THE OMAITA DAILY BEE : THtlSSlftV\v SEPTEAfBEH 17 , 1890. COUNCIL BLUFFS DEPARTMENT MINOR MENTION. horn , to Joe nnd Nettle Spauldlng , a tan. Miss Ollle Clarke leaves next week for a ten 'lays' vacation In Colorado. Frank Dullard , now of Chicago , Is spend * Ing a fe-.v days with his parents. i\ J ' * Skclton of Missouri Valley and Dr. itlddcr of Llttlo Sioux arc In the city. John , the little son of Mr. and Mrs. Ly- man Shiigarl , fell from a fence Tuesday and broke his arm. S. II , Foster was one of the many who went to d Ion wood yesterday to see the Mills county apple chow. Harmony chapter No. 25 , Order of 'he Knsttrn Star , will meet In regular session this evening , September 17 , at Masonic hall. The Woman's club progress will meet nt 2:30 : p m * l the residence of Mrs. S. I ) Snyder on Pierce street. A full attend- once Is desired , The next regular review1 of iBluff City camp No. 03 , K. 0. T. M. , will be held this evening nt lloyal Arcanum hall In the Bcno block , A. L. Dickey , H. K. Improved Order of Hcd Men will meet tonight - night In the Grand Army of the Republic hall on Pearl street for work In the adoption degree. A full attendance Is desired. George Wlckham has gene to Atchlson , Kan. , for the purpose of entering the Chris Han Brotherhood college there- and remainIng - Ing until he has completed his education. Al chevaliers that wish to take part In the I. 0 , 0. I1' exorcises of September 25 will meet In new I. O. O. P * . hall this ( Thursday ) evening at 8 o'clock. C. W. Foster , Captain. The democratic township convention to nominate three candidates for Justice of I lie peace and three constables will bit held -llil.s evening at the- Bryan club hcadquar- ( era. era.Charles Charles Langmade , ticket agent at the Chicago & Northwestern depot , and wife left Wednesday to spend a few weeks with relatives and friends at South Dakota and other points. Center township democrats have named James Flood for trustee , John Christie for assessor , F. It. Howe and W. Newton for constables and James Kelso and William Whitney for justices. Word has been received hero that Mrs. . Kittle Young , daughter of K. S. Barnctt , critically 111 In a Denver hospital , where she recently underwent an operation , and her life Is despaired of. P. J Emlg has returned from Davenport , where he attended the state council of Cath- olio Knights of America and was elected state president for two years. The next J meeting of the council will be held In this Jflty In 1898. The Woman's auxiliary to the Young Men's Christian association will meet In the parlor of this association at 4 p. m. A special Invitation Is extended to every woman who is Interested In young men and boys and who at present Is not n member. Judge Woolson of the federal court has Joined the large. Increasing nnd ever respectable - table army of bicyclists and enjoys himself dally pushing a sixty-eight geared wheel over the pavement and up nnd down the hills of the city. lie Is as much of nn enthusiast and gives the wheel as thorough approval as Judge Macy of the district court. Judge Woolson is not n scorcher , but Is becoming a great traveler anil C o'clock morning rides have his entire approval. In the federal court yesterday the day was spent practically In Idleness , and for the first time In years Judge Woolson's energy nnd ability In pushing court business were without avail. The case of Mrs. Healley against the Chicago & Great Western Hall way company , which was postponed on the previous evening on account of the absence of the attorneys for the company , was called when court convened In the morning , but the trial was again stopped by a telegram from DCS Molnes announcing the Illness of one of the attorneys. The complication tied up the court for the dny and an adjournment until this morning followed. The railroad .company will have Its attorneys here today without fall. _ _ C. B. Vlavl Co. , female remedy. Medical consultation free Wednesdays. Health book furnished. Annex Grand hotel. The sewer gang was busily engaged nlong Broadway yesterday cleaning the gutters nnd sewer basins , the main obstructions being the tin foil wrappers from the Sultana - tana cigar , so many from which are strewn nlong the gutters every day , much to the chagrin of the street commissioners. Viilloy Doi-tom. The Missouri Valley Medical association will hold a one day's session In this city today. The meeting" will bo held In the Hoyal Arcanum hall. It Is expected that a large number of out-of-town physicians > will bo present. Papers will be read before V .tho meeting by Dr. F. Damour. Balckow , Mo. ; Dr. G. W. Boot. Hartley. la. ; Dr. C. C , Allison , Omaha ; Dr. J. W. Kline. DCS Molnes ; Dr. F. W. Dean , Council Bluffs ; Dr. J. M. Barstow. Council Bluffs ; Dr. D. C. Bryant. Omaha ; Dr. A. D. Wilkinson , Lln- coin. Neb , ; Dr. J. E. Summers , Omaha ; Dr. J. M. Emmerl , Atlantic , la. ; Dr. B. B. Davis , Omaha ; Dr. U. Hnnna , Red Oak , la. ; Dr. A. F. Jonas , Omaha ; Dr. W. B. Lawrence , lied Oak , la. ; Dr. U. M. Stone. Om.ilia ; Dr. M. C. Chrlstenson , Council Bluffs ; Dr. F. W. Porterlleld , Atlantic ; Dr. 4 J. P. Lord. Omaha ; Dr. C , Engcl , Aspenwall , la. ; Dr. V. L. Treynor , Council muffs. A banquet nlll bo served at the Grand hotel In the evening. The program of toasts Is as follows : Our Society . The President The Legal Profession . . Hon. John N. Baldwin The Ministerial Profrnxlon . . Ilev. G. W. Snyder The Mvdlcnl Profession. . Dr. A. H. Carter A CIIHO . Dr. C. C. Allison , Omaha Medical Journalism . v , . . Dr. J. W. Kline. DM Molnes Special ( tUlo not given ) . . Dr. R S. Thomas No banquet or wedding reception Is quite up to date without Sultana cigars. llt > r Kourti-fiitli Illrlliilny. Miss Georgia Blxhy celebrated her fourteenth - teenth birthday anniversary on Monday evening by entertaining a party of friends at her home , 712 Willow avenue , Music , games and refreshments served lo while nway a very pleasant evening. The hostess received many valuable presents which will servo to recall the occasion. Among the guests were ; Misses Kvalyn Thomas , Ada Hargent , Hattle Mueller , Edith Shcrradcn , Laura and May Weaver , Mary Hazleton , Mabel and FannieIloclda , Inez and Freddlo Dorland , Bessie Beno , Jessie- Moore , Clara Sawyer , Clara Chambers , Clara. Clark , Marion Benton , Edna Keel I no , Edith Brock , Delia Mctcalf , Vcra Hoymaii , Helen Foley , Jennlo Jamison , Fay Hollenbeck , Carrie Jlohrer. Edith Fllcklnger , Edna Butler , Joule Illxby , Cella Jackson and Ethel Pat- ton. Masters George and Herry Van Burnt , Hey DcVol , Alf Hanchett , John and Walter Lutz , John Keellne , Lloyd Huskier , Ben Moore , Allen Elwell , Iby llohrer , Herbert Hicks , Frank Heed , Carl Chamberlln , Mar tin Sawyer and Ned Wlrt. Misses Coyne and Morris , teachers of Miss Blxby , were also present. Special prices to candidates on rampalgu cigars by the hundred , Moore & Ellis , .Strain it Ulfyclf. A bicycle thief succeeded Tuesday after noon in securing a new wheel from S , M. Williamson nnd getting away with It with out leaving very much of a clew behind him , During the afternoon a young man called at Williamson's place of business nnd wanted to buy or rent a wheel. WIN liamson had a vague Impression that he had sewn the fellow before , and when he mentioned a certain business man as his brother-in-law the bicycle dealer was com pletely thrown off his guard , A wheel wax selected and the young man was granted permission to take It down to the home of his brother-in-law for Inspection and ap proval , Ho never came back. Wo can save you enough on a pipe to keep you In tobacco for a month , Moore & Ellin. Hl'l'llNftl | lVfll. . Mnrrlugo lleenseH were Upucil by the clerk of the courts yesterday us follows ; Name nnd Hraldcnci- , Age. Fred ( _ ' . Clausen , Counoll muffs . 22 Ethel M. doodi' . Council UUlfls . ,21 Iliirry n. Bennett , Council Hlnrra . : ! Lydlu H Landon. Council lllurfj . . . . . . . . 31 Campaign cigars. Sc * Moore & K11U. KEEPING JUDGE MACY BUSY Hearing of the Mash-Paul Litigation Over a Stock Deal , HAS BEEN PLACED ON THE EQUITY DOCKET XtitiirriiiiN DcitoNltloiiN l-'llfil 'oil One Slilo H ( tinCIINI * SlunvliiR : tlici M ( if Out- Idem * Judge Macy Is busy with another of the now somewhat famous cases growing out of the litigation between E. W. Nnsh of Omaha nnd the Union Land nnd Improve ment company , of which John W. Paul Is president. The case on trill Is one that was transferred from the law to the equity docket Inst term. In this action Mr. Nash sues the Union Land and Improvement com pany for two notes , aggregating $30,000 , and asks the foreclosure on something over 1,000 shares of the company's stock , valued at $100 n share , which were put up as col lateral. In answer to the claim the Union Land and Improvement company asks Judg ment against Nash for 1,000 shares of stock at $100 a share , which , It Is claimed , were sold to Nash , voted by him at the meetings of the company , but never paid for , The defendant also supports Its counter claim by the charge that Paul had evolved a scheme lor the locution of a stock yards on the company's lands , and had many In dustrial enterprises ready for location when the action was commenced by Nash to break up the company. This charge Is met by the depositions of Marvin Hughltt , president of the Northwestern road. J. M. Whitman , general manager , and C. E. Simmons , land commissioner of the same corporation. Paul hns claimed and testified In former trials growing out of this litigation that he had negotiations pending with these gentlemen who were to aid In the promotion of the stock yards enterprise on this side of the river. There la a great deal of sameness In the three depositions. Each of the gentlemen testifies that he knows Paul and had confer ences with him In the fall of 1894 , nnd that Mr. Paul told him all about his plans for building up the big Industrial center on the Iowa side of the river. Each gentleman , however. Insists that he refused In his own behalf , and In behalf of the company , to buy nny stock In the stock yard enterprise or to take nny step that would commit the company or the Individual In any manner. Whitman testified that Paul told him that a stock yards company was being organ ized , that nn experienced packer would erect n packing house , that all of the South Omaha packers would remove to this side of the river and that the Omaha smelter would be moved across the river If the people of Omaha would allow It. Still Mr. Whitman says he could not see his way clear to take any stock In the enterprise and refused to do so. This la the substance of each of the depositions. There Is nn Immense amount of testimony In the case , and the hearing will continue several days. _ The gift of n cigar Is appreciated , and the better the cigar the more the appreciation. The celebrated Sultana cigar will make friends for th donor. StMVer Vlw , Fire llrlclc , I Wholesale and retail. J. C. Btxby. 202 Btitot. _ _ _ Pipes to burn at Moore ft Ellis' . Mjmt VVnH for Front. When the Board of Supervisors ordered the county surveyor to survey nnd plat the accreted lands In Pottawattarale county along the Missouri river a winter's Job was laid out. County Surveyor Cook , In speaking of the work yesterday , said that he would make no effort to commence H until In No vember for the reason that much of the prop erty Is overgrown with willows and that H would be almost Impossible to make any progress with the work until after the leaves have fallen and the brush and under growth killed by frost. There are two big strips of this accreted land , one below Man- nwa and one northwest of Crescent. There are probably a thousand acres In the Crescent patch and probably COO In the Manawa end of the county. In both these locations f'ere Is a great difficulty confronting the surveyor. The boundary Hue Is in dispute between Iowa nnd Nebraaka nnd there will be great difficulty In locating the property. Mills county and jnost of the counties along the Missouri have had tuelr accreted land sur veyed and keep a chetk on them from year ' to'year. . No survey of the kind has ever boon made In this county and Mr. Cook will have to guide him In his work. He expects that the work will Iteep him busy for a mouth or more. _ Young man , as you resume your school duties tula week , remember one study should bo your personal appearance. The Eagle Laundry Is n good laundry. 721 Broadway. Telephone , 1D7. _ _ . - Trick" n IIorBc Tlilef. Tuesday afternoon n man , who said his name was M. E. Sells nnd his home In Hast ings , la. , called nt Lovejoy's livery stable and engaged n double carriage and team for n short drive around the city. He told the liveryman that he was a particular per sonal friend of Lew Genunc and wanted to take him out riding after the county con vention was over. He said he would drive around to the county court house where the convention was In session and If Lew was not ready to go he would bring the team back and wait at the stable until he was ready , The liveryman Informed the police yesterday afternoon that twenty-four hours had elapsed and neither Gcnung nor his friend had shown up and there was a strong suspicion that one or the other of them had stolen the rig. There was no reason to believe that the democratic candidate- for congress knew anything about the transaction and the police were forced to come to the conclusion that the stranger who had slandered Genung by claiming him as a dear friend was only n common horse thief. Discretions were sent out In all directions , _ McKlnley and Hobart Brycn and Sewall cigars , CO In a box. See Moore & Ellis. Myers & Dillon Drug Co , , leading druggists and auects In Omaha tor General JOB cigars. Our prices on pipes are lower than the lowest. Moore & Ellis. Box trade a specialty. Moore & Ellis , campaign cigars , 60 In a box , $1.75. DlMtrlvl Court t'nlllii in. A dccteo In foreclosure was ordered by Judge Macy yesterday In the ease of David Brown and John D. Milne , trustees , against Linus C. Baldwin. Itlchard Horseley obtained Judgmt'iit by default against William Slcdentopf In an ac tion over the ownership of certain lands William T. Margerum was granted a di vorce from Ida Duncan Margerum , desertion being proven as a suRlcleut cause for the deerto. The motion of Klmball Bros , for a continu ance In the case of Klraball Bros , against Deere , Wells & Co. was overruled. In the ccse of J. P , Allison , receiver for the Western Home Insurance company , against Simian E , Hart et al , the title to ( la land In litigation was ( lied In Don Cra mer and Fremont Percy Benjamin , Hoftmayr's Farcy Patent flour makes tbo best and most bread , Ask your grocer 'or It. Telephone No , GO for cigar a. Moore & Ellis , _ _ Mrs , Hurdmau'a kindergarten , 118 So. 7th. You ought to see that all-amber pipe at Moore & EUU1 , _ Davis , drugi , palnti and flam. Tel. 2S9. for Cue CullrKf , CBDAlt RAPIDS , la. . Sept. 1C. ( Special Telegram. ) The sixteenth year of Coe col lege opened today with bright prospects. U the meeting of the board of directors J. .3. Brocksmlt made known the provisions of the will of Dr. James Marshall , late president of the Institution. He gives $5,000 to bo Invested and retained until Mich time ax U shall become sufficient to endow a chair. The -will also provides that $1.000 shall be set aside as a special fund , the Income of which shall be nt the disposal of the president to aid worthy students. x Aticinl Hntiili Trotlvt u J- . SIOUX CITY , la. , Sept. 16. ( Special Tele gram. ) The father of Ralph Tredway , the captain of the Ynle racing crew , Is be coming worried over the continued absence of the young man from home. He stopped In the east to visit awhile after the return of the crow from England and was last heard of at Black Itock , Conn. , about three weeks ago , where he was visiting with Broc Thornc , a base ball player. Friends In the cast have also been Inquiring fnr him , but they have no Idea where he has gone. _ _ Ititiinilltiu : t'p ( VliiiltuilH at Crouton. CItESTON , la. , Sept. 1C. ( Special Tele gram. ) C. W. White , the self-reputed wealthy Indiana farmer who swlndltd Union county banks , was Indicted by the grand Jury today nn the charge of obtaining money under false pretenses. Charles Cofley , n burglar , captured niter three years' pursuit , pleaded guilty. Hey Plerson. another house breaker , was sent to the reform school on account of his age. _ ICIIIril U'hlloValUliiMT tlif Truck. CEDAH KAPIDS , la. , Sept. 1C. ( Special Telegram. ) Anthony Walsh , nn ngcd fnrmer living near Lost Nation , while walking on the railroad tracks , was struck by a train and Instantly killed. TO STOHK THIS MISSOl'IlI'S ' WATEHS. South Iliikotn I'lopliMaUliiu : a IK inn nil fur u ItcHcrviilr Sj'Htciu. PIERRE , S. D. , Sept. 1C. ( Special. ) The success of storage reservoirs , which have been constructed by government assistance In Wyoming , Is calling out a demand In many papers of this state for a similar system for South Dakota. This demand Is the strongest from the papers In the west ern portion of the state , which tire near enough the work In Wyoming to know more of the benefits secured. It Is asserted In the arguments advanced , that one-half the sum expended In protecting the lower Mis sissippi country , If expended on storage reservoirs on the upper tributaries of that stream , would be more effective In the way of protection of that section , nnd bo of bcncllt to the northwest ns well as to the south. A properly regulated reservoir sys tern holding the water to be distributed all through the season Instead of all going with n rush In the spring. The discussion If kept up may result In action by the next congress looking toward n system Inaugurated under the supervision of gov ernment engineers , covering all the north west states , nnd which would be of Im mense Importance to the whole Mississippi valley. Church Society AmoliK tinSioux. . PIERRE , S. D. , Sept. 1C. ( Special. ) The Christian Unity , an Episcopal society , organizations on every Sioux reservation , will hold a meeting at Standing Rock agency beginning October 3. The membership Is almost altogether of the young men , and tlw total membership Is very large , the objects of the association being church and charitable work. It Is estimated that there will be fully 1,000 representatives nt the Stnndlng Rock meeting , which will be presided sided over by Thonns Stands-Wlth-Them who Is their president. Tyiiluilil Fever at I.eiul City. DEADWOOD. S. D. , Sept. 1C. ( Special Telegram. ) Lead City Is at present Infltcteil with an epidemic of typhoid fever , over 200 cases having been reported today. The fever , however. Is of a mild typo and , as yet , but two deaths have occurred from it. To a poor sewerage system Is attributed the prevalence of the malady. I'MVK III'NDHKn ' DOI.I.AUS IN HAND. American llouril > ( MlHNloiiM KlmlH It- Hilf ! > < < from All I ) 'lit. BOSTON , Sept. 16. The financial state' ment from the treasurer of the American Board of Missions shows that for the first time since August 31 , 1S92 , It has been able to close Its business without a debt. The churches and Individuals of the board's con stituency have not only rallied generously to remove the debt , but have contributed to the current expenses sufficiently to over come a considerable shrinkage In legacies. Ccstly retrenchment on mission fields nnd extreme economy In ndmlnlstratlon have been necessary. The total receipts have been $743,104 nnd the total expenditures $027,969 , leaving a balance of $115,135. De ducting from this the debt of a year ago , a balance Is left In the treasury of $502. The regular donations were $420,740 ; the donations for special objects were $43,089 ; legacies , $116,988. The total receipts from all sources were $743,104. In addition to the above and aside from nil receipts for the work of the board $130,035.96 has been for warded for Armenian relief and more than $80 000 for Armenians In Turkey from Ar menian friends and relatives In this coun try. TIOI.ISOIIAI'HIC IIIIKVITIKS. The treasury gold reserve now stands nt $114,133,403. Frank Ward and Scott Jackson , miners nt Oronegu , Kan. , were precipitated 150 feet down iv Hliaft by the breaking of a. rope. Hotn are dead. The Army of Went Virginia Is holding Its annual reunion at GalllopollB , O. Governors BuHhncll nnd McCorkle nddroswd the en- cumpmcnt. VlwItorH number 23,009. Ben S. Morrla. one of the negroes who murdered John rtuckman. cattle dealer , was lynched nt Watonjra. Okl. , by a mob which Htormiil the jail and dragged him out. John KrtwardH and wife , living near Shaw- nectown , Okl. . locked their children In the house while they went to n dance. In tno morning- the house and two babied were luirned , J. Morton Hall , formerly general passen ger KCIU of the Allegheny Vnlloy road , uc- cldentally shot and killed himself at his residence In Allegheny while cleaning his revolver. Acting Secretary McAdoo has cabled to the secretary In Kngland the particulars of the bidding1 for the three 11,000-ton battle- hhliw In order that the awards may be let nu soon IIH possible. James Kennan , a Cleveland musician. Is under arrest , charged by his common law wife with killing- Anna King , u pretty 22- year-ohl girl who w s an Inmate of a din- rerni table house In Buffalo , Kansas diocese of the Episcopal church In holding annual convention at Kansnx City , Bishop MlllspniiKh presiding , A ser mon was given yesterday by Very Jlev. Dcnn Brown of Hutchlnson. National City bank of New York City hns deposited nt the subtn-asury $ SOO.OOO In gold In exchange for greenbacks. Muller , Sehall & Co. have deposited at the awny olllcu In New York WfO.OOO In gold coin. W. W. Flnley. since last May second vice prcxldt'iit of the Great Northern , has been Installed as second vice president of the Southern , with which road hu was formerly connected , 1U > succeeds W. II. Baldwin. George Copell , J. K. Todd , Victor Mora- wltz nnd W. K. Olynn representing the re organization committee of the bondhold ers , bought In the Shenandoah Valley divi sion of the Norfolk ( i Western for Jl MO.OOO. Hobbs , Wall & Co.'u larto box factory In Bun Francisco has * been Imrnrd down. Night Watchman Uoss perlnlml In the Ma men. Old Sailors' Home , owned by the ( overnmcnt , was damaged to the extent oC t1,000. Nicaragua hax adopted u new cchedula of Import duties on wlnuj ami Hplrltf. The reason unsigned \ that the rates of Dec-em ber last stopped the Importation of Cull- fornla and other ll ht wluen which were formerly laret'ly used , Husley Pettlt , aged 4 , and Charlie Wutcm. aged 3 upfet u live-gallon cusk of ua o- llno under A , W. PHtlt'u drug store at Hcnner Sprlngf. Kun. , nnd were found un conscious , having apparently been suffo cated by the fumes. They arc both Ueud. Bis Jim. chief of the Pottawatomlcn ut Nornmn , Okl. , lined Joe Johnson , HII In dian who had killed two other Indiana , $10 and two ponies , and when the thcrlff ur- rested Johnson the chief explained "Write nian'a court too severe. " The killing was In cold blood , - ' MIMTAIIY tlAM.OttJ . . .U Vital Stun * Spent li.r KnRtnnil In I'.t.- The School of Military Ballooning At Al- dorshot , tnys the Ixmdon Starldkra , has be come a noteworthy and Important Institu tion ; although maintained by a grant of only 2,500 a year. It stand second to none In Its scientific achievements. Orlgln * lj > founded by the Royal Engineers at Woolwich , about nineteen years ago. It was subsequently re moved to Chatham , and thi-ne t M\ldershot , under Major , now Colonel , Tjjfnpler , who hns with him Captain Jones , R..E. , anil Cap tain Ward. R. E. To these otncers are due the present state of cfflclency"6f 'Ihe estab lishment , and the perfection of the bal loons , as welt as the appliances for working them. The first Important step In the adaptation of the balloon for military purposes was the compression In steel tube * of the hy drogen for the Inflation ofthe balloons on the field or on the road. Gas works cannot be reckoned upon on n line of march ; nor cnn coal or raw materials be transported so handily or so cheaply as the tubes of com pressed gas. The hydrogen required must bo of the purest quality , made from nine nnd sulphuric acid. Another Improvement Is the production of hydrogen by electrolysis. The trials are progressing satisfactorily , nnd the cleanliness and certainty of the dynamo will undoubtedly prevail over the chemical process. The compression of the gas has advanced most markedly In the direction of safety nnd security. In like- manner the steel containing tubes have been Improved In material , and rendered safe under the ve-y great stress of 101 atmospheres nt which stress they are required to travel over nny nnd every sort of ground , The experi ences of many years have shown that tubes must be carefully cleansed before recharg ing , nnd very effective precautions are taken to this end. To carry the balloon charge of 11,000 cubic feet of gas In tube * three wagons are ncidcd , with the existing dimensions and weights of the tubes ; but when the new pattern tubes and wagons are delivered two wagons will sufllce. The adoption of "gold-beater skins" for the substance of the balloon Is a step unequaled - equaled In Importance. These skins have the property of adhering firmly together , so that they form n homogenous material re markable for Its toughness , as well n.s be ing absolutely Impervious to the gas. So tough and strong Is the material that a closed balloon of large size has ascended higher than 7,000 feet without bursting. A large balloon of this substance , having 2,500 square feet of surface nnd capable of con taining 10.QOO cubic feet of gas. weighs only 170 pounds. The top valve of the balloon Is now made very light and strong , of an aluminum nlloy , nnd Is screwed Into Its bearing by a very tine thread. It fits per fectly gns tight. The silk nnd cloth bal loons of former days were always In some sort of trouble. The fabric , being varnished , was readily subject to cracks. It often heated and became ore or less charred ; It was tender , and liable to be rent or torn. The gas was always leaking away , and the material was troublesome to repair after small holes and grazes. Wo have next to follow the large finished balloon In Us final stages of rigging and equipment. The cord for the nettlng has to bo both very strong and very light. That used Is cf Italian hemp nnd. weighs one pound to the hank. A yard of. it with a splicing , stretched around two pjilleys , will stand 500 pounds' strain without breaking. In this cord Is woven a line brass thread for the security of the balloon. In thunder storms The ring Is of American hickory , and the car Is formed of excellent wicker- work. The aeronaut or p.fllcgr , ascending with him takes up what QJiseryjng Instru ment ho likes or requires. , Swne of the hand records taken In the free balloon ex cursions are extremely precise- , , and full of Borylceable details. The photqgijaphs , even those of small size , usually ccntaln details of value. Soldiers within a range of two miles on each sldo of the line , p ( flight can be detected with a hand lens. The coming trials of the capabilities of balloons for taking part , In .military engi neering operations In wttrfarftvJlJjbe- fraught with interest and noveltywhetlieri ; they be successful or not. The first trials , wlll prob ably be directed toward the application of cnptlve and carrying balloons In assisting or preventing operations In trenches. The ditch forms the protection to the working sappers ; and the artillery projectiles cut Into the rear of the trench and drive the debris to the rear of the work. The object of a balloon attack , therefore , might be to plant , say , a 500-pound charge of high ex plosive In rear of the trench , so that when exploded it should blow the debris Into It , overwhelming the men or exposing them to their enemy. Every balloon wagon has half a mile of wire rope attached to It which Is available for holding the balloon captive. There Is also a telephone conJ'uc- tor , and connection with the wagon Is neatly made on a screw bar , so that In whatever direction the pull of the balloon may be the wire rope will never come Into contact across the drum. The wagons can be read ily moved about and the carrying balloon , with explosive charge , round In form and swlveled on the end of a line pendant from It , could bo manipulated by the experts In accordance with signals received from the enptfve or absolving balloon ; the explosive charge could thus be got Into the place desired. AT I.ICIITMNX ; SI'KKD. How Orilorn ArtDclfveretl to Eric Hiillronil I'M > crH. By a new system Just put Into opera tion by the Erie railroad , relates the New York Herald , trainmen now receive orders while on the road without stopping the train , as has ilways been customary In the past. As the train dashes along at light ning speed there Is expectancy and wonder among the train's crew as to whether or not they can catch the suspended order bag or whether they will miss one and bo obliged to slow down and back up for it , as In the old days. This device Is n semaphore , which consists of an upright post , set beside the track. At a height equal to that of tbo cab window are placed two anne , about two feet apart , which , when the semaphore Is set with or ders , extend toward the track. A sack con taining the order , enclosed In a waterproof envelope , Is suspended between the arms. A signal to the engineer Indicates that there are orders for him In the arm of the sema phore. At night lights Indicate the same .bine. As the engine paescs the semaphore the rms are extended at right angles to the upright prat , with the bag containing the orders for the engineer between them , If , at night , It shows n red light on both ldrs as the engine passes , ut no matter what rate of speed , the engineer teaches out his arm and catches the bag , rthlch Is Instantly released by the arms. A'e 'Iho conductor also receives his orders at'/tjp ' / ( , eame time as the engineer , a eecond bag , containing the orders for the comlucfoiy js suspended above the bag for the cnfilnf/er / , and when the latter seizes the bag lijten'iled for him the arms of the eennpho'r ] , < ; , ' , automatlcally move to a diagonal position , showing a green light at night , andj ( he conductor knows that there are or < ] ernu/or him , If , when the train has passed , . 'ti < ? arms.of the semaphore drop to a vertical ppsltlon , or , If at night time , white llghtakaro shown , the engineer knows that both ; lle-jand the con ductor have received their -orders , and the speed of the train Is continued. The sacks containing tlid qrdera are at tached to the arms by cladtlufuands , which , while they servo to hold iltbem In place , offer no resistance to thorha'ud ' of the en gineer or conductor. A buU'u eye In the aide of the signal light Uirowe light upon the eacks at night. > Recent tests have shown.that order * can be taken In this way with perfect tafety by trainmen on trains moving at a speed of fifty mllM an hour , It is Impossible to at tach eacks to the arms of the semaphore In any position except the rlnht one , and hence the danger to the trainmen Is avoided. Thus far only what are technically known as "IU orders , " or. In other words , orders which It 1 > not necessary for the trainmen to sign , have been delivered to Eric train men by this EjBtem , and other roads are seriously considering the advisability of adopting the plan , l.uillfx' Illccli- \\'atrriroof , Manufacturer ! ) are catering In every possible ble- way to the bicycle age through which we are pausing , A late addition tp the wheel- woman's wardrobe It tb bicycle water proof , to be worn while riding. It U a abort cape , suitably cut for tbe purpose fur which It Is Intended , and , when adjusted , falls protecting/ ! over the handle bar , 'CLEAR ' FIELD FOR ALTCELD Populists of Illinois Lenvfl the Head of Their Ticket Blank. ELECTORAL FUSION PLANS CONFUSED AVutMin Ktutornril nltli anil ncimirrntlo KlrrlorNVllli - ilruw to ( ilvv riuci' tit 1'rotilc'n 1'rtrly .Noinlncr * . CHICAGO , Sept. 1C. After nine hours of exciting debate the populist state conven tion last night tacitly endorsed Governor Altgcld by leaving the head of their ticket blank. The following Is the ticket nomi nated : Lieutenant governor , Henry D. Lloyd. Secretary of state , Henry Quelmalz. Auditor , Grant Dunbnr. Attorney general , W. I. llurdlck. State treasurer , Joseph Schwerzgen. Trustee State university , Mrs. Fannie Knvanangh. Klcclors-atrlargc , A. II. Allen , Hoono county ; O. L. Dcarss , Bureau county. The fight of the convention was over the question of a gubernatorial nomination , nnd once or twice the police were called In to eject disorderly delegates. A compromise was flnatly agreed upon , the held of the ticket being left vacant , and Henry U. Lloyd , slated for the nomination for gov ernor , being nominated for lieutenant gov ernor. The platform adopted endorses the St. Louis convention , and contains the following : "Wo do most heartily endorse the wis dom of the national convention In the nomination of Thomas E. Watson for vice president of the United States and most emphatically denounce any action which pre vents the populists of any state from the privilege of casting tholr ballots for him. " The remaining presidential electors will be presented to tbo slate executive com mittee by each congressional district. At the meeting of the democratic central committee today Chairman Henrlchsen an nounced that ho had received the resigna tions of the three electoral candidates , Thomas Carey , clector-at-large ; George 1' . Foster , elector In the Third district ; George M. Lecrone , elector In the Nineteenth dis trict. Lieutenant Governor OlU'a' resigna tion for the electoral vote was also received , but this was referred to the executive com mittee. The resignations of Messrs. Carey , Foster and Lecrone were accepted and their places on the electoral ticket will be given to populists. Dr. H. S. Taylor , Herman Alscliulcr and H. E. Taubcncck. On the state ticket W. F. Hrooks' resignation as nominee for auditor was accepted and A. L. Maxwell , the populist nominee , named In his place. Clarence S. narrow was nominated for congress today by acclamation at the Third district silver democratic convention. IIRVAX IS IX XOIITII CAIIOI.IXA. Candidate MnlccN the Prliirliinl Siu-ct'li iif the Day at ICiioxvlllc. ASHKVILLE , N. C. . Sept. 1C. William J. Bryan began work at 2 o'clock this morn- Ing. He was going through the city of Somerset , Tenn , a republican stronghold , and started to make converts while many good people were sleeping peacefully , and fiOO of the citizens of Somerset disturbed their rest in order to hear the nominee. At Oliver Springs a reception committee of twenty-live fiom Knoxvllle got on the train , headed by Hon. J. W. Sliced. There was a stop of two hours at Knox vllle. All night long people had been as sembling on the streets that had come In by excursion trains and the farmers for miles around had driven In to hear the nominee , nnd the oldest citizens could not remember when such a crowd bad assembled to greet any man. The train arrived In Knoxvlllo Shortly before 8 o'clock and Mr. Bryan was taken Immediately to the speaker's stand , erected Irf front of the court house. Ho was Introduced by ex-Governor Ilobert L. Tay lor. lor.Mr. . Bryan explained what they term 1C to 1 means and told why there was no dan ger of a Hood of silver. He also explained the ways the money Is put Into circulation end while he was In the midst of this ex planation some one yelled : "Mark Hanna IE going to put Into circulation. " "That Is Increasing the circulation , " answered Mr. Bryan. "Just before election In order to contract It for election. " ( Great applause and cheering. ) Mr. Bryan In conclusion asked'the people not to crowd him and repeated what he said yesterday about being afraid of monopoly ely and consequently not wanting to shake hands with a few to the exclusion of the many. When Mr. Bryan concluded his speech ho was taken to the depot , whr.re the crowd had again assembled , and the police had a hard time to got him through. A special train was taken to Ashovllle and at 9:40 : the party was on Its way from Knox vllle. The Knoxvtlle committee which re ceived Mr. Bryan escorted him back to Ashovlllo and at Hot Springs , N. C. , the committee from Ashcvlllle of seventy-five took the train In charge. The North Carolina lina committee hod corae to Knoxvllle and took the train with the nominee. The last stop before Ashevllle was at Hot Springs , the summer and winter resort , where several hundred people gazed at Mr Bryan for two minutes and as the train pulled out cheered him loudly. The train whizzed by the little village of Marshall nnd the 200 people on tbo depot platform shouted as they caught a glimpse of Mr. Bryan , who came to the back platform of the train. By the track alongside the mountain bare footed men grouped themselves In knots and yelled excitedly when they saw the ban ners displayed on the sides of the car , which read : "Wo Carry the Next President , Wil liam Jennings Bryan. " At Ashevllle Mr. Bryan was given n most hearty welcome. It waa the first time Blnce 1844 that a presidential nominee had visited this section of the country and the farmers for miles around gathered hero today by the thousands to pay homage and cheer the can didate. Mr. Bryan was driven to the Bat tery Park hotel , where ho and members of the democratic organizations were given an elaborate dinner by E. P. McKlsslck , the manager of the famous resort. The party was then driven to a platform In u valley between the great hills , which have hclprd to make this place so beautiful. There Mr. Bryan addressed a very largo audience. He was Introduced by Hon. Locke Craig. POLITICIAN COMMITS HUICIII'J. Chairman uf it HeiiiiliHc'im Kxerutlvc Coiniullter ICIIlN Illiiixi-lf. BOSTON , Sept , 1C. Herbert P. Plympton , chairman of the executive committee of the republican state central committee , com mitted suicide thin afternoon , The tragedy occurred at the home of the suicide's father at Wollesley. No cauoo can bo assigned. Mr. Plympton , who was but 31 years of age , was a general agent for the Pennsylvania Mutual Life Insurance com pany , and had a large business , For a month past ho had been conducting on active political campaign , and this morning ho ap peared In the beat of health and spirits. The deceased leaves a widow and two children. . . . The Secret of a Beautiful S ! flpft , wbltfl bandi , nhnpclr n ll , BDd luxuriant tulr , wltb clean nholeiomeicilp. U fouod in Ihe perfect nclloo cf too I'nitiB , produced Lr Cl'TI. tUllA KO U > , tiu > moit effective etla purlUcr , ted bciutlfler In Uio world. whtut Ut - rM. P < mi Dire i B Cam- lcii , Helton. _ lIKAfTY TO Oltnr.ll. Modern Stir-ffccy ConlrllintliiK i < > < 3 < i il tiookn. The Intcst developments of modern sur- plcftl science arc making It evident thnt RonJ looks arc no longer to bo confined to th as o born with n heritage In them , tint mar be- purchased In the open market. It will no doubt be Rood news to the nn- happy possessor of an uncompromising snub nose , says the 1'All Mall ( Sazctte. to be made acquainted with the fact that , fern n fairly respectable sum of money , his nasal nppt'ndaRo can be converted Into n thoroiiRh-RolnR aristocratic "Wellington. " with no nnnsi-nno about It. and the spinster lady , whose proboscis Is of Ihe "parrot" type , and whoso matrimonial chances have consequently suffered , will hall with n Rood deal of satisfaction , and possibly renewed hope , the statement that a generous fee to the facial surRron will transform the of fending orRan Into the dearest of little "Grecians" In the world , while an extra payment will secure for her two or three coquettish dimples on the cheeks nnd chin. The science of facial surgery Is , of course , not exactly a new one. Experiments with out number have been made In the London and continental hospitals for many years past. It U not very long ago that the opera tion of makliiR n very decently formed nose for a young woman whose face had been mutilated In an accident was successfully performed at the Hoyal Krcc hospital. The breastbone of a blackbird was cleverly In serted Into the cartllaRo of the nose , and the skin deftly drawn over It nnd sewn with such neatness that In n short time the scams made by the surRlral ncedlo com pletely healed. As mlRht bo expected , facial surpery came to us from America. There It Is practiced In every larso town , while n college for Us special study exists near Philadelphia. Rrant- liiK diplomas and ilegreca for proficiency Ronulnc ones , too , It should be added. That the science will make Its way In KiiRland them Is not much room for doubt. Already a private doctor living not a.linndred miles from Horn ! street Is maklns quite a reputation In the direction of facial surgery , and his handsome consulting rooms are thronged each day with crowds ( if wealthy "patients , " who arc anxious to personalty test his powers ami who go away eminently satisfied with themselves and convinced tint If "beauty Is but skin deep" It Is a pos session worth having and worth paying for. So far , only those with almost unlimited purses are able to avail themselves of the doctor's ability ; the operations are of such a delicate nature nnd require so much tech nical knowledge , mechanical skill , self-pos- scsslon nnd ncrvo on the part of the opera tor that no patient can prude a generous fee. fee.The sensitive man with n wart on the end of his nose , for Instance , goes through life full of trembling self-consciousness. Ho feels that every glance Is directed toward that terrible disfigurement , and he becomes nervously apologetic In his general bear- Ing. Imagine what a heavenly vista of hap piness and security must unfold Itself to such a man , when , under the magical knife , that accursed wart disappears forever. and how his gratitude can but be adequately rendered by n substantial expression of It. Ills delight can only be equaled by that of the fair youth who Itnc-n-s that his cars set cut at right angles with bis face ( and who is always uncomfortably conscious that they criticism to the arc a constant subject of young lady whom he passionately admires ) . when ho discovers that a visit to the facial doctor will set matters right , and that. In future , he- can meet the admired ami ad miring one with an easy conscience. Electricity is a. useful help to the facial surgeon , and by Its Bid all kinds of minor blemishes are removed , nnd tell-tale red noses ore completely cured. The only drawback to obtaining a really complete transformation is the possibility ct a question of Identllcatlon arising. One I can Imagine the unenviable position of the gentleman who , In the absence of his wlfo and family at the seaside , takes the oppor tunity of considerably improving his per sonal appearance by cxchanKlnK n some what bulbous nose of a deep shade for one of clear-cut awl classical proportions , being confronted with the unfeigned astonishment of the partner of his bosom , and , perhaps , repudiated as "not being the man who led her to the altar ! " Such a situation would not be an cnsj' one to solve. The advantages of the science , however , undoubtedly greatly outweigh Its disadvan tages. _ There Is soon to bo a most aristocratic wedding In the Ytldlz palace of the sultan. Four of the linpeilal princesses are to bo married , one being n daughter of the sul tan. 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