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TIIJ5 OMAHA 'DATLT BEE: ; TIITJTtSIAY, MAY 14, 1003 THE ISSUES OF THE STRIKE A Plain Statement from V Association . To reach correct conclusion of the dltferences now existing- between'. several labor unions In Omaha and thdr employer, represented by the Business Men'a asso ciation, the firt thing necessary I to have correct knowledge of the matters In Issue. Thl la not a controversy affecting ratea of wagea, hour of labor of sanitary condi tion surrounding employes. 1 ' i '-. ' , " ;. THE ISSUES ARE: , '. FJrst The labor organisation Involved In the present controversy demand what the cal! "recognition" of their unions. The business men concede recognition In the sense that tha laborers have a right to form unions, and. If they sea fit,- to be repre sented by these unions In negotiating with their employers. ' But such right Is not what Is meant by tha term "recognition" as used by the unions. They demand a a part of' "recognition" that tha employer ahall enter Into a contract to hire and re tain In his employment none but members of their unions. This demand tha em ployers resist, contending that they have a right to employ whom they please, with out discriminating In favor of or against union or nonunion labor. The employers contend that this right of election 'on their part Is essential to their control of their own business, and that the making of tha contracts demanded wpuld amount to a conspiracy entered into by the employers to deny" the nonunion workman -either tha light or the opportunity to arn a living by his calling. Second The unions Insist upon the right at such times and for such reasons as they,, and they alone, shall deem fit. to organise and maintain systematic boycotts in which their employers must become parties, participating wlth-.thern. That is, that tha employe ahall have not only tha right to say that ha will notdeal,or trade with any person who Is declared unfair, but that his employer must suSpiend alt business relations with such person, without having any voice In determining tha Justice' of tha complaint against tha boycotted part?'. This demand tha Business Man's associa tion resists, contending that every merchant, manufacturer or other employer shall have tha right to continue his buslnesa relations with his customers without regard to whether some union, of which he is not a member and In which ha haa no vote, ah aTl decide that tha customer is deserving of social or business ostracism. Third The labor uniona Involved In this controversy Insist upon' tha right to In stitute and maintain what ara known as sympathetic strikes, by and through which all of the employes of any employer, without having any grievance of their own, or any complaint to make against their employer, may, at their will,-under a decision arrived at. without his participation, bring all of his business to a standstill because those employed by soma other party, or even In some other Una of work, have seen fit to withdraw from their employment. This demand the Business Men'a association resists, contending that no employer ought to bo subject to an arbitrary suspension of hts business, that no quarrel or dissatisfaction existing between him and his em-' ployes. simply because there la dissatisfaction In some other Una of. employment or with some other employer. These are the Issues Involved In tha present labor disturbance, and upon the Jus tice of the positions of the contending parties In these easentlal respects the public Is asked to decide. BU8INESS MEN S ASSOCIATION. . tlons session Tuesday night was marked by a spirit more nearly conciliatory than that which characterized the meeting held before tha conference with the governor ! Monday night One of the gentlemen said "No one favored giving in to the demand for recognition of the union as a dictator of buslnesa affairs, but on alt other points the association seemed decidedly amiable toward the strikers and willing to make broad concessions. At our previous meet ing there was, I am free to admit, some rather positive and determined talk, but last night all the 'roasting' waa dropped and the trouble discussed In an impassioned and generous way. It is my opinion that the : conference with the governor had a decidedly good effect and that the next conference will be fruitful." The other speaker said: "I concur In tha view that the meeting last night was moderate In tone and the attitude more amicable and favorable to peace. I be lieve, also, that the conference Monday night did good, but I can't say that X have much hope of another conference being held. I believe both sides will have to suffer further chastisement before either will be ready to make necessary conces sions on- the one great point of union domination." Business Men'a Statement. The following statement of the Omaha Buslnesa Men's association Is given to the publio through Its press - committee: The Omaha Business Men's association la purely a local Institution, and not In any way connected with a national organization. It has been charged by organised labor In an address to the publio that the Busi ness Men's association has been organised to destroy organised labor. This charge Is Incorrect. We know - nothing of .assocla tlons organised outside of Omaha, but we do know that the object of the Business Men's association of Omaha Is not to cruBh labor nor to carry On warfare against It either organized or unorganised. A a rule the unions have- been recog nized by employers, but the word "'recog njttnn" haa of late been subjected to a new definition by labor agitators until - It Is made to represent an idea far beyond Its original meaning which was for years ac cented bv labor unions. The word "recog nition" as now denned bjr organized labor means the entire submission of the em- filoyrr to the dictates of the labor union: t means that an employer cannot 'employ' other than union men. It compels the j ac ceptance by employers of contracts the terms of which are dictated by labor unions without consultation with employers. 8uch a condition breeds arrogance upon the part of the employe, who feels, that his union will protec him, whatever his shortcomings- may be, rendering It hazardous for an employer to give instructions to the em- rloye whom he pays, as the latter Is taught a accept the Instructions of walking dele gates as superior to Instructions from his employer where such Instructions conflict. It it be true that the Issue of "recogni tion" as defined by organized labor. In volves tho life of the union. It Is no less true that the acceptance of labor's defini tion of the term by the business men of Omaha involves the life of their business, for the preservation of which they are bound to contend with -the same tenacity of purpose as that which actuates the mem bers of the uniona. The buslnesa men are organised to contend for this vital prin ciple, and for the first time In the his tory of Omaha the combined force of or- f anlzed labor la resisted by the combined orce of organised business men contending for what they believe to be right. The business men are willing at all time to deal with the unions as a body on the question of wages, hours of labor, and as to any grievance they may have, but the business men are unalterably opposed to the sympathetic strike and to the boycott -measures which are un-American, unjust, barbarous, cruel and have been condemned by courts wherever submitted to them. The demands of the union are forcing out of the city men who do not belong to the organization men who have a right to assert their Independence and to work for whom they please as they please. In this connection we invite every working man In this community to read the last two clauses tho summing up of the anthracite strike commission, whose report has been endorced by Mitchell and Oompers, and may sooner or luter become the law of the land In nil labor disputes. Certainly there n no principle invoivea in tne local air. ttfulty that was not encountered In the strike of the Pennsylvania coal miners, and In that case employer and employe submitted all the issues Involved to a dls- STRIKE SALE. Laundries not running! We've a few hundred GIKL8 COLOKED WASH PUKSSEM that are slightly So.W-d. We'll make It greatly to your Intereat - to havn them laundered at home. ... Agee 1 .to I years. !c Colored Presses, strike price.'. Wo duo. Colored lrssee. strike price.. 3sto 7.k Colored breuwi, strike price.. Wo !.U Colored lreea, strike price.. jO (in and (l.k Colored Dresses, strike price 11.00 and 2 W Colored Dresses. strike price i"'"- Ages to It. II Colored I'ressea, strike price.. fl.M ii.inv and $i 4 Colored Dresses. trk price.... II. W fl I'olored Dresses, strike price.. II. fc and 14.74 l'oured Presses. atrike price w 9 'lloYaV HLOl'SES. 60o values. ?c; I1.U0 value. Mc; Il.tf values, (i.Ou. Writ for Catalogue. the Business Men's tlngulshed commission appointed" by the r resident or the United States, which set led for all time the DrlnciDles involved In labor disputes and upon' the declarations of this commission, the Business Men'a as- soclation proposes to stand. No act of the business men will ever make It necessary to call for extra police protection or for the militia. They are committing no unlawful acts. If any acts of violence or lawlessness are committed during the present trouble they will In all probability be committed by the strikers or their hot-headed sympathisers,' who must, of course, boar the full responsibility of forcing the authorities to call for such additional protection as the city may need. The business men are wholly-on the de fensive. They Intend In the future, as they have done In the past,' to pay reason able wages In response to the demands of their employes. No reasonable demand' for wages, based on. higher cost of living, will be denied. It Is organized labor that Is forcing the Issue as to the "recognition" of the union. Remunerative wages are better for the community In general and the business men appreciate the fact that when more money Is put Into circulation It finds Its way back through legitimate channels to their coffers after having served Its purpose as a circulating medium. We are not trying to dictate to the labor unions. The reverse Is true. The -making who iuandof hi'whrbuu take, iwo o maae a oars-am- as id inn cnarge that It Is our purpose to disorganize union laoor in order to reduce tne individual toner to a condition or deDendence. we reply that as a matter of fact no one of us nas any intention or any aesire to reduce wages, but, on the contrary, we are in ravor of living ana profitable wages. What snore could organized labor legiti mate! v ask? We are all certainly entitled to work for a living In any honorable way that we see fit. The business men's organization has been forced to take a stand to maintain the business of the city. The issue has been forced unon it. ' . Let the thinking employee carefully conv sioer me situation. JUet tnenv consider -now thia trouble may end and What the. results must be both for employer and employe, and our once prosperous city. It stands to reason that our business men will do notn- Ing to check the growth and advancement T ?eVUer.tCUln tne laoor agitator can poseiniy nave, ior I their all Is Invested- In business- enter - prises, here and hence It Is to their In terest, to stand by the wage-workera to the greatest extent possibly on the principle of "live and let live." We appeal to the wageworkers- to look deeply into the situation, and to exercise their own dispassionate Judgment, s.s to their duty In the premises', and not to per mit hot-headed walking delegates to" mis-' lead, them as, to J.ne (equities or their -caee, To Enforce Const Order'.' v President H. E. Wade and Business Agent C. E. Hart of the Walters' union conferred with Attorney J. ' O. Yelser ' yesterday and the trio decided- the -manner of using the order signed Tuesday ty Judge Dick inson, restraining members of Vhe Business Men's association from - discriminating against employers of union labor. In view of the fact that there are about ivu attendants named m the cross com plaint, service on all of them would be'ex- pensiva and perhaps unnecessary.' Attor ney Yelser say: . ?' ?'. "All that la necessary' la that-theyhave notice or knowledge of - the order and If they have read the papers It la sufficient However, we ore having a number of copies of the order prepared and thus arming our in touch with the whole situation an any time we find a member of the association hereafter inclined tr .h. h. ,,. , forbidden anyone to do we will have a dep. uty sheriff sent to that man forthwith and a copy of the order aervled an him. And under the present circumstances whatever one member of that association does.' if It be damaging, the whole association' Is re- sponsible for. provided, of course, that his acticn la In pursuance of the tmllev deter- mined upon by the association." A Case J n Point An Illustration of the method nossible for the unions came up while. Mr. Yaiter was giving thia statement to the press He waa called to his telephone for a mo ment and when he returned he said: i A contractor haa lust made the first appeal for the application of tha reatraln- been denied lime, cement and lumber be- cause he is friendly to the unions ne la rnendly to the unions and asked what could be done. I told him to go to the supply firms who had denied him and make a formal demand that they desist from longer refusing -hlra the stuff he wants; that If they still refuse he shall svJ us the names of the firms and we w... have copies of thJs restraining order served upon them; that he la to follow, the deputy s her In" and so .xn.a the order Is served he Is to 'renew his demand In tho presence bf witnesses; that If It be still refused he shall so report to us and Im mediately we will have the Arms brought Into court for mnturrnl TM will h. tk. course In every Instance we learn of where employers ot union labor are being dis criminated against. Business Agent Hart and president Wade had a final conference with the proprletora of tha Merchants restaurant' at 1519 Dodge street, but without satisfactory tesults, and tne place was openea in- time to serve dinner. The United States restaurant, dia gonally acrosa the street, haa been open some days and the waiters now have pickets on four corners of' the block, but JM feet away from the doors of tha "un fair" house, as required by the Dlckln son order granted in - business men Monday. No girls are being used for picket duty here, a the 100 feet limit crowds the picket Into th street or else In front of a saloon Nearly all the small restaurants are now open with nonunion help and the opening of the Merchanta pavea the way for the last ot the large ooea. the, 0e Minute and Calumet. whMt are spooled to open before the end of the w-ek or at leaat 'In time for the circus crowds next Saturday. Iowa Greets Omaha Strikers. DAVENPORT. Ia.. May UThe Iowa Federaliea X Labor, la conveutloa her I today, sent greetings to the Omaha and Dubuque strikers. BOYCOTT TWO-EDGED (Continued from First Fags.) session.' It was announced that the lac-or Ituatlon throughout the country would be discussed but the local labor situation would not be touched on except possibly In an Incidental way. The meeting, waa called to order by Senator Hanna . and those present were: Archbishop Ireland, Oscar Straus. Presi dent Eliot of Harvard, Lewis Nixon. H. P. Vreeland, John , Mitchell, Colonel John McCook, W. D. McMahon, Jamea Duncan, Cornelius N. Bliss, -D. J. Keith, Chas.- H. Taylor and Ralph R. Ensley, the aecretay .of the National organisation. Representatives of the Association of In terior Decorators and Cabinet Makers to day signed an agreement with the Brother hood of Carpenter .and Joiners of America. by which the association agrees to employ member of the brotherhood only for one year on condition that the striking brother hood men return, to work . within fortv- eight hours. The compact provided also for arbitration before a strike or lockout shall be declared. , BLOODSHED IN LABOR WAR ' jj Over Fifty Dead or Dylnar ai Result of Battle In Valparaiso, NEW YORK, May 11-The city Is In possession of the' Striking dock laborers, cables the Valparaiso correspondent of the Herald. One prominent man has been killed, six are wounded and fifty of the mob are dead or dying. ... A bottle has taken place In the streets of the city in which the police wore driven to the barracks by the superior force of the strikers. . Greater bloodshed Is. antlcloated. SANTIAGO. Chile. May 13.-The strlke of dock . laborers at Valparaiso la. becoming more, serious.. -The strikers, after setting fire to the. quay, as well, as to the offices of the South American Steamship com pany, had numerous .encounters with the police, during which ten persons were killed and 200 Injured. A detachment, of 8.000 troops has been dispatched to. Valparaiso to quell tha dlaorder. The government haa refused all offers to compromise the dif ferences and la .determined to adopt the sternest measures to restore order., BUENOS. AYRES, May 13.-Advlces re- ceived.. here from Valparaiso say. martial law has been. proclaimed there as a. result of the rioting at that place.. Forty men. are 'said to. have been, killed and many have been 1 Injured. When the officers of the Mercurlo were attacked .by the rioting dock laborers, the staff of that paper . defended themselves with firearms. The rioters have set fire to .a number of warehouses, In ad dition to burning tha premises of the South Aim rlcan Steamship company. Troops are petroling streets of .Valparaiso. WILL BREAK STRiKE BY LAW Vletorla Parliament Holds Special Session to Declare Hallway Dispute; Illegal, y MEIBOURNE, Victoria, May J3. Parlia ment-met today... The governor's. ' speech was the shortest on record. He merely an nounced .that . Parliament '.had been, sum moned to pass a measure dealing, with the railroad strike. . .. . The premier then .Introduced a bill pro viding . for-,. th .-suppression of . the . strike, which, l,Ql retBOpectve,;and w,m -not, re main In,- force alter the terninaupn or tne struts- ii. froyau W " vu'P'Wj v ."t ng his -work, without giving .four nights'. airine-aim - win .iuuvi mo . .v m-y fln))(.or year's .Ittmrisonment, with loss of time and will be. Ineligible Jn the. future for government employ. . .,,. , ... . The bill also forbids interference with em ployes, the,, collection of . strike , funds or encouraging the strike In any .manner. The bill, further, empower the ponce fq destroy. document -ewouraglng the strike, makes printers .thereof, offenders., against, the law and declares -meetings to be un lawful If four etrlkers are present. All persons, retiming tpt disperse, are lia ble to -Arrest without warrants and, the police are .empowered . to . forcibly enter rheetlngs. . .... .. .... .... An amendment expressing regret at the strike and promising that Parliament would consider. the. greivances of the railroad men If they return, to work was defeated by 68 to SO, . - I . . . - HARRIMAN ENROUTE FOR EAST Helfell -t Boiler Makers Expected to Meet Railroad' Magnate -on Train. ' " man. Present ol the Southern Pacific, left for the east lasi mgnu w hied by General Manager a-runsunnin. wu "ill travel wn mm pari, ui w.o wj.. It was said that Mr. Harriman will per- sonally take a hand In the settlement of the boiler makers' strike on the Union Paclfio and that a conference has been arranged between Harriman and National -resiaeni McNeil of Hhe boiler maicers on Mr. jiarri man a . train, wwie ne is proceeamg . oui over the Union Pacific. It la believed In local railroad circles that Harriman and McNeil will arrive at aome solution of the trouble on- the Union Pa clfio- and thua prevent the threatened synv pathetic etrlke of boiler makers on the Southern Pacific lines west of Ogden and El Paso. . ' ' OUTPUT OF PACKING HOUSES Material -Increase Over Prevlons 'Week Hoted In tho Marketing; Of Hogs. CINCINNATI. O, May 11 (Special Tel egram.) Price Current aaya: There haa been eonalderable enlargement In the mar keting of.hoga tha past week, the-total j western packing being 4a,ow oor-.parea ( with 160,000 the preceding week mnd 396,000 . last year. From March 1 tne total is 16O6.00O against 1140,000 a year ago. Prom- Inent places compare as follows 1901 1.1W0.0O0 2m,ou lii3.HO 80.CUO 80,0iO 79.UO 65. UO m.oo 12&.UUU Chicago .l,tH5.000 . zlio iuO Kansas City .. South Omaha .. 4-U0HU r7f.o Sid.MO 127. Bt. LouU St. Joh" Indianapolis ... Milwaukee .... 67,f0 '92.0iO 2,0c) 62.CM) g3.i) 143 (U0 Cincinnati Ottumwa ....i. Cedar Rapids . Sioux t ity Bt. Paul DEATH RECORD. Former Nebraska Resident. . . .- BEATRICE, Neb., May 11 (Spedal.) Word waa received here yesterday -of the death of Nathaniel Piatt, a former real dent of thia city, which occurred at East Herrick. Pa., at the age of 78. He waa the father . of George Piatt, until recently I traveling atate agent for the Hartford In- l surance company. .',-' W.. J. athertaaa. KEARNEY. Neb.. May 11 8peclal Tel egram.) W. J. Sutherland., cashier of the Union Psclflc freight office In this city, died this morning of. Stomach trouble. He leave a widow and one atarried daughter. ENDANGERS OMAHA'S CHANCE Res Home Makes Btrong Bid for Sural Tre Delivery Headquarters SHAKEUP IN DEPARTMENT RESPONSIBLE lown Man" Is Kovr Chief of hnt Division and Former Plans Are Likely ' to Be Changed. From a Staff Correspondent. . WASHINGTON, ilay 13.-(Special Tele gramsUnless active work is done In bringing about the removal of the western division of rural free, delivery in Omaha from Denver, where headquarters are now, It would not surprise post office official to find the headquarters located a't , Dea Moines. When the change transferring the rural free delivery service from the first to the fourth assistant postmaster general was made, growing out of the in vestigation of the first, assistant's office, there was no contemplation that prior ar rangements would be, changed. -However It now appears that .Omaha, will have to fight for the western, division in order to secure it. It was well .understood when congress adjourned that, the western divi sion headquarters would be removed, from Denver to Omaha at the beginning of the next, fiscal, year, July. L The investigation of. the chiefs of the salary and allowance division, and. the rural free delivery, service has changed conditions, most materially. The rural free, delivery service is now un der the. charge ...of Fourth Assistant Post master General Bristow, and he has.sp polnted one . of his inspectors, who had charge ot the Investigation. M. C. Fosnes, formerly of. Iowa, as , chief la . charge of rural free delivery to succeed August W. Machen, suspended. Before the suspen sion ot Mr. Machen -the postmaster gen eral had determined to appoint J. P. Walker of Wisconsin, now. a special agent of rural . free, delivery,., stationed, at In dianapolis, to the vacancy created by the death of William E. Annln, former special agent of the so-called mountain district. The appointment of Mr. Walker was never officially made, In' view of the Investigation of the first assistant postmaster general's office, then having charge of the rural free delivery" service. ' Now that the fourth assistant will have charge of this branch of the postal service hereafter. It is con fidently expected that many of the ar rangements as to extension of rural free delivery throughout the country will be materially changed.-' Has . FaJUfei Brtstovr. General Brlstow, pow In charge of the rural free delivery service and which The Bee announced would be the outcome of the present Investigation of the first as sistant . postmaster general's .office, la. - In the estimation of officials of the Postofflce department, an Incorruptible, honest man. He was sent to Cuba by President McKln ley to Investigate the postal frauds grow ing out-of our .occupancy of that Island and out of bin report came the conviction of Bathbona and Necly.. Mr. Brlstow Is a Kansas man - who has made a splendid record in his., department. The president relies upon him and It Is expected that If there has been, any wrongdoing In the first assistant postmaster general's office before Mr.. Wynne succeeded Mr.. Johnson, that wrongdoing will v be, corrected and a new regime lnauguraltd. -. ... i Routine of Departments. r Under ' the' annual7 'readjustment these Changes ' in' p08.tnia6teTd" salaries In Iowa were announced: "Mason City, Waterloo,' West'Brarich, JWesT 'Liberty, "West Union, Whiting, Willfamshurg, Increased 1100 each Williams,' decreased flOtf." ' ".' The National Park "bank" bf New York was 'today approved'1 as 'reserve! agent for the Flr'sV National bank of Logan, la. ' " Robert Scott has been appointed olerk In the Hastings, Neb.,- postofflce. ' The- postoffioe. at Upton.- Custer county, Neb., has been discontinued. Postmasters appointed.: South Dakota- Leonard . Voneschen, . Murray .-Brown county; .George -Wooley. Otto, ."Roberts. county. Wyoming Isaiah- J. Fansler, Knight, Unita county. ,. --i. ' Pershing May Be Promoted.' Captain John. J." Pershing, former" mili tary Instructor at the University of Ne braska and one- bf the most popular mili tary officers ever ' assigned to the uni versity, Is very likely to be made briga dier general because, of his' splendid re cord In the Philippines. Captain 'Pershing la now called the "Hero of Mindanao" and his continued success against the hostile datos la bringing him new encomiums every day. At present ' there are 629 captains ahead of him who hope for ' promotion. Captain Pershing could only hope for his majority after many years and with the possibility of having to retire with that rank. But 'as the president has power to promote an officer of any grade to be brigadier general by 2 reason of valuable service, the friends of Captain Pershing hope that his splendid record In the Phil ippines will bring him a star as the result of his efforts to bring 'unfriendly natives to terms. CLIFTON MAY HAVE HAD HELP O nicer a Believe Others Are Implicated In this Harder of Mr, and I' Mrs. Ohnreh. ..... NEWCASTLE, Wyo., May 11 (Special.) The belief now prevails that Sam Clifton, the confessed murderer ' of Mr. and Mrs. John Church, who were shot down at thefr ranch soLth of Gillette, had an accomplice In the tragedy. There are several things Tail oata from little acorns grow". i I In like manner many g fine collection of family silverware began with' the purchase of half g dozen teaspoon of Gorham Silver A The judicious, bearing this fact in mind, will start a young house keeper on the right path by buying for her, however modest the purchases may be, nothing but ' Gotham silverware " AH responsible jewelers ' kssott thst point strongly to this belief. In the first place. It Is argued, Clifton could hardly have committed tha crime unaided, and In the second place considerable prop erty that was stolen has not been recov ered. . All that Clifton admitted having taken has been recovered. He says he took nothing else. But why Clifton would shield an accom plice cannot be understood, unless It Is that Clifton realises that he would gain noth ing by telling on his companion. The authorities are now working on sev eral clues and It Is possible that before Clifton's case come to trial they may un earth something. SECRET ABOUT THE SUIT i . , Mrs. Roland B. Molineas . Is I'slng Every Ulnar to Avoid Fobllclty. SIOUX FALLS, S. D., May IS (Special.) Extraordinary 'efforts are to be made to suppress every detail of the divoree suit of Mrs. Roland B. Mollneux and prevent pub licity being given It. All the Influence of United States Senator Klttredge and his familiarity with the procedure In such cases will be used to keep the details of the case from the public. . - While the law firm of Klttredge, Winans St Scott was engaged to conduct the ap proaching suit of Mrs. Mollneux Senator Kittredege haa now taken personal charge of the case and will conduct It until a de cree Is granted and Mrs.. Mollneux depart for New York. Mrs. Mollneux has been enjoined not to talk to any one about her case, and those who call upon her for Information will sim ply be referred to Senator Klttredge, who absolutely refuses to discuss her case In any way. An Idea appears to prevail that the six months required by Mrs. Mollneux to es tablish a legal residence In the city and state expired yesterday. According to rec ords here she did not reach Sioux Falls until November 14 lust and her six months will not expire until Thursday of this week. From the best Information Mrs. Mollneux will apply for a divorce on the grounds of extreme cruelty, which Is one of the six cause for which divorces are granted In South Dakota. Extreme cruelty, under the state statutes, eonaiata or the infliction of grievous physical or mental suffering, and Mrs. Mollneux, if her suit Is based on this ground, as expected, will allege that her husband's arrest and conviction on the charge of murder Inflicted upon her griev ous mental suffering. METHODISTS TURN MASONS Laying; of Cornerstone Is Today's Fea ture of Edneatlonal ---Convention.' MITCHELL, S. D., May I3.-(Spcial Tel egramsToday the feature of the Metho dist educational convention was the laying of the cornerstone of Century Memorial hall, the new building that is being built for Dakota university. The ceremony was conducted by Bishop McCabe and Rev. William F. McDowell before ihe immense audience of convention delegates and oltl sen of the city. Aside from the laying of the corner stone of Century Memorial hall today nerstcne of Century Memorial hall today the big feature of the Methodist educa tional convention was the raising of 110.000 with which to complete the building. Prac tically $9,000 was pledged at the big mass meeting tonight held In the com palace Ljnd the balance of the sum will be raised pbefore the convention adjourns tomorrow night. Bishop, McCabe of Chicago stood in the attitude , of promoter .tonight -and- his worn hAd;a. telling effect.. The. money was subscribed by citizens of this .city and by delegates from all parts of the state. Attempt to Wreck Fast Train. LARAMIE, ' Wyo., May 11 (Special.) What Is believed to have been an attempt to wreck an eastbound mall train was dis covered when . No. 10 Engineer George Hasklns, ran onto a cross tie placed on the .rails .a few miles east of Laramie. The train was running at a high rate of speed, but no damage was done. The tie lodged under the pilot and waa puahed along on tho "rails until the train was brought to a stop. . Company detectives are working on the case, but have-- dis covered no cluea. Goes from Bad to Worse. Always true of constipation. It begin many maladies, but 'Dr. King' New Life Pill cure or no pay. Only 25o. For al by Kuhn -Co. Hear Mme. Nordlca alng at the Ak-Sar-Ben den Friday night. FORECAST. OFJTHE WEATHER Fair and Warmer Today Predicted lor Both Nebraska and Iorrn. WASHINGTON, May 11 Forecast for Thursday and Friday: Nebraska Fair and warmer Thursday; fair Friday. Iowa and Kansas Fair and warmer on Thursday and Friday. Illinois Fair Thursday and Friday; warmer Friday fresh north winds becoming south. South Dakota Fair, warmer Thursday; Friday showers and cooler In west por tion, fair In east. Colorado Fair Thursday, cooler In west portion; Friday fair, except showers In mountain districts, cooler In east portion. Local Record. OFFICE OF THE WEATHER BUREAU, OMAHA, May 11 Official record of tem perature and precipitation compared .with the corresponding day of the last three Var: 1901 1901. U01. MOO Maximum temperature .. fcf i il f Minimum temperature ... 4i J Mean temperature I P Pr.inlLatlon 08 .1 .00 .00 I Record of temperature and preepltaUon i at Omaha for thia day and since March K Normal temperature J i:xceea for the day T,.tl excess alnce March I Normal precipitation "'nch. , .....unAu tttw tha riav .Un Incn Total rainfall aince March 1 t lnchea Iiertclency since March 1 -'.nc? en-lency for cor. period. 1902.. 1.69 nche Uenelency for cor. . period, 1W1..1.67 lnthos Renerts from stations at T P. M. nfl i : 3 B : 2 : B " ; : : ! 5 : : . r . 7 v oo 70 72 .00 70 .00 IM 7u .Ou U 8-i .00 70 74 .00 66 70 .00 SO 14 .00 44 10 .00 S 70 .1 6H 68 .00 ti 76 .01 66 . 68 T 8 J ' 90 T 78 84 T 74 76 .00 101 74 .01 CONDITION OF THE WEATHER. Omaha, part cloudy Valentine, clear ......'. North Platte, clear,.. Cheyenne, clear ...... Halt Lake, cloar Kapld City, clear ..'.. Huron, part cloudy ., Wllllston, clear Chicago, cloudy , Bt. Louis, cloudy Bt. Paul, clear Davenport, cloudy .., Kansas City, cloudy Havre, cloudy Helena, cloudy blsmarck, clear Galveston, clear T Indicates trace of precipitation. L. A. WBl.HH, Local Forecast OthulaL Hear DeReaske. sing Tha Palme Friday night at the Aa-aar-Bea dea, CHILDREN CHEER ROOSEVELT Little Ones Gather in Thousand to Ores President In Tr soo. M'KINLEY MONUMENT SITE DEDICATED Roosevelt Breaks Cronnd on Which Western Metropolis Will Balld Memorial la America's Latest Martyr. SAN FRANCISCO. May 13,-Presldent Roosevelt arose early this morning and from hie windows In the Palace hotel saw the sun break from a threatening bank of fog before the hour marked for the first event on the program prepared for the day. 'At S o'clock he was In his csrrlage, ac companied by-Mayor SchmlU and a few moments later, escorted by a squadron of cavalry and members of the executive committee, proceeded to Native Sons' hall on Mason street. As on yesterday tha streets were thronged with people and the president's tpproach was the signal for hearty cheers. At the hall a hearty Cal ifornia welcome waa given the nation's chief executive by the assembled sons and daughters of the golden west, aided by a big delegation of pioneers, t-ome of these old timers came to the state before the date ef the president's birth. The president's reception was not marked by much formality and he waa evidently impressed by the sincerity of bis greeting. He was presented with a souvenir of solid gold, which he accepted 'with a few words of thanks. Children Greet Their Chief. Meanwhile the school children ot the city had asaembled by thousands on the broad sidewalks of Van Ness avenue. Each boy carried an American flag and they lined the thoroughfare, tor many blocks. Shortly after 10 o'clock the president reached the avenue and waa driven slowly through the files of children, who cheered wildly and moved their banners as they noted hi approving smile, Tha president then proceeded to the Fre aldlo military reservation facing the Oo'.den Gate, where he reviewed the United States troops rtatloned at this point. The soldiers were under command of Major General MacArthur, and their appearance, aa well as the military evolutions skillfully per formed for his Inspection, elicited high praise from the president. From the Tresldio through the Golden Gate park to the Cliff house on the bluff at the southern side of the entrance of San Francisco harbor the presidential party was. taken. Here lunch was served, after which the president returned through the park to its Baker street entrance, where he broke ground for .a monument to the late President McKinley to be erected by the cltlsens of Ban Francisco. Veterans of the Mexican, civil and Spanish wars were here assembled and were especially referred to In the president's address. The ceremony was opened by Chairman A. A. Watklns, who presented Mr. Roose velt a souvenir made from the material with which the. monument will be built. The president said It was appropriate the first a.horel should be turned In the presence of the old "comrades of President McKinley In the time of 1861-65, end con tinued: It Is not too much to say that no man since Lincoln's was as widely loved In this country ss President McKinley for It was given to. him not only to rise to the most exalted station but to tvplfy In his character and conduct those virtues which every American citizen worthy of the name liked to regard ae his. After .bfe .ptbuslast,lQ..receptlon . by the Press club yesterday, during which he wae notified that he had iieen elected a life member) President Roosevelt Inscribed the following on the records of the organisa tion: "Good hick' always to the San Fran--eisco Press club, from its members Theo dore Roosevelt, May 12,1903." FREMONT GREETS VETERANS (Continued from First Page.) developed thus far- for department com mander. They- are Judge Lee Estelle of Omaha. W. H Oreen of ' Omaha and the present senior Vice department commander, S. 8. Peters of Beatrice. - The Nebraska department Indorsed the candidacy of General John C. Black for commander-in-chief. ' Chamberlain's ftsaiscfe ana - Liver Tablets Are Jnst What Ton HeaeJ ' When you feel dull after eating. When you have bo appetite. When you have a bad taate In your mouth. When your liver Is torpid. When your bowels are constipated. When you bave a headache. Wbea you feel bilious. They will Improve your appetite, cleanee and Invigorate your stomach . and regulate your liver end bowels. . Price 25 eents per box. Hear Mme. Nordlca sing at the Ak-Sar-Ben den Friday night. Takes Refractories Home. MITCHELL, S. D..' May IS. (Special.) Yesterday Superintendent J. M. Brown ot the new Mandan, N. D., reform school, transferred the Inmates from the Plan- ktnton reform school. These children have been kept In the South Dakota Institution for a number of years, as the north state wss without a reformatory. The expense1 however,' has grown to be so large for keeping the Inmates that North Dakota thought It could better afford , to build an Institution of It own. LOW RATE) HO'JESEEKERS' EXCURSIONS TUESDAYS, JUNE 24 aod 16th. ' VIA THE . AND IRON KOUMTAIM ROUTE 1 TO CERTAIN rOIKTU I THB WEST AND SOUTHWEST AT ONE - WAY RATE For the Round Trip (plus $2). Flanl Limit of Tickets, SI Days. 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Petifold Co., 1403 Far nam St. ' . BOYD'S Y seK FERRIS STOCK CO Tonight and Balance of Week The Thrill ing V rsieril fliriu-ii "iM IDAHO." Prices Mat., any seat. 10c: night; 10-lS-tt Sunday Nlgtt. "BHAMU8 O'BRIEN." Telephone 1531. 0B RIGHT, OM.V FRIDAY, MAY IB. WEBER & FIELDS' ii i.iriR stock: to. .. IN TWIRLY-WBIHLY . . And Bnrlesqn THE BIO LITTLE PRINCES Seats now on aale. Prices, 6o to 13.00. Cur tain ralaes at 7:46. Base Ball Vinton (treat Grenada. MILWAUKEE OMAHA May 12 12-U-1&. , Game called at I. si,