THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: TIUTKSDAY, AUG VST 2, 1900.
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RAILROADS AT LOGGERHEADS
lorccsofElval Corporations Battle for Pos
session of Eighth Street.
SERIOUS CONFLICT NARROWLY AVERTED
HlgliTtny Filled mIIIi Contend In
Workmen Armed tIIIi Varlou
Mltlea nnil Altornc)
l'luurlahliiK Injunctions,
Klghth street, a city highway of ordinarily
quiet demeanor, has been the scene of art
activity slnco 11 o'clock Tuesday night en
tirely foreign to Us customary commercial
nolcmnlty. The occasion was the determina
tion of tho Chlcngo, St. Paul, Minneapolis
& Omaha railroad to extend Its trackage
"from it point near tho Decrlng Harvester
company's warehouse to Eighth and Capitol
avenuo along Eighth street south tn Howard,
and a determination, equally Insistent, on
the part of 'the Uurllngton railroad that
such operations be suspended.
Acting on tho authority of a concurrent
resolution granted by tho city council Tues
day, Superintendent Strickland of the
Omaha road put a force of about 250 men at
work Tuesday night building the truckage
extension. Tho gang of laborers had been
brought In from various points along tho
lines of tho Northwestern, Omaha and Elk
horn roads in anticipation of favorable no
tlon on tho nart of the city council In the
request for trackago rlghtH and within an
amazingly short jipacc of time after tho
passage of tho concurrent resolution thu
work was' under way.
It was ndt long, howovrr, until the dis
covery of these operations was made by tho
Uurllngton, which had previously held un
disputed sway in trackaga rlghtH along
Klghth street from Capitol avenuo to How
ard street. Almost simultaneously with
this discovery the progress of the work
being aocompllched under Superintendent
Strickland's direction was somewnat re
tarded.
Mr. Strickland's laborers had been sot at
Mork at both ends of tho proposed exten
sion and It was at thcscpolnts that tho
Uurllngton began to harass tho workmen and
Impede the progress of tho work. At tho
Dcerlng warehouse tho Omaha pcoplo starlet
to make a connection with u Northwestern
track. The Burlington contingent asserted
that tho track belonged to them ana a
switch cnglno belonging to the latter pushed
tho Omaha work train off a stub switch.
Hut this did not Htop the work of track
laying. A couplo of Uurllngton coal cars
wero ditched across the proposed extension
of the Omaha ht the alley between Knxnnm
and Harney streets, making It Impossible
or tho Omaha workmen to lay a crossing,
though tho track waa laid on cither side.
Mnndemon hiirlnjca Injunction.
Notwithstanding these hindrances tho
work of track-laying continued rapidly, nnd
in a few hours ties and rails spanned tho
entlro distance. Tho west rail of tho track
was about ono foot from tho curb on tho
west Bldo of Eighth street, when Goncral
Manderson, representing tho Uurllngton
legal department, nppearcd on tho scene at
3:40 with an Injunction granted by Judgo
Slabaugh. Prior to his appearance, how
ever, Superintendent Strickland's gang of
men had laid tho track between tho points
Intended, and thero was nothing left to do
except placo It In passable- condition for
trains. A few of the Omaha laborers con
tinued at work providing tho street Inter
sections with crosswalks, but after tho serv
ing of the Injunction Superintendent Strlck-
land asserts that no further work was at
tempted. . After G, o'clock yesterday the Burling
ton assumed tho aggressive In the affair,
and a gang of Uurllngton men started In to
tear up tho track Just.complotod at tho alley
between Harney and Howard streets, where
tho uurllngton bait a right of way. They were
progressing rapidly In the work of despolia
tion when tho other gang of laborers ap
peared on tho scene armed with spikes,
sledges, crowbars and otherthrcatenlng Im
plements. Tho latter outnumbered the Bur
lington force, and after a sharp struggle, In
which no blood was shed, tho larger crowd
overpowered tho weaker and Htormed the
hop Jo, tearing up tho rails laid by tho Uur
llngton gang and replacing them with their
own. To avoid a repetition of uuch. action
Attorney J. II. Sheean, representing the
Omahu road, secured nn Injunction restrain
ing the Burlington from lutcrforlng with Its
tracks at tho alley between Howard and
Harney streets.
lllut "Wo Imminent.
With an injunction hanging over the
officials In cbargo of tho work of each
of tho contestants for tho mastery In
Klghth strcot but little work was ac-
corapllshoo. yesterday after the courts
bud ground out their restraining orders.
IJoth tho Omaha anil Turlington road.t
kept largo gangs of laborers on hand nnd
the strained atmosphoro mado a riot Im
minent at almost any minute. Tho Omaha
laborers for the most part spent tho morn
ing lying jn tho shade of tho Douglas
atrcot viaduct. Some of them wero en
gaged tn placing In cross wnlks at tho
Intersections of the streets with tho track
ago extension. Tho Burlington lnborera
were engaged In running a spur from the
track on Eighth street through to tho
opening ot the alley between Howard and
Harney. Operations wero discontinued
Dr.
Pierced
favorite
Prescription
& cures -
(female weahncssj
It makes
veak women!
strong-
sick women
well.
Interfering with a public highway without
the inaction of law. The city attorney con
sented that the city be made plaintiff In the
action pending a settlement of the railroads
rlsblo.
In the petition submitted to Judge Sla-
bnugh the claim Is mado' that the
Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis &
Omaha Is about to occuny Elehth
treet from Capitol avenue to Howard
street without any authority granted by the
city. The street through a large part of
Its length, It Is claimed, la lined- by large
buildings, which require the full width of
the thoroughfare to handle their traffic.
Judge Slabaugh granted n temporary In
junction, no date for hearing being so far
fixed. Tho Chicago. St. Paul, Mtnne
atolls & Omaha, together with the
Union Pacific, Is restrained from Interfering
In any way with Eighth ntrcet. The roads
are forbidden to lay any tracks or ties what-
soever or 10 uo any wmca may no aireauy i
in place. They are Instructed to restore
Mgnth street to the same condition which
oxlnted prior to tho agitation of Tuesday
night.
General Solicitor Manderson, whose labors
during Tuesday night with city officials and
Judge tied the hands ot the Chicago,
St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha, this
when the entrance to tho alley was
reached, for before It the Omaha extension
ran nnd the crossing could not bo effectod
until the restraining order Issued by Judge
Kcysor against tho Uurllngton Is disposed
of.
At noon Superintendent Strickland re
celved orders to remove his laborers nnd
further operations will be in accordance
with the legal outcome of the affair. Our-
Ing tho night nnd nil tho morning a squad hio In caso tho ordinance passes Mr. West
of policemen kept the scene of tho trouble berg snld:
under closo surveillance, and any possible
encounter between tho opposing forces was
In this manner avoided,
1'liclit Tnkcn to Court.
Thn hand of all nartles concerned are
now restrained from driving a wplke or lay-
lng a rail and tho controversy will be fought
out In the courts. In tho name ot the city
of Omaha the Uurllngton sought n tem-
porary injunction from Judgo Slabaugh at
3 a. m. yesterday. City Attorney Cou
ncil wan roused from his slumber shortly
before that hour by agents of tho Uurllng
ton, who complained that tho Chicago,
St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha was
morning relapsed Into silence regarding the
cource of the Uurllngton. He said the roart'n
position was stated sufficiently full In the
petition.
llurlliiKtnn Also KiiJoIikmI,
Tho Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis &
Omaha was only few hours less prompt
In Its quest of a restraining order, securing
tich a mandate from Judgo Keysor nn soon
as court convened. Tho Chicago, St
V
aul, Minneapolis & Omaha complained that
tho Uurllngton with a large force of men
Is threatening to destroy the Chicago, .St.
Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha tracks laid
along uigntn street wun me iuii autnoriiy
of law. Tho petitioners say that they aro
laying a track from Capitol avenue to How-
ard street at a great expenso and that the
track Is necessary to cnablo them to fulfill
their duties as common carriers. It Is
pointed out that tho city council has granted
full permission to tho Chlcngo, Ht. Paul,
Minneapolis & Omaha to build a track
along tho thoroughfare mentioned and the
resolution passed by tho legislators on
Tuesday night Is reproduced. Tho petition-
crs urge thnt they will suffer Irreparable
Injury If tho nurllngton Is allowed to work
Ub will with tho Chlcngo, St., Paul, Mln-
ncapoiis & Omaha tracks.
On this showing Judgo Keysor Issued nn
order forbidding the Uurllngton to meddlo
with the Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis &
Omaha tracks. A hearing of tho case will
utxur uu rriuuy morning.
City Attorney Connoll Is authority for
the statement that at tho time when tho
Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha
began laying its tracks tho ordinance un-
dor which It claimed authority to proceed
with the work was void, as it had not yet
received tho signaturo of tho acting mayor,
This phaso of tho matter was first
brought to the attention of tho city at-
torney by General Manderson, who tele-
phoned him Into Tuesday night that the
Omaha road was laying tracks on the
streets without authority and asked htm
It tho city would Join in tho suit. The
attornoy replied that for tho purpose of
tho temporary Injunction It would and
thereupon tho suit was filed.
I'nliin I'ni'ltto I'nj-a Intrrrxt.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 1. Tho Union Pa
clflc Itallroad company today paid Into tho
treasury the tnterost duo on Its Bevcral
'notes given lu settlement of the govern
ment's claims against the road, amounting
to 1681,641. At the same time the gov
ernment surrendered coupons attached to
Its deposited bonds, amounting to $883,300.
Hnllvrny Notrs nml l'craonnla
Ti. K. Sessions, traveling passenger uKent
of the Manon, Is In town from Kansas
City, circulating among tho local railroad
iraternuv,
W. H. l.annlnc. a nromlnont real estate
man In UastltiKS, was in town yesterday
nnd called on uonorai i'asscnger Agent
Francis at uurllngton headquarters,
Because of tho lnrgo lmtronnffo thnt has
been accorded the special Omnhu-IIot
Springs sleeper that haH loft hero every
tsauiruay niKiu ituring jiuy l'.iiuinru or
llclals havo determined to continue running
It through August.
BONDS BRING GOOD PREMIUMS
Kitntrrn Investor Still Upon Oinnlin'N
MeenrltlCM a Dmlrnlilc Till OKU
to llnvc.
At IhA Hriln of Omaha twuntv-vear bonds
held Svedncsday afternoon tho credit of the
city was shown to be still held In the
highest csteom by eastern Investors. The
bonds disposed of mudo Up two-thirds of
the $75,000 tssuo authorized at the city
eiectiqn asi spring tor tno completion m
tno worm umana sower, ino ursi ju,uuu
worth wero disposed of several months
ago and brought tho flattering bid of
107.788 per cent from Scasongood & Meyor
ot Chicago.
On this occasion tho bidding was oven
more keen, the proposal ot Spltzcr & Co
of Toledo, however, being far more favor
able than any ot the others. Tho firm's
bid of 10S.02 per cent netted the city
14.010 premium. Tho bonds pay 4 per cont
Tho bidders and tho amount of premium
offered are given below
Spltier & Co., Toledo.... 108.02 $1,010 151,010
Estnlirook & Co., Uoston.10Ti.S3 2.913 M.91J
rjeo. W. Hooller, Omaha.105.C02 2,801 52.801
DenlBon. Prior & Co.,
l'er Ct. rrem. Total.
(-levnlund 103.352 2.676 62.676
Ulnko Hros. & Co., Uos
ton . 101,73 2.3G5 52,365
1' arson Leach & o.,
Chicago 103.763 1.SS2 M.SS2
ILL USAGE .FOR MRS. C00M
Kxiirentminn'a Wife Sire J villi u Sorry
Adventure While an the Wu- tn
Kill ller.Wuter Pitcher.
Coom. nn expressman living nt 716
North Sixteenth street, sworo out a com-
plaint In police court yesterday against Al
Ogle, a hnckdraver, charging him with as-
sault and battery committed upon his
(Coom's) wife. Ogle Is now in Jail under
a charge of drunk nnd disorderly.
Ogle and his family occupy a.part of the
house In which Coora lives. Tuesday after-
noon, says Coom, Oglo rame homo drunk and
began to abuso his wife. While the quarrel
was In progress Mrs. Coom walked down the
ball to tho bathroom to got a pitcher of
water and passed the Oglo apartments,
Just ut that moment, alleges the complain-
ant, Ogle stepped out, knocked Mrs. Coom
down and kicked her. The. woman was un-
able to appear In court personally,
PI'DD Vil) TUV PAMIiTDAI I ri) '
lllvl) rUK lllL lUjiriKuLLLlt
council Seeks to iorco Woatberg to Uarry
Out Its Will.
CITY TAXES MAY BE CANCELED OR REDUCED
Comptroller' Vlnv Hint l,n winnl;?r
llnvr .No Authority to It ill 1 1 n
ni'SNMicMitii In Not t.'ol nuliloil
In !)' Ilir Council.
City Comptroller John Wcstberg's an
nouncement that he would not cancel taxes
upon his books In accordance with tho In
structlon of tho council, nnd his fttrtjicr
statement tnai no nan a puo oi rcaoiuuuiis
making reductions In taxes upon which he
would tako no action, stirred up the council
and Inspired the following ordinance, which
uas Introduced at tho special meeting ot the
codncll held yesterday
"Be It ordained by tho city council ot ,
Omaha, that tho comptroller is hereby re
quired, nnd 11 Is made his duty, to give
the treasurer of tho city of Omaha credit
upon the books of the comptroller's office
for any taxes' or assessments canceled In
wholo or In part, In nil enscs, whero directed
by n concurrent resolution of the mayor and
the city council so to do."
Tho ordinance was Introduced by Council
man Hascall nnd was referred to tho com
mittee on Judiciary, of which Mr. Hascall
i Is chairman. When asked wbal ho would
"If 1 am compelled by the council to make
the reductions nil responsibility will be
taken off my shoulders, and I am willing to
make tho changes under such conditions. If
o council sees nt to compel changes In
tho 'nco of provisions In tho codo which
spccincniiy provme ngninsi any sucn nction
I am willing to follow Instructions."
lliirhi'i- Claim la Alloueil.
The general appropriation ordinance, which
makes provision for the salary Hat for July,
waa Introduced In the council this morning
and before It was pained the claim of the
Harbor Asphalt company for $20,750.26, due
on tho paving of Cuming street from Thirty
second lA Fortieth street, was amended Into
It. It has been customary to have a meet
lng the first ot each month to pass the sal
ary ordinance and the Injection ot claims
Into this ordinance Is unusual. Under the
charter the general appropriation ordl
nnnco is the only one that can
bo Introduced and punned at the same meet
Ing and the general appropriation ordinance
has Included salaries ulono for several years
and has come to bo considered a regular
salary ordinance. The charter of the city
does not provide, however, that claims shall
not bo included.
i no claim or tno uamer company was
dropped from a former ordinance and re
ferrcd to tho committee on finance. Lltlgn
tlon was threatened on tho special assess
ments made for this work and tho council
sidetracked tho claim for the Durnose of in
vestlgntlng statements tho nttorney for the
Uarber company mado concerning tho as
sumption of all risks by the company. The
committee on finance returned tho claim to
tho council without making any report and
Mr. Hascall moved that It be "inserted In tho
genernl ordinance and was supported by all
the members with tho exception of Messrs.
Lobeck and Uurkcley, tho latter being nb
sent
MAY WIN II IIP IN THF HllllRTQ
mHI ninU Ur " lr,C bUUIfia
UclIlocrat,c Siinlilile Over Local Con-
lr, .,u-.v . ,,.-... lhl. ,,.,
(or a liiw Suit
The phlloropher who can solvo the prob
lematlo possibilities of contact between an
irresistible force and an Immovable body Is
about tho only man who can forecast tho
result oi pending negotiations for a demo
cratic getting together In Douglas county,
The Miller-Fanning committee has namod
tho price It will demand for a capitulation.
It suys nothing will bring Its followers into
tho reservation except the proposed increase
ot representation from South Omaha, mak
Ing It seven delegates from each ward In
stead of four.
"Wo never -will yield that point," said
Harry Miller, "and we never can without
losing the friendship and respect of our
friends In South Omaha."
"Our committee will never concent to the
Increase In tho South Omaha representa
tlon," said Chairman Howell, "unless i
llko lncrcaee Is given In the representation
from tho wards of Omaha. Uut I think we
wm Kci together anyhow."
It appears thnt tho proposition drawn up
on Tuesday by Harry "Miller for submission
to Chairman Howell of the now committee
bus not reached that official. At least ho
says It did not. It was stated yesterday
that negqtlatlons wero In progress for
another plan of compromise whereby tho dit
Hero Is nnother letter from a former
pryanlte telling why ho will not vote for
Dryan this year. Tho writer Is said to be
nn Influential citizen of Lnncaster county
arid a foreign born citizen at that, who re
fuses to bo frightened by straw men like
Imperialism and militarism.
WOODLAWN, Neb., July 31, 1900. To the
Editor of Tho Heo: Somo friends of mine
were I astonished when a tew days ago I
said that I would not vote for llryan be
cause they knew that I always have voted
tho reform ticket. Uut Mr. Bryan not only
Interrupted the reform raovemetit, but ho
paiIIu l.lfu In tlirnw nvorlinnril nil thn np
qutetlonB wu,cn no Banei( !0 tnat we had
, .mmn. nn. ... ,i,
to commenco anew ut the same. point from
whenco we started twenty-flvo or thirty
years ugo.
The most needed reform in this country
Is a strict control by tho people over the
three different branches of tho national gov
ernment, namely, executive, legislative and
Judicial, which usurped powers which the
constitution had never conferred upon
them and through this usurpation, Instead
(as wiib Intended by tho constitution) ot
making them the servants of the people
they havo tnken tho powers of rulers nnd
made of this people unwilling subjects, fet-
torlng them with laws oifccted without
, congcnt an(j WU.
... .,. ,,.
I was born and lived, nearly forty years
In Switzerland, where we bad to fight the
samo usurped powers, and from my experi
ence thero I know that tho only way to
break this absoluto power Is by changing
tho constitution and conferring upon the
people the power ot direct legislation, mak
ing tho will of tho people tho supreme law.
This will can only bo expressed by the
Initiative and referendum. With this sim
ple weapon the people can conquer imper
ialism, militarism, corporations, trusts In
short every evil and everything
that Is
wrong, and thta was the principle tor which
nioat reformers wero fighting until Mr.
Bryan, assuming trie leadership of the re
form parties, repudiates this principle and
I will now try to conquer corporations,
trusts, militarism, etc., with hla free silver
spear,
The democrats accuse tho republicans of
Insincerity and deception, but they them-
telves are not a bit better. Theso platforms
are nothing more thau n mixture and charm
to. docelve the people; It Is brewed together
from high sounding, meaningless', hollow
phrases and all the different Ingredients
which tho Tammany bosses and Macbeth
I witches buve drawn lu ttje cauldrou. Take
FORMER BRYAN ITE Against BRYAN.
ftronco between tno committees Is to be
submitted for arbitration to a committee
comprising Ocorge W. Doane, H. u Met
calfe, W. S. Poppleton, Patrick t Cald
well of South Omaha and J, It. Watts of
the country- but at noon Chairman Howell
snld that he had not heard of any such prop
osition and that as far as he Is concerned
he Is opposed to submitting the question to
any outside comtuttteo for arbitration.
Thero is rcaron to believe that Chairman
Howell baees his conviction that there will
bo a compromise upon signs of disintegra
tion In the Molso-Kannlng-Mlllcr forces, It
Is Intimated that Molsc la weakening and
Is ready to go Into any sort of a compro
mise, that will bring about n pretense of
harmony, nnd it Is known that Molsu nnd
Howell had a conference fcr about two
hours yentcrday. It was tho first time they
had spoken for about a year.
It Is also reported that II. E. Lee Herd
man and It. L. Metcalfe, who were at outs
Juet nfter tho Kansas City convention, havo
recently kissed nnd made up and other
similar ruptures In the democratic Interior
aro being reduced.
But thero is every probability that Char
ley Fanning and Harry Miller are going
to stjck to their demands lu tho matter of
South Omaha representation. If they do
there seems to bo no wny out of the demo
cratic troubles other than through tho
courts, whero a suit Is likely to bo Insti
tuted to determine which Is tho lawful
county committee.
SECOND WARD REPUBLICANS
StroiiK ('lull Orunulcil for (lie Cnin-
linlmi nml Siiiuu Warm .Hprcclirn
.Made I,nt MkIiI,
About fifty republicans- of the Second
ward met nt the corner of Sixteenth and
Pino streets last night nnd reorganized
tho Second Ward Republican club for tho
approaching cnmpitlgn. Fred Urunlng wns
elected president, H. J. Hanker, vice pres
ident; Henry Knodell, secretary, nnd Fred
Hoye, treasurer. Tho president was au
thorized to appoint at tho next meeting
an executive) committee comprising one
member from each precinct and It was de
termined to meet every two weoks.
In accepting tho positions to which they
were elected, Messrs. Urunlng and Hanker
Indulged In n few rcmnrks expressive of
their confidence of republican success this
fall. A. W. Jefferls discussed campaign
Issues from tho worlllngnmn's standpoint,
comparing the administration with the
soup house administration of Cleveland.
He declnred that the paramount question
Is the Interest ot tho working classes and
that tho Imperialism cry Is simply n scare
crow. E. Itoscwatcr was called for nnd re
sponded, saying that he was gratified to
note tho interest being taken In the Second
ward. Political club3 are tho fighting
forces nnd aro useful not only In encour
aging nnd Rtlmulntlng Interest, but In get
ting out tho vote. Ho believed the voters
have no other alternative than to retain
tho'presldent who has so nbly discharged
tlio functions of tho office during tho last
four years. During tho first ninety days
of his term, President McKlnley had saved
tho country $13,000,000 In the sain ot tho
Union Pacific road over tho price for
which Cleveland was willing to soil It.
That would pay his salary for 250 years.
Nebraska should enjoy n share In tho re
election of .McKluley, as It had for many
years In the past dono In tho election of
republican presidents. Ho recalled the
days when tho Uohemlan voters, especially
of Omaha, marched to the polls under In
structions to vote for Greeley, but car
ried ballots In their pockets, which they
cast for Grant. In 1806 many voters went
to tho polls wearing McKlluley badges
and cast their votes ,far llryan, being mis
led by tho delusion that-ill would bo a good
thing to havo tho mints turning out all
ver dollars. TJio experience of the last
four years has taught them that so long
as tho mills nro running It doesn't mnke
so much difference about tho mints and
they will cast their votes for McKlnley
and tho mills.
Mr. Iloaewatcr devoted somo attention
to the campaign clnp-trap of government
by consent, saying that thero nover was
any government that was not a government
by force. Abraham Lincoln exemplified
tho fact that this is not a government by
consent nnd tho south wns governed
whether it would bo or not. No ono ever
asked tho consent of tho Indians or tho
Alaskans, yet they nro governed and tho
people of the south nover ask the consent
of tho negroes, although tho latter are
In tho majority.
D. W. Gilbert announced himself as n
candldato for the legislature and the club
adjourned to meet again In two weeks.
Illrth Itiooril.
The following births wero reported to
tho Hoard of Health for tho twenty-four
hours cntllnc nt noon Wednesday: jonn
Kemp. 710 South Eighteenth, boy; I, n.
Osborn, so. North Twentieth, boy; llnrrv
Martin. t30 South Twenty-fifth nvenue. clrl:
Chnrles Hartos, 1214 South Thirteenth, girl,
for Instance tho most Important sentence
which should express the main principle nnd
alms of reform. It reads:
W, favor nn umendment to the federal
constitution for the election of I'nlted
States senators by direct vote of tho peo
ple and wo fuvor direct legislation whore
ever iiructlcuble.
You can sooner build a railroad to tho
moon than that Mr. Dryan, Tammany ring
and trust bosses will find out that direct
legislation is practicable.
The platform pled?s the party to war
fare against corporations and trusts and
demands more stringent lawa for controlling
them, although they know well enough that
such laws would be declared unconstitu
tional by tho supreme court and If ever en
forced mado Ineffective by Injunction.
They denounce tho republicans for not
passing more stringent laws and for not
enforcing the existing laws against tho
corporations nnd trusts, but they think It
Is all right that tho democratic governor,
Stunenberg of Idaho, corraled nearly 2,
000 laborers In a bull pen, whero they wero
kept for many months without a trial, for
no other cause than that they wore hungry
nnu demanded from coal rmrons wages
upon which they nt least could live.
The democrats forget, too, thatihe great
democratic saint, Cleveland, tramped the
federal constitution under his feet at the
Chicago strike by sending his mercenaries
to Chicago for tho suppression ot tho rights
of laborers against tho protest ot Gov
ernor Altgold, who tried to have the con
test settled by a peaceful arbitration.
They are llkowlso Bllcnt over tho fact that
the democratic governor of Missouri has
not moved a finger to protect thu rights
of the employes and tho Interests of tho
citizens of St, Louis against tho Insatiable
greed of the dividend devouring managers
and shareholders of tho St. Louts Street
Car company. That Is the way tho dom
ocrats nro securing tho Inalienable rights
for life, llborty and pursuit of happiness to
laborers, Tho hangmnn Is their miprcmo
Judge and ho creates eternal happiness.
In order not to scaro to death the dl
rectors of corporations nnd trusts with
their nlatform. Mr. Uryan had found It
necessary to prepare them In advance by
visiting, feasting, banquotlng and making
hunting and fishing excursions with them
That reminds mo of the picturo "Dio
Sleben Schwaben" (tho sovcu swobs)
which, by changing names, fits exactly to
paint this trust fight. The trust hare
stands right up in a blooming clover Meld.
Dryan, in colonel's uniform and long
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Uneeda
Graham Wafer
l'cter ahnvllk, 272." Dupont, boy; KdwHrd
nopKitiK, Lt,.'j uuriieite, gin; h. mtuui, .icu
llurtlette. Kirl: J. Humlback. CIS North
Twenty-fifth, bo-; W. Hulr. Sm Grand
avenue, bov: furl Linden. 3J'Jt California.
boy; Shu In, 22C9 Karnam, girl.
DOWNFALL OF POOL SIDING
Interruption of .Mull ,-rrvlee .AlurU lie.
kIiiiiIhk of tin TimviiN DIniiii
peiirnnec from the .Map.
The passing ot tho town of I'nol Siding,
ns tola in tho telegraphic columns, uy
tho foreclosing ot n mortgage ngalnst the
I'ool estate, and tho claim that the Union
I'aclflc had nover secured title to the
right of way, was received with consider
able Interest by certain ofllccrs ot tho
l'ostofllco department connected with tho
administration of Justice.
Tho beginning of tho downfall of Pool
Siding began with the nrrest ot 0. W.
Duncan on chnrgc of embezzling postoMlco
money order funds. W. Z. Tlllson wns
placo In charge of tho ofllce temporarily,
and was asked by tho department to ac
ccp't a permanent appointment as post
master. Ho refused to do this, ns he
did not want to bo troubled with the task,
but llnally said ho would accept If tho
handling of money orders at that ofllce
wn3 discontinued. The government would
not eonseut to this, but discontinued the
olllce for several vecks. During thcBo
weeks tho mall of tho I'ool Siding people
was delivered at Uavonnn or other towns
tn proximity of tho discontinued ofllcn.
At the end of this time tho office wns re
established without tho money order fea
ture and W. 55. Tlllson placed In charge.
Now, according to reports, the town Is
going to desert tho office, us tho ofllco de
serted tho town.
ALL BRING GOOD TIDINGS
Cnllem nt Itepiildlenii llein(iinrtr m
I! ii n It I in o ii n In IJcelnrliiR Politi
cal Condition l'avornlile.
John E. Evans of North Matte, past grand
commander of Nebraska Grand Army of the
Republic, was a guest at the republican
state headquarters yesterday nnd brought
good reports of tho political conditions pre
vailing In hlB section. The Tirosperlty en
Joyed by tho farmers and bupincefl men of
his county Is bringing into the republican
ranks many, who have been for several years
following the delusive promises fit other
parties. .
Chntrman Sturdevnnt of tho republican
county committee at Atkinson was at re
publican state hendquartcrs yentcrday post
ing up on the plan of campaign to bo waged
by the county organizations In this state this
year. Ho gave a good report of the pros
pects In his county.
W. D. Hullcr of Illatr was a caller at re
publican stute headquarters yesterday.
Frank Uacon, one of tho well known re
publicans of North Platte, was In Omaha
yestordny en routo eastward for a visit and
dropped Into republican headquarters.
IIiiMht llon't Yon Hour flip Ilnby Cryf
Tho only safo medlclno for sour curd colic
In nursing babies Is Cascarets Candy Cnth
nrtlc. Make mother's milk mildly purgative.
Druggists. 10c, 25c, 50c.
shafted boots, Allen, Poynter, Porter, Hill,
Crokcr and Van Wyck, armed with free
silver spears, are trying to catch or kill
tho beast, but they are nfrald to attack
It, thereforo they say: "Joggles gang du
vora du host dlo strcfel a dass dto des
drer nit belssaka," In English It'means:
"Joggely, or Dllly Dryan, you havo to go
ahead. You havo tho long boots on, so
that that beast cannot blto you." Dehlnd
these heroes nro Carnegie, Ilocknfellcr,
Havemeyer nnd their followers, busy
shearing and skinning sheep, which tho
Tammany tiger 1h chasing Into a corral
for them. I bcllove that of tho two ani
mals tho Tammany tlgor Is tho most dan
gerous, but neither tho trust hare nor the
Tammany tiger can bo killed with froo
silver spears. We must uso dum dum bul
lets. Only tho wholo people, armed with
the initiative and referendum, can kill
theso Insatiable beasts and thereforo aro
real reformers, demanding direct lcgls
lntlon by tho people.
Lows aro tho chains wherowlth despots
aro fettering their subjects. Dy changing a
single .word In the motto of tho Missouri
escutcheon you can degrade ft free people
to unwilling subjects. Kor my part I shall
stick to tho orlgjnal. which reads: "The will
of tho peoplo is tho supreme law.
Mr. Dryan prutends to fight imperialism,
but ho Is himself n thoroughbred Imperial-
1st and despot who denies tho peoplo tho
right to mako their own laws until he finds
It practlcabloand tnoreforo ne adopted tne
chnngo made by the German emperor, which
roads: "The will of the ruler Is the supremo
law."
To mo It makes not tho least difference
If Emperor William, Mr. Dryan or Mr. Mc
Klnley dictates 'tho law which 1 obey. A
change ot masters makes not the slave free
I would rather make and obey my own laws
and therefore I will not vote for Dryan.
Wo are now living In the age of electriu
cars, and even our great silver-tongued ora
tor, Dryan, with nil his charms, Is not ablo
to Induce mo to tako a seat In his old
creaking, squealing democratic ox cart. I
lira 70 years old, so that I cannot expect any
benefit for myself from such reform, but I
wus born In a free country and know that
llborty Is the most precious good a people
can have rnd thereforo I will not only die
ns a free man, but I will work and right to
my last breath for saving this precious good
for my children and grandchildren! they
shall not curse mo In tho grave for helping
to sell their birthright, direct legislation
for a mess ot pottage. F. SCHWEOZBH.
Ecry biscuit need Is sup
plied; every craving pleased
by Uic Uneeda Quar
tet. Each one as good as
the other. Always the best.
Sold everywhere in airtight
moisture proof packages.
NATIONAL BISCUIT COMPANY.
HAS MADE MANY PREDICTIONS
Observer Wolfih Oomplotes Twonty-Sevon
Yoara' Service as a Forecaster.
KNOWS WHOLE LOT ABOUT WEATHER
linn llreu Stntloneil In Hie tipper
l'cnlimiila of Mlelilunn, In l.on
UIiiiiii mill nt VnrloiiM lnter
lneillnte I'olntn.
Yesterday morning L. A. Welsh, local
forecaster, started upon his twenty-eighth
year 83 Hn employe of the United States
wcathor bureau. In the twenty-seven years
ho hns been connected with tho bureau
he has seen the servlco develop from an ex
periment to one of the principal bureaus of
tho departments of the United States gov
ernment. ,
Tho observation of weather conditions
and prognostications based upon tho data se
cured thereby, was started as a branch of
the t.lgnal service of the. War department,
which was not popular. The sentiment of
the peoplo was echoed In the halls of con
grees and tho appropriations were not
adequate to tho service demanded. As n re
sult the weather department of tho signal
service was badly crippled.
At the outset tho principal feature of
tho weather servlco was showing coast sig
nals for tho guldanco of vessels, and In 1S72
tho servlco was Introduced upon tho lakes.
Mr. Welsh wns stationed nt Milwaukee,
where for a week or two he had to bear
with fortitude tho Jibes of the old fresh
water "salts," who would not be convinced
that 6torms could be foretold. After sov
eral vessels had been lost an a result of
starting out In the fnco of the predictions
of tho department, the sailors became con
vinced, nnd from that tlrrrts they sat at
the feet of tho observer and learned to be
weather wise.
From Milwaukee Mr. Welsh went to Pitts
burg and was transferred to Washington on
account of his health. From the hend ofllce
ho went to Springfield, Maes., where he re
mained until a call took him to Etcanaba,
Mich. Tho weather Is cold In the northern
peninsula, but acquaintance with tho girls
of the old Day state made the young
weather observer Indifferent to little things
like that and he remained until muscular
twinges presaged the coming ot hla old
enemy, rheumatism, and he fled to Wash
ington.
Saw Hninllpox nt Clone ltnnr.
Dy this time he had learned a whole lot
about tho Idlosynoracles of tho coming
weather and went to Champaign, HI., wnero
ho opened an office. Michigan was offset
by the hiat of Louisiana, and at Shrcvcs
port ho had an opportunity to observe ut
closo rnngo tho ravages of smallpox. St.
Louis. .Leavenworth and Kansas City were
stations occupied by Mr. Welsh, ho being
the first observer nt tho latter place. Mr.
Welsh come to Omaha In 1888, but remained
only a short time. In 181)3 he returned to
this city, and says that he hopes to mane
his last weather forecast from the room he
now occupies.
Mr. Wolsh Is. probably better known in
the west than any other man In thd nor-
vlce of the weather bureau. During the
Trnnsmlssteslppl exposition at Omaha be
maintained an ofllce on tho grounds and
explained to tho visitors tho workings of the
weather bureau. While In this work he met
thousands of pcoplo dally who remembor
him an ono of the most courteous repre
sentatives of the government at tho expo
sition. At this work ho discovered that he
The Oxford Season
LtiHts n lonp; time yet aud yet It
won't Inst long enough for you to wear
out a pair oMhose genuine welt eoIcr
thnt Drex L. ShoQinnn hns put on his
women's Oxfords this season the regu
lar Golf Oxford with tho broad welt
solo . thut gives such comfort to tho
foot wo cuu lit you to a pair of our
welt Oxfords-JF-'.no-ns enslly ns wo can
to tho $3.ri0 kind tho very latest too
lasts In both that broad, common sonso,
mannish stylo thnt hns hocomo so popu
lar this season.
Drexel Shoe Co.,
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1410 FARNAM STREET.
What Do You Think Of This?-
Ono hnndsomo walnut upright plnno,
with Boston fallbonrd, Duett music
rack, latest stylo case, for $137 another
fine up'to-dato upright pluno, lb car.vcd
onk ense, for 148 nnother nno bnrgnln
for $ir3 Tlnind now pliinos Terms, $1.1
ensh and $0 per month Ono word about
onk ense, for $118 another lino bargain
goes nt half price and less folios worth
fiO cents go at 10 cents eRch-'JO,000
pieces sheet music from 1 cent tip to
15 cents euch. Hotter look over our
catalogue.
A. HOSPE,
Music ui Art 1513 Deutlis.
Uneeda
Milk Biscuit
and
Uneeda
Graham Wafer
now make their bow tothe pub
lic. Two new Uneeda pro
ducts of the usual high quality.
Some people like them even
better than the others.
would have made n success ni a school
teacher, as his lectures, while abstract, con
veyed Information to the mlndii of tho least
learned.
STOP PAYMENT FOR PAVING
ItenlrnlnliiK Order In (lie f'miiliiK
.Street Cnne iNmieil li- .Indue
Kimeotl.
A restraining order was prayed for and
obtained In Judge Fawcctt's court Wednes
day to prevent Acting Mayor Knrr nnd the
city council from paying to the Parbcr
Asphalt company $25,000, said to ho due on
the Cuming street pavement from Thirtieth
to Twenty-fourth.
Tho asphalt wns laid over a year ago, but
serious doubt arcso as to the validity ol
the contract because of tho extended front
age on the thoroughfare of Uemls park.
It was contended by many that this frnnt
ago should be Included tn estimating the
rnajorlty of front feet. Others 'held that
Inasmuch ns tho city paid no taxes on th
property It could not 'Justly bo counted In,
The petition for a restraining order potnli
out that tho matter has come before th
council on various other occasions and hoi
always been turned down. The Inclusion
of the clnltn in the last appropriation or
dinance is snld to havo been illegal.. The
order was granted on relation of Ernest
Stuht nnd was mado returnable on Satur
day before Judge Kcysor.
INHALE THE FUMES OF OPIUM
I'liur 1'crnniiN. Itrtleent nn to Their
Identity, Are Captured ltli
Their 1'lpen and l.nninn.
An opium Joint undet a Chinese Inuudry
nt 1612 Cuming street Nwns raided by
tho police Tuesday night nnd four fre
quenters, two men and two women, were
1 placed under nrrest. They gave tho names
of George Androws, G. Connsmol, Tearl
Meyer nnd Ollle Smith. All havo tho ap
pearance of rcspectablo persons.
Tho quartet pleaded not guilty when nr
ralgned tn police court yesterday. Ono pe
culiar phase of tho matter la that tho par
ties refuse to see a lawyer or to communi
cate with their friends. They seem to bo
particularly anxious to keep their Identities
secret. r
Opium smoking outfits wero confiscated nt
the time the raid was made and theso will
bo placed in evidence against tho defend
ants. DO
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different devolopiii; nnd lonlnjj
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mounta, etc. "We develop anl
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THE ALOE & PENfOLD GO.,
Amateur I'hotographlo SiijipHtB,
1408 Furnnm OMAHA.
Op. Paxton Hotel.
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