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.
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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 ,
