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BOSS BCRBASK'S NEW ROLE Arbitrary Ruling ! on Withdrawals from Pri mary Tickets Arousa Indignation. COURT HOUSE COMBINE FALLING TQ PIECES Delegate * Itrfnuc to linn on Frank UelcKntloim , but llnrlintik Declined to Hcntotc Their .NnincnVeli - Mter 'I ii U on n Ilniul. A storm of Indignation has been aroused among active republicans by the outrageously - ously arbitrary course pursued by Chairman Uurbank In the Interest df the faction with which he la Identified. When three-fourths of the county committee directed him to Issue a call for the convention he purposely left the city without Issuing the call and at the end of a week published a call that omits all mention of the primary or the date on which It Is to bo held. When the tlmo came for filing the delegate petitions ho assumed autorratlc airs and refused to live up to the rules always here tofore governing. In : onjunctlon with W. A , Saunders , as chairman of the executive committee , he deliberately slashed right and loft Into the lists of delegates BO an to give preference to the combine formed by Albyn Frank with Saunders and the Webster clique. Notwithstanding the rank discrimination the combine Is In a state of disintegration. All over the city the Frank delegates are demanding to be released from the tickets put up by the combine and , although most of them are kept on the tickets by the ftrbltrary ruling of Chairman Burlnnk and his chief fuglemen , they declare they will not only refuse to bo voted for Frank , but that they will get out and work for the opposition tickets. In one ward five of the ten Frank delegates have filed petitions withdrawing from the ticket. Even In thu Blxth , whore Frank proposed to make one of the hardest fights , tour of his delegates have filed withdrawals and still declare that they will not stultify themselves by workIng - Ing for candidates whoso records will not boar publicity. Even the personal Influences of John L. "Webster who has returned from Europe to take a hand In the Frank-Saunders cam paign , has proved powerless to check the revolt. Instead of effecting Its purpose Bur- bank's desperate expedient has aroused a otorm of Indignation on the part of all fair- minded republicans and hundreds of voters previously passive are assorting their inten tion to got out and help down the combine that resorts to such unrcpubltcan methods. Burbank's rulings in regard to the Sixth ward delegation Indicate how desperate ho ftnd his supporters have become. As soon as the list of delegates aa filed with the com- tnlttoo waa published George W. McCoy , Pete Olsen , George II. Moore and George W. Roberts , whoso names had been filed as Frank delegates , notified Burbank In writing that they wlahod to have tholr names removed from the ticket. In three of the cases Burbank - bank absolutely refused to permit the names to bo removed. Ho consented to take Mc Coy's name off , but Inserted In Its place the name of another man. This Insertion was made without a petition of any sort and In defiance of the election laws and the rules of all political parties. As soon as Burbank's action became known It elicited a burst of resentment that cul minated last night In one of the biggest and Tnost enthusiastic meetings held in the Sixth ward. ward.With only two hours notice eighty-six rep resentative voters of the ward met at Idlo- wlld hall and scored Burbank with a unanim ity and vigor that convinced the Frank S pluggers of their error. After the situation had been briefly discussed those present de cided , by a unanimous vote , to get out and work for the Barlght tloVot and rebuke the Burbank crowd In a manner that -would effectively show how his conduct was re garded by hla neighbors. At the same tlmo n committee was appointed to call on Bur- tank and register a formal proUsu In behalf of the voters of the ward against his action. The unanimous expression of the senti ment of the ward alarmed the gang and whsn the committee called on Burbank It found him anxious to get from under. He offered to have the entire Frank ticket pulled out of the field If the Barlght people would label tholr delegation "Antl-Rosewatcr. " The committee replied that thej were not con cerning themselves about Rosewater. Their delegation was for Baright and nothing else nnd they did not propose to make any other man's personality a factor In the fight. At the same time Webster sent for Ba rlght and offered to compromise on a split delegation. This overture was emphatically declined. It wan stated that , after what bad occurred , the voters wore perfectly willing the Frank ticket should remain In the field and receive the rebuke to which It was entitled. Webster and Burbank apparently saw the handwriting on the wall , for they persisted In their effort to discover a route by which a retreat could bo gracefully exe cuted. Finally Burbank stated that the Frank delegation would probably ho with drawn ae they wanted to bo able to expend their energy In two other wards The factional partiality of Burbank was ehown by hU action In other cases. Hugh Meyers , who was on one of the delegations In the Fifth ward , asked to have his namn taken oft the ticket and Burbnnk acceded to the request without a question. Ho was equally accommodating In tbo case of John Broomfiold , who asked to have hla name removed from the Burmcster ticket In the Third ward. At the eamo time , however , five of the delegates who had been put up In opposition to Burmester demanded th.it their immoa should not go on the ticket apd Uurbank arbitrarily refuted to consider their applications. With ono exception the names of these delegates had been used without tholr knowledge or comcnt , but that cut no figure with Burbank. One of the comblnu delegates In the Third ward , S , L. Hoard , la not a retldent of the ward , and a show ing of this fact was made In connection with a protest agalnut bis name. Burbank promptly overruled the protest in the face of positive proof tint Hoard does not Hvo in the ward. lu a similar case In the Eighth ward the eboo was on thn other foot and Burbank did not hesitate to rovnrno himself to suit the occasion , Bob Baldwin filed a protest ngalnst the name of J T. H Woods on the Swansea ticket on the ground that Woods docs not live In tbo ward. Rev J. C. C. Owens , pastor of St. John's African Metho dist church , tratlflrd that Woods dor * llvo in the ward , but Burbank took Baldwin's word and btruck Woods' name from the ticket. Tbo climax of Burbank's assumption oc curred when Albii Frank filed a protest against the entire Richards delegation In the Seventh ward , Burbank only looked to see that Frank's name was attached to the protest , and then he deliberately knock".1 . out the entire delegation as requested. Hera again the duplicity of the gang promises to prove a boomerang , for Richards and hla friends declare that they will resent the outrage by getting out In a body to work against the Frank delegation. To what extent this nefarious program has been carried no one but Burbank. Webster , Saunders and their Immediate adviaen know " "Urary to precedent , the entire task of preparing the tlckeu boa be n arbitrarily removed from the handa of the secretary of the committee , where It properly belongs , snd entrusted to 1C. S , Fisher and 0 , S. Ambler , both of whom are known to le ardent adherents of Albyn Frank and John * L. Webster. The list * of delegates , as re arranged , are kept a profound secret , and jnot even the secretary of the committee has any complete knowledge of the extent to which the lists have been manipulated. W. A. SnunJcrs ban been assisting Burbank and his gang In the perpetration of these out rages , nnd It Is understood that he has re * eel veil bis share of the benefits la getting his ticket placed ahead of the Holt ticket on the official ballot. U Is tbo rule of the republican party that the ticket that la first filed shall have the first place on the ballot. In this case the Holt ticket was filed first , but , at Saunders' suggestion , It was rele gated to last place on the ticket. The fact that these outrageous expedients are Inspired by John L. Webster Is well understood. Webster has been back from Europe only a couple of days , but he lost no tlmo In Injecting himself Into the situation and starting a fight to again secure control of the county central cor Jiltteo and Install his puppet , Burb.ink , for a second year as chairman. The Incapacity and stupidity that characterized Uurbank's administration of the position a year ago are not easily forgot ten , and his arbitrary action at this time Intensifies the fcentlment against bis re election. Late yesterday , and after. the primary tickets had been sent to the printer , Secre tary Tucker of the county central committee wa asked for corrected fists , but he said that be had not ? ecn them , "All withdrawals have been filed with the chairman of the committee , " he ex plained , "and I have no knowledge of what was done with them. The committee has violated all precedent In manipulating the lists , and , as they knew that I would not be a party to iuch proceedings , they put the whole matter in the hands of a printIng - Ing committee- and I have had nothing to do with H , Th ° ro Is ono Incident that shows how arbitrarily Burbank and his friends are acting. At the last meeting of the county central committee the commlt- tecmcn In the various wards and products were Insructcd to send in the names of the judges and clerks and the location of the primaries not later than September 4. Cfontart was ono of these precincts. The cxecuC''o committee has designated a set of Judges and clerks of Its own choosing for Clontarf and has located the primaries at the residence cf John Carllng , who Is a sliver republican , nnd who has voted and worked with the populists. " The fact that the so-called "Pederson- Burket" delegation lu the Eighth ward Is merely a stall for Alhjn Frank Is becom ing pretty generally known among the voters ers and the result Is a rapidly Increasing sentiment In behalf of tbo Swanson delega tion , which Is admittedly opposed to Frank's candidacy. Pedersen has qulto n personar following In the ward , but * lnco his friends are beginning to understand the situation he Is having difficulty In holding them In lino. The Indications of the i.ec- tton of the Swanson ticket have become HJ numerous that Frank's friends contemplate abandoning their fight In the Sixth ward , where they have no hope of success. In or der to turn all their forces Into the Elgh\h. The opposition to the regular delegation In the First ward is rapidly decimating nnd' It has now degenerated Into a parcel of dis gruntled politicians sore because they did not get on the other delegation. The op position ticket was originally alleged to be for Morris Morrison for sheriff , but the fact Is now so thoroughly established tbat It represents the candidacy of B. F. Thomas for county Judge that the First ward voters are practically unanimous for the regular ticket. In all campaigns previous to this year the secretary of the county central com mittee has always printed the ballots for the primaries. This year , however , Chair man Burbank took U upon himself to have a special printing committee appointed from the members of the executive com mittee. This committee was composed of K. S. Fisher , George Ambler and Mr. Adams , the mayor's secretary. Mr. Adams was in the minority and practically bad no voice in the meetings of the committee. The committee ordered the printing done by the Zook-Qulnby Printing company , which has not conformed to the rules of the Allied Trades council and is not en titled to use the union labeT. At yesterday's meeting seven members of the executive committee were present and on a vote to throw out certain names from the lists of delegates the vote stood four ngalnst the proposition and three for It. Upon this Chairman Burbank himself voted , making tbo vote a tie , and then declared that the motion had carried. Last year Mr. Burbank held that neither the secretary nor the chairman was entitled tea a vote In the executive committee , which if it pleased could exclude them from the meetings. I'lnceH of I'rlninrlci. At a meeting of the Douglas County Re publican Central committee , held at Washington hall In the city of Omaha , Neb. , August 26 , 1889 , the following resolu tion was unanimously adopted : Resolved , Thnt the apportionment of dele gates to the county convention be ten for each ward of the city of Omaha , four for each ward of the city of South Omaha and five for each country precinct. That the primaries to select the delegates to said county convention bo held Friday , September 8 , 1S99 , In the respective wards of Omaha and South Omaha , and In each of such pieclncta as petition for primaries , un der the rules of this committee governing primary elections. That the commltteemcn from tbo respec tive wards and precincts shall agree upon and furnish the secretary with the names of Judges and clerks of the primary election and the placets of holding the some not later than September 4th , 1899. That the order of offices mentioned In the call be the same na In 1S95. And In accordance with said resolutions I herewith officially publish the location of the voting place for the holding of the re publican primary election In the different wards and precltictn as furnished me by the commltteenifii under said resolution. Said primary election in the different wards and precincts to be held September 8 , ISO'j. First Ward 1703 South Tenth street. Second Ward Twentieth and Castellar. Third Ward 1120 Capitol avenue. Fourth Ward 220 South Seventeenth street. Tlftl' Ward 1811 Lake atrcet. Sixth Ward T only-fourth and Burdetto ( Idlewlld hall ) . Seventh Ward 1312 So. Twenty-ninth avenue. Eighth Wa'd Twenty-second and Gum- lug. lug.Ninth Ninth Ward Twenty-ninth and Farnam streets. South Omaha : Second Ward McRuckln bldg. , 0 street , between Twenty-sixth and Twenty-seventh. Third Ward Evans hall , Twenty-eighth and R street. West Omaha Dundee school house. Union Precinct J urcell's hall Irvlngton , Neb. J. A. TUCKER , Secretary. C n in : i lire for Coiiiiumy I. . A campfire wan given to Company L , First Nebraska volunteers , last evening In tbo Thunston Rifles' armory by the Ladies' auxiliary to the Thurston Rifles. A re ception was hold In the parlor * from S until 10 , when the members of the company , their parents and friends , adjourned to the banquet hall , where covers were spread for 300. Cadet Taylor waa toastmaster and until a Vato hour speechmaklug was Indulged in , Musical numbers interspersed the program , Minute Men for l'Ulllpl'iliiv . ATLANTA , da. , Sept. 7. Governor Cand- ler'a Minute Men , a company of 103 com missioned , noncommissioned otltcers and privates , composed of young men In Marietta , Mai on and Atlanta , has made nppllcat'on to Secretary of War Root to bo accepted as a company for service In the Philippines. ' tf Conduct During Second Term as Council man No Better Than Before i CONSPICUOUS IN SHIELDING A DEFAULTER Helped Hefent Ordinance tlmt Would Ilnte Prevented Ilnlln'n Defnlcn- tlon nnil Then I'cmlntril in Him In Ojn.ce. The conduct of W. A. Saundori during his oecond term as councilman was marked by the same deference towards the corporations observed in the record of his first term , aa It was disclosed In Wednesday's lite. He still championed the claims of the gas company , the electric light company and tbo water company and Incidentally assisted various contractors in their schemes to secure profit able Jobs at the expense of the taxpayers. Ills mcst conspicuous betrayal of trust dur ing this period , however , occurred In con nection with the defalcation of Henry Bolln and the measures Bought to be taken by conscientious councllmen to protect , so far as possible , the municipal treasury from tbo consequences of the cmbczzlemunt. In this connection It la worthy of nottco that Blunders was previously largely re sponsible for the defeat of an ordinance that Imposed a system of municipal bookkeeping that would have made such a defalcation aa impossibility and saved the city the cntlro amount afterward embezzled by Bolln. This plan was recommended by Mayor Bcmls s on after he took his seat for his first term. The ordinance was drawn by City Attorne ) Connell and was modeled after the system In use in Cleveland , 0. , and which bad been adopted after nn extensive embezzlement of city funds had called attention to the necessity of a reform. It provided , in brief , that no city funds should bo drawn from any bank except by check of the city treasurer , to which should bo attached a duplicate war rant , elgned by the mayor and comptroller , which , with the check attached , should be numbered to correspond with the original warrant. All city depositories were pro hibited from cashing any warrant that oamo to them In any other form and It was also provided that no warrant or treasurer's check should bo drawn except In pursuance of nn appropriation by ordinance or con current resolution. Didn't Wiuit to Iiinnlt llolln. The ordinance was no sooner Introduced than Saunders was on his feet to denounce It as a reflection on the honesty of Henry Bolln. It was urged by the city attorney and others that the ordinance was not an Insult to anyone , but was merely a busi ness measure such as would govern the conduct of any private enterprise. But Saundera and other members of the com bine , of which ho was one of the leaders at that time , succeeded In defeating the ordi nance and thus throwing down the bars for the looting of the treasury that they subse quently condoned. Sounders began to serve his second term In January , 1S95 , and was appointed chair man of the Judiciary committee. On April 2 ho voted to pay the bills of the water works company , aggregating $42,000. These bills had been held up for many months , the contention being that the company was not giving the service required under the terms of Its contract with the city. April 30 the mayor vetoed the MacDonald garbage contract , contending that It was Illegal , as It was class legislation , and also that It did not properly protect the Inter est * of the people and the city. Sounders voted to override the veto. May 7 the mayor Tetoed the bill of the gas company relative to a number of gas lamps , , which he showed bad been located without authority of Ofo council or the gas Inspector. Saundera voted to override the veto. veto.May May 21 the mayor vetoed the resolution locating numerous gas lamps In the out skirts of the city , giving as his reason that there existed a shortage In the lighting fund. Saunders voted to pass the resolution over the veto , notwithstanding the fact that the statement of the comptroller showed the mayor was correct In the conclusions reached. Tried to Shield llolln. June 24 Henry Bolln , then city treasurer , was discovered to be a defaulter. A council meeting was held that day for the purpose of taking action in the premises. Bolln had left the office and was in hiding. The bonds men were In charge and the cash was gone , yet Saunders voted against declaring the office vacant , contending : that the council had no authority to rejaove any official without first giving him a hearing. Ho de clared that the council had no knowledge of a shortage , because the comptroller had not furnished the official Information of such fact. He further contended that the council had no right to seek to injure the reputation of Bolln or bis bondsmen by casting suspi cion upon him in declaring the office vacant. Ho also added : "If there are any irregu larities In the office they were committed when Bolln was Insane. " June 27 the mayor named J. II. Dumont as city treasurer to fill the vacancy caused by the removal of Bolln. Saunders voted against the confirmation , falling to give a reason. On the following day the mayor appointed John Rush to the vacancy , but hla name , like that of Dumont , was rejected. Saunders \oted against him , but failed to give a reason for his action. Immediately thereafter the mayor named H. P. Deuel , whoae name was likewise rejected , Saunders voting against confirmation , but failing to explain bis vote. July 2 It wa shown that Theodore Olsen , then city comptroller , bad failed to check up the office of the city treasurer , thus mak ing the defalcation possible. At a council meeting held on that date a resolution was Introduced ordering an investigation of the office of the comptroller , Saundera opposed this , saying : "Such a plan would be an open Insult to the gentleman , and the proposed Investigation Is for buncombe , " July 16 the committee of the council re ported and declared that Olsen had been guilty of official negligence In the Bolln matter. Saunders voted against the report and said. "Olsen has done no more than other comptrollers who have preceded him and he should not be held responsible In this matter. " Helped 11 Contractor Out. July 30 the mayor vetoed a sewer con tract that had been awarded to J , 0. Corby. Corby was to use a certain brand of cement and a higher-priced urtlclo was provided for In the cjntract. The mayor showed that it the cheaper brand was used the tax payers would be saved the sum of $784.20 and the work would be equally as good. Saunders voted to override this veto , In this case the city engineer recommended that the cheaper cement bo used , but , for political reasons , Corby's contract was ap proved and subsequently the council voted him still further compensation over and above that contemplated In tba contract , August 13 Saunders voted to give the Ne braska Telephone company an exclusive franchise to construct conduits tor carrying telephone wires , notwithstanding the fact that at the same time there was another company seeking a franchise for a portion of the business of the city. November 2 < J Saunders opposed Increasing the bond of the city treasurer to { 400,000 , saying that this bond would be more than double the amount of the dally balances and would be unfair to the official. October 20 Saunders voted to pay the Barber Asphalt Paving company $34,395 for repairs on pavements. The bill had been before tbo council upon numerous occasions and bad boon frequently rejected ai being excessive. The records of the district court Indicate that the Information that Saunders gained while a member of the city council was used to his advantage after his term of office ex pired and that ho profited largely by this Information. While Saunders wag a member of the council and chairman of the Judiciary com mittee of that body numerous ordinances were Introduced and passed ordering Im provements , such as paving , curbing , grad- Inn , laying sewers and sidewalks. In all cases the ordinances took the regular course and were passed after the Judiciary commit tee had reported that nil of the conditions preliminary to doing the work had been complied with. H was supposed that all the Improvements had been made In strict com- plUnco with the ordinances of the city. After Saundera left the council It waa sud denly discovered that these ordinances were full of holes and that there had been many Irregularities attending the assessing and levying the special taxes to pay the cost of making such Improvements. Representing property owners , along whoso lota the Im- provemfnts had been made , Saunders brought suits to set asldo the taxes and throw the cost upon the city at large In stead of the property benefited. These suits accumulated rapidly and for months he lum bered the court dockets with them , makln ? no mistakes and always bringing suits against the city to recover taxes where It readily became apparent that some error had been made by the city between the tlmo of ordering the Improvements and the comple tion of the work. The Information pained by Saundern while In the louncll assisted him very materially In another direction. At the delinquent tax wile following the dale of the expiration of his terra ho was a buyer for numerous tax oharks and Invariably ho bought In the property on which the errors and mistakes had been made in the levy and assessment for ppeclal Improvements , the contention now being that ho knew what ho was doing , as ho realized that , If the courts held the taxes to be Illegal , the city would have to refund the money paid , together with In terest. NEW BOOTHS FOR ELECTION County Coinmln loner Ucfor Mnttcr to County Attomej Kticl Con- trnetn At the meeting of the Board of County Commissioners Thursday the matter of new booths for the forthcoming election was re ferred to the county attorney. Some time ago the Board of Public Works Inspected the booths and found them unfit for fur ther use and made the suggestion that now ones bo built. The matter was referred to the city attorney , who , after an inspection , reported to the county commlsalonera that ho coincided with the views of the Board of Public Works. Then the matter was re ferred to the county attorney. The last contract for booths called for the erection of about eighty , costing $223 each , one-quar ter of the expense being berne by the city , one-quarter by the school board and half by Douglas county. The board awarded to tha Omaha Coal , Coke and Lime company the contract for furnishing the county with 300 tons of hard coal , more or less , at $8 per ton. The Ne braska Fuel company bid $8.27 per ton , the Coal Hill Coal company $8.29 and C. B. Haven & Co. $8.42. To the Nebraska Fuel company was awarded the contract for seventy-five cars of soft coal for charity purposes at 90 cents per 600-pound lots , delivered , and $1.55 per lot of 1,000 pounds , delivered ; and twenty- five cars of soft coal , on track , at $2.45 per ton , for the poor farm. At the meeting of the board next Tues day bids will be opened for the removal of the following amounts of earth In the making of new country roads : Chicago precinct ; 12,000 yards ; Blkhorn , 8,000 ; Union , 12,000 ; Florence , 10,000 , and Jefferson , 6,000 yards. i OMAHA AUTOMOBlfcE FACTORY New Company Orsrniilrecl Whlcli Will I'nt Itn Wnrcn on the 3Iar- Uct Shortly. By the first of the jear a line of horse- leas wagons and carriages manufactured In Omaha will be on the market. The Omaha Gas Engine and Motor company , with R. F. Sharpies , S. W. McKco and Lieutenant Cfo\er among the Incorporatore , has taken possession of the large building at Twenty-eighth and Sahler streets , for merly used as a coffin factory , and is In stalling the machinery of the now plant. The company will begin placing gas en gines on the market In from thirty to forty- five days , depending upon the promptness with which orders for machinery are filled. Automobiles , both for pleasure riding and for use as heavy traffic vehicles , wilt bo turned out by the first of the year. The company will manufacture according to the patented designs of Lieutenant Clover , naval constructor , stationed at Tampa , but at present In the city. The motors are much lighter than the gas motors heretofore constructed and it Is eatd that carriages equipped with them will not bo any heavier in appearance than these drawn by horses. Business wagons will have oight-horse-power motors In them and carriages six-horse-power motors. The company will employ about twenty- five men to start with. The trade will have to be taught to tbo workmen , even though they are experienced mechanics , and twenty-five are all that can bo handled at present. Enlargements of the capacity of the plant will cnme later. Recovered a Hurae , A peculiar method of doing business came to light in Justice Klnkead's court yesterday , when the replevin suit of Mrs. Burdlsh against a horse dealer by the name of Coder was tried. Coder bad sold the plaintiff a team of horses which she bad paid cosh for , receiving with them a ver bal guarantee that they would work. Ono of them refused to do anything toward earning his oats , and Mre. Burdlsh took him back. Another horse was tried , which was equally averse to doing any labor , and It went back in turn. Mrs , Burdish asked for the first horse back again , but waa re- fuecd tbo request and was left with but one horse for the price of two. The status quo was maintained for forty days , at the end of which time the horse dealer brought In a bill for the feed of the horse which Mrs. Burdlsh had f > ald for , but which he would not glvo up to her. The court gave her the horse. Notrw from the Court * . Judge Baker haa appointed Silas Cobb guardian for Be sle , Emma. Russell and Clinton Wood , children of Thomas Wood , deceased , Natalie Jambson says eho has been de serted by Jacob Jacobson and In her peti tion for divorce asks for alimony and the custody of her two children. I Mary Matthtes wants a divorce from Cfaus Matthles , claiming be does nut imp- port her , called her bad names when iho > did not live with him and upon one occa sion threatened to strike her with a boa. The following administrators have been appointed by Judge BaxterF. . J , Lai son , estate of Mitchell TS. Hays , bond $200 ; Fue/1 T > . Wcad , estate of Pannllla Shrap , Ivind $250 , Thomaa Wood , cetato of John Homlln , bond $200. Judge Baker has Issued a restraining or der preventing the transferring of two notes for $1.300 pending the suit of Isa bella Klckard against C. T , L. Maesey ct nl. All parties are connected , directly or Indi rectly , with the Continental Catering com- pony , doing business on the Midway In the exposition grounds. The following marriage licenses were it- sued on Thursday : Name and Residence , Age. Wlllard V Carter , Omaha . 25 Daisy M. Bryant , Omaha . , , . 23 Robert Morgan , South Omaha . . . . 24 Mamie J. Clegler , South Omaha. , . 22 New Issues Present Themsalres in th Con- with the Contractors. RESOLUTIONS OF BUILDERS' ' ASSOCIATION Onlr n. Vevr Cnrpentcr * Arc How nt \Vnrlt Uiitkc'ii Men Qnlt AVhcu TIicj- Learn Thcr Are to Hc- cclt e 30 Cent ; ) nn Hour. The carpenters' strike has apeunjed an aspect which borders > ery closely upon the Eorlous. While there vrcro no now < lo\olop- mcnts yesterday pertaining to the men \\lio ftre "but and refuse to return to work until they are paid 35 cents per hour , sldo Issues presented themselves which , white they do not apparently tiffed the situation , mny In the course of a tew dajs bring about a gen eral strike or bo the direct cause of b'rlng- Ing the contro\crsy to a speedy termination. The strike has now been in progrcts since Tuesday , All this time the bricklayers have been at work , and it Is now a question of only a few days , possibly by Saturday , when they will have caught up with the carpen ters on the buddings now In course of con struction. When that tlmo arrives the bricklayers will be compelled to lay down their tools owing to their Inability to pro ceed further until the carpenters get to work and rush along their part of the \ntl- oun contracts. When the bricklayers arc no longer en abled to work they will look to the car penters to bring the trouble to an end. They do not propose to bo the sufferers through a cause which has not the official sanction of the heads of the Carpenters' union. As yet the Carpenters' union has not boon enabled to call the present difficulty a strike , as the International union has not given Its sanction to the lockout That being the case the bricklayers will demand of the car penters that they either go to work at 30 or 35 cents an hour , whichever the individual men can get , or else secure the proper recognition from the International union and force a settlement by a general strike of all mechanics employed on the contracts now temporarily suspended. The officers of the Builders and Traders' exchange want It distinctly understood that that organization la not a party to the trouble. They claim that the difficulty lies between the carpenters and the Builders' association. Behind this declaration there Is another issue relative to the strike which may cut an important figure In the near future. The exchange Is made up largely of dealers In building materials , and , while the Builders' association has not made a positive state ment to that effect. It is tacitly under stood that If the exchange antagonizes the association In its controversy with the car penters the m-stnbers of the association may find It desirable to purchase building ma terial from companies not members of the exchange. Bo that as it may , It is stated positively by those who claim to bo In position to know that two members of the exchange who deal In builders' supplies and builders' material have tendered their resignation to the exchange. If subsequent events make It necessary tie members of the association say they can go out of the city and purchase material , but they do not anticipate anv such necessity , for they figure that the exchange cannot , as a body , afford to an- taconlzo them to such an extent as to cause such Btera U be taken. Dullilcr * ' A iioclatton ncnolntlon. The members of the Builders' association reiterate their willingness to pay 35 cents pec hour after January 1 , or upon all new contracts which they may have the oppor tunity to figure upon at the advanced scale of wages asked for. The Dosltlon of the assocuit'on is set forth In the following resolution passed at Its last meeting : Whereas , Carpenters' union No. 427 of Omaha , on August 24 , 1893 , without notice demanded an advance of 5 cents per hour , alee a half holiday on Saturday , this ad vance to take effect on and after September 5. This we consider unjust , as all our con tracts were taken on a basis of 30 cents per hour , which is the union scale of wages. As this demand will cause a loss of 17 per cent on all work now under contract , being far in excess of our profits , and , Whereas , In our conference with a com mittee from the Carpenters' union , wa proposed t ° grant their demands , providing the time is extended until January 1 ; and as the proposition was rejected , bo it , there for , Resolved , That we , the members of this association , resist the demands of the Carpenters' union by all honorable means , reserving the rlcht to employ whom wo please , and pay the present union acalo of wages , which Is 30 cents per hour for six days of eight hours each per week. There were comparatively few carpenters at work yesterday In splto of the positive statement made Wednesday night at the La bor teraplo that about 250 would take up tholr tools this morning. The majority of these who did go to work are those who are employed by contractors who agreed to pay the advance of D cents per hour or those who are working on what is known as day or piece work. A number of carpenters employed by Robert Butke on the William Rochcford flat , Twenty-fifth and Farnam , went to work Wednesday under the impression that they were to receive 35 cents per hour. In the middle of the afternoon when the bosa car penter notified the men they would receive but 30 cents they laid down their tools , and work was again suspended on that Job. It was given out when these men first went to work that the strike waa about to end , the carpenters winning , as Butke Is a member of the association , and It was taken for granted that If be would pay the 35 cents . per hour the other members of the associa- tlon would do likewise. I At the meeting Wednesday night of some of the contractors belonging to the Exchanga It was decided by a vote of G to 3 to I pay the advance asked for. The secretary I refused to discuss the matter , but It la thought v5 three contractors who voted In the negative are the ones who are also mem- ! bore of the aeaoclatlon. Ciirneiitera to Meet Toiluy. A special meeting of the carpenters belong ing to local union No. 427 is called for this morning , and will be held at 0 o'clock In the main room of Labor temple. The meeting ts called for tbo purpose of discussing the present "lockout , " as the car penters chooBo to term the disagreement be- I twoen the Builders' association. Tbo execu- I live board of the carpenters' union held an I adjourned meeting last evening In the tern- | pie , when matters pertaining to the controversy - | versy were taken up and discussed. The { object of today's special meeting Is not only to take action upon what transpired at the executive session , but to post all members who are not thoroughly acquainted with the conditions as they exist up to date. The Builders' association also met In secret ses sion last e\enng | In Washington hall and dis cussed matters In an informal manner. The carpenters expressed themselves as being satisfied with the situation , and pre dict that they will win In the end by forcing tbo association to concede to their demands. They do not place any credence In the threat of the association to Import labor from neighboring cities. They take the stand that as laborers are scarce In smaller towns throughout tbo state , the association will be compelled to go to such cities aa Denver , St , Louis or Kansas City , where the scale of wages is higher than it Is In Omaha , and that , the carpenters claim , the associa tion will not do. The carpenters will today circulate among 1 the contractors their petition asking for 35 cents per hour. The paper was to have been Men who are always In a hurry , and most men are , want a soap for the toilet that will lather quickly and freely in hot or cold water. Other soaps than Ivory may have this quality , but will likely contain alkali , which is injurious to the skin. Ivory Soap is made of pure vegetable oils , no alkali , produces a white , foamy lather , that cleanses thoroughly and rinses easily and quickly. Money cannot buy a better soap for the toilet. IT FLOATS. COmiOHT l l BY THI PROCUH OAUaK CO CINCINNATI circulated by the committee yesterday , but after It had been printed It was found ad visable to change Its text , and , as the new version could not bo gotten out until late In the day , It was deemed advisable to defer Us circulation until today. .AMUSEMENTS. . . . . Eddlo Glrard , who will be remembered by local play-goers as having formerly appeared hero with Henry V. Donnelly lu Donnelly & Glrard's threo-act farce comedy , "Natural Gas , " opened a thrco-nlght engagement at Boyd's theater Thursday night , presenting an up-to-dato version of this same laughable bit of farce writing. Mr. Glrard Is as funny as ever and from the tlmo ho comes on the stage until he leaves it the audience is kept in a bowl of merriment. Glrard Is one of these comedians whoso nether extremities are as funny as anything about his makeup and ho uses them to decided advantage in laugh producing. He haa for his support an unusually largo and capable company , for a farce comedy , made up principally of spe cialty artists of ability. "Natural Qas" has been brought right up to the present time and ono would hardly recognize It as the same piece formerly pre sented here by Mr. Glrard and his late part ner. There are fourteen specialties Intro duced during the performance , all of which are entertaining. As a foil for his comedy in Edward Garvie , Mr. Girard haa a de cidedly clever actor. Jesse Gardner is a chic Ilttlo soubrette with a good voice , shapely figure and quite a beautiful face. She is clever and captivates her audience from the start. The piece continues tonight and Satur day , with a Saturday matinee. CHANGE AT THE ILER GRAND Home Miller I.cnncn the Property anil , Will KNtabllKh Illii Ilcnd- anartcro There. Rome Miller has assumed the proprietor ship of the Her Grand hotel. The transfer papers were made out and signed Thursday afternoon and Mr. Miller took charge later in the day. Ho purchased from P. E. Her all the furniture and fixtures , and the lease Mr. Miller holds upon the property has three years yet to run , with the privilege of five. For the present no changes will be made lu the force under the management of Milton Powell , who was so long associated with Mr Her. It Is the Intention of Mr. Miller to make the Her Grand the future headquarters for the Elkhorn eating house system , by moving his headquarters from their present location in Missouri Valley , la. , to this city. YOUNG TUNICA RELEASED Charge of Petty Larceny Will lie Preferred , llowoer , Today. Arthur Tunica waa examined In police court Thursday afternoon on the charge of grand larceny. He Is accused of having taken adiamond _ ring from Joseph Fronzor , a Jeweler on Dodge street. It was brought out In the testimony that the diamond coot the Jeweler In the neighborhood of $27 and with the usual per cent would bo worth In the retail market about 37. This , the county attorney held , would knock in the bead the charge of grand larceny and Tunica was re leased. This morning a charge of petty lar ceny will bo preferred against him and ho put up as security for bis appearance to moot the complaint a box of Jewels thought to bo worth at least $300. The Jewels were found upon the joung man when he was arrested a few da > s ago. Tunica was In the store looking at some rings and Mr. Fronzcr thinks ho took the ring at that tlmo. Tunica , waa apprehended at the railroad station as ho was about to leave the city. A slight scar on the forehead led to his detection and apprehension by the police. FIRST WARD CLUB IS LOYAL ImllcntcH UN Undivided Support for the Wnril'N Candidate for County Judge. The Young Men's Republican club of the First ward held a meeting last night at Fourth and Woolworth streets and notwith standing the rain there was a largo num ber In attendance. Phil E. Winter , Isaac Hascall nnd A. R. Heusol , the latter a candldato for rcnomlnatlon as constable , wore the speakers. Mr. Winter addressed his remarks on the Importance of organiza tion and congratulated the young repub licans of the First ward for the activity they were displaying in the primary and ante-olectlon contests. Ho spoke of the recognized right that each ward should stand by Its own candidates nnd hU state ment that the delegation pledged to Charles Elgutter In bis candidacy for county Judge would carry In the First ward by a throe to ono vote was greeted with an enthusi astic cheer from the men , who indicated by their applause their Intention to engage In the primary battle today prepared to carry the ward for the candidate who has already been pledged the undivided support of the club. Mr. Hascall spoke at stxna lengthen on the general political conditions sur rounding the republican party at this time and his address aroused considerable- Inter est. Kaiinnii llr on Traitxport. KANSAS CITY , Sept. 7. A cablegram to tha Slur from Hone Koiifj. dated today , says : Corporal Leo , Company F. Twentieth Kansas , ulod on hoard the UnltPrt States transport Tartar hero today of dysentery. The Tartar will saJl Sunday. Hot Water Bottles Two 50c Quart , Three Quart , Four Quart , Agents for the Celebrated IIaril man Scamlcs Water Bottles The Aloe & Penfold Co. 1107 Farnam St. Ilelull Dm if Iluuiie. Oppunlte 1'uxton Hotel. Drex L , Shooman Has a canddlate for popular favor in a man's genuine welt shoo at $2.60 No ono can show a eUoo at $3.00 that will glvo you inoro value than the $ i0 ! ehros We have thorn in two-toes wide bulldojj and medium round extra heavy double soles a quilt solo with no nails to hurt the feet this Is the first tlino that wo have attempted to sell a genuine welt at $2.50 but ycu can depend upon it being just what wq claim for It can have half solos Bowed on instead of nailed an ovcry-duy bhoo for the every-day man. Drexel Shoe Co. , Omaha' * C-t- t * Iho * H * M , 1410 VARNAil STREET. This Organ Business- has grown to such proportions with us that wo have moved out everything from our basement and devote It ex- cliiblvely to organs and show a larger assortment of Myle.s than over before We have organs at $5 , $10 , $15 , $25 and up to $75 organs that are now organs that nro second-hand organs for every body If you want an organ for the home , the church or the Sunday school you will bo saving money by coming in and looking at ours and getting our prices. A. HOSPE , W oelobrote onr 2Btu builneM r Got. 23rd , 1806. Music and Art 1513 Douglas ,
