Nebraska Newspapers

    TTTE ( nrAITA DAILY BEE : PUT DAY , JULY 14 , 1895) ,
THE FIELD OF ELECTRICITY
Threatened Raid on the Mellow "Voices of
the "Hello Girl"
TELEGRAPH LINE THROUGH DARKESTAFR1CA
A TrnlnlnK School far Mntnrmcu
Marled In : \ . , T York Frnnil Ilc-
tcnlctl liy X-Ilnj-n Other
Ilcv clonincntn <
Competition telephone service , reduced
rates and relief from "hollo-girl" worries
ore promised to Chicago within a year. Ne
gotiations were closed recently whereby the
Illinois Telephone nnd Telegraph company
ncqulrcs for the term of Its thirty-year
( franchise the right to operate the Strowgcr
nutomatlc system In Cook county. H was
announced by the Chicago Ilecord that the
Illinois company would begin construction
operations and canvassing for subscribers
Immediately , with a view to having an ex
change working in Chicago early In 1000.
Papers were signed on behalf of iho Illi
nois corporation by 'Albert O. Wheeler ,
though In what capacity could not be
learned either from him or the Strowgcr of-
flcUls. Mr. "Wheeler Is nn easterner , who
came to Chicago In connection with trial In
stallation of the Love conduit sjetem on the
Yerkes lines. Ills name was later associated
with General Electric company affairs and
the alleged snlo ot its ordinance to the Chicago
cage City Hallway company. Ho makes his
boftdqunrtcra In the office of Perry A. Hull.
Mr. Wheeler's representation of the Illi
nois company leavew a mystery the dlsap-
rcaranoo from interest In its franchise of
the Buich-Lemp-'Kcnnaril ' millionaire Com
bination. The Strowgcr deal also Involves
rejection of the Kellogg multiple switch
board system , which the Illinois ordinance
promoters eald would < bo Installed , citing
successful operations in St. Louis , Detroit
nnd Indianapolis ns nn argument for its es
tablishment In Chicago. The Illinois com-
rany was Incorporated nt Springfield June
S3 , 18D8 , with $250,000 capital. Permanent
organization has never been announced , nor
has Mr. Wheeler's name ever been asso
ciated , except na a buyer of the ordinance.
Hopkins J. Hnnford , < Mlle 0. Kellogg nnd
others named as backers of the Illinois com
pany have denied that It was over sold ,
Titmice Stone In Storage Ilnttcrle * .
Ono ot < the most Ingenious Innovations in
the manufacture ot storage cells Is the use
nf granulated pumice stone with the lead
( from which the storage plates hre moulded.
This method Is In use In at least ono fac
4' ' tory In Germany which turns out about
fifty tons ot batteries per day. The heat
from the molten lend expands the air con
tained in the pores of < the pumice stone ,
thus creating an Infinite number ot cells
throughout the mass ot lead. It Is said
that a plate 0x7 4 inches thus treated is
porous enough to absorb five and one-half
ounces of water. This pumlco stone may
tie removed It desired , but since it Is elec
trically Inert and there is only about 10 per
cent of solid matter , Its presence is of llttlo
account , one way or the other. An enor
mous range in weight and porosity is avail
able "by this method.
A AVlrc AcronN lAfrlcn.
The telegraph line now building to con-
Hoct the Capo of Good Hope with the Med
iterranean will prss thiough a greater
extent of wholly undeveloped country than
nny other Hno In the world. For a distance
tance- equal to that between New York
nnd San Francisco the natives living near
the route 'have ' rarely seen a whlto man ,
and nre almost untoucho-1 as vet by white
Influences. The cnterprig'j is largely a
pioneer venture'requiring special iilins an.l
devices for construction ami for Insuring
its saftey and durability S3 far as pos
sible.
The line Is already buililiui ; In the wilder
ness far north of the ZnrnteM , nnd nt latt
( accounts the poles were being t eared tnd
the wire strung on the plateau between
Lakes Nyassa and Tanganyika , one ot the
favorite haunts ot the wild elephant. These
animals in fact , have bcldoru been teen In
herds so large as near the north end cf
NvassEi. Some interesting facts have come
from tbo lake region deseilpilve ot the
way In which the vl.i)3 are being strung
in wild Africa.
The most responi'blo ' part of the work
is In charge of Mr. Otto Berlnger vvbo Is
nbout 30 years of aie. Having advanced
his surveys and arbitrations for the pole
rearing about 220 miles beyond the point
reached by the consturtors , who uro polng
ahead at the rate o' two miles a day , Le
is now on a flying visit to Unglaii'l. The
completion of two mllei a day Is very ex
cellent work considering that the Doles ,
wires ftnd other uiiurrl.il must bo trans
ported hundreds of miles from the coast
nnd that an enormous amount of wos.t
mus be done to prepi.'o the route for the
construction parties. Five psrliej are en
gaged in the work and thu total force em
ployed Is ten whlto men and about J.OOO
Macks. Mr. Bcrlngor has personal chniEO
of Rtirvevlng the route and his advance patty
consists ot two whites and 200 native ? . H ?
elects the route the > telegraph Is lo follow
and clears a path for It nbout fifteen feet
wide. This U no i\isy muter , for It In-
lolves cutting n way through tl > o douse
gnus and jungle , often eleven fcot hlgu.
The second party follons nnd widens the
fifteen foot path lo sixty feet , more rr lets ,
according to the nature of the country. It
is easy to see why so wide a path 1s neces-
cary. There will be no linemen every fe *
miles , ns In our country to keep the service
in repair , and It will bo far nioro costly
than In civilized lands to mend a broken
wire or repair other damages. So every
preliminary caution must bo taken. No
tree must be left which In falling would
break the nlro and therefore thouuands of
trees , many of them of great size , are be
ing cut down , and Mr. Berlnger thinks that
ornn of them are 3,000 years old.
Then comes the third party which digs
the holes and this Is closely followed by the
fourth detachment , which plants the poles ,
nnd finally come the wire-stringers , who
complete the work. The poles are of Iron
nnd have all been sent out from England
None of them weigh lefs than 160 pounds
end most ot them rise fourteen feet above
the ground. These are the shortest poles
end higher and heavier ones are used where
U Is necessary to make the spans of un-
uiual length. When the line has to pass
gullies or streams It U not unusual for
Copper Colored Splotches ,
Mr. . TT. L. Myers , 100
Mulberry Street , Newark , N. J. ,
eays : "I contracted a terrible blood
disease which broke out into sores
all over my body. I spent a hun
dred dollars with doctors but grew
were Instead of better. Many
blood remedies were also used with
no effect , until I decided to try 6.8.9.
This remedy oecmed to get at the
neat of the disease and cured ma
completely nnd permanently , "
S.S.S.rfnoBlood
. . .
( StvlftV Specific ) Is the only euro for
OontnRious Blood Poison : no other
remedy can reach this terrible disease ,
Hook on self-treatment mailed free by
Kwlft Specific Company ! Atlanta , Qa.
the p n to attain a length of 600 lo TJO
feetTho
The line has been carried up the we t
coast of I akc Nyassa and will now pass to
the wc t of I iKe Tanganyika through the
Congo State territory. It will connect about
half way up the lake with the branch-line
the Congo State is building up the Congo
from the Atlantic to the lake. Then the
line will pm along the west shores ot Vic
toria Nyanza , In German territory , lo
Uganda , and from this point It will be In
British or Egyptian territory all the way
down the Nile. It Is predicted that It will
bo a great boon lo the continent when this
enterprise brings central Africa Into close
touch with the rest of the world , U Is not
so very long ago that explorers required
from sU to eight months to reach regions
whose news happenings of Importance will
soon be read by nil the civilized world the
day after their occurrence. We shall then
bo able to hear In a few hours from the
place where Livingstone lived for many
months while the world was wondering 11
the great man had not perished In thu
midst of his work.
School ( or Motorinen.
The New York Metropolitan railroad au
thorities after considerable experience on
their extensive sjstem , have como to the
conclusion tha't the only wny to obtain
competent motormen Is to maintain n train
ing school for the purpose. Under the
method commonly followed ot sending a
new man out with an older man on a tun
to receive his Instruction , ninny points arc
Invariably overlooked nnd much left unex
plained that ahnlrt have been explained.
The Metropolitan company now maintains
a , trolley school , through which all new
hands must pass , and experience nhows that
the school gives better men nnd saves
thousands of dollars In the nccldcnt account ,
to say nothing ot the eavlng ot the motors
and controllers.
The new applicant has first to pasi n
physical examination which Is particularly
rigid ns regards the sight and hearing. It
this is passed satisfactorily he Is next en
tered In a student's course. Hn receives
n text book containing nil the rules of the
company nnd a description of the working
ot the car , nnd after he has mastered the
book ho is put through n series of class
drills on skeleton cars and controllers
mounted in the school room. The skeleton
cars consist merely of a framework , showIng -
Ing the wiring , motors , controllers , brakes ,
etc. , and Is connected with the power cir
cuit , eo that the experience is exactly the
same ns running n car on the street. In
addition , nbout fifty controllers are mounted
around the room , and these are manipulated
In accordance with the bell signals for startIng -
Ing , stopping , emergency stops , reversing ,
otc. It lo not the object ot the company to
make the men familiar with the theory
and application of electricity , but merely
to glvo them a thorough schooling In the
handling of the apparatus over which they
have charge. When the rules have been
satisfactorily performed the man is placed
on a car with nn experienced niotorman ,
and he thus becomes familiar with the
handling of the car on crowded streets ,
so that finally when he. Is given charge of
a car , ho io thoroughly competent to oper
ate It. After a motorman has been on the
road he has the privilege of attending a
course of free lectures provided by the
company , on two evenings a week , where
ho may perfect himself nnd pick up a very
good knowledge of street railway work and
Its requirements. The employes also have
access to n very complete library of 1,500
books on all subjects , embracing electric
ity and mechanlco , together with all the
current technical and popular periodicals ,
so that it there Is anything In a man ho
has a chance to develop It.
X-Rnjn Reveal n I-'rntul.
In revealing the unseen "works" which
made a perpetual motion machine ' /mote"
the Scientific American has found a now
use for the X-ray , There came to the of
fice of the paper not long ago a box con
taining a mysterious machine. Along with
it came a letter from a man in Bradford ,
Pa. , who said that the machine was the in
vention of J. M , Aldrlch , now serving a
sentence In Auburn prison for obtaining
money by fraud. This machine from Brad
ford on the face of it is an honest
weighted-wheel motor , but unlike all other
motors of Its kind , it goes. With no uncer
tain motion docs it go , cither ; it is so lull
of energy that it has to have a governor
and a brake to keep it from running away
with itself. A brake on a perpetual mo
tion machine Is Impressive. The volghted
levers ot this machine are so attached to
the transverse arms that In the downward
half of each revolution they fall outward
and forward , thus lengthening the radius of
the revolution. On the upward half of the
revolution the levers close up and the
weights describe an arc of rotation with a
shortened radius. As each transverse arm
with Its jointed lever and weight rises a
little past the horizontal it slides forward
and downward , thus throwing the weight
on the opposite end still farther from the
center and Increasing the turning moment
on that side , at the same time decreasing
the moment on the upward half of the revo
lution. The transverse arms are kept In
place by means of small rocking levers
which extend Irom steadying arms at
tached to the shaft. After Aldrich had
been sent to prison some of his dupes were
still ready to believe that there was some
thing In his motor. They couldn't make it
go , however ; something was wrong some
where. So they sent it to tne Scientific
American office. The examiners there
looked it over very carefully and failed to
find any concealed devices , They said It
was the cleverest-looking motor they hnd
ever seen. Ilather than destroy the ma
chine they took an X-ray photograph of
the Innocent-looking wooden base. The
mystery vanished when the X-ray revealed
the silhouette of a common , every-day
clockwork , with Its big steel spring ex
tended. The gears were connected with
the main shaft of the motor by means of
a small rod extending through ono of the
posts , two bevel wheels In the top of thu
post bcrvlng to transmit the motion of the
clockwork to the revolving shaft nnd
weights. The problem of concealing the
Joint , after the "works" had been inserted
in the hollowed-out base of the machine
was solved by forming a bevel Joint and
making it coincident with the bottom edge
of the base. This was skillfully done and
the effect WH ; heightened by making the
joining ot the poets with the base rough.
The keyholes 'by ' which the clockwork was
reached were concealed under the base of
the big brake. This Mock , It wns found ,
could be lifted from the pasteboard , but
even then the two little keyholes were not
ot suspicious appearance , for they were
made to resemble wormholcs.
Inilirot eineiifN In KleiMrlo Culm ,
The Electrical Engineer contains some
particulars of the improvements made In
the London Electric Cab company's vehicles ,
which are now on the road again. It ap
pears that the electric cabs of the ne\\
type contain a number of radical depar
tures , which tend toward smooth and more
economical running. In the first place , the
electric motors have been increased in
power from 2H horse-power to 3V4 horse-
poner. The motors are mounted on .1
hinged tray at the back of the cab , and ,
by means of India rubber studs , jar on the
motor and gearing Is largely prevented , The
driving gear is of the same general typo
as of the older cabs , and chain-driving Is
still used , The chains aio now ot the
Brampton tjpe , In order to reduce the wear
on the driving tires , the broke has been
made to act on the band wheel Instead of
on the rubber tire itself. Two of there band
brake * , are provided one for each o ! the
driving wheels and in this way the life of
the tires will be very largely Increased. In
addition to this , an electric brake Is obtained
by means ot an additional etep on Die con
troller , which provides for five forward
rpccds and ono reversing step In addition
The company is now generating Its own
current At ihc rate ot 2 cents per unit nl
the * wlt hboard. as against 5 > 4 cents per unit
during the day and S cents per unit during
the night , charged by the London Electric
Supply company formerly. The batteries
provided arc only supposed to propel a cab
a distance of thirty-two miles which la tar
lcs than was formerly Announced but lo
keep on the safe ldo nn average run ot
twenly-flvo miles with one set of accumulat
ors is to be recognized.
lllejclc I ncil to ( ieiuruteltn.tn. . .
A physician of Belleville , Ont. , has re
ceived n letter from a relative In England
who was In the Soudan campaign. The
writer gives the following narrative of ho
surgeons in the Soudan developed an elec
tric current "After the battle of Omdur-
man wo brought back to Abadlch 121
wounded officers and men. Of this number
there were twenty-one cases which could
not bo diagnosed accurately by ordinary
surgical means. By the help ot the Ront-
gcn ravs , which were used nbout sixty times ,
wo found the bullet or proved Its absence
In twenty out of these twenty-one cases , the
odd case being so 111 with a severe bullet
wound In the lung that It was not consid
ered justifiable to examine him at the time.
Of course wo had no steam engine to gen
erate our electricity for us , and the desert
heat had dissolved our specially prepared
candles Into their oily constituents. Neces
sity , you know , is the mother of invention ,
and we had recourse to a unique method.
The pulley of a small dynamo was connected
by means of a leather strap with the rear
wheel of a specially constructed tandem bi
cycle. The required velocity for the dyna
mos wns thus obtained nnd our procedure
wns as follows Having carefully adjusted
the circuit with the storage battery nnd also
with the volometcr and nmmcler , a warrant
officer took his position on the seat of the
bicycle and commenced pedalling. When
fifteen volts and fourteen amperes were reg
istered the snitch close to the handle of the
bicycle was opened and the charging of the
battery begun. As the resistance became
greater a sensation ns If riding up hill was
experienced , nnd the services of nn additional
orderly were requisitioned for the front seat
of the tnndom. This bicycle pratlco was
generally carried out In a shade temperature
of 110 degrees r. , so that at the end of half
an hour the orderlies were not sorry when
the switch was turned off nnd the machine
brought to a standstill. "
MISSOURI EDITORS IN TOWN
McinlicTH of the Parts' Ilnll from
\ortheiiM 1'nrt of Stnte
Vlnlt n-tpoiltlou.
A party of newspaper men and their
wives , representing the Northeast Missouri
Pros- } association , are in the city "doing"
the exposition. They arrived from Hanni
bal , .Mo. . , where the summer meeting of the
association was held Wednesdaj- . How long
they will remain in Omaha has not been
decided , but they will probably tarry for a
day or two at any rate.
Superintendent J. W. Outright ot the De
partment of Publicity and Promotion of the
exposition , greeted the party upon its ar
rival , and Is making everj' possible effort
lo make their visit a pleasant one. During
the afternoon the exposition was visited
and everything was free for the qulll-
drlvers from Missouri. They have been
provided Tvith badges by Superintendent
Cutright , and these , he saja , , eotltle th"Ti
to the best that there Is. A luncheon at fi
o'clock In the Boys and Girls' building on
the grounds , rounded out the program for the
day , and in the evening the visitors were
free to Investigate the Midway and take
ID the other attractions , according to their
individual preferences.
The editors speak in the most enthusias
tic terms of their meeting at Hannibal.
It proved a splendid success and the program
as rendered la Bald by all to have been ex
ceptionally good. The editors are not yet
through talking of the Impression made by
.Mrs. T. N. Frost , the wife of the Vandalla
Leader's editor. She read n paper on the
subject , "What Assistance Can the Wife Be
to an Editor ? " and It Is considered to have
been the feature of the association.
The president of the association. Colonel
M. A , Bates of Memphis , was unable to ac
company the visitors , and In his absence
Howard Ellis , first vice president , Is offici
ating as the head of the partjHe Is ably
assisted by the other officers , especially C
F. Ridings , the serretarj' . The personnel ot
the party Is as follows :
H. C. Chlnn and wife , News , Canton ; C.
M. Baskett and wife. Intelligencer , Mexico ;
John Knott and wife , Journal , Hannibal ;
John Sosey and wife , Spectator , Palmj-ra ,
John Beal and wife , Herald , Laddonla ; How
ard Ellis , Leader , New Florence ; J. N.
Frcst nnd wife , Leader , Vandalla ; A. L.
Grem nnd wife , News , New Franklin ; Joe
Hurnett , Record , New London ; C. B. Ellis ,
T. L. Andereon , Mnll and Express , Van
dalla ; G. B. Shaffer nnd wife. News , DownIng -
Ing ; H. L. Settle , Argus , Gorln ; Mrs. B.
F. Woods and daughter , Tribune , Laredo ; J.
O. Wilson , Republican , Truxton ; J. T. Evan * ,
J. W. Dickey , Union , Wentzvllle ; C. F. Rid
ings , Messenger , Mcadvlllc.
SOME PERTINENT QUESTIONS
Ilnnril of Kdnrntluu Mny > nt Dmlre
to .limwrr Mr , Harwell' *
Queried.
OMAHA , July 13. To the Kdltor of The
Bee : Tbo Morning Bee ot July 10 contains
this paragraph :
"Tho taipaylng patrons of the public
schools nro still waiting for some member
of the Board of Education to explain why
Superintendent I'earao was re-clecte-l at
$3COO a year for a term of three year * . "
The Bee could have asked a great many
more questions which many taxpayers woulJ
like to have the Beard of education an
swer. There arc many people who would
llko to know why { 2,300 would not be ample
and not $3,600 ; also why the secretary bad
his salary increased from Jl.SOO , which Is
(600 ( too much , to $2,100. Then , again , when
the Board of Education Is so genet oils In
the payment of salaries , which range all
the way from $100 to $140 per month , how
does It come about that so fo men were
emplojcd as teachers and principals * On
the face of It one would think that the
Board of Education desired to make the
Omaha uchools a kind of female reservation.
Whllo this sbtem of employing so many
women teachers might bo all right If bos
were ( upon leaving school ) thrown exclu
sively with women In tbo world at large ,
as a matter of fact the reverse Is the case ,
and this uneven balance tells on quite n
number of young men and women.
And another question The Bee ehould
have asked the board la , Why not have a
civil service basin for obtaining and holding
positions In all the schools ? Why is it not
time to do away with favoritism and sub
stitute civil tervloe ? Whllo some teachers
now drawing $140 per month might not be
able to hold on to such soft places , still as
a matter of justice the system of favoritism
should be put an end to
And still another question The Bee should
ask this honorable body. Why could not a
mass meeting bo held at the board rooms
and get the people who have to pay all these
salaries to attend , thereby affording lo the
board an excellent opportunity of learning
what the taxpayers think of star chamber
methods in this , the last > car of the nine
teenth century. W. BUflWELL.
A diseased stomach surely undermine !
health. U dulls the brain. Kills energy , de
stroys the nervous sjttem and predisposes
to Insanity and fatal diseases. All dyspeptic
troubles are quickly cured by KoJor Dyipep-
sla Cure. H has cured thousands of caiea
and is curing them every day.
DREYFUS TELLS HIS STORY
Prisoner's Lsttan to His Wife Discloss Shams
and Hardships Undergone.
WRITTEN WORDS ARE PROOF OF INNOCENCE
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( lint UN ( tnnil Nnnic Jlny lie
HeMoreil IMllfnl .MrnRe
l > Children.
r.UUS. July 13. Emllc Zola may bo
somewhat urcludlccd when It comes to
crltlclslnc tbo letters ot Alfred Drejfus ,
but It Is certain that the letters In many
rorpects bear witness to the truth of his
statement. This Is how Zola described them :
"Ther nro admirable. 1 do not know of
nny pages ot a higher conception or more
eloquent. They have attained the sublime
In sorrow and afterward will endure like
an Imperishable monument when our own
writings , perhaps , shall have passed Into
oblivion. For they are the sob Itself of nil
human suffering. The man who wrote these
letters cannot be guilty. Head them , read
them some evening , with your family gath
ered around your hearthstone. You will bo
dissolved In tears "
The Dreyfus affair hitherto has been llko
a no\el without a hero that Is , the hero
disappeared In the opening chapter , and It
has tnkn e\er since to develop the plot nnd
work up a climax which Is almost without
parallel ( or Its dramatic quality. Enter the
hero , mcto out Justice to tbo villain nnd
the world Is satisfied. Thcfce llttlo plavs
with destiny , the greatest and most artistic
stage manager the world has ever seen ,
never fall of their effect and there Is more
Joy In the world over the happy ending to
this great historic play , the Dreyfus affair ,
than could be derived tram the best novel
or short story In the world , because the
degradation of this Innocent man was a
thing which came home with startling power
to all peoples.
The hero of the tragic story was lost sight
of In the first chapter. It was known where
ho was and that wns almost all. The scene
of the story ns told hitherto by the news
papers was laid almost altogether In France.
Of the scenes laid In I'llo du Diablo and of
the feelings which ruled In the heart of a
man , torn from his family and his honor ,
the newspapers hive not been In n position
to speak. It had been left entirely to our
Imagination to piece out that part of the
story until the publication of Captain Drey
fus' letters to his wife closed the gap and
completed the sad history of 1'affalre Drey
fus.
1otter * Itevpul n Trnftcdy.
The translation of these letters , which
Harper & Brothers are about to publish under
the title of "The Letters ot Dreyfus to His
Wife , " gives us for the first time the story
in the prisoner's own words , and It Is a story
that for pathos , tragedy , despair and true
Spartan heroism Is unsurpassed in the an
nals ot either history or fiction. The arrest ,
which took place on October 15 , 1894 , came
upon Dreyfus like a bolt out of a clear sky.
For almost two months the liberty of writIng -
Ing even to his wife was forbidden , but on
December 5 the longed-for permission -was
obtained , and thereafter Fetters passed be
tween husband and wife daily , and sometimes
almost hourly , until he was removed to
Devil's Island. The letters published in this
volume cover the period from December 6 ,
1894 , to March 5 , 1898.
It goes -without saying that the entire cor
respondence should bo read to appreciate
their pathos and the hopelesi tragedy of the
writer's lot. The extracts which this article
contains will give some conception of their
general character. They also give for the
first time an intimate insight Into the heroic
soul of their author. It yrllf be , perhaps ,
best to begin with the second letter ot the
series , dated December 5 , 1894 , when Drey
fus as jet hardly realized the danger that
menaced him.
I am waiting with impatience for a letter
from you. You are my hope ; you are my
consolation ; were It not for you life would
be a burden. At the bare thought that they
could accuse mo of a crime so frightful , so
monstrous , my whole being trembles ; my
body revolts against it. To have worked nil
my life for one thing alone , to a\engo my
country , to struggfe tor her against the in
famous ravUher who has snatched from us
our dear Alsace , nnd then to be accused of
treason against that country no , my loved
one , my mind refuses to comprehend it ! Do
you remember my telling jou how , when I
was In Mulhouse , ten jears ago , in Septem
ber , I heard a German band under our windows
dews celebrating the anniversary of Sedan ?
My grief was such that I wept ; I bit the
sheets of my bed with rage and I swore an
oath to consecrate all my strength , nil my
intelligence , to the service of my country
against those who thus offered Insult to the
grief of Alsace.
Horror Threaten * Henaon.
No. no. I wtir not speak of it , for I shall
go mad , and I must preserve all my reason.
Moreover my life has henceforth but one
aim to find the wretch who has betrayed
his country ; to find the traitor for whom no
punishment could be too severe. Oh , dear
France , thou that I love with all my soul ,
with all my heart ! thou to whom I have
consecrated all my strength , all my intelli
gence , how could one accuse me of a crime
EO horrible ! I win not write upon thta sub
ject , my darling ; for spasms take me by the
throat. No man has ever borne the martyr
dom that I endure. No physical suffering
can be compared to the mental agony that
I feel when my thoughts turn to this accu
sation. If I had not my honor to defend , I
assure you that I should prefer death ; nt
least , death would be forgctfulneas. Write
to me soon , My love to nil. ALFRED.
Trom the letter written on the day pre
ceding bin trial it Is seen that ho was still ,
after two months' Imprisonment , snnguli-o
and hopeful , with never a doubt about his
ultimate acquittal. It Is in striking contraHt
to the letter written after the trial , when
the worst had happened and the nightmare
had come true , Wo subjoin both letters :
At last I am coming to the end ot my
sufferings , to the end of my agony. Tomor
row I shall appear before my Judges , my
brow high , my poul tranquil. The trlaf I
have undergone , terrible as It has been , has
purified my soul. I shall return to you bet
ter than I was before. I want to consecrate
to you , to my children , to our dear families ,
all the time I have yet to live.
AH I have told ) ou , I have parsed through
awful crises. I have bad moments of furi
ous , actual madness nt the thought ot being
accused of a crime so monstrous.
I am ready to appear before the soldiers
ns a soldier who has nothing for which to
reproach himself. They will see It in my
face , they will read my soul ; they will be
convinced that I am innocent ; as oil will
who Know me.
On ! ) IVrlN for III * Wife.
The letter written after his trial reads as
follows
I suffer much , but I pity you still more
than inj self. I know how much you love
me. Your heart must bleed. On my Bide ,
my adored one , my thought has always been
o ! jou night nnd day.
To bo innocent , to have lived a life with
out a Etnln. and lo pee cnc's self condemned
for the most monstrous crime that a toldlcr
ran commit ! What could be more terrible ?
It seems to me at times that I am the vic
tim of an awful nightmare
It is for you alone that I have restated
until today ; H IB for jou alone , my adored
one , that I have borne my long agony. Will
my strength hold out to tbr end ? I cannot
tell. No one hut you can give me courage.
It la only from jour love that I ran draw It.
Above all else , no matter what may be
come of me , search for the truth , move
earth and heaven to discover It ; sink in
the effort. If need be , all our fortune , to rehabilitate -
habilitate my name , which now Is dragged
through the mud , No matter what may bo
the cost , we must wash out the unmerited
ttaln
The follow lug 'fc taken from a letter in the
same etraln written a few dajs later
I do not sleep and It Is to you that I re
turn , A in 1 then marked by a fatal seal ,
that I mint drink this cup of
At this moment I am calm My soul Is
I strong and It rises In the sllenie of the
nlpht. How happy wo were , my darling !
Life smiled onf \ , fortune , love , adorable
children , a United family everything ! Then
came this thunderbolt , fc.irful. terrible.
Buy. I pray ot you , plaj things for the chil
dren , for their New Year's da ) , tell them
that their father sends them. U must not
be that their poor souls , Just entering upon
life , should MilTer through our pain.
Oh , my darling , had not I you how gladly
would 1 die' Your love hold * me buck , it
U your love only that makes me strong
enough to bear the hatred of a nation.
And the peopFe nro right to hate me , they
have been told that 1 am a traitor. Ah.
traitor , the horrible word1 It breaks my
heart.
I traitor ! Is It possible that they could
neeuie me and condemn me for n crime so
monstrous !
Cry aloud my Innocence : cry It with nil
the strength of 5our lungs ; cry It upon the
housetops , till the very walls fall. And hunt
out the guilty one. U Is he whom we must
find I cmbrnce jou ns I love you.
lltiltl Spirit Ioe Not AVenl.cn.
'After ' his fate was sealed and he had
been removed to Devil's Island , hU deter
mination that the truth shall be brought
to light Is stronger than ever. From the
first ot the letters written trom Devil's
Island wo select the following , which Is In
Itself sufficient evidence ot the bold nrtd un
daunted resolution with which he faced his
fate.
I made for your sake the greatest sacrifice
a man can make In resigning myself to live
after my tragic fate was decided. I did thlt
bccnuse you hnd ! neutcntcd In mo the con
viction that the truth must always como to
light. In jour turn , my darling , do all that
U humanly possible to discover the truth.
A wife and a mother joursclf , try to move
the hearts of wives and mothers , so that
they may give up to jou the key of this
dreadful mystery. I must have my honor
If you want me to live. I must have It for
our dear children. Do not reason with your
heart ; that does no good. I have been con
victed. Nothing can be changed in our
tragic situation until the decision shall have
been reversed. Reflect , then , and pursue
the solution of this enigma. That will bo
worth more than coming hero to share my
horrlbro life. Say to jourself that It Is a
question of life or death for me , as well as
for our children-
And what could be more touching than
the following letter to his little boy , written
from Devil's Island :
Cher Petit Pierre :
Papa sends good big kisses both to jou
and to Httle Jeanne. Ho thinks very often of
you both. I trust you vv 111 show llttlo Jeanne
how to make big high towers with blocks ,
which it Is such fun to tumble down. Be
good children and pet your mother when she
Is sad. Also be kind to your grandfather
nnd grandmother , and play no bad tricks on
jour aunts. When papa returns from his
journey jou will come to meet him at the
station with Tittle Jeannie , with mamma
and all the rest.
More big kisses for you and for Jen mile.
YOUR PAPA.
TM fast letter but one that Is Included In
the book is as follows-
I have written very many letters during
these last months. To add anything to these
would be superfluous. I have told you con
cerning all the appeals which I have written
since last November to demand my rehabili
tation , for justice nt last to so many Inno
cent victims. In ono of my last letters' I
told you that the last appear which I had
Just sent to the government was stronger
and more determined than ever. I am
expecting every day to hear that my res
toration has taken place , that our punish
ment , as terrible as it was unmerited , is at
nn end , that the day of justice has come for
us. I dcslro today only that I may kiss jou
with all my heart as I love you , as also our
dear and adored children. Your devoted
ALFRED.
Letters n Iroof of liinooeticc.
In conclusion , if there existed the slightest
doubt ot Alfred Dreyfus' Innocence the pub
lication of these letters cannot fall to dispel
It. ( As Zola says , "No guilty man could
have written them" One feels from the
very first letter that the writer Is a bravo
and innocent man. Hero is a passage from
ono of the letters written from Devil's
Island.
"My mind , " ho writes , "cannot extricate
itself for an Instant from the horrible drama
of which I am the victim , a tragedy which
ha * struck a blow not only at my life that
h the least of evils , and truly it would have
been better had the iwretch who committed
the crime killed mo Instead of wounding-
as he has but at my honor , the honor of
my children , the honor of you all. " And
again , In a letter dated June 3 , 1805 , he
writes , "You remember these lines of
Shakespeare In 'Othello. ' I found them
again not long since amongmy English
books. I send them to you translated :
"Who steals my purse steals trash ; 'tis
something , nothing ;
T'was mine , 'tis his. and has been slaves to
thousands ;
But he that filches from me my good name.
Robs mo of that which not enriches him ,
And makes me poor Indeed.
"Ah yes ! he has rendered me 'vralment
pauvre , ' the wretch who has stolen my
honor ! He has made us more miserable
than the meanest of human creatures. Butte
to each one his hour. Courage then , dear
Luclc ; preserve the unconquerable will that
jou have shown until now. "
And his own view of the tragedy In which
he was the silent hero : "You see , darling ,
a man of honor cannot live without his
honor ; It does no good to tell himself that
ho is Innocent , ho eats his heart out. In
solitude , the hours are long , and my mind
cannot comprehend all that has come upon
me. Never could a romancer , however rich
his Imagination , have written a story more
tragic. Some day when ray story is told it
will be Incredible. But what wo must tell
ourselves now 1s that I must bevindicated. .
My name muet bhlne anew , with all the
luster It should never have lost. I should
rather see my children dead than to think
that the name which they bear Is a dis
honored ono. "
I Liven in Ile < orp Honor.
i
This thought Is repeated again and again.
It is the firm resolve that bis honor must
be saved that prevents him taking his life.
Throughout bo expresses the solicitude of
a loving husband and father. He must live
to save his honor and for the sake of his
wife and children. And now , from present
indications , the whole pitiful tale will have
a happy ending , for It Is practically certain
that the decision -\vlll \ bo reversed , and that
Captain Alfred Drejfus will realize the
dream which ho has expressed so beautifully
In the following letter :
The body may give way under such a
burden of grief , hi t the soul bhould re
main firm and valiant , to protest against
a lot that vvo have not deserved. When
ray honor IB given back to me , then only ,
my gocd darling , we shall havn tbo right
to withdraw from the field. We will live
for each other , far from the noise of the
world ; we will take refuge In our mutual
Hlfeotlon , In our love , grown still stronger
In these > tiaglcal events. We will fcustaln
each other , that we may bind up the
wounds of our brails , we will live In our
thlldren to whom we will consecrate the
romandcr of our days. We will try to
make them good , simple beings , etrong In
body and mind We will elevate their
souls so that they may always find In them
a refuge from the realities of life
Mar this day come BOOH , fcr we have
all paid our tribute of sufferings upon this
earth ! Courage , then , my darling , be
strong and valiant , carry on > our work
without weakness , with dignity , but with
the conviction of your rights. I am going
to lie down , to close my eyes and think of
> ou. Good night , and a thousand Kisses.
"What ralKht have been" If that
cough hadn't been neglected U the sad re
flection of thousands of consumptives. One
Minute Couch Cure cures couthi and colds.
1"linerill of De.Molnm.
The funeral of John DeMollns , who died
at the Clarkson hospital" Monday night us
the result of Injuries received at the hands
of Charles Moore , occurred yesterday nt
10 o'clock at the undertaking rooms of M
0 Maul. Rev. T J Mackay conducted the
Episcopal ten Ice. The floral offerings were
\
OFF FOR A TRIP. )
"All ready to start ? "
"Yes ; here is my Ivory Soap , that finishes my
packing. I always lay in a supply before going on the
road. It is one of the comforts a traveling man can carry
with him. "
.
1VQRY SOAPT , FLOATS.
Cirjrtiu , UN , j r < iwn t Outi < c , c
numerous nnd very pretty. A largo number
of old friends ot the deceased wns present.
The pall bearers were : Peter Bouse , Rowe
Wliriums. Jud Crce , John Murphy , Hert Mc-
Cune and Andrew Hanson. The remains
were Interred lu Korebt Lawn cemetcrj- .
FINDS COAT ON RIVER BANK
\\llllnin rrllmrnky I-Vnr
lie lln Found n. AVntcry Grnvc
in the Mlniiourl.
Ever slut * last Sunday afternoon young
William Frlb-ifsky has been missing from
the homo of his parents , 1406 South Twelfth
street. Ho hnd b'nn ill for a week and wns
accustomed durlnf . ! v\t time to gel up and
say "I must go , " ti'itioiit giving any ex
planation of the cxtr t. > > ' hli Intended jour
ney. He would wander * * y for a block or
two and then return a bng ( bad hap
pened.
Whllo bo and his inott , . 'o alone nt
home Sunday afternoon he ro . possessed
ot a notion that he had to < < 'v.swiiere
about 3.oO. He took his coat C\T ils arm
and left the house without beedis ; Ilio pro
tests of hie mother. That WAS the i.itit seen
of him. When he did not return as usual
a search was Instituted. Not a trace of him
could be found until Monday evening about
S o'clock , when a brother of the missing
man found his coat lying on the bank ot
the Missouri river two blocks this side of
Gibson. There was nothing to show whether
or not ho had Jumped into the river and no
ono living in that vicinity could recall hav
ing seen the young man.
Dr. Louis Swoboda , who has been attend
ing him in his illness , snld that he came to
bin office last Saturday afternoon and com
plained that ho was not feeling well. Ho
said he was light-headed and could not sleep
at nlglit. Ho had some of the symptoms of
typhoid fever and the phj-slclan gave him
some medicine with instructions to return
la a few dajs.
Young Priborsky was In the employ of the
Chicago Lumber company for quite a time ,
but his threatened attack of fever kept him
from work about ten days before ho din-
appeared. He Vtas 23 years of age , five
feet in height nnd weighed 150 pounds. He
had a small scar on tils left cheek. His
face was smoothly shaven. Ho had light
brown hair and blue eyes. When he left
the house he wore a light gray pair of
trousers , a light colored shirt and had his
gray coat thrown over his arm. HP Is n
son of Joseph Priborsky , U06 South Twelfth
street.
SEES BOYS STEALING BRASS
Officer T.rnAcrton Find * Joe Mrclmn
nml K'lprctt AVIlitoii
Two hack * of .Junk.
The Nebraska Plumbing company , 1316
Douglas street , complained to the police
Wednesday that they TV ere being annoyed
by boys stealing brass. Offlcer I eavcrton
went there to Investigate , and arrived just
In time to see Joe Meehan and Everett Wil
son with two sacks of brass junk , which
they were about to carry away. They were
arrested and taken to the station.
The plumbing company stated that about
300 pounds of brass were taken the ni&t
night. Detective Kcysor and Officer Helgle-
man found that it had been disposed ot > o
Max Wlotraub , a Junk dealer at Twellth and
Chicago streets. They have arrested Charles
Tate nnd a toy named Casey for being im
plicated In the thievery.
KIToplx of Shot I'ruYcil I'ntnl.
ST. LOUIS. July IS. A special to the
Post-Dispatch from Dallas , Tex. , says : Prof.
William Upscorab of the Dallaa High school
died today from the effects of a wound re
ceived from John T. Carlisle , former Janitor
of the school , who shot him during rovlvnr
sorvlcce at the First Christian church. The
grand jury has been called to meet in
special BOPBlon tomorrow to consider the
case. Carlisle , who Is a cousin of Former
Secretary of the Treaeury John O. Carlisle ,
professcB not to remember anything nbout
the shooting. He is in jail nnd his defcnre
will bo emotional Insanity. Carlisle lost his
position as janitor nt tbo High school nnd
Warned Lipscorub for U.
Fcvor Yield * to So rum Treatment.
NEW YORK , July 13. Oscar P. Lackey ot
Baltimore , who was brought hero last week
on board the United States transport Mc-
ClelTan from Santiago suffering from jellow
fever , Is reported to bo convalcficcnt. Mr.
Lackey was in n very critical condition
when he was removed from the transport to
Swlnburno 'slnnd ' nnd vvns given the ecrum
treatment by Health Olllccr Doty.
A Word to Mother * .
Mothcns of children affected with croup era
a severe cold need not , hesitate to ndn'lnlfitcr
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. U contains
no oplnto nor narcotic in any form nnd mr.y
be given as confidently to the babe as 10 on
adult. The great success that IIM a-imidiM
Its use In the treatment of colds and croup
has won for It the approval and pralso 't has
received throughout the United Statca and
In many foreign lands.
Ilnil a PniiReron * AVcniion.
Nellie DeLong was picked up on the street
Wednesday night with a dangerous weapon
In her possession. It wns a very sharp po-
tatp knife. She informed the court that n
young man had taken the knlfn down town
to get it sharpened for her employer and as
ho was not going back to the house ho had
given it to her to take home.
( niiitillnpr O'nne * Are
The complaints alleging gambling ngalnst
George Brown , L. Harrold , nd Smith ,
Charles Holland , Oeorgo Jones , \ \ ' . Lyons ,
Joe Williams , WlFllam Stephens-cm nnd
Frank Hnrtcr have been dismissed by Dep
uty County Attorney Hclslcy.
So Many
People
1 Have headaches that tr&
duo 'to the over tasked
eyfs Eye helps that help
and relieve nre the kind
we have been furnishing
Our optlcnl department
Is in charge of a compe
tent and practical optician
who will examine your
eyta tree ot charge We
guarantee oatlsfoctory
work.
THE AlOE & PENfOLD CO. ,
Lrailliinr Scientific Optician * .
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When you have tramped nil ever
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for your men's Hlioes This particular
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must flt prerylwdy AVe arc as particu
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W0 oalebrate our 30th buiitneu & !
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