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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (June 8, 1890)
" " THE OMAHA DAILY BEE , SUNDAY OUNB . , 1800. "S" fflOSEJlASDS OF LABOR , An Eplto.y. of What Workmen Think Would Benefit Them , * THE POPULARITY OF THE DEMAND , Loonl ClcrkN OrgniilzInK hotter Car- rlvrH AHkltiK Tor Kl > ; llt Hours 1'owilerly ontlio KnlghtH The leaders in tno several labor organiza tions of this city are beginning to realize that Omaha will , before another year , bo equal to Chicago in the Interest displayed in labor demonstrations. To bo plain arfd nt the same time truthful , thcso men know that the feel ing which has lain dormant so long is being gradually , effectually awakened. A great , many things which , If taken ) singly , would have butlttllc effect , have been fie suddenly welded as to bring nil the discon tent which bus existed to the surface. Many of the causes are of this dissatisfac tion of long standing , while others are of re cent origin. They are long hours , small remuneration , unchristian treatment , want of time for 1m- provcmcntinud equality measured only by the size of the Individual bank account. On the first of these the great fight will bo made. The struggle will bo In but ono way , the men hold , namely a reduction in the hours constituting a day's work nud when the contest Is over when the vanquished nnd the victors agree hands that nro now idlt > , they hold , will bo honestly employed ; homes that uro now dcsolato will bo sur rounded with comforts , nnd stomachs thai nro now weak from forced anil continued fasting will be strengthened with wholesome food. food.Tho The desire fpr an eight-hour day , thcso men hold , is much more universal than any one outside the labor organizations would suppose. The printers , who ore known to bo * conservative , it is said favor an eight-hour flay. The shoo clerks are now moving for . -shortci hours nnd , from the activity maul- ' /i-stod In the painters' union and ono or two other organizations which might be named , the men believe that the demand fora shorter working day will bccomo general before Juno 1 , Ib'Jl. Laboring men , too , want to bo protected when they go to the polls to vote. They think the Australian ballot bill will afford that protection ; they want it und they claim they will get It or they will go Into politics this fall In a way that will surprise the poli ticians. Clci-ks Organizing. Today the clerks In the many stores of the city expect to complete their organization by the election of permanent ofllcors nnd the selection of delegates to represent their in terests in the Central labor union. " For years the clerks of Omaha have wrest led with the shorter hour problem , and this season they again took it up under the trade union Idea. Isolated as they were , unknown by n major portion of their fellow-workers , Ignorant of important events transpiring nround them and concerning them , it is con- Rider ed no surprise that a change was sought. The men are Intelligent , respectable and pro gressive. At the present time the member ship of the clerks' union amounts to GOO and is being increased every day. Tho-boys are not satisfied with the efforts they are making In their own behalf , but ns soon sia they get their own union on Us feet , they propose to go into another vineyard to labor , and will then pro ceed to organize the lady clerks into a local as icmbly Already the movement bus had its effect , as the furniture stores huvo conceded that the demands of the clerks are Just , and ns a result they now close their stores tit (1:80 ( : every even ing , while any number of dry goods stores are .following suit und allowing their clerks to have their evenings to themselves. Cnrrlei-H nml K Hours. Taking up the fight that was Inaugurated by the letter carriers , the nostofilco clerks have declared for an eight-hour working day , and have succeeded in inducing General ICctcham of New York to Introduce a bill in congress providing that the working day of the ! > , ( XX ) clerks in the first , second and third class postoftlces shall not exceed eight hours. . . Eight hours has been specified us n day's labor for all the employes of the government nnd equity would seem to require that It bo extended to that hard working class of postal Y employes , the clerks , who now work on an average of twelve hours a day and in some instances even longer , und nro compelled to bo on duty holidays and Sundays renuiro- ment which Is not made without extra pay of any other class of persons in the civil service. Besides considerations nfTeot- ing directly the welfare of the clerks , It Is 'O maintained that n shortening of these hours > * of labor Is demanded by considerations r > > public convenience , A clerk who has been on duty ten or twelve hours consecu tively Is not likely to be in the best condition to perform his responsible nnd exacting work " with the desired speed and accuracy. There is no knowing how many of the vexatious errors In the transmission of the mails are to Iw attributed , not to any lack of zeal or at tention on the part of the postal employes , but to downright weariness. A lessening of the hours of labor might , In n largo part , compensate for an Increase in cost by an actual Increase In the cfllulency of the postal M'l-vlco. At any rate the point Is ono which Will undoubtedly be considered. Clnolmiiui Carpenters Out. Every union carpenter lu the city of Cin cinnati has struck , und for OIICQ work is nt n standstill in Ohio's metropolis. Several days ago 1-IOt ) of the carpenters wont out be cause the bosses would not agree to the union scale. A few days later their places were * filled by non-union men , which resulted In the strike becoming general. The men have now served notice that they will stay out un til un agreement has beeu signed by the bosses that they will live up to the rules adopted by the Central labor union und will discharge the non-union men In their employ. Tlireo Victories. The laboring men of Now York have won n victory that to thorn moans u great do.il. Last week Governor Hill was Induced to sign bills prohibiting hat making In state's prisons ; providing for the appointment of right female factory Inspectors and for the weekly payment of wages by the corporations In thu state , " * I'owiloi-ly on tlio 1C. of It. The public demonstration In Albany , N. Y , last Thursday , In honor of the arrival of Generul Master Workman Powderly , who lectured before the laboring men in that city , drew the Knights of Labor from nil over the state. In the parade S.OOO knights were In lino. \ After marching about the principal streets of \ the city a halt was culled at a largo hall , whereafter being Introduced by N. G. Spuld- lug , secretary of the state farmers' league , Mr. Powderly said : "You talk of the conflict of thirty years ago , when the men of the time marched to the south to do battle. If wo believe cam paign stories the war Is still on. If we read hUtory wo know that those men felt In their heiuts tit the close of the struggle that slavery was dead. Tnoy foil proud of their work , und It wus a noble thing to do to strike the phacklcs from thn limbs of four millions of slaves , The achievement was one that any nation might well bo proud of. Time went on nnd slavery iignin showed Its head iu the land , nnd there are today iu this country more b I lives than there were when the war began. They exist not alone lu the south nor In the east or west-thoy are not among the colored race ulouo but everywhere umong cur bixty millions of people. But while the war was going on seeds wro being planted that will Im time i-om- pletely wipe out the slavery that is marching through the land. In IStW the garment-cut- tors of Philadelphia felt that they were not being treated us they should bo und formed a society for tholr protection , They ran along , doing practically nothing to benefit their con dition , until cue night In October , IfcoO. they * jsailed to disband. Things had cnuiu nr grown worse during the period of their exist ence. When they organized they were workIng - Ing nlno nnd a half hours per tin } ' , nnd when they disbanded they were working eleven hours for the same pay. When the meeting adjourned , ono old man who had been a mem ber of the society , organized seven persons , Including himself. Into n society which ho claimed would bo far-reaching and practical. It was the birth Of the Knights of Labor. The organization was j > orfectcd December 2 * , 1WW , nnd since then It has spread through almost over } ' country of the civilized world. The disagreement on religious questions pre vented some from going into the order , but that question was speedily settled. Suppose wo got n Catholic on ono hand nnd a Protes tant , no matter what the denomination , on the other. We sav to them : Suppose an order Is Issued that all the people in the country must go to Now York city. They travel there on half n dozen different railroad * ) , but no matter which of the roads they take they are sure to get there , just the same. Hut when they once reach their destination the wisest man In the world cannot stand on Broadway nnd tell , from the dust on their coats , which road they took to reach the place. They are there all the same. Just so It is in heaven. Yon can't tell when n person gets there what his religious convictions wcro during life. That settles the religious question. Now let's see how close together they are on the other questions. Ono says to the other : "How much money nro you making ! " "Two dollars " Is the . "Don't think a day , reply. you you ought to get two and n-half 1" They agree on that nnd shako hands. Then the question arises : "Don't you think you ought to have more leisure ! " They shako again. "Don't you think , " says one. "your children should darken the doors of the schools Instead of the factories ! " Then they shako again. They uro on n level there , und so they should bo on n level on religious questions. What are the principles of the Knights of Labor , ! Wo hold that "An injury to ono is the concern of all. " They saw among other things the necessity of establishing labor bu reaus , that the conditions of working people all over the hind should bo known. They have established twenty-one labor bureaus In as many states , and a department of labor nt Washington that Is searching all the world to find out what is being done to promote the welfare of the tolling masses. At Cohocs lost Tuesday evening I saw children leaving the great mills after their day's work who could not bo more than ten years of age. I stood at the gates of the nulls und saw them go to their homes. They passed by the school room door on their way to work. The pasted It again going homo in the even- Ing. The doors wore closed to them , nnd when they arrive at the stage of manhood , dwarfed in famestinted in mahood and wo manhood , they nro helpless and nt the mercy of others , for their minds have been forever closed against the education which they should have received In youth. See to it that the child Is educated. What can bo the feel ings of the inuu of wealth who realizes that his action in depriving the child of an edu- catiou has murdered an intellect that might have been an ornament to his country. I doubt not but that if these who arc accounta ble for this crime , for it Is a crime , could stand , as I stood , to see these young children coming from the mills , they would say with me. it is n wrong and I will do my best to end it. I am not a rleU man , have no more of this world's goods than I actually need , but , as poor as I am , I would rather stand a pauper than bo a millionaire and owe my wealth to the labor of children whoso future I destroyed by driving them to the factory when they should bo in the school room. "Some of our men have felt that the women should not bo organized ; they are too peed to bo brought Into an assembly of the Knights of Labor. They should not ininglo with the foul-smelling , tobacco-chewing , profane men in the assemblies. If it is right for these women to sit at the same table in the evening with their fathers , brothers , uncles and hus bands , is it not rlghl to meet with them In an assembly where the rights of all may bo dis cussed I If there Is a place outside of the Christian church where the name of woman is held to he sacred , where it is respected und reverenced more than anywhere else , that place is in n local assembly of the Knights of Labor. If the women are not organized they will soon bo doing the work that strong men uro now doing. And strength nud brain will not bo regarded as factors in the work of the future , for It is within the possibilities of the next few years that women will do all the work through the aid of science nnd Inven tion. And then when the men nro standing around Idle they will wish that they had taken heed to the precepts of the Knights ol Labor and demanded for the women of the land equal pay for equal work. 'Wo want the importation of contract labor prohib'ted. ' I recently witnessed the landing at Cikstlo Garden of a shipload of emigrants. They were a stalwart body of people. The women carried on their heads articles of household articles , such as bedding , etc. , nnd the men were willing they should do so. Evi dently they were woman's rights men. In many instances both men and women wore wooden shoes. They came to an already over crowded country. When two men land in this country now-a-diiys they stand on a spot that will only furnish work for one. The condition of things has changed in the past llt'ty years. Then there was plenty to do and few to do It , but the country has llllcd up so rapidly that now there are too many. I would say to the people of the old country : Stay at homo until the existing load upon us is removed , then we will receive you with open arms. For tak ing this stand , it is said by some that , if that rule was enforced , I would bo a turf cutter In Ireland today. In answer , T would say that It is far better to bo a turfcuttcr in Ireland nt * the present time than a pauper in the streets of America. Wo want men nowhere who will work for 75 cents a day and go out in the woods and cut their shoes off the trees. Wo say that emigration should bo so restricted that not more than 2,000 should bo allowed to land on our shores each week , and .that every man should bo able to read and write before ho bo allowed to exercise the right of Amer ican citizenship. " unyEV fen THE L.IIHE.I. Glace kid gloves have taken the place of suede gloves. Glazed black kid Is more pop ular for street wear than tan , which It has to u largo degree replaced , Silk stockings are worn this season of the same hue as the dress. They are very com fortable. Plain black add to a shapely ankle , but stripes detract from it. An anti-flirt trust Is being organized by regular watering place girls. Their motto is , "Lot no Jilty man escape. " Black Ice cream is a new fad. It Is.colored by the addition of charcoal und thu juice of Turkish prunes. White and pale-lemon ostrich feathers enlarge largo white hats produce a charming oifcct. Narrow velvet ribbons aroused to conllno them against the crown. A young lady has evolved the following re flection on masculine Washington : The saddest words of tongue or pen There are too many women and not enough men. The popular fad in Washington nowadays Is the study of the language and literature of Spain , which was given u great Impetus by the sessions of the Pun-American congress. Yellow and mauve nro the colors for under- linen. If white , there nro stripes In light , yellow. Sometimes the yellow is dotted in white , and white stars are frequent. Gloves nro no longer of the extravagant length which they attained at 0110 time. They are scarcely ever seen reaching as high as the elbow , and are growing shorter. Knitted Tuxedo and Lenox suits nro grow ing in popularity. Their yielding qunllty und ventilating features make them favor ites with ladles and children in summering , The young people of Belvidero , 111. , are In a row which promises to Involve the best families there , One of the north side young ladles n few days ago tried to organize n ten nis club. A chosen few were invited to Join , but the many were left out. From tncso it was proposed to buy nets , etc. , but the own ers refused to sell. This started tile quarrel , which commenced at the llrst meeting nnd has spread until many who do not known racquet from u baseball bat have taken sides. Former friends do not speak as they pass by. Some years ago European dress began to como in vogue , In Japan for women as well ns for men , but a reaction has set In.Thn Jap anese women nro not satisfied with the ordi nary dress styles of civilization , but they are unwilling to return to their old dress , and hence they have been making a study of "rational dress" advocated by the various female dress reformers. Philadelphia has within her limits proba bly from twenty to twenty-live women who are worth a million or more. She has twice that many women who are worth more than fSOO.OOO , und there are hundreds of women in the city whose possessions range from $ -0.000 to f 100,000. The wealthiest woman in Phlladcphi Is believed to be Mrs. A mm M. Powers , widow of Thomas 11. Powers. Mrs. Powers' possessions ore variously estimated t from $3,000,000 to 112,000,000. KELLEY , STIGER & CO. t Special Prices for Monday and all the Week , on Black and Colored Dress Goods , Silks , White Goods , Embroideries , Silk Mits , Hosiery and Muslin Underwear. DRESS GOODS. MOURNING DEPARTMENT. In this department wo uro offering some-very grout bargains. Special at tention ia called to the Blnck Nun's Veiling nt 75c , Blnok Albatross lUCOc , IHnck Serge nl 55c nnd Black Brlllinn- tlnc at 60c. They nro the greatest bar gains wo huvo offered. 42-inch Black Albatross ntCOo , worth ' 40-inch Black Nun's Veiling nt OOc , worth 75c. 42-inch Black Nuns' Vol'ing nt 7oc , well worth $1. 44-inch genuine English Serge nt 75c , worth Oocj 40-inch Black Brillliuitino nt 60c , would bo good value nt 7 < 3c. \Vo have a splomlid line of fancy wcnvcs in black goods , which wo oiler at 75c , worth 05c. In blacic nnd white dress goods wo show un olcgant assortment in stripes , plaids nnd chocks. Ketnnants of black goods at prices to close thorn out Monday with n rush. COLORED DRESS GOODS. 42-incli Colored Brilliantinos , in a splendid assortment of colors ; nlso black nnd white checks nnd stripcsthat will bo placed on sale Monday nt 50c per yard ; they would bo cheap at 05c. 42-inch nil wool Serges , in all tlic now shades , at 65c , worth 70c. All wool Do I3cigo nt 4fic , worth 55c. 42-inch colored Nuns' Veiling at Cue , cheap nt 75c. Tanioso Cloth , in nil the gray mix tures , nt COc , worth 80c. This is the finest cloth nindo for traveling dresses. BLACK AND COLORED SILKS. 24-inch Figured China Silk nt COc , re duced from 75c. 24-inch Wash Surahu , in all the latest designs , at $1. 21-iuch printed Indian Silks , elegant designs , nt 81 , reduced from 31.25. 27-inch Shanghai Silks , in black and colored figured , at SI , worth $1.50. We show : in olcgnnt line of Cream Brocaded China Silks at $1.35 , worth Special Sale Monday of Ladies' MUSLIN UNDERWEAR. Oor. DODQE and IStli Streets. SPECTRES OF VOLUNTEERS. How" They Still Gather 'Bound ' the Festive Board iu No. 6's. MORE OF THE OMAHA FIRE-FIGHTERS. How the Company M'ns Oi'snnizpil nml the Historic Willis With all Their Memories to Which They Jlnvo Succeeded. Wonderful dreams must visit the slumbers of the boys tit No. t ) . It is midnight , nnd the bell of the last car is heard faintly tinkling in the distance. A dim light on the lower Moor gleams on the brass mountings of the ponderous hose cart und the polished buckles of the lire harness , which latter viewed through the gloom , seem to bo suspended in air or encircling invisible horses. Now nnd then the thump of an iron-shod heel behind the thrcebarred doors tin the rear , proclaims the fact that the lire horses will bo ready when the summons comes. A pair of mice creep out into the light till they see their own shadows , and there Is n scuttling and scudling across the lloor , dying away in faint squeaks behind the waluscot- ting. These and the ticking ot the clock , or the measured footfalls of the patrolman on the stone pavement are the only sounds heard. Upstairs , the undulations of seven white coverlets reveal the forms of seven sleeping firemen. Beside each cot Js the "night rig , " , the rubber boots nud pants and the helmet ready for the call. The moonlight glistens on the polished brass sliding polo und over the white covers of the beds. No sound Is heard hero but the deep , regular breathing of the slumbcrers. A wonderful thing happens. The clang of a bell comes from the bell-tower above a ghostly bell It must be. for though the ham mer and tower uro stlH there , the bell was long ago taken nwny to do duty elsewhere. At the first stroke , cots , sleepers , sliding polo nnd "night rigs" vanish. The room Is the same , but the occupants and furniture are changed. The hall is filled with spectres , Spectres long nnd spectres short , spectres stout und spectres lean , spectres pretty nnd spectres plain , spectres fair , dark , young , old , In white gowns und In Prince Albert frocks , in plug hats und Dolly Vurden bonnets , in cutaways und in pullbacks , iu tweeds , broadcloth , silks und satins. Long tables extend down the full length of the hull loaded with gtiostly delicacies. A Jolly set of "spooks" they seem to bo as they gather about the board with their panto mime jabbering nud gesturing. Thoj attack their Intangible viands with as much gusto as If they were material. They argue , llirt , laugh und clink glasses. Bumpers of Invisi ble beer nnd wiuo are quaffed till some of the bibbers become rather vociferously talkative spectres- ] Then comes the speech-making , with ges tures so expressive that ono can almost In terpret them into compliments for the bravo "Are laddies. " Hounds of inuudiblo uppluuso greet each successive speaker nnd everybody speaks or calls on bin neighbor , The tables are cleared away and n ghostly dunce begins to the muslo of ghostly musi cians. They waltz and polku , shottlsche and gallop , swing on the corners , allcmando left all over the hall. The frisky spectres Jig when they balam-o and swing their partners oft their feet. The bungling ones plunge their feet through the Indies llounces and are hustled here and there through the figure * till they look as if they would give the world for a scut. It Is the anniversary of ono of old No. 1's banquets nud the ghosts have c-omo back to live over again the wonderful times of the good old volunteer days. This is the house which stood on the corner of Twentieth nnd Iznrd streets when the volun teer department gave so many of their memorable banquets when mayor nnd council came and wore toasted and toasted In return ami to which all the world and his wife schemed for an Invitation. If the walls could glvo out the echoes they once did the slumbers of Hose company No , 0 would bo disturbed oy muuy u peal of laughter - ter or burst of music , Things are different now. Tuomeawho SI.75. Cream Brocaded Chinn Silks $1worth $1.25. 1'lniil Surnhs , in nil the now Scotcli plaid otfects , 24 inches wide , nt $1 nnd $1.25. BLACK SILKS. SPECIAL. SPECIAL. SPECIAL. Wo will place on sale nt $1.23 iv lot of Blnck Fuillo , Black Satin Rhadaina , ' Black Gros Grain'Blnok Peatt Do Solo Dress Silks , that nro worth from $1.50 to $1.75. Our prieo Monday is $1.2o per yard. Thcso silks are guaranteed to wnnr. Brocadi-.d Gronndino at $1.16 , worth 81.85. Iron Frame Grenadines at $1.35 ; worth $1.00. SPECIAL. Plain Pongee Silks , all colors , nt 50c , worth 75c. 75c.WHITE WHITE GOODS. Thrco special bargains in Satin Chocked Lawns will ho olTercd Monday ; they are the host values in white goods wo have ever offered. LOT I. Satin ohcckod Lawns at lOc , worth 13jo. LOT II. Satin Checked Lawns nt 12o , worth ICsc. LOT III. This lot wo call special nt- tontioii to , ns they nro most olotrnnt goods nnd well worth 20c ; our price Monday is 16c per yard. BLACK INDIA LINOX. Fast Black India Linen at 15a , worth 20c. 20c.Fast Black India L'.non at 20c , regu lar price , 25c. Extra line Fist Black India Linen at 30o , worth 37ic. FRENCH SATEENS , 22c. { Wo place on our counters ono case of French Sateens , elegant designs , equal to anything that has been sold at 85c ; on Monday our price is 22Jc. WHITE INDIA LINONS. Wo have a complete stock of India Linens , in all the different qualities , and offer them Monday nt lOc , 12Je , 15c , Kisc , 20o and 2oc ; they arc the bust value to bo found in the city , and customers occupy the cots do not banquet nnd toast and make 'love to their sweethearts while spin ning round in dance.They spend most of ' waiting for the sound their time'now-u-days , of the gong , mentullyin the attitude of the sprinter waiting for the pistol shot. By night , they sleep with un eye and un car open. open.No. . 0 has no volunteer record and has only been in existence a llttlo over three years. When the new brick engine house on Saunders - ders was built for No. 1 the frame now on Izard and Sixteenth was abandoned and lay idle for a long timo. The eouneil finally moved it down into the street where it now stands , whore it was reorganized and roll tied. Hose company No. 0 was then organized and plaeed in it. The company consists of Frank Graves , captain ; Uriah'Baker , driver ; Pat Noouan , lieutenant ; .lames Jk-Xainai-a , flrst pipiiiiiin ; William Sidcll , second pipcman , and William Bonncr , third pipcman. The captain is ono of the oldest men in the department , having come in in the fallof 1ST ! ) . Ho has since been connected with NTo. ! i nnd No , ! f at various times , and at the organiza tion of No. ( i was made its captain. Ho does not covet any newspaper notoriety and is con tent , as ho says , to pe/ along at his business. Like all the others , the house is always In perfect order. The brass of harness , pole , curt and gongs is polished till it shines The cots upstairs are eoveied with snowy white coverlets and pillow shams. The horses in their stalls nro groomed till they shlno nnd can' certainly make no complaint on the score of comfort , barring the fact that n pair of whips bungs over each biek ready to do some effective work when called on. Din-lug the night Chief Ciulligan's horsonnd bugiry occupy the north sldoof the building and his driver , George Blake , who has put In seventeen years of his life In the department , sleeps on ono of the cots. The chief lives at Eighteenth and Outnlng nnd in case of lire is I picked up by his driver at bis residence. I A feature of the house , which , slightly { modified , bus boon put into nil of the stations and which must bo credited to George Coul ter , superintendent of lire and police alarms , is the cut-off connecting with the doors of horses' stalls. When an alarm of lire comes in these doors fly open automa tically releasing the horses. Coulter's con trivance for this purpose consists of an elec tric attachment and n set of rods which raise slighly a small bolt before the gong really sounds. Strong springs do the rest , and the horses , if they are up to their business , are on their way to their harness before tha whips can strike them. There Is n set of lovers in the outer room by which the ma chinery can bo so adjusted that one. two or nil the horses may bo released when the alarm sou idsorby which all may bo retained , ns Is necessary sometimes for the purposes of drill or when testing the alarm System. The Only One. The Chicago , Milwnukuo & St. Paul railway is the only line running solid vcstibulod , olcotrio lighted and steam heated trains between Chicago , Council Bluffs and Omaha. The berth reading laiun feature in the Pullman sleeping cars ru'ii ' on these lines is patented and cnnnotibo used .by any other railway company. It is the great improvement of the ago. Try it and bo convinced. , Sleeping earn leave the .Union Pacific depot , Omaha , nt 0 p. m , daily , arriving nt Chicago nt 0:30 : n. in. Passengers taking this trnln nro not compelled to got out of the cars nt Council Blulls and wait for the train to bo cleaned. Got tickets nnd sleeping car berths at Union ticket olllco , 1601 Fnrnumt , P. A. NASH. Gen. Agt. J. E. PIIKSTON Ptisan .Agt. ' Through coaches Pullman palnco Bloopers , dining earn , free reclining chair cnrs to Chicago nnd intervening' points via. the great Rock Island route. Tick et olllco 1002. Sixteenth and Fariuun. Itui-lliiKtoii New Ijoonl Trnln. On and nf tor Sunday , May 2.5 , the Bur lington will run n now local twin lonv- ing Omnhn 8:15 : a. m. , arriving Lincoln 0:60 : n. m. Returning , lenvo Lincoln 723 ! p. m. , nrrivlng Omnhn 0 p. m. Thin train Is solely for local business nnd does not wait for connections , nnd will therefore nlwnys be on timo. Ticket olllco 1223 Fnrnam street. Telephone 2oO. Tickets at lowest rates nnd fiujwrlor nccommodntlons vln the grent Rock Is land route. Ticket olllco , 1002 Six teenth und Furuam streets , Oiuu.hu. will do well to examine this stock. BATISTE , lOc. 20 pieces 30-inch Batiste nt 10c , reg ular urico , Kiic. REMNANTS. All fthort lengths of French Sateens , Scotch Ginghnius nnd "White Goods will bo offered nt less thnn cost price. BLACK SATEENS. Just received another shipment of Fast Black Sateens. Customers who hnvo been wnlling can now bo supplied ; price , 22jc nnd 35c. 35c.MULLS. MULLS. Now Crcnm Mulls just received nt 30o , 35c , 50c , COc nnd 75c. FIGURED INDIA DIMITY. Choice Htylcs in Figured ludln Dimity nt ISc , worth 25c. Choice styles in Figured Swiss nt 2oc , worth 35c. SILK MITTS , loc. Wo hnvo about 60 doxon Lndios' Tan Silk Mitts Hint will bo placed on our counters Monday nt tlio oxtrnordinnry prieo of 16c per pair. The regular price of these mitts has been from 30c to 60c per pair. They must bo sold and wo make the price so low that they will bo sold out in ono day. Remember the price is only loc per pair. DOMESTIC REPARTMENT. Now Zephyr Ginghams , ' in stylish plaids and stripes , nt 12 c , worth ioc. Just opened n new lot of these extra line Zephyr Ginghams in styles equal to any Scotch or French goods ; the price is loc per yurJ. Elegant styles of Sateens nt 12jc. " Ladies' Colored Skirts , in black and gray Brillinntincs , Sateen , Moreen in black and gray , nlso striped Seer suckers , all nt specinl prices. REMNANTS. All odd lengths of Ginghams , Per cales , Seersuckers , Sat-'cns nnd Cnli- cocs will be closed out nt less than cost price. This is n chance to buy cheap dresses for the children. JOHNSON'S ' "HAPPY VALLEY , " Eealized in Nature's Handiwork in Omaha's ' New Syndicate Park. WOODED HILLS AND CRYSTAL LAKES. Wlicro Fancy May llonin mill the Merry 1a\\ig\\ \ Mortals MlnglCH With tlio Notes ol' Na ture's Choristers. There is nothing attractive in the name. "Syndicate park" has n real estate ring about it suggestive to some people of a landscape where white section posts predominate , spot ted over with "for sulo" signs or rows of old- new houses put up to sell nnd which uoboay will buy , having neither front yard nor back yard , street nor alloy , and each so faithful a copy of the other that the monotony is pain ful. Neither Is there anything attractive about the entrance to Syndicate park. These who visited the place lust Sunday over the South Omaha motor line were deposited in the mud opposite a yellow clay road cut tlirough a high bank , covered with n dense growth of shrubbery , with instructions to follow their noses nnd they would find the park. A little further down the street und on the opposite side a wretched band was blaring out wretched music , while a sweltering crowd of half tipsy dancers jostled and hus tled each other lu a suffocating beer hall nml a swarm of beer-drinkers clustered about the door. Nothing very attractive in all this to ono who would "commune with nature , " hut lot him follow his instructions and ho will find Ills reward. Thcro arcno graveled drives nnd walks In Syndicate park ; no spraying fountains , no velvety lawns , no swans in the lakes , no flowered terraces , parterres nor terraces , no caged birds and animals , tortured with the nearness and unobtnlnublonoss of the free dom of the forest. But Syndicate park has a glorious beauty of Its on surpassing all this. this.No park commission planned It nnd no land scape gardener rounded its hills nor set out its trees. Nature's cunning bund fashioned all its beauties nnd the men who improved it hud the good sense to follow in her footsteps , A llttlo way back from the entrance on Twenty-fourth street the road winds about to the lett and there bursts upon the eye of the visitor the beauty of the place. An ocean of leaves , the mysterious mur muring muslo of which Is above him und about him , filling the air I An ocean whoso waves dip down , down , down into deep , dark Vlstus of green 1 Away oft there to the east where the pigeons are circling , their white wings gleam ing in the sunlight , they rlso up nnd up again , till all the rust of the world is shut out ngalnst the sky , The long arms of the cl.ns , white-oaks , maples , ashes und dog wood now reach out over either side of the winding drive , and wo follow It ou Into the park protected from the sun. sun.Tho air is laden with the sweet perfume of the forest , of the white clover , which grows hero and there , nnd the hundreds of wild flowers bespangling the rank growth of grasses und ferns , which carpet hill and val ley.Tho The sunlight filters through the leaves uioii the brown earth of the road in little disks of yellow gold. Flitting to and fro across the road are my riads of cut-birds , brown thrushes , robins , blue-birds , finches nml doves. Their music Is everywhere , u wild weird exultant sort of muslo which birds only muko In the cool durk depths of musses of foliage. High up on the other sldo of that deep ra- vlno a sweet-voiced Muger srnds out a single clear flute-like note which rings through the air like the silver call of a comet. Hlvals all around tnke it up till the air is filled with a bedlam of bird-music. Then it dies away till on aspirant , so far away that ho can scarcely bo heard , pipes his note and the performance is repeated. The road branches here , and wo are undo- elded which to take. That to the left curved down into an uhvss of green IcavoH In an almost precipitous fashion. Tti.it to the left skirts uluiig u high bank mat ted with ferns and flowers and apparently curved about to unite with the other beyond the hill. This is only speculation for ono of tlio delights LINEN DEPARTMENT. BED SPREADS , $1.60 , One cnso of fine Crochet Bed Spreads ( Marseilles patterns ) at $1.60 , worth $2. 60 dozen extra qtinlily Huck Towels , fancy borders , nt $2 per dozen , worth S2.76. 60 dozen.oxtrn ! -y white Turkish Towels , $1.60 per do..cii ; would bo cheap at $2. 10 pieces genuine German Half Blenched Damask ntOoc , well worth Hoc. 25 dozen 6-8 Napkins nt $1.25 ; good vnluo nt $1.60. BLEACHED DAMASK , $1.00. AT $1.00-Wo show the llncst assort ment of Table Damask to bo found in the city. The styles nro elegant and the quality Is equal to goods usually sold at 1.25. Napkins to match at $3 per dozen. LADIES' LONDON SHIRTS. Wo are showing some elegant styles in hud OH' London Shirts , in stripes , wash silks and outing flannels ; they nro the latest novelty and nro spoc- inlly adapted for traveling and holiday wear. wear.FLANNEL DEPARTMENT. In this department we show some npccial styles in fancy striped Outing Flannels suitable for blouse waists , shirts , wrappers and bathing suits : the styles nro olcgnnt , prices rnngo from 60c to 85o per ynrii. New designs shown in Embroidered Flannels , also n comuloto line of white Hemstitched Finn nets. 30 inch Outing Flannels 16 per yard. CHILDREN'S MULL BONNETS. Children's black Mull Bonneta nt GOc , worth 76o. Children's black Surah Hats , very stylish , at $1.35. SUMMER CORSETS COc. 25 dozen ladies' Summer Corsets , odd sizes , at 60c ; perfect lilting ; they nro well worth 76c. HOSIERY AND UNDERWEAR. 25 doz. ladies' fast black Lisle Thread' Hose , spliced heel nnd too , extra qual ity , at 76c , worth $1. of Syndicate park is its surprises. Every step almost brings the loiterer opposite new openings in the foliage through which now vistas of beauty are presented. A turnstll at the fork of the road decides us and wo take neither branch , but plunge into the shades between. The shoutings and laughter of children mingle with the songs of the birds nnd rising over a slightknoll tin unl- matcd scene is opened up. An undulating lawn , densely wooded.slopes down ton -point ever the ravine. Hustic chairs , settees , tables and puvillinns are si-ut tered hero and there and hundreds of visitors occupy them. It is the first hot day of the spring nnd white dresses are fluttering. Bunds of i-hil- children are * romping over the grass or flying through the nir in the swings. Bevies of young girls are on all sides , and on the settees and at the roots of the trees are young people nnd old people , hard-workers , drinking in the sweet woodland fragrance ; lonely ones with tab and pencil writing homo ; sentimental ones looking dreamily out tlirough the open ings in the trees into the fathomless blue of the sky ; lovers oblivious to all the world of beauty about thorn ; holiday-makers whose only idea of enjoyment is n romp und artistic ones drinking in every phase of the beauty about them. them.Wo Wo walk down to the end of the point ami look over. At our feet , curving ubout the miniature promontory und perhaps liftj feet below , lies n little hike. "Luko" is rather unambitious name for the llttlo sheet of crystal. It would not do for a rowing course and a four-oared shell would not turn in it. But it rellocts the brown arms and yellow , green and silver leaves of the oaks and elms which hang over It and the blue sky and silvery clouds above , all the better for that. A rustic fence cm-loses it nnd n graveled walk leads 'ulong its brink. People along the bank are leaning over the fence nnd gazing dreamily into its depths ns people will , and half n dozen laughing chil dren uro Hinging pebbles to "make rings. " At various points uloug the banks are deep , cool grottos from whoso depths bubble up clear , cold springs , the tinkling of whoso waters blends with the music of the birds und the voices of the children. Nature made the springs and men tried to imitate nature when they made the grottos. There is another lake over the bank to the west , wo are Informed , und wo go to In vestigate. It Is u llttlo larger than the first , but has no gravel walk , and its waters nro not quite so clear. Its great beauty are the cumulus masses of leaves which rlso from its banks high up ubovo It In all the various shhdes of yellow und green which the leaves display in the tender spring time. Near the center of this lake a magnificent elm towers aloft , flinging Its graceful brunch es almost from bank to bank , us though It hud been set apart In this way to illustrate how beautiful a tting u tree can be. A winding road lends between the two lakes , and from this looking cast ono of the most beautiful views of all is obtained. Thcro is the deep ravine , losing Itself In the depths of the wood , the luku seen in glimpses through the overhanging branches with its grottos nnd playing children ; there nro caves In the foliage so deep that their shadows appear black , against which the wing of n flitting oriole gleams in the sun light ; there are the groups of white dresses seen through the trees of the pointund above all this there is the dreamy , misty glow of a golden summer day , * Only $ 10.00 to Now Voi-k vln the Wnbash Railroad , With corresponding cheap rates to St. LOUH ! , Decntur , Danville , Lafayette , Logansport , Fort Wnyno , Toledo , De troit , BulTalo , Boston nnd nil points cast nnd south. Remember the Wnbnsh is the only line running reclining chair cars to Toledo nnd Detroit nnd nil in termediate points. Pullman bullet Bleeping earn on nil trains. Time to Now York , -10 } hourp. For tickets nnd nil information call nt the Wnbash ticket olllco , 1602 Fnrnnm street , Omaha , or at Union Pnclllo transfer depot , Council Blulfs , or write GKO. N. CLAYTON , 1602 Fnrnam street , Omaha , Neb. ' Lowest HutCH on ICai-th via tlio Bur lington To all points east , south nnd wost. f 0 Omnhn to Chicago nml return ; $1 Omaha to Kansas City ; $2 Omaha to Kansas City nnd return ; $2 Omaha , to St. Louis. l.ot everybody take advantage of iind get n i-hoap ridt * . TU-krt of fice 122. ' ! Fnrnum Ml. Depot 10th and Mason tits. 25 dozen ladies' fast black Hose ( U threads silk 1 thread lisle ) the bust stocking made , guaranteed to wear. Ladies who have tried these stockings once will wear nothing else ; price $1.16. Ladies' pure silk Vests , low nock , no sleeves , ribbon in nock and arm , Jn black , cream , pink nnd blue , nt $1 , worth $1.75. ATTRACTIVE BARGAINS IN OUR EMBROIDERY DEPT. 16 inch Swiss Embroidered Skirtings , in nil the latest styles , 70c. 76o , S.'ic , $1 , $1.25 and $1.60 n yard , worlhalmost one- half more. 15 inch white hemstitched Lawn Skirtings , 3"o , worth liOc. 15 inch white hemstitched Tuckctl Lawn Skirliiu'3 , 6 beautiful styles ot these very popular goods , reduced to 76c n yard , actually worth $1.16. 27 inch white hemstitched Corilnil Lawn Flouneiiigs , very desirable for children's dross , only SOo a yard , worth 60c. 22 } and 27 inch Swiss Embroidered Flounoings , exquisite designs , the cor rect thing for children's dress , rnro val ues at > lfC , 60c , Coo , Goo , 76c and $1 u ynrd. 2 special bargains in ladies' Windsor Tics , in all the latest styles ; the cor- reot thing to wear with the now "Vns- sar"and line llannol shirt waists , BOO them , only -5eiuul 50c each. Japanese Fans in nil the latest nov elties , nt 2-5c , 35o , 60c , 75c , $1 and $1.25 cach- 18 inch all silk Russian Fish Net , only 85u a yard , worth $1.2- > . 18 inch all silk Brussels Draping Not ? , in polka dots and squares , only 9oc u yard , worth $1.35. LACES. LACES. 1,000 yards line Oriental , Antique. Vnls , Cliantilly , Point Gage , Fodoi-a , etc. , etc. . reduced to 2e ( ) n yard , worth up tolOc. . ALL SILK SUHATI SASHES. 10 inches wide and -1 vnrds long , with deep hand knotted fringe ends , only $ ; { .60 each , worth $5. IN Til 13 SOCIAh AVI1IK/ . Tlic 1'nst AVcok "PI-OVCH it Itathcr Quiet One. Tlio Starlight Social club gave a very en joyable reception at the homo of Mr. William Counsman last week. The evening was spent In games , music and singing , followed by a very delightful lunch which was served at 11 o'clock. These present were Misses Nellie Smith , M. Fitspatriek , Mabel Lewfs , S. Epeueter , Clara Proser , Maggie McDermott - mott , II. Trucker , Mabel Cotter , M. Porter- field , M. Breek , B. Bunmer , P. Page , K. Oghorn. M. McVur , O. Foley , II. Anderson , Ella MoVnr , Uuby Foley. N. Ilodson , J. Miller , I. Kenneday , 11. Elllugwood , Doru Mannox , Huttle Chesbro , Liiiclhi Trundell , A. Johnson , Murnell \Vesterdahl , Uoso Allen , Thiuu Smith , Welma Bur\er , Tracy Flyini. O. Buumer , S. Axtell , J. Stilt , 10. Koscnborry _ > , L. Hnrpstcr , N. Allen . , . M. * i i i j- * strom , Will Mornn , F. Huskell. II. Hiiski-11 , George ICinnoy , B. Prieo , B. Serueubling , F. Jonas , Charles Duttoii , F. E. Ilalk-y , Uoss Bulloy , Grant Cleveland , Will Unda , P. Cannon , Frank Potter , B. Fowler , F. Pulton , .1. Epenetor. C. Katekin , Frank Smock , Edward Fried , Mr. and Mrs. Elllng- wood. OIllo Mol-alii's Parly. On Wednesday afternoon llttlo Olllo Me- Lain , aged live , and living at : ) ! ! ) llurtstrcot , gave a most delightful birthday party to about forty of her llltlo friends. The re freshments were of the choicest and the entertainment the most cordial , all of which the young folks fully appreciated. Ollie re ceived a number of presents und flowers In profusion. In a style that wouluV put many an old beau to shame , the boys escorted the girls to supper. Judging from the uppimr- uueo of the house nt ( I o'clock Mr. MvLiln had given the guests the freedom of the house from parlor to kitchen ; upstairs and down there were unmistakable signs that the chil dren hud enjoyed themselves. God hless the mothers that do not keep their houses too line for the boys and girls to enjoy , but who muko homo what it should bc > , the most uttntetivu plaeo on earth. Those present were Olllo Mc- Lnln , Koburt Wilson , Willlo Guild , Evelyn Erven , Lawrence Guild , MIdgio Iloinsbr-e. Wilbur Emerson , Bertha Phfillppl , Floyd Jonas , Ethel Jonas , Carl Wilson , Lois Erven , Phil Merrill , Florence Tomploton. Carl Weston - ton , Willlo Guild , Guy McLuln , Jennie Ben- uett. Richard Merrill , Grace Weston , Erie Paulson , Mabel limorson , Oscar Burg , Com Paulson , Paul Pauls.-n , Mary Ktco , Charlie Jonas. An Orchard HIM Ijii Mrs. John \Vuguor , assisted by Mrs. Dr. Mi.Clunuhnn , gave nn elegant 1 o'clock luncheon on Thursday , lit her beautiful homo on Orchard Hill. Invitations were ex tended to MM. II. B. Corvell , Mrs. II. D. Necly , Mrs. Charles N. Ifnloy , Mrs. E. L. Perfuct , Mrs. Charles Van Tvlo , Mrs. Ueoivo II. Webster , Mrs. D. L. Johnston , Mrs. ] { L. llodgln , Mrs. G. A. Thompson , Mrs. C" L. Blazer. Mrs. S. W. Wilson , Mrs. E. Colliding , Mrs. M. L. Shcorar , Mrs. L. F. Weeks. Mrs. C. Hutchison , Mrs , M. L. Van Horn , Mrs A. B. Carpenter , Mrs. Dr. Bulloy , Mrs Dr Van Patten of Chicago , 111. , and Mrs. Dr. Mc- Cluiiuhan. Social Gossip. On Thursday nt 1 o'clock Mrs. Gcorno II. Webster of Orchard street gave a dinm-r. with covers laid for ten , in honor of Dr and Mrs. Van Patten of St. Charles. III. Miss Gertrude Johnson and Mr. James I J. Kennedy wore united In marriage at so dock Wednesday evening nt the residence of the bride's parents , the Uov. Mr. Wheeler of South Omahii performing the corumuity. The bride was the recipient of many beauti ful und vuluablo presents , among which wiw a deed to u lot on Eighteenth and Cuxtellar streets from her parents. Mr. nnd Mrs. George W. Amrs. nrcom- panled by Mr. Amos' fatlicr.Goorgo . C. Ames , left Saturday afternoon on a European tour , which will la-it till October. They will visit all the points usually touched by European tourists but expect to sin-nil the greater part ol the time In England , Franco and Germany. The only railroad train out of Omaha run o.xpresHly for the accommodation of Omaha , Council Ultiffs , Don Molncs and Chicago husinoKa the Rock island vc-Htibulo limited , k-nviiig Omnhn nt ! ) f > p. in. daily. Tiuket olllce 1G02 , Slxtcc nth und Furnum BU , Omaha *