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PACKING HO US KS CLOSED lit XHG
BiiSKUTlOX OF JkAUOICKKS.
MEN QUIT AND WALK OUT
bEOINNING OF STKUaGI,T3 NOT
MA1CICEI) UY VIOliKAOiS.
hickors Rafisnoit to Acoe.lo to Dc
miuitls Miidu Flllr '1 liotmtnil
Out In tho lllg rack
ing Center.
OniOAGO.-A genera: strike called
Id tho packing bouses of tb'c country
tendered more tban fifty thousand
laen Idle and closed nearly all tho
packing centers at noon today. In
fejost cises the packers have madf
bo arrangements to reopen, although
luch arrangements may follow today
the supply of fresh meat will soon
ie exhausted unless tho houses are
reopened. Tho beginning of the
itiike was not marked by violence,
lltbough In, several places strikers'
luit work boforo the hour set. The,
it r ike calls out all unions adlliatcd
Nitn tho packing trades' council.
Ono of tho packers mado tho fol
lowing statement:
"A conference was hold between
Ur. Donnelley and his assistants
Ind the packers about ten days ago
it which time the packers contended
that the demands for an Increase in
Iho wages of unskilled labor were
anwarrauted by conditions, and Mr.
Donnelley was requested, to modify
bis' demands. No further commu
nication was received until 2 o'clock
Monday when a letter was received
itating that a strike was ordered
(or 12 o'clock today.
SOUTH OMAriA, Neb. At neon
today i,000 employes of tho four
packing houses at .South Omaha laid
3own their tools and ent out on a
itrlke. The packing plants affected
ire those of Armour, Swift, Oudahy
ind tho Omaha Packing company.
The strike is the result of an order
reeoived from Secood Vice President
Vail of tbc amalagmated meat cut
tors' and butcher workmens' unlcn
ind affects practically every man
bm ployed in tho packing houses,
skilled and unskilled. i
The demands of the strikers aro
Tor closed shop for unskilled labor.
Tho packers say thev will make no
ittempt to operate their plants for
tho present. To this end they gae
notice to tho commission m?n that
there would bo no market for live
Jtock today and that they could not
purchase until further notice. The
notice was given yesterday and as a
tonsequenco few cars of stack came
In today.
A statement of tte position of the
local packers shows that they are
unanimous In their refusal to accede
to tho demands of the moo, and that
thoy aro anxious to sunmit tbo mat
ter to arbitration. They claim that
conditions do not warrant an in
crease in wages.
Nino of the employes in tho me
chanical department of the fccuth
Omaha plants struck, and tho em
ployes of tho Union Stock Yards
company remained at work. Ten
unions aro affected by tbo strike,
most of them atliilatcd with the
butchering craft. It is anticipated
that no action will bo taken locally,
oil the negotiations being made in
Chloago.
Zeller is Caught.
OMAHA, Neb. W. M. Zellor, tho
market gardener, who on Saturday
murdered his wife and her father,
was the central ligure in a dramatic
scene which as enacted outside his
homo this afternoon. Zeller had for
moro than two days successfully
eluded capture, notwithstanding
that hundreds of citizens had been
aiding the police in tho search.
This afternoon during tho funeral
or his two victims Zeller came out
of hjs hiding place. One police
officer was alone at the Zeller homo
when the murderer suddenly ap
peared in front of the house and
looked in tho window. Seeing tho
ofllcor ho immediately started to
run and tho ofllcer covered him witi)
a shotgun.
Boy Pataly Wounded.
ALBUQUERQUE, N. M.-Louls
Padillas, a boy residing at Las Padi-
lias, south of this city was shot and
Erobably fatally wounded by a mem.
or of a gang of allenod stock thieves
who susnected him of having given
Information against them. Olilcers
from this city are In pursuit of tlx
band who fled to the Manazno moun
tains, thus far eluding capture.
Mr. D'Avnue "My stars I Mor
money? What on earth did you do
with all I gave you last week?
Mrs. D'Avnue "Well, I used n
llttlo of it in buying n now album
for tho photographs of tho dukes
and princes I refused boforo I mar
ried you."
noV HE GOT IT
DeBoro "Ilow did you catch your
cold?"
Do BrisLc "You know colds aro
contagious?"
"Yes."
"Well, I caught It asking other
people bow thoy caught their colds."
Of Wldo Interest.
Brood, Wis., July IS. Special.
Chas. Y. Peterson, Justice of the Peace
for Oconto Co., lms delivered a Judg
ment that is of interest to tho whole
United States. Put briefly, that Judg
ment is, "Dodd's Kidney Pills are tbo
best Kidney mcdlclue on the market to
day." And Mr. Peterson gives his reason
for this Judgment. He says: "Last win
ter I had an aching pain in my hack
which troubled me very much. In tho
morning 1 could hardly straighten my
back. 1 did not know what it Avas, hut
an advcrtlRomonl led me to try Dodd's
Kidney Pills. Afu-r taking one box 1
can only say they hnv done more for
mo than expected, us I feel as well now
as ever I did before."
Pain in the back Is one of the first
symptoms of Kidney disease. If not
cured by Dodd's Kidney Pills it may
develop Into lirlght's Disease. Diabetes,
Rheumatism or some of the other dead
ly forms of Kidney Disease.
now nE won her regard
Mrs. De Neat "It seoms to me
that for a man who claims to desorvo
charity, you have a very red nose."
Moldy Mike "Yes, mum; tho
cheap soaps that us poor people use
Is very bard on tbo complexion,
mum."
Tho potato king in Kansas is
Junius G. Groves, of Ewdardsville.
Io is a colored man, is worth at
least 8100,000, and made tho most or
his wealth raising potatoes.
Kansas harvests moro wheat tban
any other state in the union. In
its wheat belt of thirty counties not
ono county raises less than 1,000,000
bushels. Sumner county has a record
ot 50,812,102 bushes.
Most of the black hair used in
wigs and "switches" comes from the
convents of Italy and Spain, while
tho fair and red hair com s mainly
from the heads of Russian, Swedish,
Gorman and Danish peasant girls.
A device for turning tho leaves
of music on a piano, rack has been
invented by O. Thoma,, Jr., of Car-
llstadt. N. J. The movment neces
sary requires the removal of the hand
of the performer from tho key board
of only a part of a second.
A BACK LICK.
Settled the Cnne With Her.
Many great discoveries have been
ftiade by accident and things better
than gold mines have been found in
this way, for oxamplc when even tho
accidental discovery that coffee is tho
real cause of one's sickness proves of
most tremendous value because it lo
cales the cause and tho person has then
a chance to get well.
"For over 25 years," pays a Missouri
woman, "1 suffered untold agonies In
my stomach and even the best physi
cians disagreed as to the cause without
giving me any permanent help, differ
ent onus saying It was gastritis, indi
gestion,' neuralgia, etc., so I dragged
along from year to year, always half
sick, until Anally I gave up all hopes
of ever being well again.
"When taking dinner with a friend
one day she said she had a new drink
which turned out to bo Postum and I
liked it so well I told her I thought I
would stop coffee for awhile and uso
It, which I did.
"So for three months we had Postum
in place of coffee without ever having
one of my old spells, but was always
healthy and vigorous Instead.
"Husband kept saying he was con
vinced it was coffee that caused those
spoils, but even then 1 wouldn't behove
it until one day wo got out of Postum
hnd as we lived two miles from town I
thought to uso the coffee we had in tho
house.
"The result of a week's use of coffee
again was that I had another terrible
spell of agony and distress, proving
that It was the coffee and nothing else.
That settled it and I said good-bye to
Coffee forever anJ since then Postum
alone has been our hot mealtime drink.
"My friends all say I am looking
worlds better and my complexion Is
much Improved. All the other members
of our family have been benefited, too,
by Postum In place of the old drink,
coffee." Name given by Postum Co.,
Battle Creek, Mich.
Ton days' trial of Postum In place of
coffee or tea Is tho wise tiling for ev
ery coffee drinker. Such a trial tells
the exact truth often where coffee is
not suspected.
Look ill' each pkg. for the famous lit-
tlo hook, "The Road to Wellvllle."
RfcW "UFFEH MAI
l'AOKKUS TJO NOT AOKKK TO
WONNELLY'S TKUAI9,
Slit.
WANT TO RETAIN NEW MEN
WOIUC IS 1IKINO HKSUMKD AT MOST
OFT1IK lVLANTS.
I'ropoao to lllru Striking Kmployes
Order of Application ns Ilap-
lilly im They Can
llo Used,
In
CHICAGO. At tho conference,
this ovcniiiR between the rcpresonta-j
tlvcs of the packers and union ofll
cials in an elTort to reach a peaceful
adjustment of tho striko, tho packers
refused to nrbitrato on tho terms
proposed by tho union, and lanstcad
submitted acountor pioposltlon. By
tho terms of this proposition the
packers agree to take tho strikers
back at tho wages thoy were receiv
ing hoforo the strike. The peckers
also proposo to ictain all the help
that lias been employed sinco tho
strike was inaugurated. This reply
of the packers will be taken under
consideration by the executive com-j
mlttco of tho unions at a meeting
tonight.
Tho proposition made by Michael
J. Donnelly for the strikers which
led to the conference today con
tains tho following demands:
"That all omployes wbo stiuck
shall be employed In their old posi
tions within three days; that tho
packers pay tho wanes prevailing
prior to tho strike pending arbi
tration: that tho arbitration board
bo composed of ono representative
of the packers and one of tho
strikers, the arbitrators to bo prac
tical packing house men; the award
in wages to bo mado by .the arbi
trators shall take effect from tbo
tlmo of resumption in work, bujs
that tto award shall not Involve any
reduction in wages."
.Employment of non-union men Is
increasing according to Arthur
Meeker, manager lor Armour & Co.
"We aro getting plonty of Outside
help," said Mr. Meekar.
"Yesterday's output was 25 per
cent of tho normal. Today we will
produce more."
Thoro wore numerous oases ol
"slugging" at tho stockyards today
by striko sympathizers. John Pat
terson ana two other men leaving
Swift & Co.'s plant were attacked
by fifty or more men. Patterson
was so severely beaten that he may
. L. r-v
uul recover. mis assailants woro
not captured.
KANSAS CITY, Mo.-Packlng
house employes at tho six plants
here eagerly awaited tho result of
today's peace conference at Ohfcaeo.
Many of tho men out had been loath
io leave cueir places, noplng up to
the last moment that their dltll
cultles would be adjusted and thoy
quit, thoy said, moro to show loyalty
to tho union ana for President
Donnelly's order than for any ether
reason. Sinco tho strike began not
the slightest indication of disorder
has been
seen, a great maloritv of
A. 1 . . .
uio men remaining away
from the
vicinity of tho plants.
Killing on a sllghty increased scale
was resumed today at the plants of
Armour & company, Fosvler and
Swift & compauy, and at tach of
these places new men were hired.
At tho Cudahy plant tho workmon
aro still busy cleaning up and no
attempt to resume business will bo
made for a few days yot.
SOCTn OMAITA, Neb.-"Wc
will hire all tho men we can get and
Just as fast as wo' can and resume
normal operations In all departments
of our packinc house in St nth
Omaha" asserted General Manager
Murphey ot the Oudahy plant today.
"It Is tiuo our people are pursuing
this course In all our plants," added
Mr. Murphey.
All tho South Omaha houses are
hiring men as fast as they get them
and aro employing their olllce forces
In the packing departments. Cud-
ahy's, Swift's and Armour's plants
resumed icllllnt.' cattle and cutting
hogs today on a small scale. Thoy
say thero is no dllllcultv in getting
live stock.
Oom Paul Krtiger Dead
CLARENS, Switzerland.-Paul
Kruger, former president of the
Transvaal republic died here from
pneumonia and supervening heart
weakness. Ills daughter and son-ln-Jaw
were with hlra at tho time of
his death. .
"OTPQSlNli THE 150 COnS
U.Urr.OY,UKNT OP THIS WKAl'ON
M.YOK DANGKUOU8,
' llrt Cno Ilt-ought hy tho Amorlonn
Antl-llnycott Annoclntlmt Will
ho llflforo Huprontn Court
(Joining Wiutur.
WASHINGTON, D. O.-Wlde-spread
attention has been attracted
tu tho recent reverses of tho united
ga-niPnt workers of America becauso
tho Issues Involved in their present
troubles boar upon the general labor
woblcm in its broadest nr d most In
teresting respect, Brlelly stated
they are: tho "closed shop," tho
"eight hour day," and, above all,
the "union label." For some years
tho garment workors' uulon has been
foremost in championing thoso thro
principles on which tho structure of
fa-tory unionism Is founded, and
lis campaign has boon skilfully con
ducted with unllauging enory and
zeal. Should tho revolts of the man
ufacturers prove succcessful and tbo
union bo unable to enforce Its ac
croes it means a return to tho ninc
.hour day, the open shop and tho
relegation of tho union label to tho
rear In that trade. The Inst of tho
largo manufacturers of roady-nmlo
vlnthlng in Roch'stor, N. Y., the
Jrcatcst center or this Industry,
recently declined to renow their
grecmont workers. Tho employoV
)f this firm unanimously voted to.
itand by It and work nlno hours per
Bern Instead of eight resisting all
pressuro from tho dlllolals of tho
union and unterrilicd by the threat
ft expulsion from It. The union
row has no factory of importance
In It. Chester; after a trial of tho
light hours day a return has uccn
tnndo to nlno hours. Tho demorall-j
Mng moral effect of such a condition'
of affairs upon the labor world In
pci oral makes tho question of tho
matcilai welfare or this particular!
inlon ono of comparative inslgnlil-,
:ance. '
Under conditions pievailltig somo',
year ago a boycott would have
promptly been declared .against the1
offending nvmufucturers and tho
anion men throughout the
country wi uld buvo b en wnrnrd
against purchasing their goods at
their pei II. But times ate rupldl.
changing and the employment if
the b ycott Is fast becoming a dan
gerous proceeding; the unions have
round it loaded at both ends and
quite as likely to injuro the boy
cotter as the boycotted.
Suit has been brought into the
United States supreme court. Tho
court will also pass upon the ques
tion or the violation of the Sherman
anti-trust law by labor orgnniza-t
tlons engaged in boycotting, and thai
right of a boycotted manufacturer
to recover three-fold Oamages, nott
u'rom tho unincorporated labor
Jinloos, but from tho individual.
inembors. Tho case is that of D.
QD. Loewe & Company vs certain
inembors of the united hatters of,
North Amorica. Tho defendants
in umber 250 and tholr roai and per
sonal estate td tho valuo or $130,000
iind their bank asd savings accounts
to tho n mount of $50,000 have been
.attachod In suits under the stnto
and Terieral statutes aggiegating
$340,000.
Stock Buyers Again on flarket.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. Representa
tives of Armour, Swirt, Cudahy,,
E'ovvler and Sohwarzschlld & Sulz
berger wore in the market today ror
stock and quickly cleaned up tho
supply. Tho receipts at tho yards
today amounted to 2,200 cattle, 3,000
hegs and 500 sheep
Retail dealo-s in the packing houso
District havo advanced t c prlcoof
meats from 11 to 2 cents a pound,
but thoro was no change at tho
majority of tbo shops and big dealers
reiterate that they will make no
further advance.
At tho stock exchange after tho
market closed today Armour & Co.
posted a notico to tbc effect that
they would be on tho market tomor
row for 4,000 sheep.
C. W. Armcur said tocay: "Wq
aro buying hogs at Omaha, St.;
Joseph and Sioux City today and ex-
'pect shipments from these points by
Monday. Within two weeks wo will,
bo killing as many hogs as before. "i
Over 300 laborers applied for work;
today, many of thum being taken on,
and fie,voral new butchers woro oni?
ployed.
f NEBRASKA NOTES
The delinquent tnx list had just
boon published for Cass county and
Bhows $100,000 on tho delinquent list-
Lafo Ilartor, a farmer near Oak
dale, was klokod by a horso rccontly.
His skull was fractured and ho may
not recover.
C. E. Matson was nppolntod to the
position of deputy county attorney
of Lancastor county. IIo succeeded
L. E. Wlnslow, who resigned a-yeai
5gO.
Tho Stanton team aefcated tho
Norfolk nlno at Stanton by n score
of 15 to 7. Batteries Stanton, Meyers
ind Glasor, Norfolk, Bowman and
Dun.
Gsorgo M. Porter of Plattsmouth
has received a telegram Informing
him of tho death of his mother, Mrs.
A. J. Porter, at her homo in Sovcn
Mile Ford, W. Va.
James W. Virtue, an old resident
")l Portland, Ore., and a former rcsl
3ent of Dakota City is dead. IIo
rvas tho first postmaster ot Dakota
Olty and a banker.
Secretary of State Marsh has re
turned to Lincoln from Boncstcol.
IIo says many of tho claims on tho
Bosobud will mako excellent farms
while many arc not desirable.
Moron Owon of Fromont died after
i long illness, lie was bum in 1835,
ind served during tho war with tho
Illinois troops. IIo loaves a widow
ind ono daughter.
.Open air church services aro being
oold nightly in the park at Ilum
boldt by tho Rev. L. R. Smith.
Uheso services may bo continued
throughout tho heated term.
Wilburn Collins of Bellevuo, who
iccldently discharged n blame shclL
In his left eyo on tho Fourth of July,
Is improving. IIo will not loso tho
ght of the oyo as was at first re
ported. After much discussion and parloy
Jng between tho Tablo Rock towu
board and eighty-five rcmonstrators,
i saloon license was granted to J. B.
Davis. Tho case may bo taken to
tho district court.
Dr. O. Richard Botts of the FirsO
Baptist church of McCook has Just'
been appointed missionary for tho
itato of Colorado and expects to
loavo for his new and larger Hold of
labor in a short tlmo.
A number of bond and security
brokers urc in Llnciln, boforo tho
board of educational lands and funds
for tho purpose or soiling tu tbo
itato securities which tho law per
mits to bo purchased ror the por
uiancct funds.
Thoro is talk ut II urn bold t that
tho City Mutual Telephone company,
will purchaso tho stock of tho Hum
boldt Telcphono company and there
by placo tfio two Hues under ono
management.
Tho biard of supervisors at Falls
City, sitting as a board of equali
sation, passed on a resolution pro
viding for a 10 per cent reduction
)f BFsesesments on lands. Only ono
lupervlsor voted against tbo resolu
tion. Two car loads or pepole left Fnlli
DIty Monday night over tbo Missouri
Pacific to register at Bonesteel.
They had special Pulmans and ex
pected to put in about lour days on
the trip. Bert Baker a clerk in tho
First National bank went to tho
train to make tho trip but broke
his log by making a misstep. It
was a jolly crowd, both men and
women, who wont forth on theli
land seeking oxpcditlon.
The postmasters or Saundors county
met in Wahoo and affected an organ
ization under tho namo or Saundors
county leaguo of fourth class post
masters, John Walla of Weston was
jlected president; Georgo Yung, of
Oedar Blulfs, vice-president and
Wora fcttioll, ol Memphis, secretary
ind treasurer. Matters connected
with the postal service were fully
liscussod, and the meeting proved
in interesting ono.
Tho Beatrlco Creamery company of
Lincoln, which somo timo ago pur
chased tho plant of tho Boswcrtb
Produce company at Beatrlco, ox-,
pects soon to erect a nowbuildmg
tnd score houso and equip tho suma
with modern raachlnory for tho pur
pose of working country butter,
Stations will bo established and
buttor will bo mado ab Beatrice
Iho same as at tho capital city. Tb
jompany will also engage in tho egg
business extensively, and tho plant,
nrhou once in operation, will be a
iplcndid adjunct to the business en.
tarorlses of Beatrice.
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