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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 20, 1896)
51 PART III. FHE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE.PAGES 17 TO 20. i ESTABLISHED JUNE 19 , 1871. , SUNDAY MOKaSrilSTG SEPTJD CBEU 20 , 1890 TWENTY PAG ES. SINGLE 001 ? V ITIVE CENTS. Blankets , Carpets , Underwear , Gloves , Hosiery , Boys' Clothing , all ordered by T B BUT HOT DELIVERED ON ACCOUNT OP THEIK , FAILURE AND ON SALE TOMORROW AT too Doz , Samples WOOL GHSLUES ' LADIES' RECXWEAR1 Ordered by Hilton , j Hughes < fc Co. , to toll for Worth to COc . 1 , IGHiand Douglas , up apiece. 2lo ) ivyard I.sirjro . rnllnro. omliroldorod , OUR PRICE liliiln.'init , lu'o trimmed dross fronts I'orslun . silk mill velvet TOMORROW 5c k points. SPECIAL BARGAINS ' 30 pieces 22-inch , strictly all silk Black Safin Duchcsse , actually worth 6gc a yard , on sale for Monday only at 25 pieces of changeable two-toned Pure Silk TaffeSas , \ a great assortment of new combinations , worth /5c , on k"\sale at $2.00 quality of 24-inch heavy black Gros Grain Silk , onsale , 'at 850 a yard , only one dress pattern to a custo- .mer. ELECTRICITY ON THE FARM "Growing HBO of the Great Power in the Do main of Agriculture. NNOVATIONS IN MODERN .FARMING Tlie ToolH llcmly for the Current Sui.pl5 I K the Power I-'orclnje I'limt Crovrtli. l > y Electricity. S. 8. McClure Co. ) ( CopyrlKht , 165C , \ > Y > commented upon by the It Is a fact , openly patent ofllco officials In Washington , that much of the attention of Inventors of late has uecn turned to the adaptation of electricity "V to farming. Tbo field Is n broad ono and * Judging the probable advance on this line by what has been done on other lines it enables us to catch a fleeting glimpse of that much heralded Institution the complete electrical farm. The number of electrical farming patents applied for during the last year shows that an electrical farm , pure and simple , may be possessed by any ono In a position to gather the scattered devices to gether and put them in operation ou one plantation. electrical farms exist at the pres \ ent time , but they are merely Instances of ipeclal application ; the broader application remains to be accomplished. There la , how ever , no reason why wo should not possess a comprehensive electric farm at once. Not only linvo wo a host of mechanical devices such as electric plows , harrows and other eoll disturbers , but the fact that the current cniTbo uucd in lieu of the regulation forcing frame Is a possibility In itself of vast Im portance. Nearly every department of the ( arm has suggested an Idea to the electrical A CURRENT MOTOR. inventor. The fact that the transportation of garden produce to market by trolley cars has been the meatm ot disposing ot other wise unsalable stuff , U an argument of long range , but a forcible one for all that. The possibilities ahead ot long distance transmission , the procuring of power from artesian wells , ( ho electrical utilization of wind mills and the now possible method ot using the currents or tides of rivers , are all arguments for the despairing ones who can se-o no way of procuring electric power at flrst baud. TUB PRINCIPAL OIJSTACLE. The procuring of power U after all the principal obstacle in the way of electric farmliiH. Remove It and all the minor applications are easy enough. There are several methods of obtaining this power within easy reach of every husbandman. The pbyglcal aspect of the country will , generally speaking , decide tbo method to be u d lu each locality. LOOK dlstanc * Black Dress Goods. 22o pieces of black Jacquards , Uro- caded Momlns , Ottoman Brocades , Crepe Cloih mid 50 otln-r viir'plli'H in liltii'k sooiK many ol tin-m Inti-rwovon w 1 1 H pllk. aetuiilly worth $1.00 a yard , on Hpoelal sale for Mon day only at Hoe a yard . . . . . _ 100 pieces black fancy wenvow Ore- jxniH , Klsuml Cloths and liroiulcluths , on sale lit oflc , 75c and ! )8c ) a yard. Kxi-cp- tlonal bargain. Colored Dress Goods. All the 'Me and rifle Dross Goods that wore ordered out for Hilton , Hughes & Co. , which we bought , on nale in our Press ( ioods Department at - . > e a yard 100 pieces of 7fic Dress Scotch checks , new cheviots , llk and wool plaids , In a choice assortment of the new color com binations , Hilton , Hughes & Co's price was to have been 7.r c a yard , on sale nt uc All new French Fancies and Clie > lot SnltltiK * . also new Orepr > : i EO.cts , Silk and Wool Mixtures , that have been Im ported for Hilton , Ilushos & Co. , many of them worth up 'o .f'J.OO a yard , nt transmission of power as pursued now in several mining and lighting plants In the United States Is the most feasible method of obtaining an electric current at present. It Is also , where large commu nities arc supplied , the cheapest. The process of obtaining the power Is simple enough. A central power plant Is located In some spot where coal Is easily procur able and the current Is sent across coun try by wlro In all directions , or a water fall Is used to operate turbines or water wheels which In their turn operate dynamos names from which a current Is sent through transformers to any distant point. As currents have already been sent 100 miles wo can anticipate the spectacle of the future by supposing - posing an Immense power plant to exist in the center of a farming community , supplying currents for every , possible farm use and transmitting It to every plantation within a radius of this length. Under such a system a whole state could bo supplied with current from a half dozen plants , Another clement of com pensation to bo found herein Is the elec tric lighting of country highways which would surely follow on a largo scale. At Kngulband. France , less than thirty horse power Is transmitted from a wa terfall to a neighboring farm for the purpose - of operating nn electric plow. The pose latter is drawn back and forth across the field hy cables. The whole Installation cost $5,000 nnd It Is understood that some of the power will he rented out to nearhy farmers. At Roatcck , Co.miny , an a tcrnat- volts Is transmitted 3.5 ing current of 2,000 across country where it Is kllometrs transformed to 200 volts and used to work two ulectrlo plows. The plows require twentyVo to twenty-eight bone power from for their operation anil nro very successful. HARNESSING WATER POWER. stated that the time In fact , it has been la not far distant when farmers of a neigh borhood will club together and harness the nearest available waterfall and use minimum cost to supply it at a hem with electric light for their for their * " houses and power The beauty of the system consists in that the first cost Is almost the whole cost , foi with the modern Hume system of Installa tion the plant can ho operated as cosily in winter as In summer. . No coal Is required , very little attendance Is needed , and In nearby are many cases small municipalities glad to grant a franchise for electric village and town lighting , the profit from which the current running will moro than amount to ning expenses. The electric power In that case practically becomes free as far as farming purposes arc concerned. An artesian well may be made to produce enough electric power to operate every piece of machinery on a farm. There Is an artesian well near Chamber lain , S. I ) . , for instance , operating the elec tric plant from which a current Is ob tained to light up the city at night. This current could be uscil for power purposes on the farm Instead of for lighting purposes. This well Is situated In what Is known as the artesian well basin of South Dakota. Other wells are plentiful In all directions and 'several more private electric plants have been projected. Some of these will be partly used for farming purposes no that wo may soon have an electric farm in opera tion In the United States. The well at Chamberlain Is 675 feet deep and eight Inches in diameter. When left to Itself , without a nozzle , the water will shoot up In widen ing column twehe and one-half feet. If It U caused to How through a two anil one- fourth Inch nozzle It will shoot up 1G2 feet. Tests have shown that It flows at the rate of 4,4'JO gallons a minute , and wltU a pres- euru of 110 pounds to the square Inch , It U computed that the effective energy of the moving water equals 100 horse power con stantly exerted. The water Is led through a pipe and caused to Infringe on the cups of a water wheel. The result lu that a 600 light dynamo is Euccessfully operated. About 1,100 volts are generated , but the well power Is capable of operating a larger dynamo. In fact the'iusullatlon of & larger machine U intended. A DAKOTA JDEA. The new t project In Chamberlain U to M3ST STYLISH First In the Hold , flrst In variety of styles , drat In the littleness of price quotation : ! , wo submit these to Monday's discriminat ing buyers. New fall nnil winter Jackets , up-to-date styles , correct lengths , well made , beaver , bouclc and kersey cloths , splendid values at Extreme style of 21 nnd 2C-lnch English Box Fly-Front Coats , the very latest modes from London and Paris , kersey , cheviot , covert and fancy cloaklngs , In black , navy , green , brown and tans , splendid assort ment , unsurpassed values at and $12 , Double English Kersey Capes , 23 Inches long , 120-Inch sweep , high storm collar , both capes and collar trimmed with two- Inch band of same cloth , flushed with 12 rows of slllc stltclilnu' , blnok only , nrlce We are now showing a beautiful line of high class novelties In ladles' outer gar ments , consisting of the latest nnd best creations of Paris , London and domestic manufacturers. Exceptionally low prices are the rule , and early Inspection Is cer tainly advisable. Changeable silk waists with dotitchable whitG linen collar and cuffs , on bale at utilize the excess or lost power of the well for operating a creamery , a project right In the line of electric farming. There is no reason why this current should not be transmitted across country to any distant farm and so bo made to operate at long range. It Is Indeed a wonderful well that can supply a city with water ; electric light , heat , power and swell a nearby creek until It has become a very respectable river , with a current sufUctcnt to carry away all the sewage of the place. Why could not wells of this kind , moro limited In power perhaps , but as effective up to a certain point , be sunk In many parts of the United States and electrical farming be practiced on a large scale ? There are ono million windmills In op eration In this country at the present time. Every one of these mills can be adapted to the generation of electric power for farm purposes. According to computations , windmills arc sold at the rate of one hun dred thousand a year. Many of these are exported , to be sure , but the number of ef fective mills Is constantly lncreai > Ing. Here is another local means of obtaining cur rent. It is already being obtained In va rious parts of the country. I'rof. Brush , of arc lighting fame , lights his residence near 1000 infants' and children's derby ribbed and heavy eotton lleceo underwear , goat , each. . . . TOO dozen of misses' , children's and boys' heavy cotton mid natural wool Vests , Pants nnd Drawers go at to COc each. 100 dozen ladies' llceeo lined derby ribbed vests and pantd , with crochet necks and riboon A trimmed , po at , each - . . . . . 200 dozen ladles' heavy natural gray camel's ' hair and white merino Vests and pants , each worth COc , go at 500 dozen Indies' plain natural wool " " " camel'i * Imirnnd snxony wool Unit vests und punts , worthj up to $1.00 each , go at. . . . . . . . . Men's heavy wool natural gray and camel's hair nnd fleece lined Underwear. Also fancy scarlet and gold mixed Under wear , Worth $1.00. Men's strictly all wool fleeced Underwear , fine cashmere and heavy we'lglit Uulbrlg- gan Underwear , Worth up to $1.25. The grandest bargain , nvp have ever offered. Two cases' of extra heavy lamb's wool fancy colored men's tjCn < lenvcar , Worth $1.EO. All the very finest Weight's Health Un derwear , all wool cameTH hair , natural gray rind medicated scarlet Underwear , * trie plant farmers could reul out power to their neighbors. The trunLniUslon coud be easily accomplished , Fol.ii , trees and fences could carry the vlicsi. UTILIZING RIVER CURRENTS. It has been often suggested that the currents - . rents of rivers might he utilized for power purposes. This is already being done near Chicago. It is accomplished by anchoring a pontoon In a river , the pontoon carrying a number of largo paddle wheels which are revolved by the action of the , current. At tached to the paddle-wheel ihaft Is an end less chain which Is also attached to and , In fact , operates a scries of water buckets. The buckets are part of an elevator BJ-S- tem and travel up and clown a high staging. They pick up the river water and lift It to the top of the staging fryrn which they dump It Into a flume. Thus a" great bead of water may be obtained , Depending , of course , on the velocity of the river. So far the water thus raised Has been used In Irrigation , hut efforts are being made to adapt the raised water to the'operation of a water wheel , In which case on cloctrjj current could bo generated and transmitted any distance. This is another case wherein the farmer may bo benefited by the ndapt- j9f A Cleveland , O. , with current obtained pri marily from a windmill. The plant has been In operation nine years , and there has been no breakage or stoppage durlug all that time. The power could be generated on any farm , and there are already many- Installations of the kind In France , The practice is to operate a dynamo , the arma ture of which U turned by the mill. Stor age batteries collect the current and hold It In reserve during tbo days when there Is little or no wind , U takjs hut little wind to generate a practicable. elotrlu cur. rent. A elx-mllc-an-hour wind will easily drive a mill , and when a velocity 01' six teen miles an hour IB projected ncalast & sixteen-foot mill it will produce 1.5 horse power constantly exerted , .1 feiv years ago a private lighting plant was Insailed In which steam was used to drive the dynamo. The t / am plant cost J 1,000o in. stal , and the lowest estimate of the run- Ing expenses ot each lamp wag H.23 for a year. Seventy-five lamps were used. The steam plant was afterwards replaceJ by a windmill plant. The cost for opcntlnu each of the 127 lamps new used la J2 a year. This will servo to Illustrate how cheaply electric power may bo procured la the country , not to mention the clcaull- ncae and lack of trouble of the onu method M oppoted to the Inconvenleaco , dirt and grlmo of tbo other. With a wludmlll elcc- able quality of the modern system. Hut having procured his elpctrlc current by ono method or another , the , farmer will want to know what to do with It. In the west electricity Is operating a fifteen-blade gany plow which will cut 4 furrow nlfeH wide. The blcdcs revolve ; anil the plow la pulled across the field uyjiut-uns ot u cabli which pasties around the drum ot an elec tric motor on the plow. In fiew York state there Is a trolley plow In'operatlon , Wires are stretched along the'edge of the- field and carry current to a cross wire , which as In the COEO ot the plow mentioned above passes around the drum ot a.'motor. Rut In this case the motor Is attached to the axle of the plow wheels and turns the latter with lln own power. Current In this case Is transmitted overland for eoine dls tanco from the power bouse. ELECTRIC PLOWS. An electric plow has recently been tested near Chicago which will run la unx direc tion and at any speed , Irrespective of its surroundings. It consist * of u two-wheel platform , a motor and a plow , The wheels are Iron frames having sharp rjdge * at in tervals ao as to obtain a good pure-base on the ground. There U a rcilstanpa box tc regulate the amount ot current and reel 20O OP In licw fall styles , manufactured for Hilton , Hiiuhoa & Co. , on sale tomorrow at just one-half real value. \t49c Best all wool Ingrain Carpet , An ondlosa variety to select from. Worth GJC. At59c Sanford's best 10. wire Brussels Carpets , Very latest designs ' and colorings , 59o yard Actually worth 7cc yd. At 75e yd. We are showing a beautiful line of Sanford's best Velvet Carpets , will cost you fin v who ro 81.00 yard Sale Price 75c yd. At 98 Yard. All the very flnost Axnihisfer and Gobeliff Carpets , the handsomest line of poods over shown in Omaha , and not cno in the lot worth WORTH $1 .so less than $1.50 yard , Take your choice for OScyard. carrying a. cell of flexible wire much th ( same as Is used for Incandescent lighting only larger. The current was obtained fron : a nearby trolley Hue at the prcssuio of f.0 ( volts. As the plow travels lu any direction the reel unwinds the flexible cord , which Is long enough to reach to any part of tin field , or rewinds automatically when the ma chine approaches the point of current dis tribution. It plows more evenly than o hand-worked machine and coats legs to op erate. It can also bo used In place of a trac. tlon engine for hauling machinery a : on ml the farm and with a driving pulley attached to the axle It will drive a threshing machine , This same principle has also been applied to harrows , to seeders and to harvesting machines. There is an electric reaper in oporatlon on our western wheat fields. Corr shellers also have been operated and pro pelled by the electric current. So we may run down the list of electric churns , electric spading machines. There are electric hay lifts , electric tree fellers , electric fence makers , electric foi'c- Ing frames , electric irrlsators , electric stock food boilers , electric sheep chcarers , etc. There Is a plan under way In ono large abatolr to electrocute steers Instead of kill ing them In the old-fashloucd way. There Is a process for treating manure by elec tricity , so as to Increase Its fertilizing prop erties. Special trolley manure cars are In use. Trolley cars are now being built for the special purpose of transuortlng Now Jersey truck to New York City. Cattle are kept from breaking out of a field on a western ranch by an electric current , which traverses the barb wire fence and shocks the animals every time they come against It. There Is an electric device intended to prevent hordes from running away. There is an electric horse shoer. There are a thousand and one electric devices for farm use and they may all be operated If sulll- clent current can be obtained , STIMULATING I'LANT GROWTH. The remaining phase of electric farming Is that which covers the theory of the stim ulation of plant growth by the use of elec tric light or by the direct application of the current. The theory ou the one hand is that the use of arc lamps in the market garden simply prolongs the day and keeps plants growing all the time , whereas If left to themselves they would rest , so to speak , each night. The theory of the second part growth Is aijd always has beep powerfully affected by the natural currents of the earth ; that we can trace great failures or periods of great productiveness In crops to the ab sence or presence of underground electric manifestations , However this may be , It has certainly been found that plant growth Is much stimulated by the use of electric light. At Ithaca , N. Y. . I'rof , Dalley has produced some wonderful results through the artificial stimulation of the arc lamp. I'rof , P , W. Rane of the Wist Virginia ex- pcriment elation has accomplished almost as much with the lucandraccnt lamp , which he claims to be more available , I'rof. Dalloy hung a 2,000 candle po\vcr arc lamp In his greenhouse and kept a current on all night. Ho found that germination proceeded much quicker , come of the plants running to seed In fact before the cdlblo leaves were formed. The plants even bent or were attracted toward - ward the lamp to an angle of 45 degrees , but straightened up again during the day , In three wccku lettuce which hail received the benefit of the arc light was double the size of that which had not , although both had been planted at the same time. Dif ferent plants are variously affected and all plants are affected moro highly when the arc Is covered by a globe than when It la bare , I'rof. C , I ) . Warren of the Amherst Ex- pcriment station has experimented with elec tric currents gent through the earth. Sev eral Inches below the surface of the earth ho caused a large number of wires to be strung. They extended from side to side of the garden and In fact before burial looked like the string of an Imuieuiiu piano , Seeds were planted In the earth above the wire and n current wan constantly exerted from a nearby power house. Strange results were obtained , Maay seeds sprouted before their time. Roots of vegetables were found. 50 OASES FINE BlankotsComforls On S3le Tomorrow at 50 Cents on the Dollar. Manufncturod for LUlt-in , Hughes it Co. A olu.ncofor . onrly buyers to save n good deal of money. oOO pull's full 817.0 , heavy whltu or tan Fiecccd Blank ets at 4c ! ) pair , worth $1.00 pair. Worth 81 10 cases of extra size , very heavy pray or tun , All Wool Blankets , $1.113 pnlr. Tliebo ( foods arc actually worth $3 50 pair. Worth $3.f > 0 200 pairs of very fine , All Wool Blank ets , in all the pretty similes of gray and tan , very , heavy and extra size , $2.50 pair , worth $4 anywhoro. Worth $1 250 pairs of elegant white California Blankets , tlicao are a thick , soft , heavy , lleeey all TOO ! blanket that would bo cheap at $0 00 Worth $ ( i incuse' , of nmnufncliircr's snm- ples only ono pun of it kind , hut ihuy Inoliiilu every IniHKlmibld Kind ot-ii hlankcl , tlicsj nru In ovi-ry color , quality and style mill just about Ma on tliu dollar. PREGE 05 bales ot full size comforts , uood quality satino and Worth S1.-23 each aalc price 75c Worth $1.2o 100 bales of extra size Comforts , made of fine French Satino and filled with pure white cotton , worth up to fr.'J.OO each. Your choice for $ l.Ct. ! I Worth $3.00 to bo greatly enlarged. In another garden side by side with the electric garden the same kind of needs were planted , but nothing extraordinary was observed. All of these Investigations arc part of our natural progression and the scattered ele ments of electrical farming are sure to be rounded up and reduced to a well molded and practical basis before very long. THEODORE WATERS. ROSSIP AltOUT XOTKI1 I'UOI'I.K. The late > Flr Henry I'arkes of New South Wales found that goad society closed its doors on htm on account of his marrlagca. Ho had three wives , tnd the last two of them were Impossible boclally. He revenged him self ono day on a men who was n "some body" in Sydney society. The latter came Into the colonial secretary's office when I'arlies was chatting Idly with a friend , wheat at once rose to leave. "Don't go , " drawled out I'arhrs , "ilon't go. One of the pleasures nf olllce Is making fellows like that wait. " When General Buckncr arrived at Louis ville from the Indlannpolls convention It was noticed that ho did not have his corn cob pipe. Tlie general and hl pipe are sup posed to be Inseparable. It Is bis constant companion. He carries it In a cane , sur mounted by a silver handle , which makes a receptacle for the pipe. The stem , nearly a foot long , runs down into the cane. "What hns became of the corncob pipe ? " asked u friend. "Oh , the Massachusetts hoys took It away from me at Iml'anapolls ' , " replied the Sage of ( Jlcn Lily. "They would not let mo keep It , saying they wanted to hang it in their lieaclnmu tcrs as a souvenir , and I let them have It. " As every one knows , Lt Hung Chang , the famous Chlnoso nolilor ! and statesman , has been visiting this country. LI Is given to sonin smart sayings , also to some pertinent questions , During his recent stay In New York ho Inquired of his distinguished call ers how many me-n there were In the United States army. Some surprise was manifested at the Inquiry , and the statement was made that the country's army comprised only 25- 000 soldier : ) . At the answer LI said : "I am astonished , as dally I have the pleasure of meeting EO many American generalo. " When LI left Washington , having met nu merous " "colonels" and "majors , " his as tonishment at the einallucss of the Ameri can army was likely much greater , ( icorfio II. Cook , M. I ) . , v.lio succeeds Dr. Klndebcrer | { ; as chief medical olllccr of the naval hospital at Philadelphia , was born In Philadelphia , and wan appointed from Now Jersey In 1SC2 as an acting assistant surgeon , serving first at the Norfolk naval hospital , Ho saw much practical medical eeivlco during the war , having been at tached to the St. Lawrence , Somerset , Saga- moro and Tloga. of the East Gulf blockading squadron , At the elose of the war he was on duty at the League Island navy yard , and later was transferred to the New York hospital. Ho filled various positions In the medical corps until 1R73 , when ho was a suigfon , and wan attached to the marine rendezvous at Philadelphia. In 1688 ho became - came a medical Inspector and served on the south Atlantic station. In 1E91 to 1893 bo was with the Ilaltlinore , and since July , 1M3 , ho has been on duty In Philadelphia , "The death of poor Crouch , " says a corre spondent of the Baltimore Sun , "brings to inlnd a pathetic Incident which occurred atone ono of Mile. Titlcns's concerts In the opera house at New York In 187G. The famous singer , as an encore , sang 'Kathleen Ma- vournecn , ' the only time Bho did BO while In the utfiUti. The song excited a furore ot applause , and on .Mile , Tltlena'a leaving the stage aha was Informed that a man sup posed to bo a lunatic was fighting Iila way over the barriers from the pit to the stage , determined to speak to the singer. The prlnu donna told the authorities to let him come to her. On entering the man burnt Into tears , eobblug out ; 'OUI Mile. Tltlena , never before heard injr song at you have SPECIAL BARGAINS INOUK. EMENT. 32 inch Sateen , 5c 150 quality. . YAUD. Imported sateen , quality. . . . YARD. Shaker flannel , 5c IDC quality. . YAUO. Zephyr gingham , .5e quality . . . . . YAHD. Outing flannel .5c toe quality- . . YAUD Dark outing flannel , iaAc quality 7le YARD Flanne'ettes , 7ie 150 quality , YARD Swansdown flannel , 250 quality YARD 500 plain and fancy ! 5e all wool eiderdowns , YARD 5oc medicated red flannel. . YARD 36 in. extra heavy wool Shaker flannel Worth COc. YAUD. 5oc skirt patterns , full patterns , go at Just sung It. ' 'Your song , ' was the aston ished reply ; 'why you nro not Crouch , Biirely ? ' 'I am , indeed , ' replied the com poser , even then an old man , 'and I felt I must thank you myself. ' It was , Indeed , the unlucky Crouch , who had scraped to gether the price of a pit seat , little dream ing that his own now world-famous sonc would bo the most rapturously applauded Item ot the night. " 11B WAS XOT IHAD. A Cnliroriiliin AnaiiiMt Wlini Apiionrcd < o Hi' HIM Kinirrul. Matthew Roche of San Francisco has ex perienced the sensations of reading In tbo public prints an accounf of his alleged death by drowning , and of hearing that his funeral rites were being performed for another man. The body of the drowned man taken to the morgue Thursday morning , sajs the Ex aminer , was positively Identified by II. J. Stone of 248 Third street , who gave the dead man's name , erroneously , as "Roach. " Not thoroughly satisfied with this Identification , Deputy Coroner Hallett telephoned to Roche's former employers , O'Connor , Mof- fatt & Co. , and James M. Costello , one of the firm , went to the morgue and Katlsfled himself that the dead man was Roche. IIo had known him well , and knew his family , which , ho said , was ono of the finest In Ire land , It was Costello who paid Roche' * passage money to America and assisted him to secure employment. The coroner was perfectly satisfied with what appeared to bo such positive Identi fication , especially when Costello announced that ho would provide Christian burial for the deceased. J. C. O'Connor & Co. were communicated with nnd arrangements were at once made for the funeral. A number of former friends ot the dtad man gathered to pay the lust solemn rlteo to the memory of Roche , and tnino dlscussijii arose as to his Identity , some believing that a mlstaku had been made. The funeral was , however , duly held at 2 o'clock and the casket was placed upon the train for Holy Cross cemetery , whcio the. Interment was to be madu , .Meanwhile the real Roche was lying upon , the grass at the county hospital , while Ills funeral cortege was passing through the streets , Ho had been told In the morning that there wax a statement of his death In the papers , hut ho thought It only a joke. By the time the funeral was held Homo ot his tdemls who were skeptical about the Idcn'.lty < > ' the corpno had discovered that llocho wan in the hospital and telephoned the news about the funeral. Thin brought Uochu to a realizing sen so of the fact that he was actually being burled by proxy , and ho hastened to Inform Ills friends that ho had no desire to have an other man receive burial honors meant for him. him.Tho The train had already darted when this startling information wan received , but It was stopped , the collln was returned to the undertaker , and the corpse was ngaln placed on a slab In the morgue with an "unidenti fied" card hanging above Itwhile the mourn ers discarded the trappings and countenances ot woe. Matthew Radio has been In the county hospital Blnco August 21. Ho U In ward J and U being treated for kidney troubles. Ho expects to bo dlseharged In a few weeks. Ho cxprebscd regret that his friends should bo put to the expense of giving him an un- ncce&ttary funeral , and said that he hoped that ncwa of lila supposed death would not reach the can of his wealthy relatives la Chicago , T ) IIhull ! I''IMT n ( .Ii-flfcrMun Ilnrrnulci , ST , LOUIS , Sept , 19. As the result of au epidemic of typhoid fever at Jefferson bar racks ten ilck and convalescent soldl rs will bo left behind when the troojw start , Octo ber 3 , on their practice march. Tbo cpl < demlc 1s not abating. This morning ( hero were fifty-four indents enrolled on the olclc report. Many are no 111 that recovery U almost Impocilblu , The wards ara o crowded that tents have been pitched on the grounds ( or the ncoimuodatloa ot Ui overflow ,