THE OKAIIA DAILY BEEs SUN DAT
LABOR SHARES PROSPERITY
Employmant at Good Watjen Abounds for
Indnitiions Workingroen ,
CONDITIONS STEADILY ON THE UP-GRADE
Kvrrr Hrnneli of l.nlior linn Horn
Urrntly llrnrntril l > > ' HfltirnliiK
l'ri ) | i < Tllj- tit ( lie l.nnt ' ' "
or Three 'Ycnr * .
The pant year ha been nn ncfcMtlon of
prosperity to the worldngmnn of the middle
west such ns hn probably never before taken
place In HO short a tlmo. Contrasted with
the IdlrnifW And low wages that prevailed
generally four or flvo years ngo iho Indus-
trlonn workman'H lot nt prtncnt In nil that
could reasonably bo expected.
And the workman hlmnelf readily ac
knowledges that this Is no , The apportions
BO frroly made of late that prosperity has
entered thu homes of the laboring clnmca
Own not depend on observation from nfnr.
f Nor IB It a conclusion deduced from noting
i n few stray facts , but It In the word of the
toller's OAII month. Idle men can hardly ho
found nnd when found they Koncrnliy belong
i to Iho Hlilftliim few whoHo IdleiiMfi IH a thing
i of their own choosing.
t Thti history of unluiilHin , when rightly
- understood , In a faithful reflection of tha
tips nnd downs of the laboring men. The
union movement In and nl > out Omaha was
> never no strong and BO nearly triumphant
i over all dllllcultlcH as It Is at present. To
* bn Btiro , the unIons Imvo many things they
i MO Btlll working for , ns they always will ,
' ; but In nlmoit all lines tliclr recent dcmanda
1 liavo been compiled with nnd they wield an
influcnco none the Ictwi real becaiiBu not
, easily ostlmntcd or mea urcd.
j Omaha IB now practically controlled by the
i iinloim In nil thu Important departments of
manual labor , nnd especially IH this the cnso
In the tradiw rationed by the largest numbers
of men. Within the past year fully twelve
traded Imvo been organized or reorganized
arid unions ntartcd In them on a Bolld foot
ing. The activity ot worklngmcn hero In
l" the city hn led to the organization of ev-
i oral unlnns In South Oninha and a tow In
| Council muffs.
The following trades have been organized
[ Into unions within the past year : Itoofcrs ,
jj woodworkers , bartendurn , confectloiiera ,
i brlckmiikcrs , broommakurs , bollerninkcrs
f ( reorganized ) , brewery workers ( reorKan-
l liud ) , bakers , leather \vorkcm on linjwi
t goods. In addition a painters' local union
If lias been organized nnd n union has been
formed among the hu'ldlng mechanics' labor-
| are. Including ouch workmen as hod carriers ,
S brick haulcrH , and otliuiw.
> Convincing Iiirrvlc\ .
J W. II. Hull , jncmlicr of the Ilulldlng
f Trades council , snys : "Tho ISHUO of niom
' . borshlp cnrdfi October 1 showed that thcro
1,200 men In the building trail on' or
ganizations , ot which about 7fiO are car
penters , bricklayers and pnlntcro. Among
thctio 1,200 thcro Is practically no Idleness.
| Of course there nro a few Idlers , ns there
always will be , but thcro Is no Idleness
[ for any who w/int to work. In regard to
s wngco , the bricklayers nnd plasterers arc
, getting nbout the sanm scnlo as has pro-
' vallod for four or Hvo years. They have
, gained In the amount of work there Is to
do. The painters have advanced their scale
fi contH per hour within the lust year nnd
the carpenters the same. The electrical
workers have advanced their wages from J2.SO
| for ten hours' work to $2.50 or moru for eight'
hours , nn advance from "Ii to 31 % cento
per hour. The woodworkers , or mechanical
i workers In wood , have organized and es
tablished a scale within the Inot year and
made the town Rolldly union as far as their
line Is concerned. They have reduced their
day ono hour and Increased their wages
B cents per hour. The roofers have adopted
a ocalo nnd nro muklng the town union.
"There used to ho a prosperous union
nmnng the stonecutters , but they have been
troubled n great deal by the Italian cut
ters , who Imvo como over nt late years and
work for $ t a day or some Biirh figure. Of
course the unlnns Hint have dropped In of
Into yenrs have been nhlo to take advnn-
tago of the work done by the pioneer unions
nnd have had n much easlrr tlmo of It than
thoHo that came In first.
"Tho outlook for the building trades Is
A TI3ST UVIM3IIIMI5ST.
Fceulliir I'owi-r I > IINHI-MHIM | Iiy 11 XIMV
'MtMllclllC.
Of now discoveries thcro Is no end , but
ono of the most recent , most remarkable
nnd ono which will prove Invaluable to
thousands of people , Is a dlwcovcry which It
Is bofleved will take the plnco of nil other
romodloB for the euro of thcso common and
obstlnnto dl enHe , dy pouila | nnd ulomnch
troubles. This discovery IB not a loudly
advertised , secret patent medicine , but Is a
Bclcntlllo combination of wholesome , per-
harmless vcKt'tnblu itaoiicce. fruit
Baits , pure pepsin nnd bismuth.
ThcHo remudles nro combined In lozenge
form , pleasant tc > take , nnd ivlll presurvi )
their g' > od qualities Indellnlloly , whereas all
liquid modlclniH rapidly lese whatever good
qunlttlos they may have had ns soon na un
corked and uxposed to the air.
This preperatlon Is called Stuart' Dys
pepsia Tablets nnd It Is claimed that ono of
thcBO Tablets or lo/.ennes will digest from
SOO to 3,000 times Us own weight of meat ,
rggii and other wholeeomo food. And thin
claim has beun proven by actual experi
ment In thu following manner : A hard
boiled egg cut Into small pieces was placed
In n bottln containing warm water heated to
nlncty-olght degn-ew ( or blood heat ) , ono of
thcBo Tablets wna then placed In the bottle
and the proper temperature maintained for
three bourn nnd a half , nt the end of which
tlmo the egg was aa completely digested ns It
nould have beun In a healthy stomach. Tiilw
experiment wna undertaken to demonstrate
that what It would do In the bottle It would
nlHO do In thu stomach , helico Ha unquestion
able valuu In the euro of djspeimlu and
wonk digestion. Very few people are free
from Butno form of Indigestion but scarcely
two will have the H.IIUU Bymptonm. Some
will Buffer moat from dlstrowi after eating )
bloating from t'.ns In thu slomncli nnd bow-
olti , others luiut ncld dupuiislu ) or heartburn ,
others iwilpltatlon or headaehru , ulerplesti-
iiew , pains In cheat and under ehouldcr
blades , oxtrume nervousness uu In nervuim
( lyniioiiBlu , but they nil have Game cuutc ,
failure to properly dlgobt what Is enten. The
Htomach must have rest and assistance nnd
Stuart's Ispep8la Tablets gives It both , by
dlgivatlng thu food for It and In short tlmo
It la restored to It * normal notion and vigor
At eamo tliuo the Tablets are BO harmlcMi
that a child can tnko them with bencllt.
This now preparation has already made
many autonlshlng cures , aa for Instance , the
following :
After wing only ono package of Stuart's
Dyspepsia Tablets I Uavo received such
great nnd unexpected beiiellt that 1 wli.li to
oxprcos my sincere gratitude. In fact It has
IHHMI ulx mouths slnco I took the package
and I hnvo not had ana particle of distress
or dllllculty since. And all this In ( ho face
of the fact that the bent doctors I consulted
told me my case win chronic d ) pepeu | and
nbeolutely Incurable as I had suffered twen
ty-live yearn. I distribute , ! half a dozen
packngra among my friends hero who are
very anxious to try this remedy.
Mr . Sarah A. Skeela ,
* " " *
Uynvillc , Jatpcr Co. , Mo ,
Stuart' * DyspepbU Tablets nro old by
'druRililo everywhere at 60 cents for full
eUed package * . I distributed half a dozen
dlseaara mailed free by addn ulOK 1 ° . A ,
Btuart C9. , Marshall ,
good. Thcro eccma to be a great deal of
work going on and coming. There art no
largo bulldlngg being built , most of them
being good average residence * of the mid
dle elds * . Tbo railroad construction In
Iowa nnd the west has helped in out hero
considerably the last summer. For InVnnce ,
member * of the Omaha Carpenters' unlonn
are now working on bridges and station
buildings In Iowa nnd west of hero on the
Union Pacific. "
( 'nriicnlorn All lltmj- .
0. W. Miles , a member of the prcss.com-
mlttec of the Carpenters' union , says In
regard to the condition of that organiza
tion : "Thoro nro nbout 375 carpenters In
the union , nnd ns far as I know thcro Is
not nn Idle man. At our last meeting two
or three wcro reported without work , but
places wcro soon found for them. The
city Is pretty fiolldly union now , though
there are n few non-union men. Wo have
secured a ralso of 5 cents per hour ; the
demand was made about a month ago and
wo succeeded. Heforo that wages had been
at 30 rents an hour for two years , The
proHpecls seem very good , not only for
the v , Inter , but also for spring and sum
mer. "
1'rosldent Iluggy of the Plumbers' union
says : "Our membership IB clghty-llvo
strong In good standing , and I don't bcllcro
thcro Is a man Idle. A number of now men
nro coming to town right along , both plumb
ers nnd BteamlHtcrs , but there Is work
enough fur them , The trade Is In consid
erably better slinpo than It has been for
flomo ycare. The past two years hnvo built
It up In good condition and wages nro a
good deal better than they were two years
ngo. One schedule governs all , nud that
$1 i or day for eight hours and a half
day oI ( Saturday , Thcro are no helpers or
luilf-tnught men at the trade now , cither.
A few years ago wages ran from $2 $ to $3.GO ,
and the latter price was the limit for good
men , working longer hours. There nro
only two unfair shops In the city now. As
to the prcspccts , they Boom good for the
whole winter. At least In our shop I think
the whole crow will hold on through the
winter. Work hat never let down any for
two years now nnd I don't expect It to. "
President A. McUermott of the Iletatl
ClorliH1 association : "Tho situation of the
clerks Is different from that of men engaged
In nny other line ot work. Cheap compe
tition has reduced ivagca below what they
ought to bo nnd good clerks arc forced to
rompeto with cheap and Incompetent help.
Hut wo have built up a strong organization
and In the near future wo will greatly ben
efit our members by the adoption of n min
imum Bcalo of wngcs for all the stores In
Oninha. Kvcry union man Is working nt
the prcarnt tlmo and the union looks after
Its members to see that they hnvo work.
Wo believe In rqunl pay for the sexes and
when the minimum scale Is established that
will bo one ot the conditions of It. The
early closing movement gave us a setback
this summer , but wo expect to make It
go again In the spring. Just nt present
wo are all getting along very well. "
P. M. Jones , secretary of the Typograph
ical union : "There are about 270 mombera
In the union , of which seventy nro honorary
members , having gene Into business for
themselves or taken up omo other work.
Very few Idle printers nro In town now.
Wages nro nbout the same as they have been
for the last live years , but they -were not
cut down during the hard times. A great
many printers were thrown out ot work
then and our membership was reduced by
those who left town In search of work.
Those who did remain nt work receive ! the
Bcnlo wage. It Is pretty hard to say any
thing nbout prospects , hut work bids fair
to hold up very well. "
IlliifUnininiN Have IMciify of IVorlf.
Andrew Murphy , a member of the Black-
Rmltlm'unloti : "There Isn't n good blacksmith
Idle In the whole town. There nro twenty-
four men In the union , nnd It Includes the
mon In nil but n very few of the small shops.
The wngtH have remained about fie snmo In
the last few years , but there Is double thu
work , so the effect Is that a man can have
steady employment and earn much more
th.in bo used to do. Things have been pick
ing up for the last two years. As to the
prospects , It Is hard to eny anything definite ,
but 1 sco no reason why the good times
should not hold out. "
K. M. Youngs of the Printing Pressmen's
union : "Wo have thirty-six members In good
standing , Including practically all the print
ing offices In town. At present there Is only
ono man out of work , but ho has Just got
out ot work nnd by the end of the week
will dotibtlcfis hnvo a place. It Is fnlr to
say that all our men nro working. Wo have
Just demanded nnd secured the promise of a
new scale , to go Into effc-ct November 21. It
effects a material ralto In wages nnd every
pressmnn In town stood pat on It. Until
nbout a year and n half ngo there were nl-
ways from flvo to eight men out of work ,
but now thcro Is work enough for every
good man. The prospects are bright. There
la only ono question that can como up In
the near future and that Is the scale , and wo
expect to got that without any dlfllculty.
The pressmen's helpers and fcedcia are or
ganized In a separate union , but are under
the Bamo Jurisdiction ns wo nro , These men
wore never In better shape than they are
now. "
Kred Ilobzln , business ngent of the Dak-
em' union : "Tho bakers are In far better
condition than they liavo been for years
The union h.in eighty-five members. Includ
ing nearly nil the men In thu union shops
There nro , however , n number of non-unloi
shops. A few years ago tno bakers were
working for from JG to $8 per week and the
trade had run down so that there was notb-
Mi , ; In It , either for the Journeymen or the
bosses , hre.ul was sold for scarcely enough
to pay for the Hour and the. result was tha
good baker could not make a living at lib
rade ono of the best trades , too , Now wages
nro $3 or $1 a week better than they were n
r ngo , and the prospects are that our con
dltlon.1 will continue to Improve. "
aiiirhliilNtM Arc .SnUnllcil.
A mombcr of the Machinists' union said
The machinists are In about the same con
illtlon that they have been for several year
n regard to wngro , but , of course , thcro 1
morn work than thcro wan several year
ngo. The number of men at work In Ouinh
las not Increased very much for the rcasoi
that the Union Pacllto shops , which emplo
the largest number of any shop In the city
Imvo not been Increasing the force here , bu
hive been putting on moro men nil along th
line. That has taken men away from Omaha
The union has some troubles that are no
settled yet , but na far ns wngcu and Mor
are concerned wu nro quite well satisfied. "
Secretary O'Neal of the Sheet Metal Work
era' unlm : "There are forty men In thu union
now nnd not ono It ) Idle. The town la
pretty \\vll controlled by the union Jn thla
line. The wages nro a little better thau
they have 'been for the last few years and
thcro Is much more work. There Is consid
erable work In fight. Ot courre , It Is Impos
sible to say Just how long work will hold
out , but at present It looks as though busl-
ness would keep up well. "
A AVonl ulth .Mr. Kl > liitf.
OMAHA , Oct. 2 $ . To thu Kdltor of The
Ilee : 1 hnvo rend Mr. C. 12. Klvlns'a "open
letter" In criticism of Homethlni ; which I
did not nay ID some remarks which I had
tliu honor to address to n largu iisamnblaKO
of Scandinavians nt thu Auditorium on
Thursday evening Inst I did not tiny of
riialrmiin I.obeek , MM I rumembcr by own
words , that It wnx "Impossible for you ( mo )
to discern the difference. In his lunicnrnnco
from that of a true American. " What I
meant to any. and what I urn nuro I did
tiny , \\iix , supposing Mr. l.nbcck to bo a
luuUo uf Sweden Instead of \ > c\nK \ a native
of Illinois , that I could hardly discern tlui
dlfrorenco between him HIU ! u native Amer
ican In tbln way veckliiK to Illustrate the
remarkable iistdinllntluii and racial kinship
which obtains between tlio Scandinavian
people * nnd our own
I thank Mr Hiving for his kindly manner
of dealing with a mUunder tnndliiK of what
1 actually xald at thu Auditorium nnd for
thin opportunity of publicly correcting It.
L , MILLER ,
ELKS HAVE A JOLLY TIME
They Itmde the WbU Oily nd Are Boy.
ally Entertained with Mnaio.
PROGRAM FULL OF ROLLICKING NUMBERS
Sntiirilnr Proven Illg liny nt Kiponl-
llon ThntiMnnilR Hnjoy the Atlrnc-
tlon * nt the Show Children
llnrc n tircnt Time.
2M : p. m. JJcllstedt's Concert band at the
Auditorium.
3 p. n. Naval nham battle on the Lagoon.
4 p. ni. Indian sham bnttlu on nitift tract.
cJO p. m. Lk'llBtedt'H Concert band at the
Auditorium.
Bright sunahlno and a perfect fall day
called many people to the exposition Sntur-
day nnd by 3 o'clock the gates had clicked
over 6,000 people Into the grounds. The
fact that children under 12 yearn were ad
mitted free of charge accounted lor the
large number of llttlo people present , yet
there was a thick sprinkling of older folks
and by night there won a very respectable
attendance out. The afternoon crowd vis
ited the concert In largo numbers and also
went to neo the sham naval battle on the
Lagoon nnd the Indian aham battle on the
Hluff tract.
The evening crowd was greatly Increased
by tbo presence of the order of Elka nnd
their families , as the night had been sot
asldo for the wearers ot antlers and the
oncert wn especially arranged by Band-
lastor BclUtcdt In honor of their presence ,
'hero has not been a larger or more cn-
huslastlc crowd In the Auditorium this
'ear than presented Itself early In the even-
g nnd every number was encored time
nd again. Joe Uarton , the well known
jnrltone , mndo a big hit with his eolo , "Tho
'aim * , " by Faurc , nnd was obliged to re-
Jond with bin eong , "Tho Columbia nnd
10 Shamrock , " which took so well that ho
as forced to repeat It.
Mr. Bcllstedt was given a great ovation
when ho played his solo. Ho chose for the
umber his own composition called "Tho
cntennlal Polka , " a brilliant piece of music ,
nd In response to continued applause he
layed the popular "Because. "
The music won of a particularly Jolly nn-
uro nnd the encores were some of the
mmorous things that have made Mr. Dctl-
tcdt so popular nt the exposition , many
f them Retting the big audience In a roar ,
'he Midway caught the crowd as It left the
oncert and there seemed to bo a prevail-
ng good feeling abroad.
Amidst the gaiety ot Saturday night there
was a slight undercurrent of gloom In some
uarters. The Florida exhibit , for Inetance ,
as under a shadow by reason of the fact
aat the Exposition Transfer company had
( Inched It for a freight bill due from the
position , and In the International bulld-
ng several concessionaires were looking
own their noses because they were nt-
ached by the management of the exposition
or rental money for space and nleo for
crccntagcs from sales. The Ferris wheel
n miniature In the Manufactures building
vas also motionless because of a cumbrous
ttachment.
Another evidence of uneasiness was shown
ty the perambulation of an officer In the
Service building who was keeping a watch-
ul eye on the etrong box to sea that no
ne attached that. One constable braver
hnn the rest took one of the cash boxes
out with nbout J200 In It nt the Instance
of a creditor of the exposition and came
> ack to try his luck again , but was thrown
over the transom for his pains. The execu-
Ivo committee has been doing all In Us
power to straighten matters out and there
s n likelihood that there will be no fur-
hcr hitch before the big fair closes.
STORES CLOSE ON TUESDAY
Oninlin Pny nt the Kjcponltton to lie
Olmrrvril Generally nn n Holi
day In the Afternoon.
A liberal response has been made by the
auslncfs men of the city to the call for n
general holiday and suspension of business i
Tuesday In celebration of Omaha day at the !
exposition. About thirty houses , including ,
almost all the large ones , have signed nn ,
agreement to close at 1 o'clock , so that * m-
ploye-s may spend the afternoon and evenIng -
Ing on the grounds. Many mor elgnera
will bo sfcurod and business will practically
cnru o in the afternoon. The firms which
have so far algncd the agreement are tha
following : Doaton store , Hayden Bros. , W.
R. Bennett company , People's Furnlturo
company , Thomas Kllpntrlck company , K I-
ley , Stlger & Co , , Continental Clothing com
pany. Drowning. King & Co. . Nebraska
Clothing company , Orchard & Wllhelm Carpet -
pot company , Thompson , Boldon & Co. ,
nrexel Shoo company , H. Hardy & Co. ,
T. P. Cnrtwrlgbt & Co. , A. Hospe , 0. K.
Scoflcld Cloak company , Regent Shoo com
pany , Mawhlnney & Holllday , Howe Shoo
company , Mrs. J. Bcnzon , T. L. Comba &
Co. , S. W. Lindsay , Dickinson & Houston ,
J. O. McCrary & Co. , Pease Bros , company ,
H. E. & E. Huberman , the Townsend Wheel
oiid Gun cccnpany.
Agricultural I rlr.e Xnmoil.
The men In charge of the county exhibits
bad their anxiety rollevcd Saturday , as the
committee which has been scoring to sco
which counties were entitled to prizes fin
ished Its work and mndo Its report to I.
N. Simpson , superintendent of exhlbllo. The
result of the markings Is as follows : Polls
county , Iowa , flrtt prize , $1,000 , 2,093 points ;
Delaware county , Iowa , * 700. 2,025 ; Dubuque
county. Iowa , J700 , 2,010 ; Lancaster county ,
Nebraska , $700 , 2,010 ; Cumlng county , Ne
braska , $000 , l.OGG ; Dnwson comity , Ne
braska , $000 , 1,958 ; Washington county , Ne
braska , $000 , 1,940 ; Lyon county , Kansas ,
$000. 1,935 ; Boone county. Nebraska , $000.
1,877 ; Lynn county , Kansas , $500 , 1,846 ;
Thurston county , Nebraska , $500 , 1,7-16 ;
Thomai county. $500 , 1,027.
Waterloo precinct , Douglas county , was
barred out , but scared 1,972 points , Doug-
lao county was also barred from competition
nnd was not scored at nil , but It had by fnr
the most extensive and the best exhibit on
the grounds.
Mimic for Today.
The programs arranged by Bandmaster
Bclletedt for today nre of moro than usual
excellence. In addition to the selections by
the band Mies Louise Kellogg will sing a
eolo. The programs follow ;
2:30 : p. in. , nt the Auditorium :
OvcrtureRlenzl , the Last of the Trib
unes Wngncr
Chlneso Divertimento Clover
( IraIK ! Mosaloue Meflstofele Hello
Soprano Solo-Villonello DeD'Aqua.
Miss Loulsn Kellogg
Bccond Hungarian Rhapsodic Llnzt
Solo for Cornet Selected
Herman Bcllstedt.
Largo Cby numerous requests ) Handel
La fhllena-AIr Habanera Qranado
7:30 : p. m , ut the Auditorium ;
March Centennial Recvra
Unllet-Slcllian Vesper * V'rdj
Scenes from "II Trovntore" Verdi
Concluding with "Miserere. "
Swedish Wedding March Soedcrman
Solo for Cornet . . . Selected
Herman BellHtedt.
Visions In a Dream Lumbyc
Sacred Son The Holy City Adams
FnnUile Concertnnte on Thimcg from
"llohnnlnn Olrl" Balfo-nellstedt
North IS nil Improvement Clnli.
A mrettng of the North Knd Improvement
club was held ut Twenty-fourth nnd Amott
nvcuuo last night The hall was crowded
and u long progrum of speeches wan com-
pletcd , participated In by prominent repub-
llcnnB , Amonir thu speakers wore : Lee
Kstrlle. J , C. Wharton , 12. Mullery and J.
McBrlde. . - . . .1. . .
$3,50 $ For the Two-
We have the finest line of shoes for
men nt $1.75 per shoe that we have over
had At this price we furnish n shoe In
box calf , calfskin , vlci kid or winter tan ,
patent calf with the heavy swlnglup
solo nil the style of the shoes that sell
for 55.00 Of course these are not S5.00
shoes , but you can bank on them being
the very best ? fU"0 shoes you ever had
on your feet and you must not think
all ? ,1r > 0 shoes arc alike , either.
Drexel Shoe Co. ,
Up-to-date flh HOBM *
1410 FARNAJI STREET ,
Mr , Frederick Hatter's '
Hats whisper "Come again. " Our every
endeavor Is to so satisfy our customers
that they will continue to trade with us
season nfter season The satisfied 'Voiue
again" customer Is thu one we arc look
ing for We arc particularly situated for
satisfying the young men AH the new
hat styles are , as usual , shown by us In
advance All our new fall and winter
caps now ready for the men nnd boys-
Caps from TOc up Have you bceu our
$3 Derby and Fedora hats ?
FREDERICK
The Hatter ,
The Leading Hut Man of the West.
120 South 15th Street ,
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$25 Buys ono of Copley's watches for $25
$25 gnmtlemcn. It la a new model thin $25
$25 watch and reliable. Hnndeomely $25
$25 engraved , carefully regulated. . It $23
$25 la the best watch for the price that $25
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$18 $18 $18 $18 $18 $18 $18 $18
$18 Buys ono ot Copley's ladles' $18
$18 watches. It will last a life time. $18
$18 You can hnvo It open face or hunt$18
$18 Ing case. It Is stem wind. $18
$18 $18 $18 $18 $18 $18 $18 $18
Select cither of thcso watches , or any other
article In Copley's stock , have It laid awny ,
nnd call for It Christmas , thus avoiding
hurry and disappointment. It costs nothing
to Inspect Copley's stock.
Henry Copley
Wnres of Gold and Silver ,
215 So 10th Street , Pnxton Block.
ROCKER SHOOTS TO KILL
Sends a Ballet in the Direction of Lewis
Carter's Heart ,
; .
WOULD-BE MURDERER MAKES HIS ESCAPE
Tronlile Occur * Over Hounc llent Snlil
to Jlc Due tlic Wounded Jinn
anil "Which He Attempted
to Collect.
At an early hour yesterday morning Lewis
Carter was shot by Curley Rocker. The
wound , which Is close to the heart , may
prove fatal. Koclicr made his escape. Uoth
men are negroes.
At the northwest corner of Twenty-ninth
and Douglas streets there stands a little one-
story red cottage , the property of Lewis
Carter. As the story goes , last fall Curley
Rocker waa In straitened circumstances
and waa without a place to abide. Carter
took pity on him and permitted him to oc
cupy the house. For nearly a year he lived
there with hla wife without paying rent.
A few weeks ngo Carter announced that ho
was soon to marry and would wnnt his
house. Ilockcr promised to move out , yet
he made no efforts to vacate.
Friday evening Carter Informed Rocker
that he was to bo married Sunday , nnd that
he would want his house Monday , when ho
intended to go to housekeeping. This ar
rangement waa ngrccablo to both parties ,
and It wan supposed .that the whole matter
was settled.
Carter called on Rocker yesterday morning
and being Invited Inside the house some hot
words followed over the amount of rent due.
Suddenly and without any provocation it Is
said that Hooker arose from a chair and
drawing a revolver fired. The ball etruck
arter under the left arm , glanced down
ward and lodged In the Immediate vicinity
of the heart.
People padslng heard the report of the re
volver and entering the house found Carter
lying on the floor. Word was sent to the
Prcabyterlan hospital and the wounded mnn
was conveyed to that Institution , v > heru ho
now Hen In n critical condition.
Rocker and his wife left the house at once ,
the former going out the back way nnd up
the nllcy nnd over onto Thirtieth street ,
Ihcnco to Farnam , After reaching that point
lie walked down Farnam to Twenty-ninth ,
where ho was met by his wlfo nnd both
boarded a car nnd came down town , The
Rockers have not been scon nlnce. H la
thought that they have either gene to Coun
cil Iluffs ) or are being secreted by friends
In this city , The police of Omaha and Coun
cil UIuiTs are making n vigorous < > cnrch for
them.
IS SATISFACTORILY ADJUSTED
Juduf Fnrvcctt TillCM Action In ( lie
ClonlirooU Holler To mini ! ) > '
CIIMC.
The clash of authority between Deputy
United States Marshal Nicholson and oilcore !
stationed at the exposition , growing out ol
a claim prosecuted by tha Clonbrook Uoller
company , was before Judco Fawcett In equity
court yesterday. The proceedings were
brief and It waa agrc d that upon rclln-
qulflhment of 10 per cent , of the receipts for
the remainder of thu how the plaintiff com
pany would withhold further litigation.
For a short tlmo It appeared that tha po-
llco department and the government would
conflict , but Acting Mayor Illngham and City
Attorney Council took notion that resulted
In an amicable adjustment. The proceeding
In Judge Fawcctt'e court wns simply to com
ply with legal form.
Armour AHJ | nil Injunction.
Tbo Armour Packing company of South
Omaha has appeared In the federal court to
ask for an Injunction to restrain Governor
Poynter , Deputy Food Commltslaner Hlb
bard , the county attorney , and T. 0. Munger
a Lincoln attorney , from Interfering \\lth
that portion of Us business which pertains
to the manufacture and Bale of butterlne
A temporary writ baa been granted and
arguments for a permanent order will be
jheard on November S , The suit U the re
suit of the arrcet of some grocers who have
.been handling the Armour coodi. The
Three Chances
Sunday , Monday , Tuesday to per
petuate the glorious architectural and
landscape beauties of Omaha's expo
sition by moans of your faithful ca-
CENTS to take a camera Into the
sltlon by means of your faithful came
ra It only costs you TWENTY-FIVE
mera you'd better get one they're
very cheap eojiio of thorn they take a-
picture ns clear cut as a steel engrav
ing. And there Is the fun of develop
ing your plcturea If you like to know
how they happen. If you think that's
"trouble , " bring the films or plates to
us. We develop for a fair charge.
THE ALOE & PENfOLD CO.
Kodaks and Cameras.
1408 Farnara. Omaha , Neb.
plaintiff in the petition alleges that It has
compiled with all the requirements ot the
statutes relating to the manufacture and
sale of buttcrlne and that the state has no
authority for Interfering with Its business
or that of Its agents.
Snnhorit DciileM Petition.
Judge Sanborn of the United States circuit
court has filed his opinion In the case ot
Oliver Ames , second , nnd others against the
Union Pacific Railway company and others.
The court denies the petition to compel the
unsecured creditors to pay the unpaid portion
tion of the purchase price ot supplies and
material which the secured creditors took
nnd "applied to their own exclusive use and
benefit. The amount Involved In the suit
aggregated $227.402.
SOUTH OMAHA NEWS.
A plant for the testing of airbrakes on
ars has been established here. The propo-
Itlon has been under consideration by the
Union Pacific officials for some time , but
t was only recently that a decision waa
eachcd. Sidetracks near Swift's , just south
3t the Q street viaduct , have been secured ,
and compressed air to be used in testing , Is
ilpcd from Swift and Company's plant ,
leretoforo tests have been made at Chey
enne and Omaha , hut the hauling ot otock
cars to Omaha and return has caused con
siderable delay In the return of the cars
luring the busy season. While the Union
faclflc haa established the testing plant
'or its own accommodation , other roads
nay use It by paying a small fee for each
car tested. The regulations require that
every airbrake in use must ba cleaned , oiled
and tested nt least once every year. When
tested the date la stamped on the cylinder
n order that car examiners may tell at a
glance when the last test was made. All
; bo work of cleaning , oiling nnd testing
Is now done hero under the supervision of
W. II. Cressey , chief of the joint car In
spection force. Tests commenced yesterday
and several dozen cars wore handled. Four
mon , experienced In the handling ot com
pressed air , nro employed , nnd If ncceflsarv
fifty cars n day can fie tested. When it Is
found that the airbrakes are defective re
pairs are mndo nt once , PO that the car Is
not kept out of service nny longer than Is
necessary. In busy scasono moro help will
bo employed , hut nt present It Is thought
that four men can handle the work during
the winter.
Kl.-ctrle Ilull * font TOP t
President Bennett of the city council
who was acting mayor for several days las
week , line signed the franchise for the
South Omaha Water Works company , am
aeo ! the contract with the same company
for lighting the streets and city hall. Under
the now contract , now In force , the city
pays $10.f > 0 per month for each arc llgh
and 50 cents a month for every Incnndesccn
light. For some years the city has boon
paying $12 a month for each arc light , so
that $1.50 a month is now saved on each
light. The old contract , cancelled by mu
tual consent , would not have expired untl
July. 1000. ly the entering Into of a now
contract a saving of $1,000 will ba Bhown
and this saving will go a long ways towarc
paying for tbo fifteen new lights ordered
a short time ago.
Funlou Porrn I'lienay.
Friday's registration la causing the fusion
forces /to do a great deal of hard thinking
As tha result of two dava' registration 95
republicans and 019 democrats have regie
tered. South Omaha has alwa > s been con
sldored n democratic city , and the large num
bcr of republicans registered la an Indlca
lion that many of the new comers are rcpub
llcana. Very little , If any , work was don
by the republicans on Friday , but the fusion
forces worked early and late In order to ge
out aa Urge a registration na possible. Rvci
with all the hard work the democrats fallod
to show a gain. It li Inferred that n ma
Jorlty of the no-party voters propose to vet
split tickets. Those who are In touch with
the situation assert that It would not be
bit surprising If South Omaha turned out a
republican majority this fall.
Petit I.urcenr Thief I'opturcd.
Friday evening two negroes opened a win
dow in the office of Superintendent Corwl
of the Union Stock Yards Kallrond
Some Day Soon .
You mny decide to luiy n plnno lt' Just
ns well now , whllp you're thinking nbout
It , to pet nil the i > olnt8 you can ntul see
ns many pianos ns possible To help yon
decide wo want you to use us for In
formation ns often ns you wnnt to 1-ook
over our stock of plnnns nnd nmke your
self ni'iiornlly at homo Wo can show
you 2"i ( UlTori'nt makes , Indinlltip the
Knnlu > , Klmlcill , Kranloli & ( Inch , Hal-
Ictt & DivlH : and lliwpc , and wu will toll
you about any of them.
The silver mounted Klmbnll piano \n \
now on exlilbltlou l'\ our music rooms.
Visitors welcome.
A. HOSPE ,
Music and Art , 1513 Douglas ,
Speaking About Stoves-
Now , If you were KOUK ! to buy a stove
the most natural tbliiR In the world for
you to do would bo to pet the best you
could for your money Our object In
usliif ; tblH space Is to keep you Informed
as to the best stove--We're polnp to
mention just one today the Jewel Thu
ones we Imve were bought before the
advance ami are belnp sold nt the old
rices No reason for It except that we
re mitlsllcd with n reasonable profit
Vu expect you to see us before buying.
A. C. RAYMER ,
1514 Farnatu St.
Here Goes
Eastman Kodaks
$3.33
99 model , fresh stock similar out In
all Eastman Kodaks.
Price applies only while present stock
asts.
A now paper no chemicals no trou-
) le. Comennd see It.
1520
HUTESON
, DOUGLAS STREET.
Kodaks and Cameras 3 Doors From 16th.
nd stole a mackintosh. The theft was re-
lortfd to Percy Ambler , chief of the stock
ards police department , and In company
\lth Ilobert Morgan , Ambler started on the
rail. The thieves were overtaken on the
allroad tracks near Sixteenth street , In
Omaha , and the property recovered. Ono of
ho thieves , William Scott , was taken Into
ustody and is now In Jail here , but the other
managed to break away Xrorn Morgan and
scape.
Itciuililleuii Unities Today ,
Two republican rallies will be held today.
The first will be at Koutsky'a hall nt 10:30 :
o'clock this forenoon. At this meeting Ed
ilullery , James It. Young , Councilman Pat-
Ick J. Tralnor and William Mulhall will
peak. In the afternoon at 2 o'clock , at
Hum's hall , Twenty-sixth and N streets ,
Air. Edward Rosewater will deliver an ad
dress on the Issues of the campaign. The
other speakers will be Messrs. Mullery ,
Young , Tralnor and Mulhall.
City tioiialp.
Godfrey's fora just right wedding present.
The local Good Templar lodge will Install
officers Tuesday evening , November 7.
The Knights of the Maccabees will give a
dnnco at Masonic hull Tuesday evening.
Harry K. IJehan ot Watklns. N , Y. , a ,
cousin of Rev. Dr. Wheeler , Is in the city.
See Ed Munshuw & Co. for lumber. Tel.
S5.
S5.Next
Next Tuesday evening Rev. Irving John
son will deliver a lecture on "Tho Greek
Church. "
Cash Uros. will commence Krndlnc on
Twenty-first street , between Q and B. on
Monday.
Rev. J. A. Johnson will nrcuch this
morning at the Methodist church on "Chris
tian Unity. "
Melcher's Witch Hazel Cream for
chapped hands.
At 11 o'clock today Dr. Wheeler preaches
it the Presbyterian church on "Christ's
Proclamation of Liberty. "
A mcetliif ; of the stewards ot the First
Methodist Kplscopal church will bo held nt
the pastor's study Monday evening.
"Righteousness the Knd" Is the subject ot
Rev. Irving P. Johnson's morning sermon
at St. Martin's Episcopal church today.
Mrs. N , n. Mend , Twenty-second nnd N
streets , has returned from Ohio , where she
npcnt several weeks with friends and rela
tives.
Dr. Ifagan , dentist , 2tth and M streets.
Services will bo hold morning and evenIng -
Ing today at the Christian church , nnd
Christian Endeavor prayer meeting nt 6:30 :
o'clock.
Just received , a new line of late style flno
neckwear , on which we save you from 2oc
10 50 e apiece. Nebraska Shoo uml Clothing
House , South Omaha.
Members of the Methodist church nro
considering thu advisability of erecting a
parsonage. Francis Vnnnant und Jay Luv-
erly have the matter In charge.
A new addition to South Omaha , a few
blocks west of Armour's. U being plnttod
by Gt-orse & Company nnd will bo placed
on the market about November 1.
At present the membership of the Young
Men's Christian nssnclatlon stands nt "IN.
An effort will be mndn to nccuro n member
ship of r > 0d before the holiday ecuson.
For Sale The Metropolitan Hotel nt
Twenty-fourth and R streets. Thin IH one
of thu bctit paying Investments In thu city.
Price reasonable. Address box 21. Dee olllce.
The following olllcers hnvo been oloeti'd
by the board of trustees of the Methodist
church : 8. W. KranclH , president , J. O.
Eastman , secretary ; Jay I uverty , treas
urer ,
The "crncker reception" given by Mrs. I ) .
* Holmes last wouk In the Indies' Aid no-
elety of the Presbyterian church has been
described as a untune and enjoyable hoclal
function.
South Omaha members of the Young
Men's Christian association are permitted
to enter the night school conducted by the
Omaha association on the eame basis ns
Omaha members.
The committee of nmiiaKomr-nt of tlio
Young Men's ( Jlirl.Mliin association , with
the executive committee nf the I.allies'
auxiliary , will hold a moetlntr Monday
evening to urnuiEo plans for the winter's
work.
An Interesting meeting will bo held nt the
Young Men's Christian aH.sorlation nt 3
o'clock this afternoon In the Interent of the
Volunteer league lynn riiafTee of Omaha ,
T. C. Mur h and W. H. Overton will be tlio
speakern.
Mrs. Hcllu n. liodkln of I.os Ansclc * .
Cat , sister of Mrs J A. JohiiHon. will
speak at the First Methodist Jd8cr..al :
church this ovenliiK Mrs. liodkln re ! > re-
tented the California conference nt the re
cent Plttsburi ; convention.
On Hnturd.iy evening. November 4 , Dr.
Frances Wood , u lied fro nurfe will de
liver a lecture on Manila at the First Hup-
tUt church , Twenty-tlflli and II Hlri'eia
Dr Wood has Just returned from Manila ,
where ho served with the Red Cross so-
clety
Dcntl t , eUbaugh , 21th nnd N it recto.
The opening classes In ffymnnslum work
at the Young Men's Christian association
are larger than at any time since the as
sociation was organized. Thirty young men
nre registered for tlio Monday und ThurK-
duy evening classes. The class for business
nnd professional men is growing In pop
ularity and is held Tucidny and Friday
afternoons at 4 o'clock.
By special Invitation of the Presbyterian
session Rev. Dr. Rac of Chicago will , at
7:30 : o'clock this evening , deliver nn address
on "Tho Fulfillment of Prouhccy Concern
ing the Second Coming of Christ and the
Signs ot Thcso Times. " Dr. Rae Is reported
to bo a close student ot prophecy and will
have something Interesting to say concernIng -
Ing those prophecies which nro now being
fulllllcd at homo and abroad.
Clinton E. Sapp , M. D. , Masonic block.
Telcphono 32S.
A special missionary service , under the
direction of Miss Fannlo D. Sage , will be
held at 0:30 : o'clock this evening at tha
Presbyterian church. Miss Jean Boyil Mul
len N In charge of the music and will slag
a solo. Mrs. J. M. Roberts will road a
l > aper on "Tho Foreigners In the United
States , " and Mrs. M. Carl Smith a nnncr on
"Our New Possessions. " Mrs. W. J. Mo-
Burncy will tell "The Story ot n Mission
ary Heroine. "
Iinportiiiit I'mHuro of Crnnki.
Al Green , nllns James Gordon , and Cert
Dornn , thu two men arrested on suspicion
of having committed burglaries In and
around Omaha , und who wcro suspected on
good circumstantial evidence of having
madi > an attempt on the safe of the Waterloo
lee Creamery company , have been further
connected with rrlmes committed lately.
They have been Identified as participants In
the robbery of a stockman of $500 in South
Omaha , and are strongly ( inspected of hav
ing hail a hand In the IJenson street-car
robbery. Tholr capture was a clever stroke
of dutcctlvo work on the part ot Ollicer
Kdghlll and Home brother alllcers.
IllRh School IMolciKlenl Trip * .
Two special trips have been made thb
last week by tlio students of Ulolocv In the
High school. Thu llrst was mndo by .tho
young mc-ii for tlio purpose of collecting
frogs for the department and over 100 were
obtained from tlio holes In which thov had
burled themselves. The cecond trln was
made to Cut-Off lake by n imrtv of voting
men and young women to observe the man
ner In which frogs and crawllsh uo Into
winter quarters. A largo number of both
was collected for laboratory purposes. The
trips were entirely Huccnssful , both as to
the Instruction they afforded ami the re
sulting enlargement of the museum.
LOCAL BREVITIES.
The North Side Improvement club will
hold n meeting nt Twenty-fourth street
nnd Ames avenue Monduv nleht. Kdward
Roscwater ha * accepted nn Invitntlon to
deliver un aildrcss.
William Anderson ciuno to Omaha from
Burlington yestcidny nflur his little
son , Hurry , who ran nway from homo with
a playmate. , Karl Mazcna. and fell Into
the hands ot the police here.
The Omnha Philosophical soclctv will
hold n meeting this afternoon nt 3 o'clock
In the lecture room of the Public llbrarv.
Subject. "Am I My Urother'H Ki' per ? "
Opening nddiubi by Kov. H. II. Mlllnrd
Miss Julia French of North Pintle , who li
staying with her mother nt 201C I3inni tt
street , met with n dispensing accident
Saturday night HH nho wns riding in the
swnn Imut on Ihc Lagoon. In somu unuc-
countitblo manner she got her fool causht
In the machinery and before It could bp nx-
trlcutnd by Hie bn.itman the great too on
her right loot WHB nc.irli severed She was
taken to the Ivinergcncv hospital , where
Ur N. S Mercer drcsced the wound He
wns of the opinion that the too would have
to ho amputated
nUuu | u iiy uf ctirlir ;
Flryi , by acting directly through the ca
pillaries and nerve centers , the euro
begins while tbo pellets are dis
solving on the tongue.
Sucoml by restoring the checked circulation
( Indicated by a chill , hot flushes or
gocfe flenh ) , It starts the blood
coursing through the veins and to
"breakw up" a cold or dlsilpateu
I < a Orlppo.
Tlllril by Its tonic cffecta gustnlnlni ; the
pyjttrm during treatment brine * you
out strong and \lporous and not an
easy mark fir dlteaae
For sale by all drugging or tent on receipt
of price , Sfic and 11.00 Humphrey' Homeo.
pathlo Medlcluu Co. , Cor , William & John
St , ( N , Y. .