THE OMAJIA DAILY BEE ; FRIDAY , AUGUST 21 , 1890. 11
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THE FIELD OF ELECTRICITY
Its Boundaries Expanding in the Domain
of Medicine.
DRUGS ADMINISTERED BY ELECTRICITY
of Srtntlnir tin- Virtue * of
UiMlli'luc .Many AlilrN AiMun-
mill Iliirmi'rii i > t ttn
Uniilo > in cut.
It would seem Impossible at first thought
that tlio virtue of n drug or a liquid couM
bo carried throgh as wire , as telegraphic
messages arc carried , and made to penetrate
tlio human body along with the cltctrlc
current. And yet It Is quite certain , as ex
perts In electro-therapeutics know , that
something very llko this Is now not only
possible but easy of accomplishment. This
phenomenon which has been explained In
various ways Is dignified by the Important
crime of cataphorcsls.
Take for Instance a solution of the drug
cocaine , soak a sponge with It and fasten
the sponge about ono electrode of a galvanic
battery , the aggressive ono or anode should
bo chosen , from which the current goes In
strong How to the cathode , famous In these
dais from the KoentRen OUco\cry.
Now place the electrode thus covered w Ith
cocaine at any desired part of the body , the
othtr electrode being applied as convenient ,
and let a current bo turned on from the bat
tery. Immediately the Localne will begin
to penetrate the body , literally to penetrate
It , as ts shown by the fact that the tissues
surrounding the anode will becomu Com
pletely Insensible owing to the well known
anaesthetic properties of cocaine.
There Is no doubt that thla condition of
local anaesthesia results from the coralnc
being really carried Into the body by the
electric current , since when the cocaine and
the current are applied separate ! ) , no In
sensibility ensues.
This very convincing experiment was per
formed scveial yeirs ago by Dr. rrertcrlck
Peterson , the eminent specialist at the New
York College of I'hyslclans and Surgeons ,
who was able by tils means to relieve the
most Intractable cases of neuralgia among
his patients and to operate upon animals
as he pleased , without drawing from them
any signs of suffering. lr 1'cterson ac
counted for this phenomenon by assuming
that In a galvanic circuit thus ai ranged a
current streams from the positive pole to
the negative with sutllclcnt force to carry
with It through the skin nnd Into the body
particles of any substance In solution
through which It may pass.
While Important ns furnishing a conveni
ent means for producing local anaesthesia ,
this experiment of Dr. Peterson's was but
a piccursor of many others to follow , such
rapid advances having been made In this
new field within recent years that It Is
now possible to dlltilbo throughout the body ,
by the pleasant agency of a galvanic cm-
rent , most of the drugs that hayo hitherto
been administered tluouqh the mouth
Millions of children all over the country
ft111 rlso up and bless the benefactors who
shall sa\c them fiom the nightmare of
that occasional dose of castor oil , without
mentioning the quinine and other bad-tast
ing compounds that their good mothers for
generations past have been Uuustlug dov.n
their throata. The promise Is that electricity
will attend to all this ere long , getting the
drug where It Is needed , almost without
the patient's knowledge , and accomplishing
the deshcd result with all the tmciency of
the old-tlmo bottle and spoon.
It is true this much to be deshcd con
summation Is not jet fully attained , al
though it Is coming fust , but already
up-to-date phjsldnns arc administering
electrically In their regular practice such
dings as strychnine , conoslvo sublimate- ,
carbolic acid , nconlta and various com
pounds of lithium and mercury , all with
excellent results
And an arrangement has been perfected
which permits the physician to know ex
actly how great quantities of any particular
ling are lining ran led by this current Into
the patient's body. Discs of niter paper or
tissue paper are placed under the electrode ,
and upon these the piopcr amount of the
solution is dropped Where great precision
Is not required , as In admlnlstetlng such
drugs as bdlde of potash , the ordinary
HPOIIKP electrode is nulllclent , and where It
Is desired to Intiodiico a drug throughout
the whole body an ordinary bath tub Is
inndu ( o nerve as the anode by placing a
Bluet of ? lnc at the bottom , this being
connected with the battery bj an Insulated
ropper who. The patient Is then Immersed
In the water of the bath In which has pie-
vlously been dissolved the drug to bo administered -
ministered nnd the olictilc cunent with its
medicinal properties passes through the
water Into the body nnd out again by the
cathode which the patient holds In one
liand , dioppcd over the side of the tub
J'ancy being cured of one's Ilia by merely
giving a little attention to one's morning
bath !
Ity thrso three methods It Is possible to
udmlnlstci drugs electrically , their presence
In the blood being proved b > repented tests
and their effects being quite as powerful as
whin taken In thu ordinary wav. Of course
there aio diseases which cannot yet be
tuatcil thus ; hut , on the othci hand , them
are diseases where much hotter lesults have
attended this new treatment thin had ever
bc'im obtained In the old , way , for there aie
cnrt.ilii dings whose action Is almost neutral
ized by the fluids of thn stem ich. In gout ,
rheumatism and tkln Olsi'iucs 'ho surface
appllc-Ulon of drugs by eleofilnty has spe
cial advantages , and In the mil. ) U is pletb
ant to thu patient.
An Impoitant development of * hU method
ot eiilnpliorcBls Is that comolvrd bv 1 octoi
Guiltier of I'arls and usul with BIUTCSS In
New Voik by Dr. William J. Motion , son of
the discoverer of anaesthesia. Knowing that
chemical changes are conslnntly going on at
the electrodes of a galvanic circuit , It oc
curred to Dr. Morton that It might lit ) pos
sible ) by using electrodes of various metals
to make electric apparatus not only the
means for administering any desired ding
but to make U actually produce the drug
Itself. Thla may seem puzzling , but 11
lltllo rcllectlon will make It clear enough
It Is Known , for Instance , that most of the
drugs used by physicians ma merely the
salts ot 01 < llnary metala. iron , copper , zinc ,
aluminum , etc. Now it la known that when
ever an electiodu mudo ot one ot these
metals , easily compounded , Is brought In
contact with an affocloil iIssue of the I.oily
thcro takes place a chemical change from
the union of the metal In thu electrode
with tint acids and gases liberated from the
tissue as soon as the cunent begins to flow.
ThU chemical change results In the produc
tion ot a compound salt ot the metals cam-
poking the electrodes and If the ph > slclan
has taken caru to choose suci a metal as
will give the chemical compound ho de
sires for the trouble In hand. It Is plain
thai the apparatus will automatically pro
duce the remedy for the trouble at the very
point of the body where It ls needed ,
Tills method has been found so full of
promlio that Dr. Morton has arranged for
his patients numerous bulbs and needles In
various shapes , to bo used In various parts
of the body and made of copper , iron , zinc
And other metals whose salts enjoy valuable
medicinal properties.
] ( uny one doubts the rapid formation
of melal salts In this curious process of
electric diffusion , ho will bo quickly con.
\lnced on seeing hovs- soon a green circle
spreads through thu tissues around a copper
needle electrode thrust Into tlio skin. Al
most In an lustunt the sulphate of copper
fonn * and the flesh about the point where
the current enters takes on thu color of
apple crecu to a distance of half an Inch
or mure tu all directions. ThU rapid action
and thorough diffusion possess evident ad.
\antagra over any mere laving or Injection
that couUl be practiced In buch troubles
ID tonsliuls , urethrltli , catarrh and various
forms ot tumors. In all such cases the
leclro < ] c > under the action of the current
dc-poilts In the tisanes H metallic salt clllca-
claim for cure ot the particular malady , and
then tills Halt , a I co under thu agency of the
current , U dilven lute the ( Issues , just as
Jr Peterson's rjcalno .vaa Irlven In on UK
famlUir principle of ratapUoresls ,
v.iriultip Ills experiment ! In thla same
direction , D.- Morton ba recently perfected
a means for prodm Ing suacstheila at the
sum that Is already lit uae by BOIUO of the
inoro alert-mloUcd drntlm la New York
, tml * ] | | doubtless Mien bo known all ov i
thousands who row shrink from the suffer
ing Incident to having loeth Oiled anil put
In order. Instead of using1cocalno alone , as
Dr. Polctson did. Dr. Morton uses a mix
ture of gualACol and cocaine , the resulting
Insensibility being more profound than thai
of cocaine alone and being produced In two-
thlrds less time and with two-thirds less
current. Not only may teeth be filled by
thin method with absolute palnlessncss , but
the most difficult operations In dentistry , In
volving deep cutting. Into the Rums as for
tooth Implantation , may lie performed with
out causing the patient any Inconvenience.
Iheso most welcome results are obtained
by applying a cataphoric electrode , some
what resembling a pair of curling Irons ,
which holds the gums on cither side and
produces complete anaesthesia when the cur
rent passes Into It from an ebonite cup In
the handle , wherein Is contained the cocaine
and gualacol
In all that has been mentioned so far
the drugs to bo Introduced Into the body
have been placed at the point of applica
tion , but thcro ere physicians more daring
or far-seeing than their fellows , who de
clare that similar results may be obtained
from n distance. I'rof. J H. Buchanan
declares that the clectilc current has the
power of carrying the virtues ot n drug
through a long length of wire and Intro
ducing these unimpaired Into the body ot
the patient who holds the elcctiodes
More than once ho lias ranged In a semi
circle several of his students or assistants
nnd passed through their Joined hands n
cunent bearing the essence of some fa
miliar drug And Invariably , after receiv
ing the currentfpr , a certain length ot
time , the young men luivo recognized Its
character just as they would have done
had they swnllowed.lt and been able to
say : "That Is quinine , " "that Is soda , "
' 'that ' is sulphur-- "that Is hyoscyamus , "
etc. , and so , the doc\W qlalms , these young
men would show In their bodies and subse
quent symploms the real presence and ef
fect of the drugs thus Introduced.
Just how far the electric current can
carry the power of drugs has not yet been
determined , but there are enthusiasts In
electro-therapeutics who see nothing Improbable -
probable In sending closes of medicine
throughout a hospital by mean1 ] of wires
running from the central office to the various
wards and cots. If that ever comes to pass ,
the house physician may sit quietly In his
armchair and treat a thousand patients
tvlth most of the drugs In the pharma
copeia by merely playing a keyboard of
electric buttons. And the patients them
selves may be In utter Ignorance that these
Irugs aio being Introduced Into their bodies
by Imperceptible currents. And what pos
sibilities for crime are not opened up by
such n conception , for if thcso theories
; > rove true , the scientific murderer of the
Avcntleth century will be nblo to kill his
lctims as he pleases by merely sending
.lolson-ladon currents through their beds
and bodies while they sleep.
'A ' few days ago , " writes Dr. Buchanan ,
'I sent medicated currents from Los An-
_ es to Pasadena , eight miles. Thiee dif
ferent medicines were used , and the cur
rents were received In Pasadena by five
ntelllgcnt persons , each of whom recog
nized the distinct chaiacteilstlc effects of
cich medicine as they would bo felt from
n small dose , but the force of the galvanic
battery was not siifflclent to make the re
sult as effective as I desired. " The same
vviltcr adds : "I think it probable that with
a continuous wlro and a sufficient electric
motive force , an electric dose might bo sent
'rom San Francisco to New York. "
And , lest any ono think that we are now
n the realm ot vain speculation , let me
say that so great an authority as Dr. Luja
of Paris believes , and has In a measure
demoilstiatcd , that electric currents may
be arranged so as to have a well under
stood effect upon a , patient's mental condi
tion , ono current producing melancholy ,
anothci gladness ; one causing nervousness
nnd Irritability , another pcifect calm nnd
a desire for sleep ; one stimulating every
organ of the body , another producing just
the contrary effect , so that , If all this domes
to pass , wo may expect to see every Sunday
school provided with an outfit of electric
wires , ibarged with highly moral currents
while the criminals ot the future will hi
icformed by discriminating physicians , whc
will drive all the virtues Into them with thi
help of galvanic batteries
CLUVELAND MOPTOTT.
Tiin CUIUISTOM : AHOIMII'NT.
Fa 11 tire of 1111 Attempt to Turn It t <
Other Krtu > Slltrr I'rolH.
Two men who encountered each othci
near a prominent street coiner a few morn'
Ings ago stopped , shook hands , Inqulrei
after each other's health , and spent a uiln
ute or two In desultory talk , relates tin
Chicago Tribune.
'then they shook hands again , asked t <
bo remembered to each other's family , am
were about to bepaiate , when one of then
said :
"Hy the way. HIggins. I presume you an
for Hryan and fron silver ? "
"Free- humbug ! " lutorted the other. "I'n
for McKlnley and prosperity1"
"I've got nqthlng In particular agalnn
McKlnley. " was the rejoinder , "except tha
he's a protectionist and a gold standan
man. nnd wouldn't make a good president
The Issue of this campaign Is "
"I know exactly what you're going ti
say. Thu issue of this campaign "
"Is free silver , and you Know It , Hlgglns
Don't try to squirm out of It ! "
"Who's trying to squirm out of It , Rogers'
Wo'ie ready to meet you on the ftee sllvei
01 any other Issue ! Of all the blamed fool
nonsensical , Idiotic "
"V'ou're < an infernal goldbug ! That's wha' '
you are , Hlgglim ! I thought you'd hav <
more sense "
"I'vo got sense enough to he honest
lingers ! I'vo got dense enough to be honest
I don't want to swindle my creditors b :
paying my debts In GO-cent dollars ! "
They had ralsc'd thalr voice's , and a crowi
had begun to gather , but the two men wcrt
oblivious of their audience , and went on.
"Look here , HIggins ! " roared Hogers , "I ;
you can't discuss u political question wlthou :
calling names "
"Culling names , you featherhead7 Yoi
called me an infernal golUbug not ten sec
onda ago ! "
"Well , that's what you aie : Any mai
that wants to put the currency system o
thla country Into the hamis of Great Drltali
U a public enemy , and he oi0-lit to bo hung
Ily ( Jcorge , ho ought to he hung ! "
"Any man that hasn't brains enough t <
see that free silver will bring the countr ;
to the verge ot ruin Is an Idiot , and ought ti
bo In some asylum for the feeble-minded ! "
"tllvo it to him ! " yelled a number o
voices ,
Paying no attention to the Interruption
HIggins resumed : itav
"If you vvoiiltl''dnlT ' read the miserable
cheap. namby-pnj by' little speeches you
candidate , Hryan "
"McKlnley can't make a speech ! Hi
can't make a speech to save hla life ! "
"That's a "
"Look out ! "
"If he calls liar hit "
you a him ! voclfcr
ated an angry free sllvurltc. The crowd no\
numbered a hundred or more ,
"Oontlemen. " said Rogers , turning to th
bystanders , "I appeal to you ! I asked till
man a simple question , and ho chose to tak
offense. If he were disposed to discus
the silver Issue fairly "
"Discuss the silver Issue ! " shouted Hlg
gins. "Gentlemen , he hasn't lutulllgenc
enough to know "
"I've got Intelligence enough , " retorte
Hogers , at the top of his voice , "to kno\ \
what every man In thla crowd needs. Yo
will pardon me , gentlemen , " he went o
rapidly , opening a small valise ho carrle
In his baud , "If I take this opportunity c
calling your attention to a little artlcl
which I am Introducing In this city , I cal
It the Universal Implement. U will par
potatoes without wasting any of the body c
the potalo , slice lomatoei , shave cabbage
Into strings , trim a lampwlck , cut the page
ot a magazine , remove warts "
Ho paused anil looked about him. Th
crowd had fled.
Hoiv u Qnreii ItVi-jm YOIIIIK.
The queen ' ot Denmark , who , although sh
U 78 years'of age , Is still pretty and. retain
her vivacity and charm , declares that th
only way she keeps young U by havln
young people about her. She always has
houseful of them and likes nothing bette
thau to bo surrounded by her grandchlldrc
and their friends , Slip affirms that he I
unt to all ot Europe to which nho la nc
grandmother.
Theories ot cure may be duscuued a
length by physician * , but the sufferers wan
quick relief ; and One Minute. Cough Cur
will give it to them. A Mfo euro for chll
dreu. It I * "tha only harmless remedy tha
produce * lounwlUU
NEMATIC TUBE SYSTEMS
mprorcd Means of Expediting the
Service in Cities.
RESENT METHODS BEHIND THE TIMES
> IMH of nn 12xi > crliiicii < nl 1'ncii-
iniitli- Plan nmlVlnil Ma > lie Au-
ci > iiitllxliiMlc > riMtlitu : Do nm nil
( or Itiijilil Trillion.
The postal service ot the United States ,
a > s a writer In Harper's \Veeklyt Is In n
icasuro accountable for the length ot tlmo
aken In the preliminary foruardltiK ot
mall matter No possible fault can he found
Ith the general expedition. Postal trains
tinning at Iho highest rate of speed carry
he malls Methods ot handling largo
lasses of matter aru man clous for celerity.
Nevertheless , thcro are In all Ihe great
enters ot population delays more or less
oxnllous Ii. Die starting ot mall matter.
The perfect postal scnlco Is really iiolh-
ng more than an express business. With
ho assurance of the perfect safety of the
ihjects reached and delhered , It Is the !
lenient of speed which Is paramount , hut (
hu entire system of the posloluce Is at
ault so far as relates lo the Initial nunc-
ncnt ot mall mailer in the largu cities It
s not synchronous. A letter Is mailed from
S'cw York to Chicago Once put In the mall
ar It tears along nt thu ralo of say forty-
He miles an hour until It reaches Its des-
Inatlon. Hut \\liy should that same letter
its way from the general poslofHcu In
Vow York to Iho rorlj-second Slrcet depot ,
during Its nrst trnnslt , lake al Iho very-
east forty minutes to go over nu Inslg- ]
iltlcant 323 miles ? ar as much time again
311 arrhal at Chicago ? There are , then ,
always two delays.
In the emlca\or to becomu familiar with
ho many conditions ot thu Initial movement
of mall matter In the leading cities , a scries
of questions was addtessed lo postmasters
mil the following answers were received :
To Ihe query , "Dlslnncu In miles from your
nain ofllco lo Iho principal railroad depot to
which you send , or from which you recchc ,
' .ho largest portion of your mall matter ? "
ho answers received were : InirNbw York
ho distance was 3.23 miles ; tlnio occupied ,
40 minutes. Tor Philadelphia , .6 $ of a mile ,
line , 10 minutes. In Chicago , 1.3 miles ;
.Inie , 30 minutes. In Ihooklyn there were
.wo distances , the ono 1.C3 and the other
3 CO miles , the time being 27 and 30 minutes
Should theru bo a fog In the East or North
river during the water transportation of the
ilrooklyn mall , several hours might elapse
jeforo a landing could bo made. In Boston ,
there being four railroad stallons , v. Ith 71-
100. 02-100 , 83-100 and 53-100 of a mile , the
.line varied from 20 to 23 minutes In St
Louis thu distance was 1 IS miles ; the time ,
15 minutes. In Baltimore , IVi miles ; and the
: lmc , 25 minutes. The variations In the
: lmo are duo to Iho accidenls of position ,
nit Invariably Iho larger the city the longer
is the tlmo required.
Such alleviations as have been brought
about by the Postotllco department by the
use of surface roads are most worthy of
; > ralso , but In the laigc cities obstructions
Lo rapidity of movement must be constant.
Streets are being continually blocked. When
there is a heavy snow storm all the roads
leading from depots to postofllces , or In the
opposite direction , are for a tlmo Impracti
cable. In Now York the difficulties of send
ing or receiving mall matter within Its own
limits nio always Increasing. When theic
Is a Greater New Yoik , or an enlarged Chicago
cage , the trouble must ever go on in an
augmenting quantity. Why should thcie
not be. not one. or two , but three or four
dally deliveries of Ihe lellcrs written In
Now York and addressed to New York.
Branch ofllces In all thegieat cities are
necessities and they will be always In
creasing in number. The question having
been asked of postmasters ns to thu numbei
of Ihetr branch ofllces and Ihe total dis
tances from the main central office , a sum
mary of the replies Is as follow s :
Hrnncli Totnl illstnnre to
olllcet. branch ullli es.
No Miles.
In New York 21 ISo 2.2
In IMilluiIUplili 37 1ST - '
In ClilciiRo 40 : r. )
In lliookljn 1C SO 42
In Boston : i 7'JOO
In SL , I.ouH 23 3500
In Baltimore 31 193 teAs
As to the tlmo necessaiy to send a mail
bag from any central olllco to a branch
olllce , the data , It available , would be value
less They would vary according to condi
tions. In certain cases a letter carried 100
miles by railroad within thrcu hours arrives
at a city , plus the time necessary to trans ,
port it to and from the main ofllcc by wagon
Then thu letter may have to go by wagon
to a branch ofllcc. Sometimes this addi
tional say llvo miles occupies a time repre
sented by an hour and a half. The railroad
has carried the letlcr at a speed of 33'S
miles an hour , while the wagon or other
method of transportation lias gone at the
into of three and one-lhlrd miles In Iho
hour. Then the average speed of the letter
over a total distance of 105 miles Is only
23.333 miles per hour , and that Is very stow
time Indeed. When many tons ot mall mat
ter must bu forwarded , It Is In overcoming
the vis Inortlao at the beginnings , twice
occuirlng , that the main illfllculty lies
This bulk of mallablo matter , unless all
the wheels of commerce be blocfted , will
go on augmenting and partiularly in the
the large cities , because they ahj thpnccnter
of receipts and deliveries , and It rankos no
matter whether they are on the seoboaid ,
as is Now York , or central , a "fs Chicago/
The following statistics show ( lili : In New
York , during 1890. the dally wcLsht of iu , lla-
blu matter was 3t2 tons In 1895 It was
ISO tons. In Philadelphia the Increase Is
10 per cent. In Chicago this Increase has
gone with leaps and bounds , and foi a cer
tain class of matter has showed nn Increase
of 30 per cent , In Boston , 8'per ' cent , In
St Louis , 1C per cent , and with a notable
augmentation In Baltimore.
As to the cost of the Initial movement of
the mallable matter , that varies , and thu
exact figures aio obtainable from the post
master general It must amount to a good
round sum , Kiir Instance , the service be
tween New York and Brooklyn Is carried
on by wagons , making thlity-slx trlpi
dolly. Its speed Is fair , but It never can
be rapid enough to sulllco for the wants of
letter communication between two great
cities ; anil exactly similar conditions exist
In St. Louis , and are particularly emphasized
In Chicago.
Considered , then , In Its proper light , this
city transportation of mall matter Is dis
tinctly behind the age , and belongs to the
first half of the present century. Nothing
herein Is even intimated as to thu safety
of such conveyance of mall by wagons or
surface cars. It Is exceptional where1 rob
bery Is brought to light. But the tmin
factor of the postal system being speed , all
city movement of mail U prqyoklngly Blow ;
and , what Is worse , In the tlmo to conic ,
when there will bo more material to bu
Bent and more chances of streets being ,
blocked , this movement will be even more
snail-paced.
On a meadow near Burlington , N. J. , ttiero
Is stretched along for a distance of half a
mile a line of connected Iron tubing. These
tubes are made at a neighboring foundry
and are .wenty-four Inches In diameter
With the exception that they 1mvo two
grooves cast in them , they arp nothing but
common water mains. The tubes are just
as they came from the foundry. Llku all
such piping , requiring connecting so as
to withstand ordinary water [ i.ewiirc , the
tubes have been faced at the ends , and
are secured " 'Uh nuts mil belli , , a slight
coating of llthurgo , irhlt3 u > -Laving
be'en applied , as usual , tj th.3 squaiecl sur
faces.
There Is small engine , which
runs a blower of no extraordinary
size or uncommon pattern. The motive
power , placed In a temporary houie , U an
ordinary engine of not more than twenty
COLLEGE ,
Acuity ; rcflned tur-
rouadlnm : CLrl.tlm homo. Term * reasonably
Wrlta lor pro iwctu .
lilt. JUS , tt. UJLltI EK. Piraldcnt.
FEMALEACADEMY
Ulghimd I iU < JiiuulCIu < lr J School JJl r rr , Hu-
, XrtcuurttJ. CortiacaU luliulu u W Il lr , tfinlth ,
r U. * .lr , '
horse-power. The carrier Is a circular melal
box of sheet-Iron or bronze. It runs on four
wheels , two of which arc above and two
below. The wheels are mounted on pivots ,
which have n free lateral movement ; of
thcso four wheels , t o of them follow the
upper groove , two the lower Rroovr. The
cnnlno Is set In motion , the fan revolves
and the air at the start ts received In a
short cast-Iron tube and stored As soon
as a sufficient pressure Is reached , a com
paratively low one of sixty pounds , tiklnt ;
hardly any time , the carrier Is set by hand
In the tube , the wheels adjusted to the
grooves , Ihe air Is let on , and away travels
the carrier along the Mib-M. around thu
curve , and comes out at the exit or ter
minal , c
Starting at ono ortho ( other sldo of the
engine house , according to where It Is
placed , the carrier makes the entire cir
cuit. Now as to the speed The halt mlle
ti made In fifty seixmds , then the whole
tulle would be in.iilqiinmlnuto nnd forty
seconds Tor all jiractlcal purposes the
carrier moves at the'speed of thirty-three
miles an hour This speed Is not a maxi
mum but a minimum one , for the absolute
air pressure on the enrrler Is only six ounces
to the square Inch. | Vci\ ; much faster time
could bo Imparted. by. an Increased air
pressure.
H can be undcistiJbd"that for the return
trip ot the carrier all that has to bo done |
Is to reverse the direction of Iho blower. I
The carrier Is Iheu sacked Ihrough the
line nt tubing and sp.arrives at the ter [
minal from vvhenciS It may have ( list
started. ' - ' I
In a scries ot workings made for the
wilier , carriers wcrovrepcatedly sent for I
wards and backwards , all nnivlng s.ifcly
at their destination and at the rate of i
speed Indicated. There was n little sound
of In-rushing air at the start , a long rumble
and then In a short tlmo , a little over the
half minute , there was the carrier , quietly
landed.
The cat Hers used wore of sheet-lion , and
would weigh -150 pounds. New carriers , ot
bronze , which would be lighter to handle ,
are to be substituted ; but the heavy lion
ones worked perfectly. In the carrier
there would bu placed the mall bjgs , many
of them , the length of the carrier being
three feet and diameter twenty-two Inches.
Thcso carriers cloned by meius at two
locks and keys , so that they could he only
opened by the proper postolllce oincltls.
As lo the mailer of speed , that being set
tled , then comes the question of the con
tinuous movement of the canlers If there
wore long Intervals of time necessity be
tween the Bending of one carrier und the
next one , the rapid movement of n single
carrier would not suincu. The question ot
continuous service presents no difficulty.
Just ns fast as a carrier could bo pjt Inlo
the lube It went on Its way , to be followed
by other cnrilers , and all of them traveled
along nt Iho same rate ot speed , nnd were
delivered soilatlm at the terminals , and
without interference. The method ot pneu
matic transmission makes an air cushion
between any two carriers , so that telescop
ing seems to bo Impossible In fiont and
back of each carrlei llicie Is n shield of rub
ber. There might , however , bo another dan
ger. If tl'e carrier and Us loud , the mill
bags , were "fired , ' llko Captain Kixllnsky's
shells , from a pneumatic gun , and the car
rier with the letteis shot Into the air , or
ejected parallel with the ground at the
terminals , tha content ! ! might hu tarn to
atoms. To guard against su-h contingencies
thcro is the simplest of devices , As thu
carrier approaches Its terminal , say .it the1
distance of fifty feet , there la a gate vhlch
holds In the air. As the carrier ncars its
terminal the speed Is mturally diminished
The air acts like a brake When quite near
the end , by an automatic movement , im
parted by the carrier , the gate opens The
carrier Ihcn la dcllvcicd slowly Us Un-
pclua Is gone It has just speed enough to
roll its way leisurely along an open tramway
which has a slight up grade , and then it
comes to rest In a tube where there Is a last
nlr cushion
How Is switching carried out ? The car
rier would be required to deliver Its mall-
bags at vailous railroad depots or branch
postolllcca Any one who has seen the type
setting machlneiy of tpiiay can at once ap
preciate what is exactness ot auto-natic
movement , and how the many types are
switched off , each one finding Us own par
ticular receptacle The t-arrlcrs have each
its individuality. amUwill change direction
automatically , movlim to the right or left
of the main tube a 11 $ ija&sing along a blda
line. Many tilals were made in switching
carriers on this pipe line , and there v.ere no
wronc deliveries Close to the fence there
is a switch-bo' : , and the carrier is shunted
off here and travels , through a distinct
tube , which In shown to ( io extreme right
As to the size of the1 tubes , twenty-four
Inches , this could be nOtably Increased did
Iho c\lgenclcsof _ any ihirge mall service re
quire it. It would .otbe ( a question of
strength of iron tube , out Incicasc ot air
pressure.
In working the flrfsshke of the carriers
hardly any prfrcautloWg iiveie necessary As
to the plant itself , _ thc. tubing hart been
exposed Ihrough the -winter to the cold and
during this spring to the heat , and no mea
sures had been taken to protect it. There
might have been expansion , contiactlon or
deflection , but that secraed to make no differ
ence. The appaintusvv"orkcd at once , with
out a hitch , and required no special skill.
Thcro always will bo accidents in an/
mechanical system , aa. likely to occur to a
watch as to the cngjnp of a transatlantic
steamer. If. then , a" carrier should como
to gilef. or stick , say , from a bioken wheel ,
Just vvhero thu nccldenl happened can
bo Indicated by a common and well known
electrical device. THen. " again , the tubes
are large enough for human exploration.
There is nothing new In pneumatic pro
pulsion. It is centuries old. Tor tlio trnns-
mldslon of mall matter , however , plans be
fore this have been little more than loys ,
and complicated at tjiat. They were Im-
piactteablo 101 the cairylng on of tha vast
business of gieat poslolllce centeis as they
exist today in New y ik'Philadelphia and
Chicago It is the simplicity , the Inex
pensive character , of this Durljngtnn plant
which Is remarkable , . 'As to the mounting
of grades , even steep ones , with this sys
tem , such difficulties need barely bo no
ticed.
Supposing then , that fiom the main post-
office In Ncv/ York City such a pipe line
were laid to thu Porty-second Street depot -
pot Within four minutes there would bo
service between these two points It could
bo worked to all the UcpoU and branch
ofllces. The letlcr written by ono New
Yorker and addressed to another New
Yorker , no matter how far distant w Ithln
the city , would certainly reach htm within
a couple of hours , the time of the longest
hand delivery being added , There could
be Ihreo or four ot such local deliveries In
every ten hours , und as many answers
given ,
The Initial movement of mall matter In
our largo cities la lamentably behind that
of London , Paris , llerlln , or Vienna , for
in most of tliciOafnpllnla there Is a partial
transmission of malls by means of pneu
matic lubes U hrs been noted that In
no country Is the man whoso builneRi It
la to cany or collect or sort mall of so high
nn order of Intelligence ri the ono at
tached to the United States 1'ostoillco de
partment , but the machinery to add to his
efficiency la Inadequate at thp very slart.
's r\iu COIN * .
Coliiinlifiiii lli l\ ( < mill In In-1 la ( liuir-
< ! ! n Driin In ( InMnrKot. .
Three years ago everybody wanted a
Columbian half dollar nnd an Isabella
quarter , and wanted them bad , says thu
Chicago Inter Oecan. If anybody who
wanted either of the World's fair souvenirs
bad enough lo piy over a dolhr for It ho
could generally get It without much trouble.
Sentiment , however , Is just about as liable
to slump as the wheat market and any one
who has the hard money silver memento ?
of the fair today could probably be per
suaded to part with a Columbian half doll.ir
for about 51 cents , and hand over the
Isabella coin for about a cent , plus a quarter
of a dollar. The coins never enjoyid the
popularity that was expected Two million
live hundred thousand nf the ColumhHn
half dollars were coined and 40,000 Isabella
quirtcrs. Tour hundred thousand of the
half dollau and alnut G.OOO of the quarter ?
ate still In the subtieasury ot the United
States light hero In Chicago in thu Itand-
MeXally building About n year and a half
I ngo a rule was made by the Treasury de
p.irtment that these halt dallrrs could be
evenly exchanged for golu. Hie World's
fall souvenir sentiment was not quite de-ad
, yet nml tlietear enough of It alive to semi
| ? 200,0)0 In gold buzzing straight over to the
subtrcasuiy to pull out $200,000 In Columbian
' 1-alvcs or 100,000 cf tin' coins At that tlmo
tlierc were aboul ROD OrO of t'le halves In the
! Mlhtreaaury. About half of this amount was
left after the first tush was inilo to ex-
change gold for the halves on even terms
Almost this entlip halt still remains In the
si'btrcaourV and ther-1 appears lo be no wild
desire on Alia pnrt of holders of gold to ex
change any qf it for the Columbian
touvenlrs. .
Assistant SliWreasurer J C. 1'ratt said tea
a leplpscntotlvu of the Inter Ocean that In
all probability the Treasury di'pnitment
i would tame tliy glvo out the Columbian
silver monuy ns oidlnary currency
j A most Intcrcstini ; legulillon exists re-
1 gardlng the disposition of the Isabella
| quarters. As only 40,000 of the quniters
I were ever coined , they nru of course rare ,
'and ' fir more scarce than the halves Ac
cording to a mle of the treasury , these
quarters air- only paid out on drafts ot
World's fair omcl ls Of course many have
been taken out of the treasury under this
icculatlon aril the $1,200 01 $1 500 rcmaln-
i Ing In the vaults if the subtrcanuiy will
priibibly bu exhausted beforp very long by
Wet Id's fair diafts Mr. Piatl said that
so far us he could see the half dollars were
!
not now piized very highly by Ihe holders
i of them , with vhom he bad come In eon-
i tact In an official way , as he says they come
In quite often to the ticahury In. oidlnary
business tiaiisactlons , just as does the rom-
i monplace eurrenej , withnut any allentlon
, bring paid to their totivenlr qualities by the
man passing them In Since the quaitcrs
arc. not so plentiful , they aio naturally
valued a llttlu more highly and are seldom ,
|
I If ever , seen In the currency handled In
I business transactions
Tin'J Inn- for liulliMnir
Up the By stem Is nt this season. The cold
wcathei has made unusual drain" upon tli >
vital forces. 'Ihe bleed has becomu Impov
erished and impure , and nil tlio functions
of thu body su'ter In consequence. Hood's
Sarsapaillla Is the great builder , because II
Is ( he Ono Ti uu Hlood Purifier and neive
tonic.
Hood's Pills become the favorite cathartlr
with all who use them. All druggists 25c
TiniiHtrnllnii AVomun'H I'ro rcss.
Woman has. bounded to the front in Vic
toria. Miss Roblna I3ni ton all but succecdeu
In her application to tha Marina board
for a second mate's certificate on boaul foi
clgn-golng vessels , and now Jllss Alfililjv
Hilda Gamble nnd .Misa Janet Lindsay
lirclg linvo been duly appolntc'd and l.avi
commenced their dutln as resident medli i
olllccrs of the Mclbouino hospital , a larui
Institution in thu heart of the city accom
modatlng some hundreds of patients suffir
Ing from all sorts of miscellaneous com
i plaints H Una been the custom of tin
I hospital authorities to take the first six
giaduates in the final honor list of the
Melbourne. University Medical School every
year and appoint them resident medical ofii
cers of the Institution , but this year tlmj
were confronted with an unexpected dlfll-
culty , for the names of two women appeared
on thu list. Among the profession and Ii.
the pi ess flio battle waged hotly as to the
claims of the women , but ns the hospital
committee Includes politicians who foresei
the approach of the franchise for vvomun
Iho woman candidates simply "walked In "
as the spoiling writers put it , when the
question came to a division , and they com
mcnced woik along with the four new mail
residents who nro their colleagues. Miss
Grelg , being tfie lowest on the list was
nccorilliiKVto cus m , Placed In charge of Hit
casualty'vvarflj ujnl she had a lively tlmo o !
it for the irj } | flight. She. is a very glillsh
looking ivf > m4ijf three-and-twcnty or there
about , and as she went on duty at mid
night In a slmplu black skirt and a cotton
print bloiiBO she hardly looked physically
stiong enough to deal with tha mad-drunl ,
laiiiklns and howling
doelassees who aic
nightly brought , to the hospital In a mor <
or less batjered condition for tairglcal treat
ment , I3Ut before thu new doctor went ofl
duly the next day tl\o \ showed that
emergency develops capacity , although the
experience must have put her nerves to c
rude tilal.
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PROPOSED
CONSTITUTIONAL
AMENDMENTS
The following proposed amendments to tha
Constitution ot the St.ito ot Nebraska , as
hereinafter set forth In full , arc submitted
to the electors of the State ot Nebraska , to
bo voted upon at the general election to be
held Tuesday , November 3 , A , IX ISDiJ.
A Joint irsolutlon proposing to amend
sections two (2) ( ) , four ( I ) , nnd flvo (5) ( ) , of
article six (6) ( ) of the Constitution of the
State of Nebraska , relating to numbei of
Judges ot the supicmo court and their term
ot ofllcc.
Ho It icsolved nnd enncteil by the I-cgls-
Intuiu of the Stnto of Nebraska :
Section 1. Tiint section two (2) ( ) of nrtlclo
nl\ . ( C ) of Constitution 01" tne Strttp of
Nebraska be amended so us to read ns nil-
See'llon 2 The- supreme court shnll until
otherwises provided by law , consist of live
1 ( ) Judges , n majority of 'vhom shnll bo
i nc'i'essiry to form n auoruin or to pro-
naunie H derision. H itimli tm\o original
jurisdiction In ons " remtlnu ' ° revenue ,
I civil cioei In wblch the Ktiro Hlmtl be a
' pnrly mandamus , nun vvurrnnto. linbeas
corpus , mill mieli appellate juilsillctlon , us
may bo provided bv l.iw.
Section 2 That decllvu Jour ( ) ) of nrtlclo
sl\ ( C ) ot 'ho Constitution or tiio ntiu cf
Neljitisicn , Do amended M ) as to leail aa fol
lows : Ml 'i
Section 4 The Jiulpos , tt ) the supreme
court shnll bo olocteil Vy1 HIP clociurs of
ho state nt largo , nnd Xbilr tpn-i of olllce ,
\cept ns hereinafter provided , shnll be for
x period of not less . ! : .n flvo tr > ) yenr ns
thi > legislature nuiy preset Ibe
Section 3 That sooilon JIve 1 % ) of nrtlclo
slfi ( ) or the Constitution of the State of
s'ebuiska , bo amended to read aT follows-
Section fi At the Hist genei.U election to
c > held In the year IPX ! , there shall bo
clectpil two Judces of the Mtprumo court
one of whom shnll l o elected for n term of
tv.o (2) ) years , ono for the tctm of tour1) ( )
\ oars nnd nt each general i leotlon thoro-
ifter. ( hero shall bo elected ono judge of
ho supreme court for the term of live (5) ( )
eaip , unlops otherwise provided by law ,
Provided , That the judges of the supreme
court vvhosn tcims have not osplied at the
tlmo ot holding the general election of 1S1G
shnll continue to bold tholr olllco for thu
remalndei of the term foi which they
iveio respectively commissioned
Approved March 21) , A D 1SG
A Joint resolution proposing an amend
ment to section thirteen (13) ( ) of nrtlclo sU
of the Constitution of the State of Nebraska ,
relating to compensation of supiemc and
district court judges.
Da It lesolved by the Legislature oC the
Stito oC Nebraska'
Section 1 'Hint section thirteen (11) ( ) ot
irtlcleslv ( B ) of tlio Con ° tltulloii of the
State nf Nclins'.ta bo nmindcd bo ns to
lend ni follows-
Sic n The judtfpH of the supipme nnd
IKlrlct courts shall iccelvo foi tli > Ir sei-
viie-i sueh compensation .is may bo pio-
v lilcd by 1 iw , piynblo rjimitorlv
The loirlsl ' 1 "o shall tit us ilrst session
iiftr-i the ndoilloii of this nniemlmcnt ,
threo-llfths of tno incmti rs elected to
oaoh house concurring , . ' = tnl > ! lsh their
compensation. Tlio ( .otnpcnsntlon so es-
tilillslipil shall not bo chunnnl cf truer than
once In four years and In : it > event unless
two-thirds of the inombeis e-Socl- to each
cliso or the IcKlslntiuo concur tnerel"
Approved March TO , A. D 1SS3
V joint resolution proposing to amend
section twenty-four (24) ( ) of anielo five ( r > )
of thu Constltutlni of the State o ! Nebraska ,
relating to compcnsa'ion ' of the olllccrs of the
executive department.
Itu It le&olvnl and enacted by the Legis
lature o ( the St.itu ot Nebraska :
Section 1 That section twenty-four (21) )
of aitlcle flvo ( " > ) of the Constitution of
the State of Nebraska be amended to read
s follows :
Section 21 The otllcers of the e\o.cutlvo
di'putmoiH ot the slate government shall
receive for thcli services a. conipcnsUlon
to In o * ! iMI"lr < l liy mw , which shall bu
neither Increased nor diminished during
the term for which they shall have been
commissioned and they shall not receive
to their own use any foes , costs , InteiestB
upon public moneys In tl lr hands or
under tholr control , pcHiuMltes of olllce or
other c-ompcnR illon , nml nil fees that may
hcietftvr IIP piynbio liy law for seivices
performed by an olllcer niovldcd for In
till ih ' 11 bepild In advance into
the state treasury. The leBlslumro shall
at Its first session after thu adoption ot
this amendment , three-fifths ot thu im'in-
beis elected to each house of the leglsli-
tuio concurring , establish the salaries of
the oIllcrTH named In this article. Tlio
< ompensallon so established shall not he
chunced oftener than once In tour years
mnd in no event unless two-thltils of the
members elected to each hou e or the leg
islature concur theicln.
Approved March 2D. A. D ISDi
A Joint resolution proposing to amend
ooctlon one (1) ( ) of article six ( C ) of the Con-
ntltutlon of the State ot Nebraska , relating
to Judicial power.
Ho It lusulveU and enacted by the Legls-
latuio of the fatato ot Nebraska-
Section 1 Tint section one (1) ( ) of article
six ( G ) ot the Constitution of the State of
Nebraska bo ainumJcu to lead as follows
Section 1 The Judicial power ot tnls si ito
shall be vested ii u supreme couit , dis
trict courts , county com ts Justices of the
peace , police inaKlstratc-b , and in .nii-h
other courts Interior to the supreme court
as may bo created by law In which two-
thirds of the members elected to e nch house
concur
Approved March 29 , A. D 18)3. )
A Joint resolution proposing to amend sec
tion eleven ( II ) of article six (6) ( ) of the
of the State of
Constitution Nebraska , re
lating to Increase In number of supreme
and district court judge's.
Ho It resolved anil unacted by the Leg
islature or the Htato of Nebraska :
Section 1. 'Hint section eleven (11) ( ) of arti
cle six Oi ) ot the Constitution of the Stnte
of Nebraska bo amended to jc.nl IIH fol-
Soctlon 11 The legislature , whenever two-
thirds of the members Uectcfl to each honso
shall concur therein , may. in or after thu
y < nr ono thousand eight hundred nnd
nlnety-suveii and not oftener than once In
every four yeais , tncre-iisb the number of
Judges of supreme uml district com is , and
the Judicial districts of the state Such
districts shall be. formed of compact terri
tory , and bounded by county lines , and
Hiich Incre-nHe , or any chnngo in the
boundaries ot n district , shall not vacate
tlio ofllco of any Judge.
Appioveil March 30 , A D , 1S93.
A Joint resolution proposing to amend
section six ( G ) of article one (1) ( ) of the Con
stitution of the State ot Nebraska , relating
to trial by Jury.
Ho It resolved and enacted by thu Leg
islature of the Htato of Nobiaskn-
Section 1 That section six ( U ) article ono
(1) ( ) of the Constitution of thu Htato of Ne
braska bo amended to inriid. na lollnws :
Section G. 'Hie right Qf.jrJnl by niry shall
remain fnvloli'tc. hut JtliR"gl8latiiiu ! ( may
provldn that In civil notions five-sixths of
the. Jny may render n verrjlnt. nnd tlio
legislature by also imlliorlz" trill by a
] j v of a less number tlinir.iiwulvi ) men
In couitH Inferior to the district couit.
Approved March 20 , A , D. , ISOD.
A joint resolution proposing to amend
section one (1) ( ) of article five (5) ( ) of the Con *
stltutlon of Nebraska , relating to officers ot
the exccullvo department.
Uu it resolved and unacted by the Leg
islature of the Btatci ffubruska.
Suction 1 , That section ono (1 ; of article
live (5) ( ) of the Constitution of the State
ot Nebraska be amended to read as fol
low : ) :
Section 1. The oxccutlvo dupirtmcnt shnll
consist of u governor , lleuti'imnt ( 'oveinoi ,
secretary of state , uudltoi of public ac
counts , treasurer , superintendent ot public
instruction , attorney general , cominlKHloner
of public luiuls ami buildings , and three
railroad commissioners , each of whom , ex
cept the wild railroad commissioners , shall
hold his office for u term of two years ,
from the llrut 'Ihurgdny uftur tlio first
Tuesday In January , aticr Ills election ,
and until his successor Is elected and quall-
Ik-L Ciicli railroad commissioner Hi.nil
hold his olllce for u term of time years ,
beginning on the tiist Thursday after the
first TuiHday In January after his eke.Ion ,
and until his usccessor Is dieted and quail-
tied ; Provided , however. That at the first
general election held after the adoption
of thin amendment theru shall bu elected
three railroad commUtslonera. ono for the
period of ono year , onu foi ho period of
two yearn , nnd one tor tne period of threa
yiara. The governor , secretary of state ,
auditor of public accounts -nil treasurer
shall rcsldu at the capltol Curing their
term of office ; they ahull keep the public
recoidu , books and papery there , ami shall
perform ttuch duties an may be required by
law.
Approved March 30 , A. D. . 1S05
A joint reiolutloa proposing to amend sec
tion twenty-six (26) ( of article- five (5) ( ) ot the
Constitution of the State of Nebraska , limit ,
lag the number ot executive state ottlcers.
Do It resolved und enacted by the Leg *
Islaturo of thn State of NebraeUa :
Saatlan L. Tint * atlon twantv-jUx ( Kni
nrtlclo fU-Q ( & ) of the UonMttutlon of the
Slain of Nebraska bo amended to reail as
follows :
Section M No other e\octitlvp state om-
cers except these named lit section ono (1)
of thin nrtlclo shall bo created , except by
nn net of HIP legislature which Is con
curred In bv not lesa than throe-fourth *
of the members elected to each house
thereof :
Provided , That any offlrp created liy an
net of the legislature may bo abolished by
the loKlslaturo , two-thirds of the membci *
elected to each lionso thoreot concurrlni : .
Approved March St. A. U. , 1S93
A Joint resolution proposing lo Mil end
section nine (9) ( ) of nrtlclo eight ( S ) ot the
Constitution of Iho State of Nebraska , pro
viding for the Investment of the permanent
educational funds of the state.
Ho U n solved nnd enacted liv the Leg-
Islaimo of the Stain ot Nobiaskn :
Section 1. That sec-lion nine ( P ) of article
plght ( S ) of the Constitution of the Stntu
or Nebraska bo amended to rend ns fol
lows
Section 0 All funds belonging to the slnto
for educational purposes , thf Interest nml
Income wheieof unlv arn to bo used , shall
bo deomcd Oust funds held by Iho state ,
and the stntu shall supply all losses there
of that may In any manlier ncciue , HO that
the same shnll remain torpor invlolntu
and Ulidlmlnlshid , and w.-ull tiPt bo In
vested or loaned evceiit n rutted States
or state Seoul Itli-s. ot n-Klstcieil county
bonds or reglstciiHl school olslilct bondi
of this state , und mirli funds , with thn
Interist and lucoino ttiorc-of are hereby
solemnly pledged for the mil-poses for
which they are granted and Hot apart , anil
shall not lui tiatisiericd to any other fund
for other uses
Provided , The board credit > 1 fty section
1 of thU ui Hold is i < iminv\ei"(1 to sell from
tlmo to tlmo any ot the securities bolniig-
Inir to the pctnmnciit Hclmo ! Tlind and In
vest the jnocoids arlsnm thou'iiom In any
of Iho securities onuwrattrt in tins sec
tion bearing n higher into of ltiler st
whenever nu opportunity lor bolter Invest'
meiit Is pipsoim-il.
And provided further. That when any
vvarianl upon the Ht.i i irpnntuer logu-
larly Issued In pursuance of an npproprla-
tlon bv the | pls1iittirti and si cured bv thn
levy of a tax for Its piymont , shall b <
piosisited to the slutn treasurer for | > ay-
melit. and there uhall not bo any money
In the propel mini 10 pay such warrant ,
the lioinl oiealod by section 1 of this artl-
elp in iy dlrce-t the stale xre-nsuror lo pay
the amount elite on mich v\arrant from
moneys In his linndu belonging lo Iho poi-
manont school fund nf tha stale , and bi >
shall hold said warrant nc an Investment
of said porii-onont school fund
Approved March 21) , A 1) , lS j.
A Joint resolution proposing an amend
ment to the Constitution of the State ot
Nebraska by adding a new section to artlclo
twelve (12) ( ) ot said constitution , to bo num
bered section two (2) ( ) , rolatlvo lo the merg
ing of the government of cities of the
metropolitan class and thu government ot
the counties wherein sueh cities are lo
cated.
Ho It resolved and enacted by the Leg
islature Ot the State ot Nebraska :
Se-ctlon 1 That aitlelo twelve 02) ) of the
Constitution of the Statu of Nebraska 1m
amended by adding lo said aillclo n nuwr
section lo bo numbered section two (2) ( , to
r < ad as follows :
Section 2 The govet niiienl of any city oC
the metropolitan class and the government
of the counlv In which it Is located may bo
moiRcd wholly or In part when a proposi
tion so lo do has been submllted by au
thority of law to the voters of such city
and county mid received HIP nHsenl of .1
majoilty of the \otes cast in such city and
also a majoiltv of the votes cast In thn
county p\cliislvo of t1 ! ' : e c'tst In such
metropolitan city at such election.
Approved Match 2D , A. D , 1S93.
A Joint lesolutlon proposing nn amendment
to section six ( G ) of article seven (7) ( ) of the
Constllutlon of the State of Nebraska , pre
scribing the manner In which votes shall
bo cast.
Ho It resolved nnd enacted by the Leg
islature of the State at Nebraska :
Section 1. That section six iCj of nrtlclo
seven (7) ( ) of the Constitution of the State
of Nebraska bo amended to read ns fol-
Socllon G. All votes shnll ba by ballot , or
Hiich other method as m iv bo prescribed ,
by law. provided the seciocy of voting bo
preserved
Approved March 20. A. D , 1S93.
A Joint resolution proposing to amend
section two (2) ( ) of article fourlcen (14) ( of Iho
Constitution ot the State of Nebraska , rela
tive to donations to works of Internal Im
provement and manufactories.
Ho It resolved and enacted by the Lcgls-
laluic ot HIP State of Nebraska :
Section 1. That section two (2) ) of artlolo
fourteen ( H ) of the Constllutlon of the
State of Nebraska , bo amended lo read na
Soctlo'n 2 No city , county , town , precinct ,
iriinlclpallty. or other subdivision of the
stnto , shall ever nml > donations to any
vvcrUs of Internal Improvement , or manu
factory , unless a proposition so to do shall
have been first submitted to the qualified
electois and ratified by n f.-o-thlrds vote
at an election by nntlmrltj of mw : Pro
vided , Thai such donations of a county
with the donations of such subdivisions In
the aggregate shall not o\ceod ton per cent
of thn assessed valuation of Hiich county :
Provided further. Tnat any city or county
may. by n tlireo-lourtlis vote Increase mich
Indebtedness five pel rent. In addition to
such ten per cent and no bonds or evt-
di noes of Indebtedness ! so Issued shall bo
valid unless thn samn H'aill have endorsed
thereon a cTtlflc.itu signed bv the secre
tary and auditor of slate , showing that
the same Is Issued pursuant to law.
Approved March 29 , A D. , 1893 ,
I , J. A. Piper , secretary of state of the
state of Nubraska , do hereby certify that
thu foregoing proposed amendments to the
Constitution of the State of Nebraska aio
true and correct copies of the original en
rolled and engrossed bills , as passed by the
Twenty-fourth session of the legislature ot
the State of Nebraska , as appears from
said original bills on file In this oDUo , nnd
that all and each ot said proposed amend
ments arc submitted lo the qualified voten
of the slate of Nebraska for Ihelr adoption
01 rejection at thu general election to bu
held on Tuesday , the 3d day of November ,
A , D , 1838
In testimony whereof , I have thereunto
set my hand and alllxed the great seal of
the state of Nebraska.
Done at Lincoln , this 17th day of July , In
the year of our Loid , Onu Thousand iight
Hundred and Nlnety-hlx , of thu Indepcnd-
unco of the United States the Ono Hundred
and Tu en ty-first , and of this stale tin
Thirtieth.
Seal ) J. A. Pll'nil.
Secretary of Stnto.
Aug 1 DtoNova morn only.
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