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The Omaha Daily Bee. ESTABLISHED JUNE 19, 1871. OMAHA, Fill DAY 31QIINING, MAY 8, 1003 TEN PAGES. SINGLE COPY T1I11EE CENTS. r STAYS LABOR VARSlTRANSVAAL N 0FFERE0 Profh Sharing', According to Carnegie, Aids Friendlj Industrial Helations, STAKE IN FIRM MAKES MEN WORK BETTER Different Department are Thus Brought Closer Together. ABLE EMPLOYES BECOME PARTNERS Iininees ia Helped by Influx of Sew Young Blood. IDEA SAID TO BE RAPIDLY SPREADING British Iron, and Steel Institute U Told Masters aad Maa (la Beat Be Brought Together by Americas Plan. LONDON, May 7. The annual meeting of the Iron and Steel Institute here today largely attended. After being formally Installed in the chair, the new president, Andrew Carnegie, remarked that ho was the brst president of the institute who was tioi a itrilish subject. Sir James Kltson, a former president of the Institute, was presented with th5 Bejsemer gold medal for 1U03. Mr. Carnegie subsequently delivered his inaugural address. 1 liivuj your attention this morning- to the Important question of the organization nid iM.iii.iKomein or the most complicated of all pieces ut machinery man which has been i,iy province. Hpe.iking from experiences we hud not one very far In manufacturing liefore dts- miring- that perfect management In every oi'l'urtiiiiTit was needed, anu mat tnla de pended upon the men In charge. Thum he ll. in the prurtico of Interesting the young fci-iiitiaca around us, as they proved their utility to achieve unusual ' results, the source of big dividend. Thexe received Moan perceiitHC.es In the firm, which were ncaud to them ut the actual cash In vested, no charge being made for good will. I pon .hl3 they were charged Inteie.st, and the surplus earned each year beyond this i cieuited to their account. Hy tho terms of the agreement three-quarters of their colleagues had the right to cancel it, paying the puity the sum then to his credit. i his provision was meant to meet pos sible extreme on hps of incompatibility of lumper, or If the recipient should prove In Cj onblo of development, or of enduring prosperity, at deuth the Interest reverted lo tne firm at Its book value. The young men were not permitted to assume any financial obligation, and not until their share was fuily paid by the protlta and there wu no further liability uion It, was It transferred to them Thus thoughts of possible loss never prevented concentration upon their dally duties. They were not auHoiDed in the dully quotations, for the shares were not upon the stock exchange or transferable. This policy resulted in making some forty odd young; partners, a ! number which was Increased at the be ginning of each year. - '. Becoaae Fitarc MllMoaalres. . By this plan they were rapidly paying for their interests and promising to become tho millionaires of tho then seemingly somewhat distant future, wiiich, however, proved not so very distant. They are now rich men. You will not full, however, to note that the plan kept them all in excel lent training,, as poor men still living upon thelF-iHes, mtlM"nntre in posse, Indeed, but not In- esse, quite a difference. We did not fail to 'see, as the works en larged, how much, success depended upon the mechanical men, the superintendent nd foremen, yet not one of these had up to that time been admitted as a partner. Tho business and the mechanical men nthce and mill were still widely separated. Well do I remember the first attempt to bring; these two departments Into closer re ligions. It was made with our Captain Jones, one of your members, well known and appreciated by many of you as In the foremost rank of managers, perhups the foremost of his luy in Amerlc.u. lie came to us as a working; mechanic at 8 shillings per day. 1 explained to the captain how several of tho younger men In the business depart ment had been made partners and were actually receiving much greater rewards than he, while his services were at least equally valuable, and Informed him that we wlsnea to males mm a partner. ( snail never forget his reply: "Mr. Curnegle, I am muoh obliged, but I know nothing shout the buvlness and never wish to he troubled with It. I have plenty to trouble nie In these works. Ieave me as I am and Just cive me a thundering salary." "Here after,". I said, "the salary of the president of the United States la yours, captain." and so it remained till the sad duy of his death My seniors, the presidents of the other manufacturing concerns, did not fall to take me to lasK for ruining tne steel busl ness by paying a mechanlo mora salary man any or mem receiver. Needs More of Saano Kind, Being much the youngest of these great dlo-nlturles. I humbly confessed my wrong doing, not, however, falling to inquire if they Knew wnere we cpuia nni two or three more Captain Joneses at double the price. We did not overpay the captain he wns worth several ordinary salaried presi dents. The captain's declinature of part nership was the only one which ever came within my experience. None of the other mechanics ever preferred salary to part the run Id. and they wera wise. Nothing can jompare with that form. I.et me Impress that upon younger members here who may soon have, or should have some duy, the choice laid before them. From that time forward the union of the mechanical and bualneaa partners went steadily forward until no manager or i mill was without his Interest In the busl pons, as pertaining to the position and no board of management, or Important com mittee, was without a mechanical repre sentative. Thereafter mill and office con ferred upon all important sales or con tracta. The mechanics and the men of nf fairs were in constant consultation and fellow partners, one of the most profitable chsnges tnal ever we maoe. There was another step taken In the same direction. Men having others under their charge were given an Interest In the tiroceeds. or savings in cost. In their d partment, the managers were rewarded by handsome bonuses ueyona tneir salary, based UDon the general profits of the year. Thus, as a rule, every man in authority became riore man a mere wage earner, Ha felt himself on the first step of the lud der which led to partnership sooner or later, and was worth any two mare em ployes paid only a daily or monthly wago and oeniea aiw-iai rwiisniiitm. This plan of reward according to results, for heads of departments, has already be come so general end Is spreading so fast we may be sure It has proved its emclency There are few large department stores n Important houses In retail trade which have not been forced to adopt It. This plan Is probably bound to prevail to greater or less degree in manuiariur Ine concerns, and the sooner the better for the greater number of the workers capital can compensate, and In one sensa reward, by sharing Its gains, the more har monious and therefore mora profitable for 4oih must the relationship become. Oaiht to Know Each Other. If tha managing owners and officials nf (teat corporations could only be known to their men and. equally Important, their men known to their employers, and the hearts of each exposed to tha other, as well aa their difficulties, we should have In that troublesome field such harmony aa delights us In the domestic. It Is mainly the Ignorance of contending partlea of each other's virtues that breeds quarrels everywhere throughout tha world, between Individuals, between corporatlona and their men and between nations. "We only hats those we do not know" Is a aound maxim wMcli wa do well ever to bear In mind. In tha progreaa toward more harmonious conditions between employer and em- lord we see that the system of payment y fixed wages haa been largely supplanted hy payment according- to value of aervlee rendered by workmen In positions of au thority over others, and by recognition not only In money, but In position, which often counts quite as much as coin, and not sel dom much more with the ablest. There re mains still receiving the Axed wage the (Continued ea Second Fag.) Price o( Roads Klsed at far with latereat at Three Per Ceat. LONDON. May 7. The Is ie of the pros pectus of the Transvaat -vae awaited with the greatest Interest f..f -clal clr dee here todav and there V '-ne of cotslderable excitement at lb- f of England, where thousands of people. gated hours before It was nnauy give;, that the procpectus announced the Issue -llEO.000,000 of the $175,000,000 authorized and that the price would be at par, with In terest at 3 per cent. The loan Is redeemable in 1953. A sink ing fund of 1 per cent will be applied to the purchase of stock when below par. The government of the Transvaal reserves the right to par off stock at any time after May 1, 1.12.1, subject to six months' notice. The installments on stock are payable as follows: Three per cent payable on appli cation, V per cent May 22 and' the balance to be distributed from June to December. The installments may be paid In futl May 22 under a discount of 2 per cent. The list clcsea on or before May 12. Through vnrious London Institutions pro posals in behalf of American clients were made this afternoon for allotments for the Transvaal loan. These, however, were not ve.-y large, and as they must take their chance with the other applications Ameri can money will not figure to any great ex tent in the present iseue. The bankers ex pect that applicants will only receive about 5 per cent of the amounts asked for, as the over-subscription of the loan is assured. The rush for prospectuses was unprece dented. At the hour of issue thousands of people stood in the pouring rain, four deep, In the streets leading to the Bank of Eon land. The scene in the lobbies during the first issue of the prospectuses resembled a foot ball scrimmage, In which the weak est went to the wall. Later. rreet hawkers sold copies of the prospectuses sr Test as they could get the cash. Crow lb continued to enter the bank long after th usual closing hour. POPE GETS JUBILEE GIFT Ten Handsome- Volumes from Presi dent Rooaerelt and a Golden Scroll. ROME, May 7. Rev. Father Baudenllll, former provincial of the American passion 1st fathers, and Rev. Father Francis J. Van Antwerp of Detroit, Mich., were re ceived In private audience by the pope to day and presented to the pontiff President Roosevelt's jubilee gift of ten handsome volumes. Father Van Antwerp also presented a golden scroll containing the signaturei of 25,000 Americans and Canadians. Rev. Fathers William de Bever and Alllssey of Detroit were also received by the pope. The audience for the presentation of the president's gift took place In the pope's private apartments. The pontiff sat in an arm chair and examined tbe volume and President Roosevelt's autograph. The ded ication Is as follows: Offered with the moat cordial com pi I ments bv Theodore Roosevelt, president of the United States, through his eminence. Cardinal Oibbons. to tils noitness. ueo Xlll. on the occasion of bis pontifical Jubl ee. ' - -aw. i j Washington. May 15. 19"3. The pope expressed himself as being much pleased with the gift and spoke In the highest terms of President Roosevelt. He said: "I will send him an autograph letter to show my gratitude." The pontiff asked Father Van Antwerp to postpone hla departure from Rome until Saturday, so as to carry the letter Intended for President Roosevelt. The pope closed the audience, which lasted twenty minutes, by reiterating his love for America and by sending the apostolic ben diction to the 25,000 signers of the scroll. SAYS HE IS RIGHTFUL HEIR Young- Man Who Claims to Be son of Lord Sackvllle Spring's Sensation. LONDON, May 7. Another chapter of the sensational claim of Henry Sackville-West to be the legitimate heir of Lord Sack vllle, former British ambassador at Wash ington, was heard today In the chancery court. The claimant, whose full name is Ernest Henri Jean Baptiste Sackvllle-Wesi, ap plied for the appointment of a commission to examine wltnessea In France and Spain In support of hla claims. Counsel for the plaintiff explained that the action was for tbe purpose of 'perpetuating testimony In support of his claims to the title and es tate, aa while Lord Backvllle was aliva the plaintiff could not bring action to establish his rights. Henry Sackville-West, counsel continued. claims to be the eldest son of Lord Sack villa by his marriage wlh Josephine Du rande de Ortaga. Tbe defendants denied the marriage, alleging that Josephine de Ortaga had previously been married to An tonio de LaOliva. who was then and la still alive and is not divorced from her. The court granted the application. SITUATION IN PHILIPPINES Correspondent of London Mall Ess meratea Soma of tho V'naat la factory Coadltloas. LONDON, May 7. Perclval Landon, In the second of his series of letters from Manila on "Tbe American Failure In the Philippines." printed In tha Dally Mall today, arguea that the difficulties of tho aituktlon were considerably Increased by tbe capture of Agulnaldo. "Little Importance need be attached," he asserts, "to the recent exposure by Gen. eral Miles that a certain number of Ameri cana disgraced themselves by acta of cruelty. It la so more of a alur upon the American army than the records of the Newgate calendar are upon the inhabitants of London. Throughout the war American soldiers played the game well and fairly, and It Is no discredit to them that It Is not yet carried to a successful close." In enumerating the unsatisfactory con ditions, Mr.' Landon names the introducing of the gold standard, which has disor ganised business, and the prohibition of Cblness labor. REBELS DEFEAT IMPERIALS Forces of tha Preteadev Gala na Importaat Victory Xear Pea. MELILLA, Morocco. May 7. The rebels have defeated the Imperial forces after ten hours' fighting near Fei and have rap tured the positions held by the sultan's troops, all their tents and much loot. Both aides lost heavily. The rebels sent messengers to the pre tender asking lor reinforcements, as they were unable to withstand a further attack. Tha reinforcements, however, were not Best. MENACE COLORED CARRIER Masked Men Te'.l Tennesaae Postman to Resign Under Pain of Death. PAYNE SUSPENDS RURAL. DELIVERY ROUTE Department May Abolish BerTles Al toaetber or Obtala Asslstaace From Troops to Gaard Mails v Entraated to Negro. WASHINGTON, May 7. The Postofflce department was notified officially today that John C. Allgood, a colored rural tree delivery carrier, while making his regular trip near Gallatin, Tenn., was atopped by men armed and masked and he and hla colored substitute were warned not to con tinue In the service under pain of death. Postmaster General Payne haa suspended service on the route pending an lnvestig tion and if the report la confirmed sum' mary action will follow. The news reached the postmaster general today In the following telegram from Post master Swaney of Gallatin: Carrier rural route No. 1. while making trip today, held uo by masked men and ordered not to make another trio. Advise The next dispatch came from Special Agent Conger, in charge of the rural tree delivery service, with headquarters at Nashville, Tenn., aa follows: Carrier Afraid of Life. Rural carrier No. 1. colored. Gallatin Tenn., In an Interview with me tonight ad vises that he was atoDDed on route today by armed masked men and his Ufa threatened if he continued in service. Threat alBo applies to colored substitute carrier Vtarned not to divulge cause ol nia removal but to assign other reasons. No time al lowed to awali aDoolmment of successor. Beiievlna? it hazardous he will not serve route tomorrow unless assurances are given him that no violence will be commuted. Please advise me what instructions win De issued in Dremises. An immediate answer will be greatly appreciated. Postmaster General Payne tonight tele graphed Mr. Conger aa follows: Investigate lull case of John C. Allgood. rural free dnllverv carrier who was stopped bv armed masked men yesterdav and nis life threatened if be continued in toe service, and report, tiervice on the route will be suspended until your report on me i facts in the case Is received. Troops May Gnard Mall. Postmaster General Payne later said If the facts were aa reported, only two coursea of action would be open, namely: (11 To abolish the route and leave the people thereon without that service. (2) To send soldiers to protect tne carrier In tbe performance of his duty. Mr. Payne said the former course was the more probable. He called attention to the civil service status of the carriers and said that the appointees were secured through the Civil Service commission, their selection therefore not being optional with him. It la said at the department that the penalties provided by law for such offenses are covered in sections 3869 and 3995 of the revised statutes. Tbe former reada aa follows: Every person who wilfully and mali ciously assaults anv letiei carrier who la in uniform while engaged on his route in tbe discharge of his duty as a letter car rier, and every person who wilfullv aids or assists therein, shall for every offense be liable to floe of not less than 3100 or more than tl.000. or to imprisonment for not less than .one and not more than, three years. The other section provides that: Any person who shall knowingly and wilfully obstruct or retard the passage of mall carriers shall for every auch offense be punishable by a fine of not more than S100. It la pointed out that tbe difference be tween these penalties hinges between the wearing of the uniform and tbat the word "assault," within the meaning of the law, contemplatea Just such an offense as that reported. This rural route was only started tn March, when there were five applicants under the civil service rules for appoint ment as carrier. The three men passing the highest on the list were all colored. Vnder the civil service rules tbe postmaster general says there Is no option with the department, -except to appoint the person who stands highest on the list. Therefore Allen T. Dlllard, colored, was appointed. He resigned about three weeks ago, and on April 26 the civil service board certified the second man on the list, John C. All good, colored. Tnlloch Replies to Payne. Mr. Tulloch haa replied promptly to Mr. Payne's request for proofs to sustain hia charges of postofflce Irregularities. In his letter, which was mailed to the postmaster general thla evening, ha re frains from giving any facta bearing off tbe Investigation, suggesting that the offi cials to whom Mr. Payne baa written have all the necessary data If they choose to give it. At the same time he said tonight that he la ready to substantiate all he baa said, but wants to read first the replies of those to whom the postmaster general has written before going Into details. OMAHA BOYS ARE INJURED C'aocht by Slipping; Lorn be r In Cnr In Which They Ware Steal Ins; a Ride. ST. LOUIS, May 7. (Special Telegram.) Roy Kracht of 3015 Howard street, Omaha, accompanied by John Burcbart and Daniel McGlll of 2818 R street. South Omaha, boya ranging from 18 to 18 yeara, are In tbe city hospital here aa a result of steal ing a ride from that city here In a box car. The boya beat their way here on an Iron Mountain freight train by crawling Into aj box car loaded with lumber. When the train reached Carondelet at I o'clock this morning tbe crew switched some of the cars onto tbe siding, and when through with tbta, the cars that remained In tbe train were again coupled together. In coupling the cara the one in which the three boys were concealed was given a bard jolt, which caused the lumber to slip toward tbe end In which they were lying. They were Jammed against the end of the car, and, realizing that death would re sult It they did not make their presence known, began screaming for help. The screama were heard by the trainmen, who stopped the train and the work of rescue began. Axes and aaws were aecured and the trainmen aet to work cutting away the end of tbe ear. This waa slow work, aa tbe pinioned lada were in auch a position tbat the least move of tbe end of the csr caused Increased pain. It was S o'clock when they were Anally released and placed In an ambulance and taken to the hospital. They were unconscious when released from their dangeroua position. OKLAHOMA INDIANS MOVING Sell Valaable Lands aad Along; tha Mexican Border. Settle GUTHRIE, Okla., May 7. The KIckapoo Indiana are rapidly leaving the territory. their reservation being snared In south western Oklshoma with the Pottawatomles Sbawnees and other remnant Iribes. They are settling In Old Mexico, Belling intir vaiuaoie uaianonui avnaa. CONDITION OF THE WEATHER Forcast for Nebraska Fair Friday and Saturday; Colder Friday in North Por tion and In Southern Portion Saturday. Temperature at Omaha yesterday I Hoax. De. Hoar. Dear. It a. m fll 1 p. as U a. m SI a p. m TO T a. m St 8 v. m 7 H a. ill,..,,, M 4 u. aa TO a. m ft p. 10 a. m n p. m...... 11 a. iu l T p. an T 11 64 H p. m M1 p. aa 3 WATER CALIFORNIA'S NEED Prealdeat Points to Irrigation aa Golden Stnte'a Chief K qatrement. REDLANDS, Cal.. May 7. Today Presi dent Roosevelt was formally welcomed to California before a crowd estimated at 10,000. The enthusiasm displayed must have re minded the guest that California hospital ity was really what he cared It to be. At the east side of the grounds Company O was stationed, uniformed in blue, with cam paign bats, leggings and guns. The New York society was at the south and along the west wera formed the Young Men's Christian Association cadets In uniform. Promptly at noon carriages In waiting took the president to the Casaloma hotel. On the corner opposite the balcony from which the president apoke 1,500 school chil dren were seated on a grand stand put up for the occasion. As the president ap proached each of the children waved a flag and their young voices were often raised In cheers and singing. Just below the balcony were ranged the Grand Army veterans, while nearby were Teddy'a Terrors in their warlike uniforms. The great throng cheered Itself hoarse when the president rose to deliver his ad dress. It was several minutea before he could proceed. He said In part: I am glad. Indeed to have the chance to visit this wonderful and beautiful state. Coming down over the mountain 1 was im pressed with the thought more and more of what can be done with the wise use of water and the forests of this state. The people have grown to realise that it Is in dispensable to the future of the country to conserve ana properly use tne water nd to preserve the great mountain for ests. All this great valley shows what can be accomplished hy Irrigation, and it Is to be congratulated that your settlers had the foresight to take advantage or it. Immediately after the close of bia speech President Roosevelt waa escorted to the dining room and tendered an informal dinner. Half an hour later he again entered his carriage and was driven over the city. LOS ANGELES, Cal., May 7. Acting un der Instruction!) from tbe secret service bureau at Washington the police today ar rested a man who Is suspected of being on 3 of the four brothers of Cxolgosz, who assassinated President McKinley. No charge has been lodged against him, the police simply detaining the man on suspicion until after the president leavea Lob Angeles. COUNCIL BEGINS- CANVASS Votes of tho Klrat Ward and v of Second, tl-en tTer Last .It Ik hC ' Part In accordance with the charter the coun cil met last night and began a canvass of the votes cast in the recent election aa shown by tbe poll books. John A Rlne, democrat, and W. E. Stockham, republican, were appointed to assist tbe city clerk In the clerical labor. The books of the First ward and eight precincts of the Second were gone through with. Questions were raised aa to the record in two precincts, the Seventh of the First ward and the Third of the Second ward, which may give Back, councllmanlc candidate, three addi tional votes, when tbe duplicate poll books are produced aa means of verification. There waa no interest In the canvass, save that part which pertained to the race between Back and Stuht. At 10 o'clock a recess waa taken until 9 thla morning. MAKES SALE 0F CITY BONDS Renewal Iaaoea Taken by Spltser dV Co. of Toledo at Modest Premium. City Treasurer Henninga yesterday after noon sold 8100,000 of paving renewal bonds and $100,000 of sewer renewal bonds, to run thirty years, bearing Interest at 4 per cent, payable semi-annually to 8pitzer ft Co. of Toledo, O., each Issue bringing $1,080 pre mium. There were two other bidders, Seasongood ft Mayne of Cincinnati, who bid $750. and L. Brandels ft Sons of Omaha, who bid $1,010 premium. S. A. Kean of Chicago offered $2,000 premium for each Issue, but failed to enclose the check required and hia bid waa rejected. The premium Is not as great as Treas- urer nennings ocneveo would be obtained but thla waa the aecond attempt made to aell the bonds and he deemed It advisable to let tbem go. SAYS MAD MEN ARE BEATEN Topcka Asylum Atteadant Declares Patients are Disciplined with Claba. TOPEKA, Kan., May 7. Sensational dis closures were made today at the Investiga tion of the Kaneaa Insane asylum. A. S. Mason of Lawrence, a former at tendant, appeared before the legislative committee and sail all the new natlenn tn the asylum were beaten Into a enntitinn docility by order of the superior officers As It was deemed necessary to have the necessary to have the patients understand from the flrst that they would have to obey the attendants. For this purpose they were beaten even before they had broken any of the rules. In reply to a question witness said some. times the attendants beat the patients with their fists, but If they thought It would hurt their nuts they used a club. Movements of Ocean Vessels May T. At New York Arrived: Graf Waldersee. from Hamburg. Sailed: La Savoie for Havre: Deutschland. for Hamburg 'etc Phoenicia, for Naples and Genoa. At Llvernool Railed: Mayflower for Boston via tiueenatown: Tunisian, for Mon treal via Moviile. At . Genoa Sailed: Gera. for New Tork via Names and Palermo. At London Arrived: Columbian, from Boston: Manitour. from New York. At Oueenstown Arrived: Celtic from New York for Llveroool: Aursnia from New York for Llveroool. Sailed: West ernised, from Llveroool for Phlladelnhla Germsnle. from l lveroool for New York At Olbraltsr Pl!d: PHneees Irene from Genoa and Nsoles for New York At Lisbon Arrived: Algeria, from New York. At Pouthamnton Arrived: St. Paul from New York. Balled: Marauette. from Lon don f"r Vw Yo'lt. At Mov'Me Arr'ved- pr-tor'n. from gt John. N. B.. a"d H'lifav for I-lveriool. A Naples Sailed : Hesoerla. for New York. At Brow Mead Passed- fettle, 'rnm vw vnPi, P t... - i; Auranla. from New , York for Liverpool. i. . ARBITRATION Settlement hj Leather Workers Only Real Development in tbe Strike. NO MOVE MADE IN THE MAIN CONTESTS Day Passes Without Any Confl'oii or Indi cations of One. SHERIFF POWER ISSUES A PROCLAMATION Appoints Fifty Deputies to Assist the Po lice if Necessary JUDGE MUNGER MODIFIES HIS ORDER Chances Provlaion Which Would Have Prevented Teamatera From Maintaining: Their Local Or. gcanlsntton aa a Inlon. Yesterday waa a quiet day in the prog ress of tbe local strikes and uneventful aave for the meeting of the Business Men a association last night, which waa attended by the governor, attorney general, adjutant general of the state, the mayor and chief of police of the city and sheriff of the . stake. Labor cannot profit by acts of vlo v" " , '.. , , ih. lence, nor can employers be benefited by county. One of the chief features of the d, d JOHN POWER. day iwas a settlement with the leather workers. The Issuance of a federal court injunction the night before bad arouse! some feara from outsiders not well ac- I quainted with tbe situation, but nothing out of the ordinary transpired and the day closed 'as one of the least remarkable since the Inception of the present difficulties. Chief Donahue, with his enlarged force, waa constantly In evidence .throughout the day, ready for any emergency. But the streets they patrolled, which the day be fore were thronged with excited spectators eagerly watching every development, were yesterday free from unusual numbers aud uncommon scenes. The wholesale distrlcta even did not present any different appear ance than on any other day and wagons with freight moved not In great numbers freely aud without the least interfer ence. A stranger might have spent the day In the city and not known tljat 2,700 men, representing a dozen unions, were on a strike. The actual events of progress during the day were few. The egg candlers In the wholesale houses, whose total number is about 200. Joined the strikers and tour drivers of street sprinkler wagons went out. The teamsters spent the day confer ring with their newly employed attorneys, Smyth & Smith, as to the course to adopt In the Injunction case and the various otner unions held usual daily meetings. In tho evening the teamsters' local leaders were In conference with Thomas A. Coleman, flrst vice president of their international organization, who ai rived during the day from St. Louis. President N. W. Evans Is expected today from Detroit and the two International officials will tgke up matters with -the local officials It bad -beet-reported tnrougn tne oust- ness arrent that the t the trades councils would last night declare a complete ntrike of those men not now out, but this waa not done. The partial settlement of the leather workers' troubles yesterday and the pos aiblllty of a settlement of the entire series of strikes through the' mayor'a proposed ar bitration plan are two of the bright spota In tho strike firmament. President E. S. Kreni of the leather workers' union gave out this statement re garding his union's affairs: "The leather workers have satisfactorily adjusted their differences with the Arms of Marks Bros.' Saddlery company, J. H. Haney ft Co. and the Omaha Tanning and Manufacturing company, the above firms having signed the price list, and agreed to employ only union men In their respective factories. The firm of Collins ft Morrison has up to date shown no disposition to meet the union, either upon the matter of wagea or upon the other Issues Involved, and the employes of this firm are atill out. This puts to work eighty men and leaves only fourteen out." Ho Important Moves. Neither aide of the controversy haa made any important move since the Injunction against the teamsters waa Issued by Judge Munger Wednesday afternoon. Tbe men had anticipated that order and had made all preparatlona for lta observance, on Wednesday they had preserved order and maintained peace, and yesterday they pur sued the same course. At none of tbe places affected by the strike is there any activity. Owners have made no additional efforts to establish operations and the sit uation Is absolutely unchanged. In Council Bluffs some little disorder attended te effort of nonunion teamsters to do business. but nothing the local police did not lmme- diately control. All the efforts of the lead- era of the unions are bent to tbe main- tenance of good order. Authorities Are Vigilant Mayor Moorea and Chief Donahue are still watching every move of both aides, and have the situation well In hand. Ap peals to Governor Mickey for military pro- j tectlon nave met wun ids auawer mai iu governor will make no move until requested to do so by the city and couuty authori ties. A locar publication, noted for the dis semination of misinformation, created something of uneasiness yesterday by announcing that the street car men had decided to go on a strike in sympathy with the other unions out. Nothing could be I farther from the truth The street car I men h,ve 00 Grievances of their own. and are not Involved In the present difficulty, and have not the remotest notion of striking. Sheriff Power's Position. Sheriff Power last evening, after consul tation with Mayor Moores and Chief of Police Donahue, issued the following proc lamation: To the Cltlsens of Omaha, and Especially Those Laborers Now on a Htiike, and to Their Former Employers: The mayor and chief of police of the city of Omaha have called on me to asnlHt in preserving the peace and to protect the persons and prop, erty of our cltlsens. The Hoard of County Commissioners haa authorized me to sweur in such number of deputlea as may be necessary for that purpose, and fifty hnve been sworn In, und more will lie it needed. With the controversy now on in (Jinxlm between organised labor and its employer I, as sheriff, have nothing tc do but it is my duty to preserve order, and the Itw rnunt and shall be upheld and obeyed. The right to peaceably drive through the Mtreets of city muht not be interfered with. Conveyance and property must not tie di turled by those who have not been en trusted with them. If it becomes necex siiry, deputy sheriffs will lie placed on all su.ii conveyances as need protection. The drivers of such conveyances must not be RBxaulted or Interfered with. All the power vested in me as sheraY of thla county will be used to protect the persons and property of every one in the city from any aet of violence or disorder. 1 appeal to every one to refrain from any act of violence or disorder mid to assist rne In preserving the public peace. Ttie repu tation of Omaha and of all its citizens is at SUGGESTED BY a-a-a. a ----- 4 SUMMARY OF SITUATION, j At a mt'ftinir of the Husines Mrii's assot lntlon lnt night Mnyor MiNiri'H . HUvifPNtt'ri nrbitrutltiu tlirnUKh a ixmril npiKiintetl by tlio ifovt'iuor end the miKiTfstion was vtr-H involved. Tlu lentlior workers ROttlfd their tlirTpretice .vestcnlny nnil the cr.g enuillora to the number of 'JtH) went out tin strike. Slierlff Tower Issued a proclnnm tlon nettinji forth lilt determination to preserve the peueo, and to thla end appointed a numlier of spet'lal deputifH. Governor Mickey attended the HiminOHs. Men's axMoelntlon nieet ii.u tout nlKlit and urjrwl concilia tion, lie stated that no troops would lie called out unless the sltuntlon materially changed. Judfre M linger, modified his re straining, order sufflcleutly to per mit of the) Teamster's union keep ing up Its organisation. No move wns made to resume business In any Hue during the day beyond the few teams which were working tho da before. n, ' - . . ....... 1 .. l ...... V.l..n.lr. Dlierill OL tMIUSl -uuil.j , ... ... anwi. Modifies the Order. Judge Munger discovered Thursday morn ing after having granted the Injunction against the Team Drivers' International union that he had practically dissolved the union as an organization and hastened to change the faulty paragraph. Beyond the omission of the portion relating to this mat ter no change was made of any moment. Wednesday in granting the restraining or der Judge Munger says he gave more thought and attention to tne legal aide of the matter and his powers In the contro versy and overlooked the clause In tbe fourth paragraph, tbe effect of which wculd have proven very drastic to the union. The order had already been published by the clerk of the circuit court In pamphlet form and the copies were taken back to the printer and tbe page containing the fourth paragraph re-reprlnted. The fourth paragraph as it now stands is as follows: Fourth From following the employes of your orators, or anv of them, to their homes tr other places In the city of Omaha for the purpose of Intimidation, and from attack ing, assaulting or lnlurtni.any of said em ployes, and from publishing anv orders, statements. ruUs or directions bv the offi cers of the said Team Drivers' International union, or of any other similar organization, commanding and enjoining under pain of personal violence or other persecution anv of ihe emnlnves of your orators, or of anv of them, from continuing In the service of ypur said orators, or any of them, and fur ther restraining and eniolning the said Teani Drivers' International union, local 71. Its officers and members bv combination or agreement or concert of action to perform any act bv assault. Intimidation or destruc tion of property, or lo anv unlawful man ner, to prevent your orators, or either of them, from moving merchandise or any articles nf MrmnBi n.ni-t -.wn. i. am.h "IU""" ' snipment net ween anv point Nebraska- and ","? " v'" "J Nebraska state of Nebraska, or In any way or manner '"'erierin. enner airertiv ,or indirectly, with the buainess of said orators while en-a-ated In interstate commerce so long ss tn'.,.,rt"r;'nln order remains in force or until the further order of this court. . Mores Toward n Settlement. Mayor Moorea and Chief of Police Dona hue have addressed themselves In earnest to lnd.icln a settlement of th; present controversies. Tbey met yesterday with tne executive committee of thy Business Men'a association, which arganlzation. from lta members, is understood to be thor oughly committed to au omk-ablo adjust, ment of all differences at the earliest pos sible date. Tbe coal dealora In their association have held two meetings, aud on the other band the strikers have leen In secret session at various times during the day. Public statements are being gen erally withheld by all the factious Involved, as this is believed to be lb? best means of conserving the vital lnt.ore.Vs at stake. Mayor Moores, in answer to some ques tions aa to the conference with tbe busi ness men, said matters ware entirely too Important and delicate to lo aired In publh: Interviews, and aa he waa teut on but ono purpose effecting a aet'lrfnent he could not talk. The mayor'a Inltlatlvo tn closing all the saloons In the city and other places against selling liquor has brought forth general approval and la having a splendid effect on the correct progress of affairs. The mayor reiterated bis determination yesterday to contlnun the rigid enforcement of this order until things had reached a stage that would warrant a change. Deeply imbued with the Imperative necessity of peace and harmony between the employer and his International vice president, Thomas A. Coleman of St. Louis, and th-t of tbe employe and the restoration of normal buainess conditions, the mayor and chief ot potice apparently have the aymapthy and co-operation of tha great mass of peo ple regardless of what side they take In the present affair. Upon the basis of these conditions, therefore, an early termination of difficulties la apprehended. Xo Activity Among Employer!. Few of tbe transfer companies yester day were moving wagons, and aa far as could be learned no more of th coal com panies had atarted their teams. All are waiting for developments. The Importa tion of nonunion teamsters and other work men seems to have attained no considerable proportions. This Is based upon state ments from both sides. On this theory tbe freight handlers are calling out no more of their men. The Increasing gravity ot tho situation which was sought to be Im puted to It by certain published reports tbat the Ice wagon drivers were to be called out, after their employers had signed the union scsle and the street car men called out, waa unwarranted, according to emphatic aiateuiente of the strikers. From ! all that can be gathered the atrike seems to have reached a atage or stagnation, notn sides apparently are waiting on develop menta. Tbe teamsters are rather banging back because of the Injunction against thorn and the arrival of their flrst International presi lent, N. W. Evans of Detroit, today. Street t ar Men Quiet. According to President Smith of the local street car men'a union this organization is nat contemplating a strike. "We did not take any action in that di rection at our meeting Wednesday night, as waa reported," said Mr. Smith. "True, the matter, which had been presented to our attention by unions Interested, was dls cuated, but we did not decide to strike or take any ateps In that direction." Asked if tbe proposition wss put up to the international body Mr. Smith aald: "No, we are In communication with our interna tional body, but that Is nothing new. We always are. We have not applied to our international body for permission to enter (Continued on Second Pag ) IKE MAYOR Meeting of Business Men Takes lindly to the Proposition. BOARD TO BE NAMED BY THE GOVERNOR Annonnoeruent Hade No Troops are to Be Called Oat st Present. GOVERNOR MICKEY ATTENOS MEETING Bays Ha Does Not Find Strike Matters as Berious as Exported. CHIEF DONAHUE STATES THE SITUATION Says Strikers Have Behaved Ransack, ably Well I p to Present, bnt Force is Iaadenata Shonld Tronbla Come. Arbitration by a board to be appolnte. by Governor Mickey, at the suggestion of Mayor Moorea, may aolve tbe problems aeparatlng employera and employee In Omaha. Thla plan la In great favor and before night may be finally decided on. It wai presented by the mayor at a meeting of the Business Men's association last night In Scbllts ball, which was attended by Governor Mickey, Attorney General Prout, Adjutant General Culver, Mayor Moores, Chief of Police Donahue, Sheriff Power and several hundred business men, members of this association, and their attorney, T. J. Mahoney. Tbe state officials came up last night at the request of the Business Men'a associa tion. With tbe governor waa his private recretary, A. B. Allen. Mr. Allen returned to Lincoln last night after tbe meeting and the governor, attorney general and adju tant general remained over until today, when they will make a thorough canvass and study of the strike situation to arrive at what la best to be done. Mayor Moores, at the meeting, offered the suggestion tbat a committee be ap pointed from the Business Men'a associa tion to confer with a committee from tbe organized labor bodlea, to get together today with the governor and attorney gen eral and discuss matters, particularly with a view to agreeing to a plan for tbe gov ernor to name an arbitration board. From the moral support given by those present to the mayor'a suggestion It ia probable this plan will carry. ho Troops for the Present. That much was definitely decided on at laat night'a meeting. No state or federal troops are to be called out for the purpose of patrolling Omaha until a condition arises with which tbe city and county officers can not cope or until tbe sheriff calls upon the governor for aid. . ; ' "While not aa serious ss X expected to find It. the situation in Omaha la entirely too critical to be lightly' considered, and"--I am of tbe opinion that U would, be beat for me to withhold any nubile Utterance regarding It at thla time', aald Governor Mickey after the Schlits hall meeting. "I came up here at the instance ot tha Busi ness Men'a association, and In conjunction with an Invitation from representatives of organised labor. My purpose Is simply to look Into conditions and see what la beat to be done. I am not to act hastily. I find the city quiet and apparently free from annoying strlfq, but there may be condi tions under the surface which I do not fully comprehend at thla time. At any rate I do not care now to speak further for publication as to what will be done." "Will troops be called out?" waa asked the governor. "Certainly not until there Is s demand for them and the sheriff Informs me that he cannot control the aituatlon," he re plied, "and from the looka of things tbat condition does not exist now." Speaking to one of tbe prominent bankers ot the city who Is in the association tha governor aald: "Whatever we do, we must proceed slowly and circumspectly. Keep your heada cool and free from malice or anger. It never pays to get mad at auch times. Al waya try to recognise the other fellows' rights in the case aa equal to your own. Pursuing such a courae, we shall come out all right and get things straightened up nicely." Visitors Surprised at Orderly City. Attorney General Front declined to make any atatement beyond saying: "I do not think the situation looks so extremely bad It certainly Is not as bad aa I expected to And It. I aee no good reason why matters cannot be settled amicably and without serious difficulty In a very ahort time. We shall address ourselves to a eareful In vestigation of all tha facts, and then turn our attention to solving tbe problems con fronting us." The meeting at Schlits hall, which waa not open to the public, war presided over by Euclid Martin, president of tbe Buainess Men'a association. Tbe governor and mayor both spoke briefly, the governor dwelling upon the Una of thought underlying hia remarks above quoted and the mayor Im pressing the wisdom of arbitration. Tha mayor'a suggestions were most heartily applauded, as were also the rsmarks of the governor. Chief of Police Donahue, Sheriff Power, T. J. Mahoney, as the association's attor ney, and J. A. Johnson of Johnson Bros. Transfer company all spoke. The chief Rid: "Tbe present situation la serious enough tn be serloutly considered. We need not get alarmed snd yet should realize that some degree of restraint is salutary and uccetfary. I do not hesitate to say that with S.3o0 or more strikers, whatever the number may be, the present police force la lnsdequuic. If any outbreak should come wo could not cope wlih the situation. I am determined to do my full duty and have urged my men to the same purpose. They have done their best, but they are too few to offer absolute security such as the city Is entitled to. True no material violence has been committed, but we never can tell under such circumstances what might trSn Fplre. nimcnltlea ReaettlnaT the Police. "To give you some Idea of what we have to cope with I will veuture to say that of any l'i" men you may pick of the working class of this city nine-tenths will. In some way, directly or Indirectly, be connected Or affiliated with unions, and we have union men nn the police force. So that I simply point out these farts to- show you what Is the situation. I have faith and confidence In organized labor, and I will ssy this, tbat I believe the present set of strikers are the best behaved I ever ssw or knew of. But thst Is not the question; they are human. "What number of men do you think yow, could handle." asked Governor Mickey. "Four hundred." replied the chief. "Buf." ha continued, "If the sheriff will pick out