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    1HE OMAHA DAILY BEE.
ESTABLISHED JUiNE 10 , 187T. OMAHA , PHI DAY [ MOUNTSG , NOVEMBER 15) ) , 1897 TWELYE PAGES. SINGLE COPY JjTVJE CENTS ,
Solving the- Problem of Motive Power
Without Ovoibead Wires.
UNDERGROUND SYSTEM AT WASHINGTON
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The underground electric system In uie In |
Washington by the Metropolitan Railroad ,
company has been in operation one year. |
During that short time It has attracted the *
attention of street rallioad men In every
country In the world , U supersedes a homo 1
car line and covers about twenty-two miles , j
The cost of construction was about 135,000
a mile.
Mr. O. 0. Colcman , secretary and general
manager of the company , and F. H. Cham
berlain , chief electrician , have charge of the
operation of this system. They state that
it Is faultless. The best proof that It Is sat
isfactory Is that the Capital Traction company - i
pany , operating the street lines on Pennsyl- '
vanla aVenue , Seventh ctrcet and Fourteenth !
street , Is putting In a system Identical with
that of the Metropolitan company , which Is
' Its leading competitor. The Capital Trac
tion compmy , operating the ktreet car lines
on Pcnn-ylvanla avenue , Seventh street and
Fourteenth street. Is putting In a system
Identical with that of the Metropolitan com
pany , which Is Its leading competitor. The
Capital Traction company has observed
carefully the success of the rival line and
will substitute electricity for the cable line
hitherto operated on Pennsylvania avenue.
General Manager Colcman said to a St. Louis
llepuhllc correspondent :
"The advantages of the underground sys
tem are obvious to anyone. The circuit Is
entirely metallic , and It Is Impossible to
cause electrolysis. The first cost of con
struction Is .about three times as great as
tha first cost of constructing the overhead
trolley ; but this statement does not give a
fair Idea of the actual cost of the under
ground system , ae compared with that of
the trolley , because the advantages of' the
fcrmcr arc so great. In our experience no
repair has been made to the roadbed. The
Increased patronage over "our line has been
so remarkable that that also must be con
sidered an a relative reduction of expense
because our Income has Increased rapidly
urder the new system.
"In regard to changing from an overhead
trolley to an underground system , the con
struction of the latter Is so different that
It would amount , In my judgment , pruc-
tlcally to reconstructing the line , replacing
the cars , motors and equipments. The cost
of changing from a cable to an underground
electric sys'.om would be little , because the
same conduit would answer for the new
system , and the only Important changes
necessary would bo the pu.llng In of con
ductor bars , and Insulators , which retain the
current on Its course.
BELIEVES THE SYSTEM PERFECT.
"I .should think tha't tlio cost ot such a
change , exclusive of the cost ofnew cars ,
> -would be from $10,000 to J15.000 a mile. The
Capital Traction company will make no
J change In the conduit ; they will insert the
concuptor ralln and Insulators , using the old
manholes , along the line. The could use
the car-bpdlos of the cable cars , but would
have .to" "have" new trucks end motors.
"Our sj > tem la kciovn as the General Elec-
- trie system , but It has been modified In
many details by Mr. Samuel L. Phillips , the
president of our company , who really de
vised many o ? the best features In use , end
In particular the form of our Insu'ators.
These * Insulators are perfect. The galvan
ometer shews practically no escape. The
new ln/3Ulair / Is of porcelain , Incased In en
Ir3.i cup , and the bolt that runs through
this porcelain Is held by pure cement , which
makes the Insulation perfect. This Is the
first road ot Its kind constructed In the
world , , and yet we have had engineers from
every prom'tient capital London , Paris ,
Brussels , Liverpool , Ea'nburgh even from
China and Japan. These cities h. ve heard
of the merits of our hystem and have flout
delegations ot engineers and electrical ex
perts to inspect our lines. Messrs. Simons
and Halskey , the leading electrical experts
of London , assured us that the stride made
la the operation of our system waa the
Greatest step In the progress of street rail-
reads. We h'.vo found absolutely no detect
In It. It Is not affected by any season of
the year. It runs as well In winter as In
summer ; In wet weather as well as In dry.
Our cars are mtved , heated and lighted by
the same current of electricity , and we will
allow any passenger , however critical , to
siy how well they run , how smoothly they
ride and how warm and bright they are
under all conditions.
The coil of $ J5,000 per mile did not In
clude cars and stations , and the cost would
vary somewhat In a city where frequent a-ad
unusual obstruction ? are found In water
mains , or where a great deal of blasting must
bo done to construct the ccndult ,
"Our cars were built by the American Car
comrxiny of St. Loul , and they are models
of comfort and beauty. They run as tmoo'lily '
as any steam car , are easily started and
easily stcp/ed. They are operated In trains
consisting of two cars , a motor and a trailer
The police regulations hero allow us to run
two'.va miles an hour to the city and fifteen
miles outn'de of the city limits. The s > stem
is praised by the entire community of Wash
ington , and , as I have stated , the Increase
In travel has far exceeded the greatest ex
pectation of Ho management. The American
Car company of St. Louis hee the conttact ,
also , to furnish mt'sy cars for the Capital
Traction company , for use on Pennsylvania
avenue. They will be Identical w'th our cars ,
or as nearly so as they cm bo made for use
on a system changed from cable to under
ground electric.
THE WORKINGS DESCRIBED.
' 'Thu ' reasoxs for changing frcm the cable
to the underground electric on Pennsylvania
avenue were cheaper operation , smoother
running of the cars and easier starting and
Htopplng- them. By our system the cur-
reat Is taken back to the generating station
through an' entire metallic circuit. In many
of tho- trolley systems the current Is returned
to the generating station through the earth ,
while with the metallic circuit there Is none
of the "leak" that results from the over
head trolley. "
"It Is a common belief , but an error , that
wo bavo an underground trolley. Wo have
no wlro < whatever underground. The system
Is wonderfully simple. In the conduit , under
tlni open slot' teen In the track , Is suspended
a pajr ot steel rails , each about four inches
wldu and hilt an Inch thick , and being about
six Inches from the other. They are sus
pended ujth the wldo surface up and down.
Traveling between these two rails Is a block ,
held In contact against the sldo of each rail
H. by eprliifSB. Attached lo this block Is what
. Is called the 'plow. ' This Is u strip of Iron
about a foot wide and three or ( our feet
loiib'i " 'at extends down from the motor car
through the slot and travels along , connected
with the movable contact-block , which Is
attached lo springs. One rail Is the positive
polo and the.other Is the negative polo of the
generating station. There Is no friction worth
calculation and ttie springs allow the point of
contact to move easily about the curves. "
The claim of superiority , and almost per
fection , made by the ofllclals of this new clec-
trio y tem seem ruther extravagant ; yet
whoever has bad the pleasure of riding on
the cars ot tiio F street line In'Washington
will admit that there Is practically no fault
to be found with the 8 > ttem. in winter the
cars are well heated and the heat U odorleci.
At night the oirs are so well lighted that
reading ot fine print can be done without
effort , and the movement ot tbo cars U free
from jerking , jolting or grinding wbcn round
ing curves.
curves.TROLLEY
TROLLEY IN A SEWER.
Electric power has become quite as Im
portant a factor In building operations as the
etatloaarx nteam engine , it gives Its popu
larity to ( lie versatility ot Its applications
mid the convenience of conveying power short
distances , particularly. In Inaccessible places.
An Instance of this U foiml In the building
of a sewer at Worcester , Mass. , where elec-
trlclty-drlvcn scows deliver the materials to
the workmen , electric lights supply the nccto-
siry Illumination , electric ventilating fans
make work possible and electric pumps aid
largely In rapid construction. That city has
a largo newer eighteen feet wide and thirteen
feet high , In whlc.1 both storm water and
tcwago are carrlrd away , but us It Is desir
able to separate the two a smaller fewer six
feet wldo Is bclr > 3 built Inside the larger
one , utilizing the bottom and one aide ot { t
for the walls. A cofferdam Is constructed to
enable the other wall to be built , and In order
to deliver the iraterlaU to the workmen
electric scoijrs were rigged up , which work
to perfection , .About mldv ly between the
ci d of the new sewer n small wharf has
been constructed , and the materials arc de
livered to It. by an Incline through a hole
made In the top of or , ? wall. The Incline and
sewers arc lighted by Incandetcant lamps , all
the power being supplied by a nearby electric
lighting station. A double trolley system Is
used , the wires being hung from' Insulated
brackets In the arch In such a wav that a
trolley can bo run on each" , two wires being
necessary , ona for the return circuit.
The Improvised towboat Is a catamaran
twenty-seven feet long and five feet wldo ,
each of the small hulls being eighteen Indies
wide. In the middle of the deck Is u small
pddlo wheel , box'ed1 In to prevent splash
ing , and driven1 through the'Intermediary of
sprocket wheels' and a chain by an electric
motor. At the stern are a rudder and a con
troller of ordinary' form , so that ono man
can manipulate until. There are six of these
boats , and thej' have readily handled 12,000
brlcka , fifty barrels of cement and 100 bar
rels of sand dally. From these quantities It
is evident that this original application of
electricity Is an Important factor In the eco
nomical construction cf this work. Besides
lighting nnd ventilating the sewer electricity
Is employed to pump out the cofferdam. A
special scow Is used for this purpcae. It Is
fitted wlUi a motor , rhocstat and centrifugal
MImp and takes the necessary current from
the trolley wires. The whole plant has been
devised out of second-hind machines and Is
very Inexpensive , but capable , nevertheless ,
of saving many dollars.
MOTOR TESTS IN CHICAGO.
Railroad and stret car men , electrical en
gineers and others Interested In the oo
cation ot the electric motor to railroad and
surface read purposes , witnessed the suc
cessful tc. . t of the Patton motor on the Belt
Una tracks In Chlo.go Mst week.
The Patton motor differs radically from
any electric motor yet tested in Chicago
The Inventors do not rlaim for the new
notor any great superiority cvtr motors no\v
n use for street car purposes , but they declaim
claim that for suburbin roads , railroad
switching purposes and what are knonu in
: ho more thinly settled sections of the coun
try as "dummy roads , " the P-.lton motor
solves the problem of cheap , effectual anil
satisfactory locomotion. The motor Is nut
designed for city purposes , but for long-
lUtonco suburban traffic and railroad work.
The motor Itself resembles the old style
'dummy" engine. Its principal virtue lies
n the fact that It generates and stores 1's
own electricity and can do more w rk than
: n ordinary locomotive. A gas engine runs
a geneiator of equal capacity , which supplies
: ho current to the propelling motors of the
car and also .to a bank of storage batteries.
The system consists in the harmonizing of
Lhcsc batteries with the generator so that
they automatically both give and receive
current according to the demands of the
throttle.
It Is claimed for the Patton motor that
ncno of Us power is wasted. Such power an
Is not actually In use Is sent Into the storage
batteries , where U Is held until it is needed.
Tlio batteries have a capacity each of from
fifty to 100 hore-power for five hours. The
cat of central power houses , overhead or
underground work. Is entirely obviated by
the use of the Patton motor.
It Is claimed that the cost of construction
an/1 equipment of a road using .the motor
would be less than one-half of that of any
other rapid transit system In existence. It
Is estimated that the cost per car mile , were
such a road to be In full operation , could be
reduced to. leas than 3 cents , whcrcaa
the cheapest car mile of any of the various
systems now In use is a fraction less than
7 cents.
TRACTION BY BATTERIES.
The Application of the "Storage Battery to
Electric Traction" was one of the mosl at
tractive subjects discussed at the meeting of
the American Street Railway association at
Niagara Fal's. This paper was contributed
by Charles Hewitt of Philadelphia. He di
vided such application into three classes ,
viz : To the direct propulsion of the car , to
the use of batteries to malntlin the voltage
on long lines of trolley and the applica
tion In the power house. The first class ,
apparently will not. under existing methods
of generating and storing current , ever como
Into extended practical use , owing to the ex-
cccslve weight of the battery , Its high flint
cost and lack of durability. Its present use
In this way Is confined to a few Eu'opean
roads in the densely-built-up sections of
titles , where overhead wires are prohibited ,
and Is usually employed In conjunction with
trolley lines. The trolley lines run up to the
limits of the proscribed area and then tha
power Is obtained from the batteries carried
on the car which receive their charge from
the trolley wire while the car Is running
on the outlying portions of the line.
Ono of the moat characteristic applications
falling under the second division of classifica
tion Is the auxiliary battery plant of the
Union Traction company of Philadelphia ,
niu'-ntalneJ on the Gcrmantown road , In order
to maintain the'requisite voltage < on the long
Chestnut Hill line , running to Wheel Pump.
Hero It was found that the cost of ad
ditional copper for feeders In order to keep
the voltage nigh enough to accommodate
the heavy traffic"of ths ! line would bo pro
hibitive nnd further calculations showed that
of the otllcr''tw6 ' alternatives that of frect-
Ing a substatiotr and running an Independent
smaller plant1 ! 'the latter waa by far the
cheaper , both In first cost and maintenance.
Subsequent experience has demonstrated this
to bo actually the case. The applications ci
this character areof limited number and
their suitability depends entirely upon local
conditions.
Application of storage battery power to
the power house Is rapiJly being recognized
in this country as requisite to economical
and satisfactory operation.
The wide fluctuations In load In railway
power houses IB now well known , The average -
ago dally load varies from CO per cent of the
maximum In. . small stations to 70 per cent of
the maximum In the largest stations. From
a very large number of observations In all
parts of the country It is found that In tbo
majority of stations the average lead Is very
close to two-thtrdd ot thu maximum load.
Now It Is also a well known fact that the
maximum economy of the steam engine ex
ists for a very smalli range of load and that
on each side of the point of maximum ecoiv
omy the elllclencyfalls off rapidly on the
overload , somewhat lets rapidly on the un
derload. The result U apparent. In most
stations tbo engines , at the best , have an
average load of only two-thirds their most
efficient load and as a consequence consume
over 4.5 pounds of coal per kilowatt hour.
With badly regulated engines , and espe
cially with water power , plants , the changes
In load are accompanied by variations in
speed and consequently in voltage. These
troubles may be entirely corrected by Installing -
stalling a battery. The battery In this case
becomes distinctly a ) oad regulator. For
load regulation the battery should have a
capacity equal to pne-thlrd the maximum
output of the station. The average load of
the station may then bo made the maximum
load ot the engines , 'tbo battery taking cart
of the fluctuations. .As the battery U
stationary , there are no physical limitations
to be placed on the size of the plates to
bo used , and the charge and discharge may
be kept well within tm > normal rates. Under
such conditions the efficiency ot the battery
Is high , S5 to 90 per cfnt , and the deteriora
tion very low. In mort cases no additional
labor will be required.
You can't afford to risk your Hto by at-
lowla ga cold to develop Into pneumonia or
consumption. Instant relief and a certain
cure are afforded by One Uluute Coush. Ciuo ,
STUNT'S ' SCHEME CAN WAIT
Auditorium and Jnil Combination to Have
Time to Crjstallizj.
OTHER JAIL FLANS HAVE PRECEDENCE
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Cliiilnnnii l.dliooU of thq Council Coin-
mil toe ThlnUx tlio A ill Inory llnnril'H
Coiuiulttuv HUH the
ut
Chairman Lobcck of the city council com
mittee on public property and building ] has
not called a meeting of the committee to
consider Stuht's city jail and auditorium
resolution , , and U Is not likely that any
thing will be done In thla direction until
some disposal Is made of some of the other
schemes that are now under consideration.
The special committee appointed by the
Advisory Hoard has the jail matter In
charge at the present time and cs It Is con
ceded ttut the whole matter belongs to that
body there la a disposition to work In
harmony with that body.
Asldo from this the Idea suggested by the
councilman from 'the First ward Is not re
garded as entirely feasible. In the first place
It Is asserted that It would 'be ' very difficult
to plan a building that would bo a satis
factory auditorium during the exposition
which would boi adapted to be turned Into a
jail , etc. , afterwards. Moreover , It Is con
tended that It an auditorium Is to bo
erected , It should bo a permanent one that
will be available for conventions and other
largo gatherings In years to come. If any
action at all was to be taken along the
lines suggested In the resolution It Is urged
that 11 should be more similar to the
original market house Idea and contemplate
the construction of a market house and
auditorium with the Jail feature added.
AIMI2D ARAINV1' IXCOMIMlTEVrY.
\eiv PltinililiiK Orilliiiinc-e Will .Shut
Out Pour \\-iirIiiiuMl ,
If the new plumbing ordinance becomes
a law It will do away with one of the mo t
exasperating things that the engineering de
partment of the city has to contend with In
respect to sewer connections. Under the
present regulations there are a number of In
dividuals who are not licensed plumbers , but.
having picked up some slight knowledge ot
sewer construction , they secure a good deal
of work by doing It a llttfo cheaper than the
licensed dralnlayers. If the new ordinance
Is passed these persons will be compelled
to convince the examining board of their
competency before they can work , and the
engineering department will be able to keep
the new connections under more thorough
superv'sion. ' It has been the experience of
he department that the property owners who
lave employed Incompetent drain layers
lave lost money by It In the end. Since
the city began keeping a complete record
of theee connections only one has been re-
) orted of a stoppage on one of the drains
hat had been laid under the supervision of
he engineering department , and In this In
stance the construction was caused by the
act that a workman had left his coat In the
sewer and forgot to remove It. Asldo from
that , when an unlicensed dralnlaycr makes
a connection , It Is done by stealth and no
record appears In the city engineer's office ,
[ f the property changes hands the new
owner does not know tlio exact course of the
drain , and In case of a stoppage he may
) o compelled to dig up the whole yard before
: io finds It. When the connection Is made
by a licensed dralnlayer the work is In
spected by the city and a plat showing the
exact location of the drain Is made a per
manent record in the engineering depart
ment.
rrunsTOMS sioxs MUST VAMSII.
Mayor MoorrH ProiioHi-H tlint Slile-
wnlkN Shall He Kro > for TruIIlc.
It has been pretty definitely decided by
Mayor Moorca and other city ofllclals that
the curbstone signs which now disfigure the
business district must go. These signs are
prohibited by ordinance , but there has been
a disposition on the part of the council to
give special permits for their construction
when they were not particularly unsightly , on
the theory that as long as the signs that had
been previously erected were allowed to re
main It w > : s unfair to refuse a similar privi
lege to others.
Mayor Moores says that while no acllon
may be taken this year , he has positively
decided that the ordinance will be rigidly
enforced before the exposition opens. It is
conceded that the signs amount to a dis
figurement of the down town streets and the
opinion prevails that the only way to enforce
the ordinance Is to begin at the beginning
and compel the removal of every sign that
Is In sight.
I.olircU'M Knotty I'mpOHlHon.
The fact that the legal department will
have Its hands full with the Dolln case for
some tlmo to como will probably prevent any
action on Councilman Lobeck's resolutlo _
relative to department stores for some weeks ,
If at all. There are a number ot councllmen
who have at various times decMrcd their
willingness to vote for any measure that
would afford a satisfactory regulation of the
department store question , but so far no ono
bas been able to suggest an ordinance that
Is satisfactory. The construction of an ordi
nance that will levy an occupation tax thai
will bo legal and at the same time satisfy
all the various lines of retailers who arc
making the fight against the department
stores Is a matter of difficulty nd It Is con
sidered doubtful whether one can bo draftei
that will effect the desired results wlthaui
meeting opposition from the very Individuals
who are most prominent In demanding the
measure.
llonril of Ilrvlriv HIINIIIONH.
The Doard of Review Is still waiting for
the tax commissioner to complete the tabu
lations uf the real property assessment before
beginning active work. The members of tlio
board waivt to take up the down town as
sessments first and Tax Commissioner Sack-
ett says that ho expects to complete these
schedules so tbat tli'o board may take
them up this morningSo far only
three protests have been filed on account of
the entire assessment of tooth real and per
sonal property. The fact that no protect
has ( been filed will not prevent "the " board
from making such changes as seem to bo
equitable. As the various schedules are
brought together there are a number of cases
In which It Is apparent that the valuations
are slightly out of harmony , and these will
be adjusted by the 'board. '
Will OlU-ll I'll VI III ? MIllH.
The Board of Public Works will open bids
today for paving and curbing Halt Howard -
ard street , from Thirty-sixth to Thirty-eighth
street , and for repaying. Dodge street , from
Sixteenth to Seventeenth street. The peti
tion for repavlng Capitol avenue from Six
teenth to Twentieth street still hangs fire.
Some ot the largo property owners on the
street seem determined not to invest a dollar
In Improvements on tbo theory "that the
Doard of Public Works will eventually fix
up the street with cinders , so It will answer
for a year or two , and at no expense to the
adjoining property. It Is given out , however -
over , that they will get fooled on thai prop
osition and , that'the street will remain ex
actly as It Is until the property owners ac-
quiie enough enterprise to hive It repaved.
Trrtwt for tliu I' < | rU. >
The last two caia of trees ordered by the
Board of Park Commissioner's from Irivn ) -
villa have arrived and they are -being set
out In Hlvervlew park. There are upwards
of 0,000 very bandtoine 'trees In the entire
lot and these will make a material im
provement at that resort. Among the
varieties tbat are being set out at Hlvervlew
arc Eoall'lj and American ash. mountain
ash , English and American elm , sycamore ,
whitethorn , chestnut , maples of various
varieties , honey locust , white birch , black
cherry and hackbcrrr ,
In Xo Hurry About Their 1'ny.
Secretary Qlllan. of the Board of Educa
tion is paying oft the jitd es'and clerks who
were employed by the 'board at the recent
election. It Is a significant tact that scarcely
half a dozen men applied for their warrants
yesterday , when on .the 'eainc occsslon a
year ago they were nailing In ilnc forty
lotiK when the secretary" hrrlved at his office
In the morning. TheraMe'tncn who were so
hard up a year ago tbat they could not get
their warrants quick VnojuRh now seem to
be Indifferent whetherthiiy-rgct their pay In
a day or a week.
K.VI.I , nitr.AK.s Moikiunv's MCK. :
Drop friini ( InScnfroTU IIrliiKN Death
to n Wofhitmn.
The first fatal accldeijt in connection with
the building of the TrahsmtesUslppI Exposi
tion occurred early yesterday morning , Wil
liam S. Morrow , a carpcrfter cmplojcd upon
the Mines and Mlo-lni ; < bulldlng , breaking h'.s '
neck.
Morrow has been employed since last July
by Contractor C. H. Cushman , Ho has
worked on the Administration building , but
yesterday It became necessary to shift
some of the men , eo Morrow , with several
others , was ordered over to the Mines and
Mines building. When the men went to
work shortly after 8 o'clock Foreman George
Campbell set them to driving some heavy
iron bolts Into ono ot the wooden roof trusses ,
which have lately been put Into position.
In order to do this tlice men , including
Morrow , occupied a scaffolding built along
side the truss. Morrow was given a sledge
hummc. * . and as the other tiju. men placed
the bolts In position ho drove * them home.
Ono of the bolts stuck slightly as It was
being driven , and Morrow struck an un
usually heavy blow. Theisledge glanced , and
the momentum of the stroke threw the work
man off his feet. Morrow fell to the gallery
below , a distance of aboui seventeen feet.
He struck upon his head , and In the fall his
neck was broken. He died without uttering
a sound , .
Foreman Campbell and others ran to his
assistance and City Physician Ralph was
called. Morrow was beyond human aid , how
ever. The body was tenderly lov.ercd to the
main floor ot the building and later removed
to the morgue.
Coroner Uurket held an Inquest last even-
Ing. The jury brought la a verdict of acci
dental death. The body will be sent to Elmo ,
Mo. , for Interment. Deceased carried a small
amount of Insurance with tbo Odd Fellows
and another company.
Morrow was about 30 years of age at the
tlmo of his death and has been a resident ot
this city for about a year , He worked for a
short time for the Omaha Street Railway
company at the power house at Twentieth
and H'irncy. .Previous to coming to Omaha
the deceased lived with a sister , Mrs. Levl
Wallace , at Elmo , Mo. She has been notified
of the death of her brother. Morrow lived
with his employer at 2414 Wlrt street since
ho was employed at the exposition grounds
and had the reputation of being an honest ,
Industrious man. Ho was a member In good
standing of lodge N'o. G of the Odd Fellows of
Elmo , Mo. , and was clsb a member of the
local Carpenters' union No. 427. The funeral
will bo conducted under the direction of thef > c
two organizations.
DAMAGES I.V 1II.ACKMST CASK.
Former Employe of Xoi'tlmoNturn Se-
uurfM n Kiivornlilc Vcrtlli-t.
CHICAGO , Xov. 18. Fred R. Kotcham was
awarded a verdict of $1,600.33 by. the jury In
Judge Clifford's courtf today .In his suit
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against the Northwestern'railroad for $25,000
damages /or blacklisting.
The case ot Ketcham against the North
western company has been on trial for nearly
three weeks , and has been of great taterest
to men employed in the railroad business.
During the great strike of. the American
Railway union Ketcham was employed as a
conductor for the Northwestern railroad.
He Joined the strikers , and tbo evidence
showed ho attended some or the mooting ! ?
In the Interest ot tlio ( American Railway
union. Since the strike Ketcham asserts ho
has been uaable to secure steady employ
ment owing to the fact1 tbat he has been
blacklisted. Ho obtained several positions
with other roads , but after working a short
tlmo was discharged , he alleged , without
cause. Not long ago Kdtcham secured em
ployment with the Michigan Central Ele
vator company at Kensington and moveJ his
family to that suburb.IIe worked a short
tlmo there and was discharged.
The trial throughout was a hotly contested
ono on both sides , .and several Interest'ag
IncldentH occurred. Once during the trial
Judge Clifford was asheiJUo Issue bench war
rants for the arrest of TB. . Lawrence , su
perintendent of the Wisconsin division of
the Northwestern read , and E. E. Osbarn , at
torney for the company. ' It was represented
to the court by the plaintiff's attorney that
Lawrence and Osbora.i and possibly other
officials of the road , had attempted to Induce
Andrew Stader , who had been subpoenaed
for the plaintiff , to leave the city for the
putposc ot keeping anay from court , and
the matter Is still pending , as his honor said
ho would begin an investigation after the
case had gone to the jury. Many witnesses
on both sides were heard during the trial
acd at each session of 'court the room was
crowded with men who asserted they had
been deprived ot work in the same/ manner
as the plaintiff.
The case will probably be appealed ,
JI'IIV'.S VKIUIICT UNSATISFACTORY.
Mini Who ' Ili-fn Aciiulttoil AN-
KunlK-il mill Slint by u Moli.
KANSAS CITY , Nov. 18. A special to the
Star from Liberty , Mo , , says : At midnight
*
last night a large partyof men brv-ke Into
the house ot Silas D , Fargo , on Happy Hol
low , nuar here , shot him In the left lung
when ho showed resistance , and then , accord
ing to Fargo's statement , fell upon and beat
him. Frago's wound U , dangeious , but ho
may recover. Fargo last Juno confessed to
burning the carriage factory of John J. Gaw.
Ho made the confession after escaping to
Fond du Lac , Wla , , and/later denied It was
true , saying It was made to.gct free trans
portation home. Ha was Indicted by the
grand jury , but acquitted at hU trial last
week. Indignation was expreuaed at his beIng -
Ing set free and last night's attack Is said to
have been the work ot townspeople.
llnntrcil for Killing n X
ST. LOUIS , Nov. 18-Hcnry Clay Johnson ,
colored , was hanged tit C:49 : a , m , for the
murder of William Am.cnd , a newsboy , whom
be shot on the night of August 1 , U9C. Ho
died gamely- The murder mus the result
of u uamq of craps which was being played
In "newsboys' alley" by a number of news
boys nnd Johnson , who had n bootblack
stand nearby. Amend ' , uis not playing , but
Johnson for name unknown 'reason ( inserted
he was cheating nnd xho . him dead. Amend
wus un Inoffensive boy und his murderer was
known as a bully among1 the newsboys and
bootblacks. (
\ot
SAN FRANCISCO. NdV. 18 Referring tea
a report frqm Honolulu tlmt the firm of
Goodull , Perkins & Co/ had Inspected the
vessels of the Oceanic SU'aniHhlp company
with a view to thelrttiiruhuBo for use on
the Alaskan route , Captain Minor Goodall
saysVe nuye no plan for securing the
ships. My father ) . now .in the rant , where
he. IIIIH already purcliatld ono uhln , u fnlr
si ed one , only of light drnft , which will
fit In any place on our trade. Thu ship Is
the Curaeoa , " Jom | IX Spreckltls of the
Oceanic company says there U no truth
In the report ,
Mlddlr-iif-llif-Konil PoinillNlK Mri-t.
PALLAS , TexT , Nov. IS. Chairman Milton
Park of thq populist national organization
committee , u faction of the populist party
which Is opposed to National Chairman
Duller , bus requested Uie meinbenj of thu
committee to meet at the Laclede hotel , tit
Louis , ut 10 a. in. November 23. Chairman
Park expects that the pommltteo will map
out a policy that will keep Uie imrty In
the middle of the road. Candidates for
nomination In 1SOOlll be discussed at the
conference.
IIVOT I HI n TMIPT/M1T. TI TPH
UNSTABLE FREIGHT RATES
Railroad Men in n Delightful State of
Uncertainty at Present.
OMAHA JOBBERS SH3W LITTLE CONCERN
Xo Itntiictlon to till" City Announced ,
but Coloruulo TliroiiKli HuU-x Offer
nil Advnntnuc Hint In .Not
, Overlooked. ,
It's a waiting game that Is being played
In freight circles here , at least so
far as the movement ot westbound freight Is
concerned , ' 'Tha supplement to Saturday's
tariff Itisucd Wednesday had not up to noon
been superseded by any new Issuance , but
no ono In freight circles was wagering very
much on the stability ot any rales. There
are as yet no indications ot another sup
plement abolishing the rates announced
Wednesday , but there Is a whole day before
the tales published are to go Into effect and
lots of things can happen In railway circles In
that 'time.
There la but ono thing that freight ofllclals
In Omaha will admit , and that Is that west
bound freight rates are more demoralized
than they ever have been , Tno lo\V ratcu
from the Atlantic seaboard to Colorado points
via the Quit are still held responsible for
the demoralization In all-rail rates from ilhc
east to the west. While the first cbss rale
from hero to Colorado commoti points has
been cut from 71 to 52 cents since Saturday
last , there has been no corresponding re
duction In easlbound shipments. It is ap
parent that the railroad managers arc figur
ing on their profits from the eastbouud
movement to equalize the I.GSCS sustained
by the rate war on westbound shipments.
While the freight men ore almost topsy-
turvcy over the situation nnd arc keeping the
wires between their olllccs nnd respective
headquarters warm with queries , the Omaha
shlrvers interested In westbound shipments
are simply leaning back In their chairs , wear
ing contented smiles end Indulging In dally
prayers tat ! : the rate war will continue and
will become fiercer ns It progresses. The fact
that the freight officials declare the situation
to be "critical" docs not worry them a little
bit.
OMAHA JOHDERS NOT WORRIED.
At present there Is not a great deal of
freight being shipped from here to Colorado ,
as the buyers there profess that they want to
wait till the piles go to the very lowest notch
before placing any orders. They figure out
that It will bo safer to wait till after Satur
day to learn what rates can be obtained.
The biggest shippers from here to Colorado
common points are the distilleries , the smeltIng -
Ing works , the Ircn companies and the furni
ture houses. At present there is not much of
a movement in packing house products , but
when there Is thla class of freight will also
enjoy the benefit of the reductions.
As for the Omaha jobbers who receive their
goods from Chicago and are dependent upon
the rates east of the Missouri river but lit
tle accurate knowledge can bo obtained. Os
tensibly they are at a disadvantage , com
pared with the Colorado Jobbers , because
the latter are getting the cheapest kind of
rates from New York , via the gulf , and
there has been no open reduction of the
freight rates from Chicago to Missouri river
points. As a matter of fact. It Is pretty
generally concede _ $ that the Omaha Jobbers
are not xecclylrig' any the , worst of It. They
nro according to the published tariffs , but
the p'oportlon of the new rates from Chicago
cage to Colorado that Is token out for ship
ments from Chicago to O.-ncha is just half
what the regular rate between Chicago and
this city amounts to and thereby hangs a
tale. If the railroads are granting this favor
to their Omaha Jobbers , the latter are too
foxy to admit It. The freight men , of course ,
Indignantly refute the imputation that they
would go below the published tariffs. One
of them , when questioned about the mutter ,
quoted Shakespeare , and eald : "There are
subjects 'twere better not to dwell upon. "
Nevertheless , tbcro is something in the at
mosphere about local freight circles that
makes ono believe that through rates from
Chicago to Colorado are not the only rates
that aio tumbling down.
HURT MAY JIHAD UXIO.V PACIFIC
IiiitcHt A mmSiiKKTCHti'iI III Connection
ivltli 'HeorKUiil/.iitlou. .
Nothing has yet been received at Union
Pacific headquarters In this city from the
meeting of the receivers of the reorganiza
tion committee In New York City. President
S. H. H. Clark Is there , and Is reported to
bo In good health. Nothlag In the way of
reorganization , except possibly the electlor
of a board of directors , Is expected this week
The usual amount of guessing on the \ > er-
sonncl of the officers of the new company
continues , and most interest centers on the
election of the chairman of the board of di
rectors , tno man wno is to ue regarueu as
the real head of the reorganized company
In addition to the many other names tha
have been mentioned In connection with the
presidency of tbo road comes the rumor that
Horace G , Durt , third vice president of the
Chicago & Northwestern railway , has his
lines est for the place and has the support
of Marvin Hughltt , president of the North
western and an Influential member of the
Union Pacific reorganization committee. H
G , Hurt was formerly located In Omaha as
the general manager of the Fremont , Elkhorn -
horn & Missouri Valley railroad , and was
later promoted by I'resldetit Hughltt or the
Northwestern system to the he-id of the Chicago
cage , St. Paul , Minneapolis & Omaha railway
His candidacy Is not regarded seriously ainonh
his former associates here.
Oplioxril liy TlL'Url IlroUi-rx.
Scalpers of tbo west already have begun
their efforts to prevent the passage of the
Sherman and Cullom bills by congress. These
measures are Identical and prohibit the deal
ing In railroad tickets , except by authorized
agents. The petition blanks , a few of which
arc already here , contain the following argu
ments :
1. The bill would tend to disturb a nntura
nnd legitimate right to dispose of one's own
property In the open market.
2. It would enable the strong rnllroai
systems to shut out the weak lines on
through huelneps and thus disturb competi
tion.
3. It would send a citizen to prison nm
brand him with Infamy for disposing of his
own property while Imposing no penalty
upon the railroad company for failure to
redeem , tickets as provided.
1. The business of ticket brokerage Is di
rectly In the Interests of the traveling pub
lic. .
S. The passenger trafllo is controlled al
most entirely by trusts , leaving the people
at their mercy , except for the relief nfTordci
by ticket brokerage.
Iron Work on I InDepot. .
Frank Lehman , construction man for the
Koken Iron company of St. Louis , having
the contract for placing In position the heavy
Iron work of the Durllngton's new depot
has arrived In Omaha , Mr. Lehman brings
with him a couple of St. Louis experts , tut
will employ the rest of hs ! men In this city.
Three car loads of trusses and other materla
are here , and Mr. Lehman put his men to
work at once upon It. H Is estimated thai
three weeks will suffice * to put the beams o :
the flrct floor ot the depot In position , after
which Contractor Fields will place a largo
gang of masons to work In an effort to reach
the roof before the heavy snow comes.
- OtllrlnlH In TOM II.
A. J. Earllng , second vice president am
general manager , and A , C. Illrd , genera
traffic manager of the Chicago , Milwaukee
& St. Paul rsllway , are In the city
Iho guests of Fred A , Nasli , general western
agent. During the day they visited the
TransmUslsslppl Exposition grounds and t-x
prettied tLpmitlves as well pleased with the
work , which the Milwaukee railway helped
to make possible. The railway officiate alto
visited South Omaha and looked over the
Improvements under way there. This even
ing they will go to Kansas City and look
over the railway situation there. From there
they will return to Chicago.
HnnioriMl Clitnitie lit Control ,
LANCASTER. WIs. , Nov. 18. U Is cur
rently reported that the KlcVapoo Valley &
Northern rallroid , which runs northward
from Wautcka on tbo Prairie du Chlcn
division of the Chicago , Milwaukee & St.
Paul railway , has passed under 'the con
trol of the Illinois Central company , and that
the Klckapoo Valley road will be the con
necting link In a new route that will ex
tend to St. Paul and Minneapolis.
lliillunyotPM mill Pfmonnlx.
llcnton Quick , city pactcngcr agent ot the
Mltsourl Pacific at St. Joieph , la In the city.
Fred W. Doty , Inn cling freight agent of
the Western Transit company , Is In tbo city
from Chicago.
Charles F. Ilogers , agent ot the Great East
ern fast freight line In this city , has been
called to Toronto by the death ot his mother.
It Is expected that net earnings of the
lls'ourl PaclflQ for the current year will
how an Increase of from 11,200,000 , to $1,000-
00.
00.C.
C. F. Jones , a fireman on a Union Pacific
rain , was badly Injured about the head at
Valley , being struck by a heavy chunk of
coal which fell oft the tender Ot .tbo locomo-
tlvc. 'J
A rate for the round trip ot one and one-
third regular fare will bo made from this
errltory to PIttsburg , Pa.ibyall rallroids
November 21-26 , on accounfot the congrcts
of the Methodist Episcopal church.
The railroads are using a great quantity
of matter advertising the TransmlssU'slppI
Ixpoaltlon along their respective lines. The
Rock Island , the Northwestern and the Mll-
vatikeo have recently sent out large Issues
t pamphlets and pictures.
The "fast mall" train of ttio Union Pacific
Vednesday afternoon struck a team of horses
and a wagon near Willow Island. The wagon
was demolished and one of the horses killed.
The team had run away from the driver and
up the track to a bridge , where It was cauglit
n the trestle work.
A move Is on foot among certain ot the
runic lines running ibetween Chicago and
N'ow York to abolish all second class fares
and make all travel over these lines pay
first class rates. The 'matter ' Is now before
he mar.agers of the Joint Traffic association ,
and Is to 'bo decided at an early day.
C. J. Du'bols ' , chief engineer of the proposed
Sldon & St. Louis railroad , has forwarded
ils report to the president and directors In
N'ew York. The survey extended from El 'on ,
a. , to Mexico , Mo. The new road , If laid
out on the engineer's- survey , will run In a
southeasterly direction from Eldon through
he town ot Milton. Van Duron county , la. ,
hence south and east through the towns of
Memphis , Edlna , Hedge City , Plevna , Bethel ,
Shelbyvllle , Shclblna , Paris and 'Mexico ' , Mo.
The total number of miles of main track will
be 132 ; sidetrack , eight. The cost of con
struction Is estimated at $1,395,980. , anj for
equipment $257.390. The total cost will be
> 1,653,370 ; average cost per mile , $11,180.
MANY AVIMjIXG TO GUT TO TH.YAS.
Veliruskn IC.iprilltloii to tlio I.unu Star
Stall- Will lie u llnininiT.
Chairman Green ot the committee of the
Heal Estate exchange having In charge the
trip to Texas and the visit to the deep har
bor convention reports that guaranty chucks
are coming in from the prospective dele
gates scf numerous that he may fiud it neces-
cary to add another car to his train. He
hcs received notice of their desire to attend
from the following nam d gcntlemont
Omaha Alvln Saunders , J. P. Flnley , J.
Robblns , A. P. Tukey , L. Si'gklnaer , . G. W.
Hicks. S. A. Brodwell , D. H. Wheeler , W M.
Mason , , J. H. Parrotte. Peter nlrkhausor ,
Thomas McOigue , J. H. Evans , Thomas Swift ,
H. H. Harder , U. R. Ball , J. B. Picr , B. F.
Tnomas , W. W. Keysor , W W. Mace , C. F.
Harrison , W. U. Homan , J. L. Baker , W. G.
Shrlver , William F. Gurley , G. William Gar-
lock , J. J. O'Connor , C. L. Chaffee , A. G.
Edwards. St. A. D. Balcombe , George Munro ,
Charles Kaufman , D. T. Mount , W. B. Melkle ,
Ira B. Mapes , Gcorgp Mills , Mr. Dufrcne ,
13. G. Burl > jr > k , H. W. Shriver , A. S. Potter.
A. J. Wright , Tecumseh ; J. E. Smith ,
Beatrice ; E. D. Elnsfl , Holdrcge ; George
L. Day , Superior ; C. E. Adams , Superior ; A.
L. Spearman , Springfield ; C. It. Glover ,
Valentino ; H. Hugh Sydcnham , Kearney
P. T. Lambert , Kearney ; Norrls Brown ,
Kearney ; Frank E. Bceman , Kearney ; W. A.
Grdon , Farnam ; W. W. Hooper , Superior ;
J. H. Cooley , Kenesaw ; Dr. Glover , Arling
ton ; E. Hardy , Central City ; J. H. MacColl ,
Lexington ; L. D. Richards , Fremont ; George
B. Darr , Lexington ; Judge Grimes , North
Platte ; Mayor Graham , Lincoln ; H. L. Goold ,
Ogalalla ; Mr. Shelenberger , banker , Alma
David Anderson , South Omaha ; E. A. Crum ,
Crelghton ; R. J. Nightingale , Lcup City ; J.
F. Weybrlght , Mlllard ; George W. Brett
Mason City ; F. M. Shrlver , Glcnwood ; N
R. Perslnger , Central City ; A. R. Cruzon
Curtis ; C. W. Kaley , Red Cloud ; George
Secular , Superior ; May H , LcFober. Superior
D. T. Phillips , Kearney ; George W
Whlteaker , Kearney ; R. B. .Moore , Kearney
W. L. Hand , Kearney ; E. P. Tufts , Kearney
Georco W. Hulbert. Kearney : W. H. Thomn.
son , Grand Island ; W. W. Kendall , Superior
Fre < l Hedde , Grand Island ; Dr. J. I. Lease
Chadron ; H , D. Smith , Lexington ; W. D
Oldham , Kearney ; II. B. Schneider , Fremont
E. M. F. Lellang , Lexington ; A. G , Wolftn-
barger , Lincoln ; Joseph Oberf elder , Sidney
M. A. Daugherty , Ogalalla ; John N. Baldwin
Council Bluffs ; George W. Brooks , Crelgh
ton ; R. M. Peyton , Crelghton ; John W. Long
Loup City ; R. Valentine , Mason City ; It. F.
KUke , West Point ; J. V. Hlnchmau , Glcn
wood.
Not all of these gentlemen have yet sent
In a check to cover expenses , y. It will be
necessary for any who lrrfemUvDliB ) to have
checks In the hands of lW > Vommltteo b )
Saturday , for the lists wllr-ba" Closed that
day , and those who are not ImUhen vlll no
eot In- \\v \ ,
Dentil of MI-H. Kill * A .Vl'orrlH
Another of the pioneers of the city has
passed acA'ay. Ullen Morris , wife of Thomn
Mori Is. died yesterday. She WHH u sis
tcr of Richard nnd John Wlthncll. Sbo
Unves six children. The funernl will oe
cur Sa.urday afternoon at 2 o'clock fron
the late residence , 1328 South Twenty-secern
street , Interment being In I'rospcot Hill cem
otcry.
Mrs Morris was F.6 years of ago and spcn
thirty-live of the year * In this city , coining
here with her family In 1E02 from St. Louis
B'lo has lived continuously since then In th
city. She vns of English extraction nm
wau born on the ocean i.\'ille her parents
v ere on their way to this country ,
Unit ) Cluli.
At the second meeting of the Unity clul
Friday evening , November 19 , at the renl
dcnco of Mr. Thomas Kllpatrlck , 41
Twenty-second atrec-t , 'Mr , Heirlng will reai
ft paper on "English Local Government , " Mr
Roudebush on ' Administration of a British
City , " Mr. Charles C. Uoteuater on "The
Mechanics of Current English Legislation , '
i\tillil < ( irfiit X'IliiMiiflilur ,
CAMBRIDGE , Mass. , Nov. 18. The great
est X-ray machine In the world was ex
hlblted last night In the Lawrence Scientific
school of Harvard college. Thu new up
imrutus has the astonishing- electric , motlv
force of 1,200,000 voltn , which la about oqmi
to the voltiuso of ' . ' ,100 electric cars. I
gives a Hpark forty-elfht Incheu long , an
achievement hitherto unknown. The con
dcnscrs are charged In Hcrlcs und by ai
Ingenious mechanical device , conxlstlng o
a swinging frame , are discharged Ii
parallel upon the two terminals. There ar <
Blxty condensers , with u capacity of 20.WW
volts each ; the number of storage cells I
10,000. I'rof. Trow bridge has proved ilia
tbo length of the upurk IH exactly proper
tlonal to the voltage Icn thx over one Inch
I > 'iirli u .Yrifro Murderer.
BRYAN , Tex. , Nov. IS. Uist night t th
Allen farm , near here , while gambling fo
pecans , u negro named CfHicral I'lieallmn
was stabbed twice nnd killed. Anothc
tu-gro , Tom Bweat. was arrested for th
crime , and while being conveyed to Mllllcai
by a jio3Hu was taken from his guards an
strung up to the limb of a tree. Th
vigilantes are said to have been nefroea ,
R id "glmoD Dale' ' m'tns 8una y Bee.
< OOD SUPPLIES FUR ARMY
faclo Earn Bnjs Provender for Ha (
Doughboys' Consumption.
OMMISSARY DEPARTMENT CONTRACTS
Omaha JnliliorH Srcnrr. . tlic
1'orlloii uf the IIUHlttcn * with
i the ( Jovoriinii'iit
011 .Moat Stii > iillcM
The commissary department of the Depart-
ncnt ot the Platte has been engaged for
he last two weeks In nuking contracts for
coil supplies for the several potts In the
cimrtmcnt for the first six months' ot 1898.
roposals for supplying the numerous Items
cqulrcd for feeding the Inrgo number of
ion and homes In this department were ro-
elvoJ last week , ami the usual forms of
nbulatlnR and submitting the results for
pproval have been gene through with ami
ontnacts nro being made with the succrss-
ul ( bidders.
The purchase of these supplies at thin
olnt Is a mcst substantial addition to the
Ight sldo of the trade balance. The great
ulk of ithc supplies are purchased In Omaha ,
a It linn been demonstrated that the gooda
an bu bought here just as cheap as at any
ther point , and the freight charge from
astern , and southern points Is thus ollml-
ated. It was formerly the custom to buy
hese supplies at many different points , largo
illls of gooJs being purchased In Chicago ,
Kansas City and St. Louis. Omaha jobbers
lave succeeded In underbidding competitors
n these cities , and the result Is the expend- !
urc of about $500,000 annually niiion Omaha ,
obbers. There are still a few Hans on ,
vhlch the Omaha dealers have been unable
o compete with dealers on the Pacific coaat
m account of the advantage the government
md with free transportation over the Union
' .tclflc railroad , 'but ' since the government
vlll hereafter be compelled to pay for cvcry-
hlng transported over this road , the Omaha
ealers are In a fair way to 'make ' a clean
weep on all supplies.
Tno contracts now being closed cover about
sverythlng In the line of canned goods , all
onus of cereil foods and nearly everything
n the line of provisions. A list of the arti
cles with the prices paid would read like a
narket report. One Important article , however -
over , Is the beef supplied for the cotibinnp-
lon of Undo Sam's standing army. A sep > 4
rate contract Is made for each post In the de
partment , Hie contractor being required tq
supply dressed beef which has been through
ho refrigerator process and la ready for Ira-
medlato consumption to be delivered at the
) est designated. The contrart for supplying
i'ort Crook was awarded to I'ctcr Murray ,
vho will furnish the meat required at 69i
cents per pound. Swift and Company was
awardt-d the contracts at several posts , tha
> rlco being different In each case ; at Fort
NIobrara the contractor will receive * 6C2
cents per pound ; at Fort Robinson 7 cents , at
'art Meade , S. D. , 7.23 cents per pound ; at
i'ort D. lA. HussellVyo. . , 7.03 cents. John
lays secured the co'ntract for Fort Washakle ,
Wyo. , at 8.50 cents ; W. II. GotUcho will sup-
ily camp Pilot Springs , at Rock Springs ,
Wyo. , at 7.5 cents per pound. The attaches
of the quartermaster's department In Omaha
will purchase their beef of II. E. Welch &
Bio. ut C cents per pound.
UI THIS HIVKIl OX A 11OAT.
JnluiVllNuii mill Family
tlu * .11 udily lu \I > MManner. .
John Wllscn. and family passed Omaha yes
terday mornlag , going to South Dakota , via
the Missouri river. The party occupied a
flatboat that left Kansas City three weeks
ago. The members of the family expect to
reach Chamberlain before the river freezes.
Wilson Is an old river man , having spent
a greater portion of his life navigating that
portion of the Mlraourl between Kansas City
inJ St. Louis. Several months ago he con
cluded to emigrate , having an eye on the
Fort Randall reservation In South Dakota
that was onened to settlement some weeks
ago. Having a large family , he concluded
that transportation by Mil would be rather
expensive anJ consequently ho con
cluded to try the river. With this
Idea in mind , ho constructed a
lat boat and embarked upon the voyage , hav-
ng made this port In good tlmo and without
accident. The boat that the mariner uses
Is about eighty feet long and olxtccn feet
wide. The propelling power is furnished by
three horses , two working on u wlndlaso at
the stern and the extra horse working an
other windlass , this one being located In
the center of the boat. Thus the craft la
pushed along at the rate of about five miles
per hour. When tlio wind Is favorable , a sail
Is raised and a couple of miles per hour are
added to the speed of the boat. The outfit
landed at the Douglas street docks and laid
In a stock of supplies.
KAMI AM ) .Sl'HIJII ASSOCIATION.
tl > DlNIMINN till * IIOlllI IHHIIO ( if
the OrKiiiilxiillon.
The first meeting of the executive commit
tee of the Fair and Speed association for the
last five weeks was hold yesterday at the
Commerc'al club. About the only matter that
came up for consideration , was the bond
scheme , which has about reached thu cul
mination that the committee has been work
ing for for some months peat.
According to the plan 145,000 worth of
bonds wro to bo Issued to cover the Indebt
edness Incurred In the erection of the fair
grounds buildings and the ccns'.ructlon of the
track. These , have all been floated with the
exception of a few thousand , wuMi will bo
placed In the next few days. All the bonds
must Im disposed of by the tlmo of the an
nual meeting of the association , which occurs
on December 13. At thin time the grounds
will bo turned over to the now committee
with this bunded Indebtedness , to run for
about ten years , and v.'lih enough money In
the treasury to pay at leant iho first month's
Interest.
Ono of the conditions In Hie bond U tbat
the buildings shall bo protected by at least
$10,000 Insurance. A commlt'.co consisting of
Chairman liennutt and Member Clark was ap
pointed to place the Iniiui'incu ,
IIiipllMt Sorlal I iiliin.
The Omaha Baptist Social union held 111
nnnual business meeting on last Tuesday
evening nt the Young Men's Christian as
sociation rmll , Af'or a lunchitliu union pro
ceeded to business , the regular election of
otlicers being thu the first In llnu of buxlness.
'Jho following wore elected officers for the
entulnt , ' year. I'reH'.dent ' , L. D. Holmeii ;
vlco president , O , W , Douglas ; treusurer ,
John C. Howard ; Srcrutury , W. H. Gates ;
trusti'i-a , Atnon Field , (1 , W. Douglas. A , CJ.
Hunk ; board of rnunaKcni , M , O McLcol ,
O. S. Wood , T. H. NoiTiH , Oscar Junes , I.
W. Carpenter , George UasUliiB , or , , W. 1C.
Rhoades.
Thu ten oral outline of the i A or If of the *
union was fully cUeuH ! Ct anil nrningcmnn.u
are being made to hold a public tocliil meet-
on thu lUh of December at the * rooms of the
Commercial club , when Dr. C , H. Strick
land of Bloux Pity will bo the guest of the
evening. The union wan organized about a ,
year ago , and very ratls'nrtory find steady
growth lias been made T 10 object of the
union IH to fos or mil promote fraternal
union among the Ilaptlstx of the cities of
Omuha and Hontli Omahu , and also to promote -
mete thu establishment of denominational ,
charltablo and educational Institutions , in or
near Hald cities. The large attendance ut
the last public meeting promsc ! to bo very
largely Increased at the coming meeting 0:1 :
the evening of thu lltli of December.
MII'N Ittniit tireilim ,
Fish Coimnlmloner W Ii. May baa received
his commission from Governor Holcomb.
When Mr. May tervcs out tlie term for which
ho has been appointed ho will have com
pleted twenty-olio years ot service la Uie flub
commltslou of the slat * .
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