8 OMAHA DAILY BEJB , , MONDAY AUGUST ai , JL WORKED THE TALKING KEY , Patriotic .Services .of the United States Militiry Telegraphers. HOW THE GREAT CORPS WAS ORGANIZED , A TrIlMito to the Ilrnvory , Illicit ! ynnd Skill With WlilohThcy DlHulinrKcd th'o Dangerous Duties or Ihelr Culling. The following Interesting nnd valuable ad dress on the formation and services of the United .States Military Telegraph Corps was delivered before the organl/atlon nt the annUal - nUal meeting In Washington on the tilth lust , by the worthy president , Mr. W. K. Plum , of New Vork , It will bo found full of Information nnd rend with Interest by both civilians nnd the hardy veterans to \ \ honi thu corps are stiuh a viilnnblo auxiliary , Comrades Having hold our reunions In Niagara Talk. Chicago , Hi. Louis , New Vork , Cleveland , I'hlltulelplila , Louisville nnd Kansas City , wo now meet at the great civic and military hu'idqnartors of the nation , In ninny respects the most beautiful city on the continent. Front this standpoint It behooves ns to takn n cursory view of the rise and dismissal of our corpa , whose splendid example In war ciusod all the governments of civilisation to engraft u like service as a part of their army systems. When , on April 12. 1801 , the cannon In Charleston harbor cemented the confederacy nnil unwittingly sealed the de ith warrant of disunion and the only potent object for It , the telegraph resounded the echo northward beyond the great lakes and westward beyond the plains. In three days after Oio call for T.I.OOO union troops , fully lOU.UW were prepared to respond. Iloston commons contained troops from va rious parts of the Htnlo the night of the llrst day , nnd Pennsylvania fori-os reached till * city at 7iO : : n. in. Apill IT llalttniorn was In the hands of a Recession mob. Harper's Perry was ruptured the IDIh , The K.IIIIO day the lltulimond wires weio cut , thus severing all southern connection except via Kentucky , whoso lines were Intact until September. April 21 Philadelphia was cut oir , and the na tion's caplt.l became the object of Intense solicitude. The enemy having destroyed portions of the railroad and telegraph between Washington and llaltlmore , Thomas A. fc-eott called to his uld Airnrow Carnegie Hist , nnd shortly after ' Jtyld Stiotiso , I ) . II. Hates , S.tmnel M , Hiown Klehard O'Drlcn. nil from the I'ennsyl- 11 railway , fur the purpose of operating thu ralliond from llaltlmore to Washington. These telegraph experts were the llrst In the federal service , and unwittingly , by morn de velopment , formed thu nucleus , In this vlcln- Itv. of the army telegraph corps whichduring the war , constructed Ij.lisj miles of military telegraphs nnd Rent G,5)lOCO ) ) telegrams. The llrst military line over constructed on the Ameiicnn continent was built In April , 18'JI , connecting the war dep irtment with the navy yaid , and though now lines woru con stantly being bulit hereabouts , yet for the first bovon months of tliu war the American Tologiaph conip my , under the ptesldency of K S * . banfonl , advanced neatly every dollar ( upended In their construction and operation In eastern Virginia , Maryland und the Dis trict , The other nucleuses worn organising about Wheeling and St. Louis also , without | wariantof law. It , Norls this sin prising , for cxcont , perhaps , fin untried eorps In Germany , no army system In the world embraced a tolegrunhlc depart ment. Kvcn onr signal nurvlro employed but ono man , who did not roach Washington from the Indian country until June. Tims was the great civil war Inaugurated , nnd McDonoll moved to defeat at Hull Kuii , leaving his nearest telegraph olllces at 1'alr- fn\ court house and HiiiUo's station. At the tame time ( joncinl I'atteison was ne.ir Win chester with no telegraph nearer than Har per's Kerry , Had Generals Scott. McDowell and Patter- ion been in constant telegraphic touch as they might easl y have been , the b.Utlu of Hull Kui would not have occurro.l In the absence of Patterson's forces. This llrstgreatdlsasterof the war strikingly demonstrated the necessity of constant tolc- Kr.iplile access to advancing armies , and was In sharp contrast with the example pio- vlously set In western Virginia where McOlcl- InnwuBln constant tolegrniihle communica tion us his army moved to vletoiy at Itluh Mountain. In Missouri. General Lyons' army was de feated by superior forces at Wilson's Creek , about one hundred nnil twenty-five miles from the nearest telegraph olllec , to which courier after courier was dispatched without avail forhiiccor , although troops were at hand 1 < > r"Hi\ve \ far less exposed points In the de partment. > v lion Ucncral rrcmoiit. took command of this department one of his llrst moves was to or ganize a tulegiapli battalion ami three com panies v > cio partially or.-ant/ed. armed and drilled for this special hot-vice , under the plan of Major George II. Smith , the commander , contemplating the "use of the tolegiaph In an emergency , to that time and expense may bo saved , eueh operator to bo furnished with a pocket instrument , to open communication . from the Hold of battle or the maruh- Ing army to lieaddtiartei.s , or elsewhere lu- Htantly ; " but under thu clvie plan of Anson Btagor. who In the meantime had been appoint ed superintendent of .ill Dulled States mili tary tolcgiaphs , with the rank of captain , by order of the beeictury of war the batalllon was disbanded after having constructed sev eral bundled miles of line. Henceforth , thu telegraph became an Indis pensable adjunct to eaeh of our armies , and every post , and In Its fuller development a so of every army eorps and frequently of lessor bodies. The operators accompanic'd the troops In every campaign and numbered , all told dur ing the war , about 10) ) . They were sworn Into tliu service , taking an oath substantially _ , , , ns follows : "I do solemnly swear that I will boar true \i nlleglanco to the United Mates of America , und that I will support and sustain thu con stitution und laws made In pursuance thoio- of , ns thosuprcmu law of the land , anything In anv state constitution or laws to thu eon- traiy notwithstanding. That 1 will not take up arms against the United Kates , orglvo aid and comfort to the enemies thereof , nrto any iitithnrlty or pretended authority that Is or may hereafter bu on- gaued In armed hostility thereto ; null that 1 disclaim all fellowship with thu so-called confederate states and confederate nrinles. 1 do further BMonr that 1 will not ru- veal to any person or persons the contents of liny dispatch , repoit or other communication , either directly or Indirectly , that may como to my knowledge through my connection with thu telegraph , In any manner whatever. That 1 will not tovual orillvulgu to any person or iiersonsiiny cipher that may bo given me for United States military purposes ; and that I faithfully keen and observe tills my solemn oatli of scorn-y and allegiance to thu government of the United Statesof America. " The lolugruphcirt lu the various dopai tmcnts were under the military orders of the commis sioned olllcers , who were gt\un rank in mo nimy solely In view of such u command. Not one of them ever half any other duties nsslgned to them. The oflluors weio Captains llriich , Smith , llnlklcy , David , Whitney , Van Duzer , I'uller. liross , ( illmoro , Olowry and Lynch. Major 1'ekert and Colonel Stuor. llrtich died of disease at Memphis ; Smith , David and HulKley loslgiiud and weio mustered out : thu others , at the close of the war veru "honorably mustered out of tliu Burvlcu In thu armies of thu Uultcu Mutes" with n brevet lieutenant lolonolcy oxeept Btagur and l okort , who were brovuttcd bri- ndlur generals , while tlm operators who had lei iiu thu brunt ot thu service were simply told to unit and go home. No discharge was granted them ! not even a commendatory eider was uver Issued by our own chief , and now ut this late day. "lion over halt of our comrades uro In tholr graves , although for eight yearn wu have sought congressional ro- ciunltlon , yotslx fmorahto reports upon our bill from bcnuto and huubu committees on military affairs declaring that wo are an In tegral purl of thu army and should be recoc- nUed as biich , Is as far as wo have progressed In congtcbs , Thu house committee of the last congress , however. In Its exceptional ( ! ) wisdom , pre sented usubstltutod bill which declared that not bhould not bu construed as recognizing us " , ns nart of the aimy. , < t The reasons thu ommltteo reported why the ' \ ' bill should puss clearly justify thu former . findings of tnootlier infllliiry committees , Among other things this committee re- I ported wore ; f "Tno men of such service were qt unusual Intelligence and showed themselves posse.ssod of u courageous spirit and indomitable piuclc. . No men wlio nerved with the army khowuJ themselves possessed of thcso trulls to a greater degree. They put up their Instru ments many times on the skirmish Unu and frequently almost by the lines of battle. They went with the advance and wore often the last to leave tin abandoned position even when It meant capture and Imprisonment. Borne weio killed at tholr posts ot duty , nmnv for life. * * were wounded and crippled I They > \oro niiido prUonors of war uud ex- , ' chained for Important ollleurs. They were to i n certain extent subject to a military orders ' , r but have never been ublo to claim a soldier's * l reward , or bour an honorable title union * the : nation's defenders. Bom * hold an assimilated rank , but not the real rank ot olllvom. Tnolr duties were Just us Important mid Just us i ' faithfully performed us though thoyhad tiecii : sworn Into the service of the United btutca. t This committee gupp'tmioutod Its report tj. with communications , ami the reports of thoM M bouse committees pf tlnMhruo pro edlng oon- - \ srosses , concodlna all tbut wan kalil In them , except where they tate that wo fcoro an IntorKul . . part ot the . . irmy. lu other wordi , thli oommlttea urged Uiattba UoUuloal dbtluotloa Uotncoa our legal and do fmto ntntUR should bo nresor- veil , and because jtistlco was not done ) in during the war , It nlioiild IHI done now. Hue ) narrowness Is Inexplicable In view of what they said , und of the further showing t'icj ' mado. Thov report Adjutant General Drun assaying : "Tho duties coaroipondod will those of the signal men , the ono class com municating Intelligence by telegraph , am the other by signals with Hags anil lanterns 01 lights. " . Also they qnoto Qunrtormaslor Oenora ! Slelgs' annual report of Ibill , tint "tho oper ations of the nilllti.ry telegraph * * * * * havi ) been conducted with fidelity nnd skill , Thu operators have shown great real , Intrepidity nnd fidelity. Their dotlei are arduous , and the trust reposed In them u great , I have pccn a telegraph operator In charge of a station In a tent pitched from ncros'lty In a malarious locality , shivering with UKIIC , lying upon his camp cot , with hit car near the Instrument , listening for the messages which might direct or arrest the movements of mighty artnh-s. NUht and day they are at their posts. Thelrdntles con stantly place them In exposed positions , and they uro favorite objects of rebel surprise. It Is much to bo desired that some mode of re- cognising and rewarding thn bold , faithful and most Important services of thcso gentle- should bo provided. " 1'lie committee's exhibit of the reports of thu committees of thu Forty-eighth , l''orty- ninth and I'lfticthcongrrsscsshow the follow ing statements , appioved by It : "Thu toports ot the suciotary of war and the commanding generals boar uniform testimony to their elll- cloncy. Intelligence nnd patriotism. Their un ties were purely mllltr-rv and were performed with the same expouro to thu dangers of the Held and d .sease as fell to thu lot of the ordi nary olllcer and soldier. * * Hy thy olTorts of thu personal friends , their history has been collected , and It Is known that of the entire number IV. ) were either killed , died of disease or nero captured while In the line of duly. It Is estimated that more than ono bundled oth ers sulTorcd from the casualties of the service. It was "organised * * * upon a quasi- military basis ; * * * Us opoiatois were aworn Into service. " "fho services performol * * * were of such Importance and elllclency that every Kuropcan nation and our own govern ment have since reorguuUed their army systems so as to Include an electric telegraph corps to perform the sumo telegraph duties that wcro required of the Un.ted Slates military telegraph corps In question. In addition to their .strictly mili tary telegraph service , the operators were * * * the custodians of all cipher keys , and 10- qulrud to put Into cipher and translate all Important dlsp itches , and thus they became , and contli no i throughout the war , most con- Mduntlal and trusted aides engaged In the courier service. Iransmlttlng aboulslx million dispatches. " Tholr IMX ) miles of field wires "uoio ofl-tlmes worked on thu Held of battle and under a heavy fire. ' Then follows the commendations of some of the most promi nent olllceis of the army. This bill wjs put upon its passage without ( by reason of unforeseen events ) the knowl edge of our committee on congressional ac tion , notwithstanding our society at Kansas City had repudiated It , and bo advlsod thu house committee. Thereupon 1 proceeded to this city , and ho ng ably seconded by Cotnrauo SalTorJ , wo liiul no dllllculty In securing an adverse re port on th's ' bill , and a favorable ono on our own from the senate committee , hut by an oversight , consequent upon the pressure of un expiring congress , the house bill was pre sented with the report Instead of the ono ac tually approved by the senate committee. Uwing t-o this mistake , and the tow remainIng - Ing days of congress , it was evident that noth ing could be accomplished except the preven tion of the passage of the house bill which Senator ll.uvley , for whoso many kind ofllcps wo should over foul deeply grateful , assured us of. Such is the present sit nation. Wo have established thu facts that wo were sworn into the service ; that wo were exposed to thu dangers Incident to the army in war ; that our service was the counterpart of tli.it of thu signal corps , which was honorably dis charged and which lost far less In the casual ties of war than we ; that we alone ot all the army were entrusted with the cipher keys ; that wo wore olllcors' uniforms by general orders ; that 175 enlisted telegraphers were permanently detailed or discharged from their regiments to enter our service ; that the war department discouraged the enlistment of tolugraphcis in other branches ot the ser vice and by general order prohibited their conscription : that we unavalllngly petitioned our chief during thu serviceto organize us distinctively upon a military basis ; that our oMicers alonu of our corps were entered upon the army rolls ; that wo were solely subject to military orders ; that wo operated our wires upon the Hold ot battle In every territorial department ; that every Important cavalry movement wis ac companied by ono or more army telegraphers ; that In the great movements , especially from the fall of IHIU. every section ot the armies In near proximity to the enemy was kept , even on the march , In constant Intercommunica tion : that unparalleled facilitiesforconiniun- icatlng with distant forces were provided by us ; that thousands of lives ana millions of treasure wore saved by the timely aid of the cores ; that the War was shortened , perhaps years , by coneentriuivo and co-ouuratlvauso of the telegraph , wh.ch llrst declared victory or defeat , the need of troops , of munition of war , of quartermaster , commissary and med ical supplies ; which patrolled the sua co ist and the whole army front , keeping every post and division in constant touch and , In on.er- t'oncles.boattho "long toll , " to arms. Wo have shown that the history of the war was thus preserved on paper largely In the handwriting ot the actors themselves ; that Its history is the most authentic up to that tlmo lu the an nals of war ; that our people In the north were encouraged , stimulated and assured by hourly reports , thus minifying to the least degree the sad worrlmont that war brings to the lonely hearthstones where p ironts , wives and others prayed and lojolced or wept. Ours was the mystic chord which alone en- ublo I Grant to command a million men and brought assurance and repose to many a com mander , dur.ng all hours of the day and night , for its operatives kept vigils night and day In thu fort , In the tent , In the lonely bivouac , on the ground , In thu malaria of the ChicKahom nlcs , or thu Va/oos. In unpro tected guerilla countries , and upon the battle fluids ; always In posts of danger , but as ioero- tlvo of conlidonUal trusts as are the bolts and bars of the federal treasury. Wo have seen our comrades shot down In battle , torn to pieces by burled torpedoes , Im prisoned in Llbby , Andersonvlllc , Uahaba and other bastlles , where many died and others bccamo helpless wrooks. Wo have seen thorn In the delirium ot smallpox and other fever , een thorn at work whop weak and emaciated by chronic dlarrhtua or other camp diseases until the hospital or the grave brought relief. Wo have been them In later years In the county poor houses , absolute paupers , because there was no poii'lon for them save what wo donated , and we now know that one-half uro In tholr graves uuthanked and unhoiiorod. Wo propose to go there also ijndamned by Invidious pralsB rather than accept u certifi cate of creditable sorvloo as camp followers. The narrowness of the last house commit tee's bill is the moio remarkable when wo consider that tliu Grand Army of tin ) Repub lic , representing 41 i.WJ survivors ot tliu urmy and who ought to know , had already .solemnly resolved that wo were a part ot the army and as such should be rocognlrod. This'was supplemented by the resolution of thu Society of tliu Army of the Tennessee and that of the Ohio legislatuio. Thnio Is no question of congressional power : It Is purely ono of legal recognition of an actual status. Nor Is thoio any moneyed uloa. for It Is simply ono of sentiment ; of beIng - Ing placed In peace alongside those who In war wcro und In po.ico aru glad to welcome us. us.Wo solicit no ponslon , nor bounty , nor fur ther compensation. Ours Is not a raid upon the federal treasury , but an Insistence upon u do juio recognition of a do facto status. In the light ot our soivices , exposures , do.iths , wounds , capture and Imprisonment- , HUll'urlngs and deprivations , all voluntarily risked , boluly fiom patrlotlu Impulse , this governmental silence , fur twenty-six years touching the value and dangers of the corps while Justly heaping nnparilleled thanks giving and llmnk offerings upon our comrades un the adjutani's rolls , ( s u htrlklng Illustra tion ot tliu Ingratitude of icpublles as repre sented In congresses where thanks originate so largely through a ( ear of Individual lois , or hope of gain ot constituent votes. Scattered all over the Und of GO.UOaouu we have no power but the liillnenco of u Just cause , rein forced liy the testimony ot nearly half u million surviv ing veterans , their great generals and tno re ports ot the six military committees , them selves porlmpa wholly composed of ox-oillcors of the war. Heath In reaping u rare harvest of our gal lant witnesses. During thu last year It re moved General Sherman , who wrote that , "Tho greater number worn distributed along thu lines , hud to work day uud night , ami weio as much upuitot the army as though armed with muskets In the ranks , for before- the discovery ot the mag netic telegraph the sendln : of messagus back und forth , to und fro , was always done by armed cavalry messengers und escorts con suming u largo portion of the active army. In luel there should huvo been In the civil war u regular corps of telegraph operators with leg- ultir muster mils so that thu nonnJcd and disabled could bo entitled to the sanio pension asolbor Stan'sjldlers und ollk-ers. " It behooves us to take action upon his do- inlso , as ono of our ritaunchoH friends and greatest commanders. Among other wit- noisot culled hence wo may note General Grant who declared that "tho telegraph und signal service , It * co-ordinate , woru IIH neces sary to our success as thu railroad Is to com merce. Nothing could bo more complete than this body of bravo and Intelligent men. * * The operators were assigned to particular headquarters and never changed except tiy special order * . The moment the troops wcro put In position to go Into uamp , all thn men connected with this brunch of the fcorvluo would proceed to pufup their wlros. * Thus , In a few minutes longer than It to.ik a pllllo to walk the length of Its colltelegraphic eoniniuiilcatlon would bo Directed between all headquarters ot the nrniy. No or ders over hml to bo given to establUh the telegraph. " Also General Sheridan , whoso testimony was that , "In my own experience I found them ( military tele graphers ) . Invariably active , bravo and hon orable. " AUo General Logan who championed our cause lu the soaate , ami who s'lld ; "No part of tuo ruiy during the war discharged Us duties more diligently nnd faithfully lliar the telegraph corp . " AIM ) , General McGlnllun , who testified , "I do not think that anybody appreciates more hluhly than I do the value of tlu > so sorvlcci and the loyal and Invaluable devotion so con stantly displayed by the men. I had ample occasion to recoinlza the devotion to duty which so often kept them at tholr posts In the midst of danger ; the patience. Intelligence- nnd thorough honesty I liny displayed , and the great debt still unpaid ( I8ii ; ) and too llt- tlu rocogniml duo thum by the country. I sincerely trust that they iiiuy ructvo the re- cojnltlon they so richly merit , nnd cannot doubt that upon a inosculation of the case , congress will take fuvor.in.o action , " Also , Oenorul Hiirnsldo , whoso ovldonoo was ; "I have no hesitation In Haying that the tnlogrupn corps was of luflnllu service during the late war , and I urn free to say that I never know a body of men who possessed innro In tegrity , Industry and elllclency than the operators with whom 1 was thrown. " Also. General Warren , who wrote nf an operator brlnelng his line anil operating his Instrument within musket range of the enemy under a heavy cannonade , and attain , of another under a sevoto musketry lire , nnil added : " 1 don't want to see the telegraph operator In the war neglected , as far us I can huvo anything to say. " Also , General KranKlln. who recalled that It was always a pleasant surprise to him within an hour or two after a long day's march Unit the wires wore brought to Ills iiuaiturs , thus savliu thu lives and time of couriers and horses , and giving a comfortable fouling of security which would otherwise have b.'cn "Tho dulle1) * * * wanting , adding that ) were so well performed und the men them selves so modest anil unobtrusive ttfiit their merits have not received sulllelent notice from the generals with whom they served. 1 know of no class of men In the urmy who were more faithful and energetic * * * ,1 always found thomalcrt , Intelligent and courageous " Also , General Molgs , as hereinbefore shoun. Also. Secretary Stunlon , who olllulally m * ported that : "Tho military telegraph has been of Inestimable value to the service , and no corps has surpassed , few have equaled the telegraph operators In diligence ami devotion to their d ut es. " General . ) . M. Sohoflo'd , at present In com mand of the army of the United States , wrote the chairman of the senate military commit tee that "llurj Is no question. In my Judg ment , that tliu poisons engiuod lu the mili tary telegraph service duruu th'o late war deserve - servo recognition for thu bravery , fidelity and skill with which they dlsehargo-1 thulr duties , and that they slionnl at luist : receive u eer- tllluato of recognition and honorable dis charge fiom thosorvlce. * * * There would , I think , be no objection to namliu tno assim ilated rank in tlioocrtllleatu of discharge If It could bo fairly ascertained. Hut. in view of the dllllculty which must bo encountuted In any attempt to do this at th a lalo day. It would probably bo better for the members of the military telegraph department to bo con tent with u ceitllicate of honorable , dlsuhuigu In which should be mentioned the grade of the horvlco in which oii"h was employed. The War department could readily prop ire a foim of ooitlflcato which would contain all that etui reason ibly bo dcstrod. without attempt ing to ( lolormfno relative rank. " If to this convincing evidence we add that of Ucnorals II.lyes.UosecransHanks. Sanborn , Haunt , rompto do Paris , Grand Army Com manders Warner and Vca/oy and the ooclara- tlonof 110 , 01 other llvliu veterans , that , the corps "constituted , In fact , a part of the union army , and partook Inrgoly ot its hard ships and dangers while rcmlurliu Invaluable aid , " and the congress "should promptly recognise the status and service of the corps , " which It has totally Ignored , though many "were killed , wounded , or die I at their posts of duty , " do wo not make a case that should shame every congressman who falls to do what ho can to secure for us an honuiublu dis charge from the army , an I should we be con tent with anything less ? After waiting long in silence and lino-king at the doors ot coiuress eight yoirs for some sign of appreciation , shall we bit put olV with a recognition that , classes us with thu army sutler ; that debars entry into thuGrund Armv of the Republic ; that wo cannot hand down to our children as proof that wo wcro more than hirelings with the army : that foi bids the gov ernment from erection the usual headstones ut our eravo and refuses our bones an Inter ment among the nation's defenders ? No , a thotisiin I times no. Hotter to "die like a dull worm , to rot ; thrust foully Into earth to bo forgot. " than accept fiom the representatives of a gro it neoplo u long do- furred and niggardly certlllcato that entitles us to nothing , and on Its face expressly de clares that out of nothing , nothlngshall como. If it was Justice to make otllcurs of thosa In command of us , unit honorably discharge them with Increased rank , thicumonths extra pay and transport itlon home , while wo who bore all of the casualties of the service , ex cept In Captain Hruoh's case , were dropped from thn roils at our posts of duty unhonurcd and unthankud , the query arises. Why , In times of peace has our own government slnuo established the military telegraph service as a eo-onllnatu branch of the aimy. and why iias every civilized government on the glebe done the same thing ? Hero In the capital of a united nnd loyal nation lot us again resolve , us wo did last year at Kansas City , that a discharge finm the- army Is u slue qua nun to any acceptable cer tificate. The only radical euro for rheumatism Is to eliminate from the blood the acid that causes the disoaso. This is thoroughly effected by the persevering use of Ayor's Sarsnpanlln. Persist until cured. The p'ocoss may bo slow , but the result is sure. Till St. Clulp Tunnel. TUo St. Gluir tunnel hits bean con structed under the river of that name , at the foot of Lake Huron for tlio pur pose of superseding the ferry bouts which have hitherto convoyed the trains of the Grand Trunk route ncross that rivor. It will afford imtnonso advant ages to passengers , and for froisrht traf fic , in avoiding the inconveniences of u ferry , in stiving two hours of time , and in shortening the distance by about six miles. The actual tunnel itself under the river is 0,020 foot long. It is lined throughout with solid cast-iron plates , bolted together in seg ments each segment being five feet long , eighteen inches wide and two inches thick , with llanges live inches deep , the whole lining weighing 28,000 tons. The bolts and nuts for connecting the segments together weigh 2,000,000 pounds. The permanent way through the tunnel is laid with stool rails weigh ing 100 pounds to the lineal yard. The , interior diameter of the tunnel is twenty foot , and ample moans have boon pro vided for thorough ventilation , und for lighting it throughout when required by the electric light. The road is prac tically level under the river , with approaches preaches at each end on gradients of 1 in 50. The total length of the tunnel and approaches is 11,551 ! foot. At the ends of tjio approaches are junctions with tliq Grand 'IVunk railway on the Canadian side and the Glilcago & Grand Trunk railroad on the American side of the rivor. In connection with these junctions ample ground has been leveled and prepared , and shunting sidings to the extent of ton miios have already boon laid on each side of the rivor. The tunnel was constructed by moans of heavy wrought Iron shields , with sharp odcos , fifteen foot tliroo inches long and twenty-one foot six inches in diamotor. Each shield was pu-jhod for ward by 21 hydraulic rams , the burrol of each ram being eight inches in diam otor. with a stroke of little more than eighteen inches. Each nun exorcised tt force of 125 tons. It is believed that the route as thus improved will offer facilities for through communication between Chicago and all points In the east , which will be appreciated by passengers and freight ers. There will bo no moro trouble from Ice-blocks or other obstructions In the river , and the host time will bo made for tratlle of all descriptions. ifrom the date when the shields were first lowered in poittion at the portals , to the mooting of the shields in the tunnel , th time occupied in construct ing the tunnel was twelve months. The cost of the tunnel proper was SI-100,000. Jt.VIMtOIUl ) K.YUNINGS. General .Mntinjrr llolilroiro'H Kcply t < nir. Alfred Clnrk. OMAHA , Auff. 29. To the Ktlltorof Tin BIR : : in your Isuuo of the 2-Sth I notice i reply from Mr. Alfred Clark , of Ornnt Island , to my brief uoto recently published li THE Bin. : Mr , Clark quotoi my statement that tin railroads of tbU stnto have not for sovora years earned n reasonable rate ot Interest ot actual value , anil ask "would Mr. Holdrego bclnt , ' n gentleman of strict truth and vor aclty , dnro to leave out the word 'vnltio' ' nm substitute the word not 'cost' to the bulldon and managers of the lines 1" If Mr. ClnrU means the not cost of UK physical proportion of railway companies Ir this stale as originally built nnd the not cosl of all permanent additions and betterment ; since made thereto , I should not hesitnto tc accent his amendment to my proportion , as 1 can prove my assertion on either basis. My object Is to show the people of Ne braska that under existing turlils , whlcli make the cost of carriage practically uni form on all roads In the state under like con ditions , the owners of thesp propel ties are not making reasonable Interest either on tholr nctuul net cost , their actual value , ot what It would coit to duplicate them today. Manifestly Mr. Clark's Idea Is that because "railways are declared bv the laws ami courts to bo publlo highways" they bocomc public property to the extent that the state mis the ru'ht to determine their not cost to the original builders or owners , and llx thu revenue they may earn on that cost , regard less of present vuluo , or the rights of their stockholders. Does the state undertake to establish the sanio rules In respent to farms , factories , mills and the numerous Incorpor ated Industries In Nebraska ! Can Mr. Clark eivo any valid reason why a farmer should bo allowed to earn legal Interest on the pres ent value of a form given him by the government , and n railway company not allowed to make the same earnings on the present worth of Its plant without regard to its original costi Few candid an I fair-minded men would deny that every r.illroid in Nebraska shoulu bo allowed to earn upon Its aritual value a rateof - interest equal to that authorized by the state for the use of money. It is n rals- guided and perverted publlo sentiment that singles out railroad property for abusive treatment , which would not bo toler.ilcd for a moment In respect to other property. If Grand island huilsaliUo.Mr. Osfnard , "Wo will grant you a land and money subsidy If vou will locate ana opprato there n boot suinr factory , but wo shall reserve the right to regulate your prices for sugar so that you can earn only a fair return on the money you actually put into the plant , tint ! if that money cost you nothing , but came to you by Inherit ance , you are to work without prollt and pay tuvfia on the assessed valuation of the prop erty , " Mr. Oxnard might have sabscribod I berally for an idiot asylum for such a town , b'ut ' not n dollar for a sugar factory. If Mr. Clark's ' plan of ascertaining the hash far railway earnings were equitable it would not bo of any practical use in the ad justment of rates. Lot us suppobo for illustration that we have two parallel roads which could bo duplicated for $ . ) ( ) , OJ ; ) per mile , ono of which has cost its presant owners nothine and the other ( its Im mediate competitor ) has cost Its owners ? l0- ! , UOO per mile to construct. The llrst line would not , according to Mr. Cfark , bo en titled to interest on Its actual value , and , therefore , could only charge such rates as would pay for cost of maintenance mid operation , wlulo the . second line would DO compelled to meet these rates or retire trom rompetition. If it met them it would earn no interest on its cost , but if it abandoned its competitive business it would bo compelled to tax its local traflle enough more to cover its ex penses and pay interest on $30OiX ) per mile. In other words , a palpable discrimination , unjust , unu unnecessary , would bo made against the people on the latter line by forc- inpf its rates as much too high as the others were too low. So much for the practical ap plication of one of the theories for solving this vexed problem. It was not long ago that the acltntors against railroads in this state repudiated the doettlno that they should bo allowed to earn fair interest on coit and de manded that they bo limited to interest on such sum us thotr properties could bo dupli cated for. Hallway managers are not only willing but anxious to be instructed in their duties , hut they must bo pardoned if they continue in the light of their own experience till such timoas the "doctors" . new party can agrco. ( J. W. HoiiKtoi : : . Norfolk's Conipl.iiiit. Merchants of Norfolk , dlssatlsUcd with the result of the sitting of the State Board of Transporlion at that place have sent the fol lowing communication to the board at Lin coln : To THE STATE DOMID OK Ttuxsi-ourATioy Lincoln. Neb , At a moot UK hold by the State Hoard of Tianspoitation at Norfolk , Neb. , August 2't. 1MH , it wus shown by Charles II , Johnson that the following dls-eilmlnatlons oclsted and the figures wmo undisputed by the lallioad company : Sioi'X Cirv on J-ntnn hioux CITV loc.u. It Aits To These tatos weio ail In foico on and quoted by the Cnlcaxo & NortlnH'Mern system on Aumiit 1. | s3l , and show that Norfotic Is ols- ctlnilnato I against in every diiectlon. noith , u .st , south and west ; and wlieious , at the above mentioned meeting a petition putpoit- In : to represent the business interests of the oily was banded in clalnrni ; thut the "mer chants" wore sat Isllod ; and whereas , many of thu said mot-chants handle a clu-s of goods which do not ium under the high classifica tion and consequently had no comp Hint 10 maUu ; Lolng u.itlslled that those who handle the higher olnss of goods are mo-,1 unjustly dlscilnilnatcil against , wo most heartily cn- dorso Mr. .lohiihon in Ills complaint and re quest your honorable body to take up the matter of Interstate rates and prosecute the ease for us lie To re the Intotstato Commerce commission of the Un ted Slates We ulho mo-,1 lespuctfutly ask that the local rate butttocu i-outluBloux I'lty iind Noifollcbo put on un eiiialltyi ] with tlm tiraml Island ratu anil that lu all icspecis uo lie put on an equal ity with other town * In the state of Nebraska on the l.'hl aisO & 'Nurtln > estcin's system of railroads equally dist nit from Uhleago. IHNIKI , 1. KIIN.SUL\ : ( | : , liriugist. < / ' . I' , W. M.MigUAiinr. Jouclci. KISSO.NS & HtU.MudcrtakliiL' . llAiiniNC. HniH.-TS'orro.k Cioamory , S. KiiUssi.Kii , tinwer. II K ( JI.KIS-MAN. Meats , 11.V UuiilSMAir , l-'iour and Feed. .1 M. C'oi.i\MKIU Gunur.il Merchandise K. I , , l-.vruwo .K.hluppnr , liiUNiv ) : tc l.uciuiAN. ( Jrocers. I- ' , .1. Uonimiuii. Urocor. lliiuuoiA tc UKCKAIIP , rurnltuio. OSI-AII illlJ.K , ( irorer. lliMir : U. UiiimiiKKMAN. I'nrm Muchlnurv. l''nti.HMi : , \Vi.vrm. . Wholesale saddlery , II. A. PASSUVALKIVholeialu \ Implements. OKOHIIKViilTt Clitar I'actory. ! ' . A. lilt ) AM1 , UrtiKilKt. K. ,1. , < LiiiiiiiK. ) ( : ( ( Hniceiv. Ai.nniir WII.PB. Olg.u Factory. JOHN Mounr.ii. lUidnure. J. I1 SrtAVNu : , Uro er. KUKII "U'IIKM.VVnolo ilo I/lquors. Ukoiiiu : U SKA , Fruit Dealer. } , . U Mii riK rAiir , Iumber. ( J , y. Km M.I : i1 , lUrdwiuu B IB Used in Millions of Homes 40 Years the Standard , 0 0. VootillCf" , Honth Norfolk Water Worl U. i ; . Scill'iiT/ ) > ncral Merchandise. AltnUsT KA1IO , .Meat ? . M. bOIIAft-KII , Meats. HTAS.VAIIII & Co. , Marble \\'or ! < s. DOW Ul.OTIIlNO COMt'ANV. Pltosr August 31 the price of Tut DAILY Biu : , morning or evening edi tion , delivered by carrier In Omtthti und South Omaha , will be 10 cents a week. Visitors to the fair cnnnot spend the evening moro onjoyublotlmti listening tc Gilbert & Sitlllvnii 8 tuneful nud comic Mikado ns sung by the On trow Opera Co. nt the Griind opera house. Popular prices prevail ut this house nnd 1U capacity la tested nightly. Reserved seats at 2oc , Hoc and oOo. J. .1. .lohnson & Co. will remove their coal olllco on Sept. 1 to 2 0 S. luthstroat OnrrlPi't * I'lonlo. About twenty-live of the loiter carriers , ac companied by their families , assembled at Syndicate park yosturd.iy afternoon , and en joyed the beauties of nature In that rustic re treat. A substantial dinner under the spread- liiKtrcos formed an Interesting foatuio of the days' enjoyment , nnd the time until sundown - down was spent In games of various sorts. Some of the herbs In Hall's ' Hair Kcnowcr , that wonderful preparation for restoring the color nnd thickening thu growth of the uatr , grow plentifully In New FJnnlanu. Grand Kntry Into Oiiiuhn. On and lifter July HO , 1SDI , the Chicago cage , Milwaukee & St. Paul Hallway company will run all 6f its trains in ami out of the union depot , Oni'iha. No moro annoyamo : caused by transferring and switching at Council Bluffs. Solid vestibulod trains , consisting of now Pnlaco sleeping cars , fi-oo parlor chair cars , elegant coaches , and the finest dininir cars in the world , all heated by steam and lighted throughout by elec tric lights. The now evening express with "electric lights in every berth" now leaves Omaha daily at 0.20 p. m. arriving at Chicago at 9:30 : a. m. in time for all eastern connections. Secure tickets and sleeping car -berths at 1501 ICarmun street ( Barber block ) , J. Ji. PKKSTON , t1. A. NASH , C. Pass. Agt. Gen. Agt. Let every enfeebled woman know it ! There's a medicine that'll cure her , and the proof's positive ! Here's the proof if it doesn't do you good within reasonable time , report the fact to its makers and' get your money back without a word but you won't do it ! The remedy is Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription and it has proved itself the right remedy in nearly every case of 'female weakness. It is not a miracle. It won't cure everything but it has done more to build-up tired , enfeebled and broken - down women than any other medi cine known. Where's the woman who's not ready for it : ? All that we've to do is to get the news to her. The medicine will do the rest. Wanted Women. First to know it. Second to use - it. Third to be cured by it. The one comes of the other. The seat of sick headache is not in the brain. Regulate the stomach and you cure it. Dr. Pierce's Pellets are the little regulators. Vonori'lioctt , ( Hcot and I.c.ttcoi-ritorti cured In U days by the Kronuh HemoJy en titled the 1C ING. ltdlssolvo-j aijalnst and Is absorbed into tno Inllamo.l parts. Will refund money If It deus not euro or causes strietuie. Gentlemen , hero is a reliable art'elo. f.'l a paekau'o or 'J for $ . " per man prepaid. Mc- Cormlck tt I. und , Omaha. "UNION "DEPOlTHOTEL. Corner llth nnd Mneon Strecti : Half block won of Union 1'nclMc nnd II. X .M. Depots. New bulMlne , new f urn I turn , every thins lint class , conle t locution In Oimlm , view of ontlro Burroumtln country , gas , b ttlieloctrlo ctdl bells otu Iln'm , J 1 , 10 nml Sl.fiO. Hvcrr Unu of cable nil 1 motor cur' , l > .n < t nltliln ono block , n\c , ) | > t slionmii Avaniu nml lln-iacom 1'urk line , 4 block , away nnil you cnn trnimler to tlig'O lf > ou with. ' A ( iKNinNni iciionKir.ujuii KIDUS RKHM KUAIlll'ATult- ull ilUiM-oi bctnuto U kills tliu inlurobu or c'Tin I'm 1111 anil rutulloil In f . ' . J- ! nnil f.1 id/es , the * liittrrltj ( 'uiloni. H-nt nnywhuro I > rcpidi1 en lorolpt uf inko or ( ' . O. I > WuUsiioa IfUur.mtoo to cine ' 1 ho public tr-idu nnil Jobber * Mippllril b ; Iho ( ioo.lninu llrntt Co. , Mi Cnrmlck A. l.unil Omaha : C A. .Mi'lchor llnwnril Mjor < nnil 1C. . -ejkorn , Sonlli Oni.ilm ; A. It. foster mi il 91 1' . Kills , Council llull . : DOCTOR "flwio folcbiatid E.VUL181I1. Pills are a I'uslth o Guru for Sli L ; lAGKEH'S IlcudiicliL * . jilloune ii , antll Ooitrtllputloii. hninll , pica * . ! ant and n favorllu ulll- the * ln.llc. Sold la KiiKl-ii" ! for In. ; L ! . , In America fur Bftr. ( let * Ilitin from your UrURglili , or ; soi'i : to n. n. nouuia * to. , ; I.PSLIS 40 We.I Vrattj , .Sow lorV. i For Sale by KUIIN & CO. . Omaha. L DJC'S Periodical Pills. This 1'ionrli rcnu'ily nita illrrctly upon the itenora- tlvu nru'iui * unit fines aupniesslon of the uionsov I J or tbri'G for f.i. nml caa to mulled , otioulil nut bu U'cililurlntc pro.'nancy. Jobbers , ilriiKjilHM nmi | ) ho public aupplloil by ( iouiliimn Drue ' o. . Dinah v. BOCTOB - is ? Tina 6ijHoiAtasr. Sixteen Vetr Knperlpnco in the Treatment of nl PRIVATE " "DISEASES. M < in liiifjuettiiul I'eninUi Il ci IM l.Hilioi fn > .ii IMiiio'H ) 1)MclJro.v'i ) uucou m tlm trujliuent ot PrmitH l > l < i"fni lia ner- be i i > iiinll il llo.iki nml Orcjdiir * I net. Treatment by c-iirruipunilunc-e. Oilto } , 11 anU I'arm u Si , . , Omaha , NJD. 1 nntriincu on riilier > trt-et , INTHCWORlDWItt B tPSk < LJC3 3ntTAIH A HUPTUHt orKtvorellcf Ilko" lir , rUr < - ' 3 iliitiiHIe KUstic- Trinn. ' It I'.iirurrduiouiuiiiUI II joii wanttlie ' fn < 1 Joln umi' U > rlreul' > tiiiplil tiV > . I. lc LUilic Tru Co , , ban 1'taucltcu , t'al Advortisltig nlono , no matter how excellent , Cnnnot build up n luriro trntto , or nuiko n house grout. Yet vlttil itnportunco hinges upon udvertlslng , For very few concerns htivo over reached colossal proportiono , Without liberal and Intelligent advertising , And when it Is backed up with Variety , Quality. Price. Public confidence is at once assured. Our Sack and Cutaway Suits Always Of $10 Endless Correct Splendid or $ rs VARIETY STYLE , QUALITY PRICK Como in light nnd medium weight , For street or business wear , An absolutely perfect lit , And will hold their shape and wear you until next fall. You can buy ' Some of our best $13.5O and $15 Suits for Our handsome , dressy $18 and $20 Suits will go for and WORTH JUST TWICE AS MUCH. We are now receiving a new line of hats , in the latest fall shapes and Shades , and are able to offer you the best $2 or $3 hat in this western country. Our fall and winter goods will soon nrriv'3 And our present stoelc must bo reduced. Relialole Glottiiers , Southwest Corner 15th and Douglas Street. MO CURE ! NO PAY. 1316 Douglas Street , Omaha , Neb. Mnny ypnrs' OTpcrlonro. A regular erndunto In medicine ns rtlploraiis slioir. IB itlll treating with U)0 ' crenU-m nucccis all Neivous , Chronlo mid I'rlvsto Ulie i es. A fiorni.incnt rum ifuarimtnart for CaturrSf' Spermiitorrlioea , I. ojt M.inhooJ , nominal \Vi3nknu.ii , Nl lit IjU'ses , Impotcncr , Hjphllls , Strlcturo , and all illseaaosof tliu ItlnoJ , HklnnnJ Urlnnry Organs N H. 1 Rinininteo J.'OJ for c-vory CKJO I ulHlcrtako Dnd fall to euro. Consultation fren. llooi ( Mystorlos of Life ) oont free. OtUca hours 8 a. in. to B p. m. BUuiajr 10 n m. to 12 m. Send stamp for ropljr. MOORE'S Loavonwortti , Ktin. , C-lo-00. Dr. J. P. Moore My Dour Sir : I have boon subject to slolc headache all my lifo. Over two yours ago I begun ushig Moore's Tree of Lifo for It , and I have never had a case of sick headache since , except whoa I was ut ono end of the road and the medicine at the ether end. It Is worth moro than money to mo. I heartily commend it to all suIToring with sick headache. Yours trtilv , \V. U. KILE , Pastor First HaptUt Church. llooro's Tree of l.lfo. n poltlrn earn lor ICI-lnar and Liver ruiutil tint unit all b oo I itlioiso , . Dootlb pay to sutler wlienyou otn urjlur iuliu Moorj'i Traoof Ufa , tiiuUroit Ufa Itonnlrf INTERESTPAIDONDEP05ITS ATOMAHAlOflN&TRUSTCll 5.E.CDR. CAPITALtS IOO.OOO.OO DIRECTORS : A U.WYM/\N-E.W.NASH JHMILlARD-GUy-CBARTON-G.B. LAKE. dd.QROVVN-THOS'L.KIMBALL. National Bank ( T. S. oni'O-slTOKV. - OMAHA NRIJ Cupttnl . $ / OOOOO Surplus Jan. 1st , iBSO. 62.8OO OOlccri inn ! Director * -Honry W Viitoi , I'roililont ; IxiwtiH. lletiil , Vlco 1'rBililunt. JiuneiV HtviUD.W V .Mor > , Jolm H. Colllm , It C' . OuihlnK , J. N. II. I'alrk-k. W II. ri Iliiiiliui , Cnihlor. TUB IRON HANK. CIHIIT l.'tli mill Kiirnain riti Guncral HniiMnv IliisliiO'ii Traniaoto'l ' JOSEPH GILLOTT'S ' STEEL PEK33. GOLD ME'DA' ' , PARIS FXPOSITION , 1809 , THE M08V I'bRFEGT OF PENS. OMAHA.ll p BIIKIIWOOD iiuod. ua .V ii 0inahSi Jleh TELEGRAPHY. o OMAHA , NED. Nos. 108 , 1 10 and 112 N.I 1th St. TELEPHONE 1772. PROTECTED BY U. 8. PATENTS. . Manufacturers of Iron and Steel Ribbon Yard and Lawn Fences , also Farm , Stock , Park and Cemetery Fences. The cheapest , most artistic and durable fence In the market. Manufacturers' agents for Arohl * tcctural Iron work of all kinds , and for the celebrated Buckthorn Steel Ribbon Wlro. Call at Factory and tee samples. Send for Catalogues ind Price } , GOLD ClAd'S , Inventions ; Tcotli without iiluti.'j. roinovulilo brldira worn.Dr. . Tliiodljinortrn's u itont. " NO diniiplnu ilo u of plutut ; blto imytlilnn you llku ; tnutli roinuln Una. .hint tno tlnnK for mlnlHtora , luwrurs anil ptilillo Hionkora. 1'rloo it Illllo ninro tliiin rnliliur plntos , within rouoh of nil. Dr. llulloy. Dontlst , lins tlie BOO ! rljtlij to UuMiliii nnil Doittiliis County , Ullluo , third lloor 1'oxtnn block , Uniitliii , SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES. HI orzmu'nrudicmrctilcaiio ) . Hoarding E Holiool for ( ilrli nnil Vou UK Ladlei. For culiUoguo BdilroM U. Til A YIIH. 1,1 , . It. , ( ; ini'urliIli.jr , ifti Htutu BucutCUIcagl o.iUi i "S I FEMAi.E „ ACADEMY GUtitar , ririMiiitonr CullridMv. Miulo nnil Fine Art Oolir.w Ht fi > r\Velii-.Iiy hfnd fin lllo tnl a UI ( > cu * T. f , UUUiAlllJ. A. U , Tun Jwluouvlllo , 1IL NHW vouic MiLiTMtv AOAUR'MY , t'ol.lU.Witliilir ' , 1I.H..AM. , Uornwall , N.Y " " " & ! J ! ' : l.l T'VR' APTIST FEMALK COLLEGE. ' B l.t-ilnalun , Mo.'th ( yt > rot.nj | fieft. loth , ijla 1 at uliy , hlieuiure , i.tnguisej , f > Uthcti ) ltci , Science , Mu k , lUintfnp. Jlocution , Jlutinc&l Cuurc , etc. Locilloa licAtihfut liuilalnt * .tlartretl * renovated and rtfurDiihtdi ilem licatt'l * n < \ 4.tlgit ) I I or ealalot' " * ' 1drei \V. A. WIIAU.N , A. JU , 1'rts. , H ? ftENTH _ At nOLLE.ee ti fin ! > cjr t Kini Seiffinl-T'j [ 1 1 KcffuUr CunlcuU lead inc to detreen bliUln * , Mu'c ' , Art , I locution , ( ! VMB& tium. fieo ! - < ( . ( T * Cirtjfie , etc lU4iilful Ofivnd , Lle lot llu Ki ntr , \ \ \ modern JpiKttnljuenli , brn-1 f > ir ( atilotua , AHtlUHALU A. jrOMv * , j'rV * , I MNUTON , MQ. F.LIZABETK AULL SEMINARY , A Chililun llomt Schovl for 40 Young Ladlei. ) roil S4H tlonbti'l > . No public olJitmlonl. l.lttflluie , Mutll d Art. | > ecUUIci. Complete witcr irrvke I-'or < talortt iMic J. 1 > . lll.A.VntX. I'ri' . . . I.KXI.NUTO.N. MO.