THE OMAHA DAILY BEE , WEDNESDAY , AUGUST .12 ,
BEAUTIES OF ARBITRATION ,
A Proposition Looking to Sottlcmont of
Present Labor Troubles.
REASON A SURE ANTIDOTE FOR RIOTS ,
e f llio Central Labor Union
Conscrvntlvo Vlowa on
tlio liiili ir Mtunllon A
hiiiuller Talks.
\Vhilo the conference between the council
comtntttcc nnil the proprietors of the Omaha
niul Grant smeller company hold Monday
afternoon may not result in the solution of
the problem of how to settles the present
labor trouble * It Imi set many of the Inbor
lentlms to thinking , Thcso man who huvo
hud cxpuricnco In Inbor organization * from
tholr very beginning have no hesltnncy In
stating that hnd cool and tlelluornto notion
been taken ten eltvys HRO , some of the tllflluill-
ty at least , could fiavo been averted.
\V. H. Mussur.vlco orcililent of the Central
labor union , was soon yesterday and In nu
Interview said :
"I have been connected with labor organi
zations for yeari. In fact I might s\alo \ that
1 wasono of the prlmo movers for a tun-hour
day. At ihnt tlrno people denounced mo us a
crank for advocating n short dav.
They went so far as to nrijuo
that if the hours of labor were reduced It
would result in iho ruination of the cotintrv.
Strikes followed strlUus and in inanj locali
ties the outtoolc was dismal and cloomy for
the laboring man , as thcro was not ono bright
Btnr In his horizon. For some tlmo every
thing was In n turmoil and business Interests
Bullcf'cl for a tlmo.
"The country was not ruined , ana after
the llrst llurry of excitement had subsided ,
business resumed Its proper channels and It
\vns not long before everything was running
as smoothlv as before when sixteen and
eighteen hours constituted n working day.
' In those ) early days I demanded that
labor should liuvo its rights , but In homes
niul upon the rostrum. n now , I talked and
iii-Riicel against strikes. I have always
opposed them and always shall us my past
oxporlenco lends mo to believe that matters
can bettor bo settled by deliberate arbitra
tion I ban by force. .Not only this , but a
otrlKo is n serious thing for n community in
which It occurs. It hurts business ; It hurts
the laborer , the employer and the commun
ity. If th'e laborer wins , ho loses in the end
ami for this ictioon I havu always lifted my
volco against force In settling matters of dif
ference.
"You ask my opinion of the present trou
bles. Of course my sympathies are with the
men who toll , and why should they
not bo < For forty years I have
donu my stiara of manual labor. I have
Been all phases of human life and human
existence. I nave soon men labor at the enr-
pi'nter's bench for sixteen hours out of too
twenty-four and earn not to exceed $1.'J3 per
day. but that Is not the question.
' " 'It uas Known weeks uco that the eight-
hour law would go into effect August 1 and
that trouble might follow. Even then 1 stood
ill ) n ml advocated an arbitration. If
that could not bo had , f
wanted a lest of the law at the earliest
possible moment , that conflicting interests
might not sutler , but 1 regret to say that I
met with opposition.
"Ttcumo when the Important question'could
no longer bo evaded , and you know
the result. Mass meetings wcro held and
fipeakors went among tno workmen
Jit-Ing their hearts and Injecting
Imticd Into tlielr veins until
It seemed that a riot ana bloodshed was but
a stei ) away. When matters arrived at this
step t did not shirk my duty , but refused to
attend and speak at the muss meetings. I do
not want to denounce any of those speakers ,
but 1 am forced to admit that many of the
speeches were anarchistic and only
fanned tlio flumes of anger ana
hatred that rankled In the breasts of some of
the laborers. At some of the meetings very
unkind things have been said ; things that
should have been unsaid , and but for the In
terference of cooi-mlnded men there would
have been committed acts that would huvo
caused the men to have blushed with slmmo.
" ( lad these men a right to
spptik to thu crowds ! Yes , and no. They
had a right bccausn this country gives every
man thu freedom of speech. No , because
they woio out of plan and \\ora doing us
Irrepaiablo injury every time they opened
their mouths.
' From the start I was opposed to mass
meetings , as you cannot , bundle n mixed
crowd. The proper wav would have
been as soon as the difficulties nro < o to Imvo
called together organi/ations that felt ag
grieved. Let them have appointed their
committees and then those committos could
have worked to u plan of action and reported
to the main body. If this course had been
pursued , I do not think thcro would
fmvo been any strike. There might
have been n dtlToronco of opinion
but by some concessions mutters could have
been righted as they were between the brick
layers and the contractors. In this opinion I
nm not alone , as many of the members of our
order agree with mo.
"Toarbltiato now with reference to the
smelter trouble would bo folly , ns the matter
has gone too far , and nothing remains but to
await the action of tlio courts In testing tlio.
constitutionality of thu eight hour law. "
In referring to a possible adjustment of
the striking smelters' troubles. John
Jenkins said : " 1 believe that the Cen
tral labor union Is composed of representa
tive men , who have the power to bring the
exlstcnco of these troubles to un ciul. And
If a meeting was called by the provident de
manding tlu ) attendance of each and every
member of that organization that n solution
could bo reached by n discussion through
that body. Tho' public infers that
the notions of ccituin .self-constituted
labor leaders , whoso stoclc and capital
lust now lies In the fact that tiio.v huvo
nothing to do , and sco a greater remuner
ation for their services by keeping up u con
tinual agitation , has not in view the
honest settlement of the present dlfllcultics.
From what I know of the character of the.
chairman of the Central labor union , I am
siulslleil that hu desires thatall of his actions
blmll redound to the benefit of orunm/od
labor ; that ho will not use his position to
plens-o the dcmnguogc , but will relieve the
uinicultk's under which labor suffers , r.ud
that his aim Is tondvanco.and not rctrogrndo
all which contilbutes tc the wclfuro of hon
est and legitimate workmen. I nm of the
opinion that the troubles will IIml their
solution by the Interference at
n disinterested party who should bo appoint
ed at such a meeting. The troubles between
Iho bricklayers and contractors plainly shows
that It was through na'diatlon that u settle
ment was reached , therefore let the smelting
men place tholr case , as well us Mr. Ilarton ,
In the hands of the Central labor union , and
I guarantee that In a very short tlmo wo will
icu the smoke issuing from the stacks of the
melting works. Concessions on both sides
must be miuto to achieve any settlement of
thu difficulty. "
Hairy Huston , president of the Central
labor union , In speaking of the method pro
posed by President Ilarton , of thu smelter ,
and comn.ltteu of rouncllmon , said tlio labor
union had nothing to dovltb that matter
and did not care what was done. They had
agreed to nmUc a test case with Samuel Ucos
ns the defendant and proposed to push the
matter to u llnul decision. If the law was
constitutional U should bo enforced and if it
was not , well and good.
With loferouco to the actions of certain
labor agitators dining the smelter tumbles ,
Mr , Kuston stud inoso men acted as Individ
uals ami not at roprasonttitlvcsof the Central
labor union. That body did not. authorUo
thorn to muko any statements or
tuko any action and they alona
\\oru responsible for tholr own
notions. The smelter men's organization
was not under thu control of the Cent nil
labor union , and that body had no contiol
over their movements.
When abkod about the anarchistic utter
ances attributed to ono of the sneakers ut the
meeting Mommy ulgtit , Mr. Huston rmul the
Central labor union \\ould nnvcr oudorso any
such sentiments. Tno union \vus In favor of
ponceaulo measures always and opposed to
violence.
H. It. Overall , ono of the viro-prosldcnU of
the Central labor union , voiced the senti
ments expressed by Mr. Easton , Ho said
Iho Central labor union was not rcsponslblo
for tbo utterances or actions of ugltnton ,
A Kinoltnr Tiilk * .
A sympathizer with the smelting worlrs men
laid yesterday : "This , as I have said many
limes Is not a strike. It Is a lockout. There
uo strike lu Omaha. The smelting works
men , though , ought to have struck , because
they are the hardest worked men In town.
The statement Of Iho company to the con
trary notwithstanding , these men , at different -
ont tltnoi nnil for different periods , have to
work eleven hours and thlrtoeu hours per
dav. When the change is made from one
shift to another , the whole force of men
ha * to work twenty-four hours without stop
ping. I have seen the men attending to their
dutv with a shovel in ono hand and a crust
of bread In the other. The highest priced
man down there gets only tJ.25 per day , thu
next hluhoil gets only $ J whllo the others
get 11.75 per day. Iho last set haul heavy
pots of molten refuse nil day work hard
enough to break down a horse. That U for
cloven hours a day. The hardest
worked laborer on the street or In
buildings In course of erection does
not , at the most , work more than ten hours n
day. Then ho Is out In the opan air and , besides -
sides , his work is never more than a man may
do. Down at the smelter ho Is roasted to
death and has work of the tinniest kind.
This is true of the other men. They all
want to work fewer hours with living wages.
For the W ! W men they ask ? J.OO for eight
hours' work ; Jor the Si.OO men they ask
? ! . " > : for tlio $1.7" ) men they ask 81 .IB , and
for all the others a reduction of 'Z > cents per
day.
day."N'o sensible ma.i will say that these nro
not reasonable terms L.ook what they pay
In Oonvor The work which hare brlnpi
$ , ' .25 there Is paid MUJ : our W.Otl men got
$ U.3 and our $1.75 mull there rocalvo ? - ! . ! ( . " ) .
"Now If that can bo done in Denver , wuy
can't It DP done in Omaha )
' They claim they give the men four days
off In u month. Now why do they give thorn
four ilavs off unless the work la
unhcalthv t Hut they do not tell
how many days the nun nro obliged to lay
otT themselves each month becausu of sick
ness , and when they Ho oil they receive
no pay that is when they lay off moro than
four days. During these four days they re
ceive what Is called 'half pay1 or u dollar a
day. "
"When the strike Is over thtro will bo
short work of the leader ? , will there not ? "
"No , sir. It Is agreed that when the mon
go back to worn everybody goes back , Includ
ing - [ mentioning a certain lender ] ,
And If , for any reason , later ho should bo let
out , nut go tno men again. The fact Is ho is
not n lender. Ho was the llrst to bo asked to
sign the contract nnd refused. That Is how
attention was directed to him.
"It Is all stuff to talk about the mon starv
ing about merchants refusing to credit
them nnd about their being anxloti0 to return
to work. When thosii men commence to
starve we'll make n request of the
farmers and the alliance , and \\c'll got
all the corn nnd potatoes and flour wo want
and will got it fren. And wliou this trouble
Is over , will have established heie a coopera
tive store where tlicio men can buy their
Hour and potatoes and other things nnd buy
It nt cost. That's the way we'll got oven
with these merchants , if thcro any who refuse -
fuse to sell these goods.
"Thoy tell us thcro Is no trouble at Deliver.
'
U oil , I'tcll you there Is going to bo trouble
there nnd you'll see it.
"There'll bo trouble elsewhere too. Yes
terday , some of our men received a letter
from Argentine near ICnnsas Oity. asking for
the wages paid hero. The letter said they
were dissatisfied with their wages. "
.
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KK\V CATflji ; COMl'ANYl
Investment Hrokrrs' Notlcct
Can you buy or sell or aid in forming n cnt-
tlo company , to stock ! 2.jUUUU , acres of the fin
est pasture land In Mexico. Living water.
Write for terms and description.
I'.LGIXI : : WILLIAMS , Waco , Tex.
"A MAN . "
Now AVc Arc With Yon.
On nnd nftor July 31 the Chicago ,
Rode Island & Paoiliu riiilwuv will run
all its trains in and out of the Union Depot -
pot , Omaha. Trains will leave as fol
lows , oast-bound :
Day express , 9:153 : n. m.
Vc'stibulcd limited IO p. in.
'
Atlantic express , OMO'p. m.
Arrive 9:40 : a. in. , 10:50 : a. m. niul 0:15 :
p. m. These trains are vostibuled and
it is nn indisputable fact that the dining
car Borvico of the " 'Groat Rock Island"
is second to none in the country.
For rates , sleeping car births to Chicago
cage or any points east call at city ticket
olllco of the Rock [ bluntl Route , 10th
and Furnain streets.
.loiix SUDASTIAN , G. T. & P. A.
J. L. Di ; BIVOI.SI : , General Agent.
DAKOTA MlNtiltA' S.
TJiIs "Man Snys 1 liorc Is no Knit
to Tlicin.
C. M. Copp , representing the Pennington
county syndicate , with headquarters In Hill
City , South Dakota , Is at tno Casey. In con
versation with a reporter for Tun I3iu : said :
"Very few people jro aware of the amount
of gold that lies hurled in the southern portion
tion of the lllnck Hills. All round within
six miles of Hill City gold can bo found. H
is only within the last few years that any
prospecting for gold in the southern Black
Hills has been attempted. "
Mr. Copp then exhibited a very line speci
men of gold ore , which , al
though imbedded in n small piece of
gray quart/ , certainly not more than n couple
of inches long , nnd n lltttlo less In thickness ,
tor which , ho said , ho had been offered ? | UO
nnd had refused to sell it.
"I'lioio is any amount of tin nnd nickel in
these hills , " ho continued , "which only
needs capital to defray the expense of min
ing for It. The tin belt Is about twenty
miles square and the deposits are very rich
In this metal. Ours Is a thoroughly practical
mining legion , because there is plenty of
timber , line streams of water , nnd In the
valleys the land Is very fertile ,
producing abundant oat , wheat , barley and
potato crous , nnd in fact almost anything ex
cept corn.
"Hill City Is growing rapidly , although It
has the appu iranco of having sprung into ex
istence in n night ; nil the houses being
fr.imo structures. A brick opera house is
now in course of erection and will bo the
oi.lv brick building in the city. An
Kngllsh company is putting up a mill which
vlll crushftOO tons of ere in twenty-four hours.
This company has also expended upwards of
$ , tH)0OOG , ( , in developing the tin mines lu this
region and it claims to have ? lJiho,000 ( ) moro
in its treasury for this purpose. tJreat things
may be expected from the southern portion
of the Black Hills in the near future. "
Tlio Tjtilost Conundrum.
Whv Is Halter s Sarjaparilla and Hurdock
like the most popular soup of the day !
Itccnuso they both clcanso thu 'skin and
leave It soft and velvety.
C M. Copp , just in from Hill City ,
S. 1) . , with a line o ( line specimens of
ere , consisting of tin , gold , bllvor , nickel
and antimony , can bo seen at Hotel
( Jaboy.
Oraiitl Kntry Into Omaha.
On anil after July 80 , 1891 , the Chicago
cage , Milwaukee & St. 1'iiul Railway
company will run all of its trains In anil
out of the union depot , Oiirvha. No
more anno/unco caused by transferring
and switching at Council niulYs. Solid
vostibuled trains , consisting of now
1'nlaco stooping cars , free parlor olmlr
cars , oloL'ant coaches , and the linost
( lining cars in the world , all h out ml by
steam and lighted throughout by oloc-
trio lights. Tlio now evening express
with "oloutrlo lights in every berth"
now loaves Omaha daily at 0.20 p. m ,
arriving nt Chicago at ! ) : . ' ! ( ) a. m. In tlmo
for all eiiblorn connections. Secure
tickets and stooping car berths at 1501
Fill-mini street ( Harbor hlook ) ,
J. 10. PUKSTO.V , P. A. NASH ,
C. 1'uss. Agt. Gen. Aft ,
A .Joint Station.
The Union Pacific station at Portal Is to
bo moved from its present position to a point
nearer iho crossing with the Missouri 1'adtlo
in orucr that it may bo u od In common by
thu two roads. This was decided on nt u con
ference liold In Mr. OlcKtnsoii'tf ofllco yester
day afternoon.
Information Proe.
Do you know that any old sore or out can
be absolutely cured by tlio Intelligent use of
Hullvr's Ilai bed Wire Llulmout. Uo merci
ful to your horse and try It.
WHAT THE PRINTERS WANT ,
President Sturgis of tbo Typographies'
Union States the Oaso Plainly !
DIFFERENT WAY OF SEEING THINGS
Ifo nxpluliiH Wlioro tlio Kinjiloycrj
Cnn Save Dcfipltc tlio Apparent In
crease of Wages Uiuler iho
Kl > ; lit-lloiir Plan.
The following communication from tin
Western Newspaper Union opens up anothei
chuoter In the eight-hour law dispute botweei
thounlon printers nnd thoemptoylng printers
To the Kdltorof TIIR IIKK : As a matter o
Justin' to all concerned wo wUli you to pub
llsli thu roilowln. , Inclmllni : the iinonynion
circular heron Ith , which , It appears , has hem
soul hro.nleast to the country press who an
HU Piloted to bo our p itron-t :
ClltUT.AII.
OWAIU , Neb. , Alls. 4 , IH'JI. Cltlrcn , Koncsaw
Neb : As you undoubtedly are well awnio
thu look and Jo'j in Inters arid In faut. mnstn
the printers uho are umployud by the week It
this city , \\ere , un Saturday morning. Angus
I , loelu'd out by the employing printers , hu
eausu of thulr rufns il to slin n contract , tin
purport ofhluli was that Uiosliinur was will
Ing to taku upon himself the rctpoiiMbillty o
thu \ loliittim of u law pnssml by our l -.t Ic ls
future In thu Interest ( if thn woi klngmi'ii , am
which Is conuudi'd byill to ho tinmo t bent1
flrunt and humane law over parsed byan >
luglslatuio of tills state. 'Co comply with thi'
law thu pilntuis reduced tholr hoiliH of l.ibm
fiom ten to uiuht lionis per dav. nnd iniido i
corresponding i eduction In tholr w uus. Phis
thu ciiiploylm : printers rofiiMM to accede U
and Insisted mi tlio cnntt.K't bo iu' sinned
and locked out thclrump oyei
"Amomrthu olllcus Is the Western News'
paper linion.Vo notice tliatyouaiunp.it-
ron of this ollli-e. mid In thu ( ntoiest and It
behalf or tho'norUiiz classes of this state am
of the country , wo ask that you glvu us youi
moral support In our endeavor to uphold tin
laws of tho'tato , andlbatyou wltndiaw youi
patruii.iee from thut Him. To you this imij
appear a trivial matter , but to us who nro un-
Bilged In this struzglii for rUht and Justice , II
will bo ol much benefit , and by eiimplluiici
n 1th this rciiuest you will u.rn tlio umlitilnu
gratitude of thu oil liu classes uf thu state. '
\Vu \ desire to say that this elicular Is ulthoi
: i gioss inlsioprest'iitatlon of thu dumand *
imulu upon us by tliu executive committee ol
the union , or uu did not niopeily understand
them when thuy callo 1 upon us. It will IK
observed that It r-ads , "To comply with the
fan , thu prlnleiH rcducol tholr hours of lalioi
from ton to eluMit liouts per il.iy . , with a curie-
spondlng ru.lnctlon of wages , " and Unit "llil"
tlio employing printers refused to nrcccd to ,
and loi'ltua out their emplojes. " We dis
tinctly undeistood from the eommltU'0 wnu
waited upon us that the printers wanted eight
hours noik with ten hours' pay , or ill * pot
ueelt , the MIIIIO as wo had been p.ijln ; ; lu
union printers for six years.
"If wu had understood that they wanted to
woik but eight hours , with u eoiiuspondhii ;
lediietlon in wages , as Is represented In this
cliciiiar , we "l.otild have consumed wlllltiglv ,
and If this Is the understanding now , our of
fice Is open to union men thu same as bufoic
the sti Ike.
If thu above circular Is not a mlsieprescn-
tatlon of facts-o f.ir us wo ate concerned ,
there Is no ( lilllculty between us ami thu
union printer : . , ami a iofiis.il un tholr part to
como back nnd tal.e tholr old places ut thu
ease is an admission tb it the ropicsoiitatluns
made to the uinntry press us loiurds our of
fice aio false.rjsimtN NKW.si-Ai'iiii UNION.
Mr. T. If. Sturgis , president of the Typo
graphical union , was seen by a UEI : reporter
yostotday and us nod If Iho union bad sent
out the circular or anything like it.
"Yes. there has been a circular sent out , "
sola Mr. Sturgis , "setting forth the difll-
culty which caused the lockout. The circu
lar was sent to country publishers. "
"Did the circular you sent out state that
the printers had agreed to a reduction of
wages to correspond with the reduction in
the hours of labor ! "
"Yes , that was about the substance of the
statement. "
"How da you figure it out that way ? The
printers were getting S10 and SIS per week
for ten hours. You wanted $10 for eight
hours. Do you mean to s > ay that a reduction
of SJ per week for a part of the men only was
a sufllcicnt otTsat for the loss to the employ ;
CM of twelve hours' work every week for
each man I"
"Wo figure ltust this way , " said Mr.
Sturgis. "This work in the Job olllte. ? is
made up of two distinct claisos , straight
matter and real job work. The $1(5 ( a week
men have usually done the straight matter ,
because it required less skill. Now the plan
that we proposed diu away with the sliding
scale , and paid the best men S10 per week ,
Instead of ? 18. If the employers had
adooted this scale they could have had the
straight matter , heretofore set up by the Stli
n week men , set up by the thousand instead
of by the day , and they would have
been paying them just what , thntsort of work
was actually worth , without regard to the
ability ot the man. They could have put the
best men on the job \\orlt nt $ H ! n week ,
whereas they now pay the best mon ? lb. By
following this plan , I believe the employers
would have found that their saving iu wages
would have enabled the reduction in time.
But they would not meet us in
any proposition as a union. The
only thing they had to offer , nas
to have the men high individual contracts
and proceed as before , with uo regard for the
law. As members of the Typographical union
our mon could not do that and they wore vir
tually locked out. "
"Does the union propose to take anv action
with regard to the assault made upon Mr.
Ilaynes by Baker ! "
"
" "iNot until the- case is tried m the courts.
Baker and his friends claim that they will
sho\ that thcro was considerable provoca
tion a nd that Mr. Ilaynes was fully as ag
gressive as Baker. "
"Do you think thoTypographicalunioii can
afford to encourage street lights and assaults
upon citizens 1"
"Xot by any means. The union does not
uphold such actions , but wo propose to know
the exact facts in the ease before taking ac
tion. I have cautioned the men who are now
locked out to bo very careful , and to avoid all
sons of unlawful demonstrations. Printers ,
though , arc like other men they will got
angry sometimes and do things that the
union does not uphold.1
There seems to bo but little chance In the
situation. The employing printers claim
they have about all the men they need , but
thu union men say that thlc is not true.
"These men v ho como hero from abroad
only wf rk n day or two , " said Mr. Sturgis ,
"until they learn the situation and then they
quit and leave town. Festnor brought four
teen mon from Kansas City hist week by mis
representation , and as soon as they learned
the facts in the difficulty eleven of them
quit. They can't keep a force of good men In
face of the facts. They will eventually bo
obliged to meet us half wuy , as wo are will
ing to do , and settle the dispute. "
Will Wurlv Might IJoui-fl.
Last night the tin and shoot iron workers'
union met and discussed the eight hour
question to a decision. It was agreed that
the ir.on would submit to the bassos that
they should establish uu eight hour day \ \ Ith
seven hour * on Saturday , This will reduce
the weekly pay of the men , as they work by
the hour. Cornice workers nro "paid ItUJ.f
cents mid tin woruors US cents per hour.
Business Is dull In these Hues now. and the
men do not anticipate any difficulty in con
nection with thu matter.
S. R. I'uttun , dentist , removed to Reo
building. Open ovonliiKS till 710. : Tol5J. (
Take the frroat Hock Island route for
Lincoln , lloati'ico , Fairbury and Nelt-on.
Solid train leaves union depot , Otimlta.
at fi p.m. , arriving H u.in. dully , except
Sunday. Secure your tickets"ut 1UU2
I'unmm St.
.lou.v Sr.n.vsTiAN' , G. T. & P. A.
J. L. ] ) i : DKVOISI : , Uon'l. Aft.
Now I. alien-
The now Knights of Labor paper will bo
Issued next week. The olllco will be located
in the Omahii Savings bunk block , whcru a
complete newspaper plant , .hm boon located.
A htockholdur ycsterduv sula that the , paper
would bu devoted exclusively to labor matters
mil would have no connection with iho alt- !
llancc. It has not vet b.'on decided who will
furnish the bniiu power.
* ii Ofl'mslvo llrcat li
and dry throat are promptly relieved by a
drink el riulpho-Sallnc , bottled at Kxools'iur
Springs , Mo.
Cut GIT Case Continued.
Tbo taking of testimony In too Cut-Off
.sluuu case hat boon continued until Septem
ber 10 , as C. J. Oroomj. attorney for the East
Omaha company wlllibo absent from thocltv.
Mr. Oreo no will start today with hta
family for a four YWWKS' trip down the St.
Liwronce , taking illi Ouches , Boston , etc. ,
and roiuriitnir via N6w York.
"SO I12TIIINGOIUMT UK DO.VI3. "
Dr. Oapcn Tells Xho Iloaril of Health
Something-
The board of health hold a special meeting
yesterday at which ! the sanitary condition
of the city was dlicusscd to considerable
length. Dr. On pom hid looKed the city over
from a sanitary standpoint and thought that
something should be done nt once , but how
to go toork ho did not know , as the coun
cil had hung up the rules governing the
body. lie thought the now health ordinances
were full of papa , but could bb remedied If
the council would ever adopt , the rules that
ttie board of health passed upon some months
ngo.
Councilman Blumer thought that the
council should hold a special mooting and
take up the rules and there and tlion adopter
or reject them. Mayor dishing opined that
it would bodllllciilt to get the council to
gether nt a special pvoning session. The
members had too much business nnd should
hold afternoon meetings.
I'nil Andrei , thu rocontlv appointed sani
tary commissioner made his first appearance
and asked for Instructions. Tboro were none
to give as the rules governing had not been
adopted giving him any authority.
Dr. Uapcn stated that the city was in a
filthy condition and that thui-i ] was but ono
mail who was hauling garbage.
Councilman Blumnr understood that the
farmers had been coming to the city nnd
hauling garbage free of charge. This had
discouraged the regularly appointed garbage
haulers ,
Chemist If oblnson had made an examin
ation of several wclh In the -southern part of
of iho city nnd lound them very foul.
' 1 ho comptroller reported $ jU)5.05 In the
health fund.
The telephone at the pest house was
ordered out and the secretary Instructed to
confer with thu telephone company uiion the
subject of rental. The compitiy had de
manded a year's ' rent nt $3 per month.
Do Witt's Little harlv KHOIS ; best little
pills for dyspepsia , sour sto naeh , baJ btoath.
i\rs.
"A Turkish Bath , " which had Its original
production In Oalosburg , 111. , Monday evening
will bo the attraction next week at the Far-
mini Street theater , opening with Sunday
matinee. The now plu > is very well spoken of ,
having made quite a sucess In London when
originally produced there. It nas been adapted
foi-MUs MarioIIoath ( who makes her initial
npi'earanco ' in the comedy as a star ) bvMr. Al
fee ley. In addition to Miss Heath the com
pany cmbracos , T. 1) . Miles , frank Murphy ,
W. J. Chirk , T. Wilmott Eckort. Al Kcoley ,
MattShcoloy , Emma Berg , Jcssio Olhvier
and Mabellu Eckort.
Manager llunross of the Parnnm Street
theater , . u Ith a view of giving the school
children of the city a real tie.it , announce. ;
that his house will bo free to children at the
mntineo tomorrow , when Miss Eunice Ciood-
rich and her company will present the pleas
ing comedy , "Wuntcd , a Husband. " He-
soived seats will bo issued to all the children
\\lio present thcmsei es nt the box otllco to-
moriow morning at 9 o'clock , nnd for the
performance they will own the house. Par
ents desiring to accompany their children
can puichuso ticuets at the box oflictfat the
usual matinee prices. The mere announce
ment that thn house will bo free to the chil
dren tomoriow ought to crowd it from pit to
gallery.
J , J. Goltlob , manager of the now Bush
Street theater , Sau Francisco , stopped off in
the city today en route homo from Now York ,
where he has spent the summer booking at
tractions for his very handsome place of
amusement. Ho loft on the overland this
afternoon. _ _ _ _ _
W. W. Downing and John Mulvlhlll are or
ganising n creole company hero to play
throuch to the coast. IJohearsnls will bccib'
Thursday , and Sunday evening , ± id , the
patrons of the Academy of Music will be
given an opportunity to judge of the merits
of the performance.
Have wo any truly great men at the pres
ent dayj Some doubt it , and ask to be
shown the modern Washington , Franklin or
Webster. However this may bo , of ono
thing wo nro sure , there never "was a greater
blood-punlicr than Ayur's Sarsapanlla.
A. AVOMAN .
Hail AVhisky Guts Pat
Into Serious trouble.
Idleness and bid whiskey have gotten in
their work on I'atMcDonough , and ho is now
In jail charged with assault with Intent to
kill.
kill.Pat
Pat has until recently been employed at
the smelting works , but since tlio lock'out he
has been spending a good deal uf time
rounding up thu puloons and creating trouble
it home and among the neighbors.
Yoiterday forcm on about 11 o'clock ' , Pat
jot into u war of words with Mrs. Thomas
Dlxou , who lives next door to the McDonough
family , in u small shanty on Tenth stieet ,
north of Davcnpoit. Without aupaicnt cause
for the dastardly assault , except that
was mad , and "intoxicated Pat picked
up u No. U shovel , such ns laborers use upon
the street , and hurled it over the fence at
Mrs. Dixon.
The mlssilo struck the woman In the back
of thu head , cutting a fcnrful gash about
thrco inches long and knockim ; lierpown. The
blood fairly gushed from thu wound nnd
it was feared shu would bleed to death be
fore medical assistance could bu secured.
Dr. Lord was called and put four stitches
In the wound.
Mrs. Dixon Is about sixty years old and
thu wound is very serious. Her husband
'
works at the Unlon'Pacillc shops and was
not nt home when thu assault occuricd.
Mis. Dlxon says that McDonough passed by
ler house Monday ulgiit whilusbo was stand-
jig on thu sidewalk. Ha deliberately kicked
: ier several \\lthoiitprovocation. .
McDonough wasnnostpd soon after the as
sault and conveyed to jail.
Do not take any ctiunco of being poisoned
or buinod to death witli liquid steve polish ,
naints or enamels in bottles , The "Hlsing
Sun Steve Polish" la safe , odorless , brilliant ,
the cheapest and best stove polish made , and
the consumer nays for uo expensive tin or
glass package with every purchase.
\\OHtorncTs III No\v York.
Nnw YOIIK , Aug 11. | Special to Tin : Bn ; . ]
Mr. and Mrs. F. II Johnson qf Brooklyn ,
N. Y. , announce r the marrmgo of their
daughter Clara , lot Mr. Charles Kendrick
Hart on August lii.iut Ciullup Island , N , Y. ,
where they are stooping , and after Septem
ber 1 will bo ut tioum ut Uloomington , Nub.
B. H. Koblnsou , Omaha , is at thu A&tor
House.
C. I' . Wlggm , Topeka , Kaa. , U at the
Westminster hotel.
F. D. Konbeok , Uilrgo , is at the Continen
tal hotel.
O , Bunting , Burlington , la. , is atthosamo
betel.
J. A. Ward , Cedir Hai'ids , la. , Is at the
Hotel Vendo uo.
J. C. liibbs , D'ikcAa , is nt the St. Danes
,1 M. Haldiigo , Ouiahu , is at Iho Metro
politan hotel , and uk E. Maxwell , sumo city ,
is at the Murray hotel.
E. M. Hoot n ml J. C. Koot , Atchlson , ate nt
the Cosmopolitan hotel ,
Mrs. Anna SUiulU , Missouri Valley , la , is
at thu MiUuipaluiui hotel.
Hov. Dr. and Mrs. Ward , CoJar Uapids.la.
called on the Etruna of the Cunard line foi
Llvorp6ol last Saturdnv. On the Etrurn
nlio sailed Mr. and Mr , W , H. Sumno , Sehuy
ler , Nob. ; Mr. William C. Propltt. Emmotti
burg , la. ; Mr , and MM. Charles C. Ora
Sioux City ; Misses Beatrice and Alber
Ologan and Miss Gladys A. IJovlo , Topekn.
Mr , Charles I. Stopton , Omaha , roglntoroi
at Iho Dems hotel but had to stop right her
and go to another hotel for a bed.
Mr. C. M. Farr and wife , Lcavonwortb
Knit. , are nt the Continental hotel.
Mr. J. A. Croighton , Omaha. Is ntthoFIftl
Avenue hotel on a pleasure trip. On Frlda1
night ho gave a supper to a little party o
Now Yorkers.
Hon. M. II. Day , Unpld City , S. D. , Is a
the Oriental hotel.
Mr. A. J. Hanscom nnd wife , Omaha , wer
at the Murny Hill hotel and ithen moved ti
the Windsor hotel.
Mr. Sol Davidson , Omaha , is nt the Pla/i
hotel.
H. 1C. Snider , wlfo and daughters , Grin
neil , la , nra nt the Plaza hotol. They MI
traveling for the summer.
The Howe scale * , the only scale with pro
toctcd bearings. Noelmck rods. Catiloguc
of Borden .te Sollock Co , Chicago , 111.
CO\SII > KUI\O Clj.YinS.
County ConiinlHHloniM-H Hold a Sppol.il
So Hlon forTlilM Purpose.
The county coinmlssloMors held a spo.-lal
session yesterday afternoon and disposed ol
ono old claim that has been tike n thorn In
tholr sides for many months.
Isaac Hascall , years ago p irclmsod a num
her of lots from the county whim tin
Douglas addition was platted and putupoi
the market. Afterwards , ho allowed tin
payments to become delinquent. Onpirto !
the lots was the building which was used foi
hospital purposes. This biiildlng was cccu
plod until the new hospital was completed
when Hnscail demanded f 1,0)0 ) reul
for the ground , The couutv re
1 fused to pay the cl dm. Unseal
assigned fftll.lO of the amount to Herman
Kount/o nnd insisted that the county paj
him the bilance.
Yesterday Hascnll made a proposition that
if the county would pay the amount assigned
to KoiTnt/'e the balance could bo rrcdltcil
upon the old debt. The proposition \\asuc
copied.
Consideration of the J. C. Hoot claim for
grading Stale street In Florem-e was post
poned until Saturday , when the committee
will report.
At the sapio meeting another attempt will
bu made to compromise Iho Uyau { & \ \ alsh
judgment against the eountv. At the last
term of the district court thov 'ccured a
Judgment for 17,511 , which amount the com
missioners cmltn Is ? 1'J,000 more than they
.should have received.
The case was discussed yesterday by Coun-
tv Attorney Mahoney for the county "and bv
General Cowan for Hynn & Walsh.
HIS tHTKOUH SfOlt.1I I.IIWirKl.l.V. .
A Nnniliei- Houses Hlowii JIo\vii niul
t reps llostroyi'd.
POUT HUIIONMich. . , Aug. 11. One of the
most destructive wind storms that ever vis
ited this section passed over bore vestordny
morning. It continued for only about thirty
minutes , but wrought great damajo. At
Mlndcn City it blow down the Huron & Sau.-
tie ice compuiy's big bulldlngund carried the
heavy roof -JOO fcot. Thu front of Springer &
Co.'s store was blown in and the stock badly
damaged. Wricht's photo gallery was do-
strovcd , U , B. Wilson's foundry wrecked
and William Johnson's residence blown down
and a thrco-jcar old child fatally injured.
At Tyro George Soul's house was struck by
lightning and destroyed and Henry Wheel
er's grand residence was blown down.
At Ghidwin a big barn on the famous Mc
Gregor farm was struck by lightning and
completely destroyed.
The minor losses are numerous. There is
not a farmer within forty miles of Mindei
City who has not suffered. Tlio damage to
crops has been great and the loss will foot up
over fJ'J.OJO. _
Cyclone In Illinois.
Jji.vcoi.v , III. , Aug. 11. A cyclone pre
vailed In the southeastern part of Egan
county Monday aftornion. Crops in its
P'lth , barns , houses and other buildings were
damaged. At Latham a now elevator about
completed was leveled. The debus fell onto
n locomotive standli-g near by. The engine
was damaged , but the engineer and Iliemnn
escaped. The loss iu thu eountv is estimated
at about $30,000.
Ocstroyed by M-'ti , t
SLOW , la. , Aug. II. [ Special Telegram to
Tin : Bir.J : William Wray's barn was
struck by lightning and burned last nlirht.
Ono hundred tons of hay , four sets of har
ness , ono calf and all the farm machinery
was burned. The insurance on the bum was
only § 1,000.
Needed Itain In ICinsas.
EMi'oun , Kan. , Aug. 11. A heavy rain
fell here this morning. Specials received
from various points of Kansas show the rain
was widespread. Funnels nro jubilant and
say the water made a good corn crop certain.
Much injury is none by the use of Irritat
ing , griplne compounds taken as purgatives.
In Ajei's Pills , the patient 1ms n mild but
effective cathartic , that can bo conlidontly
recommended alike for the most delicate
patients as well as the most robust.
Yellow Povoi-In Hiiytl.
Niw Youi ; , Aug. 11. A Port-au-Prlnco
dispatch says : Ills impossible any longer
to conceal thu terrifying fact that a sailor onboard
the French man-of-war Diora
board - - was
stricken with a fever a few days since. Ho
died yesterday nnd was at once buried.
Others among the crow of the vessel are
down with the sumu disease. The doctor
says the disease is a complication ol fevers ,
the same as yellow fever or worse.
.Ji'-ilotiH Woman'ItovpiiKi' .
K\ssAsCiTV , Mo. , Aug. 11.Hlchnrd M.
Juvenal's residence In Kansas City , Kan. ,
was wrecked by an explosion ofdyimmito
last night. The occupants escaped anv seri
ous Injury , From all accounts thu oxploMon
was caused by a woman with whom Juvo-
iml kept company befuru his marriage.
That Test Case.
Mr. Guy C. Ballon of Iho smelting works
has retained Hon. John C. Webster to take
charge of his proposed case to test the con
stitutionality of the eight hour law. If in
the attorneys opinion the law ! > not rood , it
is understood that Mr. Marion will proceed
with thu cusu before the supreme court of
the state.
Nn gripping , no nausea , no pain when
DuWItt'.s Littlu Early UisoM are taisun.
Small pill. Safe pill. Host pill.
fCntlces of fli e If ii-mir It-Hi muter Hits liewl , ft/ly
cciitr ; < iih wliltti , ii.iM/iic / ten cfnts.
nuil-.KS r.innlo Ifc uiH ago I 4 vours ,
daughter of Mr. iind Mn. I' . J. I'lfeers ,
TttL'iity-ul.'bth nnd lasers sln-ul. Tlili t
\\nrd nied at - ' ! ' vusiurday iifirnm m of
dlphlhuiiilio uiiiup nnd will hu bulled In
I.uiuo. lllll cumuluiy at - u'eluuu this after
noon.
IM.'IT.IIKJN Iliiby I'otorson , Infant child of
Air. and .Mis. John I'ettusim. 1" .Mitfuiitli and
Itunvn stieut- . died yuituid iy and uas Imr-
li-il In liiuili'l lllll ce unit my at U. , J uVlnuU
last u\cnhu ,
DUPI-'Y Mary , uco.l li years , wlto of Tames
Dully , died Mumluy imirimi ; . ' . August M ,
Ih'ii , ut I nVliii.lt. I'lineial Wt-ilm-Eilay. An-
gmt IS. IMI , finm tier line rosldenie. i4"i' ' S
. , | Mici-t , nt > . . ! ) o'ului'k tn M. I'utrlek's
ihuicli. Ituii.ii ut M. Mary's eoiiicti iy.
Used iu Millions of Homes -40 Years the Standard ,
NO GUREXl NO PAY.
Dr.DOWNS/
1316 Douglas Street , Omaha , Neb.
10 n m to 13m. 8md < tnmp for r | ilr.
FOB SALE BY AX.Z , GROCERS
MOORE'S
For troubling pains in small of back
use Moore's Tree of Life.
For Ciitiirrh u > iO Mooro's Tree of Life.
For Constipation u&o Tree of Life.
The L'l-cut lifo rotnudy The Tree ol
Lifo.
Jlooro'a Troaof Ufo n po < ltt79 euro for Kidnap
nnd Liver Co u.ililnt nn I all o oo I ill 10 MODuailS
pay to sulfur wtion you cm uri ) I jf tulni Aloorj'i
Tree of I.lfi ) , UioUro.it Lifo Ito.uolr. '
BAD BLOOD I :
Plmploo en the Taco | i
BroaklnROcti |
Skin Troubles | :
Llttlo Bores j Hot Skin ) :
Boils i Blotcboa ) |
Cold Borc3 | Bad Breath ) :
Bora Mouth or LI pa | :
Sf j.iu miff r ft urn MIIT of ;
, tuUo ,
: cit. ) the polfon from tnoM iiiiiii-pii i-
Irn.irdnigirlst. . or wilta to \ \ 11 . I' ' . ° IJV,1ltAl :
Oil . 40 Vc t " > ' > "l" > 1c1'11VilifiiViiiifl
'jUJu"f ! : HY ICUIIV & CO , . Onmlm. _
'
the'iiebig COMPANY
Ilmo for tttunty tlvn joarn been pnttliu
up Hit * ffinuiiM nroilui t n lili-lt Mlrrpil tuotl -
kill flu lua wlirnllrat Invi IIIIM ! nnd ulvun
lo tlic-world by tlin rcnonniliciiildt , Jus
tin umUobli Thulr
H ' luiwn iiniiiinl ilm woild mid Inn
boon cirrloil Into 'Dirku-it Afrloi' liy
manluy It l umpnroictiililuliir inirlty ,
Ilivoi uiilliuiiullcliilultui t AxlllKfl'i \ ,
( Icllcliiu.innilr Iruthliik' lnill < | ' ii < ibli ) In
Iiiiprutoil and Kconumli.uokcr /
G.jniliuo
f.'lccf uiid l.f c < ii-fltii t
cumil In U'days by tlio l-'ionuli Itoinuily un-
tllloil tliu KIND. It ilissolviH HKiilmt mill Is
ubsurliuil Into tliu liiflninu I p.irK Will lofiind
inunoy If It does nut c-iito or CMIISL-I Mnutim- ,
liunliuiiKMi , lioro s a rollalilu art cln. * l a
| iulacu : or - ( or } > | iur mull prunalil , Mo-
Coniiluk & Liiiul , Uniiilia
racUl o lUllurt b galliinn.
IMliluus , ipirkl'ni ; , aid
oppntlzInK held by ill
dnli-n ////Blwaiitlful
IliK.k . ninl cnnls
nynni ftddretj - ,
U.L , IflftfH 4 ( ( ' .
WOODS"
PENETRATING
PLASTER.
ia ol K K. Otliers In
rnniiarlto | i nro IW or
I > J < AI > < If buffctlnKtry
WOOD'S PLASTER ,
It i'mii'lr li' , llu *
UKVIC'liirx. .
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mimtii ir' n1 < imit ii ui
! cc iilnr < ic f-irtlu-iluliil ,
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STEEL PES\33. \
GOuD MFDAL , PAn > 3 FXPOSITION , 1889.
THE MOST PERFECT OF PENS.
The Original and Genolm.
( WORCESTERSHIRE ) ,
Impurti tbo most dcllcloiia taste and zest
EXTIlACr SOUTH ,
ofnUTTr.llfrom
nMKUICALOI.N- < : UAVIIS : , \
TLHSIAN nt Mail ,
rap , to lili brolluir FIHII ,
ot WOUCESTCn ,
May. 1651. HOT Ik COLD
"Tell
I.KA & PCllllIbS'
that tlielr HIUCO Is
lilk-hly oitccmeit In GAIUK ,
ludla , nml In in my
opinion , tlio luout WBI.8II-
r&htablo , aarotl
uri tbo most wliolo- RAKEHITM ,
poino pauco that id
Hiado. " Arc.
Beware of Imitations ;
. . . , '
tjlmnL .11.111 i i i flmim'
eeo that you get Loa & Perms'
Blpnaturo oil ovcry Imttluof Original & Gennlns ,
JOHN mJNL'AVti HO > S. NKW YOU It.
DOCTOR : - : McGrREW
THIS Sl'IlOlAIilST.
Sixteen Yoirs Uvicrlcnro | In tlio Trcntmont of all
" .
MVJITE" msEASEs.
Skin Ulsenfoi iinil ] ' < m.ilo IHnn.ifi. I.udlci from
2 In 4 only lr ) Mcdro s n hiict'e"H In tlio truutuionl
of I'lhntt l > io.i-ui IIHH nmur bion equalled Hooka
niul Circulars nihh Tre itiuunt by t-urrcupundenco.
Olllco , 14 and I'ur 111.11 Sti. , Omaha , Nub.
Kntnuuo on rltlier itrvot.
RESTORED.
"SANAT1VO. " th
AVoililorTul Kpaulib
Ili-uit-ily , la told with a
\VrltU-nt I imrnntro
In euro ull Hertoui ! ) !
cJai-e , eucll at Wc k
.Mcmor } . ix ) s of Ilrala
1'owcr , liuadaclie ,
\VakcTulnt , Ixmt Mar-
bood NVrvoufnces , l-
tttudo. all dialii and
D of ere & After Uso. liifs uf power ot tlia
rtiotoraph-il from life. Orncratho Organ , lu
cltl.rr eei , raurrd bf
over czvrttou , joiilliful lnde cri'tlon , or the cxct lra
mo of tobiccu , opium , nr ttlmulanU , v. hlcti ultimately
i MU ! to Innnnlty , Conaumptlon mid Innanlty. 1'ut up
In content-lit form to mrry In the ml pocket. 1'rlco
II u pickw , or C for W With evi-ry 15 order wo tfT
A wrlttoii Kiiunintoo to cum or ri-fuiid tlia
imiimr. "c' ' " by mall to any addrcw. Clrculir free.
Mention lhl pipfr Addrrso ,
MADKID CHEMICAL CO. , Iirjnch Offlcr for U. S. A.
417 lirnrhnrn Sin-pi. CMICAno. ll.U
KOIl H\I.i : IV OMAHA. KKU. , Uf
iviilm & Co , Cor , 13th d. Dnu/lan Mi.
I \ Piilli-r A. ' ii , ( ur mil * lioncln.iEU.
\ II K Kti-r S1 1 it I oiuail 1Uuf7 U
[ ni/ention5 /
Te-eilh wltlio.it platoi , roniovalilo „ -
worle , ' 'Hr Tlirei-kiimrtem's patunt. " No
* ppliuilonn eif piatus , liltu anything you
Ilku , tenth roiniiln linn , .lust tlio tliln.r for
inliilxti-rs , l.iwvurtan'l ' pnlilluKpoikers I'rloo
: i llttlu iiiniii than iull.tir ) plalu- * , within ' " 'ytj
: ifull lr ) Ililiuy. Dontlit.liaa the sulo r ht
loOni.ilia anil lloujlus Qjiltity , ollluo ir > l lloor
I'.utuii bluuU. Din il
ClilrliolcrV Knjll.tl l > Umond Ht
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