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The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1888-10-13

"rhank heavensiH he ssnttered to
himself, and for the first time since lss
heard of Robert Oswald's death he
salt really easy in his mind.
'sMy good madam" hesaid, in his
usual tone of gruff determination,
''your son sought ME voluntarily
He had ample value for what he sold
nc, Ihave nothing more to say on
Che matter, aud must wishyougood
aight."
nBut have something more 20
say to YOU said the lady, who rose
from her chair at the same time that
rs tids ",Had youg given me the twenty
pounds w5tld have been content to
.et you 60 in peace. Asit is you must
near why you are the proper person
to pay for the funeral of my son.
Come here; have something to tell
you which you will remember to the
last day of your life. See"
She threw open the folding doors
that separated the drawing room
from a bedroom which Was brilliantly
lighted with candles. On bed lay
The body Of Robert Oswald. His
mother went f0tiffd and stood at the
Tar side of the bed, fdtfisg Heath,
who advanced little way into tile
inner room as if he were drawn by q
spell. ;.
snow, Sir" sheexelsimed. "do you
recognize me?" >,
81 can't say I do, madam" said
Heath, whose eyes were fixed on the
face of the corpse, and who hardly
looked at her:
TWENTY-FIVE years make q differ
snee, no doubt" she said as she re
moved d scarf which was tied ssroufi6
her head, and let her long auburn
hair fall about her shoulders. "Now
Philip Ariott, look at me again aIid
see if you recognize the face of the
wife whom you forced to leave you
Look on that bed and see if you rec
3gnize your own features in the fac,
Of your dead SON.
"My son!' exclaimed Heath-ol
Arnott, ais he really was.
eyes," said his wife, ''it is no
many days since, by an accident,
aound out that you, whom l knew tt
have ruined him and from whom
tried to save him, were also hi
father. When you forced me to Il.
from you twenty-five years ago
found q protector tor myself ant
.hild. We went to America, wher
we lived for years as man and wife
Tn an evil hour we came back Il
England: God OF fate brought you
son and you together-the littl'
darling child whom you used t.
lurse on your lap-the little chile
who used to pull your whiskers ant
throw his arms around your neck
You loved him, though you did no
owe me; but, oh, see-there is the re
sultp'
For a moment Arnott, who wa
ieadly pale, looked in her face, ant
uttered one word, "Alice." Then h
ooked at the corpse again, and sai'
mechanically, as his eyes were rivete'
On it. "Bob''
eyes, Bob and Alice, "cried his wife
"You recognize us now; but what j
the matter-W
Phillip Arnott was swaying from
side to side. Suddenly he fell sense
less on the floor. 1t was many hour
before he returned to consciousness
out when he did so he was in a state Q
,diocy, in which condition he remain
I'd until he died, about three month
1fterward. AS he had made no wi
his property was divided under tn
Statute of Distributions. Ihave onl
to add that Alice Arnott succeeded
as his widow, to her share of tn
property, and returned to Americ
shortly after his Acknowledgements
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1888-10-13

AT CORTLAND. Cal. thirty Cinnamon
struck FOR $3.50 per day instead Of
$1.25.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1888-10-13

The furniture workers cooperative
factory at Baltimore has closed its
doors.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1888-10-13

THE owner of the gold mines at
Transvaal. South Africa says that
American machinery Is the best
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1888-10-13

GERMAN working-men average
$3.50 per year; iron workers make
from 5000 10 $3.50.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1888-10-13

AN electric motor company Of New
York has proposed to run one Of the
Carnegie mills with Q ninety. horse
power motor. r,
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1888-10-13

The Knights of Troy, N. Y. pur.
chased the State arlnory in 1886, but
have had to let 1t drop through be-
cause of lack of funds to pay for the
structure,
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1888-10-13

They have begun to ship coal from
Japan to San Francisco.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1888-10-13

The strike in the Green Ridge roll
ing mill. at Scranton, Pa. against q
10 per cent reduction, has been decid-
cd in favor of tho employees. The COM
pany will return to a monthly pay
day.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1888-10-13

JAPANESE make their own ships
and they claim the manufacture Of
the finest repeating gun in the world.
They buy mining machinery in this
cOuntry
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1888-10-13

The pig-iron export from Birming.
ham. Ala. is steadily increasing.
They are sending 1t to Pittsburgh and
from there to Eastern cities and sell.
it cheaper than the Plttsburg mar,
ket
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1888-10-13

The labor organizations of Minneapo-
lis Mimi. will probably win their de-
mand for conductors on all street cars.
Their members will not put their nick
els in the box, and other people are
following their example.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1888-10-13

The saw-mill hands at Craven
hurst Canada have struck for q ten.
hour day. Last year they reduced
the day from IL to II hours. Two
thousand men left their work. Some
employers have granted the demand.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1888-10-13

EIGHTEEN special agents Of the Ma.
tional Bureau OF Labor are now en-.
gagged collecting statistics regarding
employment on railroads In Maine,
New Hampshire Vermont Rhode
Island, Connecticut Mass achusetts.
New Jersey New York and Pennsyl-
vania.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1888-10-13

FALLS RIVER. MASS. weavers have
asked for ten per cent ad vance. or
as much as the spinners conceded
some timo ago. At the Crescent mill
the men have averaged $5 q week
on work that they say ought to pay 90.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1888-10-13

In the address Of the president of the
National Union OF Operative Boot and
Shoe Rivetters and Finishers of Eng
land some vegy interesting expressions
occur. He says their ''motto is not
an aggressive policy. but to maintain
their just right. fair remuneration
for labor, with the right to live as
honest citizens of free country" He
also declaims against over time, To-
mente the tcndenoy Of tho trade to DO.
rome season trade. and expects mush
Irst tts eight hour wcrkink day.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1888-10-13

The Pennsylvania Railroad com.
pany will erect number Of new shops
at Altoona, Pa A cabinet shop. a
paint shop and new roun d house are
among the improvements contempla-
ted. 1t is said that 1926. 900 will be
expended, and the force of workmen
will be largely increased.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1888-10-13

The Tailors' Union has adopted a
new constitution with the following
objects: Abolition Of tenement con-
tract and prison competition; eight
hours a days work; the adoption Of a
minimum rate of wages, ranging 40
cording to location; the prohibition
Of child labor; the regulation of female
labor. and the establishment of manual
rsining schools.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1888-10-13

A COMPANY with n capital OF 81, 00O,.
BOO will develop 10000 acres of iron
and timber lands in Cherokee county.
Tex. The product of tho iron beds.
they say. can not DO excellcd A fur.
mace operated by convlcts has been
established three years, and the out.
put has been sent all over the west
The new State House at Austin used
100000 worth of the prisons output
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1888-10-13

sat, and the darkness of the
room, Mr.. Heath could not
discern her features very clearly,
and to tell the truth he felt exceed
ingly uncomfortable. He was pretty
well case-hardened of course; few men
had more curious experiences, and
some of the scenes he had witnessed
in the pursuit of his vocation were
not a little appalling. But just as
one of the first things that is taught
to every medical student is that he
must disregard the pain which he has
to infict on his patients, SO, from the
very outset of his career, Mr.. Heath
had trained himself to be perfectly
callous about the feelings and inter-
ests of the people with whom he was
brought in contact. Still, all the
teaching in the world cannot make a
surgeon insensible to pain which is
inflicted on himself, and it was just
because he was apprehensive that
some calamity was about to fall upon
him that Mr.. Heath felt on the pres
ent occasion sense of fear which al
most amounted to terror.
"You have been prompt respond
ing to my telegram, said the lady
in a hard, defiant voice. "My son,
as told you, is dead You have
stripped him of his little property.
He died pauper. You make e10,-
900 by his death. i have lately lost
nearly all that was worth. | have
spent pretty nearly the rest in nursing
him through his last illness. want
twenty pounds in ready money to
pay his funeral expenses. You are
the proper person to give it to me.
Do you refused"
Idare say that Mr.. Heath would
gladly have paid twenty pounds, or
more. for the relief he experienced
whehh he heard this speech. So it was
only o begging appeal after oil.
Omaha daily bee., 1888-09-22
BERLIN GOSSIP.
Emperor Frederick's Diary-Europc's
Interest in Africa

BERLIN, Sept. 2l.-T Special Cablegram to
The BEE. The publication of the late EN-
peror Frcderick's diary has caused a sensa-
tion in Berlin.
The North German Gazette to-day makes
no reference to the matter.
The National Gazette says it regrets the
lndiscretion shown in publishing the diary.
The Cologne Gazette pleads for united ac-
tion by England, Germany, Belgium and the
Congo state in an endeavor to relieve Emin
Bey. There is no time, no reason, it says,
for jealousies. Europe's honors and prestige
with the Africans are at stake.
The Gazette proposes German expedition
from the cast and an English and Belgium
expedition to meet at Victoria Nyanza.
The pope. in letter to Herr Muller, Of
Coblentz, the president of the recent F'rel-
burg congress, EXPRESSES his thanks for the
resolutions in favor of the restoration of the
temporal power of the pope and says that
they afford comfort and much needed conso
lation to him in the midst of Affections and
cares resulting from wcarisome and peril
Gus conflict.
Omaha daily bee., 1888-09-22
The COW Troubles.

DEs MONIES, Ia, Sept. 21.-lSpecial to THE
BEE. Inquiry to-day among the Chicago,
Burlington & Quincy employees shows that
they are uncertain what course they will
take in regard to the threatened reduction of
wages. 1t seems to be generally understood
among them that cut will be made October
l, affecting engineers, conductors, brakemen
and switchmen. The reduction will probably
be from $40 month upwards Some of them
say they will strike. Others think that the
movement is really intended to oust the
present non-union engineers so that the COM
pany can get back their former engineers
without having to break any pledges to do
so. When that is accomplished it is thought
by some that the wages of the employees Will
be about what they have been, though the
cutting down of receipts on account of the
strike is admitted to be a possible factor in
the proposed move Local officers are very
retccnt, and give forth no information about
the proposed cut in wages, though employees
state that they have reliable information
that a reduction will be made October /.
General Manager Stone, with a number of
other officials, arrived in town this evening
on II tour of inspection. He states positively
that no reduction of wages is contemplated,
and consequently no new strike is feared.
Others admit that Il circular of some sort
suggesting a reduction was sent out, but
they say it was not official, and that Stone
had nothing 20 do with it. He says that the
road will make no cut and has no trouble
with its employees,
Omaha daily bee., 1888-09-22
The Kearuey Reunion,

KEARNEY, Neb., Sept. 2l.-[Special to THE
BEE. "Wednesday was ''red letter day. at
Camp Morrow. Comrades from every por-
tion of the county were present. and the
evening campfire was one of the finest ever
held General Connor made one of the great
est impromptu efforts of his life, and his
statement that the child born in the woods
and Graded in a sugar trough was the equal
of any in the land" was received with en-
thusiastic cheers. Shortly after sundown
the thousands present were treated TO rep
resentaton of the running of land batteries
by the United States gunboats. The exhibi
was u realistic one. The batteries had been
placed on the shores of Lake Kearney under
the supervision of Lieutenant Durfce, and
General Wheaton had detailed men to man
them. AS the steamer Neptune passed and
the batteries opened fire. the flash of the guns
and the report which followed, carried the
memories of many present back to the days
of 1863, when the running of the confeder-
ate batteries resulted in the capt ure of
Vicksburg. The weather has changed from
hot and dry, with dusty roads, to cool and
pleasant, with no dust.
Omaha daily bee., 1888-09-22
AMMON'S PECULIARITIES.
He Does Business OH II Shoestring and
His Partucc Makes Il Row.

his MAKES II HOW.
New YoRK, Sept. 21.-TSpccial Telegram
to TIE BEE bob" Ammon, the Pitts
burg stroke leader of 1877, who claims to
own some of the Eldorado mine in Placer
vile, Cal, was called upon to explain in po-
lice court some of the peculiarlties Of his
method of doing business. He was charged
by Theodore Weed with wrongfully using
some 5000 worth of United States ~ per
cent bonds which had been intrustcd to his
care. Theodore Weed was the first witness.
1t appears that Edwin A. Weed wished to
enter into partnership with Ammon, with
whom he had become acquainted by answer
ing an advertisement which the other had in
serted IN the early part of 1883. Ammon as.
serts that he called upon Edwin Weed
to advance $500 in cash, $1,000 Of
which was to be placed to the
go to Ammon as an equivalent for half IN
tcrest in the firm. Although Theodore had
access to the books, and has assisted in keep
ing them for nearly two weeks, he did not
become aware of this fact until two months
later, when he and Ammon were together in
California, where they had gone to inspect
the Eldarado mine. The hour was midnight,
and the two were alone in room. Then, he
said, Ammon told him that he did not have a
cent in the world that he was doing busi-
ness on a shoestring.n Immediately after
this Weed returned to New York. Edwin,
who had been left in charge of the business
had, meanwhile, drawn out $4,000 of the
partnership money, which he applied to re-
dccmng hypothecatcd bonds. The defense
then prepared to show up the other side in
the true light, when Justice Murray dismissed
the complaint on the ground that he had no
jurisdiction in the matter, This ended the
case in the criminal court, but the civil courts
will probably be appealed to.
Omaha daily bee., 1888-09-22
Washington Brcvitics.

The president sent the following nomna-
tons to the senate this afternoon: John G..
Parkhurst, of Michigan, to be envoy extra
ordinary and minister plenipotentary of the
United States at Belgium, and Captain
Henry w. Lawthon, Fourth cavalry, TO be
major and inspector general.
Mrs. Cleveland and Mrs. Folsom left here
this morning for short stay in the AdIron-
dacks. They were accompanied by DR..
Ward, of Albany.
The president has appointed William Il. j.
Sparks, ex-commissioner OF the general land
Office, co referee and chairman of referees,
to act with two Others one to be appointed
by the Chicago, Kansas a. Nebraska railroad
company and one by the principal chief of
the Cherokee Nation in Indian territory, to
assess against the railroad company the
amount of compensation to be paid the In
dians for right of way through theif lands.
Omaha daily bee., 1888-09-22
The State W. e. II. II.

HASTINGS, Ncb., Sept. 2l.-[Speclal Tele-
gram to The BEE. Tho w. c. T. U. state
convention met here to-day with full at
tendance of executive officers, and about one
hundred delegates. All departments of the
work are represented by superintendents and
district presidents who report much progress.
Many new unions have been organized. The
convention will last until Tuesday. Much
interest is being manifested. Mrs. Clara
Hoffman, of Missouri will speak in the
opera house Saturday evening and on Sun
day afternoon.
The convention opened at Q o'clock with
devotional exercises conducted by Mrs. E. A.
Fulton, of Pawnee City. Mrs. Alma G..
Fitch, of Hastings, delivered the welcoming
address, which was responded to by Rev.
Mary G.. Andrews, of Omaha. Then came
the appointment of the executive committee
The afternoon programme closed with a
drill in parliamentary practice conducted by
Mrs. A. NJ Hitchcock, OF Fremont The
evening session was taken up with devo
tional exercises conducted by Mrs. Z. M.
j. Cooley, of Lincoln.
Omaha daily bee., 1888-09-22
AMONG THE RAILROADS.
Prospects of War in Live Stock and
Dressed Beef Rates.

CHICAGO, Sept. 21.-It now seems probable
that the Pennsylvania and Vanderbilt lines
will alter their original programme in regard
to the proposed advance in dressed beef and
live stock rates. The figures agreed upon
by them were 35 cents per 100 pounds
on dressed beef and 10 cents on cattle from
Chicago to New York, the Vanderbilt roads
applying on their Boston business the pro-
portionately higher rates of 40 cents on beef
and l1$i cents on cattle. Monday is the date
fixed for these rates to go into effect. On
the following day the Chicago & Atlantic's
ditferential rate of 3015 cents on dressed beef
becomes effective. The Pennsylvania is now
seriously considering the advisablltv of max
ing its rate 3011 instead of 35 cents, to meet
the competition of the Chicago & Atlantic.
The Vanderbilts are opposed to this course,
bnt If the Pennsylvania insists upon it they
will apparently have to follow suit. In ad-
diton, the Grand Trunk proposes to make
uniform charge Of 35 cents on beef and Is
cents on cattle both to New York and Bos-
ton, which action will doubtless compel the
Michigan Central and Lake Shore to drop
their proposed rates on Boston business.
The prospect of another war of rates on
these articles is causing a good deal of un-
easineSS in railway circles.
Omaha daily bee., 1888-09-22
THE swITCHMEN's CONVENTION.
1t Considers Plan of Federation Sub.
mitted BY the Firemen,

ST. LOUIS, Sept. 21.-The convention of the
Switchmen's Mutual Aid association, which
has been in session here for the past two or
three days, did not get down to work until
this afternoon when the committees began to
report The chief thing, however, which oc-
cupied the session to-day was the plan of
federation between engineers, fremen,
switchmen and brakemen, which was
received here this morning from the
firemen's convention in session at Atlanta.
1t was discussed all the afternoon, and
while it is carefully guarded and cannot be
seen by any outsider, the following outline
was given tonight by Grand Master Mon
again:
''It is" he said, proposed by the firemen
to the switchmen and to the other
orders of the railway service that
when local difficulties arise and To-
cal labor bodies cannot control these
difficulties, then the matters in dispute
shall be referred to the four orders of the
railway service, engineers, fircmen, brakemen
and swtchmen, meaning the local branches
of these orders. If they cannot arrange their
differences with the railway company or
companies in the service of which the disa-
greements arise, the matter shall be referred
to z an arbitration board consisting of
the three head executive officers of the vari-
GUS organizations, who may enter into this
compact, and If this board cannot Satisfac-
torlly adjust affairs the matter will be re-
ferred back to the organization which re-
ported the trouble, with the sanction
of the arbitration board to take ex-
treme measures if they do so elect, in
endcavoring to compel the railway corpora
tions to comply with their requests. And if
it should come to question of a strike these
orders would be bound, in our opinion, by all
legal and moral laws to support those who
had engaged in such strike"
Grand Secretary Simmscot said that the
plan also contemplatcs unity of interests
with all labor organizations, par
ticularly the Knights of Labor,
and the Order of Railway tclegraphers.
"You see, it is the design TO combine into as
strong an alliance as possible, first, all the
departments of the railway service, and
afterward other labor organizations"
Mr.. BrodericlS, member Of the press COM
mittce, said: 1--WE were greatly surprised
| that the t;rcmen should propose for lncrnber-
| ship in the federation tho Knights Of Labor.
We are not ut all in favor Of such plan.n
Omaha daily bee., 1888-09-22
Another American Duchess.

New YORK, Sept. 2l.-TSpecial Tele-
gram to THE BEE.l-Right on the heels
of the announcement of the betrothal of Miss
MacTavsh, of Baltimore, to an English
duke, society is again startled by the news
that Miss Dottie Zerega, well known belle
of Westchester, is to marry the Duke of
Newcastle The duke is not prepossessing
in appearance. His spine was injured by
fall when he was an infant and he is now
dwarfed and crippled young man. He is as
serted, however. to be of an amicable dis
position and will inherit vast fortune ON
his mothers death.
Omaha daily bee., 1888-09-22
Policy Dealers and Their Victim.

New York, Sept. 2l.-James E. Bedell,
who swindled the clients of the law firm of
Shipman, Barlow, Laroque & Choate out of
nearly three hundred thousand dollars,
while acting as their mortgage clerk, was
remanded for examination in the Tombs this
afternoon.
Joseph Emerson, proprietor Of the pol icy
shop where Bedcll says he lost sl2O,000, and
who was arrested last night, was also ar
raigned this morning and remanded to the
custody of the police.
Later in the day Bedcll appeared as COM
plainant against the policy dealers, Herman
j. Emerson and Philip Goss, in whose shop
he said he lost Sl31 ,2,74S. This sum Bedell
alleges he lost between January, 1881, and
September IL 1883, when his last visit was
made there. He invested $50 on that day.
The defendants were held IN $1,000 bail each
for trial.
Inspector Byrnes said that s264,5 was
the full amount of the thefts. Bedell's
method was of such a nature as to bind his
firm to a full responsibility to the investors
in every instance. All Bedell'sv victims hope
to recover in what can be realized by the
sale of his $50, 900 farm at West Chester.