THE OMAHA DA11AT BEEi JTKIDAY , AUGt'ST 11 , 1800.
THE FIELD OF ELECTRICITY
Projected Itmtlon of the Domain of Steam
Railroads ,
GREAT SPEED ON AN ELECTRIC LINE
ISlrclrlo l.oeomntlvm for .Tnpnn
" .Mnilc In America" Innovation In
I'lreVnnonN other Hlcc-
> trlcnl lc\cloptncntn ,
The projected construction of an electric
railroad between Philadelphia and Attantlc
City txcltea keen interest , not unmixed with
tear , among managers ot steam roads be
tween those points. The enterprise seems to
bo "a go , " at least the promoters have put
up a forfeit of $104,000 with the treasurer of
the Mate of Now Jersey.
The Philadelphia Ledger reports that the
plans ot the company present many new fea
tures. First of all , the road -will be built for
through passengers only. There will bo no
local stops. This clears the road ot local
trains and reaves the tracks clear for high
speed traffic.
Then they will entire a clear track by on-
clcelng lt for the cntiro dlatanco wllh barbed
wlro fencing. They .will cross no roads nt
grade , either wagon roads or steam roads.
All such roads will cither bo bridged or the
.tracks will pass underneath them. The promoters
meters of the project will build a double
track road , ot 100 pounds to the yard rails ,
the heaviest laid on any track , and an auto
matic block signal system win bo Introduced
the entlro length ot the road , with signals
every two miles , BO that an engineer can
have his cyo on a signal all the time.
There will bo no danger of the trolley get
ting oft the .wire , for there will be no trolley
wire. The current will be taken from a
third rail laid on the roadbed. This system
has been in successful operation on a branch
of the Now York * Now Haven & Hartford
railroad for three or four years.
H Is proposed to run at the rate of eighty
miles an hour. Some persona will say thU
.1 * an impossible or dangerous speed. That
.is a question ot conditions. It is known
that fast trains on the steam roads often
reach that speed , but do not maintain it for
any great dlslabcu on account ot the dlftl-
culty ot supplying steam , or the danger
ot crossing switches , frogs and the like. It
> Is also known that , oven with a trolley wlro
Y olchtv mllrs an hour have been made with
electrical equipment not built for great
speed , and it is further known that from
the manner lu which the power la applied by
an electric motor there Is less danger ot
the breakaco of any portion of the appar
Y atus or running gear of the car than by any
Y power applied through reciprocating parts.
So the scheme from the practical side se'ems
perfectly plausible.
It has been suggested that the distance
of Gloucester down -the river from Phila
delphia is too great to"admlt of competi
tion because so much time will bo lost on
the river ; that the steam lines already run
trains frpm Phlladelohla to Atlantic City
In an hour , Including the ferry. The pro
jectors of the electric line answer that they
expect to land their passengers at four dif
ferent points in Philadelphia by modern high
speed boats , lighted with electricity and
Imvlnc the vary latest improvements , and
that what they might lese in tlmo on tha
river would bo moro than made up on the
, rail. Trains will be run at frequent inter
vals , or as close as may bo necessary to
accommodate the traffic. It Is proposed to
run trains of ono motor and two passenger
cars elegantly upholstered and thoroughly
lighted by Incandescent lamps.
Electric Locomotive * ( or Jnpnii.
Tw6 o'.eetrlo locomotives built at the
Baldwin Locomotive works for the imperial
government'.of * Japan and now on their \vnv
'IhUte'rT'wTjcro'tSby"will ' ' be tised 'in th'o c6aj
mines , are the first engines ot the kind that
have ever been exported from America.
Whllo the electric locomotive has not as
yet made much headway In supplanting
steam locomotives In 'hauling ' trains on sur
face roads It has sent the mine mule to tha
roar and , In competition with compressed air
locomotives , will soon retire him altogether.
These locomotives are made to haul trains of
small coal cars from the distant workings ,
hundreds of feet under ground perhaps , to
the base ot the shaft , or In bituminous mlnci
to the mlno opening. They are necessarily
made small , to pees through the tunnels.
They take their current-from a trolley wlro
suspended from the roof of the tunnel , the
same as a street car.
Some Idea of the locomotives on tholr way
to Japan may bo gathered from these dlmfca-
fllons : Height from the rail , exclusive of
trolley , 2 feet 10 Inches ; width , 4 feet 2
inches ; lensth over end bumpers , 11 foot 8
inch en ; driving wheels , 28 inches diameter ;
wheel base. 3 feet 8 Inches ; track gauge , 2
feet 6 inches.
rV There la a fifteen horse power single reduc
tion motor geared to each axle. All the ap
paratus , Including the wheels , is enclosed
with hewvy Iron plate. The locomotive com.
plete weighs 12,050 pounds. It Is adapted to
continuous running under the conditions of
.mine service nnd at a speed of eight miles
an hour has a capacity of thirty horse power.
It has a drawbar pull of 1,500 pounds.
An Klectrle Klrc Wnicon.
Ono of the developments which may be an
ticipated at almost any time , now that posts
at the street corners similar to hydrants
are proposed for the supply of electric cur
rent to automobiles , Is the elcctrio flro en
gine , which 'Will run up to such a hydrant ,
by Its own electric power , couple on to both
Us aourco of electric power and the hy
drant for Its suction , and be Instantly ready
to begin pumping toy electric motor power.
Leaving that aside , however , fpr the present ,
tbo municipal flro brigade ot Paris has been
for some tlmo looking to thu substitution
of mechanical for animal power In the pro
pulsion ot flre anglnes and other vehicles ,
As Franco is the borne of the gaa and oil
motors as.appljcd vehicle . propulsion , ex
periments have naturally been made with
.those powers. It was not , however , until
recently that any pronounced succesu was
achieved , and then it MAS accomplished with
electric motors. The object Is , of course ,
to secure a power which does not requlra
any preparation for getting a vehicle to the
flcene of a flro. It was found that petroleum
motors cannot always toe relied upon , The
wagon 'brought ' nut Is a four-wheeled affair ,
the wheels being of the ordinary slzo and
of .wood with rubber tires. The vehicle
weighs 1,740 kilograms (3,831 ( pounds ) empty
and 2,400 kilograms (5,280 pounds ) with
men , hose , ladders , etc. , In place. With a
'single charge the carriage will run from
Sores * Uices [
J. H. Mo-
UUA VEK , of Lawronceburg , Ky. , saya :
"Foryears I suffered Intensely from
a running sore on my leg , caused by
a wound received in the army. I
was treated byn number of doctor * ,
and took many blood medicines ,
without the slightest beneilt. S. 8.
8. was recommended , and the first
bottle produced a great Improve
ment. The poison was forced out ,
and theeoro healed up completely. "
S.S.S.rTheBlood
. . .
( Swift's Specific ) is the best blood reme
dy because it cures the worst cases. It
is guaranteed purely vtgelable , and com
pletely eliminates every trace of impure
blood. Valuable books mailed free by
8wift Specific Company , AtUuu , Q .
four to five hours at a speed of fifteen or
twenty kilometers (9.31 ( to 12.4 miles ) per
hour. The body of the car and all the
mechanism arc mounted on an under frame
built of channel sections of steel. The fore
Part of the carriage Is carried on a Jointed
xlo and supported by a triple spring. The
whole of the tractive effort Is exerted on
the under frame by means of an adjustable
abaft , which Is alio used for tightening the
driving chain. The body of the vehicle Is
divided Into two parts. In front sit the
two drivers , ono of whom manipulates a
large , horizontal steering wheel , the "com-
tolnator , " so called , performing about the
functions of n controller on an electric car ,
and the brake pedal ; while the second man
on the box operates a signal horn by
means of another pedal. At the rear nro
eats Tor four more .men , seated back to
hack. Under this seat Is a real con
taining 100 motors (425 ( fe t ) of hose
pipe , mounted on two -wheels. At each end
of the axle of the reel there Is a trunnion or
spindle connected -with the body of the
vehicle by a chain In euch manner that by
turning a hand wheel It may bo lifted clear
of the ground and slung under the vehicle.
In n 'box ' on top are eighty meters (212 feet )
of hose and three nozzles. The front part of
the vehicle carries the measuring and re
cording Instruments , the switchboard and
an arrangement -whereby two arc "lights of
ten amperes may 'bo ' maintained at tha
scene ot the flre. The motor Is rated at
4,000watts and the battery of forty-four
cells la carried In a metallic < toox ouapcnJeJ
under the middle ot the carriage body by
spiral springe. The first trials , by the fire
brigade with these accumulators resulted
In a speed of twenty kilometers (12.4 miles )
per hour on a good level road , with a dis
charge ot forty-eight to fifty amperes and
a speed of sixteen kilometers ( about ten
miles ) per hour , with a discharge of thirty-
five to forty ampcrrs. The total weight of
the battery Is C20 kllograma (1,543 ( pounds )
and It hna a capacity of 160 amperes when
the discharge lasts over six hours. On the
armature cf the motor are wound two dis
tinct circuits , though there Is only cne
set of field magnets. The -windings are in
the proportion of five to three. Each of these
cells Is served by a distinct collector , and ,
consequently , they can be coupled in four
different ways : Vl\o plus 3 equals 8 ; 5 , 3
nnJ 5 minus 3 equals 2. The counter-elcc-
tromotlvo force glvo proportionately vary
ing speeds , a matter in the control of the
"comblnator. " The great advantage of this
system la that four speeds can bo obtained
without changing tha coupling of the bat
tery or varying the excitations , consequently
the motor Is nlv.'njs running" normally
while the vehicle can bo driven at any do-
Hired speed without anxiety as to the work
ing < xt the motor.
Sea Telephoning Without Wlrcx.
Prof. RUESO d'Asar , an Italian , has devised
a telephone- Indicate the approach and
direction of unseen vessels at sea ae far away
as five miles. His Instruments have been
tried with complete auccers , according to the
Lega Navale , on the war ships at Genoa and
Spezla. The general receiver , which is im
mersed in the water either at the bow or nt
the stern of a vessel , consists of two greatly
flattened cones , separated by a broad ring.
Thb outer edge of the ring has eighteen re
ceivers connecting with microphones , and
each joined to ono of eighteen divisions of
a dial on deck , nine for port and nlno for
starboard.
When th6 receiver for the point northeast
to port , for Instance , marks the sound from
a passing vessel , a white disk shuts off the
corresponding compartment on the dial. The
lookout then puts his ear to the telephone.
It the sound becomes more intense and the
disk remains in place , it is a sign that the
vessel is still approaching from that direc
tion. If the sound grows fainter and the disk
disappears and then shuts off the north-
northeast compartment , say , the direction
taken cby the other vessel can bo determined.
If tho' apparatus can work at a distance of ,
flyo'rnllc ' ? . It'ought to make collisions In fogs
rilgtit'MnexKi/sttble , and'as the sound
ol waves breaking on the rocka is trans
mitted Just as 'easily , it should give warning
at least ot danger from laud near at hand.
Electricity Stoji * Bleeding.
Ono ot the moat difficult of surgical prob
lems baa always been the devising of meana
to stop excessive bleeding of patients during
operations. The electric current has been
used for severer years , -with a. view to bring
ing about that condrtlon of heat which la
necessary In order to cause the blood to clot
and so act as a block to the mouth of bleedIng -
Ing veesclB , arresting hemorrhage.
This , indeed , has resulted In the utilization
of the electric cautery , as it Is called In cer
tain operations , the platinum wire at red or
almost whlto heat even supplanting the
knife , 'becauae It burns through the tissues
and at the same time prevents the wound
bleeding to any great extent. This effect of
heat -was , indeed , known to our ancestors ,
who used red-hot Irons or boiling pitch to
erar the surface of the flesh after their oper
ations , thus causing an Immense amount of
suffering to the patient , before the days of
Chloroform.
A now adaptation of this use of electricity
for the purpose of stopping bleeding has been
dovlscd .by Inclosing a platinum wire in a
pair of forceps or other instrument , the wire
being Insulated In a bed of iburnt pipe clay ,
and as soon as the bleeding vessel Is seized
by the forceps and compressed In tie ordi
nary way an electric current is turned on ,
whose effect Is BO great that the tissues and
the 'walls of the blood vessel * arc all agglu
tinated , so that the blood la no longer able
to pass.
Kate ot the "Hello Girl. "
What is to 'become ' of the "hello girl ? "
Is she to be banished ? She has many friends
who will regret her departure. For the con-
eolutlou of those who have been loyal to her ,
reports the Chicago Record , It may be said
that there la no immediate dancer of losing
her. Practical telephone men say that ,
much as they may wish to eliminate her
from the problem of telephony in large
communities , they have not yet been able
to provide a machine that will replace her.
The same claims that are being made by
promoters of the local scheme today were
made ten years ago for the sauio apparatus ,
but In salte ol these alluring promises very
little , If any , headway has been made. It Is
true that companies have been formed In
l/ondon and in several American cities , and
that they have resulted In the floating of
securities , 'but ' nowhere In this country or
abroad has there been established a practical
telephone exchange largo enough to warrant
the Investment required for the equipment
of an exchange such as Is contemplated in
this city.
On the other hand , there have been
numerous failures , due to Inherent defects in
the system itself , which have developed in
the small exchanges and which experience
Indicates Would be greatly magnified in a
much larger exchange , The radical defect
which precludes the utilization of the auto
matic system in ling-distance service would
prohibit Its general adoption In a city like
Chicago , where so much dependence Is placed
upon outside business. The automatic sys
tem is restricted In its scope and any com
munity depending upon -would be isolated
from the rest of the world no far as tele
phonic communication concerned ,
MorlullOStatUtlvn. .
The following births and deaths have been
reported to tha office ot the health commis
sioner during the last forty-eight hours :
Births Andrew Peterson , 2032 Pacific
street , boy ; James Kllgour , 2208 Poppleton
avenue , girl ; Walter .Andereon , 013 North
Seventeenth street , boy ; A. W. Dart , 614
North Thirty-second street , girl ; Peter A.
Peterson , 639 South Thirty-third street , glrf.
Deaths Mrs. Isabella nickel , 3115 North
Twenty-fourth street , 70 years ; Alllda John
son , 4101 Pierce street , 3 yean ; Cornelius
Sullivan , 1115 Pacific street. 64 years.
One Minute Cough Cure quickly cures oh-
ntlnato summer coughs and colds. "I con
sider it a most wonderful medicine quick
tnd saft. " W. W , Merton. Maynew , Wit
BURBAM AS A DICTATOR
Hia Arbitrary Action Vigorously Denounced
by Members of the Committee.
REPUBLICAN PARTY IS NOT HIS SERVANT
County Control Committee Competent
to Sny When the Convention
Nhnll He Held Without
Ill Dictation.
Unbounded indignation is expressed by
republicans of all factions on account of the
arbitrary conduct of Chairman 11. 0. Burbank -
bank of the county central commlttco in re
fusing to defer to the exprosed wish ot an
overwhelming majority ot the members in
regard to calling the commtttco together.
As already stated , last Monday a petition
signed by thirty-nine members , nearly
two-thirds ot the cntiro committee , was
presented to Mr. Burbank , and In this he was
respectfully requested to call the committee
together on Saturday of this week. Instead
of complying with the request , the chairman
returned a surly answer saying that he
would call the commlttco when ho pleased.
Thereupon the members , who had been
actively at work getting the petition , had a
paper drawn up by which a meeting of the
committee was called at Washington hall
at 2 o'clock Saturday afternoon , and Secre
tary Tucker of the commlttco was directed to
issue -tho notices In the name of the com
mittee. After this paper had been signed
by a majority ot the committee It was
handed to Secretary Tucker , who at once
mailed notices of the call to each member.
This Is the petition on which the secre
tary acted :
The undersigned members ot the Douglas
County Central committee , constituting a
majority ot its membership , hereby call said
committee to meet In the city ot
Omaha at Washington hall at 2 o'clock
p. in. , Saturday , August 12 , 1899 , to
take necessary action In callng a county con
vention to nominate candidates for the va
rious offices to be filled at the coming elec
tion in November , 1899 , and making pro
vision for the selection of delegates to the
state convention , to bo held in Omaha , Sep
tember 21 , and to transact such other busi
ness as may properly como before the com
mittee.
The secretary of said committee Is hereby
authorized and instructed to give proper
notice to all members of said commlttco and
make suitable provisions for the meeting
heroin called.
First Ward P. M. Back , Gcorgo Cathroe ,
Henry Inman.
Second Ward Charles Kesslcr , J. Ander
son , Fred Brunlng.
Third Ward Frank Hcacock , Nate Brown ,
Louis Burmester.
Fourth Ward Gustavo Andereon , Victor
Rosewater , James H. Adams.
Sixth Ward J. L. Jacobsen , I. G. Baright ,
Ed A. Taylor.
Seventh Ward A. C. Powers , H. B. Cock-
ran.
Eighth Ward Charles Youngers ,
Ninth Ward Henry C. Aklo , Charles E.
Winter.
Clontarf W. A. Saussay , W. W. Wilde.
East Omaha L. S. Halncs , Piter B.
Clausen.
Jefferson Peter Mangold.
West Omaha H. T. Leavitt.
Waterloo B. -Hopper. .
Valley H. M. Puffer.
Waterloo J. G. Soefus.
Chicago R. H. McCormlck.
Elkhorn W. J. Fry.
Chicago Charles Witto.
Mlllard William Von Dohren , John
Lerake.
Union L , . C. Ducker , W. H. Simpson.
j nullclB it nnOjk. FJre.
In order to offset this more Burbank
issued the following autocratic manifesto
and had It Inserted in the Omaha World-
Herald of Thursday morning. He took good
care , however , not to send a copy to The
Omaha Bee , -which Is presumed , at least , to
have a few republicans on its subscription
list :
The chairman's official call of a meeting
of the republican convention ot Douglas
county , Nebraska :
I. Byron G. Burbank , chairman of the re
publican county central committee of Doug
las county , Nebraska , by virtue of the au
thority vested In me so to do , hereby call a
meeting of the members of the republican
county central committee of Douglas county
Nebraska , for 2 o'clock p. m. , August 26 ,
1899. at Washington hall , in Omaha , Ne
braska , for the purpose of fixing the time
for holding the county convention for the
nomination of candidates for the various
county and state offices and naming delegates
to the republican state convention.
In witness whereof I have herto affixed
my hand this 9th day of August , 1899.
BYRON G. BURBANK.
Chairman of the Republican County Central
Committee of Douglas County , Nebraska.
Accompanying this imperial manifesto of
King Menelek I , to his subjects on the committee -
mitteo was this signed statement :
OMAHA , Aug. 9 Member Repub
lican County Central Committee : Dear Sir
Petitions have been presented to roe pur
porting to be signed by some members of
the republican county central committee ,
asking that the committee bo called together
August 12 for the purpose of fixing the time
for herding the next convention.
I am Informed , and believe , that the peti
tions were circulated by persona other than
members of our committee , except In one or
two instances. No member of our commlt-
tee nor candidate for nomination has per
sonally asked me to make the call for any
particular time. Some members who have
signed the petitions have since told me to
use my own Judgment as to the date of
meeting. So far as I am able to ream , cer
tain persons , entirely outside of the mem
bers of our committee and the candidates ,
are now socking with great energy an early
meeting of our committee for the oxoress
purpose of holding an early convention , in
order that "tho present committee may be
organized out of existence and a new organ
ization effected In the Interests of those per.
sous at an early convention. Some candi
dates have asked that the convention bo held
as early as August 26 , others as late as the
last of September , I have thought a middle
courao preferable and least liable to reave
unpleasant recollections.
I am Informed that petitions are now be
ing circulated by the Influence of these eame
persons , asking that thu secretary , Mr.
Tucker , be directed by you to call our com
mittee together. This , I am sure , you will
not do , because our committee adjourned
subject to my can , which I now make and
herewith enclose to you , for 2 o'clock p. m. ,
August 26 , 1899 , at Washington hall , Omaha ,
Neb. , and because such a call by any one
other than myself would be without author
ity of our committee. In session as such , and
void , and would surely lead to serious strife
and dissatisfaction in our party and might
result in conflicting conventions ,
You will see that I have catted you to
gether some ten weeks before election , Car-
talnly 'this is ample time within which to
hold our convention and to give due notice
thereof ,
I trust that the kindly relationship and
hearty good-will that has heretofore existed
between us may not In any degree be dis
turbed by these foreign Influences , now
working In our midst , whereby our commit
tee la asked to aid In its own destruction.
BYRON O. BURBANK.
Chairman Republican County Central Com
mittee.
ICvuke * Ceiiernl Indignation.
This arbitrary proclamation was no sooner
In the hands ot the members of the commit
tee than expressions of vigorous resentment
ot the attempt ot the chairman to override
the expressed eentlment of the committee
were heard In every quarter. His conduct
was denounced as unprecedented and Inex
cusable and it was condemned as a manifest
slur on the committee and an Insult to the
whole party.
Speaking of the Incident , end of the most
influential members of tbo committee pro *
tested , "What right fan Burbank to im
pugn the motives of the committee ? He is
simply Its servant and not Its master. He
Is not a person who carries the republican
party In his trousers pocket. He says that
parties not members of the commlttco cir
culated the petition. That has no bearing
on the proposition. What difference docs It
make , so long as nearly two-thirds ot the
members signed It and commanded him to
issue the call for a meeting ? It Is for the
committee , when It meets , to eay whether
wo shall have an early or late convention ,
and not for Burbank to thwart the will of
the committee. What difference docs it
make to the party whether Burbank remains
chairman for two weeks longer or less ? If
the party wants him as badly as last year ,
when ho bungled the cntiro campaign nnd
lest the party thousands of votes by his In-
competency as an organizer , It can have
him again , It remains tor the next county
convention to roy who shall bo its chair
man. "
"Burbank says , " suggested another mem
ber , "that he docs not want a double con
vention , that ho does not want to split the
party , and at the same time ho puts In the
wedge that will split Ik wldo open It ho has
his way. Ho wants harmony in the party
and then goes to the common enemy for aid
and comfort , "
'
Committee Will Act.
From what has been ild on ( he streets It
Is apparent that the committee will bo on
hand next Saturday afternoon to act for It
self. The members declare that they do not
need a dictator or a satrap to fix the d&to
for the convention nor to determine for
them when the campaign shall be opened
or bow It shall bo conducted. Burbank'a '
Implied threat that it the commlttco ex
hibits sufficient Independence to act other
wise than as ho commanded ho will attempt
to abrogate its action by holding a conven
tion of his own Is regarded aa ridiculous ,
Inasmuch ae the chairman lhas no power ux-
co-pt that which Is vested In htm by the com
mittee.
Upon Inquiry it is ascertained that Burbank -
bank did not oven trouble himself to send
his notice to the secretary of the committee ,
according to custom , but assumed the cntiro
transaction himself. It is a matter of gen
eral knowledge that there has been no In
tention or suggestion of holding the conven
tion in August. Burbank himself proposed
that the committee should meet next Satur
day and that the convention should be held
during the first or second week In Septem
ber. None of the candidates have suggested
any earlier date than September 9 nnd most
ot them have expressed a preference for
that date.
In regard to Burbank'e allegation that
none of the candidates asked for the meet
ing Saturday a glance at the list of signa
tures shows that at least half a dozen candi
dates signed the petition. Among them are
Louis Burmeater , Fred Brunlng , I. Q. Ba-
rlght , J. 0. Seefus , Peter Mangold and Henry
C. Akin.
MORMONISM IN THE SOUTH
London Headquarter * Claim Wonder
ful Sncceme * The Ilcccnt Ont-
hrenka Said to Be Political.
LONDON. Aug. 10. At the Merman head
quarters here , the Mormon troubles in the
southern part of the United States are
partly ascribed to their "recent successes ,
but chiefly to their political opponents , who
wish to see Utah reduced again to the posi
tion of a territory. " Elder Anderson claims
wonderful successes lately In the southern
states. .He says : "Over a hundred tranches
were founded In 1S98. The outbreak is dis
tinctly political. They dp not attack our
doctrines and cannot dispute the good wo
do. Wo have established branches in places
where hitherto there _ has been neither
church nor chapel. The"ro is a widespread
anti-Mormon organization. Wo rarely
prosecute disturbers. Justice Is Justice nnd
we like to get it , but our instructions from
Salt Lake nro to avoIdprosecutlon wher
ever possible. Even when the police chief
of Lincoln advised -prosecution we declined. "
CHATTANOOGA , Terin. , Aup 10. Presi
dent Rich ot the southern ( headquarters of
the Mormon propaganda in this city today
gave the Associated Press the following
statement :
There is absolutely no truth In the state
ments published in a Salt Lake paper con
cerning rewards offered for the arrest of
mobbcre. I was in Florida when the supposed
interviews are reported to have taken place
in Chattanooga. These sarao reports have
been sent broadcast over the country and
we are receiving many letters from de
tectives offering their services.
Relatives of elders should pay no atten
tion to these reports. Should anything seri
ous occur the Associated Press will be
promptly notified. We have had some trou
ble in a number of ploeas , but so far our
elders have escaped injury. As a rule they
are treated nicely and the troubln we en
counter generally comes from among the
more ignorant class , headed by religious
bigots Who draw their inaplra/tlon directly or
indirectly from ministers located In Salt
Lake City. I have met the governor of
Georgia nnd other prominent officials in
localities -where we have had trouble nnd
find them to be lovers of religious liberty
and equaf rights to all. I expect to inter
view Governor Bradley ot Kentucky within
the next day or two and ask protection for
our elders.
OPPOSING THE AMERICANS
Havana Patter Lament * the DUpoiil-
tlon aianlfcuted by
the Cuhnim.
HAVANA , Aug. 10. The Heraldo com
plains of the difficulties which It alleges are
put in the way , not only of American doc
tors and lawyers , but ot Americans in every
branch of business , claiming there is a
seeming intention to dlucourage anything
likely to do the country good. In conclusion
it uaya :
"We cannot understand this feeling of
hostility against the citizens of a nation de
sirous that Cuba take her rightful place in
the commercial world , "
The Dlaro da le Marina favors the Idea of
establishing a boys' reformatory school for
the street arabs ot Havana and for the edu
cation of children of local criminals ,
A new custom bouse la to be built ut Glen-
fuegos.
Boy Drowned in Out Off Lnlte.
Late this afternoon the coroner was noti
fied that a boy named John Smith had been
drowned near Hammond's ice house ot Cut
Off lake. The home of the boy and the
names of bis parents could not be learned.
An employe of the ice bouse was the only
one who saw the accident. He saw the boy
fair Into the lake and as he failed to reap
pear be made a hurried search , and falling
to discover any trace of the body , notified
the coroner.
International Typographical Union.
DETROIT , Mich. , Aug. 10. Most ot the
members of the committee on laws of tb
International Typographical union , which
meets in annual session here next Monday ,
are In the city nnd an Informal1 discussion
ot propositions , submitted by mall , was be
gun today , but nothing of a decisive nature
can be accomplished until the full commit
tee is present. There will be about 309 dele
gates present and as many visitors.
Hall .Storm Jn North Dakota ,
FARGO , N , D. , Aug. 10. A severe hall
storm swept across the northern part of Casa
and southern part of Tralll counties today.
Sixty thousand acres ot ripe grain was de
stroyed. A small percentage In the storm
area bad been harvested. It Is reported that
40,000 acres was destroyed in Eddy county.
Passing to the east through Norman county
thousands of acres of grain was damaged by
the storm.
Allirrt 1' . ISImorn Under Arrent.
ARKANSAS CITY. Aug. 10. Albert F. El.
more , who Is wanted in Greensburg , Ky. , for
murder committed in 1898 , Is In custody
here. Elmore shot and killed a man named
Durro. He is well connected In Kentucky
and was well known and has highly re
spected relatives in this county. Elmer *
sayi the kining was in self-defense.
APPEAL TO OMAHA PEOPLE
Mayor Moorss Agfa for Subscription of Fire |
Thousand Dollars.
TO BE GIVEN FAMILIES OF DEAD FIREMEN
KxIMn thnt There Will lie
1'roiniit ItennoiiHc to the lle < iue t
by Oinnlin CltUen * Who Are
Sincerely ( Irlevcd.
The generous citizens of Omaha , whose
hearts have been tenderly touched by the
dread catastrophe which befell the fire de
partment Wednesday evening , resulting In
the death ot four brave , true , loyal nro lad
dies , are given the opportunity by Mayor
Moorcs to testify In a substantial manner
to their sympathy and admiration of the
men whoso lives were sacrificed on the altar
of duty. Mayor \Moorcs has addressed an
open letter to Omaha people , asking them
for a donation of $5,000.
There will be no Belt-aggrandizement , no
blare of trumpets , no self-laudation In this
subscription. It will como from the pockets
of the men and women who have been
touched by the sail death ot Otto Olseke ,
James Adams , Charles A. Hopper and
George Dendsen , and the money so collected
will bo tendered the families ot the unfor
tunate firemen ; not as the recompense for
the death ot kind loving husbands and
fathers , and dutiful , affectionate sons , but
as a token of the love and esteem in which
the bravo firemen are held by their fellow-
townsmen.
That Omaha will respond grandly to
Mayor Moorcs' request there can bo no
doubt. It It an opportunity for rich and
poor , young and old , alike. The subscrip
tions will be received with gratitude , re
gardless ot the amount. Mayor Moores'
open letter is as follows :
OFFICE OF MAYOR , Omaha. Aug. 10.
To the Citizens of Omaha : A terrible ca
lamity has befallen our city. As is welt
known to our citizens , four of the best and
bravest firemen who ever served the city of
Omaha were killed last evening by coming
in contact with a live electric wlro while
they were In the performance of their duties
at the fire In tbo Mercer Chemical company
building. The business men ot Omaha
should not neglect this opportunity of testi
fying in a practical way to their apprecia
tion of the bravery and fidelity ot these
brave firemen. Unfortunately there is no
way provided whereby the families ot these
men can bo cared for out ot city funds.
Whatever Is received by them must bo pro
vided by the generosity of our public-spirited
citizens.
As mayor of the city , I appeal to you on
behaFf ot these families who have been left
in dcstltuto circumstances by this bereave
ment. I ask you to subscribe at least the
sum of 55,000 to be divided among these
four families. One of our prominent citizens
who was a member of the old volunteer
lire department has started the subscription
list with a check tor $100. All checks should
be made payable to Hon. Frank Murphy ,
treasurer ot the fund , and mailed to mo or
to John Redell , chief of flro department ,
ncspcctfuiry , FRANK B. MOORES , Mayor.
PUNISH CLERKS FQfiToAFING
Chief * of DlvlHloit In Autlltnr'n Ofllco
of Trenmiry Department Re
duced In Snlnry.
WASHINGTON , Aug. 10. Assistant Secretary -
tary Vanderllp , asked about reports that he
had ordered a reduction in salaries of sev
eral chiefs and assistant chiefs of division in
the office of the auditing department because
be had visited the offices and found these
chiefs and their clerks reading newspapers
and loitering during working hours , said that
ho had for some time been Investigating the
auditing of the bonds and other papers in the
third auditor's office , 'Last Saturday morning - ;
ing ho went to the third auditor's office , and ,
accompanied by one of the officials , walked
into a largo room , where he wanted to make
an investigation. He found a general state
of Idleness. Clerks were reading newspapers
or gathered in conversation. This was after
9 o'clock. The following Monday morning
Mr. Vanderllp again visited 'the auditor and
they -went to another division to make an
investigation. Mr. Vanderllp says the same
state of affairs was again discovered. /
Mr. Vanderllp ravs ho der.ldod that the
chiefs and assistant chiefs of these divisions
were responsible for this state of affairs and
at once o dcrcl a reduction in their salaries.
Ho thinks that officiate ot this class should
have the employes under some regulations as
to when work should begin and how em
ployes should conduct themselves.
It Is said by officials in tbo Treasury de
partment that had Mr. Vanderllp discovered
the same conditions in an office well up with
its work hu would probably have said noth
ing. Ho was led to take action , It is said ,
by the fact that the -work In the auditor's
office is nearly two years behind ,
STATISTICS OP MEUGIIA.XT MAIUM3.
Number of Senmen Shipped DurlnR
the I'niit Yenr.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 10. Returns of
United States shipping commissioners ( ex
cept Norfolk ) for the fiscal year ended June
30 , 1890 , show 75,106 shipments and reshipments -
shipments and 46,444 dischargee , compared
with 72,643 shipments and reshlpments and
43,752 discharges for tbo previous ilacal year.
The increase is chiefly at Boston , San Fran-
cleco and Port Townsend. Shipping com
missioners at New York and San Francisco
have co-operated without extra pay with the
War department In shipping crews for army
transports. Such shipments in New York
numbered 7,059. Wbllo the work ot the
service was considerably greater than dur
ing the previous year the coat to the govern
ment was $51,727 the last year , compared
with $58,387 for the previous year.
Of 120,550 shipments and discharges 35,627
were at New York , 30,441 at San Francisco ,
13,043 at Doston , 10,442 t New Orleans and
8,014 at Philadelphia. Of 75,106 shipments ,
including In many cases repeated
voyages of the same seamen , 27,009
were Americans. 16,117 were Scandi
navians , 13,722 British , chiefly from
British North America , 6.711 Germans
and tbo balance of other nations , Including
many Portuguese on the Massachusetts
coast. Shipments In tha deep sea trade
across the Atlantic and Pacific were 11,542 on
steamships and 7,262 on sailing vessels.
Owing to repeated voyages the shipments on
steamshlpi ) , however , represent less than
2,500 individual seamem Shipment before a
commissioner is optional In the coasting
trade or trade to British North America ,
the West Indies , Mexico and Central Amer
ica , BO the returns give no Indication of the
number of merchant seamen in these trades ,
Send Out Hurricane Warning ,
WASHINGTON , Aug. 10 , The weather
bureau Issues tha following bulletin :
Hurricane central north of eastern ex
tremity of Cuba moving northwest and
probably recurving northward. South At
lantic and Cuban shipping advised to re
main in port. WILLIAMS ,
Actinic Chief Weather Bureau.
Secretary Hoot In WaNhliiKton.
WASHINGTON , Aug. 10. Secretary Root ,
who returned last night to Washington , did
not reach the War department until noon to
day , devoting the morning to a drive about
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CCPTHIlHt IIM IT IHl f KOCTIH I HAMBlt CO. CINCINNMI
the city In search ot a residence. At his
office he found a number of callers , among
them being Senator Platt , Archbishop Chap-
pcllo , Senor Quesada and a number ot Cubans
and Porto Ricans , who wished to consult
him.
ROBBERS RAVAGING CHINA
Soldier * Sent to Captnrc Them
Arc ThciiiBolve Made
Prisoner * .
CHICAGO , Aug. 10. A special to lha
Tribune from Vancouver , B. C. , pays : The
following mail advices were received by the
steamer Empress ot Japan :
A terrible flood has swept over the sub-
prefecture of War Chow , where 1,850 houses
were destroyed and thousands of poor people
ple rendered homeless.
A band of thousands of robbers is ravag
ing the country. Ten junka full ot soldiers
to head thorn off wcro captured , arms taken
from the soldiers and the junks burned.
Hundreds of the soldiers were drowned.
Seven hundred natives who rv&lsted the on
ward march of the enemy were killed , while
2,000 saved their lives by Joining the rob
bers.
Stilt Agalnat Kentucky Dlntlllera.
LOUISVILLE , Ky. , Aug. 10. Suit was
filed this morning in the United States
court by the Kentucky Distilleries nnd
Warehouse company , through C. H. Stoll ,
against a number of Kentucky distillers
who , it is alleged , have refused to turn over
their distilleries and other property under
the terms ot a contract and are attempting
to extort higher terms. The cults \vcra
filed against the owners of the D. L. Moore
distillery in Mercer county , the Waterfln" &
Frazlor Distillery in Anderson county , and
the W. B. Saffell distillery In Lawrencaburg.
The court is asked to issue a subpoena
against the owners ot the a6ov concerns to
force them to bring their property into the
court and fulfill the erms of the contract.
Pronperon * NCTT York Pnvrn Shop.
NEW YORK , Aug. 10. When the Mazet
Investigating committee resumed its session
today Mr. Moss , counsef for the committee ,
said the only book furnished by Captain Mc-
Clusky to the detective bureau showing rob
beries was a record of property recovered.
A copy of this book was put in evidence by
counsel. The record showed that property
from all over the United States was brought
to New York and disposed of In pawn shops
and other places ; that in 1898 there was
J332.000 worth of stolen property recovered
by the police and returned to owners nnd
that thus far this year 1110.000worth of
stolen property has been recovered and re
turned. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Memorial Mn at Chicago.
CHICAGO , Aug. 10. The second day ot
the twenty-ninth convention of the Catholic
Total Abstinence Union of America opened
with a memorial mass at the cathedral ot
the Holy Name in honor of the members of
the order who have died during the year.
Father O'Brien of Ohio acted as celebrant
of the requiem mass , while Father Hodnett
of Chicago was deacon , Father Shenloy of
Hartford , Conn. , sub-deacon , and Father
Ryan of Chicago acted as master of cere
monies. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Another Kentucky Fued .nreakH Ont.
KNOXVILLE. Tcnn. , Aug. 10. A feud has
broken out between the RoblcSon and Bav-
ago families in the mountains of Union
line. William
county , near the Kentucky
Savage was shot and killed by Jack Robin
son , who is thought to be fatally wounded.
Teacher Shot by Editor.
ELIZABETH. Colo. . Aug. 10. George W.
Blazer , superintendent of the Elizabeth pub-
llo schools , was shot and Instantly killed on
the street Itist night , The mvirdoror es
caped. H is supposed that the shooting
was done bv W. L. Holland , editor of the
Eye , who has disappeared. Ho was seen
In company with Blazer shortly before the
tragedy ocurred nnd ill feeling existed be
tween them on account of an arttclo criticis
ing the town board which was recently pub
lished in tbo Eve.
MnrrlnirrMcrnitm. . 0
The following marriage licenses were Is
sued on Thursday :
Name and Residence. Age ,
Matthew L. Helnzman , Omaha 9
Bertha Classen , Omaha 17
Lauder A. Monro , Omaha 25
Mabel Sappenficld , Omaha 20
Carl Patrick , South Omaha 71
Leota Mosbcr , South Omaha . . .19
Frank Ward , Omaha 2t
Mattle Wilson , Omaha 21
Christian Plass , Fort Sill , I. T 13
Flno Flnnoberg , San Francisco , Cat 2i
ISxi > onltlon Injunction Poiitponrd.
Tha application ot the management ol
tbo Greater America exposition for nn in
junction to prevent tbo conccsslonlsts from
using any light except that furnished by tin
exposition was called before Judge Baker
Wednesday afternoon , but the court an
nounced that he would transfer the cnne to
one ot the other judges. He will decide in
the course of a few days what Judge will
bo able to take it up , and in the mcautlma
matters remain as they stand.
An Epidemic of Dlnrrlioen.
Mr. A. San'ders. writing from Coeoanut
Grove. Fin. , says there has been quit * an
epidemic of diarrhoea there. He had a se-
veto attack and was cured by four doses ot
Chamberlain's Colic. Cholera and Diarrhoea
Remedy. Ho says ho also recommended It
to others and they say It is the best medi
cine they ever used.
Uiilldlnrc Permit * .
The following building permits have been
Issued by the city bulfdlng inspector :
James Levl , 1C12 Dorcas street , sehds , $25 ;
B. G. Burbank. 2430 Seward street , dwelling ,
$600 ; Ewlng Brown , 1032 South Twenty-
ninth avenue , addition to dwelling , f440 ;
John Laloudek , addition , $75.
Pioneer Scrlotinly 111.
Joseph Opclt , the well known Lincoln and
Brownsville pioneer , is still suffering from
dropsy at his residence , 2209 Douglas street.
There seems to be llttlo hope of his recov
ery. Ho is expected to pass away almost
any hour.
The Eye
won't ntunrt very much abuse-
It refuses to work then you quit
working , too. The only reason
able thing for people with eyes
to do when they begin to show
signs ot being contrary is to se
lect some reliable optician and
have him doctor them with a
pair of the right kind of glasses.
We are opticians , We are re
liable.
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