Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, August 31, 1890, Page 3

5 e ————— SUNDAY, AUGUST 31 1890.--TWENTY PAGES KELLEY, STIGER & CO Open in Their New Store T0-MORROW MORNING At Farnam and 15th Streets, WITH A COMPLETE LINE OF New Fall Dry Goods » S = I I I I I e DIGNITY OF HONEST IABOR. How 1t Hus Ben Uphell Throughout the Thion., LABOR DAY IN TWENTY-THREE STATES. Nistory of the Move in Nebraska and How the First Monday in September Became 8 Legal Holiday. “Labor Day," which Omaha will observe I 0 befitting & manier WMOXOW, IS LW 1 s popular througlout the United States Jhiat, before many years, it bids fair to be- wme n dingerous rival to the Amcrican Pourth of July Allhough its origin dates back bt yours, it is nowcelebrated 1 nearly tity, lown and hamlt intwenty-three st of tho union, not merely as a natterof choice but because these states have laws spread upon their books, making the first Monday iu mber of cach year o holiday on which 4 teabute may be paidto hmestlabor. Itls nota day that is ushered i by tho booming of cannon and the display of cheap patriotism, Itis aday when the toiless in the workshops throughout the width and brealth of theland throw car to the winds and sock recreation and information on the subject deavest thelr hearts Olnthe carly '60s the elght-hour movement wasagitited by the tmdes' federation of New York e members of tho labor organizatins, through their wident, Samuel W, Gompers, 1 158 Wded i1 lobbying the bill through the leggislature of that state Ttwas o gret and glorious vieto laboring men of the Kimjire stat next sesslon, in thanking Mr. € his work, it was proposed to s ns rest and vecreation in honor of theevent. The questim wis discussed at length by the ibers of tho federation, and while all wero lu fivor of celobrating o' da ust whit diy could not te decided upon Kaime favored the Fourth of July, but finaliy, the first Monday in Septermbe as decided upon, and thit day was incorporated in the bill, which @ few days later passed and wis jedd by the governor umier of 158 and just prior to the g of the republican stale sonvention in ebras ka, the Knights of Labor of Omaha embled wnd adopted resolut denou n¢ the i1 tn of Pinkerte into tate, andalson i that Bt Mouday in Seplembor B bo known us Labor] day lutions were introd 4 of this city and relorred to o sub of J. (. MeBride than of Ncbraska uninaninously’ sdopted anl wire ncorporated publican platform of that year. ® logrislature convened at” Lincoln day in Junuary, 1859, Sou donf ‘of this city bill that rad s follows ol by the semate and_house of of the stale of Nebraska Mouday i the year shall hereaf nd shall be mannerand (o the jays provided for in s BB the conpiled statutes of 1887, Fourth of July, Arbor day, Now Yoars. @m) of Juiuary thebill was re . labar, consistiug g, Connor, Keeley, Robin a few ove for the and at the pers for wide o day r be known teemod o public g of January it was refernd BRRtteo with recomniendations pex| day it wis_called up aud pussod without dis W ongrossed and sent t M was championed b Specit of Ouaba nd paha county. AL wes eed @ | rsttimeon the 1th and asecond time o iR of Fumary and refemed (o the houso committee onlabor. § In the comnittee, it waslost and manya dilientsearch faled to reveal its where- bouts. & “50N the2sth dayof Mareh A B. Cadr, chalrman of the sifting committee, |bm\(4ht. thebill In @ pigonhe of the deskin the commitiee wom and reported it back with a recommendation that it i once be taken fron the general flles and b upow its pis; sage. The rcommendition was alopled and on March 27 it was passed o tho thin read ing, The wvote was us follows: Ayes, (23 ays, 20, "™ Oradiock and John Jenkins, who had been walching tho fateof the bill, and foar- ingdefat, ducd the engrossing derkto putin 4 few hous of exira time, andon sh ¥, the sixty-sixth diy of the session, ded in having it st to Goyernor cer's office, where at midnight it was »d and became a law. 00 ast Septenber the day was observed in a ut it will be as nothing compared tion whicn is oullined below : THE GREAT CELEBRATION. The Socicties in Line and Day and Night Displays. The grand Lavr day procession will form ats:30 o'click Mondiy morning md will move locksharp. The meeting place ofthe severil sodeties and divisons will be as follows, ind uiderthe following marshals : ames M. Kenney, Grand Marshal . Kirby, 2. K Overall, James jrophy, August Beemman, Janes Fordie M. Hildwin. Poter Kewiz Rolad Thorp Wil form » on Fifteenth stregt, fact Detaui]of mounted pltol aven Grane Cilef of police Musionl Vut SHCOND DIVISION Will form on Fifieenth street, south of Capitol avenue, facnz north Anclent Order of Tibernian ban wolders' union Noy 1w, EQ. 0 Comor. arshal llenry George assembly Kilghts I545, 1. Stokes, min 0 Blacksmiths and helpers. Car departuent assenbly Knights of Labor, No. 301, J. Milier, manshal Union Pacific wsenbiy No. 1076, I Union Pacifie machineshop, The apprentices Padfic asscubly Knights of Counel Bluffs, No. 0. Switenimen's nutul Brotherhoud of Loeomot TIRD DIVISION, form on Foureenth street. north avenue (nelng south Walnuat Hill b Campenters’ unl 5 O. Reinhart sarshal, Mlutnbers’ union, Jame MoManus manshal Wood machinists, Machinists' union and apprentices, J. B, Had- L A hal makers' f Labor, No. s inx Union nen, No. 123, Wi Cap ot sheot iron union opers' union No L Puinters’ wnions Nos. 82 and 109, s Stereotypers union FOURTH DIVISION WIIL form on Fourtenth street, south of Cap: tol avenue, £ Max Geyer band, San Stover ma erling Brlcklayer Plasterers B Land P T hal Fddlenan ma on, Chatles Rosens Stonecutten Tk HEe carrie Warld-Horald cart Evening Demoerat earrier. FLETH DEVISION, W1 form b Thirtesnth sireet, norh of Cap: itol avente, facnz south. Navy wlow, Frank M, Linhger mar shal Pringing pressnen’sunion, E. Castlc marshal atlon’ unlon, Wi, Holl arshal. Sauddle ud harmness makers' unlon No. 1, P, L Broad burst marshal. Butehers’ unlon, Peter Besen marshial Statlomary engl s, Letter Carriers' uss t N Colored burben’ wulom, b J. Jubnswn warsbal SIXTH DIVISLOX Wil form on Thirtemth streel south ot Capl enue facing north, wLawd Bohemian band. Workman. Kulghtsof I nightsof Knightsof Kuightsof ightsof Kuightsof Labor Tabor ass Labor 1ss Tabor issenbly 2310 Labor ussenbly, 460, Kiightsof Laborassenbly, 62 Joseph Vasker, marshal, David Turv @ SEVENTH DIVISIO Willformon Twelfth stx avenue, facl uth. Magie City eornet hand, Sl P i) rsiinl. igamnkers arbers union, No. Tuilors' union Local assembly., No. 860, § Switchmen's union. *the Union stockyards, Sitt, Hamanond aud Omata smploy es andother laboring men. LGHTI DIVISION n Twellth street, south of Capitol facing North. Ixth warl band. Falliance. outh Ol a) north of Capitol Willforn avenue eventh street, north of Capitol Huth. sior band, riages and OF MARCH “rom Fifteenth and Capitol a Capitol avewue to Ninth, sout Douglas, to Fifteentn, to Faman Hamey (0 Siic ¢ south onSixteenth to Harney, here the Line willdisband and the erowd Wil g to the fuir Fromnds vl notor, caryall ete. ote. Atthe Fair Gronnds. The progranmeat the fa ir grounds will be as follows : Willforn on aven Citizens in ¢ THE LIN mue st on on Ninth to nth, o wtor Van Wyek, 2p ) and parichite arvop b, 3 R i N'\\'urlm‘l;lu | Dtting Ruces—One mile, three Tt #1003 first prize, nt; third 0 per cent. ! o nowspaper purse, ¥ ad, ¥ E5 fourih, s2i0. Rlow mo second, . Veyde race. for amateurs; wold medal alf wile foot race, open for all; purse, B15; st prize, $10; sec 3 One hund red-yard foot race, anuteur; prize, 20 yarls, weight not less o, #10; first, d_sack race; purse, 03 second, #; third, #, g high juinp, privilege of welght; ip; purse, 83, ol |‘vm’~-'. o, All entries will close at the fair grounds at 2 gelock in the afternon, except the trotting c0, which closed at Gate City hall, Thir eonth and Douglis, yesterda; Conditions—All troiting races to be mile best two in three to harness, and to be conducted under the rules of the Natimal taotting association. Ruming races will be governed by the American jockey club rules. The comumittee reserves the right to trot or eun rucs between the heals, and to postpone for suficient cause. The right is also clained tochange the order of anyevent onthe p gramme, should it be desired, but no chanige will be made in cases where an injust would be douaetoany other parties making entries, Comcert at the Fair. In the afternoo at?:30 o'clod, the Musical Union militry tnd will give a grand con- cat, the progranme of which isas follows: PART 1. Rarberof savi fon-Bohem iy tusli—La Pal PART AL A Night Alarn by request) Rossint Deseriptive sofal night, 2= All asleep. es Fish out. Lirge CAWLY WO O, 4 Unreeling of hose, 6-The T-Flre out reelup hos SO tor home The fremien's Song. 10— Howse agasin. Gavote—Th Uvertire Descriptiy Lhe wmvrniog bl First leartThrobs. . Ellenberg Raymond....oooiivonine oo Thomas X i S Bucalossi tal und peacetuls 2-Thehuntiman prep.es for the pleasuros hause. ‘o jumpon_our saddle and our huntsman sounds a merry blast 4—The parties join 5—The road is alive wilh horse- +-Ou the seent. 7-Full ery, 8—The th, 0—We rewrn home, Gulopde Concert, Infornal.. . Keler-Bela I—Clofr of infernal spirits. 2—~Council of the futies. §—Dance of the *dovils, 4—Mid— uight. 5—Reception to Pluto. High School Grounds at Night. Thefestivitiesof the day will bebrought toa close by a magificnt display of fire- workeson the high school grounds, eommenc- ing at7:30 o'clock. Among @ lost of miscel- lineous displays the following set pieces will be burned : “Welcome," 1800, “Anyel tal Fountafn,” “Mechuni ontra Dance, ‘Union,' "™ tar of Awerica," canFlag * Am - with Statue of W fgton,” oddes of Lib- erty.” Managers. Thefollowingare the membors of theexe- aittve committeo of the Centrl labor union who have been charged with the duty of ar- rnging fortheabove grand affir: ’ ilus Meyer, W, B. Kirhy W, B. Musser, iiles, T, Bennett, Bovies, T. Kelsey, ¥ N Torton, I. South- Auzist Beerman, R Thorpe. 1. Rutherford, I, W, Kivy, J! Cody, I, Athleti O*Connor, rze Dom- . Ballwin, A. Miller,Juraes K. Dr. Bimey cures hay tever. FAIR DATES, Agricultural Exhibits in Nebraskaand Adjoining States. Below are given the dutes of the county fairsin Nebraska aud stite fairs inadjoning states: Nebraska state falr, Septe nd lundbeetsugar po tembor 1, Eioux Uity com pals KK ansus sta to fid W yoming st Bee ldg. Aber 512, we opens Sep- opens eptemberil o fulr, Septomber 1 A COUNTY TAIRS, 4| Gige tember 25, 10| Hiteheoe )| defrran Kenrney 18! Lincoln. . Z Nuekolls Caster. . & Pierce. Dawes 0! Pork . Dixon . Dodge 3 Suundirs Dawson Shermn 1- 4 Stanton. . Sept. 30-Oct. 3 D119 Valley.. .. ...S¢pt. York Sept. Al Dr. Birney cures hay fever, Beebldg, plind. g Tiio clorgy of the Russian church are vided into two classes, according to th means of sustenance. One portion receives their regilar salaries, tha other his to work in the ficlds which the church apportions to them, aud to depend on the gifts and colle tions from their parishimers, The latter are known. as the *white" clrgy, Now the synod isworking out aplan for putting the entire clorgy on regularsalaries and abolish- ingthe system of chaurch collections, The sumof 8,541,600 rubleswill be required au- nually for thesalaries of the “white’* der. which will be graded cording to their re pactiveoicas. Aspecial tax willbe impase pou the “ortiodor” toraisc thalsuwm, st Birney cures hay fev plih L Mo The Miuneapolis papers show the Flour Cily tean tobe in the lead, the Milyauke joumals havo the brewers on top, id the Kuwas City paprs il give tle covbors first place. ALl of this differonce comes from the contested ames in which the three ams are into ted. The directors at their nt meeting inOmahasnould have decided contests, but ttey left them until the end of the sewon.~Chicago luterOceun. — Dr. Birney cures hay fever, Beo bldg, Frayklin -5 Dr. . Bea bldg, GUES THE WAY OF ROOKERIES The 01d Herald Building Tomorrow Becomes a Memory of the Past, THEUSES TO WHICH IT HAD BEEN PUT. How It Strved as Hewdquarters for theArny and the Gallant Men Who Occupled its Sto- ried Halls, Workwillbe commenced tomorrow mom- ingupon the demolition of a Wilding that was at one time the architectural pride of Omaha, Twenty-two years ago Mr. John Withnell, then a young man, began workon the erec. tion of alarge boarding ho o the south- west comer of Harney and Fifteenth stre Tho original pan of the stuctire coutemyplated a threestory builling 60x120 feet, with, at that time, modern improve- ments. Mr, Withnell had purchased thelot from Dr, Monell for £,000,and his enterprise inputting up such a splendid building was a subject of unlimited fuvorable comment. The heidquarters of the department of the Pltte lad been establishedin Omala a fow ars before—this wasin 1568—an pled v onlinary quarter, The oficers wanted the new builling for their leadquarters, aid, through theefforts of General €. C. Augur, the department commandor, m offer mude to Mr, Withnell by which the govern ment agreed to become histenant for a term often years,if he would build an additinal story 10 thestructure. Tothis Mr. Withell agreed, and the huilding was completed near- lyas itnowstands, The department officers fn those diys were ajolly set aud lifoat the headquarters wis @ happy There were Adjutant Generals Litchfield and Ruggles and ~ Bob Williams, who nirried the widow of Stephien A, Doug- lus. J.H. Belcher was finst depot quarter- master, and William Arthur brother of the expresident, was the firsd paymaster, Then theve was Major Tharnberg, “who sur- prised and killed by the Indians in Colomdo and was broughthome here forburiil, 1twas inthe old building that Colnel Kautze, who is now having some touble with General Brooke, was court-martialed for soue minor offensoand was slightly pumshed. The head- quarters were in thisbuilding when the B. &M. strike was on and Captain John S. Woods, who was chief janitor, distinguished himself by bavricading “the building so that the strikers could notget in and detroy the regular army, In 182 tho department headquarers were removed to Fort Omaha, under an o the war department, and the bullling was vacated. On September 4, K78, a short time after the bullding had been vacited by the govern uwent, occurred (he memorable fire which de- stroyed the Grand Central hotel, and in which were lostthe lives of five Omaha fire- men. The Grand Centrl hid rbbed the Withoell building of much of its glory, but with its destruction the Withnell building was put tothe use for which itwas oriainally b ‘While the the rins Geage fire of was still the ( Dr. Miller offer Buos., proprietors of the € M Withuell for the rental of his building as w hotel. The offe was fivoribly considered, and on the day after the fire a lease was executed glving tho Kitclens possesion of the buildng for a rm of three years with a privilege of hold: ing the property for five you until their botelshould berebuilt, The building was at ouce renovated and remaodeled for o hotel,and In & very fow days the Kitchens were duly in. stalled in their new quart wd *The With. nell was the leading hotel of the city, Patronag As liberal, rent was moder and the house proved & bonanz to the mana , whoare credited with having said that made more money out of the louse t y had ever madeout of any other hestelry in tho same length of time The Kitchens ran the hotel until the com: pletion of the Paxton in |5 My, Witkuells bulding wis agiln vacant, buming o | It had cost him originally about $25,000, in addition to the costof the lot, and it had not been improved any by tho various usesto which it had been put. “As ahotel and head- quarters for the army the polish had been knocked off the structure. 'Lhe plastering was cracked and the paper hid lost its original brillimey, Other good buildings had been erected, too, and the once famous block hadlost much” of its prestigeamong the substantial building enterprises. hen, too, Mr. Withuell was not able to buill mag- nificent blocks and puy Spot for tiem fn those days as le is now, and this enterprise, withothers he had iu hand, were making financialjdemands of him that causel him h The enterprise did not look like & payingone and he put the propertyon the market for$15000. It went begging at this figure fora time and then Miler & Richani- son, the owners of the Herald newspaper and job printing establishment made an offer of 000 for the building and ground, This was finally - accepted by Mr. Withnell in the fall of 18 the building passed in- to the hands of the Herld people. 1t was re- modeled to meet the requirements and was the newspaper palice of the west in those day Here, under the management of Dr. Miller, the Herald saw its palmiest days. Here thelatest great political battles of {he sheetin both the state and nation e fought o paper and hers Dr. Mille aliant service for the of the city wd state until in 1 I 1, when the paper and property old to Hon. John A. MeShane. purchase price was $150,000, whic - cluded the paper, plantand franc I3 partof the property which Mr. Withuell had s0ld for $16,000 figured at about §5,000, The builling continued to be used forane paper office until the Herald lostits identity oy consolidation with the World a year ago. When the paper was renoved from the build- inga mixed lot of tenauts, including barbers, tadlors, tiners and job printers, boot blacks andr was given possession and the build- ingrapidly degraded 0 o rookery and fire trap. Itias worn ontin floors had become eaten aw: of loles, slivered md dan wero dirty and musty, and th, tur od a5 dilipidated Inte teriorly 1 if it had pyrmids, The owner, Mr. Mc > Ly sold the real estate interest to the Boston ground rent company for #100,000, and under a long lease will at once begin the erectionof a handsome brick block on the site tocost at least $10),000, 1tis in pr that th Tho wills entire stru orlyand ex- been coeval for this fmprovement kof tearing down the old struc- | be commenced tonorrow, and the illbe adorned with @ structurein ko p- th the tity's progress, (L hay fever. : — Special Trains to Douglas Connty Fair. The Unimn Pacifie, appreciating the fact that tlere will be a lar ance atthe Douglas county order to accommodate the wel, in addition to its regular ser- throughout the state, lns arranged run wo special trains daily om Sept. 1 105 from nd Ishnd. This will give people living along the line anexcollent opportunity tocome to ke in the fai 1d races, have nd return to their homes S0 tradns leay Grand Island duily at 4:30 a1, and p. m., returning, leave Omaha at € A and 5 Thisshould insure a ingy Dr. Birne Boe bldg - ittt Building Per The fHllowing prmits wor superintendent of buillings y E. G. Morrill, onostory fram Balcer wvenue und 0ol sireet. A Eke twostory brick dwell g, Niié- teenth and Doreas streets. A Eke twostory hrick dwelling, teenth and Doras streets A Eke twostory briok dweiling. e nth and Doras streots, F, M. Hemhaw, one and oniguarer story frame dwelting, Twenty-fourth a Munderson strets = our WInOT permiits Totl issued by the sterd cottuge, 11,000 . 180 Nine~ 1,80) Nine- 180) 1,0% 1.29) 8§ K00 The annual ¥eport of the American bible ¥ says that of 51 families found in the course of eight years’ work to be without acopy of the bible, 283,771 families refused 10 buy @ copy or recolveonens agift, THE TI0UNGER IV THE LOBBY, An Era in Which the Spwialit Partiond larly Shines, OPENING OF THE THEATRICAL SEASONS Carleton and His Conpany at Boyd s Kepertoiroof the Operas toBe Given During the W eck—011io RRe Ppith at the Grand, ‘Tlis isan age of specialists, Not aloie inthe worll of nedicine Is this true butin law, inthedogy,and particularly in the dramatic profession. Astheage progresses, hand in hand withy science and art, experts develop from one cd of the world to the other. You often hear jolees about plumbers, and the subdivisions of Lubox are aconstantsourco of vexation, exe pense, amusenent andjoculy The man who cando one thing is notpernitted by the lawsof his union todo another. Amason is nots necessarily a bricklayer. Thero is u differs ence between carpentey and cabinetnaking. Singers rrely actand ictors rarly sing. A Jackat all trades, ransthe proverb, isgood at none, specialism pay 1 vou ad an example of the success of during the contine Direcory” atBoyd's, da glimpse of Charles Reed, an ex- P lian, who nade his reputation inblack face years ago, hut there was a demand for white face comedians, graluates of the minstrel stage and all Mr, IReol had to do wis to wash the cork off his faceanddo the sime ‘“tums' he did when, holding down th d of anegro semi-circle, Let usgo a bit further, Lok at Francid Wilson, and all actorsin his line. Can you, who remember Frands Wilson ten, fifleen, years ago when in Mart Hanley's variety with Mackin, discoy anything icls Wilson of today! gemine amsenent last week, a spociilist ;rnm the crown of herheadto the sie of heat oot Yearsagowhen sheand her sistor shininglights of the varicly stige they gave an ininitable of ‘nego diaracter sketches. The: dingthe samothing to day, and May later onbecime & menber of Adigustin Daly’s company and thetraiiin ho recc in the Thitre Fracals of Auericn was fwvaluble, She has profited bythatscholing he art has beomo ag micdlow as a Hen Davisapple, but there ig litle that isnewin lor work, The publia adnirves herprosut wperbire of sketohes 3 why bother her head aboutother things. TakeJoseph Jofferson, Whois sopopilar as Rip Var Wiikle Jefs ferson! Can heplay anythingelsel 1 80, dat? Fortwenty yeaarsall of us have ens joyed his poetic tiestment of the veriest vagaband that walked thecarth, a nisuser of his wife, & neglecter of his chillren, o tramp, rd as Gollightly 1d “Lend Me Five Shilings” or as swaggers i 30b Acres, one made o 1 engage ts W seen grat actor in something bee sides the one character 8o much enjyed, What was theresults Rip Van Winkle in anther suitof dothes, Jofferon is a spes clalistif there ever was one, ( cteracting isthe fad of the hour, The orignal Sotiern and the prsent Sothem aford aduirable illustrtions of the power and popularity of specilism, There is glame in it 1 it pleass e init, money in it, young men and young women who ricogulze (hat fact in the May-day of their professional life will be abla tosit leneath the anple foilage of their own vine and fig tre in latl years, charmed with the nd su ported by of thelr growth, wera 1602 Sixtemthand Parnam streots iy the new Rock Island ticket ol Ticks els toull points east at lowest rutes, e S S Dr, Birey cures hay fevor. 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