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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (March 3, 1899)
THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : FBIDAY , MARCH 3 , 1890 , THE FIELD OF ELECTRICITY Growing Dermnd for Electrio Lines for Bnburbin Service , SPIRITED STRUGGLE WITH STEAM ROADS Cniupnrlftnn of nict-tric VHilcIc * of 1'ronpli niulmcrlenn Mnkr lie- in ( it In w Him nml ( Wood by iirctrlclt : > Electric suburban railways for freight and passenger traffic are uncommonly slow of de- \eloptaent , but they are "comers" beyond a doubt. Electric roads connecting nearby cities are common in the New England states and have succeeded In entrenching themselves lu public favor In spite of the determined op position of steam roads. In many Instances the steam roads established suburban elec tric service to compete with or freeze out the. newcomers and , that method falling , they absorbed some of the electric lines. For some reasons best known to the law makers business of electric lln s was limited to passenger traffic. The old carriers saw to it that their charter rights were limited and are uncommonly diligent in holding them within bounds. The battle between the old and the new- carrying companies is Interesting nnd bene ficial and illustrates the value of real com petition , of which there Is precious little nowadays. In every Instance wherein steam nnd electricity came Into competition tbo older companies tendered conveniences to the public that had not been thought of be fore. Thcro were moro trains , betlcr cars , moro courteous service , lloth competitors prospered and continue to prosper because improved accommodations enormously in creased patronage. One of the few electric roads designed for both passenger and freight la projected at Buffalo , N. Y. , and is to connect a dozen nearby towns to that city. I'assengcr trains ore to be run from morning until midnight. During the remaining hours the road will bo. given over to freight traffic. The road will' make a circuit of forty miles and is to be In operation August 1. There is a grow ing agitation for electric suburban serlvce In Indiana. Although In dianapolis is a great railroad center , resi dents of nearby towns complain of lack of proper accommodation and are vigorously pushing the agitation for electric service. Suliiuiirlnc Arc LIIIIIIIN , To produce an electric arc light capable of giving satisfactory practical results In use under water , various efforts have been put forth in the past , but not with the de sired success ; recently , however , technical Journals report that a submarine arc lamp of from 1,000 to 2,000 candle power , brought forward t > y the well known manufacturers in this line , BurdlcK & Hall , now meets all requirements. This lamp U represented to bo absolutely watertight , with an Inner and outer globe , the upper part of the outer globe being hermetically sealed to the metal cylinder containing the feeding mechanism by means of rubber gaskets and rings the feeding mechanism in this case differing from anything of the ordinary type by be ing inclosed in a cylinder , through a care fully packed aperture. Issue the two In sulated wires , which for convenience , are bound together Into a cable , the lower portion of the lamp Is protected by an eight- wire guard. Tests of this device at a depth of twenty-five feet are said to have proved satisfactory. A Comiinrlxon of AutoiiinlillcN. In comparing electric vehicles of French nnd American make It Is pointed out by SI extern Machinery that the French machines are more crude , more experimental , moro primitive and more complicated than those of American design. Sprocket chains are almost invariablv used by the French build ers , apparently because the hv dro-carbon automobiles were designed In advance of the electric carriages , and the oil engines were necessarily placed in the body to avoid the difficulties of riexlble piping. Imitating these , the makers of the French electric automo biles have put the motors In the body of the vehicle , while in America street railway practice has been followed , and either a rigid or the so-called "wheelbarrow" or Sprague suspension has been used , with open gears. The French also , regardless of the liability of breakdown , have added complication after complication to get small refinements far in advance of the time. Some of these are , for example , nine speeds forward and almost as many backward , electric brakes , utilizing the motor as a generator on dead resistance , bat tery recuperation on down grades , etc. American builders have aimed for simplicity nnd effectiveness. The French have used in these vehicles plain axles , while Ameri can-made vehicles have axles of the ball bearing or roller-bearing type. Although Americans are quick to adopt and develop ideas brought out abroad , "automoblllsm" has not attained proportions In this country comparable with what it has reached in England and France , There is a general movement , however , in tht larger elites , for the use of Iho vehicle , l > olh for commercial purposes and as a private equipage , and II may be lhat the horseless vehicle will betaken taken up as n fashionable fad by the "mod ish" set. Wood 1 > HlfC'trlt'lt } . A plant for seasoning wood by electricity is now in successful operation at Charlton , Eng. , the process being of Franco-German Invention. The results of fixe years' natural seasoning , It U demonstrated , can be obtained In a fortnight by the following simple moans : The timber to be seasoned in placed in a largo tank and immersed , all but an Inch or two , in a solutiVi containing- 10 per cent of borax , 5 of rosin and $4 of carbonatu of eoda. The lead plate upun which It rests Is connected to the positive pole of a dynamo , and the negative pole be ing attached to a similar plate arranged on Its upper surface so as to give good electrical contact , the circuit Is completed through the wood. Under the influence ul the current the sap appears to rise to the surface cf the bath , while the aseptic borax and rosin solution takes its place In the pores of the wood. This part of the procera requires from five to eight hours for its com pletion , and then the wood is removed am ! dried either by artificial or natural means. lu the latter case n fortnight's exposure In summer weather is said to render it as well seasoned as storage In the u&ual way for five vcars. The current omplo > ed has a potential of 110 volts , the consumption of energy beIng - Ing about one kllovvatt per hour for each cubit metre of timber , and the greener the wood the better , because its electrical re sistance is less. The liquid In the bath la Kept at a temperature of from PO to 100 degrees fahrenhelt. Those who are In troducing the process into thU country from Trance do not profess to be able to give a complete explanation of Its rationale , though they describe It generally as a case o electro-capillary attraction , but they ay that Its results are satisfactory , however surprising they may seem. They even state that some -woods , such as the "maritime nine" of the south coast of France , which cannot now < bo properly dried , will , afte their treatment , be found useful and ten lea ble for practical purposes. llfiuiM Inur Iron ItiiNt IMri-trlrall ) . A simple and effective way of cleauln rusted Iron articles , 110 matter bow badl they are rusted , consists in attaching piece of ordinary zinc to the articles , an then letting them lie in the water , to vvhlc a llttlo sulphuric add has been added. The should be left Immersed for several dajs or a week , until the rust has entirely dls appeared , the time depending on how deep ! they are rusted. It there Is much rust little a hl should be aJded occasionally. The ossentlHl part of the process Is that the zlne must be in good electrical contact with the Iron A goad method Is to twist an Iron wire tightly around the object and connect this with the rlnc , for whUhi remnant of a battery zinc Is suitable , aa It bag a binding pout. Besides the simplicity ot this proreM , It has the advantage that the Iron Itself is not In the least attacked as long as the zinc is In good electrical con tact with It. When there Is only a little rust a galvanized iron wire will take the place ot the zinc , providing that the acid Is not too strong. The articles will come out a dark gray or black color , and should then bo washed thoroughly and oiled. The rusted iron and zinc make a short cir cuited battery , the action of which reduces the rust back to Iron , this action continuing as long as any rust Is left. TclcfrrniililtiK AlniiK n Ilrnm of Mulit. Prof. Zlckler of Brunn has conducted an elaborate series of experiments which show- that a telegraphic Instrument can bo actu ated at considerable distances by a beam of ultra-violet light. He employs a powerful arc lamp as his transmitter , using a screen of glass to produce intermittent flashes of the tiltra-vlolet beam , which embody themselves at dot-and-dash signals on his receiver. The receiver U an air-gap In a circuit containing an Induction cell regulated to an electro motive force Just below the sparking point at the alr-gnp. As Hertz long ago has shown , a beam of ultra-violet light falling on the cathode of n strained air-gap , near its breaking-down point , will immediately provoke a discharge. Zlckler started by pro ducing this effect over n distance of two meters ; then , by Improving the shape and material ot his electrodes and enclosing them ] In a chamber of compressed air , he was able to Increase this distance to 200 meters , says the Electrical Review. This is a remark able result and it Is extremely Interesting to physicists to learn that the short nnd easily absorbed ultra-violet light can influence a spark discharge at so great a distance. Happy Is the man or woman who can eat a good , hearty meal without suffering after ward. If you cannot do It , take Kodol Dys- cpsla Cure It digests what jou eat , and ures all forms of Dyspepsia and Indigestion. GARBER T SMQOTH WORKER 'uticIiCN ' About Cverjlnnlj with Whom lie ConifH In Con- tllL-t. Carl Garbcr , the old man arrested for do- raudlng Shaw & Fell out of $5.75 , was not n Omaha very long , but he appears to have een very Industrious during his stay. It eoiri9 to have been his custom to stop In place until he became well acquainted 1th the proprietor , when he would en- eavor to borrow a few dollars. HP did ot stick to this method of working people , owevcr In ono case he visited the drug tore of Joseph Bell and was suddenly taken 1. Mrs. Dell sjmpathlzed with him to the xtcnt of $4 50 , which he "needed for a hvslclan's care. " Almost invariably he as acquainted with some friend of a person horn he was tr > lng to work. He has raveled extensively and Is thoroughly osted , being a close student of a locality [ e shows an acquaintance with Paris and ersons living In that city. He boards In ic best hotels. He informed the police hen arrested that ha was stopping at the er Orand. He was seen there shortly be- orc his arrest. The police have placed a charge of forgery gainst Garber , but ho 'will not be tried or that , as they have no case against him. V complaint charging him with obtaining money under false pretenses will be filed , as It is believed he can be convicted on this. Minor I'ollcc tlnttcrn. Julius Treltschko was discharged , as the vldence that he kept his saloon open , on unday was not deemed sufficient by the Ity prosecutor to convict. A complaint was filed against C. E. Holmes barging him with conducting a gambling ouse. He pleaded not guilty and was .ranted a continuance until Monday. The blrty-four voung fellows arrested in his lace will have charges filed against them lleglng that they were frequenters a Isorderly house The case of burglary and larceny against Andrew Anderson was dismissed on motion if the county attorney , who said he did not lelleve the state bad sufficient evidence to onvlct the defendant. There was nothing o show , ho said , that the burglar had en- ered Lyon & Derqulst's place during the light time. The trousers recovered were irdered returned to Max Vogel and the hoes to Lyon & Berqulst Judge Gordon settled the case ngalnst Henry Williams by discharging the de- endant. He was accused of larceny as bailee ) > Hattle Mllligan. The prisoner and the voman bad won a ring at a dance on No vember 3 and Williams wore it for awhile and then refused to return it to the com plainant , who alleged that It had been awarded to her as the beat waltzer. There vas some conflicting testimony regarding he award , although the state introduced a circular advertising the ball , which stated that a ring would be given to the best waltzer. J. Sheer , Sedalla , Mo. , conductor on elec tric street car line , writes that his little daughter was very low with croup , and her Ifo saved after all phvelcians had failed , only by using One Minute Cough Cure. MANY MIDWAY FEATURES -KHloiuilroH nt tin * Kxpoxltloii I.ant .Suinini-r Arc All Coiiilnnr TliIn Yi-nr. Jt Is to be expected that practically all be people represented by concessions last year will apply for space ut the Greater America Exposition. At the grounds noth- ng has been done as jet. Superintendent Ten.plclon is in charge and is ready to go o work on any changes or Improvements hat the committee may order. Just when Dr. Miller and Secretary Smith will bo able to get away on their trip to Cuba and Porto Hlco has not been dettt- inlnfd. They had hoped to bo able to tta- ' . by Saturday at the latest. The serloub 111- nc s of a close relative of Secretary Smith , low ever , Is'npt to delay their departure fern n day or two. In the Department of Publicity the work 3 bc'lng pushed ns rapidly as possible. The colored prints of the exposition grounds are being sent over the country. There IB a great demand for them , not only In the cit ) , but out In this and adjacent states. For frost bites , burns. Indolent sores , eczema , skin disease , and especially Plies , Do Witt's Witch Hazel Salve stands first and best. Look out for dishonest people who try to imitate and counterfeit it. It's their endorsement of a good article. BRING ORDER OUT OF UHAOS ( ioi eminent OJllrlnU netting Settlril In tlit * Nott Ilullillntr. There Is a suggestion of spring housecleaning - cleaning In the bellttered appearance of the federal oftjces at the government building. Desks , tables and general office furniture take up most of the space In the corridors , while bundles of official looking papers , ponderous derous legal volumes and bewildered clerks who have lost track ot names and addresses , ornament the Interior of the offices. Evrroae Is busy getting thing * In order , though the spectacle ot five young women aselstlng two young men to lift a twenty- pound table does not sp ak ot a very equal distribution of labor. The internal revenue office was the last to arrive , and though a few articles are still to bo transferred , business has practically commenced at the new Mand The federal court is not In session , but Judge Munger Is comfortably established in his new quarters. MIKE 1IARRESOS IS FREE' ' Court Finds that Tbera Was No Attempt to Bribe White. INFORMATION PROVES TO BE FAULTY .luilKc llnhcr llnlilH Hint If Tlirrp nil Altciiuit to Inlltirnoc It Wan Ilcforo Ciininilfoiloii o ( Crime About the most astonished man In the courthouse jesterday was Mike Marketon , ilio South Omaha saloon keeper , charged with the bribery of Justice of 1'caco Albert S. White In connection with the gambling case of Joseph Thomas last August. A Jury had been sworn anil the taking of testimony against Markeson had com menced when his nttornejs objected to the offering of the Justice's docket In the Thomas i case as evidence and Incidentally raised the question of tlio defect I ven ess of the Informa- I tlon ngalnst their client. They nrgucd that the Information did not really charge the , i crime of bribery and with such success that Judge Baker peremptorily Instructed the jury to return a vcrdlrt of not guilty without leaving the court room shutting off nil further testimony completely. This sudden termination of the case vvns a great sur prise to MarXcson. The Information had been drawn by the late llcmnn L Day , assistant county attor ney under Howard H. Baldrige. It contained two counts , first , that Markcson bribed Jus tice Whlto to let Joseph Thomas off with a nominal fine of only $1 or $2 , and sc-ond , that Markcson agreed to pay Justice White weekly Installments on the understanding that ho would bo easy on any cases of the same kind that might come up before him in the future. MarKcson's counsel argued that their client could not be comlctcd of bribery In negotiating for Justice White to do something outsldo of Ills Jurisdiction. White sat on the Thomas case as a com mitting magistrate and not as a Judicial of ficer having power to punish for a misdemeanor meaner , in short , that the charge against Thomas was a felony and all the Justice could do was either to hold him to the dis trict court or discharge him. The pa > ment of the $15 to White was for something which he could not do , as ho had no Jurisdiction to fine Thomas , and therefore the exerclm > of his proper function as a committing magis trate was not affected by the bribe. The pavment of the $15 to White last August wns not denied. Markeson's counsel said there were eases from California , Alabama and Vermont which could be produced in support of this contention , but there had been no decisions in Nebraska. Court IlnlNeH n Point. On this point Juage Baker said Uiat had White acted outsldo his Jurisdiction he would not have acted Judlc-offlclally and therefore ho could not have been bribed. "A query arises , " said the court , "could jou bribe a man to do something he could not do' Every man Is presumed to know the law. The ac cused might have Intended to bribe the Justice ' tice , but asking him to fine a man in a felony case when all he could do was to either bind him o\er or release him is not bribery from a legal point of view. I do not think the Information is good. " On the second proposition Markeson's at torney reasoned that there had to be a case pending that otherwise the object of the supposed bribery was too Intangible , vague and Indefinite and the act pertained to something which might never occur. "I think bribery Is like perjury , " said Judge Baker ; "there must be something pending. Can you bribe a man to do some thing when he doesn't know what it is ? It Is a sort of an assault with Intent to commit bribery. I don't think any conviction will stand an appeal to the supreme court. " The assistant county attorney admitted that he believed the court was right on the first point. Judge Baker continued"If the information had read that the bribe was offered for the purpose of having the Justice discharge the accused It would have been bribery ; but , Instead , the Justice was asked to do something ho could not do , because ha did not have the Jurisdiction to do It. Supposing n man were to deal with a con stable to release a prisoner , that would be bribery. But supposing he were to deal with the constable for the entering of a Judgment , that would not be bribery , be cause the constable would not be in a posi tion to do so , not acting in a Judicial ca pacity. " Mimt Know of HIP Crime. On the second proposition the court ex plained that in the event of a prosecuting attorney being offered a bribe not to press a case that officer would have to have cogt- zance of some crime committed. Otherwise It would not be bribery ; that is to say. It would not be bribery to give money to a prosecuting attorney to take some action respecting something he did not know any thing about. He held , in substance , that a case would have to be pending and that the Justice would ha\c to be bribed to do some thing within his judicial function before a charge of bribery could be made out. "You might get a conviction , " Judge Baker said , "but I am very much afraid that if the matter should be appealed to the supreme court the conviction would not hold. " Ac cordingly , the court stopped the case right there and instructed the Jury to return the verdict of not guilty Had the Jury not been sworn the prose cuting attorney might ba\e withdrawn the information and presented another one. If the words "for the perversion of Justice" bad been in the document the information would have co\ered the crime of bribery generally. Justice Whlto took advantage of the court's ruling to demand the $15 from County Attorney Shields on the ground that It the money was not a bribe it was a gift. Thus Markeson as good aa threw bis money away , because Thomas was bound over any how. Justice White simply took tno money from Markeson for the purpose of catching him In a trap , and but for the technicalities I of the law or the defectlveness of the In formation Markeson stood in a fair way of conviction of bribery. Mr. Shields could not hold the money for the state under the cir cumstances , as he would have done had the case resulted In a bribery conviction. Markeson is not in a position to claim the money , ns he surrendered title to it when he ga\e it to the justice. Hovsever , he has several times demanded its return , says Mr. i 1 , White. TIII.VI , WIM < IIIHJIN XRVT MO.NDA1. linker TaUrn I ji Kiiibrxxlrnient CamAKtilimt MiulliorouKli. Judge Baker's time during the entire fore noon was taken up with an argument over the case of embezzlement agalnU Thomas K. Sudborough. Ex-County Attorney Bal drige vvaj appointed to assist Mr. Shields in prosecuting. Sudborough was chief clerk of the Pacific Express company. The particular cbargo igalnst him is the embezzlement of some HOO during the summer of 1S93. W. K liecbel. the company's auditor , was atqultUJ of a similar charge at the last term of court after a long trial. The argument was on .1 motion by the attorney , who Is defend ing Sudborougb , to quash an amended information mation on the ground that it not only al leged actual embezzlement , but also con tained a count alleging that Sudborougn took money with fraudulent intent. The new Information bad just been presented. The latter charge , said the attorney , con stitutes an entirely separate and distinct crime and he relied upon the Mills case to demonstrate this. Judge Baker agreed that to be charge ! with taking money with fraudjlent Intent and also to be charged with unlawful eon- version of money properly In his po fs lon amounted to two dUtlnct crimes , but tor the reaton that there would be an opportunity to elect when the case comes up for trial he sustained the county attorneys demurrer to the motion In the court's opinion both sides were right , but there was no other way of disposing of the Issue The second point raised by the attorney was that the charge has been outlawed by the statute of limitations. The first com plaint was filed In the county court June 10 last > ear , but the regular Information wai not filed until August 3 , when the district court wns In vacation. The embezzlement charge fixed the date of the offence at Au gust 6. 1S95 , and the three j ears' time ex pired on August 6 last. Leave was given to file an amended plea in abatement , which , after being argued , was overruled and the case set down for trial next Monday morn ing. ( inlillo Mnrtln lit Court. Recently County Judge Baxttr appointed Ilev. A. W. Clark of the Child Saving In stitute guardian Of little Goldle Martin , daughter of Lev I Martin. Mr. and Mrs W II. Stephens liad been the guardians of the girl , who Is of tender age , but they said tier father had been making himself troublesome to them and they wished to bo relieved of the care and responsibility for the child. Ac cordingly Judge Baxter appointed Mr. Clark From this action of the county court the girl's father took an appeal , and Judge Powell has been hearing testimony In the matter. Among others cram'ned on the stand was Dr. Hanchett , and he made some \ery serious statements nnent the chlld' phjBlcal condition and reflecting upon the moral character of the father. Mrs. Stephens said also that Martin had threatened to beat the child If bo paw fit , as "she was his own flesh and blood , " and that the limbs of the child had "broken out" as the result ot beatings. Sou til Oinnlin ( Inrltncc Cnxc. The old Injunction case of Councilman Allen R. Kelly of South Omaha to prevent City Treasurer Frank Broadwell from payIng - Ing to Peter Lenngh , garbage master , an ap propriation of $700 made by the South Omaha council August P , 1S9T , on Councilman Cald- well's motion , and a further appropriation of J200 , Lenagh's bill ha\lng been for $000 , has come up on final bearing before Judge Dick inson. The temporary injunction In this mat ter was Issued by Judge Scott while he was on the equity bench. Kellv's pee I tlon is that there is no authority In law for paying the money to L-enagh and that the arrange ment of the council by which Lcnagh waste to look after the garbage Is void. City Clerk Carpenter began to give evidence , but It was discovered that some documents needed were .not present , so a continuance was taken until they could be brought into court. IlrlncH Stilt on n Chcclc. The Citizens' bank 'sues B. JI. Webster for J5.000 on n check executed by Webster payable to J. II Patrick of the Commercial bank of Essex , la. . March S , 1S92 , the check having been endorsed and assigned by Pat rick to the plaintiff on the same day. It is alleged that Patrick was in the employ of the Essex bank and that the defendant en tered Into a conspiracy with Patrick , who had access to the vaults and papers , to ab stract the check from the bank's safe. The check , it is said , cannot be produced for obvious reasons. Minor Mnttcm In Court. In the $5,000 damage suit of Mrs. Mary M. Glllcsple against the city the jury al lowed her $250. A divorce suit has been started by Albert J. Kolassa against Gertrude Kolassa on the ground of desertion. They were married at Edwardsvllle , 111. , in 1S95. Anna Conklln sues for a divorce from Edgar L. Conklln , to'whom she was mar ried December 26 , 1SSS. She alleges aban donment and non-support. Lcroy Prince , a negro accused of the bur glary of a stable belonging to Dessle Smith and appropriating a J16 jacket last December - - ber , is on trial before a jurj In Judge Baker's court. SEEKING MARTIN'S ' SHOES Individual * Who Arc WIllInK to Handle Letterx nt Oninlin 1'ontollluc. Postmaster 'Martin's ' official term ended at midnight of the last day of February nnd the fact has revived Interest In the selection of his successor. The identity of the lucky individual is not altogether settled , but the general opinion In the government building Is that Joseph Crow will secure the plum. Mr. Crow has assured his friends with the utmost confidence that he has a positive promise from Senator Thurston that he will get the postoffice and although his own statement seems to bo the principal au thority for the fact It Is generally accepted. Whether the appointment will be made at once no one U able to say. Accepting the selection of Mr. Crow as the probable out come of the contest It Is believed that no action will toe taken until after the present session of the Nebraska legislature U Is urged that Crow could not hold both offices at the same time and that it is consequently probable that he will not be named before May 1. Captain H. E. Palmer , D. H. Wheeler , James Wlcspear and Arthur Briggs have been among the local republi cans who have been active candidates fur the place , but none of them are in it In tb.9 estimation of the outsiders. Postmaster Martin says that he has no Idea when he will be permitted to give way to his successor. The department has not Inquired whether be Is anxious to be re lieved or whether be would prefer to have the matter delayed. In fact the question has not been suggested and he Is waiting for developments like the rest. Wild HiiKli of Dlniiionil Mlncrx. A wild rush of excited miners Is reported at Nullagine , Western Australia , where diamonds mends have been discovered In large quan tities , and it Is feared that many will lose their lives in the mad struggle for riches. In this country the rush for gain is causing many other men to break down In health and strength. Nervousness , sleeplessness , lobs of flesh and appetite and general debil ity are the common symptoms. Hosteller's | Stomach Bitters will cure them all. WltneHH IJUuiipcnrN. NEW YORK , March 2. On account of the continued absence of Martin Mabon. the complaining witness , the trial of Mrs Fayne Strahan Moore for alleged robbery by the badger game , was today adjourned to March 27. Assistant District Attorney Mclntyre raid all the resources of the detective force of the city would be called into requisition to find Mr. Mabon The court reduced Mrs. Moore's ball from S7.00 to $6,000. LONG BEATS FOR OFFICERS Few Policatnen to Ba Seen Upon the Streets. CHIEF WHITE REARRANGES THE FORCE I'ortloti * of the City tlmt rormrrlj- Ilnil Police Protection Are Amt licft Completely t'n- Kim riled. Pedestrians are not startled these days by the largo number of blue-coated officers they sco on the streets. Where the night captain had forty-two officers at his call before the cut in the force , he now finds himself com pelled to get along with eighteen. The day captain has bis troubles also. He had eighteen patrolmen on duty , but now seven must do , the eighth man being at the Yen- dime hotel to maintain a quarantine. The best assignment of the police force Is found to be trying question to Chief White. He thought he would have more men < han at first anticipated , but the last meeting of the Board of Fire and Police Commissioners shattered his hopes. The officers were re quested to take thirty days' vacation with out pay during the present year. They may elect their own time In doing this , selecting ten or fifteen days or the entire thirty dajs at ono time. Six will be off each month. The first to draw their vacations were Offi cers Russell , Sewers and Noah Thomas , fif teen da > s each ; Wilbur , Woolrldge and J. Thomas , ten days each. Sickness is another feature that has to be considered in the assignment of the police force , because at least one man Is off every day en account of It. Chief White esti mates that he will be in luck It he has 40 per cent ct his former force on duty as patrolmen at one time. He gives the boundaries of the new police districts as follows : Twenty-ninth and Leavcnworth and Eighteenth and Cumlng streets on the west ; Eighteenth nnd Vlnton nnd Sixth and | Pacific streets , on the south , Twenty-fourth | and Lake and Sixteenth and Nicholas streets , on the north. One man will have the entire proscribed district to patrol , where two men walked It before. Two patrolmen formerly looked after those resi dences In the vicinity of Hanscom park and two more tramped around the district contiguous to Thirty-second and Pacific 1 streets. They will be seen there no more. Two patrolmen watched the western portion tion ot the city and half a dozen took In the northern part , Sherman avenue and North Twenty-fourth streets receiving care ful attention. Hereafter no patrolmen in citizen's clothing will be seen. It having become necessary to keep only uniformed men , with the exception of the detective force , which consists of six on day and six on night shift. Wc it I'arnam Unprotected. During the day if a citizen on West Far- nam street needs the services of a patrol man he will have either to call up the po lice station or walk down to Sixteenth street to find him. If he docs not see an officer there he may have to go to Twelfth street , as that is the extent of his beat on the east. Sixteenth street will be more carefully at tended One officer will go from Harney to Chicago , and one from Chicago to Nicholas. One patrolman will have Cumlng str.eet from Eighteenth to Twenty-fourth. The other beats will be : Tenth street , Harney to the Union depot. Thirteenth street , Har ney to Williams , Eighth to Twelfth and Douglas to Davenport streets. This does not indicate that patrolmen will simply walk the streets mentioned. They are com pelled to cover those streets adjoining , often having to cover a territory occupying fifty or sixty blocks. Where it has been customary to have two or three men look after the wholesale dis trict the residents thereof must now be con tent with one man. One man Is required to watch the market when it opens , but Chief White says It will be found necestary to have a special officer appointed when that time comes or else some equally Important territory will be neglected. With this condition of affairs the chief estimates that the station will be the re cipient of the majority of calls because when a citizen requires an officer he will simply step to a telephone and notify the depart ment , whereas heretofore he has called an officer to attend to his case. This will re quire the same emergency force that has been held in reserve during the past , and It may be found necessary to increase It should so many calls be receded that men cannot be on hand to respond. MARBLE HEART FOR MR. DEE I ii formed ( lint Tlicrc In no Vn- cnncy to IJe Kllloil. A second visit was paid by Ed J. Dee , the Hector appointee for Bookkeeper Temple- ton's place , to County Clerk Haverly , with the same outcome as his first visit , except thnt this time Mr. Haverly was acquainted with his caller. The first time he raiie Dee had to be Introduced to Mr. Haverly The position of boookkeeper Is considered a very rtfiponslble one and Mr Haverly does not like the Idea of a man who might prove to be a political enemy being given If , for thp reason that It might In time In terfere with the running of Ibe official ma chinery. "The counly board and myself arc going lo get together , " eald Mr. Haverly , "and arrange to have a friendly suit brought to , I have this question of the appointive power settled for all time. We haven't done any thing yet , but expect to fix upon some plan soon. I shall relain Mr. Terapleton until this point Is determined , and meanwhile I shall not have any place for Mr. Dee. " 1 Mr. Dee seems to have decided upon & ! plan of making visits to the county clerk's office every morning and formally tendering his services , anticipating , of course , that , they will be courteously declined , but de pending upon his formal tenders for the foundation of a suit to collect his salary at the end of the month. lcut Mlilcy In III. ' HARRISOURO , Pa. , March 2 Congress- 'man-elect Joseph C Slbley of Franklin , who came to Harrlsburg on Tuesday to take part In tbo senatorial contest , Is seriously ill. His physicians say be Is threatened with pneumonia , * i "Give me a liver regulator aud I can regu- 1 late the world , " said a genius. The druggist handed him a bottle of Do Witt's Little Early Risers , the famous little pills. New Pianos - We have the Gold Medal Kimball I'lauo , the Knabe piano , the Kranlch & Itach piano , the Hallet & DavlH piano , the Ilobpe piano , the Howard piano and twenty other makes which WP sell from § .V ) to ? 100 cheaper than you can buy a like article for elsewhere nt terms at which you will be pleabed our instrument are doubly guaranteed and we will convince you that the quality aud linlsh IB the bent some of those organs yet at ? 3 , ? 10 , 5-0 aud ur . A. HOSPE , We celebrate our -Stu bunluen annl- -rcrmiry Oct. SUrd , 1SOO , Music and Art. 1513 Douglas. IVORY SOAP PASTE. In fifteen minutes , with only a cake of Ivory Soap and water , you can make a better cleansing paste than you can buy. Ivory Soap Paste will take spots from clothing ; and will clean carpets , rugs , kid gloves , slippers , patent , enamel , russet leather and canvas shoes , leather belts , painted wood-work and furniture. The special value of Ivory Soap in this form arises from the fact that it can be used with a damp sponge or cloth to cleanse many articles that cannot be washed because they will not stand the free applica tion of water. A WORD OF WARNING There are many white SMpj. each rtpresented to t-e "just ai cool ai the 'Ivory ; they ABB NOT. but like all counterfeits , lack the peculiar and remarkable oualiUes of thecnulne. Ask for "Ivory" Soapand Insist upon cettlnelt. conrmaMT im BY rut MOCHH i GIUILC eo. CINCINN TI LIGHTS FOR CITY STREETS Serious Problem that Now Confronts the Council. MOONLIGHT SCHEDULE IS SUGGESTED Levy li liiiulllelent to 1'ny for KIcc- trle , Unn mid RnNiillnc Lumps flint Arc aotv In L'ne. An insufficient police force , a reduced fire department and a park sjstem stripped of electric lights and decorations are not the only things that the citizens of Omaha will have to put up with as a consequence of the low tax levy. In one other respect they will be seriously affected to the lighting of the city. city.The The levy provides a lighting fund that is eeveral thousands of dollars short ot tne amount needed to pay for the number of electric , gas and gasoline lights that now Illuminate the olty , and In order to come within the limits of the appropriation It w 111 be necessary to cut out a very consider able number of lights. In his veto of a resolution ordering a new light placed in the northern part of the city last Tuesday night , Mayor Moores stated that the lighting fund will have a deficit at the end of the > ear if the present system of lights is maintained. As a matter or fact , this estimate Is very conservative. If no lights are cut out the deficit will be over 56,500 at tie very least , and may be $1,000 greater than that figure. The present lighting system costs the city $72,766.43 annually. This expenditure is dis tributed among the various lights as follows. 333 eltctric lights , $114 30 each per annum . . . . $35,12.5.50 912 gas lights , $30 each per annum . 27,360.00 C07 gasoline lights , $11.59 each per annum 7.277.93 Total $72,766.43 The lighting fund -will fall far short of this amount. The levy , after deducting the 10 per cent reserve , nets $52,151.65 The city comptroller estimates that the receipts from the reserves of past jears will amount to $2,000. The receipts from this source last year were $2,31407. The royalty from the gas company , estimated at the very highest figure , ill be $12,000. It was less than that last year and city officials expect to sea It fall off this year. But even if that amount Is obtained the total receipts from all sources will be but $66,151.65 , or $6,63083 less than the lighting bills of the year will amount to If the present system is retained TiilU MonnllRlit Schedule. Mayor Moores has served notice upon all city officials that they will be held strictly accountable for every cent spent over and above the funds eet aside for them as re quired by the city charter. Under the cir cumstances the council will have to take steps very soon to reduce the number of lights in the city or Omaha will be In utter darkness In the last months ot the year. A radical cut must be made. If the reduction Is confined to electric lights alone fifty-eight of the 333 must bo cut off ; It the gas lights alone should be affected 220 of the 912 must bo dispensed with ; if the cut Is made on gasoline lamps alone 552 of the 607 must be wiped out It Is very probable that the reduction will bo distributed among these different forms of lighting by the council , but before It Is completed a fight will bo waged by the members of that body. Every councilman Insists that his ward cannot get along with fewer lights than it has and in fact ought to have moro and this general opinion U likely to lead to conflict , lu the end the cut will probably bo made generally over the city. Councilman Stunt has a scheme to estab lish a moonlight schedule by which the city will run no lights at all on moonlight nights. But the great objection to this scheme , ac cording to others of the council , Is the fact that the lighting contracts provide that the companies shall bo paid so much per light per jear , reduction to be made only when the companies fail to provide the contract light. Consequently the city can shut off all the light it wants to , but It will have to pay for lights that might have been burn- Ing. The only way in which Councilman Stuht's scheme can be made practicable late to Induce the light companies to be philan thropic enough to waive their contract rights on moonlight nights. OMAHA. March 2 To the Editor of The Bee In The Bee's published proceedings of the city council last evening the following referring to Assistant Engineer Stonger's resignation appears "On motion of Mr. Stuht , who said the resignation wns sent in under pressure from City Engineer Rosewater - water because Stenger refused to assist him In supporting his charges against some coun- cllmen. " No such statement was made to the council when Mr. Stuht Introduced his resolution , as everone present , the writer Included , can verify. The statement that Mr Stenger was forced to resign , whether made in private by Mr. Stuht or anvone else. Is an absolute false hood Mr. Stenger has never been requested , directly or Indirectly , to support the city engineer in any charges against the council. His resignation , which was voluntary , wag tendered me several weeks ago. Mr. Stenger giving as his reasons tint he had concluded to quit municipal engineering work , as the opportunities for a permanent future were not satisfactory. ANDREW ROSE WATER. llCHt ItOOIMN. best cuisine , best location Grand Pacific hotel , Chicago. Stop there next time. Fin est ! n the west. You Have No Time to Lose n 1th your eyes then nature scnda out nc-r nrat dan- pr signal , auch aa itching , burning , watering ; aching , blurr'ng and head aches , which should demand your Immediate attention , but vou 4 should avoid all * chances of he * wrloua dun of gettine w r o n g gl.isius by con- lulling : Dr. Mc Carthy , a man' who has held the ' TVll earned title' of the ackn-'w'- ' ' o edged scientist In ' I his profession he ' I ucceeds where' ' I > others fall. ' DR. MCCARTHY , : E\K SPECIALIST. 413-414 KAltDACH BLOCK. ExaVnlnationi OMAHA. Free. A Little Early Now- to tnlk Kaster , yet we want to eay tlmt. as in all former years , we will lead in Glister noveltii'b there will be choco late ? , birds , chicks , eggs , brownies and all sorts of candy eggs special egg ice creams containing the yolk birds' nests in fact everything cute and desirable. Our noonday lunch IB proving a great attraction for the men and women who arc obliged to take lunch In the city our usual high claHB bervlce at half the price. price.BALDUFFS , Unck-lkM to 2(30. ( Supper-5tM to 8tM 1620 Fnrnnm St Ye Drex L , Shooman Runs for seats at "Ye Oldo Tymmo Concert , " wheie all "ye wymmen" will have on our vlcl kid bulldog toe hhot'n. They ate not the kind your great-great-gnuid- mother wore , but they are the very acme of perfection In foot form , coin' fort and Myle the new swinging last that gives that graceful appearance to "ye foote , " heavy welted extension sole. You may bo surprised when we tell you the pi Ice , but our values have always surprised shoe carers these women's shoes are only f3.50. Drexel Shoe Co. , Omaha' * Up-to-date 8Lo Ileaie , 1419 FARNAM STREET.