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THRESH, wi T fc'USS'
linil Encounter o( Two Factions
Will Oc:ur on Floor of the
Convention. j
raOUGKT UP TWICE DUPING DAY
Labor Federation Appoints Special jrn
Committee to Consider ?
t-
LABOR TAKEN FROM ITh
i
Frank L. Duffy Asks to Hav.,
Tvesented at Once. i
SOCIALISTS AGAIXST REGULA
lUialtn Hnve Km or l Administra
tion of American Federntlon. hiit
I lilted Mlnf Vnrkrp t re
tor Sorlallnta.
ST. LOl'IS. Nov. IT. The Klertrleal
Workern' union controversy, which for two
years has been the bltterei-t and most dis
astrous Internal Milfe in the history of
the American Federation or Labor, is to be
thicshed out finally tomorrow. Iale tbla
afternoon tbe convention made It a special
cider of business before the entire delega
tiili at noon, following the opening of to
lunrrfiW't aession.
The struggle between the disrupted fac
tion of the electrical workers was twice
brought to the attention of the convention
today, flrat when a spei IkI committee waa
appointed to consider it and make a report
before final adjournment next week, and
again late this afternoon, when It prac
tically wr.s taken from the, committee.
Frank L. Duffy, general secretary of the
Pnited nrotherhood of Carpenters and
Joiners, precipitated the debates which re
B ulted In the special older by requesting
that lila side of the controversy bo heard
before he returned to tnflUiiapj.ls tomorrow
night. Affer sercral acrlmonloua speeches
thla permission waa granted.
' Divided Into Ttni ( auii.
The electrical workers are divided Into
two camps, the socialists and the regulars,
each clamming for recognition by the fed
eration. The rcgulurs, numbering about
12,000, enjoy tlui favtor. of the federation
administration, but back of the socialists,
27.000 strong, 1 the almost unanimous sup- I
port of the United .Mine Workers, me
strongest labor Union In the world.
Job llaivlman, attorney for the strikers
Ir Lbs Angeles, delivered an Impassioned
plea fur support In the Los Angeles labor
fight, He charged the Huntlngtons with
responsibility for the labor dlf ricultles in
the' California city, and declared the Los
Angelas Times disaster was the result of a
gas explosloi jff r which, labor could not be
held to Man,...
Mr. ' HarrtrhuiV received enthusiastic ap
plause at the iirtnclnsion of his speech, and
a spolul vi do of thanks for his presenta
tion of "the situation, Tha matter of aiding
the lMiiltjeleV trades unions lit tbatr
fight la l the hands of a committee to be
reported .next week. It is waid. Wie flra-
tlo nilo'eeates are almost unanimous In
support ol u proposition to make the weet-
ern city battleground of the labor strug-
le la the United States.
The annual baiut of Uie federation waa
icld tonight, attended by President Uompera
ind almost all the delegates.
UritlsU fraternal delegates, Penjainin
Turner and William Urace, a member of
Parliament, addressed the American Fed
eration of ljtbor convention this morning.
Itev. Charles Stelile of New York, head of ;
the department of church and labor tn the
Presbyterian church, also spoke.
vh. .i,. .i.i.. r .h Rro.h.e.
"'
pod of Klectrii al Workers' faction is ;
hood
scheduled to be returned at an early ses
sion. Committee reports took up most of
the time of the delegates.
A niass meeting for the women delegates
was held In a separate hall today. To
night the annual banquet will ha given to
the delegates and visitors.
Aeroplane building is recognised as a new
branch of American Industy In a resolution
presented to lba convention. ,
The Carriage and Wagon Workers' In
ternational uiiton of Iforth America In a
petition to the Federation set forth the among whom were Major tleorge H. Rlch
Jealine of the carriage and wagon building j niond, Council Bluffs; Major R. V. Mac
Industry and stated that It was due to the I Claughry, Iavenworth. Kan.: Captain K.
automobile and the aeroplane.
Tbe members therefore asked that their
charter bo broadened to Include the trades
engaged in building those new agencies of
transportation. The new name the union
lestres Is the Carriage, Wagon, Automobile
and Aeroplane Workers' International
I'n'.on of North America. Tlui petition was
lef.rrfd to a committee j
Other ienolutlons were submitted tu the
committee and causing dlsseuwsion among
the dele gat are those proposing old age
-pension measures and opposing Increased
.reglit rates.
The pension proposal Is that congress
Miall be a-kd by the federation to enact
laws providing for pensions for married
Yorkers over ) years of age. who are
without means and out of employment.
The amount suggested Is .T0 a month.
The rate resolution sets forth that the
loads are now m..klii.j: large dividends and
culls for yhe apisiinu .enl of a committee
of five to Investigate the profits of dif
ferent lilies anl 'ft tlie matter before the!
public.
Uen Turner fald the Hrltish Industrial
..iinatlon a fr-.ighl with evils, most of
th-iin copied from Amert.a.
"Capitalism and trusts," be said, "are
Ihe chief of these. Kmployers are con
scienceless and remorseless, consumed by
rage tor tuld."
"'
TAP LINE TARIFF SUSPENDED
tawislwloa Mbje-rt 10 lliilslon
Tariff Rftnrrn Main and
Branch l.lnra.
Another tariff,
WASHINGTON. Nov. 1
n'.iUin-f a division of fr?lghl rates betwet-n
truck lice and a top line, wa suspended
tooav uiien t ie Inters'ate Commerce com
mission held up until January 5 a late
schedule filed by the Kjnsac City Southern
iilwa, which a- to hae taken effect
lieceniber i.
DOUBLE TRAGEDY IN WOODS
1 me fcsalih ut Knalt Nte. Marie cel
ienlall' Kills oualu. Ken
Cum lulls Knlelile.
s.VUl.T J-Ti:. MAK1K. M.cu.. N... IT.-T-ue
-Smith, .'i yeais id. was found todav
In the Woods n-ar here, dead from a self
li.flicted mound. Nearby Ids cousin. Snin
ue1, lj ears of ige. lay dying, having been
shot, tire juisiaiicei Indicate that Smito
mistook b'S c.ii4.ln for a deer, and afier
realUhig h i tuiatake, took hla own life.
Cusliing Bank Safe
is Blown Open and
All the Cash Taken;
Robbers Secure Three Thousand Dol j
lars and Escape with Stolen Team i
Two Sheriffs in Pursuit.
j ST. PA UL. Neb.. Nv. 17-iSpecial Tele-)
j graim.-The :afe in Hip bank at Cusliing. j
the H-.irliiiKton railroad, nine
northeast of this city, was Mown up ana i
robbed n frw mlniiti -s past 3 this morning.
The people were rudely awakened by a
ti:ck roor of an explosion and saw two
men hurrying away from the bank build
ing. The robbers seized a team belonging
to Kd Peterson and struck out In an east
irn direction. Sheriff Sutton of Greely
id Sheriff lliggley of Howard, with a
' se of men. are following them up as
Mly as thev run. The burglars man- j
to get all of the cash in the vault !
the exception of a little small change.
,.uout S3.(K In all. but left all papers un
touched. Nitroglycerin Is supposed to have
been used, us lie vault doors were torn
entirely off and the interior of the building
Is demolished. The burglars had secured
tools for their work by breaking Into the
adjoining blacksmith shop. The dishing
State bunk Is owned by local capitalists. I
ami tills iMflil. nt tvlll Twit lnlrriint lt hns- 1
iness or standing. Hurglary Insurunce was
carried In the amount of $i1,000.
Pl'I.LKKTi )N, Neb. Nov. IT (Special.)
A heavily armed posse left here early
this morning in pursuit of several men
who broke inlo the Pushing State bahk at
Pushing last night and robbed it of S3.000
in cash.
Sheilffs el'terson of Nance county, Sut
ton of Ureeley county and lliggley of How
ard county are In charge of the posse,
which consists of twenty-five deputized
citizens
The robbers were trailed to a point on
the Ixiup river near Fullerton, where all
trace was suddenly lost. The posse sus
pended operations for the night, but will
start again ut daylight, going north, the
theory being that tho bandits have gone in
that direction.
Prominent Chicago
Live Stock Men
Expire Suddenly
Thomas Kelly and W. W. Shearer Ex
pire Suddenly of Heart Disease
About Same Hour.
CHICAGO, Nov. 17. Two of the best
known commission men at the Union
lock yards died unexpectedly of heart
trouble at their Chicago residences last
night. They were Thomas Kelly and W.
W. Shearer.
Mr. Kelly, who la said by friends to have
an.assed a fortune of $3.0U0,GU0, was presi
dent of the National Live cHock Commis
sion company, with branches jn St. Louis,
Kansas City and Port Worth. In addition
to his activities with this concern, he wus
.largely interested In Texas and Oklahoma
lands and was one of tn largest breedti'o
of cattle in tha country. He was OH year
old and wu born In Mississippi. ,
Mr. Shearer, who was a close friend of
I Mr Kelly and who had offices in the
I same building, was connected with the
Chicago stock yards for nearly forty years.
! He was one of tiie oldest commission melt
In the business here.
Army of Tennessee
in Council Bluffs
; Society Votes to Hold Next Reunion
tt t r 1 n
! in Home of General Gren-
ville Dodge.
ToldiDO, O., Nov. 17. At the ton- j
eluding business session of the fortieth
unlon of the Society of the Army of tha
Tennessee, held this morning, Council
Bluffs, la . the home of Major General
Grenville M. Doijge, president of the so
clety. was the unanimous choice as the
place for the next annual reunion.
Major General G. M. Dodge, the aocleVy's
thltd president, was re-elected to serve his
1 iwenuein lerru.
! Fourteen vice presidents were elected,
B. Loper. Iowa; Mrs. Mary I-ogan Tucker,
Washington. D. C'., and IJeutenant Ulysses
H. Grant, 3d.
City Attorney of Omaha
Expires of Typhoid Fever
City Attorney Harry K. tlurnam dieu 1 "the following have been selected as the
Wednesday nlgff at 9 o'clock at his home,
ll'i South Thlrty-seventn street, a victim ui,
typhoid fever, with which
he had suf-
fered for several weeks. He was 44 yeara
old
M' Burnsm was born In Bloomfieid.
Ind., and there he spent his boyhood. Hl
early education was secured in the public
schools of Blooinfle'J and In the Indiana
state normal school. In Indiana be stud
ied law for five years, teaching school be
his law terms to h.-.p talse funds
j for Ids legal education.
I vi,. r.io-ioitil eouinleleil bin studies lu
' thf c),ut.ge 01 law of Ine Gee: getowu uiu
versliy. securing Uie u green .. .
L L. M. After the completion of hi.-' work
In the law colle-je he accepted a position
a8 legal reviewer and spc-ial tamlner foi
the Pnited States pension bureau am!
served four years.
' Bur...rar.lrlh..otm.aiH,llK.(
Isiuoii In isi3 anJ began the practloa ot
law
hi imialia. In ly, he oijiioio.v.
"s (loernor iiiuconiu as o
, ,1.. n-uiftha niunlfinal court. The 1
I
... .hi. ...iiirt uJuu ilv afterwards wa.-. ,
' declared uiicoiiatltutloiial by the state s i
pieme court.
In 1J01 and 102 Mr. Hurnaui sei vcu
as deputy county attorney uud.-r tieorge
W Shiel it and In l.M be held tbe sume (
poMtion umler James P. Kngllsh.
Mr. Uurnam was elected city attorne
for the first time In May. VM. making a
successful race on the democratic ticket
He was re-elected in May. in.
Mr. Burnam was the son of Mr. auJ
Mrs. Samuel Burnam. Nebraska pioneers,
who lived in Nebia-k.i City from 13 until
lJl. Both his parents arc dead. His wife
is the only litar survliing relative.
The funeral will be held Friday afurnooi,
ut the First Methodist church. The fu
neral semion will be pn ached by Rev. I'.
1 Inch. pastor of the church
The active pallbearers wiil '.e:
I i Dunn. D. W Men ill.
John A Bine, .1 II M. Kitnck.
a. A. Lewis, Ji. D. tuiaiuu.
JOHNSTONE DIES
FROM LONG FALL;
Holder of World's Altitude Record1
for Aeroplanes Crushed by Five
Hundred Feet Drop.
FAILS IN SPECTACULAR DIP
Air Craft Turns Over Three Times
Before Plunge.
MANY BONES REPORTED BROKEN
Aviator's Body is Not Badly Mangled
by Accident. I
EXACT
CAUSE IS . NOT KNOWN!
Spectator Differ as to Whether Dead
Man Merely Dipped Too Far or
Whether Frame Broke
I'nder Strain.
DENVER, Nov. 17. Ralph Johnston,
holder of the world's altitude record for
aeroplanes, today fell 500 feet while at
tempting a spectacular dip and waa in
stantly killed! Apparently every- bona In
his body was broken, though bis body was
not badly mangled.
tVhen the fatal dip started the crowd be
gnn cheering, not realizing that Johnstone
had dipped too far until the air craft had
turned completely over three times and
plunged toward the earth. Some say John
stone merely dipped too far, while others
claim that the frame broke under the ter
rific strain.
Johnstone struck the ground with hla
machine between two trees about 150 yards
from the aviation field.
Ilellrvetl Fall Impossible.
KANSAS CITY. Mo., Nov. 17 When
Ralph Johnstone, who was killed In an
aeroplane accident in Denver today,
started to leave the home of W. M. Feder
mann, his uncle, here last Sunday on his
way to the Denver aviation meet, Feder
munn said:
"I suppose I'll receive a telegram one of
these days to come after your remains."
"Not. mine," said Johnstone, shaking hla
relative's hand and smiling. "When I make
a flight I have my plans well laid. Be
fore I leave the ground t know exactly
what I am going to do. Don't worry about
me being Injured."
Tho dead aviator was born here thirty
years ago. His parents are dead. An in
valid sister. Miss May Johnstone, lives in
Moberly, Mo. Johnstone's wife and two
children. , a boy and a girl, are In New
York.
Johnstone was a trick cyclist before lie
became an aviator. He traveled exten
sively abroad, giving exhibitions on hla
bicycle. He met In Rerlfn the girl who
later became his wife.
Six months ago Johnstone, through Roy
Knabenshue, secured an engagement with
the Wright brothers
They liked his work j
and a few weeks ago he slgtied a contract) the late Colonef Jawts JJmrwy, Piatt of
extending until January 5, -1IH2. j Rennlngton, Neb., fiWna; tbe laat tw
Johnstone had the greatest confidence In 1 months, Mr. Carla Reoha, tha late colo
hls ability to keep the world's record for j nel's housekeeper, waa about to depart for
height. He said while here that If anyone 1 Chicago yesterday afternoon when a dep
broke the world's record, which be held at ; uty from Sheriff llralley's' office served
the time of his death, he would go eVen j upon her a citation to appear In the pro-
higher.
GOVERNMENT AFTER
CUSTOMS SWINDLERS
Loss 'I'lirimiili I ndervalnatlon
Woolens (renter Than lu Snaar
Frnnila.
' nor tako any action without the advice of
XKW. YORK, Nov. 17.-Pnlted State . john c. Cowln. who, Bh said, la her attor
l.istrict Attorney Wise Is seemingly deter- ney called on the telephone, Mr. Cowln
mined to 'recover for the government all gald he wa!f unabie to come to ujun ac
the money it Is claimed to have been de- on H ld h woukl Dersonallv guar-
j fiauded out of during the last five years.
by means of alleged false Invoices for Im-
j portations made by Joseph Hrooke & Co
manufacturers of woolens
of
nrauioru, j
1-jigliuid, and thla city.
Assistant District Attorney Whitney, who
has direct charge of the case, naid today:
"The total amount of tho duties which
the government has lost through these im
portation frauds Is much greater than In
the aungar underweighlng cases."
Mr. Whitney said he had received in
formation that Kdward Jefferson, who had
the power of attorney for Brooke & Co ,
was in Canada and Intimated that steps
would be taken to have lilm brought back.
honorary pallbearers:
nowaru tveiineoj.
P. S. Ilaller.
. - 'J' V.'-"-
James Hodges,
H. H. Neal,
Carl Herring,
J. W. Towie.
H. O. McGilton,
I!. A. Benson.
W. P. Durkee,
Del Branch,
be In Forest
1 rmniv i-hsu.
T. J. Nolan,
M. P. Kuiikhouse-,
John R. Webster,
Prank M. Norton.
F.dward Bradley,
George W. Shields,
The Interment will
Lawn
cemetery.
i Mr -
1
il
U. K. L lll.VAU.
Suggested
From tb Chicago Neiv.
MRS. REAHN AND NOTES STAY
Late
. Colonel Pratt's Housekeeper
Served with Notice.
JUST ABOUT TO LEAVE WITH HIM
Special Adnilnlatratora Appointed In
Hrrr , and , Fifteen Thousand
Dollars of Paner Left tn
Thla JnrUdlrtlon.
Jealously guarding a hand satchel con
taining some SIO.OUO . or 115,000 wonth of
notea and aecuritlea entrnated to her by
bate division of the county court and turn
the colonel's property over to his grand
son, ay land W. Magee of Chicago, w ho
had been appointed special administrator
of the Pratt estate. Wayland Magee Is a
brother of Jerome P. Magee.
I Mrs. Realm refused to produce any pa
'lpera or make any statement when she ap
j peared before Judge Leslie in the county
court. She said she did not wish to speak
antee jjra. Realm's appearance at o'clock
tnllf mornlng If Mr. Magee would agree to
a continuance. Mr. Magee was willing and
Mr Keahn
was permitted to leave the
cou.1;.
islts Attorney's Office.
Mrs. Reahn came to Omaha from Ben
nington yesterday morning and pent an
hour and a half In consultation with Mr.
Cowln. She was accompanied by her
daughter and said that they were on their
way to Chicago, whence they would go to
I their home In Jollet, 111.
Learning that Mrs. Kehan was In the
city and about to leave the state with the
securities, W'ajland W. Magee besought her
to turn the papers over to him. She flatly
refused, lie then secured the t-ervices of
Attorney J. W. Woodrough, rushed into
tne probate division of the county court
and secured appoinluunt of himself as spe
cial adiniiiisttator of his grandfather's
estate. eilthen asked that Mrs. Kehan be
cited to appear to answer regarding the
securities and notes entrusted to her and
to turn them over to the administrator.
The application for appointment of a
special adinirh-lrclor was baxed on the
ground that nunrealdence of several of
the heirs tnlgui delay the regular probating
; of the late colonel and some one should
look after the estate's affairs.
alue of restate.
The application stales that the personal
estate of the colonel, who died November
iz. is valued at about llo.taiO, but does not
estimate the value of his real estate. Mr.
Woodrough said that the colonel's real
estate probably umounts to little, he being
supposed to have dneded practically all his
) realty to his daughter, Margaret l'ratt
Olsin of Sweden, subject to F.s life In
terest. i ne application gives the following list
of heirs; Margaret Iiatt Ols-en, daughter,
Sweden; Helen Magee and Louise MaKec,
gi anddaiighters. (iiirngo; Jerome 1 Ma
gee and Way land W. Maee, grandsons.
Omiiha; Julia Montgomery l'ratt. Widow,
Boston.
Little is know 11 f Mrs. Reahn and her
daughter. The hous; keeper la a bright ap
pealing woman of 4o or 45 years. She was
engaged by the late colonel several months
ago. tlii' daughter was with her during
her period of service at the l'ratt home.
"I don't know just what her altltudu
means," i-aid Attorney Woodrough laj-t
I night. "I supiKise we shall know before
j long. In his last days the colonel was mis-
plcjous of many people-old and enfeebled
men are often that wav-a-id he may have
given the woman the notes with Instrue-
lions that would make her feel that must
hang onio them lllie grim death. It may
be that -he limply wiihes to make sure
of tin
them."
rishl pally before she lets K of
lulling rim'. Kill. llu).
WATURLOO. la.. Nov. 17. -1 .Sueclal Tele
gram.) Floyd Megglson was Instantly
killed by a heavy plank falling from a liigu
building in process of coiibtrutlon
if .
as Leader of the Procession
ny, Such Movement is Contemplated.
Oil Company Makes
Motion for Verdict
of Acquittal
Judge McCall Adjourns Court and
Says He will Rule Late
This Afternoon.
HI XI.F.TI.
JACKSON, Tenn., Nov. 17. Judge McCall
sustained the contention of counsel for the
defendant corporation that the United
States had failed to prove the allegations
set forth in the Indictment.
Tho oil company was charged with ac
cepting freight rate concessions in violation
of the so-called Elktns law.
JACKSON, Tenn., Nov. 17. Attorneys
for the Standard Oil company of Indiana,
on trial here charged with accepting re
bates, today made a motion before Judge
McCall, seeking to Introduce a verdict of
acquittal. Tbe motion was disallowed for
the moment and court adjourned until this
afternoon. Judge McCall announced ha
would make a final ruling on the motion
late today.
Tariff sheets, the last of the evidence
which the government will present againbt
the Standard Oil company of Indiana, ar
rived from Washington today, and with
the reconvening of the federal court, the
so-called Grand Junction concesaion case
started off with a rush.
These tariffs apply to commodity rates
from Kvansvllle, Ind., to Grand Junction,
Tenn., and show a higher ratio per 100
weight than the defendant company Is al
leged to have paid from their refinery ut
hltlng, a longer haul by several hundred
miles.
WRECK NEAR RICHMOND, IND.
Westbound I'asseimrer Traiu on I'riin
aylvanla Line Hans Into Freight
Trnin.
RICHMOND, Ind., Nov. 17. In a wreck
on the Pennsylvania railroad near here
early today three employes were badly
hurt. The Injured are:
J. K. Bales, engineer of Richmond, Ind.,
probably fatally.
William Walling, engineer. Richmond;
cut, bruised and internal injuries.
J. D. Smith, fireman, Klcbmond;. leg and
arm broken and Internal injuries.
None of the passengers was injured. The
trains were westbound passenger No. 27
and Indianapolis freight No. 84. The pas
senger engine crashed into the side of the
freight train.
Funeral of John Lal're.
NEW YORK. Nov. 17.-The funeral of
John La Farge, the artist, who died re
cently In Providence, R. I., was held In
the church of St. Francis Xavler today and
was attended by artists, painters and sculp
tors and men In every walk of life.
Big Contract for
of Angora
"No, madam, I haven't seen jour cat.
Where did you lose it? ' It waa Al Dresher
on the "phone, who spoke.
"I know you haven't seen it. What I
asked you was, can you clean my Angora
cat?" replied the woman at the other end.
"What! Oh. you want your cap cleaned. '
Sure we can do It. Is the cap silk lin-d?" ;
"No, no, no er. at least 1 don't know !
whether it's silk lined or not. 1 said cat, j
not cap.'" The voniun was becoming im-I
put lent. There was a silence for a moment. 1
"Say, sih'II that last word, please," Mr.
I.n--t- her asl.ed finally.
The woman slowly and distinctly eom-
1 plied. "C-A-T-T for Tom," she said, "it's;
while and Just a pretty as it can be. iw
i Mr is long and fluffy, but you see It's a j
1 little bit soiled. C.n't you clean it? Tour 1
I advertisement. sas ou clean all kinds of
, fur
Mr. Dresher slowly recovered from his
HSloiiU'hineut and soberly grasped the
meaning of his genlie voiced nilei lorutor.
"Why. I guess me ian clean 11 sure.
Anibody can cleuti a cat. at leut.1 J al
ways thought they could. But cats clean
themselves, don't they"." Don't they liek
their fur with Lbeir tongje? Seems to m
TOLSTOI SLIGHTLY BETTER
Russian Author is Not Beyond Hope
of Recovery.
FAMILY IS EXCLUDED FROM ROOM
a
Wife and Sons Mot Allowed to See
lllin Lest Their Unwelcome
Presence Excite
Him.
ST. PETERSBURG, Nov. 17. It is re
ported 1hat Count Tolstoi desires a recon
ciliation with " thai- Greek churea-, from
which he waa excommunicated following
the publication ' of his work, "Resurrec
tion" In 1901.
According to today's papers the Holy
Synod held a secret session yesterday, at
which the relations of the count and the
church were discussed. Dishop Parthenlus
of Tula, who visited the novelist laat Bum
mer, participated in the deliberations and
later told a representative of the presa thai
In hlg opinion there was no doubt that
Count Tolstoi wished to withdraw from
under the church's interdict.
Press dispatches received this afternoon
from Aatapova quotes the physicians as
saying that a slight change tor the better
in the condition of the count has been
noted. Friends from Moscow were ad
mitted to the sick room for a moment.
TULA, Russia, Nov. 17. Count Leo Tol
stoi is still alive and even said to be
slightly Improved this morning. His con
dition, howere, continues critical and for
many hours the symptoms have been such
as to give rise to frequent reports that the
end had come. Such a report emlnated
from Moscow last night and It was soma
time before Its falsity could be established.
Thu aged auther passed a restless night
at the home of the stationmaster at Aata
pova, to which he was removed when Ill
ness seized lilm during his attempted pil
grimage from Bhamardlno to the Caucu
sug where he had hoped to end hla days In
solitude.
Countess Tolstoi haa not been admitted
to the sick chamber and even the fact of
her arrival has been concealed from Tot
Btol, lest knowledge of her coming over
excite lilm. The count was not pleased
when the presence of his son Serglug was
made knovin to liUn. When Serglus entered
the room and was recognised by his father,
Tolstoi was plainly angry and Bhowed his
annoyance by asking: "Why did you come?
How did you know that I was here,"
The younger Tolstoi pretended he had
learned his father's whereabouts from a
railroad conductor, but the count was not
satisfied with this explanation.
Still Able to Bead.
At the same time Tolstoi was delighted
at the arrival of hla friend. Count Vladimir
Tchertkoff. The latter remains constantly
at the badslda, with the physicians and
Tolstoi's daughter, Alexandra.
Cleaning
Cat Undertaken
I sii w a cat doing I hat once."
"Oh, you don t understand," aid the
woman. "This cat is different. It's an
Angora, 1 told you. Of course I can wash
It with soap and water, but every time I
do that he catches cold. And he doesn't
like soap and water-no cat does. Your
advertisement says you do dry cleaning;
so I t'.io'int you could dry clean It for
me. I don't ca e what It costs."
Drcaher pondered this Intelligence for a
full minute. "Well, all right." he said in
the end. "I'll send up for it. Lr. by th
way, how shall We carry it? Does it
scratch?"
T 1. u- m 1. . Inill.ni.Hili. .1 1 ,
" ' "f
alone, would have charge of the feline,
,"Ml'f 1 and from the cleaners", and
ol"u 'nH"- on "''hlng the cleaning
process.
I. S -There Is much conjecture being
inado as to how Dreshers and the cat will
comport themselves In Die ceremony.
Kverjbody but the society editor gives tip.
The S. K. alleges the only way to clean u
cat la with cornmeal. She adds that on
must not have sugar In the cornmeal.
P. S. The sportil.g editor claims be haa
a bull pup that can clean up the cat.
STILLDOWNWAlll)
MOVES 'HIE STEAK
Further Reduction is Announced in
Price of Sirloin and Porter
house. "
P0RKCH0PS TAKE TUMBLE ALSO
Mutton is Cheap Enough for tin
, Very Poor.
STATEMENT FROM STOCK YARDS
South Omaha Version of Decline in
Meats.
SUPPLY IS BIG FACTOR HI C0S1
Damper Corn Crop llaa Tendency to
(" Farmer to Feed Tlfer
enoe In Ilosra Rule Price
of Bacon.
Porterhouse steak.
Sirloin
Round .,
Pork chops
Pork roast
Ttosst beef
.... II14
.... 10
.... 10
.... 1H
.... 10
....76 10
1-amh chops
Mutton chops (loin or rib) 8 lba. for.
Mutton stew, lbs for
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One of the most liberally patronised meat
maiketa in Omaha announced last evening
the foregoing price list, effective this morn
ing and until further notice.
Porterhouse steak, best quality In the
beef, for only 12'i cents per pound!
Comparing this with what the porter
house consumer of last week or last month
paid, It seems Incredible, doesn't it?
And sirloin at 10 cents per pound!
Enough to make the family provider ex
claim, "I love my vegetarian diet, but, oh,
you sirloin!"
The decline in meat prices Is the talk
of Omaha these days, for everybody is
vitally interested in moat, since nearly
every man, woman and child Is a meat con
sumer. Of course, there are a fow vege
tarians who are Immune rfom meat hunger.
put tney are In the great minority.
May (ia Htlll Lower.
AL Reum, proprietor of the moat market
In Hayden Broa.' store, says he doesn't
know whether the bottom has been reached
yet or not. "I see by one o fthe papers,"
said Mr. Reum, "that some consumers have
made complaint that the decline In whole
sale prices has not yet reached the retail
shops and that the consumer pays Just aa
much, for his meat as he did before the
wholesale price dropped. Obviously the
complaining consumer has not bought lately
from our shop, for we have cmertalniv
made a reduction. And we are glad to do
it, too. If it costs us lesa, we can afford
to sell for lesa. hTat'a an easy proposition."
While prices may hj kept at their old
standard in the suburban meat market a
nearly all the larger downtown places have
made notable redV.tionk ana liuwo' is
general increase of nfeat trade as a resulf.
Concerning- the price of meats, an official
of the South Omaha stock yards yeeterday
gave out the following statement:
"At the aeven principal live Mock mar
kets. Chicago. Kansas City. South Omaha.
St. Louis, Ht. Joseph. Slou City and
Denver, the year im showed a decrease in
marketing of hogs amounting to approxi
mately 4.000.000 head; 1910 to date, com
pared to same period of 1909, jihowa a de
crease at the same markets or nearly
3.0UO.OU0 hogs. The marketing now, com
pared to previous year, ia showing some
Improvement, however, and 'there will
iiaeiy continue to bo a small gain at all
the markets over last year for the same
months to come. The hew crop of hogs is
beginning to come to market and will sho ir
Boniewhat better than last year.
Margin Betwest Grades.
"Until recently there has been main
tained for some time a Considerable mar
gin between prices paid for the heavy hogs
and the light packing or bocoh hogs, the
latter, on auoount of their scarcity, com
manding in some Instances an much as $1
per 100 pounds more. Hlnce the marketing
of the new crop has begun this spread has
Bteadily narrowed and will . likely disap
pear entirely In a fow weeks and will prob
ably swmg the other Way before many
months, as the light weight or bacon hogs
w-nvwiiio mure pienuiUl
"Hoga are selling In the west right now
at higher prices than at the eastern mar
gets. This la especially noticeable at South
Omaha in comparison with pnees paid at
Chicago. For some time hogs have been
selling higher at South Omuha than at
Chicago. Top prices for hog. at South
Omaha have thla week held 10 tents above
Chicago's top, and this remains true of
conditions today. Notwithstanding this
fact South Omaha haa cohtinuid to make
a better showing In receipts throughout
the year than its competitors; that is the
percentage of decrease has bee,, much
lighter at South Omaha, which demon
strates the productiveness of the territory
tributary to Omaha, as well as the impor
tance of Its hog packing industry. KoutU
Omaha is now drawing hogs from farther
into lowa than usual as a result of Lrice
spread in its favor, and the outlook la good
for next year being a good one on that
market in the hog department, as well as
in other departments."
Ileiluelioti Is (.rneral.
Omaha Is not the only city where meat
is cheaper, the drop in price being general
iiiiuumiuui 1110 1. tilted State, and
student sof the living problem h.l.,
era of ccuper meat Is permanent.
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Garment Workers
Renew Kioting
Police Dispense Crowd in Italian
Quarter Which Attacked Strike
breaker! on Way to Work.
CHICAGO, Nov. 17,-Riots by striking
garment workers broke cut anew today in
several parts of tho city after a lull of
several days.
About 3O0 strikers waited at the foot of
Gautt ourt, the home of many Italians,
for Hours this morning and wlivn the resi
dents, employed in many Instances as
strike breakers, appealed to take street
cars for tl eir pla. ts of employment, the
crowd attacked luni. Police from a near
by station used clubs to brtag up the dis
turbance. Many of the strike breakers
wtie girls.
Five nundr.d men and women gathered
at ilalsted and West Adams streets on
the west side, and with blasts from horns,
visited several uf the neaiby clothing
shops and were di.-.persed only after rough
handling by the police.
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