Nebraska Newspapers

    8 TUB OiMAHA "DAILY 1J3333 : SATTUUDAY , SEl'TJSMltER 25 , 1807 ,
THE FIELD OF .ELECTRICITY
Bujremncy of tlio United States in the
Development of Water Power.
THE FACT ACKNOWLEDGED ABROAD
An Imltmtrlnl Resolution with Klro-
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The Industrial supremacy of the United
Stated IB a tact which , though ! sneered at In
some quarters , compels acknowledgment In
Europe. That It ls grudgingly admitted
icrvcs to emphasize It. When the mills of
thlfl country can compete and outbid the
mills of the old world and market steel
rails In Ireland , England , France , Russia ,
Japan and India , 'build ' locomotives for the
world , and have Its rolling stock considered
the model of convenience , receiving every
\ where the flattery of Imitation , the sneers
Cf would-be rivals may be set down as the
dyspeptic twltchkign of defeat.
The development of the Industries of this
country and the corresponding mechanical
progress la a source of amazement to for
eigners. Hitherto all nations were on an
equality with respect to power , but the older
nations have had the advantage In lower
wages. This advantage , however , has been
offset by the superior mechanical skill of
Americans and the greater development of
mechanical appliances labor saving machin
ery. Even admitting equality In manufac
tures , the fact that the United States has
overcome foreign prejudice and embargoes
of taxation , and .opened up profitable markets
abroad , Is ample evidence of Industrial
primacy.
Now comes another factor In the manufac
turing progress of this country a factor that
alrcstly commands serious consideration
abroad. That factor Is the harnessing of
various water power , by which electrical
power Is generated , and that In turn being
applied to countless wheels hereto
fore operated by steam. The London Spec-
tater concedes that the development of water
power In the United States presages an In
dustrial revolution that bodes no gooa for
the manufacturers of Huropc. The article
presents many Interesting facts and some
conclusions from the European viewpoint to
Justify Its publication witlru. Thu Spectator
says :
"The closing years of thu nineteenth cen
tury a century which has been so full of
change and marked by progress In so many
directions ore ushering In a change perhaps
moro Important lu Its significance for our
own country than any that 1ms preceded It.
oven In this century of progress. This change
Js foreshadowed by the striking developments
of water power for Industrial purposes that
have been witnessed In both Europe and
America during the last six years develop
ments which would appear to point to the
substitution of water power for steam power
la Industry at eomc future date , and to the
transfer of the chief manufacturing In
dustries from those countries rich In the
possession of coal to those rich In thu pos
session of this.modern rival of coal , namely
water. The recent development has been
due to the progress of electrical science ; and
the successful application of water power on
a largo scale to Industrial purposed odds
one more to the large number of triumphs
with which 'ho electrical engineers of the
present nge must bo credited.
FROM WATER WHEEL TO TURI1INE.
"The water wheel has Ife&n replaced by
the turbine , which can be adapted to any
head of water , and by means of which water
powers of the greatest magnitude may be
successfully developed for Industrial pur
poses. . .The head 'of water under which the
old mill wheels were worked rarely exceeded
twenty feet , and was generally much below
that limit ; to-lay heads of water of 140 feet
and 210 feet are being used at the two power
plants at Niagara Falls , and at Fresno , in
California , tr.cru is a water power plant
working under a head of 1,400 feet ! When It
Is remembered that the height or head of
.water Is ono of the factors which determine
the amount of energy developed , the signifi
cance of these figures is apparent. As re
gards ( he amount of power developed under
the old system , 100 horse power might ie re
garded as n maximum ; today there arc at
Niagara slnglo turbines which produce 5,000
lioreo power , and there Is no proof -that oven
these enormous wheels represent the limit
In Blzo which may not be safely exceeded.
"Even more Important then the results
which have come from the substitution of
the turbine for the older water wheel anj
those which have been produced by the In
troduction of electric transmission. In the
older system the machinery In the mill hade
* o be coupled directly to the water wheel
by .shafting and gearing , and hence these
old mills" were necessarily built upon the
banks of the rivers and streams which pro
vided them with power. In the modern sys
tem of transmission' by alternating electric
currents , the mechanical energy developed by
the turbine Is converted on the spot Into
electrical energy by means of the dynamo ,
and this electrical energy Is then carried by
air lines to the locality where It Is to bo
liEed. Thus the modern factory or mill
driven by water power need not necessarily
lie situated In mountain-locked valleys , miles
from the nearest railway and remote from
the Industrial centers of the district. It
may bo 'Jjllllt ' wherever the natural and
economic condlt'Iorsw ro most favorable to
the manufacture , ar.tJ the electrical energy
developed miles away tan bo delivered at
the factory by an air cable ns easily as water
may bo delivered through plpcu from a dis
tant reservoir In the hills. The greatest
activity In the application of these modem
methods for the utilization of water power
Is now being displayed In both Europe and
America , and the following figures , which
represent the aggregate horse power already
developed , or In course of development , will
Klvo some Idea of the wonderfully mpld ad
vance that has occurred in recent years in
ibis branch of engineering science.
"In America the total of the larger Instal
lations Is 72,000 horsu power , with thu pros
pect of this total being Increased to 160,000
when the Niagara scheme Is completed. In
addition to this , there are u very large num
ber of smaller plants In operation in the mlu-
Ing districts of Colorado and Nevada. Swlt-
terland occupies I IIP second place with 32-
000 borne power. This will bo Increased to
43,000 when the second wjter power plant
on the Rhone , near Geneva , la completed.
Franco follows with 18,000 horse power ,
which \ \ - \ \ \ bo Increased to 30,000 by the com
pletion of the power plant near Lyons. Ger
many has only ono water power of any
magnitude , that at Rhelnfelden. This will
yield 16,000 horse power when completed.
Italy has is',600 horse power ; Sweden and
Norway between 10.000 aud 20,000 horse
power each , with almost limitless possibil
ities of further development , whllo England
and Scotland come at the end of the list
with only 4,000 horse power ,
VARIED USES OF THE POWER.
"Tho purposes for which this power Is be-
Awarded
Highest Honors World's Fair ,
Gold Medal , Midwinter Fair.
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CREAM
BAKING
A Pure drape Cream of Tartar Powder.
40 YEARS THE STANDARD.
Ing utilize ] ro exceedingly varied. It limed
mod directly as electrical energy for light
ing purposes and for chemical and metal
lurgical operations. Transformed again Inn
mechanical energy by means of the electric
motor , It In uccJ for working tramway 8 , s-
tcms ami for driving machinery of all kinds
at the mines or In engineering and other
workshops , The significance of this new step
forward In the application of nnler power
to Industrial purpocs Is startling , On the '
one hand It signifies that man has at last |
lcarnc'1 how to effectually master and utilize
ono of the mightiest natural forces of the
earth. Coal Is an exhaustive ; possession , anil .
the day must come when the coal fields of j
the cartli will bo worked out. Our rivers
and falls offer , on the other hand , an Inex
haustible supply of energy ; for so long as
the heat of the sun evaporates the water of |
the sea and causes It to fall again as rain <
upon the hills , or as snow upon the mountains - j
tains , this source will bo available for the |
supply of trmn's wants , and the arrival of
the time when the earth's coal fields will
bo exhausted need no longer be awaited with
misgivings , There is another aspect of thld
development which Is less cheerful for con
templation by three of the nations of Europe.
The position which England , Germany and ;
Urlglum occupy today as the leading manu
facturing countries of Buropc has resulted
chiefly from their possession of extensive
coal fields capable of cheap development , coal
having been In the | mst thu chief factor In
determining the Industrial progress of any
country. The progress of electrical science
has , however , apparently changed the condi
tions of Industrial supremacy , and It appears
as though the pojscrston , not of coal fields , ,
but of water power , will bo the determining
factor In the future. Whether the check to
the natural growth and expansion of In
dustry In the older manufacturing countries
of Kurof.0 , that may already bo observed as
ono result of the Increased use of water
power In countries hitherto of little or no
account In the Industrial struggle , will bo
followed by the gradual migration of the
staple Industries to the cheaper centers of
power , remaliu for the future to , dlscloic ;
but It Is a question of tremendous signifi
cance for the prosperity of the countries con
cerned. It would Involve a rearrangement
of the relative position of the nations of
Europe , and however pleasant the period of
transition and change might bo for the na
tions which would thereby rise Into In
dustrial Importance , It would most certainly
b very much the roveise for the peoples of
those three countries of Europe which today
stand foremost In the extent and number
of their manufacturing Industries. "
ANDTITRTI Turnn HAH , SYSTEM.
The first successful underground trolley
electric railway to go Into operation In the
United States was laid along U street In
Washington several years ago. This system
Is still In operation. Washington was also
the first city In the Unltea Stitcs to operate
a modification of the underground elect" ic
system known as the nuila-l'esth system.
This latter has been pronounced by electrical
and railroad experts to be the best con
structed electrical railway of which they hive
any knowledge. U now appears tirobablo that
Washington will be the first city In the
country to construct and operate what Is
known as the Safety Third- all Electric rail
road. This system Is the Invention of Cap
tain J. M. Murphy of Connecticut. The
patents for this system have only boon re
cently granted , and the company which con
trols them Is not yet thrco weeks old. An
exhibition of this system was given in Wash
ington , last week , at which the Inventor was
present to explain Its workings. The exhi
bition was given with a mimic railway 137
feet In length , surmounted by a car twenty-
two Inches In length , being on a scale of an
Inch to the foot. Ono of the chief points of
merit claimed for this system Is that the
third rail , from which the current that oper
ates the car Is taken , Is wholly free from
electricity , or , as the electricians put It ,
"dead , " except In the part directly under the
car when In motion. The part of the rail In
fiont of and thn part behind the car being
"dead , " the exposed rail Irf absolutely harm
less. This result Is secured by a system
of nonarklng switches placed at In
tervals along the lino. , Cars operated
by this lystem can ho reversed under full
headway , even on grades and curves , or
they may bo stopped within one-half , of their
length. It Is entirely1 feasible under this
system to attain a speed of a mile a minute
fir fllvtv Inllnl. * . l.n.iB. rv * % . _ _ . , _ i.
- - .j. i. . 411111-0 au iiuur. l no curs in InlS
system carry beneath the seats a scries of
small storage batteries supplied from the
feed current. Thu cars arc hcntcd and
lighted from the electricity thus stored.
Another advantage of these storage batter
ies Is the fact that In the event the current
from the powerhouse should be Interrupted
or cut off , each car Is supplied with suf
ficient elcctrlcty to run it for upwards of an
hour , so that the car could reach Its dcs ,
tlnatlon and the passengers avoid the Incon
venience of delay en route. The safety
third-rail system can bo applied , It is
claimed , to any railway line now In use
without deranging the service of the road
for an Instant. The only excavations neces-
ry are to the depth of thetlcs. When any
railway now In use la equipped with the
safety third-rail system the last car of the
old system can be followed by the first car
of the new without Interfering with the
other. This applies as well to cable and
horse cars as to overhead and underground
trolley systems. A local suburban railway ,
now using horse power , has contracted for
the new safety third-rail sjiUem , thus keepIng -
Ing the national capital In the forefront of
electrical railway development. Washington
Is ono of the few cities within whose limits
the overhead trolley 1s forbidden by law.
It Is expected that within two or three years
oven the overhead trolley for suburban rail
roads In the District of Columbia will bo a
thing of the past.
MONSTER DYNAMOS.
The largest dynamo In the world , In point
of mere size , Is soon to 'be Installed In the
ciew station of the Brooklyn Edison Illum
inating company. It will stand sixty feet In
height from the crown to the base , says the
New York Herald , and will produce elec
tricity at a higher pressure , or voltage , than
any other generator now In existence ,
The now dynamo , which Is now almost
completed at the works of the General Elec
tric compsny.at Schcnectady , Is only the
first of several of similar slzo which are to
be constructed. Its capacity may bo Judged
from the fact that Its output of current
would be sulllclent to keep 18,000 Incandes
cent lamps burning at the same time. The
pressure of the electricity as It leaves the
dynamos will be 6,600 volts , or three times
that of the great generators at Niagara
Falls.
Nearly every one la now aware that a
djciamo consists of two essential parts the
armature and the field magnets , The anna-
turo Is made up of the cells of Iron sur
rounded by other cells of Insulated copper
wire. When a loop of copper wire Is moved
near a magnet , an electrical current Is set
up In It. When a current of electricity Is
jiasscd around a piece of Iron It becomes a
magnet for the time being. In ordinary
dynamos the armature Is revolved on &
spindle , whllo the field magnets are fixed.
Sometimes the armature Is ring shaped , and
made to revolve around the field magnets In
the center , llut as the essential thing Is
that the field magnets and the armature
should bo constantly changing their pos [ .
tlons with respect to ono another , It Is pos
sible to make the armature fixed and cause
the field magnets to revolve.
This Is what has been done In the case of
the Brooklyn dynamo , On the rim of a big
fly wheel , fifty feet In diameter , are placed
forty magnetic poles , each pole being rec
tangular In shape and wound1 with Insulated
copper wtro like a bobbin. Of course these
poles are firmly bolted to the rim of the fly
wheel , Or. the Inner surface of the big
guard , which completely surrounds the rim
of this fly wheel , Is placed the armature In
forty triple begments , and these arc all also
firmly bolted to their frame. To make the
Iron maises In the poles magnetic It Is
necessary that they should have some of
the current derived from the armature con
stantly passing through their colls. This Is
furnished by copper conductors , which touch
copper rln8 on the axel of the moving fly
wheel , whence the current Is distributed by
Insulated vires to eacji of the forty poles ,
ELECTRICITY IN RAISING OIL , .
The raising of oil Is another Industry In
which electricity will probably take the
place of steam , Judging' by the satisfactory
outcome of an experiment In an extensive
oil field in Canada. The wells at Petrolla
arc bored In all directions about the town ,
many of them In the back yards of the own
ers' houses , so that the visitor on approachIng -
Ing the town sees a. forest of derricks , like
the stumps of trees left after a fire has
passed through a green forest. Under each
derrick Is a well , and It has been the custom
to pump a group or "batch" of these wells
( rein ono eojiae , rgd tui swatUog
connected from the engines to the "kickers"
and walking beams , A dynamo was put Into
a small building atnngsldo one of the old
engine houses. The shed required for the
purposq was ! only half the slie of the steam
power house , and no heavy foundation for
boiler setting was required. The machine
was placed on n frame consisting of two
pieces of 10xlO-lnch timber on each side , one
on top of the other , BO as to give clearance
from the ground for the driving gear. This
simple apparatus was attached to sixteen
heavy wells known ae "water wells , " run
ning at much higher than the usual speed.
All the work on these wells ever slnco has
been done by electricity. No boy or man
is needed for firing , and the machine re
quires no attention after It Is started each
day. Ono or two wells have before been
equipped with dynamos In Ohio and Penn
sylvania , a separate machine being used for
each well , but the Canadian venture Is be
lieved to bo the first case on record where n
"batch" of wells has been electrically op
erated.
SAFETY IN AN ELECTRIC STATION.
Fatal accidents In electrical generating
station ? arc generally owing to contact being
made by the victim with the conductors
when charged to a high pressure. The con
tact need not be either perfect or direct. If
two parts of the body are made to touch con
ducting materials which differ In pressure by
1,000 volts or more , or oven by much less It
the contact with the flesh Is very good , a
dangerous and possibly fatal shock will re
sult , The ground , especially It damp , Is sut-
ficclit for one of the contacts. Damp leather
shoes afford no protection , so that any one
standing on the ground or on metallic or
damp wood flooring , must not on any account
touch a slnglo object which may bo charged
with high-pressure current. If , however , ho
should bo standing upon a dry rubber mot ,
which Is an excellent non-conductor , he can
touch any number of charged bodies of the
same electrical pressure with Impunity. Hut
If ho should simultaneously touch , 'even
through his clothes , two bodies which differ
from one another In pressure by , say , 1,000
volts , the danger of the contact depending on
Its thoroughness , a fatal shock may follow.
The same result may be experienced If while
safely touching high-charged metal he should
touch or pass by hand any conducting article
to some ono clso who Is not also Insulated.
The only safe rule for a visitor to on electric
station Is to see everything , but touch noth
ing.
South Omaha News
No papers have as yet been served by the
United States marshal on the officers and
members of the South Omaha Live Stock ex
change In the Injunction proceedings ordered
commenced by United States Attorney General -
oral 'McKenna. ' H Is thought , by Interested
parties , that the papers will bo served cither
today or Monday. Until It Is known positively
what the documents contain no riAietlng of
the exchange will be held to take action.
President Murphy of the exchange said
yesterday afternoon : "I do not know Ju-t
what will bo done , but I am satisfied that the
exchange will put up a strong fight. I have
talked with a number of members and the
general fooling appears to be that the case
should be fought In the courts. So far as 1
am concerned I do not think that the ex
change will quit business , at least whllo It
U working under the present rules and regu
lations. A meeting of thu board of directors
will bo held not later than Monday , at which
time the matter will be discussed and some
plan of action mapped out. The rules of tne
exchange are based largely on those in force
at the Chicago Live Stock exchange , as well
as other largo mercantile bodies and If the
courts can dissolve this exchange the others
will have to follow. I do not think that
any law relating to trusts can be applied to
the South Omaha Live Stock exchange , as the
ruloi , as I Interpret them , are decidedly lib
eral. The attorney ° f the exchange Is now
engaged In looking Into the matter and will
most likely be present at the meeting of the
board of directors , when plans for commenc
ing the legal battle arc made. .
"According to' the rules of the exchange a
commission of 60 cents per head , or not to
exceed $12 a car , Iso barged for the sale of
cattle. Slnglo deck cars of hogs are sold for
$6 arm double decKs for $10. A charge of ? 10
is nude for selling a double deck car of sheep
and $ G for single deck car. Mixed car lots
50 cents per head for cattle , 25 cents for
calves , hogs and sheeep 10 cents. The com
missions shall not exceed $12 on a whole car
and no car to bo less than $ G. Inspection of
hogs costs 15 cents per car. "
In explaining that the exchange Is not a
trust the members take the position that any
shipper can come Into the yards and sell
his own stock. In cases of this kind the
shipper runs his own risk and has to stand
his losses If any. The exchange , It Is said ,
was organized for the purpose of protecting
the shipper and preventing unscrupulous men
from engaging In the business. As It is now ,
so say the commission men , the shipper Is
protected at every point and cannot lose on
a transaction , as only responsible persons
arc admitted to membership.
City NC N ami ( iiiHstp.
Fred Green of Atlantic , la. , Is the guest
of A. J. Caughcy.
A. W. Hart of Wllsonvlllo was a visitor
In the city yesterday.
Mrs. A. A. Somers has returned from an
extended eastern trip.
Will Smith of Atlantic. la. , Is spending a
few days with Henry Mies.
Sheriff Hartlett of Dawes county Is hero
spending a day or two with friends.
Colonel W. R. Sapp , a well known mer
chant of Wllcox. was a visitor hero yester
day. i
Miss Jonnlo Graham left last night for
Chicago , where she will visit friends for a
few weeks.
F. M. IJroome , receiver of the United
States land ofilco at Alliance , Is In the city
visiting friends.
J. C. Drennan , superintendent of the Girls'
Industrial Homo at Mllford , Is In the city
visiting friends.
Miss Fannie Lewis of Loveland , la. , Is
hero visiting Mrs. Dcnna Albert , Twenty-
fifth and J streets.
Mrs. F. H. Howcll of Red Oak. la. . Is the
guest of W , D. Godfrey and wife , Twenty-
third and N streets.
Colonel J. H. Pratt was hero yesterday
looking after n large shipment of cattle
from Gllleito , Wyo.
A. Peterson , an employe of Swift and Com
pany , cut his left hand qulto badly ycstcr-
duy afternoon whllo working In the hog kill
ing department.
Chapter M. P. E. O. will hold Its first
meeting after the summer vacation at the
homo of Mrs. James Phillips , Twenty-fourth
and C streets , this afternoon ,
Notice.
There will be a meeting of the Republican
City Central Committee at Washington hall
Saturday , September 25th , at 4 p. ra.
E. J. CORNISH Chairman.
i iI'KHSO.YAl , I'AKAUHAI'HS.
R. J , Short left laqt evening for Denver.
J , W. Sims left yesterday for Galesburg ,
R. A. Smith Is visiting here from Moline -
line , III.
Mrs. C. E. Chancy , S'loux City , Is visiting
Omaha friends.
W. 'B. ' Marshall and J , < A. Cllno departed
for Chicago yesterday.
Dr. Galbralth loft yesterday for the west
on a short hunting trip.
M. V. Olds and W. Collins of this city went
to Plattsmouth yesterday ,
H. A. Kccfo and wlfo of Ravenna arc hereon
on their way to Chicago.
Senator W. V. lAllen departed yesterday
for the western part of the state.
Mrs , Wiser , Oakland , Cal. . U In the city ,
the guest of Mrs , R , A. McEacheron ,
R. II , Doud of Iloone , la , , Is stopping In
thu city on his way to tbo Klondike region.
E. W. Ilenken , editor of the Hooper Sen
tinel , Is spending aweek In the city on bis
way to Denver ,
if. C Wright and sister of Schuylcr have
been spending a. few days In the city with
friends.
Archbishop Reardon , Catholic blahop of
California , was in the city a short time yes
terday on hU way cast , &
Among the pi eminent merchants of the
state who came down for tbo fair and re
turned yesterday were the following : 0. S.
Samuelson , Hlldreth ; 55. U , Iluck , Napaneo ;
A. J. Hayek , Gulda Rock ; Theodore Hoi-
worth. Grceley Center ; George Merrill , Minden -
den ; J , 13. Watklus and W. J. Mundy , Bdl-
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RAILROADS READ A HARVEST
Lines Leading Into- Omaha Do a Big
Bniinoss ,
STATE FAIR TRADE-PROVES A BONANZA
Much Trnvrl Conim from Polntx Hint
llnvc Heretofore. Sent lint KIMV
l * oi > li > to th Metropolis
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Now that the thirty-first annual State
fair of Nebraska and the Ak-Sar-llen
festivities have closed , the railroad
officials are calculating their gain. The
passenger representatives of all the lines
leading Into the city are well pleased with
the amount of travel attracted by the grand
double bill presented In Omaha this week.
So far as can bo learned thcro has been a
noticeable Increase In the travel on every
line. The Increase over last year Is esti
mated all tht way from 20 to 40 per cent ,
A significant feature In the travel to
Omaha during this week has been that
crow.ls of visitors were attracted from
points that heretofore contributed but little
to the Nebraska State fair. This Is
especially true of points In western
Iowa. The reduced rates of ono faro for
the round trip were extended by the rail
roads to points In Iowa within 100 miles of
Omaha , and they were very numerously
taken advantage of. The Northwestern , the
Burlington , the Uoclt Island and the Mil
waukee railroads all brought In greater
crowds from Iowa points than they ever
have before. This movement Is explained by
the fact that from many of the points lu
western Iowa the people ran get to Omaha
moro cheaply and In quicker time than they
can travel to the Iowa State fair at DCS
Molties. The Hurllngton estimates Its travel
from western Iowa points to Omaha on
Thursday alone at 1,300 persons , and the other
loads did nearly as heavy a business. The
smaller towns In western Iowa were nearly
depopulated by the movement toward
Omaha , Towns the size of Red Oak
and Malvcrn sent from 300 to 400 people In
here Thursday , while smaller placca the size
of Sidney sent lu 200. Another new feature
of the travel this year was a considerable
movement to Omaha from paints In South
Dakota. This was the first year that the
cheap rates hid ever been extended that far ,
and the railroad men regard the experiment
as a success.
NEBRASKA PEOPLE TURN OUT.
As was to have been expected , the greatest
crowds came from points In the eastern and
the central parts of the commonwealth that
was giving the .show. The patronage of Ne-
braskaiis was fully up to the standard of pre
vious years , and was especially accentuated
on Thursday. AH the railroads ran spe
cial trains to points In Nebraska Thursday
night after the Pageant of Qulvera had pasted
through the streets , and none of the trains
had to be run anywhere near empty. The
Elkhorn sent out four trains In quick suc
cession. The Union Pacific sent 100 crowded
ea's Westward after the grand parade. The
Mlwourl Pacific ran spec.Ksl trains southward
from 11 to 12 o'clock , as fast as they could
be dispatched from Webster street station.
The Uock Islind sent special trains both cost
and west , and most of the other roads had
at least ono special trainout after the pass-
Ins show.
Opinions differ as to the Increase in travel
into Omaha over that of State fair week last
year. Ono railroad man said yesterday
that he thought on all roads It would run
ns high as 50 per cent increase over last
year. General Passenger Agent Francis of
the B. & M. , who Is probably one of the few
men competent to ijudgo of the Increase , es
timates It at 30 percent , and other well
posted passenger men agree that that esti
mate Is not unreasonably high. Assistant
Division Freight and Passeng'er Agent
Davenport of the Burlington , who Is sta
tioned at Council Bluffs , estimates the In
crease In travel from points In western Iowa
to Omaha nt 60 per cent at least.
Another fact that helped to swell the re
ceipts of the railroad companies this week
was that the blanket rate ( the outblde limit
for a round trip ticket In .Nebraska ) was $ G
this year , whereas It had heretofore been
but $5. And still another source that con
tributed to the Increase In passenger cam-
ings during this week lay In the fact that
thousands of State fair coupons attached to
the railroad tickets were never used. For
these coupons the railroad companies re
ceived 50 cents , but they have to pay the
State fair management only for the coupons
actually taken up at the gate.
It Is a fact that thousands of people came
Into Omaha on account of the cheap rates ,
spent the day In shopping at the local stores
and In the evening found great pleasure In
the pageants of the Knights of Ak-Sar-Bcn ,
without ever going near the fair grounds.
This fact Is substantiated by a half dozen
reliable railroad men who helped to handle
the crowds at the depots during the week ,
and are therefore In a position to know what
they are talking about. As admission coupons
pens for the fair were attached to all the
cheap rate tickets sold by the railroad com
panies , the latter are ahead 50 cents for
every unused admission coupon , and there
must have been tens of thousands of them.
IJOtIS XOT AITI.Y OX UXION I'ACIKIC.
Ovorlnnil lloiilcIropn thu Oregon
HiilMvny LliicN.
The following supplement to the Nebraska
rate sheet was Issued yesterday by J , E.
Buckingham and Louis A. Storck , compilers :
"Effective September 23 , 1897 , the through
one-way rates quoted In Nebraska rate sheet
No. 129 to points on and via the Oregon
.Railway and Navigation company will not ap
ply via the Union Pacific system. On and
after date named any through one-way rates
via any portion of the Union Pacific system
to points on and via the Oregon Railway and
Navigation company should be made by the
addition of rates to Huntlngton , Ore. , to the
rates of like class from Huntlngton.
'Effective October 1 , 1897 , the through
one-way rates quoted In Nebraska rate sheet
No. 129 to points on and via the Oregon
Short Line railroad will not apply via the
Union Pacific system. On and after date
named any through oue-way rates via any
portion of the Union Pacific system to points
on and via the Oregon Short Line thould be
made by the addition of rates to Granger ,
Wyo. , or Ogden , Utah ( according to route of
ticket ) , to the rates of like clat > 3 from Gran
ger or Ogden. "
Hold Union raolllc IlcHpoi
CHICAGO , Sept. 24.The feeling Is gen
eral among the western roads that thu gen
eral meeting of all rdada. In the territory of
the Western Passenger association called for
next week will not' result In any great
amount of good to thoirato situation. Rightly
or wrongly , several < off the largo western
roads hold that the Union Pacific is In a
measure responsible ) fort the trouble In the
western roads and they believe tlut no good
can como of any mnctlng unless the Union
Pacific becomes at leaetaitaclt member of the
association agreement ) They contend that
the energies of the high officials of the
Union Pacific are for- the moat part directed
tow'ard the problem ot reorganization , and
until tint U out of the way ( hey will have
very little time for the lo-'s Important mat
ters. Without the Union Pacific It Is said
that the agreement tounalntaln rates cannot
have any great effect. On the other hand ,
however , It Is said that the reorganization of
the road will bo followed almost Immediately
by the settlement of tbo vexed question now
troubling the situation ,
lotvu Ot ! ii ( nil
NEW YORK , Sept. 24. W. G. Purdy has
been elected president of the Keokuk & Den
Molnes railroad and also a director to suc
ceed Benjamin Brewliter , deceased. H. H.
Holltster was elected director In place of
W. G , Fisher , deceased. George T. Doggs has
been appointed treasurer , ! secretary and
transfer agent. The annual report of the Iowa
Central shows : Grosd , } lt > 71V91 , a decrease
of $282,052 ; operating expenses , fl , 100,160 , a
decrease of $09,292 ; net , 1471,831 , a decrease
of $222,760 ; surplus after charges , $33,555 , a
decreaie of $224,987.
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II. A O. ( iroxH KnriiliiKii ,
CHICAGO , Sept. 24. Notwithstanding the
fact that the coal mines on the Pittsburg and
Wheeling divisions and the Baltimore & Ohio
lints went ot the river were closed during
the month of August on account of the strike ,
the approximate grow earnings of the Baltimore
moreA Ohio were $2,195,503 , a decrease of
only $2,433.
ClioNpti Krli-iiiln ( io to llnllltnoro.
I.OUlSVILLi : , Ky. , Sept. 24. The supreme
council of Chosen Friends this morning se
lected Baltimore as the next place of meet
ing and fixed the date for the third Tuesday
In September , the committee having reported
favorably on the amendment to have the cen
tennial meeting. The session will adjourn
tomorrow.
KililMitlc of tliillnny Kii < rrirli ' .
PHOENIX , Ariz. . Sept. 24. Within the
last two weeks notices of Intention to con
struct 3,000 miles ot new railroads have
been filed with the territorial secretary of
Arizona. There are thirty-one separate fil
ings , ot almost as many separate lines ot
road.
\otcK nml
Thcro will be a meeting ot the local pas
senger association on Monday to hear charges
against the Northwestern , alleged to have
been engaged In dealing with brokers.
W. J. Black , general passenger agent of
the Santa Fc , has Just Issued a very clever
circular announcing reduced rates to the
Priests of Pallas and Kansas City Karnlval
Krcwo next month.
General Passenger Agent Buchanan of the
Elkhorn railroad Is lu Chicago attend
ing a meeting of the Western Passenger
association At this meeting It will be de
cided whether or not the lines between Chicago
cage and the Missouri river shall Issue Inter
changeable mileage books.
HuinnrUiililt' Cure of Chronic
niiirrliocn.
Mr. Elam Kelly , an oil operator of this
place , was away on business when ho took a
severe diarrhoea which developed Into a
chronic case. He was compelled to give up
his position and come home for treatment.
Ho grew rapidly worse , however , until at
last 1 Induced him to try Chamberlain's Colic ,
Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. After using
ono little bottle of It ho was able to be
around again and continuing the use ot It
cured him permanently. C. V. Everly , of
the firm of Everly & Everly , Davlstown , Pa. ,
EDW. E. NICKEUSON , cornet soloist , at
Ed Mnurcr's at 9:30 : tonight. Don t fall to
hear hliu.
Union I'nuinc.
"The Overlmid Limited. "
The most SUPERBLY EQUIPPED
train west of Missouri River.
Twelve hours quicker than any other train
to Pacific Coast.
Call at Tlckpt Office. .1302 Fflrnnm Pt.
KOMI AM.KCKD
.Men Arresleil with Stolen Property
III Their PoNNexslon.
A capture of a quartet of professional
housobre > akcrs was made yesterday after
noon. They had their booty on their per
sons. The men , whose names are given as
J. D. Hogan , John Daugherty , Thomas Gill
and Sam Carroll , were found In a lower Har-
ney street beer garden. When searched at
the station n heavy gold watch , breastpin ,
a gold coin and some valuable trinkets were
found In their possession. Hidden in the
sleeve of Hogan was a pair of nippers , de
signed to turn keys. The tool is of the
finest pattern and Is capable of unlocking
any ordinary door.
The personal property was later Identified
as part of that stolen from Chris H. Long ,
whose house was among those raided Thurs
day night. Long lives at 1210 Park Wilde
avenue and returned to find his house open
and completely sacked. The burglars had
taken their time and secured numerous
other articles besides those recovered.
The evidence against the men Is said to
bo so complete as to make conviction cer
tain. Two of their companions managed to
elude the ollleers and escaped through a
back passageway.
IN Your llralii Tired f
Tnke IlnrsforilN' Arid I'liosiliu | te.
It supplies the needed food for the brain
and nerves , and makes exertion easy.
Como and hear LEVY'S ONLY RIVAL ,
EDW. E. NICKERSON , at E < 1 Maurer's to
night.
STA.MI' CI.I.iCTIt.S : 1X SHSSIOX.
NoliriixUn Philatelic Society Holds Its
Slilh Aiiiinnl Convention.
The sixth annual convention of the Ne
braska Philatelic society was held last night
in room 312 of the New York Life building.
The meeting was well attended , members
from nearly every portion of the state being
present. The society Is shown at the pres
ent meeting to bo ono of the largest state
organizations In existence. There are about
seventy-five members residing In thU city.
The officers elected for the ensuing year
were : S. W. Hacker of Auburn , president ;
Rev. H. Wendt , Sterling , vice president ; L.
T. Brodstone , Superior , secretary-treasurer ;
H. L. Shepard , Omaha , auction manager ; F.
W. Rothcry , Omaha , purchasing ngent ; S. P.
Hughes , Howe , executive superintendent ; F.
W. Fltt , Plattsmouth , counterfeit detector ;
H. A. Cheney , Crelghton , attorney ; F. T.
Sbepard , Lincoln , librarian ; and trustees con
sisting of Messrs. Klocckner , Schroedcr , and
Holbrook , Syracuse.
A committee , consisting of S. Morten , sr. ,
F. W. Rothcry and W. F. Hendrlcks , was
appointed to confer with the board of di
rectors ot the Tr.uifinilsslRslppl Exposition In
regard to securing a space for a stamp ex
hibition. The national societies were all In
vited to bold their meetings In Omaha dur
ing the exposition. They were Informed that
a largo entertainment fund has been sub
scribed and that all members would be well
cared for. It Is probable that 10,000 stamp
collectors will avail themselves ot the Invita
tion and will bo present In 1S9S.
The next annual meeting ot the Nebraska
society will be held In Omaha In connection
with the national meeting , which will take
place during thu exposition year.
No man or womiui can enjoy Hie or ac
complish much In this world while mffcrlng
from a torpid liver. DeWltl's Little Early
Riser ? , the pills that cleanse that ors.a ,
quickly.
EDW. E. NICKERSON. AMERICA'S
GREAT CORNET VIRTUOSO , has been
especially engaged by Ed Maurer for tonight
only.
lltmilVINU TO ( JI5T TO THIS HAM. .
llticUiimii'N lUeiiNc for HiiiiiiInK Over
u .Mini on the Street.
A case of reckless driving last evening
resulted In a painful accident to William
Snyder , the carriage manufacturer at Four
teenth and Ilarney streets. Mr. Snyder had
Just returned from the fair , and was driv
ing along Sixteenth street , near Dodge.
Hearing the nolto of a hack rapidly approachIng -
Ing from behind , he pulled over close to tfic
track to give It plenty , of room to pass. The
hack failed to clear his phaeton , however ,
and caught tbo wheel , tipping the vehicle
entirely over. Mr. Snyder was caught
underneath and was dragged for a .consider
able distance. There arc severe bruises upon
his body and a bad contusion under his eye.
Tha hack driver. A. E. Savage , was ar
rested , charged with reckless driving , lie
tald ho wan on his way to the Ak-Sar-Bcn
ball , and gave that as an excuse for driv
ing In such a reckless manner.
If you have e\vr eccn a little child In a
paroxum of whooping cough , or If you have
been annoyed by a constant tickling In the
throat , you can appreciate the value of Ono
Mlnuto Cough Cure , which gives quick relief.
EDW. E. NICKERSON , who Is acknowl
edged by both public and press to bo Lcvy'd
only rhal , Is especially engaged by Ed
Maurer for tonight.
ChaiiKe of Tkinr.
CHICAGO , MILWAUKEE & ST. PAUL RY.
On Sunday , September 12 , the Chicago ,
Milwaukee & St. Paul Hy. will make the
following changes In the train time between
Omaha and Chicago :
Train No. 4 , "Chicago L'mtted ' , " now
leaving Omaha at 6:35 : p. in , and arriving
at Chicago at 9:25 : a. m. , will leave Omaha ,
at C45 ; p , m. and arrive at Chicago at 8lf : >
a , m.
Dally train No. 3 , "Om ba-Chlcaga Ex
press , " now leaving Chicago at 10:25 : p. m.
and arriving at Omaha at 3:25 : p. in , , will
leave Chicago at 10:00 : p , m. and arrive at
Omaha at 1:50 : p. m.
F. A. NASH. Gen'l Wfgte.-n Agent.
EDW. J3. NICKERSON , King of Cornet
Virtuoso , at Ed Mfturtr1 ! tonight ,
. . 13cc , Sept. 5.
Extra
have decided to hold a Removal Sale after all. Wo
knew you were waiting for it , but the man who writes our
advertisements didn't get his dictionary from the East until
today. Today , therefore , we begin. Today we open up the
floodgates of the English language , and Webster , Worcester
and Lindlcy Murray will wish they were alive and able to
write ads. Know then by these presents , that this Removal
Sale is not only the greatest , but the most unparalleled and
unprecedented abbreviation of prices and curtailment of our
regular emoluments that the world has ever known. All night
long our full force of four hundred clerks wete kept busy
marking prices down , Cost cuts no figure. Profits were
( lung to the winds. Former prices were shattered like a
plague of grasshoppers getting away with waving fields of
corn. Salesmen wept , managers cried. Wholesale houses
telegraphed us to stop the dreadful work , but the proprietors
were as inexorable as the stars and the ad. man clapped his
hands in glee , Behold the result. Every boy's suit in our
house is yours for taking away. Ail of the elegant twelve ,
fifteen and twenty dollar suits that we bought not two whole
weeks ago are no\v six sixty-six , and the remainder of the
entire stock take for . The sale
you can away 4-11-44. com
mences at io o'clock in the evening and continues nil night ,
or until all are sold. We would advise everybody to come.
If you can't come we will take 'em around to your house.
We've got to get rid of 'em somehow , you know , before we
move. See 1
Later Two lines of children's long pant suits today at
our regular reliable prices four dollars and five fifty-five-
see them.
THE PENINSULAR STOVE .COMPANY ;
- DETROIT CHICAGO BUPPALO
'USE THE MEANS AND HEAVEN WILL
GIVE YOU THE BLESSING. " NEVER
NEGLECT A USEFUL ARTICLE LIKE
DUFFY'S
PURE MALT WHISKEY
All Druggists.
Drug Cuts.
A. great deal of time can be piudl liy comlni ?
direct to us for rare UriiRS and clicmli'iilr. "Yc
cannot pither UBS of thistles. " and It Is vniflf
ot time to Inquire for iinytliliiK out of the ordi
nary In stiircH where such tilings arc unknown.
MO.N'ny can alto l > e saved by buying1 of us See
below :
Dr. llulllMillii''H ( ItcincdlcH Me.
U.OO 1'nlne's Celery Compound t\e tell C5c
tl.OO Hood's .Samiimrllla ue bell Clc
Jl.M Htern's Wine I'od I.lvcr Oil e sell. . . . "He
tl.OO Kcolfs ninulflon we fell. . . ( Tie
Jl.O ) Plorce'H Kaxorlto I rercrlpllon we tell. , We
ll 00 I'lnklmm'H Vegetable Compound we sell "Io
J2.00 C'hlcheHtei'B J'ennyroyal 1'lllH we tell , | 1.4)
tl.OO Kilmer's H\silii ; ) | Hoot \\e hell Tic
Kc Hope IVrfumed Talcum I'onilrr e tell 14o
: . " , o 1'Uo'n Consumption Cuicvu mil Ibc
too I'ozonl'B Clold llux I'mvilcr we Fell Sic
Mo Woo.llmiVx . racial Soap we tell llu
25u 1'acker'H Tar Soap we veil He
Me Cutli-urn Halve we neil 3 <
25e C'ntlcura poap we poll ] 5e .
Wo Infant Komls ( all klmlf ) we Fell Me |
.SIIKUMAN .fc MTOV.VKM , IIIIIKJ CO. ,
1S13 Dodge St. , Omaha. Middle of Illock.
OiS AWAY A.VI1 TAICKS TIIH IIAMC.
TriiNtH HH ) Ciinli to Aiiolhor
mill I/OHCN II ,
J. Jaclcson , a colored railroad employe ,
waa robbed of hlf. savings to the amount of I
$32 Thursday evening. Jackbon UVOH at
1017 Davenport Htrret and felt uni'uuy about
leaving the money alone In the lioutui wlillu
ho viewed the fclghts on thu HtrcetH. Ac
cordingly ho took ( ho sum , which watt con-
talned'ln a nmall savings hank , to the home
of a woman friend In whnni ho had confi
dence and placed It in her charge. The at
tractions of the parade , however , proved too
Btrong for the woman and ulto turned her
trust over to the wife of I.co TravlH.
Yesterday morning J&ckson found that
Travis , who has been employed at ono of
the hotels , had thrown up his job and gone
on a prolonged visit to Denver , taking along
the savings bank.
Running eore : . Indolent ulcers and similar
troubles , oven though of many years' standIng -
Ing , may be cured by mine DoWltt'a Witch
Hazel Solve , It foollion , strengthens and
healH. It U the great pllf cure.
Don't fall to hear thq ailBAT COKNBT
VIRTUOSO , Btlw. 10. .N'lckcison , at IJd
Maurer'B tonight.
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WM 0. GOSS-COAf
Tel , 1307. Olllcb and > ards llth & Nicholas.
After Full' nmlUnrlliMi I'VMU lllc-H.
THEN HOT SIMUNGS. SOUTH DAKOTA.
CHKA } ' HATE KXCUIIKIO.V
Tuesday. September ,23th. half rate via
Fremont. .Elkhorn & Missouri Valley It It
hlmll , 30 day * . Tlcketn on.alo at all Ne
braska stations on , the ' 'Northwestern Unc "
J. jl. BUCHANAN.
dcnornl I'tmoiier Agnt , Omntia , Neb , "
n Visitors Q
F ] In tlio city this week [ ]
I I should not forgot Unit the Shop-i i
L = J urd Medical Institute ollorsspc-l I
| I uiitl fuciliticM for piiticnt * . [ ]
D Ont of Town-
D Dr. Hhoimrd's Ilonui Treatment for ) I
( 'iilarrh , Nurvoti.s iil | Illnud DfccusoM I I
Is now In tiso liy liuiitlrr-ds of penplu I j
I I throughout Iho west A'sol'IU'S ' Knp-l I
tiiioan'l ' Denfiicns. Con&ultatlon free. | 1
SIIEl'AK ' ! ) MEDICAL INSTITUTE
211-312-313 N. Y. Ufe lildg. Tel. 1133. i i
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