THE OMAHA DA1J/T HER : St'TsDAT ' , 20 , 1800. 13
PROFITS IS THE BY-PRODUCTS
i' Industries that May lasily Bo Kudo
Mutually Remunerative ,
COMMUNITY OF INTEREST IN FACTORIES
ot I.ocnMiiK NiiRnr licet ,
Klnrc'li unit
I'lnnlK In IIIN : > Cinitiitiuil-
vnlloii ot Ijiu'li Oilier.
OMAHA , Dec. 19. To the Editor of The
liee licet sugar factories , glucose and
starch factories , packing houses and stock
jards arc Industries which should bo
nltttatcd near each other. With the strong
competition of foreign and domestic products
it la necessary to manufacture goods with
thu leant waste pomlble. In the manufacture
of beet migar In Europe it Is generally ad
mitted that if the manufacturer succeeds in
paying ills expenses from the proceeds of the
refined product ho docs well Where is his
profit' The profit Is realized from the us > e
ot his molavMs ot low purity and from his
tmlp , and whenever ono or both ot thcso
Important factors are neglected ho loses
money The latter Is the case with our brct
sugar factories In Nebraska. There Is very
little demand for pulp , and none for mo-
laEgcs. Tanners claim diffusion of pulp con
tains 90 per cent ot water , and that the
dry subatanco Is but a small amount. It
in proved by stock raisers In this state that
j > uln is good for feeders , but the freight on
the wntei ( which Is about CO per cent on a
car load of pulp ) precludes the possibility
of its use by stock feeders situated a cer
tain distance from the factorj. The
result Is that the factories running
lu this Ktatc have thousands of tons ot pulp
in their jurds , which not enl > brings thorn
nothing but costs money to unload at slde-
trackii How many itodt feeders would como
to South Omaha , right to the doors ot the
packing houses , and feed cattle , saving Uio
freight , If they had the opportunity to buy
their feed hero Juat as cheap as two hun
dred rnllcs away ?
A beet sugar factory can press Its pulp
so that only about 25 per cent of water re
mains in the name , and it to a ton ot pulp
jou have CO gallons ot low molasses jou have
n food which will furnish good cattle for the
market In 160 dajs.
SITES SUGGESTED
Packing houses within clodo proximity
will makeit easy for the f-ugar factories
to obtain the necessary fresh beef blool
and dry phosphoric acid which me In great
use in the refining of sugar. These points
go to show conclusively that cadi of ; he o
industries could bo made of great service
to the other. The question that most In-
teresjta us Is this- Has South Omaha a site
near her itock jards and packing houses
suited to the erection of a beet sugar fac
tor } ' A paitj Interested In beet sugar man-
faclurlng made a visit to the Magic City
a few da ) s ago Following West 1 < " street ,
lie came to thu crossing of V street and the
boulevard. Detween the Ilurllnglon bridge
( north ) . Palmer street ( vvcjt ) , the lumber
yard ( south ) , and the belt line railway
( east ) , I1 * situated a piece -ground which
xv 111 lo very desirable for a beet sugar fac
tory Every railroad entering from Omalm
passes cast or west of the ground ; the rail
road companies will have sidetracks laid in
the yards and there would be no charges
made for switching. The stock jards
iiud packing houses are within one-
lialf mile of the ground. The silos neces-
eary to preserve the beets can bo
built facing the tracks of Iho MIs-
soiirl Pacific , Chicago & Northwestern ,
Fremont , Elkhorn & Missouri Valley , Chicago
cage , Hock Island & Pacific and Union Pa
cific , and the main building should have cn-
trancti on the boulevard Tlio water sup
ply can bo drawn from the main pipe In
Commercial street , only a few blocks away.
nnd there Is already a ditch to carry off
the refuse water. Ilcsldes , a brick yard
and lumber yaid are adjacent to the ground.
What more do jou want ?
Sometimes land owners will offer a certain
number of acres to a syndicate or corpora
tion as an inducement to have them locate -
cato an Important enterprise upon their
ground , but for the land t > o received the
enterprise is apt to bo forever at a disad
vantage by not having proper railroad con
nections and other facilities , and in the
course of tlmo will bo the loser. Hefore
yon make jour choice jou should look up
all thcso items , when I believe jou will
conui to the conclusion that there l no bet
ter slto for the erection of a sugar factory
than the piece of ground described , because
you have : .
1. Connection with every railroad entering
Omaha.
1 ! No charges to pay for sidetracks or
switching.
3 ll.o stock jarda are at your door ana
ready to nao all the pulp jou can turn out.
1 The water supply , being near at hand ,
mill bo of email expense.
C. The fuel material can bo obtained
cheaper hero than at any other point ; jou
will have all the railroads competing for
thu business.
HOW TO MAKE MONEY.
v The more you can do with jour money the
V more income It will jlohl Then why not
try to utilize all the year round the capital
invested In the business , which remains Idle
nt least eight months out of the jcar ? Uo-
Hldes lalsing beets , Nebraska Is a corn state ,
nnd what becomes of our largo surplus of
corn ? Eastcin firms buy It for making glucose
coso , starch and whisky. A beet sugar fac
torj- . desirous of disposing of Its pulp at a
profit , will have to put up all 'the machinery
necessary for making corn meal
JJeets and corn constitute the
raw materials of thrco great indus
tries migar. glucoset and starch. Wo turn
our beets li.to sugar In our own state , but
wo ship our corn east , where they pay on
an average 7 cents per bushel moro than wo
do , and they maUo gluccao and starch , send
thoHO products back to us nnd still make a
profit. Who Is paying the freight both ways'
Certainly not the manufacturer , but the
consumer , and why ? Simply because wo do
not have the factories here. What will bo
the benefit If , Instead of pajlng double
freights vvo were making glucose and starch
right near the cornfields , Ilko wo make our
sugar ? And more , what will bo the benefit
If wo combined sugar , glucose , starch and
cattle feeding ? I should call them sister
Industrie * , which nt the present time- can
hardly bo operated Individually at a profit ,
but which united will bo able to compete
\vlth the world. The machinery required to
inaku etareh and glucosu will bo of small
expense when the beet machinery Is bought ,
because the eamo battery of boilers , same
motor power , and about the game amount ot
labor will inn both works , giving employ
ment to labor all the jear round. The
refuses of the glucose and utarch factories
mixed with the pulp of the beet sugar fac
tory will furnish food substantial enough
for cattle , without adding corn meal. Thcso
industries will unite under the same roof ,
and by proper management and with the
best and latriit Improved machinery , there
is no reason why you should not be able to
put your product on the surrounding mar
kets cheaper than any eastern firm No
bettor manufacturing or distributing point
exists in the United States.
A iijnillcato formed on this basts will
find right at home the capital nccc-bsary to
utart the enterprise. I feel satisfied It would
yield a continuous profit and prove to bo a
good Investment. The only thing which could
seriously menace the linalnes- } would bo a
total failure of crops , and that could only bo
tcmpoiary.
Hut to locate ami build with a view ot
competing with thu heaviest competition
you have to take Into consideration not only
the location , but every llttlu Item of expense ,
biioh its trackage connections , switching ,
HonoraKe , water and convenience * for hand-
lint ; the product
AN EXPEIHENCED MFGIt.
An Olil'I'lintPrinter. .
E , F. Illnmiui , aieil M j-enrn , walked down
from his homo nt Twenty-fourth and Itrls-
i < tel streets ye tcrdny nnd called at The Heo
olllce. lie uiieiit the afternoon looking over
1h building nnd tlio newspaper plant.
rortj'-tlvu years ago Mr. lllnnmn VVIIH a
compuxltor on tlio Youth's Companion ,
then and until yesterday ho had never
been liHdu of a printing olllce. As the old
man watched The Itee s typesetting ; ma
chines and its fast prcsHcx he marveled ut
thu rnpld utrlde.H that had been made in
the prliiUnir bualneua during the lust llfty
year * .
WITH TIID OUTLOOK ,
1'nrtjot Kimtrrn ( Initltnllfttn Itctnrn
from Die Illnck llllln.
The party ot eastern capitalists which
piflsed through Omaha a few days ago on
Its way to Kilgcmont nnd Deadwood , S. D. ,
was In the city last night whllo returning
home. The party Is In charge of R C. Grablo
ot this city nnd has been on a tour of In
spection , several mining properties In the
vicinity of Dcaihvood being the objective
points. Among the excursionists arc Ex-
Uovernor Hobcrt E. Pattlson ot Pcnnsjl-
vanla , Thomas Dradlcy of Philadelphia , r.
0 , Grablo ot Omaha , Mahlon Chance of New
York City. David Jones of Philadelphia. Mr.
Ilrady ot IlufTnlo. Mr lllnliop ot Chicago , Mr.
Hlrd of DufTalo and Mr. Escrldgo ot Phillips-
burg , Pa Among the properties Inspected
was that of the Union Hill Mining company ,
of which a number of the visitors are heavy
stockholders The mlno Is located near
Uoadwood and Is said to bo an exceedingly
rich ono. Ex-Governor Pattlson , who acted
ns spokesman for the party last evening ,
nald that ho was moro than satisfied with
his western Investments thus far and In
tended to make an encouraging report to
the other stockholders In the east He stated
that a new 100-stamp mill would bo erected
at ouco nt the mine and that there would be
several thousand dollars otherwise expended.
Whllo In IKadwood the preliminary steps
toward founlng the Union Smelting com-
panj1 , which Is to bo run In conjunction with
the mine , wcro taken It Is proposed to erect
at Deaduood a meltcr which will consume
100 tons of ere per day. If the scheme proves
a mirccas the capacity of the plant will be
doubled It is also probable that other
Htnclters will be established at various points
In the liladt Hills region by the same com
pany The party left last evening for the
east in the special Pullman car "President "
o.v UIATII or ATIOIINUV SCIKOM * .
ot DoiiKliix ( 'mintllur
Allopl HoMiiliitloiiN.
A meeting of the niembeis ot the Douglas
county bar was held In court room No. 2
yesterday morning to hear the report of the
committee appointed to draft resolutions
upon the death of John Schonip. _ _
Judges Kcjsor and Kawcctt picsldcd and
the report ot the committee was made by
the chairman , C. A. Ualdwin. Addresses
were made by Messrs. lialduln , Strnwn ,
Mncumber and Estcltc
The following resolutions were adopted
and ordered t-pread on the lecord-
"Unsolved , That it was with profound
l egret that we learned of the death of Mr.
Schonip which occurred nt his rooms In
the Mlllard hotel on the 14th day of Septem
ber last ;
"He-solved , That In his death we recognlre
the fact that thcro has gene from us tor-
over a man who , by his every day walk
In llfo whllo among us , established a most
enviable reputation as a learned , ac
complished and dignified gentleman and a
good liwj-cr , a man of unquestioned Integ
rity , with a high sense of honor , and that
professional courtesy , duo from an attorney
to the court and the bar , and by which he
goveined ail his acts nnd snjlngs ;
"lltflolved. That to hla sonowlng family ,
his grief stricken wife and son , we sin
cerely tender our heartfelt sympathies for
the great loss they have sustained In his
death ;
"Hesalvcd , That we most respectfully ask
your honors to direct , that these resolutions
bo spread upon the record of this daj'o
proceedings In court , and that a copy thereof
bo made by the clerk of this court and
forwarded to each the widow and son of our
dead brother "
IIH IS MT IIHIl KIM ) OK Mti
\VIf < * Tlron ot ii HiiNliniiil niulVniitn
lo Unit.
Mrs. Georgia A. Shepard has applied to
the courts for a dlvorco from Charles1 E.
Shepard on the ground of cruelty. The
story told in the potitlon filed In the case
is out of tno ordinary. According to the
allegations made In the document the
plalntllT was only 17 jears old when she
married the defendant , January 27 , 1S93
She was living at 1'apllllon with her parents.
She says she married Shepard because her
mother wished It She Informs the court
that her husband was 32 jears old when
they were married and was and la still cm-
plojed as a telegraph operator at n salary
ot $75 per month. She alleges that her
llogo lord made a practice of beating ,
choking nnd tdtalclng her upon the slightest
provocation and made her joimg llfo miser
able. The plaintiff further alleges that on
February 4 of this jear she determined to
teturn to her parents , and so Informed her
husband. In reply , she says , ho choked
and shook her , as usual , and took away
from her what money iho had and bur
llttlo trinkets Afteivvard , It is alleged ,
ho refused to applj for transportation to her
homo as she iecuestcd | and tried to prevent
her from getting transportation from others.
She finally succeeded in getting away from
him , and has not lived with him since.
The petition is accompanied by an appli
cation for alimony , us tlio plaintiff alleges
that she Is entirely without means and that
her parents nro not able to supply money
with which to prosecute her suit.
O.V Iinit WAY HACrC TO IOWA.
IJiMcrnor IrnUi > 'H Dini liter IN
.Iiinrno IIIK llonuMwiril.
The Hurllnston's express from the west yea.
terday morning had among its passengers a
young woman who has enjoyed considerable
newspaper fame during the past j-car. It
was the daughter of Governor Drake of
Iowa , who christened the battleship Iowa
at Philadelphia some tlmo ago. She was
recently married chndcstlnely , and la now
homeward bound from Denver to seek the
forgiveness of her parents She was ac
companied by Miss Carpenter , a cousin nnd
very dear friend ot hers , and looked exceed
ingly well and beautiful. Mr. Sturdlvant ,
her husband , was not on the train.
SUCH for IIn > > - HIIIIIIIKI > H.
Michael O'Connell has brought suit against
the Union Pacific for $15,000 damages because
of injuries received In March , 1S1)4 ) , while
employed as foreman of a section gang
working at Eureka , Utah Ho was standing
on n flat car bossing the Job when the car
started down a steep incline. Ho traveled
four miles at the rate of 100 miles an hour
and was then thrown through the air be
cause the car lett the track. Ho was un
conscious for six days and sajs ho was in
jured for ilfe. Ho maintains that the rail
road campany was negligent In allowing the
brakes on the car to bo defective.
llllxlllCHH Itl'MTNeN IlllIllCMSlllfllll' .
ST. LOUIS , Dec. 19 James M Glover ,
a brother of ev-Congrctsman John M
Glover , aged 39 years , committed suicide
this forenoon by shooting himself In the
head. Dc.snondcney over business reverses
Is thought to have been the cause for the
deed.
Ciiriiiitn Coloiilxf * for > el > riixKii.
The Nebraska club has received a letter
from Governor Holcomb enclosing another
hitter from n German-American farmer of
Pennsjlvinla asking for information con
cerning Nebi.uka with n view to locating
Secri'tiirj * Williamson has given thu matter
careful attention , besides leferrlng It to
the secretaries of thu local auxiliary clubs
In the state. All such Inquiries are referred
In this manner , thun Illustiatlng the \aluo
of the organization to the vuilous counties
co-operating In the general movement. This
colony Is In a fair way to bo nt least Im-
preHK'd with thoIdea , that Nobrasknns en
tertain n good opinion of theli state and are
quite ready to receive an additional million
good people us neighbors
American CUIc lllntory.
The third meeting of the American Civic
History section of the Unity club takes
plncu In the lecture loom of the public li
brary building Monday evening , December
21. at 8 o'clock. The subject under discus
sion will be the "Proprleturj-Colonies. " and
will receive careful attention In tracing the
development of constitutional growth In this
country. The papers to bo read during the
evening are : "l ind Tenure In the Colonies , "
by Ipuno Adams ; "Ixical Government In the
Middle Colonies. " by lJ , Sickett ; "The
Charter of Pennsylvania , " by Charles C.
Host-water. Student * of American history
urn finding the course Interesting and profit
able , and the meetings uru open for the
public. _
OliiuiKi1 III tinCiiiluliy Coiniiiiiir.
A. E. Dickinson 1ms resigned the man
agement or the Cudahy Pharmaceutical
company nnd the Cudahy Houp company
after u service and rc.ildunco In the city of
live jenrx , and Is to remove to Now York
City , where ho expects to take clmriiu of the
Interests of the ubova company us Its gen
eral eastern atont.
Douglas St Douglas St
1510 1510
Douglas St Douglas Sf
Only four more clays to close out our TOYS AKFB HOLIDAY GOODS , We must dispose of o\ir Enormous
Stock of Merchandise ,
Christmas Kid Dolls Ilnntl koieh'f , KID BODY DOLLS Magic Lanterns ABC
. 11 eve tuul With natural ourl.v hair ,
Worth JJ.ro
Cards JJ.roReduced to nec'lclle Imxos closing OM , > S find tooth 6 slides Blocks ,
made of silk others nt Wo GV , Y3p , $1 00 ,
worth box. . .
niul celluloid. Jl A ) , worth double 50 a
100 dlfToront styles 1.39 In ribbon , olo- 25c
to select from mntlo . Uiiutlv ( Iceor'td
of siiUn and culluloid- 50 cents Checker Boards ,
Imiul painted Worth $1 and il - > 0 Complete
worth from $1.00 to
$4.00 till nt Pop Guns Air Rifles wtih checkers ,
'
worth worth $1.00 wortli 150
250
Perfume WOODF.N TRAINS , Illlcil wJth
blocks , wortli 25c , Checker Boards
Atomizers 50c ,
18c Very large size , < 3
100 highly decorated with checkers , B |
Atoini/ord put '
on our counters wortli 250
tomorrow A , B , C 13'ockn ' Christmas Tree
cneh worth I'altilcd ntiil varnished Large Torpedo Candles 25c boxes &
$1,00 \\urlli BOc Boits-full rlj-'ffed , Brownie |
inuilo of wood , worth C
Blackboards l5e ! 5c Box Games K' '
The largest 250
Game of
size on
easels ChristmasCards batln LOTTO Atitliors
worth . . . . . ' n : WILLOW CA1J , body
$1.00.
U01 111 'JJC Tiddle-De-Winks
situ neil cherry , 25 C- ioc games 50
Otlicra t $7.
o
up the
ioc
500 games 250
$7.OAiTlSK
Blackboards- OAiTlSK i.oo games 6c size
The 250 Varnished Onijn $ &
size and
China Tea Toy Brooms Boards , J/
se worth . worth Si.oo EETJ
15l. ioc kind
osean l'\ it olio km'usvh it
I'lIOllUlil l4 lllll Ullllt Pewter Dishes
ll \\otth . . <
Large Drums 5c The ioc size . 5c
n oil's The 25 c size . 19c
Having sold out our i Trunk , The
socsize . 39c
2."o and f > Uo si/.os have Picture Frames 'Dressed Robinson
concluded to soil our
? 1.OD B/O | lit a price be- forcatds , silver nlatud Crusoe Mouse Fish Poncls
. \\oitli Ii3c
twio.il tlio two us lone as
they lu t can't bo sold the
e > l < uvvhcro lo s tlrm f 1.00
9c L.i'go ai/o dressed 25c size
in silk and s.itin
Crokinole t ml trinuncd in
lacj , wortli SI.OO Tin
Boards
Magic Lantern Kltche i Nine Pins
O ! ! 3 100 dilToront
The Wortli l < nno S sbo > l ou , cut. A _ < o the I3ro\vnies subjects on , huvo
article for heavy board
best I covers , togulnr
88c price hits boon f > 0o
make. . . . and 75c now
POPULISTS ARE SUSPICIOUS
Post Experience with Democrats Induces
Thtin to Bo Cautious.
NAME DELEGATES TO SILVER CONVENTION
ilKtAniltroNi * Hcsliviis itH I'rc.sldenl
ot tliu 1'rcihllti'i - I.en niie
Iliirr ) C. Miller Ollrrx
1111
A mass meeting of tlio free sliver demo
crats , fr'eo silver republicans anil populists
of Douglas county was held In Knights of
Labor hall yesterday afternoon for the pui-
pose of electing fifty delegates to the citato
bilvcr convention , \\lilch Is to meet in Lin
coln 011 January 6. According to the call
the democrats were given twenty-three , the
silver republicans cloven and the populists
sixteen of the delegation and the flection
was inada on this basis.
There -were considerably less than ISO men
In the meeting and the popullsta outnum
bered both republicans and democrats tote
to one. The populist contingent Included
some of the most prominent of the local
KlcUers In the party and they vvcro evi
dently of the opinion that the representatives
of tha other elements Intended to tiy to
hog the meeting. This belief was very man
ifest in the icmarks of u\ery populist who
nroso to speak
The meeting was called to order by John
Jeffcoat , chairman of the committee that la-
sued the call. Thomas V. Sturgess occu
pied the secretary's desk. After the reading
of the call Harry C. Miller was elected
chairman. Dr. J. II. Peabody , the other nom
inee , wlthdravliii ; In his favor Sturgesa
was elected iiermancnl secretary.
Before taking the chair Miller talked
several minutes upon the object of the iiro-
posed silver conference at Lincoln , which
* a said vvaa to educate the people on tSs
real sliver ( luostlon. des : > lto the lesson
taught by the recent campaign lie dilated
at some length upon ths free bllverlto argu
ments common during the past campaign
mil closed with a few "sore" lemarUs over
the late defeat , Mark Ilanna having the
largest part of ills attention.
Dr. J. J. Savlllo moved that the chairman
appoint a committee of nvo to select thu
entire llfty delegates and present the names
to the meeting for adoption The populists
smellcd a mouse in this motion
I'Ol'S AUK SUSPICIOUS.
"As they have a democratic chairman this
Is a cut and dried scheme on the part of
the democrats to appoint none hut demo
crats on the delegation , " cried onu popu
list. "It lias been cut and dried for weeks
to appoint democrulH and I know It. "
A suggestion was made that the commit
tee consist of seven , three domocratu , two
populUli and two republicans. Dr. Peabody
v.aa In favor of the three elements separat
ing and cadi selecting its own proportion of
the delegation The latter fctruck the fancy
ot the populUU.
"I don't want to see any of the trickery
of the old parties , " aald John Qulnn when
ho spoke In favor of Dr. Peabody's suggcu-
tlon. Other populists also favored It. The
democrats and republicans tried to liavo
their way foi a while , but the populists In
sisted on their plan and on motion of J M
Kcnnuy a rcccsa was taken for ten mlnutei
to allow each ot the element * to tnako It )
( election. The democrats and the rcpub-
llcana opecdll } selected their representatives ,
but tliu populists bad a wranslo In their
ranks At the conclusion of the Interval
the following names were presented to the
meeting :
Democrats Delpgato-at-largo- . n.
Kitchen Uegular delegates Dr , Hippie.
W D. Mulse , I. J. Dunn , J J. O'Connor.
II 0. Miller. Judge E. II. Uufflo. C. J Smyth ,
John Powers , 0. 11. Ilrown. Ed P Smith , O
M. Hitchcock. M. II , Ian. C. i : Kotbeo. Le
fierdnmn. Albert S. SJoborg , Jerry Mulvn-
hlll. L V Morae. William McCombi , P , W.
Illrkhouscr. J. lllchard , Dr. Unsor , A. T.
Young ,
popullatn Dclegate-at-largo : John Jeff-
coat. Hegular delegates : L W. Dongrei ,
T. C. Kelscy. E. Stoddard , Dr. J. II. Pea-
body. J. M. Kenney. II. P. Mclntojh , A. A.
Perry. Qeorgo A. Maguey , J. O. Volser. 0 ,
\ . Willcott , Pat McArdlo , J. II. Taylor.
Oharles Curtis , Samuel P. Ilrlgliam , J , J.
Points.
Ilepubllcani Delegate-at-large : Judge 0.
II Scott. Kcgular dclegitra JudgeD. . D.
Gregory , William Haydon. r. J J Savllle.
Ouj C Harton , H. r Williams. J. W. Carr ,
George 13. Gibson , Charles J Ilarber , Dr.
II C Whcolcr , Tliom.-s K Sturgess.
When this delegation as reported Stur
gess of the icpiibllcati portlpn reslRiiod In
favor of A F Clark , editor of the Western
Laborer. The delegation was then elected
by the meeting.
JUDGE AMBROSE HHSIGN'S.
Upon motion of M. II. Ish of South Omaln
the delegation was Instructed to cast its
full veto of fifty on every question A mo
tion was also passed allowing the thrco ele
ments In the delegation to cast their full
proportion of their votes in the event of a
division. This action was taken that the
county could use its full vote In the con
vention in case that some of the delegates
did not attend.
Judge Ambrose , the president of the Sli
ver league announced his resignation be-
eauso of his removal from this city to Chi
cago. A vote of thanks for his services In
tlin free silver cause was passed
Just before an adjournment was taken
Chairman Harry C Miller took occasion to
answer an editorial which appeared In The
Heo jcstorday morning. This editorial In
formed a certain local contemporary that if
it desired to obtain Information regarding
Individuals who received money from Ed
ward Hosewatcr for political purposes appli
cation should ho made to H. C Miller , W
J. Ilryan or U. L Metcalfe. Mr. Miller
seemed to imagine that this statement inti
mated that the tineo men had put the money
Into their own pockets , for he answered an
follows
"The neo did give me money two jears ago
to asblst in the election of Holcomb. Mr
Ilosowatcr gave mo four1 ? 50 checks without
solicitation. Metcalfe. llryan and mjself re
ceived none of this money In any manner ,
shape 01 form , ns it was paid by The Dee
for the election of Holcomb. I received the
chocks , turned them over to the democratic
committee and they were used to secure Hoi-
comb's olectljn. "
The meeting adjourned sine die.
ciiUAiri in , IAS.
A XntnliU * I'liiiif CoiniilcliMl nl IlrlilKc-
port , fiiiiu.
So much has been written about the ad
vantages of cheap fuel gas that It is a matter
of interest to note the completion in Ilildgc-
port. Conn. , of a plant having a dally ca
paclty of 5.000,000 cubic feet of this gas. It
Is made by the Laomltt process , which ma >
bo described briefly as follows1 The ea-
Bcntlal feature of auch a plant Is the Ron-
orator. In the works mentioned there are
eight of these , each a vertical cylindrical
furnaeo fifteen feet high and nine- feet in
diameter A cheap graclo of bituminous
coal is kept in each generator In a bed
about eight feet deep nnrt Is used to pro-
iluco two kinds of gas alternately A laigu
air exhauster is employed at first In drawing
air up through the bed of hot coal , which
changes It Into producer gas. iThls passes
through coolers , conil < ; ps J"s and Bcrubbers
to a gas holder , where It is stored for IIHC
under the hollers that ftlmlnh all the steam
required about the worka. After this operation
oration has been coujtJnutMl for a period of
flvo mlnutca the generator Is closed air
tight and steatn is admitted to Its lower
part. The cteam pastas up through the
toil and then down Uhfough the coal In a
second generator , becoming converted in
thli manner Into fu41 gas , and being en
riched by the volatl\o \ matter In the fresh
coal on top of the 11 res , , This gas Is also
cooled and cleaned before passing to the
gas holder , and Is ma o during another
period of flvo mlnutei ) , after which producer
gas IB made for a similar time , this alterna
tion being continued iIuiliTg the entire opera
tion of the generator ) ; As a result of this
system of management ths | plant U said to
save largo quantities of coal and to bo the
only ono In exItUcnconiting its waste gases
to make the steam mwfflsary to run the
works , The gns 13 supplied through thrcu
lines of noting ono low pressure system In
the residential part of the city and two high
proMiiro systems for tiio maiuifiicttirlntr dis
tricts , It is used for melting , annealing ,
tempering , forging and similar work , for
melting metal In the typesetting machine *
of newspaper olllcco , for cooking and foi
running gun engine * ) It IB Hold at CO cents
per 1.000 feet , with discounts runningup to
DO per cent to consumers taking 50.000 cubic
feet a month ami paying their bills within
ten da > a of the tlmo they are rendered ,
Snort Nllilt * Mn > Him- Killed 1'lirco.
OUKAY , Cole , Dec. 19. A searching party
has gone out from here to look for the
bed If.i of three men reported to have been
killed In a miowslldo whllo on the way to this
city from Tcllurldc.
SHOWING OF PREMEDITATION
Littla Incidents 'Demonstrating Hutson-
piller's Murder Was Carefully Planned.
ELLIOTT AMUSED BY THE TESTIMONY
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The nillott murder tilal is progressing
rapidly and gives promise of coming to a
close about the middle of next week. The
state Is making a strong case and is weaving
a close web about the defendant. Several
stiiKIng circumstances have been proven
which go to show premeditation. All this
seems to have no effect on Klllott , who
seems to have no more concern than the
merest bpectator. lie frequently laughs at
the points brought out by the witnesses , an J
chews gum Incessantly. The color has re
turned to his face and ho docs not seem
in the least won led.
Several vv Uneaten were examined > esterday
morning , the greater part ot their evidence
being cumulative , but solving to strengthen
tha case of the slate.
Jack Vannoy. ono of Buffalo Hill's "rough
ildera , " testified reg.irding the connection
of Hutsonplller , Elliott and himself with the
bhow. 1hey came to Omaha togethei afiei
the Bhow disbanded at Moberly , Mo. He
detailed Incidents transpiring In this clt >
nil of which have been fully described In
the accounts of the tragedy. Ho removed
the articles of clothing , leather breeches
saddle , spurs and other trappings from tin
largo box found in. Elliott's possession when
he was arrested. Several witnesses have
testified Unit Elliott claimed the box. Van
noy Identified all ot the articles as the prop
erty of Hutsonplllor , and said lie had helped
Hntsonplllcr pack the box at Moberly. A
searching cross-examination failed to shake
Yunnoy's testimony.
Special Policeman Cullcn and William
Gladlsh testified that Elliott visited the
drugstore kept by the latter , at Twelfth
and Dodge streets , In the afternoon of the
day before the murder , and asked for 2G
tents worth of whisky and 16 cents worth
of chlorform mixed In a flask that he
had with him. The drugfJst refused to Bell
suih a mixture and as-kcd Elliott what ho
wanted It for. Elliott said ho had a tooth
ache Mr Gladlsh finally sold him a small
quantity ot chloroform.
Dr. Pooto was called Just before the noon
adjournment and tcbtlfled regarding a
microscopical test made of the spots on the
trousers worn by Elliott at the tlmo he
was arrested. Ho tcitlfied that he found
live spots of blood on the front portion of the
left leg very near the bottom.
Dr Crowlcy , who assisted In the examina
tion ot the blood spots , corroborated the
testimony of the last witness.
Detcctlvo Charles Illoom Identified the
receipt for $1G which was found by him in
the bloody slop Jar. It was an acknowledg
ment of $15 from C. II. Elliott , but was not
signed.
At 1 o'clock the hearing was adjourned
until Monday morning. County Attorney
UaldrlKo announced that the utato would
rest before noon Monday.
Nod-N of UK * CoiirlN.
W. 1C. Potter , receiver of the Nebraska
Savings and Exchange bank , has com
menced suit In the county court against
the city of Omaha for $ .185,75 on a warrant
Molllo Gailluk , a white woman , who was
convicted of "touching" a verdant countiy
visitor to a wine room , was sentenced by
Judge Lctton to thlity da > s In the county
o I , MI > 'M Oninliil.
Judge Ocorgo W. Ambrose , who haw been
a icHldcnt of Om.iha for thirty yt irn and
who VVIIH a judge on the dint ) let bench for
four years , will remove to Chicago about
Jiiniiury 1 Judge Ambroxu will enter Into a
partnership with ( Jeorgo U. liuell , u ptoml-
nent and well known attorney of Chicago ,
Tunily lJn M for Knoli.
Trank Wlnncmoyur urnl I'etcr Ilnsmux ,
who pleaded guilty to dlEpoHlng of liquor to
Indians on the Wlnnchugo and Omaha rex-
ervatloiiH. were each Huntencrd to nerve
twenty days In Jail and pay the costa of
prosecution.
CHICACOuv > < u inn IMJTS.
Oitni mi Armadillo anil n I'oriMipliic
Hint l\\ < ll ' 1'iiKrtlicr.
Queerer pets than these of Ilert Klngsbiiry
of ( JS1 Van Iliiren btrcct It would bo difficult
to find , a.\s the Times-Herald Ho owns an
armadillo and n poicuplne , which two ani
mals are on the beat of terms , not only with
Mr. Klngsbury and his family , but with
rich other. Mr. Klngsbury Is very fond of
them and treats them as If they were pet
dogs or cats
'I ho porcupine has been .Mr Klngabury's
property for the longer period lie got It in
Canada nenly two jears ago. when It was
veiy > oung It Is somewhat different In up-
pcaiance ftonv the ordinary porcupine whose
plcUitcs may bo found In boota It Is a
fetout , heavily built animal , with the spines
of the ordinary poicuplne , which are nearly
hUrlcii by lung hair U loots not unlike a
guinea pig. Its hind legs being rather longer
than its fore lees Each of lu hind feet has
five- toes , whllo onlj four are on Its fore feet.
The porcupine whoao scientific name Id
Erlthlion Dortutus , Is found In neatly every
part of Canada wlyre there Is any remnant
of the original foi cat left. With the growth
01' the lumber Industry and the destruction
of the forest he lias been dilven nvvuy Into
rather I emote sections of the country.
Mr Klngsbury got the armadillo whllo he
was In Texts Isat spring. It Is a queer look
ing animal , about three feet long and as
slender as a weasel It is covered with
armor consisting partly of solid bucKlcr-MUe
plates and paitl ) of movable transvei jo bands
which allow It the freedom of motion ot a
anako In spite of Its armor. Its under paits
have no armor , but nro covered with thlok
hair. Its legs areahort and it Is very clumsy
In appearance , but nevetthclctis it can run
pretty fast and sometimes leads Mr King )
bmy a meny chase when he tiles to catch It
When the porcupine was Introduced to the
armadillo they became frltinta at mice , al
though Mr Klngsbury's nccinalntanccii had
prc-dlcted that there would probably bo
trouble It was Junt us well that the two
animals did harmonize , for If there wcro n
fltjlit then * would bo a very lively time In
tlio Van Huron street house. The porcupine's
fame fa a fighter la well hnovui and the
.umadlllo can also put up a good combat ut
a pinch , Invlng , long , sharp claws , which It
Urtei In Its country homo to dig Into the
ground and make a halo for Itself
Doth the porcupine and the annadllto cat
fruit , roots and herbs , although fiotnctlmcs
the armadillo adds Insects to Us diet
Mr. Klngsbury has entered tills pair of
queer chums In the household pet show which
is to bo held during the week of December 8
at the Panorama building , and ho Is very
confident that none of these at the show will
bo as odd.
A\ IOWA riAint.
Pi-mile Ilrln I IIII'H I'liiiiH fur Arrlnl
One of the latest claimants for honors as
Inventor ot an all1 ship la Hank Drlnton.
Ho U an Iowa man and lives near the town
of Washington. Ho has been hard at work
sluco last hprltig. Ucglnnlng at flnt with
the Idea that a flying machine could be
built and operated on llio same principle
as a screw propeller launch , ho built a neat
Ilttlo model , which worked admirably , \ml
which was exploited in various metropolitan
papers as ono of the mojt wonderful inven
tions > et made. lint , according to Mr. Ilrln-
ton , thi ) coat of coiiKti'uctlng a machine on
this pilnclplo v.ould bo too great , especially
for an e-\poilment A change In the woiklng
of the model wna then miggfatcd to him and
he built another and another , each succobjlvo
machine having disadvantage. ! that ho could
not overcome , until liu hat , constructed nt
least ono dozen air ships of different olzfs.
kinds and styles since ho flint bc-R.ni woik
The main object that Mr. llrlnton haH In
view Is the construction of a machine which
will servo u a propeller for a clgar-ahaped
balloon which will bo used to support the
propelling device Ills latest Idea In but a
few weeks old and consequently la not nearly
as complete as it tliould bo to look well. In
It ho haj undertaken to apply , an ho calls It ,
the wing piinclple.
A frame made of ntrlps of dry pine , noven-
elghllis of an Inch thick and two Inchrn wide ,
ncries aa a body , and at present , for experi
ment only , ID net upon four largo carriage
wheels. Iho frame Is about ulxtcen feet
long , four fret vvldo and ten feet high ,
which , when nut upon the carriage * ii.xlua ,
elevates it to a height of about thlitoeii or
fourteen feet. Krom each axle angling up tea
a point In the center on each Hlilo are bracea
am ] on each side are foul' uprights all of
the name pine strips , To this framework
add a network of amootli galvanised wire * ,
which are In inu for bracts and uu tightly
twisted that the whole thing hums au If
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tuned up to concert pitch when lapped
slightly vltli the hand or n stick , and jou
have n fair Idea of the Htartlng point.
Suspended In a rigid fiamo beneath this
boiljIs a ono-horxo power gasoline engine ,
which ' Is to furnish the operating power.
1'rom tills englno a sprocket chain runs to
the main pulley nt the lop. at the Junction
of tin- two main braces , and from this slnft
to the other shaft , on each aldo of which are
sprocket wheels , and to each of which two
sprocket chains inn. and the machlnciy Is
complete Of couisc there * are intilcito de
tails that amount to but little , but which
seem necessary to the succashful operation of
the device
The wings nro tlio most Interesting
features of the whole machine , and nro ex
pected to play the most Important part.
When completed there will be twelve of
them attached lo the body nt various places ,
and all are imulo to work In perfect unison.
The four large wings will lie tlxtcon feet
in length nnd about il\ feet wldo at tlio
haw. The eight other wings vlll bo con
structed on the same plan , but will bo ixini"
what Kinaller , probably ton feet In length
nnd four feet wide nt the ba o.
Eaoh wing consist ! ) of two canvas-covered
frames , each made In the form of a right-
angled triangle , of equal dimensions , tlio
larger ones , an before stated , being three
foot high nt the Imco nnd t'lxteon feet long.
Tlu-su two frames are Joined together by n
series of etout hlngea , making n folding
triangular frnmo ilx feet wldo at the baeo
and sixteen fc-et long when flattened out
One wctlon of each of these wings lo at
tached solidly to the operating arm , and tlio
other la left free to work on the hinge.- ) .
When in operation tlio wings descrlbo a
t'oml-clrclo , making a ptroko of about eigh
teen feet When at the highest point , and
JiiHt before beginning the semi-circular
itroko , tlio wings open parachute Ilko , not
perfectly flat , but ro that the two sections
otand nt an angle of nbout . ' 10 degrcea to
each other , nnd are held In a troiigh-IIku
Lhapo by an Iron elbow Joint at the baixi and
n rcrlos of btrnp ; ) acrojs the opening ut the
extreme end They toinaln In this Klmpo
until the ttroko Is made , whun they close and
return nt a flight upward angle , being at the
tlmo perfect/ ! flat , and ascending cdg < jwlu ,
thin ) ofTcring no remittance. The motion l > i
rci > cated regularly , evenly and smoothly by
all twelve vvlngy at once . ly ) having thorn
EX > arranged the tendency Is to lift and pull
forward at the Fame time
The four largo \vlnis will bo attached at
tlio four upper corners of tlio frame , and
tlio eight smaller ones will be connected nt
differ cut point ! ) A largo canvao rudder will
ho coupled to tha rear end , and It will bn IIH.
Hinted by tlio ojeratkm of the wlngii , which
will bo to connected with the machinery
that them on < Ithcr t'hlo can bo helil motlon-
ICBU at thu will of the operator , while thu nix
on the other tildet continue. In operation , thua
producing a tide- draft that will make It
pniMblu for the machine to bo turned In any
direction.
CluirliT riininilltt1 ! ' Hlinrl n ( liioruni ,
Tim members of the e-lty council charter
revision committee eotilcl not muster a
qtioiuin jtsterilay afternoon , nnd COIIHO-
iiumitly the mcutlni ; wax postponed until
U'edneHdiiy evenlnir , I ) ( ccmber 21 , nt 1
o'clock. During the half hour the memlieru
ptoHcnt were waiting for u quorum to gather
thu proposed nrnrndinciitH worn talked over
! n a itcmiral way , but no notion was taken
nor any definite policy iigictil to.
