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I The Omaha Daily Bee THE OMAHA DEE Itoet to tb home Is read br the women sella goods for advertisers. WEATHER FOBECAST. For Nebraska Fair. For Iowa Fnlr. For weather report sco rnce 3. VOL. XXXLX-NO. 8. OMAHA, MONDAY MOKNINU, SKl'TKMHEH 1!X!. SINGLE COPY TWO CENTS. GREAT -AUDIENCE 1-OR PRESIDENT More Bodies Being Found Dispatch Boat Discovers Thirty-Six in One Section and There May Be Others. REVISING THE MONEY SYSTEM Preliminary Report of the Commis sion is Expected to Be Made This Fall. COMPANY NAMES TEKMSF0R MEN Offer for Settlement of Street Car Strike linally Comes From Conference. Immense Tabernacle at Sal e it Filled to Greet Chief L. cutive. DELIVERS SUGGESTIVE TA "A Soft Answer Turneth Away Wrath," Taken for Text. CHARITY FOR MENS MOTIVES Anglo-Saxon Can Learn Something From Oriental. OFTEN TOO BLUNT OF SPEECH Later, President Attends I nlorlm nnrrk aa Then Oon to Oadrn Wktti Ha Takes a Drlre Over City. SALT lAKE CITT. Sept. 26-In the pul pit of the famous Mormon tabernacle In thin city, where four years ago Theodore Roosevelt, then president, preached a long N-rmun on rlrht living and the duties of good citizenship. President Taft faced an audience which lie Bald Inspired him to try to follow In the footsteps of his pre decessor and deliver preachment. Mr. Taft did preach a sermon text and til. The Immense audience In the r ig-drnped edifice, the splendid musical program of operatic and patriotic selec tions, the enthusiastic cheering as Presi dent Taft appeared and the quick response of the audience to points which he en deavored to Impress upon his hearers, In spired him, the president declared, with higher thoughts of country and patriotism. The president's sermon was an appeal fur amity between people, for attributing the best rather the worst motives to the ai t Ion of others when possible to do so and not to harbor hatred and animosity. "A soft answer turneth away wrath, but grievous words stir up anger," was the text Mr. Taft' selected from the book of Proverbs. The sermon was a homely ut terance, largely made up of a relation of ttoriea to give emphasis to the points. From the tabernacle the president was Irlven to review about 10.000 school chll Sren. At one point along the line 1,000 or more children had been arranged In a living flag, red, white and blue caps and capes serving to outline the national em blem. Thence the president proceeded to the Young Men's Christian association, where he made a brief address to an audience composed entirely of men. Lastly, the president attended services especially arranged for him at the Uni tarian church. After this unusually busy Sunday morning he left Salt Lake at noon far Ogden. where he enjoyed an eighteen mile ride tnraugkOcdMt nyon and made Ms third address of the day at Lester park there. Ml Ittrsdoeri President. Whrn Senator Smoot Introduced ( the president to the audience In the taber nacle the cheering was so great that Mr. Taft could not begin Ills address for sev eral minutes. "I thank you from the bottom of my heart." he said at last, "for this expres sion of welcome and good will. I have been Impressed since coming Into this magnificent structure with the thought that you have gathered here In part to hear me and that I had nothing to aa dress to you worthy of such a magnificent presence. 'I am told that my distinguished prede cossor. under the Inspiration of an audi ence like this, delivered an address In the nature of a sermon upward of two hours in length. Now. he had the capacity; he had the spirit; and he had the mission to niiike such a preachment of moral force Hnd Inspiration. He knew how to appeal to the best that Is In a man and a woman and arouse them to lift themselves to higher standards and higher Ideals. "But It has not been given to me to exercise that great Influence which was his and which shone forth from hlin as he stood before men upon a platform. And yet I have felt that on this Sunday morn ing It was necessary for me to make such effort as I could to follow him In some thing Unit may sound a bit like a sermon. And as sermons are begun with a quota tion of a text having more or less rela tion to what follows, I am going to give you the words from Proverbs: 'A soft answer turneth away wrath, but grievous words stir up anger." It Is a text that has forced Itself upon my mind during the last ten years with especial vigor, because ith oriental I have come Into contact peoples and with those descended from the Latin races ol r.urope aim i had a chance to compare their views of life and their methods of speech and their social conventions and amenities with those of the Anglo-Saxon race. Where Anlaaona Can Learn. We Anglo-Saxons are, we admit, a great laet. We have accomplished wonders in hammering out, against odds that seemed Insurmountable, the principles of civil lib erty and popular government, and making them practical and showing to the world their benefits. But In so doing and In the course of our life. It seems to me, we have 'ignored something that our fellows of southern climes have studied and made much of. and that Is the forms of speech and the methods of every-day treatment between themselves and others. At first th at teems superficial to us, who prefer No' and 'Tea,' and abrupt methods and communications In tha shortest and curteat sentences; but, toy friends, we have much to learn from people of that kind of court esy and politeness. "The truth Is that a man's life In his family, with his wife, with his children, with hli mother, with his neighbor Is not made up of grandstand plays and all sort of things. It Is made up by a series of lltrte acts, and those little acts and those little self-restraints are what go to make up the man's character. I agree that there are many men, and a great many of the in 1 hop who are better than they seem to their families, to their wives and to the'.r children and to their neighbors, and that when the exigencies arise they do betray and show forth' elements of strength of character that ought to commend them to ili.ir fellow-cltlzens and to their families. "But It dos seem as If they were depriving their families and their neighbors of some thing In their not living up to that stand ard In little things as well as In big things; the truth la that we 'come to negll- ktpcs In little things If we yield to the 1 nomeniary desire to be laxy and not at VBtive and not courteous to everyone i, make everyone feel as comfort- (Continued so Second Pag NEW ORLKANS. Sept. JS.One week Vys-o tonight seagulls flying wildly In from e gulf gave warning with their screams . approach of the rmich-dread-d West mdlan hurricane that was to closely fol low. Today Tocks of vultures hover over the devastated towns of southnrn I.onislnno, strewn with Innumerable carcasses of ani mals and men. Stunned by the damage that was wrought by winds and waves, the work of relief did not give the people time to mourn. Almost 100 human bodies have been burned or burled In the marshes, where they were discovered. Today lxmislnna refrained from all forms of amusement. At a late hour last night dispatch boats returning from Dunbar, La., between New Orleans and Hay St. Louis, Miss., brought the news of the discovery of thirty-six bodies In one section alone. This made the number of those definitely known to have lost their lives 200 and there are possibly still more undiscovered bodies In the Louisiana marshes between this city and the Mississippi state line. CELEBRATION OF CENTENNIAL Aero Races to Be One of Features at Celebration Anniversary Commen cing: at t. Lonls Next Week. BT. LOUIS, Kept. 26-With the concerted ringing at sunrise next Sunday morning of the bells of Hi churches In this city will begin the St. Louis centennial celebration which will continue throughout the week Important features of the event will be the presence here of Dr. Frederick A. Cook who, on Wednesday night, will de liver the first of his series of lectures on the attainment of the North pole. A world celebrity who will be seen here four days la Ulenn II. Curtiss of Long Island, who has broken all records of fly Ing a machine heavier than air. The Aero club also closed contracts for the exhibition here during centennial weak of the Henry Farman aeroplane and of the M. A. Anthony wireless dirigible bal- foon. On Monday, October 4, there will be dis tance races for spherical balloons and the reception of mayors of 1,000 elties. Tuesday will occur the water pageant, commemor atlng the founding of St. Louis, with four United States war vessels participating and the Veiled Prophets' parade. Wednesday the cornerstone of municipal buildings costing 11,500.000 will be laid. On Thursday there will be an Industrial pageant com prising more than 200 floats and a cos tume ball at the new coliseum and on Fri day the educational, historical and military pageant will take place. COUNTY ATTORNEY BEATEN Rrsnlt of Peculiar Raid on Stock of l.liiuor Belaaglns; Jolntlsts. COFFEY VI LLK, Kan., Sept. 26. County Attorney Hal Clark of this county was set upon by Oklahoma 'Jolntlsts" and seri ously Injured, following the seizure today of a large quantity of contraband beer and whisky by Kansas officers Just across the line from Oklahoma. The liquor belonged to "Jolntlsts" of South Coffeyvllle, Okl., and had been hastily moved back and forth across the state line at least a half dozen times, as officials of both states were trying to take possession of it. Attorney Clark, after the liquor had been seized, crossed the line In a motor car to confer with the Oklahoma officials. He was dragged from the car and beaten over the head with his own revolver. The situation presents peculiar legal aspects, which attorneys for both states tried to Bolve tonight. WAITING F0RA REVELATION Hellalons Sect Cacertala Now When the Knd of the World Will Come. WEST IH'XBURY, Mass. Sept. The time set for the end of the w,orld, as re vealed In visions to sonic of the Triune lmmerslonlsts, who have been gathered at Ashdod for several days, has passed. Dozens of the faithful have given up for the present all hope of the "great glori fication" and have gone to their homes, but others have arrived to take their places. The meeting In the chapel today was open to outsiders and was conducted much the same as prayer and testimonial mcct- ln" ot other denominations. But nearby, In a room that serves as a kitchen, there was another meeting to which only the faithful were allowed to gather. The room was crowded with lmmerslonlsts. All were standing with hands and faces up raised, apparently waiting for some revela tion. PREDICTS LIBERAL VICTORY Sneh Is the View of James Kelr llardle. Labor Member of Parliament, BRISTOL, Sept. J6. James Kelr Hardle. member of Parliament for Merthr-Tydvll, outlining the policy of the labor party in the general election, aald today that he te- lleved the liberals would emerge from the conflict with a working majority. The labor leaders, he said, were confident of Increased strength In the House of Com mons, from fifty-one members to between sixty-five and seventy, although supiHir.mg the budget. Omaha Indians are Taken as Guide for Other Tribes Washington, Sept. S8. Declaring that the Omaha Indian problem In Nebraska hai reached Its critical period, when the In dian has to be transferred from a de pendent ward of the government to an In dependent citizen of the state, officials of the Bureau of Indian affairs announced today that steps would be taken Immedi ately to place all the competent Omahas In complete possession of their lands and mor.eyt to which they are entitled. To place all the non-competent Omahas In tuch a condition. It Is declared, would leave Nebraska with an Indian pauper problem oa Its hands and would simply transfer the whole Indian problem from t& nation to the state. CAMPAIGN OF EDUCATION STARTS Realization It is a Big Question and .Imperfectly Understood. DISTINCT LINE OF THOUGHT Bankers Inclined to Oppose the Cen tral Bank Idea. TAFT COMMITTED TO THE PLAN Commission Is Also Thought to Favor It After Study of Conditions and Systems Prevailing; Abroad. WASHINGTON, Sept. 26. In something less than five years to be exact, on June SO, W14, tire Aldrlch-Vreeland financial act will expire by limitation and unless before that date It Is replaced by a wisely-framed measure of broad scope, the country will again be In the perilous situation that Is commonly believed to have resulted In the panic of 1907-08. There Is a general realiza tion of the necessity of legislation on this subject, but a wide difference of opinion as to form. Speaker Cannon believes that a mere extension of the present law; with perhaps a few amendments In details will suffice; President Taft looks with favor upon the proposition to create a great cen tral bank and there are all sorts of Inter mediate schemes. Probably that which commands the greatest support will be based upon the recommendation of the monetary commission, which has been quietly but effectively at work for more than a year gathering the material for the construction of the actual legislation. Campaign of Education. A campaign of education Is about to be gin, for It Is fully understood by Senator Aid rich, w ho heads the commission, aud by the students of finance, that It will be difficult to arouse the Interest of the mass of the people In the details of this rather abstruse subject, and that only by general r.gitation can the national legislature be brought to the point of action. If It re quired ten years to bring about a revision of the tariff, certainly a period of less than five years is none too long to perfect and enact legislation on a subject so complex and Important as Is Involved In- a general revision of the entire financial system of the republic. Therefore soon after the return to America from Europe of Senator Aid rich and Prof. Andrews and other members of the commission, which Is ex pected to be about the middle of next month, preparations will be made for the publication of the preliminary report of the commission, and It Is hoped that this can be ready for submission to congress when It reassembles In December. This will be only the beginning; for the full report Is to be so comprehensive in scope that It cannot possibly be completed with in another year; but It will serve the pur pose of directing public attention to this Important subject and will afford the sen ators and representatives material for study to fit themselves to grapple know ingly with such legislation as may be ultimately proposed by the monetary com mission. Studying Abroad. This commission has been engaged up to this point In a careful study In the European capitals of the financial sys tems of Great Britain and the principal continental powers and a mass of data of the greatest importance to the students of finance has been collected. It Is realized that none of these systems as a whole. Is adapted to the needs of the United States because of the peculiar conditions which exist in this country, but In most of them are found some features that may be of value as a foundation for the projected new American plan. Attention will be directed to defects of the existing systems, which has grown up by accretion, caus ing It to be described as patchwork and as one no longer capable by reason of lack of elasticity and unnecessary restrictions of meeting the business needs of the country. Though nominally created with the pun- pose of dealing only with the subject ot currency and the bond Issues on which the latter Is based In large part, the com mission has enlarged Its scope so as to include the national banking system, and It Is believed that even the state banks will be dealt with In the forthcoming re port. The projected great central bank will be fully exploited, for there is reason to believe that even In banking circles con siderable misapprehension exists at to the functions of this institution. Based on the history ot the operations of the old United States bank, destroyed by Andrew Jackson, apprehension exists among the officials of national and state banks that this central bank may trench upon their business and be a formidable competitor, so this phase of the matter will be fully dealt with by the commission. Doubts Its Adaptability. The most substantial objection that has been advanced against that project Is based upon a doubt whether the central Institution would be sufficiently responsive to emergency demands from some distant section of the country, and the suggested (Continued on Second Page.) A commission has been appointed by Commissioner of Indian Affairs Valentine to make an Investigation Into the uestlon Involved. This commission began its work yesterday. This action la In conformity with the recommendation of Secretary of the Interior Balllnger, approced by Presi dent Taft recently. Calling attention to the many difficulties which will confront the committee In Its Investigation crowlnc out of bad nn-ii-. (against the Indians, the officials state that thoy believe that the earnest co-operation of the local and state authorities will re sult In Improving conditions. The working out of the problem In Nebraska will very likely form a basis for the solution of sim ilar problems in other ttatag From the Washington Star. CROWDS VIEW THE SHIPS Riverside Drive, Overlooking the River, Crowded All Day. INFLEXIBLE MOST OBSERVED Crack Ship of British Navy Appears the Acme of Speed and Power Cb arches Observe the Occasion. NEW YORK. Sept. J6.-The sailors of eight nations England, Germany. France, Italy, Holland, Mexico, Argentina and the United States thronged the streets of New York today, mingling fitb. visitors from north, south, east and wist." Beginning at noon. Riverside drive, which affords a magnificent view of the anchored armada, began to fill up rapidly and at 3 o'clock was again uncomfortably crowded. The Half Moon and the Clermont lay quietly at their anchorages, where they will remain until the naval parade of Friday, October 1, when both little pioneers, es corted by the light draft ships and followed by the merchant fleet, again will sail up stream to Newburgh. where they will be turned over to the Albany up-state division of the celegratlon. Circling about the fleet of battleships today there was an almost unbroken line of deep-sea excursion steamers, Jammed to the rails with spectators and listing heavily. At the same time a scurrying flotilla of motorboats was bobbing about on the roughened waters of the river, carrying visitors to and from those battleships which were receiving for the day. American officers spoke today of the splendid appearance presented by the British flagship, Inflexible, whoso Illumi nation last night was conspicuously bril liant. Spick und span In Its new paint and dressed from stem to stem In white awnings, Its graceful lines of speed and power combined were more rotnarked today than those of any other ship on the river. Services In Churches. Special Hudson-Fulton services were con ducted at all the churches. A form of prayer prescribed for the occasion by Bishop Greer of the Episcopal church and Archbishop Farley of the Roman Catholic church, was read In every parish of the dioceses. Many who could not get Into Old Trinity crowded the church yard to view the garlanded grave of Robert Ful ton. Among them were officers of visiting fleets. Rev. Dr. MarArthur of the Cal vary Baptist church said In anticipation of the aerUil flights to start perhaps to morrow from Governor's Island: "Yo(j smiled yesterday when you saw the Half Moon and the Clermont and com pared them with the great ships of today, but the day Is coming when our great steamships now encircling the globe will be aa Insignificant, with the airships soon to navigate the skies, as are the ships of a century ago, when compared with ours." At the Middle Collegiate church, espe cially Invited members of the congregation were the officers of the Dutch cruiser. Utrecht, General Leonard Wood, U. S. A., commanding the Department of the East, (Continued on Second Page.) One man's meat is another man's poison. You may vvantwhat the other man is glad to sell for a song. Under the head of "Offered for Sale" is most everything you can think of. Make it a praetiee to read these ads. You will find it will be more than worth you time. You will find real bargains every day on the want ad. pages, that will save you money. Have you read tha want a4 jet today t -ts r THE GENUINE ENIGMA Small Boy Also Shares in Riot Novel Request Made By Child Startles Peaceful Teacher of Kinder garten. From the wild-eyed hoodlum conspicuous at the police station since the beginning of the strike, to the child In spotless white knickerbockers, Is a far cry. But that the opportunity for criminal mischief offered by the strike has a broad appeal was star tllngly demonstrated in a local kinder garten. The teacher noted that a certain small boy was nervous, and finally he came hesitatingly up to her. "Please, teacher, I want to go home." "What for?" Inquired the astonished school ma'am, Johnny glanced slyly about the room to see If any one was near and made a move as If to answer, but finally shook his head. "Tell teacher what for," Insisted that personage. The child drew near on doubtful legs, and leaning over whispered irito the ear of the astounded mentor: "I gotta help the kids grease the tracks." SPANIARDS USE , BALLOONS lly This Means the Country Is Spied Out In Advance of tbe Army, LA KESTINUA, Morocco, Sapt. 26. Gen eral Orozeo's division advanced yesterday in the direction of Seliouan, using a captive balloon to direct the movements. The Moorish villages were set on fire by the advancing troops. Heavy resistance was encountered at several points, but the Spanish displayed great gallantry and, keeping the Moors under a rain of shell from the batteries, drove the enemy stead ily hack with considerable loss. General Murine, commander of the Span ish forces, personally followed the opera tions. The king's regiment, supported by a battery of artillery, was Installed at Ma ormlna to protect the line of communica tion. It is reported that the Moors are reforming behind a strong, rocky position to the west of Nador. MANY REFUSED CITIZENSHIP I'ccnllnr Case Involving- Right of Tnrk In Become American Cltlsrn. WASHINGTON. Sept. 2fi. Naturalliatlon was refused to 2.067 aliens during the last fiscal year, a material Increase over the rejection of would-be United States citi zens during the preceding year. In a case that will be tried In the United States circuit court at Cincinnati next month, the government has opposed the naturalization of a Turkish citizen on the ground that he Is not a white person within the meaning of section 2169 of the revised statutes. This section declares that Its provisions "shall apply to aliens being free, white persons, and to aliens of African nativity and to persons of Afrlcun descent." Flights With Aeroplanes at Hudson Celebration NEW YOHK, Sept. ?!. Tme aeroplane i of Wilbur Wright and Glenn H. Curtlss, which will tiling a touch of modernism Imo the hi.-tiitlc picture of the Hudson-Yukon ci I' hr.ition, rest tonight In their sheds on Governor's Iiand ready to soar forth tu iliioonsti ale the conquest of the air as liuilsin ami Kulton overcame the perils . f water naviKatinn. I'-rth aviators m.iy attempt flights to morrow, but us the two aeroplanes are of differ, nt type there will be no contest be tween them. Their pilots will seek rather to demonstrate that they have perfect control of their macltnes. It will In fact be an exhibition of scientific acuracy in a'Toplanlng Koariiitf. gliding and turning like the birds of the air. The Curtlss machine arrived today from Hainmonsport and was assembled by night fall. Curtiss Is due to arrive in the morn ing and tu one of his first flights be will STRIKERS nEAR SPEECHES Orderly, But Spirited Open Air Meet ing Held in Afternoon. COMMONS AND PRATT ARE HEARD John O. 1'clser Also Speaks and Meet- Ins; Adops Resolutions Favoring; Appeal to Governor if Strike Doea Not End Soon, Striking street car men and their sym pathizers, all numbering perhaps 2,000, gathered on a vacant lot at Eighteenth and Harney streets Sunday afternoon. The meeting was held under written permit from Mayor lah!man. gained on the prom ise of the labor leaders that no Inflamma tory speeches would be delivered. The laboring men were true to their prom ise and the meeting, while spirited, was orderly. The gathering was addressed by lien Commons, an organizer and worker of the International Carmen's union; John O. Yelser, an attorney, and "C. O. Pratt, chairman of the executive board of the International union. P. J. Lenihan, a mem ber of the local union and of the commit tee on public meetings, presided. , "We ought to be able to choose for our selves whether or not we can belong to an organization," declared Ben Commons. "We are free citizens. Individually we are weak, but collectively we can demand re spect from our employers and from the people. Yet this matter of organization Is the only fight. Mr. Wattles says the fight is to demand a closed shop. Now, I want to deny that. We have avoided any such a demand as that. "We ask the right to organize and to do business through our organization. We ought to have the right to Join any fra ternal or social organization without ask ing the officials of that company. "The company has claimed that it can not afford to raise the wages of the em ployes at this time. The report of the State Hallway commission shows the last annual dividend of ths company to have been S4UO.O0O. and that they have laid aside $200,000 for depreciation.. If 116,000,000 were taken out of the capital stock they could afford to pay the men that work for them 36 cents an hour. I'd hate to offer them tS.OOO.OilO for their property for I believe that they would take It up quick. Yet they are trying to pay dividends on a cap italization of $22,000,000. They are squeez ing It out of you men." Commons Renews Old Charge. Commons declared that the average wage of the street car men In Omaha had been about 23 cents an hour. He charged that the company pushed men out of employ ment after they had been In the service long enough to receive the benefits of the Increased scale for long service, and re employ them later as new men. The speaker reiterated the demands of the strikers In regard to "swing runs" and long waiting hours for a few hours' of employment. He attacked the benevolent association, fostered by the company, he said, to prevent men Joining the union. Commons closed with an appeal to the strikers to be orderly and keep away from (Continued on Second Page.) attempt to cross the bay and circle the Statute of Liberty. Also he may attempt some experiments in t lie matter of speed, for wliiii he holds the world's record, made recently abroad. U l it; hi said today that In addition to es.-aylng sharp turwns of a sciemifii- i a ture, he would If the opportunity presented itseif try to glide with the motor stopped. As the machine falls at the average rate of one foot for every eight which It travels forward, Mr. Wright hopes to demonstrate lis stability, lie expects to make his first prtllmmai) flight tomorrow afternoon, but does not Intend to leave the confines of the aerodrome at Governor's Island. Cut tlss la planning to equip his aeroplane with two pontoons, so that he will be a hie to alight on the w ater. If w eal her condi tions are favorable he may continue ex periments In rising from the water in an effort to demonstrate the utility of tlt J aeroplane tor the &avy. MUST ABANDON THEIR UNION Strikers to Come Back, If at All, as Individuals. RAISE OF PAY WITHIN A YEAR One Cent Per Hour Increaae in Wages Tromised. HAVE UNTIL TUESDAY NOON ollce to lie I'romnlaatcd Ity I'oatlnc On lliillotlu Hoards at Car ItHrnK Thli Mrn IllK. WHAT TffS COMPAST CONCEDES. At least 90 per cent of the old men will be received back la Its employ, without los of seniority, save as affected by the rights of the men now employed in the company's service. , An lncreas" of 1 p-V oent per hour In wngtt within a year, if the offtr Is accepted immediately and the men return to work by Tuesday noon. A readjustment of sofctdules, as far as possible. The light of any employe to ask the president, or the general mat agar, or the board of directors, to review without prejudice any com plaint on score of treatment reoelved from any under official of the com pany. WHAT THE KEN All! ASKED TO CONCEDE. The right to belong to a anion. Any riv-ht of seniority that may be adversely affeoted by the men now In employ of the company, who may be retained In the sorvloe. At least 10 per cent of the situa tions that existed on September 17, and wert then abandoned by striking, to the atrikebrtakera who nave stnoe entered the employ of tbe company. All new men to bs employed as nonunion men only. Five mayors, the board of directors ni the Omaha S- Council llluffs Street Rail way company, Councllmen Flerka, Hur mester and Funkhouser of the Omaha city council and Messrs. Kuclld ' Martin, J. A. Sunderland and K. 13. Bruce of the Omaha Business Men's association met In pro longed conclave yesterday to formulate a proposition on the basis of which a settle ment of the present street railway strike might be achieved. The mayors present were Dalilmnn of 'Omaha, Koutsky of South Omaha. Maloney of Council Bluffs, Tucker of Florence and Tracy of Benson. No representative of the striking Btrect railway men was present, nor will the men know- anything of the nature of the propo sition offered them till they read It In tho newspapers ibis morning. For tome reason, no copy was sent to the mass meeting of the men, held at Labor Temple last night, and copies of the document were withheld froiu tho newspapers until after 10 o'clock. Secretary I.eussler said last night that copiH would be posted at the car barns, and that the men might go there and read the tc-nis on which they are a.-ked to re turn to work. The offer Is good until noon of Tuesday, September 28. Text of the ProDosnl. The text of the proposition formulated at the conference Is: "To the Former Employes of the Omaha & Council Bluffs Street Railway Com pany: "You are hereby notified that on or be fore Tuesday noon. September -28, 1900, meritorious employes, Including at least 90 per cent of those who are now out on a strike, will be received back Into the em ploy of the company at the same wages which each was receiving at the date ho quit our employ, subject to the seniority rights which have been acquired by those employee who have remained In the ser vice of the company and those who bava been employed for permanent service since September 17, 1K09. Former employes who fail to report for duty on or before the date above mentioned Will lose ail of their tights hereunder, and their positions will be filled by the company with others who are seeking to obtain them. Conditions of Employment, "Those who re-enter the employ of this company will do so under the following; terms and conditions; "1. It will be the policy of this com pany in the future as In the past to pay Its employes as good or better wages aa sim ilar employes receive In other cities where like conditions prevail to those In this community. An Increase ot pay, which will amount to at least 1 cent per hour. i will be made as soon aa the financial con dition of the company will Justify, and, if the strike ends ut this time. Within one year from tills date. "2. Tiiis company will keep In Its em ploy a sufficient number of extra men, so that regular employes may lay off In time of sickness or for other purposes, on rea sonable notice to the company. "3. A careful revision of the schedules will he made within sixty days, and the present fen tin i t, w hich have been ob jected to, v ill be eliminated so far as possible. "t In the event any employe of this company Is d'ssal iffled with the treat ment nr receives from uuder-nf f icials, hu shall have the right to appeal to the gen eral manager or the president, nr the board of diiei tors, ami have the case re viewed without prejudice. "i. All tiiotoi iii'-n ai.d conductors, when called upon to take out extras, will be p-ild from the time they report for duty until they are relieved, "fl. This compuny will make no contract with nor recognize nor deal with any union among Its employes. !i will il.-al with all Its employes alike us iiiili', ki.ials. "7. The future policy of the company In the employment uf new men will be to