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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 18, 1898)
BEE SUNDAY DECEMBER 18 1808. 10 THE OMAHA DAILY ; , , . ctT 1519-1521 Douglas Street. Child * ' Chain , painted an * oak lOo aad 2Bo aoh. Sterling Silver Ware-028-lOOO fine , Guaranteed , I'lokl * Fork * , Boa Ron Spoon * , Suo-nr Shell ! , etc. , elc. , with gold bowl * , OSc. Sterling Silver Shoe Horn * , worth " 1.00 , at 40c. Sterling Hllver Tooth Brnihe * , worth 91.00 , at 40c. Sterling Silver Letter Openeri , worth fll.OO , at 4 o. DOLL HEADS AND BODIES Heaili with curly hair , light or dark , 100 to * i.ns. Bodle * , a big variety in cloth or kid , lOc to 83.05. Iron 'Wagon * , pretty and durable , ZBc each. Iron Toy * of all kind * at half nual price * . I Child * ' Bluell Carpet Sweeper * , jnit the thing for the little mnkc-belleve housekeeper they're 2 B c each. Brnnli , Comb and Mirror Set * , In decorated celluloid cne , latin lined , worth 83 , at OSc. Combination Toilet and Manicure Set * In great va riety , handiomcly decorat-4 ed , I .OH. Glove and Handkerchief Boxc * , celluloid , with rnled letter * on top , latlit lined , OSo. Iron Expren 'Wag onwith iteel wheel * 7Bc. Iron stove * , with complete ontllt for cooking , ready for the little housekeeper lUc , ZBc and up. Terrific Slaughter of Toys and Holiday Goods Only six more days to close out this mammoth stock of Toys but it must be done , no matter how great the loss. Important alterations compel us to clear out everything in the shape of Christmas goods , Buy early and avoid the rush and crush of the closing days before Christmas , Open evenings goods delivered promptly. MEN'S SMOKING SETS AND OUTFITS. HandHome Celluloid Cne * , filled with ften- nlnc French briar pipe , cigar balder , etc. - - tin lined , extra value at flSc. AHb Receiver * In new and original Acntgnn , 25c and 40c. Collar and Call Boxe * , aqua-re or round , celluloid. In railed emboed de- I Kit i , * atln lined , 4Doj aad OBo. CHRISTMAS CARDS AND CALENDARS. Thousand * to delect from. Special vnlne , ChrUtma * Card * In railed cmbo * ed ef fect * , at lc , 2c , 3o and 5c. 5c.nookleti , In new and original deilRnn , with appropriate mottoe * Be and lOc. Calendar * , O and 8 row , SBc. SKATES V. S. Club Skat en , warranted belt iteel , 3Cc pair. Cblldi' Swing , jnt the thing ( or baby , 1.48 each. Weadon Htenm En gine * , 75c. The largcit variety of hot air and team toy * in the city. Doyi' and Girl * ' Slcdi , Coaiteri , etc. , 28c and up. MEN'S LEATIIEIl GIFTS Imported Cigar enure , morocco and block , apeclal value at OSc. OSc.Leather Leather Traveling Caiei , filled with toil et and manicure piece * , complete OSc. Other * up a4.0B. Real Seal and Mo rocco Card Cae * , Otto. Other * a * low at 2Bc. CHINA AND LAMPS A lienntlftil nnil varied aort- mrnt Hnvlland China Plate * , deo- ornted , HUts Ilavllniid China Cup * and Sau cer * , decorated , : Ue. Chocolate Pot * , beautiful de- Igni , 4Uc to * 4.U5. Lamp * , In nil the new ihnpr * loir , benntlfnl ilecoratloni , with hndei to match , l Sc to fO.8B. IlrnHh , Comh and Mirror Tray , very hnmUome and ezcluilva pattern * , 40o to M1.08. HIGH CLASS JKWKLHY AT POPULAR rniCER Chlld'i Solid Gold Band Ring * , T 2Ba.Child Child ! ' Solid Gold Band Ring * , worth f l.OO , at 4 c. Mine * ' Solid Gold Set Ring * , ex tra value , OBc. Ladle * ' clniter opal * nrroand d with brilliant ! , the Iat * t and not popular pattern , f 1.08. Chain Bracelet * , iterling illver , O8o to 114.95. Rolled Flat * CnB Button * , 3Sa to 880. Iron Train * , Cart * , Wagoui , Bngln * , Hook and Ladder , Truck * , etc. , pecial value * at lOo , lOc , 2Bo and u p. 1519-1521 Douglas Street. FARMERS WHO HAD BAD BILLS TwoBojB from Franklin County H ld for Pawing Counterfeit Money. VICTIMS OF AN ARKANSAS EXPERT Ceorce Roell , Since Killed by Reve nue Officer * , Held RcpoiiHlblo ( or the Downfall ot the Nebraska Lad * . Two farmer boys , Charles HaufTer and Frlic Ooutr , charged with passing counter- felt monay and indicted by the grand jury , trera brought In from Franklin county yes terday by Deputy United States Marshal Darber. While It la not certain it Is likely that both will l ad guilty ana ask the leniency ot the court. Son * momths ago a man named George Kozell vlsitd Franklin county loaded down with $10 illver certificates. He spent this money freely and later on became intimately acquainted with Heuffer and Oouger. He was in the county but a few days and then disappeared. After his departure It was dis covered that th * two boys bad plenty of money and that their wealth consisted of $10 silver certificates. In the due course of time some of these bills reached the secret ervtco office in this city and were pro nounced counterfeits. A mm was sritt to Franklin county and after making an In vestigation placed Hauffer and Oouger under arrest and took them before a United States commissioner , whore they waived examin ation and were held to await ihe action ot the United States grand jury. Upon conven ing , that body promptly indicted the two men and also George Rozell , the man from whom they obtained the bills. Since the return of the indictment It baa been learned that Rozell has passed beyond the jurisdiction of court * and is where a capias cannot reach him. In other words he is dead. It has been learned that hln counterfeiting plant was located In the mountains in the southern portion of Ar kansas , at which point ho was connected with the operations of an illicit still. Some months ag * United States revenue officers got after Rozoll and bis associates and in a fight that ensued he was killed while re- fluting arrest It was the custom ot Rozell , so the officers ot the secret service say , to make illicit whisky during the season and during other time * to make counterfeit money. The money was fairly well executed and would deceive almost anybody but an expert. The color was perfect , but the picture ot Hendrlcka on the face of the bills was too mall and the fine lines were too heavy. During the afternoon Hauffer pleaded guilty to the charges in the Indictment. Sentence was deferred for a few days In order to permit of the United States at torney examining Into tbo case and ascer taining more relative to the fact * . RHKOHM IS DUB TO DAVID ST. CVIl. Remarkable Conduct of Omaha and Wlunebnito Indian * . A large number ot th * Indiana from the Omaha and Wlnnebago reservation , who have been In attendance upon the United States court as witnesses , have been paid off and have returned to their homes. They received from $9 to $15 each. The conduct of the Indian witnesses who have boon In the city during the present term of the United States court has been frequently commented upon. Usually when the Indian * come down from the agency to erve as witnesses , many ot them have been arrested and locked in the city jail on the cbarge of drunkenness. This time , bowrver , matters cave been different and fol aa Indian baa been arrested , and moreover not ono of them has been seen around a saloon. When not at the gov ernment building , they bave remained at their boarding houses. The good be havior of the Indians during the last three weeks , BO many of the government officials say , Is due to the Influence of David St. Cyr , who la practically in charge of them while here. He is a young man of mixed blond , was born on the reservation and graduated from the Indian school at Hamp ton , Va. Since coming to Omaha with the Indians , ho has cautioned them against goIng - Ing Into saloons and has urged them to save their money and conduct themselves in a manner to gain the respect of the white men. Almost without on exception they have followed his advice. Verdict Aaulnit Bird. The jury < baa reached a verdict In the case of Addlson Bird against Charles Perky , on trial In Judge Carland's court all ot lost week. The verdict Is for the defendant and was returned by the jury whllo the mem bers -were sitting In their seats , the judge Instructing that such a verdict be returned. Bird sued to recover the sum of $23,000 alleged damages. Jn 1893 Bird came to Wahoo with the avowed purpose of putting in a canning factory. Ho secured a bonu * of $1,400 and made some kind of an ar rangement with Porky about furnishing money to operate the plant when con structed. Bird failed to put the factory in operation and afterward sued Perky for damages , alleging that It was his fault that the business enterprise was not successful. Indian * Jump Their Ball. Some of the Omaha and Wlnnebago In diana have adopted the methods of the whites. They have jumped their bonds and . gone to other climes' ' . I At the last session ot the United States l grand Jury Dufus Twin , Joseph Yellowback , Four Clouds , Tom Swallow , Louis French and Harlan Gannon were indicted. They had been charged with giving and selling liquor to Indians. When taken before a United States commissioner they were held. Fri day Deputy United States Marshal Allan i went to the ag < > ncy to arrest the men and I bring thorn to this city , and there learned 1 that they had jumped their bonds and had gone to one of the reservations In the northern - | ern part of Wisconsin. They will be followed and will bo brought back to be tried. IMill Stlniiucr * Bankruptcy. The first of the bankruptcy cases , under the now law , and originating in Omaha , Is ready for flnal adjudication. U Is In the matter of the case of Phil Stlmmel , who atone ono time was engaged in the wholesale and retail seed business. He was considered I wealthy. Later ho failed , and after the pas- i sage ot the bankruptcy law , was one of the 1 first to take advantage ot Its provision. The hearing has been had , and now the case Is before Judge Mungcr on an application to confirm the report of the referee and finally declare the applicant a bankrupt. In the pleadings fled in the case where Stlmmel asks to be declared a bankrupt It has been proven that he owes approximately $100,000 , and ha * nothing in the way ot as sets. Mlnlcke Plead * Guilty. Zora Mlnlcke , the ex-postmaster at Mll- llgan , this state , who was indicted by the grand jury and charted with robbing tb * office of funds and converting the same to his own use , appeared before Judge Munger yesterday and entered a plea ot guilty to another count In tbo indictment , bavlnc pleaded guilty to A couple of tb * counts a few days ago. H * told a bard luck story of sickness in hli family , aftsr which ho asked the leniency .of th court. Judge Munger will pus sentence In th ? case cone day next week , at which time all ot the parties heretofore convicted will be dltpoj J of. 1 Federal Court Note * . The petit jury for the January term of the United States court , which will convene in 1 Lincoln oo the third Monday la January , will be drawn some time during the coming week. Judge Munger left for his home at Fre mont last night , where ho will remain over Sunday. Judge Munger of the United States court will go to Des Molnes during the holiday week and on December 28 he will hear some oases that are for trial on Judge Woolsun's docket. Charles J. Blytho of Kim precinct is going Into bankruptcy becauseho owes the nig gardly sum , of $350. He says that bo Is without property and Is unable to pay what he owes. The trial of the case of the United States against Frank D rsey ot the Ponca bank has been sot down for trial before Judge Car- If.nd on January 3. Dor soy is charged with fraudlcnt banking. Josephine M. Getty and the Getty-Mitch ell Soap company have sued the "Wash- Alone" Soap company for $5,000 damages , and they ask for an injunction to prevent the defendant from using their formula. B. F. Btythe of Dlller declares that he Is In debt to the extent of severU thousand dollars and that ho Is without money to liquidate. By being declared a bankrupt he avers that he may get out and start anew. Thomas Augustus Allison of Clay Center has died his petition with Clerk Hillis ot the United States court asking to be de clared a bankrupt. He says that his dcbta aggregate several hundred dollars and that he is dead broke and unable to pay a cent. Next Friday night the petit jurors In the United States court will bo excused from attendance upon the sessions during the hol iday week. When they are let off It will be with the understanding that they are to re turn in time to be called on the morning of January 3. An action for $2,000 damages was com menced yesterday by Antoinette Blackman against a saloon keeper named A. J. Vlstgard of 1312 North Twenty-fourth street , and his bondsmen , Elliott D. Evans and John W. NIcholEi. for supplying liquor to her hus band. Charles P. Blackman , a plasterer and bricklayer. CASES UP BEFORE GORDON Police Jndtce Hear * the Sorry Tale * of Several People Who Are In Trouble. The case against George and Joe Nach- nebcr was continued after considerable de- ray until next Wednesday. Officer Jorgon- Eon was unable to be present and the prose cution objected to going on with the case until ho was on hand. The attorney for the defendants Insisted upon eomo tangible evidence that Jorgensen was really unable to appear , but he got nothing better than a telephone message from Dr. Ralph that the injuries Inflicted were dangerous and that the officer would suffer for several days as the result The bond of the defendants was fixed at $800 each. Dick Swartz was discharged , as the evi dence showed that he did not take the two cases ot eggs from Urra'u & Co. with which he was accused. Another man took them and hired Swartz to haul them to Sixteenth and Howard streets , where they were to meet. Swartz was caught on the way. John Texter was permitted to go after a little advice from Judge Gordon. The boy wan accused of ehootlng within the city limits. He used an air gun and the court did not think It dangerous. A complaint wa * lodged yesterday against Edward Wray charging him with robbing Jacob Alexander of $50 on May 25 laat. Belle Emerson filed a complaint yester day against Thomas McGulgan , whom ahe charges with assault and battery. Commemorative Medal * . Secretary Wakefield is preparing the com memorative medals , which were awarded to the superintendents of the various depart ments for efficient levlces , for distribution. Superintendent J. B. Haynes of the De partment of Publicity and Promotion was the first to receive bis souvenir , which was delivered to him this morning. Tbo medals are ot bronze , but the recipients are au thorized to have them gilded like the gold medals tbat wore awarded to exhibitor * . POWER OF KEELY'S ' MOTOR How it Fascinated Hen of Wealth and Djrew Forth Their Dollars. CLEVER MEN INDUCED TO INVEST Sample Initancci of Big Money Drawn from Shrewd Bunlne * * Men and the ThouNiinil * Appar ently Squandered. The entertaining gosslpper of the Phila delphia Times , Megargee , gives an Illuminat ing account ot the operations ot the late John W. Keely , the famous motor man who died In the Quaker City recently. Of Koely's early life , Megargeowrites , but llttlo U publicly known. Ho was born In Philadelphia , and when 10 years ot age was thrust out In the world to battle alone. He had two hobbles , music and mechanics , and their value to him has been beat evidenced by the fact that without either of them he would never have accomplished what he has. His knowledge ot mechanics taught him how to construct his mysterious machine ; his knowledge of music led him to the dis covery of what ho terms the vibratory theory. He was a cabinet maker and musi cian by turns. For a time ho led a email orchestra at a summer pleasure resort. His shop in which he worked as a cabinet maker some say was on Market street , while others claim It was on Jayne street , below Ninth , on the north aide. It was about twenty-five years ago when he came to the belief that ho had discovered a new and powerful sort ot'engine. Ho then lived on Ogden street , In this city , and the new con trivance was placed In a bathtub and run by a stream of water that passed through a goose qulfl. He called it a hydro-pneu- matlc-pulsatlng-vacuo engine. This soon grew into the machine which he called a "generator , " and which the world named the Keely motor , and In which power was produced from the vibratory qualities ot water and air. The new discovery was called to the attention of a few capitalists , and these requested Charles B. Collier , a well known patent attorney of this city , to look into the matter. Mr. Collier had never met Keely. Ho requested an exhibi tion of the new motor. It took place No vember 10 , 1874. Before that time the public had heard nothing ot the discovery. Mr. Collier and , I think , ten others witnessed the flrst public exhibition of this generator. At Its conclusion ho wrote out an official report for the benefit of the few gentlemen who had requested him to make the ex amination. They were all New Yorkers , and Included John J. Cisco , the weir known banker and former United States sub-treas urer in New York ; Charles G. Franklyn of the Cunard line of steamships ; Charles H. Haswell , the author of Haswell's Tables , the leading authority among mechanicians ; Henry C. Sargeant , president of the Ingersoll nock Drill company ; W. D. Hatch and Enus T. Throop of the Hatch Lithographic com pany ; John S. Smith of Baker. Smith & Co. , the large manufacturers of eteam beating apparatus , and William B. Meeker , the banker. New Yorker * Intereited. The gentlemen met in the Fifth Avenue hotel. In New York , with Sidney Dillon in the chair and listened to Mr. Collier's report , which had been made In writing. The next day they gave the Philadelphia attorney their check for $10,000 In pur chase of stock of the Keely Motor com pany , which sum was intended * i pay the Indebtedness Keely had incurred in the construction of his machine. Within two hours after the Inventor bad received this sum he bad expended every penny ot It for the purpose ( or which it WM ijtendod. The Now York capitalists were also given an option for $40,000 worth more ot the lock , the option to be kept open until an opportunity was given to receive further confirmation of Mr. Collier's report. MeanWhile - While that gentleman had negotiated a sale ot the rights for the New England states for nn option of $30,000 , the purchasers to Invest $500,000 to Introduce the 'invention and then to pay over another $300,000. For the benefit of both bodies of Investors a great public exhibition was given In this city that was attended by 300 persons , In cluding the moat eminent engineers from all parts of the country. The next day the two bodies of capitalists handed over their checks for $40,000 and $30,000 respectively , But they had not reckoned the full nature of the task. The first largo machine con structed took three years of time and the expenditure of $60,000 to build It and then was found to be practically worthless. One machine followed another , each being an Improvement upon its predecessor , until the generator was discarded and a new ma chine. In which no water was used and which was known as the "liberator , " was the outcome. It had a series of tuning forks , with the vibrations of which Keely claimed to disintegrate air and release an etberlc force rivaled in strength only by a cyclone. During the Intervening quarter of a century Keely with Collier faithfully clinging to him with the exceptions of occasional lapses of Incredulity periodically heralded an nouncements of his being on the verge of success , each announcement being followed by cash Investments by enthusiastic be- llovcra. thought , would bo ample to push the In vestment to completion and to success. CoiivIneliiKT the Uiibellevliiir. The manner in which toe made the unbe lieving believe was absolutely marvelous. In Itself It waa intrinsic indication that Keely was a man of force ; that he possessed a mental power that his rugged exterior did not betray. Keen business men , accus tomed to move cautiously In commercial af fairs and trained to part with their money reluctantly , poured their money Into Keely's lap without having presented to them any tangible evidence at least any evidence that they were capable of understanding that they were not dealing with a charlatan who was managing a myth. The numerous Instances in which ho accomplished this arc worth the tolling as indicative of the man's forceful character. More than three years ago a futile effort was made to lure John Jacob Astor Into the Keely scheme. A publcl announcement of that fact brought on approving smile froui a well-known newspaper publisher , who wag then admired for his foresight and ex cellent Judgment In financial matters. "Eighteen years ago , " he said to the narrator rater at that time , "I was Invited to attend uu exhibition ot Kccly's marvelous force with a view ot Inducing mo to make an inv - v Illicit of money in the enterprise. I took with me two well-known experts la * physics , one of whom was the giftedProf. Cjcorgo Barker of the University of Penn- ujlvanla. Wo saw what many others havn Keen since. A pint of water poured into a cylinder appeared to work incredible won. ders. the gauge showing a pressure of 6,000 pounds to the square Inch. Great ropes were torn apart , Iron bars were broken and bul lets were discharged through twelve Inch ? * of planking by a force that was invisible and which the expert scientists with roe tested ih order to discover whether it possibly been produced by compressed air , electricity , steam or gases of any kind. Upon that oc casion I well remember that Keely said that wliMn a very short time , with one quart of water , ho would bo able to Bend a train ot cars from Philadelphia to San Francisco and tack , and that with one gallon of the parae Cutd be would drive a steamship from Nuw Yoik to Liverpool and return. Alter the exhibition I asked my two friends , the experts , whether or not the force demon- stiatcd bad been produced by any of the four cause * I have mentioned. They said it had not. I asked them what waa the power. They said they could not tell. " A Caution * Scribe. The next day our friend , the publisher , walked into the office of the secretary ot the Keely Motor company on Waraut street and handed him a check for $500 , with a request for ten shares ot the stock of the corporation. A look ot disappointment crossed the official's face , and ho remarked that bo thought the subscription would be larger. One hour later , in his office , the publisher was visited by two ot the most influential members ot the board of direc tors , who said to him : "Were you not Balls- fled with last night's demonstration 7" "Delighted , " was the reply. "Well , we surely counted upon your * ub- scrlblng for at feast $25,000 worth of the atook , " said the visitors. "No , " eald the newspaper man. "If all that Keely says is true the $500 I've invested will in a few years be worth many millions , and that will amply wttsfy me for the In vestment. It Keely has what he claims every newspaper press , every stat'onary ' engine , every street car , every locomotive , everything that is now provided with steam power wilt be given torce by the use of only a pint of ordinary water , and untold mil lions will accrue to those who have put their money Into the Invention. " That waa twenty years ago , and steam and electricity have not yet been supplanted as motive powers. Shortly after this occurrence a relative by marriage ot the publisher called upon him and begged him to arrange for an Inspection of the mysterious motor. To this the relative said : "Don't go. If you do you will bo fascinated. You will Invest your money perhaps to a reckless extent , and yet there Is nothing there to warrant any sensible business man buying the stock. " The relative coaxed , promising that he would not put any of his money Into the scheme , explaining his curiosity by the fact that he was interested in all me chanical devices. He was ft man of keen , shrewd judgment. Ho saw the motor. U was not supposed afterwards that he bad spent n penny upon It. Not long ago bo died and an examination of his personal estate disclosed tbo fact that the day after he had visited Keely's workshop In this city ho had handed the secretary of the company his check for $5,000. Ono more incident : Shortly after the newspaper publisher re ferred to had made his Investment In Keely stock he was visiting New York , staying at the Fifth Avenue hotel. His name bad been rumored about as a believer in the motor. One morning he received a card of a nephew of George F. Peabody. The visitor explained that he had noticed the arrival of the Philadelphia In one of the morning newspapers , that he was going over to the Quaker city to examine the great mystery and that he wanted the newspaper man's opinion of it. The reply received was : "Don't go. It Is certain to impress you ai a marvel. Unless you are abler than most men you will believe In It and you will waste your money. I do not eay that It is a fraud , but I do say that Keely makes extravagant promises , none of which are ever fulfilled. " The visitor declared that he was possessed of sufficient flrmnctu of will not to be led into anything that cool judgment did not approve of. Now for the sequel. Ten years ago or more there was a row between th Philadelphia and New York stockholders as to who ahould control the Keely Motor company and at that time tbo Quaker city publisher made Inquiry as to how much money , If any , bis visitor at the Fifth Avenue hotel of years before bad Invested in the stock of the corporation. Tbo answer he received was : "Mr. Peabody has altogether purchased $ $0,000 of Keely motor stock. " What has become of all the money ? That is a mighty difficult question to Keslr blmMlf wu ft rough , rude , crude man , whose personal habits were not expensive. There Is no doubt , however , that vast sums were expended on useless machinery , devices and tools. One piece of mechanism , which cost $40,000 , was paid for and immediately rejected by the In ventor because he claimed there was a flaw in It. Ho .thought nothing of spending $20,000 for a pleco of machinery and a few weeks afterwards throwing it aside as use less. In that queer looking workshop of his on Twentieth street , above Master , ho certainly did perform the most marvelous things , but bow ho did it has ever re mained a mystery. And probably will always remain one , be cause If Keely after twenty-five years could not harness the force he had discovered- supposing , ot course , ho had accomplished that feat how could such a conquering re sult be expected from the prentice hands of thosft who never had his full confidence ? It Is idle and foolish and narrow-minded to Idly cast away thoughts ot Keoly and his attempted work with a shrug of tbo shoul ders , a sneer , a contemptuous curl of the lips and a snarling utterance to the word "charlatan. " Did It ever occur to you that no great Invention was over perfected and no revolutionizing scientific discovery was ever fully demonstrated until after many , many years of unremitting endeavors ? Keely was engaged In 'his ' work for one- quarter of a century and yet during that tlrao nearly all ot us have either laughed at him or lampooned him. True , he did not bring his work to completion and per fection. The steam engine was patented by Watts in 1768 and yet as early as 230 B. C. efforts were made to make a mechan ical application of the power of steam. Dur- lug < the interim of over 2,000 years everyone ono who endeavored to turn the force of clastic vapor to human advantage was laughed at as an Imbecile. Stephenson , when ho contended that "there Is no limit to the speed of the locomotive if the works can be made to stand the strain , " was op posed In his belief by every living scientist. Ho actually had not ono supporter. When ho declared that the locomotive would super sede the mall coach and that the railroad would "become the great highway for the king and all bis subjects , " be was laughed at. His surveyors were driven from the fields by the incredulous farmers and the first rails had -to bo laid by stealth and at night. Even when ho had accomplished this much the most eminent engineers told htm that the only way to reach success was to have stationary engines at regular interval * on the railroad , as the locomotives would never move with sufficient rapidity. In ventive geniuses tinkered with the telegraph for over a century before It proved practica ble and when the American congress reluc tantly and unexpectedly appropriated $30- 000 for the construction of the flrst experi mental line , Prof. Morse had not a crust of bread to eat. The 'telephone was dickered with for many years before Prof. Bell got the patent right he did not deserve. Even In so apparently simple a thing as the util ization of ell as an insulator for under ground electric conduits , David Brook * expanded fifteen years ot bli time and $190,000 of bis money. These Instance * are cited , not to prove that Keely was an honest man and had discovered a new force , but to call a pause upon the criticism * of tboae who knowing do not believe , but can lve no reason * for their lack of belief. One fact remains that Is Irrefutable , Keely In his workshop performed marvel * that dentist * could not explain and that ap parently reversed all the recognized law * of physics. Put that in your pipe and smoke It. Kduculnr * L'honne Location. CHICAGO. Dec. 17. The executive com mittee of the National Educational associa tion met hero today to decide on the loca tion for the next meeting of the national association , to be held In July 1899. jn. vltatlons have be n received from several western cities. Includln * Salt Lake City Portland. Ore. , and Los Angeles. The com- i mltua U aald to favor Log Ancelu.