THE OMAHA DAILY BEE StTNDAYfEBRLTAHY 11. 1891-SIXTEEN PAGES. 13
AMONG THE INSURANCE MEN
Organization of a Salvage Oorps is Being
Vigorously Agitated.
CRUSADE AGAINST DEFECTIVE WIRING
Merchant * Antlrlmto | iomo
or n llnlao TronMn In
HUkit ( inn-rut Now * of tlio U'cek
In Jnnurnnco Circle * .
There Is strong talk favoring a snlvago
Corps In Omaha. The Idea naturally meets
with the approval of the Insurance men , nnd
the HUbjoct Is being vigorously agitated.
It Is claimed that much property could bo
saved In cases llko the recent Ilonton store
flro , which leaped across the street and
( started In on Thompson & llclden's stock.
The advocates of the salvage Idea say that
much of the stock damaged by water upon
that occasion could have been saved It
Omaha had been blessed with a salvage
corps.
Slnco the origin of so many big Ires In
the cltyjs credited to defective electric wir
ing It Is bald that n rigid Inspection will
1m made by the flro Insurance men
and In buildings whore the wiring Is
found In bad shape policies Will
bo canceled. The "hunch" of Mr. dough
of the Northern , who wanted to cancel the
Insurance with the Boston store people the
day of the fire , came too late , to the evident
regret of Inspector Hartmnn. The Boston
building and stock was Insured for $100,000.
Of this amount $120,000 was on the stock
nnd the balance on the building , furniture
nnd fixtures. The list was published In Tlio
Ilco last week. Nearly every company rep
resented locally was Interested. Captain
Palmer's ngenclca got caught for $ HO,000 of
the amount.
Merchants apprehend a general 20 per cent
advance next month , nnd whllo local under
writers nro reticent on the subject they ad
mit that such a movement Is highly prob
able.
able.The city wns filled with Insurance adjus
ters during the last week. Mr. Mllvorstead
of Sioux City was the first man on the
ground after the news of the fire reached
him. It Is now thought that there will bo a
largo salvage In Thompson & llelden's stock.
Insurance agents continue to lament the
Inadequate pressure of the waterworks nnd
point to the Hnston store conflagration as
only ono of many Instances whore the
waterworks company has proved unequal to
the emergency. They say that tlio flro
engines wcro the only safeguards against an
L-xt'Xislvo conflagration.
in llfo Insurance circles the week has been
comparatively quiet. Next month the llfo
underwriters will give n big banquet nt the
Commercial club. The local association has
permanently abandoned Us ofTlcl.il organ
nnd has come to the conclusion that It Is
not necessary to revive It , as The Dee
prints all the nows.
ld Ho well and other members of the coun
cil who are Interested In Insurance are criti
cising Cty | Electrician Cowglll because ho
failed to .mako n timely report of the de
fective wlrlnc In the business houses re
cently destroyed by flro , and which , they
claim , were so glaringly defective that In
ono Instance Mr. Clough , an Insurance man ,
detected It at a glance , without an Instru
ment test , and reported It to Inspector Hart-
man. The Insurance men generally have
spread on their war paint , nnd ns they nro
not In n very amiable mood they are now
concentrating the cause of their miseries
upon Mr. Cowglll , whom they say Is not suf
ficiently rigid In Inspection.
Mr. Cowglll refutes the charge nnd says
that the trouble lies In the present city ordl
nanco governing electric wires. Ho says
that all the buildings , with few exceptions ,
which ho has Inspected have compiled with
the present ordinance. These exceptions re
ceived his prompt attention and the defects
were remedied. Mr. Cowglll furthermore as
sorts that the now ordinance governing
electric wiring has been pigeon-holed by the
council , ns It evidently did not suit Mr.
Wiley of the electric light company. The city
olectrlclnn tnkcs the position that ho cannot
compel property owners to exceed the re
quirements of the existing ordlnanco , and
ho emphatically objects to being made a
scapegoat for the Inadvertence of others.
Troulilu In Kaunas.
Insurance agents all. over the country are
agitated over the action of State Insurance
Commissioner Snider of Kansas. Ho has
Issued an order revoking the license of the
Homo Flro Insurance company of New York
to do business In Kansas. Mr. Snldor do
cllncd to make any explanation.
It Is understood , however , that this Is the
first move on the part of the superintendent
of Insurance to enforce the collection of the
reciprocal Insurance tax , which , It Is
claimed , Is duo Kansas from about twenty
Now York. Insurance companies. According
to the superintendent of Insurance nil Now
York companies doing business In the state
nro In default for twenty-three years , or
slnco the enactment of the reciprocal tax
law In 1871 , and that there Is now duo from
thorn about $200,000. The claim against the
Homo company Is believed to bo $15,000 ,
loss $4,000 which was paid between 1SS1 nnd
1885. Mr. Welch claims this Is all that Is
duo for the reason that tho. New York law
taxing foreign Insurance companies was only
In force during these years , and consequently
quently that the Kansas reciprocal tax did
not operate against Now York companies at
any other tlmo. Recently .Superintendent
Snldor called on nil Now York companies to
make a statement of tholr business done In
Kansas since 1871. Alt'compiled except the
Homo , and It Is boltovod Ha license was re
voked because of Its failure to make this
statement. The Homo Insurance company ,
which did n business ot $10,000,000 In Kan
sas last year , has about 200 agents In the
state and last year received In premiums
$15-1,655 nnd paid losses amounting to about
$72.000.
General Agent Welch had an exciting In
terview wlUi Superintendent Snldor nnd told
him bluntly ho would continue to do busi
r-S ness regardless of his order. Snider , It la
said , Informed him that If ho did ho would
send htm to the penitentiary. Insurance
men expect the licenses of all the New York
companies will bo revoked unless the tax Is
ipeedtly paid.
I'lirni Kinks.
Flro Insurance companies writing farm
Tlsks state that a cold wave catises'a corresponding
spending wave of claims , and that In the
winter time the loss records will furnish re-
llablo data as to the periods as well as the
location of the severe weather. So many
reasons are assigned for the unprofitableness
of farm property , from an underwriting
standpoint , that U would seem Impossible
that any moro could exist ; nnd this last
claim that farm property Is being used for
Ir thormotnetrlcal purposes would Impress Itself
h nt first ns being ridiculous were It not , In
fact , strongly Insisted upon by many under
writers whoso word Is even better than their
bond.
This class ot property being Isolated , and
usually cheap In construction , It is neces
sary to have hot fires In cold weather. Es
pecially In sections where wood U used for
fuel , the heat Is not steady , nnd defective
Hues are numerous. Thus It comes about
that cold weather , hot fire a and numerous
claims are coincident.
An underwriter who has just been looking
over the returns on farm property In the
east for 1893 says : "As usual , the year's
results show a loss ratio ot over 100 per
cent , and wo are out the expenses of getting
the business. There does not seem to be
any possibility of making farm property
i pay Its own way without a sharp advance In
rates. Depreciation In farm buildings Is
moro rapid than the addition In value by
now buildings or repairs to old structures ,
and It In probable that the loss will Increase
rather tlmn decrease. U U becoming a
serious question with agents writing this
business as to whore to place It , so many
companies are declining It.
"Tho completion of every unprofitable year
adds additional companies to the list of
those prohibiting farm property , and It will
BOOH become a problem for the farmer as
to where ho can find Indemnity , The moat
careful selection has little apparent effect ,
and , although wo have written this bust
ness more or Iocs tor several years , wo are
Almost dUcouraaud when wo think ot the
possibility of the class remaining ns tin-
profitable for the next ton years ns It lias
been for the last Ton. "
tin WnntH In Know.
A business man of this city who "has n
little curiosity , you. know , " desires to sub
mit the following questions to the flro In
surance agents of Omalm :
First Of the three largo fires of Omalm ,
namely , the Wakeflold , Farnam Street thea
ter and Shtvorlck , did the companies will
ingly comply with the requirements of the
valued po'ilcy law and settle all losses
promptly ?
Second Did not Mr , Wakcflold have to In-
voka the aid of the courts ?
Third Has thn Farnam Street theater flro
Insurance been paid In compliance with the
law ?
Fourth Did not the adjusters endeavor to
ring In n deduction of old brick and old Iron
In the total loss flro of the Farnam Street
theater fire , Instead of complying with the
requirements of the Insurance law on the
Ncbrnokt statute books ?
Fifth Is It not true that many people
who suitor from n big flro llko the above ,
have to whistle for their money for a. longer
time than Is absolutely necessary ?
Sixth Why do some Insurance agents of
Omaha continually cry about loisos before
they adjust Insurance and pay the Insured
what Is duo. IH It a loss to the agencies
before ono dollar has been paid to the man
who carried the policy ?
Insiiriuictt , Itrnn.
Rates are up 20 per cent at St. Louts.
The Georgia valued policy bill has been
kilted.
Thn Insurance commissioner bill In Soutli
Carolina Is dead.
The organization of a salvage corps at
Minneapolis Is being discussed.
Ono of the favorlto forms of rebating by
subterfuge Is the purchase of Inocuous plug
hats.
hats.Offers
Offers of Insurance on electric railway
plants In other cities are becoming very com
mon.
mon.Buffalo
Buffalo flro Insurance agents talk of estab
lishing a clearing house , where all accounts
between agents shall be settled each month.
Iowa newspapers are In a stow again over
the alleged shutting out of Illinois assess
ment life Insurance concerns organized under
Ilia laws of Iowa.
The decision In favor of the companies
concerning the application of the Texas anti
trust law may lead to a rearrangement of
the Jalonlck rating bureau on a new basis.
Tennessee llfo agents nro endeavoring to
form n state organization , and as n nucleus
have formed ono at Chattanooga. D. J.
Duffy Is chairman and J. Cole Evans secre
tary.
tary.Tho
The Underwriters Salvage company of Now
York has resolved that no Individual shall
bo permitted to hold Its stock , and that
"equal advantages of Investment shall bo
offered to all lire Insurance companies In
the United States. "
It Is rumored that the Colonla Flro In
surance company of Germany will enter the
United States for business. It Is a company
the size of the North German and will fol
low the program laid down by that company.
It will make Its deposit In Illinois , and may
uvon select the same representatives In Chicago
cage as that of the North German.
The presidents of eastern Ufa Insurance
companies are said to have been conferring
together for the purpose of agreeing upon
some method of reducing the cost of procur
ing new business. President Hugo Wesuu-
douck of the Gcrmanla Llfo recommends the
payment to agents of 2 per cent of the
amount Insured , and not to exceed 2d per
cent of the premiums for collection.
The pressure for Insurance on bonded
warehouses Is great and rules are being
slowly forced up. The question of Insuring
duties Is assuming.a now phase. Some lii- )
portcrs now demand a clause that "all duties
paid or unpaid" shall bo considered as part
of the cash value of bonded goods. If the
companies take premiums on such forms
they will have to pay the losses , but how
they hope to recover from the government
Is a puzzle.
The employes protective policy recently
written by the Standard Accident of Detroit
for the Pabst Brewing company of Milwau
kee covers every man In the employ of the
big brewery , and provides for specific death
benefits and for one-halt the weekly wages
nnd medical attendance In case of accident.
The risk , for which there wns considerable
competition , was placed by George II. Rus
sell , the Standard's manager for Wisconsin.
The premium Is about $0,000 n year.
E. II. Craig , the Tennessee Insurance com
missioner , has served the following notice
to Insurance agents In the state : "In ac
cordance with section 4 of the revenue bill
of the general assembly , 1S93 , all Insurance
agents doing business In the state are re
quired to pay to this olllco a tax of $10 each
per annum In all counties except Davidson ,
Shelby , Hamilton and Knox , In which coun
ties a tax of $20 Is required. This tax must
bo paid before certificates of authority can
be Issued. "
The past year proved a hard ono on the
llfo insurance solicitors generally except In
Omaha. The hard times cut Into many a
man's calculations , and side Issues llko the
World's fair , which could not bo Ignored ,
called for a goodly outlay of ready cash.
Consepuently , with the exception of the
"giants , " few companies show a gain over
the business written in 1892. The largest
companies kept up a vigorous canvass for
business , and , of course , their methods were
rewarded so far at least as volume Is con
cerned.
There are 1,752 students In Cornell univer
sity-at Ithaca , N. Y. , this year , to 1.CC5 last
year.
It Is proposed to fit out all schools In Kan
sas City , Kan. , with bath tubs. 'The mental
wheel In Kansas Is a turbine.
The educational staff of the University of
Pennsylvania numbers 2CS , as against 255
last year , whllo the students number 2,180
an Increase of 125 over last year.
The first free public school over estab
lished In the world was at Dorchester , Mass. ,
In 1639. The site of the school Is very prop
erly to bo marked by an enduring menu
ment.
Prof. W. S. Lytlo of Mercer county , Penn
sylvania , Is ono of the oldest. In point of
service , school teachers In the country. Ho
began teaching In 1839. Ho Is as active Nis a
man of 45.
Miss Marcla P. Brown , formerly principal
of a school In Maiden , Mass. , is now a mem
ber of the State Board of Education In San
Paula , Brazil , and the head of the govern
ment normal school there.
Prof. Helnrlch Hertz , who recently died
at Bonn , was considered to bo the greatest
physicist In Germany next to Helmholtz. Ho
was only 37 when ho died and his death
caused sorrow In the scientific world.
Miss Allco Cookn has been appointed lec
turer In history of Owens college , Manches
ter. This Is the first time a woman has been
appointed In a university college In England
as n lecturer to mixed classes of men and
women.
Dr. Webster , who has resigned the presi
dency of Union college , at Schcnectady , N ,
Y. , on account of 111 health , will bo succeeded
by Rev. Andrew V. Raymond , pastor of the
Fourth Presbyterian church at Albany , and
a Union graduate , class of ' 76.
American colleges have 100.000 students
preparing for the fray. Including sprigs for
medicine , theology and the law , It Is to
bo hoped they may not bo educated too much
to earn a living with their hands and too
little to succeed with tholr brains.
It Is reported that Governor Pattlson of
Pennsylvania will bo Invited , upon the ex
piration of his term of olllco In the state's
service , to become president of Lohlgh uni
versity. President Henry Coffee Is now 72
years old , and Is expected soon to retire be
cause of his advanced age.
Prof. Richardson , formerly of Dartmouth ,
Is now tbo director of the American school
at Athens and has been appointed for a
period of five years , lit * la supported this
year In his work by Prof. John Williams
White of Harvard university. The excava
tions this spring will bo In charge at the di
rector of the school ,
Roanoke college , which has been educating
Choctaw Indian ! ) for moro than twenty years ,
and has also had a number of Mexican and
Japanese students , has now received ono of
the first two Koreans to enter college In the
United States , the other being at the Uni
versity ot Pennsylvania. Mr. Surh Brung
Klce , who has entered the regular course
at Ronnoke , came to this country In April ,
nnd has already gained a fair command of
English.
D Witt' * Hazel salvo cures pile * .
AH THOSE WHO WORK
Sorao Pacts About the Local Assembly of
the Kuights of Labor ,
ITS HISTORY , PROGRESS AND GOOD WORKS
What It linn Horn Doing nnil AVI It Continue
to Do In Uclloilng Dlntrr't Among
the rmulllci of Members
I.ubor Notes *
The prominent part that District Assembly
No. 12C of the Knights of Labor lias taken
In relieving distress of unfortunate persons
brings Hint organization forward as ono of
the leading and well working organizations
of the west. For several years the Knights
of Labor wcro well organized In Omaha ,
but from the fact that the city assemblies
wcro tied up with the slate assembly , the
local members were often prevented from
carrying out measures that would have re
sulted In great benefit to the local members.
At every annual election of officers the
Omaha knights were not able to get moro
than ono or two members upon the state ex
ecutive committee , and when action was do-
slrcd hero It was often prevented on account
of the Inability to convene the board In
tlmo to consider the matters requiring Im
mediate attention.
In the year 1890 the local leaders held a
conference to consider some method by
which they could get direct power from the
general assembly to organize a district In
Douglas county. It was argued at this
meeting that If the Omaha knights could or
ganize a district assembly which would got
Its power direct from the general assembly
It would place the local members In better
working order und would tend to build up
their membership. It was also argued that
the expense of convening the executive
board would bo much less and would glvo
better satisfaction to the members , as action
could always bo taken In less tlmo than In
the old way. which required men to come to
gether from nil parts of the state. It wns
well known that the local members did not
Imvo enough votes In the state to withdraw
and form a district , as this question would
bo voted on by the representatives from
all over the state and the general sentiment
was to hold on to the knights of Omaha as
a part of the state assembly. For the pur
pose of furthering this movement a county
assembly was formed. U. Clem Doaver was
elected county master workman ; Michael
Nelson , recording secretary ; Mrs. J. M. Kenney -
noy , worthy forman , and A. Miller , treas
urer.
Correspondence was at once -entered Into
with General Secretary Hayes of Philadel
phia and ho was Informed of the united de
sire of the Omaha knights to bo organized
Into a distinct district assembly and
the advantages to bo gained were fully set
forth. Secretary Hayes was Induced to como
to Omaha and look over the field , alter which
hu was satisfied that the demands of the
Omaha members were reasonable and should
bo acceded to by the members throughout
the stato. Upon his recommendation the
local members were allowed to withdraw
from the state assembly at the next annual
meeting and a district charter was at once
applied for and granted under the number
12C. Such was the work ofastabllshliiB Dis
trict Assembly No. 12G , which Is now consid
ered jmo of the best central labor organiza
tions in the west.
At the formation of the district the follow
ing olllcers were elected : District master
workman , Mrs. J , M. Kcnnoy ; district
worthy foreman , D. Clem Deaver ; district
recording secretary , Alfred Fawkner ; dis
trict treasurer , Charles Uosenquest ; execu
tive board. P. H. McNelll , J. II. Scott , Mamie
Lane , Michael Nelson and Mrs. J. M. Ken-
noy.
Following tills administration M. R. HuntIngton -
Ington was elected master workman ; Herman
Cohen , worthy foreman ; Michael Nelson , re
cording secretary ; Charles Itoenqusst , treas
urer ; executive board , Mrs. J. M. Kenney ,
Herman Cohen , M. R. Huntlngton , Michael
Nelson and Mamie Lane.
The next election resulted as follows :
Herman Cohen , master workman ; Dora
Wakolleld , worthy foreman ; Michael Nelson ,
recording secrctuiy ; Charles Roscnquest ,
treasurer ; executive board , W. A. J. Ooodln ,
Michael Nelson , M. R. Huntlngton , Herman
Cohen and Mrs. J. M. Kenney.
During this administration several now as
semblies were organized and the Knights of
Labor In Omaha took on qulto a growth.
Through the active work of the officers their
present hall on Fourteenth street was se
cured and furnished , which has slnco been a
scourco of Incorno to the district assembly ,
as some hxbor organizations meet there every
weekday night and It Is sometimes used for
religious services on Sunday.
The next election of officers resulted as
follows : M. R. Huntlngton , master work
man ; Carl Meyer , worthy foreman ; W. A.
J. Goodln , recording secretary ; Charles Nel
son , treasurer ; executive board , M. R.
Hunttngton , W. A. J. Goodln , Carl Meyer ,
Mrs. J. M. Kenney and George B. Ilcnklo.
Nothing unusual occurred during this admin
istration. The matter of pushing the or
ganization to the front rank wns well at
tended to and the debt of the district was
paid , leaving the next and present adminis
tration a clear and bright field to further
carry out the principles of knighthood.
This administration organized the clerks as
sembly and also the cooks assembly , under
charters 992 and 44J respectively.
The present olllcors arc : Herman Cohen ,
master workman ; Carl Meyer , worthy fore
man ; Michael Nelson , treasurer ; executive
board , Thomas C. Kelsey , M. R. Huntlngton ,
Charles Nelson , Herman Cohen and Michael
Nelson.
The District holds regular meetings In Its
hall on Fourteenth street every second and
fourth Saturday evening. The executive
board holds meetings at the call of the
chairman and can bo convened at almost
any tlmo within two or three hours when
necessary. The relief committee has , during
the past two weeks , rendered aid to over 200
needy families , and announces that the
good work will be kept up as long as worthy
persons apply for aid. During the past
week no less than flva wagon loads of pro
visions have been delivered from the relief
bureau to the needy poor and several ardors
for coal have bcon honored ,
I.ulior Nntci ,
The Detroit Stoyo works will resume
shortly.
The pulp factory at Madison , Mo. , has
resumed. work.
A tailor In Turkey , If skilled , can earn
about J4 per week.
Federation men and Knights of Labor are
fraternizing In Albany ,
ell of Canon City for allowing mon to break
the eight hour law on city work.
A Knights of Labor assembly of bookbind
ers has been organized at Harlem.
Signs of steady Industrial revival arc re
ported throughout contra ! Connecticut.
There uro said to bo 2,000 skilled mo-
chanlcs out of work In Rochester , N. Y.
The State Labor commission of Colorado
has been asked to prosecute the city coun-
Mon arc still determined to resist the pro
posed reduction In Northern Pacific wages.
The street car strikers at Bridgeport ,
Conn. , have resumed work at the company's
terms.
Murphy , Mnsoy & Co.'s chair factory at
Detroit , employing 450 mon , has resumed
operations.
An Omaha man has Invented .a car coupler
that has bcon endorsed by the local switch
men's union. ,
Three members of the Lincoln Central
Labor union have been appointed to fill
political olllces.
At Cohoes , N. Y. , 1,000 people are out of
work owing to the Idleness of u" largo num
ber of knitting mills.
Bakers' union , No. 84 , Long Island City ,
which was disbanded some months ago , Is
about to bo reorganized.
The Allegheny county grand Jury has In
dicted thlrty-ntno of the .Mansfield coal riot
ers for unlawful assemblage.
During the past tliroo months 1,000 sa
loons In Chicago luVa boon forced to close
by the financial depression.
The Hrlckuiakers association , before ad
journing , adopted resolutions favoring the
establishment of a ceramic course In alt
Institutions of Icnrnhiif.
Eastern nnthrncllo coal Rates agents de
cided , January IB , toiTpstrlct the output to
2,000,000 tons for tlp | , month.
The St Louis Unlpnp have assessed workIng -
Ing members 10 cent'i per week to nsilst In
providing for the Unemployed.
Of the 3,000 mon ufciiMly employed by the
Maryland Steel company nt Sparrows Point ,
Baltimore , but COO are , now at work.
The Midland shops n Colorado City , Colo. ,
run only Imlf tlmo from now on , working
Mondays , Wednesday rind Thursdays.
The employes of 'Iho ' Clover Leaf have
hired nn able lawyer , and propose _ to
fight any further reduction In wages.
All the coal mlnos nt Mauch Chunk are
reported In operation. The railroad shops are
In full blast and there arc few Idle men ,
The railroad firemen's union nt Terre
Haute say their wages have been reduced
until they now only make $39 per month.
Miners In the Crlpplo Creek mining dis
trict are opposing the operatives In trying
to lengthen the hours of work from eight to
ten.
ten.Can
Can Makers assembly No. 1,331 of the
Knights of Labor , located at Baltimore , has
made a satisfactory agreement with the
employers.
The custom tailors convention appointed A
committee to draft resolutions protesting
against those clauses of the Wilson bill pre
judicial to the craft.
An employers' liability bill has passed
second reading In England. It provides that
all employers must pay damages to men
Injured In their employ.
The woolen mills at Havorhlll , Mass , , have
partially resumed operations. Ono hundred
and fifty mon have been put to work at a
reduction of 15 per cent.
Forty-six thousand dollars have boon
raised for the relief of the unemployed nt San
Francisco nnd 2,000 men have been put to
work In Golden Gate park.
Ono thousand of Philadelphia's men have
been given work by the Philadelphia Nat
ural Gas company. The company Is laying
a now line to the Armstrong field.
Knights of Labor assemblies throughout
the country are voting upon amendments to
the constitution of the order adopted by the
recent general assembly In Philadelphia.
Several mills at Moosup , Conn. , have closed
down , throwing about 1,200 hands out of
work. No rent will bo charged operatives
In the company's houses as long as the mills
nro Idlo.
The reduction of wages attempted by the
boss tllolaycrs of Now York has been with-
tdrawn , owing to the determined stand
taken by the Mosaic and Encaustic Tile-
layers' union.
In Minnesota every street car must be
provided with vestibules to protect drivers
and conductors , the agitation of the State
Federation of Labor having resulted In a law
being passed to that effect.
In a riot nt the Vesuvius Iron works nt
Plttsburg between strikers nnd nonunion
mon , ono of tlio latter was fatally shot nnd
several others were severely beaten. The
works nro closed pending police protection.
Cleveland Laundry Workers assembly No.
529 has been running n laundry on the co
operative plan for the past eight months.
The girls draw good wages each week , nnd
are also building up a good trade.
Knights of Labor coopers nt Rochester ,
N. Y. , have succeeded In getting peniten
tiary made barrels out of the market In
that city. The purchasers of barrels and
kegs have agreed to use none but these made
by Rochester workmen. , -
The woolen mills dl Oregon City , Ore. ,
have shut down. lA .10 per cent cut In
wages has been proposed , which the opera
tors agreed not to accept. All attempts to
settle the matter have 'failed , and the mills
will bo closed for an Indefinite period.
The Tradesman says that the southern
farmers as a class are In a better pecuniary
condition at this season than over before.
Less money was borrowed on the security of
growing crops and moro supplies were made
at home. '
Kynock & Co. , manufacturers of ammuni
tion , who own the Lypn works at Birming
ham , a'rranged an eight-hour schedule , ac
cording to which wages for pleco work are
unchanged and the pay of day workers Is
raUcd so that they will earn the same
wages as heretofore.
In 1887 Levl estimated that the earnings
of English agricultural laborers were 75-
000,000 per annum ; of these engaged In tex
tile manufactures , 47,000,000 ; building
trades , 43,000,000 ; metals , 32,000,000 ; ships
and railways , 28,000,000 ; servants , 60.000-
000 ; showing that agriculture was stll the
most remunerative business for the laborer.
In accordance with the decision of the
government , the adoption of the eight-hour
day In the government factories In England
goes Into effect on Monday. A total of
nearly 20,000 wage workers employed In the
arsenals and factories nt Woolwich , Enflold
and other places will bo benefited by the de
cision.
It seems likely that the chambers of
commerce of Crlpplo Creek , Denver and
Colorado Springs will appoint a committee to
act with a committee from the Crlpplo
Crook Minors union In an endeavor to prevent -
vent anything occurring from the work hour
question which might result Injuriously to
the camp.
The rod mill of the Illinois Steel mills
has started up , giving employment to 200
men. The converters have been run for
ono week with 900 mon , nnd moro will bo
put on. After a stoppage of two years ,
the rail mill will start up , and It Is now
thought that the mills will run steadily for
at least six months.
Several Wheeling pottery manufacturers
have reduced wages 10 per cent nnd In ad
dition propose that " 20 per cent of their
wages at the now rate will be withheld
until It Is known what changes will bo
made In the tariff schedules. In case there
Is no change the 20 per cent will bo handed
to the workmen. "
Messrs. Rogers , Brown & Co. , Philadel
phia , write : "When the tariff question Is
decided so that these directly Interested can
know moro clearly what wages they will
have to pay to meet competition both homo
and abroad business will adjust Itself to
the now conditions and less complaints of
dullness will bo heard. "
The various trades unions of England are
making a notable record In the way of re
lieving the present distress. As an example ,
an official report published says that the
Engineers' union Is maintaining no less than
12 000 members who are either out of worker
or on the sick list. In order to accomplish
this every member of the union at work
makes a weekly subscription of 50 cents to
the relief fund.
Only two strikes were over known to have
occurred In Turkey. Ono was of dockyard
laborers In the government employ for their
arrears of pay ; they had received nothing
for seven months. Tfio other was of clgar-
ettemakcrs In the government factories for
the exclusion of women , , from the works. The
dockmon got tholr money , and the women
were turned out of'tho factories with the
comment , "Allah 1 'what does It matter.
They are only women : "
VKAVKFBt I'VIKKKV.
I'ctroULj'Jrdiune
It lies between two banks of hills ,
Ily woodlands crowned , nnd cut with rllla
Which dlmplo clown , i q Join the flow
Where rims the river still below.
I'alo willows brood 'above ' the stream ,
And quietness , ns Ima dream ,
Unfolds the whole and makes It seem
A gentle Arcadia.
From troubled cities .troubled men
Escape to scenes llku this , and when
Their tired Raze Is tested hero
They deem Hint Htrlfp.pomes never near
A spot whose aspects lends no trace
Of flying tlme'B hotrfovered pace
Or restless life's ggld-guerdoned race ,
Sweet nature's world they see.
All Bounds arn fnr nnd softened hero ,
A Hootlilni ; cadcnco lulls the ear ,
' : ii'bieezeti lno lium of run. ) 'iris ' ;
No grind and crush of busy marts ,
No walling echo of the woes
That gripe Hie brains and hearts of these
Who1 writhe In competition's throes
Tlio listener assail.
The calmer lot of rural toll
Seems Hweoter than the city * moll.
They unze upon the outward show.
And go their \vuya und never know
That niortKniieo'B all-grasping band
And envy deep of neighbor' ) * | nnd
And loneliness und heurt-ncho stand
Writ large In country talo.
The total amount spent In foreign mis
sions last year by tlio Presbyterians , Can-
grcgatlonaJUtg , Methodists , Baptists and
Episcopalians aggregated $3,500,000.
Do Witt's Witch Hazel Salvo cures pile * .
J\ illfI III I Kl.l V IIHIl
What tbo Building Prospect in Omalm is for
the Doming Year ,
SEVERAI LARGE STRUCTURES IN V.EW
Hut the ( leiirrnl i'rrllng of Unrrrlnlnty
Thrill Vet Within tlio Mmilow *
'chciiir * Mutt Mill ( let Off
the llluo Prints.
The building prospects for 1S9I In Omaha
appear to bo largely contingent upon the gen
eral condition ot business throughout the
country , as Is the case elsewhere , but prob
ably not to so great an extent. A visit to
the offices of the various architects revealed
a greater amount of uncertainty concerning
the future than has over been known beforo.
All of them have more or less work In
prospect , but lliero Is not the certainty of It
being carried forward to completion that
has bcon noticed In former years. Very few
of the plans have ns yet been sufficiently
matured to nllow of their being made
public , though many of them nro reasonably
certain of being carried out. There are
several largo buildings that were commenced
last year that are not yet completed , and
work on them will bo pushed forward as
rapidly as possible. Among these nro the
public library building , the Omaha club
building , on both of which a considerable
amount of work remains to bo done , and the
telephone company's building , several pub
lic ( school buildings and the now Central
Unltct ) Presbyterian church , all of which
are practically completed.
BOSTON STORE BUILDING.
The only building which has passed the
period of uncertainty , or which has been so
sufficiently developed that the projectors
are willing that their plans should bo made
public , Is that of the Boston store , which Is
to be built on the site of the ono recently
destroyed by flro. John Latcnsor Is already
engaged upon the plans for this , and It Is
expected that a portion of It will bo ready
for occupancy some tlmo In May. It will
be a four-story modern structure , covering
an entire quarter ot a block and built In a
most substantial manner. The portion of
the building on the site covered by the old
ono will be completed first , and that on the
site now occupied by the two small buildings
to the north at n later date In the summer.
Mr. Latenser Is also nt work upon tlio
plans for nn elegant residence for Herman
Colin , which will bo constructed during the
summer.
The contracts have been let for the new gov
ernment building , and the stone Is beginning
to arrive for the superstructure , and the pub
lic can reasonably expect to see some tangible
results on this edifice during the present
year , and If no unforseon event happens the
present generation may witness Its com
pletion.
NEW THING FOR OMAHA.
Fisher & Lawrle report nothing certain In
the way of largo structures , though several
are being talked of and several of them will
probably bo built , though In most cases they
depend upon contingencies which may or
may not affect them adversely. They have
several residences on hand , but none of them
of commanding Importance.
Walker & Klmball have nothing new on
hand that Is a certainty , though as usual
several arc- talking of building , and If the
present money stringency should abate , some
at least of them would be built.
Charles Bclndorff has several projects on
hand that are practically assured , though
they have not sufficiently developed to war
rant the full publication of the plans. One
of them is for a structure of an entirely
different character from anything In the
city , and in fact , there Is only one llko It
In the country , and the use to which It Is
to bo put Is also new In Omaha. The buildIng -
Ing will cost about $75,000 when completed ,
and the future ot the project will be of con
siderable Interest to the people of this city.
Ho Is also engaged upon plans for a largo
four-story building to be used for wholesale
purposes , which , It Is reasonably certain ,
will bo built , and If It Is it will involve the
removal to this city of a largo wholesale firm
now located elsewhere. If It does remove
It will make this city headquarters , though
It may not possibly entirely abandon Its pres
ent field.
LARGE APARTMENT HOUSE.
The same gentleman Is also working upon
plans for a largo apartment house which Is
to bo put up In the northwestern part of the
city. This Is to be ono of the largest build
ings of this class In the city. It will bo
three stories high with basement , the base
ment to bo occupied by stores. The third
story will contain n large room which can
to bo used for dances and similar purposes.
The erection of this building Is n cer
tainly , though the builder Is not yet ready
to make bis plans public.
All of the architects report that never be
fore In the history of the city has there been
so much uncertainty among men who really
want to build , as to the future. The market
house project , the union depot and numerous
other enterprises of a public nature which
are hanging fire moro or less Influence them ,
and this , coupled with the money stringency ,
Is having a discouraging effect.
There will , of course , bo a largo number
of private residences put up , but probably
not so many as In previous years.
GENEBA DANDY
( Iocs oil tlio Army ICotlrcil I.lst Today-
Sketch of Ills Career.
Brigadier General George B. Dandy , as
sistant quartermaster general , United States
army , and for sometime In charge ot the
quartermaster's department In the Depart
ment of the Platte , celebrates his 64th
birthday today. The event Is also the oc
casion of closing his , army career and of
securing him a place upon the retired list.
That career has been ono of continuous
service since 1857 , previous to which tlmo ho
had been also a participant In the short war
with Mexico. All his follow officers agree
that ho has earned his day of rest by steady
and meritorious devotion to his duty.
General Dandy was born In Georgia , Feb
ruary 11 , 1830 , his parents removing the
same year to Now Jersey. Ills early educa
tion was obtained In private schools In that
state. At the ago ot 17 ho enlisted In the
Tenth United States Infantry and served
throughout the war with Mexico , After the
close of that war ho returned to his Now
Jersey homo and began the study of medicine -
cine , but on receiving the appointment of
cadet In the military academy at West Point ,
gave up the Idea ot healing the sick nnd has
over since devoted his llfo and energies to
service In thn army.
In 1857 ho was commlsloncd second lieu
tenant In the Third artillery. Ills first
active service was In fighting hostile Indians
In the then territory of Washington , win
ning honorable mention from General Scott
for gallantry In that expedition.
Hla services during the war of the re
bellion wcro varied and ho steadily rose In
the ranks until In March , 1SG5 , ho was as
signed to the command of the Third brigade ,
First division of the Twenty-fourth army
corps. In March , 1862 , ho was appointed
captain on the general staff nnd assigned
to duty at General McClellan's headquarters
In the field. In August ot the same year ,
on the death of Colonel Brown , ho was com
missioned by the governor ot Now York ns
colonel ot the One Hundroth Now York
volunteers. It was with reluctance that the
general government consented to this trans
fer , as It desired his services whore ho was.
This regiment was known throughout the
war as the "Board ot Trade" regiment on
account of Its being adopted by the
Board of Trade ot Buffalo. At the head of
this regiment ho performed meritorious and
gallant service , participating In the battles
ot Folly Island , the assault and capture ot
Morris Island , the assault and capture ot
Fort Wagner and tlio engagements at Port
Wattlmll Junction , Drury's Bluff , Deep Bottom
tom , Deep Run , Fussell'a Mills and the
siege of Petersburg. As commander of the
Third brigade of the First division , Twenty-
fourth army corps , ho took part In the en
gagement at Fort Gregg , south of Peters
burg , in which engagement his brother , who
had succeeded to the command of his former
regiment , was killed. General Dandy was
present at the last engagement of the war
at Apponmttox Court House and personally
Once more we call your atten
tion to our great purchase of
fine clothing , which enables us
to sell 3.000 c'egant worsted
FOB
These suits are beyond question -
i
tion the finest lot ever shown
in Omaha for the money , all of
them worth from $20 to $25 , reg
ularly , but having made a good
bargain ourselves we offer them
N , E , COR , iSTil AND DOUGLAS ,
witnessed many of the scones incident to
the flnnlo of the great struggle.
Slnco the close ot the war ho has served
In the quartermaster's department , being
assigned to duty principally In the west. In
the course of duty In the department ho
built Fort Phil Kearney In the Big Horn
mountains and Fort Abraham Lincoln In
North Dakota. Ho has at different times
been assigned to duly at Fort Yuma , Ariz. ;
Buffalo , N. Y. ; Portland , Ore. , Vancouver ,
Wash. ; St. Louis , Mo. , nnd Omaha. Ho has
steadily risen In rank to bo deputy quar
termaster general and brevet brigadier gen
eral , U. S. A. , which rank ho will hold at
the time of his retirement.
During the past year General Dandy pre
sented to the Buffalo Historical society of
Buffalo , N. Y. , an oil portrait" himself.
The portrait was .desired on account of his
having commanded the Board of Trade regi
ment of that city. Asldo from being
meritorious from an artistic standpoint , the
portrait has an Interesting history. It was
painted from llto by Private Coleman , ono
ot the enlisted mon of the regiment. It
was painted In 1863 , while tlio regiment was
. .stationed In North Carolina , and during the
tlmo that ho was engaged upon It the regi
ment was liable to bo called Into action at
any time. The historical society acknowl
edged the gift In a fitting manner and
adopted resolutions thanking the donor and
expressing tholr high appreciation , not only
of the gift , but ot the donor , who has bcon
made ono of Its honorary members. Gen
eral Dandy and his family expect to retain
their residence In Omaha , although they
may spend some time In traveling abroad.
General Dandy's son has just been appointed
by the president cadet afc largo nt West
Point , where ho expects to prepare himself
for a military career , following the example
'set by his father.
Don't think you have drank the no plus
ultra of wines until you have tried Cook's
Extra Dry Imperial Champagne.
QUAINT FAMILY NAMES.
Oddities Which DlHtlnKUlHh the Democratic
Administration.
A ( rood deal of amusement 1ms boon furnished
by the oiUl names turned up under n southern
ilumociatlo lulmlnlstrntlon. wiltes tlio WashliiK-
ton conesponclcnt of tlio Cincinnati Commeiclnl.
In'tho Boiitli tlioro IB n different style of nomen
clature fiom that In tlio norlli. Tlio patents of
tlu > norlli , In naming their children , hnvu llttlo
Idea of blood nnd family and tlio preservation of
family naiiieM. BUCI ! ns obtains In tlio noutli. In
that hccllon llicio Is iilwuyx mi emlonvnr to pro-
Horva nnmni ; the children the mimes of both tbo
funilly of the mother and the father. Tim result
Is often odd nnd sometimes plcturemiue , and It la
tn many ways to bo commended.
The northern mnn la KClienilly nnmeil nfter
tlie old entubllsbed custom , George , or Henry ,
or Charles , or John , or 'Ilioin.18 , or William , or
Jumeu , or Jacob , und w > on.
There l a Kre.it deal In n name , nnd the
Smiths mo obliged to seek distinctive iK'HlKim-
tlun through a iiecullur biirnnmo to dlstlKUlxli
them from nil tbo others ot tlio viiut tluong
of KmlthH. Their efforts In Hint dlrt-cllon nru
sometimes Amusing. AH u man can hardly bo
Unown distinctively by the nnmn of fimllh he
must sects distinctive recognition through
Bonio surname nnd Ixi known by that. Bo
uo find In the cabinet lloku Bmllh. Tbo
Hoko raves him from cxIliiKulnlinitnt. So our
onn leepccted ex-mayor bears ltBurnaini \ -
of Amor , nnd another dUtlnuululicd Ohio Binllli
bore that of Hurnphlm.
The mat Cleveland administration bronchi to
the aurfneo many slnKUlnr nnnivH from the
south , Including Ooodnlghl of Kentucky nnd
Moonlight of Knnaas. The laltor Ima iigaln nil-
neared aa minister to Hollvla , whllo Uoodnlgbt
holds bis own In the houic.
Abe Hlupsliy him been tnkcn up nnd celebrated
until bo Jm3 become u piomlncnt character. If
bo had nn ordinary naino hu would never Imvo
been heard of.
IJInk Ilotta nnd Pod DismuKo nlso como In for
tholr share of notoriety through the BlnculmHy
of Ihclr itanicH.
Kopo iilaa : of North Carolina nnd Joshun
Jump of Indiana nro In the 5:11110 : categoiy ,
owing much to their IUHHCB , us do also Jlmad
Ihoo nnd Crosx Hump , both a | > ioliitcoa ) under Urn
present administration. -
Mr. Cleveland endeavored tn ndd the name of
Hornblawer to the Hat of men who Imvo dlntln-
KuUhed tbo bench of the miiucim1 coint. and the
Now Yorkers have Bi'iil Mr. l.cmui'l Qulg4 tj ojn-
meat.
In the houao of representatives we Imvo lJ\lo
I'enco and Tom Johnson , who fiercely rcacnla
being culled Thomas , and declares that hlu n.'uno
la Tom and not Thomnn. To udd u tbo gulnxy
we have Major Aml Hpleger , n aes or of Bunta
Clurn county , California : Colonel Ack Hkoogs , an.
Blatant postmaster of Mogudore , U.Hon. ; . I > 'lce
Mark , tha democratic leader of the Union Bquuro
guurda , New York City.
In the house of repreaentntUeH there are two
IlalU , to any nothing of the nlcohoU , One U
Oseo Mutaon Hull of lied Wing. Minn. , find the
other la Uriel Hpoonblll Hull of Kubburil , Mo.
< lnlck Itollof from llliuuniadaiii ,
Mrs. Emily Thorno , who realties at.Toledo ,
Wash , , Bays she haa never been able to pro
cure any medicine for rheumatism that re
lieves the pain co quickly and effectually as
Chamberlaln'ft Pain Halm , and that she has
also used It for lame back with great BUG-
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This extraordinary Rcjuvcnator Is the mosl
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Constipation , Dizziness , Falling Bcnsatlons ,
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The new discovery was made by the BrpclaN
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