Omaha daily bee., 1894-02-25
lished at Lincoln, Neb., corner Eleventh
and o streets. By of
CHURCH HOWE,
Department Commander.
A. NJ. Trimble, Assistant Adjutant General.
ORGANIZED A LABOR CLUB.

oitGAENlAED n LABOt CLUB
The unemployed workingmen of Lincoln
have organized a labor club for the purpose
cooperating with the city and county gov
ernments in securing employment, as well
as for the purpose of advancing the inter-
ests of labor along other lines. The central
idea of the club may be gained by a perusal
Of the following pledge, which every member
is required to sign:
81 hereby subscribe myself a member Of
the Lincoln Labor club. 1 do not pledge my
self to pay any dues or assessments, nor to
vote with any particular political party. I
do. however, promise to hold the interests of
laboringmen above all party interests, and |
hereby pledge myself to vote in the future,
in city, state and national elections, only for
candidates who openly advocate the cause OF
labor and are pledged to support the inter-
ests of laboringmen l fully realize that all
the comforts and luxuries that mankind en-
joy are produced by labor and that therefore
the laboringmen ought by right to be the
most prosperous and respected men in the
community"
S. j. Kent was elected chairman and ]. II.
Campbell secretary of the club. A tenn
porary committee OF one from each ward
was appointed as follows: First, T.. j..
Flaherty; Second, Mr.. Mcdonald; Third, j..
II. Campbell; Fourth, William O'Shea; Fifth,
Mr.. Clark; Sixth, S. w. Emerson; Seventh,
Mr.. Vickery.
TO TEST AN IMPORTANT NATTER.
u. L.. Hallnan, u railroad man llNlnS III
this city, today commenced a suit In Judge
Spencer's court to test the validity of the
law by which merchants OF this city evade
the Nebraska law by selling or transferring
their claims against local railroad men to
parties in Council Bluffs. The practice Is
for the Nebraska merchants to transfer the
claim to a Council Bluffs syndicate. The
syndicate then brings the suit against the
delinquent in that city and garnishees the
railroad company there. BY this practice
the local creditor cannot plead the wages
exemption permitted him by the Nebraska
statutes. Hallam owed a small bill to
Stutheit Bros. Of this city. They collected
1t by garnishment through the Council Bluffs
agency. He now sues Stutheit Bros. for
$25 damages. Under the Nebraska law the
penalties for transferring a claim for the
purpose OF collection on the basis as out
lined above. not only can the debtor re-
cover the amount OF his claim with costs,
but the law adds a fine OF not more than
5000.
TWO DAYLIGHT R~OBBERIES.
The police were notified today that the
residence of Charles Carpenter, at S26 south
Siyteenth street, was entered by thieves
Yesterday afternoon. The thieves were
both enterprising and daring. They knew
the family was away from nome, ana SO
they drove to the premises in an express
wagon. backed it UP to the curb, and while
one remained outside with the horses the
other ransacked the premises. They Sc
cured nothing but an empty pocketbook Tor
their pains. This afternoon they tried the
same plan again, but were frightened away.
Thieves also entered the house of Richard
O'Neill yesterday afternoon during the abb
! sence of the family. They secured a re-
volver and a pair Of gloves. A small box
| containing $500 worth of diamonds was
nyarlOOkpl.