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REVIEW OF SPORTS.
"attere of Begret Begarding
Local Baseball Team and
the Present Season.
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i. SEMT IS DDE MR. M'GUMTGLE.
Itrt&test Phase of the Efforts to Smooth
Down League and Associa
tion Troubles.
:HE ITJLTjLITFE AKD GIBBONS FIGHT.
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cf tit Contest, flie Cratesiastj, ssi
Ettatrt Dedsloa Folly Discussed.
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"What a pity It Is that the baseball tea
on is so nearly over," said a patron of the
local team the other day. That regret,
which was a genuine one, w ill be shared by
almost every local lover of the game. It is
sasy to understand why the regret exists.
Had the ball season onlv been half over our
team might have landed in first place before
the end 7jS reached. There is nothing ex
travagant about this conjecture, for there is
aot a team in America to-day who are doing
better work than the team ot Pittsburg. If
ever a ball team played championship ball
surely the locals have been doing it for
some time past, and of course while this is
very pleasing to all ot us the fact still bc
irets the regret I have just referred to. The
iocal team have been proverbial for making
i;ood finishes, but it would seem that their
pirit on this occasion is going to surpass
all previous efforts. If they can keep up
he form they have been displaying tor
some time past they are sure to finish in
ufth place, but it is too much to expect
-hem to get any higher In the short time
'here is to go. True, they may have to
ght hard for the fifth position because they
Tcre so far behind and have had to
lo extraordinary work to get where
they are. Hut the fight for fifth place will
make the series which begins at Exposition
Park to-morrow v.ith the Cleveland? all the
nore interesting. It is possible that the
local tcaa may put a "clincher" on fifth
olace du' :st the series, and if they do, they
will de -ve lots of credit But we can all
onscientiously give Manager McGunnigle
;vd th. 'earn a rousing reception to-morrow.
They i -. worthy of itv depend upon it, and
uothin;- would look better than an immense
.-rowd tn reet their return. There are only
ax lame to be played here this season, and in
heir pre- it form the local players are -noil
vorth see ng. They are certainly playing
elter h.,a they have ever played before,
ndIdo:.'t hesitate to say that, in my
idirment, very much of this success is due
Tauacer McGunnigle. As a manager he is
n success. He is endowed with qualities
iiat sjituian ueui turn lor me position, ana
-.irticularlv isheabletobattleagainstpreju
:cc and ail that kind of opposition that
priiigs from bigotry. The thought some
inies strikes me that efiorts may be made
o have him return to Broolilyn next
reason. If a change like this should occur
twill be a great loss, indeed. "Whatever
may have been the objections against his
oming here, I think there is a unanimous
iesire now to have him remain. And it is
"nlv fair to say that while we may feel glad
f Mr. MeGuiinigle's services, we would
never have had them had it not been tor J.
falni"rO'Neil. He fought desperately for
ihc retention of the new manager, and now
'hat a!l the quibblings and quarrclings are
over it is only fair to point out this tact.
The General Situation.
Most strenuous efforts have been made
during the wees to -secure what some people
all "peace;" that is, to have the American
Vs'ociation and the .National .Leacue join
'lands and once more swear allegiance to
'acn other. The efforts may of may not
have been entirely successful, but I deem it
safe to sav that the feeling between the two
organizations will never be pleasant. I
-.are not viliat kind of settlement is made,
he elements which compose the Association
ind the elements composing the League
are so diverse that they will not mix. There
s in the Association an illiteracy which al
ways has caused and always will cause tho
lowest kind of mistrust when everything is
r.ot going along successfully. "What I defin
itely mean by this is, that when bad man
agement brings reverses on the Association
'ts magnates ever charges the League with
actios dishonestly; and wherever a mistrust
of this kind exists there cannot be a per
manent peace. "We have all seen time and
.be acain that there is no stability what
ever in the American Association. Its
members are ready to make changes of im--.ortance
ecry week during the season and
'his schoolboy desire for change is imported
by thpm into any national organization that
tSey ma,- be connected with. "When other
incnibcriofa national organization obiect
to this spirit of almost daily change then
he Association magnates declare that
'verybedy is working for their downfall.
There always has been, and, I predict.there
always will be a marked difference
letween the League and Association.
Vud the ball players aro aware of
.his, and as a result almost every good
player in the country wants to play in the
League. "When the local team were re
cently in Philadelphia Bierbauer and an
other member of the team were approached
relative to their joing the Athletics. An
mphatic refusal was given, and subse
quently the players expressed themselves
10 the effect that they had had quite suffi
cient of the Association. How I find that
;his is the general feeling among ball
players, and surely they ought to be able to
listingmsh the good from the bad. Bier
bauer won't go back to, I was going to say
.he flesh pots of Egypt, but mean the
nicriean Association if he is at all reason
inly dealt with in the League. I can say
he same of Corkhill, and John can easily
return to the Association, for his services
are in demand there. But isn't it interest
ing to find the Association intriguing for
League players while declarations for
peace and fair dealing are being loudly
made?
The JIcAnlin'e and Gibbons Affair.
One of the' most disappointing and most
misutisiaciury usuc contests mere nas oecn
.'or a long time was that between Austin
'iibbons and Jack McAuliffe. It was dis
appointing in itself and its abrupt termina
lon has caused any amount of dissatisfac
"on. Along with'more than 4,000 others
1 was nearly crushed to death in getting
sto the Granite Club building at Hoboken,
ally expecting to see one of the best light-,
eight contests of the decade. But, let
te say, the contest was hardly worth seeing;
jrtainly it was not worth the crushing and
ushinjr we had to undergo to get to see it.
. ince the affair took place there have been
, -ages written regarding it, and I intend to
ay more about it to-day. My opinion I
mow n ill differ from that of many people,
mt most certainly I don't arrogate to my-
- 'if the right to hold the only "correct
ird," not at all. Those of us who are able
form opinions at all have a perfect right
o hold those opinions nnd to express them.
t U my work to publicly express mine and
.lost certainly I'll do it and they can go for
U they are worth. I alone am responsible for
- hem, and I may add that a long experience
as taught mo to know that in ex
resting one's opinions the most bothersome
ojile to deal with are those who don't
iow enough to form an opinion of their
!. Well, then, about the fight There
. a three leading features to discuss regard
igat, viz: the fighters, the fight and the
feree's decision. There arc other matters,
"i course, bnt these are the leading three,
"irst let us discuss the fighters. McAuliffe
idoubtedly is one of the best lightweight
j-ugilists of this century. His "past as a
j.jgilist is io well known "that little need
be said obont it. Only once did defeat look
him in the face and that was when he fought
Jimmy Carney. Bat although defeat stared
at him the contest ended in a draw be
fore McAuliffe was completely downed. I
might also add that McAuliffe was to some
extent fortunate in escaping defeat at the
hands of Jimmy Carroll. But altogether
aioAuime is nylons odds the best American
lightweieht there "has been. "Until he met
McAuliffe Austin Gibbons was an unde
feated man and as a result he was rated
very, very high. But, ohl what a disap
pointment. Idon't remember of ever being
as much disappointed in any man as I was in
Gibbons. I have steadily held that he was
an over-rated man, but I did not expect that
he was so much over-rated. lie is not by
any means.in the same class as McAuliffe,
and must have little idea of what he is talk
ing about when he talks of fighting Jem
Carney or Dick Burge. It seems safe to say
that Gibbons' defeat of "Verral sent his
stock up so high in this country. Let me
say that there are lots of lightweights in
the United States who could make short
work of Verral, and I am now inclined to
think that there are several in this country
who would settle Gibbons. A false notion
about the great advantage of his height also
contributed to the high estimation of his
power. In a word, let me say that Gibbons
is one of the clumsiest lightweights that I
have seen; he is one of the worst leaders off;
has a wretched idea of distance and has a
very poor defence. "Why, the contrast be
tween himself and McAuliffe was something
extraordinary.
The Men In the Bine.
When Gibbons and McAuliffe strnok an
attitude for their contest there was an "eye
sight" of difference in the men. McAnhffo
looked every inch a pugilist, and an exper
ienced one, while Gibbons, who was ex
tremely well trained, in many respects gave
evidence of the novice. McAuliffe wasted
no time, and after a feint or two led off and
landed terrifically on Gibbons' heart. He
repeated this two or three times, and then
Gibbons retreated to his corner and under
no consideration would he come out of it
He was afraid, and that's all there was
about it Just as soon as McAuliffe led
once or twice successfully and stopped Gib
bons counters the latter discovered that he
was wrong. That is hit firm conviction,
and most assuredlv Gibbons acted like a
man who was afraid. Well, from the time
that the first blow was struck the affair was
one of tho most one-sided contests that 1
have ever seen. It was simply a question
of McAuliffe walking into Gibbons' corner,
leading off and hitting him on the face and
body, Gibbons clinching, and then a break.
That's all there was in it, and that is all
the spectators cot for their 5 and 510 bills.
The fifth round came, and let nobody say
that in that round Gibbons was not fast
collapsing. He was and ho knew it Why,
when McAuliffe rushed htm he could no
more defend himself than could a child.
The only thing that helped him I might
say, saved him was the fact of his being
in his own corner and falling back on the
ropes. This is no exaggeration. And
again when the Captain of police stepped
into the ring McAuliffe had just delivered
a blow on Gibbons' stomach that doubled
him up, and it is not unlikely that Mc
Auliffe would have followed this np and
knocked Gibbons down had there been no
interference. Just as sure as we live Gib
bons would not have lasted the other three
rounds had Captain Hayes not stopped the
slaughter. lam aware that the Gibbons
party claim their man was making a wait
ing iigut. -to me mis is one oi me mosi
amusing contentions. I have seen a few
waiting contests, but I have never seen a
waiting contest wherein a waiter allowed his
life to be knocked out while he was waiting.
The waiting of Gibbons simply consisted in
his waiting until McAulifle hit him and
then he would clinch or iall on the ropes.
In "waiting" of this kind I'll take the hit
ter every time. Waiting. Booh! Gibbons
was trying his best to hit McAulifle and
couldn t, and he couldn't get out of the way
ot McAuliffe's blows.
The Referee's Decision.
When the police stopped the vcrv one
sided affair Referee Dunn declared Mc
Auliffe the winner. I would have been
surprised had he done anything else and I
venture to say that any fair minded man
would have done the same thing. Naturally
the Gibbons party objected, declaring that
the fight had to be to a finRh and that their
man was abli to go on with the battle. This
contention at first sight seems reasonable
enough, but there are otherfacts to consider.
It is true that the articles of agreement
provided for a fight to a finish but I am In
formed that it is also true that just before
the fight Beferee Dunn informed the con
testants that on account of certain reports he
had decided to award the vicory to the
better fighter if the contest was stopped. The
subsequent interference by the police fully
bore out tho necessity for Dennis warning
the contestants, because there is every
reason to believe that the interference was
made in the interests of the Gibbons party;
indeed the Captain of Police asked the
referee to make it a draw, while that very
Captain subsequently declared that he
stopped the fight because it was too brutal
to have McAulifle punish Gibbons to such an
extent. Now, what L argue is this, that
when the referee warned the contestants, as
he did before the fight, and when they
entered the ring with full knowledge of the
new condition, the decision was absolutely
correct and fair. But let us look at the
other side and we'll see the preposterous in
justice there would have been if the affair
had ben called a draw. McAuliffe had his
man beaten beyond the shadow of a doubt;
in fact Gibbons was so much beaten that
the fact caused the police to interfere.
Where would the "simple justice" have
been had the referee turned round and said:
"McAuliffe, you have beaten your man,
out we musi aiviae tne money be
tween you." As far as justice is
concerned this would have been
much more unfair than giving a beaten man
nothing. But if a rule like this were to go;
that is, to make contests of the kind draws
under the circumstances we would have the
veriest pugilistic frauds willing to face the
best of men because the contest would be
stopped and they would get half of the
money. It has also been argued that the
referee should have ordered the men to
finish the battle at some other place. The
force of this contention falls to the ground
when we remember that the contest was a
club affair and that more than 4,000 people
paid to see it I fail to see where the
referee could have ordered the men to if
justice were to be given to everybody. The
club was given 54,000 and surely the club
had some right of the disposition of that
In dealing with this decision of Referee
Dunn I am reminded of a decision that John
Angle made a few years ago. Nobody can
for a moment dispute the ability and
honesty of Mr. Angle. He was referee in
the fight between Ted Pritchard and Hayes.
The contest was all onesided and Pritcnard
was fast knocking his man out when the
contest was stopped. The fight had to be a
finish, but 3Ir. Angle very wisely awarded
the victory and the money to Pritchard.
Statin and Sullivan.
There is not space to say much more this
week about pugilistic aflairs, but it may be
of interest to say a few words about the
latest phase of the Slavin and Sullivan
controversy. Of late there have been many
people who have been loud in their asser
tions that the Australian would not meet
Sullivan. Those who may have had any
doubts on the matter can rest fully assured
that Slavin means business ana is quite
willing to meet John L, and for a very
large amount of stake money. Here is
what Slavin has to say on the matter:
"Since my return to England gentlemen on
the other side have had a good deal to say
concerning myself and John L. Sullivan.
Out of compliment, I presume, they waited
until I left America before venturing into
Erint, and with the seas dividing us have
ad the argument entirely to themselves.
Btill, they are welcome to tbeir opinions,
if iu turn they will come to business. I
will now say what I am prepared to do, and
I hope it will meet with immediate atten
tion. I will give John L. Sullivan choice
of knnckles or gloves, and fight him for
5,000 a side, the "Police Gazette" belt and
championship of the world, and will toss
for choice of battle ground (America or
England). There need be no delay in the
matter, ior as soon as a business-like reply
is received I will at once forward articles
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for Snllivan's signature, and post any rea
sonable amount to bind a match."
A Letter From Hammond's Party.
Last week I had a word or two to say
about tho Hammond and Morrissey foot
race.. There was nothing said in disrespect
to anybody, and the only thing that
prompted any remarks from me was the
very onesided nature of the race. The late
backers of Hammond now want to state
their side of the case, and they can do so
without comment thereon on my part
George Newton, of Coal Bluff, an extremely
trustworthy and intelligent gentleman, puts
his case as follows:
Looking over vonr "Review nf Snorts" ves-
terdav I see that yon mention the "Ham
mond" race as one of tho most onestdod
affairs that you have known for some time.
Also that the Hammond party must have
been ridiculonsly mistaken about their
man's abilities, or else thov had littlo idea
of foot racing. Now, in Justice to Ham
mond's party and to prevent anvbodvolse
from being imposed on by men liko Ham
mond, I would like to tay something about
this onesided affair. If there Is only one man
trying in a race we know that it is onesided,
and I think we can bring absolute
proof that the match was a con
spiracy to cheat from the first. Now,
about Hammond's partv bIng mistaken
about their man's abilities. We don't pro
fess to be tho smartest in the world, but we
hart men in the party quite competent to
hold tho watch, air. W. Barrass, at whose
house Hammond was staying, has ben Iden
tified with foot runners for the past SO year
and has held the watch on some of the old
country "flyers;" so surely Hammond'
party should lave known something, nam
mond wns tried with the watch, and some
times watches, and always showed bet
ter time than 10Ki seconds, and wo
thought, and we know to this day, that
Hammond is one of the best runners in the
country. How if this was not good enough
to give a millinan, as Morrissey Is repre
sented to be, and who had only been train
ing a couple of weeks, three yards' start,
then wo certainly don't know anything.
Sow, Mr. Editor, this is no wail about the
money we lost, or rather had Ftolen from
u-, but a true statement of how Hammond's
party was standing before the raco oame off
and also to lot the public know what kind
of a man Hammond is."
The Football League.
I am glad to be able to note that every
thing is going along swimmingly regarding
the football league. One or two meetings
have been held, and it is likely that the
league will be thoroughly organized within
a few days. The idea to enforce each club
to put up a forfeit of 550 as a gaurantee of
staying the season out, is a good one, as it
will go a long way toward keeping the
league Intact It is also the intention to
have clubs in the league that have enclosed
grounds. This is another good idea, and I
trust that both will be carried out It is
safe to say that there will only be eight
clubs in the league, and this will enable the
eight teams to be made up of good players,
as the rood men of teams not admitted can
join weak teams that are admitted. Al
together it seems as if the football season in
Pittsburg will be a good one.
Pkih-qke.
TWO H0TED W0MEH.
They FIcnre In tho Councils of the Wise
Men of Iioumunlu.
It Is a relief to know that the King of
Boumania does -not intend to take the ad
vice of his high ministers and divorce his
Queen, the talented Carmen Sylva. The
trouble was caused in the first place by the
young Prince becoming enamored by the
favorito of the Queen, Madamoiselle
Helen "Vararesco. A charming pic
ture of the two ladles, of which our artist
has given a slight reminiscence in outline,
is io be found in an interesting work
recently published by Messrs. Chapman and
Hall, entitled "Elisabeth of Koumania," by
Blanche Koosevelt Should the King play
the King Milan act the sympathy of the
world would be with the accomplished
Queen.
DESEKA3IE IMNIGEATI05.
Eighty-five Per Cent of tho New-Comers
Coalesce With Our People.
.New York Tribune.
Taking the arrivals since 1820, however,
it is interesting to know that 85 percent of
the whole have come from lands whose
people easily coalesce with our native popu
lation, and naturally fall in with the spirit
of our institutions. England has supplied
2,430,380, or 15. 76 per cent; Germany, 4,504,
128, or 29.20 per cent; Ireland, 3,481,074, or
22.56 per cent; Norway and Sweeden, 925,
031, or 6 per cent There is a per centage
of undesirabla immigrants among these, un
doubtedly, but it is small and manageable.
The class that is positively objectionable
comes from among the races of Southern
Europe, and, although the flow from these
has been recently increasing, it has not as
yet amounted to more than 15 per cent of
the whole. Expressed in a ccneral wav,
the classes we could better afford to do with
out have been supplied by China, Austria,
Hungary, Italy, Bussia aud Poland, and the
otal immigration from these countries up
to June 30, 1890, amounted to only 1,438,693.
Distributed among 63,000,000 of people, the
proportion of this number that is actually a
burden and a danger can be held in check.
A Chance for the Unemployed.
Tasmania, it seems, is in sore straits for a
supply of labor. From all the country
districts farmers olamor for help. Some of
them have actually abandoned their farms
owing to this scarcity of labor. Messrs.
Beynolds & Co., the contractors for the
Mount Zeelan Kailway, have been adver
tising in the Hobart papers everv day for
some months, offering men 9 shillings per
day, and they cannot get the quantity of
labor they require. This Zeelan distribt
promises to be a rich gold-bearing country.
On July 2 a party of diggers brought to Ho
bart a parcel of 130 ounces of nugget gold of
fine quality.
Character Prom the Pace
According to the latest physiognomists,
if the breadth of the face is greater than
two-thirds its length, there will be too
much vigor and energy, and too little in
tellectnal restraint A line drawn across
theface from the corners of the eyes should
divide the face into two equal halves. In
this case the intellectual and moral control
largely the executive forces. .When the
upper half is less than the lower, the want
ot "character" will be very manifest
An English Magistrate's Recommendation.
Pall Mall Budget.J ,
"A hair of the dog that bit you," is an
old remedy, but one hardly expects to find
it recommended with all gravity from the
magisterial bendh. Yet to a wretched wo
man charged before him with drunkenness
on Friday a Glasgow baillie said, "Go home
and get a glass of whisky and go to bed."
This is hardly worthy of a bench with tra
ditions of the immortal Nicol Jarvie.
An International Horse Race.
Pill Mall Budget.
There is a proposal emanating from the
other side of the Atlantic that there should
be aninternational horse race between Eng
land, America and Australia, to be held in
the States in the year of the Chicago Ex
hibition. The suggestion is thoroughly
American in its magnitude, for it is pro
posed that no less than 200,000 in added
money shall be given.
PITTSBURG DISPATCH.
GOSSIP OF THE DAY.
Influence of the Old Boraan's Life
Partner Upon ftis Careor.
THE GREATEST THIEF OP HISTORY.
Germany Aristocracy Eat Cur Pigs, but
Snub Cur Travelers.
A COMPOSER AND AH AUTHORESS
rwarrajr ro rna msrjLTCH.i
am a very unlntercstine. auiet old
"I
woman," said Mrs. Thurman, wife of the
ex-Senator from
Ohio to a reporter
who interviewed
her a couple of
years ego. The
dear old lady, so
kindly and affec
tionately referred
to by her husband
at different times
during the last
Presidental cam
paign, is now on
Mrt. ITuerman. her death-bed and
It is meet at this time that we consider
whether she was correct or not in her esti
mation of herself. The wives of most men
have cither the making or unmaking of their
mates in their keeping, and whether tho
now admits it or not, the dying woman must
have more or less influenced her famous hus
band during his long political career, there
fore it will be taken for granted that she is
of necessity a very interesting character.
"I have really no history," was another
remark of the old lady's. Could we but
follow the records of the two lives during
the period succeeding his defeat for Gov
ernor of Ohio by ex-President Hayes in
1867, and on through the years he was win
ning respect and renown from all quarters
as Supreme Judge of the Buckeye State
and as Congressman and Senator we would
not fail to find more or less the impress of
the wife's sterling character on tho career
of the other. According to one authority,
who should know, "Mary" was always a
factor in shaping the course to be followed
by her husband until the last national cam
paign. During that memorable contest,
Mrs. Thurman was from first to last vigor
ously opposed to the use of the "Old
Koman's name on the Presidental ticket
As the Judge himself expressed it: "The
house was divided against itself for the first
time."
It is sad for such a pair to part, even if
the hope be 6trong that it is but for a little
while, and the old statesman's heart must
be filled with a woe that can never he alle
viated in this vrorld, as he watches the life
of his old and well-beloved partner pass
nway. Mrs. Thurman was a Marv Dun,
born and raised in Chillecothe, O. Her
husband was born a Virginian, but his par
ents, while he was yet a baby, moved to
Chillecothe. where the" future man and wife
grew np together, fast friends and lovers
always.
The Twelve Famous Women.
An Eastern illustrated paper recently of
fered prizes for the best list of 12 famous
women. The prize list met with so much
favor that two being exactly alike, the first
prize was duplicated. It included the fol
lowing: George Eliot, Queen Esther,
Catherine of Bussia, Margaret Fuller, Joan
of Arc, Maria Theresa, Mary Queen of
Scots, Sappho, Semiramis, George Sand,
Madame de Stael and Isabella of Castile.
If the judges are to blame for awarding the
first prize to such a list, they ought to be
lauehed into everlasting silence on Buch
subjects in the future. If popular choice
is the theory of award the managers should,
at least, attempt to show the contestants
where they are wrong. Newspapers and
magazines should be educators and not
caterersto public opinion, true or false.
Again, if popular taste is the method of se
lection, the above list, if really considered
representative, is a sad commentary on the
judgment or knowledge of the participants.
I would like to know what right George
Sand, Margaret Fuller, Joan -of Arc,
Semiramis, Sappho or Queen Esther have
in such a list. The first was a Socialist
and an exaggerator, with the most narrow
minded views of life; the second an enthu
siast on the female suffrage question, who
wrote and spoke a few good pieces in her
time and quit shortly after an opportunity
offered to marry a marquis; the third was a
wild dreamer and' fanatic, whose military
successes were almost as many failures; the
fourth, a half legendary character of not
enough importance to warrant a separate
place in a first class encyclopedia (see
Chambers' latest edition and others); the
fifth, a poetess of undecided ability, chiefly
renowned for a plunge into the sea, which
perhaps she needed, and the last a harem
favorite, remarkable only for one good
action, of no material connection with
human progress.
Where was "Cleopatra when this collec
tion was made up? Where were Queen
Elizabeth of England, Maria Louisa,
Madam Boland, Madam de Maintenon,
Catherine de Medici, etc? If educational
purposes are intended by these contests let
them be suchj and, as previously remarked,
if public opinion be false, let it be cor
rected. Furore Over an Opera.
Perhaps the greatest musical sensation of
recent times is the new one-act opera, "Cav-
alleria Eustica
na," which had
Its first presenta
tion on this side
the Atlantio in
Philadelphia last
week. Our native
critics, as a rule,
contend that there
is nothing in the
opera to rave
Masca&l. over, but the fact
remains that a composition played in ery
capital of Europe, amid intense enthusiasm,
within six months after its first production,
must have merit of an extraordinary nature.
One need only remember that in Germany
the work has received its most substantial
approval, and Germany is an avowed enemy
of everything musical having an Italian
origin.
Pietro Mascagni, the composer of tho
opera, is auite a-younir man, onlv 24 or 25.
Line story is taken from a book of tales by
vcrga. it was uriRiuauy urrangen in two
acts, but, on the offering of a prize by the
Milan Conservatory of Music, lor a one-aet
opera, the youthful Mascagni introduced a
connecting intermezzo, iullilling the condi
ditions demanded. The prize was won and
the work produced in the city named. It
immediately created a furore so tremendous
that within three months the composer's
name was a familiar one throughout Europe.
It is said that the entire history of music
contains no more remarkable example of
success than that achieved by this work,
hence, Americans should not be in too great
hurry, to pronounce emphatically upon it
William Forgets Ills History.
The Emperor of Germany in a recent
speech complimented' the soldiery of Hesse
Cassel and intimated the hope that their
conduct would be as brave and honorable in
the future as it had been in the past
Whatever knowledgeWilliam IX may pos
sess, it cannot be said that he is any too
well acquainted with lustory. Has he for
gotten the "honorable" careers of the Hes
sian troops in this country during the Inv
olution? Has he ejrerread any chronicle
of their "brave" butchering aud plunder
ing, which made them so detestable to the
colonists? Truly an "honorable" and a
Ml
SUNDAY. SEPTEMBER v
"brave" was the paid mercenary, whom
even the hardened George IIL was ashamed
of, saying, when asked to give commissions
to German recruiting officers: "It, in plain
English, amounts to making me a kidnaper,
which I cannot think a very honorable oc
cupation," while stern old Frederick of
Prussia cried "shame," and took every op
portunity to hold the Hessians up to con
tempt Hesse-Cassel, Hesse-Hanau, An
halt, Ansp3ch, Waldeck nnd Brunswick,
each contributed its quota to make np the
band of 17,000 ruffians that came to this
country and made the war much longer and
bloodier that it 6hould have been, for a
paltry bounty to the German rulers of
$22 CO and an annual subsidy.
English Ideas of Justice.
The opinion ls rather general In this
country that when an individual becomes
enmeshed in En
glish law, it is all
np with him; that
if his guilt can be
proven, he will re
ceive a 'salty sen
tence and serve
it out too. This
opinion is very
nearly a correct
one, and yet there
is a man now liv-
ing in Hartford,
Conn., who was the
Oeorgs SidvxU. principal in ono of
the greatest criminal transactions known to
history. He received a life sentence, but is
now a free man. When George Bidwell,
his brother and other confederates were ar
rested 19 years ago, charged with stealing
nearly 85,000,000 from the Bank of England,
and were all sentenced to lifo terms with
hard labor in English prisons, it would have
been foolish to hazard the idea that any one
of the gang would he set free while life
lasted. However, after 14 years' confine
ment George Bidwell was granted a ticket-of-lcave
to this country, leaving his brother
Austin who, although engaged in the
famous crime, took, by no means, as prom
inent a part as George to serve out his sen
tence. Now, it is said, George is making
an effort to return to England to interest
prominent people in his brother's case; look
ing tp his release on the same terms granted
himself. The Englisn Homo Secretary re1
fuses to allow him to come over, notwith
standing George's assertion that he bas led
an exemplary life ever since his release in
1887. It is more than probable, however,
that Austin may be released some time next
year, as it is granted to be somewhat unjust
to noid mm while the undoubted ringleader
is permitted to be free.
Glvins Back Lorraine.
Some of the English newspapers take
seriously the rumor that Germany would
give Lorraine back to France if France
would join the Triple Alliance, agroe to a
general disarmament and force the same ar
rangement upon Bussia. Tho idea is ab
surd. In tho first place, France would not
give such a proposition an instant's consid
eration. In the second, even if she did,
Bussia's armies would be on the way to
Paris within 24 hours af er, and the idea of
Germany assisting France in such a diffi
culty or any other is ridiculous. Last and
bestreason of all, I do not think that the
Kaiser would dare with all his popu
larity to suggest such a thing to his coun
trymen. The "very thought of giving up
the territory, won through rivers of blood,
would bring forth a howl of indignation
from the Germans that would be heard
from one end of the Empire to tho other.
If William could bring about such a con
summation he would be one of the greatest
men of this or any other age. But such it
will not be written.
Xioyal to Bradlanjli's Memoij,
There Is something really inspiring In the
efforts Edna Lyall, tho English authoress,
is making to free
the late Charles
Bradlaugh's little
property from the
debt that encum
bers it, for his
family's sako.
Miss Lyall wa
not related to the
famous free
thinker, only a
great admirer of
him and his opin
ions. Enthusias- Edna Zyatl.
tie in everything, she now declares that she
cannot stand by and see his property dis
posed of. It had fallen into debt, through
no negligence of his, but as tho result of
his expenditures during his fight lor recog
nition in Parliament.
Edna Lyall or to use her correct name,
Ada Ellen Bayly a small mite of hu
manity, with a plain face, relieved by ex
ceptionally bright yet thoughtful eyes, lives
in a new but old-fashioned looking house in
Eastbourne, England. She is famous enough
now, but hers is the story of hard earned
laurels. She was born and educated in
Brighton, her father, a lawyer, dying when
she was 11 years of age and her mother three
years later. A thoughtful, studious child,
she naturally took to writing stories. Her
first book, "Won by Waiting," met with
no immediate success; neither did her
second, "Donavan," thongh it is now con
sidered her best work. In 1884 came "We
Two," which the critics became enthusiastic
about, and then everybody wanted to read
what she had previously written, with tho
result that her merits were at last recognized.
Now she is looked upon as one of England's
most interesting literary characters, and de
rives a considerable income from her labors.
Not Very Complimentary to Vs.
"Fools rush In where angels fear to
tread," and the American hog goes where
the American biped dare not and that is
just the difference. It seems rather odd
that at the moment of our pigship's
triumph, the unwritten decree should be
issued among the German aristocracy to not
give countenance to Americans, in fact, to
snub visitors from this side of the water
generally and often. It looks bad for our
American people, if in foreign countries,
they are considered of relatively inferior
value to the hog of commerce.
Admission Price to Theater.
There was quite a novel strike at the
Theater Boyal, Darlington, Durham, Eng
land, recently. The proprietors- of that
place of amusement raised the price of ad
mission to the gallery from 6 to 8 cents and
this raised a row. In the United States the
theatrical manager thinks the patron a
miserly snob, who dares to object to a 100
per cent increaso on a rate originally four
times as great as tho one mentioned in the
English case. If report be true, tho En
glish strikers have won their curious fight,
which is more than can be said of any
similar affairs in this country. When an
American manager begins to multiply his
tariffs, his arithmetic goes.
Wilkib.
1 1nsurance System for Foot Call Plajers.
A new scheme of insurance is to be tried
In the North. The Yorkshire Bugby Foot
ball Union is formulating a system by
which its members, now so numerous, luay
assure their lives for the season about to
open. All companies are naturally chary
of dealing with the rough-and-tumble de
votees of the Bugby Union, and conse
quently high premiums are charged. This
has roused the union to action, and the pro
posed system will entitle the humblest
member to compensation for any damage
recerved while "footballing."
Canada Doesn't Grow Rapidly.
The Canadian census shows that the per
centage of increase in the population of
Canada during the last 10 years lias been
less than 12.
It
20, 1891;
DEM FROM SKULLS.
How Chile's Aborigines Keep Afire
Hatred of the Spaniards.
A VISIT TO THE ARAH0AHAKS.
Kipping a Beverage Brewed from the Cufls
of the Indian Women.
FAMIB B. WAED'S K0Y.EL EIPEEIEIfCa
rctmnzsroOTENCT or ran crsri.Tcn.1
Vaujiyia, Chile, Aug. 25. When we
came down to this important German city
which Is located in the extreme south of
Chile, many miles up the Valdivia river,
with Corral as its seaport it was not con
sidered safe to journey In the usual route
(by ocean), on account of blockaded ports
and rebel cruisers and various calamities
that are liable to overtake vessels in
Chilean waters during these days of war.
The only alternative was to travel across
country, most of the way on horseback,
through what is yet known in the Spanish
history as the "Invincible State," being
controlled by those unconquerable Indians,
the Araucanians.
It will bo remembered that many years
after the Spaniards had taken possession of
the rest of Chile, they abandoned the hope
less task of trying to subdue the Araucan
ians, who are the bravest and most interest
ing Indians In all South America, and mag
nanimously gave' them what they had al
ways possessed their independence, which
they have ever since maintained. Their
territory extends from the Andes to the sea,
between the Bio-Bio and Valdivia rivers,
and comprises some of the best agricul
tural sections of the country, as well as the
heaviest forests and wildest mountains.
THET I-EABED TUB "WHITES.
Centuries ago the Araucanian "Council
of Wise Men" passed a law which punished
with death anv Indian who should sell his
lands to the white man. As they now exist
these Indians are "divided into three dis
tinct tribes the Pehuenchcs, who rove tho
pine forests (Pechuen) of the Andes; the
Llanistas, who inhebit the interior llanos,
or plains, and the Castino, who live near
the borders of Araucania, cultivate the
soil, raise cattle and have voluntarily sub
mitted themselves somewhat to the Fed
eral Government Not many years ago a
journey across any part of the
Indian domain would have been
impossible. To this day it is en
tirely out of the question to visit the savage
Pehuenches, for the fool-hardy pale-face
who ventures within the dark forests and
gloomy mountain recesses never returns to
tell the talc Even to cross the open plains
of the Llanistas requires no small amount
of courage; but a spico of danger adds zest
to such an expedition, and one is snre to
pick up many curious bits of information
concerning these remarkable aborigines
not to mention the barbaric trinkets which
every Gringoe's soul civets, earrings,
bracelets, spurs and stirrups of beaten silver.
INTEEESTIN O OTEELAKD PAETT.
Our party consisted of nine well-armed
gentlemen (mostly Englishmen and Ger
mans), led by one who was familiar with the
route, having traversed it many times on a
mission of trade, which made him welcome
among the Indians; several Valdivia ladies,
who had come North to visit relatives, with
out considering that the exigencies of war
might make return to their homes a diffi
cult matter; and myself and young lady
stenographer; a half-breed interpreter and a
number of servants. We were abundantly
supplied with extra animals, tents, edibles
and ammunition; besides the photographic
outfit which accompanies your correspon
dent and her assistant as closely as their
shadows. m
Thus equipped for three weeks' life in the
wilderness, we cantered out of the military
capital of Angol one early morning and pro
ceeded due southward in the best of spirits.
One who has not done considerable gipsy
ing can never form an idea of the exultant
sense of freedom that comes to a wanderer
beyond tho haunts of men the religious
awe that inspires him amid the grandeur of
the mountains and the silence of the forests;
and the stifled feeling that oppresses him
when first returned to civilization, and the
hardship of sleeping under a roof between
Christian sheets longing for a bed of skins
on the boundless plain and the soft radiance
of the stars through the flap of a tent
A BACK OP AMAZONS.
I am not going to give you an itinerary
of the journey, which was much like other
pilgrimages through a wild country. It in
cluded many hardships and some perils,
days of healthy exercise and ravenous ap
petites, jolly evenings around camp-fires,
and nights of soundest sleep. The Castinos
who inhabit the borders of Araucania have
farms and comfortable homes, and civiliza
tion has done for them what Spanish cruel
ties and force of arms were powerless to ac
complish. To-day this tribe of the redoubt
able Araucanians are plodding laborers and
have somehow become wonderfully bleached
in complexion. Their broad-shouldered
women work in the fields, outdoing the
men in feats of strength as well as surpass
ing them in intelligence; and whenever a
Castino husband gets drunk or unruly, his
gentle spouse makes nothing of giving him
a sound flogging.
It is related in history that when the con
queror, Valdivia, desired to recruit hiB
arctp-, while vainly endeavoring to over
throw the ancestors of these dusky people,
'he caused bis favorite mare to be shod with
shoes' of pure gold, put on with headless
nails. Then he went up to Peru and in
duced one of the native princes to race
horses with him for a high wager. Of
course, as Valdivia expected, the golden
shoes fell off and were left on the field.
now valdivia oot BECBuna.
When some of the common people picked
them up and took them to their owner in
hope of areward, he said to them grandilo
quently: "Keep them, my children; keep
them. In the land of Chile whither I shall
soon return, riches are to be had for the
gathering. There gold and silver are so
common as to be of little value; here they
will serve to allay your hunger." It is
needless to remark that afterward the
shrewd General found plenty of recruits.
His statement comes nearer the truth to
day, for in this part of Chile riches may
truly "be had tor the gathering' but in
golden grain and silvery wheat, which,
when harvested, yields from 40 to 60 bushels
to the acre. All the land lying along the
Bio-Bio and in the great plains of the Bio
Vcragara is wonderfully rich and requires
little cultivation.
After more than a week of easy traveling,
latterly through unbroken wilds, frequent
picnic halts being made for fisbing and
hunting, we Buddenlv came in sight, one
afternoon, of a Llanisto village. At the
same moment a young Indian appeared in
the path and stopped the cavalcade to in
quire who we were and where we were
going.
THE
PABTT HAD BEEN" "WATCHED.
He was evidently acting from authority
and had been sent from the village to in
tercept us. It was afterward disclosed that
keen eyes and silent footsteps had been
shadowing us for several days though we
had not suspected it. Our interpreter dis
played a written passport from "the Great
White Father in Concepcion" (the Gov
ernor), and assured the Araucanian that we
were friends, who had come a long way to
visit the mightv chief of the Llanistos and
his people. Thereupon the smiling war
rior exhibited a splendid set of whitest
ivory, and informed us that though the
great chief lived farther down the river,
the sub-chief, who was a man of surpassing
valor, would be happy to welcome us.
I confess that it was not without some
trepidation that we followed our new guide
into the center of the Indian camp and
baited in front of the largest dwelling. It
was a three-room palace of mnd analogs,
efffkA Vtritl rr 1&A rrmaa anil tn its ?nn mm.
stood a man of powerful frame, with an ex
tremely ugly but rather intelligent face
and an abnormally large head, whose size
was exaggerated by a bushy shock of coarse
hair.
DIDS'T CABS FOB THE LADIES.
Having been told by the interpreter why
we were passing through his country, he
shook hands with each of the men. but of
course his dignity forbade such an act of
condescension toward "squaws," though
they were comparatively white ones a cir
cumstance we did not regret An armyof
boys had congregated in open-mouthed
wonder, and bidding them hold the horses,
his blanketed highness invited us to enter
the casa, where his numerous wives were
already spreading guanaco skins on the dirt
floor for us to sit upon. He even unbent so
far toward 'us unsignificant "women folk"
as to introduce his favorite squaw by a
jerk of his thumb in her direction and ours;
whereupon that lady immediately began a
minute examination of our garments, ex
hibiting especial interest in our boots, hats
and gloves, and holding np our watches for
the admiration of the women.
Presently a huge earthen pot, containing
chicha, wadset on the floor in the midst of
the company, and several cows' horns
brought for drinking vessels. The latterare
natural horns, scraped, polished and carved,
naving DOtn enos tipped with native silver.
These are for the use of chiefs and well-to-do
persons, poorer people being content
with drinking out of little ronrds which
have been scooped out and the shells carved
or painted.
MIEY DBAJTK LIKE HEBOn?E3.
We devoutly hoped that the squaws might
be exempt from the duty of drinking, but
there was no such good luck. In an imper
ative aside onr interpreter told ns that we
must not only drink, but drink with gusto,
pretend to like it and call for more, if we
would not give mortal offense and endanger
the lives of the whole party. Before the
ceremony began, the chief required his
favorite wife to take a sip from every horn
a custom among the Araucanians to prove
to stranger-gnests that-the food or drink has
not been poisoned. Most of us turned pale
with the eflort but every ono swallowed a
horn full at one fell gulp or pretended to,
after spilling it in the long, thick fur upon
which we sat ,
Chicha is not unpleasant to tho taste,
whether made of corn, wheat, apples or wild
grapes, but we knew that in this every dirty
female in sight had had a hand, or rather a
tooth. The Indian way of making this is
truthfully described by a gentleman who re
cently saw it done in this part of Araucania.
He says:
THE SIAJfUFACTUBE OF CHICHA.
While the women are engaged at their
usual avocation, one of them brought ont a
dish of meal, slightly moistened, and a
small earthen jug, both of which she sat
upon the ground. One of the girls ap
proached, took a handful of tho meal and
made it into a hall, which she stuffed in her
mouth, and with both cheeks distended, re
turned to her work. Another followed, nnd
another, until all, from children to blcar
eyod old crones, were busy mmchlnsc and
chewing, with their faces puffed out like
balls, but still managing to keep up a ceas
Iess Jabbering. In a row minutes Ihe first
returned, and, lifting up the Jug, emptied
into it the whole contents of her mouth.
She took another mouthful of meal and
went off, chewing and Jabbering ns before.
The rest followed in due time; aud so it went
on until tho meal was exhausted and the Jug
was full. I approached one of the women,
being puzzled to comprehend these proceed
ings, and pointing to the Jus inquired
"Chm tuaT" (whatis that?)
"Mudai." she replied, '-euuie, cume" (good,
good). Just then the guide came along and
1 asked him what on earth the women wero
doing. Making mudai, or Indian chicha, he
explained composedly.
"Great Scott, the liquor that I have been
drinking for a month past?"
"The very same," he replied, and without
observing the nervous twitching of my
mouth, he went on to describe the process
minutely. A quantity of wheat is boiled
over a slow nro for several hours, after
which the decoction is strainedandset aside
to cool. To this a jugful of masticated grain
Is added. In order to produce rapid fermen
tation; and as soon as fermentation begins
the liquor is fit for use. A bumper of the
fresh browod was offered me that evening,
which I respectfully declined. This process
of beer making is not peculiar to the Arau
canians, for Mr. Herndon, in his "Valley of
iao Amazon," KpeaKs ox a native arms: pre
pared In the samo way.
AIT ARMFCL OF SKULLS.
Warmed into confidence by this "loving
cup" the Chief informed us that he was a
very rich mau, having IS wives, CO ponies
and many sheep. Through the interpreter,
we replied that we wero not Spaniards, nor
descendants of Spaniards, and that we had
read with pleasure how his ancestors had
withstood the conquerors; that we sym
pathized with his warriors, and knew from
those facts that they were very brave. The
delighted Chief beamed from top to toe with
pleasure, and whispered something to a
squaw, who left the room and presently
returned with an armful of human skulls.
From most of them the face part had been
partially cut away, and all were worn per
fectly smooth. The grinning Chief assured
us that every skull was once the cranium
of a Spaniard of high rank, who had been
slain while fighting the Araucanians. Some
of them had been handed down from gener
ation to generation through several cen
turies, and were used only by chiefs and
wise men to drink out of on great occa
sions. The others had been taken from
enemies during his own time, and were used
for drinking cups at ordinary feasts.
EXXBAOBDIXABT BELIOIOU3 BELIEFS.
One of the party, anxious to learn some
thing about the religious belief of these
strange people, asked the Chief if he were
not alraid those dead Spaniards might re
turn sometime and claim their heads. His
lordship replied, with perfect sincerity,
that he did not think it possible because
they were fully occupied, up in the clouds,
fighting with the Indians they had killed,
and being themselves killed, over and over
again, through all eternity. In reply to
the question whether all Indians go to tho
clouds at death, he said that only warriors
that had distinguished themselves in battle
were permitted to go there. When a com
mon Indian dies, he immediately becomes a
bumblebee, having nothing to do but to
wander up and down the earth, eating
sweet thing and stinging his enemies. The
Araucanians never have a feast without
putting some chicha, sugar and other good
things on the graves of their dead, bo that
the bumblebees into which the departed
have entered, may have their share.
After an hour or two of this edifying con
versation we begged permission to retire
and pitch our tents for the night To this
not unreasonable request the chief was loath
to consent, saying that we must remain in
his house, where his wives would serve ns
welL Being placated, however, by the gift
of a red blanket, a pair of yellow leggins
and a small mirror, he reluctantly let us go.
' FAlflOE B. Wabd.
Gladstone's Fad for Books.
We all know that Mr. Gladstone Is a
great buyer of old books. In an article on
Mr. Stillie, a well-known second-hand book
seller in Edinburgh, which appears in the
PiMlsheri' Circular, it is stated that on one
occasion Mr. Gladstone bought some valua
ble volumes from Mr. Stillie, and, returning
some years afterward, said, "By the way,
you charged me too much for one of the
books I bought last time I was here." Mr.
Stillie replied he would allow 10s above If
returned. In one of his last visits, writes
Mr. Stillie, "he began to thins he was buy
ing too many of my scarce books, and, to the
great amusement of Lord Itoseberry, who
was wi h him, he exclaimed,'Gad, I must
leave this shop or I shall be ruined."
Electricity In Garrison Duty.
A singular adaption of electricity is re
ported from Halifax, Nova Scotia. It ap
pears that tho number of sentinels in the
garrison has been reduced to nearly one
half. It was found tb-t their work could be
more promptly done by electric bells. The
bells were attached to the sentry boxes and
connected with tho guard rooms, so that tho
sending in of an alarm to the guard from the
sentry is accomplished instantaneously.
Hissing of tha Are.
Many people find the hissing of the aro
light very objectionable, and various meth
ods havo been suggested for its prevention.
Of these one that promises good results is
the mixing of an alkali silicate with the car
bon. Tho evaporation of this as the aro
burns forms a conducting vapor, which is
said to almost entirely provent the usual
disagreeable noise.
PARCELS Ef A TUBE.
Purchases of Pretty Shoppers May
Be Able to Beat Them Borne.
A STSTE1I PROPOSED IN ENGLAND.
Tlia Telephone Connecting Paris and Ion
don a Great Success.
IIGHTDTQ UP EAILE0AD TBArffS
rWBmXX FOB THE DISPATCH.!
A scheme has been put before the British
Association which may possibly lead to a
revolution In parcel carriage. Mr. Bennett,
the inventor of tho system, proposes to run
small tunnels or tubes under the poblla
streets, and Inside these to havo an elec
trical railway. The size of tho tubes he sug
gests would be two feet high and three feet
wide. The electrio trains would be run
one abovo the other. The service would bo
devoted to the carriage of parcels, and tha
means of distribution thU3 secured would be
In principle very much tho same as thas of
the telephone system, the idea belns to havo
a houso-to-house service. The operations
are to be under the control of the central
station, the trucks being switched into tha
proper direction by means of electrical de
vices. The arrival of a truck upon a subscriber's
premises would be announced by the ring
ing of a bell, but it wonldnot bo necessary
that the subscriber or bis servant should at
tend to unload tho truck. By a simple de
vice this would be done automatically, after
which tho truck would go back to the cen
tral station by the return line. By tne auto
matic delivery system the business could go
on day and night. A housekeeper might
order from tho stores snpplies for the follow
ing day and find everything dnly in place on
coming down in the morning. If the snecess
of this system is established in cities it will
soon be extended to suburban traffic, as tho
saving in time and energy is Immense.
It bas been pointed out that the general
adoption of such a system would be tatal to
petty shopkeeping. in which a deplorable
waste ot labor is involved. In one parish or
ward there may bo a dozen shoemakers and
the wholo business thev transact misht be
carried on by an establishment one-sixth
the size of the wholo collectively were 1
gatherod under one head. The centraliza
tion of manufacture is growing under tha
factory system, and it is only the difficulty
of distribution which now prevents tho full
beneflti or concentration being enjoyed by
the community. In the case of small Arms
the cost of distribution and simply putting
the article into the consumer's hands is out
of all proportion to that of manufacture.
The, economy ofspaco and economy of labor
that would spring from a well devised
means of mechanical distribution of small
commodities is beyond calculation.
The London-Paris Telephone.
From details supplied by W. H. Preece, 1
appears that the telephone between London,
and Paris has proved a .great success, both
telephonically and commercially Speech
has been possible, not only to Paris, but
through Paris to Brussels, and even through
Paris to Marseilles, a distance of 903 miles.
Tho charge for using thia telephone is $3 for
three minutes, and the line is used a good
deal for Press work. As many aa 155 words a
minute have been transmitted and recorded
In shorthand, and 450 words for $2 repre
sent nearly two and one-half words fori
cent Mr. Preece is of opinion thM tho fu
ture of telephone work between cities is ono
of underground wire3, and tho points to be
attended to in order to secure the best re
sults are metallic circuits, twisted wires,
low resistance, and low capacity. A remark
able proof of the excellence of the London
Paris lino was given by Mr. Preece, who
said that when in London he baa heard the
ticking of tho watch of tho person he was
conversing with In Paris. This superiority
to the usual city service is due, of course, to
double wires in place of earth circuits.
Pointer for SIcctrlcal Companies.
Attention has been drawn by a corre
spondent largely interested In electrical
stations to a new source of profit, to wit, the
sale of exhaust steam. He states that in
nearly all cases steam power is employed to
develop the electric current This noces
nitntes large batteries of boilers at central
points, to the extent of hundreds nnd often
of thousinds of horse power. It is well
known that in engine work only a small
proportion of the steam generated is con
densed, whllo the remainer, escaping as ex
haust, is lost. This steam, if properly con
veyed to desired points, can be utilized and
sold for heating purposes, Its commercial
value for limiting bein estimated at $2,500 to
$5,000 per 100 hQrse power during tho heatinjr
season. This is a source of revenue which
the electrical companies will do well to turn.
their attention to.
Electric Light in Trains.
The success of electrio lighting in railway
train" in Europe has led many of the railway
companies in this country to seriously con
sider the introduction of electric illumina
tion in their cars. A lato installation, from
which important experience is being de
rived U in active operation on express trains
running between Berlin and Frankfurt.
Each car has two distinct storage batteries,
and the lamps are on two distinct circuits,
so that in cast) of accident on one circuit, or
in changing the batteries, the carls not loft
entirely without light The batteries, which
weigh 6 cwt each, are placed in boxes un
derneath the carriage floor, and can be taken
out and replaced very rapidly.
Overhead Wires and Traction.
Prof. George Forbes commenced a recent
speech in London by saying that it was al
lowed on both sides of the Atlantio that
English makers had taken the lead In tha
designing of dynamos, just as tho English
led in steel making. It was equally true
that the English electric roads were behind
those of the United States. The reason as
signed for this by Prof. Forbes is, that in
England an orhead wire is not allowed in
tho streets, lie also said that American en
gineers acknowledge that had they been
restricted as the English engineers wero
electric traction would have made no mora
progress in America than it has in England.
The Electric Launch.
Tha electric launch, which has received
comparatively little notice in this country,
is being used by various European gover
ments. An English general electrio traction
firm has Just received a third ordor from
the Bussian Government The field for
electric pinnaces Is very extensive, and it
Is understood that it is intended to fit sev
eral large Ironclads which have already
electrio light machinery on board entirely
with these electric boats. Their use for the
large Atlantio liners is also under contem
plation. A New Insolation.
Anew insulating material is said to have
been discovered in France by 31. E. Legrand.
It is composed of leather cuttings reduced
to an impalpable powder and afterward
solidified by a special process under consid
erable pressure. This treatment takes away
the spongy character of the leather, which
becomes absolutely Impermeable and capa
ble of an insulation resistance of about LGOO
megohms. It is incombustible, and Its in
ventor claims that it will stand without
either melting or bnming tho mostpowerful
high tension currents now used.
New System of Traction.
Tests are shortly to be made on a French
railroad of an invention of M. Hellmann, in
which improved traction Is said to be se
cured by placing a steam engino and a
dynamo on a car. Tne current from tha
dynamo is to be conveyed by suitable con
ductors to the other cars, where it will drive
motors attached to the axles of their wheels.
The inventor's idea is to utilizo tha whole
weight of the train for adhesion, ana ho
claims to be able to ascen'i grades of I in 200
at a speed of 50 miles an hour.
High Tension Currents.
When Mr. Ferranti first told tha London
Electrio Company, the owners of tha Dopt
ford station, that ho would build mains to
carry 10,000 volts of current many elec
tricians either laughed or shook their heads.
This has now been done, and it is pleasing to
know that so snecessful are the operations
at Deptford proving that the capacity of the
station is being increased to 10O.UOO lamps.
Domestic Electrio Pomp.
An English electrical firm Is introducing
a small pump, suitable to supplying house
tanks in country districts, whera there Is
neither sufficient fall, nor machinery for
pumping. It consists or a Totary pump,
driven by screw gearing direct from an
eiecirio uioiur, wnicn 13 influenced
by a
jiiimary unwerypiacea in the cellar.