Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, May 24, 1880, Page 4

v i Monday Morning, May 24 BREVITIES, —Additional local on first page. —Try Saxe's little Key Weet Ci- g, 10c. ’ —Belfast ginger ale, at Saxe's. —¥or Lands, Lots, Houses and Farms, look over Bemis' rew column on istpage. Bargains. —The Universities and U. P. nive played Saturday the second league game of the season. —Lots, Farme, Houtes and Londe. Look over Bemis’ new column of bar- gains on first pige. Try Saxe’s new 5c Cigor. —Bishop Garrett sttracted an ini- mense audience to Tiiuity church yesterday. —Two dogs wcre runover on Satur- day evening by the Hook and Ladder truck on its way to and fromthe fire. —The sand storm of Sunday was the moet terrible ever scen in the city. I played havoe with the tele- graph and telephone wires. —The Nail Feeders pic nic pacsed off very pleassntly. The crowd was not as large as wos auticipated, but all enjoycd themselvee. The silver cup was won by M. J. Snyder,a young atblete of Pittsburg. Dancing wes kept up until 10 p. m. * —The explosion of & lamp Saturday night in the cottage of F. A. Jobuson on Tenth street set fire to the build- ing. An alarm was pul'ed from box 4, which brought out t>e engives, ¥ho found themselves unable to do more than save the shell. —Mr. JamesE. Boydreceived Satur- day the estimates ard spccifications of Engineer J. D. Cock, for a system of waterworks fir our city. They will be considered at the committee meeting of the council on this evening. —At two o'clock Saturdsy the negroes who were brought on Fridsy t> this city by the smelting works managors assewbled on Tenth street and marched in a body to the train, their fares baving been furnished them by the Omaba workingmen. They seemed well satisfied to leave the city. —Mus. E. D. Sgears dropped & pocket-book containisg eighty dollars Private Oitizens of Douglas snd Workingmen of Omsha—Per- haps youare not awareof the fact that not only this ci'y, but probably the whole state of Ncbraska has its eye | upon you and the men engeged in this movement. It is & movement that bas the sympathies of all men who sympathise with labor, and will have the sympatby of all classes of men as long a8 1t is within the bounds of law and order. Thedifficulty whichsutrounds you at present, is that where so many sre en- in an undertakiog some will be mors or less imp;ndant, .,:.a a rash step by sny one of you mght precipi- tato a Confl ot that would 'be. Share up against you all. You would be put down as comminists and military in- terference would be demanded. Many of you are married, and none of you want to go to _j«il, and nione of you want to b8 placed in a felon's cell, hesce I woull urgs upon you to keep within the bounds of tke law, and t> keep away from all Grinking places. A cool head is necesssry in a big fght, and you have & big fight before you. Capitsl hss a great many resources = they mean to use them. I hope yet Lhat they will see the banefit of a bitration, Iregretthattheytook sucha foolish step, ae they did in importing armed colred men from Kansas City, or wherever it was, fr a single shot fired wou'd have precipitated cne of the blocdiest ricts that ever occurred in this country. I presume you wish County Calls Upon the Gover- nor For Troops. The Home Companiey Also Under Arms. Governor Nance and the Adjut- General Directing Their Operations. The city of Omsha now weas the sppearance of a town in a state of The uuiforms of the militia from 5o outride and the stacked guns oust-cetsand cernersSaturd: y morning was a surprise to maoy of our citizens, who had suppoeed that if there should be auy necessi‘y for armed int rfer- enco the home compsnies weuld be awply sufficient to deal with the prob- lem. That necessity, however, many of our citizers have as yet failed to see, cvery movement of the working- men since the mecting of Friday af- teracon being of a pacific nature. 7 to be re- ed, t Afieritt lconmsloniofiThe Beet | oty e L A foetae o NS ing at Clark's ball Fridsy after- | doubs you will be empleyed in the noon, the workingmen formed in line, | Sotrse of time. All you have to do 5 is to stand firm. When these resolu sud, headed by the Bohcm'an band tions were befors you I should a2d the colored men, marched throvgh | aaked for a division of the prop: the streets of the city. The proces- | had I an opportunity. Thess sion was imposing in sppearauce, | tlons were somewhat hastily d fohned anticsly ol fhis boneand wines § L 7L, EEoUbly Bawisintscprel e very men who try to mike you of hard working men, actuated by a “!\ hruyt-hwdei. 'v,d thirsty m’ch dosire 1o stand up for the rights of la- | They will claim that the very pacple bor by posceful means. As t'e Jine | that are bere to praserve orderyou are s trying to put down. Mayor Chase passed Tu s offico repeated choers | yid to me taat ho did_not iutznd to were given, while The Herald ofice | interfere in the least with these wor’- was groaned by tho U. P. shop men, | ing people, snd would sllow them to The men then murched to | €038 far as pestible within tho bonds Clask’s i of the law. The maycr is sworn to Clark’s hall, snd quickly dishanded. | do his duty, and the laws are very AT THE COUKT HOUSE, rigid sgainst men who essemble for An adjourned mecting of the :fz;{f;g‘ti-:fng'p\;rpwi- :.‘1’",,:? e : ed to-night for a lawfal pur- strikers aud Omaha workingmen was | plc™ihlt of counciling trg-ther, but held Fridsy evening at thecourthouse, | yoa could make this sn unlawful as- the room being crowded to its utmost | sembly if you should pass resolutios capacity, and the throng cverflowlog | that each of you arm b;";;nrnlf with i pstols to assnult somebody or some kR B | e I establishmeot. If such o cowse was Mr. E. P. Mullry cel'ed tho meet— persued every one of you would be ing to order azd Mr. Cummings acted | lia! ble to imprisonment. I wish that as chairman, Mr. Mullery ssid tbat | you had not paseed such rezolution the werkingmen of Omaha knew their | you did, expecially that part whic rights, avd their astion will prove to | denounces Mayor Chase, and I woull the capitalists that they ave not sfraid | notbeso harsh onth city officers. Put to assert them. He wanted to know | soursalvesin theposition of the mayor. who called out the militia. Such ac- | Every houc ho is beset by somebody tion ke believed whol'y ungrounded, cither capitalists or workingmen. atd ho desired the bisme to attach | They tay why don't youdo this thing where it belonged. [Appiause.] siege. aod that. Why don’t you get more Pat Murphy was called for and re- | Police t> keep the peacel On ‘Efi 1 n go'd Friday night, near the ticket- magon. After entering the tent she discovered ber loss and hastily re- traced her steps, Marvelous torelate, she found it uader the feet of the crowd who were wrangling for their turp st the ticket office. PERSONAL PARAGRAPES, Captain Rustin has {returned from Leadville, County Clerk John R. Menchester, has returned from the east. Bt. A. D. Hanlon is once more in the city, He and the county clerk “went off” together, Major Nickereon, aesistaut edjutant general with headquarters in Wash- ington, and formerly aide de cawp on Gen. Orook’s siafl, srrived in the ei'y yosterday and is a guest at the fort. Marshal Westerdshl retamned to- day from Rock Tsland. John Guild of Guild & Moreill came in this moraivg from the east. E. J. Pctts, editer of The Colum- ‘bus Independeat, is in the city bear- ing & muekst in the ranks of Com- pany L Dr. H. A. Worley cams in yester- day from Davenport, Ia., and will spend a few days in the city before hi return, Dr. A. S. Pendery has roturned from Leadvilie on account of his wife's sickness, aud will remain a month or #0 in the city before returning. DIED. Christine C. Wick, wife of Oito Wick, azed 36 years, of consumption, after a protracted illness of some two sponded by sia'ing that the question | O'her hand, you think that it now sgitating the labor classes in | Wrong for him to bave anything tc America is being agi'ated throughout | 8y st all; that he ought to wait until Europe under the many yarious heads | an ove:t act s committed. An ounce soch as nibilism, socialism, commu- | Of prevention is worth mcre than a Dism, ete. He thought the invasion | pound of cure. I think the Mayor of the state by ermed colored Iaborers, | 3 farss he understavds his duty is transported by the smelting works | rying to do what is for the best Inter compiny, was the greatest outrage | 088 of all concerned. ever porpetrated upon the state, He | After some inter.upticn ho con- spoke atzome Jength upen the various | tinved: 2 stakes, pointing out the sdvantages | I am only saying this for your ben- offered by the experience of past | e6t. In counellig you to-day I ki wou'd not say aoything that I would Col. Bmythe m:de some vemarks, response to loud calls, aud ho had once been a lsboring man him- seif; that he was in full sympathy the workingmen purely for the cause they were engaged in, and not for po- litical capital, that the freedom of thought and ac- | !Feops. tion gave all a selves and to make just demands. Loud calls were made for John Quinn, who stepped forward and de- livered a manly snd prudent speech, counselling firmness, but at the same time order under the law. Mz C. 4. Greon, in response to loud | der shculd kave Eeea left out. calls, stopped f.rward and said that he d.do't know_whether his views would dr, firet purt (f it says you sre not. vresent or not. He would, however, state them. Feeling, as.he did, a +trong interest in the laboring classes, his respectfor law was su:zreme. Peasful apitation hi omplithed miracles in the world's history—lawlcsmness and disorder always reacted on its origin- ators. He did not believe that it was right for any clasa of men to prevent | others from working, if they chote to do o at lower wages, to support their little homes and famil e stated it was by peaceful agitation that four mill‘ons of slaves wereunburdened and he hoped that by the sams means, ac- compavied by law and order, the ob- joot of the strike would be brought about. med amount. all hazards, and also sek what he i resolutions framed by certsin Omaha | thecity. years, leaving a family ot four moth- erloss children. Mr. Wick has the sympathy of his many friends amony the 0dd Fellows, of whom he is & worthy member. The funeral will take Place from the residence, Shinn's ad- dition, Hamilton street, to-morrow, the 23d inst. at 2 p. m. COMMON LUMBER HAS DECLINED +——IN THE BASTEEN MARKETS,——— WE ARE NOW SELLING: Frrwiog Lomber, 18 feet and $18 00 19 00 21 00 16 50 No. 1 Sheeting, dressed. 18 00 First Common Board. . . 20 00 ‘We are keeping up the high stand- ardof grades for which this yard has n well established reputation, and will wontinue to make as low prices as any yard maintaining the same standard of grede. Fosten & Gray. may20tf " The most tastefal Straw Hats found ot Frederick's. mlSw-ths Laundry work will be collected and &elivered by the Omaha Shirt Factory. Leave your address. First-class work Oarriage Umbrellas at Woodworth's. e for Joe Behlitz's ‘Milwaukee beer at MErcEaNTs' Ex- cmaxax, N. E. Cor. 16th and Dodge. ‘Why dose yourse ves with nauseat- fog medicines, when a purely fruit ‘athartic will cure you at once—Ham- barg Figs. Try them. Home comforts, moderato rates, ~ Astor House, New York. ms-?- ‘Hamburg Figs 25¢ a box. More than 500 families have tried | UTEed & c #p0 Eagle Mills flour to_see if it Was | boring men deceived in soally such an elogant Winter Wheat | by false representation, our it | thanks for their manly course and ac- tion when they learned the true state Flour, and they are satisfied that ‘saakes swoeter and whiter bread than ey flour in the market; only 83.65 ) Wizzss M. Yazes, Agent. | upon spoke as follows: Mr, ‘moral and right and denounce those who are ro. sponsible for the invasion cf this state by an armed body of men; and, be it selection of those responaible for this invasion—that Wobster's book of Lan- guage is inadequats to e; workingmen, which, after some dis not voting. It afterwards appeare that they wero framed under s mis- sapprehension of the circumstances of {-hn case. The resolutions were as fol- lows: , ing himelf, as sub-committee. Whereas, The laboring men of | then adjourned. Omahs, the 2lstof May, 1880, in THE TROOES OALIAD OUE s mass meeting assembled, stand a3 & untt for obediance to law and order; and Whereas, We, do denounce in uomessured torms tho action of ourillustrious and over- pompous jumping jack tosdy of a mayor, C. . Chase, = W The workingmen, a5 vot- ers of this city, are in the majority, and by their sufirages this man was clera'ed lo the dignifed _porition which he now occupies and dirgraces; thershons, Hosk & Resolved, That we ack and request, Joo even demand, that this ma re- zign the position he now disgraces; and be it R Resolved, That we, as workingmen, dououncs the mayor and his majority of my council (as he terma it) in un- messured terms for their unwarranta- inter ference with peaceable assem- works, thoroughly alarmed at the as froemen assembled | Gitement which their action had cre and advised such action. This was notably the cate with Mr. Joseph H. Millard, who thovght the necesrity es- consulted, but Sheriffi Guy was pres ent and at eleven o'clock a despatch was sent to Govern-r Nance from Mr. Mead to the effect that a riot was in state militia, but also to make a requi- sition on President Hayesfor the regu- lars to assist in putting down the insurreciion. This dispa‘ch was quickly followed by & number of cthers, stating that the situation was most alarming, and that life snd property was in danger. Resolved, That wo pledge our lives and _prnper;y to th:lr'rlntfiiu:‘ of all parties, and particularly ity and | succe:sion, prcduced great excitement its citizens; A_nd beit in the =xoc§nn he nfi;umu Dis- Resolved, That we stand as a unit | patches were immediately sent to Co- th ail the language at our command, | lumbuf, Wahoo and Sutton, orderi mcans at our disposal with | the companies at those places o hold uasion. ~ We will continue to | themselves in instant readivess to start appesl to hbonlfi men of the United | for this city, arraugements were made States to use their utmost endeavors | for special trains un the Union Pacific to persusde men from taking the | and Republicin Valley road, ammu- places of those men mow on a strike | nit'on was gotten out and Governor at the Omaba Smelting and Refining | Nance aud Secretary Alexander pre- company; and be it pared themselves to accompany the _ Resoloed, That we tender tho cit | Militia to Owahs. The general im- izens & bodyguard of lawful men for Er-ninn was that the city was in the the protection of property. The | baads cf an armed mob snd enormous Omaha Smelting company is no excep- | destru ction cflife and property would tion to this tender; and be it te the result. Resolved, We continue our course of fLs DOKDMBOR iveargument forour | The first news was received engum Lawson of Company “I,” Nebraska Nationsl Guard, at 5 o'dlock in a telgesm from the adjutant gen- err, ordering him to get his y in instant readiness for depasture for i’“";'}t The tde;;lu was followed r our sen- | by others in rapid succession and timents for those who desired and | later by Govenor Nancs ‘himself, who conflict of races; and, beit, | drove over from Osceola in order to those 1a- | accompany the scldi-ry to this city. coming here | The greatest excitement prevailed heartfelt | in the town. The fire bell was rung calling out the citizens, and as many of ‘the mwilitis were abent a number of substitutes were sworn in. Resolved, That from the choice and l, That we tender were only provided for der wero dec'ined. At 45 men armed and equipped with 20 The motion was carried, and the rounds of smmunition wero waiting ' sweltivg works men retired mp the for ofders to start. Columbus wasin bottom to a pile of lumber where the a fever of suxiety, yin | 20 i my i o X that | Want you to do just what will be the tated that | est fex you. in ‘the end. I do not Koow that censuring the city authori- ties would be of any damaze, except that it bas a bad effecl. The goveraor ay that there must be a reasn He believed in strikes. He thought | t£at the workirgmen do not want These people are denuncirg 5 o'clock ramor _ex- aggerated report and report maguified the fears of all present. It was fully believed that Omahs was ia the hand: of a body of rioters bert on pi age plunder snd that s bloody battle mut io- evitably ensue. At six o'clock the special train on the Union Pacific road was boarded, and the company were on the Way to var c Just before the outskirts were reached, an absurd rumer that an attempt would be made to mob the (ran caused a hasty 1-ading of guvs, a mising of wind: nd a gener:l ppar.ton for a pitched batile. Theya rived at 10 oclock #nd shrtly afterwards marched down to the Smelting works. Tho ¢>mpany numbers 45 men, aud is nded by a tng Capt. Jchu N. La Gus Lockner, second licu enant. The Wahoo company, 17 ttrong, re- ceived theif first dispatch st 12:30, foom Se retary Alexander. In the ime which interven:d bstweea Lincoln o number were sworn i The ccmmand resched here at 5 o'clock. . M. Copp is esptain and tenants, AT THE WORKS. About 10 o'clock compaviss G and H, which had been calied out during the aftarnoon by order cf the adjutant general, together with the companics from Columbas and Wahoo, in all 135, marched d.wn to the bottoms and were admitted to the werks. A line of seven sentries was postcd outeile tke enclosurs, while the remainder of the forces cocapiad the buildings and yords. Governor Nanoe and Secretary Aloxandr and the smelting works managors held frequent conferences, bat eversthing was quict about the pr mises and not a sound broke the stillne:s exc-pt the tread cf the sen- tries or the moving of the mi'itia from one position to sncther. Not a threat, not an overt act of any kind gave any indication of a_coming neccesity for on armed soldiery quartered in a acefulcity, and when morning broke 5 were in a1 quiot a condition as ey were the night botore. At 7:30 the various companies left the works ard marched up town to breakfast, after which uonder orders from the Goveracr they repsired to Co. G's srmory, where they have been artared during the dsy. Thearmory this morning presented a very lively appesrauce. One hurdred and thirty- five uniformed men with gunastscked it the centre of the room were stand- ing in groups discussing the sitvation. All agreed that the city seemed quiet for a urrection and considerable curiotity was expressed as to who rent the d'sptohes calling ou’ the troops. WHO QALLED THEM oUT! is what » number of our people would like to know. Mayor Uhaze knew nothing about it until he was tele- graph Guy declares his innocence. the functions of themsyor andshe Thin in the question which the offci is con-committal. Becret milivia THE SITUATION to-dsy rewains unchanged. The wor] are descrted, the bottoms almost There has been o discrdec and ' th- ing which seems to all for m; drawn is nct known. of the ~vorkingmen waited upon Gov. Tobiue hew: | the mayor for tryiug to preserve or- =5 T Your res lution states that you ara in favor of order and law, aud ths that 810670 Lad Leen raised torard el = sendiog the colored men bick to their Toek with the appeobation of thows | 1 ee- $575.20 of which sill Femain: ed aficr paying for lodging and board of these mea one day aud night, loav- | 1¢ scoms yr bable thi ing only §50.00 to be collected in or- | obrained the worts der to have the necosssry smount needed for the purpore in view. Four additional namcs were added to the | yere delivercd at the acmy of Co. G on finance committee to as.ist in the Iatt | Fyrnham street, whera the compavies It was then_stated that during the meeting Gov. Naace aud two compan- ies had_ srrived ia Omaba, whereupon Mr. J. E. Hurley moved thata com- mittes of five ba appointed to wait upon Gov. Nance and state that the strikers int.nded to preserve order at tended to do with the smelting works Mr. Mullery now presented a set of | company for bringing armed men into | The Troops Ordered to Leave The motion was carried, and Mr. ; Maullery sppointed Messrs. Murphy, by aul | i Blaver tand [ leyimian’ Mr. Whitney made a few romarks opon the presence of the militia from neighboring towns and the mesting Shortly sfter nine o'clock yesterday morning the managers of the smelting | able close. Late on Satardsy evening ata meet- ing held in the court-house, which was | 8ud that with 260 men it wss difficult addressed by Gov. Nance, the strikers ted, consulted tcgether on the advira- bil'ty of esllng cn the governor for treope to protect their property. Sev. | were advised by the governor to hold eral of our citizens wera consulted |a meetingby themselves and sppoint a pile of lumber, the workingme x:in to oxd-fi:vd sail order toavoid any collision in this | the company's propesitios mattse nd to' paciit outsiders who | ingeen heldn sars mzfiln;;:: B don't know the facts, from voting in the final adjustment of thir matter, I would move that the Smelting works men now retire to whers theyheld |a lng a their meeting last Friday, aod s soon | against the new:pspers, the mayor, in particular. or-* Mr. Edward Rosewater being called | Over one hundred men offered their services, byt a4 rifles and ammunition - case. The committes cn finance rported | * It is repcrtcd that the mansgers of tha smelting wcrks are having all men ready t> return to work, report to the ate officiale and their names taken bo protected. if men can be will bo started up in crder that they m again under tho gans of the militia. Saturday morning loads of blankets will bivousc until called cut. THE STRIKE ENDED. The Difficulty Amicably Set- tled by Arbitration. the City. How the Matter Was Accom- plished. Yesterday afternoon the great sirike was brought to a peaceful and honor- committee who wouid meet with him | would call on President Hayes and the managers of the works in con- pectally urgeat. Mayor Chase was not | ference on the difficulty. Yesterday morping at 10 o'clock eighty-three of the employes of the Smelting works met on the bottom to consider the progress at the smelting works and | governor's proposal. Joe Horne was asking him not only to call out the | appointed chairman, and stated that the object of the meeting was to ap- point & committeo to sy before the governor the true stale of affairs, ex- plain the situation and see if some the remain- ' on; J. W. Ealy, firct lieutenent; ¢ the arrivel of tho special tram from | J. Mantord and John W, Moore liva- | from Lincoln that companies G and H would roport to him. Sheriff ‘Who else was lawfully entitled to \unr% refase to aoswer. Governor Nauce Alex- ander equally 50, while the only parties who know aoything sbout the maiter sro certain private citizens who called upon the governcr for the aid of the iol law. When the troops will te with- The committee Nonce Fridaynight, who ssid as soon as he was convinced that the working- 1| men ";:dd ue 00 viohdnoc towards those i X % 8t think the last part ia all Tght, but T | 1o wages, he Loyt s think the part where you denounce | militia, and he felt from the state- the mayor for trying to preserve or- | ments made that such would be the that no reporter be allowed thers. If you find any there throw them out meetiog was first examined to see if | any but smeltifig employes were pres- | ent. Luckily for Tur Bes reporter, 2o edge of asbarp timber g:rchei on t binda pile of lumber, he was not discovered or iuterfered with. THE STRIKERS' MEETING. | Eighty-three employes cf the works wero gathered arctiid when Mr. Horns, the chairmn, mounted the pile of lumber with his five fellow committeemen, ard called the meeting to order. Mz. Ludwig was called upon | to represent the Bohemians on the | platform. |~ The chsirman rtated ttat the moct- | ing was callsd to listen to the report | of the committes appeinted ia the | mcroing t> wait on the gevernrr, which would be read by Mr. Record, the seretary. Mr. Record—Gentlemen, your cem- miitee waited upon the Governcr. He | asked us to retire to a private room where he could talk with us alone. After we had stated. our case he left :puglnh 1t wotild be -d::v;d thing to vite the governor an: jatant-g- 11~ i) cire o b e it e workingmen were not éommunists nor ricters. committee bein, pointed consisting of Meesrs. i the speakor wrong ats rtion in reporting his Fridsy's sp-ech. Ho accusd the mayor of being the cause of the {roops being sent bere and insi Heo wis kind enough to admit that there were sever that lied worse than Tux Brr, and then attack:d The Herald for stating that the groans giren it by Friddy processien was a failure. The-e is a suggestion that the crowd give thore groans now and It the reporter take them to the office. (Three hearty groaus were given for The Herald.) Aftor complainiog that cavital forbade labor tho right of free spce:h, Mr. Mullers closed with the remsrk’ that the soldiers had requested the work- Ingme, in cace th-y were callsd on to fire on them, not to get cn the top of any chu-ch steeples for then they might be hit. The following rerolu- us aad went to see the company, and | after ashort time he brought bicka ! list only'a very litile different from liet published on the 16th iost. by tke | comgany, except that it raises refining furnacemen from $1.65 to $1.75 for 12 hours work; gives wheelers and weigh- ers $1 70 for ten hovra and increases the pay of common Isbor from $1.50 | for eght hours work to $1.65 for nine i houes' lator. | The comgany's proposition concedes | that there sha'l be no black list and that =1l the old employes may return and will bo bired. This proposition fin Mr. Narh's handwriting The ! gev-racr said he did the very beat he {could He sxid that he knew the cum- peny would not advance tho lita cen®. They mie too proud to do so. They w I: put in cther men and then the governor :ays he will have totack th:m and protect them wherever they come from. The governorsiid he did not want to ree men run in eleowhero but w.nted to eee this matter settled, and the Omaba men once mors at work. Oonsiderable excitement followed the aunouacement of the compny’s proposition, which did not seem to make a favorable impression. Robert Thompson, another of the ' comm'ttee and one of the leaders dur- ing the trouble said: We talked the ‘matter all over with the governor. If you think we dida’t ttate the case to the utmost of our abilities you are mistaken. The governor acted like & * perfect gentleman and ed with ! great attention. Hs be had | Iearned more about the strike from us than he had ever expected to, and while the company had told bim when he first came that they wouldn't ad- vance one cent on the list, be would try and intercede between the men and the masters and do his_very best. Af-er we had given him sll the prop- ozitions on our side h retire and ccnter with the company. Tn half an hour he returned and raid that the li:t ay Jast published would be modified as regarded all refining foran_eutire day's and com- h dlss said_this was the would do and Mr. they could make. get 20 per cent advance,) Mr. chDuan man, now took the stand snd se on all sides. erncr roquir.s. crisis of this strik this prop:sition will protect them as h's cu ratss or elso not atall. poict squarely bfore you, two conces ior ised that no man shall be black- while two weeks ago they said fcriy or 6ifty should not e b 2d, Iiey have raiced the price of commn la- brers 15 per cent and all the men with few exceptious from 15 to 3} per per cent. Whatever you do I osrnest- Iy urge upon yon not to act hastily and abide by the decision of the ma- jority. You ean go to work ot nut as yousce fit. It lies with you and what- ever you decide 1 am with you, An excited discustion followed the crowd teing divided uj n faver of e ing to work. bitter. not stating their case fairly, Chairman Horno eaid that the com- mittee had srgued the caso for the weighers and foeders with the govern- orand Mr. Nash, but Mr. Nash said he could make 1o further reduction toplesse all. The goveraor evidently meant what he ssid when he said he would csll out all the militia in the state, and if they weren't enough he for U° $. troops, but he would see men want- ing to works in the smeltiog work pro- tected. . Secretary Record then read the lis} in fall, and aid that some action must bo taken immedistely s8 the committes was fo report to the governor at 5 o'clock. He amurel them that it they didn’t work otkers would. The mction being made that the roposition be accepted, the chairman #aid: Before this rate is taken I want to askyou to decidolike men on your own free will without bsing stopped satisfactory compromise could not be [ by others. You are now to vote arranged through his medium with the The telegrams, received in such rapid | mavagers of the works. A committes of six conafsting of Messrs. Horne, Thompson, Hunlesky, McDonald, Drifhart and Record were appointed and at 12 o'clock left to meet the governor at the Withnell. The meet- ing then adjourned. At three o'clock pureuanttoa call in the morning papers, the working men of the city gathered in mass meeting on the bottom. The commit- tee of the Smelting works retorred from their conference with the gov- ernor and reported that they had a | was decided to go to work in the report to make to the Smelting works men alone, and that, at the special 17 | request of the governor, the meeting should be held reparate from all others. Mr. Edward Mul'ery, mourted a called the meeting of In whether you will go to work or leave. Vote liko men just ss you want but dow’t be influenced by others. Mr. Ludwig then ioterpreted to the Bohemians the state of afluirs, after which a made and put that all men in favor of going to work thould_step to the other side of ihe railroad teack. then the wholo body with three ex- ceptions etepped out 80t03 to ond the :t:;i:h T aft. McDonald immediately moved that a committeo of three be appointed to ipfurm the general meeting on Donglu ttreot of the result of the ‘mestng an . Record, Thom son aad Wrinkler were appointed. It morning. _After announcing that the finanoe committee would report on Tuesday evening, the meeting ad- journed, and tired and exhausted THE EE reporter climbed from the pile of lumber and wended his way to the ‘WORKINGMEN'S MEETING. While the members wero discursi the queetion of ascepting or rojecting Doug. la s eae the Tambee yod, 8 young man mamed Mullery, sting a6 chairman. and opening the meeting in <d bitter speech direcied id he would®| foroace men, who would get $L75 mon laborers would be advanced 10 81 65 o2 10 hours work. I stopped im right there saying 1t would give tion snd that the furnace men wouldu't accept sach a list. He t the ¢ mpany Nash who was called in said that was the best torma (A voica, We'll never go inside thse gates uatil we another committee- Now don't get e xcited and husty. Look at this matter like seunb'e men I tell you candidly that if you had been ‘on our commit- toe ond talked with the governor you would see that ths compsoy will not budge sn inch, that sjoner than con- cedo_sny more they will put other wen in your pli es and that the gov- into two par- ties, the majority of whom were plsin- ing the strike and go- 1 The wheelers and weighers whose wages were increasod five cents a day seemed particularly One accused the committe of tions wera then read and adopted: Wagseas, Byaconstitation handed down by the founders of thie govern- ment, all citizer guaranteed the ssmo privileges, we, as workingmen assart te right of labor to cembine against comb ned capital; snd Waenras, An incratible Provi- dence has, f. r ressors yet unrevealed, rmitted s newspaper to be published n this city called The Herald, which hos in 'l past, as well as in our p: ent laber trouble in its dictatorial and vituperate style, soen fit t> coniemn every movement tendivg to elev.te Iabo=, aud in a fawning siyle catered to the wishes of those whire interests and intent it is to grind the laborer dosn to tho lo noteh, and make the freeman s serf; there- foro, be it Resolved, Thst it is our duty to “Gight the devil with fire.” ‘esolved, That we, the latoring men o3 O:paha, individuallyand collectively eare that we will withdraw our sup- prt from Tre Herild; that wowI! not buy goods from the merchant, the gecesryman, the boot aud shoe dealer, or merchant of eny d scription who the colnmns of our avow- advertise “militrry ne- Resolved, That a copy of these reso- Juttons by published in Tae Bsx, The Republican, The News and The ‘Watchman, After the resolutiont '".n’;:id “klvd alopted, specches were ¥ Mobes. Clowaon, cf the U. P shape and Ahles of Council Bluffs. During thespozch of the last mentioned gen- tleman the emelting works meeting hod breken upand the committee rea- dy to report. 'Mr. Robert Thompeon reported on bshelf ¢f the Emelting works men that they were going to work on Mon- dsy, having accepted the comprof offered their committes sud having gatned two peints, the taking back of all thejr mon and the raising of wsges toa bigher point thau before the atrike. Ed Mullery said that the way in which thesmeiters had he'd out would be a waraing to monopoly’s cappers that labor has rights snd can_be sup- ported. Ho said the U. P. shop nien had scted grandly in this matter and deserved infinite praise. Mr. Davis, from the finance com- mittee, made & report of rece’pts and expenditures ss follows: Total re- oaipis, $412.85; total experditures, $391.35, of which 8349 16 waa fur fare for the retura of the o-lored men, and the remainder for their board. He reported s balsnce of §21.50 in the Dbaods of the committes, and mked for $71 more to pay the fare of there- maining refogees. ¥ ‘After giving theee cheers for the U. P. shopmen for their generosity, three more for the good citizens who have aesisted us in the striki thanks was given for the chairman and Wo ave now reached the | the mesting adjourned Yeur actions on 1 decide whother you will go b:ck to work st these That's the Lock at what. we have gained should we raturn to work The company have made 1, they havs prom- Word was immediately sent to Gov. Nance that the strike was ended, and the intelligence socn found the tired militia in Company G- ory. An order was issued by the jutant general, aud at8 o'clock the Oolumbus company gleetully marched to the depot en-route for home. The Wahoo foragera will leave this morn- Up the Missouri, The first instaliment of the June rise in the Mirsouri river has resched Yankton. The river had risen eight inches between Thursiay and Friday. The river rose about two inches at Bioux City Saturdsy. A private let- ter dated May 18, roported the river rising at_Pierre at the rate of abont three inches a day. The transfer sceamer Milwaukee, for the use of the Chicago Milwaukee & St. Paul at Ruaning Water, resch- ed Yankton Thursdsy evening. She left for Running Water at daylight on Fridsy morning, The Sioux City Journal, speaking of the Milwaukee, saya: ‘‘The boat is built with full sides and roof except over the forward deck, and if desired the cars croased ean be inclosed so as to keep out bad weather, Tho sides are sheathed with boiler iron and s can do business ih running ice if nec- cesary. She draws twenty-ene inches light anfl will carry five cars on twenty-six inches of water.” The storm that wrecked the govern- [ & J. ment warehovse at Rosebud landing was an interesting affair as seen from the steamer Black dliils. First the low growth of treeson the opposite side of the cyclone came or, and & moment afterwards it struck the warehouses, which were situated in s little hollow between high bluffs. The roof of the main warehouse fell in the | Store, rivor near the boat, and the dry hides tor which Tom Gowgil had given good | I Brasers red paint and calio went flying {htough the stormy airlike immente ts. new town has startcd opposite m;»;.m, and slready boasts two | ['O% saloons. No liquor is atlowed to be 501d on the Pierre side, that being on an Yudian reservation. An aversge of five boats a week un- load at Pierre. All the freight put on the bank is hauled nearly 300 miles to the Black Hills by bull trains. One wagon is loaded with sbout 8,000 un:d:d of ‘l::‘lght, and hhlnd‘ls; attened a ‘wagon fllfl\u 5 pounds. Eight yoke of oxen draw the two wagons, and about eight of these outfits make an average train. The trans; Pierre and the bills Is nearly all done by Fred Evans, Doberty & Co. and | Sk oy Bramble & Miser. Evals fs gutin more business thva the others, but &1 bave a1 much “as they can handle. The going _u:i al;onn.‘nmfimo -:; Deadwood is 3 unds bull train, or$1 76 by fast male train, i e A ey BEE SURE ! BEE SURE ! That you ezamine napkina at Bush- man's before you purchase, and you will buy them nowhere else. Youcan always find many goods st Bushman's | zier that sre not and can Dok bo equaled in price and quality elsewhers. —_— Mourphy & Lovett,ins, agency; old est estiblished sgency ig this state. SPECIAL NOTIGES. —_— NOTICE—Advertisements To Let For Sale, Lost, Found, Wants, Eowrding &c., will b3 fn- scrted in these columns once for TEN CENTS por line; each subsequent insertion, FIVE CENTS per line. The first insertion never less than TWENTY-FIVE CEMTS. TO LOAN—MONEY. ONEY TO LOAN—On fin: mortgages fm- Proved property, in sums of $500 to 85, JUST IIN. Immense Stock for * SPRING AND SUMMER Fine Custom-Made CLOTHING Men’s Suits, Boys’ Suits + Children’s Suits. SPRING OVERGUATS For Men, Boys, and Children. Under-Wear, Hats and Caps, Trunks and Valises, at Prices to Suit All / POoOLACEHIS. Farnham Street, Near Fourteenth _ SCHLANK ated that | 000. they wouldn’t have fited if orderad. | °" ONEY TO LOAN on a-pr el W. R. BARTLETT, Real Oico 217 south giun g1 e Af other papers | M Law Offios MAS, Room, Creichton siook W TR JANTED 4 ciel =t 1520 Dodgo . o <. table and o general house work. = o2 NTED—Girl for general house work at 404 Rurt st bot. 0th and 2at eral houso work for ‘J4th and Daveuport 731 VIRL WANTEDTo do house work X_Duggan's, 1112 South 1th st. and_ itchen girl st e 2 NTED_Good cook aud washer. 2 doors north of Brownell Hall NTED_A go.d cook at TIZAR! WA e FED—First c'assbusiness and resld operty in Omaha, with or without . Waare preparcd to pay cash. DAVIS & SNYDER. OPERTY OWNERS having for sa‘ea house and lot, at a price ot to excoed $1400, or o' d location at & prics under address P. 0. Box 415, Om] ‘s23e0d NTED—A the Crelghton House a good helper in the Kitchen, man or woman. OTHING OXLE AGENTS ¥O: & CO., OF NEW YORK'’ We are now prepared to take orders for the justly celebrated clothiny this house, which for Durabil have now on hand the best sslected stock of Gcods, ete. in the city. Boston Clothing House, FARNHAM STREET. 50,000 DOLLARS <(CHEAP | CHEAPER ! CHEAPES MAX MEYER & BRO. Propose for the next ninety (90) days to sell their entire stock of Diamonds, Watches, Jewelry, Clocks, Silver-Ware, Pianos & Organ, GENERAL MUSICAL MERGHANDISE At Manufacturing Prices, Which is from 15 to 20 per cent. below any Eastern Wholesale House, preparatory to moving into their New Store, Cor. llth & Farnham We Mean Business, Come and be Convinced. BOSTON GL DEVLIN HOUSE ZEN GOOD TAILOES WANTED. to FRANK RAMGE. o1 NTELLIGENCE OFFICE, comer 16th and lothing, Shirts, Furnishing . HOUSES AND FARMS, 5" new columa on 1st page. RENT—Large house in good location, y URNISHED ROOM for rent, 706 19h st. \ 1CELY furnshed room t» rent, 17th aca Capital aveau ENT—Hy June Jst. A nics oo S ¢ Doilas Streetsts from PostofMce. In [uire 12i0 Faroham n clozant front room. Enquire t. 57041 O RENT—Dousle room, Jacob's Bock, (2 OB RENT_Furnished rooms. or month. Apyly st AMERIC) lendid_Photograph Gal ery. R SALE—Full lot. rorthwest corner Fam- ham and 9th street, oposite U. P. R. K. The dest vacant property a ‘e businers. DAVI & SNV DER. nd in all parte of the city. etay terms of payment. ‘may22d6t DAVIS & 8NYDER. BALE—ice cottage, four (6 Tall o o0 Mason oebr 1 2 St OB from Vsion Bac fc 8 B. & M. K. Po's knd streps car. 53260 R SALE—Residencs and full lot, northwest comer Chicago and Zlststreet. ' One of the ‘best Jocations in Omata. may22dee DAVIS & SNYDER. EFT £OR SALE At ~Impeon's carriuce fac- dory, wligat § wat open bugsy. Oab 5 OR BALE—Rectaurant and cigar store, one Block from Fostoffice.” Apply Bee office 644-3] EMIS OFFERS A SPLENDID LIST OF in_ Houses, Fa , in bis pew colnma o 1st page. ALE—Large beer casks. good for cie- tern purposes, at KRUG'S Browsry. TO THE LADIES| THE LIGHT-RUNNING NEW XHoMX Needle and R SALE—Btock of hardware with tin in connection, in the e town of Griswold, Cass County lowa. A for & man who wants to go ware busivess. A BERGER, Gsiswold, VS Toanty o twen doilar by John T. F AM prepared to deliver sott water tosn part of the city for fow prices. . tify. o leave orders st my house, THOB. S Uses & Straight Self- mak Tt is the Perfection of Mechanism for BEMMING, FELLING, BINDING, CORDING. BRAIDING, SEAMIV@, Tinging, D, thering, Hem- " Stitching, Btn, four quarts or one 0TS, FARMS, HOUSES AND LANDS. Look over BEMIS' new column of bargains on st It is adapted to every varity of sewine, lightest muslins to the heaviest cloths, an? greater range of work than any o It has the most complete attachmer aSewing Machine, and among these we call attention Underbraider, which is superior to and is not furnished with any other o with 6 rooms and lot in f Fred, Hen. 7eckson's meat market, cor. o R SALE—House and lot, with 94 feet tront nd well, cistern, on cot 24th Sts. R fountain in good con- it . BAXE, comer 13th and 57U to our Adjustable all other braiders, Tt s tho Simpliest, most elegantly ornament , best-made, ted machine in_the world, combines in one machine every requisite to produce s 5, PLASTERERS AND MASONS, o moulcing sand will be de Leave onders st H. Sierks 1414 Farnbat tos, 921} Farnham Sts. ‘Sticoessor to Charles Daniel OR SALE~Cottonwo. d fnmber of all sizesat REDMOND'S, Bixteenth-st. u B SALE—A sall dwelling_house, next 0 6. H. Collins residenc , coner 19th_and Capitol Aveaue. { or information call at G. H. . 8 COLLINS, 151 _Farnham Street. IR SALE—Good house and lot, with 3 h and Pierce Stroets. Lavg. 18. -1m OR SALE—A Grist Mill.Applyat Lol CRLIA OR _SALE—A New Ameri chine in good condition, wi are_especially invited to examine the “NEW HOME.” and become conversant with its merits. HARTMAN & HELQUIST, Agents. N. W. Cor. 16th & Webster, OMAHA, NEB. PIANOS ORG ANS. A. HOSPHE & SHEHRT MUSL Pianos and Organs Sold on Easy Monthly Instaliments. MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS. A, Hospg, Jr, 1516 Podge Street: ~ LANGE & FOITICK, COOK early new, For sale C. W, HA! A FINE nesinaue counter, Mantle, Store Fork go to 1810 Dodge stroet, ITRAYED—A yellow heifer and calf. _Helfer branded J.F . on right hip. Information eu 1o & Dusiell, Gilmors, wil be rewarded. £old sreeve button. Suitable peid for it a8 is ofcs. TRAYED—One black horse, stiff in fore fe S oblac S48 in fore feet, ome Dadrs in eaddle and co'lar marks, Foot of tail and fetlock, K. H. WALKER, vES hing Goods, Shelf Hardware, aiils and Ete. ¢, 1st Door East First National Bauk. ation business between | N *minom House l“llmils\ CST—on Moy 1211, from promises of COMMEKCIAU B OTSL. Bugzy whip _with will 1221 Farpham Stree ‘m8- HENRY LE LARGEST IN THE STATE. ATI, PAPH AND OW SHADES, W N D D ARTISTS MATERIALS. Samples Senton rewacd 1ith aod Harney. E. PAINTERS' AND