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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : SUNDAY , O&150BER la , 1889.-SIXTEEN PAGES. 3
NO SOVEREIGN BUT SATAN ,
The Unspeakable Degradation or
the Dontzsna of Whltoohapol.
A WILDERNESS OF WICKEDNESS
The DinioultlRi to tie Ovcrcnino by
( ho 'Men Who nro Trying to
Cnlcli JncK the
Hipper.
A Modern Soilom ,
Loxnox , Oct , 12. [ Special to THE
Ono of thn llltiittrntod pink p.i
lie rs of Now York sonio tlino ago published
a full pugo cut with the superscription "In
specter llyrncs , wlio li wanted ever in Lon
don to run down ,1 nek tlio Hlnpor. " Perhaps
the nutlior of tlioscntcnco has boon In White-
clmpcl and know what tlio district wanted
nnd perhaps not. Let us suppose tiwt ho
known nit about It , In which case ho ts con
siderably wiser than iilnoty-nlno out of a
hundred of the residents of the West End ,
the only portion of the world's ' metropolis
the average American traveler sees or knows
anything about mid can upproulnto snnio of
the ( llillcultlc.s the g.illnnt Inspector would
oncountcr.
Sonio tiuio ntro Mr. Lawrence Hntton. n
recognized authority , thus described the
clinrnctcrlsUca of the district in Ilurpcr's
Magazine : "It contains miles upon miles of
rows of houses small , inciui and monotonous
houses , occupied by hundreds of thousands
of persons who two tncnn mid monotonous
lives , ull of thorn , lllio the houses , after
the snino model , I'rohubly tliero
is no such spcctaclo In the whole
world as that of this immense , neglected ,
forgotten , grout city of the cast of London.
It hiis little or no liistory ; no ono wants to
sco It for itself or for its association suite ;
no ono has nny curiosity about it or Its way
of Hfo ; the books upon London with few ex
ceptions Ignore it altogether , and even Its
own citizens give It or themselves no serious
tlioimht , Tlioy. lire sura thov want some-
thlmr , hut what tnu HotnottihiK in they do not
know and cannot tllscovur. "
Whltucliupul is not a street , nor n square ,
nor a ward , ns mi ; < lit uu Imagined , bntono of
the collection of cities which makes up
the ( treat cosmopolitan metropolis of London.
It lies on the Middlesex bank of the Thames ,
four or Hvo niilc.s distant from the only sec
tion of the city the ordinary traveler over
sees.In all America there Is no locality
which approximates to it In lllth mid misery.
The most degraded section of Now York
city does not even upprouch It In squalor and
wretchedness , and more misery and crlmu is
collected on u single floor of ono of its reek
ing ; tenements than can bo found in Omaha's
Dago ulloy and on the river bottoms com
bined. It Is the very cesspool of London
London with Us 5HOU9 ( ) Inhabitants and
dozen of criminal and pauper districts , nny
one of which equals In size and population
the average American city.
The main street , n degraded sort of Row-
cry , is Whitcchapel road. It is lined with
three or four story buildings , crazy , mil
dewed concerns , with the ground floors oc
cupied by cheap , dingy stores and the npnor
iloors packed with humanity. From this
main road branch oft hundreds of narrow ,
crooked alloys and lanes lending to no ono
Knows where.
This is ttio AVhltechnpol of to-day , and
this it was SOU hundred years ago. Macauloy
wrote of Unions time URO : "It Is n laby
rinth of Eiumlld , tottering houses , close
packed every ono from cellar to coclc-loft ,
with outcasts wtioso life is ono war with hu
manity. Tlio narrow ullo.ys swarm with
sharpers , receivers of stolen joods , clippers
of coin , forgers and tawdrv women , bloom-
Inir with pulnt and brandy , who in their
nngor make freouso of their nails and their
scissors , yet whoso anger is less to bo
dreaded than their kindness. "
I was permitted n few nights ago to visit
the scene of two or three of ttio mysterious
murders in company wltli an inspector of
police , and with ull duo doffcrenco to the no-
tectivo skill of Inspector Byrnes , I must con
fess that la trailing Jack the Kipper , he
would have his hands full. Wo saw thou
sands of villainous hulks of men whoso only
support Is the earnings of fallen women.Vo
heard n mcdly of nil tlio ton cues of thu earth
and oven the Queen's English was so cor
rupted and interlarded with slang and the
cant language of the criminal classes ns to tic
ilnintclliKiblo. From thn open doors of gin
dives and pot-houses , where brawling men
and women , and oven children , .steamed in
the rank atmosphere , floated tlio rattling of
tlio dice box , drunken shouts for moru gin
mid ulo , blasphemous curses and ribald
songs. The women of the place ply their
trade In shoals nlong thn sidewalk ;
And such women 1
Blear-eyed , ragged , and ( Itthy , with faces
bruised and cut with tlio blows of the brutes
who live on the wages of their shame , there
will not bo soon in a night's walk a siaglo
face , young or old , not utterly repulsive and
debauched. Sonio conception of their utter
dojrrmliUlon may bo gained from tlio
fact that their demands never ex
ceed a dlmo or "sixpence" Ten
times the nnmoor ot these helpless victims
of the Itnife of Jack the ttippcr might have
disappeared without causing a ripnlo had not
their frightfully mutilated remains testified
to their terrible end. Tnuy nro utterli
friendless mid abandoned.
All this wo saw along the half dozen main
Htrcots which wo traversed.Ve ghincetj
down scores of narrow dark alloys whence is
sued tlio shrieks and curses of lighting men
mid women , but we did not , enter them. Nc
rolicomon over do except In squads. For
un ordlnnrlly well-dressed ainn to go down
ono ot tlieso lanes In the daytime would be
madness ; by night it would bo suicidal
i'MRlitlng and quarreling nro of too common
occurrence to attract attention and for i
policeman , singlo-hundcd , to attempt an nr
rest would bo to invite annihilation.
In such n locality mid among such pcopli
the mysterious Jack plies his ghastly trade
Could ho hnvo selected n nioro fiivorabh
place ! A correspondent In a recent Icttc :
thus vividly pictures it :
"Imagine n half dozen main roads In n dis
trict two miles In diameter. Fancy two 01
three scores of narrow alleys brandling of
from these in all sorts of circuitous ways
nnd hundreds of mere lanes bctwcoi
the bnlldincH and yards Bpringini
from the alloys winding In and out nnd cross
Ing and rcerosslnp each other. Then rcliec
that tlio outer doors of the rookeries an
never locked ; that n fugitive can dash Into i
liall way , scamper through It , cut Into m
nlloy In the rear , scale a fence unit repca
tlio process ad Inlhntum , nnd also woigli tin
fact that every man ho tncnts will nsslst bin
and do his best to bailie Ills porauorsand yoi
can got an Idea of the probabilities of a pa
lice ofllcor there catching his man , "
In Omaha , with her broad nnd wclMightei
streets , It nmy bo asked : ' "Why not bun
the place outi" Talk is cheap. There ar
' . . ' 00,000 people In Whltochapol ' . ' 00,000 humni
soulit whoso parents lived and died hero un
whoso children will grow to ol
ngo hero before they are out c
their teens. Uciiorntlon after gnnoratlo
drugs along its wretched , hopeless oxlstcnc
nnd sinks to Its nameless grave with n
greater ambition than the gratification a
its vicious passions or the replenishing c
s the gin bottlo.
Thcro are. few lights In the plcUire. Goo
men and wmiien , It is true , try to lot a llttl
sunshine into the darkness , but It Is bar
for purity or nobility to breutho In such u
atmosphere. The people are a world t
thomsolvos. They know nothing nnd cat
nothing of miy other Ufa. Many of ttici
never go outside tbo district , but Hud tltoi
nil that their degraded tastes des'.ro. ' :
would doubtless bo a good thing for olvillzi
tlon if thu pluco wcru obliterated , but thci
remains the problem of ' . ' 00,000 homclci
touts ,
TO-DAY IS"THB
Tilt ) Seliuotzonrost , to Close With
< i fa ml I'rnurniiiino.
The schooling at Ktiser's park yostordj
ufternoon , commenced at 1 o'clock. 'Ihui
was a very largo attendance , n number hi
Ing ladles. The Omaha Musical Union ban
rendered n number of popular airs ,
There was some very line shooting don
Mr. F. A. Fuller making 200 points on tl
Kehr target. Ho has only ton points
wake to obtain the highest prize on this ta
got. Hans Peterson , with 221 points , stain
uext. Other line shooting was doi
byVllliaui Yoss , Will Stoccker , i
A. Ktockmun aud others. At 5 o'oloi
the cannon e vo the signal
ccaso bhootlue aud William Mack call
the marksmen tiavlntr n receipt , for medals
together , nnd with a few pleasant remarks
for each of tbo recipients , presented to them
the medals each had won. When he came
to present the medal won by Mr. Joseph It.
ClnrKson , ho said that the Germans \vcro
hnppy to present n medal to nn American.
Mr. Clarkson thanked the donor In the naine
of the Americans present , nnd expressed the
hope Hut , next year. Americans would bo
present In larger numbers.
The shooting for the donated prizes wn
finished nt 5 o'clock , and , though the names
of the winners nro known to n few , the com
mittee Insisted that Uioy should not bo pub
lished before to-morrow nftcrnoon. At that
tlmo tbo distribution will take placo.
For to-day the following programme lias
been arranged : At S o'clock shooting will
commence nnd bo continued until 1:23 :
o'cloclt. In tlio nftcrnoon prlzo bowling , the
crowning of the klntr , a concert and a ball
chnmpctro will take place.
Then ! will certainly bo a largo attendance.
The trains will leave the Webster street do-
wet at l'J:4. > p. m. nnd 2W : ! p. m. They will
return nt T p. m. nnd 11,30 p. m.
At to-day's prize bowling the following
prizes will bo distributed : Silver medal and
40 per cent of receipts , ! ! 0 percent of re
ceipt" , 20 per cent of receipts , 10 per cent ot
receipts.
Man Target The following scores have
been made : Charles Storr. 58 , II. A. Stock
man 47 , FrcdMcnRcdoht 10 , Harry Throssen
42 , F. A. Fuller noJ3llllam Kniff m-nT-SO-
8 , Charles tilorr , 11-2 , William lliilt 1-2 , Will-
lam Bogolko 12 , K. Heft 20 , Jul Nnsjlo 23-0 ,
H. 1'etersen 4 , F. Gobancr 0F. . W.
Wnltliorf > 3 , Chaus Malhle.s , 0. H. Heat 21-2 ,
Charles Met * 0 , A. I'okornv 4-21. F. Par-
melcoII .M-IS-ai Ml , John Petty fll , W. F.
StockerHt , W. Ilnnko 2M , II. Seidlor20 ,
Charles 1'eabody ! W , J. A. Clarkson 52-40.
Yesterday's ' scores : 1st medal , F. A. Ful
ler ; 2d linns Peterson , Hrd Julius Schlupp ,
4th J. W. WnKor , Sth W. Krug. Oth Julius
Xafilo , 7th .1. A. Clarkson , 8th K. W. Bird ,
Uth W. F. StorUor , 10th Glaus Mnrdls.
Pooplo's turgo W. Secclko 100 , W. Butt
S3. F , A. Buller 111) ) , Chnrlcs Storz 01 , Wil
liam Krug 1M , Chs. VVuthrich 42 , T. W.
Hetty 1S2 , P. Gobauer 80 , J. H. tjlarkson 140 ,
K. W. Bird UKt , F. S. Pnrmaleo 138.
Donated prices , total score Herman Bush
4i5 , James Yoss ! (7 ( , Fred Mongodotti 44 ,
Asmus .loslen 0. H. Petersen GO , F. A. Wal
ter ftI , Henry Soldier ill , Peter Ooos 24 , F.
A. Pokorny 41 , George Knto 61 , Cliarles
Storz S3. William Kniir f > 5 , Chnrlea Mctz 30 ,
William Blutt 34 , Mich Kopp24 , H. A. Stockman -
man C3 , Wlllium Alack 45 , William Yoss 02 ,
H. Thlesscn 40 , C. Pahl 20 , Henry Uusor 41 ! ,
Chris Wuthrlrh 47 , F. A. Fuller 01 , V.
Uunpsert 7. W. Segolko 22 , Charles Hass-
mussen45 , G. Bcnccko 14 , Glaus Mnthles-IH ,
F. Gobauer 18 , W. F. Stoocker 58 , Julius
, Julius Schlupu 40.
Mount Calvary tmnmnnl'lry ( K. T.
The Sir Knights of this command , appreci
ating the valunblo services rendered them by
Hov. Sir Knight T. M. llouso In the past ,
und bcni ) , ' desirous nt nn opportunity of
expressing their sentiments in this regard ,
before the Sir Knight removes from the
city , hnvo tendered him a Templar recaption
to tnlto place at the asylum of the comuian-
dery on Friday , October 18 , 1830. The
occasion will offer nn opportunity , also , of
tendering a welcome to thu returning
Knights from their pilgrimage nt Washing
ton , whore they achieved n great reputation
for Nebraska Knlgtita by their energetic
display of the resources of Nebraska nnd
their unbounded hospitality.
A Card of rimnlcs.
To yon , members of Capitol lodge , Knights
Templar , und many friends , I ewe a debt of
gratitude which can never ho repaid. To
you , I wish to express my smcoro apprecia
tion of your Ulna and brotherly services
toward my father in conUnctiug him to his
llnal resting place and performing those
sncred ofllccs so dear to his hoart.
I would express my tlumks could I do so ,
in a manner more forriblc , more expressive
than weak and formal words , and I nssure
.you that the best wishes of my heart will
follow you as long ns life lasts.
To those who sent the beautiful llor.il tit ,
signs ns an offering of respect I extend my
thanks. Ilui.nx L. lit MI : .
\ Venerable Dinner Party.
A remarkable ilinnor tmrty was Riven
by the sisters in charge of Butt's hospi
tal to-tlay , says n , Cincinnati dispatch.
Twenty-six of the inmates sat down to
table. Fifteen wore ever sixty years of
ago , oipht pvor seventy,1 ono eighly-
tlireo , another eighty-seven nntl nt the
he nil of the table sat n woman just 104
years old. The lust mentioned was Mrs.
'
'iSli/uboth Schulton , who has been an
in mate of the hospital for two yours
past. There wore many presents to the
old lady by citizens who hnil lieuril of
the unusual event , anil Die sisters made
up n programme of songs ami recita
tions for the occasion. Mrs. Sehulton
was born in Nesako , Westphalia in 1870.
Slio remembers well seeing Napoleon
just after his victory at Jena in 1800 ,
mill later on his disastrous retreat from
Moscow. Among her visitors to-day
was her daughter , Kate Fcdor , sixty
years old. IJor son , Gorhart , sixty-
three years old , lives in Dayton ; an
other son , eight years oltl , lives in
Germany. The old lady for a , number of
years hits been a strict vegetarian but a
great lover of coffee. Her mind is
bright and active , and she looks like a
woman of seventy.
Tlin ( Jrriuosr Mlmnn Camp.
"Tho Lcndvillo of Montana" Dutto
was called 11 voyeurs ago. But noiv it is
"tho greatest mining camp in the
world. " Last year's returns brought
Butte to the front of all camps , just as it
placed Montana at the top of the list of
htatos and territories , pays a Butte
"
( Man. ) letter. Montana's" output of
gold and silver in 1888 was $24,018,000.
That gave her first place by $2,000,000.
Anil when the copper product wasadded
Her contribution to tlieso three items
of tlio wealth of the country reached
$10,500.000. This year , if the remain
ing two months sustain the record of
tlio past ten , the new state will show a
yield of $50,000,000 In gold , silver and
copper. Surely Montana lias earned
her statehood at a good round price.
Ilor proud position at tbo head of the
gold , silver and copper producing states
and territories Montana owes to Buttc.
Moro than half of last year's $40,600,000
came from this camp. The development
has been recent and marvellously rapid.
Five years ngo "tho Loadvillo of Mon-
tana" was a very appropriate ) title , for
Utitto than was turning out $0.000,000 a
year. Hut now , with a twelvemonths' '
showing of W4,000,000 , the claim to the
"richest camp in the world" must be
conceded.
Hn Got Tlinlr CoiitrllnuloiiH.
Hov. William Do Kolvor , pastor of St ,
Patrick'o Catholic church , savH a Moc >
huh , \Vis. , special , is the devisor of n
novel schema to catch those whom he
sees lit to style "people who are tryinp
to steal their way into heaven. " A dobi
of Sfl/iOO Imngs ever St. Patrick' !
church , and Dr , Kolvor has for n long
tlmo boon trying to Imvo it paid. Aftoi
nmas last Sunday ho ordered the doon
locked. The names of the members o
the church wore called offnnd they won
asked how much they would bo willing
to glvo to pay tlio debt on the church
Tlio sahomo worked Uko a charm , am
when the mooting was over it was fount
that the nice sum of $3,000 had been sub
bcribod.
A Mother's l/oni ; ilouriioy.
Mrs. Feenoy , of Clara county , Michi
gan , is journeying on foot to friends ii
Ohio , accompanied by four children
one being a baby , and , when liibt hcan
from , had covered 160 miles of her jour
noy.
Wont to I'nrU In AVlieMunrroM-i ,
Thcro Imvo been many original methods
ods of getting to the Paris oxpositio
from distant places , but perhaps th
most interesting wcro the three rccon
arrivals in wheelbarrows , They startei
from Vienna about the 1st of July , on
Hitting In the barrow and one roll in
him. They took a month for the joui
uoy.
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KBLLEY IhiJJr STIGEB & CO. , - ,
CORNER DODGE AND FIFTEENTH STREETS.
I
Dress Goods.
Dress Goods.
Wo ask you lo take advantage of our
great reductions in scasonnblo dress
fabrics.
Tills is the best chance you will have
to buy n good winter dress lor n small
price.
REMEMBER , FOR
50c.
SERGE ,
40 inches wide ; nil fchndcs.
HENRIETTA , -
412 inches wide ; fifty shades- .
FLANNEL ,
Ynrd and n half wide.
CASHMERE ,
42 inches wide ; largo assortment.
LADIES' CLOTH ,
412 inches wide.
STRIPED SUITINGS ,
40 inches wide
BRILLIANT1NE ,
40 inches wide.
All seasonable colors , former price OOo
to "Co. On Monday ,
MOURNING DEFT.
Comnletc in Eyery Reject ,
The Right Prices anil Correct Style ,
Some very special bargains in this de
partment.
Furs , Furs.
Wo are showing a very largo assort
ment of strictly reliable and fashionable
furs , comprising Boa and Muff .Sets ,
Boa Scarf and Mull Sots , Collarette and
Muff Sets , Muffs , Capes , etc.
Fur Trimmings in Great Variety ,
CORNER BODGE AND FIFTEENTH STREETS. J
ILECTRICCARSOSUPCIUDES.
Two Conflicting Ropoi-ts oil Their
Success in Richmond.
A SUB-MARINE CABLE FOR CHILI.
Proposals Asked For Ijnylnjj It From
I'nntas Aromas to Mi-lipuli-
Electric AlininK in South
Africa Sparks.
Electric.
The late Maurice B. Plynn , the New
York politician and contractor , created
a big stir in Richmond during the last
year of his life , says a dispatch from
Virginia. Tie came here , looked around
and soon startled the city with the iin-
louiiccmont that he would establish an
electric railway hero , the longest in
tlio world. The city had a horse car
line at the timo. Mr. Flynn immcdi-
itoly captured the town , gained excep
tional privileges from the city council ,
: md was all the talk of Richmond. It
.was said that Richmond , by reason of
its many hills , presented a.series of ob
stacles which , if overcome , would prove
that electricity could move cars any
where. The first result of this move
was a panic among the horse car people
ple , wlio soon sold out their line to
Flynn & Co. , who then owned all Iho
privileges. Then Iho electric line ,
worked by what is known as the
Sprague overhead system , was started.
It was apparently a success. The curs
were jammed and went up the high
grades without trouble , and property
along tlio line wont up in consequence.
A few months before Fly mi's death Iho
service grow bad on both horse and
olcclrio lines. Since his death it has
been HO bad that citi/.ens have culled
upon the city council to revoke the priv
ileges. The controlling interest in the
property is no.v ownefl by .Mrs , Flynn.
At the investigation just hold Mr.
Pizzini , the vice president of the elec
tric line , said ho must confess that the
electric line was a failure on high
grades , because so much electricity had
to bo put on that it molted the armi-
tures , and frequently ouo trip of the
curs cost f-500. The announcement hav
ing been made public created a sensa
tion , und by to-day's mail ofTors have
coino from the various electric systems ,
overhead ns well as storage , offering to
prove that olcctricily is not a failure ns
a motive power. The Sprague company ,
whose system is now in iibo here , claims
tliat it iitiH failed because of luck of
proper management. Mr. H. Steers , of
Now York , ono of the stockholders of
the electrlo company , writes that ho
will spend $100,000 out of his own
pocket , if necessary , to prove that the
electric line will work. The mailer has
caused a great stir among all the elec
tric companies in tlio country. The
Thomson-Ilo'uston , the Daft and the
Julian have already gotten wind of it
and submitted propositions.
Cliili'H Now Untile.
Chill's invitation for proposals for the
laying of a bub-marlno cable from
Puntnb Arenas to Molipulli is another
evidence o ( the commercial spirit pro-
vndlng that republic. The objects to
bo attained by the moans of the cable
nro declared to bo the furnishing of in
formation making the navigation X > f
the straits of Magellan and of the chan
nels of the southern coast of Chill safer ,
and also to assist the now settlements
of Puloniv ana MunoG.imora. . The
cable Is to touch at Qulncuoi. Ralona ,
Mclinka , Puerto Olway ana Munoz
Oamoru. The port ot Mellptilll , ono ol
the terminal points , is at the head ol
KELLEY , STLGER & CO : FOR THE COMING
WEEK INVITE SPECIAL INVESTIGA
TION OF THEIR STOCK OF
NEWMARKETS
and ULSTERS ,
We will make prices on this line of garments
that will merit the attention of all buyers.
A striped Cloth Newmarket , with boll
shnpcd sleeve now style back , perfect lilting ,
At $4.00 ,
A brown and whlto check Nowmurkoti
with shoulder capo ,
At $5,00.
These are garments that will not be duplicated
again this season.
Our $8 , $8.5O , $9 ailfl $9.5O
Nowmnrkots nro the best value offered by the
trado.
Wo litivo innilo a special cut to show a
810.00 Newmarket that cannot bo equaled in
Omaha.
The accompanying cut shows a handsome
Heaver Cloth Ulrcctnlro Newmarket , tailor-
: nndc , bound with Mohair braid ; colors , black
and navy blue ; sixes fiom 'i to-11 ,
At $10.00.
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THE BEST BARGAIN IN THE C1T\ ' .
An elegant Direetoiro Newmarket in Os-
wcgo cloaking clothes , black and white or blue
and white stripes , fancy back , bell sleeve ,
large lapel pockets , '
At $10.00.
This garment \\otild be cheap at ll.'i.GU.
Our line of $15.00 , $17.00 , $18.00 , $120.00 ,
$22.00. Wo.Ol ) , $28.00 , $ ; 10.00 , fcio.OO , SliS.OO ,
and $ -15.00 Newmarkets compribcs the newest
shapes , the latest cloths , anil no description we
can make in any newspaper advertisement will
do them justice. To boo them i& to know their
merit.
Missen' and Children's C'loaks in prices
ranging from S3.25 to $2-5.00.
Plush SacQ'jos , Plush Jackets , in great va
riety. Prices from $10.00 lo Hii.OO.
the gulf of C'hiloo , latitude 42 , on the
west const of South America ; the port
of Pun las Arenas is at the eastern
entrance of the slraiu of Magellan , lat-
titudo 52 dcg.
The value of this cable will bo under
stood by taking into coiihidoration the
topography of Chili .south of Valparaiso ,
which is in latitude ! ii. ; The Andes run
north and south 100 to 154 miles from
the Pacific' ; the coast range is parallel
with the Andes 20 miles from tlio sea ;
between those mountain ranges is the
great plain of central Chili , which , at
Satlngo , is 1,500 feet above the son. In
going'south the great plain of central
Chili bteadily falls towards tlio level of
'
the sea at Mo'lipulli , and the two moun
tain ranges in like manner decrease in
elevation toward the south. At Moli-
pulli the central plain becomes a gulf ,
continuing houth as a series of connect
ing channels to the western entrance of
the straits of Magellan , nnd the coast
ran go mountains form n chain of
islands known as the Archipelago of
Chiloe. The cable is to bo laid along
this submerged plain , between the
mainland and the chain of islands
formed by tne pca ! < 8H > f the const range ,
for some 70U miles to tbo western
entrance of the Straits of Magellan ;
thence through the straits to the settle
ment of PuntiiB Arenas as its eastern
entrance. Counting the connecting
lines at the five intermediate ports , the
length of the cable will 1)0 about 1,000
miles.
The importance , sfiys tiio Boston Ad-
vortihcr , of direct telegraphic commu
nication \\itli a great international
highway Kite the straits of Magellan
can not well be ovorestimatcd as an aid
for navigation. Through that natural
waterway passes annually a foreign
commerce fully equal to that of the Chi
nese empire. The channels on the west
coast between the chain of islands and
the main land is extremely wild and
picturesque ; Smyth's channel some
times narrows to loss than a milo be
tween precipices over 1.000 feet high.
Hence tlio route through the Straits of
Magellan is ouo of the most picturesque
in all ocean travel , and it may not bo
rash to predict that the time is not far
distant when this route will come to bo
considered as desirable as the Yosemite
lrl | ) now is.
With several hundred steamers pass
ing through the straits every year , asut
present , the telegraphic communica
tion open with our h ? > mes by tlio now
cable , the southern iftost inhabited land
of the world will lese much of its iso
lated character , while the commerce
through tlio straits will receive facili
ties tending to its notable increase ,
I low to .Make n 1'raity
Take a piece of ticking the length of
mantel and about six Inches wide , four
or live balls of titisej , several skeins of
rope linen , according to length of lam
brequin. It is much prettier if several
colors of titibol and rope linen are used.
I used two blue and pink , says a writer
in the Ladles' Homo Journal , Tlio
stripes in the ticking must bo very nar
row , extending up and down the lam-
brnquln. Cut the tinsel into pieces the
width of ticking , sow them over the
stripes ; vuricgato the colors. Thou
take the rope linen , cut It into pieces
twelve inches long. Take ton of these
and place them together evenly. Next ,
make a liolo in the bottom of lambre
quin with scissors , and placing u largo
bone hook through the hole from the
wrong side , put the linen ever tlio hook ,
and draw it through. Tills makes u
loop. Take the rest of the rope linen ,
place it on the hook and draw it through
the loop. Continue this all along the
bottom for frin tro. This make a pretty
and inexpensive lambrequin for u bed
room.
_
Hlcatrln Mining In Hontti Ali-lnn.
Among the electrlo mining plants
which are now being installed by Amer
ican manufacturers of electrlo appara
tus are a number not only in this coun
try but abroad , mid it U no unusual
thing to hoar of another mining com
pany which has decided to adopt elec
tric power in its'minos. says tlio Elec
trical World.
Among recent contracts which have
boon awarded tlio Sprague Electric
Railway and Motor company , of Now
York , for electric apparatus , is ono
which comes from Transvaal , South Af
rica , and it is interesting to note that
the fame for American electric mining
apparatus for durability , economy and
convenience is recognized in those dis
tant Holds us well as in this country.
The company which is now installing
Sprague apparatus in Transvaal is the
Forbes-Reef Gold Mining company , who
have ordered through Chester & Gibb ,
milling engineers of London , a complete
electrical equipment for the transmis
sion of power , including four Hprnguo
long-distance transmission motors and
dynamos for transmitting 140 horse
power over ti distance of two miles. The
primal source of power is water power ,
and this point is connected with the
point of distribution by insulated wires
carried on poles directly across the
countrv.
At the newer station will bo placed
throe Polton water wheels furnished
by Frif-or & Chalmers , of Chicago. To
each of two wheels will be belted Ui-
rcctly one long dibtauco traiibiiiiioii -
of-nowor Edison dynamo of 50,000 watts
or 07 horse-power capacity each. Tlio
other wheel will bo bulled to the dyna
mos of the sumo type and volt ago as tlio
others , but of only 10,001) ) watts , or 53
horse-power capacity each. 'Plicae ma
chines are wound especially according
to thoSprnguo method for the long-dis
tance transmission of power , and have
an extremely high cllicioney.
At the mines nro located the four
Sprngue motors whieli are bolted di
rectly intothominiiignpparatus. These
motors are divided into two groups :
two twenty-horse powerSuriiguc motors
sind ono eighty-horao power motor form
ing ono group , and a single twenty-
horse power Sprague motor forming tlio
other group. Each group is supplied
with current by a separate sot of wires ,
thus practically insuring a constant
How of electricity under all circnm-
Htancos. The motors are Wound with
tlio regular Sprague differential wind
ing , and will keep at a constant .spend
in snito of the varying loads thrown on
the mining mnchincrv.
The question of olllcicncy or the
amount of primal power which is de
livered nt the farther end of the trans
mission is ono of extreme importance.
Upon this point electric tranttpitrision
compares very favorablv with all other
methods of traiibinitUng power , la this
case the ulllciuncy of the entire system ,
from the turbine pulley to thu mining
machines at the farther und , is about 70
per uent ; that is , 70 per cent of the energy -
orgy delivered from the engine to the
liulfoyh in the power Hlalion is given elf
the motor pulloya for work.
ICIcclriolly nu 11 I'rofVHilon.
The overcrowded stuto of the rocog-
in/ed profession has given ribo to con
siderable anxiety on the part ot those
wlio find it necessary to clioosu sonio
way of making a living. The legal pro-
fobsion is HUll'oring greatly owing to the
probont coiijoxtcd btato , and the BIUIIO
may bo said , though in n loriaur degree
of the medical. By the rapid develop
ment of electricity , however , says the
London Electrical Review , wo have a
wide Held Ihrown open , and though
Bonie attention lias been paid to tills , as
will bo shown by the numbers of stu
dents ut work in the various collouos
and workshops , in view of the im
mediate extension which is sure to take
place , wo scarcely think it i receiving
the attention it deserves. Presumably
most of tbo largo towns in England will
bo lighted shortly by electricity , and
after the installation work has boon
completed there will bo required 'fully
competent readout men to take charge
of the work and keep the lighting in a
Batisfuctory condition ; the expected do-
Laces.
An entirely now collection ot
Point Gauze I Empire Point
Point DoGono | Louis XIV Val
VanJyko Point | Fedora
Real thread effects | Oriental.
Mtiurcsquo Renaissance.
Gulpuiro Moiipquolnires , Real Dnch-
ess mid Valenciennes , combined \\ilh a
magnificent line of
SILK MOUSSAL1NH DESO1E ,
And PEKIN SILK MOUSS1L1NE IN
striped and brocaded oll'ecls. Also
PLAIN AND EMBROIDERED RUS
SIAN LA TOSCA ,
And FIGURED BRUSSELS DRAP
ING NUTS ,
In black nni'l evening shades at
ATTRACTIVE PRICES.
'Ladies' Htlks.
100 dozen Ladies' II. S. Km-"I
b ro Ulo rod Sheer Lawn ] lOc oacli
Handkerchiefs ( reduced
To do/on Ladies'II. S. Prin- I from I5c
ted Border Sheer Lawn I nnd 105c.
Handkerchiefs J
100 dozen Ladies' II. S. Km-1 lOo
broidered Sheer Linen I reduced
L a w n Handkerchiefs , f from 25e
Now Designs J and U3c.
Asu to see the beautiful line of now
llnndkerchiefs just opened , perfect
joins , at COc , Toe , $1 and $1.25 I'.acli.
Dress Trimmings.
125 Black Pnro Silk Twist ltraids and
Knotted Apron Fringed Dress Fronts ,
latest novelties , only $4.75 each , post-
ivoly worth $7.50.
BLACK SILK DRESS FRINGES ,
The largest and most complete stock in
the city , ISO elegant designs to select
from , 05c up to $15 a yard.
GREAT BARGAINS IN
Handsome Silk Cord Dres > Trimmings
Gimps , ( desirable styles and shades , ) to
bo sacrificed at the following prices :
20o I : )0c ) I 50o
reduced from reduced from reduced from
50c and 7oc. | 7oc and $1. j.S5e , $1 , -71.25
Latest ETovelties
In Silk Cord , Hand Crochet , Appique
Embroidered and Luce Gimps , in
straight bands anil Vandyke Point
effects at
ATTRACTIVE PRICES.
maud in this direction for men being
therefore considerable. The selection
of candidates will devolve upon town
councils and local bodieswho cannot bo
expected to know much about the
needed qualifications , with the result
that incompetence may do a great deal
to discredit olcctricily. Such draw
backs , however , will bo but temporary ,
and eventually men with bound practical
knowledge will have the bc-a posts
with the largest emoluments ottered
to them. The work of inspector may
not requiru an abstruse knowledge of
the higher technicalities , ho will not
be expected to advance now theories
and may , like the local practitioner o
medicine , rarely travel beyond his own
sphere , settling down into a quiet and
respectable member of society. Elec
tricity has great and varied branches ,
and tlio lighting of England will act as
nn invigorating stimulanl in connection
with electricity. The use of the motor
for workshops appears lo bo little un-
dorbtooU , and , consequently , is rarely
adopted. In this branch of electrical
power iilono there are many opportuni
ties , while another distinct branch will
be the application of electricity to pur
poses of locomotion. In fact , thorn will
bo no limit to the applicalion of electri
city. But only good men will get good
places , and only hard btudy in both
school and workshop will produce good
men.
Some may be inclined to ask whether
it is worth the while of young mon to
spend the necessary time in acquiring
u thorough knowledge and undergoing
training , which must necessarily take
up a considerable timo. seeing that the
Liverpool corporation have recently ap-
uoiuted an olcclric light inspector at
Ilia small salary of Xl U per annum.
Whatever this may bo at present , it
certainly will not be deemed a sulllciont
inducement in the near future , and as
tlio demand for men increases a higher
wage must bo paid. In n largo town
lighted by electricity , the work and
responsibility will bo very heavy , and
the inspector would require able assis-
lahlH. 'IJhoroforo , to insure good work ,
a remuneration in accordance must bo
paid. It is not , however , in inspecting
that laurels and emoluments will bo
earned , but in the higher class of work.
The advice wo olTor to young mon who
are hesitating about taking up a pro
fession , is by all moans Uko un elec
tricity , but to do go eanioitly and with
the fixed dutormlnntion of doing good
and conbcientous work.
Klnolrlo Oars For Mills.
As is well known , the electric light
\\ith all thu apparatus implied in its
production , has worked HH way into
scores of cotton and woollen mills
throughout the land. The same gener
ator employed to operate electric lights
can also bo used to operate an electric
motor , HO that the adoption of the latter
In such establishments is merely ono
stop in a.lvanco , without a heavy addi
tional expenditure of money ,
The ThomHm-IIo.wlon Electric com
pany has of Into boon pa ) ing particular
attention to this branch of the business ,
and has perfected a plan of electrical
tramways for mills and other largo in
dustrial works-hops , which ib worthy of
the clo.-est investigation.
At the company H works , nt Lynn ,
Mass. , says Practical Electricity , a
tramway car is used for convoying heavy
machinery from one part of the factory
to another , and 11 has been found that
tlio employment of such moaiiH permits
tlio handling of apparatus with much
grcutor OIIBO than formerly , in less
time and with loss labor than could
possibly bo accomplished by any other
method. The car is equipped with two
thrco-horso-powor motors , and easily
moves , up a grade of l.'l nor cent , a load
of llvo tons' weight , while , on a level ,
from eight to ton tons can bo carried.
The motor rocolvos its energy through
an over-head wlro from ouo of the
oloctrio generators located in tUe fao-
tory.
Blankets.
Blankets.
NOVOT before Imvo wo offered mioh
positive bargains in line Wool lUnnlc-
ots as these now presented by us. Onv
stock comprises nil grades , ranging
from $1M to $125.
10-1 White Strictly All Wool and Steam
shrunk a m-cat bargain
$4.75
WELL WORTH So.TS.
11-1 Whlto Extra Fine Wool , rich gold-
oil border , 7 pounds weight don't
miss seeing this
$5.75
WELL WORTH $7.00.
CRIB BLANKETS
IN GREAT VAUIETY. .
Flannels.
Flannels.
Wo nro now exhibiting complete lines
of the latest novelties in French Flan- "
ncls for wrappers , dressing sacquos , oto. '
Opera , Elder Down and Jersey Striped W'x ,
Flannels , in nil tne leading colors anil
combinations.
All colors in Scarlet and White Modi- > *
ciitod. .Mallard Vnlc-and Shaker Flan-
nois , in brown mixed and natural col
ors for underwear
Immense variety of styles in Kinbroid * i *
cred Skirting Flannels at very lo\V
prices. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Comforts.
Best English Chliit/ Comforts , bost.cofr
ton llllcd , ( i pounds ,
$1.98
WOR'PII J2.60.
Extra quality Printed Saloon Comforts ,
Rice lloral border ,
$2.85
WORTH K1.50.
Rich Prin ted French Sateen Comforts ,
hand quilted , ent-btitch edge ,
$3.75
WORTH S-l.CO.
IT.'uintloii1) ol" Spnceli.
The affectation which contests in
adopting tlio English drawl and English
nccjnt , cannot be too Msvoroly con
demned , says n writer in the Ladies'
Jlomo Journal. But while wo condemn
the sin , let us have mercy upon the
sinner , and remember that ho is en
deavoring in a foolish nnd mistaken
way , to seek .ifler the light , flo knows
that he and his fellow Americans hnvo
harsh voices , and speak nasally , there
fore lie tries the weak remedy of imit
ating tbo ? pc-cch of another nation.
But it would be quito as sensible for an
American to adopt , n broken French
method of pronouncing English , as
to adopt that of our British brethren.
A copy ail imitation is always
vastly inferior to the original. Wo
should certainly endeavor to amend the
hnrslinoas of our voices , but why in
heaven's name , should we who think ,
move and act quickly , t-peak with a
lingering drawl ? It is utterly incon
gruous for us lo do so. I have often
listened with amusement , not unmixed
with dibgust , to the noft drawling ac
cents of our pseudo-British youth
whoso voices and tones wore utterly do-
natioiiali/eil , though the young people
vjiinly imagined that they spoke like
English men and women. To bo a citi
zen of the greatest and most prosper
ous tuition on the face of the earth a
nation that is admired and envied by
the people of all the countries of the
world -mid to bo ashamed of one's glo
rious birth-place is not tills utterly
foolish and wicked ? Yet this U prac
tically what "Anglodr.uvlitics" do.when
I they deny their mother tongue , or
' vainly strive to do t > o.
I'iMiiulVllor Twenty Yt-nrs.
Nearly twenty years ago A. M. Lytlo ,
a prohcriptio.i clerk in Frank Price's
drug store on Union avenue , says H
Ktuibas City dinputch , ran if way from
his homo in Woodbnry , N. .1. , and
shipped IIH a cabin boy on an Eiiht India
merchant man. For many yeans ho fol
lowed a seafaring life , finally shipping
on the steamship Valparaiso , whoro. us
a pupil of the ship's nilrgeon , ho learned
the drug hiiblncni. In the course of hlH
travels ho has visited nearly every
country * in the world. Finally ho sot-
llcd in Kansas City iuul invested hit )
.savings hero. Lust night Mrn. J. R.
Lytle , his aunt , went lo tnu drug store
where the wanderer is employed to buy
medicine , She recognized her nephew
in the drug clerk. Mutual explanations
followed. Lytlo will return to his homo
and rccoivo Ills sliaro of thu property ot
his father , wlip died a short time ago ,
The Kcarch lor the missing boy hail
boon prosecuted bv his parents ivllh un
flagging zeal un to the tlmo the father
died , and his liiht ruqiioHt was that tlio
hoareh bo notgivon up , and directed in
Ms will that a portion of his fortune ot
$ . ' 10,000 bo expended in continuing it.
'I ho Huruli Sliiiulil Onl
The low price prevailing in ull kinds
of llvo stock , except perhaps Hlcop ( ,
will not kind of
justify keeping any .
animal hut the very host. All the small , p.
untlirlfty stock fihould bo in homo way p.at
disposed of. It is not too Into in Iho { at
case of Home youngsters to got thorn in
n fair condition of flesh before the cold k
weuthor nets in , but unless they show
growth and thrift it would bo bettor
oven than to dispose of them in some
way for what they will bring than to
feud them through two or three loni ?
winters and find them scrubs Htill.
There IH no usn on earth for the scrub
calf or colt. Life Is too short and profit
too small for a good business man to
fritter away hln tlmo on unpioductlvo
htouk. It IB n good deal bolter to make
hound feed out of the ncrub , if it cannot
bo made fat enouirh for borne marketable -
able purpose , than to raino expectations
of an Income from keeping it alive.
Expectation is about the only tlilnu
which can bo got out of the small runty
animals. It Is only thu very best kind * )
of Hvo stock whiou turn into reality m
tlicbo