TIFE OMATIA DAILY BEE : TUESDAY. APRIL 18 , 1893 , -jiv basis othrr roads paying tlio same rate f wapes , work their men ten liours n day Onicials assert that the position taken by the men Is somewhat Inconsistent when It Is asserted positively that the force In the shops IsM \ less thitn It was January 1 , mil the company has mailo no effort to 1111 the positions vacant In order that the nine-hour day might bo resumed May 1. or ders to that effect having been promulgated April 12 to the master mechanics along tno line of the road. . . . That n perfect understanding may bo had s to lust what the Federated Machinery Constructors desire , the following Is an exact copy of the rules nnd regulations presented Mr. McConnell April it , when the first Inter vlow was accorded the committee : What the MuchlnUtiiVnnt. . Kulcs and regulations for the employment nnd government of of machlnUM. lioller mak ers , blacksmiths , molder , patlorti "lakor-i , ) . * thu Union raciiio Aitk' & Hee'tiim ' I Thi ittiimlard working tlmo for machinists , boiler makers , olack- Hinltln , and pattern makers shall be iilno liourMDcrdiiy except on Saturday , which shall bo eight hours , with nine hours piy. Sei-72. The stnndaid worltln , ' tlmo for rnoldcrs shall ho tun hours per day. .Sec ! l. Should It iK-comu IIOPPS ary lo reduce expenses , tin' limn "f machinists , bolh i makers , blacksmith" , and bo i-e'luccd < > less ) iatli > rn milkers shall not thnn right hciurs fur tin- regular day with the conespomllni. lednetloii on Salurdny. Any further ii-ductlnn In expenses that may be found necessary shall hu iniuli ! by reducing the forcii , In which case senior and nrolielcnt married men shall ho given thu piefoicneeof employment. When thu tlmo Is below the Htandiird no machinists , holler makers lilack- Mtilthsor p.itlt-rn makers shall bo hlied ex- cent to fill Miciini-ies whom specialists have been employed. Machinists ipcrigiifco only brass finishers as specialists. Holler makers recognise no specialists. Illarksiijjths reci - nl/o steam hammer men as specialistsi and do not recognise llnMii as bhicksinllhs. Pattern makeiN recognise no specialists. r-i-e. 4 The iiilnlti.iiin working tlmn for nidlilers shall bo fifty hours per week , and no innldcrs shall he hired when only woiklng llf ty hours per week. Any further reduction In expenses that may bo found necessary ( diall bo made by reducing thu foicu In which case senior and prnllcent mart-led mmi shall bo ulvon ptcforonco of employment. Art. II. Sec. I. All time over the regular working time thai Is In force and on Sundays and legal holidays shall bo p-ild for at the i-ato of ono und imu-lmlf tlmo , men recc-Hln a regular monlhlv salary evented. Article III In thls .eln dulo Is omitted. Article iv. Section 1. - No helpur or laborer shall be alloucd todonny machinist's , boiler maker's , nhicksmllh's or molder'ti work timlor anyclrcninslanci-s whatever. ! - ocJ. . No man shall bo allowed to do pit- tern maker's work who Is not a p-utorn maker und receiving pattern maker's vvasos. Article \ . Section 1. The ratio of ai.prcn- tlces shall be one of each occnpat Inn to every shop , Irrespective of the number of mechanics employed and ill additional apprentice to every I'M machinists , Imlli r makers ami black smiths nnd one to every ( ) molders employed nnd one to every < M > pattern linkers employed. This ratio shall maintained In each .shop anil the rompiny shall employ no moro apprentices until .such tlmuas the number Is reduced In accordance wllh the ratio an mentioned above. Hoe 2 Any apprentice having served apprenticeship as machinist , holler maker , blacksmith , molder or pattern maker shall within three month" after the expiration of bis apprenticeship recelvu the Mundaid jour neyman'- , wages of thu .shop In which ho Kom- jiloj ed See.3. Hereafter no person shall bo engaged as an apprentice who Is under 10 years of ago or over -Jl > cars of a'jo. Art vl , See. 1 No machinist , boiler maker , blacksmith , moulder or patern maker shall bo ill .charted without juit and sufficient cause. If after proper Investigation It shall bo found that a man has boon unjustly suspended or discharged he shall bo reinstated with full pay for all time lost : ordinarily the Invi tlgatlon shall be within live da > - > from the lime of sus pension or dlimi.al. . Sec -J Hereafter all committees waiting on olllclals with grievances shall bu treated with proper restjocl nnd will not joopardUo tholr rcspoctlvo positions In so doing. Art. vll , Seo. 1 It Is agreed that the work ing of overtime ho not compulsory e.xcept In en son of running repairs. - Art. vlll , sec. 1 When vacancies occur In or additions are. to bu made to the olllclal staff under thu ucneral fciuman In each shop , ma chinists , holler makers , blacksmiths , moldorx M uml tiatlcrn inakcjis In the company's servlco Hliall 1 ! ulvun piefurencu ; lun th of Hurvlco and prollclunuy shall mlu thu soleutlon mado. Art , 1sec. . 1 When a man Is called at night to do woik which docs nut exceed threu hours and twenty minutes hu shall receive llvo hours tlmo ; when the tlmo exceeds thrco lilnirsaiiil tvvonly minutes ho shall iccclve ono and onu-half tlmn from tlmo called. Art. .x , see. 1 Should a man ho sent out on the roail ho shall bu alloyed pay from thu tlmo hu Is called until hu returns and $1 per day expenses. Aft , xl All persons bnlns In the service of the Union I'aclltc Hallway company six months shall bu entitled to two passes each year for thcmsulvos and Immudlato supports. Subverted Olllclal I'oivor. "The rules and regulations wcro so arbi trary in character , " as ono ofllcial expressed It , "that It left the officials with no power whatever to replace any of thoemploves who left the servlco of the company , regardless of the condition of the worlc. It practically took out of the company's hands all of the means It had to keep up the necessary force of employes to carry the worlc on to advan tage. In place of violating the agreement ii has been carried out in the fact that there are 1:10 : less men in the employ of the com pany than on January 30 In those depart ments. " Upon the refusal of Mr. McConnell to sign the agreement because it effectually took away from the company the right to manage their own business , and the refusal of Presi dent Clurlc to consider the agreement for like reasons , a second agreement was pre sented by the committee , very similar to the llrst , making changes , however , only In ono section , as follows : New Aerecmcnt 1'ropnnoil. Art-1. Sec. 3. Should It become necessary to reduce uxponsos , the tlmo of machinists , holler milkers , blacksmiths , molders and pat tern makers Bhall not bo reduced Ui IOSH Mian olKht hours for the regular day , with corro- Hpomllngreduction on Saturday. Any further i eduction In expenses that may bu found nec- osMury shall bu muilu by reducing the forcu , in which casn senior and protlclent m.irrled men jllall bu Klvcn thu prufeioncti of t aploymunt. \\lien thu tlmo Is bulow tlm slamlaid no machinists , bollur makers , black smiths , molders or pattnrn makers shall bo hired until thu force Is reduced in per cent of Its present ratio , and at no time while working eight hours shall this ratio hu Increased , ox- ccpt , to till vacancies where specialties have been employed. Machinists lococnl/u only biass llnlihers as specialists. Holler makers , molders and pat fern makers recognise no Rpecla lists. Hhicksmlths rcciunnzu steam .hammermen as specialists and do not recog- nUu them as blacksmiths. With this ono chan-jo iho original agree ment stands as the lirst presented. Speaking of the objectionable feature of this clause , the same oftlcial said : "To carry out the proposed agreement before any vacancies could bo lllled It would bo neces- pary to discharge 10 per cent of the ma chinists , boiler makers , molders and pat tern makers and blacksmiths , or increase the time to nine hours per day. There is ono alternative If wo reduce the working hours per day , wo have to discharge It ) par cent before cn.ploying any men to return to nine hours The inconslstcncv of this > clause is apparent to all fair minded people.1 \Vm-Iimcn IMscusudiic tlm I'ruspnct. All the morning walking delegates were among the trades interested urging them to stay uwny from work after leaving it at the noon hour , with the result as indicated. Meetings wcru held thia morning lu the different shops , the moldera particularly ob jecting to the action Ulcpii jesterdny , and for that matter all over the yards a feeling that somebody hud blundered was plainly discernible. The action of the Denver shoo luun in objecting to u walk out was taken as the general opinion along the si stem , and the fact that a committee was sent from Denver to argue with the men In Omaba mglng thu strike shows that thu action ol the executive committee dooa not meet with hearty approval. < > iip < it > < l to the .strike. AtlltfO iho following notice was posted throughout thu shops : DKNVIII : , Apill IT , IS9J.--.T. M. Iv'lnnoy : Union Paclllc Shops -1'o.st copy uf following In all do- .iiarlmi'nl.s : " "Niillcu to Employes : The strlku orduroil br the unluns N In support of a dumand for an isn'oment with tlu < company eovurlnjr only machinists , holler iimlurs and blacksmith-- and which Is In direct , opposition to the spirit of the aitreument filtered Into by thu compnii ) wllh thu Knlght.snf Labor In eunural order No OK which cuvurx all and U hi furcii. All meinhoi-s of the Kritehtsof f.abnr and all who bcllovu In equal Justice to all. will oppose tlm Ri-tlon of I lie unions , and District assem bly Si guariintucs support to all who siaml with the organization In thU inattnr. Ily ordoru\ucutlvu board Union I'auldeem- ployoit , iMstrlotassoinby 83 ICnlghtsot Labor. The following telegram received late lasl night from Denver by Mr. McConnell show. ' tho/rellng there- I > t.NVk-n : , Colo. . April 10. J. IU McConnell Omulm : At meotlng tonlKht It was votoi the IUCB at Hoover will uot goout , bu ! will send a committee to Ornuhn to remon strate. / . T Sl'luilUM. rrcKldont Vlnrk' * Stntciiient. S. II. II. Clark , when scon yesterday nftcr- noonrefused to makoatty detailed statement of the differences between the men nnd the company , saying that his remarks might bo misconstrued und that Irritation would result. Ho Dollovcd that the men. ns a whole would not act rashly , and that the strike would tut bo general. The men , he said , had simply linked moro than the company could grant , nnd ho could not , to the extent dcslrsd , surrender his authority over them , I > p nrlcil r.ntlics and I'oriten. When the 1 o'clock whlstlo blew yester day and the men had resumed work In the several departments of the yards the Idle forges In the blacksmith shop nnd thu dead llres told of the number of men who had gone out on astrlko. In the machlno shops only helpers and apprentices were seen about , the mechanics having left their tin- llnishcd engines and their lathes for a principle of right. Hero and there in the boiler shops a helper was pounding away at n rivet , but the noise nnd confusion In this department was peaceful in contrast with tlio pomlcnumtum that usually prevails. In the foundry the men worn at work , not being able * , o leuvo the sand before the work mapped out for the day was completed. Hero and theio little groups of men gath ered , no doubt to discuss the situation while waiting for the "core" men to complete iholr labors. In the dimly lighted shop , with llcry stars Hying from the moulten motul as It fell Into the buckets , making the'shadows more Intense and the darkness deeper , as the sparks went out on touching the ground , the picture did not look unlike ono of Uoro's etchings of the Inferno. As the representative of Tun IJr.u came upon these groups , in winding about among the moulds and kilns , the men would sud denly move away from the news gatherer , fearful that ho was some paid emissary of the company , no doubt , sent there to ascer tain what action would be taken at the meet ing which was held last night. A M'oldur's Opinion. In talking to ono of the molder's helpers , he said to Tun Htr man : "Ofllclally wo have not been taken into the confidence of the tnoldors , probably for the reisou that our going out witti them would not help the situation any 1 have been among the men today quite a good deal , and the feeling Is by no means sure that the men will decide to quit work. There are many molders who believe that the action taken by the other Iron workers was premature , and that no good will come of it , but if they do go out many of them will go out on a principle , not because thc > have any serious grievances airainst tlio company. I have a family to support and u homo to take care of. Under these conditions I will go very slow before I leave my gang in the foundry. I have an idea that the matters of difference between the different trades on a strike and the com pany could have been amicably settled. In stead of submitting an entirely now agree ment , it would have been better policy , it seems to me , to patch up the old. " A blacksmith who refused to go out be cause ho lived so far out , as ho said , and had come to the shop to work all day. was out spoken against the action. "I don't propose to become a tramp as long as I can work and have work. Many of the m ° n out have no families to care for and if they can't get back to work here they can go on a tramp. The action of the federation is duo to a lot of young hot neuds who have not been with the company overly long and who look on n strike as one of the necessary adjuncts to metropolitan life. I lost a linger in these shops nnd after I got \\ell I was taken back with only one provisothat I do not break the rules. For the sake of the cnildren and the wife 1 am going to continue right at this forso as lorg as the company its me. I suppose I will be called a scab , but still I am not working in a < riker's place and that to mo is Just as jtiZiisivo as it is to the men who are out. The company , [ believe , is in a position to wln and the men who quit will likely walk the ties shortly. " Discussed liy n MnclitnUt. The men have grievances , " said a ma chinist's worker , as he loitered about the machine shop waiting for the 5 o'clock whistle to blow. "Tho company has not treated the men by any means fairly. The men have been ground down and It Is par ticularly galling to a trained machinist to bo making $ OS when his work is worth in other railroad shops $75 and $30. The men have called the attention of the master mechanic to many things iu the agreement that have never been enforced , and they have grown tired of getting snubbed and have taken the bull by the horns. The machinists' helpers you see about the shops now will not bo hero tomorrow. We wanted to stop away , but the foreman of the shop said we had better stay on. But tomorrow you will not see so many men around as now. " A careful and conservative estimate ma-Ie by Tin : BKE representative , taking the time keeper's statement for the number of men at work in the several departments on n strike , shows the following Iron workers out : Kmployed. Out , Machinists 180 155 Machinists'helpers 78 15 Ilucksinlths ! 31 28 Illncksmlths'helpers 52 40 Holler makers 33 33 Holler makers'helpers 78 56 Pattern makers 10 10 Total 402 341 Should the moulders decide to Join their brethren today on the strike they will add 1" ! ) men to the total out , or 470 men who are Idle because of an agreement which Presi dent Clark refused to sign. They are divided as follows : Moulders , 74 ; core makers , 13 ; moulders' helpers , 43 ; total , 120. Situation Elsoviliere. The strike throughout the system Is not by any moans as large as was anticipated. At Cheyenne all the machinists , eleven boilermakers - makers and three apprentices quit nt 11:30. : All the blacksmiths to a man were at work. Sixty-eight men in all are out in Cheyenne. At Albina , Oregon , To Grande and Star- buck the machinists , blacksmiths and boilermakers - makers went out at noon. These men say they were ordered to strike from Omaha. All the boilermakers are out at North Platte , nine machinists and the entire force in the blacksmith shop being at work. from an ortlcial at Salt Lake tlio follow ing information is had : "Machinists and boilermakers and half of the blacksmiths went out at noon. Molders will remain with us. Part of machinists returned to work again. Car department forces all at worn. " All the men at Montpeller , Glens Ferry and Lima , according to a telegram from Pocatello - catello , Idaho , are at work. All the mo- chanlcs , helpers and apprentices utShoshono are out. In Denver the men not getting advices from Omaha as to the contemplated strike returned to work at 1 o'clock. It Is under stood that a large portion of the men In the Denver yards are bitterly opposed to the strike and have so Informed Master Me chanic Z. T. Sprague , and that they hud na grievance whatever At Pocatello all the boiler makers , part ol the machinists and three blacksmiths struck. Omiiht Yards fiunrdod. At 2 o'clock guards were placed at the dif ferent entrances to the Omaha yards , and it tattes a permit to get access to the grounds , unless ono has business with some chief ol department , when a grltn coated workman aots us your bodyguard to the person do- slicd. The grounds wcro patrolled last night , and until the novelty of tliii walk-out wears off the guard will bo maintained. The onlclab are reticent as to what they will do. but it is safe to say nothing will bo done for several days except like Wllklns Micawber to wait for something to turn up A meeting of thu executive committee ol the strikers was held yostordnv afternoon and after discussing the situation they decided to stand to their guns , only capitulating upon re quest of Mr. Clark. Some onthusi astio strikers even went so far as to demand a change In the management of the shops which means the resignation of Mr. McCon ncll and Mr. Manning. Mhnp Trouhlna Kovlevrod , Tills Is the second strike of any great Im portance since the Union Paclllc system was built into the land that lies to the westward , the tlrat strike having occurred iu 1S34 when every man in the shops laid down his tools and walked out. Then it was a reduc tion of 10 per cent in wages that caused t complete stoppage in the work of the shops But uftor ( icing out two days the men re turned to the forge , the stool hammer the paint brush , carpenters resumed theli planes , holler maker * their vocations and their work was resumed where It was lefl because the order to strike was rescinded on the ground that it was ordered without preconcerted action on the part of all the departments partments in the yards. There have bcei iovoral local dlmVullles , but theio only con- . 'crnod ' single departments , and were settled jcforo some people knew that n shop was ut. ut.Tho The strike Inaugurated yesterday affects bout U,50U men on the system and only intor- sts the workers of Iron or those men who are working eight hours instead of nine , ns they illego they were promised on January 15. The towns to bo most affected by the strike 'n addition to Omaha , are Denver , Choy- ( tine , Salt Lake , llmvllns , Armstrong , Poc.v olio , Kvanstou , Laramlu , Lu Grande and Shoshono. ( ) Ilk-Ill U Confident. From conversations with ofllclals yes terday the consensus of opinion was that ' .ho . road has never been In a bolter condition o undergo a strike tlmn at this time. The -ailing stock Is In much better shape dthough coming out of tno whiter than In October last. Of the 100 engines on the Nebraska division alone there is not ono that ins not been In the shops In thu p.ist nine months and although tlio shops have been urntntr out two engines on nn average per lay , having undergone light and heavy epalrs , the ofllcials do not hesitate to say hat they can go for the next ninety days ivlthout the men who walked out today. There Is a feeling that the strike will not ixteud over the remaining duja of April , btt f It should the company Is prepared for the , \orst. Iron Mnldcrs Will Stay. Assembly No. 100 of the Iron Molders Tnlon of North America mot last evening at ichroeder's hall at Twenty-fourth nnd Cum- ng streets. The meeting was allied to 'filer at 8:30 : , II. Morton presiding , and was n session until 11-iO ! o'clock. Tlio contest between those who favored and those who pposed a walk-out was spirited. Kvery delegate was given an opportunity to express - press his views , and nearly all availed hemsolves of the privilege. Ono if the arguments , and probably tbr chief ono , wasithat men with families coum not afford to go out. Some of the delegates said this argument was becoming somewhat intiquuted , but they were largely from the younger members of the fraternity. When the meeting closed it was announced by Mr. I. It. Young , the only person author ized by the assembly to speak upon the pro ceedings of the evening , that the molders had decided to remain in the employ of the com pany for the present , and that they would go to work In tlio morning as usual. An attempt was made to get some expression "rom the members relative to the general 'eelitig of the delegates upon the result of their deliberations , but their lips were sealed and two minutes after the meeting ended hey had all departed for their homes. AFl'AIItS AT AIUIbTllOXG. All the Union Men lu the Shops ut Tlmt L'lnco fluvn Clone Out. KANSAS Cur , Mo. , April 17. Just before noon the foremen of the Union Pacific shops nt Armstrong were ordered to notify their : ncn not to return to work at 1 o'clock. A committee of strikers visited Master Mo- Iiaulc Roberts to see what ho was going toile ilo about it , but ho cannot do anything until lie gets his orders from Omaha. Many of the strikers went to their homes , while some iugered about the shops. They are nil ncaceablo and no effort was made to inter fere with anyone. Few know what they are striking for further than that they wore following in structions from Omaha. Ono of them stated that the agreement made for eight working hours hud been violated , and the men are asked to stand shoulder to shoulder until thu justice of their claims wus recog nised. Division Master Mechanic Hoberts was much worried over the walk-out today when seen by a reporter : "I do not think the men hero had any grievance , " said ho , "although it is possible they may have grievances else where. The Union Pacific company has at the Kansas City shops about the ilnest lot of mechanics to be found anywhere. They are nearly nil old men , and those who went out did so , I think , not particularly from any choice of their own , but because they were ordered out. " A. member of the local grievance commit tee stated that the Union PuuiQc hud be tween 5.000 ulid 6,000 men in the shops at various points on the system. About all the machinists and boilermakers in Kansas City , Kan. , nro union men , but among the blacksmiths only two were members of the union and went out , the others , being Knights of Labor , remaining at their posts of duty. Meetings of the strikers have been called for tonlcrht and , it Is expected that the sympathy of the other railway employes will bo appealed to. The blacksmiths have not struck. The engineers , it is claimed , have agreed to use no engines repaired by non union workmen. President W. H. Brodcrlck of the feder ated board , in a letter to the local mechanics , laid the blame for the strike or. the shoul ders of Mr. McContioll , general superinten dent of the motive power of the Union Pa cific system. Tno letter is as follows : OMAHA , April 14 , As you no doubt will know before receiving this , wo have boon com pelled to give the company our ultimatum. This would never have been done had McConnell shown any disposition to treat us fairly. Mr. Clark showed a disposition to be fair , and we believe would have signed the agreement only for Mr. McConnell. Now , brothers , Omaha Is solid In all' departments , so pay no attention to newspaper reports und stand shoulder to shoulder until the victory Is ours and you hear from us. McConnolI says Mortzshelmor'scircu lar letter only applied to reducing the force lust fall and could not be applied lust Janu ary or since , or at any future period. Ho also refused to make any proposition thut could bo accepted as u.substitute or means to accom plish the sumo end. He vlitually admits in his argument thut It Is to the company's Inter est to run eight hours , but will In no wise con sider u rulso of wages. Hoping you will.stuud ilrni , wo are yours fraternally , M. H. BitonF.iiicic , President of the Kuderuted Hoard. 1) ) . HOPKINS , Secretary , Late this afternoon the striking mechanics held u meeting in Kansas City , Kan. , and discussed thu situation thoroughly. They decided to stand firm and thought by so do ing the company would bo forced to submit within a week. The meeting was entirely armonious and soon adjourned. A well known engineer , talking tonight , said that hu thought the engineers and llro- men would not go out , as they had no griev ance against the company. "It is a fight be tween the company and the machinists , " said ho , "and I do not think that wo will bo called upou for assistance. " SITUATION AT OIIKVKNNG. Sixty Kxpurts Leave Their Work In the Mucliina Shnpi. CHETBNNIE , Wye. , April 17. fSpecial Tele gram to TUB BEB. ] Actiuc upon instructions from the head officers of the International Association of Machinists and the Brother hood of Boiler Makers , sixty-eight experts employed in the Union Pacific shops ut this place laid down their tools and quietly walked out. Of the men who quit forty-two were machinists , eleven boiler makers and iifteon boiler makers helpers. It was ex pected that the blacksmiths would Join the machinists and the boiler makers in the walk-out , but they did not , although it is un derstood that oflicers of their association issued the same order as was sent to thu machinists and boiler makers. There is no local union of the blacksmiths in Cheyenne and this Is probably the reason they did not go out. Work in the boiler shop will be practically suspended until some set tlement of the trouble is reached , but the helpers and apprentices in the machine shop will endeavor to make what repairs are absolutely necessary to keep the engines in running order. Officials of the company state that the machinery of the Wyoming and Nebraska divisions Is In such snupa that the strike will not inconvonicncu the com. pany unless continued for several months. The only excitement attending the walk out hero wan wten | tanrhlnlst TlRho at tempted to ring a loeoirfotlvo boll as a signal for the men to quit whrk. Superintendent O'Hcrno ordered him off the englno and enforced - forced his order by drawing a revolver. A complaint was made ngalnst O Horn tliw evening nnd ho ww ; placed under ! 00 uosds pcndln/a hearing. The officers of thu Mai lodge Knights of Labor posted a notlco tilts afternoon stating that the Knights of Labor were In no man ner implicated In the strike. At the request of Assistant Master Mechanic Mert/helmer and Superintendent O'Herno , sixteen special policemen wore deputized by Sheriff t rcdon- dall to aid in guarding property. AI.ONI ! run LINE. Shopmen nt Ncnrly/VH the rrlnrlpnl Towns ArToctrd No Strike nt Denver. DCSVER , Colo. , April 17. The threatened strike of the machinists , bollormakors and blacksmiths employed In the Union Pacific shops hero did not occur today. The men nro in the dark In regard to the cause of the trouble and tonight a committee was sentto Omaha to straighten things out. It Is probable that no decisive move will bo made until the committee's report Is re ceived. Many of the men employed In the shops here are Knljjhts of Labor , the bal ance consisting of members of the Amalga mated Association of Knglneorstho , boilerma kers and the macnlnUts associations Should the strike go Into effect there are about ISO trades unionists who will walk out of the Denver shops , while about 'J30 of the men who belong to the Knights of Labor will remain at their posts , as they have received orders from District Assembly No. S'J , which governs the Knights of Labor Union Pacific employes from Chicago to Sun Francisco , that no cause for a strike exists. The Union Paclllc Employes association Is not concerned in the strike and work will not bo stopped hero by the small number who have quit. It is thought at Laramlo that not 10 per cent of" the 7,000 or 8,000 shop men on the Union Pacific will go out on orders Issued from Omaha on Sunday. Opdcn , U. T. , reports that the strike does not affect that place. There are but a few machinists employed by the Union Pacific there. Saturday last a man at Pocatello was dis charged by the foreman of the shops for posting n notice on the bulletin board calling a meeting of the union. The feeling is re ported warm in Pocatello and a strike is probable. \Vont Out lit North I'lntto. NOHTII PIATTB , Neb. , April 17. [ Special Telegram to THE Bia. : ] At noon the men employed at the Union Pacific shops laid down their tools and went out on a strike. There are about 150 men involved , including boiler makers union umTcjnuchidlsts union. 'Iho controversy Is as to the number of hours per day they should bo employed. The men claim they nave been promised nine hours work us the work Increased , but that instead of increasing the hours the company had employed new men. At I'ortluml , Oregon. POUT-LAND , Ore. , April 17. Sixty-six men belonging to machinists , boilermakers and blacksmiths union , working In the Union Pacific car shops , struck this afternoon. The U. S. Troops nndVost I'ulnt Cutlet * . These military organisations will drill and parade daily in Washington park , opposite the Henfost hoteL Chicago , during the World's fair. The Henfpst Is an elegant 4'JO- room European hotel , which opens May 1 , W 00 per day up. II to 7 rooms if desired. 20 minutes to heart of city ! minutes to fair grounds. Hooms can now be secured by let ter or telegram. Dr ; Henry J. Reynolds & Co. , proprietors. Lewis Lolaud , Manager. For Sula Cheap. A dental office 'in ' Qinaha , Neb. Address - dross E12 , Bee office. TEliEQKAl'UIU ItRlEFZ. I > Qrn tlc. Colonel M. W. Shurts of Jollot , 111. , died yes terday. * Illinois coal miners nro on n strike. Ilcduc- tlon in their wages wus the causo. The Knon paper mills at Springfield , O. , have burned. The loss will amount to $100,000. Dr. W. S. Cardwoll , u prominent physician of Lebanon. Ivy. , committed suicide yesterday. Today the closing exercise * of the dedica tion of the Mormon temple at Salt Lake , U T. will take plucc. Walter Little and Ivan Shafer of Corvdon , Ind. , engaged In a shootins mutch and both wore dangerously wounded. A number of spotted fever cases have been reported In the last few days In Elwood , Ind. , und several deaths have resulted therefrom. Marshall I ) , Jones , oldest son of the Rovorno of Alubumu , eloped with and bus been murrled to Miss Htlkurry , u young ludy of Montgomery Carter Harrison wus last night Inaugurated mayor of Chicago. In Ids uddiess to the council ho pledged himself to various reforms Tholrlal of the United StntcscruKor Detroit was mudo yesterduy. The contract culled for seventeen knots un hour. In the trial she made twenty. I "Deacon" Lewis lilsbeo Is made the dofena- j ant In throe suits begun In the superior court ut Chicago , III. , by Itobert Seaman , who sues I to recover 1125,000. Horace A. Hurlbtit , the well known caplul- | 1st of Chicago , III. , died yesterday. Ho was 03 I years old und wus for a long tlmo receiver of i the \Vllber V. Story estate. j Andrew Gallagher of St. Louis attempted to I assault an 11-year-old girl. He was captured by u mob nnd the police hud to fight hurd to I prevent him being lynched. I The following officers were elected bv the American Hallway union , the now organiza tion of rullroud men : Kugenu V. Debs , presi dent ; S. Kolllhcr , secretary. The case against William T3. Woodruff , ot- state treasurer of Arkansas , chanced with the ombe/7le of of about $50,000 Interest-bearing scilpt. was called In court yesterday and the trial postponed until July. Chester Swnoilngen , un noionuiit from llloomlnRtoii , while giving an exhibition In Highland park , ( julncy. III. , foil forty feet. His right iirm wus fractured and ho sustained Injuries which will result fatally. As u result of u conference hold I-'rlday night between the proprietors of the nntl- Ryndlcnte und syndicate breweries at St. Louis , Mo. , the beer wur , which bus been on for tlue.0 months past , wus declared off yos- torduy molding. John Schurdt , the defaulting cashier of the Meo.hunlcs' Havings bunk und Trust company , of Xushvllle , Tenn. , died lust nUht. The bunk made nn assignment yesterday for the bonellt of Its creditors with.IiimesT. I'ryor as assignee. The assets ni-e plucod at about $200,000 and the liabilities { 150.000. Joe Quest , the old-time bull player of Chicago cage , Is building hopes of being another Monte Chilsto. I'rom u brother , Albon Quest , In Al legheny City , I'a. , ho bus received wotd that almost complete proof bus been obtained that their family aio heirs to an Immense estate In Ueriuuny suld to bo valued ut $40,000,000. ( icorgo W. Smith & Sons , lumber dealers , ulno under the firm name of the Niagara Mnnufncturlni ; confpuny nnd also under the numo of the Vlnci'ut Itlcycle Manufacturing company of IlufTalo , N . V. , made an assign ment yesterday for the bonellt of their credit ors. Liabilities , giuupoo , ; assets , unknown. The creditors of theti > wn of Ounibcrlum : Gup , Ky. , have Illt-a fit petition In chuncory usltlni ? that a receiver ho appointed to wliu up the town's affairs. The Idll Is what Is known ns a general creditors bill. The pro ceedings are somowliat' novel , bulni ; purhups the first Instance wltoro u town has been com pelled to assign , . t Among the passciiffev3 > who arrived on the North ( Jermun Lloydj tertiior : Sunday nt. Jersey City , N. J. , wus W , J ) . Arilah , Judge of the eastern Judicial district of .Manitoba. Judge Arduhilelsuroly walkedjlbwn the gang plunk H the dock , when he thmw ip Ins bunds und fol dead. Heart dlseuso'triDcause. Judge Ardal wus 71 yours old. Ei - , i. . ' . A rltiull.il ) Hlsht it Is to see an mfant'suWerlng from the lack of proper food. Hl9 entirely unnecessary as a reliable food can always bo obtained wo refer to the Gall Horden Eagle Brftm Condensed milk. Sold by grocers and drug gists everywhere. Highest of all in Leavening Power. Latest U. S. Gov't Report. /ANTE AGAIN BADLY SHAKEN Another Earthquake Again Plays Hnvoo In the Ill-Fated Island , GREAT DESTRUCTION AND LOSS OF LIFE 1'coplo I'niilc.Strlckon Vlllngpi nnd Town * lc ertoil itpllofceiloil unit AmiUtanc * Atkoil for TlioVliolo ItlnuU Il HPCII DoviiKtntotl. ATitnxs , April 17. The Island of Xante was visited bv n most destructive earthquake - quake this morning. The greater part of the city of Xante was destroyed. The people nro panic-stricken , thu authorities are helpless and the streets arc blocked with the debris of wrecked houses. So far twenty bodies have been taken from the ruins. It is feared that many more are still buried. Hundreds of people wcro Injured. Most of the Inhabitants have Hod to the plains back of the city where they are wan dering about bemoaning the loss of relatives and property. The tents taken to.ante to shelter the homeless by the recent earth quakes have been again sot up ns shelter for the women and children. The city is a scene of utter desolation and It Is doubtful If It ever recovers from the series of disasters which has recently befallen It. There will bo great destitution and outsldo help Is urgently needed. The church of St. Dionyslus and the gov ernment ofllccs wcro wrecked. Advices from the Interior show that the whole Island was devastated and many villages destroyed , though the loss of Hfo was not very great. Owing to the destruction of telegraph lines It Is Impossible to gee full details of the calamity. War ships will bo sent with sup plies for the sufferers. Since 7:130 : this morning two moro violent shocks have shaken the whole Island of Xante. The people are llecing , terror- stricken , from all the towns to llnd safety in the plains and hillsides. Thousands are without shelter and few have sunlcient food. The British minister resident nas tele graphed to the British foreign oflico a re quest for wax- ships to bo sent ut once to Xanto with inon and building materials , that temporary sheds may bo erected for .shelter ut unco on the plains und hillsides. Tilled with Despair , Just as confidence had been restored and the work of relief had been systematically organized for ] repairing ithe damage done by the earthquake , all hopes were rudely dispelled - polled by n fearfully ten-Hie shock , which Illicit all with dread and despair , and com pleted the ruin , destroying for many years all hope of prosperity. The morning broke with lovely weather and a cloudless sky. Without a warning the island oscillated with intense violence from east to west for nearly a minute. Clouds of dust from thu falling walls of houses and churches enveloped the city. The air rang with the shrieks of people buried beneath the ruins. The streets pre sented a terrible spectacle. Entire blocks of houses were lost ; the Theater club , forming a big building was thrown down ; the splendid Venetian Campanile church of St. Denis , patron saint of Xante , is a mass of ruins ; rows of houses along Marina are shapeless heaps. There are llssurcs in the roads over llf ty yards In length. All church belfries and hotels are either down or totter ing ruins , there not being a dozen houses standing on the whole island. The inhabitants killed in the town number fourteen and in the villages sixteen. The injured number about " 00. The victims are less numerous than might have been expected owing to the hour the shock came. In the villages the destruction Is Incalcu lable , not one stone being left upon another. In the southwestern part of the island , near est the center of the shook , fissures two feet wide are to bo seen. The direction of the shock was east from the west , precisely where the former ones originated. A dis tinct tidal wave followed fast after the shock. There is no previous record of a big shock being followed by a bigger one ; con sequently it is impossible to prognosticate as to the chances of further visitations. A remarkable fact In connection with the present and former snock Is that in each in stance precisely eight hours and thirty min utes after the warning shock the destructive ono came , the strength of both being half again as great. The whole island must be rebuilt in wood or other anti-seismic struc tures. Poverty is so general and Iho future so obscure that the emigration of half the population is necessary to save the rest. The weather Is line and seasonable. The Greek minister is expected In the morning , also the British man-of-war Inflex ible and Greek Ironclads with relief for the victims. The shocks continue to bo felt within a radius of 100 miles. Two Greek ironclads and the French man- of-war Iphigenlo will sail tonight for Xante with relief for the victims of the earth quake. _ Piles of people have piles , but Da Witt's Witch Hazel Salve will cure them. See the celebrated Sohmor piano at Ford & Charlton Music Co. , 1508 Dodgo. * Auction furniture Auction. 17111 Chicago , Wednesday 10 a. in. , con tents line 11 room house , good folding bed . bed room suits , bedding , carpets , chairs , china , glass , etc. , also fine Mon itor range , an extra good lot of nice clean goods. No limit , prompt 10 o'clock. Auctioneer. HARK RKQIRTKHPD 1 MADE A WELL MAN OP ME " TIIKGKIUT HINDOO REMEDY FBODVCES THE ADOTK HKHIII/rn In 80 IIAYN. Curen Nervous IHlenlm , Falling Memory , I > rlicli > lt > il < trui.'Kl t teHyanaui/kltitof Imitation In ; Blit onhavlnu iSllAI'll "one oilier 1 ( IIB li > l nuJ got It , a will icnillt lir mall upon receipt of jirlcu I'nrmihletln renlon envelope fn-e Adilrm OrlenlnJ ' . ' ' , , HI- HeUirnl 'o. , f > I'ljnioulli I'larr Olilmva - BOLD by Kuhn & Co. , Cor. isth and Douglas Sts. , and J. A , fuller & Co. , Cor. i th and Douglas St . , OMAHA , NED , by Paul G , Schneider , jji Jiroadway and 6 Pearl St , COUNCIL HLUFF& IOWA , and other Leading Drucgists. Farnbhcs Iho Best and Cheapest Method trt FIRE-PnOCFING HOUSES. V - ' for catalogue ol Lathing , 1'cnclngi 6tcio FUtures , etc. N. W. KXPANI1ED METAL CO. , Ko.t03Trrenty Sixth 31. Sprin S HUMOUS. Mood humor * . kln hurnori. calp liutnom with IPM of hair , and ts\ety other humor , wbfthcr Itchlne. bmnlnr , Mewling , icaly , eruttod , lilmply or blotchy , whether ulinpto , fcrofuloiu. or hereditary , from inf.incy to nitc , n o now speedily , ptrnninrnlly , ami economically cured by that greatest of all known humor euro , Uio A SKIN1nml Mood pu rider of Incomputable purity nnd curatlru power An ncUnowUdscd f | > cclflo of world-wldo rrlolirllj1. llnllrelyri'otit : > lr , fnfe , Innocent , nnd palatable. Kffrcts ilnllj nioro rei\t ciirrfl of akin , tcalp , ntul Mood humors th.in nit other okln nn < l hltml rcnirillpn Icfiro tlio puMlc. Sale Krentcr than tlm coiubltivd calo of all blood and rliln ri'invJIc * . Sold cvcrynhcre. 1'rlce , 91. Porrnn AND ClIKMIC.M. Ocltr01IATli ) > N , llO'tOtl. OB- fend for "llow to Cure Ppilnu Ifumort , Blood llumora , Sklu llumom , tjcjlillumor | " pirfT ! ! ( \ i Ll I Of ho.ilth should ha doubly pimr'lod ' nt this Hn.ison. The nil' ruuks with chilly innisliiro , the wunthnr 14 rhaiiKoublu and iincurt.ilti. Thuiocomllt ens aio Terrible POINTS for the liinizs and pipes. Ruw.ire of the cold , the cough , tlio ohost pain , the .iilhiiniu.illoii , THE DEADLY PH 9 iA , the reeked Inti' , the drondod Consuinptloii. Put on duty only the stroimcst fii ird , the oldostnnd mo-it , faltliful stuiul-by , SGHENOK'S PULHONIG SYRUP , lirenlc up your co'd ' nt onro. Stop your null. lrlv(3ouf ) ( that liilliininitloii , : in tlmo. Defy that 1'nuuiuoiila. Uuro that Consump tion. THE PULMQflIC SYRUP nets qulukost nnd suro.st of nil remedies on the lu u's , The oldusl nnd bust upprovod atiiudiud forovury Iiinx troulilo. 7)r. Scltrnek'n I'meltcal Trfaltt > 'J < on IilffdifX of nu * , Stomach antl literr , ni'tltrd frre to all aj > - ( ca > is. Dr. J , II. Schuick .t Sou , I'a. BONSENE THE ONLY CERTAIN CUUE FOR LEUCORRHCEA ( Wbilos ) nnit nil lVmiilVenU - IIOMMCB , I'lMlI'llMt1 , Slip- > i't > N.oil , I'tiliil'iil or 1 iTi-unliif Mviinlrii- ndon , Clcrtnn I l3ilncvinciil | . rulllnKi.rilio Aonili ) lIplKlticlie , lliirUinlulluurliiu llo n I'nliiK , Acrvoni l'r < i ( rnllnii mill Ucncrnl Jli-hlllly pn ltlvclrollavpil nnrt nil Ki-nmla ConiplnlntB jierniuiicntly uiu-eil by tnl > Irondorfnl remedy. ItH Woman's Best Friond. Olvpi prompt relief for In < llite llun , I.ltcianil Kliluvy 'rroiililoi Irritability , Sli-cplonnons , In. ltmle. Dlizlnuas. FalntnoKH. tc. . nrlslnu from Ut Tlni > JHnorilern. t'rlco } JCO per tint , contain- ln ono niontli'n treutnuint ; J boxet for t. > 00. Hy mull , pnsliiKQ pnKI. unrunily onlcit In plain wrap per. frond for I'KKK HOOK , liiviiliiiilili- oi'oi-y rnmiin. l.inly AtfrnltiViinliMl. . IIoillt'M .tinillCIXi : CO. il u" > le Uupart- tnont ) , C'htpiiB" , HI * SOLD by Kulm & Co. , Cor. sth and Doujlas Sts. , and J. A. Puller & Co. , Cor uth an4 Douclas Sts. , OA1AHA , NEU. ; by Paul O. Schneider , 521 UroaJ- way and 6 Pearl St. , COUNCIL ULUPFS. la. Pl M - L " MM HI P > h * * Ml about your tmrves ; don't lie pule , wonk , nerv ous , fretful , sleepless ; don't have pain In buck or side : don't bo without unibitlon for work or pleasure. 1'ut a keenecljoon life. Use Nerve Boons , a now vetret.-iblo discovery ot ro- markixb o power ever all nervoiu trouble * In both sexes II a box , enough for two weeks. At druzKlsts , or by mull , Nerve Uoan Co. , Uutfnlo. N. Y. LEO VINO , Professional Nurse , Treats all kinds of diseases , Internal ana ex ternal. Guarantees In every caso. Money re funded In all cnsos where patient B dissatis fied. No regular fee charged. Patients pay whatever amount they can afford for treat ment. 3I8 ! > S , 15th Si , - - Omsha. AND HOW TO ATTAIN IT. , A medical work that tells the rim * . rlenorllioi , tliec-ltocH , pointthereme.ly tu.-lciitltlc.uliy th i must , valuable , artl tk-iilly tlio mo t beautiful medical book ever pul > ll hc < l , Mlimgesevery I > RKO liesrliiK nlmlftoiui llhiktrnthiu hi tints t fuf.lpcistri'utcil Nervou * Delilllty. limioleiii-y { .Sterility , Development , Vnrlrotele , Tiio llua I baiut.TliosiiIiiti'iulliiK Mnrrluifi" , etc. b Kvcru man letio irotif * ; Jtiinic lite urantl Tfiilnt , ( the Plain t'ni t . the OM ( iccieti and Keif Hu f cactrlffoMnllcnt Fnsncf < i nnilleil to J/iir \rlfd \ Life , who irovld atont far ) itl fvlllet lln < < avoidfuturr lilllulll , ihnulU Urilt for Ihit WO\DKHt'Vr. L1TTI.K itIIOK. j It v\lll liownt free , under wnl , while tli edl > lion U t . hlHli' 111:0 , null If inarrltj or hluglu. Adclresitlm iiublUln-in. ERIE MEDICAL CO. Buffalo , N. Y. STRENGTH , VITALITY , MANHOOD W. II. J > AllKKKM.I > . .Nn.4Uilinncllnt. , Bi "Jf. If J" . cMif coniultiny rhytltdtn of Ilif l'KAI O VAirniOAI. INaTITUTKU > wll"J wai awarded the ootn urnii. by iho NATIONAI MMIICAI. AI-.OCUTION foi tha 1'HIZK KHHAY on KikautHJ ntalltiAtfo ytftrrout and /'AyiiViil Pitiilty ! , ami all JJna ( , ,4 anil irtalntti of Mvn , nlincn the youna , tlm ttMdli-ayia ncl old. i , IHrfonnulutlon in pcri-on or by letter. UUIILO l'roppctu. with YutlmonUh , FHUK. I jrga book. SCI KNOB OF LIFE. OK HKMT > I'ltKSKUVATION. 00 pp. . ISA Invaluable pr l silk call 41.W It uidi. e lMl. NEW OfcT A (1001) ) S l \T I'OU ,0 ( I-Viy 8 IDESMY. APRIL 17 & 18 , first vUlt to Oiu an n. GJliQo Fi'oVifnaji JB Gornpapy Ths Lost Paradise.1 A piny of toilny Ily llonry C UpMlliA 2.V ) tHKhts In Now York. ISO nlRhta in Chlcnsa liMnUlitsIn llostoa , llox Bliouts onnuHHtiir. day ut the followltu prluoss rirst lluor. 50o , " , io and * l.mi. li.ilcony. "Oj nnil 7io , .v/su * nin.\TisK WEDNESDAY EVE , APRIL 10 The world's roit'Mt llvuii til . So-ill nnw on s-iln at .lax Mayor & llro. On Ifllli anil I'.mmiuitri'ut * . SH Si'TIIEOT I5c. ? So 350. SOo ntul 75n. A M \UNK1' 'I ho Ittlmltnblft Irish i < tm < tnn | | HOBERT G-AYLOR , " " " SPORT NIoALlisTElV"1" ' ' < . . . , ° WE OF THE 400 You t nlTont cnn In mlM It rupulnr Wotlnemlay Mntlnoi ) tto any goat FSRNfl Sf. THEATRE , pap Ifjo , Ufio ! l5o , 50o , 75o < 3rji < vE.&ck Tliursd.iy , 1'rlilay mid niglllS Satuiiliiy r.vnnlnin. TOIL'S PETER JACKSON us UNCLE TOM. Usual Saturday Matinee. S3 Do you wear Ihcm7 When next In need try .1 pair , they will glvo you moro comfort and servlco for Iho money than any other make. Boot In the world. $5.00. < 5fipM3.00 $3.50 $2.00 TOR LADIE3 $2.50 $2.00 $2.25 41.75 $2.00 FOR BOYS . * I.S " W. L , Douglas Shoes are made in all the Latest Styles. If you want a fine DRESS SHOE don't pay $ G to $8 , try my $3,50 , $4 or $5 Shoe , They will fit equal to cut- torn made and look and wear as well. If you wish to economize In your footwear , you can do so by purchasing W , L. Douglas Shoes , My name and prlro Is stamped on the bottom , look for It when you buy , Take no sub stitute , I send shoes by mail upon receipt of price , postage free , when Shoo Dculrrx cannot supply you , IV. I. . DOUGLAS. Itrocktun , Mnm. bold bj Magnor WeDDor , Kelloy. ytUor&C'ft , 0,1' r.irlson. I-'llin Svonsop , Igiutz Nowiuim/ W. C'resiy , eolith Omaha. TREATMENT. Chronic , Nerrom , Prlvats ail Special Dlseasas. 25 yours oxperlonoa. DISEASES OF WOJIEX Tronted at $3 0 } a month and lilt tnotlluliius fimiUhoJ. All ether troubles trontod nt roisonabl * charges. CONSULTATION I'KKK. L'alionor address DOUGLAS BLOCK , - OMAHA , NT3B s. xitu. Capital 100,000 ' Surplus. $05,000 f fflcrri and JJIreo torn llonry W Vatoi , prailln II. C. Cualilntr. vloo pruiliUni ; 0. M. Uturloi , r. ' Mono.John S. Colllm J. N. U. l'.Uro : * , Ljxli I llouJ , caslilor. THE IRON BANK. AgentsWanted Everywhere. THE RENOWNED COAU SAVER Svni ono qimrter of our cmi ! bill , prorenU ioo | and clrvlor , iluitroys coal uns , produauf perfect rombiutlon , keeps bailer Hum t-laaii , nukui liol HrolnilveinliiHU1" ( equally well on lnrJ ni on loflcofil Onopnt-kiiKOOuitlni ! S3 cunl Uiutllrlonl to trout ono ton of coal For further Information ulterior ailitrou Will glnmii , L. 8. ELLSWORTH & CO. , 400 S. 13thS. Omahd.Nob. ] TO WORLD'S FAIR VISITORS The Qlenarm Eur pe.in Hole ) , offers quiet and convenient quarter * at moderate fri' cs. All World's Pair Lines within luo blocks 13 minutes lo either Kx | > Mlion or Ijuslne * ! center , for five cent fate. Newly and h.md oiiielr furnished and decorated. Elevator , Klectnc liRl'M. Suits of rooms for families. High CUis Restaurant Rates , $1.50 to $3.50 per day. Address , THE GLEWARn HOTEL CO. IT. E. Cor. Indiana Avc. & 224 St. Chicago , 111. Refer to A. F. Sceberger. Treat. , World's Colum bian Imposition .ind 1'icl. , Market National liiuk , Clucajo , Illinois. the lercer. Omaha's Newest Hotel CDR. 12TH AND HOWAR3 JH. ( Cllooms attt.V ) per itnr Idliooml at 1103 per JIT JOltoomi will ! Hath at il OJ parcUr. iO Itooint with lUlli at li.V ) to II i ) pir 1 f. OPENED A.UGUS/T iQu Modern In Krnrf lt | iuet. Mnwly furnished ThronicUoat C. S. ERB. ProD. Tne nly hotel In tba city with uot and cold wnter mid iteiirn bout In ovary room TaulpanU dlnlnz room jervlco umuruawa RATEB $3.80 TO $4.00. KuocUl rate * ou upplloatlon. R. 31LLOWAY , Prof * .