Nebraska Newspapers

    THE OMAHA DAILY BEEs FRIDAY , JULY 21 , 1801) .
Extension of Government Control of Tels'
phones in Great Britain ,
DILAPIDATED CONDITION OF THE SERVICE
Ktectrlclly tin n Mcillonl ARCH ! In iho
Treatment of TnliprcnloMlft llct-
ntlvc Cnnt of Home Power
f nmi Automobile * .
The United States Is apparently not tha
only country that Is waging a war against
n telephone monopoly , judging from the reports -
ports that come from Great Britain , It
ticems the telephone systemsIn that coun
try are In the hands of the government and
ltn licensee , the National Telephone com
pany , whoso lease docs hot cxplro until 1911
nnd who In the meantime , like most monop
olies , Is anxious to makn all It can and
give an llttlo In return ns possible. As a
consequence , reports iho Boston Transcript ,
*
the service throughout England Is poor ,
while the rates In the opinion ot certain
persons are too high. With a view to end
ing the monopoly In England a telephone
lilll was drawn up some tlmo ago and In
troduced In the House of Commons , which
lilt ! on recently coming up for n second
reading elicited n discussion which threw
considerable light on the telephone situa
tion. The lather of the bill , Mr. Hanbury ,
commenting on. the fact that the present sys
tem could not go on , nnd that a resolution
had been adopted toy the Association ot
Municipal Corporations against any exten
sion of the powers ot the existing telephone
rnnmnnv. snlrt that mirnlv thorn wn/i vnrv
vuillimiij' ' , ouiu t'i".i .ju.u.jr .
good reason tor n stop of the kind being
taken , 'Mjccauso the figures with regard to
the state of the telephonic communication
1n this country ( Oreat Drltnln ) were posi
tively alarming. In Switzerland there was
ono telephone In use for every 100 popula
tion ; Norway , ono In 144 ; Sweden , ono In
147 ; the United States , one In 132. In all
those caces there waa practically no state-
nyatem , but ono worked by local bodies or
general competition. Taking the principal
countries where there was state control and
no competition : In Germany there wag
only ono telephone for every 449 Inhabitants ;
France , ono In 1,432 ; Austria , ono In 1,640.
Kngland , even ns compared with Germany ,
was far behind , for who had only one te6-
jihono for every C30 of the population. Pass
ing from the countries to the principal
towns , he found that In Stockholm , where
there were actually three systems In com
petition with one another which was a con
siderable argument against those who said
competition was Impossible In this matter
the number ot telephone users was ono In
every fourteen of the population ; Geneva ,
one In 23 ; Borne , ono In 27 ; San Francisco ,
ono In 27 ; Hamburg , one In 56 ; Berlin , ono
In 82 ; Vienna , one in 132 ; London , one in
433. "
Too Much.
The National Telephone company , perceiv
ing that Ito business Is doomed in the course
of a few years , is naturally anxious to dis
pose of its property to the government on
the most favorable terms. The purchase of
the telegraph system is a precedent upon
which the telephone company Is said to de-
In forclnc upon the government a stock
exchange valuation ot Its plant , lleferrlng
to this , Mr. Hanbury In bis address stated
that while be was most anxious that they
should treat the company with absolute falr-
nesp , ho thought that to ask them to buy
up that monopoly as a going concern was to
ask too much ot them. If they decided to
buy up the company , ho candidly admitted
thayh purq asj } $ oujd Include much good
work , us at Liverpool , where the service was
ns nearly perfect as It could bo made , and
where any change was unnecessary ; but In
other places the system was not eo perfect ,
nnd he objected even more to buying up
the latter than the former. Twenty-five per
cent ot the company's system consisted ot
single wires , and In London and a num
ber ot provincial towns practically nothing
but overhead wires prevailed , which would
bo absolutely useless to the state. They wore
made of very poor material , many were dls-
uaed and a largo number were private wires
outside tbo monopoly 'altogether. Another
objection to nationalization was that , owing
to the Improvements which have been
effected In Liverpool nnd other towns , Uio
state would bo called upon to first buy up
the wires with those Improvements , and
then to replace them. It they were to spend
money on the telephone system , ho should
Slke , in the first place , to get value for It ;
to spend It , not In replacing nnd supple
menting the company's system , but In bringIng -
Ing it to the same level as ( bat ot otber
countries.
From the , above a fair Jdea may be gained
ot the general telephone situation In Kng-
land , which is certainly deplorable , far worse
than that In this country. Llko most tele
phone measures drawn up to afford relict to
the public , It seems lo bo tbo general opin
ion that Mr. Hanbury's bill will accomplish
nothing , as tbe .London Electrician says that
"tho decision to refer tbo bill to a grand
committee may probably bo regarded as a
convenient mode > ot letting an unwelcome
and illi-consldcrcd scheme drop gently out
ot existence. "
Electricity ami Tiiltcrculnnlii ,
There has been much interest In medical1
circles concerning the remarkable statements
made by M. Franclsquo Crotto nt the recent
medical congress nt Cleveland , O. M. Crotte ,
who says that ho is a chemist rather than a
physician , claims to have been amazingly
successful In the 'treatment of tuberculosis
'by ' formaldehyde , In conjunction with static
electricity. Ho proposes to open a public
cllnlo Ln Chicago for the treatment ot poor
persons suffering from tuberculosis and la
confident bo , will bo able to demonstrate the
efficacy ot hln treatment. Ills only require
ment will bo that those presentinghem -
eolvm fpr treatment shall bring with them
certificates from the city authorities to the
effect they liavo not the means Xor paying
lor H , It Is bis purpose also to establish
jiubllo clinics in Now York and probably in
San Krpnclsco , For nearly thirty years M.
Crotto haa been applying himself < to the
etudy ot germicides and bacterial tllbcasca ,
end flvo years ago ho bit upon static elec
tricity as a means for the Introduction of nn
effective antiseptic into 'the human system ,
A eponRO saturated with the medicament Is
placed upon the breast of tbe patient to
which Is attached the positive electtlo pole.
The negative polo Is placed om the patient's
back , and the current , ho nays , forces the
medicament through att the pores of the
patient's body. The medicine Is Inhaled also ,
IMrmaldehydo , which Is the antiseptic used ,
Is an Immensely powerful germicide and is
also a dangerous poison , H In decomposed
by heat and evaporates completely when ex
posed to the nlr. H earned an unenviable
reputation recently | n connection with tbe
army best scandal , na It waa supposedly the
embalming agent employed. There U nothlns
new In the employment of the electric cur
rent to convey medlcamenta Into the body ,
the ungainly name "cutnphorcbts" having
been Invented some years ago to describe
Ibis actlo'n , "It 1 hoped. " says the Elec-
< rlcal Hovlew , "that M. Crotte can substan-
CASTOR IA
For Infants and Children.
TUB Kind You Have Alunys Bought
Bears thu
Blcnaturo of
tlnte bin cTalmc. Then , * lth X-ray * to diag
nose consumption , and the electrical formaldehyde -
maldehyde treatment to cure It , electricity
win have accomplished the greatest possible
noon forUio human race the conquest of the
scourge which sends one-eevonth of manKind -
Kind to their graves. "
llorite ntiil * Automobile.
5 to the ahort Mme that * ho auto
i ha * been In the Held In commercial
im ° n with the horte. It has been Im-
21.1 collecl R sufficient amount of data
? ls.nolnt . t ° draw a comparison between
the total operative costs of the two sys
tems. An approximate estimate of such
costs has , however , been made by 0. r.
° ncve.r. an.d " A , Files * , which shows that
for the del very wagon service of large do-
Partmtnt stores , for which automobile * arc
now largely In demand , electricity Is be
yond doubt much cheaper than the horse.
The automobile can do the work of two
J0 " Jn ' " hours less time than they
can do It In , with a saving of 40.762 cents
Per day on delivery of 2,400 pounds. Ex-
perlonco has shown that a horse In de
livery service cannot average over fifteen
miles a day for six days a week , and keep
° ? rklnB condition for any reasonable
u
able length of time. But. assuming that a
horse will do eighteen miles dally , and the
wagon , making two trips , will go thirty-
six mllus a day , the total mileage of the
Wftfcon for the year will be 11,268 miles ,
on Sundays the wagon does not go out ,
and for flfty-two days a year , the horses
nave to 'bo ' fed without any work In re
turn. The ccet of covering this 11,268 miles
IS I1.C62.20 , or 13.86 cents per car mile.
The electric automobile for the same service
of 11,268 , miles costs $1,263.15 , or 11.21 cents
Per car tnlle. Hence the saving In favor of
the electric vehicle Is 2.65 cents per car
mile , which means n saving of 03.4 cents
per day per wagon. Furthermore , owing
to the greater speed of the electric vehicle ,
it takes only four hours to travel thirty-
six miles , os ngalnat 5.14 hours for the
home. This U a saving of 1.14 hours per
day , or 356 hours a year. Besides these
essential commercial considerations , there
nre social Influences of not less Importance ,
which the Increasing use of the automobile
will soon exert. The hygienic condition of
largo cities will bo Improved , and the cost
of street cleaning will be lessened. There
will bo lesa wear and tear on pavements
and streets , and the use of rubber tires will
reduce the din of crowded thoroughfares.
As there -will be more room there will bo
less congestion of traffic. It Is calculated
that the 200,000 horses used In New York
occupy 82.6 acres of valuable street room.
The cost of operating automobiles will soon
bo reduced , and with the Increased output
the wagons themselves will become cheaper.
Kleetric I.lRlit Until.
The vogue enjoyed In England Iby the
"Dowsing radiant heat bath , " which has led
to the establishment of several sanitariums
for the treatment of patients by radiant h'jat ,
has caused the English medical papers to
pay considerable attention to the discussion
of the therapeutics of heat and light baths.
In most of these appliances Incandescent
baths are used for generating the boat , as It
Is claimed there Is a special advantage In the
fact that the heat emitted Is from a source
at a very high temperature , Is radiated
rather than conducted and that the light
Itself has a beneficial effect. The baths are
wooden boxes or cabinets arranged for tbe
reception of a patient's body or limbs nnd
studded thickly Inside with Incandescent
electric lamps and reflectors , so that the
patient Is subjected to light and heat at the
same time. The diseases In which the treat
ment Is said to have been found useful are
rheumatism , asthma , anaemia , neurasthenia
and obesity. Wlnternlt states that the
patients perspire profusely "while In the cab
inets and the rapidity with which' the
perspiration seta In Is specially Insisted on
by him. He says that after five minutes' ex-
P9suro , to the . .electric lambs this profuse
perspiration begins , although the tempera
ture of the air In the cabinet Is not more
than 81 degrees Fahrenheit. His results
are very much In line with those of Kellogg
In this country , who , for many years , has
been active In this field of electro-therapeu
tic work. Kellogg attributes the effect no
ticed to radiant heat , the action of which ,
from a source at a high temperature , he
compares with that of a high heat of lower
grade , which Is employed In the hot room of
a. Turkish bath. Thus , ho states that the
degree ot perspiration obtained with an air
temperature of So degrees Fahrenheit In the
electric cabinet Is equal to that produced In
a Turkish bath at 106 degrees Fahrenheit.
It must bo said , however , that in the ab
sence ot data as to the degree ot humidity
ot the atmosphere surrounding the patient in
the two cases , this comparison Is not per
fectly convincing. The atmosphere of a
small closed box differs essentially from that
ot the hot room In a Turkish bath , which is
properly ventilated and supplied with vol
umes of dry , hot air. The main points which
seem to bo established 'by the discussion
arn that the radlent heat penetrates the tis
sues more deeply ; that the effect is more
etlmulatlng ; that perspiration Is more
quickly Induced and , ilso , 'hat 'bo com
parative coolness of the air about the pa
tient Is an advantage. But whether the
light emitted by the lamps plays an Im
portant part or not Is a question which Is
still In doubt.
Traveling liy Trolley Ilmitm.
'A Journey which shows to what extent the
network of electric roads has covered the
eastern states was made recently by B. B.
RlchardBon , n clerk In the warehouse divis
ion of the Boston custom house , reports the
Boston Transcript. 'Mr. Richardson nnd bis
wife made the journey from Boston to Now
York , with the exception of a few miles , en
tirely by electric ro'ids. They were fifty-six
hours on the way , and their trip covered
23S tnllcfl. They spent twenty hours In ac
tual travel on the electric cars ; the rest of
the time was divided between hotel stops
nndwaiting for cars , which took about
thirty-two hours , and three hours In a
steam train , ' Mr. and Mrs. Richardson found
the ride very comfortable not too dusty nor
too crowded and there were open cars all
the way. Their fares for the whole dls-
tanco were $11 for the two.
During the flrdt part of this week a simi
lar trip 'Was made , In which the entire dls-
tance was covered by trolley , by a party
from Yonkors. A New York lawyer , Mr. A.
I. Prime , his wife , his slater , Mrs. M , S.
Valentino , and her daughter , Mlsa Edith
Valentine , loft Yonkers Tuesday morning at
0 o'clock for New Rochelle. After a number
ot changes they arrived that evening In New
Havdn , On Wednesday the Journey was
continued through Hartford and Springfield
to Worcester , where ithe second night was
rassed. On Thursday the forty-eight miles
to .Boston were covered In about five hours ,
finishing a trip ot about two days and a
halt , The time on the road , exclusive of
stops , was twenty-nine hours for 205 miles.
Thirty different electric car lines were used ,
Three Out of Five Children.
Mrs. Isabella Mehan has filed a complaint
against three ot her sons George , John and
Joseph Mehan whom she charges with In-
corrlglbllity. lln-'i'innlly lives near the old
Clollsoum , Bhe claims the boys are in the
habit of leaving homo whenever they see
fit and do not return until they get ready.
She wants them placed where they cannot do
thl > and thinks tbe best place Is the re
form school , Tbe boys constitute the ma
jority of a family ot five children ,
"What mlnlit Ua\n > vo ri" lt that IIUU
covfth hadn't been neglected Is the sad re
flection of thousands ot consumptives. One
Minute Couch Cure cures couuhs nmi
MnrrlUKu Lifeline * .
The folfowlng marriage licenses were
Issued Tuesday :
Name and Addrcs * . Age.
Andraa Hoggn , Omntm . , . . . . . . . . . . , , . 25
Barbara Jablonkal , Omaha , . . , . . . . . . 19
Samuel Goldman , Omaha. , , . . , . . . . , , , . . . . 43
Sarah Waieu , Omaha. . , . , . . . . , . , . . . . . , , , , 3J
Howe J. Brown , Omaha. . , . . . , . , 23
M uu U. Soldlc , Speuccr. Neb . , 22
OUTING OF THE COAL MEN
Dealers from Several States Fay a Visit to
the Exposition ,
PUT IN AFTERNOON SEEING THE SIGHTS
Tori-lil Toiniierattirc Cnnnew City 1'co-
| ilc to Hcninln nt Homo ,
( M > | icir uiill > to Work
on
FRIDAY , JULY 21.
Venctltin carnival.
11 n. m. Indinn bund will parade on Bluff
tract.
2:30 : p. m. Godfrey's. British baud at Gov
ernment building.
7 p. m. Godfrey's' ' British band on the
Olympla , alternating with the Indian band
on the bridge.
The Illuminating features will be the
Ilnest ever attempted by any exposition ,
Yesterday the temperature was up to a
pMnt whore to have had fuel would have been
lo be possessed of a useless commodity and ,
realizing this , the coal dealers of the Mis
souri valley , who were holding n convention
down ton n for the purpose ot regulating the
prices at which black diamonds will sell
next winter , took half a day off and visited
the exposition. Having been given the key
to the city and being In charge ot Mayor
Mooreo , there were no doors closed against
them. They reached the grounds early In
the afternoon nnd most of them remained
until the lights went out nt night. There
was no set program for their entertainment
and consequently , assisted by the mayor ,
they arranged their own entertainment.
" " and left the
They "did" the exposition
grounds well pleased , promising to come
again later In the season.
With the sun beating down upon the big
buildings and the Grand court , few people
visited the exposition yesterday , where the
heat was unbearable. All day long the mer
cury rested at above the 00-degreo mark
nmi at no time was there a sign of a
breeze Inside the gates. These conditions
caused the strangers to seek the cooler
places down town and Induced the city people
ple to remain at home.
The bands played the usual concerts , but
there were few people who cared to even
listen to the music. The musicians seemed
to catch the Infection and Instead of piny-
Ing with their usual snap , they went through
their parts In a listless manner.
Evening , with its cooling breeze , brought
out a fair-sized crowd and the streets
which were eo dead during the day took on
new life. The main buildings were well
filled with visitors , many listened to the
band concert and the Midway was well pat
ronized , many bringing little folks along ,
thinking that they did not get enough of the
exposition last children's day.
The lack ot people gave the exhibitors un
opportunity to work without being Inter
rupted and most of them who are behind
with their work were busy from morning
until night.
1,1 KI3 SCKXKS IX SOME FA1HY LA.VD.
Interior of Horticultural DnllilliiR
n Cool mill Ileniitlfiil IleMort.
In visiting the Horticultural building at
the exposition grounds It Is the easiest
thing in the world to imagine that ne has
'been ' transported to fairyland or some en
chanted forest , where everything Is new
and strange. To sit upon the benches that
are scattered through the interior of the
building , listening to the music of the water
as It forces Its way through the fountains ,
spurts high In the air and then falls back
Into the basins , onu geta the Idea ot flow
ing brooks and roaring cataracts' ; toi'slt be
neath the shade of the stately palms that
rear their heads high In the dome of the
great structure and listen to the singing o (
the feathered songsters or the chatter of the
parrots , one can easily Imagine being In
some tropical forest , far away from the
haunts ot man.
Such day dreams as these arn indulged In
by the hundreds who visit the building
during the cool hours of the morning , the
sultry noontime or In the evening , after
night has covered the earth with its dark
robes.
The responsibility for the condition ot
the Interior of the Horticultural building
rests with Rudolph Ulrlch , tbe landscape
artist for the exposition. Early last spring
ho was given full power to arrange the In
terior ot this building to suit bis own tastes.
Ho was given authority to search the coun
try over for rare plants , trees , flowers and
vines. Armed with his commission , ho
went homo and laid his plans , which ho has
worked out in 'his ' own way. The building
has been open to the public for some days
and It Is always a favorite resort with both
young and old. It Is a pleasing feature with
all. Those -who love flowers and plants
rave over It , while those who know little
of them , -wonder at the changes that have
been wrought.
As Is well known , there are four main
entrances to the Horticultural building , They
are on the north , south , cast and west nnd
all lead to the center , which Is under a
great dome more than 100 feet In height.
Under this dome Is where tbe landscape
artist has brought his work so near to per
fection. This dome Is supported by numer
ous heavy columns , extending from floor to
celling. Around these columns Ivy and
running vines from the tropics Intermingle
and twine until they reach the apex , where
they unite In one tangled mass and then
droop down until they almost touch the
water that spurts from the large fountain
directly beneath. High up among these
vines are hung dozcnn of cages , each a'nd
all containing 'birds that warble and elng
from early morn until late at night.
The fountain beneath the dome Is sonic six
teen feet across , and Is banked with mots
from the everglades of Florida. There are
several varieties of moss , all of which are
unknown to this section of the country. Then
outside ot these are placed rare tropical
paths , with ( lately palms every few feet.
Leading off from this fountain , In half a
dozen directions , are winding paths , covered
with cool' ' and damp sand. At the crooks In
the paths benches have been placed BO that
the tired may rest and drink In the beauty
of the scenes that spread out before them.
Between the paths , where they separate ,
banks of palms , evergreen shrubs , and flow
ering plants have been arranged upon little
mounds , giving the impression that nature
has been at work here , and has constructed
the hillocks during her Idle moments. Here ,
too , the air is always cool , as It is wafted
over the damp sands and across the water
of the fountain , a few feet away. Around
these hillocks are favorite renting places , as
the nooks are GO arranged that the scats in
them are away frpm the busy throng and
partially obscured by vines and trees that
grow around them.
At the east and west entrances of the
'building the art let lias foltowed plans that
conform 'to the arrangement of the foliage
and flora under the dome , All of the col
umns are wrapped with twining vines , which
extend well up Into the comb of the root and
there Intermingle with tbe national colors ,
bung In great profusion , At the west end
there Is a large pagoda , covered with south
ern moss and live oak leaves , while on either
side and down the center are small turrets
and castlellke booths , covered with jho ganje
material , producing on effect that Is unique
and pleasing , and making one ( eel like being'
In a realm Inhabited by some strange race
of people , vho build according to a style
of architecture not known to the men of to
day.
day.At the east end of the building an alto
gether different plan has been pursued. The
construction Is made up of a series of arches ,
the symmetry being perfect In each. AH
are covered with the moss brought from the
south , producing an effect that Is new here.
High In the air and rising from the arch are
gigantic cacti , many of them surmounted by
the bright yellow blossoms which are ad
mired so generally. In the corners and along
the walla , the leaves of palm trees have been
tacked on In varied forms , relieving the
monotony and giving the picture a pretty
background.
scn.vns AI.OMS TUB at in WAV.
Conl Denier * ( Jnr.e r un Attraction *
Tlmt Arc Presented lo 1'lrnnc.
There nas another big crowd upon the
.Midway last night and from the hour of
the evening opening until the commence
ment of the fireworks all of the attrac
tions had aa many people ns they could
handle. The coal men who had been holdIng -
Ing sessions down town wanted to see the
sights and they made It their business to
see. They started In with the Paragraph
and found out Just how Admiral Dottey
destroyed the Spanish fleet In the harbor
ofManila. . This Is a show that presents
movable pictures and when one looks nt
and sees the great war ships moving to and
fro , It almost seems as though the boom
ing of the cannon can foe heard. The Moor
ish palace was visited and here the men
ube handle coal looked Into the wax faces
of Itlugs and qiieciii ! , presidents and states
men who have' been dead these many yearn.
? - realistic arc the figures that one ot the
coal men was caught In the act ot shaking
hands with n congressman , thinking that It
was a friend , whom he had known In his
younger years.
At the Streets ot Cairo about half of tbo
coal dealers rode camels and made more
fuss about It than did the school children
who were hero the day before. The men
hung on tor dear life and squealed when
they thought that they were about to fall.
In the theater Colonel Nlncl Instructed his
artists to do their best and evidently they
did , for they amused the visitors most
amazingly.
Even coal dealers like to see pretty women
and when they passed the Beauty con
gress , they could not resist the temptation
to go In and look upon the women. They
were all pleased and cast a solid vote for
the llttlo Irish girl , which It is said puts
her several laps ahead of her competitors.
Across the .street the Scenic railway came
In for Its share of at\pntlon and not a
man passed on until after ho had whirled
around the circle , passing through the tun
nels nt a rate of speed exceeding twenty
miles per hour , for the cars had been
geared up to travel at this rate.
At the Giant See-Saw everybody rode , but
there were so many of the coal men that
they had to go In two parties , yet they got
there Just the same.
By the time the party had got
this far the members were exceedingly
thirsty and consequently they stopped at
the Chutes cafe , after which thev broke
for the Artists' studio , where with deep
Interest they saw Artist Klnncy begin work
upon a new canvas , which to them proved
to be an attractive feature of the evening.
Darkness and Dawn caught all of the
crowd and one ot the coal dealers after
looking at the furnaces In the pit where
Satan does ils > blacksmlthlng , remarked :
"It does ime good to find ono place where
they use coal , even If I can't furnish the
supply. "
Palmistry is dally becoming more pop
ular In Omaha and vicinity and this Is due
to the scientific readings made by Dr. Carl
Louis Perln , the world-famed palmist , who
Is giving readings at the Temple of Palm
istry at the exposition grounds. The Temple
Is always crowded -during business hours
with visitors who como to test the wonder
ful ability ot the famous doctor.
AUMinAIj MISWEY IN AT THIS FINISH.
DentrucUoii of' tnVJHimi'iiiU Fleet In
the liny nt Mnnlln.
Although the spectacular destruction of
the Spanish fleet In the bay of Manila did
not begin , until 10 o'clock there were fully
3,000 who remained and occupied the re
served seats.
The features cf the spectacular were sub
stantially the same as have been seen be
fore and the only complaint is that there is
too much vaudeville before the fireworks.
With the entertainment that is given before
the battle the show drags out until almost
midnight before the last rocket goes Into the
air. If tbo management could flnd some
way of cuttlnc out some of the tumbling or
trapeze -work the entertainment , as a whole ,
would bo much more satisfactory.
It had been a fetoday In Manila. There had
been all kinds of games and sports and many
of the residents had stayed up all night.
Early In the morning , as the story goes , a
horseman rode through the streets of the
city and along the water front , Informing
the people "that the hated Yankees are out
thUro In the bay and .they . arc getting ready to
shell the city. " The people do not believe
this , but they seek cover and none too quick
ly , for a few moments later Dewcy opens
on the Spanish fleet near by and one after
another of the vessels of proud Spain sink
to the bottom or are beached upon the shore ,
Magazine after magazine explodes and then
Dewey turns his guns on the fort , which re
plies for a time , but at last the guns arc
silenced and shortly thereafter the yellow
and red ot Spain come down and the stars
and stripes ascend to the top of tbe polo.
A mighty shout goes up from the crowds In
the reserved seats and then occurs the regu
lation display ot fireworks , which concludes
the entertainment.
A'lONETIA.V CAIl.MVAIj O.V LAOOO.V.
n\K \ Cnril of Feature * for the Concert
Hooked for Tonight.
The musical fccllval designated the Ve
netian carnival will be seen and heard
upon the lagoon again tonight. As upon
the former occasion Godfrey's band will oc
cupy the upper deck of the Olympla , which
Is moored In the harbor. In addition to this
band there will bo other muslo and plenty
of It.
During tbo evening the Hawaiian double
quartet will occupy boats which will move
back and forth between the bridge and the
east end iof the lagoon , Tbe members of
this organization will render some of their
choicest selections In their native language.
The Indian band will also play at Intervals ,
as will the DoMoss family , the members
of which carry an orchestra and play upon
eeven distinct sets of Instruments ,
The Lagoon will be brilliantly Illu
minated , In addition to the electric light * * ,
Japanese lanterns will bo strung from the
Btandards tfoat carry the lights that are now
In use. They will also bo hung from the
balconies ot the main buildings , blending
their rays with those shed by tbe Incandea-
centa.
The promise Is made that upon this occa
sion there will be plenty of free seats for
all who come. Secretary Smith has con
stituted himself a committee of ono and has
promised that around the upper end of the
Lagoon there will bo Bufllclcnt seats to ac
commodate 10.000 people.
RilltorM Are Coining.
The president of the Missouri and Kan
sas Editorial association has written Su
perintendent Cutrlght of the Department of
Publicity that the editors of the organiza
tion will bo In Omaha on August 17 and will
spend the day on tbo exposition grounds.
Ho writes that there will be 300 editors and
tt.at many of them will bo accompanied by
their wives.
Ainlnilnnep fioi-H Into Scrvlcr ,
The now ambulance to run In connection
with the Emergency hospital has arrived
and will bo Kept In the shed adjoining the
police station , It Is an up-to-date vehicle ,
with rubber Urea and Is supplied with
stretchers and appliances to be used In case
of an emergency. On cither elde In large
letters are the words , "Greittr Amcrl-ft Kx-
position. "
Toilnj'n MnMonl Program ,
Follow Ing Is the musical program for to
day :
2.30 .p. . m. Lieutenant Godfrey's British
Guards band at thp Government building.
March King iMarla 1 Fahrbach
Overture Xnticttn Aubcr
S lection The Pirates of Penzincc.Sullivan
\V.illr.-Spanl9h SOURS Fe'.rns
Tbe Belle of the Oake Wnlk O'Connor
Picturesque Scenes ( a ) March , ( b ) "An-
eelus. ( c ) Bohemian fete Mussoiut
\Valtz i Cliopln
Selection Little Christopher ( . 'omnibus.
Caryll
Pntrol March Cnryll
Galop Herve
7:30 : p. m , Lieutenant Godfrey's British
Quanta band on bat'lishlp "Olympla , "
Venetian carnival ,
.March Ak-Siir-Be-j llclnlcke
Selection Carmen Beset
Waltz-Mr Adored One Trotere
M n rch lit Cunltnn Souwi
Paraphnse The I orclcl Nesw.uU
Two-Step-UncU Hufe's Birthday
Cornet Solo Queen of the lmii.PInsutl
' Mr. Kcttlewell.
Medley S.lection Arranged
'Mexican ' Serenade Ixi Palonm..National
Marche. Comlquc Cotton Blossoms Hall
Galop Orpheus Offenbach
( Program subject to change. )
At the Venetian Carnival concert the In
dian band will alternate with Godfrey's
British Guards band , playing the following
program from the Ixtgoon bridge , while tbo
British band will play on the "Olympla : "
Slurs and Stripes ] < \ > revcr Soua
Knntnsla < My Old Kentucky Home..Dnlbcy
.Remembrance . of Naples Waltz Bennst
Arkansas Traveler Fantasia liurlcsque ,
Reeves
Intermezzo Slnfoulco MnKcagul
Song Juntilta , Ducct
Oscar Norton and Mariano Sllvns.
Overture Caliph of Bagdad Boulldleu
Indian War Dance Bellstcdt
The Sons ; that Reached My Heart
( with quartet of voices ) , Jordan
Leader , James Devlne.
The Cincinnati Enquirer Household as
sociation , through Its executive oflleer , l > as
notified Superintendent Outright of the De
partment of Publicity that the excursion ,
which Includes 200 Ohio editors and their
wives , will reach Omaha the afternoon ot
August 15 nnd will visit the exposition , re
maining on the grounds until the lights go
cut at night.
Another Interesting exhibit has arrived
and Is Installed In the Colonial building.
This exhibit Is the property of Patrick
Rynn of Chadron and consists of Indian
curios and Black Hills specimens , Bad Lands
fossils , taxidermist specimens , petrefactlon ,
minerals , bead work and a Vargo collection
of ancient firearms. In gathering the ex
hibit Mr. Ryan has spent eighteen years , and
this Is the first tlmo that It has ever been
shown In public. It occupies 3,000 square
feet and is shown in glass cases ,
STATE HAS NO STATISTICS
Hoard or lU-nlUi Vorucil tn Admit Ita
Ignorance of 'Mortality ' Coii-
illtluiiN la > cbniNka.
The State Board of Health of Nebraska
has received from Chief Statistician King
of the census office at Washington an In
quiry as to the vital statistics kept bv the
board. The census office is empowered to
accept the state registration of births and
deaths and eave the labor of collecting
them thro jh the census enumerators , pro
vided the state proves that It has a satis
factory system of registration in operation.
Dr. B. V. Crummcr , secretary of the board ,
has been obliged to reply that the state
has no system of collecting vital statistics
whatever , and cannot furnish a single figure
relative to the birth and death rates of the
state.
Or. Crummer , In his answer to the cen
sus official , takes occasion to explain the
deplorable lack of information that exists
In regard to the death rate of the state.
JIo says that while Nebraska is undoubt
edly one of'the most healthful states In the
union , and would show ono of the very
lowest death rates , It has never been pos
sible to prove this definitely , because the
legislature has steadily said no to the re
quest of the physicians of the state that
a vital statistics law toe passed. The state
board , ho says , Is simply a licensing and
registration bureau for practitioners. The
result is that It would be an utterly hope
less task to collect reliable data as to the
number ot deaths in the state within the
last ten years. The records of the larger
cities , even thoee cf Omaha , are very un
reliable , especially as to the causes of
death.
Dr. Crummer Is Inclined to blame the
health authorities of Omaha for accepting
death certificates signed by members of the
family or friends. He believes that when
ever Christian scientists or other alleged
Irregular practitioners refuse to sign the
death certificate , as they almost invariably
do , the case should be placed in the handset
ot the coroner and 'the cause of death de
termined by Inquest. After the first few
exemplary cases tbe number of Inquests
would be decreased , for a few of them
would put a stop to the negligence or the
obstinacy which prevails In families whose
members are allowed to sicken and die
without any proper medical attendance. Dr.
Crummcr cites the case of n small child
who recently died In this city of dlptherla.
A physician was not called until the child
was almost dead and the excuse was given
that Christian scientists had had the case
In charge. The child died within a few
tours and the cause of death was given as
dlptherla and accepted without question by
tbo health authorities.
FAILS TO SECURE A QUORUM
Special MrctliiK < > ( the Donril of ISilu-
cntlon i.lilJiuiriiH 'Without Action
for I.nclc of A
Seven members of the board waited nn
hour last night for the coming of the eighth ,
who was to make the necessary quorum , but
In vain. They spent the tlmo in denouncing
the criminal negligence of members who refuse -
fuse to como to a meeting when they know
Important business Is on hand and In In
venting epithets to apply to them. In the
latter occupation they were particularly suc
cessful.
The board had Intended to discuss the
High school Injunction matter with Attorney
Lunt and decide upon some course of ac
tion , A more pressing demand upon Its
services , however , was the contract and
bond for the plumbing and heating of the
Cess school , which U awaiting Its ap
proval. The next regular meeting of the
board comes 'August ' 6 and unless some spe
cial meeting Is more successfully conducted
than two recent ones have been the work
on the school cannot be taken up until that
time.
After two members c' 'he board , Black
and Teal , had got tired and left , the re
maining five were called to order by Van
( Jlldcr on tbe urgent demand ot Hess and
Cowlo , who moved nnd seconded that the
absentees bo sent for nnd compelled to at
tend. Under tbe rulca less than a majority
can take such action , The motion was car
ried and Hees Insisted that those present
should remain until morning , If necessary ,
to .sea the motion carried out. But the
others were not willing and after some more
fruitless talk and condemnation of the roles-
Ing members the meeting broke up. Be
fore they left tbo room all signed a call for
a special meeting next Monday night at 8
o'clock. The members who attended were
Black , Oowle , Hess , Irey , Sears , Teal and
Van Gilder.
llroUr Into n Ilex Car ,
William Kehl bag been bound over to the
district court in tbe um of 1800 for
breaking into u Union Pacific box car on
July 13 , when he store some goods belong
ing to Anton Tuma.
\Vaulii Netlieiv mill L'nulr ,
Fred StrlUel , 185 Harrison avenue , Brook
lyn , N , Y , , jiatf written Poflce Judge Cor-
7\
The soldier's life is hard and stern ;
But there's no need that he should suffer
From using common soaps , which burn
His skin , and make his clothing rougher.
Pure Ivory Soap it floats is best
For bath , for clothes , and all the rest.
CVipjilbllSk ; n , rttcht GtmtU ( , < Jl liB , .
don for Information concerning his uncle ,
Ferdinand Stutzcnagel , and hie nephew ,
Peter , who , he says , were conducting n ho
tel In or near this city the last he heard ot
them. No such pair Is known In this city ,
so the judge has been unable to glvo him
any Information.
GOLD IS FOUND IN KANSAS
I.mill AIniip ; Smoky lllvpr. In AVoRtcrn
1'nrt of Stiitc , IN innerl-
Sought.
"Information received from reliable au
thority" leads me to believe that the ro-
portcd discovery of gold along the Smoky
river In Rills , Treijo and Logan counties ,
Kansas , is absolutely genuine , " says a
prominent railroad man. "Recently a man
from out In that section vras In the city nnd
slated that flour gold , loosely Imbedded In
a shnlo formation , had been found In great
quantity nd Its value has been shown by
careful and expert assay to vary from ? 16 to
$32 per ton. There has been no stampede
for this region , though the existence of the
gold-bearing shale has been known for some
time ; Mill the possibilities of the discovery
have been carefully considered and now a
number of leading Topeka capitalists are
backing an enterprise with an abundance of
money to look Into the matter and see If It
can bo worked advantageously. Ono diffi
culty that seems to retard the progress of
Immediate development Is that the gold
exists In such shape that It cannot bo
treated by the ordinary smelters and re
fining plants. This will have to ba over
come by the erection of a mill suitable for
reducing the gcJd from its na.tur.il forma
tion Into the unalloyed article. "
Inquiry at the land department of the
Union Pacific , which owns considerable land
along Smoky river where this gold Is re
ported to exist , reveals the fact that there
Is constant inquiry for land in the counties
of Ellis , Trego and Logan. This land is
sole.1 at grazing prices , ranging from $1 to
( S an acre , and In case It shall develop that
the goi-bearlng mineral found In those
parts Is of the value which Is now believed ,
the laml lo available at a mere song in com
parison with what mineral land is actually
worth.
Information from Wlnona and Ellis , two
of the prosperous towns In the west central
part of tlio state , Is to tbo effect that both
are enjoying a healthy boom , directly at
tributed to the excitement of the gold dis
covery , and this region is likely to bo heard
from. E. H. Andrus , general agent at
Kansas City for the Union Pacific , Is now
in that section in charge of n party of Iowa
capitalists who are Investigating the reports
with a view of purchasing considerable
land.
Scott TnlltN to ( lit * I
Oratory of various verities was tbe solo
feature of the meeting of thp Peter Cooper
Populist cl'nb last night. The first speaker
was Cunningham K. Scott , who was present
to recommend himself as the only honest
man who Is running for tbo district bench.
He admitted that ho Is not absolutely per
fect , but declared that he Is a good deal
nearer perfect than any of the other judges.
Following Scott John 0. Yolsor entertained
the crowd with a speech In which ho rather
caustically attacked the supreme court.
Pull it "Hop" Joint.
The police swooped down on a lot of hop
smokers Wednesday night in the basement
of the building at 20i North Twelfth
Ftrcet. They found nine men nnd five" women
In the place. Air \\cro arrested. William
Patterson and John Klllon nro charged with
conducting the joint nnd the remainder with
smoking "hop" therein.
MOORE MAY HAVE LIBERTY
JudRc Cordon Ilt-clilCH thn < Ho In Da-
titled to Iloiul If lie Gnu
'Give It.
When the hour arrived for his decision In
the case wherein Charles Moore Is charged
with the murder ot John DoMollns this
morning Judge Gordon decided that the defendant -
fondant was entitled to his liberty If he
could glvo the necessary bond. Ho thought
$7,000 would bo about right. The defend
ant's attorneys said they would have no
trouble giving this , so Moore may be ad
mitted to ball any day.
In giving his decision Judge Gordon said
there was no doubt In his mind concerning
the case. Ho was satisfied that Moore did
not Intend to kill DoMollns. It this was
true then ho was guilty of manslaughter
and not of murder. He held Moore to an
swer In the district court on the complaint
of imurdcr as filed , but eot a bond. This
gives Moore an opportunity to breathe
fresher air and takes his case In tbe hands
of the upper court. .
THIS 11IIA I. EhTATIfl MAIIKHT.
JNSTRUMKNTS Illed for record Thursday.
July 20 , 189 ! ) :
Wnrrniily Hoed * .
Atlnntiri netilty nssoclatlon to J. C.
Shadduck. lot 23 , suhdlv. block 1 ,
Bemls park $1,000
R. C. 'Moore and wife to J. N. Brown ,
lot 1 , block 1S2 , Omaha 4,000
U U. Strottan to M. J. Stlllmock. lot
2 , block 31 , Albright's Choice 600
Hubert Dtfherty iind wlfo tn W. W.
( March , lo < t 3 , block 6 , Forest Hill
add 2,000
0 "lN.
febcrlrf to Philadelphia Mortgage and
Trust company , lot 11 , block 33 ,
Kouiitz.s Plain 4,000
Sheriff to II. T. Clarke , receiver , lot
2 , block 11 , S. K. Hogerb' add 3,000
Total amount of transfers $14GOO
We have broken tbe gpell of hli
prices on optic * ! goods but our wol _
la the usual high ata.ndaxd that oomM
from Alon & Ponfold'i , Wo exanun *
y8 frr , but we furnlnh rlowes only
when needed Wo havft our own man
ufacturing plant and crlnJ all our o'frn
tan * * * .
THE ALOE & PENfOLD CO. ,
Lend I n if Scientific Ontlclnna ,
140S Fornnm. OMAHA.
OPPOSITE PAXTON HOTEL.
It's ' a Hot Pace-
Wo linvc sot the other exhibitors nt the
Greater America Exposition everybody
tmj'H our display is the llnest 011 the
grounds but you should see the display
of pianos nt the store the exposition
exhibit simply pnlrs into Insignificance
before the 0110 ut the store over fifty
different makes Including the Knnlic ,
Kimbnll , Krnnlou & Bncli , Hnllctt &
Davis and IIospo Special exposition
prices arc being mndo Hint will save
you from $50 to $100 on a piano.
A. HOSPE ,
We oeleltrate onr 25th ImilneM MUtl *
vermry Oct. 23rd , 1HOD.
Music and Ait. 1513 Douglas ,
A Warm Proposition
JB found in Drex L. JShooman'w red
shoes for little foot-cherry rod in sl/.cs
up to 8 Tills year if you whnt a shoo
for the little ono that Is right up-to-diUo
you iind it here We belfovc this the
only place in the city whore you can
flnd a foot-form shoo for the Imfoy Wo
take its much care In llttlng the child ,
ren's feet as the old folks If the child
Is fitted correct they will never liavo
trouble \\iih the ( H-t Wo glvo awny
great big palm leaf fans ,
Drexel Shoe Co.
Up-to-date Ibo *
1410 I'AHNAH STKIiKT.