THE OMAHA. DAILY BEE : FRIDAY , \TOII ? 10 , 1809.
THE FIELD OF ELECTRICITY
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Tests of the Knwland System of Multiplex
Printing Telegraph ,
MANY ADVANTAGES CLAIMED FOR IT
i
Uxpntiftlon of liilrrnrlinn Trolley
Llnrn In 1lir Otitrnl \ \ ( Crli
lirntlun of I Ontciinlnl of
iirftrlclt : > .
The multiplex printing telegraph appa
ratus , Invented by Prol. Henry A. Rowland
of Johns Hopkins university , was glvevan
extended test recently over the telegraph
lines between Philadelphia and Jersey City ,
n distance of ninety miles The apparatus
tested wan of nn experimental character , but
closely approximated to the proposed com-
rnerclal form. Alternating current Is used
and the machines at cacti station are in ati-
solutc synchronism. The means for attain
ing synchronism have not been divulged , as
patents on the apparatus are still pending
The apparatus was arranged for eight
messages , four each wav. the Instrument *
bclne duplexed In the usual manner. The
messages arc printed on either a tape or n
page like nn ordinary typewriter , except
that In the latter case an endless roll Is
used , Each page printer Is under more pol
led control than an ordinary typewriter , a *
the depression of n key at any moment will
eond tUc carriage back to commence a new
line or drop directly to n new line at nn >
point. At present the number of characters
used IB thirty-seven. Which Includes the
ordinary alphabet , as well as numerals. The
printing is clear and perfect generally and
excels most typewriting In these respects.
nlthouKh f-ome Improvements are yet to be
nui.de.
U is claimed to have been demonstrated
that this system will signal a longer dis
tance than any other and Prof Rowland 'has '
worked Tils Instrument throuRli nn artificial
Jlno equivalent In resistance and capacity
to l.r.OO miles of land lines , the total dis
tributed capacity being twenty-three micro
farads. This Is equivalent to sixty miles
of cable or more.
The messages nre Bent from kojboards
similar to n typewriter's , to which latter It
can be attached Each message can be sent
nt the rate of forty -words per minute , al
though In some experiments U has been
raised to sixty words per minute. The
highest limit possible has not yet been
reached , nor the limit to the number ot
messages.
Ad * nntnjt ' of the Sj ( em.
The advantages of the system are claimed
to be as fellows-
1 The Immense increase In the telegraph
capacity of telegraph lines , which nro thus
enabled to do from two to three times the
f buelncFS they can now- accomplish between
the main points by means of the quadruplex
and four times that by the duplex.
2. The saving of half the men employed ,
ns only a sender Is needed , whereas tooth a
render and receiver nre needed on the Morse
system. Any typewriter can print slowly
on the Rowland ejstem in a few minutes
and can print thirty-five or forty words per
minute In a week or a month , according to
brlglitnerfi.
3. It Is well known that the Morse system
coon develops n disease In the telegraphers
known as "losing their grip , " which Is
similar to writers' cramp. ThU diminishes
their speed and often dlshahllltatcs them
entirely , PO that It is often stated that the
life of a telegrapher when he can do his best
work Is limited to ten years , and a man of
60 who retains his grip is a great rarity.
The keyboard never develops this disease ,
and. Indeed , Is often a cure for IL
4. The system is more accurate than the
Norse , as in each message there IE only one
person to make an error , -whereas In the
Morse system there are twu. In case of any
words about which there Is doubt , a boll or
other means warns the sender to repeat the
meesaje.
5. Tie system works better In bad weather
than the quadruplex , which Is out of order
often half the time Furthermore , Itworks
nt a greater distance than any known sys
tem ; thp distance from Chicago to New-
York , without relajing , being much within
Its limit.
C. There Is no other multiplex printing
Bystem sending from n kejbeard and receiv
ing on a page In existence today. There Is
nlso no simpler page printer having such
speed and such perfect control over page
and line as Is 'bore ' secured.
3InUlnK Tempera tunAuilllde. .
An electrical Instrument has been in
vented by which it is sought to make the
various ranges of temperature audible In
nn ordinary telephone receiver. Tie appa
ratus resembles an ordinary electric battery
box. From one side extends a long Insu
lated wire , carrying n small cell of bare
wire. On the other side is the telephone re
ceiver. If tlic temperature of a pall of water
Is to be tested the cell of bare wire is tkrus :
Into the pall and the observer , with the telephone
e-phono to his car , proceeds to turn the
pointer nn a dial In front of him. A loud
buzzing Is heard In the receiver. This U
caused by the fact that the pointer Is not
jet at the figure representing the tempera
ture of the water. As the Indicator near *
this figure tlie buzzing suuud In the receive !
becomes fainter until the figure Is reached ,
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TO KIDNEY SUFFERERS.
An opportunity worthy
of your notice.
If you pudcr from kidney disease or an >
ailment arising from an improper action oi
the kidneys or military organs , this offer we
roako to tbo people of Omaha , should inter-
eel jou. In the adxancemcnt ot medical
science , the KldncjB , being almost the or-
pans of the greatest importance to human
health , have not been neglected , and la
placing before > ou such a euro as Doan'f
Kidney P11U , the proprietors recognize how
far BO many statements of the makers oi
similar preparations have fallen short ol
their clainu , being convinced that no rem
edy for kldnex complaints in existence
equals Doan's Kidney Pills for such ail
ments ; strengthened In these convictions bj
letters that nro dally received of the wort
they are doing ( or mankind's benefit , olc
backs and joung backs are being constant ! )
freed from ne\er-ceai > lng aches , nnd many c
lame and shattered one. stooped and con
tracted , is Btrenglheue-d , Invigorated ant
Infused with new life. With such a medi
cine , an offer of this kind can be madi
vlthout hesitancy , Jor while we lose th <
box we cho > ou , we make a friend tba
assists us In the sale of man ) others.
OM : rt i.i , m > \
of Doan's Kidney Pills will be ghen aw a ;
free to every person suflerlng with kidne ;
ailments at the undersigned address. Fire
come , ilrst served , and only this one chanci
offered. Remember this U not a sampli
box , but a regular elie box of Doan's Kid
cey Pills , which retails at M ) cents
Hemeraber.
Kri-f Il lrll.iitliin Our Iln > On | > - ,
Saturday. March llth , from 9 a. m. to S p
n. . at Kunn & Co. . Pharmacists , corner 15tl
cud Douglas streets , Omaha , Neb.
Cut this advertisement out and bring wit !
youBole
Bole agents for the t'nlted ' States , Teeter
JUIlburn Co. , Buffalo , K. V.
whrn It stops The Instrument dots cv el-
lent work in fold atonic warehouse * Term -
m -rly rMrlKerattni ; plant * Imd to tw > oprr-
ntfd cnnllnuull ) under high pressure , b -
rntip ( he- temperature of ny particular
room t-ould not bo ascprtalnpd without open-
In It which WBS not always advfewble The
consequence was that all the rooms hud to
be kept cold. With the new Instrument the
temperature of any room nn be told by
using its Indicating dial and receiver In the
ofQco of tlie warehouse.
Ontontilnl of
Alexander Volta was one ot tlie famous
forerunners In the field of electricity and
now , In recognition of that fact , his natal
city , Como , has decided to honor his mem
ory by folding n electrical exposition dur
ing the coming year , this being the hun
dredth annlverslty of the great dlncovery
which be-ars Volta's name. The exposition
will eleo be known as the Voltlan Exposition
and It wllf remain open from May 15 to Oc
tober 15.
The attractive feature * ; will be nn later-
national exhibition , show-Ing ttie history of
electricity for the last 10J ( > earBand a con
gress of electricians , who will point out how
[ he science has advanced to Its present stage.
These scientists -will give many practical Il
lustrations of the manifestations ot electrical
force and will especially dwell on the great
significance and importance of Volta's work.
Electricians from every country -will attend
the exposition and will vie with each ether
In tionorlng Volta nnd also in honoring Como ,
which has "the " * good fortune lo be the birth
place of BO extinguished a man.
A'olta's original Inventions are partly pre
served In the Civic mutcum at Como , parti }
o-t the VnUcrKtty of Pavla and part ? } In the
Uojal Loniba-d Institute ot Science. Letters
and Arts. They will be brought to Como
and will form the most Interesting part of
the exposition. Other notable features will
In ? a eo.le'dlon of autograph letters by Volta.
nnd n large number of medals and other testimonials
menials which were awarded to him by sov
ereigns and Bclenllflc eocle-tlcs.
The hirtory of electricity during the lost
century will be amply Illustrated with many
manuscripts , prints find designs , as well as
with pictures of machinery and electrical
plants and of the various forms of electric
force. Trora piles and accumulators the vis
itor will pass to dynamos , alternators , trans
formers , electric motors and their manifold
applications. In nword , here win be seen
the rapid and glorious history of electricity.
Klfctrlc CIoUi I'rrnnltiK.
A 'new process for pressing cloth , viz , by
electricity , Is in use in Prance. The elec
tric press "boards are used in the following
manner On a plo.te of sheet Iron is placed
a piece of cloth , between the folds of which
are placed at equal distances three electric
press boards , then there Is another plate of
sheet Iron , another piece of cloth and so on
until the press Is full. An ordinary press
holds eight pieces , the folds of the cloth
being one meter (1 ( 09 yards ) wide. The
distributer Is a simple grooved rod , the con
ductor being placed In the grooe. Thirty
pliable wire1 ! , each terminating In a spring
clip , hang at on equal distance from this
distributer The clips are readily adjusted
to the metal corners of the electric press
boards , the positive on one side and the neg
ative on the other. The current Is thus es
tablished and the proper degree ot heat gen
erated , the time necessary varying from
three-fourths of an hour to one hour and a
half. The heating of each press , and even
of each piece , can be regulated mathemat
ically , either byarjlng the number of press
boards or by Increasing or diminishing the
length of the beating. The cloth Is heated
slowly and without the inequalities resultIng -
Ing from the old sjstem , under which the
two ends of each piece -were almoU in con
tact with plates heated to 500 degrees. All
manufacturers who have employed the new
Ejstem speak of this point as a great ad
vantage. A second advantage 1s the extreme
cleanliness with which the pressing can bo
effected. Another advantage Is the economy
in laborious handling necessitated by heat
ing and transporting heavy cast Iron plates
Interurbnii Line * .
Thq Chicago Chronicle , In an extended
review , shows remarkably steady growth of
electric lines connecting nearby cities in
Illinois and adjoining states. Already some
400 miles of trolley lines are in operation or
under contemplation in the interior of Illi
nois. Of course Cook and some nearby
counties are honeycombed , but other locali
ties have fallen into the habit of doing busi
ness by means of the swift trolley. Neigh
borhoods which a couple of years ago de
pended on the farm wagon or steam rail
road , with its arbitrary station for inter
course. are now- using the electric lines -with
great benefit.
It has been demonstrated that the trolley
will push freight or passengers along as
speedily as any steam line at less than half
the expense. A practical illustration of this
can be c&served in the ride from Chicago to
Fort Sheridan. The round trip rate on
steam roads is $1.25 , on the trolley line 40
cents.
Here Is a list of lines now In operation In
Illinois outside of Cook county Which are
Interurban :
*
Elcin to Aurora . si '
" "
liloomlncton to Normal . . 3
Champ\l ! : n to Urban.i. . , . . * . . . 11
St Ixnilst to Belleville . . . " ' -A
Oalesburp to Knoxvllle . 55
Jollct to Lockport . . in
Pcorla to Pekin . 15
' ' ' '
Venice. Madison and Granite City . . . . . r.u
Hock Island Trlcity line . 42"
This makes a total of 155U miles of Interurban -
urban line now In operation. It does not
Include lines which are partly completed
and others -which are to be constructed In
the Immediate future. Some of the o lattpr
lines are so far under way that they will be
In operation within a year They will bs
worked at short distances as fast as they
are constructed. Whenever two good towns
are connected cars will be put on while the
work continues In extending the line. One
little line of half a dozen miles was not in
cluded In the foregoing table. It runs from
La Sallo to Pej-u , a distance of a trifle over
a mile. But here spurs are being put In ,
which show how the system is radiating.
Take the lines to be opened this summer
and whereon survejs have been made nnd
wo have mileage enough to run the total
well over 400. The Chicago-Milwaukee line
Is nearly completed. This will give fort-
two more miles to the Illinois total. Another
line is being built from St. Louis to Belle
ville , going twenty-three miles more. Then
a line will be constructed from Chicago to
Ottawa , eighty-five miles ; from Chicago
cage to Elgin , forty-two wiles , from Chi.
capo to Aurora , forty-two miles , and from
St Louis to Alton , thirty miles. These are
practically ready for use or determined
upon. The total of their mileage Is 264 ,
making a grand total of 420H wiles for
the state.
Illinois has teen backward in this mat
ter , but e\en as It Is the big railroad cor
porations are in competition today with
cheaper lines which are equal In mileage teat
at least one-tenth the total of the steam
roads. The total mileage of trolley and ca
ble lines horte cars are not Included IE
today not far from 1,500 Of course , nearly
half of this Is in Chicago or Cook county
Out resort managers have been taking a
few quiet notes , fruit farmers have taken
up the cry , and within five years , according
to local authorities , the steam roads will
be without suburban business for half the
jear.
KfTret of Trollt-j Linn.
The effect on the big corporations cannot
be calculated Several Instances of recent
jears have pointed the way. For instance ,
six or seven jears ago one of the big lines
ran fourteen suburban trains dally between
Minneapolis and St. Paul The management
gave no bred to the Insidious trolley , as the
management said the people would not take
such a long rldo on the electric cars -when
fariHMc-4 und quliker lime could t >
made en its line But the manngenifnt
rerkohelwithout its bot. for every one of
those fourteen trains hM b n 'M ld off"
permanently , th * trolley bating taken o-very
cent of profit out of the baslne * * .
Two jenrs ago n trolley line WHS estab
lished between Ooshcn and Elkhart In
northern Indiana. This line parallels one
of the best pnjlnp local Toads In America , a
branch ot the Vanderbllt system When
asked two years npo : what effect this would
ha-ve on the suburban traffic between the
points named fhe railroad men laughed.
When asked the same question a few days
ago these same railroad men looked \ery
serious and admitted that the trollej had
destroyed the eteara traffic between the two
points for seven months In tlie year.
A few jears go steam suburban trains
carried all the business In the \lclnlty of
Cleveland. ( X Toda > the trains are few and
not -very profitable , the trolley hauls the
people , carries their light freight and allows
OB many baggage prl * lieges as the steam
roads do The cheaper operation nnd consequently
quently cheaper tariffs have blasted the
hopes of the big roads In the matter of In
terurban traffic. In this city ono ot tlie
heaviest systems , one thnt does an enor
mous suburban traffic. Is seriously consid
ering the feasibility of substituting electric
motors for steam. It realizes from ptactl-
cal loss thnt unless heroic measures nre
adopted Itvlll lose the whole of this busi
ness In time.
Trolley lines reach e\ery suburban point
almost in the grasp of this road They run
even farther nnd make direct city connec
tions with western Indiana towns. Line *
are projected to run trom these towns to as
far north as Holland , Mich. Only one means
remains to ctoeck the loss of business and
ttial Is to get down to nn electric basis , cut
taten to the trolley figures and fight for
traffic. As soon as n trnln falls to pay n
steam road abandons It.
PERIL MENACES CALIFORNIA
Jniiniu-Hp Clu-nji I.nlior Storjof Ccn-
crnl JlooUrr TinLcKlilntti c
Tii n Kir.
SAN FHANC1SCO , March 4. ( Corre
spondence of The Bee"Japanese ) faithful
boy -wants a position as schoolboy ; under
stands everything well. "
This sort of an advertisement le fre
quently seen now In San Tran-
clsco papers. And what -wages does
the Japanese faithful boy who understands
everything well expect for his services ?
Two -dollars per month , usually , and In the
me > anlime. ho Is attending a jmbllc school
supported by taxes to which he contributes
not a cent and in a jear he will absorb as
much knowledge of the practical kind as an
average American lad will in two yea's'
time. In a list ot twenty-nine advertise
ments under the heading "Situations
Wanted , Male , " from hlch the abo-ve waa
clipped , thirteen of the advertisers were
Japs. Later these little brown men will bo
securing jrasltlous several grades higher
than those they now seek and white bill
clerks , bookkeepers , telegraph operators
and stenographers will be supplanted by
the cheapest ot cheap labor. This coast
swarms -with Japs ; they are In the schools.
In the orchards , in the homes , working for
wages that white people cannot compete
with. Quiet , well-behaved , polite , clean in
personal habits , they do everything they
undertake in the most satisfactory manner
and 'bid ' fair to prove -more of a menace to
the real prosperity of California than have
1 the Chinese , on account ot their superior
intelligence combined with the ability to
live as cheaply as the Chinamen.
I icard a story recently about General
Hooker which has probably never been
printed. When the war began he was liv
ing in this city He had resigned his cap-
1 tain's commission In the regular army a
I lew- years previously and had unsuccessfully
tried to make a living at mining and in va-
1 rlous ether enterprises. Hewas led to be
lieve that if he could get to Washington he
could secure a desirable place in the serv
ice , but it would cost him something like
? 400 to get to "Washington and ho had no
money at all and was completely discour
aged. A friend who learned of his dilemma
cheered him upwith a suggestion that the
money needed could be raised by donations
in the Mining exchange and undertook the
task. The sum required was promptly con
tributed and Hooker went to Washington
where he was commissioned a brigadier
. general and soon became a conspicuous
figure , rising to the command of the Army
of the Potomac as McClellan's successor.
The pay ot members of the California
legislature ceased today , but it is likely that
the session will continue all of next -week ,
as there is much important business to
transact. Thus far all efforts to unite upon
a choice for senator to succeed Senator
White have failed and the Indications are
that Senator Perkins will be compelled to
represent the state "all by bis lonely" dur
ing the next two jears.
JOHN T. BELL.
THEY RETURN THEIR THANKS
CItir < * nh Coiiiiiit'iiil Ijonrd of Ctlucu *
lion Oirr I.ocnllnuDIM en-
jiorl School.
The Board of Education has rocehed com
mendation frrm a contlderable number of
taxpayers In the Davenport school district
for eelecting the Poppleton property at
Forty-first and Case streets as the site for
the new Davenport school. This commenda-
J tlon IE presented to the board in the follow-
i ing form.
I We , the undersigned residents and taxpay-
' era In theDaenpoit school district , beg
i leave hereby to respectfully and heartily
, thank > our honorable body for the wise ,
, careful and judicious selection which It has
made among the different sites offered for
I the Davenport school.
I We believe the site selected to be by far
j the cheapest , best and most a-vallable for all
thet purposes of the school district , mid we
desire e-speclally to recognlre the earnest ,
searching and complete Investigation which
. the board has gUcu the matter , and tbc fair
and bUBlnussllKe manner in which the
whole question has been treated at Its hands.
I We feel that our Interests aa icsldents and
taxpajera ha\e been well and carefully pro
tected , and we thanlc tbo board very Eln-
cerely. JK Sanborn , G A Llndquebt ,
i Charles K. Coutant. W. W. Uinsted , J. It.
j Elder. C. n. Herring. Charles Ogden , H. N.
I Wlthnell. n. P. Pagan , F. B. Bryant , P A.
EdquUt , George B Tzschuck , W. W. Sla-
buugh , J H McCulloch , Mrs H G. Burt ,
S. M Crosby , George A. Joslyn , T C
Havens , K. A Mills , Jr , W. C Dullard.
Charles K. Winter , Charles I ! . Johannes ,
Charles W. nusbell , E. J nohrbough. Frank
A. Hultman , Elizabeth B. Sarsou , Mary D
Porter , Mesdames Charles ORutt and J. B.
Berry.
S > ndlcntr to Ilcvclnii Muiilln.
NEW VOHK. March 9 Edouard C. Andre
Belgian consul at Manila , Is in this city tryIng -
Ing to form a staik company with a capital
of $10,000,000 for InTcstmcnt in the Philippine -
pine Islands. Andre is negotiating for the
services of Frederick E Foster of St. Paul ,
an authority on Philippine matters , to take
executive charge of the new ejndlcate Mr
Foster represented the Pacific Mail Steam-
fcblp company at Manila for twenty jeais.
"The Philippines are no place , " said M.
Andre , "for men of little or no capital. But
for a biff syndicate there IB much money to
be made. AVe propose to build a railway In
Luiou. l.SOO miles long The northern part
of Luzon IB Aery fertile and much mouej con
be made there. "
Our Nuiul Stutlon ut MIII Juan.
The sew t'nlted States navai station ta be
located at San Juan. Porto Rico , will be of
the utmost Importance to this country us
the Key to the situation whan the .N'lca-
ragua canul l > canstrurte-d The key to good
hevtlth IE Ho&tetter's Stomach Bitters. It
guards the digestive organs from attacks of
Indication , biliousness and constipation ,
JuH the same as the new naval station at
San Juan will ward off attacks upon this
country by foreign foes.
CROW'S NEW PAVING BILL
Propossd Law Takes Away Powers of the
Oitj Council.
OFFICIALS NOT PLEASED WITH THE CHANGE
nf I.nl Owner * MUM tic
Secnreil lit Orilrr to MnUe I'ri
tnniicnt Improvement * In
Front of tlic Premise * .
Senator Crow'a paving bill , which has
passed the state seuale makes a decided
change In the present paving provisions ol
the city charter. Under the present law 1 :
1 possible for the council to order pnvlns
anywhere In the city , subject to protect
within thirty dajs trom the owners of the
majority front feet of the property along
the thoroughfare to be paved. This power Is
absolutely taken away by the proposej new
law , which permits paving to be ordered
only on petition of the owners of the mix-
Jorlty front feet.
The change Is not looked uprn entirely
with favor. As a matter of fact , a good
many of the city officials look upon It as
an evil They point out that a good portion
tion of the property In the city Is owned by
outside or other parties who are holding It
for speculation. Consequently If these
speculators refuse to tlgn a petition foi
paving in order to escape the tax , the people
who live on property that they own on the
street will be prevented from securing pav
ing when they are anxious to have It
Therefore It Is thought better that the law
should remain as It Is , compelling specula
tive property owners to protest agalnH pav
ing instead of compelling those who want
the paving to run after and persuade the
foreign holders to sign a petition.
Ilffret of Hie I.nir.
An example of what the effect of this new
law may be is afforded in the movement tc
repave Farnam Etree-t. While the prescnl
charter permits the co'jeul la order paving
without petition , U does not give the same
power In the case of repavlng When i
street is to be repavcd a petition must b (
filed. The business men along Farnan
street are very desirous of tearing up the
present stone pavement and replacing I ;
with asphalt. IP order to get the requlslK
petition , however. It has been necessary foi
them to secure the signatures of owners o :
some of the property who arc either resi
dents of other cities or who do not wish tc
be taxed. Although the movement to repa\ <
the street was started months ago , thesi
necessary signatures have not jet been se
cured , and there Is considerable danger
therefore , that the repaying will not be dom
in the near future.
City Engineer Rosewater not only dlsap *
proves of the Crow bill , but also caused tc
be Inserted in the charter amendment bill a
provision giving to the council the power ol
ordering repavlng in the same way as II
could order paving by ordinance subject tc
protest within thirty days
CASE OF ACCIDENTAL DEATH
Coroner' * Jnrjln - e tl rntei Dentine
of John RnilM nnil Re
turn * n Verdict.
Coroner Swanson summoned a Jury and
held an inquest over the remains of John
Hads , who died at the Park hotel from
arphyxiatlon Wednesday morning. It re
sulted In a verdict of accidental death owlns
to Ignorance of the method of turning on
and off the gas.
The evidence submltle-d from the hotel
wag the same as that given heretofore.
Eads entered the hold Monday night , se
cured a room and retired about 9 o'clock.
Gas was discovered escaping from the room
at 1 30 Tuesday afternoon and phjslclaiu
were summoned. They managed to keep
him alive until midnight , when his heart
ceased to act.
Gilbert E. Erickson of Moorehead , la ,
brother-in-law of the deceased , testified that
Eads left his home Sunday to come tc
Omaha to look for a sister who -wrote that
she had been injured in a runaway. He
submitted the letter signed by Annie Eads
written February 23. It stated that she
and Mrs. Newton were out riding the daj
previous , when the horse ran away. She
had her right arm shattered and the horse
stepped on her head. This letter was ac
companied by one from a nurse named
"Clara Bailey , No. 25. " in which the nurse
said her patient -nas In a serious condition
Miss Bailey stated that she was in St. Marj'i
hospital and was under the care of Dr
Burse The letter of Miss Eads was dated
" 1221-3 Jackson street , Omaha "
There is no St. Mary's hospital In Omaha
or South Omaha , nor does the directory ol
either city contain such names ns Burse 01
Clara Bailey Mr. Erlckson supposed thai
Eads came here and sought the address ol
Mrs. Newton and the others given him - without
out securing any trace of bis Bister. Erlck
son was sure , however , that the death was
accidental , as there was no reason for Eadt
to kill himself. He said so far as he waj
aware Eads had not traveled very much and
bad never had anything to do with gas fix
tures. He was temperate and a joung mar
of good habits. Witness said he loaned Eadf
$15 to pay his expenses in Omaha , Thli
money was found in a pocketbook tucked
away in a pillow slip when the chamber
maid changed the linen Wednesday night.
Dr. Bull's Cough Syrup has saved mapj
n life it Is a positive cure for bronchitis
and incipient consumption. Price 25 cts.
HelreNfc ] 21oirN ivlth Hullrond Mnn.
LOUISVILLE , Ky , March . A special tc
the Post from Hopklnsville , Ky , says
Miss Sarah Norfleet Mason , the populai
heiress , eloped last night to Clarksvllle
Tenn , and married Claude Berry of Wash'
ington , D. C. , a popular southern rallwa ]
official.
The bride IB the daughter of Colonc
Merrlweather S. Mason , the largest lane
owner of Christian county , fine met th <
groom in Washington , where she was edu <
cated.
Mr , Atlolphuk nii cli
is the principal stockholder in the Gram
Pacific hotel , Chicago. That accounts fo
Its generous magnificence.
S > nillente to Control Mlon.
NORWAY. 51e. . March 9 A deal whlcl
It Is claimed will practically put the mlcj
supply of the world Into the control of i
fcyndlcate has been disclosed to those In
terestcd in the industry here h > an offer ti
purchase all the mineral land In this section
The right to mines In about 15,000 acres o
this county already has been granted , tbi
paper * in the tranniulion lovprlnc nil the
known places where II ean be profitably
I mined It 1 * explained thnt the only other
j plftpp * where mlrn l mine-d to any extent
I fire In Graf ton eount.v , N H . and In North
Carolina In both localities It Is claimed the
supply i * almost exhausted
HOLD ON TO THE PHILIPPINES
Hx-Juilcc Nnlllpricnr * for Imic |
rlnllxni nm n Menu * of I'ro-
nioMitR Trrulr.
OMAHA. March f > To the Editor of The
Bee In > our communication upou the elo
quent mid most nble address of the president
at Boston jou persist that his policy is im
perialistic. His present policy Is not differ
ent from that of nearly nil prior adminis
trations. Since the first establishment of
self-government In North America all
natives hmc been governed without their
consent.
The 4,000.000 of slaves prior to their eman
cipation pave no consent to their govern
ment and this was not Imperialism. It was
& condition having its birth with the government -
ernment and In a manner bejond Its control ,
a condition jou and 1 fought from almost
our births.
The natives of the mother countries from
which we took territory by treaty or conquest -
quest necr gave their consent to be gov
erned by the United States , jet today jou
could not drive them trom under Us bless
ings.
ings.The Alaskans never have recognized our
authority us u government over them , ex
cept where they could not pre\ent our rule.
The Mexicans , In the majority In the terri
tory acquired by our Mexican war , never
assented to < ho governed b > our republic.
The Samoan never consented to our treaty
with Imperial go\ernments to dominate over
him. except ns ho was forced so to do , jet
we became by that treaty a party to Im
perial domination , If your view of ImperialIsm -
Ism Is sound , yet Tve only Interceded to
soften the errors of Imperialism.
When a republican government Is formed
based on the consent of the governed It Is
only the majority that gives Us consent to
that form of government. The minority re
fuses Us consent and Is yet governed
without It.
There Is .but one argument against the
controlling or governing the Filipinos , and
that Is that -we have as many Ignorant un-
evolved citizens , both white and black , ns
the government feels able to carry. Let
us be honest and when we take a position
give the true reasons
Those disfranchised Ignorant of the various
states where an Intelligent qualification is
i necessary to the exercise of euch privilege
' are governed without their consent , yet that
form of government Is not Imperialistic , but
I
I often self-protecting and necessary to good
government and self-preservation.
More than one-half the population of the
United States Is governed without Us con
sent and under protest ; that half has nothing
whatever to say as to how they shall be
governed , I refer to our mothers and Bisters.
If this Is Imperialistic our republic has been
guilty of It frcm Us iblrth.
The evils of having to handle politically
these Ignorant Filipinos are overshadowed
by the great benefits to come to our govern
ment by its holding these islands.
These seven millions of people on 115,000
square miles of territory , nearly as large In
territory as the empire of Japan , and capable
of sustaining a greater population than that
empire can , with two-thirds of its inhab
itants dressed and in habit far beneath our
native American , can little be able to sus
tain a government of self-rule without the
aid and advice of the United States This
great territory -with Us mixed population
dropped Into our possession by the weakness
of an imperial government and left us with
a trust duty to perform which we cannot
and will not hhlrk.
Now the discordant clement that brought
on war between our soldiers and the Flll-
plnos Is the same Spanish blood that has
not given up Us hate. The commanders
and leaders of the natives are mixed Span
ish bloods , and If they could be eliminated
the natives would return to their homes
and live a happy people , blest by the pro
tection , advice and culture of the freest
government on earth.
I All the nations of the earth are but now
a family of nations intermingling In commerce -
{ merce , in science , in religion and philosophy ,
and each at this advanced age has com
mercial Intercourse with the other. There
fore the nation that is without a strong navy
is a mere puppet In the hands of the coun
try that has one , and liable at any time to
, have Its trade with the world shut off and
| utterly ruined. The oceans are the hlgh-
I ways between these families of nations and
' If we cannot travel upon those highways we
are nothing and can and must lose all In
| difficulties with other powers. A merchant
I marine cannot exist in peace or war without
, a navy that can back it. and stick ite nose
in e\ery port that the merchant marine
does. I state this as a fact because no
, capital will engage itself in shipbuilding
| -when that capital knows that in a difficulty
' with other powers the merchant marine
business of that nation must cease at the
dictation of the battleships of other powers
The Philippine islands He within two or
three days' sail of the empires that furnish
one-fourth or more of the population of our
planet. We do not want the peoples of
these empires , but an Interchange of com-
, modules , and to get It acquaintance and fa
miliarity with their methods are necessarj.
We cannot get it by remaining thousands of
miles distant and being unposted as to their
odd methods. It is a common saying that
the Chinese and the Anglo-Saxons do not
understand each other and without this un
derstanding a great interchange cannot be
I had. After a time these Philippines will be
partly settled 'by our most Intellectual people
and wo will become the neighbors of Japan.
China , lower China , Australia , the Polynesia
Islands and even part of India This will
enable us to know the commercial possibili
ties of these densely populated lands with
out social and political contaminations.
With Porto Rico , Haw-all , the Philippines
and some Islands lying between the two
latter we should have some Islands on the
west coast of Europe or Africa. These pos
sessions will stimulate a navy that will give
us a protection we must eventually have and
which we need today We want a great
navy and well manned , not a large standing
army. The battles of the future will be
upon the water the interests of all great
powers make this inevitable
Let us not fear corruption or expense : the
former will exist while finite man makes
governments and the latter are not all had
I Expense Is a necessary distributer of money
'and ' dhUlon of capital. Furthermore ,
A Little Early Now
To talk Easter yet we want to hay
that as in a31 former yon is we will
lead in Kaster novelties there will be
chocolates , birds , chicks , eggh , brown
ies , and all sorts of candy eggs special
egg Ice cream containing the yolk birds'
nests in fact everything cute and < le-
! slrable many of the novelties ate now
being shown by us.
Our noonday lunch is proving a great
attraction for the men nnd women who
are obliged to take lunch In the city
our usual high clath service at half the
price ,
BALDUFF'S ,
UltW U 2i30 , Supper-9:30 U
1620 Fnruara St
When the practice of economy is a necessity , the
cost of the soap used in a year is an important item.
The grocer who has an eye to larger profits , may not
suggest Ivory Soap , but you insist on having it. Ivory
Soap is pure soap , through and through. That makes
it the most economical and best.
IT FLOATS.
T IBM VY-THC PROCICN * alum co CINCINNATI
science will soon give us battleships that a
barnacle cannot befoul.
I thoroughly believe that the opposition
to the holding of the Philippines is as much
a governmental luna"y as free silver nt 1C to
1 was a financial lunacy
For these reasons and others we should
forego the undesirable population and hold
the Philippines for the great opportunities
and possibilities that must grow out of their
retention. JAMES NEVILLE.
POSTMASTER CAUGHT IN ACT
Secret Son Ice Men Interrupt Oltlclnl
nt r\VlIUr l > nrro iiitnBPil In
Other * ' Letter * .
WILKESBARRE , Pa , March 9. Edward
F. Bogert , postmaster of Wllkesbarre , was
arrested today , charged with tampering with
the United States malls About two months
ago several complaints were lodged with the
postal authorities at Washington that mall
was disappearing , or that which was re
ceived bore evidence of having been opened
by a steaming process. The postal authori
ties subsequently detailed two secret service
men on the case under orders of Inspector
Gorman. Last night after the mall from
Baltimore and Washington arrived and had
been distributed Bogert entered the office
and was seen to take several letters from
the boxes and then go Into his private office
and carefully draw the curtain.
A few minutes later a detective , who was
acting as a clerk , turned out an electric
light in the rear end of the office , this
being a signal to two other secret service
men who were stationed outside. The man
on the inside carefully admitted his as-
svwldtes , ono of whom was Hugh Gorman.
The two men went at once to Bogert's pri
vate office , and -without the ceremony of
knocking entered and there found the post
master seated at his desk , on which lay
three letters addressed to prominent busi
ness men In this city , and all of them
opened. The postmaster was surprised , and
not a little excited for a few moments , but
soon recovered his composure. He was
later escorted to his home by the secret
service men , where a warrant for his arrest
was subsequently served. Ho was taken
before United States. Commissioner Hahn ,
where he gave 'ball ' In $4,000 for appearance
later.
Mr. Bogert , besides being editor of the
Evening Leader of this city , is a member of
a large number of lodges and lor the last
ten or twelve jears has been an active mem
ber of the base ball association. He Is a
brother of the late Joseph R. Bogertwho
was prominent In democratic county and
state politics and at the time of his death
was postmaster.
The news of the arrest created a big sensa
tion , especially in political clerics ,
GREAT FUTURE FOR HAVANA
Poimlble to Mnkc It One of the HlehoM
ON Well nil Henltlilent ot
Great Cltle * .
ATLANTA , March 9. C. E. Haskins , the
New York expert accountant , who Is return
ing home frcm Havana , where be was called
by General Ludlow to aid in looking into the
financial condition of the Cuban capital , left
Atlanta today for the east. Mr. Hcekins says
the representative Cubans are annexatlonistg
and are anxious to see the United States keep
Us army here until everything is running
smoothly and Cuba is ready to bo annexed.
AB to the finances of Havana , Mr. Haskins
said "It will be an easy matter to make
Havana not only one of the richest , but also
one of the healthiest large cities anywhere
to be found. At present the principal dif
ficulty that meet * the civil government Is
the lack of monej with which to administer
It. Havana's only resources now are out of
the customs dues which , of course , should
not IK- applied to the government of the city ,
but to the general government of the
Island. "
llli'li PI ml li > Goltl
SAN FRANCISCO , March 0 The steamer
Alameda brings the news of the finding of
a gold nugget In western Australia weigh
ing twenty and one-half pounds avoirdupois
The strike was mode early In February by
McFlo Brothers and a man named Parked
about twenty miles from Marble Bar In the
Pllbarra gold field The musblve slug , to
gether with over 200 ounces of smaller site ,
was un-covcred just two miles north of where
the Pantomime nugget , weighing 3S4 ounces ,
was found by n party named Boyle nlno
years ago.
Preparing for the Philippine * .
LEAVENWORTH. Kan. , March 9 Com
panies A , C and D , Sixteenth regular In
fantry , Major Ward commanding , arrived at
Fort Leavenworth today from Huntsvlllc ,
Ala , Company Kwill arrive tomorrow from
Chlckamauga. The battalion will remain for
two months to outfit for the Philippine
campaign. The Twenty-third Kansas volun
teers ( colored ) , returning from Cuba for
muster-out , are expected at the fort tonight
The regiment is composed of 810 men and
twenty-five officers.
lire-option to Ilrjnii.
AUSTIN , Tex. , March > . The public
reception given Vf. J. Bryan in the gov
ernor's reception room nt the capitol to
day was a great BUOCCSS. The reception
lasted from 9 o'clock until shortly before
noon , when Mr. Bryan repaired to the State
university and addressed the students.
Mr. Bryan has changed his program and
left Austin nt 1 o'clock for Houston , where
he will speak tonight , and on Friday night
he will deliver an address at Dallas.
For frost bites , burns. Indolent sores ,
eczema , ekln disease , and especially Plies ,
Do Witt's Witch Hazel Salve stands first
end best. Look out for dishonest people
who try to imitate and counterfeit it. It's
their endorsement of a good article.
Supplies
All of the pop
ular and de
pendable kind.
Eastman Kodaks
Premo Poco Adlake
Vive Diamond Cyclone
and New Karona Cameras
plates , films , chemicals ,
mounts , etc. developing and
printing : prices right ,
THE AIDE & PENFOLD CO. ,
Amateur fhftopraphle bnppUt * .
14-08 Farnam. OMAHA
OPPOSITE PA.XTON HOTEL.
Drex L Shoeman
Is over In the Philippines now petting
an exhibit for the Gieater America Ex
position and he will be hurrying across
the country pretty Qtilcl ; with it and a
report of our 53 shoes for men the na
tives all allowed they were the blKRest
value ever Been on the Inland why iwtv
for haven't we made a Fjiechil effort
to product n shoe this pprlnp at this
price that would Rive the style , dura-
blllty nnd comfort of tlic higher priced
ones these hiive the bullring and me
dium round toe light or heavy soles.
Drexel Shoe Co. ,
Omaha' * Up-io-date Shoe Iloaie ,
Ulfl KARNAM STREET.
The Fiddlier Still Fiddled-
While we Kept right on selling pianos
new pianos that were shipped us by
mistake these at factory cost new
pluuoB thnt we ordered the Klmbnll ,
Knabe. Kranlc-n & Ilach , Hallet k Davis
and Hoispe these at $ .10 to flOO less
tlitui anywhere else in America second ,
hand jilanot pianos that have been
used , but nre as good as ever these at
$ TO , $100 , ? l"r > we-'re making terms on
any of these jilanjs that will warrant
jou in InrcMlgatiug.
A. HOSPE ,
We oelelirntc oar 20tb banlneis anal'
Tertarr Oct. 23rd , 18t 0.
Music and Art. 1513 Douglas ,