Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, April 27, 1902, Page 26

1 - Tue JLLUSTRATED BEE. Published Weekiy by The Bee Pubiishing Company, Hee Bullding, Omaha, Ne¢b Price, bc per copy—per year, $2.00 Entered at the Omaha PostofMce as Sccond Class Mall Matter For advertiaing rates address publicher Communications relating to photographs or article publication should be ad dressed, Editor The Illustrated [ee Omaha > . 10 - 1 5 Pen and Picture Pointers INETY-NINE miles an hour! A hardly grasp. One sitting in a tle notion of the terrifi gait of v traln traveling at that rate To the passenger thor would come under the most favor ‘ f r n=tane only a ingular senration tha 1 blurring land cape might afford At night he would have not even th for the darkness shuts out the scenery, and th thdued hum of the wheels as they whirl over the rails EUGENE F. IRWIN, NEWLY ELECTED MAYOR OF LEAD, 8. D tells no tale save that the train is moving rapidly Men of experience, whose lives have been spent in raillway scrvice, agree that after a rate of forty or fifty miles per hour has been attained there is little in the motion of the train that denotes a higher rate of spred That little tells its tale to them, though, and watches are sought almost instinctively to catch miles Time is taken as a known object, such as the signal light on a telegraph station flashes by, and when the next one is reached the record 8 known. These men n the coaches tell each other that so many miles have been covered in S0 many minutes, and then exchange comment on the THE f and incidents of other fa recount fast rides, or watch for more miles to see if the gait is maintained On the engine a different condition prevails. On one of the monsters nowadays used to haul the heavy passenger trains there is no chance for communication between engineer and fire- man when the train is under headway Each has his duties to keep him busy. And how bu they are no one not familiar with he handling of an engine can even guess Just to watch the track would seem occu pation enough for an ordinary man To make ninety-nine miles an hour the engine must cover 145.2 feet a second. How fast r — _— - | GEORGE LAMB, ATKINSON, FROM A DUCK YOUNG Neb., HUNT. NIMROD OF RETURNING this is secend ha over the the the glance the the ng time looks by locking at ind think of fly fifty yards each the engineer cngine be imag ned d of a the ralls hand steam watch nearly moves. If gauge, his of a city If he pulls out h's engine mile at N has covered block during the his watch to note covers a quar- On a stretch where curves are many, this much, even in daylight, and after nightfall it mean a great deal more Steam gauge, air gauge, water gauge, all must be watched by both engineer and fireman, and the one must also watch the track while the other attends to the fur nace It sy to understand that social conversation is rarely indulged on a locomotive when making ninety-nine miles hour If the locomotive has driving wheels of seven feet in dilameter, they must revolve seven second attain a of ninety an hour All tremendous metal contained driving-rods, eccentrie distance time, of a track means is « mn times nine weight of n pistons eross-heads rocker shafts and must be started and stopped fourteen times in each If the piston has a stroke of twenty inches—which is about the a to miles spee the vilves blades socond eight ILLUSTRATED of the modern BEE. high-speed locomo will travel back and forth and two-thirds feet per second e of nearly twenty-two and one fourth miles per hour These are some of the that go on when the train is it the rate of ninety-nine miles wvera tives—each thirty or at two a ré things running ar hour balls life once every usually the they Fancy dress fety about then Good bane must and are for often, judgment of so be held ambition Result wh) to people’s 80 outruns and up outraged themselves taste is persons have gotten represent look like guys dawns th ind the bitterness of place N cial set js and fancy dress at Such recently—the parties of the it that the justified in means of this number regardless somebody or something merely and as the promised situation slowly fades disappointment and then found whose originality affair 1t thing pleasure away takes that have ts W it happens members and when they is worth whil happened town's first experi like, but so suc participants felt the en The sup a s hoth give a looking Hastings ence with cessful they were semble by picture in taste a at was preserving photography of The Bee ports this judgment, — All Nebraska boyvs are not content to dis port themselves in their fathers' hunting equipment, but have paraphernalia of their own, probably not so elaborate, but quite as effective One of these boys is Grorge Lamb, 14 years old, of Atkinson Neb. The picture printed today is made from photograph taken last October when George was returning from an ex cursion with his gun He brought home fourteen ducks, which had fallen as evl dence of hig prowess with the fowling piece has just assumed Eugene F. Irwin, who the duties of mayor of Lead, 8. D, is known as the “workingman’'s mayor,” al though it is pretty hard to be anything else in a community where those who are not workingmen are in such hop s mi- nority as thev are in Lead. But Mayor Itwin is a real worker He is 37 yea old and a printer by trade, although he has not set type for a long time, having gone into the railroad service, where was bill clerk, operator, station agent and train dispatcher, finally leaving the railroad tfo accept a position with the Homestake Min- irg company. He has the confid nce of the as Is shown by his vote. Lead is proud of its position as second city in the state, and has planned extensive pub'lc fmprovements for the coming summer, ex- tensions of those already exlsting e H. C. Stoll and Barbara Scheick, both na- tives of Germany, were married in New York City April 18, 1852, The next year they settled in Illincis, where they en- gaged in the hotel business. Mr. Stoll was nostmaster at Mokena four years under Buchanan. He engaged in the milling busi- ness. and when his mill burned in 1860 he removed to Missourl, practically penniless Here when the broke he found he miners, war out April 27, 1902, MR. AND MRS. H CELEBRATED C. STOLL OF GAGE THEIR GOLDEN J. V. O'Connell, Engineer. CREW OF THE B. & M. ENGINE, WHO RECENTLY PULLED RATE OF NINETY-NINE MILES AN himself worse than poverty-stricken, owing to his union sentiments. At one time he discovered rebel plot to ditch a train cf union soldiers. He warned the oncoming train just in time. For this act he was forced to flee with his wife and children by night to Illinois. In 1862 the Stolls came to Nebraska, settling in Gage county, where a they have prospered. The celebration of the golden wedding was made a notable cccasion by their children and friends — One of nature's wise arrangements is il- lustrated in this number of The Bee. In getting the pictures of the animals at the park zoo the artist found that, while he had no dificulty in getting close enough, the WEI COUNTY, NEBRASKA, WHO RE YDINT 'ENTLY Alexander Mcl.ean, Fireman. A TRAIN AT HOUR. animals had not yet changed their winter coats, and so nearly do they harmonize with the gray-brown background of the scenery it was extremely difficult to secure a photo- graph that would show. This provision that enables the wild beasts to escape detection and pureuit during the se: of the year when there is not enough grass or foliage to screen them is thus most forcibly. It is easy for any of these creatures to as- similate with the inanimate ohjects on the landscape and thus deceive the pursuer In their pleasant captivity—for if any cap- tivity can be pleasant it is surely that of the animals in the Omaha parks—the habits of freedom have not been abandoned by the beasts 50N shown Safe Burglary by Electricity Not an Established Success MAHA, April 22 To the Editor of nalia he would need is altogether too cum- After reading the articles above referred mgnga SHb (atskl. tha 3 Y ¢ y The Bee We notice an ardels in bersome. This matter was brought cut by to we had our representative, )l; {IL'»]‘ yv’.; ,[:,.‘!,‘,,;1",_\::-{ iheliiced 4g - the iaboye instant, m(’lnslng. a clipping from the your laet week’s s ue which has the papers something like six or eight years man, call upon Secretary Taylor at Wash okihe abave: we tarolven the I Eeite Springfield Republican of same date in been golng the rounds of the ago, and a like attempt was made to con- ton, D. C., who had a very satisfactory reply ¢ following reference to vault and safe protection, etc., press for the last few weeks, re- <h-x‘m| al] safes and \:cu'(a. by a Chicago con- interview with him in which he learned “TREASURY DEPARTMENT Washing- :;::Ido“rxe flldv'l-ff’l(‘l' lh|nl m-elz dolparlmvm has ferring to certain tests having becn made cern who have an electrical burglar alarm that these newspaper reports that are going ton, March 27, 1902.—J. J Dt‘r}ghl a6 = o Investigation relative to the in- by the United States Treasury department for eale the rounds have no foundation in fact In 1115 Faronen ét l)nm‘ha i Sirs——R‘n: vention of Julius E. Haeschke, therein re- experts In the articles above reicrred to there are Order to get at the bottom of the matter ceipt is m-knnv«lv"dgvd u!l\t.)ur ‘l‘erler of the f~'r,r4d ;% 804,389 Do kuowledge a8 fo s First, with a compound called thermite quoted conclusions sald to have been We addressed the following letter to the 25th instant, requesting to be informed as AL Second, with an electrical applfance used peached by experts of the United States Secretary of the treasury: to whether any tests have been made b;, Beyond all of this, a short time ago on eafes and vaults Treasury department as follows “OMAHA, March 2b.—H. A. Taylor, Assist- this depariment, or its I‘l*prt‘ivn(‘atl\'vs. this matter was brought to the attention From these te the deducticn is an- “FirstThat the best types of safes or ant Secretary United States Treasury De- with thermite or electricity upnlvu mang'\.‘ of (‘ho American Bankers' Protective asso- nounced that no safe or vault is burglar yaults are not Invulnerable to the attack partment, Washington, D. C Dear Sir nese steel, or upon safes or vaults (‘n;\- clation, who were requested to make an proof. In reply to this, will say that ther- of the expert burglar Certain artices have been published in the structed of that material and in rr~fi|y you investigation. They did so and made two mite has no effect whatever upon some “Second- That the ordinary or obsolete New York Herald and other papers within are advised that no actual tests have been _Melal = reports, which are somewhat kinds of stecl types of safes or vaults constructed rela- the last week or ten days regarding experl- made upon safes or vaults of any manu- lengthy, copies of which we have, in which The reported tests with electricity have tively a few years ago are not invulnerable ments on metals used in safe and vault con- facture. Respectfully they pronounce the whole matter a fake, connected with them the name of one to the attacks of the amateur burglar, struction, with a compound called thermite ‘H. A. TAYLOR It is plain, then, that whoever Is trying Haeschke, as being the originator of fusing “Third-That should, by any combination &nd with electricity, by experts of the “Assistant Sec rvlur\; P to advertise some form of electrical burglar metals by using an electrical current, and of clrcumstances, sufficient opportunity be United States Treasury department in We also find that we were not alone {n ° 2"™ has seriously overstepped the mark It is stated in the articles referred to that afforded expert cracksmen, any safe or which articles the announcement is made making inquiry of the Treasury depart- We have kept a list of over 400 bank rob- the treasury officlals Investigated Mr. vault can be opened. that no safes or vaults are burglar proof. ment, but that Mr. 8. D. Drury, treasurer ‘'¢7i€8 that have occurred in the last five Haeschke's work. Now, we will say that Fourth—That a satisfactory form of Having had no official no‘ification of these of the Northampton Institution for Say- >¢2'S: and not a single instance was there this man Haeschke was not the originator cleetrical protection is both obtainable and tests we request to be informed as to ings Northampton, Mass, wrote a letter where the safe was robbed with an elec in any scnae of the word, as the fusing of desirable for all vaults and safes where whether your department or your experis to the Treasury de partment regarding the trical current metals by electricity has been known for ever applicable and constitutes a form of have conducted or witnessed any tests electrical experiments reported to have Trusting that you will give this as [!rnn\ mere than fifty years, but the burglar has protection superior to that afforded by the with thermite or electricity upon been made for them by this man Haeschke inent a position in your paper as you have f cen able and never will be able to construction of the vaults or safes them- manganese steel or upon safes and vaults and recelved the following reply: the other articles, we are, Yours truly, turn it to his use, because the parapher- selves constructed of this material, and s “Sir—Replying to your letter of the 24th J. J. DERIGHT & CO ipi s and Incidents in the Li Episodes an ncidents in the Lives of Noted People ¢ T is sald that the one thing of talking Pausing for a moment after this and a descendant of the famous imperial Twelfth Infantry. He became colonel of and then she added, ‘May you live, sire, ‘o ,{ vwhich Christian Dewet the observation, Mr. Gladstone, like his audi- commander in the thirty years' war. He the Twelfth infantry in October, 1899 and be a hundred.’ elusive Boer general, 18 really ence, was thrown into an unexpected state wrote about 400 pieces of music and his since then has been on duty in the Phillp- *‘What, madame returned the pope vain I8 his descent from De- of merriment by a male voice, which pro- “Snowflakes” was esung by Mme. Titjens pines. He was commissioned brigadier gen- ‘would you limit me to that? " Witt, the great Dutch admiral ceeded from the back of the hall, and pro- before many large audiences and before eral of volunteers in 1900 and on reorgan —@® of the seventeenth century There is no claimed in the broadest Yorkshire dialect: one very small one—before Queen Victoria ization of the army he was promoted to a Vietor Emmanuel, king of Italy, enjoys - loubt of the relation between the two, and Eh, lad, thou'rt noan wed yet, I see'st!"” and her household brigadier generalship in that service. nothing more than to imitate Haroum al ‘; he man of today seems to be quite worthy A e Raschid and wander about In disguise i3 of his ancestor. Admiral Blake. the great Teeck S. Yen, a high-caste young China- General Jacob H. Smith, who has been i - Y“«'\f among the subjects, hearing good and evil (o8 English sallor, ouce sald that he wou'd ™Man, is believed to be the first of his race charged by Major Waller with ordering the £ ":"y"'“f ,"r’""”I_““”“""""r' Who has ¢ pimeelf and his ministers. Anarchists rather meet Van Tromp or DeRuyter with '© be received into the Masonic order in extermination of all natives of Samar over J T' l' urned from Europe, @kl-’“lfi which ave numerous in Italy, so the police keep a sixty safl than DeWitt with half that num- this country. Yen Is a graduate of Lehigh the age of 10 years, for which he is to be !rip he was received in person by Pope .joge watch on the sovereign, but hardly a ber, for “ho is the cunningest raseal of university and a civil engineer. He re- court-martialed, entered the Second Ken f-"" f\“I .”Il' venerable prelate intends . o. passes that he does not steal away them all.’ ceived his first degree last week in Cove- tucky infantry in 1861, and was made a !0 live for many years yet e e nant lodge, No. 4566 of Philadelphia, his captain in that regiment in 1862. He was ‘While I was standing near him,” says e — &> sponsors being Frederick Poole of the mustered out in 1863 and became a captaln Mr. Wanamaker, ““a woman of high pos! Senator Gallinger of New Hampshire was Some years ago Herbert Gladstone, who (hinese mission and Secretary Bond of the of the Veteran Reserve Corps, being mus- ticn in soclety approached him and asked a practicing physician for many years be was married recently, was addressing & Christian league tered out from that organization in 1865, respectfully after his health, his holincss fore his election to the eenate. In emer- woman's suffrage meeting in Leeds one —@- He was commissioned a captain 1n the replying that he was very well, considering gencies he has fiequently been called on to afternoon, and in the course of his speech Plccolomini, the composer who died In Thirteenth infantry in 1867. He was pro- | years treat patients at the capitol and he always he pald: a graceful compliment to the poverty the other day in London, was moted to major the same year and made ' ‘And how many may they be? inquired responds to such emergency calls with a y eloquence of the women who had addressed once in the French army and later the judge advocate. In 1894 he was appointed ‘he woman keen professional interest. Senator Deboe the meeting. He further gallantly re- organist of St. Peter's, Rome He was major in the Second infantry. His promo- “‘Ninety-two," came the answer, with a of Kentucky has graduated in both medi- marked on the great pleasure which it grandnephew to Cardinal Piccolomin!, tion to the rank of lleutenant colonel was smlile that bespoke no little pride. cine and law. He practiced medicine a glves the other sex to listen to women cousin to the prima donna of that name, made in 1595, when he wae aseigned to the “‘Is it possible!" exclaimed the other, short time and then turned to the law.