Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, June 19, 1902, Page 7

- their request for an increase in thelr scale ‘in the congestion of all the mechanical de- .ot wages lends additional strength to the THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: THURSDAY 1902 JUNE 19, UNION PACIFIC IN LABOR WAR Oompany Refuses: Boiler Makers' Demand for Inorease and Latter Btrike. JOIN MOULDERS WHO ARE'ALREADY OUT Machinists and Car Builders Are Ex- pected to Quit Work and General Tieup of System's Shops Is Looked For. ” The Union Pacific s contronted by an ag- gravated labor war. Promptly at 10 o'clock yesterday morning every bollermaker in its employ tald down his fools and walked vut of the shops, tying up the entire sys- fem trom Omaha to Ogden, The strike is the result of an order lssued by the Bollérmakers’ union upon the fail- ure of the Unlon Pacific ofclaly to accede to demands of the mén fot higher wages. The workmen and officials met in conference yesterday morning, the former presented and the latter resolutely refused to grant it, thus precipitating a strike which may end partments of the road The bollermakers were gettlng 32 to 35 tents an honr and they'asked for a nominal Palse. There was no dispute upon the guestion of hours: In the Onmha shops there are but thirty or thirty-five boller- makers, but thére are shops scattered all along the road from this city to the west- arn terminus, and’ every boilermaker in 41t of these shops is nffected by the order to strike and has rigidly obeyed it. This means that hundreds of bollermakers are uow Idle. Not Diipbscd to Talk. Nelther the tradesmen nor the railroad officials concerned with these matters are disposed to discuss them. . At the Union Pacific headquarters the.oficials positively refused to enter inte.any. diseussion; the bollermakers simply stated. their plain proposition, which 1s Jucid enough to ex- pose all the main facts, At the boller shops 1t ‘was sald that the men had quit work and walked out promptly at.the hour designated by their union.leaders. Coming 80 closely upon the heels of the Unlon Pacific moulders’ strike, the action of the bollermakers has seriously compli- cated the situation for the company and it is probable that the two trades now -out will be joined within: a very short period by others. - Accerding to the men this de- velopment is more than probable. The fact that the machinists arejalready In a dlssat- isfled state .of mind and- have tentatively ded to submit a request for an increase bellet that,the striking force will ba mn- terfally enlarged and gives to the situation the gravest aspect. i Incrense’ Avked is Small. The machinists are pald about the same the bollermakers, and while the exact increase asked: in neither ecaso 1s made public, it 8 understood to be Insignificant. The car bullders, .it is sald, would be the next to afillate with the men who have quit work. The strikers are not discouraged over their prospects of winning, Thelr attitude Is one of serene confidence and they belleve that the road will be forced from self-in- terest to yleld, especially if the strike as- wumes. the proportions which are predicted and indicated- by present conditions. The teup of the moulders in Chicago, which itops all work-on Unlon Pacific pattern adds to the gravity of the situation. Moulders Expect Developments. The moulders have -beard. nothing from Dhicago since the telegram which came Bunday to Secretary Chadwick of the Moulders' unfon, saying all work on Unlon Pacific patterns had been: stopped there. The moulders are looking dally for some development from the Chicago end of the he. They would not be surprised to hear that the Featherstone interests had de- tided to accede to " their proposition or agree on & compromlse whereby the Omaha or Union. Pacific. moulders would be bene- dence, he might be willing for them to again have the custody of the child. The attorney for the defendant protested against Mr. Clark belng designated as the temporary guardiag, saying that hia clients were attemptiog to dlspose of the place where they now reside and intend to re- move to a cottage. The judge said that he would not announce the name of the guardian at this time, but would give the Attorney an opportunity to show cause why Mr. Clark should not be appointed. DICKINSON TC REALTY- MEN Judge Advises Them to Continue Thelr Fight for Equitable Taxation. At the meeting of the Real Estate ex- change Rev. T. J. Mackay and Judge Dick- inson spoke. Judge Dickinson spoke prin- cipally upon the question of equalization of taxes, saying in part “I understand that there has been some talk of dropping the work in favor of equ: 1zation of taxes. Wero L to,offer advice I would say that the exchange should keep up the fight until the law of the state is enforced and every kind of property is as- sessed at its fair cash value. . The law is 0 plain that it eannot.be misconstrued. I understand that the Omaba Real Estate ex- ‘hange s a part of an.-organization which has members in all parts of-the state. A representative of the state organization could bring sult in each of the counties compelling the assessors to -assess at- a fair cash value, and the trouble would be over. Of course, no court can compel an assessor to fix a certain figure, as the as- sessor alone is the judge of the fair cash value, but at this time they do not pretend to. use that value in making assessments. *‘Another thing, you haye made o good fight and had the assessments.of ccrtaln corpora- tlons raised. Your work should mot stop here. It {s a maiter of common repute that much personal property ls escaping taxation. Because a number of men form themselves into a corporation they should not be singled out for vietim The picnic committee reported its ar- rangements for Saturday, June 28, and it was decided to také no music on the trip. It was announced that next week the officers of the Young Women's Christian assocla- tion would be present at the exchange to speak of the mew home which s contem- Dlated. MRS. CLARK HELPS MISSION for Purchase of Property. Owing to the generosity of a former Omaha woman the Omaha City Misston as- soclation bids fair to ralse the $2,500 neces- sary to purchase the property that it now occuples on Tenth street between Dodge and Capitol avenue by July 1, the date of the expiration of its option. - During the lmst week Mrs. 8. H. H. Clavk of 8t. Louts, who was at one time one of the most prominent workers in the mission, has:given $500 to the fund, which action seems to have been an inspiration to others and the committee is now hopeful of raising the remainder of the amount in time to save the property. During the last three ‘months something over $1,000 has been raised by the Young People's socleties of the city, and to this Thomas Kilpatrick and Dr. W. O. Henry have: each added $100, while others have wade pledges to the fund. There's Always a “Best.” and wherever there is a “best” there are always a host of imitations. Doctors pre- scribe Malt-Nutrine for patients because they know what it 1s-and that it will bring back tone and strength to the weak or dis- HOME SEEKERS FROM SOUTH Tennesses Expected to Oontribute Largely to Population of Nebraska. FORMER NEBRASKAN STARTS IMMIGRATION ad Ofcials Look for Influx of Homestenders from Southern States During the Next Year or Two. According to reports received at the Bur- lington headquarters an influx of home- seokers from southeastern and middle Ten- nessee into Nebraska is being planned. It 18 expected that before the summer has proceeded far advance delegates of a large contingency of farmers and men of other occupations of the south will be In Omaba and from here go to other Nebraska poiuts in search of the most desirable locations. The fame of Nebraska has reached the Ten- vessceans through personal representatives of this state E. J. De Armond, formerly of Bartley, Neb,, is now In the southern state and in a recent communication to the Burlington be outlines plans that are now in contem- plation for an extensive migration move- ment. Mr. De Armond went south some time ago with a view of settling in Tennes- sce near Tullohoma, which is about ffty miles northeast of Chattanooga and the center of a very active section, though, as he intimates in his letter, far behind the developing sections of Nebraska. Mr. De Armond has become dissatisfied with his venture and is not only contented to aban- don his prospect, but has determined to wend his way back to his home state as quickly as possible. But before he comes it is his purpose to consummate plans for bringing a large delegation with him. Anxious to Make €hange. People who have lived all their lives in one section, in fact on one place, the Ne- braskan says, are anxious to make a change and are only looking for the most attrac- tive country. Many of them, through per- sonal correspondence with railroads and others interested in the colonization scheme in this state, have been induced to give Nebraska a trial. From communications it appears that there fs a young Nebraska boom in progress there, people are catch- ing the “Nebraska fever” as they did the California fever some years ago, and offi- clals here look for a very extensive move- ment of immigrants soon. It is reported from the northwest that the colonization of that section promises to be the largest this year ever known and it 1s equally as probable, according to the statements of officials here, that the same may prove to be true of Nebraska this summer. ““Certainly when a few of the prominent people of the south come here and see the eplendid conditions of our coun- try,” eald ome rallroader, “it will mean the opening wedge to an influx of not only homeseekers, but indeed homesteaders. For you can be assured that no man who s really in earnest in looking for a new country, a prosperous country, where sea- sons, climate and in fact all natural con- ditions and resources are enormously in excess of the average, will turn his back upon Nebr: 1 feel confident that we are golng to have a large number of set- tlers in this state during the present year and T would not be surprised to learn that this very movement that seems to be shap- ing itself in Tennessee will open the way to thousands from that particular section.” Nebraska Looks Good. General Passenger Agent Buthanan of the Elkhorn and a party of mewspaper men from Omaha, Lincoln and Sloux City re- ease-wasted. Take no substitute for Malt- Nutrine, for there is none that will satisty, Atheuser-Busch Brewing Ass'n, St. Louls, U. 8. A, A Place to Spend the Sw . On the lines of the Milwaukes rallway In Wisconsin, Minnesota and Iowa are some of the most beautiful places in the world to spend a summer vacation, camping out or at the clegant summen hotels. Boating, Ated independent of any actlon by the rall- road compan; An interesting feature of the moulders’ trouble 1is that had - the Unlon Pacific granted’ thetr full’ démand for an increase in wages it would have meant to that com- pany, the outlay ip rold cash of $2.40 a week; or in other words that is the aggre- gate amount to which the inere: ‘would bhave come. There was but a limited num- ber of men to be aftected by the desired advance and each one'y Income to have been Increaseds fraction of a cent. In connection with this the moulders call attention to the tact that during the finan- clal depression a few years ago, which was general throughout the country, the Union Pacific Raflroad company had a proposition to make to its moulders. It was that they submit to a reduction in their wages of § per cent a day. The men presented the matter at a called meet- ing and the result was that they unnan- imously agreed to the reduction. When the conditions lmproyed Wages in a minor- ity of cases, it {8 said, were reinstated, but the great majority never were restored to their original income. . The feeling among the moulders, in view of these facts, is to say at lehst, not a very wholesome one towirds their employers. BAD PLACE FOR CHILDREN S0 Rules Judgme sonhaler on Vicinity of Eleventh and Dodge Streets. The case of the Child Saving institute against Mrs. Walter Swanson, for the pos- salon of Eva Haas, & minor, was tried y terday morning before Judge Vinsonhaler. The manager of the institute, A. W. Clark, filed & petition, In which he alleged that Mrs. Swanson conducted questionable re. sorts at two places in the city and that she was an unfit person to have charge of the girl, who was left In this city by her mother \ g In summing up the evidence previous 1o giving a declston thy judge showed that e was not only experienced as a Hawk- Shaw, but that he had taken degrees un- jer Old Slouth., He sald that since the case hud been pending in his court he had personaHy investigated the character of the houses kept by the defendant, and that while in his investigations he had found mothtug which would show that she was, not of good mora! character he had basame convinced that a house near the corn . Eleventh and Dodge streets is & poor one in which to aftempt to ratse & child to woman's estate. For that reason the judge said he would appoint a guardian temporarily. He sald that from all ap- pearances he belleved Mr. and Mrs. Swan- son would give the girl better care and at- tention than she would probably recelve from any other persog, and for that rea- won, if they changed their place of resi- —_—de———————y THE GENUINE EAU de COLOGNE - §obann Macix Farina = el e §asse For swte-by W. R. BENNETT CO. ¥ W. Cor. 16th and Harney Bts. fishing, beautiful lakes and’ streams and cool weather. Okoboji''ls the nearest of these resorts, but all ‘are easily reached from Omaha, and the round trip rates this summer are lower than ever before. Full information on application. F. A. NASH, General Western Agent C., M. & Bt. P. Ry., 1604 Farnam St., Omaha. LGGHL BREVITIES. The Visiting Nurses' assoefation will hola its re monthly meetin the parlors of the Paxton hotel on Thursday afternoon at 4 o'clock. Permits have been’granted to Frank L. &l’?‘ny .-m: 1"':""‘0] o'xlzu éerrecl trame ages at Twenty-sl 15 cost $1.10 ‘sacty. | 10 &pd Ames avenue, Deputy Sheriff Flynn went to Lincoln to {pke "Tom White, ealored; “to the peniten 0 serve a fives rter eoel on tonviction of burgiary, o received Owing to the heavy raine and the bad condition of the grounds, the Seward Strct Methodist Episcopal: Bunday school has postponed its annual pienic, which was to dLl\'e been held at Rivaiview park Thurs- ay. The old houseboat;, “Reddy Klondyke," skipper. which for two years has ctood on the river bank at the foot of Douglas streel, wis condemned by the Hoard of Publi¢ Works yesterday morning and the owner was given five days In whbich to remove it. The vocal and lpstrumental puplls of Prof, Wright will give a recital h'::“ud.y evening, June 19, commencing at § o'clock, In the ‘entertainment hall' of the Omaha Commercial college, Seventeenth and Doug- las streets. Free cards of admission be had at studfo, 316 Ramge bullaing. © A digest of the Nebraska supreme court reports in two volumes has just been issned by Attorney E. C. Page,.an-Omaha lawycr, The work comprises 2500 pages of con- densations from various rulings of ' the court and covers all the work done by the tribunal stnce it was organized in 1567, The Jacksonian club has made arrange- ments With the Burlington for special sery- ioe for delegates attending the democratic gtate convention at Grand Island June 2( The train leaves Omaha at 9:15 a. m. and arrives at Grand Island about 1.3 p. m. Convenient time will be arranged for the return trip. Tuesday, June 24, is the date fixed by the County Board of Equalization for hear- ing the matter of the asseasments of the banks. Yesterday notices were sent cut to all bankers citing them to appear with & schedule for assessment based upon the condition of the banks at the time of the publication of the statement nearest to April 1. According to & memorandum just filed by Judge Munger of federal court, J. C. Rodt must pay Agnes Frizzell only §6,000 for defamation of character,' instead of $14.%00, the sum allowed by theé jury. Defendant had asked for a new trial,’but Judge Mun- overruled this, cutting down the judg- ent, however, $8,000, United States Becret Service Webb has recelved from his Washington | chiefs information congerning & hew | counterfeit bill that is just out.. It is a 35 note of the National State bank of Troy, and is o photograph, and @ poor one (n pera dive ordinary glazed phoiographic paper. No attempt 15 made to dolor the weai, the numbers or the panel. The bill bears' Gar- field’s likeness. J.: Nehaus, A. Bokke and Mever, who run baker shops in the same neigh: borhood on North Bixteenth street, been arrested by Officer Wooldridge, who wants them to explain (o Judge Berka why they put only twelve ounces of dough and sweetening in a pound of bread, which the faw says should contain sixteen ounces The police say the thr arrested before on the Judge Slabaugh took {he casp of Bchimme pany, in which to obtain damages for an 1o his property tion of & gas reservolr we judge instructed a verdict for the defe ant on the grounds that at a previous trial of the samé {ssues for the purpowe of se- curing an injunction against the company the points raised in the present sult had been determined. rom the st the Omahn laintiff sought alleged injury y reason of the comstruc- Jury home. The turned Tuesday evening from a trip through the Black Hills country over the Elkborn roa The party visited Dead- wood, Hot Springs, the Homestake mines and other points of Interest. Much of the territory, after reaching the central polnts, was covered by tally-ho coaches. The members of the party returned deeply impressed with the progress of the mining interests of that section. Sald one member: “No part of the Dakota coun- try which abounds in mineral wealth looked better to me than the agricultural part of Nebraska along the line.”” Rock Island Has Washout. The Rock Island reported a washout at South Bend from the heavy raine of Tues- son will be made shorter, the time thus saved being spent In that town, where dinner will be served the first day. The night will be spent at Hartington, and an hour and ome-half at Norfolk. The train will reach Omaha at 11:30 Friday night. The Twenty-second infantry band accom- pany the party and will play at the differ- ent towns enroute. NEW YORK SHRINERS COMING Mecen Temple Will Spend Several Hours In Omaha Thurs- day Aftermoon. Members of Tangler temple, Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, are making extensive ar- rangements for the reception of Mecca tem- ple of New York, which will arrive In Omaha Thursday afternoon at 4 o'clock on ite return from San Francisco. This train was known as the imperial train and car- ried the imperial potentate to the meeting of the council. A large delegation of the members of Tangler temple will leave Omaha at 9:30 o'clock, golng to Columbus, where they will meet the New Yorkers. Arriving hero at 4 o'clock the party will be taken to the headquarters of the temple, where a briet program, including an address of welcome and Informal talks, will be carried out. The remainder of the time will be devoted to conversation and refreshments. The New York party will leave at 6:30. The local committee requests every member of Shrine to be at the hall in order to greet the guests. Tangler temple is now making prepara- tions for a reception to Colonel Akin on his return. He will vieit Spokane, Seattle and several points in the northwest enroute from the coast, €0 the exact time of his re- turn is not known, but the reception will, it i sald, eclipse all efforts made by Tan- gler temple previously in the way of recep- tions. FOR A JUST ASSESSMENT Representative Bell Introduces Bill to \ Compel Rallroads to Make Showing of Business. WASHINGTON, June 18.—Representative Bell of Colorado introduced today a trust bill covering the recommendations of the Induetrial commission, of which he was a member. His bill provides for general pub- licity of corporations dealing with the pub- lle iIn interstate business. It requires statements to be filed annually with the secretary of the treasury showing full particulars of bueiness; requires the secre- tary of the treasury to classify all stock into such as has been paid for in cash or its equivalent, and such as is usually called inflated or watered stock. All of the sec- ond class s required to be assessed by the United States at 2 per cent per an- num. Any rallroad company discriminat- ing against communities or persons in in- terstate transportation shall be enjoined, and if the injunction order is violated it becomes the duty of the United States clr- cult court to put such company into the hands of a recelver and to operate the company’s business under the orders of the court. DISORDER IN PARIS CHAMBER Nationalists and Hadical Members Call Each Othe® Names and Nearly Come to Blows. PARIS, June 18.—Disorderly scenes oc- curred in the Chamber of Justice today during the verification of the election of M. Deseyan, nationalist, who defeated M. Verses, radical. M. Bertus, radical so- clalist, opposed the validation, accusing the natfonalists of engaging in a violent cam- paign of insult ‘and cilumny against the republicans. The speech led to interrup- tions from Count de Dion and M. Syveton, tollowed by uproarious altercations be- tween the nationalists and radical so- clalists, Count de Dion threatened M. Berteaux with his fist and M. Coutant, revolutionary soclalist, insulted Count de Dion, calling him an imbecile, and when called to order M. Coutant sald he would break the count's jaw. When M. Syveton rose to reply his volce was drowned by the nolse caused by the banging of desk lids by the leftists. After the chamber adjourned M. Syve- ton met M. Mesur in the lobby and in- sults were exchanged between them. This day night which delayed the morning train arriving in Omaba at § o'clock. The train was reported in at 7 o'clock, two hours late. No serious damage has been done, how- ever, to trafiic facllities, at least mone that will interfere with t running of the trains. It is reported that the bridge over the Platte river at South Bend went out as a result of the flood, but the Rock Island is making use of the B. & M. tracks from Lincoln on, so that it will be enabled to continue its schedule and will scon have the wreckage cleaned away and the road in perfect repair. Railway Notes and Personal Manager Dickinson of the Unton rted west on a trip over the road y night. He was accompanied by a small party in his private car. R. C. Hays, contracting frelght agent of the Burlington, is back from Lake Wash- ington. While ‘on the trip to the lake Mr. White captured sixty-four fish Hoxle Clark and wife of 8t. Louls are in Omaha for a short stay. Mr. Clark, who fs & son of Former President 8. H. H Clark of the Union Pacific, is here to look after private business interests, TREASURER'S FORCE IS BUSY Tax Payments Coming In with Greater Rush Than in Former Years. During the first sixteen days of June $134,730.93 in taxes has been taken in by the city treasurer’s office, which s $37,411.03 more than was collected during the same period of last year. The indications are that. by the end of the present month more money will have found its way into the treasurer's hands than last year at that time, though the 30-mill assessment pro- duces $108,000 less than the assessment of & YEAr ago. “There are only ten more days before taxes for 1902 become delinquent,” said Treasurer Hennings, “and after July 1 & 1 per cent pemalty will be charged. My office will be closed all day July 1 in order to glive the force time to check up the busi- SECOND TRADE EXCURSION It Will Leave for Points im North- eastern Nebraska Tomor- row Morning. Thesecond trade excursion of the Commer- clal club will leave the Webster street depot this morning at 7:30 o'clock, for & run of two days in the northeastern par: of the state. There are now 113 reserva- tions on the sleepers, but a few more can be accommodated. This will be the larg- est excursion ever sent out by the club It will visit thirty-eight towns, the ma- jority belng larger than those visited on any previous excursion. Word has been recelved from West Polnt, Hartington and Norfolk, saying that the business men of those cities have arranged | to provide entertalnment for the party On account of the session of the United States court it has been found necessary to drop from the program the Indian r dance at Thurston, and the rua to Emer. occurrence resulted In M. Syveton chal- lenging M. Mesur to fight a duel. The sec- onds of the two deputies will meet tomor- row. P, GIGANTIC TUNNEL SCHEME Railroad Plans to Cut Through Moun- tains to Cripple Creek at a Expense. Enormout CRIPPLE CREEK, Colo., June 18.—A project s afoot to drive fourteen miles of tunnel and intermediate branches through- out the principal mountains and hills of this camp by the Cripple Creek & Pueblo company. Seventy-five men will start to work on July 5. There is scarcely a mine of any importance that will not be able to ship out its ores through this tun- nel. According to Superintendent J. M. Parfet it will require more than three years to complete the main tunnel and the branches and the cost may aggregate $5,- 000,000, Insure your health in Prickly Ash Bit- ters. It regulates the system, promotes good appetite, sound sleep and cheerful spirits. HEAVY RAINS IN NEBRASKA Gets the Heaviest Cooler in All Parts of State. Fairbury Fall— In some places In Nebraska Tuesday night the rainfall was heavy. According to re- ports received at the Weather bureau Fair- bury experienced little short of a cloud- burst, the fall belng 3.20 inches there. At Ashland 1.80 inches fell, at Tecumseh 1.35 inches. In Omaha at 7 yesterday morn- ing the fall had been .81 inch. During the morning it continued to rain along the Mis- sourl river and to the east, being also cooler all about. To the south, In Kansas and Missouri, the rain was light, but in Ne- braska it was general. 0 Gres: Tk, In almost every nelghborhood someone has died from an attack of colic or cholera morbus, often before medicine could be procured or a physiclan summoned. A re- lable remedy for these diseases should be kept at hand. The risk Is too great for enyone to take. Chamberlain’s Colle, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy has un- doubtedly saved the lives of more people and relieved more paln/and suffering than any other medicine in use. It can always be depended upon. Mortality St ten. The following births death have and been reported at the office of the Board of Health during the twenty-four hours end- ing Wednesday noon: Birtha-Frederiok Nelson, 1721 gouth Ninth street, girl; Phillp H. Philbin, 143 North Thirty-first ayenue, boy; Josepn A Blum, 624 South Twenty-fourth avenue, e, ath—Water P. Corson, 414 Frances street, aged 2 years A gay picnic cannot be held without a few bottles of Cook's Champagne, Imperial Extra Dry. It s sparkling and deliclous. AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA August Miller's Officlal Relation te Oity, o Bubject of Gourt Discussion. JUDGE LEVY MAKES FORMAL COMPLAINT Charges Miller v structio H with Mallcious Dee of Property and Disputes Inim as Street Com- oner or Foremnn, Is August Miller street commissioner of South Omaha, street foreman or what fs his official relation to the ecity? This Is the question that was asked In the police court yesterday afternoon, when Judge Jacob 'y appeared and asked for a com- plaint against the ex-councilman Judge Levy claimed that Mr. Miller had come upon his premises and excavated In the alley bordering on his lot to such a depth as to leave the foundation to his house in danger. In looking the matter up Judge Levy was Informed that Mr. Miller had never been appointed to any office, 80 far as the records of the council were concerned, neither had he given bond for his acts. A complaint was accordingly drawn out charging Mr. Miller with the malicious de- struction of property. Friends of both par- tles appeared, however, and when it was proven to Mr. Levy that if his statements were true Mr. Miller had committed a crime punishable by imprisonment in the penitentiary, the matter was allowed to rest as it is. The acts of Mr. Miller in the capacity in which he is now working have caused many complaints. It is said that the city is not liable for whatever may be donme by Mr. Miller, where damage accrues, neither h an official bond been filed to cover what damages may be done. Why some- thing has not been done before this in con- nectfon with the office of street commis- sioner i3 a problem with many. Neverthe- less no appointmemt has ever been filed naming a commissioner and the matter has never been before the council in any shape. Even though appolnted as street fore- man by Mayor Koutsky, just how far Mr. Miller may go in his repair work is un- certain. In the complaint made by Judge Levy it appears that the established grade of the alley between Twenty-second and Twenty-third streets on N street has been tampered with and legal lights of the city who were in the courtroom when the mat- ter came up stated that even though the authorized street commissioner of the town, Mr. Miller would not have the right to do this work without express consent of the mayor and council and not then un- less some defect appeared in the alley. Owing to the question as to Mr. Miller's official capacity it Is not probable that sults will be commenced against the city for the work thus done. Boys Destroy Property. The usual complaint about the destruc- tion of windows in school houses is belng made. It is asserted that boys In the west- ern part of the city are throwing stones through schoolhouse windows. This has in the past caused considerable expensa to the school district and in order to prevent further cost to the district during the summer vaeation the windows in qulte a number of the schools will be boarded up. This was done at ome of the schools last summer after nearly every light in the bullding had been broken. It was consid- ered much cheaper to pay for lumber to close windows than to keep continually re- placing window glas St A ’ Boys Closing Exercls At the troop armory last night closing exercises of the elghth grade boys of St. Agnes’ parochial school were held. A pro- gram by the graduating class and others was rendered, which was greatly appre- clated. The ball was crowded with rela- tives of the graduates and friends of the school. The sisters at the school had charge of the entertainment, which con- sisted of music, recitations and other ex- erclses. Then .the court scene from the “Merchant of Venice” was presented, Cer- tificates were conferred upon John Cavan- augh, Jobn Hayes, John Kennedy, Raymond Corrigan, Edward Ryan, Edward Cahill and Charles Mor, Few Complaints Filed, Only half a dozen complaints were filed with the Board of Review yesterday. All of the members were on duty for the purpase of showing taxpayers the lists and recelving complaints in writing. So far only ele complaints have b filed and Becretary Bergquist says that these have all been from small property owners. The board still has eight days to sit and then the figures of the valuations will be made publie. School Board Levy. On Thursday morning of this week mem- bers of the Board of Education will meet for the purpose of determining how much money will be needed to conduct the pub- lic schools during the coming year. About balf of the liquor license money has been used in taking up overdue warrants, but there still remalns in the echool treasury $40,000. With the usual levy of 20 mills and the state apportionment with what money is on hand, the board is considered to be In good financial condition and can if 1t s desired erect either a portion of the proposed high school bullding or a separate ward school. Magie City Gossip. A daughter has been born to Mr, and Mrs. John H. Loechner. Captain James A. Austin has returned from a trip to Louisville, Ky. W. L. Hannon of St. Louls, Mo.. is here for a few days, visiting his brother, . Hannon. Councliman Myles Welsh has O'Nell, Neb, for a few days velatives The beef luggers employed at the yack- ing_houses have b ven an incresse in wages by the packers, Magic City lodge of the Modern Brother- hood of America will meet Friday evening one to visit, with in the hall over the Bouth Omaha Natlonal | bank building. Teachers' examinations will commenne at_the High school bullding Thursday, On_Friday evening Mesdames Prewer and Wroght will enfertain Superior lodge of the Deguee of Honor at Twenty-Afth and H streets, Members of Upchurch lodge, Degree of Honor, are to meet Thursday night t celebrite the anniversary of the organiza- tion of the lodge. It warm weather makes you feel weary you may be sure your system needs cleans- ing. Use Prickly Ash Bitters before the hot weather arrives; it will put the stomach, liver and bowels in order and help you through the heated term. FURTHER PLANS FOR CURFEW Committee Will Try to Arr Rally for N The committee appointed Monday night at the meeting held at the Young Men's Christian assoclation in the interest of a curfew ordinance to prepare plans for pre- senting the matter to the city council met Tuesday afternoon in the association build- ing and took further preliminary steps. Dr. W. O. Henry, chairman of the com- mittee, was selected to draft a letter to the ministers of the city calling upon them for thelr co-operation and asking that each pastor read the model ordinauce—the one in force in Indianapolis—and take a vote of his congregation upon the question of securing the adoption of the ordinance in i %minawuu W Omaha. It was also decided to arrange for a public rally to be held in one of the churches Sunday night, to which all the city officials are to be invited and at which the curfew proposition 18 to be given & thorough discuseion. If success attends these offerts the plan will then be to carry the matter directly before the city councll and ask that body to pass the ordinahce THE NAVAJO WOMAN. Her Rule in the Tribe a Survival of Primitive Matrinrchate, The Navajo woman, who has made her tribe the most famous of all living Indian races by means of her great and excellent invention, the Navajo blAnket, occuples a social position of great independence. Her property rights are carefully respected. She owns much of the wealth of the tribe and her children belong to her alope. A woman may have hundreds of sheep when she marries and not one becomes the prop- erty of her husband. Descent Is traced through the female line. It is a survival of the primitive matriarchate. The Navajo women has no permanent home. The progress of the tribe has been greatly lmpeded by its dark superstition that every death is caused directly by Chinde, the devil, and that evil spirits linger about the dead body. The house is never occupled again. The corpse is buried in the floor and the house pulled down over it and a Navajo would freeze before he would make a fire from the loge of one of those deserted heaps. So the Navajo ““hogan’ s a poor, temporary aflair, a mere clrcular hut of logs and stones, with a hole in the roof for the smoke and & blanket for the door. In the summer the Navajo woman loves to move into a brush “wickyup” made of greasewood boughs. There she sets up her loom in the shadow of the rocks and lives in the open alr all summer. Her Work. Jo woman can make very good baskets, but she does not care to do it often, preferring to buy them from her Apache cousin. She makes them herself only when they are wanted for some sacred purpose; for medicine, marriage, or other ceremontes. She tans buckskir, and makes her own footwear, both moccasins and high bottines. She knits stockings, without any toes or heels. She makes but little pot- tery, and that is coarse and poor, and she does very little of that bead embroldery which seems the distinguishing art of all Indlan women. In fact, the Navajo woman has found her artistic development in the famous blankets, which seems to be the passion of her life. She made it first of the “bayeta” cloth, which she got from the Spanfard. This she unravelled, and twisted two or three of its strands into one, making & very strong fiber. Then she wove into a fabric almost waterproof, and practically indestructible. The bayeta cloth supplied the distinctive red of the blanket. For the other colors, she dyed her wool with dyes made by herself from herbs of the country. Of late years, the blanket hias degenerated. She has put cot- ton in it; she has used the common yarn and dyes furnished by the traders. Further- more, the is as imitative as a Japanes and when she first beheld the flamboyant advertisement of Blank's baking powder, the printed calico of Pawtucket, or the to- mato blushing upon its can, she straight- way wove them into her blanket, with unique and startling effect. But when she sought to sell these progressive products to the white man, she found he would not buy, which puzzled her very much, they being his own patterns. The Hyde exploring expedition, which is conducted in connection with the American Museum of Natlonal History in New York, is doing a great deal to restore the blankets to the old standards. Dr. George H. Pepper, who 1s connected with this expedition, has one blanket for which he would not take $1,000. Every Navajo man who has ever seen it has uttered gutteral ejaculations, to the effect that the woman must have been crazy, and that if it were known who she was, she would be killed. It is one of the greatest pleces of eacrilege ever per- petrated. Every figure on it is sacred, and reveals to an implous world some secret of the medicine men; some tale of the inner religion of the tribe. It is a sad com- mentary on the danger of intrusting state secrets in certaln directions. Owners of Property. The women are the sheep owners of the tribe. They have flocks ranging from twenty-| to 2,600 in number, and unde: stand perfectly well how to drive a sharp bargain for their wool. They get wool from a sheep, and it nells at from 7 to 13 cents. One would not think that crops could be ralsed in this land of drouth, but the Navajo woman plants her garden in the canyon bottoms, at the foot of the mesas, where it catches all molsture from the table land above. She does not raise potatoes, although this is the original home of the potato, which grows wild in Navajo land. But she raises wheat, beans, squas peaches and a fgw apples, a little alfalfs, and most of all—corn. Corn is a part of the Navajo woman's life. From the cradle to the grave it has a part in every soclal and religious ceremony. She grinds it on a metate—a slab of stone hollowed in the center—crushing the kernels by hand with another stone; and she can make one of the most deliclous dishes In the world of green corn ground in this way. She cuts the corn from the fresh ears, grinds it into a soft, milky mass and throws it into the bolling water with a little salt, and a few pinches of aromatic wild herbs. Then she stirs it until it is well cooked and serves up in the food basket a dish fit for an epicure. Unlike most Indlan women, she I8 not cursed with a lazy husband. The Navajo is willing to work at any kind of remunera- tive labor. He works on the farm, he has great herds of horses and he is almost as celebrated for his silver work as his wife is for her blankets. He beats out those beautiful, barbaric silver disks which the Navajo woman wears upon her belt. A belt of this kind is worth from $40 to $50, and serves as a bank account to the family; being pawned in times of stress and re- deeméd in better days. Indian music is one of the most Interest- ing things in ethnology. The Navajos have thousands of songs, which embody their tribal myths in a very fascinating way. But, curiously encugh, the Navajo woman never sings. Indlan women of other tribes have their own sougs and sing in the cere- monial songs with’ the men. Her Pueblo women nelghbors have many fine songs, notably the corn grinding song of the Zun: women, which is very wild and musica: But the Navajo woman Is quite songlese. Her blanket s her art. This silent, primi- tive woman, tending her flocks or sitting before her loom on the vast sunbaked mesas of the “sad southwest,” is a quaint and interesting figure. The Na Bishop Garri Tustalled. BIOUX CITY, la., June 18—Right Rev P. J. Garrigan was installed as bishop of the Catholic see of Bfoux City today at St. Mary's cathedral. Before the installatiin the op reviewed a parade of Catholic citizens and socleties. At 11 o'clock the installation eaercises took place at the cathedral, belng witnessed by a great throng. A reception followed the insfala- ton and then came a banguet to- the visiting clergy, with Bishoo Garrigan and <a Archbishop ne as guests of honor. Wikl Not it Fight, DENVERy June 18 —The Denver fire and police board “today issued instructions to the chief of police not to permit young Corbett and Dave Sullivan to fight in this city on Friday' nlght, The contest prob- ably will place in Louisville or San Francisco at a later date, o PN N CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS Ordinance to Double the Pay of Polioe Judge Oomes Up. FESTIVAL LIGHTING MATTER GOES OVER Hoye Objects to Appropriating More Than Fift. Hundred Dollars for HNluminating Streets Ak Ben Week The city council hsld a brief session Tuesday night and transacted littls bueie ness outside of routine. An ordinance fixing the salary of the police judge &t 00 was introduced and referred to the diciary committer. The police judge now recelves $1,200 per year. The committes on street lghting reported favorably on n resolution appropriating from the general fund $2,500 to be used in lighting the streets during the festlv- itles of Ak-Sar-Ben this fall, but a five votes were necessary to carry the resolution and there wore not enough coun cllmen present who were favorable to the measure to paes it, it was referred back to the committoe. Hoye objected to the resolution because, he sald, the merchants in the downtown districts who derive the greatest benefit from the lighting should be required to defray at least $1,000 of thi expense. He was in favor of appropriating $1,600 for the purpose and no more. Troste ler, whose committee had reported the reso- lution, voted for recommittal. Restraining Orde Appe: Levy ordinances were to have been fntro« duced to pay for the construction of sewers in Hawthorne and West End additions, but a few minutes before they were to come up a deputy sheriff arrived with temporary restraining orders from Judge Slabaugh' court, directing the counell not to pass the ordinances until the complainants had been heard and the matter adjusted in court. Authority was glven to General Charleq F. Manderson and Edward P, Peck to grade curb and gutter Jackson street from Twens ty-elghth street to a point 165 feet west thereof, the work to be dome under the direction of the city engineer and without expense to the city. Brick sidewalks were provided for on the east side of Twenty-elghth strest between Poppleton avenue and Pacific streets, and on the north eide of James street between Thirty-fitth avenue and Thirty-sixth ave- nue, Hoye Wanted to Know. A touch of humor was Injected Into thy proceedings when a resolution was intros duced providing for the purchase of brooms for the street sweeping gang, to cost $400. Hoye misunderstood the resviution, and protested against the purchase. “Where are they located?” he demanded. The chair paid no attention, thinking he was joking, and the clerk began to call the roll “Hold on there!" shouted Hoye, ralsiug a hand to arrest proceedings. "“We never done this hefore. When I was foremap of the street gang 1 had to pay my own room rent! I want to know where 4 em there rooms is located!" Hoye ordinarily uses good English, but he was excited. The chair explained for the benefit of the gentleman from the Second that it was proposed to buy brooms, not rooms, and the roll call wqs resumed. SHRINERS FINISH THEIR TOUR mination of Festivities is Thelr Fioal Reception nt Los 3 % Angeles. © 1Lb& ANGELES, Cal., June 18.—(Spectal Telegram.)—Today closed the series of en- tertainments given by the local 8hriners in honor of Imperial Potentate Akin, and his party and all unite in pronouncing it & fit- ting culmination of the festivities attend- ing the twenty-elghth seesion of the fm- perial council. Last night a reception was given In honor of the visitors at the Ma- sonlc temple and three floors of the great building were thronged with Shriners in tez and full dress, accompanied by women, many of whom wore the red or white fez. This morning the guests were taken by spectal train to San Pedro, the Pacific port of Los Angeles, and thence by steamer to the Santa Catalina islands, twenty-five miles out in the ocean. Here, after lunch- eon at the Hotel Metropole, the imperial potentate’s party, which mow practically conslste of the Omaha representatives and visiting nobles with thelr wives, were taken out on one of the famous gl bottomed boats constructed 8o as to enable the oceu- pants to look down through the waters of the Pacific into the great natural aquarium filled with sea plants and abounding in gold fish and other animals In their natural state. The Nebraska visitors were en- thusiastic over the delights of this excur- slon. The remainder of the day was spent in fishing, sea bathing, strolling about the island and visiting the shops and other places of interest in the quaint little vil- lage of Avalon, where perpetual summes attracts the tourlst. Tomorrow the members of the party sep- arate for the homeward journey. Imperial Potentate Akin returns home at once via the Northern Pacific, with short stops at Portland and Helena, and will probably be accompanied by Representative Tracy and family. Representative Thomas and wife will stop for some days in Oakland, whero they will visit relatives, returning later over the Northern Pacific and visiting the Puget sound country on the way. Rej sentative Lobingler and wife will remain for a short ilme in San Franeisco. LIGHTNING KILLS FOUR MEN Texans Were Pleking Potatoes When Stricken and Bodies Wero Found Close Together. SHERMAN, Tex., June 18.—Four men were struck by lightning and killed twelve miles southwest of here today. The dead: WILLIAM COLEMAN, HENRY CONWAY. GEORGE BRATCHER. BRATCHER, brother of George Bratcher. Tho men were picking potatoes on the Coleman farm when stricken and thelr bodles were found close together. ;.0. 0900400000 0000 : Children Need food that will muscle, healthy fat strong bodles. 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