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THE OMAHA DAILY TJEEt THURSDAY, MAY 21, 1903. pl.ee. prepared to make regular deliv.rlee th On. Minute restaarant had paid off Th,,r.. mmin. land discharged their men and simply I Mr. Hayden stated that he had alwaye closed their establishment. There had been ready to confer with hi men. and never been a atrike at hie restaurant He when the atrike first began and they were did not know but what they might atrike called out he notified thorn that their place ao he anticipated . any such move, by would be held open for them until euch simply closing hia restaurant " He had time a they could. honorably come to take Joined ' the Business IMen'e association them, and the Teamsters' union wll Jorder iom months before the atrike. About alt the men back to work this morning. the hotel and restaurant men, members Mr. Hayden aays; "The teamsters go of the association, had come to the con back to work on the same terms as before, elusion that they would quit business on We have" been paying the highest wages May 1st anyhow rather than to submit to In the city for this, claaa of work and our the demands of the Waiters' union. . The men had no grievance on this or any other objects of the Hotel and Restaurant score.' Sanderlnnd Writes a Letter. OMAHA, May 20. To the Editor of The Bf-e: Keferring to an alleged interview published In your evening edition t( Tue puniisnea in your evening rui imhi t a u- i day and morning edition of Wednesday. In which the represintatlon waa made that the chairman of the press committee of the Business Men s association had made cer- tm aiatumpnts. 1 be- to say that no Inter- view was had with the chairman of the pres. committee of the Business Men's as- soclatlon pertulnlng to the matters stated,, and no one authorised to areak for. tho Business Men's association made any such . 'f 'w'w'h'fo say. ilso, that your report In this morning s paper or tne meeting or. rne Business Men a association issi nigm wns Inrnrrect in severs! important particulars When your reporter called on the writer for a statement concerning the action taken he was Informed that nothing would be given out last night, hut that official Infor mation would be given today. The business men of this community are :nt"i Mri. hv vou niner and I have no doubt you will be willing to publish this, yours truly, J. a. bi nvn.n.ijnu. I Men s Association. - . . . . I . Tne interview reierreo xo in mo evening .... forni. . niettv s-ood Amerlran and I ao edition of Tuesday and the morning edition It was shown through one of th guarded LwSy a bter ofe Americn- na 1 110 of Wednesday was had, not with Mr. Bun- admissions made by Mr., Branch, that the Glad, though, t!at I have been to see derland.; but with Alfred Sorenson pres. oWurVTallfs a'nWur'mMK agent,- and the medium of communication 400 members, and that the Hotel ana Kes- rour Tlvtn. xo tne Kreat cities spring between the papers and the Buslnesa Men's taurant Keepers' association Is closely af- ing up, moat of all have I enjoyed meet- association. The error occurred In refer- I ring to Mr. Borenson as chairman ot the press committee Instead of press agent. As to the report yesterday ot the business men meeting luesaay nigni mr. uunujr- land was not approached by a reporter for The Bee for any statement Tuesday night ' Taklna Iajnnetlon Depositions. . . . ... . a The taking Of deposition before I Vnlent ne, notary public, in ms rooms in i the New Tork Life building, was continued at 2 o'clock, with John O. Yelfter ttor I tier ror tne waiters un.on anu r. . .ama tn Ik. nia(naa Van I A mm IT I wam u..i.jr u. uiuvmuuu. ' , l viniia Aav was that of W. B. Balduft of I the establishment bearing his name, and W. Buthom, proprietor of the Schllts hotel - ... and restaurant. Both stated that they were members of the Business Men's asso' elation. The former ' operated his estab lishment without union help, and the latter stated that his help walked out on May 1 . . ..... . . a . . -1 1 .1 I ana. coin esiaDiisnmenis naa own uu "unfair" by the Walters' union, and that tha letter's place particularly had been picketed by the union, rendering It diffi cult for 'him to get milk, Ice and other supplies for his restaurant. The chief testimony gleaned yesterday evening wae from E. B. Branch, secretary ot the Business Men's association and bookkeeper for the Fairmont Creamery company. He was cited to bring with him the books and record of , th Business Men' association, but was unable to do so, aa they had been turned over to T. J. 1L,1K. th- Tjainaaa Men's velopment It 1 not only necessary to - 1 have decency, honesty and self-restraint In S Z !mma were U knowledge contending elements, but to ao the average citl.en a. a republic, a democ assoclaUon, before the summons were Is- " I- .,. it rrrm avraa racy, for successful . self-government . is sued, and were then In Mr. Mahoney' possession and not accessible to the wit ness. He was given until 2 p. m. today to produce th book a One ot the Association The gist of Mr. Branch' testimony was . ..... .... organlsatiSn ot the Buslnes. Men', associa- tkm was to devls th best mean to com- Th Omaha' association I a with similar oraanisa- bat the union. had correspondence tlon In New Tork. Milwaukee and Chi- m an mutual nrntactlva lines. The Bust- eago on mutual protective imea ine uusi ""a Men' assocIaUon. Hotel and Restau- rant Keepers' association and material men had interests In common. He also admitted that the material men had declined to sell to and refrained' front buying from estab lishment that were unequivocally union v . ,, . ?. ... l establishments. He thought thl the most efficient way to combat the unions. The principal object of the organisation wa to prevent It members from dealing with tho union aa an organisation or having anything to do . with It a an organisation. to deal with the union men only a Indi viduals, and- further, to resist unjust and restrictive demands on the part of the unions. He was unable to state from mem ory bow much money there wa In th treasury of the Business Men's association. Tia ' fnnila war rirtvA,1 f rnm nnmnrniia . . .. I ouisiua sources, ine association naa u- thorid Jardlne to get teamster, to assist tn breaking th. strike, and had also au. morisea ing ou ana nwuuram peeper. . . . . . . . . i asKiclaUon to ura negro waiter, traml?-' abroad for th same general purpose. Th proprietor were to notify the association how many negro waiters would be needed. A. T. Klopp, of the Klopp-Bartlett Print lng company waa another wltneaa and he testified substantially to the fact that he was a member ot the Buslneaa Men's association, although he had not paid a cent a an Initiation fee nor did he know whsre the association obtained Ite money to carry on Its work. Ha only knew the general object of the association. He was free to admit that he thought that the unions were a good thing. : Men Were Locked Ont. Tolf Hansen, proprietor of the Calumet restaurant, waa the third witness. He testified In substance that he was not un- frlanfllt to' tha- unlnna and unlnn man He dfth'ed that there waa any strike at his restaurant, a his establishment and!0' lm meetings aiscusslng problem that! TO GIVE AWAY - We want everybody Interested in bovs' cluthes, to gut acquainted with LILLIPUTIAN BOYS' C1XJTHKS and hote by distributing tttibb) to put ine nasi uiuigs. maae in ooya- oiouies in aha homea ot many hundreds .of nw customers. ' Thursday. Friday and Saturday Every -boy. baying a suit or totwoat. gex a brlgut Caw orlap dollar Wll " SUITS. I3.9& to tlfcX " TOP-COATS.. M00 to 19.(0. i See eaat window. , Write for catalogue. - niaanw a m w-w '''lAln,l Keepers' association wee 'about the' same as the Business Men's association. Mr. ' Hansen was asked what objection he had to the union. He said: To the In . ..t.' in .v.- . I ouw i " " - - i a th4 one day oft each week nroposl- . .. Anther th-t woum follow Uon na to 11,6 otnr ln wouia ioiiow acoedlng to the dinner nd. supper men, nA tha vi.tt. f tha walUlna- deleaatee." ,.dmitt(ld. that his ohlaetlona to the He dm'"d 1 Jt " self but union were not personal to himself, but wer, because of the agreements entered , . th BuriMli. Men's association relative to- dealing with the union men as individuals rather than aa an organiaa- Aboat the Wag; ieale. The question was' asked, him:. "Would you sign the union adale If certain con cessions were made?" He was about to reply, when "Mr. : Gaines, attorney for the Business Men'g aasocla tlon advised him to not answer the que- fjon. The taking of testimony waa then ad ...... m.A .. n . 4 1 Ula kllaMMM . AnlV.lT- filiated with It. Teametera Form Transfer Company. PreaMont pwt announces the oreanlsa Uon by thfJ teamBter of th Union Trans fer compftny wh!ch wlu gia at one to tranBact ft Beneral drayage businesa. It will employ 200 union teams with two men ar I , 7 '7 m. .it .v.. aironuy m bibhi. n u ui-v- """ HAnn.a mrtA ,m .n .nr. at busltvess. I TleDhone 2617 will reach them. I ?ti Z. of the bartender.' union - ftrnfvnn two no clause, were I rf I dd d t th contraoU as follows: "This . . . I contract shall be in effect June l. lsoa." ana shall expire June I. lo, ano foners I . .. ' I oJI serve onnu in , inrBonvjr vun only." The employer will be asked to in th ikimiImI onntranta. ' I HAverat at tha atrika caaea wherein strik- era are under arraignment- for Interfering I with nonunion teamsters will come up for I - - i trial In police court thl''tn6rning. OUTSIDER'S VIEW . OF. CONTEST Point Ont Both Wherein He ' rMaJka Side Are In Error. O. L. Shumway of Scott Bluff, who was I In Omaha Monday, has Idea on tha labor situation. "To promote any successful en- terprise," he .ays, "oa must .tudy all element that tend to It discouragement. To succeed In any line of bu.Ines. or oe- positions. The most successful manager ot I labor In a factory Is naturally one pro- I u. n,., -.i, uia avmnitliv I moted from labor ranks. HI sympathy runs iuwa.ru ma onnner lauurvra, us i Vunin hia raannnaihuitv tn hia ant. I pioyer. Th. conservative and logical nent of the Business Men's league Is ah I " 5 ovenooa. me laci mat. no roan can auaw. i ,ute,y run n,s o buslnes If he ha more Pa"t A larger buslnes. nd h nd lieutenants. CapUin ot In. dustry employ assistanU to manage tor Morgan nay Mr Perkins an l"em- .lo5 n Vy r5 J." . . enormou alary to manage tor Win, Just as v.arneaie pays, or am pay, nr. dcdwid to relieve him from responsibility. The de- . 1Vl. ... , ptrt mental manager In the different ee taDiisnment or umana tnat are interested in the Dreaent labor controversy are In I T!7 aor oonjrover.y are m tnose poauiona mar tney may relieve tne nominal neaas oi in institution rrom I some of tha detail of the business. Th . ' .w. same principle extends to, the laborers; a man Who can ao ahead and da. hia nart without any directions is most valuable because he has become an assistant man. ager to Just that extent. : Unless you per-I sonally attend to the packing, dlreotlon loading and billing of every piece of rner chandlee that leave your establishment you are not managing your entira business. . "Cornoratlons are noaalhta and that naa.' , . . " ' ful"fM lnnu.no. extensive only In pro, portion to the amount of the responsibility it can ae:eirate to wnraara lnn.in nn i iV - - "- ' " V nraa anu ingenuity in every one in tneir employ. Responsibility broadens 'capablll- ties. Orcanlzatlon mak-ea raannn.ihiiif ties. Organisation make . responsibility, The training and discipline of unionism ren ders a man more useful In an- branch r,t collective Industry. If th. union demand conditions, it can give ' better service for the condition required. Can a business man afford to discourage any effort on the part of an emDlove that emnhaslxaa an amhiti.. on his partT A submissive employe has ln.hn 9 nd will be met by Governor sufficient Inspiration and energy. That I George E. Chamberlain and a committee class of. labor with a code of principle evolved from line ot reasoning Is manl- featly superior. His adherence denotes' strong character and hia cbntantloua anirtt I Just what you need If It I directed in the proper channels. - - I "The corporation that cease It antagon- I ism Of Unlona will, unleaa T mlmitiAm I nature, find that Its union devotes the time are 01 material oenent to the Institution. The statement of Mr. Quye and also the Business Men's statement In Sunday's Bee, were both Impassioned and radical Labor-owes much to the organizing brains that tha head of th corporation possess, 1".-" !?. so much labor, and the corporation, owe much to the part that Intelligent labor has done to help build them up. . Statements by either party that It will not recede one iota rrom any position which It has as sumed exhibit a principle which the pub. Ha In aanaraJ will nn .a " i. "I. " ".I. """V - w w..v v, . 1 1 o aua hard sense that the buslnesa of the city demahds. One lesson that labor has yet to learn Is that the application of such names aa -scab' wh.n .nr.". .. l2 in the rank, of labor, .ven ln nonunion do. not harm that Individual and doe. Infinite harm to the man who applies It and the cause h. represent.. It excite, a sympathy for the unfort-inata M.n admiration for his control of himself In tne fact of th nubile Insult. A it a. not give the hearer an Impression of th. conservatism and rational sower that auur organwaiipna. - COUNT WEDS' AMERICAN GIRL Harriet v Taylar ; Marries . -OaJne... Dell Gherardeeca,' Haaorary ' Italian Attach.. NEW. .TORK, May JO. In the presence I ... .. - or reiauve ana a lew Intimate frlenda Miss Harriet Taylor, th. only daughter of Henry A. C. Taylor, wa married to Count Gulsseppe Delia Oherardeaca,' honorary at- tacne ot me-itauan embassy at Washing- ton. today at her father houee. The Bridegroom w attended aa beat man by Slgnor Dea Planches, th. Italian! ambassador. .... riT7CC Xf K P PFPI1RI If VI 1 ILLuM lUallU IVLIUULlv President Explain! Why Countries Copying American Oonttitntion Hate Tailed. CALIFORNIA . IS LEFT FOR OREGON Laa Tear Draws Sear Gi Wkia Roosevelt Eaters on Lest Stage I Jearney . Throngh Western States. ABHLAND, Ore., May M. President Roosevelt today completed his tour of Call ,. . - 0la end commenced the last stage of his ,on" tr,D lteh Is to end at Washington lournev , todav haa been Hie . Journey , today haa been tnrougn the nnountalnoua region around Mount Shasta, where the towns are few nd f" between and consequently he haa .. . ' -n..k f'en caUed uPn ttt 00 Dut Peak- " Where his train did stop, however, he wag met by large and enthusiastic crowds. Governor Pardee Qf California, who has been with him continuously since he en tered that state, bade him goodbye at Hornbrook, and in the short address the president delivered at that place, be said he waa aorry to part with him. . Americans Reeded. The president made his . longest speech of the day at Dunsmulr, Cal. Here he said: .. I think that I. can eay I came to Call- Ing the men and women to whom we owe what has been done with mine and rail road, and lumbering camp and irrigated Meld and the tanctvand the counting house, the men and women who have made Cali fornia what It is. I Dltv no man hecausn he has to work. If he la worth his salt 'her will work. 1 envy the man who has a work worth doing and does it well, and surely no men alive a're more worthy of admiration than thesa men to whom it Is given to build up giant commonwealths like. this. It Is the fact of di.lnr th work wnll that ntiimti. nnt tn k,na or wrK as long as It it honor- KjlZ. . c because they have done each hie duty as 1 1 . " '"S, " 'il l-.n ' ,h, u. l o the true American nothlnsC can oe more alien than the eolrlt either of envy or oi coniempi ior anoiner wno is inauma a life as a decent citizen should lead it. t .... -, h.. honest man who spends his life in honest efforts.' but we have no room for the man I i. - i a i t 1. - ' " P" " '"'"'""" nnwn on T nr man iaa wan nn or ina mull who envies his neighbor because that neighbor happens to be better off. Either feellna Is a base feellnc. unwortlw of a self-respecting 'man. I used the word envy myself Just now, but I did not, use It in a bad. sense. It you use envy In the ordinary sense or the word its existence implies a feeling of in feriority in the man who feels it, a feeling that a self-respecting man will be ashamed to have. If the man is a good American and is doing his Work squarely he need not envy anybody, because he occupies a position sueh. as no one else in any other countrv. in anv other am hna occunled: because e hold our cltfsenehlp so high: Because we ieei ana-nave tne rignt 10 reei -atisfactlon with, what our people have pnMlc, Te railed. ' .... , or course a Pecuy true saying founded on that high average citizenship among our people; and America has gone on as it has Because we nave mat nign average 01 cmsenenip. uur governmoni in baged,on th4 eef-respectin majority. Our government nas so iar escaped tne twin danaers of the other rDublica. aovernment lAT - 1 11 IK can Idea la. oUnaola. we wentward and "upward because the average American was of the stuff that made' the 'nation go onward and upward We cannot be dragged up, we have t0 do t0 compar. whaJ other ha- tlons have done with government founded ours, the same type of constitution, the eame tyre of law, whloh neyerthetess hav fai,edj h&vt, produced chao because they aia not nave tne rignt type or citiscns re- hind the law. the right type of citizen to work out the destiny of the nation under and thr0UBh the iaw. Of course we need the law; but we need even more, its non- est and fearless enforcement, eniorcement ,Dirlt of absolute fair play to all. Bhowlng favoritism to none; doing Justice to each, we need aucn laws, such aamin itratlon of laws, but most of all we need to keep up that for the lack of which noth- lng el, c atone tn any people, tha aver.- acra atandnrd of cltlaenshlD. our lf what e,nf,? 18 not BljKmu:h 3inary commonplace, everyday qualities which a man needs In private life, and which h need just as mucn in puduc nie. ln" prosiuen Montague. He.' wa greeted by 6,000 a hi train puilaa into Ainianv ,inu renins si . . 1,1. ... nrna-nn where h.mh. PJE Ba nds jJJ M.M, atannad on the rear nlatform of ' " - I ' ' he Introduced by expressing the peculiar pleasure he felt: at entering tha tate of pleasure Oregon for the first time. People gathered here from all sections of outhern Oregon to weloom. him. He will ' spend th. night traveling, no stops of lenth blrt cheduled after be 1 leave AShiana. He will arrive In Baletn tomorrow morn from tne ,iae legismiu. nm "" wU1 "P"1 ,n tht .P111 fta th Pr'- oent wUl deltver ' n r. from--th. state house ateps. Governor Chamberlain I will accompany the presidential party to Portland, where they will spend tomorrow I nl"ht- C1T ZEN 15 : HA I MtK HASTY " Arrest Man to Insare Safety of President, bat la Tnrned ' "Down by Police. SACRAMENTO, Cal., May 10.-Chlef Of Police' Buniven dl.cr.dlt. th. .tory toid'by Citizen Frar.k AYoodon. who arrested Charles Randalman last night for Uttering language which tie considered dangerou in view of the fact that President Rooae velt wa'ln the city. ' . - 1 OO l"Rt I do not place any reliance In the report" said Chief Sullivan. "I do not think It worth considering." 'Randalman waa locked up on a charge of carrying concealed weapons. He haa J-tha.ftPpearapce pt being an ordinary work- roa" an -M omewl,at under th. ln- fluence -of.. liquor.; He denied making the rmwk "rJbed-.to-.hlm Woodson. I a- -" ... been serving a a watchman at a mine In Blsklou county. b I , 1 THIRD DEGREE MANSLAUGHTER I - ; ..'. i - G. lt Braom.tleU. Caaslag lilaod . Peleoalagj i aad '. Death. t WBLtXNQTOW. May M.-The Jury in the" ease. f Jim Cnmmlnga the farmer charged wlttf killing hi aervant girl, Anna Dlthmtn. .in lAugust. 1&99. haa returned a I verdict finding .him guilty ot manslaughter V - I in-the third -degree. Cummlng In a fit ot anger struck th girl, who wa. It year, old, with a broom handle and blood polsaning reeulted. He burled he body In a cornfield on his farm, but afterward dug It up and burned It on I a brush Bile. His arrest was .reused by 'bis win, whe waa th. artnclpal JWltaea. aaainst Urn.' . , a CUBA JUST ONE YEAR OLD First Aaalversary ol th Repablle Enthusiastically Celebrate by tha people. HAVANA, May CO.-The celebration of Cuba' .Independence day, the first anni versary of the establishment of the Cuban republic, began at midnight with the Illu mination ot th front ot the palace, th sending up of rocket and ffie ecreechlng ot steam whistles. Business today , wa suspended and the street were thronged with people. President Palma, accompanied by the cabinet officer and city and provincial officials, drove to the Punta, where he re viewed the members of the police and fire aepartments, and then he was driven up the Prado to the palace, acknowledging the salutes of the crowd which lined that thoroughfare. At noon the guns of Cabana fortress announced that a year .had elapsed since the birth ot the Cuban republic, and there after the guards and artillery paraded on the plaza In front of the palace and were reviewed by the president. During the review of the troop United Btatee Minister Squires was th only for eigner In the president's party, which oc cupied the central balcony of , the palace. Standing on the president' right the Amer ican minister . was a most conspicuous figure. p, ' ' .. The feature of tho review wa the smart appearance the mounted rural guards made. They were enthusiastically cheered. Dispatches from several Cuban cities In dicated that the holiday was celebrated throughout the Island. WASHINGTON, May 20-Seoretary Root today eent President Palma ot Cuba, the following telegram ot congratulation: " Accept nearty congratulations upon the first anniversary of the establishment of the Independent government of Cuba and upon the strength and wisdom with, which you have conducted your great office. . The year of successful administration has con founded the enemies of Cuba snd strength ened the courage and. hope of its friends. You have my sincere and earnest wishes for continued prosperity. Secretary Root received the following reply from' President Palma: ' ' ' ' The government and people of tne United States are entitled to the everlasting grati tude of the people of Cuba, who amidst the happiness they enjoy today do not for get how much they are obliged to the American people for the -share they took lit helping to gain Independence and freedom, and send to them through me their sln cerest wishes for the uninterrupted pros perity of the great republic and Welfare of President Roosevelt and members of his cabinet. At the same time I send you and family the warmest testimony of my sin cere friendship. PARIS, May 20-Senor Merchan. the Cuban minister, visited foreign minister Del Casse "today . and afterwards received the members of the Cuban colony at the legation, where the Cuban flag was hoisted for the first time. - r ' SCENE IN FRENCH CHAMBER Fist Fight Is Only Prevented by (he Watchfalneas ot th. ''. Onard. PARI8, May JO. The Chamber of Depu ties continued the debet, on the rellglou agitation In expectation of coming to a vote thl evening. . - During a speech -today M. Kngerande (nationalist) denounced -- the government' policy, and M. Baudry - (conservative) created a acene and had' to be restrained by the guards from attacking M. Berteaux (radical socialist). 5, M. Bngerande declared Germany profited by the - present anticlerical ' . polity ot France. c premier Combe ad, pthr jmerobara-orvs unuea ineirpciicy or reef rye ana tnelr re pile until the close of .the debate. . KRUGER I EXPRESSESTHANKS Former Prealdent Grateful for Kind. near of France to His Coon, trymen. PARIS. May .-Ex-Preldent Kruger ar rived here today from Mentone on his way to Holland, and received a sympathetic wal. come from a small , crowd of Intimate friend. . . The women of the party presented him with many bouquet and Mr. Kruger made a brief speech, of thank, for the kindness France had shown hi unhappy country men. He said he expected to return to France next year. He spoke In a strong vole and eemed to be In fairly good health. Fonr New .Dioceses. ROME, May JO. The congregation ot th. propaganda I examining a proposition to divide the diocese of Davenport, la., Into two, beside establishing four new diooese in' the west, which would bring the total of the -American diocese from eighty-five to ninety. - - i . Nev BraaUlaa Loan. LONDON, May SO. The prospectus of the new Brazilian 6 per eent 1 loan of t26,O0O,OOO for the Improvement of the harbor of Rio Janeiro will be issued by the Rothchlld's tomorrow. The price will be 82.. No Approaches to Vatican. ROME, May 20. Replying to a queatton ln the Chamber ot. Deputies - today the under eecretary of the Interior .aid' th report that Chancelor Yon Buelow had ap proached Premier Zanardelll with the view of establishing a modus vivendt with the Vatican wa. unfounded. , Enlarging Remington Works. ILION. N. Y.. May 20.The officer, of the Remington Typewriter company from New York are In town today taking part tn the formal opening of the extension of th.- Remington works, by which the ca pacity of thl. great plant ha. been doubled. A varied entertainment has been provided for the 1,400 odd employes of the factory, ':t-.,-"To'lovo her was a liberal education " , 8ir Richard Steel Steele t description of Lady Elizabeth Hastings may, with slight change, be applied to the work of the . '., GORHAM- CO. Silver smitht , . '''.' To know it, and. to know it i to love it, is in itself a liberal. edu-. cation in the Applied Arts. Each . piece 'is designed by an artist andiashioncd by a con summate craftsman. . au . reseoBslbl Jeweler , eJ BURT CONTINUES CONFAB Union Faotfio Etrikeri Again Meet Offlolal. to Disoug Settlement W0 THOUSAND STRIKE AT ST. LOUIS Mok Drives Calored Nennalenlst rrant Fremont, Ohio. Whi Ha Re -fnaes to Walk Ont When Ordered. NEW YORK, May to. Another eonfer enca concerning the labor situation on tha Union Paclfio road waa held today between President Burt and representative of th strikers. .. Ho official Information wa obtained, but trustworthy. Information from- other source confirms th report that a settle ment 1 likely to be announced soon. At a meeting of the Italian subway strik er the men agreed to return to work in a body If granted an eight hour day and $1.71 a day. . j Metal Men Ont In St. Lonla. ST. LOUIS. May to. Over 1,000 machln- 1st and member of kindred unions, In cluding metal polishers, bras worker and laborer employed In about 175 chop ln St. Louis, all member, ot th St. Lout Metal Trade association, went on strike today. The machinist, demand an Increase of 19 per cent In wage, while th bras worker ask for is 2-8 per cent Increase. A I per cent Increase wa offered but this waa refused. Effort to arbitrate failed and the strike today resulted. Should the strike prbv a. far reaching and effective as union official assert it Willi and Is carried on for any considerable length of time, every mechanical trade tn St. Louis may become Involved. About S00 freight handler and elevator men, employed at Cupples station, and the freight depots of the 'Frisco and Cotton Belt are out, and It Is intimated that it the strike spreads to other roads, a It la) feared, the wholesale business of St. Lout. Is In danger of being tied up. Teamsters are expected to Join In sympathy with the freight handlers, al though the leader of the teamsters' union declare they are urging their men not to go out. Mobil Strike Settled. MOBILE, May 20.-The strike of th trainmen wa declared oft this afternoon by agreement MERIDIAN, Miss., May liO-The agree ment entered Into by the Mobile A Ohio official and th strike- leaders In sub stance 1 a follow: 1. The Mobile A. Ohio railroad agrees to advance wages 7 to 10 per cent for freight and passenger service, respectively, Instead of 6V per. cent and 1 per cent as shown in. the schedule of April 1, 10S, said in crease to be effective from June 1, next. 2. Th Mobile Ohio agrees to allow, the ex-employe who left the service to re turn without prejudice except ln such cases where certain ex-employes have bean, trespassing upon the property of the com pany, coupled with, conduct indicating a purpose to obstruct the movement of trains. i. The cdmpany believe, there are suf ficient vacancies to accomodate 87 per cent of the employe and agrees to allow this number to return, subject to the same rank and priority maintained before leaving. Konnnlonlat Driven from Home. FREMONT, O., May tO.-John Dtxon. colored, wa driven from town by a mob today after an exciting encounter In which his house wa. stoned. Dixon had been employed at the Claus plant and did not gtT but when 1 the strikers, directed. Hi whe and children eseaped., . ;--m,.V - i WESTERN MATTERS AT CAPITAL Jfnmbar of Rural Cnrrlers Appointed tn Nebrnekn, Ions and Soath Dakpta. - (From a Staff Correspondent.) WASHINGTON, May 20.-(Speclal Tele gramsThese rural letter carrier were appointed today: ' Nebraska Davenport, regular, Elmer E. Deal; substitute, Jacob Walter.- iWood River, regular, David A, Morgan; substitute, Mrs. C. L. Skaat. Petersburg, regular, Charles F.. Delarm; substitute, Amos B. Delarm. .Western, regular, Lincoln L. Lewis; substitute, Mrs. Lewis. Iowa Corwtth, regular, John . J. Hussong; substitute. Jess Grime. Melrqpe, regular, D. W. Kenworthyi substitute, Harry Kenworthy. South Dakota Canton,' regular, George E. Pulver; substitute. W. Thompson. Sherman, regular. Norman J. Locke; substitute, George Parsley. . J. C. Egan of Wallace was. today awarded the contract for carrying mall from Wal lace to Eddy, Neb.- - . J. O. Lewis wa. today appointed post master at Woden, Hancock county, la., vice C. A. Moore, resigned. The First National bank of Tyndall, S. D., was today authorised .to begin business with 828.0OO capital. The National Bank' of North America of Chicago waa today approved as reserve agent for the First National bank ot Boone, la. Dr. N. N. Wilson was today appointed pension examining surgeon at Yankton, 8. D. STREAM SWEEPS THIEF AWAY Horse Raatler Vainly Trie to Swim River Companion Is Cnnsjht . and May Hang. TWIN FALLS, Idaho, May tO.-After a chase covering sixty-five mile and lasting two days, a posse today oame upon two men alleged to have stolen four horses from a canal company at Mllner, Bunday night.. .The fugitives were forced into the river and one of them, In attempting to swlna th tream with hi horse, was drowned. The second waa captured and brought back to Mllner. Tha ranchers In the vicinity, It Is said, are preparing to hang him. BISLEY RIFLE TEAM CHOSEN Three Day' Competition End Whan Selected Marksmen Ar Named. SEAGIRT. N. J.. Mar tO.-Aa tha out. come of the three day'a competition, ended thia afternoon, the followlnc markamn were selected thl evening for the All- American rine leam tnat will be sent to England In the hone of recaDturina- tha coveted rmma itppny: Captain Horace M. Bell, second New Jer aey: Lieutenant K. K. V. Casey, Twenty- nrat iMew Xora; frlvate- Ueorae Cook. Company A. Third battalion. District of Columbia National guard; Sergeant Oeorge Doyle, Twenty-nrst New York; Lieutenant Thomas Holoombe, Jr., IT. 8. M. C; Quar termaster Sergeant J. H. Keough, Sixth Massachusetts; rnvate H, M. l-eiiear. Sixth Pennsylvania; Captain. William B. Martin. Second New Jersey; Corporal W. D. Short, St-venth New fork; Corporal Charles, B. Winder, Sixth Ohio; private Sampel B. Wetherald, Company A, Third battalion. District ot Columbia National guard; Lieutenant A. E. Walla, Bevanty Bret Mew York. . '.' Tad glean tinted 0 In Fart. - 'PARIS, May .-Th stewards of the French Jockey club, the supreme French authority, today Issued a formal notifies. Uon reciting that "Tod" Sloan, the Ameri can Jockey, had exercised Ruse de Mai at Ckiantllly last Sunday without .authority and therefor excluded him from further entrance to the weighing enclosure or ; training (rounds el lu awe-let,'. REALTY EXCHANGE MEETING W. O. t're Throws Soma Light rrn tlen Baard. .... J. F. Hanson of Fremont, eoretary of the State Real Estate Men' association, and W. O. Ure, who wa. one ot th men a ho presented th argument for higher railroad, assessment to the Stat Board ot Equalisation, addressed th Real Estate ex change yesterday. Secretary Hanson outlined briefly th work accomplished at th last legislature. He said that most of th plan outlined at the' Omaha convention last winter were being- followed out with vigor, but that th tate dealer were difficult to Interest ex cept In legislative effort They showed little' or ao disposition toward Joint adver tising. - . Mr.' Ure axplalned some detail of th arguments presented to the state board, saying that he felt the board had not acted fairly nor proposed to in the beginning. 'They didn't try nor want to do th right thing, in my opinion," he said. "The fact that Governor Mickey had oma blooded cattle assessed at 17.60 a head seemed to have-tnore weight with him than th in crease per mile of 771 in Union Paclfio net earnings.. It waa useless to explain to hint that - he -waa only ' one taxpayer out of many and that -other cattle were assessed higher: We tried to make the board sea that-business track to various Industries wer not eldetracks, but it was of no use. The fight la not over, however, and at least we prevented a nat decrease In railroad as sessments." . - A. L. Reed, who waa t hav read a paper on "Rentals,"' wa unable to be present. U D. Spaulding waa elected a. member ot the exchange. - DEPUTY J- SHERIFF ; RESIGNS William F. Weber Retires from Of. ' . flee; to Go With Brewing ..... Company. . William V; --Weber chief deputy In th office of Sheriff Power, will resign hi posi tion, th resignation to take effect June 1. William Cunningham, who haa been book keeper and stenographer tn th office of the sheriff for Some time, will be appointed chief deputy and a successor to Mr. Cun ningham will be ejected. . It 1 understood that In selecting the successor to Mr. Cun ningham the German democrat will be consulted and a tar aa possible be per mitted to name the person who I to fill the position; 'Mh' Weber resign, to take a po sition witlT the Store ' Brewing company which waa offered him' Some time ago. MRS.', CffO.NK: "WITH HUSBAND Accompanies ,sHlm' on His Trip to . KlUI Home, at Bedford, ' . . -.- . Virginia. Mrs. George P. Cronk'ls with her husband on the trip to Bedford,' Va., where he Is to participate. In the ceremonies attending the dedication, of the Elk' noma A telegram to the local lodge of Elk from one of the grand offlcera convey thl Information. At Cincinnati. Mr. Crook told the news paper reporter, that there wa no founda tion for the sensational atory aent out from Oraha in st Sunday.. . '. TO STRAIGHTEN THE ELKHORN Connty. Surveyor Will Undertake to Ke RItw la Orlglasl 'Channel. " " ' K.I .A jjijU j.. t-.t.V : - .. . -The county surveyor has decided finally upon the practicability of Straightening the Elkhorn river at the point where it Is crossed by the Military road. The assistant engineer mad the final survey Tuesday and the plans for the change are now being prepared, contracts win be let aa soon as possible, and It Is hoped that the river will be confined te Its original banka over which the present ' bridge waa built. ESCAPES DEATH BY MIRACLE Boy Receives Sixteen Thousand Volts of Electricity, but Sustains Only Bllstera. 'SALT LAKE CrTT. Mv snArtfci, Robertson. 18 yearn old atill llvaa .ft.. having received a current of 18,000 volts ul electricity tnrougn nia ooayj He, in company with aome oher boy waa on tha roof of a power plant and at tempted to crawl under a live wire. Whan Robertson arose th wire rested snuaratv aoroas his neck. He waa knocked head long and wa unconscious for about half an hour. Hia hands, arms, breast and back were blistered and blackened by tha current, but doctors aay he will recover. JURY TO PROBE POLYGAMY Second Special Panel tn tttnfc'a Hl tory la Insra in nt Salt Lake City. SALT- LAKE Cttr. May aV-A special grand Jury, -the second to be called since statehood waa granted Utah, was sworn In today, composed of four non-Mormona and three Mormoua. It is probable polygamy, which has eome Into prominence- again since the recent campaign against Reed Smoot will come before It. The Utah law require that an Indict ment hallv.hav',et least five vote. New Head for Rack Island. CHICAGO, May 80. The Post today saya: N. J. Yokum, president of the 8t Louis tt San Francisco road. Is to ba the executive head Of the entire Rock Island system. He will succeed W. B. Leeds and will hav complete control of th operation of th entire ystem. Damon and Pythias." An ImDortant dramatic event will ha tha production of "Damon and Pythias" at the Orpheuin theater tomorrow night. Mr. Robert Blayloca is engaged In directing the Dlay. The . cast is a very good on. including some well known artists Mr. Blaylock, Htewari v. tiarnes, Lmdwlg von Strynger, Miss Dorothy Davis and forty others. The costuming and acenlo effects are historically correct The proceeds go to the general relief fund of the Knights or rytniaa. . Rogeve: t'-na la Dismissed, Nettle Rogers waa charged with harbor. Ing a girl under 16 years of age in her Ninth street establishment. The girl, whose name I Jessie Biiori, tma already been ntenc.ed to a snort term In Jail for In corrigibility, and It developed yesterday that the gin was a married woman, hav ing been married about a year. The ease against the Rogers woman waa dismissed. aa unaer tne neorasKa lawa a married woman of whatever age la presumed to have attained the legal age. Mlsaoarl Bankers Meet. . ST. LOUIS. May .-The thirteenth an nual ' convention of the Missouri State Bankers' association met here today, with about j0 members preaent. President C. O. Austin, who recently moved to Chicago, presided. J. C. Von Blarcom, president of th St. Louis clearing house, made an ad dress nf welcome on behalf of the bankers and Mayor Wells for the city. 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