Nebraska Newspapers

    THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: "FRIDAY, MAY 2o, 11)00.
THE FIRID OF FIF((TRiriTY'lnm,"leustof asaraMno''i'munica-
1UU ULtbU VI fcLLtUUUl 1 ition between lightship and the maraland
I tho wirelcus telegraphy syitttm has been
'tried with siirceA tor signaling ptirpoees be-
InTention of an Instrument fcr Preaervinc I
m . , m ,, b
iBiepnone inn.
ELECTRIC SIGNALS BETWEEN PASSING SHIPS
I'hiitiilri- hlurim mill I.IkIiIiiIiik Itoil
IHM!tiftpil l- nn Utperl A Model
l''trr Mint Ion CH i trh iil
.Note.
Foreign electrical circles are tlincimaine I
and Investigating n remarkable combination '
of telcphonu and phonograph, by which It I
k possible to tlx nd nn.Knrin rnnvnrcn. !
lions In tho absenco of tho Intended hearer
ibo Inventor Is V. Poulscn, 0. K., of Copen
hagen, who baa given several convincing
demonstration of the vnltio of tho Instru
ment. It Is called tho telegrnphonc. Tho
Electrical Kcvlcw of London gives the fol
lowing description of It:
Ths telegraphono clnlmx to be nothing
less than a epoclal kind of phonograph to
bo acted upon from a distance through tho
agency of electricity. It Is Indeed an elec
tromagnetic phonograph to bo used In com
Mnation with microphones and telephones,
tho rounds from n transmitter being tele
phoned to tho telegraphone, then fixed In
Invisible writing by this wonderful appar
atus, whence It ncaln nt any time can bo
reproduced In a telephonic rccclvor.
The principal difference between tho or
tllnary phonograph and tho telegraphono
conolsts In tho fact that in the latter in
strument tho 'phonetic writing" of tho
ound waves l not performed mo-'h.inlcally
but only magnetically by means of an elec
tromagnet, tho moving basis being made
nf steel or nickel Instead of wax or Hlmllar
unbalance. To explain tho action.: Supposes
the electromagnet to bo magnetized by
telephone currents, whllo say a steel band
)atscs Jiwt close along itn poles, the sur
face) of tho tccl will bo permanently mag
tietlzed moro or less strongly, correspond
ing to the varying magnetism of tho elec
tromagnet, viz: to the telephonic currents.
On reversing the action by again letting
the steel band "prepared" as above In
proper direction be moved quickly in front
of the poles of tho same or another elec
tromagnet, whose wlndllngn now arc to be
connoctcd to n telephone, varrylng currents
duo to tho different magnotlzatlon of tho
iteel band aro Induced In tho said windings,
causing tho telephone to repeat exactly the
oundfi onco fixed upon the telegraphone as
ftnn as desired.
Aa hai been proved by numerous trials,
tho telegraphono gives oft tho impressed
speech quite an genuine and frco from
secondary sounds as for lnstanco tho tele
phone and In comparison with the phono
graph It has tho advantage that the pho
netlo writing, although not to be wiped out
In a mcchanlcnl way, may bo very easily
obliterated by sliding n rather strong mag
net (or magnetized electromagnet) along
tho surface of tho otcel basis. Indeed when
ever this Is done every 'traco of the writing
Is dono away with and tho Instrument is
onco moro fit for receiving new impressions.
How It Work.
As to details, a very small electromagnet,
f.iv some few millimeters long, M sufll-
clent as well for "writing" as for "reading."
Ins tend of a steel hand, It has, In tome In
stances, bcon found moro practical to uso
a pianoforte wire wound scrow-threadliko
1n groovcH upon a horizontal drum rotated,
for Instance, by a snull electromotor,
whllo the "writing" or "reading" electro
magnet Is hlftcl along i metallic rod
Tiarallol to tho nxls of tho apparatus by
means of the bcrew-lald windings them
elve. When all tho wire bus been "used,"
the electromagnet Is automatically do
tached and quickly brought back to Its
starting position by a special arrangement
Tho form of apparatus mentioned with
jilanoforto wiro will, however, only do for,
ray. a speech lasting a minute. When tho
telegraphono Is to report a long speech, stcol
bands, preferably wine millimeters long
and one-twentieth millimeter thick, havo
boen employed with good rcaultn. Tho band
Is then unwound from ono reol on to an
other nnd Is "pri'pnrcd" by tho electro
magnet during Its motion at any point be
tween tho two reels.
In connection with ordinary telephone
lines, tho telegraphone has been tried In
practice as a receiver, and put automat
ically In action when the hell Is rung, then
registering what tho sender has to say.
Tho subscribor called for cun them, at any
tlma (say on returning home), road It off.
as 'will bo understood from tho above.
Another particular application of the In
strument Is duo to Its capacity to reproduce
the speech to a largo number of subscrib
ers at tho oamo time. In this case, tho
steel band must bo a continuous one, ar
ranged and moved, for lustauco, in the
sam'o way art a handsaw. All along tho
band n number of small electromagnets aro
flxod, tho first ono connected to a tclo
nhonlc transmitter, tho othora to tho cllf
fcrent subscribers. When tho Impressed
speech has actel upon all the electromag
nets it Is wiped out by a magnet.
Po much about particulars. Curiously
enough, tho Inventor has had somo troublo
In obtaining patents In several countries
the scientific members of somo patent com
missions denouncing the Invention to bo a
physical Impossibility till convlncod by
demonstrated facts.
Hhl im t It it t PnuR In Hip MkIiI.
When wireless telegraphy was first brought
to tbo attention of the public, says Klcc
trlclty. tho consensuo of opinion seemed to
bn that this miothod of transmitting mes
sages would never amount to much In i
commercial way nnd that its field of useful
ness would bo extremely limited. Such has
not, however, 'been the case, owing In a great
measure to the indefatigable work nnd untir
ing efforts of William Marconi, llcsldes be-
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This la the CASCAItET tablet.
Kvery tablet of the only aennlna
Caxcnreu bears tho maxlc lettsrs
"CULV ivOOK ai tne uoiet rror
a yqu buy, and bewuru of frauds,
jy Imitations and substitutes,
lwccn men-of-war, and still more recently it
ban been demonstrated in the Transvaal that
thin method tf transmitting memages has
much to recommend It for sending dispatches
from one army corps to another during au
active campaign.
Tho latest application, however, of this
now method of telegraphy 13 In the merchant
marine. The Kaiser Wllhelni dcr CSrcMC of
the North German Lloyd line, which arrived
In New York from firemen recently, had
on board h Marconi transmitter and receiver,
by means of which Intelligible signals were
transmitted to the mainland en the ilepar-
l,lre of the Htonmer from the other side.
Tnc messages were sent frrm the liner to a
receiving elation off tho North (ierman coast
fifty miles distant and were, communicated
over cablo and land wirrs to Hremerhavcn,
tho port of IJremcn, ninety miles away.
favor since Marconi demonstrated tho prac
ticability of his system officials of thc North
uerman Lloyd line havo been desbois of '
applying It to one of their liners. With this .
end In view permission wan obtaiuel from
the Herman government for the erection of u
station on the Horkmn lightship, but ow-
lng to an accident tho lightship had to be
abandoned an a receiving and transmitting '
station and Ilorkum Island at the mouth of
tho Ems was substituted.
When thc Kaiser Wlluelm drr ftrasse
which left Hrrmcn on February 28, was fifty
miles from tho receiving station mcisagps
concerning tho vessel's movements were font
from her. In charge of thc operating room
on the ship was one of Marconi's assistants.
While It wan evident thnt tho mcssago had
been received nt the station no replica were
rerelved aboard the khlp until she got within
thirty-five miles of thc Island.
ThlH was accounted for In tho difference
of height of thc masts on thc vessel and on
the Island. The mast at the station wns 1S3
feet high, while that on tho vessel was only
135 feet. From mcssnges received on the
ship It wns learned that there was communi
cation by the wireless system from the liner
to tho station when fifty miles distant.
Greetings between the two continued until
tho Kniser was beyond signaling distance.
l scIpms MkIiIiiIiik Hoils.
The Electrical Review, In an article on
thunder-storms-,' says that It Is Just as well
for people who live In the suburbs or the
country to know that the average lightning
rod has about as much Influence on the din
position of lightning to strlko their prem
ises as the color of thc paint on their houses.
It can bo said with somo certainty that tho
average lightning-rod Is of no use whatever
mid It can bo predicted with certainty that
amplo protection would be given a barn, for
example, by enclosing It In a thick copper
shell. It 1'3 conceivable that a lightning
rod constructed upon tho most scientific
principles would bo of llttlo avail It It came
Into tho path of ccrtalu varieties of light
ning discharge. It Is again perfectly possi
ble that lightning may take tho ordinary
lightning rod as a path and go quietly to
earth over It without doing damage. There
should not be, In thickly populated regions,
where houses are close together, any par
ticular tincaslncfs about tho danger of light
ning. In places whero tho population Is en
tirely concentrated and tho buildings aro
clcee together, thc fatal icsults of lightning
aro practically nil. It Is In tho country dis
tricts, where trees are abundant und houscj
frequently surrounded by them, that fatal
nccldenls moro frequently occur. Further
more, tbo city man hh a general thing ha
no lightning rod. The country man almost
Invariably has. In either case, however,
tho chances of death by lightning aro so
small as to be utterly negligible.
Model I'unor Hotisp.
Tho electrical engineer or central station
manager of ten years ago would blink his
eyes In nrtontshment were ho to bo set down
In one of our mcdern central stations sup
plying current for lighting and power In a
big city. Ho would mli tho whirring
leather belts connecting steam engines and
lynamos; the badly designed steam piping
running around the station overhead; tho
oll-sonked wooden floar: tho exposed wiring;
tho dirty flro room cluttered up with piles
f coal and all tho rest of It that, whllo It
as thp beat practlco at the time, Is now as
rare nnd out of date as can v eil li Imag
ined. Tho modern station, a splendid exam
plo of which Is that of tho Hoston (Mass.)
Electric Light company, reaemblct in out
ward appearance a handomo cotton mill.
The dynamo room Is a lofty, airy apartment,
the walls of which aro finished In whito
glazed brick. Tho floor Is mcsalc. The en
gines nnd large generators are direct coupled
nnd all except the bright parts are painted
maroon color. No wires, no belts and
but little steam piping aro visible. Every
thing In sweet and clean. In tho Doner ana
tiro room all the coal and aaheo are handled
automatically by machinery, nnd one Is as
tonished at tho smoothness and celerity with
which the many details aro carried out that
result In tbo economical production of thou
sands of horse-power of electrical energy.
KlPPlrleal XoIps.
A Inrce shlnment of electilcal apparatus
has been oruereu io ve tn-m uum nm
burc to the Capp Nomo old Holds. The
hlpment inciuues a liirge nummr in uyiiif
mnu fillil moiors. :oU.WJ lljllllill ill iiibmiuivii
wire, 125 tons ol naie copper wiro uiin oiner
mncninery.
a unvel tinllev ear Is In uso In Berlin
outside tho city It runs on tracks with an
overhead trolley contact lust as the ordl-
r,r.i. nar when tnp piiv nmiis aro ru.tciipu
OXfll SeiS OI irilCHU IP liinriuu oiiu lin
ear becomes an elcctromobllc omnibus pro
pelled by storace batteries carried under
1110 Blue HCU18 Ol W1U LIU.
I'rof. nnrrhers. the eminent eleetro-meiai-
lurglst. has calculated that tho electrical
enercv renulred by tho world s production
nf oUflrn.eliemleal HllbxtnneeH is US fol
lows: -Calcium earblde. 1S0.OOO horse-power;
the alkalies and cotnmnations oi cnionne.
m rvwi VincoB.nnvver' aluminum. 27.000 horse-
nower: Conner, u.imi nnrnc-iiuwui . laiuui-
undiini. 2.606 horse-power.
Tho lighting of storo and shop winnows
hv ltiennilesreiit lnniu Is py no means a
noveuy, ami yei ii i inu cjikiiuuh iii
than the rule to Heo such worn jiru;nriv
iniip. Tho lamnsi should always ho con-
i'kii pit from tno street Mne or inn window
and the surrounding reflectors should bo
nn nlnced that no shadows aro cast on tho
coods In tho window. A suffused glow of
Mntt llcht U what should be striven for,
nnd the nearer this Is approached tho better
w ill he tne crteci uroaucea.
An inircnlnus automatic electrical rlro
alarm bus been produced by a New .calami
Inventor it involves tne sagging wiro
in itnMiiiii neretoioro useu in many e ecirira
measuring Instruments. Near the celling
of the room to be uiotected a tine cornier
wlrn Is stretched between a kttnl ami an
adjustable strainer. At the mlrt-polnt of the
Wire H ailucncu i numiti nm ivununK ver-
i n v in u Kinss nine, a corresponding
contact Is llxed at the bottom of the tube
und la connected through an alaim bell
nnA ii hnttery by a two-wire circuit. The
uniinn nf the uimarntus Ih exttemely hlmnle
In case or lire a sukiii rise in innperaiuro
of tho stretched wire causes a large move
ment of tho contact rod, which touches tho
lower cciiitm t in tho tce thus completing
tho electrical circuit uniTjlnglng the alarm
bell.
A company Is constructing a miniature
electrU railway In Mlsoutl. The road will
ho u mile long, nnd the oltlcers are children.
The electric motive power Is furnished by
underground wires on a new system. Tho
gauge of the road Is three feet two Inches,
each ear will hold eight passengers uiui tho
train will bo Illuminated by olcctrlc tights.
The switches In tho ynrds of the Atchison,
Topeka k Santa K railway at Fort Mndl
son, la., are lighted by electricity. The
lamp t an ordinary Incandescent one of
eight eniulle power, fitting a socket UHlde.
The wiring Is brouuht to tho switch In an
underground nlpo .line and tapped by a
braneH nlpe standing vertically, three or
four foct clear nf the switch stand, nnd
nrehlnir over It so iim to enter thc cp of
tho switch l.iiiin. The llshm are sld to
work satisfactorily, dispensing with a lamp-
tender, nnd believed to ne s.uer man tno
common oil lamp. a they do not go out o
readll:1.
"I had stomach troublo twenty years and
gave up hope of being cured till I began to
uso Kodol Dyspepsia Cure. It has done me
10 much good I call It the saver of my life."
l n WllUlnhinn lhnnv Tftnn II
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dlcsts what you cut, 1
MAD RACE AGAINST TIME
Postoffice OlocTt Reiponilbls for a Sensation
on t Fkthlonabte Thoroughfare.
YOUNG BUSINESS MAN'S FRANTIC DRIVE
Slorj
lie
of nn IjiiKntiPiiient 'I' lint llnil to
Ivrpt I:imi II Sctcrnl l.lu'i
Wore .Ipiipnrill.ptl nml Hie
.V' lull tin rliouil Alarmed.
On the debit side of the personal account
of a prominent young business man of the
city there Is an entry of 3 which Is charged
simply as "expense." In tho pocket of a
hack driver there Is reposing a gold coin
of equal value. Dot w cell tho two hanga a
tale.
Wednesday afternoon there was a rush of
nusincss in tho house of which thc young
merchant Is" u Junior nartnor. Every mall
that came In during tho day was burdened
with orders, remittances, kicks from country
customers and requests for expense money
from traveling talesmen. Tho shipping clerks
rushed around like madmen In an effort to
get off the flood of orders that was poured
I 111 llnnn Ilium tlm nnahlnh nnnln,1 nn .,,
( ... ......... UISUIUI VUIIIHVII ttiw.i.-j
until ho loathed thc sight of thc filthy lucre,
ann me nan uozen stenograpners Dccnnio
o absorbed In their tasks that they forgot
to chew gum. Even tho olllco boy actually
caught himself In tho net of running when
ho was sent on an errand, and came back to
tho ofllco flushed with niortlllcatlon and
shamo ut his violation of the underlying
principle of thc offl-o boys' union.
Like all the others, the Junior partner was
busy, and not until thc last letter was
signed, sealed, stamped and passed over
to the boy to take to the postofrlce did ho
notice that his clerks had left the building.
As their hour for quitting work Is G:30, nnd
as ho Is usually the last ono to lcavo, this
gave him no concern. Leisurely he arranged
his papers, locked his desk and strolled out
toward tho street. As soon as ho emerged
from the building ho gavo one glance to tho
north, and folt his heart stand still within
him an he noted tho hands on tho postofrlce
clock and rocnlled nn engagement for 7
o'clock with ono of Omaha's fairest glrlH. lie
looked up again. There wns no mlstako
about It. It was halt past six and ho was
two miles from home, und must dlno and
ires before making tho promised call.
JpIiii'k llrltp In Uitriipnf.
A hack happened to be standing across
the street. He yelled to tho driver, fright
ening him so budly that It was fully two
mlnutei beforo tho Jehu could bo made to
understand that his services were required.
Tho Junior opened tho door and lunged In;
then sticking his head through tho win
dow called out:
"Number -, Dlank street. Make It In
flvo minutes and I'll give you $5. It's a case
of life or death. Oct busy, now, aud don't
watto any time."
Tho driver obeyed, nnd four minutes later
the residents of Dlank street were almost
deprived of their senses to see a carriage
daubing along tho thoroughfare ltko mad,
the horses on a dead run, tho driver plying
tho whip and urging them on to still greater
speed, while through thc windows was seen
thp well known fare of thc Junior partner,
hard and set with anxiety. As tho carrlago
pulled up In front of his rosldonco, bo
leaped to the ground, threw tho driver his
fnro nnd rushed Into tho house so precipi
tately that ho collided with tho servant
girl with such force as to Bend her reeling
backward ngalnst a door that opened Into
a cellnr, and which, unablo to withstand the
momentum, gave way under tho assault.
Down tho stairs Bho went, bumpcty-bump,
landing on the cement floor, very much the
worse for her Journey, but still able to yell
lustily for help.
It Is doubtful If the young man realized
what be had done, for ho continued his mad
flight up tho stairs and Into his room with
out paying any nttontlon to tho succession
of blond-curdling screeches that enrae up
from the cavernous depths far below. Ho had
only tlmo to think of ono thing, that It was
past 6:30 and he had an engagement for 7
o'clock. Preparatory to changing his dress
ho took his watch from his pocket and laid
It upon tho dresser. It Is an open-faced
chronometer nnd. glancing at It with a feei
ng of fear and dreadful anxiety much tho
same aa ono experiences when ho fools that
a terrible doom awaits him, yet Is anxious
o know tho worst he noted that tho hands
pointed to 5:,'j7. lie picked It up and put it
incredulously to his ear. It was ticking
away as calmly as though It was measuring
tlmo for some crabbed misogynist on whom
tho charma of tho most fascinating bit of
femininity would make no moro Impression
than a pea-shooter on an armored man-o'-
war. Ho turned tho stem; It was wound.
Something was out of Joint somowhere, but
he could not locate tho trouble.
While ha was deliberating, his mother en
tered tho room, closely followed by his sister,
the faces of both full of anxiety. "What bad
happened?" "Was ho 111?" Had the firm
failed?" "Was he going crazy?" These and
a hundred other Interrogatories wore poured
upon him. Ilrlefly ho explained tho cause of
his unseemly haste, begged them to with
draw from bin lojm and told thcai he should
not dlno at home.
Hp I'oiiiuI Out I'Mnnlly.
Then a musical, girlish laugh rang out.
It grow louder and louder, moro and more
vehement, until It drowned out tho plaintive. I
whlnlngs that kept coming from thc lower
regions. The Junior turned around and faced
his slBter, who wns convulsed with laughter.
Tears were streaming down her cheeks and
her breath camo In gasps. Her strength bo
came exhausted and she threw herrelf on
the bed, where for another flvo minutes sho
lay unable to speak a word. At last (bo par
tially recovered and, raising herself on her
elbow, gasped out:
"Did yon ever In all your life hear of
anything so funny? Tbo clock on thc post
office hasn't been hasn't been running
for more than a week."
What the young man tald Is known, but
It may not bo printed. Tho servant, whose
if o was Jeopardized, was duly apologized to
and tnadc happy with a shining golden half
euglc; tho dinner wus eaten in a leisurely
manner nnd tho engagement wus punctually
kept, nut there Is a solemn vow registered
somowhere that hereafter when tho Junior
cIobcs his desk, he will take a look nt his
watch, and that what It says will go, re
gardless of the position of tbo bands on tho
postolllco clock.
LOCAL EDUCATORS PROMINENT
NchiiiJiUii 'IViipIicm lllun I'lncps on
Hip l'rourain for Hip .N'nlloiuil
AnNoplnlloii,
Superintendent of Schools Pcaree,
as
as-
tieasurcr of ihe Nntlonal Educational
sociutlon
ls reading tho proof bbecta on an
ment circular to bo Issued regard-
announccm
lng tho Bummer convention of educators at
Charhttton, S. C, July 7 to 13. From Omaha
tho round trip will be 536.55. with a
choice of routes south of tho Ohio river
gateways. At a tllghtly Increased expense
tho excursionists may visit Now Orleans or
Washington. The circular will contain a
quantity of detailed Information, among
which was noted a temperature tabic show
lng that South Carolina posecjses as agree- tbo same principle as the antiseptic drej
n his it rllmato In Julv as many southern lncs of the army surgeons and Is thc best
cities, the average temperature for that
month last year being 81.7, compared with
85. 6 for Hoston.
The program contains the names of scvcrnl
educators known In this district. Prof. G,
W. A Lucky, of the chair of pedagogy. Uni
versity of Nebraska, will speak on "The
Training of Teachers for Secondary Schools."
; Superintendent Dinsmorc of thc Beatrice
j schools bag the distinction of being presl-
itnt nf tho nlenlpn 111 rv RpMnn nnp nf thn
w....r.-w ......... ......
(juoii laporuot 0: W coaveniioa. supenn
tendent Heed of Creto will address thc teach. 1
er on "English In tho tirades. " The dls- )
cushion on thc same topic will be Introduced
by Mrs, Sarah Jenkins, formerly connected
with tho Nebraska State Normal s hool.
rrcsidcnt Ucardshear of the low.i Agri-!
cultural college at Ames will deliver an ad
dress upon "The Influence of I'oetry on
Hducntlon from the Basis of Aesthetics."
SHORT CHANGfc MEN AT WORK
Tim llnrlpinlprs nml lino (ierli eatl
Done l Khl Duffy nml
ii I'll I.
Two short-chaiigo artists operated In
Omaha for thirty minutes Wednesday
evening and now two bartenders and a drug
clerk aro minus $!).S0 each and moro self
confidence than they will bo able to re
cover in a month of Sundays. Each of tho
victims avers with great posltlveness that
never before In his life was ho fllrallammed
out of a cent, nnd admits he thought him
self Invincible to the con man. Hut at the
hands of "Kid" Duffy nnd bis unknown pal
tho prldo of tho trio has suffered u rudo
shock.
Duffy was arrested In his room yesterday
by Detectives Jorgcnsen und Dcmpsoy.
His pal Is still nt large. Jim, alias "Kid"
Duffy, Is recognized as one of the smooth
est operators In his line in tho wist.
Duffy's success is duo to his application
of a well known principle of psychology.
He Is aware that the easiest way to "rattle"
a man Is to make him think ho has made
an absurd mistake. Ills scheme is this:
He enters somo place that docs n large re
tail business saloon, cigar store or drug
store and makes n small purchase, offer
ing In payment a $20 bill. Tho clerk takes
out tho amount of tho purchase, say 20
cents, and gives back $l!i.S0. Duffy 6iir
vcys tho pile of coin In feigned surprise.
"Why, wasn't that a $1 bill I gavo you?"
he asks.
Tho clerk starts, looks foolish, goes back
to tho cash register and returns reassured.
"No." says the clerk, "It was a $20 bill."
"Well, thnft funny. I had a $1 bill
here," replies Duffy, feeling through his
pockets. "Hero it is. dive me bsck tho
twenty nnd I'll glvo you the one."
The clerk complies, giving him also SO
cents in exchange for the $1.
Mcnnwhlle the pile of change, $10. SO, re
mains on tho counter. Tho clerk has not
yet recovered from the nervous 'shock
caused by tho thought that he had made
an expensive blunder, anil Is a bit flighty.
Duffy takes advantage of It. Ho produces
two $.' bills.
"Had you JiiBt as soon have these bills
as this silver?" ho asks, Indicating the pllo
of change.
"Sure," saye the clerk.
Duffy rakes the silver Into his pocket
and wnlks out, having cleared Just $'.".S0 on
tho transaction.
This game was worked three times
Wednesday night between 9 o'clock and
0:30. Tho tlrst victim was "Little Art"
Crock, bartender at Cliff Cole's saloon, on
Douglas, near Fourteenth street. Thc sec
ond was tho night bartender nt the Her
(Irnnd. and tho third a clerk In the Myers
& Dillon drug store. "Little Art" nnd tho
drug clerk havo Identified Duffy as 'the man
who had duped them.
ASKS COUNTY TO PAY TAXES
City Trrnmirec I'lndx Hint n Conxlilcr
nlilp Sum Is I) hp nml Iloiiicnts
n SPtllPiiipnl.
Tho latest victim of tho city treasurer's
zeal Is the county of Douglas, state of Ne
braska, thnt community being found de
linquent for taxeB running as far back as
18S9. The total amount for which notice
will be served upon tho commissioners Is
$10,449.70. Tho money duo Is all for special
taxes, and ar.nong tho details of tho bills arc
mentioned twenty-five sidewalks around
various county possessions nnd for the Im
provement or opening of Pacific and Hickory
streets, Woolworth and I'oppleton avenues,
by which tho county Is found to have
benefited.
Tho treasurer and comptroller held a con
ference yesterday as to whether they
should carry out tbo directions of the city
council In the cnto of Cbnrlcs Connoycr, a
proporty owner in Lafayette place. Tho
assessment from 1S95 to 189S Mr. Connoycr
bollevcd to be excessively high, and he
accuured the passage nf a resolution, In
troduced by Council Hnnscnll, ordering the
taxes remitted for those years. The
comptroller and treasurer have Informed
themselves and bellevo that tho council has
no power to remit taxes In nny caso what
soever. They will refuse to carry out tho
resolution. Tho amount of tho delinquent
taxes Is about $300 und thc Interest and
excess charges Increase that sum by $100.67.
BOLD THIEF ON S0UJH SIDE
l,cn en vrortli Street Miirn llplil I p In
llroml DnyllKlK ' criy
llurKlnr.
A young man of neat appearance, wearing
a white straw hut anil light Milt, of clothes,
has been committing some bold ncte; of rob
bery on tho south side during the last few
days, Tho first In the series of depredations
waa committed Muy 15, when he entered tho
dry goods storo of Mtb, U. Heed, 2305 Leav
enworth street, and In broad daylight, In
the presonco of tho proprietress and neveral
customers, robbed the cash drawer of $3 anl
ran away, lly the time those who wit
nessed tho act had recovtrcj from their
Burpriso tho thief was well out of sight
This was followed by several other acts
of a similar nature, though somewhat 1C3S
daring. His last exploit was In the etoro of
D. J, Smith, 1921 Leavenworth stieet, which
ho entered Wednesday afternoon. Ho
grabbed a handful of silver out of the cash
drawer and was out of sight In a twinkling
CARPENTER SHOPS ROBBED
i'uo KstnlillnliniPiilN llrnUeii Into nml
l.ootpil SuimiospiI Thief IrrPKfeil
in Council IIIuHh,
Two carpenter shops on tho south pldo
were entered by a burglar Wednesday nigh
and robbed of tools representing nn aggre
gate value of $50. The burglaries were re
ported to Ihe pollco station nnd an hou
later a man giving tho name of William
Carlson was arrested In Council IllutT.i
charged with- tho crimes. He bud part of
the plunder with htm In a grip. Captain
Hayes went , over at 10:30 yesterday and
brought him back, tho prisoner contenting
to cross the river without a requisition.
Tho carpenter shop of Weed & rioff, 1120
Harney street, waB robbed of $60 worth of
tools, tho burglar gaining ontranco by re
moving a rear window. Cllnc Bros.' Bhop,
323 South Twelfth street. Buffered tho Ics
of $20 worth of tools, Including dies, drills
and tho ltko
AlllllM'pHP llrPHHlllHH,
In thc recent wara gunshot wounds havo
proved less serious than formerly. ThlH Is
owing to tho uso of antiseptic dressings
hlch cause thc parts to heal without mat
uration and In much le tlmo than by tho
old treatment. Kvery family may use a sim
ilar treatmont for cuts, bruises and burns,
vU: Chamberlains Pain Halm. It acts on
' homo treatment that can bo given such In- '
IUU1U lITrt UIH iH .UUl IUU IJW EIH' HUTU III'
urie, U cause, them to heal quickly and
vlthout maturation. It also allays tho pain
if u burn or scald almost Instuntly. It Is
J
I w
of a burn or scald almost Inatantly
most widely known, however, as a euro for
rheumatism.
llullillnu Permit.
The following permits hnve been Issued
from the office of the building Inspector:
Chicago Lumber company. 1111 South
Fifteenth brick barn J.vio. Duff Oreen 22'IJ
" - ! r ftffnth. a terat ons.
j prthlatron, 2tf Chicago, addition, 1W,
pncTP 1)0 TUP TlnPDlt I DTC
MJMLKo lllL LIDLjKAL AlUO
, , , , . ,
Imurancs Company s I ancs Ud to raj for
Young Woman's Uusio Luiodj.
MORE DEVELOPMENTS IN KEUY CASE
l'liilntlrr ltpln It lne nml .Indue
.l Why IMxnilxunl MiniiM ,ot
Hp llnlerccl for Willi t of
.liirUilli'tlon.
There are all kinds of peculiar develop
ments and ft range situations In thc trial of
the l'hcnlx Insurance company of JJrooklyu
against the Guaranty Company of North
America for $5,000 ludcmnlty because of tho
defalcation of Fred S. Kelly.
Yesterday a bookkeeper of thc National
Bank of Commerce mib put on tho stand to
prove the piiymcnt of the checks drawn by
Kelly, of which there was no record on the
books of tho Insurance company. When tbo
checks were produced there were four of
them aggregating HO. one for (25, dated
April 1, 1SSS, and three dated April 2, 1S3S,
two of them for $tfi ench and ono for $25.
Tho checks weie stamped as paid ou April
I. while tho records of tho bank at first pro
duced failed to show that they ever had
been paid. Another book and another book
keeper were produced to show that tho
checks had been paid on April 5.
It was shown that nt a certain dutc the
bank boolM showed a balance of over $1,C00
In tho bank to tho credit of thc company,
when the books of the Insurance company
showed nbout $100 Ue. The discrepancy
was because of cheeko drawn, but not pre
sented. When these checks were produced
It tiniifplrtd that the l'hcnlx Insurance
company In this city had taken upon Itself
the musical education of a young woman, us
ono of the checks, credited to tho bank upon
thc books of the company, was for tho pay
ment of her music teacher.
At the conclusion of the testimony of H
II. Coryell, who testified only io tho donvind
upon the guaranty company and the notifi
cation of loss, the plaintiff lested lt case.
Tho Judge then asked why the case should
"ol bt. dlsmlsswl for wnnt of Jurisdiction.
This question came a a thunderclap from a
clear sky to tho attorneys for the plalntllf,
nd nt noon tho point was being argued.
I'he Judgo permitted the plaintiffs to rojp-n
heir case for the Introduction of evidence
to provo thc citizenship of tho parties to
the suit.
If this i-iikc ever gets to tho Jury tho mem
bers of thnt boly will know something about
the keeping of books of Insurance) companies
nd also souietlilti'T of bcokkoeping In a. bink.
The plaintiffs hnve Introduced In eviden o
all of th.i policy records of thc insurance
oinpany, together with the cash and bann
books. In addition they have Introlu-cd
thrco of the books of the National Dank of
Jommerco. These books have been ex-
plalnod In detail by the different book
keepers. IIppIipI t inier CroNN-Hxn inlnii I Ion,
The second day of the trial of the Cflf-o
of Wllllnm F. Herhel ngalnst the Pacific
Express company stnrtcd with the plaintiff
on the stand lor cross-examination by tho
attorney for thc express eompnny, which,
though thorough nnd searching, failed to de-
elop anything connecilng Dechcl with tho
bortngc.
Dechel testified that the liret he knew of
he shortage wns when It was called Io his
attention. Il did not Investigate for tho
reason thnt tho matter was up to E. M.
Morsman. then president of Ihe company.
It Is probable thnt Pechcl will bo on tho
tnnd all of today.
Court Siili'n,
Alma Schmidt has asked the courts to
llvnn e her from her husband. William, on
thc ground of cruel nnd Inhuman treat
ment.
Wllllnm A. Hue to of irand Island asks
the Culled States district court to declare
hlin a bankrupt. He says thnt he owes $38.
21.26 nnd Is possessed of property valued at
Thp lurv In erlnl nal 'court lias returned
a verdict of guilty ngalnst W. J. Coleman,
charged with forglns the name of llrnwn
Ing. Klnn & Co. to a cheek on which he
secured tT.
Two suits havo been commenced ngalnst
the Santa Clara Manufacturing company.
I'he Nat onnl Plate (lias eompnny sues for
JiVis and the Monarch Vinegar works for
$521. Hotli suits nre tor goons una material
furnished.
.Iiirtement ncnlnst the I'nlon Pacific rail
road has hern rendered In the Cnlted (States
circuit court In the personal Inlury ease
brought by Thomas Dlsrhner for $3.rvi. nnd
for WOO in tne case nrougm ny jorcpn n.
IJischner. ndtniniFtrnior.
I'wo of the cases acalnst the Omaha
Wnter company for personal damnges grow.
lng out or tne miming or iaunr icmpie
In iiV'J nave neen comiuoiniscn ani ois
mlssed. The plaintiffs dismissing are Mary
,. Smith mm Biisie Alien.
VALUABLE DIAMONDS STOLEN
Woman Who Hpfiisps lo (Hip Her
iiiiip 'I'pllo Police or Hip I, out
of llpr (ipiiin.
A handsomely-dressed woman who refused
to glvo her name complained to the pollco
yesterday that sho had been robbed Tuesday
night In rooms over the Midway saloon,
Twelfth and Capitol avenue, of two diamond
lings, representing nn aggregate value of
$100. Sho took tho rings off and loft them
on the dressor In her apartment. A fow
minutes later, she says, sho returned and
the Jewelry was gone.
She gave tho names and descriptions of
several persons whonshc suspected of tho
robbery, and, upon th'eso descriptions, two
persons, a whlto woman and a negro mimed
Durnes. have been arrested. A canvass of
ths pawn shops has yielded no cluo as yet.
Tho woman making tho complnlut Is n
stranger to Iho police.
Curiosity Snrcn l.lfp.
A package marked qulnlno was secretly
sent to a bright woman, but being curious
sho took It to a druggist, who said It was not
quinine but arsenic. A like Inquiry Into
somo of tho medlclnoi offered will certainly
detect the falso from the truo. For half a
century Hostetter's Stomach Hitlers has been
curing Indigestion, constipation, dyspepsia,
liver and kidney troublea and has never onco
tailed. Try It If you feel weak and tired.
(iuilr Mniiufiii'turern Oritiinlc.
CINCINNATI. May 21 -The Central
Chair Manufacturers' uss.Mlatlon has heen
organized here by twenty-live men who rep
resented 0J per cent or me etinlr manu
facturers in the territory Including
Michigan. Indiana, Ohio, western Penn
sylvania, West Vlrlglnla and nil the south
em states. Thc purpose of thp organization
Is lo protect the trnde anil secure ecniltahlo
rullroad rntes nnd have jnini' understanding
In regard to breakage. Ollleers were elerteil
as follows: President, J. H. Orafton.
Marietta. O ; vice president. K. Welkel,
lulHille. Ky ; secretary, Stark, Aurora,
lnd ; treasurer, H. H. Cornelius. Indian.
iuiOIIs, Ind. J. II. ConradiiH of St. I.011I.1
was elected a member of the executive com
mittee. J. Q. Hood, Justice of tbu Peace, Crosby,
Mlsa., makos the following statemont: "I
can certify that Ono Minute Cough Cure will
do all that Ib claimed for It. My wifo could
not get her breath and the first dose nt It
relieved her. It has also benefited my whole
family. It acts immediately and cures
' .. . t.i ,.,, V.rAnn
a da I tS'.nd" K'tro JE Z
K
,, , .... , v. ,
bronchitis,
Ciininliittit AkiHiinI School lloiirit,
S. P. Wilson, 1109 Houth Tenth Ktreel. lias
entered complaint with the Hoard of Health
against the school board, lie says that thn
school authorities have used thc rear nf
the Pacltle school property as a depository
for old Iron, brick and other tefuec. whlili
are an aesthetic off erne to tins neighbor
hood The health ommlc"ioner will make
i, I Inquiry as 10 whctiur an unsanitary con
1 dlllun eslsU,
cerTflQMT mi it mi Modi nt co, eiei"fi
A LESSON
JOLLAR for dollar,
more in Ivory Soap than in any household
soap. It is easy to find a cheap soap; but
to find purity and low price in a single soap
is not easy. They combine in Ivory Soap. You
can afford to use it in the laundry; you can not
afford not to use it elsewhere. It is vegetable-oil
soap, in the cheapest form in which it can be pro
cured. You pay nothing for a fancy box, wrapper
or perfume. It is all in the soap! It floats.
BLAME CANADIAN PACIFIC
Its Attitude Likely to Rnu.lt in Re-EiUb-lishine
Commission Payments.
RECENT AGREEMENT WORKING BADLY
Knutprn lloitiln CoiiiiiImIii (lint the
.MoUpI I'lnlc nml l.nokmriiitnu
limp Vlnlnlpil Hip I'iimnpii
Kcr Am-ntu' I onipiict.
"I bellevo that before tho end of six
months the railroads will relnaugurato on a
moderate baBls the payment of commissions
for passenger buslnrwt," Is tho statement
mado by a well-informed passeugcr man.
"The agreement whereby the elimination of
commission paymento was adopted has al
ready had a longer tenure of life thnn was at
first anticipated, but Its operation now Is
progrrnsltig far from smoothly. The prin
cipal factor that will llguro In the re-estnb-llshmcnt
of ttie commission payments will be
tho attitude of the Canadian Pacific. It Is
assorted now that tho Canadian Paclllc Is
not paying commissions nnd there lo no rea
son to doubt tbo authenticity of tho report.
but that system is somewhat of an enlgmn In
pnrscngor affairs, being notoriously vacillat
ing In Us policy. It may break forth at any
tlmo and pay eomm!(lons sub rosa. As soon
as It dof there will bo a general break in
tho samo direction nnd the city passenger
ngents will be smoking Imported Havnnas
onco moro Instead of stogliw as at prpsont.
"It U not likely that tho same liberality
will bo adopted in the payment of com
missions In case they are revived as
existed prior to their abolition. That
was largely responsible for the agitation that
rcsultod In thc flnnl adverse action of nil the
reads. It was a caoe of a good thing going
wrong beeatuo of ltn abuse."
It Is a matter of common knowledge In
railroad circles that tho antl-tommlsslon
question Is moro unfcettlcd now than at any
time during Its existence owing to a sus
picious occurrcnco a couplo of weeks ago.
At that time a special train via tho Nickel
Pinto and the Delaware, backowauna &
Western carried nbout 7!0 people from Chi
cago to Now York, where they were trans
ferred to tho Whlto Star steamer Oceanic
cn route for tho continent. Other lines oper
ating beween Chicago and New York received
relatively but a small number of passengers
who took passage on tho tamo steamer.
Thin proceeding has aroused tho cry of bad
faith on tho commission agreement by tho
lines who recolvod u small Bhare of tho traf
llu from Chicago to New York. "The fact
that tho two llneR which carried the bulk of
this buslncm provided a special train nt a
low rato per capita was virtually tho pay-
mont of u commission, for tho passengers
did not dcrlvo tho entire benetlt of the re
duced rate," said a prominent city passen
ger agent. "Tho action of the Mckcl Plate
and tho Inckawanna was, I believe, the en
tering wedge In tho disruption of tho pres
ent commission agreement nnd Indicate!, that
tho former policy of tho railroads will prob
ably bo speedily revived."
Inriip Summer ItCNort llooUlet.
Tho approach of tho summer and tho cs
tabllshment of low rates to Colorado ro
sorts has prompted tho publication of a i
Drex L's Amored Cruisers
Tliey 11 ro any kind of a weather slioo
tllf soles mi' rnvpfpil with nilllllltltli!
lini'sosliops of stpol, tnakliif? IliPin iih Im
ienPtnil)li tliroiiKh the koIu ns oiip of
I'nele Sinn's niiiiorcil enilstTM then
look nt tlio Rood luck that rocs with
pvpi'.v pair-not only ono Iioi'hpsIioo. but
(Iozpiik- A boy alwiiyH lias koocI luck
that pts a pair of thetn 110 mutter how
bl Hip boy, Jiwt so Iip Isn't a man, or
bow small, just so Iip Isir't a child,
Drexel can lit blin with a pnlr of theso
lioi'M'slioi-covcrpd soles nrexel's Ar
mored Cruisers, $2.00110 more, no less.
Drexel Shoe Co.,
Oumliti'a Up-to-ilnte Shoe Honse.
1419 FAHNAM STREET.
Just a Word-
About our water color p.xhlblt -We
are dully rpeelvbiK ibP eouurntiilalluii-'
of an nrt-lovlnc public for lirluxlnx to
( ) inn 1 in such a large und meritorious
collection of paliitlnus-AmoiiK these
iilcturcs 111c lo be found I'Mimplcs of
such noted water coloiists as .Mltcbe'l,
Boziine. Derrick. Hugo h'isher, Ilrowii.
Nortbcote. Mullinlhiml and a do.eii mit
ers in all .2tm munlllcfiit paint Iiiks
We have them lu a special room on our
second lloor and should be pleased lo
have you call and see tliPin- All pictures
shown in sheet form daytime only.
A. HOSPE,
Music and Art. 1613 DourJas.
IN VALUES.
pound for pound, there is
number of attractive booklets relative to
the beauties and nllracllons of Colorado by
the railroads operating Into that state. The
Hock Island has just Issued n handsome
book. "Colorado the Magnificent," describing
tho delights of a summer Journey to that
state. Tho Ilurllugtnn Is also distributing
a pamphlet on Colorado, which Is a gent
from a literary and typographical stand
point. ItnllMii.v Note nml I'ithimiiiN.
(iencral Passenger Agent Hatty of thn
low.i Central mad has Issued a handsome
pamphlet descriptive of Clear lukc, In..
au un ideal summer resort.
b'red S. ('apron, traveling p.i.ssenKer iiRPlit
of tho OihihI Trunk. Is In the city from
Chicago, culling on the local p.isienger
men and looking up business.
Prohibitionists and others who wish to
attend the stale pmlilbltloii convention nt
Lincoln. Julv ID nnd II, will he able to
travel from any part of the state on one
fnro for the round ttin Tlckelo will lie
on sale July U and 10, with a return limit
Jul' 12
MAD DOG MAKES A SCENE
S inn II limine Alllletcil wllli Untiles
l'rrnli' ii 'I'piiinornry llplftii
of TiTi'iir.
A mad dog In thc vicinity of Twcnty-nrflt
and Ilurdctto streets caiiMcd a reign of ter
ror for a half hour yesterday. At a dis
tance of a block It was a harmless-looking
little white, curly cur, but upon nearer ap
proach it became formidable bocniuo of un
jnlHtaknblc igns of raids. It frothed at
the mouth, snapped, snarled and ran blindly
nbout, manifesting all tho symptoms of
hydrophobia.
It was first seen a few minutes beforo !
o'clock running west on Ilurdctto street near
the Coliseum, followed by n dauntless crowd
of school boys who were throwing stones
nt It. hater somo of tho parents of the
boyo saw thn dog and, appreciating tho sit
nation, hurriedly whlBked their offspring off
the street nnd out of danger. Tho families
whose home's abut on tho thoroughfare were
In a stato of siege until Constahlo W A
Hardy camo along and shot tho beast flvo
t Intro. Kach shot took effort nnd tho
nuisance wns abated.
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must relief.
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