PRERARINC FOR GRAND ARMY
Tow Arrangements Tot Lacking for the
Encampment.
ENTERTAINMENT NOT FULLY PROVIDED
of Women' * Ilcllcf Corp * Tot
la lie I.ouUvil After I.
Kcnlurt' * A ilil Pil to the
"With n single exception , all the arrange
ments for the coming encampment of the
Grand Army of the Republic have been per
fected , " said Major T. S. Clarkiwn , who has
been actively engaged during the last fort
night planning for the entertainment of the
guests and the various meetings of the en
campment ,
The exception alluded to9 \ the lack of
hospitality shown by the citizens of Omaha
toward the members of the Woman's Ilellcf
corps. It IB expected that there will bo 350
women In attendance at the encampment. It
lias been the custom In the Department of
Nebraska for many years to have entertain
ment provided for those guests by the citi
zens of the city wl.cro the encampment Is
being held. Novcr before has there been
n lack In this respect. "Two weeks ago , "
tald the major , "wo went to the mayor , and
lie Issued n circular to the citizens of Omaha
regarding the matter. That did not Be m
to bring forth the rcsponsea expected. Last
week we Issued another call for homes that
would entertain members of the Women's
Ilcllcf corps nnd the Ladlex of the Grand
Army of the Republic. Of the 3CO who will
lie hero wo have had entertainment provided
for fifty. This Is n loyal city nnd there
should be no hesitation about welcoming
these ladles to our homes. Of court ) ? , If they
are not entertained by the citizens , other
provisions will be made. It will bo Omaha ,
and not the Grand Army that will suffer.
Wo want to show Omaha to Its best ad
vantage , because we want the encampment
lack here again next year. Two days remain
before the assembling of the encampment
nnd wo hope In that tlmo to receive many
offers from the good women of this city. "
The greatest social function of the en
campment will bo the reception to bo ten
dered to the visiting soldiers and their
wives and daughters by the local , branch of
the Woman's llcllcf corps on Tuesday even
ing. It will be given Jn the rooms of the
'
Commercial club and 'will bo an entirely
informal affair. A fine musical program has
been arranged and one of the best of
orchestras secured.
All the preparations nro completed for the
campflre. which , to many of the veterans ,
will probably be the most pleasing feature
of the encampment. It will bo hold In
Crclghton hall Wednesday evening. Music
Is to be furnished by the Elks quartet.
Addresses by prominent members of the
Grand Army will bo delivered nnd many of
the boys of ' 01 nro brushing up on their old
war stories In anticipation of this event.
Colonel Bates has just offered the Second
Infantry and Its band as an escort for the
veterans on Wednesday nftornoon. The offer
has been thankfully accepted. With the
Second Infantry as an escort a short parade
will bo made from the Mlllard hotel , the
department headquarters , to Crelghton hall
nt 2 o'clock Wednesday.
Thursday evening will occur the public In
stallation of the ofllcers of both the Grand
A'rmy of the Republic nnd the Woman's Re
lief corps. The music for this occasion Is to
iio furnished by the Banjo club of the Thurs-
ton rifles , and Judging from the successes
that have followed the appearance of these
military banjo players elsowlicro their pro
gram on Thursday evening Is bound to bo en
joyable.
Major Clarkson announced yesterday
that the funds for the encampment were In
hand , and that everything , save only the en
tertainment of the women guests , had been
arranged for.
Thla evening Ouster post will bo at
homo to the visitors at Its rooms. Fifteenth
street ; between Capitol avenue and Dodge
streets. A reception committee will bo In at
tendance and all old soldiers and their friends
will bo heartily welcomed.
A reception and a camp flre will be given
Tuesday evening nt Metropolitan hall. This
Is In charge of U. S. Grant circle No. 1C and
Garflold circle No. 11 of the Woman's Relief
corps. AH comrades , as well ns their wives
and daughters , are Invited to bo present.
The reception committee consists of Mrs.
Eddy , Mrs. Doyle , Mrs. Cockerel ! , Mrs. Hard.
Ing , Mrs. Bayllss and Mrs. Rayworth. The
committee on arrangements Is Mrs. McCand-
les , Mrs. Bennett , Mrs. Stewart and Mrs.
Doyle. The entertainment committee Is com-
poscl of Mrs , Bnyllas , Mrs. Stewart , Mrs.
HIM , Mrs. Whlttlcsy , Mrs. Alexander and
Mrs. Eddy.
Garfleld circle No. 11 , Ladles of the Grand
Army of the Republic , will tender Its sister
delegates , comrades and their fam'lles ' a re
ception this evening at Metropolitan hall ,
Fourteenth and Dodge streets.
Last evening the final meeting of the gen
eral committee on arrangements was held for
the hearing of the last reports. All subcom
mittees answered that the work was satis
factorily in hand.
' . Ilnoil'M IN Wonderful.
No less than wonderful are the cures ac
complished by Hood's Sarsaparllla , oven after
other preparations and physicians' prescrip
tions have failed. The reason , however , Is
Dimple. When the blood Is enriched and
purified , disease disappears and good health
icturns , and Hood's Sarsaparllla Is the one
true blood purifier.
' Hood's Pills are prompt and efficient and
'do not purge , pain or gripe. 2Cc.
O Cr-S.
Omaha-Chicago Special via THE NORTH
WESTERN LINE , Mlsourl River G:45 : even
ings Lake Michigan 8:45 : following-morning.
SOLID TRAIN STARTS from the OMAHA
U. I' , depot , clean , spick and span. You
should see the equipment.
City Omce. 1401 Farnam St.
Ilrlilrnliccltor line Tivo Itrufniirnnfn
Jiorr.
The new nrldcnbecker restaurant fit 1312
Farnam Is now open , and It Is the cosiest
and beat appointed eating house In the city.
The room IB large , airy nnd clean , having
been entirely refitted and decorated to stilt
the taste of the proprietors. The service Is
perfect , which goes without saying , as Is
well known by those who have patronized
Brldcnbecker from the tlmo he used to run
the old Board of Trade restaurant to the
present day , when ho branches out with
two first-class houses , cne at Seventeenth
and Farnam and the other , the new one , at
1312 Farnam , Just cast of Fourteenth street.
To servo a better dinner nt a less prlco
than anybody else has been Brldonbccker's
motto , and lovers of a good meal will find
that his facilities for so doing are now oven
better than ever.
The ladles' apartment la nno that has long
been needed In Omaha and will bo thor
oughly appreciated ,
Boyd'a
Powhatan , '
Thursday night ,
Reduced prices , reserved peats COo and 7Cc.
Convention.
Prohibitionists of Douglas county meet In
the Omaha Commercial college , ICtlt and
Datiglag Sts. , nt 8 o'clock tonight to elect
delegates to state convention , to bo held at
Lincoln Thursday , Feb. 13th. All friends
of temperance are Invited ,
1' W. MARSH , Secy.
Tickets will bo sold via the Union Pa
cific to points In Nebraska and Kansas
where one-way rates nro $3.00 or over at
one faro for the round trip , plus $2.00. Tick
ets on sale February 11.
For full Information or tickets call on
A. C. DUNN ,
City Passenger and Ticket Agent ,
1302 Farnam street.
THE BURLINGTON
Is an HOUR AND THIRTY MINUTES
faster than any other line to Kansas City.
Two trains dally 9:03 : a. m. and 0:15 : p. m.
Tickets nt 1502 Farnam street.
C p. m.
ELECTRIC LIGHTED ,
STEAM HEATED.
SOLID VESTIBULCD.
Qmaha-
Chlcaco
Limited
via the
"Milwaukee. "
F. A. Nash , general agent ;
George Haynes , city passenger agent
City Ticket Olllce. 1601 Farnam.
51 IB i' . M.
era
a Quarter to six :
The new "Omaha-Chicago Special , "
via the Northwestern line.
arriving at Chicago next morning
a quarter of nine ,
8:45 : a. m.
City ticket ofllce , 1401 Farnam street.
1IOUST CAUGHT "THIS IJHUGOISTS.
WIIN n StrniiKcr , lint lie Toolc Them
In oil iv ( ttitiiliic Denl.
Last week a stranger , tall , slim , nnd sal
low , visited most of the druggists of the
city and at each place where ho called , he
presented a card bearing the words , "J. A.
Borst , broker In druggists' supplies , State
street , Chicago. " Whllo Mr. Borst was shorten
on a general line of druggists' supplies , he
was long on quinine , and nt each store ho
offered a package of qulnlno for $21 cat'h ' ,
or ? S less than the wholesale prlco of the
drug. Sherman & McConnell and Norman
H. Kuhn both bought of the man , and In
doing so they listened to a hard luck tale ,
In which Mr. Borst related the woes of his
firm , declaring that the head of the Insti
tution had bought a cargo of qulnlno nnd
that In order to save the house from bank
ruptcy he was compelled to unload at a very
low figure.
After Borst had made his deal with Sher
man & McConnell and had departed from
th'e store Mr. Sherman tested his purchase
and discovered that he had 100 ounces of
clnchronldla , a drug : that possesses some
quinine properties and Is worth a few cents
a pound. Having made the discovery , Mr.
Sherman hurried over to the bank , stopped
payment on the draft which ho had given
the stranger In payment , and then ho re
turned to his store and wrote and mailed
100 postal cards to that number of drug
gists , warning them against a man who was
selling qulnlno in 100 ounce lots.
It has been learned that Mr. Borst BUC-
cooJed In unloading large quantities of his
drug upon merchants at Beatrice and otber
towns In the Interior of the state.
Throw A way 111 * CIIIICH.
Mr. D. Wiley , ox-postmastor. Black Creek ,
N. Y. , was so badly aflllcted with rheumatism
that ha was only able to hobble around with
canes , and even then It caused him great
pain. After using Chamberlain's Pain Balm
ho was so much Improved that he throw
away his canos. He says this liniment did
him moro good than all other medicines and
treatment put together. For sale at 50 cents
per bottle by druggists.
QUITE THE THING SOCIALLY
to have It known you arc going cast via
THE NORTHWESTERN LINE , OMAHA-
CHICAGO SPECIAL. The fine tact and dis
crimination displayed In the furnishings and
equipment , the convenient hours and fast
tlmo , and the fact that It Is an exclusive
OMAHA train , have made It a great favorite
with Omaha people.
City Office , 1401 Farnam st.
1501 Fiininm Street.
The Chicago , Milwaukee & St. Paul Rail
way ticket office.
"We Will Give You a Check
for your baggage at the tlmo you buy your
ticket and arrangeto have our wagon call
and tnko yonr trunk to the train. No trouble
at the depot. All you have to do is to get
aboard.
Chicago , Milwaukee & St. Paul Ry. City
ticket offlco , 1504 Farnam St.
1GO-1 Fnrunm Street.
The Chicago , Milwaukee & St. Paul Rail
way ticket ofllco.
< e CONTINENTAL
sells as a special attraction -
traction all this week
The regulation
G.A.
SUITS.
with buttons and all complete , sin
gle or double breasted , at the
wonderful price of
ofGO
Special prices on overcoats and ulsters , too ,
$5 510 515 for choice of any coat in the store
TINEN storeI
CLOTHING CO. ,
Northeast corner , i5th and Douglas Sts.
WHO IS CHIEF EXECUTIVE
Citizen of Omnha Propounds an Important
Inquiry ,
MAYOR OR THE FIRE AND POLICE BOARD
t'lnln Orillnnncc of tlio-Cltr Set nt
Ucllniicv liv llonril nml Chief
of Police Directed to
It.
4
OMAHA , Feb. 10. To the Editor of The
Hoc : It has become a sorlous question of
late as to who Is the mayor of Omaha. The
legislature of 1S37 passed a law creating
the fire and police board , and gave to the
board certain powers with reference to the
flro and police department. These powers
have lately been misconstrued by the board
and It has usurped nnd undertaken to ex
ercise powers expressly conferred upon and
belonging to the executive head of the city
government. This action on the part of the
board creates confusion and uncertainty In
the responsibility of city administration. It
has always been supposed and understood by
the citizens of Omaha , In the past , that the
mayor was the executive head , who was
charged with the duty of seeing that the laws
and ordinances of the city were enforced.
The charter expressly says so , and clothes
tlio mayor with this duty , and nowhere In
the city charter Is tiioro a line or sentence
which gives the board power to usurp any
part of the mayor's duties , in this or any
other regard , or which undertakes to divide
executive power and duty with the mayor.
let the board , unmindful of the limitation
of Its powers nnd duties , has undertaken
to exerclso all the duties nnd powers of the
mayor with reference to the enforcement
of the laws and ordinances of the city. Nay
more , It has usurped the powers of all the
other conservators of the peace of the state
within the city limits. Where Is It stated
In the charter that the board or the mem
bers thereof , shall bo conservators of the
peace ? What provision In the charter en
joins on the board the duty of seclnc that
the lawa and ordinances of the city shall bo
enforced , much moro , the criminal laws of
the state ?
Again , where Is the power given to the
board to set nt defiance n plain ordinance of
the city which has been enforced by the
chief of police since It was passed In 1880 ?
A complete revision of the misdemeanor
ordinance was mtdo by thecity council
July 23 , 18SO. This ordinance was signed nnd
approved by W. J. Broatch , who was mayor
at that tlmo. Section 41 of said ordinance
prohibits bawdy houses and housas of 111
fame from being kept and maintained within
the city limits. It'also provides that "It
shall be the duty of the chief of police to
report to the police- Judge In writing on the
first day of every month the names of all
keepers or Inmates of houses of 111 fame
and the names of persons of either sex who
derive their support from the wages of
prostitution , and he shall make complaint
and cause the arrest of all such , without
delay. "
This ordinance was rigidly enforced from
the tlmo of Its passage until the month of
November , last year , when the new board ,
cither Individually or by official action taken
and spread upon the records of Its pro
ceedings , ordered the chief of police not to
enforce the same. Fines to the amount of
from $9,000 to $12,000 each year were Im
posed on these people and went Into the school
fund.
If this ordinance Is objectionable , Mayor
Broatch should recommend Its repeal.
The board of fire and police waa created
solely for the purpose of taking the appoint
ment of members of the flro
nnd police force out of politics
and to give better discipline and
efficiency to the same. All the powers of
the board are contained In section 145 of the
city charter ns amended -by section 1 , chapter -
tor x of the session laws of 1895. The
wording of that portion of the section is the
same as In the old law. No new or enlarged
powers nro given. The powers of the
board with reference to flro and
pollco force are given as follows : "All powers
and duties connccto d with and incident
to the appointment , removal , government
and discipline of the ofllcers and members
of the flro and police departments of the
city , under such rules and regulations as
may be adopted by the Board of Fire nnd
Pollco Commissioners , shall bo vested In
and exercised by said board. " * * *
"It shall bo the duty of said board of
Fire and Pollco Commissioners to adopt
such rules and regulations for the guidance
of the ofllcers and men of said department ,
for the appointment , promotion , removal ,
Ul.il or discipline of said officers , men and
matron , as said board olmll consider proper
and necessary. "
It does not require a lawyer to under
stand that this plain language does not
confer any executive power on the board
to enforce the criminal statute of the state
or the ordinances of the city , or to de
termine * which shall bo enforced. There Is
another section of the city charter , under
which the board may attempt to Justify
Its action ; It Is section 146. But this tcc-
tlon Is not found under the head of powers
of the flre and police board. It relates simply
to the duty of the chief of police. It reads :
"The chief of pollco shall have the supar-
vlslon and control of the pollco force of
the city , and In that connection ahnll be
subject only to tne oruers 01 tno mayor rnu
bocrd of flro and police , and all orders of
the board relating to the direction of the
pollco force shall bo given through the
chief of police , or In his absence the officer
In charge , of the pollco force. "
It Is plain to be seen that this section
means , subject to the orders of the mayor
with reference to the enforcement of the
laws and ordinances of the city and other
executive powers expressly conferred upoi
the mayor , and subject to the orders of
the board , with reference , to the dlrectloi ,
discipline and disposition of the force , as
to the beats of the officers and how they
shall bo distributed and policed , through
out the city.
The mayor Is a prominent factor In the
city government , as evidenced by the city
charter. In regard to all Uie powers con
ferred upon or delegated to the city It
the mayor and the council who shall have
power to do this , that or the- other thing.
And when It comes to the enforcement of
the laws and ordinances of tlio city and
the preservation of law and order , ( t Is
the mayor who Is the supreme authority
of the city.
Section 134 of the charter says : "The
mayor shall be the chief executive officer
and conservator of the peace throughout
the city and shall have power by and with
the concurrence of the Board of Flre and
Pollco Commissioners to appoint any num
ber of special policemen which ho may
doom necessary to preserve the pence of the
city , and to dismiss thorn at pleasure. "
This power Is granted In cnse of an
emergency to quell a riot or other publb
tumult. Section 130 says : "Tho mayor
shall have the superintending control of all
the ofllcers and affairs of the city , except
when otherwise exp'essly provided , and
shall take care that the provisions of this
ac . and the ordinances of the city are com
plied with. " Section 137 of the charter
says : "Ho Ehall be active and vigilant In
enforcing all laws and ordinances of thu
city and shall cause all subordinate officers
to be dealt with promptly for any neglect
or violation of duty. " Section 138 of the
charter says : "Tho mayor and chief of
pollco shall each have power to cull upon
any citizen to aid In the enforcement of any
ordinance or suppression of any riot. " Sec
tion 148 of the charter says : "Tho chief of
pollco shall bo subject to the orders of the
mayor In the suppression of riots and
trn.ultuoiia disturbances and breaches of the
peace. "
Tim foregoing sections of the city charter ,
defining the executive * powers of the mayor
with reference to the public peace , security
and good order of the city , show clearly that
the board of fir6 and pollco has nothing
to do with the enforcing of the laws ,
Section 260 of the criminal cede of tlio
state says : "All justices of the peace ,
mayors , police judges and probate judges In
this state shall have the same and equal
powers of jurisdiction In ull matters re
lating to the enforcement of the criminal
laws of the state , except as otherjviso pro-
I f -i r
* * * * * - . '
flro and pollco board la not men
tioned In this section. It Is not provided In
the city charter that the board "Shall take
care that the laws and ordinances of the
city , " or the laws of the state shall be no-
forced. /
Section 260 , criminal code , makes the pcr-
mentioned Jn the foregoing section , as .
also the Judges of tllf , district court , conservators
vators of the peace , -with - power to enforce ,
all criminal laws of the state. Six of them
reside within this 'cliy ? It would setm there
Is no necessity for/the / members of the flro
and police board tomssume powers not con
ferred upon them Lp law.
The tendency of modern municipal reform
throughout the country Is to give the mayor
moro power and authority and hold him ro-
pponslblo for gootl municipal government.
Thcro must bo PODIO .responsible head. As
now administered In this city , there Is not.
' LAW AND ORDER.
IIAYJUEA ! IlltOS.
Slteclnln * fySllkx. .
Scotch plaid silks , CO styles In atl the
new combination goods , absolutely nil silk ,
21 Inches wide , well worth double , go on nt
only 29o a yard.
Changeable silks , for cape linings. In all
coloilngs , regular 50 cent silks , on sale for
25c a yard.
Printed wnrp Bilks , In checks , stripes ,
flowers , etc. , pplcndld values for 75o a yard ,
wo sell them nt 49o a yard.
Black surah silk , 24 Inches wide , regular
75c quality , for 39o a yard.
Whlto India silk , full yard wide , all pure
silk , laundries nicely , nt only 49c a yard.
Brocaded Taffeta silks , plaid taffetas
striped tnfTatas , nnd other fancy silks ,
regular $1.00 goods , all at G9c a yard.
IIAYDEN BROS.
Special Bargains In All Departments.
- I'nn'hiitnn nt Iteilnceil I'rlc-c * .
You can get n good neat on lower floor nt
Boyd's for 50c for Powhatan Thursday night.
Highest price 7Bc. Everyone speaks In
pralso of the Omnha Opera Co.
If You IJoii' < Sleep Well
take a book and road In the electric lighted
berths of tlio Chicago. Milwaukee & St.
Paul Ry. City ticket office. 1504 Farnam St ,
TIII3Y niSCUSSHI ) MOXI3V ,
John JefTeont nil it ThoiniiH Kllimtrlck
Ilefnre Current Tonic Clnl .
The Current Topic club discussed money
last night. John Jeffcoat nnd Thomas Kll-
patrlck being the speakers. J. B. Shec.ui
presided. Mr , Jeffcoat spoke nt length from
a sliver standpoint. The bulk of his speech
consisted of reading from his published ar
ticles on the money question. In these
extracts ho contended that the only demand
for a single standard was In the Interests
of the Usurer. Ho declared that the re
publicans were talking for a protective
tariff until they were black in tlio fnco
\vl > en the unlimited coinage of silver would
be as good as a 50 per cent protective tariff
as against the nations of Europe.
Mr. Kllpatrlck contended that money was
not such an essential as the previous
speaker believed. Wo could get along with
out money If wo had to , just as wo could
get along without a good many conveniences
that our ancestors never heard of. Originally
trade was accomplished by direct exchange ,
and later came the USD of money. Still
later came the debit nnd credit system by
which the bills for commodities were ex
changed without the use of money , and so
people had cometo perform our business
transactions largely without the use of
money. Following Mr. Kllpatrlck the ques
tion was turned over for general discus
sion.
for ( the Imposition .
A commlttco consisting of John A. Wake-
field , ex-Governor Alyln Saunders , G. W.
Wattles , W. S. Strawn and George II. Payne
left for Des Molnes last night. They
represent the Tranamlsslsslppl Exposition as
sociation and thelntrlp Is for the purpose of
Interesting the Iowa legislature in the
Transmlsslsslppl exposition project.
"Sloppy" Got Awny from COT.
"Sloppy" Smith- who was arrested for
picking the pockets of Abe Bernstein , es
caped from the custody of Chief Detective
Cox yesterday rioon while in attendance nt
a trial In the court ! house. Smith had jjlven
his testimony and Cox hud taken the
stand , when the .former 'slipped out of the
court room. 'When" ' leaving the station Cox
warned his prisoner that he would shopt
him If ho tried 'to-escape , ibut the warning
eeemed to have tu contrary effect.
J. W. Pierce , Republic , Iu. , says : "I have
used One Minute Cough < Cure in my family
and for myself , with result ? so entirely satis
factory that I can hardly find words to ex
press myself as * to Us merit. I will never
fall to recommend it to others , on every oc
casion that presents Itself. "
COMfORT TO CHICAGO.
Only one way to be. SURE you will liavo
it
TAKE THE
BURLINGTON'S
"VEST1BULED FLYER. "
Leaves Omaha 5 p. m. EXACTLY.
Arrives Chicago 8:20 : a. m. EXACTLY.
Tickets at 1502 Farnam street ( new loca
tion ) .
Gold Field * .
Union Pacific Is the direct roulo to CRIP
PLE CREEK , Colo. , and MERCUR GOLD
FIELDS , Utah ; also the short line to the
Important mining campsi throughout the
west. For full particulars call.
A. C. DUNN ,
City Passenger and Ticket Agent ,
1302 Famam Street , Omaha , Neb.
PEOPLE USED TO SAY
"WE ARE GOING EAST"
NOW THEY SAY
"WE ARE GOING VIA THE OMAHA-CHI
CAGO SPECIAL. "
The Omaha-Chicago Special Is the new
"Quarter to six" evening train via "THE
NORTHWESTERN LINE" Chicago 8:45 :
next morning.
City Office , 1401 Farnam St.
Take the Jfcw I.liie to St. Paul.
Leaves Omaha DAILY at 4:50 : p. m. via
Des Mollies , through sleeper , no change , the
"ROCK ISLAND DINING CAR" for supper.
For tickets or sleeping car reservations call
at ROCK ISLAND ticket ofllco , 1C02 Far
nam street.
Attention IVnvhnlnn.
The singers of the opera company are re
quested to attend rehearsal at Y. M. C. A.
tonight nt 7:15 : sharp. Will bo through at
S. Bring your books. WM. A. BAKER.
WHY IS IT
that 50 out of every 100 Omahans who go
east take the Burlington's" Vestibule Fylcr ? "
Why Is it ?
1501 Fiiriiain Street.
The Chicago , Milwaukee & St. Paul Rail
way ticket office.
PI311SOXAL I'AHAGIIAI'II.S.
Church Howe of Auburn Is In the city.
D. C. Woodrlng , Lincoln , Is a Barker guest.
_ Jules Lumbard went to Hastings last oven-
Ing.
Ing.E.
E. R. Glascock , St. Joseph , Mo. , Is stopping
at the Barker.
Mr. and Mrs , A."iE.Cady are the guests of
A. P. Brink.
Dr. P. H. Salter and Mrs. Sailor of Nor
folk are In the city.
O. F. GllddoniFtemont , Neb. , Is auto
graphed at the Barker.
John L. Webster went to St. Louis yester
days and expects to b ? gene a week.
Dan Fenton andvwlfe nnd Mr. Henry Fen-
ton ore New York'arrivals at the Barker.
The Clayton Bisters , Miss Joslo and Miss
Marie , are Chicago ; arrivals at the Barker.
J. R. Buchanan , general passenger agent
of the Elkhorn , wuit Jo Chicago yesterday.
1C. C , Morohouse , general freight agent of
the Elkhorn , left 'for ' the cast last evening.
Israel Frank left for Cripple Creek last
evening , where ho will try his luck In a min
ing venture ,
II. 0 , Goeltz , traveling manager for Ham-
mond'u. Is in the clty , > having just returned
from a trip of eight weeks In Montana.
Mrs. L. J. Drake , accompanied by her
daughter , Mrs. A. T. Miller of Franklin , Pa , ,
who waa visiting here for several weeks ,
left for the cast last evening.
s'obrackans at the hotels are : F. J , Hale ,
Battle Creek ; I. J. Weeks , O'Neill ; A. I ) .
Scars , Grand Island ; A. Nash , Lincoln ; C.
L. ROEO , Hastings ; U. W. Qlosson , Lincoln ;
C. W. PrletUey. Oakdali ; Join M , Stewart ,
A. N. SamtielBon , ilumboidt ; ft' . C. Brooks ,
Beatrice Arthur T. Young
; , Poncj. t
At the Murray ! W , D. Veil. rJow York ;
Flank Marrlan , 0. Chopin , Springfield ; James
D. Draper , Marlon , la. ; T. A. Burke , Now
Ycik ; S. R. Smith , Lead City , B. I ) . ; 0 ,
L. Weaver. Kaniaa City ; Phil S. Gallagan ,
Now York ; F. P , Smith , Sioux City ; G , A ,
Ford , Mount Vernon , N. Y , ; F. F. Jaquos ,
.Chicago. . -
BREAKS WITH LABOR TEMPLE
Board of Public Works nt OuU with Or
ganized Labor ,
STREET CLEANING PLAN CHANGED
MM * Sent from Temple Will Jin
Longer lie CoitMtilleil mill Iliiuril
Will ICiiii.li.y Whom It
The Board of Public Works an.l the authorl-
tics at Labor Temple are at outs. Just how
it ocorrrwl la lelated In t o very different
stories , but however that may be Labor Or
ganizer Waller and his associates will no
longer bo recognized by the board , when It
comes to the employment of. labor hi the
city street department.
The trouble occurred at 8 o'clock yes
terday morning at tlio tool liout-o
at Fourteenth and Harncy streets ,
whcro Foreman Kent attempted to
put the street cleaning force to work. Ho
found Waller on the ground with a list of
men who ho declared should be- substituted
for the men previously employed. There was
a somewhat exciting scene , during which
Street Commissioner Kaspar arrived and put
an end 'to the controversy by stopping work
cntlre'ly.
Commissioner Kaspar says that soon after
8 o'clock he received a message from the
foreman to the effect that Waller would not
allow the men to go to work. He went to
the tool lioiisc , where he was met by Waller
who Immediately demanded that new men
should be put to work. Ho replied that he
cculd not do so Jutt then. Ho ordered the
foreman to set the old gang at work. Waller
turned to the men whom ho had brought with
him and ordered them to drive the other
gang off the streets as soon as they at
tempted to work. Mr. Kaspar says that
fearing a riot he then ordered all work
mopped for the present.
HAD NOT WORKED THREE DAYS.
"So far as the three-day limit Is con-
KV..I.U , vAfMuiuvu .m.
. jYuspar , muiiy 01 me
men In the old gang had not worked three
days. So when we quit Saturday night I
told them to report this morning and they
could work one more day. I had not had
any list from Waller and did not see any
until he came on the Job this morning. The
llrst list ho gave me contained the names of
a number of men who had not been In the
city moro than two or three days , nud I did
not propose to put a now gang at work until
I had an opportunity to examine the list and
reo that the men were-all deserving. The old
gang was composed of men recommended by
Waller , with the exception of six , whom I
selected myself. "
Chairman Munro of the board s-iys :
"Waller has carried things with too high a
hand and he will bo given all the light he
wants , since that Is what he seems to be
after. The men \\ill go to work tomorrow
morning and If Waller Interferes he will have
a chance to join the chain gang. The board
does not propose to entirely abdicate In Wal
ler's favor and his recommendations will be
given no further consideration. Some of the
men who applied for work at the board rooms
stated that they applied to Waller , but ho
refused to put their names on the list until
they had paid their fees to Join the labor
organization. It waa understood that the list
submitted by Waller was to be used In se
lecting the men to he employed , but the
board never admitted that he was to bo the
absolute dictator. "
WALLER'S STATEMENT.
Mr. Waller contradicts the statement of
Commissioner Kaapar at nearly every point.
He says : "I had an understanding with the
members of the board that the men wore to
ba allowed to work only three days each.
Consequently I went to the tool house this
morning with men to take the places of those
who had worked last week. Kaspar told mo
that ho Ifad run the department last year
and that he proposed to do It this year and
that the same men would continue to work.
I deny that I told the men to use force to
prevent the old gang from working. I or
dered the old men not to go to work and with
a few exceptions they obeyed. The board has
not been fair , Inasmuch as seven of the mqn
whom I fltst recommended were displaced In
favor of others who were not on my list. "
Waller denies that there will be any neces
sity for police protection for the men who go
to work today. He said : "There will be
no attempt to Interfere , hut there will be a
riot of ballots at the next election In which
the members of the Doard of Public Works
will play a star pah. Unless the mayor does
the right thing the labor organizations will
effectually squelch his political aspirations. "
This threat Is understood to refer to a visit
which Is ta'd to have been paid Mayor Braatch
by the labor leaders three weeks ago. At that
time they declared that one of their number
must bo appointed a member of the Board of
Public Works next July , or they would camp
on his trail hereafter. t
During the forenoon the board made ar
rangements to put a force of men at work
on the street today. A letter was sent
to Mr. Waller , In which ho waa ordered to
keep away trom the tool house , and Commis
sioner Kaspar says that Waller's list will
not bo consulted In making up the force.
Members of the board will give the work to
whom they please and neither Waller nor
his associates will be allowed to Interfere
with them.
Mr. waller wnn ia. . insner anu a coupie
other labor leaders visited the office of the
board about 2 o'clock to sec what was going
to bo done. They were Informed that Chair
man Munro had gene to East Omaha and
Commissioner Kaspar was attending a fu
neral , with the chances In favor of their
not turning up again that day. The com
mittee waited for them for about an hour
and then went out to hunt for Kaspar. They
stated that they were going to find him If
It took all night and find out what ho In
tended to do. A couple of hours after they
were again seen , but had not found hm. !
The situation will bo thoroughly discussed
by Omaha worklngmen , organized and un
organized , today. Late last evening official
orders were Issued :
For a meeting of colored laborers , both or
ganized and unorganized , at Labor temple at
1:30 : p. m. today.
For a mcctlne of the American Hallway
union and of unskilled labor and a spec
meeting of Central Labor union at Labor
temple at 2 p. m. today.
For n meeting of unorganized labor gener
ally at Labor temple at"TTi. m. today.
For a meeting of sections NOB , 1 and 2 at
Labor temple at 0:30 : p. m.
FACTS IN TUB MIM-UIl CASH.
l CliurltleH Hei'llex ' to I.nlior
'IVnililc Crltlclniii.
OMAHA , Neb. , Fob. 10. To the Editor of
The Bee : My attention has been drawn teen
on unwarrantable attack upon the Associated
charities by the Labor Temple club last Sat
urday evening. The facts of the case are
these :
About 1 o'clock on Saturday afternoon an
arbitrary demand was made upon us by Mr.
Waller of the Labor Temple through the
telephone to send provisions and coal tea
a family named Miller , residing at 3022
Charles street , at onco. Wo replied that
our Investigator would give It his Immediate
attention that afternoon. Tills he did and
found that Miller did not live with his wife
and family ; that they had left him , and ho
did not know where they were , but that
he lived with his mother. The mother In
formed our agent that eho had mifllclent food
and fuel to do them until Monday , and left
a card for the son to come to our olllco for
work ,
In the meantime another message , through
the 'phone , was received from the Labor
Temple asking what been done ; threatening
to write us up "to a finish" In the news
papers , and giving other abuse.
Shortly before 6 o'clock Miller came to
our olllco and ( evidently having heard the
threats sent through the 'phone ) arrogantly
demanded that provisions and fuel be sent
to hlB house , Ipftantor , Vt'o U > ! d him that
'
all Rbjq bodied rtien were 'required To work ,
but being late on Saturday afternoon , wo
let him have a peck of potatoes , three
pounds of beans , an order for 16 cents' worth
of pork to cook them with , and some vege
tables , which ho reluctantly took with him ,
This , with the coffee and bread , which the
mother said she had , was certainly sulllcient
for two persons for two day . Wo asked '
the BOH to come and work In our wood
oil Monday moraine lor provision * an ! I
If you are
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nro the only sheers here who offer such Inducements.
The popularity of our prices , too , Is another reason why you should
buy it Nebraska Slide. Untuning only men's and boys' shoes and In
very large quantities enables us to buy them much cheaper nml wo
Bell them at the same close ihargln as we do all onr other goods. It
you have not tried our Shoes yet you ought to do so , and right now Is
n good tlmo to try a pair. Our now stock for spring Is now coming In.
Prices have gone back to whcro they were before $1.123 for good
workliigmen's Shoes , solid leather Insole and counters $2.00 for Calf
Shoos fiiade of good quality leather and In several different shapes of
toes.
And bur now ? 2.GO Goodyear welt Is a "corker. " No shoo store
will glvo you a better shoe nor moro shapely and stylish for $1.00.
Talking about "corkers" reminds us that wo also have an excellent
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fuel , but he did not turn up until nbout
11 o'clock , when he called , asking for Judge
Stonberg's address , and Informing us that
his brother , who had been living with his
grandmother In South Omaha , was in Jail for
begging. I repeated our offer to glvo him
work at any time for provisions nnd fuel ,
but without that wo could not help further.
On further Investigating the case wo find
that the county had refused assistance on
account of the pan's misrepresentations , nnd
that the mother had been begging and rc <
celvlng considerable aid , giving a false ad'
dress ; that she represented she had been
attended by Dr. Slabaugh of South Omaha ,
and on calling him up , found ho had no
recollection of having over been consulted
by her , or any of her family.
With reference to the resolutions passed
at the meeting "that the Associated chari
ties is undermining the laboring people by
trying to hire them to work for less than
living wages , " I deny most emphatically
that we have ever done so. Outside of our
own work we leave the men to make their
own bargains with the parties employing
them. When asked what should bo paid ,
we quote 15 cents an hour , but recommend
a higher rate If we find them deserving. I
have been Informed that the Labor Temple
has been spreading the report that I went
around to nil the Ice merchants and offered
to supply them with men to cut Ice nt SO
cents per day. I may state that I have never
seen or communicated with any of them ,
nor have they applied to me ,
JOHN LAUGHLAND ,
Secretary Associated Charities of Omaha.
COULTER AVOUIjD GET OUT OP JAIL.
AplilleH to ( lie Court for n AVrlt of
IlnbeiiH CorpiiH. ' _
An application for a writ of habeas corpus
was filed/ yesterday by the attorney for
Jerome K. Coulter. The writ was asked for
on the ground that the amount of ball re
quired , $15,000 , was excessive and prohibi
tory. The court was asked to reduce the
ball to $14,000 , which It was represented
had been secured.
The matter was taken up at the opening
of the criminal court and the court In
structed the county attorney to examine the
bond and sureties offered and satisfy him
self as to the sufficiency of the bond.
Decision was postponed until tills
morning , the Judge announcing that the
matter would bo passed on at the opening
of court.
The case of James Mullat was called and
the hearing commenced. Mullat Is ono of
three boys who are charged with burglary
In breaking Into the ( saloon of Samuel
Boat right and stealing n lot of billiard
bnlls. The boys demanded separate trials.
Sheriff McDonald Intends going to Lincoln
today for the purpose of taking James
C. Ish to commence his term of Imprison
ment In the penitentiary for the killing of
William II. Chappie.
Ilnllwny Nod's nml I'ernoiinlN.
D. J. Flynn , traveling passenger agent of
the Rock Island road , Is In the city from
Denver.
A meeting of the transcontinental lines
has been called for Fcburary 18 , at Chicago
Thcro Is a largo amount of business to come
before the meeting , but nothing of public
Interest.
General Passenger Agent Buchanan
has gonn to Chicago to attend
a meeting of the Western Passenger associa
tion there today. It Is a special meetIng -
Ing to consider the question of rates for the
Grand Army encampment at St. Paul.
President Clark of the Union Pacific re
turned yesterday from New York City ,
where ho has been attending a meeting of
the receivers of the road. He reports
business very dull. Nothing but routine
business was transacted at the meeting.
I'roteHt of the I'liiinlterM.
A big delegation of the master plumbers
of the city was nt the city hnll yesterday
nftornoon to protest ngnlnst the ordinance
which Is now before the council nnd which
provides that the Inspection of Insldo plumb
ing shall bo turned over to the llnnnl of
Public Works. Their contention Is that no
one but n licensed plumber uhould be em
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