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Lancaster enterprise. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1891-1905, 1897-06-09
THE WEIGHT OF THE EARTH.
Various Ways in Which il MIGHT
BE Scattered Into Space.

The calculations oG astronomers
extending over many years have
fixed the weight of the earth at
G,0G9, 900, 00,000,OO0 0,OO0,O ,OGG, or
SIX thousand and sixty nine sep
trillions. tons.
a we'll known stastistician, J..
Holt Schooling, endeacors to
make the meaning Of the figures
clearer by various devices such as
shoveling the earth Of into space,
weighing IL with the moon and so
forth.
Extending the comparison to
other divisions of the earth, it is
found that the entire globe
weighs fifty-two and half times
as much as Europe, eleven and a
half times as much as Asia. sew
enteen and a half times as much
as Africa, and thirteen and Il
third times as much rs the two
Americas. Tho citizens of the
United States may. we'll swell
with pride when they reflect that
they control the destination of
one thirteenth of the entire
weight OF the globe. If. as is not
improbable, science should be
fore long make it possible o pen.
citrate to great depths into the
earth, England would doubtless
make unwarranted claims to un-
derground territory and the Uni.
ted States would have to give the
Monroe doctrine a new applica-
ton.
The physical labor of counting
the weight of the earth in tons
is stupendous. Mr.. Schooling i'm.
AGNES that the Colosseum at
Rome is haunted by the ghosts
OF the $500 persons who once
found room in it, and that they
have been counting since 4. y.
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Lancaster enterprise. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1891-1905, 1897-06-09
nN,o RIVER AND CHARLESTON
RAILWAY CO.
PASSENGER DEPARTMENT.

In Eject Wednesday. May 5,h 1897.
Lancaster enterprise. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1891-1905, 1897-06-09
Dnify Erccpt !Sauduy.

Train leaving Lancaster at 7;2U n. m, con
meets AT chester win southern Railway going
south, c. X l.. going north and G.. G. X y YES
thLlc ana local trains going west
Train leaving LauCaSt ter nt 3:IU D. m con
u"ciS nj Lancaster with - lt. N C. from Cam.
den, and Chester with Southern Hallway -oiu.
north and south and with G. n L. north.
Train leaving Chester At Il % a IN . connects
at Chester with southern Railway from Char.
lotto, also {. y l.. from north.
Train Ion -iu- Chester A. 5.O5 ~ m connects
with southern Railway from Columbia. g. c
y from Atlanta aui { * l.. from Lcuofr
LEROY SPRINGS.
W. IL. III ARDlN, President
Nice-Pres. and Manager.
Lancaster enterprise. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1891-1905, 1897-06-09
SLEEPING CAR SERVICE

"ln addition to the above train
service, there is local train dai-
~ between Columbia and Char
iotte, making all stops. No. "a
leaves Columbia (Blanding
Street, at 800 p. m, arrives
Charlotte $40 p. m. No. }3
leaves Charlotte daily 6 80 o. M.
arrives Columbia 9:55 p. M"
Omaha daily bee., 1897-04-03

Anna Parker. Nina Carpenter, NJ. A. New
ham and 5. A. Walker, Hastings; J. w. Niles.
Hartwell; J. +. Winters, Red Cloud; J. II.
Thornton. Inland; G. q. Beniver. Broken
Bow; Prudence Baird. Central City; Carrie
Frasler, Margaret Brown, May ID. Lamb,
Emma King. Martha Dunn, Effie Van Camp,
r. ]. Barr II. II. Paine, Adelaide Warwick.
Maud Hurford, Edith Abbott Margaret Egge.
Anna Garret Minnie Housner, John
Matthews, Maynard Sphinx, E. G. McGlasson.
y. F. Davis, ID. ~ Fishburne. Agnes Hall,
Mattio West Mrs. Peterson and Mrs. w. f..
Mclaughlin, Grand Island: Efle Gray, Chap
man; Nellie Myers E. s. Randall Ellen
kallasca f. A. Hyde, Aurora: S. ID. Smith,
Nellie Cornheld. Grace Whitney, St Paul; /;
Il, f. Gardner; ID. G.. johnson, Des Moines
George Marvel. Giltner; Kittie Shelley Glen
ville N. M. Graham, Clay Center; c. H.
Holderman., B. G.. Moulton, York; W. H.
Bartz, Ravenna; Clara Smout I,ura Belyille
Minnie Williams, Wood River; Carrie Brown,
North Loup; Mrs. E. Il. Shuman, Aida; J. X.
Stapleton, Lexington Alex Stevens, Sutton;
Charles Nichols, John Ray. Aida; Olive
Jones, Edith Reedy. Mabel Reedy. Ravenna:
Nora Goff, Hazard; Carrie Bremen d. Nc
Call, Morten Anderson, Hattie Winslow and
l.. Bright, Ord; Beatrice Ferrar, Kate A.
Hurley, Dora Kolls Anna Guhl, A. NJ. Har-
gis. o. e. McCutchean, Hattie Clendenin ID.
II. Vantine. Grand Island; Il. NJ. Cunning
ham, Elm Creek; G. Baldwin, Lexington; l..
G. Paulsen, Minden; j. II. Graham, McCool;
Julia Scans and Ora Arnold. Scotia; Horace
M. Davis, North Loup; j. II. Ellison, Wood
River; J. IT. Morey and. Amanda Wolf Kear-
ney; W. ii. Gilllspe and Mrs. G. f. Cook,
Giltnar
Omaha daily bee., 1897-04-03
Petition the Legislatures.

The members of the South Omaha bar
yesterday forwarded two petitions to Edison
Rich. chairman of the judiciary committee
relative to house roll No. 500, the superior
court bill. One of the petitions was signed
by the entire bar, with the exception of one
or two members. The other was signed by
prominent citizens and taxpayers of this
city. The object and purposes OF the Pc
titions are to urge speedy action on the
part OF the legislature looking to a speedy
passage Of the bill. Friends of the bill
claim that instead of being an expense to
the city 1t would be source of consider
able revenue outside of all necessary ex-
penses to maintain the court. They claim
that the advance fee necessary to institute
an action in the superior court would more
than pay all of the expenses Of the court,
leaving all costs which follow the suits as
a source of revenue to the city. Further
more, friends of the bill assert that one of
the most intolerable evils of the present
judicial system is the justice and police
courts, and that injustice is done in more
cases than justice. There is virtually no
opposition to the bill among the attorneys
here. True, the Justices of the peace and
the police judge are inclined to enter a
protest, but the friends OF the blu say that
the opposition of these people. lis not far
reaching enough to do the bill any injury.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-04-03
ExERCIsEs OF EVENING COLLEGE,.
Close of Very Successful Year in
Work and Attendance.

Close OF Very Successful Year in
Work and Attendance.
The annual closing exercises Of the Young
Mems Christian association evening classes
attracted large number of interested per-
sons to the association building last night
The program proper, presided over by j..
II. Adams, occurred In the auditorium,
opening with piano solo by Miss Jessie
Towne.
Educational Director B. H. Matthews fol-
lowed with a brief outline of the years
work. He expressed himself as well salts
fed with the results that could be shown
at the end of the term, and told Of several
important and valuable additions to the
curriculum for the coming season. Over
$4,000 men were enrolled in the associa-
tions educational classes the past year, and
OF this number Mr.. Matthews stated 256
were in the classes of the Omaha branch
scattered through nineteen classes and
taught by sixteen Instructors. The work
of the drawing classes has been especially
commendable
After an enjoyable bass solo by Edmund
Shank, Chancellor G. M. Ellinwood of the
Nebraska Wesleyan university gave very
earnest and interesting address on "Prac-
tical Education" Mrs. David Campbell OF
Lincoln contributed the final numbers of
the program in two short contralto solos.
reception followed on the second floor
and refreshments were served by a number
OF young ladies at daintily arranged tables
in the parlor adjoining. During the re-
ception delightful Emusic added to the in
terest Of the evening.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-04-03
CENTRAL LABOR UNION MEETING.
Committee Reports an Unsatisfactory
COnfereIfcc with Retnilcrs.

Committee Reports nm Unsntisfnctory
Conferebce with Retailers.
The Central Labor union held short ses-
sion last night in Labor temple. w. H. Bell
was chairman, with e. e. Philbrick as sec
retary e. A.JJadwillis Of the Pressmen's
union was installed as a member of the
body, and the committee which attended the
meeting OF the Omaha Retailers association,
held in the Commercial club rooms Wednes-
day night, reportedG The committee was
headed by F. BE- Kieffner.. He stated that
the delegation threw hot shot into the as
sociatlon from helaboring mans point Of
view, and that as their ideas did not coincide
with those who-are at present heading
crusade against Che department stores, that
he did not think tis central body would be
asked to attend any meetings in the future.
The report was filed.
A communication from the United Broth
erhood of Leather Workers asking that the
central body of this city use It's influence
toward organizing local, was read 1t was
referred to the committee on organizations.
The following members were dropped from
the central body for not attending: II. +.
Brosnahan Of the South Omaha federation
f.. C. Moore of the Horse Shoers' union. w:
B. Austin of the Stationary engineers, ana
G. r. Bergren, ]. +. Youngquist and A. +.
Surmaken of the Tailors' union.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-04-03
w1LL VAIN ulr6N nnnMAN KouNrzn
He VIII Re Asked TO Make His Donn-
tIon Mitboat Restrictions.


He VIII ne Asked TO Make His Dona-
tion without Restrictions.
@. w. wattlss,, dE. Rosewater, 2. t.
Lindsey and B.1B. eBruce. members OF the
Board OF Exposition Managers, together
with Architectsn walker and Kimball, Su-
perintendent Of CONSTRUCTION Geraldine. and
Landscape Architect Ulrlch, met A. p.
Turkey, Thomas Fitzpatrick, Charles f. Bates.
j, G. Wharton md e. ]. Cornish, the city
park commission, at the latter's rooms in the
city hall last evening, to discuss the ques-
tion OF the exposition managers availing
themselves OF the offer of Herman Kountze
to donate to them fve and one-half acres in
Kountze addition for exposition purposes.
Mr. Kountze's proposition is to donate to
the city this FIVE and a half-acre tract out
OF the forty acres to be used for exposition
purposes, provided the park commissioners
build and permanently maintain thereon an
art building. Should the board cease to
maintain said art building this five and
half-acre tract TO revert to MIR. Kountze or
his heirs.
The subject was exhaustlvely discussed in
all Its phases, without however, develop
ing any feasible mode of procedure and
finally simmered down to the appointment OF
committee, consisting OF Messrs. Turkey and
Fitzpatrick of the park board, and President
Wattles OF the exposition committee, to wait
upon Mr.. Kountze this morning and ascer-
tain whether the numerous restrictions at
tached to his proposition cannot be re-
moved and the donation made outright If
this Is accomplished handsome auditorium
or other suitable exposition building will be
erected upon this special tract.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-04-03
Omcer proyyn RcIeosed.

Police officer Brown has drawn his last
days pay from the city. He was notified of
this fact at roll call last night Accord,
ing to statements made by those in authority
Officer Brown on last Monday night acquired
large and enthusiastic jag, and in order
to let people who might be sleeping know
that he was on earth and walking his beat
he fired his revolver in the air five times
Officer John Riches and Night Watchman
Murphy hurried to Brown to see what was
the cause of the shooting. When they
discovered the condition of the officer they
left him after admonishing him to shoot
no more. The matter was reported to Mayor
Ensor, who promptly discharged Brown and
appointed Tom Montague to fill the vacancy
Officer Riches was laid off five days for not
arresting Brown when he found him drunk on
the streets
Omaha daily bee., 1897-04-03

An ordinance providing for the inspection
of all matters and things pertaining to the
sanitary condition Of the city. defining the
duties of the inspector and providing for a
penalty for the violation OF the same, has
been prepared by City Attorney Montgomery
and will be introduced at the next meeting
of the city council Mention was made some
time ago OF the provisions OF this ordinance
as far as sanitary inspection and the inspec-
tion of food and fruit went The section
regulating ice dealers was not, however pre-
pared until just recently. Councilman Cald-
well was the instigator OF the move to in
spect the ice sold to consumers in this city
and In the interest of this ordinance he sent
to Chicago for a copy of the regulations in
use there. The section devoted to ice is as
follows:
All of the Ice sold and delivered within
the city of South Omaha for domestic use
shall be pure and healthfu and free from
matter deleterious to health, and such ice
be ice which, upon chemical and bacterl-
ological examination shall be found to be
Tree from nitrates, nitrites and pathogenic
bacteria and to contain not more than
BLOOD of one part of free ammonia and
9-1O0 of one part of albuminoid ammonia
IN IN lc,Ooo ,os parts, and in respect to which
half of the total solids
All OF the local dealers in ice, with the
possible exception of ono firm, are in favor
or the ordinance, as are also quite num-
Der OF consumers of ice who have been
spoken to about the matter.
In connection with this ordinance Council
man Caldwell has had his attention called to
the ice which was cut on the pond at
letters brewery last winter. This ice dt is
claimed, is totally unfit for domestic use.
Within short distance OF the pond is a
cemetery, COW pasture slop houses. etc.
Further, 1t is claimed that great deal of
the wash from the barns close by goes into
the pond besides the natural wash from barn
yards, pig pens. COW pastures and the like
which are to be found In the immediate
vicinity. The pond is. it is claimed, nothing
but pool of stagnant water, which is not
fit to drink at any time of the year. conse-
quently the ice cut such a place could
not be fit to use for anything except cooling
purposes. =.
1t Is the intention Of the authorities to take
samples of ice offered for sale from each
wagon once week or oftener These
samples are to be submitted to chemical
test, to determine the amount of decom-
posed matter, etc. A fine of $50 will be i'm
posed upon the person found selling ic.
which VIII not stand the test prescribed In
the ordinance. ,F ... -
Omaha daily bee., 1897-04-03

Break Quorum in the Kentucky
.IOiEt AHSemllY.

Break Quorum in the Kentucky
Joint Assembly.
FRANKFORT, Ky, April 2-No quorum
voted today, and the twenty second ballot
developed only Hunters strength. which
would have been within three votes of an
election had the Blackburn people and the
anti-Hunter republicans voted. The demo-
Gratis and republican boilers feared that the
Hunterites were about to put up some Job
on them when the joint assembly was called
to order, and declined to answer to their
names at roll call. Sixty-fve answered, but
sixty-nine were necessary to a quorum. How
ever, President Worthington, who has ruled
very literally on this point, ordered the
twenty-second ballot, which resulted: Hun
ter, So; Davie, 7; Boyle, /. Total, So. No
election, and the joint assembly adjourned.
The Hunterites were very much chagrined
after the joint assembly had adjourned be-
cause OF the fact that the opposition could
break a quorum whenever 1t pleased. at
may be able to break a quorum" said Dr.
Hunter in answer to a question, but 1t
never can consolidate on any candidate l
shall not withdraw until new caucus, reg
ularly called and constituted. shall remove
me. If no senator is elected and the state
is impoverished TO the extent of $4,000 or
$4,000, let the blame rest where it belongs
on the traitors to the republican party who
have betrayed it into the hands of an i'm
placable enemy"
Omaha daily bee., 1897-04-03
Magic City GUssip.

Abe Becker returned from a trip to Texas
yesterday. ....
Mrs. Il. G. Rozzelle Is confined to her home
by illness.
the registration books will be open for
revision today.
John Benson, Grand Island, was visitor
at the exchange yesterday.
The interior of the exchange building Is
being treated 10 a coat of paint
j. A. MacMurphy, Blair, was In the city
yesterday and called at the newspaper Of
fees
joseph Meyers has gone to Kansas City,
where he has secured position with Armour
& Co.
Sidney White Is home from Lincoln on a
visit to his parents, nr. and Mrs. w. S.
White.
Miss Sadi Fowler has gone to Milford to
spend a few days with her father, Judge
Fowler.
Miss Maud Hibbard Irvington. is visiting
her brother. G. S. Hibbard. Twenty fourth
and / streets.
John Hughes. formerly night clerk at the
Exchange hotel, has accepted position with
the stock yards company.
A portion OF the large bank abutting on
Twenty-frst and streets slid OFF during
the storm Thursday night.
Bee Hive lodge, Ancient Free and Accepted
Thursday night at Masonic hall.
G. ID. Miller. bookkeeper for Paddock G. Co.
at the exchange, has accepted position with
II, Becker & Degan at Sioux City.
Mrs. Frank Solon has returned to Chicago
after a short visit with her mother. Mrs. P.
Donahue. Twenty-seventh and l. streets.
The Plattsduetscher verein will celebrate
its seventh anniversary at Pivonka's hall,
Twenty-fouIth and L streets this evening
republican meeting will be held at Ken
nedys hall, Albright, this evening. Il. C.
Lane. j. II. YanDusen and p. j. Barrett will
speak.
Miss A. ]. Harder. Twenty seventh and q
streets. was taken to st. Joseph's hospital
yesterday, where she was operated on for
APPENDICITIS.
A cowboy from Nevada, named Sexton, was
arrested Thursday for being drunk and dis
orderly. but was turned loose after promis-
ing to leave the city at once.
A young mems political club has been
formed in the First ward. with these officers:
d. Mcclure. president; Gus Radaway, vice
president; b. Wilson. secretary; j. ]. Phil
lips, treasurer
The Kings Daughters OF the First Presby-
Ierian church elected the following officers
Thursday: Mrs, G. w. Thompson. president;
Mrs. r. j. Johnson, vice president; Mrs. John
Ashe, secretary; Mrs Wilson, treasurer.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-04-03
NoRFOLK TEACHERS INSTITUTE.
North Nebraska Association Ends Its
Three DnNs, ScssiOn.


Three Days Session.
NORFOLK, Neb., April 2.-(Special) 1.-The
North Nebraska Teachers association closed
its three days session here today with a
lecture by Chancellor George e. MacLean
of the State university. During the day the
annual reports of the secretary and treas
urer, which were of a satisfactory nature,
were read and the officers were elected for
the ensuing year. The following papers were
read:
"The Teachers and the Examinations"
r. d. Williams of Albion; Free Text
Books and How to Care for Thcm," j. Il.
DAILY of Schuyler; Graduation from the
District Schools" Vernon d. Craig of
Leigh; THE Present Demands of the
Schools Upon the Nerve Force of (a) the
son of Pierce; THE Place and Value Of
Nature Study, Below the High School," A.
V. Sunderin of Tekamah; Attention in
the Recitation; How to Secure It," Rose
II. Collins of Fremont; Music in Lower
Grades" w. J. Williams of Columbus;
How Much Time Should Be Given to
Arithmetic in Primary and Grammar
Grades, and What Should BE Accom-
plisheed;'' w. w. Boner of Wayne: DO
the Schools Meet Reasonable Expecta-
tions?" II. G. Ostein of Albion.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-04-03

A special committee of the city council
composed of Messrs. Hyiand, Schultz and
Franek, in company with the city engineer,
visited the old bridge at Twenty-seventh and
Armour streets yesterday and decided that a
new structure would have to be built The
recent rains weakened the structure to such
an extent that when drove of cattle passed
over the supports gave way. The timbers
of the bridge were badly broken and lay in
heap at the bottom of the creek, all of the
cattle escaping without injury. Some of the
lumber can be used in building a new bridge
but not much of it. Engineer Beal estimates
that 1t will cost between 5000 and $40O to
erect another bridge.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-04-03
T .TI'HoMRS SON, BELDEN & Co.

Arthur Pulaski, w. ]. Ruhl, John Heller,
S. A. Robinson and j. A. Sunderland. Favor
Fleming for tax commissioner and A. H..
RawitZer for the council
Eighth Ward-Charles j. Barber, DR.. j.
j. Saville, G. j. Livvy. A. w. Allen, e. N.
Oney, H. f. Rhodes, John Gretzinger, Lew
Anderson, Harry Clark.
Ninth Ward-H. G. Wheeler, Jay Burns,
John Mackin, ]. A. Davis, ]. o. Richard
son. S. ID. Mercer, Oscar Ham, A. B. Somers
w. o. Shrum. This ward endorsed DR.. H.
G. Wheeler for councilman and Jay Burns
for comntroller
Omaha daily bee., 1897-04-03
REPORTS ON THE TARIFF BILL.
New York Chamber of Commerce Com
mIttcc Moncs Il VIII lie EInnI

mittcc Hopes ~ VIII he Final.
NEW YORK, April AT the monthly
meeting OF the Chamber Of Commerce the
| report OF the committee on foreign commerce
and the revenue laws submitted the follow
| ing report, which was almost unanimously
| adopted:
"Your committee have not felt called upon
to undertake a comparison OF the changes
proposed in the pending tariff BILL In view
OF its volumlnous character. They deem IL
sufficient to call attention to the very ma
terial increase in many of the rates con-
tained In the bill. These changes together
with other new features introduced by tho
farmers, will affect the entire business in
terests of the country to a very marked ex-
tent and call for the thoughtful consdera-
tion Of this chamber.
at is the opinion Of your COMMITTEES that
the business men of this country desire
nothing more earnestly than an extended
period OF rest and cessation from continued
tarln agitation and tarif changes. They
realize the fact that the party in power is
committed TO change In the tarln in tho
direction of greater revenue and OF higher
protection. They demand, however, that
whatever rates and system OF taxation are
adopted they shall be so reasonable and
conservative and shall so commend them
selves to the majority of the intelligent
voters of the land that the tariff frankly may
be regarded as settled and not provocative
of an early reaction. rendering all business
calculations and enterprise uncertain and
hazardous retarding prosperity and affording
welcome opportunity to the advocates of
free silver coinage and disastrous financial
schemes for the spreading Of their peculiar
doctrines.
Regarding the proposed measure from this
point of view. your committss begs leave to
offer the following resolution for adoption
by the chamber:
Resolved, That the Chamber of Commerce
Of the state Of New York express its earnest
conviction that the tariff bill now before the
house of representatives in many of its
provisions is excessive and likely to invite
reaction harmful to business and to the best
interests of the country, and that 1t should
be carefully revised in the direction of
reduction OF the rates of duty proposed to the
end that system of tariff taxation may be
adopted that shall be reasonably permanent,
and that shall insure to the business inter-
ests of the country a certain measure OF
immunity from early change.
Resolved That the Chamber of Com
merce of the state of New York invites tho
cooperation of the commercial and trade
organizations of other cities throughout the
country in urging these views upon con-
gress."