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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 4, 1899)
TIIE OMAHA DAILY JIBE : FRIDAY , AUGUST ! , 1800. THE FIELD OF ELECTRICITY Protection of Low-Tension Wiring Against High Potential Currents , \ PROPER CARE OF INDIVIDUAL EQUIPMENTS KIcHrlclly lite Co 1111iiK .Substitute ( or Cunl nnd Wood t.'tlllrlntr Puriiner dune * I'lne Itrnt- ItiK nnd CooUliiK Plant. y All persons In connection with electrical supply companies , especially In lighting service by alternating currents , have long recognized the 'necessity of some reliable apparaluw to prevent low 'tension service wires Innlde 'buildings ' from becoming n prorbahlo source of danger to human life , eras as ri'gardo flrc , In event of contact wllh high tension conductors. According to a paper delivered recently before the Canad ian Electrical association , this condition often exists , and that the danger therefrom can hardly bo overestimated Is a well-known fact to nil electricians who have had ex perience with alternating current systems. Sorno yearn ago the principal clement of danger wan the liability of transformers to break down between the primary nnd second ary colls. Of late , however , conditions have changed considerably , the most recent types of tranRformers being n vast improvement on the older ones. While the contingency as regards transformers Is now not so great an In former years , the change In the oyntcm of secondary distribution , Involving an It , docs the use of large secondary units nnd 'n network ofvlres covering a great area , has given rise to another nnd , If anything , a more important clement of danger , namely , the Increased liability of accidental contact between high and low tension conductors. This change In secondary distribution has been rendered necessary from nn rconom- leal standpoint , and ns It IB not at all likely that nnyolio will revert to the old system , the proper course scorns to be the pro tection of Individual equipments. The contingencies previously mentioned have proven a frequent cause of flrc and In some Instances have resulted In fatal acci dents. Recognizing these dangers , various earthing devices have 'been contrived to cope with the dlfllculty. It seems , however , that the Idea has been to afford protecllon from the breaking down of the transformers only , by means of blowing tho'primary fuse , the InventorH not having apparently taken Into consideration Iho conllngcncy of accldenlal contact between local nnd foreign conduct ors , whorcby a largo volume nf current at n high potential may flow over the secondary apparatus nnd destroy both It and the pro- lecllvo device , In which event the protective dovlco Itself would probably become a source of flrc. Several of the cases which have come under the observation ot the writer , wherein condltloni ) ns mentioned have existed , have been of euoh a nature that any earthing do vlco depending upon the blowing of a fuse for its action \\ould have been a positive flro hazard. Ono Instance In particular wns a cross between a fallen secondary nnd n trolley wire. In thin case had there been any device of the typo mentioned a volume of current would huvo flowed through the apparatus eufflclent either to destroy It or bJow the secondary fuses ; this latter oc curring it is reasonable to assume that the high tension current would have main tained an arc across the terminals of the cutout ( ono such ns generally used for low tension wiring ) and produced disastrous re sults. As far an the writer's knowledge extends , the principle , common to all safety devices ot this nature heretofore developed , has been to disconnect the local system from the source ot danger by means of blowing . : -times. This principle appears to be radi cally defective , the blowing of n fuse under such conditions being nn uncertain clement , attended nt times with undesirable resulls. In any apparatus designed to protect local low tension systems from currenls of higher potential than they are construclod for , or oxpccled lo carry , it would ecem more rational to employ a dovlco that will automatically and instantaneously discon nect the high tension current from the low tension system to bo protected , without de pending upon the uncertain acilon of fuses. It Is nlso believed thait a device of thin nature should 'bo ' one in which the amount of cur rent necessary for Us successful operation Is a known quantity , and that this quantity bo as email ns possible , so ns to avoid dan gerous arcing. Considering the matter from this point of View , the writer believes that an apparatus can be constructed whlnh will embody the desirable characteristics , nnd It is to this possibility that your attention Is respect fully Invited. Ono foim of such nn apparatus , which is on exhibition here , Is similar in action to V n double polo knife switch , and is so con structed as to automatically open the cir cuit Instanlnneoufily whenever the low ten sion wiring Is brought Into connection with ccnductors charged wllh dangerous high potential currents , either through a break down In a. transformer or a cross between secondary and primary or olher high ten sion conductors. The great advantage claimed for this np- parntun is , Ihat no matter how large the volume ot current may bo , only a small fraction Is required to operate the device , and thla IB only for nn Infinitesimal period of time , the device In opening disconnect ing both the Enfoty apparatus nnd the in terior wiring from the outsldu source of danger. Anolher advantage Is In the fact that tbo device provides special facilities ' for rapidly testing the local system for grounds , without the use ot other apparatus. During the past few years many fires IIAVO originated from high potential cur rents accidentally traversing secondary sys tems and breaking down the Insulating joints which Intersected the Junction be tween fixtures and gas pipes. From the manner in which' ' first-class electric light wiring Is Installed at the present day , It would seem Impossible for n current at a potential of , say , 2,000 volts , to cause a rupture between secondary wiring nnd giound , and the writer's experience lends Ml l.lm to the conclusion that if the so-called ) | S SM Insulating jolntH properly performed their function , fires from this cnuso would bo extremely rare. If on the other hand low potential sys tems' are so arranged that there is a chance for high potential currents to rup- turoto _ ground , there remains the danger of some portion receiving a fatal shock while handling the apparatus. In view ot these facts , It would seem ad visable to equip nil low potential systems which are exposed to Iho contingencies herein mentioned with nn automatic dovlcu that In tlmo of need will operate effectively. Ill ml llentlnu nnd CooUliiK I'lnnt , The Carmelite hospice on the bluff back of Victoria Free park , on the Canadian elde , at Niagara Falls , was the first building to boast of an electric heating plant and the Bean tba t 11)8 ) Kind Yosijlaw Always Bought Signature of ! Ihe Kind Vculare Ateajrs Bough ) Kind You Ha Always Bough } r new hospice which has Just bwn completed and dedicated contains the most complete electric equipment for heating and cookIng - Ing to bo found In the world. Seventy-Jive horse-power Is used for heating purposes alone and twenty-five for lighting ! cooking and heating water. The luller Is probably the most unique fealurc In this very com plete Insinuation , nnd Ihe big boiler of100 gallons capacity , which supplies hot wattr for household , laundry and balhlng purposes , etc. , Is the largest ot Its kind In existence. This boiler permits ot n consumption of 120 amperes , at 110 volts , divided Into three circuits , equivalent to sixteen horse-power. In addition to this holler there Is another and smaller one of ISO gallons capacity , vhlch , is provided for 'Kitchen use exclusively and which conMiniPH thn same amount nf power , being dcslgne < l for rapid boiling. The boilers arc covered with two nnd a | half Inches ot osbcston covering. Each of the bedrooms In Iho visitors' wins of Ihe hospice Is provided wllh an electric heater nnd the corridors are similarly equipped with a number of four horse-power beaters. The kitchen of the hospice , according to the Electrical World , Is equipped with an electrlo combination range and three electric ovens. This range- has a healing surface ot nix square feet and each of the ovens has three compartments. Four iwenly-flve- pound ronsts can be handled at ono time In i the largo oven. Then there are also cite- | trlcally heated urns for coffee and tea , chaf ing dishes , broilers , elc. ; In Met , every thing to make up n complete kilchcn equip ment. The current for the operallon of this plant Is obtained from the Canadian Niagara Kails Power company and Is secured at specially advantageous prices , especially that portion required for the heating purposes , this rep- reBonlliiK a practically fileady load In winter llmo. While many electric cooking Instal lations have been made , It Is safe to cay Ihat none has been made on the magnitude of this one , Iho completeness of which Is BUch thai there Is really no necesilty for burning coal or gas for any purpose or to have n match In Ihe entire building. Wood Scniioncil liy lOlei-trli-lty. The successful experiments made wllh the new process of seasoning wood and timber by means of electricity known as the No- done-Ilretoncau process are pronounced by our consul nt Freiburg to be In the highest degree assuring In respect to Its commercial value , the practical effect of the troalment being to expel all sap and replace It by In- soluablc mailer which will not putrefy , and to Increase the tcnnclly of the wood and Its resistance to vertical compression. The positive polo of a dynamo Is , In this method , connected with a lead grallng , upon which the wood to be trenled Is placed , and n so- lullon , kept at a uniform temperature of 100 degrees Fahrenheit , by means of u steam pipe underneath the grating , Is poured Into the vat BO as almost to cover the log of wood. In the publl : demonstration mndo ot thla process , the soTutlon contained 10 per cent of borax , D per cent of rosin and thrcc-fourlhs of 1 per cent of carbonate of soda , the borax beltig antiseptic , and the carbonate of soda helping to dissolve the rcnln. A porous tray , having as Its bottom two sheels of canvas wllh a felt sheet be tween , Is placed over the log , and above Ihls 19 a sheet of lead connected with the neg- ntlvo pole of Iho dynamo ; Iho current Is turned on , the solution drawn from the bottom , the sap driven out and Its place taken by Iho borax and rosin. Coal mill " \Vuoil to lie Snpornpilcil. The twentieth century TV ! ! ! see eleclrlclty introduced In the kitchen In place of coal and wood. In order that this may be accom plished It Is only necessary .that the fluid should be mode a llttlo cheaper. Inasmuch as It serves much better for all culinary pur- posce. The electric oven bakes bread Ideally and meals prepared In It do not require basting or watching , while broiling or fryIng - Ing may bo done In superior style on the electric range. The electric chafing dish Is attachable at n moment's notice to on ordi nary light wire , the current Is lurned on and Immediately the oysters begin to stew or Ihe eggs to frizzle. In the electrlo kitchen of the near future there will bo no coal , no ashes and no amokc ; there 'will be no fuel and not oven n battery , Inasmuch as the re quisite current will be furnished from out side , as gas la now. The sad-Irons used on Tuesdays for the family linen will be heated by electricity , and will bo kept thus at a constant temperature , so that they will not scorch things and will not require chang ing or re-heating. Already wo have electric curling tongs , which , being hitched to n light-wire , are warranted not to singe a hair. " nK nin it Knrnnce Onnrx. The subject of the utlllzallon ot Ihe gases from blast furnaces Is one that Is worthy of more atlenllon probably than It has hitherto received In this country. Some figures -were recently given In a French paper showing the great waste energy which accompanies the loss of blast furnace gas. Furnaces of 100 lo 200 Ions capaclly are not rare , Ihero being ono In the United Stales using 700 tons every twcnly-four hours , In which Iho material for combustion Is re duced lo Ihree-fourlhs of a ton per ton ot Iron , A thermic balance sheet shows that the charge of about 92,000 kilos of coke con tains 629,000,000 of heat units ; lo this must be added 416,000,000 which are recovered from the reheaters , making a total of 1,045- 000,000. Thoao consumed by the chemical reactions In the furnace amount to 182,000- 000 ; those utilized for reheating 473,000,000 ; Ihoso utilized for the production of steam iO.000,000 , leaving about 310,000,000 of ca lorics , or ov r bait those In the coke , as wasted energy escaping with gases. The portion -which develops steam for the en gines Is utilized uneconoralcally at a rate of al least 22 cubic metres of gas per Indicated horse-power hour , which Is nt the rate of only about 3 per cent efficiency. I'crfrotliiK Electric lIcailllKlilH. The electrical licadlight for locomotives has come well out ot the ordeal through which It passed , while the opposition lo Ibe Innovation In certain conservallve quarters was active , and especially since it has boon made to carry its own little dynamo , and thus supply Itself with currenl , Is extending Its good repute among railroad men. It has been stated , however , Ihat with all It.i merits It has the very serious objection of affecting the visibility on the algnal lights on the front of the locomotive which carries It. This quesllon has been put to the teal by a railroad which has a special Intercut In Us settlement from the fact ot Its having equipped twenty of Ita locomotives with the latest form of this headlight. The observ ing party stationed themselves at the side ot the track , and a loomotlve bearing a powerful electric light , backed away about two miles and then started up at high speed. The speed ranged , in fact , through the dlf- | feront teats , from sixty to ninety-five miles an hour. Tbo signal lights of white , red and green wore tried in their usual posi tion twenty Inches back and then affixed to brackets extending out sideways twenty Inches from the smokobox. From the some what Imperfect records of the tests which have been published It was shown that the llghta came out plainer when put on the pilot beam , Insted ot on the upper part of ) the smokcbox. In this way was secured the ' advanlage of having them further away from ! the headlight. Anolher great improvement ! was developed by attaching to tbo headlight i an extension hood In the shape of a tube i stretching out horizontally In front. In using this tube Jn sizes ranging from eigh teen inches lo ulitccn Inches In diameter , and running It out from four to fourteeen Inches In different experiments , eonio most satisfactory results were attaint * ! , the v > lor of the signal light being easily distinguished up to a distance of 6SO feet. This when they were merely placed In front of the Bmokrbox , Instead of In their usual position twenty Inches back. But with the sixteen- inch headlight hood , extended four lactic * , i green light ; , even with an unusually bright ' Illumination of the headlight , were % Uiblc I nbout 1,200 feet away. . Klrotrolj tip t'rniltirtlnn nf ] A large amount of the copper , In the country Is now roflncd electrically 'and ' Is known as elcctrolyllc copper. Some of Iho weslern works turning out this prod uct , especially where water power < ls obI - I talnablo , are very large. Ono of them nt I Orcat Falli , Mont. , has nlno dynamos of a 1 tolal of about 2,500 horse power to make current , all driven by Ihe Missouri , which hero ruahe.i through n deep gorge. The cop per ore Is ground up and cast Into pigs , and the plga are then hung In largo tanks , nllcd with a solution consisting chiefly of icoppcr sulphate. A heavy electric current at low pressure Is passed through the series of tanks , decomposing the copper pigs , nnd the metal Is cleclrolylically transferred by the solution lo these sheets of copper hanging in each tank , so Ihat practically the sheets are copper plated. The metal la very > pure I as n result of Ihls process , and the Impuri i ties and other metals fall lo the bottom of i the tanks as a ellmc. This refuse Is rated at a value of 42,500 n ton , and It Is said that I the gold and silver obtained from It pays the whole cost of the electric process. In the case of the company operating' ' this plant the sales of copper , gold and silver In 189S were nearly $7,500,000 and the net amount available for dividends was about $3,500,000. GET MONEY FROM SOLDIERS Cnlmii ( Milrrr * Clini-KC TUrlr Men for ( irnntlnir Corttllcnlc * Nccrnknrjr to Drntr Tlirlr ( Inoto. HAVANA. Aug. 3. A Cuban general in a letter published In the Independcncla today says some commanders of Iho Cuban army have laktn advanlage of the three-million dollars gralully to get money from Iho sol diers for granllng them the certificates necessary to enable them to collect their quota. lie gives three cases of men who were charged money 'by ' llamas , a colonel In a Cuban regiment. In another instance , ! it appears , a man could not get his certifi cate owing to the lack of money to pay for It. Thn writer says ; "Every day sees Ihatj the Americans are more and more right. ! Many years must pass before the Cubans , learn how to handle money without letting it stick to their fingers. " The general then | neks. In view ot the facts adduced , What j would have happened If the Americans had ' entrusted the distribution of the gratully to Cuban commissioners ? Senor Casanova , the owner nnd director of the newspaper Guacamayo , has been nr- resled under Iho decree rocenlly Issued by Major General Ludlow , governor of the De partment ot Havana. Scnor Casanova has repudiated his responsibility in connection I with any objectionable articles that ap- pcared In the paper , seeking to throw the j blame for their publication on the "Jail ed- ! llor , " so-called < because ho lakes Ihe re- ' sponslblllty for -whatever appears In the pa-1 per. The "Jail editor" has not yet becm nr- rested nnd In the meantime Senor Casdnova Is detained in custody. Chief Arthur HUB \o Information. CLEVELAND 0. . Aug. 2.-Grnnd Chief Arthur of the Brotherhood ot Locomotive Engineers said today that no official information mation had reached him concerning Iho re quest of the Lake Shore engineers 'or In creased pay. "Tho grand officers of the brotherhood , " said Mr. Arthur , "will take no action In the mailer unless the request should be refused by the company. Jn tnat case wo shall endeavor to adjust the matter for Ihe men. " It Is staled Ihat neatly f'S ' per cent of the engineers on the Lake Shore are members of the brotherhood. About 1,000 men would be benefited by the advance asked for. DnlldinK nml I.nnii Society In Trouble. PITTSBURG , Pa. , Aug. 3. In the United Stales circuit court today Harvey Gray ot Connecticut filed a bill In equity against the New York National Building nnd Loan association , asking that receivers be np- polnled to take charge of the assets of the defendant company in this district , valued nt 200.000. The states In which the defendant company has property are New York , Ala bama , Connecticut , Iowa , Tennessee , Ken- lucky , Virginia and Te.\ns. It Is alleged that the defendant association Is insolvent. The court flxed tomorrow for a hearing. Acoiie < l of Theft in Ilnvnnn. NEW ORLEANS , Aug. 3 William A. Cox , a Chlcagoan , was arrested today shortly after ho had disembarked from the sleamer Whitney , Just arrived from Havana. The arrest was made on the strength of n cable from the Havana authorities , who suy that Cox Is wanted nt Belen , Cuba , for the theft of $1,500. Cox denies the charge and Bays ho Is unable to account for his arrest. 'VILE FAKES IN FOODSTUFFS Eatables and Drinkables Doctored 80 as to Deceive Eje and Stomach. "STAFF OF LIFE" STUFFED WITH SAWDUST Ailnltrrnlril I'lour AlnuiM Inenpntilc of SiutnlnltiK I.llc Dope In Mut ter. I'ltnlU In Milk ntnl Hone ) Without Horn. The recent Investlcatlon of food adulera- tlon by n committee of United States sena tors has called attention to the wholesale manner In which the vendors of provisions doctor eatables nnd drinkables to deceive , first the eye. and then the stomach. To Investigate carefully the food wo eat Is to be convinced that this Is nn adulterous nnd sinful generation , says the Washington 1'oBt. The trick of ndultornllng foodstuffs so that I'lhoy will pass muster as pure with thp average housewife has 'been reduced to an ant , nnd nothing short of a chemical analy sis will , In most cases , expose the rascality of unprincipled dealer * . The evil has been lessened by rigorous legal measures to this extent. While at one tlmo the adulterants were positively Injurious to health as \ \ alas \ as fraudulent to the purchaser , they are now for the most part harmless , the Intro duction of cheap nnd Injurious materials serving only the questionable purpose of Increasing the fronts of the vendor at the expense of the customer. To begin with the "staff of life. " bread. It is n fact that bread can be mndo to look wholesome and attractive to the eye , while It contains so little nourishment ns to ba almost Incapable of supporting life. The Hour used Jn this kind of 'bread ' Is adul terated usually Ith maize or Indian corn. It was once the custom with adulterators to use potato flour as nn adulterant of wheat flour , and even sawdust , finely cround , has been mixed with the genuine flour. It was discovered that alum gave the bread a doll- cato whtto color and Increased the slzo of the loaf , so that the housewife who got bread made from nlum-ndultcratcd flour thought she was getting a liner loaf of a larger size than the ono she got from the honest baker. This adulterant proved so In jurious to health that the authorities made a persistent attack on It nnd forced n dis continuance of Its use. Dut beware of baking powders bought from unscrupulous dealers , for alum Is still used In these. HOKIIH llrrnd ami nutter. Another Ingredient used In 'bread making which lends Itself readily to adulteration Is yeast. Potato flour Is mixed with It , nnd serves also as an adulterant for such foods ns oatmeal , tapioca and sago. Oatmeal Is frequently adulterated with barley or malro starch. Duller Is n source of continual trouble to the health authorities , for lit Is easy to "doctor" tmttcr so that It looks and tastes llko the best , while In reality It Is almost worthless. The quantity of water 1n good Gutter Is usually about 10 per cent , or even less , but aome of the butler sold today contains as much as 30 per cent and even 35 per cent of water. Of course , If water can bo eold for the same price per yjund as butter the vendor Is quite willing to sell It. Butter adulterallon Is now confined almost entirely to the admixture with mar garine , a larger quantity of water than Is necessary , and the addition of borax ns a preservallve. When borax Is added to old bulter It can < bo sold as fresh butler. Borax , like alum , Is Injurious to health and Should never be used In human food. Margarine Is a mixture of animal fats which , when carefully prepared , bears a close/ resem blance to cows' milk. There Is nothing harmful about good-margarine. The only harm done In Its use ( s the fraud perpetrated on the public by selling' a cheap adulterant < " 1" ns butter. AdultcrntliiK AiliiHerniitii. Strange to say , even the adulterants are adulterated nowadays. It Is on record that a case came before the authorities recently where a charge was made of adulterating margarine with paraflln wax. Lard la adulterated In a scientific manner with the harder parts of cottonseed fat , known as cottonseed etearlne , and beef fat. The analyst can readily detect these adul terations. If the lard Is dissolved In either and kept in a cool place It falls to the bottom tom of the vessel In the form of crystals. Beef fat crystals arc very different in ap pearance and under the microscope can readily bo distinguished from those of lard. HER MISTAKE. Hostess I suppose , Mr. O'Curve , that you are fond of horseback riding , or ah / Mr. O'Curve No. oh no ; I'm a 'cellist. Milk , which of all thing * uscrt ns human food should be pure. Is the mot frequenlly adulterated. U Is so easy to ndd water to milk. .Milk , under the microscope , consls's of A liquid with a number of round , dealing particles , which nrc gtobblcs ot fnt. Milk irom which the cream has been taken nnd waler added is seen under Ihe microscope lo conlalu very few of Ihose globules of fat nnd very much liquid. Ten Is rarely tampered with , for the au thorities everclsc aery elose supervision , nnd adulterated cargoes are refuse ! admission Into the country. These ndulteratcd tens contain leaves that nro not genuine , but whose prcs- cn e Is not easily detected , except by an ex pert. To detect them It Is necessary to soak the leaves in water , open them on n plctr and compare Ihcm wllh specimens of the genuine leaves. Coffee Is largely adulterated wllh chicory. To feel assured that their colfco Is njt cdut- terated , many people buy the beans whole and do their own grinding , U Is not a Hire safeguard , for the wily adulterator makes fictitious coffee beans BO llko the real thing that It Is almost Impossible ! o tell them apart , Honey Mnile Without Item. Genuine honey Is often difficult to obtain. It Is largely adulterated at the present time wllh sugar syrup mndo from starch and with cane or beet sugar syrup. Jams , Jellies nnd marmalades used to be mysterious mixtures of turnip pulp , unsound fiults , gelatine , dyes nnd preservnllves. The adulteration of these luxuries Is now very llltle In evidence , although vegetable additions nro not alto gether unknown. The condiments use arc also some- limes adulterated. Mustard Is perhaps more adulterated lhan ellhcr ginger or pepper. The chief adulterants of mustard now con sist otnhcal flour nnd turmeric coloring. It has been nald thnt mustard contains such an amount of oil thnt If flour were not added to soak it up It would soon become rancid. Such n contention is probably nothing more than a manufacturer's excuse for adultcral- Ing his mustard. After flour has been added to mustard In large quantities , turmeric col oring is mixed In to restore the product to Its natural yellow color. Ginger , both In the root nnd when ground , Is still largely ndultcralcd. Sand and dirt from the sweepings of the warehouse con stitute ono form of adulteration , while plas ter ot paris and gypsum are occasional adul terants. The moral of nil thin Is : Don't buy cheap foods and buy only of reputable merchants. TITLE OF LORD PAUNCEFOTE Hrltlxh .Mntinnnnilnr to United States AnMinien New Xmne ISxneetx to Itentinte AlnnUaii N LONDON' , Aug. 3. The British ambas sador to the United Stales assumes the title of Ix > rd Pauncofoto as a resull of his eleva tion to the peerage. He Is still considering what territorial style he will take. The am bassador will return to The Hague shortly to complete some peace conference details there and will start for Washington In Octo ber. He will finally retire from the diplo matic service In March or April next. Lord Pauncefote expecls to resume the Alaska negotiations , which have been "suspended during the hot weather , " on his arrival in Washington. "Will Hnvc Coiiimorelnl Aecntn. LONDON , Aug. 3. The parliamentary scc- rclory of Ihe foreign office , Mr. William St. John Broderlck , replying In the .House . of Commons today to Mr. Walter Runlman , liberal member for Oldham , said the atten tion of the government had been catted to circular No. 17 , dated February IS , 1S99 , Issued by the Bureau ot Navigation at Wash ington. Ho added that the questions affect ing British shipping which might arise In connection with the United Stales law re ferred to in Iho circular were ecotvlng the careful consideration of the government. Answering a question put by Sir Henry Stafford Northcote , conservative member for Exeter and formerly financial secretary of the war office , Mr. Broderlck said the gov ernment had decided to appoint commercial agents in America , Russia , China nnd Switzerland. Politics ( Inlet In JInytl. PORT AU PRINCE , Haytl , Aug. 3. The political situation here has Improved and the city Is calm. The prompt action cf the United States minister here , Mr. William F. Powell , In the case of M. Duvlvler , the newspaper man who was taken by police officers out of the American legation , has crealed an excellent Impression among the foreign , population , -who consider that the action of the Haytlen government In surren dering the prisoner to the minister on his demand probably avoided eerlous trouble. The people 'who ' have 'been ' arrested hero are accused of plotting the overthrow of the government and the American minister has asked the latter to exercise clemency to ward the prisoners. Mrs. Perot Held Under Ilnll. LONDON , Aug. 2. Mrs. William V. Perot of Baltimore , Md. , who wao arrested at Liverpool on nn extradition warrant July 27 , after reaching that port from Canada , charged with the abduction of her daughter , Gladjfl , and - whowas 'brought ' hero nnd re manded the same day on 100 'ball with two sureties , appeared for examination this morning in the Bow street police court. She was again remanded on the en mo ball and with the same sureties , Sir 0. Ewen- Smllh and Mr. N. Blood. Atixolvctl from Si'crccj. PARIS , Aug. 3. It appears that the mln- Isler of war , General Iho Marquis do Gal- llfcl , has absolved all military witnesses nt the court-martial of Captain Dreyfus at Rennes from professional eecrecywith the exception that ho has requested them not to divulge the names of French agents abroad or disclose anything which could complicate the foreign relations of France , AVewt India Merchant * Ilnnkriipf. LONDON. Aug. 3. D. H. McGowan & Co. , West India merchants , -who have 1111 establishment nt Demerara , have been de clared bankrupt. Their liabilities are 70,00' ' ) . JOHNSON A STUDY IN MUD I'nrUelpnnt In nn Impromptu BliiK Match Covered iilth n ContliiK nf Clay , tA sculotor In search of A model for a modern "Dying Oladlator" would have found a perfect specimen for the suggestion of up-to-date ideas In the person of Albeit Johnson , who was brought to the police sta tion early Wednesday morning by Detective Flsk. Johnson was the incarnation of realism In art , iHe was a vanquished fighter and a "study" In mud. The coating of gumbo that covered him from head to foot was ac quired when soft and had hardened , giving Its wearer an appearance as artistic as that of a clay model on a studio pedestal. The jailer characterized Johnson as the "mud diest thing be ever saw.11 refusing to loci ; him up with the other prisoners , and bo was clven a separate cell. Johnson is a baker on Sixteenth direct. With John Bowles , an employe of Iho Union Pacific show , ho fought a finish tight In the rear of "Micky" Mullen's concert gar den. The men hud a dispute Tuesday night and came to blows , but frlenda separated them before they progressed very tar Wednesday evening they met in the concert garden and the dispute was renewed. Com panion : became interested nnd it was agreed that the party adjourn to the rear of the premises and lay out a rlnsrwhere John- bon and Bowles might settle the contcntloa according to their fistic ability. The flxht was pulled off in th prwence I > If your hands arc rough , hard or chapped from the repeated washings necessary to keep them free from the office dirt , examine carefully the soap you use. If it is a cheap toilet soap , you will find that it is greasy , acrid and irritating. Ivory Soap makes a profuse lather that removes the dirt and rinses easily , leaving the skin soft and clean. If your office force is large there are two considerations that will recommend Ivory Soap to you. It is quick in action , saving time ; and is inexpensive. Send the office boy for some and try it. T mi t INI PBOOMR t O M U oo CINOINNJTI of several dozen spectators. It started ns n sclenllflc match nnd terminated In n hit- ns-you-pleasc. When the police arrived , having been attracted by the shouts of those nt the ring side , Bowles had dragged John son under Ihe ropes to a pool of water and was sitting on him In the middle of the puddle. When the crowd saw the blueconts coming they scattered nnd In the darkness could not bo .found. . Bowles and Johnson were arrested on the charge of disturbing the pe-icc by lighting. THEIR HONORSCOME EASILY _ Kxpennc AccniuitB of Itcpnhllenn Can didate * for Nomination for Il - trlet .Indue Were .Nominal. In accordance with the provisions of the law passed by the last legislature the re publicans who were candidates for dlstrlcl judco at the recent primaries have filed Itemized and sworn statcmcnls of Iho amount that each expended In conducting his campaign. The amounts are merely nominal In each case , and consist largely of the payments of the regular fee to the county central commltlee lo secure Iho cre- denllalc of the delegales elecled. The only other expenses quoted wore for cards , postage - ago and ono or two livery rigs. The larcest amount Is returned by A. S. Churchill , who certifies that It cost him $26.63 to discover that he wasn't In It ; Georco A. Day epent $20 ; L. D. Holmes , $12.74 ; Leo Estelle , J3.50 ; Judge Baxler , $10 ; Judge Keysor , $2.50 , and W. H. Richardson , $20 , while Ihe remaining candidates swear that they did not directly or Indirectly spend a cent. MlRMOiirl nnd MlMNoiirlnnn. Gower ships 200 cars ot live stock to market annually. The Jopltu Herald reports nn epidemic of horse stealing in the southwest. St. Joseph will not permit popcorn and peanut venders to mix in Its jubilee week cerebration. Just as soon ns the numerous lawsuits I arn disposed of Nevada will complete its electric railway. Plattsburg wlir give an null-trust picnic August 31. The Platlsburg larlff reform picnics are famous. Nodawny county papcars to favor J. W. Boyd for the democratic nomination in the Third congressional district. Pleasant Hill has bought nn old cable from the Metropolitan Street Railway com pany of Kansas City and Is equipping the hitching rocks about the public square with 11. Dockery will address Ihe Old Settler's as sociation of Boone county August 10. All clllzens who hnve lived In Iho county forly years' or over are eligible to membership In the association. It IB expecled that the largest crowd of negroes over assembled In Scdalla will cele brate Emanclpulion day , which means lhal It will bo the largest crowd of negroes ever got together In Iho state. The first meat train on the Omaha , Kan sas City & Eastern , the line that runs through the northern part of Missouri , was b nt out n few days ago , nnd it Is said that the service will be permanent. Nevada has n Jack-the-Rlpper now In Jail whose crimes puzzfe the police. He has a penchant for mutilating horses and his crimes ore so heinous that It IB believed ho may fare oven worse at the hands of the public unless he la given n long term of years In the penltenllary. J. G. Slale , who fought the department storce so bitterly during the last session of the * legislature , has sold his Maries County Times nnd will devote his tltna to the prnctlro of Inw and to un effort to get Into the state Fonate. The holiness people of north Miwsourl will observe Friday of next week as n day of prayer nnd fasting for Ihe success of the big camp mccllng which they expect to hold nt College Mound , In Macon county , beginning August 27. N ! \e * ami Comment. Abilene will hn\e a corn carnival this fall. Jerry Simpson is recuperating at Bxcef- slor Springs. The Otlawa women hnve resolved against birds on millinery. Kansas soil will produce more wealth this year than will bo dug out of the Klon dike In the ne\t twenty. More catlle will be fed In Kansas thin year than ever before nnd the state wlir have millions of bu&hcls of coin to oparo beside , The Stockton school board recognized the advances of prosperity In n practical way by employing nil the old teachers nt nn advance of $5 a month. The edllor of the Glnsco Sun has turned his paper over to his wife and will make n fuir hand with a threshing crew for the season , Frank Rockefeller , one of the oil kings , has n ranch In Klown county on which h spends much of his time. Ills neighbor ! are of ono mind that ho Is a good fellow. William P. Hayes of Kansah City Is a crip ple who vvnntB a divorce from his wife , Mary Hayes , because Hho Is ashamed to gfl out with him In public nnd makes fun ot his Infirmity. Dr. Swltzcr , a pioneer of Sallna , recalls the fnct tbnl Ihe first rnld of grasshoppers Into Kansas was begun July 2S , 1874. Ha recalls the fact by associating It with an other , the birth of his first Eon. Dr. K. R. Swltzcr of Snllnn claims to ho the "original alfalfa man" of central Kan sas. He sowed Ibc first Holds of that grass in 1S71 and had an nlildlng faith In III properllcB long before ihey were generally acknowledged. Commissioner Lilly of Gray counly Is in clined lo believe that the bounty on coyote scalps docs more harm than good. Ha says that about all the harm the coyotei do Is confined to stealing n few chickens , while they accomplish great good In killIng - Ing rabbits , prairie dogs , ground squirrels and other saiair animals that pester the farmers. Eyes are Accommodating They'll eeo maybe quite well , through n pair of glasses you pick from .n basket but na ture beats a sheriff In forc ing a collection of her debts and fitting one's self to glasses Is risky terribly risky the assurance that wo glva you of furnishing the proper glasses places you beyond all risk Free eye examination. TIIE ALOE & TENFOLD CO. , Lending- Scientific Optician * . 1408 Farnain. OMAHA. OPPOSITE PAXTON HOTEL. A Warm Proposition In DreX It. Sliooninn's roil Mioes for little foot turkey rod In sl/.ps n to S this your If you wunt n shoe fur the lltllo ono thnt la right up-to-ilnto you will Hud It hero we believe this the only nlnce in the city where you can buy a foot-form hhoo for the baby wo take us much care In tittlut' the children a the old folks-if the child is Jilted correctly they will never have trouble with their nt AVe glvo awuy great bis lialm leaf fmiH. Drexel Shoe Co. , aha' ' Ulto - < 1410 FARNAli STREET. It's ' Startling- " \Vhen \ you realise that you can buy high grade iilanos In this great Augufit hale on the wiinu terms that you would pay In rent $ "i.)0 ( ) per month. Wo have placed on Kale 10 ! Standard pianos for this month only on uucli liberal terms that there lh no excise for anyone not owning one you make no largo pay ment down only $ . * i.OO tlio same IIB rent and the piano belongs to you , A. HOSPE , W * oalenrate our 2BIU bnilne * * Mat * Tcriary Oct. 23rd , 1BO9. Music and Art 1513 Dougla *