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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (April 17, 1898)
JAll. . THE O31AIIA DAILY BEE , . 'lh ' > AY , APKIL 17 , 1808. 23 ' The rmstrong good roads till ! pasted by i the New York , legislature has been ap proved by the governor and 1 * now a law. It was drafted and pressed for passage by the wheelmen ot the state , and they are to be congratulated on the success of thetr labors. A brief summary ot its prov Talons rwlll bo Interesting : The bill provides that upon the petition of ( her own era of a majority of the lliwal feet fronting any public highway the board of supervisors' must pasa a. retolutlon that public Interest demands the Improvement of that .highway , and within ten days after the passage of such resolution shall trans- mlt a certified copy ot such resolution to the titato cajlnccr. The state engineer shall consider the location , Importance , etc. , of. the highway , and If ho thinks the call for en Improvement justified , shall prepare plans and specifications , calling for a suitable con struction of roadway. As soon as the plans and specifications are prepared an estimate of the coat shall bo made and transmitted to the supervisors , who may adopt It by a majority vb e. If passed , the bids for on Improvement shall be advertised la at least one paper In the county at the county seat , and In moro If the engineer deems It advisable , and the contract shall bo let to the lowest respon- etbto bidder , or tbo engineer may at bll discretion let It to the board of supervisors or the town board. It the Improvement Is ono that has not Tiecn petitioned for , the expanse of the con struction efcoll bo benne In this way : One- Jialf to be paid by the state and of the other half 85 per cent shall be assessed against the county and 16 per cent against the town In which the Improvement la made. If the Improvement Is n petitioned J one , 35 per cent Is made a county charge nl 15 par. cent Is assessed agalnot the prop- rty owners petitioning.Persona : owning the property fronting on the improved high- iway must pay the full amount assessed against them ta money. The state engineer may direct the board of supervisors to conotruct connecting high- fwajs not exceeding one mile In length , -where auch road will be of great public utll- lly end-general convenience. The board Is required to take action within o ne year after notice ta served by the engineer. The state engineer and surveyor shall compile statistic relating to the public Highways of the state , and ehall Investigate and determliio upon , various methods of con- etrnctlon and maintenance of roads and bridges , and ouch other Information relat ing thereto as ho shall deem appropriate. 3Ie may "be consulted at all reasonable times by city , county , town or village au thorities on questions relating to highway improvement and maintenance. This act takes effect Immediately and doc * not ap ply to roads In cities or Incorporated * lagcfl. ' Concerning this season's cycle racing a correspondent of the Philadelphia Times states that It will bo on a sporting as well- an a business basis. 4Tho makers of wheels Iia > 0' generally retired from any partlclpa- tlon In the sport , But four or flvo have the slightest Interest , to their way of thinking now. In the pnort and fprty mak ers' -have expressed * ttiemselvea so In writ ing. Without the " support tho- makers the snort continues and the outlook was never brighter for a great rac'og season than at the present time. During the retime - ( time of the makers as supporters of teams cvele tracks were constructed far and wide In the land. Every city or town of any 1m- Dortanco bas a , tra&k and' a million dollars has been Invested In these tracks. It was but , natural then that the track owners should come forward when the makers ot ( wheels withdrew their support , to form the circuit as uima ( and to sunnort the prom inent men and many not prominent , that their . 'race * 'roWa B&oure the entrlea as of Three- associations are In the field In 1S98 , each ot which to wealthy , and each ol which rwlll spend a small fortune to carry on the port ot cycling , a iport that U cleaner than any other sport , and one that Is ably con trolled at all ( Imps under the most atrlngenl rules. These associations are the National Cycle Track association , with a membership of fifteen track * ; the International Cycle Track association , with a membership ot three tracks and a proprietary Interest In a dozen others , on which meets will be held and the American Cycle Racing association iwlth three tracks and an Interest In common with the National Cycle Track association. Teams are supported J > j each of these associ ations , and these teams are on a acalo never attempted by the makers In the palmiest day * of their support. From forty to seventy- iflvo men nlll find employment on each ol these teams , and to 'the 225 men regularly employed will be added half as many more iv ho wilt travel either as member * ot the regular teams or independently. IA London cable ray * that smoking la greatly on the Increase among women ot thai capital , and the gentle smokers no longer confine ) themselves to the dainty cigarettes ot glistening wrapper and perfumed filling. Many , of them now openly puff cigar * , and ono well known lady of title may tie seen driving on a prominent thoroughfare with a Ibrlar pipe between her lips. Some of the doc tors are disposed to blame the bicycle for the Jncteato ot the smoking habit among v A man with light brown corduroy tult , scarlet vest ot the style worn by crors- eiuntry riders , black stocking * , patent Joit her thoes , a hlehwhite collar and a v-v ( white aattn acarf , ornamented with a dla- ' mend pin. and * white fedora arrived at a ! New York road house one day laat week about the same time that a woman , very pretty and strikingly dressed , rode up. If there bad been an explosion in the yard of the hotel It "would .hardly have created mere Btlr. The attendance stopped checking rwbetls , riders about to mount or t ) put their wli ela la the rack paused and faced j about to a. position which enabled them to JlVlew'ibJtih appaj-ltlons. All hand * on the B'.aM-lncloBed porch ot the hotel crowded to the window * and gaped and made com- - . inenta. The- entire scene suggested a school > douse and yard at recce * , with a clrcu * pa- : iudc'vpaMlna ; . The man stool the staring - * roollyand walked to the piazza. The woman , ; however , after banding her diamond frame { ( wheel to the checker , asked for It back , Amounted and redo away , and every man ' . bout tb pUce. to the number of about 300 , J * tooJ till and atarvd without an attempt at concealment until the wa out of sight. A * : a matter ot fact , the woman wa * Hatefully idreaied , although In a way oilsulated to attract - - tract attention. In addition ahe waa young and qulto pretty. Her klrts were abort enough to ahow the colored top * of her golf bose. which were black ; her hat wac a Tarn O' Shanter with a peak that flopped over on one ild and eudel In a ttsael. Tihe ult w a - of the divided trtclrt pattern and of very . drer material. The only bright color * bout her wer a wine-colored cravat and b * . plaid top * of her stocklne * . but every. thing fltted her trim figure to nattily and be carried herself o Jauntily that only a blind man could inv retrained from starlna ruddy. "i Dr. alllham , * Covlngton ( Ky. ) denttit. bad peculiar experience recently while try- 2ns to collect payment for a false * et ot eeth be , bad manufactured for a Mr * . Davis. . rrhe'denthl. mounted on hta bicycle , called on Mrs. DavU and. after ptwlni the compll- Bient * ot th day , Inquired and waa Informed < hat the at of molar * were living complete ttlfactlon. Dr. Qlllham Best tendered hit bill and the ftromaB. wlte regret , expressed her Inability to Mat the obligates before next week. ( The doctor ia B > akd to look at tke teeth nd wha MM. DavU opened ker mouth he Pexterlourfy Inserted hi * finger , lltted out th > .Uu put thM la hi * pocket , mounted kla Nvaeel. with the remark to the woman. rtto MMy. x * teeth. " \ Tk 4 atltt rod * but a short dUtanc * . dl - mounted to call upon another party to col lect a bill , and when ho came out found Mrs. DavU trundling his bicycle into her yard. Dr. Qlllham Indignantly demanded the wheel and Mrs. Davis , pushing the machine Inside her house , retorted , "No teeth , no bicycle. " Dr. Qlllbim applied to Chief of Police Pugh and Officer McQueery , wai detailed on the case. Ho accompanied the dentist to the house of Mrs. Davis , who Insisted on holdIng - Ing the wheel until the false teeth were re turned , when she gave up the wheel , but the doctor did not ride , as * darning needle had punctured both tires until they were like sieves. It has long been a matter of great surprise to wheelmen that so delicately constructed a pleco ot mechanism as the modern blcyclo stands so well the rough-and-tumble treat ment It so frequently receives. It Is ridden by hundreds of thousands who have no mechanical knowledge , and yet accidents are comparatively rare. It seems to bo little short of wonderful that. * wheel weighing In the neighborhood of twenty-five pounds should be able to carry from six to eight times Us weight up as high as twenty miles an hour , day In and day out , and have dam ages come , except In rare Instances , from /de / fective forglngs only. U Is more than likely , however , that most of the protection Is given by the pneumatic tire , which prevents the wheel from ever getting a really hard blow , the alr-cushlon taking up most of the force of.Impact. A well known manufacturer Is quoted as saying that the life of a blcyclo Is at most an uncertain quantity , and that the treatment It receive at the hands of the rider Is the most Important factor. He con siders It quite possible for a machine to be otrong enough to carry a rider of 180 pounds and yet give way tinder a rider of 150 pounds. It all depends , ho says , upon the relative strain put upon It by the rider. The really good bicycles , and there are ma-ay , are safe and may be ridden thousands of miles with out any signs of giving way. A Brooklyn led died on the 4th Inst. as a direct result of a "century" run on the day previous on his bicycle. Ho rode 120 miles over bad roads , with high winds Impeding his progress. Immediately after ho rcuchod his home he began to sink , and his death was found to be due to over-exertion. Despite the weather , which practically forbade any form of outdoor sport , the misguided young man sought to do something that had been done by him under better conditions. His accomplishment of his purposa killed him. His death should serve as a warning to oth ers who may be tempted to teat their powers of endurance. Wallace Sherwood , chief consul Indiana wruin'ofn'pS ? ? J * mcri'an , Wheelmen , has written General Miles , otferlng to raise flve companies of wheelmen , each company to bo composed of fifty men , to be used In special service In the event of a war with Spain Air. Sherwood already has several hundred men who are anxious to go to the front If called upon , he would train hla men In a special bicycle drill , so that they coulu be used aa companies in concert or as couriers and scout * . Mr. Sherwood has offered his . . { 01 e.rvlc.e e'ther ' In this ( country or There have b ° en " " * offers S ar de'artment. and In case of war a bicycle army could be organized. Some recent result * ot test * made by Prof Cirpeoter of Cbrn.Jl to determine , ( be pwer required to drive bicycles may-be of more STf , rl"l engineers reduce" [ their familiar unit 6f power , the watt av Electrical Bnglnee'r. The/tesU'show ! that for a speed of flve inllcs an hour on a good level road the rider work * at the rate of fhftSS10"8811 Walts > whlcb ' ab ° ut one- third the power used , In an ordinary stxteen- candle-power Incandescent lamp. At ten miles an hour the power applied by the rider 11 about thirty Watts , and for hard" con- ttauous riding 100 ; f.or a short period a good rider can work at the rate or about 250 witts. 'Every ' righted Inc6vvle cent lamp therefore consumes about the same amount ot power as that developed by three bicycle rider * under the ordinary conditions , w.blle It 1 * possible for a rider to expend about as much power aa la required for bput flve of these lamps. A Boston girl who has been trying to find out why her bicycle often run * 1-jto objects she tries to avoid think * she ha * solved the problem a.t last. She says : "It Is hypnotic Influence ot concentrated attention , renderIng - Ing the movements Inco-ordlnate , so that the rider becomesthe , victim ot perverted re- flexe * of purposeless effort and the abject subject of an optical delusion. " WUUprrinR- theWheel. . With the dawning ot Usfffaster Sunday * morning the bicycle season of Omaha for 1898 wa * opened. The god * of weather were klad and It waa a glorlou * day for cycling. Hundred * of wheelmen and wbeelwomea were seen upon their favorite mount * for the first time thla year. The highway * and byways presented a glittering spectacle as the myriad of silent steeds swept along to ward the exposition ground * , where their owner * went to gaze upon the beautle , al ready to be seen there. Some ot them , bow- ever , turned their front wheel * toward the country roads , where , for the time being , they could escape-the turmpll and smoke of the city for a few hour * ' enjoyment among the birds and flower * ot spring. The cycling season of ' 98 blda falr to be the banner one In the history of the advent of the wheel In this city , and It 1 * hoped that the local etreet commissioners will see to It that the atreet * are kept free from glass and other thing * that make wheeling disagreeable. This season's most popular short runs will doubtless be out over the Center and Dodge street roads and the cycle path to Florence. The work of extending the paving on Dodge and Center etreet * Iwell I under way , and by the middle of June It will be entirely com pleted. The contract call * for a surface of vitrified brick , which make * a * fine a surface to ride a bicycle over a * can be had , and when these- road * are finished , they will be Ideal one * , over which to take a ten-mllo morning or evening epln. The Florence Cycle path , which wa * newly cindered last winter , U nOf Ju t MMIn the best of condi tion , not having been properly rolled-and packed yet , and many who went out last Sunday for a spin over It were disappointed , but U 1 * the Intention .of those having U In chance to bave the path In perfect condition by the middle of May. The awarding of the a nual state meet ot the Nebraska division for 1898 to Beatrice by the itate board of officers seems to rieot with the approval of all local > member * , of the League. Beatrice 1 * one ot the brat bicy cling town * In the tt , tnd lias held some very * ucceMiul race meet * during the pait two year * , but ha * never been fortunate enough to have the atate meet. Dr. F. C. Allen , aecretary-treapurer of ( he division , who resides In Beatrice , represented the city at the meettag of the officers , and I * authority for the statement that the meet of 1898 will be one of the beat ever held In the * tate. Mr. Allen waa not prepared to itate exactly upon what date the meet would take place , but thought that It would bo on July 4 and 5' " The club built a new quar ter-mile track Inulde the Chautauqua ground * early laat year , and It 1 * on thti that the race * will be held. The track will be Im proved and put In mucb better kbape than it wa * Uit action. * o the racing meo need have no fear * about not .having a flrst-clau track to race for U > * itate championships on. Beatrlct weelmen have tlwayi offered llboral prlxa | Uti at their .previous meet * and propose to be extremely liberal upon the occasion of .the state meet- Since It baa been announced that Beatrice U to get the aaaual * tate meet there haa been coaildtrable talk amen * * eme ot the old-tlme member * of The Omaha Wheel dub "dooglera" cf reorganizing that well known funmaklng body of wheelmen for the purpose of attending the meet. Dr. Allio of Beatrice tsaoiwee * that If the Oooglert do decide to co they , M well M all other wheelmen who attend , will bo entertained a * they never were before. It I * said that the local Lcaguo. ot Ameri can Wheelmen officials arc going to keep a strict watch over the amateurs this year and the very first ono who depirte from the straight and narrow path ot amateur lines will bo turned "pro" * o quick ho will cot know what has happened. Heretofore the official * have always been very lenient with the boys , with the result that they have al ways been taken advantage of. but this year after warning , there wilt bo an accounting for every transsresston. The South Australian league has refused to remove the disqualifications Imposed upoa "Plugger" Dill Martin , the American rider , but as Martin Is now In this country , this fact doubtless bothers him very little. Racing men are disposed to return to small rear sprockets tor their track wheel * this season , claiming that they are better than the large cue * . Several prominent mak- I ers are openly fighting the big sprocket ' craze as a fallacy. Richard Belt of Chicago and W. C. Urlau of Denver , formerly both well known Omaha wheelmen , were In the city during the last week. The Associated Cycling Clubs held their regular monthly meeting at the Mlllard hotel on Wednesday evening last. There were nine delegates present , and the evening was spent In an Informal dlncusslon on the mat ter ot holding a road race the coming Deco ration day and the entertainment of the wheelmen from other states , who will visit the exposition during the summer. Noth ing definite In regard to either project was done , and the meeting was adjourned until tomorrow evening , when these matters will be taken up and disposed of. * - * - " v The announcement ot the death ot Curtlsa Turner last week was sad news to local wheelmen , as Mr. Turner has always been a good roads agitator , and It has been partly through his persistent efforts that no have FO many good roads In the vicinity ot Omaha. He was a friend to the wheelmen , and al ways worked to further their Interests In the way of clean streets , cycle paths and good roads. The first death from over-exertion on the wheel occurred In New York last week when Theodore K , Gocb breathed bis last after a run of 120 miles. Riders are cautioned against overdoing a good thins , as many of them In this city do. The wheel has Ito uses and abuses , like many other things. Captain MIckel of the Omaha Wheel club lias called a run to Fort Crook for this after noon. The club will leave the club 'house promptly at 2-30 p. in. , returning In the evenlns. About fifteen members of the Tourist Wheelmen of Omaha made the run to Papllllon last Sunday. They reported the roads In only fair condition. Captain Har- try has called ! a run to Kelly's lake for to day , and It Is likely that the entire club will turn out. as a commissary wacon Is to be sent along , loaded with lishlng tackle , lunch , etc. , and the Tourists will spend the day In fishing. With the 1'rofCKslonnl II 111 em. The Jockey fever apparently did not take Jimmy Michael eo very bad after all , for the announcement has been made that he has signed to ride fix races during July and August under the auspices ot the American Cycle Racing association , the highest bidder for htm. A nice little sum ot money will bo netted the Welshman from this season's work , as he will get $15,000 for thosix , races and will be allowed to ride exhibition Tapes , and he will unquectlonably pick up more around the edges of the season. According to the contract with the American "Cycle Racing association Michael agrees to race any man selected by the a&soclallon , provlJng ( that the distances are not less than .fifteen nor more than thirty-three mllci A hot triplet race is about to be arranged , the participants being among the mosl prominent men in the sport. Some days ago Karl Kaiser , the champion ot Switzerland Arthur Gardner and Charles W. Miller , the winner of the New York six-day race , rode twenty-eight miles and seventy-five yards'in the hour unpaced , and quickly Issued a deft for any kind of a triplet race for 1300 a fide. Their performance la the greatest unpaced record , a * U Is the greatest distance ever traveled by man power In an hour without pacemakers. , , The challenge has been accepted by A , C. Mertens , the five-mile champion of America , In behalf of himself , Nat Butler and Earl Klser , a vpry strong trio. Mertens d&es not stipulate any kind of a race , andi It may either an unpaced race from the tape , a pursuit race of a mile or of unlimited distance or an hour contest against time. Of the accepting team , Riser and ( Mertens have made marks In triplet work , for with John S. Johnson as a mate they rode un paced at Kalamazoo last fall a halt mile-tin :51 : and a mile In 1:474-5 : , both world's -records. The machine ridden Is said to .have been unfitted to track work at that. The color problem Is likely to beup very shortly again this season. It Is rising up above the" horizon by the announcement made by Tom Eck that he will not allow Mijor Taylor to ride upon hie Philadelphia track- Taylor clearly has -recour&e to legal proceed ings If the cycledrome adheres to its avowed Intention. The League of American Wheel men racing board will have to accept his registration fee of $2. Then he can make n legal entry to the first meet at Wooislde park , and , If U Is refused , enter suit , The outdoor middle distance race of the season is to occur at Philadelphia on May 28 between Frank Starbuck and Edouard Taylore. the French rider. The distance Is to bo for twenty mllea and twenty pace , makers will be allowed each of the rldes Both have started Into training. TWO Mary Mape * Dodge. - - . thei middle of the room. In Its white colttn. Jay the dead child , a nephew of the poet. Near rounded ' ' ifreft..ichalr' , Iat , Walt Whitman , .ur. ones and tioldlng a beautiful little girt on hl lap. The child looked curiously at the spectacle of death , and then Inquiringly Into the old man's face. "You don't know IT,11 ! i' ' . * d ° y ° u' " m * dear ! " said he. adding , \V don't either."J We know not what U Is , dear , this sleep so deep and still ; Tne folded hands , the awful calm , the cheek BO pale and chill. The lids that will not lift again , though we may call and call ; The stran.se. white solitude of peace that settles over all. We know not what It means , dear , this ' desolate 'neart-paln ; This dread to take out dally way. and walk In it again ; We know not to what other sphere the loved who leave us go. Nor why we're left to wonder still ; nor why we do not know. But this we know : Our loved and dead. If t'ney should come this day- Should come and ask us. "What Is life ? " not ono of us could say. Life is a mystery as deep as ever death can be ; Yet. oh. how sweeflt Is to us. this life we live and see. ' Then might they asy thege vanished ones- and blessed Is the thought ! "So death to sweet to us , beloved I though we may tell ye naught : We may not tell It to the qulck-thla mys tery ot death Yo may not tell us , If ye would , the mystery of breath. " The child wno * enters life comes not with knowledge or Intent. So those who enter death must go as little children sent. Nothing U known. But I believe that God Is overhead ; And as life U to the living , so death Is to ' t'ne dead. A Good It will dot be a aurprke to any who are at all fimlllar with the good qualities of Cham- bcrliln'a Cough Remedy , to know that people evu-yfthero take pleasure In relating their expe.lenco .o ' the ue of that splendid medi cine end telling of the benefit they have re ceived from It. of bad cold * It ha * cured , of threatened attack * of peeumonli It ha * averted and of ( fee children It ba.i wived from attack * of craup and whooping cougb. It to * grand , good medlcUe and to * nerlted all tke pralas It bM received. BLOWING UP ( ftllE FULTON i id. Destruction of the Fupt Steam War Ship Built for the 'Baited ' States , HAPPENED NEARLY klVfcNTY YEARS AGO inn a , Hullt * Fitted br Hubert of the 3tn ra lin > Hlr torr of th Ship. The total destruction of the first steam war vessel of the United Stales navy by the explosion of Its magazine occurred at thn Brooklyn navy yard on the afternoon of Juno 4 , 1829. Tit * vehsel vaa the Fulton , or Fullon First , as It wca known , there hav ing been throe of tbat.namo on the Hit of our navy. It was not only the first steamship bulh anywhere for Mar use , but WJB de signed throughout , and Its engines and boll- era built and placed In It , by the celebrated Robert Fulton himself , whose famous Cler- mont was then only five years old. At the tlmo of the disaster , relates the New York Evening Post , It vaa used as a receiving-ship , and as a result of the e > 5- plosion Lieutenant Brcckenrldgo anil twen- ty-threo men wore killed outright ; Mrs. Breckenrldge and nineteen men were wounded , and flve men , who arc presumed 1o hate met their death In fioruo form at the time , were reported mUslng , The element necessary to all well con ducted affairs of the kind , that ot mysterious origin , was not lacking. Admiral Problo says "It nas accidentally cr purposely blown up , " and Commodore Chaunc y , In command of the navy yard , held that "tho explosion could not have taken place from accident. " There was a story current , upon which much speculation was based , that a gun ner's mate had been discharged and pun ished with the cat on the morning before the explosion. A perusal of the various comments written at the tlmo leads one. however , to believe that It was an accident , pure and simple. It appears to hm\a been- brought about by the unfamlliarlty of a new gunner , Williams by name , with the Interior arrangement of the vessel. Just before the d'aaster occurred ho went below for the powder with which ; to load1 the e\enlng gun , and took with him a light of some sort , which should have been deposited In what was called the light- room. The light-room was separated liom the powder room by two partitions. Just how he brought about the explosion la not known , but the aentlnels at thn hatches averred afterwards that It took place- Imme diately after ho had entered the magazine. When we are told that the magazine con tained only three barrels of powder , all damaged and condemned , we cannot but bo astonished at the force of the explosion \vlilch , accidentally or otherwise , brought about the annihilation of the \essel and the attendant less of life. BLAST OF FIFTY BARRELS. The E\cnlng Post or- , that day explains It by saying : "Tho "FUlton appears to have suffered very much'frohi the Injuries of time. Ita timbers , fald open In every di rection , appear aiuch deea > ed ; and wo na\e been oesured by a gentleman of the United States navy that lf-lt"3iad been as sound aa T\hen originally built , the explosion of flfty barrels of powder could not have shat tered : It In that manner : * ' , A description wrlttefirftho following day says : "In a momentvn , sts , spars and spinv iters were seen by MJatfy persons In the neighborhood ascendtng into the air in .ail . directions , enveloped-ntf a thick volume of smoke , which Was folldtftcl by a icport not louder thai a 32-pourAl cannon. By the tlmo wo reached > 'd'dftadful ' ' scene a great qiMntlt ? of small lx ) d"'from various quar- tera ofnhe city. had gditiarcd around.andta ' > -ta ? ? . " ve et" - completely sl-at- ored from stem ib steWP/and It * how , where the magazlno was situated , Is blown Into "belonging to the -rno number of men vessel yesterday was 143 , port of whom , however , were ashore on duty ; , very for- tuna'tely sixty-three were drafted only the day before ami sent to Join the frigate Con- BUtutlon at Norfolk. At t10 0"1 * " * ° ' , thi accident the officers and their guests , vJhoso names are in the list of wounded , wore in the ward room seated at Dinner , among whom was Lieutenant Platt and his Wn , who had only yesterday morning re- L rned from a month's leave of absence. Coriimodore Chauncey had been on board the frlgato all morning on a visit of In- 'spectlon. and with Captain Newton left the ship only a few minutes befoie the explo sion. When we arlvcd at the scene among the first we saw upon the wreck waa the- commodore , ducting the movements ot his the frlgato and clearing men , who were searching , for the bodies ot the dead and wounded. " , ' BUILT FOR COAST DEFENSE. The necessity which brought about the construction of this ill-fated ship was the old. ono of defending our defenseless coaata. The. citizens of New York becoming alarmed lit 1812 for their safety , 'a condition of mind that r > a come about almost periodically over since , appointed a'committee known as the "coa.U and harbor defense committee , the duty of which was to malee adequate plans for the city's defense aeilnot the squadrons of Great Britain. Pulton , having then mastered the problem of steamboat navigation , was the man of 'tho ' hour In New IYork. Ho also flUeJ the public eye In the matter of harbor defense by reason of his experiment ! * with torpedoes , submarine mines and submarine cwnon. This branch of hlo work was considered so Important that a sum of money was appro priated by the government for nto use. The committee naturally turned to him for aid In the accomplishment of its task , and his sjggectlons were not disappointing. He. proposed to construct what he termed a fic-atlns battery , propelled by stcira , which , should throw hot water and hot cannon balls and moved at a speed of four inllcs la hour. The committee was composed of experi enced naval officers- and , astonishing as the proposition must he.\e seemed to men ac- cut'tomed to calling vccsels only , they ap proved the scheme and recommended Us adoption by the. government. There was doubt about the authority for grunting an expenditure * for such a purpose , but the committee generously offered to advance the necessary amount rather than have tha country loie the nenoflt of Fulton t Idea. These public-spirited ( gentlemen were Com modore Decatur. Caplaln Jones , Captain Evans , Cuptain Blddle-j'Ccminodoro Perry , Captain Wurrlngton * aad Captain Lewis. Congress , however , ( granted to the preN dent , In March. 1814 , * h0 authority to cause " floating batteries to be equipped "onointtrnore teries for the defennr4f the waters ot the United States. " eat ROBERT FULTO4\3 ENGINEER. " Fulton was appolnf'wf.fnglroer of the en terprise , to ct under"i * board appointed by the Navy department ; ? ' ; The keel of tne vessel he proposed to name the "Demalogo * . and which -was afterwafHchanged , to Fulton , wan laid at the * shipyard of A dura and N ° ah Brown , on the East'jpver , Juno 20 , 1814. M-iny difficulties were , ' encountered la ob taining proper hlp..Mfpncr at that war time and In finding aVmjid workmen In the neighborhood , < here having previously been a greater demand loCUiat class of labor la the shipyards on the'-Belaware and else where. All difficulties'were overcome , how ever , by the Indefatigable Inventor , and she was launched on October 29 ot the same year , four months after the work had been undertaken. , , Her launching attracted widespread at tention , and thoumnCa ot citizens from the city and vicinity gathered to see her enter the water. There were bands of mut'Ic , flying flags and applauding fibouta to Inspire the eye-wltneues. The Fulton's length was 150 feet , beam 53 feet , did depth 20 feet. Her water wheel had a diameter of 16 feet , and her tuglno WM > a 48-Inch cylinder , with a stroke of S feet. Her boilers were 22 feet long , 12 feet wide rod 8 feet deep. "Her tonnage was about 2.475. Her maximum draught waa 11 fet. and she was capable Cf going under steam aloof at a rale ot flva > railes an hour. Captain David Portev. who commanded her on her trial trips , wrote to the secretary ot the navy as follows ; "I bave the pleasure to Inform you that th Fultco First was this morning safely launched. No on * has yet t/Mtured to uggast aa ? Improvement that Mild tw Bt4 U t TMMl , and , to use th words of her projector , 'I would not alter her It It were In my power to do BO. ' " The ship resembled In many respects the early ferry boats designed by Fulton , was exceedingly heavy , and ot the double-con struction type , which permitted Us center wheel to revolve between Its two hulla. The bulwarks that protected lUt 32-poundcra were made of solid timber , five feet thick. U , was rigged with two masts , each ot which supported a large lateen yard and sails. It had two bowsprits and jlbi , and four rudders , two at each end ; for , like a ferry boat , It moved with either end foremost , and wan thus spared the necessity of turning about. A MARINE TERROR. It way Fulton's plan to provide this marine terror1 with four 100-pound guns , two sup ported under each bow , so as to send a ball Into an enemy eomo ten or twelve feet below Ita water lino. U was also designed to carry an engine that should throw an Immense jot ot hot water over a ship's deck and Into Its port holes. Pcaco having bom ratified be fore It was equipped for sea , thU apparatus was never brought Into practical use , and so It was denied the satisfaction ot throning hot water Into Us enemy's face. There were no giras at New York with which to fit It out at the time of Its launch , and so oomo were brought from Philadelphia for that THE BEST GRADE Sterling Bicycle $50. Tlila is no second prado wheel but is the Btvnio wheel that sold Infitsea- eon for S100. The STERLING only ranko ono grudo and that is the best , Lot us show you why the Ster ling is the best wheel. OTHER NEW WHEELS $19 hud $25 RIDING SCHOOL REPAIRING Omaha Bicycle Co Cor , 16th and Chicago Sts , ED T. HEYUEN , Manager. I. 00K REMEiDY GO. BLOOD POISON A SPECIALTY. Primarr , Secondary or Ttrtliry BLOOD POISON permanently Cured in 15 to 35 Days. 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Henu a two-cent ntump for book and question blank * . Dr. C. dee Wo. 519 N , Uth St. , Omaha , Neb. MUM * > 4 Brut PILLS ettk/aU' purpose. To prsvtnt their capture by the Urlttah squadron off the coast , twenty ot theao heavy cnnions were dragKcJ from Philadelphia to N'epr York over the muddy roada of New Jersey. The Fulton First's coat * hen completed was 1320,000 , about the aum necessary to butld a flret-clsM frigate of the day. U made Its trial trip June 1 , 1816 , leaving the wharf under ateam * alone. It performed certain crabllko ovolutlors In the bay , and came to Us anchorage without having en countered * mishap. Soruo change * were made In Ita rcachlncry , and Ita second trip nas made July 4. On this occasion It went out to sea , c fltw rd ot Sandy Hook , and returning , made the distance- fifty-three miles In clgbt hours and twenty minuted , against wind and tide. U made Ita next trip In September , and then was sent to the Brooklyn navy yard to bo lucd as ft re- celvlnc-shlp , where It stayed until It blew up. The Fulton was regarded by Americans as the greatest' fighting machine afloat , and would have certainly struck terror to the hearts ot Its enemies K the description of It published In Scotland at the time of Its launching could bo taken as the truth. In thin 1t was seriously stated to re ot a "Jength on deck of 300 feet ; breadth. 200 feet ; thickness of her aides , thirteen feet , of alternate cak planks and cork wood ; car * rlro forty-four guns , four of which are J00 pounders ; nnd further , to annoy on enemy attempting to boardt ran discharge * JOO , ftI- Ions ot hot watre a minute ; and , by mech anism , brandishes 300 cutlaMra nlth the utmost regularity otcr Its gunwales ; works 1ao an equal number ot Heavy Iron spike * ot great length , darting them from Its aides with prodigious force , and withdrawing them every quarter ot a Inlntito ! " The farmer , the mechanic and the blcyclft rider are liable to unexpected cuts and bruJsw. DoWUt Witch Hnret Salve Is the bprt thing to keep on hand It heals quickly * n > l Is a well known cure for piles. 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BEFORE THE WAR WITH SPAIN LEARN TO RIDE A WHEEL Nothing so good has ever before bcou offered ( it HO small price as tht WORLD AT $50.00 Nobody can dispute The "World's" right to be classed as the peer of high guade wheels. This year we ofT.-i-it for $50 , nnd challenge the world to duplicate its value. Your choice of saddles and tires. Although ma * terially reduced in pricethe high standard of workmanship and quality is still maintained. If you are going to buy n bicycle you owe it to investigate the "World. " H. E. FREDRICKSON , Telephone 493.J 1422 DODGE STREET WHEELS FOR RENT. 6Ashes of Empire' By Robert . Chambers Author of "Tho Rod Republic , " "Tho Myatory of Choice , " "Lorraine , " oto , will appear in The Omaha Sunday Hoc , Beginning April 24. 10 ' ) The New York Sun says of Mr. Chambers : -"Ho never draws u weaker I ' or uninteresting chin-actor. They arc all fascinating. " , ' . Richard II. Stoddurd writes : "VVhoovor haa road him will soo'tha hand o/ the master story-toller. " The Literary World ( London ) says : "Mr Chambers is a past master in the lift of sending the blooJ ouuroin ? In purest sympathy with the fortunes or exploits of his puppets. " "Ashes of " is of the Empire" a story same qualities as "Lorraine , " which drew from the critics the high praise above quoted. Its opening chapter describes the flight of the Empress - press Eugenie from Paris after the disaster of Sedan (1870) ( ) . Two younjf Frenchwomen , sisters Yolotto nnd Jllldo are incidentally introduced. Two yo.ing English war correspondents Burke ana Harowood alss appear , in accessories to the cscapo of the Empress. Around these four leading characters Mr. Chambers has woven u ro- niantio love story or rather tv/o love Btorioa in ono. The siege otParis serves as the background and many of Its most stirring scenes are dcscrlbud with a dramatic power that recall * Victor Hugo's famous pen-pictures of elder battlefields. The chapter which gives an account of ono of the great sorties made by the garrison of tbo bestogod city and the battla of La Bourgct , which fol lowed , will quicken the pulse of ovary reader. The two young war correspondents become sepa rated in the pursuit of their rospootlva duties ; a ad thtt house in which Yolettn and Illldo have their homo is sacked by the Germans ; and ono of the two sisters to carried off by Spuyor , a German spy , Ilarowood is wounded in the battle and. is carried to the Naotorro fort. A pro fessional criminal known as ' "The Mouse" and his pals , "Hlbl" and ' 'Mon Oncle , " play minor but interesting parts in the complications that follow , and their characters are portrayed with the aklll which Mr. Cliainborp acquired by his long residence in Paris and his close study of Parisian typos. The story is brought to a pleasant conclusion with the reunion of the two war correspondents , and tholr marriage to Yoletto and Hllao. Each installment o ! ' Ashes of Empire" will be effectively illustrated by competent artists. It will be one of the great serial stories of the year. The Omaha Sunday Bee Buy it ! Read it !