TITE OMAT1A DAILY IVREt jriUDAY , AUGUST 11) ) , 1808 ,
Till ! FIELD OF ELECTRICITY
Rapldltj with Which Electrical Improvcmcnta
Are Adopted in America ,
COMPARISON WITH SLOW-GOING BRITISHERS
IiiMiincr * of Rtrctrlcnl
Knavery nnil ThlovrrjPrrvrnt *
_ IIIK CnHlNlnim nt Men Klrc-
trk-nl Development * .
The difference between the rate at which
new electrical Ideas are put 'Into shape In
England and America Is an old story , but
It crops up right along the lino. This time
H Is an English electrical paper , which Is
commenting on Prof. Louis Bell's Now York
lecture on electric motors. Since It has
been recognized that from 25 to 0 per cent
of power was lost In factories by the use of
steam and shafting , the change to electric
motors has been rapid. Prof. Bell said
that printers In America have taken more
kindly to electric light and power than any
ether trade and the saving has amounted In
some cases to 45 per cent , to ray nothing of
such matters ns cleanliness , Improved light
and decreased danger from accident and
fire. In making note of this the paper In
question says : "It Is the same , however ,
In nearly every American Industry. A
thoroughly practical people , allvo to every
labor and money-saving device , has taken
up the motor with enthusiasm and It Is
tlmo that wo on this side followed the good
example much more thoroughly than wo
have done hitherto. It 1 thu duty of our
, stationary engineers to bring the claims of
the motor as strongly as possible before their
consumers , for when once the truth be
comes appreciated the question of day-
load will have become settled forever. "
Henry Norman also notes the remarkable
development In America of what may be
called applied Intelligence , which Impresses
every observant visitor to the country.
Even more striking than this extraordinary
fertility of invention Is the Instant readi
ness on everybody's part to make use of
the things Invented. Mr. Norman mentions
ns nn Illustration the telephone , which Is
so small , so neat , so graceful and easy to
handle that ns it stands on nn American
desk It might bo a flower holder. "In a
London office , " ho says , "you might as well
look for a machine for making liquid air. "
Kleetrlcnl Sivliullem.
Electrical swindlers may be divided Into
two general classes : Those who gull the
public with pseudo-electrical schemes and
those who victimize electric light and
power companies by stealing their electric
current. In regard to the first class , a ,
leading electrical journal has to suy that
the continual appearance and exposure of
electrical frauds Is detrimental to every
honest and respectable enterprise. Such
schemes are almost always self-evldently
fraudulent and on them It Is the duty not
only of the technical press , but of those en
gaged In any branch of the electrical Indus
try to wage unceasing war. They should be
exposed before tbo harm Is clone , not after
ward. The public cannot protect Itself
from these thieves. The protection should
eomo from the electrical press and from
the electricians themselves. The point Is
well put In the columns referred to :
"There Is no public service that can be
rendered by the members of the electrical
fraternity greater than the stamping out of
the charlatans who bring It Into disrepute
and the swindlers who use the legitimate
triumphs of science to mislead und rob the
public. " The second class of electrical
thieves are. in reality , even more fools
than knaves. It Is very easy to "tap" n
circuit , but the man who does It Is almost
certain to bo found out sooner or later.
Telegraph clicults have very often been
tapped for the purpose of stealing news of
races , etc.-but so fur as Is known they ha > o
almost Invariably been "spotted. " Of late
years a new crime has sprung up In the
robbery of largo currents from lighting and
railway circuits , but these do not fare any
better. On the -contrary , the companies
have succeeded In getting legislation to
punish It nnd appear to have little diffi
culty In detecting the offenders. A llagraut
casq In which detection ecoms to have been
delayed to an extraordinary extent has
occurred In a largo western city.
The thief was a dentist of good
social position and connections. His
laboratory was furnished with a most effi
cient and complete electro-dental outfit , and
his suite of four rooms were all connected
up for current for both light nnd power. The
small amount registered on his meter even
tually led to suspicion ; n descent was made
on the premises , and the suspected offender
was caught in the .
act. A warrant of ar
rest , was Immediately sworn out under the
law passed two years ago by the legislature
of the state , making such an offense pun
ishable by fine not exceeding $500 or five
years in prison. Influence was , however ,
brought to bear on the electric company to
shut oft the prosecution , and as the dentist
voluntarily paid the company In cash twice
the amount of his bills for the past five years
nnd a half , the matter Is supposed to have
been dropped.
Preventing Collision * at Son.
The Bourgognc disaster appears to have
stimulated Inventors to the consideration of
means whereby collisions nt sea may bo
avoided. It is estimated that the air siren
can be heard nt ten to twelve miles at sea ;
the steam siren , eight to ten miles ; the
trumpet , six miles , and the bell , one mile.
For receiving tbo sounds the sophone , the
topophone , or similar Instruments have been
employed with more or less success , but the
weak point In all of them is that they neces
sitate activity on both vessels , not only in
giving signals , but In attempting to intercept -
tercept them. Then , again , sound waves and
sound "zones" at sea are most puzzling. A
sound may bo quite Inaudible at a distance
of half n mile , while a mile away it Is
heard distinctly. In recent Investigation In
Europe , on the propagation of sounds , it
was shown that obstructions to sound or nn
Irregular formation of the coast not only
affect the strength of the report , but Its
carrying power. Obstruction behind the
source of sounds will rc-uu'orce them , as a
mirror will reflect the llcht. Rain and
enow also have a great Influence upon thu
'
direction of the sound. With all these ele
ments of error to contend with , It is evi
dent that the captain of a vessel Is sadly
in need of an Instrument by means of which
the approach of a vessel in foggy weather
will bo automatically made known to him.
In a method proposed by H. Herberts for In
dicating the approach or proximity of a ves-
el , Iceberg , or other obstruction , two ther
mopiles are surrounded by an Insulated cas
ing , and attached to a shaft which Is re
volved slowly. As a vessel approaches a
sttongcr current Is set in ono of the ther
mopiles at the moment it points In the di
rection whence the radiations proceed. In
stantaneously , the galvanometer cell Is
slightly turned , an'alumlnum arm makes
contact and causes one of the bells to glvo a
short ring. In other words , Increased or
diminished action of the thermopiles in
dicates whether n ship Is approaching or re
ceding ; and by watching the position In
dicator the captain can determine whether
the vessel Is moving toward the right or to
the left. For a complete record all that Is
ncceetary Is to adjust the rheostat , listen
to the bell , and watch the position Indicator
It U well to remember , however , that In
experiments on similar lines In the past It
has been found that tbo electrical Impulses
were too delicate to be relied upon at such
distances OB would be Involved in a pruc-
tlyil system.
Tbe use ot the cinematograph in medl
cine nnd surgery It revealing the cxlttcnco
of ninny mUconceptlons In rrRard to xtond *
nnl practice , nnd many failures In treatment
which have at various times perplexed phy-
Mclans and surgeons are now explained.
Wonderful revelations arc liclni ; um > le by
this Instrument In tha study ot continuous
or prolonged nbnormnl nets nnd movements ,
ucli as the action of muscles during chirelc ,
strychnine or tetanic epnsms , the modifica
tions exhibited by certain rcflexc * , etc. Its
employment In this direction scorns Illimit
able , sufficient experience on the part ot the
operator being taken for granted. It Is
generally thought tlut the action of the
cinematograph must be tlio result of a
single continuous exposure. On tha con
trary , the operation of the mechanism cun
bo Interrupted for hours or oven days , if
desired , and again set In motion. This
enables the Instrument to be used for the
purpose of recording and stuiljlng the do-
velopmcnt of rapidly growing neoplasms.
The results obtained In cases of locomotor
ataxla in London ore peculiarly interesting.
The Inability to stand with the feet to
gether and the eyes' closed , and the typical
ataxlc gait , were demonstrated In a re
markable way. Not lesa clearly depleted
were the Inco-ctdlnate moveaiuntB of a pi-
tlent suffering from partlr.l paralysis nud
the characteristic wasting of muscles , which
ordinary photography can never be rnlnd
upon to give. The wasting nf muscles and
distinctive gait In a case of hip-Joint dis
ease were brought out almost as naturally
as If the patient were under direct observa
tion. A most valuable use to which thf
cinematograph Is to be put Is for the pur
pose ot clinical demonstration and clinical
comparison. In many medical schools it is
the custom to pension certain rare and
chronic cases , merely that they bo always
available for the demonstration of clinical
points. These can now be dispensed with ,
as It will bo possible for the practitioner
or lecturer to keep on hand sets of recordIng -
Ing films Illustrative of every stage of any
disease known to science. In ordinary
practice , too , a method of preserving a
graphic record of the ailments ot particu
lar patients has always been needed. This
want Is now supplied by the cinematograph ,
by means of which a recording film that
can be made both permanent and effective
can be taken.
Mental AMtlKnintlmii of Inventor * .
To illustrate the kind ot lapse of reasonIng -
Ing power that great inventors are known
to suffer from and which Sir Isaac Newton
was under 'the influence of when ho cut
one hole In a wall to let a cat pass through
and then a small hole for the kitten to
use , an old story In the life of Siorse has
been , revived. Long before ho Invented the
telegraph Morse was known to the officers
of the patent offlce ns a persistent appli
cant for patents. When his great Invention
of "distance writing" was about com-
Iclcd ho wanted the Baltimore & Ohla
lailway company to try it. To get rid of
Im the president of the road turned him
ver to a subordinate. This official was
truck with the beauty of the Invention and
ecame so Interested In it that ho sat up
alf the night discussing it with the in-
entor. At length Morse confessed there
as onjy ono thing which baffled him.
As long iaa the railroad runs , " he Bald ,
where poles may be erected , It will be
asy sailing , but when we come to the
Ig bridges , what is to be d ne then ? We
an't erect poles across the stream , nnd
vlthout them the wire would sag , and per-
ops break from Its own weight. I con-
efs I don't know what to do. Can't you
uggest a way out of the difficulty ? " "Why
on't you fasten the wires to the bridge1
skcd his companion , without a moment's
esltatlon. For a moment Morse gazed
t him with open mouth , and then ex-
lalmed : "Why not , Induct ! . Why , I
ever thought of that. It's th" v y way. "
'he layman's tip put the finishing touch
o the work of the great Inventor , and thus
vires came to be strung on bridges when
rosslng large streams.
Klevnfor Xovelty.
A clever push button device for operating
lectrlc elevators In private residences en-
Ircly removes Iho necessity for an elevator
oy. The movement of the car Is controlled
lectrlcnlly from both car and hallways. Io-
Ide the car is a set of buttons , each but-
on numbered to correspond to the floor to
vhlch It will send the car. By pressing ono
it these buttons the occupant brings the
ar to the required floor , the cage stopping
.utomattcally when It arrives at the destined
ilace. There Is no danger of the car run-
ilng away , for close alongside the regular
cries of push buttons Is a safety button , on
ircsslng which the passenger can stop the
ar at any point In Its travels. An operating
button Is placed at each landing , the opera-
Ion of which brings the car to any floor
rom which It is desired to use it. A servant
n the hall can escort a visitor to the ele-
otor , close the door and start the cle-
ator from the outside. When the car reaches
ts proper floor , and Is duly stopped by the
iccupant , opens the door and lets out the
Isltor , without leaving his post In the ball.
These hall buttons are Inoperative when the
car Is In motion , the passenger in the car
having absolutely the control of the cleva-
or. The Inclosure doors are provided with
automatic latches , which prevent the open-
ng of any door unless the car Is opposite.
\nd when the door Is open the electrical
circuit is broken , making all buttons In
operative , and holding the car Immovable nt
that floor until the door Is securely closed
and the button pressed.
Turnlnir Down Steam.
One of the largest print works In England ,
ocatlon not named , Is reported to have dis
placed the steam engine with electric mo
: ors. and this plant , which has been run
nlng a year , Is said to glvo great satisfac
tion. Each machine Is fitted with a slow-
speed Ironclad motor , entirely incased , and
icnco Is free from accidental damage. The
problem of governing the speed of the ma
chlno Is declared to have been In this case
very successfully solved by resorting to the
introduction of a specially devised switch ,
the peullarity of this being that It varies
the degree of electrical pressure at which
the current Is supplied to the motor , and In
troduces resistance Into the field circuit. By
means of this unique arrangement it is
found possible to control the speed of print
ing , ns well as to vary It from five yards
to as many as sixty a minute , according , of
course , to the character of the work.
TEXAS RANGERS ARE WITH US
Sump Six or Seven Hundred Take the
I.nna Trip to See the Great
Exposition.
The Texas rangers and their families
formed a very considerable part ot the ar
riving visitors to the exposition on \ \ cdnes
day and Thursday. More came In on the
latter day than on Wednesday , and In all
there were between 500 and 600 , which Is
regarded as a numerous party to travel such
a long distance. There are somewhat over
1,000 miles between the Gulf ot Mexico and
Omaha.
The citizen who expected Texas to bo rep
resented by a crowd of Immensely tall and
rather gaunt Individuals , with their trousers
tucked In their boots and revolvers tucked
In their belts , were undeceived as th < j vari
ous parties from that state appeared about
town , the men becomingly attired and tbo
women nattily gowned according to the latest
fashion plates. They did not look so very
different from the representatives of other
states who have attended the exposition. All
of them took a trip through some part of
the down town district in going from the
passenger stations to the exposition giounds ,
but they were so eager to nee the promised
grounds and buildings that they did iiot
tarry long In the business portion of the
city. They promised to do that another day.
Ufll 1 I'TIV TIIIMJP
WILL SlAi TIIhRh
Efforts of Hotel Men's ' Association Will Not
Avo.il to Remove Them ,
LICENSE INSPECTOR ON THE MATTER
Itciionl f the Ordinance liy the
Connell Cannot llnic the lifted
of AtiriiKallnw ContriU'tH
Alreiulj- force.
The Hotel Men's association has made
complaint to the council of the hotel
runners permitted by a recent ordinance
passed by the city council on the grounds
that these runnels have become a common
nuisance about the depots , License Inspec
tor McVIttle opines that the kick will avail
not , and furthermore declares that the run
ners can not become nuisances If the pro
visions of the ordinance are strictly en
forced.
"Tho great obstacle In thn path of any
attempt to throw out the runners Is n lack
of power on the part ot the council to dose
so , " declares the license Inspector. "The
council may repeal the ordinance , but that
will do no good , because the runners have
paid for n license which penults them to do
business until the first of next year. The
courts have declared that a license Is a
contract , and If the holders of the licenses
refuse to release the city from the pro
visions of the contract by returning tbo
license the money , the runners will re
main.
"Moreover , the runners cannot become
nuisances If the provisions of the ordinance
are enforced. The law' specifically declares
thut they cannot touch a person , but can
only address him In the performance of
their duties In a quiet and gentlemanly man
ner. If they are violating this rule , I would
be glad to be Informed of It , and such run
ners will be promptly suppressed. The or
dinance gives the power to the mayor to
evoke any licenses when the holders violate
, ny provisions of the law. "
City officials do not look upon the kick
if the Hotel Men's association as made In
; oed faith. They rather optno that It Is the
csult of their being cut out of a lot of
mslness. The association membership Is
made up of the larger hotels , who do not
mploy runners. Smaller hotels and lodg-
ng houses , through their runners , are get-
Inn business at the depots and exposition
grounds which would otherwise go to the
more prominent hotels of the city. The re-
ult Is a very appreciable cut Into the reve
nue of the big hostclrlcs.
Moner to 1'ay for Danger
The $300 which has been appropriated by
he city council out of the road fund to dn
itreet repairing will not go very far. It
s set aside only for emergency cases and
vlll be spent by the Board of Public Works
n filling up holes that are positively
langerous. One of the members ot the
joard remarked that the money Is little
nore than sufficient to pay the expense of
putting up red lights In dangerous places
o warn oft travelers at night. Just what
ho council will do In the matter is ques-
lonable , although It Is generally believed
.hat the body will have to provide the
necessary funds ultimately.
Mortality Stutlntlci.
The following births and deaths were
reported to the health commissioner during
he twenty-four hours ending at noon yes-
erday :
Births Alben Llljcsren , 2.110 South
Twentieth avenue , boy.
Deaths Ernest Jacobsen , 41 ! > South Twcn-
leth , 7 months ; J. Jorgensen , 318 South
Twelfth , 34 years ; Bertha Clark , 1836 North
Twentieth , 7 months ; Eva Fltchett , 906
South Twenty-eighth , 44 years ; Lela V.
Woodcock , Twelfth and Grand avenue , 1
year.
PLAN TO BREAK JAIL FAILS
George Unlley'n Effort to Snvr Out
Gctn III" Krlonil Sullivan
Locked Up an Well.
Tbo.lihlo plan of escape of George Bailey ,
a prisoner In the county Jail bound over to
the district court for criminal assault , was
spoiled nicely by Jailer George Shand , and
the friend who managed to convey the
means of escape to Bailey now languishes
In the bastlle himself.
It was observed by the jailer and his as
slstants on Sunday that Bailey , who had all
along been playing sick , was very anxious to
bo allowed to go down Into the cellar to
tiave a hair-cut nnd a bath , the barbcrlng of
the prisoners being done In that portion ot
the Jail. Such anxiety on his part to fix
up and look nice had never before been ob
served , and the unusual circumstance
aroused suspicion. Shand kept his counsel
until Monday , when he thought he would
set a trap for Bailey. Ho accordingly let
him go down into the cellar and awaited
results. Along in the evening Bailey was
heard at work trying to saw his way out
through the window bars , which are about
an inch thick. The slight rasping sound
was listened to for awhile until It was
thought he would have succeeded In making
such a mark on the bar which he had been
sawing as would leave it Impossible for him
to cover up his work , and then Shand and
his assistants slipped down quietly and
caught Bailey right In the act.
Bailey , very much chagrlnned , owned up to
having planned an escape , but was unwilling
to explain how ho hnd managed to obtain
the means of cutting the bar. Ho had In
his -jossesslon a small diamond steel taw.
Nothing short of a complete confession ,
though , would satisfy those who had him In
their keeping and power , and when sufficient
pressure was brought to bear on him he ad
mitted that the saw had been passed through
one of the windows to him by Michael Sul
livan , a North Sixteenth street restauran-
teur. on Friday night.
The matter was kept quiet until Sullivan
could be got hold of. This Shand succeeded
in doing Wednesday night. Sullivan was
then arrested and placed in the Jail to keep
Bailey company. He will be charged with
aiding a prisoner to escape.
Sullivan was allowed his liberty by Jus
tice Houck on a bond for his appearance
this morning before the Justice. On the
night tbo saw as passed into Bailey Jailor
Shand was In Kearney , whither he had es
corted Charles Snenr , a boy committed to
the reform school.
FEDERAL BUILDING NOTES.
Deputy United States Marshal Allan baa
returned from 1'ender.
W. C. McClennchan , deputy surveyor of
customs at . . Louis , Is In the city.
The Railway Postal Clerks' association of
Omaha will give a picnic at Hanecom park
at p. m. on August 25 ,
William H. Hlce and W. Nixon of Chicago
cage nnd J. nice of Green county , Iowa , have
brought suit In the fcdeial court against
Walter J. Perry of Omaha and the Fidelity
nnd Deposit company of Maryland for the
recovery of certain monies which it is al
leged that Walter J. Perry appropriated to
his own use while acting In the capacity of
agent for 'the plaintiffs. Perry was the
South Omaha agent for the plaintiffs , who
are engaged in the stock and commission
business , and the Fidelity and Deposit com
pany became bis surety In the amount of
$10,000. After Perry went out of the firm's
employ It is alleged that an examination of
his books showed a shortage of 113,511.70
The Grand court of the Exposition Is
wonderfully beautified at night. No
picture of it Is so gcod as The Bee pho
togravure. Stop af The Bee offlce for one
end some others. l.Vree for ten cents.
MRS , ROZIC GETS HER GOODS
IlllHP llHXttT ( 'llliol'll'll II Wife' * Itlnllf
In llcplcvlti llor l'n > | irrl > - from
HIT Ilimlinuil.
Tlio Ilozlc case Involving the right of a
vlfo to replevin from her husband hourc *
old Roods belonging to her , coupled wither
or Inability to testify against her husband ,
as been decided by County Judge Baxter.
IP awnrded to her the effects which she
bowed were her ; , returning to liotlc those
poti which she could not make such a
bowing.
The Ilozlcs lived together about a month
nd she left her husbaud because he had tpl-
eptlc fits a fact not previously disclosed to
er but the has not sought ft legnl separa-
! on. The goods she rcplevlned were her
roperty previous to marriage. Ilozte did
not take the stand In defense nt nil , so that
II that was necessary for the woman to
o was to make a satisfactory showing as
o her ownership , which she did as to a
art of the goods.
Judge Baxter divided the costs equally be-
ween the litigants. Ordinarily , he said In
xplanatlon , ho would not allow n replevin
where It was manifest that the object was
, o break up a home , but this case he de-
lilcd on Its peculiar circumstances. The
ourts allow n wlfo to replevin from her
husband goods that are her exclusive prop-
rty , but deny to her the right to testify
against him. '
Ely FlKhtn for inn UnuRlitrr.
Hov. J. Osborno Ely , formerly of New
Orleans , who discovered his wife
star attraction of the Idols of
Art and had her and her para-
aiour , Engineer Reynolds of the Giant
See-Saw , arrested Wednesday night , the day
he arrived hero on his hunt for the woman ,
has now sued out n writ of habeas corpus
or their little 12-year-old girl , Murl.
Judge Slabaugh of the district court 1s-
iued the writ yesterday , making It returnable -
able this morning. Ely In bis petition
charges the woman with having brought
he child hero from Dallas , Tex. , which place
ho left In June. When the mother was ar
rested the llttlo girl naturally went Into
ho custody of the chief of police. Mrs.
Ely refused to give her consent to any sur
render the child to her father and Chief
Gallagher would not turn her over with
out it. Both the woman and the chief are
made respondents to the writ.
Noted from the Court * .
The Mary Molzalm habeas corpus case was
postponed by County Judge Baxter until
"day morning so as to get service on
Lobo. The baby of the woman was pro
duced In court.
Complaining of her husband's intemper
ance , cruelty and failure to support , Nettle
Anderson sues Frank Anderson for divorce.
They were married nt Plattsmouth In Sep-
ember two years ago.
The matter of the application for a re
ceiver in the case of I'egau & Co. agaluat
he Solon Springs Mineral Water company ,
he exposition concessionaire- which has the
automatic water tank privilege , has been
"ttled without further action.
Suit to recover $1,000. an appraisement of
damages for the opening of Twenty-fourth
street from Rcdlck's addition to Pacific
street , erroneously awarded to W. J. Con
nell Instead of W. E. Clark , has been
brought In the district court by the heirs
of Clark. The petition states that the name
of Connell was substituted by mistake.
Another point raised In the argument by
Attorney Churchill In the Nebraska Chil
dren's home contempt case before Judge
"cott Is that a judge's powers In habeas
corpus matters are derived from the con
stitution independent of acts of the legla
"ature. This WHS supported by a decision
of Judge Cooley of Michigan (15th ( Mich. )
a the Jackson case. Mr. Churchill has : iot
yet finished his argument.
A replevin suit in the district court has
been commenced by the Clifford Olympla
company against Wi II. Adams , W. R. Learn
and Edson Rich to recover the theater stagIng -
Ing and furniture. Edson Rlf tuples the
ilual position of being the at ay for the
plaintiff as well as one of the defendants.
The basis of the suit Is a chattel mortgage
given by Harry B. Clifford to the plaintiff
for $10,000. It Is alleged that the defendants
have for two weeks held possession of the
furniture and staging which is valued al
together at $500.
TALKS TO PHOTOGRAPHERS
Prof. UrlflUh Point * Out Whore Their
Work Muy tin Improved O Ulcers
and I'rlze Winner * .
Prof. Griffith addressed the photographers
of Nebraska again yesterday. He took j I '
several of the best photographs from those ,
on exhibition and criticized them and told j ' ;
the convention how they could be Improved , I t
W. E. Reed of Missouri Valley , la. , read j
a paper on "Retouching , " after which ques
tions were discussed relative to the pro
fession.
II. Lancaster of Omaha was re-elected by
acclamation president of the association for
the ensuing year , J. Leschensky of Grand
Island was chosen first vice president , S.
Soddenburg of Sutton second vice president ,
W. P. Fritz of Fremont secretary and A.
Smith of Crete treasurer.
The diamond medal for the best photo
graph was awarded to Pierre McDonald of
Albany , N. Y. In class A , Heino of Omaha
won the first prize of a _ gold medal , J.
Leschensky of Grand Island second with a
silver medal and H. C. Curry of Fremont
the third prize of a bronze medal. In class
B , J. S. Griffin of Hebron took the first
award of a gold prize , N. S. Mockey of
Superior the second of a silver prize and
A. Smith of Crete third with a bronze
medal. A. Medlar of Iowa won the gold
Interstate prize.
During the day the convention adjourned
to the exposition grounds , were Prof.
Griffith cave a talk on the different works
of art in the Art building , over which he
has charge.
llnek lit IluHlni'NH Attain.
Henry Honnef with his family has re
turned to Omaha after an extended trip
through Europe. He has engaged in busi
ness again nt his former place , Sixteenth
and Capitol avenue , where he will bo pleased
to meet his old friends and patrons and
will make a deeper cut In prices than ever
beginning today. Best No. 1 hams , 7V4c.
Best Plcnlo hams.5i c. The firm now will
bo Honnef & Sullivan.
I'arilon for Corliett'n Ilriitlier.
SACRAMENTO , Cal. , Aug. IS. Governor
Budd has commuted the sentence of John
Corbctt. who has been serving a five years'
sentence at San Quentln for burglary. His
term would have expired next Thursday.
Ho is a brother of James Corbctt , the
pugilist.
WOMEN IN THE MINING CAMPS
As Laborers and Organizers They Hold Tiiclr
Own with Mciii
INSTANCES CULLED FROM THE RECORDS
I'ntlrnoc , Kuiltirance , StrenRth and
Sniincltr Illiplnypd Kmtierlcncr *
In Vnrloni Mlnlnir UltlrlcU
of the Went ,
In former times with the gold hunter ,
whose path lay In remote places , months ,
and sometimes years , would pass without
the welcome sight of a woman's face , but
the Oay has gone by when the feminine
clement In a mining camp Is something un
usual , relates the New York Tribune , and
at the present time a number of women are
actively engaged In searching for the
precious metals. Such a one Is Miss Jennie
Hilton of Arizona ,
Miss Hilton was born In southern Ohio
and was taken to California when a child.
Her parents died when she was 16 and she
began to make her own way In life as a
teacher In the schools of her adopted state.
In the meantime she studied geology and
mineralogy and when In the summer of 1890
she visited an older brother at Phoenix ,
Ariz. , she resolved to turn the knowledge
she had gained to practical use. Before a
month had passed she had persuaded her
brother and an undo to Join her rn a pros
pecting tour among the mountains of the
Glla valley. She returned from this trip
empty-handed , but convinced that a woman
could hunt for gold and silver as well as a
man. Accordingly , she wrote to the trustees
of the school In which she was employed ,
resigning her place , drew some of her sav
ings from a bank In Los Angeles and be
came a full-fledged prospector.
Miss Hilton spent the winter of 1S91 In
Globe , then a prosperous mining town , and
during the spring and summer prospected
In the San Rita mountains , finding , how
ever , little or nothing of value In the way
of ore. In the winter of 1892 she opened an
assaying office In Prescott. The miner *
liked her methods and asked her to stay In
the town , but in the spring word came
from her brother that he had found in the
Harqua Hala region the best-looking aurif
erous rock In the territory. She closed her
assay office and Joined him at once. Before
the summer had ended she had located
seven claims , among others the Kansas
mine , which she felt from the first would
be a succeis.
Her funds were now running low , and
time and money were required to open the
property so that Its value might be better
known. Miss Hilton went to Los Angeles
to secure the needed capital , and after re
peated failures induced a locomotive engi
neer to buy a half interest in the mine for
$1,000. This was the beginning of her suc
cess. With the $1,000 she hired several
laborers and opened up the claim. When
weeks of digging and blasting had proved It
to be a valuable mine she set forth to put
It on the market. This she found to be the
most difficult task of all. Capitalists , skepti
cal of a woman's ability to know good min
ing property , either refused to listen to her
or put her off with promises that were never
fulfilled. Still , repeated refusals only caused
her to redouble her efforts , and In April.
1896 , Hlgglns Bios , of Salt Lake City
' one-half Interest
bought Miss Hilton's -
in the Kansas mine for $25.000. With this
money she is now developing the other
claims owned by her In northwestern Ari
zona , and declares that she Is In mining for
Prospector * In > Soutliwc t.
Miss Hilton Is not the only woman
prospector in the southwest. Another is
Miss Nellie Cushman , who some fifteen
years ago went from Dodge City , Kan. , to
Tucson. There she fell Into the habit of
examining the ore as It came from the
mines of that famous camp , and soon be
came as good a Judge of Its value as her
brother , who worked In one of them. Then
her fame spread , and the miners , always
superstitious , came to believe that to have
her around and get her opinion brought
good luck. She knew where to dig for ore ,
too , and some of the ore In the Contention
mine was found by following her advice In
running a drift. In Graham county , Arizona ,
she made a hit on copper , and when she
went to Tombstone afterward she passed
her Judgment on some mines there. Wil
liam Wiggins sold the Excelsior and Grand
View mines on her advice , and the only
dividend they ever yielded was the $15,000
he got from them. Other mines were
bought after she had examined and reported
favorably on them. These are now good
paying properties.
In Tucson , Blsbce , Tombstone and other
camps Miss Cushman had conducted gen
eral stores and big lodging houses for the
miners. She was also In buslncs's at Castle
Dome. She is as adventurous In pushing
forward to a new region as any nomadic
miner. No sooner does she hear of a new
camp than she starts for It. She has had
so much ex ; "Hence that she almost In
variably turns ti to good account , getting
town lots , plaec-r sites and lode claims for
next to nothing and selling them at a hand
some profit. At first she did not get out
of the camps soon enough. Consequently ,
she has been many times poor. However ,
she has an abundance of pluck , and If she
falls In one place she soon recovers herself.
When going about among the mines or
climbing the bills for outcropplngs , Mies
Cushman wears heavy shoes and strong
bloomers , usually covered with a cloak. She
was the first woman In the camp of Harqua
Hala , where there were over fifteen
hundred men and no other women.
Creedo Hcntanraiit and Mine.
The first restaurant opened In Crcede ,
Cole , , was owned and conducted by a
woman. She Is a widow , and her name Is
Mrs. Reid Miller. On April 1. 1891 , she
| readied Crcede , too poor to pay the freighter
I who took her there. In exactly one year
to a day she was In receipt of an Income of
$500 a month and had a snug sum In the
bank. She Is now worth $50,000. Several
other plucky women also made fortunes in
the early days of Creede.
Ono of them Is Mrs. Ella C. Love , who
was born In Ohio , and when a girl taught
school there. Then she married and moved
to Kansas , where , with her husband , she
went through some of the Kansas real
estate booms. They Invested In the new
cUtes , and found , as alt but the sharks do
on such occasions , the Investment permanent
but unprofitable , Mrs. Love has conslclera-
Whan Drex L Shooman
Wrote the order for marking down all
of our ? 2.0 and $ : i.OO southern ties to
$1.48 ho had no Idea the rush would be
so t'reat now we're out of pome sizes
and only two days of the sale gone-
hut there are lots of the bust sizes In
the silk vesting tops In the new dark
brown shades some of these have the
turn soles some nunllum weight but
every one of them are the new this
season's styles We have a table full
of pointed toe southern ties at ? 1.H ( >
and most of these sold at ? 3.l)0 ) , too-
Hotter come while you can get your
size.
size.Drexel
Drexel Shoe Co. ,
Omaha' * Cp-lo-dnte Ihoe lloai * . I
1419 FARNA.U STREET.
Ofchiri & WHhtlm Curpet Co.
Many of the choice pieces
from our warehouse fire lire now on sale
A good Almott perfect Iron $3.50 Iron frame Springs ,
Bed 3 foot size hardly any damage , calc
prlco
Full site bow foot , extended
end brasi trimmed ,
regular -
Full size Woven Wire Springs
lar K-&O-sale .
- price
regular price $1.50 , tale
Regular $11 folding bed , firr price
sale prlco .
Others at $3 , $3. CO. $5 $ , $8.50 up to 111 Dining table , solid oak , regu- ( * -4 K
worth up to $20. lar $14 , sale price VJ.JLU
Large easy upholstered chair Round top dining table $15. rV
covering only slightly dam regular price , sale price , . . .
aged by smoke , regular O
$17.50 , sale prlco only J5.73 dining table solid onk.O
sale price &
Just a few of those choice 3-
pleco mahogany finished
J12.GO dining table , A
parlor suits vlth Inlaid polished
$10 solid oak , sale price. *
. .
back , reg. , $27.60 , price now
Ladles' Sewing tablet , rogu- 112.30 dining table , solid oak. t
dar $1.00 , now f > 0c ; regular 70c very slightly damaged . . . . *
$1.40 , now
3-plcco bed room lult ,
$1.23 woven wire cot , frame lar $13.70. sale prlc . .
discolored by smoke and
water , regular price $1.25 , $13 Comb. Writing Desk , rceu-O ( * \f\ \
sale prlco Book Case now . O\J\J
A double wire cot bed , regular - 4 $22 Solid Oak Dresser , large
lar $3 sale price A. French plate glass .
Orchard & Wilhelm Carpet Go.
1414-1G.1S Douglas Street.
bio money locked UD In Kansas prairies.
Ten years ago she was left with one child ,
a little lass now 12 years old , to care for ,
something she was amply able to do. For
three years Pueblo was her home , where
she was employed as a bookkeeper by a firm
of contractors and builders. She bad for
months been reading and hearing about the
new mining camp called Creodc , and bad
developed a desire to see It. When she
reached the place the building boom was nt
its height. Carloads of lumber arrived only
to be sold before nightfall. Claims to lots
were Jumped dally. Prices for undisputed
lot claims were rising hundreds of dollars
a day. Mrs. Love began to investigate the
prospect holes with view to buying , and
Instead of leaving In a day , as she 'had ex
pected to do , she remained ntno days and
bought three claims. Meantime she bad
determined to go Into the stationery busi
ness while awaiting developments In the
mining Interests , and accordingly sent her
resignation to the builders and went to
Pueblo to buy stock. She tells now , with a
smile , that her employers wrote that at the
end of a month , when she failed at Creede ,
She could come back to her old place. How
ever , she did not fail. The stationery busi
ness proved profitable. She continued in
vesting in mining claims , and , In partner
ship with a friend , grub-staked three dif
ferent prospectors whose work proved profit
able. Her Investments In Creedo have
netted her many thousands of dollars.
In Breckenrldgo , Colo. , is another woman
who , in a still different manner , has made
Anna Mau went there five years ago and
began prospecting. She located a lode and
began woik on It. In the five years she has
done all the work necessary to get patents
for two claims the Adelaide and the Ever
green and has supported herself besides.
She has the patents. The work included 200
feet of tunnel. She swings the hammer ,
twists the drill and wields the pick ; she
fires the dynamite and wheels away the
debris. And yet sbo Is a slender woman , I
weighing less than 100 pounds. She Is said
to dress In buckskin trousers and Jacket
when at work.
Colorado Women In Mine * .
But a more striking example of woman's
success as a miner than any thus far named
Is the one furnished by the well known
Enterprise group of mines , located near
Rico , Colo. The prospect looked good , but
the mineral was slow In coming In , and
when the shaft was 250 feet deep one of
the partners gave up in disgust and pre
sented his half of the claim to his penniless
partner , whOAo money had all been swept
Into the hole on the side of Dolores moun
tain. Mr. Swickhelmer was discouraged ,
but his wife was not. She believed that
there was a fortune for them In that empty
shaft , and she did not propose to give It up.
She encouraged her husband to sock em
ployment as a laborer In the mines , and
she found work for herself. Then come an
unlooked-for turn In the road. Unknown
to her husband , Mrs. Swickhelmer had In
vested In a lottery , and one day word came
to her that her ticket had drtwn , a prize of
$5,000. The $5,000 went Into the shaft.
Everything wont swimmingly while the
money lasted , but once more both had to go
to work for wages. In due course of events
work on the mine was resumed and the
contact vein was struck. When the mine
was sold Mrs. Swtckhclmcr was given
$1,000,000 In her own right by her bus *
band.
The newest excitement in the mining
world Is the camp of Eldora , In Boulder
county , Colorado , which was prospected n ,
quarter of a century ORO , but remained
practically undeveloped until lately. H l
reached only by stage from the railroad at
Boulder or at Sunset , and the traveler In
taking that lone ride sees something of the
old-time western stage coaching.
Among the energetic people who have
gone Into this new mining- district Is Mm.
M. H. Given , who has taken charge of the
Gold Miners' hotel. She la a little woman
of German descent , with bright brown eyes
and a soft low voice , with which particularly
womanly attractions she unites a determi
nation of purpose which has made her noted
nil over Colorado. Her only fault , her
friends think , la her great tenderheartedness
ness about bills , she is always overlooking
eomo Indebtedness and helping on eomo
struggling fellow creature.
Mrs. Given went to Eldora after having
been twenty years In Boulder during the
days of Us boom , where she had charge
of the hotel , and was a favorite with stu
dents as well as miners during all that
time. . She was Induced to go down to Den
ver for a while , and there managed the
Albert , ono of the most fashionable restau
rants In the city. Now her Miners' hotel , at
Eldora , has become a great resort for pcoplo
from Denver , who feel that In going to Mrs.
Given they are sure of being well cared for.
During the biennial meeting of tbo Fed
eration of Women's Clubs , which has .Just
closed In Denver , a special Invitation
was given by Mrs. Given to the
women to go up to Eldora and spend tha
night. Thus an opportunity was offered to
eeo the wonderful mining region In tha
heart of the mountains , and a part of the
work that a bravc-splrltcd woman has car
ried on In far-off mining camps.
The best known woman in the mining
town of Billings , Mont. , Is Mrs. Clara Me-
Adow. Her story Is not less remarkable
i than that of Mrs. Swickhelmer. A few
years ago , when the Northern Pacific rail
road was building , she found herself with
$500 and no means of support. She con
cluded to go to Montana. But , lest she
should spend all her money , she took only
enough to pay her way and two wco"ks'
board. This would require her to go to work
at once. Getting a letter of introduction to
the chief engineer of the road from an
obliging fellow traveler , she presented her
self and asked for employment. She sold
she could do clerical work and know some
thing of nursing. She was accordingly en
gaged on a small salary. She soon informed
herself about the country , and , as she was
a good talker , distinguished strangers to
whom the region was to be exploited wcro
put in her bands. As soon ns Mrs. McAdow
had saved enough money she bought a town
lot In Billings mid a few weeks later sold
It for double the money. As there was no
bank in the town she used to do a banking
business in the street , by cashing checks.
Then she went Into real estate and when
she broke her leg she hud a map of the
town hung In front of her bed and carried
on business from her bed. She was not
then Mrs. McAdow. Mr. McAdow was a
storekeeper who had taken Spotted Horse
mine for a debt. One day she sent for him
and offered him $11,000 for It. Ho was
touched by her lack of business sagacity
and chivalrously told her that It was not
worth It. She persisted In buying It and In
lees than a year she took out of It $90,000
In gold. Mr. McAdow subsequently married
her.
This Beautiful Piano Stool
Hound scat 14V6 Inches polished
wood inctul feet , with gltiss bulls-
ebony rosewood innhosnny plain
walnut mottled walnut or antique oak
finish for only $2.U5 In proportion to
the amount Invested that Is as good a
j bargain us one of those "A Ho > po"
pianos that wo can neil at $100 k' s u'lin
any ono cine can thu painu grade of In
strument because we have them built
for ourselves and In the plain canes-
walnut oak mahogany nnd Clrcaslan
walnut Just take n look at these when
you come our way they are a very
handsome piano.
A. HOSPE ,
MUSIC end An 1513 Douglas
We Retail and Wholesale-
That gives us two great advantages
We can carry a larger stock and more
of a variety and we can buy cheaper
This concerns you most , as wo can and
do sell cheaper by pricing our goods
you can readily see this We not only
carry a complete Una of made up { 'oods
but have a factory for the manufac
ture of all kinds of deformity braces
As these are made to measure , you are
sure to set what your trouble roqulrt's
When In the city come In and talk It
over with our brace man he may bo
able to help you.
TheAloe&PenfoldCo
Deforraltr Brae * Manufacturer * .
1409 Farnr n Street.
Street.Uoteb
, j
