THE FIELD OF ELECTRICITY
Expirt Advice u to ths Construction of
Suburban Electric Lines.
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CHEAP TRANSPORTATION IS A TEATURE
1 > roller Line * Continue to Itivnile the
Denim of the Steam Ilnndu rite-
Cent 'Phone TnlkN In Mln-
ourl nnil
It ! th proper function of light railways
to bring to rural districts something of the
facility of intercourse that ordlnarllr be
longs lo larger towns , and so to cheapen
transportation as to lessen the Industrial
handicap that now Is slowly starving out
the rural population , writes Dr. Louis Uell
In Cacsler's Magazine. To thla end these
railways must be of such cheap construc
tion as to pay on a very limited traffic , and
must aim chiefly at competition with the
horse" and not with existing railroads , to
which they will often serve as feeders. Ultl-
fflately they should ramify until they form
a great Industrial network , designed for
cheap transportation , and still leaving for
the trunk lines the fast and heavy truffle.
The rapid growth of suburban electric
railways has already done an admirable
work , more far-reaching than we can at
present fully appreciate ; but the remedy Is
etlll not sufficiently radical. Electric roads of
standard gauge and the usual construction
cost , even with rigid economy , more than
1 justified by rural conditions save In rare
instances. That some of them pay even
under these strenuous circumstances , speaks
volumes for the possibilities of roads really
adapted for their codttlons
The service being light , track and rolling
stock should be correspondingly light , thus
lessening both the first cost and the dead
weight to be hauled. To save fixed charges
due to cuts and grading , the light railway
must be flexible , capable of taking sharp
curves and sometimes rather severe grades ,
for It must , If necessary , wander In search
of business.
Recognition of these conditions has re
sulted In the construction on the European
continent of hundreds of miles of narrow
gauge rural railways , confining themselves ) to
their legitimate work and operated at a fair
profit. A gauge of one meter Is rather the
favorite , although sixty centimeters Is not
uncommon and even narrower gauges have
been occasionally employed. The rails run
from twenty or tweny-flve pounds per yard
up , and the rolling stock Is correspondingly
'
light. One recent authority , In speaking o'f
rails , gives us a rough-and-ready rule that
the rail should -weigh about six pounds per
jard for each ton per axle of the load.
Built on such Hn j a light railroad can be
taken profitably among fanning villages and
along country roads. The speed need not be
great , and even vvltti many stops the power
required la not large , If the schedule time is
only ten miles an hour or less.
Invading the Steam Ronil * ' Ilcnlm.
The Invasion of the trolley line Into the
realm which the steam roads have hitherto
dominated unchallenged Is very strikingly
shown fn a project that appears about to
become a fact accomplished. This Is the
formation of a corporation to operate be
tween Philadelphia and Atlantic City. It ap
pears to mean business , for forfeit money
has already been deposited with the state
treasurer of New Jersey. The third rail
system , no successfully operated between
Hartford and New Britain , is to be used ,
and the road ballasted with stone In the same
manner as are those of the steam lines.
There Is every reason to expect that enter
prises of this sort will cut heavily Into rail
road travel t t he .seashore , and .the line-be
tween 'PhTfadelpSia and ? llantl3 Cffy offers
nn Inviting field for the experiment. The
travel Is heavy at all seasons.
That the United States Is still far in ad
vance of England and Europe In the applica
tion of electricity to traffic 1 shown by the
fact that Manchester and Glasgow are al
ready giving up the trolley system , as
adapted only to the use of smaller cities ,
end Manchester , at least , is planning to
send a deputation to the United States to
gather the latest information in regard to
the conduit system. London is still back
ward , as is natural In a great city , where a
change means vast expense , but when the
change is made , it Is safe to say that Lon
don will have the best ejstem extant.
Five-Cent 'Phone TnlU * .
The Missouri and Kansas Telephone com
pany is preparing a new system of rates for
bouse telephones to become effective soon ,
says the Kansas City Star. It will make a
minimum rate of $18 a jear for house , tele
phones on circuit lines tiased on a minimum
of thirty calls a month.
The plan is to charge 5 cents for each call
made , but it only counts one way. For
example , If a man has a telephone In his
dwelling on this system It will cost nothing
for him to call up the house from a down
town office , but if he calls up the office down
town from home ho must pay 5 cents for the
service. In effect thla means that the sub-
"rlber pays for only half the calls on his
, hour
There Is one limitation. The subscriber
must agree to pay for thirty calls a month
or U.50 , whether he uses the telephone thai
V number of times or not.
F F. nozrelle , attorney for the company
explained. In discussing the change , thai
the company would have made the new rate
SCRATCHED
TILL1AW
Eczema on Leg from Knee lo Toe.
No Rest Day or Night. Doctors ,
Salves , etc. , Could Not Cure.
CUTiCURAREMEDIES CURED
About. thi yeirt fo my hoibud'i left ,
from the kor down to bli toet , ware rtd ind
Itching with Ecitro * . II * b d DO rett diy
or nljbt. and would icnteh mil the time , o bli
lcg would be riw. Ut had jood m ny doctor -
tor * . Tbry told him there ir oolWnr. wroni
wlth hit blood , and they ttte him ulte and other
thing ! to rob on. lie bad about a peek of bottlta
and boieaof lve and none of thrm did him any
rood. He worried that way about one year , and
cue the doetore qult a lot o f money , I told him
one day the trouble was all la bli blood , and told
him to try CCTICUHI remedle * . He went that
tnitantand potOtrrtcciu BOir.CcrtccBA ( olnt.
menO.and CDTICUHI RIIOLYIXT. Tbatnlfbl
be retted well , and kept jetttni Utter until b
waa cured , and It ha * not returned ilnce.
UBS. H. JENKINB ,
Brpt 11 , ISO ! . Box 14T , Ulddleboro , Ey.
ECZEMA ONlm 8 MONTHS
CURED BY CUTIOURA
A friend of mine , MM. Staple * , baa child two
jv r * old , who * * almott entire face and be d
waa eottred with a maa of aorei , wbtcb * be bad
bad for tlf hi month * . Tbe doctor * pronounced
It Keiema , but did not rellere her any. one
won Id aerauh until the blood would run. I told
ber to get CnicDBi , and the did to , purchasing
two bo let of Ctrrici'au ( ointment ) and one rak *
ofClTJcolu BOAP. aad tie child It well now.
Mn * . H. JKXKlya.BaiUT , allddleboro , Ky.
In allth * world ftcr * I * no other trcatmect * 0
rurt.tonrtti. o pt ra ] SictlTtfor < ) liUculc
Ulnnomoraof Infanu andcMlaret a CcTioci
remedlea , created of Ikln cure * , tlood purifier * ,
and humor reratdle * . Warm batbt with Cm-
era * 6oi r. and nealle anoLeilni * < lib CTTicvu.
purrtt of emollient ikln rnre * . will afford tntttnl
relief , permit ml aad tlMp.and point to a ipeedf ,
permanent , and economical care , when tne bett
hotpltal * . and all elte lilt.
oUthroDrhantthtvorti Homi Dirol DC lK.
* UawteCauEtitmt."ft .
RED ROUGH HANDS
months ago , but Iti mechanics ! def f
artmcnt had to Invent a register , and that
oolc tlmt The company * bop here has
* ome Ingenious machinists , and It is one of
tb few places In the we t where Inventions
ire made to order The register ban been
nventei and the shop Is betfnnlni ; to build
be machine. The subscriber of the future I
will pres * A button , this button will turn a'
eerie * of dials with figures like those on m
; ameter. . Thlt Is In a glana case , where it
: nnot te tampered with , but can be esnf
by the subscriber every time he looks at the
telephone
IJIeclrlenl Ul rhnrjir < .
Prof. John Trobridge of Harvard tells in
! he August Century of some of his experi
ments In the production and direction of
electrical discharges.
John Adams , on his way to the provincial
congress of 1774 , stopped at Princeton to * eo
the college. He sajs In his diary that the
profewor of natural philosophy "showed us
the electrical apparatus , which Is the most
complete and elegant I hare teen. Ha
charged the bottle and attempted an experi
ment , but the state of the air was not
favorable. "
Ono hundred and twenty-four years ago
an electric spark one inch long was obtained
with difficulty. Benjamin Franklin doubt-
IMS often had to wall until a favorable
state of weather permitted experiments with
the mysterious agency , which has now be
come more familiar to us , especially In Its
practical employment * . It Is the object
of this paper to describe powerful electric
i > parks , substantially similar to lightning
discharges , which can be produced In all
states of the weather.
I can excite at will electrical discharges
In atmospheric air over six feet In length ,
which manifest all the peculiarities of light
ning , such as the devious path and the
loud , crackling noise accompanying the dis
charge. When the discharge takes place
In a glass tube at a pressure of air about
two pounds and one-seventh on the square
Inch , or , In other words , about one-seventh
the atmospheric pressure , dazzling sparks
like lightning Hashes can be obtained , thirty
and forty feet In length. At the moment of
the discharge an observer standing within
four or five feet of the apparatus feels his
coat suddenly lift and Is conscious of a
movement of the air , as If a window had
been quickly opened. At the same Instant
sparks one Inch long can be drawn from the
neighboring gas pipes or other metallic
masses and if one leans against the brick
trails of the building , at a distance of five
fMt , one feels the prickle of sparks through
one's coat.
The disruptive or tcarlnc effect of such
powerful discharges la also significant , and
explains similar actions of llchtninc dis
charges. When they are passed through
glass tubes six feet lone and one Inch In
diameter , filled with ordinary water , the
tubes burst In many pieces. When this
phenomenon is carefully examined , It Is
seen that a discharge passes between the
Inner surface of the glass and the water ,
and doubtless vaporizes the water. The
steam or expanded air is the explosive
agent. ,
When a green stick , such as the email
limb of an apple tree , is used as a conduc
tor , the discharge bursts over the surface ,
burning the bark here and there. One of
the most beautiful experiments of this na
ture which can be performed Is to place a
number of oranges between the discharging
points of the apparatus in such a manner
that the discharge can enter and leave the
oranges by wires. When the discharge
passes , each orange glows in the dark like
a golden Chinese lantern. This glow Is
produced by a. discharge inside the rind , close
to the pulp. The inclosed air is a better
conductor for this high electrical state than
the liquid of the orange.
The action of lightning in rending trees
may , therefore , ft > e explained by these ex
periments. The explosion is not a myste
rious attribute of the lightning-flash : it Is
simply the effect of the sudden expansion
cf air or steam In the cavities and pores of
the wood. The explosion is due primarily
to the heat developed by the epark.
KlectrleUy In It Infancy.
"The age of electricity is only just dawn
ing , " Bald Assistant Commissioner of Pat
ents Greeloy at Washington the olher day ,
"and one advance in this direction which we
arc about to witness IB the conversion of
the steam railroads of this country into elec
tric railroads a change that would have
been accomplished already to a large ex
tent but for the Immense amount of money
Invested In locomotives and the first enor
mous expense of installing an electric plant.
Cars have already been run by electricity at
a. rate exceeding sixty miles ftn hour and
electric locomotives have proved themselves
superior to those depending on steam power.
One advantage of the electric locomotive en
gine Is that It emits no smoke or cinders
and the water power of any river within a
few miles of the line may be utilized in
stead of fuel to run It.
"The first electric road for city or sub
urban traffic was put in operation a dozen
ye&rt ago ; at present there are In the United
States more than 15,000 miles of such roads ,
representing a total Investment of J900.000.-
000 and employing about 175,000 persons. In
1ESO there were only three electric light and
power establishments In this country ; today
there are. more than 10,000 such establish
ments , cmplojinpc 60,000 men and J500.000-
000 of capital. The telephone in 1SSO was
Just beginning to be commercially known ;
new there are over 1,000 exchangee , using
600,000 miles of wire and employing 15,000
individuals and J85,000.000 of capital.
"These few figures give a notion of the
wonderful progress made by the electrical
art during the last few jearu of the nine
teenth century. It has extended Itself over
the industrial field to such an extent as
largely to modify soda ] and economic con
ditions , Incidentally giving gainful occupa
tion to a vast number of peiyons. Today
the support of considerably over 1,000,000
people In this country to derived from en
terprises which depend upon electricity and
to this number there will be an enormous
addition when electricity Is substituted for
steam as a motive power on the railways ,
"Electricity is Invadlnc all the arts and
Industries. The manufacturer finds It more
economical to attach a motor to each of
his machlnos , distributing power through
his factory by means of wires. Coal Is
now cut in the mines by electrical power ,
carried to 4he pit's mouth by the game
asency end loaded upon electric cars for
transportation , The demand for copper for
electrical uses Is mainly accountable for
the fact that the output of this metal In
the United States has been multiplied by
six since 18SO. To make the telephone circuit
from Boston to Chicago requires over 1,000-
000 pounds of copper.
"Already we have learned bow to send
seventy-two messages simultaneously over
a single wire. We can transmit the hand
writing of an individual by telegraph and
in the same way we can actually reproduce
half-tone pictures at long distance. Before
long we shall he-able , to reproduce full type-
witten pages by telegraph , just as we
now send worda on paper ribbon , and wlre-
lesa telegraphy seems to be In sight. When
the proposed Pacific cable Is laid it will be
practicable to send a message around the
florM in three seconds and it Is promised
that a method will be found for telegraphing
between ships many miles apart at sea , Even
now It no longer ieem so very wonderful
ithnj , by the touch of a button at the naval
observatory at Washington each day at noon
100,000 clocks all over the United States
should b set to the true time , while time-
balls are dropped at the same Instant at all
seaports on the Atlantic and Pacific coasts
for the benefit of mariners ,
"The great problem likely to be solved in
the twentieth century Is the tranbformatlon
of beat into electricity direct. When ( his
is accomplished Biddy In the morning will
start a fire , the be t of which will fill a
series of storage batteries that will do most
of the work of the housemaid during the
day , illuminating the dwelling , propelling
the machine fans , running the sewing ma
chine , operating the dumb waiter and to
forth. This , however. Is only a faint sug
gestion of "the advantages to be gained by
the discovery 1 speak of. Electricity will
then become an exceedingly cheap source of
energy and the sun's rays may even be em
ployed to manufacture the fluid. If , as does
not seem unlikely , a twentieth century In
ventor finds a practical way of harnessing
the tides , the latter will produce at very
slight expense all the electricity required to
run all the machinery and to heat and Il
luminate all the houses In the United States.
"Electricity is now recognized as a most
useful agent in medicine , being emplojed In
a great number of ways In some com
plaints it has a remarkable power of stimu
lation function , and It has been found that
certain drugs put on a moistened elec
trode can be carried into the body with the
current , so as to benefit directly a diseased
part. Various kinds of morbid growths are
removed Instantaneously by elctro-cautery.
and the only successful method for getting
rid of superfluous hair Is that of the electric
needle , which is generally Introduced Into
the hair follicle and kills the root Nowadays
operative Instruments for the nose , mouth
and throat , whether drills , saws or what not.
are controlled by electricity , while tiny In
candescent lamp * , swallowed by the patient
or otherwise manipulated , are utilised to II-
lumlnato the cavities of body and head , seas
as to reveal conditions to the physician
"Street cars are not only run by electricity
but are Illuminated and heated by the same
agency. The heaters used for this purpose
require no attention , regulate the tempera
ture exactly as It may be wanted , and ,
when used on railway trains , do not en
danger the safety of passengers One of the
latest improvemrnts is to provldo each
berth In a sleeping car with an Incandescent
light , so that any one may read If slumber
comes not. Similarly , Incandescent lights are
now provided for carriages , and they are
even coming Into use for cabs. The em
peror of Germany has his closed carriages
lighted In this way , and. in addition , the
harnesses of his horses are covered with
small glow-lights of different colors , so as
to produce a very beautiful effect.
"Electric boats are cow pljlng on the
canals of Venice , and launches similarly
propelled are being made for American war
ships , the power being derived from B orage
batteries beneath the seats. The trolley ,
meanwhile , threatens to supplant the In
dustrious but uncertain mule for the pro
pulsion of canal boats. In the cities canned
electricity , as It might be termed , Is cow
delivered to consumers , the emptied bat
teries being taken away every day and re
placed with full once At the same time
agricultural machines run l > y electricity arc
being Introduce ! to the farmers , and there
Is even a device for the wholesale electro
cution ct weeds Among recent Inventions
are an electric churn aad an electric Incu
bator , and experts are making experiments
In the forcing of the growth of plants by
electric lights and by currents put through
wires underground. "
A lennn'ji Klrctrlc Honda.
A charter granted to the town of Vienna
for the construction of electric tramwajs
and their working during the next ninety
years , under the terms of the light rallwajs
act , empowers the government to grant con
cessions for local railways , either with steamer
or electric traction , without application to
Parliament , and also entitled the railway
ministry to allow exemption from taxation ,
such as the Income tax , stamp duty , etc. ,
( or any period considered advisable , as well
as exemption from rules as to bridges , per
manent way , etc. , in force on ordinary rail
ways. Vienna is authorized by the charter
to transfer its rights to a company for con
structing and working the tramways on
specified conditions , and , as a matter of fad ,
it has already contracted with the Berlin
firm of Siemens & Halskc , which is to form
an Austrian company to take over the con
cession till 1925when the entire system of
electric tramvvajs will pass into the hands
of the town without pajment the town re
serving the right of taking it over at a valu
ation price , either on January 1 , 1914 , or
January 1 , 1920. The existing Vienna tram
ways are to be transformed by the company
into electric lines , and the company with
undertake , furthermore , to construct within
three- periods , of which the last ends in 1903 ,
an extensive network of lines , which , to
gether with the present tramways , will ex
tend over about three hundred kilometers ,
or nearly two hundred English miles. Un
fortunately , overhead wires are allowed , ex
cept In the Ringstrattse , and the unpleasant
aspect they will give to the town is already
visible in those streets through which one !
electric line runs now. The Vienna Metro
politan railways , finished or under construc
tion , were planned with such utter disregard
of the real requirement * of the population
that not one person In a thousand will ever1
make sure of them. The lines opened last
May were used up to the end of December
by only 6,000,000 persona , against 70,000,000
using the tramways , while the gross receipts i
fell far short of the working expenses , not ,
reckoning the interest on an outlay of tens
of millions of florins. Tbo network of
electric tramwaja now to be constructed
also avoids the city that is to say , the
most frequented part of the town but It
will , at any rate , connect the outlying dis
tricts with each other and with the rail
way termini , and , when completed , It will )
remove the reproach thqt Vienna has the
worst and dearest locomotion in tbo world.
In addition to the Metropolitan railways ,
which are still unfinished , and the extensive
network of electric tramwaje , there are at
present under construction some interesting
pirbllc works of a different character. In
cluding the arching in the lower part of !
the River Wlen , which flons through the
greater portion of Vienna. Houses are to |
be built and boulevards to be opened over
the arched-ln river. I may also mention the i
regulation of the Danube canal and the' '
construction of a winter harbor In the
Danube near Vienna. Altogether this capi
tal just now has many attractions for the' '
engineer and delegates from various archi
tectural societies , railway constructors and
hydraulic engineers , etc. , are constantly
arriving to study the great undertakings In
progress.
Mnnlrr In Hrcond Offerer ,
WALLACE , Idaho , July 27. In the case
of Paul Corcoran , charged with the murder
of James Cbeyne , in connec-tlon with the
Wardner strike , the jury this morning ar
rived at -verdict of guilty of murder in the
second degree. Within twenty minutes after
the jury retired last night eleven of them
favored the verdict finally rendered , one man
holding out six hours for murder in the first
degree. Under the Idaho laws murder lu
the second degree Is punishable by Jmprls-
onment from ten years to life.
CourU ituil Itrcrlvemlilr" .
OCEAN CITY. Md. July 27. John K
Cowen. president of the B. & O. Railroad
company , addressed the convention of the
Maryland Bar association here today on the
B. t 0. receivership , Sir. Cowen reviewed
the receivership from beginning to end and
said that the results achieved showed that
there has been evolved a method In Ameri
can jurisprudence "whereby the courts can
take a great property whose administration
is fuir of difficulty and can to rehabilitate
it that substantial justice may be done to
bondholders , floating debt , creditors and
stockholders ; that this can be done without
violating any of the well-defined rlchts of
any creditor and that It Is the duty of the
courts. In administering these great trusts ,
to place the property In the position where
Its possible earning capacity can be shown
and a fair and just reorganization can be
made "
One Minute Cough Cure quickly cures ob
stinate summer coughs and colds. "I con
sider It a most wonderful medicine quick
and sale. " W. W. Merton. Ma ) hew. Wia.
POLICY AGAINST PRINCIPLE
Hiddle-of-thfRoaders Biy Thii is ths Issue
in ths Fusion Camp.
COUNTY DEMOCRACY A STUBBORN SNAG
Mtiintlon 1 * In the Air niul Prospect
ive Cnnillilntm Arc WnltlnK for
Thing ) ) ( Jenrrnllj In Settle
n Little lilt ,
Chairman Dunn of the democratic county
central committee has ls& ucd a call for a
special meeting of the committee Saturday
night for the announced purpose of re-
sclndlnc the action taken at the previous
meeting , br which It was proposed to elect
the delegates to the county delegate and
judicial conventions , and to the convention
to nominate a county ticket on the same
day The leaders , or some of them , have
decided that this would be poor policy and
It Is now proposed to select merely the dele
gates to the state and judicial delegate con
ventions and leave the county fight for a
future consideration.
This move on the part of the steering
committee Is presumed to be Indirectly con-
cected with the vigorous canvass In the
name and by the authority of fusion that has
been in progress during tHe last few days ,
and in which every resource that the admin
istration democrats and their populist sym
pathizers can command Is being brought to
bear to counteract the vigorous middle-of-
the-road sentiment that prevails in both
camps. According to the Ideas of hundreds
of the rank and file of both parties in Doug
las county the situation has resolved Itself
Into a straightaway struggle between those
to whom patronage Is the main Incentive to
political effort , and another clement that
Insists on fighting for its principles un
adulterated with the transfusion of blood
from another party At least It Is a con
test In which the persuasions of policy are
exploited to smother the demands of the
element that demands that the campaign
be fought on strict party principles no mat
ter what becomes of the loaves and fishes
In the uncertainty of this contention
neither the democrats nor the populists are
sure of their ground , and the meager and
emasculated remains of what was once
styled the silver republican party scarcely
figure In the discussion. They constitute
a scarcely diEcernablo unit In the far back
ground where they wait patiently for such
consolation as may remain for them when
the mtxup is over. The fusion proposition
Is apparently being fought out solely be-
t'ween the populists and the democrats , and
as the sentiment of each party Is divided
the situation is sufficiently chaotic to keep
prospective candidates hustling to discover
what sort of conditions they may have to
meet.
Pnnltlon of the County Democrncj- .
On the democratic side the most for
midable obstacle in the way of the fusionIsts -
Ists is the Douglas county democracy , an
organization that has for its exclusive and
unconcealed purpose the nomination of a
straight democratic ticket In this county
this fall. The organization comprises about
500 members and as the bulk of these are
active workers In the party ranks Its In
fluence Is a powerful factor in complicating
the situation.
Naturally the club has been the principal
object of attack and during the last few days
it Is asserted that many of its members
have been turned from its original purpose
and will be found In line for fusion when the
time comes lo carry It Into effect With these ,
as in other quarters , the principal argument
of those who favor fusion is its alleged ne
cessity In view of Bryan's candidacy for
president In 1900. The 'chtnges ' have been
rung on this plea In every ward In the city
and what patronage is at the c mraand of the
leaders Is being used to the limit to pla
cate men -who are known to favor a straight
ticket.
That the county democracy will not take
one step backward Is the outspoken expres
sion of its leaders. They admit that the
opposition has won a few of their workers ,
but they assert that this has been done by
gifts and promisee of political positions and
that many of the men who have been approached
preached in this manner will be found workIng -
Ing for the straight ticket just the same.
They declare that they have made all ar
rangements to put up delegations in every
ward in the city with the possible exception
of the First and that they will win out in
enough cases to give them control of the
! county convention. The First ward Is likely
to be omitted -from the program on account
of the candidacy of John Powers for sheriff.
There Is a general expectation that the
fusion question will be -warm Issue in the
democratic convention and the situation Is
scarcely different among the populists. The
populist leaders , like John O YeJser , E. E.
Thomas and half a dozen others , who are
closely associated with the office-holding
clement , are working full time in the in
terest of fusion. But It remains to be seeu
whether they can control the middle-of-the-
road sentiment that has been a conspicuous
feature of etery populist meeting that has
been held in Douglas county this year. The
populist element that Is for fusion at any
price has disappeared and the party is
drawn up in two factions , one of whom Is
willing to fuse if the terms are satisfactory ,
while the other is solidly opposed to fusion
at any ratio.
CnnillilntPB Arc Modeat.
Under these conditions the crop of candi
dates Is neither so early nor so luxuriant as
that which has been raised by the republic
ans. With the exception of the principal
county offices , which the democrats assume
as a matter of course , the various positions
on the ticket hang quiescent between the
two parties and there is nothing to indicate
Into which camp they will fall. The demo
crat who goes gunning after a nomination
knows that after he has made and won his
fight the office may be dropped on the popu
list platter , while his claim must be passed
in the Interest of the mutual cause. The
effect Is to make him fight shy of any ex-
pendltura of time or money until the at
mosphere is cleared and there are only two
or throe candidates in the entire fusion
field who are now making an active cam
paign for the nomination.
Fusion candidates on the judicial ticket
are largely "spoken of. " Some of them are
willing that their names should be handed
tenderly about in connection with the of
fice , but there Is scarcely an open candi
date In the field. In fact , the leaders are
admittedly short on judicial timber. The
few lawyers whose chances of election would
be visible refuse to abandon their lucrative
practices for a doubtful chance of getting
on the district bench. In fact , there is
much favorable discussion of the plan of
endorsing two or three of the republican
judges , and making a so-called "non-par
tisan" ticket in the hope that the move
might pull through one or two of their
other candidates. There is almost a gen
eral sentiment In favor of the nomination
of Judge Dickinson on the fusion ticket , and
Judges Kej-Eor , Fawcett and Estclle are also
mentioned for a similar honor. It is also
shrewdly suggested that If a republican
judge should be nominated on this ticket
he would be likely to make a less vigorous
fight on the company into which he is thus
unexpectedly thrown.
Among the "fjxjien of" candidates from
democratic sources are W. S , Poppleton , C.
0. Wright , E. R. Duffle. A. X Ferguson ,
George W Doane and George W. Cooper.
The populists present George A. Magney
and Martin Lnngdon , and J. W Carr is a
candidate on behalf of the silver repub
licans.
All Want lo lie SbrrlrT.
Aside from the shrievalty there are no
county oQcea that have brought out mar *
.ban one or two aspiran s These are too
much like the April foal pocketbook and
the de-mocrat or populist who feels like
reaching for It hesitates for fear the other
r > arty may have a string tied to It John
Powers of the First ward Is the mon
Active candidate for sheriff , and his friends
assert that he will undoubtedly be the
nominee of his party Tom Flrnn of the
Second ward would bo a candidate under
certain conditions , and Harry Miller an
nounces that he proposes to get Into the
race. Pat Mostyn. ex-captain of police , and
now commandant of the exposition guard ? .
Is grooming himself for a break In the
same direction , and Edward S. Streeter , a
salesman with Paxton S. Gallagher , had a
similar ambition , but Is said to have been
[ mllcd off In order to become a candidate
ror clerk of the district court.
For clerk of the district court Pete Klras-
ser Is the leading plrant. He expects to
have the Second ward without question , but
as ho is one of the shining lights In the
county democracy the success or failure of
that organization may have something to do
with his prcepccts. Arthur Metz Is aJso mon-
tloned as a candidate for the nomination ,
end some of Harry P Deuel's friends are
trying to Induce him to mix In the trouble.
Up to date F. A Broadwell seems to have
clear sailing towards the nomination for
county treasurer , and Tom Sturgese Is the
only name mentioned us an opponent to
Count ) Clc4k Havcrly Peter Hofeldt will
undoubtedly be the nominee of bis party lo
succeed himself , and It Is understood that
the nomination for commissioner IP Ostrom's
district will go to some silver republican
yet to be selected.
On the face of three returns the popuilet
share In the banquet seems to have been left
off the menu The democrats Insist that
they ought to be satisfied with a place on tie
judicial ticket and superintendent of In
struction , and this Is one of the matters
remaining open for argument. The populists
expect to get together within a day or two
and develop a bunch of candidates on
whose consideration they will Insist.
ENGLAND GIVES DUE NOTICE
If niplomnry Cnit't Settle the Trnnn-
% nnl Trouble More A'IKOrents Mcnu-
nrvft Munt Soon lie Found.
LONDON , July 27 In the course of a
speech at a conservative luncheon this after
noon , Mr. A J. Balfour , first lord of the
treasury and government reader In the House
of Commons in discussing the Transvaal
situation said tha if the government's end
less patience and endless desire to prevent
matters coming to a crisis and If all the re
sources of diplomacy were Ineffectual to
untie the knot , other means must inevitably
be found to loosen it. Mr. Balfour , however ,
said he took a more sanguine view of the
situation. He understood that the Transvaal
was prepared to grant some substantlil re
dress , although quite Inadequate according
to Great Britain's standard. It was mani
festly Impossible , Mr. Balfour said , that
Great Britain should permanently submit to
freeborn Englishmen being treated as of an
Inferior race. While hi > did not take a des
pairing view of the situation , It would be
folly to pretend that all the difficulties had
been solved , or to proclaim a peace which
was not jet assured.
CHARGE OF AHDUCTIO.N TO FACE.
nnltlmore AVomnn Arrenteit on Ar-
rlvnl nl Liverpool.
LIVERPOOL , July 27 On IV arrival of
the Dominion line iitejus-r cambroman at
this port this morning Sergeant Collins of
Scotland Yard and Sergeant Bell of Liver
pool arrested Mrs. 'William Y Perot of Balti
more on the charge of the abduction of her
daughter from that city. Mrs. Perot was
accompanied by a tall , military
Jooklng man , and the party had
taken passage as Mr. and Mrs. Pierce
and daughter. They were arrested at the
customs depot while waiting for the de
parture of the express train for Euston
station. "Pierce" is Captain Blood , a
brother of Lady Colin Campbell. Mrs. Perot
did not deny her identity. She had not
anticipated arrest and was terribly sur
prised by the event. The arrest was effected
quietly , but there was a painful ecene be
tween mother and daughter when they be
gan to fear separation , the child weeping
bitterly. The police reassured the mother
for the present
The child and mother were taken to the
police office , but proceeded to Euston station
by a later train. They will appear in the
Bow street station this afternoon. Captain
Blood took charge of the luggage and ac
companied Mrs. Perot to London.
"When Mrs. Perot , her child and Mr. Blood
arived at the Euston station , they were
greeted by Inspector Freest and the corre
spondent of the Associated Press. To the
latter Mrs. Perot said-
"This is a pure case of persecution , I as
sure you. Some cf the proceedings are
utterly unwarranted. If taking my child
away U an indictable offense , then I am
guilty , perhaps legally ; but every mother's
heart will be with me in this trouble We
bad no idea of this further attempt In a
long series of houndlngs. If I return to
America it will be never to leave It without
my child. We are perfectly devoted , as
you can imacine. "
Mr. Blood said : "There is no mystery
about this case The statement that I was
travellnc as Mr. Pierce Is untrue. I trav
eled under iny own name ; I am a very
dear friend of Mrs. Perot and her child , and
propose to stand by them. I consider
Perot , the grandfather , a scamp to play this
Inhuman trick. I have engaged the best ex
tradition barrister in London to fight this
case. "
Mr. Patrick Rose-Innes. who appeared for
the prisoner , said to the correspondent of
the Associated Press after the hearing
"There Is no possible chance for extradi
tion In this case. The English law says ab
duction must be against the laws of both
England and the United States for extra
dition. Mrs. Perot violated United States
law only "
airs. Perot and her child have gone to
Fulhara. where they will be the gueets of
Lady Colin-Campbell.
Supplanting European Inventor * ,
CITY OF MEXICO , July 27. The an
nouncement Is made here that the Equitable
Life Assurance company of New York had
subscribed for $2,000,000 of Mexico's new S
per cent gold bond issue , and it has created
a most favorable Impression In financial cir
cles. The success of that portion of the
new bonds allotted to the United States has
aroused much comment , for It is now seen
that a new era in the relations of American
investors and capitalists to Mexico has
dawned. European Interests here naturally
do not look with favor on this new and fa
vorable attitude of American Investors to
ward Mexico , and all organs of reaction and
those controlled by European interests are
much annoyed.
The City of Mexico Is practically being re
built and building permits have been granted
In number In excess of any previous period
In Its municipal history.
AVnr Minister . \ uuir Iteipnnillilllf >
PARIS , July 27. Inlew of the excitement
caused by the degradation of Generals Pel-
lleux and De Negrier and the rumored res
ignations of other generals the minister ol
war. General the Marquis de Galllfet , has
thought it advisable to Issue a communica
tion assuming full responsibility for the
recent orders. General de Galllfet says there
Is absolutely DO ground for the assertion
that the disciplinary measures adopted since
the formation of the new cabinet were due
to the advice or demands of the cabinet ,
but that he personally investigated and de
termined the course to pursue and then
submitted his intention to the cabinet ,
which approved hU recommendations. ( ! < n-
da CaJlUat'a
Sweetest thing that can be seen
Is a baby , fres and clean.
Dainty clothes and tender skin
Need pure soap to wash them in.
Nurse and mother must be sure
Baby's bath is sweet and pure.
Free from grease or alkalies ;
Ivory Soap their want supplies.
coT Hr KM tr THI r ocTi a cumi eo. cmcnMn
"The minister of war has taken and pro
poses to retain , In the responsibilities ac
cruing to these measures , the leading part ,
as behooves his position. "
WRECK ON THE RIVER VOLGA
PnsenRer Strnmer Collide * rrlth
CnrRo hhlp niul MnUH 155 Pcr-
OIIH Iteporteil UrOTTned.
BERLIN , July 27 A dispatch received
here today from Nljnl-Novgorod reports
that a cargo vessel and a passenger steamer
collided on the river Volga. The passenger
steamer sank and 165 persons were drowned.
The captain of the cargo ship has been
arrested for disregarding signals.
Far Hetter Government In Chill.
VALPARAISO , July 27. Congress has
been discussing the advisability of allowing
foreigners to be chosen as members of the
municipal councils. The measure has been
favorably received , which shows a further
step toward good local Belt-government.
The municipal councils at present give
rise to the most scandalous scenes , as the
majority of the members now belong to
the lowest class of the people.
The government has appropriated 150,000
pesos to relieve the distress of the people
who were driven from their Inundated , homes
DV recent floods. Furious storms on the
northern coast of Chill are now doing great
damage.
nnce Trnnhles in Jnmalcn.
KINGSTON , Jamaica , July 27. A compli
cation of strike and race troubles Is threat
ening between native and India coolie la
borers. After the agrarian riots reported in
a dispatch to the Associated Press under
date of June 14 the Llanrumny plantation re-
nlaoed the natives with coolies. Yesterday
the natives attacked the coolies and a riot
resulted In a victory for the coolies. The
police have secured several of the ringlead
ers , who are held pending further develop
ments , which are feared , owing to the general
condition of excitement.
Mncknrn Hetnrn from Europe.
LONDON , July 27. Mr. and Mrs. Clarence
Mackay sailed for the United States today
on the Teutonic from Queenstown. Their re
turn to America at this time Is due to the
111 health of Mrs. Mackay , whose condition ,
however. Is not serious.
The Teutonic also carries among Its pas
sengers thirty young Irish women In charge
of Mother Mathllde and Sister Teresa , who
are going to join a sisterhood at Gal vest on.
Fall In Hente * Due to a Canard.
PARIS , July 27. The heevy fall In rentes
today was due to a baseless report that
Generals Jamont and Herve had resigned.
An Inquiry is being instituted to discover
the authors of the canard.
French , Securities Decline.
PARIS , July 27. At 3 p. m. 3 per cent
rentes were quoted at 9 francs 40 centimes
for the account , showing a decline of 2V4
centimes from the opening.
Dreyfun In Good Condition.
RENNBS , July 27. Tbe Illness of Captain
Dreyfus was but slight and he has recovered.
His friends say that his mental and bodily
condition is excellent.
Travelers' Defense Amoelntlon ,
NEW YORK , July 27. The American
Travelers' Defense association has been or
ganized with the view of securing the re
peal of the provitlon of the Dlngley bill
which Imposes a. duty on all wearing ap
parel and other personal effects over $100
In value purchased abroad and brought to
this country by returning residents of the
United States. It Is proposed to form
branch organliatlons throughout the coun
try and to petition congress at Its next srs-
sion for the repeal of the measure referred
to. The association bases Its opposition to
the duty en the ground that the enforcement
of tbo provision produces only an Insignifi
cant revenue and affords no real protection
to any American industry , that it caum
vexations and unnecessary delajs to travel
ers and that It discriminates against rest *
dents of the United Stains In favor of for
eigners.
All weak places In your system effectuallj
closed against disease by DeWltt's Llttll
Early Risers. They cleanse the bowels ,
promptly cure chronic constipation , reguiatt
the liver and fill you with new rife and
vigor. Small , pleasant , sure ; never gripe.
Southern Indnitrjnl l.rnitnr Orgnnlir * ,
ATLANTA , Ga. , July 26. Permanent or
ganization of the Southern Industrlar leagut
was perfected today by a convention o !
southern merchants now in session here.
The committee appointed on organization
named J. K. Orr of Atlanta for president.
The committee also recommended that each
state be represented by a vice president , tt
I be chosen by the delegates for the respecllv
" states. The object of the league will be to
encourage payment and collection of all
debts , wlpt from the statute books laws In
tended to hinder the collection of debts ,
protection of all forms of invested capital ,
to prevent the discounting of debts and to
I further the completion of the Nlcaraguan
J canal.
Suicide hr Shooting.
SPRINGFIELD , 111. . July 27. Thomas C.
Henkle. bookkeeper for John W. Bunn & .
Co. , wholesale grocers , committed suicide
this afternoon at his residence by shooting
. himself through the head. He had been In
I 111 health for two years. Henkle was one
of the vice presidents of ihe Western TravelIng -
Ing Men's association , with headquarters at
St. Louis.
Street Jlnllirnj- * Cannot Cnrrr Freight
DETROIT , Mich. , July 27 Judge LIlll-
brldge of the circuit court today delivered a
decision permanently enjoining the street
railway companies from carrying freight over
their lines within the city
The
Eyesight
It the most precious of gifts. Im
paired or defective eyesight it almost
a crime in these days. Glasses can
be mad * that will take away then
defects We make scientific y ex
aminations free and can tell you If
glasses will help you All lenses
ground by a competent p at4cle
Ban.
THE AIDE & PENFOLD CO. ,
X > 4in ScUntifto OJtel > B .
1408 Farnam , OMAHA.
OPPOIITB PA.ZTON HOTEL.
P , Tschalkovsky
Says of the Knabe piano "It gives me
pleasure to tell you how much I have
been delighted with the beautiful Knabo
Grand whleh I had for my private use-
It combines with great volume of tone
rare sympathetic and noble tone color
and perfect action I rejoice at the pros
pect that on my second vltlt to America
which I trust will be soon I shall
again bo able to secure the URC of a
Knabe Grand" Being sole agents we
are prepared to make the prices right.
A. HOSPE ,
W * lehrmte our 26th kwilBM MMl *
veruury Out. * 3r , 180ft.
Music and Ait 1513 Dougla *
Go Where You Will-
and you won't find a shoe for iucn >
wear at | 3.00 that will begin to compare
with what Drex K Sboomnn glvet for
that money No matter what the name
may be , the value Is what counts The
new Bluchcr tan with the perforated
tips that am new this summer Is the
greatest ? 3.50 shoe you ever srt your
eyes on The factory may have made a
mistake In the price If they < lld , you
get the benefit of It , for vve bought them
to bell at f3.50.
Drexel Shoe Co. ,
Cpt4t * Ik * *
U10 FARNA1I STREET.
