1G THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : SUNDAY MARCH 3J .1880.-SIXTEEN.PAGES.
THE FIR
During the dull months of January and February , our eastern buyer , with a keen eye and necessary ready cash , purchased the stock of three dealers who were declin- *
mg business. We purchased $50,000 worth of Fu rniture , Carpets , Parlor Suits , Stoves , etc. , for about 4Oc on the dollar , and on Monday Morning will inaugurate
the Greatest House Furnishing Sale ever known in Omaha ,
Chamber Suits $1G.OO ; worth $25.00 Double Mattresses $2 ; worth $4. Carpet Rockers $1.50 ; worth $3.0O
Bedsteads $1.90 ; worth $3.50 Double Wire Springs $2.SO ; worth $5.00 Lace Curtains $1.00 ; worth $3.0O
Extension Tables $4.QO ; worth $7.50 Wood Seat Chairs 35c ; worth 65c Hat Racks $4 ; worth $1O.OO
Walnut Marble Top Tables. . . $5 ; worth $1O.OO Kitchen Safes $3.5O ; worth $6.OO Pillows 40c ; worth 75c
Breakfast Leaf Tables $3 ; worth $6.00 Cooking Stoves $9 ; worth $25OO Wash Boilers 85c ; worth $1.50
Bed Lounges $9 ; worth $18.OO Heating Stoves $4 ; worth $8 Hanging Lamps $2 ; worth $4.OO
Window Shades 49c ; worth $1.0O Ingrain Carpets 35c ; worth 60c Decorated Tea Sets $5 ; worth $1O.OO
Boor Mats 49c ; worth $1.00 Brussels Carpets 50c ; worth $1.OO Decorated Dinner Sets $15 ; worth $3O.OO
Book Cases $6 ; worth $12.00 Rugs 75c ; worth $1.5O Decorated Lamps 9Oc ; worth $2.OO
Sideboards $18 ; worth $35.00 Matting 19c ; worth 35c Washing Machines $9.5O ; worth $15.OO
Fine Plush Suits , $30 ; worth $50. Nice Plush Rockers , $9 ; worth $15.
Elegant Parlor Suits , $35 ; worth $60. Beautiful Plush Hookers , $10 ; worth $18.
Grand Parlor Suits , $40 ; worth $75. Rich Plush Rockers , $12.50 ; worth $20.
Gorgeous Parlor Suits , $50 ; worth $100. Magnificent Lounges , $10 ; worth $20.
WEEKLY
TERMS. Popular , Reliable , Easy Payment House Furnisliers. TERMS.
$1O worth $1 a week of Goods , $4 , a month. $7B $2. worth BO a week of Goods , $1O , a month.
613 and BIS North iixteenth
,
$2(3 ( worth . ' of Goods , . $1OO worth of Goods ,
$ l.'BO a week $6 a month. $3 a week , $12 a month.
$8O worth ? week of Goods , , . TELEPHONE . OPEN DAY MtfD .NIGHT , TELEPHONE $2OO worth of Goods , .
$ Ja $8 a month. 727. 727 $ S a week , $2O a month.
A RELIC OF BY-CONE DAYS ,
The First Horse Oar That Ban Upon
an Omaba Stroot.
OLD , COBWEBBY AND DESERTED.
Xlio KnsjrossiiiK Trip From Ninth to
i'iftponth Street , the Peoples Who
Mmlo It and Kvtcnslon
. of tlio Track.
A Tliiss on Trucks.
Out in tlio Park nvenuo barn of the Omaha
Horse Car company , coated with mi half-
Inch of dust mid festooned with cobwebs ,
( lands the first struct ear that over did ser
vice in Onmlm.
It has gradually fallen from the proud
position It occupied on the day , twenty years
go , thai , all glorious in gcurgeous paint
pollHhud gearings and Iresh from the sbop , it
made its first trip up Farnam street , adinired
by tlio populace and greeted by all as a sure
harbinger of the luturo greatness of the
town of Omaha.
After a bilcf term of service it was carefully -
fully stowed away in the Cuming street
barn as a rolio to bo preserved for future
generations lo guzo upon. In later years ,
however , this fcoling of regard for the old
ronvoyanco-and the service it had rendere.l ,
passed away , ami , to-day , it Ma mis la the
burn before mentioned , occupying the
plebeian iwsltloii , of a rccopthcle for the coal
used by the company's blacksmith.
Viewed with modern eyes , this old horse
cur In a queer looking contrivance , and , if
tniton from its resting place and again drawn
along its old rimto on Farnarn street , the
crowds of to day would doubtless
find in it greater cause for
amusement thun those , who applauded its
initial appearance , found for admiration.
In iwuerul appearance it closely resembles
the pictures one occasionally runs across of
the omnibus SOB used a half century ago. It
Is a cumbersome affair , with a hugo swell
ing body and a great oval-shaped roof Tlio
driver occupied an exalted position upon a
broad seat upon tlio top , with Ins feet
rusting upon a dash that curved ;
Diit over the backs of tlio horsed.
An iron break beam extended from tlio axlu
up through thu dash into close proximity to
the driver's dexter loot , but this has been
broken oiY mid now leans against one of the
hubs.
llrutihlug away the thick coat of dust that
covers It , one is enabled to obtain some idea
of what the interior decoration once was. Uho
body was at one tiuiu evidently painted
white , with a broad , red band running
through tlio center. Ucuoath this and ex.
tending the full length of the far , is printed
in largo brown ami green letters ;
"Omaha City It. W , Co. "
In the center of the brown band hi yellow
Is painted the figure " 1 "
' An iron railing runs around the top as on
modern 'busses , while , similar to them also ,
Ingress and egress to and from thu vehicle
wiu made through a door In the rear , reached
by ti single Iron step.
The Interior is painted white , and
4s dccor.itcd with gorgeous llouvrs
and bird * iu re.I , green
blue and yellow. Upon the door is painted
what was probably intended to represent a
lumlHUiipa in Italy , with a sky-blue lake , an
tmcrald green sky , and thu customary ad
juncts of mlaproportloned pca-groon trees ,
nstlr * la ( li.nyeriMii proximity to the cdgo
> T high clltTt , poacml girls homely enough to
lop a clock and other thingi too numerous
to uicnllnn.
The teat * run along each Ida and are up-
bolstered In brown and red velveteen , now
badly ( uttered und torn. Upon the for wind
ind , under I ho lamp-box , nro painted thn
name * of the makers and thn place of manu
facture. Ocnir , Adams & Co. , Cnicduo.
The leather Mrap running along the top in-
ld , wlucl& In connection with the foot of
' ( be Jrw-r , twssd to keep tlio door ciomd ,
fttil liun i .In It * tJucc , and the wli.Uo.vs
lo ; { tlic : ilfci wui the HiJ nru unbroken ,
J" " ' l'-jby more to chancethun cur ; .
, wr-olc * cf tmS1ie \ \ , .clipvy ) )
affair is mounted upon four
solid , heavy iron wheels , about
the same in diameter Us those used on the
street cars of to-day.
Such is the first street car that ever trav
ersed a track in Omaha.
As ono stands and gazes upon the ancient
affair and thinks of the many years that have
rolled by since it was in active use , ho can
not but wonder of those who at some
time sat upon the faded cushions
and as they rolled along , chatted
together upon the topics of the
time ; of the little local affairs that
went to make up the daily routine of their
lives ; of the latest intelligence from the
friends and kindred in the east ; of the gen
eral news of their own and other lands.
How fares it with thorn now } How many
are living in happiness } How many in sorrow
row ! How many are numbered with the
dead }
Doubtless there are many yet residing in
Ouiaha who were wont to ride to and fro
in tlio lltllo old cur and ono of them was dis
covered yesterday.
"Yes , " said lie , us he gazed reflectively out
of a window , " 1 remember the old thing well.
It was away back in the fall of ISli'J that
George Frost peace to his ashes who was
then pnesidcnt of the street car company ,
went east to Chicago and purchased
this car to bo run upon the only
line of street car traoic at
that time laid in the city , which
ran along Farnatn street from Ninth to Fif
teenth. The old Tivoli Gardens were then
on the corner of Ninth and Farmiui , and
formed the eastern terminus of the line ,
while , at the western end was located Wil
bur's stable , both places at that time being
great hangouts for the boys.
"Tho old car was a great curiosity , and for
the first two or three days , yes , for longer
than that , it was loaded down every trip , a
vast majority of those making thu limited
journey , doing so in order that they might
Ray they had taken a triu on the new horse
car.
car."There was no money box in those days.
No , slreo ; there was a conductor , proud in his
paraphernalia and exalted rank , and ho didn't
carry a faro register , either. Tlio faro for
the trip of 11 vo blocks was ten cents , but that
was considered little enough. The old alTair ,
big as It Is , was drawn by ono
horse most of the time , but , when
it rained , two were required because the
mud on Farnam street in these early days ,
when a paved street was to bo seen only in
the dreams of real estate boomers , was
something terrible. There was no turntable
at cither und. Thu body turned on a swivel
when tlio car was ready for the return trip.
The trips weren't made very regularly ,
and I remember how. while the
boys waited at the Fifteenth street
end , they used to amuse themselves
teaching an old parrot that was owned In
the neighborhood , how to 'curse' the drivor.
Down ntthu other ( Mid , the waiting passen
gers found plenty of amusement In front of
the Tivola.
"Eighteenth stieet was the terminus of
Farnam at that time , and leaving the car at
at Fifteenth. I would go up Farnam to Eigh
teenth aad then strike across lots to the mili
tary bridge , passing on occasional farm house
01 grain linld ,
"The car was used about a year , when it
WOK supplanted by one or two , I think two.
nearly riunly | ) as queer-looking and fully as
cumbcisomu conveyances. Thcv moro nearly
resembled the cars of to-day , but wore twice
as long , with a bobtailcd sUp , About this
time tlio track xvns extended to Capitol ave
nue , later to ICighteentli street and still later
to Cass , and as lain as lbb-1 Cuss street was
thu western und northern terminus. "
SinOlijcc'lcd to Hoar Hue a.
Morris Wulil , iv harbor of No. 90 At
torney strcot , Is eiitfujred to mnrry Miss
/.immerimin , of tliosumo mulrotss ,
says tlio Now York World. Miss Xlm-
{ Wrninn { } 0iS ( noi like to bo hissed , oven
by wnld. Friday night lie brought her
sotno fried oyhters , and InHistcil upon
UlBsos for piiymont. Shu objected , mid
Do kissed her n doyen times by force ,
JUKI in the struifRlo soratrhod hoc fiu-o.
She hurl him nrrustod for assault. In
I'.ssox ' Market court ycstoulny she
P'unded ' for His rok-asc. "I don't mind
J | } Iclaslnj ? oiico anil nonlly , " no suld.
"but he , bf-l/os tno ito | | a boar and
equcoxcj the life out of mo , Ifo'll do
honor If you'll tot Ww tro.Vdd
FASTING AND NOT FEASTING ,
The Characteristic of the Penitential
Season of Lent.
ASH WEDNESDAY MARCH SIXTH.
A Short Sermon on the Observance or
the Season Together "With a
Review or the Local Ke-
World.
Prayer nncl Amendment.
Lent begins Wednesday Ash Wednesday
the church'H annual of
season spiritual re
tirement , meditation , self-examination , con
fession and amendment of life.
For forty days will the Catholics and Epis
copalians observe the Lenten season , until
the Eastertide will probably find them with
higher molives , aims and rules of living. It
is intended by Lent to deepen and broaden
thu religious life of people already earnest and
religious by acts of devotion , prayer , fasting
and charily. In luct , it Is n season of relig
ious discipline.
Speaking of Lent the Parish Messenger
says there can easily bo found Lenten de
votees who can and do muko a passion , or
rather a fashion , of church-going , while all
the rest of the jcnr the passion and thu
fashion are chlelly of the earth. It Is easy
enough to llnd those whose Lcnlen churchgoing -
going and observance Is as religiously hollow
as tliuir worsh Ip is at the shrine of fashion
ami folly hi the pursuit of pleasure. Holy
bcasons are good and profitable to those who
observe them holily. They are not to those
who observe them formally , or who coma to
Ihcm because fashion and folly tnlfo a
needed rest , for a lime , for tlio Jaded , worn
out houses , but only to resume their round
again as soon after tlio selling of thu Easter
sun us possible.
Hut Lent does not exist for these people ,
chiefly , although sometimes it may
help even thoso. Lent is not
chlelly for the passionate votaries of worldly
life and pleasure , oven though some of Us
boncllts may reach oven th''in. It is Intended
to reach and benullt the more sober , faithful
Christian people whoso lives on the whole lit
them for entering upon the deeper consecra
tion and devotion of Lonl. It is true hero us
in other things , "To them that huvu shall
bo given ; but from thorn that have not shall
bo taiien away oven that which they have , "
Fasting , In modern limes and among Ihoso
who pride thcmsplves on the name of prot-
csianl. Is a discredited exercise of Godly liv
ing. The very meaning of the word Is
changed to Justify protestunt disloyalty to
thu precepts of holy scripture , whllo main
taining an cvternal reverence for holy
scripture ilself. Fasting , In the holy scrip
ture , means abstention from food and drink.
In these modern times when one wishes to
excuse one's self from n dlllicult or un
pleasant Christian exercise , one says that
"to fast moans to abstain from sin. " To
abstain from sin is certainly butter than to
abstain from food , but it is the folly of easy ,
self-deceit to say or think that to abstain
from sin is to fust , elthur In thohoncst Saxon
or thn scriptural sense of the word.
Evangelists Potter and Miller have con
cluded their bcrlcs of revival mcctlmrs.
They came hero from Kaubas city , and have
been converting sinner ! ] for four weeks.
Their lirst week's work was done at the
Vlr \ Methodist Episcopal church on Daven
port street. During tlio week a largo mini-
Jje'rof fonvqrU were made. The multitude
Of sinners who wished to hear them became
so largo that it was necessary
to secure more commodious quarters
after the first week. Accordingly
they secured tno armory. For t\yo
weeks , tlio meetings were held In that place.
To use the language or n sinner who wanted
to cixprcs-i himself emphatically , satan lost
hit grip whllo the evangelist * wore In the
old rjnlc , When the two weeks hud expired
ui the lalter place , Ihe rollgaou men deter
mined to umitu a circuit of thu different
Mrthodift churches of Iho city. Last Bun-
day uud Monday nights Ihoy were at Trinity
Melhodisliii KounU'j jilwcc. A fott-jcouverts
were made. Thu Hev. T. M. House , in , Uuj
meantime , was holding meetings nt
the First Methodist , and ns his
church was more central tlio people
altcudcd it in preference to going down on
South Tenth and Hanscom park , at which
churches the evangelists intended holding
meetings. They soon learned that these
places ot worship were obscure , and went
back to the First Methodist , where the meet
ings have been conducted the remainder of
the week. Mr. Potlcr is very much pleased
with tno result of his work in this city. Since
the arrival of the evangelists about six hun
dred people who hud been wandering away
from the straight path , have determined to
begin a new life and bo Christians. The
ovangclisla will go to Chicago , their homo.
The Uov. T. M. House , pastor of the First
Methodist church , received n letter from
Uishop Newman a few days ago , stating
that ho would bo in Omaha about March 13 ,
accompanied by his wife. They will make
their homo nt the Paxton hotel. On Iho
lOlh the bishop will dedicate a church In
Chicago. Ho expresses great pleasure over
the news lie has received in regard to the
new church edillco at Twentieth and Daven
port strcels , Iho plans and details of which
were published in last Sunday's 13iu. : The
bishop also rejoices in the success of the
revival meetings which have been conducted
by Evangelists Potter and Miller.
The Ilev. T. C. Hall , who was two years
ago'tntHtor of the Southwestern Presbyterian
church of this city , but now pastor of Iho
Forty-first Presbyterian church of Chicago ,
was In Omaha last Tuesday and Wednesday.
Ho was the guest of George Crosby at 003
South Twentieth street. Mr. Hall was en
route to Monterey , Cal. . where he went to
attend the wedding of Cyrus McCormick. of
the McCormick Harvester works , of Chi
cago. The marriage of Ihls genlloman will
occur some lime Ihls week , but Mr.
Hull will not tie tlio nuptial knot ns
has been announced. Ho and his
wife went to California for the exnrcss pur
pose of being present at the wedding. The
reverend gentleman and his friend wore college -
lego chums nt Princeton. Upon their return
trip to Chicago Mrs. Hull will stop hero for
a Ihreo days' visit with the Crosby family.
Mr. Hall Is tne son of the eminent divine ,
Uev. John Hall , of Now York city.
The Ladles' Missionary society of the
First Congregational church hold its monthly
meeting Friday uflornoon in tlio church par
lors of that denomination. Dr. Duryua de
livered an address , which was greatly appre
ciated.
A now Episcopal church , which 1ms re
cently been built at South Omaha , will bo
opened for service to-day.
T. Townsend Urady , a young man twenty-
Bovcn years of ace , who has oaon studying
under Dean Gardner for the ministry for the
past two years , was ordained Sunday morn
ing nt Trimly cathedral Uy the bishop. Mr.
Hrady'H homo is at Leavcnworth , Kan , He
is a gradualu of the Anqupolii university ,
and will remain in Omahu ns assistant to
Dean Gardner.
Members of the Plymouth church , together
gother with Iho Cougrcgutlonallsta of the
cily , will give a reception -next Thursday
night in honor of Kcv.'Dr.'IThaln , the now
pastor nt the former church.
Tiila afternoon -l.o-'clack Her. J. W.
Harsha will deliver a special sermon at the
Young Men's Christian-ntanoclatlon on Iho
paintings of "Christ HuforoPiluto" and the
"Haisintr of the Cross"imow on exhibition
in that building.
A mass meeting will bo-bold to-night at the
Gratia Opera house for ( the purpose of
furthering the Interest * ijf rtho Chautau < | uu
project proposed for Gnmhu and Council
liluffs. Addresses will < bomade by Hevs.
Duryca , House and Hurihu.
The resignation of Kov. Paul Martin from
the pastorate of Knox Presbyterian church ,
near Kountze Place , haa been accented by
the Presbytery. He resinned on account of
ill-health and will go to Philadelphia , In
which place ho will spend the summer , A
call for a now pastor for the church will
probably be rondo within n few weeus. ' '
MUSlOAIj ANDUmASIATIC. "
Eugene d'Albcrt has been touring In Hun
gary , and achieved the greatest triumphs
Imaginable ,
The Viennese "Musikfreimd" has recently
elected M. Gounod and Mine. Matornu us
honorary members.
Uafael Josqffy has been engaged to play at
the last concert of the New Yoric Ppllhar-
motile society , AprH 1U. , ,
Mine , Sophie Meritor is so seriously ill that
she has been obliged to give up all her en
gagements for the present.
Shakespeare's "Merchant of Venice" has
been converted into n French opera , and will
bo produced at the Paris Opera Comiquo.
Sara Hcrnhardt , when she next plays in
London , proposes to appear as thu heroine of
u piece which she has written for herself.
Two "Held by the Enemy" companies will
tour the country again next season , making
the play's fourth season of travel and suc
cess.
cess.A
A play entitled "Datnmcrung , " by the
queen of Koumania , was produced recently ,
with great success , at the Weimar Court
theater.
Dauitl Fruhnmn has secured the lease of
the New Park theater in Cleveland for live
years , and is beginning to book attractions
for next season for that houso.
Miss Mary Anderson has been trcalcd lo n
cold douche of thu most unceremonious criti
cism In St. Louis , and both she and Abbey
are said to bo greatly angered thereat.
Wo read that the czar has presented tlio
Grand theater to the conservatoire of St.
Petersburg as a New Year's gift , together
will ) a sum of 2,000,01)0 ) rubles for its support.
Mr. Munslleld's ' "Hiclmra III. " will prob
ably bo presented in London during the second
end week in March. He has engaged Mary
Uorko to play Queen Elizabeth and W. G.
Luigi Labblacho for Kichmond.
E. H. Sothern and his company leave Now
York on April 15 for San Francisco. Miss
Mary Anderson loaves that city on the Bamo
day for the same place , both organizations
making the jump together and opening the
sumo night.
Henry E. Dixoy comes out wilh a promise
of something new for next sea on. "Adonis"
is to bo shelved and the long-promised bur
lesque of "Faust" is to bo produced , with
numerous girls , less numerous skirls and
catchy music.
During the first three niglils of a recent
engagement in Uuffalo Miss Fanny Daven
port was compelledthrough sickness , to rest.
La Tosca. ho.vover , made up for it by charg
ing the rustics double prices the remaining
nights of her stay.
NMr. Harrigan is to have n now theater In
ow York , fireproof , complete In all its de
tails , capable of holding 1AX ( ) or 1,700 specta
tors and handsome in appearance. Tlio con
tracts fcr Iho building have boon signed , but
thu site has not yet been determined.
Frank Carlyle has taken Ihu place of Nel
son Whenlcrofl In "Tho Wife" traveling
company , the hitler gentleman's contract
willi the company havini ; expired. Carlyle a
few years ago was a Hartford hotel clerk ,
and stumbled into the dramatic profession by
his "fronl. "
Mine Malerna has been received with the
utmost enthusiasm at Amsterdam , where
she sang with tno tenor Van Dyck , at the
last concert of the ' 'Wugner Vereiii. " Mine.
Matcrna is declared by Iho critics of Iho
Dutch capital to bo the incarnation of a Wag-
neriaii singer.
Miss Helen Hancroft and Mr. William
Owens has been engaged for Miss Marie
WSnwright's "Twelfth Night" company.
The comedy will bo produced in Chicago ,
where that lady sovom her professional
partnership with Mr. James. Miss Fannie
Gilletlo and Messrs. Langdon and Mosely
have been retained by Mr. James.
The "Allgcmoino Deutsche Tonkunstlcr-
Versatninliing" will hold its festival this
year at Wiesbaden , Junn 27 and HO. Among
the works to bo performed will bo. Brahms'
"Uequiem , " Herlioz's "Knfanco dU'Chrlst. "
Wugner's "Llubcsmahl dor Aposlel , " and
two works by Richard Strauss , tlio gym-
phonic fanlasiu "Aus Ilalicn , " and a "Hur-
leske" for plunp and orchestra.
It is no secret that Langtry feels very
much disappointed over her New York en
gagcment and that the conviction has stolen
upon her that New York will no longer give
her any big ousluess , much as she may be
able to draw in tno provinces. She is there
fore contemplating an offer from England to
go there lo create a now part and then ap-
uear in her repertory.
Hoyt's now comedy "A Midnight neil , "
will bo given for the first time at the HIJou
theater , Now York. Mr. Hoyt'u endeaypr in
this comedy is to present life in n country
town the inhabitants of which believe that
the eyes of the world are on them. Jt is in
four acts , and pictures tli6 district school
house , the schoolmaster , the managers , and
the children who are engaged in drinking At
the fountain pf knowledge. Tab fun la of
tbo quiet omer.
MEN OF BRAIN AND MUSCLE ,
TJulted in the Various Labor Organ
izations of Omaha.
AGREEING ON THE YEAR'S WAGES
Organization of New Industrial Unions
JMticliiii-fjcit From the Smelling
WorksKishtIIour Demon
stration on AIny 1.
on Wages.
The question of how to avert strikes is the
ono thai is at present being extensively dis
cussed by the members of Ihe Central Labor
union , und while they have no thoughts of
letting the rights of worklngmen go by default -
fault , they fully recognize that the employers
have rights as well , and that they , too , must
bo respected. Aside from Iheso is the gen
eral public who are always Interested to a
greater or less extent in anything that inter
feres with Ihe building operations of Ihu cily ,
and it is to make these three interests liar-
moni/e that the union is about to direct its
efforts. As yet tlio subject has not been
brought before them officially , bat the non-
oral idea seems to bo that a great deal of an
noyance and loss couk ! bo avoided to those
interested by adopting a system of
lixing n scale of prices , before
tlio commencement of the season's work. 11
would come in Iho shapu of a contract , lo ho
enlcred inlo bv the builders and material
furnlsheiH on thn ono side , and the Journey
men ot the various building trades , as rep
resented by their unions , on the other. Then
any uoublo could bo adjusted wilhout having
u disastrous cITcct on the building operations
of Iho city , as has sometimes heretofore
been tlio case , The men would know in ad
vance what they could earn .during the
season , and Iho contractors would have n
basis upon which to furnish estimates for
work. At present , the latter have to pro
vide for contingencies in thu shape of .strikes
when bidding on a contract , but wilh n satis
factory understanding as to wages , they
would be enabled to uniko u closer estimate.
The system of making u contract between
Ihe employer and employes , is already work
ing satisfactorily in other trades In this city ,
and would no doubt prove equally feasible
with tlio builder * .
The latest audition to the trades repre
sented in tlio Central Labor union of Omaha
Is the horsttshocrH , and at their last meeting
they elected O. S. Watson , S. Ciirmody and
E. U. Hurt as delegates lo that body , Mon
day last these men presented their creden
tials 10 the central , and thereafter will take
an active interest in Its discussions. The
local union meets on the first and third
Wednesdays In eauli month at their hall on
the corner of Twenty-fourth mid Cumlng
streets , where the following oftlccrs preside ;
President , W. 1C. Hurnalt ; vice president ,
O.S.Watson ; secretary , E. 11 , Ilurt , and
treasurer , John Ncwall ,
"It won't do for us lo bo seen talking to
you fellows , " said a suicltln , ; house em
ploye. "You know the pleco you put ; In a
wcekorlwo ago about Hilny getting acci
dentally burned at the works ! Well , the
next day ho went down and the piece was
pasted on the cupboard together vvltli a no-
tine to quit , and Ulley hadn't told you much
either , lie could have tiaid that the foreman
who discharged nlm had allowed damp sand
to un used In the moulds and so wan respon
sible for the accident' by , which ho wan
burned. Hut he didn't and that was the
thanld ho received , "
Tlio now system of only allowing ovortimn
on , tlio written order of .Superintendent Cum-
'ings ' , has both friends mid opponent * in the
Union Pacific shops. Tim number of work
ing hours peiWeck is now llftv , and only in
very exceptional /ues ! is overtime allowed ,
"I think it hurts the company worse than
the men , " said one of the iattor , "bocaube ,
sometimes , fifty to sevcnty-llvo mechanics
are delayed in waiting for work from ti(0 (
machines , and the company lone by
ttieir waiting. However , that will bo partly
overcome with additional machines , Two
now planers und n simper double-headers
bavo already been received , and "we're ex
pecting a slotter. Wo had n foreman that
could keep the work up , and Uo a week or
two ahead , but he utucd for moc pay. lu !
ate
asked for f HO per month and was refused ,
and now the company is paying aboul $190 ,
and not more than two-thirds of tlio work
that ho did is done. There [ s no economy in
thai. "
Twenty-four unions of this city are now
represented In tlio Central Labor union , and
two more have applied for admission.
Ono of the Union Pacific employes , worth
over ? 50XX , ( ) , was oveihea 'd to ask the priv
ilege of working overtime. His ; request was
not granted , however.
Ono of the newest unions in Omaha is that
of the tin , sheetiron and cornice workers.
It Is No. . ' ! In the list of international asseiu.
blies , and has a membership of eighty men.
At the recent convention , Leo Hart , tho.
Omaha delegate , after a hard light against
St. Paul and Denver , secured the next con
vention for this city , where it will ba
held the second Tupsday in Jiinii.
uary , Ib'.U ) . The International ollicers are :
Archie Humes , of Kansas Cily , president ;
John Hunter.St. Paulvice president ; Thomas
McMasters , nfl8Alenlieny ! City , recording
secretary , and Leo Hart , of Omaha , Treas
urer. The local abscmbly is governed by
Fred Ucndlcr , president ; 15. Carter , vice
C. H. Smith , recording secretary and A.
Tnorsbieken , treasurer.
Tne machinery moulders have gained their
point , and Tuesday night tlio cltv council
granted the luqucst of union No. SO , asking
tli.it the Iron work necessary for the now city
hall be prepared In Omaha.
May 1 , Is'JO , is the day fixed for n united
move for an eight-hour work day. Already
the formation of eight-hour leagues .H chron
icled throughout the country , but none have
yet been formed In Omiiha. On Friday last ,
mass meetings were held throughout the
country tit which 11 was resolved thai these
In attendance pledge themselves Individually
to aid to the full extent of Ihdr ability , re
gardless of all minor considerations , thia
movement.
Union No , 112 of the brotherhood of carpcn.
tcrslandjolners.locatcd in South Omahii.isono
of the llr.-.l in the field to fix a scale oC
prices , und have passed u resolution consti
tuting iinio hours n day's work , and fixing
thirty cents pur hour the wages. This is to
go into uffcut Junu.l.
Another now order Is the United Order of
Linemen , and takes In all telegraph ami
telephone linemen. A branch will bo started
[ n Omaha.
The nominees for olllcn in Ihe Pressmen ,
Stereotype1 and Electrotypors' union ! W , nro
now in the Held. Hen Flood and Matt Kel.
nur will run for president , wilh Kd Kuirnn ,
Art Charon and John Cortou for vice presi
dent. F. M. Youngs us treasurer , Jnmm M.
' --1 Hinl
Ke.un as recording secretary and
as financial secretary , nccuro their piallions
without the trouble of it contest. Thrco
members are in the field as delegates to ilia
Typographical union , and ilio choice lies bo-
Iweon F. M. Young , Hen Flood and Malt
Keliior ,
The Harbors' union met lust Thursday
night , and two now members were added to
the list ,
Sunday lasl Iho Typographical union met
and made some changes in its order uf busl
HUSH , In fulure its olllucrti will bo elected
on the lust \\Vdnoiidu } of March of nacL
year , on Iho same day llml the delegates to
Iho international convention will bo chosen.
Tlio voting will bo condueled somewhat on
the Australian system , Hcnets being printed
with thu pnmes of all the candidates
upon them , and thu ' membcrx imikinu
tholr favorites in the rani. The election will
bo similar to the municipal and fclato elec
tions , with u polling place uppolmcd , ami Iku
votes ruceivod from 12 u'duck noon until 7 30
p. m. These elected will hold oiilce one year
The fdllowlng wt-ro nominutcd ; For dole
gales. K. S. FUtier , John L , Hog.in , Ed
Hartley , W. O. i'orwm and Port M. .lone * ;
president , Jaon 1C , Lewis PotJ'.r Stollon.
berg ; vice president , J. M. Scrpllss , K. K.
K.Vlimd ; recording secretary , K. Jl. .Nlcol ,
M , T , Fleming ; routing clerk , Anton Sanger ,
Thomas J , Dayfu ; financial xrrrcturyrcorgu !
Hradloy , W. M. Klmiuel ; iroamircr , W. J.
r > colt ; unrtfcunt uturms , llurvey Long'tick ;
committee , Ford U , Johnson , John W.
Hruncr and William Sluilttluancc ; com.
mlttcc. W. Hert Cox , U. Turner , .fames Icr )
mody ; oxuciitlvn committee , > fTK. Million ,
Arthur Pickering , F. S , Morton , Ah'crnnq
F. Wilson. Timothy ,1 , O'Urleu , Kd L. iicoy ,
Jacob N , UeiJh.
Thojnuttrctm niukorsof Omaha mo think.
Ing of forming n union. There uro.about
fifty of them cuiployuil In the city , mid the
roost of than nro members of Uj.u Knights ot
Culnr , but they nro of tli pplnum tlmtn
union of their own trud-J will hst ewvo (4 (
advance their own Interests.
