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TTTE OMATTA DAILY BEE : FlUDAY , APRIL 118. 1H1MK W THE FIELD OF ELECTRICITY Progress of Trial Testa of the Wireless Tele graph System , RIVALS IN THE TELEPHONE BUSINESS Objection to Slntc t'ntitrn of THr- lilionrM CnM of Kin-trie- tilth lili \KrU-nlliirc. . There nro unmistakable Indications abroad that telegraphy Is at the threshold of o revolution. The various tests of the Mar coni system , nearly all of which have been successful , give promise of contributing nilghtlly to the welfare and progress of the world. The most Important of recent testa was that of Marconi , the Inventor , who Is reported to have Kent and received mes sages from a point on the English coast tea a vessel In the British channel. Develop ments in this line are eagerly watched by the maritime world. Any means enabling ships , especially when in distress , to com municate with the shore would bo u triumph entitled to rank with the invention of teleg raphy. Tostc of the system have bean made re cently at Notre Dame university and nt Chicago , and of the sine wave , AA'ashlng- ton. At Ihc national capltol communication was established between thu AA'ar depart ment building and Fort Myor , seven miles away , and messages exchanged. The test was conducted by Colonel Sqlilcr and Al bert C. Crehoro of Dartmouth college. A niaehlne which operates like a typewriter was used to perforate a long , narrow tape , similar to that used In stock tickers. A metallic circuit exactly similar to those used by the telegraph sotnpanles was used. The ofllcors are enthusiastic over the test. The Morse alphabet was used and the officers who had charge of the test say everyone can learn Mio Morse alphabet arid bo able to read the tape , which will assist In the system of operation. AVhllo there is no doubt the system worked successfully and the speed was re markable , ' this will be minimized by the fad that nearly all the time gained In transmission will he lost In translating the messages into English , which will bo neces sary to the successful operations of the sys tem. The Instruments used are somewhat similar to those employed by the cable com panies , and a successful test has been made between New York City and Canso , Nova y Scotia. The AVashlngton test did not de velop the speed attained at a test on the lines of the Hrlllsh Telegraph company , when 3,000 words per minute were trans mitted. Cunt of KIrotrle llcutliiK. M. Lalanco read a paper before the Society of Civil Engineers of France on heating hy electricity. Ho first described In detail the method of constructing an electric heating and cooking apparatus , in which wires arc embedded In enamel In order to prevent oxidation , etc , Ho explained the difficulty that bad been found In getting resistance material and enamel with practically the same co-efficiency of expansion In order thai they might not part company when heated , The author says that when electric energy Is produced by water power It Is possible foi electric heating to compete financially wltli ordinary methods of heating ; and beyond this , as Is well known , the electric heatlnp has peculiar advantages from the fact thai It does not In any way vitiate the nlr 01 cause noxious fumes when used for cooklnf purposes. The author then proceeded tt calculate the cost of performing ccrtalr cooking operations and boiling of water bj electricity , assuming that the price paid poi unit for energy is about 9 cents , as Is tlu case in Paris. He points out that , although these prices are high , yet other advantages derived from electric heating make their acceptable to the public. With respect It the question of heating of buildings , tin authorv states that It requires about fi ; watts for every cubic metre of space whlcl has to bo maintained at 22 degrees C. abov < the temperature of the outside air. He gives an Instance of one dining-room lr Paris that is electrically heated , In whlcl tho'total cost per annum for electric energj comes out at $31.25. The total cqulvalenl load , wo presume , says the Klectrlca ! Engineer , Londcn , In 10 candle power lampi which is obtained from the heating appar ntus In the Scctnr do la Place Cltchy Is cqua to 5,000 lamps. In the concluding part o bis paper the author re'nrs to other system ! of heating , such as the use of red-hot rod ! of silicon In a vacuum. Stnlo Ti'liMiniiiu'x. Sir John Lubbock , In n letter to the Lon don Times on the government tclephom bill , draws attention to a point that Is oftoi lost sight of. Ho points out that If the te-1- epliono becomes national property not onlj will the state loose mnnev , but "tho re- \ 4 * suits ns regards the progress of appllec science will , In my Judgment , be even mor < disastrous. Those who have hltherlo de < voted thought and time , energy and cap ! ' tali to apply the results of scientific dlscov' cry to practical purposes are now told tha while , of course , If their enterprise doe : not pay , they must bear Jhe loss , on tfn other hand , If it succeeds , government wll pass on act of Parliament to deprive then of any advantage. " In support of this opln < ion ho quotes the late Mr. A'arloy as fol lows : "Tho Introduction of protectlonlsn In so Important an Industry aa telegraph ; has given the postal executive a grin holi of applied electricity , and has enabled then to crush practically out of existence plo nceTR In telegraphy and applied electricity English telegrafli enterprise no longer ex tsts and America , which twenty years agi was electrically In the rear of this coun try , Is now England's teacher. At the pres cut tlmo not only docs she tuko premie rank in dynoino-olectrlc development , bu practically all the telegraphic advance : which liavo been made since the passage o the telegraph act have originated fron American genius. * The solo object liavo In view in writing Is to bring honv to the British public , If I can , the evil con sequences of the un-English rctrogradi policy of converted applied science Into I government trading monopoly. " This poln should engage the attention of the Soclet ; of Telegraili Engineers. TflrplioiK- vain , The telephone situation in this countr ; presents one of the most Interesting prob loins In the Industrial world , related iti Chicago Tribune. On out ) hand is the Amor lean Doll Telephone company , with its loca exchange system connected by long ills tanco lines , nnd Its twenty years' expert enco to guide It In overcoming the oppost tlon that Is growing up and confronting I In all pants of the country. On the other hand , the prejudice agalne too old monopoly as tt la still called \vn AVrlte for the frca booklet : "Altrrv lihymei for TMnty 2lnif . " Hires Rootbeer time Is here THE CHARLES E , HIRES CO. , Philadelphia , Pa. JLfufccrt o/lHrct Condtnitit Milk , never more bitter nor assertive than at ircscnt. The Independent movement has made remarkable strides In Itie last two enrs , and in making strong competition for ho business of the larger cities , ns well as ho Ires profitable work In which It has ormerly been engaged. In order to nppre- ! ate fully the present conditions of the in dustry In this country It may be well to re- all the more Important Incidents in the hlste-ty of tlie development of the art. The American Hell Telephone company ook over the business of the National Hell Tclrflione company In ISSn. and thereby se cured virtual control of the field. The In- liistry at that tlmo had scarcely passed the ixpcrlmental stage , the exchanges In the argest cities wcro small compared wltn hose of the present day. the apparatus cm- > loycd was crude and the service so poor htit It became an object of ridicule every- vherc. Those conditions hampered the cx cnslou of Hie system , yet nt that tlmo then ? vcre 28,316 miles of wire In use , nnd 132- 102 Instruments were employed. With the establishment and recognition of Its monopoly the Hell company was lh position to devote Its attention to the devel opment and improvement of the service and ho extension of the business. It commanded ho telephone , engineering and Inventlvo ability of the country , ns It afforded the only outlet for the efforts and products of ho men who hnd been trained In this do- lartment. It Is true 'that ' the telephone has tad n remarkable growth , but It Is also true hat this advancement has been made In iplto of the Hell company's policy rather ban as a result of Its encouragement and assistance. Never for a moment was the lubllc permitted to forget that there was a monopoly nnd that the owuern of It wor& Ictcrmlncd 'to ' exact the last farthing. No advancement was contemplated , no exten sion was considered and no Improvement adopted that entailed an expenditure that could not bo Immediately regained wltti profit. It was only when the old methods of exchange operation became so cumber- son and expensive ns to make further in crease Impossible that the Installation of ft lew system was admitted to bo desirable mil even then the charges were increased so as to more than cover the expense at .ho now equipment. The American 'Bell ' Telephone company la : iot engaged In construction work , nor docs t operate telephone exchanges. H holds the controlling IntercPt , however , In the neil companies that are engaged In thcso branches nnd owns thu patents under which hey operate. eircnt elrowlli of Syttcni. Statlotics for fifteen years nro presented n the last annual report of the parent com pany Just completed , showing an unprece dented growth of late years , which would seem to Indicate that the Independent move- nont bad really aided the Dell interests. For Instance , the Increase In the number of nstrumcnts In use was greater last year ban ever before. On December 20 , 1S9S , there were 1,124,846 telephones In the hands of licensees , under rental , an increase of 205,72."i over the previous year , which was jy far the largest gain ever recorded. This ncreaKe was larger than the total number of instruments In use in 1880 , when the American Dell company was formed. At : hat tlmo there were only 132,602 telephones In the entire country. There are now In operation 1,126 cx- changca equipped with Bell apparatus and controlled 'by ' the American Dell Telephone company through upward of fifty exchange companies and 1,008 branch offices. The equipment Includes 772.989 miles of wire in 13S.293 circullB and 465,180 stations. It is estimated that there are 3,523,070 calls a day on the Dell exchanges of the country , mak ing 1,231,000.000 In a year. The toll line system now Includes 75,715 miles of pole lines an increase of 7,927 miles in the last year and 385,911 miles of wire. This service comprised 93,147 connec tions dally , or 30,600,000 during the last year , and the revenue therefrom amounted to $5- 171,710. This , of course , did not Include the earnings of the long-distance company. That concern was operating 10,079.05 miles of pole lines and cable and 123,275.05 miles of wire , connecting 285 offices , on January 1 , 189 ! ) , a considerable gain on the previous year. There are thirty-eight exchange companies whose systems furnish long line terminals and these companies Include 409,250 stations , of which 200,528 are equipped with metallic circuits and 25,158 with long distance cab inet sets. AVIthout taking into consideration the in dependent Interests of this country , It Is in teresting to note the comparison that has been made bteween the American Dell sys tem and the service in foreign countries : The statistics of European countries at the close of 1897 , taken from such reports and publications as can bo obtained , showed the number of exchange stations in the Ger man empire to be 173,981 ; In Sweden , 56,500 ; In Austria and Hungary , 33,862 ; In Switzer land , 32,252 ; In Norway , 20.678 ; In Russia. 20,108 ; In France , estimated , 45,060 ; In nil of continental Europe together , 453,844 ; in Great Britain and Ireland , at the end ol 1S9S , 103,084. At that time the American Dell telephone system In the United States numbered 465,180 exchange stations. Toll line conversations in this country are held over distances of about 2,000 miles , the longest telephone line In Europe Is 850 miles. ImliMX-lKlriil Intori'Nl * . If the Independent Interests are taken Into consideration the comparison will be much more favorable to the United States. There are now 100 factories In the United States furnishing telephone equipments to "Inde pendent" exchangee. Add to this twenty- five telephone supply houses , as many more construction companies and 3,000 exchanges with an extensive Intercommunicating toll line ystcm , and aomc Idea of the magnitude of the anti-Bell movement can bo gained. As has already been pointed out , the Dell Interests for many years not only controlled the telephone bualncro of the country , but enjoyed a monopoly of far greater value the brains , Inventive gonlua and mechanical skill employed In this Industry. Just as soon as the fundamental patents expired , however , and the field was opened to com petition , there were many deserters from the ranks of the Bell experts and the Inde pendent forces were swelled by the acces sion of many of the most experienced men In the business. This will explain In large mcoBuro the Immediate success of the anti- Bell movement and the high standard ol equipment that has already buen attained by this new Industry. It will also furnlsli a clew to the readiness shown by capitalists to advance fundti for the development of the business. It Is generally known that the telephone Industry heretofore has been ex ceedingly profitable and this has Increased the dcslrn of business men aa well as specu la tots to Invest In enterprises of this char acter. At present It Is estimated that the inde pendent companies in several states read many moro points than the Deli lines , bul there has been no systematic effort made at jet to collect and tabulate statistical Information mation upon the growth of the industry and anything usldu from the mostxgenorn ! statement of the present condition of the business Is purely guesswork. The Del company did not begin a statistical rccon for several years after the consolidation and U Is not surprising that the independ ent Interests In their eager pursuit of evcrj advantageous opportunity have failed thin far to appreciate the Importance of thli feature. No Itcllfl from lllii-iiiiinllHiu I'nlll CliiiiiiliiTlnlii'n I'nln llnlm Wim Dxcd , In 1SSS my wife went east and was at tacked with rheumatism. She received no relief until eho tried Chamberlain's Pain Balm. Since that time we have never been without It. AVe find it gives Instant relief In cases of burns and scalds and is never falling for all rheumatic and neuralgic pain * . D. 0. Brant , Santa Yncz , Cal. OWNERS OF NATIONAL BANKS They Are the Parties to Demand Adjustment of Clearings Difficulty. OMAHA INSISTS PROPER SHOWING BE MADE MM of HtHCklioldcrM Sliinvn tlint Uiuitliu I'tMinlc Arc I.nrKi'l } ' tliu UtvtierH ofSou Hi Oiiinlin'n I'lllllllCllll IllntltUtlOIIM. The Dee prcnantB a complete list of the stockholders In the various nntlonal banks of Omaha and South Omaha. H will be seen that the capitalists who hold the bulk of the stock In the Omaha banks arc also chlclly Interested In the South Omaha In stitutions. Thin toeing the caeo It would appear to be u matter of no great dllllculty for the stockholders to get together and put an end to the Injury that Omaha IB sustaining In the widespread reports of dlmlnshcd bank clearings , which arc en tirely due to the failure of the South Omaha banks to clear through the local clearlug house. The list Is taken from the reports made to the county clerk each April In compll- nnco with the law. Each share represents $100. I'liltcil Slut i .Vnlloiinl. Name. Shares. Name. Shores. Estate 0.V. . Mrs. Muud Ham Hamilton 1004 ilton GO Estate S. S. Cald- A. Hurley KO \vell ill J. C. Cowln M M. T. Harlow Iwo George Gl.icomlnl. 50 11. F. Smith 315 B. I , . Stun- r,0 S. H. H. Clark. . . . 140 AV. 15. Hhoades. . . . 30 AV O. Siitinden. . . 130 F. J. Kecgan 2S Kiiflld Martin 100 C.V. . Smith 2J Estate Mrs. E. A. Uosenbery 20 HrlKCS 100 Helen Lock wood. . 20 C. Will Hamilton. Si A. U Heed 19 AVIlllam Krilff 70 D. 11. Dennis H Mrs.V. . Daunmn. 70 II. U. Gould 10 Charles Gruenli ? . . 70 F. M. lleach 10 Uiiinliii Nalloiinl. Nnmo. Shares. Name. . Mis. Thos. Deer. . 20 A. .1. Simpson . 100M Guy C. Harton. . . . low ) C. E. Summer. . . . M Mrs C. E. Drown. 3SOMlllam AVallucc. 100 C. H. Drown . 171 Mrs. Mary G. J. J. Drown . 14U Wallnt-e . . . . . 20 Lewis Drown . 120 Jcnnlo M.A\ luce. 10 Truman Duck . 100 Mary H. Wallace. 10 Klchnrd Currier. . ! > 0 N.V. . Wells . 300 S. H. H. Clark. . . . 100 G. G. AVIlllaniH. . . SO Gen. G. M. Dodge. COO James M. Ham. . . J N. Fi'Ul . 1100 John F. Dillon. . . . J H. Grant . r,0 , 1'oter D. AVykoft. . J. 11. Milliard . 1SSO Oliver Amca . WO Mrs. Caroline G. Samuel Ciirr. . . . . . . Di0 ; Mlllard . 20 Oliver AV. Mink. . MO JesHlo H. Mlllard. 20 S. S. Caldwell. . . . 134 AV. H. Mlllard . 90 Mrs. Henrietta M. 15 AV. Na-li . 40) Caldwell . 200 1 , . D. .Merrllleld. . . 200 AVIlllam rroc-tor. . . 2TO Mrs U.S. . ManUohn H. Doild . 200 dcrfon . 20 Knickerbocker II. AV. Nleman. . . . 00 | Trust Co . 214 XvlmtnUu National. Namo. Shares. Name. Shares. H. M. Yatcs 1170 Mary H. Harris. . 48 J. S. Collins 200 N. B. Squires W ) kV. V. Morse 200C. S. Maurice. . . . . oO Nettle AV. Collins. 10 Harry 13. llallcock Mrs L. T. SavCora Burr Hardin 30 ne- . . ! 75 Llda at. Touznlln. 210 AV R. Morris 25 Mrs. Kate 13. Han- H. ' J. Davis 25 som oO lj. S. Heed 3SO Mrs. Charlotte ) M. Mrs. G. E. Touzai i Maurice 80 n. . 20 Mrs Annettu F. A. D. Touzalin. . . 50 Keeler 10 J. ii. Carson 72 Mrs1. Grace t , . Thomus Horbino. 20 Jeneks 10 Joseph H. Gray . . ! > 0 Mrs. K. L , . AVood. 10 I. T. Burr 100 Mrs. S. B. Floyd. . ' 1C " AV. 1 < Edlefson. . . WO K. C. Perkins Annlo H. Farlow. 30 T. E. Calvcrt Mr . Ellen F. IHcnry M. Knox. . Nlckerson 100 AVarren bwltzlor. . 10 E C 1'erklns 20 J. H. Cody 210 Sato Deposit and I Trust Co SO I'M rut .National. MoreliaiilNntlnniil. . Name. Shares. ! Name. Shares Frank [ Murphy. . . . M : ! Truman Buc-k 6 ; Samuel 1C. Rogers10 , Frank T. Humll- nogcra Heal Es- I ton 41 tnto Co Olu G. S. Rogers / Ben B Wood 'J2SAV. | ' G. Saunders. . 4Si John F. Coad Ifl'chas. C. Houscl. . 231 Luthr Drake. . . 300 Mark M. Coad. . . . 21i Alvln Saunders. . . 155 Coad Heal Estate Geo. E. Pritchett. 651 Co GK National Ilniilc of Commerce. Name , Share ? . Name. Shares llrs. Mury B. J. B. AVheeler . Kelley F Kohl Geo. L. Hurdette. . Ilattlo E. Chand E. 11111 & Sons. . . . ler I \V. B. Ktngman. . . Lyman F. Abbott , t M. HettliiB = r Louis A. Graves. , t AV. C. Ishnm lnternat'1 Loan & GeorBO Medlock. . Trust Co 2 ( C F Peterson & AVestbrook Trust Co I J. J. Dewey i J. ' A' Fuller John Meyer 1 ! C D. Matthews. ID Albert E. Hawks. ! H' H' . Noyes 3 AV. S. Dewey ( V G. Sunburn. . . Jame H. Aaugh. . ( Iliilph Voorhces. Sjvncer Co ( John AVarc 12 Mrs. Lottlo Ben- Emma 1. Jones. . 12 , son 21 H. A. Benson. . . . . WC. | J. Canan 3- ! Edward Jo'lln. . . 60 GeorRe It. Pecken- " " Charles Mf" Pa.'lB'l. ' * Isaac M. Pott'r. . O. H. Kimball. . . . ( E. C. EriUng. . 30 S. S. Dash I 4S Hurvey W. Smith : CO C. S. Culbertson. . 3- ! J. S. Culbertson. . 3-1 133A' | . H. Mason Sanford' Hector " > F. E. AVnrmT Kecne GuaranU . O a t'h o r 1 n o II. OjiYlnRS UHllK.- 301 Fasan Bath Savings In'Vnion ' Trust Co. stitutlou F. L. Hay Patrick pros UO .A .Dorugton Nlantlo .IJlIIIiil J > * iuiwt. iinnk 5\VI1IU , I II , V-'ake. . Chad's Barnes. . . lu'justus 1 . Duul. . . . IT n I lard O.Lemuel . T.Terry. . , AVeHterly Savings I Frank Barker 1 30 llelmer 3' ' Hank , . _ . 3 Louis Eimer Good II 30 John E. Tetard. . . 9 3,8. S. Hemtir 1 3ujohn | F. Campbell 1 . ' Glebe Loan and 13 Trust Co i : Cor elia W Chap- Mary L , O'Dona- 15 hu j.PT. liopklns. . . 15C H. G. "iVawkins ; ; ; ii S M. MoKenzlo. 30 Frank Thompson. E. C AVIIbur. . . . 1C ( Mara L. GehrliiB , Fred O. Graves. C H. J. Smith F AV. AVutklns. . . . 1 AV. If. Hpetor National Hank of U J. Cornell Commerce . . . . 111 Hope Graves IfjVltl \\r , \ t\\\\ \ \ > eiustav Anderson A V Larimer. . . . 15'Ellen A. Purker. . Thomus GroHP. Jr. 3 George Pcabody. . George E B.irker. BSO AV. S. H'ctor 160 Union Mutual Life A T Hector 123' ' Insurance Co. . . . 31 U B. ' AVllllams. . . . 120V. . H. AVIIbur : Coin mere11 ill Nallonnl. Name. Sr ! a. Name. Shares Kstato Ezra Mil- n. L , Brownlee. . . 2 ; 400 Lewis M. Kecne. . ] i K. M MorBman. . 130 W. A. SaumJcrs. . Joseph M. Fields. SOO J. T. vfi4)irkrii.t. j' ' Alfred Mlllard. . . 200 II. E. Palmer 2 1 , . H. William * . . 100 H. K. Maxwell. . . . 1 AVIlllam O. Maul. 3ftO Estate H. D. 13'V ; . MaF"on 05 Drown fi J. H. Halnes 50 AV. G. Hatintlora. . . 4 Estate A. Henry. . ICO Union Mutual Life 13. M. Andreesn. . M Insurance Co B James For yth 40 P. AV. Lymun 20 Estate C. S. Hen | C. 13. Yost 15 nett lOiForestus Heed. . . . 1 Mary McX'rrary. . . SO Mary \V. Bowman 1 Horace S. Withers 21 D. AV. Shull 1 Charlf H. AVIlson 23 Mary C1. Lymnn. . ' . ' , State Ins. Co ! 5 AV. AV. Mownun. . r AV. L. .May. 200 H. Darr D Oja.JSTC53Et.Iua. . BeanthB _ I ha Kind YouJjav Wways Bought Signature Bears the t Ih8 Ki.id You liana Always Bought Signature of i Kind Yi"J Ha e Always BougtJ Bignituro of Jic.'h K. May . . . . MD 1C SmllM . CO JoTph May . * ' ) Albt-rt M > i inan . 5 < > Sjren T. I'etersm S uirmna Savings I.uther lr. Tnt > . . . 1 Hank . . 67 Charles Turner. . . V ) A. Henry . 80 Harriet Kllpntrlek 50 , I iilon Stock VnriN. Sou til Oinnlin. Name. Share * . Xitme. Shares. K. It. Uavls . 1ZO T. U. Me'l'hers-on. W K. A. cudahy . 1JT Amy M. L'urpen- II. Kountzu . 101 ter . IS Jno. A. Cri-lehton. 113 Mary T. I'uduhy. US I' . U. Armour . 175 Augustus V. H. V. Smith . 73 Kountzo . 33 Nels Morris ) . 50 r. 1) . Armour , Jr. Do Ueo. K. Swift . We. ' . T. Kouutze. . . . II ) J. II. Hosier . W H. D. Kountze. . . lu It. Hooker . SJUertruele Kcniiuzo II Chun. Coffninn. . . . 20 I.uthpr Kountze. . 10 J. S. Knox . 3 AV. A. 1'axtun. . . . 10 Geo. Marplcs . 3 I. aura A , Chlttcn- A. K. Smith . 5 den . 13 John t , . Car on. . . So l.ollto S. Armour sC Laura M. Knox. . 7T. A. Valentino. . 10 8. W. Allerton. . . . 37'J. ' It. Mnrtln . 10 J. J. Mnrtln . 1S.J. S. Martin . o J. H. Slirlver . UJ. O. Mnrtln . 5 Jno. 1) , DadlHinan 2oJlilla | Megtiuler. , , . 3ii AV. K. AVood . MiJulin J. Hume. . . . 10 RlrhnnI Nash . 50. May 13. Armour. . " ) Mary J. llk'hardArmour & Co . 100 son . 9 | flicker * National , South Oiiitiliu. Name. Shares. Name. Shares. Mary McDonough 3 Mm K. B. Uryson 5 Frunroa McDonJ. . N. Hryson . 1 oURh . 311. 13. llerdinan. . . 10 AV. O. Gamhle . B II. A. Kosters. . . . 10 Jno. T. Hrersler. . 2 K. J. Morlnrliy. . . 1C J. M. Yntc * . S5 U. C. Unuironl. . . . 3 J. A. Coates . 10 Christ I.yinun . o \Vm. Kucher . 10 K. P. A\'elcli . B 1Kwlebel . 10J. AVeleh . 6 I'reel Kvci-s . 60 Christian Koelhcr a ) C. 1J. Drown . 3J rnrmer ' , t Mcr- M. Hwiebel . 33 chants' Insur- F. O. Salisbury. . . 2 mice Co . 15 AV. H. Thompson 33 J. S. Hartley . 11 A. AV. Trumblo. . . U A. G. 1'ettlbono. . . 10 Amos Oati-s . PO James Stuart . B C. K. Gate ; ' . 15 A. K. Smith. . 5 U. Daniel . 10 H. U. Slaughter. . 25 T. 15. GltMlhlll . 10 Michael Uriel-ton. . 50 Chas. Clifton . 515. J. McLaughlln 30 Ac Nash. . 5 Paul Carroll . 10 C. M. Hunt . 40 Mrs. .lu . Crnlff Jr 25 K. AV. Hunt . 10 Cyrus 15. 1'rckett. 7 15. C. Lone . 4 J.V. . . 1'ettlbono. . 7 Uarnuy Hughes. . . 5 h. II. Uncle . 15 Jolin V. Coail . 1715. Schurman . 5 Coacl Heal Estate K. MKilverln . 5 Co . 10 A' . 11. Calilwcll. . . 2 Luther Drake . 10 V. .1. Curtlw . 10 l'311en M. Coail. . . . 00.1. U. Koblnson. . . . G B. 15. Uryson . 20V. . C. Trumble. . . . 40 South Oinnliniitloiuil. . Name. Shares. , Name. Shares. Truman Huck 20 Sarah B. Uluck- J. A. Fuller 20 burn 1 J. 15. Dyers * 2015. A. Cuilahy 2 > Kdpirabrlskle. . . 49 C. A\f. Thomas. . . . 3ij H. C. Uostwick. . . 20 Mrs. Alice H. J. II. Dumont 20 Thomas B'J ' Guy C. Harton. . . . KIJ. D. Stnndlsh. . . . 27 15. AV. Nash 31 James AMlcs. Jr. . 20 J. J. Drown "S Michael Cticlahy. . 25 AA'nrWallace 33 G. F. Swift 40 J. H. Mlllard 110 I5state of Freil L. Mrs. C. G. MilI I Ames St lard 10 J. 1' . layman 2' ' ) Miss Jessie II. A. Comstock 15 Mlllard 10Geo. Ilotchklss. . . . 13 Mrs. S. H. narton 20 F. McGlvorin 10 Mrs. A' . B. Me'H. ' . AV. Nleman. . . . 31 Cluro 20 N. AV. AVells 63 A. P. Foster 12 Jas. Klllott 20 C. 15. Yost 11.Jan. D. Stamllsh , Mrs. M. K , Brown 5 Jr 3 T. M. Tallaferro. . 101 PAYING OFF THE MORTGAGES HctMirdM In Ollluc nt ItpRlstor nt Indicate n Krdnctloii of Uelitu. The books of Heglstor of Deeds Crocker show that there have been more mortgage cancellations during April than have been filed In any previous month during the his tory of the office. The aggregate will reach tremendous proportions by the end of the month If the present rate of accumulation is maintained. The banner day , so far as cancellations are concerned , was April 3 , when mortgages amounting to $277,910 were wiped off the books. The complete tabulations will not be available until after the end of the month , but there arc at least two subsequent days on which the figures nearly approxi mate those of the big day. The totals are not swelled by n few big transactions. For the most part they con sist of cancellations ot.small mortgages of the character that multiply during bard times and are satisfied when money is plenty. The man who was compelled to mortgage during times when he could not find work , has paid his creditor , and once more enjoys a clear title to his property ; the man who lost his job during the same period and was compelled to encumber his property In order to raise money to keep his wife and babies from want , has again reached n prosperous condition and earned money to dispose of the obligation. Such Instances are the basis of the vast majority of the transactions of this character that are now being recorded. They are taken as n positive indication that the middle classes and worklngmen are in a prosperous condition , and In nearly every case the cancellation indicates a debt that had been finally paid and not shifted from ono obliga tion to another. NEWS FOR THE ARMY MEN General Mrrrlam Arrlven tn Convene u .MectliiK of ( lie Hoard. Brigadier General Merrlam arrived hero yesterday from Denver , but the Iletiring board , of which he is president , did not hold a formal session , owing to the absence ol Lieutenant Colonel T. J. AVInt of the Sixth cavalry. Colonel AVInt Is stationed at St. Paul and is at present serving on a court ol Inquiry there. Ho Is expected here tomor row. The board held nu Informal meeting this morning and Colonel Bailey of the Six teenth Infantry , who will appear before the board for retirement , submitted to a physi cal examination , the result of which will be given to the board at Its regular session. Captain AV. II. Bock , acting inspector gen eral for the Department of the Missouri , baa been directed to go to Fort Crook to act upon the unserviceable property of the Sixteenth infantry , under orders to change station. Major William Monaghan , additional pay master In the army , who was among the list of volunteer officers recently recommended by the president for muster out of the serv ice , expects to have his work closed up that ho may leave Omaha for his homo at Cleve land , O. , next Sunday. The major has been in the service about a year , the ) larger portion tion of that tlmo being stntloni'd at Omaha , Tire DlNtliiKiilxlK'd A'lNltorx , Evangelist Henry Ostj-om , one of the best known men In religious work In America , nnd John P. HIllls , the well known singer , who will bo remembered by many Omaha people as having had charge eif the music at the Mills meetings live yearn ugo , will bo In the city today for u few hours , As they uro both e > ld friends of Secretary AVIIlls , he has persuaded them to conduct ppec'0 ' ! service of song and praise In .tho Young men's Christian association parlors Friday noon , from 12:15 : tn 1 o'clock. All men nro Invited to meet those gentlemen , oven though it be only for n few minutes , SHIELDS TIPS OFF THE RAIDS County Attorney Gives Personal Warning to Jacksonian Poker Club , DIRECT LEAK TO OTHER GAMBLING ROOMS Mill MoriSploy TrMltuou.v 'I'likvn III Dvixinltloni III tin * lillicl Milt HrouuJit Amilnnt TinMuis More Interesting facts Illustrating the manner In which the llerdman gang takes care of the gamblers who stand In with It liavo bcon developed In the testimony given by Captain Uonahuu in tile case brought by County Attorney Shields against The Hoc for alleged damnxcs to his reputa tion. U will bo remembered that when Mr. Shields assumed olllco ho thoughtfully sent written notices to the protected gamblers warning them to desist if they wcro violat ing the law , while gamblers who did not stand lu with the gang were forthwith arrested and arraigned for prosecution. When Mr. Shields went to Acting Chief Uonahuo for assistance In raiding the game at Cole's place ho rec-elvcd this reply , uc- cording to the latter's deposition : " 1 toltl him this. I said , 'now. Mr Shields , if I am informed right , you are In possession of evidence right now that would convict Colu. ' 'No , ' he says. 'I am not. ' 'Now,1 t says , 'I will toll jou what 1 am Informed you are In possession of , and If you are you ought not to hesitate to go and flic a com plaint , ' and ho wanted to know what that was. 1 says , 'I am Informed that Larry Kay and another man went up thorp a man , 1 think , by the name of Murphy \\mit up thorn Into Colo's place. I think this man Murphy had lost something like $30. Now , ' I says , 'If that Is a fact , ' I sajs , 'Larry Fay has been somewhat In your employ and 1 think you ought to use him ns a witness. AVhy not Illo u complaint ? ' AVell , ho said that Larry Fay was not In possession of that evidence , and if ho was , he was not In n position to glvo It to him. He said he tried to got Larry Fay to take the stand , but Larry for some cause or other had refused and finally said ho knew nothing about the case. 1 think that was his statement. " Question. Did you call his attention to any other places whore they were playing ? .SUtii < : ninc In iliioKsoiiliin HOOIIIS. Answer. Yes , sir. I called his attention to a game that had been run In a hotel. This man Sampson had been running a game on St. Mary's avenue , and after wo had pulled the outfit over there and they had been discharged by the judge , they went down and rented rooms in a hotel for the purpose of running a game there and I sent two men to the proprietor of the hotel there and told him that if ho continued to allow Sampson to run a game there that wo would back up the wagon there some night and load the whole outfit in. After the pro prietor had thrown Sampson out of there , regardless of the fact that the rent was paid ahead , he went down to the Jacksonian club and ran a game there. I told him that this man Sampson , that had been running the game at the hotel , was now In the Jackson- Ian club and that ho was running a skin game there , the worst In the city. Now I did not mention any names or who was there. Ho asked mo If I would go down with him to the Jacksonian club. I said , "For what ? " He says , "Right now. " I says , "At this time of day it would be no use to go thfre. ' Q. AVhat time was that ? A. It was lu the afternoon. I said the tlmo to go there was in the evening or night. Ho asked me If I would go and I said , "Yes. I will go with you any tlmo you want mo to go. " "Well , " ho says , "I understood some time ago they had been playing there , but had quit and that they had not played any cords there recently at the Jacksonian club. " ' The sequel to the Incident eamo out in the cross-examination. Q. Now , captain , you spoke about it being your understanding that Judge Shields had notified members cf the Jacksonian club that they would he pulled if they did not stop gambling. From whom did you get that Information ? A. I got it from a man named A'an In- wegen. Q. Explain how you got It. SliloIilN1 IVi-Noiiul I'nrt. A. He asked me , ho says , "who Hied this complaint ? " I says , "Mr. Shields , the county attorney. " "Well , " he says , "ho Is a Hue sucker. " Ho says , "ho has lost every friend ho has on earth. " Ho says , "ho was over there tonight at the Jacksonian club. Ho has raised h 1 over there , and I under stand he has raised h 1 nt the Omaha club and the Metropolitan club. " I says , " 1 don't know anything about that. " Q. That was all the Information ? AVhat did ho say exactly ? A. That was the first information I had that anything of the kind had been done. Q. Did you question him in regard to the JackBonlan club or did ho volunteer the In formation ? A. That was voluntary on his part. I was trying to find out why or how they got out of there without us catching anybody. Ho told mo a friend of his called him out and gave him the information. Q. Did he gay he was there himself when Judge Shields came ? A , No no. The EyesiQiit Is the most precious of gifts. Im paired or defective eyesight Is almost a crime In these days. Glasses can bo made that will take away these defects AVe make scientific eye ex aminations free and can tell you If glasses will help you All lenses ground by a competent spectacle man. THE AIDE & TENFOLD CO , , I/rnilliiK' Sulontlflc Optician * . UOS Farrmm. OMAHA. OPPOSITE PAXTON HOTEL. You Are Invited - To our grand housp wnrmlnt * ne'.xl Saturday evening. April With , from 7 to 10 ji. in. For the llrst time AVO will throw open to the public' eiur oiitlro n > - throe' lleioi'B Kvery room will li > opi'ii all the private ) ntudlos thi ; Auditorium , art and piano rooomtv Mimic by the bpst talent In Uimilm lots of It miiHli ! on nvory lloor Arrange' to be > down town .Saturday oviMiIng ne > as to i-omo to the crand opening- the ! greatest Ktoro e vent ever In Omaha AAV now have the tincst appointed nui.slc anil art rooms In the we.'Kt. A. HOSPE , W * celebrate our 3Cth uun'iie | annl- vermrr Dot. liUrd , IHUO. sSflfc Music and Ait 1513 Douglas. TO CLEAN MATTING. To make soiled matting look fresh and bright prepare a pailful of warm water with a handful of salt and four tablespoonfuls of Ivory Soap shavings dissolved in it. With a clean cloth squeezed out of the mixture , wipe every breadth of the matting , rubbing soiled spots until they disappear. A WORD OP WARNING. There .ire m.iny white soaps , each rrrrKen'c-l ' to l-e "just as ( rood as the 'Ivory' : " thov ARE NOT but Ilko all counterfeits , Kick the peculiar and remarkaWe qualllle * ol the cenulnc. Ask lor "Ivory" Soap nnd Insist upon ccttlnc It. COPYRIGHT IQ98 DV THt PROCTIH It OAMULl CO CINCINNATI Q. That ho Jimt heard this ? A. That he heard this at Cole's place and that Judge Shields had been to the Jack- fonlau club and had gone from there to the Omaha club and the Metropolitan club. Q. Did he say from whom ho got the nforniatlou ? A. No , sir. Ho said a friend of his , and I learned afterward It was Larry Kay. Just how I.jirry Kay get the tip was ox- ilalncd in the following answer to a qucs- lon relating to the facts ns to the raiding of Colo's place and why no one was caught n a game there. A. Larry Fay called A'an Im- woften , one of the parties interested in Colo's place , out In the hall or down stairs , I don't know which place , and told him , ho says , "it you fellows are playing In there you are taking big chances. " He says , ' 'thla man Shields , " he says , "Is raising h 1 everywhere. Ho was over at the Jacksonian club and told them that he would come up there personally and sen that they wcro pulled , every man of them , If they did not stop playing , " and he said , "he Is liable to fly down on you here any minute. " So they turned out the lights and went away. Xow , that was my Information. Q. Did you make any arrests that night ? A. O , yes. Q. AVhero were they taken ? A. I took thorn to the police station at Eleventh and Dodge. .llolNC I'unilNlioH ! ! ' < llonil. Q. And who went on their bond ? AVho was there ? Objected to by the counsel for the plaintiff as Incompetent , irrelevant nnd Im material. A. AValter Molse was there. Q. AVhen you got there ? A. I did not see him when wo got there. But he must have been right In the vicinity close to there. I don't think wo had got in side the gate when he was on the outside. Q. What did ho do. A. Ho signed a bond for Mr. Cole , a $300 bond. Captain Donahue also testified ns to the notorious report that the Blot machine men of South Omaha had been raised from $3 to $10 a month for protection soon after Shields assumed office. The testimony was as fol lows : Q. Xow , I wish , captain , you would state whether or noCll was commonly reported In South Omaha , within the hint three or four months , that the gamblers of South Omaha and the parties who had slot machines paid anything for protection or not to bo prosecuted ? Objected to by the counsel for the plaintiff us Incompetent , irrelevant and Im material. A. You. sir. ( J. State what the report was. UlllMfll Oil IIU > Sl > < .1 ! Ill-III HON. A. The report \\as , and I would like to state now that when 1 had my conver sation with Mr. Shields In the presence of Mr. Karbach the day 1 gave him the report , I told him then that the reports were that theve machines were giving up $3 a month each. Q. Kor what ? A. For protection , to somebody , and that they raised It to $10. Q. When did they ra'so ' It , A. Well , I don't know Just when they raised it. Recently. And that If ho did not I know that ha Hhould know , It. On cross-cMimlnatlon Captain Donahue explained further. Q. Captain , from whom did you hear thU rumor ( hat there was protection afforded to the gamblers In South Omaha ? A. AVell. 1 heard It from the different de tectives that went down there. It was ru mored down there. Q. What did they say their source of Information \\as ? A. I don't know who they heard It from or how they heard It. 1 presume they heard It on their rounds. Personally I liavo not been to South Omaha myself for some time. Q. So that all the Information you had came from detectives ? A. And then I heard It talked about amongst the fellows. Different ones. Q. Now , this rumor was to the effect that part of this money was going to someone ono for protection from prosecution , was It not ? A. Yes , elr. People who have once taken DoAA'ltt's Little Karly HIsers will never have anything else. They are the "famous little pills" for torpid liver nnd all Irregularities of the sys tem. Try them and you will always use them. I fetter than most $50 wheels Furnished. Avith the one piece crunks , M. it W.tiros , Adjustable Ilundlo Burs , Huldwlu Chain and Gciu- , mid n year's guarantee ) . Our price § 32 cash or $35 on time. g . Cor. 16th and Chicago Sts. Ed. T. Heyden , Mgr. g Some Day it will be Hot Tlii'ii you will appreciate n quart brick of our famous Neapolitan k-o cream 'which we > deliver to any part of the city for "Oe ; u quart brick This price' reduction gives you tlie very host at the price of the common kind , The lltllt1 ImrrclH are cheapei10c for qtiartrti lint we don't elellver tliuui Hireo llnvni'M 111 a barrel half sly.e'H 0 ( ! AA'Ill go lu the imi'kot and .slay fro/.on for hours , BALDUFF'S , leact-lliJO to 2i30. 5upper-3i30 U &SA 1520 Fit r mi in 8t Nowhere Else Can yem Hnd Midi a line of woman's ( shoe's as Dro.x L. Sluminaii * ho\v.s In the ( llllVivnt llauan Htylc.s lliiiian IIIIH always been the leaele-r In meu'ri Hhoes but these women's slioeH are boynnil ivall/.alion until you nee them The now patent kid the patent tall' the gla/.o kid with the outwarel swinging last HO popular with I ho women on ncroiint of HH mannish appearanr-e , p'liiilnp well hole nn Ideal Kline In ove-ry rewpect A 8k to KRO the llanan Drexel Shoe Co. , Oniiibu'D Up-to-date fihue llou , 1411) 1'AKNAJI STKEET. New bnrliiK t'utiiliiKun now re-iulj- bunt fur Iliu