Omaha daily bee., 1902-10-02
AFFAIRS At SOUTH OMAHA
Inventory At 0udsby'S RSviv's Talk Of
Packing House Merger.
ENGINEERS DRAWING PLANS FOR WADUcT
RumOr Has IL that Bridge VIII span
Railroad Tracks at Foot of
o s~treet-MaEie city
Gossip.

Have the packing houses reconsidered
their determination to abandon the merger
prospect and are they now preparing for
such a venture?
This is a question that many In South
Omaha would like TO have answered. When
the rumor started SOME time ago that the
merger would come into effect and all
packing houses run under one distinct
management, there was a great deal OF
gossip in South Omaha as to the probable
outcome Of It. Different theories were
naturally advanced as to lite effect on the
worklngmen OF the city and upon the
yards. Then came the news that the
project had been abandoned.
In at least one Of the packing houses
work was again resumed yesterday In the
taking Of an inventory. This was at the
Cudahy plant. A full corps of workingmen
were yesterday invoicing everything in
sight. One gang had charge Of the lumber
on hand; another looked after the supplies,
and even the loose bricks scattered around
the plant were carefully tabulated and a
record sent to the main ONCE. But there
all information ceased. II a stone wall had
been between the inquiring person and the
ONCE, no less information would have been
received. The ONCE force did not know
anything about the inventory; the man
ayers were too busy to talk. But an in
ventory Is being taken.
At all Of the other packing houses, no
more Information could be secured. II in
ventories are being taken, 1t is being done
under strict secrecy, as no one seems to
know anything about II, although rumors
are plentiful to the effect that the lists
are being taken. When asked about the
Cudahy inventory, each one Of the other
packers alleged that he knew nothing
about that work, or anything else in par
ticular bearing upon this subject.
The fact that the ~oficials Of the Cudahy
plant have in all probability received In
structions to say nothing about what is
being done in or out of the plant had made
the rumor grow day by day, and now when
the inventory is being openly taken, gossip
has it that the merger will undoubtedly
come into force, although probably along
different lines than those which have here
tofore been published.
Planning New
Engineers Of the Union Stock Yards COM
pany and the Union Pacific Railway COM
pany were at work all day yesterday draw
ing out lines and plans in the vicinity Of
Twenty-sixth and o streets. 1t is au-
thoritatively stated that the work which
they we're engaged in was In connection
with the construction of the proposed VIA
Duct over the tracks at the foot Of o street,
thus connecting o or N street with the
stock yards. 1t was further stated that
the Union Pacific and the yards company
had reached an agreement as to the cost
Of the construction, and had mutually
agreed to go ahead with the work regard
less of what the council may think or do
concerning 1t.
No Clue to
The police are clearly at sea in the case
OF the robbery OF Mrs. Frank Zulfer, at
Forty-irst and T streets, yesterday morn
ing. The entire vicinity Of the robbery has
been thoroughly gone over and several sus-
poets arrested, but Mrs. zulfer has been
unable to Identify any Of them as the guilty
party. Mrs. Zulfer was lying in bed, she
now says, suffering from an attack Of rheu-
matism, when the robber entered, and when
his demand for money was refused he beat
her into insensibility as she lay there. The
first story told to the police was to the et-
feet that she had entered the room where
the robber was and was then assaulted.
watching for FIimnammerH.
The police have been notified that an
organized gang of h~imhammers have taken
up quarters In South Omaha, and will stay
here at least during the entire carnival
week. Several complaints have already
been made to the police of himnam victims,
and every precaution is now being taken
to prevent the work. All suspicious char
acters are arrested on sight. The numer-
Gus cases of petty crimes reported each day
are laid at the door of the invisible finn
Hammers.
Magic City Gossip.
DR.. Frank slabaugh has gone to Chicago
for a short visit.
A daughter has been born 10 Mr.. and
Mrs. Josiah Reeves, 213 f street.
There will be a meeting Of Upchurch lodge
No. 2, Degree Of Honor, Ancient Order OF
United Workmen, Friday morning at I