'Till ? OMAHA DAILY HK&2 MONDAY , MARCH 20 , 1893 ,
A MARVELOUS FIVE-YEAR DID
The Growth of Electric Tnwtlon Throughout
the World ,
REVIEW OF THE EARLY EXPERIMENTS
All Other y lniin Ovcr h diX fd lo "l(1
Trolluy-The Mor.is IHtti-ry it I'u-
turo I'u lblllty il : 1 "t' ' f "a"-
Cnr--Mrner.it i : < nilim | .iil.
Kleetric traction Is not ns new u = < fcomo
people suppose , writes \Villiiini W.
Shuro In tlio Indcndent , but the Introthie-
tlon of dynamos In connection v > Itli olce-
ti-lo tructlon Is not wo old. As 10115 ;
ana M from 183.Vi7 : Thomas Davenport.
nn Ainm'Ieun blacksmith , inntle n in > < Iol
of nn electric inoiMi' , whleh run an u 'Hi'-
oului1 truck. This inodol win run ' > y n
butterv. ( n 1810 Mo-es Farmer also
iniido ii small electric cur run by but-
lories. InV \ > \ .liMVof.Celt-go < ' lr0) } !
using primary kitlorlo : ! . made an olpe-
trie locomotive , whk'h run on tin' Haitit
more iV Ohio railroad , and e' ' > ngrc s
voted fr > 0 000 for this oxjiorlmont. 1ms
locomotive run between Washington and
IJIadonsbnrg. but wa-f n it a fuieco.ss.
From that tlinu up to 1871 there wo-o ,
nuinorou > j.expcrlincnts in this direction ,
but n > prartlcal applications. In IS74 C.
J. Vantli-p M-lc madf some exporlinents
in Detroit up > n an electric car run from
n dynamo , but thoio win never any pub
lic I'chitiUion of that. To Stephen ! ) .
Field probably belong * the credit of
bavinllrst put Into operation a fairly
HiiecoHsfnl system of electric traction.
This was in'1S77. . when they wore !
ranging the car Una on the heights in
San Francisco. Mr. Field suggested to
overtmio some of the heavy grades
there the me of the motorcar run by
dynamos from a central station. He cent
.to the ether Hide for a dynamo there
were none constructed Jieroat the time -
nnd the one that was constructed for him
abroad was lost by shipwreck on the
way over. Ho sent'for another one , re
ceived that in duo time and intro
duced It.
In H-W Lei Daft operated a full-sized
passenger car over the Mt. McGregor
railroad , and. at the Mime time , Mr.
Field's electric locjmotive was exhibited
nt C'hleugo , transporting aomt 127,000
passengers. In the following year , 1S * < 1 ,
Kdison had his little experimental road
in operation at Menlo park , and on .July
27. J.88I. an electric car was running
trips on M-hedulo time over a mile track
in Cleveland , O. That was the lirst
electric car in regular operation on a
street railway in the Lulled States.
This wnson the underground plan of slot
nnd c induit in the ground , and was run
on the Hentloy-Knight system : i. e. , an
underground conductor with the current
taken \\uy from the conductor by a
trolley wheel below the car. Timt plan
'
howe\'or. was given Up in iyC > , and it
may be mid that all this was experimen
tal in tin' beginning. It was not until
about IH. S that electric traction became
a commercial success : since then , of
course , the de\olopment has been rapid.
At the beginning of 18SS there wore
thirteen reads in operation , ab mt forty-
eight miles of truck , and ninety-live curb
were in use en theo reads. That repre
sented practically all that had been done
up to that timo. At the present time ,
In the tTnited States and Canada , there
live ab Jilt ,100 htreot railroads operated
by electricity , a gain of nearly 200 in
two years , and equal to one-half the total
street mil way system of America. Over
1-200,000,000 are invested in these roads.
According to a recent dispatch from
abroad the electric railway has pene
trated even the fastnesses of the Tyrole o
mountains , a road twenty-seven mile ?
long being projected between Kiva and
Piiuolu. hourly all of these roads are
operated by the single trolley system.
Electric'traction has been developed
in two ways ; in one the locomotive
curries its own source of electricity , and
that is the storage battery system. In
the other the electricity is taken from a
wire , either strung above the tracks , or
placed in a conduit along the tracks , or
taken directly from the tracks thorn-
solves.
With regard to the storage battery
B.vstem , on account of the gi eat weight
of the storage batteries themselves , ne
cessitating practically a full-loaded car
before any passengers ave abnird , and
ulso on account of tlioiimiunt of hand
ling that Is necessary in taking out dis
charged butteries and replacing them by
newly charged butteries at the end ol
every trip or two , thr.t system has re
ceived very little practical development ,
and may bo said to bo in tlio experi
mental stage yet. While numbers ol
cars have been equipped for experi
mental purposes , I do not know of iinj
road that is operated regularly by the
storage battery system.
In the central station systems , whore
tlio current is produced at a central sta
tion dynamo , and then fed to the curs
through line wires leaving out of con
sideration , for the moment , the slot sys
tem and the system whore the current is
fed along the rail its-elf , and considering
oring only tlio overhead system there
have boon two ways of working that
plan. Ono Is with n wire running fron
the dynamo on poles and stretched ovoi
tlio road with a return wire coming back
alongside of the llrnt one , and the othoi
way has been with an outgoing wire
stretched over the road to a loturn wire
bunk in the ground , but not insulated.
The llrst with both wires is the double
trolley system , and the second , with a
return wire in the ground , is the single
trolley. The trolley is the wheel that
runs along the wire and takes the elec
tricity from the wire , leading It by ap
propriate connections to the car. As it
Is In use at present , it is a wheel placed
ut the end of a long , llc.siblo arm that ,
by a proper arrangement of springs , is
press-oil ajaiiiht the o\orhead * wlro. In
the two-wiio arrangement a double trol
ley wheel Is Used , the current coming
down through one trolley , passed
through the motor of the car and re
turned to the dynamo by way of the
other trolley and the return wire.
In the single trolley system the
out rent goes through the trol
ley , down through the motor
of the car , and then through the wheels
of the car into the tracks , each section
of truck being connected with a bare
\\lrohimk in the ground between the
tracks and the current , returning to the
dynamo practically through the earth ;
the purpose of the bare whe between the
tracks being for the sake of getting a
bine ground connection und not depend
ing upon the trucks themselves.
It might bo suld , as far as the conduit
systems are concerned , there uro dtlll-
cullies In the way of insulation that have
prevented those systems from becoming
Biicccftsful. The condition of things in
roads that uro in practical use today Is
that there are , to my recollection , only
two double trollov roads in existence ,
ono in Cincinnati , and the ether in
C'amden , N. J. All of the othord that
are in operation are single trolley roads.
I know of no conduit roads , and no stor-
ugo battery mads , that are in practical
operation.
In regard to o.xpons-o of construction it
maybe btiid that the underground is
aioro expensive to Install , und in opera-
.Ion it also would be more expensive im ir
iticount of greater liability to loss of cur
rent. rlo
rent.Tho statements that have boon made
from tlmo to tlmo that the overhead I
H'ltont i iliinjrorii'H to llfo are morn or
lest exaggerated. At Hi-it , when tlio j
overhead H MUMIIH were In'roduced , n |
current prewiro of probably 1,000 volts
win in use ; now thucompanlua have al
most universally- loptod a current
pi-ensure of fiOO volts. Five hundred
volts would kill a hoi" o , but there are
doubU as to Itn killing n man. Kllhu
Th'UiH'm. one of the Inventors of the
Thomson-Houston system , claims that
ho has taken 10.000 volt * without Injury ,
and frequently a" much as 1.00) ) volts ,
once : , I bullevo , claiming to have taken
1,000 volts alternate current , which Is
said to b.s so dangerous. To correct a
popular error it may be sild that the
electricity Is not communicated to the
people in the car. The car body
Is made of material that Is Instituting
und the electric current has no influence
whatever upon the passengers in the
car. The magnets of the dynamos probably -
ably have some influence on , pieces
of steel that are curried in tlio pockets
of passengers , a fact of which we have
eogniwinco from the magnetl/atton of
watches. There Is nothing peculiar In
the construction of electric cars except
ing i that the motors uro always underl
neiith t ; , either a central motor between
the two cur trucks or a motor under each
truck.
While it is true that there Is very little -
tlo danger in this kind of locomotion of
eourso there is Hume danger , but not to
the t extent lo which people are led tobe-
llovo ( by reports that are seen occasion
ally s in the newspapers. For instance ,
ut Ihe tlmo when it was suggested in
Brooklyn to string the wires to the ele
vated railroads , ono of the newspapers
suggeUcd what a fearful IOM of life
would occur In case the current strayed
from the wire. While not making the
statement In so many words.it practically
prophceied that the current would climb
up into the cars of the elevated railroad
and proceed to kill o\orybody
in the cur , and that people going
along innocently and unsuspectingly
ab mt tht-ir business might be slaugh
tered by this fearful agency. The cur
rent , so to speak , would bu wandering
around on the rails of the olomtod
truck , waiting for a train to c.mie along.
And all this was said siviously. The
truth of the matter is , If there were any
leak the iron structure of the elevated
would prove a most excellent means for
the current to seek its way to the
ground. The only reason why a live
wire hurts anybxly is because the per
son gets in between it and the ground
which the current is trying to seek.
Various attempts have been made to
o\orcome this element of danger , if it
bo there , and systems have been
deviled which have been claimed to
bo free from danger. Most of
the experiments with the storage
systems and the conduit systems
have been for the purpose of devising
some plan by which this danger from
ou'i'heud wires would bo eliminated.
There are at present in the patent ollico
applications for an entirely now method
of operating curs by electricity. This
might be called the induction method.
There is no direct contact between the
cur anil the wires currying the current
from the dynumo. The wires uro
strung ulong the tracks und in the
ground , und the tracks act us the
primary coil of u transformer. The cur
bus a cell underneath it which travels
elo-o to the track rails. A current of
electricity is produced in this coil in the
car by the inlluenco or induction of the
current in the track , und that current
which is introduced in the car operates
the motor. This is u system of electro
magnetic induction , and patents have
been applied for by G. Emil Hesso of
Now York.
If this plan proves successful , it will
entirely remove every , element of dun-
ger in this kind of ruilroud. As the
current is only traveling in the sections
of truck when the cur is immediately .
over the section , when the car leaves
the ccction the current ceases to flow in
that particular section , and Hews in the
next succeeding one. so that , except im
mediately underneath the ear , there is
no electricity in the road. And then if
there is any break in the main wire ,
being in the ground already , it can done
no damage.
A similar system to this has boon devised -
vised by Mr. Kios of Baltimore. Neither
of these Induction systems is yet in op
eration ; but they promise a relief from
sueh dungors us there may bo in the
trolley , us it is applied in crowded
cities.
The speed of the car is regulated by a
resistance-box that is under the control
ot the driver ; by throwing in or taking
out resistance ho can slow the cur or increase -
crease its speed. The cur is stopped , of
coui-so , by cutting the current out en
tirely ; that is controlled by a switch
which ho has In his hand.
The trolley is cheaper than the horse
ruilrtHuls in operation and very much
cheaper than cable roads. In point of
cost of introduction the trolley und tl > o
ruble road cannot for a moment bo com
pared , the cable being so much more ex
pensive. That is one reason why the
trolley road has been so largely Intro
duced in all our cities. Where there
bus been strong opposition to the trolley ,
on account of the danger and the ills-
llguremont of the streets , the cable road
has been Introduced , but the probability
is that , with free choice , the companies
would invariably install a trolley road
in preference to the cable.
The speed of an electrie road is only
limited by ordinances which control it
in particular cities. The speed that can
be maintained on an electric road
dependent upon so many conditions that
u prophecy us to whut It will bo in the
future does not amount to much ; it may
be po-siblo to reach l.'iO miles un hour ,
but nobody can my that it will bo pos
sible. Of eourso , in the case of
small experimental curs that speed has
been reached , but It is problematic vhen
It will be reached with largo cars. An
Inventor in Florence , Ala. , claims to
have made un electrical motor which
has developed n speed of 120 miles an
hour. Di' . Louis Duncan , chief of the
electrical depurtment of tlio Johns Hop
kins university , says there is no doubt
sueh great speed can bo made if u very
largo motor bo constructed for the pur
pose. In commenting on this intelli
gence Dr. Duncan suy.s :
"Tho tondenej in electricity istonuiko
everything largo. The cars which were
ut tlrst Used in Richmond , Vu. , whore
the llrst successful electrie railroad was
built , hud two 7-hor } o power motors.
Now cars for the sumo work have iVhorso
power m H'ors. The speed and size of curs :
huvo increased , and the trucks und
trucks huvo had to bo strengthened idk
proportion. Tno wear on the track
with electric curs Is very great on ac
count of the fact that a c msidorablo
lel
putt of the weight of the motor Is di l-
rectly on the axle und Is not supported
by springs us in the case of a steam loco
motive. The question of track !
eonstructit n has , therefore , become a
very Important one , and the weight of
rails in the ordinary street cur truck 0is
us grout us on u oleum railroad. There
bus ulso been u marked inercu.-o in tin
of dynamos to supply currents 1CU
street railways. At the > West End nta
tlon in Boston largo sloxv-speed engine ,
are used. These tire belted to a countoi
shaft , and to this shaft are belted n mini
ber of smull dynamos. ' Tills nliint wa
designed several years ago. The multl
pi [ city of belts and the number of ma
chines make u very complicated station
In Brooklyn , N. Y. , where u plant of tin
latest design Is being erected , dynamo :
will bo of 2,000-horbo power each , coil
nootcd i directly with engines of tlio cnmo
Mze. The tendency Is to larger units
nnd slower upei-d. In the Hpraguo rail
way , In lllehmond , Vii. , whuh , as al
ready stated , was the llrst successful
electrical rallwaV , the motors revolved
at a high rate of speed , and there wore
two sots of gear wheels between the ar
mature and car axle. This pruotloo held
for a c juplo of years. Noiv the motors
revolve at a lower speed , and there Is
but ono sot of gears between the arma
ture and the axles , while several of the
electric companies are turning out
motors which are placed directly on the
axle und which have no gearing. "
But the lines along which inventors
uro now working nro to remove the dan
ger j from tlio trolley and lo overcome
the i necessity of stringing the wires
overhead. In the Hesse system , already
refened i to , there is no disfigurement of
the i street. Looking on a street In which
this i road is installed you sco u track
flush | with the pavement ; there uro no
poles j , not oven the railroad track , such
as ( wo use at present. The cars to bo
used will , of course , in appearance belike
like 1 ordinary street cars without horses.
In making repairs one section can
be l removed and replaced by another.
In the trolley system there are prac
tically no repairs necessary any more
than in ordinary street railroads , because -
cause the ground connection having
once been made will remain good for
years , and the only necessity is to re
lace worn rails occasionally , as would
have to bj done with any railroad. In
the cable systems , or in any cJiiduit sys
tem Jiut is Used , it would bo necessary
ti clean them out repeatedly.
An interesting illustration of the ap
plication of electricity in traction is a
series of experiments that are ut present
being made on tlio Eric canal. If u vviro
is-strung along over the cunul the cur
rent , by means of the traveling trolley ,
can be brought to a motor in the canal
boat , and the u&o of mules ami horses on
the canals will boon bo dispensed with
entirely.
Of course , for underground work in
mining the trolley lias u very wide ap
plication. In such work a who is readily
strung through the different galleries of
the mine , and by means of a single or
double trolley the car can bo connected
'
directly with'that wire and easily oper
ated.
It can bo said with regard to electric
roads that the trolley can always bo ap
plied in small towns and thinly settled
districts where first c > st is an clement in
the e Jinmorcial success of the road. In
largo cities , where the dislignrement of
the streets through overhead wires nnd
the popului1 four of danger from those
wires become important elements , cable
roads or tiny electric road , even though it
may be very much more costly thah the
trolley , will always bo preferred.
UNTAMED STEED3.
l.aiult , of tlio U'llil AnloiiilH lo Ni'Miilu anil
Tlirv Drill l.lkn Solillt-rM.
John Rollins of White Pine county ,
Nevada , is putting up at the American
Exchange hotel , says the San Francisco
Call. The gentleman is down on busi
ness of an extensive nature , according
to what ho says.
With the air of u man of extreme
trdth ho took olT his slouch hat yester
day , stroked his gray locks und beard ,
and spread himself out to toll a reporter
of his business to the city.
' 'I've como down here , " ho said , "to
sell horses the wildest horses on earth.
I'm going to Hood the town with them. "
"You must have a great many , " was
suggested.
' 'Well , I should smile. I've got u
range of about , " 50,000 acres up there , and
do you know there are about 10,000 of
these horses on it ? They are regular
Arab steeds , too. "
"Aro thev all yours ? "
"Yes : all that I can catch. "
"What's the matter with catching
them ? "
"Ab , that's the rub. If anybody could
have captured them they would not bo
roving at largo over those bills now.
They uro ns licet us the wind und pos
sessed of remarkable intelligence. "
"There is our main leader or general.
Ho is as white as snow and ho governs
like u monarch.
"Tho bund is divided into brigades ,
regiments und companies , with appro
priate ollieers to each command. Now ,
you cannot get close enough to them to
boot thorn with a rille if you wanted ted
nit I have invented a trap which worked
veil. Tlio bund sleep in u valley many
nllos from the place where they graze ,
bo day bo foro.
"I bud constructed u huge trap or
jorral of largo logs in this valley und
laited it with corn on the inside , putting
enough along the entrance to entice
hem in. Once they en o there's no ro-
.urn. It was several dajs before any of
them took the bait , but laat Sunday I
went down there with homo vuquoros
und wo hud seven of the prettiest uni-
nuls cooped that you over saw. Thou
; ho tug of war came , and that was to
asso and throw them. They fought the
vaqueros most viciously , but finally wo
! nil ( them all well roped , saddled them
ind had the boys ride thorn.
"After about half an hour or so in
each ease the animals wore subdued and
ippeurod to bo submissive. In fact ,
when I loft a child could almost handle
them. "
"Then you think yon have a big
thing ? "
"Why , I know it. I expect they
huvo got twenty of them broken
in now. This is tljo only way to
catch them und it will not bo long
before I have that band in tlio market
and sold at an uvorugo of $100 apiece.
There's an even $1,000,000 cleaned up.
Hero's old Bill Clark coming hero. Ilo
will tell you ? "
Mr. Clark , who appeared to bo the soul
ot voracity , corroborated all that Rollins
had said , with a few additions und fancy
touches that made the story oven more
romantic and improbable.
VAULTS FULL OF SILVER.
Itiilllon nt the I'hlluilHplil i .Mint Hi'jnml
All I'ruri-ilriit.
The vaults of the United States mint
ut Philadelphia now contain the largest
amount of bar silver over stored in ono
place of the United States , says the Wash
ington Post. The quantity is 110,000,000
ounces , enough to make no less than
150,000,000hllvor dollars. The vuultugo
of the mint is said to ha unexcelled in
this country , yet the btcol-wulled treas
ure holders are Illled to overflowing and
the bullion is being received from the
government at the rate of , ' ( ,800,000
ounces a month. Beside * this amount
there are sealed in the separate vaults
$ .10,000,000 in coined silver. The seal
on the door has not been broken for two
years. All the available storage spaeo
having been utilised , It has been found
necessary to have another bteel-llned
vault constructed for the solo purpose of
storing the bullion.
The now vault is about ton feet from
floor to ceiling , ubjiit eight feet wide
and thirty-live feet long. It vvus com
pleted yesterday and the government
will commence using It on Monday.
With the silver piled up to the ceiling
this new storage place will contain but
20,000,000 ounces , und ut the present uito
It will bo filled In less than st.x months.
. Tno coiistruoti'in of still another ono
of these immense storage places foi tlio
bllvor is an absolute necessity should
the purchase of silver continue.
AJT
WAITING ON ilR , CLEVELAND
Fnturo of the Money Market Daponds on the
Administration's Policy.
SILVER STILL A..DSTURBING INFLUENCE
IV I
Homo MlKMlllriUlmcfrcini tlio I'rcnldcnt Now
of Ills I'niliuUliO fiiimnVoulil l )
31 itch to Urn tore Triniiilllly ; nnil
Iti'lii'u ii Si'onro f " -
New YOUK. Minyli 10. In Ills weekly re
view of Wull street Henry Clews , tlio great
banker mid llnunchil writer , sajs :
"Will ! street still remains prlncMp.ilty ilo-
pendent upon tlio ilurangetmmt of tlio
treasury lltmneos , the uueertiuuty us towh.it
limy bo ttono or not done for their ronicily
mid the stringency In the inutiey market.
Some features In this siUuitlon slioiv n do-
Kreo of Improvement , especially tlio abate
ment of the ( joM uxpoi'ti , the willingness of
Huropo to employ balances tompornrily hero
at the current high r.itcs of Interest , the
sales of securities to trillion , the willingness
of country hanks to cM-hanpe vlth the
treasury 11 portion of their gold for
reonb.tcks. These symptoms of elasticity
f n , tlie situation are encouraging , as
thei affonl an opportunity for milking tem
porary rouljustmcnts .mtil alTalrs can bo
subjected to a radical treatment Htlll
there is no concealing the fact that the posi
tion is far from beluga cheerful one. It ad
mits of some hope fiom palliatives ; but the
question at the moment Is whether transient
reliefs will hold aiTniis together until it Is
found possible to get congress to apply the
needful treatment Wall stivet , is willing to
concede really needful time for the new ad
ministration to deliberate uprm the unusual
dilllcultles and complexities of the situation ,
but It will certainly become restive and
alarmed if some steps looking to a financial
( In.ility are not taken after a lapse of a rea
sonable period for such suivcy.
Cli-vcliiiiil Should she Kin Hiinil.
"It is duo to tlio public , under the circum
stances , that the.\ should know whether the
country will bo expoctc.1 to wait until next
December for the treatment of the silver
question , and whether tlio condition of the
treasury gold balance is to bo loft to the
mercy of chance until that period Presi
dent Cleveland may llnd it very desirable to
have abundant time for preparing his plans
and bringing the disposition of congressmen
Into a propcrattltude toward these questions ;
but ho would commit a fatal mistake were
he to supuoso that an acute linanclal crisis
will await the conveniences of political ex
pediency. Thediltleultiestireof the most deli
cate and intractable kind They are not of the
sort that arise from the ordinary workings
of credit and llnauce , or it could bo easily
scan how they were to bo mot and when they
might be expected to disappear. They grow
out of llxed statutory enactments , and therefore -
fore nothing short of legislative treatment
can remove them. Bankers , who are om
nipotent in ordinary financial crises , are
virtually powerless in this case ; and the
whole responsibility for the continuance of
the derangements rests with the chief magis
trate. This is naturally tlio feeling of Wall
street , and it looks. . eagerly to Washington
for indications as to what may bo the hopes
or fears proceeding from that quarter.
Tip lor Kiirtli-rn Il.inliiirM.
"The disposition shown by some of the in
terior banks to give their gold to the treas
ury in exchange fpr/its notes is satisfactory
In mnrowa.vs than one It opens to the
treasury afresh riburce for getting gold ; it
shows that the seriousness of the situation is
nuking itself felt in suctions where the sil
ver cra/e has been biost rampant ; and it af-
'onis a very pointc'd hii't to tlio banks of
his and other so.iboard cities as to what
they mtuht do to , keen the treasury reserve
sale against encroachment. When it is con
sidered how completely the banks of this
city alone even could shield that fund
against all possible Impairment , and
that with the certainty of strength
ening rnthor than weakening their
own reserves , it scums inexplicable
"liow thov should abstain from affording the
icedful help. If they imagine there is any-
: hing of their own which they can conserve
; > y letting tlio government credit go by the
Joard , there are some things which it be-
: iooves them to learu. There can bo no
loubt that the associated banks have it
easily within their power to very largely re-
.love the situation and restore confidence in
the money market , if they can bo induced to
init their whole povvor behind the treasury.
It is all very well to 'teach lessons' to in
tractable politicians ; but some kinds of
teaching may cost altogether too much. "
IIIMI.N : : ( ; .
How the III ) ; Chicago llrokrrs Look lit tlio
Griln Mtiintt'iii.
Cuicioo , 111. , March 1 ! ) It's Chicago
against the "world. The clique against the
cash grain trade , and regular Board of Trade
dealers in other markets. Outside- markets
look on and wonder whether the /world can
be whipped into line with Chicago , or the
clique will have an elephant on its hands.
Chicago will bo the head center for ship
ments of wheat from north , south , cast and
west. There is probably enough legitimate
Interest among elevator people and commis
sion merchants to make every effort in the
next sixty days to make room for wheat , and
on the opening of navigation , enough room
will bo made by shipping out corn , oats and
off grades of wheat to make loom for nil the
contract wheat outside markets will bo able
to send Shipments of wheat from Ohio and
Michigan points usually destined eastward
w ill como to Chicago , and hpfoio tlio end of
May , Chicago may change from the highest
to the lowest market in tlio world.
Shipments from Toledo and Detroit can
bo made inside of thirty tlajs to better ad
vantage than to New York. In the mean
time tlio clique's work must bo done rapidly
to scare in the shorts and the crop killing
machines will bo wor ) cd night and day.
With reference to them there is nothing
in steht anywhere different from a natural
usual condition of tilings. From personal
observation of the winter crop in Michigan
the last week there has boon no damage ,
but on fie contrary a very promising out
look.
look.Tho
The volume of trading has changed to the
July option , and if there is any real cause for
nn advance in wheat It will bo shown in that
month , wheio the supplies may be lessened.
In tlio next thirty days some looking
around must bo dona to see what dispos il
e'lti bo made of the excessive stocks of grain
in Chicago. These stocks are sure to bo
backed up liy largo shipments in tlio interior
awaiting elevator room and transportation.
The unccttain awou of American markets
has destroyed ulj coulldenco abroad , and little -
tlo help can Unexpected from foreign
markets until pwps aio adjusted in this
country. , , , ,
New York , wh(0 | ( havlntr reduced its largo
supply somewhat. , is bjginning the spring
with stocks larger than those usually on
hand on the close of limitation In the fall.
The exports for thfl balance of the crop yeat
are likely to fall behind , those of last jear
and for thocomiijgljcar , wo can hardly ex
pcct the enormous export trade of the last
two. years lr
It hardly seems. probable that the opera
tions of tlio cliiiuo , Jn May wheat will clog
the wheels of truilo and receipts and ship
ments , and the bpju'd of directors will ma ice
room in time for 9) ) ! shipments to this point.
Small receipts otliogs still furnish stimu
lus to the provision market , but when ono
looks nt present puJees of lard and ribs and
pork they seem ratjher lofty ,
Corn and oats have fulled to show nn.\ ad
vancing tendency , and aside f''om heavy
munipulaptionotho May price of corn and
oats will no doubt settle to the present cash
prkcs of those at tides.
i : it LBUMISO.
NKIV YOUK'h CAM ! IIOM > INiS.
Very I.lttlu t'h Hist" In \Vccl ; S'loun ' hy tlin
Hunk ntiilriiii-utii.
NnYOIIK , March ID. In its statement of
the average specie and legal tender holdings
ycbterda.v's bank statement confirms the
known facts. Practically the clearing house
hanks hold today exactly as much money us
they held a week ago. Why they are offer
ing more- ample accommodation is due , if at
all , not to a largo not inflow of fun Is during
tlio week , but to the decrease through the
wholesale liquidation in the week's stick
in ivket of money already held thuro , but
hltheito tied up In long stooit From the
transactions in loans during the last three
weeks tliis appears to have reached the
enormous total of ? H > . ' 2tVIUiK > , ami whatever
of tMs amount has remained In this clt.v has
nened for the time the tnouci market *
needs
The he.iVA decrease reported in deposits Is
not so easy to explain and suggests that In
tills : Item at least there is reilected rather
the earlier transactions of the week than
actual present conditions. A remarkable il
lustration of the causes for the Into heavy
shipment of mouej westward has been af
forded , by the country's clo.ulng house r < >
ttii'iis for last week. Within that period ,
when total bank exchanges In New York fell
off nearly ( X0iXatX ! ) > 0 from previous year's
record , Chicago's Increase was $ IIXH,000 ( )
and other westet n grain centers In proper
tion.
iN riNASCiAi. KIVII\V. : :
Discount IliituiVtro I'lr.ii During the Pilot
UYi-k.
LONDON" . March 10. Discount rates were
firm during the past week at 11 ( per cent for
both three months and short bills. Money
was in fair demand , with prospects of cheap
loan and discount rates and an easy market
for some tlmo to come. Gold was strongly
demanded for Austria , but the inquiry was
confined to the open market. Withdrawals
from the Bank of Hughim ) are not likely to
occur , it being understood that Austria 10-
( luircs only 1,000,000. stipulating that the
collection thereof shall be such us will not
tighten tlio European markets.
'Lhe balance of trade promises to remain
against the United States , which In the
opinion of London llnanclcrs will probibly
continue to lose gold. Silver continued weak
and remarkably quiet , being apparently un-
uftected by the discussion of the eutrency
question In the United States and India.
The demand has not been great , owing tc
hit cur drawings of the India council. On
the other hand supplies h.uo been small.
On the Stock exchange dealings continued
o bo very limited. Memncrs were chiefly
iccupied with the settlements of the long
iccount , which was concluded satisfactorily
incstment stocks wcio steady. Consols
losod with an advance of ' ) , pur cent on the
week. Foreign securities were more or less
weak
French , Russian and Spanish were among
.ho weakest. Argentine bonds closed 1" (
icr cent higher in the week ; Argentine
'unding loan. 'J't ' , per cent higher , and Ar
gentine cedulas , one-fourth of 1 per cent
iltrher , the rise being duo mainly to some-
wli it vague rumors that the Argentine
rovcrniuent was making proposals for sct-
, ling the national finances and coming to
: erms with the iailwa.\s Bra/liau ! bonds
rose 1 per cent on the umlorstinding that
the Rothschilds would shortly bring out a
icw Bra/Ulan lo in.
Knglish railway securities Improved in
.ouo ' on prospects of improved traffic.
American railway securities were weak
\iriy In the week , but slightly Improved
.liter . , though there was a general dislncll-
intlon to do much business. Northern
I'aclllc preferred advanced 4 per cent on the
reply ot the directors of the committee to
the investigating committee's statement and
rumors that the ilifllenlty would be arranged
Wabasli preferred fell 1'j per cent ; Wnb.ish
debentures - per cent ; Kne 'J per cent ; Lake
Shore 1 percent ; Union Pacific three-fourths
of 1 percent ; Louisville it Nasluillo three-
fourths of 1 per cent ; Ohio it Mississippi ,
Norfolk it Western , Illinois Central , one-
liulf of 1 per cent ; Atchison , Denver .t Hio
[ Jrando common and preferred. Missomi ,
Kansas it Tnxns one-fourth of 1 per cent.
Canadian raihvajs were unsteady : Can
adian Pacific fell I1. , per cent and CJrand
'JVunk consols ono-half of 1 per cent , while
Grand Trunk ( list and second pieforenco
rose one-fourth ot 1 per cent and Gr.'iiid
Trunk third preference one-half of I percent
Mexican lailway , ordinary , dropped " , per
cent. Mexican railway firsts , 1'j ' per cent ;
Mexican railwa ; , seconds , 1 perient.
There was a sharp rise in Argentine rail
roads. In the miscellaneous department.
Guineas Brewery ordinary and Guiness pref
erence rose I1 , per cent , but Knglish brew-
cries generally were depressed. American
brow cries , on the contrary , were in better
dcmaud.
On the Itvrlln Iloiirxr.
Br.itMV , March 19. There have been signs
of weakness on the bourse during the last
week , and uncertainty as to the Husso-Ger-
man commercial treaty has had an nihur&o
effect upon prices. The Html quotations
wcro ; Prussian 1's 10T.CO ; Mexican ITs , 82 ;
Detitscho bink , IT'J.25 ; Bocbumcr shares ,
IS1. ) ; Harpeners , 110 ; Russian paper toubles ,
215,75 ; short exchange on London , 'JO l.'i ;
long do , " 0 75 ; private discount 1 % per cent.
A syndicate of German bankers have ar
ranged with a syndicate of Italian bankers
to take more tliuu GU.OOJ.OOO lire of an Italian
loan.
On tlio I'ntllUlort IIoui-HO.
FIUSKFOIIT , March 10. Business on the
bourse was firm during the last week. The
final quotations were : Hungarian 4 per cent
cold rente , 0750 ; Italian 5 per cents , 02.00 ;
Portuguese 414 per cents , US ; Russian'JO ;
short exchange on London,20.411 ; private ills
count , percent.
On the r.irlx IlniirNc.
P.uiis. March 10. Business on the bourse
has been poor during the past week , and
prices lime been far from firm. Three pel
cent rentes fell If iioc ; Credit Foncier ' 'f ttOe.
Rio Tiutos rose If 25c ; Argentine , Hf Tfie ;
Brazil Ian fours , O'KJ.
OMAHA r.ivi : STOCK .MAiticirs. :
Cuiiip iiI'd with Your Ago tint IVi-rk IH in
liiipro\t'ineiit *
i-ATUUlHY , March 18.
Coninaied with tlio pievious nvek receipts
for the past Mdn > ssliow no mateilal change.
Compatcd with a jear ago tlioio Is the usual
Inciuaso In Mippllci of both cattle and sheep
and falling oft' In the receipts ot hogs. The
ofllclal flguics 1110 MS follows :
C'atllo. Hois. Shpop
Ilcccllits this week t4'J55 lH,7.r : ) > HU ! )
Uccplpls hist wuok 14,007 15,740 7'J15
feamuncuk last year . . .13,015 28,8:23 : 4.MO
The cattle market has lii-on dtnold of mnv
foal in us this ut'oK , and although llii'ic
\vis a lOc to IGr ill op on .Monday
and Tuesday , thuiu has been a giadiuil
ImimnoiiuMit In the dado slnco then
Tim clo-n u'l lion cttk Hulls prlci s for both
hcuf Hteeis nnd cows about wlium they wi'roiit
hi ) close of the previous week. Ot lalu nv-
i-clpts have Included a lather linger th'in
usual percentage of luaxy eat tin. mid with
stationary or neaKor markets east tht'ii'has
been a tendency on the parlor the shlppuis to
buy cautiously , that Is , lower , or let them
alone. On the other hand the ilri'ssud beef
ini'ii appnnr to w Hit us many of thn handy
IlKhlaud medium killing Kiiuh'sns usual , niil-
wlthsiandlng llni usuiil dullness < luilin ;
the lA'iiti'ii hfiison. Dealers gunnuilly
urn lookliiK for Hi" tr.ido lo
nick up In a week or so
and the fact that pi Iceshao hulil up as well
as thev have Is lookud upon as a favoiiihhi
slcn. Tin'cow nun Ki-t lias also been In xery
good shapj as fur us tlio decent grades weio
concuined , but common and inferior glades
and loimli stock of all Kinds has been a duu
on the nruket at pi Ices from 'JCic to 50c lo\er \
than tendajs aio.
ItocolplM todav x.\nro very fair for a Satur
day and considerably liiMXlur than a week
aito. Therowas a llboial sprliiidlng of good
heavy cattle on sale , and also u good many
llirht ami ntillnlhhoil steers Dicssed beef
buxers all uantfd SDIIIU cattlu , and weio
Koiifiully xxllllug tu pay about steady iirlces
for them. Shippers also bought iiilto | fret'lv ,
but on iiivimnluf thn llbeial ollerlnss and thu
unfaxorablo condition of eastcin markets
prices xxeie ( 'eiieinlly ashado lowei on their
imichtises- . The ti.ulo was not p irtli'iilarly
active , but as there xxai a dlspOiUlon uninnv
dc-ulors to tiado theciitllo kept nuixiiiK and In
A WOMAN'S MVMM&VS'
nro liqhtonnl when slio turns to the rlfiht
iiiullclno If her < -\Utewo is nmilo gloomy
by the t'lironlo weaknossKi , dcllrnto ileiaiigo-
nionta , mid painful disordcrH thiit ullllct her
H'x , bho win llnd relief and uiiinneipntioii
fiom her troubles in Dr. Plemi's Fuvorito
rrescriptlon If hlio's o\cinorlcd. nervous ,
or " run-down , " bho Inis now llu > nnd stroncth
nfler iiblng this rcniiirknblo reinwly. It's a
i powerful , InvlgorntliiK tonic- und nenlno
which wns discovered nnd used by nn cm-
I Inent iiliyslcian for many ycui-8 , in nil tiitcs
i of "fon.nla ooinplulnts'1 nnd wenkncsses.
Kor younj ? girls just enterlnp womanlitxxl ;
for women nt the critical "cliannoof llfo ; "
in Ixjnrlns-tlowu sensHtions , periodical jinln ? ,
uiceratlon , inllatnmatlnn , and every kindred
ailment , if It ever falls to bcncllc or cure ,
you have your inonoy buck ,
the end thn supply wa praotli ally cxltaiisli il
Cow xtulf rlmiitfed hands ficcly nt ft m tally
sjoniKrr pilci'i t oniptraMu'ly n vmill per
lion or the oiriiliiits cnn.r under lliii huid
indonltli a KiKid goiienil dptnatid It did
not taknlonx for tln < rocclpls tochaiitfi'hamli
l.xen the mi'illiim and I'nmmoii cons llmth'ixo
IKMMI selling H.I iMiclly all txeck showed some
Improxcmmit and llie anui was true as to
bulN and loiiKh.lock generally. Veal
continue In actlxe dein ind at aoiHl ,
prices.
There was not much doln < In the itm-ki'r
and feeder line. As has been the case all week ,
ri-KUlar dealers haxo done the bulk of tin-
biislneis , As thn receipts hn\o been
somewhat limited , pilces have isiailu-
ally Improxnd and snltahlo trrndes
arcsi'lllti ) : fully ashhtli asm any time lately
and more good ones would sell to advantage.
Plenty of sales haxe been made lo the countrv
atflnmloxor ami It , Is xciy Infeilor stuif
which has to sell at $3.
lions -ling values continue on the down
Blade. Prices haxe dropped fully iV !
since last Saturday , and are about ft lower
Ihan Ihi > hlKh time a month auo. The feeling
Is very uncertain hut generally beailsh. and
no one Is satlilled with the condition of af
fairs at present existing. Tinmen think
prices oiiKht to gohlKhei on account of the
present and piospecllxe small receipts , whllo
packers claim the falling olT In the consiimp-
tlxe demand nearly makes up for the short
supplies , and not so many lio/s ate needed
as usual. On the olhei band , Michael
Cudaby ne\t to Aimoiir , the bluest p.icUei
In the countiy. taUoi a middle 01 cumpiomlse
x lew of the situation. In a recent Intel x lew
lie said :
"I would a itroat deal lather pack lie s at
Ic tli'in 7c , but I don't see where we are going
to net them. My theorj Is that the packlni ;
for the season from March 1 to Nnxember 1
will be about l.tmo.Ojn short ot last .xeai.
I don't know but that the shortage' will
bo linger. It will be Unit 1 think , at
any late. Of course III' iccelpts will Increase -
crease as wo approach fall. Mocks of pio-
xlslcins aio going to bo xerj light. Tiny ate
decicaslm : now. The south Is golnrf lo put In
a gleat deal of cotton , and \\liene\ei they
plant a big atca of cotton they must haxe a
Kood deal of pork. 11 Is a ih-ir aitlcle , but
theie will bu a hiiire dem mil for It. The
W'oild's fair , xxllh IN enoinidus Increase In
Icaxi'l , will , I hellexe , Inciease the de
mand for hams.e IIIK p.ijlni , ' about 7's '
cents for ho s now. I do nolevpict liihiiy
them any cheaper Ihan 7 cents. I haxe an
Idea that Iho lie , ' sltnatlnn will nut be
IHH mil until about next ( 'bilsimas"
The lecelpts today wcie the hem | i st of the
week and theqifillly ftillj up to If not a tillle
aboxelhe recent axerajre I'lilca 'u was ie-
poiled tit in and with an active shlppiiu de
mand the good medium weight and lna\y
ho.4s sold ut stead ) lo stinnu ptices
fiom $7.31) ) 111) to $7.43. As the lecelpts weie
llbeial and the lo'al reiuliements | mine too
pressing , prices inleil xxi'iili to , ric Inwei thin
rildav on the lUbt and mixed grades wltli
sows of pool to ) . ' ( d stutl' at fiom ti 1 " > to
J7.HO. After uitfenl oulcrs had been Illled Hie
mat ket weakened and clo-ed fully 54' lonet on
all grades.s.ilei \\ere HiMely us on 1'ildaval
fioiiif7.'J"j to J7.35 , as against $7.0(1 ( to f" ill )
last Nituiday.
f-lii-l ! As usual thru'
- was a good supply mi
sfile. Theie was nochaniic'In Hie market nnd
local houses were willing to lake exerylhlng
olleied at fully sl a < ly pilces. Sulliisgiii-
eially wauled anadxaiu'i'tind iecelplscliiin ed
hands slowly. Quotations : I'.ili to gond na-
tlxes , t3.75Vj5.lll ; fair toKood westetn-i. ) ' > il
5S5.00 ; common and sto'k sheet ) , JJ UV't.l 7"i
gonil tocholco 10 lo 100-lb. Iambs , f I no < ( ii i ) ' )
No. Av. Pr
171 westein owes II'2 J4 .10
J10 western xxothr-is H'J 5 ill )
( > 37 western welbeis Hi ! 5 Oil
118 native wotheis 00 5 10
ItiTclpU and llHiofittnn | DfstocJt.
Ofllclal receipts and illspultlon of sto'lc as
shown by the Imuksnf tlio Union Stock Vmds
company for the t uenty-foiu1 lioniaendlnK au" >
o'clock ] ) , in. .M.uch 18 , 18'J.f '
IIIOIISLH \ MI.H
Car * | JIenil'nri Inrc Cnrp. Ho-itl
lUi | V.MS 4.W7 I A I i'.Till 1
nist'osinov.
llMiSt cl < Market.
, 111. , Mincli 18 ISpecliil Telecram
to Tin : llr.K 1 Theiu was a nominally un-
chaiiKed market for cattle. The olfeihiKs
weie limited to about 300 huad and consisted
foi tlio most p'lit of such kinds as usu illy KO
to loe.il hiitchcis and cannuis They weio
taken on a basis of former quotations , the e\-
tiemo range of xalucs being from ilDOto
$0.15.
The lion maiket wa ftimor aml-senerally
higher , lleaxy weights did not sell mateilally
higher , but good llijlitaml medium sorts wuto
wanted at nn udxance of 5c. Sales wcie at
f rom $7 to $7.50 for pool lo choice 110 to 1UI (
Ibs. , at fiom t7.35 to$7.75 for mixed and me
dium , and at fiom $7.50 to$7.85 for aveiagus
of oxer 'J50 Ibs. The quality iixeraucd piotty
good and fiom $7.10 to * 7.70 were the piovall-
liii : prices.
The maiket foi sheep and lambs was quiet
and nnpaiontly htcady. The former wcro
minud at from i4 to5.lJO and the latter at
fiom 14.50 loW.25.
Keccluts : Cattle , 300 head ; hogs , 0,000
head ; tdicop , 1,500 head
Kansas City Mx Stock MnrlxT.
KAN"AS C'ITV. Mo. . March 18.-I'AITI.K Ilo-
cclpts , 3,500 head ; .shipments , l.ilOl ) head :
market , slow ; steers and cows steady to lOc
lower ; fuedeis and Te\ans weak Itcpiosen-
tatlxe sales : Dicssed beef and shipping steers
WANTED
Total iMiien ot CITIES
I COUNTIES , SCHOOL
. _ _ ' DISTRICTS. WATER
COMPANIES , ST.R.R.COMPANIEC.itc ,
CorreipomtPnco flotlcHed.
N.W.liAnRIS & CO&IPAKY.BanKcrs ,
163-185 Donrliorn Stroot. CHICAGO.
IS Wall Street , NEW YORK.
7O Stnto St. . BOSTON.
OMAt-lA
AWNINGS AND TEIITS
Omaha Tent-Awning Y/olf / Bros. & Co. ,
COMl'AXV.
Mnnufii-tururH of tontt
iiuiilniti fttu 'tOl anil
IIOHHi : ( OVKI13 ,
TUiHitli trout
' - .
till 1 nrnn'iiI.
BAGS AH3 TWIN'S- I BICYCLES.
Bemis Omaha Big H. 0. Daxon ,
COUIMNV.
Importer * IMU ! niMi-fri Illcycloi iiolil on moiUUIr
Hour naci ) , Uurl'lpJ ,
twlno ims-minti l.'O .V litli
BOOTS AND SHOES.
Morse Coe Shoe Company ,
SnlusioomunilOllk'O-IIO : 1IW-1III IlonnrJ rt.
l-m.tury-III'J-1121-IUI llowunl HI.
Wo ere tlio OM.V MiiniifmturoM of Moots unU
Slioo < In tlio Btiite of NebrisUn
A Ki-nor.il Invlt.itlon la uxtuiiiled to nil lo Innpoct
our nunr fuctory.
fl M 05 4 D3 |
H "I'I"I ' " 'IVI" | ' < Olllitii | < 1t thlimieiiti. 1,100
lii'inli lliu iiKirla-t wni ' steady !
' "I. I.inili I.h.'stock Mnrl < rt.
I'.OfK Mo. . M.in-li is. rmi.h Hvrliit ( ,
Ill-mil "lillimiMits , MOD lu'.uti nmrkft
! ' > : ! . .f. < : . - ! ! ' ! \ . ? . ' - Wf 100 , fnlr tote
to fair
' , llloa I |
. iii'irkut stroiui IIO tl
T Miirkoti ,
M1"iV'UvKri' ? ! Mnich IH VHIKAT-
MtmlV ! Nn 'J , .
t IIII.N Mimily ! No. y , Ho.
'Jlllutl Na 'J
II tin fnchtiiisod nt f > : io.
.
I'llOVCHINSI'lrill. .
I'OUK Mil ) . 1 17.oO.
Tilt t DM M'll'lu-l.
Nr.\v niu.r\Nq , , : , , Mnrvli 18 Slomlyi
, , ' ; ; , " ' : . . ' -i1 " , inwuiimr. H v , low „ si
irii'l'h"i' ' . ' " ' " " ' " 'illii-iiyiWV ' : lift roeeltilH ,
l.riO.1 li-ili-sj >
| rn < 4 iivvliili , r.oil : iKiK-s ! ox-
jmrH outiMt Hill Un. U.'Jl I lniM ! to I'mtu-n ,
f . I'M ' V V1" ' " ' " " " ' 'I' ' ' . ' ' " l > iloi. . 'o.isti
' ' - lll" ' : S"LM- ' ° J Mo" '
( 'oiled Miirlirt.
NPW YOIIK , M.iu-ii is . . .
Mfiuly , iiiu'liangpii to jo imlnts „ unwn , t-iosuii
Jiiiii. ' ; < lo imliits iiilxiinro ; tali's u.-jfio . b-ms ,
liiiMuilliiK : Muicli. ( ' , , - , , _ | , * li > f.iitllll.llG ;
riilLulrlplilii ( iriiTii"VTinl < i. | .
I'ninDKi 1'iiiA , PH. , Muli : IH \\'IIIAT :
SU'.iilliT. N.i J rod , M iH'li. 7.1-4 (174.-
lOIIN DpilolHMMlU llllll IllWlT '
, Nil
'J | lll\u(1. (
.M.irch , 4 i'i ' > i i'- , .
lM ) < i HI Inis , , . . , ) , fiitiin , nnniliMl No.
J hlti' , Mini ii , Ui'4" ' II , , -
-a-
It Cures ColJi.Couglu , Sore Tlirott , Croup , Infla.
enti , V/liooplng Cough , Eronthltli undABthma.
A certain euro for Cpniumption In first itugei ,
anil a euro relief In aavanced t get. Vu ut enc .
You will ice the excf ll-nt efoct after takinii the
fir t dc . Hold hv d al rs tverywhero. Lurge
bcttUoSOrad l-1
Every Man whose watch
has been rung out of the bow
( ring ) , by a pickpocket ,
Every Man whose watch
has been damaged by drop
ping out of the bo\v , and
Every Alan of srnse who
merely compares the old pullout -
out bow and the new
will exclaim : "Ought to have
been made long ago ! "
Itcan't betwistedoffthecase.
Can only be had with Jas. Boss
Filled and. othercascs stamped
with this trade mark
Ask your jeweler for pamphlet.
Keystone Watch Case Co. ,
I'luladclchU.
SOUTH OMA/TA.
Union Stock Yards Company ,
South Ojnaliai
nest Cattle Ilo nnil'-lieon mnriiot'a ' tlia vroit.
COMMISSION HQUS-S
Wood Brothers.
I.lvo PtocK Commission Vlorctmnt * .
Eouth Omalin 'Iclopliono 1157 Chicago
JOHN i > OAOISMAS , i . , „
WAJ/I'KU K WOOD , f "
MnrUet Iteporti li ? mill n iclwlro
nlblicil upon up ; laatluii
Rector & WiUielmy j Loback & Linn ,
coMi'A.vv ,
li'ra in li inl rarj til
Corner llIh ) on I Juckio-i ititnlutf to jet
il.o Hi HJI ! ) jiul.l it.
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