TILE OMA1LA. DAILY BEE : SUNDAY , JUSTE 1C , 1895.
OBLIGATIONS OF A. P , A.'S
Candidates for Initiation Sworn to Sec
tarian Proscription.
A S1CRLT ORDER FOR POLITICS ONLY
Ench Member Tnkoi Oath to Aid by nil
In the Kzcltulnn at Catholics
from 1'ubtlo Htul I'rlrnte
Kmptojtnotit.
Tor more than four years the cabalistic
letters "A. P , A. " have had a great deal
ot alleged significance In Omaha , The loiters
are the abbicvlatcd sign of nil order the
Influence ot vrhlch ha& baen foil In political ,
business and social circles In this city and
state. The numerical Etrctigth , plans and
political workings of the order have been
cluakrd In mystery. Sscrccy Is ono of the
cardinal principles ot the order , rnd from
that fact have como many of the rumors
mid falsa notions of ths character of the
organization and the number ot Its follow
ers.
Political parties have been controlled by
the smooth workers of the order and Ins
offices of the city and county have been
turned over almost bodily to the membsrs
of thin secret political society. To such
an extent has this become true that the
business men of the city , the citizens who
do not feel It necessary to belong to a secret
organization to establish their citizenship ,
and the men In favor of free discussion and
open contests on matters concerning the
public welfare , have begun to ask "What
Is the A. P , A ? " This question has been
asked many time ? and more frequently dur
ing the last few weeks , In view of the work
of the members ot the order In planning ths
coming political campaign and slating the
officers to be named at the coming political
conventions , without considering the wishes
or Interests ot the rank and file of the dom
inant parties or of the business men of the
city , the men who pay the taxes and furnish
the means for the conduct of the municipal
and county affairs.
Few people , except the active workers In
the pollleal ) Held , seem to realize the extent
to which the A. P. A. have secured control
ot the political machinery ot the city and
county. The court house , the city hall , the
Board of Education , and all positions created
by political preference are In the hands of
the order almost to a man , and the leaders
are already busy at work laying plans to
make the capture ot public places more
complete at the coming elections. Imme
diately upon the adjournment of the recent
legislature the plna were set for the fight In
the city and county elections this fall and
every office to be voted upon now has sev
eral selected candidates. It Is not a ques
tion of fitness at all , but simply a matter
of which candidate for an office can pull the
largest Influence with the star chamber
branches of the order which selects the
candidates for the people without respecting
the people's wishes or rights In the prem
ises.
ises.In
In Investigating the work of the order In
Omaha and this county a marked discrep
ancy Is discovered between the claims of the
association , as outlined In Its platform ol
principles , and the practical results of the
cairylng out of the plans of the oathbound
organization.
"U'o have nothing to do , " said Rev. E. J.
Oldknow of New Jersey , one of the chlel
organizers ot the order , "with the religious
side of the question , but only with the po
litical. Our deslro la to minimize the powei
of the Roman Catholic hierarchy In politics ,
to counteract it at every possible turn. We
work through the ordinary political methods ,
Wo are affiliated with no political party and
have no political ambition. As Individual :
wo are not opposed to voting for Catlvnllcs
Wo propose to work solely through the bal
lot box , but wo are not boycottora and dc
not seek to ostracize any ono socially or Ir
business. Our aim ,1s 'political ' and oui
methods peaceful. "
Either Rev. Oldknow Is mistaken or thi
A. P. A.'s of Omaha have not been follow
Ing In the paths laid out by the founder :
ot the order. "Wo are affiliated with n <
political party and have no political ambl
tlon , " says Mr. Oldknow. The Oman ;
branches of the A. P. A. have centered thel
entire energies In politics and mombcrr o
that order are slated for every position li
county and city governments at the comlni
election.
Rev. Oldknow'a statement that as Indl
vlduals the members ot the order are no
opposed to voting for Catnollcs Is given ai
emphatic denial In the oatha taken b ;
every member of the order and publlshei
horowtth , In which the member most sol
cmnly swears "that I will not vote for , no
counsel others to vote for , any Romai
Catholic , but will vote only ror a Protestant
that I will endeavor at all times to plac
political positions of the government la th
hands ot Protestants. "
Members of the order In Omaha hav
been loud In their denunciations ot men wh
have refused to vote for candidates noml
nated by A. P. A. star chamber decrees
The very oath of the order makes a boltc
of every member of the order In case th
party to which he belongs should nominal
a Roman Catholic for any office.
Ths technical name of the A. P. A. or
ganlzatlon Is "Tho Amoreans. " According t
the official ritual , the candidate for ad
mission to membership must go through sev
eral stages of Initiation , In the course o
which he must make a declaration ot prln
clples and subscribe In succession to sever ?
Iron-clad oaths. These' oaths are here re
printed , word for word.
DECLARATION AND PLEDGE OF CAN
DIDATES.
I hereby declare that I am of sound mini !
ot goad moral character , and a firm believe
In a Dlety , and not a member ot any soclet
opposed to good government ; I am competor
to pursue some useful and lawful occupy
tlon ; I am not a member ot the Roma
Catholic church , nor have I any sympath
with Roman Catholicism ; that In my oplnlo
no Roman Catholic should bo allowed an
part or parcel In the control , or occupy an
position In our public schools , or hold clvl
political or military officesIn this countr ;
On the contrary I realize that the Instltutlor
ot our country are in danger from the mi
chlnattoni ot the Church ot Rome. I bellev
that only by the removal ot Roman Cathi
lies from offices ot public trust can justlc
right and true American sentiment be full
aubierved , and by the concerted and coi
tlnuous efforts by the lovers of America
liberty only can such results bo consummate
nd continued ; therefore ,
I hereby pledge myself to defend the go'
eminent of the United States , and of
state In which I reside , against Invasloi
disorder , treason , rebellion , either by eccli
atastlcal , local or foreign foe , and again ;
the usurpation of temporal or splrltu
power- , power whereby men becon
slaves to party and the Rome
church. I pledge myself to stand t
the principles ot this order. I am wlllli
to bind myself by a vow , sacred and Invlol
ble. I am a Protestant , and have been fi
yoars. I b.Mong to the chun
nd the following secret societies :
FIRST OATH.
The candidate la led by ritualistic mur
rtiery up to the oaths , which are recited 1 t
the oSlccrs ot the order and repeated I t
tha prospective member. The flrit oath read
I , , do most solemnly and sincere
promise and swear , without any mental rcse
ration or evasion , that I will not reveal an
thing that I have seen or conjectured to ai
person In the worU not entitled to kno'
and then only In such manner as I may 1
justified , after satisfying myself of the rig
of him or them to receive It , and even tin
not to reveal even unto them more than I a
allowed by the Instructions of the order
to Impart ; further , that I will not reve :
Impart , or convey , by word , deed , act , slg
mark , figure , or letter , cither Indicated
written upon anything solid or plastic
traceable In any manner or nature mhatsoev '
anything which I may see , hear , or dlscov
in connection with this order , to any pe >
ion In th ? world who li not personal
known , or has been vouched for to me as
member In good Htandlng In this order 1
come friend whom I know to ba such ,
furthermore swear that I will not reveal , dl
close or In any manner make known t
name , prson , or Individuality ct any mei
ber of this order , either by word , ilgn
otherwise , whereby the membership ot tt
order may become kuown by any ptrtoa n
I
a meiuttr ot the 3tn . I further iirear ,
upon my aacrcd honor as a man , breathing ,
living and having a belief la the exlstenca
of a Dully and an Immortality , that I com
not here as a spy , for my own end ) , or In
tha Interests of any person or persons ai
their spy , neither do I como here out ot Idle
curiosity , but with , an honest desire to
associate myself with those who are striving
to lave this commonwealth trtim , the perils
that threaten to destroy It , I furthermore
w ar that I do not come to gain admlislon
here far the purpose ot divulging to any
society , organized or to be organized , of
any naturi whatever , or to any theological
Institution , college , or class whatever , nor to
any church organization , more especially the
Roman Catholic church , of this cr any other
country , nor to any priest , bishop , cardinal ,
archbishop , or to the pope of Rome , or to
his agents or conferees , any of the parts ,
fractions , present or future , of the secrets ,
dotnga , works , discussion ! , orders , obliga
tions , business , words or signs of this order ,
whereby the fimo may become known.
To all of which I most solemnly swear , In
eight of Just heaven and the call of my con
eclence , so help mo. Most High , Maker of all ,
and If I have falsely sworn or perjured my
soul may God punish me as I deserve.
Amen. Amen. Amen.
SiCOND OATH.
The second oath Is as follows :
I , , do most solemnly premise and vow
that I will always deal Justly with my fel
low men. that I will measure out to htm his
Just and equal and Just portion ot Hut
which belongs to him of right to demand of
me , thnt In the relations of lite I will bo
just and equitable as an employer or em
ploye , or oa a counsel , or as a judge , or as
a Juryman , or In the capacity of on arbi
trator , in nny and all ot these I will be
faithful and do and perform to ths utmost of
my ability , so help me , Moat Merciful God ,
and may Ho measure out to me as I do to
other * with his keenest vengeance should I
knowingly or w.ttlngly violate this my solemn
obligation. Amen. Amen. Amen.
THIRD OATH.
The third oath required Is as follows :
I , , do most solemnly promise and vow
that I will not make known to any one in
the broad world , upon the land or upon the
sea , anything I may hear , see or discover
In this department at this time , or at any
future period , In the least Jot or tittle , unless
directed by the proper authority to confer
this degree or communicate this work to a
regularly organized and recognize ! body of
Amoreans , and neither to any of them un
less duly advised of the genuineness of the
body to be so Instructed.
I furthermore promise and swear I will ,
to the best of my ability , preserve the purity
of the ballot at any and all elections , that
I will discountenance frauds and Impositions
by arts and tricks upon the people.
I furthermore promise and swear that I
will maintain a rigid- enforcement ot the
principles of honor and honesty against po
litical usurpation and oppression ; that I will
maintain and defend the government ot the
United States and the government of the
state In which I llvo against foreign In
vasion , against a foreign foe , national or
ecclesiastical , against rebellion , treason , or
the foes of good government , and In order to
do so I promise my lands , money and even
my life ; that I will forever renounce and
abjure any foreign power , king , prince , po
tentate or ecclesiastical power whereby the
same may In any way conflict with my
right ! as a citizen or my rights of conscience ,
and. If need bo , I will take up arms and ! by
opposing end them. I furthermore promise
and swear I will ever make It the aim
of my life to keep the church separate and
distinct from the state to the end that the
state may not bo made subservient to pro
mote the Interest of some strong eccleslastl-
cal power and by Its Influence oppress and
crush the people. To nil of which I do most
solemnly promise and swear , so help mo
God. Amen. Amen. Amen.
FOURTH OATH.
The flnnl oath In Its most binding terms
completes the obligations which the candidate
undertakes. It Is :
I do most solemnly promise and swear that
I will always , to the utmost of my ability ,
labor , plead , and wage a continuous warfare
against Ignorance and fanaticism ; that I
will use my utmost power to strike the
shackles and chains of blind obedience to the
Roman Catholic church from the hampered
and bounden consciences of a priest-ridden
and church-oppresssd people ; that I will
never allow any member of the Roman
Catholic church -become a member of
r
thi ? order , I knowing him to be such ; that I
will use my Influence to promote the Interests
of Protestants everywhere In the world that
I may be ; that I will not employ a Roman
Catholic In any capacity If I can procure
the services of n Protestant.
I furthermore promise and swear that 1
will not aid In building , maintaining , by my
resources , any Roman Catholic church or
li'Etltutlon of their sect or creed whatsoever ,
but will do all In my power to break down
the power of the pope In this country , or any
other ; that I will not enter Into nny con
troversy with a Roman Catholic on the sub
ject of this order , nor will I enter Into
any agreement with a Roman Catholic to
strike or create nny disturbance whereby
the Roman Catholic employes may under
mine and substitute them as workers ; that
In all grievances I will seek only Protestants
and counsel with them to the exclusion of
all Roman Catholics and will not make
known to them anything of the nature ol I
anything matured at such conferences. I
furthermore promise and swear that I will I
not countenance the nomination. In any cau
cus or convention , of a Roman Catholic for
any office In the gift of the
American people , and that I will I
i. not vote for nor counsel others to vote for
any Roman Catholic , but will vote only for n
Protestant so far as may be In my power.
Should there be two Roman Catholics on i
opposite tickets I will erase the name ofl
tha ticket I vote , that I will endeavor at all
times to place the political positions of this
government In the hands of Protestants tc
the entire exclusion of the Roman Catholic
church or the members thereof , and the
mandate of the pope. To all of which I dc
most solemnly promise and swear , so heir
'mo God. Amen. Amen. Amen.
Thousand * of Dollars Worth of JUloH Or *
Tikon.
DENVEU. June 15. A special to the New :
from Lake City , Colo. , says : A scheme o
gigantic proportions has been unearthed b ]
which the Golden Fleece Mining company
has been systematically robbed for a num
her ot months and yesterday it was an
nounccd the tnlno will shut down at onci
tor an Indefinite period. The thieving ha :
been confined to high grade ores and wll
' * reach enormous proportions , as the amoun
stolen ha * exceedoJ one-halfof the month ! ;
output , which has averaged at least $40,00 !
Iy per month. Thnae figures seem possible enl ;
, . when tbo extraordinary richness of the * hlgl
in grade ore Is taken Into consideration
% ! ] Humors Impl'catlng many of the employe
and various cltlzeiu of the camp have beci
current all day , but nothing positive has beei
made public. The company has offered a re
n , ward of $1,000 for Information leading to th
arrest and conviction of each person Impll
at cated In the robbery , The management In
al slsts there has been an organized gang a
work , making shipments to various parts o
in the country and even to Mexico , from wher
, y the ore was re-shipped to the smelters
ig They say they will run down every membe
ot this gang It U costs $50,000 to do so. Thi
or mine had been paying regular monthly dlvl
ch donds of $12,000 for over two years. Th
wages paid the men are the highest In th
state. The GoUcn Fleece la the richest mm
In Colorado and probably In America. Th
company has placed armed sentinels at al
> y the workings to prevent further thefts.
> y
is : Jtallronil blttmtlun li Improving.
NEW YORK , June 15. Sir William C
r-
y- Van Horna ot Montreal , president of th
yW yy Canadian Pacific railroad. Is at the Brunswlc
W , with a party of Canadians. The party ha
be been on a tour ot the Canadian Pacific line
lit and Is visiting several ot the northwester
en farming states. "I was very much Im
pressed with the pronounced Improvement c
the country I have passed through , " said SI
William. "Railroads are doing a bette
'n > builnes ? and there Is more confidence on th
part of all the people. "
or
'er Ann-ricnn Oil superior to ICanlxn.
er WASHINGTON , June 15. Consul Genen
r * Kirk at Copenhagen has cent to ths Stat
Hy
Hya department a report upon the coniumptto
by ot American and Russian petroleum In Der
byI mark. Tha report ehowa an increase t
Is- American oils over Ruislan oil , Tba Ir
oreaia in consumption ot American oil U al
trlbuted to Iti auperlorlty over the Rusitai
It la claimed tha latter smokes and doc
ill not last aa well. Tha difference In price I
tot vary alight.
TIIE FIELD OF ELECTRICITY
Lively Competition in the Telephone Busi
ness at Various Points.
HELLO RATES SLASHED IN THE MIDDLE
Dimension of ( lie Uontoit nml Its Kdect on
the Hall Monopoly _ Tlio 1'rojectcd
J'nclflc Cnble Klectrlcnl
Development * !
Competition In the telephone business Is
steadily growing throughout the country , anil
In every Instance a reduction ot the Hell
company rates follows. The common belief
that the Dell company Is too firmly en
trenched In the business to be seriously dis
turbed Is not borne out by the facts. While
In a tew Instances opposition partakes of a
rpcculatlvo character there Is abundant evl-
dcnco that the leading competitors of the
Bell are In the business to stay.
A comprehensive review of the growth of
competition In the business Is presented In
the current Issue of Electricity , a New York
publication , largely devoted to the Interests ot
independent electrical companies. According
to this authority a particularly hot fight be
tween the rival companies Is now on In New
England. In some places , "where the local
companies lacked the backbone to stand up
for their right * , the hostile policy of the Doll
company worked , and the so-calleJ Independ
ent companies have died In a spasm of fright.
In other towns the local companies were or
ganized with courageous men at the head.
They were on the ground to do business , not
to sell stock or speculate In franchises.
Neither were they afraid to fight America's
strongest monopoly. They went ahead re
gardlcss of threats and Insinuations , built
exchanges , and today are giving a service
more satisfactory than that of the Hell com
pany and at about half the cost to subscribers.
Through the determined itand taken by these
local companies , organized on a legitimate
basis and for legitimate purposes , a form of
opposition has arisen that promises , sooner
or later , to very seriously curtail the buslnosi
of the Now England company , which for sev
enteen years has enjoyed the fruits of patent
monopoly to the full. It means more than
that even. The organization of these local coirf-
panlcs In scores of prosperous towns and
cities begets tbo hope that the telephone busl-
nMs will at no distant day be conducted on
a broad , honest and liberal basis. "
MORE REDUCTIONS.
Instances have already been cited which
serve to show the radical reductions In rates
made by the Bell company , oftQn In the vain
hope that It would be able to hold its local
subscribers. Supplementary to what has al
ready been published , and seivlng better In
some respects to Illustrate the efforts of the
Dell company to head off the Independent
exchange companies , a review of the situa
tion in the state of Michigan Is apropos.
When the Harrison company began making
contracts at Port Huron at $30 and $24 per
year , the Dell company dropped to $24 and
$13 , and offered to give a rebate ot a month
and a half to all who would continue as sub
scribers for three months from April 1. At
Escanaba George W. French , with a capital
of a few dollars and plenty of Michigan grit
and get-lliere , drove the Dell company , with
a 100 drop exchange , out of the place , and
today Is giving a satisfactory service for $24
and $18 per year to more subscribers than the
Dell company had.
The Gllllland company has secured a
franchise at Denton Harbor , agreeing to give
s rvlco at $2 and $1 per month. This has
brought the Dell company down to $3 and
$2.50. a reduction of $1 per month. The Gll
llland plant will bo built. The Marquette
Telephone company has proposed to give
service' In Ishpemlng at $30 and $15 per
juar. To get down to these rates Uie Dell
company had to cut theirs In two In the
middle. Mere rumor of an opposition com
pany at Ironwood sent Dell rates from $60
down to $36 per year. The Harrison com
pany has a franchise In Grand Itaplds , and
expects to open Its exchange with 1,200 sub
scribers. The Dell company has already re
duced rates from $4S and $70 to $36 and $50
for private subscribers , but with still greater
reductions to municipal officials whoso Influ
ence It hopes to retain In its fight. The busi
ness men of Manlstee have organized a com
pany and are prepared to Install a Gilllland
plant wltU rates at $24 and $18 per year. The
cut of Wio Hell company from $50 and $25 to
$36 and $20 hasn't scared the local company
a bit.
At Holland the Bell company made a flat
rate of $12 per year to all subscribers In the
hope of freezing out the local company. The
outcome has been that the local company
has sixty-two subscribers and the Dell thirty.
The Bell rates , before the local company en
tered the field , were $48 and $36.
The establishment of a Strowger Automatic
Exchange plant at Ypsllant ! brought Hell
rates from $58 to $30. At Cadillac the Hell
company was routed , horse , foot and
dragoons. Henry W. SHI Installed an ex
change of the Chase system , selling the In-
struments outright to subscribers and charg
ing $18 n year for exchange service. There
Is not a Dell Instrument left In the town , and
the new exchange has four times as many
subscribers as the old one.
In Jackson , Three Rivers , Calumet , Kalamazoo -
mazoo , Ithaca , Charlotte , Ionia , Petoskey ,
Traverse City , Charlevolx , Marshall. Saglnaw ,
Grand Haven , Vassar , St. Glair , Menomlnee ,
f St. Johns , Sault Ste. Mario. Mt. Clemens ,
I Owasso , Ludlngton , Adrian , Hlllsdale , Lans-
i Ing , Flint and all other towns in the state
) where competing companies have been organ
ized , or even proposed , the Dell companies
have cut rates from 25 to BO per cent. In
the city of Detroit , where no organized com
petition has yet arizen , the same old rates
hold good.
Instances of reduced rates could be multi
plied without end , but those above given
servo admirably to show how mucfli alarmed
the Dell company has become over the initial
progress of the Independent exchange move
ment.
RIVALS SPRINGING UP.
The greatest activity In the organization
of independent telephone exchange companies
has thus far been In the central and south
ern states. Almost every town of 3,000 or
more Inhabitants now has Its local telephone
company. Franchises have been secured and
active preparations are making to Install an
exchange service. In the largo cities
progress has been necessarily slow. The
Bell company has become BO strongly en
trenched and lias such a strong pull with
the municipal authorities that In many case *
It is difficult for an opposition company to
obtain a foothold. But even this has not
deterred the onward march of the Independ
ent movement , and there are but few cities
today In which local anti-Dell companies ,
with money and brains behind them , have
not been organized and active steps taken
to secure the necessary rights and fran
chises.
The Mutual Automatic Telephone company
of New York , organized with a capital ol
$6,000,000 , will establish a local exchange
service In New York City. The Strowger
Automatic exchange and the Hunnlngs trans
mitter will bo used. Contracts are now being
made on the maximum basis of $120 per year.
Just so scon as a sufficient number ot sub
scribers have been secured the work of in
stalling the plant will begin ,
e In Philadelphia a similarly organized come -
e pany has already secured franchises. In
II Buffalo the local company la making flve-yeai
contracts. In Chicago , St. Louis , Plttsburg ,
Detroit and a host ot other large cities in
dependent companies with ample capital arc
already in tbo field.
The Home Telephone company , organized in
Baltimore , has already secured a large num
ber of subscribers on three-year contracts In
that city. The new company will operate
the Dranbaugh patents and will give a service
at much lower ratea than tha local Bell com
pany. Franklin Noble of New York Is presi
dent and organizer of the new company.
"In cplta ot the threats , reduction Ir
rates , manipulations of municipal governments -
ments and other practices common to a cer
tain species ot New England electrical flnan
clers , " aya Electricity , "the work of organlz
Ing local companies and Installing competlnj
exchanges has gone on apace. The net roiul
of thla contest between a bulldozing methoi
ot preventing buslnein and an honest effor
to promote It Is that the Independent ex
change Industry baa attained proportion !
largely exceeding the expectations of thi
most langulne promoters. "
THE PACIFIC CABLE.
Tbo distances to be traversed by the pro
Jected cable from Victoria , B. C. , to Fanulni
Island , and thenca to Auckland , are enormous
Between the past two points the distance as
tha crow files ts 3 , 0miles. Fanning Island
Is 1,200 miles south ot Honolulu. From
Fanning Island to Ffjf It Is 1,967 mltei , and
from the latter point : to Auckland Is 1,348
miles. From -Auckland to Sydney , In New
South Wales , a cable Is already laid. This
Is the route contemplated , Uic total distance
to be covered belnRabout , 7,200 statute miles.
Careful estimates recently made by the hydro ,
graphic office at Washington show that the
cost ot laying a transpacific cable would be
just about $1,000 pen-imile , Including every
thing. This would lirlng the total expense
of putting down the line from Victoria to
Auckland , exclusive 'of ' preliminary surveys ,
up to $7,200,000. Tha cost Is somewhat In
creased by the fact Uiat the cable Itself ha *
to be carried all tno'way ' from England , No
submarine cables .fare : i manufactured on tills
continent. , i |
Victoria , which Is at the soutli end.ot Van
couver Island , Is alrefady connected by cable
with Vancouver towmi across the straits on
the mainland. Vancouver town Is the ter
minus of the Canadian ! Pacific railroad. Thus
the proposed line will convey messages direct
from Europe to Australia , and the London
merchant will bo able to send telegrams be
neath two oceans to Sydney , From Sydney
the same telegrams could be forwarded back
to London by way of India and the continent
of Europe. Thus It will be practicable actu
ally , when the project Is accomplished , to
transmit an electric spark entirely around
the world. By throwing open all circuits
along the wires the spark could be made to
girdle the earth completely In a fraction ot
a second. Already there Is continuous tele
graphic communication overland and under
seas all the way from Victoria , D. C. , to
Auckland. The connection of Auckland with
Victoria will make the circuit of the globe
complete.
NEW TREATMENT FOR SUNSTROKE.
An Interesting electrical plant has been in
stalled In the sunstroke ward of a New York
hospital. The old treatment for sunstroke
Included warming drinks and hot applica
tions to the body , with a view of drawing
the heat from the head. Now the patient
Is Immersed In very cold water and kept
'hare until the abnormal temperature abates.
The new apparatus for transferring the
patient to the bath Is worked entirely by
electricity. A hammock , suspended by
chains. Is lowered and receives the patient ,
who Is gently slid In from the stretcher. A
turn of the motor wheel lifts him , and ho Is
carried smoothly along to a bath filled with
Iced water. Into this ho Is lowered by the
machinery until only his face remains above
water. Ice Is packed around his head , and
ho Is left until his temperature has lowered
to the desired point. The machinery then
quietly lifts him and transfers him to a
pallet at the side ot the room. This method
ot handling not only causes less Jarring to
the patient than any other , but It saves the
doctors and nurses much exhaustive work ,
particularly In the case of heavy patients.
It Is interesting to note , as showing that tha
medical profession Is alive to the mechanical
as well as the therapeutic advantages of
electricity , that this apparatus was designed
by Dr. Lewis A. Stlnson , the attending sur
geon of the hospital.
AN ELECTRIC GOLD DREDGE PLANT.
An Interesting account has been received
of the application of water power in pro
ducing electricity for use In gold dredging
In Shotover river , New Zealand. The water
is obtained at a creek one and a half miles
distant from the dredging ground nd
brought by a. race cut in the side of a hill ,
or. In places where the ground Is not suita
ble. In a timber flume , to a pressure tank
t a level of G24 feeA nbove the pipes at the
.enerator house. From this tank the water
carried In rolled steel pipes to a Pelton
rater wheel , whlh drives the dynamos by
lilcli the dredge. Is Actuated. The dredge
constructed for , the most part of steel ,
ml Is capable , when'loperatlnR at a depth
f twenty feet , of an output of ninety cubic
nrds per hour. It Is Corked at night by the
ght of arc lamps. , The dredglngs are dc-
fvered through a rev&lvlng screen for sep-
rating the stonesiand'coarser ) material , upon
lalzo tables set iUon , Inclination of one In
, welve. The cost of the Installation was
35.000 , and the meekly working expenses are
175. i i
SMELTING IRpN .BY ELECTRICITY.
Important developments are imminent In
.ho Iron-smelting Industry. The days of
melting Iron with charcoal are passed , es
pecially In districts itwhero the cost of fuel
s high. An Oregon ( ron manufacturer says
hat while Iron Is manufactured in Ger
many at $8 per ton. It costs here $10 per
on for fuel to smelt the metal. In Ala
bama , where coal and Iron mines are close
ogcther and negro labor Is cheap , the Iron
s smelted for $5 per ton , and the freight
on it to Portland is $10 per ton. Pig Iron
used to bring $30 to $35 per ton In Oregon ,
nd finally It was reduced to $23. This left
but little profit , when the fuel cost $10 to
ho ton of Iron , and rendered competition
ulth Alabama Iron Impossible. The Oro-
; on Iron master regards smelting by elec-
.rlclty as the only hope for the Iron indus-
: ry In his state. By utilizing water power
o generate the electricity It will be possible
, o smelt Iron as cheaply there as else
where. Electric smelting works have al
ready been started In Portland , where a
pleco of Iron was recently exhibited which
had been made by electricity from black
sand In twenty minutes.
10IM .1110UT TItJS I'KMACnUH.
The church of an orthodox PIttsburg
minister Is located near the blast furnaces
which frequently serve him In Illustrating
a burning question. Not long ago he dis
coursed on hell , and graphically described
the lofty temperature of that section of the
hereafter. "Look ! " ho suddenly exclaimed ,
pointing toward the Illumination produced
by the flow of the molten metal In a near by
furnace , "hear It gurgle and roar and ex *
plodo , " he continued. "You know what It
is ; ycu know It ts hot. But , my friends , if
that was In liell the residents would con
sider It Ice cream ! "
History teems with examples of the power
of eloquence. A good story of an Incident
which occurred the other day In a Cardigan
shire chapel , where the congregation was
made up principally of sea faring men , Is
told by a London paper. "A figure used
by the preacher related to a captain at his
wit's end when navigating his ship through
a narrow , shallow , winding channel , abound
ing with rocks and strong currents. The
faces of some of the listeners were perfect
pictures as the preacher eloquently de
scribed the details and difficulties ot the voy
age. The ship ran against a bank , and in
a thrilling burst the preacher shouted ,
'What shall we do ? ' 'God knows , ' cried an
old sailor , "for you are going stern foremost ! "
Arizona Pete had been called upon , In the
absence of all the deacons and other qualified
i/hurch officers , to pass the contribution
basket , says the Chicago Tribune.
In a scat half way down the middle aisle
sat the wealthiest man In the congregation ,
fast asleep.
Arizona Pete stopped when near him , heU
the basket under hls'nose and waited.
A 80ft snore wasthe ! only contribution.
He touched hinronjthe shoulder.
Another snore. ,
Then he shook him. '
"Fuddleston , " he said , "you can't make a
sneak out ot this < game. Pungle up or I'll
throw you out of the window ! "
It Is recorded tlfftt-Mr. Fuddleston at once
plunged- to the * ; extent ot $ r for the first
and only time In Irreligious career.
A wealthy rellgl6ua { man of Glasgow , Scot
land , recently requestcl'Of the street car com
panies the privilege qf printing ecrlpture
texts on the back of tlie tickets used by the
worktngmcn In thS commission hours. But
no sooner was the privilege extended to him
than the car commutes got Into hot water.
They were charged" with discriminating
against the worklngrndn by asumlng that
they needed texts . .ipore than the people
who used the cars at other hours ot Hie day ,
They tried to explain the matter , but it was
of no use. And to settle the difficulty they
were obliged to print , the scripture texts at
though they were paid advertisements. Sc
now the texts are printed like this : "Corn :
unto Me all ye that are weary and heav )
laden. Tf. " "Pure religion and unJefllet
before God and the Father Is tills : To vlsll
the fatherless and the widows In theli
affliction , and to keep himself unspotted fron
the world. Adv. "
Down In the black belt ot Georgia a Pres
byterlan minister received a visit from a colored
orod pastor who wanted counsel and advice
"Well , sir , It's lest this way , " said he
"I'te plumb preached myself out. I'si
worked on election , nanctlncatlon , predestlna
tlon , hell Inside and out , till I couldn't 83 ]
another word to save my life , " Ills vvhlti
DID WE GET
YOUR ORDER ?
A few days more and
Will be a matter of history.
Hundreds have availed themselves of this rare opportunity to
have a suit made at a price that causes them to wonder how
it can be done
To Order * To Order
Worth $25 and $30. Worth $7 and $8
PLACE YOUR ORDER TOMORROW
While the assortment is still large. A delay of one clay means the
loss of many choice designs
You will find no "Shoddy" among these goods.
Stf
OARIPR/T CO. ,
1414-1416-1418 DOUGLAS STREET.
Folding Beds-
Wc shall place on sale this week as the SPECIAL. BARGAIN
our entire line of this space-saving invention. We have marked every
bed at a reduction of at. least 33 1-3 per cent and the line ranges from
Sll.OOtoSlOO.OO.
Our purpose in this sale is to demonstrate that WE have the BEST
BED in the market at the LOWEST PRICE. Besides we huyc JX full
assortment of popular styles and a variety of patterns.
-FOR THIS WEEK.
Baby Cabs
\Vecalledatteiitiontoourstipcriorassortnient of Baby Carriages
on April 3th ( ) last. The rcspone was a liberal patronage , showing we're
right on STYLES and PRICESWe have duplicated the best selling
numbers and have as fine an assortment as at any time this season , and
o O'er the FULL LI NE'it prices as attractive as the goods themselves.
FOR THIS WEEK.
Bargain Basement
All short ends of Carpets , Mattinus , LINOLEUMS and OIL CLOTHS
can be bought in our Easement Department at MOST REASONABLE
PRICES.
Made-up Rusjs , Tapestry , Body Brussels and Momiette Uu s at less
than yard price of the goods. Odd pairs Ivice Curtains , Portiers , Hm-
broidered Muslin , etc. Odd pieces of Furniture.
VISIT THE BASEMENT.
brother suggested that he should preach a
sermon by way of a change on "Thou Shalt
Not Steal , " for a text. "Well , boas , dat cer
tainly U a good text ; but I'm mons'ous 'fratd
It will produce a coolness In the congregation. "
AN VXJti.tTizKl > UKKA3I.
New Tork Evening Sun.
Ho went fishing In the wildwood ,
In the danclnsr mountain brook.
Where he used to llsh In childh' ' J.1
With n bent pin for a. hook ;
He bethought him of the catches
That ho used to show with pride.
And the sunburn nnd the scratchc.-i
That udorned his youthful hide.
Now , he has a fancy tackle ,
And tt"Vod of opllt bamboo ,
Klles of every style of hackle.
Clicking reel nnd Bilk line , too ;
With a twelvo-i > ound basket luuun ,
Harnessed up with straps nnd bands ,
He had patent boots to wade In ,
And kid gloves upon his hands.
Qayly then he started fishing
In a shady noolt and cool
Where the willows , gently swishing ,
Overhung a well known pool :
That was where ho used to catch them
When ho was an urchin small.
Surely now ho ought to match them
With his fancy rig and all.
nut alas ! ho could not do It ,
Though he fished the pool all day ;
Not a trout that ambled through it
Took the pains to come his way ;
But his cuss words made the air blue ,
And he whipped the creek to foam-
Then ha smashed his fancy bamboo ,
I'ald hla bill and came back homo !
Travellr.c Man Died hjr 1'iiUnn.
SAN ANTONIO , June 15. The body of J.
J. Keating , a traveling zaletman for a Kan
sas City cigar firm , was found dead In bed
In a boarding house In ttih city today. He
died by poison , but whether t-kcn , with sui
cidal Intent Is not known.
I
I leutoiinnt Ilnokm llr at D.illni.
DALLAS , Tex. , Juno 15. Lieutenant George
C. Ilackui ot the United States cavalry died
last night at the city hospital of pneumonia
with which ho was seized about a week ag > >
while on a visit here.
Murdarer Itlawi Out IIU ItraliM.
FORT WOUTH , Tex. , June 16. Mont Me-
Cullough la a fit of Jealousy shot and killed
his wife at Jacksonville , Tex. , and afterward
blew out his own brains.
JI.ll' IT I'Lill > K TllK COVJIT.
Dill Wright was a justice of the peace , and
also an absent-minded man , whoso wlfo was
as able an orator as Xautlppe , relates the
University Courier.
11111 used to serve all his processes himself ,
and to save tlmo would tlgn the marriage
certificates In blank and deliver a number
to the parson.
Ono day 11111 had a process to serve away
up In the mountains on a semi-barbarous
recluse , who was sued for damages for some
misdeeds , and Dill thought ho would deliver
a few of the certificates to the parson.
So sticking both packages of papers In the
same pocket he mounted his' horse and rode
off.
Reaching the minister's he stopped and
chatted aVhtle , and , after delivering his pa
pers , he started off again and took the road
to the mountains.
The parson had a wedding that day , ono
of the parties being a notorious horse thief
from an adjoining county. When the cere
mony was over the parson selected a certifi
cate from the bundle and unrolled It suf
ficiently to sign his name. On handing It
to the man the latter opened It , and his eye
grow wild as ho read Instead of a marriage
certificate a warrant of arrest , signed by
both the Justice of the peace and by the par
son. He feared BO mo trap , so surrendered
himself to custody.
When the Judge reached the mountain
side lid took out the paper to road It and Im
mediately saw Its nature , but maintaining
his self-possession , ho recited the form of
summons , which ho fortunately remembered.
He then returned and found the horde
thief In Jail , and went and saw the parson ,
remarking , with his own matrimonial felicity
In mind , that both papers had unintentionally
nerved the ends of Justice.
The Judge of a western court , In order to
secure a rater and more civilized condition
of affairs In the court room , eays the New
York Sun , asked the twelve jurymen and the
ten attorneys present to place their pistols
lu a pile In the corner of the room , but there
seemed to be some hesitancy in complying
with the request , and the Judge Insisted.
"It your honor will put liU dowa first , "
suggested the foreman of the Jury , "I guosi
the balance of us will teller suit. "
"Certainly , gents , " replied his honor , and
laid his gun down In the cornor.
In a few minutes all the others had dons
the same excepting the sheriff and his dep
uty , who were not Included , and twonty-thros
pistols wore reposing peacefully on the floor.
"Now , gents , " said his honor , suddenly
whipping out a gun , "tho llrst man that
goes near that pile gits It In the neck , "
In an Instant every man's hand went to
his other hip pocket , and as his honor dived
behind the desk twenty-two bullets went
through the window back of where ho had
been sitting , and twenty-two men were waitIng -
Ing for him to stick his head up , but ho did
nothing so rash ,
"Put up them guns , " he yelled ; "put up
thorn guns , or I'll fine every d ono of you
for contempt ot court. "
Indium Ihinuln ? for Kiln.
QUTIinin , Okl. , June 15. The Sao and
Fox Indians have a now method to got ralu.
They appealed one day last week for all
tribes to assemble at one place to dance for
rain and at the same tlmo they invited sev
eral neighboring tribes to Join in tbo fes
tivities for showers. Largo numbers of In
dians met and danced until Sunday's flood
came and this so buoyed thorn up that they
are still dancing that more rain may come.
Iloforo they commenced their festivities they
moved their wigwams from the bottoms to
the highlands , saying the rains would Hood
the lowlands.
Hnppn od to llolonc tu D.iltnn'i ( Inn r <
VICTORIA , Tex. , June 15 , Kxcltement
prevails over three counties Victoria , Do-
wltt and Jackson on account of tha presence
of supposed members of the Dalton gang
who have been committing depredations on
the borders ot these counties for several
weeks. Three sheriffs with posses are novr
hunting them down. Ono of Sheriff Stecle'a
posse from Hewitt county has been shot down
by the outlaws.
lllcrrlo Cracki Uulni ; to Dourer.
DCNVKIl , Juno 16. The Denver Wheel
club hag received a telegram from A , A.
Zimmerman saying that he nnd Jonti 8.
Johnson will race IH Denver tha latter part
ot July.