THE OMATIA DAILY BEE : SATURDAY , SEPTEMBER 16 , 18 ! ) ! ) .
c , Sept. 16 , 9) .
New Fall Suits , Jackets
and Capes.
Selling only the productions of
the finest manufacturers , in ready-
to-wear garments , places us in the
faremost position for retailing only
such goods as we can , guarantee to
be perfect in fit , make and style.
An Inspection of what wo have to soil Yeeterdny wo received a new slllpment of
elegant tight-noting suits , 16 black ,
will convince you how much bettor our
gray , nnd tan ; beautifully tailored ,
garments are m do than the average
with the correct habit back , at $16.00 ,
kind of goods sold In moat stores. $18.00 $ , $20.00 $ , $22.00 and $25.00.
Our now tailor-made coats are now GOLF CAPES. Wo give our customer *
ready for selling. Our jackets hnve timely notlco that In a short ilme from
the new , correct sleeve. Our prices for now there will bo but few desirable
fine , strictly tallor-raado coats arc patterns of these goods to sell. You
0. $15.00. had better make your selection early.
ron FOSTER KID o&ovni AND moCAbi/a
THOMPSON , BELDEN & Co.
f ME ONUf EXCLUSIVE DRY GOODS HOUSE IN OMAHA.
' . _ T. M. C. Ju BDILDINO. COB. 16TH AMD DOUGLAS IT * .
1800. ' W13 CO.VH.WJH TO CLOS E OUll STOUH SATURDAY AT O P. M.
BRYAN REFUSES TO SPEAK
Nebraska ! ! Will Not Meet Bourke Oockran in
Joint Debate ,
MR , ROSEWATER DELIVERS AN ADDRESS
Committee an ncflolntlniin OrprnnlrliiK
\VorkWnrklitKiiinirii Slilc In
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I'rcHc'iited to TriiKt Conference
' liy Mnuy Able Speaker * .
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amendments to this constitution , or on the.
application of the legislatures of two-
thirds of the' ' several states shall call a
convention for proposing amendments
which In each case shall T > o valid to all
IntentsJnnd purposes , or part of this con
stitution when ratltied by the. legislature. If
three-fourths of the several states or by
conventions In three-fourths thereof as the
one-or the other mode of ratification may
bo proposed by "the congress. "
U will bo noted thnf the Initiative for
the adoption of separate amendments to
the constitution must bo taken by con
gress while the initiative for a revision
of jhe constitution can be , taken by the
states through their legislatures and when
two-thirds of the states have endorsed the
proposal It becomes mandatory on con
gress to call a constitutional convention
andjsubmlt Us work for ratification. Mani
festly , the revision of the constitution is
more certain by n convention called by
the , states than would bo an amendment
proposed by congress , which Is not likely
to trass the ordeal of a two-thirds vote
of Xhe United States' ' senate so long ns Its
mehibers are not elected by the direct vote
of the people. In my Judgment , the time
is ripe for such a revision of our funda
mental law as will make It conform to the
changed conditions wrought by mora thnii
a .deutury's marvelous Industrial evolution ,
conjttierclal growth and territorial expan
sion ;
Whjle. the trusts might bo reached by a
single amendment to the constitution I
doubt very much whether anything could
be.gained by such .patch-work , since the
constitution contains many othei" provisions
that would constitute a bar in effecting
enforcement of the Interstate commerce
law. The mode of procedure for securing
a. single amendment Is , If anything , more
cumbersome ard ratification thereof more
difficult to push 'than would bo a com
plete' revision of the organic law of the
land.
If J you will examine the constitution you
will see that It lies within the power of the
states to call a national constitutional con-
venjlon whenever two-thirds have con
curred In such call , whereas the ordinary
amendment r qulres the concurrence of
two-thirds or eich , of the houses of con-
gresm , ' which Is VMT difficult to procure In
vletr of the tremendous Influence exercised
over the senate by the confederated cor
porations.
Mr. Hosewatcr was applauded again and
again during his address.
Cockrnn Compliment * Drynii.
Chairman Head next introduced Bourke
Coekbn of New1 York. At the close of his
speech the New Yorker won the hearts 6f
hla listeners by paying Bryaa a few well
chosen ' compliments , .which the democratic
leader'blushlngly acknowledged. Cockran
Ilkdned Bryan to a monopoly and claimed he
was'a ' bigger monopoly as the leader of the
dom'ocratlc party than' any financial corpo
ration In the world.
Cpckran' spoke for about two hours , and
wfien ho concluded cries for Bryan came
frritr)1 ) all over the bouse. Finally Bryan
nroeo.and said that for the good of the con
ference all .partisan . feeling should bo ellml-
natcdjfrora , the gathering , and although he
agreed with Cockran In many of his argu
ments , It was necessary that his side of the
controversy should"bo given tomorrow.
Mr. Cockran said :
"Mr. Chairman , Ladles and Gentlemen :
There Is no person who would have llsterfed
to the papers .which have been read from
Ihti platform during the fast three days and
doubt for a moment that the object , of this
Fathering -was an honest search for truth.
( Applause. ) I think the country la to bo
tongratufatcd upon Berne of the papers
which wore contributed to this discussion ,
notably these that came from the represont-
i
ttlvea from the labor organizations and I I
from the National Grange. ( Applause. ) In-
BeooV as I llsttacd to the conceptions of
economic law which mark every address to
jvhUh I listen , delivered by representatives
of .organized labor , I become convinced that
the jaborcra who spoke to us understood
thos Jaws much better than their employ
ers ; Indeed , I bellevo that some recent
events i'n our history would hive been Im
possible ) f both .cldeai of these labor contro
versies understood HID oonomlo laws gov
erning the relation of producer to consumer
is'well'nS ono side Showed that It understood
them * thls'
very day ,
"Now , the precise question which we have
been called to consider Is the effect on the
general prcoperlty.of tbo community of com- j
blnatlons , whether of capital or of labor , I
Ono of the great difficulties In a phllosopbl-1 I
cal Inquiry'.Is ' the usotof vague , eonorous and j
misleading phrasea-.which ; raise clouds of ]
passionate declamation about the difficulty I I
of the problem , obscuring Its outlines and '
even magnlfylng lts dimensions. ( Laughter
end applause. )
"I shall endeavor for the
, purpose of cs-
'Good Beginnings.
Make Good "
, Endings.
y n4e making a. good beginning * when
you com/twice/p take Hood's S3.rsnpa.nlli
for Any trouble of' ' your blood , stomtch ,
kidneys or truer. Persistently taken , this
great medicine tuHl bring you the good end'
ing of perfect health , strength And vigor.
tabllsblng an Intelligent basis of discussion ,
somewhat free from these terms over which
men have become moved to passionate dec
lamation ; I shall deflno prosperity as an
abundance of commodities fairly distributed
among those who produce them. Now this
Is not a statement of true conditions separate -
arato and distinct , but rather a statement of
two aspects of one difference. For , my
friends , I hope to establish , before I get
through , that there cannot be abundant pro
duction of commodities without an cxteuslve
distribution of thorn In the form of wages
In a country wherein prosperity la based
upon freedom. ( Applause. ) *
Coiulilnntlonn Mny He Good Ar"Had.
j
"But whether this distribution Is not as
effective nnd complete as wo might wish wo
can defer consideration of that question for
a moment and wo can all agree that there
cannot be any distribution If there Is not
production and that there cannot bo an ex
tensive distribution unlese there la an abun
dant production. We must have commodi
ties to distribute before we can distribute
them In the form of wages or of profits. If
this definition of prosperity be correct , It
la perfectly plain that there Is no reason
why a sensible manehbuld grow excited
either to the approval or resentment of a
combination merely as such. A combina
tion may bo good or bad , according to Its
effect. For Instance , a combination for
prayer In a church. All good men would
subscribe to the success of It. ( Laughter. )
A combination for burglary is a conspiracy.
All good men would call out tbe police to
prevent It. ( Laughter. ) Any Industrial eys-
tem which operates to swell the volume of
production should bo commended ; anything
that operates to restrict It should be sup
pressed.
' 'iNow ; , whether , thesegro t combinations i
'of capital or theVe combinations of labor
operate to restrict prices or to reduce them
is a subject about which there baa been a
wide diversity of opinion , not merely in this
hall , but wherever economic questions have
been discussed. Now , ladle * and gentlemen ,
I think the question a simple one , perfectly
clear. The test Is to ascertain whether the
combination of capital flourishes through
government aid , or without It , ifor , my
friends , you must aeo that any industrial
enterprise which dominates the. market
without old from the government must dose
so through cheapening tbo product , or , as
It la commonly called , by underselling com
petitors. , An Industry which at one and
the same time reduces prices and sWells Its
own profits must accomplleh that result by
Increasing tho. . volume of its production.
( Applause. ) On the other hand , an Industry
which dominates the market by the favor of
government , direct or Indirect , cannot In
the nature o'f things be forced to main
tain prices , because If It could dominate the
market by underselling competitors in an
open field without favor it would not need
the government favor. ( Applause. )
"Now , there are three ways In which the
government Interferes in the trade of In- '
dlvlduals in this country. Ono Is by patent
laws. It Is my purpose , ladles and gentle
men , tonight to try to emphasize the points
on which wo can agree and If possible by
eomo ( suggestions to extend the ecopo and
Held of our agreement , but waste no time
upon questions which cannot possibly bo
settled by this conference and on which this
conference can have very little effect. There
fore , I will not waste time in discussing
patent laws.
"Tho other means by which the govern
ment Interferes is by tariff. Now , I be
lieve that every person can concede , whether
he believes In high tariff or free trade , that
so far as trusts are concerned the tariff op
erates to favor them in this way , and in this
way only : It operates to restrict competf-
tlon In the production of any article to those
engaged in it In this country. But it a
trust or combination la to be formed , mani
festly it aids the enterprise where tbo field
of competition is originally limited. Under
a condition of free trade every article which
is produced is exposed to the competition of
the whole world , If you rely upon tbo com
bination to suppress competition manifestly
It is eaaler to make a combination between
the producers in ono country than In nil
countries and to that extent tbo tariff favor * .
( Applause. )
Government Franchise * an Uvll.
"There Is still a third and serious question
with which I think wo can deal , and which
I believe Is vastly pioro exorbitant in its
results than this tariff In favor of trusts.
And I refer to those favors which are ex
tended < to certain interests or great corpora
tlons enjoying government franchises , which
are not the lees government agenclea because
their stock Is owned by private 'individual ! .
And hero wo are face to face , with a serious
difficulty. First , I must assume it a serious
difficulty , because It Is almost Impossible to
describe U. It la surrounded by secret. That
It is existing and docs exist , everybody be-
llovos. Dot for the purposes of philosophical
discussion , 4t Is Impossible-to try to follow
that which you cannot even fully describe
and the worst feature , therefore , of this
outrage which It perpetrates against a cer
tain class of the community Is that It Is
shrouded In mystery.
"But , jny friends , ' you must remember that
no person can enjoy a favor at the hands
of any company enjoying a public franchise
except at the expense of another. H Is true
of every Instance where government favors
an Individual. A government cannot be Just
and neneroua at tbo same time , for if It be
generous to ona It must be oppressive to
another ! If it do a favor it must have a
victim. And that government only la Just
and beneficent which baa neither favorites
uor victims.
"Tlho znont that you can expect to make
of a perfect government is ft Just one. That
is to ay , aa Impartial government. Gov
ernment IB alyay bopeflceat when. U Is
absolutely impartial , but cot merely muit
it * own hands be impartial , but to p&raphnua
Lx > rd Bacon , 'tho hands of lt hands' must
bo Impartial , Us executive officers Impartial ,
but the agencies that It empowers to dis
charge functions essentially public , must bo
Impartial In that service to every human
being Within the limits of the state. ( Great
applause. )
Municipal ( ) u nprnlilp ,
"Now , I have said that these favors are
extended by the common belief nnd 1 have
said nnd I now allege that If' one person
obtains rates that are excessively favorable ,
If his goods arc transported at a Ices , why
other men using that same facility must
trtako good the Ices. If goods are trans
ported from Chicago to New Y6rk for any
body for lees than they cost , why that must
bo made up by the commerce of hundreds or
others who pay too much. What la the
remedy ? A pimple one. Scale gentlemen
have suggested municipal ownership. ( Ap
plause. ) Ladles and gentlemen , I have no
quarrel nltli the applause of the municipal
ownership. I concede the principle of It.
( Applause. ) The government has no right
to employ any private agency to perform a
function , unless It bo ono which the govern
ment would be bound l sMf ito perform If that
agency were not to bo found. ( Applause. )
The only excuse for empowering a private
corporation to discharge a public function la
the excuse that the service will bo more
efficient. The question , then , of municipal
ownership Is a mere question of expediency.
Can a government administer n railway , a
gas company or a street railway as well as
private Individuals with that strong Incen
tive In the shape cf a hope of profit nnd
that peculiar capacity which Is developed
by yenrs of experience won't debate It
here , for this reason , that If It be a remedy ,
It Is such n rcmoito one that a discussion of
It would be n discussion of our captain rather
than ourselves. ( Laughter and applause. )
"Thero nro many grave questions to bo
considered before municipal ownership
could bo reduced to practical oper
ation , cvon though wo would not
set about the task. Them nro
questions , for Instance , as to the rate of
valuation. Would -wo take them at what It
cost to reproduce them , or at their earning
power ? If we say that wo will take them
at the earning power , you would have rather
a doubtful speculation. It Is doubtful If the
government could take thorn , capitalized at
their present rates , and make them pay. If
you take them nt what It would ccst to re
produce them , you are brought face to face
with the question as to 'whether you have
any right , after the state stood -by and en
couraged the original holders of these fran
chises , to sell the capital which was Issued
upon them to Innocent holders at the value
that might bo put upon ita earning power
and then take It back from them on a dif
ferent valuation.
"Outsldo of the question of ethics and jim-
tlco you have questions of constitutional
law to study and on the whole I consider
Lho question of municipal ownership as
highly Ingenious and highly Interesting ,
but the subject of a constitutional conven
tion to frame a now constitution for the
United States Is somewhat remote. ( Ap
plause. )
Publicity the Remedy.
"Now , is there any practical remedy that
this conference can , suggest that can bo put
In force tomorrow by any legislature that
happens to be in session. My friends it
seems to me to bo a very simple matter.
The fact Is you would not have to de
nounce special rates to Individuals , that Is
the law today. The remedy then Is simply
to deflno a practical penalty , a serious ono
and then provide for publicity and provide
the proper statute of publicity and you need
not enforce the penalty. An officer of a
corporation granting a special favor to any
person who has the right to use that pos
session on equal terms with everybody
else ought to bo held guilty of a .serious
felony. ( A plauset ) . ! *
'A statute which * would modify * " " but'
slightly If at all the existing laws of ev'ery
etato would make this species of fraud
impossible ; and whllo I believe that 'It Is
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possible"that"thla conference may roach xa
unanimous conclusion because every person
who has spoken upon the subject the pro
fessors of political economy from the col
leges , the master of the national grange
every person who has touched the problem ,
has agreed that publicity Is the remedy for
this species of corporate fraud and for un
fair and unjust discriminations against
those who are compelled to use them , what
objection can there be to It ? Why , they tell
you It Is private business. Never private
business when you are called upon to dis
charge a trust on behalf of those who are
not always at your elbow to see how that
trust is discharged. ( Applause. ) No honest
man ever yet discharging a duty for an
other claims the cloak of secrecy. That Is
the worst of frauds. ( Applause. )
"No corporation has a right to secrecy in
the discharge of Its duties. Whenever any
person eeekfl to lure you up a dark alleyway
on the prepense that he Is going to serve
you , do not parley with him a moment he Is
a confidence man. Call a policeman If you
want to save your property or your charac
ter. No corporation anxious to perform
honest services to the .public . and its stock
holders will seek secrecy or will insist upon
it. Remember that this secrecy is not In
voked by corporate mrembors against' the
public any more than It is against their own
stockholders. It Is the cloak behind which
all these fraudo are perpetrated. The pay
ment of interest , the false pretense of pay-
Ing" dividends which have not been earned ;
false pretenses about earnings ; false pre
tenses made up of false bookkeeping all
these are possible whllo the managers of n
corporation have the right to close their
offices In the face of their own shareholders
and say that this is a matter which concerns
the management.
Slutfle Statute lYcccmmry.
"Ladles and gentlemen have but to pro
vide a single statute , first , that any stock
holder aa they have In England , as Prof.
Brooks pointed out hero the first day of the
session shall have the right to examine the
books of a company and know everything
about its concerns , although ho owns but
one share of It. If they find It too onerous
to allow the owner of one share to examine
their books at leisure , thea let them raise
their share to $1,000 or $10,000 or50,000 and
let the minimum shareholder be permitted
to examine the books. But when they issue
stock at $100 a share or $50 a share pnd
any member of the public becomes a mem
ber and owner of that stock and a share
holder In that corporation ho should have
the right to examine those books whenever
he chooses. And that is. tho. law today if
tihe courts would enforce It. ( Applause. ) In
addition to that , every corporation should be
compelled to file with the secretary of state
when It organizes a statement' property
and then let the public buy at any capital
ization It chcosc-3 to make. Every year it
should report to come competent authority
a full statement of its business. That is
the law today in nearly every state and it
ii always evaded.
"I have , as you will remember , mentioned
a form of industrial organization which dom
inates the market , not through government
favor , but through ho cheapness of its
product. Now let us BOO what the objec
tion to that is. We ore told that It defeats
competition , but , my friends , .that , Is an ob
vious mistake. I must say to begin with ,
that any industrial organization that cheap
ens to rae the cost of something I need I
regard AS a benefit and I cannot possibly
bring rnyeelf to quarrel with It. ( Laughter. )
I cannot quarrel with It evtn if you call It a
monopoly. I must make this confession
frankly before this gathering , that If I can
goto n department store ( which I bellove Is
a form of monopoly very offensive to some
gentlemen ) , or to any other kind of a trust
and get a deed suit of clothes for J40 , why ,
I wouM rather go there than to a small
tailor establishment and pay J50.
"I think I eald at the beginning that we
must be very careful about getting excited
over the v c-rda. Now , there k a word here
f
which I must 'use , and that Is the word
monopoly. 1 do not believe that there Is
any alnglo Industry existing In this country
tcday that Is a monopoly In the tcnto In
which that word can bo used. I believe the
Standard Oil company , which Is generally
considered the leading monopoly , supplies
about 62 per cent of the entire product of
all Its consumers. But I suppose a better
V'ord would bo a dominating Industrial en
tcrprlsc one that dominates the market , that
leads , one that has the largest mrnsure of
the total. 1 do not object , oven If you call
the Institution that gives rae my clothes
the cheapest , a monopoly. 1 will not quarrel
with the words , 1 do not care which term
you use as much as 1 do about the clothoe.
( Laughter. ) But It must bo lorno In mind
that the gentlemen who object to this form
of domination or monopoly call It what you
will on the ground that It destroys competi
tion are wholly Illogical. It does not de
stroy competition. It Is the very product
of competition. You cannot have competi
tion without competitors and If you have
competitors ono must prevail. If you do
not allow the man who prevails In the com
petition the full fruit of his victory , ho
will not compete and nobody else will , nnd
then you will have no competition Laughter
nnd applause. ) The competition of man In
any department of human endeavor , If It
bo absolutely free , develops excellence , and
excellence Is monopoly. H would not bo
excellence It It were not. You wuold surely
not call that excellence which Is shared by
many. Now , If any number of persons comv-
potlng to supply me with clothoa and with
shoea and with food and with shelter have
among them ono standing pre-eminently able
to render mo the best service of all , ho
dose not suppress competition ; ho Is the
competitor ; ho Is the successful competitor
nnd If you do not allow him the fruits of
his success , you destroy competition.
( Laughter "and applause. ) Ho who edls
cheapest must always dominate the market ,
for In economy the domination of the
cheapest Is the Survival ot the fittest. I
have heard It said as on objection to this
that the successful Industry , by serving mo
so 'well , throws the men who cannot serve
mo so well out of employment. Well , I
might say , In the first place , that I do not
bellevo It These great Industrial trusts I
do not bellevo have thrown anybody out of
employment who deserves employment. To
begin with , the man who says that any com
bination throws him out of employment be
cause ho cannot compete with It admits
that somebody else can do his job better
than ho can , and if so , ho ought to give It
up.
up."But
"But let ua consider for just ono moment
what the acts of history show. There have
been two or three great Industrial changes ,
and my firm belief Is that a period of In
dustrial change Is a period of apprehen
sions ; but the apprehensions are never real
ized.
ized."My
"My frlonds , these ere my suggestions :
"Publicity for corporate management ;
prohibition under penalties for special fa
vors ; right of action against any corporation
whoso service Is suspended , except In abso
lute defense proved that it was at all
times ready to discuss -with its employes
questions at IBSUO between them , by agen
cies of their own selection. "
MornliiK Sc lon.
Worklngmcn , socialists , advocates of the
Single tax theory and students of political
economy were 'heard this morning at th
Civic FcderatlfirT conference on trusts and
combinations held here.
A majority of the speakers spoke In vigor
ous opposition to Industrial , financial and
transportation combinations. The problem
in its relation to worklngmon was discussed.
The commlttesi on resolutions' named by
the conferencejyosterday held Its first meeting -
ing at. 930 ; o'clock./thlsi morning and organ
ized by elepUng'.oi-Governor. : Luce of Mlchl-
an chalnrmn aijjd. ; lUlph M , Easier secre-
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t'ar'v. Mtjre , than , , an hour was spent In discussing
'
cussing 'plans for committee work. The
adoption 6t a definite plan , , was finally post
poned until later In the day. W.V. . Howe
ot Louisiana moved the appointment of a
sub-committee of five to receive and con
sider resolutions that might bo presented
and report to a general committee. The mo
tion was carried and Chairman Luce was
authorized to name the sub-committee. He
said it would bo announced later in the
day.
day.The
The crowd which greeted Louis P. Post ,
the New York advocate of the single tax ,
was the smallest of the session so far. His
address waa enthusiastically cheered , the
applause ceasing only when Thomas J. Mor
gan rose nnd spoke on "The Trust from the
Socialist Point ot View. "
Morgan was followed by Mr. Henry White ,
secretary of the United Garment Workers
of America.
M. M. Garland , billed to speak on "Aa
Iron and Steel Worker's View of Combina
tions , " and E. E. Clark , grand chief railway
conductor , on the program for an address ,
wore not present when Chairman Howe
called their names , and John W. Hoyee ,
secretary of the Kn.Ights of Labor , was re
quested to deliver bis address.
In part ho said :
A'iewn of a Labor Secretary.
"I maintain that these great combinations
are an Assault upon the Inherent and con
stitutional rights of the citizens ; that the
real and vital advantage to be gained Is the
despotic control over labor.
"Violence Is not the only means of mak
ing conquests and enslaving the people , and
It can bo proven beyond any question that
the methods of the trusts are the methods
of the Invader and the ends to be accom
plished by the Intlgators of the trusts are
exactly those Intended to be accomplished
by arms directed by military genius ; taking
this view of the trusts , which I hold U the
correct one , I assert boldly that they are
the enemy of society , and as such should be
destroyed as any common enemy , and the
financial phase of the question should not
come Into the subject for consideration , as
the liberties of the people are far above the
mere question of money.
'The trusts being an aggressive combi
nation for purely selfish objects , attacks the
individual and by overthrowing his mutual
rights , seizes upon the field ot opportunity
and production , appropriating them to its
own personal advantage. The field having
boon conquered and the trusts strengthened
In Its financial power , the aggreulvo spirit
of selfish greed looks for conquest In allied
fields' , which are soon Invaded and monop
olized , or' other combinations , seeing the
success of the first attempt , enter upon the
earns campaign of conquest. Soon the indi
vidual Is overwhelmed and every field of
production Is monopolized by a truit. "
Resolutions dencunclng the trusts have
been drafted by the anti-trust delegates for
presentation at the afternoon session.
The resolutions set forth arc ;
General V/nr on Monoiiollra.
"Unalterable opposition to all trusts and
monopolle * ; demand of the several states
and cities that they take such action as will
lead to the .public ownership of'all ' publlo
utilities ; demand that the federal and state
government * enact legislation for the control
of railways ; demand that congress and the
legislatures of the several states abolish all
apoolal privileges and take action to destroy
monopoly ; assert that no candidate for pub
llo office la entitled to the suffrages of his
fellow citizens who does not earnestly de
clare bis hostility to all trade combinations ;
declare that It Is the duty of the people by
organized effort to secure nominations by
political parties of the opponents of trusts ;
recommend that the everal states take ira
mediate action to limit the purposes for
which private industrial corporations maybe
bo formed and discourage their further
formation , "
The resolutions wore signed by the follow
ing delegates , who are all members ot the
delegations ot their states : W. L. Qrogan ,
Texas , chairman ; M , . L. Lockwood , Penn-
ylvanla ; Cecil Smith , Texas ; Law son
Purdy , New Yorkj H. V , Johnson , Colorado ;
W. 11. ClftBge-tt - , Idaho , and W , S. McComno ,
Maryland ,
Samuel Oompers , president of the Ameri
can Federation of Labor , followed Secretary
Hayes. Ho said In part ;
OfKnnlrcil I.nlmr no n Trait.
"It has been said that organized labor Is
a trunt , and 1 want to say In connection
With this that to our minds that Is an ab
solute misnomer. Organized tabor throws
open Ua doors to all who work for wages
and nsks them to come In and share In the
benefits. You cannot break Into a trust.
"Wo have seen the enactment of the law-
known an the anti-trust law and the law
known as the Interstate commerce law , sup
posed to bo enacted for the benefit of the
people , nnd yet the only practical use of
thcto laws h s been to steal away from us
the right of trial by Jury and ( o Imprison
the workman for conspiracy. As a matter
ot fact , wherever the workers are organized
nnd have maintained their organizations
their wages nro higher and hours lower nnd
conditions better , In spite of combinations
ot capital.
"In the midst of greater concentrations of
wealth and the vast development of Industry ,
U behooves the workers to more ceaselessly
than ever devote their energies to organized
labor and counteract the effect which their
helpless and unprotected condition Would
otherwise have upon them. "
Mr. Gompers was loudly applauded.
The convention then took n recess until
3 o'clock.
STOCK SALES AT CHEYENNE
Xnt linker Iene the Wliitukcr
Hunch nnil Iltiyn Cattlc-jSlilp-
incntn to Oniiilia.
CHEYENNE ) , Wyo. , Sept. 15. ( Special. )
Ono of the largest live stock transactions
of the scapon was the sate yesterday by
John Whllnkcr , through D. W. 0111 , to Nat
Baker of 1,500 head of stock cattle for $61-
000. Mr. Baker alao rented the Whltakcr
ranch on the Laramlc plains and bought
the hay and other personal property , paying
$0,000 $ for It and one year's lease. Mr. Whlt-
aker , who was recently left largo property
Interests In England by the death of his
father , will go to England to live.
John Mlsklmons , the Glcndo ranchman ,
has bought from P. P. Ernest of Denver
the Hecht herd , numbering 1,000 head , for
$31,000. A. L. Sutherland of Sherman yes
terday sold , through J. B. Woods , 200 head
of stock cattle to P. A. Bacon of the Bel-
volr ranch at $36.50 per head.
The Warren Llvo Stock company during
the week has bought 400 head of high-bred
selected Oregon rams , sold $6,000 north of
mutton sheep to a Nebraska feeder and
concluded a $25,000 sheep deal with Denver
stockmen.
Cattle shipments from this vicinity this
week have been as follows :
II. P. Alfcn , Diamond , eight cars mixed
cattle ; Van Tassell & Kuykendall , nineteen
icara of beeves to South Omaha ; John Moran ,
Glendo , train load cattle tor eastern mar
kets ; Guthrlo & Gibson , six trains of cattle
tlo and sheep ; Ben Sprague , Horse Creek ,
sixteen cars of cattle for South Omaha ;
Swan Land and Cattle company. Chug-
water , fifty cars of cattle to Denver and
South Omaha.
During thd coming week the Toltand com
pany will ship forty-two cars of cattle to
South Omaha , and the Iron Mountain Ranch
company flfty-flvo cars. Surveyor General
Hanson of Crook county reports largo ship
ments of horses from northeastern Wyoming
to the St. Louis market.
DAKOTA'S DISPENSARY AMKNDMENT.
Carney llaiidn Down a Decision
It 1 Not Operative Yet.
PIERRE , S. D. , Sept. 15 , ( Special Tele
gram. ) Judge Corsey yeste'rday handed
o'jyn a declsjori In the jCaseiAf-.the State ,
plaintiff In error , against Clarence L. Brad
ford , defendant In error , reversing Judge
Moore In the test case on the status of
liquor license In this state.
Tbo court holds In substance the old
liquor license law Is In full force and effect
and In no way affected by the dispensary
amendment adopted at the last election , aa
such amendment requires legislative action
to complete It. This action will help the
treasurer to continue cosh payments on
warrants , oa 6nly $10,000 has as yet been
paid in on liquor licenses as against $60,000
lost year. A great deal of license money
Is being held by the counties pending this
decision and It will now come In and may
obviate any necessity of registering war
rants.
STATE TREASURER MANDAMUSED.
Tax Suit of IIumuHoii Telephone Com
pany Coining Up on Itn Merit * .
PIERRE , S. D. , Sept. 15. ( Special Tele
gram. ) An order to show cause returnable
before Judge Moore In Deadwood was se
cured on State Treasurer Schamber this
afternoon In a suit brought by the Homason
Telephone company to prevent the collec
tion of taxes assessed against that company
for 1896 , ' 97 ' 98 , amounting to $724. Exces
sive valuation by the state assessment board
Is alleged as grounds. The action In no way
affects the work of the board for this year.
ImliniiH Dealt With In Cnnrt.
DBADWOOD , S. D. , Sept. 15. ( Special
Telegram. ) Respects Nothing , a Pine Ridge
Indian , has been sentenced to three months
In the Lawrence county Jal7 for butcherIng -
Ing the beef of another Indian. Charles
Blackhorse , another Indian , was acquitted
of stealing horses.
Twenty Thnuxand In llnnd.
PIERRE , S. D. , Sept. 15. ( Special Tele
gram. ) The fund for return of soldiers In
the hands of Treasurer Schamber has passed
$20,000 , and next week's remittances will
certainly carry It to the point where the
amount will be sufficient to bring the boys
borne.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
HYMENEAL.
Mc\nl > li-N T ,
CREIGHTON , Neb. , Sept. 15. Dclbcrt
McNabb and Miss Laura Nye were married
at the homo of the bridegroom's parents by
Rev. A. J. Morkley of the Methodist Episco
pal church last evening at 6 o'clock. A
woddii.g supper was served after the cere
mony.
PortnliiliiR < 1'oiitomopn.
WASHINGTON , Sept. 15. ( Special Tele-
gram. ) Pcstmasters appointed : Nebraska-
Elgin , Antelope county , O. V , Colby , vice
Anton Zlrbs , removed ; Foster , Pierce county ,
L. P. Cox , vice W. Wanko , removed ; May-
nard , Cass county. A. L. Cox , vice W. A ,
Swcarengen , resigned.
Iowa Granite , Linn county , A. M. Parker ,
vice N , Spencer , resigned ; Montervllle ,
Wapello county , E. 0. Allen , vice Alex
Johnson , resigned ; Washington Mills , Hit-
buquo county , Anna iMelloy , vice Mary Cook ,
rrslgncd ,
DEATH RECORD.
Former Omnlin Sinn Demi.
DENVER , Colo. , Sept. 15. ( Special Tele
gram. ) F , H. Fafcortywho was yesterday
attacked with cpllupsy and fell down the
stops of the Essex building , died nt St ,
Joseph's hospital last evening. Aa the police
surgeon reported ) nt the * Imo of the accident ,
the base of the man's skull was fractured.
Fnherty cairns .to this city from Omntm eight
jcnrs ago and loaves a brother and sister In
the Nebraska city. Ho has bwn for many
years In the employ of U , a. Dun & Co.
His relatives have been notified of his death ,
but no arrangements have yet been made for
the funemli
Henry C. March.
PIERRE , S. D. , Sept. 15. ( Special Telo-
gram. ) Henry C. March of Canton , O. ,
who arrived here a few day * ago to visit
bis son , died this morning of bowel trouble.
Mr. March has for over twenty years been
clerk In the Treasury department at Wash
ington , but the family resided at Canton.
The remains will be. taken to his Ohio homo
for burial ,
Knrim-r
CREIGHTON , Nob. , Sept. IE. ( Special. )
Christopher Kyrlss , a German farmer , Is
dead after on Illness of one week. Ills son ,
who was a member of the Third Nebraska
volunteers , died on his way homo from the
south about a year ago.
MnrrliiKC LITho
The following marriage licenses were 1s-
suco Friday :
Nome add residence. Ago.
Thomas C. Smith , Soutihi Omaha . 47
Mrs. Elizabeth A. Whltlock , So. Omaha. . .46
Uert Stromcyer , Omaha . 21
Cora Howe , Omnha . 10
Fred II. Kulil , Omuha . 2o
Mary A. Gottrtoin , Omnlin . 22
ChartM A. Jones , Council Bluffs , la . < .22
AliceHcdrlclt , Omaha . . . 19
Ilullilliifr Permit * .
The following btilldlrifr permits have been
leaned bv the city building Inspector :
C. W. DoLnmatrc , agent. 622 North Four-
.teenth utreot , rojvilrs , $40 ; O. F. Davis com
pany , agents , repairs , $75 ; same , repairs , $75 ;
same , repairs. $7C : Mary Hondek , frame
dwelling , South Thirteenth street , $300 ;
Quftav Hanson. South Twenty-seventh
street , frame dwelling. $500.
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS ,
C , W. Turner of Lincoln Is In town.
M. M. Mark of Denver Is visiting In town.
E. Cuthbertson of Deadwood , S. D. , la In
the city.
John M , Falrfleld , court reporter In Judge
E. P. Holmes' section of the district court
at Lincoln , Is In town.
W. D. Prultt. postmaster nt Arapahoe , ac
companied by his daughter , has been In the
city this week visiting the exposition.
William B. Allen , formerly of Omaha , but
now employed In the War department ut
Washington , is In the city for a visit with
friends and relatives.
J. Ross , who has been clerk at the Her
Grand for some time , has gone to Kansas
City , wbere ho will probably take a position
In the New Baltimore hotel.
At the Her Grand : John It. Taylor , Chicago
cage ; C. S. Cozlne , Whltinc , la. ; J. O.
Koethe. La Cross ; E. E. Tortillnson , Kansas
City ; C. T. A. McCormlck , William George
Loomls , Chicago ; Woodson Whiting , Mrs.
E. E. Whiting.Whiting , la.j Mrg. C. V.
Raney , Kansas City ; F. A. Iludcllff nnd
wife , Cleveland , O. : J. B. JonM , Chicago ;
George T. Berry , St. Louis ; W. C , King ,
Norfolk ; L. Berry. Dallas ; J. W. Hardy , St.
Louis ; Mrs. Jewell Bttln. St. Louis ; F. 1C.
Tracy and wife , Chicago ; H. B. Ferharty ,
Topeka ; J. F. Kendljr , Kansas City : Al G.
Morh , A. M. JlcMurry , Chicago ; W. F.
Flynn. Buffalo : F. A. Kenney , L. E. Rod-
Kers. Chicago ; E. L. Sack tt. New York ; W.
M. Van Brunt ajid wife , Beatrice.
At the Mlllard : W. C. Skiff , S. C. Brad
ford , . Storm , , J ake ; J , A , Wendel ) , Newark , ,
N. J ? ; Georger. Balliy , St.'LoulsiUt : GUnz-
burgef.'L' ' . H. 'Cornell and wife , W. D. Cor-
nlBh , J. T. Thornton , New York ; E. C.
Goodrich , Grand Rapids ; A. O. Downs ,
Colorado Sprlngaj J. D. Mclvers. Kansas
City ; George R. Keoley , Xenla , O. ; Judson
A. Lamar , A. S. Gray , .F. . II. Long , Cullen
A. nider , C. H. Pluess. Henry F. Spangcn-
berg , E , E. Reynolds. Chicago ; A. E. Wells
and -wife , Oakland. Neb. : W. K. Bushnell
and -wJfe , Burlington , Wis. ; C. G. Mc
Millan , Dayton , O. ; A. D. Krause and wife ,
Uto. la. ; E. M. Woodard , Red Oak ; Mrs. E.
H. Hunter and son , Des Molnes ; Rev , R. J.
Nolan , Nichols , la. : Dr. J. J. Nolan and
wife , Nichols , la. : H. Hnzelton an ! wife ,
St. Louis ; H. T > , Laur and wife , Philadel
phia ; F. R. Dunbum. Burlington ; Clmrles R.
Lewie , St. Loula ; A. C. Johnson und wife ,
Watertown , S. D. ; C. Leonardt , Los
Angeles ; William Adamson , Ogden.
The vision of the stork is one which
brightens the eyes and quickens the
heart beat of every
young wife. Yet
often the vision ia
never realized , and
as the laughter of
infant voices floats
from without into the
childless home the
eyes sadden and the
heart grows hungry.
It often happens that childlessness is due
to conditions which may be corrected.
Many women have found that the vitality
nnd vigor Imparted by Doctor Pierce'a
Favorite Prescription to the womanly
organs , has been the one tiling needful
to fulfill the joy of motherhood. This
famous medicine is not a cure-all , but
a specialist's prescription , having as a
single aim the cure of diseases peculiar
to women.
Sick or weak women are invited to con
sult Dr. Pierce , Buffalo. N. Y. , by letter ,
free of charge , thus nvoidingthe _ indelicate
questions , offensive examinations , nnd
local treatments , generally considered
necessary by inexperienced practitioners.
All letters are held as strictly private
and eacredly confidential. Each answer
is eent in a perfectly plain envelope.
There is neither alcohol nor other in
toxicant contained lu "Favorite Pre
scription. " nnd it in absolutely free from
opium , cocaine- and all uarcouc drugs.
"My wife wes 1 U for over
eight ycati , " vrrltei Albert It ,
1'ultc , &K ] . , of AUanout , Grurdy
Co uty , Teuu. " She lisd uU
* ud vrto treated l > y
two physicians and cot no r
llcf. At lost I reed , To one o ?
your Memorandum OooUi
which you lent aie , about fir , .
Wercc-n medicine * , J
andre decided to try
lid ' 1'avorlte Preicrlp-
tlon.1 I lent to the
dm ? store aud got one
bottle and the fint -
dose save eoee and . . .
deep. She had not ( lent anv for three nigiiU.
Heine lure that It mmlcVcureTwr I sent for five
more bottles , nd when the had Ulccn the nxtlt
bottle the was ound tid well. We now have a
fine boy at our houie. "
Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets promote
a'heolthy condition of the stomach.
JpBOtoBOIOIOlOBOBOMOBOIOIOlBOBOBOBOBOBOlOBOBOIOBOIOIO
' 3 Saturday , Sept. IG. g
" EXPOSITION
11 tOO A. M Aclclmiinn'M Hand In Machinery Jlnlldlnir.
2i3O P. St. Concert by nelUtedt'ii Iliind In Auditorium.
3tUO I' . BI. Four Hunnliia Itacra , Indian I'ony Jlnee und ItoniUter
Hooe oil Knee C'ourne.
4io : : M.HIIHC Hull , Illicit : Keith' * Oinnlia Tenm v . Lincoln nt
Itncu Cournc ,
U30 M , I ml Inn Dunce on HlufT Tract.
7lOO Al. Concert by IJelUtedt'd Hand oil Grand Plaza ,
HlOO 1' . M. Muccabee * ' Itcceptiuii In Fraternity UulldliiKi
ALFHENO , Champion High Wire
Walker of the World.
NEXT WEEK
Indian Sham Battle and Indian Dog Feast.
Water Carnival and Other Sports.
GENTLY ON THE
AND BOWELS
"
CLEANSES THE ,
c SpSEFFECl UMLL.T )
° $ ffi&5ffit * &
PERMANENTLY
BU7 THE GENVINC - MAHTO OV
* ' " ,
rot 6t ( BTu cmuasuTi , rmu so * rut Mine.
DUFFY'S
PURE MALT WHISKEY
ALL DRUGGISTS
euro bilious and nervous Ills ,
sick headache , disordered
liver and Impaired digestion.
ZO couOt nnd 35 cent , at nil ( Iriitr ( tore * . '
AMUSKMENT * .
TeK IMI
Creightoti
Orpheum. . . .
3IATINE1S TODAY.
Any Sent , UBc.
Children , lOe Gallery , lOo.
TONIGHT 8:15. :
Mil. IIEMIY LI3C
IDAI.EXE COTTON' nnd NICK I.OStQ
L159 DROWNS ,
KMZAIIISTI ! MURRAY ,
AI.niQ.V nnil HIM , ,
DAVE MEII2H ,
TIXA ,
Prices never changing- . Evening no-
served seats , -25c and 50c ; gallery , lOc. Mat *
InocB Wednesday , ' Saturday ' and Sunday ,
any r'chUdtwi.MOot' alery ! ( JOo.
Woodward & Bin-cross ,
BOYD
Mgrs. Tel. 1919 ,
TQDAY , 2l ! O. TOMRIIT ,
Ilnrirnlii Mntlnve Toilaj Children lo )
Adult * 'Jifjc niiy pnrtn lioune ,
MISS ST. GEORGE HUSSEY
"MBS. B. 0'SHAUGHNESSEY ,
WASH LADY. "
Prices 15c , 25c , 3Sc , EOc. 75c. '
Sunday matinee and night , Sept , 17
Hoyt's ' "A Milk White Flag , "
Monday , Tuesday , AVcdnesday , Matinee nnd
Nlcht.
Jacob Lltt IJlff Production
"Sheimtidoah. "
The
' ' '
BvnnY K vnv'ivr. . &
, , . . .
iy nil l SlI , ! ( I * < O4. p > .
Presents Dalfe's Immor'- ' - Opera ,
nG '
Prlces- , 35c. Me
Next Week "Chime ; u. . . .iindy. "
Morand's ' Dancing School ,
Creigliton Hull.
Will runiicit fur chlldrrii Haturdny ,
Srittrmlier ilOth. DL-fjIi'in'rn 10 u. in.
ail > niier , - mill ! p , in. AclultN Tiich-
ilnr > September lltli ( , 8 p. in. Opciilni ;
AuMcinhllcii , AVeiliifHilny , Wept , ! ! Otli ,
8 p. m. 23o.
Steamer Jacob Ri
Leaves TDouglns
Street ut 2 unit
8 p. in. , return
ing ut 5 and 10
p. in. Music and
dancing
Faro 25c. Children under 12 , lOo
ON THUS MIDWAY.
THE. . .
ARTIST'S STUDIO
The Art Feature ot tlio
Exposition. . . . .
West Midway.
GRIFFITH'S lOconta for two
round trips.
SCENIC
. . . .
Grmt Naval ( Battle | RAILWAY
in th Tunnel.
Th newest , moit eoltntlfla and inUnit-
entertainment on Midway ,
OAl'T. I.OUIS HOUCIIO'S
Oppceiit
) onft At the Water Carnival
The ohuinplou nigh brldgo
.jnic font of dlvlai ; from a
tower DA ( get lilnU on Ua
West Midway.
IIOTISLS.
THE MILLARD
13th and Douglm * Sty , , O malm ,
-AULCItlCAV AND PUUOI'EAN
CENTi'.ALl/y LOCATED.
J. K. UAMttULi * HUA.