THE OMAHA DAILY PlllDAY, DECEMTCET? M, 1900.
OTERS HOLDS THE PLACE
Another Torm aa President of tho American
1'etloration of Labor.
SOCIALISTS ARE SAT DOWN UPON HARD
Trail rn I? 11 1 ri I n llnlil I'lrni In Their
Blnnil AkiiIiiiI (In- HimIm mill
Drdnr TliHr t'liwltlon In
I'lnln Wiiriln.
I.OUIBVIM.K, Don. 13. At tho oponlriK
chbIon of tho American Kcdorjitlon of
Labor toilay tho following niifionrcd to lie
tlin moat popular Hut of new ofllci-rs to lio
rlectod tho last day of tho convention.
TniHldcnl, Huinuel Oouipnre, New York; sec
retary, I'runk MoitIhoii, WiuihlnKton, I). C;
treasurer, John I), I-oniion, UloomlriKton,
III.; II rut vlco president, lame Duncan,
lloxton; second vlco prrnMotit, John Mitch
all, Indlannpollii; third vlco provident, Jamoj
O'Conliell, WunliltiKton, I). C; fourth vlco
prcsldont, Thomas Kldil, ChlenRn; llfth vlco
president, Mux Morrln, Denver; Blxtli vlco
president, Dcnnln Ilitycu, 1'lilladelplila.
Tho nbovo, If elected, will coriHtltuto tho
now oxecuttve council. Tho first resolution
eallod up fit tho morning serslon wns one
presented by Dclegatu Nelson of I'hlludul
phla, dlHnpprovlDK of tho aliened action of
Dr. John Alexander Dowlo of Chicago In
Importing foreign lacemakers for worklnn
In an onlufjllhlicd Industry In tho United
Rtates. Tho resolution was adopted and
roplcs ordered sunt to I'resldont McKlnley,
Eoorotary of tho Treasury (lano and Cotnmlv
nlonor of Immigration I'owderly.
A resolution was nleo passed illrccflng
tho executive council to take such notion
as Is necessary to lnivn an elKhthoiir bill
Introducoil In tho IcElalaturcn of tho Mates
whero on olRht-hour law doca not now pre
vail. (,'n in pn Ihii IIitlH for Army.
A sharp debato aroso oyer tho cotisldura
tlon of a resolution denouncing tho hat fac
tory of .Tame Mnrnliull & Co. of Kail lttver,
Mass., for tho alleged substitution of foreign
women to do tho work of men In tho manu
facture of hatii. Tho resolution further do
olarod that tho United HtatHi Rovernmcnt
has for tho last throo years placed nil or
der for huts, to bo worn by I'nlted Stales
soldiers with tho Marshall factory, and reg
istered a protest against tho furthur plac
ing of army ordora for hats with any non
union concern, Tho resolution was adopted.
Tho convention also adopted resolutions
favorliiK shorter hourM for barbers, and ox.
ptesslng Byiupathy to tho Iron Molders'
association. A reeolutlon regulating the
trusts, ofTcrcd by Max Hays of Clovelund
was amended by tho commltteo and re
ported to tho convention as follows:
Unsolved, Tlmt tills twentieth convention
of tho Amerlciin Federation of l.ubor re
alllnn Its position on tho trust question by
urging the unorganized working peoplo to
orgunl.i their rrHpeetlvn trudeH uh tho best
menus of resisting tho eiicnmoIinicnlH of
trusts and monopolies. And wo ulco renow
tho reeoinmendntlnn that trade working
men generally study tho development of
trustH and monopolies.
Mr. lluya took tho door to protest ngalnut
tho chance In his resolution. Uh was ra
pllod to by Troasurer Duncan, who said
tho convention demanded a moderate reso
lution along practlcut lines, much wiser
than a radical tulmlnatlon against trusto.
Mr. Hays' position wns condemned by a
number of delegates us tend hit to trans
form the federation into a political orgun
itatlon. Delegate, Agard of St. Louis said
ho did not bellove trusts should bo de
nounced Indiscriminately, but tho question
should bo studied carefully and tho truth
felftod out.
Mlttihrll Defends Minora.
John Mltcholl, president ot tho United
Ulna Workers, resented a statement mado
by Mr. Hays to tho offect that it the mlno
workers would strike again they could so
cure a still greater Inareaso of tholr wugos.
''There has not been ono Important atop
taken by tho mluo workers," said Mr.
Mltcholl, "that lias not been blttorly op
posed by' tho socialist labor party ot l'onn
nylvarda. Today our peoplo earn aa Rood
wages as any of tho crafts; during; tho past
twon,ty years wo have Increased our wages
40 per cent, and this has been dono through
the efforts ot trad a uulonlsni. If tho bo
lloveru In socialism can point to n practical
solution of tho Industrial problem I am not
so biased as not to bo ready to Join them."
Upon a roll call tho resolution as
amended by tho commltteo was adopted by
a largo majority.
Tho convention adopted a resolution fa
voring congrousloual legislation for tho
pensioning of civil employes who nro dis
abled In tho service of the government,
Tho committer reported adversely on
threo resolutions favoring n co-opcratlva
commonwealth and public ownership and
control of all the means of production and
distribution, but submitted n subatltuto dis
claiming all political Intentions
Tho resolution for tho co-operative com
monwealth were under debato when tho
hour for tho noon roceH arrived. I'resldont
Oompers shut off tho debato and declared
a recess until 1! o'clock.
Tho substitute for tho throo resolutions
favoring tho co-operatlvo commonwealth
was In part as follows:
Wo assert na forcibly an wo are cnpibla
pf uHsortlon that tho trndo union movement
Is tho truo and legitimate cliuumil through
which tho tollers should M'ek not only pre
ont nmellorntlou, but futuro emancipation.
N hold that the trndo unions throughout
our country luid Canada do not now nor
do wo bellcvo they will lu tho futuro do.
claro ugiunst tho dlhotisslon of nny question
lu their metlnsa, either of mi ecoliomto
or of a political nature, but they arc. and
wo think Justly, committed unaliMt tho
indorsement or Introduction of nice preju
dices, rellglotiM differences or partisan poli
ties. We dwlnro It to bo iho Inherent duty
?t our several unions to publish In their
purnals, to OUeuss tn their mcetlnuH nnd
ho members thereof to study In their
nomas all question of n public nature
which have reference to thulr industrial t.r
political liberty, but we firmly ilootarrt
that It is not within tho constitutional or
nny other power of the American Tedera
tlon of Labor to legislate-, resolve or specify
to which political party member of r.ur
uiilonn shall belong, or for which imrty
they shall vote.
Ilrlmlc Liiiimt anil Aorliiiiiiitniin.
Upon coneurnwo In this substitute, do
bnto was long nud ncrlmonoius. Delegates
Nelson of l'hlhidelphla, Austin of Chicago,
Dennis Ilays of I'll Indelphla. McCarthy and
Duncan of lloston, Kuruesth of San Fran
cisco, Kldd of Chicago. I.ennen of llloom
Ington, 111., and John Mitchell of Indian
apolis, spoke for tho commit tee's substitute
and against tho original resolutions.
Kamest nrRuments ngalnHt tho subatltuto
and In favor of (ho original resolutions
were made by Delegutes Salytou of Now
Castle, l'a,. Ilracken ot Columbus, ().,
Two Nothings
There is nothing so bad for
cough as coughing : nnd there's
nothing so good for a cough as
Acer's Cherry Pectoral. Just
think, if you hid only known
this a long time ago, how you
could have saved that long ill
ncss. Buy a bottle today, so
that your cough will be better
tomorrow.
Tbr tlieil i5e.. enough fer nn ordlntry
coUiNe , Jmt nclit for ullinu. tiMiicMltt,
liMMai. h(Kttiit'Caiiiili, lutril coULij
$IM, uuii ecouuuilcui for tuuuula cjuc4.
Thoinas of Clorelind, and Max llayea ot
Cleveland.
Mr. Hnyc, In hit remarks, madd refer
ence to Ktigeuo V. Dobfl, whose mime was
greeted with a proloni;el outb'trst of ap
plntire. l'realdent (lompers cliMod tho debato,
Hpuaklng for tho eonsorvatlvos, thoso who
neto oppoifHl tn tho original resolutions,
tf tho resolutions were to bo passed in
their tnoit rallies I form, he said, It would
not accelerate tho proRioaa of tho labor
cause, but would only invito drastic op
ponltfon. Ho clnlmod that when men be
come Imbued with tho principles nf social
ism they usually lose their Interest In
trado unionism.
Tho aubslltuto of tho committee was
adopted by an overwhelming mujorlty, tho
veto being I, K, 'J nlllrmatlvo to CSC negative.
A spirited but short debato was pre
cipitated by a resolution advocating that
members of organized labor Khali patron
Izo only such wine, liquor or beer dealers
an sell ptoducls bearing tho union label,
Many delegates opposed action which, nn
they claimed, would placo tho convention
on record us (initiating with nny liquor
dealers' association, and tho resolution was
laid on tho table.
Tho special commltteo on tho eight-hour
law turned over all rtsolutlons on tho hat
subject to the Incoming executive, council.
Tho convention adjourned until tomorrow
morning.
SANTA FE'S ANNUAL MEETING
HtueUlioldern (Jntlirr nt Toprkn, lint
Arc .Vol Api'rcmelird ' StrtL
luv OprrMlorn,
ToruiCA, Dec. 13. Tho nnnuar meeting
ot tho ntockholders of tho Atchison, To
peku &. Hanta 'o Kullwuy company, was
held In tho genet al olllcos of tho com
pany hero toduy. H waa expected that
there would bo a delegation from thu
i.trlklng telegraphers In attendance, but
t.uuu appeared, tho tclegtnphers having pre
viously given notice that thoy lml nothing
to ray to tho stockholders or any of tho
other olllclaltf of tho road Just now.
Following nro tho directors nnd stock
holders nt tho meeting: K. I. Itlploy, presi
dent, Chicago; Alduuo V. Walker, chulr
mnii of tho board, Now York; Victor Mora
wctr, gonorul counsel, Now York; II. V.
Cheney, lion ton; 0. A. Nlckerson, Uoslon;
A. C. Jobes, Wichita; C. 8. Oleed and
Howoll Jonea, Tnptka.
J''our directors whose terms explro wero
ro-elccted. They aro: Kdward J. Ilcrwlnd,
Now York; It. Somern Hayes, Now York-,
Ocorgo A, NIckerHou, lloston, and Andrew
0. Joben, Wichita.
In pursuance of tho Santa Ko's ilollcy of
coL'Eolldatltig tho sovornl roads owned nnd
o(,t rated by It within tho bend corpora
tion, tho San Jouquln Valley and Santa l'o
1'aclflc wero formally taken In.
Tho following propositions woro accord
ingly adopted: Tho upprovnl or ratification
of an agreement for tho milo nud convey
unco to and purchase by this company of
tho railroad, property and franchises of tho
San Francisco & Sun Joaquin Valley Hall
way company. This company owns practic
ally nil of tho cnpltnl stock of tho San
Francisco & San Jouquln Vnlloy Hallway
company and tho directors approved nn
agreement conveying all Its property and
estato to this company, In pursuance ot
tho policy whloh has been hcrotoforo en
tered upon, to consolidate and unify tho
B)stem and Its bookkeeping. This action
does not Invoke any Increased obligations.
Authorizing tho purchnso by this company
and tho conveynnco and transfer to It
(when such conveynnco nnd transfer shall
bo authorized by lnw) of tho railroad, prop
erty and frnnchlso ot tho Santa Fo Pacific
Hnllwuy company. This action also In
volves no Increase of 'obligations.' Tho
.Atchison, Topokn, & Santa Fe Hallway com
pany ownB all tho stock nnd nil tho bonds
Issued by tho Snntn Fo l'aolflo Hallway
company and It seemed desirable that this
company should acquire title to tho prop
erty of that company In pursuanco of tho
general policy of consolidation at titles.
I
flntrM In Denver t llln Ornnrtr.
OIHCAOO, Deo. 13. The Trlbuno tomor
row will say that John W. dates lias be
como Interested In tho Denver & Hlo
Orsndo railway and will assist that road
In building an extension from Ornnd Junc
tion, Colo., to tap tho coal fields of Kmory
and Shu I'oto counties, Utah. Tho lino
will extend from tho present western ter
minus of tho Denver Si nio drando near
Qreen Hlvor, Utah, tuonco south to con
nect with tho San I'edro, I-oh Angeles &
Sam Lnko rallioad, which Senator Clarli
of Montana, Mr. Kurenn of St. Louis and
other capitalist!) contemplate building. Mr.
dates Is said to bo Interested nlito In the
latter road.
These two roads when complotcd will
establish a short lino from Denver to'Loa
Angoles.
fit. .lonrpll .t Rrnnil Inland Tit vtlleml,
NEW YORK, Dec. 13. Tho directors of
tho St. Joseph drnnd Inland Itallro.nl
company hnvo declared a seml-annunl divi
dend of 2(4 per cent on Its first preferred
stock. Tho company paid 3 per cent In
18S9 and 3 per cent so far in tho 1800
calendar year.
Of Intercut to fiiiiilroiiili'r.
flltlNNKI.U la., Dec. U (Speclnl.) An
Interesting case which will bring out some
now polntu of law Is to bo tried nt the
coming term of tho Tnmn district court.
A, llreja, living near Hlberon, has a farm
which lies below tho levol of tho road.
Tim drnlnago from tho land on tho other
sldo of tho rond runs across tho highway
into his land. To protect himself llejn built
a sort of dyko nn his land along tho side
of tho road, so that Instead of coming onto
his lnnd the water runs alojig In tlm road
Itself for a few rods and then Into a creek.
Tho water has damaged tho roud and the
supervisor thinks llreja Is responsible, uud
caused him to bo prosecuted. Hreja's at
torney claims that ho had tho right to
protect his land. Tho crl.no of Injuring
a publlo highway Is a serious one nnd may
subject tho offender to a term lu tho
penitentiary. Tho point of law ns to
whether llreja had tho right or not to
protect his land by turning the water on
a public road has novor been rnlsed In
law before and will establish a precedent
which will bo of Importance to the good
roads movement all over tho country.
.Son Snven Fiitlirr'n I.tfp.
FORT DODOI'3, In . Dec. 13 -tSpeclnl.)
J. O. llutt. a farmer living near Tarn. Just
south of this city, experienced a narrow
CHcnpo from death on Tucbday evening
while epgaged In feeding his stock. Ho wns
sttneked by an Infuriated bull, tojsed In
tho air. trampled upon and was only saved
from a horrible death by tho Intervention or
his 12,-year-old sen, who eamo tn the
rescue, nrmed with a pitchfork, nnd by n
timely thrust, directed nt the animal's nose,
created n diversion which permitted Mr.
Butt to eucupo from his perilous position.
Tcnotirr Will .Meet tn Detroit.
WINONA, Minn. Dec. l.t -Secretary
Irwin Rhepard of the National Rduentloniil
association announced todnv thitt the ov
ccutlvu committee haa selected Detroit.
Mleh.. at the place ot nieetliu; for tlia
fortieth annua" convention, July S to 12. 19 ji.
The passenger associations hnvo grunted a
rate of one faro for the round trip, plui
the membership fee of $3, with pnvli'.on for
extension of tlckotn fur return to Sapte.n
ber 1
Silver .Inlillcc of I'riinclNCiwi SUtcv.
l.AFAYliTTi;. Ind.. Dee. U-The Fran
elslan sisters, who established n com.
murlty In Hum oltv twentv-ttve yeain ago.
celebrated their fllver Jubilee tmlav A
lame number of t'athollr prelates were
pres. ut from vt;rlou stale During ttrit
I' Tl' d the sisters have entabiulif a nnd
n.ii itnltnHl hospltalx nt Omaha. Cleveland,
o. Term Haute Ind pen t. t'.i m'1
Neb., nnd the parent Institution In this city.
MAKES OFFER OF ARBITRATION
Actirg Governor of Colorado Proposes to
Eottle Operators' Etrike.'
PRESIDENT RIFLEY DECLINES THE PROFFER
Snj the 'I'elcurnpliors llnvc Violated
'lliclr Contritct itltli Iho flnntu
I'e mill Hint the Cmtipiui)
Wlll .Not Trent.
DKNVUIt, Dec. 13. Lleuteuant (Jovcrnor
Carney, who Is acting governor In the ab
sence of Governor Thomas, wns waited upon
at tho ciipltol by a touimltteo ot teleg
raphets, who desired to discuss nt length
tho existing strlko on tho Santa l'o rall
way and to ask tho guvoruor to lend his
assistance In bringing about an inrly ket
tlemout. After tho subject hail been euro
fully gono ovor, dovcrnor Carney slgnldod
hli willingness to request the ofllccrB of the
rnilwuy to arbltrato tho differences. A
telegram was prepared and sent to Chair'
man Wulkor of tho board of directors of
tho Banta Fe and I'resldont Hlflcy aa foN
lows:
In behalf of the peoplo of Colorado, nfter
duo Investigation, the locked-out teleg
raphers of your railroad, are libs' ived from
uny complicity In recent outrages .upon
certain employes who hnvo taken tho
Places of those men In this state. Tho In
terests of tho people of tho stnte nnd tho
patrons of your rond would bo materially
subserved wero tho dlrforonces existing be
tween tho management and tho telegraph
ers HUbmltted to arbitration and settled as
speedily ilh possible.
(Signed.) 1'ltANCIK CAHN12Y,
Acting Governor of Colorado.
President darmnn of the Statu Federation
of Iilor sent a similar request, to tho olll
eors of tho Santa I'e. Telegraphcra who
heard of tho action of these two oinccrs
woro highly pleased, and believed that good
would result from tho movement.
dovcrnor Carney wns soen at tho St.
JamcH hotel. Tho gnvornor, whllo u mom
bcr of tho stnto senate, Introduced tho
arbitration bill, which became a law lu Col
orado. "I have alwuyn been In favor of
arbitration tn settling labor disputes," said
tho governor, "and I could not hesitate
whon called upoti by tho telegraphers to
day. As a worklngmon myself, my sym
pathy Is with tho ivago earner, provided
ho kocps within thu limits of what Is right
and lawful. I sincerely hopo this cnuso
ulll to fairly arbitrated and tho eutlro trou
ble quickly settled."
TrlFKiiinlirrrt Will AViilt.
TOI'EKA, Knn., Deo. 15. Whllo rrcsldont
Hlpley of tho Santa I'e railroad system and
National President M. M. Dolphin of tho
Order of Hallway Telegraphers arc both In
Topeka, no conference on tho strlko ques
tion will transpire. Neither sldo will ask
for ono.
President Dolphin stntcs that tho Inst
move was mado by the telegraphers uud
overtures Bhould como from the company
In response.
President Hlpley Buys he can bo ap
proached by nny man, but that tho com
pany has no reason to propose negotiations
as tho strlko Is regarded on that sldo as a
closed Incident.
President Dolphin arrived In Topeka this
morning at fi o'clock. Ho will have his
hcadquartern In Topeka for tho present,
making trips out from hero to various
points on tho lino ns occasion demands.
"Arbitration of all differences that havo
arisen tn tho Santa Fo strike will bo ac
cepted by tho tolegraphers," said President
Dolphin In an Interview today. "Wo are
willing to submit theso questions to disin
terested persons. Wo will accept tho gov
ernor of Colorado, tho governor of Kansas
and the governor ot Texas as arbitrators.
Or wo will refer tho dtsputo with tho
schedulo uskod by the dulf operators to
General Mnnager Van VInck of tho South
ern Pnclllc. Isn't It a most fair and rea
sonable offer to leave tho question In tho
hands of a practical railroad man who Is
also an ofnclal of tho Soutlwrn Pacific?
"It was a Jug-handled sort of arbitration
that tho Santa Fo officials ottered tho dulf
men, and was offered to deceive and gain
publlo sympathy. They proposed arbitra
tion on tho questions favornblo to tho com
pany only."
Aldaco F. Walker, chairman of tho board
nf directors, said: "What is thero to
arbitrato7 Tho strlkors havo broken their
own rulcfl, ns I understand It, when they
did not tako a voto among themselves.
They certainly broko their contract with
w
omanfs
ork ty
In placo of Its regular meeting tho house
hold economics department ot tho Woman's
club gnvo u Christmas program on Thursday
morning, entertaining as Us guests tho oin
crH of tho club nnd tho leuders of tho de
partments of ethics nnd philosophy, politi
cal and soclnl science, Rngllsh lltcruturc,
tho department of household economies of
Council HlulTs nnd delegations from tho
Mulvern (la.) and Soward (Neb.) Woman's
clubs.
'Nutrition," tho subject beforo tho do
part ment nt present, was ably preucntcd by
Mrs. Hurnott A nolo by Mrs. Noblo and
an original Christiana story by Mrs. M. S.
Murphy completed tho program. A social
half hour followed, after which tho women
were Invited to tho dining room below,
whero a threo-courso Hinchoon was served by
tho Shredded Wheat lllscult company. Tho
bIx prettily decorated tables seated about
ninety women and during tho repiut a
musical program was given by Miss Anna
Oettlo, Miss Hlgglns, Mrs. J. I. Cook nnd
Mr. Francis Potter. With Mrs, Cella Town
Bend ns toastmlstrcss the following toasts
were responded to: "Tho Social Problem ns
It Affects tho Homo." Mrs. Charles l.oblu
sler; "nooks nnd Pictures In tho Home,"
Mrs. F. H. Colo; "Loving Homo Service."
Mrs. Mary d. Androws; "Mutual Helpful
ness," Mrs. Montgomery of Council llluffi:
"Wo nnd Our Neighbors." Mm. Lola C.
Drown of Malvern, la.; "Our Club," Mrs. J.
II. Dumotit; "Stnto Departments." Mrs.
Draper Smith: "Tho PreFs," Mm. MeKetr. y,
Mltses Falrbtother and Stnndleh; "The Na
tional Household Kconomlcs Association,"
Mrs. M. M. Pugh.
Tho nffalr was ono of tho greatest soclnl
succesi.es In the history of tho department.
At tho eloo of tho apecches Mrs. Pugh pro.
sontcd Mm. Towtnopd with a handsome
duchrsso handkerchief on behalf of the
women.
Tho Womnn'B Christian Tempcraneo unlcn
met on Wednesdny nfteitsoon nnd dlscu-se':
and settlod tho bustnoss of tho yoar. Tho
reports show tho organization to bo In a
most prosperous condition. It has recently
hml printed l.COO Invitations to Its g03pcl
and othor cervices to be held at tho Tenth
street city mission, which nro bolug dis
tributed In tho neighborhood ot Tenth and
Capitol avenue. Some suitable ChrUtmas
remembrance to tbo Inmates ot the county
jail was voted, also a suniclent quantity ot
candy for tho children reached by Its work
frr the Christmas servlcim,
The alary ot the city missionary, Miss
Nellln Mage. whs discussed, relative to tho
union paying halt of it- This has been .paid
tn the pt ly the young pople'n bocIoIUs
rf the elty, tho union advancing tho meimy.
Theso oolctles nro scarcely strong caoirih
to bear tro expense nud tha women wlil
probably Bhare halt of It. In addition to
mippporilng the temperance clasca con
ducted by Miss Mugec, probably uo woman's
A
tho company. Further consideration enn
not bo expected."
Itlple' lleplj.
Later In tho day President lllpley le
v'ched tho mrssngo sent by Actlug Gov
ernor Carney of Colorado, to which ha
sent tho following- replj :
TOP1JKA, Kan.. Dee. 13.-To Hon. Fran
els Cnrney, Actlug Governor, Denver, Co o.:
Hnvo given vour sungo-Ulon of tho 12th Insf.
most careful consideration and regret that
circumstance preclude cjinpllancH with
j.iur suggestion, mo winning loiiyrapners
hitherto emphtyed on our dues In Cob nulo
did not strike becauso of nny gr evanco
agulnst the company. On the contrary, by
tho course they pursued they violated their
obligations, technical and tuornl obit a
llomi which on our part hnve hecn fully
lived Up to In every rcpeet. Tho e mipa.'iy
has not chnrged str'korH Alth eotnmltt'ng
outrag'H on mnployes The public and thj
auiii'iruirs or law musi ju'ige as to wno is
guilty, t 'filler nil the elrounntancoK It In
manifest that the time fo arbitration im
pussed. Jl. I". IUPIjHY.
Dolphin Ntute.n Ills Mlile.
In discussing tho strlko tonight Mr. Dol
phin gavo out tho following signed state
ment: Tho status of tho Atchison ntrlko lilts
evening Is most reiisHtirltig and our success
seems certain.
That the public may not bo misled and
our men I mi vowed upon It should no un
derstood that tho Inst endeavor of tho
men on tho Gulf lines to avoid tho ox
luting contllct wan earnestly to request
the president and vice president of tho
Atchluoii system to agree to refer all ex
isting (HfTerenceM to arbitration, to which
roquiBt .Mr. Hlpley nnd Mr. Bnrr both re
plied, peremptorily refusing to nrb'.trato
or to cnndrtr tho rules governing condi
tions of service.
Respecting their c!alm of bad faith under
rulo SO, Atchison ncheilule, that at
tlclo hao no bearing whatever on the
trouble. Tho form of words In the rulo
referred to stipulates that forty days' no
tice should bo I'lvcti of any changes de
sired. Fnder the eomiany'n Instruction
of tho agreement nil schedules could be
abolished and annulled nud wages rcducvtl
by taking ono portion of thu Hjstem nt a
time, holding tlio employes on other lines
of the Hystom In Involuntary servitude,
whl'e they trimmed their co-employes: on
another part of the system. Rule .W
does not contemplate that an employe, shall
glvo a mouth's notice before he quits Hie
service mi) more than It required tli" com
pany to give ti month'ii notice before dis
missing an employe for cnuso or lu rcdus
Ing the lorees.
'Clio Dispatchers (lull.
WICHITA, Kan., Doc. 13. L. II. Iiolander,
representing J, A. Newman, chairman, has
received a dispatch from Needles, Cal.,
anpcunclng that two train dispatchers,
Coaptnuu and Stack, havo quit oil tho
ground that uubstltuto operators aro In-
eoinpotort and endanger llfo unit prop.
erty Thirteen operators on the west end
of tho Chicago division quit today and
eight on the cutoff branch of tho eastern
dhlslon. Today Is tho brightest for tho
operators of uny day stneo tho strlko be
gan. Unlvei-Hlt'n (Iritent rcds.
IOWA CITY, la., Dec. 13. (Special.)
At n special faculty meeting .Inst night n
rosolutlon waa passed requesting tho re
gents to, take some action to rellove tho
present congestion for room In tho scientific
department. The probnblo action of tho
regents will bo to aHk tho next session of
tho general assembly to grant an addi
tional appropriation which will mako It
possible for tho university to construct a
now building. Hut there Is also n great
need of a gymnasium, auditorium nnd
armory, and tho rogonts havo said that
theao will bo tho next buildings constructed.
Then tho university museum nnd library
aro much handicapped for room. Speci
mens ure stored away In tho uttlc nnd
other buildings nnd tho bonks comitaully
coming In nro rapidly filling tho limited
space In the library. Tho university archi
tects have already chosen the north campus
for tho museum and library building. Tho
unlvorslty armory, gymnasium nnd audi
torium will probably bo built on tho north
west corner of tho campus, paving tho way
for tho growth' of the university to tho
west.
'
Nclionlinu'niit Vindicated.
KROKUK, In., Deo. 13. (Special.) Miss
Nellie. Knox, a teacher In tho Summervlllo
school, near hero, has been acquitted of
tlio charge ot having Inhumanely treated
one of her pupils, Frank Heller. Miss Knox
was sued for J 1,000, nnd tho raso wac fought
hard, but tho Jury brought In n verdict of
acquittal.
Mull Train llelil I p.
NFAV ORI.KANS, Dec. 13.-The south
bound llllrioln Central fa.st innil train was
held up a mllo above this city tonight uud
Conductor Kennebrew was shot lu tho
back. The passengers were not molested
and tho robbers got nothing out of tho ox
press ear, as the company had no money
safo on tho train. Tho robbers secured
oulto a number of registered money pack-
ugca from tho mall cnr.
in
harity
organization In Omaha has ns many do
mauds mndo upon It llnanclally In propor
tion to Its Htrougth as tho Woman's Chris
tian Tcmperunco union, but It has met them
nil, nud so enterprising nro tho women that
they still havo boiiio surplus after sharing
many burdens that havo not rightfully been
theirs.
"Tho School Needs of Nebraska" will
be thu subject of tho mooting of the de
partment of political nnd social science at
lis meeting next Monday. Tho prculdent of
the stnto federation will preside. Super
intendent Ponrso will address tho women
from an nfllclnl standpoint; Mrs. C. C. llel
den from a patron's and Mrs. W. S.
Strawn from an Industrial Htnndpolnt.
Tho Hoard of Kducntlon. Superintendent
Wolfo of South Omaha, all tho teachers of
tho city nud nil members of the club havo
been Invited to be present and it is hoped
to make tho discussion general.
Since tho organization of tho Stato House
hold Kconomlcs' association at Lincoln,
which was tho outgrowth of nn overflow
moetlng of tho houtohold economics' ses
sion at tho Stato Federation mooting In
October, requests havo como from women
all ovot tho Btntn for Instruction In do
mestic sclcnco. As a result u number of
olubs havo boon organized and Bomo of tho
older clubti have opened clnBacs In tho pub
llo schools of their towns, while others aro
now working to that end. Mrs. Mary Moody
Pupil of Omaha, vlco presidout of tho
national organization, baa nt special request
mado several trips out Into tho state,
lrcturlng Io cIuLb and helping to orgnnlzo
others.
Mrs. Pugh snys that tho most encourag
ing frn'uro of the work Is that tho women
have not taken It up us a fad, but with nn
eagerness and eurnctnes3, the result of a
long uiibtippllrd want on tho part of heuse
wlves and the realization of women gene
rally that the knowledge of what consti
tutes proper fond and of proprrly prepnrlng
II Is of vital importance. This Is proven
by tho constantly Increasing number of
letters received by Mrs. Puirh nnd tho de
partments from women over the stnte, In
quiring fnr literature on tho subject.
The outlluo of study being lssud by tho
household ecrnnml-s' department of the
Omaha Woman's club on tha principles and
niplleatlon of the ten sciences which are
tho foundation of domostlo Bclenee is nt
trirtlng widrsprend attention. It being ono
rf tho hist that has been Issued.
"The ntinuil meeting and olectlon of oftl
cors of. tha Woman's Christian association
;occurroiV-Tusdav afternoon In tho pnrlrrt
of tho Plrst Prosbvterlan church. This !s
the oldest ehnrltabl erun'i'.-atlon now ex
tiling In Omnba and has amrrg Its mem
bers women win havo been Identified with
nnd borne the responsibility of every char
FAST MAIL TRAIN IN DITCH
Engino Jump' the Track at Small Station
Tast of Eurlington.
FIREMAN KILLED AND ENGINEER HUftT
Postnl Clerks All Kseupc Injury Tmo
Curs nf Mull Mutter llurneil Up
I.nrKC .Nil in tier of IIckIs
tcretl I'nrluiKi'N.
nURMNOTON, In., Dec. 13. Tho Chi
cago, Uurllngtou & Qulncy railway's fast
mail, No. 15, which left Chicago at ii.ir.
o'clock last evening, was wrecked two miles
west of KIrkwood enrly today. Fireman
Shannon was killed nnd Knglnecr SnmucI
Duvo was IjuiUv hurt. Tho engine Jumped
the track and was demolished. Two mall
cnrB, with their contents, wero burned. Tho
mall clerks wero not Injured hovcrcly.
All maln-ltno trains were delayed, being
nnany sent around by Oquawku and Keiths
burg.
No other train running Into Omaha from
tho east Is so Important to tho business of
tho city us tho fust mall which was
wrocKcd yesterday near KIrkwood, 111.
The train carries through pouches to
Omaha from Now York nnd from Pittsburg
nnd open pouches from points along the
New York-Chlcago and New York-Plttaburg
routes, bcBides two pouches mado up west
of Chicago by tho clerks upon tho train.
Theso malls nro tho heaviest of any arriv
ing from tho towns enBt of Chicago and this
mall Is considered by tho postottleo of tho
city ns tho most Important of tho west
bound malls nt this point. In addition
to tho lottcrs It carries tho New York
morning papers and tho afternoon papers
from Chicago.
Hut of all of tho business of tho fast
mall tho registered letters nnd tho pack
ages exceed all other tralus lu valuo and
number. Wednesday It brought to tho city
S00 registered packages of letters, which
will nverago threo to tho package, or about
1,000 separate letters and packages. At
tilts time of tho vear tbn rcelstrv lumlmiqn
between Omaha nnd tho cast is particularly
neavy on nccount or tho holiday trade. Ac
cording to postnl officials It Is anfo to
estimate that 1.000 reelHtnrcil ltt era rtrl.
dressed to peoplo lu Nebraska wero on tho
tram, nun tlio majority were probably de
stroyed. Tho llurllngton fnat mall generally car
ries tho forelgu mull from Now York,
which, on thu ovo of tho holiday season, Is
heavier than nt any other tlmo. Thero Is
no way of tulllne how much nf thin mnll
has been destroyed and how many pcoplu
In tho city nnd stnto will bo disappointed
when thoy fail to recelvo their annual
Christmas message from their home folk
beyond tho sen,
At army headquarters tho failure of tho
train to arrive was felt In the routlno busi
ness of tho department. Kach morning
letters nro roeolvcd from Washington which
contain work which 1b dispatched during tho
day. Yesterday morning this mall failed
to arrive und thero wub much speculation
as to the causo of it until tho report of
the trnln wreck was received.
Postal clerks all morning anxiously
nwalted news confirming tho rumor of the
wreck und a roport of tho killed nnd
wounded. Oeorgo W. Jones, nn old Omahn
boy, who made his Initial run as railway
mall clerk from this city, Is employed on
thut run and his friends woro anxious to
dlscovor whether ho was on tho Ill-fated
mall cars. William II. Haker of Council
Illuffs Is also employed on this route and
his frlendd were very much dlBtraufbt
until It wub learned that ho was nt homo
nnd would not go out on tho rond until
thU evening.
In nil tho years tho fast mnll has been
run fium Chicago this Is Its first serious
wreck.
Klwood roatfifllcc HolilMMl.
RI.W0OD, la., Dec. 13. Hurglars entered
the posloulco hero early today, blew tho
safo open and escaped with $150 In stamps,
a small amount of cush and $500 worth of
ni'cotlablo notes.
I.llliinhMlitnl linn diet Fever.
NF.W YORK. Dec. 13.-A report wub
printed here today to tho effect that ex
Queeii I.IUouknlunl of Hawaii was 111 from
typhoid fever nt the Presbyterian hospital.
The olllcluls of the hospital paid the report
waa untrue bo far as that Institution was
concerned.
itable und benevolent sorlety of tho city
for tho last thirty yours. Its history lu
tntorestlng. In 18S3, when tho Ladles' Re
lief which, previous to that time, hnd
chlelly cared for tho unfortunute women
nnd children of tho city, disbanded, n few
women gathered at tho old Flr3t Methodist
church, between Seventeenth nnd Eight
eenth streets, on Davenport, on December
4, to discuss plans for continuing that work,
Tho result wns tho organization of u non
scctnrlau Bocloty to be named the Woman's
Christian association, which should have
for Its object "the spiritual nnd social Im-
provemont of all within Its reach and the
nsslstanco and protection of destitute wo
men and chlldron until permanent nnd
suitable homes or support should bo found
for thorn." On that day began tho vigorous
work which has marked tho society ever
slnco. A sonrch for centrally located rooms
wua the flrat work and theso wero found
In tha old city hall at Sixteenth and Far-
nam streets. They wero freahly painted and
papered nnd made .ready for occupancy.
At tho end ot threo years these quarters
wero entirely Inadequate nnd the present
homo at 1718 Hurt street was bought and
occupied. Hero tho work has boon quietly
but most Buecoasfully carried on ever
slnco. Within thu last two years, since' tho
establishment of tho Child Saving Insti
tute and other organizations, mtub of their
prevluit3 work 1ms been taken from their
Iinnds, especially that of caring for chil
dren. Yestorday'a election recalled ns follows
President, Mra. George Tllden; flrnt vice
president, Mrs. P. L. Perlno; necend i"o
prrsldont, Mrs. J. H. Penfold; third vim
president. Mm. d. W. Clark; fourth vlc
prcslilont, Mrs. John Tate; recording sec
rotary, Mrs. IMward Johuson; correspond
ing secretary, Mrs. C. L. Loblnglcr; treas
urcr, Mrs. S. V. Fullaway.
A solo by Mrs deorge Mlcklo, papers by
Mecdnmes P. L. Perlno and J. O. Haines
and an address by Hov. Dawsuti constituted
a moBt Interesting program, after which
tho now president was Introduced nnd made
n short address. Tho romalnder cf tho
'time was spent socially, refreshments belli?
served.
Tho kindergarten toachcrs' "Odyssey"
class held It regulor meeting Tuesday aft
ernoon, about seventy raembers being pres
ent. Tho fourth book and. especially,
"Holen, of Troy," were the topics of dis
cussion, Miss Hnlllo Hardin rending a
paper on "Homer's Helen" and Miss Hvcrs
a papor on "Ori!c Religion."
Tho Ak-Sar-Hon Hoard of Ciovornors hnvo
engaged five of th lower boxes for the
Woman's club bonoflt December is. and tho
pfllcers of the Teachers' Annuity assocla
tlcn the other, All the boxes aro to bo
elaborately Jecorutcd lu tho Ak-Sar Ucn
coiors.
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