Tins OMAHA DAILY BJ2E : SUNDAY , DEC-EMUER 8 , 1895 ,
THE FEDERATION OF LABOR
A Great Convention Representing Half a
Million Workers.
THE HISTORY OF THE WANING YEAR
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tin * .ViUiiiiccM Mitilr , ritlure 1'riin-
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( Copyright , IWi. liy fl. 8. McClurp. Limited. )
NEW YORK , Dec. C. Half a million work
ers , of almost every skilled trade , will b
represented at the- annual convention of the
American Federation of Labor , whoso openIng -
Ing session will IIP held In Madison Square
garden on Monday next. Delegates from
Bo'itoii and San Franclnco , from St. Paul and
Dallao In fact , from every considerable cen
ter of Industry In the caat tind weft , the
north and tlm smith will be present to take
part In tha counsels ot the strongest combi
nation of labor organizations now existing.
Tlio mcotlnga will undoubtedly bo full of
animation from first to last. Some of them ,
perhaps , will bo Btormy. There Is sure to
bj a vigorous contest over the election of
president. John Mcllrlde , the Indiana minor ,
and present Incumbent , will make a strong
light for re-clcctlon and may win , but thcro
Is certain to be lively opposition. Samuel
Gompers , wl'n was president continuously
from tha founding of the organization until
lust year's convention at Dsn\er , will un
questionably bo put forward as n candidate.
Mnrtlii Fox , Iron molder of Cincinnati ; John
U. Lennon , general secretary of the Journey
men Tailors and present treasurer or the
federation ; William IJ. Prcscott of the print
ers ; 1' . J , McOuIro of in ? carpenters ; August
McCralth , the lloston printer , and several
others arc also mentioned as possible candi
dates. There Is some likelihood that th *
differences between Eugene V. lcb ) ' 'Ameri
can Hallway union and the old ralhvay
brotherhoods may come before ttie conven
tion , and If they do the liveliest sort of dis
cussion as to whctlur the federation shall or
tlmll not Indorse cither party , will be precip
itated. Thcro Is no Ooubt that a strong
movement will materialize for the- renewal of
the headquarters from Indianapolis to n
larger , more accessible city HUe Chicago or
New York.
The articles which follow , contributed by
President Mcllrldc , ex-President Gompors
Labor In 1S81. at I'lttaburg , Pn. , romt effort
had been mnde to unite the efforts of the
few existing national and local irado unions.
On every hand th ? s ctlrrfd unions were int
with dftmnliinl opposition from employers ,
from nonunion labor and from the general
mass of citizens. The thoughtful trade
unionist was not slow to sea that the trade
union movement wss not understood , nnd that
It was ImpoMilhlo for an Isolated union to
secure a hearing , These things made a
combination of all existing unions an absolute
necessity. It was O3sentl.il that some method
should be adopted through which the people
could be brought to understand and realize
Hat trade unions stand for law and order ,
and do not threaten the destruction of any
thing that Is good or useful to mankind.
Hut the trade union Is an organization , In
each caseof the workers In some particular
craft , nnd as such should have the absolute
right to manage Its nun trade affairs. This
rendered It Impossible from the first , there
fore , for tndo unionists to consider nn
amalgamation that would so unite In one
organization all existing unions as to wlpa
out trade limn of organization , with one
certral board of management to govern all.
Alt trade unionist1 * comprehend that trade
oigsnlzatlons were the natural form of orgaii-
Iratlnti ; that the Identical personal Interests
of all the members made the- union permanent
and solid.
These who foun'ded the Keler tlon planned ,
therefore , to unite all union ? , nnd at the came
time leave to each absolute authority oxer
trjdo affairs. In other words , the Federation
waa based on the llnen of a republic lines ,
gieitly similar , In fact , to the lines of the
federation of the illlTerenl states In our gen
eral government. The Federation Is , then.
Jupt what Ha name Implies a Federation of
national and International unions for general
purposes and objects that can boat be secured
by the united efforts of all combined , chief
among which are the education of all the
people ns to what the trade union stands for ,
and the creation of a clearer public opinion
on qucotlons of vital Interest to labor such as
the reduction of hours of labor , the Increase
of school advantages for the children of our
country , restriction of the employment of
women and children In workshops and mill ? ,
factory Inspection ami regulation , Improved
lanltary conditions In the construction of
homes for wage- earners , etc. In this work
It has become nn exceedingly great power ;
through Its officials on the rostrum and by
means of Itn publications , the masses Inve
com ? to realize that trades unions stand for
the host Interests of tlm people , nnd while
prior to the formation ot the Federation , out-
sldo the unions all were enemies , now many
of the best members of the American public
through the educational work of the Federa
tion have become staunch friends of organized
labor.
From a small beginning In 1881 , the Feder
ation haj grown to Its present membership
JOHN IJ. PENNON , TREASURER TOR FEDERATION OF LABOR.
JOHN M'BIUDE. PRESIDENT , SAMUEL , GOMPERS.
and Treasurer Lennon , will be found thor
oughly Illuminating as to the present condi
tion , recent history and future possibilities
ot the organisation.
PRESIDENT M'nniDE'S VIEWS.
COLUMHVS , 0. , Dec. 2. The coming con-
ven'lon of the American Federation of Labor
will last tievcn or eight days and it Is cx-
liictcd will be the largest In the hlbtory of
the organization. Returns from the smaller
unions fchow that they will bo well repre
sented , that all the national and International
bodies will send delegates and that the cen
tral labor unions and state fcdnratlons will
ninKe a good showing. Two delegates from
the trade unions ot England , Messrs. Cowca
Mid Maudsley , will also b3 present.
The most Important matter to come before
the convention will bo the plan for the general -
oral IntroJuctlon of the clgnt hour day. At
the Denver convention la t year It was vo'eJ
to mnlco an attempt In this direction on May
1 , 1S9G , and It Is exp ° c'ed that some definite
plan will be mapped out by the New York
convention. The attempt to fores the trade
unlcna Into politics , along Independent party
lines , received a quletut at Denver and It Is
not expected that a similar movement will bs
pursue ! at New York. Tiio officers of the
orgjnl/ntlon consider the p at year to have
been a trying one , as a whole , owing to tha
buslnpsvi depression. During the past few
mouthy , how over , there has t > 5n great 1m-
provcm Tit. At the beginning of the year
strong efforts were put forth to bettor the
flls'icasing condition of tat s'amen. A com
mittee , composed of A. ruerseth of the Seam -
m n's union nnd A. Strasser of the cigir-
mi'nura , was sent to Washington and they
finally succeeded In E-ecurlng th ? passage of
what was known as tha Magulro bills , with
jcjultliig great benefit.
, No ( jrent strikes other than those of the
garment workers lm\o occurred dining 1893 ,
ihfl unions Imlng been mostly engaged In
.flreniUhenlng and husbanding their resources.
Fho Iron mold'rs have had wme local striken
ind have made considerablegilns In wages ,
fhn Rnrmant worker * hav * been successful
Jn flvo out of Elx cities In which they have
Btruck for Increased pay. the ytrlko In Iloch-
sster alone falling to > leld a victory , The
todora'Ion's < xecullvo council has succeeded
In adjusting a mimbsr of difficulties nnd sev
eral bojeotts that have- been running for
some months hive been removed , concessions
favorable to ths > unions directly concerned
having been wnn In each case. International
Typographical union hap been practically suc
cessful In Fccurlng prices and hours on the
typesetting machines , nnd hah gained close
on to thirty battV * during the past f .w
months. The miners have > had considerable
dlfllculty In the course of the year , but have
finally Buttled matters without serious com
plications The following International unions
Imvn bcn chartered since thela.st conven
tion ; Lace curtain operators , potters , ma
chinists , tobacco workers , ngcnts , granlto
cutters , printing pressmen , boot ami slio ?
( vorkeis , besldss 141 local unions dlreot and
over 300 through tits national organizations.
Central labor ball's have bojn Instituted In
Kansas , Maine , Texas , Ohio , Dakota , Pennsyl
vania and Illinois. It Is estimated that bo-
faro the year closes the total membor&hlp of
the federation will have b tn Increaicd by
about 100,000.
Last cummer two federation delegates at-
tcndol the llrltlsli Tiado Union congress end
alto vlrlttd a number of European cities , In-
restlgntlng the condition of labor there nnd
tin1 progress of the trade union movement ,
rtie-sa delegates will make their report nt thf >
Sow Yrrk cnrtvoutlun niU there Is much
ntc-rut and rpoculnt'on regarding Itsprobab'.o
lature ,
A considerable eum of mor.ey was expended
Sy the federation In the defense of Eugene
Debs , although i.bllher ho nor lili otganlza-
lion H ronnectc'l ' With the federation. He-
cviso of the niniincT In which Mr. Debs was
convicted , w'thout ' a Jury trial , the federa
tion li.ii drawn up and will Hubnilt to can-
gresa a bill prohibiting judgei from passing
en violation * ot law which me already covered
by statute , and a strong effort will ba mads
tn enact this Into law. Various legislative
mutters , dealing with linmlgrutlun and union
labels , have ] 'en attended to during the jcar.
The federation , H shouU be understood ,
however , Is not opposed to the admission of
foreign workmen ; en the contrary , a rcuolu-
Ikn was adopted at tha last convention dc-
clar'ns general usirlctlun uiuieccssnry , not
to tay a vlol.itlon ot natural rights , it Is
with the "Padrone" and "Sweater" Im
migrants that the federation lian fault to
find.
find.The finances c.J the federation ara In good
ror.dltlon. JOHN M'niUDE ' ,
anOWTH OF TUB FKDKH VTION ,
PUn.ADEM'llIA. Dec. 2. Prior to tlie
ornutlon ot the Aricrlccu Ftdc-rntlnn of
of half a million , and the near future gives
great promise of Increase of Influence and
membership. From Its organization until
January , 1S93 , Samuel dompcis was the chief
executive and to his ability and judicious
management were duo In no small degree Its
rapid growth and steady prosperity , which
have so changed tl.o attitude of the public
towards trade unions , nnd their objects , that
today the solution ot the Industrial problem
Is an absoiblng question to many grades of
men , from tlu college profes-Mi- the poorest
paid laborer.
Realizing that the present status Is largely
due to the work of the Federation , I feel safe
In assuming the role of a prophet and venture
the prediction that the orginlzatlon and Its
attached trad unions are now crossing the
threshold of the greatest era of prosperity
they have ever known.
JOHN D. LENNON.
PROPOSED EIGHT-HOUR MOVEMENT.
NEW YORK , Dec. 3. TIfat which is known
ns the eight-hour movement would be more
correctly described as a "movement to reduce
the hours of labor , " since , while for the pres
ent all efforts In this direction ara anil prop
erly should bo exerted to achieve the eight-
hour workday , the general plan Is to so di
minish the working time ecch day ns eventu
ally entirely to relieve the burJen of the over
worked and find employment for the worklcas
workers. Since th ? formation of the Federa
tion of Labor the cardinal point of Its ac
tivity JIBS been to secure the reduction of
nnn's working tlmo. At no convention or
other githerlng has this been lost s'ght of or
oven subordinated to any other feature of
labor's demands.
In 1SSI at the convention held In Chicago
the declaration was mads for the enforc-
ment of a general eight-hour work-day at
some datc < In the near future. At the fol
lowing convention held In Washington , D. C. ,
In ISbti , the demand was reiterated to take
effect May 1 , 1S85 , and requests were sent
to cmploxcrs generally to meet the wish of
the workers by granting It without the crssa-
tlon of work In other words n general etrlkc.
Weeks before the date named reports reached
the office , ot the federation that largo num
bers of employers had conceded thedemand. .
It Is well known tllat the bomb thrown at
tlio Ilaymarket square , Chicago , May 2 , 1SSG ,
waa the death blow to Ilia movement Hint
year. Hut notwithstanding that setback , the
boon of a shorter work-day had bsen won tor
hundreds of thousands.
In 1SSG at the St. Louis convention the de
mand was renewed for May 1 , 1BDO. At the
Douton convention of 1SS9 , however , It was
decided to select ono craft at a timeto nuke
tlio demand and struggle It necessary , the
but organized and beat prepared craft to bo
the flrat. The carpenters were chosen and
won a splendid victory , establishing tlio
clght-lmur-dav In fifty-nine cities , and nine
houri In oyer 300 others. At their own re
quest the miners wera chosen nc-xt , but ,
owing to 'unfavorable Industrial conditions ,
they withdrew from the field on the very
day they were to make th demand , It
should be dtatc-d that as the result of the
movement the eight-hour day was generally
brought about In the building trades , and
that there was a general reduction In the
work-day ot the ( oilers In many other In
dustries and callliifti , such as rtreet car em
ployes , tha railroad workers , men In the Iron
and steel Industries , printing establishments ,
mills and factories and even clerks In s'ores.
Sines the movement of 1890 there lias bsen
nn concert of action on this line , due no
doubt to ( he lnJiittrf.il nnd commercial crisis
of the past two yearn , but this has not de
terred many Independent r.nd Isolated move
ments \vliloli have met with a considerable
degree of success ,
At Hie Denver convention of the- American
Federation of Labor I recommended In the
followln ( { language that the movement be
again renewed : "It may b * true that we
have not been entirety xuccctuful tn the > past
generally to establish the eight-hour work
day. Wo nhould bear In mind , however , that
no real great reform or Improvement was
over attained by the first or even theiccond
attempt , Tlio question * with us should bo ,
U the olht-iiour | ; work-day a rightful de
mand ? lo It worth striving for ? Will It
prove advantageous to tlm workers and the
people ttoneMlly ? If wo answer either or all
altlrmatlvely urn ahouM take up this great
qupallcn of an eight-hour wolk-d.iy and maUo
It the rallying cry , and the trade unions tli
rallying ground/for Its achievement In 1SDG.
H tills convention uhould approve thin recom
mendation and to ma both It and the time
tocm opportune let It make ( net dncUratlon
openly and boldly. We can anil will secure
I' both on the economic and political field.
We can prepare for and Inilst upon :
1 Ihe preparation for a universal demand
for an eight-hour work day for all labor ,
or , If It b * regarded as more practical , ono
or more trades may bs selected ( with the
consent of ( tie organizations Interested ) , and
at the proper time make the demand ; our
entire organizations nnd their resources being
pledged to the support of the movement.
2. The enforcement of tbo eight-hour law , nnd
Its extension to all government employes.
3. That all work for the government shall
bi performed by the government , with
out the * Intervention of contractors.
4. The enactment of a law by the general
government and by the several states pro
hibiting the employment of women and
children In factories , shops , mills or mines
for a longer period than elRht hours a day. "
The recommendation received the endorse
ment of the committee , which had It under
consideration for several days In these word :
"Your committee heartily approves of the
suggestion to revive the agitation looking for
th establishment of sn eight-hour day , and
w-ould recommend that this convention select
May I , 1S96 , for Its enforcement , the details
thereof to ba arranged at the next conven
tion. " The report nnd recommendations were
then unan mously adoptol by the convention.
It will thin bo seen that a most Important
duty devolves upon the forthcoming conven
tion , and one which must be. met carefully ,
fully nnd fearlessly. Should I bs asked what
suggestion 1 would make , my answer would
be : With little variation , follow the plan
adopted nt the lloston convention. That Is ,
glvo power to the executive council of the
federation to select oneor two trades who
desire the distinction nnd who are best pre
pared to achieve success. Direct that all
unions assess their members n sni.nll sum
weekly for a short psrlod and to commence
Its collection about March , 189C ; that all
trades not now enjoying the eight-hour work
day appoint committees to wait on their re-
spfttlves employers with the view of obtain
ing the same without a resort to n strike ;
that the executive council send a general
letter to employers preliminary to the visit
of Mich committees ; that the wage workers
of alt trades and callings be called upon to
rally around the unions of their trades nnd
to organize thoroughly and compactly to the
end that the demand may be acceded to
without unnecessary friction or feeling. I
would tirge that , the press and pulpit ,
philanthropists and reformers unite In win
ning public opinion to the side ot labor In
this most righteous cause for a better cltlzsn-
shlp , a nobler manhood , n more brautltul
womanhood and a happier childhood to make
of this life ono that may more closely re
semble the promised life to come.
SAMUEL GOMPERS.
IiADOIt AND IM1USTHY.
A German has Invented an Incandescent
lamp apparatus for showing the Interior of
boilers while filled with steam.
Tha current mitmit of nlir Iron to Novem
ber 1 was nt the stupendous rate of 11,250,000
tons for the year.
After a shutdown of three months the
shops of Aultman , Miller & Co. , Akron , O. ,
have resumed operations. Some 1,300 hands
ure affected.
The Co-operatlvo Age Is responsible for
the statement that Eugene V. Dibs has now
filled 2,000 calls for speeches In various parts
of the United Stales.
The Granby Cotton Mills' buildings at Co
lumbia , S. C. , are being pushed to completion
as rapidly as possible and will be completed
In January. An equipment ot 15,000 spindles
and 1,050 looms has been ordered , and will
bo put In at the start and Increased gradually
to 80,000 spindles. The main building Is a
four-story one , 372 by 127 feet , and Is to
contain every modern mill Improvement.
Product Is to be fine sheetings nnd twills.
The report of the United States Inspector of
coal mines In Utah to the secretary of the
Interior shows that there are thirty mines
In the territory , three of which are Idle.
The output of these twenty-seven mines for
the year ending Juno 30 , 1893 , was 511,332
tons. In New Mexico the annual report of
the inspector shcms that the output of coal
for the. year was 673,260 tons , and of coke
11,000 tons.
The great progress made by the United
Garment Workers of America Is shown by
the annual report of General Secretary Reloh-
crs for the fiscal year Just ended. During
that period thirty-four local and three dis
trict councils have been created , and the re
ceipts were $15,597.15 , as against $4,399.64
the year preceding. The list of members has
Increased 6,000. The report details the strug
gles of the union against the sweat shop sys
tem.
tem.A mechanical hammer lias been Invented
to take the place of a blacksmith's ) assistant.
It Is known as the ready striker. A fifty-
pound hammer Is always In position over the
anvil , and It Is manipulated by a lever under
control of the workman's foot. It Is so con
structed that It will strike over any part of
the anvil surface , Including the horn. The
power Is applied by the blacksmith's foot ,
the sledge being so evenly balanced betwen
two tempered steel cells that but little exer
tion is needed. The springs give the hammer
a remarkably elastic , but powerful motion.
An Interesting table , showing the cost of
operatlne passenger railway cars In Birming
ham , England , by steam , cable , horses and
electricity , gives an unexpected result as to
the latter. The net earnings per train mile
from steam were 9.54 csnts , from horses 1.62
cents , from cable 12.74 cents , and there was a
loss of 34 cents per train mile from elec
tricity. The expense-s were but 12.64 cents
per train mile by cable , 20.24 cents by horses ,
22.44 cants by cable and 32.76 cents by elec
tricity.
In speaking of the Keely motor , "Megar-
gee , " in the Philadelphia Times , says : "What
has become of all the money ? That Is a
mighty difficult question to answer. Keely
himself Is a rough , crude man , whoso per
sonal habits are not expensive. There Is no
doubt , however , that vast sums have been
expended In ueelsss machinery , devices and
tools. One piece of mechanism , which cost
$40,000 , was paid for and Immediately re
jected by the Inventor because he claimed
there \vayi flaw In It. He thinks nothing of
spending $ . . ' 0,000 for a piece of machinery and
a tow \ceks afterward throwing it aside as
useless. In that queer-looking workshop of
his In Twentieth ftreet , above Master , he
certainly does perform the most marvellous
thlngj , but how ho does It no one but 111 in-
self knows. I doubt If any ono ever will , "
TI3.YAS SIPTIXGS.
The lay of the land a national hymn.
Close- quarters 25-cent pieces held by n
miser.
Ono who never drinks behind the bar the
mosquito.
How to take care of your eyes keep a civil
tongue In your head.
A live man should not want the earth he
should be above It.
The nun with n now gold watch seldom
knows what time It Is.
Japan boasts of a singing fun , It has na
tional scales , WQ suppose.
Tha man carried away by enthusiasm Is
frequently brought back In disgust.
Shakespeare never billed his plays. Yet , he
bullded butter than io knew , Dill did.
The grocsr never sings "My way Is dark
and lonely. " Ills weigh Is usually light.
There It no boxer equal to the undertaker ,
after all , Ho Is able to lay any man out ,
The easiest and best way to expand the
chest IB to have a good largo heart In It ,
Another peaceful Indian has bepn discovered
In Montana , He 1ms been petrified over 1,000
years.
The statesmen of both parties are In perfect
accord on ono thing. They all want to b )
president netime. \ .
Language falls to paint a woman as the
eyes of a lover eee her. Poirl rouge la more
apt to hit the charmer.
Whenever you hear a follow begin the con
versation by Baying , "Thero U no use talkIng -
Ing , " prepare yoursalf for a flood.
When a tramp Insolently demand ! a meal of
a Texas woman she uhoves a pistol agalnut hla
bread basket , and proposes to give It to him
by the barrel.
i
IlucUlen' * Arnica Salve.
The beet salve In tha world for cutsbruises ,
aore , ulcers , salt rheum , fever cores , tetter ,
chapped hands , chilblains , corns , and all skin
eruptions , and positively cures piles * , or no
pay required It U guaranteed to give per
fect satisfaction or money refunded. Price 2 $
cents per box. For tale by Kuhn & Co ,
There are now four duchesses of Marl-
borough. The mother of the young duke
U not and never has been one of them , llir
husband succeeded to the title after the di
vorce decree between them had becoms ab-
colute , keeping her Lady lllandford.
TESTING THE LABOR ONIONS
Continued Depression Oansing a Hough
Tiruo for Them ,
STILL TRYING * TO HANG TOGETHER
Su Knr Siicoi-KNftil nn lo Olvo lloiic
thnt TlipjAVII1 , 1'till TlironeU
( Ivnvrnl
I I i. Coming.
Naturally the long business depression Is
proving a sore trial to the labor organizations
In Omaha and U Is generally agreed that they
are being submitted to the severest lest that
could well bo devised. If their strength holds
out until a revival ot better times no ono
connected with them will bo much Inclined
to discus ? oven from n speculative standpoint
the question whether such organizations have
llio stuff In them to survive any sort of nd-
vcrslty , for It will bo regarded ns settM.
So dubious Is the outcome held to lfc ! that
very conservative members ore filled with
fear that every society bearing the muno of
labor will go to wreck , and that the work
done In the past will liavo to bo done over
with only the advantage of the melancholy
experience. Certain ones pcem already to
have given up and do not hcsltato to say that
oven now the greater number of unions are
but shadows , keeping up the form In most
Instances of organization , but being In fact
without any vitality. Others leaning very
strongly to this view of the case scorn to be
lieve that the dark heavens arc full of signs
and omens and that the general organizations
which have commanded recognition In holding
the disciplined forces ot the labor army on
occasions or great strikes must pass away to
bo superseded by some system that shall
como nearer'to bringing ; all classes of those
who toll under Its banner and In more perfect
harmony than heretofore.
In this connection a great many are Inclined
to feel that the American Railway union Is
thecoming dlspansatlon. Its present leader
Is looked upon as something of an apostle
and an oracle whoso prophecies many put
grost confidence In. Certain It Is that of all
the general labor bodies this Is the one that Is
Just now the most active tn re-crultins both
throughout the country and In this city. It Is
-ii.i Hintin tlm last two weeks about five
local unions have come Into existence , nnd
whllo It Is the Impression that Its work Is
chlelly with railroad men , still It Is recognized
that Its whole scheme Is much more extensive
than this , contemplating , Indeed , nothing le'e
than a uniting of all the labor forces of the
country so as to have a peer never before at
command In pressing Its demands.
HOPE TO WEATHER THROUGH.
With the rank and file , .however , the fact
that the unions have so far weathered the
storm has caused great hope that they will
continue to do so to the end. It Is undoubt
edly true that the majority of the trades have
been weakened by the exodus of members
to other points to seek employment , nnd
among them n great many of the best me
chanics and artisans the city had , for this
class , always able to get employment when
there Is any. Is the first to migrate when
work becomes ocarce and wages poor. Those
who remain are for the most part men who
hive some property Interests or families here
and who are therefor ? In a sense tied down. '
It Is estimated that Ih the last eighteen months
or two years nbbutj200 members of the car
penters' unions fhave left the city , and the
other unions ha\e snUered from similar emi
gration. / / I
Unions that" wer'o so fortunate when the
stress began as to-have fairly good treasuries
able those members who
have been o carry
have not been &ble.U > 'tecp ' UP their dues , but
others are feeling tarrlbly the debility causeu
by the lack of Circulating medium.
Trouble betw * $ v"lho local Knights of Labor
and their allles'\over the organization of an
assembly of musicians seems , after a great
deal of discussion and conference , to have
rescued a point where nothing further can
about a settlement. The
b ? done In bringing
last effort was a week ago Wednesday night ,
when a committee of the state federation , the
arbitration committee , came down to Omaha
and sought to bridge the chasm between the
knights and the Central Labor union. Each
side adhered stubbornly to Its position and
all hope of coming to pleasant terms has
been quite abandoned. The knights repeat
the charge that the local branch of the
Musicians Protective union did not comport
with labor
Itself in a manner consistent
ethics , charging labor bodies on occasions of
picnics and parades exorbitant prices for
bands and cutting the price to other parties
when It knew that It must submit to compe
tition and bo unable to enjoy the monopoly
which made the acceptance of Its terms prac
tically compulsory In the former cases. Under
these circumstances the knights are well
enough satisfied that they have an assembly
which already has four or five bands In
Its ranks.
ranks.RECEPTION FOR KELLY.
With this friction among them the labor
circles ot the city are glad that at present a
little enterprise Is on foot tn which they can
all enthusiastically unlto and that Is the plan
of bringing General Kelly of Kelly army
fame to Omaha for a speech at a mass meet-
Ing. In fact , the matter has been settled
and the tlmo agreed on. ICelly has been
putting In several months traveling over the
country making addresses In the Interests of
organl/ed labor , nnd will deliver an address
at Knights of Labor hall December 20 or 21.
of District assembly
Us comes under the auspices
sembly 120 , and will receive a rousing re
ception.
to be
Just now the horr/sshoers seem
merrier than any other class of workmen , for
the recent fall of mow and Hie Ice- that has
followed has given them plenty to do. "That
" of the' bo-.iies , "has been
said one
snow. > . .1. _ * ! .
ounce to us. AU ui i
dollar nn .
worth a
sliona are full and many of them are open In
fin evening The Journeymen Horseshoers
omcsrs on Wednesday even-
un on will elect
Carpente-s and Joiners
elected efllcers as follows :
427
union No.
Sent/Robert MoKmnon ; recojdlng were-
financial wcretnry , M. H.
tarv J H Tracy ;
McConne 1treasurer. . Fred Schuebel. Abont
are having to do are small
I the carpenters
fobs and patching. and the bricklayers , and
Indeed all the building trades , are much In
the same condition. _ _
A COI.ONV 01 ? HKKM8TOX3.
ronr Hnmlreil Hn
V.MV Yorlc
mill lo Snare.
Jamej J. Van Alen will not Buffer socially
result of hi * recent escapade , says the
aa a
York AdvortUer. He Is going to Egypt
New this winter , having organized a yachting
ncluded in which will be the cream
party " Seward Webb U
at the "four hundred. Dr.
Sticking stanchlyc to his friend. Thanks to
& of the terrible revcU-
1 , n. there w H none
inns exnected and New York society breathes
freey It U an.oP < V > secret that the entire
Vand rblt family used their Influence to
rVscuc. Van Aleu from his predicament. A
number of families are said to fear the con
sequences ° t a gpncral public cleansing of
l Is society's one dread.
soiled linen. ' This feM <
Rumor' as the late Svard McAllister pithily
about New York with
put It , Is ever flying
the death's head 'of scandal. Some of these
days ho would flild , the peril will become
Inevitable and \h \ country will be shocked.
Indeed , whether dVsfcrved or not , society Is
rapidly acquiring a reputation far from
enviable. The olfl-tllners are perpetually ex-
pi etsliiB wonder that the * moral explosion la
deferred so long. No concealment Is made
of the fact that Mrs. Cleveland will , under
no circumstances , have anything to do with
New York society , fearing the consequences
hanging over the heads of Its members.
A WAIIXIXG.
Harper1 ! Matrazlne.
When fair Prlscllla takes her bow In hand
And Bends the arrow Hying through the
It must'be said It Is not safe to stand
On any fpot save by the target there.
A tree off to the loft pcrchnnco she'll nil ;
Perchance Into the hedge that grows
near by ,
Or to the right the shaft will chance to flit ;
I3ut to the target It will ne'er como nigh.
Hut v.'hen her eye speeds glances , then
be ware I
Her aim Is sure , unerring Is the dart ; .
And w 30 be unto him who any w hero
Kinds one of the e Imbedded In his heart.
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LIFE'S ' HOT PACE IN CHICAGO
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CHICAGO , Dec. G. ( Special Correspondence
of Ths Dee. ) One does not need to live long
In Chicago In order to. live a great deal.
Fancy a Thanksgiving In which you spend
tlie forenoon at the University of Chicago
against Michigan university foot ball game ,
the afternoon In sleigh riding on the boule
vards , and the evening at a Wugnerlan opera
In the Auditorium.
Any ono of the three furnishes enough nolso
and excitement to last an ordinary lifetime ,
but all three In the same day leave you feel
ing Just about as Tannhauser looks when , as
the libretto has It , with a fcatful crash Venus
and her mountain , her nymphs and her bac
chantes disappear Instantly , and he finds him
self standing In a lonely valley In the moun
tains. Add to all this a Thanksgiving din
ner , and It Is not to bs wondered at It your
dreams are a strangef jumble of college yells
and Wagner mueic , of Ilerr Alvary wearing
sleigh bells and prancing at omul In a maroon
sweater , and Krau Klafsky blowing a tin
horn.
Of course tlio food ball game la ancient
lilktory , and there Is no use now In tolling
how many yards or maroon ribbon you \\ore ,
and how Chicago loit , oven though Henry T.
Clarke * of Omaha did play on her sldo.
Ono sees some very funny things In such
places , oven though the touchdowns arc all
being mada behind the wrong goal. Think
of u Michigan mammn weighing about 250
pounds executing a war dnnco and waving
what looked llko an umbrella-mado of yellow
chrysanthemums , tloj with a tow dozen yards
of blue cash ribbon and yelling In that car-
splitting fashion peculiar to the woman of day
before yesterday.
Your woman of today bus cultivated her
yell. It Is a part of a modern education.
She pitches her volco low and It comes from
her lungy , not her throat. It was a pleasure
to hear Dr. Myra Heynolds yell , not only because -
cause she was yelling on the right aide , but
also because she' Is not satisfied with , being
merely ono of tha most successful professors
of the U. of C. , but has been ambitious
enough to learn how to help out on tha "Go
It , Chlca , " enthusiastically and musically at
the same tlmo.
Then there was the white-haired gentleman
with stooping shoulders , who stood In a
"last leaf" attitude and did not move around
much because he seemed feeble , and the
ground was very slippery. Ho gave a little ,
hollow , consumptive cough evc-ry now and
then that made you wonder how he dared
come out on such a day. Many ot tha col
leges had rallying places In different parts
of the grounds , and called In old students by
moans ot yells. Suddenly , oven ns we looked
at him , the old gentleman heard something
amid this babel that made another man of
him. Ho flung up his head , threw back his
shoulders , and the en mo lungs from which
had Issued the little , hollow cough gave vent
to a series of vocal eccentricities that If
heard anywhere but at a ball game would
have made your teeth chatter and your hair
stand on end. Then ho went dashing off ,
scattering tlio crowd before him llko a young
center rush with the ball under his arm. Ilia
family ought to bottle a few gallons ot that
yell and keep It to wake him up with ,
It you are afflicted with nerves you had
better not eo sleigh riding on the boule
vards , oapeplally on a day when the college
element has possession of the town. Of
course , It U rather Interesting to observe how
wildly hilarious you can be with a violent
death constantly staring you In tbo facn , for It
Is not good form to take your pleasure lerl-
ouBly In Chicago. Then , too , It Is comforting
to remember that the gray-coated boulevard
police are always on hand to send for the
ambulances and sec. all debris promptly re
moved.
THE CHIOAdO QinU
Aa for the Wagner opera , It Is glorious , but
( t was a little difficult on that particular
evening to separate yourself from uch *
very clamorous and aggressive present and go
back to the twilight ot the gods. You doj
get back after a while- , though , In spite of
boxes full of the Chicago girl In her glory.
By the way. this same Chicago girl Is a
marvel. The better you know her the more
you wonder at her , nnd the more you won
der at her the better you like her. To be
sure. In the mass , she docs wear too many
colors In ono costume1 , but then she Is a
creature more of heart than of art , and If
she has any affectation , It Is thr.t she affects
not having .any affectation. Then , too , she
has beauty EO commonly that you cease to
notice It. Perhaps "her manners have not
that repose that marks the cast of vere do
vore , " but they have the vivacity which
marks superabundant good health. Intense in
terest In ever } thing and everybody , and a
knowledge of the world that Is simply ap
palling. She Is an excellent chaperone for
her mother. She always knows Just what
to do In any emergency , and says what she
thinks In half a dozen different languages ,
with too much frankness , perhaps , but with
wonderful fluency and correctness , If not
Irreproachable accent. She has been every
where , heard all the best music , seen all the
best pictures , read nil the best books and
can still get no end ot fun out of singing
Clfrmantlne or Borne other college doggeiel ,
and enjoys looking Into a State street show
window as thoroughly as If she had never
been In Paris , She stands up In a street car
as unconcernedly as she rides in her carriage ,
and if she ever thinks that some man ought
to get up and give her a scat , she certainly
never looks It , You simply cannot study her
thoroughly , for befors you are half through
with your Investigations you will be so fond
ot her that her faults seem virtues and what
struck you at first as being peculiar will
grow to ba simply pltjuant.
To the Chicago girl In the mass I owe It
that for two successive nights I gave to
Wagner one-half my attention and none of
my heart , but to the Chicago girl In the In
dividual I owe It that swept on by a sea ot
sound I reachoJ the hall of minstrels at the
Wnrtburg and heard contending for the- prize
In Eonp ; not IJcrthoId Mortens , but Walter
von der Vogelweld and Wolfrau von Eschcn-
bach.
Tim opnnA FROM A DIZZY HEIGHT.
"You see It Is this way , " she explained ,
"down hero It Is all fuss and feathers and see
and be seen , but If you really want to hear
and see the opera , only come with mo on
Saturday. "
On Saturday , I came , not In full dress and
a carriage , but In a waterproof coat and a
street car. The Auditorium la fourteen
stories high. "Courage- , " said the Chicago
girl , as wo climbed , "heaven Is not reached
at a single bound. " About the tlmo wo had
reached the thirteenth ttory I felt a keen ap
preciation of the anfcdoto told of a man who
panting and bewildered asked of the usher
who still waved him upward , "It God In. "
Wo reached the family circle at last , how-
ovcr. It ought to be cajied the uwallow's
nest , for It literally hangs from the- cornice
of the dome. You have a perfect view of the
stage and only the stage. No boxes full of
ralnbow-hued costumes to distract you and
the babble of the world la far beneath. The
music cornea there though , and almost any
one will admit that "distance lends enchant
ment" to Wagner. The faintest , softest-note
comes upward llko a sigh and the "chorus of
drums" Is not injured by remoteness. No
librettos or fine clothes up here , but water
proofs and Intelligence , To bo brief , every
body looked like somebody and acted
llko nobody , There was not a whisper
whllo the muslo lasted , but between
acts you could get an Immense amount of
Information on matters tnuilcal. You learn
that this has been cut shamefully from people
ple who teemed well enough posted to miss a
single bor of the music. You learn just how
Krau Matorna differs from I'rati Klafsky In
the rendition of n single phrase , and learn
that thcro lu a crest deal that you have to
learn about "winds" and "strings" and
"brasses. " Then the muslo begins again ,
earth fades , the occupants of the family clr-
ole ure "On the hills Ilka gods together
careless of mankind , " and the something
that guides you , Icadi you , drans you Into
the dim land of the Coda and Heroes , the
something to which all eyes turn wittingly
or unwittingly. It not the wondorj evoked
by the tceno shifters , not the golden voice of
Klafsky or the picturesque costumes and
poslngi of Alvary , but the Intense earnest *
netxi and vivid personality of Walter Dam-
roich.
However , when you sit down below , among
ordinary people , and ore capable of Ije-lng
frivolous and noting your Impressions , It
strikes you that the recitatives are too
numerous and too long. Indeed , whllo one
character declaims the others are rather hard
pushed for something to do. At a consequence
quence , they > qultii | and gestlcubte a la
Deliarte , In accordance with the nature of
the recital. In your unregenerate .condition
thU sometimes teem * extremely funny. Then ,
also , It strikes you that German , no matter
how vigorously Its admirers may call Jt Jin
language of song , Is not an Ideal language to
sing In. Qutterals and umlats are not aids
to musical vocalization. When Ullzabcth ,
rejoicing over the return of Tannhnuser , a ki
with her heart In her eyes how ho was led
to return to her , this Is the happy combina
tion of pounds la which slip must , do so.
"Was war es dann , das euch zuruckge *
fuhst ? "
Even Klafsky's volcr , thai ! has a croonlni
tenderness In It llko that of a mother slng <
Ing to her first born , makes sad work ol
this. Then , too , the listener brought upon
an Injudicious mixture of Bellini , Verdi an4
Rossini waits while the ocean of discord
heaves and tumbles and at last rolls off Into
a river of harmony , barkening painfully 14
the little rills that break forth now and then
and threaten to rlpplo Into melody , nut
they never do , and the great sounds roll
majestically on , leaving you bafllcd and hun
gry and disappointed. You quite sympathlzl
with the very candid yomj inan uho hai
not so much muslo as melody In his soul and
says with on air of honest Indignation , "I
wish that fellow would leave oft shouting
and sing something. "
STUDYING EGYPT.
The proper study ol womankind , and
few mankind , at present. Is Egyptology. Per.
haps the popularity ot Egypt Is somewhat en-
hnnced by the popularity of Prof. Breasted ,
who Is bloido and handsome and dcbonnalre ,
and spent several years In < that country co ( < - ,
lectlng curios and Information. The Egyptian
room at tbo Art Institute- was arranged under
his supervision , and it Is the center oC at
traction for the tlmo being.
DESCIUPTlVn AIlT.
The Omaha young man Is not satisfied wltb
the catalogue at the Art Institute. He thinks
thnt the descriptions of the pictures are not
full enough. For Instance , of No. 0 , Field
collection. It says : "Landscape. A bit of
road slanting across left foreground , leading
to a hamlet at the foot of a hill , which rlset
toward the right and Is continued In that di
rection to the other end of the canvaa. Th
same hill 1ms a vlopo toward the foreground ,
on which a string of clothes Is hanging out
to dry. Heavy sky , with pot of wlilte
cloud over top of hill. "
Hu thinks that the editor leaves entirely
too much to the Imagination of the obsorvei
and ought to throw In a few remarks about
the frame 'and add that It was not a good
day for drying clothes.
The catalogue uaya of No. 184 : "Man wltkj
Jug. Half length , threc-quarler face turned
to right. Jug held by handle and tilted ovej
so that tha hinged lid falls open. night
sldo ot face and right hand In
full light. High black felt hat. IlcddlBh-
brown vest , with gray Blceves. " Hen
again he thinks that the editor crrn an4
leaves too much to tbo understanding , lit
says that the uncertainty oo to what was or
Is In that jug preys upon hla mind , and ho
wants It plainly stated In tbo catalogue.
SPEAKING ABOUT PEOPLE.
By all means go and seethe "Queen's Neck.
lace'1 when It arrives In Oinohu. It oughj
to bo called "The Millinery Opening , " but oven
as such Is well worth Kcelng. Mr a. Potter re *
minds you of nothing so much as a smart
llttlo girl , speaking bor plcco and showing
off her new clothes.
It rccma to me that tome ono at com *
tlmo has tried to Impress 11 upon me that
the best newspaper correspondents dealt not
so much In personal observations as In per
sonal mentions. Chicago .till goa on en *
rlchlnp herself at the oxpenoj ot Omaha.
Frank C. Gallagher fllli with great credit to
himself o eays the head of his department
a responsible position on the staff of th0
Chronicle , and Mr. Kurt ? Hare recently -
cently brought back as his brldt
Miss Elllngttood , leaving Omaha tha loser of
ono wonderfully pretty girl. Ex-Mayor n. 0.
Gushing and family uro recent acquisition * ,
and Mm. Gushing dlepeniea hoipltullty a\
tholr Michigan avenue homo with nil her all
time grace. ThU house Is headquarter * for
the Omaha colony.
Mr. J. Obcrfelder and family are ( till an. *
other gain that la your loss. At * recent
fete given In honor of her birthday , Mill
Hattlo Oberfolder , whose t'aauty and cbarrk
ot manner was much commented upon , vtai
lllerally embowered In rcsoa. The rotes d |
not come from Omaha , but tha gcntJJrnaa
who prountcd tlem did , and ho was careful
to have It dlatlnctly understood that MIM
OberfeMer'a residence In Chicago would bk
of Bhort duration. BTAOJA
"Will you take thl hcr woman fer bit
ter or wuss , in * gin uio f2 fer marrylnl < t
you ? " was tht unlqu manper In which
Oc-orgla Juitlco united two lives ,
