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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (March 31, 1899)
THE OMAHA DAILY BEC : F1UDAY. MAKCI ! 1 , ISO ! ) . THE FIELD OF ELECTRICITY Fe&turti of Recent Derelopment of the Modern Wonder. THE "HIGH SPEAKER" AMONG TELEPHONES Klcclrlcltr > n Iron-AVorklnR nntl on S ten in Itondn HunKnrr' * Cnrlion Lamp. The report comes from France that M. Germain , an attache to the French ministry of posts and telegraph * , btw perfected an ingenious Improvement of the telephone. It occurred to him some time ago that the usefulness of the telephone isould be greatly enhanced If the sounds transmitted over It could bo heard at a greater distance and with raoro distinctness than Is the case at present , and be at once set to work to make. an improvement In this direction. [ Now , the story goes , ho has eo adapted the telegraph wire that the microphone Is made to develop and Intensify the vibration received , the result being that it is un necessary to place the receiver to the ear or stand with the mouth close to the trans mitter. In other ivords , It is claimed that t > y the use of this now attachment conversa tion can t > e easily carried on between two persons , both of whom may bo several yards distant from the Instrument. We are also told that this Improvement , which Is fa miliarly known as "the high speaker , " hat been officially tested on several occasions and has proved a complete success. American electricians give little credence to the report. In Iron-WorUInK- . Chicago cnclncers seem to bo entitled to the distinction of havlne opened up a. new- field of usefulness for the electric arc by employing It in the work of cutting steel I-beams and other heavy masses of metal that otherwise could not be conventlently penetrated. The most Important undertak ing of thin kind , reports the Chicago Record , vras In connection with the reconstruction of a portion of a largo downtown office building when an obstruction was met In the form of six heavy I-beams , fifteen Inches high , with 6-Inch flanges. These beams were used for girders and were located In such a position that they could be reached only with great difficulty. The contractor ? found that It would be necessary to have special saws constructed for this cutting , and the iron workers estimated that at | least twelve days would be required by two men , making the labor Item alone nearly { 100 besides the cost of the special tools. The chief objection , however , was the loss of time in completing the job In the electrical process hastily designed apparatus was employed , but even with this crude experiment the work was performed in sixteen working hours at a very slight ex pense and without Interrupting the work men employed on the building , as the cut ting was done at night. The actua'f time consumed in burning through the I-beams wai twelve hours. The contractors esti mated that they gained at least four weeks by employing electricity , as the special saws required would not have been ready Inside of two weeks , and two weeks more would have been occupied In the actual work of cutting. The new process involves the principle upon which the arc lamp for street lighting is based , and was probably suggested by the electric welding process , which has clearly shown the Intensity of the heat generated by powerful electric currents. The energy consumed In this work was equal to five horsepower , and this was always con centrated at the point where the cutting wcc to be made. Current was taken from one of the dynamos used for lighting the building , the positive side of the circuit being grounded on the building structure and the negative side being connected with a one and one-half Inch round carbon , held in a case having a wooden handle to enable the operator to manipulate it. This carbon was thrust through a muffler , made of Iron and lined with asbestos , which was fitted over the beam to be cut. When the carbon point touched the metal the circuit was com pleted , an arc was formed and the Intensity of heat readily melted the steel beam. At times It was necessary to use a large shield of asbestos board to protect the operator from the heat , and throughout the operation double black spectacles were -worn to save the eyes as much as possible from the ef fects of the glare produced by this immense arc , nlch was equal In brilliancy to eight or ten ordinary arc lamps. The experience gained in cutting Into bank vaults aided the engineers , but it was ob-l served that the conditions were entirely dlf- , ferent. It was found that much more time ; was required to Imrn "I" beams than vault ! doors of equal thickness , the difference be ing attributed to the character of the Etc * ! I ' Thp vault doors , which are made of the highest grade of steel , are much more easily penetrated than the poorer grade of steel employed for girders. This Is explained by the fact that more carbon enters into the composition of the higher grade metal and this makes it more susceptible to the ln- ( ! iluence of the electric arc. j ii.-i'lrli-l < > on Slrniii Itnniln. j | i Chicago papers report that the Milwaukee ] read has decided to substitute electricity for I steam on Its surburban cervice In that city. One of the chief reasons for the change Is that It will connect with the elevated roads of the city , securing Important advantages and materially Increasing the convenience of its patrons. The change has not yet been made. It hangs fire In the council , the | city insisting on borne compensation for the franchltx1. ! Dally Telephone ( Jiixelle. | j The Hungarian capital boasts of a dis seminator of intelligence and music that leaves all similar attempts far behind , says the New York Press , It Is the Budapest Dally Telephone Oazette U starts Its tlng- altng-Ung at S SO In the morning and fays gcod night a lew minutes before mldnlgui Pater famlllas wants his budget of new- , , ' the moment be sits down to breakfast. As , the receiver * ( each household has two of them ) nro on the ends of long wires , he places the tube on a little fork-like Instru ment In the middle of the table and at once a voice begins to Inform him of the con tents of the latest dispatches , of Vienna nnd Jludapcst local newt , of the publications In the Official Garette , about wheat and bonda and railways. At 10 o'clock , wbe * the housewife sits down for a quarter of an hour to take a rest , the editor will ask "Is the gracious lady pleased to hear all the theatrical and muilcal news , or does aha prefer to listen to the doings of the court , of society nnd of eportsT Or doe * the gra clous lad/ prefer to hear the latest scandal Agitating BaOapcst , Vienna or any othc - capital' ' And presently the operation ob- < nred at brenkfaM is repeated. Hut there are people -who have neither time at break- fail nor at 10 o'clock to Indulge their pas sion for Information and the editor will furnish a resume of the morning service be tween 1 ! and 1 o'clock. Next he Mill ask- "Are you going shopping this afternoon ? " If madame answer * "Yes , " the wire will tell her all about the latest bargains and answer questlono concerning the shop * , whether they are overcrowded or not. etc. In the afternoon to the business man In hi : office It will bring the latest quotations and doings of the Board of Trade and of the commercial and railway worlds , Intermixing this dry stuff with political news and views that may have bearing upon trade. Men and women who are Interested In Parliament can attend the sessions without moving from their desk or lounge. The Telephone Ga zette's afternoon contribution to the house hold consists of reading In feullleton style. The Vienna and Paris newspapers have now arrived nnd their columns yield plenty of pert and sensational Items concerning the fita e. literature and musical matters. Dur ing the dlnnor , between 6 and S , the family may listen to part of the latest serial by Fcmo great novelist. After that follow : more political and bourse news and then the family may decide whether It wishes to bear a concert , an opera or a lecture or at tend a dramatic performance during the next two hours. People In hospitals who are not allowed or are unable to read get a lot of comfort out of the little receiver. Once a week the Gazette arranges a special lck room and hospital course , Inviting singers and other artists to perform for the benefit of the stricken ones. There alwajs are many who gladly volunteer to give the best they have to offer. The Telephone Ga zette has fortv editors and reporters , aa enormous staff for a Hungarian paper , Writers like Maurice Jockal repeat their ! novelettes and poems to the subscribers. At clectjon time the various candidates are at- ' ' " low'e'd" harangue subscribers at advertis ing rates. Nun Cnrlion Lump. As reported in IVEIeetrlclta , a Russian Inventor has succeeded in devising -what efforts by others have failed to bring to pass , namely , a method for the manufacture of permanent arc lamp carbons , and this in a very simple manner. They are com posed of the purest kind of carbon obtain able , mixed with finely powdered silicon carbide , some adhesive material , such as molasses , being used in carrying this out , a mixture of some 90 per cent of carbon and 10 per cent of the silicon carbide Is stated to be a good composition In this case , though the proportions may be varied indefinitely. The electrodes , too , can be made with a core of the carbide , or the latter may be combined with any conductIng - Ing material , such as carbon , to constitute the core. The idea In this arrangement , as explained. Is that since silicon carbide can only be produced by the action of a temper ature approximately that of the arc. It as a consequence contains no volatile Ingre dients and has also the highest resistance to oxidation of all known substances and , as It develops a light of very great intensity , is regarded as promising very satisfactory results. The fact , however , of the carbide not being a conductor , it is , of course , not possible to use it as an arc lamp electrode except in combination with carbon. Telephone * of the World. Below are statistics in regard to the tele phones In use in the different countries of the world , which have been carefully pre pared by the statistical department of the Swedish government : Instrument * Distance in Use. Covered Country Number. ililes Sweden (1S97) M.500 74.5-j ! > Xorvvny (1S9T ( ) 20,675 3.1,481 Denmark (195) ( 10,500 9,321 Finland (1S ( ! ) 7,131 13.W3 Great Britain and Jre'anti j (1S9O ( . 63.G43 S3.-J01 Holland S.COO 4.971 Belgium (1 ( 351 9.227 16.23T Germany ( MS ) 151.101 147.09.1 Austria. Oi n 21.616 46.375 Hungary OM ) 10.291 17,940 Switzerland (1S37) ( ) 2 , S4 47.594 France ( IW ) 27.7M 63,230 Italy UbW ) 11,931 13,049 Spain 11.075 14.252 Russia 1 ,4M 40CJ1 Roumanla . > 141 Bulgaria OWJJ 300 372 Japan (1S37) ( ) 3,212 3.262 British India l.Srtl 2 .IB French India S9 343 Philippines 45. 532 Algiers 333 224 Tunl- 200 ! Sl Senegal 50 54 Thfr Cape and Natal CO ) 1.100 I'nlted States (1S90) ( ) 772.627 S05.711 Cuba. 1.S1S 1.1S1 Canada US9S ) 33,500 44.020 Mexico (1S96I ( 9C W 11.07 Paraguay (161) ( ) > ) 625 Uruguay < 1M > 3,21. ) S.ll , Australia 823 2.390 Totals . 1.2SM61 1,503 439 _ 'PSYCHOLOGICAL MARRIAGE" Ilr. I.unktiMi TlemiTx nil Interent I.erlure on Mntrlnn > n > to the > v0inpnN Club. At the first congregational church yester day afternoon Dr. Lankton delivered an in teresting lecture to the Woman's club on "Psychological Marriage. " The attendance was not as large as the lecture deserved , but the doctor promised to repeat it at some future date If it was the wish of the club. Dr l.ankton took the position that mar- rlage should be something more than a eon- geniality of mentalities. People frequently enter Into the marriage relation who are totally unfitted physically for one another. They violate a natural law. It was the In tention of God that these laws of nature should be obeyed and that they should work for the happiness Of His creatures. Hap- plnets Is nothing more than harmony. Transgression of the laws of nature , no matter - ter how unfittingly committed , means confusion - fusion and suffering , for nature knows no pity- The lecturer briefly detailed the funda mental principles of physiology In order that a foundation might be liad for the remainder of the lecture. Organic quality , said the epeaker , is that quality given a creature at birth For U the individual Is no more re- Fponslble than for his birth. It U a hereditary - tary quality Every child brought Into this world has a right to the best. If the parents - ents are ill mated , or uncongenial in any way , the child is txjund to suffer for it. The faculty of greatness must be born in us. The faculty may bo strengthened after birth to some extent , but it must have been a part of our hereditary faculties. The temperaments were described at I length 1iy the lecturer , who shawed why It ' was unwise for certain Individuals posaess- ' Ing exactly similar temperaments to marry. i They have nothing to give each other. Each possesses the same quality of personal mag netism and as a consequence they become discontented and Irritable. Many cases were cited by the lecturer , both from her o\\n personal experience end history , to bear out this theory A Favorite Everywhere The qualities that have made this malt tonic popular with people everywhere are purity , palatability , malt strength. Then , too , it is a non-intoxicant. excels all other tonics us a producer of flesh , blood and sound nerves. Tell your druggist that you want BLATZ MALT-V1VINE. if hc suggests any other kind o { malt preparationgo elsewhere , and get the genuine. Highest Awards at Trans-Hiss , and International Exposition , 1898 , Prepared by VAL BLVTZ BREWING CO. , Milwaukee , U. S. A. Omaha Branch : 1412 Douglas St. Tel. 1081. CONDEMNATION PROCEEDINGS Propertj for Use of Omahi Bridge" and Terminal Company. SECOND APPRAISEMENT OF DAMAGES FILED Doe'nt Differ Much friini tlie lleport of thr I'rrv loui r < uninl loii Other Mn1ter In the Vnrlnnn Conrl < The commission of six freeholders recently appointed to assess the damages to property owners on account of the appropriation of | property for the use of the Omaha Bridge , and Terminal company has filed Its report with County Judge Baxter. The previous appraisement was knocked out in court on the showing that W. U. Taylor , one of the appraisers , was not a freeholder , and \V. B. j | Meikle was appointed In his place. The re- j port Jurt filed does not diner materially 1 from the report of the previous commls- i don In some ca < es there Is a slight Increase I in the valuations , but the aggregate is not materially affected. The commission finds j ' the values of the various properties that are ! i involved in the condemnation proceedings i as follows : I I Byron Heed Co , part of lot 3 block 37..JH.30) SophK Dailow , remainder of lot 5. . . ! , W , William Krug , east one-half of lot 5 , I blockJS 2,750 John A. Crelghton. lot 1 , block M 7,000 John A. Crelphton. lot 3. block 61 o.oOO Shelby estate , lot 4 , block 61 7livt I Kolsom estate , lot 5 , block 61 7,500 , 1 Hannah Brown , damages on account of lease hold of lot 5 9'V ' > Byron Kced Co. lot 6 , block 61 5,730 i Mark M. Toad Co. , lot 6. bloik 3S 5.5W ! i John C AVharton and Alexander lie- ! Arthur , lot 7 , block 35 C.oO ) Roy M. Scott. lot S , block 3S 6,50) Portsmouth Savings bank , north one- ] I half lot 4 , block 3S 3,500 | Fannie K. Van Wie , east one-half lot I 3 , block 62 2,300 Margaret Facan , east forty-four fset lot 4 , block 62 3300 I Damages In small amounts are also awarded to occupants of portions of the property on account of their prospective en forced removal. The commission Is com posed of George W. Holbrook , \V. R. Ho- man.V. . J. SchrlverV. . B. Meikle , George G Wallace and George N" . Hicks. Dee'x MnnilnmiiH ! > ult. The aid of the courts will be Invoked by Ed J. Dee to assist In landing him In the position of bookkeeper In the office of the county clerk , to which he was appointed soon after the present county administration went into power. It will bo remembered that when the results of the last election worked a transformation In the political complexion of the Board of County Com missioners It was given out that one of the first steps of the ruling majority would be to dispense with the services of a large number of the men who had been employed by a republican administration and replace them with candidates of the fusion brand Dee was one of the men who were conducted to places at the public crib by the new administration But here the board col lided with a snag. County Clerk Haverly Insisted that , since he was responsible to the people for the conduct of his office , he had the right to say who should be bis { employes. Consequently , when the new bookkeeper reported for duty he was cour teously but firmly informed that his serv ices were not required. The fusion members of the board stormed to no purpose. The county clerk stood pat and steadfastly re fused to allow their appointee to have ac cess to the books of his office. The mud dle continued for several days and as neither side was willing to waive a point It has rested until this time. Now Dee has filed an affidavit and notice with the clerk of the district court , in which he serves notice on Clerk Haverly that at 10 o'clock Saturday morning ha will apply- to Judge Scott for a writ of mandamus to compel him to recognize him as an em ploye of the office. In his affidavit he states in detail the circumstances of his appoint ment and the subsequent refusal of the county clerk to recognize him substantially as they have been exploited In the press. Too Much "CiiiiKli M > < llctiie. " An overindulgence in "cough medicine" landed Jam < Shields of South Omaha In the county- Jail and resulted in the forfeiture of the bond on which he had been released pending his trial for an alleged assault on James Kennedy. Shields was notified to be in criminal court yesterday afternoon , when his case was set for trial , and he left South Omaha early in the day in order to be on time. When the case was called , however , he was not to "bo " found Judge Baker lo- ued a capias , and Deputy Sheriff Lewis eventually found Shields in company wlfj i one of the m-at luxuriant "Jags" that haj been seen in the count house this year. He tried to explain to the court that he hai merely gone into a saloon to get a little something for his cough and had forgotten all aSout his engagement with the state of Nebraska. "Cough once for me , " said Judge Baker , but the response vias such a ghastly Imitation that it ended the proceedings. The court prompdy declared the ball bond for feited and ccmmltted Shields to the county jail to eobor up C'ntlle Controv jittlril. . The cow.case In which Claus and Chris Helm have been contesting the ownership of a bunch of cattle with Joseph McClen- neghen has been one of the most peculiar legal controversies occuring In the district court during the present term. The evi dence has occupied two days , and the Jury- has been compelled to 'decide altogether on the credibility of the witnesses produced by the several litigants Each side Intro duced a dozen witnesses , each of whom swore positively that the cattle belonged to the party by whom he was called Into court. Each witness was positive In his statements and declared that he could not be mistaken. On cross-examination , however , some of Mc- Cle-nneghen's witnesses became slightly , muddled and the Jury brought in a verdict I In favor of the Helm family. They were awarded the cattle and 5 cents damages. Trim-linn * ae iniiii < MIPN fur Trunk. Adolph Mansihuetz ai sued Attorney I William A. DeBord. Constable A. n. Hene ! I ' and the Shook Manufacturing company to I I I recover pcwsosslon of a trunk of Jewelry- valued at J1.200 and J500 in damages. The plaintiff asserts that he Is a traveling bales- 1 man for a New York Jewelry house and lha. DoBordwas employed to collect a claim against the local estaid'sbment. He allege ! that subsequently DoBord entered the em ployment of the Omaha party and that : cae as instituted in the county court against the New York house. In the course of which the attorney and the constable at tached his trunk of samples. He repre. senta that these are his personal property and that be has ben deprived of the-za by virtue of a conspiracy. I.anil riMiipnii ) Win * Tvtu Sull . The South Omaha Land company has won two ults In which the title to South Omaba lots waa In controveriy. One lot was saH to Ed Burke and Harry Christie , and the other to K M ' Dl'echnelder. The land com pany asserted that the defendants had pur chased the Iota and failed to make the re quired payments , and the court rendered a Judgment for J617 61 against Burke and Christie , and for $31J.S9 againjt Dii- schnelaer In case the Judgments are not paid within twenty days the lots are to re- rert to the plaintiff. C In I in n > lie IlunUriipt. Herman T Kammensky and Jacob B Naylor of Gage county Frank O Kehrung of Lancaster county , and Joha Pexto'a and i \n < 3rew O A Henry of Anfelofie runy have filed retltioas In the I nited States courts , asking that they be adjudged bank rupt * All of th parties allrgc ihnt their debts fur exceed their RM ts and declare that unle * they am p rmHted to take ad vantage of the provisions of th bankrupt law they will be unable to eke out n PX- litence. They declare that If the court per mits them to be decreed as bankrupts they will be enabled to engage In business and get upon their feet araln. \n OfT tin ; tilth .Midue linker. Judge Baker Is taking a day off on account of the failure of witnesses to appear. The Ernest Rae shooting case was called the d y before , but this morning It was dis covered that the witnesses were not present and the sheriff was un.ible to locate them. A number of other criminal cases were called with no better result and finally the court adjourned until Friday , after adjur ing the- prosecuting attorneys not to wait until the last minute before a case Is called before calling on the sheriff to subpoena the witnesses. The Joseph Marshall case Is docketed for Friday morning. Ulv oroeM , Clement C. Clark has been granted a [ divorce from Dora Clark on the ground of adultery. ' A. Courtlee Ramsey Is permitted to legally separate frr-m J. J. Ramsey on the score of , abandonment. | I . > llniir Mntter In Court. | ' Margaret M. Gardner has commenced foreclosure proceedings In the United States court on a J3.000 mortgage given by John S. Bllby on lands In Stanton county. Elizabeth Gands has filed a motion for a new trial In the case of Homer W. John son against the Woodmen of the World , in which It was decided that Miss Oands. as- the fiancee of Joseph Norse , had no rights ' as a beneficiary on a fraternal Insurance poliry. She alleges that the court erred In ' his rulings and that the vcrditi v s contrary - trary to the law and the facts. The Omaha Loan and Trust company has secured Judgments In two foreclosure suits 'Invcflvlni ; moderate amounts. One verdict > Is against Cornelius A. Leary for 12 S75 12 and the other acalnst Michael Wallcnz for $2,045 7S. In the latter case the Judgmenn Is given priority against a mortgage for J6,00i ) , held by the United States Natlonnl bank , but the order of sale stipulates thai the sale shall bo subject to the mortgage ! which will remain a lien on the property. 1 Judge Powell has taken up the case In i which John S Caulficld sues E \ Benson and other bondsmen of ex-Sheriff Coburn for J975 50 and Interest from April. 1S . on account of an alleged Illegal execution , which , IB Is asserted , was l sued by Coburn while he occupied the sheriff's office. A similar suit was instituted against Mr. Coburn some time ago , but falling to col lect an action was instituted against his bondsmen COL SUMNER'S PROMOTION Coinniniidcr of the Deportment of the MIoKonrl 1 Vow n Ilrlicn- ller Krnernt. Colonel Edwin V. Sumner who has just been promoted by President McKlnley to the position of brigadier general In the regular army , has been commandant of the Department - 1 ment of the Missouri since April 17 of last year , when he succeeded General John J. I Copplnger. He was at that time made brigadier general of volunteers , from which i position he was honorably discharged a few I weeks ago I General Sumner was born at Carlisle , Pa. , ' and at the outbreak of the civil war volun teered his services to the government. He was made a first sergeant at once and al most Immediately afterward was promoted to second lieutenant In what Is now known as the First cavalry. He served throughout the civil war. participating in nil the cam paigns in the Virginias and in Maryland , and was brevetted three times for gallant and meritorious conduct in battle , on the field and throughout the war. He received complimentary mention in the reports of General Stoneman , and was recommended for promotion by General Ord and General Sheridan. In 1S66 he rejoined his company as a captain on the Pacific coast , where he served about fourteen years. He took part In the Mcdoc , Nez Perccs and Bannock Indian w ars. Sumner was promoted a major in the Fittti cavalry in 1879 and Joined that regiment at Fort D. A. Russell , Wyoming. In October of that year he marched to the relief of the besieged troops at Mill Creek , Cole ana participated In raising the siege and action at that place on October 5 In May , ISSo. he was assigned to the command of Fort Robinson , Neb , where > he remained untls , ' March , 1SS2. He marched to Fort Nlobrara , Neb , where he had command of the post until 1SS5 He then marched to Fort Rlley , Kan , _ jtience to Fort Reno , I. T . in com- mand"of troops operating against the Chey enne Indians. Sumner's promotion to lieutenant colonel of tbe Eighth cavalry came in 1590 , and he commanded troop * in the field on the Cheyenne river In the Sioux campaign until January , 1S91. He was promoted to colonel of the Seventh cjvalry In 1894. He was stationed at vari ous posts in the southwest until the out break of the war with Spain , when he was trade a brigadier general of volunteers and given command of tbe Department of Colorado rado and the Missouri. In thirty-eight years of service he has never been absent from duty on account of sickness. General Sumner would retire by law next August , he reaching his 64th year at that time , but it is understood he will retire at once. He has a brother , Samuel S Sumner , who is a major general of volunteers , but whose rcgulir army rank Is colonel of the Sixth cavalry , and his father was a major general of the army during the civil war. A CnrU of ThnnU * . The committee of Clan Gordon , of which A. C. Troup is chairman , having in charge the local management of tbe recent lecture of "Ian Maclaren , " desires to express its sincere thanks through The Bee to the people of Omaha and neighboring cities for their very liberal patronage accorded nn that occasion , and also to maK public recogni- tlon of lu deepest gratitude to that splendid audience for its remarkable exhibition o ( patience during the long delay before Dr Watson's arrival at tbe theater , on arcoum of the unfortunate accHent occurring to th < train conveying him hither. The committee further desires especially to thank Genera' ' Charles F. Mandersou. Hon. Edward Rose water. Hon. Thomas Kllpatrlck. Rev Mr Morgan , Rev. Mr. Sisson , Rev. Mr. Wilson Mr Clement Chase and others for the per penal Interest they took In tbe success o- the lecture and tbe very pleasant and sue- ceesful manner In which they entertainer the audience during what otherwise would have been a very tedious delay " PAVING CONTRACTS WAITING Need of Money to Carry on Work is Made Apparent. ACTION OF COUNCIL CAUSES A DELAY llnnil for .Vlnklnir PnlilliIniprinc liu'iiM Viilotl , lint "Nof lttn TnUen Looklnc to n ll ) | iiinlttnii cit the SrcurHle * . If any work In the way of pavtns or sewer construction Is to be done by the city thl spring U te eald that the finance committee ot the city council must soon authorize the sale of Uie 450.000 paving and J50.000 sewer bonds voted at the election last fall. The funds out of which the cost of this work U paid are both practically exhausted , nnJ they must txs replenished before any more work can bo ordered. The need for the speedy sale of the bonte Is found In the fact that a half dozen contracts for paving petitioned for by the property on nor * , are al- meet ready to bo let , while there Is a very strong demand for sewer construction In the north part of the city. One contract for paving could be let any- day If there wad any money to pay for pav ing the Interstwttons. This la the paving of Thirty-second avenue , from Daienport to Dodge street. Bids for the work have been re ceived and the contractor Is selected , but the contract Is not entered Into simply because of a lack of funds with which to pay for paving the intersections. Several other pav ing propositions will soon reach the same state. ; Among them is the repaying of Cap itol avenue from Sixteenth to Twentieth streets , the paving of Thirty-second avenue from Dodge to Farnain and of Hurt street , from Thirty-eighth to Fortieth streets. Or dinances ordering this work have been passed by the council , but are temporarily held up because that body has failed to approve the revised specifications which QHy Knglneer Rosewaler has drawn. These specifications will probably be approed soon and then bids will be called for. The work will be delayed again unless the paring bonds are sold. There is as much necessity for the sale of the sewer bonds , it Is Bald. The north end residents have be gun a vigorous campaign to secure such extensions and Improvements to their present sen or sj stems that danger of the floods that caused so great a damage to property last year may be averted. .City Engineer no ewater and his force have for some time been studying the situation and will soon be ready to start work if the necessary money is provided. Some very- urgent work should also be done on the sewer system In other parts of the city. j "I have called the attention of the council finance committee to the need of selling the boijds , " said City Engineer Rosewater. "The finance committee naturally does not ant to dispose of the bonds until the money is absolutely needed in order to save the in terest. The time is fast approaching when paving and sewer work can be done , and inasmuch as it will take considerable time to dispose of the bonds , it seems to me that some action should be taken to put the paper on the market. At any rate , the money will be needed within a month after the bonds are sold. As they will not bear more tUan 4 per cent Interest and the proceeds can be loaned at S per cent by the city , the city will not lose much in interest. On the other hand , mucn valuable time will be lost If the money Is not on hand when it Is required " Members of the council finance committee are out of the city , but it is understood that the committee will soon take some action in regard to the matter COUNTY COMMISSIONERS MEET Mutter of Adilltlonnl Help for County- Attorney In to lie Decided .Next < > iitiirdO } . The Board of County Commissioners met In adjourned session to pass the monthly appropriation sheets and have a try at the , settlement of the controversy relative to the I I employment of additional help for the | county attorney. The latter action comes up on the application of County Attorney Shields for the appointment of W. H. Gun- solas as detective and special messenger and Lee Helsley as assistant county attorney. The matter was considered in executive ses sion and a decision was postponed until next Wednesday on account of the absence of Commissioner Harte , who is shooting holes in the atmosphere as near as may be to the ducks over Lake Qulnnebog Aside from the appropriation sheets the only business transacted in regular session was to authorize the committee on court house and Jails to purchase a supply of 1869 city directories. DIES OF HEART FAILURE Mr. S. 11. Sun ford I * round Ien < l nl the -Vn < - of 7(1 ( earn In nu OutbulIdlnX. S. II. Sanfonl , for thirty-two 3ears a resl-- dent of Omaha , died at his home , 324 North Seventeenth street , yesterday , aged 76 yeara. At breakfast time he was seemingly j ' i aa < well as usual. About 10 o'clock he went ' oui and the members of the family supposed - posed he had gone down the street , as was frequently- habit. At lunch time he had i net returned. A search was then made and ho was found in an outbuilding dead. Heart failure , due to old age , is assigned aa the cause. ' Mr Sanford came to Omaha from Illinois. For twenty years he bad been engaged in no business. He made his home with bis son , W. H. Sanford , chief clerk In the treasurer's office of the Union Pacific railroad. He has one daughter in this city , Miss Virginia Sanford - ford , and another in Chicago , Mrs. John S. Monk. Mmmor In Vftrr Diic-Un mill Cireur , The other day Judge Munger went up to tbe lakes on the Iowa side of the Missouri river In the vicinity of Onawa , and now ad vices como from him to the effect that he Is having great shooting and is gathering in hundreds of ducks and geew. The advices bave whetted tbe appetites of tbe other offi cials about tbe government building and a tcoro or more of them are arranging to join tbe judge and make a grand onslaught upon the water fowl. Dr. Bull's Cough Syrup cures croup. Don't risk tbe children's life , but keep this won derful remedy on band. Price "Sets. Get Out Your Alias- Locate the Sainoan Nlamls , then you'll know \\uem our latest possession will In1 then run a straight line with a ruler to 14'JO 1'arnam btreot and you will have located the largest shoe store in Omaha the home of Drex. L. Shoeuian and his doK also tlie home of the best $3.50 hhoe value ever shown In a man'b bhoe the new Itluchcr tan with the perforated tips that we bhow for the lirst time today Is the greatest $3 r < 0 shoe you ever at your eyes on the factory may have made a mistake in the price If they did , you get the benefit of it. Drexel Shoe Co. , Qniuba'a t p-lo-tlute Slide Home , 140'J FAK.NA.11 STREET. New burlnit tntaloiruv nun reudj- bent far ( lie a Lint ; . EXAMINE BEFORE YOU BUY. When in a grocer's store you stand The cake until the name you spy , And cakes of Ivory Soap demand , And always thus be well assured Be careful not to be mislead That Ivory Soap you luve procured ; And imitations Uke instead. And should a lingering doubt remain , For dealers oft will praises sing Twill vani-h like the darkest stain , Of that which may more profit bring. When in the tub on washing day Examine well with careful eye That cake of soap is brought in pbjfc , bj n > rmttt Bulb C , CUduul. AMONG THE RAILROAD MEN Oliernllncr Ofllrlnl * In Oninha Arc WondcrlnK If HIP Snoiv Will Kicr Conne. When men connected with the operating departments of the local railroads came out | i and saw the snow they were about ready i ; to conclude they would bave to battle with I ! this obstruction to train movements all sum- | I mer. While none of the offices reported enough snow along the lines to Interfere with truffle , the men In charge had views on the subject of the existing weather which would melt Ice in Alaska If properly pushefl It is reported here that the Colorado South ern has not bad a train Into Leadvllle since January 16 , and It Is Eald. although no proof is furnished , that Its line would not be opened before July 1. The last snow Is light as a rule , but It means more water to be guarded against when the spring thaw- begins , if that event has not been stricken from the calendar of this year Indlrectly It is therefore the cause of additional anx iety to railroad managers. Itnmorcil Ilojcott Uenleil. There Is a report that the sheep men in northwestern Wyoming are threatening a boycott on the Elkhorn road , and that they will drive their stock over to Rawllns ana ship east over a rival line. No cause for the trouble Is assigned. At the local offices of the Elkhorn in thin city It Is said no information had been received bearing out the rumor. On the contrary a letter within two days from the company's live stock agent in tlaat part of Wyoming reports the stock in excellent condition and the out look good for heavy shipments when the time for the movement of sheep arrives. It Is not believed by the officers of the road that there Is anything in the rumor of dis satisfaction. Work on Illinois CciitrnI Extension. McEachron Brothers of this city , who have a grading contract on the Illinois Cen tral , are In from their work for the purpose of laying In a stock of provisions. They say that in the vicinity of their contract , whicn is near Honey Creek lake , the place Is liter ally alive with men and teams. Boarding shanties bave been put up and large forces of men and teams are busily engaged In pushing the work along. The McEachron Brothers have one mile of grade , which they expect to complete by July 1. Milwaukee bnhiilu-Ottuiiiira Cut Off , Surveyors for the Milwaukee road are at work In eastern Iowa running a line from Clinton to Davenport It is said that one of the survey-era is authority for the statement that the Milwaukee will begin building its Sabula-Ottumwa extension at an early date The two cities will be connected by way of Clinton and Davenport , and the proposed line la promised to cut off forty miles in the distance from Chicago and Kansas City , glv- ILK that road the shortest line between those two points. nr > otiM mid I'l' F. A. Nash , general western agent for the Milwaukee , Is In Chicago. George A. McNutt of Kansas City , district passenger agent for the Missouri , Kansas & Texas , is in the city. General Manager BIdwell of the Elkhorn has gone to Denver traveling In his pri vate car. Ho will be abseut two or threa days. Dr. H. Seward Webb and party , traveling In a special train of six Wagner cars , will pass through Omaha Sunday afternoon , east ward bound. In handling humanity and its baggage without loss of life or a dollar Chicago , ac cording to the Tribune , at but one of Its creat passenger stations , has made a world beating record. There were handled by the Union passenger station last year 7,500,000 passengers without an accident and 150,000 - COO worth of baggage without the loss of n slnele piece. This Is the third successive vear In which there has been no claim for lost baggage of any kind at this station President George Gould of the Missouri Pacific baa announced the plan for merger of the St. Louis , Iron Mountain & Southern and Texas & Pacific railroads. H Is pro posed to Issue a new 4 par cent Iron Moun tain mortgage for 130,000,000 and offer some of the bonds In exchange for Texas & Pacific Incomes at the rate of sixty-five Iron Moun tains for 100 Texas & Pacific , par value the new bonda to bear Interest from July 1 next A syndicate offers to take the new bonds at 83. "Give me a liver regulator and I can regu late the world. " said a genius. The druggist handed him a bottle of De Witt's Little Early Risers , the famous little pills. Military Freight Movement. Activity on the part of the government In relation to military movements might be better understood if one could examine the contents of the freight cars which pass through tills city. Movements are not all confined to organizations of fighting men by any means , although these are being carried through by reglmenu. companies and squads almost every day. Guns , ammunition and commissary stores bave formed a large portion tion of the freight traffic of the roads with western connections during the past six months , end they are net decreasing Dur ing the past few days a train load cl guns was hauled through this city on Its way to San Francisco , where the - weaponsnrert loaded on transports to be taken to the Philippines for the use of Uncle Sam't benevolent asslmilators now In service In those Islands. There Is hardly a day freight trains to the coast do not carry stores of some kind for the army beyond the Pacific. > o IlcttiT IMni-p. In Chicago for transient visitors than the Grand Pacific hotel. Modernized. Finest in the west If your glasses are skewed or pinch you como in and we will adjust them , no charge for such pleasantries en that nor for examining the erea Our charges are for furnishing the proper eye belpa but Uj * charge is Jutt right You will say DM much. THE ALOE & PENFOLD CO. , Lending Scientific Opllclnn * . 1408 Farnain. OMAHA. OPPOSITE PAXTON HOTEL. Easter Sunday , April 2 i Chocolates , Birds , Chicks , Ksgs and all sorts of Candy I'o ? " plain or Neapoli tan cream In bricUb OOc quart ; 1 quart serves 5 to S pert-oils special desert of eroam Ices e s , natural size , contain- Ins : yolk , dozen $1.0) blrdti' nests , dozen , ? 1.X ( > small chickens , dozen , $1.00 larger nests , each. ? 1 00-n-etting hen , U i ( . -rpa , 12 portions , each $2.00 wlhhbonPN tied with ribbons , dozen , ? 3.00 large rabbit , 15 portions , each $2.00 wine jel ly , ijuart , $1.00 Merliuiu | ut. Honore , ! ' _ ' to 1 < J portions , ? U.Of ) .lardlnlere en B Ilu Vne , dozen ? -.00 } To Insure jirompt do. livery orders must be sent In on or before - , fore Saturday , April 1. BALDUFF'S , I Uidi-ll30 ! to 1-30. Supper-SaO to SJa 1520 Fnrnam St. When Nero Fiddled- They didn't have pianos or lie would have telephoned Sir. Uospe to send him up a Kimball piano Nero ahvaya had the best there was and that'H why ho would have ordered the Kimball for its the beht ever captured all the honors worth vetting at tlie great TransinlssU- slppl DxiK > ltion and hah captured the hearts of thousand * of Omaha puopie over 7"0 of thoi ? famous ptanott In usu here now our prices are low and our terms are easy. A. HOSPE , We celebrate oar SOtb builnru aunl- irr ar > - Oct. 23rd , IS01) . Xasic and Art 1513 Douglas.