Frederick citizen., January 25, 1895, Page 8, Image 8

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SCIENTIFIC MISCELLANY. '
Gain from Pneumatic Tires—The
Projected Hole Through the
Alps—A New Mental Disorder—
The Missing Link at last Sup
plied—Electricity on Shibpoa: d
Effects of German Boer-Drink
ing—Museum Snakes and How
to Keep Them—Compound En
gines f>>r Speed.
< Prepared Weekly for the Citizen.)
Pneumatic tires are said to have heen 1
applied to a carriage by a New Eng
lauder named Thompson, in IS to—
about 45 years before they were used
for bicycles. In a recent series of tests,
two box buggies were employed—one j
having the usual steel tires, 44 and 48 '
Inches in diameter, and the other hav- ;
ing pneumatic tired wheels, 32 and 34
inches in diameter. The tirst vehicle !
weighed 354 p muds and ttie other hut
232, but a weight equal to the differ
ence was placed on the lighter. On a
new hard pine tl tor, lengthwise of the
boards, the pneumatic tires required a
pull of 4 pounds to start from a stand, j
still and 3} pounds to keep in motion ;
at a slow walk; while the steel tins
were started with 3 p ounds and drawn |
by HI" 3 pounds. Over obstructions!
of 5-16 inch and upwards, however,
the pueumatic tires g ive much the b t
ter remits. When loaded with 300
pounds, the rubber-tired vehicle, start
ed wit li a pull of 8 pounds, and ke. t
In motion with about the same, the
steel tired requiring 12 pounds to start
and 4 pounds to keep in motion. On
a good gravel road, the vehicles with
the same load were hauled by an aver
age of 20 and 40 p muds respeeti vely,
and a maximum of 20 and 79 pounds.
With a load of 150 p muds on a sandy
road, the steel tire required 57 and
an average of 40; and the rubl er. an ex
treme of 38 and an average of 16. It is
firedicted that the elastic tires, dou’>- j
ing tile loads horses may draw, will :
Soon revolutionize the building not
only of pleasure carriages but of heavy
wagons for truckmen and expressmen.
* * *
The projected Simp-on tunnel is t >
run from the left bank of the Rhone,
near the Swiss village of Rreig, south
east through tile M mte Leone to the
left bank of the Diveiia, a little below
the Italian village oflselle. Its length
will Pe 64,718 feet, or 12{ miles, which
is three miles great -r than ttie length
of tile St. Uothard, the longe-t ex -t ll g
tunnel. Two single-track funnels, 58 1
feet between centres, are contemplated, !
the first to be constructed in 51 years, I
and the seeoud in an additional 4
years.
* * *
Wnat is known of amusia, the loss
of tile musical faeulry, lias been pm - |
1 s ed within the last ttW years, and j
has now been • viewed by Prof. El
gren, of St ickholin. Pue disease
proves t > be strictly analogous to apha
sia, the loss of speech, which may or
may not accompany it. Two general
forms are recognized—the sensory
form, where tones cannot he appreci
ated by tile ear, or notes read by the
eye, and the motor form, in wiiicn the
patieut cannot sing, ploy, or write
notes. Bdiet p aces the expression of
music b tween the emotional and the
artificial or verbal language. Music
is le-s complicated and earlier appre
ciated than speech. Many children
sing before they speak, and lieyer has
t >ld of a child of nine months, who
could repeat the note- exactly as play
ed ou the piano, while Dvorak, tne
musical composer, is said to have had
a s m wjio sang the Faiinitza March
witli his nurse at the age of one year.
* * *
A Bavarian work advances the sum .-
what startling discovery of t ic long
s mgiit ‘‘mi-sing link" between man
and the higher apes. The link is the
Pitht'cnnfhropus erect us, of which
three fragments of three skeletons have
been found in the early pleistocene
strata of Java. This Iritheto unknown
species repres“nting also a new geutis
and a family of the primates, tlie high
est order of mammals. The skull ha
about two-thirds of the capacity of that
of man. It is distincty d iliclmophalic,
or 1 >ug-head*d, and the forehead -t ik
ingly resembles that of th? famous Ne
anderthal skull. The teeth are some
what advanced from those of other ;
apes. The femora are singularly hu
man, proving that this creature habit- j
ually walked on two legs, its height be- !
ing that of the average mail. Regard I
ing this ape as man's ancestor, the au- !
tborof this h >ok finds tiie southern ■
slopes of the Himalayas to have been I
man’s early home.
4r * *•
Au Euglish naval engineer finds j
that electricity ha< been applied as mo- I
tive power to Winches, cranes, steering
gear, capstans and fans, for use spec
ially on shipboard. Electric latnes, :
drills, refrigerators, pumps, ash hoists,
etc., have heen succeeded on land, and
these also may he readily adapt ? I for
the use of ships.
* * *
A normal heart and normal kidneys
are rare among the adult residents of
Munich, according to Dr. Bollinger. |
The excessive use of beer accounts for .
the kidney disease, and the cardiac j
hypertrophy and degeneration are
mostly secondary lessons.
* * *
Snakes in captivity are fairly hearty,
though by no means a long-lived race,
says Dr. Arthur Stra ffing in Knowl
edge. The oldest and largest and old
est specimen in the Loudon Z lologicul
Gardens is the great reticulated py- j
thou, measuring ab >ut 26 feet, which
has been in ihe c lleeti 'ii since 1876.
Of the life duration of serpents in the
natural stale, as of other auiina's,
nothing i- known. But snakes are 1
Comparatively defenceless, exceedingly
popular as fool) wito a Vast number of
Creature-, and but fir their abundant
fe undi'v—broods of young arymg
from 30 to iim> in nuoiher w oil.l
doubt ess wMin be ► X'ero in ited. Their
dang- rolls iff-eases in cap ivity are fe .
TlieC li iVe Common c Ids diluent
<L -pepsin, and something i.kill In mus
cular rueiim itis n, but of their -ermus
Comp ii ts I he deadly one— resembling
diphtheria—|s •‘ca I’ker,” wliicu ap
P"ins t > originate fr >lll Id, in cert oil
Stiges iseontagl His, nod is dni 'SI inev-
IlH'iy fa'al. Yet. ih 'Ugli quite free
front disease, tint a fi tietli of .the sjiec
jmei sr.ipiur.il survive. Toe snake i<
de-t t i>e of hands, feet, fi igers and
class, and is one of Hie most short
aigli'ed animals on earth (never s-e.
11l ■ twi*e it* I figih), lel i' is most fa- 1
li d -us an I ca Ticious in its f aul, and
Jo the Hltd-I of plenty dies from Vnlllli- 1
ta'.v siarVatioii. This is not a rabid •
p' l iross, .a a sn'k“ m.iy lein iio in pr- >
feet health for two tears without any I
M
f
food whatever. Snakes shell their |
skius at intervals of tliree to six weeks, j
and never eat for several days befoie, j
but are hungry directly afterward.
Dr. Straeliug lias very successfully
practiced a novel meibiMl of feeding his
perverse serpents, his plan being to
1 cram raw tlesli—of any kind available—
! dowu their throats and iut > their
I stomachs. Some hundreds have been
j so fed, even the most delicate speeies
being kept alive and in better condi
tion than those feeding voluntarily.
* * *
A simple and a compound locomo
tive—similar in design and construe
structiou —have been put to eonipara
j ative tests by a Prussian engineer,
j The compound locomotive gave tlie
] better results iu steam anil c >al cou
-1 sumption only at speeds of 25 miles or
; more, the economy steadily increasing
! with greater speeds. At slower run
ning the advantage was with the sitn
j pie locomotive.
* * *
As determined by the resistance of
j the submarine cables, the mean yearly
i temperature of tne b mom of the At
| iautic is said tube 3s J F.; ami that of
\ the Mediterranean, 57°.
FROM THE CAPITOL
Our Correspondent Talks in a Sage
Manner of Things in General
About Washington.
[From our Correspondent.]
Washington, Jan 21, 1595.
The Republicans in Congress haveatt
otber had case of Hawaiian fever,
brought on by the news of the very
! feeble revolt against the republic of
Hawaii, which was published iu Sat
urday's papers. In their ravings against
the administration, the Republicans
forget t iat the absence of a U. S. war- j
ship from Honolulu at (lie time of the
revolt was directly due to a request !
made by President D de, of Hawaii; j
also, that Minister Willis, iu his official 1
dispatch t ) Secretary Gresham, giving I
news of the revolt and of its failure, I
says: “President Dole expressed to me ;
his gratification that no national ship
his been in port during this disturb
-1 anee.” In other words, that the Presi
! dent of Hawaii was glad that lie had
; been able to demonstrate to the world
his ability to pui|lowna revolt with
out the moral support which the pres
ence of a foreign war vessel or vessels
wt uld have given him. But ihese are
facts, something the Republicans never
trouble themselves about when they
-tart t > abusing the administration.
| Tne cruiser Philaiiephia lias been or
\ tiered to Hawaii.
l’nere lias been no apparent change
as tthe outlook for li.utiicial legi-la
tiou during the past week. Eft'Ltsto
| reach au agreement on soiiicbilltli.it
1 can be passed are -till being made, but
! prospects a.e not encouraging.
1 It •preseutative-eiect Fitzgerald, of
Mass., was probably the first man to
ask President Cleveland the direct
question: “Will there be an extra ses
sion of Congress?” Anyway lie is the
j first man who baa asked the question
and made known the President’s reply
thereto, which was as follows: “I have
not yet 111a. te up my mind. If nothing
is done at this session of Congress, and
the best interests of the country dc
-111 mil it, I shall not hesitate to con
vene Congress again, without regard to
any party feeling and uuiufiueneed by
any coustderatio 1 save that of the pub
lic good.” Fitzgerald then said to
the President: “But stipp.se that the
Republicans undertake to pass a tariff'
bill aud send it to you to sign.” To
which Mr. Cleveland answered: “I
cannot be responsible for what they
do. There are questions to be settled,
and it is the duty of C ingress t!egi--
late up m them in iis own way. “if the
new C ingress is convened, my re-p u
-ibility will begin when a measure
that has passed b >th Houses i- s-nt to
me for action.”
The uav. 1 appropriation bill, which
has been rep trud to the H .use, carries,
in accordance with Secret try's Her
bert's recommendations, $12,009,000 for
the construction of three coa-t-liue bat
tle ships; ul-o provision for the cott
| strueti >u of twelve torpedo boats of
• 100 to 200 tons each. Ttie bill provides
1 that one of the battle-ships and three
I of tile torpedo boats -hall be built upon
tile Pacific Coast or in adjacent wa-
I ters, if it can be done at a fair cost;
abolishes speed premiums, and says
that one of the battle-ships shall be
named Kearsage. When the proposi
tion to build these battleships was fir-t
made many Congressmen were dispos
ed oppose it on account of tie slim
condition of the Treasury, but upon
| consideration of the fact that the lar
gest putt of the money for them will t e
, paid for labor, thus giving needed en •
I ploy meat to many, the most of them
j have withdrawn their opposition, anil
! it is u >w regarded as certain that the
i bill will go through practically as re-
I ported.
.Secretary Hoke Smith decided some
, time ago ttiat the Interior Department
: is paying the Bell telephone monopoly
' eut rely too much money for the tele
phones iu use between the main de
partment building aud its branches,
the Geological Survey, the Bureau of
Ethnology, the Pension Bureau, the
Census otH e, the Bureau of Education
and several others. The telephone
company refused to reduce its charges
| and Secretary Smith has made a con
tract with other parties for the erec
! tion of a telephone line which will be
long to the government and will save
, a considerable sum of money, as there
wifi t.e no charges to pay alter the
j iiue is up except for its being kept in
repair. The Bell Telephone Company
is threatening legal complications.
Although the re-opming of the case
raises a doubt as to whether theconi
mittee on the Judiciary of the House
will report that impeachment resolu
| tions against Judge Ricks, of Ohio, it
may yet do no, unless tUe hearing of
| Judge Ricks and auy witnesses lie
1 may introduce shall put a more favor
able aspect on tiie charges agaiu-t .lie
Judge, which tne committee has once
decided were proven.- Tune need cut
: no figure in tiie matter, as according to
Beuaior Gorman, who is good au n .r
--ity, impeachment proceedings when
n... e f >rui il Y brought before .lie Sen
a e by the H mse, would ij. t be affect
-d ■ y the exp.ration 111 llie session, nut
won .1 lie la-veu U,i at tile next se-sion
ami carried t > a c inclusion. There
have only been seven Impeachment
trials in ihe history of the country,
fmr of them being of judges, one of a
Senator —Biouut, of Teim.—one of a
President—John-.l.—and one of a Sec
ret r 1•f \\ * 1 (elk 10 p
Sts-i.k-r Ci isp, who lias not been
Well r. ueiitl., 11 at in the advi -e of In
physicians gone away for a few days
rest.
Ayer’s Hair Vigor is certsii ly a re
mark title i.ieparati m and nothing I k“
it h s ever b eu produced. No matter
how wiry und lliilllHUitgeahle Ihe hair
linn l>e. under the i. (Lienee of this l>.-
e nip .ruble dre—ing, I: becomes soft, j
siisv and pli.dile to the comb and
brush.
FtCEDKKICK CITIZEN, KIDAY MORNING JANUARY 25. 1895.
ie Been nun
Mop 9 Clashes Between the
Troops and Strikers.
Two 51eu Shot by rickets Action*
of Militia I license the Labor Lead
ers, \\ 110 Will Now Play Their
Strongest Card -Linemen Ordered
Out Otner Incidents.
Brooklyn, N. Y., Jan. 33.—The situa
tion nas grown more serious and the
outlook is most grave. The breach
between the striking employes of the
trolley lines and the companies has
been widened by yesterday's doings.
Waster Workman Martin J. Connelly
declares that the troops of the Seventh
regiment raided a peaceable assem
blage of workingmen, seized their pa
pers and recorus and ran things v.itn
a high hand. The militia admit throw
ing out a cordon of soldiers for two
blocks from the Ridgewood depot, and
incidentally penning 200 strikers in
Odd Fellows hall for two hours while
the cars were operated cm the Gates ;
avenue line. They deny seizing books
anil papers.
Fifteen linemen who went on strike
•n their own accord early in the day
had been ordered back to work by
Connelly. When he heard of the af
fair at Odd Fellows hall, he ordered
all linemen to quit work this morning.
If the men obey there will be few
cars operated until their places are
filled, if they can be filled.
The mayor has Issued an additional
proclamation as follows: "Law and
order must prevail first in this con - |
munity, must be respected by all, and ,
must be enforced upon all ev.en if It s
takes the entire force of the state.”
Superintendent Quinn of the Atlantic
: Avenue company says that greater
! progress had been made on the lines
| throughout the day than any day since
I the strike was Inaugurated. He de
clared that there had not been the
slightest disturbance.
Several cars were wrecked on ac
count of the green motormen, and sev
eral persons injured.
A charge was made by the militia
r.- Broadway and Halsey streets just
before midnight. Some small boys had ,
been jeering the soldiers and tlic-re I
was but few men about. A drunken i
man from New York started from
John Conways' saloon on the corner
to cross Halsey street. He was fired
upon and hit in the face sustaining
a compound fracture of the jaw. His
no me was Thomas Ahns and will prob- !
ably die.
Richard Mitchell, of the Brooklyn
City railroad, was shot In the arm.
Two of the bullets of the militia went
through the large plate glass window :
of the candy store of John Eckoi'f at |
No. 1,657 Broadway, narrowly missing 1
the clerks behind the counter. Mr. j
E’kofE's daughter Sophia, who was
j standing in front of the store was
j just missed by a bullet.
Dr. T. E. Wilson attended the
j wounded man and was an eye witness
of the shooting. He says there were
but few people about and much less ;
excuse for the shooting than there
■ was the night before when a large
crowd at the same place created quite
1 a disturbance.
An ambulance took the New Yorker
- to the St. Mary's hospital and Mit :i 11
i went to his home. At 11:40 the n igh
• borhood was almost deserted, but the
f few men about were excited over the
1 occurrence. There were less than
i twenty men present when the shoot
• ing occurred.
, The shooting was done by five of
- the men of the picket line which the
- S -v-nth regiment had established
- a ! ong Halsey street to guard the -r
- house. Col. Appleton of the Sev-nti
j was in charge of the troops.
C -mmissioner Edward Feeney, of th •>
1 si?.. board of mediation and arbitra
t' -i. made a personal attempt to br : .”g
a' :t a settlement of the s’rike. 1! ■
r c-r 1 on President Lewis, of th
P- > klvn City railroad, and talk d
v ::h him f-r half an hour. President
f Lewis ml : there was nothing to arbi
• trate. He declared he could op-m i •
, his lines under the protection of r e
1 m’litary and the police. Presid m
. N'-rton likewls-* refused to arbitrate.
An order was received at the Jamal
, ca avenue depat of the Brooklyn City
. P 'road line, yesterday afternoon, to
. pav off the new men.
’’ach man was carefully questioned
’ before any money was given to him.
"Did you work yesterday?” asked
! the foreman of one man.
, "But you didn't take out a car "
. "But T was here."
“That's true, hut you were only he-
I Inc broken In. You are only entitled
, to fifty cents for yesterday.”
“My contract with the company calls
for? 2 a day." said the new man, tn
, dlgnontly, “I want $2 for my day’s
work.”
“Wo don't know anything here,” re
plied th foreman, "about your con
! tract with the company. Pm Instruct d
I to pay you 50 cents. If you want more
.• J you will have to go to the head ofTFe,
; in Montague street.”
j This conversation was carried on In
| th presence of a reporter of the New
York Times, and there were many
©th 'r3 of the sam- sort.
The men seemed to think that thy
were not well treated. The foreman
| told them that If they didn’t like what
1 K- -v got they could quit. "We are not
k'p;ng you here,” he said. "You can
go where you like.”
ft is reported that President Lewis
has telegraphed the Lehigh Valley
Traction company that he is in des
perate need of men. The telegram
said the company was in danger of
losing its charter. Secretary Walter
answered that he could not force men
‘ to go. but would ask for volunteers.
None responded.
Every effort i-s being made by the
companies to secure men and th"ir
p<->r.ts are s-ourtng the neighboring
rRI-s In guest of help.
4 *tr the trouble at Broadway and
' H-lsey street things became quiet and
*0 continued throughout the early
morning hour*.
Killed by the Cars.
•aratoga. N. T„ Jan. 23—Dr. Whit
ford was struck and instantly killed
yesterday afternoon by a Delaware
t- Hudson Schenectady train on a
h ghway crossing two miles south of
Ballston Spa.
*n OM f'ne “ottleil.
Chlscago, Jan. 23.—8 y a decree of
the Illinois supreme court the h*!rs
of Rev. John Dempster, who d|pd at
, EvsmVon, HI., In 1863, will become
of oroporty estlmcfed to be
worth $1 (too.©<V>. The case has been In
the courts for twelve years.
‘■'t’ll ou ho ller'-eit ’C.
Washington. Jan. 23.—The treasury ‘
I deoartment yesterday lost SI.BOO 000 In ;
j gold—sl.soo 000 for export and SIOO,OOO
i in exchange for United States notes— I
leaving th“ gold reserve stand at the
close of business at $68,531,893. 1
she wouldn't explain.
Mrs. Paker Eitiprt i .oit u isitoi
During; Hoi* A J s
Belvidere. N. J., Jan. 23.—The peopli
of this town are gossiping over a scan
dal in the household of Chief of Po
j lice Baker. On Monday night Chiei
’ Baker was compelled to remain in
j his office until a late hour. \Y hen h<
entered the yard leading to his house
he was surprised to see the parloi
brilliantly lighted.
He quietly slipped In through the
back door and heard hurried footsteps
in the hall. He had hardly stepped
into the parlor when he saw a m m
leaving by the front door. Baker f d
j lowed and called upon him to halt.
; The stranger quickened his pace. Ba
ker again shouted to the man to stop,
but this only caused the visitor to in
crease his speed. Balter then llred two :
shots at the stranger, who was soon
lost to view in the fog and dark
ness.
Baker returned home and asked his
wife who the man was, but she re
fused to give an explanation to her
husband a stormy scene ensued. She
said that he was a friend of hers, who
had dropped in to make a friendly
call. It is generally understood that j
the stranger was a well-known man i
about town, and it is said there will
be trouble over the matter.
AMONG TIIE NAVAL OFFICER*.
Ono Hes gi-ation, One K-lireitii-nl
ami Several Changes Made.
Washington, Jan. 23.—Lieutenant
Robert B. Dashleil, the ordnance offi
cer of the cruiser New York, has re
signed from the navy to take effect
April 30. This officer established the
naval proving ground at Indian Head
on the Potomac, and has contributed
a number of improvements to naval
gunnery. Orders have been issued de
taching him from Admiral Meade's
flagship.
Chief Engineer Josei h Trilley has
been ordered to have charge of th"
machinery of the new cruiser Olympia
which will be commissioned on the
Pacific station February 5, his relief
on the coast defence vessel Monterey
being Chief Engineer E. A. Magee.
Mate James W. Baxter has been
placed on the retired list of the navy
after 40 years service.
Assistant Engineer C. 11. Hays is i
detached from duty inspecting the con- !
structlon of the battleship at Cramps’ :
shipyards and ordered to the cruiser ■
New A'ork.
Lieutenant C. M. R. Winslow Is or- I
dered to duty In the equipment bureau ■
at the New York navy yard and
j Lieutenant N. J. L. T. Halpine is j
| transferred from the Wabash to the |
i Mohican.
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ONE MOKE JUROR OBTAINED.
Sympathetic Move for Hayward in
ti e Ging Murder Case.
Minneapolis. Minn., Jan. 23.—0n0
i more juror, making throe in all, has
| been secured to try Harry Hayward,
i Before the regular business of examin
ing jurors was taken up W. W. Er
| win addressed the court relative to 1
i Hayward's alleged connection with the I
j conspiracy to break jail.
Mr. Erwin said that about three
i weeks ago a fellow prison r Invited
' Hayward to join in the conspiracy.
; Hayward, so Mr. Erwin declared,
; brought the matter before his attorney
| who in turn notified the jail authori
j ties and a search revealed a well de
; velr.ped scheme for a jail delivery.
Byond this incident there was noth
; ing of interest in the case except when
j a young lady created a scene by at
tempting t. present Hayward with a 1
. hunch of violeut.
:
I YOUTHFUL BRIDE AND GROOM.
j Couple of 1 htUlien Married by n
.1 i-soy .Justice.
Newark. N. .1 . Jan. 23.—Two child- I
ren were marri-U by Judge Eggers ir. ;
the third precinct police court, hero,
yesterday. Tt y are Sophia Kreiss. j
aged 11. and Louis Bauerschmldt, aged i
IS. ?ophia's mother was there.
Sophia said her mother had been
‘set" against her by her married sis
ters. The mother consented to the
marriage, saying: “In God's name, but
only on the one condition—that you.
Sophia, will never come to your sls
i ters or me."
j "No. mamma,” said Sophia, "I wil
never go to you when I am in trouble
As I make my bed so will I lie up"
it."
Killed lliinscir and Children.
Henderson. Ivy., Jan. 23.—Edward j
Rivers, who was a victim of morphine
killed his son, aged 6, and his daugh
ter, aged S. at their home, near
Brownsville, end then committed sui
; clde by shooting. His wife was absent
at the time and went into eonvulsion.-
when she beheld the bloody spectacle
| Her life is in danger. He imagined
that his family would become hopeless
ly insane.
i To Admit Debs anil Others to Bail. \
I
Chicago. Jan. 23.—Judge Grosscup
1 yesterday notified Marshal Arnold to
bring Eugene V. Debs and the other
Imprisoned directors of the American
Railway union into court to-day that
they may be admitted to bail, as pro
vided for by an order of the supreme
court, entered at Washington.
Held for Murder
Newark, N. J.. Jan. 23.—Dennis
Ward, IS years old. employed In Hugh
3mith & Sons’ leather factory, has
hen arrested charged with murder.
On Sunday night John Sizer, 13 years
old, became involved in a quarrel with
Ward, which resulted in Sizer's death
the next day.
General Sewell Elected.
Trenton, N. J., Jan. 23.—General
William J. Sewell, who was chosen by
the republican caucus, which met last
week, to succeed United States Sena
tor McPherson, has been elected.
Accepts Mitchell's Cliallengc,
London, Jan. 23. —Peter Jackson has
accepted Charley Mitchell’s challenge
on condition that the fight take place
at the National Sporting club and
the stakes be £I,OOO a side.
Rum -rl in Ills Cabin.
Hoboken, N. J., Jan. 23.—William
Lampson, 45 years old, was burned to
death last night in his cabin built
on the spiles at the foot of Fifteenth
street, this city.
Dr. Park hurst Go a To Chicago.
New York. Jan. 23 —Dr. Parkhurat,
the police reformer of this city, has
gone to Chicago.
i „
System Meal Thieves.
Newark, N. J., Jan. 23.—John H. Man
dershield and Louis K. Grey, hav
been arrested for systematically rob
bing the tobacco firm of J. S. Craw
fords Sons. The prisoners were clerki
for the firm and w>re accused of steal
| lng 11,700 worth of tobacco and selling
j It to dealers.
-
Mr. Iwlin I cu> ns.
New York. Jan. 23.—C. Oliver laelln
| has resigned from the American Cup ,
. committee, being interested in a *• '
! ael which will compete in the trig' I
1 races for the America cup. '
I.HEITI OF IK' IPS
Will Not Attempt to Reacb
Pokin This Winter.
Advices Received ly Steamer IVm
Say That It Has Been Decided To
Capture Wol-Hai-Wel - Statistic*
Showing ( hir.a's Loss at Prevent
To Be About 50.0u0.000 Yen.
San Francisco, Jan. 23. —The steamer
Peru, just arrived, brings Tukio in-w
to Jan. X. Under dale Jan. 2, the Ja
pan Gazette says:
"\Ve understand that no attempt will
be made to rva-_h Pekin this winler
Tne lesson is uh'. iods, but it would
never do to let the army remain idi
nor to permit the national enthusiasm
to cool through a passive policy.
Hence it is reported that it has becu
decided to capture Wei-Hai-Wel.
"If it was not for the bad wcathe*
this diversion would not be attempted,
as the Chinese fleet is afrajd to tig il
and Wei-Uai- Wei is no obstacle to a i
march on the capital. Bat since for- i
ward movement of any magnitude itr*
at present impossible the value of cap
turing Wei-Hai-VVal is easily compre
hensible. It would destroy the tasl
refuge of the Chinese fleet ana in aii [
probability the fleet Itself.
"Being close to shore the sailor* !
could be depended upon to desert and
it is very unlikely that the Chines*
gunners in the forts will offer any
more determined resistance thin that
exhibited by the cowards at Port Ar- j
thur. Its capture then would be si:n- j
pie, and apart from the moral eff I 1
of the blow, the destruction or sur- !
render of the Chinese fleet would d>- !
stroy the last chance of China again
acting on the offensive. Before tin !
end of January we believe Wei-Hai-
Wel win be in Japanese hands."
Writing under date January 8. ths
United Press correspondent at Tok:e
says:
“In addition to two first class for
tresses and a dockyard with all ap
pliances, as well as a great tract of
territory, China has lost in the pres- nl
war fighting ships aggregating 13.311
tons and valued at 11,090,000 yen tfi-j 1
and a half million gold dollars.) Of
these vessels three were captured by '
the Japanese; the rest sunk or burned, j
Ary.ong other spoils taken by the Jap. |
: anese are 607 cannon; 7,400 stand .( j
I rifles; 2,801,741 rounds of cannon am
| munition; 77,458.785 rounds of small
| arm ammunition; 16.957 Koku of rior
specie and coin to the amount of or
million yen; 3.326 tents; 18 sailing
ships and steamers and a quantity >1
other things the value of the whole,
including the fortresses.and dock-yard
being about eighty million yen.
“The Japanese armies In the field
consists of three divisions and a half
; The first division and one half of th
second are now In the Liao Tung pen
insula where they form the second
army. Their Inaction since akin)
Port Arthur has been a subject oi
comment. The brigade forming hall
of the sixth division remained to gar
rlson Port Arthur and the first division
has been massed at Chin Chow and
Tallen. The reasons for this inertia
are apparent. The first division has
been held In readiness for another ex- ,
peditlon over the sea. It could not,
therefore, undertake any operation*
Involving a long march inland. The
expedition in question Is an attack
upon Wel-ITal-Wel, China's only re.
mainlng fortified harbor in the Gulf
of Pechill. The first division wil! not
I proceed alone. It Is to be Joined by i
1 the third division, now on the point !
| of embarking from Hiroshima. The
j place of landing in the Shan Tung
1 province Is kept a profound -secret, but
| the Chinese know that Wi-Hii-WM
! is to be attacked and have been doing
everything in their power to fortify j
its back door. It is a tremendous un
dertaking to carry an army of kV->'! !
men Into th Gulf of P-chill and lan 1
them on the Phan Tung shores in
midwinter.
"The si-nation of the left wing of
the first Japan -so army in Shin King
is not strategi-ally sound. Lieut.-Gen
K.itsure at Uni-Cheng is between two I
Chinese foi —s. each of them numerl
! - ally nearly twice as strong is his
own com man ! An element Is wanting
I in make practicable and effectlve a
plan ->f campaign, and that element
is a northward movement of Japanese
troops from the Liao Tung peninsula
so as to operate upon Katsura’s south
and engage one of the Chinese armies
threatening him. Every one supposed
that such a movement was contem
plated especially when Marshal Oyami
pushed from Chin Chow to Fucliow
and occupied the latter place Decem
ber 5. By continuing his march sixty.
1 three miles further north, he would
have found films-If under the walls
of Kat Ping, the headquarters of Gen
Sung. But he fell back to Chin Chow,
being under orders to hold his troops
ready for embarkation. On the 23th
of December, however, another brigade
took the ship from Hiroshima for th
Liao Tung peninsula. It is probable
that on the arrival of that brigade
the northward movement alluded tc
above will be undertaken. Not thoi
the force then in the peninsula will
be stronger than the force there at
present; on the contrary the first di
vision now at C-hin Chow and Tali n
having been withdrawn for the expedi
tlon against Wei-Hai-YCei and replaced
by the brigade, there will only be
division In the peninsula instead of a
division and a half. But it Is not a
question of numerical strength. Ths
northern movement could have been
made long ago had not Marshal Oyama
been obliged to keep the hulk of his
troops within easy reach of Talien bay
with a view to speedy embarkation."
Tl* I'erie A|*nl< giz<-s.
Constantinople, Jan. 23—The port*
has apoligized to 3ir Philip Currie, the
British ambassador, for the arrest ot
Postmaster Cobb, and the incident la
thus ended.
Death of Ohannoey IV Hancock.
New York. Jan. 23. —Chauncey n.
Hancok, one of the old and prom- t
members of the produce exoban;
dead at his home In Brooklyn
64 years.
City Bn'lrl p— " *•
Btwyrus, 0.. Jan. 23.—th,.
lng ai d half a b** -•‘•t-.
i stroyel by fir" v
End) *7.1- r FI lis IT (I*- V r-est.
Philadelphia. Jan. 23.—Alfred Kill*
who emhezMed S!.MO from his employ
er, Chas. F. Shoemaker, a Philadel
phia merchant In September last, and
who was also wanted on a charge of
bigamy has been arrested.
Mr. P te A'*r y* t Kobe.
London. Jan. 23.—A dispatch to th#
Times from Kobe says that John W.
Foster, the Chinese peace commlsslon
! er. has arrived there and will proceed
i to Htroshlna to meet the other Chin-
I m. M*nn
im PtM-rn ms nosr.
Statement ot tlio Kobinsnn-Wlntea
Hin It h AlT.iir at Colon.
New York. Jan. IS. —J. W. Popham,
a passenger per the steamer Colombia,
from Colon. Just arrived, was Inter
viewed In regard to ex-Vlco Consul
Tracy Robinson's charge of assault
against Vice Consul Wintersmith. Mr.
Popham said that Tracy Robinson had
been trying to get the appointment
of consul at Colon for a long time,
nearly 20 years, and had succeeded
only so far that he had held the otfico
of vice consul.
When Richard Wintersmith suc
ceeded him. he was made very sore
and sought In every way to make
the veteran Kentuckian uncomforta
ble.
Matters came to a head suddenly
when Robinson met Dick Wintersmith
at the Washington hotel on Dec. 30. I
According to Mr. Popham's account,
Dick Wintersmith approached Robin
son and accused him of maligning his
character and the ex-vice consul told
Wintersmith he was a liar, wh- reupon
the latter at once slapped Robinson's i
face and pulled his nose.
Robinson at once took water end
before a crowd of witnesses a knowi
edged that he had lied about Winter
smith and had circulated malicious
stories concerning him. Afterwards
Robinson had Wintersmith arrested
for assault and fined $lO and the Jus
tice placed both men under * >nds to
keep the peace. All the American res
idents at Colon side with Wintersmith
In the matter.
SUCCESS Al'l 11l IVE YEARS.
The Sultan Crania a Permit to tho j
American College of Girls.
Boston, Jan. 23.—Miss Mary M. Pat- j
rkk, of Lyons, la., is the president j
of the American college of girls at
Constantinople, an Institution of the
American Board of Foreign missions.
An effort to secure a firman, or permit
for the college had been made
during the last five y&rs. It passed
all the necessary bodies and has been
in the palace awaiting the sultan's
signature for nearly two years.
Judge Terrell, United States minis
ter to Turkey, hns cabled to the Amer- j
lean board that his majesty, the sul- j
tan, has graciously Issued an official
permit to the college In consideration
of its great services In educating his
j Christian subjects.
The Rev. Judson Smith, D. D„ sec- j
retary of the foreign department ol j
the hoard, states that this American i
college for girls has 175 pupils. 26 mor I
j than in any former year, and is the j
1 most important Institution for girls ,
under Its care.
j The board awaits an affirmative an- ,
| swer to other requests for permits for i
Euphrates college at Harpoot and An- j
atolia college at Marsoven, which have 1
j been promised several times within j
i the last three years.
OPENED ITS IIOOIIS.
How tho Merchants’ Bank Exam I net
Disnb yed Orders.
Binghamton, N. Y., Jan. 23.—A rumor '
: gained credence here that Col. George ,
I W. Dunn, ex-clerk of the assembly, i
will be appointed receiver of the M j
! chants’ bank, which closed its doors
j yesterday.
Senator O'Connor, when asked his ’
opinion as to whether lie thought the i
bank would resume, said he was per- '
fectly willing to co-operate in any way
within his power that would tend to
i put the bank firmly on its feet again I
i The senator is the assignee of all th j
: property of the members of the Ross
family, the largest stockholders in the I
Merchants’ bank.
The main topic of conversation has
been with regard to the action of Bank
I Examiner Clark in allowing the doors j
of the Merchants’ bank to open, thus !
allowing some of the heavy deposi- i
tons and stockholders to withdraw
their funds.
llefiiKi* To Take Their AI lutf mcnt. ,
Washington, Jan. 23.—A delegation
j of Ktckapoo Indiana from Oklahoma
; is In Washington to look after the
! matter of allotting their lands. The j
j govi-mm nt bought their lands ant I
: the amount given was accepted by j
j the tribe but about 150 of them refus i
i to take th-dr allot! ments, preferring i
| their old mode of living. There is a
! provision of law however, to meet the
! exigency. It states that in such a case
: allotments will be made for the Indl
j ans who refuse to abide by the treaty
| stipulations.
Five Men Kill© i in an Explosion.
Sturgis, Ky., Jan. 23.—Shortly beforj
midnight an explosion occurred at the
| mines of the Tradewater Coal com-
I pany. Five kegs of powder exploded
| inside the mines, killing five men and
! two mules and caving the mines in or
! them. About seventy-five men are now ,
! at work digging the men from the de. i
bris and have reached the mules which j
are horribly mangled.
f’rof. Short I id.go Much Improved.
Norristown, Pa., Jan. 23.—Prof
Swithin C. Shortlidge, who has been
confined in the hospital for the insane
here since being acquitted for the
I murder of his wife, is rapidly improv.
i ing mentally and physically and h#
J will probably be discharged in a few I
weeks. He is allowed the freedom ol 1
the institution and devotes much timi !
to reading.
Woman Convicted of Arson.
New York. Jan. 23.—Mrs. Sarah Sil |
benneister has been convicted of ar
son in the first degree before Recordei
Goff, for having set fire to Leopolt
Weinberg's tailor shop at 173 Orcharc i
street. The woman will be sentenced
on Friday next. The penalty la no', i
less than 10 years.
Dear h of the Swiss Philosopher.
London, Jan. 23.—Charles Secretan,
the Swiss philosopher, died In Lau
sann* yesterday. He was *0 years old
Light Loose on Diamond Shoal*.
Washington. Jan. 23.—An official in
spection of Diamond shoals, off Caps
Hattera-s, N. C., shows that It Is en
tirely practicable to erect a lighthouse
on the shoals. An appropriation of
$206,019 to begin work has already been
made, and the total cost limited t
tr.nn out*
NEW YOUU M VUKETS.
FLOUR—Weak. Superfine spring
200h!3.-'0; winter patents, 2.50®2.83.
WI i 13AT —Easy. No. 2, red, (50 1 40.
CORN—Weak. No. 2,50 c.; steamer.
43 c.
OATS—Steady. No. t, white, Sc.:
No 2. mixed, St^c.
PORK—Steady. Extra prime, ISOOiI
16.50; mess, T2.75@13.00.
LARD—DuII. January, 7.10.
BUTTER —Weak. Creamery, state
and Pennsylvania, fresh extras, 22c,.
creamery, western extras. 24c.
CHEESE—Weak. State, full cretin
fan y. llV®iP4e.; common to fair
Ei PS—Finn. Western. 22c.
SUGAR—Unchanged. Granulated, ]
IS-lßfiMr.
REEVES—Steady. Cltjr dressed, na
tive sides. 7®c.
Sl—Steady. Common to prime
*.sn 1 ''s.; dressed mutton. 4<4#Sftc.
m| scellaneou7e^B
rf^i'.
•"•J**"";;-. , r
F, * c ’ |
THt AMIRICM TMALCO COHHt S'/TV* \ I 9
wwvbiih ua ' X Vj ■
ABSOLUTELY PUK
THE OLD RELIABLE
SWEET CAPORJU
cigarette!
Hm stood tho Toil of Tim, g
MORE SOLD THAN ALLOTUhiH
BRANDS COMBINE!)™ 0 !
Jan, la ’/o if.l
The Cheapest Plj
IN FREDEKK K. 1
Tho Ppm CtJ
11 Uulll ol
No. 8 E. Patrick Strel
TINWARE,
CLASSWARE,
CHINAWARE,
STATIONERY,
HOSIERY,
NOTIONS, &c.
AarFavcr us with a call.
Helped fully,
W. W. LEASE. A
Jun.lS-tf.
J
pL'BI.IC SAI.K
' —or—
VALUABLE PEI SONAI, PKOFERTt I
1
By virtue of a power of snl< oiUalDritS
ded of trust from Catharine Mi.ith, < !>|9
i \V. Sillitil, her hul ai 'l no St.stn ItiH
bearli g dale December 21th. \ 1> s I auS
j corded among tl e laud nemos for Kmifß
County, the undersigned, t ii'Ve. i l sfl
I public sale, on the pr* mises.m tic public ■■
i leading from Woudsboio to 1. berly,
ON SATURDAY, FKBHI AiiY 2nd, lgfl
! at 2o'clock, I*. M., all th (. !. ing d<.-era
; personal property, t* -wn
3 HORSES, I COLT, 2 COWS.
1 DAYTON \YA
I Two-horse Western Wagon, I I irgirWiM
t CHAMPION SUAVK.It,
1 Two li rse l’lnw. :t sets Harm -- 1 1< n>(9
700 bundles of fodder, and uti ' . urnH
j Corn
Terms of Sale A cri dlt r f six in'r,tb‘l
ibe given on all sums above i 2O. In HieprH
ser <>r purchasersg iing his, her i r Ilmrtß
with approved security, bearing udemtlH
; the Cay i f sale: all sums of (20 a uud-rH
cash will he required. No |r< | < it> totS
j moved u til the terms of sale im cwr|H
with.
FRANK I„ HTiiNER. ■
STIMMEL, Auct. Truafl
jan i 8 3t.
NOTIC'K.I
Kkri erick, .Mu , Jar.Slh.lV
Having sold out tins day my r .umi’B
j husm. ss to my sou, | as Id. 1 m,ie-i slfl
ties knowing themselves iodtbnu to
Boots, Shoe*, Hals Cap**, I'mhp angTrofl
Salcheis. (te .to-ille ilo Ir iiceoni.ts lirae*
, ately al No.m North Market sheet, iufl
aveounts are not settled by
I
FEBRUARY Ist, Is i.
i they sviil be collected according to la* *■
"‘lend to move to Baltimore. Ml .mi or
April Ist, 18W.
A I.A hot DWt I,LINO 1 R HF.ST. 1
I also offer for Ihnt mvin's" 1
i House, No. K'l North Market - f’ • ''"-I
j sion given on or before April Ist, 1>- T
terms, inquire of
K WINIBKRQ. M
No. Korin MkrketM"*
This Hou-e has 13 large end rnirfdJ
rooms In it ; gas all over the hou-e, <"
warm wa er In kitchen: hath ns.iu, wi„HS
tng lub; water closet up and down stsirs. ■
Would make an excellent boarding Iw>k4
| jan 18-1 m.
Christmasjresenis;
There Is nothing nicer for n < lirlslWk* m
ent man a pretty piece of l hliiu un i *S
have a houseful of ben utlful gci!< re.’|
your Inspection
Dinner Sets,
Tea Sets,
Chamber Set]
I have a splei did assortment ■ f Its* - ‘■"■*l
new |iatti rn and bright Urw decuiatiu 1 l
In plain white goods.
Piano, Banquet, Parlor and Pall Lai
A nice lampmakee a beautiful 1 h t* H
Wesldl g p e., ni, ai d I have them Ikfl
variety ed a> a I liv., J
I ul-o tia\ • plenty of VAkKU, -*J
Hie new slnpea and de orations l", 1 !
g > s I lits I e your especial adei.tl'n to. 1
oallne ’’ w are, which Is brgnland tusi‘®”S
HOUVKKIK UUPH ARDMAUCKKM I’ l 'I
FKUIT Hl-.Tts, ICK CKIAN H TS, ( J
f’lease remember that all good- 'ti lefl
luh e itfii bmjKli' amt tni|>ri**l ** > ■' '1
ship* f'li I'm Ift Act,ami aieclit p* r l
nii rvi r < >tf retl J
ml me un I tslll take
MlOtting Kh <lv.Mll i tlvlin )INI | H* I
r B SAPPINOTONJ
dee7-tf. 72 MAKKM
l’s JKI.I.IWM.
, < nsweand Hlackwell'a • alves - feel. J
I'ntnei and I rm n Jell) I' l ’ *\|
Wllhom W me nr brand, and rend, l® j
I mined isle use.
dSXANT
AHPARAUUf TIPH -v.w Pack I'f'.rJ
ALLEN HOI KB* I *]