Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, August 9, 1891, Page 3

PICTURES OF PEERLESS PAREE | Americans Swarming the Most Beautiful Oity in Europe. VIEW A FRENCH OF LIBERTY, 2'n Condition of the Working Classes —~Women Crowding the Men—The Market Houses -Mr. Roses water's ObSeryation. P, France, suly 20,—|Editorial corres- pondence of Tuk Ber.] This is the goiden harvest season of the Parisians. ‘The leading Parisian daily Le Figaro vertinently r marked the other day: English pre- “The dominate in London, Berlia is nothing if not St. Petersburg is decid- ples remains ftallan to longer the habita- int rman edly Iussian, and N the core, but Paris is no tion of the French, at any rate during the summer scason. We have given up our ho- tels, theaters and public resorts to the Amer feans and English, and the Champs-Elysees and great boulevards are monopolized by fore nsely gners, Swa ming With Americans. just now glish sight s spoken at the principal Ho tourist in to Englishmen. This s literally true. swarming with Amer ® the thoron, shop are aris and gl on is an rs and one hears more leading hotels and hfares than French and b keapers, t Kkets Paris Amert At not tne ouly who seek to caus and the “Press Ce the famous club which counts amons 2,400 membors the most eninent journalists, authors and art crities of the I metropolis, I noticed in con pleuous lettering on a sign hanging over tbe of the buffot, whisky cocktails, brandy cocktails, sherry claret cobblers, gin cocktails, win fizz and gin sling—mixtures that are not to be classed among the bever ages usually arank by Frenchmen. prople sator its h neh door cobblers, Disc And while talking -about the Paris Press club rooms and their sumptuous appoint- ments, it may not be amiss to cite a conve sation with Mr. Rene de Pont-lost, one of its directors and a man who ranks very high in Parisian literary and art civclos, Mr. Pont-Jest has traveled extensively in Eu rope, Asin and Africa, but never had visited America gueer notions that pr regarding the habits Amcrican people, Palks Prohibition. “In your poasted American republi Mr. Pont-Jest, “you have no hiberty after all. You have laws that prevent, peopla in many locatities from drinking a glass of wine un- less thoy et a preseription from soma doctor, and they are subjocted to and expense.” “Beg pardon,” formed issing American Morals, and his remarks arve a reflex of the il among Freachmen tho aud morals of great annoyance misin- k- ou are We do not punish people for dri ing, but merely prohibit the trafic in liquor is- » of our state: In sor ually a deed i “Hov about your aw 1 Sunday laws? e clamed M. . “Why do you p but these luws ar they are at work tilling thesoil or harvesting their crops, Farming in France The prevailing discontent among American farmers in general and farmers In the states west of the Mississippi in particular, has giver: rise to some peculiar notions regarding the exceptional condition of the French farmer, 1 have given,this subject considera- ble attention and hope to be able to throw some light upon it within a few days. B. ROSEWATER. s 1T HASTINGS. DOINGS Breezy Bits of Gossip Both Personal and Pointed, Hastixas, Neb., Aug. S.--[Special to Tue Brr.]- William M. Dutton nas purchused a lot with a sixty-six-foot fronton the north- east corner of Second strect and Denver ave- nue. He will atonce erect a handsome thre story brick block at a cost of $30,000 on this site, and J. H. Haney & Co. will move their wholesale hardware stock in the new build ng. i’ August 17, 18 and 19 will bo gala days in Hastings, On the 17th and 15th the Hastings bull elub wili play Plattsmonth for the cham- plonship of the state. Both clubs have beaten fremont and thut club appears not to boin it. Ou the 15th the independent state conveation meets here. The same day Augustine and Anderson will spar for the it champlonship of the state Hastings Democrat, which voices the ntiment of this section nearer than Apor, 15 as silent as the grave re county ticket nominated by the 1f nothing n it U the democrats are not ready to independent camp, 1s now oceupying the attention public any other warding the independent convention. indicates th fail into th Hurvestin of the farmers, almost 1o the exclusion of politics. New oats are comiug into town in laree quantities, and as they are very good they bring remuncrative prices. K. A. Batty, chaivmar of the democr committee of the Second district; John C. Stevens, chairman 6f the democratic county committee; R, B, Wanlquist, seeretary of the county committe A. S. Campbell, memt of the democratic state committee, and many other frominent demoerats, sent to Governor the Thayer on Friday a_protest awuinst - pointment of Samuel L, Brass of Juniata as the world's fair commissioner for this dis- trict as u democrat, 1t assorts that Brass di on tast May, repudiate his conneetion with the democratic party, and is now a fuil fledwed independent. 1t further prays that Governor Thayer appoint some good demo erat to t I, Brass' place, Georgo Brown of the Independent Tribune oftice, who bndly bruised his- hand by lotting an imposine stone fall on it, is now on the fair Wiy 1o recovering the use of that member. Work is now rogressing on the new laun- dry and kitchen for the asylum. As these buildings most_ necded, they will be finished, and_ then the wings will bo added, A picked nine and the Blaine Center tall club met in battie array on the college grounds this afternoon. “The past week hus boen a very quict one in police o here. Seven vagrants wero ignowiniously hauled out of the B. & M. curds, but they bonght tickets to Juniata and moved aloug. A prominent démocrat, writing from Tdaho says that the democrats of tnis judicial dio trict wiil neyer indorse the tion f Johnu M. Ragan if made by i ts, for distriet judg Misses Lizzie and Mary Stephens are in Denver, Colo., visiting friends. Not a'singlé eaucus has been calied by the republican county central committee. They will wait tll harvesting is over. Mrs, John Swearengen and daughter of Perry, Ta., is visiting her brotuer, Dr. W. A. Chapman of this eity. Miss Ella Rovce of Perey, Ia., is home on W vaeation visiting her parents, Mr. and Mvs. T.. A. Royce, and her many Hustings friends, b lepende veut peoplo from haviug rational recreation wnd enjoyment on Sundavs Our Sunday observance,” sald I, “is not as eigid as it is in England.” “Pnat may be, but they are something dreadful in England,” said he, I can't ue- derstand,” continued Mr. Pont-Jest, “how your people ean tolerate the Polico Gazette. Such pupers would be suppressed here.” A Stand-Ofr. 1 admitted tho demoralizing tendeney of the Police Gazette and kindrod sheets, ana asked 1n turn how such filtny and immoral sheots as the Gil Blas and other Parisian panors that reck with disgustjng stories and shocking illustrations ave not only tolerated, but are found on the tabla at barber shops, restaurants, and in the hands of respectable women, +“Oh," rotorted Mr. Pont-Jest, “our papers publish scandals and relate incidents of an Immorel tendency, but your Polico Gazette imulates crime, and begets a horrid craving v criminal news that will destroy all finer sensibilities."” Barbers Not “In Tt While Parisians, ard in fact the mercantile olass of all large European cities, is coustant- ly trying to satisfy the wants of Americans they have as yet failod lamentably to gratify tho wants of the Americans who A pitronizo the barber shop. In Pars, as in London mstordam and Brussels, the barbering devices arve erudo, and dgeidedly uncomfortablo. Tho chairs are without a foot rest or head rest, and in the most fashionable shop in Paris A man 1s obliged to wash His Face in a Basin and wipo it on the apron that was around his seck while boing shaved. And while the French barber is very polite, and thank: §ou beforo you have washed your face, and again aftor you have handed him the change, be never seems to realize your discomfort, but is bound to make himself comfortable. A Parisian barber frequently sits on a chair when engaged in hair cutting, and itis an amusiog sight to seo him clipping away at a snadl pace in u sitting posture. The Fr Work Easy. Tho disposition to work confortably manifested by the French generally. Last weok @ road employes strike was threatened aud the main point at issuo was the demand for an extension of the hour now allowed for lunches at noon to an hour aad o half. A striko to obtain an hour and a half fnstead of an hour for dinnor would bardly _ be contemplated by American workingmen. The Wages Paid. While the French laborer does his work at leisura he is poorly paid, In Paris tho com- mou laborer earas four franes (eighty conts) aduy. Iu the suburbs and in the interior of Franco only throe fraues aday is paid for u skilled labor. Mochanics and skilled wor k- wgmen earn from five o cight francs a day. neh is laboring classes geveral rail- The Employ o Women. The most striking thing in the labor world horoabouts is the genoral employment of wo- men in branches that are largely monopolized In America by men. Women are selling tickets at the railway stations, aud at the theatres whero they often act as th: corridors leading to the boxes. ushers in They do noarly all the book-keeping in thy hotels and stores and they are found everywhere in positions that do not require heavy labor. It goes without saying that women do noarly all the marketing, aud marketing is o vory important factor in the art of keeping tho household expenses of the lower sud | widdlo classes within tho limit of tuewr eara- | fugs. he Market Housos, Iu Paris the vast market halls are perfect ant hills of humanity from duwn until near noon daily, including Sundays. e suburban towns, and in fact every town and villige in France has its market-houses and market- quares, where the producer deals directly Aith the cousumer. Much of the proverbial prosperity of the French farmer is due to his ability to market nearly ail his products at Bome, aud the custom of doing this market- fug throush thelr wives and daugliers while The Adams county fair oMicials are work- ing very havd to make the fair a suc Four thousand dollars in speed premiums uro offered, and many fast horses ure eitere e 'sewerugo wang on west Third street ave now putting 1 ten hours time for ten hours pay. Thizd and Fourth streets are now blockuded. Adams County Demacrat: Tie OwAnA Bee seems at last to have realized the need of u good correspondent in Hastings and have found their man, Clyde B. Aitchison will see that Hastings is fairly represented w Nebraska's best paper. WEATHER CROP BULLETIN. U.ited States S oftie. Wasninaroy, Aug. S.—The following is the weather crop bulletin issued by the weather bureau : ‘Temperature—The week opened cooler than ustal throughout the country east of the Rocky mountains. A warm wave aeveloped in the northwest on the 3d and advanced slowly over tho upper half of the country, the week closing with warm weather in the upper latitudes from Wisconsin eastward to the Atlantic, covering the Ohio valley and the entire lako region, with cooler weather over the Dakotas. Hot winas blew over South Dakota on the Gth and 7th, the temperature reaching a maximumn of 100 degrees at Pierro on the 7th. The tem- nerature excess for the week in the Dakotas, southeast Wyoming and Nebraska, ranged from 2 to § desreos daily, from ceuteal Colo- rado southward over New Mexico, 2 degrees duily, and an excess of 2 degrees occarred in the southeast portion of the south Atluntic states. Elsewhere thore was a general de ficiency i the average for the week, the de- varture over portions of New England, Yovkand Pennsylvania being avout 3 grees a day, and the same deficiency occurred over Arkansas and south Missourt. From Montana westward to the Pacific coust the deficiency in temperature for the week ranged from i to 9§ desrees, tho latter in eastern Washington. Precipitation - Excessive weekly rain- falls, rangiug from three and one-half to five ana bne-half inches, were reported from the the Issucd by i ow eastern portion of North Curol na and at Corpus Christi, Tex. The rainfali, except in ceutral Mississippi, was in_excess of the usual amount for the week in the eastorn portion of the cotton region to Georgia: also from western Tennessee northwestward over Tudiuna wnd iliinois aud in the interior of the widdle Atlantic states. Local rains in cess of the usual amount were alse reporte from uorthwostern Missouri, northern Col- orado, northern Nebraska, in the section embracing from Lake Supérior westward to Montana, and_from western Montana to the Pucific, from three-fourths to one inch falling in western Washington, Showers occurred generally throughout the western stutes and in New tngland_and the miadle south At- lantic states. No rain fell in southeastern Michigan or northern Ohio and in portions of Wisconsin and portions of Texas and the soc- tion embraced by California to the west slope of the Rocky mountaius. General remarks: lowa—The weather has been generally tavorable for comploting the havvest and threshing. Reports from thresh- ing show an wereased yield of oats ana wheat above first returns; corn has made fine progress. The Dakc The weather conditions havo boen fayorable for harvesting the corn crop in South Dakoty and the advancement of all crops in North Dakota. Harvesting has just comwenced in North Dakota, while it is nearly finished in South Dakota. The indi- ations are for the best small grain croo tor many years in some localities. A drouth has beeu prevalent iu portions of South Dakota and bail hus done some damage in both state Nebraska—The week was very favorablo for hurvesting and threshing and it was the best of the seuson for corn. Missouri—~Rain is needed; the drouth is inflicting serious injury to corn and pastures in southeastern counties. Kansas — Wneather conditions haye been beneficial to all crops: corn is improving rap- 1dly und the Hax harvest has beguu in central cotutios. Colorado—Wheat is mostly cut and stacked and is a good vield. The weather of the past ks has developed corn rapidly. Fruit well and especially west of the vange; all other crop reports are fuyorably, lowa Weathor Bulletin Des Moixes, Ia, Aug. 8.—This week's weathor bulletin shows very favorable weather. Corn made fine progress and tho outlook is decidedly improved. Reports of threshers shows an increased yield of oats and wheat over earlier roturns tabulated. Flax, potatoes, pavturage aud millet are not- ably goods | | PARADISE AFTER BOYD COUNTY LANDS. O'Neill Crowded with Oitizens Anxious to | Make a Rettlement. AGRICULTURALISTS, FOR Evidence on Lvery Side Indicating the Wealth To Be Secured from the Product of the Farm, O'Neint, Neb, Aug. 8.—[Special to Tne | Bee.] -O'Neill has been crowded with | settlers for several days and still they come. | I order to seeure tand in Boyd county 1t is necessary to come here and wake the filings before the United States land officers, Over eighty filings were recorded drv, andit is expeeted that as many more will be made today, as the homescekers are arriving hourly by the wagon loads. yester- Mr. George Humpbrey. commissioner of public lands s buildines, ived in O'Neill late last night, He was decompanied by his cGeputy and today they wentover the country to Boyd county to select demnity school lands, Extremely hot weather is bringing out vackward corn and the crop prospects areex- cellent Largest vicla of small grain ever This 1ake adds 10 thoe in ull anxious to known in this section terest of the contest and et someof the lund, Valley Cour Soreial to T Busy i Onn, Neb, Aug The Valley County Teachers' meets here Monday, Augist 10, for a e of two weeks. A attend pected, arranzements being mad toacher: County Superintendent Br institute ion ox- 200 for Stephen A. Parks will conduct the institute and take charge of the classes in eivil po nment, United States history and didactics, Hatii C. Wooley, superintendent of York's publi will t teaching, schools, is assistunt conductor and cliarge of the ¢ slence of arithnetic an nnal Prof. Jay Laverty of the Grand Istand business colluge, special instructor in book- Kkeeping. Prof. J. F. Nickerson in penwman- ship. Miss A, M. Jones, instructor of primary i, kindergarten and synthetic Mary M. E. Crippen of the state university will give speciul instruction in elocution. The Womau's Christian Tem Jerance Union ntion for Valloy county it Speakers holds the from the unious be present and mass conv ourt bouse on the same dat tronzhout the cotity will address the meotinz o the various schemes belonging to — Woman's Chuistian Temperance Union work A ropublican club bas been or. with the following olicers: Jame ton, president; Henry W. Nelson, secve A Trout, treasurer. The club hus the Odafetlows’ hall and will maie a thor. ough sauvass of the county. A live fall cam- paign may be lookel for in Valley county. anized here A. Pat- ary rented Hamilton hniepend nts Aurony, Neb.. Aug. S.—[Special to Tug Ber. | —Toduy the mdependent atliance party of itamilton county holds its convention in this city for the purpose of electing delegates to the state and judicial conventions and of placing in nomination a county ticket. This will be the second ticket in the ficld The democrats held thiir convention three weeks ago and uominated a full ticket, among their nominecs bemng L. W. Shuman for county clevk, Peter Farney for treasurer, William H. Fall for sheriff.and C. . Grubb for superintendent of sehiools, Messvs. Far- ney and Fall being the present incumbents of the oflices for which they were again nom- inated. Within a few days after being notified of their nomination both Fall ana’ Grubb pub- licly declined the nomination at the nunds of the democratic party with the intention, it is supposed, of being candidates for those of- i fices before the independent —couvention today. The action of this convention is awaited with great interest, as there will be a lively seramble for the lonves and fishes, a logion of office seeicers being in the race. Meantime the republicans are quietly look- g on and sawing wood. They “will, how- ever, be heard from later, and will be in it” at the finish. e Picnic in ~aline County. Cuere, Neb., Aug. S.—|Speanl Telezram to Tug Bee]—The picnic of the Saline county alliance on the assembly grounds was a success, not only in attendance but in en- thusiasm as well. J. V. Wofe of Lincoln opened the speaking in the afternoon with few remarks upon his favorite topic of the tariff. Congressman McKeighan followed, entertaining the audicnce witb a_ speech for two hours. His remarks were often ap- plauded and seemed to give satisfaction to his coustituents, Among the prominent peo- ple of all parties prosent were, J. Bowlby, H. M. Wells, Judge Morris and nearly ever politician of note of the county. Awmoig the fuuny things that happened was that a prominent railroad man of Lincolu vecupiod a seat on the platform as an allisuce man. The field day of the state Young Men's sociution took place on the fair this afternoon. — Attendanco was the alliance picnie sbsorving the od sport was had in all_branches 5. The annual picnic of the Young Men's Christian association has boca a great success so far. Christiun grounds small, Hall County In tependents, taxn Istann, Neb, Aue S.—[Special Pelegram to Tue Brz | —The Hall county in- dependent convention was held in this city this afternoon and the fol:owing nominations were made: County treasurer, John Squires; county clork, Richard Harrison; county sheriff, Douglas Gilbert; clerk of the dis trict court, George 1. Ryan: county superiu- tendent, Jonu Marting county judge, 1. I Suurman; county surveyor, 0. A. Gallup; county corouor, Dr. Dileymplo., The con- vention passed off very quietly, nearly all the skivmishinz and hurd work having besu doue beforchand. Furglars at Gr Graxn Isiaxn, Nob, na. ~(Special arly hour an en- nd Is Aug. s Telogram to Tue Bee.|—At un vesterday evening burglars effecte veance in the Estes hotel by cutting the wir Thei screen in a window. operations were confined to a private room occupiod by Mr. J and Mrs. W Estes. A numper of valua- ble articles were carcied away, amoug which was & old wateh balonging 10 Mrs. Estes, which sho prized vory nighly. - No clue to the burglars has been found Nebraska's Great W Graxn 13N, Neb., Aug. 8.—[Spacial Tel- egram to Tne Bk, |—The greator portion of small grain in this section 1s now hurvested Unprecodented large yiolds are reportad fro ull sides and our farmers are jubilant over tne results, A 1d of eighty bushels of oats to the acre is a common report. Corn is now comine forward in excellent shupe. A furmer named Paul Frauen brought in two stalks of corn today, each weasuring thirteen and one- nalf feet in beieht Indepen tents N OaAtaLL, Neb., Aug. S, gram to Tue Bee)—The ludopendeuts the Thirteenth judieial distriet here and nominated William Ney Platte for district judge. Mr. Neville was veceiver of the North Platte land ofiice under the Cleveland administration and has been kuown as a leador among democrats in this part of the county, inate, Spacial Tole- of assembled o of North Found Dead O'Neini, Neb, Aug. 8.—[Special Telegram to Tuk Bree]—Cbristian Christisusen, a Dane, was found dead by the side of the road south of the Elkhorn river at this place this evening, It is supposed that ne fell forward out of the wagon and either died from the iujury thus sustained or from heart disease. He was seveuty years old aud had been come plaining lately the Road emporarily Obstructed Work, GrxEva, Neb., Aug. 8.—Special Telegram | Tur B to Tus Bee.|—Viork on the state bullding in } THE OMATA DAILY Bl SUNUAY AUUSL v, 1OVL—SILA TN PAGES course of erection here came"to a sudden stop today, owing to little misunderstand- ing between Mr, John Stefddhd McDonald the architect, but was settled ‘this afterooon by the staté board who emme to Geneva in response to a telegam from Mo Donald. They sustain the.architect in all points under dispute and the work will pro- gress in good shape Monday morning. The building is now rapidly assuming shape and will bo a credit to the state. Divor. ed From All Wanoo, Neb,, Aug. 8.—(Spocial telegram to Tie Bee.]—-The independents held their county convention here Wday and eclected delegates to the state and judiéial conventions and nominated a full county toket. The con- vention was well attended and was harmoni- ous in the main, They resolved not to sup- port any candidato that would accept en- dorsement at the hands of any old party con- vention and that they would not support any | one thit had not boen sfore identified with tho indepondent movement, The dele- gates to the state convention are W. P. Allen, James Lyle, John Weiger, J. D. Faitt, G. S, Lambert, M J. Wickars, Jorry Fishor, James Flachman, Withum Morrows, W. O. Rand, H. H Brainard, Samuel Biggerstaff, D, W Roberts, M. Thorson, P. J. Carey, W. A 20 1 A, Sanders, G W. Caivert, Keithloy, W Jonas Hender, W. Samuel Negler a; wstructed for Edeerton for supreme jud The delegates to the judicial convention are 1. C, Stevens, Samuel Rockwell, Joseph Krewlace, Jamos Haviie, F. Kewan, Oscar Olson muel Wooley, O. Beanan, C. H W. Williams, W. E. Dech, Jay William A . Jenks, . Calvert, W Hollingsworih Joim Lindbald, Albert Perry, Charles Kil- lian and M. A, Malloy. “Fhoy are notin steacted for any one, but the delegation is divided between G. L Wright and S. H Hornberger with the greater part favoring Wreight, It is conceded that — either Wright or Horobe will gt the The county ticket s, 1 C. B. Littlebridge; county clerk, W Rand; county judge, W. Wwilver: shoriff, Joseph Bartek: clerk of tae distriet court, 1. J. Carey erintendent of schools, R. K. Emerson; county cotnmis: doner, 8. B. Ro oroner,” Dr. I, . Wson s Way; surveyor, William Rogers nomination Ireasure o Hyannis Happer Hyassis, Neb, Aug. B | ~The Hyanais brass au excarsion to Alliance, S 1L R Dellinger has been appoint county treasurer. Charles Hoyt shipped eleven head of two- vear-old steers last week to Omuha that net- iS4, cars of cattle were shippes liere this and lust week. Dr. Plummer is at Omaha this business, H. Huzelbacker from the eastern part of the state is visiting here. . Faw of Wiuston, Mo, reccutly. No less th haare voaming Vos [Special to Tue band will go on sprember 3. i deputy i from weelk on has located here an four stock buyers from Oma- throuza this county 15 G. Ficekler, druzgist from Sastoria, this state, 13 visiting friends here tois week. Mr. Sears and Mr. Bielt are buildiny houses in Hyanuis intending to remove from the ranch to town. Phe democratic convention for this county is called for October The haying scason is on. The a good one and a lurge amount w stuck. vop will be 1 be put in o Beatrice News Not Beatricr, Neb,, Aug. 8.—[Special Tele- gram to Tar Bee]—The ci.y council last eveniug ovdered the creation and approved the estimates for four 1ew for this city. paving dustric The new districts contemplate the paving with brice of North and South Sixth street, Fourth, Wasunington, West Court and Murket streets, City Engineer O. V. P Stout tendered his resigoation last evening 1o the city council which was accepted. Gounty Survevor R. B. Kennedy was unantmeusly contirmed to fill the vacancy. Stout’s resignation is oc- casioned by his election ta a professorsiip in tho state university. A ten-year-old lud by the name of Bate: hud an arm badly broken this morning by bemng thrown fron a bucking poay at tho Colvy farm southwest of the city. Long P air . Loxa Pixg, Neb., Aug. 8.—[Special to Tug Bup. ] —The fivst load of wheat of this s waus marketed heve yesterduy and sold for cents per bushel. \Wheat in this vicinity is much better 1 quality and in quantity of yield than kas before been known. At least fifteen sites for summer cottages have been leased upon the Chauatauquiv grounds, sud before the opening of another Chuutwiqua all wili be provided with sum- mer restdences. The state renowned Adelphian quartette expected tonight. 1t will give a sacred pneert Sunday evening at the Chautaugua, \d another concort Monday eveaing. This the most attractive feature of the pro- gramme and will draw lirge crow sor Just & Fauiy dourn L Hanrixatoy, Neb., ‘Aug. 8.—[Special to Tk Bee. | —The North Nebraska Free Lance s the title of an illustrated district newspa- per to be issued from this city in a week or two. Its projectors say it will not be a locat v political journal, buta family newspaper designed for generat eivctlation. I politics it will be neutral but will devots some space to eurrent pohitical topi Mhe new journal will be maugurated under very auspicious circumstances. Amoug the countributors to the fivst issue ure Congressman Kem, Judg Crawford of West Point, Judge Morris, State Representative J. M. Moan, tHou. J. il Keatly and Joseph Sampsoa of Sioux City, and @ number of otner prominent politiciaus aud citizens of North Nevraska, A lia ¥ ople Ready, Poxca, Neb,, Auz. S.—[Spacial Telegram to Tie Ber.|—At the alliance county con- vention held at Martinsburg this afternoon the following nominations were made: For c, Churlos Smith of Ponca; treas- ss of Springbank; judge, Cabe of Hooker; superintendent of public i struction, John Mollony of Daily “Brauch clerk of the district court, D. W. Roy of Ponca; coroner, T. W. Walbeck of Ponca. The delegates to tho state convention are Warner Star and 1, Beller, Independants Disagree. Kearxey, Neb., Aug. 8.—[Special Tele- gram to Tuk Bee.|—The, indepondents pri- mary was held here today to elect twelve delegates to the county convention, which will take plac was August 1% A very light voto polled, only reweing 182" of which ority delexates faworing the nomination of John Barnd of this. place for distriot judge. W, L. Green, who has been u candi- Qate, withdrew from the race this morning. The independents intimate that a durk horse will be in the field. Geneva No Exception. Guseva, Neb, Aug. S.—[Spacial Tele- gram to Tie Bee.|—The pleasant weather of the last week has made & ereat difference in the appearance of corn and has enabled the furimors to gov their smakl grain in tho stuck, and nothing cun stop them naving a biz crop of corn now, but hail sdrms. o rain has lou for five days, b4, prospects ave good for a shower tonight This has boon tho hottest day of the season dogrees in the shuide rora (nid pead Avnion, Neb,, Aug. 8. —|Special Telegram to ‘Lue Ber]—The indopendents today elected delegations to the state and judicial couventions and placed the following county ticket in nomiuation: For weasurer, J. W. Eaton; county clerk, M. {1, ery; sheriff, William H, Fall; superintendent, i, C. Gru® ber; clerk of district court, Jap Cunning vounty judge, W. L. Stark; commissione W. Huriug. s in the Field Disloyal Utter Oxn, Neb, Aug. s, noes, Speeial Telegran to Foote post No. 40, of the Republic, hold a meeting Friday even- ingto consider charges brought in public prints agaiust Comrade Dugald McHall for utterances disloyal to the flag. A committce of seven was apvointed to secure sworn testi- mony as 10 facts in the case aud report 1o & special moctiog Thursday, August 1 Grand Army | THEY KNOW THEIR BUSINESS. Members of the Board of Education Settle Some Mooted Questions, WILL MANAGE ITS OWN AFFAIRS NOW. stice Served on Bell & Berlinghoff and Others to That Effect—Fe- male Principals Preferred to Males. With their coats off and with handker- Chiefs ana fans fn constant use the members of the board of education sweltered tnrough a batch of routine business last night which would have done them eredit upon i occa- sion of nore comfortablo temperature. Superintendent Hamilton reported that the contractor, Mr. Mengedoht, had done no work on the Kellom sctool since the super- intendency dispute of oue week ugo, and had stated to him that the work should not be resumed until Bell & Berlinghoft were recognized as the superintondents ceording to the contract: placed on file. Superintendent Hamilton also submitted some recommendations with reference to some repairs at the Omaha View sehool, An estimate in favor of the contractor, Mr. Mengedoht, for #1,500, was presented by Bell & Berlinghoff; placed on file. Ihe Isaae D, Smead company presented a bill for #4172, as a 10 per cent estimato on the furnaces for the Kellom sehool; referced to the committee ou claims, Miss Lizzio Witman asked the board to pay her &20 for filling the place of ussistant prit- cipal at the Lake school during the months of May and June. ‘This was asked as adai tional salavy, Miss Witman having been paid lier regulur salary as a teacher for the tioe mentioned Atforney McCoy reported that he looked over the proposed chanze of grade Pwenty-fifth street at the Mason school, and in his opinion the chaagze of grade would not damage the sebool property mich. Hestateo, however, that the chunge of grade would throw the school grounis tive to seven feet below tie of the street. The board instructed M. MeCoy to procecd with the uecessuey legal steps to collect damages from tho city for tho proposed change of erade. ‘Ihe secretary was instructed to advel for bids on wire and was pipe tence for boiler house of the high school. The committee on buildings and was iustructed to proceed with the lookiug up a new site for the She nschocl in case e, Hollman did not, within a week, furuish a clear title to the grounds that he had ngreed to sell to the boxrd. “The secretary was authorized to advertise for bids for the plumbing of tue Kellom schiool necording to plans furnished by Bell & Berlingnofl. “the commitiee on_buildings ana property reported in favor of crecting u building on 50 the pr perty work of [here is no no clue to able papers taken the thieve Pugilist Fitzsimmons and family spent sev; eral hours in the city today en route to San Francisco, — THEY ARE BEATE Job Printers Get the Worst of the Eight Hour Troubfe. Charles Baker, the thug and ex-prize fighter who led the striking job printers in the murderous assauit on CGeorge Haynes and ank Harris at the corner of Tweiftn ana Dodge streots Friday evening. was ar rested yesterday aftornoon after dodging the police for nearly twenty-four hours, He was locked up on & chargo of assault with intent to do great bodily injury, the penalty for which crime i caso of conviction, is aterm in the penitentiary. It was ascertained yestorday morning that Mr. Haynes' injurics were muvh more scrious than was at first supposed. His broken loft jaw bone was set by a physician, but the most danwerous wound was noar the right temple, where one of the cowardly brutes struck him a terrific blow with o heavy cane, The vietim was delirious all and grave fears are ent rtained for the It. Physicians aro in coustant attend and everything possivle is being done to reliove his intense sufforing. ery effort is oeing made to appretend the dustardly wretehes who were concerned in the assault, aud the lines are tightening wbout them despite the strenuous offorts of their comrades to keep them out of the clutches of the law and <hield them from the punishment prescrived for their crinie. “The striking Job printers of Omatu are no longer w it. They have piled ou the last straw and it has broken the camel’s back Judging from the sentiment that prevails among business men, most of the boys who went out last week will be walking around ou their uppers if they do not aceept the terms of the employers and go to work at the old seale of wages. There are but two things left for them to do. Thev will buve to return to work or walk out of town. Whatever happens, some of the men will have to walk, as after the covardly and bra tal wssault upon Georse Haynes and Frauk Hurris Friday mght, there are o number of proprictors who declare thal & union job printer shall never davken theiv doors again The job printers -cluim that thew prospects of winuing are very flattering and that the employers will come to terms during the next few days. This s all bosh, as the strikors ara simply whistliug to keeg up their courage, They s bocoming desperate and as they seo men daily coming to the eity to tuke the places that they lefta fow days azo they are willing to resort to al most anythin As aii evidence that the strikers are not iu the fight to any great extent, it is oaly noc essary to statd that ten of the largst job priuting firms i the city have declared” to throw thelr dooks wide open to all competent job printers who mav apply. The following named firms have signed an agreoment and hereatter will ignore the rules of the printers’ union: The Republican printing company, the Rees printing compuny, the Festuer printing company, Klopp, Bar ot & Co., the Iteed printiug company, Swartz & MeKclvey, the Pokrok Zapadu, the Western printiog company and - the the Clifton bill site, instead of renting a | Burkicy printing company. ‘Those ten firms building; adopted. are the largest job printing houses in the city The contract for the plumbing in the | and propose to Stay in the fight closets of the Farnam school was awarded to A W ong the oftice indicates Grahwm Pars at $50.65 and for the erection it they are not suffering from the effects of the buildings to Heunr Livesey at €1,428. | of the strike, but are woving aloug in good The cou ittee on teachers to which the | shape. Centeal Park principalship difticulty was re- Manazer Comstock of the Republican com- ferred reported in the following lan pany suid: ¢ Wo are running on fall time siderable opposition is manifested o the | and with a full foree of wen. It is true they tion 0f Miss teed. At heart two-thirds | ure new, out after few days we will of the patrons of the sehool are strongly in | be in better shape than before the strike. |<‘A\A:'nylf the xl‘v n;lm-!lxu‘u! of .\l||~\ lI‘.» .I,L A .‘ - As matters stand now we run our office in- siderabie portion of the opposition 1o 8 | soad of having it run by union printers Py of nitendunceind deportment Is not of | tave made. From this time ou our office e best. .| will be open to all competent priuters, 1 Somothing of the opposit on above referred 1o s arisen out of matt rs nneeted with the schoo . Your committee finds thit thc cl Zainst Miss Recd as presented to your o mittee are not sustained. Bofors the report was adopted a petition or m some of those who were opposed to Miss Reod was vead, in wiich tae committee to whom the difficulty had be veferred was accused of partiality in favor of Miss Reed and anoher heuring was usked for. Mr. French and his [riends witated the committee to hold a meeting at the Centeal Park school so that those op- posed to Miss Itecd might marshal their forces and make a better sbowinz. The Ccommunication was laid ou the table aud the roport of the committee was adopted. Mr. Kelley offered a resolution instructin, the Jani or 4l the Ceater street school to re pair some stean pip “You can't do b said Mr. Wehr rising abruptiy. *You must hive n plumocr to do that kind of work. 1f we et to monkeyiug around the steam pives we will be arrested. The city ordinuuces don’t allow that kind of business.” But other metmbers of the board thought ey had @ right to order a trifling job of communication pipe memding without consulting a plumuer wnd the resolution was adopted. Mr. Rees offered a_ resolution to provide that the schools should be opened for the en- suing year on the first Monday in Soptem ber. The vesclution was adopted. This will open the schools Septembor 8. And_then the Kellom school squabble bobbed up. It was somewhat moist and out of breath, owing to the ex- treme heat, but it came in, neverthele Mr. Smyth offered a resolution to_ the effect thit the board should notify Mr. Menwadoit that if ne did not proceed with the work on the Kellom sehiool within four days the board would take possession of the 0w on the ground und procecd to contract with other parties for the completion of the tuildinz. Mr. Mengedoht was present, and being called upon to state to the board what he pro- ‘bosed to do iu the case, stated that e would o ahead with the building us soou s notitied 10 do 50 by the bourd. Mr. Smyth's resolution was then witn- drawn and another resolution simply iustract- luig Mr. Mengedoht to go abead ~with the work, was adopted. Me, Bell wanted tne board to explain the resolution passed at tho previous meeting. He said they wore loft in doubt by the reso- lution as to whetlicr the board wanted the architeets ubout the [Kellom buildinz ut ail, or If it was the intention of the bourd to shut them off entirely from the building Mr. Mariin said he thought the resolution passed at tho previous meating was sultic- lently oxplicit, that the board had not em- ployed the architects to superintend the butlding aud did not propose to have them o 50. Mr. Smythe, Mr. Coryell and others thoughit that sufiicient time had been wastea on the subjet und the discussion was dropped. Tae voard went into cominittce of the whole to consider the building of a school house on the Clifton Hill site. It was de- cided to erect a four room frame building in accordunco with plans prepared by Mr, Hamiiton, The secretal v was instructed to advertise for bids for thi erection of this building Mrs, Keen was employed by the board to take the position of secretary to Superin- tendent Fitzpatrick for a few months at #0 per month. Miss Eftie Reod was elected as principal of the Centtal Park school aud the recent fight made aguinst her wus thereby prouounced o tailure. There was a ively strugele for the prin- palship of the Cass school. Miss Mary Sinions, Mr. Wall and Mr. Bruner were the candidrtes. After four builots the clected Miss Simous board - ont ki tor on Tr Kearxey, Neb, Aug. 8.—[Spec gram to Tue Ber)—A bighly sensutional wrial took place teday 1 the county court, in which Gdorge P, Caldwell was given a pre- liminary heariug for criminal libel. W. C. Holden, editor of the State Libery Bell, an independent paper, was the complaining wit- ness, 'The trouble grew out of a publication by Caldwell, which was very influmiuable with reference to Holden's characier. The publication of the alleged libelous paper pegan two weeks azo and g ther issue came out this weok. Both are iudependents, bat their views are not alike, The case will bo argued ou Moaday - Rurglars at Columbus, Corumnus, Nev,, Aug, S.—[Special Tele- gram to Tue Bre. |--Columbus had ber share of burglaries last night. Gold watches wero stolen from the s of E. E. Brown, S, K. Husp, B Thoruton and Charles Smith. mone, from the house of I'. W. Farrand. The safe in tho creamery oftico was opened aud valu- sidence W, A Union Pacific mileage book, and A new suit of clothes wero taken 12 in will take that they utto come buck w understand the old men w thom, but they must will not b governed by union rules, Tho striking Job peiuters tey 10 carry the idea that our nety men are incompetent. It is natural That they should teel so, but we are satisticd, We are handiing all the work that comes and are under no ovligations to the union. Thie assault on Georze Haynes and Frank Harris was @ cownrdly attaci and their as- sailants should be dealt with according to Jaw. 1 know both of the young men. They are’ gentlemanly fellows and would not participate in @ street row. It was a Shame and should be frowned upon by all wood cit Sumuel e es of the Re s printing com- lock pany, - said L will my oftice up und go out of business vefore I will ever fill it with union men. They have al- ways made frouble and now thal we bave ot rid of them they will have 1o stay Some of the old men may come back it they Uesire, but if they do they will come nou-union men. Regarding our work, it {is i good shape und there is 1o trouble about getting printers, They are coming o ever) Ceain and the feature about 1t 15 that most uf re us good, 1f not better thau wany of men who struck. Now if we get a hoor wian we pay i what he is worth und are w0t compelied to pay scalo wuzes to iucom- patent workmen.” In speaking of the assault Upon Messes, Huvnes and Harris, Me. Rees suid: 1 know hoth of the youns men. he are mere boys and are fine Tellows, That was a cownrdly ussanit and witl have much to do with bresking up the umoa. Bufore last awa night there were some people who sympi- thized with the strikers, bat now th have Jost all sympathy, and mightas weil move 1 will rrest on, us Omaha bins 1o use for them, pay £100 out of wy own pocket for the of the purties who ave guilty ol the outr Manager ostuor of the estnor printing company sid: *wWe are getting along nicely ud have nearly s many men as we ean work. We expeet to fill up Monday and thien will be in better shape than ever vefore. o were working twenty-four men atthe time of the . e than we have been inconvenienced, but now that is past. We propose to stand by tic agreemcat iud without we expericnee i great change of heart we are through with union men. They always want to run e oflice and we hive vecome sick of that, as we have come 1o the conclusion that we ought to have something to say about hew we ought to conduct our busiiess. I just_learned of young Hayues aud Harvis, It cowardly, but it was nothing moic than I have been expeeting, Those bullics have made their brags about what they in- tended to do and their 1dea is to wntimidate people who walk the streets, They muy think that they are winning golden opinia but such ucts will only hasten the complete destruction of their union, which is now on its last legs. iKlopp, | that asiault upon wis tlett & Co., in an interview “We have no more use for the print union, We have just discovercd that wo getulong without union men, and now pro Pose to give thum a severe letting alone, al though ~ it wauy of our old to rotarm, they may come, but not as> union men. It is not much trou- blo to get printers. Wo have scores of applications and ure Eetting some of the best printers we have ever worked. From this time on we ate going to run our office the men we hive, Hayunes and Har- them us & voys are lows and brawls and instead of havins it vun by S\We know both Mossrs, vis and denounce the wssault upon most cowardly affair. T both peacenble young never have uny desire to breed disturbances, Their assmiants should ba run down and séut to the penitentiary. Ou opiuion is that this lust act upon the part of the strikers will disrupt the union, us any oreanization that will uphiold such & cours cannot prosper.’! Manager Devinoy of the Western printing compuny denounced the assault as cowaraly and brutal, It was on a par with many other things that the strikers had attompted, 1'he Western company state that they have a full force of hands and the presses aro bumming along as merrily as bofore (he strike, Reprosentatives of other firms were seen. ‘The officos are in good! shape and are workiug on full time. They ull denounced tho usskult and are & unit in dgreeing that t cowardly assailants should be prosecuted to tho full extent of the law. union priater who did not wunt bis pame mentioned stated that th assuult was the worst tuing that ever hap pened to the union, He said in addition that Omaha had always been & 5Lrong union Lown, but the outrage perpetratod last would have # tondancy to break up the union tin uing, ho said: 1 would not be surprised to se0 Omalis & non-union town within thirty days - Bates and Wheele Oscrora, Neb., Aug. 8. —[Special Telegr to Tuk Brr, | —¥olk county electod Batos and Whecler as delogates to the judicial conven- tion, | | calicd in and until 6 3 GET ONE HOUR ON SATURDAY. Bricklayors Gain Their Point by Submite ting to Arbitration, | JUDGE WAKELEY SETTLES THE MATTER. He Held That the »m in Vogue on August 1 Should be Continued Through the Year. The bricklayers hava won the fight and seven hours will constitute & day’s labor on Saturdays. One week ago the bricklayers demanded cight hours with seven hours on Saturdays and a full day's pay, $4.50. T'ho cantractors refusod to pay for the extra Nour on Saturday and the men went out Ihe d to hold meetings and at cach meoting the breach was widened, Later a conforenco committee was from this time o two o1 wiizations commene appointed, but an agreement could not be reached, Yesterday morning tho two committees went into secret scssion until noon. At that hour they were unable 1o and arbitration was discassed. his steuck a popular chord and Judie Wake- At 2 o'elock the judgo was 10 p. m. listened to the arguwments addressed by the varions mom- bers. Upon adjourning he annouuced that e would render his opinion at 9:30 o'clock lust evening, At that hour a large number of contractors and bricklayers woro ussem- bled in the rooms of the builders’ exchange sree an ley was selectod. in the New York Life butlding. Judeo Wik ley was promptiy on time, and i fow moments conversation with the chaivman of the comuittee, red an opinion us fol- lows “IUis conceded that for soveral yoars the rickiayers in Omaha have recéived nine lours' pay for S hours' work on Saturday, and meas- I'he custom lias been 5o long continued 5 heen so general as to have in some reo of law tfeel called nino as. upon to dot to its justice or the reason for it originally. The question now is whether any good rea- son exists for changing it. Down to about August 1 this year the men have ro- ceived 50 cents per hour, working uine hours on cach day except Suturday. In pursuance of the recent law they now propose to work only eleht hours per day and ask that they be permittad to work only seven hours on turday and recoive therofor eight nours’ pay. Therefore thoy have roceived 50 conts ber hour for ffty-throo hours' labor per week, They now ask to receive forty-eight hours' pay for forty-seven hours’ work per week ne diference s vory trifling, so also, it uts foroach hour of actual labor, the diffevence would bo very trifling for the whole number of hours. It the bricklnyers were demanding inereased pay per hout, oF reducing the any’s labor from nine to eight hours, there might bo great justice in declin- ing to'puy them for an hour not worked. But thoy demand only $4 por day for eizht hovrs’ Work instead of 2450 for uine hours, s bere- tofore. ‘They forcgo tho & extra per week witich they would cara on the basis of nine hours per day. St is reasonible to suppose that contracts paid 50 ¢ for tnis season’s work ro made, und the scale of wawes as (i rassented to were bised upon the expe the extra tour's pay for Saturday would be con- tinued during the suimmer. And it does not seem to me that the chango from nine to cigght bours per day affords sudicient raason for any change in the previous custom, or would under atl the cire the ecase be just to the emy 1 do not consider ‘that 1 have vefore data for determining whether the present profit on margin or contracts justifies the payment of the present scale of wages, or that suet question is submitted to me. My conclusion is for the reasons briefly wiven, and | do dotermine that the cmployers, Quriy tho presen season, should pa; the bricklayers #1 each for seveén hours lubor on ch Saturday. As tne judee concluded the contractors lonked sutprised, whilo the bricklayers smiled. 'ho agrecment to stand by the decision had peen made und all parties wero satisfied. Richard Smitn of the contractors’ union said that hereafter he would favor settling 1 differences by arbitration, as it was much wore satisfactory than indulging in pro- cted strikes., Dan O'Kecefe, on behalf of the bricklayers, felt thankful that the trouble had been sct- tled and hoped that in the future botn om- oyer aud .cmploye would sustain the most relations,” A voto of thanks was tendeced to Judee Wak for his services. “The bricklayers nlso thankea the contractors for their courteous treutment and the meet- ing became a love feust, The adjustment of the case will brl hout new stood that plastc smplications, as it 1s 10w under- carpenters, stone masons and t il tomorrow demand shorter tours and the samo that they lave b ting. Th have been Hng off tora few davs simply waiting to 1 in theie 53 the bricklayors 2z to Work Tomorrow morning the brickliayers will all veturn to work, as tho following notico has been issued by J. I Parker of the Brick- layors' union: Al rickluyers ara heroby requested to re- portat their respectivo jobs Monday morning s the diffienitios between the sntrnetors nd the nifon men hiavo been ad= Justed i i St sfetory minnor, R churs to the s Birney t recently te electrical benelit loss, of tr Bad Eczema on Bahy Head oze Solid Sireq Itehing Awfuls Had t) Tie His Hands to Cradles Cure | by Caticura. A. h, says W. Lamal pastor Pirst Baptist mo pleasure to testify kill ana tess with which Dr. ts nasal and throat troubles. He atod me for nasal eatarrh by his process with great comfort. and Tno treatment was absolutely pain- 1w persuaded he has tho true method ating all forms of catarrh and hay fover, Our Tittle hoy broke out on his head with a bad form of cezcmi, when he was four monthy old. 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