8 THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : EMJTtniDAY , MAltOII 0 , 1807. TIIE FIELD OF ELECTRICITY Instructive Experiments Made by a Now York Electrical Expert , LECTRICITY FROM CARBON WITHOUT HEAT rrnctlrnlly Applied , Stcnni Will Ilcroim- TliInK of Hie I'nut _ iicrrlcu ! lUirKlnrlen nnd r - Klcctrlcnl Mourn. , Mi % Wlltard 15. Case , a noted export , re cently Delivered a lecture before the New York Electrical society , at Columbia col lege , on "nicctrlclty from Carbon Without Heat. " For ten yearn Mr. Case has been working on this subject , anil his expcrT- ments showed tlie cumulative rerulls of the work. Ho proved to the satisfaction of the electrical experts present , relates the Now York Sun , that the potential energy In car bon can bfe transmitted Into electricity with out heat ; that Is , without waste , thereby establishing a fact which , when worked out to Its conclusion , will mean the establish ment ot a new motor force In place of steam to do the world's work ; a force at once much cheaper and more compact than any now In use. Incidentally , the lecturer , In a remarkable experiment , showed that hla to the processes were precisely analogous process of the acquisition of energy In the liuman body. . . To begin with , Mr. Case cited the well known fact that the generation of energy through heat Involves a waste of more than 75 per cent. All electricity except that produced by water power or galvanic bat tery Is obtained ultimately from carbon. In the case ot the galvanic battery the waste through heat Is done away with , but the alnc Is BO expensive as to make tnis method Impracticable as a substi tute for steam In general. Mr. Case has eucceeded In doing wltli carbon what the galvanic battery docs with zinc , carbon being , of coureo , very much cheaper. The best electric plants re quire about live pound ? of coat per horse power hour , electric , delivered to the line. ly ) Mr. Case's process two-tenths of a pound of coal will achieve an equal result. The two lumps of coal formed oneof the ex hibits In the lecture. NO HEAT GENERATED. The lecturer had his apparatus with him and performed the experiment before the au dience. Ho used a cell of his own Invention. Mates of tin and platinum formed the elec trodes , and the carbon being oxidized by con tact with chemicals , electricity was pro duced , as was shown by attaching the wlro from the cell to a motor. A thermometer nppllcd at various stages showed that no heat waa generated ; hence , practically the entire energy of the chemical charge was converted Into electricity. Having concluded this experiment , Mr. Case said : "Wo certainly have a meat wonderful example ampleof the conversion of potential -energy of carbon directly Into work In the animal economy , which Is developed at the expense of the oxidization of the material supplied by the food , with an efficiency twice as eco nomical as 'In ' the case ot the steam engine. One-fifth of the potential energy 'Is ' converted Into work ; four-fifths Is converted Into heat. Hut wo must remember that the human body must bo able to exist In the arctic re gions as well BB In the tropics , that the en gine room must always be kept warm , and to Insure this average temperature In all parts of the earth and under all conditions the four-fifths of what apparently is waste energy Is necessary to maintain the race. "In the human economy the oxygen ot the air Is taken up by the 'blood ' In the lunga. It Is carried through the arteries and attacks the tissues , giving up Its .oxygen , and so oxidizing them , and thus producing heat. When work Is done , the equivalent Of the heat disappears as work , and when work 'Is not done , the temperature rises , perspiration nnd evaporation take place and the tempera ture Is kept at Its normal condition , through this safety valve. In other words , expressed electrically , there is local action as In a bat tery. NATURE'S EXAMPLE. "Observe In the first place that nature prepares the food which It consumes to per r form Ita functions. The teed Is taken Into the stomach nnd digested. < A great part of It Is useless the best part is selected and is transformed Into a condition In which It CM bo easily oxidized at a low temperature , the blood acting as the carrier of the oxygen. Bow this not give us a hint that wo should follow this course likewise , ana prepare the material for our carbon-consuming batteries ? The oxygen of the air we always have with us ; co have wo many carriers of oxygen , but an attempt , eo far as I know , has not yet been made along this line which I suggest , except that Illuminating nnd other gases have been used. "Wo have In the blood of the human economy a. carrier of oxygen called haemo globin , which absorbs Its oxygen through the lungs. This oxygen Is In euch unstable condition that It can be extracted from the blood by means of a vacuunv nnd by means of most reducing agents ; yet It has the power to oxlill/.o carbon and hydro carbons as the body provides them , without external heat. " Hero the lecturer took up a test tube con taining blood from an ox. "Wo have In thla test tube , " he continued , "water containing haemoglobin In solution. You will see that by transmitted light It. Is of the color ot arterial blood , as It is fully oxidized. When n reducing agent Is added to It and air cxclude.1 , you will eco that It becomes the color ot vclnous blood , and when the air Is again admitted , It takes up the oxygen and becomes arterial In color. This came of give and take and oxidizing and de oxidizing can bo played as many times at > wo like. " As ho spoke , Mr. Case , with the aid of his assistant , Mr. Proescr , performed , the ex periment. With the Introduction ot the re ducing agent the blood changed' ' color , but retumcd to Ita original color when the nlr V.BS Introduced again. Mr. Case then con nected the blood with a motor by a wire , mid the energy thus transmitted rang an electric bell. This experiment called forth enthusiastic applause. Mr. Case eald further : "What I want to express to you r.a tHi : In this battery carbon Is completely oxidized nt normal temperature by oxypcne , which la held In loose combination. So It Is done In the human body , and wo know that to be a very clllclont machine. Therefore I bco no rctucm to think that It Is necessary for UB In usa high temperatures. Keep without the Eccond law of thermo-dynomlcs , search for a suitable carrier of axygen or pome cheap courseof oxygsn supply and hydrogen or carbon , or a carbon compound easily oxl- dlioJ. THE LOGICAL RESULT. "Does It not seem logical that by follow ing along this line and by preparii.g the material to bo consumed , us nature does In the human body , we- may yet bo able to reach the desired end with economy ? Wo have la this cell conditions which are analogous to thceo taking place In the human system , at Icaut to the extent that carbon la and can be oxidized at the normal temperatures under Awarded Highest Honors World's Fair. CREAM MKlNfi MOST PERFECT MADE. A nuie Crape Cream of Tartar Powder. Ffje 6cm Ammonia , Alum or any other admtU'Kt 40 Years the Standard , which wo live , and Its potential Qnorgy con * verted Into electricity , Is It not probable , judging from human experience , that within the wide range of material * eomo chap means can be found ? I bcllevo It Is. Like nil-good things In nature , It will come through many trials and failures. The struggle for existence will perfect It , but there Is no known law which jndlcatcs that we are dealIng - Ing with the Impossible. " At the close of the lecture there was a general discussion , and after that many of the audience stayed to ask questions regarding the practical application of the cxp6rlments. To them Mr. CMC was careful to explain that hla experiment was without Immediate commercial value. "It Is not along that line that I have been working , " ho said. "Tho chemicals used are too expensive for general use. My en deavor has been to show that wo can trans form the potential energy of the carbon Into electricity without waste. There arc many agents which can bo used , and , with experi ment , will como the discovery of some agent cheap enough for .general use. Then the solution of the problem given hero wilt be practically applied and steam will become ft thing of the past , At present wo have only crossed the boundary lino. Ahead Ho tremendous results. " ELECTIUCAL nunoLAnins. In recent experiments an are of forty to fifty volts' , with a current of 300 to EOO amperes , penetrated In three to ten minutes safe walla three to six Inches thick. Aa a demonstration of the masses of metal which could bo operated upon , a rough steel Ingot , perhaps six by seven by ten Inches , was penetrated with n diagonal jagged hole from one and one-half to three and one-half Inches In diameter , the thickness of metal pierced being about eight or nine Inches. What construction , asks the Electrical Ilovlew , can resist this concentration of heat ? The hardest steel Is penetrated as easily , even more easily , than the softest Iron , while the cast metala used In the heretofore Invulnerable safes melts and runs like water , making , from Its very na ture , an easier safe to open than those built of the rolled metal , which , as Is well known , remains plastic under a high degree of heat , and has not the tendency to How from ttio arc and leave an entirely unob structed passage. In penetrating the wrought-lron or mild steel itwas frequently necesnary to allow the arc to play on the semi-plastic mass bslng melted , to keep It from congealing nnd preventing further progress. This took a somewhat longer time. The cast safes , owing to the fact that the metal was necessarily .designed to flow , in order that the safe could be cast from the pattern , did not resist the arc nearly as long for a plvcn penetration. The metal readily flowed and a hole largo enough to permit the safe to be- opened was quickly made , this without undue noise or aught to give warning. Hut what typo of alarm would or could prevent the gnawing of a hole In the safe- plates by the devouring arc ? The answer lies In a recently published Invention for constructing prison doors and window grat ings. The Idea , as remembered , was to make them of ordinary steel pipes , all filled with a liquid under pressure , and connected by a main pipe with an alarm , which would ope rate by reduction of pressure. Attempted sawing lets the liquid escape and rings the bell. If such a scheme were applied to a safe , by traversing It on all sides , either In side the outer plates or outside , and were connected ! with an , alarm set on a lamppost prominent on the sidewalk. It ought to come near being good protection. ELECTRICALLY OPENED DOORS. Ono may bo tempted to ask whether It in worth while to arrange a door so that It will open automatical- when you step on a mat before It , and will close when your foot presses another mat beyond. Dut whatsver opinions may bo entertained on this point , , the fact that electrical apparatus for thus operating a door has been invented la at least worth recording. A notsd lunchroom In Chicago and the city market In Springfield , Mass. , each have double doors equipped In this manner. Over the doorway Is placed a suitable box Inclosing magnets and machinery. From this box extends downward a rod , from which n horizontal nrmTreaches" along the door. Forces at work within the box twist the rod and swing the door to and fro. When UN door Is closed there are some ? tlff springs al ready celled up and trying to pull it open. It cannot move , however , until n certain band which Is wound up on a drum has been released. The Immediate effect of stepping on the mat Is to close an electric circuit which frees that band. Th ° n the iprlngs swing the door open. When you step on the other mat , another clectrls circuit Is closed , which seta a current flowing through a small electric motor. This puts a drum or spool In motion , winds up the hilt and draws the door shut. The motor Is more powerful than the springs , so that In closing the dour It brings the springs again Into a state of tension sufficient to do their work over again as eoon as a chance occurs. Just before the door rsachca a closed position , a switch Is automatically moved , vhlch shuts off the electric current from the motor. Where this apparatus la applied to double doors the outside mat will open the right- hand door , but close the left-hand one , while the Inside mat cloasoa the rlsM-hand door , but opens the left-hand ono. OHCIIAUD-WILIIICLM'S IJUAPEUIUS. Sonic Aiiprcolalilc Culx oil .Special tlcN that You Ilenlly Xocd. 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A pair of old rose $7.50 Imported satin RUSBO portieres at $4.75. 4 pairs of snowflake draperies , appropriate either for arches or windows , at a specially low price. 3 pairs Algerian stripe- curtains , for per tieres at $1.00 a pair. 0 pairs of now and artistic canvass cot tage curtains at $2 a pair. a pairs duplex swivel tapestry portieres , reverslblo and very heavy , were $12 a pair , Saturday , $ S.BO. DRAPERIES OP THE NEWEST Here are the new , the artistic , the perfect effects. Inexpensive elegancies. Fair prices on them make this store famous for Its draperies. In furniture coverings there's a line of now tapestries far ahead of anything ever yet brought out. All 60-Inch goods at C5e , 75c , $1.40 , $2.00 flnd $2uQi Wp are prepared to take your house In hand and turn It over to you a thing of beauty from end to end. The cost shall bo as you say but not a penny too much. The tlmo to have It done most cheaply Is now. OKOIIAKD & WIUIBLM OAHI'BT CO. 1414-U1C.141S Douglas St. . The above reward will bo paid and no questions asked for the pocketbook contaln- ug rings , keys and money lost on 26th and Harney. Address F CO , iico. of Pullce Itvllef Ammeliitloii. The board of directors of the Police Relief association l-.old Its regular monthly meetIng - Ing Thursday. Uoncflts were given as fol- ! ? SB ! momce' ' < nihborn , $2Si Ofllcer Arnold , J10. The qurfitlon ( , ( taking steps to re cover the amount the association has In the German Savluss bank came up for con- slderatlon , but no action was taken. It was thought Iwt thai the city treasurer should be given full power to act for the associa tion. The amount of deposit and tbo lu tertst amounts to o\cr "The Overland Limited. " To Utah In 291& hours , California la CO Mi hours via ( he UNION PACIFIC. This Is the faateet and finest train In the wc-et. Ticket * ran be obtained at city ticket office , 1302 Karnam street. mini. \VliniCLEa-Mrs. Mary. Wednesday. Ma roh 3 , 1597 , ago G2 years. Kuucml Saturday , Miircli 6. from South Tenth Street MetlioilUt church at 1 p. in. to Forest Lawn. ANKKLK-Clwrles A. , iigo 81 years , Wed- ni-sday , March 3 , 1S'J7 , at Uenvcr , Colo. Kuiur.tl Suiuliiy. March 7 , nt 10 o'clock from rcsUlcnci * . 133\ \ South 21th. Hcnmlns will arrive Saturday , W. J , BRYAN AS A LECTURER Ex-Senator In "alls Explains the Fail arc o the Late Candidate. NOTHING TO SAY BUT WORDS Qualities JfeorsHnry ( n Achieve Suc- ccnn on the IlnNlrtint Ilrynn'M Defect * nn nti Orator The Atlnnta KroKl. Senator John J. Ingalls ot Kansas returned to Atchleon a few days ago from a lecturing tour , which Included Atlanta , Ga. , and other points In the south and cast. Referring to the announcement that Vf , J. Uryan had abandoned his lecture tour , and would here after devote his efforts to bimetallism , Mr Ingalls talked as follows to a corresponded of the St. Louis Globe-Democrat : "Coincidence of three things Is necessary to a great speech. There must bo a speaker an occasion and an audience , either sympa thetic or hostile. Of these the audience Is perhaps the most Important. Shakespeare who says everything better than _ anybody else , hits the truth when ho makes Hosallni declare that A Jest's prosperity lies In the cnr Of him that henrs It , never In the tongue Of him that makes It. "This Is as true ot an oration as It Is of a Joke. The prosperity ot fl speech lies In the cars ot the audience ; never In the tongue of the orator. Of course , powerful speeches have been delivered to listless hearers Durko's magnificent efforts emptied the House ot Commons , though they will bo read by scholars till the minset of time as models ol sonorous , rich and majestic eloquence. It tvas said of Rutus Cnoato that ho would ap pear before some probate Judge In a dingy office , with no spectators , and blaze along the pathway of the stars with as much energy nnd display ns though he were com manding the applause ot listening senates. Quito likely , Demosthenes , with his mouth ful of pebbles , delivered powerful harangues against the fluctuating clamors of the In articulate seas ; but It remains true , as pop ularly considered , that the great effective speeches of the world have been made by the hcarcra quite as mucn as by the era tor. THE CROSS OF GOLD SPEECH. ' "This was pre-eminently true of Bryan's speech at Chicago , which will probably stand as a historic example among the conspicuous oratorical triumphs of the nineteenth cen tury. Taken as an Intellectual effort , the address was distinctly commonplace. II had neither depth , coherence nor originality. Its platitudes were the 'canned goods' of the trade. Its ornaments were tinsel. Its climax was borrowed , without credit. But notwithstanding these defects and Infirmities , Judged by results , It must bo taken as one of the most remarkable achievements of our times. Its prcsperlty was In the car ot the convention , not in the tongue ot Bryan. He was like the rod that conducted the bolt from the surcharged thundercloud. Ho said at the opportune Instant what the frenzied mul titude wanted to utter. He was the crater ot the volcano ; the vor.tex ot the cyclone. Ho was the central figure In an unpremedi tated drama. He culminated In that tre mendous episode which cannot be duplicated. ' "Opportunity knocked ! at his gate , and ho heard and obeyed the summons. The cam paign that followed was hysterical and la borious. Thronging myrlada assembled , ex pecting to have the miracle at Chicago re peated In their presence. They listened with Incredulity and consternation to the me chanical declamation ot an actor reciting familiar phrases. Wherever he appeared Dryan sank In public estimation , not through any fault ot his own , but fcecauso the people ple had measured him by their Imagination and not by their Judgment. They'demanded the impossible , and ho emerged , from his unprecedented carivass with the verdict that he was a versatile , commonplace , shallow politician and not a great , inspired , popular leader and trlbuno ot the people. Bryan Is what Mrs. Partlngton called a very 'fluid speaker. ' Facility of speech Is a fatal gift. The man who , without much meditation , study and forethought , can depend upon an uninterrupted flow ot language before an audience on any subject with which ho Is but Imperfectly acquainted , Is exposed to a woll-nlgh Irresistible temptation to mental Indolence. The disposition to rely on the In spiration of the moment grows with Indul gence and at last becomes the habit of the mind. THE ATLANTA FROST. "From what I heard at Atlanta I should Judge that Bryan came to that engagement without much preparation. Not long before the hour ho professed to be In doubt what he should say , though this may have been ono ot the tricks of the business. Henry Winter Davis used to eomo sauntering into the house of representatives at Washington with his overcoat on hit arm and his hat In his hand , lounge In his seat as If It was his purpose to remain only a moment , Just when some measure which ho had previously learned was coming up ; whereupon ho would address the chair , express surprise and launch out Into nn apparently extempora neous speech that had been elaborately prepared - pared for the occasion. Roscoe Conkllng nnd Matt Carpenter were not wholly devoid of such artifices , designed to Impose on the crcduloue , and to deepen the effect of their really great powers , by the 'impression of a miraculous or supernatural endowment that separated them from the role of common men , "But the quality ot Bryan's speech at At lanta exonerates him from the imputation of stage play , because It did not reach a high level In any part. Ho had a largo house and his reception was cordial , but the gen eral verdict of friends and opponents was unfavorable. The material of the discourse -was not novel , nor was Its treatment original. The delivery was slng-songy and monoto nous. Illustration , epigram , rhetoric , were absent. The temperature of the audience sank lower and lower till It reached zero. The sllenco was so oppressive that the fall of the mercury In the tube of the thermom eter would have been as audlblo as the dis charge of a park of artillery. As the an ticipations of Bomo Inspiring thought , some thrilling'sentence , some Impassioned climax vanished away , gloom settled upon the audi ence lllto night on a landscape , and a popular Idol loft the stage dethroned and uncrowned. EXPECTING TOO MUCH. "Men whoso fame has been won dn politi cal fields or In public affairs as a rule do not succeed on the lyccum platform , for rea sons that are obvious. The resentments en gendered In partisan battles accompany them and they continue to bo subjects of lnd-lf- [ ercnco or aversion to those whom they have antagonized , so that the constituency Is llmltoJ practically from the beginning to those with whom they have been politically Identified. "Then , too , the reputation of the speaker large or small , precedes him and he Is con fronted by nn audience critical and ex pectant , whoso minds are made up , whose estimation Is preconceived , and who are pro. pared to Judge and measure the orator not so much by what ho says or does In their presence as by what they Imagine he has said or done elsewhere. He Is contrasted and compared with himself under Incompatible conditions. The passionate tumult nnd ex ultation of the stump and the forum the environment of the- gladiator , cannot be transferred to the calm , dldactlo precincts of the lecture platform , eo that the result la usually depressing to the speaker and dis appointing to hlii hearers. LYCEUM DECADENCE. "Besides , the varagraphors of the press have cast some aspersions upon the lyccum which have hurt It In public estoam. For merly It was a great vehicle of Instruction , a medium of communication between prophr ets and teachers and the people. The period from 1850 to 1&70 was notable for the oc- Ivlty of men like Phillips , Bethunc , Chapln , Garrison , Sumner and others of similar rank , who delivered messages of tremendous deus Import upon the questions of that day from the lecture platform. But In re cent years ( bo degeneration haa been ac celerated by the amusement mongers , who urulsh a hetcrogcneoui Jumbleof lec turers , singers , impersonators , reciters and prestldlgltaleurg for courses of eutertaln- nenta at so much per head , with window hangers , circulars and other advertising natter thrown in. Taking advantage of the nnoccnt and legitimate curiosity to see and tear men famous , infamous and notorious , ; hese purvejora of public recreation dis patch upon disastrous tours political freak ; and decadents , dialect story , tellvru pools , professional clowns and globe-trol tors , heralded by advnnco agents , who wor the newspapers and bill Jthe towns liketh avant couriers ot tlm world's greatest ag gregatlons of trapeze performers. Iron Jawed women and tlio ehalk-vlsagcd harle quins of the arena , t There Is n wide dlf forcnco between thcser'.ftvctltloug methods o working the public andltho response to a natural demand for a * speaker who Is sup posed , to have something to say that tli people want to hear. "Bryan also made in mistake In placing himself In the handset "a. speculating syn dtcatc , to bo put on 'exhibition for $1,00 n night guaranteedjjtml a halt Interest In the rest ot the box receipts. The transac tlon seems Incongruous .with the great Btn tlon for which ho had so recently wltl such enthusiasm , been supported by noarl halt of the largest poll over recorded b the American people. It had n mercenar. flavor like offering a decoration won In battle tlo for sale to the highest bidder In ai auction shop. If a' man needs money , It I no dishonor to earn the fees offered by lyccum managers , It ho can receive Invlta tlons and give a reasonable equivalent , bu personal reputation is out ot place on tbi bargain counter. " II.VYDK.V llltOS. I.niiMilrjSunp. . Pull AVclRhi niul lien UniilHy , 1 liar < lUMM l < > - Miulieil. GROCERY BARGAINS EQUALLY BIG. Tomato catsup , 12l4e ; largo cans brool trotit,1) 9c ; red salmon , lOc ; round can steak enlmon , 12Hc ; Imported oil sardines key opener , 7i c ; Imported mustard sardines 39ie ; wheatoll breakfast food , 3l4c ; oatmoa In packages , 4c ; Snydcr's tomato soup 12',4c ; Snydcr's tomato catsup , IGc ; can shrimps , 9e ; can sliced plno npplca , 12V&C pkg. dry hop yeast , lc ; sliced peaches fo cream' , 9V4e ; broken Java and Mocha , 12140 cholco English breakfast tea , 25c. CANDY SPECIALS. 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Wo put on sale Saturday 100 dozen ladles' ' real kid gloves , , all sizes , all the desirable shades , not a pair worth less than $1.50 on sale at C9c. These are new , fresh goods. . Just received , at about % the regular price 100 dozen men's , fancy band bows , worth 2Cc and 50c each , Saturday 15c. 100 dozen men's fancy laundered shirts , collars attached or detached , and colorci bosoms ; this Is a samplo. line ot a fine man ufacturer , worth $1.00 , $1.50 aud $2.00 each , your choice 69c. 100 dozen men's fine .teck scarfs , worth $1.00 to $2.00 , at BOctcach. HAYDEN BROS. , Soiling the Lehmann Wall Paper Stock. Prevent sickness and save doctors' bills a this boasou by keeping , your blood rich ani pure with Hood's Sarsaparilla. HAII111 PIIAXICLIX'S -LAST He Tells Why it In JVeceittnry tlint We HIIVC Religion. The last of a series of lectures that have been didactic and full'of Interest throughoul was delivered by.ftlabbl Leo M. Franklin al Temple ) Israel last evening. "Why Rollglon.al All ? " was the-iquerytbat'torraed''thd ' subjecl of the addrcssr It wasconsidered1 from two standpoints : First , from the standpoint of the orthodox believer In religion , and sec ondly , from the standpoint ot the unbc- bellover. In his Introductory remarks Rabbi Franklin said that there were two clatscs of people between whom the believers In Judlasm oc cupied < a middle ground , half way between the orthodox Christians and those who ab solutely denied Christianity. In speaking of the orthodpx class be said that such said the Jew bad no right to use the term re ligion. For this ho condemned the orthodox Christian , ilo took to tsak the archbishop ot Canterbury , who in 1S93 declined to par ticipate in the World's Fair Parliament of Religions because ho held that Christianity could not concede anything to any other religion. The lecturer denounced such ac tions as examples of Illiberal liberalism , and eald it was intolerance and arrogant assumption that Christianity alone was right and all other forms of religion wrong. Ho said the only axiom in religion was "tho absolute iucomapatlblllty of right and wrong. " "It Is not for us to eny what acts ro right and what are wrong. What may lo right for the gno may bo wrong for the other. Right and wrong are relative terms. Why religion at all then ? you ask In the ) rthodox world. Our answer Is because our Ifo and our religion are synonymous. We cannot have the ono without the other. " Considering the eamo question from the standpoint ot unbelief , Rabbi Franklin said : "A brief survey of the world of unbelief shows a circle composed very largely of : hose who have had Just a tsato or rellfj ous knowledge , Juot enough to prove dan gerous. They have read , perhaps , the pref ace or Introductions to a few treatises on religion. This denial of God and of the potency of religion is most usually found in the class that has been well denominated 'the ittlo scientists.1 They assume an air ol wondrous knowledge. They can see no nec essity for religion. To them wo make an swer to the query before us In the same words as wo answered the orthodox , bellev- ng that oppcsltes are guilty of the same nlstakc. Why religion at all ? Because our ' Ifo and our religion are synonymous , there- 'oro we must have our religion. It Is the nfuslon of right into our lives that consti tutes our religion. " WOOD IS TO SUCCICED IILACKIIUUN , Siieelnl ScNHlon of LcKrlnlndiro Cnlleil to Mnlce a I'oriunnc-iit Choice. FRANKFORT , Ky. , March C. Governor Bradley this morning announced the appoint. nent of Major A. T. Wood ot Mt. Sterling , Cy. , to succeed J. C. S. Blackburn as United States senator. With the appointment was also given out tbo call for on sxtro session ef the legislature to convene March 13 , the election of a senator being among the objects lamed. A. T. Wood haa been a republican eader In Kentucky jfor many years , and made a race for governor agalnet John Young Brown In 1S90. Threat Mmle hjl Miiyor Ilrontch. Mayor Broatch Is jalcl to bo determined bat the city shall pay the bill of $3C Incurred or printing In pamphletlform bis veto of the vater works proposition. It Is stated that ho bill will bo ttgalmpreicnted and that the nayor has threatened' ' to refuse to sign the salary warrants of any oouncllmcn who vote 0 strike it out of the ordinance a second 1 me. A Valuable- - Editor Morrison of Worthlngtou , Ind. , Sun , writes : "You hare a valuable prescrlp- lon In Electric Bitters , and I can cheerfully ecommcnd It for Constipation and Sick leadacho , and ns -general system tonic t has no equal. " Mrs. Annlo fjtehlc , 2625 Cottage Grove avenue , Chicago , was all run down , could not eat nor digest food , had a lackache which never left her and felt Ircd and weary , but six bottles of Electric litters restored her health and renewed ler strength , ) Prices COc and $1.00 , Get a bottle at Kuliu & Co.'s drug store. tUx-Thlrty 1' . 31. Trnlii. of the CHICAGO , MILWAUKEE & ST. PAUL RY. Best service , ELECTRIC LIGHTS , Dining car. City office ! 1501 Farnam. You can't afford to mlsn Hev. Frank Crane' * lecture on "America" at Ihe First Methodist church next Monday evening. It a hit masterpiece. Admission only 25 cents , Tte Neb. Seed Co , , 620 N. 16th , sell * aeJ of Igher grude than euUrn Uouaei. A fair-sized audience greeted Jtr. Lewis Morrison at the Crdlghton last evening when ho returned often an absence ot several sea sons ( o pressnt "Faust. " The play Itself has been seen too many times by Omaha theater-goers to need any comment. The accessories In the way ot stage setting and mechanical effects have been Improved con siderably sltico Mr. Morrison's last visit In fact , the piece IB very well mounted , Mr. Morrison as Mcphlsto well sustained the repu tation ho has earned In the role , but was compelled to share the honors ot the evenIng - Ing with members of his supporting com pany. .Slnco-lts last appearance , Miss Morri son has given place In the cast to Miss Atlcen Dcrtellc , as Marguerite. She look * as well as acts the part of youthful Innocence and In the more. Impassioned lines fully sus tained herself In the good opinion ot the audience which she had won. In the opening scenes. As Faust , Mr. White Whlttlescy was thoroughly acceptable , and Mr. Lorlmer Johnstone as Valentino presented a creditable bit of acting In the only scene where his abilities are called upon to any extent. Taken altogether , the supporting company Is a strong one , nnd ably seconds the efforts ot 'Mr. ' Morrison In giving a well-rounded per formance. Ono pleasing feature was that the music was much better than Is usually hoard In performances which are- not ot such n character as to make music their principal feature. In the first ) act a trio by the students was particularly good , and drew out n double encore. The eamo bill will be presented at the Crclghton tonight and to morrow night. For the first half of the week commencing Sunday matinee , the offering at Doyd's will ba the Twentieth Century Minstrels. This organization IncUides over thirty perform ers , and promises a sparkling bill of music , danccp , drills and specialties. The dearth of minstrel shows that haa existed nnd the reduced prices that will prevail , seems to warrant the anticipation of a big turn-out for these performances. Ctesy Fitzgerald In "Tho Foundling" filled Hoyt's theater. New York , for nearly 200 nights , and held the metropolis In a thrall during that period. She dances even better , It Is said , In "Tho Foundling" than she did when she made her first sensation with "A Gaiety Girl. " The naughty little twinkle and her high kicking Is described as n graceful performance. "The Foundling" IB a three-act farce by the author of "Jane , " William Lestocq. and 13. M. Kobson. It was originally produced at Terry's theater , Lon don , nnd afterwards at Hoyt's theater , New York. It comes for the first time to the Crelghton under the direction of Charles Frohman on Tuesday , March 9 , for one night only. "Chums , " a new one-act farce , will be presented as a curtain raiser. Seats will be placed on sale -Monday morning. Ono of the most deeply rooted super stitions of the theatrical profession Is that the successful run of a play at one theater must riot be Interrupted by Its removal to another playhouse. In nlnoly-nlno cases oul ot 100 , whenever this has been done , dhajter lias followed. In defiance of this superstition , however , Charles Hopper , when his ex traordinarily successful engagement In "Chlmmlo Fadden" nt the Garden theater , New York , was brought to an end last win ter , owing to previously existing contracts by the theater , moved his play , company and scenery over to the Standard theater , where he ran along with great prosperity , until May , playing , ' In all 110 times In New York City. "Chlmmlo Fadden" will bo seen at Boyd's Thursday and Friday even ings. March 11 and 12 , and the engagement will close with a matinee on Saturday. Two performances will bo given at the Crelghton today , "Faust , " as presented by the well'known ' star , Lewis Morrison , being the drawing card. Popular prices will pre vail at tjio"'niatlnco. . The engagement will close with two performances tomorrow. Cosgrovo & Grant's comedians will pre sent "The Dazzler" for the last two times at Boyd'a today. There will bo a "bargain day" raatlneo at 2:30 : p. m. Crelghton Music .hall seems to be the Mecca of all local lovers of vaudeville , Judging 'rom the large attendance at each evening's performance. A change of bill will be nado tonight , the Ryeford sisters , direct 'rom a long engagement at Koster & Dial's , Vew York , being the special feature. The Carmen sisters. Maud Dayton , May Ells worth , Harry Drown , Prof. Jacobs , the Hart- manus , Hall Uruce and others will appear. It Is not necessary to call a doctor for a cut or bruise ; get Salvation OH. Only 23cts. For beautiful sweet peas and other flower seeds go to Neb. Sect ! Co. , 520 N. IGth. IXS.VXI3 MAX MAICHS TIIOUIIM3. Victim of Corn I no Hulilt MnUcH Lively at it IIiilcl. John Flanagan , ex-local station agent of ho Elkhorn , was taken with an Insane fit ast night In his apartments at the Urcxel lotel , Sixteenth and Webster streets. He rushed about the hotel yelling and thrcaten- ng to shoot any one who came In his way , ( necking down the cterk and several of the guests. The police were called and It took 'our officers to got him to the station. When taken Into the Jailer's office the prls- onpr talked Incoherently , but did not offer any resistance. Ho was locked up and It s probable ho may bo brought bcforo the 3oard of Insanity Commissioners , as hla mind Is thought to have been unbalanced or uorno tlmo past. The disease Is said o be produced by the cocaine- habit , to vhlch Flanagan has been a victim for some Imo past. Mrs. Flanagan states that she ias been In fear of her life for many months last and that although her husband Is all bat he should bo when In possession of his onscs , that at times when ho Is under the nflucnctt of the drug he becomes a demon. Flanagan was released on a bond , the charge against him being disturbing the peace. Ho then went to the hotel , having ocovered from the effects of the drug , and vent peaceably to bed , Later ho was taken o another hotel. NOT HINDER TAIUKF HIM. . COIIKrVNHIIIIIIl XriTlllllllH TllIICH Of A- titucli' of Silver MII. . NEW YORK , March C. Congrofsman franels 0 , Newfanda , the fios silver rcprc- entatlvo from Nevada , In an Interview hero oday , said ; "Prceldent McKlnley IB a trong , honeat man , and the sllvsr men en- ortaln for him .personally the kindest of eclliiEB. They realize the Importance of eglslatlon along the line proposed by him nd they Will not attempt to embarrass him r the republican members of congress by uttlng obstacles In the way of the speedy > a snge of a tariff measure , " Novr SlfiiiiiHlilp II n ito Mexico. s ST. LOUIS , March 5. A morning paper saye ( hat J > T > Hagen of the' Ward Steam- whip company has entered Into on Important contract with A. H. Hoffman of the City of Mexico , general traffic manager of the Mexican Central railway , and Ames A. Reardon , a well known St. Louis .business man and president of the St. Louis Spanish club. The Ward Steamship company agrees to furnish a splendidly equipped packet line between New Orleans and Pcnsacola In America and Tamplco , Mexico , and ports In Venezuela , Colombia , West Indies and all South American ports. Commencing May 1 , 1897 , the first steamboat will leave New Orleans via" Pcusacola. l-'la. , for Tamplco , Mex. If business justifies Mr. Hagen says that boats will leave as often as twlco a . AUSTIN. Tex. , Starch 6. News reached hta clly today that a mob last night at- ackcd end literally riddled with bullets negro at , filuln. a email toxvn near here , 'wo negroes wore arrtatcd there for urulary. About midnight gne negro was nken out of the calaboose to nn adjoin- ng Htore to be questioned an to .how the ork was done. In the meantime. 11 mob termed the J.i'l ' to capture the other euro. The sheriff rustled to the rescue , nd during Ills absence , three masked men i ntercd the store and riddled the negro vliQ Jiaa been left , there , will * bullets , ) Mnrcu Bigger Values. Dollars were never so scarce never so hard to pet hold of never so valued by the holders 'of them as they arc at the present hour. Bigger values seems to be a pressing need of the times. We recognize this i need. We have prepared for it. We have strained many points to meet it and this season we will offer the biggest clothing values America has ever known. This would be mere foolish prattle if we couldn't back it up , if we couldn't prove what we say. To show that it is only the simple trutli we ask you to look in our corner window today , There you will see a selection of suits for big and little boys at big and little prices , according to your purse , but whatever the prices the values arc the biggest The Nebraska has ever shown. That's saying a good deal. We are selling children's clothing this season ten to 20 per cent cheaper than we could have sold it a year ago , Nobby little Reefer and Knee Pants Suits as low as $1.25 fora good grade. Knee Pants Suits of Scotch tweeds and fancy cheviots' for sr.50 a suit. Boys' all wool Long Pants Suits as low as two dollars , and so on through aline of wearable goods that no one need be ashamed to buy , " GIAL MARCH The following arc some of our great reductions in our Special March Sale. Itoiluccd J [ educed from To from To y SUcbonnl t 75.00 $ 38.00 Mnhognny Divan ( 2S.OO ) 19.UO 1 Mahogany Inlnlil Table 25.00 9.00 Mahogany Tnborct 12.00 8.00 1 Mnhognny I'm lor Tuule 12.00 B.PO K-plcco Mahogany I'nrlor Suit 123.00 63.00 Oak Parlor Table 4.00 l.T.'i 3.plecc Mahogany I'nrlor Suit 43.00 21.00 Onk Sideboard 100.00 KM Inlaid MnhOKuny Ulvnn 'MM 44.00 MRhojfnny Sideboard 100.00 47.00 Ann Chair , vatln damark CO.00 24.CO Oak Tea. Table 12.00 6.00 lllrch Dlvnn 23.00 14.10 White Maple Tea Table 12.00 5.00 Morris Chair 15.00 7,00 Mahogany Inlaid Table S5.00 37.00 Combination Honk Onto nnd Deck. . 3(1.00 ( 22.00 Inlaid Satin Wood Table DO.OO 22.00 6-plecc I'arlor Set 53,00 , 29.00 Onyx I'arlor Cabinet ICfi.dO 100.00 3-pIece lllrch Pet 2S.CO 15.00 lllrch Ladles' De. k 23.00 13.00 1 Leather Sofa 123.00 73.00 Oak Ladles' Deck S.OO 4.C.O Corduroy Couch 28.00 18.00 Vernls Martin Denk D5.00 34.00 I-'Ine leather Couch 85.00 55,00 Inlnlil Mahogany Hocker 20.00 12.00 Mahogany Dining Table 1M.OO 100.00 Mnhorrany llockcr 28.00 18.00 Mnple Folding Ueil 75.00 40.00 Mahogany Parlor Cabinet 75.00 40.00 Vclour Couch 33.00 16.00 Mahogany Shaving Stand 15.00 8.00 Iloknra Couch 100.00 52.00 Mahogany Hooker , leather Beat. . . . 12.00 6.00 Hat Hack 53.00 32.00 Mahogany llockcr. Inlaid wood seat 15.00 6.00 Hall Hnck 100.CO 50.04 CHAS. SHIVEBIOK < & CO. , Special March Furniture Sale. th and Douglas sts. WAS OVERSIGHT OP COMMITTEES. Explanation for Almoncc of the Cabl- iiot from IiiiiiiKiirul Ceremony. WASHINGTON , March 5. The failure of President Cleveland's cabinet to attend the Inaugural In front of the capltol yesterday and the absence of Secretary Olnoy from the whole ceremony , which has been con strued In some circles as an Indication of friction between Sir. Cleveland and his prime minister as well ns a lack of consideration of the cabinet on the part of the new ad ministration , was really duo to some slight oversight on the part of persons charged with the preparation of the- program , for which neither the old nor the now administration can be held responsible. There Is no es tablished precedent for the attendance of the cabinet of the retiring president at the In duction of hta successor Into ofllce , and when It was noticed by the cabinet members that no place had been set down for them In the oiricl.il line of escort to the capltol , they had no feeling on the subject and were pre pared to accept the plan gracefully. However - over , It was deemed best to call the atten tion of the senate committee to this mat ter and this was done , but a further lapse occurred some.where and provision was nol made for them. Before the escorts starlet for the capltol the omission was discovered by General Porter and President McKlnlej himself and the cabinet was placed In a proper position In the line as Mr. iMcKluloy's personal escort , all save Secretary Olnoy who could not be reached In time with news of ths arrangements. The idea that ho absented himself from the whlto house be cause of a rupture of the relations betweer himself and President Cleveland Is scouts by the friends of both. It is probably true that there had been a difference of opinion between the secretary and the president , as to the transmission of the correspondence In.tho Itulz case to congress , but there was nothing approaching a rupture of friendly relations and the president and hla secre tary parted on good terras. There was another hitch In the proceed ings at the capltol , which unfortunately added to the Impression that the cabinet had been slighted. Thla was at the time when the assemblage In the senate chamber was about to repair to the Inaugural plat form outside. There were no seats provided ror the cabinet , by an oversight ; so , upon leaving the chamber , the members who had already arranged to take- luncheon with Secretary Lament went directly to his resl- lonco on Lafayette square Instead of going aut on the platform. The following letter from the senate com- nlttee on foreign relations to Secretary Olney explains how LllluokalanI obtained access to the senate during the pioceodlngs : "Ex-Queen LllluokalanI la desirous of wit nessing tbo Inauguration of the president ind vice president-elect on the fourth of March and she haa made application through tier friends for two scats , ono for herself ind ono for her escort. It Is .Impossible for ho committee of arrangements to provldo hwo places except In the diplomatic gallery , jut as the tickets to the gallery are to bo sent to you for distribution the committee lees not feel at liberty to assign these scats 0 any ono. It Is , however , the Judgment ) f the committee on arrangements that you irovldo seats for the cx-tueen | out of the ilxty to bo cent you- for the ueo of the dlp- omatlo corps. " IIM.S WHICH I'-AII.KI ' ) OK AI'l'UOVAI. ievcral Minor McHxnrrn In Addition ( n Koiir 1IIK Aiiroirlii | | < loiiN. WASHINGTON , March B. A large number if Important bills failed to receive the slg. inturo of Mr. Cleveland before the expiration if his term at noon yesterday , and as a re ult they fall to become laws. Most 1m- ortant of these arc the sundry civil appro- rlatlon bill , containing river and harbor nd many other ( terns , tne Indian approprla- lonn and the agricultural appropriation bill , 'tiefic three received what Is known as povket etoes , being received by the president on larch 3 and not acted on , The doflclvnc } pproprlatlnn bill , carrying about $10,000,000 , illed In conference between the senate and otiso. The other bills which failed are as follown louse bill to set apart a portion of certain ind In the state of Washington known as 'dclfle reserve as a public park , to be known a Washington park ; houne bill to permit Ight of way through public lands for tram- rays , canals , etc. : liousu joint resolution to rovcnt the Introduction of contagious and ifvctloua diseases In the United Stateu ; ton. to t/lll to require paents to bo Issued to io land set tied under the act to provide for Dtllement of the penlnrula of Florida , etc. ; ouse bill relative to the delivery of liUteru 1 towns and villages where there \a \ no -co delivery. Senate bill 3,32s , to repeal ortlons of timber culture law ; authorizing tie Galveston & Great Northern Hallwa\ ompany to construct a railway through the ndlan territory , and Iliirly-llve bills of a rlvato nature , moat of them being Indlvld- al pension bills , Tlirxc VUllvilVimlilnKl n. WASHINGTON , ilarcli B. Accordlns to , THE DEMIST. Pioneer of Reasonable Prices in Dentistry in Omaha. 15 Yearn' Oxpcrlctlca. Office 3d I'loor Paxtoii IIIok. 16th and Pnrtiam St.- * . TEL. I 83. LADY ATTENDANT. Kull SatTcotli. $ SOO Ilcst Sat Tcath $7.BO lle.st Tooth , thin pinto $10.0(1 ( Hrldgo Tooth $5-00 Gold Alloy Killing SI.CO I'uro Golcl Kllllnx.s S2.0O Gold Crowns $5.00 to S8.00 the best estimates of the railroads up to date , the total visiting crowd was about 17G.OOO , a llttlo lees than half the number of four ycara ago. Even these have quickly dis perse. ! , and while there are. still noticeable crowds In and about the public bulldlnga and the street car lines are more than com monly crowded , the sidewalks are about down to their normal population. TIIIMC THAT AVAR IS A CBUTAIXTV. CollIIlet Ilutrvefii Croeci ; and Turkey , Alioul to Hrcnlc Out. LONDON , March G. It IB generally bo- lleved that a war between Greece and Tur key Is Imminent. The decision of Greece to defy the powers Is confirmed on all sides. It Is generally felt In England that the dis patch , signed by 100 liberal and Irian national members of the Iiouso of Commons , which was sent last evening to the king of Greece , expressing sympathy with his efforts and the efforts of the Grce't nation In behalf o Crete , was a great mistake , and that It will only mislead the king and nation Into tha bollef that Great Ilritaln will not Join tha other powers In coercive measures. The Westminster Gazette ( liberal ) says : "When the king receives this sympathetic message ho will do well to observe that the government has a. majority of ICO In the House of Commons. If ho understands the bearing of this , and If ho knows that the British government can only be diverted from Its decision by an adverse vote of the House of Commons , which there Is appar ently not the slightest chauco of obtaining , ho will better understand tbo value of thla message. " The Dally News cxprcescs Itself In a simi lar tone , and saya : "Armed Intervention by Great Ilritaln In behalf of Greece would simply mean war to enforce the difference between ubsolulo autonomy In Crete and Ita Incorporation with Greece. " The attitude of the Greek officials In Lon don Is in out determined. The consul general for Gropco , M , Leon Mrsslncsl. In an Inter view with a representative of the Associated press today , eald there was not the least probability of Greece yielding to the demands of the powers. Ho added that the fact that another 40,000 men of the reserves were called out yesterday shows that Greece in ran 3 to end the present situation , Greece , lie rontliiued. has recently spent largo sums on her frontier defenses , which are now In good order. Another odlclal 'of the Greek consul ate remarked that If the powers carry out their threat to try to dUlodKo the Greek troops In Crete , they will have to land 5,000 men to do ku. Ho added * "Uvon then our tree ; > j will tight for qvrry Inch of ground. Wo have stood tills as long us possible. In aplto of the llnlep act and other schemes the situa tion In CreteIs worse than ever. If Greece Is bankrupt It IH because she has bad to support the fugitive Cretans. The powora cannot starve out the Greeks In Cieto , as the coast is too extensive for an cffcctlvo blockade , and small vi'raels will he able to run the blockade. In any cane , the Greeks lave enough food for a month , and wn won't ) o called cowards , even If we are obliterated 'rom the map of Ilurope , Wo urn prepared : o shed tlm last drop of blood before allow- ng our troops to vacate Crete and leave tbo Cretans to the mercies of the Turkish po < Ice , " lliiHliirm TrniililcH of n liny. CINCINNATI , March 6The fir i of Dubmo & Co. , Jewelers , made an a sl > * ieot today to Joseph Wlboy | , The usrjji are jlaceil at (100,000 ; liabilities not learnnd. Hi la Is ono of the oldest firms lit thla line n Ihe city and haa always huld a leading losltlon. Itecently some trouble qrose among nembers of the flrni and a receiver was naked for. The trouble , however , was bought to navu been adjusted. Now comes lie assignment which Is attrltniM to dull rade , KnrtluiuakfM In Mexico , OAXACA , March G. The .country south of lero is greatly disturbed by eartluiyaken. The people In eomo of the tmallc-r mountain villages have fled from their homoi. Many of them have como to the city , bringing their amlltei with them. The earthquake fchoclj waa felt an , hour or two day and