THE OMAIIA DAILY BEE: FRIDAY, "MA HO II 10, 1000.
THE FIELD OF ELECTRICITY
liuportanc) of tha Telepbona as a Factor in
War.
DISPLACING ANIMALS AS CANAL MOTORS
Hxiierhiii'iilN nllli lllt-i-lrlcnl I'micr lu
lliirojif I'rclulK IIiiiiIIiik 'I'rul-
IV) ltM!Cllt I)l'VI'lllllllflllM
In Other I.I urn.
News from South Africa shows tho Impor
tanco of electricity In tho game of war and
tho many uses to which It In put. The tele
graph demonstrated ltg Importance In many
previous wars, but tho Inter developments
In the sclcnco of electricity rival tho tele
i;raph as a factor In tho operations of con
tending nrmlefl. At Ladysmlth the outly
ing positions were connected by telephone
with headnuartern and thin connection
pioved of grent scrvlco when the town wan
attacked lnt month. At .Mafeklng, also.
Colonel Hadcn-l'owell has n telephone serv
Ico arranged with all his outposts, go that
he receives quickly tho Information of any
move on tho port of tho surrounding forces.
Tho lattBt news, however, Is from a letter
from a private ojldler In tho Grenadier
(iuards, to the effect thifc a Doer spy hai
been found to bo tislng telephone com
munication from ii house within the Eng
lish Unci ut Moddcr river, presumably to
tho Iloer position. Tho end of that spy Is
said to have been ns sudden as the Hwitch-Ing-off
operation In a telephone exchange.
I'lei'trlolty an u t'limil Motor.
Although America has led tho world in
the application of electricity to traction on
treet railways It Ih to ho feared that other
countries will eo tho practical use of tliU
agent for hauling canal boats before tho
United, States does. Such a result would not
bo due to a lack cf Inventive genltiH on this
sldu of tho Atlantic, but to financial ami
legislative causes. A number of expert
mcnlfl were made years ago with electricity
on tho Krlo canal, but thine have not been
followed up as at one time seemed probable
In tho meantime (Icrmany and France have
been trying electricity on a small scale nt a
number of points.
Europe has employed u great variety of
meatm for moving eanal boats. Steam tugs
wero once in favor. Another popular o.-hemo
wns to lay a heavy chain cablo along tho
bottom of tho waterway and to provide each
boat with tho necessary apparatus for pick
ing it up and pulling Itself along thereby
A huge drum wira placed on the boat, over
which the cablo took n turn. The rotation
of the drum by steam engine on the boat
drew tho cablo In over the bow and paid It
out over the stern. Steam locomotives re
scmbllng the Knglish and American farm
traction euglno have also been tried on the
towpath.
To a towboat In a canal, as to an Indc
pendent steamboat, there has always been
tno objection that It gives rise to a swell
or wash that Is destructive to the walls of
tho canal. Tho chain system also works a
rapid deterioration of tho banks nnd bed
of tho waterway. Tho steam traction engine
on the Jowpath requires close attention to
keep It on the track, and Is likely to cut
the path up badly. Moreover, it now begins
to look as If steam used In this manner was
rather moro expcnslTo than when applied to
dynamos at occasional power stations along
the route.
Thrco general plans havo been considered
In the use of electricity on the canals. One
method calls for an electric motor on board
tho boat, to drive a screw. This plan Is
open to tho samo objection as the steam
tug. It raises too great a swell. There aro
other drawbacks, but they aro of minor Im
portanco and can bo overcome. Secondly
II has been proposed to employ a machine
that Is suspended by pulleys from a stout
steel cablo nbovo the towpath of tho cana
and let this machine pull Itself along by
hauling on another stationary cable. The
operation resembles that of the chain cablo
system previously referred to, except that
In tho case of electric traction tho two
cnbles aro supported on posts In tho dry air,
whereas In tho other system the chain lies in
the bottom of the canal most of tho tlmo.
Tho cablo motor has Its advantages and
disadvantages. It leaves an entirely clea
towpath, and, bolng eight or nlno feet nbovo
the road, It carries Its towllno over vessel
going In the opposlto direction and over boats
that lie at anchor. I .a Itevuo Technique, In
speaking of some tests mado with a motor of
this typo near Ebcrswald, Germany, a yea
or so ago, romnrks that whero tho curves
are numerous and sharp tho construction I
too costly. In order to prevent tilting the
polca over toward tho canal and rotating
tho poles on their axes, they must bo well
anchored and placed pretty closo to ono an
other. A traction motor that weighs a ton
or moro and Is supported by pulleys on a
cable cannot bo got at readily for repairs, al
though It might possibly bo shoved along to
tho next station by tho following motor.
TcMIiik the lilertrli; 1 In rue.
Finally thcro Is tho electric horse, or auto
mobile, that runs on solid ground. Here
ngain, thero Is a chanco for difference In de
tail. Ono may use a dovlco that requires
careful steorlng to keep It from running off
tho track on ono sldo or tho other. Then
thcro fnay bo a slnglo mil for the guidance
of tho vehicle. In some Instances tho double
rail plan has been tried. Of course, where
experiments uro conducted, as some of these
were In Germany, on a bit of canal only half
a mile long, almost any plan could bo adopted
without much regard to other systems of
traction. Hut ns soon us n serious attempt
Is madn to equip a long canal It would be
necessary to remember that the develop
ment of the new practico would bo gradual,
and that some canal men would continue to
use horses and mules long after their more
progressive compatriots had purchased ele:
trlc motors. Henco tho changes mado on the
towpath to accommodato tho latter should
bo such as would not bother tho animals.
Kvontually electricity would bo used ex
clusively, no doubt; but there would bo a
tinnsltlon period of considerable length. Tho
situation would bo llko that on tho American
railways when tho Janncy coupler first enmo
Into service. It was necessary to modify
tho form of that couplor so that It would
YOU
may be suffering: while positive
and permanent relief is easily
obtainable
California's Alission Remedies
and
Cala Cactus Liniment
are warranted to cure
RHEUMATISM
and HI diseases of the
Kidneys and Bladder
Tb d r u i ( 1 1 1 will retitrs your mosey
II Sis Curo lilli to bcaclll jou
San Ctiro Cathartic Tablets
Work painlessly anil Immediately rcllcva
constipation and LIVER ILLS.
not only rngngo another one of the same
kind, but also afford a hold for a car that
null retained the old link and pin.
Hence, where rails are laid on a towpath
at nil, for electric vehicles to haul canal
boats, If Is desirable to Injure tho footing for
ntmals aa little as possible. This Is doubt
less tho reason why a single rail was tried
at first, and when two rails were resorted
to they were supported, not on cross ties.
but on cement blocks that left tho path free
for horses.
Tho automobile, like the suspended motor,
performs Its work as the Yankee mule docs,
with a towllno, and It gets Its supply of cur
rent from an overhead trolley wire and pole.
Tho man who runs tho machine Is perched
upon n seat in tho rear, llko the driver of a
mowing machine. And where rails are em
ployed to guide tho motor the man can con
centrate his attention on controlling its
speed nnd tho passing of other boats with
out accident.
Summarizing tho results obtained with
tho latter plan near Kberswald, La Itevuo
Technique says that tho cost per ton per !
ni
llo of moving freight would range from i
003S to .0029 of a cent, with a tralllc of from
3,000.000 to tO.000,000 tons, where ns cost of
steam traction under tho same circumstances
would vary from .003S to .0012 of a cent.
.Novel Cleetrlu Slinc,
novel uso has been found for an elec
trical stove by tho water board of Marquette,
Mich. The stove has been put In tho Intake
pipe which supplies tho water to tho city
works from Lake Superior, nnd Hh purpose .
is to keep anchor or needle Ico from form-
lug on the sides of tho pipe and finally stop-
Ping the (low. The stove Is tho Invention of
tho superintendent of tho local electrical
plant. It Is a reslstnnco coll llko those used
fnr hontlnrr street r.irs. nnd ! mndn III fir- I
cular form to fit within the Intake pipe, tho
water passing through It. Current Is fur
nished, to the stovo nt slightly above 100
volts, and tho plan Is to keep it In constant
operation when weather conditions are favor
able for the formation of ncedlo Ice. It Is
not necessary that any great quantity of
heat should be gencrntcd, ti rise of two or
thrco degrees being sufficient to melt tho Ice
as fast as It forms. The cost of the appara
tus Is $2." and this expenditure will save at
least $100,000 for n new and deeper Intake.
I'ri'lulil IIiiiiIIiik Troll-.
Freight tralllc Is. Indeed, becoming an Im- l
portunt feature with electric railroads, as
feeders to the steam railroads, und also as
li direct means of connection between city
and suburban districts, says tho Western
Klcctrlclan.
Handling freight ears from steam rail-
roads will soon havo a considerable oxploltn-
tlon In northern Ohio and southern Michigan,
WpHtlmzhnuHe. Church. Kerr & Co. are con-
structlng now electric railroads of greater
length than havo hitherto been built. The
itnniil rnilwnv of Detroit will have a length
of seventy-three miles, mid that from Toledo
to Norwalk ft length of sixty miles, each or
them operated from a. central powerhouse,
These lines run through agricultural and
horticultural districts, tiffordlng a very large
freight traffic. It Is proposed to employ
Haldwln-Westlnghouhe electric locomotives
for this service, as they aro easily handled
nnd economical in operation. The tracks for
these lines are of standard railway gauge.
built according to tho most substantial rail
way nrartlre. sinco passenger ears are sched
uled to run at a Bpeed of forty-live miles nn
hour, and in some cases have exceeded a I
mllo a minute.
lllrcirlc Aiiloinolillen.
A (luestlon now prominent lu tho minds f.f
many Is whether electrical accumulators are
tho best form of energy-producers for the
propulsion of vehicles. Tho prevailing no-
ion la that they aro more or less expert-
mental and that it will be some tlmo before
a really practicable elcztrlc motor vehicle
has been designed. There nre reasous for
believing, however, thnt this stage of prog-
ress will very shortly be reached, It It Is not
nlready. A recently published report of nn
American electrical automobile shows samo
remarkable figures. Up to the time of the ,
trial the previous record was on a run of
81.1 mlyles nt an averago speed of 11.6 miles
an hour, the battery weighing 2,000 pounds,
Tho new record was c-arncd on a run of 100
mlleB nt an average speed of 12.9 mlleB nn
hour, and with n battery weighing 3S0
pnunds. Thin established tho fact that an
American vehicle on one battery charge haB
run 15.fi miles farther at u speed of 1- an
hour greater than the previous record. In
connection with this It may be noted that at
higher upecd even sngui incrume.ua . ... .
much Willi respect lo iiii-reiiafu iiiimiumnnM.
of power. In this case the cost of power,
which was $1.23 for tho entire courso of 100
miles, Is ono which Is likely strongly to en
courago tho tendency of livery stable keep
ers to substitute automobiles for horses.
This cost con bo vastly improved on, ns
facilities for the furnishing of current to
automobiles nro extended and Improved.
... ... ..... i.-,,i..liliiii.
Ulchmond (Va.) Times: Man born In tho
,, uUturkv Ih of a feud days and
many troubles. ,
He flshcth, flddleth. fusscth and flghtcth
all thu days of his life.
Ho shunneth water ns a mad dog, nnd
drlnkctu much whisky.
wiiiui li desircth lo ralso Cain ho planteth
lien no llr3lrcl" , '.,,. tv.fold
a neighbor, and, lo! ho reapet twenty -lorn,
Ho rlseth even from his cradlo to seek tno
nnin nf ids urnndslro's enemy and brlngeth
home In his carcass tho ammunition of his
... . n..iu ntiMi.'a fnnier-ln- 110 win ui i.ii' mil' i.. i. .num. vu oi,
neighbors wife's cousin s uuelo s rntiier n hns l)pen Uh1 fop prob.lte , the of.
Inw. who avengcth the deed, lea, vortlj, nis of jjBe vlnsonhaler. Tho reason for
nr.. l uncertain and ho knows not the hour tiling In Omaha Is because tho deceased was
mo m until . k , thrnce . a property owner here. Tho estate Is left
when he may bo Jerked tMne. k )elrH n th(( rt.Rlllar orocr.
Ho gooth forth on a Journey hair snot A Jury )n Jui1(?() Iaker.B court reti,rned
ami cometh back on ft shutter Bhot. j a verdict of not guilty In tho ease of
Ho rlfccth In the night to lot tho cat out Thomnu Fluneran, who has been on trial for
i. . i..i. .inninri. thrco davs to nick robbery for tho last two days, dustnve
and It tnkcth nine doctors tnreo uas iu pit 8t(,I)ht,s WU(1' tho pl.ost.(.ttnB witness. It
the buckshot from his person. waH alleged thnt tho robbery occurred In
Hu goeth forth In Joy nnd gladness and south Omaha.
rnnieth back In scraps nnd fragmonts. In the United State district court ves-
oiiMi. hu fellowman n liar and terday Judge Mtmgcr continued the hear-
He callcth his rellowman n n u Qf tho nJllllI.,l0I, 11K,llns, certain cred-
gctteth himself filled with scrap Iron, even ,torH of Um area,r America Kxposltlon us-
to tho fourth generation. Hoelatlou. brought by tho trustee in tmnk
Ho emntlcth a domllohn Into himself nnd rupt.-y to restrain tho defendants from
lie emputui ..,,., prosecuting suits against the association lu
ii shotgun Into his enemy, and his enemy a iJe Htato courll) ,,, .ruest,iyi March 20.
son lleth In wait on olectlon day. nnd, lo
the coroner ploweth up ft rt-acro lle,u
to DUry me rei.u....o "
Klti'lieiier rollf-ue Not PoiUlnr.
Iord Kitchener led tho Inhabitants of
Khartoum and Omdurman to educntlon, or
rather ho led education to them, ut tho coat
ot 100.000. reports a London paper. Now,
however, they refuse to drink at tho well of
knowledge which tho Knglish public has pro
vided. Thoy wero willing enough to share
In tho commercial advantages which wero
costing such a sum necessarily brought In
Its train: but, thoso advantages being past,
they show ti decided reluctance to hnvo nny
thlng to do with an Institution that looks
very much to thorn llko tho thin ond of the
wedgo of Christianity. Tho new sirdar and
the old sirdar both set their faceo against
any premature attempt at missionary work,
but It now appears that the Mohammednns
do not draw any lino distinction between re
ligious and secular teaching, ns did Lord
Kitchener. A line monument to tho gener
osity of Kngland has been erected nt Khar
tcum. As ft memorial to Gordon, however,
this demonstration of tho futility o.' an un
dortnklng with which everyone bolleves he
would havo been In deep sympathy has a
bitter touch of Irony.
111b Deduction.
Chicago JVt: Tie condensation that re
sults In liquid air." ho eald with the expres
sion of n man who had given tho subject
much Htudv. "Id aj nothing to the con
densation tha U pwslble with temper."
"What do you mean by that?" eho de
manded. "Why, I was thinking of the amount of
temper that can ho accommodated In a small
spa !." he ni'swered.
i! 1 "ad o i"! mprehend." she said.
Well, It bus occurred to me that yen are
only about five feet two Inches nnd don t
weigh over W pcunds."
COUNTY GETS AFTER BANK
Effort in the Court to Oolleot German
SiviDgs DiTidends.
COUNTY TREASURER BRINGS THE ACTION
I'l-urrrilliiK, Are Directed Aunlnt
Thoinnn II. Mi'Cniciir. Ilcci'her,
mill IiiiIkc l-'niteelt Wilt Hear
the L'nne cxt Sn t uriln .
County Treasurer Elsasser has declared
that the county must realize something out
of Its money which Is tied up In the defunct
i German Savings bauk. Yesterday he
! filed In tho ofllco of the district clerk an ap
plication for an order to compel Thomas II.
f agm. receiver of the bank to pay to
V . 1 ' ' ' UB uu; "
dends.
The county attorney represents tho treas
urer in the action nnd it Is announced that
a vigorous effort will bo mado to make tho
taxpayers as nearly whole ns posslblo In tho
German Savings bank deal. Judgo Kawcett
will take tho matter up Saturday morning.
This Is n new phase in litigation that has
occupied tho attention of the courts for
nnn.lv ttirnn Vnnru Tnn t ,. 1 . 1 , t , 1 ., . 1.
, ; ,"' , , ' . "l
''l" .nA.Vn.nJc 1 T 8,c.' thr J"'" ct
I I, ll, ' ":"s "r
!,lM'Jl,e la" AeSu 0,1 WM1l ',0
, l "holders and he sale Is confirmed. The
',u'"1 '
eKon t0 Sl,c,lrp KUPerscdf as so that the SU-
prcmo court could pass on the confirmation
of tho sale, and since Judge Fawrett denied
the supersedeas numerous additional suits
against the stockholders aro expected. No
tice has been nerved on the receiver In tho
action brought by the county treasurer.
I'ltorns op
TIIACIC
IN YOI.VKD.
iiiIhi VliiNiiiiliiiler lli'iim .suit Vunliixt
I'nlinor Ctni'U, I lie lliirMi-iiiiin,
Palmer Clark, well known ns a horseman
throughout the United States, wns before
Judge Vlnsonhaler In the county court yes-
terday defending an nctlon brought by
Andrew G. Illllmeyer and Charles V.
inicKrcn, wnerein tno piaintms sock to col
lect from Mr. Clark $025. It Is set forth that
thu money is due as the result of a racc-
norso ileal entered into sorao tlmo last year.
Tho plaintiffs say tliey leased a horse named
Kager to Mr. Clark, and that they wero to
havo half of tho winnings. They assert that
tho horse yielded a protlt of Jl.lioO, and they
suo for half. Mr. Clark denies that he had
such a ileal, nnu nnswers ny uecianng tnni
the horse wns entered nt tho Omaha track
under his name by mistake. This suit has
been pending several monms. raimer i.iarn
was tho founder of Clark's Horse Hevlcw. a
prominent turf publication of Chicago. His
home Is now In St. Joseph.
iioi.mi:s uitoPCiiT
INTO nil'IIT,
AIIckimI Miiiilpulntor of Hnllvrnj
TIcketH In He fore .Indue linker.
In Judge Maker's court yesterday tho case
of K. F. Holmes, charged with forgery of
railroad tickets, was called for trlul. The
nnriinutnn route management Is the prose-
cutor, jt js alleged that Holmes operated
in bogus transportation on an extensive
scale during tho exposition when excursion
tickets were on sale. Hiu work Is said to
havo been as c.er as
covered by ra lroad dc eclhes. James i HIU
ft St. Joseph ticket broker, gave tho original
Information that led to tho npprenhonslon
ot iioimes. ju.jr ,,....,....
licen compicien. uwuiai
several days.
coTI-'S FII.F.S HIS ANSWKIl.
u,,,!,,!,,, why Hi Ctuirgi'il l.yinun Vnn
o"itriiiul wllh ViiKrimoy.
v"rank J. Coates, representing tho Coates
n0ic company, ha filed answer In tho dU-
tr,ct court to the petition of Lyman Van
ogirnd, who seeks to collect damages on
tl ajCKaton that Mr. Coatos accused him
of belnR a vnRrant, The answer Is that the
(cfeniianl n,(ie tho charge against Van Nos-
tral)d nt tho nHtnnco 0f c. S. Drltt. who
wns at U)at Ume c)ty pr03CCUtor, and that
but f()r lhp a(U.,Cp of Mr nru the chnrBC
nQt haye beun prcfcrro(1. Van No3.
indignantly denies tho vagrancy
hJo QUt of ,)ltJ
pearanco at the Mercer hotel with less
money than the rulos of the. house require.
Hunk Mny Faroe Ihe Snip.
A decreo has been Issued from the district
court authorizing the salo of real estate In
Omaha owned by Mary Marshall nnd others
for tho benefit of tho First National bank of
Council Bluffs. Tho bank claims a debt of
i J2.S52.tio anu mo pruyoseu ts.uu .a im mo
purpose of collecting tho obligation. The,
decree wna Issued by Judge Dickinson of
enulty court.
Nolo, of the Courts.
Sheriff Power hns gono to Kearney to
p)(u,p cu.0rgo Ayres. a youthful burglar, In
1 the Industrial school.
Charles Swnnson has sued Wallace Pur-
rlsli and Fred lloye for damnges on account
i n,eee(1 personal Injuries received while.
worl;nK on a building for them at Klghth
nnd Leavenworth streets. Ho seeks to
collect ., 000
MORSE TALKS ABJUT ALASKA
Itelnrim from (he Cnpe Nome Country
null i'ellM of Itlnln-H on (he
.Siberian Count,
II. L. Morse has returned from Alaska and
Is at tho Merchants. Ho comes from the
Atlln district, whero ho Is Interested In
copper mining. He has with him some pea
cock oro which experts declare to bo par
ticularly rich In mineral and which any one
would admire for Its beauty. Talking of
tho country genorally Mr. Morso said:
"Tho excitement In regard to the country
Is not so grcnt now, but from what I havo
heard slnco my return thero will bo ns many
porsons go Into tho Alaska region ns In any
year since the discovery of gold. Hut gold
Is not thn only mineral. Copper Is ns vat
unblo becaufw it Is more reliable. Wo havo
found coal there now and fuel will bo
cheaper. Oold mining on the coast Is of
thrco kinds. That on tho beach, where any
one can work and no one can stako out a
claim, where they wash for gold during low
tide and get out of tho way when the tide
comes In; that of tho bench or low land next
to tho bench, whero placer claims can be
stnked, and that of tho "hundrcy," or hills,
whero quartz veins are found. The first
sort Is tho most profitable.
"That whole cape country is a bed of gold.
From Capo Nome to Point Clarence It Is
overywhero, and tbcoo who havo investi
gated eay that It Is even ichcr on the SI
bcrliiu eoaBt. about 100 miles acrom tho
straight from Cape Nome. Thero Is nothing
there but mining. Not n tree and scarcely
a shrub. Peoplo have, tried to melt the dirt
with cnl with some succcbs. hut this year
hundreds of gnmllnc engines will be shipped to Hen subscribers. We thought we should the T meeting r the hoard or regents today
in and gasollno flames will be used to melt bo able to supply nn unlimited demand, hut Pmf Dean C Worcester or the new. Phil
the frozen ground. would suggest that it might bo well to call I 'l.H'Ine commission tendered his realBiiH-
"The extent of that country Is not appre-
tinted by the people of the staHM My pla.-e
Is about 1,000 mllfd from Dawson, nnd
neither placo Is on tho edge of the district.
Water i our chief trouble, hut never.il com
panies hnvo now gono In with machinery and
will pump tho water to tho hills and sell It
to tho miners at ti rate per cubic Huh which
will make n fortuno for tho companies and
still cnnble the miner to work his plant
cheaper than he can nt present "
BLOOD ON DEMOCRATIC MOON
Sure 0or the l'irniiiinii of iu crnor
I'ojnler'N Nim lliiiinti Poller
t'oniiiilfifiloii.
Figuratively speaking, there are spntters
of blood all over tho democratic inoon Ir
respective of faction, democrats aro decid
edly sore over the personnel of tho dummy
police commission ns create 1 by Oovernor
I'oyuter. The new board Is not satisfactory,
apparently, to anyone exrept the men who
comprise It. Tho Jacksonlan club Is wrath
ful because Its membership has no repre
sentative within the now commission, nnd
the rank and file of the County Democracy
Is mad because Its expressed preferences
hnve been turned down. Harry C. Miller
Is supposedly the representative of the
County Democracy, nnd while he ban un
doubtedly been urged by Charley Fanning.
Colonel Molse and their satellites, the great
majority of that organization favored the
aspirations of either Joseph A. Connor or
Charles L. Smith, both of whom relied upon
cutting moro or less lco In the new board.
It Is true that Colonel Molse nnd Charley
Fanning are Just now the chief push In
the County Democracy, but they have but
recently become so and they nro looked
upon by the older members somewhat In
tho light of Interlopers. Both Connor and
Smith were among the original organizers
of the County Democracy and their friends
and fellow organizers feel thnt they are
entitled to recognition as representatives
of that organization before either Molse,
Fanning or Miller. On the other hand tho
Jacksonlans had relied upon seeing W. C.
Dullard reappointed to membership lu the
board, or In case of his failure, to see Frank
Weaver appointed n a representative) of that
organization. It Is taken for granted among
democrats of both organizations thnt the
appointment of this board as constituted by
the governor has been prompted by Walter
Molso from his position of advantage as a
colonel on tho gpvernor s stall nnd by
Charley Fanning from his eminence as local
oil Inspector.
PLAN COMMERCIAL CONGRESS
PreiinrntloiiN llelnn .Minlr for
Session lo llo Held at
llouiloit. Tomim.
et
C.IIKAT I1END, Knn.. March 15. (Special.)
Mr. B. It. Moses of this city, chairman nf
tho executive committee of the Transmls
slsslppl Commercial congress, which will
hold Its next session nt Houston, Tex., from
April 17 to 21. In speaking of the plans being
made, said:
"The coming meeting cannot be other
wise than of extreme Interest to the people
of ono of the most Important agricultural,
mining and stock raising regions of tho
world. Tho railroad systems of tho west havo
mado ii rate of ono fare plus $2 for tho
round trip from nil Bcctlons of the mld
contlnent, 'of which Kansas Is tho center.
"Thus far tho executive committee has
doclded upon tho discussion or he follow--Ing
subjects: Irrigation, Hlvers and Har
bors, Nicaragua Canal, Paelllc Cablo, Mer
chant Marino. St. Louis World's Fair, 10011,
Trade with tho Orient, Consular Service,
Statohood, Hallroad Transportation, Preser
vation of Forests, Beet Itoot Sugar, Trade
with Slexlco, Advantages or American
Travel, Exports nnd ImportB Through (lulf
nnd Pacific Ports, Need of Homo Fac
tories, flood Ilonds and Drainage.
'"Tho territory embraced lu the congress
Includes nil tho states and territories lying
west of tho Mississippi river, and all of Mln
nesotft and Louisiana. The area is 2.700.
000 square miles, and a carerul estimate re
cently mado by Prof. Wnterhause of Wash
ington university, St. Louis, places tho
population at 20.000,000. I wish to empha
slzo ono faot, und that Is that the Trans
mlBslsslppl Commercial congress does not
discuss partisan politics and only deals with
questions ot general Importance."
Tho officers In the congress from Ne
braska aro: Henry 'Meyer, Omaha, vice
president, and M. "Well. Llucoln, ond W. F.
Hoyward, Chadron, committeemen.
MILLERS FORM A COMBINE
OrRfinlip o Company Which Will
Murket All Their Sur
11 Inn Product.
TOPEKA, March 15. Tbo millers of Kan
eus, Oklahoma and Kansas City, niter a
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havo decided to
handlo their surnlus output throueh a stock ,
company to bo known as tho Kansas nnd from each governor of tho number of re- (
Oklahoma Milling nnd Export company, servlsts nnd colonial forces, lists of of
'The concern will be capitalized for $230,000. , fleers, noncommissioned ofllcers nnd men.
all paid up. Tho sto?k will all bo taken Tho minister's cables wero long and In
by millers In this section of tho country. I cipher nnd wero sent all over tho world, to
Tho company will either buy the surplus tho colonies In Africa, Madagascar, Too- 1
product outright or will dispose of It to the
best advantage at a small commission. This
Is left optional with tho millers. Each
miller Is to storo his surplus In his own
mill nnd is to report dally tho amount of
his surplus. A committee was appointed
today to draw up a charter and to perfect
tho organization of the company.
All ot the
stock has been mibscrlbod.
Our Xutlon'H Wen I (li,
Oold and allvor aio poured nbundantly Into
tho lap of tho nation, but our material
wealth and strength is rather In Iron, tho bor Is making for war.
most useful of nil metals, Just as tho 1 Coming ns It does right nftor tho an
wealth of n human being lies In a useful ' nouncemont that tho autumn maneuvers
stomach. If you havo overworked yours will bo a demonstration by 200,000 men on
until it Is disabled, try Hostetter's Stomach tho English channel, It will cause tbo Ilrltlsh
Bitters. It will relievo tho clogged bowels,
lmprovo the appetlto and euro constipation,
dyspepsia, biliousness, liver nnd kidney dls
ease.
jt- l'uclllc Sehool Opened.
Tho new Pacific school nt Twelfth and
Pacific streets was opened to tho students to avoid tho greatest war the world has
yesterday and 359 children from tho over scon.
old Bchool at Ninth and Pacific streets ,
marched In a body to tho now structure, un- j A Oooil Couuh Mrilleiiic for Children,
dor direction of Miss McCarthy, tho prln- "I havn no hesitancy In recommending
clpal. The pupils who havo been receiving Chnmbcrlnln'B Cough Ilemcdy," Bays F. I.
Instruction In tho old Goto City Hat com- Moran, n well known and populor bakor or
pany building at Eleventh and Harney Petersburg, Vn. "Wo have given It to our
streets, 150 In number, also marched to tho children when troubled with bad coughs,
new Paclflo school. Tho now building will also whooping cough, and It ha3 always
provide accommodations for tho 500 pupils given perfect satisfaction. II was ret'om
or more. . mended to mo by n druggist ns tho heal
cough medlclno for children, ns It contained
Mrs. Calvin Zimmerman, Mllesbur. Pa., I 0 p!um or other harmful drug."
says, "As a speody euro for toughs, colds. !
croup and soro throat One Minute Cough III u III vlileiul of Oil Company.
Cure la unequalod. It is pleasant for chll- NEW YORK, March 15. The Standard Oil
dren to take. I heartily recommend It to company today disbursed $23,000,000 In dlvl
mothers." It Is tho only harmless remedy dends. It was tho regular quarterly dividend
that produces Immedlato results. It cures 0f 3 per cont and 20 per cent extra cash
bronchitis, pneumonia, grlppo and throst and dividend. This probably Is tho largest cash
lung diseases It will prevont notisumptlon. ( disbursement ever made at any ono time on
Mortality NtutiNtifN. 1 tnB n'ck of a slnglo corporation. Standard
Tho following rennrt of births im.i demi.. ' Oil was quoted on the curb today at 638 bid.
Iisb been llled with tho Hoard of Health for
,t,1n,.wentyfm"' ll0,,ri, em""B Thurndny nt
noon:
Ulrths-John C, Miller, 1709 cvnter, alrl;
Willie Hods. Hamilton, (boy; Pat Haley
307 North Tenth, girl
Deaths Amelia Buckley, ngcrt is years,
2422. Sprague, congestion of lungs; Mrs.
Llzzlo Shoen, nsed 25 years. 1601 North
ton, I yenr', C02 South Nineteenth diphtheria;
Wllholmlna Iinler, lo years. SU'i Ames avel
fliio.
Twenueui. uriKiu h uineuae; itum lloiiKh
There has been a very brisk demand for ,
tho two famous pictures which aro offered
j i
Boon If you want pictures.
NIGHT SCHOOLS OF OMAHA
During tbo Winter Tbtre Has Been Quite a
Large Attendance.
THESE SCHOOLS PROVING SUCCESSFUL
PiiplU Arc Ambition nnd MnUr llnplil
I'rourcsii The llrnt Teuchcr Are
I'rotlilctl .iiiicrliitenilcnt
I'eitrv Well I'lcnscil.
The public night schools of Omaha close
next week. These night schools nre a com
paratively new Institution for Omaha and
ure meeting with great success. Tho pupils
enrolled consist generally ot bojH and glrlj
who nro employed during tnc day lu offices
and business houses nnd who feci tho tiecea
nlty of a better education than they at
present possess. An n result tho Individual
work Is of a generally higher order than
that dono by the same grades lu the day
schools.
Thu school age In Nebraska Is from 5 lo
21 years, but the age limit is not closely ob
served. The pupils tell of ono ambitious
negro woman of .".0 who last year attended
school until she learned to read the news,
papers. In almost every class are enrolled
pupils who havo voted some of them several
times. These pupils come largely from the
foreign clement, many ot whom aro well ed
ucated lu their own language, but who de
sire to obtain a better knowledge ut thu
Knglish language than is to bo gained from
dally contact with their follow workmen.
From the character of thu pupils the nttend
anco greatly varies nnd will rango from 430
In all of tho schools early lu the Honsou down
to onc-llfth ot that number at this time ot
tho year.
llerauso of the greater age and more ma
turo Judgment of tho pupils generally, the
plan ot exnmlnnttons Is not used lu tho
night schools to determine the advancement
ot thu pupils In tho grades, their advance
ment depending upon tho record mado by
them In their dally work. This plan Is made
easier by the fact thnt beeauee of the smaller
attendance the teachers have more time for
Individual work with the pupils and can un.
hIm them In making grades in a way not to
be expected In tho day schools with their
large attendance.
Omaha now has three night schools one
at the Comrnlus building. Sixteenth street
near William street, with an enrollment of
about 130 pupils: ono nt tho Leavenworth
school, Seventeenth and Leavenworth
streets, with nn enrollment ot about 100,
and one at the Kellom school, Twentieth and
Paul streets, with an enrollment of about
200. Tho school hours aro from 7:110 to !i:30
nnd all grades are taught In each school up
to and Including the grammar grades. Tho
teachers for this work are taken from thn
best of tho day school teaehets and lu addi
tion to their work nt night put in half a day
at tho day schools. Tho Kellom nnd Com
cnlus schools employ three teachers and the
Leavenworth whool two.
In his annual report Superintendent
Pearse, speaking of the night kcIiooIh, says: I
"It seems not unlikely, too, that the work
of the night schools Is worth all It costs, '
even If that be moro thnn the cost In tho
day schools. A class of pen-ons Is reached
In this way who cannot otherwiso be i
touched. If schools aro for tho purpose ot
making useful and Intelligent citizens, It is
doubtful whether any money expended by
tho Hoard of Kducatlon In the course of the
year secures moro direct results. Clerks,
messenger boys, cash boys nnd girls, sales
men nnd saleswomen, printers and press
feeders, girls engaged In domestic service,
dressmakers and saleswomen, apprentices,
boys from tho packing houses, drivers of de
livery wagonB and laborers, all had represen
tation In the schools. Very few who pre
sented themselves wero without regular em
ployment of some sort. 'Many of them eamo
long distances after the day's work, some
times. If they happened to bo dolayed, even
coming without supper rather than miss the
lessons. Thus, while tho night schools havo
not been cheap schools, I bollevo they havo
been worth to tho community all they cost."
CONJURES UP A WAR SCARE
Nimv York I'niier linn 11 Seimiillonnl
Slory of Freneh I'rrp
nrotlnnn. NEW YORK. March 15. A dispatch to
tbo Journal and Advertiser from London
says: A private cublcgrnm from un unim
peachable source In Paris says that tho
minister tor the colonies sent cipher cables
yesterday to the governor of every French
colony, asking, almost In tha words of Mr.
Chamberlain to the Ilrltlsh colonial gov
ernors, how many soldiers wero availoblo
, for Immedlato Bervlce.
M. Dccrals asked for a detailed statement
nun, uuauaiupo. .Martinique, frencn
Oulnnn and every French colony on earth.
It Is aleo said that cables of a similar tenor
wero sent to French consuls, asking for
lists of French soldiers In foreign countries ,
who could return to Franco In the ovent ,
, or tnolr services ueing neeocu.
This highly Important nows Is not known
to any of tho London papers and probably
uot to any of those In Fraucc. It will
cause n sensation hero when It becomes
known, for England is watching with eyes
0f wonder tho preparations that her neigh
: War offlco and Admiralty to bestir them
selves In anticipation nf hostilities, for It
really does begin to look ns If Franco meant
war.
Franro and Ilussla are worklne hand In
h..nil aml Salisbury' diplomacy may he
oallod unon for supremo efforts If he desires
Tho mngnltudo of tho shifting of capital
involved In today's payment may bo Judged
by tho fact that tho lnrgcst quarterly pay
ment which the United States government
l ever has to make on Its debts Is $5,130,000.
M. H. Sulth, Butternut, Mich., says, "Do-
Wlll'o T .1 1 tin Fnrlv tllaora ih Ih. ..,
niii- i ver used for costlvenrq llvnr nn,i
' , , . .. cosmencss, llor and
i tjowii trouuies.
Worri'NtiT ItenlHiiK al Ami Irlior.
CHICAGO, March H.-A special to tho
" ,V ,7 '" ' . '-cui.y
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MONDAY.
SPif
r all depends upon
If you require simply a dirt remover, almost
any soap will do. But if you care at all about
the thing which is to be washed, you must
think twice before you act. Any soap will clean linens
and muslins, but Ivory Soap leaves them as white as
snow. Any soap will clean sheets and table cloths, but
Ivory Soap leaves no coarse, strong odor. Try it once 1
IT FLOATS.
UNKNOWN MAN FOUND DEAD
Goea to Dowt Ilotel, Hires a Room and
Takei Morphine.
NAME IS SUPPOSED TO BE ALBERT BRAUN
XolhltiK I" I'oninl Aninnu lilt nn'cels
Unit fil cm Any Ortnln Cine lo
111m lilenllO Hint Only
Slly CciiM.
A man supposed to be Albert II rami was
found dead yesterday in room 35 of the
Ilewey hotel, Thirteenth and Faruatu (
CI. I't'lH.
According to the story ot Joseph Hlx
lern, the day clerk, llraun camo to the
odlce at 10 o'clock Wednesilnv
engaged ii room, saying that ho would ot- I
cupy It nil day and probably all night, as 1
ho woh not feeling well. Ho was assigned
to his room and retired. At noon ho called I
for ico water, and nt fi o'clock called for I
more. Yesterday morning at 9 tho clerk
knocked on tho door nr th
no response entered the room through a '
wnmow opening on nn airshaft. The man
was lying on his Bide nnd llfo was extinct.
The coroner and pollco were notllied. When
they arrived they found on tho washstand
two empty bottles, each of which had con
tained nn eighth of un ounco ot sulphate ot
morphine, and when his clothing was ex
amined another bottle of the same size filled
with morphine wns discovered. On tho
washstand with tho bottles wns n whisky
glass and a horn-handled pocketknlfe with
the largo blade broken, which the .lead
man had used to tako the cork out of tho
morphlno bottles
An examination of tho clothing, which
was scattered over tho lloor, produced u
postal card written In German signed by
Henri Drown or Hraun, dated York, Neb.,
and a portion of a letter, unsigned, written
at St. Joseph, Mo., referring to personal
property of the person to whom the letter
was written, but the address was Illegible,
and tho blank spares of tho paper had been
covered with words written In Oerman which
could not bo deciphered. The address on
tho postal curd wus Illegible, some reading
It as Albert Hraun und others ns Lamb, H.
n. On tho card over tho regular address
was written William Allen. It was ad
dressed to South Omaha.
An interpretation of the writing on tho
postal card was made at tho coroner's office
and resulted lu tho following:
"Dear Friend: I wns In Grand Island on
Monday, leaving the next morning for York.
It is getting so cold whllo I writo this card.
I was In York on Wednesday. I think I
will bo in Millard Friday or Saturday. I
write onco more. You can glvo my regards
to John Gross. I am waiting for an answer
from him."
Tho card was dated at "York. January
12, 11)00," and bore tho signature, "Henri
Hraun." It was directed to Albert Hraun,
South Omaha
Several business cards and the address
"1U16 Douglas street," written In pencil was
found In his pocket. At that number no
one know tho mnn, but a former resident of
York who resides there said ho would call
at tho coroner's olllce and see if ho could
Identify tho remains.
A. H. Wlcse, who conducts a saloon under
During Lunch Hour-
You can Hud no bettor wn.v lo mil In
a tow spare iiioiucnlH than by atlcntllnp;
llit free concerts we nro Hiving dally be.
tweun Die hours of VI and 1 o'clock In
our Auditorium Hear tho wlf-ijlayliiu
plano-the orchestral corona-tlie llnest
music box made-sale mice $.'IL'." mid
tho automatic playing banjo the ltlni?
of all self-playinc Instruments -Then
take a look tit these famous iiianos-tlie
Knabe. up to Sl.UOO -thn Kianlch and
naeli, u to $l,ir,0 Tho Ilallett At Davis,
up to $1.100 Tho Kimball, uji to $1,000.
and tiie Hospe, up to .Y700 All sold on
easy payments.
A. HOSPE,
Music and Art. 1513 Douglas,
DrexePs Anti-Sora Feet
Did you ever stop to think that those
soro ami lender feet nro not hereditary
- but the result of wrong ideas In Ill
ting shoes .Many people, both men and
women nre -walking every day and
Sunday on holes much narrower than
tho lHittoms of their feet Drex L.
Sliooman's special at S1I.50, for man or
woman, lias that broad sole that only
a proper lasted shoe can have the foot
rests llrmly upon the bottom of the sole
ami not on the uppors-r-Wo stake our
reputation upon tills ifH.fiO shoe.
Drexel Shoe Co.,
OauiluVa V-t-4at Ska
UK FAKNAM STRfiKT.
what vou want m a soao.
the Pewey hotel, said that the mnn came t
his saloon Wednesday morning, and after
taking n drink, borrowed a whisky glass
which Wleso Identilled as the one lu tho
room. Thero .tero two 2f-cent pieces nnd a
dime found lu the pockets of the dead man,
which was all the money he had after pay
ing his room rent. The coroner has tele,
graphed to York to learn If the mnn has any
fl lends or relatives there. The Inquest will
not be held until word Is rcrclved frota
that place,
MlMKiiiirl Mciinlorlnl Ciinillilnle.
MAUYVILLi:, Mo.. March If. (Special) -James
Todd, editor of the Nodaway Demo
crat of Maryville, who has for noma tlnu
been regarded ns a receptive candidate fni
tho democratic nomination for congress In
the Fourth district, ndmlttcd todnv that h
would probably be u candidate fot th
nomination of his parly for state suttatn.
from the First district. Mr. Todd thinks
ho will certnlnly hnvo the support of Nol
away county, and that he can gain enough
outsldo help to win. Ilesldes Mr. Todd tho
following gentle-men hnvo already avowed
themselves ns candidates for the dcmocratla
senntorlnl nomination: Frank Mncnrty ot
Clyde, Nodaway county; It. Whaley ot
Albany, Gentry county; J. W. Morris, editor
of tho West horn Wave, Atchison .-ouuty;
Franl; W. Welmer. Stnnberry, Gentry
county, and Elijah Miller ot Denver, Worth
county, tho present senator.
I'lirmerH l.oolc for l.nnil.
IIAHTV1LLE, Wyo., March 15. (Special.)
Largo numbero of queries are being re
ceived hero regarding the new town of
Guernsey nnd tho surrounding country. A.
majority of thcee aro from farmers In II
llnoi.i, lown, Indiana, MlMouri and thn Da
kolas, who nre now paying high rents for
lands, and who want to get cheaper lands
and start with farms of their own. Tho
Hurllngton railroad ami the tnwnslte com
pany will toon commence to advertise tha
region nnd when spring comes It is ex
pected hundrod.i of families will arrive la
this section.
eNl.oy Mint- I'rotm It loll.
GRAND ENCAMPMENT, Wyo.. March 15.
(Special.) lteccnt strikes lu the Newsboy
copper mine, four miles from town, places
thnt property In the front rank among thn
copper tnluiH of the emmtry nnd gives It
a fltandlng even In advance of the faroou
Fcrrlrt-Huggurty. Prcnent Indications aro
thnt tho Newsboy is fnr richer than tho
Ferris-IInggnrty nnd certainly shows up a
larger body of ore.
To secure thH original witch hazel salvo,
ask for DcWitt's Witch Hazel Salve, well
known as a certain euro for piles and skin
diseases. Uewaro of worthless countertalts.
They nro dangerous.
IIInIiop lletiirnM from Mexico,
CHEYENNE, Wyo., March IS. (Special )
Illshop Ltnlhnn of Cheyenno returned
Tuesday from an extended trip thtrough Old
Mexico. To a reporter he stated that In
nil proballty Archdeacon Koane, formerly
president of tho Catholic university nt Wash
ington, will bo nppolntcl to tho neo mado
vacant by tho death of Archbishop Hen
ncssy of Dubuque, la.
Havo you seen "Tho Halloon?" This Is one
of tho pictures you get through a Heo cou
pon. It Is a reproduction of a famous paint
ing and Is a work of art. Coupons and 10
cents.
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