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New-York tribune., 1905-11-05

He estimated the number of boys and girls
under sixteen years In the mills of the Wiscas-
sett company at 100.
1.-The boys" he said, "are employed as dof-
fers' 'Doffers' take the full bobbins off from
the machines and put empty ones in their
places. They are busy about half the time The
remainder of the time they spend out doors.
Some of the boys also push the boxes Of bobb1ns,
which are on Wheels from machine to an
other. The load weighs perhaps fifty pounds
The younger girls operate the knitting ma
chimes. They sit stools and put the threads
over the needles. The others work on the spin
ming machines These piece the ends of the
threads together. Each machine has two Sides
Each girl looks after the same side of four ma
chimes. In wages the men earn from 80 cents
to 81 30 day at piecework The women make
about the same The boys receive from 10
cents to 81. The smallest amount boy will
make is so cents. The overseer decides what
the boy is worth. The girls who spin earn per-
haps 60 cents, and those who knit, 80 cents
Those who work on the night shift get six days
paw for five days work The payroll for two
weeks, excluding the office force, etc. is $S 600"
Others did not agree with the officers state
ment as to the wages earned. Some asserted
that the small boys and girls received from =
to 35 cents a day
Another point of view presented by
woman the mother of four children, employed
In the mills AS The Tribune representative
walking through the grove Of small oaks IN
which stood a number of operatives homes
he met a respectable looking man, perhaps
twenty-six twenty-seven years old This
carrying pail of water toward a
three-room house. He invited The Tribune man
to enter the house. which was his home In two
of the roor.s were beds. and the third evil
IDENTIFY kitchen. In front of window, through
which the afternoon sun poured in golden flood,
sat woman sewing a machine. When she
turred around one could that she not
old but her face had lost all the glow of youth.
A thin woman with wrinkled forehead sat
the fireplace sucking a child. She seemed to be
IN the forties a little conversation revealed the
fact that the first was the wife of the
ycrrg man and the daughter of the second
woman "Pve got four children and my hus-
band in the MILL said the older woman as she
placed the child on the floor and began to chew
the end of a stick brown with snuff THE three
oldest are girls. One will be twenty-one next
Nav She's been working in the mills thirteen
years. She's not large girl She don't aver
age more than 70 cents day. although she can
do most anything She's a reeler. The other
two girls are spinners. One'l he nineteen next
August and tothe-l1 be eighteen next June
They get 10 cents a side. They don't make more
than sc or % cents day. The little boy will be
thirteen next month He can read and write
little He went to school all last winter. Ny
husband only makes 75 cents day He's in the
picker roonl but can work anywhere. Alto
gether they bring in about $50 month, after
taking out the rent Sc. It's mighty tight some
times There's eleven Of US. I've had twelve
New-York tribune., 1905-11-05

the mill. I've got good plantation. but there
amt no house it: never been able to build on
it. Lots think they will come here and get some
money and then go back. They are so poor they
can't get back to the country"
Inquiry of some of the "doffer' boys revealed
the fact that they were permitted to sit In the
windows and doors when their machines did not
New-York tribune., 1905-11-05
DANGER OF REALISM

David Belasco talking about stage re-
alism.
1T may go too far he said TT is danger
thing"
He smiled
"A stage manager" he said. "once had sub
ordinate with realistic ideas The manager was
producing play containing a snowstorm, and
the subordinate had charge of the snow.
" 'Confound you.' said the manager at the end
Of the snowstorm scene, what on earth did you
mean by making the snow out o< brown paperr
" Amt the scene laid In Londonr asked %
other.
Yes. But what OF thatr
Well that's the color ef London snses
New-York tribune., 1905-11-05

require attention, but they could not go beyond
to the ground outside.
The mill employees white. negro labor
being employed. The source of this labor is the
poor whites on the farms. They are attracted
by the opportunity 20 have actual cash. which Is
somewhat rare in the country homes.
New-York tribune., 1905-11-05
SOLVING THE PROBLEH.

HGXmuS-To tell the truth, we have TO ue'lt
0U coax a q member of the family.
O1xmuke8-Great Scott! That would never go
- cur house We have to treat ours as . yisitor
Afa
Omaha daily bee., 1905-02-28
BOTH SIDES FILE BRIEFS
Colorado Legislative Committee is
Now Considering Report in
Contested Election Case.

DENVER. Feb. T.-Printed copies Of the
brief and findings of counsel for James
II. Peabody and Alva Adams in the
gubernatorial contest were today placed
in the hands of each member of the com
mittee which heard the evidence in the
case and the committee began considera-
ton of it's report. which is to be submitted
to the joint convention of the general as
sembly on Thursday next
Peabodys brief claims his election by
2,4S3 majority, this result being reached by
rejecting the entire vote of 1O4 Denver
precincts and number of preciacts in
Adams, Boulder, Conejos and Pueblo coun-
ties, which gave democratic majorities.
The claim is made that the returns from
these precincts are so permeated with
fraud that the true results of the election
in them cannot be determined
Governor Adams brief claims that he
has a majority Of 6,955, after eliminating
all precincts in which the fairness of the
election has not been proven.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-02-28
Reports from stations MT 7P. ~.
Il.
March Weather.

The following data, covering period OF
thirty-iour years, nave been compiled f. ON
the weather bureau at Omaha, Neb. they
are issued 10 show the conditions tnat nave
Ior the above period of years, but must noe
be construed as a forecast of me weather
conditions Tor the coming month.
Month of March tor thirty-four years:
Temperature-Mean or normal Iempera-
ture, So degrees: The warmest month was
that of 1873, with AN average of As degrees.
The coolest month was thdt of 1899 with
an average OF n uegrees. The highest tenn
perature was 90 degrees, on March -, 1850
The lowest temper ature was degrees be-
date on which first killing frost occurred
IN autumn September Is, 1901. Average
date on which FIRST killing frost occurred
in autumn October -. Average date on
spring. April 10. The latest date on which
last ,killing" frost occurred in spring. May
49, 1894
Precipitation Crain or melted snow)-Aver-
age for the month, 1l2 inches, Average
number of days with .0l of an inch or more,
nine. The greatest monthly precipitation
was 4.9l inches, in 1884 The least monthly
precipitation was OlS inches, in 1871. The
greatest amount of precipitation recorded in
any twenty-four consecutive hours was l.O7
amount of snowfall recorded in any TWEEN
ty-four consecutive hours (recoTd extending
10 winter of 1Ss4-lSS5 only was three inches,
on March 80, 1901
clear days, eight; partly cloudy days.
twelve; cloudy days, eleven.
Wind-The prevailing winds have been
from the north and northwest, The aver
age hourly velocity of the wind Is 100. The
highest velocity of the wind was fifty-two
miles from the northwest, on March 27
L. A. WELSH. Local Forecaster.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-02-28
Murder Attributed to Negro.

SEWARD. Neb., Feb. 27.-(Special)-ln-
formation was received concerning the MUIR
der of Henry Pierce at Perry, Okl, last
Tuesday. The deceased, in charge of a
drove of mules, went into Perry and. on
Monday, was found in a feed yard horribly
beaten up, with life extinct. A coroner's $
jury was empaneled and the verdict was
that Henry Pierce came to his death from
gunshot wound, inflicted by one Babe
McNeal, a negro" The negro had bor-
rowed the gun and returned 1t the next day
after the murder, covered with blood, and
on his arrest blood was found on his cloth
ing. Three other negroes have been ar
rested As accompices in the crime. The
men thought that Henry Pierce had sold
the mules and had the money received from
the sale on his person. but the stock be-
longed TO other parties and he had handled
none OF the money. Deceased was a man
50 years OF age. Funeral services were
conducted in Seward last Saturday morn
ing at 10 o'clock, Rev Webster Davis of
the United Brethren church officiating.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-02-28
Nominations by President.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2L-The president
today sent to the senate the following
nominations:
Consul General at Panama-Joseph W. j.
Lee, Maryland.
Second Lieutenant of Infantry-Wllliam
l.. Patterson. Maryland.
Postmasters.
Charlottesville II. Summers, Gunnison.
Idaho--George l.. Morgan, MaCKay;
Charles II. Crete, Silver City.
Illinois-Wallace DinVer, Dallas City:
Edmund p. Denton, Hamilton; William o,
Butler. La Harpe.
Comancho.
Georgla-Keeton. NARROW.
Iowa-Roscoe G. Saunders, Manila; Nor
man ID. Anthony Ruthven.
Missouri. ID. Rush. Marcelline; James
r. Dyer, Ash Grove.
Texas.-Ernest Z. Smith, Guffey.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-02-28
KILLS GERMS o. clIAUHH
HyomeI Goes 20 the Root of the Dis
ease and Makes Astonishing Cures.

ease and Makes AstonishinE Cures.
Catarrh cannot be cured by the use Of
pills, LIQUID medicines and soacalled system
tonics. Under such treatment the germs
Of the disease will still live in the air pass
ages and increase and multiply.
Hyomei is the only scientific and thorough
way to cure catarrh. Killing the germs
in the air passages, It enters the blood with
the oxygen, destroying the microbes in the
blood and effectually drives from the sys-
TEN all traces Of catarrhal poison.
Thousands of testimonials have been
given as to the astonishing cures made by
this remedy.
Mrs. lie Rendu, rs Western Avenue, Cleve-
land. Ohio. writes: II believe Hyomei
saved my life. l am better now than l
have been in thirty years. Many doctors.
both in England and France. treated me for
catarrh. but was not cured until used
Byomei."
Probably the strongest evidence that can
be offered az to the powers Of Hyomei to
cure catarrh is the fact that Sherman &
Mcconnell Drug Co, corner 18th and Dodge
streets, Omaha, will agree to refund the
money II you say Hyomei has not cured
you.
The complete Hyomei outfit costs but 800,
consisting OF an inhaler, dropper and suffi-
Client Hyomei to last several weeks. This
will effect a cure i'm ordinary cases, but for
chronic or deep-seated cases OF catarrh,
longer use may be necessary, and then
extra bottles of Hyome can be obtained
for 5Oc.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-02-28

S. Harry NJ. oimstead, carrier; oren P
Olmstead. substitute. Elgin. route No. l.
Charles w. Holster. carrier; Alfred A Hol-
ster, substitute. Kellerton, route No. T.
Dennis b. Foley. carrier; Amy l. Foley.
substitute. Neola- route No. 2 Nat II.
Chrisman, carrier; Roy L. Walker. substi-
tute 81. Mary's, route No /. Barney Lip
pold, carrier; John Bippold. substitute; Ute.
route No 1, Charles Bramson. carrier; Os-
car Miller, substitute.
James w. Jones has been appointed post
master at Hickman. Lancaster county. Ne
braska, vice L. NJ. McKinnon, resigned.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-02-28
PROCEEDINGS OF THE HOUSE
Democrats Aid Ohio Republicans In
Amending Sundry Civil Bill.

Amending NlNIh
WASHINGTON, Feb. 27.-with a handful
Of republicans, aided by the democrats.
Representative Burton (O) today gained
complete control OF the house and forced
an amendment to the sundry civil bill re-
quiring the use of granite in the construc-
tion of the public building at Cleveland
his home town. Chairman Hemenway OF
the appropriations committee was put TO
rout, while the unusual spectacle was wit
messed of the presiding officer being twice
overruled on an appeal from his decisions
The amendment however. was not agreed
to until Mr.. Hemenway had exhausted un-
successfully every menas at his disposal
to check the tide against him. In order
to adopt the amendment It was necessary
to revert to section favorable already
passed over, a procedure also unusual.
Seeing that he had been outflanked by
Mr.. Burton. Mr.. Hemenway several times
sought an adjournment after the bill had
been reported to the house for favorable
action. but his motions were voted down.
So clearly were he and his followers in
the minority that Mr.. Hemenway inter
rupted roll call to move the passage of
the bill which carried amid loud applause
The bill carries a total appropriation of
$65. 272, ,2S0.
Earlier in the day the conference report
on the army appropriation bill was agreed
to and a number of measures pertaining
to the District of Columbia were passed.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-02-28
UPHOLDS LAW OF TEXAS
Supreme Court of United States Passes on
Antitrust Legislation.
FINDS NO FEDERAL QUESTION INVOLVED
National Cotton OIL Company Must
Forfeit Right TO do Business
for DisreEardinE Terms
of law.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25.-The supreme
court of the United States today decided
the case Of the National Cotton OIL COM
pany against the state of Texas, involving
the Texas antitrust law. The state court
found the company guilty under that law
and held that It had forfeited its right
to do business in the state The case was
appealed to the supreme court on consu-
tutional grounds. That court however, in
its opinion today, which was delivered by
Justice Mckenna. held that the charge was
untenable and sustained the verdict of the
court below.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-02-28
TWO PEOPLE FATALLY BURNED
Hired Man Loses Life in Attempt 90
save Employers wife.

RUSHvILLE, Neb., Feb. T.-(Special
Telegram)-A fire occurred at the farm
of G. S. earns at White Clay, about ten
miles northwest of Rushville, shortly after
daylight this morning, ending in the death
OF Mrs. earns and a hired man named Hall
Mr.. earns got up and built a fire in the
kitchen and made some coffee for his
wife, who was still in bed. He took the
coffee to her and closed the door, which
was to frame addition TO the main build
ing, log house. He sat down and waited
on his wife, when he heard a noise He
got up and went to the door and opened 1t,
when the flames burst in on him. burning
him badly. He rushed out and called to
the hired man that the house was on fire
and Hall got up and tried TO help Mrs.
earns, but they were both overcome with
the smoke and burned before anything
could be done by earns. The house and
everything In IL was burned to the ground.
Mr.. earns, who is rs years old is badly
burned about the face and head. The
funeral Of Mrs. earns and the hired man
will be held tomorrow. Hall was from
Dallas Tex. The fire is supposed to have
been caused by an over-heated stovepipe,
let through the roof of the frame addition.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-02-28
Sisters to Build Hospital.

NEBRASKA CITY, Neb. Feb 27.-(Spe-
cial)-The sisters in charge of St. Mary's
hospital here decided to build a new hos
pital building, which will contain about
ffty rooms and will be modern and up to-
date in every respect. Mother Irene of
81 Marys, Leavenworth, Kan, will be
mere TINS week to complete the final ar
rahgements The present hospital building
VIII be used as home for the sisters and
nurses In charge of the hospital. The new
building will be located on the corner east
of the present building.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-02-28

CHADRON, Neb. Feb. 27.-(SpeciaI Tele-
gram.)-Dr. Rufus X. Langson was found
dead in his ONCE at 10 a. m. by John
Thompson. who called for medicine. A shot
from a revolver lying by his side entered
the right temple and passing out OF the top
of the head was the cause. The family are
all at Broken Bow visiting relatives. Sui
eide is the only theory. He had evidently
been standing and fell with his head on the
foot OF an operating chair.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-02-28
NuIIines California Tax Law.

The supreme court of the United states
today decided the tax case OF the National
Bank of San Francisco favorably to the
bank. The case involved the state law di-
recting the assessment of the stock of ma
tional banks in California while assessment
on state banks was made on their property.
The opinion was by Justice White, who
held that the effect of the law in this case
was to work discrimination. The finding OF
the state court was reversed. The chief
justice and Justices Brewer, Brown and
Peckham dissented
Omaha daily bee., 1905-02-28
Ice Gorge Goes Out.

PLATTSMOUTH, Neb, Feb. 27.-(Special
Telegram. )-The ice in the Platte river at
Oreapolis went out about O'CLOCK TINS
morning. As the heavy ice came floating
down the stream the railroad tracks OF the
Burlington e. Missouri Pacific were washed
out in a number of places both north ana
south of the river and the bottom land
was covered with water and ice. The
Burlingtons bridge across the river was
not injured, but that OF the Missouri Pacific
was slightly damaged. No trains have
passed over either today and probably Will
not for a few days The most damage
was done to the tracks of the Missouri Pa
cihc Dwelling houses we're surrounded by
water to such depth that boats were nee
essary to convey the occupants to place
of safety
When the ice gorge was broken with dyn-
amite the contents was swept upon the ice
in the Missouri and on down past Platts-
mouth The Ice under the Burlington bridge
which spans the Missouri at this point was
broken up Saturday and the channel has
since been kept open, but 1t may form a
gorge a short distance farther south and
overflow the bottom land on the Iowa side.
While the water in the Missouri has been
rising all day that in the Platte has been
receding since about 10 o'clock this fore
noon. No. l from the east this morning
stopped here and returned to Pacific June
tion, Council Bluffs and Omaha to Lincoln.
1t usually goes direct to Lincoln over the
old line. II the goTges do not form there
will probably be no more damages along
the Platte river. A stub train is being run
from here to Pacific Junction to connect
with the Burlington trains both east and
west.
HUMBOLDT, Neb., Feb. N-(special.)-
The rapid melting Of the snow has raised
all the streams Of this section, and the
slow clearing Of the ice in the Nemaha
has caused that stream to overflow its
banks doing considerable damage TO fences
and bridges.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-02-28
Insane Man scares CONGREGATION.

YORK, Neb., Feb. 27-(Special )-While
the people of the German Lutheran church,
north of Bradshaw. were assembled for
services Sunday Charley Senff a well-to-do
farmer living on the county line near the
church, became enraged and frightened
many out of the church. Sheriff Brott
was telephoned for and with Deputy Affier-
bach they proceeded for the dsturber,
whom they captured, and while returning
TO York, it being very dark and the sherifr
not having his glasses, drove OFF one OF the
bridges, upsetting the carriage, tipping the
occupants into the mud. They arrived with
Mr. Senff however, and brought him before
the Board of Insanity, who judged him in
sane, He is now on the road to the asylum.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-02-28

man left note in which he said he was
tired Of living. Before entering the room
where he committed the deed he removed
his shoes and coat Meents was E2 years OF
age and leaves widow and two children.
lie was well-to-do and had recently pur-
chased a farm near Reynolds, Neb. A cor
oners jury rendered a verdict that Meents
killed himself while mentally unbalanced.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-02-28
To Prohibit Polygamy

WASHINGTON, Feb. Ex-senator Dubois
introduced in the senate today joint res
olution providing for a constitutional
amendment prohibiting polygamy and
polygamous coha bitation.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-02-28

Every child born into the world
with an inherited tendency to tor
turing, distiguring humors of the
Skin and Scalp, becomes an object
of the most tender solicitude, not
only because of its suffering, but
because of the dreadful fear that
the disfguration is to be lifelong
and mar its future happiness and
prosperity. Hence it becomes the
duty of mothers of such afflicted
children to acquaint themselves
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the CUTlCURA Treatment, con-
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with CUTlCURA Ointment, the
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Omaha daily bee., 1905-02-28
FOLKS BILL is PASSED
Missouri legislature Extends Limit of
Prosecution in Bribery Cases
10 Five Years.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo-, Feb. 27.-The
house today passed the bill introduced by
Senator Dickinson, extending the time limit
for prosecution OF bribery from three years,
the limit now set, TO five years. This Is
the bill favored by Governor Folk. He will
sign the measure and it will then become a
law. The house today passed the bill In
troduced at the request OF the Order OF
Railway Trainmen, extending the block
system TO all railroads IN the state.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-02-28

Mr.. Cuscaden's Phiharmonic club con-
cert tonight at First Christian church
tabernacle Nineteenth and Farnam. Mr..
Iandsberg, soloist.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-02-28
KIN. SELF while Demented.

BEATRICE. Neb. Feb, 27-(Special Tele-
gram )-Ennos Meents, a German farmer
living south of wymore, committed suicide
yesterday morning at his home by firing a
bullet through his right temple. The dead
Omaha daily bee., 1905-02-28
FORECAST OF THE WEATHER
Fair Today and Tomorrow in Ne
braska, Iowa. Kansas and south
Dakota Today and Tomorrow.

WASHINGTON, Feb. c7.--Forecast of the
weather for Tuesday and Wednesday:
For Nebraska, Iowa, North Dakota, South
Dakota, Kansas Montana and wyoming
Fair Tuesday and Wednesday.
For Missouri-Fair Tuesday; warmer in
south portion Wednesday, fair.
For Colorado-Fair Tuesday, except rain
in southwest portion. Wednesday, fair.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-02-28
Local Record.

OFFICE OF THE WEATHER BUREAU,
OMAHA, Feb. 2I.-Ohcial record of temper
ature and precipitation compared with the
corresponding day of the last three years:
1905. 1901 1903. 1872.
Maximum temperature. 5S Al AZ ~
Minimum temperature go. % 25 32 rs
Mean temperature ........ n 80 81 3S
Precipitation .............. T T % n
Temperature and precipitation departures
from the normal at Omaha since March 1
and comparison with the last two years:
Normal temperature e,........................2S 2S
Excess for the day ...........................1 Ii
Total deficiency since March 1.............. .262
Normal precipitation .............. .O3 inch
Precipite zion no since nee March 81 30 % men men
Deficiency since March 1.......... 4. II inches
Excess for cor. period 1904 ........ /. 30 inch
Deficiency for cor. period lSS,... .S3 inch
Omaha daily bee., 1905-02-28
Limit Cost of Rontn.

The senate today agreed to the amend
ment to the naval appropriation bill limit
ing the cost, exclusive of armor and arma-
ment, of each of the GOLFERS and scout
cruisers to $1,4OO,OO0 Mr.. McCumber OPP
posed spending money for battleships that
is needed for other purposes.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-02-28

food. feel relieved. The large iron bridge
at Barneston was carried away. as were a
number of smaller bridges between here
and Marysville, Kan The Union Pacific
bridge across Bear river, which was badly
damaged. was repaired today and traffic
over the line between here and Manhattan,
Kan, has been resumed. The ice was the
heaviest ever seen at this point.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-02-28

Piso's Cure Is an eneetual remedy for
cold On the lungs All druggists. &c.