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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (April 29, 1898)
THE OMAHA DAILY BEE. < Vt\r A HA. ! FHTn.AY APISlTi 2t ) . 1898. SINGLE COP\r FIVE CENTS. THE FIELD OF ELECTRICITY Striking Features of the Coming Electrical Exhibition in Hew York. ST , LOUIS ABOLISHES OVERHEAD WIRES " Effect nf Trolley Linen on Kent K- tate VnlUew DntneMtle Conven- lenccMIeietninieut * In Other llranche * . At the coming electrical exhibition In New York City the first extensive attempt to telegraph without wires in this country will bo made between the tower of tbe garden , in the heart of the city , and tbe dome ot ttio Columbia university en Mwn- ingsldo Height * In Harlem. It will be ccade under the direction of IVof. Crocker of the electrical department of Columbia. The ap paratus to bo used will bu the came as that Used by Marconi , recently tested by Wll Ham Henry Preece of ttic postofflce depart ment of Great Britain , who succeeded in transmitting messages to eomo Wands off the -cost of Wales , although no wires con nected the Islands with the mainland. Tbe height of Madison square tower and of ttio dome at Columbia le such that the messages will have very little material substance to Interfere with them en route. That la. U will all bo done above the uounc tope. Not that houueo or any otht-r substance of a light nature would seriously Interfere with the ether waves , wdlch transmit the Un- pulses mide in the Instruments. Tbe Idea is to give llio New York public a chance actually to see and to try the new system of telegraphing through the ether without material means of communication. Audi- en ceo who will vlalt the garden during the experiment will be allowed to do some tele graphing on their own account , so that ttic Ejatcm may be brought home to them lu as forcible a manner as possible. Another remarkable piece of apparatus to bo exhibited In the garden will be a large acid complete work'ng ' model of Thoma.j A. Edison's Iron mine. Among the Jersey hills Edlton U crushing large quantities of mag netite , or magnetic rock , and by means of magnets heIs extracting tuo Iron ore from the sand. Tbe process has bstci minutely described , but few people have a chance to see the machinery In actual operation , because - cause the Exllson mine is guarded as strictly as the palace of the Russian czar. EJloon bao sent large pieces of the rock to Madhoit Square * garden , so ttat the process may be placed on exhibition. Five-ton rocks will be dropped between a series of great rollers rod pulverized until nothing but dust la left. The resulting dust U dropped past tde facto of electro magnets , which will pull the Iron ore out of the sand anl cuuae it to drop into a bin by Itself. The sand , of course , will pasa right on. Thus one of the newest triumphs of the great Inventor will be Illustrated. Still another remarkable electrical Inven tion la to be. Illustrated at the cbow. This will be the electric welding process of Eilhu Thomson , who has succeeded by nieana of the electric arc In revolutionizing tue old process of welding. Mr. Thomson practi cally ban created the blacksmith chop of the future. He has shown the old-style forge to be a very ucneccfsnry Inatltuticq. In order to weld nowadays It is only ncces- . eary to raso a very powerful electric current - , rent through tbe two pieces ot metal which ere to be joined together. In fact. If two pieces of metal are connected each to a pole of a dynamo and are then brought together , the reststcace of the metal at the point where they are Joined will cause them to fuao when a heavy current Is passed through them. Tbe process la now belm ; used by large manufacturers in various parts of the country. PUTTING WIRES UNDERGROUND. Within the next week or ten days every foot ; of overhead wire and cable owned by the Bell Telephone company In the down town district of St. Louis will have been removed from the poles. Already over 105- 000 feet of cable and 25 per cent of the wire in that city have been taken down , and the work is being pushed with all possible ra pidity. Probably 100 poles have been taken down and tbe number could have been consider ably Increased were It not for tbe fact that the Bell company it more or less hampered in its work by the presence ot wires belong ing to other wire-using corporations on the telephone poles. The city of St. Louis Is responsible for a portion of tbe delay that has been encoun tered in removing poles in the business dU- 'trlct. All of the fire alarm wires In certain * parts ot tbe town , are strung on tbe Bell company's poles , and until they are removed nothing more can be done toward removing the poles from the streets. A great portion of the wire and cable that is being taken down Is absolutely worthless , and Its removal means just that much loss to the company. As long as It could be used as a part of the overhead system It served tbo purpose almost as well as new wire. Some ot It can be disposed of to the junk dealers , and a certain portion of It Is good enough for future use in emergency cases. T-e wire rope * that were used to eupport the heavy cables containing the telephone wires will be disposed of In pretty much the same way. Some of them will do to put up again in tbo district outside of the conduit | limits ; some will have to be sold to Junk dealers for whatever they will bring , and not * little will have to be thrown away. There has been more or less delay In get ting the electric light wires under ground on account ot the disagreements among the eoveral companies aa to their rights In cer- , toln streets. All of them have wires strung on telephone poles In one part of town or another , but few of their wires have been removed for the reason that the underground eystcmd are still Incomplete. Notice has been served on all of the elec tric light companies to vacate the Bell com pany's poles , but owing to the fact that to do so would entail heavy Ices on most of them , nothing will bo done for the present , at least , to enforce compliance with tbe no tice. Later on the Bell company may bend obliged to hurry them up. TROLLBY LINES AND LAND VALUES. The question of the extent to which land values in cities have been affected by elec- ! ' trie railroads has recently engaged the attention Itny tention of tbe municipal authorities In many large cities , and a s > stematlo Inquiry ex tending ovur * a great number of communities has elicit eel sonio valuable and hitherto un determined Information. For the purposes of illustration , three circles have been drawn upon a city map. * ay , for example , that of a typical manufacturing town ke Plttsburg. These circles define the as definitely affected by the electric roads. The inner circle Includes the business center , or heart ot a city ; the location ot tbe po tof- flce , the banks , the financial centers , or the choice shopping district , In other words , first-class business property. Within tbla circle values are constantly appreciating , end have done so even during the past three years. Such property Is always In demand ( on Investment , and Ita value will continue teat Increase aa * the earning power ot money at Interest decreases. This circle represents , usually , the central objective point ot tbe local transportation companies. The second circle. , which will vaiy In extent with the alre of the city In a purely resi dential city or , In tbe case of an Industrial city , that portion within reasonable prox imity to the factory district. The Influence ot the electric railroad has been to cause value * within this circle to decline. Rents have had to Jje lowered to keep tenants , and selling values , based as they are on rentals , have correspondingly declined. Even mak ing full allowance for the depreciation ikot values , both rental and selling , caused by hard times and depression , the bearing byof the electric road on tbe conditions noted ofU unquestionable. Tbe third circle Include * the outlying districts made acceaalble by the lectrlc line * , and here tb greateit benefit * ofwit crtcctrlc transportation are to be met with. In this district , according to the statement of an expert , there Is a remark able appreciation of land values from the Improved [ local transportation facilities , to which railway managers and real estate men in all parts of the country bear wlt- nctn. Tbe clerk , the mechanic , and tbe classes working for wages show a disposi tion ! to take up land for homes In outlying districts , a the land Itself U cheap , the rents low , and comfort and living conditions are very much Improved. Well-to-do people pie , also , are now moving out on the Interurban - urban and acreage property beyond the out skirts of large cities to an unprecedented extent. Such districts are showing a. markel Improvement ] In value , and will doubtless dose sowe for a long time to come. Men who are well-informed this on subject hold that we were seeing but the beginning of a very ex tended movement in real estate through the Influence of electric lines , which will im mensely cnhanse suburban proper-ties. DOMESTIC ELECTRICITY. There U a man In Buffalo , N. Y. , who knows how to live , a thing that the major ity of people can learn something of with advantage. The comfort which this Indi vidual gets out of his knowledge is mainly owing to tlie utilization of elcctrlcltly In a score of wayo In ha ! house. A tep on the veranda lights the Incandescent lamps light ing that part of the house and the vestibule. As he closes 'tho door the lights are auto matically extinguished bebtad him. and those on Uio first Undlng are lit. Before leaving the tall ho can , by touching a awltch , light any room In the house. Callers speaking from the front door to the sewing room , nursery or other rooms may be admitted by a pressure of a button within these rooms. If a burgMr should be tempteJ to try hie hand at forcing a door or a window the veranda acid the vcatlbule Instantly become aa llf.ut as day , ar.1 'tho alarm bell rings In the kitchen , and the Intruder has more attention bestowed on him than he cares for. The Important qUeetlcn of being able to live Indoors Ic a wholesome and healthy atmosphere Is easily provided for. The tem perature of the whole hoUi. * la electrically controlled to 60 desreea , and in cold weather some of the rooms are kept at between b'O and 70 degrees. Tue kitchen Is entirely equipped with electrical apparatus , and the owner of the house prides himself on the fact that his cook never makes mistakes. There can be no ouch thing an a Jolat half cooked , or dried into a tasteless and fiber- less mars. The beat Is regulated > in > .l ad ministered In absolutely scientific degrees , and there Is no guos work. A Joint of a certain size and character receives a given qutatlty of heat. In a certain way , aud in a given time. The meat thus cooked Is juicy and most appetizing. A novelty In the man agement of the lights throughout the house Is a choke cell on the plan of a theater dimmer , by which tue brilliancy of tha lamps can be augmented or decreased at will.All the work ta the" laundry U done electrically , and a curling Iron heater U available lu every bedroom. Th& smoking room Is sup plied with electric cigar lighters , and the eowln.3 room has a switch and a plug for connecting up a motor to the sewing ma- chine. PICTURE .TRANSMISSION. Prof. Sylvanus 'P. ' Thompson , the eminent Englkd electrician , U very doubtful about the transmission of pictures by telegraph by Hcrr Szczcpanlk. There Is no'.ulng new In the suggestion to transmit plcturen elec trically by breakng them up Into lines or dots , or to reflect the rajs upon solcnlum cells , or to move prisms by electro-mag nets. But , so Prof. Thompaon points out , the solo and only point of any importance Is : Has Hcrr Szczepanik yet got any real resultfl ? The complicated mechanical con trivances suggested can not be made to work , as rapidly as Is necessary without some most amazing eklll In construction. I As the duration of luminous Imprceslcns on | the eye to give continuity Li of the order of only one-twelfth of a second ( cinemato graph views are bad unleea more than twelve pictures a second are made to succeed one another ) , it follows that to transmit plc- lures only one square Inch In area will re- I quire luat the wtiole of the 10,000 points 11 neccscary shall be successively Imaged with 1 in ' about one-twelfth of a cecond. There la no known electric mectanl&m which will csillate a mirror or pr sm with precision at a frequency of 120.000 a second , even though the electric line Is cnly a few yards Ions. To talk of doing this through a line 1,000 ) rallea long , Prof. Thompson says "Is. In the present state of mechanical and electrical knowledge , tbeer nonscnoc. " GIUEQTRICIANS IN THE NAVY. A valuable result of the present war activity Is the recognition which has beej given by the gove-rnmcut of the importance of having a larger staff of skilled electri cians available for service , Independent of the numerous electrical volunteer corps which have been organized. Steps are beIng - Ing taken to strengthen this weak point In the United States navy , and the co-opera tion of the volunteers will thus be made doubly effective. An executive order of the president haa established the ratings of chief electrician , electrlclzn first class and electrician second class , to b ? 'taken from civil life for service In the navy. They will be required to pasa a physical as well is a professional examination before a board to bo established. The pay will be { 50 , $40 and $35 a month , with rations. There Is now enough electrical apparatus on a well equipped modern war snip to find plenty of work all the time for two or three com petent electrlcUru. A pleasing Indication of the enthusiasm which attended the forma- tlon of Captain Grlffen's electrical corps was the offer made by a large electrical firm to allow all their employes who joined the corps and went on active- service full pay for at least six months. ELECTRIC POWER FROM SEA WAVES , At Los Angeles , Cal. , during the last year a company has been making a series ot ex itperlments In which the force of the waves of the ccean was used to generate electric power for light and other purposes. A wharf made ot metal was bulll extending 350 feet out into the ocean , and at the end was placed the generating plant , which Included three floats connected with vertical hydraulic com- prcssors which In turn are connected with a storage-pressure tank. The movement thof the waves alternately raises and lowers the floats , pumping fresh water , from a reservoir into the storage-pressure tank , where the J waiter Is subjected to sufficient pressure to drive. It out with great force through a water wheel. This water motor operates he dynamo , and the -water which has ed from the motor flows Into the reservoir to be used again. The machinery Is almcst self- governing , as In case of. storm or heavy sea the accumulated pressure In the storage tank exerts Itself against 'the ' pump pistons and offsets tthe action of the floats. A thorough test of the apparatus -was made during the winter , when all kinds of weather were ex perienced , and the- plant la now to be en larged to a capacity 'of 200 horsepower. USE OP ELECTRICITY IN AGRICULTURE. E.ot Milton Whitney , chief ot the division ot soils of the Department of Agriculture , In his annual report to the secretary says : "The electrical method of moisture deter mination has been , stlll further perfected. Sixteen stations have been equipped with electrical Instruments In various parts of the country , and | n several Important types of soil. Records have been kept at these stations for periods varying from two to four months , and It has been found that the method con be used by any one with ordinary care care. As a result ot these field records , I feel perfectly satisfied with the operations of the , method , and equally sat isfied that It will prove of great value In eoll Investigations , aa well as of practical sad commercial value. One great value of the ; method la that the'eleclroJes are permanently burled In the fied at any depth desired , and the field can be cultivated or cropped aa usual. Tlie electrical resistance between the electrode * la read from a scale , and this resistance varies according to the square ot the water contents. * By once thoroughly standardizing the electrodes and by the use myot tables furnished by the division , the moisture - uro content * of the toll can be determined at any time from the electrical resistance tedot the eoll. " * i Map * of Cuba at The Bee office Omaba Council Bluff ! or Soutk Omaha. Cut * coupoa trom ART DESIGNS FOR DOUGLAS Exhibit to EG Hade Notable by Ita Many Original Features. ARRANGING THE COUNTY'S FINE DISPLAY ConiniUnlnnrrii Deeldc on the Plitn * for VeoorntlnK the Ilootli In the Asrlcultnrnl Iliillillnir and Work. The county commissioners have decided on the plane for decorating the epaco Doug las county will occupy In the Agricultural building at the exposition and the details are being worked out. The space allotted to the county Is In the extreme northwest cor ner of the building , Just to the left of the main entrance on the west , as ono enters that end of the structure. It Is sixty-seven feet long and thirty-three feet deep , with a colling twenty-five feet high. The. front ot the Douglas county space and also the cast end , will be worked out In a series of arches. The ba e of each arch will bo ot wood , worked In with colored grains , giving them the appearance ot mottled mar ble. The columns above the batci ? and sup porting the arches will bo glass tubes , four Inches In diameter and six feet long. They will be filled with colored eceds. These arches will lead Into alcoves , all of which will be backed up with canopies of sheaf gralnu and gratacs. There will be two main arches opening onto the main aUle running length wise through the building from east to west , just In front of the exhibit. Sitting on a throne back of the arch , King Corn will rc'gn In all his glory , while a few feet to the wcat and facing the second large arch , his consort. Queen of the Valley , will occupy a position. Both tuese figures will bo of heroic size. The king will be built of clay and , wtille the material Is etlll soft , It will be covered with kernela of corn Tue crown for the king will be of yellow corn , while his face will be worked out In white and red. His robes wll be of tha leaves of the ccceal , with the colors blendIng - Ing s-3 as to give a rich and finished ap pearance. The ( drone on which the , king will nit w'lli be of different colored corn , the kernels being stuck Into the great clay chair. GORGEOUS WORK IN GRASS. The Queen of tuo Valley will be all tha her name Implies. Instead of belug bull up of grain , che will be , gonstruted p clay and will be clothed In graesei- ' . Her lace and the expcsed portions of lier per son will be covered with grar * seeds. Her crown will be of the same material , thoug ! golden In color. Her drapery , as well as the throne on wtilch she will sit , will bo covered with Rvariscs , the bright and tbe moJest colors blending la tue moot perfec haniKny. Along tbo front facing of the Douglas county space and well up toward the cell Ing wilt be the words : "Douglas County. Nebraska. " Thlo lettering will be la corn of different colors. Ths letters will cacu bo two feet square and will be made from corn shelled from the cob and stuck on heavy canvas , the space between the letters being covered with some other variety of grain. The space back of this frontage and between thi king and the que.cn will be occupied ! hr hugo pyramids of glass Jars , filled with" all kinds of grain , and extending from the Seer to the celling. The st end of the exhibit space will be. worked up to harmonize with the front , the style of arches and thd work on the front being identical with that along the main a'sle , though everything will bo unon a somewhat smaller scale. Inside of the Douglas county space on the west wall space will be the relief mip of the countr. worked out In grains and grasses , together I with tbe seeds of the products of the ' sail. This map will show the' ' location of the farms of the county , the school houses , the towns , the railroads , tbe wagon roads and the general topography. On the north wall two figures will be constructed of grains and reeds , but just what these figures will bo the authorities refuse to state. They declare that they are preparing a very pleao- ant surprise for the psople and are not qulto readv to give out their plans. C < LORIES OF THE CEILING. The celling ever the- Douglas county space will bo laid out In stars , squares and circles , the Ak-SaNBen colors to predominate and fill tbe space between the designs. From each of the celling designs there will haug pendants made of the grains and' ' grasses of the county , each Individual design to be of a co'.or different from Its neighbor , sheaf grain and grasses to be worked In to blcod the colors and not produce coarse and heavy effect. From every penJant from the celling electric light bulbs will shed their rajs , though most of them will be hidden from view , so that instead of 'seeing the bright glare , there will be notutag- visible except the diffused rajs. The designs for the Douglas county exhibit are all being prepared In the building at Twenty-fourth and Hamilton streets ana most of them are well along In the way of completion. A large force of boys aud girls are at work assorting the grains and seeds , while another forceIs at work stitching them > upon tbe canvas. The work at tbe Agricultural building Is making good progress , the frame work about the space being about completed. As eoon as this is done , the designs will be taken out to the grounds and put in place , after which the decorators will be put In charge of the 'X- ' hibit. The flgurea of King Corn and the Queen of the Valley are being made , the artist having completed his email models ; and la now at work upon those of the heroic size. Speaking of the Douglas county exhibit , the commissioners say that In thelrjudgment it will be the finest and most attractive agrl- ncultural display upon the grounds. They ray they propcse to show the visitors to the ex position that Douglas Is the banner county In the state and that the eoll will produce any and everything that can be raised In the temperate zone. Inntalllnir CUoiilnim'n Mineral * . Preparations are being made for tbo In stallation of the Alcntana exhibit In the Mines and the Agriculture'buildings. The space allotted to the state in these buildings are surrounded by muslin screens about seven feet high , to shut out tbe prying ryes ot visitors , an-J1 behind these tbiM walls a number of men are preparing the exhibit ol the resources of Montana. A striking object In the material at band for the mineral ex hibit Is a huge piece of coal about six feet long , four feet high and four feet thick , weighing 6,500 pounds. Tills great block Is contained in a crate made of pine timber 6x6 inches In size , held together with one- inch bolts. The mineral specimens are con * talned In barrels , some of the barrels aid contents -weighing 900 pounds , The agri cultural material , which rs. vlsliiU In the ; enclosure being decorate ! ! n tbe ra " building , consists simply of decorative Ins and grasses , tbe main portion ot tbe exhibit not having arrived. Frepnrlnn the I'ro ram. President Wattles haa summoned Super intendent C. G. Pearee of tbe Omaba schools Musical Director Klmball and Major T. S Clarison to bis assistance In preparing . 8.he program for the opening day exercises , Including cluding the examination of the nuraerou poetic effusions which have been offered as "opening odes. " There are a large number ofl these latter of various degree * ot ex ! cellence , and the committee will pass Judg men * , on their respective merits , deciding whether any poem ehall be Included In the program. " f Mineral Exhibit. Judge 1 , W. Shurtllff ot Ogiten , chairman ot tha Utah Exposition"commhrvion , accom poned | by S. T.WhlttaVer of Ogden , Is erIn tbo exposition grounds to look after the In etalUtlon. ot the Utah exhibit. The booth ta U JU&H bullUlof to be occupied br _ uub was commenced several days ago. and the In stallation ot the mineral exhibit will be commenced da eoon as1 the booth l ready. Mr. Whlttakcr la an archlt ct and will have direct charge of the InstajUtlon of tbo Utah exhibit. He served in tfeecaaM capacity at the British exposition in GkNgow and the last Paris exposition. Judge Shurtllff Is not Inclined to day mucb about the exhibit to be mada by hit ) slate , saying that the exhibit Will how for Itself when It le In place. Ha ) taya the material U all rcudy for shipment and will be hipped Just as scon .as everything Is ready o receive It ot thls-end ot tbe line. \VOltlCI.\Q O.V TI S BMTFP TItACT. Carpenter * Start oil Iher loirn llnllil- Inir Other 'Vrtimrc * * . The working force oil tfio hluff tract of ho exposition ground * wasr increased yea- crday by a largo gang of carpenters who egan work on the lowaiaUte building. P. . Wlnn of Council Bluks. ha * the contract or this bulling , a temcorar/- shed to serve aa a workshop 1 * being- ' erected and wcrk on ho building will be commenced at once. The ctntract provides that the building shall > o completed before trie exposition opens aod ( Mr. Wlnn says bo will finish It with several days to spare. The Horticulture building la making gooJ > rogrcss and no doubt remains about It being Inished on time. The Interior of the Nebraska bulldtog Is about completed and presents a very handsome - some appearance. The walls have been tinted In an artistic manner under the per sonal direction of the hostess of the 'Miss iMcllcru Butterficld , and the electric wiring Is finished. The woodwork tas been finished In "hard oil. " It has been decided to paint the plaster on the exterior of the building a pale cream color , leaving the staff white , after the plan adopted for the Illlnoto' building. ThVi will Improve the appearance of the building very much atvd will make 'It , oneof the hand somest on the grounds. A mccalc floor Is being laid In the rotirada ot the Illinois bulldfhg and a large force of workmen are engaged ! ri putting the fin ishing touches to the Interior. Tlic art an nex Is nearlag completion. The Wisconsin building la In the hanJs ot the I'taft con tractors end the decoration already In place glvts promise of the handsome appearance of the completed building. Tho.Montana building,1s enclosed and Is one of the most attractive buildings on the bluff tract. The exterior la covered with weather-boarding and chlnglcs , differing from Uie other buildings .on this tract. The Georgia building la taking firm. The framework of Uie .flat dime which will cur- mount the main entrance das been rearol and the stuff workers will begin covering the framework within a few daje. The landscaping of the bluff tract Is still being prosecuted with great vigor. Landscape Architect Ulrkb giving the matter his per sonal attention. Bedo Set flowecs have been laid out In great profusion. The space to be devoted to lawn Is now covered with a good growth of blue grcrs produced by sawing seed .about two weeks ago. The grass Is nearly two Inches ulgh , and the appearance of the trcct la greatly changed by tlie fresh , green color. Seeis end bulbo for the flower beta arts being received In quantifies fvom exhibiting florUts , and the next two weeks will ass tue bluff tract overcd with joung plants. The pkutlng of usheo and shrubbery of all kinds Is still n progress. " 4 "AY FOIl THE KXPOSITIOX GUAHOS. Ixeentlvo Committee risen the Sciilc of IVnireli in lie Paid. The scale of wages to be fold to the mem- cr cf the coriis of exposition guards was eclded by the exeputtva committee ycater. lay afternoon as follows : . ' Captains , , f5 ; .rat lk-Jtenants.uj ; 'eecand lieutenants , 60 ; sergeants$50j frrpjrals , $45 ; pri ces , $40. Man ? er Klrkeridall and Major IVewellyn , omnrndant of thfe guard , have been put- Ing In all their sp'are I line during the last cw days In opening and.itsbulatlng the ucv- ralthousand applications which have been lied for these position * . Several days willie io occupied In getting tla ! Information Into nape and getting Into'.communication with h-3 writers , who hail from all parto cf the ountrr. The guards 'will ' not be on duty until Juno 1. The details ot the uniform mve. not been decided. President Wattles wad authorized to re quest Governor Holcomb.'and Mayer Moores o Issue proclamations declaring' June 1 to > e a public holiday. , i The contract for making the concrete stero and poping aboat the Agriculture Ibcral Arts , Art and Manufactures bulld- ngs was awarded to 14. C. Strehlow , the price belnc ' $500. " \ French Exhibit * -ftnrt Saturday. Frederick ( Mayer , the French commissioner , haa advised the Department of Exhibits that all of the pictures and other materials for the fine art exhibit , together with the indus trial exhibits constituting the French pac- tlou , will be shipped to Omaha April 30 , und will be accompanied bs : the exhibitors. Mr. Mayer writes that the French minis ter of commerce , M. 'Henry Boucher , hto notified him that all French railways and steamship lines wl ! | curry artlclea for the cxpcaltloa at greatly"ref ueed rates and her. ! Mayer says this will 'Induce ' a great many exhibitors to take lartwho have been holdIng - Ing back on account of ; the freight rates. The fine art exhibit , Mr. Mayer rays , con sists of seventy-fievon or seventy-eight pic tures of the highest degree of merit and cbc congratulates the department on the general excellence of the entire showing on the part ot the French exhibits. Government Exhibit * . Six more carloads of materials for the exhibits In the Government building have arrived and are -belog unloaded from the rack at tte south end o ! the .bullilng. Ono of the cars contained the exhibit of the State department , another carried he ' material for the iDepartemnt of Justice , ad he other four are loaded with material for the exhibit of the Treasury department. This exhibit Includes the-display of the light house establishment , the Bureau of Prlntlog and Engraving , the Life Saving service , the Marine 'Hospital ' service' , and the Treasury department proper. 'Water ' has been turned Into the fish tanks In the aquarium aod th se will be prepared to receive the living exhibits when they arrive , SettllnK the Ckliirve Conccnnlon. J. C. Souther , city ticket agent of the Milwaukee road In Chicago. , was In the city yesterday afternoon Ih the Interest of the Chinese exhibit. Mr. Souther says Wong Chin Fco is persona ncn grata with his former business atisclate * and they have concluded to. drop him. They consulted Mr. Souther and asked him to represent thorn In a private capacity in adjusting matters with the exposition officials In order that j their money paid , by Fpo fcr ground space may not be Io tj FOe'o option on this ground will not expUa pntll May 1 and Mr. Souther submitted a proposition of settle ment to the exposition management yes terday. He says if bis proposition Is ac cepted the ' 'show wilt go on" just the same , regardless of goo. Spokane Ilrie * Fond. Telegraphic information received from Spokane by tbe Department of Publicity and Promotion Is to the effect that a rousing meetlns of cltUens vrw beld there and nga determination reached to raise a fund of $10,000 for a state exhibit at tbe exposition. One-hair ot this amo nt was subscribed on the spot , and committee * were appointed to raise tbe balance. , It developed In ? tb meeting that a fine mineral exhibit from. Washington Is assured and steps are being akea to secure'an exten. live exhibit from British Columbia. lfra < ] < iaartcrnq ! > i the Ground * . The Exhibit * department will take up iti beadquarteri on tbe exposition grounds Monday ot the comloj week. A suite of cfflces will be partitioned off In the south- wee t corner ot tbe gallery of the Manu factured building and all tbe business auot tbe department will be conducted trom tbat tciut tlttr ext Monday. , SPLENDOR OF THE RAINBOW Corridors of the City Building Will Shine in Gorgeous Glorv. CI1Y HALL INTERIOR DECORATIONS Painter * Here ! In n Illot of RnrlHh Colon and the Uflcct Startle * the Moot lllniic of ObBerverii j The decoration of the Interior of the city ball is beginning to approach completion and tbo result promises to be the meat startling galaxy of crazy quilt coloring that has yet been turned loose , Every one who visits the bulldlr- wants to know whether the man who selected tbe colors Is afflicted with a bad case of snakes or is merely subject to night mare , but they are unable to secure any sat isfaction. No ono is willing to shoulder the responsibility. Custodian Scdgwlck says he had nothing to do with It , the city officials disclaim responsibility and the painters say they arc doing the work the way the offi cial1 : want It. And meanwhile every shade of color that ever appeared In a rainbow Is reflected somewhere on tbe Interior ot the city building. The fact seems to be that each official has been allowed to have his office painted ac cording to hs ! own Ideas of decorative art and some of thcso Idcaa were apparently acquired from a casual study of circus posters. There Is little or no effort at harmony and' the work haa apparently been done without the eemblance of system. The corridor on the fourth floor has been | practically completed and the panels appear In a coat of flaring yellow that convejs a jaundiced effect that Is really painful. The school tc-jche.'a who patronize the fifth floor registered a vigorous protest against being compelled to gaze on such a diseased tint every tlmo they vltlted the board rooms , but they were turned down and the yellow- Is on to stay. The ultimate appearance of the upper part ot the building may be Imag ined when It Is stated that the Board of Education proposes to ralnt the celling of the fifth floor with a very light tint of blue with old gold trimmings. The comparison may be Imagined and when a few more varl- ttcs of Impossible colors arc worked In on the tlirea lower floor ? , the total will bo something ttartllng to contemplate. The utter absence of good taste ead harmony ID the decorations has become so apparent , however , that the offi cials on the lower floor have promised to get together anil orrtnge to have that floor painted wltii omo attempt at artistic ef fect. OKFKIl TIIIIITV-I'UVK THOUSAND. Ilollii llondmtten AVIlllntr to Settle with the City. T o.bondsmen of Henry Colin have made the city another and a somewhat more liberal proposition for the settlement of the claims cl the city on account of the shortage that occjirreJ during Bolln's two terms us city treasurer. The bondsmen nt > w propose to pay the city $35,000 flat In full settlement of the shortages for both terms. This propo sition was submitted at a conference of the bondsmen with President Blngham and Coun- cllmen Bechel and Burkley , comprising the special committee appointed by the council some time Ago Jo meet , the bondumcn. Ac- jJvn\ her been deferred on account of the abscVice of Mr. Bechel , but the committee was called together In President Blngham's. private office In the city hall at 10 o'clock yesterday and William A. Paxton , George 'E. ' Barker , Gustavo Anderson and several 1 other representatives o ! the bondsmen were present. The bulk of the talking was done i by the bondsmen , who urged that the settlement proposed was a fair one and that the city should accept It. Their crguments were similar to those urged when tua pre-vlous proposltlcn wes sub mitted. They contend that they have a fair chance to beat the city In the ( supreme court on the propcsltlca that tbe city Io partially rcsponilble for the shortage on account of tuo failure of the comptroller to cheek up the books as required by law. Consequently they declare luat In proposing to piy $35,000 and end all litigation they are making a very liberal propcaltlon the acceptance of which would be for the b't interests of all coni cerncd. The councllmen decline to commit them- oclves , merely atatlng that they will submit the propooil to tbe council , where. It will bo fully considered. > r.KIXGA FIGHT FO.R 1IIG61XS. Friend * of the Mayor' * Appointee En deavor to Secure Confirmation. Half a dozen memberu of ths city council are oubjects of a vigorous campaign to se cure the confirmation of W. G. Hlgglna as plumbing Injector. The appointment was coce turned down by the council , but the f i mayor Immediately sent the name In a second - end time and now Hlgglns' friends are mak ing a determlrwd effort to break the coun- cllmanlc combination against him. The trouble Is not due to any objection to Hlg glns , but Is on account o ! the fact that the mayor refused to name the man that the councllmen wanted. The members of tbe council Insist that they have treated the executive very liber ally In the matter of confirming hU appointments , and that It Is time that they have some recognition. They urged W. J. Roee for the position , but were turned down , and then they retaliated by turning down the man the mayor selected. The ap pointment Is etlll In the hands of tbe Judi ciary committee , no report being made at the last meeting on account of the absence of Councilman Bechel. It will probably come up next Tuesday night and unless some votes are changed between now and that time the appointment will be again rejected. Cook I UK School 1'rofcrc'niieii Finely. The cooking school that was opened by the household economic department of the Woman's club at the Pleasant school last week is making gooj progress and has al ready enrolled quite a respectable member ship. , Half a dozen girls from the high echool and a similar number from Central , Mason and several other large schools are taking the course. This institution Is en tirely under the control of the Woman's club tbo Board of Education merely having given tbo club permission to use the room. Mrs. Harriet MaoMurphy and 'Miss ' Wallace have charge ot tbe class , Ifortallty StatUtlcn. The following blrtba and deaths were re ported at the health office during the twenty- four hours ending at noon yesterday : Births Charlea Mugrella. 1105 PItrce street , girl ; Charles George , 1338 South Twelfth. girl ; August Mondle , 1317 Pacific , boy ; Pot- rick Nolan , 334 North Thirty-fifth , boy ; An - ton Hoffman. 80S Hickory , girl ; Peter Nil- son , 616 North Thirtysecondboy. . 11th Deaths J. L. Holllnger. 10 , 1427 North Seventeenth , pneumonia , Kancas City , Kan. > ; Gerald M. Sully , 1. 803 North Eighteenth , bydrocepbalua , cemetery not designated. nrarrnnBlnar tbe Jail. City Engineer Rocewater and Building In- . spcctor Butler are preparing plans for the repairs necessary to convert the Dodge echool building Into a jail , and It IB expected that these will be completed and submitted to tbe Board of Public Works this after , noon. Tbe member * of tbe board favor ir.be idea of deciding on tbe plans and specifi , cations and then asking for bid * . Instead of going ahead and doing tbe work by day labor , City Hall Note * . City Treasurer Edward * returned yesterday morning from a bualnees trip to Denver. A permit ba been lsued to Mri. A. C. , Pgwell t build a tKO-itory. framt I at 1530 South Twenty-eighth itrcct , to cost $1,500. $1.1C City Treasurer Edwards has * ent $39,698.60 ta New York to meet tbe obligations of the cltr ; that mature May 1. The coupons on Ions Jlme bonds that must bo taken up on that date amount to $14.813.50 , and the short time bonds and coupons aggregate $24,785. $ tinC Councilman W. f. Bechel hag returned from an eastern trip , during which he spent several days ot Washington. He nays that the decorations ot flags and bunting a1 ! ITiP Ca City are remarkably complete and artistic , the streets and buildings being lit erally covered with tbe national colors. I.VSA.M'2 W > .l.M > KltUll TAKKX IX- JiiurueylnffH of nil Unfortunate Come to nit Kml In Oinnliu. Mrs. Mary Rogers was picked up by the police at Forty-fourth and Howard t'trecta about 11:30 : Wednesday nlcht and taken to the city Jail. Residents In the neighborhood lodged complaint against her on account of her rtrange conduct and uncouth appearance , and she Is held as Insane. The woman la sunburned , shorthalred , haggard and travel- stained ; her plight Id all the more pitiable bccausn her left side U paralyzed and she Is pennllera apparently1 among strangers and without friends. This woman waa captured last Tuesday af ternoon at Loveland , near Council Bluffs , la. , by a constable and brought \o the latter place secuiely bound with heaVy rtrarn. She had called at the home of Joseph Currle , a farmer near Loveland , and Inquired the way. Ms. Currlo wao alone , and her reply did not suit the wayfarer and the latter retal iated with offensive language. When Mr. Currlo returned homo for dinner shortly afterwards Ma wife told him what had Clap- mlsslonere resulted In the decision to send Uie woman to Omaha Instead ot committing tier to en csjlum and thus save the state ol Iowa an expense that could be avoided In thld manner. The authorities here now have her on their hands , and wtiat dis position will be made ol' the case has not yet been determined. Mrs. Rogers eaye eho Is 42 years ol age and that she lias walked all the way frail St. Peter , Minn. , to see her mother , Mrs. Margaret May , wuom she thinks resides In this city. The authorities can locate no sutu person , and It Is their belief that the woman has uolulng but her insane Imagina tion to draw upon In support of tala part of her story. She also eays that her hus band lias been an inmate of the Minnesota Hoppltal for the Insane at St. Peter for thir teen years , yet It seems to be more prob able to the authorities that tbe woman herself Is an escaped Inrryite of that or some other similar Institution either In North Dakota , iMInnesota or Wisconsin. She admits that she has lived In Jamestown , N. D. , where the asylum of that state ta Iccated ; in Str Peter aod also In Rochester , Minn. , whore the asylums of iMInnesota are located , and In Sparta , Wls. , where one ot the retreats for the Insane of that state U located. About a month ago , she says , she left St. Peter and went to Sparta , where she was arrested as iiisMe. The authorities there discharged her and sent her back to St. Peter and three weeks ago she started from that place on her long tramp to Omaha. She says she walked every foot of the distance ami although she has been arrestei repeatedly as insane ste claims to beaa sane as anybody. lAsslsUm City Physician Ralph visited the woman yesterday and pronounced her In sane. H-9 will lay the case before the Insanity board with the rccqtnmcndatloij that ' communication be had with the hospital ' officials at St. Peter wfth a , view to return * Ing her to the Institution at that place. IIMO1)IIOL\MS CATCH A THIEF. IlurKlnr nt Fremont Tracked to III I * Home by Uon . Herman Blumcathal , a general merchant itc of Fremont , Neb. , cor/errej with the pollif authorities here yesterday In an effort to get aome trace of about tl.COO worth of gosds stolen from his store last Sunday night. HI I ? establishment bis been robbed twice within two weeks. The first time wcii on tbe night of April in , when about $420 worth of goods were carried off. This property wao recov- eicd. It was founJ In a vacant building about three blocks from Mr. Blumcntbal's store. When the second robbery was com mitted the thief stole all of the goods which : had i been carried away tbe first tlmo and older property In addition. Two bloodhounds were brought up to Fre mont from Beatrice by Mr. Rosentbal after the fecond robbery to track the thief and they followed a trail that led to the door of the home of Frank Fuhlrod , a clerk In the atore. He was placed under arrest and Is now In jail. White he confemed to the robbery he refused to tell what be did with the goods. Air. < Blumenthal has ce-isons for suspecting that a brother-in-law of the bea young man , who resides In Omaha , had a hand In the robbery. This morning he took out a search warrant In police court for the latter's residence , and accompanied by two officeru he went there and made a search for the stolen property , but nothing was found. This ended the Omaha phase ot tbo case and Mr. Blumenthal returned home. "Work In .Mliimotn. . E. L. Dunforth , secretary of the Mlnne- sola commission , writes aa follows to tbe Department of Publicity and Promotion , under date of April 27 , regarding the condi tion of exposition matters In bis state : Our executive and finance committees held a three hours' session this afternoon with most satisfactory results. The general sit uation was thoroughly canvassed , showing that we are all rls'nt flnnnclally and from this time forward shall bend we every ef fort to complete our exhibits. We shall have a man at Omaha the fore part of next week at work on our agricultural exhibit and we are already at work utherlng ma - terlal for alt other ex'nlblttO aof It Is possible that we may by force of circumstances be a little late In Rome de partments , but you can rest assured lexo will do the Uest we can. We expect active building operations to be under the way by the first week In May on our state bullillnsr. > As I have advised you , I expect our people will send me down to take charge of our building nnd represent the state during the entire period of the exposition. It looks to me very much as If fne Span ish war will greatly advance exposition In- terests. I am constantly met by fool nrpu- ments that It will hurt our prospects , bul generally In about two minutes convince lUta man quite to the contrary. COM ) DL'&T Flton TIIU : B Jiot All Expected Down on the Vim II on tit. DAWSON CITY , March 29. ( Via Seattle April 27. ) It Is now definitely known tha only a small portion of the gold outpu of the Klondike mlnctj will go out on the first steamer. Ttie treasure will be nhlpped on nearly every steamer during the summer and the total amount Uiat will be sent to the outelde cannot be estimated until lie In July. The duat and nuggets stored in the safes of the Alaska Commercial com pany end tbe North American Transports tlca and Trading company , aggregating < x cv eml millions of dollars , will go on the firs boat , together with tbe proceeds of the mines ot which tbe owners are fortunat enough to make a June clean-up. The re cent discoveries of gold on Islands la tb Yukon river bae caused a stampede from tfata place of men who have been unabl to secure claim * In this vicinity. S btltute for Robber from Corn. CHICAGO , April 2S.-Chemists of the glu cose sugar refining company'nave discovert' ' a process for vulcanizing the oil from corn In such a manner aa to produce rubber They say this wilt revolutionize the be trade and give them control of at least th manufacture of bicycle tires. The oil the corn after being vulcanlied is. the chemists say , superior to that of foe product sto tbe South American rubber tree , is more resilient and lasting. It Is alio said that the price * will greatly leucn tbe coat tiao nUtor , i - * ' - * CARS TO HADL THE TROOPS Transportation Companies Are Bnsj Getting Their Equipment Ready. RAILROADS PREPARING FOR THE RUSH Hiiil'tlcn Co nil UK llnck from < ! South Iti Ioii SlrltiKH to Itnut / Other Lon.l * of Soldier * ' Tbo weelem railroads tliat are likely to handle the mllltla of the western Plates ara commencing to look around for equipment with which to haul the troops to the polnta designated by the government. The move ment of ( ho several regiments of United Stairs regulars last week drew heavily on the supply of the passenger equlrtuont of all the roads that handled the business. Es pecially was there a great demand fur tour ist sleeping cars furnished to tbe railroad companies by the Pullman Palace Car com pany , which owns the cars. Tueiu car * were taken clear through to the southern points of mobilization , and on account of tlie distance which they have had to travel It has taken some time to get the empty can back to this part of the country. They are beginning to come back to Chicago cage now , and every day sec a long string of empty tourist cars hauled Into the Pull man yards. They will be nupplicd to the railroads here lu time for the movement ot the militia , but It ts not likely there will be any tourist cars to spare. Mont of the western railroad cctnpanles are well sup plied with other equipment , Including coachea and baggage earn , and can spare enough , to eend the troops to the seaboard without change of tars. It was reported at Union Pacific headquar ters that the government regulars from Fort Washakle , Wyo. . had arrived nt Rawllns. Wyo. . on Wednesday afternoon at 3 o'clo9k. The march of fifty miles to the railroad wai delayed by the breaking down of ono ot tha Government wagons. A special train of the Union Pacific took the troops to Kansaa City , which point should bo reached some tlmo this afternoon. Meeting lit tieiiernlRentB. . There will bo a big gathering ot general agents , district passenger agentu. traveling pat-senger agents and other agents and at taches of the Burlington In Omaha on Fri day. They will arrive here from the east on Friday morning , and will upend the entire - tire day at the exposition grounds. There will be between forty and fifty passenger men of the Burlington system In the party , and they will come to Omaha from all parts , ot the United States. All the eastern cltlea will be represented by one or more repre sentatives. The scheme to have these men ppend a day at the exposition grounds and become convinced of the grandeur of the institution. In order that they may return to their respective territories and boom It , had been highly commended by the exposition uthoritles. Itnllnny .Vote * nnd I'emoiiiil * . ' Frank Trumbull , receiver for the Union 'aclllc , passed through Omaha yesterday en la way cast. Traveling Passenger Agent Cundey of the > cnver & Rio Gcunde Is In Uie city after week'ii hard work In helping handle tbo government troops through Denver. I C. B. Cleveland has been appointed ctal agent of tbe freight and passenger . . * . - Mrtmcnts of the Kcasaa City , Plttsburg & ' Julf and assistant general manager of the 'ort ' Arthur and Mexican Steamship com any at the City of Mexico. The Southern Pacific has discontinued ac- eptlnc business over Its roads destined for icy West via New Or Ira us and water south , t Is reported that negotiations are about oroplcled for the curchaso of two ships to Uo the place of these sold to the govern ment , R. R. Ritchie , formerly general agent of ho Northwestern In Omaha , and now Pa- Iflc coast agent at San Francisco , passed Ivrough Omaha on Wednesday afternoon , le accompanied Mrs. Ritchie and their sense o Chicago , and will return to Omaba for A ew daye next week. General Manager W. A. Scott and General Superintendent Stewart of the Omaha line , the line in Nebraska yesterday. The : ' were met at Sioux City by endent Jaynes ot the Nebraska division , who came to Omaha with them , arriving here about 5 o'clock yesterday afte.rnosn. Gen eral Superintendent Stewart returned to St , ? au ! last night. Western railroad earnings continue to show crj' heavy Increases. The Milwaukee for the second week In April Increased 22.G per ceni. snd earnings for tbe week have been exceeded only In the extraordinary spring wheat rushes of 1892 and 1893. From July , 1 to April 14 the gross Increase has been 15 per cent. Chicago advices are that the [ lock Island and Burlington have-done better ' for'the first two weeks of April than they ; did for the first two weeks In March , earn ings Increasing $8.000 to $15,000 dally on th Rock Island and about twice as much on the Burlington , the latter heavier Increase being due to the larger mileage. Tia San Francisco Examiner says : "The fact that I. E. Gales was not made a director ; of the Central ( Pacific at tbo recent meeting Is considered an indication ot friction be tween Mr. Huntlngton and the Bretherton English syndicate. Mr. Huntlngton resigned as a director last July and was not re-elected. The English stockholders wanted tbe South ern Pacific Interest In Central Pacific board reduced. The Danbury committee represent * the majority of London stock and the Breitherton syndicate the minority. Tbe results Indicate that the Danbury committee nude concessions to the Brctberton. Mr. Huntlncton'.s Idea Is believed to be that If the Central Pacific can remain In control of the Danbury majority it may be kept in harmony with Southern Pacific. Otherwise possibly It may fall Into the bands of the Union Pacific combination. " . , I , iwyer Go to War. 1 There were warlike demonstrations in the county court , presided over by Judge Haxter. The combatants were two lawyers , Prltchctt nnd Strlckler. They were trylni an ejectment case , wherein the first name attorney was seeking to elect n tenan from one of his nouses. There was a dif ference of opinion between the two limbs of the law relative to the merits of some legal proposition. The lie passed nnd the two disciples of UlackBtonc ! prepared to clinch when tbo court Informed them fiiat unless there * was a cessation of hostilities , he would order a committment for both. An armistice was declared and the trial ot tlie case proceeded. i iI I Prlnonem Taken to Lincoln. Sheriff McDonald Vias gone to Lincoln , tnk Ing1 with him Henry Monyhnn and C. P. Hosman , both ofwhom were convicted at the last term of the district court and sentenced to terms In the penitentiary , Monyhan was convicted pf assault and was Klven one year. Hosman was convicted ot forgery and waa sentenced to n term of five years. Tomorrow the SYierlff will take II. ' B. Wootscn to the penitentiary. The man will begin the serving of a one-year term , having been convicted of forgery. Next week August Knstncr , the ronvlntcd murderer of Officer Tledeman , will lie taker * to the penitentiary , where he will enter upoq a life sentence. 1'nokeU I'lcked. Several thefts In the crowd t'nat watched ) the departure of the Omaha Guards and Thurston Rifles at the union depot Wednes day afternoon have been reported to the police. Miss Lydla McCaguo of iCG Norm Twenty-fourt'n street , was robbed of nr * oxidized silver watch valued at $0 , anal MI33 Linda Wliman of 19U Locust street lost a gold watch In a llkt > manner , valued at $20. A pockctbook was snatched out of the hand of MIsa Georgia Marnhall of Council Uluffi. and with tt disappeared