THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: JUNE 3, 190G.
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PIONEER TELEGRAPH MEN
Leaii Eheem'i Beminiicencei of CHd-Time
Operator! in Gmaha.
TALENTS AND TRICKS OF THE TRADE
Mea Who Kept th Kr Maal
MniMM Fir from the ttat City
Thirty Tmri Ao later
rrstlaa- Rrrollrrtlona.
Dr. L. M. Rheem of Ml nn polls,
formerly of Omihit, contribute a second
batch of reminiscences of old-time tele
greph operstors In Omsha, supplementing
the original ronlrlbutlon of J. W. Hayes
of Portland, Ore.. In the Telegraph Are.
Dr. Rheem says, In part:
TI11T Mayne. whom Mr. llsyes men
tions, worked the night trick for a while
about' this time. This wa Mayne's first
advent to Omaha. He was one of the
most' beautiful penmen, as well aa one of
the most rapid writers I ever saw. That
old I'nion Pacific a bothered him quite a
little at first, as It was not only a long
heavy wire, but was full of quips and
fani'ka with which you had to become
fsmlllar before you could Juggle the busi
ness successfully. The letters of the first
part of a word used to catch on Insulators,
hang back for a while and then coma In
wMh a plunk all In a bunch; the operator
hid to tort them out and make a
reasonable sounding message out of
them. We all remember the frantic
earch made for Mr. D. B. Bab. Mr. Mayne
had reoelved the message which was quite
Important. Service messiiges failed to re
lieve the fcituatlon, which Mr. L,. H. Korly
finally captured by deciding that the mes
sage belonged to Tlbbals, the sleeping car
man. I don't know where Mr. Mayne la
now; he was a brilliant fellow, and after
18X1, when the left the telegraph service, he
becime one of the leading real estate men
of the west, operating from Omaha to the
Pacific coast, handling deals away up In the
millions.
"Then there was Charles Havens, who
was chief dispatcher; he was pretty busy
with his trains, but ued to mix Into the
Atlantic and Pacific business occasionally.
He went Into the coal business and became
very wealthy before he died some years
aa-i. ' Henry Loosley, Wesley Elsworth,
George M. Myers. F. W. Griffith and oth
ers, including the great American travelers.
Bognrdus and John Clark, both of whom
are now dear); Frank Farley and William
Foley were employed at the Union Faclflc
Atlantlc Pacific office at various times dur
ing thla period The only one of these
whose location Is known to me Is Myers,
who Is a retired capitalist of Kansas City,
Mo.
Student of ataral History.
"At this time the city office at Omaha of
the Atlantic and Pacific was up town In a
room six feet wide by twenty feet long;
the manager was E. B. Hirst, who
was a great student of natural history.
He had a large collection of snakes,
toads, lliards, etc., which had the run of
the office. Hirst had trouble keeping his
force filled, small as It waa, for the reason
that the snakes had a playful habit of tak
ing up their quarter in some part of the
clothing of the men. whose salaries were
not larga enough to pay for the mental
strain Incident to their acting aa loologlcal
gardens.
"I relieved Hirst as 'manager and It took
me quite a while to dislodge the snakes
and other animals which he left behind
him. As long as we occupied that office
I was never .quite sure whether 1 was a
snake charmer or a deviled ham. Our city
business was what you might call slight,
for the reason that the frontage of the
office was so Insignificant that the public
as well as myself had trouble In finding It.
To remedy this difficulty Mr. J. J. Dickey,
our superintendent, moved the office up
town Into a half basement under the Her
ald office, where the city and repeating
offices were consolidated and the Atlantic
& Pacific started In aa a business factor
of the ctt;
"My 'force' there, if I remember cor
rectly, consisted of Richard Lewis, one of
the old Russian-American telegraph men
who I believe Is dead; Aaron Hllllker and
Ziegenfus, and I also . recall Earl Rudd
Bps de being fine operators, these boys
were all specialists in different lines. Mr.
Lewis possessed a quaint humor that was
simply Irresistible; as Mr. Hayes says,
'Hllllker was one of the greatest charac
ters ever known In the profession. He
was a born actor, a minstrel singer, a good
newspaper man and a flrst-class telegraph
operator.' Zlengenfua waa a character in
bis way; he waa a most Interminable talker.
his specialty being to get some one In a cor
ner and talk them Into a stata of collapse
Mr. Rudd was a genial gentleman In all re
spects; a good listener, and had an Infec
tious laugh that helped to drive dull care
away on all occasions.
Hero of the Line.
"There waa another man who was In the
Vnion Pacific-Atlantic Pacific family for
whom I shall always have the most affec
tionate remembrance. Thla waa H. E. Jen-
nlson, the general foreman of construction.
I know that my feelings for him are shared
by everyone who had any dealings or ac
qualntanc with him. Anyone who ever
came in contact with him was a better man
after It. Although quiet and unostentatious
In all particulars, he waa forceful In hia
methods, and had a faculty for solving
successfully the many perplexing problems
of construction always confronting him In
th extended territory over which he had
supervision. He waa a hard student of
electrical and const rucon matters, and
many of the Ideas originating with him are
now In use In various parta of the country
Ha was also an Interminable worker, al
ways leading Instead of driving his men.
His death was due to thla trait. He had a
piece of complicated tunnel construction
In hand In Colorado for the Western I'nion
Telegraph company of which he occupied the
position of general foreman for the Third
district. He went Into the tunnel with th
men to direct the work, waa overcome by
gas and taken out dead. His death oc
cut red March 24. 1897.
"There Is always an element of heroism
for me to the death of any man who dies
In the discharge of his duty, no matter
bow peaceful the pursuit In which he Is
engaged ntay be. It Is not so very much
cf a trick for a man to perform an act of
bravery while the band la beating out th
Inspiring strains of a Bousa march and the
eyes of a thousand people are upon him,
A big yellow streak in him la often en
tlrely obliterated by th mediums men
tloned. But when I hear of a man goin
calmly Into a place of danger simply be
eiuse it Is his duty, I always feel that h
ahould receive the crown of laurel instead
of th cypress. For Jenniaon, 'Requtescat
In pac.'
"I always also remember John Viau, the
distinguished French gentleman, whose arte
dally was 'leokln' fer d trubV Mr. Via
was never happier than when he had an
opportunity to put on th 'hooks' and
knock out a complicated era. His ex
planaiions of bow, where and when he
found It, and how he 'knock heem out. by
Gar,' were eplca. I would enjoy meeting
'Johnnie' as much aa I would any of the
o'd boys, f be Is on this side of th Oreat
JJlvld."
Chaoses la the Poree.
"In the spring of Wi. Mr. J. J. Dickey
our superintendent, sent me to Denver te
tak charge of lb office there. 2 think
was relieved at Omaha by Earl Rudd, but
am not sure; whiever it was that relievt-d
me was succeeded by Mortimer A. McCoy,
who will b remembered by many old Buf
falo men. He was a fine operator and a
good manager, but his health was poor, and
after the Centennial exposition, which 1 at
tended, I was recalled to Omaha to relieve
Mm. The Atlantic and Pacific Telegraph
company had become a decided proposition
by this time and we had quite an office In
the Grand Central hotel.. We had four
wires, one to Chicago, it being the Atlantic
and Pacific proper; an old wire of' th
Great Western Telegraph company, which
ran south and over which on strictly clear
days, we worked to Kansas City. Then we
had the two I'nion Pacific wires west.
"The operating force consisted at various
times of the following well-known artists:
William A. McElroy. -at present with the
Western I'nion, Omaha; J. Wesley Ells
worth, Aaron B. Hllllker. Fannie Wheeler,
Julia Wirt. John McNevln. John L. Mor
ris. Charles Paxton, William Wallace.
Henry Bogardus, "Ed." Bchermerhorn, John
Hanchett and, I think, A. A. Honey.
They were all fine operators, some of
them being stars of the first magnitude.
Each and every on of them had an enor
mous capacity for work, although some of
them might be called 'erratic' In connection
with the matter of the hours chosen, which
were not always those designated by the
curd. McElroy was one of the most accom
modating and best men It has ever been my
pleasure To be associated with, always being
right on the spot when there waa anything
doing requiring hard, continuous work.
Ellsworth was of the old school of opera
tors and gentlemen, always being ready to
go further and work harder to help anyone
In distress, than any . man I have tver
known; he was a humorist and many of his
clean. Incisive witticisms were worthy of a
place in literature.
"Hllllker, as has been previously stated,
was everything poet, philosopher, author,
comedian, counsellor, comforter, humorist,
stage manager and general pooh-bah of the
aggregation.- He was a finished artist In
the making of explanations and excuses; no
matter how apparently glaring the brpach
of discipline was In which he was Involved,
his euphonious and sequentially perfect ex
planation seldom failed to convince the
manager that he was the recipient of a
favor from Aaron and had no Just cause
for complaint. When an excuse was nec
essary he was certainly there witn the
goods;' h.1 style of delivery was unique
nd ornate. As an Illustration, one morn
ing when he was working In Mr. L. H.
Korty's office he came In about three hours
late. He walked over to Mr. Korty's
desk, saying: "Good morning, Mr. Korty,
did you get my 'note this morning?'
Yes.' replied Mr. Korty with grav
ity, "I got It.' 'Well.' said Aaron,
that's a mighty strange thing; I sent
It by a boy before 8 o'clock as I wanted
ou to know that I could nR get here on
time.' I got It, Aaron,' again replied Mr.
Korty. 'Well, now,' said Aaron. 'I'd like
mighty well to know what that boy did
with that note. I told you that I had
been sick nearly all night, and I was suf
fering so that I JUst could not get here.'
Why, Aaron,' said Mr. Korty, 'what's the
matter with you, anyway, haven't I told
you that I got your note? What are you
driving at?' Aaron saw the twinkle In
Mr. Korty's eye and took refuge In his
own Inimitable way In a burst of laughter,
closing .the' Incident by ssying: 'Well, I
tent It anyway, and you bet I'll make that
boy cough up the 10 cents I paid him when
see him again.'
"Hllllker remained with the Atlantic A
Pacific Telegraph company until Its con
solidation with the Western Union, after
which he went west. We used to hear
from him at various points, but he sud
denly dropped completely out of sight, and
have do doubt but that he fills an un-
nown grave somewhere In the great west
ern empire, where he had made his home
for so many years. He deserves a monu
ment alone for the kindly spirit of helpful
ness to his fellow while he lived. If any
one reading these lines can give me In
formation of him I will be truly grateful."
CROW THAT WILL BE MISSED
People of Iowa Tows. Monro Bird
with Aatooadlna; Profane
Vocabalary.
"The swearing crow," long a feature of
Prlmghar, la., and known as Jim Crow,
has Just died and the boys and girls are In
mourning. Jim Crow waa about 4 years
old and was brought to the park where he
waa ralaed and where he learned to talk
equal to 'most any parrot. He took up
his abode In the barn of Joseph Nye, near
the public aquare, and soon became an
expert In talking and especially in swear-.
ng. The bird was a wonder to every
body who knew him. When the ball gam
were on Jim was always on hand and
would ahout and squawk for the Prlmghar
nine Just like the rooters when a good
hit was made or a home run accomplished.
He went and came aa he pleased and did
not molest anybody until last year, when
he took a wonderful liking for the young
chlckena, and this is what brought him to
a premature grave. Hia master had Just
kept him shut up In th barn to keep him
from pilfering, but a traveling man who
wished to hear him talk and swear let
him out In a spirit of mischief, and Jim
mad a bee line for a poultry yard and
proceeded to fill up on aprlng chickens.
The owner of the poultry yard became
enraged at Jim's acts of larceny and
confiscation and shot him.
No one will be more missed in Prlmghar
than Jim Crow, a he was an exceptional
bird and a great attraction to visitors by
bis talking and swearing. His owner ln
tends to have him mounted and placed In
the public muslum of Prlmghar. Ht. Paul
Pioneer-Press.
Carton OatU.
A traveler who has Just finished a two
year trip around th world was asked what
was the most curious thing that hjd come
under his observation. After considering
for a few moments he surprised his hearers
by ssying that perhaps the Judicial oath In
th Isle of Man was about as odd as any
thing else. Th oath runa thus: "By this
book and th holy contents thereof and
by the wonderful works that God bath
miraculously wrought In heaven above and
In the earth beneath In six days and seven
nights I do swear that I will, without re
spect of favor or friendship, love or gain,
consanguinity or affinity, envy or malice,
execute the lam- of this Isle Justly be
tween our sovereign lord the king and his
subjects within this Isle, betwixt party and
party, as indifferently as the herring's
backbone dottj lie in the midst of the fish."
Th Asaatear Baa Ball Player.
Th man la a baa ball crank. Today he la
going out to play shortstop for an office
teanv He I full of ginger and 1 confidant
that he can stop, any grounder that comes
hia way and bat over Suo. H hasn't played
base ball In five years, but he ha seen
others play, and he knows he can do as
well and better. He has often aaid so.
Th man Is going to wear a base ball suit
and a red undershirt and he will look the
part. But will he play the part? Tomorrow
th man will smell of arnica and other
soothing lotion. H will hav no ginger.
Th man will be nursing three swollen
linger and 400 sor muscle. He will walk other with dark blue and white, and still
with care and deliberation. He will also another In dark blue with cream. They
hurry over the (sporting pag for fear h arc simply made, aa are also several dotted
will e something mor about th way h ! muslin frocks, also trimmed with mbrold
playod. He will be lull of remorse.-Detroit I ry inserted In long line.
Fre Pr. j Th trousseau contain many ;Uk blouse.
BRIDAL COSTUMES OF QUEEN
Rich and Bare Oowni Provided for King
Alfonso's Bride.
FEMININE WONDERS OF HIGH GRADE
Bxajolslto mm Dainty Articles eleee
by th Bride' Mother Some
Milliner' Art.
The bridal gowns of Princess Ena, queen
of Ppaln, have been described, aa have
the gorgeous gowns th king ordered for
his bride, but the English trousseau ordered
by the princess and her mother, Princess
Henry of Battenberg. have hardly been
touched upon. They are exceedingly dainty
and, as a rule, simple and girlish. The
lingerie also is exquisite, every piece having
the Spanish crown embroidered on it and
beneath It the Initials V. E.
Ther are blouse galore of all sort
and materials, severe tailor-made cos
tumes, . elaborate pelgnors and matinees,
filmy evening frocks for summer, rich
velvets for winter, foulards, crash wash
gowns, crepe de chine, gauze de sole, nlnon,
organdie and muslin gowns, to say nothing
of others In all sorts of new fabrics.
One afternoon frock Is a pink and white
muslin for day wear. Its chief feature
Is the Valenciennes Insertions, each edged
with gathered frills of narrower width
Valenciennes. The yoke Is of the same
lace, and ther Is a belt of soft pink silk.
Pr litres Pink.
The princess apparently has a penchant
for pink, which Is well, as she Is a blonde.
One of the more elaborately mode gowns
Is of French foulard In rose pink powdered
In white. It Is designed for garden par
ties, and Is trimmed with creamy torchon
lace, many tucks, and rose pink velvet
In folds, bows and lacings. Its lace
yoke has lattice work, ladders of the
foulard and lace Insertions. The bodice
portion is full, and droops over a wide
girdle, the girdle being formed of nar
row widths of pink velvet, each tying or
ending under tiny bows at the front. The
sleeves are full puffs with lace Insertions
and tucks, and end at the elbows In frills
of the torchon. ,
The skirt Is shirred at the top to a hip
yoke and below It Is laid In lengthwise
tucks. Bands of torchon lace extend down
the sides of the, gown from the hip yoke
to the hem. seversl on each side with
minute tucks between and at the hem
there are crossing bands of narrow pink
velvet in ladderwork designs, having the
ends embroidered to the foulard In little
silk figures.
Another pink gown Is a crepe de chine
for .morning wear. This Is a pale snaae
and has a very full skirt with three tucks
at the bottom. . The blouse Is formed of
alternate stripes of finely tucked crepe de
chine and Valenciennes lace. The upper
most of these bands outlines a square at
the top, leaving the throat bare, and the
full sleeves are gathered Into bands of
Valenciennes edging finished by tucked
moussellne frills edged with lace.
One of the tea gowns Is also In pink, a
shell pink crepe de chine. The full skirts
of this robe are divided Into deep tucks,
each deep tuck beli.g headed by finely
tucked bands of the crepe, each tucked
band having a tiny ruffle of Valenciennes
lace rising from Us top, and each deep
tuck having a ruffle the same width as the
tuck of Valenciennes lace falling from
under It. The scalloped edge of the wider
lace ruffles Is embroidered In narrow pink
silk. The top la tucked lengthwise, and
has a bolero effect In the arrangement of
th moussellne, lace Insertions, and min
ings around the top, sleeves and above the
waist line.
The robe fastens at the top with rosettes
of pale pink silk, having sash ends that
drop clear to the hem of the gown, and
closes down the front from top to bottom
under a shell ruching of shell pink satin.
Palest pink nlnon de sole and Valenci
ennes lace composed another gown having
a deep, flowing flounce a Spanish flounce.
most appropriately named. It Is an em
pire gown, with white emroldery under the
arms, through which white satin ribbon Is
drawn to pull it In. Lace over pink nlnon
forms the wide collar and wide, almost
flowing, sleeves.
8UI1 another pink negligee Is in mousse
llne. and "this, too. shows much Valencl
ennes lace. It has a loose bolero, bordered
with a flat quilling of the material, edged
with tiny ruffles of the lace.
Valenciennes lace Is used In great quan
titles In th trosseau. either aleone or com.
blned with other laces.
Rvealna; Robe,
An exquisite evening robe Is a creamy
white game de sole, strewn with tiny black
stars and having scattered over this star-
shbwered background Pompadour bouquets
of tiny pink rosebuds.
The skirt Is decidedly full, .and has In
serttons of blonde lace between groups of
tucks down the front and sides; th tucks
are half an Inch In width, and run length
wis to th lower edge, which last is fin
ished with many little ruffles, each edged
with narrow lace.
The bodice has a bertha of exquisite em
broidery In pale green and delicate pink
silk, with Incrustations of blonde lace, the
whole elaborately worked In gold and silver
thread and pearls. In the centre front
there Is a small tonneau-shaped silver
pompon.
The yoke or guimpe Is of Valenciennes
lsce drawn up .with pale green ribbons,
and knots of green ribbon blended with
white trim the shoulders. The draped
sleeves are frilled with lace and embroid
ered In pal green and pink with pearls,
and are drawn to the arms with green
ribbons.
Still another gaute de sole with a cream
colored background has innumerable
miniature rose In pale tints over the sur
face. It Is quite simple, having a corselet
top which the full folds sweep "unbroken to
the hem. where there are many Insertions
of Valenciennes lace, each edged with tiny
frills of the same lace. The corselet Is
finished In raised silk embroidery motifs
reproducing the colors of the roses on the
gauze, the bodice falls over the corselet In
graceful folds, with a V of embroidery In
the centre front.
A white batiste frock Is printed In faded
pink designs, haa a lace yoke crossed by
ladder of muslin combined with trans
parent embroidery and elaborate ruffles In
serted with fin lace. Another simple mus
lin frock Is a pal blue cambric showered
with white dota of various sixes, and this
Is also trimmed with embroidery and lac
insertions and ruffles. Bora of th morn
ing negligee are in whit dotted muslin In
broderie Angluise or open work design, to
be worn over silk slips.
Many of these morning gowns are in
white and princess lines. One of them is
much tucked lengthwise, but shows little
lace, and that In a narrow edging. It has.
however, a lace yoke and collar. Folds of
rose pink satin go over th shoulders, the
ends of which are held In place by tiny
choua of th satin.
The princess has a number of crash tub
gowns. One of these Is trimmed with
embroidery In deep pink and white, in-
for wearing with plain tailored coats and
skirts. All are tucked, some In narrow
tucks, .others with wide tucks, and all
have bands and fancy ties of taffeta of
different colors. There are also a large
number of fine muslin blouses In the most
delicate shades of pink, blue, some Irides
cent, and these In the most delicate shades.
Nearly all of these hare lace yokes and lace
Insertions, Valenciennes being the lace
most favored. There are also two tea
gowns of Valenciennes lace with Just a
little silk muslin Inserted to show off the
lsce. They have many frills and tucks.
Both are empire In cut, with high placed
girdle of white embroidery through which
white satin ribbon is run, tied In many
loops at the back. One of these has corn
colored silk undersllp and the other a light
blue.
Another all Valenciennes robe Is a re
ception gown. It Is a very wide lace with
a fine mesh and is combined with white
cloth of extremely fine and thin texture.
The skirt I of lace, but has a cloth hem.
The sleeves are also of lace with cloth
cuffs at the elbow, and at the top are
caplike over draperies of the lace edged
with serrated bands of the cloth. The
collar and yoke are lace heavily embroi
dered In white.
Other blouses are in Irish crochet, and
there are also tea Jackets of this lace,
having large raised flowers. One Valen
ciennes lace blouse has a bolero and Is
trimmed with fine, resl cluny, the cluny
forming the round yoke with cuffs to
match on the elbow sleeves,
There Is also a set of white silk blouses
whose only trimming is hand tucking
from top to bottom. Some of them have
Colored tie to iace down the front and
oil have pointed belts. Some of the
blouses have tight cuffs matching the
yokes.
Mnaerle and Millinery.
The princes' lingerie made of finest
French lawn trimmed with real Valencien
nes lace, but without tucking, frills, or
other elabqration. Lace only, and that
wher necessary, Is used, and the only
embroidery Is the Spanish crown with V.
E. etanding for Victoria Eugenie be
neath.
In selecting her hats the princess showed
decided taste and much preferred English
to French models. Most of the hats are
large. This year the French have thus far
run to small rhapeaua. Parasols and boas
to match accompany many of these hat.
The handsomest of ostrich and other plume
have been used In profusion. There are a
number of black hats. One is a Gains
borough In black' leghorn with a megador
feather, and under the brim Is a large clus
ter of the exquisite La France roses. The
boa to go with this Is white Instead of
black.
A black crinoline hat has sweeping black
ostrich plumes fastened with Charles II
buckle. A ruche of black tulle finishes
the crown.
A smaller trlcorne shaped black hat Is
In Manila. It has a cachepelgne of black
tulle. Two black ostrich plumes come from
the front, from a Louis XV steel buckle,
and sweep over the back.
A big Tuscan straw hat has Its crown of
pal lie d'ltalle wreathed with pink roses.
and their foliage with shaded stems. A
large bow of pink moire faille ribbon is
placed at the back, and resting against the
coiffure and chous of tulle and ribbon. A
neck ruche of pale rose pink chiffon goes
with this, and this has shaded pink button
rose scattered through It. There Is also
a parasol to match In pale pink, lined with
a different shade of rose pink. This cre
ation Is decorated on the outside by rained
appliques of shaded pink roses In Louis
XV designs.
A large leghorn Is In rose du barrl pink,
trimmed with shaded plumes, pink roses,
and petunia pink ribbon.
A cornflower blue Manila hat Is lined
with wedgwood blue, and thla Is trimmed
with shaded ribbon In both wedgwood
and cornflower. Another blue hat Is' a
Teddah In turquoise. This Is trimmed,
however, with light mauve ribbons, and
ha a cachepelgne of opal-hued hydran
geas. Still another blue chapeau Is In
clel blue basket straw. It Is trimmed with
folds of pale blue chiffon, from which rises
a single shaded blue quill. The brim . is
bordered with tucked tulle, and tulle chous
are fastened under the brim.
A large cream colored crinoline hat has
a beefeater crown wreathed by a Nell
Gw'yn feather ruche, the ends tumbling
oft the back.. Narrow ruchlngs of Valen
ciennes face the brim. With this goes a
cream colored boa in marabout and ostrich.
A coarse Lutan straw Is chiffon trimmed
and has many white wings. ' Under the
.brim are chous of black satin and velvet
flbbon.
One hat Is In white reindeer skin for
motoring. It has a detachable hood.
A tan colored" leghorn has a chiffon
crown to match with appliques of straw,
and Is trimmed with, cluster of Maimalson
carnation and pale blue liberty ribbon.
The brim Is faced with rushed tulle. New
York Times.
DRAWING THE LONG BOW
Exaggerated fttatemeats A boot the
Concentration of
Wealth.
A Cleveland minister of more than aver
age ability and prominence lately told his
congregation that over half of the wealth
of the United States was believed to be In
the possession of about 1,000 persons. It
was evident that he . believed it himself,
and the effect of the statement was corre
spondingly heightened.
Contrast the facts with this wild guess
so admirably calculated to breed bitter d:
content and make the social and business
conditions and the political outlook as black
aa possible. At the lowest estimate the
total wealth of the Amwlcja people Is
over I100,0o0,0.0. It may be til0.ono.000.
000. If 1,000 persons owned more than half
of the country, as the saylr g Is, they would
possess more than $50.0 10,000,006, which
means an average of $50,000,000 apiece. Now
It happens that no one cn name twenty-
five, men and women In the United Slute
that any well informed banker In New York
-elsewhere would bet were worth $50,000,.
000 or more apiece. That leave at least
75 out of ths'fabulous thousand below the
average required.
i ne twenty-nve richest may possess
$2.K).000,000. It Is an extreme estimate and
the truth Is probably far below that sum.
ine next 7a certainly do not average
$10,000,000 apiece. Again the estimate. I
stretched to the limit. Probably an aver
age of $8,fiO0.0(X) would be nearer the truth
At th outside It is impossible to make
sane computation of the total wealth of
the thousand richest individuals In the
United States which carries it above $12,-
(00.000.000. That vast sum Is Just one-quar
ter of the wildly exaggerated figures re
peated and endorsed by the Cleveland min
ister. The difference Is $37,600,000,000- mass
of wealth so prodigious that it exceeds the
total for any country exopt four In all th
world!
The concentration of weai'h goes on at
a rate disquieting to thoughtf li men every
where, but the possessions if the many
still Increase faster, in the aggregate, than
th riches of the few. Not l.KJt, millionaires,
nor ten times that number, own half of the
United States. Cleveland Leader.
tila-aatlc CBlraer.
'Tls a gigantic conspiracy of Coughs,
Colds, etc., against you. Foil It w'th Pr.
King' Nw Hcovry. Wc and tl OA. For
al by Bharmaa V McConn! Drug Co.
CONDITION OF OMAHA'S TRADE
Another Week of Satisfactory Business for
Local Jobber!.
ALL LINES COMPARATIVELY STEADY
Advance In Sna-ar and Frnlt Jar line
to Near 4pproarh of Cnnnlnsj
Season pry Goods De
liveries Better.
Another satisfactory week of good busi
ness has passed for the Omaha Jobbing
trade. The movement has been heavier
In many line than it w a year ago, find
the market In all lines has been cvmparn
tlvely steady. House trade has been good,
especially with the dry goods Arms, and
road salesmen continue to send In some
orders.
As far as price changes are concerned,
the features are the advance of 10 rents
a ion pounds in sugar and the advance of
10 per cent In glass fruit Jars. This Is due
to the close approach of the season for
canning small irult.
It brings some satisfaction to the dry
goods Jobbers to note that deliveries of
cotton goods are a little more prompt
than was anticipated two weeks ago for
this time. Home desirable lines s'e hard
to get, but on the whole the Jobber feel
that the situation Is not nearly so bad as
It might be. Cotton- remains firm st the
recent advances, and the prospects se that
there will be no deolines In the near fu
ture All staple lines continue firm and
the outlook is for sustained prices and ier
hnps some advances. Woolen goods nre
especially strong and the demand Is large.
Orders for fall continue to come in num
bers and goods for current delivery ore
moving out well.
May Blot Drna- Month.
The month of May was a record-hroaker
In drug circles. The Pnclflc const demand
has been exceptionally Urge. Representa
tives of a prominent drug house In Omaha,
who have been visiting Pacific coast point
during the last two weeks, have met wl'h
phenomenal success. The volume of trade
for Omaha this year will far exceed Inst
year. Trade is brisk locally and prospects
are good for Increased business In every
department of the drug trade.
Canned salmon Is In a peculiar position.
The prices from New York to Chicago are
about the snme as they are now on the
Pacific coast. The only question to be
solved Is the quantity available in the east.
If, as many think, there Is not enough to
carry through the season, prices will In
evitably advance to the hauls of the coast
market, which would give a further ad
vance of at least 15c per dozen. Pink
salmon is practically out of the market
and chums entirely so. No prices have
generally been made nn red Alaska for
fall delivery, nor have there been any
prices made on sockeyes.
The situation grows stronger on both
spot and future canned peas. The drouth
In Maryland and Indiann, as well as the
serious conditions In Wisconsin, have had
the effect of advancing the market for fall
delivery. This Is particularly true of the
cheaper grades.
The demand for dried fruit Is exception
ally good. Apples are In very small com
pass. Apricots are almost unobtainable.
Peaches are in fair supply and a little
more disposition is shown to push them
out. Higher prices are being asked for
prunes. Raisin shippers are ssklng 4o
more for their goods; in fact, the situation
Is very strong generally. Prices have not
generally, been made for fall delivery on
either peaches or apricot. The grower
are so Indifferent about selling that it may
be some time before the market Is really
settled. Such prices as are being made to-
nay cut out an speculative buying what
ever, those prices being on too high a
Dasis to justiry any one In buying, except
to cover actual sales.
Prospects of Tomato Trade.
While the drouth haa been broken In
Maryland and Virginia the situation has
not materially improved with reference to
tomatoes. Indiana gives less favorable re
ports from dsy to day, so that the whole
tone of the tomato situation is stronger
tnan auring tne last week. This is with
reference to futures.
On snot stock the syndicate has advanced
price 2 c per dozen In Maryland and some
very heavy sales are reported before the
uavance. iney aro reasonably sure now
of cleaning up a good portion of their hold
ings before new goods are ready, so that
from this on until the new goods ar ready
prices ore bound to rule higher.
rno change has taken place In the canned
corn situation, with- this exception, that
both spots and futures are more firmly held
and it Is difficult to find any canner who
Is anxious to sell futures. Th consumption
sun continues to oe very neavy. tne sngnt
advance not being sufficient to check the
volume of business. No corn can be bought
rrom the factory today that would Justify
the Jobber In making a mice below 62W3
B5c per doxen. The Impression prevails that
tne market will be well sustained and that
any change will be for hlaher mices.
Coffee prices are unchanged from a week
ago. The market Is nulet. with no sign of
any flurry in the near future. The de
mand has been good.
cured nsh are firm at recent h ah nrlces.
The demand all spring has been better than
ever Known, and the volume of trad to
date haa held up well.
sugar was strong all week, all grades of
refined advancing early In the week 10c per
100 pounds. Since that there has been an
advance of 81SIO0 on raws, both In New
iork and London. Several refiners are
three to five days oversold, showing that
the demand In the luxt few days has been
enormous. Every indication points to a
itirtner advance or refined sugar early In
me ween. ,
Cheese has 'been active, nrlces ransini
nbout the same as a week ago. All offer
ings are freely tsken, notwithstanding the
fact that the factories are In full operation
and have been for some time. Exporters
have been heavy buyers of New York and
Wisconsin cheese, and this assists In keep
ing the market up. The quality of the
cheese 1 exceptionally fine, owing to the
excellent pasture, and the fact that
weather In the cheese-producing sections
nas oeen unusually cool.
Shoe and Leather Market.
All shoe houses report a good business
fall orders coming In freely, also some re
orders from retailers for sorting up their
summer stocks or low shoes, oxfords and
slippers. Canvas shoe are moving well.
The manufacturers say the patent leather
shoe will be very popular this fall.
All lines of leather are Arm, particularly
sole leather, and supplies continue light.
The demand Is heavy. A recent Issue . of
the Shoe and Leather Oazelte, quoting A.
A. Healey, vice president of the Central
Leather company, pays the advance In
skins and hides is no due to trusts, for
the rise has taken place In China, Canada,
Africa and South America. It says hides
will get scarcer yet aad prices will advance.
It says:
"No prophet has yet pretended to read
the future. If people continue to eat less
meat and the farmers continue to raise
more poultry, eggs and vegetables and less
beef, where will the hide and skins come
from? And If hides and skins get fewer
in number, as the population of the coun
try continues to Increase, where will the
boots and shoes come from?"
Glass May Be Srarre.
Trade continues to be heavy In all of
these lines. No change has occurred In
glass prices xime quotations made last
week. The Indications point to a possibil
ity of a . arity in some of the staple lines
of glass this summer. Some factories are
about to close and the tendency is toward
higher prices.' Carter's lead is still quoted
at 7'e. while Southern remains at tV?
Boiled linseed oil Is 11c and row Is quoted
at 3!h. Turpentine has dropped to (ic.
The market ia strong and the demand for
paint Is unusually good.
Fraaal Joiule.
One day while 1 was loitering in the
doorway of a tobacco shop a Scotchman
and his friend entered.
Said Donald: "Will ye have a cigar,
Jamie?"
"Yes," responded hie friend.
Donald then asked the shopman for two
thrup-penny cigars, and after both had
lighted up he passed on about his business.
Jamie, canny- Scot, guletly took a few
puffs at his cigar, then slowly turned
toward the tobacconist and said: "Mester,
you sell these five for a shlllln', .don't
you?"
"Yes." said the dealer.
"Well," said the Scotchman, at the same
time fumbling in his vest pocket with
thumb and forefinger, ' "here's a sixpence;
giv' m t'other three." Llpplncott M
a sin.
Fraf to the Rears.
One day a couple of my friend were sit
ting on the river bank when they heard
th cry of a frog In diatress. Following th
direction from which the sound came, they
discovered a anake in th act of swallowing
a frog.
Just then another frog, evidently attracted
by th distressing cries of its mat in Jop-
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GREATEST EXHIBITION OF DEATH-DEFYING
FEATS EVER SHOWN WITHIN ONE ENCLOSURE
Hank Miracle, Leaping the Chasm of Flames!
RECKLESS RUSSELL, I
Dives from a Groat Height on a
Blcyclo.
DON'T
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The Bum Funzle and Giggle Alley, the Laugh Producers. The
London Ghost Show. A hundred other Attractions, all on the Hike.
The only place on earth for Fun.
The HIKE Is Located at the
W. O. W. CARNIVAL
FOR ONE
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JUNE
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BOATING, BATHING. BALLOON ASCENSION, ELECTRIC STUDIO;
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ardy, hopped up to tha rcene of action. For
a moment it sat blinking at the enemy,
then leaped forward, seized the snake by
th neck and tugged It Into th river.
The water quickly poured between the
snake' distended jaws, and It was, of
ourse, compelled to release Its victim In
order to escape drowning. Thi It promptly
did, and the liberated frost swam away
with its plucky mate, while the baffled
anake wriggled, aa best it could, to th
shore. Woman's Home Companion.
Truly Considerate.
A considerate patient had an artery
opened by mistake for a vein by a French
surgeon in. the operation of blood-letting.
The woman succumbed not long after to
the effect of the blunder, but in her will
left the surgeon a small yearly pension,
"not only to comfort him, but so that he
could 11 v' the rest of his Ufa . without
doing vivisection any more."
A similar historic occurrence Is related
in The Medical Time of a Polish princess
who had had the same experience, She
added a clause to her will expressing her
forgiveness and leaving the surgeon .1
small pension to Indemnify him for the
"loss of reputation that may follow my
sad catastrophe." New York Times.
The Cheerful Idiot.
"What is the difference," begnn the
Cheerful Idiot, while everybody else begnn
shoving back from the table hastily and
wadding up their napkins.
"What is the difference," he hastened on
lest he might waste his sweetness on the
desert air, "between Anna Katherlne
Green's best detective story and John D.
Rockefeller III?"
Several persons looked malignantly In his
direction, but none answered. 80 the Cheer
ful Idiot went calmly ahead with his
answer.
"Because on Is 'the millionaire baby' and
the other Is a billionaire maybe." Judge.
I.ona-worth Off for Rutland.
NEW YORK. June t. Representative
Nichols Linngworth and Mrs. Ixngworth
sailed for England today on the steamer
St. Louis.
Just before the Longworths sailed some
excitement was caused on the American
line pier by a . drunken Itallnn declaring
that he was an anarchist snd that he In
tended to throw a bomb at the Longworths.
By the time a policeman could be found tho
Italian had disappeared. While the Incident
caused aome stir for a moment. It wss be
lieved that the drunken man's talk waa due
merely to his condition.
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has been enlarged and Is the best hotel
on the lake. Cottases in connection
with the hotel. For reservations ad
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11 to 16th
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VINTON STREET PARK
OMAHA vs. LINCOLN
JUHE 4, 5, 6, 7, 10. '
MONDAY, JUNE 4TH. LADIES' DAT.
GAMES CALLED 3:45.
Pries Lake Opens
Among the charming spot for summer
outing now available to Omaha people,
few are more attractive than Pries Lake,
now opened for the season under greatly
Improved conditions. Resides Its splen
did facilities for boating and Ashing, it .
Is now also equipped with a fin restau
rant, in which fresh fish and spring chick
en will be a specialty, and in which meals
will be served at all hours to serve tit
convenience of its patrons. Admission is
free to the grounds, which can be reached
by carryall from the end of the Florenre
line. The place is well worth visiting
and picnic parties will And no spot more
delightful In which to put in a summer
day.
OMAHA'S POMTE RKHOKT
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TODAY! TODAY! ! TODAT! ! I
Popular and Classical
BAND CONCERTS
by the Royal Canadian Band, the larg
est snd best balanced, and highest
salaried band in or near Omaha thla
present Open-Air-Season.
ANIMATED PICTURES ,
New, specially imported, the new
Biosphere.
Ralloon Ascension Thla Evening.
A FOMAttK AND FLORAL PARADE
With the Greatest Possible
Diversity of Amusements. .
An ideal place for a day's outing.
All car transfer to' and from Krug's
Park.
Benefit of Elks9
Building Fund
Tendered by
W; A,. BOTTBKB. rrerldent Omaha Baa
Ball Club
Vinton Street Park, -7
THURSDAY, JUNE
OMAHA VS. LIM'OLN.
League Championship Osme. Oame
called at S:45 p. in. Music by th Juth
L K Infantry Ha ml.
Mayor J. C. lahlman will pitch th
first halt.
('.land Ptsnd Tickets. 50 cents, that
being the r'K"liir prle. The lioxes will
tie ho!J bv HUc-tlon at 1:30 p. m. I
All Elks will "Root."
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