T1H3 OMAHA DAILY HI3E : FltlDAY. .TANUAUT BO. 18IM ) .
THE FIELD OF ELECTRICITY
Progress of Electricity as a Factor In Mining
Operations.
REVIEW OF 1898 ; PROSPECTS FOR 1899
Niitnmnry of lnnt Vrnr'n
nnil tin- Outlook for Hie
1'rfBcnl Your A .Iliiiindiln
Electric llonil.
The extent to which the use of electricity
as a motive power In the factory , chop ,
roll ! and mine , as well an In the transmis
sion ot power over long dlstanic , ha been
put Is hardly realized by those not directly
brought Into contact with the manufactur
ing eldo of the electrical Industry.
It Is hardly more thaii seven years ago ,
eaye the Engineering and Mining Journal ,
that special departments were tentatively
established by electrical manufacturing
companies for the purpose of essaying a now
field that of the
application of electricity as
a motive power In other directions than In
that of the street railway Misgivings were
many an to the
success likely to aoruo
from the efforts , but the widening use of the
trolley nnd the electric light was pointed to
by the believers In the necessity of electric
power In the manufacturing nnd mining In
dustries , and predictions of ultimata suc
cess outweighed the Incredulity of the less
hopeful.
With direct current systems only to fall
back upon , the propaganda did not meet
with the encouragement expected. The
limitation of distance In the possible trans
mission confined the use of the direct cur
rent within restricted bounds , and while the
direct current motor was almost as perfect
a machine as could bo manufactured , It had
certain shortcomings , which In cases rend
ered It unsuitable. The alternating current ,
while It facilitated transmission , was weak
In Its motor side and thus one system gave
excellent generation and utilization , but
poor tranamsslon , while the other gave ex
cellent generation and transmission , but
poor utilization. With the Introduction of
the multi-phase system nnd the induction
motor many of the major dlfllcultlcs disap
peared nnd for the first tlmo was given to
the world on Ideal syatem of electrical gen
eration , transmission nnd utilization. The
field of electrical employ was Immediately
widened , while missionary work among min
ers , manufacturers and others was shorn of
many of 'tho difficulties It had before en
countered.
Early In 1893 the first Important multl.
phase transmission plant was Installed and
operated. Since that date multiphase In
stallations have been made with constantly
increasing rapidity , while the use of the di
rect current or combination of both direct
and multiphase systems have also shown a
Kratlfylng growth. Starting with compara
tlvely low voltages In generation and trans
mission , and short distances , both pressure
nnd distances have been increased , until to-
< lay even electricians most skilled In the art
hesitate to set limits to the use of any
voltage , however high , or. transmission over
nny distance , however great. As electrical
pressures are Increased , so Is the strength of
the Insulation to withstand them and the
apparatus to transform , convert and utilize
them. As the apparatus Is perfected and
the factor of safety Is Increased , the popu
larity of electricity as a motive power be
comes wider and wider , and while the ra
tional being refrains from sanguine proph
ecy , the prediction of electricity as the uni
versal motive power seems warranted If
based on figures attainable.
The Ynr' 1'rowremi.
The progress of electrical work In mining
operations during 1898 was maked , and new
plants of this "description' 'Were- ' constructed
nnd put In operation In many mines , both In
the east and In the west. These Included
coal cutting plants of all descriptions , haul
age plants , hoisting and pumping , and in
fact power of every description.
Perhaps the most Important extension of
electrical work has been for the production
of bituminous coal , and In this class of
mines the principal types In use have been
undercutting , shearing nnd long wall
machines. In the majority of our bitumi
nous coal mines the methods of work nro
best adapted to the use of the undercutting
machines , the method of mining usual with
this machine being by room and pillar.
Shearing and longwall machines nro com
paratively now types nnd ore so far In use
1o a somewhat limited extent , although the
shearing machine Is finding an extended
place. The longwall machine Is at present
in use In only a few localities , ns this
method IB not by nny means In eo general
a use In our bituminous coal mines as oth
ers , nnd moreover It requires a carefully
arranged system of wiring for the trans
mission of power to the separate motors.
In the 'metal mines ot our western states
the use cf electric "ppwer " has also made
rapid advances. The case with -which
power can be transmitted within certain
limits has led to the utilization ot many
water powers 'for the operation of dynamos ,
from which the current can bo transmitted
dit
to the mills where It la needed. In the west
electric power Is used for the operation' of
every kind of machinery , pumps , hoists
Btamp mills , concentrators and In fact ma
chinery of all kinds. The peculiar advan
tages of a central power station In a district
where there arc many small mines have
been realized In one or two Instances , the
central plant selling power to Its customers
at a lower rate than they can furnish It for
themselves and saving them also a consider
able Investment of capital and reducing
their cost for labor.
An Important development during- the
year has been the use of electric power for
haulage In coal and other mines , which
has Increased at a rapid rate. Some now
typea of electric locomotives have been In
troduced 'Which have Xound much accept
ance.
No now developments In practical work
have been made In the use of electricity
In drilling. The defects which are ap
parently Inherent In all the forms ot the
electric drill so far 'brought ' forward have
not yet been fully overcome and In this
branch ot mining work compressed nlr hae
fully maintained Its superiority. Towan'
the close ot the year , however , the Siemens'
Halsko company ot Chicago made arrangc
eor
mcnts to Introduce some of Its Melasne
electric drills at the Silver Lake mine In
Colorado. Muoh is expected of this drll
111a
and Its operations will bo watched with i
great deal of Interest.
Ono of the beat types of central sutler .
plants Installed during 1S9Swas that of tin .
Colorado Electric 1'ower company , whlcl
furnishes power to the Cripple Creek mines
A large central station hero operated by ]
steam supplies the power and It has beet
thus far very sucsessful. The number o
electric hoists and pumps Introduced at he
mines In the district Is also large and I
rapidly Increasing and apparently It wll
not be long before the great majority o
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tlon.
Mount l.nwe'N Hlectrln llonil ,
The completion ot the new electric moun
tain railway on Mount Lowe , California ,
within a few months and Its successful open
ing and operation a fortnight since adds nn-
other to the striking scientific enterprises
centered In California's great peak. The
establishment of the Mount Lowe observa
tory by Dr. Lewis Swift some years ago and
the excellent work with the unusual facili
ties It affords which he has done there In
collaboration with others , attracted general
attention eomo time ago. This attention
was revived when the- great searchlight of
the observatory , ono of the largest In the
world , was built , and to now add one of the
most unique electric railways In the world
to Its rugged heights makes It , Indeed re
markable.
"Aside from Its scientific value , the openIng -
Ing of the road would be Interesting through
Its strange combination of unusual scenery.
Where else than In California could ono
unite In ono hour's ride the orange orchards ,
the vineyards and rose gardens of Italy with
the mountain scenery and pine forests of
Norway ? It is doubtful ft the object lessons
of glacial action can be studied anywhere
to greater advantage than In the high
Sierras of California , unlopa It should be In
Alaska. It Is In the total ensemble , how
ever , of ocean , valley , coast , hills and towerIng -
Ing mountains that It Is far more unusual
and striking. California , particularly , In Its
southern half , Is a condensed edition ot the
beauty nnd the sublimity of the North
American continent. The Grecian archipelago
pelage never rejoiced In a softer or purer
atmosphere than that which enfolds the is
lands of this southern coast ; there are no
more beautiful and productive orange or
chards between Palermo nnd Turin than
these found In the sheltered valleys at the
base of the great coast ranges of Southern
California , while the Alps of Switzerland and
Tyrol do not possess a moro grandly pict
uresque beauty than those snow-covered
summits , the splendid whiteness of which
will soon bathe the roots of the orange and
lemon groves In the form of rippling brooks.
The Initiation and the successful construc
tion of an electric railway were due to
Prof. T. S. C. Lowe of Pasadena. With the
exception of the electric road to the Jung-
frau glacier of Switzerland , there Is prob
ably no enterprise Identical In scope and at
tractiveness , nor one where greater obstacles
have been surmounted.
All the other systems of such mountain
roads built arc constructed on the plan of a
revolving cog wheel catching In a center rack
rail nnd operated by a steam locomotive.
The Mount Lowe railway Is quite different
A cable Incline constltutea the first division
of the mountain road proper and Is one of
the most successful railroad devices of
Its kind In practical use in this world. The
electric power Is transmitted by large cop
per conductors to the Echo Mountain power
house , In which a 100-horso power electric
motor , which makes 800 revolutions per min
ute. Dy a series of gears the revolutions
are reduced from 800 to 17 per minute , which
Is the speed at which the massive grip
sheave turns. The grip sheave consists of a
heavy wheel which carries some seventy au
tomatic steel Jaws. As the wheel revolves
throe jaws close and grip an endless cable
to which the cara are permanently attached
By this method there Is practically no wear
whatever to the cable. It Is not strained
and chafed by the constant operation o
gripping , as on the street railway cars
where the Inertia of trains of cars of many
tons weight has to be overcome by the grip
ping of the ever-moving cable.
Electric Outlook far 18UO.
The electrical prospects for 1899 are ably
outlined by T. Commerfold Martin. 1892
was a phenomenal year in the American
electrical trade , but Mr. Martin looks to
1899 , with Its wider range of arts , to far
surpass It. The business. In sight , all along
the line , Is prodlglus. For the investor
sound electric lighting and street railway
porpertlcswill be bountiful money breed
ers. The era of cheap electricity Is at
hand. Whllo the electric street railway has
been well developed In the last ten years ,
nnd every good chance In the cities has
been slezed , In lighting the situation Is
wholly different. Benefiting by economies
In production of current on a large scale ,
which the railway men have taught them ,
the lighting companies are In a position ot
commanding advantage. The electric lightIng -
Ing field , which Is now very much under
developed , will rapidly show an enormous
expansion , the effects of the notable reduc
tions that have been going on In the price
ot lamps , motors , heaters , etc. , placed on
their circuits by consumers. Whllo calling
attention to the lack of unanimity of senti
ment still existing among gas , electric
lighting and electric railway Interests , Mr.
Martin predicts that out of the efforts al
ready being manifested to bring about In
telligent co-operation and unification of
management , 'Will ' bo created a series ot the
best properties ever dealt In by the financial
centers , the opposition between such Inter-
ests being In reality all factitious and fugi
tive. The horse , in cities , unquestionably
Is doomed , both for passenger service and
for cxpresaago and truckage. Cheap cabs
and cheap drays -will - goon fill the streets.
The city stables , with their noxious odors
will bo taken by la/ge mechanical vehicle
corporations , which will operate their own
, services , and conduct charging stations In
various parts of each big city. The outlook
for American electrical export , as In so
many other branches of commerce , is un
precedented. In the two weeks ending 189S
there were exports worth $71,000 to thirty-
two different countries and ports , and In
October and November the quantity of elec
trical goods sent out of the country was
twlco that of the corresponding mouths In
1897. The Item concerning tha manufac
ture of 5,000 automobile carriages for a for
eign market , which went the rounds of the
papers about two weeks ago , Indicates an
activity "which is equaled and even sur
passed In other electrical lines. The vast
home market puts the American electrical
manufacturer In the very van of the cheap
est production for the whole world. Mr.
Martin Is cautious In forecasting the out
come of the present movement in "inde
pendent telephony. " The low rates of serv
ice offered in eromo places cannot bo kept
up , and after the Held is weeded ot the
10e
weaklings , the "next question will be >
' whether the public "wants to maintain two
' or three systems in any given city , no matter t-
ti
ter how good. Then , If there comes consolidation
-
; solidation , bow high must rates go to cover
the two capitalizations ? Meanwhile a
great extension Is going on of private line
.
a telephony. Pretty soon every servant will
answer the door telephone and not a bell. "
The American telegraph service Is progressing -
grossing quietly , but this country must sooc
build ocean cables. It has the factories
and the talent , and all that Is now needed
U the order to do It. There will be a great
quickening In the modification bythe trolley 1-
1h
" ley of the operation of steam roads , whlct
will recognize the trolleys , not as suckers
but as feeders , and then electrify their owi
Is main lines , furnishing current to all serv
111of lce alike from power stations alons vQO
of line. Electricity means economy , errnlni
power , service to the public , and the per.
inanent maintenance ot good dividends
Is.be
"This applies not less to systems like be <
Manhattan Elevated ( New York ) , whlcl
letting 'I dare not'wait upon 'I Mould ,
I,1.ts
tee its way traffic dlsapper , and .ts
through traffic threatened by an under
ground run -with electric current. A shor
passenger haul that depends on steam I
lost forever , no matter how slowly he
change works out. "
Horrible agony U caused by plies , bum ;
and skin diseases. These are Immediate !
relieved and nulckly cured by Da Witt'
Wltch-Haicl Silve. Dowaro of wortblee
Imitations. - .
JURY FINDS DORSEY GUILTY
Cashier of First National Bank of Ponca
Convicted in United States Court.
FINDING IS MADE ON THIRTEEN COUNTS
Twelve Men Holil llinl Aocnuoil KnUI-
flril IlooUM , Miulr Fludtluim Itrporln
nnil AliNtrncftMl Itnnk Fiiiiilit
While In Ollloinl
After being out eighteen hours the Jury
In United States court found Frank M.
Dorscy guilty on thirteen counts , covering
all three of the offenses charged In the In
dictment against him under the National
banking law. He was convicted ot falsify
ing the books of the bank , of making ficti
tious reports to the comptroller of the treas
ury and of abstracting the funds of tUo
bank. He Is now In the custody of the
marshal pending a decision on the motion
of his attorneys for a new trial , which Is set
for hearing March 21.
The Dorsey case has been more or less
prominently bufore the public for the past
two ycara. The First National bank of
I'onca of which O. W. E. Dorsey was presi
dent and Frank M. Dorsey cashier , was ono
of the Institutions that went to the wall
during the panic of 1893. After the bank
passed Into the hands of a. receiver a largo
number of notes were discovered which
had been apparently given without
consideration and whoso makers were finan
cially Irresponsible. Other Irregularities
were alleged and the Investigation resulted
In < ho arrest of the officers of the bank for
fraudulent banking. The case was tried at
the October term at Lincoln last year when
the jury failed to agree with regard to
Dorsey , but acquitted E. D. Hlgglns , the as
sistant cashier , who was jointly Indicted
The second trial has occupied the attention
of Judge Garland and a jury during the entire -
tire term and the verdict Is practically a
clean sweep for the prosecution.
As Judge Garland had gone home , Judge
Munger received the jury , which was polled
nt the request of the counsel for the defense.
Judge Gray , for the defense , then asked leave
to file a motion for a now trial and an nr-
re t of Judgment , the motions to bo heard
not less than sixty days from date. This
was agreed to , but Mr. Sawyer vigorously
objected when the defense asked for an order
releasing Dorsey on bonds. The court stated
that he could not accept a bond over the
objection of the prosecuting attorney and
Dorsey was therefore turned over to the cus
tody of the marshal.
The jury was practically unanimous from
the first , the only difference being as to
how many counts a verdict of guilty should
be rendered on. The first informal ballot
showed ten for conviction nnd two for ac
quittal. A formal ballot was then taken on
the question whether Dorsey was guilty on
any count In the Indictment. It resulted In
eleven affirmative votes and the other man
then changed , making the Jury solid for
conviction. The remainder of the time was
occupied In sifting down the various counts.
Several Jurors were at first opposed to con
viction on all the counts on which that
verdict was subsequently rendered , but they
eventually yielded.
HIS TROUBLES INCREASING
_
Eurhart IJUcovcm that Xow There IN
to lie n Charge of Grand Larceny
Lodged Atfiiln t Him.
An avalanche of trouble seems to have
landed upon the head of Irah. B. Ehrhart
since ho was first arrested upon the charge
of assaulting nnd battering Harry N. Lieb
erthal , who went down to see him about a
bill which he claimed Ehrhart had guaran
teed. When that case and the one for car
rying concealed weapons was disposed of he
was arrested for defrauding Van Alstlne out
of three torses valued at $130. Ho was
unable to glvo bond In this case and has
been In the county Jail since Tuesday even-
Ing. Now Detective Dunn makes another
charge against him which means grand lar
ceny. The Smith Premier Typewriter com
pany through Mr. Dunn charges Ehrhart
with the theft of a typewriter valued at $100.
If ho succeeds In getting out of the case In
which ho Is charged with taking the horses
he will be arrested on the grand larceny
complaint
May Walsh obtained a search warrant for
the officers to go through the rooms of Mary
and May Dee at 1417 Howard street to look
for a monkey fur collarette which was
taken from Washington hall durlnc the
dance Wedensday night.
R. Wilson , 911 North Twenty-fifth street ,
reported to the police that ho loaned G. W.
Mitchell his overcoat to keep him warm
during a trip down town and has not seen
him since. Mitchell roomed at his house ,
he said , so ha thought he waa all right.
Harry Soudenburg waived preliminary ex
amination on the charge of forgery-and was
bound over to the district court In the sum
of $800. This was on a complaint filed
against him by A. J. Qulstgard , who ac
cused him of posing a forged check for
$87.68.
TINKERING WITHGITY CHARTER
Final Meeting of the Joint HcvUlon
Committee U to lie Held Next Sat
urday Afternoon In City Hall.
The final meeting of the Joint city charter
revision committee Is scheduled to take
place on Saturday afternoon at the city hall. I
The city attorney Is expected to have IId
the amendments that have been considered
and adopted by the committee formulated
properly by that time and the committee will
pass finally upon them. It is desired to
have the amendments at Lincoln , so that
they may bo introduced in the legislature on
Monday.
The manner In which the amendments
will bo engineered through the legislature
has not been settled , although It bas been
decided that no attempt at lobbying will
bo made. The amendments will be en
trusted to the care of the representatives
from Douglas county and In all probability
when they are considered in committee
some member of the city government will
appear before the committee to explain the
purposes ot the changes.
XuUaiicr ( a lie Alintcil.
. People In the northern part of the clti
1 ( ire considerably worked up owing to th <
feat that Henry Hornberger has been nllowec
In the post to fill up a lot adjoining thi
Saratoga school with manure , claiming tha
this Is detrimental to the health of thi
school children. The council , however , hai
taken steps to abate this nuisance , bavin ;
adopted a resolution at the last meetlni
- which orders Hornberger to cease dumplni
h on the lot. It Is said that the council gavi
, Hornberger permission to fill the lot undei
misapprehension , not knowing that it wa
- located in the vicinity of a school building
Germany nnd Axiii Minor.
It Is Inevitable that Asia Minor shal
- eventually pass from the possession o
. Mohammedanism , and whether Germany ac
coropllshes the task or not , the sultan mus
yield to a Christian nation. U Is just as In
evltable that diseases of the digestive or
gans iii'ist yield to Hosteller's Stomach Bit
ten. The disorders of this kind are usuall ;
- called dyspepsia , conatlpatton and bilious
ness. The Bitters are equally g'Jod for a !
Is such complaints , regardless of the name.
No I'roof that Wnnmer Lied.
The charges of perjury and resisting a ;
officer against H. P. Wasmer were dlsmlsse
by Justice Houck because of failure on th
part of the complainants to have their wit
netisea on hand. Wasmer waa charged b
Irah B. Ehrhart with having prejure-
himself In iwerlor tht the "Duke e
Sheridan. " a handsome dog , belonged to
him , when In reality Victor White In the
owner , and the defendant was simply keep-
ng the dog f3r Mr. White. Young Walkup
was deputized to serve the warrant , nnd nc
! ie failed to notify Wasmer that he was nn
olllcer a squabble ensue ! . Wiumor appeared
to bo Innocent of any wrongdoing and the
court declined to waste time In waiting for
witnesses against a man whom ho deemed
Innocent.
ANNOYS THE CITY COUNCIL
lemand of Ilonrtl of Induration for
the Increanrd Levy for School
In a Hard Nut to Crack.
Just bow the council will regard any levy
for school purposes that the Board of Edu
cation mny demand still remains undeter
mined. This question Is to be settled nt an
executive meeting of the council , mayor and
city attorney which Ifi slated to take place
Friday night. On Saturday night the Board
ot Eudcatlon will hold a meeting to decide
upon the size of levy It wants.
The decision ot the district court re
garding the levy matter will bo appealed
to the supreme court. No relief Is expected
from this tribunal by the councllraen , nor
docs City Attorney Connell look for much
comfort. Ho Is in favor of asking legislative
relief. The city attorney , however , docs not
care to say just what effect the appeal will I
have upon the coming levy In his opinion. 1
"Will the tendency of this appeal give the
council any right to cut down the levy demanded -
manded by the school board If it considers
it too high ? " he was asked.
"That Is a bridge wo should not cross before -
fore we reach it , " was the answer. "I do
not see why -wo should ever get to It , In fact.
Both the council and the Board of Education
are bodies which represent the tapayera and
It certainly seema to me that they should
get together on some compromise that will
not put an excessive burden on the tax
payers. "
The various heads of the city departments
are watching this matter with considerable
Interest , for In a great measure the amounts
of their appropriations for the year will de
pend upon its settlement. If the board
succeeds In getting Its demand for a 6 or 7-
mill levy it is said that the pruning knife
dll have to bo applied with vigor upon the
xpenses of all the departments.
Members of the Board of Education are
uletly considering the situation , but no safe
orecast can be made of the amount of their
ebt they will want the council to wipe out
his year.
RELIEF FOR JOHN PHILLIPS
Sick .Soldier Who Han I.ont Hid Cre
dential * Looked After by Captain
Ilaxtcr nud Sent to the llonpltnl.
Wagoner John Phillips , Company D , First
S'orth Carolina volunteers , applied at the
lollco station and lias asked to bo sent to a
> ospltal for treatment a's ho believes ho la
uttering from a second attack of typhoid
ever. Ho said ho had been In the hospital
at Jacksonville , Fla. , for 105 days. Upon
elng discharged therefrom ho was granted
hlrty days' furlough. He came to Wymore ,
his state , with a friend and landed In
Omaha four days ago. His regiment la In
lavana , and aa too U unable to return there
ho has applied here for hospital core. Ho
says that ho was told the hospital Is full
and nothing can bo done for him. He Is
practically penniless and homeless , as both
mrents are dead.
Captain Baxter , the department quartermaster -
master , stated that Phillips had not been in
o see him at all. He is 'not entitled to
medical treatment or to be sent to the his-
pltal by the government as a man looks
after himself when on a furlough just the
same as an officer when upon leave of ab
sence. "The government Is not responsible
'or soldiers simply because they happen to
wear Us livery exceptnwhen on duty , " eald
Captain Baxter. "H dtho , | man applied to
me , however I would htve. had him sent to
some hospital as I do not believe In allow-
ng men to suffer. "
Phillips < waa cent to ee Captain Baxter
'ram the police station. Ho had evidently
> een on a protracted spree and had lost hla
furlough. He had no papers with which to
dentlfy himself , but offered to telegraph
lor information which would show him to
tx > what he professed. Captain' Baxter be-
lleved the man to be a soldier who had done
much .to make himself ill , ibut as he was un
doubtedly In need of medical treatment he
ordered him sent to St. Joseph's hospital ,
where ho will remain until he recovers from
Its present attack.
PUNCTURING"ARMS CONTINUES
Doctor * Continue the Work of Vnc-
elnntlnir the I'uplU In the Pub
lic School * of tbe City.
The Board ol Health Is rushing the work
of vaccinating public school children. Eight
physicians are now detailed for the purpose
and the health officials hope to complete
the round of the schools before the week is
out. Whether this can bo done or not do-
pends upon the number of children that
have been vaccinated by family physicians.
In some of the schools the physicians find
many of the children : vaccinated when they
arrive , while In others they ore compelled
to Innoculato the majority.
Yesterday the doctors visited the
Vinton , Windsor , Columbia , Central
Park , Monmouth Park , Lcavcnworth , Web-
stor , Mason , Sherman and Ix > throp schools ,
Wednesday the children In the Bancroft ,
Castellar , Clifton Hill , Franklin , Omaha
View and Dupont schools were vaccinated.
No new cases of smallpox have been dls
covered.
Dan Killer * of the Revolution.
A special meeting of the Omaha chapter ,
Daughters of the American Revolution , was
held In the parlors of the Commercial club
Wednesday afternoon. The committee en.
entertainment for Washington's birthday re-
pwted that a banquet , followed by a colonial
minuet and music , Is deemed desirable. This
form of entertainment was promptly ap
proved. The chapter appointed Mrs. A. P.
Tukey and Miss Ellenoro Butcher to take
charge of the decorations for the occasion.
Mrs. J. H. Evans , Mrs. H , S. Jaynes and
Miss Louise Harris were appointed a com
mittee to confer with that of the Nebraska
Sons' society with regard to the banquet.
Miss Ellenoro Dutcher was elected a dele
gate to the continental congress which meets
In Washington February 22.
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nrnicKlMii and I'liynioinnii.
Alexander's vaccine virus fresh every day.
The Mercer Chemical Co. , Omaha.
GRIPJ ILLS.
On the Weak , Worn-out and Infirm it Lays a Falal Hand ,
Terrible Epidemic Cutting a Wide Swath , Enormous Increase of
Death Rate in Many Localities. Seventy out of Every One
Hundred Deaths Due to the Grip.
La Grippe Is a fatal disease. It baa taken to give the first symptoms of grip prompt tised and knew that they had worked some
front rank before the dreaded smallpox , attention. wonderful cures , so I sent for a bottle ot
scarlet fever , dlpbtbcrla , etc. , In that 'Us To ward off Ln Grippe , or to fight It dur each remedy. My nervousness was checked
ing an attack , Dr. Miles' Restorative Nerv by the very first dose and In a few days I
number ' of victims and fatalities arc treble
ine Is the proper remedy. It quickly eradicates was able to sleep all right without awaken
these ' from other diseases. Every man ,
cates the germs and overcomes the depress ing. When I had taken four bottles of the
woman and child Is exposed to Its awful ing effects of the disease ; quiets aud new heart cure nnd two of the Restorative
ravaged. The atmosphere everywhere Is soothes the nerves , Invigorates the appetite ; Nervlno I felt entirely free from heart
thoroughly i Impregnated with 'the ' grip germ. creates now life and vigor , aud prevents the trouble or nervousness. Since then my
It Is contagious ns well as Infectious and terrible after eCfcts , as pneumonia , heart life has been a joyful existence , duo to ( ho
mny bo contracted from one another or disease , nervous prostration , Insanity , by remarkable curative qualities of Dr. Miles'
taken Into the system In myriads of mi completely restoring the health. wonderful remedies. "
crobes through Inhalation. It strikes Mr. Richard T. Green , Galeton , Pa. , writes : All druggists are authorized to Bell Dr.
straight to the very roots of life the nerves. "LaGrlppe laid Its powerful grasp upon me Miles' Remedies ) on a guarantee that first
It shatters and tears asunder the founda about four years ago aud for eomo time I bottle will benefit or money refunded. Uo
tion 1 upon which life exists , and cuts off the thought It would prove fatal. My nervous sure you get Dr. Miles' remedies. Take
vltall thread In a remarkable ehorl spuco of system was reduced to Its lowest ebb and nothing else. Write us about your
Ime. Representative Dlngley'e period of my heart caused me considerable suffering. troubles and ailments and vo will give you
sickness from grip was but of ono short Sharp pains would dart through and the honest advice of a trained specialist ab
week's duration when It claimed him a fatal through and It seemed as If they would solutely free. IJook on heart and nerves
victim. Hundreds of others are dally tear my heart Into shreds. I had seen Dr. sent free. (
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MILTON FAILS TO APPEAR
Spiritualistic "Doctor" Does Not Materialize
When Galled in Oonrt.
SEANCE LACKS THE STAR ATTRACTION
Crowd DIupcrxeH After Waiting for
the Medium , Who In Now Suld
to He Ileyond Jurisdiction
of the Police.
"Dr. " Frederick Milton failed to material
ize Thursday afternoon In police court to
answer to the charge of obtaining money
under false pretenses. His attorney asked
for a contlnuanco of ten days to give him
time to bring his client Into court , as ho
understood that the "doctor" Is 111. The
court set the case for hearing at 2 o'clock
on the afternoon ot January 30.
The court room was packed with people
Interested In the case. Their looks were
exprcsslvo of great disappointment when
the court officer announced that : "You
spirits who are witnesses in the case ot
the state against 'Dr. ' Frederick Milton will
again materialize in this room on the after
noon of January 30 and without further
notice. "
The prosecuting witnesses wcro all on
hand. Mrs. Robinson appeared and spent
the day at the station with the matron.
Mrs. Forsytho came In later. S. H. Davis
was In jail. The Judge liberated him In the
afternoon on the promise of one ot his
friends that he will bo on hand when the
case Is called.
No trace of "Dr. " Milton could bo se
cured. His nephew , E. W. Wilbur , Is oc
cupying the "doctor's" deserted rooms at
1G23 Dodge street. He disavowed having
any knowledge ot his uncle's whereabouts ,
lo believed , however , that he has gene and
will not be seen hero again. Mr. Wilbur
.hlnks that he will bo getlng off pretty easy
for the $50 he has put up as a cash bond.
Mr. Wilbur says he will remain hero a
short tlmo at least to Inform the "doctor's"
friends that he is out of the city. Person
ally he will make no attempt to give any
readings or to carry on business without
his uncle. He will , however , give a lecture ,
speaking cm spiritualism , and giving the
history of "Dr. " Milton's arrest.
It la said that "Dr. " Milton came hero
from Philadelphia , Pa. , or was in that city
at one time , but Mr. Wilbur says so far as
be knows , this Is not true. He says that his
relations with the "doctor" have been
strained for several weeks , but that he en
tertains no hard feelings against him.
HBNDEHSON PLEADS NOT GUILTY ,
IlnvliiK Amniilted George
Sawyer , Intending to Murder.
David E. Henderson , the young colored
waiter who was arrested for hammering the
ticket taker , George Sawyer , over the head
with a pitcher In the Paxton hotel 'base
ment about noon January 15 , entered a plea
ot not guilty to the charges of assault with
Intent to kill and murder and assault for the
purpose of Inflicting great bodily harm. His
trial was set for 2 o'clock Saturday after
noon. His bond was placed at $3,000.
The trouble between Henderson and Saw
yer occurred over a piece of pie. Sawyer
gave one or two of the boys a part ot a pie
that ho had and Henderson commenced cursIng -
Ing him because ho had not been saved a
portion. He picked up a water pitcher and
struck Sawyer over the head , and then fol
lowed him upstairs jabbing him continually.
The pitcher breaking ho Is Bald to have
used a knife once or twice. Sawyer Is in St.
Joi > p5i'2 hospital , but it Is believed that
he will bo out the latter part of the week.
Minor Police Court Mnttem.
Charles Roscnfelt entered a plea of guilty
to the charge of stealing seven hens from D.
M. Lewis and Judge Gordon sent him to the
county jail for thirty days.
Isadoro Schwartz and SI Button were dis
charged again yesterday afternoon by Judge
Gordon. They were accused of stealing five
butts of tobacco from the platform of Paxton -
ton & Gallagher. The officers thought they
had a pretty strong case against the men ,
but the court Insisted that the evidence
would not convict them before a jury and
declined to send them up for trial.
Jim Dodsan was arrested yesterday after
noon and charged with shooting with intent
to kill M. J. Leachcy , 2803 Leavcnworth
street. Dodson entered the shop and en
gaged in an altercation with the proprietor ,
Don't Waste Your Breath-
nnd tlmo In running nround Omnlia
huntliiK for a piano eomo where tlioy
sell them nt the beginning you nre Burn
to save money ns well nud > ; et inoro
satisfaction out of your purchnse It's
pot to be un off dny Indeed when wo
cnn't save you from ? 50 to $100 on a
pluno purchase not thnt we lose
money but wo slve you the advantage
of our close buying your choice from a
dozen ninken , ini'ludlnc the Klmball ,
Knabc , Kranlch & Kadi , Hullot & Davis
and Hospe pianos Bnsy terms or cash
It's Ihu same to us.
A. HOSPE ,
Music and Art. 1513 Douglas.
who ordered htm to leave. Ho went outsldo
and secured a 22-callbcr rifle with which ho
attempted to puncture Mr. Leachcy's anat
omy , railing in this the first time , he was
arrested before ho could repeat the attempt.
John Mullen was arraigned before Judge
Gordon on two charges for daylight house-
breaking. Ho waived preliminary examina
tion nnd was bound over to the district
court. Mullen Is the old man who was run
down and captured Wednesday afternoon at
Eighteenth and Vlnton streets by William
H. Cunningham.
BOARD MEMBERS ARE WARM
Tnlk of MnklnK Vnn ( llldcr Retract ot
Blue Prove 4ltc ClinrKcn Hint Ho
Made rtt the timt Meeting.
Member Vnn Glider of the Board of Edu
cation has aroused something like a hornet' " )
nest as a consequence ot the scnsallonO
charges of corruption which ho made at the
last mooting of the board. All the old mem
bers of the board , and particularly the mem
bers of the committee on text books , which
early in the fall recommended a change In
the geographies , feel that aspersions have
been cast upon their characters and they
want satisfaction.
Just in what form this matter will come
up Is not yet certain. Several ot the board
members , however , are figuring on Introduc
ing resolutions that will call upon Van
Glider to either retract the charges or else
prove them. They figure that this will
Impale Van Glider upon the horns ot a
dilemma and that he will find cither position
decidedly uncomfortable.
HEIRS GET LITTLE OF ESTATE
Confidential Agent and Ilounckeeper
Secure Hulk of Chnrle * Hop-
kin ' Fortune.
KANSAS CITY , Jan. 19. The Journal to
day says : In a few days the $400,000 estate
ot Charles Grandlson Hopkins , who died In
this city in October , 1896 , will bo divided
among Thomas M. Dorr , his confidential
agent ; Harriet E. Culvert , his housekeeper ,
and the Hopkins heirs. A compromise has
> een reached and the contest suit brought by
.ho relatives will bo dismissed. By the
: erms of the compromise , as by the will , Mr.
Barr and Miss Calvort will receive the bulk
of the estate. Hopkins' disposition of his
estate was the foundation of a great deal of
sensational talk at the tlmo of the filing of
.ho will. He left his property to Barr , who
bad been his confidential agent for but a
few years , and to Miss Calvert , with whom
bo boarded , neither being a relative , exclud
ing his relatives with amounts that were
trifling as compared with the sum total of
the estate. Hopkins died without wife or
child. The principal relatives who will
benefit by the will ore Mrs. Narclssa Nelson ,
Indianapolis ; Mrs. Martha Martin , Maysvtlle ,
Ky. ; Mrs. Joseph Latlmer , daughter ot Isaac
H. Hopkins , deceased , and Charles G. Hop
kins , St. Louis , son of Isaac H. Hopkins.
They will receive'Bums ranging from $00 to
about $4,000. Barr will receive about $200-
000 and Miss Calvert about $150,000.
POLICEMAN SHOT BY BURGLAR
Keep * on After Ilia Man Until He FnlU
ExhuuNted Thieve * Finally
Get Awny.
NEW YORK , Jan. 19. Chief of Police
Crow of Somervllle , N. J. , was shot and per
haps fatally wounded early today while chas
ing a burglar. The chief was in his homo
when he heard the noise of an explosion.
Going out to Investigate he learned that the
office of Swift and Company , wholesale beef
dealers , had been blown open with dynamite.
As Chief Crow reached the office of the com
pany he saw a man coming out. The chief
chased him for a block , when the burglar
stopped suddenly nnd fired at Chief Crow ,
the bullet penetrating the lungs. The
burglar then ran , being pursued by the chief
until the latter fell exhausted. The burglar
got away. The thieves , of whom there were
three , did not have time to rifle the safe.
linen Not Uenerve CltUennhlp.
ALBANY. N. Y. . Jen. 19. Governor
Roosevelt has stated that he refused to
grant an application for restoration to
citizenship ot a man who has served out his
term In prUon for connection with the
Gravesond election frauds of John Y. Me-
Kane. The governor would not glvo the
name of the applicant , but said he did not
think that a man convicted of crlmca
against tbe ballot box should be restoredto
citizenship for some yeais after be had
served out hla term ot Imprisonment.
RAISES A LEGAL QUESTION
Affairs Relating to Midland State Bank on
Before Judge Dickinson.
RECEIVER THOMAS AGAINST STOCKHOLDERS
Point Whether or Not it Trnnnfer of
Stock Cnrrlen Midi It Mnlilll-
tle an Well im Credit
Various phases of the suit of Receiver
Thomas against the stockholders of the
Midland State bank have been In process ot
argument before Judge Dickinson , who has
already begun work lu equity court room
No. G. One is a domanil on the part ot
Mrs. Maria Hoed Johnson to have the re
ceiver state more definitely his allegation
against her , and the other a demurrer in
behalf ot the original stockholders to the
petition on the ground that they had trans
ferred their stock before the bank failed.
Mr. Thomas is suing to recover something
"
like $57,000. Judge Scott while on the
equity bench held that the stockholders are
liable under the constitution of this state.
The forenocn was taken up with the
arguments of II. S. Hall , representing Mrs.
Johnson , and Edwnrd J. Cornish , who is
acting for his father nnd the
other original subscribers who In
1892 sold out to Sharpe nnd
that faction of stockholders which then got
control of the bank. When Frank Johnson
had the running of the bank he omitted to
make any transfer to Mrs. Johnson , and It
Is on this point that Mr. Hall contends that
she can not be held liable. Last month
Mrs. Johnson paid over to the county $5,000
as one of the sureties of the bond of the
bank to the county. The county had about
$18,000 deposited In the bank when It
failed.
Previous to 18S2 J. N. Cornish and sev
eral of the old stockholders , although a
minority , obtained control of the bank be
cause the other stockholders did not under
stand the cumulative method of voting.
They then elected their own officers. At
that time the bank's affairs were In good
shape. In 1892 , explains E. J. Cornish , bis
father , J. N. Cornish , and associates made
a proposal either to sell their stock at 10
per cent premium or buy the other side and
pay the same premium. The other eldo
bought and Mr. Cornish , sr. , and his as
sociates dropped out. Now Mr. Cornish
takes the position that when the transfer
of the stock was made , it carried with It all
the liabilities , as well as the credits ot
the Institution. Judge Dickinson takes the
whole matter under advlfccment.
Carpenter * ' Strike Htoim Work.
HAZEL/TON. 'Pa. , Jan. 19. On account ol
a threatened strike of the carpenter force nt
the Honoybrook collle'v of the Lehigh &
Wllkesbarre Coal company , because or a
wage disagreement , all the works at Audi-li
re Id and Honeybrook were shut down today (
throwing 2.BOO mon out of employment.
Antor nnttery Knronte Knit.
DENVER , Jan. 19. The Astor battery ,
eighty-two men , under command of Captalc
March , arrived In Denver over the Rlfl
Grande railroad this morning. They will
resume their homeward Journey over th
Burlington at 1:10 : p. m.
The
? | best
way
to kcop your
jiicturcH is in
the album wo have an almost
unlimited assortment of albums of all
kinds for all sizes from 2U x2Vi to
6x8 fact Is wo have n complete sup
ply house for the amaturc pbotograph-
r chemicals mounts paper trays-
frames , etc. These that have bought
here tell us wo are very reasonable.
THE ALOE & PENFOLD CO. ,
. - limittini'liHloyrujililo .
1408 Faruin. OMAHA.
Up. Paxton Hotel.
Listen to Our Say-
We arc not going to say a word about
nny npcclal shoe today Just haven't the
time to do It for we are nt work on
the biggest shoo nnlc over held In
Omaha fdnce our Hale a year ngo this
IH going to bo n Hale of all the odd
polrs-of all the broken lots of all the
linen that we don't Intend to carry next
year there are going to he women's
shwH , men's nhops and children's HIOPH !
and until wo get through mnrklng them
down It's Impossible to tell how low they
will be this sale will commence Satur
day you look on the eighth page of this
paper this evening.
Drexel Shoe Co. ,
Omaha * * Uptd te Mho * Iloaie.
1410 FARNAM STREET.