THE OMAT1A DAILY I3E : Fill DAY. JANTAHV 2i. ( 1)00. ! )
THE FIELD OF ELECTRICITY
Municipal Ownership of Electric Lighting
Tested at Jackfonville , Fla ,
DETAILS OF A PROFITABLE INVESTMENT
Proponed tint eminent Seluiol for
Trnliilnir UDrrnlorn of AVIrdrx *
'relenrniih > I'roKreni In
Other l.lnc * . .
Jacksonville , Kla. . furntehes a modri ex
ample ot municipal management of electric
lighting , both lor street and commercial
u f. Karly In 1893 the city decided to build
and operat/j an electric light plant and dls-
petiao with gas. SUCCHM marked Its man
agement ofaur works In previous years
and llko succcs-s was anticipated with elec
tric lighting. Results amply Justify the con-
Jldoncowith which the undertaking was
begun.
The city , prior to establishment of the
present plant , was paying each year $8,000
for lighting KB streets with gas. Now , out
of the profits of the sale of electricity at 7
crnts per kilowatt It Is paying nil expenses
o ( operating the plant. Including mainte
nance of plant and circuits ; It Is lighting Its
streets and public buildings. Jails , fire sta
tions , armories and all hospitals and char-
liublo Institutions , Is constantly extending
Its commercial and Htrcct lines. Is la > lng
aside a considerable sum for a sinking fund
and Is paying interest on the entire Invest-
tm nt at the rate of 5 per cent per annum.
The capacity of the plant , aside from that
required for city lighting , which has always
been maclo the first consideration , was taken
up by private consumers as raplilly as the
installations could be made and In 1S9S an
enlargement was considered and was or-
dired by the authority of the city council ,
which made a grant of $45,000 for the pur-
pos-e. This grant was practically In the
form of a loan by the city against the re
ceipts from the operation of the plant.
The Increase In the capacity was fully 100
per cent anil the smaller cost of the addi
tions , as compared with the original ex
pense , was made possible by the fact that
the surplus of steam power and of buildings
incorporated In the original plant made It
unnecessary to add materially to these.
AVIth the increaiK ! the problem of furnishing
power as well an light was considered and
that Is now a feature of the municipal
plant.
The completed and enlarged plant was
put Into operation about seven months ago ;
the first three months of this time was
largely occupied In extending commercial
lines , on which the Income of tbo plant de
pends. The last four months can. therefore ,
be taken to show the financial operation of
the plant and to demonstrate Its possibilities
as a successful municipal Investment. It
must bo said that during the summer months
the consumption of electricity Is much less
than In the winter and the statistics given
are gathered from operation during the
quietest part of the year.
Did nnil MMV lUitri.
When the original plant was established
the charge made by the private companies
was 2S cents per kilowatt. The city plant
was put into operation with a charge of 7
cents per kilowatt , making the new rate ex
actly one-quarter of the old. The charge
for ? as had been $3 per 1.000 feet.
On this basis the charge for 2,000 kilo
power arc lamps , in UFO all night , per month
was made $7 50 , against $13 by the old rates ,
and arc lamps burned till midnight were
charged at the rate of $6.00 , against $13 ,
old rate. The old companies were forced to
meet the rates established by the city and
the price of gas was forced down to $1.50
per 1.000 feet.
The charge for Incandescent lamps for
Illuminating private dwellings was fixed at
30 cents per month per lamp , while In bupl-
netfo place * , the rate for the same service
was made 73 cents per lamp. In places
iv here twenty-five or more Incandescent
lamps were used on a single Installation
the lights were put on the meter system and
the charge was at the rate of 7 cents per
kilowatt.
It has allowed the use of the improved
Extern of lighting by poorer families , who
formerly used kerooene. The reduction in
the number of fires from explosions of oil
lamps , on account of the wide introduction
of electricity has been great. There has
been effected a saving to the people from
the former cost of lighting , when the amount
used is considered , of 73 per cent , although
11 Is admitted that If the original prices hail
been maintained the consumption of elec
tricity would not be what it is.
A report of receipts and disbursements
for four months or last > ear gives the fol
lowing figures. Total earnings , $21,789.S'J ;
cost of operation , $12,679.73 : Interest on In
vestment , $2,500 : allowance for depreciation ,
$2,000 ; total , $17,17U 73 ; net profit for four
months' , $4,010.1-1.
School of Telejrr'iplij.
The Navy department Is making arrange
ments to establish a bchool of Instruction ,
nt which officers and enlisted men shall tc
f taught the method of operating the system ol
wirokes telegraphy. Hear Admiral R. B.
IJradford , chief of the naval bureau o !
equipment , who has charge of all matters
relating to signaling , would prefer thai
the service adopt the Marconi Eystrim. bul
this action cannot be taken without an ap
propriation from congress.
The department has found that It will be
lniKHsihle | to purchase Marconi Instruments
relates the New York Herald. The com
pany which has the right to sell the Instru
ments has Informed Rear Admiral Bradford
in response to his Inquiry , that for twcntj
beta of instruments tbo go\ eminent wll
huvo to pay $10,000 cash and J10.000 foi
the ute of the Instruments during the firm
5 ar. This sum will aluo have to be paid
for the instruments for ovary succeedlnt
ytai they are In use This price seems
exorbitant to tbo officials , but they say thai
Signer Marconi la the only Inventor who ha *
gotten practical renultb from his ln > entlot
niul If the department enters into a contract -
tract with the company it will be guarantees
the right to all.Improvements that he maj
ivaKo.
The school , when established , will bo li
charge of Lieutenant J. U. Wish. There wll
be six officers and twelve enlisted men it
the first class and they will bo taught tc
rwd the Morse alphabet and to operate thi
istem. H Is expected that two there * U
tlons will bo established and a naval tui
attached to the school. When a sufllclen
number of officers and men ha\e beei
trained and thoroughly understand the sys
tern , it Is proposed to install instrument !
on board the \arlous men-of-war In servlzi
and fleet maneuvers wll ) be conducted I :
ictcrdanrn with Instruction * sent by them
The value of wireless telegraphy for nava
pi'rpcsea Is appreciated in fJreat Urltaii
iml continental Curope. Great Britain ha ;
idoptcd the Bittern for her raw and Ger
I'O 3 = 3. X J&-
J&ars Bwjsl
B..Mtho
f
ti aiiv and France have rtrtcrmlnrd to follow
her ftarrplo
Thrre is only one feature of the * jnem
to which exception \i \ tafcen by naval
offlcera and A determined effort will be
trade to correct It Thl consists of an Ina
bility of receivers to print Intelligent iota-
tages when two or more trsntrnlUers within
range are simultaneously trading. Defore
the trials ojjurred Signer Marconi delarM
tbat he could prevent such interference , but
bo never explained how or made any at
tempt to show that this could bo done.
While this IB Important , naval officers say
It does not by any means destroy the value
of the gjfllem for naval purpose * . It will
necessarily prevent any attempt on the part
of several vensels to communicate at the
same time with the flagship , but , as courtesy
to seniors and obedience to orders are rc
quired of every subordinate. It will be pos
sible for the commander-ln-chlcf to regu
late the Invisible conversation in bis com
mend.
In order that each letter of a meago
way bo given a proper Impulse. It has been
necessary to limit the rapidity of sending
and the best rate of transmission of skilled
operators is fixed at twelve words per min
ute. By the use of a system of code words ,
however , such as are now used to cipher
messages and In signal systems. It will be
possible for a commander-ln-chlef to
promptly communicate his orders to his
subordinates.
lion iieetrlcl > 1CIIU.
Although with the Increasing use of elec
tricity for power , lighting and chemical
purposes , the world frees Increased precau
tions against accident , there are occasional
exception * to the general rule of safety ,
and the question how a powerful electric
current acts on a human being Is there
fore a matter of vital Interest.
Dr. R. II. Cunningham , who tns given
this subject a good deal of study within the
last five years , recounts In the Electrical
World experiments which he has made on
some of the lower animals. These testa
lead him to believe that the first and most
immediate effect of a powerful shock Is to
interrupt the heart beat. It does so by Im
pairing the automatic tendency of the mus
cles to contract rhythmically and in unison.
An effe"t known to physiologists is "flbrll-
. latlon" is produced. That Is to say , the
! separate fibers of muscle that should act
together fail to harmonize , and thus neu
tralize one another. One re.sult of this
quasi-paralysls is that the cells at the chief
nervous centers , where sense and will re
side , lose the nourishment which the blood
supplies and on which they rely for life.
Thus robbed , they rapidly die. Further-
mor . the electric current often checks res
piration. If the volume is small and the
potential ( or electric pressure ) light , tills
effect Is only faintly observed. But stronger
currents , especially if prolonged , Interrupt
breathing more positively , and thus lead
to asphyxia Convulsions are frequently
an attendant symptom. The revival of an
animal that had seemingly been killed was
offc-ctod by Dr. Cunningham In the following
manner1 He aimed to restore the activity of
the heart by two agencies ; he injected into
the arteries what Ls called "deflbrlnated"
blood and at the same time gently stimu
lated the organ with electricity. So much
laboratory preparation would be required to
repeat this procedure In the case of a man
that it could hardly be employed effectively
In cases of pure accident , unless the neces
sary means were close at hand , in cons ° -
quence of unusual forethought. It Is doubt
ful whether central light or power station
will ever be cquloped with these facilities
for restoring Injured men. and It would
probably take too long to carry one who
had received an apparently fatal dose of
electricity to the nearest doctor.
y .safety De\lco.
Mgr. Angela Fiorinl. the bishop of Poii-
trcmoli. belonging to the order of Capu-
chlrf , has announced an Invention for pre-
ventlng'rallroad ' accidents. Th Idea of the
apparatus Is based upon an electrical con
nection applied to the engine , which acts
automatically , so that the engineer at the
distance ef a kilometer is enabled to either
sce > or hear a train approaching on the
same track and also knows how far a
train ahead or behind him may be. There
Is also a stopping or switching device
which announces whenever there is an ob
struction , a wrong switch or a loose piece
of traek. Ccmmendator Tedesco , the Inspector
specter general of railways in Italy , and
also the civil engineer , Mooacelll. have pro
nounced the invention successful , and Min
ister of the Interior Lacava is examining
the device with a view to making experi
ments soon. Mgr. Fiorinl Is a well-known
scientist wto has devoted much time to
studies of natural physics.
Telephone Drill.
Through purchase of a "majority of stok
of both companies , the Michigan Telephone
company has close.l a deal for control of the
two independent romppnles In this part of
Michigan , namely , the Detroit Telephone
company and the New State Telephone
companv. The Michigan Telephone com
pany , which has thus gained control of what
was formerly its exclusive field , Is one ot
the factcrs of the Erie Telegraph and Tele
phone company coris-'lldal'on. ' ' In addition
to three Michigan companies mentioned , the
Erie sjstem controls the Cleveland Tele
phone company. Northwestern Telephone
Exchange c mpany. Southwestern Telegraph
and Telephone Cvinpany and the Wisconsin
Telephone comruny.
The two companies consolidated with the
Krie system v ere pioneers In the Inde-
perdent telephomi movement ar.d were con
sidered the leaders. Their transmitting up-
pl'ances ' are distinct from those of the Bell
fcvstem Said President Gllddcn' "Tho
independent telephone people nf the
country have acknowledged these two
crmpanley as the foundation of The inde
pendent movement In the United States. The
close of these- negotiations we believe to
be the beginning of the end of the Indo-
pet.dent telephone movement " Mr. Gllddcn
Intimated that thcro would bo further con
solidations.
The Krie Telephone system Is now , the
largest In America , and with one exception.
Great Britain , the largest In the world. It
coi.trols the comnanlre operating under the
Hell patents in North Dakota. South Da
kota , Minnesota. Wisconsin , Michigan. Ar
kansas , Texas and in Cleveland , O. The
combined capital of Its companies Is $22-
000.000.
. \noi-fr l'o
In a rticont paper rwid before tha Philo
sophical society ot Glasgow , an experiment
tat.letcrlUM In which a light of several
hu dred candle power was obta.ncd with
( ? than one watt per candle ( the ordinary
KiIiFon Inc-ancltHbJcnt lamp require ? * 3.5 watta
per caudle ) and at a very high pressure ,
t.fCo volts. The light wag obtained from
cattode rajs , which are the bombardment
o. the highly attenuated particles of matte :
In a highly exhausted tube. These rays
were concentrated at one point , setting up
thire an extremely high temperature , com
parable with that of the ole-vtric are. lly
uelng a. disk of thorla. one of the cmlsiivt !
kubetanccz used in Wclsbach mantles , the
high temperature attained gave a hlghlj
cflicleiu light.
Cure Your Colil Willie You ( 'tin ,
la It not better to cure your cold while
KU can. In Its inclpiency , rather than take
the chanceg of Us resulting in pneumonia ,
catarrh or consumption , all of which dls-
cases begin with a cold and may be pre
vented by curing every cold at the start' '
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy U famous for
Hi cures of bad raids over a large part
of the civilized world and ran alwa > s be
depended upju. U is pleasant and safe tc
take , too.
GENERAL STANTON'S FUNERAL
Appropriate Ceremooiej Over the Remains
of the "fighting Paymister "
BURIAL IN ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMLTERY
HIM * . .Miielui ; nnil Mnmi Co ml net tlir
erv leei nt the Mnntoii lte < < lileiicc
oil We t llnrne ) .street ship
ment of the Iti-iiiiiliiK.
l-'uneral services over the remains of the
late f3 on era I ThnJileus H. Stanton wtro hell
at the Stanton home , 8200 Harney street , yes
terday morning , and on the cnstbound Bur
lington train last evening the body was
shipped to Washington city , where Interment
will take place. Mrs. Stanton and her
daughters and a few friends of the family
accompany the remains to Washington.
The funeral services were conducted by
Rev. T. J. Mackay. rector of All SalnU'
Episcopal church , and Itev N. M. Mann ,
pastor of Unity church. Uev. Mackay real
the episcopalian funerai ritual and Hev.
Mann made a brief talk. In which he spoke
of th ° many good traits of the deceased war
rior. At the clceo of the -service the Lord's
prayer was repeated , those who stood near
the bier Joining with the ministers in the
prayer.
Rev. Mann said he had known General
Stanton for several years and that ho had
learned to admire 'him on account ot noble
characteristics. He related an incident of
how General Stanton had once Interested
himself on behalf of a stranger who died In
Oa.aha without friends. "He came to mete
to get me to olficlate at the funeral , " said
the speaker , "and from the action of Gen
eral Stanton In seeing that the poor wan
derer had Christian burial I was impressed
with his kindliness ot heart. "
Then the speaker went on to say that
General Stanton's mental power was far
above the average. "I believe , " said Rev.
Mann , "that he had perhaps the most val
uable private library to be found anywhere
In the city of Omaha. It was a wonder tome
mo how a man so engrossed with other
affairs could find time to read books as Gen
eral Stanton did. Ho could quote poetry
fluently and his line of reading was always
limited to standard works. This goes to
show the nature ot the man. Books were
his associates. "
The services were simple and there was
no attempt at display. A detail of three
noncommissioned officers and two privates
were on duty at the house as a guard of
honor.
Hoiiornrt IMSlhenrci-N.
The honorary pallbearers who went from
the Stanton residence to the depot were :
General Charles F. Manderson , Major
John B. Furay , Captain FV B. Lawrence ,
Colonel S. S. Curtis. Captain H. E. Palmer
and Lieutenant John Grant. A detail cf
soldiers from the local post acted as active
pallbearers. The Loyal Legion was an et.-
cort.
cort.The
The honorary pallbearers , prominent army
officers of the Department of the Missouri
and a representative assemblage of Omaha
citizens were at the home in the morning for
the funeral service. The housc was crowded ,
tut by means of folding doors connecting
rooms were opened so that nearly , every
one present had opportunity to hear the
service , and nt the close an opportunity was
offered for all who desired to take a last
view of the deceased warrior's face.
Whllo the four weeks of sickness some
what emaciated tbe once ruddy face of
General Stanton , the most prccnlnent fea
tures of his countenance were preserved tea
a remarkable extent.
The coffin stood in the front parlor. It
was w rapped in a large American flag. At
the head of th coffin was the emblem of the
Loyal Legion , woven out of red , white and
blue flowers.U either end thre ? rifles
were stacked. Two privates stood guard
over the body. FloAers were scattered In
profufalon on top of the coffin , underneath
it on the floor , everywhere In fact. A sil
ver plate on the lid ot the coffin bore this
inscription : "General T. H. Stanton. "
Members of the family kneeled during the
funeral service , and by coincidence they
were directly underneath a splendid picture
of the general , which hung upon the wall.
H was a portrait taken several years ago ,
show-jng the deceased as a dashing officer.
The remains will be interred in military
uniform denoting the rank of brigadier
general.
seeiie at the Depot.
It was nearly noon when the funeral serv
ice at the residence was finished. The re
mains were continued In state In the parlor
of the Stanton home until shortly before 1
o'clock In the afternorn. when the members
of the family , the csort of honor and a
large crowd of friends representing both
civil and military life formed a proe-sslon
to the Burlington depot.
A detail of soldiers from Tort Croo'.i. a
representation of the Lojal Legion , numer
ous members of the Grand Army of the
Republic , officers connecte-d with the De
partment of the Missouri and scores ol
friends from all walks of life , Joined the
procession from the house to the depot ,
while many others went direct to the rail
way station The cortege arrived there
about twenty minutes before train time.
Preliminary arrangements had been looked
after to carefulby ! the attaches of the
station that there was no delay In giving
proper attention to the bo\ that was to carry
away frcm Omaha all that remained of Gen
eral Stanton. Friends assisted Mrs Stanton
iind nor daughters aboard the Pullman , the
caiket was tenderly lifted Into the baggage
cur and the train sped eastward.
The Stnntons will return from Washing
ton after tbe funeral and continue to reside -
side here.
COUNTY BOARD IS YIELDING
lilfN to Cheek UN 1'aee in Hie
.Matter < > T Court lloime H - -
I renehment.
The county commissioners decided yesterday -
terday that too much retrenchment Is not
A peed thing and the request of County
Clerk Ilavcrly that h be allowed to retain
the two clerks which the commissioners re
cently ordered discharged from tbe tax de
partment w-as granted.
Clerk Haverly demonstrated to tba board
that it was Impossible for him to properly
execute the duties of his office with a force
of smaller proportions t ian that with which
lie had been operating. Such a strong argu-
tr.uit was produced In favor of Mr. Haverly' :
pcaitlou that tbe popocratlo majority of the
county board vloldcd and the two men whc
vveie laid off * Immediately after tbe first ol
the jcar will be set back to work.
When the county board readjusted the
court bouse pay rcll the flr t of the year
they decided that Judge Vloaonhaler of the
county court had more help than he needed ,
si two clerks were ordered discharged. Judge
Ylnsonhaler filed protoel and > esterday
morning the commissioners decided In hU
favor. Tbe protest made bv Judge Ylnson-
baler brings to light the fact that there la
r. vast amount of unfinished record work In
the ofttce of the county judge which has been
accumulating for several yeara.
In reference to Judge Vlmmihaler'a plea
against diminishing hU force , Commtaslcuir
Hector said
"Since Judge Vins-onhaler has made thi
stutenuuts that are now oc Hie vlth thia
beard I am In favor of allowing him to re
tain his preu nt fon-e When I ailio aic.l
the Jt * < barge of iwo < ! rKs I was not UH..I
of the nronuni of work "hat bis beeu actu-
tuuldUt'K In the ofil e of the county judge
I supposed that Judge Vinsonhaler s prc4e-
, e i or hud brought all ihe r > coril up teat
< ; at '
The nnflnlshed work mentioned bv Jurto
Vlnsonhnlfr consl : i chiefly of prbv m i-
icrt. It Is ssld tht th * volume of bii'lness
In the county judge' * office wfci about 2 >
per cent greater In 1899 tbn In 1S9S nd
th t Indications point to still greater In
crease for the ypsr 1900.
The reelgnallc-n of James Dralltz as con
stable In South Omaha was read and ac
cepted. Two candidates were mentioned as
successor to the vacancy , J. J. Daly and A
W. Adams. A vote was taken , which re
sulted In the appointment of Daly
Several ta.xpaj.ers filed protests against as-
seesmenls and these were referral to the
usual channel.
The commissioners did not seem Inclined
to give any special attention to the petition
of lawyers asking for A new court house
which was filed Wednesday. The document
was called up and referred to the committee
on construction. There was no discussion.
Leaving Douglas county , the board
wandered over Into South Africa and de
clared Itself In favor of the Doers. This
came about through a resolution. Introduced
by Commissioner Hotor. The resolution
was somewhat lengthy and lu conclusion
expressed sympathy for the struggling
power.
MAKING WAR ON WAGONS
Orunnl/eil IlrMnnrant Interest * Ite-
ictil Kiieroiieliiiirnli of the
l.uncli Vrmlnr * .
The Restaurant Men's association , aldel
by the Welters' union , No 23 , and the Cen
tral tabor union. Is continuing with < -onsid-
crablo carnestnoss Its warfuro against lunch
wagcns. It is the desire of the organize !
Interests that they should bo protected as
taxpayers and tenants against persons who
enjoy their privileges without any corresponding
spending expense. Communications have
been sent to n largo number of well kno-\n
citizens soliciting support and enclosing n
number of questions. Responses to these
will bo used in urging the council to Increase
the license tax now Imposed on lunch ped
dlers. The queries are as follows :
1. Do you believe the lunch wagons n
they e\l t on our streets a benefit to our
city ?
2. Do you think it fair to restaurant keeper -
er , who pay large rents and tn\t > - < , that
the o wacons be nllcrwed to ? tand In front
of their door * ?
3. Would you favor a high license ordi
nance ar.tl iin onl'nunce which would com-
tel the health officers to Inspect tihelr gxiods
before they are placed for sale ?
4. Do you believe that If those people were
compelled to pay a big liien. e that they
would rent buildings and engage In a legiti
mate business ?
5. Do you believe in licencing people to en
gage In any business on our public streets
in optx > sitlort to those who pay taxes and
rents ?
tin * \Vroim ; Doetrlne.
OMAHA , Jan. 24. To the Editor of The
Bee : The Bee takes us to task for our edi
torial not sermon in last week's Church
and Home. When we wrote tbe article we
had no suspicion that it might possibly be
construed as the editor of The Bee has taken
it , namely , as condoning crime lu public
office. Our information led us to believe that
so far as Mr. Cowle was concerned the fight
against him was waged on the ground that
he was the leader of the majority forces on
the board , and. as Mr. Hay ward is the leader
of the minority , both men being Masons , we
called attention to the strange and , to ufc ,
unmasonic action of the former in em
ploying a skilled detective , who , under the
guite of friendship , betrayed a brother
Mason and announced his guilt to the world.
We did not question the right of any mem
ber of the board to ferret out wrong
doing among bis fellows. The only question
we raised was whether a Mason , bound by
ties of love and fealtj to a brother , could ,
consistently with his sworn obligations ,
plan to entrap such a "brother , in crime.
without duo xvnrnlng df his danger. It is n
qucsMon whether in a case of this kind the
obligation to a brother Is stronger than the
obligation to the public at large. We hold
to the former and if wo can be shown our
error will willingly retract what we have
-written.
The editor of The Bee cites as an example
the following case :
When a jK tnidster defclret. . to te > t the
honesty of a inspected employe It becomes
his duty to notify a special agent or gov
ernment rlptectlve. who o method Is to
I make Ihe test with decoy le ter.s contain
ing marked bank notes. Would It be the
duty of the postmaster , if ho belonged to
the "unio benevolent order , to warn the
su--pc-tt ? Would it not be criminal eol-
luslin If he were to do so ? The same
eoun o U pursued In the I'nlted States
revenue department , and in fnc-t in every
fUubllxhmeni whose olllcers and emploves
are liable to ffo wrong
We answer unhesitatingly. "Yes. It would
I be the duty of the postmaster , If he suepects
, an employe of dishonesty , to endeavor to
j.savo the man. If possible , from the consequences
quences of his crime by taking him aside
and warning him. Then , if he persists in
his evil course , he can conscientiously allow
I the law to take Its course.
! Wo are well aware of the sad fact that thl.s
I is not the ethics of the business world of
today , but are we to lower our standard of
' the ethics of humanity , of Masonry , of
i Christianity ! and t < ay to this -selfish business
j world around us : "Thou hast conquered ? "
; I shall not quote from the new testament ,
: nor shall I cite tbe case where One who
I might have Eat as judge , jet not do so , but
j said : "Go and sin no more. " I would as'c
I my reader to recall that wonderfully beau
tiful scene In "Les MUerables , " when the
good bishop , turning to the i > oor wretch , who
had stolen his candlesticks , after ho had
I dlsmlrued the policeman who had arrested
him , uttered tbe words which turned that
man's life from evil to good : "Jean Valjean ,
| my brother , you no longer belong to evil ,
' but to good. I withdraw your soul frcm
bind ; thoughts and the spirit of perdition
j ' and give it to God. "
So the question assumes thin phnse In
ibe writer' * eyes : Shall the good of the
criminal , shall not bis Interest bo taken Into
consideration as well as tbo interest of the
public ? I answer "Ve5. " the editor of The
Bee says "No. "
vVo contend that if Masonry means any
thing U means that the ethics taught and
professed la the ledge room shall bo car
ried out Into the life of the business world
to leaven and sweeten It , and not bo csn-
fSncd to tbo tpot where "men meet on the
I level and part on the square. " Pajs Brother
! Albert Pike in " .Morals and Dogma. " "In
jour Interccurse with others there are two
kinds of injustice : Tbe first , of those who
offer an Injury , the second , of thsze who
have it in their power to avert an Injury
from those to whom It is offered , and jet
do It not. " And so we aUo aay. To allow a
man to sin if In cur power to prevent li
unchristian and unmasonic To tempt a man
to sin ! s devlllsb. T J. MACKAY.
. Rector All Saints' Church.
i Tlir CrnvliiK fur Silnuilunlii ,
i This question has lately attracted a great
deal cf attention from the medical profeselon
The use of stimulants seem * to be Incrcae-
irg. Thli clearly shows an exhausted con
dition of teh nerves end blood , which may b
remedied only by strengthening tbe stomach.
Hosteller's Ktrmarh Hitter * will do this for
vou. H brings , all the energy of a stimulant
with no injurious effectsit cures dyspepsia ,
constipation end ncrvousucgn.
Tiiir ortK tin *
I'HIUXDKU'HIA. Jan -Diamond *
valued at Ifi.C'iO were xtolen from the sife
In tlu > ollice of Joseph K. Duvtson A. Sou.
manufacturing jewelerc That the thief
wan lu | ioa t. i * ilO ] ) of the combination Is
evidenced by the fuel that there vvt-re no
mar1 un the * aft
Tbe modern and mo = t effective cure for
constipation and all liver trouoifs tbe fa
mous little pills known as DeWitt's Little
Early Risers.
, WAITING FOR EVIDENCE
i
Council as an Investigating ; Committee
Btfl'cU Upon Its Sins.
NO DERELICTIONS BROUGHT TO LIGHT
.Mrinlirrn Micut tinMitruliiK I'lnjliiu
I'riinU * mill lN < Mi lnu ; In it
l > cMillorVn > IHis .New
Ctlj Tin Ij )
The council m as an Investigating com
mittee yesterday to purge Hself of all de
filements which might be found to exist , No
charge * of corruption had been filed , the only
known cause for the council's introspection
being rumors for which no ono Is willing to
vouch. Killed with the prevailing zeal for
testing official integrity , however , the coun
cil went gravely about the task of weighing
Itself In the balance. The morning session
contlnuo.1 for two hours and sittings will be
held each morning from 10 to i : , until ac-
cubcrs either enter their complaints or for
ever hold their peace.
The committee was called to order and
Councilman Stuht was elected chairman. A
stenographer was employed and began his
duties. The chairman caused the following
rcrolution to be read :
That any person rlalmltur to
have anv knowledge recrardlnt : any Improper
tran notion pertnlnlne to fr-.iuil b > any
member of thin oounvll be. and hereby K
requf > < p < l to llle before thN committee writ
ten chars' * wiKrlfylng the Improper not or
ntc complained of and ubmlt a list of tha
witnesses bv whom it Is proposed to sustainer
or prove such chargvs.
Committee TiiUe * UN ine ,
The commltteemen then disposed them
selves In comfortable attitudes and awaited
the coming of the accuser. The sunlight
streamed Into the council chamber bringing
out thi blue-gray tints of the cigar smoke.
No m n appeared to Impeach the council's
on'clil ' honor. The tribunal , regularly or
ganized and equipped , was ready and com
petent to deal with all complaints ; all that
was lacking was an allegation.
Several members conferred In a corner as
: o the best method of making good the de
ficiency. After some discussion they pro
duced a set of charges against the chairman
which was read by the stenographer. It was
alleged that Stuht hai been eJecteJ from
the republican party and had be sn since con
sorting with prohibitionists and popullsU.
The accused cleared himself by giving ths
dimensions of the schooners in common use
on the south elde. He was then confronted
DJa more serious complaint brought by
Burkley , as a member of the Bald-Headed
club. Stuht was accused of tying his hair in
i bow knot at the crown of his head , cover-
ng up deficiencies which the club felt should
be exposed in the furtherance af a humble
and contrite spirit. ' Stuht's hypocritical
btyle of wearing his hair was notorious and
the accused stood dumb. Complaints of an
equally serious nature were preferred
against various members.
Let > In DixciiHNeil.
When the comedy had been played out the
councllmen entered informally Into the dls-
cuesion of the lfiOO tix levy. Bingham
moved in order to bring forth an expression
that the levy be fixed at 30 mills , including
the school apportionment. Mercer proposed
2r > mills and Mount 22. the latter estimate
excluding the school tax. The matter was
discussed In a cursory way without any re-
pult being arrived at. The major was re
quested to submit estimates of expense mad ?
by the heads of departments , but these have
only been completed In part. The committee
then stood adjourned until this morning.
MARK FAMOUS BATTLEFIELDS
I'lniiH lo > i > ( Mire Ai'eurncj In La nil-
innrUi. Talilfts and Monument
ment * .
A circular , issued by General H. V. Doyn-
ton , chairman , announces that "the Chleka-
mauga and Chattanooga Xational Park
commission , in order to secure the greatest
possible accuracy In its work , embracing
historical text on tablets and monuments ,
landmarks designating Una ; of battle and
important localities upon the seven battle
fields included in the park project , has se
lected Tuesday , Wednesday and Thursday ,
October U , 10 and 11 , 1BOO. for a general
Inspection of tbe work of the commission.
"As the substantial memorials erected ou
these fields will endure for centuries , all
veterans and the states which sent them
forth are interested In handing down a
correct history of the deedw of valor which
were there performed. As the history ol
every regiment and battery Is briefly set
forth either upon monuments erected by
the government or the states , or the tablets
prepared by the government. It will be seen
that every soldier in the contending armies
has a personal interest in correcting pos
sible errors , to the end that only truth may
be perpetuated In granite and bronze.
"For these reasons the commission desires
to secure tbe attendance of the various
parties In Interest , namely , the congress ,
which will be asked to appoint a committee
of examination ; the governors of all statct-
which had soldiers engaged in the battles ,
thro'ugh such officials as they may select :
the state monument commissions nhicb
have co-operated with the national com-
mUulcn in the establishment of the .park :
the veterans of the regimental and battery
organlzaticns engaged on cither side anil
the general and staff officers of the various
armies engaged.
"It is believed that the attendance o )
enough of each of tbe classes named can be
relied upon to render certain the detection
of any errors of moment in the monumental
inscriptions , or locations , or the general
historical tablets , and In the doslgnatlom
of the lines of battle. While the ranks ol
the veterans ot these fields .have sorrow fully
diminished , enough remain to Inspect and
Intelligently correct all errors , aud thus
aralat , before it becomes impossible to se
cure such general and united effort. In in-
euring historical accuracy In tbe restoration
of the notable fields cf Chlekamauga ,
Wauhatchle. Browns 'Kerry , Orchard Knob
Lookout Mountain , Missionary Hldge anil
Itlnggrld Gap , all of which are embrace. !
In the park project , and upon each of wbicli
the lines of battle have been established
and monuments and markers erected.
"At the tltno named there will be bctwccr
1,300 and l.ino tablets on these tlelda foi
Inspection , over half of which are the larg ;
historical plates , and 2S of which are the
htocric.il plates on monuments. There wll :
bo 611 locality tablets for verification , 3.V
regimental markers of fighting poslti-ns be-
sUea those occupied by the regiraenta
monuments , and ITS battery tablets , making
with fifty to be erected during the comlm
icsn--n , over 2,000 tablets for examination
besides several hundred battle positions o :
brigade lines. "
I'it-lie Vc-Ktel Axliurt * .
ST. JOHN'S. K. F . Jan. 26. News tun
just be-on recelve-d that u large unknovvr
vessel went ashore on ro\ Tall j > olnt It
Bay St. George on Wednesday. January 17
lit sparb were all gone and a lot. of wreck'
age was alongeldc , but It ehowod no slgm
of men or boats. A southeast gale on Sal'
urday drove the vessel off shore and the lei
prevented anybody getting near the wreck
"I am Indebted to One Minute Couzb Cur !
f-r my health and life. It cured we of luni
trouble following grippe. " Thousand ! oni
their lives to tbe prasipt action of this oevei
failing remedy. It cures coughs , coldi
croup , bronchitis , pneumonia , gnppe aac
throat and lung troubles. Its early use prevents -
vents consumption It U tbe on y
remedy that glvea Imuiedlste rshcf.
Successful grocers know full well
v That Ivory Soap is best to sell
Because 'tis best to use , and so
Their trade , well satisfied , will grow.
They cannot be induced to buy
The other soaps , which people "try
Just once" to find them wanting ; then
Insist on Ivory Soap again.
A WORD OF WARNING There rf man > hitf Mr < . each represented to b ? "Just >
tt the 'Ivory' : " Uiex ARE SOT. but like all counterfeits , lack the r u'l ' r .inj lenirlvitle quillUes ol
the eenuine. Ask for "Ivoo " Soar "J 'nlsl ' upon ceninc it.
COPYRIGHT 1891 BY THI PftOCTl * & GAUBlt CO CINCINNATI
WANTS TO SELL HIS HOME
Arthur M. Cowie , Besmirched School Board
Member , Cannot Stand the Altitude.
WALNUT HILL IS TOO H GH FOR HIM
a Picture of UN MIIIINIIM ! In n
plciioiiN I'liifo ami OltrrN to
, < ! II ( . < Clu-aii Mx'
UN to \ \ lint II M
Arthur M. Cowle , the head of the school
board combine , who is to stand trial for
I bribery at the next term of the district
j court , is offering for sale his > home at 431."i
j Seward htreet , in the Walnut Hill district.
1 There is much speculation as to the mean
ing cf this , and It has been Intimated that
Cowle may have other locations in view ,
provided his future location is not deter
mined by the courth.
i Cowie on Wednesday displayed a picture of
his residence in the window of his office ou
eighteenth street and attached thereto U a
placard which announces that the property
I may be purchased for J2.200. In court housa
circles It Is jestingly remarked that prsslbl/
the rarefied atmosphere of Omaha Is ton
I much for the school bsard man's sensitive
nerves , and that , ho Is desirous of getting
away from the altitude of Walnut Hill.
I That he Is exceedingly anxious to sell Is
j fhown by the fact that when ho first posted
a placard it was written ou a typewriter anl
was therefore not especially conspicuous
That didn't seem to attract prospective pur
chasers rapidly enough and he dre.v down
the typewritten announcement and bubsti-
tuted a sign something like tbo sale bills
which country editors print for farmers.
Prior to the school board expose and the
capture of Cowie in the net woven by De-
1 tective Ruckminster , nothing was heard of
i his desire to sell. In the circular which
he issued December 13 , announcing his can
didacy for the city council as a protege of the
un-Patrlotlc league , Cowie evinced great
loyalty to tbe end of town in which ho lives
] and gave no intimation whatever of his In
tention to dispose of his realty holdings
thore.
Cowle's premises are lots 10 and 11. In
block 1. cf Paunders & Helinbaugh's addi
tion to Walnut Hill. He bought the place
at sheriff's sale April 21 , 1S ! < 7. It was
originally platted and hold by the Omaha
I Real Estate and Trust company to Dav.'fi and
! Rachel Skalnakowsky. They failed to pay
for It , and it went to Bon B. Wood , and
subsequently was sold to Cowio by Sheriff
McDonald under foreclosure proce edlnE ! ! .
FUNDS TO LIFT CHURCH DEBT
MrN. Norman ( 'iiiitrlliiile * for UK * Ile-
llef or tinPlrM Metliuillfit
Church.
An effort to lift the indebtedness of the
First Methodist church Is now being made
by Its members. There Is a debt of J40.000
upon tbe property. ? ome time ago MM
Newman , relict of the late Bishop Newman ,
proposed to give $30,000 of the sum needed
to meet It. upon the conditions that the
people of Omaha should raise the other { 10-
000 and that it shall be named Newman
Memorial church. A committee is now at
work among the business men endeavoring
to ralt c the amount required under the con
ditions , and the women of the church have
undertaken to lalso $1.000 of the amount
The late Bishop Newman was largely in
strumental in securing the erection of this
edifice during his residence hero as bishop
Its original cost , with the lot , is said to have
been about $120,000.
Vll mm neeme nt > . .
People continue to crowd the Crclghton-
Orpheum theater this week , the attractions
being the big show presented by Wllllitr.ii
and Walker's company of specialty people
including singers , dancers , lnstrumentali < t * > .
comedians , vaudeville artls'.o of all kind *
all of whom appear in "The Policy Players
a two-act musical comedy , and furnlahinp
three hours of genuine nmusemrut. \
matinee will be given tomorrow aftcruu.n
.Messrs Brad.v R. Zlcgfeld will present
their latest and greatest comedy success.
" .Mile. Flh. " at the Boyd tonight for three
performances. This play was produced at the
Manhattan theater In New York last sea
son and enjoyed a run of great length and
prosperity. The piece was taken from thu
French of Dumanolr and Carre and stage 1
by Mr. Joseph drlsmcr , wbcsc skill In thlb
direction has been quite frequently In evi
dence lately. The comedy is reported to
have the distinctive Trench flavor. The plct
Is based on the actions ot a joung mairicd
couple in Irving to oscure a settlement made
on the bride bv her mother , a wealthy IV * -
ton widow. Tte company handling th < -
piece includes Maud Granger. Ilrtward
Abeles , Jane Corcoran and Doro Davidson
interttln Ail in Ira I > elie ! > .
P.UENOS AYRKS. Jan. 25 Hear Admiral
Schley wan siveii a brilliant entertainment
by the American residents hero last night
Many British and Argentine residents were
present. President Koca has been Invited
to dine with Admiral Schley on board the
Chicago.
llrjan ( 'oes lo 1'oiniN ) lniiln. .
XBW YORK. Jan. 2 > f'olonel W J
Grvaii left Jersey City nt 1".13 this niuinlnj ;
for Harrlliurp. Pa where ho will t-'u. ! ! , .
tonight He sah that before lie icturns
home he will ae ; > t tbe invlt itlons < , r tlio
Itwlslalures ot Virginia aJiii Mississippi
KODAKS.
We have in
creased our
holdings i n
Cameras
Kodaks ,
eras and Photographic sun
dries until we now have every
thing the ama
teur will need.
Special atten
tion given to
the retouching ,
developing and
printing of all work.
THE ALOE & PENfOLO COMPANY
.limicur I'holuijruphic < iit/ijjlc ( .
140S Faniam , Om.ilm.
Opposite I'axton Hotel.
There's ' a Difference in Sloves
And thi'fo's a diffi'ii'iirp la box calf
.shot" . You ofti'ii hriiiilvrril.sod "Hox
Calf" but sonic utv iiot tlio p-nulne
\Vu ncvi-r have tlio "iiut"kiml Our.s are
I lie KunuiiH' box calf lianiI-M-vvo < l wltli
Kcniihu' < mk hole leather b ttonit. licnvy
double solos lu tan r blaclTho ; Ideal
winter shoe No leather tanned that
will wear longer than Ibis jrenuint' Iwx
call- Tim hlKhiT jirlifil leather * are llii-
islied difH-iunt. but tlie.v'le tin better for
\\enr * " . " > < i pa1- for a ii.iir nt llieso gen
uine b-ix I'ull Miui s
Drexei Shoe Co. ,
1410 I'ARNAll STiiKET.
The Greatest of All
The \V. W. Klmuiill f'o. are HIP Inv
est producers of pianos ami or ans In
exMenco Their present factories are
one-half larger than thosn of any Him
liar Institution tliuni ) factories have 11
at-ivh lloor bpace with iho now iulll ( >
lion just building they \\111 then contain
IS acres ThU will iuaki > tlio works
double the s/.o ! of any pirn * and or an
f.tctoiy MU the slohe All this because
tlu'.v have Bii > eeded In making a hlxli
grade piano at a moderate tout We a.c
Klmball agents for NebnihKa -
A. HOSPE ,
Music and Ad , 1513 Douglas.