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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 14, 1902)
THE OMAHA DAILY 11KK: SUNDAY, DECEMBER 1-1, 1002. MINERS CASE TO CLOSE PlintiflV Bida of Siriks CeatroTeny Ends Tomorrow. OPERATORS WILL MAKE JOINT SPEECH ?eeld) to torn bin Opening K.ffnrt In Slagl Appeal Before Properdin; tall tVltaeeaea Before Cemmlaalon at Srranton. would b made Ihortljr before tbe flrst of January, that tbe turn chosen might have time to familiarize themselves with tbelr duties. Of tbe ni"f Kenurrnhlp be would ssr only that W. H. Gunsolu la not to be re tained. Mr. EnrHuh boa rented aulte of rooms on the slith floor of tbe New York Life building and will move abortly. NEW GAME FOR MISSOURIANS BCRANTO.N. Pa.. Dec. 13. The mlnera called witneaaea today before the atrike commlaalon to ahow the conditions In the I'hlladelphta Reading company's pita. Eight wltmasea were railed and tbe prin cipal grievance presented waa that aomu men who went on atrike were discrimi nated against. Among tboae giving evidene waa Mr. Mitchell. The mlnera will probably close their case on Monday, when the coal companies will present a Joint opening argument. Mr. Mitchell yesterday presented figures, gathered by hla agents, allowing a lower average wage tate than those banded to the commission by the Delaware at Hudson company. Mr. Torey criticised many of Mr. Mltch ell'a figures and finally said that almost anything could be shown by Juggling fig urea. Mr. Torrey next tried lo place the re aponslblllty for the strike on Mr. Mitchell. Witness aald he opposed the strike at thn time it was Inaugurated, but favored one later In the year. Mitchell onrlailr Teat Imon -. Counsel for the Independent operatora asked Mr. Mitchell if the operators made a contract with tbe miners In which there waa a clause providing for noninterference with nonunion men, whether tbe union would enforce the clause. Mr. Mitchell said: "So long aa we have no contracts or Joint conferences we are not willing to tell In advance what we will agree to." The mlnera' president concluded by ex plaining the unlon'a attitude in trade au tonomy. He-aald the United Mine Workers exercised Jurisdiction over all employes In and about the mines. If the engineers, firemen and pumpmen each had a separate organization and one of these classes struck it would close down everything. Last year 400 firemen did atrike and thereby threw (0,000 mine workera out of employment. If all claaaea were In one organization they could act together. A breaker boy aged 10 was called and aald ,he received 65 cents a day, but last month he only got 25 "cents, the remainder being kept by tbe Delaware ft Hudaon company for rent. He aald he knew of one boy who received only 1 cent In a month. When he applied for work he misrepresented hla age, but hla mother baa aince given tbe company hla correct age. Practically the entire afternoon aesslon waa taken up by witnesses, who are, or havo been, employed by the Reading company. No Pay (or Repair Work, One man complained that he waa not get ting regular pay for repair work, another aald there were two sizes of cara where he worked and only on price for both; an other, who lost bla leg, complained that he waa taken off light work and given heavy work. Tbe men who did not get work after the f.'rike gav aa the company' reaaon that they took a too prominent part In the ctrlke. James Torrey, counsel for the Delaware I. Hudson, presented the corrected aummary f that company' figure, which showed that wage were higher than paid In the .Itumlnoua region. These figure were examined and found correct on December 4 and certified to by imei Marwick for the miner and A. u. Culver, comptroller of the company. A life Insurance agent waa called to give the life tnaurance rate for miner and per sona employed In other occupations. The rate for miner were high. Vonaac Man Representing lllmaelf from Omaha Takea Ip Mrf Collection. A correspondent at Easton, Mo., hasten to Inform The Be that one E. O. Wells. Introducing himself aa a representative of a library association of Omaha, haa "horn awoggled" the Easton populace out of 1225 and a $10 hotel bill, which financial reverse falls so heavily upon the town that It won't be able to have murh of a Chrlst maa nor to celebrate the Fourth for three years to come. According to the correspondent. Wells appeared In Easton at noon Wednesday and went away Friday night, at which latter time "the people realized that they had been swindled." His plan, the correenond ent further states, was to solicit 110 con tributions to a fund which abould secure for the town a branch of a free library Institution which had been organized "In order that the people of tbe west could read books without the payment of a cent." The correspondent further states that Wells received cash contributions from nearly every business man in the city and gave receipts, but that the recelpta have been discovered to be worthless, as a message from Omaha haa informed the Eastonitcs that Wells la an lnpostor and not connected with any library association in thn Nebraska metropolis at tbe present time. Another 110 loss Is that of the land lord, whom Wells Is said to have failed to pay before leaving. Wells Is described as having good height, good clothes, dark hair, black eyes and a former connection with the Goodyear Rub ber company. The exact means or method of this connection Is not described. He Is about 38 years old. Kffeet of llorae Race. Washington Star: "I don't know what there Is about betting on horae races that ahould be so deleterious to health," said young Mrs. Torklna, pensively. "I never heard of auch a thing," an awered the visitor. "Neither did i until I heard Charley talk ing about It. Every time he make a bet he comes home and says there Is something wrong with hla ayatera." Tnar Boat Company Libels Vessel. Sound Tug ftoat company yesterday libeled me i' rencn nip fcrnest Keyer ror zhiz ror towing charges. The company claims It had a contract with the owner of the phlp, resliilnjc In Nantes. France, for the towing of the vessel in and out of Tacoma and Seattle and that the captain of the vessel refused the company's service. The suit of the company brings up the question aa to wnetner tne master or a vessel nas authority, upon arriving off Flattery, to disregard Its owner's Instructions. In tbe event he deems It advlettble for any reason to make new arrangements. Jacksonlan Clnb ISIeetlon. As a result of an election held last even ing by the Jackeonlan club at their rooms r.UM - (k. 1 1 ..... I nMAA.. vii iainniii dm r-1. me ii'ituniiiR w 1 1 1 v , o were elected: President, Fred H. Cosgrove; vice presidents, E. E. Howell of Omaha, W. H. Kelllger of Aubu.-n and Waldo Wlntersteln of Fremont; secretary. Ed P. Herrynian: treasurer. John Murphy; finan cial aecretary, John A. Rlne; aergeant-at-srms, Joseph Bherry. The Australian sys tem of ballot waa used and the polls were onen from till 8 In the evening. Tnere were 187 vote cast, with only one ticket In the Held. v Attend the great receiver' sale at Ben nett'; it wait your arbitration. NASH WANTS A FREE FOR ALL President of Electrio Light Company Talk on Pwer Echexti. DENIES COMPANY IS OBSTRUCTIONIST Objects to Esrlnslon Franchise, bnt Woald Leave Field Open to Any Company Wbtch Can Fi nance Enterprise. President F. A. Nash of the new Omaha Thomson-Houston Electric Light company haa given the following Interview on the power franchise question: "It has been openly charged that all of tbe opposition against the proposed ordi nance granting the Rosewater franchise for the development of water power emanates from our company, that we are fighting the ordinance on the ground that we are fearful of future competition. These state ments are so manifestly untrue and unfair to our company that I deem It necessary to make a full explanation of the situation aa It actually la In order that the public may have a correct understanding. "Aa la a well known fact, I have devoted more time during the last year to the fur therance of these project and the enlist ment of eastern capital than all other combined. Some months ago our company employed an expert hydraulic engineer of national reputation to make a thorough ex amination of U of the proposed water power developments In order to arrive at a correct understanding as to which was the most practical. Examination was made of the following schemes, lz: The Nebraska Irrigation company scheme, which contem plates taking the water directly from the Loup river; the Fremont power and canal acheme, the Plattamoulh power scheme, the Seymour park and water power scheme. the Hamilton scheme and the Rosewater cherae. "A full and very comprehensive report of II of these various schemes waa made by the engineer, which was submitted to the eastern capitalists conaiderlng the matter. t was well understood by the various par ies In Interest that a certain amount of aid would be given to the most practical scheme, but It was expected that these parties would be able to secure a share of the necessary capital by their own efforta In placing a bond Issue. As a result of this understanding several of the different or ganlzatlona were bending every energy to get such strength aa with this aid would enable them to finance their projects. The granting of a special franchise to any one merest will of necessity compel all other to withdraw from the field for an indefinite period, which may extend to three years' time. Several of the scheme mentioned have a complete business organization, water rights fully confirmed and some cap ital, at least one of them having prac tically secured $1,000,000 to further their enterprise. v Waiting- on Finances. ionsdioiisi llaydcn Bros, announce a gigantic salo on Pianos and Organs and all other Husical Instruments In order to make a display of our magnificent line of holiday instruments we are compelled to re duce the price on everything from a violin string to a grand piano. Monday morning is the time. Hayden Bros is the place. Parties expecting to purchase a piano, organ, guitar, violin, mandolin, banjo, accordion, cornet, clarionet, piccolos, flutes, talking machines, zither, autoharps, music, rolls, music satchels, concertinos, leather cases, wooden cases, canvas cases, a sheet of music, in fact anything in the way of musical mer chandise should take advantage of the remarkable low prices we are making for the next 10 days. We morel v mention a few of V . 1 feints r We especially call your attention to the extraordinary low prices we are making in Pianos, the mauv bargains in store for you. Seasonable Fashions. FINDS H0N0FMN OWN TOWN Itohell, the Miners' Leader, Will Be Feted at Home Town In Illinois. CHICAGO, Dec. 13. John Mitchell, presi dent of the United Mine Workers, will ar rive In Chicago tomorrow and will be given en enthusiastic Informal reception by local labor men. He Is on hi way to hi borne own, Spring Valley. 111., which ha set Monday apart aa a holiday In hi honor. Labor union from all the neighboring town will end delegation to Join, in the procession at Bprlng Valley. From Cbtcago will go a representative body, beadod by Vhoraas I. Kldd, vie president of the American Federation of Labor, and George V. Llghtfall. president of the Chicago Fed eration of Labor. Mas moetlnga are to be l eld In the afternoon and evening, at which Mr. Mitchell I to be the chief speaker. LONE PASSENGER'S FAST RIDE Daastt Street Car Ran Wild Down Grade and Stops with Violence. Again the municipal heart of Dundee has been a'flutter. Pat Hughes, who used to assert that , he has been running street car ever since the Mexican war and knowa more about them than the man who makas tbetn, let one get away from htm on tbo down grade of Underwood avenue, from Fiftieth to Fifty-fifth street Friday and gave Frank Munn, politician and diplomat. a ride that turned him pale 42S9 Shirt Want, 32 to 40 butt 4223 Seven Gored Flare Skirt. 22 to 30 yrauU Shirt Waist. 425; Boven Gored Flare Skirt, 4223 Shirt waists of silk and fine woolen fabric are much worn with plain contrasting eklrt upon all occasions of simple dressing. This stylish model Is of French flannel in shade of green and white and is worn with a skirt of black etamlne simply trimmed with piped bands, but suited to all the season's materials. When the thing-um-bob got caught on showd the stripes are cut bias in the what-you-may-call-lt, Motorman Hughes,' who Is also Conductor Hughes, made the leap of hla life and landed safely. Mr. Munn, the solidary passenger, waa In side and couldn't alight ao conveniently and promptly. Accordingly he braced him 1 Upright Piano 1 Upright riant) 1 Upright Piano 1 Upright riano 1 Guitar 2 25 1 Guitar 2 75 1 Guitar 3 50 175 00 185 00 195 00 Famous i As the tucked fronta, but if preferred they can be made perpendicular, as are those in tho yoke and center fronts. The foundation llnlnr for the waist Is snugly fitted and Is In every way desirable where wool or silk la used, but can be omitted when al arainat the end of the car and the ever an unllned walat Is preferred. The arm of the Lord and waited. He got what fronts of the walat proper are tucked for he waa expecting. At the end of the line, their entire length and are extended to which la the bottom of the trade, tb form tbe yoke or anouiaer siraps sou are heels struck the crossrslls and knocked Joined to aide portion tnai are tucaea lor It Into McArdle nrecloct. The car charged a few Inches only Deiow meir upper cage ea up a pile of dirt and down Its farther aide, then stopped. It didn't stop delib erately and cautiously, but violently and tlff-leggedly. ao to apeak. Mr. Munn survived, but the Jolt Jarred out of him bis pocketknife, hi plug of Battleax, hi recollection of the principle of Andy Jackaon. hi noon lunch and bla faith in Pat Hughe aa a brakesman 'Cp to the time when It became known that the company referred to bad made this pi ogres no effort bad been made by any of these parties to secure a franchise, under the supposition that no franchise would be asked for or granted until a good showing could be made of financial ability to carry out the enterprise, and Mr. Rosewater' actions certainly have the ap pearance of being In line of securing a franchise which will compel all others to withdraw from tbe field. Mr. Rosewater does not claim to have auy of the neces sary requisites, with the possible exception of water rights, which arc now being con tested in the courts by a rival enterprise. "Tbe representatives of all of the various water power schemes will bear me out In the statement that It has been the policy of the company I represent to encourage all of them, without the least prejudice for or against any particular scheme, leaving the question of selection to be based entirely on Its greatest practicability. "Tbe queatlon confronts the citizens of Omaha as to whether they will, by In telligent Investigation of tbe entire sub Jcct, do what is in their power to encour age and facilitate the development of a water power that, a 1 admitted, will give great benefit to our city, or whether they will place in the hands of one individual a franchise which will enable him to drive all other Interests from tbe field. "If it 1 deemed expedient to grant a franchise aa an Inducement to the con truction of a water power, such franchise certainly should not be granted to any in dividual Interest solely for promotion pur poses, but should be made open to any legitimate effort capable of accepting Ita terms, to which end this company will heartily co-operate In the future a it has In tho past." RETURNS FROM WASHINGTON John li. Webster Receives Compll ments on Learal Work While at Capital. John L. Webster returned yesterday from Washington, where he has been tor ome time on legal business, and where Senator Millard made application for hla appointment as a member of the Isthmus Canal commission. While in Washington Mr. Webater re ceived many compliment from tbe officers of the Interior department for the success ful result of the Omaha mixed blood casus, in which he, as special council for the gov ernment, won twenty-three out of twenty five suits. The department had little hope of winning when the cases were started, and the aults were of great Importance, as had the Omaha half-bloods succeeded gen erally in ectabllshlng their rights largo part of the government domain could have been entered upon and held by Indians of other tribes. For thl reaaon the depart ment waa deeply Intereated in the matter and went to the length of employing a spe cial attorney. Mr. Webster said that the Nebraskans temporarily at Washington seemed to be more interested in tbe fencing question than In any other, but this, did not seem to interest partiea generally 'at tbe capital. 65 00 1 Upright I'iano 110 00 1 Upright Piano 145 00 I Upright Piano 75 00 1 Upright Piano 125 00 1 Upright riano 155 00 1 Upright I'iano .85 00 1 Upright I'iano 135 00 1 Upright riano 165 00 1 Upright Piano nn In nl.litinii tn tlio nlwtvp tiipntinneil wo linvp n verv lame assortment of the World's Chickering. Fischer, Decker, Wegnian, Uonover, Cable. IlaiueK.Kstey, Jacob Pothl. Franklin, Keller, Kingsbury, Price and Tem ple & Wellington Pianos. A large line of ltey and Chicago Cottage Organs on sale. 1 Guitar 1 98 1 Guitar 6 00 1 Mandolin 1 05 1 Mandolin 6 00 1 Guitar 6 50 1 Mandolin 2 50 1 Mandolin 6 50 1 Guitar. 7 00 1 Mandolin 3 50 1 Mandolin 7 50 1 Guitar 7 50 1 Mandolin 4 00 1 Mandolin 8 50 ansnn...... sfV aTVaT 1 Guitar 3 85 1 Guitar 8 OO 1 Mandolin 4 51)1 Mandolin v uu 1 Guitar 4 50 1 Guitar 9 00 1 Mandolin 5 00 1 Mandolin 9 50 1 Guitar 5 00 i Guitar 10 00 1 Mandolin 5 50 1 Mandolin 10 00 lso si complete line Washburn and Hruno Guitars and Mandolins. .7 50 1 Violin 25 00 1 Accordion 2 00 1 Violin 1 50 I Violin 1 Violin 2 50 1 Violin 8 50 1 Violin 30 00 1 Accordion 3 00 1 Violin 3 50 1 Violin 9 50 1 Violin 4 50 1 Violin 12 50 1 Violin 5 50 1 Violin 15 00 1 Violin 6 50 1 Violin 20 00 We are agents for the celebrated Mar tin Violin. 4 50 1 Violin 35 00 1 Accordion 3 50 1 1 1 1 Accordion. 1 Accordion. ..98c 1 50 Violin Cases Violin Cases Brown canvas, lined with flannel, good quality, 73c. Black wooden case, with lock, 85c. llf www LJ i mm, Telephone 1683. Accordion. Accordion 5 00 Accordion 6 50 And upwards to 125.00. Leather Violin Cases ltlack, covered with tiebbled cloth of all fiVere lined leather, handles with nickel srirlnga, clasps and iock, J2.48. leather covered, full flush lined, leather bandies, nickel lock and spring claspe, black or orange, A very large stock of Oultar, Banjo and Mandolin Leather Cases on sale. THE GREAT IS AT D. 1408 Donglas-st, li. BALDWIN g CO DEPUTY COUNTY Mr. Bncllshv Bays 11 Haa Made Only On Selection t This ' Time. It bad been expected In some quarter that James P. English would announce yesterday the name of those who are to serve a hi deputies after he beoome county attorney. January I, but to a Be reporter Mr. En tilth, stated yesterday that he had not made all his selection yet and would give out no nam except that of George Magney, who was recently appointed by County At ternsy Shield to succeed Elmer Thomas and who will be continued Id office. Mr. English elated that the announcement The back, however, is simply plain and the closing Is effected through a regulation box plait at the center front. The sleeves are in shirt style, with the straight nar row cuffs closing at tbe outside that are the favorites of the season. At tbe neck Is a stock elongated at the front to give a bishop suggestion. Tbe skirt la cut In seven gores that are thaDed to avoid all fullness at tbe belt, yet ATTORNEYS flre ltn t'dom below the knees. Tbe back seam la lapped ana ciosea witn buttons j)d buttonholes, but it can be closed to placket depth and the closing made Invisibly when preferred. The upper edge can be finished with a belt or cut oa dip outline and underfaced or bound. The waist pattern is cut In slie for a SI. St. 1. SD 40-Inch butt measure. The skirt pattern 4223 is cut In sixes for a 12. 24. Zf. and 0-inch waist measure. GIVING AWAY THE DEALERS' PROFITS There is DISTINCTIVE REFINEMENT in the BALDWIN TONE. There is EXCLUSIVE ELEGANCE in BALDWIN ART DESIGNS. They are PAR EXCELLENCE ARTISTIC PIANOS FOR THE REFINED, EXCLUSIVE HOME. Used by the world's greatest artlsta. Honored by the world' greatest experts, Gand Prix, Paris, 1900. NEVER IN OMAHA'S HISTORY have such values been offered In GOOD PIANOS CASH OR EASY TERMS . The Great Piano Sale Is at 1408 Douglas St D. H. Baldwin & Go J. J. HUSTON, Manager. GIVE ME YOUR MONEY SO THAT YOU CAN GIVE HIM A PRESENT. NECKWEAR UMBRELLAS HOSIERY ETC. mufflers gl6ves handkerchiefs ETC. BLACK, The $2.50 Hatter, 107 SOUTH I6TH. STREET. A HAT makes a very nice Christmas Present For the accommodation of The bee read ers, these patterns, which usually retail at from 25 to 60 cents, will be furnished at a nominal price, 10 cent, which cover all expense. In order to get a pattern enclose 10 cents, give number and nam ol pattern wanted and bust measure. PACKERS HAVE COAL COMING Ket likely that Aay of the South 1 Omaha Plaata Will Shat Down. Tbe coal situation at South Omaha Is serious, but the managers of the local packing house do not believe they will be forced to suspend operations because of lack of fuel. While all slocks are very low, each house has enough coal to last until Monday at least. At Armour's it waa aald that the com pany had succeeded In getting coal In Kanaas and a part of the purchase Is en toute, to arrive early next week. The Cudahy company reported tbe same general condition. It has secured cost In Illinois, now on the cars, to arrive Mon day. The 8wift Company has purchased In Missouri and that coal Is also on the road. The condition at the Omaha plant Is about the same aa at Armour's, but the Omaha manager has been upon the local market buying wherever be could secure a quantity large enough to make it an ob ject. He bought on the local market Frl day night. 14 FOLLOW THE FLAG" ALL POINTS SOUTH Lv. Omaha, Daily, Ar. St. Louis 5:55 P. M. 7:00 A. M NEW STEEL RAILS, NEW EQUIPMENT. SOLID ROAD BED Fpeclal rates dally to all winter re sort. City offlct, l'ill Fitrnam blreot. HARRY E. MOORES. a. A. f. l; Uoikliu. Neb. Personally Conducted Florida Excursion VIA "Dixie Flyer" Route a Oil Tuesday, January Gtb, au excursion will be run from Nebraska to Florida with through Bleeping care from Omaha and Lincoln, via Burlington lloute to St. Louis and the "l)ixie Flyer" Koute from there to Jacksonville. This excursion will be a personally conducted one and will be in charge of Mr. Geo. W. llonuell, C. T. A., It. & M. 11. 11., Lincoln, Neb., who is thoroughly familiar with the points of interest enroute and in the state of Florida. As you pass through Cairo, Martin, Nashville, Chattanooga, Atlanta and Macon, and make a 12-hour stop-over at Chattanooga, where an experienced guide will conduct the party through Chattanooga Park, pay a visit to Lookout Mountain and other points of interest, the trip will be an interesting and instructive one. An early application for sleeping car space is suggested. Ask for copy of illustrated booklet outlining the trip at 1442 Farnam St., or write W. II. BRILL, Dist. Pass. Ajft Illinois Central Ilailroad, Omaha, Neb.. i-HoYcll's Anti-Grip Capsules The Best for Grip and Co Ids - For sale by Howell I) rug Co., 16th and Capitol avenue, I6c a box. T a TEN DAYS TRIAL. lift pMsffiaWL. . Bt Mlt, M1M1 WUIMM, U MM. IMlMMI. MfMUII, U.f Kff rrfM f memm ttirit fH vUlsMMAf cic,rWtt. sto.Wtf luj 44 4tp4. Ht rv traM r akavasl M (tv taaftAk alts wm f an ar inn r mm R. 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