Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, May 13, 1887, Page 8

THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: FRIDAY iDLE PICKS AND BRUSHES. The Peaceful Labor Strike Uncompro- mised, BRICK MOULDING MACHINES. They Are Ordered and On the Way— Alleged Attempt to Get the Cable Line Laborers Boozy, Revolutiomizing the Rrick Businecsa. While the striking brick moulders are holding their meetings and discussing their grievances, the proprietors of the different yards are preparing to execute a flank movement which will entirely revolutionize the brick making industry inthis city, Costly machinery for n ing brick has been ordered from Lan- caster, Pa., and is expected to arrive in Omaha about Thursday of next week, These machines cost #550 apece, deliv- ered aboard the cars, and each one “br capi Jluu Illu me l||m| of bric making'in this city will not only be en tirely revolutionized, but the output will be iargely increased. Livesey & Son have ordered three of these m ines, and will ncrease their capacity from 70,000 to 40,00 k a day. Eachof the other yard se its capacity in about” the proportion, Withinell Bros, ordered three of chines, Bailey & Olesen two, Ittner two, Rushford & Gould two, and the smaller yards one and two cae chines are entirely s nd can be oper- ated by crud, None of the yards will manufucture any more brick until the new machinery arrives here. Some of the brick moulders tried to go to wmk“mlm-xxl.f but were prevented from doing so by the striking eable work- men. Seeing that it was futile to attempt to operate their yards the different pro- prictors closed promptly down, and at present there is not a brick being made in the city, Shovelers' Strike. About 9 o'clock yesterday morning a -five of the strik ssisted by a number of idle m went to Fifteenth and Douglas streets, where the work of exca- vating for the Byers building is being carried on, The shovellers had bee ceiving $1.50 per and the s induced them to demand $1.75 per d About half of the shovellers struck for the advance and threw down their tool The contractors promptly gave the ad- vance asked, and they cont nued their work, 'l'niw'm-mh attracted a crowd of 5600 people to the corner, and for a tim trouble seemed imminent. Ten poli men, however, managed to prese order, Painters and Paperhangers, The painters and paperhangers con- tinued their session yesterday morning at Metz hall. A number of men were repor- ted as working and committees were ap- pointed to wait upon them and reque them to join the strike. W, F. Stone, a young painter, delivered nimself of quite a acat oratorical effort everal other pleasing addresses Mr. John Jaskalcck, president of the Cigarmakers' union was introduced and with a few words of encouragement presented the boys with $50 in cash—a present from the union. Carl Harmon, the Sixteenth street boss-painter was itroduced and created the wildest enthusiasm by an- nouncing his withdrawal from the Master Painters’ association and his perfect willingness to accede to all the demands of the men. Later Mr. Harmon entered into a written agreement with the execu- tive committee, One mastor paperhanger states that the differentfirms of this city would not accede to the d nds of the strikers. They had agreed to submit their differenceto a committee of arbitration and this the men refused to do. No further over- tures, he said, would be made. They Wouldn't Drink. Just prior tothe shovele i day, the cable strikers were approached by a stran, who greeted them heartily and said “Boys, I'm from Kansas City and I want you all to drink with me. It shan't cost you a cent.” He took them into Barney McGinnis’ saloon on Fourteenth and Dodge streets and bought three kegs of beer for ‘‘the boys” with the remark — “If that ain't unmlgh for you, you can have ten kegs.” Some of them ‘were in tavor of occupying the street. Better counsel prevailed, however, and tho man from Kansas City was wforned that his beer was not wanted. Thereupon the bartender broke open the kegs and emptied the beer on the floor. The strikers say that this man was sent to them by Contractor Lillis, who was scheming to get them intoxicated, in orderthat they might commit acts of lawlessness, with the result of causing public sentiment to be against them. ‘hey claim that the man who so gener- ously offered to treat them is a fellow from Kansas City named Parsons, who is traveling here under the alias of *‘Smith.” Quite a number of men mtom pted to Eo to work yesterday on the cable line, ut were prevented from doing so by the strikers. A Communication, OyAnA, May 11.—To the Editor of the Bee: Will you kindly puolish these few facts in regard to the present disagree- ment existing between the brick mould- ers of Omaha and their employers. In the first place, there is no moulder in Omaha who n say he ned to mould brick in thirty days or five times that length of “time, and even it 1t were true, is that a reason why they should receive less for moulding 6,000 brick than adjoining cities pay for 5,000 ¥ It is a demonstrated fact that brick cannot be bought for less than $12 per thousand in Omaha, As to the fear of the rest of the men on the yards there 18 no talk of their being dis- satistied, and I don't think there is any of them 'Who would not go back to wor without dissatisfaction, ~ The moulde ot less in proportion than any men i We have never done anything the tement, that by threats w r stopped a moulder in this city, and a8 to throwing brickbats it has never occurred but once, and then by small boys, the moulders having nothing to do with 1it, Whenever a moulder goes to work for #2.50 per day we appeal to his manhood and principle, and we don’t know of a single case where this appeal has failed to cause him to quit. We are making no exorbi- tant demand and only want IHU(\“ We are trying in a |lem‘w\hl|- y to obtain it, and with God's help and the sympathy of our justice loving citizens “we will succeed, MOULDER, The Cable Line Strike, The assertions of Contractor Lillis of the cable line as published in Wednes- day's Beg, are denied by the striking em- ployes. Their committee called at the Bee oflice yesterday and expressed a desire to correct the contractor’s statement. The committee maintain that despite the existence of a cuutrudnuory ume book, it 18 a fact, which can be substan- umfl by the lflldnvlu of 8 number of employos, that Contractor Lillis has not pmll them for fractional hours; and they ve so far failed to discover a !mglu n who has not been deprived of frac- tional hour wages, In regard to the claim of Mr. Liths that no shovellers in the ci were paid more than #$1 per and that he was paying more than othe contractors, the committee states that the following are paying shoyellers $2.00 per day this city: City of Omaha, works, Tirennin & W halen, Sower Con- tractor Fox, and Contractor Mulcahey, The contractor’s charge that the strik- g employes took tools out of the hands of laborers, the committee says is abso- lutely false; that neither in nor out of the presence of the police, have they taken any tools from any laborers or compelled any one to quit They have, how- syer, done their utmost to secure the co- operation in their struggle for justice, of all laboring men, an evidence of the unfair vin which the strikers hs been treated by the contractors, the charge that yesterday morning a man un- doubtedly inthe employ of the contractor, wentto the saloon of 1. Mc(iinms and pur- chosed two kegs of beer, with instructions v to the stri committee says thi was done in_order to intoxicate the men and compel them to commit rash acts in order that they would lose the friendship of the public and turn 1ts favor against them. As soon s possiblg the committee stopped the distribution of the be and the well-laid plan to do lln m a mean in- jury Relating to the above the following was received at this ofli» To the Editor of the Brr We would like if you would put thi the columns of your paper. We, as work- ing men of Omaha, return thanks to Mr Lillis for the beer and liquor that he gave men who are looking for their rights as citizens of America. We are not mm to run down our manhood by rmtln;: that cursed stuff that he wantea us to drink, at 10 o’clock this morning. We want to show the people and citizens that we want to keep the peace. Hesent a man to give them nine or ten kegs uf beer to get them drunk so that ti hathy of the citizensand the public \\u\x]ll be against us. OF STRIKE Cottage colors ready for use in new able shades. Alabastine in various tints, the original and only pe manent wall finish, supersedes cale mine for beauty and durability, and is ly :.mui.-‘x, Paints, window gl brushes, ete,, largest and most comp stock west of Chieago. Cummings & Neilson, 1118 Farnam St. - ODDS AND Stray Leaves From Reportorial Note Books, It is said thatthe clerks o thriving dry goods man in this ¢ who advertises he tened to leave him if he inserted more than one half page advertisement in the BEE a week turing this hot spell. The reason they gave for this was that they could not and the extra work, which the rush of customers would invoiv The merchant has temporarily at least given in, * certain *"e “The best and about the only cure for a morphine fiend or an opium smoker,” remarked a policeman yesterday “is a good long term 1in the count, il on bread and water. With the proper medi- cine in addition, thirty days’ sentence will go a long ways toward breaking up the habit in the most inveterate users of the drug.” % The scarcity of houses torent in this city is becoming simply appalling, notwith- standing that hundreds of new houses are being built eyery mouth. One real estate dealer suid to a repor.er the other day: “Icould rent 500 extra houses in a day if 1 had them.” And this pretty nearly expresses the situation as the ma- jority of real estate men find it, On one house situated on a main thoroughfare and which is conspicu- ously empty, is posted this warning sign: *T'his house is empty, but it is not for rent. Don’t bother yourself nbom it “I'm beginning to feel like astranger,” said a merchant this morning., “I re- main in my store all day. When 1 go home in the evening, I notice that some old land mark has disappeared. Some of these used to be stopping places for me ay in atemporary supply of cloves before reaching home, Now that they ha disappeared, their old sites make it difficult for me to feel, at times, tha m not in another city. 1t's a fact. To-day my partner told me he felt justas I did. He had been ac- customed to get-his eigars in a certain place. At noon he went for a weed and found the eigar store, as he thought, occupicd by a dining room. He couldn't under- stand the change until he found that the place he was hinting for had altogether suddenly disappeared, and he had mis- taken the next door for his old haunt.™ FOURTH OF JULY CI:}!AEI]R:\TION. to The Knights of Labor to Hold One on a Large Scale. The Knights of Labor of this city have taken the initiative in celebrating the Fourth of July, and ntend to make the on such as to satisfy a long-felt nd for a successful display on that day. The use of the fair grounds has been donated them by the association, They will have a balloon ascension, a series of horse racing, dane- ing, fireworks and athletic exercises. Before the commencement of these features, there wili be a grand pa- rade of all the business house employes, artisans and tradesmen, together with the difl mblies of the order in this ci The proceeds will be applied to the new hall to be erccted by the Knights of Labor. Funeral of Miss Ellen Fox. The funeral of Miss Ellen Fox, daughter of Contractor Fox, from St. Philomena’s cathedral ye: morning at 9 o'clock. High mass celebrated at the eathedral. The attend- ance of mourning relatives and sorrow- ful friends indicated the very high es- teem in which the young lady was held and the grief which was felt at her de- cease, She was engaged 1n marriage to a gentleman in Sioux City, and the nup- tinls were to have been celebrated in a few weeks. The cortege to the Holy Sep- ulchre cemetery whero llm burial oc- curred was qmlu |mpuau| the Edison Elcctric Ll h(by!«*m Estimates furnished, 1£0. W, CosTER, Paxton House, Omaha, Agent. e South Omaha Uoal. All reports to the contrary Mr. Cook, who has charge of the sinking of the coal shaft at South Omaha, says that coal of a very fine quality has been discovered, The work of boring is still rapidly going on, and the development will be worked for all it)s worth. e Joe Kearney Dying, A Joe Kearney, one of the first teamsters in Omaha, and well known 1n the city, not expected to live many hours. Joe has been' a good fellow in his day and his demise will be regretted by a largze number who knew him in the palmy days to him) of hiuling from the steamboats, A BIG SUIT. An Injunction Against the Water- works Company. An important and sensational suit was started in the United States court yester- day, involving large sums of money and important interests, The plainuft is M merchant prince of Ch fendant is the ('m Wi pany of this city, in his petition Hn,_,m that about ar ago he purchy W0 shares of water. works stock R. Johnson, who n president, Since that time,Mr. ims, the policy of the com- has been to depreciate the stock held by some of the lesser holder notably himself, Mr. Kountze, Mr. Creighton, and Mr, Hamilton. In' other words, to practically freeze them out. He says that he bought the stock from Mr. Johnson with the understanding that that gentleman, Mr. Rogers, Mr. Du- mont and Mr. Morse held interest in llll arshall Field, the id the de- rworks cor he plaintift An agreement wa red into, itis alleged, Field and the ntlemen that 110 one of the pool w. sell his stock, without the knowledage of the other: claims that, notwithstanding this agree ment, the otner gentlemen — sold their stock shortly afterward to a syndi- cate of castern capitalists, who cted W. H. Underwood president and 8. W, vlie seeretary. In return for tlis it is .\Ilurml the new company held a secret meeting, contriving not to give Mr. [Field due notice, at which the eapital stock of the company was incre 1 to $800,000, (and subs quently to $1,600,000). Then, it is alleged, arrangements were made to issue pre- ferred stock, and apply the proceeds of le of the same to the payment of an debt which the "new com- X owed to the old wirectors, Messrs. Dumont, Morse, Rogers and Johnson. This new debt existed be- cause the new Underwood-Wylie sy cate had practically mortgaged a on this preferred stock to pay for the stock transferred by Mes Johnson, Morse et In other words, the scheme was 1o operate the. company for the benefit the John- son-Rogers-Dumont syndi [ against Field, Kountze, = Creighton and the weaker stockholder order to complish this it is ¢ Mes: Wylic and Underwood saw to 1t that a board of directors (most of them out of y) were elected who would be sub :nt to their wishes, It is further stated Ir'y Mr. Field in his petition, that the ne re under the thumb of Wylie n».i l'uv wood at a sceret meeting held May 6, in this city exceuted a le of the ‘waterworks company’s property and pl nteen years, to the "Americs company Chicago. Lhis, plaintitt is a «.n-m»r:mun organized under laws of lilinois for the purpose of own- ing und operating waterworks in the dif- ferent This lease was to be executed in - consideration of the 0,000 of preferred ‘stock, which as to be up and paid for by the This company, the de- 1ims, is under contro! of Messrs. Underwood and W to further the scheme of conspirac fraud against the weaker stock holders. T plaintift ates that the lease, as well as the in- wse of stock,jwere covertly and fraud- ulcnlly mmwht about, “He there- fore " aots " for an injunction against Messrs. Wylie, Underwood, Mc- I)nu al and Hall of the waterworks com- B ny, enjoining them from exceuting the s, or having anything further to do with the management of the company, until the mattercan be heard in court. also asks for the appointment of & reveiver. Judge Dundy has granted the njunction and will hear the matter as soon as possible. THE NERKASKA CENTRAL. between Mr, ove named s to unload or consent and Mr. Field Work Delayed by a Hitch on the Bridge Question—Rail Notes, Tt transpires that the reason work is not being pushed on the Nebras tral roilway project is that thete is some trouble about the brid, been stated in the Beg, the Chicago, waukee & St. Paul road, which ing the Nebraska Central, will build th bridge ut this point which is to connect the fowa line of that road with the Ne- braska Central r The survey of the provosed route is all made, and every- thing is ready to go ahead with the work of ¢ ruction when lo!and behold! It appears that the Omaha and Council Blufls bridge company, which proposes to build a wagon and foot bridge, has chosen to cross the river at llmluu street. is has led to a contlict, to gotiating are now (\Illvll) s rumored that the St. Puul road is_negotiating to buy out the franchise of the Omaha & Council Blufis company and build in connection with the railway bridge, foot bridge. On this s nothing definite can be learr It ascertained to-day that Topro; sentatives of the Nebraska™ Central and St. Paul roads are now in Washington conferring with the secrctary of war and ;_'u\u'nmvn(ulhc als, relative to the pro- poml bridge. As tne state officials can, if they so desire, authorize all th prelim- inaries n sary to the construction of the bridge, it will not be nec y to 1n- voke the aid of congress in this direc- tion. Mil- is back- A POSSIBLE ALLIANCE, _Messrs. Potter,Ames and Adams, of the Pacilic, are to arrive n this city, ning, wh re Mr. Potter will here: coming w terest to the Union Pac ment of which passes into nu- hands “of Mr. Potter. The details of the trans- fer will be _eflected meet- ing, as will doubtle: 150 be de- termined the closeness of relationship which shall hereafter exist between the Union Pacilic and the Chicago, Mil- waukee & St. Paul. It has long been mentioned 10 railroad cireles that there was a growing desire on the part of botih of these roads to arrive at anund and- mg whereby each might derive the benefit of the through western and eastern connection of the other, thus forming a continuouns line from almost coast to const. It has been a question, however, with which of the Iowa lines this understanding could be eflected, some thinking that the C. B. & Q. was the one most likely to be jeeted. The seleation of Mr. Potter, late that road, scemed to imply the agreement suggested mwht en- tered into, but ths been authoritatively denied by Mr. lum\r. It is known, however, that Messrs, Adams, Potter and Ames are to be met here by the leading men of the Chicago, Milwau- kee & St. Paul, and in view of the friendly relations existing between tlm corperation and the Union Pucific, also the interest the former i in bridging into this city, gives warrant for the belief that the object of the com- ing of the Milwaukee's oflicials is as sug- gested, of that be NOTES, Pflsflon%:r Agent Vaundercook, of New York Central, is in the city. Traveling Passenger Agent Giles and Gonoral Wastern Pussenger Agent John- son, of the Lake Shore road, are in Omaha, Knox Boude, a former slenngrnplmr for Superintendent Kosty, of the Union Pacific telegraph \lcp.nrlmunt is said to be doing Salvation army work in Denver. the Police Court, The whole Pontag family, who were engaged in an asssult upon Stuart Reed, residing at Nineteenth streets, were /brought before Judge Berka yesterday, They were given a brief examination. and then bound over to appear for trial next Saturday. James Flannery was fined $10 and costs for as- saulting James:Highland, a justice of the peace near South Omaha. A number of ol dlunka and vagrants were dis- and Spring ACCOMPLISHED Ever since our opening here we have labored under great disad- vantage on account of our store being too’crowded. We were here- tofore not able to get such a large place as we desired,and not only were we prevented from keeving the stock we intended. but we could not even properly display the assortment we did carry. Wehave at last succeeded in securing additional room and have leased the two floors above as also the rear part adjoining our store on 14th street. This, in addition to our present salesroom,will make us the largest clothing house in the west. Stock Yards Company Stock, he success which has attended the stock yards in-South Omaha, has been so remarkable that the muanagement has found that they are inadequate to supply the demands upon them- The intention nowis to enlarge them about fifty per cent, and for this end other improvements now contemplated, it is proposed to increase the capital stock from $1,200,000 to §2,- 000,000, The necessary alterations willcrowd us fearfully,and this as well as the desire to oven the enlarged quarters with entirely fresh goods prompts us in making a SPECIAL SALE, at which we will offer extraordinary bargains. We are Now Marking down our Stock throughout atsuch prices that it will make a stir in the clothing trade, and will move our goods quickly. All goods marked in plain figures and at one price. ebraska Clothing Company, Cor. Douglas and 14th sts., Omaha. OMAHA RUBBER CO, O. H. CURTIS, Pres. - J. HURD THOMPSON, Sec. %z Treas ‘Wholesale #2 Retail. 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