Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, July 22, 1894, Page 8

BOSTON STORE The Excitsment Grows Bigger, Crowds Get Greater and Sales Hoavier Every Day. NO SUCH SALE EVER HELD IN ONAHA Next 12 Days Weo Must Close Out ntire Stock-The Bullding Must e Vacated by that Ti In the Our 1t you have not attended the greatest sac- rificing and slaughtering sale of dry goods ever held in America last week be sure to g0 tomorrow, as the goods are going fast. To people living out of the city it would pay well to come to Omaha and buy for their future wants. SELLING OUT DRESS GOODS. All our 26c dress goods In novelties, small ohecked and plaid wool cheviots, go in dress patterns of 7 yards, double width goods, for 3oc for an entire pattern All our 3% dress goods, in invisible pin checks, plain castmeres and wool storm serges, in all colors, go for an entire dress pattern of 7 yards at 6 All our G0c dress goods, in strictly all wool cashmeres, all wool storm serges and novelty goods, go for an entire dress pattern of 7 yards at $1.75, really worth $3.00. $1.00 and $1.25 dress goods in silk and wool glorlas and silk and wool French novelties, in fact, some of the chofcest dress goods t Ve been shown this n, go for an entire pattern of 7 yards $3.60, worth trom $6.00 to §7.7 SELLING OUT SILKS. In our silk department we are offering special values in the finest grades of figured China silks and black China silks and double warp surah eilks, that were 75¢ a yard, go in this selling out at 3% a yard. On our sccond floor we @ beaded trimmed silk capes at 25e each. Braided all wool ladies' cloth capes, rib- bon trimmed, that were $6.00, go at $2.50. SELLING OUT OUR ENTIRE BASEMENT. All the 2% yard wide unbleached sheeting, worth 26 a yard, go at 12%c All the G¢ cheese cloth, 1c a yard. All the 15c and 19¢ wash goods and fancy sateens go at 6%c a yard. All the duchesse jaconet 16c a yard, go at Tle. All the 1214c ginghams go at Ge a yard. All the 2Gc plain white dimities go at 10c a yard. All the navy blue lawns with white dots, that were 12¢ a yard, go at 5 All the Irish poinf lace curtains that were $3.98 a pair, go at $1.50. All the chenille portieres that were $3.98 a pair, go at $1.98. All the finest lac $3.50 to $5.00 a pair, go at $2.f BOSTON STORE, 15th and Dodge. sy SPECIAL SALE OF NEGLIGEE SHIRTS. $3.00, $2.75 and $2.50 shirts for $1.85. 2,00 and $1.50 shirts for $1.00. ALBERT CAHN, 1322 Farnam. PR LS ON BEACH, LINCOLN, at selling $3.50 lawns, worth curtains that were from 0. BURLIN What They Say About It. “The merry maid, the demure youth and the sedate matron are all interested in knowing that extensive improvements have been made at Burlington beach, Lincoln. “There are row boats and sail boats in pleasing variety; there is an elegant steamer with a capacity of 300; fine pavillon for dancing, with superb orchestra in attend- ance; elegant sand beach and ample number of bath houses; well appointed dining hall and a number of refreshment stands; fine promenades; toboggan -slide, and many other features which combine to make this one of the most popular resorts in the west. Try it for yourself and best girl some day, and see how real Jolly it 1s.”"—Wymore Wy- morean. Don't forget that the Burlington Route will run an excursion to this popular resort, Sunday, July 20. Very low rate—§L10. Get tickets from the city ticket agent, 1324 Farnam street. e Half Rates to a Wonderful Place. Cheap rates to that wonderful health and pleasure resort, via the F., E. & M. V. R. R., every Friday during July and August, one fare for the round trip; limit, fifteen days. Cool; delightful place to spend your vacation. Immense plunge bath, fine drives, tally-ho coaches, carriages, buggles, saddle-horses, ponles, donkeys, ete. Call at ticket office, 1401 Farnam street, for further particulars. Through trains to the Black Hills, with Wagner palace sleepers to Hot Springs. —— BPECIAL SALE OF NEGLIGEE SIHIRTS. $3.00, $2.75 and $2.50 shirts for $1.85. $2.00. and §1.50 shirts for $1.00. ALBERT CAHN, 1322 Farnam. LN 81500 ROUND TRIP. Denver, Colorado springs and Pueblo. Via Ohicago, Rock Island & Pacific rail- way, dates of sale July 21, 22 and 23, good to return August 26. Speeial train_for Shriners will leave Omaha Sunday at 7 p. m. This train will carry temples from Minneapolls, Sloux Falls, Sloux City and nobles and their friends from Council Bluffs, Omaha and Lincoln. For full particulars call at city ticket ofiice, 1602 Farnam. e Hot Springs, South Dakota. Hot Springs, South Dakota, Is a remark- ably nice place to go this hot weather, and you can go so cheaply any Friday in’ July or August. The F., E. & M. V. R. R. will sell you -a ticket at half rates, one fare for the round trip, good fifreen days. Through trains to Black Hills, with Wagner pa'ace sleepers to Hot Springs, every morning, Ar- rive In Ume for a delightful dip in the plunge bath before breasfast. Call at ticket office, 1401 Farnam street. for further partic- ulars. Depot at 15th and Webster streets. SPECIAL SALE OF NEGLIGEE SHIRTS. $3.00, $2.75 and $2.60 shirts for $1.85. $2.00 and $1.50 shirts for $1.00. ALBERT CAHN, 1322 Farnam. Omaha Savin, Bank. On and after August 1, 1894, the Omaha Bavings Bank conform to the rules of the Omaha clearing house assoclation, and will be opened from 10 o'clock a. m. to 8 o'clock p. m. Wil be open as usual on Monday evenings until § o’clock, irslon Kates at, For full information concerning summer excursions call at the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul ticket office, 1604 Farnam street, or address F. A. NASH, General Agent. T Grand excursion from Omala to Blair by the Omaha Dispatch band; all the friends are cordially invited to go; farc, $1.00 round trip, on July 26, 1894. ' Come go and have @ good time. Greatest event of the sea- son, L4 War! War! Wart Steamship tickets to and from all parts of Europe at greatly reduced rates, For full information call or write Harry E. Moores, general ocean steamship agency, 1602 Far- am st., Omaha, Neb, . A - BPECIAL SALE OF NEGLIGEE SHIRTS. $3.00, $2.75 and $2.50 shirts for $1.8 $2.00 and $1 A $16.00 to Pueblo and return, via the Union Pacific, July 21, 22 and 23. Account Mystic brine meeting. Seo me. H. P. Deuel, C. . A, Uulon Pacific system, 1302 Farnam street, e e Entire stock of fine millinery of Bliss, 1614 Douglas street, now In hands of re- celver. Must be sold at once. Goods at your own price. e Sam'l Burns, 1318 Farnam, calls attention to his price list on fifth page this paper, ’ ——— Jos. P. Frenzer, opp. postoffi e Plancs to rent. A. Hospe, 1513 Dougla i Grinding razors, shears, cutlery, 1618 Dodge. SPECIAL SALE OF NEGLIGEE SHIRTS. $3.00, $2.76 and $2.50 shirts for §$1.85. $2.00 and $1.60 shirts for $1.00, ALBERT CAHN, 1322 Farvam. Jewelry. by Eagle Cornice Works, MOSDAY AT FALCONER'S Make Your Purchess of Us Monday and fave Money by Loing fo, A SILK BELT WITH SILV.R BUCKLE FREE Duck Sult Sold Mond Kend About t Golng .50 and 5. 5 o0 Silk o Suits at very to Sell Percale for shirt day. = walsts Ge a yard Mon- WASH GOODS. WASH GOODS, We are malking still furiher reductions in this department 50 pleces very fine light cales, very cheap at 8lc, tomorrow they Bo at Ge per yard; a blg variety of entirely new patterns to choose from 100 dress patterns, printed, well worth $2.00, Monday at 9 10 yards to each pattern 25 pleces more of the white striped dimity, quality, going now for 18c per shirting, per- satin cords, a pattern; regular 35 yard, We are making great India linens. 12t4c India linen now 8tc. 16¢ Indin linen now 10c. 26c¢ India linen now 1Se. 30c India linen now 20c. 86e India linen now 25c. 50c India linen now 350, A silk belt with silver buckle charge With every duck suft Monday. = Duck suits, fast colors, pink, blue and black, Monday $2.50 each. Silk belt free. Jalatea suits, either striped or polkadots, worth $5.00, Monday $3.50. Silk belt free. Taflor-made gingham suits made in the frock style at $6.00. Silk belt free N. B. FALCONER. — SPECIAL E OF NEGLIGEE SHIRTS. $3.00, $2.75 and $2.50 shirts for $1.85. $2.00 and $1.50 shirts for $1.00. ALBERT CAHN, 1322 Farnam, R AND RETURN. reductions on our free of s, $15 TO DENV Vi the Burlington Route. July 21, 22 and 23, the Burlington Route will sell round trip tickets to Denver, Colo- rado Springs and Pueblo, at rate of $15.00, account of Mystic Shriners’ meeting. Trains leave at 10:15 a. m. and 4:50 p. m. The latter is the Burlington’s famous *‘Den- ver Limited,” which covers the 538 miles between the Missourl river and the Rockies in a single night. City ticket office, 1324 Farnam street. DOLLARS 15 DOLLARS, Tb Denver and Return, ‘To Colorado Springs and return. To Pueblo and return. Via the Union Pacific. Tickets on sale July 21, 22 count Mystic Shrine meeting. particulars call on H. P. DEUEL, C. T. A. { 1302 o Church of the Good Shepherd—Twentieth and Ohio streets. J. P. D. Lloyd, rector. Morning services at § and 11 a. m. Evenin; service at 7 p. m. at the Young Men's Christian association park. ~ Mr. Jules Lumbard will render a vocal selection at this service. All are welcome. Cut Your Fuel Biil By getting a Kernan soft coal, smoke-con- suming furnace; also hard coal furnaces, sold 108 to 112 North and 23. Ac- For further P. System, arnam street. 11th street, Omaha. St s SPECIAL SALE OF NEGLIGEE SHIRTS. $3.00, $2.75 and $2.50 shirts for $1.85. $2.00 and $1.50 shirts for $1.00. ALBERT CAHN, 1322 Farnam. s McCaguo Savings Bunk. On and after Aug. 1 the hours of business of this bank will be between 9 a. m. and 3 p. m. Will be open as usual SATURDAY evenings, between 6 and § o'clock p. m. M.C. Acheson, pres. Thos. H. McCague, cash. $15.00 to Colorado Springs and return, via the Union Pacdic, July 21, 22 and 23. Ac- count Mystic Shrine meeting. See me. H. P. Deuel, C. T. A., Union Pacific system, 1302 Farnam street. ————— Entire stock of fine millinery of Bliss, 1514 Douglas street, now in hands of re- celver. Must be sold at once. Goods at your own price. e SPECIAL SALE OF NEGLIGEE SHIRTS. $3.00, $2.75 and $2.50 shirts for $1.85. $2.00 and $1.60 shirts for $1.00. ALBERT CAHN, 1322 Farnam, — Likes Meikiejohn's BilL W. E. Pecbles of Pender was in Omaha yesterday on his way to the national capital, where he goes in the hope of pushing the bill introduced by Representative Meiklejohn providing for the taxation of the allotted Indian lands in Thurston county. A large portion of the Omaha and Winnebago reser- vation has already been allotted and the en- tire reservation will be divided among the Indian householders before long. The In- dians to whom the lands have been allotted are cltizens, can vote at all elections and are entitled to the protection of the national, state and county governments, In return for all these privileges they contribute noth- ing to the support of the government. The bill introduced by Congressman Meiklejohn in the house and by Senator Manderson in the senate provides for the assessment of these lands by Thurston county and the pay- ment of the taxes so assessed by the general government. Something like 240,000 acres in Thurston county are fnvolved and the peo- ple of that county are deeply interested in the bill. The bill passed the senate two years ago, but died in the house after it had been favorably reported. Mr. Peebles hopes to have better luck this time, as the bill has already been favorably reported in both houses. ) Mr. Peebles, who is also a member of the republican state central committee, remarked on the side that he would return to Ne- braska in plenty of time to assist in the re- publican campaign. He states that the senti- ment in his part of the state Is overwhelm- ingly in favor of the nomination of J. H. MacColl for governor. A Gri A man with a head two feet one and five- eighths inches in circumference is a curiosity, and when Moses Hall, colored, of Owings Mills, walked into the store of C. B. Bate 1308 Pennsylvania avenue, Saturday after- noon, Mr, Bates was not a little bit surprised. At first glance, says the Baltimore America; Hall's head looked as If a 7% hat would ft. That }:p o, upus ally large size, but when dml at Was tried on it Wiis too small. Then Mr. Bates bethought himself of an old Derby which he had in his window off and o for qver & year with a placard stating thit would 'be glven to any one it would fit. The size was 7%, which is the largest Mr. Bates has sold in all his ten years' experien After “some search the hat was found and tried on, but to the disgust and astonishment of the storekeeper It was too small. It rested on the back of Hall's head as a 10-year-old boy's hat would rest on that of an ordinary man. Mr. Bates then measured the man's head and found that it would require a hat 8% size That Is twelve times larger than the average hat worn by man. -~ School Fund Apportionment. County Superintendent Hill has completed the work of apportioning the county school funds for the fiscal year, showing a balance of $34,069.97 that Is derived from sources other than direct taxation. This amount comes Into the treasury in the following ftems: State apportionment, $31,442.95; liquor licenses, $2,600; fines, ¥ speclal taxes $6.02. Of the total amount the clty and villages receive the following sums: Omaha, $21,387.81; South Omaha, $2.378.18; district No. 4, $298.31; Florence, $301.17; aterloo $274; Benso 2ikhorn, $206.14; Mil lard, $267.56; $263.98; Benniugton $190.78; Dundee, s Poritively Last Week. What goods are left by Saturday will_be sold in bulk to the highest bidder 8o far we are offered only 30 cents on the dollar, w.th poor prospects to get more Now it stands to reson that under the cir- cumreiance wi're willing to well goods cheap enough at retail. This is a grand opportunity Il deslers, also any ¢ wanting to of & part of the fix- tures, 1s inv s s an offer. These are a few that will_help to make the shelves Overalls, 16¢; fina ties, 3e; elast uspenders, de; men's pants, 45 9c; hand- Kerchiefs, 1c; full sy Foner goods roportionztely _still In 60 di from now yow'll pay times more for winter goods than what you can buy for this week at the CREDITOR'S 109 8. 16th, near TOO MUCH F‘OR A CROW. night 1 to of the prices SALE, Dodge. The Bird Was Susplelous of n Bono Swing- Ing in the Wind The crow has fine manners. He always has the walk and air of the lord of the sofl. One morning I put out some fresh meat upon the snow near my study window, say a writer in the Century. Presently a crow camo and carriod it oft and alighted with it upon the ground in the vineyard. While he eating of it, another crow came, and, allghting a few yards away, slowly walked up to within a fow yards of his fellow and stopped. I expected to see a struggle over the food, as would have been the case with domestic fowls or animals. Nothing of the Kind. The feeding crow stopped cating, re- garded the other for a moment, made a gesture or two, and flew away. Then the second crow went up to the food and pro- ceeded to take his share. Presently the first crow came back, when each seized a portion of the food and flew away with it. Their mutual respect and good will seemed perfect. Whether it was really 5o in our human sense, or whether it was simply an illustration of the Instinct of mutual support which seems to prevail among gregarious birds, I know not. Birds that are solitary in their habits, like hawks and woodpeckers, behave quite differently toward one another in the pres- ence of their food. The lives of wild creatures revolve about two facts or emotions, appetite and fear. Their keenness in discovering food and in discovering danger are alike remarkable But man can nearly always outwit them, be- cause while his perceptions are not so sharp, his power of reflection is much greater. His nning carries a great deal further. The ow will quickly discover anything that looks like a trap or snare set to catch him, but it takes him a long time to see through the simplest contrivance. As I have above stated, I sometimes place meat on the snow in front of my study window to attract them. On one occasion, after a couple of crows had come to expect something there daily, I suspended a piece of meat by a string from a branch of the tree just over the spot where I usually placed the food. A crow soon dis- covercd it, and came into the tree to see what it meant. His suspicion was aroused. There was some design in that suspended meat, evidently. It was a trap to catch him. He furveyed It from every branch. He peeked and pried, and was bent on penetrat- ing the mystery. He flew to the ground, and walked about and surveyed it from ali sides. Then he took a long walk down about the vineyard as if in hope of hitting upon some clew. Then he came to the tree again, and tried first one eye, and then the other upon it; then to the ground beneath; then he went away and came back; then his fellow came, and they both squinted and in- vestigated and then disappeared. Chicka- dees and woodpeckers tould alight upon the meat and peck it swinging In the wind, but the crows were fearful. Does this show re- flection? Perhaps it does, but 1 look upon it rather as that instinct of fear and cunning s0_characteristic of the crow. Two days passed thus; every morning the crows came and surveyed the suspended meat from all points in the tree, and then went away. The third day I placed a large bone on the snow beneath the suspended morsel. Presently one of the crows appeared in the tree, and bent his eye upon the tempt- ing bone. “The mystery decpens,” he seemed to say to himself. Dut, after half an hour's Investigation, and after approach ing several times within a few fect of the food upon the ground, he seemed to con- clude there was no connection between it and the piece hanging by the string. So he finally walked up to and fell to pecking it, flipping his wings all the time as a sign of his watcnfulness. He also turned up his eye momentarily to the piece in the air above, as it it might be a sword of Damocles, ready to fall upon him. Soon his mate came and alighted on a low branch of the tree. The feeding crow re- garded him a_moment, and (hen flew up to his side, as If to give him a turn at the meat. But he refused to run the risk. He evidently looked upon the whole thing as a delusion and a snare, and presently went away, and his mate followed him. Then I placed the bone on one of the main forks of the tree, but the crows kept at a safe dis- tance from it. Then I put it back on the ground, but they grew more and more sus- picious; some evil intent in it all, they thought. Finally a dog carricd off the bone, and the crows ceased to visit the tree. o INDIANS IN OUR CIVIL WAR. There Are 2,300 Pensioners In Indian Teor- ritory Drawing 8312,000 Yearly. It is a fact probably unknown to a ma- jority of people that there are more than 2,300 pensioners of the civil war in Indizn Territory, exclusive of Oklahoma, and that the amount paid them last year was $312,000, the sum contributed to residents of Oklahoma in the same year being $623,000. At the beginning of the civil war, says the New York Sun, it seems to have been the opinion of many persons that on account of the generally warlike character of Ameri- can Indians they were well qualified to take part in the contest. In May, 1861, the confederate congress adopted aresolution including the whole of the present Indian territory and Oklahoma, too, with the confederacy, and especially among the Cherokees, there were many re- cruits from the Indian tribes to the southern army, but they maintained an independent organization and cut actually very little figure in the fight. The War department, at the beginning of the war, appeared to attach great importance to the Indians as auxiliaries of the union forces, and considerable effort was given to assist in their organization, but without very much success. The total number of Indians enlisted on the northern side between the years 1861 and 1865 was 3,650, but a consid- erably larger number served on the other side, and offset the efforts of those who were unionists, or, rather, who attached themselyes to the unfon side, for the knowl- edge of the issues involved in the war of the rebellion was at no time very clearly un- derstood by any of the Indians, and some instances are well authenticated in which Indlan troops fought during the war on both sides, alternately. It seems strange in this day that capable military leaders, skilled in the science of war and familiar with the geographical position of the border states in which the battle was to be begun, if not decided, should have fallen into the error of sup- osing that in a country capable of furnish- ng more than 3,000,000 competents, a handful of semi-savage aborigines practically restricted to the plans of the weat could be 4 fopdable fagtor iy ¢ con- flict so extensive, but the fact must be re- called that the only military traditions which were possessed in many states and territories beyond the Misisssippl related to previous conflicts with Indians. They were the only hostile force which the local militia, where there was any, had known, and the part which they were popularly supposed to have taken in the revolutionary war seemed to qualify them for active service in withstand- ing the movements of southern troops in the southwest. The present population of the Indian Terrls tory, since the establishment of Oklahoma in 1890, is less than 150,000, ————— Costly Clgars. The Rothschilds smoke the cigars that are made—the ‘“Henry Sobranos,” which cost $1.60. These are wrapped in gold leaf and packed in little inlald cedar wood cabinets. These million aire princes buy three cabinets at & timi containing 42,000 cigars, 20,000 Havanas and one kind originally made for Marshal Prim as a present for Napoleon III. at a cost of 30,000 francs, Bach cigar was tipped with gold at each end and stamped with the im= perial N in gold. By way of of acknowl- \g the gift Napoleon s in a pair of cent Sevrcs vas most costly Clay THE OMAHA DAILY 186 SETTLED Y ARBITRATION Wage Difficultyin Poston Adjusted Withoat the Usual Strike, BRICKLAYERS ADOPT PEACEFUL METHODS Details of the ¥rocoedings of w Court of Acbitration on w Wig Differcs tw Capital wnd 1 Proved by Lo © Le- bor Iders \p- {al disturbances at Chi- cago, San Francisco other large trade centers has emphasized the almost universal demand for feasible methods of arbitration. Every consideration of public good cails for some system of arbitration that will prevent loss of wages, property and even life, resuit- ing from great labor strikes. “There Is nothing to arbitrate quis Pullman, Ve have no trouble with our own em- ployes, hence we have nothing to arbitrate say the members of the General Managers' assoclation In to render arbitration effective, in order that arbitration may be courted by all parties to an industrial controversy, the terms must be so arranged that all parties Interested, employer as well as employe, shall not only have perfect confidence in the boards or courts of arbitration, but shail fecl that they are not driven to the settlement of a controv by a law which may be unjust or biased or one-sided. Many plans have been advocated, from the most primi- tive to the most complex. Up to the pres ent time no general scheme of arbitration has been devised that has been acceptable to both sides of an industrial controversy. The nearest approach to a successful form of arbitration is the one which has been in vogue in Boston for the past three years mong the members of the National Associa tion of Builders, The plan adopted by that association has worked so successfully that in view of the recent renewed demands for arbitration it is gorthy of a careful presenta- tion. The National Association of Builders is an_organization formed in 1887, the mem- bership of which is on the b of local associations of builders. The assoclation has representative local assemblies in_about twenty-five cities in the United Sta Omaha being one of them. One of th principal purposes of the founders of th association was to thoroughly consider the labor problem so far as it relates to the interest of the builders and the workmen they employ, and then to recommend to its ‘constituent bodies the safest and wis course to be pursued by them to the end that justice may be secured by both sides and harmony prevail in all their relations. After four years of careful investigation, to quote the words of the secretary of the association, a form of arbitration w adopted in February, 1891, and recom- mended to all the members of the associa- tion. This form of arbitration was based upon the old idea that “an ounce of pr vention Is worth a pound of cure,”” or in other words, that arbitration Is only com- plete and perfect when it operates before differences of opinfon which have advanced to the stage of strike or lockout, and also upon the theory that there is a common ground upon which employers and workmen may properly and honorably meet and settlc all matters of mutual concern. The general plan adopted by the National Association of Builders may be briefly stated. First, the employer and employes enter into a mutual agreement of a perma- nent character. ~They agree that all que tions of mutual concern shall be submitted to a joint committee to be composed of an cqual number of Tepresentatives of both em- ployer and emploved. Both parties bind themselves to abide by the findings of this joint_committéeiand it is also agreed that under no circumstances will strikes on the one hand and lockouts on the other be per- mitted and that pending the settlemat of any disputed point, work shall continue without stoppage or embarrassment. Rules are adopted for the government of the joint committee as follows: The committee shall consist of not lcss than six members equally divided between the association’s representatives and an umpir to be chosen annually by the committee. The umpire must be neither a journeyman or craftsman nor an employer, and he shall preside at all meetings of the committee. The members of this committce shall be elected annually. At the first rezular meeting in each year rules for the conduct of the work for the en- suing year shall be adopted. These rules shall designate the rate of wages per hour, the number of hours to be worked, the rate of payment for overtime, payment for Sun- day work, government of apprentices and similar questions of joint concern. Special ;meetings of the joint committee shall be called whenever eitiier employer or employed desire to submit questions of mu- tual concern for arbitration, A majority vote shall decide all questions. In case of the absence of any member the president of the association by which he was appointed shall have the right to vote for him. The umpire shall have the casting vote in the event of a tie. Such are the simple rules which governthis scheme of arbitration. There Is no legal verbiage, no employment of attorneys, no in- terference by walking delegates. The plan has worked successfully in Boston for three years, but does not scem to have attracted the attention it deserves in other cities. In Boston the umpire selected was the di tinguished William Lloyd Garrison. On July 6, on the very day that the streets ot Chicago were filled with angry rioters and traffic had been entirely suspended, Mr. Gar- rison decided a disputed point involving a marked reduction in wages of thousands of workingmen, and it is interesting to note that his decision was received and acted upon by both sides to the controversy with- out hesitation or quibbling. The case was so marked that it is worthy of a brief recounting. On June 27 the Mason Builders assoclation and, the Bricklayers union of Boston became involved in a dis- pute over a proposed reduction in wages. The employing masons submitted to their employes that in view of the general business depression, resulting in a decline In values, there was no inducement for owners of real estate, to venture upon new enterprises. They therefore asked a reasonable reduction in wages. The prevailing wages were 42 cents per hour, and the employers desired to fix a new rate of 36 cents per hour, It will be borne in mind that the 42-cent wage was fixed last January and under the terms of the mutual agreement there could be neither increase or reduction during the vear. Consequently the proposed new rate of 36 cents per hour was not to go into effect until January 1, 1896, six months hence. The committee mot apd the bricklayers an- swered that the prevailing business depres- slon was greatly exaggerate that more buildings had been constructed'for the first three months of the year 1894 than in the first three montbs of the year 1893; that the irregularity of work and the large amount of time lost on account of Inclement weather and delays in the delivery of material really reduced what seemed to be a high rate of wages to a low average. The process of reasoning by which Umpire Garrison arrived at his deciston is worthy of reproduction b full. It Is as follows: 1 agree vith the Mason Builders' commit- tee that the presemt depression Is serious; that buildinge have been put up on specula- tion in excess of the demand, that new en- terprises are checked, contracts are few, and that the large number of empty houses for The recent indust and * says Mar- order SUNDAY, JULY 22 [ sale and the numerous idle brickiayers are suffictent to show the situation. I am not convinced, however, that a small abatement of mechanics’ wages will stimulate new busi- n The first contention of the Bricklayers' unfon committee fs baseless and misleading The {ncreased number of bulldings com pleted in the first four months of 1894 does not disprove the great depression, for it is evident that the initiation of these completed buildings antedates the le. If the dates of beginning and the length of time occupled in the bullding wero given, the statistics would be found valueless in this discussion. y #ccond objection urged against the cut of wages proposed is the comparatively low price pald in Boston when the other great cities are considered. On its face it is strong point, but conditions are always found on examination to account for the discreps ancy. If there were no counter balancing advantages in living in Boston over living in Cineinnati, it is safe to say that with brick- layers' wages at 66 cents per hour in the lat- ter place as agalnst 42 cents here, there would be a hegira of workmen from this city to that. But the fact remains that, instead, bricklayers are drawn to Boston, and, as appearcd in the testimony, from cfties wher the nominal wage is higher. An agreement of 50 cents per hour in Den- ver meins nothing when building is para- Iyzed, as at present, and employment in that lly suspended third reason for leaving undisturbed t pay has decided forc prrecting the unwarranted conclusion that large wages per hour are necessarily large In the gross, 15 was satisfactorily explained, by unsuitabls weather and inevitable delays from causes beyond the bricklayers' control. I deem it unneceseary to elaborate fur- ther the arguments or pleas advanced on both sides, and proceed to give the conclusion I have reached If the hard times and the dullness in build- ing were caused by excessive wages paid to bricklayers and other similar mechanics, there would be ample reason for granting ths mazon builders’ request. But it is evident that such is not the case and that some un- defined cause makes the lot of both parties a trying one. Moreover, the mason builders have this advantage, they enjoy opportunitics for profits on contracts that may furnish a fund with which to tide over such times as the present. he bricklayers have no chance for exceptional profits, and, while th wages may be adequate to support themselves and families in prosperous times, they are in trouble when work fails them. Again, for the mechanic to raise his wages is'a hard and slow progress, and If lowered {o mect an emergency involves great exer- tion to recover them as times improve, The are consequently the last item of expense to be deliberately reduced. 1t may pertinently be asked, If wages were fixed at 36 cents instead of 42, who would benefit by the concession? Chiefly the mason builders, who have unfinished contracts es- timated at the highest figure. It would be a_transfer without consideration from the laborer to the employer. New contracts would be figured on the cut rate, and unless in- creascd building resulted from diminished ages, nothing would be gained. My own belief is that the primal cause of the cessation of building centers in the ex cessive and speculative advance in land values ((aggravated by the financial distrust of our national credit) and that the return of better times must be preceded by the de- cline of the prices demanded for land. When they fall capital will again be encoura to invest in new buildings. Land values are the last thing to decline in a_panic, but until they do enterprise is checked and labor waits. The real enemy nst whom both builders and employes should unite is land speculaticn, for he who controls the oppor tunity controls also the profits of him whe uses ft. Convinced, therefore, that no general gai will acerue to the mason builders by the cut of the bricklayers' wage, and that the amount is too small to signify for the stimu lation of business, I therefore decide that ne abatement from the currcnt rate be made. S B TRANSFER SWITCH LAW. of State Board Engaging Attention of Transpo on Just Now. W. A. Dilworth and J. N. Koontz, both secretaries of the State Board of Transporta- tion, were in Omaha yesterday. Neither would admit that the board has any great amount of work on hand. The principal thing that is engaging the attention of the secretaries at present is the enforcement of the transfer switch law. Suits in man- damus have been commenced before the district court in the Twelith district at O'Neill, and the legal processes are likely to require some time in their development. It is generally conceded thal the O'Neill case will be made a test of the law before the supreme court, and that the case will ultimately reach that tribunal before any transfer switches are built according to law. Incidentally, Mr. Dilworth desired to correct the misstatement as to the operation of the transfer switch law, as sent out from Lincoln by a correspondent for a local paper. The law does not require the con- struction of - transfer swilches at Jjunction points where a majority of the citizens desire them. The law requires the construction of transfer switches at all junction points with- out regard to the wishes of the people living at those points. The railroads can only be excused from constructing the switches by the State Board of Transportation, after proving to the satisfaction of the board that the construction of such switches would be unnccessarily burdensome. So far the board has declined to excuse any COmpany from the operation of the law. L Mother Complained Against. Nancy and Alice Bovee, aged § and 11 years respectively, are locked up In the matron’s apartments at the city jail charged with incorrigibility. Some neighbors and relatives have filed a complaint in the po- lice court alleging that their mother, who lives at Eleventh and Chicago streets, is not a proper person to raise them. The little girls were crying as though their hearts were broken last night, and they sald that they wanted to go home. They are smart for their age, and when asked it they were abused at home they sald they were not. The girls said that their mother did not drink or receive visitors, and could not understand why they had thus rudely been tiken from home when they had committed no offense. Some of the officers expressed themselves In indig- nant terms that innocent little children should be locked up in the jail when no crime had been committed. ‘The children are detained on a warrant, but the names of the complaining witnesses could not be learned last night. Judge Berka will giv the case his attention early Monday morn- ing. —_————— Too ¥ d of Riding. Charles Sncer, Karl and Frank Blum- berg, aged 8, 9 and 6 years respectively, were arrested last night on the charge of stealing horses. These little boys seem to have a fully developed penchant for driving other people's horses, and when the find a team hitched to o buggy standing on gome out of the way street they simply untle the animals and drive them around the city until the lads get tired. Then they leave the rig wherever they happen to be and go home, leaving the owner of the rig to find it as best he may. They were ar- rested for the same offense about six weeks ago and promised to never do so again, but their good resolutions seemed to have failed, for on Friday evening the lads stole another team on Walnut Hill and drove it around until a late hour in the might. The boys are too young to realize the gravity of their offense and stand a chance of being sent to the reform school this time. Mwaraeu iughest ronors—vvoria’s Fair DRPRICE’S gl Baking Powder: The only Pure Cream of Tartar Powder.—No Ammonia; No Alum «22d Ia MY ns of Homes—a0 Vears the Standa ko b O Lo L LG UG G U 0G0 J. & T. Cousins Make. Ooze top on the new square toe. .. 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