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    THE OMAHA DAILY BEE.
ESTABLISHED JUNE 19 , 1871 , OMAHA , WEDNESDAY MORNING , MAHCH 30 , 1898-TWELVE PAGES. SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS.
THE FIELD OF ELECTR1CITK
Collapse of the Syndicate Booming
Wireless Telegraphj.
BANISHING NOISE IN TELEGRAPH OFFICE !
DlHtnnce Trolley Itonil Projrctei
. Rattlelletween / the i'oiver * In
York Development * In.
Other Direction ! .
' Word comes from London that the Mar
conl system of wireless telegraph )
of which Rreat results were ex
peetod , has been abandoned by It
promoters. The syndicate which kep
the boom In working order for over a yea
lias arrived at the conclusion that there 1
no money ! i It. The fact li , the commercla
nipect of this Interesting subject led to i
fusa long before the Improved handling o
the old discovery had got beyond the labo
ratory stage. Big brains ore now workln
upon It and In duo course a practical mctho
of utilizing the discovery will probably b
forthcoming.
Prof. Oliver Lodge , for Instance , says h
has an entirely new method of tolegraphln
without wlrce , which will , he hopes , cnabl
him to send messages long distances. II
does not depend upon waves , but upon mag
netlsm , which Is Independent of obstacle !
nd ho believes It will bo applicable to slf
nallng between ships and between the ehoi
and fhlps. Prof. Lodge's Idcaa are not fc
Bale to any syndicate.
NOISELESS TELEGRAPHY.
The introduction of typewriter machine
In telegraph offlces. on which operators tak
down itho messaged received , has IICCCHS
tatcd Increasing the volume ot BOUII
emanating from the sounders In order 1
make their clicks clearly distinguished
above the click of the typewriter inachln
The result has been that the nolra In tell
> graph offices has In many cases Increased I
* such an extent as to be a serious menace I
the health of the operators.
In order to reduce this noise nnd to mat
the received mcesagcs- entirely secret , tl
Electrical Englncen reports that a spccl :
ttoundcr has been Invented. The sounJc
-which is Inclosed In a hard rubber case ,
very light , the whole -thing , with conduc
Ing cord complete , weighing but four ounce
It can bo used not only without the sllghtci
Inconvenience to the operator , but much
hU comfort and advantogc , relieving him i
all unnecessary ncrvo and physical strut
It can bo otlacheJ directly to the ma
line , whcne It acts as a combined relay at
eoundor , giving nil the service of both , wit !
out any of the dlsidMintages nnd annoyanc
cf a main line pounder.
The mechanism ot this little. Instrument
very simple , consisting of a set ot clectn
magnets of from two to 150 ohms rcsld
an co ( according to requirements ) . An 1
genloua arrangement of the armature ai
lever brings the former In actual conta
< wlth the poles of the magnets in such
manner as to double the working forcu
the armature. The armature lever is pr
Vldcxl with liammcra , which , In action , strl
upon a resonating plate ; a shifteror swlti
at the side of the case diaws the hamme
from the plate and reduces the uound to
minimum.
Owing io'tho toudnoss of the sound whi
the hammers strike upon the rcsonatli
' be received with t
'a/fato messages may :
sounder placed on the table or dcitk , and
this way It may also bo used for a call , th
combining to one instrument both a lei
and secret sounder. Should it bu des'r '
to take a secret message the soundeY U a
justed from the outsldo by means of t
shifter referred to , which Is graded so th
the operator may regulate the volume
eound to suit his own car. This may
from the faintest click to the full voui !
of the loudest sounder. The Instrument
then worn on the head. The ease and bed
band being made of hard rubber Insures t
operator from shock from abnormal currci
parsing through the line.
LONG DISTANCE TUOLLEY ROAD.
A new air line from Detroit to Toledo
to be built. Work on Its construction 1
already been begun and It Is expected to
finished not later than September 1 nc
though trains may bo running over It BO ;
tlmo in August. While the road Is to
' \ built after the most approved pattern
atcuiu roads , the peculiar feature * ot It U
"will bo operated by electricity. In this
epect it will bo remarkable as being the fl
railroad of any consequence in this couni
to bo operated by this motive power. T
Baltimore & Ohio operated Its tunnel line
Baltimore with electric motors. This n
i 'llco , however , throughout its entire leng
( will bo operated with motors ot tbo &i
'typo as are now In use on that short si
. /.tan of line.
The new road will run trains every hi
tram 6 o'clock In the morning until 11 o'cli
at night. Express trains will bo run ovi
alternate hour , which will run through wt
out stop on a schcduo ! time of an hour i
* quarter. The road will pass through
territory not now occupied by any rallrc
and dotted every foxv miles throughout
entire length by prosperous towns. The <
tire section of country Is ono ot the : u
thickly populated In the United States. II
a\o \ one of the most fertile and product !
The load will be fifty miles long , that
about seventy-five miles ot track will
laid at the outset. The cost ot construct
, - and equipment will be In the nclghborh
Of fl.bOO.QOO.
ISTEAIM AGAIINST ELECTRICITY.
.An Interesting situation Is developing
Hsw York City , at lt > well known that ?
York has 1'ad for years for Its slzo m
horse cars than any other city In the co
try , and that Its elevated railroad was hat
a service to which any community with i
tensions to modern progress could point v
pride. This road has for some time 'o
dallying with the question of equipping o
trlcally , but so far there are no signs of s
equipment , which. It Is understood. Is no
laver with the more conservative scctlor
the directorate of the road. In the meant
the elevated railroad company of the cltj
tlrooklyn has followed the enlightened I
of Chicago and adopted the remarkably cfl
Ive multiple unit control system , which
blei any car to run either Itself or
number of cars by electricity at a spcec
eighteen miles an hour , without any cha
of track , rolling stock or elevated struct
It seems that this step was made Impera
-by the success of the surface electric car :
Brooklyn. A question ot Interest to
municipalities 1s whether these dcvelopmi
in Brooklyn are to bo exactly duplicate !
New York , or whether the principal ralli
In the first city In America can profiu
' . .continueto'glvo the public a transit scr
which is obviously behind the age , In ep
cleanliness and comfort. Electrical eq
jnenta are being rapidly applied to the ei
lug surface roads In New York , and
public are flocking to take advantage of
now service , which , It Is said , baa at
$3,000 a dayto the receipts of one ot
line1 which have .adopted It. This extra
torn Is , to a large extent , drawn from
elevate ! road , which stands today In win
omo Is regarded as the hopeless posltloi
frying to maintain Us 'competition '
team power against the electric lines
iwill eon be running all over the city.
Ituatlon ls full ot significance to all stud
ot the "problem ot rapid transit for 1 ,
cities.
GRANITE TELEGRAPH POLES.
-'Quito a list of material * Uv be n i
( or telegraph polca. but tb * Idea ot ser
( or tbU purpose will be new erca to r
linemen. It Is nevertheless a tact that
ntMagm between Milan and Swltzerl
t > y way of the Slmplon Pas * , pass ovi
telegraph line with stone polo. TbU
rum aloof the Ine snllltarr road w
.U wMt aide ot Lake Mag ilorc.
are ( irayirtniu ; * BJ * iterate
iteratet
f * t I
fl ( 1 ,
engineering curiosity was told by a telegraph
officer that these poles were In use for a dis
tance ot thirty miles , and that their cost In
position was about 12 each. The quarries
from which the poles were cut are situated
Just above the town ot Strcsa. Here and
there along the line , however , 1s seen a
wooden pole , and the wooden pole la usually
new , while the stone polfa are Invariably
old. Or. seeking for an explanatlai ot this
suggestive fact , the traveler was Informed
that the renewals are now made In wood , tnc
principal cause ot dlssatlcfactlon with the
stone poles being that they did not atand
well agalnit any transverse strata due to
the pull exerted when tightening the wires.
HORSE KEEP AND MOTOR KEEP.
Many persons who have been led by the
apparent convenience and economy of tne
automobile car to consider the question ol
Its use have been anxious to secure data
"that could bo relied .on aa to Its cost o I
operation compared with that of a horse
carriage. Hitherto fiuch figures have been
hard 1o get at , but they are now presentee
by M. D. Creuzan. The conditions In
volved are thcflo existing In Franco , when
there la much activity In horseless carrlag *
development , but the figures , as covering
those conditions , are apparently fairly ac
curate. Under the details of the daily keei
of two horses are set down. Food , hay , etc.
11 ; litter , 20 cents ; smith , 6 cents ; harness
10 cents ; rent of stable , 10 cents ; veterinary
etc. , and rep J Irs to carriage , stable and har
ness , 23 cents ; total , $1.69. The dally cos
of an automotor vehicle , traveling thlrtj
rnll 8 In the day , Is given as : Six liters petrol
42 cents ; oil , waste , etc. , 3 cents ; rcpalra
20 cents ; and use of rubber tires , etc. , 21
cents , making a total ot 90 cents. Thli
chows a wvlng ot 79 cents a day In the op
cratlon ot an automobile carriage. The ex
act operating figures of the vehicle In thi ;
country will doubtless be forthcoming a :
soon as Its use and manufacture are man
nearly standardized , but In the mcantlmi
the vogue It is enjoying wherever It hai
been Introduced would seem to promise wel
for Its economy , aa well as Its manifest con
vcnlence.
SAVING CARBON ENDS.
It Is not unreasonable to conjecture thai
the primitive tallow candle had become i
very familiar means ot household Illumina
tion before It was considered worth whll (
savlnc the stumps ifor remcltlng and It U
Interesting to note that the arc light ha :
been In commercial use for twenty-five yean
buforo It has been found that there Is i
much better way of dealing with the un
burnt ends of carbon taken from lamps thai
throwing them away. Regret has often beei
expressed that carbon prepared with si
much pains to keep It Mire and homogenous
as these lighting sticks are could not bi
serviceable for some of the many purpose !
for which charcoal Is required , instead o
uselessly adding to the litter of city streets
A use ias at last been found for it. Thi
foreman of a smith's and woodworking she ]
in n Philadelphia locomotive works has in
structcd the man who changes the carbon ,
throughout the works to save the parti ;
j consumed pieces and bring them to hlr
dally. After he collects some sixty or oevent
stumps ho utilizes them for making a smal
charcoal flro of great heat and purity , suit
able for any kind of special work which wll
not bo perniciously affected by * > he coppo
coatlic on the 'outsldo ' ot the carbons. It 1
believed that this step will bo followed b
other utilizations'6f ' the waste stumps. I
cases where the 6biper coating would b
umlcslrailo It mifjht 'pay. If a largo ac
cumulation of , stumps could be made , to re
mcvo the copper nwlth nitric or eulphurl
acid , -thus gettlng < an absolutely pure nltral
or sulphate of copper , for either of whlc
thcro is always a practically unlimited dc
mand In the arts.
AUSTIJT 18 TOUCH lOD IIV THE MUSI
Poet Laureate Write * of the
Amcrlrnn , Allluiicr.
LONDON , March 29. All the mornln
papers glvo prominence to a poem by Alfrc
Austin , the poet laureate , which appeal
under a brief extract from a New York dli
patch recording a 'feeling In favor of a
Anglo-American entente. The poem Is <
follows : .
What Is the.voice - I hear
On the winds pf the western sea ?
Bentlnel , listen , from out Cape Oar ,
And say what tho. voice may be.
TIs a proud- free pe'ople calling- loud
To n peopW irdud' and free.
g
And It says 1o them : "Klnsmsn , hall !
We severed .have . been too long.
Now let us have done with a wornoi
tale
The tale of nn ancient wrong- ;
And our friendship last long as love del
last.
And be stronger than death la strong. '
Answer them sons of the self-same rac
And blood ot the Belf-samc clan ;
Let us speak with each other face to fac
And answer as man to man.
And loyally love and trust each other
As none but free men can.
Now fling them out the breeze ,
Shamrock , Thistle and Rose ,
And the Star Spangled Banner unfu
with these
A messuee to friends and foes ,
Wherever the sails of peace are seen
And wherever the war wind blows.
A message to bond and thrall to wake
For wherever wo comb , we twain.
The throne of the tyrant shall rock ai
quake ;
And his menace be void nnd vain.
For you are lords of a strongyoui
land
And we are lords of the main.
Yes , this Is the voice on the bluff , Mar
-sale.
Wo Revered have been too long- ,
e. But now we have done with a worno
e.bo tale ,
bo The tale of an ancient wrong
in And our friendship lust long as love do
od last.
And bo stronger than death Is strong
STRIKERS ASSAULT TUB WOItKME
In
Police Settle the Trnnhlo Wltlio
re Scrlonx Outbreak.
n- LEWISTON , Me. , March 29. Great <
lly cltement prevailed hero for a time ted
eth when Iho striking cperatlvca of the Andn
th
en coggln cotton mills gathered about t
enc gates of the corroratlcti to endeavor to pi
ch vent tlio return of those who are wllll
In to abandon the strike and resume wo
ot About 1.200 persons were assembled n <
no tha gates before the usual hour for t
of help to go In. Aa those who were ready
ad work appeared the strikers endeavored
Btn - persuade them not to do tto. When t
nny efforts failed there was a dlsturbin
ny Agent Bean ot the corporation , who i
of pcared In tbo mlfet of the trouble , was
go with a etone , but he was not Injured. Bi
re. eral ot the squad of police officers presi
ivo were struck wltb stones and pieces of wo
In but no ono was seriously hurt. After I
all machinery had been started the strikers d
Us
In appeared.
About 200 of the COO or more operatl1
iad
wont In yesterday. Agent- Bean claims tl
iy
> work and tl
ice about fifty inorp began today
now ho has all the help ho can use , In vl
ed
, of the small amount Of machinery that <
IP-
IPst - bo operated In the weaving department.
st.h
.h , ° Mm. Pallet Stopw a
? ' ! NEW "YORK , March 29.s-Tho cool hi
the- led nnd prompt , steady nerve * of Mrs. Almc
- Hugit I'aget , daughter of bx-Secretary
us-
the the Navy William C. Whitney , were cal
Into action last evening. They doubt !
by saved her life. Sim wan the only occupi
of ot an cpen carriage In a thrilling runaw
Ith In which footman was seriously Injur
aat Mrs. Paget. who was grasping the site
'he to kwp her mat. evidently realized tl
nts her HID depended largely upon her p
Bonal efforts to bring the hurxcs to a st
rge
She cot up nnd. loaning forward. asla
the coachman to control the horses.
Second avenue the united strength- & !
led Paget and the coachman- checked <
jnc- horses , nnd by the help of a pollcen
they were stopped.
est
the Indium * River * Hlslnir.
nd , PRINCETON. Ind. , March 29.-Tho Pate
a White and Wnbnsh rivers continue td r
Ine The lots to crop ? and Vfences will be _ v
Icb larire. Trains on 'the liiulsvlllc , 'Kvans >
Che tt St. . I iul rannnot-UsiJbf tracks J > etw
out tht ety und Mount CarWfot , IW. The Bvt
rrn .Hnitfn tnto > rt.riHI
TO MAKE HOMES BEAUTIFUL
Exhibit Interest to Develop Latent
Domestic Taste.
CENTRAL ART ASSOCIATION'S OBJECT
Secretary Mome Commit * with the
Woman' * Hoard of Manager *
About a Prospective Edu
cational Exhibit.
Mrs. T. Vernette Morse of Chicago , execu
tive secretary of the Central Art association ,
la In the city for the purpose of oiaklng } xr-
rangt-mcnts for an exhibit which will be
Unique and attractive In Its nature and a
new departure In exposition displays. The
Central Art association la a national or
ganization whoso purpose Is to promote the
love of the artistic among tha people ol
the nation ; to Interest the public In the
Importance of educating the hand to execute
what the mind has conceived ; to acquire a
knowledge of the properties , capabilities and
value of raw material and Its possibilities ae
a. means of artistic expression , and to do <
host of- other things which the members be
lieve will result In elevating the taste ol
the people.
'Mrs. ' Morse has come to Omaha to arrange
for an exhibit to be made under the direc
tion of the association , which rhall bo ed-
ucatltaal along the lines covered by the
Plan of organization of the association ,
She Is cenfcrrlng with the officers of the
Woman's Board of Managers regarding the
matter. The plan outlined by Mrs. Morse
contemplates the occupancy of'a space of
about 1,600 feet In the Liberal Arts build
ing. In this space she proposes to estab
lish a house , either dividing the space into
appropriate rooms or erecting a building ,
The rooms will bo furnished in the most
artistic marncr. This does not Imply thai
the furnishings will be elaborate or ex-
pensive. Mrs. Mor.Jo takes especial pains
to impress upon her hearers that the objecl
of the association is not to educate people
In the desire for expensive things , but rathei
to tastlil into the public'mtnd a knowledge
of how to distinguish between the artistU
and the crude. 'Nothing will bo ad
rallied to this house unless II
Is made In an artistic manner ant' '
put together In a substantial and workmanlike -
like way. The furniture will be artistic ant
complete harmony will exist between th <
many articles of furnishing which will b <
Installed In this model house.
The members of the Woman's board , wh (
have been consulted In the matter , are in
dined to look with great favor on the schemi
and some ot them express the conviction tha
Its execution will mark the beginning of :
now era in expositions and raise them abovi
the level of commercial exhibitions or count :
fairs.
IIAUXAIlKr : TESTS THE AUD1TOHIU.1I
from the StitKCnn l Hlx Com
'pnnlnnw Pronounce It Gnoil.
The exposition Auditorium has been dedi
cated and prcuounccd perfect by a board o
experts. This may be surprising news ti
the exposition officials and those having dl
rect charge of the Auditorium and of th
music of the exposition. To the Bostcalan
belongs the credit of giving the first per
forman-ce in the handoome structure.
It all happened this way : When H. C
Barnabee began his career as the head o
a traveling musical organization Colonel I
H. Elliott was his manager. Colonel El
llott is now a resident ot Omaha and Is
special commissioner of the Transportation
department of the exposition. He Invite-
Mr. Barnabee and several other members <
the BostcuUos company to visit tbo expc
sltlon grounds and they quickly mad
up a party. When the grounds wet
reached the members of the party wci
simply overwhelmed , with the magnlflcenc
of the preparations being made for ithe grc :
transmlselsdlppl fair. They could ecarcel
express their astonishment at the magn
tudo of the scheme and the beauty of tl
entlro grounds and buildings. They vlslte
each building and Inspected it with minul
care , all the while reiterating their astonlsl
ment at finding auch magnlflcenc and ev
denco of enterprise in the weat. Some <
the women of the party succeeded in emugg
ing kodaks Into the grounds In spite of tl
watchfulness of the gatekeepers and sno
shots at several of the buildings were take
as mementos of the visit.
All this time Colonel Elliott had a schcn
"up hissleeve" and he guided the party in
the Auditorium. The huge structure hi
been finished Inside and is ready for pain
Ing , but piles of debris ore In evidence i
many points. The eight of ithe stage wi
all that was needed to round out Colon
Elliott's plan and Mr. .Barnabi
took possession of the wide platfori
telling the . others In the par
to distribute themselves over the house whl
he warbled. This was quickly dene , ai
then Mr Barnabee sang "Palm Branches
As ho finished the others applauded and e
declared that the accousttcs of the bulldli
were most excellent , even the emptiness
the house having no perceptible effect. M
Barnabeo tang a few more snatches end wi
joined by Marie Stone , who sang sever
short snatcheo from familiar works , Otbe
of the party joined In and an impromp
concert was held for a few moments , t
joining Iti praising the excellence of tl
place for musical and oratorical purposes.
After passing upon the excellence of th
structure tbo party visited other portlo
of the exposition grounds and were loud
their praise of the exposition tnd everythli
corrected with It. Each member ot tl
party voluntarily offered to become a wall
Ing advertisement of the exposition and
como with ell his friends to see the show ,
, . HOTELS WITHHOLD INFOIMIAT1O
Ilnrenu ot Piilille Comfort Uiinblc
' * Secure Ienlrei1 Ilatn.
The Bureau of Public Comfort has sent
letter to the proprietor of each of the fort
[ ft five hotels in Omaha , asking him to send
the bureau certain Information regarding 1
house. These data Include figures as to t
number of rooms In the house , the numb
of people who may be accommodated In a
dltloa to the regular guests , the regul
rates for room or board or both , a
whether these rates will bo changed durl
the exposition.
U has bcn nearly a week slnco these li
tera were sent out and up to this time , wl
ono or two exceptions , the leading hotels
the cltv have not made any reply. Cha
man Dudley Smith says a second letter w
b sent out at once , urging all lo'reply
these questions who have not already do
eo. He says this information is absolut <
noccraary In order to conduct the Inform
tton bureau along Intelligent lines.
A few of the replies which have been i
. - celved indicate that the regular rates m
1(1 In force will be Increased within the w
lo future. In reply to the question , "Will t
ofd rates remain the same during the expo ,
: d tlon ? " these replica contain a vigorous "N (
S3 Chairman Smith eays he will not commer
nty making a canvass of the city until abc
d. May 1 , as be believes that a-great ma
d.es people will change their residences abc
nt that time , and a canvara before that tl
r. would be worthless. Early In May he ea
he will put on a force of men and have
8 careful houde-to-nouie c&nvaea made for I
g. purpose of securing a complete list ot
tie places where board or lodgings may be hi
in Ho has been corresponding with those hav'
charge ot similar bureaus la former expo
tlcna , and la culling from their replies I
data which applies to Omaha Jo order
profit by the experience of these 'officials.
PluBnlnir Band > taud ,
ry
1W - Tha band UBJ ( ( or the blu tract Is n
the. attention ol Mr. Walker ,
( ITftNtK/Jk' KUBball , archltec
- w > fct * > na
will stand at the e 4t tld ot the grand
plaza , opposite the viaduct leading from the
main court to the bluff tract. The design for
It has not yet been completed , but It has
progresied far enough to' ' make It certain
that the structure will < bip arvery handsome
affair , resembling the pfotcralum arch and
stage of a theater , althottgh'lhe arch and the
bact portion of the sttfi wMl bo of a most
peculiar shape , dealgnedito aet as a sounding
board and throw the sound towards the pee
ple.
Model of
A very unique exhibit UMbMng prepared
under the direction ot'th * ' taw Mexico Expo
sition commlsslpn. STiVh- completed this
exhibit will be a mod.1 U lay , ot the city
of Albuquerque , N. If. , k Mt was fifteen
years ago , showing ItaVquatat adobe houses
and the methods ot Ilf * oH'tho Inhabitants.
In contrast to this wllUbi Ihe Albuquerque
of today. Thta work 4llt be done by Mrs.
J. N , Vogelgcsang and ] hirf daughter , Mrs.
Idalln Perkins. These VopMn made similar
models of New MexUaa " towns for tfte
World's fair , which attracted great atten
tion.
_ _
California. Editor * Plan.
The Editorial Association of Southern
California Is arranging to como to the ex
position in a body , after attending the meetIng -
Ing of the Notional Editorial association In
Denver In September , and the Nevada Press
association Is making arrangements to come
to Omaha some ttmo during the summer.
Illdw for n Xcn-
'Bids for the construction of the Girls' '
and Boys' building will bo opened at the
office of the Department ot Buildings and
Grounds tomorrow morning.
COMMKM ) TUB PIlKglDBST'S STAM )
1'renn linn Only Pralne for tin
LONDON , March 29. The Dally News sayi
editorially this morning :
Again has the unexpected happened
According to our American correspondent's
report the spirit of peace has descended
upon the American public , apparently It
the belief that United' States Mlnistci
Woodford has sent a dispatch contalnlnt
assurances that Spain is'willing under con
dltlons to withdraw its .troops from Cubr
nnd thus plve the Island effective atitonomj
If not Independence. *
If this be true , it thrown the Malm
disaster Into Its true perspective by giving
America duo satisfaction on the large
issue. Still there Is uncertainty. Thi
president's message sepirm to suggest semi
kind of reparation. There Is the questloi
of Cuba's future , which is cxpcctod to bi
dealt with In tomorrow's presidential mes
sage. 11 ,
General Woodford's dlsjmtch comes Jus
In time to n just determination of thi
character of that communication. Th
situation may thus be summarized :
The United States is willing to stttle It
resentment for the loss of the Maine If 1
receives satisfaction with regard to th
Cuba of the future. It Is n generous com
promise and Spain will do well to bo wls
in time.
The Dally Graphic sayss
President McKlnley's messa.se Is th
work of a man of character ami a dates
man. Its moderation , perfect fairness an
un-American avoidance'of erriqtlona
verbosity must commind the symputhle
of the civilized world. The United States I
fortunate In having the man of this cjlibr
at Its head at this moment. Ills dlgnlflc
appeal should strike a responsive ciord I
Spain , who cunnot afford" to be less hand
some than this American ; The message I
In the legislative branch ? and leadsus t
attach more Importance than wo othci
wise should to rumors ot a peaceful , , soli
tion. v ,
j
The Times says : '
President McKlnley's mc'ssnge Is temperat
and contains nothing that ought to woun
the feelings of the most st ceptlble Bpnnlar ,
It has In no way verified the amlclpatlc
that ho would throw dawn" the gnuntle
This Is a distinct gain. It must be admlttei
with every desire to < excuse Spain's ri
luctanco to yield to pressure ; that wo canm
refuse our sympathy to the American pci
pie. S
If such an incident aa-theMaine's destrti
tlon had happened to us It twould have bee
very difficult even for 'En Hshment to pn
serve theilr boasted calm , i We share the grli
at the los of a noble ! v sel and Its crci ,
and wo admire the patience nnd reserve of
democratic government Under provocatic
nnd public excitement * The sentiments i
England for America , .iiyhleh we hope n :
reciprocated , are expressed In the laureate
cordial verses. [
Proceeding to dllateiupon the "necessll
for American support in the far east , whei
both England and America are ardently li
tercsted in keeping open trade , " the editorl
says : ' . ,
For'this reason , If for ncrother , wo hou
deeply regret to Bee the Americans Involvi
la a war with Spain , which could bo ot ai
vantage to neither , and. must cripple tl
strength of both. j
The Dally Chronicle sayn : "It Is Inco :
cetvable that the Spanish government ehou
be so mad as not to meet the feeling
. America , as evidenced In the Maine repo
and the president's message , halt way. "
, The Morning Post thinks the signs are f
peace , and takes It for granted there w :
bo an armistice until October , Spain and tl
United States co-operating meanwhile t
the relief of the suffering Cubans.
The Dally Telegraph , and others comme
favorably on the whole question.
The special dispatches from Madrid she
that the press there does not reflect I
more peaceful feeling of New Tork.
El Heraldo says : "If we must resort
Quixotism , let us do It. The sooner the be
ter. before the Yankees can gain groui
I
over us. "
El Liberal admits that "tho day of trl
has come for Spain. " but says : "Havli
I ' worked for conciliation with1 all our mlgt
wo won't retreat one jlne. "
The Epoca says : "Diplomacy has not y
said the last word , but It Is our duty to pi
pare even for war. "
The El Corrco says : ' . 'These are the m
ments when our people should show that o
glorious traditions ot patriotism and w
have not'lest ground , and that we are st
a nation of heroes and martyrs. "
El Naclonal , the'mouthpiece of the We
lertai faction , thinks Ihe conflict cannot
prevented , and that the government shou
act quickly.
The Pall Mall Gazette this afterno
voices the general toneof the afterno
newspapers of this city In saying that Pw
dent McKlnley's message to congress "Giv
Spain a broad way to escape , " adding : '
does not contain a wo-d which need rut
a ftather of Caatlliaa punctilio. Evec
are evidently moving toward a peaceful e <
tleicent. "
T TIIAIX GOES THKUUqil A IIHIDG
KnKlne vtlth Suricennii on Hoard Se
i to the. Scene.
BLOOMINGTON , 111. , March 29. The lo <
express mall train eaitbound on the I
Four , leaving Bloomlngton at 9:10 : a.
today , went through a bridge over Klckar
creek , three miles , ea ti jf Bloomlngton.
switch engibe with ourdscna has been d
i- patched to the sceneI I tin reported a nui
ber of people were' injured , but none kllli
Another renort sa > four persons were kllli
It Is definitely known'now ' that no ono v
killed outright. One woman named Adar
10 Christian name not known , was the wo
hurt. She Is Injured Internally and may c
The hrldgo did not go down. The accldi
was caused by the , flood ( blowing the tro
out of line. Nearly every-person aboard v
cut , wrenched and "bruited " , many vi
seriously. The worst fh rt were taken tc
farmhouse.
Every car lies in , th ditch bottom
Tbo engine did not leave.tho rails.
51 n riler tan Rfctlrc Fain 11 jr.
SAN ANGELO. Tex.'J4afch 29. The. wh
Lee family , conslstlngiof-father , mother
tno small children , have > betn murdered
a ranch near Paint Rock * A man who g :
the alarm stalest that'In the early part
the evening two nie-n called at the Lee ho' '
and asked to be allowed to stay during t
night. They were denied accommodatlc
Later In tha night be Aawokei to find t
IW men to the-house , and as he ran het
IWof red upon by there , Au axtwaiithe weaj
Iliad ' fwrdrlHcUiik TtfMaM. _ The co
* - ,
MHv'Mvjrn
CITY DID NOT PROVE ENOUGH
Froscntioa Falli to Establish Charge
Agtinst Christ Anderson ,
LOSES CASE ON QUESTION OF PRACTICE
Slntinnitlt Itnle * that Under the
Garbnite Orillnnnce the Plain
tiff Must .Slake n Must
Definite Showing.
In the case of the State of Nebraska
against Chrlot Anderson , wherein the de
fendant Is charged with violating the city
ordinance which provides for depositing gar
bage and other material at the place within
the city limits which may be designated by
the Board ot Health , a very Interenting
question was passed upon by Judge Sla-
baugh , involving the question ol
charging the offense and necessarily Involv
ing therefore the question ot proof In sucti
case. The decision does not affect the
ordinance In any manner , but goes to the
necessary averments which must bo made
in a complaint in charging a person with lt <
violation. The ordinance provides , in sub-
Glance , if any person or pcrsonp , etc. , shal
deliver or deposit garbage , etc. , in an )
other/ place or places within the corporaU
limits of the city ot Omaha or within three
mllea ot the limits thereof , except at sucl
place or places aa may bo designated by th <
Board of Health , shall bo fined , etc. Thi
complaint in the caeo passed upon and thi
sufficiency of which was questioned by i
motion to quath and dismiss alleged , Ir
substance , that the defendant unlawfully dU
deposit garbage within the corporate llinlti
of the city of Omaha.
It was contended on the port of the dc
fendant that the city must both allege am
prove not only that the defendant unlaw
fully did deposit garbage within the city o
Omaha , but that ho did deposit It In a pluci
not designated by the Board of Health. It
other words , that the city In such case-
must allege and prove what Is known li
law as a negattvo averment.
OLD PRACTICE CHANGED.
Tbo court in passing upon the questloi
went thoroughly Into the subject of ncga
five averments , distinguishing the caeca li
which they as exceptions and provisos li
statutory crimes must be pleaded. It wn
stated that the old rule of law and a
held by courts years ago was that whcc
ono section of a statute provided for
crime and another section following It pro
vided an exception thereto , that the crlm
and the exception being In different section
of the law , it was not necessary to nllcg
In youc complaint that the party charge
did not como wltbln the exception. Bu
that modern law writers and recent dc
clslons of the courts hold that the posltlo
of the clause excepting from th6 genera
provisions Is immaterial and that the rol
question Is now , does the exception cntc
Into and become a part of the dscrlptlon c
the offense charged. If it does , then li
charging a person with violation or a la'
or ordinance It must bo alleged that bo doc
not come within the exception to Its pec
visions , but that rule , although definite 1
statement , has not been clearly understoo
by the courts , as will be observed In th
cane of Gee Wo against the state , decide
In 1893 , and which has been overruled 1
the casp of O'Connor against State , de
elded by our. , supreme court In 1895 , th
. -difference In.the views of the court beln
upon , * the question whether or not certal
exceptions In the law providing against ut
lawful practice ot medicine must be charge
In the Informatlcn. The question is ate
lndlrecty | passed upon In the late case <
Moore against tha State , wherein the quci
tlon ot the punishment ot persons as a clar
U described. But the better rule to fo
low and the best test the court observe
wea this : Wherever a law charges a gei
oral prohibition of a thing , which prohlbl
all clashes and conditions alike , but whlc
Is followed by an exception , under ccrtal
canes and conditions , that In sucti cases
Is sufficient to plead the general vlolatlc
of the law without reference to the fa
that the defendant Is not ono coming wlthl
the exceptions thereto , and that where thei
Is no general prohibition relating to all pe
sons and conditions alike , then the c :
centlon Is a part ot the description of tl
offense , and the exception as a ncgatli
averment must bo alleged ; that It that tl
defendant does not come within the c
ceptlon In tbo enacting clause.
WHAT MUST BE SHOWN.
"In the case at bar. " the court said , "tl
ordinance does not prohibit generally all pc
sons depositing garbage within the city limit
In fact , as a city It could not so do.
would be like a man saying , I shall pr <
hlblt the dumping of my ashes upon n
own ground , thus causing them to be dump
on my neighbor's. The Idea of the ci
providing for the disposition of Its ov
garbage presupposes , -without any per.r.hsl
outside , that It will bo dumped at son
place wltbln the city limits , and t :
ordinance impllcdly says the eame. Wh
It says any person who shall deposit garba
ki any other place within the city , except
places designated , shall be fined , that Is ,
Implledly says that garbage may be deposit
In the city limits at designated places. Th
applying the test above referred to , had t
ordinance read and had the city the author !
to make It read In substance as follow
'No person shall deposit garbage within t
city limits , except under certain conlltlon
Such general prohibition would permit
allegation In the complaint that the defen
ant did unlawfully deposit , etc. , but wh
the ordinance Infercntlally says a pers
may deposit garbage within the city llml
without the general prohibition as to i
persons , the pleader must allege that t
defendant did unlawfully deposit garba
within the city limits at a place E
designated by the Heard of Health. "
The ruling of the court -necessitates a d
ferent kind ot proof than would have be
necessary had the complaint been sustalm
that Is , It will necessitate showing on t
part ot the city , by the proper authorltl
that the deposit referred to waa at a planet
not designated by the authorities , and t
complaint was -therefore - deemed Insufilclei
CM More Appcnli.
Judge Slabaugh disposed of another bun
of city cases that had been appealed frt
the police court. Ot the fifty cases , all <
ccptlng two or three were dismissed , owl
to the fact that the city was without to.1
mcny with which to prosecute. The c
prosecutor , in speaking of the matter ; e :
that ho could do nothing but dismiss t
cases. His testimony , ho said , had be
scattered , and meet ot his witnessed bad 1
the state.
llounekeeper Recover * .
For two days a Jury In Judge Keysc
court has labored with the Issues In i
case of Mrs. Verna Davies against Wl
Taylor , a former proprietor of the Mer
hotel. The woman sued for $49 , allcg !
services rendered as a housekeeper. 1
coco was given to tbo twelve men and tt
have returned a verdict , finding for '
plaintiff and assessing her damages at J2 ,
Suit * AKnlnut Mlnlnir OHIrern.
The county attorney has filed en Inforn
tlon against B. J. Scunoell , Louli Schroe *
and the other Incorporate of the Oca a
Mining and Milling company , asking tl
office. He alleges tl
vthey be ousted from
lei
they have taken to themselves the fri
idn chlsea uid privilege * ot tbo company , ci
> n tracy to the wUhen of a majority ot I
. stockholders of the company ,
of
s Children' * Home Annwers.
le In the case ol Susan Horn and Ben D <
against the Nebraska Children's Home
clety , wherein tln defendants brought p
m eedln s la the/dtoUlct court to gala p
Mwtan el tkb > cWHrea. who wtre given
L"2 < iJ * < -w > * > 'V-V
might bo provided for them , the defendant
has filed Its answer. U Allege * ? that It took
the children , as alleged In the petitions , but
It was with the distinct understanding that
the plaintiffs should sumudtr poMesilon.
U Is further alleged that the children arc
now provided with good homed , much better
than the plaintiff * can or could furnish.
Itvrelver
The Northwestern Cere l company re
ceivership hearing Is on before Judge Scott ,
where E. Zabrlskle , receiver , la proving up ,
In this , however , ho Is having considerable
difficulty , ae , according to hla o'wn testimony ,
ho has Incurred a large amount ot expense
without first having secured an order ot the
court. Ho admlto that without Informing
the court of his action , he hired a bookkeeper
a custodian and a night watchman , and thai
their salaries aggregated aome $250 or )30 (
per mcath.
Snen far 'Attorney' * Fee * .
George E. Prltchett has sued Elizabeth am
J. N. H , Patrick In an action to rccovei
the sum of $4,700. Tfic plaintiff alleges thai
ho was the attorney for tbo defendants It
a suit that they had with P. J , Crcedon , am
that In performing legal services he carnei
the sum for the recovery of which be hai
now sued.
KIltKLAM ) TKM.S A IMTIKUb STOIIY
Cute-nut life-mine of a Marriage inn
Dj-liiK In Poverty.
W. H. Klrkland , a consumptive , was befon
Judge Gordon In police court on a chargi
of vagrancy and his wife was also a prls
oner , charged with Immorality. The coupli
was discharged , there being no cvldcnci
against cither. Before he went away Kirk
land told his story to Captain Haze.
About eight years ago ho came to Omahi
from .1 small tonn In central Iowa , when
LIs father was a well-to-do farmer , am
began the study ot mjdlclno. Before fin
Ishlng his course ho made the acqualntanc
of Eva Martin , who was then on Inmat
ot a house In the proscribed district. II
married her and they went to Denver , glvlni
his parcnls no inkling of his whereabouts
The dlscasa of which ho le dying Incapacl
tatcd him for work and little by little h
sank into the depths of poverty. Ho final ) ;
wrote homo for assistance , but to no pur
pose. Both of his parents were dead nn
their estate had been divided equally be
tuccn a brother of his and two eInter *
They refused to assist him on account of th
marrlago he had contracted and cast hlr
off with the warning that lie should na
bother them any more. He was Informr-
that after the death of hU mother the chll
drcn at homo lia'l Induced his father to mak
a will in which he was not recognize
because it was then believed that he wa
dead.
dead.Matters
Matters ran along from bad to mors
until several weeks ago , when Klrklan
managed to get together enough money t
bring him and his wlfo back to Oraalu
The couple took up their abode * In a qucs
tlonablo quarter ot the city and Monday nlgr
the police took them in without nnythlu
more to warrrant the arrests than the pen
reputation of the woman anduhe fact tha
she wan trying to get a good draft for $1
cashed lor a friend. '
CASH -VOlt POOH FAK.1I JU11GM12.NT !
fount ) * CommlNNluuerN Ilcndy. to Milk
the Xi-ceKMiry Appropriation.
The meeting of the Board of County Con
mlssloncrs , to bo held this morning ,
nticlpated with considerable satisfaction t
numerous residents of the county. Thei
ro eomcthlng like 200 parties residing I
Omaha and Douglas county who hope to t
> en fUed In a financial way by thi * mectln
These , parties are those' who bought lota I
Douglas addition , the'ealo 'ot which hi
lecn. declared void.
Today the county commissioners wl
pass the appropriation sheet , providing ft
he payment ot all claims arising by reatc
of the sale of Douglao addition lots. Tl
sheet will carry eomcthlng over $200,000 , ui
as soon as It Is passed the auditor will dra
warrants In favor of the cla'mV\lte | , It
lot expected that all of tbe'-blatmahts wl
be on hand to receive their , warrants , bi
hey will have aa opportunity of securlr
them whenever they call .upon 'the coun1
clerk. The claims range fron\\d few della
up Into the thousands , but mdfJt'ot them a
from $500 to $700.
Chairman Klerstead of the Board of Coun
commissioners , says that ho expects that tl
city will fetl the effect of the payment
tha Douglas addition Judgments and claim
He eays that the payment ot these detnun
against the county will put fully $175,0
additional Into circulation and that tl
sum will have a wholesome effeil In slim
latlng business.
IXSPE'CTI.VG GOVI3HXMEXT niILlI.\t }
Colonel IlouertN Conic * to- Look Ov
the Work In Omaha.
Colonel E. Roberts of Washington , a go
ernment Inspector of United States pub !
buildings , will bo hero for several days 1
erecting the progress being made in t
finishing of the upper etorles ot the n <
postoffice here. In the government bull
Ing on the exposition grounds and on t
now poatofllco at South Omaha. Ho was
. the city about two months ago on a stmi !
, tour of Inspection.
: Colonel Roberts IB a close friend of Cc
sul General Fltzhugh Lee at Havana a
speaks highly of his abilities. In the coui
of a conversation Colonel Roberto stat
that General Leo had been a lieutenant
tbo cavalry In the Indian service In t
west up to the tlmo that the civil war brc
out , a fact which Is not generally known
The inspector will find Contractor McClo
about ready to rush the work on the upi
floors of the federal building. A force
fifteen men Is now employed and some adi
tlon will bo made in the near future.
Superintendent Latenser expects that t
authorities at Washington will let the cc
tract for the two electrical elevators ted :
LONELY MA.Y DIGS LO.\BIY BEAT
"
Henry Camphell Pound Demi lit 1
Humeby Frleiiiln.
Henry Campbell was found dead yesterd
morning in a email house back of the eng
house at Twenty-fourth and Cumlng strec
Ho worked at 'the ' second-hand Rtoro
Hansen & Pclcrson , 2217 Cumlng street , s
did not appear for work Monday , When
failed to appear yesterday again 3
Hansen went to the house that Campt
lived In and found htm lying dead In b
The house was unlocked , but no signs
robbery appeared. Campbell's watch was
his pocket and all conditions Indicate 1
he came to a natural death. Last Saturc
ho complained of not feeling well. Sum
he was seen out of his house , but no i
can bo found who saw him Monday.
Campbell came to Omaha lost October i
has always lived alone In the little ho
he was found aead in. Ho bad few
qualntancfs in the city and little can
learned about him. A brother-in-law of
dead man , Carl Wlthelmsen of Mlnden , Ni
has been telegraphed to and It la expcc
that he will come to Omaha and take cha
of tbc body.
Civil Service Kxnuilnnllou * .
Mies Coffin , sc-cretnry of the local c
eervlco board , has received 125 nppllcatl
of persons who desire to tnko the dcpt
mental examination on April C and 7. On
former date examinations for positions
tlin Indian nnd government printing Rfrvl
will bo held and on the other day only
pllcnnts for posltlonH In the. railway n
services wllllio examined. Ths cxutnlnntl
will take -place In the workroom of the
federal building.
O'llrleu Still In Chlrniro.
Manager O'Brien of the Omaha *
club Is still In Chicago. v
. home yesterday ,
la wined , M
o-
1KDRANT ORDINANCES VOID
Wen for Location of Fire Plug * of No
Effect Whatever ,
REMARKABLE OVERSIGHT OF COUNCIL
'flllure to Itrcoiinlirthe - KxlitencA
of the OmnliH.Vnter Coniinnx.
, Lciulw to n I.mllcruua
Complication.
Chairman nurmretcr of the council com
mittee on fire and water has made the somewhat -
what Btnrtllng discovery that all the hydrant
> rdlnanecs that have boon passed slnco tho.
ocnl v.atcr plant passed to the Omaha
iVater company are practically void. These-
ordinances are tnado out on printed forma
which merely leave blanks to bo filled out
with the location of Itio hydrant , the elto
of pix | ) to bo used and other details. Tho-
> ody of the ordinance Is the same In each
caeo and Is printed on the blanks. The
firlntcd matter bcglnA by providing that the
'American Water Works company bo or.
dercil , etc. , " and la * omo unaccountable
manner the council had never taken judicial
notice that the water worka plant bad
passed Into new hands. Members who have
ntroduced hydrant ordinances bavc filled out
ho blanks without changing the name of
ho company and they liavo been passed In
1mt ttmpo without comment. Consequently
all tbo ordinances must bo repealed and
now ones passed In which the water com-
lany Is properly designated. Councilman
itirmcstcr la looking up the Illra to pecuro
full list of the defcctlvo ordinances and
will Introduce an ordinance repealing them.
\VIIKUi : UU ll.WAMMAY III ! SOLD.
Ciiiincll Will 1.1 in It the Scope of Actlost.
of the I'liNh Curt Men.
In deference to the frequently repeated
demands of down-town business firms the
city council will proceed to deal with the
alleged nulrance that arises from the con
gregation of fruit peddlers on the princi
pal business blocks. The banana cart must
go nml an ordinance carrying the edict lno. (
effect IKM been Introduced.
In addltlcci to the compliant filed by bus
iness men the members of the council con
tend that It Is eminently desirable that
some limit should be placed on the peregrina
tions or the fcsttvo banana merchants during *
the exposition summer. It Is not proposed
to evict him from the face of the earth , but
ho will bo compelled to keep away from a <
certain district , which , It 1' . ' believed , should
be kept as frco from obstruction an pcuslblo-
while the city Is thronged with exposition ,
visitors. For this purpose a dcad-1'iie ' will
bo drawn around the business district and
no peddler will be allowed Inside this limit
except by virtue of a written permit from
the licence Inspector. Permits will bo ,
granted occasionally for a cart to stand at
a certain place , where It will not bo nn ob
struction , end If the vender moves from this ,
place to any other within the prescribed
district he will be liable to arrest and the
loss of his license.
The boundary of the territory which will
bo exempt from the operations of the peddlers ,
runs from Seventeenth arid Cumlng strcctt.
south to DonRlno , on Douglas to Nineteenth ,
on Nineteenth to Harney , oh Harney to.Scv- '
cnteenth , en Seventeenth to Leavenworth.
on Leavcnworth to Fifteenth , on Fifteenth
to Howard , on Howard to Thirteenth , on.
Thirteenth to llarncy , on Harney to Tenth ,
on Tenth to Dodg'e , on Dodge td Fifteenth , ,
on Fifteenth to Cumlng , and on Ctimlng to-
the point of beginning.
No additional fco will be required for
special permits to stand Inside this boundary ,
the only object bctag to give the license Inspector
specter a means of regulating the peddlers ,
and keeping them away from points where
they obstruct traffic or Interfere with the
business of establishments that pay rent
and taxe J. The ordinance also gives tho-
Inspector authority to designate where all
fruit and confectionery stands shall be lo
cated Insldo the limit , and contains oomo-
rrioro explicit regulations In regard to the
use of the sidewalks for the display of good * .
Mortality MtntlxtlcH.
The following births and deaths were re
ported at the health office during the twenty-
four hours ending at noon yesterday :
Births-John Benson , Eighth and Paul
streets , boy ; Edward Kupplg , Twentieth anil
Manderson , boy ; Henry Gleslng , 3238 Cullj
fornla , girl ; Carl F. Palm , 2907 Parker , girl ;
Carl E. Balbach. 100G North thirty-ninth ,
joy ; John 'McBrlde ' , 010 Popplcton avenue ,
x > y ; Samuel Livingstone , G40 South Twenty-
eighth , boy.
Deaths Alice Kelly , 73 , 1213 Park Wilde
avcnuo. Holy Sepulcber ; S. M. White , 77 ,
818 South Thirty-third , pneumonia , Ever *
green. | j
Kountxc .AppeiilH the Cn e.
In the cceo of Herman Kountzo , cxecutot
of the estate of Elizabeth Kountze , deceased1 ,
against tbo city of Omaha , and which was
r
decided by Judge Fawcett eome days ago ,
the plaintiff has appealed. Kountzo sought
to restrain the city from paving Seventeenth
street , from Harney street to St. Mary' *
ivenuo. Ho contends that the city has no
authority to order the paving unless the
name was 'petitioned ' for by a majority ot
the frontage of the street. Judge Fawcett
held that tbo charter provision giving the
council power to order paving within 3,000
feet of the court house la good.
Without n I'I n in hi n K lunpvctor.
Plumbing Inspector CIauEsci ; s resignation
Is In effect and ho has gone to his new lo
cation at Fort Worth , Tox. In the mean
time the office Is vacant and the animated
controversy as to who shall fill It continues.
Mayor Moorcs said thin morning that he had
not decided whom ho would appoint and
In would not bo likely to make It tonight.
There Is no necessity for hate , and some of
the different elements that are clamoring for
10 the place would bo given a further oppor.
tunlty to get together.
Of llullillnw Penult * .
id A permit was ! c ued yesterday to the
10r. Norwegian Danish Lutheran church society
r. to build a frame church at 1014 North
Twenty-sixth street. The building will bo
30x48 feet and will cost about $3,000.
Montgomery Ward & Co. of Chicago have
been granted a permit to build an exhibition
building on the exposition grounds to coat
$4,000. .
Trouble Over n Penilon.
J , H. Fitch Is on trial In the federal court
on the charge of embezzling and converting
to his own uno pension money belonging to
J. L. Chapman , an Insamt soldier. Fitch wan
appointed the sol'JIer'H guardian In lf > & 3. nnd
It is alleged that from that time- until nome
time In 1S9Q ho collected some $278 of the
soldier' * pensions and used It. The noldlef
la now in the Insane asylum ut Lincoln.
Cnc Airnliiit CUR Cole.
The preliminary hearing- the gambling
i-ll cases against Cliff Cole anil others will be
ns gin In police court this morning. If
the defendants conclude not to waive triar.
the The undPrHtandlng' Is , however , that tbft
he In cases will bo carried direct to the district
Chanced with Inoorrlalblllty ,
na Mary Illnckey , aged 16 yearB ,
ild arrested athjt-home , corner of Fourteenth )
and Oli"- " " " \"s xon a charge of In *
" \ * > y her footer mother.
\ " o contlnft the girl
\ "nherd at SoutU
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