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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 22, 1899)
JII-3 OMATTA DAILY BEJ3 : T1UDAY , DISC EM. I1 EH i > 2 , 1vSSS ) ) . THE FIELD OF ELECTRICITY Substitution of Electricity for Steam In th Textile Industries , CURRENT INNOVATIONS IN NEW CHURCH'S ( Jlnt-i- Ari-iitiiiinii } Inir ( he llcllrcllon of Him UK I.lulit Curing " lnTlri * > | l-'url- IIIK" In Iron , Electricity hao la the past bren adopted quite extensively In printing cHtaull hmcnt , Vapor mills and for operating the machinery in various 1'nes ' ; of manufacture , ami now It appear * to to on the eve of supplanting the mechanical drlvo In the textile Industry. The iidvlfllhlllty of ouch a change was to- ently set forth qullo fore.lbly In a paper read In Ilcaton at the meeting of the N'ew Knglnnd Cotton Manufo'iturers' association. AerordltiK to the author , W. II. Smith Whn- ley , electricity has up tn the present been looked' upon more favorably for the driving of cotton Will machinery In the south than elsewhere in thin country , the mill ownero In that Bectldn apparently appreciating fully , the greater convenience and flexibility In j | the distribution M the power nnd the j i ceonomy of npacc In thu substitution of j ] ' wlrco and motors for the shafting and bolt i I ways. Morover , In mills whore electricity , has been' adopted 'UK motive power , testl- ! ! ! mony goes to ho\r that although It was ' more rontly lo Instiill , It offeetcd a material Having In labor , amounting on an average to nboul $1,000 n year. On the oljicr hand , apparently the only argument against the adoption of electricity In the textile Industry , brought forward by persons , to bo found In every community , who endeavor to Impede advancement through misplaced conservatism , la that Its ' Introduction would be followed by nn In- I crcaao In taxes , Insurance and Interest. Although - i though such probably would bo the caoe , as lias been herctoforo pointed out , where driv ing power Is conveyed through long lines of shafting there Is necessarily an enormous Ices entailed In overcoming friction In hang- ore , belts and pulleys. This IDEM , according | i to statistics and careful tests made , would appear to amount to not lens than 13 to 30 i per cent. Thl would mean that. .1 mill requiring - j quiring nt times , say fifty horse-power , : would bo obliged to Install j , were a me chanical drlvo employed , u Gevcnty-flvo I'orf'O-powcr engine and consume at a j K.oderutp entlmato seventy.flvo pounds of j teal an hour In overcoming uselcsw resist ance , lly the use'of n number ot emn.ll I motors lo drive the various pieces of nui- | I chlncry this loss by friction Is materially ! I i educed nnd probably would not exceed 20 | per rent. As may readily bo ECCII , this sav I ing In fuel alone In n largo mill would offi | i net , or very nearly ottsct , the Increase In ! taxet ! , Insurances and Interest , to .say nothing | of the waving In labor and the convenience of the electrical fiyatem generally. UluftHrlty In I lie Churi-licM. Klcctrlclty Is , nut to various UBCS In thurchet : ; In no other buildings In fact is It more commonly employed. In Now York City all new churches are provided with elec trical equipment ; and many old churches , also , have been similarly equipped. The nameis substantially true of all cities and towns In which there are to be found electric plants. Some churches have complete plants of their own on the premises , but the greater number take the current from the power supply houses. DesldcR Its use for lighting purposes elec tricity Is now commonly employed In churches for running a motor lo operate the Organ bellows. This motor can bo sot In motion' , or stopped , by the organist ns he Bits In his place at the keyboard , simply by the turning of a switch ; nnd , In operation , It accommodates itaolf to the demands upon It , running slower when the bellows is full and faster again as it empties. In the newer churches and such appli ances have also been put Into older churches the organ itself la provided with electrical appllnnccB by means of which the v.ilvcj if the organ pipes are opened. Formerly this wac ddno by means of mechanical appliances that were operated by the pressing down of the key. Now , each key Is connected by n wlro with the vnlvo of the pipe to which It IjolongH , and when n key Is pressed down Its wire Is brought Into contact with a supply wire running along under the keyboard , the circuit IH closed , and by moans of the power thus trcnsmtttod along the wlro from the key the vnlvo Is opened. Jt Is , of course , kept open until the contact IB broken by the release of the key. Organs sot up In separate sections in a church arc connected by wlro in this manner and readily played from the same keyboard ; and new organs , however situated In a church , nro now likely to be provided with electrical keyboards. Church chimes nro now played by elec tricity from u keyboard like that of a piano or organ , at which the- player sits with the music before him. Chime- playing as for merly douo.by the pressing clown of lovers , to which cor.ls running to the bellH were at tached , called for very considerable cxer- tlon on the part of the player , now the heaviest as well as the lightest bell Is rung simply by propping a key. IHITiiNliii ; IJulil HIIJN. A striking tendency In the practice of Il lumination during the last two years is to discontinue the MOO of hlotchrs of light , In favor of systems In which the light rays are diffused , and conscc icnfly less pernicious In their Influence on the eyeuluht nnd the ' nerves. It IH true , however , that at almost very street corner there IB still an Inteim arc light to tcmporur.ly | parnlyzo a small Hpot on the' retina , and In many store win- do w Viro seen the evyn more dangerous gis ' ' flame , n'a'reliuorscif hy the "incandescent mantle. " The greater danger of this do- vlco to the eyes of the public llea In the fact that It Is seldom properly nhude.il , and In Its ordinary eml or non-shaded condition It projects a hall of light at the eyes of the pasHecby almost with the force ami rtidcnoai of ajnatorliil blow. In the- meantime people wonder'why'their ' eye's ' become hut nnd In flamed , nnd acullilH a IT doing a good busi ness. ' Hut a change , bus already set In. In many cities where , twelve or eight months ago , .there was hardly an example of slore- v In How lighting In which the light source. i WHS , lnyUHili to Uio.oyo , today there are i hundreds' i > r such ruses. The opportunity to i i < \nnitn < rth.t sfcnywnroH without the usual I Jarring nnd distressing effect of Intenio and I conccnlrateJf light raiioed poonlo on tun i plreOU at night to Ibcl ; aboui the windows. . The firm that tries lo pave money by using : miked lights IH now sure lo lose It. In Iho Fiimo way the theater having toll ami sum- elent Illumination all other things 'bulng ' equal U rcrlnln to huvo tha best hnuara. The iwe of diffused light han nlsj i.pread to fartprti'K and other IndUKtrlal buildings. It Is mlrtent , u wovcr , that Ihero are ronill- tloiiK tinker-which Its employment muut bo attended with judgment , or inlschlc\oiir ro- mlUi uuy follow. A ' large electrU- light company ID Postou. wishing to give Its em- ptrycs who tfcro doing line mechanical work II * Ki l YoiHan W I Bo.r. th , x > the bcht pot.-iUe illumination had the < ii Inss 'f ihrir draugh'lnt ' ; nnd enginetrs' offlcrs palnlrd white and then they put In an arr llRhl. Vnder this was placed a shade , the upper aide of which WHS also painted white. The result of the whole scheme was that the light was thrown upon the celling and diffused down. The effect was brilliant , hut to the nntonlfhmont of the authorities everyone complained of the- light , nnd Inside of two months half the draughtsmen were patients of nn oculist , who gave the follow- Ing explanation of the trouble : "If you had gone to Inspect the light they were working In you would have found yourself In a very brilliantly lighted room. The whole air was radiant with light ; but there was not a , shadow In the room , and you couldn't make one. The result was that the dr.iushtsmen , wli had been accustomed to Judging when they had reached n certain point by the angle made between the shadow nnd the pen or pent-It , found themselves obliged to look closely for every point to which they drew a line , nnd Iheir eyes were kept under n heavy strain all the time , nnd naturally they soon gave out. " A professional draughtsman questions this explanation. In ti long ex- , pe'rlencc he hos never been conscious of working 'by ' shadows , nnd even under dlfI I fused light he has always worked with the greatest case. In his estimation the rc-ison of the draughtsmen's suffering was that the ' upper halt of the room was very bright , i while the lower half was comparatively i dark. This contrast together with the In- i tense light rf the ceiling , caused the un- j pleasant glare accompanying the reflection | of any strong light from n plain white stir- face , which oven to n modified extent Is one of the most trying Inllucnces lo which Ihe eyes can bo subjcclcd. Tlmt TIrcil Kcullnu In Iron. Structures ormposed of Iron or steel for distance bridges , the skeleton frames cf high ' buildings , etc. frequently Undergo n change In the comae of time , duo to nn nlteral'o.i In the relative position of Iho molccUloi In the metals. Some authorities claim , siys Klcctrlclty , that crystallization takes place , I especially when the struclurp. Is expose ! to n cjovcro or long-conllnucd jarring , as In Ihe i COBO ot Iron or steel railway bridges. How ever this may be It Is ri well-known fact . that razors frequently become- dull and lose their temper , and can only bo rcstorfr'l ' to their former good condition by being laid j aside nnd allowed to rest for n more or , less protracted length of time. This phe- . nomenon Is also noticed In spring's. 'When a spring becomes weak and can no longer re-- form the function for which It was Inteniol If given time and allowed to recuperate It i will ultimately regain Us losl tension. In j bolh of Ihe examples Just cited a molecular i rcarrangemenl of particles touk place , brought on by changed In temperature In the ; one case and by a flexing and relaxing in the clher tor which , as In overwork lu th human body , the best remedy is real. Unt'l recently this has been thought the only means of restoring lo Us original condlllon , fatigued metal , but now It Is rcp-ncd tbat ! an Italian engineer has discovered a way ! of doing It with the aid of the electric cur- ! lent. The story of the discovery , for th ; truth of which wo cannot vouch , runs as followu : The Inventor was awaiting his turn In a barber fhop In a town-ln Italy and heard the barber abuse his favorite blade beoaus ? It was doing poor work. The razor wag sim ply "tired. " The Inventor Immediately Jumped to Iho conclusion that the razor was suffering from crystallization duo to a ' change In the relative position of the mole- j ' culcs and that rest from vibration would restore It to tin original condition. He purchased - I chased the razor , look it homo and teian ' experimenting. First he tried by the vlbra- j tlon of tuning forks to destroy crystallization ! ; in the metal , but In vain. Then he Inserted I the razor in a solenoid and passoJ an e e- [ ' trio current through the latlcr. The bla "e was much Improved , but had by no means ! been restored to Its original condition. The f 1 experiment was about to be abandoned as j ' a failure when Ihe Inventor bethought him Ibat an Interrupted current might bring about the desired result. This he tried and wni rewarded by success. I Although It must be acknowledge I Iho nbovo story sounds , to put It vulgarly , "fishy , " It Is claimed that this electrical 1 method of restoring lost qualities to lrn nnd steel has been tried on a "tired" web . I member of a bridge with success. That the i subjecting cf a piece of Iron to the nitldn of a solenoid would bo apt to alter the rela tive position of the molecules lu the Iron j there N little doutt , but whether It would neutralize crystallization , which Is occa sioned by an excess ot heat nnd not usually ' by jarrlnp. nnd as to Ihe exact cause cf which experts agree to differ , It Is hard to say. However , the experiment deicrlre.l above should not bo a difficult one to make ' nnd If the Italian claims " " , as , "tired" mtnl3 1 can bo restored to tholr original modular condition by the process. It could ccrtnlnlr i bo applloil advantageously to pa-Is ot machines that are subject to a constant , jarring or to nn excessive heat. Tlii-cc-l'luiNc Fncor.v ( S. > MCIII , The diversified applications of electric motors In ( he new plant of the Elgin Na j tional Watch company factory , at Elgin , III. , cover a wide range , from the running of Iho heavy stumping ninehlnr-K to the smallest lathes. Tl'ls company has a capacity of about 2,000 movements per day , which are I I now turned out with U'o aid of a llirce- phase electric power plant comprising Iwcnty-thrco motors , ranging from one to twenly-hcrso power cne.li. . A feature of Ihe ! Installation In the use of the oic large motor j i to run a Jack ' ! irft in" each wing , or large I room of the fuuory , Iho jc.urato machines - | being belt-driven from th ! l This arrungc- I mcnt docs not make any c.vInn over thu ! u.'iial ht'lt-drlvuu shafting system except In } I I the heavy transmitting shafts which usually | | carry the power from one wing of ihe build- i j lug to another or from ono mini to the j j next. The electric mutor.i nrc un-d for elec- j I trie olevatom for the operation of f.ms to ] Htipply an nlrhlaf-t to the on.'imo-llng fur naces for electro-plating and polli-hltig work , i ' f.n- engraving and stamping muchluca , fur ' ( he grinding and polli-hlng i. ' the mainsprings - springs and even to run dishwasher * , | cc | { cream freeze ! * anil coffiv mills in the > kitchen whcro the employes tet their meals. I i i The I.GCO Insnnclraccnt lamps nro. operated I from the three-phase circuit at 127 volt" , ! connection being made between one of thu j power llnea and the neutral wlro run from I the center cf Iho star winding rf the arma- , i lure , the -0 volts power for the motors i j being obtained between the three power ] wires. Another Interesting application of ! electricity Is to the alarms connected with the flro svstoni t'i Indicate that wilier la i llrwlng In auv jurtlcular pipe. The fire ' cystem , by the way , U very elaborate , flro lines being Installed In all parts of the " ! nan nearly dead with uyspcptla , tried doctors , visited mineral springs and grew wom > . 1 usc < l Kodol Dyspepsia Cure. That cured me. " It dle. | ln what > ou eat. Cures Indigestion , sour stomach , heartburn aud all forms ot dyspepsia. AlllHinnct-nicnlH , Kvcry rhlld who attends the Christmas gift matinee nt the Orrlshton-Orpheum to morrow iHuturday ) afternoon will bo pro- Hcntrd with nn Illustrated atoiy book. On .Monday iPhrlimp day ) there will to a ( .pe dal inBtlnci. for which all scats will be ic- neivsd. J'rlday evening. December SO. will be the roccnd nmati'ur night , for which ro- Foivcd seats ; tre now on talc and are going fast. Prlie * will bo awarded to the boat amateurs , tl'c contest to be decided bv ttio iiudlc-arc. Thr amateur performance will be slvrn Immr-Jiati'ly Jftcr the regular full profeuilonal projram. MISMAFED PAIRS IN COURT1 Approaching Yulctido Brines Brisk Business in the Line of Divorces , NUMEROUS PETITIONS ARE BEING FILED ' j AIIIOIIK AllcuiiUoiiN Arc Illumnr , \ Allrninlcil .Kuril IT. liiMinll ) nml Inllitrllt.i Miirlllnu Alinliixt Urn , I'll j lull. Yulctlde w-Ith Its Joys and festivities has Its sorrows alf , If the divorce docket In the district court may bo taken as an Index. Hecently there has been revival In divorce business. Within the last week n greater number of petitions have been filed than in any two preceding weeks during the year , Many of them contain only commonplace allegations , but In n few Instances the charges are startling. A. 11. I'ayton has eucd Kate K. I'ayton , alleging among other thlngH that the de fendant made an unsuccessful attempt to poison him. He Indicates that ho Is in fear of his life. The Paytons wore married Sep tember 24'iSSS , at ( toneva , Neb. They have j two children , Alia and CJeirge , aged 15 and 10 respectively. William II. Thompson hss brought suit against Mary I ) . Thompson , alleging that the defendant Is an Inmate of an asylum for the Insane at Clnrluda , la. Ho Plso rets forth that she deserted him In 1S93 shortly before she was adjudged Insane. The Thompsons were married at Conwny , la. , In 1SS7. There are but few porallbls for thin case on record In the courts of this city. Desertion Is n very ordinary charge , but divorces on account of Insanity are not fre quent. Mabel Matin-son alleges that H. L. Matbe- pan Is guilty of bigamy and that ho mar ried Kliza D. Morrl of Grand Island No vember 28 , IS ! ) " , without going through the formality of securing a divorce from his llrst wife. This allegation Is boldly set forth In the petition and the word "bigamy" Is used. The Mathcsons were married October 1 , 1895. The defendant lo said lo bo an attache of i prominent business hcuse and his wife declares - I clares ho has a salary of $123 per month , of which she asks the court to set aside a part ns alimony. The parties to the suit have no children. Melissa A. Shields wants u dlvorco from William U. Shields , alleging desertion. They were married In St. Louis December 22 , 1SSC. 1SSC.Mary Mary Morris has sued Cleon Morris for ! separation , setting forth In her petition that | Morris has become an habitual drunkard i and that ho has heaped numerous indlgn.- ! ties upon his wife. IM.AI.VriKP WINS HIS CASI2. Suit \Kiili"t liiNtiraiioo diiiiiiiniy le- flileil In .IiiilKc Si'olt'N t'niirt. The cauc of Valentine Walter against the Mutual Hcsewe Fund Life Insurance as sociation of New York has been decided by j Judge Scoll In favor of the plaintiff. Waller | look a policy for $3,000 whoa he was 39 years ! old , and he set forth In court that the com pany Increased the premium rate lo a figure beyond that which ho understood be had to pay. Ho finally refused to moot the In creased premiums , and his policy was forfeited. Suit was brought to recover the amount of premiums ho had paid , which aggregated $1.600. Judge Scott hold thai Walter was ontlllcd lo recover. In rendering his decision Judge Scolt de- Ilvercd a lengthy essay oil Insurance , and I while doing so , he ruled that no one should flecve the court room. Outsiders wore per-j j nilttcd to come In whenever they so desired , j I but once on the Inside they had to stay until the Judge finished his speech. Those who atlempled to go out of the room were called back. ACITHUD or * iiusmv.vv William Scoll nnd William Taylor oil Trial ! .Vf ( > ! < . .InilliSliiliniiuli. . William Scott and William .Taylor are on trial before Judge Slabaugh on the charge of highway robbery. Edward Jackson Is the prosecullng witness. Ho alleges that ou the night of December 1 the defendants over powered Mm and tcok from him n gold watch valued at $40. The trial of criminal cases In Judge Sla- baugh's branch of the district court IM the exception rather than the rule , but having a breathing spell on the civil docket Judge Slabaugh Is assisting Judge Haker , In whoso division criminal cases are usually tried. ( lie IliinU Ciinc. In the United States court Judge Mungor is doing everything in his power to finish the Nellgh bank case before the holiday recess. He Is convening court at ! > o' clock each morning and Is holding- the sessions until 10 o'clock at night. The prosecution has closed , nml the dcfen.Hc has ctily a few more witnc&fos to examine. The prosecu tion will have several witnesses In rebuttal. The arguments will probably begin today and will closo'eome ' time Saturday. TriiNl ( . ' 0111:111 ii.v SUCH the I'air. The Milton Trust company has filed suit In the district court against the Omaha Fair and Speed association asking that an ad justment be made In a bond deal In which both parties to the milt are Interested. The amount Involved Is $31,150 , which the plaintiff claims la due from the defendant. ! i The petition recites that these bonds were iMued n few years ago and that thu plaintiff negotiated them on the market. \oli-H of Ilir ( 'iinrls. Jurors luive been discharged In Mio dls- trlel court , except those KltlliiK In canes I on trial hcfore Judge HIiibaiiKh mid Halter , j j Frank Uttorxon l.s on trial before Judge' I ' Haker on the charge of burglary. It Is nllrgi-1 t'Hit ho broke Into John Lnrch'H , nalmm and tool : the contents of the slot ma- ! clilue Orlueer 19. j ' Jon ( 'illinium a.id Frai.k AVello , charged with robbery , withdrew their plea of not guilty and p'eadwl ' guilty before Jinlgn Hakcr , Sfiilenco lias not yet been pro- iiiiunecd. The til.il of Ihn defendants hud nurted when they change ! their plea. Juclso Scott'H decision In favor of the plulnlirTs in thu luibcax cnriiux milt of lli'iijninlii Dodd against tnc Nebraska Chlldren'H Homo wclely , probably ends the ( irorceilliiKH for the present. No action ban I yet Iji en liikcu ivla.lvc to Ihn two children who \\uv nut iinidiiffd In court , although II IH jmHt-thlc Unit Judge .Scott may grant Ihn halins corpiix even though the children ant nut bt iiiKlu before him. i LECTURE ON PASSION PLAY SCCIICH lo ! ! < 1'iirlrn ) i-il nl Olii-r- ' . \nunci-Kllii .VcM War \rc ! IllNlMINNCll , I A Iccune was given nt the High school i I ycMcrday ou the "I'HBslcn I'lay" by Mlsa | ' Kale \4. \ Mclliigh cf the English dopartmcnt. j ! The subject WUH ehcicon at this time for Ihe i ' ivason that Ihe English clashes are begin- ' iilng the study of early English mlrai-le , plays. The Oplc Is of nartlcular Interest j just now when the aclorp tn the play to ba given at Ohcr-Animcrgau next year are beIng - Ing chosen. Mlfs McIIugh Illustrated her lecture wth | lantern slide j depleting I ho spectacle. In the Ilavarian village ten years ago. i The Interpretation given to the character , of Judas In the play was an Intereollng point brought out. The betrayer was shown In the Uxht of a miser eager for gold wllh ' which to provide agalnnt old age raiher than 1 as Ihe dellljcTHUiraltcr of tha acceptud ver- 1 slon. The dcfunderi > of Judas ascribed the < betrayal as un attempt lo force the Matter , to proclaim Ills klncdom on earth without I delay. j The lavish costumes and elabsrato mount- 1 Ing of the piece were portrayed faithfully ' on ihr . . and th > < Iiffn-i it a r w.-ip ! Hlrnlifirl nnd die. ribcd in rhrir | > n\.ilc Ii' . . i It 1 * not yet known vhcihci the rhrNim of ten years ago will-bo able lo till Ihe parti ! I again next year. U Is , Ud that he was j permanently disabled by n MlHn * tree and i in addition to that he him grown almost toi old for the character. The purl of Judas. Ihe principal acior In the play. Is also not assigned. The part Ii not coveted , nn th ? villagers are not able to separate the roil j from the assumed , and ihe Iwnrlot of the stage Is looked upon with n certain amount of aversion In private life. TEACHEHSTo COMPARE NOTES Oiniiliii lIilncnlnr.M lime I'riiinlni-nt IMncc on l-roiirnni nf Mud- . \ > < Miiclntliin. The Nebraska State Teachers' assoclallon , with a membership of over l,2no , will hold Its thirty-fourth annual meeting at Lincoln j from December 28 to 29. A large delegation will bo In attendance from this city and the names of Omaha educators arc prominent on the program. At the opening pcsdlon the tcachom will bo addressed by Superintend ent C. O. I'carso of the Omaha schools on the subject of "Our Oraded Schools. " The following afternoon , December 27. Is set apart /or the kindergarten department and Superlntendenl I'earse will " speak 01 "The Kindergarten as a 1'art of the I'ubllc :3chool : Syotom. " Ho will be followed by Miss Car rie Doutellc , director of l.lndorgarten work In the Karnam school , on "The Significance of I'lay. " Miss Meredith Smith , kindergar ten director In the Karnam school , will also read a paper on the training ot children un der the head of "Tho Story Hour. " On Wednesday a program will bo given by the Nebraska branch of the American As sociation for tbo Advancement of 1'hyslcal ' Science. A discussion on "The Growth of Nobrafka Children" will bo led by Dr. S. U. Towne of Omaha , and under the head of "High School Athletics" an address will be given by I'rof. Nathan llcrnsteln. professor of Latin In the Omaha High school , followed by a discussion led by Will Parker , prlncl- pal of the first and second grades at the CtlliDn school. Under the topic of "High School Foot Hall and Iase ) Hall" Krank Crawford , an Omaha attorney and athlele , will recount his experience both as a player and as a coach. Miss Elizabeth K. I-'Ish , physical director at Brownell hall , will talk on "Gymnasium Work Among Girls. " The program of the physical culture branch will cloec with a discussion ot "Track and Genera ! Athletics" by H. M. Dencdlct of Omaha. In the session of Iho Nebraska Teachers of Science , Prof. William McCllntock , De partment of Physics , Omaha High school , will lead a discussion on "Elementary Physics in the Public Schools. " In the mathematical section Prof. I- ' . J. Woolery , engaged In thai work at the local High school , will speak on "Clear English and Mathematics Mutually Helpful. " In connection with the teachers' meetings the Nebraska Library association will hold a secslon cii December 27 at the University library hall. Three papers will be read , one of which Is on "Reference Work. " by Miss Edith Toblll of Iho Omaha Public library. A WOMAN RUN A SALOON I.ICOIINC Hoard IH ( 'onl'rolilcd with I'll I line 1'rolilcm lOlBhf Prr- tllltN Arc iNHtUMl. The contest case against Mrs. Annie O'Hcrn , Tenth and -Mason streets , "was heard before the license beard yesterday afternoon. Several minors tcslificd Ihat they had pur chased liquor in Ihe place and had seen ethers doing so. No decision was rendered. Mrs. O'Hern's appllcallon also rests under Ihe eaino uncertainty thai attaches lo those of corporations. The board Is sllll unable to decide whether the 'reading of the slalute that the applicant must 'be" "a man of good moral character" may apply also to a cor poration or a woman. The board passed on Iho applications for licenses and the following were graulad : William Krug , 2201-2203 Cumlng ; 20GO I'cp- plcton avenue ; 1024 North Sixteenth ; 1002 South Thirteenth ; 1924 Clark ; 3223 South Twenty-four.1. ! L. A. Goldsmith , ! > 01 Cap itol avenue ; Conrad Wledeman , 102 South Eleventh. The eight licenses granted will enab'o the city treasurer to meet the December pay roll of the teachers and oilier em ployes of Iho Hoard of Education. Thsre was on hand yesterday $35,000 and the monthly pay roll amounts to $10,000. The teachers and other employes therefore will bo able lo draw Iheir money In full on Saturday. .There are now on file 225 applications for licenses and others will be added before January 1 , making the tolal about 240. The estimate of 235 has been Increased by reason cf several new saloons having entered the field. MORE HEAT FOR POSTOFFICE Additional llcal.TH ( o Do I'lac.'il In ( he .llnlnVorU llooiii of ( he lliilhliiif ; . The contract for extra heating at the post- ofllco has been awarded to John Howe of this city and work will begin at once. In the main workroom the hot air pedestals will bo raised seven feet and the hot air will be emitted from this height Instead of from a level with the floor , as now. Six additional radiators will bo Installed , one In the otllco of the superintendent ot city mails and live In Iho big room where the malls arc handled. Inspector Murdock IH preparing to Invite bids for changing the entire plan of ventila tion In the poslofTicc building. At present the nlr Is taken from the Sixteenth street sldn and before It reaches , the different rooin : It Is filled with dust. The new plan < -on- templates taking the air from a better Invel and in addition to this heavy cloh : will bo placed over the ventilators , so that the dust and all refuse will In. ucrccne , ! out before the air passes Into the building. REV. QUIVEY IN THE CITY ncjinlr MuTlJfM on ( he I.nnUiiiil fur .VcliriixK-n riillcli-cn'N ! I nine Itov. Elmer P. Qulvey , manager of the No- hraika Children's Homo noclety , who Is un der sentence to go to jail for alleged con tempt of Judge Scott's court , Is In Omaha , having comn over from Council llluffs yeu- lerday. It Is said that ho was hero Wednes day also. Deputy shcrlll'ri are looking for Kev. Qulvoy , nnd If ho Is found he will be com mitted to jail without further preliminaries. A mlttimiiH was Usued several days ago , but thus far the sheriff has been unable to catch Ilcv. Qulvpy on Nebraska noil. Ih-puty sheriffs apent the entire afternoon In searching for Ilcv. Qiilvey , bill they were unable to llnd him. Ills residence hns Icon shadowed almost constantly for several days and nlghiti. > l | -llll ( > SdldNllCH , The following1 births and death * have i been recorded lu the olllrv of Ihe Hoard "if I Health during forty-eight hours ended . Thursday noun : , -iO ! niiiunili > Ki i" > y. Jui' iiunitin , i wcniy- llfth and Iluncrofi , boy ; Kluyil Ilra an , Jfii , South Thlrly-llr. < i. bo > ; W. A. llriim. 2Ta > , ChicaKo , bo/ . - , Illume. Thirty-fourth ami .Meredith avenue , 3.S yearn : John i Walker , no liunu . H7 yearn : Ali-xaudcr Ta\lor. 1021 fii'inh Scventceiiib. no vc.iri ; ( Vila O llanlon. 201C Si Marv'n im--'ue. I 73 years V W Trunx. CI7 North Seven teenth. 30 years. Mlnta Phillips. iSia Corby , | 8 years. MONEY SO OBJECT TO BOARD No Pretense is Made of Awarding Ccntracli to Lowest Bidden. DEALERS IN 3LATE ENTER A PROTEST lllncKliiitirilx Are Piii-cliaiccl fur Three .NM > llnllillnu * nl n I'rlrc Much III r.vi'-.i of ! 'lilx Siiltinlt- ( rit In ( iniiil I'altli. Contractors and material men of this city nnd Chicago have a serious grievance against the Heard of Education In respect to the placing of Important orJers without regard to the lowest bids. The erection of three new buildings the Case , Saundcra and I'aclflc schools has made ncccsiry cxtcnsi.-i- purchases through Iho agency of the coMniltlec on buildings nnd property. The contractors complain that the commit tee has ellher failed to consider any com- pctlvo bids whatever or has. In one cnso at least , preferred a contractor whose bid was higher than others received. On December bids were opened In gen eral meeting of the board for furnishing and Installing nlate blackboards tn Iho three new buildings. Prices per square foot were quoted as follows : C. F. Weber & Co. , Chicago. 2214 cents. 13. D. Heeghly & Co. , Toledo. 24H ! cents. F. K. Hiirkmlnstcr , Chicago , 25 cents. Omaha Schcol Supply company , Omaha , 23 cents. Northwestern Slate company , Minneapolis , 20 cents. The bids were referred without comment to the committee on building and nropcrty consisting of Cowle , Hlack , Uandhauer , Johnson and Hurgcss. The committee rec ommended at a later meeting that the ma terial i be purchased from F. K. Huckmln- Kter , nnd such action was taken. The total order i nmouited to about $2,000 , there being 1 a little more than 8,000 feet of black board I space provided for In the three now mlldlngs. The difference of 2V6 eents a oot between Huckmlnstcr'fl and Weber's jlds represented $200 of the taxpayers' money. The bid accepted , far frnm being ] .he lowest , was Vlth one exception the j ilghcsl one received. Conlrnclors Are InillKiiniK. The firms which had bid lower than I' . K. tuckmlnster were naturally aggrieved that hey had been put lo the trouble of figuring ho plans and of posting certllled chclu ; for $100 when they were not allowed to unjoy the fruits of merited success. K. D. keenly & Co. of Toledo , who , had submitted i bid of 244 cents per square foot were especially dissatisfied and one of the firm expresses himself us follows : "W-- have been most slmublly treated at the linniij of the school board and cannot Icubt but that the taxpayers will also resent this expensive uiif.alrnc.es. We had a number ) f letters from the secretary of the board ahklnR us to bid for Ihe slate blackboard naterlal. We believe that we are competent o execute the contract sallsfnclorlly us we lave done similar work for leu consecullvo years In Kansas Clly. getting the contracts each time by competition , and have equally good records In other cllles. "Tho excuse of the board therefore , Ihat our compotltois were able to execute their contract more satisfactorily Is not ncccplable nnsiquch as wo had put up a certified check for the proper execution of the work. " I'luln Trudi ( o School Hoard. The low , but unsuccessful bidders also nddiesFOd a letter to the secretary of the school board ! n the following terms : DAYTON , O. . Dee. 1C.-J. SI. Gllhin , Dear Sir : Your favor of Iho IHh advising us Hint the contract for slate blackboards lias lieeu let lu a higher bidder than ouraolves has been received with considerable mir- prlse. If we bad known that we could not expect fair treatment from your board wi > would bavo been present nt the oponlng of the blilH In order to have preserved our rlgbtH , even if we bad been forced into the courts. Tin- excuse that the bid submitted by the Buckminstcr company was more satls- fuutory Is no excuse whatever , an you have complete specifications for this work , and have no right to Imagine what someone inlKht or might not do as lonpr a yon have our certllled chock , and wo nro ready and willing to KO under bond to complete the work according to your specifications. Our Kiiaranly covered both labor and material and the specifications should certainly bavo been stifllclent for you. It is In our opinion an outrage that bidders In good faith cannot Ret fair nifty , when the .speci fications are plain and their certified check Is as good as any one's else. Wo will put up another certified check for any amount Hint may bo named as a guaranty that the sample WP furnished Is as of good iiuallty of slate as you bought or will Ret. We will leave the iiuesllon to any producing factory other than the two Interested. If your city contains taxpayers with cnoiiKli Interest In tholr own welfare to stop such a practice as this we will be glad to bear our shnro of expense In any lost as to whether thu board has the right to take such an arbitrary action when It has adopted complete specifications and pro vides lhal certllled cheeks shall be at tached to all bids. bids.K. K. IX HI3KGIIIA * TO. When the contract was before the board only four members , I'cnfold , Haywurd , Ilur- gess and Thomas , recorded themselves against it , Moore , Tnal and Van Gilder be ing absent , and Iho other eight voting for it. CLUB IS ITSELF DELINQUENT Oruiinl/adnn \ \ lili'li I rue- * Celled Ion of 'I'll\CM HUH Mimy .Mcmliri'N Ii : ( InClly'H Dclil. The records ot the comptroller's olllce con tain Interesting Information relative to de linquent personal taxes , taken In connection with the Commercial club's icccnt agitation of the question. The printed rolls of the Commercial club have -111 names and of these Iho records show that personal taxes for ISft'J have been paid by only 131) ) . Of Iho remainder , lEi ! have been assessed on Ibo books , but have failed lo settle with the city treasurer. Flfly-nlno names do not appear on the books at all. In view of the fact that much Iho larger part of the Commercial club Is indebted to the city the clly olTiclals hcllcvo that a spiritual change In as much needed In thai body as among Iho citizens at largo. The numbers given apply only to 1S99 and it Is presumed that a perusal of the records for former years would Increase still further the number of delinquents. t SWAMPED WITH BUSINESS TIIIIM or ( 'lirlnimy ( l'ri-NriiN Arc llolnt ; llnnillcil nl Hie ( tiniiliii 1'llNlllllll-C. At the poslofllco Iho rush Is on. II started In good shape yesterday and by noon the force wiiH up lo iheir CJTK In the big pile of Christmas presents going and coming. Thia year I'cslmastcr Crow has Btatloneil a clerk In the corridor whoso duty Is to weigh Ihn packagfN mul Indicate the amount of pontairc required. Up to noon this clerk had weighed l,2ul packages , on which the postage ranged from 1 cent up to ( ] and over. Largo numbers of the packages at the postolllco arc going nnd coming In the regu lar mall , but the bulk are registered , w'lleh niakos an enormous Imslnmj In the registry department , whcro sixty sacks of mall were handled today. The opinion Is expressed that the hu liirtt' will continue to Incrcaso until the middle of next week and that next Monday will be the bis day. Hi-unit Iniv ilixlli-N of MalmVlrllinn , HAVANA. Dec. 21. The removal of the dead of the .Maine was not accompanied by any ceremonies over the bodies , an. nenly cotttued , they were placed in thu mortuary chapel of the cemetery until all was corn- She washes her delicate laces With Ivory Soap suds , soft and warm ; ' . ' " . ' ' The frailest in bottles she places ' ' " . ' ' And shakes them it cannot do harm. ' ' ; . " If thoroughly rinsed with clear water , They're wholly uninjured when dry Because , as experience has taught her , Ivory Soap has no free alkali. The vegetable oils of which Ivory Soap Is made fit It for many special uses for which other soaps are unsafe or unsatisfactory. C r7Tlk > , l5l , V ; Till I-ntM t ( l.akl. f , CUclnh.il. plcted. At 10 o'clock last night ten wagons formed a proccsslcn carrying 161 cofilns to the Machlna wharf , passing through un frequented streets. The bodies reached the wharf at 11:30 : wider a strong guard tnxu tc ! battleship Texae. They were placed aboard two steam lighters before daylight and were taken to Ihe war ship at 0 a. in. GLASS TRUST PROFIT FIGURES Prc.slili'iil Kr.v ScnilN ( ) u ( ( 'onltdcii'.lnl Information U.\iici- ( ( o Double Prolllx li > Combination. INDIANAPOLIS , Ind. . Dec. 21. The glass tableware trust , known as the National Ulass company , IE. sending out circulars containing information that has been of a confidential nature until now. U la slgtu'd by H. C. Fry , the president , who says the trust has scoured centre ! of 87 per cent ot the factories , but that It has been necessity to bond the property for $2UOO,000 to care for visible expenses. The trust has filed moi tgages to that amount in every stale in the country in whlcu It ! ms a foothold. The president savs that the bonds will glvn a working capital of $500,000 besides taking care of the mortgages. The value of the pieces of propel ty in Ihe Irttst is given as $3,41i,091.Sl ( ! , exclusive of raw male- rial and finished stocks valued at $003,300 ; trust capital , $4,000,000 ; grcss business did Inet year , 51,205,000 ; net profits , $ -i07,23S.2S. It Is stated in the circular lhal the profil may be doubled Ibis year by rcaeon of the combination of the labor-saving devices. The circular stales that the chief reason for consolidating Is Ihat valuable patents and labor-saving machinery , now used by but few of the firms , will be Installed Into nil the factories and this , with a centralization of management , will swell the net earnings to $800,000 a year , and after allowing for the redemption of the proposed bonds at Iho rate "of $200.000 a year with Interest , there will bo left nearly $500,000 a year lo bo dls- trlbuted In dividends. CARNEGIE COMPANY FLANS Truce Snlil ( o llnve Ilooii I'iiuheil Up l.'el veen Krlclc mill Ilenil of I'lrin. NEW YORK , Dec. 21. The Tribune says The conferences concerning the future or- ganlzallon nnd operation of the Carnegie Steel company are said to be concluded for the present with everything settled. While neither Mr. Carnegie nor Mr. Prick will talk about the situation , It was learned from a trustworthy source that there Is little likeli hood of Mr. Frick's starling In to organize a company to fight the Carnegie company. Mr. Frick's interests , so this authorlly said , nro so deeply connected with Iho Carnegie company Ihat for him lo do anything to hurt thai company would work him great harm. The Carnegie people arn said to be aware of this and while they know lhal Mr. Frlck is Irritated and disappointed Just now , they think ho will come around all right and Join with Mr. Carneglo and others as a con sulting partticr. There Is a plan under dlftzusslon , so It Is said to abolish the ofllco of chairman and allow the olllco to die with Mr. Frlck. In stead another olllce , similar in character , but bearing another name , will be created. II. W. Oliver of I'lttsburg has been named as likely lo take charge when Mr. Frlck steps aplde. No conllrmallcti of this could he secured here , but It was said that formal announcement would bo made In due time In rittsbui-K. SHEEPMEN ASK LEGISLATION \ullonal l.lvc .Snt-li Aiiofliiliiii t < > Mctiinrlull/e Conitrcxs ( Ite- npen Kort'M ( llcjtcrt en. FOUT WOUTH. Tex. . Dec. 21-1'Vur da > s of warm debate Is prom bud dining the an nual convutlcn of the National Live Sto. k assoclallon , which convenes here on the 16th ot next month. The subjects which will caiiEO these discussions are : The reopening of the forest rosorvcs lu sheepmen ; terminal charges nt the Chicago i market ; feeding In transit rates ou live | | stcck chlpmiTits and the leasing' public j lauds. | | U lu said that the first Is of sucJi great Importance lo sheepmen that leaders of this Industry In the north and northwest are sending out lo every assoclallon In the coun try requesting them lo Join thy national as- snciallcii at once and rend full dclcsaflous to the Fort Worth meeting. The t-uppo.iltion is lhal they will ask the convention tn memo- j i rlallzo congress to reopen thcac rescrvallons. } SIM'JCIVI , IO\V \TI5S Via Omaha A : SI. I.niilN It. It. Account of the holiday ) ! . For rates , limits and all Information , call nt "Qulncy Itouto" olllce , 1415 Farmim strcel (1'axton ( hotel block ) , or write Harry E. Mcorcs , C. 1' . & T. A. , Omaha , Neb. KnurVliit'r Tutirn. On January 10 , February 14 and -March 7 the Wabash will run vxcursldhs vli New- York and the steamer Pence to I'ortd Rico. Also on February 13 a thirty-day tour of Old Mexico. For rates , which IneluJo all ex penses , and further information call en or write U. N. CLAYTON , Room EOfi Karbach bitch , Omaha , Neb. IiierciiNi * In HiiNHlmi fVrcnl * . ST. 1'ETEHSHURG , Dec. 21.-The Cen tral Agricultural bureau has publ'shod a report showing an Increase of 20 per cent In winter cereals over ISflS and an Incren o ot 17 per cent upon the average of the lu t live years. INVALSD CUSHION with Improved air valve 13-Inch 8J.8- ) . 14-tnuh J2.00. ' 10-Inch * 2.2 ; ) . 17-inch $2.10. THE AIDE & PENfOLD CO. , Liirircut Ilodill IJrnir Ilnnxo , 1408 Fiirnnin. OMAHA. OPI'OHITE PAXTON HOTEL DrexL Slutmin's ' Hobby hus Ill-oil ( iOUJ ) SIIOKS C'l I HA I1 This hollilny-KlvliiK time Is no exception , finIIITC you ( 'd MIC Ulml of ( 'lirlHlintiH Klflw that i-ln-cr the heart anil li' ( < > i Hit ! fool warm If your wlfu lias cold foot Just p-t her a pair of those I'ur-trlinnH'il , round fi-lt stoppers In roil or oilier popular colors If they should'nt lit wo will e.vrlmiik'o Ihein afler Chi'lsliiKiK for a perfectly lilted pail1Vo keep open ovonliiKs now to help the li'illday Hlioppers--'onie ( In any Iliue , we've plenty of help. Drexel Shoe Co. ii Update Shoe 141U PAKNA.1I STUEBT. Holiday Shoppers Arc citHlly mttlsllcil when tlii-.v Inxpcct tin1 very coiupli'lH UKHorlmt'iit of iiiusl- cjil iiislniiupnlH we arc Knowing This WIIHUII niauilolliiK Hci'in thu most popu lar with the trad" anil our Kind ; In cludes only the most reliable inaUi-a , Miicli UN the Wanlilitmi , nm liiK In prh'u from .fir . ( K ) upHiii'toim , from SS.Oi ) up Benary'H and nix ollior good niala-K , from .fri.li ) upVu wive. I-UIIVIIH cased \vlili nil our Instruments and gnarantm ) tliein for two yctirsI'nr the children a full line of toy Instruments for lo cv-nts and up. A. HOSPE , Music and Art. 1513 Douglas ,