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Minneapolis Officials
Guilty Of Corruption

4 Capt. Norbeck OF the police was the
next to be placed on trial. The hear
ing was quite brief. the evidence Of
guilt being conclusive. The trial was
cut short by a plea of guilty entered
by the accused. who was sentenced to
a short term In the penitentiary and
a nne of $500.
The grand jury for June before Its
adjournment returned three add
tional indictments against police ON.
ciais. They were:
Capt. John Fitchette. widely regard.
ed as Mayor Ames' confidential police
captain. accused of trafickins In
police Jobs. The specific allegation
is that he accepted a srstuity OF $500
for securing the appointment Of pc.
iiceman.
Detective Charles r. Bracket. &c
cused OF being accessory to felony
in that he had guilty foreknowledge
of the recent burglary Of the Pabst
Brewing company's safe.
Detective Fred Malone. accuseu Of
having guilty knowledge OF the same
robbery.
Brackett and Malone are charged
with having acted as ''iook'outs" for
the cracksmen. One admits that he
furnished $500 to make good the
amount stolen. but he says he gave
the money 10 prevent friend from
getting into trouble.
The case OF Capt. n. W. King.
charged with being accessory to n
felony In receiving money from law.
breakers. resulted in a verdict of
guilty. He was released on $1,000 bail
pending an application for u new trial.
There will undoubtedly be add.
tionnl police indictments reported.
but they will be for men already on
the list. Some OF these supplementary
indictments will be based upon owl
dencc given before the grand Jury
by Chris Norbeck. Others who arc
known to be corrupt may not be In.
dictcd. ns there Is feeling among
rome OF the grand jurors that the in'
vestigation has been pursued far
enough thoroughly to expose and rem
ody police corruption and that furth'
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We now know quite accurately tho
nature OF lightnin. and the method
OF production of the enormous ciectri.
cal pressure exhibited by tho flash.
When clouds are formed by the con.
dcnsation Of very minute drops OF
water from the vapor In tho mir. un.
der certain conditions these drops OK.
hibit small electrical charge. As
the drops coaicscc the capacity In
crcascs less rapidly than the quantity
of charge. for the reason that two
drops Of equal size. when they How
together. produce one of only slight.
ly larger diameter. and the capacity
is determined by the diameter. On
this account the drops formed by tho
flowing together of tho small mist
particles. long before they attain such
size ns to DO prccipitatcd ms tho rain.
acquire nm electrical charge o; cnor-
nous voltage. sufficient often to leap
distance OF mile through the air.
This must correspond with prcssurcs
only to be Indicated by millions Of
volts.-Eioctricnl Review.
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IN n paper read before the Society
OF Civil Engineers of Canada Mr.. c.
IL. Davis has studied the advantages
OF electric traction and concludes:
First-Thnt In the near future
steam railways will adopt electric
traction for suburban traffic no mat.
ter whether the new service is more
expensive or not.
Sccond-That for. long distance
transport OF heavy freight, steam will
continue to be the motive force.
Third-For the quick transport OF
passengers between great centers OF
population even when widely sep.
arated, electric engines will be used.
since they travel at much greater
speeds than steam motors. and pre-
sent certain distinct advantages OF
comfort
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Burn. From Roen.oen Rays.

Burns from Rocntgen rays. now
recognized rs real effect. have some
curious features. DIR. L. A. Goldman.
citing nearly 200 cases. notes that the
burns resemble sunburn. but that they
may extend much deeper. the body
being transparent to these rays. The
burns do not usually appear immcdi-
atcly. most often developing In about
ten days. though sometimes delayed
for months. Some persons are very
susceptible. others are not affected
in any way. Injury may be avoided
by interposing n thin. grounded sheet
OF aluminium. or by keeping the time
within safe limits. and 1t is conclude.
that an exposure of five minutes NJ n
distance of ten inches-or of twenty
minutes ut twenty inches-can do NO
harm. Not least singular is the ap-
parent cumulative action. n number of
successive safe exposures of the
same surface seeming to be as dan.
gerous rs single long exposure.
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a STUNNING Hat.


A hat recently from Paris II OF
poppy'red chiffon made into close sue
cession OF halfinch wide tucks. n
is coqueiin in shape. with a big nat
Duffed crown and two wide nat I'M
derpuffs for a brim. Between these
nat brim pufis Is a soft fold of pale
gray chiffon. Attached far back on
the left side with gold buckle Ii
huge pale gray ostrich feather that
sweeps round the hat toward the
front. finishing little ON the right
side. To the left side. back OF the
feather. is attached a fall of fne
black Chantilly lace that droops over
the back hair and upon the shoulders.
In the center OF the back Is double
bow OF black velvet ribbon. satin
faced. an inch wide. This bow In
tied tightly in the center and from
II depend two streamers OF the velvet
good deal below the waist line.
This hat Is truly picturesque and Ia
worn with sumptuous carriage cos.
tune made OF two shades OF gray
crepe dc chine. with tinishings of
poppy'red chiffon and black lace.
Pongee jackets are quite new and
are especially attractive. An example
In the natural hue Is embroidered In
black silk noss. II is made with .
yoke incrusted with black lace me-
daiions and a box.plaited body. Tho
sleeves are flowing and are finished
at tho border with lace mednlions.
The Jannty. narrow. rundown collar
has the lace mcdailons and ut tho
finish. nj the front. are long stream
ers OF black velvet ribbon. satin.faced
nm inch and a half wide.
Box.piaitcd Jackets recently from
Paris are shown In black crepe do
chine. pale yellow Loulsine silk and
taffcta-aii these eolors showing en-.
broidery In black silk. with exception
Of the black crepe dc chine. which Is
cmbciiished In white silk floss.
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White Coal.

Under the title white Coal" the
Revue and Scientifque gives an &C.
count of the use made of water-power
In one of the departments of France
tOrne). 1t appears that more than
10000 horsepower is utilized in 779
establishments. In 1880 the same
establishments used only $3.50 horse.
power. The lesson for France is one
to be needed In our own country
where energy is wasted in a thousand
streams. There need not be single
steam engine in California. for ex-
ample. as the hydraulic energy is more
than sufficient to do all the required
work. A very small stream will
drive waterwheel and all the work
about place can be done by small
motor. Cities can be lighted and
the work of manufactures performed
by larger plants. Railways can be
operated by dynamos instead of
steam, etc. What is true of Califor.
MIA is, in degree. true of many other
states of the Union.
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Tried Too Much by Fate.

The custodian of the cemetery at
Clarendon, Paris. recently. discovered
a young woman of unusual beauty
wandering among the tombs and sing.
ing to herself, When questioned she
could give no answer except that she
was the bride of death. 1t appears
that three times she has been en-.
gagged to be married. but the first of
her fiances committed suicide. the
second deserted her after robbing her
of her jewelry, and the third shot
himself in a fit of delirium. Her mind
gay way under this last disappoint.
ment. and she has had to be placed
in an asylum.
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PLAYED a Joke on Himself

An over.obliging saloonkeeper of
New Brunswick, N. j.. recently and
all unconsciously played good joke
on himself One day health officer
entered his place and asked permits
sion to leave package of cards.
promising to call for them in few
hours. The saloonkeepers had a very
imperfect knowledge of English and
did not clearly understand what the
officer said. AS soon as the latter
had left he tackled up several of the
cards on the walls. thinking that this
was what the officer had desired. I'm
mediately his trade fell away. Those
who came to the saloon left precipi-
lately. The cause was not apparent
until the health officer came back for
his cards. Then he discovered his
pasteboards all around the place, an
nouncipg in big black letters: 'Diph-
iberia Here"
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Timely Fashion Hints,

And how they do eat up material!
Etamine tailors astonishingly we'll.
Maybe combinations are in high
favor.
Some dress hats show lace insets
in the brim.
Wells show either velvet or EN-.
broidered dots.
There's piquancy about the tri-
corne chapeau.
Nineteen-karat, Alexandrite lie
priced at $1,000.
MORE. satin taffeta and Louisine
ribons trim hats.
Cloth bands are effective on lace
dresses for day wear.
Broad-plaited bands are strapped
onto some tailor rigs.
In millinery the fiat cabochons have
succeeded the mound-shaped
Narrow velvet ribbons trims gowns
well in combination with lace.
With the modish light-blue rigs for.
get.me-nots are the best hat trim.
mings.
Tucked cores, mitered together,
form some stunning silk and crepc
dresses.
II 1t be foliage hat, however, a
smart knot of pale-blue ribbon is In
great favor.
Though broad tucks are not as
pretty as narrow ones. they have q
certain style.
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Growing Roots Proven, w.shou,s.

Growing Roots Prevent Washouts.
the earth will be more difncuit to
wash away in case of an overflow.
Our Illustration shows ievee which
Is intended to apply this idea on y
more extensive scale. TO confine .
river safely within the embankments.
SO that there shall be no danger of
Its breaking through the walls. John
Patten of New York City has OBJ
tanned q patent on. this form OF en-
bankment. and has designed several
methods Of planting which are capa.
bic OF holding u heavy body of water
In place. tho one shown having the
trees set In curves. with the earth
terraced up To the proper height
Another design eontemplates the for
nation of a power canal along tho
top of the ievec to q point where the
fall to the main body Of water would
be sufficient to run n dynamo to fur
nish power for operating boats and
trolley cars. II is not intended that
this icvec building shall DO done hur.
ricdiy. but that tho deposits OF soil
carried down by the current shall
gradually MI In around the roots
until the cmbankmcnt rises and con.
fines the water In narrow channel.
thus affording access to otherwise un.
available land without danger of over.
low In foods.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1902-07-18

Vigorous In Prosecution of Cases.J
Ing to ferret other infractions OF tho
law than those already brought to
light. The jury has encountered y
serious drawback In the law itself.
There was ample evidence. fully cor.
roborated. that saioonkccpers and
those contemplating going Into tho
business had been held up for largo
sums M brlbcs To secure licenses. In
ono case. Thomas Lyons. who had lost
his license. paid $500 To an officer
who Informed him that he could land
the license for him for that amount.
The money was paid. but the license
was not forthcoming.
The grand jury wanted to indIct
along these lines. but found they could
not do so. The charter does not pro.
vide any such thing ms a license In.
spcctor or any other officer for II.
ccnsc duty. An ofiiccr Is appointed
and designated for that purpose. but
his duties have nothing to do with
the securing OF licenses. nor does the
duty OF any other Officer. Hence TO
take money with promise to secur,
license In no offcnsc. and NIL that
can be done In for the saioonkccpor
to sue for his money In n civil nc.
ton.
Because of this law several officers
will escape who might otherwise have
been Indicted and convicted.
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To Perfume rres.e..

To perfume the hair get piece OF
water lily incense. which you can buy
nj any japanese store. Light II. and
as tho fumes arise shake the hair
over II until the incense has all
burned out. This fragrance will last
n long time In the hair. and Is only
suggestion of perfume. Heavily
pcrfumcd locks arc In bad taste.
Cheap cologne or perfume is bad for
tho hair. A little dash of violet toilet
water will not hurt the hair and will
give Il n golden cast In tho sunlight.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1902-07-18
successful Woman Raneher.

Miss Fanny Seabride. n Chicago
girl who went to Texas us n governess
some years ngo. has. for the past four
years held the position of cattle guard
and fence rider for the Big Horseshoe
XX Ranch. In addition to n good sal
airy she has received s1.251 in boun-
ties on the scaips of wild animals she
has killed. all of which she has in
vested in the best breeds of cattle un-
I'll she now owns over thousand head
which will form the nucleus for a
thoroughly equipped ranch of her own
in the near future.
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or indictments will simply make NOR,

or indictments will simply make more
expense for the county.
There is some controversy rs to the
penalty incurred by Detective King.
His attorney. Victor wclch. said that
rs yet he had not had opportunity to
inquire deeply into the question of
penalty. with regard to which tho
statutes appear to differ.
Mr.. weich is OF the opinion that
the proper penalty for his clients
ofYcnse is jail sentence not to OK.
coed year. The state holds. on the
other hand. that the old law prcscrib.
ing such penalty was superseded
by the penal code enacted In 1886.
which fixcs the maximum penalty ut
I'VE years in the state penitentiary.
at may be-" he said. that We will
have no motion to make ut that time.
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tSentenced 10 SIX 1ehrs at StII1Wuter
for Bribe-Taling)
The inference from this remark was
that II the courts uphold the old law,
which provides only for n Jail sen.
tence, his client will be content to
serve the short Jail term rather than
attempt an appeal to the supreme
court. If the court holds that the old
statute is repealed by implication and
sentences the detective to n term in
the penitentiary, there will doubtless
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be such an appeal The higher court
II It should differ In it's view OF the
matter from the trial court would not
be likely to grant new trial because
OF the error in sentence. but would
remand the case for resentence. For
this reason most lawyers who have
looked into the matter believe tho
Judge will give King a term q; SIN.
water.
Capt. n. W. King resigned his Of
nee. He was sentenced TO three and
a half years In the penitentiary. His
counsel announced that an appeal
would be taken to the supreme court.
The srand jury Is still at work try.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1902-07-18

Tho revelations OF corruption
among the municipal and police OF.
ncials OF Minneapolis. Mimi. made
during the past month have caused
more than a passing sensation. Min.
neapoiitans have prided themselves
upon the conviction that their officials
were not as other ofieiais1n other
cities. but were models OF upright
ness. wisdom and incorruptibility.
This confidence has been rudeiy
shaken.
The frst act of Mayor Ames after
his Inauguration was to appoint his
brother as chief OF police. II soon
began to be mooted abroad that the
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1902-07-18
Chinese Widows Welcome Age.

In China that land of contradic-
tons. it is not considered to be good
form in good society for widows, how
ever young. to marry again. BY way
of compensation. however. the estate
o: widowhood is held in the highest
esteem. and widows are more honored
as they advance in years. A widow
of mature age, in fact, is regarded
somewhat in the style of the finest
port wine. very old in bottle. If the
lady reaches the age of fifty she can
obtain an imperial certificate of her
age and virtues. and this tablet is
put up prominently over the door of
her house so that all may read.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1902-07-18

Every one is familiar with the In.
tenseiy disagrceabio sound made by
a locomotive when II suddenly be-
gins to blow on the excess steam
In its boiler through the safety
valve" These valves are invariably
used on all steam boilers, so as to
reduce to n minimum the danger OF
explosions. In the device shown In
the cut. the steam as II escapes blows
up through the central portion Of tho
valve. but instead Of blowing directly
into the air is caught In q little semi.
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Premier Has sixty..hree seere.arie.

The anti.ministerial organs of Paris
are indignant because the premier. NJ.
Combes. employees sixty-three secre-
taries.
The Patrie. after computing their
salaries. says that around NJ. Combes
are as many scribes as surrounded
Constantine Porphyrogenetes. and
recalls the fact that Louis XIV. In the
hight of his splendor employed but
one secretary, while Napoleon the
Great had only two-Baron de Meme
val and Bourienne.-Paris Herald.
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trimmed satin and peau de sole
waists are found too uncomfortable
and we long for lighter garments to
wear to the theater. A very dainty
waist is of pale blue liberty silk over
taffeta Of the same shade and is trim.
med with ribbon.run beading. 1t has
something of bolero effect as the
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1902-07-18

A charming afternoon toilette IL
fashioned OF cream wolfe of the soft
est quality and the preference for
tucks is clearly evidenced. The
waist has q deep yoke effect OF hori.
zontal tucks alternating with inset
bands Of black lace and below this
the lace and tucks run lengthwise. A
soft rosette OF liberty satin ribbon II
placed at the left side. The elbow
sleeves are trimmed with rufiies. The
same idea Is followed In the skirt
which falls In very graceful and Ar
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live Wood Wall Tor Lsvsss.

Sv "000 wan 'Vr Svess'
In forming entertainments where the
earth is iilled In from sediment from
running water or to hold q stream
In place Il is common practice to
plant Willows at close intervals. as
these trees are of rapid growth. and
will readily establish themselves to
form a live wood wall. and their
roots permeate the sediment de-
posted around them so thickiy that
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1902-07-18

Greek architects have decided that
the Erechtheum at Athens must be
restored If 1t is to be preserved. The
restoration will be limited to strength
ening the building and to putting in
place the fragments ABOUT 1t.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1902-07-18

among certain esprits in coming
modes. 1t is very undecided shade
of brown almost running to purple.
n trifle heavy perhaps for wear in
summer. but certainly acceptable for
the variable samples" of weather We
may yet be treated to.
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One thousand and forty million gal
Ions of beer brewed yearly in the
United Kingdom equals the total
amount brewed by America, France
and Austria.
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tistic lines. corticclii silk Is used In
the making Of this costume.
For earlier spring wolfe and silk
and wool material are very much
liked. embroidered. uni. spotted faint
iy or striped. In short In every form
and shape and color these delicate
fabrics stili hold their own. tho favor.
Ito color being delicate ycilowish.
bun tint shading to cream. Gray In
always welcomed by tho sartort>l
powers. Just now faint shade Of
dove color prcdominnting. There II
another color In vogue In Paris ut
present which may also take hero
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1902-07-18

Automatic 9ouitry.Feedine Device.
II the apparatus shown in tho nc.
companying drawing accomplishes
the purpose for which It was de.
signed 1t will mean large saving in
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There can be no doubt that many
in order that they may go home and
consult with their wives.-New York
Press.
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Cap. -Narm" King.

S9Phs WAIT" FN'tas
tSentcnced TO the Penitentiary. but
Asked for New TRIAL.
new chief was playing favorites'
among the saioonkeepers and gam
bicrs. Certain saloons were likewise
permitted to set the laws and ordi'
nance OF the city nj naught. being al
lowed the privilege OF selling liquor
al all hours OF the day and night.
More questionable resorts. oven. than
these were subject TO the same dis
ordinations. Certain notorious wo
men were known rs favorites OF tho
police and were visited with the M.
suranec that there was no danger
whatever OF police raids.
II was charged by the enemies of
Mayor Amcs and his brother. the
chief OF police. that the gamblers.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1902-07-18

Wordsworth Hard Worker.
Wordsworth would write one or two
sonrets every day. When engaged on
"The Excursion" he produced from
$50 to 200 lines a day.
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grain is automatically delivered. and.
as fowls will make little effort to get
feed unless they are hungry. 1t is
possible that there will be q saving
In the quantity consumed over that
which they might be given II fed by
hand. Zachariah Xevers. OF Santa
Cruz. Cal. Is the inventor.
Light on Precious Stones.
II Is known that violet light from
an electric arc lamp excites huores-
cence In the diamond. NJ. Channel
has proved that an intimate connec-
ton exists between that property Of
the diamond and the lustre exhibited
In other artificial lights. especially
the light from candles lin which tho
diamond shows to the greatest ad-
vantage). The diamonds that send
out the most vivid rays are not al.
ways those which are the most regu-
lariy cut. but are such as. examined
by violet light. show greatest fuores.
cence. While diamonds that do not
fuoresce simply show violet when so
illuminated. the most brilliant stones
fiuoresee strongly with a clear AMI
very brilliant blue radiation. Tho
test Ii of practical value and has been
applied To other precious stones-yel.
low diamonds. Burmese and Siamess
rubies. etc.
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! Coal in Alaska.

Good Coal in Alaska.
Two coal mines are now in sue
cessful operation in Alaska. They
produce good steam coal.
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ished this makes very attractive
waist.
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circular hood and DETECTED down.
ward. the noise being reduced to n
minimum. It is claimed that the de-
vice here shown is used on 13l rail
roads.
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A Dainty rhea,er Bodice.

With tho signs OF approaching
warm weather our heavy and much
Omaha daily bee., 1902-09-21
OMAHA HAS PLENTY OF CASH
Statements of National Banks of the
City Show Prosperous
Condition.

The statements OF the national banks Of
Omaha just published, showing the condi-
tion at the close OF business September Is,
is an evidence of the general prosperous
condition of the banks themselves and the
country at large. There is but a slight de-
crease in the deposits compared with the
July statement, showing that the drain in
money which has caused so much comment
and no little uneasiness in New York is
not felt in Omaha nor in the west, because
the reflex action of any s~tringency in the
west would show in Omaha. as depositors
would move their money to places where
1t might be needed. AS compared with
last year the deposits show a slight in
crease, which is considered as surprising
by bankers, as 1t was expected that there
would be larger Withdrawals on the ac-
count OF banks In the interior OF the state,
where 1t was thought that farmers would
require cash for the movement Of the crops
which are now ready for the market.
The loan and discount account shows that
the banks have been calling in cash in antici-
patton Of the demand for money which is
expected to be more active during the
coming months. These loans and discounts
are largely in excess of the loans OF last
year at the corresponding time.
Bankers generally express satisfaction
with the condition and say that business
is on a normal footing with plenty OF money
and a demand which is active enough for
all purposes.