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Omaha daily bee., 1897-10-10

Just sent report to Washington giving the
facts and names, not only in regard to iml-
tating United States goods and pe'eut in
fringements but also regarding Incorrect in
voices
Mr. Parker, a patent lawyer of Chicago,
has begun suits in the German courts against
a number OF the worst offenders. Robert
Grimshaw, representing number OF Ameri-
can iron and machine concerns, joins in the
complaints. The favorite methods Of these
dishonest German manufacturers and deal
ers are to obtain first, by contract, the ex-
elusive representation Of valuable American
machines and then secure specimens of these
machines. Next they abandon all effo;t to
sell any OF them, but instead they initiate
them closely and place machines on the mar
ket at two-thirds Of the American prices.
Some OF these manufacturers have even had
the boldness to enter the counterfeited arti-
C!es and even the American articles them
selves enameled over. at exhibitions here and
elsewhere. One case is recorded where on
some Bridgeport locks the stenciling was re-
moved and enameled sfresh and they were
entered in competition for prize.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-10-10
THE BEE BULLETIN.

Weather Forecast FOR Nebraska
Page ''' ''o"'itllS "'us
l. 'ermanS's Cabinet Crisis More Acute.
Henry Labouchere in Il Corner
Great Britain Needs More Soldiers
Douglas County Republican Convention
x fians for the German Village.
u. Arguments in Ballot Contest Case
d. Last Week in Omaha Social Circles,
o. Mckenna Decides Not to Appeal.
u. Council Bluffo Local Matters
IuetSert Eases His Mind a Bit
- saturdays Games on the Gri,liron,
Boston Drops Another Game.
D. Another Right of Railroads Settled,
10 Woman: Her Ways and Her World.
H. Commercial and Financial News,
IL. Editorial and Comment
13' History of Union Pacific Recciycrship
IA Amusement Notes and Gossip.
Among Lovers OF Music
Echoes from the Ante Rooms
16. "Tom Keiley's Homo Run"
II. Dissertation on the Humble Cent Piece
lS. wsbury''-Conclusion.
10. Weekly Grist of Sporting GOSSIP
20. In the World of Whirling Wheels.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-10-10

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct 9.-Advices stat,
that Nicaragua is endeavoring to establish &
gold standard. and will use temporarily tn,
gold coin of the United States until its owT
coins can be substituted. The government
will discontinue the use of silver temporarily
to induce importation OF gold.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-10-10
WINTERS ADVANCE GUARD ARRIVES
Locally the Weather is Getting Quite

The approach of winter was heralded yes
terday by a cool wave that made itself felt
hereabouts. The day was clear and pretty.
but fall overcoats were brought out of their
trysting place. The maximum for the day
was TO degrees, and the minimum 3S degrees
Fair weather is predicted for today, with
rising temperature.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-10-10
Dunde.rnth Adopts Naval ni,I

BERLIN, Oct. 9.-The Bundesrath today
adopted the naval bill introduced by Ad-
mral Won Tirpitz, the secretary of the navy.
providing for an expenditure OF 4lO 900 900
marks, 10 extend over a period OF seven
years.
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perienced officer of the Royal Niger company
who has served in the Afghan war the
Soudan campaign and the Burmese expedi-
tion, in addition to seeing much service I'm
Africa, to go to the front. All the steamers
from Liverpool to the west coast of Africa
are taking officers, troops and large quanti-
ties of munitions Of war.
In addition to this attempt at colonial
ton of the French in Africa France is ap-
parently preparing to swallow the kingdom
or SIAM The Temps, organ of the French
foreign office, enumerates the differences
with Slam in such manner as to lead to
the belief that the French government in
tends to try and force Siam into vassalage
unless Great Britain intervenes.
SPANS CONDITION.
An American diplomat who has Just ar.
rived here from Madrid says the condition
OF Spain is even worse than the correspond
ents depict. Whoever is sent to Cuba,
he added, will attempt to buy off the in
surgent leaders. The diplomat further SAYS
that the Spanish government is so hard
pressed for money that 1t Is attempting to
sell all the public lands and buildings that
can possibly be spared, Not only have the
soldiers been unpaid since last March, but
the pension lists are in arrears.
All social intercourse between the Ameri-
can minister at Madrid and the Spanish
officials and the diplomatic corps had been
suspended for more than year. This was
partly due 10 the fact that Hannls Taylor,
the former United States minister to Spain,
was persona non grata to most of the
members of the diplomatic corps. For
eighteen months Mr. Taylor had not been
on speaking terms with the French and
Austrian ambassadors and with the papal
nuncio. The rupture with the French am
bassador was because Mr. Taylor protested
against being omitted from the lists OF
guests at a reception given by the ambas-
sador.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-09-07
THE CRAB AS A SPORTSMAN
Some Very Peculiar Rabbit Hunting Meth
DDS on Long Island.

A man who spends his summers down
on the south shore of Long Island well
out toward the eastern end is enthusiastic
over the rabbit hunting TO be obtained
there To get the proper amount of sport
from 1t, however, no recommends that il
be pursued according to peculiar method
of his own. This he described with great
seriousness to select party of friends the
other evening, and was considerable enough
at the close of his narrative to change the
subject without requiring any statements
of belief or otherwise from his hearers
1.-The way find best is this" no said
procure strong, good sized net sun.
ply of short tallow candles and a copsid-
cradle number of hard shelled crabs The
latter are just out of the water and are
very much alive and energetic then Sc
lect promising rabbit burrow which has
two entrances some distance apart Over
one of the holes fasten the net securely.
Then going TO the other with the crabs
and the candles | arrange the actual hunt.
ing / catch one of the crabs, and, lighting
a candle, hold it wick down over his back
until several drops of the melted tallow
have fallen on his she'll Then quickly,
before il has time to harden | plant the
candle in this little pool where it sticks
fast and stands as upright as il in a can
dlestick. fix several other crabs in the
same way, and then send little brigade
of them into the burrow. When the rab-
bit inside sees n torchight procession CON-
ing down his private hall after him, you
may he sure he decides to leave at once by
the back door This he attempts, only to
find himself in the net which | placed
there ut the beginning
You see, 1t is comparatively simple |
and at the same time an exceedingly inter |
esting method of hunting. wonder if it |
will rain tomorrow" New York Trib. |
une,
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-09-07
The Gates Ajar.

In her autobiography Elizabeth Stuart
Phelps has this to say about one of the
most popular of her publications: "'The
Gates Ajar' was written without hope or
expectation of any especial success, and
when the happy storm broke / was in
truth the most astonished girl in North
America. / have been told that the Amer
lean circulation of the book which has re-
manned below 100, 900, was outrun by that
In Great Britain. TRANSACTIONS, of course,
were manifold More applications to re-
publish my books have reached me from
Germany than from any other country
There was Gates Ajar tippet for sale in
the country groceries. There was "A Gates
Ajar collar-paper, l fear-loading the
city counters CHASTITY rumors reached me
of Gates Ajar cigar. Music, of course,
took her turn at the book, and popular
pieces were warbled under its title. One
of these, l think, is sung in Sunday schools
to this day. Then there was and still ex-
lists the Gates A jar funeral piece"
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-09-07
A Curious Bird.

AS to food, the weka is omniyorous
eating everything from pea rifle car
fridge to the remains of one of his own oft
spring. remember an instance of this.
when our dog unfortunately killed u young
bird which was too small TO eat. The
parents made decent show of grief over
their loss, and then-being quite sure that
the little one was dead-proceeded to eat
up its still warm remains In camp
wekas are useful as scavengers, but they
are incorrigible thieves trying to take
away everything at all white or glittering,
and, us they are able to move weight of
two to three pounds, it may be well mag-
ined that careful lookout has to be kept
The glance of mingled triumph and con-
tempt which 0weka gives over his shout.
der as no walks off with your pipe is in
bic, and his whole attitude would
make "a most laughable picture, if we'll
drawn. Pioneer Work In the Alps of
New Zealand, by A. p Harper
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-09-07
POWERFUL ELECTRIC FISH.
One OF the Terrors OF Africa's Lake OF
Mystery.

The wonders of Africa would seem TO
be without limit, according TO the reports
OF u. n. >. Moore, who has been viewing
some OF them. Mr.. Moore's object in Wis
lung Africa was To study the various nor
mai organisms that had been found to ex-
ISL In that famous but mysterious lake
known to natives and Europeans as Tan
ganyika. Not only has Mr. Moore found
All that he sought but so much besides
that the biologists and biologists are en-
thusiastic over his discoveries.
Mr. Moore after perilous journeying
gained sight of that lake which only six
europeans have ever looked upon, Lake
hukwa. IL was only from distance that
ne saw it, TO be sure, but that was a good
deal In itself, for only two Europeans ever
reached the shore, and none has ever
uoated upon It's waters. OF all the African
lakes which are known TO civilization
there Is none so surrounded by mystery as
hukwa. Fatality seems to attach to Ii so
far as Europeans ara concerned. and the
natives look upon white man who strives
TO reach 1t as foolish mortal bent upon
suicide. Mr.. Moore had much tho same
idea and gained entire satisfaction by
viewing the lake in perspective.
1t was In Lake Tanganyika that Mr..
Moore made his most remarkable discov-
cries and incidentally solved what has been
mystery, and fearful one, to both
African and European The tradition in
that section of Africa which surrounds
Ianganyika has many tales of the prowess
of gigantic fish which would rush at the
paddles of canoe, drag them from the
hands OF the wielders thereof, upset the
canoe and by mere contact kill the strug-
Cling humans who were cast into the wa
ter.
For once modern experience verified an
cient tradition. Mr.. Moore learned that
not only did this great fish exist, but that
1t performed exactly those deeds with
which 1t was credited. The solution of
the mystery is simple. The big fish Is an
electric one. In smaller form 1t is COM
mon In the South American rivers, where
swimmers hold 1t In mortal terror. The
African specimen, however, Is of Brob-
dingnagian proportions, and darts through
the water at a terrific rate The source of
electricity-for electricity it certainly con-
tains-seems to be in cells in the skin.
These give forth a sufficient amount of
electric fluid to stun human being, pro-
vided the contact with the fish Is at all
forcible or is with any considerable por-
ton of the surface of the body. From the
great danger which Is entailed by cruising
about in the vicinity of such q fish, it has
been found impossible to catch q speoi-
men, and the knowledge which has been
gained concerning the fish is derived from
one that was cast upon the shore of the
lake by the waves that never cease rolling
Chicago Times Herald.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-09-07
Two Cents, Worth of Gas.

In a lecture recently delivered at the
Royal Victoria hall, London, Professor
Carlton j. Lambert stated that 81 cubic
feet of gas, which is valued at / penny
g oents), and weighs about Il pounds,
can generate about pound Of water
when burned and about 10 cubic feet of
carbonic acid. 1t can heat 80 gallons of
water from 80 degrees to ITO degrees for q
bath, or it can boil 8 gallons of water in
good kettles and make tea for ga persons.
1t can work one horsepower gas engine
for one hour, or lift weight of SO tons
10 feet high, doing the work of six men
for one hour. 1t can melt 10 pounds of
iron and make casting In 30 minutes,
which ordinarily would require two hours
and 80 pounds of coke. Ii can brace
metal joint in two minutes, which would
require 20 minutes In forge. If burned
in 8 inch lue for ventilation purposes,
1t can induce 1000 cubic feet of pure air
1t can give you brilliant light (Welsbach
incandescent) of 90 candle power for nine
hours. 1t can, In a good radiating stove,
comfortably warm room 10 feet square
for an hour 1t can easily cook dinner
for eight persons. Practical Engineer.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-09-07
SERvlCeABLE PROSE STYLE.
For the Use of Disappointed Politicians In
All Countries.

straightforward writing is so rare an
accomplishment that we hasten to extend
the hand of welcome to it wherever it is
found. The most recent shining specimen
of literary directness which we have light.
cd upon is "a letter addressed by an Aus
tralian partisan TO the politician whom he
assisted to eminence, but who on reach
Ing his high estate, forgot the poor man
on whose shoulders no had risen The
Australian wrote as follows:
DEAR SIR-Iou' re a - fraud and you
know It, don't care a rap for the billet
or the muny either, but you could hey got
1t for me If you wasn't as mean as muk.
Two pound week amt eny moar TO me
than 40 shillins is TO you, but l objekt to
bein maid an infurnil fool Of Soon after
you was elected by my hard workin, a
Teller here wanted TO bet me that You.
wouldn't be in the House moren week
before you maid ass of yourself | bet
him Cow on that as thort you was
worth it then. After got Your Note sayin
you deklined to ackt in the matter driv
the Cow over to tho Feller's place an tole
him he had won her.
That's orl / got by howlin meself
Hoarse for you on pole day, an months be-
foar You not only hurt mans Pride
but you injur him in Bizness. believe
you think you'll get in agen. 1 don't. An
what L don't think is of moar Konse-
quence then you imajn. believe you
take pleshir in cuttin your best trends,
but waite till the clouds roll by an they'll |
cut you-just behind the Ear, where the |
butcher cut the pig. Yure no man. An
don't think yure much of democrat eth |
er. Go to -. l lowers meself ritin to |
a skunk. even tho L med him member |
Of Parlerment."
This, IL seems to us, is what Matthew |
Arnold called serviceable prose style "
London Globe
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-09-07
DANCING TURTLES.
Curious Training Through Which Bhey
Are Put In the Far East.


The spectacle of an old, bearded man,
with long, tangled locks, dressed in fan
tastic costume, attracted the attention of
passersby one day in one of the large SEN
ports of Japan. Some said ho was an
Aino, pointing to his long hair and beard,
and that he was bear worshiper from
Nagasaki.
The old man stood on the deck of
houseboat quite as disreputahle as he
himself appeared, and gave an exhibition
that was In every respect remarkable. He
held an old brass drum, upon which he
beat with several sticks, keeping time with
his foot, and in obedience to this strange
summons IA number of common high
backed river tortoises of various sizes
crawled out of box, and forming them
selves In line began TO march one after the
other to the slow, discorGant music.
Around they went in a circle the big
ones ahead, the smaller ones following on
behind, and at the word of command the
larger ones took their places between two
boxes and formed living tortoise bridge,
over which the small ones passed from box
to box, the others then following suit,
whereupon all the tortoises arranged them
selves in groups, like plates about table.
The japanese have another tortoise,
which they train to perform simple tricks
in the water. 1t Is little creature about
or inches long, that from life of in
activity has become covered with long
growth of green pond weed, which streams
behind like hair as 1t swims along.
These people are also famous for their
strange fishes of the carp family Some
are short and chubby, with eyes that pro-
trude so far from the head that they look
like telescopes, or the stalked eyes of some
crabs, with which the little creature can
see in every direction Others have broad,
lacelike tail that hangs gracefully like a
mass Of lace and appears to be divided into
three parts. Others have perfect black
cross marked upon the back, which against
the deep red which is the prevailing color,
presents magnificent appearance. Others
are called the fish Of the white cross, the
latter being white against red
These fancjtnl creatures are trained to
perform a Variety of tricks. They rise at
the sound of bell, ring bell themselves,
follow one another in row at the signal,
and then In many ways show their re-
markable intelligence
The japanese also import the famous
fighting fishes from India, which they
keep in an aquarium and match in con-
tests which are, it must be said, decided
without bloodshed, though the little crea-
lures show no little ferocity.
The tortoise and crane are both sacred
animals in Japan, and the former is often
seen with the stork walking about villages
paying no attention to the people and as
safe as is the sacred OK in India. st. Louis
Republic
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-09-07
A LOST OPPORTUNITY.
The Story OF How q Fortune Got Away
From q Man.

A little group of men were talking the
other evening In the cleaning time, when
people seem to think more about what
they might have been than they do at any
other hour of the day, and the subject was
lost opportunities.
II hate TO refer to the matter at ALL 4"
remarked the colonel who fought through
the late war at the head of Michigan
regiment, because IL only makes me re-
new my contempt for myself, but I've had
chances in the northwest TO put myself in
the millionaire list that nobody but con-
frmed zap would think of neglecting.
After the war / was a land locker, az
they are called, and l knew the whole
country from Detroit clean through TO the
far corner of Minnesota, and right where
there are big buildings and beautiful city
squares today / could have bought land at
any price l might name. One man want
cd me TO buy in Duluth few lots at $50
apiece, and l laughed at him. They are
worth So square foot today and upward.
l picked up one piece of land at Agate
harbor for 500 and sold it for 81 900.
That Is worth $50, 900 now, and Iwouldn't
give a man $3.50 for a tract that is worth
as many thousand this very minute
But those are small potatoes and few
In hill to the biggest piece of lost oppor-
tunityism was ever guilty Of" And the
colonel sighed profoundly. "You know
that famous Mesaba iron mine country up
there on Lake Superior where they are
taking out thousands of tons every year
of the richest iron ore on earth, and any
quantity of men are enjoying princely in
comes from their royalties? Well, before
anybody ever heard of the Mesaba iron ore
l was up there running line north from
Cloquet river, and one day began to have
all sorts of trouble with my compass.
Ordinarily 1t was a very tractable and
reliable instrument, but here for some
reason it acted strangely, or, rather, re-
fused to act at ALL and could hardly get
any sense out of It, l kept going ahead,
however, and for ten miles my trouble
continued. Then 1t was over, and never
was quite so glad of anything as when
that compass began to work again and
did not have to lay my course by the sun.
81 knew before finished what the mat
ter was, but what did that iron under the
ground that swerved my needle out of its
course mean to meS Nothing. That's ALL
l was plain, everyday chump. What
was after was timber, and the timber all
along there was not of sufficient quality to
justify my giving the land second
thought, and l didn't. Think of 1t, men
and brethren" sighed the colonel again,
There | was walking over and standing
on millions and millions of dollars, and |
could have had all of il 1 wanted for the
mere having sense enough to take it up,
and didn't have the sense. Washing.
ton Star.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-09-07
ELECTRICITY.
How To Handle the Dangerous Agent I'm
Cases of Emergency.

This subject Is treated of I'm an article IN
The journal OF Practical Medicine inv
Ds Francis Is. Bishop The amount ~
electricity that will sometimes pass
through tho human body without prodnc.
ing fatal results Is uprising and often
unaccountable while at other times cur
rents less powerful in every way. for soma
reason nre often fatal.
The alternating current of great am
perage, high voltage and low frequency is
the current that causes the greatest nnm.
Der of accidental deaths, as well as tho
current that is used in the state of New
YORK for the purpose of executing crimi.
nails. The continuous current. such as Is
used In our incandescent street lighting
while not harmless when close circuited
through the body, does not offer the same
degree OF danger as the arc light or alter.
mating current
Still, electricity, like the old woman's
gun, without lock, stock or barrel. Is usu.
ally found to be dangerous. If SO, What
are we to do In case of accidentp is the par.
amount question. First of all, keep cool
DO not lose your head, and, with the fol.
lowing rules, do what you can;
DO not place yourself in the circuit Co
help others out, as thus you only add one
moro victim to the result
Under no consideration catch hold of the
wire unless you are positively certain that
you are thoroughly insulated by rubber
boots or gloves, or both. A large, dry silk
handkerchief or dry cloth is the next best
thing, and II your own coat is perfectly
dry, place that on the ground to step on.
Never under any circumstances, when you
are removing a person from live wire,
allow his body to leave the earth. In other
words, do not lift him. When the victim
has been released from the wire, proceed at
once to artificial respiration, being sure
that the clothing is we'll loosened about
the neck and waist. Personally. he says,
l should advise suspending the PATIENTS
head down for a minute or two at a time,
all the while keeping up artificial respira-
ton, with the tongue pulled well out.
Nitric CT amyl may be found useful If
at hand
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-09-07
Won Bulow and the PLAYERS.

An amusing glimpse of Hans Won Bulow
Is afforded In this extract from one of his
letters: "There were two bassoonists in
the orchestrn-imagine, amateursl They
were my dread and kept me constantly on
tenterhooks. If they had nothing to play,
then / was in n state of terror that they
might come in, and l was constantly
warning them Not yet, but II they really
had to come in then had not the courage
to give them the sign, and l warned them
as before. An amateur kettledrum player,
on the contrary, who received honorable
mention, must have been perfect marvel
of timekeeper, for, when he had very
long pauses, he counted them inwardly,
and used to pay little visits to an adjoin-
ing cafe without endangering the ensem
BILE, rs he always got back punctually to
his post In time for his next entry"