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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 26, 1898)
I THE O rAHA DAILY BEE : FRIDAY. AUGUST 20 , 1808. TELEGRAPH AND EXPOSITION Eihibit of the Western Union Company Showa Much of Interest. ADVANCE IN METHODS ILLUSTRATED of the Service niul Cm ! of , AdiiiliiMrutluii MUiilnjoi Ullluv n Center of Much 1'ro- Intcreftt. Followlnc Is a description of the Western bnlon Telegraph company's exhibit at the TranismlEsizBtppl Exposition and the Omaha offlco of the company , recently printed In tha Western Electrician : To those who are familiar with the his tory of the development of the telegraph in this country the exhibit of the Western Union Telegraph company at the Transmls- alppl and International Exposition Is par ticularly Interesting , as It Is largely his torical and educational , and Is Intended to show the successive steps that mark the progress of this Important business and to Illustrate the present state of perfection attained In the art. Crude apparatus that was used In the early days Is shown along side of that now employed , but the contrast - | I trast thus presented Is no greater than the change In the methods of doing business and the Increase In the volume of commer cial transactions that are conducted through the agency of the telegraph. An excellent view of the booth of the Western Union i Telegraph company In the Electricity buildIng - | Ing at Omaha U presented on this page. The principal feature of this display Is the I collection of Instruments arranged on tables within the enclosure. Many of these have Been service In the days when telegraph offices were provided with none of the con- venlences of the present time , and when very little attention was given to the comfort - , fort of the operators. One of these Instru ments particularly commands the attention of the old-timers. It Is a Hicks repeater of 185S , and at the time of its Introduction ' was the wonder of the telegraph fraternity. 1 The Improved apparatus of the same class j [ Is also shown , together with modern In- I I Btrumcnts for all kinds of work. A special feature Is made of the Western Union time , as will bo seen by reference to the cut , which shows two of the clocks which have become familiar throughout the country and nro relied upon In all largo cities ' /or fur nishing standard time. The ticker service Is also shown In operation. I'ntln-r of the In the center of the collection of Instru ments Is a bust of I'rof. Morse , and a portrait trait of the celebrated American adorns the wall which forms the background for this view. There are likenesses of other celeb rities of the telegraph world , including General Eckcrt and Colonel dowry. Some historical views , depleting the pioneer work of the company In extending Its lines through scantily settled parts of the country and a number of early messages of great historic value contribute largely to the value of the exhibit for the student. In a conspicuous position is shown a piece of submarine cable which is one of the most highly prized of Western Union relics. It Is a piece of the first Atlantic cable which was laid by Cyrus W. Field forty years ago , and over which the first telegraphic message between the old and new worlds was Hashed. At the present time this relic IB particularly Interesting on account of the attention that has been given the sub ject of submarine cables since the begin ning of the war with Spain. A map of the cable connections of the Western Union company shows the facilities enjoyed by the telegraph companies of the present time and does more to Impress the visitor with a sense of the Immensity of the business than anything else that is shown. Just now the Western Union Telegraph com pany operates 190,614 miles of pole and cable lines. Including S41.002 miles of wire. It has 21.7C9 offices In the United States and last year It handled 5S.151.6S1 mes sages and received in compensation for this ecrvice J22.63S.S59.16. The expenses of maintaining this service amounted to J16- 006,636.03 , divided as follows : For oper ating and general expenses. J12.oS4.161.13 ; rentals of leased lines , $1,573,497.50 ; main tenance and reconstruction of lines , $2.343- 360.51 ; taxes , J690.204.9S ; equipment ol 'of fices and wires , $203,422.91. Avernue I'rollt l > er Melange. According to the statistician of the com pany the average toll per message was 30.3 cents and the average cost to the company per message was 24.3 cents. As compared with the previous year the business of the company showed a decrease of 60S , 760 mes sages , which Is explained by the general depression In business throughout the coun try. During the year , however , the com pany continued to extend Its lines and Im prove the service In every respect. There were forty-four new offices opened , 696 miles of new pole lines built and 14.073 miles of wlro added to that already operated by the company. The cost of these Improvements was $449,747.07. The rapidity of the growth of the business may be appreciated when It is understood that In thirty years the valtn of the property , the volume of business and the number of miles of wire operated have Increased tenfold , while the average tolls and average expense computed on the num ber 'of messages handled have decreased 76 per cent and 55 per cent respectively. It may bs added the American telegraph serv- lc - Is the most comprehensive In the world nnd hns served as a model for the systems employed In other countries. It was deemed advisable In connection with the Omalu exposition to Illustrate the practical operation of the American tele graph plant , equipped with modern appar atus , and showing the best practice In the art today , but It was realized that a workIng - Ing exhibit of this character could not bo maintained at the exposition and It was de termined to have merely the historical sec tion presented nt the booth. An excellent Idea of the methods employed In the man ogcmcnt of an up-to-date telegraph office way be gained by an Inspection of the plant at Omaha , which In reality forms a part of the Western Union company's display. Everything about the company's headquar ters conveys an Idea of substantiality. The receiving office Is a commodious apartment , having a tile floor , mahogany counter and writing desks , handsome furniture and nicely ornamented walls and celling. A re turn system of pneumatic tubes connects the business office with the operating room on the fifth floor , and everything possible Is done to facilitate the rapid handling of business. It Is said of the Omaha offleo that It was the first to equip Us messengers with bicycles , which was done In the sum mer of 1S93 , and has since been continued with Increasing satisfaction. Omiilin'i Tcleurniihlo Importnnoe. The Importance of Omaha as a distrib uting center for telegraph business rs con stantly Increasing , and It Is expected that the Improvement In the condition of the great transmlssltslppl section will be marked by a corresponding expansion In the telegraph business. Omaha Is the head quarters for the third district of the west ern division , a territory extending west as far as Ogden and taking In a large num ber of states and territories. Colonel J. J. Dickey Is superintendent of the district and C. D. Horton assistant superintendent. , W. W. Umsted Is manager for Omaha and South Omaha , and J. P. Darnhart Is the chief operator. The Western Union com pany maintains sixteen branch offices In Omaha , eight on the exposition grounds and eight tn South Omaha , the great pack ing bouse ctnter , These branches are all under the direction of the Omaha main office , which docs not. however. Include Council Bluff * . Th Omaha office bandies about 13,000 messages a day. It \ esti mated that these messages , counting every thing , average forty words each , making about 600,000 words handled dally. About 100 operators are employed to transact this business , tbo entire force of the company Including over 200 employes of all clashes. The operators use typewriters In copying messages. The operating room , which has lust been newly fitted up , contains 5,000 square feet the entire upper floor of the building and overlooks the city and sur rounding country In three directions. The celling Is high and the room ncirlr square , making the quarters particularly attrac tive. A view of this room Is presented In figure 3. At the end of the room Is the switchboard , to which all the wires are brought. There are 160 wires entering the building. The operating room of the main office Is equipped with 132 single sets , sev enteen quadruple sets , nine duplex sets , ono Whtatstone repeater , eight half-sets , three sets of Mllllkan repeaters , fourteen time repeaters and three double-loop re peaters. A first-class ticker service Is maintained , and stock quotations are re ceived direct from New York. The tlme- eervlce department Is an Important one , over 100 self-wlndlns synchronizing clocks being In service In the business houses of the city of Omaha. CienerntliiK the Current. Current for the operation of these lines Is furnished from the power equipment. which , more than anything else , Indicates the great advancement that has been made In modern telegraphy. The most conspicu ous feature of the Installation Is the fifteen horse power motor-dynamo set , manufac tured by the General Electric company for this class of service. Alternating current Is supplied to this equipment from the serv ice mains of the Thomson-Houston Electric Light company of Omaha and Is transformed Into direct current and delivered to the small motor-dynamo sets , which were fur nished by the Crocker-Wheeler Electric company of New York. This outfit com prises two seven-volt 53-ampere machines , two 24-volt 33-ampere machines , three S5- volt 4.4-ampere machines , three 170 % ell 4.7-ampere machines , three 255-volt 1.5-am- pere machines and three 340-volt 2.4-ain- pere machines , all compound-weight and ad mitting of many combinations. This plant was Installed nt a cost of $12,000 , which Includes construction , material nnd appar atus , as well as the labor and expense at tending the transformation. It supplanted 11,000 cells of Callaud battery , and It is estimated that a considerable saving was effected by the change , as the yearl/ ex pense of maintenance nnd replacement U about SO cents to $1 per cell. The cost of maintenance and operation of the prtscnt dynamo plant will not be half the cost of maintenance of the battery. Of course the material used In making up the eld bat tery , Including glass jars , was shipped to other points where It could be used to ad vantage. As already mentioned , the com pany gets current for the operation of the dynamo plant from the central station of the Thomson-Houston Electric Light company , nnd It has a reserve source of supply from the Mlllard hotel and The Omaha Bee plants. Direct 112-volt current can be pro cured from both of thcsu points , end this can be used in case of emergency or when , for any purpose , the company wishes to stop the large transformer. A constant supply of current Is thus guaranteed under all conditions. Ttls plant has ben great/ ! admired by visitors to the Owi'ja. exposition , and it nay be taken as fairly representative ol the highest typo of equipment developed by the Western Un'on ' company. Duiins the recent general meeting of the American Institute of Electrlcrl Engineers at Omaha the members luspcetou the cq.ilp'neat criti cally and complimenif-d Superintendent Dickey and Manager Umsted upon thei ? suc cess In the equipment and management of ihe office. MANY POISONED BY ICE CREAM Three Dentlm Hove Alrendr Occurred and Six More Are Ex pected to Die. MIDDLETOWX , N. Y. . Aug. 23. Ice cream , prepares with lemon extract pur chased from a traveling salesman a few- days ago , has caused the death of three persons and a score of others are sick and more fatalities are expected. The dead are : MRS. HERMAN MICHAELIS , 613 Ninth avenue , New York. MRS. WILLIAM SEDER , Mount Vernon , N. Y. RODERT JONES , a farmer. Greenfield. The dangerously sick are : H. J. Harding , New York ; Herman Ausdeher , Mount Vernon ; Mark Holmes , New York ; Mrs. Snyder and daughter , New York ; Mrs. Hanson , New York ; Mrs. C. E. Allen and two children , New York ; Mrs. D. A. Osborne , Newburg ; Mrs. Katharine Taylor , Philadelphia ; Miss Alice Cleaton , Brooklyn ; Otto Selfert , New York ; Mrs. H. A. Stuthoof , Brooklyn ; Henry Weber , New York ; Mrs. Arthur Jones and three sons , Greenfield , N. Y. ; Mr. and Mrs. William Jones of Mountalndale. These constitute nearly all summer guests at Arthur Jones' cottages at Greenfield , which Is about five miles from Mountain- dale , and the proprietor's parents and family. The Ice cream was eaten at Sun day's dinner and about 9 o'clock that nljht Mrs. Seder was attacked with nausea. Soon after others were similarly attacked and by midnight the two cottages were filled with sick. Dr. J. F. Curlette of Mountalndale was summond and he diagnosed the cases as ptomaine posionlng. He called Dr. Munson of Woodbourne , and the two have worked Incessantly. Mrs. Seder died Tuesday ; Sirs. Mlchaells Wednesday night , and early this morning Robert Jones died. Dr. Curlette believes six more deaths will occur. TWELVE INJURED IN WRECK \o. Quo Killed 'midoiie of the Injured Arc Rxpected , tu Die. POUT HURON' , Mich. , Aug. 25. Twelve persons have been more or less seriously injured In a collision on the Tlint & Pcro Marquette railway here. They are : Mrs. James Hobblns , Wales , hip and spine Injured ; two ribs fractured. Mrs. Margaret Downer , aged 74 , Wales , two ribs fractured. Mrs. Dr. Wilkinson , Almont , head cut cheekbone Injured. Miss Martin , Detroit , nose broken and sev eral scalp wounds. Mrs. M. S. Swain , Almont , leg bruised , ankle sprained. Miss Knoz , Memphis , face , head and shoulder Injured. Mrs. John Clegg , Memphis , head and hip Injured. Mrs. McGulre , Memphis , shoulder 'and arm Injured. Mrs. Victoria Cook , Wales , thumb of one band and finger on other broken. George T. Fries of this city , thumb dis located. Misses Becsle Baker of Memphis and Wll- cox of Wales were so badly shaken up as to require medical attention , but no bones were broken. The collision was between the Almont train and train No. G of the Saglnaw di vision. The former was loaded with circus excursionists. Four cars of the Almont train were overturned and almost tele scoped. The engine of the other train was derailed. lluntliiKtuu \ut Hliot. UTICA , N. V. , Aug. 25. The report that C. P. Huntlngton , the railway magnate , was shot at his camp at Pine Knot on Bacquetta like , la the Adirondack * , la not true. HARMONY FLEES THE ROOST Popocratio Managers Find Douglas Oountj Democrats Rebellious. NO FUSION ON THE LEGISLATIVE TICKET Conference of the CninpnlKU Tender * in an KlTiirt < > I'rntiltliitc the Stiff- necked Only Prutcft S ol the "Insurgent * . " That spirit of brotherly love and unity which should prevail among the constituent elements of a fusion combination scenis to be a ralnus quantity In Douglas county , and It -jvldently causing a good deal of anxi ety ti the leaders of the organizations. The cautj of this condition of affairs Is the at- ; tltu le of the democrats In Insisting that noie but democrats be nominated for the legislature In Douglas county this year. Mention has been made before In The Bee of the efforts to bring harmony out of the present disturbed conditions and their lack of success , nnd now a new drive Is under way. way.A A conference was held In this city yes terday attended by J. N. Gaffln , chairman of the populist state committee ; Jim Dahlman , chairman of the democratic committee ; W. ! A. Poynter , fushlon candidate for governor ; and J. H. Edmlsten , the alleged deposed leader In the populist party. The presence i of Edmlsten Is taken as particularly slgnlfl- ' cant , as ho has been reinstated In good fel lowship with the populist organization , and Is now In charge of that part of the cam paign having to do with the election of the legislative ticket in the Interest of Senator Allen. Chairman Lyman of the silver re publican committee was not present , as It was not considered Important so long as the strength of his party In this county Is not sufficient to be a factor , and the few here are believed to be disposed to accept whatever conditions the democrats may Im pose. pose.Local Local representatives of the populists and democratic parties were called upon during the day , and arguments advanced why no one party should be disposed to take to It self the responsibility for the success or i failure of the coming campaign , but the re- j ceptlon was not such as to give much en- j couragement to a cotorle of politicians lookIng - Ing forward to the spoils of the future. They found democrats who declared they would vote for no legislative candidate this year who Is not a member of their party ; they found others who said the populists had not yet proposed a man for ono of these posi tions who would not be a dead load on the ticket , and therefore could not be accepted ; and still others said that to glvo In to the populists would necessitate giving In to .the silver republicans , which Is Impossible. Will HmlinrrnH * Senator Allen. J. H. Edmlsten , as the accepted repre sentative of Senator Allen , said that with a straight democrat In the field , the senator , being a populist , would be embarrassed In making a campaign In the county , and might have to keep out of It entirely. As Allen's record on exposition matters Is to bo one of the strong cards used In the campaign In Douglas county , it was pointed out that any condition which would pre vent his participating In the campaign here would be unfortuckte. If he comes to the county ho urlll have to confine his work to the state ticket , as he can not con sistently isk his own party followers to support a legislative ticket In the formation of which they have been deliberately snubbed nnd Ignored. Chairman Gaffln Is credited with making the point that the populists have consider ately kept .out of the congressional fight In this district , expressing their willingness to endorse any man chosen by the demo crats , and he thought this action entitles the party to better treatment by the demo- j crats. The point was also made that Dud ley Smith's attitude toward organized labor Is such that he will be distasteful to a large body of the populists , but they are willing to swallow all that In the Interest of harmony. It Is not reported that Chairman Dahl man used any great force to bring the ma chine democrats down from their position , as his associates in this county are in a ticklish place just now , and ho has no desire to compromise them. They are be lieved to be ready to go with the tide , al though nominally they are for concessions , and assure their populist brethren that no effort will be spared to force the demo crats to consent to a distribution of the honors. It Is well known In this city , however , among workers In the party , that the gang would prefer to retain Its grip on the county organization , even at the cost of the legislative ticket. To this end It will undoubtedly be found ready to Jump with the majority when the conven tion meets. The result Is that after several hours' work among the local politicians , the visit ing promoters of harmony found they had made little headway , and that the senti ment for straight democratic nominations Is too strong almost to be headed off. Afc the conventions for the nomination of a legislative ticket and candidates for county attorney and county commissioner will be held In Omaha one week from next Saturday It is possible a further attempt to come to an agreement amicable to all sides will be made between now and then. URGING THE NINE-HOUR DAY Representation of Typographical Union I're ent the Qncittlon to the Employer * * . MILWAUKEE , Aug. 23. The feature of the business of the United Typothetao of America convention today was the hearing of George W. Harris , chairman of a special committee of the International Typograph ical union , who came to Milwaukee for the purpose of advocating before the convention the proposition for a nine-hour workday. Mr. Harris said that by a referendum vote of the union it was decided to enforce the short-hour workday , though the time had not yet been fixed. The short day had been ' agitated since 1SS7 , and the union thought i It a good proposition for both the United I Typothctae and the union. In cities where ' the scale of wages was high the union would ' be willing to accept a reduction , but where the pay was low no change should be made. I The fixing of the scale in different cities j would be left to local unions. The main point , he said , was the reduction In tours ; that the union did not believe In strikes , and that by co-operation an amicable agree ment could be reached. The International Typographical union Is working In conjunc. tlon with the International Pressmen and Assistants' union for the nine-hour day. After Mr. Harris finished talking he was made the target for numerous questions , after which the convention went Into ex ecutive session on the short day problem. Formal Invitations were received from De- trol and Now Haven for next year's con- ventlou &cd from Kansas City for the 1900 meeting. Dean for Xetr Tenchern * College. CHICAGO. Aug. 25. Dr. Edmund J. James , professor of political science In the University of Chicago , has been appointed dean of the new Teachers' college organized by the university on the foundation created by Mrs. Emmons Blalne. He was for thir teen yars professor In the University of Pennsylvania and has been In Chicago since 1596. The college is a unique experiment of education an attempt to organize college work In science , literature and art In such a way that persons engaged In the active work of teaching can get the full advantages of a college training. U Is a direct * n4 practical outgrowth of the university ex trusion movement In the United States and Is an expression of that closer connection between the public school work nnd the university , of which Dr Jarne * has been an earnest advocate. DEFECTS IN THEREVENUE LAW _ Stnte Association nf County Coninili- lonern Will Take Them Under Due Consideration. As a preliminary to the gathering here September T , of the State Association of County Commissioners and Surveyors the committee on legislation , consisting of Com missioners Ostrom , Hector and Hofeldt of this county , O. W. Young of Cass , Dan Begley of Sarpy and Fred Bcckman of Lan caster , the last named being the president of the association , had a meeting yesterday. The only thing taken up and considered was the substitute for the Pollard county revenue bill , known as house bill 247 , the object of which Is to empower county boards I to revise assessment lists at any time with 1 out waiting for formal complaints to be I made. As the law Is at present the county boards are limited to action only upon com plaint being made. Mr. Ostrom In speaking of the bill said : "As It now Is , if an assessor has made a return valuing property at $1,000 , when It should be assessed at $10- 000 , wo can't do anything until someone comes forward nnd makes a complaint to that effect. Again no correc tion can be made by the assessor without first notifying the owner of the property , which gives the owner an opportunity should he be so Inclined to cover up his property. There Is no way to get at fraudulent re turns under the present law. Even the as sessor cannot go behind the statement made by the owner. The law we have In pros pect would glvo the county board the au thority to change any assessment believed to be fraudulent or erroneous without having to wait ? until It could sit as a board of equali zation nnd act upon complaints. " President Bookman of the state association feels confident that there will be a big at tendance here on September 7. "I am satis fied that there will be considerably over 100 here , " ho said. The convention will continue for two and probably for three days , the first day to be devoted to the consideration of mat ters of legislation and the rest of the time to the exposition. An effort will bo made to have an Ak-Sar-Ben Initiation whllo the visiting county fathers are here so that they all can be Introduced to the sacred mys teries of Ak-Sar-Ben knighthood. MINERS USE PEACEFUL MEANS Succeed In InducliiK Colored Men nt 1'atin Aot to Go to Work In the Mliii-K. PANA , 111. , Aug. 25. Contrary to pre- dltlons , no lawlessness Is being resorted to by the striking white miners , al though they have been reinforced by the arrival of numbers of union min ers from over the state. John Mitch ell of Spring Valley , 111. , national vice president of the United Mlno workers , J. W. Russell of Danville , state vice presi dent , W. D. Ryan , state secretary and treasurer , President Cartwrlght of the SprlngSeld district , and President Topham of the Danville district are here advising the strikers. The officers express the opinion that the remaining blacks , some fifty in all , will leave the city In a few days after learning the real situation. Mine Operator Penwell stated today , how ever , that It Is the Intention of the Opera tors' association to get 150 negroes from Alabama as soon as possible. The sixty-five negroes who left the Sprlngslde mine camp yesterday have notified their friends at Birmingham , Woodward and Bessemer , Ala. , of the conditions existing here and advls- lug them to have no'thlng to do with any proposition to come to Pana. The union miners sent thirty-seven of the negroes to Chicago last night In a special car , and twenty back to Alabama , while several walked out of town In different directions on the railroads during the night. State Mine Inspector Walter Rutledge of Alton has arrived here and today examined the Alabama negroes remaining at the Sprlngslde mine. He found only a part of them to be competent. Admit Soldier * of I'renciit Wnr. LEAVENWORTH , Kan. , Aug. 25. Na tional Commander Henry Shlndler of the Regular Army and Navy union , has an nounced a decision admitting to member ship in the order all persons who served during the Spanish-American war whether In the permanent or temporary establish ment of the army. Ho has been in receipt of many letters from members of the union requesting that some way be found through which the admission of the volunteer could be obtained. In recognition of this demand and the probability that other kindred or ganizations would endeavor to secure these volunteers for their order , prompt action became - came necessary. Strike Soon Ended. HAZELTON , Pa. , Aug. 25. The 700 coal miners and laborers employed In the Auden- reld and Honeybrook stripplngs of the Le- high & Wllkesharro Coal company , who went on a strike yesterday , returned to work this morning. The men struck be cause of what they claimed to be the un just discharge of two Hungarian laborers. The prompt and decisive action of Superin tendent Richards In posting a notice that If the men were not at work this morning the mines would bo shut down for the bal ance of the year produced a wholesome effect on the strikers , although they claim the two discharged men will be reinstated. Even in a Dream You could not see anything as beautiful and attractive as our west show win dow , as it Is now filled with the latest In ladles' footwear there is the Foster Custom last the latest the Ilanan Man Last , so tasty and comfortable the Military lasr , so popular now the new model , hardly introduced as yet , common sense and all the well known lasts Pug toes have you seen them ? and all the new popular round toes vlcl kid , soft and durable lincst of Kussla lightweight , surely it Is a panararaa or shoe loveliness rarely seen. Drexel Shoe Co. , Ouiatin's t'p-to-date Shoe llouie. 1419 FARNAM STREET WHY OWENS WAS LET OUT Superintendent of Department of Transpor tation Gives His Version. EXPOSITION CONTRACT WITH THE A , D. T , Concemlon Which ( liven that Com- pitnr * Decided Adrnntnico In Trnnimrtntlon Opernte * to Se cure an UUIcer'n Dlmulmitl < Superintendent Owens of the Transporta tion department of the exposition 1s no longer superintendent. Mr. Owens handed in his resignation last Saturday in response to a request from the manager. The reason given for the request was that the superin tendent had by misrepresentation secured special gate privileges for a delivery com- pany. Mr. Owens' version of the difficulty Is as follows : "For some weeks the general manager , ex hibitors and concessionaires have been pro testing bitterly against the service and ex orbitant rates of the American District Tele graph company ; these complaints were re ferred to the express companies , but little or no attention seems to Jiave been given them. Finally the exhibitors In the Horti culture building Informed the Department of Transportation that unless relief was granted Inside of one week every fruit ex hibit In the building would be closed. Within twenty-four hours an arrangement was put In operation whereby the exhibitors In the Horticulture building were given satis factory service at a reduction In transporta tion rates of at least 33 per cent and with no loss In revenue to the exposition. "It appears , however , the superintendent of transportation In this stepped on the toes of one or two of the directors ( owners of the American District Telegraph company ) . At any rate , President Wattles Insisted upon his removal without a bearing and demanded the exclusion from the grounds of wagons in which he Is charged to have an Interest. "The executive committee decided months ago that the exposition would have nothing to do with the delivery of express goods In the grounds nor would It assume any re sponsibility therefor , but that the express companies would bo allowed to make de liveries under certain restrictions nnd at certain rates of charges. The company which Mr. Wattles now attempts to exclude from the grounds Is the first one to apply for permission to make delivery of express matter under the action of the executive committee , the first to be granted that per mission by he executive committee and It purchased In regular form the first season wagon ticket ever Issued by the exposition for that purpose. Concerning the Contract. "The executive committee entered Into a contract with the American District Tele graph company on January 14 , 1S9S , granting the said American District Telegraph com pany the concession , privilege or right to maintain on the exposition grounds and be tween the grounds and the city of Omaha a messenger and parcel delivery service for the transmission of messages and such personal effects aa under the rules of said exposition may be admitted to the grounds through its regular passenger gates and which can be transmitted by hand. This privilege not to extend to any article of merchandise or sup ply for any exhibitor or'concessionaire. The rates for service , both within the grounds and between the grounds and the city of Omaha , to be established by mutual consent. "As compensation for the rights aud priv ileges granted the American District Tele graph company agrees to pay the exposition 25 per cent of the dally gross receipts item all sources arising from tbo operation of the conccssslon during the continuance of said exposition. Said American District Telegraph company agrees to keep full and true accounts of receipts from all sources and that said accounts shall be open to In spection by the executive committee of the exposition , its officers and agents at any time that it will make settlements and pay ments of percentages under the contract each day for the previous day's business , or as often and at such time or timeas shall be designated by the exposition ; and that the manner of ascertaining the amount of the gross receipts shall be such as the exposi tion shall approve or prescribe ; and that the exposition shall have power to appoint cashiers , or require the use of cash regis ters , to receive and account for the gross receipts whenever In its judgment it may be deemed necessary , the cost of such cash iers or cash registers to be paid by the American District Telegraph company. " "Up to 12 o'clock , noon , August 22 , not 1 cent had been credited on the books of the exposition on account of this concession , nor on any other account. Still , neither the president nor any of the directors have taken any action to protect the exposition under this violated contract. " Accuser Hack * Out. James McPete , an employe at one of the concessions at the grounds , was robbed of $70 In gold Wednesday at a bouse on Dodge street. McPete accused Cora Wagner , an Inmate of the place , of having taken the money , and she was arrested. Yesterday morning be relented and withdrew his charges against the woman and she was re leased. Ordered \Vnnhlnicton. . WASHINGTON , Aug. 25. Brigadier Gen eral Ludlow , who recently arrived at Mon- tauk from Santiago , has been ordered to re port at Washington. Ottoman Rugs Were originally introduced for devo tional purposes only the few we have are costly enough to be handled sa credly we have lots of similar kinds tliat are every bit as good and sell lor considerably less than the Oriental kind many new patterns received for this fall and winter's showing are now on display and we urge you to make your selections early so as to have the benefit of the complete assortment. Omaha Carpet Co . TIUU _ Omalm's Exclusive Carpet House , 1515 Dodge St. Draperies . Sale of nil the odd lengths nnd remnants in our drapery department lengths from ono to live yards the cream of our spring buying oriental stripes , metal stripes , cotton and wool tapestry for cov erings These hints of the prices 12.50 goods now 11.25. I2.W poods now Jl.OO. , J1.50 Roods now SoC. Jl.W goods now Cjc , Tic goods now We. , 6Cc goods now S5c. Travelers' Samples Just 24 inches square so suit able for pillow and chair coverings a new lot of these just purchased by us nfe on sale now Like our former samples , they are less than a third the regular price of the goods Fish Net and Embroidery Swiss Samples Each piece three yards long- Goods that was 45c a yard- now 73o for the piece , Goods that was SOc a yard- -now Me for the piece , Goods that was I5c a yard- -now 45c for the piece , Goods that wtis 60c n yard- -now SSc for the piece , Goods that was 2Io a yard- -now 45o for the piece , Goods that vrns 40c a yard- -now 70c for the piece , Goods that was S5c a yard- now 60o for the piece , Goods that was 2Sc a yard- -now We for the piece. Orchard & Wilhelm Carpet Co. 1414-1G-18 Douglas Street. HOME COMING OF THE SECOND Department of the Missouri Has No Official Adrices of the Movement MAKE PREPARATIONS IN ANTICIPATION Officer * Provide In Advance for the Regiment Which in Expected to Be nt Old Fort Omaha Xcxt Week. No official advice of the transfer of the Second Nebraska Regiment from Chlcka- mauga Park to Fort Omaha has yet been received at the headquarters of the Depart ment of the Missouri. U. S. A. , In this city. As the transportation Is being arranged for through other departments the army officers hero do not expect to be notified of the coming of the troops until they leave Chlck- amauga , when orders are expected to make provision for a camp of a certain number of troops. In railroad circles It Is learned that the Wabaah , the Burlington and the Missouri Pacific roads have been asked , through their offices In St. Louis , to submit bids for the transportation of the Second regi ment from St. Louis to Omaha. Railroad men anticipate that the business will be divided , as It was when the troops were taken away from here. No time has been set for the start of the move ment so far as Is known in railroad circles here. Army officers hope that the troops will be started this week. Anticipating official orders from the War department to take care of the troops that are soon to be sent to Fort Omaha , the heads of departments at army headquarters are already busying themselves with prep arations. The quartermaster's department Is getting the grounds at Fort Omaha In readiness for the volunteers , and the com missary department Is getting In shape to feed the Nebraska boys from the time they arrive here until they are finally mustered out. Mutter Ont Procevi. The work of mustering out the volunteers Is coins to be more complex than Is gen erally supposed. The common Impression appears to be that when the trooss are to bo mustered out some army officer will merely wrl'c out a card honorably muster ing out tile volunteer and that will close his war record. The War department has Just Ifsued a lengthy circular explaining the multifarious process of mustering out and this undeceives any ono who thinks that the prcccss Is a trivial one. The cir cular Is a booklet of a half dozen pages and Is filled with detailed instructions to army officers who will have charse of mustering out the soldiers. The greatest care will be taken , under these Instructions , to make a thorough physical examination of each man as he leaves the service. This will oc cupy some time , but It will In a largo measure protect the government from pension frauds. The circular directs that the physical examination of the men shall be conducted after they have returned to the rendezvous of their native state. As each man was physically examined and his examination recorded before he was al lowed to go to the war , and as a careful examination of each man will be made on his return , the army will bo fully pre pared to tell whether the man has a just claim for a pension later In life. As the pay of the soldiers will be held back until the mustering out process Is complete , It is thought that very few soldiers will escape tbo final examination. After the civil war there was a great lack of such records as will be furnished the War department , and from this lack , army officers say , have , sprung all the pension frauds that havtl been practiced on the government. ' \ WAITING ON THE NEW JAIL Police Department Will Have to St r In Its Old Quarter * Sonic Ad ditional Time. The police department will not move Into the new city Jail on September 1 , which had been positively fixed a month ego as tbo moving day. Building Inspector Butler , who ta the member of the Board of Public Works who has been looking after the Jail matter , declares that the necessary work on the Jail cannot be completed by the first of next month and that the removal cannot take place before September 15. The work of fitting up the building has been delayed during the last month as much as It has been since It was commenced. The cells were to have been put In place two weeks ago and the work on them Is not nearly finished. The plumbing was to have been well under way by this time , but the material Is not yet on hand. The contract ors have failed to do their work In the time In which they promised , and this Is said to bo the sole cause of the tardiness. The Advisory Board has awarded the con tract for furnishing forage for the city dur ing the coming year to Marah & Smith. Their figures are : Hay. $6.65 per ton ; oats , 28 cents per bushel ; corn , 28 cents pw bushel ; straw , $5.50 per ton ; wheat. J12 per ton. The contract for furnishing fuel will be awarded at the next meeting. Mortality StatUtlOH. The following births and death were re ported to the health commissioners during the twenty-four hours ending at noon yes terday : Births Peter Hansen , 1417 Canton , girl ; Norman Martin , 419 South Twentieth , girl ; S. E. Kohn , 2152 St. Siary'B avenue , girl ; Alex Walters , 2622 Davenport , girl. Deaths Mike Shaboox , Thirteenth and William , 65 years , killed by a wagon run ning over him ; Rudolph Bastlan , 1018 Har- ney , 31 years ; Peter Larson , Blair , 63 years. Looking for a OamblliiK Room. The police are looking for an alleged gambling den that Is said , by Gerhardt Schover , a stranger In the city , to exist some where In the vicinity of Thirteenth and Douglas streets. The games , Schover alleges , are conducted by several ex-tablo waiters. He was Inveigled Into the rooms by two men Wednesday night , who he says Initiated him Into the mysteries of skin poker and that his Initiation cost him 121.60. Warrants were sworn out for the arrest of Daniel Sherry and William Chambers , two of the alleged gamblers. Ilnd Skeleton Key * . Skelton keys and a revolver were found In the possession of J. H. Miller , a young man who was picked up by the police Wednesday. Miller claims ho Is an employe of Mullen's concert garden. The police believe he ii A burglar and are Investigating his case. Send your out of town friends thre photogravures of the Exposition. Only ten cents. The Bee office has them. For $50 Less Than any price anywhere Is the way wo sell pianos many times the savins Is double that why not don't wo buy and sell more pianos In one year than all the others In Omaha doesn't It Rtand to reason that by buying so many we can buy cheaper then we share the profit with you just test our piano prices not all cash bless yon no a small payment down and a very small one each month. The famous " " . painting "Alinozo" 13 now on exhibition In our art rooms. A. HOSPE , Music and Art. 1513 Douglas You May Not Naed Glasses To correct your eyes or for eye refits and proper care now will keep your eyes for years nothing * o benefits the eye as colored glasses these hot , sunny days especially If you are at the expo sition , where the glare Is intensltled by the pure white of the magnificent build ings we have put In a line of colored nnd smoked spectacles and eye glasses nnd take as-much care In fitting them as though we were correcting your vision you can have your eyes exam ined free by our expert graduate opti cian. TheAloe&PenfoldCo IHeatlC * Ogtlclmmm.