THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: ATUEDAY, JANUA11Y 4, 1002.
4
JOIN'S THE GREAT NORTHERN
Oiieikl Mtnup.r Htldrtr, Ttlki f Bur
lington Fimiioi from iillligi.
EVERYTHING IS READY BUILDING
Vrtnn IIniiii(cIipn Anaert Hint Work on
Nevr Mnu In tn HcKln nt Once
ntiil Hnplilly I'linliril
to Completion.
"I hnvo recclvoil no word ns yet," said
Oencral Manager Holdrogo of t'ho Hurling
ton, "relative to the Immediate building of
our.connectlon with the Orcnt Northern at
Great falls, Mont., and so do not know that
this Is intended.
"Thli course was first surveyed several
years ago, hut two months ngo wc put cngl
nocrs again In the flold to go over It again
and re-locate the line to the best advan
tage. That was dono In order that every
thing might, bo In readiness the moment
any determination to build was reached.
"Tho route ns proposed will run northwest
from Hillings, tho end of our line now, to
Uroat. Falls, n distance of nbout 175 miles
ns wo go. This will give us two connec
tions for he coast, one which we already
have nt Hillings with tho Northern Pacific,
and another with the Great Northern nt
Great Falls,
''This road, If built, will undoubtedly
bring tho nurllngton considerable addi
tional passenger traffic and will also mean
a big freighting business, chiefly In lumber
cast and In general merchandise west."
Associated Press dispatches persist that
work Is to begin on thlB connection on Jan
uary S, next Monday. It Is said that tho In
tention Is (o rush the work and complete
tho whola thing by the end of the year 1902.
For this purpose It Is said to bo tho plan
to start, the grading not only from Hillings,
but from several Intermediate points at tho
ii i l, ,i , j c,,i
miinu iiiuit, jiruunuiy woniiu mm aiuuimu, ,
nnd thon when everything Is done up to the
latter point to trunsfer all three gangs to
tho Groat Falls end, where the most diffi
cult work lies.
.imv Nnme (or Ntnlloim.
Changes In nomenclature of stations havo
Just boon effected along tho now lino of tho
union rncinc in Wyoming, m an cases me
new names established have been such ns
bear somo special significance to either the
character of tho country, Its history or tra-
dltlons of tho locality.
Most of tbeso changes aro between Choy-
onne and Laramie. Some aro now stations,
others old stations with their names
changed, abula, sixteen miles out of Chey-
enno, Is tho first new one. Tho name slg-
ntflos "gravol beds," which abound there. I
Next comes Orono, n Greek word for puroJ'K.
nlr. Ilunnlng on to Tie Siding, this name
has been changed to Hermosn, meaning a
solitary spot. Tie Siding Junction Is also
changed to Hermann Junction.
Next como three now stations. Colorcs,
l no nrsi, ueriveB us.namo irom ine similar
Latin word meaning a display of colors, n
w I rag o effect, which Is noticeable at that
point. Tho second station Is Satanka, a
Sioux Indian wont, meaning big beef or
buffalo bull an.t referring to tho herds of
buffalo which formerly frequented tho vlcln
ttv. Thn thin! in Fnrnlln. n rinrmnn wnr.i
for trout, which fish throng the streams
near there.
Pnsslng on through Lnramlo tho next sta-
iim. hiin.i in o nn nn Tin..,, i nti
1 V I W..1. I " .,.-. ! VJ .JUItU Li. ... Uphill . "
udjectlve for good, referring In a general
way to the pleasing country to bo found
there. Thero are 300 miles of road to be
trnversed'rfore the next change Is found,
away beyond Orangor. 8prlns Valley is a
now Btatton, tho namn of which rotors to
the oil ' oioh thero. Next to It comcB Asfcn,
which was bo named from tho quaking asp
trees In tho gulches roundabout. This nnmo
has now been 'changed, however, to Alta
mont, signifying a high mountain, tho
derivation being Uttln. Last Ih -Knight,
which was until a short tlma ago called
ltllllard.
Itnllivny ."Vote unit Peraonnla,
F. A. Nash nnd wife hnvo gono to Chi
cago,
Frank Marsh, chief engineer of tho Fre
mont, Klkhorn Sc. MlHsourl Valley railroad,
is very ill wuii pneumonia.
T. M. Shoemaker. UHslHtant trulllo mnn
ngpr of the Oregon Short Lino and for
merly general agent for the Union 1'ucltla
at ean I'TunciHCo, is in umniiu.
CJenernl Manager Dickinson, Superln.
tendent of Motive Power 'lllgglns nnd Oeiv
ernl Auditor Young of the union Pnclllc
riiiiroau nave gono west over their lino to
Wyoming.
The ndvertlstnc denartment of thn llur
llngton railway has received a reiiuest from
a Nebraska farmer lor n price list of
teachers1 bllilen. The Burlington makes n
specialty uf u llttlo Helected library, but
tho publication suggested Is not In Its
catalogue.
General Manager Hldwell of tho Fremont,
Elkhorn ti Missouri Valley rallroud was lii
Bum umann toiiny visiting tile sites of
with t ie Union Pacific be nc mil In thero
ThV lilnei.; 7ci Kni ,h
mil umnyrii win luutirixn ui lliu num.
?llrm.l has aVrh!el in omX after a
circuit tnroiign lown or several weeKH. Ho
r?E?"",.!l er.?,"i J.m.""Aro.f . '"l?..1
uoilLeilHUK ntuiMMi i.uiub. laiirtlHIiy in lC
n noya couniy 10 lie muiie more- nccessiDln
jy the new Klkhorn extension. Mr. Giihlo
Ki-tt.-tyji.1- AW .KJJSUS ifffli.a-!?i?
yr hw vry flHtterln.
.
FIGHTS FOR STREET OPENING
Iarnel flllclc of C'oliimliiin Una I. cunt
Tunnle villh Union 1'nrlnc
Company.
Israel Ollck hrts a houso on the south
sldo of tho Union Pacific tracks In Colum-
bus, Neb., and ho wants N struet opened
across the-trncks nnd made a thoroughfare
irom tho north to tho south of tho town,
The railroad company Intends to build n
freight houso there on ground through
whlch tho streot would have to pass and
Is opposing the desires of tho pstrlachlal
real estato man,
mu company is seeuing an injunction
from Judgo M linger In federal court ro-
Imlnlni' thn f.minMt frnm mianlni. thn
street, but thn attorney,, for thn dnfenun
want the hearing lu their own county, and
the court continued tho cnuso to glvo thorn
tlmo lu which to prepare nn amended an
swer.
It Is the railroad that has Instituted tho
proceedings, but It Is hinted that tho Colum
bus councllmcn are not strenuously op-
precd and that, tho heavy fighting dovolves
on Gllck, who came to court with an at
torney and in grim determination to do
oi diet
This suit Is a tardy Incident of tho lone
competition' between tho north side and
tha south side of Columbus, The south
r
LIE6I6
COMPANY'S EXTRACT of
Beef stAnda for health In the
home -ncl economy in the
kitchen . 1
Get th gennlni')
Llfhlir Com. if
punj'iKxtrict J"fTI (tWi' 9
with blue sl(
MM AT
Is
ntiure
sldo Is the older portion, but Is said to
have lost business prestige when tho north
sldo got tho banks, tho opera house and
tho newspaper ofllce. At tho point where
Mr. Gllck wants tho street opened the
switch tracks of tho Union Pacific are
most numerous and It might oven be nec
essary to build a viaduct.
CENTRAL LABOR UNION MEETS
(Invernor Snvngp AcknmvleilKes lte
celnt of lleeonimentlnilon (or
I'ollee llonnt Member.
At the meeting of tho Central Labor union
last night n letter from Governor Savago
was received acknowledging tho receipt of
tho recommendations for appointments to
places on tho Hoard of Fire and Police
Commissioners
An appeal for funds was received from
tho Cigar Makers union of Montreal.
An Invitation to attend n lecture by
Walter Thomas Mills, under the nusplccu of
the Economic league, was received and
filed.
The resignation of James K. Itynn, vlco
president of tho union, was received and
accepted. L. V, Guyc resigned the position
of chairman of the law committee. Doth
men wero defeated by tho Harbors' union
is delegates. A motion to mako Mr. Guyo
no honorary member of tho union was lost,
mo Doaru oi uireciors or ino wioor icm-
nlo association announced tho leasing of
tho building at Flftoenth and Dodgo streets
nnd the secretary of the board was notiricd
that the union would bo ready to movo as
soon ns tho now hall Is ready.
C. E. Schmidt, delegate of tho Central
Labor union to the meeting of tho Ameri
can Federation, submitted a statement of
his expenses and salary, amounting to
151.35, on which $85 had been advanced
by the union. Tho treasurer was ordered
to pay tho balance duo. The delegate made
a report of the proceedings of the conven
tion, which consumed tho larger part of
tho time devoted to the meeting. A vote
of tlmnks was (tendered tho delcgntc.
i;renoniiai8 wero receivca as ioiiows:
r.tffnn rhnr,. , , ,,, ,,,.,, n
Caramcllo; Hartendors, J. W.-O'Connoll,
Charles ttclnhart, Theodore Krlcson; Car
penters, J. J. Kerrigan, Fred Schuble, C.
A. Robinson; Walters, Fred Haumnu, Ed
Skelsey, C. H. Meredith: Hodcarrlers, Scott
Jackson, A. H. Qroves, J. II. Saunders;
Hrowery Workers, Fred Sutter, Goorgo KM-
ers, jerry urcou; raintcrs, w. ll. Hon, J.
llawley, M. L. Andrews; Sheet Metal Work-
ers, p. W. Adair; Leather Workers, Hen
Maylard, O. A. Pope, W. H. Arrlngdnle;
Machinists, James Davis, James P. Slater,
Qcorgo N. Lamb; nrlck Makers, W. S. Hoi-
man, William Gctsclman, N. C. Petcrsont
Horseshocro, W. W. Wills, O. S. Watson,
Mcrt Wilkinson; Iron Moulders, Christ
Hackus, Hlchard Drown, Daniel Ityan;
Typographical, John Pollan, C. C. Vaughan,
S. Fisher; Plumbers, II. W. McVea,'
Peter Green. W. O. Shrum; Cooks' Helpers,
John Hathaway, William Anderson, nnd
Qcorgo Plerson.
UNION VETERAN UNION'S MIGHT
Ofllcorn limtnllril with l'ubllo Cere
mony Ilefore n Lnrgr At
tendance, Newly elected offlcors of tho First Nc-
brnska Union Voterans' Union nnd officers of
tho Women's Union VotoranB" Union wero
Installed last night at the Hodmen's hall.
A large number wero present to witness tho
rnnininnlpR. Thn nmeirn nf thn fnrmnr wnrn
ns ronows: uoionei, i nomas u. uuu; iicu-
tenant colonel. J. Berger; major, 8. I,
Gordon; chaplain, George Elliott; quarter-
master, W. G. Tcmpleton; adjutant, J. W.
Thompson; surgeon, A. K. Ilhodes; officer
of tho day, E. Johnson; sentinel, A. Schnol
dorwlnd; picket, Rlsdon. Tho Installation
was In cimrgo of J. B. Drlesbach, with
Henry Horan ns officer of tho day.
Mrs. Ada Wnlker and Mrs. Angcllno Whit
marsh Installed the officers of tho Women's
union. Tho ofllcors were: President, Mrs.
Saruh Drelsbnch; sonlor vlco president,
Mrs. E. J. Clark; Junior vlco president, Mrs.
Stephens; treasurer, Mrs. Anna Askwlth;
secretary, Mrs. Anna Sayro; conductor, Mrs.
Ethel Hall; lnsldo guard, Mrs, Susan Slice-1
ler, outer guard, Mrs. Webb; pianist, Mrs.
Maud Helm. After tho Installation a social
serslon wns held.
OFFICERS OF OIL COMPANY
Mlectlnn Held Yesterilny Afternoon
mill MnlterH ArrmiKeil for
Offlcors for tho Omaha Pctroleutn, Gas
and Coal company were clcctod Friday
afternoon as follows: Irving F. Haxter,
president; William Sturgls, vice president;
Harry Nott, treasurer; Georgo T. Hall,
socrctary nnd goneral mannger. All aro of
Omaha except Mr. Sturgls, who Is an oil
cxpert wlth headquarters In both Cheyenne
nnd Now York City. To hold the election
tne (llrCCtOTS lUOt in tnO Company S OniCeS,
tn of tho principal business they d
further details of tho plan to boro for oil
In the 7.000 seres of land which tho com-
. . ,
P""j ""i Bucuruu in iwukiuo nnu oarpy
enitnilna.
CHRISTIAN CONVENTION RALLY
,
Me,,,bpr" Expo,,,lvc Cnunell Are
Co in I n a: to Aililrenn Omnliii,
Petiole,
At a meeting of the Christian missionary
convention committee nnd n committee of
tho Auditorium company hold yesterday
afternoon It was decided to hold a conven-
tlon rally, probably at tho I irst unristian
church, on the evening of January 0, at
wnicn time ii. u. iiroeuen or ucs Monies
nnd H. F. Smith of Cincinnati, with othor
members of tho executive council of tho.so-
clety, will bo In the city for tho purpose of
learning of tho work being dono in nmana.
Tho commltteo In chares of tho rally will
inviie db Biiuuitera ui'uerui v. r. iunuciun,
Mayor Moores and others.
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Prickly Ar.h mtters cures tho kidneys,
r,gu ",B" uu.
i i i i. ii I K. nHH I,....1.
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Mnrrlntte I.leennea,
Mnrrlnge licenses have been Issued
to
the following:
Name and Residence. Auo
Murkon HornvBCh. Omaha ?5
Kate MiizerlcK, Umalia 21
John Poular. Colfax county, Nobraska., 25
Kmma ienurt;n, hiuiui iv
Henry Jar), Manilla, In 24
Lllllo M. Sanders, Marquctto, Kan 18
William T. ltudat, Montana 31
Mary Iludat, Omaha,.... v 25
11 chard Clark. Omaha 3S
Annie H. Yates, Omaha ?!
Martin M. Tucker, Omaha 45
Emma M. Phillips, Omaha 35
For NtenlliiK llnrlier Tool.
A. J. Flemlnc was arrested hist nlht by
Detective llrummy, charged with stealing a
grip of barber tools belonging to l. 8.
Dupln. Both men nre barbers. According
to Dupln he met Fleming and during their
conversation told htm that ho had left his
tools at u restaurant on Douglas street.
Borne hours later Fleming called at the
restaurant and secured the grip and tools,
Fleming was locked up.
Hold Una on Trial,
Helen Johnson, colored, eharseil with
nicking the pockets of J, T. Graham, a
Wyoming stockman, of $145 Thursday
morning, was arraigneu in ponce court
yesterday afternoon and bound over to
the district court in tho mim of $oo. Tho
hearing of Jncob Up, charged with nt
i tempting to hold up Street Car Conductor
Jeffries, was postponed for one week.
IN THE FIELD OF ELECTRICITY
FuUrii of tot TtUphoxa Buiiicii
in
Small WsiUri Ttwii.
general growth and capital invested
L'liltintoivn HxcliniiRe the Wonder of
Nun Krnnelscn Compiled tcil
Klectrlenl Device for
Mil ell Home.
Tho Independent telephone) movement Is
becoming extensive In several western
states, notably In Kansas and Missouri.
Until 1897 the Hell company had the field
to Itself, but restricted Its operations to
largo cities. Then began an era of local
telophono systems for small towns. The
commonest form was for enterprising young
men to organize a company In their homo
town and secure subscribers by personal
solicitation. They rented telephones at
from 1 to $1.2.') n month and were success
ful. Tho return of prosperous times nsslsted
them greatly. Tho growth has been such
that thcro aro now In Kansas nlono 160
contrnl stations with from ono to four
operators each.
Tho towns that formerly had fifty eub-
ncrlbcrs to the old system now have from
2S0 to 400 to the new. Uy tho extension of
tho lines among tho residence districts tho
telcphono has becomo a necessity to bus!-
ness houses nnd those who. aro In touch
with the life of tho towns.
Along with tho nystemB In tho towns has
gono on the long dlstanco toll line building
until there aro "GO toll stations connected
with tho Independent telophono systems In
tho larger places. Tho commonest form Is
a central offlco In tho county scat and toll
lines to the smnll towns. Frequently every
town In tho county, as well oh several coun
try milk and postofflce stations, Is reached.
The usual plan Is to run a party lino con
necting several of tho farms with tho sta
tion. Tho farmers ring up each other or
call the station and then talk to tho county
scat. This service also costs $1 a month
nnd Is growing rapidly.
firovrtli of Telephone Himlnrim.
Tho report of tho American Telcphono and
Telegraph company gives some Interesting
figures showing tlio nnnual growth of telc
phono scrvlco In tho United States. Up to
tho closo of 1S91 tho number of Instruments
Installed was 512,407. slnco that tlmo the
nnnual Increase has been ns follows: 1892,
40,313; 1893, 13,771; 1801. 10,015; ISO.'., 92,470;
1896, 97,651; 1897, 140,494; 1898, 205,725; 1899,
455,225; 1900, 372,311, bringing tho totnl In
stnllatlnns of that company up to 1,952,412
nt the beginning of tho present cnlcndar
year. Tho figures showing tho growth of tho
system lu 1901 aro not yet avallablo In tho
company's official report, but aro from cither
sources.
Ijoss than twenty-five years ago tho In
vontlon of the telcphono was mode known to
tho world. About a year later tho first ex
change was established In tho United States,
which was also tho first In tho world.
Twenty years ago thero were 47,880 tele
phono subscribers In tho country and 29,714
miles of wlro for telophono purposes. At
no entl of lnt yenr thoro woro 800.880 tele
Pnono oxchango connections, equipped with
"o American company's Instruments nnd
i.oi.ui vanes oi wire in use ior oxenango
nnu ion line ucrvii-e.
Of the magnitude of tho telephone busl
ness at the endof tho current year we have
tho following figures on the good authority
of tho Electrical Ilevlow:
Capital Telephones
invented tJonnecicu
Hell
Indenendcnt
.m,ooo,ooo
l.aso.oo)
Farmers lino?, inter
communicating sys
tems, etc. (lml.)
490,000
TotnlH $470,000,000 2,278,717
Tho best data obtainable ns to the growth
of Independent companies, not controlled by
tho American, bIiow that they now havo ex
changes In 2,811 cities nnd towns and serve.
as shown above. 708,717 subscribers,
This independent development represents
an Investment of probnbly not far from
JlBO,Q00,000. Resides Independent companies
operating exchanges, thoro are nearly 500,000
telephones In use by persons who do not
nood connection with a central station, as
tho service Is private, as between mills nnd
offices
Tho largest extension of tho Independent
telephone business 1b in the stata of Ohio
which has 22G exchanges and 155.CC4 Inde
pendent telephones. In order, Indiana and
Pennsylvania como next, having, respec
tlvely, 192 nnd 198 exchnnges nnd 8S.0TO nnd
64,604 telcphono connections
Home I,nxnrleM,
So many electrical appliances for cavlug
trouble, aro Incorporated In tho planning
of the modern luxurious city house that
t hc modern luxurious city house that
n certain amount of Intelligence and train-
I ,un ujiiu iucih uuu ll IH
tho special engineer retained to keen
nein in oniur bci iiiucii goou om oi mem
Everyono knows of tho complicated tele
nhnnn ovntema with nn ovrt,n l .v,
i - ...
basement and a branch In overy room, tho
hhousand varieties of lights, tho system
0' tre'Bht nml Pn'ngor elevators and th
Innumerable bells for lncomprchcnslbl
purposes with which overy flno houso Is
provided. Every now nnd then, however
a new appliance nppoars nnd Is Imme
diately Installed In nil tho houses that
hnvo room left for It. Ono of tho latost
Is an arrangement for hanging dresses In
a closet. Each dress Is hung on a flat
frame, which Is suspended from an arm
projecting from ono sldo of tho closet. Ton
or twelve dresses aro hung ud In th!
way and tho mechanism of the supporting
arm Is connected with a series of buttons
on tho other sldo of tho room. There is n
imtton for overy frame nnd arm nnd od-
poslte tho button Is a label on which Is
inscribed a description of tho dress. Presi
the button and out Bwlngs tho desired
garment, vtnen mo meciianical servant
arrives there will bo ono less hoiuohold
problem.
Wlrelenn Torpedo Hteerlnir,
Commander Richardson Clover, naval at
tache of tho United States embassy at Lon
don, who has Just arrived In this country,
while In London witnessed tho demonstra
tion by tho Inventor of tho workings of thn
Gardner system of steering torpedoes on
the surface of tho water by means of the
wireless transmission of electricity from a
shore apparatus. Whothcr tho system will
bo a BUccess In tho end Commander Clover
sla ne w08 unable to dotermlne
He
added, however, thut the model worked ex
actly as th Inventor claimed It would
"Tho Invention Is on the same plnn ns tho
Morconl system of wireless telography,"
said commander Clover, "and has to be ap
plied on the surface of the water. The tor
pedo, according to Ihe Inventor's Idea, Is to
run along the surface of tho wator, and has
a must, two or three feet long, projecting
upward from It. A wlro, which Is con
nectcd, with the motor and steorlng appa
ratus, runs to the top of tbo roast and re
ceives the electricity from the transmitter
on the chore through the air. In tho trans
mitter there Is a ball governor like those
on Btesm engines, which has two small
round weights attached to It. According to
the rate at which the governor revolves
the weight swing outward, nnd the Inventor
claims that he can control the machinery
In the torpedo by the dlttanco that tbo
small weights awing out. For Instance, It
the weights swing outwnrd.nnd tho Inventor,
the motor will start. Uy making tho gov
ernor revolve quicker nnd cnuslng the
weights to swing further outwnrd the motor
lu tho torpedo will stop. Another change
In the governor will move tho rudder from
sldo to side, and still nnothcr rhnngc will
cnuso tho torpedo to explode. The ndvnn-
tages claimed by tho Inventor for this In
vention nro absolute control of the torpedo
nt all times, and especially that part of tho
nventlon which will control the movements
of the torpedo when It Is standing still."
Commander Clover said that he could not
further discuss tho Invention until after he
bad reported officially on It to the Navy de
partment at Washington.
Clilnene 'I'lione llxclinnge.
Tho new Chinese Telephone exchange In
San Francisco Is open nnd ready for bus
iness, nfter montliB of preparation. Tho
exchange differs from all others In that
city, or In tho world, In that It Is gorgeous
with Oriental beauty and a marvel of luxu
rious good tasto and splendor. Tho tele
phone company has mndo t n point to mnke
the now exchnngo ono of the show plnces
In Chinatown, reports tho San Francisco
Chrot.lcle. It has spared no expense to ob
tain this result.'nnd Chief Engineer Cantln,
under whoso direction tho work wns done,
feels Justly proud of tho results of his
labors.
Tho new exchange Is In the three-story
building at 743 Washington street. The
flrst floor Is occupied by n store, which has
been refitted and decorated by Its owners
to be In accord with tho remainder of tho
building. The entrnneo to the oxchango Is
up n long flight of narrow stairs, nt tho head
of which is a gayly decorated sign in
Chinese letters announcing tho presence of
tho telephone, which, strangely enough, Is
ono of the most popular of tho American
Inventions among tho Chinese.
On entering tho nnto-room ono Is mot by
n smiling nnd bowing functlonnry, whoso
solo duty It Is to make visitors welcome.
Closo by tho door Is n richly carved teak-
wood table, on which are kept tobacco ami
clguVcttcs nnd a nost of ton bowls, whllo In
a sllk-covercd caddy rests a largo teapot,
which Is always kept fined with tea oi a
good quullty. Ten and tobacco are always
served to visitors, a complement of hospl-
tnlltv without which no-Chinese misincss
transaction Is complete.
At thn extreme end of this room, on an
nltnr of considerable size and great rich
ness, n richness of gold nnd sliver ami rcu
lacquer, rests n Joss whoso special duty Is
to guard a'nd care for tho Interests of those
who neml snecch over tho wires. To many
of tho Chinese tho telcphono still holds, to
a certain degree, Its qualities or tne supor-
nntural, and the presenco of a joss is noi a
luxury, but n prlmo necessity.
iwnrn eolnc Into the telephone room
Itself a brief Inspection of tho rooms In tho
rear of tho reception room It not without
interest. In tho extreme rear is n Kitcncn,
ni.nt nml complete. Thoro is
-n emmilv diminutive dining room, nnd
llkowlso a bedroom, in wnicu nro iour
small bunks. This Is where Loo Kura biiu.
tho manager of tho exchange, lives, wuii
his assistants. They aro always on duty
,i thn. oxehnnirn is never ClOSUIl UUUl
vonr'n end to year's end.
The front room, in wmcn is piaccu mu
uwitehhniirn. 1m the most attractive feature
ih,. ninee. It I cavly decorated with
dragons and serpents, thero nro rare lan-
tnrna hanelne from tho celling, in which
electric lights havo been placod, making
n enntrast of raodornlty nnd nntiquuy.
Thn walls nre hung wltn uanuero.
Along ono side of tho rpoin Is a row of
tenkwood chairs wltn cusuions oi nun.
while near tho switchboard aro tho small
black stools which nro to bo' seen all over
thn Chinese ouarter. The swltcnnoaru
ita.if u nimetiv like those In the other
exchanges In tho city, oxcopt tbnt tho
operatives nro men nnd uninose. incy
... the RBmn crv of "Hello" In nnswor
nleasant tone, cheerful nnd
L-nort humored.
The work of the exenango wouia urivo
nn American operator Insane. For, in aa
illtlon to tho 265 numbers on the exchange,
thero aro at least 125 telephones wnicn are
cither In Chinese lodging houses or In
clubs. Tho oporatlves havo nearly 1,500
names to remember, together with their
owners' nlaco of rejldcnco. For example.
Woo Keo rings his telcphono and says he
wnnts to talk to Chung HI, Kin. Ho gives
nn number, for Chung lives In somo big
tenemtnt and has no telephone number,
It Is the duty of the operative to reracm
her all theso names and it Is claimed ho
does so without effort.
Tho Chinese telcphono company haa
been In cxlstcnCo slnco 1887 and r has
slowly mado Its way, moving from place
tn placo os Its Increasing business mado
largor quarters necessary. Mr. Loo Kum
Shu has been the manager for tho last
eight years. Ho speaks English without a
traco of accent and Is a man of great In
telligence. He Is very proud of his new
quarters and never tires of showing visi
tors about tho place.
RECEIVES TOKEN FROM POPE
ClilenKO Mnn In Ilewnrilcil for Herv
Jucen In Ilehnlf of CnUiollo
Interenln.
CHICAGO. Jan. 3. Theodore h. Thlolo,
chairman of tho United Oerman Catholic
societies of Chicago, has been signally
honored by tho pope. Today ho received
a silver medal from his holiness In recogni
tion of his scrvlco In propagating the Cath
olic faith In America. Accompanying tho
medal was a letter from Cardinal Stetn-
hubor.
Tho honor was especially conferred to
commemorate tho speech which, Mr. Thlclo
mado at tho Auditorium last May at tho
convention of tho United German Catholic
societies. "Tho Independonco of tho Popo"
was tho subject of his address. In present
ing tho gift tho popo first Intimated that
tho npostollc blessing would bo tho most
appropriate token of appreciation. In ro-
forrlngto this, In tho lotter which Cardinal
Stolnhubor wrote, ho Is quoted as saying:
"That I send to Mr. Thlelo and his asso
ciates with all my heart."
Mr. Thlelo has been actively engaged In
fighting legislation believed by him to be
detrimental to Cathollo schoojs and was
the leader In tbo opposition to tho adop
tion of frco text books by tho Chicago
Hoard of Education.
WARMING UP PROVES. FATAL
Men Come Into Holler Ifounn Junt In
Time In He Greeted by
Kxnloalon,
PAnKEHSUUHO, W. Vo., Jan. 3. Tho
boiler tn tho South Penn Oil company's
pumping stattor at Harry HhWns, In Dod
dridge county, blew up, Bcaldlng to death
Harry Rhoden, a pumper for the company,
Merrick Frlck, who ran n e'trlng of well
cleaning tools, and Dell Ash, bis assistant.
The men were all In tho boiler house
warming themselves when tho explosion oc
curred. They broke open tho door which
had becomo locked nnd escaped to another
houso a mile away.
All were so badly .scalded that flesh fell
from them on the Vayr After reaching the
other boiler house they collapsed and In a
few hours all wero dend.
Strike HltaHtlon Alarmliiii.
BARCELONA, Jan. 3. Tho strike sltua
tlon here Is so alarming thnt largo rein
forcements of troops have been concen
trated ulout the city. The strikers now
J number 20,000.
AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA
Mayor Klly 8ini OrJinanct Omtiif
Library Erd.
WILL LET WOMEN NAME THREE TICKETS
linn Meleeteil l-'our Wlm Are to Mnke
I'll Lints of .Men They
Would Prefer on
the Ilnnrd,
At noon yesterday Mnyor Kelly attached
his signature to tho ordlnanco creating &
library board and during tho day tho doc
ument was sent to the printers. After Its
publication for six times the act will be
como n law and tho board may bo ap
pointed. This delay In tha signing of the
ordlnanco will precltulo tho possibility of
Mayor Kelly mulling any appointments at
tho next meeting of tho city council.
On account of tho dissension raised by the
report that Mayor Kelly would appoint flro
women on the board tho mayor has decided
to let tho matter rest with the four women
ho has already named. These women will
select five men and present the names to
tho mnyor. At a meeting held Thursday
nftcrnoon It wns decided best for the
women to ninko but n one, two, three list.
This will probnbly bo done. In tho flrst
lint tho names of llvo men whom tho
women want will bo given, tho second list
will, of course, contnln tho second chotco
nnd the Inst list the third choice. This Is
dono for tho reason that somo of tho mem
bers of the council will not take kindly to
tho selection of the women managers. In
tho selection of members the wards will be
represented as nearly as possible. At least
ono member will bo chosen from each of
tho six wards, tho remaining throe to be
selected at large. Should tho appointments
made by Mayor Kelly bo turned down It la
Understood that another ordlnanco will bo
drnfted creating n board composed of nine
men.
Hill I'ontcr O rill nn nee.
Yesterday afternoon Mayor Kelly nt
inched his stgnnturo to tho bill poster ordi
nance, which has been hanging flro for
some months. This ordlnanco Is certainly
n "freak," but still it can scarcely be worse
than noniu others ground out by certain
local attorneys.
In tho flrst placo tho ofllco of city bill
poster Is created, tho Incumbent to hold
ofllco for two years from the doto of ap-'
polntmcnt, or until tho explrntlon of the
term of tho appointive power. Tho bill
poster Is to supervlso the posting of all
showbills, posters, window hangers, etc.,
placed on signboards, public places, vacant
buildings and on walls. .
Whllo tbo ordlnnnco declares It unlawful
tor anyono other than the recognized city
bill poster to placo signs, bills and so forth,
no penalty Is provided. Further, the bill
poster Is to servo without compensation
from tho city, but Is permitted to charge
"the usual fee," whatever that la, as com
pensation for his services. Section C of this
ordlnanco provides that the provisions shall
In no way affect South Omaha business men,
frstcrnal lodges, local associations or resi
dents. Mayor Kelly Is being censured on all
sides for having put the city ro the ex
pense of printing such an ordinance, espe
cially when thero does not seem to bo any
possibility of Its being enforced.
Illnlrlet Improvement llomln.
On Monday night next the city council
will reeelvo bids for an Issue of $1,600 dis
trict Improvements bonds. Theso bonds
will bear date of January 1, 1&02, will draw
G per cent Interest and will run ten years.
As tho Investment Is consldorcd a good
ono It Is expected that several bond buyers
will be prcsont. Tho bidding will bo done
In open session and the bonds will bo sold
to tho highest bidder. No bids less than
par will bo considered, and consequently
tho bidding will bo on tho premium.
AilvoentliiK Vncel not Ion.
On Monday next tho public schools will
open ngnln nfter tbo usual holiday vaca
tion. In response to a request from tho
Roard of Health, cortnln rules regarding
vaccination will bo observed. Tho plan Is
to havo each'pupll present a ccrtlflcnto of
vncclnntlon bofore being allowed to attend
regular sosstons. Of course thoso who wero
vaccinated last year successfully or tho
year beforo will not bo required to be vac
cinated again, but these must produce cer
tificates. Principals of tho schools will seo
to It that this rulo Is rigidly enforced
when tho schools open next week.
I'enthonnc I'liin. .
At yesterday afternoon's meeting of tho
Hoard of Health, City Engineer Heal sub
mitted sketches of the proposed penthouse.
This building Is to cost $1,000, tha amount
to ho paid by tho county, whllo tho city
will appropriate money to maintain It.
Tho hospital ns proposed will be twenty
four feet In width nnd forty feet In length.
Tho walls will bo constructed of brick and
the floor will bo cement, Thero Is one ward
for women nnd thrco for men. Then thero
Is a room .for the nurses nnd a kitchen.
Tho Idea Is to employ a man and his wife
who nro Immune, to tako chargo of tho
place. As fur as the rough draft sub
mitted by the engineer was concerned, It
was satisfactory, but somo suggestions may
WEAK
WOMEN
N jr Are mnde strong
' . ti MB hv tin- use nf Dr.
j Pierce's Favorite
'Prescription. It
'regulates the
periods, dries
(weakening drains,
Jltenls inflnmtna-
Hon and ulceration
land cures female
! weakness.
Sick women nre
invited to consult
Doctor Pierce, by
better, free. All
womanly confi
dence held in
, sacred secrecy
nnd guarded by
ctrlet t.mr.eclnnn1
W . u .....
privacy. Write
without fear end
.without fee to
V8
Dr. fc. V. Pierce,
; Buffalo, N. Y.
nI had been a treat
I- lufTerer from female
we ale ness," writes
Mrs. M. n. Wallace,
; of Muenater, Cooke
Co., Texas, "fjtitd
' four doctor and nont
.did mt any good. A
i aimered aix yeara, dui
I at taat I found relief,
.1 followed your
advice, and took eight
bottle of ' Favorite
ft
i rreacr lnt Ion.' and
four of tne Golden
Medical Ulncovery,' I
now feel like a mw
woman. I have gained
eighteen pounds."
Doctor Pierce's
Pleasant Pellets
jcure biliousnesr
and sick head
ache. They do
not create the pill
lublL
ForSprains
Ome0aOil
The right time to treat a
sprain is the minute you get it.
And tlje right remedy to use
is Omega Oil. You can say
what you will
about this or
that thing being
good for a sprain,
but Omega
Vt that thing being W
mfSk good for a sprain, Jar li
JE1 but Omega ffl . 11
fJS!k Oil beats (jL l
them all. V m
The quicker
you rub it
on, and the
more of it you
use, the sooner
the sprain will
be gone. Even
if Omega Oil gets you
back to work one day
quicker than other rem
edies, it will pay for itself several times, but it generally
cures a sprain, strain or bruise a week before anything
else, and a week's wages amounts to a good deal to most
people. If your druggist doesn't sell Omega Oil, ask
him to get a supply of his
bo mado later. Eleven new cases of small
pox were reported yesterday and a couplo
tho day before.
Aiiprnlnern Mnke lleporl.
Messrs. Hunt, Hedges nnd Merrill, who
were appointed by tho mnyor to ascertain
the damages, If any, accruing from tho
grading of tho nllcy between Twenty-fourth
nnd Twenty-fifth streets nnd F nnd O
streets, turned In n report yesterday. Tho
report goes on to sny that as a majority
of tho property owners had signed n wnlvcr
of damages, there could bo no claims
ngalnst tho city. In case where waivers
were not signed tho property would bo
benefited by tho grading and consequently
there would bo no dnmages. This alley will
bo graded as soon as arrangements can be
completed.
Mnicltt City Gonnlp.
Hog receipts nt tho stock yards con
tinue to show an Incrense.
John Lang of Moberly. Mo., wns a visitor
nt the BtocK yards yesterday.
George O. Francisco leaves tonight for
Trlnldnd, Colo., nnd old Mexico.
W. H. Hnbcock. formerly police Judge, Is
laid up with n severe uttnek of rhcumutlHm.
Henry Mies returned yeBterdny from his
trip to Coloindo nnd was around town
Blinking hands with his friends.
Mortality Mtittlatlea.
Tho following deaths nnd births were re
ported to tho city henlth commissioner for
tho twenty-four hours ending at noon l-rl-
rtDeathH-Frank H. Wldderman, 2212 Sew
ard, nged 2: June Allen. 816 North Forty
first avenue, nged 8?; Tressa Dixon, Pres.
byterlan hospital, nged 27. , . .
l)lrths-J. W. Harris, 4332 Ornnt. girl;
Charles F Crowley, 422 tiouth Twenty
sixth, boy.
LOCAL BREVITIES.
Mrs. Eva Margallus. who broke nn nnklo
Thursdny evening, nnd whom tho police
found to be In destitute, circumstances, was
yesterday removed from her home, liO
South Thirteenth street, to tho Wlcso hos
pltnl, ,
D. K. Mooney. Stella Pens nnd C. K.
Hakcr. arrested Thursday night In a lug
Iiih streot saloon after robbing J. h.
Murphy of J2. wero tnken to Lincoln last
night, there being three charges of lurccny
against them.
Special for Saturday
All broken lines of men s ami women b uigu gruuu mumi-m m. n...u
A .ihance not to bo missed It you desire the swoll creations In Shoes nt less than
manufacturer's cost.
WOMEN 8 SHOES in patent learners, u cmi mm vm nm, nnu w.u ......... in
tension soles and fancy stitches, and tho light turns for dress wear. All our $3.00,
$3 B0 14.00 iud $5.00 Shoos divided in mroe ioi uuu u ui .oi nu f.,
'..tixT.a atinnav.nnmni. nntont leathers, box calf nnd vlcl kid, new shnpes
... I. ,J w ...-' - ,
nnd styles, all broken lines go t a saving
Boys' nnd girls snocs, mo bouo, mimum nmom n...... ....
to $1.18, 1.38 nnd 1.68.
No waiting. Extra salesmen.
The Rochester Shoe Co.,
1515 Douglas Street.
BARGAIN BASEMENT-
Men's and women's snocs in uroiteu .nn s w -"-Hoys'
and girls' and children's Shoes reduced to 48c, 89o and 1.18.
The Boy's Shoes
Whllo for little feet must bo mndo to
Btuud moro hard wenr thim those for
tho father No sh. made but thnt will
wear out-but It will tuko longer for
the boy to wenr out a pair of our $l.r0
shoes than most uny shoo you cum Ret
no matter what you pay for them
They're tttronuly made from good utock,
with a foot growlutf shape In nil two
bIzoh for boyg-be they big or llttlo boys
-Saturday is tho last buying uny bo
foro school.
Drexel Shoe Co..
Omailia'a Up-fo-daM Suo llona.
141B FAIINAM STHBET.
Karf rll CafBlosa Norr ndr
The Wedding Cake-
First tho wooing Then tho botrothal
Noxt tho license Thon tho pastor And
tho "Wedding Cnke. Wo furnish for
theso joyous occasions the Wedding
Cako which wo hnvo special facilities
for tanking. Tho department In which
theso cakes are made Is In tho bauds' of
expert nrtlsts nnd our production Is al
ways In the highest stylo of tho art.
Those contemplating matrimony nro in
vited to cull and seo us or uddress
W. S. Balduff,
lt20 Parana St.
wholesale dealer
7M
CREDITORS v RE SATISFIED
Men Interenteil In HveretlMoore Syn
illente AnTnlrn Approve 'nurse
Adopted for He pitrntlnn.
CLEVELAND, O.. Jan. 3. II. R. Now
comb, chairman of tho commlttoo of bank
ers chosen to tnko charge, of the financial
affairs of the Evorctt-Moors nyndlcote,
stated today that telegrams wero being ro
celved from many out-of-town creditors ap
proving tho steps tnken nnd agreeing to the
proposition to glvo nn ext?nslou of eighteen
months on tho paper of tho syndicate. Ho
added thnt the committee felt confident that
tho nffnlrs of the syndlento would bo speed
ily placed on n solid financial baBls and
that the various constituent properties
would not suffer In tho least.
N0MINATI0NSF0R OFFICERS
Unllilera' nml Trnilern' KxcliiuiKe Put
Two Tleketn In I'Melil for A il
ium I Kleotlon.
Nominations for officers of tho Hulldcrs'
nnd Truders' oxchango woro nnuounced yes
terday as follows: For president, J. F.
Smith, n. L. Carter: for vlco president, J.
I. Walt, W. U. Iluthorford! for treasurer,
Ornnt Parsons, John Howe; for directors,
Wllllnm HiiHch, H. A. Vlcrllng. J. W. Phelps.
John Howe, Fred Hucmplng, Thomas Herd,
W. H. Ilutherford and Grant Parsons. Tho
cloctlou will tako placo Monday.
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS.
Phllln TMrnril nnd liln bride, who wns
I MIsh I-uurn Wlleon. urn at the Muiny,
ICKIU" . " '.mil .. .i . .
John A. Hwnuson, manager clothing de
partment lor llayden Urns., left for New
York last night to purchase a new spring
stock.
Miss Krug. Edmund Krug and Arthur
Krug entertained 140 friends at tho Millard
Inst night, with dancing In tho main dining
room and supper In the banquet room nnd
cafes. Fourteen numbers wero on thn enrd,
the music being furnished by nn orchestra
of seven pieces.
v
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from $ .00 to .00 a pn Ir
, en