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n THE OMAHA DAILY BEE , TUESDAY. AUGUST IS , 1801. 5 AT THE OLD HOURS AND WAGES 1 Smeller Workmen Qive up Tholr Fight and Are Taken Back , TWO HUNDRED MEN AT THEIR PLACES , OthprsAVIll no I'm to Work ns Kup- Idly an Poxmlilp Home Trouble Kxporlcncpd nt n Mooting Hi-Id Under the Itrldgc. The strikers returned to work yesterday , and the clouds of smoke rolling from the tall chimneys of the smelters silently proclaimed lo the city that thn diniculty was ovor. The men began assembling a % early as 0 o'clock and an hour later there were fully I DO of thum In front of the gates at tno toot of Dnuela.4 street. Many of thorn had their dinner palls and nearly all were their work ing clothes. Some expected a conference and homjil for a settlement , wlillo scores openly voiced their sentiments to the effect thnt enough conferences hud boon hold and they were going back to work whether their com rades wanted to go back or not. Tbattbuy meant what they said wns clearly demonstrated When the p.isagn way through the timekeeper's onico was opened , und It was announced that ull men who wanted to go to worlc could do so. Despite the efforts of some mon to stop them , those who were heartily sick of thu Btrlko availed thomsoves of the opportunity nnd passed Instdo. They wont directly to their old places and wro sot to work cleanIng - Ing up and potting ready to start the Hies. Bhortly after 8 o'clock thcro were fully 'JOO won at worK , and smoke wns beginning to roll from the chimneys when Mr. Harton drove up to the oil leu. "Thu men are going to work , " was the re ply that met his look of Inquiry as ho jumped from his buggy , nnd the sight of the little squads filing into the works was explained. Just before Mr. Ilnrton arrived James Bacon mountoi a lumber pile and har angued the men , urging them to bold together { until cvory tniin could go back at eight hours work. Ho told them thnt If they wont back now they would bo let out in a week or two and would than have to go out en n farm or bo out of work entirely , whereat If they hold out thov could all go back together after a while and hnvo things their own way. liacon pleaded hard , but ho seemed to hnvo lost his grip. Fully twcnty-llvo mon loft the crowd and entered the works while ho was talking , and these who remained Hdcutod about unoaslly , paying litla ) attention to what ho sntd. < Thu sight of the smoke rising from the newly kindled ilros hnd Its clfuct on these outside , and the question of n breait wns a matter of minutes minor than of hours. The men hnd determined to. 'go buck , and that was all thcru was to it. The inovltablo might bo delayed , but it wns sure to como. Tno leaders saw it' und rctiognizod their Inability to prevent it. Thtiv felt thnt the rould bo Induced to wait while 'jrm- men n com Wr- mittee was sent in to cpufor with the - officials , and worked to this end. In ttio event of an unfavorable report , they hoped that the mon could bo kept out a whllo longer - \ or nnd ir.oro tlmo would thus bo available. It was hope against hope on tholr part , but the committee wns solccted. There were six of them , headed by John Welsh , and they slowly sought the momentous Interview. It wns u somewhat ono sided affair , as Mr. Barton did all the talking after Mr. Welsh bad stated that the commit tco baa como to see what ho would do. Mr. Bnrton'H Ultimatum. " \Vo have como to the conclusion , " said Mr. Ilnrton , "that wo will rocolvo no moro committees and entertain no moro proposi tions. The committees that have como hero _ have not represented tno mon. They have bad no authority to treat with us. and no au thority to make any deals for the men. They bavo merely boon go-botweuns to toll us what the men want and to tell the mon what wo want. None of our propositions have been accepted , nnd everything thnt has passed is declared off , The men have submitted to us no ultimatum , and our ultimatum Is this : If the mon want to go back ns they went out they can go. They will bo received on these terms and no others. 'Wo do not want to start up before October - bor 1 , but wo understand that the men desire It. Many of them have already gene to work , and wo will got the works started up just as fast as possible. Thn mon cannot nil betaken taken back at once , out wo will work just ns many as wo ran. Wo will not promise any protection , ns each man must stand on his own foot. If a man does kli work well that is all that Is necessary , and each ono will bo hold respon sible for himself alone. "I want to say that wo have concluded to talto bark Bacon with the rest.- This is bo- -pmistf of the earnest plo.uling of Hov. John Williams , which alone has induced us to grant this. Ho will bo taken back on the amo terms as the rest. " That was all. und the committee returned to the mon. They made their report and there was no demonstration. The mer. looked at each othur and nothing was said. There were no speeches , and there was nothing thnt indicated an organized meeting. Somebody In the crowd sang out : "Shall wo go to work I" and a hearty , unanimous "yes" was the answer. The men started with on J accord toward the entrance to the works. The men were .stopped nt the gate , how ever , and told to report for duty In tholr ro- BpoetUo shifts. The men were Informed that nil thu mon that could bu employed to ad vantage were already at work , but thnt all the others would bo taken on as soon as they could bo given work. Mr. Barton mounted n chair nnd mndo tills statement In English nnd n Bohemian em ploy o translated It for the benefit of his Jollow-counlrymun. The men woto advised - vised to go homo nnd got ready for work ns soon ns It might bo ready for them , and in half an hour the.space In front of the works was comparatively do- eortod. t Happy nntl Uoiitcntntl. A reporter for TIIK HKIS made a tour of the Works , whlcn presented u scene of hustling activity , which contrasted strnugclv with the Quiet nnd silence thnt have been such notlco- aulo features of the wet Its for the past two weeks. Thu men were all smiling nnd light hearted nd joked with each other as they wont about tholr work. They were glad to bo back , and glad of an opportunity to say so. Thoy'said U , looked It , and felt It , and they coined to take nn Insane delight in getting covered with the smoke and dust nd grime of the works as speedily as possible in eider to couvlrcu themselves that they \\eio back in their jMacos under the old order of things. " * " In the foundry and machine shops the full force of men were put to work , and the yard- Dion nnd roustabouts were there in force. Ceveral men were cleaning out the tanks in the blue shorn , and thu 11 res were roaring in the "cupells" In the sldo shop * . A scorn of men wore busy in the grout refinery building , nd In thu cupolus thu ring of the a led go aud bar buspoko the efforts that were being made to clean out the huge blast furnaces. These furnaces were al most empty when the men wont out , else It would have required wcoks of worlc to hnvu aijaln put them In readiness to start the fires , They were run so low that an other hour's work would have emptied them , bonco It will bo a comparatively easy matter to clean out the "frozen" mass that was loft 4 them. It Is thn Intention to start up tbo drst blast furnace tonight , and ono will prob ably bo started on each shift thereafter until the wholu ton are running , Flvo of the lonir roasters were started yes terday morning , Of the remaining seven onu lias been torn out tu make room for thrcu now ones of Improved stylo. The other elx will hardly lm started this week , us thcru Is now on hand a lot of material that is already roasted and ready for the blast furnuce.s. As the men did not take tholr time checks vrhon they wont In , thu uxact number could not bo escertaliied , but it was stated to bo a Httlo ever two hundred. The ofllcmU expect to got the full force at work by the end of the wcok , the mou with families will bo given the preference. Mr. Darton ordered the foreman Instructed to this effect , holding thnt the unmarried men could got along without work bettor than these who had families depending on thorn. Prices I'nld KUowhoro. In speaking ot tha situation , Mr. Barton stated that the company had soul a man to Kansas City aud St. Louis , and now kuow positively the condition of nffalr * prevailing in these smelters. Tbo wages paid hero nro 10 per cent higher than In Kansas City , nnd 15 iiorcout higher than In St. Louis. Ho said that at the Kansas I City btnoltor two men on o furnace , the feeder and tapper , work eight hours nnd pot W n day. The others work ton hours. In the aggregate , however , the Knnsns City wages as nbovo .stated , are In | > or cent lower than horo. In figuring on the matter the company found thnt to plnco the mon here on eight-hour shifts nt tJ n day would moan nn Increase In expound of $ JO)00 ! ) n year. "Although now paying moro than other smelters wo were asked to .still further In- cronso our pay roll. Wo cannot do this and compote with other works. " The company Is trying to dovlso a plan thnt will do away with the twenty-four hour shifts that have heretofore bcon nocossp.ry .when the day and night shifts changed , and pxiwcts to have it figured out by the tltno the next chungo is nocosssary. The agreement to take back Bacon was not expected , least of all by Bacon himself , who nnld several days ago thnt ha did not believe that the company would take him back. A number of the men expressed the belief thnt Bacon would not avail himself of the concession. Air. Barton stated to the committee - mittoo thnt inasmuch as Bacon had told Hoy. Air. Williams that ho would not allow his cnso to stand In the way of the men's gJing back , the company would not bo outdone In mtignanlmitv by Bacon , and would therefore remove the ban placed upon him. It will tnko some tlmo to cot the ere diverted in otlior ways back here , as the com pany does not feel llko shutting it oft sudden ly from the works that have made nrrango- liionts to take It off tholr hands , out It Is bo- lluvou In a wcok ail of tha men will bo at work , and tno grout plant running full blast in every department. .tr.nn : tto.tn : mount. ! ! . Outsiders Stir up a Ijlttlo Dissension A moil } ; the Men. Karly in the afternoon handbills were scat tered broadcast throughout the city , calling n mass meeting under the Douglas street Bridge at 4:30 : o'clock. The circular was headed "Barton's Treachery - ory , " and called upon "all friends of justlco , honor nnd fair play" to attend und take part In the meeting. These notices attracted much attention , ns they were llnorally distributed , nnd it was apparent thai .serious trouble might , follow. They were evidently pronarod by the In- condlnry element , and prompt nutlon wns at once taken to meet nny emergency that might arlso. Stlbscquont developments attested thu wisdom of .such preparation. Air. Baiton called upon Mayor Cushlng nnd the chief of police , nnd at 4 o'clock twentv.fivo policemen under Captain Alostyn nnd Sargcant Ormsbv were sent to the .smelter. They entered at the north end , and their presence wns unknown to thu crowd thut collected during the afternoon near the south gates. But for this timely move the excited throne would undoubtedly have raided the works , driven out ttio mon nnd looted the plant. Their appearance In force on the scene just on tha ova of an outbreak nipped the plans of the leaders in the bud , and what would otherwise have resulted In serious trouble was averted. The crowd was composed largely of men not In the employ of the smelter company , und comprised luinocr yard mon , liackmen nud a class of individuals who are never known to worlc. Loss thun > per cent of the crowd of three hundred or four hundred were smelter men. Of this number perhaps thlrty-llvo were disgruntled strikers , nnd tholr chief grievance was the result of nu merous and deep potations. Were Willing to Worlc. The great majority of the mon had decided to " 0 to work without further ado , and they did not havu u-y time or 'nclination for fur ther meetings. They mount to appear \vhou It was tlmo for thorn to go to work , and this they did shortly after 0 o'clock. Although roundly abused by the gang of malcontents , who inserted to moro forcible arguments than words to dissuade them , they pushed their way through the crowd and wont to work on the night shift. Standing aside from the main crowd under the bridge , out of the heat of the sun , was n little group of earnest talkers , nround whom centered the Interest of n majority of the mon. One of the conspicuous figures In the center of this Kroup vnn Father Williams , the Episcopalian Driest , whoso mild blue eye and kindly face beamed gently on tbo men in whoso Interest ho was working. Immediately In front of him stood James Bacon , and surrounding these two wore gathered a num ber of the moro conservative of the men. The burden of Father Williams' talk was a proposition which ho had bcon authorized to make to the mon on behalf of the manage ment of the smelter. Ho desired to maka the proposition to the committee of the mon who had been appointed for that purpose , and , after a long and rambling talk on tha situation in general , the committee was called out from the crowd , and a conference which lasted nearly half nn hour wns hold between the priest and a committee of six men , among whom were Bacon and Welsh. At the conclusion of this conference Father Williams started for the smelter office , whllo Bacon mounted a pile of lumber and In formed the crowd that the committee , on behalf of the mon and in accordance with the authority with which it wns invested , luvl accepted the proposition mndo by the com pany through Father Williams. Ho outlined the proposition to the mon us follous : The furnacemen , roasters nnd pntpnllor.s to work olirht hours and bo paid in proportion ; the side-shop mon nnd roustabouts to work as before. Bacon then discussed the proposition brlolly , saying thai this was all the men had asked , and It was all they could reasonably axpoct. Tha men In the side-shops and the roustabouts had deserted me other men and ha declared that the latter were under no obligations to them. If the side-shop mon wanted an eight-hour shift ho was In fuvor of letting them got It themselves , out ho was not In favor of staying out in order to make terms for man who had gene to work on the old terms. At the conclusion of Bacon's remarks ho wns loudly cheered , and expressions of satis faction were hoard on all sides. Bacon's re marks were interpreted Into Gorman and Bohemian by other members of the commit tee , but It was evident thnt the foreign element - mont was not so favorably impressed with the result ns tholr English-speaking brothers. Krotuhmcyor's ViolouH Work. Aluny expressions of dissatisfaction were heard among tbn Bohemians nnd these were Increased by the oxcltod remarks of .Maurice Krotchmoyor , u Bohemian tailor , who moved about through the crowd dropping remarks hero nnd thoro. Ho advised his countrymen to move upon the works nnd drive out thu men who ware nt work nnd compel thorn to stay out until every man hnd bean given eight hours. His statements were repeated bv two other Bohemians , o'io of whom was badly Intoxicated. The evil ofToct of such counsel was soon Inter. Krotuhmoyor Is a very Impassioned onitor and ills speeches nro made with nil the ardor nnd enthusiasm of a deeply interested principal. John Qulnn was seen moving nbout the outskirts of the crowd , but ho had nothing to any to any of the men except Bacon and Wolsh. These told him of the terms which hud bcon offered by the smelter company , nnd ho Immi'diutoly advised tholr acceptance. Ha counseled moderation nnd advised against holding out In thu face of such a roasonuulo proposition. Father Williams returned shortly from his conference with Alessrs. Barton nnd Nnsh , nnd Informed Bacon that the company were satisfied to grant the eight hours to the fur nace men , roasters nnd potpultors. They hnd nirrood to tnko nil thu men back within a faw days , nnd to Inaugurate the eight hour plan on September 1. provided the men wanted it , giving the side-shop man nnd the roustabouts the preference In selecting thu mon necessary to make the third shift. Tills was explained to tbo men by Bucon and was Interpreted Into ( Jorman and Bo hemian , Whllo tha terms were being explained In Bohemian two of tha old employes , nn Amor- lean nnd an Irishman , started for the works with tholr lunch pills. A faw men on the outsldo of tha crowd started after thorn , calling to thorn to coma buck , but this only hastened their stops nnd about n hundred of the crowd started after them on a run. I'lio two unfortunates wore surrounded and pounded and kicked by every man who could got within reach. Fortunately there ware no sticks or stones lying ui . , und or u murder might bava resulted. Thoondor two pollcotncn who were near tbo crowd rushed to the detonso of the two men nnd were clojolv follow * ) by Baoiu and \VoUh. The crowd wuj driven back and Bucou took one of the lAon under his pro- f lection , whtlo the other marfo bh way Into t&o works bv lilimolf. Nolthor man \vo sorlouily hurt niirt the OIIQ with Jlucou snlil no was antUflotl with the terms nnd utintoil to rfO to work , llnroit took him by the arm and escorted him to the gnto In safety. By this tlmo about twenty-live policemen hnd arrived on the IUPMO ami the crowd were driven back near the brliltfo. The men were mudo to understand thnt thov would lese all clmneo of omploynient If they aid not remain poaccablo. Other Ditto DatiiottRtrntlniiN. It was now that the leaven of discontent distributed by Krotchmoyor iiianlfoittHl Itsolf. Tbo sttlosliop mon nud roustabouts who had remained out itenounwl Hncon und chnrtfed thnt ho hud sold thorn out. They claimed that they were entitled to eight hours a * well as the other men , nnd collected In small Kroupn While they excitedly dis cussed their Imaginary wrongs. Uncoil mounted the lumber pila again and called the men together. Ho advised them to disperse and go to tholr homos and not them n good example by Immediately starting up town , followed by n largo number of men. The presence of so many policemen ill - trlbutcd through the crowd , had a good off oot , and no moro physical outbreaks were Indulged In at the south gates , although a number of the mischief makers who had gene up the tracks to tha north end tried to perpetrate - trato a riot oy stoning a number of the employes who weio unloading cars near the machine snop nnd foundry. Several of ttio men were hit by the Hying brickbats , bitt no one was seriously hurt. Tnodav men were polled as they were leaving the works , but by taking a round about count ) they managed to got away without be'ng ' molested to any great extent. Shift at Work. At 7 o'clock as many night men as could bo utilized were at worlt , and it w.u necessary to i of use the services of about twentyva ! ! of the tnnn who came In a body at that hour. A round up of the plant disclosed 12. > men busilv at work in every department except the blue shop , while the. retort f urn HOPS were blazing and crackling in a particularly lively manner. Work Had progro iod s > o far that tires hud been started In two of tno blast fur naces for the purpose of thawing thorn out. The plant was rather dimly lighted during the parly part of the night , owing to n break In the arc light circuit , but this was repaired nnd the meager light of the Ine.uiiU'suimt lamps wiis rolnforei'd about 9 o'clock. The pollco detail was rcllnvcd at T. ! ) ( ( , when Captain Cortnack and Sergeant Whalon marched to the works with thirty-five mem bers of the night force , bixof the mon were sent to guard the north entrance , and the others remained In a body to take care of the property and territory in the vicinity of the brlil go. It It not Dolloved that there will bo any further trouble , as lastnightwas regarded as the critical point. The settlement of the dlnicully und the reopening or the works are now fairly well established , but a moment of weakness last night would have thrown bacic everything to vvhoro It was a week ago. Jim HIICOU'H ICfTorts. Bacon's course was a surprise , nnd to his onicient work is largely duo the suppression of the turbulent crowd without serious trouble nnd possibly bloodshed. Ho has lost much of the power over the men that ho hold n few days ago , but thu course of ovonU last nlglit "shows that ho still had a httlo influence and ho was not slow to use it to good advantage. It Is not bollovod that thoio will bo any more trouble In changing stilfU , but to avert anything unpleasant police protection will bo maintained nna the works will bo guarded to see that the mon at work nro not moloUcd until matters uro quieted down. Ttio Indica tions arc , howovcr , that the last rcas on to fear anv further disturbance will disappear within the next twenty-four hours. TALiIUNG CONVENTION. Members of the Clii/ons' Ci.inmlttca i/i.MMisH I'rollinliiary Plans. The citizens' committee of twenty-five se lected to manage the arrangements for the national royublican convention , held n meet ing in the rooms of the Iteal testate Owners' association last evening Only thirteen out of the twonty-ilvo members were present. Mayor Cushtng was chosen chairman and Major Clarksen secretary , Mr. Cadet laylor said : "I was nn the com mittee tour years ago which was appointed to hustle for the convention. Cnlc.igo was our principal competitor and through the influence of the railroads centering there wo were beaten. This time wo ought to profit D.y the mistakes of four years ago and go to work in bettor shapo. The first ques tion wo ought to consider is that of llnanco and the second one is to see how wo are to take care of the various delegations. I think the Coliseum a good building in its wav , but I don't think It advisable to try to transport the great crowds out there oi < one cabin lino. ' That ono point will bo against us in the light. Wo ought to provide a building down town for tno convention.Vo ought to get to work right away , and go Into the nlluir in tending to win. " Mr. Thomas Swobosald : "I don't think the Coliseum the proper place. My idea is to have a convention hall built for the purpose. Wo commenced too late four years ago. Lot us begin in time , now , nnd have a committee sent out to see the delegates. If wo have 100,000 people hero at once it will bo nil wo can expect. The hotels can surely take care of the delegates und candidates , their friends will have to bo accommodated in private families. Wo ought to have tem porary buildlmrs eroded for the strangers. "Fouryoars ago wo cot thirty-two men to subscribe § 1,000 apiece for the convention. This year wo should got that many ana moro too. " Mayor Cushlng then , called upon Dr. Mercer for his opinion. The doctor said : "It seems to me thnt wo ought to rulso S. > 0,000 easily enough , if that will get the convention. There are other things to consider than thnt of money , however. First , wo must be able to accommodate the crowds , nnd I am of the opinion that Omaha can no longer alTord to bo without a largo convention hall. I think with the lurco ana small hotels , the boarding houses und pri vate families that all the people could bo cared for. If wo want to got the convention wo must go to work now nnd us If wo had al ready secured It. In my opinion the Coliseum is out of the question. Its capacity is hardly capaDlu of accommodating the tremendous crowds. It would bo n good investment for business men to provide at once , for this and other conventions to como n hall largo enough to hold the immense throngs usually ( gath ered at such atTuirs. Until wo do this' Omaha can never bo considered n irooil point for con ventions. The securing of a good ploco of 'ground In the heart of the city will In n ditltcillt matter. I think ttio money can bo raised. A man who cave Jl.OOO four years ago will give f,000 : ) now when wo have so much better chance of winning. If this committee makes up Its m'nd ' at once to build HUCI a olnco they could tret other conventions which would bo prolltnblo to the city. The tlmo has arrived when wo must como together nnd work for OHO com mon cause. Ily getting people hero wo can build up our city. Transient population wo nl ways nave but it's ' now puoplo who como to stay that we want most , Ono largo hall that will last for years will DO worth moro than live times the cost Invested In n manufacturing enterprise. I would like to hnvo the matter of a public building dis cussed. Wo ought to hnvo the building whether wo got the convention or not. " Major ClarKson was called und spoke as follows : "I believe it Is within the power of Omaha to got tno next national republican convention , nnd I believe tha citizens will sustain us In any otTort wo make. Wo must work bard and gent nt It now It wo expect to succeed. There is no tlmo to no lost If wo want to got the con vent Inn , I am free to su.v that I want the next national republican convention bure au d shall do nil In my power to get it. Wo need an executive and n tlnanco committee appointed to go right to wnric and try to raUo thof > 0,000 for the next convention. 1 think the people are willing to guaran tee the amount needed. Let us got out printed matter and soifd a committee to see the delegates. If wo nro going TO have the convention wo must have the hull ; lot us all work for it. " Mr. Swobo moved that a committee of flro be appointed to see nil tno numbers not pres ent nnd got tholr promise to bo at another meeting next Wednesday evening. This mo tion was carried and the mayor appointed Messrs. Bwobo , Hood , Mercer , Clarttson and Dr. Mercer then moved thnt n committee of throe b > appointed to .submit n plan of action tor raising funds for the building. Dr. Morcornnd Messrs. Kllpatriclc and O'Douo- hue were appointed , The mnotlng than adjourned to moot at 8 p. m. Wodnoiday. BANDIED STRONG . EPITHETS , o. Onirtba's Alu'ermanolfeuly ' ! | Hoi a Row With the ExecuUvq Department. DR , GAPEN CALLED Mft , LOWRY A LIAR , or thor Jlonrit of Hrnltti Hull's Ijctl to n 1'prsonnl 1)1111- oulty Thceittiloa Were It might have been caused by the oxrpsslvo heat nnd again it might hnvo been caused by the atmosphere of the room , but what ever tha cause might have boon there was trouble nt the special session of the city council held last night , The mooting was for the purpose of con- sidarlng and digesting the rules of tbo board of health that were adopted by the latter body and sent 10 the council so'no six weeks ago. ago.As soon as President Lowry nscondod the throne , Messrs. Hcchcl , niumor , Urunor , Durdlsh , ChalTce , Cooper , Conwny , Donnelly , Elsnssor , McLearlo , Martin , OstbolT , Specht and Tut tie responded to their names. A moment later Secretary Nnson of the board of trade appeared upon the scone nnd requested the council to vacate , stating that tno board of trade wanted the room. Whereto to go was the question , and after some de bate Chairman lilrkhnuscr of the board of public works tendered the use of his room. The invitation was accepted , and the councilmen - men , followed by Dr. Uapon , climbed the stops to the basement of the court house , where In times gone by the chairman of the board nnd various contractors have sottlcd their differences a la bullivan. For Ir. Gnpcu's Ilcnrllt. It would have been- bettor for Dr. Gapen if ho had not followed the crowd , for by so doing ho was placed in a position whnro his head hangs over the cdgo of the basket , und the ofllclnl axe will fall upon his jugular If the council can have Its way. As soon as the gas was turned on the first ovldonca of n struggle appealed , nut it was hushed up and after the calling of the roll , Deputy Clerk lid. Glboison started in to read the rules. The councilman and Dr. Gnpen listened attentively , but a snag was struck era tnanv minutes. Ho hid reached the section that provides .and dcsignutes whatuowors shall boinvcstod 'in the board. This was too much for sotno of the mem bers. Mr. Moroarty said that a few years ago the council hud some powers , but it had been transferred to the poopio of Nance , Unco and other counties Air. Donnelly thought the council should bo the Judga of the rules. Ho did not think thnt the mon at the head of the board had been doing their duty. Last year when diphtheria and scarlet fever raged the board did not do anything until the last minute. ' Then it sat in' its olllcjq and hired mon to do the work. Mr. Donnelly would not vote for any proposition giving the board absolute power , as ho wanted the council to have something to say about , rules governing the health of the city. Mr. ChatToo said tnero was too much of n feulini : between the two branches nf-tlio city government. Tbo coutu.il had hold the rules for three months nnu the rules should bo adopted or rejected. ' Mr. IClsasscr wanted to near from Dr. Gnpen upon the subjtrctrbut Dr. Gapen was not in It , as several members said "No , " the meeting U'as ' " I'nar" "from councilmou nnd not troni doctors. ' Mr. Blumer said that the board should have authority to modify its rulos. \Vhcro the Trouble Bug.ui. A i. lotion to atrika out the section was sug gested. Mr. Elsassor objected , saying that the council bad no rlgnttn-Urikaout any section. The chairman told Mr. Elsasscr that ha was out of order. Mr. Osthoff said that' if the council could not amend and strike out certain rule * it might ns well adjourn Mr. Lowry suul that it was not his fault that the rules had not been adopted. At tills moment Mr. Lowry indulged in some strong language with reference to Dr. Gapln. Ho said that the rodent letter of Dr. Gnpen was a d - d insult to the coun cil and every member. There was too much theory ana not enouuli actual worn employed In the medical department of the board of health. This concluded Mr. Lowry's little speech , and ns ho was about to resume his seat , Dr. Gapen , who had patiently nursed his nngor , moved toward Lowry and hUsod in his oar , "you are a d d liar. ' ' President Lowry was upon his foot in n second and remarked that nn appointive ofliccr hnd called n mcmbor of the council a d d liar white the body was in session. Ho demanded of Chairman Dochcl that Dr. Gapen bo removed from the room , Chairman lieehel rnisod the point of order that the order could not bo carried out while the council was in committee of the whole. ' We'll sue , " said President Lowry , und ns ho suld so the committee of the whole dis solved and he took up the iritvol of authority. Mr. Spocht moved tliut Dr. Gupon DO removed - moved from the room , Mr. Conwnv amended the motion bv re questing that Dr. Gnpon bo allowed to upolo- gUe.War War was declared and It looked ns though there was going to bo gore upon the face of the pale harvest moon Mr. McLcario said that nn apology should not bo accepted ; that the presiding ofllcor of the council had boon grossly Insulted nnd that the sergeant-at-arms should be removed without anv lurthor ado. Mr. Chuffeo said that Dr. Gapon boloncod to ono branch of the city government nnd should bo allowed to explain what ho moni't. Mr. Specht insisted that nn explanation was not in order. Ho demanded nn immedi ate expulsion. Air. Morcarty remarked that when u coun cilman was upon the lloor the reputation of the member was at stake and no mnu should bo allowed to call him n liar. No Ap lojjy to Oflor. Thus ended the discussion nnd the ser- gcant-iit-arms was Instructed to do his duty. That gentleman stalked towards Dr. Ga pen , who arose and remarked : "I don't want nny gontlqmnn to suppose for n moment that I have any apology to offer. " "Put him out , " camu from a dozen throats. while the voice of the chairman lesounded cluar and loud : "O'Connor ' , gut thoro. " It-was not necessary for Dr. Gapun had gene nnd clojod the door from the outstiio. Chairman UlrkhnusOr was in exstacios nnd a yard wide smilu swept In great waves over his countenance. Jt reminded him of the contests bgtwoon himself nnd Charles Squlrss , the street sweeping contractor. ' SVhat next , " nskod.a dozen councilman. "I'll tell you , " responded Mr. Tuttle , "We'll reject the rulcff. " "Done , " said all of the monitors in ono volco , " When the vote wrvs .Jakon not n member said "no " That Httlo episode did not end the mooting. Mr. Chnffoo caught tbisffcar nnd eye of thn presiding ofllcor and , moved thnt tha city clerk draft n petition stntlng thnt the city physician had called ( ho presiding ofllcor n d - d liar and nsk tto mayor to forthwith remove the user of the , profane eplthot from oftlco. The motion \vns carried by n unanimous vote , after which all of- - , the members joined in the request by slgu np the document. Dr. nirnoy , liny fever and catarrh , B bldg. S. R. Pntton , ( lonvUit , removed to Bco building. Oponovoninns till 7:30. : TolCO. nOAKI ) ) ! ' TUA.DI2. Interesting Session of Thnt Ilody Hold The biard of trade hold its mooting" In .the now chamber of commerce last night nnd listened to tha report of A. P. Tukoy , chair man of the citizens' committee appointed to labor for the national republican convention for Omaha. Ho said that the committee , consisting of twonty-llvo prominent citlzoni , was doing everything in tholr power to advance Omaha's Intercut and had mot with consider * ubto success. The committee was working ii. conjunction with Ilka committees from the \ Iteal Kstato Owners' ' association nnd the real estate exchange. The ( . 'oll'oum association asked that the board appoint a committee to work for the purpose of securing n dcslrablo industrial exhibition this full. Thu Slonx C'lty corn pnluco association tiled n tciUiut | , asking Douclas county mnka nn exhibit this fall , The communication was referred to the agricultural society. Secretary Nnson was Instructed to com- munlcato with Secretary of Agriculture Husk nnd nsk for the appointment of it local weather forecast man for Omaha. The report of the secretary showed thnt 1"0 grain men of the stnto hnd accepted the Invitation to bo present nt the opening of the board of trado. of the Ijlno AfTVolcd tiy the Con I SlhiprV Strike. Cnicvno , Aug. 17. The annual meeting of the stockholders of the Iowa Central railroad company will bo held In this city September 4. The repott to be submitted nt the moot ] Ing covering the operations of the road for the fiscal year ending Juno : u ) , ISOI , tins been prepared nnd shown the following details : Gross earnings. $ liHf > ,74'J , nn Increase as compared with'tho previous year of $110,770 ; operating expenses , Jl 'AJW ) , nn Increase of &M,1S3 ; not earnings , ? 47WI ( ) ! | nn increase of $ I7,5V ! ) . The total tnnnago during the year was l.iyi.XIs , airnlnst I.OI'.lU'i for the pre vious year and 8 iWS ! ( for ISS'.l. ' The strlko of the coal miners In Iowa caused a docraaso In the tonnngc In the months or May and Juno of about sixty thousand tons. FINI.KI T\II.S : IT nu-i ; . A short tlmo ago Chairman Finlpy of the Western Passenger association preferred charges against the Chicago & Nortluvos- torn of violations of nn agreement with respect to the carriage of passengers by special trains In the arrangements mndo for the transportation of n party of turners from Chicago to Milwaukee nnd from Milwaukee to St. Paul. The case was hoard nnd the ofllcials of the Northwestern were nblo to show that they hud kept within the provision of the nirreemont nnd the chairman now declares that his charge has not been sus tained. i\yrnorxi : > SIIII'MKNTS. Enstboiind shipments by rail last week were -I.b50 tons , against -177. ( ! > during the preceding week nnd ( ifl.-MS for the same period last year. The lake shipments amounted to 121'JOO tons , against 8o,87l ; for the preceding week. The shipments of Hour , grain and provisions from Chicago to the seaboard by the lines in the Central Trnfllc association were 1-1,100 tons , against UOI77 ! for the week previous , n decrease of 2 , 17 tons , nnd ngninstS.i,5QO tons for the corresponding spending week last year , a decrease of 7,000 , tons. The Vnndornilt lines curried S3 per cent of the trartlc , the Pennsylvania lines 13 per cent , tlie Chicago & Grand Trunk 17 per cunt , the Baltimore & Ohio 0 pur cent. I'KllltOX.II. I'.tli.HUt.tJ'/IS. M. P. King of Lincoln Is nt the Paxton. F. B. Ivlmball of Lincoln is nt the Cnsov. C. W. Cowan of York Is a guest nt the Casey. II. U. Jackson of Lincoln is a guest at the Dellono. E. M. Lefhund of Lexington is at the Millard. Mr. L. FouKoroskl will take n trip across the ocean , John Thompson of Fremont Is n guest nt the Paxton. George E. Ford of Kearney is a guest nt the Puxton. S. AI. Thompson and wife of Hastings are nt the Millard. W. H. Harrison of Grand Island is n guest at the Alurray. Aliss Lena Forrester of Los Angeles is spondiiiL'a few day in the "city , the guest of Alrs.J. D. Foster. Mrs. Charles E. Howott nnd son Harlaw. returned to their homo at Lincoln yesterday morning after a few days' visit in the city. Air. Charles Kosowuter loft for Colorado yesterday via the Kock Island tlyor. Ho will do the sights of Colorado for a weak or ten days. Aliss Alinnlo Prichard has returned from West Point , Nob. , her former homo , whoru she has been visiting with friends the past ton days. Captain Vv" . F. Tibbutts , the votoinn trav eling passenger agent of the "great scenic route , " wns In the city last night and loft this morning for the west. John Francis , general passenger agent of the B. & M. , returned lastnight from attend ing the session of the Transuiissouu Pnssen- eer association at Munitou. Arthur B. Smith , assistant general passen ger agent of the B. & M. , returned this morning from a six weeks' visit to Boston und contiguous points , greatly roiuvigorutod. Air. J. S. Dowar , city editor of the Free Press published at London , Ont. , was in the city yesterday onrouta for California , nnd spent some time looking ever Tin : BKU building. Tom Godfrov , city passenger agent of the Allssouri Pacilic , wlfo and son James , leave this morning for n month nt the sea side. They will divldo the tima between Long Brunch , Asburv Park and Atlantic City. A. C. Knmsdcn of St. Paul , general ndvor- ti-sinc agent of the St. Paul roads ; Frcdorio W. Uunsom of Cheyenne , general Insurance agent , und W. A. Hyde , traveling passenger agent of the Nligar.i Fulls Snort Line , fanned a Jolly trio who toolc the town by storm this morning. Air. James Holmes of Huddorlleld.England , wool merchant , und Air. John U , Swnino of Halifax , Eng. , worsted spinner , nro on n Visit to this co intry , and uro staving with Air. M. V. Swnino of ICount/o plnco , and called at Tin : Bui : . Tnoy express astonish- inont nt the energy and onternrUo of the poopio of the west. Frank E. Aloorcs returned Sunday from his eastern trip. Air. Aloorus ii'tondod t'ip ' national reunion of the Grand / V"i.c' ! . t.-n Uupuollo held at Detroit and af"ward ivi nl down to Now York.Vhiio in Now York city Air. Alooros struck the no.xtod term , which ho says was somothlni : thnt ha never wants to experience neain. Thustroots were llko a lot of red hot funi'icos , nnd the hospi tal vans were running day and night , gath ering up the puoplo who hnd succumbed to the terrible boat of last week. After getting - ting ant of the city Air. Aluoro wont to Coney Island and Long liranch , where ho took time to plunge into the sou , dressed in a bathing suit. Tuko the fri'Oiit Hock Isltvnil route fo. Lincoln , lluntrico , Kairbury nnd Nelson Solid train leaves union dunol , Oiiiiilin at f > p.m. , arriving 11 a.m. daily , except Sunday. Secure your tlckota"nt 1UU2 Fatimm St. lon.v SHHASTIAX , C. T. & P. A. J. L. Dn HKVOISU , tion'l. iVodrM of fivf Itnrjt nr Ifmuntfi \ tliti lieml , llfly ccntxci\rli niUittnitnl lint ten cmt * . H Tl NV A UT-A l yl lotbuov od w I f o of A. T\ t-lk'wart , uai'd 'rt years. Kiinural Wednesday itt - p. in , from family residence , HIS Noun Twentieth htieet. NATURAL FRUIT FLAVORS. Vanilla - \ O' porfoot purity. LemonI Lemon - Of great atrongth. Almond If Economy Intholruao RoseetC.r ) Flavor ns dollcatoly and ciellclously no the froeh fruit When We Have a Sale , That Is , a Special Sale , we have something to sell that it is worth your while to at least look into when you are in the vicinity of oui * store. This is a special SEile of Suits which are light and medium in weight. They are in Sacks and Cutaways , styles and fabrics that are always correct , for business and street wear. Our object in making these extreme ly low prices is to not carry them over , as we require every inch of room for our large stock of fall and winter wear which will begin to arrive shortly. ' ( We anticipate an unusually large fall trade and are prepar ing , for it. ) You can have our handsome , dressy $1S.OO and $2O.OO Suits. We guarantee an absolutely ' lutely perfect fit , and these Sui'ts will hold their shape and wear you all this fall and next summer as well. You can get our $1B.OO and $13.5O Suits in fabrics , color and cut to please you. Continues a few days more. At $3.5O and $4.OO the Pants are going rapidly. They should , for they are actually worth nearly double the money. All over the store we have a correspond ing reduction. Our Windows Are Our Bulletins } \'atch \ 77icm BROWNING , KING Reliable Glotliiors { Southwest Corner 15th and Douglas Street. FOR MOSQUITO - BITES. from OVER- EXERTIOfl. FOR PILEA CHAFlMCi , To 5ath , FACE and HAMD3 wh < m Healed etc. DO/IT / FORGET when .starting on vacation tblfche 3 with you NJov arc iura. To need if ; indeed . 3UB5TITUTE5 probably worlnlew Accept POMD' : > EXTRACT only. , Pondi Extract Co , /lew Yor\\ \ and London. \Vo ncnil thn marrrlnnn Frenrh\ Hemcdy CALTHOS frw.iiiiiU k'Knl Kimrnntco that C' i TIIOK will HTOI' DUrhurar. A Kml.tlont , < 'rilKIHTniil rrhi ut | ( > > urlrucclo un.1 UKSTIMtK Ixi.l Mfor. Vte ttanilfavtfiatisjieii. AJ4r . . VCN MOHLCO. . Hoi. iurrlraa JmU , ( lotlnnil' ' , Oble. CURES Colds in the Head by ont pptlc KINK HOVAl , MAII , STn\MblllI'd , MONTHEAX. and QUElJKO To OKHRV uiul LIVERPOOL. CAU1N , l.VJlom Aciorilliwlo dloimor nml location of ritalurooni IntermfllutonMil Htni-rnito nl low riuoi. Nil OATTJ.K LAIIItlllll. suuvmi : OP . LINK. hTKAMrfllllM. NKW YORK anil OLAiOJvV. Tin l.onilondorrr , uvury KortnUht. Auuilit'JUth. bTAIT. OK NK1IUAHKA , 31) A M ( September 3nl , HTATK OK t'AI.IrOll.MA , LHJOA M H-ptomkcr 17th , bl'ATIS OK NKVA1IA. 2 1 * M. CAHIN HJSup. Hoturn. H.V , btournuu 111) , lo A I , I , AN & CO. . Chicago. U. K. MOOIIKS. Walmih Tlrkol Oil I re , W K. VAII. Uiirllnglou Tlckut OlUa * Farnarn Street Theater Wook. Coiiuiieiu'liii Sunday .Matinee , A" " . 15 , The Delicious Musical Comedy , J Turkish Beth , A I'castor Clean and Wholesome Knn. Mat- InccB Wednesday nnd Saturday. Popular National Bank ( J. S. DEI'OSITOIIV. - OMAHA NRU Capital $4OOOOO Surplus Jan. 1st , i89O. , 02.BOO twicers nml Dlrocton-llonrjr . Vntoi , 1'roslrtont ; Luwli 8. llojil , Vli-o I'riiiMunt ; . .lamonV. . Hivnao.W. V. Slorso , Jiihn rt. Colllm , U. O" . CuihliiK , J. N. II. I'litrlt k.V. . II. t ) . llimliua , Cnihlcr. Ti-IE ! IRON HA.NK. Corner Ulh nnil Knrn.im ritn General llanklni ; lliinlnoss Transacted. II I nJT ! Mnrpnlno ( In. , j S-J _ i.V/Jicur.dlnlOtulC > flay. NnpirtlllciMd.UK.J STEPHENSLtbtnir HOTEL. ThcMurray , cor. 14th anl Ilarnor , " t'n most substantially constructed1 hotel build- ins * in Omaha. Several honvbrio1 * firawal running from basement tj roof. All coiling nnd floors lined w.th Asbestos fira proof Hu ng , making it impoisib'o ' to burn quick. Firj escapes nnd fire alarms throughout the build ing. Steam heat , hot and cold water anilnu- sliiuo in every room. Table unsuroassoj any where. B , SILLOWAY , Proprietor. UNION DEPOT HOTEL/ Cornur llth nniiMn : on HtrofU : Ilnlf Mock won of Union I'aclllii inn ) II A. , M l > cmli. | Now liullillni. , now furnlliiri1 , iivcry thlnif llrit- cl.is * , omiln-tt liicitlon In Uiimhnlurr nf on Urn. nurroiinilliu country , a n. 1 > > lli ploctrlo < ! ! hull * t Hairs , f I It ) nml f 1 M Cvory line ( if t'nlilii Mil I motor ctir , pnis within one hloik , D\ajpt Shurin ri A vimiin nml llmitcom I'.irk line , I hlouki IIHU/ unit you cm minor to tliiMo Ifyou with 'OTEL mm' Ccntrnlly II All tha talent I.ocalod H Improvements. llri > ml\\iiy & lint St. , Now York. AMICKIOAN AN1 > KUHOl'IIAN 1'I.AN. SOIIOOLSAND COLLEGES. _ _ ILLINofs CONSERVATORY llkxtliihtrnrtlon In nil ili | < rt- DllirnU of Mllnli-nltitnily , Mini Art.Klc KMimltiniUnxilut . Adilixu tl K IIUl.LAltl ) , buM Jiu.kiwiiTlllv , III. MorqunlNirkfnnarChlciigo ) . IloanlliiKlr' Pcliool far ( Jirls nnd Vnunir I.nrlloti. KnrPt-i cutnlosuo address ( J. T1IAVMII. l.l < . II. , 3 > lorc ul'urklll.or zn rltalu Hlrout.CLtcufc'0.1" HARDIN LADIES COLLEGE 10 School. . 1 1 Tro. AMDM01A2T CO USER A YATOSI , fc..orfc 1 Dili y tan MEXICO , liicf/i / .1 ratroniln 9llM. j chartrrtilhy IhniiUln. L'hropril Mill ll t Colleto ID AMERIGANGONSERVATORYGHICAOO , | ' , vrtiusii * TF. * JK ksni KT. AIlLmichtiof Muiic , IlnnulK All , I li > H > TnrUri' Tc ln. ln ( School Uiuurpuutil felvinUgti ftt iiiixlr li > citt C'aU. t | i tutlUil tin , i , i. lUrTNTlKIT ) IllrrcUr. KENTUBKY'MIUTARY INSTITUTE nciir riiANiiHmr , Kv OPKN TrtUOIJUHOUr i'HK VICAR. Tha ii'conil term of Dili nciulumla yoir ocxlui lint Moiiilnr In July mnl cluiui third Wuilnutilny In Deiunihi-r neil Cui. n t' liovi ) , Hiipt. I'ont-onico , KAUMDU.K , Ur " * Milltsrv " 1'nrU , in Illlnnk ' Arsrlomu riiin Illllll'o mllllaij ACaQclDji iiiuimiKii i > iviumium forCullcuvvrlliuluii * Kunatalaitiiniipiilytul'iliicliutU 01' U\NGTN. : [ ( MO. CENTRAL COLLEGE HM58SEW5 Euz. 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