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    THE OMAHA PAIIY J1EE: FRIDAY, AUGUST 22, 1002.
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AMONG THE RECENT BOOKS
''JLhjniM of Ironquill" Present Feniioi
Oommissisntr Van's Poems,
LATEST ISSUE OF OMAHAN A GOOD ONE
sties Clary Devotes the Iimktr to Ex
plotting the Tr,iinliilnlpl
Coaareas, Illaatratlna- the
Article Coploaaly.
We are In receipt of a neat volume of
" "The Rhymes of Ironqulll," by Eugrne F.
Ware, who haf recently been appointed
commissioner of pensions by President
' Roosevelt. The volume contalna a lt
Bret poem the well known "Washer
woman'! Bong.' Thla volume, la lea com
plete form, haa gone through ten edition.
Xronquill's verses hare an established place
. In weatern literature. Since the elrll war
the quaint pen name haa been a household
word. James Whlteomb Riley celebra'ed
5 hla admiration tor theae rhymes In a poem
, that ended:
. And then she made me read the thing, and
found my specs and all;
And I Jest leant back there, I Jlng! my
: chair against the wall.
And read and read, and read and read, all
to myself, ontll
- I Ut the lamp and went to bed with
t "Rhymea of ironqulll."
The July number of the Omahaa. pub
lished by C. C. Tennant Clary and carrying
for Ita motto. "A weatern magazine tor
the weat. first, laat and all the time." Is
before ua, and it la deserving of special
mention and praise, not only typographic
ally, but also for Its perfection editorially,
. Thla Issue Is devoted almost entirely to
that greatest of western organizations
greatest because of the extent of Ita terrl-
, tory, which embrace nineteen atatea and
aeven territories, the purpoae for which
It la organised, the number of people It
benefits and the boundless Influence the
thirteenth Transmlslnelppt Commercial
congress, which convened In St. Paul Tues
day and holds sessions until and lno'.uding
.. Friday. The frontlaplece of the Omahan
Is a half tone of Minnesota's popular gov
ernor, S. R. Van Sant. It also contalna an
official roater of Its officers and half tonea
of several of the same, bealdes views of
points of Interest In and about the city In
which the congress assembled. There are
opportune artlcka on various phases of ths
history, purpose and workings of the con
greas, both for the Inquirer and the dele-
' gatea who are to take part In the proceed
ings. Miss Clary Is to be congratulated
upon the aucceaa of this publication. We
doubt her ever being repaid for the ex
penae and labor It cost. If the Trans
mlaslsslppl Commercial congress has an offl-
, clal organ, the Omahan la certainly de
aerving of that credit.
I & Page et Co. have published another
book In their "Commonwealth Series." In
offering, from time to time, the books In
, this aeries, they celect novel or story
descriptive of the methods of thought and
life of that particular, section of the coun
try which each author rnra.nta. rj!t
title of thla book la "The Ruesells In Chi
cago.". . It la by Emily Wheaton. The
atory flrat appeared In the Ladles' Home
Journal. Ned Russell and hla wife were
both born and brought up within the sa
cred confines of Boston, and came from a
long line of Puritan ancestors. Their
married life of about aeven yeara had been
uneventful. Finally Mr. Ruaaell accepts
a call for partnership from Chicago, much
to the annoyance and discomfiture of his
wife, who shudders at the thought of liv
ing In'tWe-'-wild and woolly west." Their
life in Chicago Is varied and amualng. It
tells of his wlfe'a Experiences at the so-
clal and philanthropic gatherings, ban
L quota, balls, clubs, lectures, etc. She haa
a sorrowful time becoming used to the
' wholesale friendly manner In which every
one la welcomed, regardlesa of past his
tory. She and her husband drift farther
' and farther apart until finally, by acting
on a friends suggestion, they are again
brought together, and she declarea to her
husband: "I love Chicago and the peoplo
( here ao much that I wouldn't go back ess'
to live for worlds."
"Mistress Dorothy of Haddon Hall" Is
by Henry Hastings, and beara as a sub-
- title. "Being the True Love Story of Doro
thy Vernon of Haddon Hall." The read-
' era of Charles Mafor'a "Dorothy Vernon of
Haddon Hall" may be surprised on read
ing Hastings' book to find that Dorothy
Inatead of being an only daughter of a
widowed father, la a younger alster and Is
the victim of tyrannical mother, who
plana and plots to have her marry Sir
Falconer Bracebridge. At a feast In honor
of the betrothal of Dorothy's elder alster
, Dorothy meets John Manners, son of ths
earl of Rutland, and from that on one
finds John Manners the principal attrac
tion In the book. He Is assisted In his
lovemaklng by a propheteaa, Dorothys
maid, Will Dawaon. a forester and Man
ners' companion. The book contains three
duel, a couple of kidnaping deale-one a
mistaken Identity and finally concludea
with Manners and Dorothy eloping and
being eagerly Invited by Dorothy'a father to
1 return when they obeyed their father'e re-
, quest and "John Mannera openly took hla
place aa the honored husband of toe
youngest and most beauteous of the king
, of the peak a daughters." Published by
R. F. Fenao Co.
O. P. Putnam's Sons have published a
thrilling and adventurous novel by Rafael
Babatlni entitled "The Suitors of Yvonne."
The lover of duels will find plenty in thla
book to keep him lntereated. It "being a
4 portion of the "Memoirs of the Sleur Osaton
, da Luynee." a young. feirlM. and daring
; duelist Ths atory opens with a boy. the
i nephew of the lord cardinal, who. though
drinking too much wine, becomes engaged in
a quarrel which he haa to answer with the
aword. De Luynea. to save him. becon-ei
; Involved in quarrel with hla challenger.
In which De Luynes comes out best. The
5 cardinal, fearing for hla nephew's life, or
r dera hla off on trip to win the hand of
; Yvonne 8t. Albaret de Canaplea. a wealthy
; heireas. De Luynes accompanies him and
. falla in love with Yvonne, while tire nephew
.falla la love with her sUter. De Luynes dcei
,not declar his love until almost ths com
pletion of the story, but ths many suitors of
lvonne and the plots entered Into to win
her kespa De Luynes busy with his dueling.
He is daring and courageous to the extreme
; and hla fearless challenges to eombat. some
of which are brought about by tne aevereat
I Largest assortment in city.- Extra parte
!of all kinds. Alo a full Una of table ten.
liu nil-ILuO iu iwuii.
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VTIONERY (P-
m m a a ' a r
1 VAl
kind of tests, cannot help but brlag admira
tion from the lover of this kind of litera
ture. A. Weasels company has published "The
Progression to Immortality," by Henry S.
Brooke. Mr. Brooke haa written from a
new standpoint oa this ever mysterious and
all-absorbing subject the eternsl question,
on which every one who hits really lived
must have asked and asked again for light.
The book Is the strong, yet exquisite, em
bodiment of a perfect fslth, a fruition In
the life of a man who baa borne the burden
and beat of the day.
"World's Pecple," by Jullen Gordon (Mrs.
Van Racsselaei Cruger), author of "A Diplo
mats Diary" and "The Wage of Character,"
la an interesting book containing thirteen
abort stories that are well worth reading.
The atorlea, whether they are tragedies,
comedies or farces, possess a style that holds
the reader's attention. The characters are
entertaining and full of Interest. Mrs.
Ctuger certainly knowa her "World'a Peo
ple" thoroughly and understanda aoclety
life. In spite of the worldllness of her char
acters, the cardinal virtues and all gentle
graces find practical demonstration In her
tales. "I tell It as It was," ahe observes,
"and not aa we would wish It to have been,"
but the moral Is that goodness brings peace
even to the "world's people." Published
by J. F. Taylor A Co.
"An English Girl In Paris" (anonymous)
has reached ua from John Lane Publishing
company. The book gives the experiences
of an English girl visiting her uncle. Jack
Mortimer, In Parle. The atory shows. In
a delightfully witty and humoroua vein,
very cleverly drawn pictures of the life ot
an Engtlah girl In French society, aa com
pared with that of the much-chaperoned
French mademoiselle. Among other things
Is an Interesting account of a proposal and
marriage. Social life In Faria and Ufa at
French watering places are recorded with
a brightness that leave us with vivid Im
pressions and probably with a truer knowl
edge and appreciation of our French
cousins than we bad before.
John Haggerty haa written a book en
titled "For Democrats How to Treat the
Trusts and How to Win In 1904." The
book propoaaa a secretary ot trusts to run
the trusts as a receiver runs bankrupt
railroads, etc. He would tlx prices to con
sumers by allowing labor fair wagea and
reasonable houra and capital a fair Interest
on actual lnveatmenta. As to winning la
1904, It first sbowa the democrats that they
cannot win on their preaent lines of trust
smashing, etc., because trust labor whloh
holds the balance of power will oppoae
trust smashing. But If their platform will
make only one "demand" tor direct legis
lation the other planka to.be auggeationa
for solving the Important questions by ref
erendum vote of the people, they will win
handa down. Published by the Abbey Press.
The above books are on aale at the Me-
geath Stationery Co., 130. Faroara street.
TWO GASOLINE EXPLOSIONS
One Stove and One Bis? Lamp Blow
Vp, Dolna; Only Minor
Damage.
There were two explosions laat evening.
First, a gasoline atove belonging to Mrs.
Anna M. Travla blew up In the kitchen
of the house occupied by her at 2711 Pa
cific street. The house, which Is a one
story cottage, la the property of Morris
Sullivan, and house and contents were dam
aged to the extent of about 125. This waa
at about 6 o'clock.
At 1:30 o'clock, over ' at 1306 Douglaa
street, in a barber ahop, W. E.' Gordon and
J. B. Conger were carrying on 'their trade.
The former waa cutting a man's hair and
the other shaving A. E. Burk. Juat as
Conger had got a good grip of Burk 'a chin
and waa drawing the razor upward from
the latter'a Adam's apple, with the slicing
cut known to the profession, a large gaso
line lamp hung between the two chairs ex
ploded with a atunnlng crash, throwing
splaahea of burning gasoline about the
room. If Conger has not an Iron nerve,
then Burk baa an lroa face, tor he waa
not touched by the rasor. Of the man
whoae balr was being cut, nothing further
waa aeen, except a bunch of hair, which
probably waa not cut off. The Are depart
ment waa summoned, but no fire followed
the sudden combustion ot the gasoline.
OPPOSITION TO .. THE UNION
Street Railway Officials Reported to
Be Asialnst Organisation of
Their Employes.
Considerable opposition to the new union
formed by the street railway employee In
Omaha la aald to have been manifested by
the officials ot the company. A statement
came from reliable sources yesterday that
a number of the men who had not Joined
the union, but were .seriously considering
the proposition, were called Into consulta
tion with officials of ths company, but what
the result of this conference was waa not
made public.
Another statement was made laat night
by an lntereated party, who clalma to apeak
with authority, that the company baa sub
mitted a plain ultimatum that the men can
either withdraw from the union or give
up their poalttona. Comment by officials
upon this statement could not be obtained
laat night.
Bneklen'a Arnica Salve.
The beat in the world for Cuta, Corna,
Bolls, Bruises, Burns, Scalds, Sores, Ulcers,
Sslt Rheum. Cures plies or no pay. 25c.
Woman's Work in Club and Charity
The secret hope which haa been cher
ished by the program and executive com
mittees ot the Nebraaka Federation of
Women's Cluba that Mrs. Denlson ot Nsw
York, newly elected president ot the Gen
eral Federation, would attend the Columbus
meeting la October, haa been chattered,
aa it haa been learned thla week that ahe
will be unable to come west at that time.
It was the plan that Mrs. Denlson sbduld
come and attend the tall meetings of the
Nebraaka and three other neighboring State
Federatlona which occur about the same
ttme, but this will be Impossible, aa Mrs.
Denlson had already accepted an Invitation
that will take her to another eectlon of the
country at that season. Th's Is a disap
pointment Indeed to the few who knew of
the plan for her being present, but it Is
hoped that thla will bs possible another
year.
Mra. F. H. Cole, flrat vice prealdent of
the Omaha Woman's club, left the early
part ot the week for Chicago, where ahe
will spend a few days bcforevgolng to De
troit, where she will preside at the annual
meeting of the Woman'a Auxiliary of the
Railway Postal Clerks' association, of
which shs waa elected president a year ago.
At a bualness meeting of the household
economics department of the Woman's club,
held on Tuesday, a committee waa ap
pointed to confer with Superintendent
Pearae and the Board of Education In be
half of a plan for Introducing domestle
science Inte the curriculum ot the pro
posed new two yeara' high achool courae.
The committee nil! also formulate aa out
line for auch a course and will submit It
NO MOVE TO SETTLE STRIKE
Nothing but Talk Alaag That Lin Has
Beei Aooomplishad Yet
STRIKERS WILLING TO MEET OFFICIALS
More Reds Being; Placed In the Shops
loagatlon of the Strng-Si.
While both partlea to the strike deny that
the action of the real estate men waa In
spired by them. It begins to look aa if both
aides would welcome an equitable meana of
settling difficulties. Indicative of such a
aentlmcnt ou the part of the strlkera, a
leader of that faction this morning ssld:
"About 76 per cent of the machinists and
a large proportion ot the other strikers In
this city own their own homes. If the com
pany wlna thla strike these men will have
to look for other employment and other
placea of residence. It Is sate to aay that
in the vast majority ot casea this will take
the men out of Omaha'. That will mean
the loaa of a vast amount of business to thla
city and a severe stroke. If not a asrloua
depression, to the real estate business,
talon Men Are Firm.
"In view of these facts It appears to ua
that If the company wins the strike the
city la to be the loser, and It does seem
that under auch circumstances the city or
some of Ita business men could afford to
ask the Colon Pacific for a settlement. Not
withstanding the deplorable condition con
fronting ua in the possibility of losing this
flgbt. however, we are still ss much deter
mined against returning to work unless ws
get our original demands as ever we were.
What could be done In the way of the 'give
and take' plan of aettlement I am not pre
pared to say; I only know that our men
are so strongly Imbued with the justice ot
their clalma that the very thought or sug
gestion ot a compromise Is repugnant to
them."
A prominent atrtke leader waa asked
last night If he would consent to meet
the officials of the Union Pacific In a con
ference for a settlement should one be
arranged by a third party. "Most assur
edly I would," he replied. "We are ready
to meet the officials any time they may
wish it, and would be glad to do anything
that might conduce to a aettlement of thla
strike, but It must not be supposed for a
minute that we are ready to sacrifice any
of the demands which we msde at the
outset. We believed we were right then,
and we believe the same today."
Committee Falls to Appear.
Superintendent McKeen atated late last
night that he bad not been approached by
the committee from the Real Estate ex
change appointed to aeek a aolution of the
strike problem. From Prealdent Burt's
offics yesterday came the statement that
the committee had not ' been there and
that nothing outside ot the newspaper re
porta had been aeen or heard of the propo
altlon. The Union Pacific ahlpped Into Omaha
yesterday a carload of nonunion men from
the eaat, destined to Cheyenne, where they
will be put to work In the shops. The
Omaha forces have not been enlarged, and
the officials say not diminished for several
daya. The strlkera contend, upon what
they declare Is absolutely reliable informa
tion, that twenty-three of the nonunion
abopmen here left Wednesday.
The dormitory for the workmen In the
Omaha shops haa been ahlfted from the
new pattern ahop building to the car shops.
One hundred and fifty new beds have been
placed In the latter building for the ac
commodation of the workmen. The com
pany apparently la not looking for an Im
mediate or even very early aettlement of
the difficulties, for theae and other prepara
tions tor a continued light are la progress.
ARE EXPECTING A SETTLEMENT
Cheyenne Strlkera Have It That Stat
Official la to Be Inter
mediary. CHEYENNE, Wyo.. Aug. 21. (Special
Telegram.) It la reported here tonight that
the Union Paclfio strike will probably be
settled In a week or ten days; that a state
official ik In receipt of a letter from Presi
dent Burt, In which the official Intimated
that he would call for a conference with
the atrlke leaders aa soon aa he could com
plete certain arrangementa. No confirma
tion "of the report can be obtained, nor
can any state official be found who haa re
ceived auch a letter. The strike leadera
are poaitlve, however, that aome sort of
settlement of the controversy will be made
in a few daya.
Yaw Take No Rlelc
la using Dr. King's New Discovery for
Consumption, Coughs and' Colds. It cures
all lung troubles or no pay. 60o and tl.
Confesses Taking the Horse.
John Zarp, who waa arreated for stealing
a horse, bugcy and harness belonging to his
father, C. M. Zarp. yesterday afternoon,
confessed to the police that he had stolen
the outfit and sold It to a man In Millard
for $76. A peculiar habit of the horse, ob
tained in Its early coltbood, was the cause
of the arrest of young Zarp. The animal
had always refused to be taken from the
stable head-first, but had strenuously ad
hered to the habit of backing out. Thla
fact waa known only to the m rubers of the
family. Detectlvea Savage and Dunn were
detailed on the case and as soon as they
heard of the horee'a peculiarity they sus
pected and arrested the eon. He contested
after being in Jail a night and a day. The
o (fleers will mike an effort to secure the
horse before be again changes handa.
to the members of the board. The plan
haa received the approval of moat of the
club members, especially thoae having
daughters In the high school who ara con
sidering ths two years' course. The de
partment has been requested by the
Woman'a Auxiliary ot the Railway Poatal
Clerks' aaaoclation to outline a program
for a course la domestic science to be fol
lowed during the coming year.
Mrs. W. W. Keysor haa tendered her rea
ignatlon as president of the Omaha Wom
an'a club owing to her Intention of remov
ing from the city to St. Louis, where she
will make her home. Mrs. Keysor wss
elected president of the club at the close of
the club year laat April, and since the an
nouncement of her Intention ot leaving the
city much Interest haa been manifested re
garding her auccessor. The executive com
mittee haa aa yet takea ao action upon the
reaigaatloa and at the meeting recently It
was decided that the sentiment of the club
regarding Mra. Keyaor's aucceasor should be
aacrrtaned before the vacancy la filled. Ar
ticle vlll of the bylaws of the club provides
that "vacancies In office shall be filled by
persona appointed by the executive commit
tee, to arrve until the next annual meeting,"
and the commltee prefers that ths club shall
express Irs choice by Informal ballot before
the appointment Is made.
Though Mra. Keysor will bo a resident of
St. Louis before the opening meeting In the
fall, she expects to come to Omsba to pre-,
side on that occasion, and It la understood
that her resignation Is not to bo accepted
until after that meeting. It waa alao decided
at the executive meeting to hold an Informal
reception early la September La compliment
ATTEMPTS SUICIDE IN JAIL
Man Locked tp for Disorderly Con
daet Swallows Dose of
Strychnine.
A. L. Styars, a prisoner confined In a cell
of the city jail, waa last evening found In
convulsions from the effects of strychnine.
He wss hurriedly carried Into the doctor's
office and Surgeons Hahn, Mick and Fits
gerald worked over him for about an hour;
after which he waa pronounced out of
danger. He waa put back In his cell oa a
cot.
Styars waa arrested, together with L. E.
Basuyar at 4;85 o'clock In the afternoon,
and charged with being drunk and with
reckless driving. O. A. Solomons had left
his horse snd carriage tied In front of hla
house at 1711 Davedport street and Styara
and Basuyar, who were driving up the
street at a free pace, ran into the car
riage, smashing It to wrecksge. Btyara waa
thrown from his trap and hla nose bruised.
Someone who saw the accident telephoned
for ths police and Officer Venous arrested
the man. who was too drunk to get back
Into his carriage and escape.
At the jail the prisoners were searched,
aa la usual, and locked up. Early In the
evening Styars, who waa quarreling with
drunken cell mate, was removed to an
other room In which- was a man named
Cox, who had been confined for several days.
Only a few moments after the door waa
locked on Styars, so Cox aays, the former
took something from his clothes and swal
lowed It. He then lay down on the floor
and asked for a drink of water. Cox soon
began calling for the turnkey and told him
what his companion had done. Jailer Glover
Immediately aummoned the doctor, but
when they returned to the cell Styars was
In convulsions. When he hsd sufficiently
recovered the man said that he had taken
three grains of strychnine and two grains
of calomel, which he had concealed about
his person. He said that he bad had much
trouble with his wife, fer which reason he
a anted to kill himself. He lives at 209
South Thirteenth street.
DOUGLAS COUNTY VETERANS
Rennloa ut Elk City with Exhibitions
by Rea-nlars from Fort
Crook,
Word from Elk City Is to the effect that
the reunion ot the Douglaa County Vet
erans' association Is now In full blast
Company F of the Twenty-second regiment.
United States Infantry, arrived at the
grounds Wedneaday morning with two com
missioned officers In charge. At o'clock
that evening they gave guard mount for the
first time. At S o'clock yesterday afternoon
they gave a sham battle.
Speechea were made Wednesday by Mr.
Patrick of Blair and J. B. Furay of Omaha.
The rain which fell that day cooled the air
and laid the dust, so that the visitors were
more comfortable than they were at the
close of the first day. A campflre waa held
Wedneaday night, with apeeches by several
of the old soldiers.
FAREWELL TO JUDGE KEYSOR
St. John's Lodare Preparing; Maeonle
Reception for Departing;
Brother.
The members of 8t. John's lodge. Ancient
Free and Accepted Maaona, will give a
Maaonlc farewell reception to Judge W. W.
Keysor on the night ot September 11,
previous to his departure for St. Louie
to take a chair In a law school.
Judge Keysor, a member of that lodge,
la paat grand maetes.of the order la the
state, and the farewell entertainment
planned in his honor will bring to Omaha
prominent Masons from all carta of the
Jurisdiction.
NEWSDEALERSJTO CO-OPERATE
They Vote to Have National Company
with Central Office in New
York.
NEW YORK. Aug. 21. A newsdealer's co
operative company, to be national in acona
and Influence waa advocated in a reaolution
presented tcday by the executive committee
cf the National Association of Newadealers
Booksellers and Stationers of the United
States, at ths second dav'a seaalnn nt tha
twentieth annual convention of the associa
tion being held In Brooklyn. This resolu
tion wss unanimously adopted.
The intention Is to ultimately establish a
main baas In New York, aided bv nubile
subscriptions from all legitimate retail
nowsdealer desiring to promote the plan,
not more than one share of stock In the pro
posed concern to be sold to any dealer, and
each share ao disposed of to cost (5.
ihr
HYMENEAL.
Mnller-Bfarehaat.
TYNDALL, S. D.. Aug. 21. (Special Tele
gramsProf. G. Muller, principal at Al
ceater, 8. D., and Miss Maud Marchant of
Scotland, were married at W, O. Muller'a
home In thla city by Rev. D. J. Perrln of
Springfield. Both are prominent young
people and graduates of the Springfield Nor
mal achool. The couple will realde at Al
ceater. Brenner-Mnllen.
SIOUX FALLS, 8. D., Aug. tl. (Special.)
George Brenner and Miss Lucy Mullen,
popular and well known residents of the
city, were married by Father Nolan, paator
of the local Catholic church. The groom la
the night operator at the Milwaukee depot
to Mra. Wegle Hope Hall Tracy of Boston, a
former member of the club and leader of ths
current history department, who expects to
visit friends in the city at that time. It la
hoped that Mra. Mary Moody Pugh of Den
ver, formerly ot the Omaha club, will also
be present Mrs. Pugh expects to return to
Omaha to make her home early In Septem
ber. The Society of Colonial Damea of Wash
ington, D. C, haa recently erected a monu
ment at Arlington In memory of the soldiers
who fell In the Spanish-American war,
which la ahortly to be unveiled. Aa Invita
tion haa been extended to the National So
ciety. Daughters of the American Revolu
tion, to be preaent Thla haa been accepted
and a committee of daughters hss been ap
pointed and will attend and place a wreath
upoa the monument.
The work of the National American Wom
an's Suffrage association, which has been
concentrated In Montana thla summer, hss
culminated In a msss oonvention, which haa
been called by the Butte Suffrage club and
will be held In that city September IT and
IS. Special rates will be made by ths rail
roads, and with the general enthusiasm that
haa been aroused a most successful meeting
is promised. During the summer Mrs. Catt.
preeldent of the national organisation; Miss
Laura A. Oregg. organiser for Nebraska;
Miss Gail Laughlln or Nsw York and others
of the able women in the movement have
been working in Montana and aa a reault
atrong clubs with a large per cent of men
members have been organised la pearly
every count.
Jim Dumps had ben for weeks so cross
Tvfas plain he'd met with some great loss
But since onoe more these ads. make clear
That what he missed at last Is here,
And "Force" can be supplied to him,
lm Dumps has changed to "Sunny Jim."
AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA
Pgokinc Honw Managers Galled to Chicago
on Special luiiiesi.
MERGER ANTICIPATED BY LOCAL FORCES
Ifothlnar Known Here, aa Definite In
formation Will Come from Chi
os ao, bnt Much Speonla
tloa ia Heard.
Considerable speculation waa aroused In
packing house circles yesterday over ths
departure of Mr. B. A. Cudahy. Mr.- T. W.
Taliferro, general manager for Cudahy here
and k. O. Howe, general manager vi i'um
local Armour plant, tor Chicago. All of
tbeae representatives ot the packers were
tn Chicago yesterday. Nothing appeared to
be knowa here about the audden call of
the heada of the packing institutions to
Chicago. All that remained here ot the
executive forces were A. N. Bonn of the
Omaha company and Mr. Mancbee of the
Swift company.
What the people here seem to want to
know Is whether theae heada of packing
house interests went to Chicago to confer
on the proposed demand to be made by the
beef butchers for aa Increase In wagea, or
whether it to In the line of the proposed
merger. Information received from Chi
cago laat night Inclines the people here
to the opinion that the amalgamation ot
the packing Intereats will come shortly. One
prominent packing house employe said to
a Bee reporter last night that ahould the
packers succeed la forming an amalgama
tion many high salaried men would be
thrown out of poalttona. The hint went
forth from Cudaby'a yeaterday that heads
were likely to drop Into the basket most
any time and the audden departure of Mr.
Cudahy and Mr. Taliferro, his manager,
only atrengthena thla Idea.
Oa Wednesday the packers appeared to
know nothing about the demand tor an in
crease la wagea or the merging of the
planta. The removal of temporary headquar
ters to Chicago looka from South Omaha as
If aomethlng was doing. As far as the acalo
of wagea la concerned, all negotiations will
go through the headquarters at Chicago, and
nothing will be known here until the re
ault of the consultations Is announced.
Stdewalka Need ReaettlnsT.
.Ia many of the permanent sidewalks la
the dowa town district the base haa glvea
way and the walka are below the curb line.
The attention of the city engineer was
eallsd to thla matter yesterday by a eltl
sen and he promised thst as soon as he
could get around to It and the mayor would
permit him the defecta would be remedied.
In some cases the property owners are to
blame and ahould be. It la aaserted, served
with notices to make the repalra at their
own expenae. Accidents are liable to hap
pen. It la asserted, on account of many ot
the curb being higher than the sidewalks.
Mr. Deal Is of the opinion that It would cost
the city hardly more than $50 to raise the
walka in the down town district. Chairman
Welsh of the street and alley committee
la going to give thla matter hla attention
during the week.
Beat Commends Work,
Juat now Herman Beal Is endeavoring to
be a Jack ot all trades. He is by authority
the city engineer. Then be waa supposed
to be appointed to take the place ot the
recent atreet foreman, who waa removed
Monday night. In addition he belonga to
the Board of Health, the Sanitary commis
sion and other jobs too numerous to men
tion. Whea complaints were made to En
gineer Beal yeaterday about the manner la
which the pavement oa Twenty-fourth
atreet waa being relald he said that he was
doing the best he could with ths funds at
his disposal. "With the money oa hand,"
aald Mr. Beal, "It will take every cent to
fill the big holes la the pavement. There
Is ao need of laying concrete now, aa the
city uses tbo broken stone from the rock
pile to fill the deep holes, thus ssvlng the
expense ot laying a concrete bass. With
the utmost economy It will be hard for the
city to make the repalra needed with the
money provided."
Dirty Streets.
There Is a continual complaint made by
business men about the dirty condition ot
the paved etreets In the business portion of
the city. Councilman Queenan took a look
about yeaterday and found that the filth
on the paved etreets lay three and four
Inches thick la soma placas. A request
haa been sent to the mayor that the fire
department bo ordered to fluah the streets,'
but Chief EHter does not seem to want to
do thla. He asserts that every time the
department is called out to flush the streets
It costs the city considerable money for
hoae spoiled. This statement la denied by
members of the Are aad water committee
and aa effort will be made to Induce the
mur tu luiruL'l Uio tliiat to do the flush
ing act. Ia ease this Is not dons the msyor
will be asked to direct the street force to
go ahead and do a little cleaning op. '
another Inspector Here.
Hark Beethaa cama uo from Kaosaa City
IEorc
The Itasdy-to-gajvs Cereal
made such a, hit that we had to stop adver
tising to keep down the orders. Now another
mill is in operation a.nd no grocer hfxs tvny
excuse for not having it in stock.
Swttt, crlts flakes f wkM aai
yesterday and reported for duty to C. L.
Talbot, chief Inspector ot brands for Wyo
ming and South Dakota. In order to ac
cept the poaltloa here Beetbam resigned a
good position with the Kanaaa City Stock
Yards company. He aald that he wanted
to get back among hla friends again. Mr.
Long ot South Dakota la hero, and with
Beetbam the brand Inspection force Is ade
quate to all needs for the present time.
Inqneat Completed Yesterday.
Coroner Bralley completed the holding of
the lnqueat over the remains of Charles
Starr yesterday afternoon. After listening
to all of the testimony the Jury decided that
there was no blame to be attached to ths
railroad company. It waa ahown and proven
by wltneaaea that , the lad waa atealtng a
ride on a freight train at the time the ac
cident occurred. Every attention was glvea
the boy, but he died at the South Omaha
hospital before the surgeona arrived to per
form the amputations which It was thought
would save bis life.
Magic City Goaatn.
Telephone linemen are still working on
the cablea In the business portion of the
city.
Guy Collins hss returned from a two
weeks' sojourn at the lakes In the vicinity
of Minneapolis.
The funeral of Mrs. John J.- Ford was
held yesterday from the family residence,
Twenty-seventh and J streets. - -
Mrs. M. A. Dillon has returned home
after a two weeks' stay at BU Joseph's
hospital, where ahe aubmitted to an opera
tion. .
The Klng'a Daughters of the Presbyterian
church will be entertained thla afternoon
at the home of Mrs. E. truss, Til North
Twenty-fifth street.
I'nder lafaeses ot Drnar.
Fred Sly. a porter in the Bchllts No. t
saloon at 611 North Sixteenth atreet, kept
by Frank Dillon, waa noticed by the other
people in the house to be acting queerly
and apparently In a dased condition about
7:30 last evening. The patrol waa sent for
and Sly taken to the station, where he waa
examined. Ha was under the Influence of
liquor and of aome drug, either morphine
or chloril hydrate. After the atomach
pump had been used he waa put on a cot to
sleep off the effects of the poison. It Is not
known whether he took the same with
suicidal Intent or waa drugged. Sly ia
about 27 yeara old and rooms over the
saloon.
Board of Edseslloa Mectlagr.
A special meeting of the Board of Educa
tion will be held this evening at 7 o'clock
to receive reporte from the commltteea on
supplies, buildings and property and high
school. The committee on buildings and
property at Ita meeting yesterday deter
mined that It would be neceaaary to build
an entirely new smokestack at the high
achool and John Latenser, the architect,
will look over the building today and report
to the board thla evening aa to the neces
sary dimensions of the stack and the moat
desirable location.
Her Hnabaad Beats Her.
Mrs. Maud Tompkins, who lives with her
husband, Ned Tompkins, on Marcy atreet,
under the viaduct on Sixteenth etreet, last
night complained to the police that her
husband continually beat her. About a
week ago, ahe eaya, ahe waa etrumnflng oa
hla guitar and he snatched the Instrument
from her and struck her over the elbow
and shoulder with it. Wednesday he kicked
her on the other arm. The woman ex
hibited the marks of the blows. A war
rant will be laaued thla morning for Tomp
klna' arrest.
Plombera Settling; Differences.
The strike which haa been on for the last
three months between the New York
riiimblng company of Council Bluffs and
fifteen of ita employes Is likely to be satis
factorily settled this afternoon. J. C.
Lynch, vloe president of the local union,
and Harvey lllnton. aecretary, will meet
representatives of the company at the
Omaha club this afternoon for a confer
ence, which, it ia more than probable, will
result In a settlement of the strike.
Held for Developments.
Jay Wymore la accused of stealing the
bicycle belonging to Harry- Anderson and
is neia penning runner developments. The
former lives at Wis North Twenty-aeventh
venue and the latter at 3802 North Thirtv.
fourth atreet.
OLD PEOPLE,
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GENERAL FRANZ S1EGEL DIES
Aared German Commander Who
Foj(M la CItII War la For
ever Mastered Ont.
NEW YORK, Aug. II. General Frgna
Slegel died at his home la thla city of old
age. He waa la hla seventy-eighth year.
Oeneral Slgel fought with the revolu
tionists tn the German Insurrection nf Hi
fcecame commander-in-chief of the revolu
tionary army and waa made minister of
war. He cama to this country la 1151, mak
ing his home tn St. Louis, where he organ
ised a regiment of infantry at the outbreak
Of the Civil War. He came to New Vnrlr
In 1887 and waa twice a candidate for aec
retary of state on the republican ticket.
He was appointed pension agent in 18
by President Cleveland.
Old Soldier Dead.
DAVID CITY. Neb.. Au. 11 renM.i.i
John Weythman, aeetloa foreman for the
Burlington railroad hare. diii at i. -
lly realdence laat night. Mr. Weythman waa
aoout so yeara of age and bad been la the
employ of the railroad company for a long
time. He leaves a widow, one son and one
daughter. Funeral will be ' held Friday
under the auspicea of the Grand Army of
the Republic, ot which be was a prominent
memoer.
E. Hards, Central Cftav .
CENTRAL CITY. Nebi. 'Aur fl .
rial.) B. Harde, an old resident ot this city,
wss burled Wednesday morning under ths
ausplees of the Grand Army of the Repub
lic. Mr. Hords died Monday nlsrht. after an
Illness of several years. In the '70a he was
engaged In the hardware business la this
city, but retired on account of poor health.
Mary Chase, Elwood.
ELWOOD, Neb., Aug. 11 (Special.)
Last evening at o'clock Miss Mary Chase,
daughter ot Judge Chase of "this county,
dlsd suddenly. She waa a young lady of
attractive and winning manners snd a
leader la the social and musical circles of
the town. Last Jane ah graduated from
the high school of this place.
Mrs. Inns Roakar at Rest.
WEST POINT. Neb.. Aur. tl
The remains of Mrs. Emma Rnshar h
died In Omaha Friday last, were interred
in tne pubiio cemetery at this place yeater
day afternoon. The deceaaed waa a widow
with two children and waa the daughter of
the lata Valentine Ncllgh, a pioneer settler
of thla county.
George I.ea.
NEW YORK, Aug. 21. George Lea, who
for forty years conducted theaters and
other placea of amusement in varloua parts
of thla country, la dead at hla home la
Port Jervis, N. Y., aged 14. He was a
native of France.
Besalo Boaenlll.
NEW YORK, Aug. tl. A cablegram U
the Clipper from Portsmouth. England, aa
Bounces the death there today of Bessie
Bonehlll, the vaudeville actress.
FIRE RECORD?
Charged to Incendiarism.
SCHUYLER, Neb., Aug. II. (Special Tel
egram.) What haa the appearance of aa
laeendlary Are waa discovered tonight in a
barn back of the Kovar saloon. The build
ing waa unoccupied and there la no knowa
meana, except incendiarism, by which the
blase eeuld have originated. It was ex
tinguished before any serious damage was
dons.
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