Omaha daily bee., 1903-01-25
ALL millinery
First and Second Floors
GOES AT COST
All Above Stocks on Sale
are located on main floor

drunkenness has not been at all uncOm-
mon, and pay day" riots were regarded
as inevitable. 1t is a matter OF common
knowledge that on october 10, which was
pay day, orders were issued that the men
were to be admitted through the gates If
they were able to get that far.
Thievery il Common
In spite OF the greatest watchfulness
there has also been a great deal of petty
thievery, besides some cases that would
hardly rank as petty. One man, it is stated,
was robbed of $40 and another Of $110, be-
sides which any number have lost small
amounts of money. clothing and articles
of more or less value. There are lockers
in the dormitories, but the locks are in
secure. Valises, suit cases and clothes
have been stolen and it has been said that
there must be a regularly organized gang
of thieves operating.
1t is charged, too, that gambling was car
ried on openly Tor a time without restraint,
but after several rows and fights, which
threatened to be attended by serious conse-
Q~uences, an effort was made to put a stop
TO 1t, and then 1t was conducted quietly
and the money was kept out of sight.
With all the conveniences and accessories
| " hbN ~ "AANe
they we're surrounded, 1t would appear that
the strike breakers have been anything but
a model community in their domestic
! habits. While personal cleanliness was
the rule it was by no means invariable and
It frequently became necessary to force
| men to battle. One crew of Austrians and
Russians brought in from Chicago were
particularly Objectionable to the other men
and II Is related that one night after the
men had gone to their dormitories one Of
| the Russians, conspicuously filthy, was
| taken from his bed and had the fire hose
turned on him. This started a riot in the
dormitory, but II served to promote clean
illness.
Amusement of the Men.
For amusement in the evenings the great
body Of the men who do not take to
gambling have devoted themselves chiefly
to checkers, dominoes and other games and
some to music. From time to time quite
a number OF stringed instruments have
been brought to the hotel by the men and
occasionally a man has happened along who
could play we'll on the piano. but none of
the pianists have remained any length OF
time.
Every pay day large sums OF money have
been sent away from Omaha by express or
pOstofhee money order or registered mail,
and the amount has been placed as high as
SIS 900 a month. The Pacific Express com
pany has regularly sent its agents right to
the hotel every pay day to care for this
business and its business has averaged
from 5000 to 5000 each month. Besides
this large amounts are sent away in drafts
and mail orders regularly.
About twenty men who have come to
Omaha as strike breakers have brought
their families here, but it Is generally
recognized that as a rule the better class
Of mechanics who have come AVE not re-
NAMED long.
Last month the company boarded At IT.
hotel about $50 men. but for some time pas
the number has been diminishing and the
time OF largest population WAS October
when about 425 we're registered. sine'
January / the company has not been ship.
ping in men as rapidly as formerly and hal
been more particular a. TO the class Of mel
secured