Omaha daily bee., 1898-06-04

freely, and at once took their departure
for the South Omaha packing plants. to the
visiting OF which they were to devote the
forenoon.
visit the stock Yards.
As soon as the convention finally ad-
journed, the delegates. many OF them &C
companied by their wives, boarded the
street cars for the Union depot to take the
train for South Omaha. Assistant General
Freight Agent a. b. Smith OF the Burling-
ton took them in hand, having provided for
them four comfortable chair cars. Yard
Master Robinson had charge OF the train
and j. Eyler. the Burlington stock agent,
went along.
At South Omaha the visitors divided into
three parties, each going through the Swift,
Hammond and Cudahy plants and observing
everything from the time the animal is led
to the slaughter to the final dressing of
the meat for the consumers table. The
visit to the packing plants was without in
cident except that some OF the ladies did
not greatly enjoy the close contact with
the details of butchering, but they bore up
bravely.
The next institution visited was the Krug
brewery. There a chance was enjoyed to
Stake the thirst the wind and dust had
been responsible for. William Krug gave a
souvenir Of some kind to everyone, and
many OF the nicely engraved glasses OF the
establishment found their way into the pos
session of the knights as keepsakes of the
trip. Messrs. G. f. Boufier and M. Meyer
were in the height of their glory as enter
tainers.
While waiting for the train to take them
back to the city the delegates INDUCED in
some of their yells, which have become ia.
milinr uDw IN tho pnrc pf tho p,,l1io. s1Itts
all right" What's all right" "Omaha!'
and others of the same tenor, taking care t
mention everybody who had shown any cour
tesy and every member OF the convention
who enjoyed an unusual amount of popu.
larity, among the latter. particularly, G..
Schollmeyer of st. Louis, who is nick named
"Scully." On the way back "Scully'' mani
Tested remarkable vocal talents and led
chorus of ready singers in a succession o
well known songs. On the whole it was
very pleasant wind-up for the convention
Among the women who accompanied tn,
party were: Mesdames L. Ochs of New Or
leans, r. M. Millican of Evansville, Ind.
Katherine Booth of Jacksonville, ILL.,; Ben
jamin f. Hoffman of Lafayette, Ind; S. Z
Grote, A. DeYong, w. A. Kerchoff, Georg
w. Smith, John A. Lee, J. w. Mcdonald an,
f. w. Crandall of st. Louis; A. II. Beckmar
j. w. Porter and w. L.. Farris of Louisville
e. E. Smith of Atlanta, E.. e. Lebold O
Richmond, Ind; jeff Mcdonald of Craw
louisville, Ind; ]. F. Johnson of Racine
Wis; George r. Conover of Clinton, N. ].
NJ. II. Mason of st. Joseph, Mo-; Chaunce
Medbury of Fon du Lac, Wis; G. w. Col
Inns of Portland, Ore; ]. M. Glasspell q
Davenport, Ia, and others.
Most of the delegates left on the earlies
trains for their homes. Before going Chair
man John S. Harwood of the legislative com
mittee said to a Bee reporter that the actio
: of the Travellers Protective association thi
year on the anti-scalpers' bill put him in
very awkward position. Last year at Nash
l vile the convention took the opposite course
, and as chairman of the committee Mr.. Hal
wood had written to about 100 senators an
s representatives in congress asking them
. oppose the bill, receiving from many of thel
an assurance that they would do so. No
I he finds it necessary to reverse his appea
and urge them to support the bill.
Many of the Texas delegates display muc
bitterness over the result of the election f
: national president, and Texas, they say, wi
v mot ask the convention for anything ne,
e year." A Maryland delegate was so piqut
= over it that he refused to present an inv
tation from Baltimore for the next CONVEX
II ton.