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If ) THE OMAHA DAILY BEE ; SUNDAY , FEBRUARY 11 , 1891-ST X TEEN PAGES. THE SHERIFF OF SISKIYOU. BY BRET HA.RTE , IN TWO FARTS-P-ART.I. , , . il IKH 1 > V Hrtt I ttrte. On the 15th of August , 1854 , what scorned to bo the entire population of Wynyard's Bar was collected upon a little bluff which over looked the rude wagon road that was . .tho only approach to the settlement. In general - oral appcaranco the men differed but little from ordinary miners , although the foreign clement shown In certain Spanish pe culiarities of dress and color predominated , and some of the men were further distin guished by the delicacy of education and nedcntary purnults. Yet Wynyard's Uar was a city of refuge , and comprlned among Us Inhabitants a number who were "wanted" by the state authorities , and Ita actual atti tude at that moment was ono of open re bellion against the legal power , and of par ticular resistance to the apprehension by warrant of ono of Itn prominent members. This gentleman , Major Ovorstono , then astride of a gray mustang and directing the movements of the crowd , had a few days bcforo killed the sheriff of Slsklyou county , who had atcmptcd to arrest him for the double offence of misappropriating certain corporate funds of the state and the shootIng - Ing of the editor who had Imprudently ex posed him , The lesser crime of homlcldo might have been overlooked by the authori ties , but Its repetition upon the body of their own overzealous nnd misguided official could THE HALF-BIIEED HAD THROWN HIMSELF UPON THE MAJOR. not pass unchallenged , If they expected to arrest Overstono for the more serious of fence against property. So It was known that a new sheriff had been appointed and was coming to Wynyard's Bar with an armed posse. Out It was also understood that this invasion would bo resisted by the Bar to Its last man. All eyes were turned upon a fringe of laurel and butlcrnut that encroached upon the road half a mlle away , where It seemed that such of the Inhabitants who were missIng - Ing from the bluffnvero hidden to give warn ing or retard the approach , of thetpossc. A gray haze slowly rising between the fringe and the distant hillside was recognized as the dust of a cavalcade passing along the Invlsablo highway. In the hush of expect ancy that followed the Irre'gular clatter of hoofs , the sharp crack of a ride and a sud den halt wcro faintly audible. The men , scattered In groups on the bluffs , exchanged a smile of grim satisfaction. Not so their leader. A quick start nnd an oath attracted attention to him. To their Surprise ho was looking In another direction , ' but as they looked too , they saw and un derstood the cause. A fllo of horsemen , hitherto undetected , wore slowly passing along the lltlo ridge on the right. Their compact accoutrements and the yellow braid on their blue Jackets , distinctly seen at that distance , showed them to be an escort cert of United States cavalry. Before the assemblagecjwld _ realize this new Invasion a nearer clatter of hoofs was along the highroad , and ono of the ambus cading party dashed up from the fringe of woods below. Ills face was flushed , but tri umphant. "A rcg'lar skunk ! by the living hokey ! " ho panted , pointing to the faint haze that was again slowly rising above the Invis ible road. "They backed down as soon aa they saw our hand and got a hole through their now sheriff's hat. But what are you lookln' at ? What's up ? " The leader Impatiently pointed with a darkening face to the file. "Ilcg'lars , by gum ! " ejaculated the other. MAJOH OVBHSTONB. THEN ASTJUDE OP A QltAY MUSTANG. "But Uncle Sam nln't In this game ! Wet right have they " "Dry up ! " said the leader , The escort was now moving at right tingles with the camp , but suddenly halted , Mmost doubling upon Itself In some evident commotion. A dismounted figure was neon momentarily flying down the hillside , dodg ing from bush to bush until lost In the un- torbruHh. A dozen Bhota wore tired over Its head , mid then the whole escort \\hcelod ind came clattering down the trail In the di rection of the camp. A BliiRlo rldorless horse , evidently that of the fugitive , fol- ° "Sproad yourselves alonff the ridge , every man of you. and cover them as they enter the KUlcur.Bhouted the loader. But not k shot until . I Klvo the word. Scatter ! " The assemblage dispersed like ft startled , Village of prulrio dogs , squatting bohilml. every available bush and rock along the line of bluff , The leader alone trotted quietly to the head of the gulch. The nlno cavalrymen canto smartly up In twos , n young ofllcer leading. The single figure of Major Overstono ppposod them wltli a command to halt. Looking P. tUo young oITIcer drew rein , oald a word to his file leader , and the four flies closed In a com pact s < | tmro motionless on the road. The young olllccr'e unaworded hand hung quietly at his thigh ; the men's unslung carbines rested easily on their noddies. Yet at that moment every man of them know that they were covered by 100 rllles and shotguns lev eled from every bush , and that they were caught helplessly In a trap. "Since when , " tmld Major Ovcrstono , with an affectation of tone and manner different from that In which ho had addressed his provloun companions , "havo 'the ' Ninth United States cavalry helped to servo a state court's pettifogging process ? " "Wo are hunting a deserter a half breed agent who has Just escaped us , " returned the officer. Ills voice was boyish so , too , was his figure In Its slim , cadctllko smart- nesn of belted tunic but very quiet nnd level , although his face was still Hushed with the shock and shame of his surprise. The relaxation of the relief went through the wrought and waiting camp. The sol diers were not seeking them. Heady as these desperate men had been to do tho'r lead er's bidding , they were welt aware that a momentary victory over the troops would not pass unpunished , and meant the ulti mate dispersion of the camp , and quiet as these Innocent Invaders seemed to be , they would no doubt sell their lives dearly. The embattled desperadoes glanced anxiously at their leader ; the soldiers , on the contrary , looked straight bcforo them. "Process or no pioccss"sald Major Over- stone with a sneer , "you've come to the last place to recover your deserter. Wo don't give up men In Wynyard's Bar. And they didn't teach you at the academy , sir , to stop to take prisoners when you were outflanked and outnumbered. " "Bedad ! they didn't teach you , Captain Ovorstono , to engage a battery at Cerro Gordo with a half company , but you did It more shame to you now , sir , commandln * the thayves and rufllans you do. " "Silence ! " said the young ofllcer. The sleeve of the sergeant who had spoken with tho. chevrons of long service upon It- wont up to a salute and dropped again over his carbine , as Jio stared stolidly before him. But his shot had told. A flush of mingled pride and shame passed over Ovorstono's faco. "Oh , it's you , Murphy ! " ho said , with an affected laugh ; "and you have Improved in discipline With your stripes. " The young olucer turned his head slightly. "Attention ! " "Ono moment more , " said Overstorfe , com ing forward. "I have told you that wo don't glvo up any man who seeks our protection. But , " ho added , with a half-careless , half- contemptuous wave of his hand nnd a sig nificant glance at his followers , "wo don't prevent you from seeking him. The road Is clear ; the camp Is before you. " The young officer continued without lookIng - Ing at him : "Forward In two flies open order. Ma-arch ! " The little troop moved forward , passed Major Overstono at the head of the gully and spread out on the hillside. The as sembled camp , still armed , lounging out of ambush here and there , Ironically made way for them to pass. A few moments of this farclal quest and a glance at the Impenetra ble wooded heights around apparently satis fied the young officer and ho turned his flies " ? , } , the gully > Major Overstono was still lingering there. "I hope you are satisfied , " ho said grimly lie then paused , and , In a changed and more hesitating voice'added ; "I am an older sol dier than you , sir , but I am always glad to make the acquaintance of West Point " Ho paused and held out his hand. i iWost , rt , > stv' ' " rctl aml r8'dSlanced | ' at with bright clear eyes under light lashes and the peaked of a smartly cooked cap , looked coolly at the proffered hand raised his o\vn to a stiff salute , said "Good afternoon , sir , " and redo away. Major Ovorstone wheeled angrily , but In doing so came sharply upon his coadjutor the leader of the ambushed party. "WI ° i'.t ' Dasonho sal'l impatlontly"who "Only ono of them d d half-breed InJIn agents. HOB Just over there In the brush with Simpson , lying low till the soldiers clar out. " "Old you talk to him ? " "Not much ! " returned Dan-son scornfully "Ho ain't my stylo. " "Fetch him up to my cabin ; ho may beef of some use to us. " Dawson looked skeptical. "I reckon ho nln t no more gain hero than ho was over there , " ho said , and turned away. II. The cabin of Major Ovorstono differed out wardly but little from those of tils com panions. It was the usual structure of logs laid lengthwise and rudely plastered at each point of contact with adobe , the material from which the chimney , which entirely oc cupied one gable , was built. It was pierced with two windows and a door , roofed with smaller logs and thatched with long half cylinders nnd spruce bark.- But the Interior gave , certain Indications of the distinction as well as the peculiar experiences of Its occupant. In place of the usual bunk or berth built against the wall stood a small folding camp bedstead , and upon a rude deal table that hold a tin wash basin and pall lay two Ivory-handled brushes , combs and other elegant toilet articles , evidently the contents of the major's dressing bag. A handsome leather trunk occupied one corner with n richly caparisoned silver mounted Mexican saddle , n mahogany case of dueling pistols , a leather hat box , locked and strapped , and a gorgeous gold and quartz- handled ebony "presentation" walk. Ing utlck. There was a certain dramatic suggestion In this revela tion of tho. sudden and hurried transition from a life of ostentatious luxury to ono of hidden toll and privation , ami a further sig nificance In the slow and gradual destitution and degradation of these elegant souvenirs. A pair of silver boot hooks had been used for raking the hearth and lifting the cotfeo ket tle ; the Ivory of the brushes was * utnlned with rorteo ; the cut-glass bottles had lost their Btoppero and had boon used for vinegar and salt ; a silver framed hand mirror hung against the blackened walls. For the major' ) ! occupancy wn the ncqucl of a hur rled flight from his luxurious hotel at Sac ratncnto a transfer that ho believed wai only temporary , until the affair blew ovci and ho could return In safety to browboa his accusers , as wan his wont. But this hai not been no easy as ho had Imagined ; his prosecutors were bitter , and hU enforced BO elusion had been prolonged week by week until the fracas which ended In the shootIng - Ing of the sheriff had apparently closed the door upon his return to civilization forever Only here was his life and person sccuro For Wynyard's Bar had quickly succumbed ti the domination of his reckless courage , am the eminence of his double crlmo had made him respected among spendthrifts , gamblcn and gentlemen whose ( performances hat never risen above a stage coacll robbery era a single assassination. Kvcn criticism of his faded luxuries had been delicately with held. held.He He was leaning over his open trunk which the camp popularly supposed to con tain state bonds and securities of fabulous amounts and had taken some letters from It , when n figure darkened the doorway. Ho looked up , laying his papers carelessly aside. Within Wynyard's Bar property was sacred. It was tlio late fugitive. Although some hours had already elapsed since his arrival In the camp , and ho had presumably re freshed himself Inwardly , although his out ward appearance was still disheveled and dusty , brier and milk weed clung to his frayed blouse and trousers. What could bo seen of the skin of his face and hands un der Its stains and begriming , was of n dull yellow. His light eyes had all the brlghtnes without the recklessness of the mongrel lace. They lelsurly took In the whole cabin , the open trunk before the major , nnd then rested deliberately on the major himself. "Well , " said Major Ovcrstone , abruptly , "what brought you hero ? " "Same as brought you , I reckon , " re sponded the man almost as abruptly. The major know something of the half- breed temper , and neither the retort nor Its tone affected him. "You didn't come Just because you de serted , " said the major coolly. "You've been up to something else. " "I have , " said the man , with equal cool ness. "I thought so. Now you understand you can't try anything of the kind here. If you do , up you go on the first tree. That's rnlo 1. " "I see ; you ain't particular about waiting for the sheriff here you fellers. " The major glanced at him quickly. Ho seemed to bo qulto unconscious of any Irony In his remark , and continued grimly : "And what's rule 2 ? " "I reckon you needn't trouble yourself be yond rule 1 , " returned the major , with dry significance. Nevertheless ho opened a rude cupboard In the corner and brought out n rich silver-mounted cut glass drinking flask , which ho handed to the stranger. "I cay ! " said the half breed , admiringly , "Yours ? " "Certainly. " "Certainly now but before eh ? " Hulo No. 2 may have indicated that ref erences to the past held no dishonor. Tlio major , although accustomed to these pleas antries , laughed n little harshly. "Mine always , " ho said. "But you don't drink ? " The half breed's face darkened under Its grime. "Wot you're given us ? 1'vo been filled chock up by Simpson over thar. I reckon I know when I've eot a load on. " "Wero you over In Sacramento ? " "Yes. " ' "When ? " . "Last week. " "Did you hoar anything about mo ? " The half breed glanced through his tangled hair at the major in some wonder , not only at the question , but at the almost childlike eagerness with which It was asked. "I didn't hear much of anything else , " ho answered , grimly. "And what did they say ? " "Said you'd got to bo took anyhow. They allowed the new sheriff would do It. too. " The major laughed. "Well you heard how the now sheriff did It skunked away with his whole posse before one-eighth of my men ! You saw how the rest of this camp held up your nlno troopers and that sap-headed cub of a lieutenant , didn't you ? You wouldn't have been standing hero If you hadn't. No , there Isn't the civil process nor the civil power in all California that can take me out of. this camp. " But neither his previous curiosity nor present bravado seemed to impress the ragged stranger with much favor. He glanced sulkily around the cabin and began to shufllo toward the door. "Stop ! Where are you going ? Sit down. I want to talk to you. " The fugitive hesitated for a moment , and then dropped ungraciously on the edge of a camp stool near the door. The major looked at him. "I may have to remind you that I run this camp and the boys hereabouts do pretty much as I say. What's your name ? " "Tom ? Well , look here , Tom ! D It all ! Can't you see that when a man is stuck here alone , as I am , ho wants to know what's going on outside and hear a little fresh talk ? " The singular weakness of this blended command and appeal apparently struck the fugitive curiously. Ho flxcd his lowering eyes on the major as if In gloomy doubt If he were really the reckless desperado ho had been represented. That this man twice an assassin and the ruler of outlaws as reckless as hirr.slf shoa'd approach hlnv'n ' this ha'f- confidential way evidently puzzled him. "Wot you wanter know ? " ho asked gruffly. "Well what's my party saying or doing about me ? " said the major Impatiently. "What's the Express saying about mo ? " "I reckon they're throwing off on you all round ; they allow you never represented the party but worked for yourself , " said the man shortly. Hero the major lashed out : A sot of traitors arid hirelings ! Ho had bought and paid for them all ! He had sunk $2,000 In the Express and saved the. editor from being horsewhipped and jailed for libel ! Half the cursed bondsjtliat they wore making such a blanked fuss "about were handled by these hypocrites , blank them ! They wore a low lived crow of thieves and deserters ! It Is presumed that the major had forgotten him self in tills Infelicitous selection of epithets but the stranger's face only relaxed Into a grim smile. Moro than that , the major had apparently forgotten his dcslro to hear his guest talk , for ho himself at once launched Into an elaborate exposition of his own affairs , and n spacious and equally elab orate defense and justification of himself nnd denunciation of his accusers. For nearly half nn hour ho reviewed step by step and detail by detail the charges against him , with plausible explanation and sophistical argument always with a singular ; , prolixity and reiteration that spoke of Incessant con sciousness and self-abstraction. Of that dashing solf-sufllclency which had dazzled his friends and awed his enemies there was no trace ! At last oven the set smile of the degraded recipient of these confidences dark ened with a dull , bewildered dlsguat. Then to his relief a stop was heard without. The major's manner instantly changed. "Well , " ho demanded Impatiently , as Dawson - son entered. "I came to know what you want done Ylth htm , " said Dawson , Indicating the fugitive with a contemptuous linger. "Take him to your cabin. " "My cablnl Him ? " ejaculated Dawson , turning sharply on his chief. The major's light eyes contracted and his thin lips became a straight line. "I don't think you understand mo , Dawson , and an other tlmo you'd bettor wait until I've done ; I want you to take him to your cabin and then clear out of It .yourself. You under stand ? I want him near mo and alone ! " ( To bo continued. ) Suicidal MurrliiRo. Ho was engaged to the girl but ho would not carry out the contract , though ho re fused to give her up , nays the Dotrplt Free Press. She had coaxed him at first to glvo up Ms foolish notion , but ho wouldn't haveIt , and finally she kicked out of .the traces. "Why don't you stop fooling , " she said , "and marry mo ? " "My dear , " ho pleaded , "marriage In my case would bo suicide. " "Suicide ? What do you mean ? " "I mean that I am BO poor I could not hlro a cook. " "Well , " she urged bravely , "what of that ? 1 am strong and well and can do the cooking until you are rich enough to hlro a cook , " "I know that , my dear love , " he mur mured , taking her face In his hands , "It Is your cooking that I am afraid of , " and young love's dream was split wide open. DeWltt's Witch Hazel Salvo cures sores. DoWltfa Witch Hazel Salve cures ulcera. WHO SAIDjpLK ; WAS CHEAP An Instructive Airay of Figures Proving 'tho Contrary , THE MINT THAT GRAHAM BELL BUILT AV Telcpluinn I'rolltn-iiml 1'riHppctn llnrneM. luff Mingling 'ourr Important Uo- lij thn 1'lt'lil of ' " , , "itmtrlclty. : Two momentous events of the recent oc currence foreshadowed a year of notable progress and activity In the field of elec trical science. Of the two , expiration of tlio Dell telephone patent IB entitled to pre cedence , for tlio reason that It opens to com- pptltlon a boundless field hitherto monopo lized by ono concern. No less In Importance , though limited In application , Is tlio suc cessful development of the great power of Niagara Kails. No monopoly In recent times developed aa rapidly and obtained such commanding power as the IJoll Telephone company. Tlio extent of Its power may bo measured by the enormous tribute It exacted from the people of this country. According to the Hoston Herald , tlio present company was or ganized In May , JS90 , with an authorised capital of $10.000,000 , and Issued capital of 16,500,000. This was Increased to $7,330,000 by giving n right to the National Hell Tele phone company'H shareholders to subscribe for $860,000 at par. From that day until re cently subscription privileges at par have been Issued , and sundry extra and valuable rights have been given to shareholders. None of those Is Included hero. The company began paying extra divi dends In 1SSI. They are Included above and In detail have been : 1884 , $288,063 ; 1SS5 , $302.041 ; 1SSC , $3 2OS4 ; 1387 , $392,081 ; 1888 , $597,726 ; 188 ! ) , $600.000 ; 1890. $750.000 ; 1891 , $900,000 : 1S')2 ) , $991,863 ; 1893 , $1,123- 000. The average regular and extra divi dend per year has been $1.650,135. The average capital has been $11,209,325. The average rate of dividend has been 14.72 per cent. ENORMOUS PROFITS. The National Holt Telephone company had a capital Block of $700,000. When It con cluded to reorganize as the American Hell It sold EDO shares In Its treasury for $600 per share to meet Its "Immediate wants , " presumably floating debt. It then gave each shareholder six shares for ono and turned the property over to the now company for ? b,5Utouu ) , taking pay In stock at par. The first year ended February 23 , 18SO , and In cluded two months of the National neil year. In 1884 the fiscal year wag changed to the calendar year and covered but ten months. The total dividend payments and capital at the end of each year have been : Surplus earnings Equals on nptfllcnble to Block per dividends. cent. } SS5 $1S09 , M.IS 18.09 } SS6 . 1D7J.0.7 19.73 1SS7 . . . . . . 2,2.7GOS.12 ! 20.SO 13 ' . ' . . . . 2,438.403.56 24.25 1883 . ' . , . . . . 2.CU1.8SS.69 20.72 1S30 . i..I 2,869,418.35 22.93 JS91 . . . ! . 3.126,819.90 20.83 1832 . , . . , , 2,111.674.78 19.49 The company , now proposes to nsk the legislature of Massachusetts for authority to add $30,000,000 , to Ita capital stock. This vast sum is required , the malingers say , to Increase the oinqlency of the service. Those familiar with the methods of the company assert the fund ' will , be ysed to buy oft com petitors and pre'venj. a rivalry which -would bring about a radical reduction of telephone - phone charges. Opposition companies arc already. In the field jn Philadelphia , Chicago , St. Louis and othei ; points. If these secure a foothold and the Bell people secure the Increased capita } , -It Is likely the country will witness a repetition of the swallowing process which distinguished the Western Union In dcallng tn competitors. PRIVATE LINES. Dut there Is a vast field for telephone use fulness which cannot bo monopolized. Busi ness houses , factories of all kinds , Institu tions and colleges will find tlio now order of vast benefit , for now all such can have telephones of their own connecting their various departments , , at a cost 'that ' Is practically nothing compared to that which they would 'have had to pay to the Boll company. Railroad companies and great factories will get the full benefit of the now condition of affairs. Men of moderate means and rich folk may now have a telephone line between their houses and their stables , and can give their orders to the coachman without sending for that functionary to the a tables. Perhaps the now order will bo mostly ap preciated In the country. Every farmer In a county may have a telephone connecting his house with that of several of his nearest neighbors , and the now automatic switch board may bo used when a general confab Is dcsh-ed or when f the doctor is wanted. Hundreds of electrical manufacturing con cerns scattered In the cities all over the country are now almost prepared to deliver Instruments exactly like the Bell telephone practically Boll telephones to any one who wants thorn. , The prices will range all the way from $35 to $50 , Including , of course , the complete instrument with Its two counterparts. NIAGARA FA'LLS POWER. The first of the mammoth turbines by means of which some of Niagara's limitless power Is to bo harnessed , was successfully tested ton days ago. While the power Is a part of the general system now being de veloped at a point about two miles above the rapids , It la designed to operate the huge paper manufacturing establishment erected last year. The construction of the power house , pits and feeder for this paper mill was started at about the same ttmo the big pit of the Cataract Construction company was begun. The pit of the paper mil Is 20x40 feet and 158 in depth , and the water has a head of 155 feet. It was sunk under great dtlllculty , owing to the presence In largo quantities of water which ) lowed through the seams of the rocks from the river , and was exceedingly hard to chock. It has taken nearly two years and has cost several lives , many thousands of dollars and tins employed hundreds of men and horses. The turbines , resting on per pendicular shafts , are encased In huge Iron coverings , and the shafting rises to the top of the pit , braced at every thirty foot with Iron staging. At the top on these shafts are the huge cogs which connect with the shafting and machinery of the mill. This does away with any need of bolting and any loss of power , from such a cause. The mill has Its own.waterworl , < s plant , Its own flro department , olectrlo. light station , and , In fact , all conveniences necessary for Us operation. " ' * It Is expected fihortly that the company will place three more turbines In the pit of the mill , which , will give It G.GOO-horso power. The penstock for the additional three Is In position" below , and with little work they will bo'got In readiness. A BOLD nLUGVmiCAL PROJECT. This Is the ngfljot ; great engineering pro jects. The Inagnmcont Idea of reviving English Industry by cutting a thirty-six mile canal and thus milking a seaport of Man chester has justuiboen successful/ carried out , and the harnessing of a portion of Niagara Falls foe 0\ho \ stiply of light and power to a largo , cctlon of surrounding country will noou.bp an accomplished fact. An enterprise thaj jppinparcs favorably with these gigantic undertakings in originality and daring Is now on foot. It Is proposed to use the tidal currents of the Irish Sea for the generation of electricity by Joining Great Britain and Ireland , and building power louses on the Isthmus. The power houses would moot all requirements , ono for sup plying the Scotch side , the other for the Irish side , and a railroad would run along .ho Isthmus from Cantlro to Antrim , the re- spoctlvo points at which the junction with the main land would bo made. The Quit stream flows In a continuous current from the North sea Into the Irish sea In volumes of water estimated at many cubic miles lally , and utilization of us much as would test the capacity of the two power houses would enable power and lighting to bo sup- illed lo the districts on both sides of the channel for hundreds of miles around. The waterway between the headland of Cantlro n Scotland and Torhcad In Ireland , on the iroposcd line of junction , is fifteen miles wide and 474 ( cot deep at mldcurront , but much shallower toward cither Bhoro The high bluffs of Cantlro and the still higher land on the Irlnli side , from 900 to 1,200 feet high , offer facilities for gravitating the ma terials requisite to form tflo Isthmus , The impcrficlal extent of land required to form the Isthmus would bo a little more than a square mllo.ot the average width and depth of 100 yards , The cost of creating this junction would bo about $10,000,000 , and It would occupy about tlireo years. It Is pointed out that the Importance and value of the results In the present aspect of af fairs In Ireland cannot bo overestimated , A land junction of Great Britain and Ireland would create a more perfect homogeneity of the united peoples. It would change the Irish sea Into n land-rocked bay lessened In depth by the cessation of the Atlantic current from the north , thereby serving to aid the natural drainage of the adjacent coasts , and make the marsh land of the east coast of Ireland capable of the highest de gree of cultivation. The Mull of Cantlro Is about 365 miles In a direct line northwest of London , and about 126 north of Dublin. THSLA'S THST. The February Century contains on article by Mr. T. C. Martin , editor of the Electrical Engineer , on the work of the Servian-Ameri can electrician , Nikola Tesla. The \\rltcr says : Mr. Tesla has advanced the opinion and Runtalno'l ' It by brilliant experiments of startling beauty an 1 grandeur , that light and heat are produced by electrostatic forces acting between charged molecules or atonic. Perfecting n generator Hint would give him currents of sovornl thousand alternation : ] per second , an'l Inventing his dHruptlvo dis charge cell , ho hn < ! created electrostatic con ditions that lm\o already module 1 not a few of the accepted not oiu about o'.eclrl Uy. It has Loon supposed that ordinary cur rents of 1,000 or 2,000 volts potential would surely kill , but Mr. Tesla has been r-con re ceiving through his hands current1) at n potential of more than 200,000 volts , vibrat ing 1,000,000 times per second , and manifest ing themselves In dazrllng streams of light. This Is not a mere tour do force , but Illustrate. ] the principle that while currents of lower frequency destroy life , these arc harmless. After such n striking lest , which , by the way , no ono has displayed a hurrlod Inclination to repeat. Mr. Tcsla's body and clothing have con tinued for some time to emit line glimmers or halos of splintered light. In fact , an actual llaine Is produced by this agitation of electrostatically charged molecules , and the curious spectacle can be seen of puissant , white , cthPical ( lames , that tlo not consume anything , bursting from the ends of an In duction cell as though It were the bush on holy ground , With such vibrations as can be maintained by a potential of 3,000,000 volts Mr. Tesla expects bomo day to envelope himself In a complete sheet of lambent 11 ru that will leave him quite uninjured. Such currents as ho now uses would , lie s.iya , keep a naked man warm at the north polo , nnd their use In thornneutlcs Is but ono of tlio practical possibilities that has been taken up. The Chicago , Milwaukee & St. Paul rail way Is heating and electrically lighting a few of Its trains by moans of special tender cars. Each of these Is thirty-four feet long , strongly built , encased In sheet steel , and Is hauled directly behind the tender of the locomotive. It weighs , when loaded , about 61,000 pounds , and carries a boiler , engine , dynamo , three tons of coal and 270 gallons of water. The boiler Is of the loco motive pattern the crown sheet being sup ported by radial and the lire box and ash 'pan enclosed in a water bottom. The feed water Is regularly obtained by means of an Injector drawing water from the locomotive tender through a rubber hose ; In case of failure of this supply , however , the water in the tank Is used and Is calculated to be about two hours' supply. The engine Is an automatic. Westlnghouse , with cylinders six and one-half Inches in diameter and of six Inches stroke , capable of Indi cating olghtcen-horso poweiwith 100 pounds of steam. This engine Is bolted to a fifteen-kilowatt Edison dynamo , which furnishes the current for lighting the train. Tha exhaust steam from the engine may be run dlrootly to the air through an ' exhaust head on the top'of the car , or It may bo sent to the uptake of the boiler to Argo the fire. The steam used to heat the train In the winter Is taken through a 2-Inch pipe running along the top of the car to a hose coupling at each end. Ono special at tendant is run with the car , and ho is ex pected to perform all the operations of firing the boiler and regulating the beat and light of the entire train. The trains are from seven to ten cars long , requiring from 150 to 225 Incandescent lamps of 116-candlo power each. In summer , when the steam Is not required for heating , the tender cars are laid off and the lighting outfit placed in the forward end of the baggage car , steam being taken from the engine. AHEAD OF THE COWCATCHER. The electric headlight Is now used on many railroads , and W. B. 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