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THE PJ3.UT1B0KQ- DISPATCH,. SATURDAY, JTJtfE 20, 1891
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HE? CAM, CRITIC
Iio Has Been Ignoring Many Yital
Facts Concerning the
iKE EEIE SHIP CAXAL TEOJECT
Fnrnished Some Interesting Statistics by
Commissioner Goodwin.
"WILL INCREASE THE LAKE SIAKKE
the Editor of the Disratch:
he JtfanH Ecekv, of Cleveland, in its ill
ised and entirelyindefensible opposition
the Lake Eric and Ohio River Ship Canal
ject, has editorially made, with refer
ee to the report of the Pennsylvania
amission dealing -with that project, vari-
insertions calculated to discredit the
ject some of which arc simply illogical
1 absurd, -while others arc distinctly con
ry to the facts in the matters to which
y relate,
n some instances of misrepresentation
Jienea is, no doubt, ignorant of the
sal facts in the matter of which it,neyer
less, speaks in the tone of one well in
med; but in others it will hardly plead
oranee of tho actual facts, inasmuch as
so doing it would confess itself unin
aied in the very matters with which it
declared itself competent to deal as an
ert.
lie Heeicc seeks particularly to discredit
Endings of the ship canal" report in the
ttcr of applicability of lake vessels to
igation of a canal such as that recom
aded. The commissioner who is re
nsiblo. for those portions of the report
in which the aforesaid findings are baed
;ht very properly ignore the absurdities
petrated by the Sirietc, but he feels in
y hound to contradict the statements of
journal in question ia which positive
representations of the character or tenor
he report, or willful perversions or garb-
rs oi omcial records, are made; and,
x he must notice the more serious errors
the Review, he will, concurrently, here
there puncture an accompanying ab-
he maritime and associated commercial
jrests of the Northwestern lakes have
jughout the jol-i 23 years needed a rcp
ntative journal, to serve at the same
e as a newspaper particularly devoted to
j affairs. The appearance ol the Marine
her was, therefore, welcomed as promis
a satisfactory supply of the generally
want iu this regard; and with a desire to
this journal establish a reputation for
iracy and general reliability, we have,
several occasions, privately directed the
niionofthe editorial staff of the paper
rave errors made by it in btatements
Aive to lake-marine affairs of, not local
v, out national, importance. And sn
.aflairof the Lake Erie and Ohio River
p Canal project (which the Marine Review
Utentl- entitles "The Pittsburg and
e Erie Ship Canal Scheme"), we have
n particular pains to afford the Review
umng to be the special exponent of the
fs and wishes of the ship owners of the
s, and. others interested in lake maritime
ir explicit statements of the statistical
other matter upon it Inch the Can.il
imission ha based its report declaring
construction and operation of the canal
rely feasible, and the canal itself, as a
Jix for maintaining the iron-makins in
trios of liisteru Ohio and Western Penn
"iini.t, a positive necessity.
An Excuse to Withhold Tacts,
it the Revietc, having paid: "Wo must ad-
that there is a great deal of data in the
Kt (of the Canal Commission) regarding
floating property thatis interesting as
iument in favor of the whole scheme,"
the effrontery to tell its readers that this
istical and other matter, presented by
report, "is not interesting" to them,
m a news t-tandpolnt," and distinctly de
cs to "give it space."
1 allowableinlcrencofrom tho Etatcment
the iiicts about the lake marine, pre
ed hy tho Canal Commission are not
n-s" to the readers of tho Review, is that
Review believes that its readers, being
ady well informed in the matter gencr-
wcrald recognize thcauthenticity of tho
f presented by the Commission, and
W perceive tho force of the "argument
aror of the canal scheme," based on
c facts; mid the readers of the Revicia
fairly conclude that tho paper del ibcr-
withholds from them these facts, re
liefs of e erj thing hut its interest, what-
tlmt may be, in discrediting tho canal
mc. With this view of tho matter a
eland cotemporary has taken exception
le course of tho Marine Renew in pro
ncing the canal scheme "unfeasiblo,"and
lumbug," without any show of reason.
Renew sa-. that there are several
m3 reasons w iiy the canal project is pro
iccd impracticable, at flrst thought, by
vrlio ure well-informed;" and presents
apport of this statement twopioposi
s, neither of w hich has the least founda
in fact. One of these propositions is
vessels suited to navigation of a cnnal
lasjihat projio-oi having locks SOO'x
worKtoi! size. (3i5'x4j' full size), and
rding 15 feet of water over lock-sills
fast being removed from the lake
ine;" tho other is that the canal, con
etedas proposed, would not bring ves
to tho furnaces; "cannot he made'rto do
; so the Renew says. The Review might
i some show of reason claim excuse for
ing this statement if it could show that
is made on authority of some person
o ought to know;" but it will hardly find
itiefuctnry excuse for its reckless and
ly misleading btatements relative to the
e manse," of which statements that
.-c quoted is not the only example,
reply to tho exception-, abovo men
ed. the lieruic pleads: "The term 'hum
was uoi applied to the canal scheme by
Marine Jin ittr. It w .i- used by Mr. M. A.
an," and proceeds to argue tliat as Mr.
na is Pie-ident of the Chapin and other
-raining companies, is controlling owner
renin big suel ore and coal carriers and
huge shipper of ore and coal, he is cor
ly qualined to give a "practical opinion"
lie ennui project. Perhaps Mr. llanna
uo Information in the canal matter ex
, what the Review saw fit to give him. In
i case he was but
Pooily Prepared to I'ass Judgment
ue scheme in question; but ho may havo
pted tho representations made to him
toutinuch mquirj as to details, and in
i of those representations may have
istfly," as the Renew suggests) declared
canal project a "huinbuc" But he, ccr
ly, could not have characterized the
one as a "humbug" on the ground speci
fy the Review an that on winch the char
rization was made, to w it: that tho canal
d not lc made to bring the ore vessels to
furnaces.
'. Hanna is President of the Claire Fnr
s Cowpany, ot :harpsville, and presuma
knows .how the "Claire" furnace, at
-psvllle, is situated. If ho does.Jio kiious
it stand-dncctly upon the bunk of the
Erie Cnnal. :mdclo-ely upon tho route
..ted for the mam l"iip Canal: :;ud that
n insignificant o-t and i itliout inter
nee with any railway nor other w orks
m existence, a canal vessel may bo
iglit directly abreast of, mid not more
i SO fret from, the stock houses and ore
Izing trc-th-- of t!ie furnace. The same
iittone exi-t at several other furnaces
mills in the -Mienango Valley.
aed in a letter in Tue Prrrsncito
atcb of April 'J'j: "Of the 23 stacks iu the
.ango Valfej 16 Hand directly alongsido
aiml route, and the others arc within
reach l cable conveyors. Of the 15
aces of the Mahoning district two at
bard and one at Youngtown are not
within 'ran e or' distance: the others
itlior on the ran.-.Lroute or very near it.
le furnaces near Pitt-burg all are within
'convej or" ninje of one or another of
-lversol that hicalitv."
Uetnetp as-cit- t hat the cost of dcliver-
re fitm canal els to the furnaces
e weed the cotu discharge of tho ore
i t.ievcs-elsat the lake ports, stocking
the docks, loading it again intp rail-
ars nd discharping it agahi from the
t the Jfuniae-s, according to present
e. Ihe facts in the matter are the-e:
. 3 furnace stacks in tho Allcgheny-
.uig-Shenaiifto di-trict CJ stand dircct-
"i ftr within conenient convejor
I the waterway of the canal system.
' iast 40 of Ihe-cGO furnaces the cost
r-of ore from ainal esscls to the
-toclc pile ill not exceed the pres-
i .jf dohverj" of the ore from railway
farnsce stock pile. For tho other
or the 3 that are not within convon-
' i'vor ntnge, the cost w ill be equiv-
' iAi ery Irom vcs-cl into cai-s and
1 ' j into furnace slock pile Urouping
the whole plant, of 63 furnaces, tho cost of
delivcrv of ore from canal vessels to furnace
stock pilo will be about 53 per cent of pres
ent cost of handling between lake vessel and
furnace stock pile.
The Meview says that to provide business
for "this Pittsburg canal" the Canal Com
mission "would have the ship ownera of the
lakes discard an experience that has brought
them to tho ownership of the finest freight
steamers in the world, andreturn to tho tow
barges now almost extinct in tho ore and
coal trade, or the canal schoonor, the history
of which in tho same trade will soon he for
gotten." "The entire report of the Commis
sion in regard to the lake marine is based
on this inferior class of craft; although one
of the modern ore-carriers will deliver in a
season as mnch as 15 canal schooners. The
days of to ws have gone by." The report of
tho Canal Commission contains nothing
whatever suggesting tho necessity for, nor
the advisability of, lake to wing of barges in
association with the service of the canal.
The commission was not in any dancer of
falling into the errorof recommending Darge
towing in tho iron and coal trade. As long
ago as lS7Ja gentleman, now a member of
the commission made for the A. & G. AV.
(now tho X. Y., P. & O.) Hallway Company a
thorough investigation of
The Ore and Coal Traffic of the lakes,
and in his report thereon distinctly pointed
out the poor economy of the consort system
in the ore trade. He showed, by comparing
the actual performance of tho It. J. Hackett,
(tho pioneer consort-towing steamer) and
her "consort" with that of similar steamers
and sailing vessels of the capacity of the
consort, working independently, that the
Hackett and her consort (properly rigged ns
a schooner), working independently, could
deliver at Cleveland anywhere froml2to
15 per cent more ore than they could when
"consorting." And, furthermore, that two
schooners of the capacity -of the Hackett's
consort could net more moneyin tho ore
trade in an average season than could tho
Hackett with her consort.
Tho two schooners could deliver S2 per
cent of the ore delivered by the steamer and
consort, and the saving on investments In
the vessels, and on maintenance and opera
tion of steamer, would compensate tho de
ficiency in deliveries. As stated in the
reDoit of the Canal Commission, all lake
sailing vessels ou long voyages. Including
the Detroit and St. Clair rivers, in these
days take tow. In this particular tho "days
of towing" are not "gone by." Thopractico
in question is very general, and under it the
two schooners could make abetter showing
in comparison with a steamer and consort
than they did in 1672, when towing through
the rivers was not as generally practiced.
The "canal schooner" would, of course, take
tu r throuirh the rivers nrecisel v as "lako
schooners" do.
The Review asserts tho Canal Commission
"is not riehtlv Informed npjmrdinir lakn ves
sels, and the dispatch attending their move
ments." We invite the Review to point out
an instance in which the commission ap
pears to have been inadequately or errone
ously informed regarding lake vessels. The
tabulations and classifications of the lake
marine, given in tho report of the commis
sion, were made by a member of the com
mission, from the Treasury Department
"Annual List" of themerchant marine of the
United States, tho only complete and com
plete and competent record of tho registered
and enrolled vessels of this country. The
several exhibits of performance, earnings
and expenses of individual vessels, Bteam.
and sail, -which appear in the report, were
compiled from the logs and account hooks
of the vessels respectively. The tables
show ing per cent ot expense to earnings of
several vessels wero computed by tho com
mission. Tho classification of groups of 100
was rau,rt: ui lue xuhu marine us ltexistea
December 31, 18S9, which appears In the re
port, is more explicit than any elsewhere
published. It covers the entire marine of
the lakes (Lake Champlain excepted), and
is not, as the Rcticw represents it to oe, an
exhibit of only the "inferior" classes of lake
emit.
Discrepancies in Exhibits.
Census bulletin No. 29 (February 4, 1891),
prepared for the purpose of showing tho
changes that have taken place in tho "float
ing equipment" of the great lakes since liSG,
contains a table which on the laco of it ap
pears as an exhibit of the lake marine as it
existed in 1SS9. The table, howover, presents
a view of certain classes only of the vessels
of the lakes; tho bureau having seen fit to
omit from this exhibit a largo amount of ton
nage mention of which was in Its judgment
unnecessary to the showing (of changes as
aforesaid) for making of which tho bulletin
was compiled. The figures of this bulletin
have been copied by the Marine Ucview, and
by many journals, technological and other,
without any accompanying mention of the
fact that the bulletin gives only a partial
showing of tho lako marine. Wo call atten
tion to this matter rn order that those who
have compared the figures of the bulletin
with those of our exhibit of the entire lake
marine, as it existed in December, 18S9, may
understand the causo of tho wide discrepan
cies between the two exhibits in question.
Census bulletin So. 66 (May, 183i), gives ex
hibits of the entire lake marine as it existed
December, lfc89, and in the total number of
sailing And steam vessels, respectively, hail
ing from United States ports on thogreat
lakes (Champlain not included in the Canal
Commission tables) agrees with the exhibit,
for 1639, found in tho report of the commis
sion. Lake marine. December 31, isa, as shown by cen
sus bulletin . o. 60 ( Ma , lttfl), and by ship caual
report (February, 1391):
BULLETIN JTO. CB,
Steam Ytsids.
Paddle 6tcamcrs 59
berets. Including
tuars. ferrv buats
and pile drivers.. ..1,249
Saudboats, dredges
and lirelKiats 12
Steam lighters 4
- Liicmsbinea '...... sz
Yachts................ hi
Total l,s
Sailing Vessels.
Schooners, barges,
scoms. yachts and
one "yawl" 1,S7
Sloops and sloop
yachts 41
SHIP CA-U, ItErOlST
Steam Vessels.
Paddle steamers 61
screws. Including
tugs and all sorts,
except as bclow....l,273
Steam lighters 2
Mcam canal boats... 5
lacnts 44
Total 1,435
Sniling Vessels.
schooners, schooner
yachts, barks (3)
and "ricged
barcc" ...i.as
Sloops and slooxi
yacnts 32
Total
Aggregate vessels.
1,247
,2, US
Total 1,239
Aggregate vessels. . . .2, 687
Tho Xiake Marine Tonnages
Following its statements that tho entire
report of the Canal Commission (relative to
applicability of lake craft to canal service)
is based on a consideration of tho "inferior"
vessels of the lakes, only; and that these in
ferior vessels (tho "little" craft, that could
get through locks 30O'x44' in the clear, with
15 feet of water on the sills) are "fast being
removed from the lake marine," tho Review
assorts that "the lakes own more steam ves
sels of 1,500 to 2,500 tons than the combined
ownership of this class of vessels in all other
parts of the country. This class of fast steam
tonnage is used in tho ore and coal trade of
the lakes'. Canal vessels cannot compete for
tho business." AVhy draw tho lino at 2.50O
tonst There wero in servico on tho lakes, in
JS39, several screw steamers of over 2,600
tons, "gross" tonnage. There were three of
2 OK) "gross" tons, each. AVc will count in
everything over 1,500 gross tons measure
ment, Including five paddle steamers that
ar not ore carriers.
ie list for ISsO, given in the Canal Com
mission report, -how s 143 "steamers" of 1,500
tons and upward, on the lakes (exclusive of
Lako Champlain). but this list did not in
clude three passenger steamers, w hich may
properly be rated in this class. Including
these three vessels there were on the North
western lakes, in 19, one hundred and forty
six (140) steam vessels of 1.50J gross, tons and
upward.
Three of these were 'composite' ,essels,
aggregating 6,401 T
T uit -one (including three paddles) were
of steel 45.642T
Twenty (Including i o paddles) -n ere of
iron, aggregating 37,807 T
So aggregate tonnage In steel. Iron and
composite 89,850 T
Aggregate tonnage ia wood was 1SS.0U T
Grand aggregate of steamers ovcrl,500T.277,89l T
Of steamers of 1,500 gross tons and up
ward, owned at tidewater ports of tho
United States (exclusive of Mississippi river
steamers, and not includingany of the great
ocean "liners"), there ero in 183 oncTiuu
dred and lorty-eight Ui).
Of these three were of steel, aggregating., fl 0U T
Ami 1(B were of iron, aggregating 231,537 T
Aggregate tonnage. Iron and steel 2S7,C4l T
TUlnj-seAen ere or wood, aggregating.. ht,oi T
Grand aggregate of tidewater steamers
erl,JuoT 352,227 T
The a eragc tonnage of the above specified
steel steamers of ihe lakes Is 2,173 4;t
Aerage tounago of 6tcel steamers of tide-
waterports. 2,028.0OT
Average tonnage of Iron, steel and com
posite steamers of the.lak.es (1SS9) was. .2,042.04 T
Of the US steam vessels, over 1,500 tons
owned at tidewater ports, in 1889, Jll, or 75
per cent of the number, were of met.il.. Of
the lako equipment of same class 80.1 per
ceutincluding tho composite Vessels) wero
of metal. . i
In 18W) there wero ownediht tlie port of
Sew York CS steamers of 1.5W tons and up
ward having aggregate gross tonnage of 16f
934 tons. Ot this fleet 53 ves-els 11 ere of
metal, havimraejrreiratcsrrosstonnu'mnf 117.
2S8 tons, or oi,133 tons in excess of the entire
the aggregate tidewater tonnage (over 1,500
tons) was 74,333 tons in excess of lake tonnage
of likecla-s.
Tlie-tako Fleet or Freight Steamers
is a magnificent one and commands the ad
miration of every competent observer tho
world over. The Marine Review deserves tho
thanks of tho commercial world for its ex
cellent Illustrations of tho principal vessels
of this fleet. It will, however, get no thanks
from the shipowners of tho lakes for putting
them in the attitudo of unconscionable brag
garts. The foregoing statement shows tho mis
leading quality of the assertions of the Re
new in this particular matter. As to its as
sertion that the biggest and fastest steamers
ol tho lakes are the ore and coal carriers of
the lakes to the exclusion of vessels of other
classes, we havo to repeat, what the report
of tho Canal Commission fully sets forth,
that more than 25 per cent of tho ore deliv
ered at Lake Erie ports for supply of the Alle-
gheny-Mahoning-Shenango district comes in
sailing vessels; and that of the entire fleet of
ore and coal carriers on the lakes in 1889 (tho
year with which the report of the commis
sion deals; and tho latest year for which we
have, at this time, authenticated returns of
the shipping of the lakes), more than 50 per
cent were applicable to service in a canal
such as that recommended by tho commis
sion. In making its investigations the commis
sion particularly analyzedthebnsiness of tho
L.S. & M. S. Companyjs docks, at Ashta
bula Harbor, for the reason that the receipts
or ore at those docks are materially greater
than those of any other one system of docks,
on tho lakes. Of the 1,039,920 gross tons of
ore received at said docks, In 1889, 25.1 per
cent came in sailing vessels; and of the sail
ing vessels bringing it 94.2 per cent wero of
less than 1,000 tons, gross measurement.
Fifty-three and seven-tenths (53.X) per cent
wero between 600 and 900 IT. and 33 per cent
were below 600 T. measurement. Twenty
fonr and one-half (24.5) per cent of all sailing
, ., -j '.. .i .....?-,. -icon
vessels ueuvenug ore ui sum uutus, iu iw?,
havo been built since January L 18S0, and
12.2G per cent since January 1, 18S5.
Of the steam vessels bringing ore to said
docks in 1839, 55.5 per cent were under 1,600
tons gross measurement; and 73-per cent
were under 1,800 tons. Of the steam fleet de
livering ore, as aforesaid, over 92 percent
have been built since 1S72; and of those built
since 1872,52 per cent are of less than 1,500
tons, gross. 01 tnoso 01 less tuan i,ow wins,
17 have been built within three years ending
June 30, 1889; and 23 have been built since
June SO, 1886. Of these 23, 12 are of less than
1,000 tons each.
The Average Ore-Cargo Delivered
at said docks at Ashtabula In 1889, by steam
and sail together, was under 1,500 gross tons.
Total number of cargoes, 698. The average
total delivery of ore at said docks In 1889,
per vessel, steam and sail taken together,
was 3,924,226 gross ton?. 'Average total de
livery of ore by tho steamers (total number
of steamers into total number of tons de
livered), was 4,960 tons. Of the schooners
delivering ore as aforesaid, one group of 25
delivered average total of 5,293.84 tons;
and one group of 10 delivered average total
of 6,910.1 tons. Of two schocners, built In
lS74,of 863 and 845 gross tonnage.respectively,
one delivered 8,939 and the other8,901 gross
tons. Of tho coal shipped (in 18S9) from L. S.
& M. S. Railway docks at Ashtabula, 35.1 per
cent went In sailing vessels. The average of
all cargoes of coal, so shipped, was 1,077.1
gross tons. Of 104 cargoes, Shipped in 104
several vessels, 7S per cent were of less than
1,250 gross tons. Of 139 vessels taking coal
cargoes, 62 per cent were of less than 1,430
gross tons coal capacity. These facts refute
the assertion that "the big,fast steamers" do
the ore and coal carrying of the lakes to the
exclusion of vessels that are neither very
big nor very fast.
The statement ot the Review that the
schooners are fast disappearing from the
lakes is astonishingly audacious.. The
schooners are so far from disappearing that
those of 400 tons and upward have Increased
in number at a rate exceeding that of the
increase of the lake marine as a whole.
There has been a decrease since 1872 in total
number of sailing vessels on the North
western lakes; but this decrease has been
entirely In vessels below 400 tons measure
ment. Total vessels (all classes) on lakes (ex
clusive of Champlain) in 1872 was 2,090; in
1889 it was 2.6S2. Ratio of increase: 1.2332.
Ratio of increase of sailing vessels between
400 and 1,500 tons: 2.026. Ratio of Increase of
steam vessels (all classes): 2.143.
RATIO OF INCREASE OF STEAMERS.
fUetween 500 and COO tons 2.1G66
Between 1,000 and 1,100 tons 2.3333
Between 1,100 and 1,200 tons 2.4545
Between 1.200 and 1.300 tons 4.0U0
.Between 1,400 and 1,500 tons 2.75)
RATIO Or INCREASE OF SAIL VESSELS.
fi (Between COO and 700 tons 2.000
" Between 700 and S00 tons 2.9090
1 Between 800 and 900 tons 3.16S8
R Between 900 and 1,000 tons 14.000
S (.Between 1,000 and 1,100 tons 6.000
Some Interesting Statistics.
Decrease In Bailing vessels under 200 tons,
173: between 200 and 400 T., 120; aggregato de
crease 293. Increase in vessels abovo 400 T.,
120. Ultimate decrease 173.
Total sailing vessels, in 1S89, of 300 and up
to 40J T., 102; tonnage, 54.166; 400 T. and up
ward, 238; tonnage, 161,233; aggregate, 400;
tonnage, 215,401 T. Of these 400 20 nre over 1,000
T.; aggregating 25,437 T., average about 1,272 T.
By topping their booms the largest of these
can pass a lock ,300 feet clear length. One
schooner, 1,444 gross tons, is 231.4x40.3 feet;
one built in 1882, of 1,676 T., is 263.7 feet by
38.4 feet; one built in 1833, of 1,847 tons, is
27S.8 feet by 38.8 feet.-
These vessels can make more money at
lake and canal rates than they can at lake
rates. This is clearly shown in report, ap
pendix "F." Exclusive of tho vessels of
over 1,000 T. we have 189,907 tons of sailing
craft exactly suited to canal work. This
fleet has carrying capacity of 247,241 gross
tons of ore, and In 12 1 ound trips would
carry down the canal 3, 000,000 tons of ore and
bring bacK 2,700,000 tons ot coaL. Thatis the
sailing fleet only. Of steamers between 600
and 1,200 gross tons, in 1869, there were
151. Increase since 1872, 57. Ratio.
1.45L Of stepmers between 400 and
1,000 gross tons there were, in
1891, 243 Increase, 91. Ratio, 1,580. Of
steamers between 1,300 and 1,400 tons there,
wero 23 in 1889: increase of 22 since 1872. In
crease in number of steamers (including all
classes),1872 to December31,1889, 765. Increase
in vessels below 200 tons, 4S2; between 200 and
400 tons, 65. Total increase in classes below
400 tons, 517. Decrease between 400 and 500
tons, la; Detween 000 and 700 tons, 7. Increase
between 400 and 1,6C0 tons, 111. In 1872 the
biggest steamer measured 1.575 tons. In 1869
there were 127 abovo 1,000 tons, of which 3
were paddles.
"Canal" steamers of 500 to 600 and from
700 to 1.200 tons aro not "disappearing." The
ratio ot increase in those classes is much
greater than that of increase of steamers al
together. In 1839 there wero on the lakes of
screw steamers between 400 and 1,200 tons,
178; between 400 and 1,300 tons, 193; between
400 and 1,400 tons, 221; between 400 and 1,500
tons, 2. In addition to our licet of 380
"canal" schooners wo have a fleet of at least
200 steamers suited to canal work.
Tho Advantage of the Canal
to the iron producers of the OBio and Penn
sylvania districts hereinbefore camel is in
dicated by the above-mentioned difference
in through rates on ore: Arithout the canal,
$2 01; with tho canal, $1 20 per ton. Were
the completion of the canal within a given
time an assured event, vessels would be
built, in anticipation of tho opening of the
waterwas", to carry fully 3 000 gross tons on
14 foot draft. Even .now (June, 1891,) we
havo the new steamer E. C. Pope bringing
2,741 gross tons of ore, from Lake Superior,
on 14 feet 1 Inch draft. To he sure, the Pope
is 337x42 feet, and would not pass locks of the
size recommended for tho ship canal; but a
steamer 300x44 feet would pass such locks
and would cary 3,000 gross tons on 14 feet of
water, exclusive of canal fuel. Rut the enr
rent practice in building of lako freight car
riers will bupply all the "canal" cratt neces
sary to a full utilization of the canal.
Of the one hundred and cleven-(lll) screw
steamers built in 1889, seventy-one (71) per
cent were below.1,500 tons gross. Of the 50
above 300 tons measurement 36 per cent are
distinctly suited to canal sen-ice, and 42 per
tent aro entirely available for such sen-fee
Of schooners built in 1899 there were 11 be
tween .100 and 1,200 tons gross. In 1S83 there
n ere built on the lakes 21 steamers (exclu
sive of paddles! of from 40J to 1,500 gross
tons, an i three between 299 and 400 tons, and
sj'vcn scuooners oi over :;09 tons. Thus in
tho two years (183ahnd lt89) w e find built on
the lakes 60 "canal" ve-sels, viz., 39 sciew
steamers and 21 sailing vessels.
The Review, continuing its nraetien r,r
posting" people, legislators and commis-
GUILTY OF GAMBLING.
Verdict in the Case of a Shell-Worker
Down at McKee's Rocks.
BIG DAY FOR SUITS FOR DAMAGES.
A long list of Cases Eet for Trial in
Criminal Court Next Week.
IESTERDAT IN TEG VARIOUS " COURTS
In the Criminal Court yesterday James
Dougherty was convicted of being a com
mon gambler. Dougherty was sued by
George McDonald, of Chartiers, for run
ning a shell game at a picnic at JIcKee's
Bocks. "When on trial he claimed to be a
deputy sheriff of Fayette county. He
said he had been In the city and borrowed
the shell game outfit to run at the picnic
for amusement. He had only played an
hour and was a loser when arrested. Acting
District Attorney Martin remarked that
Dougherty resembled the Prince of "Wales
carrying a gambling outfit around for fun.
Dougherty was found guilty and recom
mended to the mercy of the court.
"William Madison pleaded guilty to ma
licious mischiet. He was sentenced 30 days
to the workhouse. Edward Chambers
pleaded guilty to assault and battery. H.
McPhillamy was convicted of the larceny
of some brass from Howe, Brown & Co.
"William Mangan and George Burns pleaded
guilty to breaking into a car on the Penn
sylvania .Railroad and stealing iuu cigars.
George Townsend was convicted of the lar
ceny of 548 from Hubert Menzel. Adam
AVeisser was convicted ot burglary,in rob
bing the house of Charles Alpern. John
Miller was convicted of the larceny of a
stove from the house of John Ashhouse.
John Helmack was convicted of aggravated
assault and battery. William Hayes was
found guilty of unlawfully cutting and
wounding John E. Brown.'
The grand jury yesterday returned the'
following true bills:
M. Bennett, AVilliam Dieel, M. Gardner,
Jacob Bein, Charles AVoisburg, selling liquor
without license; M. Bennett, AVilliam Dieel,
Jacob Bein, selling on Sunday; F. AlTelder,
misdemeanor; John Conlon, James Harring
ton, aggravated assault andbattery; Patrick
McKale, Joseph Byan, felonious assault and
battery; John Welsh, mayhem; Frank Bobin
son, carrying concealed weapons: AVilliam
Biding, betrayal; U. T. Bichardson, false
pretenses; George Zoog, stealing from em
ployer; AVilliam AVatts, G. BAVflliams, J. II.
Wilson, larcenv: Charles M. Clark. Emma
Clark, receiving stolen goods.
The ignored bills were: AVilliam Hulings,
Charles Lorach, Henry Meyers, selling liquor
without license; Henry Meyers, keening a
gambling house; Henrv Split, Minnie Mitzen,
stupefying mixture; AV. A. King,horso steal
ing; j: ran troweii, larceny.
LOTS OF "WOKK LAID OUT.
OIHIIESS.
All communications should he addressed tn the
, Chess Editor, P. o. Box 4G3.
inerutsourg chess Club meets at thePlttebnrg
Library, Penn avenue.
The Allegheny Chess Club meets at Dr. Miner's
HaU, North aveane, every Monday evening.
FBOBLEM NO. 64.
Composed for Tho Dispatch.
BT CHARLES 8. JACOBS.
Black: 11 pieces.
II
'0f W W& Ww
&m lii m I ill
THE GAME OF DRAUGHTS.
CONDUCTED BY J. B. FERGUSON.
l3l4l0f33Blll
1 17 1 I8jjl9fip 20
2li5ftSMSg
Ife m&m gB 2B
2ffl5lM3ZfI
AVhite: 11 pieces.
.AVhite mates in two moves. ,
PEOBLEMS SOS. 65 and 60.
two sistkhs: uotto, fasctsatiott.
Composed for Tho Dispatch.
EY W. E. MITCHUM.
T. 2lfiss Jennie,
Black: 2 pieces.
gpp PP HP PP
a "wk "bWb
Hi Wk w 1
Mm m wA m
mm mp mp up
wb, wm mm wk
BEFEBEXCZ BOABD.
:o:
Black men occupy squares
1 to 12; white men squares
21 to 32. Black men al--ways
move first.
Checker Headquarters Home Hotel, Dnqoesnq
way, between Eighth and Ninth streets, and at
Samuel Seeds', 96 Seventh avenue.
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will at all times be welcome. All communications
to be addressed
P. O. Box 33. East Exn. Prrrsnunc. PA.
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the other held back.
Joseph Maize Your request will he at
tended to with pleasure; what about the four
from Altoona.
J. L. Bae AVe have given your play in this
Issue, and we await to hear from tho critics,
accept our thanks.
AV. S. Nesbit, Tarentum, Pa. If conven
ient, the Western Pennsylvania players
would like to know how many of the Taren
tum players could play on tho team on tho
Fourth of July against the City of Pittsburg
and Allegheny.
FBOBLEM NO. 60.
BV W. H. H. 8TUAP.T.
Black-1, 7, 8, 11, 13. 15, 16, to. A .
our friend Rao has -wrestled with the Tirob I
lera since Eeed said that 3228 atSIth mayo
would draw. He thought mat ne cob
maintain tho win for black. The abova Is,
the result of his labors. Friend Keeney.we?
hftTA nt. Insit. cnhmtf.fnrt tn rnnr consideration.
a solution .other than Beed's to problem I
na 40.
GAME NO. U2 OLD FOURTEENTH.
NEW ADTEETISEMENTS,
t
'1115 48 11-15 9-H 18-25 7-Wa'
2319 1713 2834 3058 2-22 2318
8-11 15-18 8-11 5 0 H18 AVMte .
2317 24-20 28-23 25-23 20-U wins.,
. t
itOMI WORTH
8 r-r J
AVhito: 6 pieces.
AVhite mates in three moves.
U.Mss Mlckin.
Black: 3 pieces.
Next Week's Criminal Court ZJst Is Quite n
Lengthy One.
The following is the weekly trial list for
the Criminal Court next week:
Commonwealth vs A. G. Budd, alias Fitz
simmons (3), G. B. AVilliams (2), Charles M.
Clark ,(2), Emma Clark (2), Cora AVyatt,
Laura Hill, alias Snowden, Daniel F. Diehl,
Jerome Jones, David Bobinsou, James
Byan, Patrick Golden, J. M. Bair, Joseph
Yam, Edward Legrand, J. Colbert
(2), J. F. Dawson, F. Massey, P.
Kennedy (2), George A. Leape, John
T. Brown, J. D. Martz, J. Kane, B. AVashing
ton, G. AV. Mo AVilliams, AVilliam Beebe, M.
Gruber (2), L. G. Gerst, S. Lavin. Mary
Lester, Martha Livingston, AVilliam Murray,
Ellen Monahan (2), John Biley, Thomas
Spoarline.Jr., John Spoarline, John Slattery,
Becky Bittko. A. S. Ludwick, AVilliam Bald
win, Samuel Yates (2), Katharine Bulkoro,
M. Kerinie, Stephen Jackson, Thomas Mo
Keever, P. Lannon, A'. Kellmer, AATilliam
Hillmer, AVilliam AVeigold, J. McGuiro, AVill
iam Marshall (2), II. Ltitz, II. Teufel, B. Ma
horn, F. Davis. II. Tarr. S. Lavell (8).
II. Morrison, Violet Murray, M. Mundy,
Allen Manka, A. Smith, E. Bagby, Emory
Godfrey, J. Taukent, J. Dreber, Julia Boyer,
J. Hayward, H. Morrison, James Morris,
Jerome Murray, John Malonej'.IIugh Parker,
P. Bussell, 3. AVebster, AV. Grillin, G. AVeit
haus, AVilliam Ackman, S. Barkers, AA'illlam
Bates, H. Freiman, AATlliam Fifel, C. Ecker-
man, M. Fitzgerald, x. Baker, tr. Tomslci. P.
Maden (2), Mrs. M. Bane, P. Shafer, B. Will
iams, John Golden (2), Patrick Herron, C. B.
Jordan, Amelia Jones (3), Johanna JIc
Carthy, Pat McQuail, John Paradlne (2),
Peter Trney, (2), Thomas Snarzor.
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AVhite 9, 23, 26, 27, 30, 31, 32.
White to move and win.
GAME NO. 110-WHILTEE.
Played at Minneapolis, Minn., between Mr.
Samuel Faulkner and L. S. Head, champion
of Minnesota, April, 1891. Mr. Faulkner's
move:
IHEPEOPLEMiE
fcFIETIfcWE,P4nSBDRa
(a) The above game was -shown to tho
Chfinlrpr Allltnrat Tiaarlnna-rtara .T. TT- JOnCS. .
of 430 Fifth avenue, claims it fi soundXor
blacks. After Mr. .Tones' onthnrst Of criti
cism and abuse in lite of 3Iay 18 pn Josephs
iuiii&cuYcruDomer name iuaniuuwu,nu.
Jones will have his hands full to show a.
draw after 23-18. Checkeb Editob.
CHECKEB GOSSIP.
Mr. AVyllie has been continuing hts suc y
vcaoiui career in Aueiame, naving Doengiv
ing exhibitions of his skill daily, tho num-'
ber of games played by him per diem having,
averaged over 40. Of these he has won tho
great majority, the best performance as yet'
rpcordod against him being that of Mr. John?
Hogg, the Honorary Secretary of thode-'
laide Draughts Clnb. who Rcm-en fnnr draws
in Succession. Mr. AVvllin sava that tha nlav
In the Adelaide draughts circles la much
hf..... uui, Luau iu was wnen ne wao uuui'
eoutn Australia. The South Australian
Chronicle renortM that Mr VV Smttri la nn-xv
lous to play a match of ten comes with Mr.j
. j.'.u, aaiuig iui me iiuuuicup oi ueiug
allowed to count draws as wins; also that tho
Clarenlayers would like to havo a visit from'
Mr. Ayylho, and aro making arrangements to
send him an invitation, ft would seem not
improbable, therefore, that Mr. AVyllie's prt
posed stay of about a month in South Aus-,
tralia may be extended by several weeks.
Australusian.
Two matches played in Pittsburg between
James AVyllie, champion of tho world, and
the would-be world's champion, James P.
Eeed. is left nnt of t.h Iwt 1vpn in Chrfmlrla
Telegraph of June 15. These matches were
juayea wnen Mr. AVyllie visited PittsDurg,
and 20 games were played in each match and
each resulted in a victory for tho oldTman by
the score of 3 to l rnHnpln thn 40 eames
played AVyllie 6, Eeed 2; drawn 32. It Jusf
oeeins a utile strange now tnesetwomatcnes
should have been overlooked. A list of
Eeed's victories and defents would have
looked very insignificant along side of such
a record as James AA'yllie's.
Chicago, in the' proposed match between
Eeed and Barker, is acting very small, in the
way Eeed has to write as to the expense
qnestion. It is a known fact that the ex-penscsofthevisitingplayerarenotfurnished
py unicago, but outside, and that ample has
-or-
AVhy, then, this dick-
11-15
23-19
7-11
22-17
11-16
28-23
8-11 6-15 16-19 1120
17-14 23-14 26-22 22-18
10-17 37 48 0 14-23
21-14 30-263 14 9 d 272
0-18 2 6b 5-14 1 5
19-10 2420 20-16 29
5-14
32-27
AVhite,
wins.
AVhite: 5 pieces.
AVhite mates in threo moves.
PBOBLEM NO. 67.
Composed for Tho Dispatch.
BY PALMKIi Q. KEESEV.
Black: 7 pieces.
BIG DAMAGES DEMANDED.
One Suit Filed for $100,000 and Others for
Somewhat Less.
Yesterday was quite a day for tho filing of
damage suits. Ernest M. AVilkie and wife,
through their attorney, George C. Wilson,
filed a statement in their suits against
Edward AVind for $2,500 damages each. It
was stated that on April 28, 1891, Mr. and
Mrs. AViUie were out riding in their carriage
on Penn avenue. At the corner of Penn
avenue and AVinebiddle avenue, AVind drove
up behind them in his carriage. lie drove
into them, striking the hind wheel of their
carriage and upsetting them. Mr. and Mrs.
AA'ilko were thrown out and both severely
hurt. Mr. AVilde's side was hurt, his legs
bruised and his clothes ruined. Mrs. AVilko
was bruised, had her aim hurt and her
clothes ruined. Each asks for $2,500 damages.
minor children of the late Charles Achen
heil, entered suit in their behalf against the
Baltimore and Ohio Bailroad Company for
$100,000 damages for the death of theirfather.
Mr. Aohonheil was killed in a wreck on the
Baltimore and Ohio Bailroad in Cecil county
June 20, 1890, while on his way from Balti
more to Pittsburg.
AA'illlam Burns entered suitagnlnst 'Squire
A. AAr. McMillan, of Chartiers, for $25,000 dam
ages for false arrest. He claims that he was
falsely arrested for larceny, and compelled
to pay a large amount of illegal costs before
ho could procure his reloaso.
CONTEST FOE A LABEL.
mm ms wM W
:
m&m m m
b-MA sa w& iWM
WM VM Hi WA
Hi Mwmy 1m
a ij il m
a isa H
a w a a
fm wa wk wk
(a) Usual play is 24-19 or 25-22. However,
this draws all right.
(b) AVeak; 1-fl is better.
(c) Forms a peculiar position, white to
move and win. 6-9 looks very good at flrst
sight, but does not hurt white any.
(d) Bather a neat stroke. L. S. Head,
GAME NO. 111-SECOND DOUBLE COENEE
By John L. Eae, Buena Yista.
11-15 11-18 1322 8-11 9 13 12-19
2419 2522 2617 2521 14 9 23-18
7524 1620 48 69 514 1115
23-19 2217 17-14 29-25 189 32-23
8-11 9-13 10-17 1 8 C-10
22-18 30-25 21-14 31-28 19-18
DISPATCH PEOBLEM NO. 43.
BT JA3IES P. REED.
Correcting thirteenth game of tho Freeman-Barker
match.
Black 2, 3, 7, 10, 13, 15, 20.
AVhite: 9 pieces.
AVhito mates in threo moves.
GAME ENDING NO. 20.
Black C. S. Jacobs.
Two Preserving Houses Struggling for
Possession of a Trademark.
An argument was heard by Judges Ewing,
White and Magee yesterday in the case of
Heinz Bros, against Lutz Bros.. Tho suit
was brought to restaain tho defendants
from the alleged infringement of a label
used on preserved fruits, etc. The plain
tiffs claim that the defendants have closely
imitated their label, to the defendants' an.
novance and loss.
The defendants assert that they did not
imitate tho plaintiffs, and that they have a
perfect right to use tho label they do. At
torney Bakewoll appeared for Heinz Bros,
and Attorney Potter for Lutz Bros. De
cision was reserved.
-w who, v. .i,ij iu... .11 titcsa ui me entire j J 3r ci
metal tonnage of the lakes. As seen above, j SnABrsviLLE, Mercer Co., June 17.
siouers, and the like, as "poorly informed.'
and as "blunderers," may perhaps advi.e
tho people who built these "inferior" vessels
that they are "very unwise-" AVe do not
feel called upon to defend the course of
these poople. We believe that they know
what they are about.
AVe take this opportunity, however, for
offering for the consideration of those inter
ested in tho lake marine the proposition that
the establishment of the canal, having
capacity as proposed, will Induce extensive
building of vessels appropriate to naviga
tion of such waterways, that will bo much
better suited to lake naA-igation than Is any
vessel proportioned so that she needs more
than 16 feet of water to enable her to load to
her full carrying capacity. "
J. M. Goodwin.
To-Day's Trial Wst.
Criminal Court Commonwealth vs James
P. McDonald, AVilliam Pohl, James Mc
Donough, Gus Schwartz, Amanda E.
Schweigcr, Charles H. Smith.
Briefly Told Legal News.
A divorce was granted yesterday In the
case of Mollio M. Eurry against Leonard J.
Burry. Desertion was the charge.
Louis AVektheimeu yesterday entered suit
against the Iroquois Furnace Company to
recover $3,323 76, claimed to he due for cast
ings sold to the defendants. ,
J. B. Eexo yesterday filed his first account
as assignee of Fleming Brothers. Ho credits
himself with $23,164 paid out, mnking a bal
ance due him ot ?419 43, which ho paid out
over what he had rcceivod.
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m mi in m
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a mm WA Wa
AVhite 9, 16, 21, 25, 26, .27, 28.
Barkertat thlrty-fpurth movo played 19-5
and lost. Eeed plays 32-28 and draws. The
followingiis his solution in American Checker
Review:
been allowed for tlmt
erlng? it would appear that Mr. Eeed had
difficulty in getting enough money raised to
mafce up the stakes: and. when we take into
consideration that $200 was given over as the
forfeit money, Chicago men would only have
to raise the additional $300. And we believe
that is where the difficulty lies, because Beed
is not afraid to play Barker, and if him
self, we are not afraid but he will defeat the
Bostonian again.
J. A. Kear, of Bristol, is getting it pretty
hot for his quiet fling at tho Yorkshire cham
pion. AVe are sorry to see this, because of
his magazines. To make them successful,
Lear cannot afford to throw such as Gar
dener, Beattie, etc., overboard.
1ATE PUBLICATIONS.
13-17-1 167 25-30 38 26
21-14 3-17 16-11 25-30 51
1017 28-23 30-28 8-11 69
25-21 18-22 11 8 3025 1 6
15-13 23-19 17-22 11-15 9-14
21-14 22-25 83 25-22 69
7 U 19-16 22-25 96 14-13
15-Ha
2225
19-15
Dr'wn.
Eeed
and
Hefter.
AA'hite Prof. Jenks.
Played in Des Moines, la., June 9, 1891.
The continuation was: Ixx, Q K B 5;
2 E K B 3, E Q 7: 3 Q Kt 3: Q E 5: 4 P Q B 4.
Kt K 7 ch ; 5 Iy K 2, Kt B 5; 0 E Kt 3; BxP Ch, 7
ExB, QxP ch; 8 K moves, QxB mate.
GAME NO. 61.
Played In the Vienna tournament of 18S2.
two Kxionrs' defesse.
VARIATION 1.
15-19 J3-18 10-14 15-10 20-24 9-6
25-22 19-23 18-15 22-28 21-17 Drawn,
10-15 2G-19 14-18 16-11 3128 Eeed
27-23 15-.-24 22-17 2823 17-13 and
710 2819 1322 1918 2623 Hefter.
(a) If 0-14 then 18-23, 27-18, 26-23 B. wins. I
submit the following analysis of Mr. Eeed's
position to the criticism of your many read
ers. It goes into a great amount of play.
Mr. Seed and Heftor do not consider, but
it cannot fail to bo of great interest to your
readers. J. L. B.
10-14-1 21-14 18-22 3-8 31-28 15-19
9-8 S-17 21-17 25-29 117 22-28
20 51 22-25 15-11 18-14 19-24
2S-24-2 15-18 17-14 25-22 7-11 - 17-22
6-10 a 25-21 25-30 811 22-18 11-15
28 23-3 1722 1410 30-28 1915 1418
711 16 13-17 15-19 28-22 24-19
16 7 22-28 10 7 22-13 2419 Drawn
1418 610 1721 19-15 14-17 Joha
23-11 28-31 7-3 28-22 19-10 I.
1017 10-15 21-25 15-19 18-11 Bae.
VARIATION 1.
Bird. Tschlgorin.
Y nite. ihjick.
1.PK4 P K 4
2. Kt K B 3 Kt Q 15 3
8. J1J14 At It 3
4. KtKt5
B. PxP
6. BKt5ch
7. 1'xP
PQ4
KtlM
8. B K 2
9. KtB3
10. Kt K 5
11. KtKt4
12. BKt
13. PKB3
14. KtQB3
15. PQKt3
16. BKt2
17. Castles
Ktl
PB3
PxP
PR3
PK5
QB2
KtxKt
BQ3
Castles
KtB5
KtK4
RK1
BxB
Bird.
White.
18. PxB
19. OK!
20. 1 KtS
21. KKt2
22. Q R K 1
23. H K II 1
KtQJ
QB4
KKS
QE Kl
1 Alii
24. QEKB QKt3
W. Ali mt n. w
ai. a v-
27. RxKt
28. KBI
29. KtK3
30. BB3
31. PxK
32. QQ1
33. HQ2
34. Resigns,
KtlP
QxP ch
PxK
PQB4
RxKt
KxP
PR 5
PB8
REMINISCENCES of Blaine when ho was
Speaker, by the Chief Clerk of the House
during Ids term, will be a strong feature of
to-morrow's issue of TIIK DISPATCH.
Ulnlno Is still pre-eminently tho man of tho
hour.
Score in the solution tourney:
rnor.LEMS.
B. II. Lutton
G. S. South..,
f!. F. Stubbs..
W.H. K. rollock..
R. bage, Jr
A. S.lrwln
AA. E. Mltchum...
"Pills"
H. C. Catlln
Dr. C. O. Moore...
II. AV. Keatlnp;....
O. AVurtzburj?
P. O. Keeney
C. S. Jacobs
L. E. Johns
"Divided Skirts".
53 54 55 56 57 58
10 10 12 10 10 12
10 -10 12 10 10 10
10 10 12 10 10 10
10 10 10 10 10 10
10 10 10 10 10 10
10 10 10 10 10 10
10 10 10 10 10 10
10 10 10 10 10 10
10 10 12 10 0 12
10 10 12 10 0 10
10 10 12 10 0 10
10 10 12 10 0 10
10 10 12 10 0 10
10 0 12 10 0 10
10 10 12 0 0 10
0 10 10 0 0 10
Total'
1518 10-17 22-31 20-24 24-27 29
5-9-4 25 21-5 18-12 5 I 14-10 514
13-17 18-22 31-24 7-11 27-32 Drawn
21-14 21-14 23-19 1-5 10-6 Bae
VARIATION 2.
16-12-6 37 15-18 13-22 82-27 28-30
7-11 51 2215 23-18 "128 38
23-24 7-10 10-28 28-32 22-28 B. wins.
26-23 25-22 1-17 27-23 g 3 Bae.
VARIATION 8.
5-1-7 28-23 6-10 149 2-6 10-8
1417 17-22 26-31 13-17 2529 28-23
21-14 25-18 23-13 9-8 6-9 Black
10-17 15-23- 11-18 17-21 29-25 wins.
18-12 1-6 18-14 6-2 9-14 EacT
7-11 g-28 31-28 21-25 25-r22
VARIATION 4.
2622-8 IS-8 16-9 718 19-10 1116
1015 1118 29 30-25 1723 3128
95 8-3 3-7 28-24 10- 7 18-19
3 8 7r-10 9-14 25-13 22-26 Drawn,
16-12 5-1 21-17 16-19 7-11 Eoc.
;8-ll 16-19 14-30 13-17 30-31
VARIATION 5.
16-12
17-21
28-23.10 I
21-30
23-14
30-26
5-1
28-22
1-5
22-17
14-9
I B wins
Ohio Pyle, Pa.
The B. & O. K. K. will sell excursion
tickets to Ohio Pyle every Sunday "during
the summer at rate of $1 50 the round trip.
Train leaves depot at 8:15 A. M.
H. J. Lynch, 438-440 Market Street,
"Will offer ladies' spring jackets, reefers,
embroidered fichus, lace capes, jerseys and
summer shawls at greatly reduced prices for
the next 20 days. Call and see them, avs
Lace Curtains at any price you may
want, at "Welty's, 120 Federal street, 65, 67,
69 and 71 Park way. its
The flrst prize is awarded to Mr. Lutton.
He will please notify us at his earliest con
venience which two of the prizes ho selects.
As Messrs. South and Stubbs tie for second
prize, they aro each allowed tho privilege of
uiiuwiu imj una oi me remaining 10 prizes.
Duals should be pointed out separately
from tho solutions, and by grouping tho
moves together so as to show what moves
constitute the dual. If whlto makes the
same two leplies in answer to 20 of black's
moves there is but one dual. A short mate
stops duals. AVe cannot decide what moves
wero intended to constitute each dual, and
havo therefore not taken them intoconsider
atiou. SOLUTIONS.
Problem No. 53-C. S. Jacobs-Q toQ RS.
Problem No. 60 James Pierce Q to K B 1.
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VARIATION 0.
511 15 1 5-14 167 2114
14-18 18-25 711 I 3-17 I B win
VARIATION 7.
25-21
3-8
2114
8-12
18-11 6-10 26-23 10-7
7-16 19-28 13-17 22-28
1- 6 10-19 14-40 7 3
18-18 23-32 17-22 20-31
Black
wins.
Rae.
New Books ThatHave Been Kecelved Dnr,
Ing the AA'eek.
"The Bail way Problem," anew work onthe-
subject, sufficiently designated by it3 titlo,
is a rather unexpected contribution. The
author, Mr. A. B. Stlckney, has spent his life
in the railway servico, and Is now President
of one of the Northwestern corporations.
Yet he writes with a freedom from the Influ
ences that are supposed to constitute tho
railway environment that Is entirely excep
tional. It is not probable that any writers
among the many that have joined in this im
portant discussion have been able to so com
pletely divest themselves of the influences
which would act their view of the question
as Mr. Stiokney.
This railway president has tho freedom
and frankness to recognize not only the in
justice and wrong of individual discrimina
tions, as most intelligent men now do, but to
show tho injury of discriminations between
localities, which railway men find it hard to
perceive, and to charge both evils to the false
methods and mistaken precedents of rail
waypraetico. Moreover, Mr Stickney turns
tho entire railway case upside down by com
pletely exposing and disproving all the cor
porate assertions of the injury done by
AVestern legislation, and the justification of
pooling wars. He completely riddles the
formal assertions of Mr. Alexander Mitchell
and Mr. O. D. Ashley. His proof that it is
not legislation or tho acts of commissions
that have injured the railways, but "the
mismanagement of the companies," makes
Ills uooK one of the most valuable contribu
tions to railway literature.
Nevertheless Mr. Stickney is not able to
completely rise above his environment. He
has tho usual railway man's fear of tho
demon of competition; and therefore reaches
his conclusion in the legislative prescription
of rates for the entire country. He fails to
perceive, as is natural for a railway man to
uo, mai mo couipciiuons wnicn ne tears are
really the eccentricities of a restricted and
hampered force concentrating all its
strength at a Tew points, or that tho wars of
rates to which he justly charges the injury of
railway interests are as truly a result of the
pooling policy, as the pooling compacts
which aro held in view ail through these
cutthroat contests. AA'ith that failure it is in
evitable that he should not conceive howthe
establishment of even an untrammelled
competition would do away with all these
wrongs.
This is the weak point of Mr. Stickney's
valuable work. AVe cannot agree with his
conclusions; but his frank and unprejudiced
statements of fact give his work a peculiar
vame anu autnoniy. xc is puDiisnea uy D.
D. Merril & Co., St. Paul.
The following new books have been re
ceived durine the week: "Biozranhv of DIo
Lewis," M. D., by Mary F. Eastman. Pub
lished by Fowler, Wells & Co., New York: J.
B. AVeldin, Pittsburg.
"Looking Forward; for Young Men, Their
Interest and Success." by Bev. George
Sumner Weaver, D. D. Published by Fowler,
AVolls & Co., Now York; J. E. Weldin & Co.,
Pittsburg.
"A Colonial Eoformer," by Eolf Boldre
wood. MacMUlan & Co., publishers, New
York; J. B. AVeldin. Pittsburg.
"The Enchanted," by John Bell Eouton.
Publishers, Cassell Co., Now York: J. It.
AA'cldin.-PIttsburg.
"Hints to Power Users," by Robert Green
shaw, M. E. Publishers, Ca-well & Co., New
York; J. E. AVeldin, Pittburg.
"Health Without Medicine," by Theodore
n. Mead. Dodd, Mead Co.. New York, pub
lishers: J. E. AVeldin & Co., Pittsburg.
"My may .Nicotine," uy.J. w. Barrie; Cas
sell Publishing Company, New York; J. R:
weiuin&co., I'lttsirarg.
"Younger American Poets 1830-18S0,"edited
by Douglas Sladen, B. A., with an appendix
of "Younger Canadian Poets," edited by
Goodridgo-Bliss Kbborts. Tho Cassell Pub
lishing Company, New York; J. E. Weldin &
Co.,Pittsbnrg.
"Down the Ohio," by Charles Humphrey
Roberts. A.C. McClurg i Co., Chicago; J. E.
Weldin & Co., Pittsburg.
"Tho Best Fifty Books of tho Greatest Au
thors," condensed for busy people. Sketches
of tho entire contents of the 50 most famous
works in tho whole ranse of literature. Pub
lished bv Nineteenth Centurv Book Cnn-
-oern, Buffalo, N. Y.; J. E. AVeldin & Co.,Pitts-
uurg.
A series of poems by Donglas W. B. Sladon,
"A Poetry of Exiles" "Australian Lyrics,"
"Tho Spanish Serenade," "Edward, the
Black Princq," an epic drama. Cassell Pub
lishing Co., New York; J. B. Weldin & Co..
Pittsburg.
"A Lost Jewel" by Harriet Frescott Spof
ford. Lee & Shcpnrd, publishers, Boston; J.
E. AVeldin & Co., Pittsburg.
"The Life or Ferdinand Magellan" and tho
"First Circumnavigation of tho Globe," by
T. H. II. Guillemard, M. D.
1,10.
pmiCEIS TOO TEMPTING.
WE HAD TO BUY 'EM.
We've-bought the Avhole line of
.manufacturer's samples from
,fthe.-well known house of
STONE BR0S..0FNEW YORK,
W JUST H PRICE.
WE OFFER
TO-DAY
To sell this whole line
of fine
BROOCHES,
EARRINGS,
CUFF BUTTONS,
COLLAR BUTTONS,
BRACELETS,
BABY BUTTONS,
GOLD HAIRPINS,
GOLD HAT PINS,
BIRTHDAY RINGS,
Etc., Etc.
Mil
ST
1
4
PRICE,
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Finest settings and newest
designs.
This great purchase will oc
cupy the whole of the counter
to right of center aisle, TODAY.
IT'S A SUDDEN CHANGE
FROM JEWELRY TO SHOES.
But there are some reductions
that we must draAv your atten
tion to.
All $1.25 Oxford Shoes for $1.
All $1.50 Oxford Shoes for $1.25
All $1.75 Oxford Shoes for $1.38
AH sizes, widths and
shapes.
lSgDon't fail to take ad
vantage of this offer.
Campbell & Dick
Jel3-TS
JUI.ES VERJfE has excelled himself In
his new story, "The Callfornlans," -nhlch be
gins in THE DISPATCH to-morrow.
VARIATION 6.
1G 12 711 6-15 W-ll 30-35
7-11 9 B 18-23 15-11 22-18
95 11-15 n-19 23-32 6-9
1116 35-22 21-28 IU 15 4 8
5 9 19 23 1928 II 8 25 22
IB 19 2824 2J-30 1510 18-1.5
1 5 n-32 22-18 8 4 2218
27 24-19 32-27 10-6 8-11
50 15-24 18-15 25-22 9-14
32-27
13-17
28-32
17-22
3228
22-26
28-32
28-30
32-28
Keeney, Newport, Ky., and George S. South,
Allegheny, of tho problems from 0. C." Flem
ing, JIcKcesport.
-JUI.ES VEKNE'S new gtory begin
THE DISPATCH to-morrow.
in
Ulack wins by catching man on 15. J. L. it.
VABI VTION 9.
1 5 5- 9 28-21 1 2419 I 22-15 I 9-18
10-14 I 19-23 23-32 15-24 1 13-17 B. TTlns
. VARIATION 10.
26-23 28-24 51 25-22 22-15 1-17
11-18 37 7-10 15-13 ,10-23 13-22
B. wins
(a). 7-11 gives black a strong draw.
We would like to hear from some of our
critics on the above piny. J. Brown, of the
M'oonsoeket Reporter, cave out some time
asro that none had dared to snow where'thn
y game was lost.
See our new puff scarfs.
James H. Aikkx & Co., 100 Fifth av.
Ladies' Waists! Ladies' Waists!
Sateen, percale and lawn waists in im
mense variety, G2c, 73c, 8oe, Ooo to SI 50.
Surah silk waists, ?4 50 up, at Ilosenbaum
& Co.'s.
Prosperity comes to the saloon where
Iron' City 'beer is sold. It is pure and
wholesome. Telephone 1180.
Wheeling, W. Va.
The B. & 0. R. K. will sell excursion
tickets to AVhceling eyery Sunday at rate of
SI 50 the round trip. Train leaves depot at
8:30 A. M.
Millions of rolls wall paper to be sold
at a price, at Welty's, 120 federal street,
65, 67, 69 and 71 Park way. ns
Mrs. Wetslow's Soothlnir Svrun for ehll-
Ueed showed the draw, and I dren teething relieves the child, from pain.
ON3S 3&TCJOY
Both the method and results when
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and refreshing to the taste, and acta
gently yet promptly on the Kidneys,
Liver and Bowels, cleanses the sys
tem effectually, dispels colds, head
aches and fevers and cures habitual
constipation. Syrup of Figs is the
only remedy of its kind ever pro
duced, pleasing to the taste and ac
ceptable to the stomach, prompt in
its action and truly beneficial in its
effects, prepared only from the most
healthy and agreeable substances, its
many excellent qualities commend it
to' wl and have made it the most
popular remedy known.
Syrup of Figs is for sale in 50c
and 1 bottles by all leading drug
gists. Any reliable druggist who
may not have it on hand will pro
cure it promptly for any one who
wishes to try it. Do not accept any
substitute.
CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP CO.
. SAN FRANCISCO, CAL.
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