HE OMAHA DAILY BEE ESTABLISHED JUNE 19 , 1871. OMAHA , SATURDAY MOKNING , DECEMBER 25 , 1897 TWELVE PAGES. COPY JT1VE CENTS. THE FIELD OF ELECTRICITY Economy of Electrical Power in Gold and Silver Mining. WHAT IS BEING DONE IN MONTANA 61mm Power nit WnneA'oiiiiK < EillNOti ( IN n .Junior AVIr.nril t'li- ' to-liite 'Cookltinr In mi ttlrc- ( rlcnl Kitchen. "Business prlnclplcn and the most modern machinery applied to mining will bring fair results , but the trouble Is that no many per sons have visions of some mysterious al chemy when they buy stock In a gold mine , I or when -they engage In operating a mining property , " said M. C. Halitton , a .Chicago mining engineer , to the St. Louis Globe- Domocrat. "Since the wonderful gold placers of the Klondike have- startled the -world with their fabulous wealth , the public mind has turned Its attention to placer gold fields In many states. The Bannock mountain pldcer gold field In Montana la now being operated In a way to attract some attention among men who keep themselves Informed on mining matters. It requites a vast outlay of capital to do successful mining In that district. Costly machinery must bo used , and there Is practically no opportunity for single-handed miners. The Bannock gold fields are well known , ns they have been worked continu ously since 1862. The total production ot the district Is estimated at $0.000,000 , but many OMint'"itnl Morli'S o' tin iin.lnntinii . it been told. Thn source- the gold ! Is In tie the . of Bannock and tin' sui- lulls i.i.ar t.n , fnce deposits have beun worked out for some time. When the gold was llr.it discovered the minors could only work In the high bars on account of the water i-reventlng work be ing done In the lownr flats" , whore the Insuffi cient grade Interferes with sluicing. The miners could drift on bc3 rock on the high bars , and In-thls marner the deposits were finally worked cut. l ator lode mines were located In ,1)10 ) vicinity and worked several jears with more or less profit , until thoj were abandoned on account of the popularity of silver mining. Since tha time the lower ground has been prospected In various ways. Some miners attempted to use pumps to keep the water out and permit drifting on bed rock. Others sunk pits to bed rock , the \ vnVnrvna tnrnml oft into devices in the rock , thus leaving the workings dry , In a rne.isiiro for operation. Experiments were also made with centrifugal pumps to bring up the gravel from the bottom All those va'lous experiments proved to 'be unsucccss ful from a financial standpoint , and thoua ands of dollars were , spent without prollt Hut ono Important fact developed was that the gravel on bed rock is exceedingly rich. POSSIBILITIES OK ELECTRICITY. "Since the depreciation In the price of sil ver , silver mining having lost Its attraction the public Is. . now looking -at all the old goU fields. Interest has beta renewed In the nannock gold Held. The Chicago Gold Dredging company , now operating there , U demonstrating the wonderful possibilities In the application of electricity to mining. The comprny Is operating a dredge on the creek by the use ofielectrlclty generated byatei power. The dredge floats in a pit of Its owr making. This allows the end of the bucket tramways to be pushed agalna the bank on . . bearoclt , ana me BUUUS meet im .u.io r .upv. the bedrock. These steel buckets are at tached to a strong carrying belt made ot Ktcel , and operate like the buckets In a grain elevator. The gravel carried up b > these buckets Is emptied on a grizzly , which catches the cc-irse bowlders and allows the line gravel to be carried up to the sluice boxes by an additional elevator. The water Is pumped up to the boxe.3. While working un der some disadvantage , owing to the powei supply , this company handles 1,000 yards of gravel In a day of eleven hours' work. I have heard that a fair profit has resulted from this electrical dredging experlmeht. "The Dannock Dredge 'company , which will handle 2,000 yards of gravel a day. Is pre paring to operate a steam dredge , but the sand and gravel which pass through the grizzly will fall Imtoawell , whence the water and gravel together will bo conveyed to the sluices by a centrifugal pump. By this means no additional elevator will bo neces sary. An English company has let a con tract for a dredge , to be operated by water and steam , with a capacity ot 3,000 yards of gravel a day. Another Chicago company la now handling 2,000 yards a day with a Bli-cuii urcuBi- . "The gravel In the Bannock field Is foinJ at a depth of from twenty-five to forty feet , and the average value of all material handled Is estimated to be from 40 ccats to 50 cents a yard. The gold Is found on bedrock , ono foot from the bottom. The gravel la loose , the bowlders , as a rule , are not largo , and hence the material co be easily handled by the dredging machines. These dredgtw cost a small fortune. The English company's dredge will cost $50,000 , but the others cost about $40,000. As the grade Is InaufflcUit for drainage purposes on the flats where the sold Is deposited In the Bannock flo'.d , dredg ing Is the cnly practicable method of workIng - Ing the placers. , , , with , "Since silver mining has depreciated the low price of silver , gold mining la , Mon tana has made much rapid progress. A number of old gold placer mines In the Btato that have been Idle for years are now- being operated. Montana will como to the front next year with an Increased output of gold. " ELECTRICITY OUTPOINTS STEAM. At the annual meeting of Wo American Society of Mechanical Engineers recently held in New York City , papers were read by " \V. II. T. Whaley ot Columbia , S. C. , on "Electricity In Cotton Mllla" a d byV. . J. Keep of De-troll on "Cast Iron Under Im pact. " Mr. Whaley told of some compara tive tests which were made of two mills ot nearly equal size , hi ano of wlvlcii the spin dles ami looms were run by steam and the ether equipped with 160-horse power electric motors. Ono notable advantage which the latter mill had becaufo of Its electric equipment waa tf4at It required only abbut 122,000 poundu ot shafting to make Its connections , us agiilnst about 136,000 pounds for the tcam' mill , The steam mill required more oil and other-Items of running cost , while In six months the cither mill did not require a cent for repairs to the motor. The electric mill could bo operated In parts also with out running oil tuo shafting. The test showed that there was a saving in frlctlcci In HID electric mill of seventy-eeven house rower. Curious effects were- shown by the testa of cant Iron under Impact , as described by Mr , Keep , Kach test bar was subjected either to blows 'by light hammers , delivered on its on la or rlJea , by dropping them about three inches endwise upon an anvil , tumbling them about In a tumbling barrel or by having them shaken up In railroad cars. U waa found fbat blown delivered on the tides and cnls of the test bars both decreased their length. TVn blows with a ha If. pound ham mer on ( ha sldo of a test bar one-half Inch Equal ( i and a foot luig made the bar shgrter the .0001 of an Inch , Tumbling In a barrel alto ( shortened them. Hitting the bars on the i ml 3 alao shortened them. "If further experiment ah'ould show that the casting becomes shorter when struck with a hammer , " Mr. Keep said , "It will In part explain the frequent cracking of a castIng - Ing by wpplug off Ilia gates , " DISCARDING STEAM POWER. The Long Island rillroad bai announce , ! Its Intention of equipping the whole of the pres ent suburban strain lines with electricity , of building a tunnel under the East river and ot delivering Its panengers In the heart of the business section of New York. Thus at Isit Now York la to have thoroughly modern , up-to-date transportation Into the residential Actions surrounding the lower end of Man hattan island , one ( hat will not compel pas- kengora to change curs two or tbrco tlmei ich way and pay on equal number of fares. Aa umlcrgtouml railway affords the only solution of reaching New York through Broaklyn without grade crossings , which , be sides being officially abolished ccrlously limit tlto speed , and as electricity Is < hc only form of motive power sellable for long tunnels that would be tolerated by the public , owing to the noxious gases gt\cn off by losomo- tlvi's , thli railroad has tjocliled to give up Its locomotives entirely tosuluiban work. The tunnels will be doubli tracke.l through- cut , and for a.distance of 3,120 feet under the East river will be constructed of two Immense Iron tubes , the rest of the tuuucl bslng of concrete and masonry. Two statloi s will bo provided In New York city and cr.e In Brooklyn , elevators making connections whh the surface lines. The single Iron tubes forming portions of the route arc about .fourteen fcot In diameter , and In order to economize space the form of the cars lisa been designed to utilize practically the who e of this. The canrh ve ampo ! eud platforms and white end doors , b sldc ? side doers In the middle of the car on each side , all original feature. ThU style has 'been ' adopted In order to faLlllta.e the rapid loading and unloadlus of passengers , 'the floor statins .being flush with the platforms. The cars , which are Hfty feet In length , have the scats placed lengthwise. Instead of crosswise. The ex act form of electric pea er has po : yet "been " decided upon , 'but the 'train ' , are to ccn. kjt of four cam. It Is expected that trains can bo run on one minute headway ct a speed of thirty miles an hour , au.amitlc blocking Apparatus alone making this possible. The electric service will extend from the end of the tunnel In New York City to a distribut ing house In Jamaica , where the passengers to the outlying districts will fre tranufcrred to the regulation tocornotlve-diawn tralna. WIZARD NUMBER TWO. Thomas A. Edison has need to Icok to ha : Uuruls. His son and namesake , sent forth from the shelter of the paternal roof and be yond the Influence , of pa.ernal guidance , ex pects to make rthlngs warm for his father In the line of electrical research and Invention. Thomas A. Edison , Jr. , h something of a "wizard" himself. Ho Is 21 jearu old , and many men of twice his age have learned In the last few months to watch him \\lth much livterc'st. Thousands of persons to whom the name of Edison Is famllhr , says the New York Herald , have never heard of this youthful scientist , yet ho has had a large part In ex periments ami discoveries that have startled the world. For years he 1-ai sucnt moof his waking and many of his sleeping hours In the laboratories of his father , those Incu bators of mysterious things born to annze. All these mutters he has known from hli youth up , and enters upon his manhood with i wonderful equipment of ItnowleJge. But why , did ho not stay with hb father ? Why not be a partner Instead of a rival ? The explanation calls up a curious picture. Figuratively speaking , one bright morning last August Edlsrvi called the young man to him and spake thua : "Thomasmy son , you know almost as much as your father , but what jou know will never bo of use to you until jou know men. Get out , Thomas .and study men. Brush up against trie world for a while and let us see whut you are made of. You have good Ideas. Work them. Good n > uii- Ing. " So the young man started out , four months ago with a head full of Ideas and a lusty desire to make ) himself heard In the world's noisy truffle. Today he has mi olllce In a big Broadway building , and the. big elec trical manufacturing companies with the long titles and the capital of miny millions are studying this joung man with gieat care , while pretending that they are not aware of his existence. Thia im v * * j , } ioii ur nrft.anpi hnxvpvrr for ho has attacked them In their own strongholds. "He has ln.vent.ed a device which , ho says , Is only the -first of a. serifs of Im proved appliances In various lint's of elec trical work. It la an lncan'lr > sc nt lamp , similar to the one non In use to the Inex- perionc5d eye , but possessing , it is taM , many advantages. He callIt the "E-llhun Junior , " with conscious pi Me , and claims for it superiority over all others In the Im portant details of vacuum and filament. To achieve these rs&ul's ' the young in.ni designed his own pump , and cays that with It he can exhaust ten lamps to-a high do- greet of perfection in less time than Is re quired by the ordinary vacuum pumps gen erally used ; 'to exhaust one lamp. The fila ment Is his own Invention , alse a chemical ' combination carbonized at 4,000 degrees Fahrenheit , making It as near absolutely pure carbon as It Is possible to obuln. Curiously enough , neither the pump nor the filament has been patented. "My father's experience has taught me to steer clear of the- patent office , lie has taken out scores of patents , but he has spent as much money and time fighting to uphold them , I guess , as they are worth. I'm going to keen my Ideas to myself. Secrecy Is a better ( safeguard than a patent any time. " This young roan , who at 21 , challenges a scientist of world-wide fame , and his father at that , never had any education In the general sense of the term. When he was 11 years old his schooling ceased , and from that time until a few months ago he practically lived at ! his father's side during working hours. Through long days and longer nights ho has watched the "Wizard" at work , bending over tubes until his back ached and watching flying sparks till hh brain whirled. Delicate health prevented close application to books , but his was surer knowledge , Ho saw the beginning of things , and watched the mysterious forces of na ture In every phase , absorbing the counties * causes and effects which make the chera. Ist's and the electrician's work. i RENEWING BUIINED OUT LAMPS. It la stated that an electrical firm In this country has succeeded In making a commer cial success of a process for renewing burned but lamps , which renders possible the use of the old bulbs at a very slight expense. By the new method the collar or base end ot the lamp Is not disturbed , the old filament being removed , and the new ono placed through a small hole In the lamp bulb made by removing the tip , The small hole Is sub- Beiiuontly closed exactly in the same manner as Inbfi case ot the new lamp , leaving nothing to Indicate In the finished repaired lamp that It had over been opened. It Is stated that some 400,000 lamps have been re paired by this method , the filament 'being ' Inserted through the small bolo referred to by a skillful twist of the band , and secured In position by a special carbon paste. The black deposit on the Inside of the bulb If re moved by fitting the lamp to a holder , and to. volvlng It In a gas furnace ; while , Imme diately following this operation , a sma.l glass tube Is fused to the opening made in the bulb , through which the lamp Is r.x- hausted. When this has been done , and ' ( bo last trace ot air and gas absorbed , a blaw- plpo flame Is directed upon tlio throat of the tube , which Is melted Into a point cxact'.S' In every respect a counterpart of the ordinal lamp. I In the Edison Electric company's b'/tiding at Now York is an electrical kitchen , from which Is turned out. says the NrV York Herald , the perfection of up-to-daU cooking. Every sort ot heating apparatus 'ased Is Its own t'.ovo. It the oven , the r.rlddle , the boiler , the tea kettle or the boiler for dish wash I UK is wanted to bo put In operation the plug ot Us wire IB simply out In a hole , which , by means of conductor , connects It with the switchboard , which receives the electric current , the buVton Is touched and soon the heat manifests it- Belt. "I tell you this Is an Jdeal kitchen , " aid the chef. "There Is no bother or trouble hero. No edil , ashes or dirt. When you want heat you get It , anf an even beat of I just the required Intensity. It cooks better than anything I ever bandied and what I , can't understand , It gives food a delicacy I and tenderness hitherto unknown , but what U more , It saves much time. Thut roast will be thoroughly cooked In two-thirds the time that would bo required In an ordinary stove. I can bake a loaf ot bread In sixteen minute ? , a pie in nine niluuteu and biscuit In four minutes. With many of these things U takea lees than , one-half the time required- with coal. Then they are better , for the bait la uniform. Your lire don't die down , have to have fresh coal , that deadens It for a while , ' and then perhaps gives too much boat. " I u PRESENT YEAR A HARVEST Fnst Transportation Lines Have as Much as They Can Do. HOL'DAY BUSINESS BETTER THAN USUAL Until Itnllriinil.niiil KIIII-CN * CnninnnloN Kvliloiiuc I'i'oiilc llnvc Mure Mono ) ' In Spcnil null Arc \VlllhiK to Spend It. Owing partly to greatly rcducol- rates the railroads ot the west arc do'.ng a larger holiday business than for a number of years. The express companies ore a'tso ' handling more packages than they did last year , or for nitny yeara past. The officials of the express companies are positive In their belief that the people generally arc spending moro mcoey for Chrltttries' presents th'o year than for many years , their belief being founded on the Increase shown In the Christ mas packages handled by them. The American , the Pacific , the United States , the Adams and \Vells-Fargo companies , through their Omaha ofllces , the ! moralag reported that the express business during the week about * to closs had been exceptionally heavy. Both the outgoing ami the Incoming express business has bcca great , but the Increai-e over the business ot last year Is greater In the outgoing than , la the Incoming business. Each of the ex < press companies here , save one , reported Increraes ! n both the outward and the Inward movements. The Wells-Kargo company's expra.3 was unable to make any compirUon \vlth lant year's business In and out of Omaha , ae the local office was not established a jear ago. SENDING PRESENTS EARLY. In speaking ot the holiday packages han dled Superintendent Howard of the Adams Express company jestereMy said to a Hoe reporter : "There Is no doubt but that the people are becoming educated to send their holiday presents earlier. They used to hold back their gifts until the day or two days before Christmas and then fairly swamp the express companies. The frequent result of this action , which 'was probably taken through fear that the presents might arrive before the proper time , was that rucny of the presents did not reach 'fhelr ' destinations until sometime after Christmas. But non there Is but little trouble In regard to the holding back of Christmas presents until the last day. 'Mcst ' of the persons send ing express packages this season have given tnem to us se\eral days before Christmas , and have marked on the outside of the pack ages , 'Not to be opened until Christmas morning. ' In this way they secure the prompt transportation and dallvery of their preibiits , which generally are not opened until the time designated. "By distributing the sending of their holi day gifts over several days of this week the people have prevented the grand crush form erly Incidental to Christmas time in express ofllces. This year our business began toIn - orcas3 since lost week , and since Monday It has been very heavy. Thursday was a very good day , and oven today there are a num ber of senders of holiday gifts getting re ceipts for 'their packages. Another thing that has greatly aided us In handling our Christmas business this year Is that wo have made up big trunks of packages for New York , Philadelphia and other eastern points. In thlo way thn hlnnUad at Chicago IK uafoly run. Chicago Is the great central point for the express companies ot the country , and It Is no unusual thing for loose packages to become delajed In the holiday crush there for some time. This trouble Is obviated by send ing the eastern goods right through there In locked trunks. " -SPECIAL Il.VTKS FOR HOLIDAYS. Cut on CltlciiKo and .NcbrnnUn Toiit'li- The eostbound railroads threw out a Christ mas gifts to Intending travelers to Chicago yesterday and Incidentally to3k steps toward Increasing their eastbound business during the holidays. The Milwaukee , Hie Burlington , the Northwestern and the Hock Island railroads will sell one-way tickets to Chicago on December 25 and 31 , and on January 1 for $8,75 , a cut of $1 from the regular rate. The round trio rates for the holidays will be $15,50 from Omaha to Chicago and return , and the excursion tickets will be sold on December 24 , 25 and 31 and January 1. The final return limit will be January 4. The Nebraska teachers came In for the benefits ct a holiday cuv also. For their state meeting to be held at Lincoln next week all railroads In tbo state had agreed on a rate of one and one-third regular faro for the round trip. The teachers thought the rate should bo lower. ThU > mornlng General Passenger Agent Francis of the B. & M , cut the rate to ono faro for the round trip , and the other roads Immediately made almllar reductions. The tlckett , will be sold on December 27 and 28 , with the final return limit on December 31. Rates of ono and one-third regular fare were this morning announced by all lines for these occasions : Federation of Educational as sociations , December 27-30 , at Chicago ; American Llvo Stock Breeders' and Feeders' association , January 11-13. at St. Paul ; Stock Growers' convention , January 25-27 , at Denver. MOnn INTKHKST IN KIOMIICE. Sun FrnnrlHCO Cur AwnlcoiiM tlie Sluiu- Itt'rliiK l ) < - Mlrior Ciolil. The arrival of a special carfor _ the pur- pos' of advertising the Klondike gold field and * the route to the promised mecca of the argonauts that lies through iSan Francisco has created something of a stir In the pas senger circles of western railroads having their headquarters here. In railway circles it is generally conceded that the purpose of the advertising car Is to capture for San Francisco all the parties of gold hunters In B ght and to divert Alaskan business from 'no ports on tbo northern Pacific coast In 'ho states of Washington and Oregon. That railways that prefer San Francisco trafilc 'to that destined for Portland- Seattle and Tacomu are helping to push the car along , whllo the roads that prefer to em phasize the northern Pacific coast points do not take kindly to the San Francisco car and predict 'that similar cars 'from ' Portland , Seattle and Tacoina wil ) soon bo sent east- waivJ. waivJ.While the Northern Pacific coast points seem to have been earlier In the field for Alaskan business than Ban Francisco , the business men of the latter city are mow steadily pushing the claims ot the Gel < ten Gate city for the outfitting of mlntag partial to the front. This Is shown In passcngei circles by the tact that the Southern Pacific railroad has just authorized that first clat * rates to Alaskan points apply through San Francisco as through Portland. Heretofore through rates to Alaska have never applied through San Fr'anclsco , PAST IIU.VNINU IV Tim AVIXTEH. Ullllfiilty Unit StiimlH In tliv Wny of Dlif Ml > - Trip * . Another fast run on the Union Pacific on Thursday afternoon by Engineer Charley Ell when he covered the 123 miles from Sldue'y to North Platte with a heavy train in 114 minutes , and had stops ot ten minutes to take out. was the subject of discussion among the trainmen and the shopmen yesterday. One of-the latter said : "Tills fast running In the kind of weather wo are having now l.s entirely a different matter from making a fact run In any other seascn of the year. With the mercury hanging around 20 de gree * below every morning , they ore having pretty cold weather In the west end of the tate. In cold weather you can't help the snow and cold wind from getting up Into the ash < pan ot your locomotive and cooling otC the Crc. Then , too , U takes a good deal ot your steam to heat one of the long pas senger trains that the Union Pacific is run ning nowadays. With thirteen cars back of an engine and ever so msny cells ot steam pipe In each car It takes a good deal ot strain from the engine to kcet > the oara comfortably warm. Tlmo and agaln'I'vc seea the steam gauge on the steam he uiiR1orxiratus for the cars regUtcr eighty , that's taking out a good deal of steam. TT. it's , why I My It Is harder to ir.akp fast r no lei the dead ot winter than in the mlddt i ot" summer. " Ilc-cirprniililnHT n Korttnrky Co LOUISVILbE , Dec\ 2iThe Old Rich mond. NIcbolasvlMet 'Irrls ' | & Bcattyvtlio rallrciul waa reorganbta yesterday after noon and filed articles ot Incorporation. The Louisville & Southeastern Hallway com pany also filed a cb.-ii1.tf , Uio inrorrators being Adolph Segal Barclay I , Woodward and Herman Hooper ot fEhllsdelphla : David W. Farlclgh , James B , 1-McCrary of Richmond mend , Ky. , and Q. Wt Gourlcy of Beatty- vllle. The capital Is $2,000,000 , divided Into 20,000 shares ot 1100 040 ! ] . The corporations ire formed for the piirpoio of acquiring railway property of ell kinds , owned by the Richmond , Nlchola8ylllo' & 'Bcattyvllle Rail road company and of ffirther constructing , operatingand maintaining the same. Clark Still CoiilVnr-l to HI * Cur. SAN ANTONIO , Tex. , Dec. 24. S. II. H. Clark , 'formerly ' prcsldiait of the Union Pacific railway , who c ime here from St. Louis on Wednesday , h is been conlncd today his private car -because of his Illness. Tn- day he is somewhat 1m roved , but until he becomes stronger Mr. Cl uk will not attempt to take the apartments at 'the hotel here that had been pr , cured for him Tiie visit to this city was 'or the purpose of benefiting his health arSl ho had decided to remain about two weoV 3. Kceoiiiniriiit CIuii In Itiilrw. NEW YORK. Dec. 24.4-The Joint Traffic na. soclatton managers hav nindr. special nil cs for the spring Meetings the National Ay- soclatlon of Merchan' ' and Travelers at Chicago during March : iid February next. Modifications of Kic rul governing the UEC 'of Central Passenger ia- elation in1 orchAtige- able 1,000 mile tickets h vo also been rccom- mended. HllllTVIIJlltPH II t < 1 I'crKonnlH. D. Fred Hurd , agent f the Red Line for this ( territory , and Wrs. lurd leave for Chl- cage this evening to spec 1 t/ie holldxys. A Union Pacific fre ; ht locomotive and several cars were dcral d on the Wyoming division this morning , ut no ctie was in Jured. I William S. Howell of ho Milwaukee's city office and family will paid Christmas at DCJ Molncy , la. , the ho e ot Mrs. Howell's parents. W. C. Crccs , generaB yardmaster of ths Burlington at Burltngto i , la. , hcrj tendered his resignation , to take effect at oncei Hia successor is not known , j Joseph H. McCor.uel , superintendent of motive power and machinery of the Union Pacific and 'Mrs. McCcailell , left for Jackson , vllle. 111. , ca Thursday evening to spend 'the road for the month of Nf yember were $3,204. . 711 , an Increase of $721.S77 over the same month of last year , l rom June 1 to No- vemlber 30 the gross earnings of the rod were ? 13,376,680 , an Increase of $2,216,898. A Union Pacific freight tmln yesterday struck a double team l nd wagon on the : trldige crossing Loup river. Thelhorses were killed and the wagon demolished. They be longed lo Peter Kaufman , a farmer. There were two teams tbei'.bridge at the tlmo of the accident cod tn'cy were bound In opposite directions. Itvas very foggy at the time , and the engineer was unable to see but one team , which was clear of the track. 1. esow/n TO GIVE A. ni.vxiin. V * Intended to Kelliixq' Anything Ever Attrmntctltltvforp. NEW YORK , Dei. 24- Howard Gould la to glvo a , Christmas d'uner at the Holland house. It will surpass In sumptuoupness everything that has occurred in the annals of private festivals in Tears , and its guests will be twelve per.spns.J What > the presents will be these who rcmaj ber that Mr. Gould gave a fan , the cost of Wfafch was $80.000 , to the beautiful 'woman wiin sat near film ut Rodney WaoamaKer's qmner ia Paris last year , hardly dare to imagine. Ho has selected his gi cuts admirably. Not ono of them Is Inclined o make set speeches , to formulate toasts or 10 prepare phrases in AVAIL OX JAl'ANES 3 IlKSTAimAXTS. - t . CheiiilenlH Which Qeiicrute rVoxioux OlIHC-H IJKl-ll. DBNV0R , Dec. 24.-hD Cooks and Walt- crs' union has declared war upon the cheap Japanese restaurants n cently opened In this city and Is using ever possible method to drive them out of bt amess. While the Oriental restaurant .of. Larimer street was crowded an unknown iian throw about halt a pound of ammonlunt'trulphido underneath the table nearest the Mtcheif dojr. Hurry- lug to the cashier's d BC , he paid his bill and dupotltoi another batch of the same chemical In front Of th tcig r case. Almost Immediately the gases from the ammonium filled the places and e iry one present was forced to seek the op n air to escape the ptrangltng stench Ilberc ed from tbe chemical , Tbe man who had playjcd tbe trick was scon lost In > the crowded s ! reets. Later somebody th ew a quantity ot chloride of lime In at tlie open doorway , F. Obln , manager of the i staurant , sad | ho be lloved the acts were In tlgated by the union. I.iiMt lllli-M to iUHH Herbert. MONTGOMERY , AlaA Dec. 24-Hon. II. A. Herbert nd his iqn-ln-law , Benjamin Mlcou , und 'Mrs. Mc ! < ut reached here this mornlni ; nt 10 o'cloc'xjm n private car on the delayed ' Wnfhlnmon express , TMoy brought the .remain * Of JIUn Herbert for lnterm t.t here today.f'iA largo number of relative * and friends Iwfre waiting nt the. station for the arrival pf the trnn. | The casket vuis In u. prlvJttf car and i-as cov ered with largo miml > ur of the most beau tiful llorul emblfema. trha remains Mere taken to the renldtncn-of R , a. Banks and were Interred la the filrnlly burying ground at 11 o'clock. ' Mls Herbert spent ( he onrly part of her life , in this city und Wfi especially loved and admired. The becretarv haa the sym pathy of all Alabama lo nta Mil bereave ment. I' r o v I ilew n Hetiuiitorv I ) u t y , NEW YOIIK , Dec. H-A ; pcciul to the Jlcra'.d from Buenos "Ayres tayn. The Chamber of Deputies has adopted n bKI authorizing the , , government to Increase duties on Impoaa from Any country whr.ii necessary un nT meacQre of protection to the Intere-stH pf thetf ctmntry. This bill embodies the. prlnclpalEfi.'atures ot the re taliatory tariff against t.li United Sratts which win defeated u few dayit ago , irlvlnc aa It does the right .30. the president to Increate duties ct will. The maximum In- crearo provided for in ( hi * new imasure late to per cent on the ordinary tariff nnd 15 oer , cent on goods now on the fr o list. The j duty on agricultural machines and Imple ments twaa not altered by the Cnamber. START TOWARD SETTLEMENT Accounts of the Ex-Clerk of the Courts MayBe Bo Balanced. COUNTY HOLDS ALL THE ADVANTAGE Mayor MoorcK Tnlkn Coiiccrnlnpr ( lie Action of County Ilnnril on Ills Cliilni All IiitorpxlH but HIM Civil I'rotuoU'd. Upon Mayor Moorcs being asked If ho had anythlnn to say relative to the action of the Board of County Commissioners In al lowing him the mini of $ C,497SS , ho replied : "Aa to the allowance , the board had no excuse for doing otherwise. As to the amount It ( s Imaintcrlal , as It by no means settles or balances the account between the county and myself. The commissioners spo daily stipulated that neither the -allowance by the board nor the acceptance of the warrant by me should be final and that It should In no way prejudice my right of appeal In the case , thus voluntarily recog nizing the fact that the action of the board did hot settle the controversy. "The fact , as you know ; , Is that my claim against the county , amounting to about $35- 000 , was audited by the county and the sum cf $20,554.57 , the absolutely undisputed portion tion thereof , allowed. "Against this amount the county charges a claim of $14,056G9 oa account of unpaid trial fees and unsettled sheriff fees , leaving a balance of $0,487.85 allowed mo by the beard. Mind you thlfl sum of $ ll,05C.fiO is sliroly the claim of the county. Its Justice ban never-been determined and the retention Of this amount by the county amounts to my depositing cash wllh the county treasurer , dsllar for dollars for everything that the county can possibly claim against me. STEP TOWARD 'SETTLEMENT. "The amount allowed Is of minor 1m- iportanco as corrfared with the fact that definite action was taken by the brard , which l.s the first step toward a final settlement , and places the matter in such shape thut my aiv Oeal may bo taken and the whole matter speedily closed up by judicial determination. Meanwhile the county can rest assured that there Is a dollar wilting to pay each dollar that the courts may find justly due it out of its claim. This to mo Is the most pleasant and satisfactory feature of the board's action it will lull to sleep some excited people who have been lying awake nights with worry on my account and proclaiming my dis honesty from the bouse tops. "Let me tell you , however , tftat when the final settlement docs come , It will be found tSiat this warrant of $6,497.88 Is by no means the only wurrtut to bo drawn in my favor en account of tliln matter. "Oh , yes , In regard to those unclaimed wit ness fees that the World-Herald suggests „ will never reach the parties to whom they belong. I do wish tAat Chat newspaper could bo as just to the people as a long suffer ing and patient people have been generous to it. I ( have had this Item of about $10,000 , us claimed by the World-Herald , checked over and I find that nearly 75 per cent of this amount has been already paid to the parties to whom it WOD duo. You see the county charged mewith every witness fee tha't re mained in my hands Icnger than six months. I never took advantage of the law and paid every wrilnesa hls f o.that It was possible fur me to. pj irot WBltlns for them to call , but sending checks to their address when I could determine It regardless of the facl. that the fee may have been in my hands moro than six montns. In this way I am charged with every fee that I paid out after holding it moro thaa six" months , which umounts to nearly 75 per cent of this claim and eVen a good portion of the remainder can bo applied upon unpaid costs due mo from the parties. " SUI1 After FltERcrnld'H I'ronrrly. Additional property belonging to Ed J. Fitzgerald , ono of the bondsmen of Joseph S Hartley , ex-stato treasurer , Is being attached to satisfy the state's claim of $555,574.61. Sheriff Onp of Flllmore county arjjvcd In the erty Thursday night and with him he brought papers which were filed In the office of the clerk of the district court this morning , showIng - Ing that he had levied upon a one-half section of land In Plllmoro county , valued at $5,200 , being the porperty of Fitzgerald. Yesterday Attorney General Smyth op- peared before the clerk ot the district court and filed proceedings for the service of sum mons upon Fitzgerald , this being neccsrary on account of the defendant being a non- resiucnt 01 the cowuy. The attorney general says that he will attach the property of the other bondsmen as soon as It can bo located. IIoiidHnieu'H Modou GOON Over. This was the day set by Judge Slabaugh for hearing the motion for the new trial In the case of the City of Omaha against the first-term bondsmen of Henry Bolln , ex- city treasurer , wherein a judgment for $71- 159.92 was recovered on December 18. The motion for the new trial was filed by the attorneys tor the defendants some days ago , but this morning the matter was called. Mr. Mahoney arocared and stated that he was not , 'eady to proceed. He said that he had been very busy looking up authorities , but had not yet completed his work. Upon this showing being made Judge Slabaugh granted more time , fixing the date for the arguments next Wednesday morning. Mortality Ilvcord. ( The following births and deaths were reported at the health office during the twenty-four hours ending at noon yesterday : Births Christ Barber , 5723 North Twenty- teventh street , girl ; John Vlash , 1471 South Sixteenth street , boy ; John Posplchal , 1BI7 Williams , boy ; Hans P. Anderson , 2927 North Twenty-fifth , boy ; T. S. Stegeta , 3205 South Twenty-fourth , girl. Deaths Mrs. Mary Atherton , 41 , 807 South Eighteenth , shock from surgical operation , Interment at Red Oak , la. ; Blrdlo E. Van Arraan , 3 , 1610 North Thlrtj-fourth , diph theria , Mt. Hope ; Mrs. Emma Meyer , 28 , 111 South Fourteenth , pneumonia , Prospect Hill. _ XOCH from tinCourtx. . In the dlyorce suit of Herman Roller against Johanna , Roller , the defendant has filed her answer , denying all of the allega tions of the plaintiff. She says that It was ho who strayed from the path of virtue and that she was always a faithful and loving wife. She asks for alimony. Upon the request of County Judge Baxter County Attorney Baldrlgo has filed an opin ion In which he holds that county officials can legally give surety bonds. The opinion was ai-kcd an account of the fact that A. C. Harte , tbo Incoming county commissioner , proposes to glvo such a bond. 'Will Accept tinItnliliMH. . Alettpr has be/en Bent , toTlieUcetjy n char itably-Inclined peraon of Wood Hlvcr , Neb. , offering" n gift of 100 rnbbltt * to the Asso ciated Charities for distribution nmojii ? the poor on Ntia1 Year's day. Superintendent Liiughland of ths Associated CharltleH says that Biich n donation vvould be thankfully received and all others of a like nature. Ho Htated tftat the inbblts could be dis tributed nmong the workers In the wood yard of the association and would be litflily prized by them. He also said that possibly the Salvation Arrny iiml other or ganization * mlsht iitlllzo some of the Jumpers. The unknown benevolent person writing- from Wood Hlvcr la ndvlsed to ship the rabbltq PH eoan as Vie vvlshex , Work on tlie l ) -iiot , Yesterday Contractor Fields , hiving : In charge the construction of the Hurling. ton's new d6pot , placed at work a large fjrco 0f nun , TJp ) iron construction men ars also At w * rk pnd the new utrueturo la bolntf iUal/il ) forward to completion. Tlie walla iipon ( ho tu t end urn ! upon the sides ore lUreiWy uv ten or twelve toil ana the ( depot JX befinnliiE" r to aesumo graceful proporUona.v OMAHA'S llOAItl ) OP KIHJCATIO.V , .Miutc In ( tin Directory liy the I , lite Klectlon , The Board ot Education , as It was rehabili tated by the result of the recent election , will meet for the first time a week from Monday night and organize tor the following yoir. J. L. WcUhans , Phil E. Winter , Wil liam A , Andersen and A. J. Lunl will rctlro and A. W. Johnson , Hi J. Penfold and lr , J , C. Moore will bo their succctsors. A. A , Buchanan cf the Eighth ward , J. V. Burgess of the Sixth , B. F. ( Thomas of the Seventh and Andrew Klewlt of the Second will take the four vocaot desks and of the seven new membcis elected theirs will bo the enly new- faces around the circle. Thomsw and Bur- Ke.'s have both served as members ot ( he- board before , so Buchanan and Klewlt ara the only ones to whom the work will be a novelty. The mcmlers who hold over are F. W. Baadhaucr , QeorKe H , Hcas , George L. Dennis , Charles ft , G ration , R. C. Jordan , G. G. Iroy , Frank A. Sears * nfl J , E , Van Glider. Secretary U 111 tin will cnll the board to order and the first business will be the celcctlon of a president and vice president. Ordinarily this Is a soiitewhat Interesting cvest. but the Indications are Hut this year & majority of the boird will vote In harmony and elect the officers ca the first ballot. According to the UMgts of the board the choice for president lies ftetwecn Jordan and G ration , as they arc the only members who will then be beginning the last year of tlieli terms. Gra'ton Is not a ctncMdate for presi dent end he will probably bo m-ido vice president. Jordan and Thomas are the mu > jorlty candidates for president , but It Is stated that the one whd has the moat votes In caucus will get the cwlld vote of the ma jority when the time cornea. The six mem bers who constitute the minority arc not cutting any Ice In the transaction and have not sprung a candidate. I'.VKliMOXIA UHICNS TV OMAHA. Tu-eiitj-1'Mve ' Per Cent of Heeent DeatliH Due to TlilH IHneiiNe. While the weather that has prevailed dur ing December has been thoroughly satlsac , ; tory to the men who had stocks of goods to sell , It has net been altogether desirable from a hygienic standpoint. The reports re ceived by the municipal health department Indicate 'that ' the rapid ch.-.nges of tempera ture , combined with tlio absence ot sun light and the prevalence of raw .winds . and a humid atmosphere , have been productive ot a decided epidemic of colds which , In many oases , have _ developed into pneumonia aid kindred diseases. Pneumonia is especially prevalent at this time. Fully 25 per cent of the deaths which have been reported In the last few dajs arc due to 'this ' disease and at no time In sev eral years Has the number of cases been so largo. There are a laige number of cases now that resulted from severe colds which were contracted during the rapid change in temperature which preceded the last snow storm. The raw , damp air has operated to Increase the severity of the attacks and the comparative death rate has been consider ably more than normal. A peculiar feature ot the tltuatlon Is the fact that while the same causes would naturally bo expected to cause a good deal of diphtheria there an very few cases of that-disease. Only one death from diphtheria has been reported during the last iweek , while there have been nearly a score from pneumonia- The sun- shlno that appeared jeslercay after a pro longed obscurity Is expected to have a favor able effect on the situation , as it will warm up the raw atmofphere that Is so aggravating to Inflamed lungs and throats. I'lly111K OH tlie School Toucher * . Yesterday was pay day with th ? Board ot Educaticn employes and Secretary Glllan wa * busily occupied In handing out Christ mas remembrances In , the shcpe of warrants for December salaries. The salaries are not duo until January 1 , but It Is the custom o ? the board to pay off a week early In Deeembe. so the employes can have their money for tin holidays. As most of them had alrcad ) figured out how the money Is to be spent and this is the last day before Christmas thej were all on hand in the afternoon to get c front seat. The warrants were ready at 1:3C : and long before that hour there was a line of teachers and janitors long enough to read ) clear around the city hall. Each employe was given a check , the number correspcudlhp with the order in which he arrived , and when the warrants were ready tne numbers were called off In order , thus avoiding tlie con fusion which would accompany an effort tc pay them oft In any other way. Whllo there Is no balance In the school fund with vthlch to redeem the warrants the holders have no difficulty In disposing of them at their face \alue to people who are glad to make n perfectly safe 7 per cent Investment. City Hull XotcH. The Board of Park Commlnslonera has ordered frames for each of the two official views of the exposition that have been Issued by the Department of Publicity. Both sketches will be hung In the board rooms as permanent souvenirs of the exposition. The Southsldere have finally secured a buck deer for the menagerie at Rlvervlew park , and the animal Is now comfortably domiciled in the park and scraping an acquaintance with the dee who has been so long without a companion. The buck waa sent in from the west yesterday to a. local commis sion firm , but Park Commissioner Cornish concluded that ho would bo of moro value as a permanent flxturo-at the park than as an adornment of a Christmas dinner , and ho was forthwith purchased and given a home. POLICE AND CMC It 1C AT OUTS. le OceurH Over IleleiiNeM of I'rlN- oiiet-N on Hull. The police and the police court officials appeared to be as far apart us ever this mornIng - Ing on the question of accepting bonds for the release of prisoners. The point of conten tion centers around the Issuance of releases by Police Court Clerk Clancy without send Ing the epproved bond along with the release , It has been the custom for Mine ttmo to follow this rule where bonds are approvea after police court has adjourned , but Clerk Clancy asserts that th'd ' custom la merely an arbitrary rule , Imposed by the police , and that he Is not , according to the statutes' , required to submit a bond to them after ha has regularly approved the same. This arbi trary rule , he Insists , has also prevailed In the matter of having the prisoner sign the i bo IK ) , Ho contends , however , that the law does not require this , but that It docs em power him to approve a bond uuid that on sending a release to the station the police are la duty bound to turn the prisoner lee upon suqli an order. He , moreover , contends that the chief of police , the police judge , the clerk ot the police court and the captains ore co-ordlnato officers In the matter of ap proving bonds , and that none ot the officials named have a right to pass upon the acts of the others , Chief Gallagher maintains that , according to the lawd governing , none of the police court officials are authorized to issue releases upon an approved bond. Ha asserts that the release used by the judge and the clerk of the court Is a form broug-.it Into use by them and that the police officers are not bound to respect It In cases of special Importance or where It will Interfere with the workings of the department. In the re lease lE ued by Clerk Clancy for Miss Raymond mend ho asserts- that a refusal was made on tbo grounds that there were other confeder ates of the woman at largo for whom the police were In search and tint , Jicr freedom would have Interfered with tbo workings of the department.An the bond did not accompany the paper the police took ad vantage ot the fact to keep thcp rlsoner be hind the bare , Just what the outcome to the dispute will be Is a matter ot conjecture , but the police maintain tUey will stand firm upon the grunds taken anil that the law will sustain them. Clerk Oltncy eays he will continue to iasue releases upon bonds ap proved by himself , and that If the police do not comply with his orders their bondsmen will be Table to nulls for damages ( or false imprisonment. You need not bo afraid of the twinge ot rheumatism when you bavo Salvation Oil , GAMBLERS PREPARE TO OPEN Local Fraternity Expect to Hosnme Biuincsi Without Delay , WILL TURN THE TIGER LOOSE IN OMAHA Conference of ( lie 1'otvorn In ( lint lo KMtnlilUli Hunt- lltHH lit tlie ( till Stlt'UlH ' Ae.xt Month. A few days ago n wine room confcrcnco was held at Henry Ocrtcr's , which Is no toriously headquarters for the old gamblers' gniiK. between Chief Gallagher , Jack Morri son , Charley White , Henry , Ocrter and lAct- Ing Chief Fanning better known as the ro- llnblo man. All the proa and cons of the wide-open program were discussed with , Con and , according to our kcjholo reporter , It was agreed on to let the tiger loose on or about January 10. This determination of the gambling frater nity has been reached alter a long digestion ot the proposition. The agitation haa be.cn active among the members ot the fraternity since the success ot the Transmlsslsslpl Ex position was assured. It Is the Intention ot the gamblers to defy law If possible and prepare their traps for the unwary that the visitor may bo separated from his money. Last fall a proposition \vs made to the executive board of the cxpositloa directory that a donation of $10,000 would bo made to the. exposition If no oppoi.'itlon were made to open gambling. This bribe waa of no , a\all. Recently a dcclaloa In the Lancaster county district court gave the gairJMcrs now hope. It Is k town th-H they have examined the antl-gamb'.lng law from every point In hope of todlng n place on which an attack would bo successful , and' now believe they have succeeded. If they can Induce the reform police force to look at the matter from their standpoint and withhold opposi tion until the Lancaster county caee has been reviewed by the supreme court It will 5lve Omaha open gambling during exposition jear. Just where County Attorney Raldrlge will be found Is the point on which the fraternity ; s uncertain. He has given it as his opinion that the Lincoln decision Is of no avail to the gambleis. If the interests represented In the wine room conference are to havo'thelr way the fltlzens will Bocra bo treated to all the de lights Dt a wlde-opon town , with a reform police force. 1IOI.II ) VY AT F13 KIlAti UUII.niNCJ. Ml IeinrtineiilH Will He Hun an -Short Time. The federal building will be deserted .this afternoon , but almost all of ths sfilces will be open during the morning. There will bo no session of the federal court , although Judge Mungcr Is feeling somewhat loubtful about his ability to get away. The case of Vandccar against the Omaha & Re- 'iibllcan Valley railroad , which has been on trial all the week , was given to the Jury lata Thursday afternoon , but the body ot de- liberator seems to be nowhere near a vcrdkt. . yet. At least that was the report U mafia thU morning when eallcd into court. The postofilcoyill bo open to the public between the hours of 9 and 11 o'clock In the morning , although the clerks will be busied r with handling Ohrlsmas bundles longer than- that length of time. The carriers will make the full delivery In the morning and will , take a vacation during the remainder of the day. There Is still a rush of Christmas bust- ness at the postofllce. Great numbers of bundles are still being sent out , but the avalanche Is not as great now as during the past tow days. In fact , there Is now a greater number of bundles and packages being received than sent away , The corri dors of the postoffice were crowded this morning with people who called for packages at the windows. The United States marshal's ofllco will bo open during the hours of the forenoon , and EO will those of the collector of Internal reve nue , the collector of customs and the postal service. Clerk Hlllls of the federal court will keep his doors locked all the day. Even In these ofllces which are kept open , however - over , but few of the attaches will bo on hand. hand.William William Jancss , a half-breed on the Pine Rldgo agency , set up the drinks to Ida White Foot and Mrs. Black Horse the other day , and as a result ho has been arrested on the charge of Introducing whisky on the res ervation. Deputy Palmer brought the pris oner to the city. IS WAITING KOIl HER 1.OVEH. MFH. Ellle llevil ICeeim I'ntlciit lit ( lie .Station. A woman giving the name of Efilo Reed and her home as Marshalllown , la. , has been it the station a couple of days watt ing patiently for the appearance of a man named Henry McComber. Mrs. Rcccl is 53 years of age and Kays ulio was a resident of Marshalltown for a long period. Several months ago she made the acquaintance of McComber and It Was a case of love at first sight. Three -weeks ago 'tlie ' two agreed to come to this city and start a boarding house. The household goods ef Mrs. iReed were packrd with the exception of some silver ware and ! other articles of particular value and frero shipped to this 'point. ' A horao and wagon belonging to her , together iwltb the silverware mentioned , were turned over to McComber who agreed to drive overland and meet her in Omaha last Wednesday. Mo- Comber has thus far failed to show up. A numlber of lottery have been written to him by his disconsolate partner , but no answers 'have been received. 'Mrs. ' Reed pays thatla addition to the horec and wagon and silver ware In iMcOomber's possession ithnt ho also has all of her money and that she has no funds with which to pay the freight upon her goods which hayo arrived In 't'hla city. _ County Mini ClirlnlmiiH. The county charges , both the prisoners In the county jail and' ' the Inmates of the county hospital are anticipating a feast today. The county commissioners have or dered turkey for both Institutions and with the birds will bo served cranberry , sauce and mince pie. The supply is abundant and It Is proposed that none shall leave the tables hungry. All of tbo county offices will ) > o closed to day. A clerk will remain In tbo county judge's ofllco during the forenoon to accom modate parties who desire marriage licenses. VoniiK' Mini on n llrmlt-r , A. n , Wlnxhfp , n young Minn living ) with | IH ! purentH at 2931 FrankUn utreet , cele brated the advent of Christmas Thursday evening by accumulating : i howling jag , IIu then went homo and sought to ninu e himself - self by breaking1 Ilia wlntiowtt of the parental domicile. He V.UH am-stcd byun otllcer who chanced to bo near , and yesterday his father , J , M , Wlnxhlp , appeared In police court and xwora to a complaint charging him with mallclpUH destruction of property , WlnshlpiAim xentcnced to twenty days In the county jull. Will Holil .No ImiueM I. Coroner Uurkft him decided not to hold nn Inquest In Jhe cas . of Mr , R , D. Folk , who wax burned ( o death through the ex- nloFlon of n lump at her residence , 405 North Fourteenth street ThuraJay evening. The remains -were removed to the- under taking rooma of II. I. , , llur'/ct , Twenty- fourth and Cumlng ntrc-et . yusicrday mornIng - Ing , The funeral will take nlaco from the lute residence of tbo deceased Sunday uftcr- > noon , with intermnnt at Forest Lai\n. Tmln Holilu-r Itelenneil. ST. PAUL , , Dee , 2J. Dn motion of District Attorney Stringer , Harry Lmitcrman , the young- man accused of being Implicated In the holdup or a Northern Pacific ) paai nger train near Moorhcad , has been released from , custody , tliera not being evidence t6 w his detention * '