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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : SUNDAY/ ( DECEMBER 15 % 1S89--SIXTEEN PAGES. During the past week we advertised to sell our Winter Overcoats and Suits at costand less. The result was that we disposed of this class of goods as rapidly as our force of salesmen could wait upon customers and supply them ; and their testimony is the very best advertisement we can get. Our stock of these goods is being rapidly reduced. Our desire is , however , to clear this stock out entire if possible , and will not carry a single garment over till ncM season , if this can be clone , and if you consult your interest and yo'ur pocket when buying clothing , it can be done. . Each day of this kind of business means a large loss to us. But as long as this warm weather continues , we are going to let you enjoy a picnic. Should steady cold weather set in this picnic will end , for with the natural and imperative demand , we can close out our stock in a regular way , and without ex cessive sacrifices. - ' 1011 Drown Plaid Cusslinorc Sack Suits , nicely mndo up and cheap at YOUR CHOICE 1010 Golden Check , marked down to close at regular sale Ii927 Fancy Gray Mixed Stripe Cheviot , desirable tuYiuess suit " . . . . . 3554 Novelty Oold Mixed Invisible I'luid. satin faced , Cheviot , a , dandy 1IQ01 ! Cassunoro Sack Suits , in neat atcol mixed stripes , sold low at regular sale . . . Full line staple brown and urov Harris Cngaimero suits , in sack and frock- . . . 1014 A heavy Uluo Beaver Suck Suit , peed onoiiRh for a banker -V. . S 2o A handsome half dross and business suit , in cutaway , stool mixed casssimoro. SO 17 Novnlty gray and bluck stripe , cutaway , 'in heavy casslinero 1278 Heavy'dark'gray sack buit , in wale diagonal ; a corker JloOO A genuine Scotch Cheviot Sack Suit , neat dark mix 4801 A bcuuty in Gray Twill Cnssiraoro Sack Suit U7215 A handbomo imported Cheviot Sack Suit , blue and brown mix strlno. 4450 lUuo and gray fancy stripe Cheviot C017 Wfde Wale Cutaway , in blue cheviot ; perfect lit Grcv Mix Iron Clad Cnsaimero Sack Sultvt , 5')20 ) Handsome Fancy Cheviot Sack Suit ; rapid seller and tasty buslno-s suits 8140 A Beautiful Oxford Mix , in double breast Milton Sack Suit , a stunner and regular. it2l : ; Dark Velvet finish cassimero Sack Suit , invisible plaid , very dress y ( ) ( ) j.r Blue Check Cheviot in Cutaway Equal to tailor made 4114 Black and White Silk Mix Cassation ) , in cutaway , neat and peed value nnoo Extra long blue Chinchilla Overcoats , full serge lined , perfect iHtiiij11.1. Your Choice 7000 Grey English Melton , a gentleman's Overcoat in every rcspcot - . , 43CG In blue , black and brown Gorman Beaver , a standard and always in d pniand , 8005 Blue Chinchilla , formerly our leader and sold close ; it regular pricey , , 3120 Grey Mix Chinchilla , first class in every respect , . , , Your Choice G293 Short Napped Black and Brown Chinchilla , satin sleeve and Italian Ihicd chest 04S2 Black Chinchilla , full satin lined ; a rave bargain nt former prices.- 81G4 Complete line ot Blaclc and Blue Chinchilla , in silk and satin lined"o'ur ; regular $10 , S10.r > 0 and $18. In addition to the above mentioned goods , we have everything in Overcoats ajiil Suits known to the trade , and this slaughter vibrates throughout the entire stock StrIotl3T CsuslbGroods oari Credit at Keg-a.lar : Prices Qm.l3r. : RNIGllTS OF PYTHIAS MOURN , Justus H. Batbono , Founder of the Order , IB Dead. AFTER A LONG , PAINFUL ILLNESS. Sliort Sketch of Ills Jjlfo Growth of Iho Knight Tcniplnr Conclave- News and Notes of the Orders. A Dund KnlKht. Past Supreme Chancellor Justus II. Rath- lionc , founder of the order of Knights of Pythias , died it the Lima hotel , in Lima , O. , last Monday aftoraoon , December 9. The Immediate cause of his death was an im mense carbuncle in the middle of his back. This had troubled him for a long time , but ho bore up under hbi suffering and continued his work as supreme lecturer. lie was In Omaha August , and delivered an interest ing lecture to the members of the order.At that tlmo ho was almost Incapacitated for work by reason of his sufferings from the carbuncle whicli caused his death. Mr. Until none remarked to an Omaha knight that tin IIIIHW It urnuld kill him. lie arrived In Lima , O. , on Sunday , No vember 17 , and was prostrated by his suffer ings , livery attention was afforded him and skillful physicians wcro in attendance ut MU bedside. 'Iho day following bis arrival at Lima nn operation was performed which afforded him great relief for a few days , but on November J-'O his family wore telegraphed for. On the " 7th ho rallied slightly and tel egrams were sent out by the picss announc ing this fact. Hope rose in the heart * of Pythiausall over the country after this re port , but on the Oth lust , these hopes wcro shattered by ttio report of his death. Justus Henry Itathbono was born In Deor- flold , Oneida county , N. Y. , October 20 , Ib39. Ho was educated in the Mount Vvrnon boarding school , Courtland academy , Carlisle summary and Madison university , prominent institutions In his native state. In 1657 ho initiated to the Lake Superior region , where ho WM engaged 11 teaching school afterward a entering the employ of tha Central mining company as clerk. At the beginning of the war ha assisted In the formation of a company of volunteers to Join the First Michigan roKlmont. but on oo- cqunt of some formality the comuuny was not accepted by the governor , and its mem bers subsequently enlisted ia other portious of the state. In 1601 ho was appointed to tbo position of chief cleik.of . the United States hospital rt Gerniautown , Pu. , whcro ho remained until 1803 , when ho was ordered to Washington for duty in the medical ilcpai tment. In IbM ho was appointed to a civil clerkship la tha ofllco of the commissary general of subsls toiico , which ho resigned' iu 1HW to accept a clerushlpiii thooillce of tbo second auditor ot the tieasury , and in I8SU he rcslcrhod this also and wont to lloston to illl a position m Stetson's publishing houso. Ilu was afterward sent to Now York city ns treasurer of Stetson's Now York house , but Hoaii resigned to accept a volition at clerk iu the ofllca of the adjutant gouoral o the war department , which position ho holi at tbo time of his death. Mr. Italhbono was married August II ISO ! , to Miss Kniuiii Louisa Suuger of Utlca N. Y. , and was blessed wlih ilvo children two of whom , with the mother , survive him While cngaeod in teaching school Mr Rathbone became deeply Impressed with the stori' of Damon unit 1' ) thlas uud resolved to da all In his power to induce men to follow tbo example of the noble self-sacrifice as re- Yealod In the true and generous Pythias. 'i ho result of this resolution was the rllua of the Knights of Pythlas-a ritual whlcl has so taken bold of ttiu hearts of men tha tha Browth ot the order is without paralle iu the history of secret organizations. Uesldes the ritual of the Knights o Pythias he has written the rituul of the S. I > . 1C , the Monies of Arcadia , the Mysll Order of Seven and the musical burlcsqu oi "Pocahonia * In Itlncb , " iu the title tel ft which latter ho has appeared ou aercra ccasloiis at amateur entertainments and ; ulned unbounded applause. Besides his literary talent Mr. Hathbone vas possessed of a genius for music cotnpo- itlon as well as execution and composed early all ot the music used In the ledge voik. THE TKIKNMAIi CONCIj.XVB. \n Account of me Growth of This Modern Institution. The triennial conclave of the Knights Templar as it at present exists is not an old nstitution by any means. On the contrary , t is of quite modern origin. It is true that msincss sessions of the chief body have been icld for the past seventy-three years , but or Dfty 5'cars these wore confined to plain > usluoss sessions , unu there was no attempt , at display or pageantry. Previous to twenty cars ago these sessions wcro attended by jut the staid old members of the order , who were brought toecthcr fora purpose in which , ho general public were not supposed to take the least interest. The ilrst conclave , how ever , Is coincident with tbo thorough and systematic organization of Knights Tom- ilary In this country. In 1810 taoro wcro light councils In existence- the United states , and Templar history as a pure < nlghtly order must date from June of that vcar , ut which time "delegates or knights companions from eight councils and en campments of Knights Templar and append- ant orders , " as they ore termed m the old record , nhsomblcd In Now York. They woio as follows : Boston encamp ment , lloston , Mass. ; St. John's encamp ment. Providence , It. I. : Ancient encamp ment , Now York city ; Temple encampment , Albany , N. Y. ; Montgomery encampment Stillwater , N. Y. ; St. Paul's cominandery , Nowbnryport , Muss. ; Newport encampment , Nowpoit , It , I. ; Daiius council , Portland , Mo. Mo.This This was really the first conclave , and a comparison of its loudest and Insignificant proportions with the magnificent pageantry and display of today , furnishes interesting food for icllectlon. These feu- knights came together in June , 1810 , and proceeded to form , adoot and ratify a constitution. The body was called the general grand encamp ment of the United Status , which title was retained without change for forty years. The moving spirit was Thomas WebbSmlth , a man whoso name is revered in all Masonry foj the great service ho has rendered the order dor iu all its branches , The chief olllccr elected was called thu general grand muster , and to that important station , Governor Uo Witt Clinton , of New York , was raised. The convocation , after having completed its work , adjourned m meet In Now York again on September 10 , 1619. This N tha history ot the ilrst conclave of the Knights Templar in the United Slates. The growth of the now order was very glow , and , when the second conclnvo was hold it was found that there wore but four more delegates present than attended the first. Hut some procrrcas bad been made in the umttor of stuto organization , Now York , Massachusetts , and Uhodo Island taking the load In this respect. 'Iho records of the proceedings ot the second conclave , Iu 1S1' > > are not full , but they show that charters had Leon granted for encampments In Colches ter , Conn. , and Worthmgtou , Ohio , and it is possible tlmt others had boon formed. There was but little general business tracsacted at that session , aud General DoWitt Clinton was re-elected general grand master. With the provision of a seven-year term of olllcc another was agreed ou , that the next convocation should not bo hold for the same length of time , and the adjournment was to September 18,1820 , In Now York once more , The sovouenrs which elapsed between the second and third conclaves scorn to have been filled with a fair degree ot activity among tha Knights. In Ibtho grand en- catnpmcut. as the state organization was still called , of Virginia , was established. Iu lb.Il Vermont aho formed a prund encampment. These were followed by similar actions la several ether status , ana as a result there was a gratifying lucrcusa ia tbo representation ut the thin conclave , and a decided sensation was created at tuat tlmo by the announcement by Hon. Joel it. Polnsett , United States min ister to Mexico , tbat a grand oncainpiucn hud been formed in Mexico. At tbo thin conclave the rule fixing the period of meet ing at every throe soars add changing the general crund muster's term of ofllco to cou- term with the same tvas re-established aui t < i < u cal Olutoa was re elected. For tha ourth time Now York was chosen as the ilaco of meeting and September 18 , IS'2'J , Ixcd upon as the timo. Prior to the fourth mooting of the con clave General Clinton died and Jonathan 'Jyo ' was chosen as his succcessor. The order had not crown in the meantime for no new encampments had boea reported and delegates wore present from only llvo of the old ones. The fifth conclave was held in Baltimore November 29 , 1832. Since the ast session the cause of Masonry had been jroatly Imperiled by the flood of opposition and the Knights Tempter suffered severely. Tonathan Nye was ro elected general giand naster. 1C. of ! . The date of the public installation of tbo oftlcors of Triangle lodce , No. 5 } , has been Ixed for January " . Grand Chancellor Mac- farland and his retinue of ofllcers will be present and install the ofllcoifl. This is a special favor , as the public installations are usually conducted by a deputy. The installa tion will bo follow by n dance and supper. Omaha division , No. 12 , will give another lop on Now Year's eve at Goodrich hall. The new Pythian hall will bo formally opened next Thursday evening by an enter tainment aud dance. A largo array of talent has been secured and a line entertainment is promised. This will bo followed by a dance. At the last regular meetlugof Pallas lodge. No. 110 , of Schuyicr , the following onicers were elected : C. C. , E. H. Phelps ; V. C. . C. L , Towlo ; P. , W. S. Jenkins ; K. U. .and S. , F. H. Kohn ; M. of E. , H. M. Fulmar ; M. of P. , F. W , Shonka ; M. at A. , C. J. Sa- farlk ; tiustces , Will Anthus , Charles Jen- Icins , Joseph Kubicek. The lodge at Creighton elected the follow ing otllcers nt their last meeting : C. C. , W. Li. Henderson ; V. C. , Wayne Urquhart ; P. . W. H. Ilritt ; 1C It. of S..W. F. Lucas ; M. of B..F. E. White ; M. of F.\V. W. Weigel ; M. at A. , E. D. Mason. I. O. O. I'1. ' Omaha ledge No. 3 , received a very plene- unt visit from Ulalr ledge , No. 14 , lust week. The latter ledge had comedown to witness the Initiatory and ilrst degrco work as exempli fied by the team of Ouiaba lodgo. Grand Patriarch I. P. Gago. of Fremont , was pres ent , ana the team of No. U acquitted thouv selves admirably. Refreshments were served In tha unto-room. Congress lodge No. 173 1. O. O. F. , of Hanson , was intituled last night by Grand Master W. H. Uargcr , assisted by Urothors G. A. Kent , Frank Dalby , James MoWado , N. Schilling. C. Dojen , C. Hanson , Mr. Keinpel , J. M. Touiiaut of Hastings tlodgo nnd a number from Doniphan lodgo. The ofllcers elected were S. M. Frmk , N. G. ; J. H. Allen , V. G. : Howard Stlro , recording secretary ; Winthroo Jones , permanentsec- rolar.v ; John Wilson , treasurer. All were pleasantly entertained. rViirbury ledge No. 54 , elected the follow ing officers at its last meeting : N , G. , W , U. Chambers ; V. G. , Andrew Uosenberger ; secretary , Peter King ; treasurer , E. Mun- ior ; trustees , W. P. Freeman , J , O , Harper J. D. Hubblo. These ollicers will bo pub licly installed on January 0. Scbuyler ledge elected the following o di cers nt Its lust meeting : N , G , , John 0. Van Housen ; V. G. , H. A. Itoohllng ; secretary , J. S. Johnson ; treasurer , John Curry ; trus tees , J. E. Arnold , D. McLcod , W. L , Weaver. A. K & A. M. Frank Welch lodge , No. 75 , of Sidney , has taken steps toward building a Masonio torn- plo. A committee lias boea appointed con sisting of Worshipful Master Robert Shu- man , Senior Yardon Joseph Oberfeldnr. Junior Warden Moulton and the f allowing brethren ; E. W. Stone , Henry SU Haynor , J , A. Uorlo and H. S. Obcrfelder , Tlio com- mlttfo bus been given power to se'cct ' plans , issno stock , let contracts , etc. The touplo will bo athroo-story omldlng with the lower floor devoted to stores , the second to a con cert room , and tno third will be used for lodge purposes. The temple will bo built by an incorporated company ana It It the inten tion to Invlto every lodpn la iho Jurisdiction to subscribe to a sbaro ot slock. Tha shares will bo placed at & 5 each. The new Mnsouto hall ut DaWitt wa dedi cated last week. Delegates from Lincoln , Oreto and Wilbcr lodges ware priJsant and assisted ia the dedication. Grand C'uBtodli'u Lee P. Gillette of TJeatrico , oMIclatod in tlio ceremonies on behalf of the grand lodge. Omahn coimcd. No. 1 , H. and S. M , , elected ofllccis lust Monday night as follows ; P. L G. M. , James Gilbert ; D. I. G. At. , M. Jody , P. C. . N. 11. Apple ; treasurer , Gus tavo Anderson ; recoider. J. U. Uruncr.x Damascus chapter. No. 25 , U. A. M. , of Norfolk , elected the following odlccrs nt their last meeting : H. P. , John S. McClary ; If. , George TSprcchor ; S. , William H. Uucholz ; treasurer , Samuel W. Hayes ; secretary , Hey. Dunn Whltmarsh. Bellevue chapter. No. 7 , K. A. M. , elected the following ofllcers at their meeting Tues day night : II. P. . W. A. Gardner ; 1C , N. B. Apple ; is , M. Maul ; tieusuror , M. Parr ; seuetary , W. S. Boueii. Scottish Kite In Kentucky. Scottish Kite matters in Kentucky have been badly mixed for a long tlmo and very arbitrary action was taken by the Masonio grand ledge in that state which has been strongly questioned by conservative Masons. Grand Master W. W. Clarke of Kentucky has takan the matter in hand and has issued the folloxvlng concise statement of a few facts in Musonlo law ! whiuh is taken from tbo Laxingtou , Ky. , Transcript : At the oighty-nlntli session of grand ledge of Kentucky , an nincnilmont to the constitu tion of tha grand ledge was proposed for the consideration of the subordinate lodges , by the provision of which certain bodies , therein enumerated , were acknowledged to bo legit imate and genuine , and a heavy penalty pro vided against "Any Mason who shall here after taka or receive , or communicate , or confer , or soil , or to bo present at , or assist in communicating or conferring , or selling , or solicit anyone to take , or upply for any alleged Masonio dugreo or order of knight hood in nny assemblage of men , no mat ter by what name soovor it may bo called , except it bo hold under the au- authoritv of ono of the bodies heretofore uc- knowlodgod to bo logltimalo and genuine , " At the same session of the grand ledge a resolution elution was adopted , Iho effect ot which waste to make iho aforesaid amendment nnincdl- , atelv operative and to continue it In forca until the aforesaid amendment Is incorpo rated Into the organic law ; not as an amend ment to the constitution , but as an edict of regulation , tu other words there was an amendment proposed to the constitution of the grand ledge , which , under tha constitu tion , must Ho over ono whole vacation before it could bo acted on. Thcro was also adopted a regulation or edicUi st forth In the same language as the proposed amendment , to take effect immediately unilito bo terminated by the adoption of the saiilnmondmont. This Is believed to bit n clear and explicit statement of thoactlonioftho grand ledge on this subject at Its-eighty-ninth session. Ac its ninety-ninth session , the aforesaid amend ment to Us constitution was adopted , but with the folloAving' amendment ; Provided , however , that before the privi leges thus guaranteed to the several bodies enumerated , their respective grand councils , encampments , etc. , 'shall first amend their several constitutionv , ivlz : requiring that each member of th.ei { subordinate bodies shall heureforlh bo Idiactlvo nlltllatlon with some subordinate "bluoi lodge , " meaning , of course , that before the several bodies named in the amendment covhli avail themselves of. the privileges guarantad by the amendment , their several constitutions must bo amended as therein Indicated1' ' " , The question Is , wtulf'Is ' the law on this subject ? Hold , first , tbat this adoption of the amendment to the constitution , whether la Its original form or modified by subsequent amendment , repeals the edict or regulation. i. That the amendment as adopted is not m < orco or effect , and by its terms cannot become operative until its conditions are complied with by the bodies therein enumer * ated. 8. That the adoption by the grand lodge of a law , which by its provisions is for a time in abeyance , and wbleh can only become op erative upon the happening of souio uncer tain oveut , must be formally promulgated by proclamation of the grand master after the hupuemng of such event , befoni it becomes obligatory upon tbo craft. 4. That the adoption by the grand ledge of an amendment to the constitution , is the sol emn adjudication of all matters within the scope aud purpose of such amendment , and therefore , all previous legislation ou matters embraced Ihereln , and in ronfhrt iliarpwilu , U thereby repealed. W. W. CLIIIKE , Grand Matter , BARBEROUS SUNDAY WORK , Shall it Be Continued on the Sab bath Day. THE SHAVERS ARE DIVIDED. The Jtecont Coopers' S-rike with Oilier Interesting Information to the Members of the Tolling Crnft. Sunday Shnvcs. The barbers are having a very lively btrugglo between themselves just now. Some person started a boom to force all the shop ! to close on Sunday. Tlie wave seemed to bo a popular one and it noiv looks as though tlieru would bo no moro shaving on Sunday after today. A uuinbor of shavers , however , have slg- tilftBd tholr willingness to test the law and throw tlioir uoors open today until noon , the same us bus been done during the past few years and ia fact ever since the Sunday clos ing act passed iho legislature. The artists who have been in favor of Sun day closing will spot ar.d prosecute the ones who do business today. A test case will bo made of some one , but Who it will bo is yet to bo determined. Frank Sloa conducts n shop oa North Six teenth street , uud classes himself among the men who conduct what IB generally termed small ( .hops , Ho declares that it is not only the nmalt shops that are In favor of Sunday closing , but that a muiority of the larcer ones are with tbotn. IJo argues that In Lincoln , Topelca , St. Paul , DCS Moines , Council IJlufts and other cities tha law governing Sunday harboring is strictly unforced and has proven a success , Ho sees no reason why the Omaha barbers could not ao the same tiling. The following bosses have declared tbat they will keep tlioir shops open to-day ; Faisl's Continental building , Morrell , Merchants and Mlllard , Merchants shaving saloon and I'axton , Fourteenth and Douglas ; Manger , Fourteenth and Farnain ; Arcade liotol ; Chris Willlo , Farnam street near Eleventh ; Cook's. Tenth and Mason ; Fred Fiala , Sixteenth mid Williams ; Slxtoonth and Capitol avenue ; Sixteenth uud Dodge ; Porkony , South Thirteenth ; Hlackwood , Twenty-seventh and leaven worth ; Kustho , 1514 Soutb Thirteenth ; Kinuicl , and under Uoyd's opera house. The Diitunrrs. Thcro has been much said during the last week In the newspapers about an ordinance recently Introduced la the city council , which , If passed , would compel each butcher to pay an annual llconso of $100 , Arguments have been made on both sides , both by Interview and communication , and from what has already developed it would appear Hint opinions on tbo subject are about equally divided , The largo dealers Insinuate that tbo smaller dealers buy cheap meats , and the small dealers accuse the larger ones of endeavoring to freeze them out. There arc-about sixty-llvo boas butchers who belong to the association , and it is claimed by them that new moinbeia are being added at each meeting. "Our meetings are purely of a social na ture , " said a rod-faced , Bcar-Jlngor knight of the cleaver. "Wo novur talk about prices , especially retail rates. Sometimes tno ques tion of prices on llvo beeves is discussed , but this is seldom the case. " ' Small dealers are not barred from our association. Let them como in. The license ordinance has been endorsed by our mem bers and wo would lllto vn BOO It carried out. A business man who cannot afford to pay $100 Hooaso per year should -.villlnply close up ( bop. Wo don't want to freeze out any portion , but do not propose to bo 'played horse' with ourselves by a lot of persons who only remain in business during the months whan tbo expenses are tbo least and the trade the best. M n who aio butchers and stick to tha business twelve months in the year are , in favor of the ordinance. " < f The DoromittBO recently appointed by the 'Boss ' lutoh.er ! * ' association to aacuro niguers to a petit ion recommending that the council pass the license ordinance pertaining to their business , is meeting with success. Butchers who know , or at least are m n position to know , claim that all first class butchers are signing the petition. The signers are not all members of the associa tion either. Six new names wora sent in for member ship to the association Friday and as many moro yesterday. The ordinance will also recommend that all butcher shops ba closed on Sunday from November 1 until May 1. llin Home Miosrs "Don't you know , " said n union horse shocr to a reporter , "that committee Hint we hnd out hustling for names of uon union shocrs did our union lots of good. At the time , some of the follows who wcro approached preached by the committee were a little hot , and gave some pretty lively answers on the spur of thu moment , that they wore sorry afterward. "A number of them who said positively that they would not Join , huvo since sent in their applications for membership. Yes , our union is growing all the time ) , uud each mem ber is taking nn active interest. There Is no strife or dcbiro for contention. All wo want now is plenty of snow and ice and that will make our business boom. " MEN OP IMUSCU ; . ihc .Jubilating Coopers and Other liocnl Tradesmen. rho union coopers are Jubilant over tholr victory nt South Ouialm. Thostilkowus occasioned by a reduction of B cents on a barrel. Ten days days ago the men were notlDed that prices would bo cut from 40 to 83 cents. Thov worked a few days after they had received the notification and then struck , demanding the former prices , They were out only a few days when they wcro notified that they could go back to work at the original figures , An effort was made to put scabs to work but It failed. "Tho bosses ought to bo thankful to got good coopers to work for oven 40 cents a barrel , " said the proslilontof the union. "Tho swiftest and host coopers wo huvo can make ordy about seven barrels a day. What does tbat amount tot The butchers In the pack ing bouse make moro money thau that. "Take for Instance New York , Chicago and other largo cities. They pay 50 cents per barrel. Hut In these places they do not have to compete with convict labor. That's what knocks out wages In Omaha and this vicinity. Wo will in the future make an effort to overcome this convict competition. " "How about the natulonal convention of union coopers. When will that be hold ) " "That is difllcult to tell. The members of our local union are anxious to have It hold in Omaha. Yesterday wo received word that the union coopers of Now York city were endeavoring to locate the national Blithering there. Of course , our boys are anxious to have it , but If wo cnn't make the rifllo , ivo want it held somewhere out \vest anyhow. "It wouldn't bo fair to go way elf to New York. In the west there are several states which have strong organizations la our trado. California , for instance , bus one of the best and most solid organizations of any state in thounion , and if the national con vention should bo located in New York they would be greatly displeased. It would not naturally reduce the number of their dele gates about one-half. "Our boys are bound to * have the conven tion held either In Oinalia or Chicago. If it is held In the latter place , wo shall nond three delegates. If the convention is held in New York , wo can only afford to send one. one."All we ask Is that our colleagues como half way. Omaha is about that point. " The Central Jjubor Union. There was a largely attended mooting of the central labor ualou JasJ , Friday night , The boys discussed the market house thoroughly. The strongest arguments , and these most favorably nceeptsd , were la favor of three market houses. The estimated amount of bonds to bo voted by the people tyas 1100,000. Tbo report * from the various trades unions did not develop nny contention , but on the o'Uer hand thu statistics show that peace reigns and satisfactory wages are being paid on every hand. The principle topic for discussion was the eight-hour system. Uesolutions wore adopted denouncing the I'inkorton detective system in cases of strikes. The following resolution was adopted by the Central labor union at its meeting Friday evening : Resolved. That the Central labor union request the mayor and city council to pass resolutions asking the citizens of Omaha to vote upou n proposition to issue SIM,000 ) in bonds for the purpose of building thrco market houses , us the mayor and city council .maydirect , in accordance with sections03 and 0(5 ( of the city charter , and said market houses to bo established in the streets of the city of Omnha at such points as may bo doomed most convenient for the accommoda tion of the public. Ilio OirpontirH. The "Jour" carpenters met Friday night in Green's ' hall and hold an interesting meet ing. The attendance was largo and much interest was manifested. Everybody spoke in favor of the eight hour system. The argument was that as much money would bo made and saved by the men while moro mechanics would bo given employment. Imlmrbrs. The few street laborers who are fortunate enough to huvo work are earning } 1.75 per day. The bosses have singled out their best ami most faithful men and the others have been lot go. The employment agencies nro not getting any orders for gangs of men , and the labor ers who have worked in Omaha nil summer are leaving the city singly and In pairs , They will return In the spring. PEIH'EHMINT DHOPS. The bii/zard's menu is a bill of air. If Iodideof potash , Is an inquest nccos- sary ? The natives of Alaska are a cold atul dis tant people. A removal from ofllco is of necessity a dts- appointment. A man's debts will overtake him no matter how fur they run behind , It is comparatively qulot when so still you can hour the dew drop. Many a man has cast a shadow on his Ufa by standing in his own light. The speaker of tha house Is the man \vtio Istcns to the talk of others , "Somo of ttm best people In the country put up with .mo , " said tno pawnbroker , Ifo I've got n brother a ivrlicamau. She Dat's nutliii , I've got 'r bruther a nnngeL , "You are trying to tnako frame of tno , " re marked the buzzard as the sportsman fired at It. Occasionally you see a very rich man who Is so economical that ho would enjoy holu poor. Jay Gould's book will bo full of quotations , gilt-edged , wide margin ana full bound ia lamb. ' it usually happens that these people who are always looking out for a soft snap moot with hard luck. I'uor people with too many naughty boyn in their families should send some of thorn to a nautical school , It Is fly tlino with tbo dishonest cashier when ho thinks his peculations are oil the ova of being discovered , "I'd ' rather bo a wild turkey and llvo on tbo prairie , " said a llttlu boy , "than bo a tame turkey and bo killed every your , " When you have n cold you do not know how to euro It , All your friondu know how , ana they tell you , but that dnca not affect the cold. Querist Hoxv do you pronounce bron chitis , uoctorl Doctor I pronounce it a very troublesome and dangerous disorder. Humorist I sunposa this llttlo joke will go at regular rates , If accepted ! ' Editor Yost I guess so. It is too old to travel for half- furo any longer. "Great heavens , " eaid the barnyard rooster , ns ho watched tbo feeble fluttering of a poor turkey after the ox came down , "I wonder what is the matter with his nibs , the gobbler ! " "Well , Judging from hi * ac tions , " replied a facetious llttlo bantam. "I should say that he baa loat bis bean.1' '