbitration committee for ad justment. The chairman , W. H. Bell , took this occasion to hand In a report recom mending that the question be left with the National Association of "Walters and Bar tenders. The report was accepted , but the recommendations' were not concurred in and a motion to the effect that the Central Labor union declare the waiters to have absolute Jurisdiction over concert gardens and beer halls was passed. FIXING THE CUMMINS SLATE Iowa 1'olltlelnnn Come to Omaha to Hold Their Confer ence. IA number of Iowa politicians , most of them from Pottawattamle county , came over to Omaha yesterday and went Into secret session at the Dellone hotel to fix up the Cummins slate. A. B. Cummins of DCS Molnes Is a can didate for the United States senate to suc ceed John H. Gear of Burlington , whose term as United States senator expires on March 4 next. While Senator Gear Is a candidate tor re-election there ore a num ber of men In the Hawkeye state who are anxious to fill his shoes , and Mr. Cummins Is one of Uie most prominent ones. His boom for the place was started some months ago and has been nursed until it is said that it has reached gigantic proportions , especially in the western part of the state. However , in Council Bluffs there is some opposition to his candidacy and hence the conference was held here. What was done at the Cummins meeting is not known to others than those who were In attendance. Reporters were excluded and all participants were cautioned to secrecy , being Instuctod not to talk. Ilrlckiiiukcrn' Strike Still Threaten * . CHICAGO , Aug. 11. No progress toward a settlement of the brickmakers * strike was attained today. The modified ultimatum of the workmen was refused by the South Side manufacturers. It demanded that the union ized sldo yards self brick In the non-union territory throughout Cook county upon de mand by the brickmakers. 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