Progress ! Attempts to Harness the Elco-
trioal Energy of the Atmosphere.
DEVELOPING POWER FROM CAR AXLES
Experiment * vrKliVlrrte * *
rn'.ihr In the l'hlllpplnM Unlqnc
OlMlncllnii of a Virginia Town
Other Developments ,
A chcmlot and electrician ot Allegheny ,
ra. , boltovcR he has solved the problem ot
robbing tbo air ot Its power and storing
It In a battery In tbo form ot electric en
ergy. According to the Plttsburg Dispatch ,
< ho has made experiments tor years and In
July , 1S97 , struck the experiment which con.
Ylnced him that ho woa on the right road ,
lie secured the form ot apparatus which
would collect the electrical energy trom the
ntmosphero and ntoro It. The earliest bat-
iery would not ring a three-ohm bell , and
registered an extremely light current on tha
galvanometer. Ills later experimental bat'
lories have shown two and a halt volts to
each cell and an amperage much higher than
nny storage battery. Ot his work he Gays :
Ml am convinced that my labor haa been
nloiig the right lines. In addition to my
email experimental batteries I have con
structed two largo perfected cells , which
mill bo put to the test ot hard work In a
short time in a business block In Plus-
fours. The cells collect the electrical energy
dlroctly from the atmoaphoro and glva It
up as power Immediately. As the summer
! heat produces electricity , so does my new
battery depend for Its power oolely on moist
ure , and n natural draft or passage ot hot
nlr through the cell. The power may bo
increased to any required extent by simply
Increasing the number of cells. " He said
further that with the introduction ot the
now battery In commercial form the use
of Rtcatu would bo abandoned. Electrical
i > ewer would bo solely used , he said , because
of Its greater excellence ) for most general
jmrposcB and Its wonderful economy over
the old-stylo power with bollera and ex
pensive fuel bills. "When the same power
is secured with the cost ot boilers and
engines eliminated from the account , tha
Influence will be greater than can be ac
curately estimated now. The problem of
ettlng electricity direct from coal or ths
natural elements has engaged the attention
of all the Inventors In tbo electrical line , "
aid he. "Everybody recognized In the
case ot Bteam that there was too much
wanted energy In the fuel and every Inven
tion In that branch tended toward reducing
tho' cost of producing power by devices
having for their object economy In the
Actual qunntltes of coal used under the
old conditions. The numberless grate bars
nnd water heaters and feeders all had this
one point ns their object. When It Is con-
, eldorcd that about 90 per cent ot the en
ergy of coal Is wasted In converting It Into
power , the necessity of economy Is seen at
a glance. The saving of this great waste >
111 cheapen the cost of everything , lux
uries ns well as necessities of life , and pro
duce more changes In tlmo than can be
figured out at present. But It may be eald
with certainty that when a power economiz
ing all that waste Is In common use the
effects will bo greater than were the effects
of the uses of stoara and electricity when
they were Introduced with limited uses.
Sir. Edison Is on record ns expressing the
opinion that this would prove the most use
ful Invention of the age. Mr. Edison said
that when power could be secured In that
economical form the problem of aerial navi
gation would bo solved. He says that the
energy which drives traction cars repre
sents about 10 to 12 per cent of the coal
the power-houses ; " ' *
AVIrolcwn TeH'Krnphj- Manila.
Washington dispatcher report that the
United States Is about to try the experiment
of putting the Marconi system of wireless
telegraphy to practical use In the Philippine
Island. Captain Grant Squires , who has re
cently been In Europe etudylng the system ,
is to bo sent by General Greely to Luzon ,
whore ho will try to establish continuous
communication between the main body of
the army and the detached brigades that are
doing the fighting In the jungle * at the front.
Captain Squires believes he can do this , and
if ho succooda ho will have the honor of rev
olutionizing the methods of flold communi
cation In the armies ot the world. It is
reasonable to believe that wireless telegra
phy bos reached a stage ot development
where such a practical application of It H
feasible. If it proves successful It will be
almost as Important as the Invention of a.
now engine of war. In advancing Into tha
enemy's country there will no longer be need
of communicating with the base by the alow
method ot messengers or ot waiting to string
a telephone or telegraph wire nnd incurring
the constant danger of having It cut. Troops
can make a reconnolasance In force at nny
tlmo and to any distance with perfect free
dom , communicating through the air with
the nearest station whenever they stop. ThU
is the ideal means of military communica
tion. Whllo the system probably will network
work Ideally at first , the scientific and mili
tary world will watch the experiment In
Luzon with unqualified Interest.
A British Automobile Show.
A show ot automobiles Is to bo held at
Dover between September 18 and 21 next ,
simultaneously with a. mooting of the British
association then taking place there. The
meeting at Dover will bo especially note
worthy , sayo our London namesake , an It la
held In conjunction with that of tha French
Boclety taking place at Boulogne , nnd an
Interchange of visit * Is already arranged for.
The object of the show Is primarily to pro
vide an Interesting display and to benefit
the motor car Industry. A small charge for
epoco will be mode nnd prizes will bo
Awarded to successful exhibitors ,
The electric locomotive constructed by
Messrs. llrown. Boverl & Co. , destined for
tbo Junefrau Mountain railway , Is said to
bo tbn niobt powerful rack-wheel machine
hitherto constructed and Is designed to haul
trains over 'thu steepest portion of the road.
The motors nre placed under the passenger
cars , whereby greater adhesion between the >
driving wheels ami rails Is obtained. Tba i
car truck Is provided with two bearing nxloa
oud two driving axles , the latter being situ
ated between the former. Two motors , each
of 125 horse/power , at 800 revolutions per
minute , actuate the toothed wheels through
the medium of duplicate gearing. If required
those motors ore capable of working up to
300 horsepower. The driving current Is con
veyed overhead at a tension of 500 volts , The
> Jr. B. P. McAllister , Hnrrodi-
burg , Ky. , gays : MI employed nu
merous methods of local treatment
for B severe OSBO of Catarrh , but the
disease grew worse steadily , getting
a firmer grip on me all the tune. I
finally realized thnt this treatment
did not reach the disease , and
decided to try Bwift's Specific ,
S.S.S.rTLBlood
. . .
v > hich promptly got ot the Beat of
Jit the trouble , and cured me perma
nently , "
Catarrh U n blood disease and can
not be reached by spays , inhaling mix
ture * , eta , R. B , B , in the only cure.
Bend for valuable books mailed free by
BvyUt Specific Company , Atlanta , Ga.
pivots ot the toothed wheels nre of Alumin
ium bronze , the teeth being of cait steel.
A comparison between tbo cost of oil
locomotives and -riolorw In nome of
the mines of Europe , where both arc in oil ,
hesbeen _ mode , with Interesting results. U
li said that In 0114 mine the cost ot tbo
former has been on and a half pence per
train mile , < i against three and a fourth
pence In the case of tbo electric motor ,
while the cent of two oil locomotives Is
reported to have been one-fourth of tlio
oMt of one electric motor. The steam ,
nitrogen and carbonic acid evolved by the
former nre not enough toltlata the at-
mc pherc , nnd It has the advantage ot com
pactness ; working on a two-foot and one-
Inch gauge and when exerting six horsepower -
power It In able to take a maximum loan
ot eo\cntcen tons , It further appears that
when running nt the maximum speed ot
four nnd a halt miles per hour , and with
the full load , tbo consumption of oil la
barely six and n halt pounds per hour , n )
means of special KMr , the engine runs
backward or forward nt the will of tha
operator.
A Snllnnoil Munlclimllty.
The city of Danville , Va. , cnjo > s at this
moment a rare distinction. One ot the
very few cities In this country which hn\o
municipalized the water , gaa and electric
light Industries , and assumed the reflponal-
blllty ot natU iflng the punllc with these
sen Ices. Danville ban received from Its
elty engineer nnd superintendent of the
water , gsw and electric light plants , nn of
ficial report which shows that the citizens
have no complaint to enter ngalnst tlm
operations of any of their public plants. In
the gas department , there have been during
the year only three complaints of "bad"
gas , nnd the trouble In each of these cases
was found to bo In the service pipes. The
city board has gradually brought down the
gas rate trom $4 to $1 per 1,000 foot , and u
further reduction to 75 cents Is contem
plated. The city hns nn abundant supply of
pure water. The water rates have In re
cent jeans been lowered C6 per cent , and
the existing financial conditions of tbo de
partment nro said to Justify nn Immediate
further reduction of 33 per rent from the
present scale. The electric lighting service
hai also been entirely satisfactory , nnd art.
lamps for street Illumination have been pro
vided at a cost ot $21.23 each per annum.
The report Inevitably suggests how Im
mensely the chances ot success of munici
pal plants arc Increased when they are con
ducted with perfect honesty and with even
average efficiency.
Klcclrlc I'oncr from Cnr Wheel * ) .
Chauncey Depew Is reported by a Phila
delphia Press correspondent to bo deeply In
terested In experiments going on lu his
private car , by which the wheels , when
moving are made to generate electricity suf
ficient to light and heat the car.
Mr. Depcw says that the system has
been adopted to some extent by one or two
railways In the west. It seems almost Ilka
a successful1 attempt of a man to jump
over n wall by pulling at his own boot
straps , yet there seems to bo no doubt
that this apparatus will receive , control
and furnish electricity that has been gen
erated by a running car axle.
Here Is energy that has gone to waste ,
they say , ever since railway trains were
run that now Is to bo so saved and con
trolled as not only to light and heat trains ,
but to do even a more marvelous thing
than that , for the wizard-like thing , ac
cording to their tales , Is expected at a
trifling cost to furnish a cold storage or
refrigerating car. If It does It there ought
to bo a considerable lessening In the cost
of beef brought In cold storage cars from ,
the west to the Atlantic coast.
It does seem a little like fairyland ex
periences to hear that a rapidly-turning
axle will generate for almost nothing , elec
tricity that In turn , at almost no cost , will
mA'ntaln ' a steady , cold storagtemperature
from Chicago or Kansas City or Omaha to
Now York city , and do It by means of
energy which until this apparatus was In
vented , went to waste. It Is one of those
Inventions which ought to be left to the
control and ownership of persons who
know all about It. It may prove as valua
ble as the Tesla transmitter or Edison's
microphone. If it does all that Its owners
expect It Is to be one of th marvels.
nualncn Side ot ISlectrlc Traction.
The Increase In gross receipts which In
variably follows on railroads when the trol
ley takes the place of the horae Is accounted
for by W. J. Clark under two general heads
(1) ( ) by the Increase In the contributory
area of population within the same time
limit , nnd (2) ( ) by the Increased facilities and
Inducements offered to optional travelers.
Mr. Clark shows that the profitable radius of
city passenger traction operation Is limited
by the time fautor < o ono hour and a half
between the Inner b.-jineas zone of the city
and Its outer residence zone. In the case of.
horse cars this time limit means n distance
of nine miles. With the modern electric
trolley car this profitable radius of action
has been Immensely extended. Speed Is no
longer controlled by the physical limita
tions of the horse , nnd there Is practically
nn Inexhaustible supply of propulsive power.
Tha average straet car TWiAhs at least 20-
000 pounds empty or with elrty seated pas
sengers over 30,000 pounds These cars ,
equipped with two motors , make an average
speed of eight to ten miles an hour In streets
not thickly crowded , and a speed of fifteen
to eighteen miles an hour on suburban lines
where the traffic Is comparatively unim
peded. So that In an hour and a half these
cars will run n distance of eighteen miles ,
or double the speed of a horse car. Doub
ling the diameter gives four times the
area , so that the same accommodation Is
now given to four times as many people
as formerly. There are other reasons why
trolley core attract a far larger amount of
patronage tban ever horse cars did ; the mo
tion of the trolloycar Is rapid enough to
give a sense of exhilaration , nnd Its flue
upholstery and smooth movtment , together
with Its cheap forea for comparatively long
distances , offer strong Inducements to travel
to those who might otherwise stay at home ,
and moro people than ever go shopping or
visiting or to theaters or places of recrea
tion. As the best example of this optional
patronage , Mr. Clark calls attention to tbo
free use of the open cars throughout the
hot summers of this country , when moth-
era take their babies and young children to
catch the cool breeze created by the rapid
motion of the car , and people of all ages
enjoy trolley rides almost , If not quite as
much , as they would sleigh rides In the
winter ,
nirctrlctty for Cimei-r.
A methoj of dostrojlnK cancer conns by
the old of electricity has recently been
brought before the rac-Jlcal profession of the
United States. It Is claimed that the new
method Is almost Invariably successful , pro
vided the disease bos not cone too far. U
consists of Inserting In , or driving Into tha
body ot the person n filleted nascent salts of
mercury. ThU Is done by electric diffusion ,
which Is already being used extensively for
destroying tuberculous deposits In tbo hu
man organism. Since the method IB a pain
ful ona the patient has to be placed under
the Influence of an anaesthetic. This gives
full opportunity for the Immediate destruc
tion of all the germs In tbo cancer , no matter
bow largo It may bo. A small tutyular gold
electrode , that has been amalgamated with
mercury , Is Inserted in the cancerous
growth through a small opening , and an
excess of metallo mercury is Injected into
It through a rubber tube .and glass syringe
connected with the instrument. The gold-
mercury electrode Is connected with the
positive polo of the battery , and when a
strong current Is gradually turned on ,
electrolysis of the growth and of the mer
cury occur simultaneously , and the forma
tion of oxy-chloride ot mercury seta In ,
which is radiated from the electrode In all
directions toward the opposite pole , Tha
path of the diffusion ot the chemicals Is
shown by a whitish gray color. The exact
speed at which the atoms of mercury travel
has not jet been determined ; but it is
dependent on the voltage ot the current.
Dr. O. Heton Massey , who has had extraor
dinary succe with the treatment curing
by it nine out of ten cases of carcinoma , or
cancer estimated that at a pressure ot 110
volts , this speed of progression Is probably
near a centlmoter per ten minutes. Tbo
strength of tbo diffusion of the chemicals
Is , naturally , greatest at the point of the
electrode , In the Immediate neighborhood
of which there In an area ot total destruc
tion , In which all protoplasm Is necrosed.
Doyoml thin region Hie diffused chemical
Infiltrates the tissues In a dcflltratton with
in which outlying germs and colonies ot
cancer am destroyed , \vhllo the healthy tis
sue merely undergoes a physical reaction.
GEORGE MODSER DISAPPEARS
Aninnetnent MnnnKrr on llir
1'uti Too - - 1'cr-
on JltuijliMiiiiRlM ; -
fiiriiicin for Illn
Ocbrgo Moosor , amusement manager for
Pabst's pavilion on the Midway , has been out
ot the city since last Monday and no one
'knows ' where he Is. The actors and musl-
i clans who were In his employ nre a few
J days' salary behind nnd there are other
reasons for bta departure rumored about , but
his business difficulty Is the only ono that
can bo verified.
Mooser's employes In the amusement busi
ness are not Inclined to feel very harsh toward -
ward him or to bring about his apprehen
sion by the authorities , as they do not
lose very much and think that Mooser was
j ' not very much to blamo. They attribute his
flight solely to the fact that his salary list
was too largo for him to satisfy with
the ineagor receipts ot the last few weeks.
Saturday he had what was regarded as n
big day , but , nevertheless , he saw himself
getting deeper and deeper In the hole , and
presumably concluded thnt the only way to
relieve himself ot his burdens was to leave
town quietly. It has been Bald that ho
tried to help himself by passing a fraudu
lent check , but his associates remaining be
hind entirely discredit this story.
A persistent attempt has also been made
by people who hnvo talked about Moosor's
affairs to cast a bad light on bis relations
with a young woman , but so far as has been
learned there Is no foundation for the talk.
He Is understood to have been engaged to a
young woman who Is still In the city. She
does not Know where Mooser Is. but docs
not seem to doubt that ho will come back.
Mooser wns formerly nmusemont manager
at Lake Manawa. Whether previous
troubles on the Iowa side have anything to
do with his departure Is not known , but It is
the general belief among his associates at
Pabst's that he was entirely square theie
before ho came to Omaha.
HEMMING CASE IS CONTINUED
Two Comiiliiliils Asrnlniit IVorld-
Ilcriilil Hi-porter QuiiNUcd Third
Will He Heard Frldnj.
The two cases against Ezra H. Hemming
for obtaining money under false pretenses
and larceny as bailee were quashed yea-
terday In police court nnd a new complaint
for obtaining money under false pretenses
was filed with a slight change of wording
In the specifications.
When the case was called Attorney Joel
W. West filed a plea of abatement to the
complaint o larceny as bailee. Attorney
Shields filed a demurrer , but Judge Gordon
sustained the plea. Attorney West then
moved to quash the second complaint and
after long arguments by both sides the
Judge sustained the motion on the grounds
that the complaint was defective In not
specifying a place where the crime was com
mitted.
The new complaint was amended to remedy
the defect and the hearing was set for Friday
morning at 9 o'clock.
Mortality StntlntlcK.
The following births and deaths have been
reported to the office of the health depart
ment :
Births 'Mike ' Splcclnzg , IOCS Davenport
street , boy ; Gottfrield Schneider , 2920 South
Twenty-eighth street , girl ; Philip A. Zlnk.
G14 Marcy street , boy ; Olof Johnson , 1737
South Tenth street , girl ; Louie Penn , 1208
Davenport street , boy ; Anton Brenk , 3301
South Twenty-fourth street , girl ; C. A.
Blomberg , 142 North Thirty-first avenue ,
girl ; Fred Moser , 1418 Williams stieet , boy ;
Adam Psznnowskl , 280) Elm street , girl ;
Karl Rehechuh , 3105 South Twenty-first
street , boy ; M. O. Daxon , 2404 North Twen
ty-second street , girl ; W. F. Gurke , 324
South Ninth street , boy ; William Hoch , 4507
Meredith nvnue , boy ; John Buck , 1824
North Seventeenth street , boy ; John A.
Dougherty , 2104 Webster street , boy ; J. C.
Root , 2412 Brtston street , boy ; J , R. Gil
bert , 1559 North Seventeenth street , boy ;
John Beokan , 1226 North Nineteenth street ,
boy ; Tim Luck , 815 South Seventeenth street ,
girl.Deaths
Deaths Margaret Yolset. 2411 South
Twentieth street , 11 months ; Cora May
Lord , 3017 Franklin street , 3 months ; Llnnte
Brown , 2025 Franklin street , 3 months ; Mnr-
garet Ploof , 808 North Forty-second street ,
10 months.
Thee ! Torpedo.
A young Swede has Invented n torpedo
operated solely by Invisible rnjs of light ,
which enables It to explode at will beneath
the enemy's fleet. In n like subtle manner
Hosteller's Stomach Bitters attacks and con
quers all stomach troubles. When a sufferer
from constipation or dyspepsia or liver
complaint takes the Bitters ho Is sure of
one thing , sooner or later , nnd thnt Is euro.
See thnt a private revenue stamp covers the
neck of the bottle
t Military Men.
Cnptnlu Groto Hutcheson , acting assistant
adjutant general of the Department of the
Missouri , has gone cast for a few ilajs.
Captain Wcod of the quartermaster's de
partment , who came west to purchase horses
for the Philippine service , has returned to
Now York , In response to orders assigning
him to duty on the tiansport McPhcrbcn.
Bandmaster Klein of the Sixteenth In
fantry has just returned fiom the Philippines
nnd Is now nt Fort Leavcnworth , where his
wife died recently. Upon the death of Mrs.
Klein General Otis was cabled orders to
grant her husband n three months' leave of
absence. Mr. Klein was formerly at Fort
Crook with his regiment , and will probably
be In Omaha bcfoto his return to the Islands.
Kodol Dyspepsia Cure cures dyspepsia be
cause Its ingredients are such that It can't
help doing so. "The public can rely upon
It as a master remedy for all disorders
arising from Impel feet digestion. " James
M. Thomas , M. D. , In American Journal
of Health , N , Y.
! Wvr I'nutor Welcomed ,
Prof. P. M. Llndberg , the new pastor of
Immanuel Swedish Lutheran church , who
comes hero from Aiicustarm college , Rock
Island , and who delivers bis first sermon
next Sunday , was given a welcoming recep
tion at the church Wednesday night. Rev.
P. A. Edqulat of Genesee , III. , was master
of ceremonies , and addresses were made by
Rev. 13. A , Fogclstrom , Rev. C. E. Elvlng ,
Rev. L. Larson of Council Bluffs nnd Roy ,
L. M , Kubns ot Omaha. A gift of money
was presented to the pastor-elect by L , 0.
J Bergqulat , deacon , in behalf of the congre
gation , Prof , Llndbetg responded In a
happy manner for the greeting nnd the gift ,
During the evening there was music by the
chorus choir of fnity voices , under the di
rection of Mr. John S , Helgren ,
One llluute Cough Cure quicKiy cures ob
stinate summer coughs and colds. "I con
sider It a most wonderful medicine quick
nd safe. " W , W. Mertnn Maynnvv. Wis
MUiliii ; Ilclr In Wnutril ,
Mis. JCMIO Frank of Chlppewa , Ont. , has
written to Chief White to ask for Informa
tion concerning her son , William Frank ,
who Is believed to be In the city , The boy
has been missing since July , 189S. Ida
father recently died , leaving him consldor-
ablu property. He Is 22 joars old , medium
height and of dark complexion.
Dent's Toothache Oum leads the world.
Beware of Imitators. AH druggists , 15 cents ,
I nitMtift pn Tlin nniini t I\TTI .
' DISMISSES -THE COMPLAINT" "
Norfolk Citizens Oat No Relief from State
Board of Transportation ,
KICK ON EXORBITANT FREIGHT RATES
lo nocrl\p Mil from Hip Mnto
Complaint I * Jin lie In the In-
terntnto Commerce
Coiiiitilxflloii.
NORFOLK , Neb. , Aug. 31. ( Special. )
Lest December the Norfolk Business Men's
association made complaint before the Nebraska -
braska State Board of Transportation re
garding the exorbitant freight rates exacted
by the railroads from Norfolk and north
Nebraska nnd asking for relief.
After holding up the complaint for over
six months they finally sent Mr. Laws nnd
Mr. Kdgerton to Norfolk to hear the com
plaint , and while both of these gentlemen
frankly admitted that a portion of the com
plaint came directly within their Jurisdic
tion a cnonth later they dismissed the com
plaint nnd so far as Is known no attempt
was over made on the part of the board to
ndjust the matter , which they admitted came
I within their Jurisdiction.
I ' Falling to rocclvo any reflet from thnt
source complaint hoe been made before the
Interstate Commerce commission , it reads
aj follows :
Charles H. Johnson ngnlnst Chicago , St.
Paul , Minneapolis & Omnha Railroad Company -
pany , Bloux City & Pacific Railroad Com
pany , Chicago. Milwaukee & St. Paul Rail-
roau Companv. Chicago , Rock Island & . Pa-
clflo Railroad Company , Chicago , BurlniR-
° n & Qulncy Railroad Company , Chicago
n
& Northwestern Railroad Company , Illinois
Central Railroad Company , Kansas City ,
St. Joseph & Council lilufls Railroad Com
pany , Omaha & St. Ixiuls Railroad Com
pany , Wubnsh Railroad Companv. Fremont ,
Ulkhorn & Missouri Valley Railroad Com
pany Union Pacific Railroad Company , St.
Joseph. Council Bluffs & Grand Island Railroad -
road Company.
The petition of the above-named com
plainant respectfully shows :
First That the said Charles II. Johnson Is
n dealer In furniture , carpets , pianos and
organs , sewing machines , china , glassware
niul queensware , residing and having bis
place of business In the city of Norfolk ,
Madison county , Nebraska.
Second. That the defendants above-named
are common carriers , engaged In the trans
portation of passengers and property by
continuous carriage or shipment , wholly by
railroad , between points In Illinois , Iowa ,
Minnesota , Wisconsin nnd Missouri to
points In the state of Nebraska , Kansas ,
Iowa , North and South Dakota , and aa such
common carriers nre subject to the provisions -
visions of the act to reculato commerce , approved -
proved February 4 , 1S17. and acts amenda
tory thereof or supplementary thereto.
Third. That all of said defendants are
grossly discriminating against this plaintiff
nnd the city of Norfolk In greneial In the
matter of through freight rates , as herein
enumerate * ! .
Fourth. That the Chicago , St. Piul Min
neapolis & Omaha Railroad companv and
the Union Pacific RaJlroad company fall .to
keep posted and their agents here say ,
"They don't have to keep posted" In public
place nt their station nt Norfolk , Neb , ns
required by section 0 of thn Act to Regulate
Commerce , published tariffs showing rates
of freight , fares , etcon tholi re'Tpective
lines of railroad.
Fifth. Thnt the Chicago. St. Paul Min
neapolis & Omaha Railroad company dis
criminates against this complainant and the
citizens of Norfolk in general In that It re
fuses to make a tariff of freight rates from
Chicago , 111 , to Norfolk , Neb. , although it
makes such a tariff and hauls fre'ght OJid
ixissengers dally from Chicago to points on
Its branch lines which are greater distances
from Chicago than Norfolk , and performs
such service for less money than is exacted
from Norfolk. Said defendants also pub
lish a tariff nnd haul freight nnd passengers
daily from Chicago. 111. , to Hosklns , Neb .
and also to Hope , which is a switch one and
one-half miles from Norfolk , for less money
than Is exacted from Norfolk , and the same
cars and crew that perform such service
continue on to Norfolk and stop over nlRht.
Sixth. That said Chicago , St. Paul. Min
neapolis & Omaha RaUroad company Also
discriminates agralnst tljis * complainant and
the city of Norfolk In general in that it re
fuses to haul Chicago freight from Sioux
City , la. , to Norfolk , Neb. , when such
freight Is offered them by competing llneH
at Sioux City , la. , and in the fact that such
freig-ht routed at the order of this com
plainant from Philadelphia and from Balti
more , Md . via Sioux City In care of the
Chicago St. Paul. Minneapolis & Omaha
Railroad company to Norfolk , Neb. so
billed and plainly marked , lias been re
peatedly diverted by the ald defendants
and sent around by way of Blair , Neb , nnd
Fremont , Neb , thus entailing unnecessary
delay and a much longer haul , when the
same could have been delivered In a few
hours by their shorter route and over their
main line between Slou'x ' City and Norfolk.
Seventh That the Chicago , St. Paul ,
Mlnneupol's & Omaha Railroad company
also discriminates against tills complainant
and the city of Norfolk In general , and the
said defendant , in connection with the Sioux
City & Pacific and the Chicago & North
western Rallrond companies , discriminate ,
both together nnd separately , agiinst this
complainant and the city of Norfolk In
general in that they refuse to make a.
tariff , refuse to haul freight and refuse to
receive fre'ght , either at Council Bluffs , In.
01 at Omnha , Neb. , when such freight Is
destined to this complainant or to the city
of Norfolk , Neb , via the Chicago. St. Paul ,
Minneapolis & Omaha Railroad company ,
although said defendants are hauling pas
sengers dally between Council Bluffs la. ,
nnd Omaha , Neb , , and Norfolk Neb. , and
also publish a tariff and receive nnd haul
fright daily to all other points on their
lines Including n town called Ilosklns nnd
another point called Hope which Is merely
a switch one and n half miles from Norfolk
and the cars and crew performing such
services reach Norfolk several hours ahead
of any other route.
Eighth. That the Chicago , St. Paul , Min
neapolis & Omaha Railroad company pub
lishes tariffs and exacts freight rates that
are grossly discriminating against this com
plainant , the citizens of Norfolk and thn
city of Norfolk as a locality aa compnied
with other localities In that said tailffs
and the freight receipts now In the hands
of this complainant show tint the said de
fendants are demanding and compelling this
complainant and the citizens of Norfolk In
general to pay from CO to 100 per cent more
money than the snld defendants receive
from other localities for like and corresponding
spending sen Ice from Sioux City , la. , nnd
from localities that nre not as favorably
situated as Norfolk. Neb.
Ninth. That the Chicnpo , St. Paul , Minne
apolis & Omaha Railroad company In con
nection with the Sioux City & PacificnnU
the Fremont , Elkhorn & Missouri Valley
railroad companies Issue a tariff and freight
receipts now in the hands of this coin-
l nlalnant , dhow that said tariff or rates ns
between Sioux City , In. , and Norfolk , Neb ,
as compared with other localities to which
rates are named In said tariff , shows that
Norfolk ia grossly discriminated against ns
a locality as compared with other localities
In the state of Nebraska and to which
freight cannot be delivered from Sioux City
as cheaply as it can from Norfolk , shows
that this complainant Is compelled to pay
from BO lo 100 per cent more than others for
coiresponding service.
Tenth. That the Chicago , St , Paul , Mlnne-
npolls & Omnha Railroad rompnny dlsu/vn-
Inates against this complainant nnd the city
of Norfolk In general. In that , by an unlaw
ful combination and agreement with the
other roadd , this complainant nnd the city
of Norfolk In general , at well n all terri
tory tributary to the rlty of Norfolk , Is
shut out and deprived of tnclr natural rail
road advantages.
Eleventh That Sioux City Is the natural
base of supplies for Norfolk , Neb , nnd all
north Nebraska , freight of every kind be
ing delivered at Bloux City from thn east
ern markets at the Mime rates as to Oamha ,
and the Chicago , Ht. Paul , Minneapolis As
Omaha railroad la the shortest line to Nor
folk's base of supplies and , while recogniz
ing that fact to n certain extent for other
points on Us line said defendants refuse to
so recognize this complainant or the city ot
Norfolk , nut by an unlawful agreement or
understanding with the competing roads en
tering Sioux City , by Traffic agreements
with the Sioux City & Pacific and Fremont ,
Elkhorn & Missouri Valley railroad compa
nies and by exacting an exorbitant , Illegal
and unreasonable tariff between Sioux Cltv.
la. , nnd Norfolk , Neb . compels this plaintiff
nnd the citizens of Norfolk In general to
pay tribute to their unlawful combination *
to the exfnt that all Chlcueo freight Is
diverted to the "Union Paclfle-mkhorn com
bination , " which vln Union 1'aclllc Is dtiuble
the distance from the base of supplies and
thus exorbitant prices are exacted from this
complainant by that combination.
Twelfth. That the Chicago & Northwest
ern Railroad company , the Chicago , St.
Paul , Minneapolis & Omaha Railroad com
pany , the Sioux City & Pacific railroad company -
pany and the Fremont , Elkhorn & Missouri
Valley Railroad company form whit Is
known as the Northwestern Line , with con
tinuous and connecting lines of road und
earning all classes of freight and passen
gers dally between Minneapolis and com
mon poInK , Chicago and common points and
Sioux City , la. , and Council Bluffs , la , ,
Omnhn. Blair. Fremont , Lincoln , Norfolk ,
Hustings , Superior , Hope , Jtloomlleld , Hart-
Ington nnd other points In Nebraska , as well
ns to points In North nnd South Dakota ,
such as Ynnkton , Mitchell. Pierre , IroquoJs ,
AlcMter , and to points In Iowa , such ns
Missouri : Volley and Peterson , nnd to points
which nre adjacent thereto , cqtnlly distant
from common markets nnd bearing the
same relative position ns Norfolk , Nob. , for
nil purposes of business and for Interstate
commerce , many of the above mentioned
towns belntr the principal competitors of
this complainant and nil Norfolk merchants
In their dally hunlnr * ,
Thirteenth. That the Cl.K-ngo , Burlington
A Qtilncv Rillrond company , the. ChlrnRo ,
Milwaukee Jt St. Paul Rnlfrond company ,
the Chicago. Rock IMaml . < L 1-iclfle IUillron.1 .
rompnny , the Chicago . Northwestern Railroad -
road company , the Chlrt o , St. Paul , Min
neapolis & Omnha Railroad company , the
Tremoi t , nikhorn ft Missouri Valley Rail
road Company , the Sioux Cltv & Pacific
! i Railroad ctmpnny nnd me Union Pacific
Railroad cnmpnnj form continuous nnd con
necting lines of railroad between Chicago ,
111 nnd common points nnd Omahn , Neb ,
Council nititTs , la , Norfolk , Neb , nnd to
Bloomlleld. Hope HosklnK , Blair. Fremont
nnd Lincoln Neb , a' well ns to other towns
nnd lornlltles ndjncent thereto
t Fourteenth. That the Wnbnsh. St tx > ills &
PnclMo Rallronil compnm , the Kansas City ,
81 Joseph & Council muffs Rallroid com
pany , the Omaha & St. I/nils Railroad com
pany , the Missouri Pacific Railroad com
pany , the Sioux Clt > & Pacific Rnllrond
comnam , the Chicago & Noithwestern Hall-
road company , the Fremont , Hlkhorn t
Missouri Vnllev Railroad rompnny and the
Union Pnotric Railroad rompnn > form con
tinuous and connecting lines of rnllroftd be
tween St. Loul3 , Mo , Sioux City , In ,
Oinahrt , Premont , Lincoln , Norfolk , Hope ,
Bloomlleld niul Hopkins , Neb , ns well ns
other towns ndjncent thereto
I Fifteenth That nil ot snld defendants pub-
1 Ihh tariffs BUInR what tnev cnlt through
rales on all classes of freight from Chicago
and common points nnrt ft-iitn St Louli < nnd
common points to Norfolk. Neb , and to
, other points as nbove mentioned and situ
ated on their respective lines of rnllrond In
j the states of Missouri , lown , North and
t South Dakota , Minnesota , Knnoas nml Ne
braska
| i ' Sixteenth That nil of said tariffs nnd
ficlKht receipts now In the hinds of this
complainant nre ( grossly discriminating
nRulimt ibis tomplalnimt nnd thn city of
Norfolk In Renernl , In that the fnld defend
ants by unlawful combinations nnd agree
ments compel this complainant and the citi
zens of Norfolk In ceneral to pay freight
rates from Chicago , St. Louts and common
mnrkets that are from m > to 10J per cent
hlphor than they charge , to other localities
i that nre no more favorably situated than
the city of Norfolk for all purposes of com
merce and Intel state trnnlo and situated on
their respectUe lines of railroad
Seventeenth iliat the said defendants
Krosslj discriminate aKalnst this complain
ant anil the citizens of Norfolk In general ,
In that they refuse to inaKe or to publish
throiiBh freight tarins from Chicago. Ill .
i , and common points , St. Louis , Mo , ami
i common points to the. city of Norfolk , Neb ,
although said defendants do publish such
through tariffs and make such through
rates to other towns on their respective
HllCH.
I Eighteenth That the so called published
I by the defendants are not thtough rau > 3 as
'compared ' with iat s given to other towns
! , which this plalntirt and the merchants of
i Norfolk are In constant oompetlt/jn , But
are mnde up of the rate to the Missouri
liver and n high local ri'if from the river
to Norfolk , while other towns on the same
lines have just and equitable through rates.
Nineteenth. That by this unjust and Illegal
combination the ChlcaRO , St. Paul , Minne
apolis & Omaha Railroad company , the
Sioux City Ai Pacific. Railroad comn my , the
Fremont , Ulkhorn & . M ssourl Valley Rail
road company , the Chicago & Northwestern
Railroad company and the Union Pacific
Railroad company split the long haul from
t Chicago nnd St. Louis nnd set up that ns to
| the long haul they are local carriers , and
by this combination they succeed In charg
ing : this complainant nine times as much for
a llko service as they have charged and do
charge to others with whom ho is in con
stant competition.
Twentieth. That these unjust and unlaw
ful combinations and unjust and Illegal
charges and acts on the part of snld de
fendants are In direct violation of the Act
to Regulate. Commerce.
Twenty-first. Tor several > ears previous
to the passage of the Act to ReRulate Com
merce and for some time thereafter the nev-
eral said defendants made rates from Chicago
cage and common points to Norfolk , Neb. ,
that were from 10 to 100 pei cent less than
their present rates , nil of which increase
has been brought about by manipulating the
classifications. Increasing mlnimums and In
creasing the class rates to the extent thnt
at the present time the said defendnnts nre
performing service for this complainant for
$122 on their main IJne of rallrqad and per-
formlnK practlcally'the same sen-Ice for his
competitors on their branch lines for J6S ,
and not twenty miles difference In d'itance
from Chicago , and a longer haul in per
forming such service than the distance be
tween Norfolk and Sioux City , la. ; or in
other words , the Northwestern combination
on a throuffh haul charges this compla.nant
$4 60 for hauling1,000 pounds of freight sev
enty-live miles and charges h's competi
tors 50 cents for haullnsj the same freight
nlnetj-eight miles.
Twentv-second. That this unjust and
Illegal combination of the said defendants
woiks great Injustice to this complainant
and to the citizens of Norfolk , deprives this
complainant ot his natural right In electing
as to what carriers shall haul his freight ,
compels him and nil citizens of Norfolk to
contribute to the support of an llleRnl com
bination , prevents legitimate competition
between the d fferent routes which might
bo open to Intei-Unte trnfllc , stifles natural
I competition between the railroad companies ,
shuts out and makes It Impossible for nny
t sort of jobbing or manufacturing business
! to exist In Norfolk or to buccessfully cpm-
' pete w"th other localities on the same lines
I of railroad , has forced several enterprlsea
thnt have started In Norfolk to quit the
I business , has acted as a barrier to the-
I crowth of Norfolk , has prevented many
1 enterpr'ses ' thnt have contemplated so doing
I from comlnK to Norfolk nml has compelled
I ' nil the merchants to do business nt more or
less losa as compared with their competi
tors In thf more favored localities , nnd with
which this complainant nnd other mer
chants are In constant competition , and
who have been favored with equitable
1 I freight rates , to which Norfolk Is justly en-
- . Thnt all classes of freight
can be hauled as cheaply over the Heventy-
five miles of main line rood between
Sioux City , In. , and Norfolk. Neb , , as It
' miles of the
can over the n'nety-eight
Fremont. Klkhorn & Mls-ourl Valley , or the
ninety-eight miles of road of the Union
Pacific between the Missouri river and Lin
coln , Neb , nnd all classes of frflpht can
be hauled over the eighty m'les of main
line of the Fremont , Elkhorn & Missouri
Valley railroad between Fremont and Nor
folk ns It can over the fifty-two m les of
branch road between Fremont and Lincoln.
Wherefore this petitioner prajs :
First. 'Hint all of the wi'd defendants be
requ red to answer the chnigcs herein , nnd
that nfter duo hearlnpr nnd InvestlBHtloji of
the fnctfl herein t forth , that nn order be
Issued commanding the nld defendant/
publish new tariff sheets , putting thin com
plainant nnd the city of Norfolk on an
equal bus's with Fremont nnd Lincoln ,
Neb , nnd thnt In all respects this
complainant and the citizens of Norfolk In
Rpnernl shall leceJve the same rates nnd
bo placed on an equitable bnsl1 , w'th nil
other localities with which they may be In
competition , nnd which bear the tame rela
tive position ns to d'stance from Chicago
nnd common markets.
Second Thnt the carriers specifically
mentioned In paragraph No. 7 bo compelled
to issue a tariff and to receive nnd carry
freight from Council Bluffs , la , find ffom
Omahii. Neb , to Norfolk , Neb.
Third. That the carriers specifically men
tioned In paragraph No. 0 be compelled to
receive Chicago freight when tendered the
same from competing carriers at Sioux
City , la , nnd to carry the snme over
their short line road to Norfolk , Neb , nnd
to publish a tnr'ff nnd to make through
rates from Chicago to Norfolk , Neb , , that
tire on thu same banln as made by thn
other defendants from Chicago , III. , to Iyln-
con * , Neb , Also that Bald defendants be
mndo to make a rate between Sioux City ,
] u , and Norfolk , Neb. , thnt shall be the
same as tholr rates from Sioux City to
points equally distant in South Dakota ,
Iowa , and corresponding with the rates
cliarged by the other defendants for like
distances from Fremont , Omaha and Lin
coln , Neb , and that In every wny the discriminations -
criminations us set forth In paragraphs
five , 'x ' , seven , eight , nine , ten nnd eleven
thnll be rectified
Fourth , This petitioner further prays
that , having ! > een subjected to these un
lawful nnd unjust charges und discrimina
tions for the last fourteen years , having
paid freight bills under protest , havliiK ap
pealed to the railroad managers , and in
many ways tried to secure relief , and hav
ing suffered from the competition of his
more favorable rivals , Is Justly entitled to
reparation for unjust and Illegal charges
collected , for damages and attorney's fees
occnBloned by the Illegal nets of the Bald
defendants , and which have been com
mitted In direct violation of the net to
regulate commerce , und asks for reparation
u n d that the same shall be ordered In the
sum of ts.000.
Fifth. That the railroad companies men-
t'oned In paragraph four of this complaint
be compelled to comply with the law
enumerated In section blx of "The Inter
state Commerce act. "
Sixth , Th's petitioner having called the
attention of all railroad officials to these
discriminations repeatedly for the last four
teen jearn , they being In full knowledge of
the same , and their only reply being , "What
The cakes of Ivory Soap are so shaped that they
may be used entire for general purposes , or divided
with a stout thread into two perfectly formed cakes for
toilet use. For any use put to , Ivory Soap is a quick
cleanser , absolutely safe and pure.
A WORD OF WARNING Thtre are many white soaps , each represented to be "JuM Rood
is the 'Ivory' ; " they ARB NOT , but like all counterfeits , lack the peculiar ana tetnarkabla qualities ol
tl cenulne. AsW for "hory" Sotp and Insist upon ceitlnc "
T lion nr Tin pnocrin & GAMBLI co CINCINNATI
are you going to do about It ? earnestly de-
s'res thnt he may have K speedy hearing In
older that ho may hn\e the relief prayed
for.
for.Seventh. . Complninnnt further prnys that
he may have and receive such further lellef
as thn commission may deem Just nnd eqult-
nblo In the premise ? .
s -lnl > < > < from Milroii.
HURON. S. D. , Aug. 31. ( Special. ) Rev.
Charles A. Brand nnd wife and F. M. Wllcox
and family have returned from nn outing of
three weeks at 13lg Stone Inke.
The South Dakota delegation to the Na
tional Grand Army of the Republic encamp
ment nt Philadelphia will leave the state on
Saturday , going to Chicago over such routes
as may be most convenient. Department
Commander Palmer , with members of his
staff , will meet the South Dakota representa
tives and their friends nt McCoy'o hotel ,
corner of Clark nnd Van Uuren streets , In
Chicago , Sunday morning nnd at 1:30 : o'clock
the same afternoon will leave for Philadel
phia over the Grand Trunk , by special train.
A. F. Anderson , one of the plonner bus
iness men of the city , and Miss Ella Gerard
were united In marriage Sunday evening by
Rev. George II. Starring.
Miss Jennie Cert entertained n large com
pany of young people Tuesday evening , the
gathering being one of the largest and hap
piest of the oenson.
Will C. Jones , manager of the Western
Union telegraph office here , has returned
from a month's tour In the east.
J.V. . Went 1'roiiertj TrniiHfrrrcil.
The papers In an Important transfer of real
property have been filed In the office of regis
ter ct deeds. Thomas S. Brcderlck deeds
to Joseph H. Mlllard lot 2 , lu block 10 , West
Omaha addition , being the old J. W. West
property at the corner of Thirty-seventh
and Jackson streets. The consideration Is
? 1G,000 , the property being also subject tea
a mortgage of J8.000. To confirm the title
to the property a deed was Just previously
filed by the Philadelphia Mortgage & Trust
company making the conveyance to Broder-
Ick.
to I'roxi'cute.
A man giving the name of George nee
appeared at the police station Wednesday
night to ask for the arrest of a woman
who relieved him of $00 while the couple
wore lunching together In a loom nt the cor
ner of Twelfth and Farnnm streets. Ser
geant Whalen found the woman nnd recov
ered $20 of the money. The name she gave
was Sufelo Stara and she stated to the police
that the amount found In her pockets was
all she took. Roe Is a traveling man whose
name Is said to be Sheppard. Ho will not
prosecute.
Duilillnu Permit" .
Tin following building permits have been
Issued by the city building Inapector :
Kyron It , Hastings , Jouth Twentv-sevonth
street , frame dwelling , $1,600 ; II. B. Whit
ney , Maple street , frame dwelling , $1,600 :
A. C. Van Sant , Dewey avenue , frame Jwell-
$3,500 ; T. Mllbrodt , Sherman avenue
repairs. $100
Wnnta a Divorce.
Mary A Holmes la In district court with
n petition asking for n divorce from Fred
B. Holmes , on the grounds of non-support.
The marriage took place nt Fort Worth ,
Tex. , five years ago and the plaintiff Is
now a resident of Douglas Cuunty.
Seiindlnnvliiii MotliodlHtn Meet.
MINNEAPOLIS , Aug. 31. The confer
ence of the Danish-Norwegian Methodist
Episcopal church opened this morning with
eighty-five clergymen and a like number
of laymen In attendance. Bishop Foss ,
formerly of Minneapolis nnd now of Phila
delphia , presided. The conference tnkes in
pomethlng over sixty circuits nnd covers
Minnesota , the Dakotns , Wlnconsln nnd Illi
nois. The afternoon was glvon to nddrcsscs ,
the main one bolng the pastoral sermon of
Hcv. James Snumlnrkor of Chicago.
tiny nntrrtiiliin Huron bternbcrK.
WASHINGTON , Aug. 31. Secretary Hay
today entertained at breakfast Baron Stern-
berg , the German represent nt I vo on the
Samoan commission. Tho'bnron Is nbout to
E.all for Berlin to confer with the authorities
respecting Samoan matters. Mr. Von Mumm ,
the German minister , was with Secretary
Hay today for Borne time. Naturally , the
conference related In some degree to the
Samoan question , hut It Is Improbnblo thnt
nny Joint steps will bo taken lu the matter
for some weeks to come.
llntvntlnii Contract for Wentprii Firm.
MINNEAPOLIS. AUR. 31. The Glllett-
Horzog company has secured n contract for
the construction of a $35,000 nll-stoel augur
mllf to be delivered nt Honolulu within
five months. A iSiigarcnne crushing plant
Is already under constiuctlon by the name
company for another sugar firm of Hawaii.
Hoot mill .MIIrH nt Hiiiuly IIoolc.
NEW YORK. Aug. 31 Secretary ot War
Root went to Sandny Hook today to witness
tests of cannon and shells nt the proving
grounds there. The secretary was accotn-
I panted by Major General Miles , Major But
ler , president of the ordnance board , nnd
other military officers.
Detroit Journal : They spoke of country
people , today Country people , they had
agreed , live a vegetable life , merely.
"They ara pretty smnll potatoes , " mused
the I ay FlRUre , and It was always there
after conceded that ho , at leant , was quite
Innocent of ulterior design.
"Oh , perhaps they are some pumpkins , "
urged the Unconscious Imbecile , and as If to
divert attention from his chief offending ,
argued clamorously that men are very liable
to error when they undertake to judge of
each other's ultimate Importance ,
If Truth AVcr ' ICniMiii.
Detroit Free Press : "What a bewitching
little thing your niece. Miss Mnhel , Is ! "
declared the prim old bachelor. "She Is so
chic and nnlinated n charming little bundle
of energy ! "
"Horrors ! What a time I've had , " ald
Mabel , after he had gone "These shoes nre
so tight they nearly killed me. I was simply
writhing In agony ; couldn't keep still a
minute ! "
ARNOLD MILK
Sterilizers
and
Pasteurizers
made of
heavy tin ,
copper
bottom ,
with rack
-cleaning
brush
and seven
bottles , prJco
complete
THE ALOE & PENfOLD CO. , .
Largeit Retail Drosr Hoa e ,
1408 Farnain. OMAHA.
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New Light on Shoes
| Prex Li , Kliooiinm lias bullded n repu
tation on Ills $ l.r > 0 shoos for boys nnd
we nre tcoliij ; to show you n now one
boys' shoes nt ? 2 , youth's $1.7fi
i "Drexol's Hpoclul" uppcru made of gon-
, nine plump calf double extension oak
l tnnnuKQ boles shoos that are put to-
I Rftlicr as well ns nny shoe at any prlcn
thnt Is , \\cll lasted shoes that makes
them fit the foot Beams that nro silk
Bcwcd eunrnnteed n ntust ripping
I black only and the 1/ulldog toe take a
look at thoHo newcomers oven n limited
hlioo knowledge can t > eo the vnluo In
them.
Drexel Shoe Co. ,
1419 FAKNA11 STREET.
Exposition Visitors
nro nil cordially Invited to mnko our
eclllng Htoie , 151.1 DouKlnu , a visit ho-
fore leaving the city. We have a Inrso
nit room on the first floor another on
the second un auditorium the Omahn
Art Institute art etudlos zither factory
and piano salesroom nil these depart-
i mentB nre open to you buy If you want ,
but feel from the tlmo you enter the
store that you are Just as welcome If
you don't spend a cent with us only
look ns If jou paid us $400 for the best
piano ever manufactured.
A , HOSPE ,
W * tebrate our 25th builnen
rjr Oct. Z3r , I SOB.
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