Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, August 14, 1891, Page 5

<ASeT - \ . ?‘ THEY NMAY SO0N SMOKE AGAIN, Probability of the Emelter Strike Being Bettled Within Forty-Bight Hours, RESULT OF A LONG CONFERENCE HELD. Not Much Difference Between [ ployer and Employe—Bacon Shut Out-—-Terms Offered—Opinions on the Law. There i3 a prospect of an immediate sottlo- ment of the difficulty at the Omaha and Grant smeltery, and within a very few hours the fires will be rekindled in the furnaces of the great plant. After nearly two weeks devoted to mass meetings the better sense of the strikers vre- wailed and the men yosterday resorted to ac- bitration, tho courso that has been repeat edly advised and urged by Tur Bee ever aince the inauguration of the strike, The first move looking toward a settlement was mado yesterday morning, when the men presentative to Mr. Barton to seo at what time a conference could be had with bim by a committee. The hour was fixed at 9 o'clock In the afternoon, and at that tuno a committee of .ten, headed by Rev. John Williams of St. Barnabas church, and ac- compunied by about forty of the men, marched down to tha foot of Douglas street Thoe men stopped under the bridge, but the committeo and the cler, n went on to the office of the smeltin vks, where they found Mr. Barton aud Nash ready to confer with them, Hacon Wasn't In It. The oMcials were not prepared, however, for one feature of the proposed conforence. Among the membors of the committoo was James Bacon, and as soon as Mr. Barton saw bim he promptly ordered him outof the butlding and off the premises. 1 will not confer with you as long as that man is present,” Mr. Rarton declared to the committeo, “nor with auy committos of which he is a member.” Bacon saw at a glaneo that the president of the smelting company meant just what he sald, and at onco turned to leave, ordering all of his companions to go with him, It was an unexpected turn of affairs to them, and they manifestly did not relish it, for they hesi- tated several seconds about complying with Bacon's order, but seven of them finully turned and tramped out of the door and down stairs with him. The other two, John Walsh and M. Boatman, refused to go, and remained vehind to inteiligeutly discuss tne situntion with their former employers in the interest of everybody concorned. ‘While Bacon and his companions went back to rejoin the men under the bridge, the little party in the ofice adjourncd to the balcony overlooking the scenc, aud there the confor- ence was bheld and the words were spoken that bid fair to put 63) men at work ogain ore many suns have risen. There were present the four gentlemen above mentioned, two reporters and three officers, and the conferznce lasted fully an hour. It was really surprising to find out, after the talking was fully under wuy, how slight were the differences between the comvuny and the men. Differences Very Slight. The committeo stated what has been al- ready made known to the readers of Tie Bxe that eight hour's work was not wanted by all the men. Mr. Barton said he was willing, and had stood ready all the time,to grant eight hours’ work for the men_empioyed on the blast fur- naces and roasters. He wanted one thing understood, however, and that was that tho men must come back as they went out, or not avall. He was ready, as he had ever been, to do what was right by the men, and he re- rettea that the matter had not been sottled nside the works instead of allowing outsid- ers to interfers and complicate matters. When asked what men ho would give eight hours, ho again roplied all furnacemen and roasters, and replying to a query as to what men were included in that he said that it meant everybody employed about the blast furnaces and roasters—furnacemen, tappers and pot-haulers. Mr. Walsh at once stated that there had evidently been a misunderstanding, s the men did not know that the pot-haulers, who are the hardest worked men about the works, were inoluded. Ho was assured that this bad been the company’s intention from the start, and if the men had misunderstood 1t, it was an unfortunate mistake. He said that he could not allow eight hours’ work in the Tefinory, but this was something that the committee said the men did not demand. Thus one point of the controversy wus met aud amicably settled. Discussing the Pay. The question of pay was next touched upon, and Mr. Bartou said thavhe had learned one thing sinco the trouble began, and it was something that he thought would be new to the men. It was thut tho men would have been losers in the aggregate if they had se- cured Kansas City prices, as they had de- manded at the outset. 1 offered to send any one of your men to Kansas City,” he said, “and we wero to adopt the Kansas City prices as reported by him on his voturn. To this your committee agreed, butsubsequently backed out. 1 havo learned that Kansas City pays the furnace men § a day, but the roustabouts, of whom there is u large pencentege, receive only $1. ‘wrd The lowest rates we have paid is J1.05 & day, s0 you can see that they do not pay s high o rato os wo havo been doiog, hey omploy a large number negroes who work for less monoy than our men would be wiling to I do not propose, however, to hold the men to that proposition regarding Kansas City prices, but will do what is right." ‘The' obuoxious contracts were next dis- eussed. Both Mr. Barton aud Mr. Nash said_that they did not think that they were worth the paper on which thoy woro written, from & egal point of view. “Thea why did you want the men to sign them 1" asked the committeo. “Simply to protect oursclves as well a3 we could, and becauso everybody else was doing it replied Mr. Barton. “If that plan of geomotrical progression is good and the law can cortawly be construed that way, uny of the men could get mad ' and quit at any time. and then sue us for an amount that would simply swamp us. Wo belicve the law to be unconstitutional, but admitting for the sake of argument that it is not. those contracts would be legally worth- “1eas, s0 faras either party is concerned, but they would give us some moral protection. W could then say to you, ‘Didn’t vou un your honor as a man_ugree to work without any such ruinous claim for overtime! and the contract would show it. It would, as I said, give us moral protection, but not legal, Af that law is good, and that is the best we could do. The coutract would not have interfered witn tho wen in the slightest dogree, and 1 cannot sce what thero was about it objectionable, if, as you say, the men had 1o thoughts of muling any such claims. It would not have provented any man from quitting whenover ho chose, and [ had no idea that there would be the slightest objection to it.” *“The men cortainly had no inteution of claiming that double pay," said Mr. Walsh. “In fact, I am sure it never entored theip minds. Some of the men wot it into their heads that they were signing away some of their rights and priviloges as free American cltizens, aua that thoy would not do, al- though thoy were ready and wiiling to go on b the same bours and pav us before if thoy could do 80 without signiug the contracts. | did vot sign oun and never was asked to." Well, saia Mr. Boatman, *‘and I igned it, too, and L am not ashamed of it. [ am free to acknowledge every act of my life sud I did not object to signing it." Eight Hours Talked Over, Reverting again to the eight hour law in geueral, Mr. Walsh touched upon the fact that the government had bad an eight hour law for its empioyes for twenty-threo years, and it must therefore be constitutional. Be- sides ths, certain states bad adopted it and Nebrf»ku had just fallen in line. **We are in business to make money,” said Mr. Nash, “and if a stato logislates agaiust us, it issimply an act in favor of another Mate. Suppose the works were moved ouly Mr. a milo and a half across the river, although they will never go over there, we ' would not have to contend with such a law and there are other states where it would be the same,” “Well, a boginning must bo made if we are ever to have a nutional slght hour law,’” ar- gued Mr, Walsh “True,’* admitted Mr, Nash, “but that is Just the trouble, If the law was general we would not mind it. J3ut as long as our com- petitors do not have it, we can not havo it and succosstully compete with them. Tha is just_whore the shoe pinches. If all the other states had it arourd us we would not say a word, but would fall cefully into line without a murmur. But the law s not general and that is where it works us such an injustice that wo cannot put up with it.” Thus the various phases were discussed, and the committee finally returned to their companions promising to submit tho state- ments of the oficials for their consideration, Mr. Barton's Proposition. After an absenco of & few minutes, Mr. Walsh returned and asked what proposition Mr. Barton would submit regarding the con- cts. ‘I do not think they amount to anything," oply, “and I wiil say this, that if 1 desire to return to work as the when they went out, that will be ail i pssary, I understand arrange- ts hav le to test the constitu- tionality of the law, and after the men are buck at work wo can arrange matters.”’ *I can assure you that such an arrange. ment meuns that the men will be back at work as soon s you want than, d Mr. Walsh heartily. “There are a great many who are anxious to be again carning a liveli- hood for their families, and would be tiere to- morrow morning it necessary. hours for the men in the smelting department is all the men want, unless it is for the kettlewmen What would you o in their case!” Whatever is right,” was the reply. “We can sottlo that whenever tho men get back to work, and it will be satisfactory. [f you want'to discuss that send six grod” men here tomorrow.’ SWill all the old men be allowed to go baclk to their plices 1 Yos,” said Mr. Barton, “all who were in our cmploy at the time the trouble came up. One thing, however, may as well be under- stood now as later. Bacon can never come biac o work. Our clorks tell us that h into the ofico drunk before tho trouble began, called for his time and drew his pay. He quit then and there, and was not in our employ when the men wont out.” ““T'hat is not what he told us,” said Wulsh, “He said that he merely drew bis pay in nd- vance, ns many of the ‘men have frequently been allowed to do in case of sickness or something of tho kind." “Wo have done that many times," was the reply, “and Bacon may have been thus ac commodated on more than one occasion, but I dow't tnink it is so in this case Iven if it is, ho cannot come back. Ho is an agitator wnd'a mischief maker and he ¢ nover agam enter our works, whother this ultimatum prevents our starting up beforo January 1 or whether thoy are never again placed in operation. I will meet that ques- tion squarely right at the door rather than take him back and then find some pretext for | dismissing him from our employ. Against none of the other men do wo harbor the slighest animosity. Thoy have been very well behaved and we will take them all back, but Bacon has no place hers. We would Dot think of employing & man in the place of any of the rest of them.” “Iwill tell the men what yon say,” said Mr. Walsh, “and I think that we can soon reach a sottloment. Good day, Mr. Barton.” Good day,” was the cordial response, and the conferente was at ap end. What the Men Think. Over in the shado under the bridge the situation was fully discussed, aud the com- mittee was accorded close and careful atten- tion when it made its report. Both Walsh and Boatman talked at length, and four other speakors gave oxpression to - thoir views, They favored a settloment and wanted to go back to work. Oue of them said that the men ought not to go back uuloss overy one was included, but whether or not he was espousing Bacon's causo was not clearly apparent, and the list- eners wera undemonstrativo and silent. Bacon was there, but for the first time since the beginning of the trouble had nothing to say. He answered a fow questions from a few of his companions, but offered no objec- tious to leaving the' place with the others after an announcement had been made that an open meeting would bo held at Metz hall Saturday evening, after which the smolters would hoid a secret session to discuss the ro- sult of the couferonce. Mr. Barton Interviewed. Mr. Barton was asked how ho regarded the outlook, and what resuits might reasonably be expected from the confecence. “A great many of the men want to go to work,” was the reply. “When wo were asked this morning to consent to a conforence wo de- bated for some time whether or uot to agree to it, as we knew that it was what might be termed the unsettled portion of the men, or those who wero inclined & to follow Bacon’s leadership. We were not surprised, therefore, to see Bacon here, but we had madge up our minds not to treat' with bim in any manner. Wo demand just what we demanded av_first and will concede everything then offered. If the men como back ‘we can easily roach an amicable and satlsfactory agreement. [t is hard to tell what they will do. 1f thoy follow the inclinations of a majority they will come back, and if they listen to these aritators and drink beer thereis no telling what the re- sult will be,” “1f a settlement is reached how soon would you start up the works " We would rather not start up before tho midale of September, but we have no desiro to punish our men. Many of them have fawilies, and this shut down of two weelks has already deprived them of nearly $20,000, We have diverted all our ove the other way, and it would take some time to get u stock on hand 50 as to keop us running. We would prefer to wait at least two weeks to start up everything in full blast, but if the men want to come buck we would try for simplo humanity’s suke to got them right to work. We would start up our furnaces as fast as we could. Nothing 15 frozen up, and we would build the fires rigut away.” May Start Monday. Although no day or date was named, Mr. Bartou gave the reporter an impression ' that tho work of starting up could bo begun per- haps as early as Monday morning provided the torms practically agreed to at the con- ference by the committee wero ratified by the men, Sensational rumors were rifo yosterday morning as to what the strikers intended to do. It was roported thata large body of them had planned to go throngh the works aud drive out all men found thore, Sorgeant Ormsby took a few policemen and visited the smelter, but all was quiet, and tho only in- formation gained was of the conferenco to be held in the afternoon. In order to bo propared for uny trouble, in case it should dovelop, twenty policomen were ordered to report at beadquarters and were held there in reserve during the after- noou, but their sorvices were not needed, and they were finally sent back to their beats Sergeants Ormsby and Hazo and Detective Savage wore tho only officers about the smelter during the aftérnoon, and they left 43 3000 us the conference was over. NOT Goob, Atterney Webster Thinks the Fight- Hour Law is Unconstitutional. At the instance of Mr. Barton General John L. Wevster has prepared an opinion on the oight-hour law. He holds 1t to be un- constitutional. Tur BEk gives a synopsis of General Webster's exhaustive review here- with be eight-hour lnw of is in violation of the the stute and of the United constitution Stutes in that it infringes the Hherties of the employer aud employe 1o frecly contract for labor. It Iy wlsoob ble fn that it diy ernuinates botwoen persons of th 0 cluss In favor of the meehunie and the laborer in the citios as agalust the Inhorers en gigea W work upon tho farms wnd . in domestle service L fs u well known fuct thut tho turm Inborors and domestio servants 4ro about fOur Lnos &% BUMALOUS s the - his aet. vorof & people who minites in rast the cmployer chunies and luborers protectod by t Hy 1ts torms, 1t discriminates fn f niinority wgalnst a mujority of 1 labor for hire. It lkowise dise fuvor of the employe as in that it provides punishuent 1t the emp! who evades the act but licts 1o punishient - upon the employe who Hkowise seeks 1o evide the Iuw. By lts terms, 1t forbids both 1he em- ployer ind eniploye ly reference 1o Labor and troats the ho wero ineapable and u own ailuirs, 1 laborers belong to the same persons s hothor ongaged In dieglug and hind- lug earth for the Lwuprovewentof streets or Algginz and plowing the earth for agricultural puirposes. ‘The laborer engaged on tho farm 3 00 1088 & laborer than the man who works in the factory or the shop the loborer in the country i ‘ahsolt discriminated oly agninst and ho I8 forbiddon the protection of the statute, Justice ield of the supreme court of the United States sald: “The property which every man has in his own labor, as it 18 the original foundation of all other property, so AlS it is the most sacred and inviolabl The patrimony of the poor man lies in the strongth und dexterity of his own hands and to hinder oying this strength and terity In what nianner he thinks proper is violution of this most suered prop ronchimont upon the Jus thioss Who " “Liberty, it s understood 1 this countey, not only treedom from netual servitid prisonmen 0 use his 1 and work whore wrn his v in_nny lawful g and to pu trado of atlgn. All i iror téh in his cho! oF conf 1 locall A fundaniental rights of constitutiona Tt was suid by the cou of New York that legislation which in o8 tho liberty of the employer and eni- ploye to freely “contract Is not far removed rom U Statesmanship of tho enrly nges, 1ibe protection. of uppe whon government officers suporvisod the bullding of houses, the rearing of eattle, the sowing of seed and the reaping of ¢ and governmental ordinances rozulating the movements and lnbor of artisans, the rate of wazes, the price of food, the cost of ciothing und n larze range of other afairs, long sin disearded in all eivilized conntries. A Taw In the state of New York wiieh under- 0k to re o the employment and wazes of lahorers i conl mines was held unconsti- tutional for the reason that there 18 nothing i the condition or situation of the laborer in the mine to disqualify him from eontracting in rezard to the priec of Nis labor, and that o kenoral nssembly hisd no power to denv to persons (n one kind of business the privilezo 10 contract for labor on such terms as they saw fit, The stupreme court of the stato of Pennsy vania declured a similar lnw utterly uncon- stitutional and void. Tn that case tho court sadd: “Theact s an' Infringenent ailke of the FlEht of tho employerand employe: more t Ehis, IUIS a0 fnsuiting attempt to put ¢l borerunder tutilage whicli is not gradin In- only de- 1o his manhood but subversive of his ts 8w citizon of the United States. laborers aro or nien and o entltlod to 3 0f other eit- s country to The mechunics, s men and women 1iko upto o women in thiscountry. They all tho privileges and immunit fzens, Ttwiilnotdo in this nts and say of 1l mechanies, the 8o and the luborers that they are —in- cunible of taking caro of the o AL tho avenues of © open to thor he history of Is fullof instancos whore those b 1 grentest in wealth b ' This is not a descrimin again 0 lubor. The g the laborer alike should shun any attempt in nd to hin 1St 10 ask s ro late case in West Virginia a dis was held to be uneonst b it reforred to ce Clusses of persons, firms or cor- 1 nono other. 1t wis there hedd nocessity existed for applying the provisions of tho law to persons not in cluded In Its provisions. |1t was suid of thi tain spocificd 1 employes are abridged, whils ass are loft free.’ Tt was held 1 ature could not limit or forbid the rizht of persons mental or other disability fro ing o ts with reforenco to llie rights of every individual must stand Lby thesame rule of law that governs other member of the body politic unaer shmilar eircumstances, and evory partial or privato law which dircetly proposes to de- Stroy or et ndividual riants or docs tha same thing by restricting the cortain classes of citizens and not of oth where thero Isno public necessity for su diserimination, is unconstitutional and void.” All persons living under the protection ot this government have the rizhtto labor or cwploy labor, make contracts in respect thereto apon sueh “ters s may bo agreed upon by the partics. *“The enjoyment or de- privation of the: nd priviloges con- stitutes the essential distinetion botwoeen froo- and slavery, between liberty and oppros- privileges of TS slon. Within a_year a court speaking of a labor Inw sald: “Ttis aspecios of sumptuary legis- n witleh s boen universally condomnod attompt to degrade the intellizence, virtue and manhood of the Ameriean laborer and to folst upon the people a paternal gov- ernmont of the most objeetionablo character, Decause iU ussumes thit tho employer s a yrant and tho luborer s an imbecilo.” The domestic scrvant may be compeiled to work over the burning stove In summer and the wash tub in winter for an unlimited num- ber of hours, yot she gets no protection, while the stout. healthy mechanie may lubor under sholtor, yet invoke the law against his om- ployer If called on to work over eight hours o day. The farw laborer knows no rest from the "rising of the sun to the golng down thercof you he has no protection: yot the Taborer * In the city, who receives more than double the conipensation, Invokes the law for his hours of rest. The ground on which this act is condemned, in the language of the court i thut “it is class legisiation and unjust interference with the rights. privi- leges and profits of employer and employe’ and denies to them the right of managing their own affairs. EIGHT-HOUR LAW. Arrangements Made for Testing 1ts Constitutionality. Legal steps have finally been taken to test the constitutionality of tho eight-hour law. Yesterday Charles G. Low brought suit against the RRees priuting company to recovor the sum of $6.50, which amount, hie alloges, is due for work and labor performed contrary to tho terms and provisions of the new law. ‘Che plaintiff alleges that on August 10 he contracted with the defondaut to work as a printor for 30 conts per hour, that pursuant to the making of the contract he entered the omploy of the Rees printing company, and thAt on August 10 the defendant compelled the plaiutifft to work eleven hours. On ac- couut of performing suid work the defendant becamo wdebted to the plaintiff in the sum of .00, that s to say, $2.40 for the first eight hours, 60 cents for the ninth hour, §1.20 for the tenth hour and §2.40 for the eloyenth or last hour workeu: The plaintiff further alleges that the de- fendant has paid him $5 and no more, Ou August § tho plaintif, at the request of the dofendant, entered into'a contract as fol- lows: om and including " August 1, 1801, all employes of this company will be omployed by the hour and paid by the hour for the number of hours they work at the same wages now paid, and not by the day. “Any employe who is unwilling to work the same nuwber of hours us herotofore, at the wages herotofore paid will report in writ- ing at once to the unnersig “Rees PritiNe Co.” “Receipt of the abovo rulo and rogulation is bereby acknowledged. [ am willing to coutinue iu the service of tho compauy sub- joet to tho same. CHARLES G, Low.” Low alleges that the rate of compensation was &1 a day and that a day meaut ten hours ; that August 8 he worked ton hours and was paid for but eight. 1or another cause of action the plaintiff alleges that M. S. Alexander, who was work- ing at a salavy of 65 per month worked over- time and assigned bis bill to the plaintiff, “The object of the suit is to bring it boforo tho courts at onco and thoa try to securo a neariug bofora the supreme court at the earliost possible moment. The munner of conducting the lawsuit has been agreed upon. “Tho prosecution will be conducted by Mu- honey, Minahan & Smyth, whilo Ambrose & Duftie'will 1ook after the interests of the de- fondants, Tho 1den is to have threo judg onthe bench, and the hearing will be; Monday worning. ~ The defense will demur to the petition, which will bring all the points to Issue. No 'matter how the court docides an appeal will be taken to the supreme court for a tinal hearing. It 1s hoped toat tho su- preme court will_hear the case in chambe Should this bo done s final decision 13 ex- pected within sixty aays. e Disastrous Hailstorm., MeLnose, Minn., Aug. 13.—Oneof the most terrific huilstorms ever witnessed in this vi- cinity passed through here. Thousands of acres of the fluest wheat in this county was kuockod down in & few mowents, many of | the farmers losing all their crops, corn und potatoes, Large fields of wheat looked as if they had boen passed over with a laud rollor and then dragged. 'I'ho width of the storm ranged from two 1o five miles and its course was from cast to west he most damage THE OMAHA DAILY BEE;'FRIDAY. was done in Lake George and Spring Hill, as the ers had not yet begun cutting in those towas and the grain was totally do- stroyed, | | MEANTO GET THE CONVENTION Omaha People Set a''Movement Going That is Bound to Sucosed. WILL NAME THE NEXT PRESIDENT HERE. M P instic et Arrange Prelimi ol Blufls Business Men Join in Heartily. ing to Coun Tho poople of Omaha are going after the next national republican convention, and the whole west will be at their back. The moeoting of eitizens held at the rooms of the real ostate exchange yesterday after. noon was a bummer. Kvery man in tho meeting was in favor of going after the con- vention with the intention of getting it. There wore about two hundred energotic cit 17ens of Omaha, South Omaha and Council Clufis present. Major T. 8. Clarkson was chosen chairman and Georgo W. Holbrook was elect retary. Colonel Scott gentlemen assembl as sec- was asked to state to the 1 the impressions ho gained from tho national committeo while at Washington with reference to the chauces that Omaha had of securing the location of the uext national republican convention. Colonel Scott said ho had nothing very new tosay. The newspapors had given about all the facts in the situation at the time the com- mitteo mot in Washington, Omaha Got ¥ “Tho daily papers of Omana Scott, “started this movemont, wanfully have they kept up the fight. Omaha s a larger v, gentlemen, than tho people of Omahu think it is, I heard a mem- Blood. " said Colonel and right st ber of the national commtttey , ‘Omaha nas drawn the first blood.' Now what 1 have to say is this: If the peo- ple of Omaba will @0 to work i earnest, this city will draw the Jast blood and get tho convedtion. Council Blufs will contribute £0,00) toward the convention. |Applause.| 1'know this, for several leading citizens of our neighborins city have told me 80. If Council Bluffs will contribute £0,000 for this convention, what should the citizens of Omaha be expected to dof We should walk up and do our duty aud secure the con- vention.” [Applause.| Hon. John L. Webster was next called upon. He was emphatically i favor of doing all that could be dono, reasonably, to secure the next national republican convention. Theso conventions drow from fifty to one bundred thousaud people vast amount of money. vestment it would bo a v movo on the part of O Sclection Made by Nature, It would cost somo money, but the city would be amply repaia w dollars and cents. As a matter of convenience for tho peoplo of tho great west, Omatia should be selected as the point for the_convention. The delegates from all the western-states had been travel- ing to the east for years and years to attend these conventions. Now that tho center of population_had crossed tho Mississippi tno west should be given fair treatment by the ens! . Adzain, as a strategetic point 1n the great waest, which has heretoforo boen republican, but which has becomo uncertain by reason of recent political landslides, Omaha presents to the ropublican party o vantage ground that could uot be ‘equalled. It was non- sonse, Mr. Webster said, to think of Omaha not having facilities for the entertainment of the conyention. With the assistance of Council Bluffs Omaha could take care of 100,000 visitors, and the Colisenm would be ample in size as place to hold the great conventi Mr. Webster spoke very earnestly and was frequently interrupted by applause, He closed by advising the appointment of com- mittees at once to work in surrounding states to get the support of all the people in the west for Omaha, Council Bluffs All Right. Mr. George H. Wright of Council Biuffs was asked to state to the meeting something about the feelings of the citizens across the bridge. Ho said that the citizens of Council Blufts stood ready to do their part to secure and tuko care of the convention. He belioved that Mr. Clarkson and other prominent men of Towa were in favor of Omaha as the point for the convention, Mr. Wright was heartily applauded. Mr. Shugart of Council Bluffs was then called for. “So far as I am concerned,” smd Mr. Shugart, “Council Bluffs wiil do her part. Tell us what you want done in this effort ana we will doit."" [Applause.) Hon. Charles H. Rrown was asked to speak. #We want the national republican conven- tion," said Mr. Brown, “and we aro going to gevit. [Applause.] 1am in favor of doing what is to be done right away.” Mr. Brown thought that the holding of the Columbian oxposition would militato against Chicago, and Omaha should push her claims vigorously. Omaha could entertuin the con- vention and she should go after 1t in no un- certain manuer. Mr. Brown's remarks wore heartily ap- plauded, Dr. Mercor was the next speaker. He thought that enough had aiready been said to show conclusively that the citizens of Omaha were in tho contost for the couven- tion, and meant to win If possible. He wan'ted the work to begin in a practical way. and in closing suggested that a subscrip- tion list be opened av once for the purpose of securing funds to push the work in surround- ins states and at state conventions, Named a Committee. The chairman was requested to appoint a committee at once for the purpose of formu- lating a plan of action to be reported to tho meeting, ‘Tho following gentlemen were appointed: Dr. Mercer, Colonel Scott, G. H. Bogg: John T, Webster and C. H. Brown. Whilo the committeo was out Mr., Thomas Swobo, Mr, Andrew Rosewater, Mr. El- gutter’ and Cadet Taylor, ard Mr. David Andorson and Peter Coclroll of ~South Omaha were called out and spoke earnestly in favor of securing the convention. M. Rosewater urged upon the meeting the necessity of not only securing the convention, but of making ample effort’ to entertain all who may attend in a proper manne; The committeo camo in and submitted the following report: Your committes recommend that a con tee of twenty-five be appointed to tuke of of the detall work ofsgcuring the noxt r llean nugional eonvention at Omaha. @ muss meeting b ealled by this meet- ing to be held at an early day to take such furth action #8 may bo deemed advis- able and to courage the ralsing of funds. 1t 20 pub- That Wo also recommend that funds be subseribed with the understanding that 2 cent of bo pald In cash to meot contingent ex- of st 1 thist emaind t to 1d until t ation shall have been socured us roqu he report was unanimously adopted. e committeo of five will meet with Major Clarkson today at 4 o'lock to select the committee of twenty-tive, S Boston's Dress, Reform Move, BostoN, Mass., August All the talk about a movement to' thke place in October, when 200 women, many of them well known in Boston socicty, Would appear upon the streets in kilted suits, Seems to have had its birth 1 a very small'fire of fact. The or- iginator of the idea, Mrs, Margarct Shaw In- 1l who lives on Chanaler street, bas just returned totown, Mrs. lugemoll will herself appear on the frst rainy Saturday after October | in the street costume which sho has desigued for wetand stormy v eather and which has been described at lensth There is to be no formal organization, but Mrs. Iugersoll, who 1s seoking no odaity nor notoriety, but a more comfortable wet wouther dress for herself and such other | Women as may cnoose to udopt it, is winning by her logical argumeuts a uumber of woumen to her way of thinking, | Saw Many Heavenly Displays. EW Youk, Aug. 18.—The stoamship Pa- than, Captain Joy, of the Mczul line, arrived here yesterday, haviug on boara 9% tons of tea, the first of this season's orop to arrive bere. The Pathan left Kobe, Japan, on May 27, and after loadiug st Hung Kow wd | AlTGU ST 14 Shanghai, started for this port. [n tho In. diau occan sho experienced hoavy southwest monsoons and nightly since July 2 has seen lurgo showers of meteoritas or falling stars. These wero particularly beautiful on August Sand 0, when the stars scomed to fal in showors, Some of the moteors looked larger than Jupitor and lighted tho ship up as i she woro under a search light. These large motears loft a long trail bohind them which lasted for some seconds. Tho showers med to come from the direction of the constellation Ursa Major, or tho Groat Hoar. On August 11, whilo in the Atlantie, t vessel ran into an electrie storm and the St. ilino's light played all over the shrouds, masts and vessel. 1891 - WALKER'S T MRS, At ALK, She Tells of Sherwool's Treatment of His Boy slaves Judge Helsley found but littlo timo yester- day morning to dovote to the Sherwood case, but one witness, Mrs, Walker, was examined Sha testified to hearing the blows inflicted by Sherwood and tho sereams and pleadings of the boys. She romonstrated with Sherwood agaiost such treatmont, but he replied at bo “hadu’t killed any of thom yet.” When tho boys continued crying after be let them out of the room, ho told thom to “hush or he would put their heads in a sack aud give them a thousan How many lashos had previously been iuflictod tho ‘witness co not stal The defense intimated on cross-examina tion that thoe witness was actuated by spite d filed the comvlaint because the defond- had left her place, but she speedily dis pelled that idea when sho testified that Sher. wood did not leave the place until Saturday, whereas he was arrested Frid Sho also denied the insinuation of the defendant's at- torney that tho boys left her place bog an she did not foed them well. She stated that Sherwood accused hor of veing the cause of all the trouble, ana then left her house, vk ing the boys with him. She denied that she had caused the proceedings azaiust Sher: wood and w surprised that any tad been bogun. She new that bo was cruel to. the cnildren and complaints from outsiders had been made to ker ubout it She testified that ouo evening the boy who carried the bass drum was sick w ramps and rotledon tha floor. She gave him cam- phor and pepoer to relieve his suffering, and protestod to Sherwood against the child being sent out with the band that evening. Shor- wood roplied that the sick child was “the heaithiest boy in the lot,” and sent him out as usual with the rest. Mrs. Walker also swore that the boys had complained of their mistroatment, and threo bad told her that tney were going to ruu She told them not to get into a worse place, but they scemed to think that they could underzo no worse treatment thau_the brutal whippings and abuse to which Sher wood subjected them, . At the conclusion of Mrs. Walker's tosti- mony the state rested, and the case was con- tinued until 3 o'clock in tho afternoon. A. R, Warricks stated that ono of the boys had told him that ho aud two other boys were going to run away as Sherwood was mean to them and whipped them and worked them too hard. J.S. Porter, a janitor in the First National bank, is anothier wio knows of the il treat- t'of the children. He said ho bag heard s, and had noticed how frightened the boys were when Sherwood spoke to them. He knew that they were kept playmg on the strects or practicing at tho house all of the time, and Sherwood was always very severo with'them. D. Elis, adriver fo r H. C. Schultz, who keeps his horses in a barn in the rear of the Walker house, said he had heard the boys’ screams when in the barn attending to his team, and had asked Mrs. Walker why she allowed such treatment in her house. S. Glover, who speut cousiderable time at the camp mecting at Syndicate park, said that he had frequently heard the boys whip- ped in their tent, and had heard Sherwooa warning thom against making any outeri James Ish, one of thelire and:patice ope ators, had & talk with little Mitchell, the boy ' who testificd yesterday that he was 50 well satisfied with overything and that Sherwood was so good. To Mr, Ish, however, he told a far different story. o sid he wanted toget back to New Orléans, whero he knew lots of boys and could play and have a good time. Ho was tired of his present life, in which he had to play with the band ail 'the time. He said it was the same thing all_day long ana he had to walk until he was tired out. He told of Sherwood’s trip from New Orleans to Baton Rouge, where ho stopped one day and then hurried them north, There was much comment in the court room regarding the boy’s testimony and de- meanor whilo on the stand, and when Sner- wood’s attorney was noticed calling out each boy and giving him a leugthy questioning aud catechising, it was freely predicted that the result would be apparent when they wore called upon to testify. Sherwood betrayed much more uneasiness than formerly, and his fourteen-inch grin gave place to a look of puzzied interost. Iu the afternoon the defense had its inuing. Sherwood was placed upon tho stand, aud dilated for some timo upon his Christian intent and philantbropic actions. He ad- mitted that ho threshed the boys, and claimed that be did it for their spiritual as well as physical good. Ho denied that he usod the rawbide excessively, and instead of telling mbout tho dog whip which he had previously claimed to naye used on the boys ho said that it was a littlo strap. He admitted baving been fre- quently arrested, invariablo on the boys' ac- count, and told with apparent guests of being fined 81 for going be- yond the limit and larruping a child who was mot ono of his charges. He orally hundled Mrs. Walke the court would permit, aud cet the judge to peruso one of his books on- titled “Sherwood’s Solid Shot.” This_tho court refused to 10, and likewiss objected to giving s opinion of & book of camp meeting sougs that the cover attributed to Mr. Sher- wood’s composition, although the inside pages gave crodit to numerous other com- posers. George Thompson, the oldest of the boys, and who was' adopted some years ago by Sherwood, was the next witnéss. He is the loader of the band und has the easiest time of any of them. He told of Sherwood's urrests, and of the travels of the band, but had very little to say on the subject of castigation, al- though the cross-examination drew out a fow inadvertant admissions. The other boys were not put on the stand, and the balf dozen witnesses subpanaed by tie state for the purpose of impeaching their carefully learned stories could not bo calied. Tt was evident, after Mitchell testitied, thav the boys would not dare to tell tho truth in Sherwood’s presence, and as the stato could not impeach its own witnesses, the only thing to do_was to wait for the other side to call them 1o the stan Shorwood’s attorneys divined what was oming, and warily proceoded to shut out tho most convineing “proof not only of thoir client’s inhuman treatment, but of his efforts 10 escape conviction by stopping the mouths of his helpless victims, Under these circum- stances, there was nothing for the court to do but 'to dischargo the defeudant on the complaint chargiog disturbing the peace, altbough he intimated during the trial that a charge of cvuelty to cbildren wonld come nearcr to moeting the facts in the cuse Unfortunatoly tho luw does not recoguize such a o and the case is, thereforo, ono that calls for the immediato and cmeful at- tention of the humane soclety. s roughly as endeavored to oot it Molders on a Strike. Quiney, 1L, Aug. 13.—The molders em- ployod in the stove founaries of Comstock, Castle & Coo and Thomas White went on strike yest . Two hundred men are out. Tha trouble is over the question of paying for castings spoiled by dufects in the iror Ior several years thore has bean au ugre ment by which the men rocoived half pay for such work. Last week they decided to d mand full pay, and the proprietdrs rofusir to concede it they went on u strike. Quarreling About Crops George W. Forbes und William Apploby are haviug trouble over the crops tbat are growicg on thirty acres of the southwest quarter of section 14, town 10, range 10, They both claim the oroducts of the laud, which consists 0f Lwenty acres of oats an o acres of corn Forbes 4s 8@ cured an injunction which probibits Applyby from entering upon the land until Judge Ferguson can bear the case Betye Lian Crop Prospects. Mabias, Aug. 18.—Good rains Lave fallen in the Chiengloput and North Arcol districts of this prosidency, aud the situntion is grea chauged for Lhe betior, DECLARE ITTO BE A SCHEME. Ohicago's Papers Intimato that Gould is as His Old Tricks UNION PACIFIC THE VICTIM THIS TIME. Regard the Late Unl ling of Stock as Necossary for the Success of the Final Act in the Flan. or Tir Be, | Aug. 13, § Ciicaco Brneat Crics Cor stock ou Wall stroot within the past days, tho Herald this morniug says 1 ctically built at public expouse, and th alein on it. Has this fact any h the cmbarrassment of the road Havo emen who bagged millions out of na the Central Pacific beeu per fecting plans they are understood to have formed to swallow the oyster and turn ovor the two half shells to the stockbolders and covernment! [s a cortain amount of unload- ing necossary for th s of the final act? And is that why » diftie: to form a syndicato to take cave of the demand loans and the like! Possibly. SOMETHING OF A PROBLEM, The executive committee of the fair directory has vecoived the first roport from the insurance auxitiary committee. The directors cale te that £300,000,000 insurance will have to bo placed on tho exposition building and exhivits. Undor tho Hlinois law a groat many for insurance compan- ies are prohibitey fre in tho it is worla's en placing risks state. Oue of tho problems for the auxiliar will bo to find w plice for the enormous amount of insurance necessary 1o cover the exposition risics A PUGILIST WITIL CONSUMPTION. 1k Glover, who was once the pride of pugilists, although his recont ap- in the ring havo been 2 an unbroken chain of dofeats, is said to be suffering from consumption. NORTHWESTERN EARNINGS, By the thirty-second aunual report of the ago & Northwostorn company tho passengor earnings for the yoar ending May a1, wore §,7( ho freieht cavnings wero §19,5 pxpross oarnings, $H18,- Inneous, 243, 403.44; total, perating expenses for tho v S17,436,527.97 and_taxos $3034,430.34, the net eurnings $9, ing the interest on its bonds of &,550,350.58, and Interest and exchango, $4,853, and the dividends on “Omaha” stock, the net profiv for the year is §,551,803.50. After paymeuts 1o the sinking fund and the pavments of the were making r deduct- dividends, tho surplus caruings wero $4 8. 60, WESTERN PEOPLE 1N CUICAGO, The following western people are in the city ¢ At the Grand Pacific Drake, Omaha; W. R. Stewdrt, jr., Des Moines, Ia. At the Wellington—Mr. and ' Mrs. A. Cramer, Lincoln; Mr. and Mr Greene, Omaha; Rev. John' A. Cruzin, Si Falls, S, D. At tho Palmer—Mr, and Mrs. Knox, Omaha: I. N. Woar, Fargo, N G. Chandler, Sioux M. Lincoln. At the Tremont—D. City, In.: C. C. Coope Mont.; Mr. and Mrs. Sanborn, Omaha. World's Fair Commissioner Euclid Martin of Omaha is at the Palmer. Count Cassini, lRussian minister to China, accompauied by his niece and his private sect retary, passed through Chicago tonight on his way west. A George JJ. ioux John A. A. B. Cooper, Holena, C. N. Needham, ¥, E, Holmes, Sioux - Patti's New Theater Opencd. Loxnoy, Aug. 13.—Mae. Patti had a house party to inaugurato her beautiful new thea- ter, recently built as a wing to her castle, Two hundred were present. Nicolini, Nav- arro, Durward, Lely, Madanie Valdi and others were awoug the principal artists. Patti appeared as *Violatta” in Traviata. Her costume was a pink satin, timmed in embroidered roses, ornaments, diamonds, She sang magnificently, arousing her audi- ence to the highest pitch of enthusiasm. Sho was ably supported by Nicolini. The diva was ropeatedly called befors the curtain, Tonight o grand ball will bo given, Patti leading the first dance. Friday another per- formance will be given, in which Patti will appear in the spring scene from “Martha'! and the balcony sceno from “Romeo and Juliet.” —— Glanders at Peoria. Pronia, TlL, Aug. 18.—A case of glanders has been discovered in a pasturo near this city where several valuable horses are kopt. Assistant State Veterinarian Scott has quar- autined the eutive place. It is foared several valuablo animals have contracted the dis- caso. —— PERSONAL PARAGRAPI H. J. Leo of Fromont is at tho Millard, G. F. Betts of Lincolu is at the Millard, F. G. Simmons of Seward 1s at the Casey. 5. A. Cleves of Lincolu is at the Paxton. S. P. Mobley of Grand Island is at the Paxton. H. P. Boal of North Platte is o guest at the Murray Mrs, M. B. Davis of Grand Island is at tho vd. . Haux of Grand Island is a guest at the Casoy. £, W. DoWitt and I, ligh ure at the Paxton. J. M. Thatcher, post trader at Fort Nio- brara, 1s at the Paxton. Charles W. 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