THE OMAHA DAILY BEESUNDAr , MAY 8. 18&-TWELVE PAGES.
HIE WORKMEN'S ' LEADER
t'owdcrly Ad dresses a Grand Audience a
the Exposition Building. t
THE DIGNITY OF FREE LABOR.
The Grand Master Workman' * Elo
quent Exposition of the Alnia of
tlin Great Organization ot
Which He U the Head.
Powrterljr nttlic Exposition.
A sna of faces from the platform to the
I'iftuonth stroe.1 entrance , the galleries
crowdud , the whole vast nuditorium a
mass of liuintinlty ; Omaha and Iowa and
Nebraska assemblies of the Knights of
Labor represented by 0,000 well-dressed
and intelligent men antl women such
was the splendid andiencn which greeted
1' . V. 1'owderly , general master workman
of the Knights of Labor in the United
States , at the exposition bulMing last
night. It was one of the largest gather
ings over seen in Omaha. Besides the
thousands from the city fully pOO me.u
from Council Blufls and Missouri Valley
and QUO from Lincoln , Plattsmouth and
Fremont wcro In attendance.
Thomas Naslmm , of Denver , district
master workman , of district No. 82 ; G.
H. Sovercn , state organizer for Iowa ; J.
1' . Gtlllgan , of Cedar Rapids ; D. St.
Goyer , of Omaha , state master workman ;
W. K. Laventler , state recording secre
tary ; K. W. Bancroft , membur of the ex-
t-eutivo board of the state assembly , Ne
braska ; , ! . II. Standovcn , of Omaha , mem
ber of the e\ecutivo board of district 8' ' ;
A. V. Trott , member of dlatrict ussem-
bly No. 8'J ; V. S. Lewis , nrgrnixcr ; and a
number of ladies of the , Omalia female K.
of L. assembly were among those on the
plattotm , wliero were also seated several
well known otti/.ims and clergymen.
C. .J. Smyth , Esq. , was introduced by
Mr. Standoven as chairman of the oc
casion , and said : The committee who
has named me to preside over this meet
ing to-night conferred upon mo a favor
which I esteem most highly. In nil gov
ernmental .systems there have been im-
ticrtectlnns. Laws formerly were made
ly the few for their own benefit at the expense -
ponso of the many. As a result , great
injury and wrong became the lot of
the many. But in a government such as
wn live under the masses have realized
they have a power to redress and rectify |
theiH ! wrongs. An organisation has
Hprung up which took these great
forces ami directed them in a way
to rectify these cvilss. These
forces are now under the guidance and
control of the Knights of Labor. ( Aj > -
plause. ) An organization which has the
upholding of laws instead of tearing
them down. They recognize the princi
ple of the equality of all men. 'I he ob
jects of the Knight of Labor is that the
many may be protected as well as the
few. We have with us to-night two men
who are prominent in the Knights of
Labor , two men whom you all desire to
liuar. 1 desire first to present to you ouo
of those who lias stood foremost among
them In the west , Mr. Thomas Noasham.
Thomas Neusham said : I'm proud to
bo witli you to-night , but I'm prouder because -
cause Terrence y. Powderly is with us. 1
desire to hear him to-night as , well as
you. I want to hear him because it has
boon said that labor organization is of
European birth. I would say to you
that labor organization was coincident
< with the era of man. and I desire that ho
may speak to you of the origin and pur
poses of tliis organization whi < ; h wo are
members of.
Chairman Smyth then , amid cheers
nnd applause , introduced Grand Master
Workman 1'owderly. Mr. Powderly
eaid :
Throughout the lencth and brondth of the
land tliu law of common production binds
together all men who work with brain or
baud tor a livelihood. Together they pros
per or stiller. From a recognition of this
truth , alter many years , lias sprung the
Kniidtts of Labor , an organization which In
cludes all men and excludes none , so long as
they nro toilers and wago-earners. Out of the
dlsbandmwit of the trades federation arose
this organization which should have princi
ples broad enough and liberal enough to
umko a bond of union between the employed
ot all classes , nationalities and creeds.
There is no nationality In the Kniithts of
Labor. On entering the assembly the knight
leaven his birthplace at the door. There
is no religion In the Knights of
Labor. It has only the common re
ligion of good tor the masses of
humanity. No man can change his nation *
nitty. Nor will two men agree to unite upon
one religion , liut U requires no argument
to Induce two men to shako hands upon a
proposition to raise their dally wages from
ft..o to $2.00.
The Knights ol Labor have wiped out
those lines In tholr organization ; and the
wiping out of them has made no man a less
devout Catholic or less conscientious
I'rotcfttunt. It has made no man less a lover
of the land of his birth or less a patriot ,
liut it has given him a determination to
make his own condition and the condltien of
his children better.
Onrorganization Is apolitical organization
but Is a nun-partisan oigaiiizatlbn. For this
reason it demands the establishment of labor
tmreaus.
In seventeen states labor bureaus am
doing the work It was Intended for them to do.
U'o have socmed a national bureau. It has
not yotdouo Its work. Itut everything must
creep.
Wo desire that state boards of arbitration
shall bo established.
1 ask of every man to bo a politician on the
national election day. When the day comes
around for a man to bo nominated , on what
ever ticket ho may be , I ask him to go to the
polls and there do his duty us a man. Let
mo tell you what has Deon done In our city
mut what 1 have seen done In other cltlea
and If jou ha\o any samples of the kind In
Omaha I ask all the worklngmen and men
Interested In itootl government to do tholi
share towaid stopping It In the future. 1
have been a notice put un for a primary elec
tion In the afternoon and the men come to
gether at 4 o'clock and notice was given to
only a few and 1 have seen a notice put ur
for two \\eeKs in advance and 1 have seen IK
workmen coinlnc out ; I ha\e seen Induce
ments offorcil to have them come out ; 1 have
Hcftn a barrel of beer brought to uuothei
polling place , and although 1 hated
to see It , and hate say It , the place where the
barrel ot boor was secured the greatest num
ber of worklngmen. Whatdldlt ; whntdidtlu
voting ; was It honest American manhood 01
the vile stulT that gurgled out from the bung
hole of the barioli' ( Applause ) . The answei
comes , tinny It v * ho may , that beer did tin
votlnc that day. The brain had nothing U
do with It. ( Applause ) . Then when elec
tion day rolled around 1 Imve seen men wh (
attended the primaries stay at home and 1
have honrd others say , well , If 1 could got i
carriage to "ridel would go to the polls"am ;
another say how much aio they giving , and UK
answer would bo a drink of beer , a free rldi
orJM It was not the American citizen tha
voted , It was the 55. the carringp or the boer
and 1 for one say that the \\orat annrchls
that this country has ever Been cannot tx
wooe than the man who soiluiirnntly forget
his duty as U > stay at homo and not vote to
the man of his choice. The elovetitl
piunl : of our declared principles say
wo dom.Mid the prohibition by law of the em
ploymeut of children under fifteen jearso
mo in any workshop , mine or factory. Wlr
do wo ask that ? Hec.uif.o thev are uointf th
vork that men should do. Oiowdlng mm
out of their places ; and they enter the rare elite
lite before thuv have le.irnwl to spell thel
own names , We have said that this w *
wrong , that It Is not American. Not only 1st
not American but It Is more foreign am
alien to our institutions than any labor ! ! ! ;
organization dare to tie , for the reason tha
It keeps the child In Ignorance ot his Out
and of hi * rights and lie glow * uuloiimnan
womanhood without knowing what rights h
has. That Is why we demand the prohlbl
tlon of the employment of children unde
llftscn years of ago. We have no desire t
keep them la Idtoum but Unit they shall b
educated.
The Knights of Labor have Mid that the
. will labor night and d jr tuat each wan ha
uvo an duration equal tothat of Uie rlc
nun to fit him to can a free and Intelligent
bit lot.
Wo have been called communists. They
charge us with being socialists , anarchists
aud nihilist * . If among the twelve decljilea
ot Christ tliero was one bad man do not bo
surprised to tlnd many among the million
and a half Knights of Labor who live hi the
United States tind Canada. If 1 was re.illy
to open up and toll you the bad things I lia\u
dune 1 could tell jou more worse things than
the paper * lisuc said about me. Take on" my
coal and look at my back and you will not
oven llud tlioplufoathers of an angel's wings.
We havu outlhcd silence , liuictile , laugh
ter ami opposition ; and todayo Maud f.ico
to face with a storm of malice and arc face
to face with that arch-cueiu } of mankind ,
monopoly ; and we'll not give uu the Inrlii
until we have downed It , too. ( Applause. )
1'lnco your eyes on the principles of your
organisation and take them oil your Undent.
Follow in the steps of no man. 1 have buuu
charged with bulug a dictator. 1 have bocti a
dictator. When I > < aw the hand of an nss.issln
raised ou out organl/ntlon 1 said stopl-aud 1
will say it again. Although my lite p.iy the
forielVIlll pav It gladly bcloro one li.ilr of
the or unl/.atlon shall bo harmed. Applause.
1 am not a man of adv.mcud ideas. 1 be
gan lite In the dirt. 1 ha\e not mounted
the ladder with sky-scraping theories. 1 b -
lluve In taking a practical , common .sense
view of this. 1 don't believe In taking that
which Is others' before wo take our own.
Let us embrace our own opportunities llr.st
betore we seek to do those things which oth
ers call wioug.
We are ch.uged with being communists.
The real communists are the half-dozen men
who sit in their olllces uud divide up the
fruits of your labor aud the laud ot the
country.
1 have passed through Iowa and have seen
thousands of ucies of rich laud whuio there
were but few houses. Tliu s.tmo Is tiuo ot
this state. On either bide of the Northern
i'liclnc lailto.ul is a Htrlp twenty miles wide ,
glvuu to this great corporation by the gov
ernment. And jet this rail load resents pub
lic Intel fereiico with Its attaint. The rail
way which traverses the laud Is no
moro than the public highway and the
public should have the rlcht to say how It
hhould bo managed. K\erj acre which the
Northern I'.icilio has taken outside ot the
limit granted Is stolen. Every acio which
has been acquired shall bo restored. Taxa
tion of land shall be equal. What the Knights
of Labor say Is that not another acre shall bo
given to railroads 01 speculator , aud evury
acre shall be taxed tor Its lull market value.
It that Is communism make the most of It ,
\Vewillcanvittliioughiiilivoor \ ten yeais
01 dlo in the attempt. Applause.
lictwccn nu.DOO.OuO and OO.OOO.OOO acres of
laud In the United Stales are held by for
eigners. We say that until a man shall come
to this country and cast his lot among this
people ho shall not ha\e the right to hold as
much as one handful of American earth. If
that Is communism make the most of It. If
that is aimrchv let everyone. raUo his head
and say. " 1 am an anarchist ot that kind and
uin glad of It. "
1 have never believed In force and 1 am loss
Inclined to believe In foice than ever , l > e-
cauu 1 see more hope .shining out of thu In
telligent eyes ot our working people tlmn can
oxer belch forth fiom the mouths ot canuons ,
rltltis or shot-guns. Applause.
1 have sent a document from Omaha to the
olllcial paper of the Knights of Labor , .sug
gesting that on the HUM annUersiiry of In
dependence the Knights of Labor shall
gather together aud on that Fourth oC , luly
let them assemble under one ( lag , the stars
aud stripes , listen to the reading of the de
claration of Independence , and make such a
showing which will cram the Ho down the
throats of those who say that wo are not
American.
Women have been taken into the Kulclits
of Labor that we may say for them "for
eijual work they shall receive equal pay. "
Hours of labor should be reduced to eight
per day. In the Fiankfort ymd mill a ma
chine and one boy do the work of ono hun
dred men ono hundred years ago. One iron
man does the work of thieo. We say that
the only means of compensation for the lu-
tioductlon of this labor d ! > churglng ma
chinery is to shorten the houis of labor.
The Knights of Labor have done more for
prohibition by example than any other or
ganization. 1 am temperate so far its drink
ing liquor Is concerned. 1 ask every Knight
ot Labor to do the same. Then wo will have
prohibition e.naeted In leality , because every
mau will be his own prohibitionist.
The Kni'jhts ot Labor hope to belle the
statement that shortening the hours of labor
would give the worklnuiiuiu more time for
the saloons.
If you see one man In your organl/atlon ,
who Is there for political objects , tell him
that his mission Is useless. Tell him that the
object of the order is only and solely the
greatest good to the greatest number.
Persevere In this work. Go forward.
Learn by exporlouce what Is best and then
do it
It has been charged that I have used this
organization to further the interests of my
church. . I am a Catholic. My church needs
not the Interference of any organization on
earth to further her Interests ( applause ) and
the same rights 1 ask for mr church 1 trust 1
accord to all others : and 1 brand as a delib
erate , malicious , designing He Invented by a
man who was devoid of consciencethat state
ment from beginning to end. It is true I
have visited the dignitaries of my church ,
high and low. 1 nave done all that lay In
my power to make this organization a suc
cess and In doing HO 1 have kept my pledge
to see that our organization was placed
In a proper light before these digni
taries. I have gone before men who were
not In my church and before the bishops of
other churches and other denominations and
told what our organization was , and I saw
that the same objections were raised by the
other churches as were raised by the Catholic
church. To explain the objects of our organ
ization I need not have been a Komaii Catho
lic. I placed It in an honest light before all
of them. My religion Is mine , and I allow
no one to Insult It , and I will allow no man
to Insult any other man in my presence be
cause of bis religion. All I ask Is that be
adore his God in bis own way , and if he does
not feel like doing that U Is not my business.
In this movement we cannot recog
nize any nationality or religion.
At this juncture a voice came forth from the
vicinity ot the door , "Hurrah for the future
president of the United States. " Mr. Pow-
aerly responded :
" 1 have heard that rlnidne In my ears be
fore. 1 am only live feet nine Inches In
height , but 1 could draw myself up to a hun
dred feet high when I say that 1 would not
exchangemy office for the blithest position ot
trust In the world. I am holding this o It ice
tor the last timo. 1 will never hold the olllcc
of Urand Master Workman again , for my
health will not permit It , but while I hold
this officewhatovcrtho salary' which might be
attached to it , even thu presidency , if It could
bo given to mo to-morrow , would not tempt mete
to lay down the reins which my brmhera
have placed in my hands. 1 have nad lit teen
> ears or public life and want no moro. 1
might bo tempted to become president tc
take a summer vacation formysnlf , ( Ap
plause ) , but I am not looking for any olllco :
1 am not a politician. Of course 1 thank tin
kindly heart that prompted the words. I
know It cornea from a friendship which Is
true , but I want him to have his trieiulstilv
for thu organization , which stands tar above
1'owderly , and hold thn banner of the
Kukhts of Labor fur above Individuals.
Mr. Powdnrly then concluded with an elo-
mient peroration , In which ho enjoined tin
Knights of Labor to dlenlfy the order bj
tnolr consistent conduct and to keep It :
principles steadily In view.
THK ( lltANl ) HASTKH WORKMAN'S VISIT ,
Mr. Powderly arrived in Omaha yes
torda.r morning and was met at tin
depot by a special committee from th <
Knights of Labor , composed of Messrs
St. Guycr , Van Trott , Stauduvon. Lewii
and Lavender. Ho hmi coma itirnetlj
from his homo , Scranton , Pa. , which oil
bo left on Wednesday morning. He i
en route to Denver , whcro Hie coo ;
to fulfill a promise to Thomas
Neasham , district master workman
to appear in that city in May. tli
was driven to the Millard hotel , when
ho retired to rest , and did not roappcai
until 3 o'clock In the afternoon , when hi
was driven tvbout the city by a commit
tee.
tee.In a brief talk with a reporter las
evening , Mr. Powdurly was quite soeia
bio , but quite uncommunicative. 11
i | looks the man ho is clear brained , sub
fitantial , full blooded and strai htfor
ward. HU uye.s are blue and his inns
taohu blown. His hair Is slightly tinget
with groy , smU covers a head which i
remarkably well founded und filled out
He ) ; eak.s with a slight Irish accent
showing iiis parentage. Ho was born a
Cnrbumlalu , 1'a. , and is now forty-tare
years old.
Mr. Powderly departs thin morning fo
Denver , accompanied by Mr , Ncjishaui
who arrived from that city last evening
J.V. . Prior , who dice at St. Josoph1
naspltal , will do buried hero instead , o
.being sent U ) Philadelphia , . ,
THIS DOCTOR'S GUN.
Excitement Onased By A Shot Fired
In n 1'hynlclnn'sOffloc.
Uotwcou 0 and 10 o'olook last night the
loud report of a revolver startled the
crowds passing to and fro or loitering in
thu vicinity of fourteenth and Douglas
HtrccU , It came from a room over thu
rear part of Hoffman's drug store , on
the northwest corner of the streets
named. Of course the vicinity was im
mediately thronged with people. Oflioor
Donovan , who happened to bo near by ,
saw a light go out in the room whence
the report proceeded. Ho ran up stairs
at once ami endeavored to ollect an en
trance. No response was made to his
pounding on the door. Finally he looked
over tiic transom and saw a man sitting
on a chair , apparently asleep , with his
foot ou a table. Naturally ho thought
there was a case of suicide , so
he called upon a small boy to
get through the transom. Heforo this
was accomplished the man in the room
arose from the chair , and oponi'd the
door. He proved to bo Dr. Kuthorford.
At lir.st ho denied having lircd the shot or
hearing any report. After considera
ble cross questioning , however , ho ac
knowledged the corn , but would give no
reason for it. His revolver was found
with one chamber empty and in the jam
of the door of the next room a fresh bul
let hole was discovered. Altogether
the act was a strange one and
served to keep about 500 people
ple for two or three hours on
the tiptoe of incitement. The expected
view of the body of a suicide or a mur
derer's victim gave way to the discussion
ns to the reason the doughty doetor had
for raising such a row with his little gun
and "Hocking , " us Dundreary would say ,
all by himself to assassinate a poor inno
cent door-jam.
YOVNO A.MKK1OA. AnUOAD.
A Newsy bettor From Sherman Cnn-
llcld of Omalin.
The many friends of Sherman Uanfield ,
now sojourning in London , England ,
will bo pleased to peruse extracts of a
letter written by him to Mr. John II.
Llehteborger of this city , and from which
wo are kindly permitted to use tliu fol
lowing :
LONDON. Kng. , April 18. Dear Friend : I
received your welcome letter on board the
ship the day wo sailed from New Ycik , and
would have answered it sooner , had the ta-
cllltles for writing boon better. My trip from
Omalia to New Yoik was very pleasant and
iuU'restlmr , esiHiclolly passing through Penn
sylvania at night when the country for miles
around was lighted up by coke furnaces and
natural gas. 1 was In camp at Stateu Island
nearly all of the time 1 was in Now York
atidcou.seqi.cntly ; did not get to .see quite so
much of the city as 1 wished to. However. I
got around to a great many ot the places of
interest. Including the Kden Museo. which Is
one of the liuest things 1 ever saw.
The trip ocros * the ocean was un-
cvontful , excepting two or three
rough days. There was a Dutchman In the
state room with mo and his broken talk and
"bad breaks" kept us laughing continually.
Once , when an Indian showed up with jol-
low paint on his face , no said to me : "Clier-
iniin , vat kind oof ( Jot tarn fellers Is tern
In luus ; tore is woon oud dere in It moostard
all ofer his face. " Of course I know what
ho had seen , and had tolaiuili , and that made
him so mad that ho not drunk. Wo lauded
here Thursday ovenlnv , but did not
unload the ship until Friday. Sat
urday 1 went to PIcadllly , and yesterday ,
Sunday , to Cliarln. Cross , both localities In
the city , and was very much pleased with
what 1 saw. Visited Trafalgar square and
' liked It very much. One thing I will say Cor
London , her architecture Is something grand.
1 have just returned from a trip to the tower
of London whcro 1 saw the crown Jewels
aud the arms and armours of the olden times ,
Including battle axes , spears , oddly shaped
guns and pistols , steel and chain armours ,
old cannons , beheading blocks , etc. , and It
was simply astonishing. All the decorating
In the armory is done by arrang
ing swords , old Hint-lock pistols , etc. .
In various designs and groups and
you would bo surprised to note the grand
effect It seems as though they had gath-
ered.up all of tlmlr Implements ot war as
fast as they were replaced by Inter Improved
ones and had arranged them all in this plaoo.
On each side as you walk along you will see
a row of wax figures on a house-wearing the
different armours used by England's armies
for centuries. Wo returned to-day by the
District railway , most of which lies under
ground. The cars and engines are entirely
different from ours. The cars , as you know ,
have compartments , and all tht 1 hare seen
have but tour wheels , two at each end. and
the engines remind me of the pictures of the
first engines ever built , but I suppose they
are speedv. I would hate to run one , for the
engineer and Iiron < an , or driver and stoker ,
nro out in the air and have no protectlou
whatever from the elements.
To go back a little , 1 was decidedly ses
sick and It Is the worst feeling 1 ever experi
enced. 1 don't think it can be described. I
didn't want to die , but If it hadn't boon for
father , mother , sister and warm friends in
America I would have taken an oath then
and there never to cross the pond again ; but
after you once get over It you feel decidedly
good and can enjoy yourself In numerous
ways. 1 put In a good deal of my time
watchlne the ocean when It was rough , for
It Is a sight that must be seen to be appreci
ated. It reminded me more of the hills than
anythlnc else , and the waves do not move
like they do In the river. They just seem to
rise up , break and then fall ; sometimes when
two would come together and break the water
and then would roll from tlio top just like
It was falling over a water-fall ; at times It
would seem as though wo wore way up out
of the water entirely , then looking back It
would seem as though the water was a hun
dred feet above us. Mr. Hlnes , one of mv
fellow passengers , who used to bn with M.
It. Curtis , Is a great practical joker , and ha
keeps up a continual roar. The expressions
of some of the "natives" when they see an
Indian Is " . " While
"killing. wo were laying
out In the Thames waiting to land , two old
cooks rowed out to see the captain about
something , and as they rowed up nleng side
Quito a crowd rushed over and leaned over
the side to see what they
wanted. Among the rest wore two or three
Indians and when ono of the fellows looked
up and caught sight of them , he dropped his
oar , poked his partner In the ribs and said ,
"Owly ( ioud Jack , wat Ulna a people be
tneyr' and his partner , after ho hud looked
at them a minute or so with eyes as big as
thn moon , said , "Them Is the hlujuns as 'ow
yo read about. " It In not very funny on
paper , but if jou could have seen their ac
tions and thu expression oftheir faces , you
would have choked with laughter.
Komember me to everybody. Our time hero
Is six hours faster than yours. 1 often won
der what you are all doing , and ono of the
drawbacks to my pleasure Is the thought that
my dear friends nnd loved ones In dear old
America aio not hoto to enjoy my pleasures
also. Your old friend ,
SHF.IIMAN CANPIKLD.
An adjourned meeting of St. Leo
Hranch 293 C. K. A. , will bo hold at a
oclock this ( Sunday ) afternoon , in St.
Mary Magdalene's school hall. All mem
bers are requested to bo present.
Brevoort I'lwce
goes on sale
TUESDAY , MAY 10'1'H
3 miles from P. O.
LOTS ONLY H50 to | 550
one-fourth down
balance 1 , 2 and It veurs.
S. S. UAMPUELL , Solo Agent ,
Hoard of Trade litulding.
The County Farm.
t All the county property allowed bj
law to bo sold has now passed out of its
o hands , the amount realized being
.fS30,8l)0. ) It is not probable that active
measures will at once be .taken towards
the construction of the hospital. Com
mlssioncrO'Koofo said yesterday in con
versation with a reporter of the HRK thai
ho would like to see the county in posses
siqn of a section of land on some line o :
railroad ten or twelve miles from the
city on which a building conld bo erectc <
for thu incurable paupers. On the lam
nil supplies could bo raised and In even
way he thought it would bo a gooi
scheme. _ .
William Knnppand Miss Kllie .Bmltl
worn married by Judge McUulloch at Ihi
county court yosterdny afternoon.t
MORSE'S SILlt DAY SALE ,
i
T
Special Sale Monday Morning at S. Ft
Morse & Oo.'s. '
U. 1 * . Morao A Co. Have nnrg.iitiB In
Itlnuk Surah * , C Oo and 7r c
Ulauk Grenadines , OBc
and $ l.no.
Wo have secured 10J pieces Of Ulnck
Surah Silks , some Black Iron frame gren
adines , some Foullardsilks and other silk
go'ods that wo wo will make a special
drive on Monday. Come nnd sec them.
S. P. MOUJK & Co.
ILACK ) SUKA11 SILKS 500.
These silks arc 2.2 inches wide and have
always sold for f 1. While most of them
arc perfect , yet a few show slight defects
In weaving ; wo therefore oiler them at
just half price Monday.
BLACK SUUAlt SILKS 75 CENTS ;
thcbu surahs arc 21 inches wide and arc
the quality usually sold for $1.25 and
? 1.3. > ; these arc slightly imperfect in the
weave , but will wear as well and have
just as good a lustre as those usually sold
for nearly double.
For grenadines or light summer dresses
these arc very desirable.
S. P. Monsr. & Co.
I5LACK GUKN'ADINKS 03 CENTS : wo
just opened 20 pieces best Iron Frame
Grenadines , regular $1.50 Monday for
USo.
Black Grenadines $1.50 ; the finest and
best made , worth fully $2.00 a yard.
1'OULLAIID SILKS $1 ; a few pieces of
10 latest Paris patterns in Foullard
ilks , very line quality ; a bargain at $1.
S. P. iMOKSE & CO.
MUSLIN UNDEKWEAK SALE ; the
ale of Monday will be noted for its bar-
ains ; those who wcro fortunate onouuh
o como to it Saturday will remember
: ie extra values they purchased in Draw-
rs , Gowns , Corset Covers , Infants'
Jrosses , etc. ; como Monday and buy
hem. S. P. MOUSE & CO.
PRESIDENT ADAMS' VISIT ,
lo Kef rains From Discussing Affairs
No Immediate Clinnues.
President Adams , of the Union Pacific ,
was very bu.sily engaged all of yesterday
, nd up to a late hour last nicht looking
, t the n Hairs of the company , and finally
.lositis'ely declined to bo interviewed
upon any of Uie questions concerning
which there is much public curiosity.
Ho said : "It is to bo hoped it will
lot bo long before many of the
mprovomonts ( .which Omaha has pa-
icntly waited for vqill bo made. Just at
> rcsont the Union Pacific is building
ts bridsro. " Thia'Was taken to bo an in-
imation tlifit nothing more would bo al-
cmptod until .the construction of the
bridge shall bo completed.
Mr. Adam ? , Mr. Ames , and the private
iccrot'iry of the former , Mr. CanHold ,
, vill leave for tlio west this morning ac
companied by Assistant General Man-
igor Gummings.and Acting General Su
icrinteudent Dickinson.
NOUTHWESTKIIN HUMOUS.
Property owners on the Little Pupil
ion directly west of the city are consid
erably excited over the purchase of sev
eral farms in that locality bv the Chicago
& Northwestern company. The property
is on the line of thu road surveyed from
Arlington , Washington county , to a point
near where the belt line spur strikes out
for the main stem of the Missouri Pacific.
It is said that the land was purchased nt
$500 per acre and several large tracts
wore secured. Among tlioso who sold
were Messrs. Dolil , Stuhr and Suvors ,
well Known German farmers of this
county. The locality is especially sulta
ble for a railroad headquarters , as the
valley of the Little Papillion allows track
to bo constructed from the belt , the Mis
souri Paciiic , the 1) . & M. , etc. , with but
very little grading. It is rumored that
the Northwestern intends to have a stock
yard at this point , and build up a town
there , so that what will bo realized
from the sale of lota will repay
them tor their original outlay. The
construction of shops is also suggested.
At any rate the land purchased reaches
directly across the western portion of the
city streets from Cumiug to Lenyen-
worth extended.
KAII.ltOAD NOTES.
Sixteen firemen and eight engineers
wore laid oil'by the Union Pacific yester
day , the notice stating as a cause ' 'slack
business. "
The Union Pacific train from the west ,
duo hero at 5.20 , was forty minutes late
yesterday.
Cooks , porters aud other supernumer
aries wore busily engaged yesterday in
stocking President Andrews1 train of
special cars for the inspection trip to day.
The amount and variety of provender
provided was certainly of a Delmouico
character.
The H. & M. Tenth street crossing will
furnish the coroner a cnso and the news
papers an item ouo of these days. It is
dangerous in the extreme.
A MONSTER 1'AOK.ING HO OS 15.
SuchHwia's Eitabllahmcnt Will Prove
to lie tn South Omaha.
The plans for the now Swift packing
house , to bn located at South Omaha , are
very nearly completed. Contracts have
been made with two brick yards near
South Omaha to supply 60,000 brick ,
which will be sufficient to make a good
start on tlio building.
As has been stated before , the house
will bo located Im'thediatoly south of the
Hammond packinghouse. It will have
a capacity for handling 1,000 cattle wor
dav besides hogs and slieop. Some lica
of the size of tluhoiiso may bo gained
from tlio fact that tlio Hammond estab
lishment only kills 'about 200 cattle per
day , and it has always been rcgatded as
largo. J i
It is intended 'to ' begin work on the
Swift packing house by the 15th of tills
month , if all the"details can bo arranged ,
aud when once it is begun it will bo
pushed forward with till possible speed.
Brevoort Place
goes ion sale
TUESDAY , MAY 10TH
li iniUis from P , O.
LOTS ONLY $450 to $550
one-fourth down
balance 1 , 2 and 3 years.
B. S. CAMPHELL , Solo Agent ,
Hoard of Trade Building.
"Our Senators. "
Max Meyer & Co. have just introduced
n new brand of cigars which promises to
bo very popular if kept up'to the stand
ard of the lirst installment , which con
sists of excellent "smokers. " On the Inside -
side of the box cover are very fine like
nesses of Senators Mandorson and Pad
dock Hanking the state coat of arms.
m
Rank Hiatumcnt.
NKW YOBK , May 7 , The weekly bank
statement shows tlM reserve decreased ,
12,017.000. The banks now hold 91,5 ,000 ID
excess of legal requirements. ' , .
AUCTION SALE
ORCHARD HILL LOTS ,
Wednesday , May llth , at 3 p. m.
"Wevill sell nt public auction the following'dusirabla lot * iu Orchard Hill addition :
Lot 20 Blook 4.
Lot 24 Blook 7.
Lots 12 , 13 , 14 , 15 , 18,19,20 , 21,22 Blook 9.
Lots 7 , 8 , 9 Blook 10.
Lot 20 Blook 13.
Lots 20,21 Blook 15.
The sale will commence promptly at 3 o'clock on t lie Grounds.
Terms at time of sale *
BROWN & CREIGHTON , Auctioneers
ENFORCING THE BLUE LAWS
Mayor Sawyer Proclaims a Total Suspen
sion of Business on Sunday.
A GREAT "REFORM" TO BEGIN.
General Iic\v Wallace In Lincoln The
Journal Defends ttio Express
Sale After n IjITu Con
vict's 1'nrtlon.
HUE'S LINCOLN II
Reform is abroad in tliu city of Lin
coln this holy S.ibbilh : day , and people
are knco deep in the llood of reformation
that has risen since thu allied armies of
prolubs , mugwumps , democrats and
eleven saloons eleetud the Hon. A. J.
Sawyer , ( democrat ) mayor of Lincoln.
The fact of a democrat aud a reformer
being united in ono person is such a rare
avis that when one is found , with the
personage is found reform "as she is
known. " No star-eyed goddess is neces
sary to print reform in Lincoln munici
pal matters , and the case is liku the soup
story told of a prominent Nubraskan
it is reform or nothing in these balmy
May days in Lincoln. The capitol city
has never in its history been thu lawless ,
law-brcating , law-defying city that the
reformers would have painted it , find
under the new administration ten saloons
have remained but little more obdurate
to the pleas of the thirsty than they wore
before Mayor Hurr departed from ollico.
Saloons never have run openly and in
violation of law on Sunday in Lincoln ,
and the city has boon governed , above
any city in the land in this respect.
Mr. Sawyer , in insisting on the
threshold of his administration that sa
loons must remain absolutely closed on
Sundays and must close promptly on the
hour through the week , met with a cor
dial support from all good citizens. The
last act of the mayor's , to require the
suspension of all business , the closing of
liveries , the closing of cigar and news
stands , the closing of clothing houses
with their clean collars , and the cossa-
tio'n of the liot the soda fountain on a
hot day. may be an act of high reform
that will he appreciated , but it is decid
edly doubtful. The mayor issued his
proclamation to this effect and published
it in the city papers. The mayor also
instructed the chief of polioo to enforce
U , and yesterday the chief interviewed
the city attorney for the construction of
the law in the premises. Thin construc
tion was in effect that livery sUblcs must
not do business with parties for pleas
ure or recreation on Sundays ,
but must conllno their businos < > to things
necessary , like a funeral. Drug stores
could remain open to soil medicines , but
the cigar case must be boycotted and the
eloquence of the soda fountain must re
main buried in its marble fastness.
News stands must cease dispensing
news , and every man , woman and child
must be very good indeed. There are a
great many people who , working six
days in the week , would bo glad of a
drive about the city on a Sunday afternoon -
noon , but reform forbids , and In the
midst of the hot anger of livery men and
cigar _ men , and clothing men , and soda
engineers' it is an open question whether
tlio people of Lincoln will endorse the
volume of reform that the mayor is pour
ing forth upon the people. The nrocucd-
ings of to-day , if the chief of poljco oner-
geticiilly enforces thti dictum , will bo in
teresting. Next week the mayor will
promulgate a bill against the general
government.
OKNT.IJAL LKW WAU.AfJK
arrived in Lincoln on the noon train yes
terday , to fulfill his engagement with his
lecture on Turkey and the Turks , that
ho delivered to n very largo audience at
Funko's opera house , last evening.
While in thu city the general is a gucat
at the Capital hotel , and ho was yester
day the recipient of a largo number of
callers. General Wallace is a hearty
looking man , little less aged in appear
ance and carriage than he was twenty-
six yours ago , when ho rode at the head
of the division tiiat marched upon
the field on the memorable day
of thu second battle of Uhiloh.
In licit division at the second day at
Shiloh was the First Nebraska regiment
of volunteers. This was the regiment of
General Thayer , and with it were the
companies of Nebraska soldiers from
Omaha , I'lattsmouth , Nebraska City and
other points m the then sparsely settled
territory. Dr. H. H. Livingston , of Plaits-
mouth , was prominent in the lists of of
ficers , and many vnturans In this suction
of the Btato remember General Wallace
as their commander. In the afternoon
yesterday thn general was the gticat of
the governor , and the camp lire in story
blamed brightly for the timo.
A CltOAK KKOJI THK JOUUN'AL.
The State Journal instinctive of its ex
istence comes to the defense of the ex
press sale schema with the same fervor
that it shows in defending ovdrything of
tlio class and kind with which it natu
rally alliliiites. There is no bettor evi
dence needed conctrnmg the express sale
and the roping In of dollars from poor
men on the inmiccmont of getting some
thing and getting nothing , than tlio fact
that the sain .shut up like an oyster im
mediately after exposure. The roping in
business being ended and the game
worked with evident .success for some
time , the Journal is now at liberty
to disuu&s the mutter , and if it hurts it to
see the grab-bag unhooKcd and cast aside.
the natural conclusion is that tliu Journal
has boon trcatnd the same way it was by
the tea nnd cofl'eo scheme somu months
sinoti. The Journal were diamonds then ,
and in the present case it may Imvu boon
equally fortunate in purchases. When
the Journal gets up nJ oven whispers
at any swindling scheme operated in thn
city people will have to hang spirit ther
mometers bcsldo , their storm doors.
ASKING I'AKDON.
Governor Thayer yesterday received
about V00 ! pages of testimony and alii-
davits bearing on the case of a lifo pris
oner in the penitentiary , wno is a native
of Austria-Hungary. All this volume of
matter was taken m the old country in
the language of the uroviucu. and if the
governor over roads It ho will have to
put a first-class interpreter at work.
The lottur accompanying the documents
is from the secretary of state and roads
as follows :
UlU'Alll.MKNT OF STATE , WAS1IINO1ON ,
April 'i" ) . Ills Kxocllency John M. Thnvur ,
( loveruorof .Nebniska Sli : At the Instance
of the Chevalier < lo Tavera. the minister ol
thn Austro-lliing\rlnn ! monarchy nt the capi
tal , 1 liiive thu honor to transmit to you here
with , tor your Information and considera
tion , curtain pnpnrsrhlch aio Intended to
show that one .lo ef liuralaky , tin Austrian
subject , who Is now serving n lifo sentence
( or murder , was Insane at the time the of-
tensc was committed. In transmitting
papers to tlio department , the Chevalier do
Tevern commends the case to the considera
tion of the comjH'tent authorities. Kequest-
IIIK you to do mo the favor to Inform the de
partment of your diclsion In regard to the
matter , 1 have the honor to bo your excel
lency's obculont sen ant
T. V. BAVAIID.
An examination of the prison records
shows that the lifo prisoner , Joseph
llcralaky , was sentenced from Colfax
county in October , 1881 , for murder In
the second degree and to lifo imprison
ment. Ho had from the record boon in
this country about six months when the
deed was committed , and was twenty-
four years ot ago. His occttpatton was a
farmer , and it is cvidcnly from the vol
uminous testimony forwa'rded in the case
that ho has nctivo friends in the old
world , and has enlisted the nttcntton of
the minister for that country 'to this , in
his behalf.
mr. COUHT IN SESSION.
Yesterday afternoon the supreme court
took under advisement the knotty ques
tion , of who are the district fudges aud
what is the power that asweotgiri gradu
ate wields on a law when between flirta
tions she is employed in engrossing it.
The question was presented io the court
in a petition for hearing that cited the
course of the judicial bill from its intro
duction to its close and cited also the
errors and the manner in which they
were caused and thc-ir bearings on the
question. The petition was supple
mented with complete abstracts of the
proceedings of both houses and the pro
gress of the bill in its torturus course
through the legislature. Of the supreme
court all the judges , Messrs. Alnxwull.
Ruse and Cobb , were present. Five of
the newly appointed district judges , in
cluding Messrs. Groff , Hopowoll , Harri
son , Cochran and Marshall , were in at
tendance and the attorneys presenting
the case worn John H. Amos , of Lincoln ;
George W. Covoll , of Plattsmouth , and
G. M. Lambortson , of Lincoln. Other
counsel had given the question study
nnd attention but these gentlemen were
present with the court.
KKEK K01 AT.L WAT.KINO.
Yesterday Mr. C. L. Shrivcr , the man
ager of Dan O'Leary , the champion walk-
ist , was in the city arranging for a grand
fifty hours' go-as-yon-plcaso walking
match that will take place in Lincoln on
the 10th and 20th of the present month.
The Metropolitan rink has been engaged
for the occasion and prizes of $75 , ifr > 0 ,
125 and $15 will bo given for the best po-
( lostrians. The contest is open to thu
world and tlio following have already en
listed : Dan O'Leary ' , of Chicago ; Lee
Stockton , of KIkhart , hid. ; Charles Cor-
estin , of St. Charles. 111. , and \V. A.
Hogan , of Auburn , N. Y.
TWO ACCIIM'.KTS.
A runaway team Friday evening killed
a laboring nian named Duigin , and an
other man in hiscompany is not expected
to recover. Yesterday the caving in of a
sewer caught a workman named Henry
Smith and ho was carried to his homo in
a critical condition with littlu hopes of
his recovery.
AMUHRMKNTS.
nornhnrdt Closes Her lOiiKngctuent.
Sarah Uornhardt's second tippcarancu
at Boya's opera house , in her interpreta
tion of Dumas' great dninvi "La lumo
aux Camoleas" yesterday afternoon , was
unfortunately wltnorfaod by a small'and
scanty audience. It would bo dillicnll to
say that the audience wus unsympathetic ,
for who could ga/.u on the sad fate of
Marguerite Gautier without , at some
moment , fooling a thrill of sympathy
for the Doorgjri ! HcrnhHrdt's Marguer
ite ( iautier Is certainty one of her strong
est parts , if not the strongest. Wu have
all scon Modjeska and Clara Morris in
that same part and our liri-t intention
was to compare tlio tluee great artistes
nnd make up our 11111111 ? which
was the best , which wo thought brought
Canullo nearest to us lint us
soon u-i Hornhardt appears all
such comparisons are forgotten , it
is no longer the actress Sarah liernliardt
that wo : iru ga/.ing at hut Camilla I Wo
sit fascinated , Wiitching"cvory gesture
motion and eagerly listening to o\ery
word. There is a curtain listle.ssnos.s
about Hornhurdt's whole manner mid a
peculiar case in her every motion that
mukus her autlng appear hu natural and
simple that for a moment you wiih .she
would act , would rush about , would dp
Komuthing to make her work ncoin ditli-
unit and unattainable by ordinary mor
tals. H Is this very oas'i ami natural
ness that did at lir.it put B n > hanlt m
Huoliprominoncoupon thu ilrun.atiuMagt. ,
nnd owing a great deal to this : ii Marguerite -
guorito Gautiur she t-cnrcd ono of her
greatest successes. It is a serious dl.s-
iidvanttigo for any artist , howovnr great ,
to appear in a foreign language before a
cold , aputhutio audience , xuch as wu arc ,
nnd to nave all her delicate artistic
passages puns without ovnn a little mur
mur of approvement. It could not either
bo called nn encouraging feature for un
artUt , accu toMoa to bouses BO filled w.v
people t'hat tlio galleries would qu'iTer
with the weight ot the crowd , to MIO be
tween every person four or live empty
chairs staring her in the facet Her remark
in the last act when she lived her
eyes upon the house in a delirious antl-
death look. "Jo vols du monde , pou do
mondo" was so _ trim and to the pointthat
laughter was visibly .suppressed by the
whole compnuy.until tlio curtain dropped.
A most delicate refinement is displayed
in tlio last act which though powerful
ami realistic is not quite as harrowing
and gloomy as Modjoska's , which though
extremely Intelligent and artistic makes
one too fully reah/.o the ghastly scone.
Mr. Philippe Garnior was unfortunately
a cold and still' Armaiui , having none of
the lire anil earnestness so necessary to
show the importance of the role. The
gambling scene so renowned and in
which u little emotion is so impoitant
fell Hat , making no etlect whatever , ft
is impossible , no matter how great the
Marguerite ( iautier may bo with a cold
ami pompous Armand and with other icy
surroundings , to do herself justice.
"ntou-Kitou.
"Frou-Frou" as presented last night
was a burlosquuof the "Frou-Frou" wo
havu expected , have hoard about and
have appreciated. How could ono ox-
poet Hornhardt to do justice to any part
with no audience ? Kvoryono has heard
and probably read of Hornlmrdtt8 "Frou-
Frou" and therefore the loss said of last
night's performance the bettor. Every
thing was carried on in a careless , hasty
manner , much to the dissatisfaction of
the audience , who though few In num
bers wore ready to enjoy a fair perform *
anco and anticipated it. Hcrnhardt's
( loath scene which has been so cole-
great for its realism and delicacy was
cut short by bringing her in as a corpse
and then ringing down the curtain. In
the scene between the two sisters the
genius of the great actress made itself
strongly evident and it might bo said
that that was tlio only scene of tlio evening -
ing worth attention. It would certainly
not bo fair to judge the performance of
last night as : i typical ono , for the com
pany was evidently anxious to have a
good limo and had it , unfortunately at
the expense of tlio small but soluct audi
ence.
"MUTTKU UND soim. "
This evening the Germans of this oily
propose to give a bonolit to the German-
American school , at Uoyd's opera house ,
the entertainment to consist of the cele
brated play. "Mutter und Sohn. " This
is an excellent pleco , and will bo worthy
a largo attendance , especially because of
the worthy end to which the proceeds
are to bo applied.
"WAITINO FOR THK VEUDICT. "
John Booth , stage carpenter at. Boyd's
opera house , is to receive a benefit on.
Thursday night. It will bo a modest yet
heartfelt undertaking , because those who
patromzo it will bo those who have ap
preciated this gentleman's work on the
stage since the opera house was opened.
Ho has never been before the foot
lights in a professional manner , but
his work has and it has certainly
spoken for both itself nnd Mr. Booth.
One of his duties is the setting of the
stage. Ucgular habitues of the place
know how much versatility has been dis
played in the placing of tlio scones , so
much so indeed that scarcely a leading
star has played hero this season , the sots
of whose piece did not , because of the in
genuity displayed in their location , scorn
to havii been painted for the occasion.
A number of these stars havu said that
the scttini : of their plays at Boyd's excelled -
celled that in a nnmnor of thu loading
theatres. This is certainly a compli
ment to Mr. Booth. It lias also con
duced to the pleasure of the audience
and for this reason , some of Mr. Booth's
friends propose to rocognUo the fact in
the benefit referred.Viuting for the
Verdict , " an excellent melodrama , of
landlord domination , peasant wrongs aud
dark deeds , vill bo produced.
THK M'dlllKNY FAMILY.
Manager Boyd believes in giving the
public a good variety of entertainments ,
and our music-loving people can hoar the
great McGibony family Friday and Sat
urday , May 11 ! and 11. The Cleveland'
Daily Plain Dealer says of thorn :
, , Not only was every seat in the taber
nacle occupied last evening , but the *
standing room was packed to overflow
ing by ono of the best nutured audiences
over within thu spacious auditorium.
The McGibutiy family is certainly a re
markable ono , and ought to ( ill the tab-
unr.iclc throughout tlio remainder of
tholr engagement , as they are worth
going to see and hear. "
United StatcNCourr.
Tlio jury in the case of Stinson vs.
Kelley in the United States court ren
dered a verdict yesterday in favor of tlio
plalntiir , for $501.
Hulbut , the lovra cattle man , charged
with tampering with a jury , was ar
raigned and pleaded not guilty.
Win. llascall , charted with soiling
liquor to Indians , was arraigned and
also pleaded not guilty.
The first throe stories of the ten-story
building of the New York Lifo Insurance
company will bo of dressed stone and the
others of brick. It will bo completed
within a year.
AMUSEMENTS.
"PEOPLE'S THEATRE
OIK > Week Commencing Holiday , May
of
Gilfoil & Bush
AND
Howard & Alton's
BIG SPECIALTY CO.
10 Stars , Now Soujjs and Dances , etc.
Concluding with a Laughable- Burles
que on
H. M. S. Pinafore.
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