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Tlll'j ' OJV1AI1A DAILY 151815 : HATIKDAV , IN'U V IfiAl ISIQIt T , THE POWER OF MACHINERY Interesting Investigation by the United States Department of Labor. VALUABLE AND IMPORTANT STATISTICS The IH'veloiii'H'iit of Inliiir-i'iM Inur pplliiiK'i-H mill Their I'.ITcvt t'pmi II n inn n Inilii.trMultliil It'll I'l'llllllOlllIV I'OU'L'1 % The effect of machinery upon labor ami production Is the subject of an Inquiry now | golnii on by the Department of Labor which j is Ilktly to throw light on r.umc of the | great charged in prlei-s nnd wages In recent [ years. The rosultn of the Inquiry , writes Charlw A. Conant In the ( Uobe-Democrat , will not bn completed until after the presi dential election , and the method pursued by CommUaloncr Wright relate- * rather to the comparative effects of machinery In partic ular Industries than to ita aggregate ro- uulls. H will bo possible , however , from Iheso Inquiries to determine In some degree the Inilut-nco which machinery has had upon the prices of manufacturnl goods , and to comp.iro the results of this Influctico with these attributed by the opponents of the gold stMi'l.ud to the diminished colnago of silver In the moo highly civilised coun tries. The development of the use of ma chinery " .viehiii the past genrratlon Is ex- ng ciatil In a few quarters , but Is given lesx than Its proper weight by these who souk the ci > ufcs for changes In price * purely in monetary laws. It Ic only by aHontlon to tbo rffpr.l of nucblnory in cheapening product lun that the scorning paradox can bo explained , that stf-adlly falling prices haves been , Accompanied by mend- ily rising wanes. I.nbcr has ehus enjoyed a doubled gain , by the Increase creaseof purchasing power of the dollar in which It bus bn paid at the mine time that tbo number of dollars paid has grown greater. Tin- mere magnitude } cf the figures showIng - Ing development of maehlno production within the present generation la as Interest ing as It U bewildering. The productive power of the world has been multiplied litany times by the use of machinery , and Eovcrnl of these multiplications In Impor tant branches of production nnd of com merce have e cciirrcd within the past twenty or thirty yearn. The scope of the effects of machine production and transportation Is Bet forth In a broad sense by Prof. David A. " \VollH in his remarkable book. "Itccent Kcoiioirip. PhangeM. " in the following terms : "Tho iK > wer capable of being exerted by the steam engines of the world In existence- nnd working In the year 1SS7 has been esti mated by the Bureau of Statlrtlcs nt HiTlIn us t > ( | iiv.ilpnt | to that of 200,000.000 horses. rcpn-Kcntlng , approximately. 1,000.000.000 men. or at least three times the working populallim of the earth , whose total number of Inhabitants Is probably about 1.160,000,0(10. ( The implication and use of steam alone up to < lnte flSS'J ) has accordingly more than trebled man's working power , and , by cnnbllng him to ceonrmlzo his pliyflr.il Btrcngtb. has given him greater leisure , comfort nnd abundance , and also greater op portunity for thnt mental training which Is essential to a higher development. And yet It Is ( ertaln that four-fifths of the nteam engines now working in the world have been confltructe-il during the last cmartcr of n contury. or slnco 18C5. " MAC5NITUDB OK MACHINE POWER. The veiy magnitude of Ilgurcn llko the-so makes thorn , perhaps , leas Intelligible than the smaller totals for a Hlnglo country. Franco now possesses machinery run by steam nnd water power of nearly 0.000.000- horsu power the equivalent of 30.000,000 men , representing a population of 1SO.000.000. Thn machinery In ueo In Franco , therefore , represents the effective work and power of flvo times her actual population working by their hands alone ! \Vhllo thcso estimates nro subject to Homo modifying circumstances , 0.3 I'rof. Loroy-IIeaitlleu points out In bis now "Trnlto dTconotuio Polltlque , " they servo to glvo nn Idea of the enormous power thrown Into the scale ) by machinery for the fabrication of machlnc-mado goods anil tlio reduction of prices. France' , which enjoys the advantage for comparatlvo purposes of nearly a ntatlonary population , has shown a remarkable In crease In mnchlno power within the short space of five years. She had In 1SS8 71.501 Bte-nm e'ngliu > 8. with an aggregate horse power of 4.809,188. She Increased this pro- ducllvo power In 1893 to S0.041 engines , with C,73l.i7L' : horse power. Hero was nn Increase of I ! ) per cent In producing capacity within flvo years , without appreciable Increase In population. The Increase In railway horse power wns from 3.470.420 In 1SS8 to 3.981,032 In 1S93 , nnd In steam marine engines from I.CiUGl to 72S.721 horse power. This loft for purely Industrial purposes 771,771 horse power In ISbS nnd 1.021.019 In 1893. The In crease under this head , therefore , wns more than 25 per cent , and If the result wan a fall in the prices of the necessaries of life to the laborers of Franco , It is not probable thnt many of them protested against the demonetization of silver ns the cause of the ilecic-jsed prices. The horse power np- plled In manufactures of fabrics and clothing - ing nlona Increased in the Hvo years about 30 per cunt , or from 15C.CS7 to 217,552. The increase in agricultural machinery was from S0.515 horse power in 18SS to 97.931 In 189 : ) , nnd the Increase * In machinery for preparing food , was moro than 20 per cent , or from 09,732 to 120,591 horse power. LAIIOU DISPLACED. Colonel Cnrroll D. Wright. In his report of 1SSO on "Industrial Depression , " gave the following rutlmato ot the effects of maehlno production upon Industry in the United KtntcH , based upon the census figures for 1SSO : "Tho mechanical Industries of the United States are carried on by atcara and water power representing , in round numbers , 5,500.000 horse power , e > nch horse power equaling the muscular labor of six men ; that ls to say , If men were employed to fur nish the power to carry on the Industries of tills country. It would re-qulro 21,000,000 men , and 21.000,000 men represent a popu lation , according to the ratio of tlio cctisuw of 1800 , of 105,000,000. The Imlimtrlcs are now carrier on by1.000,000 persons. In round numbers , representing a population of 20.000.000 only. " Thcro was an increase of 71 per cent In the available horse power applied to pro duction from 1880 to IS'JO , which would moan that If men were employed to furnish the power to carry on the Industries of the country It would have required In 1S90 30,000,000 men , and HO.000.000 men would represent a population of ISO 000.000. Tak ing the horse power employed in manufac tures alone , exclusive of transportation , the aggregate figures were 2.310.112 In 1S70 , 3,410,837 In 18SO and 5.951.055 In 1890. The water power remained nearly stationary be tween 1SC0 nnd 1890 , while the steam power increased from 2,185.-158 horse power in tlio former year -1,002,029 in the Inttcr year. The Increase In power for tbo twenty years was moro than 150 per cent , whllo the In crease in population wns about 05 per cent. Some allowance should probably lie made for defects In the census of 1870. but the errors applied to population ns well as ma chinery , and wcro not sufllclent to vltlato th vnluo of tlio contrast. The totnl horse pouor applied to the production of cotton goods Increased from 275.504 In 1SSO to 401- 881 in 1890. The Increase In lumber unil other mill products was from 821,928 to 901- 310. The Increase In woolen goods was from 100,007 to 122.C01 ; in worsted goods , from 10,437 to 57,111 ; in hosiery and knit goods. from 11,501 to 31,538 ; nnd In silk goods , from 8,810 to 29,0.18 horse power. It Is not sur prising , in view ot these figures , that Mr. Jirynn declared in congress In 1S91 ! that the fall of prices should bo attributed "to the inventive genius that has multiplied a thou sand Union , In many Instances , tbo strength of a single arm and enables us to do today with ono man what fifty men could not do flfty years ago. " "That , " added Mr. llryan , "la what has brought down prices In this country and everywhere. " MULTIPLIED PHODUCT1VR POWER. The producing power which has been con ferred upon the people of the United States by the use ot machinery was estimated for tbo fifteen or twenty years preceding ISSd to bavo amounted to moro than one-third Us former producing power measured by tbo displacement of muscular labor , Mr. John A. Jlobuon , In his Interejtlm ; discus- Riga of machine production , "The Evolution of Mmlnrn Capitalism , " snjrs upon this point : "In many nmmtfacluri'K the Introduction of steam-driven machinery fiiul the factory nyilcm holongs to this generation. The ttihstltntlon of machinery for linml labor In hootmiklnff signifies a Rain of 80 per cent for SOUK ? classes of goods. CO per cent for others. In the silk nutnufncturo there ! : ns been a gain of GO per con ) . In furnlturo nome 30 pur cent white In many minor proccjiees. such as wcod pinning , tin cans , wall paper , soap , patent leather , etc. , the Improvement of mechanical productiveness p r laborer Is mensiiicil as a rlso of from CO to SWi per cent or moro. "In Kngland the rise In productiveness of machinery Is roughly Mtlm.itcd at 40 per cent In the period of 1S50 to 1SS3 , and there IB no reason to suppose this | 3 an excessive c-'Uiitatc. In the Milpptmt Industry , the a'l- v.inco Is oven greater. The diminution of manual Inhor required to ilo n p.lvi'ii quail- tlty of work In 1S84 as compared with 1370 Is put down nt no IMS than " 0 per cent , cm-Inn I'.i a largo measure to the Introduc tion nnd IriTe.iso'l application of steam hoisting nrj'jIiliKM nnd grain olcvatnn , and the employment of steam power In steering , raining the sails end anchors , pumping and discharging cargoes. In the conHtruetlon of ships cnormoiis economies have- taken plnco. A ship whlrh In 18SS cost 21.000 can now (1MI ( ) ) ho built for 14.000. In the working of vrbscla the economy of fuel , due tu the Introduction of compound engines , hns been very large. A ton of wheat can now be hauiod by sc-a at less than n farthing per nlle. Similarly with land haulage the econ omy of fuel has madn Immense reductions n coat. In tin experiment lately made on the London & Northwestern railway , a compound locomotive ( h'nwa a Ion of goods or one mlle by the combustion of two ounces of coal. " INCUnASUD INVESTMENTS. This vast extension of machine production would not have been possible.- few genera- tloii'i ago , even It the inventions and the nodcls had bevn ready , for the capital could lot have been found tu build the mills and 'Uttlp them with such machinery. The part which thr- capitalist has berne In producing ho perfected ( lower of modern machine de velopment hns boon the accumulation of savings through many years of trial and xperlmcnt. In 1VJO I'rof. Marshall , the eminent Kngllsh economist , assigned a cap ital plant of about fUOO ( $1,000) ) or five years' .vagrs . for every man , woman and child In a fully equipped cotton spinning mill. The cost of a steamship Ir estimated at the abor of ten years or more of those who work her , while n capital of about J 1,500- 100.000 invested In railways In England and Wales Is equivalent to the v/ork for about twenty years of the 100,000 people employed on them. The capital Invested In manu facturing mostly In maehlno Industries , In the United States , Increased from $2,780- .SO.-i In 1SSO. to $ C.13 ! > . : ! 'j.7SS in lgio. ; Hen- was an Increase of more than 120 per cent , while the population was Increasing only 25 per cent. The proportion of Invested capital to annual wages was nearly three to ono In both years , hut wages Increased 131.17 per rent , while the average number of employes Increased only G3.77 per cent , and the value of the manufactured product In money Increased only (10 ( 31 per cent. As three figures applied generally to all manu factures , the laborer not only derived an In creased monetary product from his labor , but found ovt-ry dollar of his earnings endowed dewed with greater power In acquiring the product of the labor of bin follows. 1IKII 1MIHAM WAS niSSIPATP.n. Cull Iliimlllon'M III I'll nf a WIIIIIIIII'M llmtk I'ritvi'N Oliliiu-rloiil. "Gall Hamilton , " said n Philadelphia banker to n Bulletin reporter recently , "was a very able woman , but , like a good many other women , nnd men , too , for that matter , she didn't understand finance. Her Igno rance on this subject led her Into a grave mistake at one time , and thereby hangs onn of the most curious tales of human Incred ulity that ever came to light. "About eighteen or twenty years ago a woman named Hone opened a bank of de posit In Hoston. It had several peculiar features , among which were : It was owned and operated by women ; the accounts only of women were solicited , though there was a proviso that the sterner sex should bo allowed the privilege of depositing money , though under no circumstances would they over bo allowed a voice In the management ; no limit was to be made , as In ordinary sav ings banks , as to the amount that would bo secured on deposit. "This was all very well , nnd If there were nothing Hindi- the innovation might do for lloston. Hut the circular wcund up with the startling announcement that the rale of Interest would bo 8 per cent a month ! Not only that , but this ruto of Interest was In nil casc to be paid In advance. "One v.ould think that such an absurd proposition would be laughed at In any in- tolllgent community , but It wasn't , and the bank was actually In operation In Iloston for over n year. The concern was located In a fashionable quarter of the city , nnd did a rattling business. The IIov. \\omiui. . if she didn't understand banking , as she after ward acknowledged at hru trial , certainly understooj the business she was engage * ! In. which was simply to 'get all you can and keep all you get. ' The hank was patronized by high and low , rich and poor , and born every outward evidence of prosperity. A few rf flip knowing ones , who got In on the ground llcor. made money out of It. for It was only necessary for any one to deposit $1.000. say , and get back JI.ISO In six months. "It was only by accident that the concern was exploded. A servant girl In tlu > family of n banker had an account In the woman's bank , and her employer saw It and bepan to Investigate. The stcry got Into the papers , and the bubble burst. ( Jreat was the consternation among the womc-n folks , and Mrs. IIowo came out with a pronuncla- mento , saying-that the bank was all right and would continue to do business , but In threw days the concern was cloccd by the sheriff nnd Mrs. Howe was arrested. "Rail Hamilton was among the woman's dupes. She wrote a two-column article In defense of Mrs. Howe. In which she Inti mated very plainly that 'the failure of the bunk was entirely duo to the Jealousy of the > cn : that Mrs. Ilowo and her system were- all right , and that all bankers could pay 8 per cent a mouth If they wanted to. "Of course , there were lots of people who could FCC after the bank failed thnt no onn could pay 8 per cent a month , and shewu mercilessly ridiculed In the press , and from the fact thnt she never retorted , as was her Invariable custom on the slightest provo cation , I guesa her friends cot hold of her and kept her quiet. " "How much did Mrs. He we get away with ? " "I forget the amount ; but It was some thing over 1500,000. " .HIST . \ IA It 1C. Unliinil > u < ApiinrtMitly CiiiK'i'lillon of ItiM-rt-iitlitn. A colored man , one of a kirgu number who weru working under n contractor In Virginia last summer , afforded a striking Illustration of how much more happiness depends on the Individual than upon cir cumstances. In relating the Incident to a Washington Star reporter his employer drew a strung picture of the discomforts under which the faborcrj lived and worked. The hours were long almost from sunrise to sunset and the men were kept digging , re gardless of how hot the sun beat down and without respite In wet weather , This par ticular man waa ono of the moat Industrious of the entire number. Ho wielded his pick In time to an Inexhaustible repertoire of quaint ditties , and each night was seen playing the gallant to one or another of several feminine admirers. He was about the only one who never asked for leave of abu-nco on account of Illness , and In spite of his nocturnal festivities ho remained cheerful until the contract was completed. When the last pay day came the- superin tendent said to him : "Jake , you've worked pretty hard , " "Vaa , Indeed , Bah. " "Have you any money saved up ? " "On'y whut'tt comlu' to mo now , sub , an' I owes dat. " "Do you mean to say that you've been digging In that blistering sun , working like a cart borne all throe months , without putting by anything ? " "Goodness me , mill , dat doan' worry mo none , 1 dldn' 'speck tcr lay mi III n' by , 1 JeV cotiio down hyuh foil or good , tlmu. " FOR AN ISLAND OF GOLD A Boston Expedition Doing to Search the South Pacific. EXCITING STORY OF ITS DISCOVERY The Kit-it ril'iitlont Attempt to Ill-Inn Amir Soiiti * of Hi TrUMir ' lltiw the ( in-lit Seerel HUM llei'ii TrniiNiiilltril. Horn Is a real story related by the Iloston Transcript of a search for gold which has some of the fascination that the hunt for thn shining ore Itself scorns to exert over thoBo who start on the quest without knowing whether the longed-for treasure Is really to bo found where they Intend to lool : for It or Is only a figment of the Imagi nation. Apparently , tlie expedition that Is now being fitted out In prosy , conservative Iloston Is of this nature ; and , on the other hand , the gold may bo exactly where the searchers hope that It may bo found. The expedition , ono of the mcinbcm of which Is 0. H. Ilalloy of 41 Iloylston street , Is not after the burled doubloons of some old buccaneer who roved the Spanish main , or the spoils of one of those Spanish explorer. ? who plundered the coast of the southern Pacific In the fifteenth century. There Is real piracy In the story , to be sure , and hanging , and all that , but this comes In a very different way. The object of the ex pedition Is to find a certain Island , the po sition of which Is pretty accurately known to those most concerned , which Is supposed to bo so Infested with gold that one can scrape It up In large heaps. The secret of this Island has been transmitted from one man to another , and jealously guarded for nearly a quarter of a century ; but for various reasons none of them has been able to avail himself of his knowledge until It fame Into the possession of but this Is one of the mys teries of the story , that the name of the originator of the expedition , ns well as all specific details bearing upon the location of the Islam ) , are to bo kept strictly secret until after the expedition has started , and the chances of Its being forestalled are therefore placed bejond the range of possi bility. With the omission of a few details which might lead to Idcntlllcatlon. this Is the story which has led to the organization of the expedition , ns lelntcd to the writer by mi' old sea captain living nt Mclrose. THE GOLU12N ISLAND. About 1S77 n carpenter , whose homo was In Maine , stopped nt I'nnjjiix on bis way homo from California , where he had earned 11 fair measure of success In the gold fields. In such places men nre not discriminating ns regards the acquaintances they make , and while staying hero he fell In with a couple of rough looking sailors , who had deserted from n whaler that put Into port for provisions. One evening , upon learning that he was n miner , and therefore familiar with mctnls , they took htm one side nnd showed him n strong bag filled with some hard substance , which they uskcJ him to examine and pronounce judgment upon. He examined the contents , which he found tube bo gold of the Uncut quality ; whereupon , after having first Imposed an oath of strict secrecy , they told him thnt shortly before arriving nt Panama their ship had touched at an Island to take on water. The casks were rafted ashore nnd quickly filled , the ship meanwhile standing off and on. While waiting for the ship to stand In , these two sailors strolled along the beach for about two miles until they came to a place where a ravine or water course came down from a high mountain , passed under n natural stone arch , and emptied Into the sea. Hero they noticed that the sand of the beach was filled with n number of shining particles resembling gold and that the crevices or seams of the water course also seemed full of It. Not sure whether It was gold , they gathered n small package nnd retraced their steps to the boat , saying nothing , however , to their companions of the discovery. Doing assured by the carpenter that they had discovered genuine gold , the sailors pro- poscJ that the three of them lit out a small vessel and return to the Island. The plan was agreed to at once , a vessel was pur chased , and six or eight more men were In duced to join the expedition. There wcro so few men available that they had to take such as they could get. and they got as precious a lot of rascals as ever went un hanged. There were two big negroes , two villainous-looking Spaniards who could not bo trusted out of sight ; a hunchbacked , snaky-looking fellow , who. It was afterward learned , was an escaped convict' from the penal colony In French Giiluim , ami a surly , scarred old fellow who had been warned out of California by n vigilance committee. Ho was feared by every member of the crow , and even before the coast lines had sunk below the horizon he had let out little sug gestions that filled the carpenter with premonitions that he was going to make- serious trouble. Surly nnd morose , hu slouched about the deck without a word to anybody. The other members of the crew were Indifferent. A CHBHIILESS LOCALITY. The vessel was fitted out ostensibly for coasting purposes , with mining tools , pro visions for two or three months , and a couple of barrels of rum. A man and woman wcro taken along as cook and stewardess. Along toward evening of the second day out they sighted the Island. It was a lonesome. Irregular beach , along which the surf was tumbling In long curls of creamy foam , and a little further In upon the rocks were groups of slimy , black creatures , which gave voice to the desolation with their hoarse barking. There was n sporadic growth of palms on the Island which dwindled away Into a ecraggy growth of underbrush upon the slopes of two mountains which rose symmetrically from the two extremities. A small cove bordered by a sandy beach offered u safe anchorage , and Into this the vcssul was cautiously atccrcd , nnd the crew was set to work at once at landing the stores. That night there was a grand carousal aboard the vessel In celebration of the suc cessful termination of the voyage , during which the rum flowed frealy and quarrels were frequent. The carpenter and ono of the sailors , however , held aloft from these orgies , remaining on deck perpared to leave the vessel should matters come to a crisis. Matters did como to a crisis with a crash when onu of thu Spaniards dragged the poor , frightened stewardess Into the cabin and Insisted that she Mng a Spanish song for the company. The big rnlllnn with a livid scar , who claimed to bo an American , declared that she should slug nothing but "Yankee Doodle. " The Spaniard attempted to force matters by drawing a knife , but the American anticipated him with his "gun , " which ho began to discharge right nnd left. In a moment the fight became general ; out of the cabin nnd up onto the deck they tumbled , shooting and cutting nnd cursing In a manner that was fearful to hear. Half of them would have been killed or wounded had It not been for an accident tint drew ihcir attention from the fighting to a danger that threatened them all In common. In the scuttle In the cabin a largo lamp was overturned , nnd before any one attempted to put out the llamcs the whole cabin was In a blaze. Without trying to sivo the vessel , all hands piled Into the single boat remaining , leaving one man dead In the companlonway and another severely wounded on deck. Thus all the stores , tools , etc. , except a few provisions which had been net on shore during the afternoon , were burned , together with the poor wounded wretch on deck. TUB PIRATE CREW. The next morning a party set out to ex plore thu Island , and soon found a simple- mli.ded old German on the opposite side , who lived all by himself , n sort of Hoblnscn Crusoe life , tilled a little soil , and kept n couple of fishing boats. That night some of the moro desperate spirits of the party proposed that they should steal one of the old German's boats , sail to the mainland , seize a small vessel and bring It back to the Island with moro provisions and tools , The carpenter ami the sailor , who had joined him the night before , tried to dissuade them from putting the plan Into execution , but they persisted and sailed away the next day. In about two weeks the sailboat hove In sight , and when she was beached , an emacia ted wounded wretch crawled out , the solo survivor of the crew that had sailed away EO confidently two weeks before , Ilcforc ho died ho told how the rascals bad auc- cccdcd In reaching thttronst safely , nnd with llttlo difficulty had found a small vessel Bulled to their purposj' . ' .They tried to getaway away with It In the hilrfnt , but the owner discovered them and attempted to Interfere , with the result that hu paid for his vigilance with n knife slash which settled him In a minute. Hut the pirates did not get away before they were overhauled , taken back to port , and every ono 3f them was hanged except the teller of the tale , who escaped , hut had been mortally , wounded In doing The carpenter and the sailor prospected dally about the- ravine nnd the bench ; but having nothing except''their knives with which to work they made little progress. Still they picked out of. tlje > crevices a con siderable amount of ge\Ji \ ( . One day they borrowed n hatchet from the old German and penetrated the ravine which ran up the side of or.e of the mountains. Some distance tp the slope they cleared away the under brush , and found tin' ledge to bo composed of soft , rotten stone Impregnated with gold n large quantities. In fact , the entire mattn- aln seemed to be streaked with the precious netnl. As they worked , however , their Ivcs were In constant danger , for the moun tain side seemed to be alive with polsoi.ous reptiles , scorpions , tarantulas , etc. The latter from these pests grew so serloun as they advanced that they finally gave up all attempts to penetrate further , nnd con tented themselves with working about the foot of the mountain. They remained on his Island nearly two months before they were taken off by a passing vessel which stopped to nil her water casks. CARPENTER GETS THE SWAG. Shortly after their return to the Isthmus .ho sailor was taken down with Isthmus fever nnd died. The carpenter then took ho gold flnd , keeping his secret , set sail for his home In Maine , whore he bought a iotel. He Intended some time to return to ihe Island , but ono winter day he fell on ( he Ice. receiving an Injury that resulted In paralysis , and a year later he also died. Hut jofore ho did so he told to a friend who had uirsed him all the details of his strange adventure - venture In the southern Pacific , drew a plan of the Island , described Its location and to pography , and gave such an accurate de scription that any one familiar with the coast could have no difficulty In verifying Ihe statements. The carpenter's friend did not survive- him long , hut before ho died ho likewise related the carpenter's story to the sea captain In Melrose , knowing that the lat er was familiar with the waters of the Southern Pacific. The captain took his chart of the Pacific coast , sailing direction nnd coast survey , and found that the carocnter's ntory was essen tially consistent. The Island was there , al- .hough the latitude varied about forty miles , an error easily made by one not familiar with latitude and longitude. The distance of the island from the mainland was correct , as vere also several allusions to Its topography. The story of the gold Is made plausible , too. by the fact that the Island lies In a belt which , the captain maintains , has become famous for Its richness In this metal. The only fact which It Is dllllctilt to reconcile nith the description of the Island Is that the Islands In the Southern Pacific are said to bo almost entirely of coral formation , and. therefore , not of a gold-bearing char acter. Now. however , ten years after the last telling of the secret , an expedition has lieen formed , headed by two Hoston men , both miners , one of them perfectly familiar with the country , language and character of the people , and backed by a party of men who are willing to ventureupon , such a wild quest. The two men will go to ome point on the Isthmus , where'a vessel will be lilted out and manned wltli native's for the purpose of locating the Island jind discovering what basis there Is for the story of Its golden treasure. J TKAVI3I.S OF A DIAMOND. Story of n 1'urlM . ! r\v ! U'r'i l-\i | -rlrn 'c with it V ! Kln > Stoiii" . years ago. says the Jewelers' Re view , a Paris jeweler told at story of ono diamond mend which had passed over his counter no less than eleven times. It was a beauti ful stone of nearly four carats , of perfect color and luster , but , easily Identified by means of a small "feather" In the tip of the lowest part. He bought It from an East India dealer and had -It set In a ring. It was sold to a countess In 1SG9. just befcre the outbreak of the Franco-Prussian war. The countess died In n few weeks , and the ring was worn by her husband. He WES klllert In the slcgo of Paris , and a few days after his death the ring was brought Into the store for sale by n common soldier. He was arrested , and the ring was sent to the family o' the dead count. Before the siege ended they brought In the ring nnd sold It to the dealer In order to procure money to buy fond. Directly after the siege It passed Intci the hands of an English tourist who visited the city to get n look at the ruin wrought by the communists , and a year later back came the stone from the- Indian buyer of the firm , who. on being written to and desired to tell how he got It , stated that It had been the property of an English tourist hunter who was killed by n tiger , and his friends sold the ring to get means to send the body home. The stone was re set , and aoon found a purchaser In a prom inent member of the demi-monde , who not long afterward was murdered In her room. Amrng the articles taken by the murderer was the ring , and the llrm began to wonder how soon It would turn up. They had not long to wait , for all their people hail by this time learned about the stone , and were on the lookout for It. After six monthn it was found In the showcase of a jeweler In London , who had bought It of a firm In Amsterdam. It was bought by the Paris iigent , ami sent back to be started afresh on its travels. It was purchased again by a woman of the town , who , six weeks later , was drawn out of the Seine with the gem on her finger , and , by a strange coinci dence. It woj offered to the firm that soM It by the police agents , the court having Jurisdiction having ordered It to bo sold. And so it went from hand to hand , attended ivith misfortune at every change and usu ally bringing death to the possessor. Labor ers in the Golconda mlin-s used to say thnt when a stone was baptized In blood when first taken from the earth It caused the -shedding of blood wherever It. went , and the story of one auch Ill-omened gem far to confirm belief In such a supcmtltlon. CI.OTHKS IAIM011TAI , . Mnilc So for ICvoiiiiiiilcnl IVoiilo liy n Collilliu Industry. It's easy to bo a , well-dressed man now adays , siys a New York letter. If ono saves up his old clothes until ho accumulates few suits , and then follows the example ol his rich friends here , ho will soon find out how they pose as howling swells at com paratively little outlay. It only costs $25 a year to look like a man who owns n valet providing ono has the costumes to start on. In a sky-scraping structure a suite ol sumptuous offices is oCcuple'd by the clerlca staff of a concern which Is engaged In keepIng - Ing the clothes of some of our worthiest am most Inlluentlal citizens. In repair. A large factory down-town , employing a small army of scourers , prcsscrs , and menders , is kepi in constant operation , and wagons of the company may be seen dally covering regular routes In the best parts of the city. So sensitive are the patrons .of the concern however , lest their rcononilcal proclivities become known to neighbors that nothing moro than the ambiguous title of Ihc11 rn Is painted on the vehicle. A lady with n pronounced French accent manages this part of the business. Krr.ni her It was learned that a yearly subscrip tion fee of $25 , paynblq In advance , entitles any ordinary American citizen to member ship In this concern , by means of which his clothes , at least , can jostle up against those of the Four Hundred. On paying the fet the members are entitled to all the serv ices required to keep their wardrobe In repair and presentable condition. The chests are allotted to him , upon which his name and address are printed. Ono of these re mains at his homo , while the other In nl the factory. Wagons call at the house ol patrons of the company twice a week. If necessary , and collect the clothed which have been placed In the chest , at the nami tlmo leaving a chest full of clothes , care fully mended and pressed ready for wear One young man who has been a patron ol the novel e-stablUhment for some tlmo says that It work * llko a charm , and his ; ij > parol bears out hla statement. Of course the tailors , the old clothes gatherers am thu servants who have strutted In the castoff - off garments of their masters don't llko Iho Innovation ; but It U a necessity of the tlmre Keeping up appearances Is a great biulntss liere , and this new clothes-fixing achcmo b a regular boon to lota of ineu who trave oil shape and style. ICKLE OLD MISSISSIPPI A Whim that Now Threatens the Ooin- niorco of Now Orleans. i SURGICAL OPERATION AT THE MOUTH j Cutting a \ < MV Outlet to tlir ( inUlt K Skill Sliorrii to lit- t'rtoHi to Cni'lt the Fatlu'rot U'ntiTM. Now Orleans Is now In a stale of excite- ncnt over the fact that the Mississippi Ivor Is in Ihe net of providing Itself with an entirely new mouth. It Is a very serious matter to New Orleans and the entire Mis sissippi valley , and a threat to their coin- nerce. The commercial exchanges of the Crescent City , writes a correspondent of the \ew York Sun , have determined to hold a conference on the subject at n very early lay and will call a convention of all the alley states and ask congress to doctor up he passes or mouth of the Mississippi. In his mutter the Father of Waters Is not nl- vays tractable , nnd the United States cngl- leers have spent years and wasted mllllotm n trying to make the great river obey them , t Is just half a century since engineers icgan work nt the junction of the Missis sippi and the Red. and they have not car ried out their purpose yet. Perhaps Ihe neat btrlklnp , piece ol perverseness on the iart of the Mississippi ha been nt Vlcka- jurg. During the war the Dulled States troops , with General Grant In command , lid all In their power to make the river run acl-om Dosoto or Delta point and then iround the confederate fortifications at Vlcksbiirg. but nothing could Induce It to lo MO , and the lives of many thousand union soldiers had to be sacrificed In carrying he confederate stronghold. Hut when , after : he war , the government undertook to pre sent just what It had previously attempted o do , the river reversed Its action and cut irross the point , leaving Vlcksburg on Lake Centennial. In the matter of the passes , the river has ) ccn lesa active , though equally fickle. II has In all some seven or eight outlets and has changed Its favorite from time to time. Two of the older passes have practically disappeared Hayou Ilallzo nnd the Passe n Cheval. What the river Is doing now Is creating n new outlet or pass , something r > f which there Is no previous record. It Is true that nt one time the Dallzc seemed the true outlet of the Mississippi , at an other Passe n Loutrc , or Otter Pass , after ward Southwest Pass , and today South Pass ; but the river has heretofore been content with those favorite H , Here Its fancy seems to bo for nn entirely new ono ; and the new favorite Is nn exceedingly dangerous one to the commerce of the .Mississippi valley. CHAOS AT THE MOUTH. The truth h that the mouth of the Missis sippi Is ns near llmt chaos from which the world Issued as It Is possible to conceive. The elements are . o mingled together that It is Impossible to tell with certainty which Is land and which Is water , for the land Is as unstable as the water Itself , In a constant state of ferment and bubble , and always changing Its form. Islands or mud lumps arc constantly forming and disappearing. Some of the phenomena puzzled the engi neers , until It was discovered that the land Is steadily sinking Into the ocean. This proposition , originally stated a few years ago by Major Qtilnn , United States engi neer In elmrgo of the district. Is now fully continued by nil the surveys ; and E. K. C'orlhell. who built the Jetties for Captain reads , lias found that the sinking has been going 01. for nt least a century nnd a half at the rate of a foot every ten years. The old Spanish fort at the Dallze has literally sunk o'.lt of sight with time. Originally built on solid land. It now stands ) In ten fool of water. In such a country , hilt mud , half water , and always in n turmoil , almost anything may occur. What was expected was the filling up of Ihe gulf beyond the Jetties. What has really happened Is the opening of a new pass , as yet unnamed , although It Is today the largest outlet of the Mississippi. Some five years ago the big storm which ravaged the gulf coast of Louisiana , tore away the bank of the river , nnd allowing It to empty a portion of .the water Into the gulf by a route shorter by eight or ten miles than that through the jetties or the other passes. This outlet , which still goes by the name of "tho Crevasse , " Is situated , perhaps , ns unfavorably for Iho shipping that goes through the passes as It possibly could he. It Is near the he-id of the pass where the river branches out Into half n dozen streams. The crevasse Is but a short distance from the last of the jetties , and threatens them. It Is already drawing some water thnt ought to go down past the Jetties , nnd It threatens to divert still more. It Ins deepened the river there and washed away part of the work built to concentrate the current of the river on the jetties and thereby enable them to secure a deep chan nel. The contractors , seeing that It must In lime severely affect the works , tried to close the Crevasse , but In vain. They have finally abandoned nil Idea of attempting so gigantic an onglneerlns feat , and seem to have adopted the sulfii-lent-unto-thc-day philosophy. The contract between the United States and Captain Eads for the in.ilntr- nanco of the jetties expires In three years. The contractors hope to bo able to malntal.i the contracted depth of water until 1S99 In spite of the Inroads of the crevasse , nnd tboy cannot bo expected to look after the men beyond IS'JO. DEFIES HUMAN SKILL. The Crevarae might In tlmo become a navi gable pass or outlet. If It docs not turn In the wrong direction and empty Its waters Into Garden Island biy , a shallow sound or lagoon Instead of Into the Gulf of Mexico. If It continue * to do GO , It will In the course of tlmo fill up the lagoon with the mud nnd silt of the river , and then probably form a new outlet ; but this will bo a question of a generation , and New Orleans Is Interested In having the problem of Its outlet to the sea settled now. Two very energetic attempts have- been made to close the Crevasse , the first In 1S92 , by the United States , the second In 1893 by the Kads Jetty company , but although a great deal of money waa spent , and the best engineering talent was employed , both efforts proved complete failure * ) , anil all work has hern abandoned. The Crevasse Is now .1.100 feet wide and twelve fett deep , and Is taking off about one-fourth of all the waters of the MiHaUslppl. If It kecpd on growing as fast as It has done. It will. In time , reduce the discharge ) of the other imssM , which will tend to raise these bar.i and close them to navlgallon. So far nothing has been done by Now Orleans beyond culling attention to the dan ger and sugprstlng that , unless action Is taken In time , New Orleans and the Mis sissippi valley will find themselves bottled up some day. Mr. Corthclc , who built the Jetties ; Mojor I ) . M. Ilarrod of the Missis sippi Itlver commission and city engineer of New Orleans , and all Iho other engineers who have studied the condition of alfalrs For Infants and Children. DPS. KflcCREW II Tim ONLY SPECIALIST WII.1 T ( ATS AM. PRIVATE DISEASES VVcaltneit & Uiiorder rf MEN ONLY 0 Yrirt Kipcncnce , V Y r is Omiha. Hook Free. Coiuulrailon 9iitl Kxaiinnaiion Kicr. Hill and rJr.Tam Sit. Oil AllMK1I. . The Soft Glow of the Ton Fioso U acquired by laellcu who U3o Pozzemi'H Coiin.uxioH I'owDidi. Try It , flt the innuth of thn MUslfljIppI , rrnllr.o that tlio sltiintlon thcro Is serlou * anil Hint New Orlraus will ttiftcr unless work I * be-Rtin soon to repair the1 ilamuRO ilono by tbo croVAMO or to open n now outlet to tbn gulf. Tbo favorite pU' ' > noetnft to be > to open up Southwest I'.IM by new Jottlitt. This was the route * ( or veMi'ls to Now Or leans before Iho irnflle w.ns diverted to Smith Paw by CaptMn Kail's sror.t cr.filtioe'rliiK work. The matter will bo left to ,1 reinvention ; tion of all the river iitatcs. which It In pro- IIOSCH ! to call nt a day suftlclcntly early to have Its Iriluoneo" on conpir s nt the next session. All the plans nro baaed on the the'ory that whenever the eiiRltieer * got ready they can inako the Mississippi do Just what they want It to do. Whereas , nothing linn been moro clearly established than that nil the cnglneorltiH talent In the \\orH and all tbo money cannot m.tko It rhatiRt' Its mind whenever It has made It up. The jetty Mystem otiRht to bo ns pr.ie- tlrabltt through Southwest as thioiiRh Smith Pans. The dlllle-ult part of the umlortakliiK will bo to prevent the rtvor from forming a mud past throitKh the Crevasse , tlu-roby diverting a InrKO part of the vnlnmo ot water and rciiuVi-InK the jetty work elsewhere - where leas certain. WHY sin : WAS Tlio Stout l.nilj' * H\ii-rl | < > iu- ( > > { ( li tin * l'i'iuilnllu' - > lot .Mm-hliu- . It was noon at n quick lunch restaurant , and nearly every place was occupied by a hungry Individual , when n Htmit lady 011- tcred. The only spot she saw vacant was nt the end of n counter , relates the lloston Olobo , and he > ro thrro stood a pcnny-ln-thc- slot weighing machine. As who was In n hurry , she concluded to stand on the scales , after having satisfied herself that they would not opornto and reveal - veal her \\ctght unless she put In n coin , and this was far from her Intentions. She was short anil plump , and the plat form of the scale * brought her up lo a very convenient height at the counter. Pho or dered her lunch , nnd , nflcr looking around nt the dial of the machine * to rea&Hiiro her self that she waa not being weighed , she began her Btmlatory enjoyment. .lust then two rather sporty chaps came In. They notlned the woman on the scales at once. She hnd < v pretty face , If not an attractive figure or , peihaps , ono should say. as well as tin. nttractlvo llRitre , for the Inttcr cuitalnly attracted attention from Its slze\ "I'll bet you the dinners she weighs' over 200 , " said one of the sports. "I'll po yon , " replied the > other. "Hut how can we- tell which wins ? The maehlno Isn't " \\VII soon nniko It work. " said npnrt No 1. "Hero , boy , " ho ndded. speaking to n > oungstor who was selling papers , "you en and put n cent lu the Blot of that inni-biur with the woman on It , and I'll give you i , dime. " "Let's ECO yer dime , " eald the boy , vltb worldly e-atttlousness. "Thcro yon nro. " and the sport put the money In the urchin's hand. The Inttcr found his tank an easy ono , foi the victim was very biwy gettlnp oulsi'li- ' u dish of sfcnp. She did not see the lioy put the' penny In the slot , but several oth r did , and the Joke went around the counter almost ns quickly as the hand on thr weighing maehlno went around to the figure marking the woman's nvolrdtipola. "You pay for the dlnneis , " said sport No. 1. triumphantly to No. L' . "That's right. " was the response , nnd In went the'lr orders. The fnt lady wiped eft her chubby mouth. laid down the napkin , nnd took up her liocketbcok to got the wlieiowlthnl to pay tirr check , when he-r cyo foil on the dial of the machine * . "Groat heavens ! " paid ahe half aloud , "the hand has moved ! " Yes , It had moved a long distance' , and stood honestly and steadily pointing at 211. 211.Sho She glancfd around the counter , and. perceiving that she was the focus cf ali the oyM In a row of smiling fper-s. she was so mad that the rushed out of the res taurant and forgot to pay her bill. THE OLD , OLD STORY. lint the It I'll Si-nlN I'rpvi-iil Krmiil. One of the curious freaks of human na lure Is the Infailablc desire to be noticed If a man discovers or Invents samcthlug which Is a real blessing to mankind It brings him fame or reputation honestly earned , but immediately a lot of llttlo head ! ) come up and shout : " .Mo too , " "Notice me too. " "Here , loc-k this way , look at mo too. " Nearly every oilier person ono mcet ! < ntAvadiiys drinks the new hot food drink. Poatum , Ihe health coffee , and It Is so well received that no doubt some "Mo too" will begin lo Khout for some one to notice their cereal drink. The physician who Invented the processes for preparing grain to make Postum Ccre-al worked ut it about u year. lie mulled < iuletly wbe-n told that people may Imltalo his discovery. "It Is easy to brown some rye or malt and call It coffee cereal. There Is but one Poatum Cereal food drink , and It cannot bo Imitated. " The genuine packages have largo red seals containing the words. "It makes red blood. " and manufactured by the Poatum Cereal Co. , limited , llaltle Creek , Mich. , and the con tents nre eclcntlllcally iircparod to produce a pungent , piquant , nnd highly nourishing drink , which certainly docs make red blood , and round , fat. happy bodies of Ihe grown folks and children. "Just us good as Postum Cereal" nre words used to defraud the public. DUFFY'S PURE MALT WHISKEY ALL DRUGGISTS. IMappy Days nre those upon which sufferers experience the return of loit itrenijili , vitality nnd energy. The famous Brain anJ Nerve ITOX ! . brine nNjiit this happy result. They cre-ale bcaliliy digestion , rurc. rich blood , linn muscles , runRcJ strc-njjlli. steady nerves anj a clear train. Drains checked forever , $1.00 Per Box , 6 Boxes , $5.00. A leital guarantee to cure or refund tlic money with every Sfi order Ail Iresa Sherman & McConnell Drue Co. , 1513 Doilea tit. , umahn , Nco. 6V1ADE SV1E A IV3AN AJAX TAHurrsi'OsrnviiY ; cuiin A Ift AVrrotMHrffrji l''alIIiitf Mem ory. lin'Otyu' | > , Hlf 'pieii Hfiitr .tMUMJtt liy AI HI MM am ! oilier Kiri * * * * * anil Jtnllti. cretlun * . 'lltf\i \ rjnirJJu itntl tin-tin luKiojo J/ul VJInllljr In oM or juunf , and Ut u iiitin for > ituillii inmn or murrliiRn. ljr veiit Intimity and Connmiiplion If talfpu tu titiiH , Their nn cliown Iinmoilliitn linrrovu. nitmt nml atfectit a CUJtC whom all others lull , in , Mlt uron ) iuvint : the L'cnulim AJnx Tablets. They IWVHcurft'l ' IlimirtiiniUiiii'l will euro jou. U'e nlvn a po/Huo written ( naruntco tot ( fret it euro In * * irh cn * or refund Uin moiiuy. J'rlca CO coiiu i-nr imcknun , or Hit tmckiit't'full ( tiHtttinnnt ] for 9 .UJ. liy mull. In pinm vrr/tpirr. / inoii rm-oliitoi i > rlcu. ( Mrctimr frc * * , AJAX REMEDY CO. , I"ljffi.r jrT , ? > For vale In Omaha by Julius Forsytli , 202 N , IGth lilri-ct , Kuhn & Co. , IClh anil Douijlai S'.rccti. DrtiKEUts. < : hlri ! frr' r.ncll'h UUmond llrnnil. Orlelnulanil Only ( icuulnr. tiArc , &lwart rilliblt , IADIL * sik Uruiihl for CltlrlttHirt 1'wllil , Ilia tjtlrttnttljt Itt-il aM rWJni iilik M. 'll i wllll lillie flhlnn 'I'ul.o li'tolhrr.viii /iiii9roHi uiiitu < fioniutij Imlfdtwnl. Al lifuf lifi.or D4'3r. li H4ui far t'ftrileulfcn , ir ilmoat li anl "llrller Tor l.ulr \ * . I'll'lHr. lj ri-turil SUII. II..III" ! l 'l.0 . l.l . .V..MJ l-p , , . - , lx.nl Urutiiui. -l ruiada. , I'o. CURE YOURSELF ! I/KII / Jlljfij for uncitiirul i 'r.hatiMi ! liiUHriiMmiluiii. Irrltuilurm or iilcnullonu uf in n cuu ririubr.ini : > 9 , i'ulnli-iii , am ] i.ut ttililu. , Nolil hr or rui In [ 'lain ' wrurpor. I'/ , pl ti. vjtvM. for ! . > , or 3 bollie. , J.'jj. Clrc'jlir n'ui ua roiucit Ancmii ; ; moans " \vnnt of blood , " a deficiency in the red corpuscles of the blood. Its cause is found in want of sufficient food , dyspepsia , lack of exercise or breathing impure air. With it is a natural repugnance to all fat foods. Scott's Emulsion is an easy food to get fat from and the easiest way of taking fat. It makes the blood rich in just those elements neces sary to robust health , by supplying it with red cor puscles. For u ! ? at ( oent * nd $ i.cv > by < ll drvggl tx SCOTT & no\VM > , New York ThoUsaid for ( TrnJe Murk. ) ACCIDENT TICKETS. CnrunHjCoimniii jot New VurU. Rivio THREE MONTHS' insurance , $1,000 for $1.00 , to Him or women , between IS nnj CO ycnr/i nt HKC , nRnliiHl fatal Hticct Accidents u-foot , or on llloyclux , Homes , . Homo Cars , llallrr.ini eiirn , Klrvntu'l ' , Tinllcy mill Oitili > rni , Steain M > . 's. Mn nml Sti-otn l-Yrrlos. JlW.Wil tlninoltcil wllli ( hiItitMirnnco I'cpnitinrnt of tlip Mat * of York tor tlic recurlty of tlie Insured. Tor Stile liy Clms.KuufiiiuHii , 1202 Douclnit Stictt. rii. nw OinnliK. Nr Sentries & Searles , SPICIUISISIV Nervous , Chronic and Private Diseases. WEflSflflEB St.XUAlLV. Alt I'rlvntc lllscnncn Hid DIsordcTHof .Moll Treatment tiy mill -Consultation tn'o SYPEHUS Cured for lift ) and the poison tborouir'ily cleansed from the yat < > in. I'lLKH. K1STIJLA and UKCTAL t'l.rKUH. HYlMtOCKLKS and YAHICOCKLI3 permanently nml suc cessfully I'tirvd. Method new and unfailing STRICTURE AHDGLEErnVi ; o Uy new method -.vltbout pain or cutting. Call on or uddrcns with stump , Dr Scarlcs & Searlcs 119 S. 14th St. , , Crun ha. Neb. XOTICK OF Till : SITTINO OK THR CITY COUNCIL OK TIIIcrrr OP OMAHA AS A llOAItn OK KlJI'Al.l/.ATION ' OK ASSESSMENTS KOll fJKNKItAL CITY TAXES KOH THE YHAH 1S97. All perHotiH Interested are hereby notified that the city uoiiac.ll of the oily of Otmilui will Hit n H u board of eiiu.illzatlon of IIH- HisHinentH for general InxrH for the year ISM , as provided by m-ctlou S3 of the Char ter of Metropolitan Titles , on tbo Itth day of November , ivjtf , betuivii the bourn of 9 o'clock a. in. and 5 o'clock p. in. , In iKjiumlttct ! room A , In tbo city ball , for tbo purpust.of healing and determining all romplalntH of eironeous or unjust IIHSPXH- mc-nls for Hulil year Ami Maid bi-arlnttH will be01111111101 ! frum day to iluy for u pi.-ri < > d of at b-ant llvo iluyH from iliu duto of xald llr.st Kilting. All pe-rxons bavlm ; taxable property with in the city are n-iiucHte-d to examine their iiKHe-MKinentH , so Unit , If any error exists , ur any Injustice ban been done In tin- assess ment of property , e'orri-ellon may ! > < inuilo by said board of equalization , It being tbo Intent of the law that no uorreulluns tdmll be inuilo after the board of niml/itloii | ] ; adjourns , except for reasoim sot forth In tbo statute ! ) . The assrsHiiiont book ; ] nro now ready for examination. All eomplnlins must be In wrltlni ; ami tiled willi Ilie city clerk for the euiiHlilenuloii and action of said board wlii-n convened. Omaha , Nebraska , October ,11 , I'-Dfl. I'.EKCIIEH IIIOIIY. City Clerk. N2d-7t BAJLWMIIMEJARD Leave * IWULINOTO.V & Mu. IlIVKlLIArrlvtM UmulmiUnluii IA-IIUI. loth & MIIUJII Sl . | ejinaha 8:3jnn : ; Denver K > | IIPS . " 9Uam ! l.if'imi.IIlk lllll.i , Mont .V 1-iiKet Slid Kx. lCUi : > m 1:31iin : | I Jen ver Kxpicn 7:0.im..NcbruFka : | Ixicnl nHun.lny ) . . . . . .Lincoln Local ( ex. Hiiiiday ) . . .I 2S : pm..l'a > il Mull ( fur Lincoln ) d.illy. . . I.envi-H ICIIICACIO. IIIIIII.INIITOX K. ej.lArrlvcH ( ) innlinUnlunJJc | | > ot , loth ,1 Mah.in Hta. | Uninlu uC : inn CliU'iico Vuatlbule 8:00.im : tiNsitin ChlciiKO I'.xpiL'rK il : ! > piu 7ui > | ini..ChlciiKu nml .St. LuulH rixiire.sa. . biCnuin H:4Vani : 1'aclllu Jiinctlun Local C:10nu : | Kust Mull ZS9 : | > in I.envm ICHICAOO. MIL. St ST. rAUI.Airl\e ] OniuliiiUnlon | l > eiut | , loth . 'i Mnaon Kin. | Oinah.t C0m ! | ClileiiK" Limited sO.Vini : 11 jimim..Chicago Kxprcm ( L-X. Kumluy ) . . . 3'jinn : l iive.s lenilt'AC.O & NOUTIIWKST'.V.IArrlvvii einuliaIInkHi | Depot , 10th & .Masun .StH. | Oinah.i 10:4 nm I-'aHti'ni l xjiifpn 3tfpni : ) Vextllinled Limited 5:10iin : | . : . ' . . ' . | . St. 1'aul ! > :3 : < um f.IUrini : . Kl. Pan ] Limited . lt:0. : > lJin 7 : : ) uin..Carioll & Kloux I'lty Ixiriil. . . llIOiiii : | G:30pin : . Oinalui fhlcavn Kpeelal . IJlOMni _ . . Missouri Vullt-y l cal . j:3 : < Miu I.eiivp iriUCAUO. H. I. eiiialiaUiilnn | Inpol , loth Mimi.ni Hln. | Omaha " " " _ _ _ _ "HAST. _ lOMo.un. . Atlantic KXIUUBH ( ex. fiuinlay ) ! " . r.:5"un : | 7:00 : ; . in . NlRlit Kxpri'KH . 8:15am : 4r,0jini..e'lilrai : ; < i Vi-Ktlhulcil Limited. . . . l:30pin : lriim..Kl. : | I'aul Vcalllinleil IJmlteiL. . . l:35im : | " " _ _ J _ WKST. _ 0iiim. : Oklahoma & Texan Kx ( i'x. Hu fr.)7lO:35am ) : lilOpm . Colorado Limited . liOOpin Leavi'H I C. , HT. I' . . M. & O. lAirlves _ OniHlui | Depot , Kith nndVcli4ter rite. I Omahu Kirmm..Hloux : ( "liy Accommodation. . . . 8:00im : | 12:30pm..Kloux City ixirm : | d-x. Siiti.llS-iun : liilfipm HI. I'aul LlmlUd 9:19 : > iiii LpaveiTl l' i : . ifc MO. VAM.HV" ' | Arrlv7" ( Jiniiliiil Di'li'it , I'lli nnd UVImlir HlH. I Oinnliu "alwlini Kant MMl'iind CxprvKH BCofiin : : ( \ | , . . . . ( Hut ) Wyo Kx ( i-x MOD ) . . . . S:00pm : 7GO.im..l''ri'monl : Loi-al ( riiunl.iyH only ) . . 7r.0am : Nuifolk HxprenH ( ex Hun ) 10:2. : > nm Ciir.pm j . . . . . . .til. I'aul IIxpreim iiIOani ; 1nvi'H I " K. C. . HT. J. ft f. II. | Arrlv - ( > iniihiilnlon | Duiiot , lotli & MUBOII KlH. | Onnilia ii.or.iim KantutH City Dny Kxpromi < i:10 : | > m lQiOipin.lC. ( C ! . NlKht Mjt.j-lu I.1. I' . 'riiinM. CiJa-im Leaves I MIKHOUItl I'AI'II'K * . lArrlvex Oiniilinl Depot , ISth nnd Welmter Kin. I Omnlm 3:30nii..N'e-jrni : | | < kn & KniinaH Limited.Tli:2pm : li:3ipni : ( Kunxnii I'lty l xprim ClOO.uu 3GOpm : Ni'linniku Lociil ( i-x , Hun. ) UMuiii : LriiveiTl HIOUX'CITV & I'Al'IKIC. " lArrlvc.i' Omaliiil llciot. | 15IJI uml Welmti-r Hm. | Onulm " ' " ' "criSpm Ht. I'lTuT'Llniltuil. . . . luIOarn Leuveu | HIOIJ.V CMTV & I'.U'II'MC. lArrlVPN Depot , ICllll ft Alumni Htn , | Om.ilm HI. Paul Paiwerxfer. . . llTlOpm 7:20firn : . Hloux City PiiMenyer . U0.'pni ; . Paul Limited . 0:20.im : tTNToFfPACI I'lfi ( ArrlVHn QtimliaUnlpn | Depot , 10th & Mnion Kl , | Omaha " 3SOa"in..T ; . Kearney HxiiH-xn . lilOpin Ki'JOam . Overland Limited . 1 :4'pm : a:30piil.leat'ee : | ft Htrnmhli'K I3ex ( Huti.l:03pni ) & : Upm.irnnd Inland KIPTHH ( ( * . Hun.l:0rpni ) ! ! : 336pm. ! . . . 1'iul _ Mall . 8)0aiu : ) Leaven I WAIIAHI1 HAILWAV IArriv77 OmaliulJnlon | Depot , 10th fc Ma Kin BU. | Omaha "YsSOpmi . . . .HtrLoulit'Carinnii Hall . . . .lI:30Jiii : Omubul Depot , llth und Wclwur mi , | Arrhf