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.
