THE DAILY BEE SATURDAY , JANUARY 31 , 1985. AS IT REAllY IS. An Ex-Penitentiary Foreman Expresses Hinmlf On the Subject of Convict Labor , The System In KB Nature nnil Its Kc- sulta Oppressive on the t"Worklns Classes. A BKR reporter last evening had on Interesting talk with Mr. M. W. Bru- bachor , now in this city and formerly connected with the state's prison at Jol- lot , 111. , and Jefferson , Mo. The espec ial bearing of tno conversation was upon the subject of convict labor , trlth all phases of which Mr. Brubachor is per fectly familiar , having taken ndvantage of his circumstances to make a careful and analytical study thereof. 'in ' saying anything about this matter of convict labor , " said Mr. B. In response io the roportorlal invitation to unbosom himself on the subject , "I hardly know where to begin. However , bcforo saying anything about my impressions on the subject , I'll ' toll you something about what the convict gooa through , as pre liminaries. It may assist an intelligent conception of the subject. " "Tho convict , after sentence , is firnt iaken to the barber thup , where ho fa closely shaved , and then taken to the clothing department , where ho is fitted ont with the striped regalia , ilo is then escorted to the warden's oflicp , where ho is "entered up , " that Is , a full descrip tion of him is taken , his name , etc. , is recorded , and ho is assigned to a coll. Ilo Is then Introduced to the foreman of the department in which ho is to work , under the contract system. Of course , It makes no difference whether the con vict has over boon employed at any trade or not before his entrance into the prison ; ho is assigned , provided his physical con dition will permit , to a certain class of work , and ho has to do it. Now , right hero , permit mo to say that there are two syatoms of contract labor , with reference to the regulations under which the con vict performs hii work. In the Missouri atato prison , -with which 1 was for a long tlmo connected , there is in vogno the task system. That is , the convict Is given EO much work to perform a day , and ho haa to roach that standard. This regulation , however , does net apply until the ccnvlct has been at the particular branch of work six weeks ; after that tlmo ho must perform the taak which is allotted to him. What results If ho does not accomplish the taek ? Ho is generally taken into what is known as the blind-cell , bared and ilogcjed with the "cat o' nine tails' * until his iniud ia duly impressed with the enormity of his dere liction. This cruelty is sometimes car ried to an extreme. I liavo frequently aeon convicts rise in the morning with their backs raw and bleeding from the effects of these Hoggings. I have often aeon men who were physically unable to work , driven in llko brutes and compelled to work ont their task , conscious that if they failed to come up to the standard a boating awaited them. In the Joliet penitentiary the system of contract labor ia dif- orent , somewhat eimllar to the system In thn Lincoln penitentiary. Instead of being compelled to do a cer tain amount of work , the convict ia obliged to work so many hours a day , after which ho drops his tools. This system is manifestly the moro humane. 1 might go on and toll you of ovllo which I noticed which are a direct result of the contract system , some evils name less and horrible , had I the time. Careful study of the whole question has led mo to BOO the truth of ono or two propositions. In the first place , the prison contractor can always rely npon the exact fulfillment of his con tracts. Ho knows that his men will always do the work , and that they will always bo on hand , and that his contracts will always bo completed at a certain time. Ho can also have the work done at a comparatively trilling cost. Tn these two respects ho has manifest advantage over the outside contractors and manufactur ers , who , in demanding a legitimate price for their work , have to asu higher prices. And so in this direct conlllct between prison-made work and the product of ontaldo labor , the working classes are damaged to almost an nn- limltod extent. In analyzing the cause af the present hard times , I bollovo that the convict labor system ought to bo hold responsible In a very largo share. Why take the ono Item of local business in the harness trado. Now there ia Jacob Strauss of St. Louis , contractor of the Joilcraon prison. Ho sends lila men to Omaha and they undersoil right and loft the local business firms. So do the Chicago cage men who are contractors for the Joliet penitentiary. So that you sou the loss to business in this , as well as other directions , h almost 'beyond computation. And the workingmen , in a greater degree than the jobbers and retailers tailors , feel the oppressive burdens which the system entails. " "Bnt suppose the present system of convict labor contracts , which is supposed to make the penitentiary self-sustaining , to bo abolished , heavier taxation would have to bo resorted to in making up the deficit ? " "Yes , so I acknowledge , but the work- lugman of the state can bettor afford ito fay a small additional tax in supporting > the penitentiary , than to have his salary constantly eaten away , I h d rather pay ton per cent a year as the tax which ; would result from the abolishment of the eystem rather than have my wages decreased ten per cent a month by the existence of the system. In ether words " , do away with the contract labor system and distribute the penitentiary tax equal ly upon all classes. Let it remain , and it bears with most oppressive results np on the working men , whoso Interests , 5 all classes , ought .to bo most carefully dolonded. " HEAVY DAMAGES , Tliom H Itiloy , u AVell-Kuowu Travel. Ins Man , Sues the Union 1'a- clllo for $100,000 , Cheyenne Sun , January 29. Thomas Ulley , of the firm of Delono it Co. , liquor dealers of Omaha , haa commenced - moncod suit again the Union Pacific Railroad company for $100,000 damigea. n ° n < Gco WDoane , ° f Omaha , as.as boon retained for the plaintiff. The complaint alleges , In aubatanco , that the plaintiff was riding on a fio'ght train between Greou Riv r and Evaniton , Wyoming , and tendered to the conduct cr a thousand mile ticket. The con ductor rofnaod to receive It without a j > crmit accompanying , and demanded the faro. Mr. Rilcy refused to pay it , whereupon the conductor stopped the train between stations , and the complaint alleges , with the aid cf the btakomna forcibly put the plaintiff off. The plain tiff claims to have raceivcd internal injur ies ftom the force used by the conductor and brak email. The magnitude of tlio damages asked by the plaintiff makes the action quite noticeable , and causes some delicate ques tions to arise to the construction tf the orders w Inch are issued to freight conduc tor concerning the carrying of passengers. Ono of the conditions in the thousand- mile ticket book relates to freight bains , ami states that any traveler on such a train assumes riak to person or property fr < mi accident , and the company is not re sponsible. It la understood that the plaintiff In this action , Mr. Rilcy , status that ho has travelled many limes over the Union Pa cific on freight trains and has never boon obliged to obtain a permit. On the ether hand It la claimed by railroad men that hla familiarity with the rules of the road made It especially juat that ho should abide by the rnlcs when the con ductor demanded it. The case will un doubtedly attract general attention of traveling men. Mr. Itiley ia in Lnramlo City receiv ing surgical treatment. The full extent of hia Injuries , which ho claims to have received at the hands of the conductor and brakcman , ia not known. THE GLEE CLUB CONCERT , The Concert to lie Given 1)3 tlio Glee Club Programme in Full. The grand concert of the Omaha Glee Club , to bo given on Tuesday evening , will undoubtedly bo the finest over given by the club which is saying a great deal. deal.Below Below ia the programme : PROGRAMME , iwnr i. 1. Chorus of MenSt. ( Ceclllas D y.VanBreo ) Glee Club and Fourth Infantry Band. 2. Dreaming WeHings Thos. S. Mendcen. 3. Fftntasia-"Mr. Ballo" Hnttmau Frederick Austin. 1 , Parting Janaon Glee Club. 5. QuilaVoco-I ( Puritari ) Bellini Alice Atwocd , G. ( n ) Forsaken Roachat ( b ) Swedish Wedding March..Socderman Mudrig.il Club. TAUT if. 1. Aira from Lucia Donizeth Fourth Infantry Bind. 2. ( n ) "Once I had n Beauteous Fatherland" I > ns90u ( b ) "Pierrot" Hutcliinson Emma Mabelln Baker. 3. Qunrtotta and Chorua "Ave Maim in tbo Alps' Abt Messrs. BreckenridRe , Northrup , Wilkins , Deuel , Reed nnd Glee Club. 4. ThoTaloof a Whale Malloy Geo. II. Broderick. 5. Duet The Quarreling Nolgbbora..Aubsr Alice Atwood and Emma Mnbella Baker. C. ( a ) My TrueLove Swnrt ( b ) Jack Homer Caldicott Madrigal Club. 7. So Far Away Englesberg Glee Club. PEUHONAU. Attorney N. J. Burnham went to Lincoln last night. Part of the "Siberia" nro quartered at the Metropolitan. Several members of the "Siberia" company are staying at the Gooa hotel. Mcas , N. II. , J. M. and 1 ? . M. Porsingor , o Central City , are at the Paxton. Sir. and Mrs. Onorgo Joslyn of the Metro' politau have returned from their Denver trip , The treasurer and two members of the "SI berift" company are at the Metropolitan hotel. hotel.Misa Misa Adele Bclgnardo and Mm 1'rankio McClellan , of the "Siberia" company are rcg isterrd at the Millar J. Mr. Frank 0. Delano , n popular newspaper man of St. Louis , nnd formerly connected with the local force of the Times of that city , passed through the city last night. THE BEG acknowledges a pleasant call from him. Mr. Thomas Swobo and Mr. J , M. Eddy , of the 1'alaco Hotel company , returned tht morning from an extended trip over the Union Pacific lines , Mr , Swobo reports that tlr company now bavo ten eating houses running and will take possession of the balance as soon as possible. J. B Buskloy and wife , Stromsburg , S. 1' . Vannatta nnd wife , 1'Iatt'moutb , T. If , Barnes , Wilber , J. F. Warner , Dakota City .T. K. Karrington , Lyons , 1 { , M. Goshorn Wayne , J. II. Snell , Ashland , and 11. Aug.lus of Springfield , Neb , , are stopping a' ' the Metropolitan. L. C. Foster of Chicago , the grand organ1 Uer and instructor of the brotherhood railroad brakemcn , is in the city , Hu la o his way west nnd will organize new branche of tlio brotherhood in to ; oral of the larc cities besides visiting these of Nebraskaan Dakota. Ho ia deaer\odly popular amen the railroad boys , Supreme Court of Nebraska. Dodge vs. Stato. Error from Lincas tor county. Affirmed. Opinion b ; Maxwell , Judge. 1. A person practicing medicine surgery In this state , mast possess th qualifications designated In at least on of the four classes proscribed by soctloi 4 of the act to regulate tlio practice o _ medlclno In this state , approved March 3d , 1881 , as amended In 1883 , and must tile the sworn statement as required by section 2 of the act of 1881 , with the county clerk. 2. In amending ! an act it may bo de signated by its tltlo or chapter in the Compiled Statutes. Savage vs. Pulton. Error from Gage county. Affirmed. Opinion by Oobb , Chief Justico. When no question of law la presented in n petition in error , nor raised by the record , and there is sufficient evidence to sustain the verdict , the judgment of the trial court will bo upheld. * Hun Down by a Train. A dispatch received at tbo Union Pa- ' clfio headquarters from Cheyenne , de tails the aad death of Joseph Apperson , connected with the construction depart ment of the road , and brother of J. rtA. . Appcraon , tlio well known civil en gineer. A."S Young Appersou had been drinking heavily at Choypiino Thuriday night , and ] it la supposed that Ihile in an intoxicated toxicated condition , ho attempted Into board a pasting train near the city . , When picked up yesterday morning bi body was horribly mangled , almost t beyond recognition. I Seal ofNorth Carolina Smoking To u-Jioco Is the beat. I OOUKT NEWS , f OpcnlnR of the District Court Grnml Jury IJuslncet Now Gates Plica , Next Monday morning the district court reconvenes for its February term. The first two days will bo devoted to making preliminary arrangements , mo tions , swearing in jurors , etc. The criminal docket is very largo and aomo interesting cases will bo called up. Dis trict Attorney Estollo will enter upon his work Trlth the prosecution of the criminal cases which call most prcosingly for Attention. The work before the grand jury is most important , as will bo soon by a glance at the portion of bueinoss repre sented in the caacs { transferred from the police conrt. Charles LOUR , charged with the lar ceny of a sealskin aacquo and other ar ticles from Mrs. Fred Lang. Johnny McClelland , charged with lar ceny in connection with the recent Duke robbery. Pat Comlnslcy , charged with uttering throats against Lottlo Coomba , state's witness in the McClelland case. F. 0. Gardner and Charles O'Connor , charged with stealing $100 from Goo. F. Monroe , December 3. Edward llyan , charged with threaten ing the Hfo of his wife. Thomas \ldlow , charged with threat ening the Hfo of Thqmas Rich. Willie Morao , charged with stealing § 21 from S. D. Morse , December 12. Frank Grabno and Lusiim Kinaa , charged with the murder of the lattor'a husband. John Thompson and Lizzie Howard , charged with burning to death Kottio Howard. Albert Lempko and Lorenzo Groon- wald , arson. The case of James Walsh & Co. vs. John Blake , in which Blake is sued for a sum of money duo on Ifquor bought from the wholesale firm , was filed in the district conrt yo&tarday , on an appeal from the county court. The case of the State vs. Wylio D. Clogg , the defaulting U. P. clerk , was bled on transcript from the justice court of Jndgo Stonborg. A VAIN ATTEMPT , Julia Johnson Tries to Iicap tlic Earthly Barriers Morphine the Stimulus , "I thought I would bo better dead than alive , and so I took the morphine. " These were the words of Julia Johnson a sporting woman living nc&r the south west corner of Eleventh and Capitol avenue , upon returning to consolouancaa after va vain attempt to commit sulcido last night Early in the evening Julia had become deopondent thinking over the Hfo she was leading , and had inado up her mind to pns ] into the unknown beyond in the most expeditious manner known to her limited imagination. Accordingly she purchased a ten-cent bottle of morphine and swallowed It at ono gulp. She soon relapsed into unconsciousness and would have undoubted died in n vary short time , but for the fact that a friend catno in about eight o'clock and discovered her lying on the floor , In an unconscious state. Help was summoned aud re storative measures applied , and in a short tlmo the woman was able to talk. Thera Is no question of her recovery , though ahe avowa her intention of re peating the dose , as she is tired of earthly things. SPIOY SCENE , An Insolent Papcr.Hanger , Insulting a Lady , Is Made to Draw In Ills Homo , Yesterday afternoon a apicy scene took place at the residence cf a lady whose name la at preaeut withheld , but who deserves no small credit for the manner in which she closed the mouth of an insolent solont business man. A papor-hnnger , whoao name Is also for the present kept under cover of aocrecy , called at the house of the lady in question , In company with his bill collector. Mr. Paper-hanger , In the conrao of the conversation with the lady , waxed indignant over Borne financial grievance and began using inanltlng language. At this point , the hitter's sister , who knows fear of no man , entered the parlortmd resenting the insult , belabored the unwary man of glided paper ao effect ually that a chair , tbo weapon of attack , was shattered upon hia luckloes cranium , The onslaught was so sudden and sus tained so effectually , that the paperhanger - hanger , hla noao and mouth spurting blood , rushed from the houao , followed by his bill-collector , both of whom in their uneoemly haato violated tbo initial rule of Ohoatorfieldian etiquette , In for getting to bow themselves out. The lady BO grossly Inanltod announces her intention of making matters Interest ing for the paporhaogor , and Trill begin suit against him In the district court for damages , on charges of slander. A. Religious Fanatic. Laura Hayes , a colored domeatlc Injthe employ [ of F. P. Gridley , of the poatofiico , haa recently developed nnmiatakoablo signs of Inaanlty and haa been taken to the county jail , awaiting removal to the atato Insane asylum. Tbo circumstances which superinduced idi the disease are rather peculiar In thorn- ( aelvea , and provo the cilstcnco of a link between temporary rellgloua frenzy and inaanity itself. It appears that the girl 1 , who la subject to epileptic fits , had been attending protracted meetings , until ina a night or ao ago her mind , worked to an Intonalty of feeling by onthualastn , broke'down , and aho gave unmistakable algna of being atark raving mad. Yea- terdoyDoputy Sheriff Ed Crowoll went to the houao and brought down the girl. - Whllo In the rl.a coiivoyanco her demonstra tions were of a thoroughly ; al - type. In her frenzy ahe tore ly every Jahred of her clothing off. It la belleyed , however , that a few weeks' real and quiet will rcatoro her mind to ita normal condition. Where Is Annie Davit ? A gentleman , by name Davis , of the "three gilt balls" fraternity rushed Into the office of Harry Oitrom , the jo - matter at the depot yesterday in , and inado breathless Inquiry as to whether , "dot leetle girl of meln , rait o pluo . .sack , lias peen oi aroun oh mein freund ? Wota dose matter , eh ? I shoost tolls you , a leertlo beet. " And Mr. Davis went on to tell a story of how his comely 17-yo r-old daughlrr Annie , had recently arrived from a trip to DCS Moines with her mother. When Mrs. Davis and Annlo reached homo , Mr. D. , promptly volunteered to got their baggage which ys lying at the depot. Upon going down there however , ho was told that ho could not got the baggage without the chock , which was in possession of Miss Aiuilo. Accordingly , that young lady , upon the return of her father , nt cnco volunteered to go to the depot , and "check ont" the bag(5nga. ( She started on her orraud , and hai not been aeon einco , es Mr. Davis saya. That gentleman stoutly affirms his foara that she Las run away with n lover , who has been paying her assiduous attention to her , much to the parental disgust. At the same time there Is aomo doubt as to whether Miss Annlo has pursued this course , and her parents fool very much alarmed over her absence. A vigorous icnrcli will be prosecuted , locally and by telegraph. The first society of the Spiritualists will meet nt Metropolitan hall comer ronrtcanth and Dodge street , on Saturday nt 2 aud 7 p. in , The IVorklnRinon's Meeting : . At Kaspar'a hall last night n maea meeting of the workingmen was held , at which the Bubjoct of labor reform was earnestly discussed. Edward Walsh was elected to the chair and Dr. F. S. Lowla chosen secretary. Speeches were made in favor of the eight hour and convict labor movements by Hons. William Turtle and Winspcar , Latvia , Quinn and Krcahmaro. The following resolution was adopted : Resolved , That wo , citizens of the otato of Nebraska , respectfully demand that the bill introduced by the Hon. Win. Turtle , providing for the abolish ment of the convict labor system now in vogue in thin atato , ehall rocelvo nt their hands just and reasonable consideration , to the end that it do pass and become a law ; and that any postponing of this im portant matter by the legislative will bo construed by the members of this moot ing as showing a willingness to betray the people of this great communwcaltn into the hands of wily and unprincipled fortune hunters. The meeting was then adjourned to the call of the trades assembly. Unity tccturo Courso-Prof. C. M. Wood ward , of Washington university , will giro the second lecture In this course to-night nt 8 o'clock In Unity church. Subject of lecture , "Aims and Methods of Manual Education. " Mr. Hovel Franco wishes it to bo under stood that his drug store , located on Howard street , is not the place whegr the mistake was made In compounding a prescription a few days ago.g A f horse run "over by an onglno nt the depot yesterday , was maimed so badly that it had to bo killed. Smoke Seal of North Carolina Tobao CO. U. S. DEPOSITORY- J. H. MILLARD , WMffWALLACE , President. Cuhlei $500,000. Flro and Burglar Proof Safes , For rent at from 9 to { SO per annum D. C. BRYAST , m. D. 1224 Farnam Streei , Corner 13th St. Offloo hcurs 9 to 12 a.m. , 2to4p , m Ton jcura CJVerlcnca , Can epeak Oerraiui HUESEUY STOCK These desiring Fruit or Ornamental Trees , Vines , Shrubs and Plants , will consult their own interest by calling at the real e tate ofHct of E. L. Emery , 1300 Haniey St. , or 2200 Farnam St Orders for spring planting must bo given soon. PHOTOGRAPH EB 313 North I (5th Street. Old Bco Hlvo Stand. The present proprietor wishes It undcntoml thn all photographs aru made eatlafactory bcloro bon ! | delivered Irom tills gallery , The old management retires and Mr. 11. E. Gray succeeds. Dr. ftmelia Burroughs OFFIOE AND IIBSIDENOB 617 Dodge St. , - Omaha. TKtKl'noNK NO. 144 Niray Stock I For priced catalogue ol the POMONA NUUSE1UK3 address , H , O. llaymond , IIox 290 , Omaha , Ken. Kuncry grounds situated Immediately north ol the Institute ( or the Deal and Dumb. Contract ) taken or tree planting. jan 3U3mwl2t ALMA E. KEITH. Finest Millinery And Hat Ooodtln tbeClty , 14:12 : Douglas St . , Omaha , Neb DISSOLUTION NOTICE. The firm ol Steele , Johnson & Co. , o Omaha , Nek. lithlidsy dlssohed by mutual cum ent , Mr. B. IV. Johnson retiring Irom the Una. D. U Stetle Is alone authorized to fettle the aflalra ol the firm and to re < cetpt lor monies due Bold Him. , Jan 16 , 16S5 , D. M. STEELE , a H. JOHNSON. B. W , BPUATL1N , A , LJ.NIELDS. Referring totheabom the underlined will con. tlnue the bualneiB under the firm name of D. M. titotle & Co. , and hopu to merit & continuance ot the maojr farort hitherto extended to the Into urra. , Ji b. , Jan. 15 , liS5. liS5.D. D. II , STEELE , B. W. BI'RATLlN , A. NIKLDS , J. 0. CHAi'UAN , CiRD. In retiring from the firm of Steele , Jobnion & & Idwlro toUuiik the tnde ( or the ( aiou extended la the pa4t , and tousle a oooUua ac ol the tame tc the uew firm. 'JV.J * 188t B. It. JOHNSON IJA.UOU AVI ) Mutters or Interest to tftnplof crs nml The nAtlounl convention of stove man ufncturora will bo hold at Chicago on Wednesday. The meeting will bo of un usual interest , becauseof the qaoatiuns which ere to como up for consideration. Among them are : (1) ( ) To what extent nro niauufaclureia controlled by trados- unloa rules , r.d the best way to obtain relief from tradi < a > unious ; (2) ( ) the npnrcn- tlco eyetom , ami what modifications are needed in It ; ( I ! ) the fathering of ntiUis- tical Information ; (4) ( ) credit and cash qucationa ; (5) ( ) questions of cost of mauu- tucturlng. Stove-making is ouo of tbo Industries which , lil o the "Star of Em pire , " Is moving further west , There are now over 8,000,000 stovea In use , costing § 30,000,000 A steve lasts five years. Somn foundries make COO dllTorcut kinds. The chlof Blove-nihklng centres are In Albany , Troy , Bullalo , Philadelphia , Clovclunu , Cincinnati , Louiavillo and St. Louis. Stoves are exported to sixty- eight foreign countries , and when a for eign manufacturer deco attempt to make a steve ho copies after American patterns as much AS poa'iblo. The s'ovemakers' union have engaged during the past year or so in scvoml pro longed and bitter coutusti with employ ers. They were organized in 1850 nnil substantially the same organization exists to-day. A good many of the strikes have failed , and the organisation has lost a largo percentage of its membership through alleged arbiti ry co tio' , by which unwise contracts were erg iiii/.ed and maintained. Bricklayers , Btonccutterspl.ast < rots and hodcarticrs are all pretty well < rga lixctl but other branches of the buildi j ; trade are in a bad couditon. About 01 i-f mrth of the total number of carpenters are in orguiization , divided up among the brotherhood of carpenters , the Amalga mated carpenters , and the carpenters as sembly. The plumbers are increasing thcic membership rapidly. The painters have about one-half ot tbo craft in their union. The lath- era , bellhaugcri and papcrhangers , tin roofers and slate-roofers have no organ ization at all. At the simo tiino thu spirit of organization is there , mid , as iu the case of the increases , who were with out organization at first , it sometimes takes very little to start the flame. This is the time for contractors and employer * to consider their chances and figure accord ingly. It is also the time for members of building tradts-unions to call for a confer ence with employers and to agree upon prices of labor , so that builders will know on what to liguro. It h scarcely fair that they should bo permitted to contract for buildings on a largo scuio audio find when the season opens that labor has advanced 10 to 23 pur cent. Foreign pauper labor is breaking out in spots in various parts of the west. Thc&o Goths and Vandals arc permeating our in dustrial society through the ollorts of avaricious agents , and some days they may bo the occasion of an agitation. The fact may as well bo accepted one time as an other , however , that the avenues and channels are being created between the ovcrpopulatcd eastern hemisphere aud the sparcely populated west ern hemisphere by which t more or leaa rapid equalization will bo of' footed. It may eound very fine for po etry to talk about America for Ameri cans , but cheap railroad fares and cheap steamship travel are laying the fouuda tlon tor the rushing In of trio foreign so called pauper labor , which no legislation can force out. Just what is pauper labor is hard to siy. Sooner or later the woatorn hemisphere will rocelvo the sur [ plua of European population , Africa will take its share. The congeatod condi tion of the population of Europe will bo corrected by the cheap moans of exit. Such a result as this would at once DO re garded from the narrow trades-union standpoint as a thing to bo dreaded ; but , whether it is to bo dreaded or not , it wil como. The social conditions In Europe demand changes , wider room , greater opportunities. That which wo cal' pauper labor to-day will become ariato cratlc labor to-morrow1. - Repressed on- orglec , tastes ar.d aapiratlona will , trhen opportunity offers , lead labor to a higher platform , where it will become as exacting as the Chinaman , who Insists on 15 conta for do- lug up a shirt. Signs of a health revival are exhibited in scorea of town and cltica iu the weat , but even nov throngs of idle laborcro , who were driven from eastern sections In thn hope ot find Ing work there , stand in the V7ay of any improvement In wages. The cities throughout Central Nov York , for sorco roanon or other , are run ning across a streak of activity. Koch ester , E'mlra ' and Buffalo all send In en couraglng reports to labor sources. Fron Eomo parts of Massachusetts like report ) are received. The boot and shoo Inter csts are running to their full capacity thoro. A good many founderioa an working full tiino. Mechanical labor 1 ; In request ; but this must not bo taken ai an assurance that ontaido labor woul lind employment by going there , as eve : with all the activity there ia n surplus In same parts of the country ganga o Itallana arc working for 00 cents per day and agents .at Now York and clsewhen are oilerlng to furnish all the foreign ui skilled labor needed at that figure. Till certainly ought to bo made Impossible b ; law , yet It la ono of theao questions which would never trouble lawmakers or labor ers If the country were enjoying normal activity , and If tbo condition of the coun try and of exchange were in their natural relationship to each othor. The miners of the Ilockincr valley are still battling against tbo alavo-drivlng power of the "syndacot , " as they oxprous It. There are about ,000 minors and mine employes on a strike who have boon Biipported by contribution ) of friendly laborers for thirty-one weeks. The pro posed wages reduction ia from 50 to 80 cents per top. Leas tfian 20 per cent of the entire number of strikers have de serted the ranks. Thla la a display of courpge to bo met elsewhere only on the battlefield. Money la coming In , and a spirit of liberality and fraternity is being developed among workingmen of all classes which but for this strike would never have boon stirred up. Only 459 of the Plttaburg puddllns furnaces are in double turn. Several mills , with 10 ! ) furnaceB , are OD single turn. The total production la 1,075 torn of Iron per day , or lees than half the pro dnctlvo capacity. The consumers of tin throughout the country ate greatly interested in the re cent developments of tin in the Blacl- Hills and in the Hack Bridge community Virginia. At Hock Bridge the tin arc : is eight miles long and ono milo wido.anc the ere yield from 50 to GO per cunt o metal. The ere developments of Virgiim are attracting ficsli capital and men o : aiiiaU means are investing there , anc under fa > orablo conditions will in ten v\ \ twenty years bec.-mo wealthy. A national assoc ation it being formeij by the journeymen plumbers , steam ant gas-Jitters. They are thotuugly / > . JVYA.TT. & BOLTS , bhulBIAill I lib * itU ions lUntilu ItsUls , WlnJn * C\prlt3n Cmtlci l , lM.lle ! Srty.lUMl. Ac. Tin , Iron mj Oil , < u > SilO JoalS ISlb Btroti Ocubn NebliiU. Milwaukee. Wis. GUNTHEE & CO , , Sole Bottlers , " \Vlio \ have trilled away their youthful vigor ami power"Who are suffering irom terrible drains tuitl losses , w h o u ro weak. IMPOTENT , and unfit formar- riage.HH IT"BL | of ullages , who llml their GUI | nl power11I1(1 vital itv. BfllLllii 'rvo nn l SKX- U AL STUICNOTII weakened , whether by KXCKSS orcarly habits CAN receive a positive & last ing CURE , J'O matter of how loiS Rtaiuling your ease may be , or who lias failed to euro you , by a few weeksor mouths u o ottlio celebra ted Myrtloain Troatmont. At home , \\itliiut exposure , In less time , and for LESS money than any other method in the world. Weak baek\ Headache , EMISSIONS , lassitude , loss of spirits and ambition , gloomy thoughts dreadful dreams , defective memory , impotence ' impediments to marriage , epilepsy and many other symptoms . to'consumption and Insanity , are promptly removed by the "MYIITLEAIN TUEA1' j\l \ KNT. MARRIED MEN , AND MEN ABOUT TO MARRY , REMEMBER , PEKFIJCT SEXUAL STKENG'I'II JIEAXS ; healthy and vigorous offspring , long life and the love and respect of a faithful wife. No man should ever marry who have been guilty of early iudeseretions , until he has been restored to I KU- PECT MANHOOD. AVc guarantee a permanent cure In every ease undertaken. Scud JJ stamps for treatise with proofs and testimonials. Address The Climax Medical Co , St. Louis , Mo. ized and have reaped no small advantages irom the org nizatiou. The depression in labor has served to retard rather than stimulate labor organi zation for the past tlireo months. Fall River operatives are earning only $300 per year , out of winJi § 100 goes for the poorest shelter and fuel , leaving _ $200 for living expenses. Last month thirty local assemblies of the Kn'ghts ' of Labor Vcre organized. The last number reported was 3530 , printers , in Galvcjton , Texas. Five have been organized in Colorado lately , and ono in Sunderland , England , No. ySOi window glass workers. The tanners , hide and leather dealers have organized , and will hold their first annual convention in Cincinnati on March 10. Every manufacturer In the United States is to bo requested to como in order that the trade may bo put upon a broad foundation. The glass manufacturora are greatly interested in a now furnaeo which will save over half in fuel and increase pro duction 20 per cent and work continu ously. Thoao furnaces have been in uao several yeara in Europe , but the fuel haste to bo prepared in the shape of gas. As natural gas is plenty in Western Penn sylvania these furnaces are being intro duced there , and will effect a great sav ing in time , labor and money. The Trenton Knights of Labor are now carrying out the programme of using the power of organization to enforce or establish arbitration. The representa tives of the order are coneervativo men , zealous in their work and anxious to 'demonstrate to the workingmen of the country that their order can accompllth results satisfactory nnd just to both em ploye ra and cmployjs. It is the purpose of the order to puih arbitration methods I wherever it can Im dune. the Greatest Medical Triumph of thoAgo ! SYMPTOMS OF A Loeiofiippetlte , IloweUco tlvel'ttln In the head , with a dull enmulon lu the buck parr , 1'nln under thu boulder. Made , 1'uUncmn nfter eating , wltli adU- Inclination to exertion of liody orrnlnil , Irrltnlillllyof temper , /.owiplrlt * , vrllh it recllngtof Imvlne nenlccled oniB duty , Weariucm , IUzlne , I'lullcrinir at the Heart. Dam beforotho eyei , Headache over the right eye , Ilemleiiaei * , with atful drearan , Highly colored Urine , and r CONSTIPATION. TDTT'H I'JLI.8 are especially adapted Io suck cases , ono dose effects eucli a rlmnBooffeeHnsBatoaatonlalitnosufforer. They Increaio the Apuctlte.snd cauio the body to TnUe on Fiend , thui tbo ( Tatcm U nourliheil.and by their Tonlo Action on . 1'rlca aBc. 4 Btitrruy Nt.W.V TUTT'S HAIR DYE. OKAT lUin or WIIISKEIIS changed to n Oixssr ULACK by n Hiiifjlo application oi this DTK. It Imparts u natural color , nets Instantaneously , bold by DrugKUU , or ent by express on receipt of 01. ( jffice.44 MurravSt. . Now York. > : * a tlr.ll.fit _ All * , M , ftmi I ' ( ! ! . . P > urb . , lt.r . u > rlr. tflL * ti. { , i i.otjtui. A " " tt b * Imwl 14. ' JM W fUudf tLkb.yc4M * d u All li-a.r rtit Tfi t . rr rf f ( * ( . * ' ii .A.i ft * r ftxr t drjr t fjf C tA.U.UuuuUielb , ML/ u H tlt'JHlTitu ' > d. j. T ? . vrvrrzsL'AW , ci3LOIMCV SI UJKV UWft .V. * ' . "Words of AVnrnlnR nml Comfort you are euHerlne from poor health or languishing on n bed of elcknts * . take cheer you nro eltnply ailing : or If you Iccl w cak and illiplrited , 1 without oloirly know- 'IrcwhyHop lllttcra nill surely cure 5oil. " II you are a minister , and have omtaxcdyourself with your ptetoral duties , or a mother , worn out nltn care nnd work , or a man of huMncsa or labor , weakened by the strain ol jour overydiy du ties , era man of letters toiling otcr your midnight work , Mop Bitters will most surely strengthen jou. If yon are suffering from over-eating or drinking , any indiscretion or dissipa tion , or are young and growing too faat , an is often the case , 'or 11 you are In the workshop , on the 'farm , at the desk , anywhere , anil fc l 'that your system needs cleansing , ton * 'log , stimulating withoutlntoxlcat- 'hur , 11 jousro old , 'blocd thin and Impure , pulse 'Iccblo , naircs unsteadylaculllca waning1 , Hop Hitters Is what jou neeJ to 'giro you now lite , health nud vigor. " If you are costhe , or dyspeptic or Buffer- las 'rom any cl the other numerous dis- coles of the stomach cr bowels , It ia your own fault If you remain I'l. ' II you are wanting nway with any form ol Kidney di'uaue , stop templing death this moment , and turn lor a euro to Hop Hitters. If yon are sick with that tcrrlblo sick ness , NervouancBH , you will find a "Balm In Gllead" in Hop Bitters. If you nro a frequenter or n resident of a miasmatic district , barricade your sys- tern against the BCOUIRO of all countries Malaria , Kpidomic , Bilious nnd Inter- mlttcnt fevers by tlio UBO of lloi > Bitters , ' If you have rough , pimply , or fallow skin , bad breath , Hop Bitters will give you fuir vkln , rich blood , the nweotoHt breath nnil beahb. S5CO will bo [ mid for a ca&u they will not euro or liclp. liclp.A A Ijady'H "WlHli. "Oh , how I do wish my akin wns aa clour 'and soft BB yourc , " sniJ a Indy to n friend. "You can earily make it go , " answered the friend. "How ? " inquired the first lady. By usiu/ / ; hop Bitters that innkea iurorich L'd and blooming health. It did tor aio as you obbvrve. no pciuiinn without a bunch of green the white Iftbel. Khun all the vile , s , btulf with "Hop" or "HopH"in ihi'ir nnuie. lIOHt-ettcr'a Htom. acli Hitters Is the ar ticle ( or you.lt Btlrau latoa the ( ailing en- r * * crultB. InvlgoraUa thu boilyaml cheers tbc mind. It onalilcs the ey tom to throw OH thu debilitating effects of undue ( a- OKUO , nlvea reuowt J vigor to tbo organa ol illKcet'on , arouaea - . the liver when Inoo ' live , icnowa the Jad ed sjipctlto , nnil tn- cou KC8 healthful r poec. Its luK'tdl. cntH are tiafo , and its oicdenllata , which cODttUt In the hearty endorsement of per. . _ . . _ eons ot o\ory class aoclety , are most convincing for nao ! by all Kleta and Dealers 'enerallv PROPOSALS. UNITED STATES INDIAN HEHVICB , ) IIMI RlliUK AUI1CY , V Dakota , January 12 , 1880 . ) Brake ! proposals ID triplicate. Irdorctd , propoiali ( orthutrectlon ol one Weeelwlght anil Carpenter shop , cue harneie , shoe and nliotllaticoug ( hope , onu ulauihUr ; house , two w ( 'on and utorune ( hcdg , one hike house anil cellar , at thl BKenry and directed - ed to the undersigned , tare ol Chief Quartermaster department , f I thu Hatto , Omaha Nib , w 'II bo re- oefvcil until Vi m. Saturday , February H , H80 Plans and specifications can be examined In the olfco ol the ublcl quartei raantcr , dorart.ntntotthu I'latte , Omaha , Neli , the "Icier Owaii" Clilragu , IIL and the "Journal" ut KOMSM City. Mo , Contiact will Lo ouarcleil totnoloucbt nepocalblo bidder , subject th the approval ot the Ucpartincut ol the Interior. 'IhurlKht , howocr , li ruc-rud to reject any ami all , or any part olany bhl , II Uueined lor tlio U t In- tcrotolthoBcrilfe. ' 1'roKBila inudt MatolciiKtli ol time je < | ulrd lot completltlon ol bullilliu alter approval ol cxiitr U , auJ mint be accom ] > iln d by a ccrtlllul chuck upon wine United fctatcu Doriusltoiy , pa ) able to the order ol the funeerel niil , lor at Icabt flto ( S ) ' per cent ol tbo amount nt thatiropouil , which check i Khali bo ioileltvl to the Uultul btatea In c eo ol any - bidder reotMni ; the awird ; uliall fall to execute v iiicuiptl ) a contract with K ad and tutndent necuri- t llc , acoordlnif to tbeUrmnolhls bid , other l to be ictiirnuj to the bUilcr. ' \ Kor further In lunnatlon address the undertlgned1 at I'lnu Illilge Agcucy. Dakota. Tie underlined will will be at I'aston Hoiuv , Omaha , Nib. , by the mornln * ol Friday , Kibruary IS , Ibsb. V T. M'OlUtCVDDT Jan03nnie L' . H , ludliu Aftu