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.
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