Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, June 23, 1902, Page 3

THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: MONDAY, JU CURRENT NEWS OF IOWA ——__ COUNCIL BLUFFS. ELKS T0 HAVE A CARNIVAL First Week in September is the Date Bolected for the Affair, PLANS ARE ONLY IN EMBRYO AS YET to Grant the of First Avenue from Pearl to Bixth Street for the Purpose. The Elke" carnival will be held during the first week in September. This was de- cided upon at a meeting yesterday morn- og of the committees having the matter in charge. According to present plans, the carnival will be held on First avenue in front of the Eiks' clubhouse and in the spacious yard at the rear of the house. The city will be asked to grant the right to occupy First avenue from Pearl street 'to Sixth street during the carnival. As the meeting yesterday was the first general session of the sub-committees, the plans for the carnival bave as yet only been outlined, but fram this on will be rapldly perfected and the committees will meot every Wednesday at the clubhouse. The executive committee in charge of the wrrangements 1s compoked of H. A. Searle, chairman; E. A. Troutman, secretary; W. J. Davenport, Victor B. der, W. A. Maurer, B. M. Sarget and H. H. Van Brunt, trea: wrer, These are the subcommittees: Amusements—George Hughes, an; W. 4, Douglass, George J. Crane, W. B "Rigton, & B. Aitchison, Walter Stepha George B, Wright, Lkp/d driMth, W. llx“r, E. H. Odell, Dr. T, Beybert. verilsing and Publicity—J. C. chairman; C. F. P, Froom, P. E. 1 R. Ansbach,. C. A. VanScoy, W. M. R Baughn, W. B. Barstow, J. F. Barrett, 5.'“{1.'; 3 n' w. Bor“ {l. M. chalr- . Bostwick, . L W. J. Burke, Ira F. Hend: Heke & &Mook, 1. '€ Dye, D. L. Hein- heimer, M. Flammant, C. H. Harris, M, C. arover, C. F. Hayne, C, L. Kittlewell, W. M. Hough, A. L. Ingram, N. A. Gray, W. T. Peterson, J. B. Samuels, 4. M. Staiton, Dr. 8. B. Tobey, Dr. T. A. Trueison, Cla Platner, ‘L. C.'Dunn,’ B. L. Bandford, Charles' Edwards, L. Ulmer, H. I. Hoch, F. W. Osborne, A. L. Hayes, h-rr&/ Mann, E. C. Lainson, C. R. Cornelius, A. 8. Mac Lights, Decorations ‘apd’ Grounds—Isracl Lovett, chairman; L. €. Brackett, J. G. Bradley, C. Jensen, A, C. Graham, E, H. Doolittle, Bd Hafer, 8..L. Etnyre, Peter Wind, O, W. @raham, L. R. Hypes, A. Whitelaw, Transportation—Fred Davis M. O."Gay, Of M. Brown, X omery, A. anderaon, C Beattie W. C. ebhardt, John Schoentwen, W. W. Loomis, William ‘Moore, F. H. Hill, D. J."Rock: wel B Soifeiting—H. W. Binder, chafrman; E. W, Hart, B, H. Merriam, C. W. McDon- H. A. Quinn, J. E. Hollenbeck, Dr. D. ‘Macrae, D:J, Clark, T. M. Poterse “C. R. Hanhap, 1'M. Treéynor, E. H. Wal H{\'&mmmmmm—cj Aé Benim,lkclhl]rlr)nrlni}.E . Lougee, .G, Deetkin, Dr. Hamilton, George' 1. Nicholl, F. L. Reed, H. Bloomer, H. J. Edwards, Frank Everest. Rafml 8. Wright, chatrman; I. M. Treynor, John Davig R €. J.' J. Hess Thomas Metcalf, en, H. bf. Nichol George Mayne, ixby, B, Q. Brulngton, r. J. = ) Fred Empkie, J, P. Greenahlelds. "HcketsLouls Zufmuehien, Jr. chairman; George Treynor, John W. Camp, John Mulqueen, . H. Walters, . J. Giibert, en| TS0} . T, T, . H. L 2R Brou “¥eltn Bernhardt, George 8. Davis, Georgd Gerner, J. R. Henry, P. Gunnoude, Gus . Hinrichs, Fred Johnson, Herman Lefferts, Joseph Bmith, Patrol—Dr. V. L. ‘Treynor, 'chairman; Dave Stuart, John W. Schoening, Geo! Wickham, C. ‘fi Kinney, W. B. Cessn: N. C, Phillips, H. Culver, Bert Jones, Ed ar Dyar, allace Shepard, W. H. Dud- ey, Geor, ‘Willtamson, Gtor!‘ C. Wise. Applications—E, H. Haworth, chairman; 2 K. Rohrer, Karl Mayne, H.'I. Forayth, . H. Town, Reception—Emmet Tinley, exalted ruler, chairman, and all members of the lodge. | Use any soap so its Puck's soap. chalrman; Green, L Plumbing and heating. Bixby & Sonm. Truce in Saloon Fight, Colonel Beck, having declared a truce in his fight agalpst. the. motor company pend- ing a decision by Judge Scott of the su- perior court in the injunction proceedings, the saloons outside the fence at Lake Manawa were open yesterday and doin, business. The motor company up to date has stood pat and refused to grant the re- quest of the saloon men outside the en- 'closure that it place a gate In the fence 1o enable visitors at the resort to patronize shem If they so desire. Judge Scott has intimated that he will fhand down his decision today, and if favorable to the petitiones the motor company will be compelled to take down the fence on the north side of Manawa park, and this will open the public thor- oughfare in front of Colonel Beck's saloon snd the Country club, operated by Willlam Rogers. In the event of Judge Scott's rul- ing belng adverse to the petitioners, Colonel Beck asserts that he will then fall back on the mulct law and ask the courts to force it at Manawa. Al Are Yavit The Retall Grocers’ assoclation extends 8 hearty invitation for all those engaged in other pursuits to join them In their .. plenic next Thursday, June 26, at Jeffries' grove, fourteen miles north of Council Blufts. The train will leave the Illinois Central depot at 9 a. m, Round-trip tick- ots, which also includes admission to the grounds, 50 cents. Children under 12 years of age free. Death of Plomeer of City. James Weston, a poineer resident of Council Bluffs, died yesterday morning at Logan, Ia., .where he was visiting his two pons. He was 77 years of age and is sur- vived by two sons, J. J., and W. T. Weston, of Logan, Harrison county, and one daugh- ter, Mrs. Anne Weston, who made her home with bim in this city. The remains will arrive this morning over the Northwestern and will be taken direct to Fairview ceme- tery where services will be held at the grave by Rev. Milford Riggs, pastor of the First Baptist chureh’ Deceased came to Council Bluffs in 1854 and located on a (arm, part of which in time was taken into the corporate limits of the eity, and om bich he lived until the time of his dealh. The family residence on Twenty-ninth EAU de COLOGNE obann Maria Jarina = e e s e G, 16 S My N e UITS CLEANED- el LEWIS CUTLER ~—FUNERAL DIRECTOR— o rERTTRELY: Sl avenue and Thirteenth street is just oute side the city limfts. RAIN CANNOT STOP THF DANES Shooting Contes the Time at Ann Plente. The rain and cool weather were not suf- ficlent to deter between 300 and 400 Danes from gathering at Unlon Driving park yes- terday, the occasion being the annual joint plenic of the Danish Brotherhood and Danne- brog socleties. During the forenoon the rain Interfered with the eports, although the marksmen kept on shooting in spite of it. The principal contest of the day was the #hooting at the Eagle and this lasted from 10 a. m. to 6 p. m., there belng ninety con- testants. Chria J. Christensen carried off the king prize, the others falling to the fol- lowing: John Peterson, H. P. Johnson, (two), Ole Hansen, M. Lar The target shoot was won by M. Lareen with Frank Petersen second. Julius Anderson captured the prize for the bowling contest with Tony Jensen sec- ond. Miss Sanle Nelson won the foot race for young women and Antonla Jergenseén won that for the young girl For Sale. To settle the estate of W. E. Haver- stock, deceased, we offer for sale the gen- eral ‘stock of James & Haverstock, tos gether with the good will and fixtures, lo- cated at 205 Pearl street and 204 Main street, Council Bluffs, Ia. Address James & Haverstock, Council Bluffs, Ia. Gravel roofing, A. H. Read, 541 Broadway. Davis sells giasa, Boy Missing from Home. Vincent Thomae, the fifteen-year-old son of T. M. Thomas, 1126 Eighth avenue, is missing from his home since Saturday, June 14, and his parents have been unable to se- cure any trace of him. The boy, who was strong and well developed for his age, left his home in the morning without saying anything to any of the members of the family and since then nothing has been seen or heard of him. At first it was thought that he might have gone into the country to work but his father has made a sys- tematic search and failed to get any trace of him. He attended the Bloomer school and appeared to be perfectly contented with his home. When he left he was attired in blue overalls which were smeared with paint, as he had been assisting his father paint the house. His parents fear that he has either met with foul play or an accl- dent. Davis sells paint. Keep clean. Use Puck's Mechanic’s soap. Killed in Fast Mail Wreek. The remains of Caleb J. Robinson, the rallway clerk who was killed In the wreck of the fast ma'l on the Northwestern rall- road at Ashton, Ia., yesterday morning, will arrive here this morning when arrange- ments for the funeral will be made. Rob- Inson was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Robinson of 311 Curtis street, and bad been & resident of this city since 1886. He grad- uated from the High school in 1805 and about two years later secured a position in the postoffice which he held until December, 1900, when he was appointed to a cl in the rallway mall service. are teachers in the public schools of th's city. N. Y. Plumbing Co., telephone 250. Puck’s Domestic soap is best for laurdry, Puck’s Domestic soap is best MINOR MENTION. Davis sells druge Stockert solls carpets and rugs Leftert, eyesigh* speclalist, 238 nroadway. Plctures for wedding presents, C. B. Alexander & Co., 333 sroldwly. The Lady Maccabees will meet at the usual time and place this evenin, cream. Vanilla, 2%c; Neopolitan. Mrs, Karl Mayne and son and mother, Mrs. Snider, left yesterday for Manitou, Colo., where they will pass the summer. Miss C. Dean, a teacher in the Neligh, Neb. ludzm% is_here to spend the sum- mer with her brother, Dr. F, W, Dean and family. Remember an ironclad ten-year guarantee goes with e New Home machine pur- chased from us. Easy payments. G. A. Bullls & Co. The funeral of Mrs. Mary Peterson will eld this afternoon at 4 o'clock from the residence on Twenty-first avenue and Twelfth street and interment will be in Walnut Hill cemetery. Mrs. Elizabeth Sk wife of George 8. Skaith, 1610 Seyenth ue, died ro rday from Bright's disease, after an {liness of years, The body will be taken to Tabor, la., Tuesday for burlal. died yesterday lan Assoclation hos- from dropsy, ughter survives A shipped this morning to Redfield, la., for burlal. You are requested to get in your laundry work early, during this week, 80 as to be in plenty of time for the Fourth of July, Out-of-town trade ls especlally reques:ed to bear this In mind. Bluff City Laundry, 22 and 2 North Main street. The' funeral of Mrs. Mary Sullivan will take place this mornlllg the announce- ment that it would be Bunday being an error. The cortege will leave the family residence, 2007 Avenue B, at 8 o'clock for St. Philomena's cathedral, Omaha where the services will be held. Burlal will be in the Creighton cemetery. Horace Lyons, suspected by the lice of being the person responsible for the many robberies of icechests and pantries on First avenue and vicinity recently, will have a hearing in police court this morning on a charge of vagrancy. The police claim to have evidence connecting Lyons with the attempted burglary at the Letson residence last iday night.” He was arrested while asleep in the barn In the rear of Dr. Bar- stow's residence. 1t is sald he had used the barn as a sleeping place for the last two weeks. James Houdick, & stranger, and James Kinney, were arrested at a late hour Satur- day night, charged with dlllurbln' the peace. Houdick claimed he was fighting to protect himself and that Kinney and three others had attempted to hold him up. George White, Harry Bhaw and Herbert Murray were arrested yesterday morning while ~ emerging from & boxcar in the Northwestern yards. Houdick identified them as his alleged assalla Two of the three men are crippl TYing crutches. Judge Scott will investigate the case this morning. MEET NEXT AT MILWAUKEE the Northwest and Of. mess Session of Sacngerbund Hel ficers Chos PEORIA, Ill, June 32.—The business ses- sion of the Northwest Saengerbund was held today. Milwaukee was named a¥ the place of the pext saengerfest and officers were elected as follows: Predldent, Charles Richter, Chlcago; sec- retary, David Fauser, Peoria: treasurer, P. Noubert, Milwaukee; librarian, John Wun- der, Davenport; festival director, Theedore Keble, Milwaukee. Today was given over to the picule at Central park and fully 15000 persons crowded themselves into that enclosure and enjoyed the day a&s best they could. There were o speclal features. P, INSPECTING THE ASYLUMS Dr. Mackin Finds Great Improvement in Those Oonducted by the Oounties, | CHEROKEE STATE BUILDING A MODEL | —_— Des Moines Capital May Build a Starch Mill to Be Operated Inde- pendent of the Trust if Late ter Does Not Rel (From a Staff Correspondent.) DES MOINES, Jupe 22.—(Special.)—Dr. C. W. Mackin' of Ossian, who has becn delegated by the State Board of Control to make the Inspection of county and pri- vate insane hospitals in Towa, has nearly completed his work, having examined the Polk county hospital last week, and will go to Dallas county this week for inspection, which will complete the work. Dr. Mackin was for a number of years in the state hospital at Independence as an assistant physiclan. He reports that the county and private hospitals have made many im- provements since they have been placed partially under the supervision of the Board of Control, that their appliances for the satety and comfort of the insane are far superior to what they were and the man- agement 1s generally more In accord with modern methods.: The board adopted reg- ulations for the county hospital and In nearly every case they are living up to these regulations. The Polk county hos- pital, which is the largest county hos- pital In the state, now has 103 {nsane pa- tients, but there are a number of these county hospitals with from forty to fifty patients all the time. Dr. Mackin has vis- ited the new state hospital at Cherokee and declares that in the matter of appoint- ments and perfection of detail it will have no equal anywhere In the country. When it 1s opened a number of the insane now in county and private hospitals will be transferred to the new hospital or there will be room made for them in the three other state hospitals. May Oppose the Truat. It has been made known In Des Moines that the United States Corn Products com- pany, which took over the property of the National Starch works in Des Molnes, does not intend to rebuild the burned starch plant in this city. At various times ofi- cers of the company have given assurances that the factory would be rebuflt and Des Molnes people have counted confidently on that end, but it Is now certaln that there will be no new factory by the trust. T. W. Jones, formerly manager for ths plant here, 1 a resident of Des Moines and has set on foot & movement for the organization of a local company to erect and operate an independent starch factory. He and the business men of the eity belleve such a plant could be operated in opposition to the trust at a profit and are figuring on plans and a site. Soclalists Holding Meet J. C. Chi who was at one time mayor of Haverhill, Mass., haying been elected on the soclalist ticket, spoke to a meeting of Des Molnes soclalists at Greenwood park this afternoon. The soclalists of Des Moines have a small but compact organiza- tion and are holding meetings in a public park at different. times.. They expect to have a county and congressional ticket in the fleid this year and were influential in eity politics last spring. The strike of the telephone operators continues and the telephone service in Des Moines {s but poorly attended to. It is learned that the telephone operators in Davenport have struck and, that a great many in different parts of the state are ready to join the Des Molnes operators In their demands. The manager of the Iowa system in Des Molnes has signified his will- ingness to meet a committee of the oper- ators tomorrow for consultation. Paroled Before Going to Pen Governor Cummins has issued paroles to George Mayer and Anton Weldlich, of Du- buque. They were convicted about three months ago of laréeny and given light sen- tences. Their friends insisted that as It was their first offense and as they had borne good reputations they should be par- oled and prevalled upon the sheriff not to serve the commitment papers until a chance could be had to present the matter to the governor. The men were not taken to the penitentiary at all but have been paroled. Too Cold for Cropm. The temperature all through Towa was almost low enough this morning for frost, but none was visible in this part of the ate. The records of the weather bureau show that there has been no such period of protracted cold weather in lowa at this season of the year for many years and that the effect of the cold and rains has been disastrous to the crops. It is feared that should extreme hot or dry weather follow in July the crops would be in no position to survive and there would be great loss. Iowa State News Notes. The school board of Sloux City has been wrestling with the question of styles of penmanship in the public schools. The chief criticlsm to be made is that those who attend the schools longest write the poor- est. John Mullady of McGregor lias refused 000 for a pearl. Al Relser scld one for 250~ Many smaller ones were found the ast week. ' Len Adams sold one for $560. Shells bring a good price. It is almost im- possible to secure labor at any price. Boys are putting in their vacation at clamming. In Des Molnes, four years ago, a_young woman school teacher was married to a Clinton lawyer, but neither of them said a word about it, and school kept as usual, e other day the marriage was announced and now some of the Des Moines people want_ th d of Education to get those four years salary back, because that board has a rule forbidding ‘the employment of married women as teachers, Profs. Cameron of the Cedar Raplds High school, botanist, and Prof. Balley of Coe collegé, naturalist, have left in a covered wagon 'for a tour across the state to study the flowers and birds of lowa. They were accompanied by a Japanese student of Coe college. The party carried with it a_tent nd a wagon load of provisions. They started toward Traer and will be gone on the expedition for several weeks. A most substantial example of success- ful swine raising in lowa has just been of- fered by Hettler Bros., who operate a big stock firm in Franklin' county. They hav Just marketed in Chicago 18 head of hogs that averaged 86 pounds each This spien- d shipment hit the top of the hog mar- nd brought §7.10 per 100 ibs., nettin few ‘dollars under 34,500, e highest priced shipments made trom Iowa In a long time. It has been learned that Sioux City is to benefit from the munificence of Archbishop Keane, who will announce at Sioux City a substantial gift to the cathedr: at l‘l‘l place. It is understood the archbishop will five 3 sum ra (from 8,60 to $.00, 2 used, esumably, n complet] the work on the cathedral, now known as St Mary's church. ‘It is further learned that it is the intention of Bishop Garrigan to change the name of St. Mary's church be- fore It is dedicated ‘as the cathedral church, With vegetation luxurlant and flowers blooming profusion, hundreds of thou- sands of dollars worth of bees in Towa and Tllinols are starving to death. For three weeks rains have fallen almost every day and have washed the flowers tree bloom clean of nectar and polien on which the bees live'and lay up stores. A uliar feature of the matter is that none t adept bee raisers aware of the they find their true state of affairs uni bees ly! dead by thousands outside the hives, and on investigation the hives ‘lhfll Ives found absolutely cleaned of al as g eulle TN 13T et B ) celved, for in reality they are bees which have feft thelr own emptied hive and are in front of a nelghbor hive seeking to rob it of its suppiles. Bee raisers are now rec- ommending a food made by taking equal parts of granulated sugar and water, boil, skim the syrup, and put it out where the bees can . putting splinters of wood in the vessels for the bees to light upon, in_order to save the hives. Rev, Ephralm Adams, formerly of Kl dora, ‘but_now of Waterloo; Mrs. Adams and Dr. Willlam Salter of Burlington are the only survivors of the band from And- gver Theological seminary to lowa in 1843 Seven young men of Andover seminary in 1843, in casting about for a place to go and preach the gospel, met together and after very prayerful deliberation decided to come unitediy o the then territory of lowa and cast their Jot. The other members of this band was made up of the following named gentiemen; " Dr. Bphriam Adams of New swich, N. H., Harvey Adams of Frank- tin City, Conn.; Ebeneezer Alden of Ran- dolph, "Mass.; Torace Hutchinson of Sut- ton, Mass.; Daniel Lane of Freeport, Me.; Alden B. Dobbins of Salem, Mass.; Willlam Balter of New York City, Benjamin A Spaulding of Bedford, Mass., and Edwin B. Turner of Monticello, 11l. Horace Hutchin: son died in 1846, the first of the band to pass away; the others, with the exception of Adams ‘and Salter, having died in the '60s and '%s, and Mrs. Adams s the sole woman_survivor of the band which dld so much good in lowa for the cause of Christ, Dr. Adams has two sons who are college protessors and he himself hus been a trus- ee of lowa college for a great many years. REPLY OF MITCHELL (Continued from First Page.) ending with 190, as compared with 1901, The average homie value of all coal mined and s0id during this period was $L48 per ton, while a press bulletin recently issued by 'Charles D, Walcott, director of the United States Geological ‘Survey. says that for the year 1901 ‘““the increase in the value of the anthracite product received at the mines showed a gain of $27,746,169, or more than 81 per cent over that of 1900 The average price for the market anthracite coal—that 18, the coal shipped to market or sold to local trade—was $187, the high- est figure obtalned since 1588, In other words, while, according to Presi- dent Olyphant, 13 cents per ton represents the operators' increased cost of production in 1001, 39 cents per ton—as compared with 1900—represents the Increased value of the product to the operators. In view of the act that this enormous increase in the selling price of coal has been extorted from the consumer by the coal trust, can any one say that the demands of the miners for a small portion of the increased wealth their labor has produced are unreasonable or unwarranted? Submits Other Testimony. Further evidence of the abllity of the coal mine opeiators to pay Increased wages is found {n the sworn testimony of Mr. John Markle, managing partner of the G. B. Markle' Coal company. This firm operates three mines in the Lehigh region and is known as an independent operator. In the Supreme _court of Pennsylvania, in re Markle against Wilbur (Pennsylvania State Reports, page 200), “John Markle was sworn and during his testimony swore that he was appointed superintendent or man. ager by the articles of copartnership at a salary of $15,000 per year and that under his management, from 1890 to 184, inclusive, the partnership made large profits of over $1,000,000." During the five years referred to by Mr. Markie the government reports show that the home value of coal produced by the anthracite coal companies was $1.51 per ton. If the G. B. Markle company could make a préfit of over $1,000,000 in five years when the selling price of their coal at the mines was $1.61 per ton does it not seem reasonable to suppose that the larger companies—who: cost of production is necessarily less—could make a sufficient profit in 1991, when the home value of their coal was $1.87 per ton, to enable them, with- out detriment to thelr business, to pay the anthracite mine workers the small pittance asked for by them? In his annual report to the dircctors of his company President Truesdale of the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western, says in substanice: “The year 1901 will pass into history es one of the mosi satisfactory, if not the banner year for the anthracite coal inter- ests of ‘this country. The tonnage mined, purchased and handled was much groater than any previous year in the history of the company. The rate per ton per mile carned on coal hauled was 8.01 mills. The present outlook is favorable for an in- definite continuance of these favorabie con- ditions.” Quotes from Newapapers. The Commerclal and Financial Chronicle, commenting upon the report of Presiden Olyphant of the Delawaré & Hudson rail- road says: ‘The average of anthracite selling prices for 191 must have been 30 to 40 cents higher than In 1800, and the profits of the coal mlnlnf operations of the Delaware & Hudspn In 101 was 3~ President Baer, the recognized spokesman of the Coal trust, made the statement that he was ready to submit the books of the coal departments for our examination, in order to prove that wages could not be Increased. This proposition, on the sur- face, appears reasonable, but when dis- sected and analyzed it is positively absurd, Elghty-five or ninety per cent of all coal produced in the anthracite regions is from mines owned and operated by the various coal-carrying railroads; the freight charges for hauling a ton of anthracite coal one mile are three times as great as those of other roads for hauling a ton of bituminous coal one mile, and ps a con uence the coal departments, ‘hile actually earning enormous profits on a legitimate business may and do appear to losing money for the reason that the rallway depart. ments absorb the profits of the coal de- partments by charging wne coal depart- ments exorbitant frelght rates. They thus rob Peter to pay Paul. It canndt be said, in extenuation, that there is any peculiar necessity for this triple charge on hard coal, for all other kinds of freight—very much more troublesome to handle and m\:rs perishable—are carried at a far lower rate. v In connection with this subject attention is relrt-clfu"y directed to the fact that a ton of coal as the consumer understands it Is not a ton of coal as the miner is paid for it; that is to say, when the consumer purchases a lon of coal he receives 2,240 pounds, a legal ton; when the railroad com- panies transport coal to market they re- celve tariff upon 2,240 pounds, a legal ton; but when the miner is belng padd for his labor he is required to produce and load from 2,740 to 3,19 pounds for a ton, and it is against this flagrant injustice’ that the anthracite mine workers so vigorously and justly protest, The operators say, of course, that the excess weight is required to compensate them for impurities and refuse matter that is loaded with the coal and cannot be marketed. But if their state- ment is true, why is it necessapy to con- tinue a system of do klns. by which at times they arbitrarily leduct from a miner's earnings from 10 to 156 _per cent of the total as a penalty for loading impuri- ties for which they have already penalized him In excess of welght? It must be ob- vious to every intelligent observer that the coal companies derive a considerabl in- come from the continuance of this system of measuring the earnings of their em- ployes, as they thus receive a large amount of marketable coal for which they return no compensation to the miners. The miners have asked that the coal they produce shall be honestly weighed and “correctely re- corded. This recital of facts disposes of the operators’ claim that (hpr cannot afford to pay living wages for falthful service and unceasing tofl amid surroundings cone stantly fraught with the geavest danger. Record of Fatal The reports of themine inspector's bureau of the state of Pennsylvania show that during the last decade the average yearly fatalities in the anthracite coal mines were 437, and that for the year 1%l there were 484’ fatal and 1,256 non-fatal aceldents, Thiy means that for every 119,000 tons of coal brought to the surface one person is killed and more are seriously injured; It means that for each day the mines are in opera- tion more than two persons have sacrificed their lives and more than five persons have been injured. Indeed, It is a matter of record that eight times as many men and boys are killed and fnjured annuall in the anthracite coal mines of Pennsyl. vania as were killed and wounded from the American ranks in the Spanish-Ameri- can war in Cuba. Yet, if one were to credit the stories that appear in the columns of the daily press it would seem that the men who dally risk thelr lives working in the bowels of the earth were a lawless class, who have no conception of the duties of American citizenship; that they have been grossly maligned is proved by the records of the police courts and the testimony of ts chlefs of police departments in the four largest mining communities in_the anthra- clte fields—namely, Scranton, Wilkesbarre, Hazelton and Shamokin. The reports of these cities and the statements of the burgesses and the chiefs of police prove that there has been less infraction of the law and fewer arrests during the time the strike has been in progress than for a like riod preceding it; in fact, & person pass @ through the coalfields and mining towns northeastern Pennsylvania would not know that a great industrial contest fs in progress, but for the presence of a perfect army of coal and iron police. who proudly display their revolvers and rifles and faunt their authority in_an effort to Overawe peaceful strikers or provoke them to acts of violence. Done ANl They Could. A-vnuuinlnmllufinunh have do %w""u.u- m:n:ona | Clearance Sale of Shirt Waists Our entire stock of white, colorsd and black shirt waists goes today at about one- half their real worth—we have cut them In several Instanc to one-! f the marked price and any who have seen our line will appreciate the values wé offer when we sty we Intend giving you any walst, §1.25, $1.50, $L.75 or $2.00, for— $1.00 $2.60, $3.00 or $3.50 walist for— $2.00 $4.00, $4.50 or $.00 walst for— $3.00 Styles the Very Newest Every style concelvable almost In wom- en’s shirt waists that is fashionable this season {s represented in this gathering— open front and back styles—full front—side tucked elbow _sleeves, daintily - trimmed— long sleeves—Gibson effects, We believe you will find the very walcts you want and at a saving well worthy your consideration. Fabrics the Very Choicest We glve a few of the fabrice these walsts are made of—lawn, India linon, chambray, Mercerized Ginghams and Madras—trimmed with fine embroldery, laces and ingertions. ON SALE IN THEE LOTS- Lot 1—$1.25, $1.50, $1.75 or $2.00 walsts at $1.00 Lot 2—$2.50, $3.00 or $3.50 walsts at $2.00 Lot 3—$4.00, $4.50 or $.00 walsts at $3.00 Imported Irish Dimities, the price the coun- try over is 2c, sale price . . The Windsor Papillons Florentine Silk, Alexander Sk, Satin Stripe Tissues, Pineapple Tissues, our regular 2 qualities, sale price ored embrofde tail values $. The JOHN BENO CO Great Sacrifice Sale of Wash Goods = The continued cold, ralny weather makes it nece: ry that we olosa out our large stock of Wash Goods and our Summer Shirt Walsts at.a Values One-Third and One-Half Sale Begins Today Wash Goods All of our Embroldered St. Gall Noveltfes, ] Batiste, the regular $1.00 and $1.2% qualitle sale price iiueiesnes broldored 50¢ Our full line of Siik Ginghame, Imported o Embroldered 5 Warp Sllk Novelties, Tsatlee 8ilk, Printed Frnch Batiste, Printed Silk Mull, the bdo and T values, sale Price....esee 1ssu Printed 35¢ 19¢ Tissue de Persian, e 18¢ Imported Shirt Waist Patterns White or Linen French Batiste, with col- or_trimming, regular re- to $8.50, sale price $2.00 MAIL ORDERS PROMPTLY FILLED strike. It is evident that the real purpose of the coal operators is to destroy organ- izatlon among their employes. If by any chance they sHould succeed in their de- slgn—which is'not at all Hkely—another labor “organization will spring fram the ruins of the United Mine Workers ot Amer- ica, and the contest for living wages, for humane conditions of employment, for bet- ter education, for higher citizenship will g0 on untll the men who produce coal, the originating motor power_which drives the wheels of commerce and Tndustry, the prod- uct that is so essential to the welfare of soclety, the mineral which is the ver foundation of our national prosperity, shall recelve for their labor suclent compensa: tion to relieve them of the necessity of sending _their boys and girls of tender years and frafl physique to the mines and mills, thero to destroy thelr youthful vigor to assist thelr under-pald parents to maln- tain their families. Consclous of the great responsibility rest- Ing upon us, apprehensive of the danger threatening our commercial _supremacy ghould the coal miners of the entire United States become participants in this struggle, We repeat our proposition to arbitrate ali questions in dispute; and if our premises are wrong, If our position is untenable, It our demands cannot be sustained by facts and figures, we will again_return to the mines, take up our toois of industry and await the day when we shall have a cause If You Want the Best In looking at offices in different bullding rental agent can glve an office is to say that it is * Building.” It may be in some respects, but it can not be in every respect. The Bee Building Is one of the only two absolutely fireproof office buildings in Omaha. The Bee Building is the only bullding having all night and all day Sunday elevator service. The Bee Bullding furnishes electric light and water without ad- fl:!lonll cost. The Bee Bullding is kept clean, not some of the time, but all of the time. Keep these points In mind when looking for an offico, and you will take one of those llsted below, if you are wise. the greatest praise the owner or good as an office in The Bee List of vacant rooms in to claim the approval of the American JOHN MITCHELL, ople. resident United Mine Workers of Amer- ica. MILNER - TAKES .THE OATH Man Who is to Be Governor of Trans- vaal Inducted Into Office in Presence of Thousands. PRETORIA, June 22.—Lord Miiner, was British high commissioner in South Africa, who took the oath as governor of the Transvaal here today in the presence of a He was heart- ily, cheered by those present and a salute large assemblage of people. in his honor wa FORECAST OF THE Falr and Warmer Mon Tuesday is Prom Nebraska. fired from the fort. WEATHER y and Fair e for WASHINGTON, June 22.—Forecast: For Nebraska and South Dakota—Falr and warmer Monday; Tuesd For lowa—Falr Tuesday increasing cloudiness, ay falr, showers in southwestern portion. For Missouri—Fair and warmer Monday; Tuesday showers in west portion, falr in east. and warmer Monday; probably For Kansas—Fair and warmer Monday; Tuesday showers and cooler. Local Record, OFFICE OF THE WEATHER BUREAU, ne 22.—Officlal record of tem- D o compared with perature’and precipitation, the correspon years: Maximum temperature .. @ & 8 Minimum temperature ... 51 68 67 Medn temperature Precipitation ... S Record of tem at Omaha for this day and since Normal temperature Deficiency for the day . Total excess since Marc! Normal precipitation . Deficlency for the da; Total rainfall since Ma: Deficlency since Marci Deficlency for cor. period, Reports from Stations at 7 P. M. ITION OF THB CO"DWIATHI& 56 78 T4 07 T .0 ing day of the last three 1902, 1901, 1900, 1599, 7 62 [ 1.18 ature and precipitation farch 1: 1219 ‘2)'inch 13 inch .3.26 Inches . 389 inches r. perlod, 1§01.2.84 Inches Deficlency for cor. pe 1§88 inches A g 1% einyeseduway Omaha, cloudy ...... Valentine, part cloudy North Platte, part cloudy Cheyenne, cloudy Salt’ Lake, part cloudy Rapld City, clear . Huron, clear . Williston, clear Chicago, clear . St. Louls, part cloudy . 8t. Paul,’ clear avenport, cloudy Kansas City, clear Havre, part cloudy . Helena, cloudy Blsmarck, clear . Galveston, clear . 8sBesz3eaREaEEEss T indicates trace of precipi ation. L. A. WELSH, Local Forecast Officlal. The Bee Building Ground Floor. fIOOM H1 18343 teet. Faces Beventeenth street and has alley. This is a large, light room, a5d the rental price incls ight, water and janitor service. It has tri UIAING COUFt MDA SOVeRteshih SETCOL eanreerses moteriasa coases D oPES Rental, windows u:l&n:' T A acdaseasse ssmase $65.00 First Floor. WITE 1011 There 18 no finer office suite in Umaha than one. Lu:(.m‘;"g:‘-arl‘m nend of ““.{."“ marble Amrwny‘..‘.m M:‘ rn ws looking upon front entrance way of th fronts on Farnam stieet. One room i 17x1¥ and burglar-proof vault, marble mantel- plece, hatawood. Soors, frescoed to sult tenant ROOM 104! This room is jus! ead of It would be & very desirabie oftice for tractor. The floor kpace is 16xly reet Third Floor. ROOM 308: This tor. m is 21x8 feet and is ver) nvenien! locat elevator. A Aign on the door can be readlly seen 1o iappiee og (Aot e ROOM 338: This _room is 17x32 feet and will be divided to suit This room is*particuiarly adapted 1oF S0me concern nesding iy haudsome oflice, having an entranoce urt and windows looking out upon Beventeenth street. bard wood floors and s space and 18 & decided, e burglar-proot vault, ¢es in the bullding. It hfl“fl‘"m wasaeneaeres Frice 500 Fourth Flo)r, has a large burglar-proof vault and is well ventilated. ROOM 4011 15x13 feet. This room is next to the elevator ll‘lm“ oourhnl: &nd for tae price furnishes Orst-class @ccOmMMOAAUONS...ivess svere P08 $I7.00 Fifth Floor. (UITE G14: This is & very large room, 17x43 feet. It faces wi but is Vfl light and | _ventilate fered in The Bee Buliding. employ large number of cler! wholesale jeweler, or manufacturei fire-provt vault, and as number of grain firms, it woul Sixth SUITE 6101 This consists of two rooma large burglar-proof vault, haye the tWO Luvsernssssssnnssanns: R. C. PETERS & CO., Rental Agents. n newly decorated and where any business or professional man may be comfortiub It 1s very seldom that space of slze 1s It could be used to “D‘:‘m‘" by some firm ir's uilding, or it will be divi the court and is 18x14 feet. It has a Wi > {he telegraph ofice and on , docr whth be & particularly firm desiring Orst-class ACCOMMOAALION wreerererasrasss or quirin large foor "Ifi-. ent, 'h»“ou like to be - to sult the tenant. Price 36000 same floor wi room for & saasasesareniee Floor. both 18%x11%. Fach of them has & are rooms . Price for Ground Floor, Bee Building FISHING BOAT CAPSIZES Three Men Drown in Lake Michigan ‘While Hoy of Twelve Saved. MILWAUKEE, June 22.—Three men were drowned today in Lake Michigan while fish- ing trom ® boat which capsized. A 12-year- boy, who was also in the party, was saved by clinging to the boat. The dead: W. F. C, FALBE, Milwaukee, aged 45 years. JACOB BEYOR, 50 years; Chicago. JOSEPH GREELEY, 50 years; New York. Charles Tuschel, a 12-year old boy living in Milwaukee, was saved. A-BGCBEERS Guaranteed Pure. None So Good. Order from H. May & Company $5.00 A MONTH