THE OMAHA HAUL * 13JB3E : SUNDAY JANUARY 18 , 1801-SIXTEBN THE WEEK IN TIIELODGE ROOM , Pythian Memorial Meeting In Honor of Dr. Dinsmoor. , -TRUE TEMPLARISM EXEMPLIFIED , Clilcnto Knlglits Volunteer to VIcKl * " Tl.oinsclvcn t : > tlio Burgcnn'a Knife to Bare n Hrothcr'H fjifo News and Notes. A memorial service In honor of the Into Dr. C. M. DInstnoor was held in Pythian hall in the Paxton block Wednesday evening. The doctor was an enthusiastic member of Ne braska lodge No. 1 , nnd wan nlso surgeon on the staff of Brigadier General Dayton. Dur ing his lifetime ho was /enlous Pythian and in ardent supporter of the uniform rank. The meeting Wednesday evening was un der the auspices of Nebraska lodge and the uniform rank. The hall was appropriately decorated for the solemn occasion , the charters - tors on the wall being draped In black nnd the station pedestals bclnz covered with black and white. The altar was tastefully draped in black nnd wliito cloth ni'd ' crepe , mid on the open blblo rested a wreath of Im mortelles. Tbo swords , which usually Ho crossed upon the holy book when the ledge is In session , were resting nt ono side of the nltnr , draped In black. About the nltnr chain wcru arranged to form n double trian gle. On one of the chairs were placed the sword nnd helmet of the deceased brother , i The memhcis of the Uniform Hank present were In lull uniform and occupied seats at " "niTiesldo of the triangle and members of the ledge not in uniform occupied the other scats. Among thoao present as spectators wcro Colonel Harvey of Boston , on the bri gade staff , nnd Mrs. Harvey. A number of the wives of members were nlio present. During the progress of the exercises brief addresses were made In'Past Gratia Chan cellor Goss , IJean Whltmarsh , Colonel llnrvoy nnd Mr. Isaac Adntns , u member of Nebraska lodge. At the conclusion of those addresses the members of the order moved In line past the nltnr and deposited thereon sprigs of ever green in token of remembrance. True Kill gut ly flcrolfliru The real spirit of Knightly chivalry was Illustrated at the conclave of St. Bernard commandary , No. 35 , of Chicago , held last Wednesday evening , better than over before , When 150 of the members offered to yield themselves to the surgoon'o knlfo for the purpoaoof saving , if possible , the life of nn aged and honored ofllcor of the commandcry , says the Chicago Times. Sir John O. Dick er-son , whoso name Is a 'household word' In ovcry Masonic body in the city and state , was recently prostrated by a cancerous growth on his leg , which rendered him totally Unlit for business aud unable to discharge the duties as recorder of St. Bernard com mandcry , nn oftico which ho had hold for many years. The members of the comman- acry insisted on an operation being per formed , nnd Dr. Leonnrd , who Is n member of the commandcry , nnd Dr. Foriger , n specialist In such cases , undertook the opera- N tlou , which proved successful , so far us re moving the tumor was concerned. But In ordorto heal the wound It was found , after numerous experiments , that only u transferor sufllclent human skin train healthy bodies to cover the wound would effect the necessary euro. This condition of affairs was reported toJtfl conimnndery nt a regular con- cluve/Kino weeks ago , and It was at once jHtfl'ioscd that the members of the comtnan- dory. to the number of 130 or 00 , if required , should each contribute a portloti of skin , limiting in the aggregate enough to cover tbo ivouiid. A personal clrculnrwaa sent to each member of the commandcry last Saturday , in which the eminent commander , Jesse Mead , says : "Our brother has made a gallant nnd heroin rein struggle for life , has undergone several surgical operations , nnd 1ms no r been con- llned to his bed for nearly three months. Every means know to science has been em ployed save ono. Ills disease has been con quorcd , but there remains nn operation jot to bo performed which his eminent surgeon , Dr. Fenger , states will save his life and rc- store him to us in perfect health. There Is no way to save him but for his brethren to do It. Ono hundred and fifty men must como forward nnd help him , or his life is lost. It Is tlio earnest request of the eminent ctfm- maiulor that every member of this command- cry ho present at this meeting to hear a re port or the case ana assist in carrying out a plan to rentier this necessary service. Vou will recognize the fact tlmt this is no idle matter , but ono of serious Import , and ono Iho llko of which 1ms never before appealed to n body of men or Masons , nnd Its success will go upon record as ono of the most noble and commendable deeds of love and affection over done by man , and restore our brother to us nnd his family. " In response to this appeal the asylum ol the oonumindery tit Corinthian tiall was crowded with templars last Wednesday even ing , and when tbo commander ntatcd the ob Ject of the meeting the volunteers wcro prompt mul numerous. It 1ms been decided Unit the operation \\ill tuko place on the Emergency hospital Sunday , January Ib , u . dor the direction of Drs. Leonard and Feu ger. A. O. U. AV. . Ur. S. n. Patten , P. G. M. W. , Installed the following oftlcers of Fremont ledge lust week : S. U. Clelnnd , master workmnn ; J W. Forbes , foreman ; II. O. Hanson , over Beer ; A. H. Wltz , recorder ; John E. Shor vin , receiver ; S. Slckcl , financier ; H. A Twlss , guldo ; N. S , Short , Inside watch ; P D. Dcnncy , outsldo watch : H. Kcckmyer trustee. A banquet followed the lustallutloi aud was an enjoyable affair. Union Pncifio ledge will give a musical am literary entertainment at its hall iu the Bar kcr block tomorrow night. The Chicago Masonic , temple Is progress Ing with a degree of rapidity that corrcs ponds with the magnitude of the scheme The contract for stone nnd Iron work hat been awarded , and the other contracts wil bo consummated as fast ns the president Norman T. Gnssetto , laid the directors cm decide on the bids that are now submitted. The printed report of the llfth annual re union of the Masonic votornn association of Illinois Is out , and those who can secure a copy will bo in possession of ono of the most unique , lntorcstlnpand , entertaining , Musorilo publications of the year , or perhaps of the ngo. Whatever else may bo snld In favor of Masonic Institutions in Illinois ono thing is settled and certain , nnd that Is the Pralrio stnto hns the loading Masonic veteran associ ation of the world. A rather novel Masonlo complication has arisen In soinoof the eastern Jurisdictions which will furnish n subject for Masonic diplomatic correspondents in the near future. Tlio French Masons have already established several lodges In Now York and Pennsvlvanla under charters granted directly by the Grand Orient of Franco , and it is said that the work of orgniil/liig tlieso lodges la to bo pushed with vigor In this country. It Is not necessary that applicants for membership in thcso lodges should have a belief in a supreme being. Hope lodge , No. 29 , of Nemalm City , has adopted the plan of preserving the photo graphs of its-members among its archives and a largo album nas bccu secured for that purpose. A class of 11 fty-two candidates was Initiated Into the mysteries of the Mystic Shrlno at Oskaloosn , In. , on thoTthinst. Kauba tem ple of D.ivcnpori ofllciatcd. and a largo num ber of visitors were uresout from Marshall- town and other points. It Is not generally known that the grand ncanipiucnt of the United States has been wijhout n standard of the order , and , so far as appears , it might have met for all time to como without having a banner or ensign that . U could | Klnt to as Its own but for the ener gy , enterprise and commendable enthusiasm of a prominent Knight Templar and citizen f Chicago. In 18511 , at the triennial aesslon f the grand encampment hold iu Chicago a design was adopted for a national standard at the order , but from that time to this no tops wcro tukcn to procurn ono by that body. XAt the session of the grand encampment hold In Washington in October , 18&P. George M. Woultoii , then only deputy grand commander f Illinois , was signally but deservedly lion- red by belug appointed grand standard hearer of tbo grand encampment ol the United Stntca. The fnct that ho wna n Ijcnrcr without n standard naturally struck tlio distinguished templar as rather peculiar find lie concluded to provide n national stun * orml. TUo standard , which Is unique , sug gestive and gorgeous nftatr , has boon pre sented to John 1 . S. Uobln , grand master of the crand encampment , and by lilm accepted on behalf o ( tlmt body , nnd for the ilrst tno In tin history of tlio great KathCrlnR ol cmplars at the triennial meetings n banner cprcsentlng tlio entire order will bo carried n line at Denver In 1892. K. P. Major Qcnernl Carnahan has just an- lounccd the following appointments ! The lev. Joslah Gunning Boston , chaplaln-ln- hlef ; Prcd G. PierceChicago ; Sherman M. lacon , MIddloton. Conn. \ Ueoreo W , Pratt , Oslikosh , Wls.iV. . L. Seism , Omaha , Neb. : , eon S. Poudlo ? . Grrttul Forks , y , I ) . , nnd Vealey G. Smith , Portland , Mo. , colonels nd aids-do-camp on the staff of the major ; onurnl , Tlio folio wing officers were Installed nt'tho ast meotinp of Monte Crlsto ledge of Pen- lor : V. 0. John Stout ; K. of It. nnd S. , O. \ Chlttcmleu ; M. F. , J. M. Seymour ; M. B. , Ouv T. Graves ; M. A. , A. T. Fried. The in- tullntlon wan not cotnulctcd owing to the .bscnco . of the C. C. ami I'-olect. Deputy Grand Chancellor Mitchell and his itaft of Omaha accompanied bv members In uniform of Black Kaclo " dlvlsfon , was pros- tit at the public" Installation of the ) fllcers-elcct of Kntcrprlso led o No. 9 of South Omaha Wednesday night. The room was full of members and friends. Dur- ng tlio Interesting and slgnitlcaut ceremony ho following programme ; was rendered : Vocal music by the quartette , Mrs. It. A. arpenter , Miss Blanche Glasgow , Messrs. 'anics II. Bullii ll d T. C. Marsh ; a vocal 010 by Miss .Tcannctto B. Mullen ; a rcclta- ion by charming llttlo May Hobltison : a song by the quartette and recitations by Misses Fminlo Swartout , Kunlco SlaDaugh and Funnlo Jacobs. The ofllcers Installed wcro ! James H. Bulln. P. C. ; ? . P. Hedges , C. C. ; Lr. ) T. A. Berwick , V. O. ; D. S. Curfman , P. ; It. A. "arncnter , 1C. of K. S. : A. L. Sutton , M. of ' . ; Peter J. Hunson , M. of E. ; J. E. ilatchor , M. at A. ; C. B. Swnrtout , I. G. ; Li. T. Stearns. O. O. ; Messrs. John U. Hob- nson , James P. Hayes auil James H. Bulla , trustees , Addresses were m.xdo by Grand Chan cellor Seisin , F. J. Sackott and Deputy Grand Chancellor Mitchell. Drrho following ofllcers of Geneva lodRO No. 7i : wcro installed last Monday night : 1 < \ A : Williams. P. U. ; G. L. Ititlibun , G. C..f. ; II. Phelps V. C. ; E.A.Webster , K. U. &S. ; W. L. Spenr , M. of F. ; W. S. Ilustoi. , M. of E. ; J. Morrlll , M. of A. ; J. F. Loghry , O. G. ; F. Burke , I. G. Mnzoppolodeo of North Platte Installed IHo following ofllcers for the cii8Ulnsvc.ii1 : E. B. Warner , C. G. ; Arthur MuNamara , V. G. ; W. W. Uonklln , K. of It. S. ; It. L. Graves , M. F. ; James Wilson , M. E. ; B. Buchanan , prelate ; M. G. Ilnrrinpton , M.A. ; II. V. Ililllkcr , I. G. ; J. E. Evans , O. G. Union ledge of Madison has Installed ofllcers for the ensuing year as follows : Carl T. Scely , C. C. ; J. C. Horsham , V. C. ; F.W. Wolf , prelate : W. C. Ellev , M. of E. ; Al V. Smith , M. of P. ; A. M. Koeculu , K. of H. & S. ; Hugh Horblson , M. at A. ; F. W. Wolf , J. C. Horstiatn aaa James Magulanoas , trustees. 0. A. H. The ofllcers of Sully post of North Bend vero installed 0:1 : tho'ttd lust. , nnd a woman's relief corps was organized on the same evenIng - Ing with twentv-nlno charter members. The following are the new ofllcera of tuo post : Commander , J. B. Foot ; senior vice com- inamlor , T. J. Cotterell ; Junior vice com mander , J. W. Merrill : adjutant , M. C. Mitchell ; surpcon , S. F. Blair ; chaplain , M , Banghnrt ; Q. M , , It. I. Thow ; O. D. , L. It. Brown ; O. G. , Ell Eclshart. The following officers of O. A. Abbott camp. No , 81 , Sons of Veterans of Grand Island , were duly installed at the last moot ing : Henry G. Harris , captain ; Fred Wheeler , first lieutenant : C. It. Hcusingor , second lieutenant ; Will Gels , J. W. Batholo- mow , Fred Wheeler , camp council. After the Installation the retiring captain was pre sented with a gold badge by the camp. Sumtcr comp , So is of Veterans of Norfolk , Installed the following ofilcor.s ntitslast meet ing : II. H. Bovoo. captain ; Clyde Elseloy , Ilrst lieutenant ; W. If. Braasch , second lieu tenant ; J , L. Pierce , chaplain ; M. C. Htuon , Ilrst sergeant ; VVnrren McClary , quarter master sergeant ; Sam McUlary , sergeant of ? unnl ; George Schwenlc , principal musician ; Frank Barnes , color sergeant ; Alpha Sclavonic , corporal of guard ; Ellis Hnzon , camp guard ; Joe Phoasaut , picket guard. The regular encampment of the O. A. H. of this state will bo held at Plattsmoutb , com mencing Fouruary 10. Royal Arcanum. The newly elected ofllccrs of Union Pacific council , No. 1000 , were duly installed on Mon day night at the Elks' loJge room , on which occasion there was a larger attendance of members than at any previous mooting. Dep uty Supreme Iiogoiit Jotm Li. Knox. who is also past errand regent of Missouri , installed the ofllcers , assisted by J. W. Maynard as deputy supreme guide. The splendid ceremonial menial work of thuso two brothers was an eye-opener to the assembled Arcanmnitcs and was bettor than was over seen la Ne braska. Union Pacific council now has 103 members on its rolls. There will bo a public Installation of the ofllccra of Fraternal council , No. 1210 , on Tnursdny , January 23 , at Itoyul Arcanum hall. Deputy Supreme Kcjrcnts John L. Knox and J. W. Mayimrd will represent the supierno council on this occasion. Members and their friends fraternally invited. Prairlo Queen council No. 12-15 of Hastings hold its regular meeting Wednesday night. Tncro was a larger attendance of members than at any previous meeting. The follow ing ofllcers were installed bv Acting Deputy Supreme Regent Hobert Wilson , Jr. : Ito- gcnt , Dr. F. J. Sehaufelborger ; vlco-rcgent , H. T. Hicks ; orator , E. E. Ferris ; secretary , D. A. Bcalo : past regent , J. R. Sims ; col lector , O , D. Burton ; treasurer , E. M. Mar quis ; chaplain , C. E. Holmes : guide , G. W. Wooawnid ; warden , Bcnjnmla Stannon ; sentry , J. C. Kay ; trustees , A. W. Jones , Robert Wilson , Jr. . and G. W. Woodward. 1. 0. O. F. The hall association of the South Omaha lodge mot last Wednesday night and porfo ct- od the organization for which articles of In corporation wcro adopted and filed moro than a year ago. Nine directors were elected , as follows : For three years , A. II. Miller , II. Hoyman , C. L. Tnlbot ; for two years , A. W. Bnbcock , J. C. Thomas , Peter Cockroll ; for onoyoar , J. H. Erion , J. J. Gorman , J. II. Johnston. Immediately after the adjourn ment of the association the board of direc tors mot and organized by electing the fol- Ion-hip ofllcers : Peter Cockrcll , president ; J. B. Erion , vice president ; J , G. Thomas , secretary : A. II. Miller , treasurer. J. B. Erion , J. C. Thomas and C. L. Tnlbot were appointed a committee to draft n constitution nnd by-laws. The association has lain dor mant for a year but now proposes to exorcise Its functions and procure n permanent and remunerative homo for the lodge. The Robekah degree lodge of Council Bluffs will visit Iluth ledge next Saturday evening. Reports are coming in rapidly from the dis trict deputies all over the state showing a marked Improvement In the order In all sec tions. A now system of appointing deputies hud obtained with the now administration nnd a deputy has been appointed for each lodge. The plan has been found to wonr ad mirably as each deputy ban only his own lodgoto look after Instead of having several lodges under his care as has formerly been the custom. As a result all the feeling of Jealousy between lodges , because one hap pened to have a deputy among Its members , has disappeared. The Oddfellow nnd Knights of Pythias- lodges of Geneva have completed arrange incuts with the Firs * , National bank of that place whereby each will erect a two-story building , Bldo by sldo , nnd thca the lodges will build a third story over all for lodge roams. The Oddfellows of Superior held a public installation last week. A pleasant literary and musical programme was presented by local talent of a high order , and the mayor of the town uctJd M Installing ottlcor. The ladles of the North Platte Uobokah de preo ledge will give a "goat social" the even ing of February 14 , In whlcn the historical goat will take a prominent part. A great benefit has been secured to the by the Introduction of Dr. Bull's Cough Seer ; for It now only takes 25 cents to euro a cough or cold. Anybody troubled with rheumatism , neur algia , stiff nock , or any pain or ache , should procure a bottio of Salvation Oil t once. i'rico 125 cenU , A PLAN OF PROFIT SHARING , Employes la Manufacturing Establishments Prefer it to the Wnge System. 'ARTNERSHIP ' OF LABOR AND CAPITAL , The Cooks' Union Active Engineers Painters mill Decorators Let ter Carriers' Ball Kocnl nnd General Labor News. In a number of the manufacturing ostah- ishments In this city the employes are try- ng to Induce the employers to adopt the Ian of profit sharing instead of paying , vagos as under the present system. That is , ho men put their labor against the capital of .ho firm and thus become partners. N. 0. Nelson of St. Louis , who runs one of .he largest manufacturing establishments in .ho west , has tried the plan , and in speaking f Its workings , to his employes , says : "Five years ago wo began sharing profits between capital ami wages. There bad never been any tcoublo between U3. Tbo house has been prosperous slnco Its foundation. Its policy was satisfactory to you and us. Wo had , therefore , no business reasons for adopting the co-oosratlvo system. Wo did not then , nor have , vo slnco , Impressed any conditions > r restrictions. Wo have not asked longer hours nor harder work. Wo never Inquired ivnethcr you beloturoJ to unions or favored protection or free trade. MoJt of you under stand the method of division , but for new comers it may bo appropriate to hero roller- ate It. The business Is managed by directors ami oftlcers , like any other corporation. Wo pay regular wages , Juit as any other manu facturing house , Both to salary men and factory men wo aim to pay the bast of wages , so that wo may get the best of men. Our foremen are under standing instructions to nav at least as much as is paid for like work in similar establishments. All capital In vested is allowed ( j per cent , as If wage * . Having ascertained what the net earnings of the year are , wo set nsido one-tenth lorn sur plus fund to meet losses In unprofitable years. From one-tenth to one-twentieth goes to the provident f una , which Is under the control of a committee elected by yourselves. Wo then make an equal dividend upon capi tal nnd the total amount paid for wages nnd salaries. Each man gets the same dividend on bis wages that ho would on a similar amount of stock. When his dividend Is converted Into stock It receives Its interest arid dividend Just the snmo as the capital owned by the original proprietors. During the tivo years in which the system has been in operation wo have paid 43 per cent In dividends on wages , besides the considerable amounts paid out by the provident committee and the n mount of surplus fund accumulated to moot further continKoncioi. Those of you who have taken all your dividends in stock have received , as in terest and dividends thereon , 04 percent on the flrst year's arnouut , 1" per cent on the second , .U par cent on the third , 1(5 ( per cent on the fourth , beslaescoinpound dividends on the first threo. Nine hours constitute a day's work in this house , with full pay. Believing ten hours too long u day's work , wo short ened the time , llrst to fifty-seven hours a week , nnd later to fifty-four hours. During the past busyscason for aboutfourmonths the hours were by unanimous consent made sixty hours n week. When orders were pressing , it seemed sound policy to try to meet them , The dividend of the past year.as verified by your representative , is ten per cent , for which stock certificates will bo handed you in uuo time. " Tailors'Troubles Ended. For several weeks the manufacturing tail ors of New York and the members of the tailors' unions have boon nt war. The tail ors have boon locked out , and they have In urn boycotted the manufacturers. Matters had reached the point wharo many of the argest shops had closed down nnd were rap- dly becoming bankrupt. The journeymen were in even a worse condition , as they were out of work nnd their children were crying for broad. At last the dllliculty has boon settled , by the signing of the following agree ment by the clothing manufacturers and the executive board of the National Tailors' as sociation : Clothing manufacturers , called employer members , and clothing cutters , trimmer. } , bushclmon and apprentices , called em ploye members , shall form an association for trade protective and benefit purposes. The words "omplovor members" are Intended to Include the iirm and each partner therein , Where partnership exists , the firm only , and not each partner , must pay the dues of employer members ; but each partner shall bo entitled to the privileges and benefits of members hereinaf ter provided for , In llko manner as if such firm was composed of but one person. For every eight employe members , on the aver age , in the employe of the linn , but one ern- uloyer member of such firm s > hull bo entitled to the benefits hereinafter provided for. Em ploye members of this association shall have preference over other laborers , not members , by which is meant that employer members shall give work to members of this associa tion , if equally skilled , in profereuco to la borers not members. Bcnollt3 shall bo accorded members to alleviate - viato the conditions of tbosa to whom sick ness or misfortune may como , to protect them In their Just rights without In fringing on the Just rights of others , to make such provisions as will obtain for them de cent burial , nnd to relieve the families of members In distress , It shall also bo the aim and object of this association to create a healthy relation between the employer mid employe , for which purpose all .differences appertaining to trade matters shall bo re ferred to the arbitration board , to bo known as the executive committee , which shall con sist of six members , three of whom shall bo employer members 'and three of whom shall bo employe members. They shall decide all matters brought before thorn , and their de cision shall bo final. In case no decision can bo arrived at by them they shall have the power to select a seventh person , whoso decision shall bo binding. If cither parties namely , the employer or employe members shall refuse to abide by the decision of this board , or shall interfere with the decision of this board , they shall forfeit the guarantee fund in favor of the parties abiding by the decision , and shall also lese tholr member ship In the association. The guarantee fund shall bo established on the following plan : The employer member shall pay BO cents per month for each member - bor of this association in his employ on the last day of the month , the dues of the em ployo members shall bo GO cents per month , all of which shall bo deposited to the credit of the guarantee fund with the treasurer. All current expenses shall bo charged to the guarantee fund. The following benefits nnd payments shall bo charged to the gunran- too fund : In case of sickness the weekly benefits shall bo $10 for fourteen weeks or longer , at the option of the board of direc tors. In the case of death , the heirs shall bo paid $500. In case of the death of alfo of a member , the member shall bo paid $ .JO. Mem bers who fall to abldo by the decision of the arbitration board must bo expelled oy the as sociation , and shall forfeit their claims and rights to the benefits of the guarantee fuud. . Tlio Cook's Union. While It Is not generally known to the pub lic , one of the most prosperous labor organlz tlons In tbo city , is that maintained by thi male cooks of the hotels and restaurants. Something like two years ago a few cf thi cooks of tbo Paxton and Milliard hotels me1 ono evening and discussed the advisability o : organizing. For the next few days they put In their spire moments visiting other estab lishments where cooks were employed , and a' the cod of three weeks , fifty-nlno had sub scribed as charter members. Correspondence once was at once opened with the National cooks' assembly , that has Its headquarters In Now York , and authority was granted to go on with the work. The originators of the movement then commenced to hustle and soon Increased the membership to " 00 , whore it has slnco remained. Sessions are held in the spacious hall on Douglas , botwccn Twelfth And Thirteenth streets every Sunday after noon. This society , unlike nil others , has but ono object In view , and that is to supply the trade with ilrst class cooks. The method of doing this U very simple. The members watch all of the hotels and restaurants and whenever a vacancy occurs , they work ono of tholr mom- bora Into the position ! Ttt' this they have boon so successful , that whenever the mana ger of a hotel or restaurant wonts a first or second cook , instead of , going to an employ- men t ngencyho merely turns the matter over to the man In charge of the kitchen and in a short tlmo the uccessnty help la supplied. Actlvo At the mooting of the Omaha Association of Stationary Engineer , hqld at the rooms in the Shcely block last woolt , the following of ficers wcro elected for the eniulng year : Post president , W. B , Austin ; president , George Brush ; vice president , Joseph Wei- gen back ; treasure-r , Jamji Anderson : re cording secretary , C. 'B. ' Palmer ; financial secretnrv , W. B. Austin ; corresponding sec retary , .Toscuh Batloy ; , conductor , Al Butter- field ; doorkeeper , Joltu LalTerty : librarian , I. W. Mathews ; assistant librarians , James Anderson and Joseph Welgenhack. To make arrangements regarding the im- .lonnl convention to bo held in Omaha this iummor the following committees were ap pointed : On Finance Joseph Bailey , \V. \ B. Austin and James Anderson. On Arrangements W. B. Austin , Joseph iVelgenhaek , Stark , J. W. Muthows uud Ooorgo Brush. Hogarding the convention , all of the mem bers of the Omaha association are actively engaged and propose to mike It ono of the most successful gatherings over hold In the rt'CSt. _ The hotter Carriers' Hall. A pleasant social event will bo the letter carriers' ball , which has baoa fixed for Tues day evening , February 4. Last year the an nual ball was given at Exposition halt , nnd as the boys sold nearly ono thousand tickets , hey found tbo quartorj altogether too crowded. Tnls year they are bound not to bo placed In a similar position , nnd for this reason have rented the cilisoum. The work of canvassing for the sale of tickets begar. only a few diys asto , but up to the present time nearly twelve hundred have been sold. The proceeds of this ball will not be used n littltnr up ledge rooms or making o. display , but will go Into the bonelleinry fund of the mutual Insurance company that is main tained exclusively by the members of tbo National Letter Carriers' association. Saddle and nriic.m Sinkers' . At the last meeting of SaJdlo and Ilirnoss- nakcrs' Union No. 19 , the following o.Tlcors were elected for the ensuing year : Charles L. Conine , president ; Thomas L. Broadunrst , vice president ; W. II. Mirtln , recording secretary ; T. G. ICehoy. financial secretary nnd treasurer ; C. JM. Shells , ser- geanl-nt-arms ; A. Schnittler , I. Silversmith nnd U. F. Kendall , trustees. The regular meetings of the order are held nt Qi-ind Army of the Republic hall , on North Fifteenth stroat , on the seooud and fourth Wednesday evenings of each mouth.- The Carpenters. At the regular meeting of Carpenters union o. GS , held Tuesday evening , the following ofllcers were elected for the ensuing year : W. L. Million , president ; James McCay , vice president ; Thomas JleCny , recording secretary ; C. O. Wnllandcr , financial secre tary ; W. B. Mussor , treasurer ; William Sproatkts , warden ; L. E. Emberson , conduc tor. Regular meetings are held at Green's hall. 1415 Farnnm f > trcet , on the lirst and third Tuesday ovoniiigj of each week. Painters mill Decorators. The members of Painters and Decorators' union No. 109 , held their annual meeting last week at which the following ofllcers wcro elected for the ensuing year : John Fuchs , president ; Henry Schoonen , vice president ; George Dombrowski , record Ing secretary ; Nick Hoofer , financial secro- lary ; John Wossinghoff , treasurer ; Fred Evers , conductor ; Otto Franc , warden ; George Dombrowski , Fred Evers nnd Henry Schoenon , directors. Regular meetings are held on the flrst and fourth Monday evenings of each month , nt Kessler's ' nail ou South Thirteenth street. Thostnko of the dock laborers at Hull , England , has ended. Children are working in Cincinnati cfor wages as low as 0 cents per day. French printers get 81.2) u day on week work and piece workers make from GO to SO cents. The weavers in the Saxon mountains again Implore the emperor to relieve their pressing necessities. In Massachuscts the demands of organized labor have secured the passage of thirty laws in five years. In protected Germany , 5,000 weavers , malt ing $1.25 n , week , have appealed to the em peror for aid. The cotton masters of Lancashire , Eng , . have concoJod an increase of 5 per cent in the wages of their employes. The bill prohibiting the employment of children under sixteen over cloven hours a day passed the South Carolina legislature. Tbo plumbers of Chattanooga , Tenn. , de mand an Increase of 20 per cent in wages , era a day instead , of SJ.50 , the ruling price now. now.Fivo Five hnndred Hungarians employed at the Edgar Tbompsoii stool works , Pittsbiirg , have struck , This may involve Idleness for 3,000 , men. Two thousand colliers employed In the mines In the vicinity of Merthyr-Tydvll , Wales , have quit work on account of many grievances. Now York upholsterers will notify em ployers on March 1 that nine hours ana no Sunday work will bo enforced , beginning in Septc mbor. 0 A committee appointed by a trade council in Birmingham , Ala. , Is endeavoring to bring about a conferenceootwoeu the striidng coal minors and the coal operators. The shops of the Illinois rtcel works in Chicago , except the blast furnace , shut down Wednesday night. Fifteen hundred men were thrown out of employment. The tvpos of Chattanooga have won their strike nt the Times ofllco inaugurated last Juno to gain an advance from l3J ! < j to H7K cents per 1,003 ems. The Times discharged its "rats" nnd it is now u strict union of fice. fice.Electrical Electrical assembly No. 0280 of Baltimore has adopted resolutions denouncing Gov ernor Jackson of Maryland for failing to do bis duty in not furnishing the last report of the state statistician to all labor organiza tions of Maryland. The legislature of Canton Noufchatcl , Switzerland , has passed n bill providing that apprentices must not bo employed in factor ies or workshops unless written permission bo given by the authorities. Employers violating the law will bo fined from ? 5 to $100. $100.Tho The Frlck coal company In Scottdnle , Pa. , has given notice that they will shut down 1,100 more coke ovens indefinitely next week , which will throw nbdutr twelve hundred men out of employment. . ( No cause is given for tbo shut down. TJicra are now 4,000 idle coke ovens In that region. A report from Borln ) states that 2,000 weavers of ElecgobirRO. , Slles > ia , have sent a petition to Emperor William urging him to institute nn inquiry regarding the wages paid to persons employed in 'tho textile industry. The petitioners say that married Hands will not receive loss than flvo marks weekly. A report from Paris stales that the low. promulgated on Now Yearjs day , to proven t capricious and unjust ( dismissal of workmen was orlcrlnally prepared soon after the ban quet given iu honor Of tJambotta by the minor servants of tha ralUvay companies in Franco. The bill secures advantages to the employes nnd employers } and provides that workmen , must glvo some notice before quit ting work as employers must glvo before dis charging them. The morocco workers of Lynn , Mass. , have prepared a petition to bo presented to congress - gross requesting the removal or reduction ol the tariff on French kid. The petition has been sent to all centers throughout the coun try where mon nro engaged la this Industry. Thousands of signatures have boon received from New York , Philadelphia , Wilmington , Uol. ; Newark , N. J. , Brooklyn , N. Y. , etc This course has been Inspired by the actlor of the morocco manufacturers , who lockoi out nearly ono thousand workmen in L > ynn and Pcabody , Mass. Tbo light has been In progress for twenty weeks , and the mon have exhausted all honorable ofTorts to bring about a satisfactory settlement of the dispute. Sixteenth and Farnam Streets , Omaha , Neb. OLDEST , LARGEST AND FINEST Jewelry House In the city. Patronized by the elite of Omnhn nnd vicinity for A QUARTER OF A CENTURY. LARGEST STOCK OF FINE GOOD to be seen west of Ghicngo. Hundreds of "Old Mine" nnd "Blue White" Diamonds ( mounted nnd loose ) , single stones and perfectly mntched pnlrs our own importation , direct from Amsterdam. Finest : Gold I Watches Including the colebrnted JULES JURGENSEN , HOWARD , MAX MEYER & BRO. SPECIAL , \VALTHAM , ELGIN , nnd nil other FIRST-CLASS makes. Solid Gold JBWBlrif in N6W6St Designs , Starling Silverware , Clocks , Etc , As to PRICES , wo challenge comparison with any house east , west , north or south.Ve have simply REVOLUTIONIZED PRICES in Omaha nnd are selling at LOWER FIGURES thnn some dealers have to pay for goods. Being JOBBERS as well os retailers , we buy everything in LARGE QUANTITIES and got nn extra discount. Hence wo cnn sell VERY LOW and still make a profit. All goods go at Special Reduced Prices THIS MONTH. KOTHINQ R.EXSRRVKP. MAX MEYER & BRO. CO. ESTABLISHED 1866. QVA'fKtIIXS. Ma'tli'W lit lieu Knlulit , The nrlist tbat framed the earth Is the lord ana patron of nrt : The judge of ft poet's worth . Is the poet that made the heart. EA.31UK. To stoop to the world nnd drift With tno world and its decree Is easier than to lift The world and its veto to theo. THE JI13EH AND THE'LOVMl. Tho'mlser would bo poor If ho owned cnrth and heaven : The lover nsks no moro If hut one gift ho given. intova. A chest protector The padlock. "Shall you attend her funeraH" "Innocence,11 returned the D. D. blandly. "Doad stuck on It" The fly ou the point of a pin. "She said she would as soon bo dead as out of the fashion. " "Yes , 1 understand ho was always stuck on himself. " The sobar second thought usually comes after the banquet. The coed who dlo young have a Rroat deal to he thankful for , Even the dizzy waltz it is love thut makes the whirled ( jo round. An Awtj who hai lost his teeth probably speaks only gum Arabic. "In what class of scents docs the odor of sanctity belong , doctor ! " "Biublns Is n man who has been singu larly unfortunate in love. " Lot a man lead a crooked life long enough and ho will soon ho in straits. Piro Is said to bo a good servant , but it Is apt to go out nights all the same. Better a dinner of herbs , if you like them , than a stnlled ox , If you hate beef. No , Frlederiko , though you do murJor the German language , you arc no germicide. Only a wooden-headed man will wear a box coat when ho can't ' afford to pay his board. - Most mon think they could succeed bettor In what they hko to do than In what they have to do. Politician I cannot toll a Ho. Constituent Well , I can ; and can spot 'oin ' all through your speeches. Every good deed is a ticket on the lottery of heaven nnd every holder will bo present at the drawing. On being asked what a nephew Is , a little Boston school girl ropllea : "It Is when youi' nlcco is a boy. " It is a rare man that does not covet his neighbor's doprs when ho lays aw.tko at night to think about it. The T { own is now cut with a Vnoek and other alphabetical changes will probable bo made from time to timo. Countryman ( in show ) Say , Tommy , what sort of curiosity bo you ! Freak I'm ' the boy what never whistles. When the mercury monkeys with zero It is a coaled day for the steve and ache holder ono for the imm who handles Ice. If a woman was us nad a shot when throwIng - Ing her oyoa ns when throwing n stone , there would bo moro happy men In the world. The most bashful girl over heard of was the young lady who blushed when she was asked if she had not been courting sloop. I nsked my friend , Vcrplanckson. for a V , Ilo snlil , "Hal ha ! U later I will C. " That night wo mot , wo took ndown our Qi , And now I have the V In I O Us. Ills ante wont across the board , Ills pile was small : It could not last. ' Ho saw It leave his little hoard , A sad remembrance of the passed. The colonel left the lovely miss He'd called that eve to see. And a ? hu went .she cried , "Please kiss . The regiment for mo.1' Victor Hugo christened the present "Tho ngo of woman , " The fact , however , that It is eighteen hundred and ulnoty-ono puts the rcmnrk beyond the reasonable limits of oven n ballet-girl joke. Butcher , who has been rejoicing by the birth of a son , is Informed that the child weighs nearly eight pounds. Ho taltos him in his arms to foul his weight , lirul calls out astonished ; "ByJovo , so ho does I" then , after n moment's * pause , odds , "but with the bones , mind you. " Wife Do you remember ten years ago you promised tno when you linJ made < 5X,000you ( ) would retire from buslnosM Now that you have It ( sobbing ) , why tlo you t'o enl Husband That's Just Hue you. Veil are never satlsQcd. IOR SE1ASON189O-91 EXOLxUSIVm AGENTS FOR WOOD' Celebrated Ice Tools. We have a full line now on hand comprising : Plows , Chisels , Hooks , Markers , Bars , Run Iron. Snow ScrapersEtc.Rops of all Kinds. WRITE CATALOGUE and PRICES James Morton & Son. 1511 Dodge Street.Omaha , Neb. DEWEY & STONE FURNITURE COMPANY A magnificent display of everything useful and ornamental in the furuituro maker's art , at reasonable prices. C.S. RAYMOND'S Sacrifice and Removal Sale W"o mean Just what we siy. Our nrioe' ) PhiH101' ! ° lr , 0 tlrdRtoo5 ! ( ° opt P.itelr Fhilippo & Go's Fine Watches ) , Is on sale at mien saoriflca prices , that it shouia insure the Bile of every article. r nFR AR , ? DEPARTMENT wo are simply Eollinj without 10 jnrd to cost. Our discount onWatchei , Dinmonds.Soltd fcllver , r ino Jewelry nnd all fiooUs , makes fne pr.cos lower than our puonla have over eoojl3- C. S. RAYMOND. Douglas nnd 16th St. I'KOl'LK write for lllnitrnted family impcr on operation * upon - . on tumun. omula. pllw , vui coccle , liydroctloi bruci'i , appli ances lor Ueformltkil ulm conn. , , dentlal book for men. tiplalnlngwhir _ - houiandi cannotgH cureJof eneilnl.prf- sto , clironloill e > p 1irmliii'.l wrnknem , lusi _ - _ . mitntiDtxl , itlet't , fyplillU , iinuniurul lone . anil rciulti of abtmi or cxccmcsvlilcli iinnt all fur mm- rlnu'e , lmpnne ! or IUa'1 Utitln. Jlr. J.lelilir' . 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