THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : FIUDAV. .TTLY 7 , isnn.
TflE FIELD OF ELECTRICITY
Dtvelopmsnt of Electrical Industries Illus
trated bj Inventions.
STORY TOLD IN PATENT OFFICE REPORTS
Iltnrrh of thr TrollrjIn rri nre
ElectrlcJt ) i I'rdilnfcr of Port.
Cominrrclnl I r nf \ \ Ire *
Striking proof of the marvelous develop
ment of electrical industries In the Vnlted
Plate * within two decades 1 * given by R
comparison of the reports of the patent
time * . Patent office reports are not regarded
* IB delightful Biimmcr reading , yet they con
tain material for a story of progress as en
tertaining af any embodied In the tome * of
fiction. In 18&0 there were comparatively
tew clectrlca/ Inventions represented In the
patent office. In 1896. however , up to the
lt day of November , the Vnlted States
had turned 16.0B2 patents for electrical in
vention * . Of these 3.622 were for electrical
lighting the largcot number under any one
head. In 1880 electrical manufacturing cs-
tubllshmentii In the fnltefl States numbered
* evcnly-Mx , employed 1,271 persons and had
nn annual output valued at j.6fif > ,0i6. : In
3 ? ! 0 these establishments numbered IHti. em
ployed M55 persons and had an output val-
tid. at Jin.I14.TH. Since 1R90 the growth In
Heetrlral Industries has been enormous , but
rxact figures are lacking. Iti 1S9T merely
the exports of ercctrlcnl machinery amounted
In value tr > X91T.4S2. lint Including electrical
Instruments for scientific use nnd apparatus
for telegraphs and telephones.
In the electric light and power Industry ,
Bf reported In 18&0. then- were three central
ptatloni , tn the United States , employing 230
| persons and producing an output valued at
J4f.S,4on. Ten years later , or In 1WO. there
were in thr state of New York , the District
tif Columbia and the city of St. Louis alone
I 144 establishment ! ) , employing S.flOO persons
I cnj producing nn output valued nt M.7S3-
( i 4. In 18 ! ' ! the aggregate capita ! Invented
In electric lighting plants Uiroughout the
" hole country was SS.'O.nfiO.fiOO. in 1835
there were 2.124 central stations and 7.47r ,
Isolated plants , making a total of 9.5DD cs-
I tabllshmenls. The capital of the central
stations alone was * 2.g.9ri6.3iG. ! At least
45.000 persons were employed In these plants.
OrtiTi-tli of nipctrlr TruetIon.
On February 3. 18SR. a public trial was
made in Richmond , Va. . of the first street
railway car equipped with electric motive
power. The story has been told many
times , but It is always Interesting. As the
car moved smoothly along it was followed
f by a crowd of people who rhccred and
hooted alternately. At an incline the car
hesitated This was the critical point ; for
i it was not then positively known , even by
, the Inventor , whether
a self-propclli'd
j -vehicle could be made to climb a hill.
I Finally the resistance was overcome , although -
though at the cxpenhe of the life of the
motor. The car was then draped back to
the marling point by a pair of mules. Such
w-as th beginning of electric street car
traction.
Today there are more than 14.nno miles
of electric roads In operation in this coun
try alone , and more than SS.OOO street cars
The capital invested In olertrir railways
nnd In the manufacture- the electrical
and other applances for UHC on the more
than SOO electric ra.ilway lines In this coun
try amounts to hundreds of millions of
dollars. These industries Rive employment
to hundreds of thousands of men. The
making of machinery for the manufacture
of dynamos and motors has become a grear
business in Itself. The largest and finest
stationary engines In the world have been
designed tind constructed especially to
operate electric dynamos. The mining of
copper has been stimulated to a wonderful
extent by the Increased demand for trolley
wires and for the winding wires of dynamos
end motors.
Trolley In Mnrnrlllr * .
foreign cities have been much slower
than those of America to adopt electric
traction , but thrv are now coming to It
rapidly. The public conveyances of Mar-
Fellies for many years have be on omni
buses end honaccars. The latter are now
to go. and moBt of the former will .iltto
disappear , no doubt , at least In tbe streets
nerved by electricity. About two vear.t ago
the Compagnle General Krani-aiic de Tram-
'ways ' of Paris secured the necessary con-
ccselon for working the revolution now in
progress in Marseilles. Before the close of
isnn it is probable that all the principal
thoroughfares of the latter city will have
trolley cars in operation. The uniform
rare for long or short rides will be ten
centimes , or two cents of American money ,
lllthorto It ban been customary to charge
four cents for rides beyond a certain limit.
Th concession will expire in 1350. Not
tinly must the company pny the city an
n3lal ! fee of $20,000 for the use of the
Directs , end an additional tax based on
tecelptb after these exceed Jl.400.000 a year ,
but at the end of fifty years the tracks und
nppurtcnancc * pass into the hands of the
municipality. H. during the- last five years
of the concesHlon. It appears that tbe com
pany Is allowing its property to deteriorate ,
the mate reserves the right to seize the
company's revenues to maintain the road
In good condition. The state will take tuich
rolling stock us it wants from tbc company
in 1050 , but .e ' under no obligation to pay
lor more than it wants. The state may
require the holders of the * concession to
remove tbe tracks at the end of fifty years
If It Is not deemed expedient then to con
tinue the operation of the road.
TrjIt nn l'ork * r .
An Ann Arbor professor claims to fatten
pigs by electricity. Ho has not tried it on
the Poland China or Berkshire of the agri
cultural reelont , , but ho has tested its
nutritive virtues with guinea pigs BE liU
subjects , and If guinea pigs can be made to
take on a streak of fat with the Htrcak of
Jean through the agency of a domesticated
streak of lightning why should not other
I'lps be susceptible of the same Influence T
Hr. J. W Hrrdman In the Ann Arbor
Iirofi-mor who conducted this Interesting ex
periment. He used two cages of guinea
Pigs and both sets of pigs were treated
raotly alike In the matter of heat , llgtu ,
nlr. food und water. Around one cage ,
however , he strung electric wires which
were charged dally. The pigs in this cage
gained 10 per cent more In weight In a
Klvrn time than the pigs in the cage where
there was no electricity.
"Dr. Herdmun's discovery , comments the
Minneapolis Times , "means that farmer *
can wive Just 10 per cent of their feeder
or raise 10 rr cent more stock on the
name amount of feed by rigging up dynamos
In their barns. The windmill that pumps
vater for the stock will also generate elec
tricity to fatten the critters. Instead of
Siuitllnc out early on freely winter inonr-
Jns to 'heave ' u few pumpkins over the
rIcP n fence , your twentieth century farmer
vlll push a button at the head of his bed
und go to sleep again. This will give tbe
pip 10 per cent of their break fuel and
lie can take bis own time about hcavinc
the other SO per cent into the trough. The
chlckjns. hurnec and cows will be likewise
introduced to the nutritive qualities of
volts and ohms , and as it will cot be
C necessary to chew the same , the horses
and cows will retain their teeth to a good
old ace. Pyepepaia and tootharti * will be
unknown among the inhabitants of tbe
barnyard forevermort
' 'If the subtle fluid will fatten plpt why
H not fatten men and women * The
n has not beta experimentally in-
alt teleph-iti. rlret-tn.h anil t-oliev < '
magnfrt - voui and rudd < That sure' *
meant unmeilitBE What reputation
boarding notice ml ! lre eould win for hw
citabltthmrm by rigging wire * around the
beds of hfT lodger * and turning on the
current whfle they slept : They would then
fatten and thrive on the some bill of fare
that erstwhile kept them pale and scrawny.
MlrHp" Trlurnihj. .
A writer In the Pall Mall Magazine. lr-
euwlng the commercial poslbllltie * of wire-
le ft telegraphy , nark "It will be asked ,
what are the pomlbllltlec of wlrelesc teleg
raphy ? Will it Mipersede cable * for tele
graphing acrcm the Atlantic * Will It eomc
Into uae on land ? Well , at present there Is
no reason to think it will do either. In
the first place it has the obvious delect
thftt , RB electric radiations spread in every
direction , and not simply in one straight
line , anybody who sets up a pole of the
proper height can read anybody else's mes
sage , if indeed the number of messages did
not become BO confusing us to prevent any
being read at all. Thfi ! can be got over
In two ways : either by concentrating the
radiations in a beam , by means of n suita
ble reflector , so that they do not spread In
every direction , or by turning the transmitt
ing and receiving apparatus so that ( tike
the Delaney instruments ) each pair responds
to one frequency of vibration only. Mr.
Marconi has succeeded tn applying a re
flector in the way suggested , but only by
a great sacrifice of the distance traversed ;
be is now supposed to be working out tbe
other solution with nomc success , and from
his station at the South Foreland can tele
graph at win to the Goodwin lightship or
to Boulogne , without the other station re
ceiving Ills message. The next objection
Is that at present Kignollng without con
necting wires is slow , the limit of manual
dexterity being from fifteen to twenty words
a minute. Next , we do not know yet what
effect the curvature of the earth will have
In preventing signals over very great dis
tances , although minor obstructions seem to
be unimportant. This has yet to be tested.
For signaling between forts In time of war ,
however , 'between llghtHhlps and the shore ,
and In all places where cables are nubjcct
to much wear , nnd poBBlbly between ships
nt sea atiu permanent stations on land ,
& great field of usefulness appears to be
open. Governments , telegraphists , war de
partments und admiralties arc all keenly
watching the outcome of these cx | > erlmcntE
and inaugurating tests on their own ac
count , and before ten years are out we
ought cither to sec 'wireless telegraphy' In
stalled amongst the everyday facts of life ,
or relegated to that great lumber-room of
forgotten inventions , where so many sensa
tional and brilliant discoveries lie perdu for
all time. "
LOSES HER BOARDING HOUSE
Mr * . Mlncrtn C'ainihfll iiT Toronto In
Brine t'nri-il Kor nt the
I'olH-c Station.
iMrs. Minerva Campbell w-a * sent to the
police station yesterday afternoon by Dr.
J. F. Hertzman. to whom she had applied
for direction to hrr boarding house. Mrs.
Campbell came to Omaha in the morning.
She was not feeling well when she arrived
at the depot , and asked a huckman to take
her to a private boarding house where she
could rest a few hours before proceedinc
on her way to San Francisco , where bet-
mother , Mrs. Mary McGregor , lives. She
WHS driven to a private frame boarding
house kept by an elderly couple. She wrote
several letters , and then started to the
postoffice to mail them. She left her
satchel nnd ticket In the boarding house
when she departed , ns she thought she
would havff no trouble In finding it again.
After mailing her letters stie found that
she could not locate her boarding house ,
so after wandering around awhile she ap
plied to Di * . Hrrtrman. At the station she
was unable to describe the location or tell
the name of the couple keeping the house.
She is not very well , and Police Matron
Tledcrman took charge of her. She said
Hhe had been in a hospital in Toronto , Can
ada , for two yeans. She has a. Bister in
Montreal.
FELL OFF INVOLUNTARILY
lurr Dcclilm tlint Death Cnnir tn MIxN
Edna AVnlford Through Ciirc-
After listening to the testimony of tt dozen
witnesses who were on the Twenty-fourth
street car the night of July 4 , the coroner's
Jury came to the coorluslon that Miss 'Edna
Wai'ford died as the result of her own care
lessness.
The testimony of the witnesses showed
that the track was in an excellent condition
and they observed no unusual lurching of
the car at the time Miss Walford was thrown
from it. The first the majority of them saw
was Miss Walford pitching from the car.
They saw her alight on her head and lie
parallel with the track. The conductor rang
the bell and the car was stopped after it had
run about a block. Miss Walford was found
about two feet from the trac * in un uncon
scious condition. She was carried to a
house near by , where she received medical
assistance. The attending physician said
she was suffering from a contusion of tbe
brain. She died a little later.
A brief funeral service was conducted yes
terday morning at & :30 : at the home of Mrs
Powell. 823 Park avenue. The remains were
taken to the former home of the deceased in
Logan , la. , for interment.
Tlilirxton Itlllc SoiMciilr * .
The boys of the Thurston Rifles , upon
their return from the Philippines , will heo
on all sides in Omaha evidences of cordial
wt'lcome and greeting. In connection with
the hlhtorv of the company , which is being
arranged in book form , a souvenir , in the
shape of a full-sheet hanger , has been pre
pared in an artistic manner , with photo
graphs of the officers of the company , the
dead heroes and the entire company before
leaving for the Philippines , and again just
before cmbarklnc for home. This band-
Bome collection of half-tone pictures will
be offered the public at B nominal Bum. and
it IB expected that the business eslablish-
ments und tirivate houscB will be liberal
In their purchases of tbe same , in order
that one. may adorn every window in the
city and thus convince the boys upon their
rnturn of the warm affection existing toward
them by all of Omaha.
Itothlioli in Troultlrcnln. .
It seems to be impossible for Julius
Rotbholz. ni6 South Tenth street , to keep
out of the clutches of the police , us he has
been arrested three times within a month.
The police have had a number of kicks
against htE auction on Eouih Tenth street.
He had a penult from tbe mayor to run
an auction. BO it was impossible for them
to lake anv action. People kept complain
ing that the goods be sold wore not a
guaranteed , and he would not rnturn their
money. He was arrested on the charge of
obtaining money by false representation.
Chief White WB authorized by Mayor Mooree
to take UD Rothbolz'a permit for an auction ,
and when released Ratbbolz was told If he
did not conduot n square place a unlformrd
officer would be placed in It to assist him
in treating people right
llulldlue IVriultk.
The following building permits have been
issued by the city building inspector
State board of PubHc Lands and Build
ings. Forty-fifth and Boulevard streets.
brick engine and pump hout > e. JT TOO Karma
N. Farah , Midway lunch stand. $100. Henry
Roblff , Midway repair * ou German Village.
JlOO , H. M. Itiiar. 1TOS Davenport Htreet ,
brick flats , jr. . 000.
I'roc-urr It llrforr I.rmluu Home.
Pon't leave bomr on a journey without a
bottle of rhamherruin'fc Cholic Cholera aod
Diarrhoea Remedy It It almost certain to
be needed and cannot be procured while you
are on board the tan 01 steamship r le
the onlv lemertviba * ian a'wayn be depended
Ui'on and this IB pleasant and cafe to take.
OVER THE SAME OLD ( .ROUND
Evidence Produced in Bartlej Case Contains
No New Developments.
INTEGRITY OF BOND CALLED IN QUESTION
I > pf < 'ti r Prrpm-rK to Miotr > - tllcPtip -
on the 1'nrt of tlif Mntr ( f-
IIHnli A Tcdlonx Tn U
lor the .lurj.
The twelve men who arc to decide whether
the IM > ( of over a half million dollars through
the defalcation of J. a. Bartlcy must fall
! on bin bondsmen or on the Mate are having
a dreary experience. So far the evidence
| has been largely documentary and the Idea-
I tlficatlun of records and signatures and VA-
' rlouo other testimony , the relevancy of
1 which Is not at once apparent , makes the
i proceedings decldely monotonous. The tea-
'
tlmony of cx-Oovernor Holcombwas con
tinued yesterday , but without clicltlug any
uddltlonar facts.
On cross-examination Governor Holcomb
was taken over substantially the same
ground that was covered In his direct testi
mony. He w-as questioned In detail In re
gard to the circumstances connected with
the approval of the bond. When he was
aeked whether he would have approved the
bond If the additional signatures had nut
been becured the witness said that bo vas
not certain w-hcthcr he would have done RO
or not. In connection with his statement
that he could not say -whether ho handed
the bond back to Bartley January a or 7 ,
the defense brought out the fact that on
the previous trial he had tcftlflcd that It
was on the forenoon of January 7. The
defense seemed to attach great importance
to the dates mentioned In the bond transac
tion , presumably with a view to establish
ing the contention that the bond was not
legally approved.
Testimony contributed by C. C. McNlsh
and Thomas Swobe during the previous trial
was read from the record. This was merely
corroborative of previous rvldencc relative
to the bond. Charles H. Wlxen. a book
keeper in Bortley's ofllce , was called to
identify Bartley's signature , but the most he
could be Induced to admit was that It looked
like It. Then the state introduced a bunch
of exhibits previously referred to in testi
mony In evidence and the defense objected
elaborately In every case. Objections were
overruled and Mr. Smyth offered the veri
fications of the sureties in order to further
establish the question of dates.
Much of the afternoon was taken up by
the introduction of voluminous records from
the books in the office of the state treas
urer to show the amounts of state funds
that were on deposit In the national banks
at Alma and Orleans. In the same con
nection the Ktate offered tbe depository
bonds to nhow the amounts that these banks
were authorized to carry and the comparison
was made to show that Bartley had made
excessive deposits in these institutions.
The IMc Clu-c-U.
The notorious , check for $201.1S4.0 . which
was drawn by Bartley January 2 , 1897. in
favor of J. H. Mlllard and against Bartley's
depctilt in the Omaha National bank was
then taken up , and the facts were partially
established by reading the testimony of
Cashier William Wallace as it was given
at the previous trial. This showed that the
check was paid , but Mr. Wallace could not
remember whether it bad been brought to
the bank by Mr. Bartley in person or not.
Treasurer Meserve was recalled to the
stand to testify that Bartley did not turn
this check over to him in connection with
the other effects of the office. He said that
he iad searched the vault and files of the
treasurer's office , but had been unable to
discover any trace of it.
Mr. Smyth then made a formal demand
on the defense for the check. General Cow-
in replied that neither the bondsmen nor
their attcrneys had ever seen the check.
He declared tbat it is in tbe possession
of llr. Bartley. The attorney general ex
plained to the court that the demand was
merely for the purpose of laying the foun
dation for the introduction of secondary
evidence relative to the form and contents
of the check.
Mr * . Krrnrr I ) rum ml * rro - ! tlnn.
Barbara Kerner has applied for a writ of
injunction against Sheriff McDonald. Henry
Held and August Kcrncr to prevent them
from selling in execution proceedings a piece
of property in which she claims an interest.
She amertB that the sheriff has levied on
the wrong property and a restraining order
has been granted to protect lier until the
facts can be adjudicated.
tniiRht lii ( lie Court Holme.
Anna C. Bovden has benn granted a de
cree of divorce from Fred C. Boyden.
Judge Baxter has made an oruer by which
Henry Blerworth is permitted to adopt
Ralph Stewart. 1 year of age.
Judge Keysor occupied the equity bench
ycstcrdny forenoon to hear a number of mo
tions In matters of minor importance.
Judge Baker is hearing nn argument for
a new trial in the case of Ernest Rne. who
WHS convicted m the lent term of court of
Rhootinc nt Rudle Balr of South Omuba
with Intent to kill.
Fred A. Bever has filed contempt pro
ceedings against John N. RItter In the dis
trict court The parties were Involved in
a suit over a line fence which began in
1SHJ. and in which an injunction was issued.
Bever asserts that Ritter has violated tbc
injunction
CRIME OF ARSON IS ALLEGED
M'niilf Zaclmrlu null J'hlllii > ntlmn
Chnrftcil with fuming ;
u I'lrr.
Ever since the morning of December 13 ,
JSDS. when a disastrous blaze occurred in .
the third story of the brick building at 1207 i
Farnam street , orcupled byVoolf Zacharla'a I
furniture store , it has been suspected that |
the tire did not start of Its own accord ,
but wiis due to design. After luuntbc of ,
investigation which weemed often to be futile - j
tile Chief White bus related the clrcum- i
etances of the fire to the county uttornev , I
who advised the Cling of a complaint , al- '
leglng arson against \Voolf Zacharla , the :
proprietor , and Philip Nathan , who owned
the store prior to the appearance of Zach- '
aria. Doth men were arrested Wedne- t
day night , Nathan being about to tlepurt for
New York. They gave bondt for their ap
pearance for trial.
Whoa the fire occurred in the early morn
ing hours the fire department was met from
the first with obstructions. The blaze
originated on the third floor. Fortunately
the building hud been inspected by one of i
the captains of the fire department Juiit a I j
few days before , and he knew the location
I
of the stairways in the dark. A line of
hose won run up the front entrance , emerg
ing on tbe third floor fey tbe stairway on
the west side. Tbe firemen found their
further progress blocked by blacks of furni
ture which obscured the fire. This was
piled BO high that they nere compelled after
some delay to force their way In by pushing
It to one Bide They found tbe floor cov
ered with excelsior to the depth of MX or
eight inches. The fire wat burning in a
pile of ohatre against the east wall and ap
peared u > have made considerably headway ,
as it bad spread by means of tor excelsior
throughout the floor Tbe tingle stream
of water proved effective , however , and the
bluze wa noon a thing of the pat. Chief
Redell thought the damage would not exceed
J5.000 at the time , oven if the property loss
were most ilberally estimated j 1
-Vftcr the nrc tt was learned tha * ibe proprietor
I
prietor had many thouiantU of inturaure ,
By mc n i-f .bill * for hi * furniture wnlrh he ,
I
ed he f t TJ ; b" nMa > < fe > rc b
A valua'iOD of hi : so. ! . k utiii b a m fe !
done Tiie Insurance conipiniff paid him *
losf of tHnf > o The payment of this lurpf
* um of money IncreaKed the Mtfplrionr which
had been aroured br Chief ttedell'f state-
menu to Chief White. The raner put blf
best men to work on the fire and they
learned , it Is claimed , that when Philip
Nathan boucht hit partner mit a few months
before the fire he paid J2WO ( for half In
terest. A lew week * later he old the en
tire stock to Woolf Zachana tor ; r > .4UO.
Zacharlft Is R ld to have p ld JI.8M down
and to have given his note ? for the re
mainder. When the first note became due
in November he did not hat the money to
pay It , so It wa > renewed. Thtj IP taken by
tbe police ae the bevt evidence that he could
not have purchased $9.000 $ worth of furniture
' after he bought the stock from Nathan.
| When Zacharta was out of the city Nathan
'
look care of the store and the police think
they will be able to show that the sle of
I the stock to Zactmrla wa * no ! bona fide.
They will endeavor to show further that
after the payment of the Insurance the two
men got into a quarrel over its division.
Zacharla Inciting that he should have Jl.OOO
more than Nathan because he tet the fire.
This matter was finally submitted to n third
person , who suggested an equltahfc settle
ment. This third person , however , will not
! talk and the polirr expect to have some dim-
ctilty with him. Some relatives of the men
arrested , however , appear willing to tell
w-hat they know , no it if believed by the po-
lire that thry will have no trouble In pro
ducing convincing evidence.
RETAILERS GET INTO LINE
nlnrnn Mrn'n Ctmiinlttre nrpnrt *
that J-ntiirdn ? Mclit CloMiiK
IK Gaining
Members of the committee tbat have been
at work canvassing the business house ; In
the Interests of the Saturday night closing
declare that the succees of the movement is
assured. In addition to those who have pre
viously agreed to keep their stores closed
Saturday evenings , the shoe dealers and jewelers - j
elers have signed the agreement nnd they
promise to lock up their establishments and
lend the force of their example to the move
ment. So far a definite answer from the de
partment stores has not been received. Hayden -
den Bros , assured the committee that they
are willing to clew if the Boston store will
and the Boston store people are not willing
to sign an agreement until Arthur Brandels
returns. The members of the committee ex
press confidence that these establishments
w-lll eventually pet into line. Several of the
big clothing stores have agreed to close and
so far only one establishment In the city has
absolutely refused to consider the proposi
tion.
tion.The
The situation Indicates that the down
town stores will be quite generally closed
Saturday night. Next week the campaign
wilt be renewed with a view to bringing the
others into the agreement. It is stated that
the committee is encouraged by a strong
and rapidly growing sentiment among all
classes of people In favor of the plan. Much
of the opposition hap disappeared and it is
believed that In another week the cloning
can be made practically complete.
The clergymen of the city are taking an
interest in the movement and some of them
have suggested the advisability of calling a
mass meeting to express the sentiment cf
the public on the question. This is re
garded as a good idea and the committee
will probably take some such action if other
means fair. Meantime signatures to the
agreement are being rapidly added and only
a few establishments remain that are likely
to make any resistance.
In accordance with resolutions passed by
the- Central Labor union , the James Mor
ten & Sons company , the Dunning Hard
ware company , the Jchiison Hardware com
pany. A. C. Raymer and Milton Rogers &
Son have agreed to close their places of
business at 6 p. m. on Saturdays , until
further notice.
Appeal t the Puhlic.
We , 200 clerks empfoyed In the principal
stores of Omaha and members of the Retail
Clerks' union , kindly ask all our friends and
sympathizers to purchase their goods before
C o'clock every day. Including Saturday
We deem is expedient for the moral ,
mental and physical welfare of all clerks.
maFe and female , that the universal closing
hour of 6 o'clock should prevail. Thinking
the above but common justice to ourselves
and families , and knowing the above can be
accomplished by the co-operation of the gen
eral public , we ask our friends to refrain
from purchasing goods after C o'clock.
The above has been Indorsed by the Retail
Clerks' union , local 220. Organized labor
take notice. C. E. WILLIAMS. President.
MARK HELLER , Secretary.
Retail Clerks' union No. 220 has elected
these officers : C. E. Williams , president ;
Al Conradt. first vice president : Cliff HOWR ,
second vice president ; M. W. Lee. financial
secretary. Mark Heller , recording secretary.
B. Copland , treasurer ; J. S. Thompson ,
guide ; W. W. Fyle , guard ; L J. Olfford. E.
W. Morris. C. O. Mocbels. trustees ; A. Mc-
Dcrmott , W S. Salisbury and Mark Holler ,
delegates to Central Labor union.
WAITERS COLLECT BAR BILL
Follon Ht-nrKf Doxlnft of C'urroll , la. ,
OutNlile tiniruuiulK nnd
Nnil Him.
George Doslus of Carroll , la. , saw more
sights at the exposition than he bargained
for. He U of a convivial turn , so that it
was natural for him to stop and have a
peed time. He tarried at the Shoot the
Chutes rewtaurant until he owed quite a
bar bill , which the waiters suld he kicked
on paying. They followed him outside the
grounds in an effort to collect the money
which they claimed wan due them. AVhen
he refused to produce the neceBKary cash
he charges that they assaulted him , frescoed
his fuce , and robbed him of coat , watch and
chfiin , the whole amounting in value to about
1-5. They alwa took his remaining ca n ,
amounting to J9. HP complained to the
police and they locked him up for disturb
ing the peace , expecting in tbe meantime to
apprehend the men who bad robbed him.
Yesterday a complaint was filed by
Doalu * against six men. S. A. Zeller was
the first arrested. Tbe rest will he brought
In as i > eon as they are located.
MOTORMAN SUDDENLY LEAVES
Itolirrl J. Adin'j Dloapiirnri , AV
Sf-rlou * riuirct- l 1'llril
Him.
William A. Wooley , 3921 Leavcnworth
street , app ared at the police Btatlon ycster- I
day and lodged a complaint against Rotten
J. Adney , a motorman on the Omaha fctreet
railway , charging him with having com
mitted a criminal aukault on hit daughter. I
Mamie Wooley. August 28. 18US. Adney bai I
disappeared and thus far tbe police have
Dfen unable to locate him
Adney is said to have come here from
Kansas City in December. 1SB7. Ho went j
to work for the railway companj soon after
his arrival and has remaaned in Its employ
ever since. He became acquainted with !
Jlamle Wooley white passing the bouse.
jVu < - < - in tu -
Peace jn the Philippine * is bound to prove
profitable io all concerned. Warrlnf condi
tions , whether they be In the Phlllpplnt-i
or in tbe human g-.omacb. are equally dis-
astroui. If your stomach hac rebelled there
ii one authority tbat will qulrkry nubdue it !
Jl j * HaMetter't Stotuarh Bittern and i :
ntref conatfpatton Indir.ostlon . , bleu ! | ne s i
nervounnets and OvKprpgia See hat a
pr.vate re\enue utarop rovcn the neck of
the bot.le.
NATIVE FOLLY INVOKES WAR
! Review of Conditicmi in Luzon Before and
I After the Outbreak.
AMERICAN FORBEARANCE MISINTERPRETED
S > i > nip I"net I'rmrntrd tti PI-CM e tht
liicnpnlilr tit ! rlf-UcM
crnmrnt t'nrr of Mi-U
mid 'Wounded.
He . James Mallley. chaplain of the Fiwt
Nebraska volunteer * . In a letter in the New
York Independent , throw * some light on the
causes loading up to the Itmurrrctlou of the
natives of Luzon nd presents fact * coming
tinder his observation which convince of ihu
incapacity of the natives for self-govcin-
mcnt. He writes ae follow * :
The situation here is a cued illustration
of the perils seemingly inseparable Irom
sudden jiolltlcal changes , oven when the
changes arc for the better. The transition ,
swift and radical , from Spanish oppression
to American benevolence appears to havu
unsettled the minds of the 1'lllplno people.
At least , they act It. The patience and for
bearance , righteous In themselves , used to
conciliate and win the insurgents have been
Interpreted us evidence of timidity on the
part of the army of occupation. It was
their open boast that we feared them. They
have learned better , but the lesson has been
a ccBtly one toboth EldeE. The facts of the
insurrection are well known to everyone
at home ; from the attack on our regiment
on the never-to-be-forgotten night of Febru
ary 4 to the capture of Malolos of the cage
after the bird had flown. What justification
can be offered for such an outbreak ?
In the first place , the Filipino people were
prospering as they never had done before.
The American soldier wai pouring Into their
laps a stream of golden wealth. The na
tives found a market for their fruit , poul
try. eggs , vegetables , "blno" and all
sorts of old trumpery In the way
of curios at prices far beyond
their meet ardent dreams. Every line of
industry was developed rapidly The
humble "tlenda" on the street corner sud
denly expanded from a filthy little hole ,
where "chow" was sold for a few centuvos
to a combined grocery , restaurant and
Mloon where the currency was commonly
the bright new eagles Issued by the army
paymaster. The hombrc drove his small but
wiry caballo hitched cither to a rickety car-
romata , that reeled and swayed like n ship
In a storm , or to a box on wheels , called a
quilcz. in which it was a "draw" whether
you would beat your brains out on thereof
roof , fracture your ribs on the Bides , or full
through the bottom ( as I actually did one
day ) and break your leg. for "fares" from
two to five times greater than he had ever
known before. The local government was
very generous , furnishing all sorts of em
ployment , from street clcaulng to clerkships.
to the natives as far as practicable.
Clump of the M
Their rights were carefully guarded. In
the provost marshal's court the American
and the Filipino were equal. As much
weight was given to the testimony of a
native as to that of an American noldler ; in
some' cases , where collateral circumstances
justified it , more. Any infringement , even
the slightest , upon their rights by any mem
ber of the army met with swift and certain
punishment. Their homes were held sacred.
their women protected against insult , and
arrangements were rapidly being perfected
for the education of their children. Jn every
relation they have 'been treated by us as
men and not an things. The servile "tu" has
given place to the more dignified and digni
fying "UBted. " But all this Beems to have
staggered them , they have lost their heads.
Instead of begetting in them a sentiment of
"equality and fraternity , " it has swelled
them up with an absurd feeling of superlor-
ity. This is the more surprising , because
from what I am told by some who know
them well , it IB foreign to their nature. So ,
impelled by this new egotism , they provoked
a bloody and ruinous war. and on Saturdav
night. February 4 , while our regiment was
quietly tented on Santa Mesa hill , under a
sky cloudless , star-lit , glorious , some turn
ing In for the night , some reading , some
writing , borne singing , some telling stories ,
and all looking forward to an eurly home-
going , suddenly the still night was startled
by a rifle shot on the outposts , followed
quickly by a scattering volley , and this in
less than fifteen minutee by a storm of bul
lets poured into the group of white tents
from acre ; the San Juan river. Too late ,
however , to catch the twelve companies
which had been swiftly formed ftnd double-
timed to their respective pouts , previously
selected and assigned. That the attack was
deliberately planned is clear from the fact
that in a few moments the whole Filipino
'ine. from the old trenches opposite Malate
on the south to Binondo on the north was
vocal with the whip-like crack of Mausers
or the.derppr ring of Remingtons Thig was
the beginning ; of a struggle whose extended
line today Includes Paranaque. Santa Cruz ,
Moraqulna nd Malolos , and must finally
sweep the island of Luzon ; for. whatever
may be the future policy of our government
in the Philippines , first of all , this people
must be conquered. Alas , that It must he no !
Treutiiifnt of flip .NutHe * .
What. then. i > > the motive urged by the
enemy for this Insurrection ? "Independ
ence. " All that a people could wibb they
had except Independence. This plea it.
bound to find a responsive chord In the Amer
ican heart. But if there was prior to the
uprising any doubt an to the unfltnesB of thlf
people to govern themselves , their conduct
since February hits dlspulled It. I quote
the following short paragraph translated
from an editorial in the last issue of La
Independence before the war , that of Satur
day. February 4 :
"Never have prudence und coolness failed
us. 1\ > have been prudent and calm ; we
have surpaSBod in good sense a great coun
try vainglorious of its civilization. Let us
be no to the end. "
The writer of that editorial meant wall :
but he was anklng an Impossibility. His
people cannot control themselves , and their
leaders cannot control them assuming that
they wish to. "War is a rrucial test of
civilization , and the difference between our
"great country vainglorious of its civiliza
tion , " and this people who have "Bur-
paused" us "in good sense" has been clearly
brought out. We have accorded to thorn
pvpry courtesy to which an honorable foe Is
entitled ; we have never refused quarter to
one who surrendered , and have treated our
captives with kindness : we have cared for
their wounded , giving them the advantage
of our splendid medical uklll and equip
ment. Not thirty yards from where I
write nearly 200 wounded rebels UP In a
tent ward , as well built and an well kepi
as the white ward adjoining it. They lie
In clean cots , their wounds carefully dressed
tended by American ntirnfs and they wore
brought here on American stretRhew and
in modern ambulances. While some lo-it-
ing has been unavoidable , it has not been
common , in strictly prohibited , and I saw
with mv own eyes a sergeant in our regl-
ment return to an old Filipino woman two
rollc of monev which he had found In a
box in her houre. If we havr burned hun
dreds of their homes , gome tuiipi uburcbpt.
It was to protect nuntelveB from eharp-
nhooters , who came -to - 115 vkn white flags
in their hands and profusions of friendship
upon their Ityg. and who then pot the hid
den Mauser su ak d Into the houses or
cburcbe * And fifed upon us withtn our own
Jlne some'imf * even unnnhe ambi ar.- *
wagons If we have erred a all < is on "hr
sldr o' lenifn-v
Wha * atnu * 'hem' Ther ha'e
WHAT DOES IT MEAN ?
It means it is the purest made.
Soaps , strong with alkali , will eat
And burn the clothes , and leave them frayed ,
But Ivory Soap is clean and sweet.
It washes out the stain and dirt ,
And leaves the fabric all unhurt.
covrmOMTm \ BY THt PKOOTII * & OAMBU CO CINCINNATI
outrages worthy of a wild Apache So horrible
rible are the examples of these that I hesi
tate to give them. The number has been
limited only by their opportunity to commit
them. A member of the Twenty-second in
fantry ( I could give hlf name ) was helping
his wounded "bunkle" from the field. They
were set upon by some Filipino soldiers , who
sprang out upon them from the bushes. The
Filipinos were out of ammunition and had
no boles ; but they knocked the boys down
with their guns , snatcbed the wounded man's
bayonet from its scabbard and Jabbed his
bowels out before his comrade's eyes , and
were about to kill the latter when a volley
was fired Into them und they took to their
heels. This I got from the lips of the rescued
man , who wai > brought to the hospital a
mass of bruises. At the same time I was
emphatically told by other members of the
same regiment that after the same battle
they found one of their comrades with hip
heart cut out and stuffed In his mouth :
These are but specimens of tbe atrocities
perpetrated by this .people whenever they
got a chance. If I had not Keen some of
them I could not believe it , ns It le so en
tirely at variance with their quiet , sober , In
dustrious lives in times of peace , and I can
only explain it by assuming that during all
the generations of Spanish rule they have
had no 'better example. But that docs not
change the fact that a people so devoid of
self-control , o barbarous In their treatment
of an honorable foe , cannot govern them-
pMlves and cannot be given the Independence
for which they ask. Whether we will or no ,
the obligation of providing a Just and stable
government for these islands has fallen upon
us and we must meet it. To leave this people
ple to themselves is to abandon them to a
period of internal dissension and confusion
which mu t result in the partition of these
islands among the powers. The Filipinos
have noble aspirations , but are no more able
to realize them than o many children.
Under the tutelage of the United States they
are bound to develop into a great people ,
and these islands to become oue of the
garden spots of the world.
Cnrr of tinSIcU. .
The horrors of war arc relieved by the
splendid facilities for the care of the Rick
and wounded. The First ncaerve hospital ,
under the management of Major Crosby ,
has reached a condition approximating per
fection. It Is now one of the rargest mil
itary hospitals in the world ; at least , so 1
am told. It has been greatly Improved by
the addition of about twenty-five female
contra't nursee. To say they are a blessing - |
ing is putting it mildly. The management |
has been exceedingly fortunate in the personnel - ,
sonnel of this little body of women. They
are skilled , conscientious , quiet , tactful and
fiympathotlc. I do not detract from what j
Is due to a mother's tenderness und de"n- j
tion when I say that the patients in the ,
hands of these female nurses could get no
better care at home. I have seen fever' '
patients brought bnck from almost death I
itself , slmpTy by tbe assiduous determined !
care and efforts of these women. The con- j '
dltions. climatic and other , under which
they work here are peculiarly trying , hut '
they seem to bear up remarkably well and
are all io good health |
The Second Reserve ( or convalescent ) hos-
'
pital. at Malate , Is In a building formerly
occupied by a young ladles' college , and
It is certainly an ideal pfacc. The grounds
'
are spacious and w-ell kept , with a fine va-
rlety of flowers and shrubbery , and the
building is composed of large , airy rooms.
This also hns its quota of female trained
nurses.
Corrcgldor islaud bus been set apart as
another convalescent hospital ; or , it would
be more correct to say. It is a retreat for
these who have convalesced , hut who need
recuperation before they assume the trv
ing duties of carrying a rifle , twenty or
thirty pounds of ammunition and n haver
sack full of hard tack nnd canned beef under
a broiling sun. To fully describe the beau
ties of Corregldor Island requires an abler
pen than mine , co I shall : iot attempt r
The island divides the channel into Manila
bay , and Is .but a short distance from the
China sea. It is swept toy a sea breeze
the year around , and exresarvc heat or ma
laria are unknown to this delightful spo *
The recuperating patients are a Jolly lot
with invincible appetites.
Trnrliiu lion n Old VIndnrt.
The contractors for the removal of the
Sixteenth street viaduct put u gang to work
yesterday puirtng the old wooden Ftrur
ture to pieces By noon 200 feet of the
railings had benn torn away and the floor
and Its supports were being rapidly removed
City Engineer Rosewatcr hut- given nonce
that hereafter the viaduct Is considered un
safe oven for pedestrians and cyclists and
all such arc warned not to cross it The
feeders to the Htreet car lines in South
Omaha are belnc taken from the vinduct
and carried across the gulch on a line of
poles. The city will pay nothing for the
work of removing the material and will re
ceive JiiSO for it from the bridge companv
The stone tilers will be loft to form a part
of the new viaduct.
Mortnlltv Slntlotlr .
The following births and deaths have benn
reported to the ofllce of the health commis
sioner during the last forty-eight hours
Births George Kowhky. 2.t ! ) Custellar
street , girl ; Thomas Cherrek. 2."ir > South
Twenty-fifth street , hey ; John W. Dunkle.
2207 Charles street , boy : Simon Kindts. 14.1 :
South Thirteenth street , girl. Joseph Cha-
| pelle. 222RU South Twelfth street , pirf
Deaths Nellie Donahue , county hospital ,
21 years : Edna Walford. 2707 Famam Hired
! 22 years : Henry B Myers. 2820 North Thirtv-
i first street. G7 vcars : John J. L ofb ! ' < )
South Twentieth Btrcet. ( i. ytir * : Annie
Lemlttx. 408 William Btrec10 years. Joseph
Fleler. 2004 Decatur street. 30 rears.
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"What micht hove been" ir that little
cough hadn't been neglected Is the sad re
flection of thousands of consumptives. One
Minute Couch Cure cures coughs and coMs
Kodaks
that * all u costs to take your
Kodak into the Exposl'.iun
grounds this year Such a popu
lar price is sure to bring many
amateurs and their kodaks
So we have fitted us a booth in
the Manufactures building
and keep a complete lot of photo
graphic Bupplios which v s will
oflcr at down town prices
THE AlOE & PENFOLD CO. ,
jtmalfur 1'liotographif buppllei.
140S Farnam. OMAHA
OPPOSITE PAXXON HOTEL.
Drex L , Shooman
Wont mvii.v ycstorflny wont cnFt to
pick up new tiling for our mil boiling
Justkc } \ lie wout imHt to pick up the
new oxford \\c\iK \ for minimcr ivour
these volt oxfords uro the mont com
fortable Hhoi-K pvor put on n woman's *
foot nindowith the henry -welt fr
iended hole Unit plves Htich enne tp 'ho
bottom of the foot and so flexible tint
no breaking In IK reni'lred ' we luive
them in TttiKsla nilf. vlci lld nnd pat
ent leather for exposition wear tliew
oxfordH have no equal as a comfort
slver.
Drexel Shoe Co.
* Uptd tc Sboe
1419 FARNAM STREET.
i It's a Hot Pace
i We liuvt- set the othci exhibitor * , at
the Greater America Hxiionltion
everybody HII.VF our dlHjilay In ihe linpxt
on the pronndf but yon Klould sec the
display of pianos at the More the ex
position exhibit Mm ply pales Into 111-
fijrnlticauee before the one at the Morn
over fifty different maUei including
the Kim Ins Klmball. Kranich A : Haeii.
Ilulleu & DavlK und llor.pe Hporluj
oxpOHition prices anbelns made that
will nave you Irom JK.VJ u jfiW on u
piuuo.
A. HOSPE ,
W * celebrate our -DtL bnnlnec * BJfc&l-
ver .rr Oct. Z3rA , IK OB.
i Music and Art 1513 Douglas *