Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-01
AFFAIRS At SOUTH OMAHA
Big Run Of Live Stock Expected at kOOaI
Yards This Week.
FLOODS LIKELY TO DIVERT SHIPMENTS
losing Down of Kansas City Packins
Plants and Expected Trouble at
Sc. Joseph Help south
Omaha Market.

Heavy receipts Of live stock are looked
sor at the South Omaha market this week.
An official of the stock yards company
said yesterday that with the packing houses
In Kansas City practically out of business
on account of high water and st. Joseph
threatened with a food. shipments would
he diverted to this market. There IL ample
force at the yards and packing houses to
properly handle all the stock that is sent
nere. TIL only serious question is whether
the railroads can get the stock to market.
From the west stock usually destined to
St. Joseph will doubtless come to South
Omaha. In case the railroads cannot take
shipments the receipts will naturally fall
OF, but those doing business at the ex-
change look for a big week.
The receipts for May were; 6o,64s head
Of cattle. pa, 246 head OF hogs and 1901
sheep. II IL expected that June receipts
will 60 over this mark and the deficit IN
hog receipts will be further reduced. The
great danger, said a commission dealer
last night, is the drowning of hogs in low
yards. II the formers are able 10 ship to
market they will do so at this time rather
than run chances Of having their hogs die
from drowning or disease.
Friday Cudshy purchased 1900 head OF
hogs and started the shipment to Kansas
City. The train was lost for a time, as
there was a washout in front and one In
tho rear. As It was deemed useless to
try and reach Kansas City with the train
the shipment was returned 70 the yards
here, arriving at noon yesterday. Other
shipments started Friday are being sent
back as rapidly as possible.
There Is no danger OF hig water
at the stock yards here. as there
IL anlcndfd drafpaOo throt0Oh TIA hiuv
eight-foot brick sewer which emp
lies into Mud creek. After a heavy rain
water sometimes submerges the tracks at
the foot Of N street, but this is temporary.
Pork Butchers Today
Today there will be a conference between
the packers and the labor representatives
regarding the scale submitted by the pork
butchers. The action OF the committee au-
thorized TO conduct the negotiations with
the packers has been ratified by council
No. 70 OF the Amalgamated association and
unskilled laborers and the beef butchers
will keep on working the same as IL moth
irF had, happened. While the details OF
the settlement are not given to the press II
is understood that concessions were made
by both sides. A representative OF the
Packers Trades council said to a Bee re-
porter last night that as the main ques-
tons had been settled the balance Of the
work to be considered was mere detail and
would be disposed of within q very short
time. Both the packers and the employees
seem to be satisfied with the arrangements
90 far made The assertion Is made with
emphasis that all danger Of any trouble Is
passed.
Mail Carriers Disappointed.
-Four OF the South Omaha mail carriers
representing branch No. S62 Of the Nationa'
Letter Carriers association. prepared to e.
to Nebraska City Saturday to attend thu
state convention OF letter carriers. Tn,
delegates, John Flynn, Charles Hadlicka
Frank o. Speak and Il. q. Rozelle, also
four other carriers. were at the depot and
had purchased tickets when a notics wal
posted on the bulletin board that Missour
Pacific trains had been abandoned. Tn,
tickets were redeemed by the agent and tn,
delegates wendell their way homeward. I
II expected that there will be a call for {
convention during the summer, when tn,
weather is such that ali delegates can at
tend.
Express Matter Refused.
Local agents OF the express companies
received orders yesterday to decline to 70
ceive express matter until the railroads
are in a position to handle trains. Pack
ages OF a perishable nature win not b,
considered at all. but nonperishable article
will be accepted by some OF the companies
subject to delay. This order win act as
hardship on many South Omaha merchants
as South Omaha does a heavy express
business.
POnds of staEnant water.
In many parts Of the city there are pool
Of ~tagnan water, caused by the con
unued rains In some of the ponds, esps
cially in that portion of the city east o
Twenty-fourth street, the water stands fou
and five feet deep. As long as the weathe
keeps cool there is no particular danger
but %ofncialS of the Board Of Health assor
that should the temperature rise rapid
and remain warm there would be Urea
danger OF disease. Many OF the hole
where water stands cannot be drained I'm
less at great expense, so there is nothin
the health board or the city oniciala ca
do about the matter. AS the ground
thoroughly saturated the water in tn
holes will remain for possibly n create
portion of the summer. The holes ths
can be drained VIII be looked after q
soon as the weather clears.
Many walks Damaged.
Quite a number OF permanent sidewalk
have suffered damage on account OF III
rain. In no one instance is the damas
great. but In the aggregate the cost
repair will amount tc quite a sum. Til
work Of repairing will have to be done b
property owners and notices will soon |
sent out by the city inspectors. In car
no attention Is paid to such notices II
city will make the repairs and charge n
cost up against the property.
MeIeher's Window Broken
Yaka Saturday oiaht a d71nknn man r.