Nebraska Newspapers

    THIS OMAHA DAILY HKK ; SUNDAY , , l.OTMimil ) 1" . 1H02 TWKNTV-KOUU. . PAOK8.
ft.Co , , nnd 0. It. Wright , formerly financial
manager of the Lllieralor UniMlng society
which recently failed , has hern arraigned
In tlm How Htreet iwllco court on n charge of
fraud nnd forgery nnd embezzlement , pre
ferred by tlm treasury. The counsel for the
treasury stated that Hobbs&Co. owed to
the Liberator Building society $10,493,000
while llobbs was "mannpinK director of the
society. Important books belonging to the
society were missing , and a , number of bills
had been falsified.
TIII : HUI.TANM r.vvoiims. :
X'onr Ilrnntlfiil rnntntnSlitvp * limlo llio Vic
tims nCli . .TrilliumVralli. .
CossTANTlsori.r. , Dec. 17. Four beautiful
female slaves \vero recently presented by the
Ichcdlvo of Egypt to the sultan of Turkey
nnd placed In the imperial harem. They np-
pear to have had a captivating Jnfluenco on
the sultan , who paid them so much attention
ns to cxcito the Jealousy of the other women.
The four beautiful slaves were murdered In
their beds a few days ago. having fallen vic
tims to i > olson. The sultan Is said to
have been deeply enraged when
ho heard the fate of his favor
ites , and to have ordered a rigid Inves
tigation and severe punishment of the guilty.
Three eunuchs who had access to the apart
ments of the victims have been arrested on
suspicion of being the persons who actually
administered the poison , and nt latest
accounts are being subjected to torture in
order to compel them to make a full confes
sion , Suspicion of having Instigated the
crime rests chtclly on one of the Cubans , who
until the arrival of the Egyptian women al
most monopolized the sultan's affections.
In the present temper of his majesty , It Is
doubtful whether even she would escape the
bow string or the bosporus should evidence
of her guilt bo adduced.
IIAMIIUlia AMAIN VI.SIT.HI > .
Now Cnsrs of Cholei-n Appi-nr In Tlmt City
HusMii'H Cholera Statistics.
IlAMimun , Dec. 17. Two fresh eases of
cholera have been reported hero. Three
have been reported in the Haininerbrock dis
trict. In this city there Was one fatality
yesterday ,
ST. pRTnnsnuiio , Dec. 17. Final statistics
of the cholera epidemic in Russia have been
issued. According to these figures there
have been H0-I17 deaths from Europe nnd
18o,8 III deaths from Asiatic cholera since the
outbreak of the disease In the Empire , mak
ing a total of ! 2 < i5,7)0 ( deaths.
Four leaders of the cholera riots have been
sentenced by a court martial to death.
Eight were sentenced to imprisonment and
hard labor ; thirty to detention In the house
of correction ; forty to prison without hard
labor ; twenty-seven prisoners who were
found to linyo had nothing to do with the
riots wcrq discharged.
Their Interest tsiili
Loxnox , Dec. 17. The Berlin correspon
dent of the Times says Unit the decision of
the Steamship association as to the transat
lantic passenger trade applies to the Bel-
glum and Dutch companies. All arrange
ments for cheap tickets to the World's fair
have , therefore , been canceled. The com
panies declare that interest in the fair is re
duced to a minimum , probably in consequence
quence of the decision.
ELCGTHIt OlWIVKltS.
Last IJay's HesHlon of the rcduratlim ul
r/.ilior.
Pmi.Aniai'iiiA , Pa. , Dec. 17. At today' . '
session of the Federation of Labor resolu
tlons were adopted calling on local unions t (
Join central labor bodies holding charter ;
from the federation ; condemning the Uocl
Island road for requiring Its telegraphers If
withdraw from their organizations ; askim
that sailors bo included in the alien contrac
labor law ; favoring changes in the contrac
labor law so that the inventor shall receive :
direct reward ; demanding that immigratioi
bo restricted ; favoring the eight-hour sys
tern ; asking clemency for the Chicago an
nrchists ; demanding that the governmen
control railroads , but rejecting a socialist ! '
resolution favoring government control o
all means of communication , transportatioi
and production.
Resolutions were passed advocating womai
suffrage , asking for state legislation to pro
tect trades unions trademarks ; for legisla
tion ngainst the Chinese. Resolution askiti ]
congress cither to pass legislation for con ;
pnlsory arbitration of labor disputes or th
submission of a constitutional amcndmen
permitting such legislation , caused a llvel ;
tilt between the socialists and anti-socialist
in the convention.
The question was finally settled by th
adopting of u substitute which practical !
approves the principle of arbitration.
. The annual election of olllcers was calle
for In the afternoon as the regular order ; bu
the federation tirst desired to vote on.th
amount of salaries paid.
The pres.dont's salary was Increased froi
$1,500 to $1,800 per annum and the secretary' '
from $1,200 to * lfiUO.
Before proceeding further resolutions wci
adopted favoring municipal , state and n :
tional civil service reform and free and con
pulsory education.
Tlioro was no opposition to Prcsidci
Gompcrs1 re-election , and the election wi
unanimous. Christopher Evnns was n
elected secretary ; John B. I ennow was n
elected treasurer ; J. P. MCGulro was r <
elected vice president. For second vie
president , William A. Carney , who took a
active part in the Homestead troubles , w
elected.
Chicago secured the convention for 18U
after a close light against the claims i
Denver ,
A resolution favoring direct elections 1
the people was passed unanimously.
A resolution was passed favoring the pn
hlbltion of Japanese ) immigration. The llm
adjournment was then announced.
t. Itl.AlSH.l S JtKTfKlt.
1IU rhjHielim Milken Ktntcinent to tl
1'resH us to Ills Condition.
WASHINGTON , D. C. , Dec. 17. Dr. .Tohnso
Mr. Blalno's physician , with tlio eoncurren
of the family , gives the following stntemci
to tlio press ; "Mr. Blnbio has been sufli
ing for some tlmo with symptoms of ii
paired general health , but which did ii
clearly Indicate the disease of any partlcul
organ. The evidences of local organic di
case were manifested recently and It'is b
lloved his present condition is duo to tli
cause , Whllo there Is nothing in tl
nature of this disease such as to wi
rant fear of any rapid progress , lie Ii
shown within the past month mo
signs of serious illness than bofoi
It is hoped tills aggravation may pass off , b
no positive statement can bo made as to t
changes which may take place from day
day. At thy presentmoment ho is bell
than for a week past , "
Mr.BIaino Is just n little hotter , but tin
is no great change In his condition , was si
at the house this afternoon on inquiry ,
SHOUT IX II tit .K't'Ol/.VTA' .
Vromlni'iit AVyomlng .MnnliH'tm 'Mini In t
llumln of J1U lliimUmi-ii ,
IUWMND , Wyo. , Dec. 17. [ Special Te
gram to TUB Bnu. ] Fred P. Shannon
prominent Carbon business man and to
treasurer , is short $700 in his town fun
His bond&mon have secured tbemsol' '
upon his business property nnd under th
management will allow him to servo out
term which expires next April.
Ilt'tnl of 11 Domentud Ainu ,
lUwu.vs , Wyo. , Doo. 17. [ Special Te
gram to TUB Bee. ] Henry Williams , a 111
60 years old , who has been living at i
' ranch of David Harden on Pass crc
about twenty-two miles cast of this id
became violently insane Wednesday nnd
temptod'to commit sulcldo by cutting
throat with u pocket knife. He mad
fearful gash , almost from ear to car , ncn
severing the wlndiilpo , Ho was brought
town lust night , his wounds being tires :
by a local physician. Ho la uow iu jail u
much Improved.
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ON THE SCHOOL QUESTION
Editor Fallen Replies to Archbishop Ire
land's Published Interview ,
HE CONTRADICTS THAT EMINENT DIVINE
. Sntollt'ft Million iiiul llm P vrr < wltli
\ \ lilch llo Ii VcMiMlUio Cmuo nf.Mni'li
lNiulp | Doing * of llullultl -
innrn Conrrrciirc.
ST. Louu , Mo. , Dec. 17. Mr. Comic B.
Pallcn , editor of the Church Progress , who
lias made 110 secret of his hostility to Arch
bishop Ireland's school schemes , was uslted
to make a reply to the interview which that
prelate published this morning. Mr. Pallen
snld Archbishop Ireland does exactly what
he accuses his opponents of doing that is
attempting to create n public opinion in
their own favor. His whole interview is
nothing more than an appeal to what he
calls the "American mind , " or In reality to
.secular public opinion In this country. Wo
would like to know what secular opinion in
this country has to do with the settlement
of the school question by thu church Itself.
Certainly it is not" to bo expected that
secular opinion ns to what should constitute
Catholic education will dominate In the set
tlement of the controversy.
The secular mind Is not capable of forming
a Judgment upon the nature , character or
exigencies of Uathollo education. An appeal
to It , therefore , is simply to nppeal from the
proper court , where niqno Jurisdiction Is
possessed , to the hasty and temporary opin
ion of the populace. His both mi-Catholic and
un-American to appeal to a prejudice which
has no legitimate relation to the question In
dispute.
' Notwithstanding Archbishop Ireland's
statement that Mgr. Satolli is vested with
plenipotentiary powers to settle the school
question , we have no evidence to that effect.
On the contraryl > otli Archbishop Kat/.er and
Archbishop Elder have publicly declared
that Mgr Satolli had no such powers and ,
moreover , the fact that the mvhhishnp.H In
their recent conference refused to subscribe
to Mgr. Satolli's views were not supported
by the weight of the pope's authority. If
they had boon , the archbishops could
scarcely have point blank rejected them.
"Archbishop Ireland's statement that to
tlio church belongs religious Instruction only ,
and to the state the right of secular educa
tion , apart from religious training is in radi
cal opposition to the councils of Baltimore
nnd to the repeated public teaching of Leo
XIII. on this subject. In thu encyclical let
ter of the present i > opc to the French bishops
In 188-1 ho says : 'And first , indeed , in re
gard to domestic society. It is of the greatest
importance that the children sprung from
Christian marriage should bo instructed in
the precepts of religion at an early age ; ami
that the studies in which youth is accus
tomed to bo educated be conformed with re
ligious 'training. To separate the ono from
the other is really to wish that youthful
minds shall remain neutr.il in their duties to
God. This teaching is false and especially
dangerous in the early years of childhood ,
because it indeed paves the way to atheism
and saps the foundation of religion. '
"How Archbishop Ireland reconciles this
with bis view of the question is beyond con
ception ; that it Is repugnant to Mgr. Satolli's
published address on the same question is
also apparent.
"The assumption in Archbishop fix-land's
interview , that his position on the school
question is also the position of the American
Catholic mind , seems to me fantastically
overstrained ; as If ho was the only one in
the entire universe who stood ready to sub
scribe to Mgr. Satolli's school proposals
Anil when it is remembered that each arch
bishop not only expressed his own convictioi
when bo rejected them , but also the con
cordant judgment of each of his suffragans , i
mortJ iiriK ] > Mng ari'ay t > f American Catholu
opinion against that of Archbishop Irclani
could not bo conceived. "
l'-ATIIEIl ' COltltir.AN A
Settlement of the Dispute Itutwecu Him am
Hilltop WlKRcr.
IIoiiOKCN' , N. J. , Dec. 17. The controversy
between Bishop Wiggerof Newark City am
Father Corrlgan of Hobokcn was rather ab
vuptly terminated tonight.
Bishop Wiggcr surrendered uncondition
ally. The trial is stopped and the cliargi
withdrawn. Bishop Wiggcr appointed i
committee of priests to visit Father Com
gan and endeavor to induce him to apologize
To this proposal Father Corrigan made reply
stilting that because of the advice of mutua
friends he yields whatever might justly b
expected from him to put an end to the con
troveisy. Ho expresses regret that' he ma ;
have unintentionally gone beyond the prope
bounds , and says ho believes the bishop ha
tried to be just In the administration of hi
diocese. Ho adds that he Has no intentio :
in the future of attacking the bishop or hi
government in the papers.
Bishop Wiggcr , in acknowledging the re
'ceipt of Father Corrigan's letter , says ho nc
cepts cheerfully the apology , discontinue
the trial and wishes the priest every bless
ing.
Iliu'sXotiint lo < io to St. Imils.
PKOUIA , 111. , Dec. 17. Bishop Spauldhu.
who has just returned from the St. Loui
conference , said today , when spoken t
about his proposed appointment as coadjutc
to Archbishop ICcnrick , that ho does nc
want to go to St. Louis and is satisfied t
remain bishop of Peoria ,
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IIS cjuxmuK's < ; //'j' xo
Ills Letter AcUniMVlrtlKlnK thu
I , of thu < 5lrt l > y tin , C'ltv.
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PiTTsnrna , Pa. , Dec. 17. Several weel
since tlio PHtsburg Art society adopted re
olutions recommending the acceptance <
Mr. Carnegie's gift of a public library to tl
city of Pitlsburg.
In transmitting the resolutions to M
Cnrnegio thu society deplored the star
taken by the several labor organizatiot
against accepting Mr. Carnegie's gift. T
day Mr. C. W. Scotol received Mr. Carnegie
reply , which says In part :
" 1 am naturally much grieved at tl
action of some of the Industrial organl/
tlons to which the resolutions refer.Vlia
over was of a personal character 1 read !
understand anil passed over , porhni
Iho more easily because I con
not ciulto see how I deserved i
But the opposition expressed to tl
library , music ball and art gallery wi
wholly a different matter. It , were Indec
pitiable if the wage earners for whom the ;
worn chiefly Intended should ho permanent
prejudiced against them by any sbortcomh
of the donor , howovcr previous , for sadly i
ho may fail in his olTorlsato live worth !
and do his duty and no one , ula
knows as well as himself bow far 1
falls short of bis own Ideals yet his gifts
Pittsburg nuiiHi ever remain stainless , 111
working good continually , and never evil ,
hope , therefore , that your action may hrit
my fellow workmen ( for 1 have a right to u
this lltlo ) to BOO that fair play requires the
to separate the donor and his many fan !
from libraries nnd music halls and art gi
larles , which hnvo noim. If they will on
do this I will gladly risk their homo , day i
punglng the votes of censure passed up
liu mo personally , "
lo- Kx-Ueimtnr liiiillx | Tallin.
ii PHILADELPHIA , Pa. , Dee. 17. Ex-Senal
vn Ingalls was In the city tonight conversing
vnU. the recent election. "Tho republican pni
U.cs Is now nt that stage of its history where
3lr is without leaders and without hopes a
Us must start a now to build itself up. It gu
no evidence In the past campaign that tin
was a single politician In its ranks who i
clerstood the pure business of modern . |
lo tics. MclCiuloy bus ceased to bo n Niipold
Hois without laurels or place In the rank
hia party. "
Almorbutl thu l.urlllunl I'urtory.
WINSTON , N. C. . Dec. 17. The Southe
Hill * Tobacco Journal hero asserts that t
) a American Tobacco company has ubsort
rly Lorlllard'a tobacco factory.
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cd bulclilo til u Soldier.
lid FoUTHiusir , Kan. , Doc. 17. First Sergei
Uoyd , troop I , Seventh cavalry , commit
lodnv b.MiiioUna hliinflf In tlio
head with n revolver , l.loyd wai with hi *
tnx > p la tlir battle of Wounded Knee and re
ceived n painful wound. Hlncp then helms
been In p-wr health nnd despondent.
HO31IM TK.I It I'O INI\KliS f.V ) Tlll.lt. >
l > niiiHRliirTrOlmnii.v | ( Ilvcn Afritlmt tlm Do *
fcudaiit * Veitordny.
PiTT. nfnn , Pa. , Doc. 17. The hcariiiff In
the case of Hobcrl Beatty , charged with
furnishing poison witli which to poison non
union workmen nt Homestead , was held this
afternoon before 'Squire McMoster.i , nnd re
sulted in Beatty being held in $ . " ,000 bonds
for trial at court. The ofilco ot the nldcr-
tinnn was filled with Interested spectators ,
Patrk'k OallaRher , the cook who made the
confession , was not present.
J. W. Davidson , formerly n cook nt Home
stead , testified that on August ! I5 , he and
Gallagher and Beatty held a conference
with District Master Workman Dempsey ,
the result of which was that ail of them
went to Homestead to attend the work of
poisoning lionmilonists in thejnlll. . As to
the selection of the poison , witness said :
"Beatty suggested Crolon oil , and I said.
no that it was dangerous and Dempsey said
lie knew a powder which would be better.
Dcmpsoy said be had used these innvders in
Chicago and he had broken a strike in four
days. It was not dangerous. Dompsc-y said
ho would guarantee usSTiO each * and our ox
PCIISIM. We got no powders that day. We
then left the hall together nnd talked about
It , Bealty said we were to get 50 and a
Bold watch 'and chain if we went. "
Davidson said that of the $ .10 promised
him he got but $1-1.
Severe cross-examination did not mater
ially weaken Davidson's evidence. David
son however , admitted , that ho was ar
rested late in November and taken Into the
station nndu > s sworn and told the story he
had just told. Then ho was released. Gal
lagher a wits arrested before that. He said
they had it down in black and white and
he bad to tell all ho knew.
Detective Ford was then called. He said
ho know Beatty and Davidson. "On De
cember I , " he H-iid. "I heard a conversation
between Beatty , Gallagher and Davidson , in
which Bealty told about the powders and
what they contained. Gallagher said ho
believed If Dempsey wns home the strike
would bo won , but Beatty said ho thought
not. I heard Gallagher say Tom Brady Urst
suggested CrotOn oil. On December 4 , I
overheard a talk between Gallagher and
Beatty , which was about the same as the
former one. Beatty said Turkish rhubard
and snuff were in the powders and it was
not necess'.ir.v to tell the rest. Gallagher
said he could take the powders and go west ,
and told Beatty to pro to Homestead next
day and pet the powders , there was money
In It for both of them. "
I ouls Wolfers , steward of the restaurant
In the Homestead mill , testified that ho
noticed sickness after he employed Galla
gher as cook. Ho said that in spite of the
best food , bo and his wife became very ill
and had never fully recovered. Ho bad
several times seen Beatty talking to Galla
gher In the mill.
Beatty was held in $5,000 bail for trial -at
court.
.SM'OKT/.VO XOTKS.
In the Ownership of the Chicago
ltisi : > Hull Cluli.
CIUCAOO , 111. , Dec. 17. The National
League franchise ofithc Chicago Base Ball
club has been transferred by John ll. Walsh ,
A. G. Spauldlng , A. C. Trcgo and James A.
Hart to Charles M. Sherman , ' Thomas E ,
Barrett nnd .lames A. Hart. The new man
agement made application today to incor
porate with a capital of $100,01)3. ) There are
a number of small stockholders , but
Sherman , Barrett and Hart own
the controlling interest. 'Tho ' reason
given today by Mr. Hart for the transfer is
that by Its purchase of new-ball grounds iu
the west and. at Hot Springs , Ark. , tlm
Chicago base ball club became in a financial
way more of a land than an amusement or
ganization. It was , therefore , concluded to
operate the two branches seporatcly and
allow the old corporation to look after the
landed business while thenov corporation
will do nothing but hunt the pcnant , It is
supposed that Captain Anson will retain the
old position and hold not only what stock bo
now has , but a good sized block in addition.
Mr. Hart expresses himself firmly in the
opinion that the. agreement means Suuday
games and playing during the World's fair.
I'lilfurcl Won the FIrHt.
KANSAS CITY , Mo. , Dec. 17. The first
shoot in the series of five matches between
J. A. U. Elliott of Kansas City and E. D.
Fulford of Harrisburg , Pa. , to decide the
wing shot championship of the United
States , took place at Exposition park this
afternoon nnd was won by Mr. Fulford.
The score was : Fulford , 8(5 ( ; Elliott , 83.
The score at the end of the tirst half of the
match , which was at 100 birds , was : Ful
ford-11 ; Elliott-10 , , and the friends of the
Kansas City man bad hopes that ho would
pass the easterner , but ho could not do it.
The full score was as follows :
I'ulford. . .
Elliott. .
Sloppy ut Xuiv Orleans.
NEW OHLCANS , Dec. 17. Hainy weather to
day made the track sloppy and very slow
3 The attendance was largo. India Kubber'i
3 performances for the past few days havi
been under Investigation , and as a result tin
Jj board ordered that ho bo given the hypo
dermic injection to which ho is nccustomei
and which prevents him from sulking
Though ho did not win , the morphine madi
n difference in his form that was plainly per
ccptlble. None of the favorites won. He
suits :
I'list race , flvo fnrlonjf * : Ilarker HarrUni
won , I'lorl'U ' < f > to 2) ) second , ScottKh Hullo (1 (
tu0) ) third. Time : 1:0 : ! ) ' , .
> Second nice , soiling , live and one-half fur
AnMil , jr. , ( -1 to 1) ) won , Slv Lisbon (4 ( tie
o second , IIuloNiM4 In ll third. Time :
Thlfd raee , selling , six furlong : Ik'eswin ;
( I tel ) \MIII , .lohn.l I ; 8 to 1) ) second , Han Hah ;
(2lo ( 1) ) third. Tlmo : 1:2-1" .
Fourth race , suvi-n fnrlongM : Itln/n Duk
M to ll won , Hedge ROM' ( ' , ! lo 1) ) second , KOMJ
ohii.1 to 1) ) third. Tlnm : 11'J. ; !
KKlh race , selling , ono mile : Slt-'lit Draf
(2 ( to I ) won , Indlu Ituhhur ( even ) second , Tu.va
lo 1) ) third. Tlmo : IjfiDJi.
Petty mid Fuller to Shoot.
This afternoon on the grounds of tlio Bern !
Park gun club across the river , John Potty
champion rifleman of Nebraska , and Fred A
Fuller an aspirant for these honors , wll
meet in a special match for * IOO a side. Tit
conditions are fifty shots to the man , " ( I
yards off hand. H will bo an intercstini
shoot , and a crowd of course will bo on ham
to witness tlio sport.
Petty Is not styled the champion rlfl
shot of Nebraska simply by virtue of bavin
won at last Sunday's competition th
Schul/.envercln'u medal emblematic of Ihi
honor , but by reason of the fact that ho ha
IDU demonstrated time and limo again , durln
U ) thu past seven years to the satisfaction c
idI all fair-minded sportsmen that there is n
I professional or amateur shot in the stnt <
ig the conditions oelng equal , who has an
JOts business in a match with him.
JOm
ts ItucliiK nt TrUeo.
SAN FIUXCISCO , Cal. , Dee , 17. Hcsull
today :
Xm I'lrst nice , flvo furlniiK.s : Annhi Mac \ > o
m Joo''ottnn ' second , -Mount l.'arlo third , Tlim
Second race , flvo furlongs : Iris ( filly ) wo
Alliance second , OaMro thlid. Tlmu ; 1:20. :
Third race , mulch : ( jiiichi lln > t , Cyclot
oren second , Tlmo : 1:20 : , N'o dlstnni-o ,
on 1'ou ft h race , iiilh ) ! Wlldttood won , Han ]
Day second , Dumocral third. Time , 1.55.
1 iflh race ; Sympathetic ) , hi-,1 won , MU
Morning second , l/oltlo Miles thlid. Tlm
ild
veTO
IIIOptMi III April.
TO
ti ST. Louis , Mo. , Deo. .17. The sprli
till - meeting of the St. Louis Jockey club wl
m.of open on April ( I next and continue unintt
of ruptedly untUJuno ! 2 forty-cight days
all. Tlio moiioy to bu.iaddcdato the stak
and purses will amount to $150,000. Tl
entry to all stakes has been lowered to i
ru All stakes are to close on January IS.
tie <
ed C'hurtfeil with KiulirzElumrnt.
Pmsmmo , Pa , , Deo. 17. Ernest F. ISt
ort , cwatldontial clerk for H. B. Ifcd & C
l > ork packers , was arrested this , Wen !
nit charged with the embezzlement of fit
cd I $10,000 to $20,000.
THEY RFAY-ON THE BOYCOTT
Rook Island Strikara Datarmincil Not to
Give Up" the Fight.
HOW THE COMPANY WILL FINALLY LOSE
All the Inflncnrn ifiiA Strength nf Iho Order
Will Itn Hi-might In Hour on lhl >
ijtic'tlon nnil ltiilnr s
lllvert I'd.
It Is apparent from expressions of opinion
by the striking Hock Island telegraph
operators nt the Union , Depot hotel last
night , that they worn no 'longer ' sanguine of
success. There are now seventeen operators
stopping at the hotel , some of them men
who recently came to the city , nnd who arc
being taken earo of pending their securing
work on other railroads to prevent them ac
cepting positions on the Hock Island system.
Some of the telegraphers have already
secured work , a few bcftlg employed by the
Union Pai-lllc. The strikers still hnvo a
committee at work along the line , but admit
that the railroad company Is lllling up va
cant positions. By .Monday , .they believe ,
the outcome of the strike will be practically
decided.
Last night a secret mass meeting of rail
road men was held at Stuart. Similar meet
ings are said to have been held at other
points along the Hock Island. Besides the
operators , the engineers , conductors , firemen
and brakcmen are said to have participated
In the meetings. The telegraphers' strike
was the matter discussed , but what signifi
cance there Is In the meetings was not
clearly explained.
A report was received by the operators
from DCS Molnes yesterday that Chief
Hamsay , who is now stopping at the Palmer
house , Chicago , contemplates making his
headquarters further west and may decide
to come to Omaha. This icport came from
one of Chief Ramsay's right hand men , It is
said. Nothing has been learned from Mr.
Hamsay on the subject , however.
TlilnltH the Casu llo | > L'li'HH ,
Last night the operators , while declaring
their llrm determination not to yield to the
railroad company , did not seem to think that
the company would como to terms. They are
inclined to believe that efforts to arrive at an
amicable agreement \\ill bo abandoned and
that the Hock Island , will bo boycotted.
D. II. Whunton. 0110 of the operators , said :
"Tho Hock Island isfeuro to quit loser on ac
count of this trouble. Already passengers
have become timid of traveling over Its line
and are taking other routes. They fear that
some accident may bo caused by the employ
ment of incompetent operators , who are
not familiar with 'the work they
areexpected to do. Big shippers are. sending
their goods over othl-r lines and an immense
amountof trufliu has been diverted from the
Hock Island , notably cattle shipments. The
Hock Island baa been forced to turn over a
great deal of business to the Union Pacific ,
which will permanently , remain with the
latter company. "Tufting everything into
consideration , the Company is the big loser
in this affair. " _
"None of the men who quit the Hock Island
will return to the service of that company ,
no matter how tlpl'sftriko Is settled. They
are all experienceTl * operators , capable of
holding down jobs with any railroad and it
will only bo u short time before all are again
at work on other systems. Of course , we
would like to see tlio trouble settled , but we
are not worried about ibo matter. "
All the operators talked the same way.
They seem to think that the matter of con
tention will not bo adjusted. The striking
operators will get work with other railroad
companies and do , ! vUj in their power to induce -
duce union operators io give the Hock Island
a wide berth. „
They claim to bU'hblo to divert a still
greater amount ofudmsincss from the Hock
Island , declaring tfouJi'juaiiy. station agents
on other lines are'.opur.itors in sympathy
with the strike , and 'will' keep as much busi
ness from the Hock Island as they possibly
can. * - . .
Everything points to the operators placing
a boycott pn the Hoclc Island nnd then
quietly awaiting developments.
AVI 11 .Hurt th Oil I.
BOSTOX , Mass. , Dec. 17. General Traffic
Manager Berry of the Boston & Maine rail
way has sent the following communication
of J. F. Goddard , chairman of the Trunk
Line committee.in New York , to .T. W
Midgley , chairman of the Western Trailic
association in Chicago :
DIJAII Km : Xo'twlthstandhiK the proposed
Iron clad agreement llu > trunk lines now pre
sents , I am In possession of Information .show-
Ins that ono of the fast freight lines opurntud
over tlw Vundorhllt system In connection
with the t'hleuco & ( ircnt Western , has quoted
rates to two dlll'eri'tit concerns that I know of
from Hoston and Now York points to St. Paul
mid Mlnmmpol Is , and doubt less to many others ,
lit 30 per cent , less than the J 1.30 liasls ; that
tlionrriiiiK < ! mcnL was- made and closed by n
manager nf the fast frul ht line and represen
tative of one of Iho Vnndurhllt roads , and that
It lias heen agreed that the rates .shall he
made good until the opening of navigation
I cannot consistently postpone thu Issuing of u
tarllT at reduced rates any longer , and .shall ill
KOiit unco.
Plcasu hear In mind llmt I am not accus
tomed to jump without tlrst looking tot.u
where I am going to land , and , while I cannot
ICivu yon , without u betrayal of coulUleneo ,
any Information , I want to assure yon that !
liuvo positive Information that thu facts an
Just as stated to yon.
Without doubt traffic will all ht > waybllled
lit full tarllT rates and the 30 per cent of tin
81.DO basis to bo allowed .shipper * as a coimnls ,
hlon for securing the sending of tralllc via UK
particular route icfei-ied to.
J do not propose to cut rates In this manner
bill I do propose lo Issue a t a rill' at onen thai
will protect the lines which I am supposed Ii
represent out of New Kngland. Yours truly
W. K. llKiiuv ,
General Tralllc Manager.
The Boston it Maine railroad has consequently
quently notified the Boston & Albany am
others that it proposed at once to issue i
tariff , quoting a proportiontito rate to Mis
souri river crossings ; the same as have beci
issued by the Kanawha Dispatch. Till
will reduce flint class rates from Boston ti
St. Paul nnd Minneapolis from § 1. ) per 10
pounds to 81 cents per 100 pounds. Tlii
other class rates will bo correspondingly ro
duccd.
Strnngu Conduct of Chli-u o Tj | > oijriilik' ; | ; )
Union hi tli , St , Chilr C'llhe.
CHICAGO , 111. , Dec.J" . The subcommltle
of the National board of control at a hit
hour tonight completely exonerated Coir
missloner St. Claliiffjjn | ( any complicity 1
letting the Conkoy < , 'c > uiract or of direct o
Indirect connection wi.th the letting of an
concession. Incldeiltlllly the members c
the Typographical ujiion were denounced a
n set of cowards , f\y \ > did not dare to ni
tempt the substnutlut jyii of the charges Iho
hud made. This lif&t.'jliowever , was not h
corporated In the oflleral report.
The committee $ ' ( 2 o'clock and th' '
members of the Typ/ifpjiphieal / union did nc
show up , For fouci irours the committt
waited and at ( i o'ckx-li'li ' letter was brougl
from the Typographical union , saying tin
the board of controTJf t } declined to ente
tain its charges , nndjiis Iho invcstlgatla
was in progress before another eommittei
the printers had duc d that they woul
not appear before thu fyoard of control an
prosecute their charges against Air. S
Clair. The other committee has In rhnri
the Conkoy concession alone and the S
Clair matter had been left entirely to tl
board of control committee , which some da ;
ago , had informed tlld , printers that it won :
listen to all the evidence tlio union had '
present.
When the letter had been read Comml
sloner Ht. C.alr sprang to his feet and d
nounced the members of the Typographic ;
union as cowards , who dared not stand up
ho charge they had made ,
Ho was followed by Commissioner McICo
zlo of Kentucky , who called t lie men brin
ing the charges a net nf cowards who Hi
and who know they lied , He declared tl
Tyiwgraphlcal union knew that the boa
had appointed a committee to investlga
thovhargcs , and when it said that no attc
k- tion had been paid to Its requests it told
cowardly Ho.
"They declare , " ho said , "that they da
m not como before this committee , I
cause another committcu lias the mutter
and I now In < -ilon. That nun-
mlltoe haft adjourned until Tuesday nnd the
union knows It. nnd they tie \\hrti they nay
anything to the contrary They Irtiow their
charges arc fnl.io and the cowards dare- not
stntid up to them. "
Other speakers followed nnd a report was
drawn up declaring that every 01 " "
had been Riven the Tyi > ograph\cal \ union to
uphold Its charges ngnlnit Mr. Ht. C'.alr ' , hut
thiil It had not appeared to do so , and Iho
eoncliwton therefore , was that the charge *
were utterly untrue.
SPOUTS SIXTY FEET.
A CurlniK Suit Wnli-r I'liciiciinmoii In Cat-
Ifornlii ,
Ono of the strangest things to bo seen at
Santa Cruz , Cal. , these days Is n queer spout-
in ? rock , or rather a tunnel and rocky nper-
turo throtmh which the sea water bolls and
bubbles furiously. Hundreds of people have
been out to see It , says the San Francisco
Examiner. The queer spouting rock was de
veloped during the recent great storm.
Every two or three minutes alternately , a
volume of water sixty feet high shoots Into
the air. To view It wholly from the surface
It appears to bo a gigantic geyser compared
with which those of the Yellowstone park
are at times Inslgnlllcant.
The water , which Is thrown up In such a
gre.U volume , Is salt brine from the Pacific
ocean. For n thousand years i > osslbly , and
may bo more , for nobody knows , the waves
of the ocean have been playing such an
earnest of with themselves
game hide-and-go-seek
selves and the rocky shorn that they have
worn great chasnm and tunnels into the land ,
it Is a rock-bound shore but the rock for
the most part is not very bard. It is mainly
n sillcioiis or mlcaclous sandstone of a light
yellow hue , and if vou walk over it while It
Is wet you must bo cautious for it is almost
as slippery as soapslone. In this curious
stone the waves hnvo cut long avenues and
dug out caves far inland over which people
walk and never mistrust , that if the top
should fall they would bo precipitated into
the sea.
In some places the tops have already
fallen , or partly so , nnd one may peer over
the edge and look through queer circular
holes ilfty feet down into the seething blue
waters. The tunnels , open cuts and this
strange spurting i-oek are two miles south of
Santa Cruz , not far from the Esplnnndo nnd
in full view of thecrncent bay , tlio mouth of
the Salinas and San Lorenzo rivers and the
white shaft erected to the memory of the
Franciscan friar , Junipcro Scrra. The azure
of the ocean , and faint blue of two wings of
the Cascades and the varied colors of the
sky , with the other surroundings , make the
place one of singular beauty.
It was odd to see such a column extending
out of what appeared to ho a level stretch of
land , covered thickly with grass , which for
much of the year was redolent of wild
flowers. Very fantastic the wr.ter appeared.
Day and night , at intervals of two and three
minutes , the column would shoot up , and as
suddenly fall , only to appear again as beforo.
Throngs went to see It and wonder at Us
fantastic colors. The wilder the storm the
loftier the column. It varied from forty to
sixty feet high , according to the force of the
waves.
An examination of the grounds thereabouts
revealed novel things. It was found that a
long , narrow groove or cut led Into the shore.
It was widest at the sea end , like a wedge ,
and grow narrower as it reached into the
land. It extended about eighty feet.
Into tills the waves thrashed and ham
mered as they rolled iu from towards the
mountains across the bay which border the
Salinas river. As the waves crashed against
the end of the tunnel they kept wearing
away the soft sandstone which composed It
and a portion of the roof , and there was a
rebound which was very powerful. Grad
ually it ate away the roof.
Suddenly during the storm it burst
through , making an aperture about two feet
square and looking much like a hopper to a
grain mill. It appears to have been at a
point where a peculiar strain was put on a
portion of the caprock , which cracked and
fell. When this occurred the water was par
tially freed from the queer underground
prison , and as the waves played back and
forth it sent the column skywards.
A loud sound accompanied it like the roar
of artillery. The bonding of the lithe euca
lyptus trees , the incoming of the many white
waves , the falling of the sheets of rain and
the fury of the tempest made up a scene in
expressibly grand. As the waves died down
the lofty column of water ceased to appear ,
but its they increased in power with the
storm it again shot up into the air. Alto
gether it is a now attraction for this part of
the beach.
A. J. Sawyer of Lincoln is at the Paxtonf
O. IT. Jeffreys of Wisncr is at the Murra.v.
Hon. Frank White of Plattsmouth is in the
city.
"
II. W. Van Sickcl of Norfolk Is at the Ar
cade.
John IJobbins of Thaycr is a guest at the
Millard.
D. C. Everett of Beatrice is at the Paxton.
V. S. Shiekloy of Geneva is a Paxton
guest.
G. C. Barnum of Columbus is at the Mer
chants.
J. E. tJunlap of Orleans is a guest at the
Arcade.
W. J. Kern of Plattsmoth is registered at
the Arcade.
Edward Laenhoper of Schuyler is a guest
at the Paxton.
Dr. A. G. McGrow of Geneva is registered
at the Merchants.
W. J. Burke of Missouri Valley is regis
tered at the Murray.
Chas. H. Dean , an attorney of Kearney , is
stopping at the Merchants.
H. H. Bowens and Ira Thomas of Oakland
are stopping at the Millard.
J. A. Costello of Grand Island , sheriff of
Hall county , is stopping at the Paxton.
Mrs. W. H. Howard of Chicago is the guest
of Mrs. H. Howard , 2-12:2 : Franklin street.
Hon. George W. Baxter , ex-governor ol
Wyoming , is in the city , stopping at the Pax-
ton.
ton.Mr.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry McCreary , who have
been visiting in Chicago , have returned
homo.
Hon. n. F. Klokcot West Point , represent ,
alive-elect , Is at the Milliard , accompanied
by his wife.
'
Mrs. Annie Besant of London , England
will bo the guest of Dr. and Mrs. Jensen
during her stay in Omaha.
Mr. and Mrs , E. L. Itood and Miss Mabe !
Gray of Hollyrood farm hnvo taken rooms ni
the Murray for the winter.
Miss Clara Hiley , who has been visltluj
with her sister. Mrs.T. A. Dillon of Chicago
for the past four months , returned home
last week.
W. D. Mellugh has gone to Portland , Ore.
to take dcXsitions | In a case that Is coming
uj ) for trial at the next term of court. Hi
will be homo about the last of the month.
1 Mrs. J. L. Harris , who has been III several
moulds nnd was thought almost con vales
cent , has had a relapse and has been quiti
111 the past two weeks at Hotel Brunswick
Mr , and Mrs. B. H. Barrows cntertalnei
Mr. Will Cnrloton lust evening at their res !
denco on St. Mary's avenue after the read
Ing at Young Men's Christian associatioi
hall. A few friends were invited to nice
"the poet of the ) > oor. "
At the Mercer J. MoDonough , San Fran
dsco ; G. Goldsmith , St. Louis ; James A
Jennings and wlfo , Salt Lake City ; U. II
Brownleo , Nebraska City ; Mrs. N. Adams am
son , Galcsburg , 111. ; U. Raymond , San Fran
t cisco.
CIIIOAOO , 111. . Deo. 17. [ Special Tolegran
to THIS BKH. ] The following rfobraskansnr
registered hero today : Palmer Mrs. A.'J' '
Llnnlng and niece , Lincoln ; E. H , Swnsoy
Omaha. Wellington Frank A. Flt/patrlck
Omaha. Great Northern Charles ICcnned.v
Chris Stanm. Omaha. Grand Paclllu 1
Arnott , Lincoln ; Charles C/George , Artliu
S. Potter , Omaha.
iifiiHln I'urU.
Salnt-Sacns has been lately the muslcn
lion of Paris owing to the production of hi
"Samson ot Dellla" at the Grand .Opera
The critics and feuilletonists express HUI
prise that this opera , ono of the finest score
produced in Franco during the last quarto
of a egjitur.v , should have to wait liftcc
years for its lirst performance at Iho Gran
Opera. It was begun in 1807 and complete
in 1B7U , but after vain efforts to get It n <
cepted in Paris , Saint-Sacns took it to Gci
many , where Liszt brought it out at Wcltmi
in Ii377. It has also been given at Cologm
Dresden and Prague , but the Paris iniu
agors atill waited until they heard that tl
urm n emperor had given orders to inouu
ro it at Berlin , when they concluded that
3WIB tune for thoui , too , lo do Justice to Sain
Iu I Sacus.
S PURSUIT OF Till ! BASDITS
lulled Shies Troops Pushing tlio Invmlors ,
of Mexico.
CAMPS OF THE INVADERS ON MEXICAN SOIL
cTltillnni Conduct < if n Trmtrd Hrruinl
llo llolrii.T * the Mrxlrnn Cnptnln nnil
IIU Comnidn Into tin , llniuU
of tlm Itcl.cN.
Om.KAXa , La. , Deo. I" . The Times-
Democrat's Monterey , Mex. , special sa.\H
the Mexican government has ordered the
federal government of the state of Tamaull-
pas to make an exhaustive investigation
Into the horrible outrage recently committed
opiHislto San Iguaclo by the band of so-called
revolutionists. According to an ofllclnl dis
patch received from a town last night Ilfteen
miles from here , where the light occurred ,
the revolutionists to the number of about 200
arc still in Mexico.
From reliable private sources It Is also
learned that the camp of the bandits had
been situated on Mexican soil and within a
few miles of the.garrison which was at
tacked. The revolutionists , a fief complet
ing the massacre , drove the remnant of the
garrison across the Hlo , Grande river. The
surviving soldiers sought reftigo In San
Ignacio , Tox. , where , they sllll remain , fear
ing lo return to Mexico , as they will be tried
as deserters. The bandits are believed lobe
making for the lower part of the slate of
Tamaullpas.
Manuel Gllllpa , commander of the head
quarters nl Micr. discredits the statements
that the revolutionists had Ihclr rendezvous
In Mexico. He says ho warned the United
States military authorities that the lloxi-
cans were gathering on the lower Hio Grande
border counties for the purpose , but no seri
ous attempt had be.en made by the United
Stales troops lo disperse Iho lawless bands.
There Is much excitement oper the affair ,
which the citizens generally regard as a
Hasco.
ii.i iiundiu.
OIII.HANS , La. . Dec. 17. The Times-
Democrat'H Laredo , Tex. , special s'l.vs : A
courier arrived from Fort Mclntosh this
morning with the information that Lieuten
ant West Is in pursuit of the Mexican ban
dits.
dits.A
A number of Mexican soldiers who crossed
to this side who were not Injured joined the
revolutionists and are now with them. The
dispatch brought by the courier further
states that Maximo MarlineIho traitor ,
was a trusted servant of the captain of the
Mexican troops and betrayed them to the
revolutionists , and then sot lire to their
quarters with bis own bands , and Is now be
lieved to be with the revolutionists.
It is learned that two companies of Mex
ican cavalry , each eighty strong , left New
Laredo this morning for thu lower country ,
and the Mexican authorities now have 1IX )
men at each of the fords of Iho river bet ween
San Ignacio and Micr.
Two companies of United States troops
loft San Antonio for Laredo today to join
these who are in the Hold of the lower coun
try. The United States troops are in close
pursuit of the bandits on this side and news
of a decisive engagement having taken place
is hourly oxpeeted.
Itohlcr Tliiin Last Yrnr.
The bandits appear to bo a great deal
bolder than they were last year and it is ex
pected that they will show light when the
soldiers overhaul them.
G.M.vr.sTON , Tex. , Dec. 17. A special from
San Antonio to the News says Dr. Ornclio
tonight sent the following : "I send you by
mail n list of soldiers staying at San Ignacio.
It is not true that any of the bandits have
been burned and there was not ono of them
left in our territory. Two of our soldiers
have returned from San Ignacio. They have
been well received.'f
This was sent to the commander in charge
at San Ignacio.
Olllclully XolilliMl by Mexico.
WASIII.VOTON , D. C. , Dec. 17. The Mexican
government through Don IJomero , charge
d'alTairs at thonatlonalcapltal. hasoflicially
called the attention of the United States
government to tlio recent raid into Mexico of
citizens of Mexico ntSan Ignacio , who formed
on the American side of the lino.
Secretary Foster of the Statcdepartment
has in turn communicated with the war de
partment and 1ms asked that additional
troops be stationed on the Mexican border to
prevent these excursions complained of.
The Seventh cavalry now at Fort Kilcy has
been ordered to the Hio Grande to assist the
the United States cavalry force now thcro.
In army circles the matter is treated very
lightly and no serious trouble is anticipated.
A'high ! ' oMclnl says that if the Mexican
government had one-tenth of the force on
the Mexican border that the United Stales
had on Us side , llicso outrages could not/
take placo.
When these marauders return to tlio
United States they scattered like partridges
in the chapparal. Whether It was from mo
tives of economy or otherwise that the Mex
ican government did not put troops along its
side of tlio border no one could say. '
LIFE PICTURED BY INGERSOI/L.
Ono of llio I'rottlcst 1'lrces of Won ! I'aint-
lii In llm I.iniKimi ; ) ' .
Born of love and hope , of ccstacy and pain ,
of agony and fear , of tears and joy dowered
with the wealth of two united hearts-hold
n happy arms , with lips upon Hfo's drifted
font , bine-veined ami fair , wbero perfect
icace finds perfect form rocked by willing
feet and wooed to shadowy shores of sleep
by siren mother singing soft and low look
ing with wonder's wide and startled eyes at
common things of life and day taught by
want and wish and contact with the things
that touch the dimpled flesh of babes lured
by light and llaino and charmed by color's
wondrous robes , learning the use of hands
and feet , and by-tbolovo of mimicry beguiled
to utter speech releasing prisoned thoughts
from crabbed and curious marks on soiled
and tattered leaves puzzling the brain with
crooked numbers and their changing , tangled
worth and so through years of alternating
day and night , until the captive grows fa
miliar with the chains and walls and limita
tions of a life ,
And tlmo runs on in sun and shade , until
the ono of all this world is wooed and won ,
and all the lore of love is taught ami learned
again. Again a homo is built , with the fair
chamber wherein faint dreams , like cool and
shadowy vales , divide the billowed hours of
love. Again the miracle of birth the pain
and Joy , the kiss of welcome nnd tlio cradle
bong , drowning the drowsy prattle of a babe.
And then the sense of obligation and of
wrong-pity for these who toll and weep
tears for the imprisoned and despised love
for the generous dead , and iu the heart the
rapture of a high resolve.
And then ambition , with its lust of pelf
and place and power , longing to put upon its
breast distinction's worthless badge. Then
keener thoughts of men , and eyes that see
behind the smiling mask of craft flattered
no more by the obstreperous crlngo of gain
and greed knowing Iho uselcssness of
boarded gold nnd honor bought from those
who charge the usury of self-respect of
power that only bends a coward's knees and
forces from the lips of fear llm lieu of praise.
Knowing at last the unstudied gesture of
esteem , the reverent eyes made rich with
honest , thoughts and holding high ahovo all
other things--high as hope's great throbbing
star about the darkness of the dead the love
of wlfo nnd child and friend.
The locks of gray and growing love ol
otlici'iln.XAnmUinlfrcinrinlirmtIhliiRo then
hnldlntt withered bonds of the e who first
held hi * , while over dim nnd loving C\\TS
death .inflly proase * down the 1UU of nut
And mi , locking In nwrrhgc. xown hl.i chit
mvn'8 hands and cro-wlncr othc s on thu
breasts of peace with daughters' bal > e upon
his knees , the while hair mlmfllnc with tlio
pild , ho Journeys on from day lo day to the
horlxon where the dusk Is wattlnr- for that ,
nhsht sitting by the holy hearth of homo , na
the Init embers change from red to r rny , ho
full * nfdeen within the arm of her he wor
shiped nnd adored , feeling ut > on his pallid
lips love's last ft ml holiest kiss.
NATIONAL SLUMMING.
Tlm llentlien AVIthlti Our < ! nlr . \ Lively
IJI.T Sermon li.v Ml Unlit field ,
Mr. II. W. Simfford , apixilnlcd b.v i.inpress
to Investigate the slums of all cities having
ii imputation of over 1XXMXX ) . has begun his
inmlon with a visit to the sweating shops
nnd tenement houses of Chicago , This In
spection is merely preliminary , to give Mr.
HxilTonl | an Idea of the number of nsalsitantM
required. The real investigation will begin
in New York next month.
Does anyone stop to ask what this means ?
asks Kate Field's Washington It means , in
the tlrst place , that if Christ were nllvo ho
would denounce Christl'in churches moro
vigorously limn be denounced the money
changers In the temple , ami with far moro
reason. Those niimev-chungers made no pro
fessions. In taking the name of Chrlstlaiw
we orand ourselves ni a irenerallon of vipers ,
being nothing more nor less than hyi > ocrltes ,
Hypocrites artconsigned b\ the new testa
ment to the lowest depths of hell
What i t the beginning and endot practical
BbristtanUy ! To do unto othevsas we would
have others do unto us to love our neigh
bors as we love ourselves. Do we' It is un-
nercsiary to answer this question Every
thinking human being knows thai If we did
i bey the Golden Uulo there would be no
physical suffering except from accident ami
disease , and no sorrow except that entailed
by death. The fact that there are slums In
towns proves that the rich lake no thought
of thu iH > or. In fact. theoftfii , fatten on
the misery of less fortunate fellow creatures ,
as many lenenunts belong to them nnd. the
rents collected therefrom tire no much
greater than Ibono collected from hlj'her
class dwelling houses In proportion to the
capital expended as to make the.ni highly
desirable investments. Tukc Ni > w Voik for
example. 1 have tried in vain to find out
who owned filthy tenements swarming with
humanity. The owners are represented by
agents who will not divulge tlio names of
their employers. It is the business of these
agents to do the dirty work of woll-to-do
citizens who no more concern themselves
with the welfare of their tenants than they
concern themselves vtith customers buying
from them dry goods and groceries. In the
latter case customers , get their money's
worth ; in the former they are at the mercy
of landlords and must pay what is nsked or
be turned into the street.
"What is the rent of this room' " 1 nsked
a poor blind woman , who. with a drunken
husband , a good son ami a dog , occupied a
dark and small apartment in ono of New
York's blind alleys.
"Seven dollars and a half a month , " she
replied.
"How can you afford it ! "
"God only knows. The landlord isn't very
hard on us and I pay when 1 can. There's iv
butcher , n .low , who is good to us , My son
works for him nt § 1.50 n week , and ho sends
us meal every day.
Seven dollars and a half a month 1 A mis
erable , broken down house , containing
twenty rooms , yields u rent at the
rate of fcl.KOO H year I Is It not
shameful ! New York tenement apart
ments consist , as a rule , of ono room
with ono or more windows opening Into r.
windowless closet large enough for a bed
and ono or two pieces of furniture. Tlm
room Is used for kitchen and parlor. The
closet Is slept in. From three to live per
sons occupy such an apartment -man , wife
and children. Sometimes lodgers are taken
to help eke out the rcntl
In one room of a regular lodging house ,
abounding in filth and humanity , 1 have seen
a man anil wife in bed in one corner , two
drunken women in bed in another , a single
man in the third corner on straw and.a
woman on a sofa in the fourth corner. Tbu
occupants of the different corners were
strangers lo ono anollier. The man and his
wlfo ho a broken down soldier with hemor
rhage of the lungs and no pension -paid fif
teen cents a day for their awful corner of an
awful room. At this rate one room brings
$10.80 a month , or $21)1.GO ) a year. A lodging
bouse containing ten rooms will thus yield nu
annual income of $2.010. I believe it is usual
to let lodging houses to one person , who
again .sublets to the miserably poor. The
keeper of the house lives on what Is made oil
these wretched lodgers. Of course drtmken-
ne.ss and brawls are common , None but
angels can remain decent with such envi
ronment.
Did the rich bestow their own alms , going
among the poor lo learn for themselves the
status of the lowest strata of .society , I
believe there would bo an awakening to the
duty of the hour. So long as they leave to
agents not only the collection of their rents ,
but the disbursement of their charities , the
gap between classes and masses will grow
wider and wider.
Like landlord , like town. The Individual
having neglected his duty , it is not to bo ex
pected that the corporation of which bo Is
a unit will bestow any thought whatever on
the unit's tenants. Hence municipalities
abound in slums wherein are bred the crime ,
vice and disease of the human family. Tlio
marvel is not that thu slums produce so much
drunkenness and immorality , but that they
beget so little. When a baby 18 months old
will give evidence of knowledge of depravity
as is a fact don't you think it marvelous
that so much good is left In oven hoodlums )
Individual and municipality having failed
to concern themselves with the masses , tbn
national government at the instance of
labor is about to take up long neglect ad
work. Should Mr. SpolTord and his assistants
pursue tlio usual course of congressional
committees , it , will Iw mouths if not years
before light is thrown on dark places. 'I bo
report of the immigration commission sent
to Europe in the summer of 18111 has Just
been published. If New York , Chicago and
other big towns want to escape the ravages
of cholera , made probable by their own
criminal neglect , their citizens will at this
eleventh hour remember that Christianity is
not confined to cburch-ffolng ; they will Inco
a problem easily solved if eariie.sll.y studied.
The nation apparently has no interest In
towns containing less than iiOO.OOO souls.
Those are loft to their own devices , yet ,
slums can bo found wherever a towm exists.
What's to become of thesit smaller Mums , that
often feed the larger ! Are they to bo
utterly ignored ? Take Providence. II. I. ,
for instance , and Lowell and Fall UivorMass.
Ycrilv the heathen IH not only within rinr
own gates but abides within our own skins ,
and unless wo reform ourselves we'll never
see heaven on earth or anywhere elsi ; ,
rr.v Tro K/i'H.s tint i hi ! .
\\VlHliinriuU HII v milObJcrtlii tliiillmploy-
liirilt ol I'lixlllllcil l.ulmi- ,
Eu.woo-.i , I ml. , Dec. 17. For somn tlmo
past tbero Uavn-bcen differences between tint
Wuliih workers In the American Tin Plato
factory and tlio romp.uiToday iv confer
ence was held between the manager and the
men , the result of this confcrenco Is Unit the
men have refused to work unless the com
pany accedes to certain conditions , It seems
thai a certain patent machine has been In
troducud into the tinning department , which
does away with lln > work of ono man , nnd
the company wants to operate this with un
skilled labor and pay him less than a skilled
laborer commands , . „ . , , ,
The Welshmen demand that skilled labor
enl > - bhtill bo employed , as they fear Unit
otherwise unskilled labor will take away
their jobs. Until tills is conceded , they do-
cllno to go to work. It in thought some ami-
cabin adjustment of the dlffemico will ho
made In a few days.
Highest of all in Leavening Power. Latest U. S. Gov't Report.
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