Til 13 OMAHA DAILY BEE : "FRIDAY , JA"NITATY { 10 , 1000 , 7
THE FIELD OF ELECTRICITY
Effect of Trolley L'ne Competition with
Stcirn Roads.
RAILROADS MORE SCARED THAN HURT
Trelulil llnulliiK ott Trollej HOIIIN ! n
l.l c Inniif I tlllrltiKVnlcr
I'lMver I'roKri-MN lit
Other UMON.
Tbo effect of the competition of trolley |
lines on thu local traffic of steam roads la
being wldoly discussed and , as usual , the
disputants arrived at different conclusions ,
The Btcady extension of trolley lines Into
territory hcrutotoro monopolized by thu tall-
roads In vigorously conteste-l by the latter. 1
No cornoratleti or Individual lets go n
good thing without exhausting every means
to hold on. In almost every Instance where
the grip was complete accommodations were
commonplace or Inadequate. I'ubllc re-
qulrpmont.s were not supplied. AH n conse-
qucucc , when competition came with the
trolley the latter secured the bulk of public
patronage. In some Instances , when too
late , the steam roads put on better equip-
rnent and more trains , but Invariably failed
to recover ground lost by a penurious policy.
The competition of trolley lines does not ,
however , seriously affect the suburban trafI I
fie of such roads na furnish convenient and
high class accommodations. What comiMjtl- i
tlon docs Is to largely Increase travel be
tween nearby points by doubling facilities ,
and decreasing the cost. An Illustration of
the effect of competition Is given by the
trolley nnd steam roads operating between
Huflalo nnd Niagara Kalis , a distance ot
twenty-four miles. A report that the New
York Central was to make war on the trol-
Icy line elicited the following comment from
the Niagara I' ills Cataract : "That Is rather
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ridiculous when you conic to think It over.
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What occasion has the old and reliable New I
York Central got to fight the trolley for any- I j I
way ? Take for Instance Its Buffalo & Nl- 1
agora Kails branch What In the name of
common sense has It got to fear from the
trolley In the long run ? Doesn't It meet the
prices of the trolley and then doesn't It
beat thu trolley by an hour or more In the
trip between the two places ? Then hasn't
the New York Central a private right of way
which precludes ) , to a large degree , the prob-
atlllty of delays to its trains through KillIng -
Ing and maiming people In vehicles en-
route ? Then again the Now York Central has
the great advantage of operating roomy and
: omfortablo cars for the accommodation of
the traveling public. Klght the trolley In
deed ? Why oven the trolley officials them
selves use the New York Central between
hero and Buffalo. Catch any of them going
to business between Iho leading cities on the
Niagara frontier In their own cars. " j !
These are facts familiar lo visitors to the |
two cities. A trolley ride to the Kalis is a
diversion , but one rldo is sufficient. In this
jge , when tlmo Is a factor in getting there ,
the etoam road will win out , provided Its
depots arc convenient and Ito rolling stock
clean and attractive.
The movement of freight by trolley and
other electrical agencies In cities Is a prac
tical sort of Issue that Is attracting ever-
Increasing attention. That there Is a cer
tain prejudice against the Innovation , says
the Boston Transcript , may be admitted ,
but why thcro should bo Is not eo clear. '
It Is true the streets become yearly moio ,
congested , but may not this proposition bs j
ono way of loosening the stricture ? Freight
Is already moved through city streets with
out restraint , only the movement Is done by
horsc . To deny merchants and shippers
that right would be tyrannous and wctild
net thb seal upon'all civic cntciprlsc. No I '
ono dreams of any such restriction , yet when
nn alternative Is prctonted of moving goods ,
on the ralla laid down for passenger serv
ice , or on companion rails , there le an ex
clamation of objection.
Wo at once then are reminded by some
alarmed persons that the streets are al
ready crowded to an at least uucpmfort-
nblo degree. But the rejoinder Is mndo
that this congestion Is largely caused by j
the movement of business which electric I
transfer would tend to obviate. Naturally , |
regulatloiio would have to be made limitIng - j
Ing goods transfers to certain night hours , j
when thn streets are clear , but It might bethought
thought that any change In existing con- j
lltlcns which would tend to retire the i
liorso would ha welcomed. Merchandise Is I
handled in this way In various placce , and j !
It Is hardly to bo doubted the change Is '
likely to spread rather than be put down
1'Ktnburg , which Is n particularly crowded
city , U committed unreservedly to It , nnd
merchants there nro teprrted ns saying
they would bv no moans go back to the
horse , or nt least to horse monopoly. The
clement of cleanliness come.s in hero with
offect. It Is Impossible to hnve clcnn
streets v\lth a un'vercal ' employment of
nnlmnl power , but with the automobile nnd
the electric freight car we may reach n
much hotter condition Krom midnight to
C a , in. the streets In most cases would be
available for heavy traction. It can , of
ooiir , be urged that there wruld bo a
tendency to encroach on Hie busy hours
of the day , but legislation c uld check this
Thn question of noise Is perhaps the mojt
eerlous question to bo considered. i
I
MclimrnitliN Ciui liellnilo ( o Me. i
U would appear that the skiagraph Is
nn longer accopti'd tinque'3tlonlngly ao a
picco of testimony in the courts. In point
of fact , the X-iay picture Is now so cleverly
handled by exports that It can be made
to tell n gie.U mnnv things "that nro not
6 . " TliIn has b en noted especially In
damage suits brought ngnlnst railway com-
pnlilca mid one company has been experi
menting to determine row far the falsifi
cation of certain conditions bv X-ray pic
tures can be carried A hand wax rndla-
grnphi'd with thu muscles relaxed , fingers
extended and the member in IK rmal posi
tion. The picture showed the bones to bo
In perfect condition nnd relation. A second
end exposure of the snmo I'.nml was mndo I
with the first Joints of tha fingers slightly1
cramped. The ends of the IUlSC.rs had the
nppcaranco of having been crushed und
the bones were apparently of unnatural
tilzo. Another experiment showed that It Is 1
po 9lblo to nrritngo an object on the out-
tddo uf the body and mal.e It appear to bu 1
lodged within. Thus , n bullet placed In 1
( ho clothing on the back of the body was
Mrs S M Idol , Wlnaton , N. 0. ,
writes : ' Caneor is hereditary In
our family , my father , sister , nml
limit haviogdied from thUdrt > mlfo |
dibuiihC 1 u thoroughly \ alarmud ,
therefore , \vhen u mnligtmnt Oun
ce / appeared on in ) side , and tit
oncu sought thu treatment of the
best physicians They were unable
to do any good , hoivevcr , us thu
OnncOr continued to grow wor e
nml spread I thc.ii tried B. ti. S.
which forced the disease out , und
cured mo permanently "
(3wift'ri ( Specific ) id tliu only hope foi
Cancer ; it curo.- > the moat malignant
cases , Our tft'iitit-e on Onncor t > ent fruu
by the Swift Spuoltlc Oo , , Atlanta , Ga.
shown in the raJlaKMph an rt-Ming against
the fiplnc It hag also been comlumvely
privea that oven the operator himself can
bo deceived as to the location of an obje"t
disclosed by the X-ray machine. A ma
chine , however , has been Invented which
minimizes the chance of such an error by
taking pictures at different angles and
comparing the position of the object In
the two photographs. These disclosures
cannot fall to affe the value of shadow
graphs nn court records. This will give an
advantage to the defense and on the plaintiff
will fall the burden of proving the Integ
rity nnd skill of the operator , who will
have to bo not only a capable clectriclaq ,
but pos sensed of a fair working knowledge
of anatomy.
nirrtrlu Trniiftiiil'iMloii ot Soiinil.
At the meeting of the Academic des Sci
ences , In Paris recently M. Uussaud madu
the i following communication with regard to
some , experiments he had made on the ofll-
rlcncy , of electrical transmission of eound.
At the transmitting end It was found that
the ' efficiency could bo Increased by IncreasIng -
Ing i the number of microphone disks and en
closing i these In a resonance- tube In which
the I vibrating alr-coltimnri could bo agitated
by ' thevoice. . The results were still moro
satisfactory i If the air could play readily
onto i both faces of the plates. Small carbon -
bon blocks separated the plates from each
other ' nt the receiving cud. The efficiency of
the line Is considerably Improved by In
creasing ' the number of facets nt the poles
of ' the electro-magnet , each facet having op-
poslto it a separate disk , those disks being
most ; advantageously arranged when the nlr-
column ' con play onto both faces. With this
arrangement ' of transmitter nnd receiver
the efficiency was so good n to register
on ' a phonograph. Using the phonograph aa
'a ' crltoilon of the transmlfMon efficiency It
was found possible , using ordinary telephone
currents ' , to register , nt distances several
miles from thu transmitting end , ordinary
;
telephone conversations , theatrical perform
ances ' nnd public speeches. At the Invita
tion of the Department of I'ubllc Instruc
tion these experiments were repeated In1 I
their presence on November 15 last. The ,
transmitter was set up In the physical lab- j 1 i
oratory , of the University of Geneva and the
receiver ! , In the large amphitheater of the ' ,
same building. Moro than 1,000 persons In
the hall were able to hear clearly and with
out missing n single word , the speeches ad
dressed to the transmitter. Further , the
cfllslcncy was such that the Intensity and
quality of voice of different persons could
be readily distinguished and recognized , de
spite the numerous transformations which
the energy had undergone from the voice
of the speaker to the phonograph.
WntiT ! < > > > IT munition.
An Immense experiment Is about to be un
dertaken at Wrlghtsvllle , I'a. To utilize the
water power of the Susquchanna river $3-
000,000 Is to bo expended on a dam and dynamo
name outfit. York Haven IH to be provided
with a plant at almost equal cost and the
two establishments arc to supply power to
trolley roads for the neighboring territory
nlectric lighting end the furnishing of power
Ito manufactories will also bo a feature ot
the new business. The experiment ought
to succeed ; the success of the great Niagara
Falls power plant Is a strong augury that
It will. Water power give New England c't- ' >
Ics their lead as manufacturing centers ;
even today new towns are beln ; built up.
almost In the wilderness , alongside the pic
turesque falls that abound on the struuns
of Maine and Now Hampshire. Uumford
Falls , Me. , which Is almost at the limit of
the settled portion ot the I'lne Tree State ,
and which , a fo.v years ago , had no popula
tion and no industries , save a backwoods
'gristmill and sawmill , today Is a prosper-
ous and fast-growing town , having paper
mills and other plants , representing millions
of dollars Invested. Berlin Falls , N. H. ,
but recently a hamlet. In the Whita moun
tain wlldH , is now putting on city airs and
prospering abundantly. Both towns are on
the Androscoggln river , whoso power also
turns the wheels of great cotton factories
at ' Lewlston and Brunswick , Me. , and has
various minor Industries scattered along
Its course for 150 miles. Yet that stream ,
llko scores ot othera In that territory , has
not yet been utilized to a hundredth part
of Its power and the eamo Is true ot many
eastern rivers.
Water power used to be supplied directly
to the wheels of Industrial plants. Now It
is utilized as a central plant to generate
electiiclty. which Is distributed by.wlres , Instead -
stead of mill races and canals , and applied
with little waste , many of them valuclera for
purposes of navigation which , by means of
damn , could bo icgulated that they would
furnish cheap and abundant power for
couutlfbs new enterprises.
I'lrt'trlc llomWIIBOII. .
The Paris Ilro department gives an excel
lent report of the olccirlc hose wagon which
was icccntly added to Its equipment , and a I
number of similar vehicles are to be 01 * i
deied forthwith. This will Icid to a eon- 1
bidcrablo saving of money , as well as time ,
since the maintenance of the hose of the
city's Hie depaitmcnt costs at pie-sent not
less than $200 a day. The lire service of tin
coming exposition will bo performed by-1
these vehicles. The wagon weighs when
empty 3.S30 pounds , the weight of the crew-
bringing It up to 5,273 pounds. It Is operatciS
by etoiage batteries , which make a mil o :
sixty miles without rcchaiglng , at a speed o ;
fiom seven to ulnu miles an hour. At night ,
when the way In clear , speed can be In
creased to thirteen miles an hour. Ab the
ladlus of the fire centers Is 5,000 feet , on at
average , from three and one-halt to four
miles would be run , providing the vehicle
woie called out two or three times a day.
So that after the full service the batteries
would still be In good heart. The icel at
the back of the wagon cairltn 525 feet of two
and thrco-quarter-inch hcsc , while 2GO feet
of a smaller diameter , together with three
no'.zlCH , are arranged In a box , a shcrt lad
der , suspended at the bide of the wagon ,
completes the equipment. At several Ilrei
the wagon arrived before the engine's anil
hoeo carts drawn by horses. The city has
ordered six other electrically propelled Ilro
extinguishing machines of different models ,
Including a hook and ladder and steam IIru 1
inglncs. These- will all bo In use at the
exposition.
< ! III > 'N Method of Wlri'li'im Ti > lvirni1iy
I 1'iof. Ullstm Orny , who so neaily
anticipated Bell In the Invontkn of the
telephone , and who took such a prominent
part in thi > cnily telephone litigation , has
Just patented. In collaboratlo-i with Arthur
J Mundy if Newtr'i , Mass , another method
i of transmitting Intelligence electrically , In
wMch B und waves play an Imrortant part.
bound waves produced In water being the
tmntmlttlng medium. The- object cf the In
vention to produce 11 system for tiansmlt-
ting signals between ships nt tea , iiiid bo-
tv.e n the shore' nnd any ship hail Iccn ac
compllshcd by what might be termed the In
vention of ft new cr : > uro tone sauiU ( f r ,
vvhllo pure tones re known theoretically.
In practice they are always accompanied by
other tones called ovoi tones or harnonls.
with which they are blended ) , which Is
transmitted through the water to n distant
point. The electrical features consist in the
mechanism for producing these pure tones
! and In the telephonic apparatus for picking
| up the signals tit the resolving station
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Whetl-cr I'rof Oray's Invention 01 ens u new
| era In wire-less te'egraphy , pregnant with
i possibilities , or whether Itwill remain u
Micro bclrntlfic toy until taken up anil
.further dcvcltpod at soire future ll-no , It
' l Impossible to predict. It Is polr.'ed out
i that great difficulty Is experienced by the
present methods In transmitting signals
i between ships at sea , and In time of fog
I visual methods nre impossible , and sound
blgnals are not reliable , as the atmospheric
, ot < llil"ns arc cinstantly changing so thai
sounds that would ordinarily be heard at a
I distance of several miles may not tie audible
| one mtlo away.
'COST ' OF CARRYING THE MAIL
Testimony Shcwine Ixce sive Rates Charged
by Hailroads.
WHY A RECUCTION SHOULD BE MADE
Chief llnrrlcr to n flu-iiii I'nroHn I'oit
Sjntriu unit One-Cent Letter
I'oitnuc 1'lnlc" } ' At'Ui'r'i
Ann ! ) till
The completed testimony of rinloy AcUcr
before the congressional committee to In
vestigate railroad mall pay presents a com
parative analysis of the cost of hauling
mall , passengers run ! miscellaneous freight.
Mr. Acker docs not pose as an enemy or
the railroads , but on the contrary stand *
ns ' their frlciut mid champion nml fltmly
bellovw and demonstrates that a proper
roJucllon In railway mall pay would not
only c benefit every letter writer In the conn-
try nnd thu great commercial Interests by
facilitating the eaily adoption of one cent
letter ; postage nnd a cheap parcels post sys
tern i , but would In n shoit lime also directly
bcnclU ' Iho railroads thrniEOlvcs because ot
the Increased transportation tonnnge which
would directly rcpult from the ndoptlon of
the above-named postal Improvements.
Last February supposed reliable postofllco
statistics , were quoted , which showed that nt
the , nvcrago haul of 32S miles mall was being
paid for nt thu a\rrnge rate of 40 conta
per ton mile. But since then railroad exports
!
ports and Prof. Adams have submitted tables
,
bles nnd testimony which Indicate that this
average huul of mall Is about 813 ton mllea
and the rate consequently reduced to about
12 > < . cents per ton mile.
Mr. Acker accepted the revhed railroad
data In place of that previously furnishes
by the postofllco officials and made out .
much ] stronger case than he had previously
done on the old data. In fact , this was
done ' so effectually that one member of the
commission ' was disposed to take Mr. Acker
to task for accrediting to I'rof. Adams the
S13 nillo data. ,
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1'oliilN Sulmiltlccl. 1
The distinctive points submitted were , In
brief , as follows. That the primary factors
which enter Into the cost of any form of
transportation are : First , proportion o
"dead" to paying load and space accommo
dations ; second , speed ; third , length of av
erage haul ; fourth , weight of average ship
ment ; flfth , character of service , whcthet
dally or spasmodic ; sixth , coat of all the
details Inherent In the securing , handling
nnd managing of the icspectlve classes o :
tralllc.
As to the proportion ot "dead" to paying
load and space accommodations. It was shown
that mail occupied an Intermediate position
between freight and passengers.
As to speed , mall was similar to passenger
service.
I3ut as the average haul of a passenger Is
but a trifle over twenty-six miles and the
n\erago haul of a ton of freight Is about
130 mllee , while the average haul of n ton
of mall Is now bald to bo 813 miles , it fol
lows that thei average haul of mall Is six
times greater than the average haul of
freight , thirty times greater than the average -
ago haul of a passenger nnd 300 times
greater than the average haul of a ton weight
of passengers .itul baggage. Official rates
were submitted which showed that for a haul
of 821 miles the freight rates were 70 per
cent less per hundred miles than for a
haul of only 103 miles on the same loute.
onicial tables were also submitted which
showed that when passengers contracted , nfa
in the case ot mall matter , for transportation
for the entire year , a discount of SO pur cunt
was allowed on the single trip ratq for n
distance of sixty miles and a discount of
90 per cent for a distance of 101 mllca.
AnuUmlN of Coit.
An analysis of the sixth factor which
represents the cost of the details inherent In
the securing , handling and managing of the
respective forms of traffic showed equally
astonishing results. Heretofore It has been
found difficult to segregate from the fifty- j i
three different Items of railroad cxpendl-1 |
tuies those Items which applied exclusively |
to mail or to passengers or freight , lust
as it would be dllllcult to segregate similar
items of expense in a business where three
different classes of trading were carried on
under one management , such , for instance ,
as commission or agency business , whole-
Bale or jobbing and retail. Hut the problem
is colved very easily by simply calculating
what ccsts would necessarily be incurred
provided the business were exclusively com-
mission , or exclusively wholesale , or oxelu-
Uivo retail. This analysis would show that
while a small ofllce would answer for the
commission business , a large warehouse
would bo required for wholesaling , and pala
tial salesrooms would be required for retail
ing , while , iu addition , the carload of mer-
chandlco which. In the commission business ,
could bo sold to one buyer , might be dis
tributed among fifty buyers In the whole
sale department or among thousands of buy-
and by equat-
eis In the ictnll departments
iug these differences with their attending
expenses , one line of business could show an
espeiiEo clement of only 3 per cent , the second
end 8 per cent nnd the third 16 per cent.
Hxactly the frame analysis can be made of
the railroad business. If passenger buslncM
alone were transacted sumptuous stations | I
would be required ; also ndveitislng , ticket | ]
agcntii and auditors , outside agencies and
( onimlaslons , conductors and baggagcmas-i |
tors , nnd all the expenses proportioned to ,
securing and handling fifty oust-mcrs to I I
( me customer for a corresponding weight nnd
liiul of fi eight , or 200 customers to a cor-
icspondliiB weight and haul of mail. The
necessary to.te attending the passenger busi
ness exclusively are very analogous to the
retail mcic-n"lo buslnecs.
I'rrlulit Miinilliii/r AOI-PKNOI-ICN.
On the other hand , In the handling of
freight exclusively , plain but substantial
wnrohoufli > 3 would bo required aUo the coat
of switching , loading and unloading track
age In stations , and non-productivonti * of
cars whllo being shifted nnd while bolng
loaded nnd unloaded , advertising and solic
itor * , clerical help for noticing consignees ,
calculating each shipment nnd receiving nnd
discharging It ; also liability as bailee In case
of lots or damage. The costs of conducting
the freight business exclusively nrc very
analogous to the wholesale commercial j
buslnes ? . !
Hut If mall transportation U considered
exclusively all the expenses of the luxtirl- i
otis stations , gigantic warehouses , nJvcri i
Using , solicitors , bagstagcmasters , conductors - .
tors ( but not brakemrn ) , ticket agen's and |
auditors and all other expenses c nneted
with the handling of millions of customers
nre eliminated , because In handling mall
matter the railroads deal with but one
customer ( the government ) , nnd the busi
ness Is secured without the necessary ex
penditure cf advertising or solicitors In
regard to speed , howivjr , this slightly Increased -
creased ccst Is similar to that of the pas-
renger service , and the cars are probably
better lighted nnd nisi heated In addition
at nbout 20,000 stntlons the mill la dellverel
to and taken from the postofllco where It Is
less than eighty rods dlstnnt , nnd nt lO.r.20
way stntlons catches arc furnished which
cost about $15 each and last from ten to
fifteen years. When all the conditions are
carefully nnaly/cd for conducting the mall
business exclusively , the comparative cost
will be found strikingly analogous to the
commission business with the two CNCCP- i
tlons of ratio of "dead" to piylni ? load ;
also quality of cars , which Intter fenture ,
however. Is much moro than counterbal
anced by the fact that n rental Is paid each
year for n pcstolficc rar which exceeds the ,
entire cost of Its construction.
nxuesnl < Huti'N .Shown ,
And yet In splto of the comparatively
cheap cost for hauling mall the fixed government - '
ernment rate for hauling 200 pounds of mall
dally the full length of the average mall
haul Is $04.77 , while the cost for hauling
'
the same weight of passengers tlu nnn'
distance would , nt the bwest computation
passenger rate , bo but $207 ; or at first-
class freight rate be $1 3G , or at the slxth-
class freight rate only 45 cents. The above
lepresents the rates for the lightest mall
routes , but , jumping to the opposite ex-
treme nnd taking the heaviest mall route ,
which Is approximately 300.000 pounds dally ,
It will be found that the rate fixed by the
government for hauling this weight the
full distance of the average mall haul (813 (
miles ) would be $7,317 , while a similar j
weight of passengers carried the same dls-
tanco would be , at the lowest computation
rate- . $3,121.02 , or at first-class freight rates
be $2,048.76 , or at the sixth-class freight
rates , S6S2.92
Mr. Acker contended that every argument
advanced In support of the present rate
of railway mall pay has upon close analy
sis , only strengthened the oppcslte view ,
and , while now arguments will In all prob-
abllty bo submitted by the railroad inter
ests which , on the surface , may s-em very
plausible , there Is little , d-ubt but tint the ,
Inherent character of the facts themselves |
will , when caiefully scrutinized , alsi conI I
vert these new arguments Into fuller and
stronger testimony for the opposite slJe. ,
One cent letter postage , wM"h means t'-n
saving of a dollar a jear to those who write
only two letters a week , and a chcao pir-
cel post system , which means a convenience
to every family In the countiy nnd a greit
stimulus to our commercial Industries , are
the two practical objects which warrant
such an exhaustive tieatlse of the question
of railway mail pay , and It Is Mr Acker's
bope , when the situation Is clearly and
fully comprehended , the railroad Int-rosts
will join hands with the commercial In
terests In securing these Important postal
advantages.
FOUR BOYS A'S ' HIGHWAYMEN
Call ) ? of I'rcrovliMiM .IlM cnllcN I'luy
tin- Hole it ! "Tom
Fair In/ '
Three small bojs were arraigned In police
court Thursday afternoon on n charge of
holding up Paul Beam , aged 10 years , on
the night of January G , nnd robbing him of
30 cents. The case was continued until 2
o'clock Saturday afternoon.
The bojo accused of the holdup arc Frank
and Ira Johnson , aged 13 and 16 respectively ,
and Virgil Smith , 13 jears old. They were
released under $000 bonds each , the mothers
of the lads , who were with them In court ,
being accepted as surety. The police mo
IcoUlng for n fouitli boy , Ed Staggcrman ,
who is supposed to bo Implicated in the rob
bery.
The victim of the holdup , accompanied by
his father and mother , appeared in court to
testify against his assailants. He tells this
story :
"I live at 1922 South Twentieth street. A
little before fi o'clock on the evening rf Jan
uary G 1 was on my way to HIP store to
make some purchases. I had 30 cents in my
pocket. It was getting daik. Just as I got
under the U. & M railroad bridge on Twen
tieth street four boys jumped out from be-
hld a pier and ( stood in front of me. One
of them told me to hold up my hands. Then
two of them the two Johnson b3js grabbed
my arms nnd held me , while the other two
boys went through my pockets. The two
boys who searched mo are I'd Stnggcrman
and Virgil Smith I know them all , be
cause they live tics ? to me.
"They took even thing out of my pockets ,
but afterward gave mo back everything ex
cept the 30 cent' They kept that. "
The boys namid Smith and Staggerman
are now under $ COO bonds each for a similar
offense alleged to have been committed the I I
Eamo nlEht , the victims being Hazel Knodoll |
and Treddle Van Tocld. Nothing of valun I ,
was taken In the Kiiodell-Vnu Todd holdup.
The district court will be- asked to Issue an
order committing Smith nnd Staggerman to
the reform school and similar action may ha
taken In the case of the two Jnlnnon boys. I
.
nit Idem ! on lloNtoii nun Mniitiinn. j I
BOSTON , Jan. I1Tln > dlroctripH of ilia
Boston and M. ntaiia Mining1 company ted iv
declared a. rouuliit quarterly dividend of $ >
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wnv n u WAS Tinnti :
Mr. Ooodfcllott What vs your occupation'
Convict I was a shorthand reporter
Mr GoodfelloM And what were you arrested for ?
Convict Taking notes In a bank.
HAND OF AVENGING FATE
Seen in the Mental Breakdown of a Noted
Wyoming Suspect.
RECOILClI Ni OF A W S' UN TRAGEDY
IIfe mill Dentil of llnlterl Itn ) Itnin-
Illiiii nml the UllBlit Hint llni
r lr i on Hie Mnn Snu-
of KlllhiR Ulm ,
A press dispatch from Cheyenne. Wyo. ,
announcing , that "John I ) . Sargent of New
York , who wan suspected of the murder of
Robert Hay Hamilton , a wealthy young New-
Yorker , and who now stands charged with
the : murder rf his wife In Jackson In Mnrch
1SS7 , has been released from custedy owing
to bis mental condition , " occasions a re
view of that mystetlous tragedy by the Now
Ynik Herald The Herald sees In the melitll
breakdown : of Sargent the finger of avenging
fate , nlthough nothing stronger than sus-
plcltn ot the crime has attached to Sargent.
The ' tragical life of Robert Hay Hamilton
nnd i Us still more tragical sequel nre thus
recalled ; by the Hcrnld.
"To few Is given such n seemingly happy
lot ; ns wns this young New Yorker's.
"Born to a comfortnble estate , of n distin
guish . d linens , his talents recognlrcd by
his ; fellow men , he fell the prcj of designing
vvomcti.
"Ho wns lureJ Into marriage by n cnost un
natural ; plot , the proud name of Hamilton
was dragged through the mire nnd ho saw
his ] wife a convict.
"Treed from the galling chains of mar
riage ] by the courts ho lied from the sight of
men < , far out Into the wilds of Wjomlng.
rinding ; only bltteniess In life he announced
his ] Intention of there passing nil his days.
llnnilMoii'N Slrimuc Uentli ,
"But even there the evil spirits thnt had
been his bane sought him out nnd slew him.
Ho ' came to an untimely end In fording a
shallow ! stream.
"John 1) . Sargent , his friend and partner ,
wrote to his people that he died by accident , j
The story was accepted for a time.
"Ills will was offered for probate' . Bitter |
conte-sts ( In the courts resulted. The old
scandal ! was revived.
Then came rtimois that his death was not
nn accident. Sargent claimed the ranch
where they had lived as his. Suspicion fell
upon him and In Wyoming the accusation
was made that be had slain Hamilton In or
der to seize his property.
Threats of lynching were made , but noth
ing came of them till , In the midst of A
Wyoming winter , the story came that Sar
gent's wife wns dying on the ranch , |
A rescue party rode for mllcts through the I
storm and snow. They found the woman
bruised and broken. Her husband lied to
escape , their wrath. The woman died , but
gossip , had It that before death came she had
told , of the evil deeds her husband had doiio
to her nnd months before to Hamilton
Sargent returned to his old home In thb '
cast , , bringing his children with him. Ho
put on a bold front. He denied the rumors
that connected him with Hamilton's death.
He declared his wife's Injuries were acci
dental , Cue to a fall from her horse.
.Snrwenl'M ArreNt.
But the rumors would not down. Driven
to it , he returned to Wyoming with the
avowed purpose of bringing suit for defn-
matlon of character against his accusers.
No sooner had he ai rived In Wyoming last
fall than he was seized on a charge of mur
der in the first degree for having caused
the death of his wife.
Ho was cast Into jail to await trial next i
April , Ho stoutly maintained his Innocence. |
Ho declared himself the victim of a plot or j
powerful enemies. Brooding over his troub
les affected his mind and , fearing that hfc I
would become hopelessly Insane the nuthor-
(
Itles a few days ago set him free from coni i
finement. He Is still under indictment , but
the authorities say they have no fear of his
taking flight while Ills condition remains as j
It Is nov. . ;
Such nrc a few of the evils that hnve come
moro or less Indirectly from the marriage ot
Robert Ray Hamilton to UvnnEclIno C.
Stcele , on January 7 , 1S89.
Hamilton was then 38 years old. Ho was
a son of General Schuyler Hamilton , of the
stojk of Alexander Hamilton , who fell In >
the duel with Aaron Burr. Kducated to the
law , Hamilton quickly made a name for
hlnwelf nnd , elected to the assembly , had
distinguished himself there. | I '
Some time In 1SS5 ho met Kva Mann , or , to i
1
use the name on her marriage certificate ,
I3vanKellno L. Steclc. She was a woman ot
slender build , of well-rounded form , not
surpassingly beautiful , but still charmlns
'
enough to bind Hamilton to her for the next
five years. As was afterword learned , she
was at the time the wife of Joshua Mann , al
though when Hamilton met her she wns llv- ,
Ing In a house on West Forty-third street.
Pro Well IMneUtMl.
For the next four years after their meet
ing Hamilton was completely under her
spell. Ho lavished gifts uppn her. He sent
her to Europe. The rich prey was well
plucked.
No one knows better than women of the
nva Mann typo the Inconsistency of men
She was not satisfied , despite Hamilton's
liberal gifts to her A new chapter In the
tragedy opened. Knter "Mother Swlnton , "
"Mother Swlnton" came from Baltimore ,
Her first husband , Dr. Kyrle , had lived only
a year or two , and soon after his death she
married Mann , the father of Joshua Mann.
Her second husband soon followed the first
to the grave , and In 18GO she had become the
wife of I'rof. F. J , Swlnton , connected with
the New York Geological survey. Swlnton
lived until 1878. After his death the woman
thrice widowed nupportcd herself , sometimes
as u dressmaker , sometimes as n house
keeper.
Her son , Joshua Minn , had llttlo to dls- |
tlngulsh him when ho first came Into notoriety -
riety , unless , perhaps , hln craving for liquor ,
but neverthcleHS ho had become the husband
of the woman who afterward charmed Rob
ert Ray Hamilton.
When the relations between Hamilton and
Kvix Mann had continued for four years thn
plot was conceived that n few months later
resulted In the arrest of "Mother Swlnton" .
'
nnd "Josh" Mann. The ostensible charge
against them wns the grand larceny of $500 I
from Robert Ray Hamilton. '
IP December , 1888 , statements were mndo
to Hamilton In regard to Kva Mann that led
him to pay J.100 nml n few days Inter on '
January 7 , 18SO led him Into having n j
marriage ceremony performed. j
illl KUllKT ill llllllleN.
Of the Ingenious juggling of llvo nnd dcnd
bnlilea that followed many deal ! ! were told
later In the courts , hut the outcome of it all
was that n child wns christened Beatilco I
May Hamilton. j
The > crisis came soon afterward. Hamilton i
did nrt find the role of hutband , particularly
the husband of Kva Mann , n congenial one. j
Violent quarrels followed. In AugUFt , 18SO , |
the ) had practically decided on n separation. !
'
Hamilton agreed to glvo the woman $ ' ,000.
She demanded $0,000. A violent quarrel followed -
lowed In their homo at May's Landing , i
N J.
Mm. Donnelly , employed ns a nurse , wan
called In nva Mann was In a rage. Hhe
had torn her husband's clothing nearly off ,
she had hurled a whisky bottle at his head ,
bho called the nurse names Mra Donnelly
resented It Kvn Mann picked up n hunting
knlfo of her husband nnd stabbed th ? nurse
It was thought for a time oho might die.
For this Mrs Robert Ray Hamilton , other
wise Eva Mann , was sentenced to two years'
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If your office force is large there are two considerations that
will recommend Ivory Soap to you. It is quick in action , saving
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Send the office boy for some nnd try it.
ia IV THE pnooun OIMIU oo CINCINNATI
Imprisonment In the Trenton penitentiary.
Her ] husband , driven to despair nnd gaining
nn Insight Into her true character , sought thu
nld , of Inspector Byrnes , nt that time the
head ] of New York's detective burcnu ,
1'loKliiKT ( In * MnrrliiKe.
The plot to lure Hamilton Into a marriage
wns quickly uncovered. "Mother Swlnton"
nnd ' her son. "Josh" Mann , were nrrctted
and ' Indicted. Hamilton went on the stand
and , rather ngnlust his will , told how he had
been entrapped.
After the conviction of nva Mann he suc
ceeded In having the mnrilage annulled , but
gained ! possession of the child and saw that
she was well provided for. The pioccedlngo
against "Mother Swlnton" nnd her son wore
|
dropped.
Hnmllton went west. Ho had a ranch
,
Mnrymerc In Jackson's Hole , ncnr the bor
der , between Wyoming nnd Idnho , just south
of the Yellowstone National park. Ho went
to lavish expense In fitting up the stone
rand1'o'ieo on the shore ot Jackson hike
and there he spent his time hunting.
John D. Sargent nnd his wife nud family
.
lived on the ranch with him. Appniently
they were on the best nf terms.
On August 23 , 1890 , Hamilton went on a
hunting trip. Ho was expected back the
same evening. He did not return , nnd In a
few days a search was begun On Septem
ber 2 his body was found In the Snuko river.
AVns It Mnrecrf !
Wns It suicide , nccident or murder ? Thn
coroner's jury nftcr examining many wit
nesses declared that Hamilton met acci
dental death. Residents of Jackson's Hole
did not hesitate to say It wns murder.
Snrgent put In n claim for Mnrymere and
Hamilton's relatives let him have It with
out contest. Kva Mann rcfusel to believe
that Hamilton was dead , and later there
wore reported that ho was seen olive In vari
ous parts of the world , but the com Is of
New Jersey , In 1S91 , declared him dcnd and
ordered his estate settled up according to
his will , one of the bequests of which was n
handsome sum for a drinking fountain in
New Yoik City ,
Eva Mann contested the settlement of
the estate at various times. Once she com
promised for $10,000. Suit was brought Iu
the name of the child. Finally n settlement
was reached.
But the evil spirits were not yet content.
The snd story and sad fate of Hamilton Is
recalled every few months In some minnnr.
Now It Is the arrest of "Josh" Mann f r
Intoxication , now some escapade of Eva
Mann , now the death of Mrs. Sargent nnd
the arrest of her husband.
Who can say when the end will be , when
the malice of .the evil spirits that drove
Hamilton to his death will be satisfied ?
Tlu > < ! oulil HOJM' SrlioulltiK.
It must have struck you us rather odd ,
relates the New York Press , that the four
Gould boyn are not graduates of any uni
versity. George , now 3C years old , attended
private schools and had private tutors. His
father early set him to work In his office
and paid him $ . " ,000,000 to leain the railroad
bimlnesH. Hdvvln , just entering his 3oth
yenr , was a member of the class of 188S ,
Columbia university , but did not wait to bo
giaduatod. He , llko his elder brother , net
out for a business experlenco before ho
got out of his teens. Hin ambition was to
bccomo a successful controller nnd director
of monster enterprises , and for oo young n
man ho has handled porno mammoths.
Howard had llttlo schooling. His chief
venture was the purchase of
Johnnie Mllholland'H pneumatic mall synUin ,
called the. Tubular Dispatch company , capital
$2,100,000. Otherwise ho Is devoting his
entire life to yachting. Frank , the youngest ,
Is a breeder ot giant St Bernards , thinking
nothing of paying $10,000 for .a fancy dog.
He Is prime mover In the. Federal Trust
company , capital $1,000.000 , surplus $500-
000 , which watt organize * ! on November
20 last , and will do nualnnss In the new
building at Wall and New streets. Gcorgrt ,
Hdwln and Howard are Incorporated , and
numerous allied Gould Interests nre rep
resented. Howard IB nbout 30 years old
nnd Frank \a \ Just of age.
lie Took Ilnrk 1U Sent.
A womnu got In nnd a polite man rofln
to give her his scat , raising his hnl nnd
nsUing her If she would not sit down The
woman plumped herself down In the va
cant seat without a word of thauko , re
ports the Brooklyn Times , and 1 saw the
color flush un In the young man's cheeks.
In a minute he hastily looked over the
books which be cairlcd under his arm and
then , fipeaking to the woman to whom ho
had given his neat , ho said
" 1 bog your pardon , but I think I left
my pocketbook on that seat "
The woman rose to let him see and ho
quietly slipped Into the seat himself , sayIng -
Ing "Thank you , " nnd Immediately bury
ing his nose In a big geometry.
lli-niliiL-Ky In ( lie IllKlior Circle * .
Chicago Tribune : " 1 have been told , '
remarked the professor , "that you meet
occasionally with the Liars' club. What
I Is it ? "
j "It Is an organization of mon of highest
political standing who meet now and then
nit-rely to have a. good tlmo and exchange
.yarns , " replied the doctor.
I "Sort of llarnrchy. is It ? "
( tiic Mnii'N Ol > CTMltloil.
Chicago News' Miles-- ! read In n medi
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j the effect thnt people who sleep with their
mouths cloEed live longest. Do you bellevo
ill ?
| Giles I don't Bee why they shouldn't. It
Is a well known fact that people who keep
tl-elr mouths cloned while awake escnpo a
choice lot of trouble.
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