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Omaha daily bee., 1899-09-02
TRIAL OF NEGRO RIOTERs
Great Excitement Among the CoIored
Population of Darien, Ga.-Mur-
derous Threats Being Made.

DARIEN, Ga, Sept. 1.-The trial of five OF
the negro rioters began this morning,
Among them are two women. Sheriff Blount
ard his special deputy. Mr.. T. A. Bailey,
who intended to carry Henry Delagel to
Savannah, but were intimidated by the pres
ence Of the negroes and the ringing of the
church bells. were called to the stand. Mr..
Bailey swore that he went to the Jail with
the intention OF assisting the sheriff in taxi
ing the prisoner away. When he heard the
bell ring he saw the negroes gather, some
with guns. and all excited. One of the men
now on trial, James Wylly, was heard by
Mr., Bailey TO say that If Delagel was taken
from Jail the streets OF Darien would run
with blood.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-09-02
ANOTHER ANTITRUST SUIT
Proceedings Instituted Aainst the American
School Furniture Company.
TWENTY TWO CONCERNS IN THE COMBINE
President of the Omaha school supply
Company Talks About the Meth
DDS Employed by the Amer
lean Trust.
CONCERNS IN THE COMBINE

A suit has been filed in district court by
Attorney General Smyth. the petition OF
which declares the existence OF a school
furniture trust. and asks that the unlawful
combination be prohibited from doing bus
mess In Douglas county or in the state of
Nebraska. The defendants in the suit are
twenty-five school furniture companies.
nearly all located in Ohio and Michigan,
which the attorney general states have
formed a combination under the title OF the
American school Furniture company,
The petition alleges that this unlawful
combination is incorporated under the laws
OF the state OF New Jersey. with a capital
stock of $4,000, 600. and that the sum OF
$500, 900 has been set aside TO be used in
driving out competition. The entire con-
troll OF the output OF the companies and the
regulation Of prices is said to have been
put in the hands OF a committee OF five. and
the result OF the move, according TO the
petition, is that prices have been advanced
20 per cent.
One of the defendants In the suit is A,
Almas, who is declared TO be the agent OF
the trust for the state OF Nebraska, and who
is said TO be at the present time attempting
70 enter into contracts with the Board OF
Education OF the city OF Omaha in violation
Omaha daily bee., 1899-09-02

of the laws OF the state. The attorney gem
eral alleges that this combination is a trust
and a conspiracy against trade, and asks
that 1t BIO prohibited from doing business
or entering into contracts within the state
and that II be prevented from entering into
any negotiations with the Omaha Board OF
Education.
Methods of the Trust.
The Omaha School Supply company, an
Independent corporation engaged in the pub
location, manufacture and jobbing of school
supplies, is more interested, perhaps, in the
suit which has been instituted by Attorney
General Smyth than anyone else. G. G.
Stanley, the president of this company, as
serts that it's business is suffering irrep-
arably by reason OF the methods employed
by the American company. He said:
along in the early part of this year the
American School Furniture company was
formed. 1t was the consolidation of a num-
Der OF school furniture supply companies
which had heretofore been operated inde-
pendently. Our company-the Omaha School
Supply company-is a regularly organized
corporation, In the line of school furniture
we purchase our supplies outright from a big
manufacturing establishment located at
Grand Rapids, Mich, buying in carload lots,
which enables us to sell cheaply at a low
margin. When the American School Furni-
ture company was organized ! was solicited
to come to Chicago, as the president of the
Omaha company, and was urged to join the
American, along with the other companies.
II looked carefully into the matter. l
found that in case / permitted our company
10 join the combine we would have to buy
all our furniture only from such supply
houses as should be dictated by the com
bine. 1t meant an advance in the price of
furniture. Instead of paying $3.50 for seats
We would have to pay S1,S5, which would
necessitate an advance in the selling price
of from 30 to 40 per cent. l considered that
1t would be an ill-advised move for our COM
pany 70 Join the combine, as we were en-
Omaha daily bee., 1899-09-02
FATAL WEAKNESS OF BOILER
Five Men Killed and Seven Others Are
Dangerously Injured.
WRECKAGE TAKES FIRE AFTER ACCIDENT
Firemen Speedily subdue the Flames
and Take Up the Work of
Rescue-BuiIding and Ma
chinery "A Total Loss.
WRECKAGE TAKES FIRE AFTER ACClDEN

P~ITTsBURG, Pa, Sept. IA boiler ex-
plosion at the Republic Iron works
on South Twenty fourth street shortly
before daylight today killed five
men and seriously injured seven. Fire
which broke out following the explosion
added to the horror. The mill was partly
wrecked and the entire plant was compelled
TO close down. The list OF killed and in
jured is as follows:
Killed:
DAVID MATTHEW'S. heater, married.
THOMAS BEAVENs, heater. married.
WILLIAM THOMAS, heater. married.
JOHN WARMINSKI, heater.
UNKNOWN MAN, crushed almost beyond
recognition.
Injured:
Malachi Donohue. IS years of age, puddler,
fatally burned.
Neil Donohue. his son. 2S years old. will
die.
Frederick Herb, As years old, will die.
Stephen Malaeaski.
Henry Sanders.
Peter Schnitzer.
John Evans. cut about head; left the
hospital without giving his name.
The explosion occurred Just as the night
force was leaving and the day force was
Omaha daily bee., 1899-09-02

joying a good business and giving our
patrons satisfactory service, and | informed
the promoters Of the American School Fur
niture company to this effect.
Then the syndicate attempted to force us
to join by threatening to open a branch
house in Omaha to cover the territory which
we had had almost exclusively. We paid no
attention to them, but, nevertheless, while
the syndicate has not opened a branch house,
it has opened an agency here and located
a general agent, whose instructions are to
virtually run us out OF business and all re-
strictlons on prices have been removed.
Protest from the Omaha
AN example of its competition came
to light when the Omaha School Board re-
ceiyed bids for the necessary new seats,
and right here we have a kick oming
which Is mentioned at length In the petit
ton of the attorney general in the injunc-
tion suit he has brought against the School
Board. The School Board advertised for
bids on school furniture, We filled ours
and 1t was a very low one. because we felt
that we would make 1t so low that II any
ono else got the order II would be at "a
mighty small hgure. The representative
of the American School Furniture company
also filed a bid. The committee held a
meeting behind closed doors and considered
the bids. This was at a special meeting
held on one Saturday night, No inkling of
the action taken by the committee was
given until the regular meeting of the
board on the following Monday. An I'M
usual thing was done, too, by the commit
tee in refusing the right to any agent to
appear before the board and say anything
In favor of the seats which he had to offer.
The report of the committee recommended
the purchase of the Manitowoc seat through
the American company and its report was
rushed through the board meeting without
protest. The contract was awarded the
American company regardless of the fact
that its bid was from 80 TO 40 cents higher
on each seat than ours. The Americans
Omaha daily bee., 1899-09-02
SANTA FE ROAD WILL WAIT
Agrees 40 Garry Kansas Troops Home
and Trust In Next legislative
Session for Its Pay.

TOPEKA. Kan. Sept. 1.-THE Santa Fs
railway has agreed to transport the Twen-
tieth Kansas regiment from San Francisco TO
Topeka after the regiment has been mustered
out and walt for payment until the next
session of the legislature. The agreement
was made at the solicitation OF Governor
Stanley. The state will bear the entire
expense Of bringing the regiment to Topeka
from the coast
Omaha daily bee., 1899-09-02

coming on duty, so that there were only a
few men In the mill at the time. II 1t had
happened half an hour later the list of dead
and injured would have been appalling. It
occurred in the fou~rteen-inch department
and the conclusion was terrific. Buildings
were shaken a mile away and dust filled the
air for two or three blocks. 1t entered open
windows and nearly suffocated persons who
were aroused by the roar and thu shock.
Fire Follows Explosion.
Immediately following the explosion the
wreckage took fire and this added to the
difhculties encountered in rescuing the
burned and mutllated victims.
A fire alarm was quickly sounoed and In a
short time the flames were undor control.
after which the fremen were employed In
searching the ruins for the dead and in
jured.
me hrst two bodies taken out sere identi-
ned as those OF Beayens and Matthews.
Inc bodies were lying against the wrecked
furnace The men had been knocked down
My the flying bricks and were roasted to
death by the heat OF their own furnace.
The others were found soon after and sent
TO the morgue. The injured were removed
10 the South Side hospital, where they re-
ceiyed prompt attention.
When the boiler burst a section of II
weighing four tons was blown through the
roof and crashed into the side OF the house
OF Godfrey Sanders. on Wright's alley,
about 200 yards distant. The building.
which was OF frame, was wrecked. but the
occupants escaped with a bad fright. The
flying portion Of the boiler tore down the
central supports of the roof, which fell In
and partially burned some OF those injured.
The collapsed roof and torn and scattered
pieces OF machinery and masonry formed a
mass OF wreckage In which the work OF
searching for the additional bodies supposed
to be hidden by 1t was slow and tedious
work.
The bar mill. In which the accident oo-
CURED. U q part Of what 10 known - the
Omaha daily bee., 1899-09-02

bid was to furnish the seats at $40 each
at the factory at Manitowoc, Wis, while
ours was to set the seats up in the school
house here for s1,S5. The amount of
freight and expense of setting up the fur
niture would far exceed the price at which
we offered to furnish the seats ready for
use. The attorney general in this suit
has enjoined the School Board from enter
ing into such a contract"
Omaha daily bee., 1899-09-02
Chicago Great Western i. Prosperous

CHICAGO. Sept. 1.-The annual statement
of the Chicago Great Western for the fiscal
year ending June 80 was issued today. The
statement shows the system to be in a
prosperous condition. Gross receipts of the
road were S.. 1857, TAO. an increase of s4S1, 695:
operating expenses, S3,94S. 516; increase,
s165. 14s; net earnings, s1.722, 223, an increase
OF s2s4,562 Freight earnings increased
1892 $50 and passenger earnings increased
500. l7S.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-09-02

old Wharton mill, and under the present
owner, the Republic Iron works, is a depart
ment of the National Tube works, recently
merged In the tube combine.
The cause Of the explosion has not vet
been determined. The damage to the plant
was heavy, but the firm could not estimate
1t at this time.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-09-02

All the plain and fancy Japanese a
folding fans, hundreds of differ 1f
ent styles. regular price 15c.
choice ENC each ........ 500. nv
The record-union., 1899-05-17
FEDERATED TRADES.
Resolutions Condemning General
Merriam's Order.

The local Council of Federated Trades
has passed resolutions expressing dis
approval of the expressions and policy
of General Merriam at Wardner in
dealing with the strike and lawlessness
there. In the preamble it is set out
that he unjustly discriminates against
organized labor by refusal of employ
ment to certain union men,
II is also recited that trades unions
Instruct their members to use all honor
able means to maintain their princi-
Pies; /. e, protect life and property,
conserve education, protect child labor
by limitations, give a fair days labor
and demand fair days pay, and to
use moral suasion only to gain their
ends, and thus create favorable public
opinion friendly to labor organizations.
The council therefore resolves that It
condemns the words and sentiments of
General Merriam at Wardner as I'M
american and as nnisrepresenting trades
union principles, and as destructive of
good citizenship, and as unbecoming an
officer of this Government.
Also, that the council arraigns Gen
erai Merriam before the high court OF
all liberty loving citizens as a preju-
diced and partial officer and no longer
worthy the confidence of the American
people.
The record-union., 1899-05-17
SMALL DWELLING WRECKED.
FALL OF A HOUSE AT 1923 X
STREET.
The Family Of Eugene Mccarthy
Have q Bad Scare, but No
One Injured.

The family of Eugene Mccarthy, who
We're last evening residing at 1873 K
street, had an experience shortly after
o'clock that they will not care to
have repeated.
MIS-. Mccarthy was engaged IN pre-
pairing supper. Her son had just re-
turned from his days work, some
younger children were playing about
the house, and a neighbor was in the
kitchen making a short call, when the
house-a one story frame structure,
resting on studding about three and
half feet high-swayed, pitched forward
and then landed fiat on the ground.
The chimney fell, the plastering was
thrown down, the windows were shat
tered, the doors Wrenched and twisted,
and down came the stovepipe, dishes,
pictures, clocks and everything that
wasn't nailed to the walls. The house
did not, however, collapse, and as the
descent was short nobody was seriously
injured. The only person hurt at all
was Mrs. Mccarthy, who was standing
over the stove at the time, and the
stove pipe in falling struck her on the
head
The stove was overturned snd the
burning fuel deposited on the floor but
a bucket of waiter was thrown upon it
and a fire prevented
Mr.. Mccarthy says the wrecking of
the house ruined nearly everything he
had in it, and his loss will be about
500. The building is owned by Mrs.
IF. c. Knauer, and it will have to be
Virtually rebuilt. The porch was shat
tered, being the first to hit the ground,
the plastering and windows were ruin
ed, and it was wrenchad and twisted in
all directions.
The record-union., 1899-05-17
MISS REYNOLDS RECEPTION.
GREETING TO THE WORLDS Y
w. C. A. SECRETARY.
She Tells of the Growth of the As
ISOLATION All Over the
Globe.

Miss A. M. Reynolds, Worlds Secre-
tary of the Young Womens Christian
Association, met a great many associa-
ton workers and others at the recep-
ton given her at the Y. w. c. A. rooms
at Tenth and ] streets last evening.
Miss Reynolds is recently from London,
and her trip is being made for the pur-
pose of advancing the interests of the
association, which, while comparative
ly young, has already found root in
nearly every civilized nation Of the
world, and has done much to bind the
associations of different countries and
nationalities in closer ties of Christian
sisterhoOd.
After Miss Reynolds had been pre-
scented to the visitors the evenings pro-
gram was opened by devotional exer-
cises led by Rev. A. B. Banks. The
program was as follows: Piano solo,
Miss Helen Dunn; vocal duet, Mr.. and
Mrs. Lester; recitation, Miss r. Hos
kinson vocal solo, Miss Emma Felter
duet, Miss Gussie Jackson and Miss
Anna Walsh.
Miss Reynolds spoke briefly, combining
herself entirely to an explanation of the
objects of the worlds association
The organization. she said, was form
ed five years ago by the national com
mittees of Great Britain and the United
States. Societies of other countries
were invited to assist in the work, but
declined to do so. being unwilling to
undertake the financial and other 1e-
sponsibilities.
The national committees of the coun-
tries named went on with the scheme
making London headquarters, and pro-
Viding that the Executive Committee
should be chosen from the English So
ciety and the Worlds Secretary from
the American Miss Reynolds said that
while her office is in London, she is a
loyal American in every respect
She told of the rapid advances made
by the worlds association since its or
ganization, and how its branches are
now firmly established all over Europe
in South Africa, Australasia and India
until instead of being a vague and in
definite ideal, it has come to be an
established fact. She gave a brief
graphic description of the first worlds
conference held in London a year ago,
and told of the delegates present from
all quarters of the globe. The United
delegates reaching London by the Mad
rid route, was represented by fifteen
persons. The organization, she said, is
inter denominational, interna tional.
wide in its grasp. purpose and intention
one for all, all for one
This afternoon. between 3 and 5
O'Clock, a reception will be given to
Miss Reynolds at the residence of Mrs.
c. N. Post, 1899 I street, at which time
she will speak on possibilities of the
City Association"
Thursday at the same hours she will
at the residence of Mrs. J. O. Coleman,
Ills N street, take for her subject AS
ISOLATION Work in All Lands"
Friday afternoon she will speak on
"A New View of Association Methods"
at the parlors of the Golden Eagle
Hotel.
The record-union., 1899-05-17
ALLEGED DEAD BEAT.
Arrest of Woman Wanted in Lodi
for Swindliug

Yesterday morning Sheriff Johnson
received a Jane Doe" warrant from
Constable H. c. Coleman of Lodi for
The arrest of woman (whose name
was unknown) on a charge of obtaining
money and goods by false pretenses-
ndsdemeanor charge. When last seen
she was heading toward this city in a
phaeton drawn by gray horse.
sheriff. johnson and some of his depu-
ties made a search for the woman, but
could find nobody who had seen her,
and her outfit had not been put up at
any of the livery ables. Subsequently
however, Constable BoggeSs of Oak
Park brought the woman TO the Jail
under a commitment for twenty-four
hours for drunkenness. In the commit
ment her name was given as Mrs
Hines, but it appears she has about as
many names as a cat is supposed to
have lives
The horse has the we'll kept appear
ance of a livery animal, and probably
is kept at stables when not on the road.
In the phaeton is a sheepskin rug with
the name of ]. K. Dart on the under
side. This may be a mistake. however.
as there is Cor used to be) a Stockton
livery stable keeper named ]. K Doak.
and Dit is possible the horse and phae-
ton belong there.
In letter to Sheriff Johnson Con-
stable Coleman says the woman travels
about the country soliciting money.
clothing, provisions. butter, eggs. lard.
etc, under pretense of aiding some
family in distress. She generally asks
for things that she can turn into cash.
The Sheriff has notified the Lodi Con-
stable that he has the woman, and she
Will probably be taken to Lodi this ev-
ening
The record-union., 1899-05-17
DIAMOND DOTS.
Rocklins Defeat the Linco1nites
Seven to One.

Rocklin, Cal, May 10.
The ball game on Sunday at Rocklin
between the Rocklin and Lincoln clubs
was probably the best. ever played in
Placer County. Rocklin presented the
same nine as in the former game at
Lincoln, with the exception of Pony
Walker in center. He is now employed
in the roundIhouse there and will play
with Rocklin.
Rocklin played an errorless game, but
two balls being knocked outside the
diamond The visitors got their soil
tary run in the eighth inning.
Baker and Thielen of the Phoenix
of Sacramento were the battery for the
Lincolns, and did good work, errors i'll
their support giving Rocklin three or
four runs, and Beckwiths pitching was
a little too much for them. Following
is the score by innings:
Rocklin 3 o 0 o 0 O o o.
Lii coin % 0 0 o O 0 0 1 o.
Batteries-Beckwith and Thomma,
and Baker and Thielen: base hits
with II, Bader s.
The Phoenix Mills Of Sacramento will
play the Rocklins next Sunday, and
hot game is expected.
The Adams Booths won two games
from the Capital Hotels yesterday by
scores of 10 to Z and II to IL. The bat
terry for the winners We're Politz and
Seadler, and for the losers Thielen and
Longton The Adams-Booths are going
to Davisville on Saturday to play the
Young Davisvilles. Their lineup will
be: E. Seadler catcher; H. Politz,
pitcher; F. Dowlan, first base; c.
Woods, second base; c. Dowlan, third
base; G. Donavan, shortstop; c. Ma
than, left field; H. Clark, center field;
w Michel right field
The record-union., 1899-05-17
SUPPLIES FOR THE STATE HOSPITALS.

COMMENCING JULY l, 1899, AND END
ing June go 1900.
Office of the State Commission in Lunacy,
Sacramento May Is, 1899.
Notice is hereby given that sealed pro-
posals will be received at the State Hos
pitals, located near Stockton, Napa, Ag-
news Ukiah and Patton. San Bernardino
County, up to go p. m, JUNE 10, 1899. for
furnishing to each of said hospitals fur
niture and household goods. provisions,
fuel, forage, drugs. clothing and material
for clothing, and other materials for each
of said hospitals, for the twelve months
ending June 80, 1900
Blank schedules for bids on supplies
needed and instructions to bidders may
be obtained by applying to the hospitals
above named, or to this commission. The
several Boards of Managers reserve the
right to reject any and all bids.
BY order of the State Commission in
Lunacy, j. f. CARRERE,
Secretary State Commission in Lunacy,
Sacramento, Cal. MWf'
The record-union., 1899-05-17
Weather. Reports.

The Weather Bureau reports show
the highest and lowest tempera lures
yesterday to have been GO and 40 de-
grees, with gentle to fresh and brisk
northerly winds and clear weather pre-
vaihng.
The barometrical readings at a. m.
and 5 p. m. yesterday were 1902 and
1896 inches, respectively.
The highest and lowest temperatures
one year ago yesterday We're 81 and 40
degrees, with Ola Of an inch of rain,
and one year ago to-day 81 and 50 de-
grees, with no rain.
The average temperature was SO and
the normal 81, showing yesterday to
have been 3 degrees cooler than usual
for the 10th day of May.
River, Is feet 5 inches and steady.
The highest and lowest temperatures
on Monday, the 10Th. We're ca and 43
degrees
The record-union., 1899-05-17
THE RETTE BOY.
Acting City Attorney Declines to
Prosecute the Parents.

Acting City Attorney Anderson yes
terday declined to issue a warrant for
the arrest of Mrs. ]. E. Rette for al
legged cruelty to her 10-year- step
son.
The boys father told the attorney
that ever since the recent trouble for
which Mrs. Rette was prosecuted by the
Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to
Children, whenever it became necessary
to correct him the boy would threaten
to carry the matter to Dan Healy, Off
Ger of the society. Mr. Rette commended
that owing to the intervention of the
society the boy had become nearly in
corrigible
The record-union., 1899-05-17
At 75c a yard

we offer 20 pieces of High Art Nov
city spring and summer fabrics
that should be sold for 81 so; this is
strictly a novelty line and won't
last long at 75c a yard.
The record-union., 1899-05-17
| SOUTHERN PACIFIC COMPANY

LEAvEiTRAINS RUN DAILY.iAR'IvE
(For) Froml
The record-union., 1899-05-17
PERSONAL MENTION.

Miss Lottie Geisel is on her way to
Beemer, Neb.
H. s. Bynam. the Michigan Bar
miner is visiting the city
Harbor Commissioner Paris Kilburn
of San Francisco is registered at the
Golden Eagle.
State Senator B. F. Langford of
Acampo, San Joaquin County, was in
the city yesterday.
Mrs, Truman Reeves and Miss Reeves
went to San Francisco yesterday, where
they will visit for several weeks.
M. r. Plaisted of the Fresno Demo
craft has been visiting the city.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. c. Morehouse of San
Leandro were in the city yesterday. Mr.
Morehouse intends to soon leave for a
trip through Europe.
DIR. Frank Gates. eldest son of the
late Justin Gates. and a native Of Sac
ra1nento, was in the city yesterday. DIR.
Gates has just returned from a tour OF