Omaha daily bee., 1888-06-06
S.P. MORSE

out to-day as a result of the action of the
builders association in trying to enforce
schedule of wages agreed upon by them.
The most Objectionable feature Of this
schedule seems to be the abolition of the rule
which has always been in force of paying
nine hours wages on Saturday for eight
hours work. The contractors say that they
can see no reason for paying for more work
than the men do and one of the strikers very
pertinently suggests that if the contractor,
on the school building for instance, will turn
over to the school board the amount which
he would save in this way, that the brick
layers will go. to work again. The intima-
tion being, of course, that when the bids
were made it was on the basis of the old sys-
TEN Of wages and that the benefit of the
change would all accrue to the contractors.
STATE HOUSE DOTS.
The state house presented a tranquil
scene this morning. Governor Thayer is alb
sent on a trip to Grand Island, which will be
extended to Sutton when the graduating
class of the high school will enjoy the honor
of having their class exercises witnessed by
the chief executive of the state.
The board of public lands and buildings,
which met yesterday, continued its session
to-day. The bills for the expenses of the
different state institutions and departments
for the month Of May were audited and
warrants ordered drawn in payments
thereof, and some business was done in the
way Of estimating and settling for work done
on the insane asylum building.
The state board of transportation have
been expecting, from statements that have
been made, that a complaint would
be put in looking to re-
duction of the price of thousand
mile tickets in this state. The charge for
such tickets now is 25 or S2l5 cents per mile.
The charge for the same kind of tickets IN
Iowa, is only two cents mile, and it is ar
gued that the difference in the business done
in the two states does not warrant thus diff
ference in rates. The Lincoln board of
f,,g,I Il lt,Tr ~ tta
ship, many wholesalers whose men travel
on thus XII nd of transportation, expect
ed TO take the initiative in securing reduc-
ton of these rates.
1t is not generally known that few days
ago one of the immense iron beams that enter
into the construction of the dome of the
capitol escaped from its fastenings while
being put in place in the dome and plunged
to the bottom of the building, AT the lower
floor II struck the iron track on which the
truck runs which carries meaterial under
[ h e dome, and cut it off clean and smooth.
1t was scarcely checked by this and plunged
into the ground underneath, TO such depth
that it took two.o three men several hours
TO dig it out.
CITY BRIEFS.
The trouble between the county COM
missioners and Boss Stout has been adjusted
and the contract for the court house signed.
Mr.. Stout made no objection TO signing the
contract and says that he does not entertain
Ahe objections which his son in his absence,
advanced against the appointment of Mr.,
Waerner as local superintendent.
The Hayden art club will hold a meeting
tomorrow evening at o'clock in the chapel
OF the state university, The programme will
consist of a paper on BENJAMIN Robert Hay
don ana several pieces of vocal and instru-
mental music, after which there will occur
the annual reception and exhibition of stu
dents work in the art room.
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Peculiar in medicinal merit and Won
derful cures-Hood's Sarsaparilla. Now
is the time to take it, for now it will do