TTTE OMATTA DAILY BEE : FlUDAY , APRIL 118. 1H1MK
W
THE FIELD OF ELECTRICITY
Progress of Trial Testa of the Wireless Tele
graph System ,
RIVALS IN THE TELEPHONE BUSINESS
Objection to Slntc t'ntitrn of THr-
lilionrM CnM of Kin-trie-
tilth lili
\KrU-nlliirc. .
There nro unmistakable Indications abroad
that telegraphy Is at the threshold of o
revolution. The various tests of the Mar
coni system , nearly all of which have been
successful , give promise of contributing
nilghtlly to the welfare and progress of the
world. The most Important of recent testa
was that of Marconi , the Inventor , who Is
reported to have Kent and received mes
sages from a point on the English coast tea
a vessel In the British channel. Develop
ments in this line are eagerly watched by
the maritime world. Any means enabling
ships , especially when in distress , to com
municate with the shore would bo u triumph
entitled to rank with the invention of teleg
raphy.
Tostc of the system have bean made re
cently at Notre Dame university and nt
Chicago , and of the sine wave , AA'ashlng-
ton. At Ihc national capltol communication
was established between thu AA'ar depart
ment building and Fort Myor , seven miles
away , and messages exchanged. The test
was conducted by Colonel Sqlilcr and Al
bert C. Crehoro of Dartmouth college. A
niaehlne which operates like a typewriter
was used to perforate a long , narrow tape ,
similar to that used In stock tickers. A
metallic circuit exactly similar to those used
by the telegraph sotnpanles was used. The
ofllcors are enthusiastic over the test. The
Morse alphabet was used and the officers
who had charge of the test say everyone
can learn Mio Morse alphabet arid bo able
to read the tape , which will assist In the
system of operation.
AVhllo there is no doubt the system
worked successfully and the speed was re
markable , ' this will be minimized by the
fad that nearly all the time gained In
transmission will he lost In translating the
messages into English , which will bo neces
sary to the successful operations of the sys
tem. The Instruments used are somewhat
similar to those employed by the cable com
panies , and a successful test has been made
between New York City and Canso , Nova
y Scotia. The AVashlngton test did not de
velop the speed attained at a test on the
lines of the Hrlllsh Telegraph company ,
when 3,000 words per minute were trans
mitted.
Cunt of KIrotrle llcutliiK.
M. Lalanco read a paper before the Society
of Civil Engineers of France on heating hy
electricity. Ho first described In detail the
method of constructing an electric heating
and cooking apparatus , in which wires arc
embedded In enamel In order to prevent
oxidation , etc , Ho explained the difficulty
that bad been found In getting resistance
material and enamel with practically the
same co-efficiency of expansion In order thai
they might not part company when heated ,
The author says that when electric energy
Is produced by water power It Is possible foi
electric heating to compete financially wltli
ordinary methods of heating ; and beyond
this , as Is well known , the electric heatlnp
has peculiar advantages from the fact thai
It does not In any way vitiate the nlr 01
cause noxious fumes when used for cooklnf
purposes. The author then proceeded tt
calculate the cost of performing ccrtalr
cooking operations and boiling of water bj
electricity , assuming that the price paid poi
unit for energy is about 9 cents , as Is tlu
case in Paris. He points out that , although
these prices are high , yet other advantages
derived from electric heating make their
acceptable to the public. With respect It
the question of heating of buildings , tin
authorv states that It requires about fi ;
watts for every cubic metre of space whlcl
has to bo maintained at 22 degrees C. abov <
the temperature of the outside air. He
gives an Instance of one dining-room lr
Paris that is electrically heated , In whlcl
tho'total cost per annum for electric energj
comes out at $31.25. The total cqulvalenl
load , wo presume , says the Klectrlca !
Engineer , Londcn , In 10 candle power lampi
which is obtained from the heating appar
ntus In the Scctnr do la Place Cltchy Is cqua
to 5,000 lamps. In the concluding part o
bis paper the author re'nrs to other system !
of heating , such as the use of red-hot rod !
of silicon In a vacuum.
Stnlo Ti'liMiniiiu'x.
Sir John Lubbock , In n letter to the Lon
don Times on the government tclephom
bill , draws attention to a point that Is oftoi
lost sight of. Ho points out that If the te-1-
epliono becomes national property not onlj
will the state loose mnnev , but "tho re-
\ 4 * suits ns regards the progress of appllec
science will , In my Judgment , be even mor <
disastrous. Those who have hltherlo de <
voted thought and time , energy and cap ! '
tali to apply the results of scientific dlscov'
cry to practical purposes are now told tha
while , of course , If their enterprise doe :
not pay , they must bear Jhe loss , on tfn
other hand , If it succeeds , government wll
pass on act of Parliament to deprive then
of any advantage. " In support of this opln <
ion ho quotes the late Mr. A'arloy as fol
lows : "Tho Introduction of protectlonlsn
In so Important an Industry aa telegraph ;
has given the postal executive a grin holi
of applied electricity , and has enabled then
to crush practically out of existence plo
nceTR In telegraphy and applied electricity
English telegrafli enterprise no longer ex
tsts and America , which twenty years agi
was electrically In the rear of this coun
try , Is now England's teacher. At the pres
cut tlmo not only docs she tuko premie
rank in dynoino-olectrlc development , bu
practically all the telegraphic advance :
which liavo been made since the passage o
the telegraph act have originated fron
American genius. * The solo object
liavo In view in writing Is to bring honv
to the British public , If I can , the evil con
sequences of the un-English rctrogradi
policy of converted applied science Into I
government trading monopoly. " This poln
should engage the attention of the Soclet ;
of Telegraili Engineers.
TflrplioiK- vain ,
The telephone situation in this countr ;
presents one of the most Interesting prob
loins In the Industrial world , related iti
Chicago Tribune. On out ) hand is the Amor
lean Doll Telephone company , with its loca
exchange system connected by long ills
tanco lines , nnd Its twenty years' expert
enco to guide It In overcoming the oppost
tlon that Is growing up and confronting I
In all pants of the country.
On the other hand , the prejudice agalne
too old monopoly as tt la still called \vn
AVrlte for the frca booklet : "Altrrv
lihymei for TMnty 2lnif . "
Hires
Rootbeer
time
Is here
THE CHARLES E , HIRES CO. , Philadelphia , Pa.
JLfufccrt o/lHrct Condtnitit Milk ,
never more bitter nor assertive than at
ircscnt. The Independent movement has
made remarkable strides In Itie last two
enrs , and in making strong competition for
ho business of the larger cities , ns well as
ho Ires profitable work In which It has
ormerly been engaged. In order to nppre-
! ate fully the present conditions of the in
dustry In this country It may be well to re-
all the more Important Incidents in the
hlste-ty of tlie development of the art.
The American Hell Telephone company
ook over the business of the National Hell
Tclrflione company In ISSn. and thereby se
cured virtual control of the field. The In-
liistry at that tlmo had scarcely passed the
ixpcrlmental stage , the exchanges In the
argest cities wcro small compared wltn
hose of the present day. the apparatus cm-
> loycd was crude and the service so poor
htit It became an object of ridicule every-
vherc. Those conditions hampered the cx
cnslou of Hie system , yet nt that tlmo then ?
vcre 28,316 miles of wire In use , nnd 132-
102 Instruments were employed.
With the establishment and recognition
of Its monopoly the Hell company was lh
position to devote Its attention to the devel
opment and improvement of the service and
ho extension of the business. It commanded
ho telephone , engineering and Inventlvo
ability of the country , ns It afforded the
only outlet for the efforts and products of
ho men who hnd been trained In this do-
lartment. It Is true 'that ' the telephone has
tad n remarkable growth , but It Is also true
hat this advancement has been made In
iplto of the Hell company's policy rather
ban as a result of Its encouragement and
assistance. Never for a moment was the
lubllc permitted to forget that there was
a monopoly nnd that the owuern of It wor&
Ictcrmlncd 'to ' exact the last farthing. No
advancement was contemplated , no exten
sion was considered and no Improvement
adopted that entailed an expenditure that
could not bo Immediately regained wltti
profit. It was only when the old methods
of exchange operation became so cumber-
son and expensive ns to make further in
crease Impossible that the Installation of ft
lew system was admitted to bo desirable
mil even then the charges were increased
so as to more than cover the expense at
.ho now equipment.
The American 'Bell ' Telephone company la
: iot engaged In construction work , nor docs
t operate telephone exchanges. H holds
the controlling IntercPt , however , In the neil
companies that are engaged In thcso
branches nnd owns thu patents under which
hey operate.
eircnt elrowlli of Syttcni.
Statlotics for fifteen years nro presented
n the last annual report of the parent com
pany Just completed , showing an unprece
dented growth of late years , which would
seem to Indicate that the Independent move-
nont bad really aided the Dell interests.
For Instance , the Increase In the number of
nstrumcnts In use was greater last year
ban ever before. On December 20 , 1S9S ,
there were 1,124,846 telephones In the hands
of licensees , under rental , an increase of
205,72."i over the previous year , which was
jy far the largest gain ever recorded. This
ncreaKe was larger than the total number
of instruments In use in 1880 , when the
American Dell company was formed. At
: hat tlmo there were only 132,602 telephones
In the entire country.
There are now In operation 1,126 cx-
changca equipped with Bell apparatus and
controlled 'by ' the American Dell Telephone
company through upward of fifty exchange
companies and 1,008 branch offices. The
equipment Includes 772.989 miles of wire in
13S.293 circullB and 465,180 stations. It is
estimated that there are 3,523,070 calls a day
on the Dell exchanges of the country , mak
ing 1,231,000.000 In a year.
The toll line system now Includes 75,715
miles of pole lines an increase of 7,927
miles in the last year and 385,911 miles of
wire. This service comprised 93,147 connec
tions dally , or 30,600,000 during the last year ,
and the revenue therefrom amounted to $5-
171,710. This , of course , did not Include the
earnings of the long-distance company. That
concern was operating 10,079.05 miles of pole
lines and cable and 123,275.05 miles of wire ,
connecting 285 offices , on January 1 , 189 ! ) ,
a considerable gain on the previous year.
There are thirty-eight exchange companies
whose systems furnish long line terminals
and these companies Include 409,250 stations ,
of which 200,528 are equipped with metallic
circuits and 25,158 with long distance cab
inet sets.
AVIthout taking into consideration the in
dependent Interests of this country , It Is in
teresting to note the comparison that has
been made bteween the American Dell sys
tem and the service in foreign countries :
The statistics of European countries at
the close of 1897 , taken from such reports
and publications as can bo obtained , showed
the number of exchange stations in the Ger
man empire to be 173,981 ; In Sweden , 56,500 ;
In Austria and Hungary , 33,862 ; In Switzer
land , 32,252 ; In Norway , 20.678 ; In Russia.
20,108 ; In France , estimated , 45,060 ; In nil of
continental Europe together , 453,844 ; in
Great Britain and Ireland , at the end ol
1S9S , 103,084. At that time the American
Dell telephone system In the United States
numbered 465,180 exchange stations. Toll
line conversations in this country are held
over distances of about 2,000 miles , the
longest telephone line In Europe Is 850 miles.
ImliMX-lKlriil Intori'Nl * .
If the Independent Interests are taken Into
consideration the comparison will be much
more favorable to the United States. There
are now 100 factories In the United States
furnishing telephone equipments to "Inde
pendent" exchangee. Add to this twenty-
five telephone supply houses , as many more
construction companies and 3,000 exchanges
with an extensive Intercommunicating toll
line ystcm , and aomc Idea of the magnitude
of the anti-Bell movement can bo gained.
As has already been pointed out , the Dell
Interests for many years not only controlled
the telephone bualncro of the country , but
enjoyed a monopoly of far greater value
the brains , Inventive gonlua and mechanical
skill employed In this Industry. Just as
soon as the fundamental patents expired ,
however , and the field was opened to com
petition , there were many deserters from
the ranks of the Bell experts and the Inde
pendent forces were swelled by the acces
sion of many of the most experienced men
In the business. This will explain In large
mcoBuro the Immediate success of the anti-
Bell movement and the high standard ol
equipment that has already buen attained
by this new Industry. It will also furnlsli
a clew to the readiness shown by capitalists
to advance fundti for the development of the
business. It Is generally known that the
telephone Industry heretofore has been ex
ceedingly profitable and this has Increased
the dcslrn of business men aa well as specu
la tots to Invest In enterprises of this char
acter.
At present It Is estimated that the inde
pendent companies in several states read
many moro points than the Deli lines , bul
there has been no systematic effort made at
jet to collect and tabulate statistical Information
mation upon the growth of the industry
and anything usldu from the mostxgenorn !
statement of the present condition of the
business Is purely guesswork. The Del
company did not begin a statistical rccon
for several years after the consolidation
and U Is not surprising that the independ
ent Interests In their eager pursuit of evcrj
advantageous opportunity have failed thin
far to appreciate the Importance of thli
feature.
No Itcllfl from lllii-iiiiinllHiu I'nlll
CliiiiiiliiTlnlii'n I'nln llnlm Wim Dxcd ,
In 1SSS my wife went east and was at
tacked with rheumatism. She received no
relief until eho tried Chamberlain's Pain
Balm. Since that time we have never been
without It. AVe find it gives Instant relief
In cases of burns and scalds and is never
falling for all rheumatic and neuralgic pain * .
D. 0. Brant , Santa Yncz , Cal.
OWNERS OF NATIONAL BANKS
They Are the Parties to Demand Adjustment
of Clearings Difficulty.
OMAHA INSISTS PROPER SHOWING BE MADE
MM of HtHCklioldcrM Sliinvn tlint
Uiuitliu I'tMinlc Arc I.nrKi'l } ' tliu
UtvtierH ofSou Hi Oiiinlin'n
I'lllllllCllll IllntltUtlOIIM.
The Dee prcnantB a complete list of the
stockholders In the various nntlonal banks
of Omaha and South Omaha. H will be
seen that the capitalists who hold the bulk
of the stock In the Omaha banks arc also
chlclly Interested In the South Omaha In
stitutions. Thin toeing the caeo It would
appear to be u matter of no great dllllculty
for the stockholders to get together and
put an end to the Injury that Omaha IB
sustaining In the widespread reports of
dlmlnshcd bank clearings , which arc en
tirely due to the failure of the South Omaha
banks to clear through the local clearlug
house.
The list Is taken from the reports made
to the county clerk each April In compll-
nnco with the law. Each share represents
$100.
I'liltcil Slut i .Vnlloiinl.
Name. Shares. Name. Shores.
Estate 0.V. . Mrs. Muud Ham
Hamilton 1004 ilton GO
Estate S. S. Cald- A. Hurley KO
\vell ill J. C. Cowln M
M. T. Harlow Iwo George Gl.icomlnl. 50
11. F. Smith 315 B. I , . Stun- r,0
S. H. H. Clark. . . . 140 AV. 15. Hhoades. . . . 30
AV O. Siitinden. . . 130 F. J. Kecgan 2S
Kiiflld Martin 100 C.V. . Smith 2J
Estate Mrs. E. A. Uosenbery 20
HrlKCS 100 Helen Lock wood. . 20
C. Will Hamilton. Si A. U Heed 19
AVIlllam Krilff 70 D. 11. Dennis H
Mrs.V. . Daunmn. 70 II. U. Gould 10
Charles Gruenli ? . . 70 F. M. lleach 10
Uiiinliii Nalloiinl.
Nnmo. Shares. Name. .
Mis. Thos. Deer. . 20 A. .1. Simpson . 100M
Guy C. Harton. . . . low ) C. E. Summer. . . . M
Mrs C. E. Drown. 3SOMlllam AVallucc. 100
C. H. Drown . 171 Mrs. Mary G.
J. J. Drown . 14U Wallnt-e . . . . . 20
Lewis Drown . 120 Jcnnlo M.A\ luce. 10
Truman Duck . 100 Mary H. Wallace. 10
Klchnrd Currier. . ! > 0 N.V. . Wells . 300
S. H. H. Clark. . . . 100 G. G. AVIlllaniH. . . SO
Gen. G. M. Dodge. COO James M. Ham. . .
J N. Fi'Ul . 1100 John F. Dillon. . . .
J H. Grant . r,0 , 1'oter D. AVykoft. .
J. 11. Milliard . 1SSO Oliver Amca . WO
Mrs. Caroline G. Samuel Ciirr. . . . . . . Di0 ;
Mlllard . 20 Oliver AV. Mink. . MO
JesHlo H. Mlllard. 20 S. S. Caldwell. . . . 134
AV. H. Mlllard . 90 Mrs. Henrietta M.
15 AV. Na-li . 40) Caldwell . 200
1 , . D. .Merrllleld. . . 200 AVIlllam rroc-tor. . . 2TO
Mrs U.S. . ManUohn H. Doild . 200
dcrfon . 20 Knickerbocker
II. AV. Nleman. . . . 00 | Trust Co . 214
XvlmtnUu National.
Namo. Shares. Name. Shares.
H. M. Yatcs 1170 Mary H. Harris. . 48
J. S. Collins 200 N. B. Squires W )
kV. V. Morse 200C. S. Maurice. . . . . oO
Nettle AV. Collins. 10 Harry 13. llallcock
Mrs L. T. SavCora Burr Hardin 30
ne- . . ! 75 Llda at. Touznlln. 210
AV R. Morris 25 Mrs. Kate 13. Han-
H. ' J. Davis 25 som oO
lj. S. Heed 3SO Mrs. Charlotte ) M.
Mrs. G. E. Touzai i Maurice 80
n. . 20 Mrs Annettu F.
A. D. Touzalin. . . 50 Keeler 10
J. ii. Carson 72 Mrs1. Grace t , .
Thomus Horbino. 20 Jeneks 10
Joseph H. Gray . . ! > 0 Mrs. K. L , . AVood. 10
I. T. Burr 100 Mrs. S. B. Floyd. . ' 1C "
AV. 1 < Edlefson. . . WO K. C. Perkins
Annlo H. Farlow. 30 T. E. Calvcrt
Mr . Ellen F. IHcnry M. Knox. .
Nlckerson 100 AVarren bwltzlor. . 10
E C 1'erklns 20 J. H. Cody 210
Sato Deposit and I
Trust Co SO
I'M rut .National.
MoreliaiilNntlnniil. .
Name. Shares. ! Name. Shares
Frank [ Murphy. . . . M : ! Truman Buc-k 6 ;
Samuel 1C. Rogers10 , Frank T. Humll-
nogcra Heal Es- I ton 41
tnto Co Olu G. S. Rogers /
Ben B Wood 'J2SAV. | ' G. Saunders. . 4Si
John F. Coad Ifl'chas. C. Houscl. . 231
Luthr Drake. . . 300 Mark M. Coad. . . . 21i
Alvln Saunders. . . 155 Coad Heal Estate
Geo. E. Pritchett. 651 Co GK
National Ilniilc of Commerce.
Name , Share ? . Name. Shares
llrs. Mury B. J. B. AVheeler .
Kelley F Kohl
Geo. L. Hurdette. . Ilattlo E. Chand
E. 11111 & Sons. . . . ler I
\V. B. Ktngman. . . Lyman F. Abbott , t
M. HettliiB = r Louis A. Graves. , t
AV. C. Ishnm lnternat'1 Loan &
GeorBO Medlock. . Trust Co 2 (
C F Peterson & AVestbrook Trust
Co I
J. J. Dewey i
J. ' A' Fuller John Meyer 1 !
C D. Matthews. ID Albert E. Hawks. !
H' H' . Noyes 3 AV. S. Dewey (
V G. Sunburn. . . Jame H. Aaugh. . (
Iliilph Voorhces. Sjvncer Co (
John AVarc 12 Mrs. Lottlo Ben-
Emma 1. Jones. . 12 , son 21
H. A. Benson. . . . . WC. | J. Canan 3- !
Edward Jo'lln. . . 60 GeorRe It. Pecken-
" "
Charles Mf" Pa.'lB'l. ' *
Isaac M. Pott'r. . O. H. Kimball. . . . (
E. C. EriUng. . 30 S. S. Dash I
4S Hurvey W. Smith :
CO C. S. Culbertson. . 3- !
J. S. Culbertson. . 3-1
133A' | . H. Mason
Sanford' Hector " > F. E. AVnrmT
Kecne GuaranU . O a t'h o r 1 n o II.
OjiYlnRS UHllK.- 301 Fasan
Bath Savings In'Vnion ' Trust Co.
stitutlou F. L. Hay
Patrick pros UO .A .Dorugton
Nlantlo .IJlIIIiil J > * iuiwt.
iinnk 5\VI1IU , I II , V-'ake. .
Chad's Barnes. . . lu'justus 1 . Duul. . . .
IT n I lard O.Lemuel . T.Terry. . ,
AVeHterly Savings I Frank Barker 1
30 llelmer 3' '
Hank , . _ . 3 Louis
Eimer Good II
30 John E. Tetard. . . 9
3,8. S. Hemtir 1
3ujohn | F. Campbell 1
. ' Glebe Loan and
13 Trust Co i :
Cor elia W Chap- Mary L , O'Dona-
15 hu
j.PT. liopklns. . . 15C H. G. "iVawkins ; ; ; ii
S M. MoKenzlo. 30 Frank Thompson.
E. C AVIIbur. . . . 1C ( Mara L. GehrliiB ,
Fred O. Graves. C H. J. Smith
F AV. AVutklns. . . . 1 AV. If. Hpetor
National Hank of U J. Cornell
Commerce . . . . 111 Hope Graves
IfjVltl \\r , \ t\\\\ \ \ > eiustav Anderson
A V Larimer. . . . 15'Ellen A. Purker. .
Thomus GroHP. Jr. 3 George Pcabody. .
George E B.irker. BSO
AV. S. H'ctor 160 Union Mutual Life
A T Hector 123' ' Insurance Co. . . . 31
U B. ' AVllllams. . . . 120V. . H. AVIIbur :
Coin mere11 ill Nallonnl.
Name. Sr ! a. Name. Shares
Kstato Ezra Mil- n. L , Brownlee. . . 2 ;
400 Lewis M. Kecne. . ] i
K. M MorBman. . 130 W. A. SaumJcrs. .
Joseph M. Fields. SOO J. T. vfi4)irkrii.t. j' '
Alfred Mlllard. . . 200 II. E. Palmer 2
1 , . H. William * . . 100 H. K. Maxwell. . . . 1
AVIlllam O. Maul. 3ftO Estate H. D.
13'V ; . MaF"on 05 Drown fi
J. H. Halnes 50 AV. G. Hatintlora. . . 4
Estate A. Henry. . ICO Union Mutual Life
13. M. Andreesn. . M Insurance Co B
James For yth 40 P. AV. Lymun 20
Estate C. S. Hen | C. 13. Yost 15
nett lOiForestus Heed. . . . 1
Mary McX'rrary. . . SO Mary \V. Bowman 1
Horace S. Withers 21 D. AV. Shull 1
Charlf H. AVIlson 23 Mary C1. Lymnn. . ' . ' ,
State Ins. Co ! 5 AV. AV. Mownun. . r
AV. L. .May. 200 H. Darr D
Oja.JSTC53Et.Iua. .
BeanthB _ I ha Kind YouJjav Wways Bought
Signature
Bears the t Ih8 Ki.id You liana Always Bought
Signature
of
i Kind Yi"J Ha e Always BougtJ
Bignituro
of
Jic.'h K. May . . . . MD 1C SmllM . CO
JoTph May . * ' ) Albt-rt M > i inan . 5 < >
Sjren T. I'etersm S uirmna Savings
I.uther lr. Tnt > . . . 1 Hank . . 67
Charles Turner. . . V ) A. Henry . 80
Harriet Kllpntrlek 50 ,
I iilon Stock VnriN. Sou til Oinnlin.
Name. Share * . Xitme. Shares.
K. It. Uavls . 1ZO T. U. Me'l'hers-on. W
K. A. cudahy . 1JT Amy M. L'urpen-
II. Kountzu . 101 ter . IS
Jno. A. Cri-lehton. 113 Mary T. I'uduhy. US
I' . U. Armour . 175 Augustus V.
H. V. Smith . 73 Kountzo . 33
Nels Morris ) . 50 r. 1) . Armour , Jr. Do
Ueo. K. Swift . We. ' . T. Kouutze. . . . II )
J. II. Hosier . W H. D. Kountze. . . lu
It. Hooker . SJUertruele Kcniiuzo II
Chun. Coffninn. . . . 20 I.uthpr Kountze. . 10
J. S. Knox . 3 AV. A. 1'axtun. . . . 10
Geo. Marplcs . 3 I. aura A , Chlttcn-
A. K. Smith . 5 den . 13
John t , . Car on. . . So l.ollto S. Armour sC
Laura M. Knox. . 7T. A. Valentino. . 10
8. W. Allerton. . . . 37'J. ' It. Mnrtln . 10
J. J. Mnrtln . 1S.J. S. Martin . o
J. H. Slirlver . UJ. O. Mnrtln . 5
Jno. 1) , DadlHinan 2oJlilla | Megtiuler. , , . 3ii
AV. K. AVood . MiJulin J. Hume. . . . 10
RlrhnnI Nash . 50. May 13. Armour. . " )
Mary J. llk'hardArmour & Co . 100
son . 9 |
flicker * National , South Oiiitiliu.
Name. Shares. Name. Shares.
Mary McDonough 3 Mm K. B. Uryson 5
Frunroa McDonJ. . N. Hryson . 1
oURh . 311. 13. llerdinan. . . 10
AV. O. Gamhle . B II. A. Kosters. . . . 10
Jno. T. Hrersler. . 2 K. J. Morlnrliy. . . 1C
J. M. Yntc * . S5 U. C. Unuironl. . . . 3
J. A. Coates . 10 Christ I.yinun . o
\Vm. Kucher . 10 K. P. A\'elcli . B
1Kwlebel . 10J. AVeleh . 6
I'reel Kvci-s . 60 Christian Koelhcr a )
C. 1J. Drown . 3J rnrmer ' , t Mcr-
M. Hwiebel . 33 chants' Insur-
F. O. Salisbury. . . 2 mice Co . 15
AV. H. Thompson 33 J. S. Hartley . 11
A. AV. Trumblo. . . U A. G. 1'ettlbono. . . 10
Amos Oati-s . PO James Stuart . B
C. K. Gate ; ' . 15 A. K. Smith. . 5
U. Daniel . 10 H. U. Slaughter. . 25
T. 15. GltMlhlll . 10 Michael Uriel-ton. . 50
Chas. Clifton . 515. J. McLaughlln 30
Ac Nash. . 5 Paul Carroll . 10
C. M. Hunt . 40 Mrs. .lu . Crnlff Jr 25
K. AV. Hunt . 10 Cyrus 15. 1'rckett. 7
15. C. Lone . 4 J.V. . . 1'ettlbono. . 7
Uarnuy Hughes. . . 5 h. II. Uncle . 15
Jolin V. Coail . 1715. Schurman . 5
Coacl Heal Estate K. MKilverln . 5
Co . 10 A' . 11. Calilwcll. . . 2
Luther Drake . 10 V. .1. Curtlw . 10
l'311en M. Coail. . . . 00.1. U. Koblnson. . . . G
B. 15. Uryson . 20V. . C. Trumble. . . . 40
South Oinnliniitloiuil. .
Name. Shares. , Name. Shares.
Truman Huck 20 Sarah B. Uluck-
J. A. Fuller 20 burn 1
J. 15. Dyers * 2015. A. Cuilahy 2 >
Kdpirabrlskle. . . 49 C. A\f. Thomas. . . . 3ij
H. C. Uostwick. . . 20 Mrs. Alice H.
J. II. Dumont 20 Thomas B'J '
Guy C. Harton. . . . KIJ. D. Stnndlsh. . . . 27
15. AV. Nash 31 James AMlcs. Jr. . 20
J. J. Drown "S Michael Cticlahy. . 25
AA'nrWallace 33 G. F. Swift 40
J. H. Mlllard 110 I5state of Freil L.
Mrs. C. G. MilI I Ames St
lard 10 J. 1' . layman 2' ' )
Miss Jessie II. A. Comstock 15
Mlllard 10Geo. Ilotchklss. . . . 13
Mrs. S. H. narton 20 F. McGlvorin 10
Mrs. A' . B. Me'H. ' . AV. Nleman. . . . 31
Cluro 20 N. AV. AVells 63
A. P. Foster 12 Jas. Klllott 20
C. 15. Yost 11.Jan. D. Stamllsh ,
Mrs. M. K , Brown 5 Jr 3
T. M. Tallaferro. . 101
PAYING OFF THE MORTGAGES
HctMirdM In Ollluc nt ItpRlstor nt
Indicate n Krdnctloii
of Uelitu.
The books of Heglstor of Deeds Crocker
show that there have been more mortgage
cancellations during April than have been
filed In any previous month during the his
tory of the office. The aggregate will reach
tremendous proportions by the end of the
month If the present rate of accumulation
is maintained.
The banner day , so far as cancellations
are concerned , was April 3 , when mortgages
amounting to $277,910 were wiped off the
books. The complete tabulations will not
be available until after the end of the
month , but there arc at least two subsequent
days on which the figures nearly approxi
mate those of the big day.
The totals are not swelled by n few big
transactions. For the most part they con
sist of cancellations ot.small mortgages of
the character that multiply during bard
times and are satisfied when money is
plenty. The man who was compelled to
mortgage during times when he could not
find work , has paid his creditor , and once
more enjoys a clear title to his property ;
the man who lost his job during the same
period and was compelled to encumber his
property In order to raise money to keep
his wife and babies from want , has again
reached n prosperous condition and earned
money to dispose of the obligation. Such
Instances are the basis of the vast majority
of the transactions of this character that
are now being recorded. They are taken
as n positive indication that the middle
classes and worklngmen are in a prosperous
condition , and In nearly every case the
cancellation indicates a debt that had been
finally paid and not shifted from ono obliga
tion to another.
NEWS FOR THE ARMY MEN
General Mrrrlam Arrlven tn Convene
u .MectliiK of ( lie
Hoard.
Brigadier General Merrlam arrived hero
yesterday from Denver , but the Iletiring
board , of which he is president , did not hold
a formal session , owing to the absence ol
Lieutenant Colonel T. J. AVInt of the Sixth
cavalry. Colonel AVInt Is stationed at St.
Paul and is at present serving on a court ol
Inquiry there. Ho Is expected here tomor
row. The board held nu Informal meeting
this morning and Colonel Bailey of the Six
teenth Infantry , who will appear before the
board for retirement , submitted to a physi
cal examination , the result of which will be
given to the board at Its regular session.
Captain AV. II. Bock , acting inspector gen
eral for the Department of the Missouri , baa
been directed to go to Fort Crook to act upon
the unserviceable property of the Sixteenth
infantry , under orders to change station.
Major William Monaghan , additional pay
master In the army , who was among the list
of volunteer officers recently recommended
by the president for muster out of the serv
ice , expects to have his work closed up that
ho may leave Omaha for his homo at Cleve
land , O. , next Sunday. The major has been
in the service about a year , the ) larger portion
tion of that tlmo being stntloni'd at Omaha ,
Tire DlNtliiKiilxlK'd A'lNltorx ,
Evangelist Henry Ostj-om , one of the
best known men In religious work In
America , nnd John P. HIllls , the well known
singer , who will bo remembered by many
Omaha people as having had charge eif the
music at the Mills meetings live yearn ugo ,
will bo In the city today for u few
hours , As they uro both e > ld friends of
Secretary AVIIlls , he has persuaded them to
conduct ppec'0 ' ! service of song and praise
In .tho Young men's Christian association
parlors Friday noon , from 12:15 : tn 1
o'clock. All men nro Invited to meet those
gentlemen , oven though it be only for n
few minutes ,
SHIELDS TIPS OFF THE RAIDS
County Attorney Gives Personal Warning
to Jacksonian Poker Club ,
DIRECT LEAK TO OTHER GAMBLING ROOMS
Mill MoriSploy TrMltuou.v 'I'likvn
III Dvixinltloni III tin * lillicl
Milt HrouuJit Amilnnt
TinMuis
More Interesting facts Illustrating the
manner In which the llerdman gang takes
care of the gamblers who stand In with
It liavo bcon developed In the testimony
given by Captain Uonahuu in tile case
brought by County Attorney Shields against
The Hoc for alleged damnxcs to his reputa
tion. U will bo remembered that when Mr.
Shields assumed olllco ho thoughtfully sent
written notices to the protected gamblers
warning them to desist if they wcro violat
ing the law , while gamblers who did not
stand lu with the gang were forthwith
arrested and arraigned for prosecution.
When Mr. Shields went to Acting Chief
Uonahuo for assistance In raiding the game
at Cole's place ho rec-elvcd this reply , uc-
cording to the latter's deposition :
" 1 toltl him this. I said , 'now. Mr Shields ,
if I am informed right , you are In possession
of evidence right now that would convict
Colu. ' 'No , ' he says. 'I am not. ' 'Now,1 t
says , 'I will toll jou what 1 am Informed
you are In possession of , and If you are you
ought not to hesitate to go and flic a com
plaint , ' and ho wanted to know what that
was. 1 says , 'I am Informed that Larry Kay
and another man went up thorp a man , 1
think , by the name of Murphy \\mit up thorn
Into Colo's place. I think this man Murphy
had lost something like $30. Now , ' I says , 'If
that Is a fact , ' I sajs , 'Larry Fay has been
somewhat In your employ and 1 think you
ought to use him ns a witness. AVhy not
Illo u complaint ? ' AVell , ho said that Larry
Fay was not In possession of that evidence ,
and if ho was , he was not In n position to
glvo It to him. He said he tried to got
Larry Fay to take the stand , but Larry for
some cause or other had refused and finally
said ho knew nothing about the case. 1
think that was his statement. "
Question. Did you call his attention to
any other places whore they were playing ?
.SUtii < : ninc In iliioKsoiiliin HOOIIIS.
Answer. Yes , sir. I called his attention
to a game that had been run In a hotel.
This man Sampson had been running a game
on St. Mary's avenue , and after wo had
pulled the outfit over there and they had
been discharged by the judge , they went
down and rented rooms in a hotel for the
purpose of running a game there and I sent
two men to the proprietor of the hotel
there and told him that if ho continued to
allow Sampson to run a game there that wo
would back up the wagon there some night
and load the whole outfit in. After the pro
prietor had thrown Sampson out of there ,
regardless of the fact that the rent was
paid ahead , he went down to the Jacksonian
club and ran a game there. I told him that
this man Sampson , that had been running the
game at the hotel , was now In the Jackson-
Ian club and that ho was running a skin
game there , the worst In the city. Now I
did not mention any names or who was
there. Ho asked mo If I would go down
with him to the Jacksonian club. I said ,
"For what ? " He says , "Right now. " I
says , "At this time of day it would be no
use to go thfre. '
Q. AVhat time was that ?
A. It was lu the afternoon. I said the
tlmo to go there was in the evening or
night. Ho asked me If I would go and I
said , "Yes. I will go with you any tlmo
you want mo to go. " "Well , " ho says , "I
understood some time ago they had been
playing there , but had quit and that they
had not played any cords there recently at
the Jacksonian club. " '
The sequel to the Incident eamo out in
the cross-examination.
Q. Now , captain , you spoke about it
being your understanding that Judge
Shields had notified members cf the
Jacksonian club that they would he pulled
if they did not stop gambling. From whom
did you get that Information ?
A. I got it from a man named A'an In-
wegen.
Q. Explain how you got It.
SliloIilN1 IVi-Noiiul I'nrt.
A. He asked me , ho says , "who Hied this
complaint ? " I says , "Mr. Shields , the
county attorney. " "Well , " he says , "ho Is
a Hue sucker. " Ho says , "ho has lost every
friend ho has on earth. " Ho says , "ho was
over there tonight at the Jacksonian club.
Ho has raised h 1 over there , and I under
stand he has raised h 1 nt the Omaha club
and the Metropolitan club. " I says , " 1 don't
know anything about that. "
Q. That was all the Information ? AVhat
did ho say exactly ?
A. That was the first information I had
that anything of the kind had been done.
Q. Did you question him in regard to the
JackBonlan club or did ho volunteer the In
formation ?
A. That was voluntary on his part. I was
trying to find out why or how they got out of
there without us catching anybody. Ho told
mo a friend of his called him out and gave
him the information.
Q. Did he gay he was there himself when
Judge Shields came ?
A , No no.
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Is the most precious of gifts. Im
paired or defective eyesight Is almost
a crime In these days. Glasses can
bo made that will take away these
defects AVe make scientific eye ex
aminations free and can tell you If
glasses will help you All lenses
ground by a competent spectacle
man.
THE AIDE & TENFOLD CO , ,
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UOS Farrmm. OMAHA.
OPPOSITE PAXTON HOTEL.
You Are Invited -
To our grand housp wnrmlnt * ne'.xl
Saturday evening. April With , from 7 to
10 ji. in. For the llrst time AVO will
throw open to the public' eiur oiitlro n > -
throe' lleioi'B Kvery room will
li > opi'ii all the private ) ntudlos thi ;
Auditorium , art and piano rooomtv
Mimic by the bpst talent In Uimilm lots
of It miiHli ! on nvory lloor Arrange' to
be > down town .Saturday oviMiIng ne > as to
i-omo to the crand opening- the ! greatest
Ktoro e vent ever In Omaha AAV now
have the tincst appointed nui.slc anil art
rooms In the we.'Kt.
A. HOSPE ,
W * celebrate our 3Cth uun'iie | annl-
vermrr Dot. liUrd , IHUO. sSflfc
Music and Ait 1513 Douglas.
TO CLEAN MATTING.
To make soiled matting look fresh and bright prepare
a pailful of warm water with a handful of salt and four
tablespoonfuls of Ivory Soap shavings dissolved in it.
With a clean cloth squeezed out of the mixture , wipe
every breadth of the matting , rubbing soiled spots until
they disappear.
A WORD OP WARNING. There .ire m.iny white soaps , each rrrrKen'c-l ' to l-e "just as ( rood
as the 'Ivory' : " thov ARE NOT but Ilko all counterfeits , Kick the peculiar and remarkaWe qualllle *
ol the cenulnc. Ask lor "Ivory" Soap nnd Insist upon ccttlnc It.
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Q. That ho Jimt heard this ?
A. That he heard this at Cole's place and
that Judge Shields had been to the Jack-
fonlau club and had gone from there to the
Omaha club and the Metropolitan club.
Q. Did he say from whom ho got the
nforniatlou ?
A. No , sir. Ho said a friend of his , and
I learned afterward It was Larry Kay.
Just how I.jirry Kay get the tip was ox-
ilalncd in the following answer to a qucs-
lon relating to the facts ns to the raiding
of Colo's place and why no one was caught
n a game there.
A. Larry Fay called A'an Im-
woften , one of the parties interested in
Colo's place , out In the hall or down stairs ,
I don't know which place , and told him , ho
says , "it you fellows are playing In there
you are taking big chances. " He says , ' 'thla
man Shields , " he says , "Is raising h 1
everywhere. Ho was over at the Jacksonian
club and told them that he would come up
there personally and sen that they wcro
pulled , every man of them , If they did not
stop playing , " and he said , "he Is liable to
fly down on you here any minute. " So they
turned out the lights and went away. Xow ,
that was my Information.
Q. Did you make any arrests that night ?
A. O , yes.
Q. AVhero were they taken ?
A. I took thorn to the police station at
Eleventh and Dodge.
.llolNC I'unilNlioH ! ! ' < llonil.
Q. And who went on their bond ? AVho
was there ?
Objected to by the counsel for the
plaintiff as Incompetent , irrelevant nnd Im
material.
A. AValter Molse was there.
Q. AVhen you got there ?
A. I did not see him when wo got there.
But he must have been right In the vicinity
close to there. I don't think wo had got in
side the gate when he was on the outside.
Q. What did ho do.
A. Ho signed a bond for Mr. Cole , a $300
bond.
Captain Donahue also testified ns to the
notorious report that the Blot machine men
of South Omaha had been raised from $3 to
$10 a month for protection soon after Shields
assumed office. The testimony was as fol
lows :
Q. Xow , I wish , captain , you would state
whether or noCll was commonly reported In
South Omaha , within the hint three or four
months , that the gamblers of South Omaha
and the parties who had slot machines paid
anything for protection or not to bo
prosecuted ?
Objected to by the counsel for the
plaintiff us Incompetent , irrelevant and Im
material.
A. You. sir.
( J. State what the report was.
UlllMfll Oil IIU > Sl > < .1 ! Ill-III HON.
A. The report \\as , and I would like
to state now that when 1 had my conver
sation with Mr. Shields In the presence of
Mr. Karbach the day 1 gave him the report ,
I told him then that the reports were that
theve machines were giving up $3 a month
each.
Q. Kor what ?
A. For protection , to somebody , and
that they raised It to $10.
Q. When did they ra'so ' It ,
A. Well , I don't know Just when they
raised it. Recently. And that If ho did not
I know that ha Hhould know , It.
On cross-cMimlnatlon Captain Donahue
explained further.
Q. Captain , from whom did you hear thU
rumor ( hat there was protection afforded to
the gamblers In South Omaha ?
A. AVell. 1 heard It from the different de
tectives that went down there. It was ru
mored down there.
Q. What did they say their source of
Information \\as ?
A. I don't know who they heard It from
or how they heard It. 1 presume they
heard It on their rounds. Personally I liavo
not been to South Omaha myself for some
time.
Q. So that all the Information you had
came from detectives ?
A. And then I heard It talked about
amongst the fellows. Different ones.
Q. Now , this rumor was to the effect
that part of this money was going to someone
ono for protection from prosecution , was
It not ?
A. Yes , elr.
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else. They are the "famous little pills" for
torpid liver nnd all Irregularities of the sys
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them.
I
fetter than most $50 wheels Furnished. Avith
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Some Day it will be Hot
Tlii'ii you will appreciate n quart
brick of our famous Neapolitan k-o
cream 'which we > deliver to any part of
the city for "Oe ; u quart brick This
price' reduction gives you tlie very host
at the price of the common kind ,
The lltllt1 ImrrclH are cheapei10c for
qtiartrti lint we don't elellver tliuui Hireo
llnvni'M 111 a barrel half sly.e'H 0 ( ! AA'Ill
go lu the imi'kot and .slay fro/.on for
hours ,
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Can yem Hnd Midi a line of woman's
( shoe's as Dro.x L. Sluminaii * ho\v.s In
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always been the leaele-r In meu'ri Hhoes
but these women's slioeH are boynnil
ivall/.alion until you nee them The now
patent kid the patent tall' the gla/.o
kid with the outwarel swinging last HO
popular with I ho women on ncroiint of
HH mannish appearanr-e , p'liiilnp well
hole nn Ideal Kline In ove-ry rewpect
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