THE GRATIA DAILY 1JEE : TUESDAY , NOVEMBER 0. 1807.
COMES ONE STEP NEARER
ComsnmraaUon of the Destiny of the Great
Overland Route.
REORGANIZTION \ OF THE UNION PACIFIC
Ciiiillriiinlliiti of tlie Sale IJmlrr the
( Joveriiiiieiit MiirlKMKe Welcome
New * to tliR WnltliiK
OlllrcrH itt Oniiiliii. , |
The no\\d of the confirmation of the sale
of the government Interests In the Union
Pacific railway , which was made In thin city
ono week ago , was gladly received by
the representatives of the Union Pacific and
others desirous of seeing the reorganization
of the great tranicontlncntal ralv/ay ! per
fected1 , The general drift ot the comment
on the confirmation of the sale by Judge
Walter S nborn was thit reorganisation had
been brought nearer by ono Important step.
General Manager Dlcklnscn ot the Union
Pacific said he was glad to learn that the
ealo had been confirmed. Further than
this ho had nothing to sly. The opin
ion expressed by those most conversant with
the foreclosure proceedings Is that the con
firmation of the government sale finally ends
all connection that nas heretofore existed bo-
twcoii the government and the Union Pacific
railway.
The confirmation of the sale of the gov
ernment's Interests by the court was some
what more prompt than It had generally been
fiupposfcd that It would be. While the vu-
rlous Intercuts represented In the proceed-
Uigs were de.Irons ot early confirmation , and
were working tovard that end , Oliver W.
Mink , receiver , second vice president and
comptroller of the Union IVaclfic. was giving
It out In St. Louis that the confirmation
would not como along until the first ot next
year. It Mr. Mink was sincere when he
made that prediction , the confirmation which
has already 'been made , proves that the
reorganization of the Union Pacific will be
consummated beforu the time anticipated by
the rocclvcrn. Further than the fact that
the election of president and other otlleors
of the reorganized company will take place
at the Ni-wl York ofilce soon after the cour's
have finally disposed of the pro-ecdings , no'.h-
Ing IR now known hero regarding the future
of the "Overland Route. " None ot the
members of the reorganization committee
are now In Omaha.
JUDGR KELLY ENDORSES IT.
Judgn 'William R. Kelly , general solicitor
of the Union Pacific when shown the press
dispatch from St. Paul announcing that
Judge Walter Snnborn had confirmed the
ale of the first mortgage bonds miulu here
on Tuesday of last week , told : "That Is
right. The aalo of the first mortgage bonds
was confirmed today at St. Paul. The sale
ol the government's mortgage wsa con
firmed by the court on Saturday. The effect
of these confirmations lu to allow ( he parties
to the sulo to now go ahead and complete
the transaction , according to the terms nn-
nouncd In the decree of the court ordering
the salo. The purchase monuy can now he
paid over and the sale completed , us vhen
two men have received permission to close
a bi'.rg'iln the ono aayu : 'Now , we've got
everything arranged , > ou turn the property
over to me , ' and the other replica : 'All rlgnf ,
give mo the money you promised and the
property Is yours. ' That la th condition the
foreclosure proceedings are now In. The sale
of the Union Pacific Is a pretty big transac
tion and a very important one , but the legal
steps Involved are slmplo and easily ex
plained. "
"Then nothing " -ann'is ' but to make the
payments ( stipulated in the decree and to
turn over the property ? "
' 'That's ' all. The decree provides how ( ho
payments shall bo made , what amounts on
what dntqs , but another clause In the decree
provides that the tlmo fixo'l ' for these pay
ments may bo anticipated and the purchasers -
chasers may make the pnymoals earlier than
required to by the decree. "
"Do you think th-i prompt confirmation
of the sale will hasten the work of reorgan
ization ? "
"No , I do not. Nelt'ur party to the sale
would make a move n' any kind or do any
thing at all until the sale h.id been con
firmed by the court. Now that the sales
have been confirmed , they can proceed to
carry out their plans. As to these I have
nothing to say , except that vtho reorganiza
tion ! i ? a great undertaking and must take
tlmo to bo perfected. "
Hlfi lUKVl'ITY IS ST1I.I , "V.MCXOWN.
Sinn Who Fell from tin * Train lit
Odessa , IMen UnlilendlliMl.
The unknown man who was frightfully
mangled on. the Union Pacific near Odessa ,
Neb. , Saturday , died yesterday. It Is now be
lieved that ho Is G. A. Qulnn of 35 Franklin
street , New York City , as several letters ad-
diesscd .to that name and place were found
In the man's pockets. There Were no other
clues to Identification discovered on his
person. The authorities of 'Buffalo ' county ,
to whom the case has been turned over , are
now lu communication with the iNew York
police In the endeavor to Inform the man's
family of 'his condition.
His left leg was completely severed ! at the
unklc. There were three severe scalp
wounds and two fractures on the
skull. Ho was eared for at the
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
.hospital , Kearney. How he met with
the * accident Is not yet known. There Is n
report current that iio was assaulted by high
waymen and thrown on the track , but this Is
not substantiated by any known facts. It Is
believed that ho fell from a train and was
struck by the next train. A representative
ot the Union Pacific who saw him soon after
ho wan fonnl on Saturday said this morning
that his appearance was that ot a well-to-do
gentleman. Ho was well dressed , his clothes
were neat nnd his appearance ratiier at
tractive. U Is not thought that ho was beat
ing his way , as at first reported.
KEARNEY , Neb. , Nov. 8. ( Special Tele
gram , ) The unknown man found Injured at
the Union Pacific railroad track last Saturday
died lost night and an Inquest was hold to
day. The affair Is shrouded In mystery and
the general opinion 10 that a brutal crime has
been committed. The missing foot has not
been found , and there was no blood on the
trtck near where the body lay. A pleco of
paper with the address : "G. A. Owen , Now
York City , " wao found and this , together
with a photograph of the deceased , has been
forwarded to the authorities thcfe. The Jury
1s working on several clews that have bceu
started.
O. 1C , Itoiul'N Wnjri ; Troiililcx.
No strike has yet appeared among the
< r.ilnmcci of the Qulncy route , but the trouble
has not been ended. The committee rcpre-
Renting the engineers , firemen , conductors
and brakomcn U still In Qulncy , 111 , , en
deavoring to Hecuro an increase In wages
from thi ! officers of the road. In speaking
ot the difficulties existing an em > loyo of the
mid , who Is close to the committee and
knows what In going on , said : "Tho demand
No potash no mineral no danger
in 8. 8. 8. This muuns a great
deal to all who know the disastrous
effects of these drugs. It is the
only blood remedy guaranteed
Purely Vegetable.
S. 8. 8. forces tha disease out
through the skin does not dry up
the poison to decay the bones , like
mercurial mixtures do.
1 was almost n physical wreck , the rc ult ot
inouiirlal treatment
furbltMul ) > oIsoiijH.B.S.
Ii a real blood iciacdy ,
for it cured mo per
manently. " Henry sss
llutb. 18l3Bomh Ninth
Btrrot , Ht. Loull , Mo.
tooki t n I addret * . B ilt Bpcolflo Co , AUxnU.
tor an Increase of wages I not ended with
Mr.vln' refusal to grant It. In fact. It
h only commenced. As to losing our Jobs
nnd our present wages It we strike , It would
bo small loss , for the freight crows cannot
make a living now , find some of us would do
better shoveling dirt. The wages on the
passenger runs are not wnut they ought to
be , hut we arc not complaining of them. It
Is ths freight men who demand the advance
and ought to have It. It wo could make time
on the runs It would not be so bad , but there
"a much doubling up hills and running for
coal nnd water , for which no extra pay Is
allowed , that the men cannot make living
wages. I can name an Instance which hap
pened the other day which will convince
you of the Justice for the request for better
wages. What with doubling up and waitIng -
Ing , a freight crow were twelve hours in
going from Milan to Klrksvlllc , a distance ot
less than forty miles. For that the brakemen -
men got -14 cents and the fireman 07 cents ,
not enough to pay for the meals which they
ate on the run. "
LAST ACT ( ) ! ' TUB FOUKGI.OSUUK.
liiitKe Nntiliuni Confirm * Sale of
1'lrxt .MorlKiiKU lloniln.
ST. PAUL , Minn. , Nov. 8. Judge Stnborn
In the United States court today confirmed
the sale of the first mortgage bonds on the
Union Pacific which were sold last Tuesday at
Omaha , The proceedings were confined to
the brlct reading of the papers In the cano
and the olgnlng of the judge's name. The
document was Immediately dispatched to
Omaha ,
ItiirlliiKlon OlllticrV Merlins ; .
Superintendents and master mechanics of
the Durllngton system will hold a three days'
confab In this city , commencing this morn'ng.
The sessions wilt bo held at the Commercial
club. Some fifty men holding such positions
on the different lines ot the Burlington
are expected to bo In attendance. A dozen
ot them arrived In the city last night , and
the remainder will coma lu on/ this moru-
Inz's trains.
The meeting Is not one of a formally or
ganlzcd bc < ly. It Is s'.mply a gathering of the
omclals for mutual benefit olid to talk over
the best means of conducting their depart
ments. As a consequence the delegates will
bo entertained with subjects and papers ot
an almost purely technical character.
The meeting Is a regular semi-annual one
and has had twenty-seven predecessors. The
sessions were formerly attended only by the
master mechanics , but the cupcrlntcndonts
have como In la the last three years. The
last gathering was held In St. Joseph , Mo.
Meetings have been held In the past In al
most all of the cities In the Missouri val
ley.
lliirlliiKlnii'H 'IVlc | > lionp Plan ,
An Interesting Innovation will soon bo
noticed at the headquarters of the H. & M.
railroad. There -will soon -be - established a
13. & M. central telephone exchange.
through which connections will "be made be
tween different ofllccs In the headquarters
and through whlc.1i all outside calls for any
of the U. & M. ointes will be handled. Here
after when two officers of the 13. & M. wish
to communicate the connection will bo made
In the central station In the headquarters.
Another feature of the new system will be
that an. outsider will not run any risk of
calling the wrong ofilco In the B. & M.
headquarters. The peraon desiring to speak
with anyone at the II. & M. will call for the
central station there , and the operator at
the headquarters will then make the con
nection with any office desired. Several of
the offices that have heretofore 'been ' without
telephone communication are now being
equipped with the necessary apparatus , and
it Is expected that the new system will be
In operation within a week.
To GoiiMlili-r PrelKlit llntcn.
CHICAGO , Nov. 8. The western roads
have determined to hold another meeting In
the near future Tor the purpose of consider
ing the freight rate situation. No date has
been set for the meeting , but It will probably
ho held as soon as assurances are received
that all of the interested lines can be repre-
nented by their executive officers. There is a
strongly divided opinion regarding the out
come of the mooting , some believing that the
situation can be Improved and others holdIng -
Ing the opinion that there can be no per
manent improvement until after the re
organization cf the Union Pacific and of the
Union Pacific , Denver & Gulf arc completed ,
This will not bo until some time In the early
Ei.irtcig and meanwhile the roads expect to
struggle along with their demoralized tariffs
In the best way possible.
I'l-cpurf to Close ( In : On p.
The iwws that the Kansas City , Plttsburg
& Gulf railway will fill in that fifty-mile gap
from Qulncy to Beardstown , 111. , Is receiving
much attention in western railway circles.
13. L. Martin , vice president of the road , says
that the preliminary surveys for the connec
tion with the Baltimore & Ohio at Beards-
town have been made and show that the line
can bo constructed nt a nominal coat. Mr.
Martin and other officers of the road give It
out Wiat the connection will be made In about
ono year from date. No contracts have yet
been made with the Baltimore & Ohio , but It
Is said that very close trafilc relations will
exist between the two nillroads.
llullroiulM SliiHliliiKT Union.
NEW YORK , Nov. S. Another war of
rates Is on between the railroads In the
Trunk Line association. The war extends
over the west and southwest. It Is said , bul
Is especially bitter among the lines easC ol
Chicago. This condition la attributed chiefly
to the very fierce competition among the
roads between Chicago and New York. U is
expected , however , that the western roads
will soon follow the example set by the
eastern roads and ono extensive uniform sys
tem of rate cutting may bo looked for.
KllNtluiiiml I'rrluht Shliinieiitu.
CHICAGO. .Nov. . 8. Eastbound freight
shipments for .tho week ending November
4 amounted to 50.CC7 tons , against 58,722
the previous week , and 68,694 last year ,
divided among the different roads as fol
lows : Panhandle , 9,799 tons ; ( Michigan
Centml , 3,324 ; Wabash , 4.651 ; Lake Shore ,
4,899 ; Korty Wayne , 7,067 ; Baltimore &
Ohio. 2,620 ; Grand Trunk. 4,740 ; Nickel
Plate , 4,712 ; Erie , 5,972 ; Big Four , 3,534 ,
The lake lines carried 141,226.
AVlNcMiiiMln Gen ( rut 'Itforif
CHICAGO , Nov. 8. It Is announced that
the reorganization proceedings ot the Wis
consin Central are well under way and that
In response to the appeal ot the reorganiza
tion committee over 83 per cent of the Joint
Improvement bciida have been deposited. The
total amount of the Improvement bonds de
posited la $3,035,000 , out of a total ot
$3,622,000.
I'oHlpouo Denver 1'uelfle Suit * .
DENVER , Nov. S. W. D. Cornish , mastcr-
In-chonccry , appeared at the court house In
this city today at 10 n. m. , the hour orig
inally net for the Ealo of the Denver Pacific
railroad , and publicly announced the post
ponement of the sale until December 20.
Hullirny Xiitt-M ami I'l'i , .
H. C. Mahanna , superintendent ot the Sioux
City and 1'aclflc railroad , was In the city
yesterday.
The regular monthly meeting ot the local
passenger association was held yesterday and
routine business transac ed.
W. P. Thorn of the Pullman ofilco Is rejoic
ing over the arrival of a girl baby at hit
home. She weighs six and one-half pounds ,
J. V. Mahoni'y , commissioner ot the traffic
bureau at Sioux City , was a caller at local
railroad headquarters yesterday morning.
George Clayton , northwestern pai-seiigor
agent of the Wabasb , has gone to California
for a mouth's work lu the Interests of his
road ,
A special freight train of nineteen cars
loaded with paper for the Japanese empire ,
shipped from ICaukauua , Vv'ls. , passed
through Omaha Sunday evening over the
Union Pacific.
Thomas S. Clark of the Union Pacific en-
glneering department left for Green Hlver ,
Wyo. , ytwterday afternoon. He will assist
In the erection of the Iron work on the new
bridge recently built along the line in Wyo
ming ,
Seven thoroughbred Kentucky horses were
forwarded west last week over the. North-
wt stern , Union Pacific and Southern Pacific
railways , consigned to the 'Mikado of Japan ,
which gentleman , It Is understood , intends
starling a stork farm.
General Longstrcet , who has been ap
pointed railroad commissioner by President
UcKlnley , bat held office under Grant , Hayes
airfield. Arthur od Harrison , and now
starts la under McKloUy. He ha been
successively collector t New Orleitv. United
States murthal tor the northern district or
Georgia , and postmaster of his homo town
of Gainesville.
L. D. Huesncr of Chicago , general western
agent of the Michigan Central , and M. C.
Roach , gcneml cistern agent of the Now
York Central , arc calling on the parscnttcr
men here today and encouraging castuound
business via their lines.
This morning's weather report ot the
Union Pacific showed that It was snowing
from North PMtto westward and raining
lardcst at that meridian point. The Bur
lington reported now along Us lines In the
western part of the sloto nd In Colorado.
Acting on orders received trom the cast ,
the Erie road has withdrawn all Us out
rates on diary products , and this disturbing
element whlcJi has been a source of annoy
ance to the other lines for several weeks
hack Is temporarily at least a thing of the
pant.
pant.Robert
Robert It. Rltchb. formerly general agent
of the Northwestern In this city , and now
Keneral agent for the Pacific coast , was In
the city Saturday evening cnroute to Chi
cago. Ho was accompanied by R. W. Bax
ter , general agent ot the Union Pacific at
Portland.
The earnings of the Missouri Pacific for
the fourth .week of October amounted to
$487,000 , an Increase of $94,000 ; St. Louis ,
Iron Mountain & Southern , $430 000 , and In
crease of $71,000 ; Central branch , $36.000 ,
an Increase ct JG.OOO ; total $1.003,000 , an In
crease of $170,000 ; for the month ot October ,
$2,760,000 , an Increase ot $491,000.
M. D. Woodford , president of the Cincin
nati , Hamilton & Dayton line ? , has denied
the report that the lines ot that rallro.td
would soon pass under the control cf the
Pennsylvania. Regarding the alleged trans
fer of a largo block ot stock ot his railroad
to the Pennsylvania he said the transfer In
cluded less than GOO tmarcs.
M. C. Reach , representing the passenger
department of the Now York Central rail
way ; L. D. Hcusner , a representative of the
tasscnger department of the Michigan Cen
tral , General Passenger Agent Francis of the
Burlngtcin , General Passenger Agent Lomax
of the Union Pacific and General Agent Phil ,
llppl of the Missouri Pacific , were In consul
tation with the executive committee of the
exposition yesterday afternoon with refor-
encii to railway rates In connection with the
exposition.
The Rock Island road Is putting on
heavier locomotives on Its Iowa dlUslon
because cf the greatly Increased freight
traffic. For several months past the Rock
Island 'has ' been using the type of freight
engines known as "ths 800 class" between
Council Bluffs and Des Moln'es , nnd a smaller
style of engine cast of DCS Molnes. The new
engines will 'be more powerful than cither of
the present types and' ' bo able to haul more
freight cars In ono train. The- average
load Is now twenty cars , and It Is said It
will bo raised to nearer thirty cars.
A Cli'vt-p TrlcU.
It certainly looks llko It , but there Is really
o trick about It. Anybody can try It who
has Lame Back and Weak Kidneys , Malaria
or nervous troubles. We mean ho can cure
himself right away by taking Electric Bit
ters. This medicine tones up the whole sya
tern , acts as a stimulant to the Liver and
Kidneys , is a blood purifier and nerve tonic.
It cures Constipation , Headache , Fainting
Spell. ? , Sleeplessness aud Melancholy. It Is
purely vegetable , a mild laxative and restores
the system to Its natural vigor. Try Electric
Bitters and be convinced that they are a
miracle worker. Every battle guaranteed.
Only uOc a bottle at Kuhn & Co.'s drug store.
Read "Simon Dale" lu The Sunday Bee.
( I you don't tnko It. stibfc'lbe now.
COMAll IIUTT\S ( KOIl I.VSOMXIA.
ICiMisriH Milii Mmle a MlNtnUe In ( he
.Meillelne. lint lle Slept All Itlnlil.
A Topeka man was recently troubled with
Insomnia. Ho thought that some young med
ical student would bo glnd 'o take his cas"
for the practice there was In It and a hmall
fee , If any , relates the Topeka Journal. lie
sought out a medical student who seemed to
have the proper appearance .uid laid his case
before him.
"I think this prescription will be Jint what
you need , " said the coming practitioner.
"Three at a dose. "
"Pills ? " queried the Invalid.
"Yes , but juat the lilml you need , "
"How often shall I tnko them ? "
"When you feel as If you needed them ? "
The patient took the prescription to a
nearby drug store and had It filled. The pills
were placed In a small box and wrapped up.
The man took them homo and absentmlnd-
cdly tceaed them on top of the bureau. He
went to bed that night forgetting all about
hs ! ailments and the pills. He was unable
to sleep and thought that perhaps the pills
would bring Morpheus to his rescue. Ho getup
up In the dark , groped around for the box ,
found It , unwrapped It and was surprised to
find but three pills. Ho took them and re
turned to bed and was asleep In a few
minutes.
Ho met the young student on the street
the next day and told him of the wonderful
effect that his remedy had produced. The
young hopeful was qulto elated over his suc
cess. The man returned home that night.
During the evening's conversation his wife
asked If ho had seen anything ot a box of
collar buttons that she had purchased the
day before. "I put them on top of the
bureau , " she said , "but the box has been
opened and they are gone. "
Tin ; I.e'iulliiK1 ' .Unit Kxtrnct.
( Malt-Nutrine Is the only really great ex
tract of malt offered on the market , other
so-called extracts being nothing better
than strong 'black ' beer with a largo per
centage of alcohol and a very small ono ot
extractive matter. Such extracts should not
bo given or recommended to convalescents
or strength-seeking people , elnce their
merits are on the label and not In the bottle.
Subscribe for The Sunday Hee and read
Anthony Hope's great story "Simon Dale. "
I'K.VHIOXS TO WESTI5HX VHTKHANH.
Survivor * of ( he Iteliellloii Iteinein-
liereil liy ( lie Criirrnl ( loveriliiien ( .
WASHINGTON , Nov. 8. ( Special. ) Pen
sions have been granted as follows :
Issue ot October 22 :
Nebraska : Original Samuel A. Graves ,
Benedict ; Henry Utirc'hiim , Omnhn ; Wil
liam .M , Huntley , Smlthlleld ; John H. Harman -
man , Omahn. Reissue James S. Cacy , Al
bion. Original widow , etu. Rebecca A.
Dlxon , Pierce : Mary 13. llurlay , Lincoln.
lowu : Original-- diaries II. Gardner ,
Mltchollvllle ; Frederick JVIon , Lumonl ;
Luther M , Ailam , Ottumwii ; Anron
Sorgent , Davenport ; John F. Lodwlck , Saw
yer ; Samuel B. Stmlon , West Liberty ; Paul
Schumacher , Davenport ; William J. Grif
fith , .Munch Chunk ; Christian Kuhn Do
Witt ; William R. Pickering , Des Mo'ines.
Original widow , etc. Agnes LliiH , 'Ilellevue ' ;
Barbara Drumm , McPaul ; Mary SI. Conrad ,
lanti City.
Colorado : Original George W. Gibson ,
Apnx ; John II. Slmw , Del Norte ; Aaron
Conray. Pltkin ; Frederick A. Rudo'.ph ,
Ulack Hawk.
South Dakota. Original Ullas 'Weatherly
Ulp Stone.
Montana : Original Hugh S. Donnelly ,
'Miles ' City.
IHSUO or October 23 !
Nebraska : Original-William G. Stow.
Doweese ; Carl Schmld. Omaha ; Joseph' 8.
Culbertson , , Angus. Restoration and In
crease Isaac 'M. KIngsolver ( deceased ) ,
Grcsham.
Iowa : Increase John A. Bone well , Mon-
tezumu ; John Nlblork , Moquoketa. Original
widow , cite Sarah A. Bre-wer , Knoxvlllo ;
Ellen Bennett , Molngona ; Jnne Davis , Os-
knloosa ; Kate M. Neff , Atlantic ; Ann
Berry. Llvermore.
Colorado : Original Benjamin F. Coo.
Monte Vista. Original widow , etc. Minors
of Benjamin Rces , Sagunche.
Montana : Original William C. Hedge ,
Great Falls ,
North Dakota : Original widow , etc
Mary Newell. Wllllaton ,
IHSUO of October 25 ;
Nebraska : Original Phllelus II Wlnter-
atcen , Fremont ; Charles D. Whuley , Caller
way. Increase Adonlrnm MoLeulthan , St.
Paul , Relasuet Chauncey F. Inniaii , Beaver
City. Original widow , etc , Ann I ) . Baugh ,
Junlata.
lowu : Original Monroe Seymour , JIarne.
Increase Felix Landers , Patterson ; Web
ster .M. Plxley , Mount Pleasant ; Jason
Green , Newton : Samuel S Snyder. Fre-
donla ; Albert K , Watmn. Council BlufTs ;
Jesse W. Kerr , Muscatlne ; William H ,
Stark , Maxwell ; Alonzo Sturgls , Crcxton ;
William Van Horn , Conesvllle. Reissue
and Increase Joseph Richards , Falrbunk.
Original 'wldou etc. Susan * l. Lenpley. 121-
wood ; Luclnda Nason , Steamboat Rocks.
Colorado : Original Phillip Stamm ,
Pueblo.
South Dakota : Original Jesse U. Wat-
eon , Sioux Falls. Restoration and Increase ,
Eira ti. PiiBh , Troy. Original widow , etc
Mary Hitchcock , Lennox.
Montana : Helssue Jame * M. Page , Twin
Bridges.
THE FIELD OF ELECTRICITY
HIT
Wizard Twla's ' Latest Experiments for
Hygionie Turposos ,
DR.ViNG . IMPlHITIEsVpROM THE BODY
> 1 'ftC
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( he l ) [ if j-iiotliin of Water
pi'M liy KIpotrolyaN Klrotrla
Klovntnr TtTtt * Other ICloe-
trlrul
Nikola Tesla Is now In the nilJst of Intri
cate electrical experiments which promise
most valuable hygienic results so soon OR he
declares himself ready to put his recently'
acquired knowledge Into practical operation ,
for the- ridding of the human skin of nil ex
traneous matter , Including parasites of every
nature , whether they nro virulent disease
gonna or not.
Tluno experiments have been conducted by
Mr. Tcsla for some time within the secret
precincts of his laboratory , says the Now
York Herald , and all of the matters Involved ,
from the flrat Inception to the last experi
ment , have received most careful considera
tion , and a number of times In his published
writings ho him hinted at what ho believed
nnd what ho expected to accomplish , but only
Incidentally , and In a manner that has nude
his readers anxious to know just what It Is
ho expects to do and how he Intends to ac
complish It.
Mr. Tcsla was found In his laboratory , with
head nnd hands full of matters electrical , as
usual , and when spoken to of the Interest
his .hints and suggestions of what ho was
doing had arouocd ho hesitated for a moment
before answering.
Then , as a foundation , the electrician ex
plained that It Is a fmiJiunent.il electrical
law , well known , that two bodies charged
with the same kind of electricity either pos
itive or negative , repel each other ; that If n
body bo charged with electricity from a
static machine the electricity accumulates
an lift surface.
"N'ow , " continued Mr. Tesla , "If there arc
small bodies of the minutest weight on that
electrically charged surface , and If they are
conductors capable of taking electricity , they
will a'so become charged with the same kind
of electricity that the surface has received.
What Is the result under the law of repul
sion ? There Is n force at work between them
and the nurface , which strongly tends to
part the two , and the particles are thrown
off , frequently with great force. In fact , this
foico cm bo Increased to pressure of any de
sired magnitude. Just the form of apparatus
I am using , and which accomplishes this
thing , I must keep secret for a time yet.
"This repulsion under the pressure I have
referred to Is Increased the more under the
law that governs It. for It a given' ' electrical
pressure Is doubled the repulsion Is In
creased fourfold , and even more than this ,
on account of another law , bcom.'e elec
tricity preferably accumulates on points , and
an extremely small body is practically a
point. So the normal accumulation on the
surface referred tosqy It Is of brass is
exceeded by the accumulation on * the small
bodlea that may > ic bn'tthat surface.
"I have found ways of producing all de
grees of pressure , avra to a degree that approaches
preaches .more or hvs to that of lightning ;
and the repulsionuxorted on the .small
particles when a body Us changed with such
a tremendous presfiirc Is so gri > H as to
actually tear aMinder-.mot only the firmly
adhering small objctts , but the very particles
of the metal on which , they rest. Now , for
an Illustration , If a brres ball Is painted
with bronze paint ( which Is conducting the
whole of the pilnt Is almost thrown away
when the prespsuro.ls turned.
nissEfrnoN OF HIIONZE.
"But further. ! Yotl' know how firmly
bronze paint adhered vjhen It lias dried. It
'
requires great forda't'o tMr 'It ' away , but
under the * pressure I refer to not only Is the
bronze torn from tlfiS brass surface , but
the hard brafo Itself Is subjected to such a
pressure that its particles are torn asunder ,
scattered wUh great force as l thrown away ,
not only to distances measured by feet , but
measured toy miles. Keep up the action ,
anil finally the entire solid brass ball would
bo cirrled away , but ages would bo required
to accomplish this result with the present
apparatus , beouise of the smallness of the
particles. Still , If the precmiro'was suffi
ciently great as In the case of a lightning
stroke the brass ball could be destroyed In
an Infinitesimal period of time.
"Now wo will see what all of this leads up
to. I know that the scientific fact of the re
sult described ! s accomplished ; and wo will
consider Its application to the human body
In cases of skin disorders or any disorders
that may arleo trom the skin being attacked
by disease germs or parasites of any sort.
Since small articles on a body can bo thrown
trom It by the means I have told you of , It
Is thinkable or even probable that a human
body may In this way rid itself of any ex
traneous rartlcles that may bo on It , and as
the disease germs , if any , would bo among
these particles , the possibility and practi
cability of such treatment naturally suggests
Itself.
"I have tried experiments In line with this
suggestion and have reached most remarkable
and startling results , that Impress me ns
being of great value. They will bo continued
and their actual value positively ascertained
before the method Is unqualifiedly recom
mended ,
"By means of my apparatus I have applied
an electrical current from a static machine
so as to agitate the air surrounding a human
subject In a most extreme and remarkable
manner. The startling effect was to make.
the person when operated on In a darkened
room appear to be clouded In a haze of
luminous mist.
"Tim electrical pressure not only violently
agitated the air around the body , but the re
pelling force threw off all particles with such
violence that their extremely rapid motion
through the atmosphere caused a friction
that consumed them , and for the fraction of a
second making them luminous , so much seas
as to cause them to appear like myrlada of
Infinitesimal meteors shooting In all direc
tions away from the repelling body.
"I have gone for enough with these ex
periments to suggest the possibility of com
pletely enveloping the human body In an
actual sheet of flame , without Injury to either
tbo skin or the nerves. "
CHECKING KLECTUOIYVSIS.
The question of the corroding and de
struction of water mains by the heavy under
ground currents of electric railway and other
systems has assumed a serious phase. In
maity cities the water service Is being ex
tensively Impaired by'the electrolytic action
of these currents , tmtrthc citizens are com
plaining that thcyi'iire ' charged for water
which has leaked vthrough the pipes and
been wasted. In a recent case the city en
gineer tested the plpcsinnd fbund they were
traversed by electric- ! current enough to
light a score of Incatidcscen/t lamps. The
time has arrived for , ; the taking up of this
matter , which milsti-lm settled by each city
for Itself. Newark , ? s' . J. , has set an ex
ample , which , In nif uyrrcspccts , can bo ad
vantageously followed I bX larger cities. An
Instrument has been Invented which enables
an accurate readingito , be made of the
amount of current passes through the rail ,
and determines the. exact electrical loss at
each joint. This Instrument can bo adapted
for measuring 'the ' ' , eectrlc | current flow
ing through gas andwater pipes without
cutting them. In addition to this pilot wires
are run from the . \vater pipes In various
parts of the city tb I'ltctrlcal ' Instruments
placed in the headquarter of the fire de
partment , where an operator constantly on
duty keeps a close watch on the electrical
condition of the pipes , and gives Immediate
notice of any signs of possible Injury to
them. Similar Instruments are placed on
the switchboard at the railway power
house , so that two Independent observers
are always on. the watch for trouble. The
fault having been located , the next stop Is
to remedy It. This Is done by connecting
separate Insulated wires from the points on
the pipes that were formerly "positive"
the pipes are not Injured by electrolytlcs so
long as they are "negative" to the rails tea
a separate dynamo at the nearest power
house. The pressure on this dynamo Is
maintained at a higher point than the
dynamos connected to the rallH. The at
tendant , by varying this pressure , can obtain
the desired result , anl absolutely control the
electrical condition of the pipes. For two
years this plan lias answered BO excellently
that a modification somewhat more com
prehensive la about to be Instilled by the
city. One feature of this installation is that
old tram rails th.it tire worth about $10 R ton
as scrap ntfpl are utlllard as electrical con
ductors Instead of exponnlvo copper , nail-
way men are given to making light of elec
trolysis , but It l.i a problem that has to bo
grappled with , and each place presents new
complications , The regulations on the sub
ject In England are .most ntrlngcnt , possibly
unnecessarily so. and over there they are
amazed at the happy-go-lucky way In which
many American cities Ignore the Issue until
many parts of their underground pipe
services are half ruined ,
BU3CTHIC LIGHT INSECT TRAP.
The destruction of Insect pests has been
attempted from time to time In all sorts
of ways , It Is not long alnce Mr. Tcsla con-
ft'sse.l to having the germ of an Invention
whereby fruit trees were to be swept clean
of parasites by a brusTi of electric current ,
and ho may one day elaborate the system.
A French Inventor devised \i permanent
evaporator , composed of a gloss bottle hav
ing a. latoml aperture closed by a cork
which Is suspended from the branches of a
tree after being tilled with a peculiar Uiscctl-
cldo These bottles viro to be strung all over
an orchard. In some parts of Franco large
open air fires are made In the evening , Into
which moths and other Insects fly nnd arc
burned , the adjacent trunks of trees being
smeared with honey , molasses and ol.ier
viscous aubstn ; es to which Insects coming In
contact with thorn adhere. Hesnard of Paris
combined the two principles thus employed
by building a lamp surrounded with a
conical frame of galvanized Iron wire
smeared with bird lime. It destroyed not
only moths , but also all r.octunvil lepldopt-
er.l and colcoptera. The most practical of
all devices of t'.ils kind Is that recently In
vented by Dr. Horlg , In which a powerful
electric lamp 'Is ' Inclosed In a hexagonal lan
tern , every side of which contains an apora-
tnro which Is provided with A strong lens
ect wlt.lln a broad conical reflector , through
which Insects attracted by the light can
enter. At Its upper part the lamp Is formed
of a pyramidal cover , having ventilators that
allow of the exit of the hot air , but prevent
the escape of the Insects. It Is closed at the
bottom by a pyramidal base tint leads to a
reservoir Into which Is put a saccharine and
odoriferous mixture that lures the Insects.
After the Intruders are once within tie lan
tern they are doomed , and eoon slide Into
the lower receptacle , which Is emptied when
necessary. The lamp 'Is ' placed either lu a
tree or In an open Held.
ELECTRIC RLEVATOH TESTS.
The recent accidents to elevators In Now
York have raised a mast serloun Issue anl
there U much uneasiness on the fart ot
the public ns to whether some of the exls'-
log mechanisms for elevator tpafllc In high
buildings are not radically faulty In regard
to the vital elements of control and safety.
Some tests recently made would seem to lu-
dlcato th.U thcsa essentials have been well
provided for In the clectrlc.il elevators.
Among other tests the control of the car
wa.i taken from the car operator by the
manipulation of a switch In thebasement. . In
order to show how bth vars and mtchlncr
- an be Inspected and tested by the engineer
wltliaut going near the par. Most of the
accidents In elevators are caused by defects
in the controlling aprwr.itrfl , the sudden
starting of the ear caused by the sluggish
movement of the controlling valves , or the
difficulty oC restoring the valves to a stopping
position. In the electrical elevator the lever
controlling the car acts automatically. It
must bo actually held In the hand of the
elevator boy. If ho relaxes his hold of It
for a second the car Is brought to a full stop.
A noteworthy test was that of a caTcty device
which comes Into operation whenever the car
from any c.iuso descends at a fyeed above the
rccngnlzed safe speed. This device consists
or an adjustment by means of which , If the
car should uttaln anything over normal tpccd ,
Its governor. ! fly out and strlko a trigger
\\hicli releases n ( spring. This draws out the
switches and sats the clamping or safety
slices , llko great pliers , on to the rails of a
cnr with a grip representing between twenty
and twenty-five tons. A sen.Tatlonal test was
given when the car was loaded with 3,200
ooundii of pig iron.Vhllo the car was run
ning half way down the shaft the safety
device was sprung and the car was brought
to ? standstill within three 'feet. Then four
man got Into the car In addition to the pig
Iron , representing'with the car , a wulg'.it fit
over 5.000 pounds. The rcipo was slicked ,
the safeties were again sprung and the car
stepped instantly.
A NEW FUEL FOR POWER STATIONS.
A novel method of adding to the resources
of electric railway plants has been put Into
successful operation by a steam railway.
Hitherto , the small , partly burned cinders ,
known as "sparks , " obtained by the use of
spark arresters on steam locomotives , have
been deemed a waste product , only to be
employed as filling on the tracks. These arc
now utilized as fuel In the electric power
houses of companies employing both steam
and electricity for traction purposes. Tie
use of the sparks requires a special draught ,
but old furnaces can be differently set , and
an a rule , adapted to the now fuel , which Is
fed in llko coil , and makes a hot and very
ebullient flro. The product of sparks on on ?
railway system which has about 3,003 miles
of single track and 710 locomotives Is said
to be enough to supply fuel to several new
electric power houses. In addition to four
already In operation. A test made with an
engine running with normal load gave a
cost per horse power of 3.2 mills for coal
( soft ) and 1.9 mills for sparks. At another
power station , running the engine wKh
variable loads , the cost has been -1.2 mills
for coal and 2.2 mills for sparks. The fig
ures are based upon a cost at ti'.ie power sta
tions of $3 per ton for coal and 72 cents a
ton for sparks , two tons of the latter being
about equal In heat efficiency to one ten of
coal.
TO PREVENT AVASTE.
Electric railway companies have struck
out on a new line of economy. It has been
found that some motormen use a great 0 al
more current in propelling the car over a
given distance than others , and the aggregate
loss to the company from the excess con
sumption has on some lines assumed quite
soMous proportions. The waste was more
often caused by the carelessness of the
operator tl > an by his want of skill. A current
recorder has boon Invented for registering
the amount of current wasted by moturmcn
In charge of cars or motor carriages. It
consists of an oblong wooden box thirty-five
Inches long by two and one-half Inches by
two and three-quarter Inches. In which a thin
strip of alloy seventeen Inches long Is placed
vertically on a groove and Is supported by a
short piece of German silver wlro of such
cross-section as to bo heated by the current
which flows through It to operate the car.
The strip of alloy Is held against the wlro
by a cltinped weight. The amount of the
alloy molted Is the measure of the excfins
of current used. The recorder supplied with
a new strip of alloy Is lacked and given to
the motorman at the beginning of each run ,
and Is placed by him In the ease fixed to the
car. At the end of the runi ho returns the
record to the ofilcc. Unless the recorder
Is In place the circuit Is open and the car
can not bo starlet ! . The record kept In the
office for each man Is the number of miles
run and the number of Inches of metal
molted. At the end of the month a bulletin
In posted showing the performance of each
mart. Careful texts of this device are said
to show a saving In power of 9 per cent after
the recorders had been In service about two
months ,
V.'ATEK-COOLINO SYSTEM.
A new water-cooling system , while
specially Intended for the artificial cooling of
condensing , Is applicable to water for re
frigerating plants , or for any other purpose ,
and Is frequently placed In. combination with
a surface condenser , the whole being In the
saniQ closed circuit. In this Hy.stem there
Is a to'.ver which may bo placed on the reefer
or In any other convenient place , It Is pre
ferably constructed of steel plate , and filled
with a series of steel wlro mats galvanized
after weaving. Water percolates downward
through the mesh of the wires , receiving a
constant change of surface , and escapes Into
a chamber at the base of the tower. An
electric fan blows air Into the base , and this
air ascends the tower , meeting the descend
ing water , and producing the maximum cool ,
lug effect.
The Wlltl WIIVVNWork. .
Wo often wonder at the miracles of nature
and sometimes doubt If all the things that
geologists toll can possibly be true. Hut the
changes that are taking place every day. gayg
the Baltimore American , meet the marvels of
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what Dr. Agnow's Ointment has done for
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the put nnd show that nature In na busy ns
she ever was In nny Ago or pcrloil.
Not many years go the chain o' Islands
on the eastern side of the Chesapeake bay
were largo and valuable. Hut they have
been getting smaller nil ( tie tlmo. Sharps
Island , once quite A settlement. Is now A
eoir.twratlvely smnll spot In the busy waters.
Kvcry yetr the ChefwspMko bny Is illfferont.
The tides that carry the drainage of many
states through Its mouth , which Is only
twelve miles wide , are working changes
every hour.
In New York hundreds of thoiifnudd of
dollars were spent upon a great hotel near
the water's edge. Now the water IB running
under Its foundatlcns and there Is a proba
bility that the house will bo a ( otal loss.
The water ot the Hudson undermined one
ot man's strongest works and n train pitched
Into the river. At Atlantic City the tides
lyivo robbed some property owners nnd have
made other , ! rich.
Hut the most striking Incident of all In
recent history Is the obliteration of Cobb's
Island , Just off the coast ot eastern VlrglnU.
The dispatches to the American say It Is
gono. Months ago the hotel wait and so did
many of tht > building ! . Now the life-saving
stalltn has been swept nway 'and there ! j
nothing on the Island , \\-illch used to bo
filled with health , comfort nnd beauty. The
church Is gone. The houses are gono. The
shooting boxes nre gono. The waters have
driven icon r.way. the llfo-rnvlng crew escap
ing with their lives. And yet only four yo.us
ago an offer ot $ ? r > ,000 was made for the
Island and a company of capitalists was pro
cured to erect u < . > on U a handaomo hotel.
OMJ MAN.
I3.i-noiiKre Nimni l.liul of MlnncNolu
IN it I'lilliistiplior ,
The Minneapolis Times makes public a
pleasant lltllo story regarding ox-Congress
man John Llml , which Is unique In Its char
acter , It runs as follows :
When Mr. Llnd was serving his last term
In congress the bill providing for making
foreign steamship companies responsiui-3 tot
flour In transit was pending in the actiaio ,
having been referred to the committee ou
commerce. The northwestern millers were
very anxious to secure the pareogo ofthe bill ,
ns they had suffered enormous looses through
the refusal of the steamship i-ompanlen to
make good the \lamag : which ha-1 occurred
to flour while being trauspi-'ed to Kuroie.
A very prominent Northwcstmi miller v.-ns
sent to Washington to advocate the enact
ment of the bill Into a law , and to scu that
It got n fair show at every stage ot the game.
A good sized sum of money was raised to pay
the necessary expenses. The steamship com
panies were represented by some of the
ablest lawyers from New York and Philadel
phia. The miller In charge of the bill was
somewhat discouraged at the array of talent
on tha other side , and was In a. quandary as
to what to do In order to counteract and meet
It. Happening to mention his dilemma to a
Minnesota newspaper man , that gentleman
asked :
" ' ' John L'ad to make
"U'hy don't you got n
speech for the bill ? "
"I don't think Mr. Llml knows much
about the question Involved. Ills attention
hns never been especially called to It. "
The newspaper man was persistent , how
ever , and renvarked :
"Evidently you do not know Mr. 1/r.id. Ho
Is Informed on a great many questions which
you do not suspect him of knowing any
thing about. "
Nothing more wno Bald at the time , hut
the remarks of the newspaper man had made
such a strong impression on the mind of
the miller that he I'hally went to Mr. Llnd
and asked him to appear before the com
mittee , which he did. Mr. Llnd made a
most able and exhaustive argument , and at
its conclusion , was warmly congratulated by
those present. The bill was favorably re
ported , and finally passed the houfc and sen
ate. Shortly afterward the miller called
upon Mr. Llnd , nnd , after thanking him for
his work In behalf of the measure , tendered
him a check , the amount of which It took
live figures to express. Mr. Llnd promptly
but courteously declined the check , tiiylng :
"During all the years in which 1 have had
the honor to represent the Second Minnesota
district In congress I have made It a rule
not to accept a cent for anything that I do
In that body outside of my regular salary. "
The miller then replied :
"Mr. Llnd , while- am sorry that you can
not see your way clear to take this check I
feel bound to say that I think you have
adopted the correct policy. Now , It you will
come to 'Minnesota ' and open a law office wo
will give you all the law business jou can
attend to. "
Mr. Llnd closed the Interview by saying :
"While I feel complimented by your offer
I cannot accept It. I am comfortalily sit
uated at New Ulm. I have a good home
there , in which 1 have taken much pride. It
Is surrounded with ( lowers and trees ot my
own planting. I am attached to It. I know
almost everybody in New Ulm men , women
and children. I know even the dogs. I have
many friends there who have stood by and
helped me over rough places. I am not lying
awake nights to devise achemca for getting
rich. I prefer to enjoy llfo as I go along , and
leave the mad pursuit of wealth to those
who feel the need of It. I cannot think It
would add to my happiness or that ot my
family If I were togo to Minneapolis to re
side. "
An Aiicciloto liy Murk Twain.
Mark Twain In the Century : "Years ago ,
as I have been told , a widowed descendant of
the Audubon family , In desperate need , sold
a perfect copy of Audubon's "Ulrds" to a
commercially minded scholar in America for
$100. The book was worth a thousand In the
market. The scholar complimented himself
upon his shrewd stroke of business. That
was not Hammond Trumbull's style. After
the war a woman In the far south wrote him
that among the wreckage of her better d lys
i'he had a book which some cne had told her
was worth $100 , and had advised her to offer
it to Win ; she added that she was very poor ,
an that If ho would buy It at that price it
would bo a great fnvor to her. It was Eliot's
Indian bible. Trumbull answered that If It
was a perfect copy II had an established
market value , like a geM coin , and was worth
$1,000 ; that If she would send It to him he
would examine It , and If It proved to be per
fect ho would sell It to the Drltlsh museum
and forward the money to her. It did prove
to bo perfect , nnd she got her $1,000 without
delay nnd Intact.
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