Nebraska Newspapers

    NOTED RNlCIirS OF THE KEY
Progriv6 Strikes of Men Who Started at
Telegraph Operatora.
STORIES OF THEIR START IN LIFE
lloir TliF)' (iriiMiiPit (limrttiiilll'n (lint
Cninc 'I'lu-lr Wny nnd Hum o
llmlnriuT In IIiidIiicnn mill
i, , in flic I'riifrnnliiiin.
Up from tho ranks of labor has como an
nrmy of noted mon, equipped and drilled
by rxpcrlenco for tho vory hlghi-st places
in tho business nnd political life of Amer
lea. Every trade htin fnrnlahed Its quote;
every honorable lino of worK Is rcprtHontcd.
Scmo of tho most conspicuous examples,
nays a writer In Success, nro men who fol-
lowed tho occupation of a telegraph operator
In their younger dayn.
What "knight of tho key" but has learned
to ba proud of his world-famous fellow
craftsman, Andrew Carnegie, or of that
other prlnco of operators, ThomaH Alva
l.dlson? Doth were humble "brass-pounders"
forty years ago, Mr. Carnn;lc In Pittsburg,
Pa and Mr. Kdlson In Nashville, Tcnn.
A story that is thoroughly characteristic
"wilt glvo an Inkling of the sort of man
Kdlson was. A tall young countryman,
looking as green ns a suit of "butternut
clothes and a slouch hat could mako him,
applied for work In tho Ilroad street (New
York) odlco of Maury Smith In 1871. Mr.
Smith -wan manager of tho consolidated
telegraph lines then In opposition to thr
Western Union. I.lko all other managers
lio could mako room for an expert operator
nnd told tho young rustic that an engage
ment depended altogether upon his skill
Tent (lint Mnilr llillmiti Kninoim,
"Try me; I can keep up with the best of
'oin," said tho stranger.
Mr. Smith noticed that tho applicant ap
peared to bo quite deaf, but, out of Clt
rloslty and possibly with the Idea of having
eomo fun with him, ho gava him a tabic
nnd told him to "receive" a message then
duo from Washington.
"You will hava to work protty fast," he
warned hltn, "for our Washington man Is
In tho habit of running things."
As a mattor of fact there was no message
expected from Washington, nor did tho wire
lead there. Mr. Smith connected tho re
ceiver -with a "sender" In another part of
tho samo operating room nnd put his fastest
operator, "Dick" Hutchinson, at work send
Ing a 2,000-word message. Kdlson, for It
was ho, grasped a pen and as soon as the
Instrument began to click dashed off tho
copy In a large, round, legible hand. Whl'c
deaf to all other Bounds, ho could catch
tho faintest metallic click.
On camo tho messngo, faster and fas tor,
twonty, thirty, forty words n minute. A
crowd of operators gathered around, cu
riosity and then nmazoment depleted on
their faces, l'ago after pago was reeled
off, with novcr a break, and with tho lost
click of tho Instrument tho forty-mlnulo
message had been received perfectly and
lay In ft heap of manuscript on tho table.
Tho young man's triumph was complete.
Hutchinson rushed up nnd shook hands with
him and Mr. Smith gavo him a Job on tho
spot. Kdlson did not know until long after
ward fit tho trick that had beon played on
him.
Among Mr. Carnegie's friends, In old
Cleveland nnd 'Pittsburg days, when ho
earned $40 a month at tho key, were Mr.
Kckert, local manager of tho Western
Union, nnd iMr. Chandler, freight agent of
tho Cleveland & Pittsburg road. Mr. Kckert.
ono day, said to Mr Chandler; ".I will give
your brother Albert 'a Job In tho telegraph
ofuco, If you will glvo my brother n Job In
your freight odlcc." This oxchange of cour
tesies was effected tho next day, and Albert
m. Chandler, who l today president of tho
(Postal Telegraph company, was given 'tf
placo by Thomas T. Kckert, who Is now
president of tho Western Union. Doth men
nro tho best of friends, despite business
rivalry.
Mr. Chandler roso to lo an expert oper
ator, going to Washington In 18G3 to tako
chargo of tho cipher dispatches for President
Lincoln, dn 1875 ho resigned from tho West
urn Union to become nsslstant general man
ager of itho Atlnutlc & Pacific Telegraph
company, nnd, In 1S84. with tho nsslstanco
of capitalists, ho gathered up tho fragment
ary systems throughout the United States
nnd consolidated them Into tho Postal.
'Kx-Scuator Loo .Mantlo of Montana, In
reply to nn Inquiry, says:
"It was In tho winter of 1S71-2 that U
learned telegraphy, d had been In tho em
ploy of .Hon. II. V. Whjte, afterwards gov
ernor of tho lorrltory of I.Montana, driving
n team from Corlnne, Utah, to Virginia
City. Mont. W. N. Shilling was telegraph
operator at Malad City, Idaho, which was
nlBo White's headquarters, and, on driving
In from tho last trip of tho season ho of
fered to teach mo telegraphy If 1 would un
dertake to do his lino repairing In return.
!, MhiiMo'k 1 1 ii in ! Start,
"I accepted Shilling's offer, did his re
pairing for ubout five months, nnd, In tho
meantime, becnmoji very good 'sender,' nnd
learned to run 'tho old-fashioned paper
'register.' 'I had also become quite nn ex
pert repairer, and had acquired quite n local
reputation for expedition In locating and
No Lady Would Do
Such a Thing.
No lnily would take her watch when
out of order, to the first person who dis
played thfc sign " Watches Regulated
nnd Repaired.1' Hut she would carefully
enquire for n man whose acknowledged
skill entitled him to take in charge the
delicate mechanism.
How much more careful should a
woman be, when she herself is disor
dered, not to entrust the delicate and
complex mechanism of her being to the
first man or woman who displays the
sign " Medical Advice Given." No sign
Is to be trusted which says " Medical
Advice Given " and stops there. Mcdi
cal ndvicc can lw given only by n phy
sician. An accredited physician will put
his title with his name. Suppose n sign
reads, "Medical Advice Given by a
Man." What woman would not in
stantly say, "The fact of being a man
doesn't qualify him to give medical ad
vice. He must be n pkysitian to do
that." Ilut suppose the' sign reads:
" Medical Advice Given by a Woman."
Is not the fact just as patent that being
n uvntati does not qualify her to give
medical advice. The woman must be
a physician to do that. Medical advice
given by an unskilled woman is just n3
dangerous ns if given by an unskilled
man.
In inviting sick and ailing woman to
consult him by letter without charge.
Dr. Pierce points to an experience nnd
practice of over thirty years, devoted
specially to diseases peculiar to women.
In that time Dr. Pierce and his associate
staff of medical specialists have success
fully treated more than lialf a million
women. All correspondence is treated
ns strictly private and sacredly confiden
tial. Letters arc promptly answered, nnd
the nnswers are mailed in perfectly plain
envelopes, without any printing upon
them. Write without fee and without
fear to Dr. U. V. Pierce, chief consult
ing physician to the Invalids' Hotel and
Burjjical Institute, Buffalo. N. Y.
repairing breaks. Kadi operator had to do
his own repairing In those days.
"It Is now more than twenty years since
I havo touched n key; but, If I should live
100 years t could not forget the pleasure
and enthusiasm with which I undertook to
learn tho business, nor tho satisfaction
which I derived from following It. Indeed,
1 regard It ns tho most fortunato Incident
In my earlier life, as It gavo me many op
portunltles for reading and study and, al
"though for flvo years stationed hundreds of
miles from a town or railroad, on the apex
of tho Kocky mountains, I was yet cnnblcd
to keep Informed of what was going on In
tho world
"Tho business of telegraphy Is In Itself
an educator, Bnd I repeat that I never cease
to look back with gratitude and satisfaction
upon my association with tho knights of tho
key."
Tho governorship of a great state, that of
Georgia, was held from ISC" till 1871, by a
young tciegrapn operator, Itufus Drown Mul
lock by name, who had brains enough and
wit enough to grasp his opportunities. He
was only 33 years old at tho time, nnd ho did
not tven havo tho advantage of 'being n
southerner by birth. Ho was a native of Now
itork and studied electricity after school
hours. Tho old Morso and Main systems
were in uso then. Ho was dissatisfied with
them, so ho Invented something better tho
combination printing telegraph instrument.
It was quickly adopted .by the telegraph
companies, and iiuilock's rise was rapid.
A (J roup (if l'anioiiH (iriitltiiilt-N,
Among tho telegraph operators who bo
camo famous railroad men may bo mentioned
Thomas Oakes, president of tho Northern
Pacific; Krnnk Thompson, lato president of
tho Pennsylvania; Marvin Hughltt of tho
Chicago & Northwestern, and David H, Hates
of the Maltimoro & Ohio. Tho last named
got a Job In 1859, under Andre Carnegie
nnd David McCnrgo, In Pittsburg, nnd, In
1861, went to Washington nnd formed the
United States Milflary Telegraph corps. Ills
group of experts Included, nt times, such
men as Kckert, Chandler, Tinker, Stewart
and Haldwln. They handled tho business
between tho government nnd Its representa
tives In the field, nnd were required to trans
late, If they could, tho cipher messages cap
tured from time to time. Ono day, In 1863,
Mates translated, with great dllllculty, a
captured dispatch which had reterenco to an
Important matter. Tho confederate govern
ment, through ngents In New York, had
printed nnd engraved 'millions of dollars of
bonds nnd notes, and was about to Issue
them. General Dlx and Charles A. Dana
captured thorn on Christmas day. It had
been Intended to negotlnto them abroad, nnd
to prosecuto tho war more vigorously with
tho proceeds.
Oeorgo H. Usher, who, at 15, was an oper
ator at Albany, N. Y., for the Atlantic &
Pacific, Is now superintendent of tho Postal
Telegraph company. Ho mado his reputation
In Uuffalo.
L. C. Weir, president of tho Adams Kx
prcss company, Is an old telegrapher, as was
also tho lato Marshall Jewell of President
Grant's cabinet.
J. D. Meed, the veteran of tho craft, who
gavo Andrew Carneelo his first Job ns n
telegraph messenger, nt J2.50 per week, in
1848, Is still young. "Ho was Just 13," said
Mr. Reed, In speaking of the Incident tho
other day, "and had tbo most delicious
Scottish broguo I over heard. In fact, he
'was not long nway from his nntlvo Dun
fermline heather. Was ho bright? Indeed
he was. He was what tho Scotch call 'guld
at the uptak,' meaning that ho had a good
Idea of what to do, nnd how to do things,
I could not havo kept him lown If I had
wanted to. Why, ho learned tho art of
telegraphy beforo ho had been In the Pitts
burg ofllcc a year. Ho became an operator
for tho Atlantic & Ohio, and then for the
Pennsylvania railroad. In tho latter scrvlco
ho formulated tho first plan by which trains
could bo run with Increased safety nnd
speed under telegraphic direction."
Edward Rosowatcr, editor of the great
dally newspaper of Nebraska, The1 Omaha
Mce, was a telegraph operator In Cincin
nati in 1858. During tho civil war he per
formed brilliant eervlco for tho government.
Slnco then ho has been ono of tho noted
figures of the west.
In May, 1897, he was appointed by Presi
dent McKlnlcy aa ono of tho flvo members
representing tbo United States government
In tho Universal Postal congress, which held
Us fissions In tho city of Washington dur
ing tho months of May and June, nnd was
ono of tho signers on behalf of tho United
States of tho postal union treaty of Wash
ington, which went Into effect January 1,
1899.
As founder of The Omaha Mce. he has
been eminently successful in establishing n
newspaper that ranks among tho great
dailies of the country, ono for which ho
erected a monumental newspaper building
which is reputed to bo ono of the moat su
perb edifices of tho kind In tho world.
A. It. Mrewer, secretary of tho Western
Union, huH the minute-book of tho first
telegraph company botween Jersey City nnd
Washington tho predece?aor of tho Western
Union. It did not havo a wlro across the
river to New York, so all messages had
to be carried by boys across tho ferry. Henry
Clews was ono of them. Nobody seemed
to bo aware that a cablo could bo used.
Finally, they erected tall masts at Fort
Lee, and strunc wires ncross tho river to
equally tall poles on tho high banks of
New York, and thus got Into the city. Me
fore that, they built n lino from Jersey
City to West Print nnd crossed tho river
nt that high point in tho oame way. Mr.
Urownr started ns a printer boy In the
howlhburg (Pa.) Chronicle office, studied the '
key and was Ilnnlly sent for by President i
Kckert.
Among other noted cx-telcgrnphers are
John M. Taltnvall, editor and proprietor of
the Telegraph Age, who estimates that thero
are 50.000 "knights of tho key" In the United
States nnd Canada; Sir John Van Home,
who Is dlstlngulohed norms tho border:
J. G. Metcalfe and Milton H. Smith of the
Loulsvillo & Nashville railroad. J. J. Thomas.
president of tho Nnshvlllo & St. Louis, nnd
President Hlnley of the Atchison.
CONTINUE MULLANPHY CASE
,Vliiriu- for Aei-iiHPil llniiU Olllrluln
AU o SiiIikIMiiIi' A tin I -in cut
for Pli'ii of ,o( (iiilllj.
ST. LOUIS, March 7. Tho cases of the
president, cnshler nnd directors of tho de
funct Mullanphy Savings bank, chnrced
with fraud In receiving deposits when they
knew tho bank was Insolvent, camo up for
trial In Judge Clark's court today.
Attorneys for the accused asked for ner. I
mieslon to withdraw their plea of no'
guilty and substitute, that of abatement.
Tho pleas set forth simply that thero hid
been no Indictments against the defendant
nnd furthermore threo years had elapsed
irom mo umo or tno commission of tho al-1
leged felony until tho time of arrest am '
tho court was asked to dismiss tho proceed
ings.
Judgo Ctork continued the caso until
March 10.
Tnx on It 1 1 1 m of I.ittl I ti ir Vntlil,
MINNHAPOLIS. Minn.. Mnreh 7 in.,.
In tho federal court today found against tho
Northern racitio railroad, in n test caso In
volving tho validity of tho revenue tax on
hllln nf ladlne for pmnrt. Tltn mm! t,,i
shipped 50,000 pounds of wheat to Liverpool j
miu vuiiuii'u I'AuiujHiun mi rnnsiiiuuonai
groundf, quoting tho clause of article I, sue-
tlnn n U'hlrh 8.1VR 'th.ll "nn Inr nr ,Jnli alinll
bo laid on articles exported from any state."
Harper liny (inlf Paper.
NEW YORK. iMiireh 7. The otllcial nubll.
ration of the Rolling- interests In the United
States. "Oolf" by name, has been acnulrcd
by Harper Mros . nnd the. April number
win uo issueu unuer tno new ownership.
TUP, OMAHA DAILY BETS: TJUTKSDAY,
MR, HURRY GETS INTO COURT
Mrs. Wilton Declares He Violated His
Promise to Marry Her.
BRINGS SUIT FOR BREACH OF PROMISE
Cnnp In un on Trlnl llefnrc .luiluo
Kntrlle of Ilie Dlntrlct Court Prin
cipal In (lip Aetlim Arc
Tinned with Oriij.
Mrs. M. Kllen Wilson has sued William
Murry for alleged violation, of a marriage
promise. She wants damages In the sum of
$2,500 nnd tho caso Is now on trial In Judgo
Eetclle's court. A peculiar phase of the suit
Is that each of the parties Is well along In
years. Mrs. Wilson Is a well preserved ma
troti, but her hair Is tinged with silver and
In Mr Murry's bead thero stands out a sus
plclon of npproachlng frost. Tho general
rulo Is that breach of promise cases Involve
young persons.
Mrs. Wilson, n widow, has a son who Is a
soldier In tho Philippines. She nets forth
that Murry courted her nnd asked her to
becomo his wife; that she accepted, and that
sho still remains unmarried and fully ex
pectcd to keep faith with Murry until ho
surprised her by taking another woman for
his wife.
Mrs. Murry Is not in court. Murry sits
on ono oldo of a tablo within tho railing of
tho court room, whllo Mrs. Wilson sits on
tho other side. Her eyes, ordinarily gentle,
havo Just a flash of fire In them when sho
glances at Murry. Ho sits In court as calmly
as though ho wcro an uninterested spectator.
From tho manner In which tho Jurors are
entering Into tho caso It will bo tried In n
highly spirited manner. Unusual caro wna
taken by either eldo In tho selection of a
Jury and tho end will not be roached before
tho last of thU week.
Murry enters general denlnl to tho charge,
denying that ho ever proposed marriage to
.Mrs. Wilson, or that he over had tho alight
est Idea of taking her for n wife. Mrs. Wil
son Is said to havo considerable wealth,
mosny in property.
KUI.I.Y MUST STAND l'OH TItlAI..
JuiIkc VIiinoiiIiiiKt II I mix Allcucil
J'llllM'K7.lfr llVPr 111 HlHlMKt
Frederick S. Ifpllv wlm niir n,iiinn
mo giooo ns a lugitivo Is back In Omaha to
answer tho charep of im1wvnllntr in onn mm
the Phoenix Insurance company, was brought
beforo Judge Vlnsonhnlcr In tho county court
yestcruay ror preliminary examination
Kelly Is renresented bv Tirnmltifmf pnnnsrl
H. H. Coryell, stnto agent of tho Phoenix
Insurnnco company, wan tho first witness.
Mr. Coryell testified that from 1S95 to 1898
Kelly -was cashier In tho local office of tho
Insurance eomnnnv. nml ili.it fcn i,n,i ,,n
chargo of all moneys received. In April,
1S98, Mr. Coryell nccused Kelly of being
Short In his accounts, an lln mill nn,1 nflnr
a brief conference tho witness declared thnt
Kelly said: "I guess I must be guilty."
Then he went on to descrlbo a dramatic
scono winch occurred when Kelly was or
dered to surrender his desk and keys on ac
count of his shortage. "Kollv hpnlrn ?n..n
nnd cried and n3kcd mo to shako' hands
wnn mm," Mr. Coryell testified, "and n mo
mcnt after that ho loft the nm nn.i t ,ii,i
not see him again until ho was brought back
to umana a row oaya ago. I heard ho was
In London and other nlnres In fnr.u., nnn
tries, but I did not know It of my own
Knowledge.
As to the shortage, tho wit ncKst rnntlnnn.1
at some length, entering Into details as to
mo memoa employed for checking up Kelly's
accounts.
Soveral other wltn 08KPS WPrn ATDHilnnrl n a
to niinirs in tho Irisurnnm ndlKo anA .i i,
conclusion of' tho hearlnc .Tunn vL.nn.
haler held Kelly for trial In tho district
tour;, uona wnB nxed at $2,000, but Kelly
has not yet found surety.
MIlS. CimiUH SKCUKKS DIVOIICI3.
She Clmricca Her Uiinlinml itKIi Dc-
......... vn Mcu.
Judun Krvsnr nf nniiltv ,
j vuuu KWtlJlcU n
divorce yeetorday to Mrs. Maud Margaret
uuiui-i, uu Hueu niiiiam Tnoman Guldcr,
a member of tho city fire department. Her
juuiLiimi uueguuun was tnat when sho was
sick n fow months ago her husband neg-
lprtnd lint nml fnlln.l in ..hnt.. .....
m nujiinjr ner wun
medical attention or help to do her house-
nuiiv. wuiult ucnieu tno chargo and was
represented In court by an attorney. He set
forth thnt ho remained away from his homo
durlnir his wlfn' III n ra tin nnn. U
o w muiu HliUl WUS
absolutely required by his duties as a fire
man. .Mrs. Gulder testified in her own be
half nnd her testimony -was supported by
that Cf llPT fnthnr nnd mnlnn-. -
.... hiuihli . ner uecrct)
Includcti tho restoration of her maiden name
fo,wl ll..nn..l 1 n.. . -
......... .uuifiiiiei. iiuwey. ino uuidors were
married In this city In July, 1895.
HIIiyi'TMJIl MJ.VVUS TUB CITV.
May o( lie 'nrtli-r I'mMcuiHeil nn
untrue or KMilu'zxIvnipnf,
William Muettner. whn una
Omaha from St. Louis a fou- dm .
stand trlnl on tho chargo of embezzlement,
l'lu cuy. it in said ho has re
turned to St. Louis, whero ho expects io re
sumo his collection ngency nnd Investment
huslnnss. Ho had this concern operating
on a flourishing basis at tho time of his ur
rest. When Muettner was arraigned In
rounty court a fow days ago ho was held
for tho district court, but was immediately
released on bond. It is eniii iii.n i, m.i
overtures of satisfactory settlement with tho
complainants who caused his arrest nnd an
effort is being mado to stop prosocutlon.
Muettner Is noted ns tho most cultured and
faultlessly drosscd prisoner tho county Jail
has sheltered in many years.
SniKh Trial p( .Sntiirilny.
Tho preliminary hearing of J. a. Smith,
charged with fraudulent registration, which
was set for Wednesday nfteruoon In Judgo
Vlnsonbaler's court, has been continued
until Saturday morning. This is ono of tho
Informations filed at the Insiance of fusion
management.
FRANKLIN SYNDICATE SYSTEM
Sillier Ilppnrteil nn Snylnic (hp Sm IiiiIIp
Stnrtpil OpprndoiiM ivl(li
l'lf( nullum,
NKW YORK, March 7. Tho Evening
World today prints an Interview with Wll
llam F. Miller, head of the so-called Frank
lin syndicate, which swindled n great many
peoplo through promises to pay 10 per cent n
week. Miller Is reported as saying thnt the
syndicate was started on a capital of 50 and
that nt least $1,500,000 had passed through
his hands while ho was in the syndicate.
Ho said the police mado no attempt to pre
vent his escape. Miller said that ho was
moreiy n tool hired by tho real swindlers.
Schleslnger, whom ho nciiiscs of being tho
real swindler, drow a salary of $200 weekly.
Miller declares ho is ,liolng mndo a "foot
ball" of 'by the district attorney's olllce. Ho
says ho will tell all ho knows when brought
to trial and Intimates that It will Involve
some big men.
Wyoming Court HpcInIiiiin,
CHEYENNE, Wyo., March 7. (Speclal.)
Thero was a short session of tho state su
preme court this mornlnc nnd two ilpiMslnirj
handed down, ns follows: .
Tho Stato ox rel E. (' Nash against I). R. ,
Cowhlck, county clerk and register of deeds,
being n suit of mandamus to requlro tha
register of deeds to receive for record and
record a deed to certain lauds In Laramls
county, Wyoming, which deed was executed
lu the stato of Kansas and had no subscrib
ing witness, and for that reason the offlccr
refused to record It. The supremo court
held that thero Is no authority or statute for
tho e.xecutlcn of n deed In another stnte ac
cording to the laws of that state, but It must
bs executed according to the laws of this
state, nnd that our taws require a subscrib
ing witness whether the deed bo executed lu
or out of the state. The opinion was handed
down by Chief Justice Potter and concurred
In by Justices Corn and Knight.
The case of Charles W. Miner, plaintiff In
error, ngalnst tho New Hampshire Flro In
surance Company, defendants In error, tho
decision of tho lower court was reversed and
remanded back for a new trlat.
RUSSIA TO COERCE JAPANESE
AkkciiiIiIIiik Vimt I-'oree In (hp I'nclllc
with thnt Unit in
VleT.
NEW VOIIK, March 7 A dispatch to tho
Journal nnd Advertiser from Odessa says:
Among tho officers of tho volunteer licet of
cruisers who recently returned hero from
tho far cast thero Is a strong belief thnt tho
enormous garrisons now being formed nt
Port Arthur, Dnlnl nnd Vladlvostoclt will bo
utilized ns a coerclvo lever for compelling
tho Japanese to abandon their pretensions
nnd acquisitions in Corea,
Tho commander of ono of tho cruisers ex
presses his conviction that beforo tho end
of this year Russian Intlucnco In tho far
eastern peninsula will bavu becomo so ab
solutely dominant that tho Japaueso will
fel morally constrained to glvo up tho
strugglo nnd rotlro fiom tho many Im
portant enterprises they nro now prosecut
ing in Corca nnd thnt will open tho way for
tho gradual assumption of a Russian pro
tectorate. NEW YORK, Olarch 7.--A dispatch to
the Herald from Yokohama says: No ono
of tho legations In Toln nor any of tho
Japancso oindals will acknowlodgo that
war with Russia Is Imminent. It Is well
known In diplomatic circles that nt pres
ent Japan nnd Russia' aro working se
cretly to obtain concessions in Corca against
other nations, but this does not mean thnt
a clash between Russln and Japan Is not
coming In tho future.
Japan 1s tho only serious obstacle. In tho
way of tho Russian eastern policy. Japan
must havo Corea, which already Is flooded
with Japaneso coolies, who aro really
soldiers. Musslan transports pass 'through
Nagasaki constantly loaded with troops for
Port Arthur. The Japaneso common people
havo a great hatred for Russia and would
wclcomo war without counting tho cost,
but they havo llttlo power. Japan has no
money for war, and Russia will yield to
Japan so long as tho Transslberlan mil
road Is Incomplete. An American engineer,
who has been over tho' road, reports that It
connot bo used effectively for nlrio months.
Rumors of nn Impending war originated
In Shanghai, not In Japan, and were based
on generalizations, not on facts.
Russia is now changing lis representa
tives throughout Japan nnd would not do
so If it expected an Immediate outbreak.
As during tho last three years, a crisis re
sulting In war might nrlso nt any moment.
nut for tho present It Is not at hand, nnd,
In my opinion, Russia can prevent It until
It Is ready.
I.AllGICST 1'UMI'S IX THE WOULD.
They Are Connected ivlth (hp Drnln
KB SjnU-iii of Xew Orlpnnn,
A young man with neatly creased trouscri
nnd n pearl pin in his cravat walked over to
tho gray marble switch board in pumping
station No. 7 lately and pulled up a small
lever, relates tho Now Orleans Times. A
dozen feet nway was a steel turret, rising
waist high from tbo floor, and a faint hum
ming sound became nudiblo from Its Interior
It was about as much noise as is mado by an
ordinary sewing machine and was tho only
surface indication thnt tho largest centri
fugal pump In tho world had commenced
business under the turret top"; Without nny
fuss or vibration It was sucklnc water from
tho old Orleans canal at tho rate of 230 cubic
feet a second, hoisting It twelvo feet Into thu
air and discharging It over tho weir nt tho
other end of tho building to find Its way to
tho lake, a fow miles beyond.
To tho average man tho term "250 cubic
feet a second" Is ns meaningless as so much
Sanskrit, .but an excellent Idea of tho mngul-
tuao or tho performance Is obtained when
ono knows that 230 cubic feet is equivalent
to 2,000 gallons, and 2,000 gallons represents
tho capacity of a good-sized houso cistern.
In other words, tho big pump draws in. lifts
nnd throws out the contents of a largo cis
tern at cvory beat of onu's wntch. In a min
ute It has disposed of 120,000 gullons nulto
a good deal of water.
There aro three such pumps In station No.
7 uud It Is estimated that two of them, work
ing nt full capacity, will bo able to tako caro
of any rainfall in this city. They aro much
tho largest single pumps in tho world, tho
nearest approach to them being those nt tho
Irrigation works on the bank of the Nile,
which aro considerably smaller. Tho In
stallation of tho vast machines was com
pleted a week ago last Sunday, and this week
they aro doing their first practical work.
Tho pumps proper aro vast colls of tube.
If something very llttlo might be compared
to something very big It would not bo Inapt
to say that they resemble tho shell of a snnll.
Each of them camo In two sections, hnlf of
tho coll being all that a froight car could
carry. The shell, put together, weighs
twcntyllvo tons and measures twenty-one
feet from sldo to side. The Internal diameter
Is nine feet, and Inside tho tuho Is n scrleJ
of great revolving runners, the effect of
which is to draw the water at ono end and
dlscbnrgo It at tho other. Tho shaft on
which tho runners revolve weighs more than
sixteen tons.
Theso encrmouB colls nre placed In cir
cular pits fifteen feet below tho surface of
tho pump houso floor. The power which
operates each of them comes from nn Im-
menso motor fastened to tho upper end of
tho running shaft, and covered by tbo btccl
turrets already referred to. The motors ro-
eclvo their electricity direct from tho general
powerhouse in tho sbapo of a 3,000-volt cur
rent coming In over a trio of thick cables,
and In this connection Is an interesting and
curious detail, easily within tho grasp of tho
nvorago layman. The motors nro of what Is
known ns the "rovolvlng field" type that Is
lo say, tho Held, or great wheel on which
tho magnets aro secured, turns around, whllo
tho nrmaturos remnln stationary. When a
pump Is started tho full alternating current
of 3,000 volts Is not nt once turned on, but a
123-volt direct current Is tlrst usad to mag-
nctlzo tho field, or, In homely terms, lo
'warm It up." This Bots up a revolution nnd
when sulllclcnt speed Is nttalncd tho full
current Is upplled.
The 123 volts direct nre produced by pass
ing tho .1,000 volts alternating through a
small devlco known as a "transformer."
which offects a complete chnngo In tho
chnrncter and power of tho mysterious fluid.
Tho weaker and modified current Is also ussd
to opcrato a number of small auxiliary
motors and to feed tho aro nml Incandescent
lamps by which the station Is lighted.
Skunk 1'n rum.
Not a week passes without our receiving
soveral letters from persons who wish to
breed skunks for their fur, says tho Rural
Now Yorkor. Several years ago, In nn un
lucky hour, wo printed nn account of n
skunk farm In Livingston county, Now York.
That nrtlclo surely had strength, for Itfl
memory Is still vigorous. This farm was
closed out shortly after our nrtlcle was
printed. It was declared a nuisance by tho
neighbors. Skunks will not thrive In enp
tlvlty. and wo regard the scheme of breed
ing them puccessfully In colonics as out cf
tho question. Wo have but one word cf
ndvlco about skunk farming don't! Wo
wish we could mnke noise enough with that
word to stop some of tho people who nro
evidently bent on throwing their money
W. ,
MATCCn H, l'JUU.
TO GO AFTER SUBTREASURY
Commercial Uub asd Clearing Home Tak
Up the Proposition in Esrneit.
FOUR WESTERN CITIES FORM COALITION
AftRiirnnoPN Snhl (o llnvp llreu (iivrn
(hat Thrlr .liilnl Dpiiiunil Will H
milt lu i:ntnlillnliiiirii( of I' our
SutMreiiMirleii,
Somo months ago the executive committee
of tho Commercial club, having noted that
movements wcro on foot for tho establish
mcnt of government subtrcasurli nt Mln
neap ills and Kansas City, concluded to keep
nbreaet of tho procession nnd demand a sub
treasury nt Omaha. Accordingly n bill was
prepared and Introduced In congress toward
thnt end, hnrdly with any thought that It
would bear fruit In actual results.
At a special meeting of tho executive com
mlttcc of tho club yestorday, however, Secro
tnry E. M. Clendennlng of tho Kansas City
Commercial club appeared beforo It to ask
tho co-operation of Omaha In an effort to
securo tho establishment of subtreasurles at
Omahu, Kansas City, Minneapolis and Se
attic. It appeared from tho statement of
Sccrotary Clendennlng that Kansas City has
ueen very much In earnest In Its effort to
securo this ndjunct to Us banking facilities,
Committees havo visited Washington In be
half of tho bill that had been introduced,
tno representatives of that section of Mis
Hourl nnd Nntlonal Republican Committee
man It. C. Kerens has stormed tho treasury
officials nnd .tho administration generally
and every effort made to securo this distinct
flnunclal distinction for Kansas City alone
of western cities. A similar mcasuro was
already pending for tho establishment of a
subtrcasury at Minneapolis, upon which the
representatives of Minnesota had expended
inciicctuaiiy much Intelligent effort.
Tho Kansas City contlngont wcro finally
rcrerrcd to 'Assistant Secretary of itho TrcaB
ury Vandcrlip, who ban chargo of tho sub
treasuries of tho united States. Ho had
previously sent to congress n report In
rcrcrcnco to tho (Minneapolis proposition,
which was rather favorable than other
wise, but which was not sufficiently com
meudatory to leail to congressional nctlon.
When the Kansas City commlttco got
ngalnst him ho said that ho could do noth
ing except to report ns ho hnd already done
In referenco to Minneapolis, nnd as ho
would subsequently do lu rofcrenco to
Omaha.
Union of KfTorln.
Later It was suggested that thero might
bo a united effort In favor of tho threo
cities, which wns approved by Secretary
Vaudorllp, who volunteered tho suggestion
that Scattlo bo Included and promised that
n proposition for tho establishment of sub
treasuries at tho four cities named would
receive his endorsement. Henco it Is that
Kansas City is found asking tho co-operation
of Omaha for tho mutual benefit of both
cities. Secretnry Clendennlng said that ho
Intended to go right on to Minneapolis, and Is
conducting negotiations with Seattlo by
mall. Meanwbllo steps havo been taken to
securo a union of efforts of representatives
in congress for tho different sections Inter
ested. A number of representatives of local
banks hnd been Invited to meet Mr. Clen
dennlng. Henry W. Yntca spoke heartily In
favor of the proposition nnd explained tho
advantages and disadvantages to accrue
from tho establishment of n subtrcasury In
Omaha. It would result In n loss of some
business to the three local banks that nre
"designated depositories," or government
depositories, from which disbursements aro
made by tho, government. (1. V. Wattles
of thu Union National, Frank Hamilton of
tho Merchants' National and Victor Cald
well or tho United States National also
spoke favorably,
A resolution endorsing tho proposition
was adopted and a special meeting of tho
local clearing house was held yestorday
afternoon to take similar nctlon.
A commlttco comprising C. C. Relden,
Rov. Dawson nnd soveral others appeared
to securo co-operation of tho club toward
tho erection of the now Methodist hospital
to bo built In Omaha. It was stated that an
Ideal site had bocn found on tho north side
of Cuming street, between Thirty-sixth and
Thirty-eighth, tho cost of which would be
$13,000. It was GUggestcd that Omaha peo
plo ought to furnish tbo site, as tho means
for building had nearly all been donated by
people outside of tho city. Tho matter was
deferred to next Tuesday, when steps will
bo taken to oncourago local subscriptions.
FA SUM
IX INDIA.
Mnt-p Dlxtri'ft Tliiin In IS7II nr
Tin- drouth AIno Scvitc,
Tho following account of tho famine in
India Is given in a letter rent to Ntw York
City by Rov. Edward Falrbank, a mis
sionary of tho American board at Vadala,
India.
"Hero at Vndala and within three miles
of up thero nro 8,000 persons on tho relief
works. It was only two weeks ago that
thero were less than 3,000. Peoplo aro flock
Ing to theso camps by the hundreds. Tho
nvcrsiier of tho works told mc Monday thai
ho took on 900 that day, on to tho relief
works horo nt Vndala. Theso facts alone
will show thnt the stress Is rapidly growing
extreme.
"The condition of tho people on tho relief
works Is far beyond description. Tbrro
years ago at Sholapur at the end of the
fnmlnii I saw less wretchcdncfs and emacia
tion than I sco hero today, at tho beginning
of tho famine, Peopla havo not recovered
from tho last famine. They havo nothing
In tholr houses to pawn but a few br.-us
vefsels that thoy havo bten nblo to buy
slnco that famine. These brass dishes nre
now being pawned by those who come nn
to tho relief works. It Is their last resort
to keep their bodies and souls together be
foro they get relief from tho govorument
paymasters. Tho merchants hero and In
the near villages havo cartloads on cart
loads of brats dlahos. Thero Is great suffer
ing from tho cold In the nights of these
winter days. The people are not only
elothcsless, but almo3t raglifs. The wretch
edness is terrible. Rut still worso Is the
emaciation. Living skeleton In abundance
nre In ovldonco on every side. Tho village
kulkarani tolls mo thnt many children nro
dying In tho camp too far gono to recover.
Many men nnd women havo also died horo;
the only reason given Is lack of food. Last
night n man died In the camp who they say
had not had anything to eat for three days.
"This famine Is undoubtedly far moro
severe In theso parts than that of 187fi or
thnt of 189G. Ono of tho worst features Is
tho lack of water. Rivers, usually flowing
full at this time, nro dry beds of sand.
Wells thnt havo never failed before In the
memory of any ono living havo not a drop
of water In them. Tho well that waters our
garden and has never failed since my father
camo hero almost forty-five years ago is
dry. Tho vlllago well that was supposed to
havo n large, living spring has nothing In
It now. Our llttlo town Is, however, well
THERE IS A CLASS OF PEOPLE
Who arc Injured bv the usa of rnfrn. n.
cently there has Leon placed In all the
grocery stores a new preparation called
RAIN-O, made of pure grains, that takes
the place of coffee. The most dtllcato
stomach receives It without dlstrem, and
but tew can tell It from coffee. It doos
not cost ovr U as much. Children may
drink It with treat btneflt. Ucts. and 85
wa.'l.IU. 'Jl w!
Progression
Is the watchword of men and women who
aro nllvo nnd up-to-date, Old-fogylsm and
stagnation are mentnt death. Nations, cities
and Individuals that progress are not afraid
to get out of tho beaten path. Tho aggres
sive, earnest, Intelligent man or woman Is
not bound by codes or dogmas. They think
for themselves, nnd humanity benefits thero
by. As a class, tho medical profession Is
clannish. Tho old school smacks of decay.
Weeding and blistering died hard, but died
nevertheless, whllo homeopathy continues
to progress. The great Pasteur was not a
physician, yet bo blazed n pathway which
thousnnds now gladly follow. A few bright,
active, progressive physicians, who will not
be bound by precedent, nnd who havo tho
courago of their convictions, nro doing a
great work for the profession ns a whole.
They bellevo that no man or school has
absorbed all the medical knowledge obtain
able, and when a scientific dlscovory Is made
that rovolutlonlzos a pet theory for tho
treatment of disease, nro willing to glvo It
a fair trlnl and nbldo by tho results If favor
able. Such a physician Is Dr. L. M. Lander,
of Chicago, Read und weigh the honest
words of this noted specialist;
"Several times during tho past few years I have observed
tho effect of Warner's Safe Cu re In caso of Kidney Trouble. I
found that the action of tho mo dlclno wus highly curntlvo In
effect, and thnt most deslrabl o results followed Its faithful
use.
I believe It to be a very flue remedy for Kldnoy disorders."
(Jan. 20, 1000.) DR. h. M. LANDER.
Dr Ij. M. Lander Is a grndunto of tho Imperial
Central Institute, Stockholm, Sweden,
off In tho matter of water ns compared with
most of tho towns nnd villages In theso
parts.
aovernmcnt officers tell mo that the In
dlan government looks with tho greatest ap
prehension on tho famine. They nlrendy
feel themselves unnblc to copo with It,
so great oro Its dimensions nnd proportions
nt tho very opening, nnd without any doubt
for nlno months moro the famine must
rago.
"Undoubtedly private, philanthropy must
supply great help lu this famine, far greater
than in the last famine. It millions in these
and other parts of India are to bo saved
from starvation."
IDEAS OK CHILDREN.
Iteapoimm (o Inqulrlp I'roiluedrp of
Oilil ItraullK.
Last December, says tho National Review.
two questions were pronoundod to some S00
or 000 school children .for answers, which
were productive of odd results. Theso wero
the questions: "Which would you rather
bo wh6n you grow tip, a man or a woman,
and why? What man or woman of whom
you havo hoard or rcid -would you moat
wlBh to b, and why?"
blx hundred papers were received and
looked over by the questioner. Tho answers
of tho children, who wcro 11 to 13 years
old, showed that tho boys exhibited touches
of humor, whllo tho girls took tho affair
seriously. Also, tho girls exhibited moro
unselfishness than the boys.
I wish to be a woman, because they havo
much moro sense than men," writes one.
A woman, because they nro braver than
men; thoy can do things quickly. Men are
clumsy; besides, men drink," writes an
other. "A woman, .because women lust do
things whllo men nro talking." wrltos a
third. These strong-minded damsels form
only about 3V4 per cent of tho whole.
"I would rather bo a man," writes an nr-
dent maiden of 12, "becauso I could bo a
Drex L, Shooman's Tired Out-
Too much election. Shoes nro moro
in hlH llni Now, If It camo (o a vote tor
tho moHt popular shooinnn there would
be no question about tho result then, If
It wcro hoys' shops, thero would bp a
unanimous voto for our llttlo "Armored
Cruisers" the shoe with tiny Rteol horse
shoes built In the soles and heels. The
boys can't wear them out Just outgrow
'em. No matter how nip the boy, Just
so he Is u boy we have his size and the
price Is the same, $2.00 no more, no
less. Wo guarantee theso shoes to stand
more hard wear than nny other boys'
shoe, no matter how much you pay for
them.
Drexel Shoe Co.,
1411 FARNAM STREET.
Sousa The March King
played the Hulu-Hula cakowalk nnd hnd
to repeat It, so Brent was the enthu
siasm at both performances. It tins been
the biggest hit of anything we have over
carried and lioldH the record for o rapid
seller. It is pleasing it is cheap the
piano arrangement only i cents ar
ranged for all Instruments and for sale
by all music dealers. The Spanish seren
ade to be sung in the Arizona compauy
Is one of tho daintiest compositions of
that class nnd Is very popular. Hear It
buy It. Price for this week only cents
per copy.
A. HOSPE,
Music and Art 1613 Dsuglis.
Mr, Frederick Hatter-
says: "As usual, wo nre showing nn
exceptional assortment of shapes and
colors In the new spring styles of the
famous LMiulap and Stetson hats-iu the
very proper shades ami shapes for young
men Including the I'asha and IVdom
styles-the most popular hat for street
wear. Our new spring styles In the Sll.tx)
hut are a wonder and beat any huts we
ever sold for this price. They eomo In
all the styles and coluis of the more ex
pensive ones.
FREDERICK,
The Hatter,
The I.eutlliiK Hut Muu of thr West.
120 South Fifteenth Street.
soldier nnd help my country. A man has
mauy chances of being great and women
haven't. A man can -work nnd keep his
wife, but a woman cannot work for a man.
Her wages would not bo enough." This
writer wants to bo Sbukcsrcnre. "A mam"
writes another, "because he Is bravo and
can fight nnd exploro nnd gain land for his
country." This small mamen wants to be
Nelson. "I would rather be n man, because,
a man Is more useful und respectable than
a woman, especially when a woman takes
to drink; then sho makes homo miserable."
Many urgo that n man a lot Is easier. Ono
says: "I would bo a man, becauso ho has no
worry preying on his mind, tuch ns women
have. The only woman I would caro to ba
Is tho queen, becauso sho Is waited on,
everything Is brought to her, she never has
dishes to wnsh, and sho ought to bo happy."
Another says: "A mnn, of course. He Just
has to get up nnd ho finds tho tiro lighted
and brenkfiiBt ready; ho gees to work and
whon he comes homo ten Is ready; then ho
does nothing but smoke his pipe nnd go out
and do what ho likes."
"Slip 1m ii niril."
The hen Is a synonym for Industry nnd
thrift, says an exchange. She rises with
tho sun, retires early and regularly and
scrntches unceasingly. There nro nbout
400,000,000 in thin country, and sho lays
annually 16,000,000,000 eggs, worth $192,000,
000. Tho food of her flesh that she furnishes
Is worth $154,000,000 a year. Tho hen is
nblo to pay for the llttlo war we are con
cluding. Sho Is a blrdl
Mrs. Calvin Zimmerman, Mllesburg, Pa.,
says, "As a speedy euro for coughs, colds!
croup nnd soro throat Ono Minute Cough
Cure is unequalcd. It is pleasant for chil
dren to take. 1 luiartily recommend It to
mothers." It is the only harmless remedy
that produces Immediate results. It cures
bronchitis, pneumonia, grlppo nnd throat and
lung dUenscs. It will prevent consumption-
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