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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 15, 1886)
THE OMAHA DAlLtt 1)AJTOVEMBER 15. ISSo. 5 POLITICS AT THE CAPITAL Now Developments Constantly Being Made nt tlie Oity of Lincoln , VAN WYCK'S UNCOUNTED VOTES. ProocoilliiKs Jo Ho Instituted to ComiM-1 Tliein to Ilo Cnnvnsseil isost Year's liners l nll Ollior News. IrnovTitr nut''sLINCOLN ntinr.At'.l 1'olitlcs in I.itiroln I * of Hint varying kind always found nrouniljn stale capital. Thetc h n constant procession of things now under thn sun and each new arrival brings tidings fioni bis own individual localitv , and these tidings often put n now phase upon matters Salmday even ing's train brought to this political cen tre Gad Slaughter , down Irom the fields of Nnnee county , clothed in his < uinimor's puit and ready to tell what would happen when the senatorial light drew on to its livelier days II is uniteMood that Gad Is , as uiual , the railroad candidate for some ot tlio sinecures of legislative days , nnd he undoubtedly linds FOUIO comfort bere-iimong the elect from thh cottutv who , to a man , are supposed lo put in tlioir work where It will do the railroads tlie most good at the coming session of the Icgtsl.ituro Gad brings with him .Senator Mel.lejolmof ! Nance county , and it is confidently asserted that lie is exhib itlng the senatoi aa "one of my fellows. " A politician who knows of the births and deaths in polities fur nishes the further information that ( iad claims to have discovered MolUlcjohn and to own him , and li already exhibited him to the railroad editors in Omaha nnd in this m > ek of the liolitlcal woods. In meeting Mr. Miekh John one is impressed with the idea thai tlm senator is capable of taking care ol himself and of his own vote , when tlio days for balloting for United Slates senator tor roll around a ain , and he may tlisap point homo of tlie busy bodies by ousting bis vote to suit hlm = elf. From present indications the oflorts o the railroads lo coax Hie republicans inli caucus , ami there to purchase eiiougl votes to nominale i'addoek , Cobb or Laird will fall , for the evidence is exhibited daily thai the. people of tin ; state , with the forces engaged iu thu worK of re- olectiug Senator Van 'VYvck _ , reeognt/e that the senatorial ipiesiion is one that in for or against his re-election , and that the caucus tiucstion is apt to resolve itst If into tlioso who are for Van Wvok going into a Van Wyck caucus , while those against will join in thu railroad , camp anil remain Ihur" . I.KHAI. I'ltorr.nwNas nro discussed to bring to lime those who squelched the votes for Senator Van \ \ > ek in ilillerent ptccincts. It scums that several precinct bo'irda of election failed to canvass and repot t Van Wyok's rote , and .such will bo asked to come into comt ami s-how why they failed in that very plain duty , and it will bo left for Hiich to pay the costs of the suit to com pel them to do their duty The senator lias probablv liftcun. hundred votes in Lancaster county if tliey were all counted. m base ball circles promises to bo of ex ceptional interest lo lot era of the game in Lincoln , anil nothing will tend moro to popnlari/c the game at home than the Jact that two local rival clubs the Oamlni and Hastings arc to be members of the league the coming year , and the desire to HSU the boys Knock out their Nclnaska rivals will tend more than uuy other one thing to bring the gale receipts up to a ( laying standard in Lincoln The new president of tlio association , I\lr \ J. 11. Throw , being a Lincoln ( liii/.cu , will brinir the practical headquarters of llio Western league lo this city , and it will be certainly the most central point iu the territory ami very easy of access from all the otner cities in the league. In conversation with Presi dent Threw , that gunllcman stated that in all probability le-i Moincs would bu the eighth club to form the membership of the league , nnd the introduction of Ihu principal city of Iowa to the roll of mem bership would tend in no small degree to strengthen all the clubs in the league : u making Ihu season a paying one. "Thus far , " Haiti Mr. Threw , "tlie Lincoln club has signed no players for the coming sea- rion , although there are a number of tlm best In thu countrv that stand , ready to uonie to us " While ahscntaUcndingtho annual meeting of the league , ho stated that he saw I'erry Warden , the favorite phtjcr m la t year's games mtho Lincoln nine , ami Warden was ready to come if f wanted. With the coming of spring the > Lincoln club proposes to secure new grounds , easy of access to the public , and with such arrangements completed the question of base bull success in Liu- coin will be assured. Till ; OH'ICIAI. VOTE in the First congressional district of the i state has been received by the secretary of state , and it sums up as follows : John A MeShane 33,3114 , Church Howe lO.ittll , ( Jtiorgo K. Higulow2.87. ( ! J'his gives Me- Stiano 7,031 plurality over Howe , and a majority over all of1,101. . For compari son sake , iu thu congressional vote of 1831. A. .1. Weaver received 33,011 , Charles H. Urowu 31,00'J , and K. .L O'Noil 1,031. , It will bo scon that the prohibition vote bus sustained a largo > PIT cent of increase , although Itigulow " ran somewhat behind hi * ticket , M'NMAV SKUVICi : Nov. O. A. Williams , thn now pastor of the First llaptlst church of Lincoln , preached lo a very large and appreci ative audiunci ) ycotcrda.y morning that completely tilled thn church building and made thu text , from Isaiah , "Kulargo your Units , oh Israel , " a most appropri ate one f > r the day. The sermon wa.i scholarly nnd thoroughly ctlcctive , the pastor reciting the fact that tlm church , while about to tired a nuw and commo dious house of worship , needed on tin mirl of Its lumubcrship an en largement of faith , of work anil of clnislian service , that the chare ! spiritually , as well as in power ant ! strength , might increase iU oiloctivo ne&s tor work in the uatiHu of Immunity Itcv. O. 11.illiams , thu new pastor hits a iinmu not at all unlumilmr in Dap list circles over the state , as for m no ymirt. he was tlm pastor of the Firat Hap list church at Nebraska City , and his in tlueiieo in tlm Baptist cause in thu stall has been witlo spread anil ahv.iys ull'eet ivo for good. His coming to the churol in Lincoln , after several > cars work , ii g , III. , Is n promiMi of inncl Christian work in Lincoln \or i.i ii/n. Thu jury in thu Mclnlcu case came ii at U n. m. Siitiirtiio evening , rendering i verdict of iiv.'itiittal | for Ihu prisoner , win fiTi'iioin. Tliu distrio titturniiy in law arsuiiu-nt before tlio jur.i I'L'oitoii tliu u\uli'iii-o in tliu CIM ; ) am sliitiul that hioiilit not n k .it tlii'ii hantla : i verdict for nun dor iu thn si-coin ili'j.'ii'o for whii'h ' tlm nrisotiur wts : in dieted , but iicki'd that tliuy brtnir in t \nnliot of niaiishiiiKlitur and tijion till tli' U'c ho bu cd his nrmiincnt to tin jury Thu \ t-rdict as ivafhi'il w.is in jmr iixpt'oti'd , as thostilio listened to tin en MI looked for uithur acquittal or n disu CHAT , A jnceting ia called for Tuiuday even ing , to bo lii-ld in the ti'titurml rooms o thu Journal ofliuu , to orgntii/u a prt'A club for Lincoln uuuh as iuu liorutufon dieoiiBHcd among thu lunvspnin ) of thu city. It ia thu byliuf of i goodly number of newspaper men In tlio city that they are enough in number to piirfccl nn org'Miration that will bo a gri at deal of mutual pleasure ami prolit. The operatic company that has bco.i giviutr the Mikado , both at homo nnd abroad , will go to Ashland Wednesday evening , where n coed guarantee bus been given them They will go by special train over the U. & M. , returning homo the same night. Miss Pnrker , Lincoln's favorite elocu tionist , starts this week for Chicago , where she enters upon a winter's work reading and speaking nt dillerent cities , under the ntispicus of a lecture bureau. Miss Parker has dates already assigned her for n number of evenings In the prin cipal towns and cities in Illinois , ami her work will uxluml eastward as the season The geese huntcr who have bcrn out along the roaring I'latto seeking game and an accompanying restoration to health have been coming homo the last two days , bringing excellenl numbers of Hie feathered tribes of the air as trophies of the hunt. One of the city prisoners made his escape Saturday ami the olliccrs yester day went keeping an eye upon gatherings of suspicious ehai actors around the depot , but the party had evidently Inkcn leave of thu city While these cases are cxnsper- iitlugfo the jailer , they are ix good rid dance : imlsuc : the city tlio coitof a board bill. bill.Alev. . Campbell , of McCook illusion , superintendent of the 1) ) . A : M. cut it thu west end , was in Lincoln over Sunday inlei viewing brother olllcials at this point. There has been evidence nbronil of renewed newed nclivltv in the real citato minis the past week , and the closing sules for the winter lire numerous and many of tliem important. ' 1 " 10 Missouri Pacific are working a large lot of men in tliuir yards in this city in the effort lo build tip yard room Milli- cieiit to aceommodati ) their tralllom con junction with the Northwestern bcfoiv snow flics anil thu ground becomes fie < y.en. y.en.J. . Dan. Lauor went up to Ulysses forever over btiiulav with his folks , who have been \isiting lliere for the past week. The Capitol hotel Is putting in a new boiler for their steam heating apparatus to warm the bodies of the great lobby that will assemble in the city during thu winter mouths. A residence in South Lincoln nurrowlj escaped cremation yesteiday through too vigorous use of the kuioseuu c.m in lighting the kituhen lire. Police court and headquarters will hnvc a quiet time this moniihg owing to tliu good behavior yesterday aud tulal luck of Hi-rest * ) . The di'Mro to see and hear Sam Jones has reached Lincoln , and the coming week will neo a good many visitors fron Lincoln to the meetings of the evangelist John Dillon has visited Lincoln again aud if attendance is anv criterion , he is as popular as uver , Frank's opera housu Saturday evening being crowded. O. blielloubergor , Hastings ; O. II. Scott , Hebron : .Jno. A. Eykr. . Omaha ; P. . 1) . Slaughter. G. 1 > . Meiklojohn , Knll- crloi TTcro Ncbraskans ut Lincoln yester day. Far better than the harsh treatment of medicines which horribly giip" tlie patient and destroy the coating of thu stom-ich , lr J II McLean's Chills and Fever ( 'uro bv mild vet effective aclion will euro. Sold at 00 cents a bottle. Tlie Mlml Cure I-'or tlio Otiiitni ISi llt ) From the British and Colonial Drug gist : There can bo little doubt that much of the distress resulting from abstinence from tin accustomed stmrilant , whatever it be , is due to imagination , ami in some cases victims of the habit have cured themselves by Ihu exertion simply of a strong determination to take no more. In a large number of cases , however , the indulgence has produced a complete pauilysis of will power , and then some method of judicious medical treatment is necessary , although even then success does not always follow. An account of an ingenious mode of affecting - ing the cure of a long indulged opium habit is given in the Metiical World by Dr U. 11. Dalton. 1'hu patient was lirst allowed for a weeK to take tier usual quantity of morphine in the form of a mixture containing also live drops of mix vomiea and one-quar ter grain quinine in each doso. aud col ored with tincture of lavender. Then for twenty weeks the amount of morphine was lessened every seven days by one- twentieth , and , at thu same time , 'lie tinetuie increased by one drop anil the quininn by ono quarter grain at each change , until the morphine was left in- iirely out. In the meantime , however , tlie quinine was not augmented after tliu mntti week , but ten drons of elUir of vitrol added to each dose taken afterwards. The diminu tion of morphine was minute and grad ual , and , the tastu being thu same , the patient was unable to detect any change whatever during llio four months' treat ment. As soon ns Dr. Daltou became satisfied Hint llio habit was entirely iu the mind , ho announced that she had not taken a particle of morphine for two weeks. As soon as she understood that the spell was broken aud she wanted no more morphine , her health hail become - como veiy much impiovml and her grati tude Bi'cmud unbounded. Dr. Daltou thinks that if recourse to stimulants bo prevented during llio cnringof thu opium habit any physician may succeed with this plan. POOUI'H Complexion Powder pro duces a soft aud bnauliful Sicin. It com bines every element of beauty and purity. Sold by druggists. Leave of absence for one month has boon granlud to Major Dauicl G. Caldwell - well , sitrgoon of the army. Kninimit judges , merchants and ath letes of Australia use and recommend fc > t. Jacobs Oil. Travel was noticeably light on all the roads yesterday. The number of physicians who recom mend lluil Star Cough Cure is increasing. St. Paul lumber yard , Thirteenth nud California streets. ' makes lowest prices on building material. Judge Hrower will urrivn to day to aid Judge Dtindv iu deposing of the business before the Tinted .States court. MOST PERFECT MADE ) Prepared with Btrlct rejrdtoPnrltr , Btrenstti , an4 . ' ' ' no AiunionlirJme. Alum or rhoephutoj. Bi.I'rico B , Vfniiifi , lemon , etc. , flavor CeUdocsJy. PROGRESS OF EECTRlCltt , A Uiftlity Invisible ! Power Spreading to Al Lines of Industry. DANGERS OF THE CURRENT. Seine Novel Applications , \Vnnilci-s unit Coiiilni ; Ili'volullon lilb- city's Pierce Ginro 1 runs- mission or Power. KlrctrtoHy. Liverpool Courier : A novel applica tion of electric power has ju t been made on the estate of the Marquis of Salisbury nt Hatlicld. A gramme machine , driven by water power half a mile distant , has beiiti attached to n threshing machine , nnd the result is stated to be highly suc cessful ; a regular , rapid ami noiseless power being obtained , together with a great savitigof the cost. 'In effect , a temporary .stoppage of the machiiie , if necessary , it has been arranged tlnit u current from Ihu leads can bu turned from the gramme machine into a clusler of Swan lamps , so that u shorl break in the operation does not necessitate any communiciilion with the snuieu of power or stoppage of regular working , while ut the sumo time il gives warning ti > the men when the current Is running. \n I'.leeirle Itni. Pull Mall Gu'/.etle An / : ingenious appli cation ol the ileetric eiirroul to curative u es has been patented bv ( leiirge Litch- Held , wigmaker ot London. Tlie appara tus consists of a \ eiymull b. tti ry the liirircsl si/e weighing oulv about three draihms ot the I , ml known to elenri- cians as I'm ' chloride of s Ivor terminals. It can be placed inside the lining nf un ordinary * ilk hat , with tlm lint terminals outside th" lining , so that when tin hat Is put on a current of electricity passes between the term.mils ami di'lusc- ' , itself all over the wearer's head. The battery , though small , has eon iderible clrctio- motive lorce , tint current being suHi.-ient to ring a small bell or work it small in- diietiun coil Mr. Litchlield chums for Ills apparatus that when applied to wigs or other head gear il proves a perluut euro for tarvotis headache , neuralgia , etc. It is also claimed that thu current of electricity will . t mulate I he grow h of the hair and cure baldness. It the latter statement be tine , the inventor must sumh be a most disinterested wigmaker ; fr if baldness can be prevented , is not "Othello's occupation gone ? " Cheaper I leclrio l/inlit * . Now York Telegram : There is on exhi bition at the American Insti nte lair , 1 which is now being Iu Id on Third iive- ii"--i' : Out SiNl\ third streetan improved dynamo , which bids fair tomoliit om/e tlm uiitiru system of electric I filling by reducing the cost of the same very noirly one-halt. ' 1 lie machine , which looks ex ceedingly simulu , is thu invention of K P Clark , of Oswego , N V , , a poor me chanic , who , without any especial ad van i ago ot education , has stud.ed dec tricity lor twelve years and devoted four years to the construction ot this improved ; dynamo. At prcsont the drummu system isn ° ed by most electro light or motor companies. It has , however , the senoiis defect that part ol the eoilsot wiie which are inside the ring armature do not comu under the influence of the magnetic he d. Mr. Clark h is corrected this defect by consttiding ! an additional magnetic field insiik'tlie ring , which nearly doubles the ellicicucy of Ihu dynamo. Mr. Clark's machine is capable of light ing seventeen lnnis | with ten-'ioiM ' power. A hundred horse power dynamo of the Clark li pi ! will light 170 lumps , a gain of suventy lamps without an addi tional pound of coal used as fuel. Ijlclitin llio Statue orijihcrt- . Electrical lieview : The determination of the military authorities having tliu matter iu chaigu to light up the statue of liberty with HID electric light , and not thu harbor , has brought out no little adverse comment. A caret ill examination , how ever , will serve to show that the dcus on was : i reasonable ami proper one. Wo have immediately before us the experi ence with tne great electric light at Hell Uali' , winch was PO fierce that it almost blinded pilot.- , bringing vest-els through thai entrance to the poll , and such a nuisance did it become for this reason that a protest was sent to thu aenural government against its continuance , and in compliance with this it will soon be removed altogether , anil an ordinary lamp substituted. Tliu same , and per haps even a more serious trouble would result from topping tliu liberty statue with thu gieat electric light first sug gested. With this fierce glare shining in his eyes , tlio pilot would , under some condi tions of weather , find it impossible to lo cale Ihu laiigu lights , by which alone hu is enabled to steer aship through the tor tuous ciianiicl ways that iiiaru thu en trance to the harbor anil bay , Thu nice- trio light has been shown toboprelerable to nil others in the light house , and the authorities at Trinity house which have charge of the English coast lighting , are now adopting it. Hut placed where no light is neinlcd , as for instance , on Bed- loe's island , it is of more hunii than good. Besides , in the present case , where ef fect is wanted , there is reason to believe the purpose will bu better served by light ing up the stiitiiu than the surrounding watoM , An ICIcctrlcalVoniIcr. . PittsbiirgDistmlch'That which illu minating gas companies , both here and in Kuropu , fo greatly feared when Kill- sou's experiments were so prominently befoie thn iiubliu has now been hilly t'c- complishitd. A vuiitablo revolution in lighting must necessarily follow , as wo have perfected plans for thu introduction of the now system Into every city anil borough in the United States. Illumi nating gas. with its discomforts and dis advantages , must now become a thing of thu past , mid adequate light can hu had nt ti fair cost. "Instead off ! per cent , us compared with Ihu ordinary threo-wir system for the copper main , there will be required less than 1 per cunt by the new system , and this holds good when both are oper ated with m < sumo norctmtago of loss in the lines. A morostnking illustration of this advantage is contained in the faot that the cost of copper wire for oanh 10- candle power lamp by the 'threo-wiro w > suun , is ? 150 for u distance of four miles , while by the now system thu cost is only $1.5" . And instead of a..O lamps , as stated in tuo dispatch , thuro were 1,000 lumps lighted to their full ciindlo power on a six-nulo circuit , thu lumps IK nig throe miles from the dyna mos ; i ho current was carried by a copper wire mnin less than ono-qnnrtor of an inch in dutmuter ; and for ouch indicated lior.su power of thu engine u fraction of ever eight lamps of si.xtoun-caniilu power uach was obtained. Furthermore , thu armature for u inuchine capable of pro ducing n current for 1,000 of such lights requires in its construction only tliiity pounds of copper wire , while for the Thomson-Houston armuturo , having only ono-quartur of this capacity , i ! ; ' ? ) pounds of copper wire nro necessary. v"Hy this now system two dynamos ( lrlyen by separate engines nro made to dulivur nlternuto currents to the tnma wiro. This is accomplished perfectly nnd witl- the most simple expedients. Without the slightest inturniPtion or inconvenience - convenience tu tlm survifo thu dynamos can bo connected or dUconnpctud at pleasure , nnd b o power mgulatod so that oyuu nino-tcntlis of the lighu may be cut off or put fin wit .ill c'ltig the re man i.ig one.i'i * at t n same time a small swilu , wh i worn I bi cup.ibl.1 of tuririiiii oil only thirty small lamps of the old plan , easily cuts o\'tun | cutre , current of the main wtru by Ihc new s\stcm. ' "Kiniiient ulcotri'euins have I mg con sidered it Impracticable. If not impos sible , to < UPC fullv 'li'l vr to the amo wire alternate currents from two or moro dynamos , driven bv Joiiaratc engines. It is now accomplished , and iu tlm most pel feet manner. Th s system involves thu tliu of the alternate , high pressure currents , the alt riiiftinns being at the rate of 15,000 per ininiit . which are lo cally reconverted into low pivsiiri' cur rent's , so capable of inoililicatiun that tin1 I ghts can In ; tinned up or down , as may bedesiied " "Who id the inventor of this system ? ' "Well , it is the niMilt of a series of arelul , ami , I may add , costly espori- iients wh ch havu b-en qui tiy carried in iu this city for the put two M'ars bv he Wcstinghnuse Lleclro company , and vli'ch ' have just been pfrreeteI. Another leuelit in the system ai i -s troui the met hatitis.no longer ucce sary to locate leciric light plains lu-ar the center of Humiliation , wheru property is utwaxs jo-dly. ami where 1 uno se of machinery s it ) wax .s luoie or less objeelloiiablu. hey may be now lociii-d n Ihuoiitskii Is , ir farther a wax- , where sit .mi power max' ii' elwiply produced or water power iiiule available , or nmv be pl-i'-ed on a > irt of tne propel > oceii I bllio ilanls of illuininaii i ; g is New York Tribu > . The ad Iress of ) r. licor.'i11. . lieiij.imiu which on I IIIIIM- lav HILT it threatened for iv time to irnr.'le the deb.i'nr ' Miuctv ol the Clec'i e Club at Us i i Hi , is as follow.- " : In l . . ' tlm lio.nd nl I'Vu undi rrtnler.s of the city ot New Yon * adopted a series ; > f rules relative to the precautions to be ibscrvod in tne iuir < > ineion | ! of I'lretric ' .ightinto bu him" > * 'i ' ch were published it the t mo , and . , ; wlmh yon are all lonbtless familiar. However well th < 'M' ' rules may have won suited to th d.ite of nieirpromulga- 1011. 1'belieVo it VMM b generally ad- mtted that they arc iiiHiilied and inailu- plate to the present u > eiK Witli all new nilutnosor < the pr c.i of new arts , it KIS been the rule t < > illow the utmost utituil" and to .nii-iisi . lew tvstr etimm is is possible eotnp.it ino with publie wel- hire ; this with llio i ica , of Ifiidmg eu- [ lomagemuiit and laeililating lint ituro- inctiou of such now ait or industry ; but when alter a t me the industry or art has become well understood and es ; iljli-l > uil ) U a lir n oo n n TO ! il b HIS. furtiir and supplemental restrictions are genoniliy imposed with the intention ol maUing the employment of snc'i ' art or industry absolutely sale lor all coii'jerneil , those engaged' in the pmct'oe there 1 as well ; is hose usinir or being benefited thuruby. When tin ; ilangeis aiismgfmm the em ployment ol cieilnu emieiits ot such 1 . - or electro motive loiceis arero- : juired in eleetric lighting were first pointed out. through tlm medium of the public press , there was a great hue anil cry laised by those engaged iu thu busi ness , and unstinted abuse was heaped on the heads ot the nnfortuales wl.o had dared to luuo the temerity toaihanuu sueli radieal ideas 1'ime works won ders , and I doubt not that to day even those ei.iployi if in tlm business of olectrio lighting see and feel Ihu uuees-ity of pre cautionary rules , ami likewise the advis ability of their most rignt enforcement. Jt any present see lit lo question my premises its staled. I would respectfully refer them to the d s mtrotts liros anil ter- riblu accidents which have been lately icportcd In the daily pre-siJ fires which caused thu de struction of large amounts of valuable property and accidents by which men \\ereuniiucessarlv deprived of life , f say unnecessarily , as n-gauls life , as thu possib lily ol such slaughter shonlit bu guarded against by absolute prohibition , and , if necessary , by statutory enact ment making it a penal oll'enso to direct or employ men , now ex or experienced , in that class ot eleetr cat xvoik wheic the slightest oveisight or uuavoiiiablo slip na-.inssure and instant death. some of .yon may he inclined to argue that employers should not uo field re sponsible for the carolosbiiesi and negli- gunuo of tliuir men ; that the men seek the employment well knowing the terri ble daniror to which they will bu sub jected. To them J say that thu root of thu matter should besought. The strug gle for uxistcneo and the dillieulty of ob taining cmploxnumt at the present time are a most potent taotor in causing these in need to seek and obtain itualinns , however great the risk entailed. If thn remedy were directed toward thn foim- tti'n head , and tlio principal or manage ment of thu company employing such dangerous currents were held personally responsible , then they would make it tlioir business to sus that no unnecessary risks wore entailed , and thev would iii olVect becpmo L'liaidians oi their men. That familiarity breeds contempt is an old saw , and to warn the ivorage eleo- trio liirht liminniii or machine attend nit to be careful is sure lo provoke a di risivo smile , "All right , I'll ' look out for my self " was the answur of an old and ex perienced omployo in a wesicrn city a few weeks MUCH. In loss than two min utes Ihereaftor ho was stone ( load. Ho thought tlm circuit was open. It the president of thu company had been fully aware that ho would be held responsible for such an accident , he would ha\o seen to it that the circuit was opun ami a hu man life would not have beun needlessly sacrificed. Some may argue that thnro are occasions when it is impossible to opun the line without serious loss or pub lie inconvenience , and tint repitrs may become necessary whun the line in in lull operation. To these I.say that there can no ocaison nrisu in which an em ploye must neoesiarily risk his lifq. U'hnt nous il matter if one , twiinty , fifty or any numbiirof lights bu cutout ? Noth ing compired to a hum in life , and par ticularly as 1 maintain that no condition can arise wli'-re tlio necessity of cutting out any aiich nunibur of lights 13 obliga tory.Whon When a man nnderotir laws is tried for liia life , the law presumes him innocent Thoio are ni'iiiy ciisu * pn record whuro hundreds of thousands of dollars have boon expended to savy , lho lives of inirn probably not as worthy as either of thu two poor fellows hljuly ( .so wantonly slaughtered moro IHOIIOY , yes , twice ever , lhaii would havi ; hecii required to buy out and obliterate ( hoelectrical com- pantos owning- the pWnt which catisnd tliuir death. The good'of ' the manyttho publio ) may at tunes require the Mionlum ot the lives of the few , but thu good of an eloutno light compiiny is not thu good ot the public , and it is incomprehensible that the mcie commercial concern should ho allowed by gross c.liVh siiess or ignorance - ranco to sacrilieo thrt life of oven the meanest of human bimlga. Thoieforu I contiind that stringent aud prohibitory menus should be adopted to make such actions iu tliu future an im- posihihty , and furlhnr , that such rules should huvu the cordial support of oory one having the true mtcicstof electriro lighting or thu transmission ot power at hcai t. So for as the risks from tire are con cerned , it is not necessary to enumerate Ilium. Unfortunately , sad expei it'ticu hn ; made thorn only too well utidi'r.nooil CiiruluAS , stupid , and one may say crim inally loo.-u mcthotls of wiring havu been the rule rather than the exception in this country , of course with sumo notable ex ecutions ; and all those who have care fully studied the subject nnd are convers ant with the needy feel that the enforce ment of proper and stringent rules will not only allay public fears and rcatoro conliUcncc , but likowidc materially bcuc lit the industry 1 contend , gentlemen , that xvo should look upon this subject m u broad Ihjut nnd frco from thii narrow prejudice ot bu lnc s Wo Rlionld rocogni/.o the nee ossityand not rtltempt to oVndn the re- sponsiblllty. To make nn electric plant pnrfcctly safe inny nt-ccpsltato jlightl.v In creased cost of construct on , although personally I am inclined lo doubt the fact Hut oven admitting . ueli lo bo the case , thu perfect Immunity from danger , the decreased cost of Insurance nnd the general coulidenco engendered In the public mind will ho a good interest on stioh auMiliona. ' outlay. Ti iiMMiilsslon of Power | | y Klpotrlelty. Kleotrinal Uoviow : While talking the other da\ with a gentleman well In * formed in the manufacturing interests of Hostoii ami vicinity regarding tlio probable future ) of tno transmission of tinwor bv ideetricitv , ho remarked ' 'Tho transmission of power from small central stations for small distances by means of wire ropes , shafting , ote. , has been tlono for years , and so profitable ) has it been found to bo that many of the wealthiest and shrewdest business mon in Hoston have been engaged in it. Steam plants ot fifty or Niwetity-livo horsu power have been pi iced in many blooks to furnish power for elm ator.s , punins , fans and nuiehinery. and the power is "tildatlho lain tfl.'iO per horco power per year , in many ri es a higher rate Is obtained , f have investigated the subeet | , and llnd that cleclno current , as sold for lighting P'irno'os , is charged at tl.o rate ot ? ! 10t ) per horse power pur year ; while from the umc stations the rate for eleetrfo motors is s'lvl'i per ye-ir per here power. As the IHO of tlm motor is by no means constant , double tlii.mionnt of power can be sold ; tint is , the capacity ot the station. Here is tllu estimated co l and prolil of n power btatioti : lit ) hoico jiower bollcii. UO hoise nnwer In enniiie- ' , two ilMiainns enp.utlo nf rrin'Miiiiu' eiuiont ciudvnlont to 100.0 > )0 ) w allwll e" . I'te ' . 517.00 J Two hundred mul eighty horse power inav lie sol-l. as is shown by experieiico of those lentingstoant power. There i.s no exj'uiise lor motors , as each user owns his own. Inenme fioiu lental of power. S121 x-i-o- . ssr.ooo nminlin ; o. i'rniit . \Vliich \ is more tlian 1" > 0 per cent on cost of phut. If the station furnish eurrunt for lighting purposes during the evening , the pi'icentage of prolit could bo largely increased Hurning clieap fuel under tlm best conditions , ? 1T > can be made to buy enough fu.'l for one horsu power per year. An electric method of tranpimt- ling power lias the great advantage that points twenty times as distant from the MMiroo ot power can bu reached as when belt ? , ropes , slriftinir , are used. Four hundred times the area can bu profitably covered ban electric s.ysiom as by a steam pltinl \ \ ire ropes , bells , etc , aru expensive , and we ir rai > idl.The . cop per conductor sull'crs no depreciation whatever. " Proi. Clias , Von Sssgor i'iore orot Mtiillclno nt inn llm il ItiilreMlri Knlislit i > t I l" lln itintr m Or li'r of tlio lrm I'ronn ; Knlilitinim itnlcr ni I in ! l > v u | iinl < ti Onlurnf H ib . | ii | , iCnulit f Die ) Uiiy il 1'rniil in O * riernrtin lt I ICi/Itt ! Oloritlcr of tin ) Invljn at lliniir.otc..oif ( . iy - Lilian ; CDS coc5nuur TDMO iii.jiii . not 113 con niiilnil IT | li tlm hiinle f lni-ny < nro nlK ltt < In n Ho inn nC tlio wiinlii pil'Mit m unili. I inn tlior- nualilTdi vor nit with Iti iimli' nf pru tiritlnii .ill kiHiwIttntin nm nnlr n loisillin un ph ir-n nwitlr i ! proilmubiilHloiiwnrlfiyof tliii lil li < inniien I itlons I It ln ri'ooivi'il in ill parti of Ii3 , TerM It < cmlini ' n > si > nin of lloi-r. 'n n. fjn'nl" ' " I"1"1 ! ( iilli * . which nrmltm ilvoil InpuroKeiiuiiia sp.iiil < li linporl il liiTiilinililiitoiill win nro llun Do TII , Nsrvoiu , Pr | . poi tlrjllllont Miilnrlomor u llciod wltli wuulc ktJ- nur I J.nAllKUi'lMirATloSS. Her Majesty's Fawitle CosmetlcGlycarlaB pil by Ilnr llovnllllzlinpR * Hie ' 'rlnn-x of Wiles Hniltlin nolilllty. KOI thn Hkln. Cuiiii > lotlon , lni- tloim rii'ipplnir. Iliiiialinusi.f 1 ' ) ) Of ilriuuUti. I.ir.llll ! CO'ft ( .Miiuniu syrup nnrsaripirlll i , li tuoruiueod u.lliu b > ot &u-uu ullLilntbu iniirlcut. Duffy's Pure Mall Whiskey" and Duffy's Formula. I'ar , , , . Jflr I/// " " * " ' " < " > ' > v , u il'i" If.xf * ilj Uonr Sin Your DulTy'j I'um Malt Wmi. koIIOH aitlxlly cured my wia ut lir 1 i.iff trunlHlll ( < iUKlitt l" > com mipt.on in lie fi-at iiiK ju'jt ill | x > und when cn.mmMii.uK us lie j-nur wnil.ny , and todiiy , jtut tltirc rnoit'is leel-i -ttirVu < iUIeur ; tnitu h ha t > uea lur tivo jiMi 1 licliov bur * nlirj ! uurcct. and flunk ion rnott lioarliljr turtle trouble you toulc iu pt5crl > inj ; tlirf I > nlTy'4 FurmnU and otller truin ) our t.ioll Jtuuips of iih/KtciAni. iaiuift | > U itt , IUIut I Uin'i.nu h IIFIIIV ttoil by it , n it lit > utej u.u nu euurniwul aui a ininfii " " jj "KAnTSINOKIl. Prop. Excelsior Et ni l'nulDK Aurki. 2" ! SACK'TTi Sr , Urnollyn. K. Y. O ntlem ii I w d keu dJ u w ih cua et. mi-dical ntU nil incc 1 di > l lint iniiuiivi. , 1 hiilA coUKii tli&t rV.UMi tocuntrftct my cheil to bilf its naturii ) alto. W > 3 un ' < lo u > ri-it d j or nijiht , eiwiit upnn niyliKi. ind la mikiiUio lHri3ltzdrlim byiHA * nof l y lira ltilntf b.iiu o uiiA ml iihjrt 1 cnmniKiicud tliAiiiaut y iir ? ) u > , in litliasil inam'ir * faudtnan in cU.in-id lor tliHiu IA an t-n lb ! IIM nntiroiy ilinp- aHtjver. tojj.il f inn I frl llh -Ii * tnun all U I , rill oduuK Jur.l.tul. M , U. CU.XMJK. 63 N Urtrnil , Avr .HAfTivonr. iti > . 3'n It f ti\ffy \ Halt \Vli\itctti \ \ L' .apam/ : liantlrin i- ( im .tl'lly , > iil > "irinuch I T | IH your lulfy3 I'uro IfUVh l.t y IliiTet''a vnrytll , mj/n.mUuli Illuuvlit I mutt din wittt Jltle'l ' uiu vrry niuoll I WA4 nil Bit ! . 0n4 f.njk th , tthi'yhiulli'h , 1 lui'iuinnli.ivi'nioln ] Malt AUn > ny. Mr duuK rt'Mil" into lilt * luu tn * ltwpcn nfiiUcrery f ir Ioitr4inis ) much \ruior ( irmillt. tli n , whna I li--jn to linprnio. I in ut t : , ; H aili'r-llliiio id yiill in i.n iiurutlly n'l I h / ii.Mitnln'a Ic.njtetlt IhiiuotMt thu > M wlii nii tr iu > y limnif it mil b liiniohli l wlUwttbucu. WI.T A.NMliM.jltMI.S. Slim AVP . 1'ituhari : , PJ. I ) r S'rj-Tr-npMt ' ryili nkmllr MJTIU I- ; linll o ( iry in iil , Mr t' i . XVli KiAi-T thnt ha l. > HU mm a i p-lt J in l.tullll mil atiillU unco nrnij yuar b'llTy'l l-uro find Whlklfy "lid llilly'il'onn l\llir.t he ui-iraul < teliMUirwJ. . At ilia tiinnof lkii > U Hr l limiM deintt t > tl in i-tier y and Ri iril . cluMrtntio ol tint dravl d.bii'fl. but uu.r hn Imn KBined * n lunrli in miKht , Hn-nrlli , rul ci.-qial tieur ! > i * acutely tttuuJir to bu- ' TUB DUITTV MALT W1IIHKI V 1:1 } . KALiiMtinr , Ain. Oi-n Wm-ivr ; n Pi.i > O.-jur JN bKii.i u i.ri ) , Ntvj i : i.s ] tt i.r. . , ( ) [ D I'O AT AH ll OURE SAOl'S ' ; UNEOUALEDforCONSUMPTIOK VVASTIMG UliEAbES and GENERAL DEBILITY. PERFECTS DIGESTION , Wl EPiT IWAI M NO. Eur fct in Hi ililif. Naliuiml Ouun uf N J. unlit 'litv uluntiun uiu falld 1C your Kujstniic Mull MliiAey bj lit Jjilor , liru tlsl , of Tnnloa ui'l ' I luiiux,1 a fc Uitllu wllli far l > IUr rfttrt Iliun aiy ' . liivn Ind I am n cuiuiiiFiiilin ; \iiur > rllcl iu lay pracllie.nud fli.d II very ratliljctuljf. " ' rrflr l. ( So'l Avon ' ' II" U > 816. 818 And 320 Race St. PbiladelDbia. Pa. ( lootlman Dm ? C-o , Gonl Oloplay at tholi * v/at-orooms , 1S05 and 1307 Farnam Slroot , the largest assortment of Pinnos nnd Organs to bo found ai nny ostabllshmont west of Chicaeo. The stock embraces tha highest class and medium grades , Including STESNWAY , FISCHER , LYON&HEALY BURDETT , STANDARD , LYON&HEALV PHcos , quality and durability considered , are plncod at tha lowest living ralosQV cash or tlmo payments , whIle the long established reputation of the houoe , coupled with their most ( Iboral Interpretation of the guarantee on their rjc-ods , affords the purchaser n absolute oafeguard against loss by possible in materials or workmanship. LYOSM & HEALY , 12C3 & 'C07 OTFinST THE en E. HEM. ESTATE aid T8BST 00. S. W. COK. E5Jh AMI ) VAESNAOT , O.TIAE3A. Property of every drspriptlon for nalo iu all parts of the city. Lands fet sale I'1 ' every county in K < braska. A COJIPLKI'E SCT OF A15ST11ACTS Of Titles of Douglas county kept. .Maps of the city slate or county , or any other information dosncii , furnished free of charge upon application RELIABLE JEWELER , Watclios , Diamonds , Fine Jewelry , Silverware The largest slock. Prices the lowest. Repairing iv specialty. All work , warrant ed. Corner Douglas and loth strcels , Omaha HERHA9 ROA0 ; "UESTCART ON EARTH. " S5. m' SINGLE , DOUBLE and LI HT , fi'.Miii. sr , MI- . CA3Y , DURABLE and CHI AP. Crated frco on be1rd cars , . T , ALLEH , laqaei < , COLDWATER , Mich. Moatlon Oniiilm lion. WOODBRIDGE BRO'S ' , State Agents l'-ORTlE ' ) ' & P1AN1 Omaha , Neb. ABSOLUTE PERFECTION US BAKIMG ; AND ALl - - MEATS ROASTED IN THEIR OWN JUICES , BY USING THE WIRE GAUZE mm DOOR rOUNO EXCLUSIVELY MARVELOUS RESULTS LOSS SN SKHINKAQE OF MEATS , Tory fpwuoonln know tbnt the Rhrlnhiim of Ito'.ti rn.woil in Qil6 ovi-n Is Jroti tliiar-l" " ! " f rl ? . ' cont. AllmTOitconloln ii"i < ulU rHriPiit.of wi.i < > : nnrt only i oiitr liv i > r i-enu of solid mutlar. r.ud irn lu ill.irNinnil lutlie Hiuitlnulilnaililntliiimiil * nuunnf tlm iaic-e. vl , icll u t IIH t ITAI. lAUTUr tit AT Effoot of ie SOLID OVEN Door. A TrN innnrt bitlnln. ini > 'liiimi > rw ll-lonn , will by ruurT.ii lo HIX lujund iinil Inur OUIIOCB at lloiibtca lnoiit , beef of julc . Mil l l tlm l - Ha.iftwtent.nf liw voi 'lit. It tli IHI I ha oaurmoua L.ut > 3 or I It tt OVTUi.JUICr. IRTS GAUZE OVEH Door , A Ti < poiinii birlmn , mmiiiiuor wfclUlune.Mlll li rmlucntl K iilnui > nuuiiH unit eliihl ntiui-Bnif Jto OHd rnniit , .nn ln l lo uf i.l ilit ounaMuf Juice. Wliili tlil lu > jin live p r < rnt. < if thn Uilul { > ht. itn'umi thiiw } mLlH.oi'BiiiriiVf r-i > KM ' > . mt c. or JUILL. StKD FOn IlLUSTRAIED ClMULAtU AND PfllCE LISTS. CHAETKU 0 MC PTOVE1 ? nr.d T.ANOEH are SOJ.D IN KEBRASKAoii lolUv/a : Mil TOM rOOnUS ft SONS . OMMIA. ] ' kl.NNhV. . . . OnniM.li. DALLAS d l.t IbON , . lU-Tit.cs. JI C. 11KI Wl.lt , . lUvbmiM.- . . U AlKDfiCO . Ni'BiA f Cnv. W K TI MI'I.HIOM , . . NPISON. j II 1 U 1(1)1 VAN I1 ft SON . AlMNiof. J. K > Si CO , . . ClIAIIKflN , KRAUZE , 1.WIIKI UftWI.I.CII , . OIIUMIIUS. OI IIS IIKOS . | 'III , H , I ANN ! I I.&SWI F NiV : . FAIKIIUKV. tll.l i'l.Kft FAf.l.U . | 'i hhun , N J. JlUIWlN . Neil til JfM ) > . 1 j M.cM-rri1 rv . O-NHH. rnv , H JIV/IIWOOD . OSCIOIA. J S. HUKr. . I'lArr-MiiuTii. A , PI \ suN . SrfHLiNO. I G ( llirrx . . . KriU'MSnum ) . J A 1'XHHI ' l ttSHN. . . . J'liifci'JR TIMMLKM.VN tcl HAKEU. . VLKUOH. . & CHICHESTTR' ENGLISH. " 'I'llOrlKiiinl > nl Oiil.r Kit. au-lilwnTi lUlli'il l ! , niof ivurtlilfA * ltnl li , iu i > ! , AOIE8. . ! . ) ' Urut ' 'I'hlcht.lrr' * Knull-,11 "noil ukr tm oihrr r inr I.I IOM ) u , ut lor Irf I i uur. It , Ir ' * r ) > jr rrlurn NAME PAPFR. Mihe tr < h.ml.nl 4'u , 4nt J * I uitl.11 . ( unri , ritUut H. . J * hum tty UrufKlt * T rj wJirmi A k tor * 1 r1 * I'.uylltV' J'liJlijrojul J'lIJk. 1 * f Mftila lit'ta ' ttra t , nrf , . oilii. or u.jll.h , ; ; ! ' . liuit H < M > KiMT CUIiUitfiicuiiiiiti uakeBueti a ric libttmii ur ciicb linj u < l n > i-ir l ircari > m mrll | UK ! | i IJ Oenli.il tt. I. JI 4' uuj l'-oj ' , ( l.I , ll , M' nd Soulli..ll in. iMIdrcn' * tl MI Kar.vard Bros. , IBOJ Bmrd St , Omaha , Nea inference Coumonrjul Nanonmi Bin * Oj , u uno III the vrQrMf.-crcrallli2 < irlM , j'OMcrlul , l > iuaUlc , Curryllitcllii < Ii'lirltlin ! Ilovxt nml TTnltod StHtOJ Mun.Riiil iu iviryiituiiliiy rsio/s / ? . ) & New York TO THC RHINE , GERMANY , ITALY , HOL LAND AND FRANCE. I'MI.N ) "IN fBll. Faloii from $ ,0 to f > . Iticuralon trip from fllO to $1 i. SoconU Cttbm , outward , $ l > ; , " > ; uxoiirj nn t'M. ' 3io < inure nl low rmoa. t'otor Wriuht & Sous , Genera ApentB , 53 HroKdway , Now YnrK. llum-y I'un It , 1-lB l'.u-iuunat. : I'.uiMou V Oo. MM Kiiniiiin itt : 1) ) . O. I < IIM niiiii 1JJI I P. BOTER & OO. DKAI.l.UH HI and ( ? ? ' Vi/ork. / 1020 Larnam Street ( Xiiaba. Ol.L * Vi D JRI ! NKItVITA 'O' " ' " ' tnuHnurtrre'i FtMrEf ? SijJ)3 NrrtuimllrbllltK , laralui Oi U I ) 6 If- . I Illrik - uryl/w. , | .t Mullbood. tit r , Ur. | , o.t il Tr loOM. UK. A O. OI.IN > . . fc i" w .hM bln lClili < i , HI * 1.OO per i'MiVuu t-ll fur i.OO. Ha ontiios. nnd n now itnil J Mii'co"HHil I'Uiiiliityour own homo ny IIMO who wns iluiif twenty clfflif vein a I'li-.ttnit Iiy inont or tlio noluil upuciil. Ntn wlttiniit tiniiulll ; oun-l luiii'oll' In thrco miiiilliii , mill hliicu lliL'ii hiinilroiU of utlioi-4. full inirttuiiliirH Hint mi iippl cation. T. H. I'AtiK. No 41 Wt'il.l htSL , NIIW York City. RCSTORED. Aictimo I'n-uiaiuiu ll Ncrvoli litjbllitr , I , < M.t Manhvnlrl ' , , Ijavlii llii vuln rrctr I.POMII r > Mii lv Iia4 ilKivi MH | u KlmiJ | - , whii hli iitM'ini riVCli ( ohi felltn Hiiiri n-ra UJ. UABON.IiMIIUluiUol lib uw A lV < * k that mrrr fntbtT FhonM tiloco Ir lil i" > n' ' Ijundj aiiaitmil hi iisi-irwIthlhoiitiiujKt ciuu. llltiu Ml the Hyu BH'l tcrrlhlo ivmilu of I Uuu to Hurl ) Mco und Mm c. il'rot JuuiCU Klo j Ilil-Unil nml llriuli i.f faniCUT I'A It 1'ioiiro 1 ) FRF.H8H HOSPITAL TREATMEHT For Urdu * IViny .VMlnrr Ijist VlLnllly , Ktc. Bonl BonlH imlv , lt > d 1 111I'uriMiltn.lmi. . 1 ruin V A M , lu 6 r H Ul\lAl.i : AUI..VU * . 17t I'ulUii HI. . .Nur tor ts Lentiy llulU .Vonly PurnliliuJ The Tremont. J.O.I ll.init.UlOX : ) , I'ronrlutors Cur , th niul I'Ms , Iinuilii , Nut : . l 'J i-iTdajr , StiL'ui lain from lieu -j to nnf ,1. 11. U' . HAWKINS , Arcliitect , OntK'B-31. ill Illl Ili. I . h.u.ir , lIlock..Lncoliu ! ( llJ. l.lnvntor Illl 111 ! ) Hit UJtTUt llropdernf U.M.I OH A UAiri I. F. M 1 Live Stock Auctioneer hillui HiiMlu ill Illl IIIIIIH o HID U H. rttti" . llooin I , S mo Itlo'-U , Lincoln , NoK ( jiill'i-.vnc uii'i dlmrt Hum liulli lor r.ilo. II I1.OUL1)JN(5 ( ; ) ( , Farm Loans and Insurance , Cuni'HiioniU'ii ii In n ir I In In mi Kui'in ' 4 , Hii-liar H Illu k 1,1 i.-oln , Xoli s1 cle Short Horns ( if sirn il ) unit ) Hut a , iu i il , ti b lupjiuUuutilo. Iloiil ntiiniicri ) itbti t 'i hold. 1 iiimUiix u | int i nto l : I'llberH. Ct.\stt. \ UllllllH. HOIIIO. , HllMI Of . - < llU . ! , Knulnly Din1 1 < wo-i , l I il < rui'k r M iry-i. rii > llisu4 , I oimtu mill li to IJ > VIH liiilli lor sun I ruin .I.HIM 1'iihort , I 1'iiru UIIUBI nivtrx , l HoMioi 'li neil , I Viitia Miiry , 1 1'uiu ( Vuliik Sli.ink mil nt'ion I'omu u iJ liisixiottliu liirl. ail.lie . < , UIIAd. M. llltAS HUN.Lini.oln. Nub Wlmn n I. nooi'i National Hotel , Ami jf < - ' . ugou-J iiiniiu InXL I KUAVVAY i'roji