Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, January 02, 1894, Page 8, Image 8

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    8 HIE OMATIA DAILY BE j TUESDAY , JANUARY 2 , 180-f ,
ITS IMPROVED CONSTIIUTIOS
Good Points In Now Laws of Omaha Centra !
Labor Union.
INDORSEMENT OF BILLS ANDVISITING RULES
for Union of American IVdeni-
tlon nnd Kiilcht of Inbor MaUlne It-
elf Fell Son * nt the liluo Label
1'rom Labor's I'lcld.
During the past year there was a constanl
demand In labor circles for a now constltU'
tlon for the Omaha Central Labor union ,
but the matter never took doflnlto shape
until four weolts ago , when Messrs. li. G.
Junncss , J. B. Scliupp and August Doorman
wcro elected n n committee to prepare rfow
by-laws and constitution for the union.
These gentlemen spant many hour * In preparing -
paring the now document and at the meet
ing of the- union last Wednesday evening
submitted the result of their labors , which
was adopted with but few changes and
thojo of minor Importance.
COne of the members In speaking yesterday
of the now constitution , said : "Tho now
by-laws nnd constitution have several good
points that wcro cot contained In the old
ones. Ono point In particular strikes me ns
being about the right thing. The old consti
tution did not permit visitors under any cir
cumstances whatever , which was In m.v
opinion not nercssary. iSow , the new consti
tution will admit any member of a union or
assembly that U represented In the central
body. The only thing necessary for the ad-
mlttance of a visiting member of organized
labor now Is for ono of the dele
gates for the organization to which he
belongs to vouch for him by stating
that he knows the party asking admission
to bo a member in good standing. This
clause will give general satisfaction to all
the organizations represented and makes it
Interested in organizations
possible now for any ono
ganizations to bo present at the meetings of
the central organization. The visitors , of
voice in the proceedings
course , huvo no vote or
ings of the union , but It Is a satisfaction to
many to attend and see how the business Is
transacted.
"A very Important change was also made
In regard to the work of legislative commit
tees. Heretofore a committee on legislation
has been elected and given full power to act ,
the union depending entirely upon the judg
ment of the committee to formu
late bills and take any action it
might choose. Hereafter all committees
on legislation will bo required to present all
bills to the union for action before being in
troduced. This , In my opinion , Is a good
safeguard and Insures that nil measures ad
vocated and introduced by organized labor
will voice the sentiments ot the working
people. Of course we have never had any
trouble on this score , because the men we
have elected on these committees have al
ways been level headed , but wo do not know
who might bo elected In the future und it is
well to have this clause anyhow. Then ,
furthermore , I believe that a bill bcarim : a
slip attached with the seal and signatures of
the union will stand a brttcr cham-o of be
coming n low than when simply approved by
ono or two men. There are several other
good points In the now constitution , and ,
taken as a whulo , I think It will give gen
eral satisfaction to all afllliatcd unions. "
llnlo'n of rodrr.uion KnlchtH.
There is considerable discussion now
going on In local laboV .circles regarding the
probability of a union In the near future be
tween the American Federation of Labor
nnd the Knlgnts of Labor. It was thought
by local labor leaders that President Gomp-
crs WHS opposed to Joining the two organiza
tions as one , but since his re-election ho lias
somewhat changed on this and several other
subjects and Is now iucllnea to listen to the
demands made by the progressive element
of the American federation. The organiza
tions In almost every locality have worked
together by forming central labor unions and
trade nnd labor assemblies , and the rank
and file have for the past three years been
clamoring for a union of the national
organizations , which seemed almost impos
sible so long as Powdurly and Gompors were
the lenders. The agitation for this measure
was largely responsible for the election of
'
Sovereign' Powdcrly's successor , the
Knights knowing that SovcrolKti was well
liked by the trades unionists. Likewise the
name agitation came within eighty-two ,
votes of defeating Gompers lor re-election.
which was a pretty close call , out of a total
vote of over " , ,500. The Gompers faction
would certainly have been dislodged had it
not been for the mistake that was made by
his opponents in making the Issue the re
moval of the headquarters to the west ,
which hold many of the eastern delegates In
line for Xiompors.
This continual agitation by-tho rank nnd
file of both organizations is now having its
effect in the high places nnd the labor lead
ers of this city arc of the opinion that the
union of both forces will take plaro within
the nnxt few months , or In n year at the
longest.
' 1 nu sentiment In Omaha for the past three
or four years has been for concentration of
nil labor forces and the local organizations
have at no time taken part in the differences
that have existed between the uoads of the
two organisations.
SOUR or the itiuu i.nhci.
The following sone , composed by Mr. L.
Matthysso of Cigurmakers union No. 144 ,
is going the rounds of organized labor , es
pecially In Omaha , wjicro aq-iartet has been
organized for slnglnc It nt labor meetings.
It Is sung to the tune of "My Object is Su-
bllmo. "
It's u llttlo llght-bluo luliol
Just Rlvu It but u glance
Hi , honest reprrhonnitlon
And ltSKiuit ; significance
1'intoctloii It immns ; on boxes It bcami.
Thi'y must use 11 niMirund far ,
Bn dcnmml tlio light-blue label
And the union made cigar.
irhorii )
Tim hvbol Isfiiibllmo
It will nchluvo In tlino
The filthy tunoini'ntH
'I'o blot out and disband.
Tiuo union men with loyal bnnrti
Our mer hhlnlni : light
Will 1110 thulr brains us weapons
To help to win our light.
II will crush the greedy principle :
Of oi InKlliKUiiFCiupulous hearts
Who work men night und dity ; no matter what
pay
As thiough tlio land It darts ,
'It will nialui ilium tuptnit but
Wu will novrr relent , no mutter where wo nro
So dmiKiml tlm llclit-hluu label
And the union madu cigar.
Now nil yo honest sons of toll
In this land nf the free
Ellck to your union principles
And cinsh out tyranny
Of grasping eiipltul and creed
And foes lo bihor'H claim ;
Eo demand the ll lil-blno label
Of grunt International fumo.
roit uii : > ucii : >
WorUlnsmrii Servo Notice on
Tholr Landlord * .
Jan. 1. The mlllmcn nt ttio
Carnegie works , Beaver Falls , have Inau
gurated a movement , which will probably bo
Joined by all tha w go earners In that
vicinity , to secure a general reduction of
rents ,
The men , who have recently been rsduced
In wages , insist that It Is impossible to con
tinue paying such high rates on low wages
and the rut In rents must correspond with
the cut In their oarnlncs. On the samollnea
AH effort \\111 bo made to secure something
In the sfiupo of n coiu-es.slon in prices from
the leading mcmiiillle establishments , in
cluding the. butchers , bakers , groceis , etc.
A similar movement has been started among
the business men and workingmcn nt Me-
keesport-iuid during the week n demand
will bo nmdo on nil landlords fcr reduced
rents. _ _ _ _ _
AVIII lUeuitlio Wiigo Srnlc.
N.VSIIVII.I.K , Jan. 1. Chief sergeant of the
Brotherhood of the Locomotive Firemen nnd
o'llcf ' cierk of ( ho Hallway Conductors will
ho'd u conference with President Thomas of
( ho Nashville , Chattanooga It St. Loula rail * "
way this afternoon In regard to the restora
tlon of full wages. A cut of 10 per cent wa :
madoScntembcr 1 , President Thomas say
the condition of the road is such that It Ii
Impossible to restore tha waecs nt present
Ho anticipates no trouble tn reaching at
ngicomcnt with tlm men , nslhny understand
that little business Is being done ever the
road , but still desire to keep the officials reminded
minded that they nro working under the
scale.
Libor Nairn.
Allegheny policemen have organized n
union.
There nro 8,000 idla worklngmon In
Akron , O ,
The Alabama minors are running a vraokly
newspaper.
The minors nt Beaver Foils , Pa.tare out
on n strlko.
The ICnlghts of Labor number over 4,000
In Pittsburg.
The shoomnkcts of Boston are expecting n
cut In wages.
The Interim tlonal Bakers union has
adopted n label.
The miners nt Elm Grove , W. Vn. , have
won their strike.
Ninety cents per day Is the wages paid for
laborers In London.
The National Bricklayers union meets In
this city January 8.
The poor of Cleveland , O. , are being fed on
beans and bean soup.
Plttsburg has created work for about 3,000
people who were Idle.
A harbor of Kansas City has been fined { 23
tor shaving on Sunday.
Tlio weavers nt Lawrence , Mass. , have
accepted a cut in wages. '
The brewers union has captured another
big brewery nt Newark.
A window glass factory Is to bo estab
lished at Lar.unlo , Wyo.
A largo knitting mill at Troy , N. Y. , closed
down indefinitely last week.
The state labor congress of Now York
meets in Albany January 0.
The unemployed at Minneapolis nro being
fed soup at the police station.
*
The striking brewersnt St. Louis have
Issued . ' (00,000 ( boycott circulars.
A call Is out for a meeting to form an or
ganization of the Texas unions.
The saloon keepers at Fort Worth , Tex. ,
have organized to help the poor.
The International Electrical Workers
union Is gaining In membership.
The farmers near Columbus , Tex. , are
helping that city to feed the poor.
The cholera hospital at Cleveland , O. , has
been taken pojsession of by tramps.
A free labor bureau has been established
by organized labor nt Portland , Me.
The glass workers of Wheeling have de
cided to start a co-operative factory.
The railnnd shop hands at Washington ,
Ind. , are working nine hours per day.
Unions at Bridgeport nro asking that
union wages bo paid to city employes :
The two lecturers of the American Feder
ation of Labor are paid f 10 per week.
The barbers at Philadelphia are trying to
get the proprietors to close on Sunday.
There is talk of moving the headquarters
of the Knlchts of Labor to Dos Monies.
A colony has been established at Hoswcll ,
N. M. Several have gone thcro from Chicago.
The labDr or .mlzitlons at Brooklyn want
the contract system on city work abolished.
Hernsholm's cigar factory nt New Or
leans has increased its number of employes
by 100.
The plumbers union at Denver lines its
members ? 3 who are found smoking nonunion
cigars.
The Knights of Labor of Montreal hnvo
resolved to smoke none but union made
cigars.
The Machinists union of Boston has
doubled Its membership during the lust six
months.
Seattle has established a free employment
bureau , to bo conducted at the expense of
the city.
The striking hatters of Danbury are still
out. Several have secured work at wood
choppin'g ;
Twenty thousand collar , cult nnd shirt
workers have signed petitions aguinst the
Wilson bill.
The carpet workers at Worcester , Mass. ,
have protested aguinst the passage of the
Wilson bill.
The locked out-painters at Toledo have or
ganized a co-operative painting and decorat
ing company.
The boys working in Homestead glass
works struck before they would accept 45
cents per day.
The labor organizations of England nro
more cloaoly banded together than in any
other country.
The woolen workers nt North Oxford ,
Mass. , have accepted a temporary cut of 10
per cent in wages.
Charles L. Carpenter of Grand Rapids ,
Mich. , has been elected president of the
Michigan Label league.
The people of Boston insist that citizens
only shall be given employment in the erec
tion of the puolic library.
Through the efforts of the Knlchts of
Labor of Detroit n municipal electric light
plant has been established.
Three men were killed maflghtwhUh
took pluco last week at Amsterdam , between
the unemployed nnd the police.
The proceedings of the last meeting of the
general assembly of the ICnlghts of Labor
have been printed In book form.
The Elevator Conductors union at Hous
ton , Tox. , will prosecute firms emuloylng
conductors under 18 years of ago.
The American Railway union has 1,200
members at Toledo. This organization Is
gaining rapidly all ever the country.
Positions that formerly paid Slfl per wool :
In the Pittsburg bolt and nut factory are
now paying only from $5 to ? 8 per week.
The machinists union of Boston has abolished
ished the clause of its constitution prohib
iting colored men from joining their union.
The light against the Plymoth Hock
Pants company by District nssemblv 150 has
been endorsed by the general executive
board.
The garment workers union nt Boston
has assessed all members 60 cents , whlcii ,
will bo used to lltrht the manufacturers
association.
Cigarmakors union No. 180 , located nt
Danbury , Conn. , has secured nn injunction
preventing n manufacturer from using coun
terfeit labels.
Wages have been reduced from 7 to 30 per
cent at the Ford City , Pa. , plate glass works.
The proprietors say that competition Is driv-
In ? them out of business.
Since Its lust national convention In July
the Clerks National Protective union has
gamed 3,276 in membership. This union is
growing fast In every larire city ,
The furnnco and stove dealers of Boston
have agreed that after January 1 ntno hours
shall constitute n day's wont for all tin
sheet iron workers in tholr employ.
The business men nnd merchants of
Hnlloy , Idaho , have decided to burn wood
this winter Instead of coal. This Is done to
help out the unemployed of the city.
Tramps have struck a snap at Stonlngton ,
Conn. They threaten to go to work In the
places of strikers and the strlko committee
gives them money to leave the city.
The engineers of Philadelphia are com
plaining that a part of thorn are made to
work overtime , In some cases nearly forty
dnys In ono month , \\hllo others got from
eight to fifteen days per month.
Members of the Trade and Labor Assembly
of Chicago lately visited the city hall , police
stations and other places where unfortunate
mun wcro congregated , nnd found that out of
ever 1,000 mon who were begging only two
belonged to organized labor , ono of whom
had been suspended ,
The fight bulng made against the Electric
Oil Stove company of Homer , Mich. , by
union No. 1 of the metal polUhers buffers
and platers of America , has been endorsed
hy the executive board of the American
Federation of Labor , al&o by the Detroit
Trades and Labor council.
Toronto unions are demanding of the can
didates their promise to vote und work for
the abolition of the contr.tct system on
public \\oiks. They also demand that the
proportv qualification for aldermen bo
abolUbeil and that the city work bo given to
union labor. About one-nulf of thocundl-
dates have signed agreements to this effiot ,
and the labor organizations are openly work-
in ; for th'j candidates who huvo signed.
Although many remedies arc- pushed Into
the market by spicy uUvei-tiseuicuts. Dr.
Bull's Cough byruu itlll taUes the Icaa.
NEW BOARD OF EDUCATION
How the Body Was Eeorganlzjil at Las
Night's Mooting ,
POWELL IS AGAIN ELECTED PRESIDENT
'Tliomm rinccil Next In Honor MnUrup o
the Hinmllni ; Committee * Iiiforiim-
ttoti Aflkcil ljr Tukrjr Other
Atniteri Dliito.ed Of.
The Board lot Education mot lixst ovenltif
to reorganize ami attend to a number o
routine matters that demanded 'consldcra
tlon.
It was tlic first meeting of the now board
and the newly elected members were nil 01
hand to be Introduced to their now rcspon
slbltltlrs.
The now mcmbcraiarc : F.V. . Domlhaucr
X red B. Lowe , Ira O. Khondcs and A. i
Tukoy. They taite the desks forsaken by
the retirement of C. E. Dabcock , i . K
Corycll , Morris Morrison and U. J. Smyth.
The old members who hold over are Colonel
Henry C. Akin , W. N. Ilabcock , J. P. Hur-
gess , Hov. Dr. Dutwca , C. S. Elijuttor , K. W.
Gibson , C. Ij. .Taynes , Henry Knodcll , B. F.
Thomas and Clinton N. Powell. J. L. Pier-
son was re-clcotcd.
ront'll Jlc-Ulcctoil I'rciilileiit.
Secrciary Qlllan called the meeting to
order. B , F. Thomas was made temporary
chairman and the board proceeded to elect a
president and vice president. An informal
ballot for president KJIVO Powell , 8 ; Thomas ,
I. Mr. Thomas their withdrew his name
and the secretary was Instructed to cast the
unanimous vote of the Board for Mr.
Powell.
Mr. Powell briefly expressed his apprecia
tion of the honor conferred and the election
of a vice president was proceeded with.
. Tliomua Clinspii Vice 1'rcalilent.
The candidates' names wore Colonel Akin ,
J. U Piorson , W. N. Babcock and B. F.
Thomas. The contest narrowed down to a
ncck-and-ncck race between Thomas and
Plurson , onch having six votes.
Upon a motion by IDr. Duryea the rules of
the old board were adopted.
The board resolved that no cuts should bo
Inserted in the published reports for lbl > 3.
A. lj. Gordon wanted to do all the draying
for the board for ? SO a month. The com
munication was referred.
Secretary Gillan wns instructed to hire an
assistant for the next three months at $00 a
month. Dr. Duryea took occasion to express -
press the hope that the prospective assist
ant secretary would help out the superin
tendent of buildings In his accounts , as he
thought the superintendent could not bo ex
pected to keep them himself and attend to
his other work too.
Tulsey Meelis Information.
Mr. Ttikey began his ofilctal career bv of
fering a number of resolutions. The first
directed the secretary to furnish each member -
ber of the bo.iru with a list of all employes
of the board , exclusive of to.ich.ors , with
their duties and the salaries paid to each.
Another called on the custodian of suoplies
for a statement of all supplies received and
disbursed by the board since August and
amount now on hand. The third called for
the appointment of a committee of throe to
consider means for reducing the cxpcns.es of
the board for the coining year. The resolu
tions were passed and Messrs. Tukev , Pier-
son and Akin were named as the retrench
ment committee.
Colonel Akin reported that an additional
appropriation of $50 would bo necessary to
doli-ay the expenses of the Macleoa investi
gation. The $100 previously appropriated
was voted to the slonogiapher. and the de-
llclcncy will bo considered at a future meet
ing.
ing.Upon
Upon motion of Dr. Duryea the rules gov
erning the superintendent of buildings were
ordered revised and reported for adoption.
The regular December pay roll was ap
proved.
Sliiiiilln ? Comnilttrcs Appointed.
President Powell appointed the following
standing committees for the current year :
Finance Thomas , Babcock , Knodcll ,
.Lowe , Bandhauer.
Teachers ar.d Examinations Akin , Tukoy.
Tnomos. Babcock. Hhoadcs.
Text Books imcl Course of Study Lowe ,
Gibson. Babcock , Burgess , Bandhauer.
Buildings and Property Tukoy , Pierson ,
Jaynes , Knodcll , Lowo.
Supplies Jaynes , Hhoadcs , Burgess , El-
jutter , Bandhauer.
Heating and Ventilation Pierson ,
Tukoy , Auin.
High School Duryea , Thomas , Knodcll ,
Gibson , Elgnttnr.
Special Instruction -Gibson , Jaynes
ElKUtter , Hlioadcs , Piorson. '
Claims Utioadcs , Pierson , Gibson.
Judiciary Elgnuer. Thomus , Ixjwo.
Salaries ICnodoll. Akin , Tukoy.
Boundaries Bandhauer , Jaynes , Duryea.
Kindergarten Babcock , Jaynos , Burgess.
Kulcs , Forms and Printing Burgess.
Duryea , Akin.
o
The most astonishing results in healing
wounds 1mvu been shortn by Salvation Oil.
MliillT IMlT.lTJf MKXWU.
Senator Teller ot Colorado inllcg at tlm
I'limncliU Situ Ulon.
DENVER , Jan. 1. Senator II. M. Teller ar
rived from Washington yesterday for a brief
visit. In an interview this morning ho said
the outlook for Colorado was a very gloomy
ono , nnd In his opinion would not change so
ongasthoprescntadmiiiistration Is in power ,
lowas satisfied , however , that the condi
tion of the poor nnd the ilnanccs were
nuch bettor in Colorado than In any of
the eastern stales. Ho denounced the extra
session scheme of Governor \Vaito as ono of
the worst things that could have happened
to Colorado. While in Mexico ho talked
with several ofllci.ils regarding Governor
Waito's proposition to circulate Mexican
dollars in Colorado as legal tender ; they all
made iLUch sport of the proposition and de
clared it was not leaslblo. Hu did not , men
tion it to President Diaz , as ho wns
ishnmcd to.
Mr. Teller behoves that the United States
nleht profitably imitate the financial policy
of Mexico , which is now the-most prosperous
country on the western continent , lie looks
'or no favorable silver legislation , but ba-
loves that President Cleveland would clmupo
lis silver policy ut once should Great Britain
see her way clear to advocate ) a double
standard. Mr. Teller returns to Washington
Wednesday.
A I'avorltu Kemutiy tor 1.1 Crlppo.
"Durlni : the epidemic of Ja grlupo Cham-
oorlain'a Cough Knmedy took the load hero
nnd was much hotter liked than other cough
nedlcine. " H. M. Bungs , druggist , Chats-
vorth , 111. The grip Is much the same as a
nry severe cold and requires precisely the
same treatment. This remedy 1 ? prompt
nnd effectual nnd will prevent any tendency
Df the disease toward pneumonia. For sulo
by druggists.
1'OUR WERE THROWN OUP.
tuiiawny that Causes Incitement but No
In.lury to rioili or Hour * .
A runaway caused quito an excitement on
South Sixteenth street yesterday afternoon.
A black horse attached to a light buggy be-
: amo frightened ut n passing motor near
oavenworth street , and without an occu-
mnt ID the vehicle , dashed down the tttroot.
iVhen near Jones n collision , vlth another
buggy , In which wcro seated two ladies ,
occurred with the result that both woru
hrown to the grouid and considerably
irulsed. Ono of U'o hind wheels of the
buggv was torn uf !
Not deterred by this , the horse continued
its flight until a little farther on hocncoun
urcd another veil tele , In which ui'e a pen-
Icmaii and a lady. Both of thc.su wort ) also
hrown out. Their cseaiio was without
icrlous Injury , but the fright c.tuncd tholr
lorso also to m UK u its way UOHII Sixteenth
street without restraint Both dorses were
limlly brought to u stop near Hdwurd ,
DoWUt's Wltchlliuol saivo euros pilot.
Will Opi-ii Ottlcei In | ii-iircr.
Dasveit , Jan , 1. It is announced that ;
early this year ull Uiobls smelim tot ul-
rcndy located itfColorndo , will open offices It
thl * city. Tha'iPblladclpliln Smelting am
Koflntng company. ) nome time ago declared
Its intention ofldolng so , nnd yesterday C ,
K. FInnoy , rcntosontatlvo of the Argentine
company of Itanias City , stilted that hi :
company would /.move / tholr head ofllco ti
Denver. Thorpurposo of this Is to bo ncai
the great ere centers.
Thfi'Uont 1'liuter.
For p.Mn In Um chest there Is nothing bet
tcr than a flannnl cloth saturated with Cham
bcrlain's Pain Jlitlni nnd bound ever the seal
of pain. For sale by druggists.
. 'i'T 1'HOUVVTtOy.
Hot Air Well Dlicororeil Hint Will lie Uicii
to AilTAiitncc.
TOPEKA , Jan. 1 [ Special to Tun BHB.J Ir
Kansas , be it In politics , In religion , or Ir
nature , the unusual , the freakish , Is nlwnyi
happening. The latest wonder Is reported
from Linn county , near the Missouri border ,
and It Is nothing loss than n hot air well ,
The story Is verified by A. lit Van Doom , n
lumber dealer of Aichlson , who wns last
week driving from Butler , Bates county ,
Mo. , to La C.vgno. Linn county , .lust nftei he
had crossed the Missouri line he
canto to the farm of John John
son. The farm lies partly In the
vnlloy of the Marias do Cygnes river and
partly in the upland. The farm house Is lo
cated on a sort of a second bench of the val
ley nnd stands back fifty yards fiom tlm
main traversed road. As ho apuroaehcd the
house his attention was first attracted by n
roaring round and next by n crowd of men ,
women and eh I Id red gathered about a der
rick. The crowd seemed to bo so greatly In
terested and oxcltcd that Van Doom and his
driver , tholr curiosity aroused , got out of
tholr bucgy and joined It.
They learned that in boring for water
Join. son had at a depth of ninety feet pene
trated a cavern to which there seemed to bo no
bottom , outof which there constantly poured
a steady How of hot air , so .strong in volume
that It xvas with dlfliculty that the drill was
held down , and so intense was the heat that
the men at the mouth of the hole wcro driven
away , nnd when they released their hold
upon the drill it immediately shot upward ,
damaging the derrick and other machinery
and breaking the gas pipe which connected
with the drill point. Until the drill was
wholly removed from the mouth of the well
the rush of air caused a din of sounds re
sembling n myriad of sharp little steam
whistles , and when the obstruction was taken
away the nolso souudcd like the roar of n
blast furnace.
The find of this phenomenon was made
December 18 , but the How has not for a
moment relaxed in volume or force , and the
roar can Be heard a quarter of a mile away.
The curiosity attracts great crowds of
farmers , and is the talk of the country
round about. At first n little vapor was
expelled by the force of the air , but this has
now disappeared and the How comes out dry
and so hot that It tans and even burns one's
hands. Mr. Johnson tested the heat by
securing an egg in a wooden clamp and holdIng -
Ing it In the How , ana in five minutes it was
roasted as well done as It could be In a bed
of hot ashes.
Local scientists have visited the scene and
tried to trace the flow to the current of
natural cas , which is known to exist in the
adjoiulntr county of Miami , but this theory
Is at once dissipated by the fact that there
is no odor of gas or anything else in the
How. It comes , out as sweet and pure as the
air from n hot nlr furnace.
While Farmer Johnson's original purpose
was to flnd water when ho bored the well , he
has dovlscd a plan by which ho can put his
discovery to good use. His house , which is
less than Hfty feet away , ho proposes to
move more closely to the well and pipe the
air forhcating'purposns. ' lie Is a chicken
fancier and raises cattle and hogs , and he
will also pipe the air to his chicken house
nnd barns , tempering it , of course , with cold
nlr. In the ehloken house ho proposes to use
the air noFoiily for warming urn-poses , but
will apply it to.lnuubatois. and \viien he once
guts fairly started ho will have a hatching
every dayiand spring chickens tho'ycnr round.
Ho already has a good trade in live poultry
with the Armours of' Kansas City , but he
will abandon this andcoutino his sales to
spring chickens , notofily in the Kansas City
market , but wherever ho can find a demand.
A Follower of thu Grip.
The persistent cough which usually fol-
ows an attack of the grip can be perma
nently cured by taking Chumberlain'H Couch
Remedy. W. A. McGuire of McKay , O. ,
says : "La Grippe loft mo with n scvero.
cough. After using several different medi
cines without relief , 1 tried Chamberlain's
2ough Remedy , which effected a permanent
cure. 1 have also found it to bo without an
equal for children when troubled with colds
or croup. " 5 and 00 cent bottles for sale by
druggists.
LAST TKIUVTIi TO JUliOlS JIEXliiiT.
Ilo U'ns a Very IJravo SoUllcr and n Jast
Judge.
PicitiiE , S. D. , Jan. 1. Hon. John Bennett ,
iresidlng judge of the supreme court , died
ast night of heart failure. He was last No
vember ro-oleotcd by a large majority to
servo for six years and. was to take his scat
omorrow. The remains were taken to his
lomo at Clark today by n speclul train.
Judge Bennett was born InGeneseocountv ,
Now York , March 18 , 1833. In 1853 ho removed -
moved to Illinois , and assisted In raising the
Thirteenth , Thirty-fourth and Seven ty-tlfth
regiments of Illinois volunteers , was elected
leutenant colonel of theSoventy-flfth Illinois
and promoted to colonel. After the close of
, ho war ho was appointed judge advocate in
ho regular army with Jurisdiction over
Mississippi nnd Arkansas , nnd was after-
vards elected judge of the First circuit of
Arkansas nnd afterwards to the supreme
tench of the state. In 18S3 tin removed to
3akota , and in IbSO was elected to the supreme
premo bench.
HuuoN.S.iL ) . , Jin. 1 Dakota Commandery ,
Cnlghts Templar , at Huron , joined Govor-
lor Sheldon , the Grand Army members nnd
ho Knights Templar who came from Pierre
oduy with the remains of Judge John E.
Jonnott of the supreme court who died at
7Ierre late Sunday night , the last of the
ear. also the last day of his term. Ho was
e-clcoted to succeed himself.
Many attorneys and prominent mon were
it the depot when the special train arrived
ind departed for Clark , S. D. , his homo.
FARREI/L , OLARK AND PECK.
tesult of T Ht rdU } ' * Rlnntlnn for Di
rectors of tlio llonrd lit Trade.
D. Farrcll , jr. , W. E. Clark and E. P. Peek
rcro unanimously elected directors of the
iourd of Trade for the term of three years
esterday. Fifty-two votes wore cast. The
tolls were open between the hours of U and 5
> . in.
in.A. B. Jaqulth , J. A. Connor , Edward
Davis , Henry Pundt and 0. B. Kounoy oM-
iated as judges of election.
In the SliortlVn Iliuiils.
\Vn.iiiNOTOSDol. ! , Jan. 1. The Kent Iron
ind Hardware company ot tills city Is in the
lands of the sheriff , executions having been
entered for judgments amounting to tST/'IS.
The affairs nf the company huvo been placed
n charge of President Mode as agent of the
heritt. The embarrassment was caused by
ho mismanagement andkhortugoof William
a. Halucs , ox-treasurer nnd secretary.
riireo years ago it was discovered that ho
vas $40,000 short 'in his neounts. Ho prom.
sed to make good the shortage but failed.
i'ho company wns incorporated In 1875 with
100,000 capital.
Sudden changes of weather cause throat
Isaases. There is no more ellectual remedy
or coughs , colds.toto. , than Brown's Hron-
hlal Troches , Sold only In boxes. Price ,
5o.
DROWNED AT MILLER PARII
Eobert NoUon , While Skating on the Pond
Goes Through the loo.
ALL EFFORTS TO SAVE HIM V/ERE / FUTILI
Itody Ileoo-ared by Soldier * from For
Oiunhn nnd Coroner Notified
Noir _ enr'f lindi In Gloom
for the family.
The 10-year-old son of W. T. Nelson wni
drowned In Milter park , near Fort Omaha
yesterday afternoon.
In company with several other boys IJoben
Nelson wns trying his Christmas skates 01
the pond In the park. Ho struck thin lc <
nnd went down in about six feet of water.
Every effort was made by the bystander !
to save the lad , but tholr work was In vain
After ho sank for the last time some soldier :
from the lort recovered the body and laid II
on n fltllo bridge spanning the main sowor.
Coroner Maul was notified , butnftcr learn
Ing the facts In the case decided an inquest
unnecessary.
The homo of the boy was nt ,1331 Lnrlmon
avenue. Mr. Nelson Is n well known nttor
noy hero and has the sympathy of a large
number of frlentl.sln his bereavement.
AMc Your I'riiMitls
Who have taken Hood's Snrsnparilla whal
they think of itj nnd the replies will bo posi
tive In Its favo'r. Simply what Hood's Sar-
sapunlla docs , that tells the story of Its
merit. Ono has been cured of indigestion or
dyspepsia , another finds It Indispensable for
sick hcadacho or bllliousncss , while others
report remarkable cures of scrofula , catarrh ,
rheumatism , salt rhuum , etc.
Hood's Pills are purely vegetable.
/-.t K.I.YA.I.S
How Dutch Cnpltii'lttR AVnro Induced to In.
vc'Bt In I'oor I'rnpuriy.
Toi'CKA , Jan. 1 , [ Special to TncBKn ]
The construction of n now railroad and high
way bridge ) over the Missouri river at
Lcavcnworth , which was formally opened
for tradio January 2 , destroys the usefulness
of the bridge built nearly twenty-Jive years
ago throe miles north of tlio city nt Fort
Leavenworth. The old bridge is a splendid
iron structure. It cost nearly ? 1,000,000 nnd
was unloaded on Dutch bondholders at some
thing like flf > 00lMO. It was built to accommodate -
modato the Chicago ft Southwestern rail
road , now a part of the Hock Island sys
tem. H Is arranged for wagon as
well as ruihoad traflic , but being so far
away from the city llttlo revenue has been
derived from that source. The revenue
from railroad toll has also been compara
tively light , ns the road docs only a local
business at Leavenworth. In consequence
no dividends over have been paid on the
stock , and the bondholders have received
very little on Interest account , Tney have
sought in various ways to get rid of the
property , but the Hook Island , \\hich is the
only company that could possibly have any
use for it , found it more economical to pay
rent or toll charges. Now this source of
revenue will soon bo gone , as the railroad
company has made a contract with the new
bridge , and the Dutchmen will have a costli
piece of dead property on their hands , which
they will sooner or later bo glud to sell for
old iron.
The bridge was located so far from the
city for the solo and only purpose of stealing
the splendid military reservation of 1,500
acres which surrounds Fort Leavenworth.
This steal was the project of the construc
tion company which built the Chicago &
Southwestern railroad. Congress gave the
railroad a narrow right of way for a short
distance over the eastern part of the reser
vation , but bill after bill to grant any other
Interest In the tract was defeated , and
finally the scheme was abandoned and the
road was sold to the Hock Island. Before
that the bridge wns bonded to tlio Dutch
men , and the originators got out of the en
terprise with a clean profit of n little less
than $1,000,000 , notwithstanding the failure
of their scheme to steal the reservation.
Had they got this through congress the grab
would have been millions , for the entire
tract Is underlaid with coal.
How to Cure 1. 1 Grippe.
About a year ago I took a violent attack of
la gnppo. I coughed day nnd n'ght ' for
about six weeks : my wtfo then suggested
that I try Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. At
first I could see no difference , but still kept
taking it , and soon found that It was uliat I
needed. If I got no relief from ono dose 1
took another , and it was only a. few days
until I was free from the. cough. 1 think
pcoplo In general ought to know the value of
this remedy , and I take pleasure in acknow-1-
edgintr the benellt I have received from it.
Madison Mustard , Otway , O. 25 anu 50 cent
bottles for stile by druggists.
Drc.xcl hotcirlOth ami Webster. 1 blk.
from M. P. & Elk. dopot. Nat Brown ,
prop.
prop.World's
World's fail- souvenir coins of 1893 for
sale ut Cliaso & Eddy'd. 1518 Faniam at. ,
Omahn.
_
FOB CHAKITY'S SAKE.
IUudnes of School Children Tonlght'8 Con
cert row Crnokt ut Uvacmi Hull.
The Christmas turkey dinner at Rescue hall
was furnished by four of the public schools of
Omaha. The Long school donated ten tur-
ceys and forty pics. Tno Walnut Hill school
favo $20 cash. The Farnam and Central
schools gave all sorts of provisions in largo
rjuantlticB. This was accomplished under
the auspices of Rescue hall Sunday school-
af wnich Prof. J. A. Gillcsplc is supcrin ,
lendent.
Superintendent Clark of Rescue hall says
that Detectives Hae and IliuUon have been
closely watching the personnel of tlio unem
ployed at the hall and that after a week's
diligence in this rcspsct have found only
seven ciooks out of a total of 2ST men who
applied for food and shelter.
Friends of charity nro reminded of the
concert to bo given at the First Methodist
utiuroh tonight by the Stry.ton Bias Lust
club for the benefit of the Associated Char-
.tics. Tickets 00 cents each , to bo had ut
Chase & Eddy's and Ford & Charl ton's.
a
Sucking to Kiijoln MuuOonnld.
George D. Smiley filed with Clerk Moores
of the district court at an early hour yester
day morning a petition asking an Injunction
restraining Alexander MacDonald from pro
ceeding under his garbage contract with the
Hoot Kugiir Appropriation ,
The Real Estate Owners association hits
sonorously donated n sum of money to p.iy
ill the oxpcnsoi of canvassing among tlio
'armors ol Douglas und Sarpy fount trs to
jbtaln contracts for sugar beet cultivation.
inr.n.
JulrrniiAre ( line * or Its * iiintTtMniiMil / , Vty
tenln ; cirh ( Hliflldnliil Imf. ( en miU
IVIINH llrlilKOt , HUMP of Win. TT M r A i itlo !
UiUO Momliiy , Jun. 1. IHlM. rumirulYil w . -
duy at 0 iv. m. . from 1)10 ) N. v'UU i , . tu | U'l )
1'umlly chuivh.
Awarded Highest Honors World's Fair.
The only 1'urc Cream of Tartar Powder. No Aniinonia ; No Alum.
Used in Millions of Homes -to Years the Standard.
IT A TRIAL
Congressman Wilson of West Virginia , the framcr
of the much abused "Wilson Bill" is no doubt a commer
cial genius. The measure is framed for the reduction of
the tariff , also a reduction of the treasury ( ? ) surplus.
The idea of herding up mountains of silver , when we
can issue paper bonds and buy a clean supply of silver
every year is ridiculous. Give the masses the benefit of
what you can easily spare and let the treasury take care
of itself Precisely as the Nebraska deals with that
popular
Semi * Annual Odd aiicl Ends Sale.
We consider a most suicidal policy for us to herd
up broken lots when we can obtain brand new and fresh
stock , Thus we give the masses the benellt , regardless
of what our treasury suffers We are just in claiming the
ace of trump , for completeness of stock at every beginning - .
ning ofa season.
This Sale Affects Each of Our 8 Dept's.
Be it suits or overcoats for father or son , furnishing ? ,
shoes , hats or caps , for man or boy. No matter how
desirable the size no matter how pretty or fine the
goods got to have a complete line or considered an
Odd and End
Prices -SesQiiible an Exploded Dynamite
Scattered about the house touching every depart
ment from pit to dome A regular massacre of honest
values you surely never had an opportunity of saving
such a heap of money on one sale The question and ob
stacle "Have we your size. " Come and see
Close at half past six Saturdays at 10.
-TO-
Overthe Chicago , Rock Island & Pacific
Railway ,
One fare for the round trip , to any point in Texas.
Tickets good for 30 Days.
For Information and Particulars of G-reat
Auction Sale of
Call on or address
Paxton Hotel , Gmalia.
Or write to
outli Texas Land Co. ,
911 Kutclnns House Block ,
Houston ,
tt Worth a Guinea n Box.
o
A trilling close from
a 25-cent box of
Beecham's'
Pills
( Ta ec ! * )
will frequently prove
as effective as a iloc-
tor's prescription ,
SPECIALIST
rroiiilunt "if
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of all
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Doing : ever attending : the
Holiday Season and now
that you will have plenty
leisure time , do not tall to
avail yourself of sitting1 for
a picture. We are bound
to please you , both with
our line workmanship and
courteous treatment.
HIGH-CLASS I'llOTOGUP11Y ' \ ,
313,315,3178) , , ) . IDt'l SI , Olllll
ToKe Klova'or.
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