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TTTE OMAHA "DAILY JJ13.E : TVESDAV. "DECEMBER 12. 1S)0. { ) REGENTS WILL MEET TODAY 7 Possibility that They May Choose a Chan cellor for the State University , CHANCES APPEAR TO FAVOR STUBBS I'rcMdont nf tlir Xrvniln Slntc Insti tution SPPIIIH lo lliivi- the IiCilil in ( lie f.'iinilltlncy for I lie IMucc. j , LINCOLN. Dt > . 11. ( Special. ) There Is Bomo probability that n chancellor Tor the university will bo selected by the board of regents nt Hi meeting tomorrow. This will bo the last mooting of the present board nd It Is possible thnt some Important busl-1 nes.i will ba transacted. UegcnUt Hlch nnd Teeters will all end ati.l both will bo given B voice In the deliberation of the board It nny very Important matters are taken up ( or consideration. A special commlllea appointed to Investi gate the record neil standing of the various r men spoken ei for the position of chancel lor held a meeting In Omaha recently and It IB understood that It will make a recom mendation to the board tomorrow. The Im pression prcvallii nt the university that the placn will fall to either President Stubbe o ! tin Nevada Statn university , Professor Jenkn of Cornell university or Superintend ent Andrews of Chicago. There has been considerable talk among lln faculty of tha university In favor of I'rofcsso : Jcnks , but the Indications now point to the selection of President Stubbs. These who favored Andrews for chancellor liavn suggested that It would bo unwlso for the regents of the Nebraska university to call tn jyjii position n man from a smaller Institution. Morei has been learned of the record o ! President Slubba during the past few days , however , und several members of the faculty are now heartily In favor of hln appointment. Ho Ic at present presi dent o' tha American Association of Agri cultural colleges , ho took n , doctor's de- grea nt onu of the Herman universities nnd was for a while at the head of llaldwln col lege , near Cleveland , Ohio. There Is some talk of an effort being made liy the friends of Superintendent Wolfe of South Omaha to prevent any election by the present board. H has been senil-offlolally Btatetl thnt Professor Wolfe would bo re instated nn thn head of the department of eoclology by the new board , which , It Is understood , would bo with the ultimata Idea of later promoting him to the chancellor- nhlp. Should tha Wolfe faction prevail nt the meeting tomorrow the chancellorship will doubtless bn offered to a number of prom inent educators committed In advance to de cline , so as to open the way for the eventual appointment of Mr. Wolfe. Sfcvr Company for \iKlonnl ( iuarilN. Lehman C. Peters , late sergeant of Com pany C of the First regiment , has been authorized to reorganize and recruit his old company for the new First regiment. In recruiting preference will be given to mem bers of the volunteer regiments. The Nebraska nrick company of South Omaha , capital stock $ -10,000 , filed articles of Incorporation with the secretary of state today. The Incorporators are Thomas C. Tarmelee , A. Stutzer and William II. Hughes. The Western Tontine Savings company of Hastings also Incorporated with a capital Block of $10,000. The Incorporators are 13. P. Nellls , C. L. Watklns nnd J. D. Mines. The Hutte Mining and Milling company of Columbus Incorporated with a capital stock of $30,000. The Incorporators are George D. Willis , -Leonard Holil. K. O. Hrown. O. T. Uoen , J. H. Davis. The Bergers' Loan company of Omaha Incorporated with a cap ital stock of $10,000. The Incorporntors are IA. B'.Berger.s"Ina"N.'P. : Hergcrs. " Speaker Paul F. Clark of the house of rep resentative's has secured a Judgment In the district court for $10,000 against the Mis souri. Kanaaa & Texas Trust company. Borne ycara ago he purchased nn equity In the Grand hotel for $1 and the supreme court recently handed down an opinion holdIng - Ing the company liable for the amount named In the judgment , which represented the rents and profits it had received from the building. The case was referred back to the district court for further proceed ings and the company sought to show that there were no profits. Their contention was not uphold and judgment was again entered this afternoon. By this decision Mr. Clark secures the Judgment for $16,000 on the in vestment of a single ) dollar. Thei offlcern nnd managero of the State Hoard of Agriculture tonight decided not to hold the next state ) fair in conjunction with thd Lincoln Street Fair , ns was pro- iposed by thd managers of the latter. The two fairs -will bo held on different dates , ibut probably In the same month , Scptcm- IboJ. Ncgotlatlon.'i will bo opened tomor row with thn present ownern of the old Etnln Fair grounds for the use of the prop erty for th < i fair next year. ACCIDENrTo FAST TRAIN Colorado .Special UIIIIH Tlirniifclt Open Switch nnil Collided with nil I In Kino. GRAND ISLAND , Neb. , Dee. 11. ( Special Telegram. ) Union Pacific train No. 5 , the Colorado special , westbound , was slightly wrecked in the yards here at1:35 : this morn- Ing. The wreck was caused by an open Bwltch. The engine of the special crashed Into engine GSG , which was tuundlng on the pldetrack. Doth engines were pretty badly wrecked , but no damage was done to the train. Hnglncer Myers and Fireman Mur phy of the special were injured , but not dan- Korously so. The railroad authorities are making an investigation to flx the blame for the wreck. The right arm and foot of Engineer Oeorgo Myers wore crushed. Myers' homo Is nt 514 North Seventeenth street , Omaha. Fireman Jnmei Murphy'ii face was badly cut. The accident wan caused by a switch being turned for n sidetrack by some ono not known , j.-ou TUB Mimnr.u oi > ' AN OMI si.vx. Trial of Miiiirlt'i ! CIIHC > - ( o Opi'ii lit I'tinou Toil u j. PONCA , Neb. , Dec. 11. ( Special. ) Maurice Casey will be placed on trial tor his llfo tomorrow morning. He killed Henry Murron , seven miles south of Ponca , August t ! ! ] . Murron was n well-to-do farmer and had i lived here thirty years. He and his slayer ivero neighbors. A quarrel started between the defendant ami Murron's eon and 'ha lather championed the son's cause. The old man was knocked down In the road I near his homo during a tight between Casey nnd his brother and the Murrons.Vlii o ho was prone on the ground It Is charged I that Maurlco Caney jumped upon him and i . brutally kicked him , from the effects of which ho died. Casey will bo defended by 1 good legal talent. Ceiiniuuo lf In lU'oi'unnlze'il. MADISON , Neb. , IXc. 11. ( Special. ) Company F of tho' lrpt Nebraska regiment t JIBS rcorganlzfil preparatory to being mus tered Into the National guard. These offi cers were elected : Captain , Fred Gegiur , formerly captain of Company L : first lieu tenant , C. AVlrkers ; second lieutenant. Dan S. Fraeer , formerly a sergeant In Com pany F , There nro forty-live ) members , most of whom were with the company In the ) Philippines. * * ' Uiili-k > V rk on n Iliirulnr. CHAPPELL , Neb. , Dec. 11. ( Special. ) On the night of December .6 burglars broke Into the Htores of Sudraan & Fish company pnd A. J. Swanson for the- third time within seven weeks and stole acveral palrg of shoes , pants nnd overcoats. Mr. Kli > h of the Sud- man & Kl h company pot track of the burg lar at Julesburg , Colo. , next morning and followed him from there to Cozad , Neb. , where1 he caught him with the goods , brought him back here and ho had his trial , pleaded guilty nnd was ccntcnccd to the penitentiary nt a special term of court held by Judge Orlmee. This Is rather quick work , being lose than three days when he Is taken to the peni tentiary from the time the theft was com mitted. WOMAN RUNJHJWN BY CARS IliiKliicor Arrrntcil ami Held to Aim It the Action of tin ; Coroner'n .Itiry. ORAND ISLAND , Neb. , Dec. 11. ( Special j Telegram. ) Mrs. C. A. Baldwin was struck 1 at the Lincoln avenue crossing and Instantly i killed at 9:15 : this morning by the St. Joseph l& j Grand Island train. Her body was thrown forty feet and horribly mutilated. She was a well known woman , the wife of an ex- county surveyor. Knglneer Harry Dunn was on ruled and held for Investigation. Thi coroner'u Jury was In session all the afternoon and tonight in the case of Mrs. Ualtlwln , killed by a train this morning , was unable to agree on a verdict. The tes timony polntfl to carelessness or negligence on the part of the crew. SNOW AND SM2KT KOM.OW ItAINS. Cold AVcntlipr Sncei-ciU AtiiKiM'iliore In \el > rinln. FAIRDURY. Neb. , Dec. 11. ( Special. ) Nearly an Inch of rain fell Saturday. Snow began falling yesterday and the ground Is now covered with a five-Inch mantle of white , which will thoroughly saturate the soli and benefit small grain. TADLK ROCK , Neb. , Dee. 11. ( Special. ) A gentle rain began falling hero last Fri day afternoon and continued until Sunday morning , \vhen the weather turned colder. Today there Is sleet and snow. I3EAVI3R CROSSING , Neb. . Dec. 11. ( Special. ) A two days' rain has just ended hero and the weather is turning colder. Snow is falling Intermittently. ItliriTIIMCANS FAVOR HITCHCOCK. Hcllrvo Hln Appointment Would nix- rnnt FtiiloitlntN ( lie AVornt. TAI1LE ROCK , Neb. , Dec. 11. ( Special. ) The senatorial question Is an all-absorb ing theme here. The democrats in favor of Thompson of Grand Island are many. Ftt- elonlsls and the silver republicans , who are very hard to Ilnd , are divided in favor of Allen , Poynter nnd Hitchcock in the order named. The republicans , while conceding Allen to bo the strongest man , desire to see Hitchcock named , thinking that will serve to disrupt the fusion party vvorse than any other appointment could. Creamery I'lniit In Operation. HRADY , Neb. , Den ; . 11. ( Special. ) The creamery company formed hero some time ago has bad Its plant completed and rented to the Fremont Creamery company. While the milk received is not sufficient to pay running expenses , it Is believed that In the near future enough will be brought in to en able the company to make a small profit , aa there is good grazing land nearby. Source of 1'rollt to Furnter * . SHBLTON , Neb. , Dec. 11. ( Special. ) Swift and Company during the last week re ceived 5,600 more cheep from the ranges. The sheep will bo fattened here this win ter. The large number of stock which Is being fed hera has given a healthy tone to the grain market and very little corn has been brought in by the farmers for less than 25 cents a bushel. Ilrndy 1'Ievator Ncnrliic Completion. nRADY. Nob. , Dec. 11. ( Special. ) The elevator under construction here by an Omaha company Is about completed. The engine wan ilttcd up and tested last week and is now In running order. The company changed its plans after the main building was almost completed so as to produce a large addition nnd placed a car dump and a cleaner in the building. Court 'AdjoiiriiN ' nt Plnttxnionth. PLATTSMOUTH. Neb. , Dec. 11. ( Spe cial. ) The divorce case of Frank Ptak against Ills wife , which was called In the district court Saturday , was not completed at noon today when court adjourned until next Saturday afternoon. Judge B. S. Ra- mey went to Nebraska City this evening. TnkrN a Huiiniruy Wife Home. NORTH I1KND. Neb. , Dec. 11. ( Special. ) Mrs. Henry Thompson was brought homo from Fremont this morning by her husband. She left homo secretly Saturday and was found in Fremont yesterday. She la sup posed to bo temporarily Insane. Metliodlnt Meelliiic nt Tlllilc Itoek. TABLE ROCK , Neb. , Dec. 11. ( Special. ) The quarterly meeting of the Methodist Episcopal church Is In session here. Rev. D. II. Lake of Syracuse is hero , instead of Presiding Elder Van Fleet , and is conduct ing the exercises. Iliillillnur ii Clmri-li nt Shelton. SHELTON , Nob. , Dec. 11. ( Special. ) The Evangelical denomination has begun the erection of a flno church. The building when completed will cost $ U,000. Almost all ot this amount has been subscribed. Farm MortKJiKe CiriMv Kewrr. ORD , Neb. , Dec. 11. ( Special. ) Farmers have nearly all been able to pay their mort gages In Valley county and only four new foreclosure cases have been instituted In the last six months. FnmoiiN l/liiiior Cane Decided , TYNDALL , S. I ) . , Dec. 11. The jury In the famous liquor rase of Mary Stafford against "Henry " Lovlnger has returned a veixllct of $1,425 damages for the plaintiff , The plaintiff's husband was killed while In- toxlctitcd with liquor obtained In defemd- iant's saloon. The case wns really a test of the stale law allowing damages In such cases and will be appealed to the supreme court. Veteran * ! Miy C'hentlimii'x Illll. 'PKOHIA. ' III. , DPP. 11. apnrral McCook's brigade of the federal army In the civil war has purcliused Cnnntham'a hill , soulh of ChlrkamnuKn. Hen ? II WH ? thnt the great tlsrhtlnir brigade hnel the llorcest struirclo In IIH ent'ro war h'etory. Captain L. J. Dmvely of Peorlu , a deputy In tbo Inte'rnal revenue oillco , 1ms pun-based lhe battlelloM and holds It In trust for the brlKn.de > . In duo gpiiKon It will be turned over to tbo brigade- nnd will be ) u ed at a national park. ( il-lllTlll llrilllli-y OflVrd II 1 FHANKFOUT. Ky . Deo. 11. Governor ' Hradlcy offered n re-ward of J500 for the apprehension nnd conviction of the mnm- heirs of tln Maysvllle mob , who lynched and burned Dirk Colemnn , thn necro who brutnlly miirdi > rcil Mrs. Lashbrook The governor tonight ree-i'lveil e < immunl"ntlon from the Ohio AntNLynchIng por-le-ty coti- KnituloMut ? him upon thi > vigorous tight he , bus made usulniU mob vlolento. FORECAST OF THE WEATHER Fp.Ir In llnntrrii trllli SIIIMV or Itnlii In Wt'itorn I'ortlnn of NVIiraxUu I'l-e-dli-tfil for Tuviiilnv , WASHINCiTOlJ. Do.1 11. Foreast for I Tumlay nnd Wednesday : i NebraBka Fal In eastern , snow In west ern porthn Tuesday ; Wednesday fair ; colder In western portion ; variable winds. Fo : lown Ffll * Tuesday and Wednesday , ' preceded Tuesday by snow and colder in ex treme eastern portion ; high northerly winds. For Mlisourl Fair Tuesday and Wednes. day , preceded by finovy and colder In cast- cm portion Tuesday : high wtvt to northwest winds. j I o ; Kansas Generally fair Tuesday and iJNcdnesday , varlabl * winds. f Mrvr T iT'TAXTA ! ' ! | inAMlrMfPl' j DERATION Ol < LABOR MELTS Delegates Representing Eipbt Hundred Thousand Trade Unionists in Session. PRESIDENT GOMPERS IS NOT PRESENT Still Suffer I MR : from Injuries from n Hlrjc-lc Acrlitcnt lit AVnilt- Illn Aililronn 1'rcspiitod to Convention. DETROIT , Mich. , Dec. 11. Nearly 200 delegates , representing all branches of trade unionism , with an estimated total member ship of nearly 800,000 , were present at Har- ! menlo hall today , when the nineteenth annual - i nual convention of the American Federation I of Labor was called to order. In the absence . of both President Compere and Vice President | dent McQulrc , the gathering was called to order hy James Duncan of Baltimore , second end vice president. Mr. Duncan announced that Mr. Gompcrs was still suffering severely from Injuries resulting from a bicycle acci dent In Washington and possibly might not be able to attend the convention A 'presentation ' of difficulties existing be tween theatrical stage employes and theater musicians was the most Interesting feature of the day's session of the annual conven tion of the American Federation of Labor. The situation at Detroit , where the etage hands have been locked out for some mouths , with itholr union unrecognized by the managers , Is the primary cause of the disturbance. It dc/vcloped / ( luring this afternoon's pro ceedings that the action of the Detroit Cen tral Labor union In expelling the Detroit theater musicians , after they had declined to strike and join with the stage employes , is strongly upheld by the stage hands' al liance and is heartily condemned by the Mualclanfi' National union. A special com mittee will endeavor to bring about har mony. The report of the .credentials committee announced that the Drewery Workers nnd tbo Stationary Engineers had each withdrawn - i drawn their protests against the others bf- lnn seated nnd had expressed willingness that their troubles go to the committee , on grievances. Delegate James 0. Council , president of the Machinists 'association , gave a sketch of tha * . convention. Delegate J. H. Sullivan of Baltimore , president of the eastern faction of tbo Brotherhood o ! Painters and Decorators , made a similar report concerning the an nual convention of the Canadian Labor eon- grcs-1. The reports of President Gompcrs , Secre tary Frank Morrison and John D. Lenuon , treasurer , were presented to the convention. President Gompers In his annual report said In part : The revival of Industry which wo have witnessed within this last year Is one for ge.nornl congratulation and It should be our purpose to endeavor to prolong thin era of more general employment and Industrial activity. In this effort no power Is so potent as organized labor. If we but follow a right and practical course. When the present Industrial activity first manifested Itself employers generally noiicht to Increase .hours of labor of all and had It not been for the determined I stand made , by our fellow unionists as large a number would be unemployed during this period aa were unemployed during the I period of Industrial degression. It is beyond question that the wage * of the organized workers have been Increased and In many Instances the hours of labor I either reduced or. nt least , maintained. I j Practically the only advantage which has ' come to unorganized labor from the In- ; | dtiHtrlal revival has been longer hours of dolly labor , with additional burdens to hear. hear.With the workers tolling longer hours of labor than are necessary , without the op portunity of cultivating and Increasing their consuming capacity , that Is , without Increasing - I creasing their power of consumption nearly commensurate with the wonderful prodiic- ! i tlvlty of modern labor , the present Industrial - i j trial activity will IIP short-lived , Even to- j I day. when nearly all Join in the joyous acclaim - i claim of industrial progress and commer cial success ? , wo may witness In any of our cities poverty , misery and despair. The plums of our great cities stand as an ac cusing spectre to thn maladministration of our economic , political and social affair * . In the midst of this wonderful era of prosperity tsqualor and degrading- environ ments are the natural results of unnatural and Inhuman conditions. The trade union move-men t from time Im memorial has devoted its largest efforts to ward obtaining humanizing conditions for ' all. It lias not sought to destroy but to , build up manhood , character and the highest - ' est attainable conditions of society. That It hns not made faster progress Is due not to us who have done our duty to our fellow workers , .but to those who luive failed to ally tbemselves in the noble cause. fir < MVIl Of I'llllllllNIII. The report which your ofllcers nre en abled to submit to this convention , so far I i as the growth anil progress of our movi - , ment during the last year are concerned , | is of a most gratifying character. Wo have Issued dlrnctly from the olllce of the Amerl- t can Federation of Labor charters to local trade unions ( having no national or Inter national union of the trade ) , Ml ; to federal labor unions. 101. Wo have now alllllated : National and international unions , "X ; state federations of labor. II ; city central labor unions and trades assemblies , IIS ; local trade unions ( of which no national or In- ! I ternatlonal union exists ) , 5K ; federal labor ! 1 unions , 202. We have had during the year seventeen ' special organizers In the Held , paid from the. funds of the American Federation of Labor. ' Wo now have fourteen whose time and expenses are paid Inwhole or In part. It Is but scant jut-tlco to these men to say that j I they have given entire satisfaction ; that ' I their work has borne splendid fruit In the ' Interests of our fi'llow workers nnd our great movement nnd the earnest hope Is ex i pressed that this convention will authorize ' a continuance of the project which has brought us such good refults. Iilnlio .Minor * ' S < ru--Jilo. It Is necessary to report the awful events which have transpired in the Industrial Held ! n the v.-e.st. From the l-est nourres which are available to us we learn that the property of ( ho Hunker Illll and Sullivan mines In Wardner. Idaho , was destroyed by unorganized miner. , who , goaded to des peration by the tyranny nnd brutality of j the romnmiv nnfl ' " kin" i > vpprtr | tr\ \ I the knowledge which comes to the or- I ganlzi'd wornem , nut Kiu-vinn ho\v io , . ! . , - ! j tect their interests orto conduct it strike , applied the most radical and desperate means to obtain relief and redress from their wronifs. When that lawless and In advisable act was consuir.mated the au thorities of Idaho declared martial law , tV civil government was upset , mlllarlsm es tablished and the United States general In command declared the Western Federation | i of Miners a criminal organization. The i i mine owners were prohibited from employIng - Ing any miner unless ho Elgned u declura- ' tlon renouncing his connection with the ployment unless wic-h it declaration was an avowal that the Miners' union WOB a criminal body. No miner could obtain em ployment unless such a declaration was signet ! by him , approved and countersigned by ( Jonoral Merrlam and his aldo-do-camp One thousand two hundred men were cor ralled , arrested , and placed In a stockade properly named tbo "bull pen. " They were ' ornclly and Inhumanly treated and hold fri months without trial and now there are I liundrods awaiting the pleasure of'the au | thorities to determine whether they shall bo j tried or < ? et at liberty. The whole proceed i ing Is so outrageous as to bring . blush of xlmniR to the cheeks of every liberty-loving American. If. as alleged , the Imprisoned rrcn are guilty , they at least should bo given a fair trial 'before ' a jury of their jieers. confronted with their accusers and. If guilty , punlshi'd ; if Innocent they should bo given their liberty nnd their wrongs * should be redressed. This convention. In no mistaken tones , should express Its keen ' " 'irrnnt'nn nnd emphatic protest ngaliiht thla outrage upon human rights. The kill. Ing of Innocent men upon the public high , way of Lntimer ( , tbo shooting down or unarmed men at Buffalo , the Incarceration of workmen guilty of no offerso in Idaho and the outlawry of organized labor mum bo frowned elown upon ; must bo met with the coneclouBness of our rlhts. the man- hnod to declare them and the determination to achieve them. I'lrclil Hour * In .Vary Vuriln , A decision by the Navy department upon the eight-hour law. in the construction of work by the department , bus been Insimed upon and recently given. The pica that material might deteriorate by reason of the enforcement of this law has been held to be no good ground for the violation of the law on the contrary , the secretary of the navy , John P. .Long , has decided that the ddl'-ura ' 'n ' charge of work must ( tike- every prrvaullon to prevent any deterioration of property nnd mu t abide by the provision * of the eight-hour law. , Tbe violations of the eight-hour law have occurred In ce\vrnl Instance- ? , but In every cafe whore * stlfilclent evidence hfls been ad duced In support of the complaint the law- has been strictly enforced thereafter. The eight-hour law met with defeat and under most peculiar circumstances. The house passed the bill unanimously. It failed In the senate principally by reason of the actions of Senator Kyleof South Da- kola , chairman of the sdnnto committee on education and labor. Senator Kyle , at our request , gladly undertook to and did Introj duce. . our eight-hour bill In the senate. He first approved the bill , then procrastinated the proceedings of the committee , then provoked - voked opj > oslllon to It nnd finally submitted n minority report against the bill'which ho himself Introdurexl. No wonder then that It met Its fate , when It received Its death blow at the hands of Its Introducer. 1 am confident that If there had been nn oppor tunity for the senate to have voted upon the bill It would not have been defeated. There have been some who hold that our olght-hour bill Is too far-reaching In its ef fect. In answer to this wo say that the Illy Irom which labor suffers far-reaching and the relief or remedies which wo seek to employ must of necessity be equal In scope. There are many who propose reme dies for all the ills which the human family Is heir to , yet they can Imvu but little faith In their propositions , or they would not antagonize the adoption of theolghthour law from the fear of Its wide scope. This convention should Insist upon the passage of Its original proposition nnd hold to a strict accountability all who have been or who may hereafter bo antagonistic to it. We. are all conscious of the giant ptrldes with which Industry during the last decade hns comblne-d and concentrated Into the modern trust. There Is considerable dif- fcronco of opinion , howcve-r , < IH to what is regarded bv many ns nn intolerable evil. Organized labor Is deeply concerned re garding the "swift and Intense concen tration of the industries" and it realizes that unless successfully confronted by an equal or superior power there are economic danger and political subjugation In store for all. all.Hut Hut organized labor looks with apprehen sion nt the many panaceas and remedies offered by theorists to curb the growth and development or to destroy the. combina tions of Industry , Wo have seen those who knew little of statecraft and less of economics urge the adoption of laws to "regulate" Interstate commerce and laws to "prevent" combinations and trusts and wo have also seen that the. * ! measures , when enacted , have been the very Instru ments to deprive labor of the benelit of organized eflort. while nt the panic time. they have simply proved Incentives to more subtly and surely lubricate the wheels of capital'scombination. . For our own part we are convinced that the state Is not capable of preventing the development or the natural concentration of industry. All the propositions to do so which have come under our observation would , beyond doubt , react with greater force- and injury upon the working people of our country than upon the trusts. The grunt wrongs attributable to the trusts aie their corrupting Influence on the politics of the country , but as the state hat , always been the representative of the wealth possessors we shall be compelled to ' endure this ov'll until the tellers arc or ganized and educated to the degree that they shall know that tho. stale Is by right theirs nnd finally and Justly come to their own , while never relaxing in their efforts to secure the very best possible economic , social and material Improvement in their condition. There Is no tenderer or more vulnerable spot In the anatomy of trusts than their dividend paying function ; there Is no pow.r on earth other than the trade unions which wields so potent a weapon , to penetrate , disrupt and. If necessary , crumble tbo whole fabric. This , however , will not bo necessary , nor will It occur ; for the trade unions will go on organizing , agitating and educating , in order that material Improve ment may keep pace with industrial devel opment , until the time When tbo workers , who will then form nearly the whole people ple , develop their ability to administer the functions of government In. the Interest of all. There will be no cataclysm , but a transi tion so gentle that most men will wonder how It , all happened. In the early days of our modern capitalist system , when the. Individual employer was the rule under which industry was con ducted , tile Individual workmen deemed themselves sufficiently capable to cope for the.lr rights ; when industry developed and employers formed companies the workmen formed unions ; when industry concentrated in great combinations the worklngmer. formed the national and international unions ; as employments became trustified the tellers organized federations of all unions , local , national and. , international , EUt'h as the American Federation of Labor. Wo shall continue to orkanize and fed- crate the- grand army of labor ami with our mottoes , fewer hours of labor , hlgimr wages and an elevated standard of life , we shall establish equal and. exact justice for all. MOLINEUX VISIBLY AFFECTED .11 n 1111c Mclnmln TcHtiflCM Mole I'niicr Koiit In Ucfciiiliint'N Itoonin at ( lie Factory. NEW YORK. De ; . II. Roland n. Mol- incux , on trial for the murder of Katherine . ) . Adama , wan visibly perturbed this morn ing , when the prosecution called to the wit ness chair Mamie Melando , formerly a forewoman in the Newark paint factory of which Mollneux was vice president. She' was questioned concerning the note paper kept by Mollneux in his rooms at the fac tory and testified that this paper was of robin's egg blue , with a crest of three sil- vor crescents Interlaced. The same paper was used In a certain Incriminating letter , whoso authorship Molinoux denies. Miss Melando testified that she had dis cussed the crescent crested paper with liar- tow S. Weeks last January , weeks before Mollneux "was arrested , Mr. Weeks having sent for her. The woman was a reluctant witness , being evidently fond of Mollneux and fully aware of the Importance of her testimony. The testimony was drawn out little by little and her admission that Mr. Weeks had discussed the paper with her was elicited by Recorder Goff , who ques tioned her more kindly , but more search- Ingly than did Mr. Osborne. 'MINOR CA ID D JES CONTEST KfMiliie > ky ISIwdon Coii < re > vprny tn Il IU > vlvfil ! H-foro Hie Stuff Con tent "onrd ! > > Democrat * . LOUISVILLE , Ky. . Dec. 11. A special from Krankfort says the fact that the minor candidates on the democratic state ticket , recently declared defeated on the face of the returns by the state cloctlm commission , Intend to contest before the Ktate board sitting - ting as a contest board , has been known hero among those on the Inside ever since the certificates were issued to their republican - lican opponents , but it was generally thought the content would not be made until after the mt-etlng here on Thursday of the democratic - cratic committee. It comes from a reliable contest that notices of a contest , If they can bo prepared In time , will be served on all the successful candidates tomorrow. The meeting of the committees here Is eald to be for the solo purpose of conferring with Senator Ooebel as to the advisability of a contest by him and Mr. Dezkham before the legislature. Dnnrn nt I'nttorNiiu lln'l. The members and friends of Mondamlii lodge No. Ill , Fraternal Union of America , enjoyed a dance in Patterson hall Monday night. There was a large number present and tlio committees had ' arranged the ap- polntmentH of the parly so nicely that the ' ovonlng was more than usually enjoyable. The FUCCCSS of the elanco was duo to the following committees : Reception , IS. C. Walcott , Dr. Mack. Mrc. King. Mrs. Rocka- lleld : llnor. C. C. KeyeH. Mrs. Keyes , f. Spain. O. A. Oatrorn , Mrs. L. Roomier , R. Lewnburg ; arramtemrntH , T. K. Oerln , AJrs . Peterson , Miss Norton , Mrs. Rockalleld. C * . C. Koyps , C5. Glmmoll , Ml s Oasser. Mrs. K. C. Walcott and MrP. Ferris. IB01IBAHD I I GOVERNOR POVSTER , j i ( Continued from First Vase. ) ; Howard , who confessed that ho could no' understand why one- not a resident of tha j i city had been chosen for that duly. Next j to the love of God. home and country w s ! , sympathy for the oppressed of other l.inds , I ! nnd It was eminently fit nnd right that the j i governor should preside nt this meeting. j i Governor Poyiiter expressed gratification i at the dimensions of the audience ami com- I mended Its object , ns he was In lunrty' symiwthy with the Boers. "Every tuition , " ho said , "has the right to establish Its own form of government. This Is oils of the fundamental principles of this remib'l ? . j ! I I have no sympathy with the sickly spntl- 1 mcntnllsm being fostered In favor of the mother country , on account of Anglo-Saxon , kinship. There should bo no entnngl.ng alliance with Great Britain. 1 cnnnot forget In the midst of this sentlmcntallsm for England that It Is the same country thnt In 1776 sought to restrict American liberty , that another conflict was necessary , ! ; ! In 1S12 , to teach England proper re = pot | for this then young republic and that In j 18G1 England lent her support to tbou . who j were seeking to tear down our union. tJng- j land has been always oppressive ; nor cnli ( i wo forget her oppression of ono grand ( people , the Irish. The only reason she U I i now manifesting friendship for America is because she sees an Indication on the part j of this government to elepirt from those , great principles upon which this republic was founded. " In closing he called for the resolutions , which were presented by Frank Hansom , as follows : Itesolvcil. that the deiinnds of the lirltlsh government upon the people of the Dutch republic were unjust nnd of such character as to render compliance with them de structive of lloer independence' ; That England had no right to suggest laws , political or otherwise- , for a free state such as the Dutcb republic ; That said Mate is n free and Independ ent sovereignty and as such has the right to admit foreigners Into Us citizenship on I such terms ns sOiall be- deemed by It best i ' for the happiness of Its people and the se- i ciirlty of its Institution ! ) , without consulta tion with other nations or interference from I them ; I That Englishmen being unable to force , themselves Into position so IIH to control the republic It Is now sought hy the present Invasion to wrest from ( be Hoers their free dom as a people and their sovereignty as a nation. As KiiKhinel sought to elalm the gold Holds of Venezuela by u dispute over a boundary line , as It peeks by a similar dispute as to the Alaskan boundary to elalm the rich gold fields of tbe Klondike , so does It by a pretense against the laws of tbe Dutch republic seek to wrest from that people their liberty and independence , if necessary. In order to reach tbe gold tie-Ids of South Africa. In the extension of em ' pire and greed for gold neither boundary lines nor laws are now or ever have been respected by it. In Its greed for gold nnd empire England Is attempting to elcstioy u government based on the coiiHcnl of the gore-rued and will. If successful , set up In Its stead a colonial system ag.aln.st the will of the. people ple of the Boer republic. AM citizens of the United Sinters. bc-ltr-vIiiK In a republican form of KOvermnent and tlio prre-at principles set forth In our dec laration of Independence , we turn in sym pathy to HIP people of the Duteb repub lic and its ally , the Orange Free State , and declare that as tbo Greeks defended Greek liberty and Independence at Thermopylae against the hordes of Asiatic mercenaries , as the revolutionary fathers * fought at Hunker Hill for American Independence against tlio tyrannies of George III ; IIP the Cubans fought to throw off the despotic power of the Spanish dynasty in Cuba , so do HIP people of tbe Dutch republic and the Orange Free State light against a for eign Invader who seeks to destroy tbe two republics. The people of tbe Dutch republic and the Orange * Free Slate aie , entitled from tbe United States of America nnd Its people that moral support that comes from sympathy for people striiRRlliiR for freedom and independence and right against a despotic and heartless * Invader seeking to enforce serfdom , tyranny and wrong. That tlio Invasion will bo repelled and the Invnelers-ilefenteel Is the wish of every lover of liberty. Lonp live tbe Dutch republic and th" Ornngo Free State , and every government based upon the consent of tbe governed , and sMiceoHS to those striving to throw off tbo yoke that denies to a people tbe right to govern themselves according to their own judsment. Resolved , That we enter emphatic pro test against any a.lllaaice expressed or understood between the government of the United States and tbat of Great Britain , nnd we protest against any so-called "cour tesies" being extended to Hie government of Great Urltaln by our civil or military authorities to tbe detriment of the heroic people of the South African republics now lighting for tbe same principles that the American patriots fought for. Resolved , That we extend our thanks to Senator Mnron of Illinois for proposing a .resolution In tlie United State's seu.ite ex j pressing the sympathy of tbe senate for 'tbe ' ' people of tbe South African repub- ilcs In the present conflict with England. Si > rnkN for < ! ie WOIIH'II. Mies Falrbrother spoke as a representa tive of the Women's club , and * aul that If she were Queen Victoria the would bo either for the war or against It. She would not bo for It and I ben go off and cry about it. Tears are all right for n woman , but not becoming for a queen. Matthew GerlnR declared that the man whoso heart does not beat In sympathy with the sturdy Boers is unworthy to be called an American citizen. He believed this should bo n meeting of congratulation to these people plo for the EUCCCSS with which they are withstanding the assaults of the most ty rannical government on earth , American earo are always open to appeals from these who are battling for that for which our fore fathers fought. Tbo same aspirations that animated the Puritans took the Boors to South Africa , the privilege of worshiping God according to the dictates of their own consciences. It Is the duty of thin re public to protest against the tearing down of these smaller republic's. E. J. Cornish made the speech of the evenIng - Ing , polished , eloriuent and full of history. The existence of rich gold and diamond j mines , In his opinion , cast n suspicion upon j ! tbo reported causes nf the Iloor war. Greed j I always Justifies oppression by cant , hypoe- j i rlsy and fraud. Never In the history of tbe world was there a war of conquest that was , j I not justified on the ground that it wan I to spread the gospel or In somu wny to 1 ' benefit tbe people assailed. "Our country , ] i right or wrong , " Is a mnxlm never used ! : except to Justify n wrong. Our government ' ' Is n government of conscience rather than ' ' of force. There may have been some evils j | in the Boer form of government , but If I Great Britain sought to right them It sh uld have been by arbitration , which she de clined to accord to the Boers. If n man la enough of n man to fight with , he Is enough of u , man to reason with. George Washing ton , to whom honesty of purpose gave nn Insight Into the future , advised against In terference In European affairs. We want mi alliance with England , and wo want n"tie against her. Wo will conquer the countrl.'a j of Europe , but wo will do it by example. The lesson of the meeting was that one pe-oplo cannot successfully govern another people. Thomas Brennnn passionately responded to recent published statements of Hov. John Williams. Ho Bald the Irish sympathl/o I with the Boers , not because they hitte the 1 Englluh government and they do hate it CHEAP , EFFECTIVE , PALATABLE. HUNGARIAN NATURAL APERIENT WATER. A Wineglassful a Dose. SoU Exporters ; THE APOLLINARIS CO. , Ld. , London. with nil their hearts hut because they lne humnn liberty. Hv. William * mld thftt there hi one country thnl h forever for feited Its chance for liberty by sympa thising with tln > Ho rs. If * o , let It be an. 1 It would be better to RO down Into eternal slavery , to wear forever the snlling ; chillis of political slavery , than to aid In the ns- gflssnation ; ( of human liberty. The speaker prayed thnt every degenerate son of Ireland who Is carrying British Mile In the. war on the Boors may IHul n dumdum bullet 1 , in his heart. Fighting against human lib- crly Is not war ; It is red-handed murder. , ' The example of the heroic Boers may arouse the llborty-lovlng people so that the b'-gln- JiliiR of the- twentieth century will see thrones crumbling and crowns falling. Letters of regret were read from cx-Sen- ator , Allen and Hon. Samuel Maxwell. The j' , latter ranted the government to declare that It j will not permit the South African republic to be destroyed. Governor Peyntcr spoke highly of 0. M. Hitchcock In Introducing him ns one of the crudlto , men and public spirited citizens of Omaha , and the Hitchcock contingent recog- nlzed the fact ne > tally. Mr. Hitchcock be- Moved It to be the duty of every American to : express sympathy for the Boers nnd to do , what they cull to preserve their rights. Such \ meetings have ? been held In Germany and , France. America is looked" upon ns the leader ; of liberty. He- regretted that a cloud has ; arisen.and Imperialism seems about to raise : its horrid head. 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