WILD WINDS' WORK, The First Reports of the Wreck and Ruin at Samoa More Than Confirmed. DETAILS OF THE DISASTER. Altogether a Dozen Ships Went Down Before the Hurricane. ONLY A BRITISH VESSEL ESCAPES. In Addition to Those First Reported a Number of Blerebnnt Barks are Iiot Admiral Klmberly Sends a List of the Americans Who Were Drowned Neces sity of Immediate Aid for the Ship wrecked Seamen The Navy Depart ment Has No Tessels That are Avail able Excitement on the Coast. Admiral Kimberly has cabled to the Navy Department fully confirming the first report! of the catastrophe at Samoa. A list of those who lost their lives is Riven. Samoa is subject to fearful hurricanes, and disasters have occurred there before. The Government will use every effort to succor the wrecked officers and sailors, but is hampered by a lack of ships. The loss is the most severe the American navy ever encountered. The Pacific coast is wild with excitement. WASHnrGTOJ.-. March 30. The first re ports of the extent of the terrible disaster to the American and German fleets at Samoa are more than confirmed. At the Navy De partment it was at first hoped that the ac counts were untrue, but an official cable gram from Admiral Kimberley dispelled these illusions. Secretary Tracey freely ex pressed his regret, but could not see cause to condemn anyone. The officers in command of the vessels were competent men, and had doubtless adopted all proper precautions against disaster, but these hurricanes, which assumed cyclonic proportions, were simply irresistible, as was proved by the extent of the loss of vessels. The following is the full text of the Ad miral's report, as received: Auckland, March 30, 1SS9. Secretary or Js'svy, Washington: Hurricane at Apia March 15. Every vessel in harbor on shore except English man-of-war Calliope, which cot to sea. Trenton and Van dalia total losses. Nipsic beached, rudder pone, may be saved. Chances aealnst it. "Will (end her to Auckland if possible. THOSE 'WHO WEEE LOST. Vandalia lost 4 officers and 39 men, namely: Captain Schoonmaker, Paymaster Arms, Lieu tenant of Marines Sutton, Pay Clerk John Roach, Henry Baker, W. Brisbane, William Brown, Quartermaster Michael Cashen, M. Cragln, B. B. Davis, Thomas G. Downey, SI. Erickson, SJC.Ghring, Adolph Goldner, George Gorman, U. B. Green, Joseph Griffin, E. M. Hammuer. John Hanchett, C. H. Hawkins, W. Howat, Frank Jones, George Jorden, M. H. Joseph, John Kelly, Thomas Kelly, N. Klnsel la, C P. Kratxer. Chas. Kraus, Fr. Lessman, Geo. Merrage, Aylmer Montgomery, Thomas Riley, H. P. Stalman, C. G. Stanford, John Sims, G. H. Wells, John Millford, Henry Wix ted, Ahkow, Ahpeck, Pending, Tecbor. Nipsic lost seven men, namely: George W. Callan, John Gill, Joshna Heap, Thomas John son. Davie". Kelleher, Henry.Poulsell, "William Watson. All saved from the Trenton. Trenton and Vandalia crews ashore. Nipsic' s on board. All stores possible saved. German snips Adler and Eber total losses. Olga beached; may be saved. German losses 96. Important to send 300 men home at once. Shall I charter steamer? Can charter in Auck land. Lieutenant Wilson will remain in Auck land to obey yonr orders. Fuller accounts by mall. KlilBEELET. The following was received at the Depart ment of State from Minister Pendleton, at Berlin: The foreign office has been officially informed that in a typhoon at Apia, the Eber and Adler were totally lost and that 90 sailors are dead. The Olga stranded with no losses. Three Amer ican and all merchant vessels were lost Sixty Americans are dead. The English war ship was damaged and has gone to Sidney. THE BBITISH SHIP SATED. Another dispatch from Auckland says: Later advices received here regarding the hurricane which devastated Samoa and wrecked a numberof German and American war ships, says the storm swept the islands on the 16th inst. All the war ships at tempted to put to sea, but only the English steamer Calliope succeeded in getting out. Merchant vessels suffered severely. The bark Peter Godefferey, one other bark and seven coasters were wrecked and four per sons were drowned. The Calliope sailed for Sydney. The Peter Godefferey was a German bark. It is the opinion of Admiral Harmony, who is familiar with the Samoan Islands that the English man-of-war owed her es cape to the fact that she had steam up and was enabled to push out to sea. The num ber of vessels in the small harbor was a source of danger to them individually, for if one dragged her anchors, she would 'very probably collide with and carry away an other ship which might otherwise have held securely. BAD WEATHER ALL ALONG. It appears that the rainy season set in this year at Samoa with severity and rather early. On February 14, just about a month before the fatal hurricane which swept away our naval vessels, a heavy gale descended upon the harbor and wrecked several mer chant vessels, including the American barkentine Constitution, whose crew was saved by a boat from the .Nipsic On Feb ruary 25 the Captain of the Nipsic, who, from his long stay at Apia, probably knew more about the characteristics of Samoan weather than the commanders of the other American vessels, wrote to his brother as follows: We are now In the midst of the hurricane season, and until April 15, we may look for heavy weather. The harbor is small, with rocks outside, and inside bad holding ground. No coal here and nothing to eat everything very dear. Captain Richard "W. Meade, the United States naval officer who commanded the Narragansett in Samoan waters in 1872, and sow commandant of the Washington navy yard, said: A BAD HARBOR. The harbor of Apia in Opnla is a coral reef harbor, with an entrance abont 1,500 yards wide and open to the north. Itis not large and the anchorage ground Is limited. During the yearly hurricane season, which lasts tbrongh December, January, February, March and April, it Is considered rather a risk to remain in Apia, while Pago Pago, in the neighboring Island of Tutfila. is .perfectly safe, being land locked and otherwise sheltered. Hurricanes are. however, not very frequent at the Samoan islands, though they occur frequently at the Tonga croup. Tliev generally sweep up through the belt of ocean between Tonga and the Samoan groups. ., In April, 1850, and in January, 1S70. the islands were visited by terrific hurricanes which destroyed the cocoannt. banana and bread fruit crops, reducing the natives to the verge of starvation for several weeks. These hurri canes are often accompanied by earthquakes, and the conjunction of the two work terrible Injury. OntheWth of March, 1683, all vessels is Arts, harbor. ni-.nl one smll schooner. were driven out to sea and lost. This was at tributed at the time to a series of heavy tidal waves caused by an earthquake. Considerable damage was done on shore also. On the whole, the climate ot the Samoan Islands, though 'variable, is very pleasant, bad weather only occurring during the winter months. At this time there are long and heavy rains, attended sometimes by high winds' and north erly gales. Ordinarily the winds are light and variable, with frequent and sndden squalls. Kortherest-of the year the weather is very Sine, and from May to November the trade wind blows steadily from the southeast. Ex cept Captain Mnllan,of the Nipsic, it is not known that any of the American commanding officers had ever had experience in those islands, or knew of the risks attending an at tempt to ride out a hurricane inside the reef. A SOOTH PACIFIC FEATURE. Lieutenant Edward E. Haydn is in charge of the Meteorological division of the Hydrographic office, and is regarded as quite an authority on the subject of marine storms. He says that the cyclonio storms are a feature of the South Pacific region. They have a motion exactly the reverse of those occurring in the Northern Hemi sphere, but otherwise have about the same characteristics. Their path is parobolic, and they occur several times a year in some years. It again happens that two or three seasons go by without a storm. An experienced seaman can detect the approach of such storms in the West Indies, but the same rule might not hold good in the Pacific waters. Lieutenant Dyer, hydrographer to the Bureau of Navigation, gives a thrilling de scription of the hurricanes that prevail in the Samoan region. Whirling along its ocean pathway at an average velocity of nearly 20 miles an hour, it sends out a long rolling swell 1,000 miles in advance, and is heralded by a long, high, feathery plume of cirrus clouds, radiating far beyond the slowly thickening cirrus veil that casts its pale halo over the sun and moon, and at dawn and twilight envelops heaven And earth with an awful fiery glare like the light of some great conflagration. A TEBBIBLE SIGHT. Soon the massive leaden-colored cloud bank heafes in sight above the horizon a great mountain Tange and flying scud forms overheard and drifts to leeward, not with the surface wind, but at a marked angle to the right moving .with the upper current of the great whirlwind. At inter vals fine misty rain seems to- grow out of the air and then vanishes again, and the squalls freshen, the barometer sinks lower and lower, heavy clouds cover the whole horizon and the low, distant moan gradually changes into the shrieks of a thousand demons wrenching at the stout masts and spars, tearing the storm canvas into shreds and fluttering pennants, hurling timber and masonry into heaps of shapeless ruins, driv ing wild breakers high upon land and laughing to scorn the feeble strength of man. Suddenly a panse, silence, calm. The warm, bright sunshine of a summer day. A brief glimpse of heaven and then another seeming eternity of hell. Taking the world over the most violent hurricanes appear to be those of the West Indies and the Mauri tius, then would come the October cyclones in the Bay of Bengal and next to these the typhoons of the China seas. NOT SO VIOLENT. The May cyclones of the Indian coasts and the rare hurricanes in the South Pacific from New Caledonia to Tahiti might proba bly be classed together as of a secondary de gree of violence. Mnch has been written abont handling ships in hurricanes and elaborate maneuvers described which they are to perform near the center of a typhoon. Many a ship has been saved by skillful sailing'on the outskirts of a cyclone, and even after the characteristic squalls and driving rain have commenced. But when near the center she gets in the kernel, as it were, of the hurricane and the wind comes in great gnsts which no canvas can with stand, when the raising of the wind is so tremendous, when no voice can be heard, when the sky and cloud are mixed up indistinguishably from-one an other in the darkness then it is as impossi ble to give an order as to obey jt, and the sailor can only hope that her timbers may not open so as to spring a leak, and that her steering gear may hold, so that she may not broach to and be overwhelmed by the waves, TEAGY'S DILEMMA. Tho Difficulty of Sending -Immediate A16V to Samoa The Navy Practically Paralyzed What Ships Can be Made Available. Washington, March 30. By the de struction of the American fleet at Apia the Navy Department finds. llself confronted with a serious problem'. "It is imperative that aid should be extended to the ship wrecked seamen, and important that other men-of-war be sent to take the place of those that are no more. The following dis patch was cabled to Admiral Kimberley: Take such steps with regard to Nipsic and wrecks and sending men home as you may deem proper. Full power given you. Monongahela sailed for Apia February 2L Teact. Short of the China station, where there is a small fleet of old wooden vessels, at least one of which can never hope to successfully cross the Pacific, there are almost no Ameri can vessels worthy of the name in the Paci fic ocean which can be sent immediately to Samoa. It would not be wise policy to al low even these events to drift along'withont the presence of one or more American naval vessels. The hostile armed factions on the islands are no longer under the restraining influence of a man-of-war representing any civilized nation, and property rights might be insecure, if life was not in jeopardy. The Monongahela, an old store ship carrying a couple of howitzers, sailed for Samoa from Mare Islands, California, Feb ruary 21, and should arrive in a week or two, unless she encounters bad weather. The Dolphin, a dispatch-boat, which is for midable through the possession of one great gun, might be ordered from China; or the old Mohican, now at Panama, might be sent to Samoa, but this about completes the list of available ships, and none of them would worthily represent the authority of the United States. By dint of extra work, the Charleston, now building at San Francisco, might be gotten ready to sail in about three weeks, but her batteries would not . be complete, and the Government would he at a great expense, as the contractors would probably insist upon a remission of the penalties al ready accrued for delay in" the. construction of the vessel, as a condition'precedent to ac celerated work. BELIEF FOR THE SHIPWBECEED. Several Tessels Which Can be Sent to the Scene In Short Order. San Fbancisco, March 30. The latest information obtainable has 'been gathered relative to what vessel can be dis patched to take the place of those wrecked at Samoa. At the navy pay office it is stated that the Monongahela, which left here February 21 for Samoa, is probably at her destination, as the time given for the vessel to reach that point is between 25 and 60 days. The United States.steamer Alert is nowat Hono lulu and will probably sail for the islands immediately upon the receipt of informa tion of the loss of the vessels; She may now be on the way to Samoa. The steamer Mohican was at last renorts ut Panama, and it is believed she will be sent at once to Samoa, xne steamer Adams is now at Mare Island navy yard under goingTepairs. This vessel could possibly be gotten ready for sea in ten days. The Iroquois is also at Mare Island, but is com pletely dismantled. Probably she could not be made ready under four weeks. It is expected that Washington authori ties will order a number of officials from this port to go to Samoa bythesteamer Zealandia, ana there is also probability of a large snpply of provisions being sent down on the same steamer by the Govern ment to meet the emergency in event of Hie Monongahela not having touched at Apia. A CIRCUITOUS B0UTE. The Method of Receiving; News From the Samoan .Islands. New York, March 30. Thejiifnculty of obtaining telegraphic news from the" Samoan glands is very great. The dispatches re ceived were first taken from Apia to Auck land, New Zealand, about 2,000 miles, by steamer. The news was then transmitted by cable from New Zealand to Australia, thence to Banjowanlie, thence to Singapore, thence to Penang, thence to Madras, thence to Bombay, thence to Aden, thence to Suez, thence to Alexandria, thence to Malta, thence to Gibraltar, thence to Lisbon, thence to London and .thence to New York. THE COAST EXCITED. an Francisco Shacked by the News ot the Samoan Disaster Many Relatives and Friends Interested The Last to Leave the Ships',, San Fbancisco, March 30. The news from Samoa of the wrecking of the .Ameri can and German men-of-war in the harbor of Apia, caused intense excitement on the streets. Every bulletin board was surround ed by an anxious throng eager for particu lars. Business men whose interests extend to the South Pacific Islands, when questioned regarding the disaster, ex pressed a belief that no American merchant vessels were in the harbor of Apia at the time of the disaster, though a number of coasters were reported, wrecked, unless some inter-island trader carrying the American flag had run in there for protection. Some surprise was expressed that so much damage should have been done in a harbor, but officials say it must be remem bered that the harbor of Apia is merely an open -roadstead, surrounded by coral reefs. The escape of the English man-of-war Calliope is accounted for in shipping circles in two ways: Either that she was lying in the outer berth and consequently had more time to get up steam and leave harbor, or that, having more experience with these storms, the, British commander got up steam as spon as he saw the storm gathering, and put to sea before the storm reached the harbor. From accounts received by vessels arriv ing during the past two weeks, it would seem that the wind and rain storms in the South Pacific Ocean had been exceptionally severe and had been accompanied by elec trical disturbances. The log of the Oceanic Company's steamship, the Zealandia, which arrived here from' Sydney on March 16, shows that the vessel experienced heavy seas during the voyage, and when, on March 14, she passed the Mariposa, bound for Australia, she was heavily laboring. Commodore John Irwin' said concerning the disaster, that it was wholly unprece dented in the history of the navy. "Not through the war period," he said, "even along the Atlantic coast was there any dis aster comparable to this." The loss of the paymaster and clerk with Captain Schoonmaker, of the Vandalia, is considered due to observance of the naval rule that the captain should always be the last to leave his ship, and the paymaster and clerk should not leave until just before the captain. The officers and crew of the Vandalia were well known in San Fran cisco, and there were many touching scenes at the United States pay office when the list of names of the dead was displayed. Many persons living in this city had friends or relatives on board the wrecked vessels. ' 'EXPLOSIONS AND FIRE. OH Works nnd Other Property Worth 8100, OOO Destroyed nnd a Workman Killed. isriciALrrxroRAW to the dispatch. 3 Hunteb's Point, N., Y., March 30. A steam still in the Empire Oil Works here exploded about 3 o'clock this after noon, setting fire to the adjacent oil tanks and buildings. A strong northwest wind spread the flames rapidly. In a few minutes the works skirting the north bank of the canal for more than 100 feet were in flames. Explosion followed explosion as tank after tank caught fire. The wind swept the flames toward Boss Bro.'s foundry, A. H. Hawes' pottery and the New York Chemi cal Works, at the head of the canal. All the buildings in the block were destroyed. The actual amount of damage done is not known, but it'is thought thatt may amount to" 5100,000 all'-told, the greater part of which is covered by insurance. At the time the fire broke out James Nolan was employed near the still that ex ploded, fixing a pump. The flames cut off his escape, and before he could be reached he was covered with burning' oil. Several unsuccessful attempts were made to reach him. Each time the rescning party was .beaten back. The oil formed a fiery lake around him, and the smoke hid him from view. As soon as possible a stream of water was turned upon the spot and several of his fellow workmen dashed through the smoke to where Nolan had been last seen. They found his lifeless "body and brought it out, Nolan was unmarried and about 25 years old. Gustave Walderman, a stillman, was knocked senseless by the explosion. He was taken to his home, where he soon recovered. About 9 o'clock to-night the fire broke out again, but it was got under control again very soon. HAMED AND CONFIRMED. Quite n Number of Fennsvlvnnlans Secure Iilttlo Postoffices. Washington, March 30. The Presi dent sent the following nominations to the Senate to-day: John T. Abbott, of New Hampshire, to be Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipo tentiary of the United States to the Republic of Colombia. Edwin H. Terrill, of Texas, to be Envoy Ex traordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary of the United States to Belgium. Among the postmasters named were the following in Pennsylvania: C. B. Gould, at Emporium; W. H. Zufall, Meyersdale: R. A. Love, Warren; R. 8. Barker, Lock Haven, and D. D. P. Alexander, Apollo. The Senate has confirmed the following nominations: John HickAto be Minister to Peru; George B. Loring, tole Minister to Portugal; Robert T. Lincoln, to be Minister to Great Britain; Allen Thorndyke Rice, to be Minister to Rus sia; Thomas Ryan, to be Minister to Mexico; Patrick Egan, to be Minister to Chili. JOHN A. DUFF DUNG. The Fnther nnd Fntuer-In-Lnw of Promi nent Thentrlcnl Managers Paralyzed. rSrXCIAI. TELEOBAJt TO THI DISPATCH. 1 Ne-sv York, March 30. John A. Duff, father of James C. Duff, and father-in-law of Augustin Daly, has been ailing for a year past, but seemed to be in better health than usual when he went to the Standard Theater, according to his daily enstom, about noon to-day. He lunched at Parker's an hour later, with his ordinary appetite. In the box office, soon after returning from luncheon, however, he was stricken down by a species of paralysis. His condition is thought to be critical. PERSECDTED EVEN TO DEATH. Tho WIfo of a' Colored Democrat Crazed nnd Killed by Her Troubles. rsrrciAD tzxeobam to this disf atcim JeffersonYille, Ind., March 30. Mary Greene, the wife of the only negro who voted the Democratic ticket in Clark county, died last nijjht, driven insane by her misfortunes and persecutions of her husband by his own race. Harvey Greene was ostracized by the entire negro popula tion and died unattended, except by his wife, two months ago. Next his child died, and now his wife. During the campaign an attempt to assas sinate him was made as he returned home at night guarded byjtwo white men." The entire party barely escaping a fusilade" of bullets. To-NIght's Bit Temperanco Meeting-. The fifth union temperance meeting will be held in the Grand Opera House this evening, commencing at 7:30 o'clock. A. M. Brown, Esq., President of the Murphy Gospel Temperance Association, will con duct the "meeting and deliver the opening address. The Hon. J. E. Detwiler. of To peka, Kan., will speak on "Prohibition." THE'PEDSBTmQ-DISPATOTSimDAY;. rARGH ; OUR MARY'S ENEMY. A Jealous Woman Partly Respon sible for Miss Anderson's Illness. IETTBES WERE SENT TO CRITICS And Numerous Attempts Hade to Bribe Them to Slander the Star. LOTE FOE AN ACTOR THE M0TIYE Which is Said to Hare Led to Continual Persecution of a Possible EliaL A new theory is advanced to explain the illness of Miss Mary Anderson. It is al leged that an actress named Miss.Cecil, jealous of the success, of her more brilliant rival, wrote letters making damaging state ments regarding the latter, and tried to bribe critics to publish them. It is thought that this may have led to the severe criti cisms, that were made on Miss Anderson's acting, and to her .resulting illness. New Yobk, 'March 30. "When the dra matic critics of the St. Louis newspapers impaled Miss Mary Anderson. on their pens on the. occasion of her last appearance in that city, the reason for their action was far from evident Their onslaught upon Miss Anderson seemed absolutely without . a cause. But there was.one, and a reasonable explanation of the whole matter has at last come to light. There was a woman in the case. Her name is Miss Sarah Cecil, and just at present she, is traveling abroad for her health in company with her sister and a nurse, seeking rest for her body, which is" worn by illness, and repose for her; mind, which is weakened by excessive study. Judging from her actions, Miss Cecil is a monomaniac whose affection takes the form of an undying enmity to Mary Anderson and a few of her personal friends Miss Cecil is the possessor of a pretty face, a girl ish figure and a powerful mezzo-soprano voice. Her father was James G. Cecil, of Kentucky, and she was born near Danville, in that State. FROM VASSAB TO THE STAGE. Her education was acquired at Vassar Col lege, where her course was interrupted by the death of her father and along and severe illness, from the effects of which she did not wholly recover for several years. She filled up the interim by studying the dramatic art with Mrs, Katheriue "Westondorf, of Cin cinnati. During .the summer of 1883 Miss Cecil went to Europe; where she spent eight months. In 1884 she left Paris, by the ad vice of an eminent physician, and came back to America; where she re-entered Vas sar College and graduated the same year. Coming toiNew' York, she entered aschool of acting and remained a student of the dramatic art until she made herprofessioual debut as a songstress at Chickering Hall September 21,1886. It is generally under stood that the instructor at the theatrical school unconsciously made a decided im pression upon Miss Cecil. MISS CECIL WAS JEALOUS. "When-he left the institution temporarily to fill a contract with Miss Anderson, by which he was to rearrange a play selected by her for production, Miss Cecil is re ported to have ' become extremely jealous. The instructor's relations with Miss Ander son were of a purely business, nature, but Miss Cecil fancied he was paying her at tentions, and this suspicion led to several scenes between her and the teacher. Some time ago certain dramatic critics of this and other cities began to receive letters from abroad containing stories and stater ments to the discredit of Mary Anderson, and attributing to her sentiments calculated to offend hej fellow countrywomen. Coupled with these were vague mentions' of a, mys terious conspiracy against the writer, and occasionally a bitter lino or so devoted to "William "Winter; 'who is 'a close friend of Miss Andersdn.r These", communications bore the signature pt'&. Cecil." ATTEMPT '; TtfBBIBE A CRITIC. The critic on one of the leading New York dailies' was specially favoied by this correspondents the way of unsolicited information. One letter contained a check for $22, with a bitter- attack upon Miss Anderson, which the writer asked should be published. At this point the critic received a note, from-George "W. "Wingate, of "Wingate & Cullen, lawyers, No. 20 Nas sau street, in which he was notified that Miss Cecil was riot responsible for her acts, and areqnest was made for the return of all her correspondence. The critic immediately sent the letters and check which he had re ceived to Mr. "Wingate, and was given in return a receipt. and a letter of thanks. "Miss Cecil "Is" suffering from nervous depression, produced by .-hard work," .said her lawyer, "and her sister has gone to London." It is certain, that "S. Cecil's" letters went to the critics of other cities be sides New York. IN DANGER OP LaNCHING. Troops Ordered Ont to Protect Colored Criminals From a Blob's Fnry. IBrECIAL. TELEGRAM TO THE DISPATCH. I Columbia, 8. C, March 30. The Gov ernor has received information from various reliable quarters that a desperate attempt will be made next week to lynch four ne groes, charged with murdering a white man named Benathie and criminally assaulting his daughter, in York county. These men have practically. confessed' their guilt,, and they were brought to this city for safe keep ing immediately after the crime, and just in time to escape s lynching party. They will be token to.'Yorkville next week' for trial, and it has been ascertained that a strong lynching party will either attempt to take the prisoners from the train or cap ture them when they reach the jail. Governor' Bicbardson has ordered the Jenkins Rifles to Yorkville, to accompany the Sheriff of York to this city, to guard the prisoners on their way back, and guard the jail night and day until the danger passes. Just two years ago five negroes were lynched in York, just when they were about to go to trial for the murder of a little white boy. The Governor says he will pre vent this being repeated if a regiment of soldiers can do it. Governor Richardson' has respited until April 19 the condemned Pickens lynchers two negroes convicted of lynching a white man for assaulting a negro girl. Petitions for the pardon f 05 the negroes are pouring in from all parts of the State, and it is very probable that their .sentence will be com muted to a tern of years. A Merited. Promotion. Charles McQuigan, the courteous and popular ticket .examiner at the Union sta tion, who passed the conductors' examina tion some time ago, has been transferred to the position of brakeman on one of the through runs.- As soon as he ' learns the ropes he will also be measured for a double breasted coat. Mr. Doe Was Tnken In Tow. Officer McClelland last night arrested "William Doe at the corner of Fifth and "Wylie avenues on "a" charge of aggravated assault and battery: The "information was lodged by' James C. Miller before Magis trate McKenna. Doe' was lodged-in Cen tral station for a hearing. A Slow Death Is what you are living if you are being an noyed by an old sewing machine. Buy one of our easy running Davis machines and enjoy life a little. "Work can be done on it in one-fourth the time done by other ma chines. Hoppers -Bros. & Co., 307 "Wood street, are the only dealers. ' ttssu A. HIS LUCK BETUBNS. The Ex-Preslucnt Still Successful ns a Fisherman He Catches a Dozen Bis; Bass and a 10-Pound . Bine Fish. CsrxciAi. teleohaji to the dispatch.: Jufiteb, J?la., March 30. Mr. Cleve-t land and party left Titusville last evening at 4:30 p. m. and sailed down India river to Jupiter Inlet, stopping at various points. At every station and landing, late into the night, crowds of citizens boarded the steamer and were given an opportunity of shaking hands with Mr. Cleveland. Tbte entire party was delighted with the scenery and accom modations given and were especially grati fied with the passage through the Narrows. They arrived here at 12:15 to-day and found accommodations and quarters and a good dinner awaiting them on the hotel steamer Chattahoochee, which was gaily decorated with flags, bncting. evergreen and palm leaves.- -The lighthouse station on theop- fioslto side of the stream was also becoming y decorated with flags. After dinner the steamboats, launches and boats were in readiness, and a raid was at .once made a foray on the fish which abound in the the neighborhood, and they succeed in landing a large number. Mr. Cleveland landed 12 big channel bass, weighing from three to 20 pounds each. He also caught a 10-pound blue fish, the only one taken. Ex-Secretary Bayard developed a positive genins as a fisherman, and entered into the sport with the delight of a boy. All the party are in fine spirits and have enjoyed every hour of their trip. Mr. Cleveland expressed regrets to-day that he had no more time to spend in sunny Florida, and that he could not acoept the scores of invitations that have poured in by letter, wire and visiting committees. Jack sonville will be the only place that the party will stop en route home. DOUBLE MURDER ATTEMPTED. A Fiend Tries to Poison Both a Mother and Her Son. rSPECTAL TELEOKAM TO TUX DtSPATCR.1 Erie, March 30.' A diabolical attempt at double murder was laid bare to-night in this city. The victims were Mrs. Catherine Hein and her only son, August, a young man. Mrs. Hein was widowed by a drown ing accident in Brie .bay 18 years ago. She and her son had incurred the murderous hatred of some one in their attempts to "maintain their family honor. Last evening the young man was taken suddenly sick and narrowly escaped death, but the cause of his illness was not laid bare till to-day, when his mother was pros trated. Tt was then that a quantity of arsenic was found in the bottom of the coffee pot. Mrs. Hein had not partaken of the beverage at the evening meal, but had this morning. There'was so much of the mineral poison in the vessel that the boiling of water had not taken it all up. The physicians attribute the escape of both mother and son to the neutralizing effects of the cream in the coffee, and which had been used very liberally. Detectives are at work. ENGLAND IS SORRY FOR US, But Prond of the Fnct ThatHer Ship Didn't Sink. IST CABLE TO TBS DISJA.TCB. London, March 30. Copyright. The terrible news from Samoa caused a profound sensation here, and much sympathy is felt and expressed for the gallant men who lost their lives. At the Admiralty nothing is known beyond what was cabled yon early this morning, but the officials were very jubilant at the escape of the Calliope, which they nnhesitatingly attributed to the superior quality of British seamanship. Admiral Howell, formerly of the United States navy, who has been for some time staying at Bournemouth for the benefit of his health, is just now in London. He is sore at heart at the loss of the ships he knew so well and of the officers who were once his .comrades. He was sure no fault attached to any of the American officers, and least of 'all to Admiral Kimberley, who he knew well as a splendid officer. Farquhar. too, was one of the best men in the United States navy, and Schoonmaker was a capital sailor and good fellow. CLARE ARRESTED AGAIN. He Is Held ns nn Accomplice In the Bold Denver Robbery. Denveb, March 30. W. H. Clark, the man who was arrested last evening on sus picion of being the man who robbed the First National Bank of $21,000, and sub sequently released after D.H. Moffatt failed to identify him, was rearrested and will be held to await fnrther developments on the charge of being an accomplice.- He posi tively denies any connection with the affairs. Detectives while searching the building in the vicinity of the bank to-day discov ered a light brown overcoat, in the pockets of which was a loaded revolver and a bottle supposed to contain nitre-glycerine, which evidently had been thrown there by the robber as he passed throngh the building making his escape. An analysis of the deadly explosive proved to be simply a bot tle of castor oil. No other developments have been made in the case. INDIANA OFFICIALS SCARED. The Stnte Is Apparenttv Likely to Get Into Flnnncial Straits, Indianapolis, March 30. A mild sort of sensation was created to-day by the state ment that the loan bill passed by the last Legislature was defective. The bill in question authorized the State officers to ne gotiate a temporary loan of $1,400,000. The general impression is that while the act may be temporarily postponed, it will not seriously interfere with the successful negotiation of the loan, but, if it should, Indiana's nnancialjaffairs will be in the worst possible state, and it is not improb able that the Governor will be forced to call an extra session of the Legislature to make some provision for carrying on the Govern ment. It is admitted by the State officers that it will be impossible to get along until the next session of the'Legislature without the financial relief that has been expected. SENTENCED TO JAIL. Ono IlleenI West Vlrsinla Voter Receives v a Tlrtlng; Penalty. I SPECIAL TELEGnAM TO THE PIEPATCB. 1 "Wheeling, March 30. In the United States Court this morning Judge Jackson sentenced George B. Hale, charged with voting illegally, and who plead guilty a week ago, to pay a fine of $100 and be im prisoned. in the connty jail for a period of three months. In passing sentence his Honor took occasion to deliver an earnest address upon the importance of checking the growing tendency to nse money im properly in election matters, and deprecated the rapid increase of partisanship in which he thought he saw a decided menace to the republic Polling; Down the "Wrong Test. John Bectenwald was caught in the act of stealing a vest in Gusky's store yesterday afternoon and was locked up in the Central station by Officer Diehl. 5,376 PHOTOGRAPHS IN SIX DAYS. A Booming; Enterprise. The Elite Gallery, 616 Marketstreet, Pitts burg, made 5,676 cabinet photographs of .their patrons last veek, which is the result of .fine work and low prices. They have no competition, and parents should bring their children and have their photographs token before it is'too late, as this is the last month they can get cabinets for $1 per dozen at Aufrecht's. Elite Gallery, 616 Market street, Pittsburg Elevator. THE MiJSIC WOKLD. Interest Awakening in High-Class Secular Choral Music. ADVANTAGES OP CHORUS SINGING. Approaching Musical Events of the Greatest Importance. TON BDL0W TO APFEAR IN PITTSBURG. Preparations for the) May Fcstlral and the Mozart Clnb's Concerts. For some years preceding the present sea son the 'great field of high-class, secular choral music was cultivated by only one organization and its membership limited to 1B0 singers.. "While the Mozart Club de served all praise for the energy and enter prise of its work, it was certainly a sad state of affairs that but 160 persons in a com munity of more, than 300,000 should be ac tively engaged in chorus singing of the higher class. During the present season there have been organized three Hew choruses the May Festival Chorus, the Mendelssohn Club', of the East End,,tfnd the Musical Association, of Allegheny raising the total membership to upward of .800 voices. There are yet other new organizations for male or female voices only,.orfor lighter lines of work. Of a certainty-it is a good thing to have such an increase in the number of people stndying the choral compositions of the great masters. All must be benefited by the widening.of their general musical ex perience. And the specific benefits of cborus work are of great importance to every singer. Many think themselves above singing in chorus as soon as they have given a few solos in 'church or concert. They do not know what they lose. The chorus is for the singer what the orchestra is for the instrumentalist the best possible training school for precision, certainty and evenness of execution. Many a soloist first finds out how imperfect and ill-regulated his singing is bv joining a chorus. It Is the curse of the concert room that such a large propor tion of solo singers, whether through ignorance or bumptiousness, habitually disregard the plainest designations of the composer, espec ially as to time. A dose of chorus singing is the best sbecificf or this complaint. Moreover, in carrying middle parts or in bringing ont one theme against others appar ently conflicting,, the singer gains invaluable practice Impossible to- be got from singing tunes to an obseqnions instrumental accom paniment. Nor does chorus work injure the voice if judiciously done. Chorus singing is, therefore, of the utmost advantage to the whole body of singinz folk. But the mere hap-hazard rehearsal of music for public performances does not cover the gronnd of chorus singing. Its valne is pro portionate to the systematic and intelligent manner In which it is carried ont. Someprivate preparation on the part of the singers is of course, presupposed they must come al ready acquainted with musical notation, al ready able to' sing simple music correctly. Then the choral practice should not be merely a rush to get over so many pages that have to he learned in some fashion by such a date, but should be conducted with a constant view to ward the trainlne.of the singers; not only in sound-producing,' but in keeping pitch and time, in comprehending musical form, in Intel ligent phrasing and in legitimate means of ex pression. . This is the preat subject for the conductor to think over. Especially the permanent choral societies are not doing their full duty unless these objects .are kept steadily in view and practically advanced as far as possible, con sistently with the public work to be done. The two months that yet remain of the waning season offer at least four musical events of the first Importance: concerts by Rosenthal andKrelsler, by Von Bnelow, by the Boston Symphony Orchestra with the Mozart' Club and the May Festival Three of these have been already announced as certain; the other has been several times spoken ol and is now more than probable. They make a fine progression a phenome nally brilliant pianist, a truly great pianist, two Performances with a splendid union of orches--ra, chorus. and soloists, and seven perform ances of similar elements on a yet nobler scale. A fitting, close .tor Pittsburg's richest mu sical season; ' . r- Moriz Rosenthal's second and farewell en. gagement f6rPittsburg will be fulfilled to morrow and. Tuesday evenings at Old CityHall. He will beTasslsted by young Fritz Krelsler, the violinist, .and .Charles E. Pratt, accompa nist, as before, with further aid from Mr. Joseph H. Glttings on a second piano. - "While the' programmes announced'wiU un doubtedly serve to show off Rosenthal's stu pendous technique to the utmost, they do not present as many changes from the selections chosen for hisfirst appearances here as could he wished: nor Is the intrinsic musical worth of the compositions programmed as great as might be. On Monday evening Rosenthal -will play Chopin's Berceuse and Ballade (presumably, as before, the fourth); his own arrangement of DavldofTs"Am Sprinbrunnen;" Liszt's "Don Juan" fantasle and Tarantelle. Kreisler will give a Chopin nocturne, a Wienlawski Mazonr ka, Leonard's "Souvenir de Haydn," and a polonaise by Laub. Tuesday's programme opens with Liszt's E flat concerto by Messrs. Rosenthal and Gittings. That interesting sextuple treatment of the "Liberty" duet from "I Puritam," yclept "Hexameron," and a Liszt Rhapsodic (presumably, as before, the 12th with Rosen thal's own addenda) complete the piano num bers. Kreisler -contributes Schubert's "Ave' Maria," Paganinl's. perpetual motion. Raff's Cavatina and a valse caprice by Wienlawski. The hope that one of Dr. Hans von Buelow's sixteen recitals might be given in this city has several times been expressed in this column. Manager F. A. Schwab wrote som e weeks since to inquire what dates at Old City Hall wonld be open during April for a Baelow concert. Further than this no local confirmation can be obtained ol the statements made in two New York musical journals last week, that in the Musical Courier ol last Wednesday reading as follows: Dr. "von Buelow's first appearance here in 15 years will be effected at the concert in aid of the funds of the Society for Ethical Culture at the Metropolitan Opera House on this evening. Mrs. Fursch-Madl will also appear. On Friday afternoon next, he- will give a piano recital In Brooklyn at the'Baptist Church in Flerrepont street, and on' Monday, April 1, at the Broad way Theater, he will be heard in the first of the four Beethoven recitals grouped under the head of "Beethoven Cyclus." Futurerarrange ments include- concerts in Boston, Philadel phia, Pittsburg and Cincinnati. Dr. von Bnelow returns to Europe on April 29. It Is more than probable that the above news, which was substantially repeated in yesterday's Music and Drama will prove correct and that Pittsburg will have the distinguished pleasure of hearing the erratic genius of the keyboard and baton within the coming month. . As for tho Mozart Club's concerts on the 15th and 16th prox., with the Boston Symphony Or chestra, it has been definitely decided that the first evening is' to be devoted to. a complete performance of Mendelssohn's "Elijah;" the cuttlni and piecing that was talked of for that programme has been abandoned. The Mozart Club has engaged 'as soloists for the oratorio Dr. Carl Martin, bass, and- Miss Foresman, contralto, both of New York, 'and Mr. Paul Zimmerman, tenor, ot Pittsburg. The soprano is to he furnished by the manage ment of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, who have been cabling back and forth to secure a freat European soprano for their tonr. hould the one they engage for the tonr be un prepared to sing the "Elijah" In English, the Boston management will engage another artist for that specific purpose. The May Festival has no w reached a point of absolute certainty, so far as human foresight cantelL There is ho doubt at all of the com pletion of the new Exposition building In time for the great event. The subscription for the 100 boxes which takes the place of- a guaran tee fund is progressing most cheerily since it has been placed in the hands of the Rev. Dr. L C. Pershing. Mr. Seymour Locke is expected to arrive in the city this week and will remain until after the festival, giving his whole time to the multitude of preliminary arrangements. The chorns programme is completely made out, as already printed in this column, and the singers are rapidly mastering it. Every one of the contracts with the soloists basnow been signed, Mr. Rotter states, and the list will read as follows; Lllll Lehmann, Kallscb; Emma Juch and Tberese Her-bert-Foerster, sopranos; Helene von Doen hoff, contralto: .Jules Perotti, Paul Kalisch and William J. Lavin, tenors; Emll Fischer and r- Campanori,. basses; Adele Ana der Obe, pianist; Max Bendlx. violinist, and Vic tor Herbert, violoncellist. .Tb!s'remarkable.s6Io roll, "wit the great con ductor. Anton Seldl, and bis" orchestra of nearly 100 Instruments and the local chorus of from 500 to 600 voices, under Mr. Carl Better, certainly make good promise of opening the new Exposition Building with the best and biggest musical festival Pittsburg has ev.er had. " Mr. Charles C. Corcoran has been lnduced.by friendly persuasion to delay his Intended de parture for European musical stndy long enough to allow a testimonial concert to be given to show how warmly Pittsburg feels toward a favorite, baritone who has' the pluck and ambition; to aim still higher. The sub joined programme shows the feeling' of tho musical fraternity toward Mr. Corcoran; It re mains for -the public to show its appreciation of both beneficiary and performers oy crowd ing Old City Hall next Friday evening: Selection ; Philharmonic Society, Tbos. Y. Kirk, Director. Soprano solo. "Dear Heart" Mattel Grace Miller. Tenor solo. "Salve Kezina" .Dana Slgnor GlllC ace. M. i'orrltt. Male quartet, "Annie Laura" Gelbel Apollo Quartet Jas.' Voiel, George Brown, H. Horner, Ed Dertnltt: J. Frltchard, pianist. Piano solo Jos. Glttmg. Soprano solo. "Magnetic Waltz" Ardltl Miss Arnes Eeane. Mandoline Quartet. "Kspaenoll." Pittsburg Mandoline Clnb. Baritone solo, "Alone In the Desert". ...Emanuel Charles Corcoran accompanied by B. P. Ecker. Violin solo Selected Fred Toerge. Mezzo soprano solo, "Summer .Nights" ..." ,-. Thomas Agnes Vogel. Quartet Beethoven Miss Better, Toerce lirothers and Cooper. Variations for two pianos, "On a Beethoven Theme" Saint Saens Carl ltetter and Joseph Gittings. ' Suartet, "Good Night"...... Plnsutl race Miller, Agnes Vogel, Joseph Vogel, d Dermltt. HE GOT HIS MONEY. Squires, the California Miner, Succeeds In Convincing: the Mint Authorities A Deposit Lifted After a Lapse of Thirty Years. Philadelphia, March 30. Mr. A. Squires was to-day paid $2,201 78 by Super intendent Fox, of the Mint. Mr. Squires, it will be remembered, is the old California miner who presented himself at the Mint a few months ago and produced an old yellow piece of paper, on which could be seen a few lines and letters showing that some thing had been written there, and which he claimed was a receipt for gold dust which he had deposited with the offi cers of the Philadelphia Mint in 1855, amounting to $2,201 78. The Mint officials, upon referring to the books of that date, found that a deposit of such a nature had been made at that time and bad never been called for. Mr. Fox questioned the old miner and became con vinced that there was some truth in his story, and that he was the party referred to in the books, but to make sure and to get his authority to pay the money over, he referred the matter to the authorities at "Washington. He sent 25 or 30 pages of deposition papers to the capital ana had Squires send him his photoghraph which he sent to California for the purpose of identi fication. He also sent to various parties both in Cali fornia and to "Wheeling, Squires' home, and they all sent back word that he was a thor oughly honest man, and sent such other testimony that proved beyond a doubt that Squires was the man he represented himself to be. The authorities at Washington were also convinced of the truthfulness of his claim, and ordered the amount to be drawn. A VICTIM OP THE TANK SHOW. Duncan B. Harrison tfenrly Crosses the Styx on Account of His Realistic Flay. rSTECIAZ. TZLIOEAM TO THE DISPATCB.1 New Yobk, March 30. Since last Tues day night Duncan B. Harrison, whose drama, "The Paymaster," is running at the Fourteenth Street Theater,-has not appeared on the stage, though his name remained on the play bills. In the third act of the play, Mr. Harrison, as the hero, Robert Emmet O'Connor, has to dive into the river from a prison tower, wer. A depth of eight feet is provided in that part of the tank where the .diver is to plunge, but this part is narrow, anfi Mr. Harrison misjudged r his fall. He struck his chin against.the leaden side of the tank, and was almost stunned. The actors on the stage started to his assistance, but he managed to swim out. A moment later came the whistle of a whippoorwill, the signal'that the prisoner had escaped, and as the curtainfell the audience applauded Mr. Harrison's unusually effective portrayal of a suffering and half-drowned man. Mr. Harrison's chin had been cut to the bone for the space of an inch and a half. Dr. T. S. Robertson patched up the cut be fore the curtain went up again, and Mr. Harrison was able to finish the performance. His understudy, Charles O'Brien, acted the donble role of O'Connor tor Duncan B. Harrison the rest of the week. Mr. Harri son's "wound is practically well now, but he caught cold from his nightly plunges, and is suffering from abscesses of both tonsils. Besides, the shock brought back his former trouble of concussion of the spine, from which he suffered a year ago from a similar accident in Chicago. He was unconscious on "Wednesday and Thursday, and his mother and his sister, Miss Hand Harrison, were sent for. Last night he was much better, in spite of his complicated ailments, and vas sure that he would be able to ap pear to-morrow night. TEIED TO STAB E0SEKBLATT. A Prisoner Who "Wanted to Cut Him With a Stolen Knife. About 11 o'clock last night Officer Ben Bosenblatt had an encounter with a pris oner, and had it not been for the assistance of Officer Getty, he might have lost his life. He was called to arrest Hugh Dngan, who "was insulting women on High street. The officer took his prisoner to the patrol box at-the corner of "Webster avenue, and while sending in the signal for the wagon Dngan drew a large knife and made a wicked lunge at the offi cer. The latter dodged the blow and the knife pierced his clothing underneath the stomach, cutting a large hole in Rosen blatt's garments. Officer Getty happened to be near and went to Rosenblatt's assist ance. For fully ten minutes they struggled with the prisoner before they could take the knife from him. The knife is a bran new one and was evi dently stolen in the hardware store, robbery on Federal street, Allegheny, a short time ago. Duganhas a son who is now in jail charged with committing the burglary. TO DISCUSS PEICES. The Miners New Union to Hold a Conven tion In This Citv. President John D. Conway, of the Pitts burg division of the National Progressive Union of Miners, has issued a call for a convention to be held in this city on April 4. The object' is to consider the circular issued by-National President McBride, and all miners are requested to send delegates. The price for mining will also be discussed. Mr. Conway returned to the city yester day from a trip through Cambria, Jefferson and Clearfield connties and .says the Min ers' Progressive Union is booming. A Business Jnant to, Canada. "Washington; March 30. The special committee on relations with Canada, at its meeting to-day, decided to startjfor Chicago on May 31. From there they will go to Tacoma and Seattle, "Washington Territory, returning .through British Columbia and Canada by the Canadian Pacific Jtailroad. Ob, My Poor Back! How often that expression is heard by people who will try to eke ont a miserable existence on some old worn' out sewing ma chine instead of being sensible like other people and getting one of Hopper Bros. & Co.'s "New High Arm" Davis aewing ma chine. 307 "Wood street. ttssu OE'JN: ABUNDANGM - . 3f Small Probability of the Speedy Ei?-3 hanstion of the Fields. A TEREIT0EI 204 MILES' L0N&3 Still Bemains in the State, Mnriwofjitl Producing largely. AH AEEAI OP PACTS AND FIGUEia Containing Mnch Valuable information on the Fewf lenm Industry. Those who think the petroleum fields at " this country (and especially those of "WetV-, J ern: Pennsylvania; are -petering out, -wiu find food for reflection in the following statements made by B. "W. Criswell, a gen tleman who makes it his business to keep well informed on all matters relating to thfl '.' interests of oilmen. On. Cirr, March 30. B. "W. Criswell, of the .Derrtcfc, publishes the following inter- esting reply to the question, "Is the Oil Territory Becoming Exhausted:" If any one Is of the opinion that this country Is about out of oil, they should cast their ejtt over the oil region at '.their earliest conven ience. John McKeown, who is not an unlucky man, brought in a well yesterday that started' flowing at the majestic rate of 123 barrels an hour. A well that flows this much oil in a day is a whale, as oil wells go, but Mr. McKeown'si gusher made this much in an hour. At W o'clock last evening the well had settled down, to the rate of 1,560 barrels a day. This is only" one of several wells that Mr. McKeown owns, many of which may be classified under the) head of gushers. As there have Been some fears expressed late ly of a possible oil famine, it is well enonsh -to call attention to our source of supplies. The oil regions, as actually developed, now extend from wellsville. N. Y., crossing Pennsylvania atnearly a45line toDankard Creek in "West Virginia. On an air line this covers a distance) ' of 201 miles In length, and so far as developed; the belt is abont ten miles in width. The yield' of the oil fields, up to March 1. 1889, was 340..' 133,997 barrels. About 150.000,000 barrels of, this came from McKean connty alone, and this ' county is still good for 20,000 barrels a' day. .- AN" IMMENSE TEKKITOBY. . How much oil this fat streak of 201 mile, may produce Is beyond human computation Not all of It will be prolific territory, and" how much or how little of It may be must be de-, termined by the drill. It is a curious fact that -that oil-producing rock, wherever it is f onnd,. usually yields about the same quantity of oil;, to a 'given area. The wonderful Bradford field produced about the same quantity of pe. troleum per square mile as the sands of Venango, Clarion and Butler counties. Brad-' ford has about 133 square miles of producins territory, and the yield per square mile is not far from 1,127,000 barrels. Taking' 83 square miles comprising pools in Venango, Clarion and Butler, In the white sand group, the yield will be over 900,000 barrels per square mile. The Washington countydistrict, from present Indications, may Teach the limit of Bradford,, or 1,127,000 barrels per square mile. It will-be seen, therefore, that after an oil' pool has been defined as to area, a simple pro cess of mathematics will eive us the amount of oil it Is likely to yield. Past development, demonstrate that 1,000,000 barrels to the square mile is not far from the actual capacity of a" field during the first IS years of its existence.' It has taken the Venango sand longer tbaav this, and Bradford has accomplished it in less, time. BILLIONS OF BARBELS. If we could calculate on 1,000,000 barrels of oil to every sqnare mile of territory that is now outlined, it would give the world 2,040,000,000 barrels, less what has been produced, or a sup' . 1 ply. which, at the present rate of consumption. would last the universe &u years, aucn an esti mate, however, would hardly be Justified" There will be thousands of acres in this stretch of territory that will be unprollOc This belt Is 204 miles, is a chain of pools, large and small, and until the area of each. ono is known, the total yield would be simply con jecture. . . . Anese ngures ana estimates reiate oniy kj the region where the illtrmmatin'r oil ot com-1 merce is! produced, namely. New York, Peanr" sylvania and the Macksburg district, in Ohio. The ereat Lima field is not taken into account, nor Colorado, California, Kentucky, Tennessee nor any other State or Territory where petro leum is found. It has been stated that under . the energy of the drill the Ohio field might bef made to yield 100,000 barrels a day. This is not" improbable, since the Bradford field in July. 1S82, produced 103,102 barrels each day of that month. The Bradford field had no large wells,' . compared to the geysers ot Ohio. THE FUTURE OF LIMA OIlL Aside from what the Ohio field might yield, it has already in tanks nearly 11,000,000 bar; , rels, in addition to what has been consumed;. This oil is worth but about one-seventh as " ' much as the Pennsylvania product; and can never come into competition with it as an iUn-' minant unless some new' process of manu facture is discovered beyond anything: now" known. Its chief utility is for fuel. Natural gas Is the only fuel that can compete with it hxr cheapness, and that is not everywhere obtain- -able. Natural gas cannot be transported much, above 100 miles, and oil fuel may he carried to the ends of tho earth. As far West as Omaha it is now fnrnlshlng manufacturers a cheaper fuel than coal, and the infant is still mewling ' m the nurse's arms. Of this oil there appears to be no end, although when it Is being pro-, duced at the rate of 800,000 barrels a month. 16 wonld seem that the rock would be exhausted', sometime. Still, if the area of the Ohio field; is not increased an acre, there is already enough territory in sight to tread a lively measure with' itlng coal ior tne next a years. BAENUH TALKS TO THE B0IS. Tho Showman Entertnlns a Crowd of sv Thansand Little Ones. rSPZCTAIy TILIOBAJt TO THZ DISFATCTT.l Brooklyn", March 30. ShowxnaS-. Phineas T. Barnum, entertained 1,000 boys! this evening at the Palace Bink, in Cler- -mont avenue, by performing sleight-of-hand . tricks, and in his own peculiar way: inculcating principles of morality and tem perance. It was the first national convene; tion of the Golden Hours Club, formed by ai'" New York publishing house. "When Bar num was announced to speak, all the boys: threw np their hats and looked for funft: .- .Barnum was as iiveiy as a criv&et. , .-. - "Now, all yon boys," he began, "yoa- -3 mnst consider yourselves at scnooi. now. many does two and two make?" The boyax -J responaeu wua vanuus uusnera- duwv.o. them cried five and others said ten. -' "A bov I knew once," said Barnum, noV, wise disconcerted, "said it was 22. NowV: boys, I want to illustrate the. philosophy of . , lire Dy two pins two. .xwo pius two neyerjr,. make five. The same principles always produce the same results. A. child who puts its finger in the fire bnrns it and it smarts. "We are all made up of a hnndle of habits. "We acquire an artificial. habit of smoking or drinking and the j& more we smose or aims, me more we waois j to smoke and drink. The bov wEo smokes . a cigarette does more than nature intended ne snouiu ao, squ iug Kin wuu wears cucap, . jewelry is trying to make two and two ; eqam i. MAI HEYER STAET AGAIN. AH the Conl Mines on the Monongahel Hrf De uiosea xo-Morrow. ,. li Almost all the mines along the Monongswj hela river willbe closed to-morrow for ' aaf indefinite period. Joseph "Walton, , theS coal king, said yesterday that one of .thel mines had already been shut' down a'nd'theT, others would be closed to-morrow. He says he does not know whether they! will ever be started again, as there is na; money in coal at present prices. ' r -j J The Little York Raided. T Captain Mercer and Inspector "Wb'ite.ia house, of the East End, raided the houseaM JVCJJ. MJ .M AilJ, . .no ucau ui X14l land avenue about 1 o'clock this morals The nlace is Known ai the "Liltl.WWi and nas been a source of annoyance to't&tef neighbors. Six men and three women were capturea ana loagea la tie . Jjt teentn wara station sowe. m jssiHtfHBfes sdisriHiHsMHHslilsiiiHiliiisiiiiii
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