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FOOLING OYER A FAIR.
The Columbian Institution Causing
Much Chatter in Congress. .
CLEAR UNDERSTANDING WANTED.
The la Abra Claim Talcing Up the Time of
the Senate Once More.
HILLS HAS AN OVATION IN THE HOUSE
Washington, D. G, Jan. 18. The
"World's Fair question was the first subject
to receive the attention of the House to
day, and already indications point to this
matter as a fruitful source of debate and
controversy in the coming session. Imme
diately after the reading of the journal
Mr. Eeilly, of Pennsylvania, presented a
resolution requesting the Secretary of the
Treasury to inform the House of Repre
sentatives what amount of money had been
appropriated and available under the act of
. October 25, 1890, relating to the World's
Columbian Exposition at Chicago, and
about what amount of the money appropri
ated has been already expended. The res
olution called for an itemized statement
showing to whom such money has been
paid and for what purpose and upon what
account.
"I ask,'- said Mr. Beilly," for unanimous
consent for the immediate consideration of
this resolution."
There was silence for a moment, and many
expected that some enthusiastic friend of
the World's Fair would object to the adop
tion of such a resolution without a fuller
explanation of its object. But no such ob
jection was made, and to those few members
"who turned inquiringly to Mr. Durborrow,
the Chairman of the World's Fair Com
mittee returned an affirmative nod. A
moment later and the resolution was adopted
by acclamation.
A Knotty Tolnt to B Settled.
"My object in introducing that resolu
tion," said Mr. Itcilly to an Associated
Pres reporter, "is simply to get the con
struction which the Treasury Department
places upon the act of the lat Congress re
lating to the World's Fair. That act
mates certain specifications for certain pur
poses, and also contains a provision that
under no circumstances shall the United
States Government be liable for a srreater
mm than 51,500,000. Sow it has" been
generally claimed that the 51,500,000 has
been already appropriated, and we want to
understand whether the Treaury Depart
ment so construed the act. I mvseli hold
that that act did not appropriate that
51,500,000, bnt merely fix'ed that as the
maximum amount to be appropriated. My
action is not an unfriendly one, but is sim
plr intended to define the status of the
World's Fair."
"Mr. Heilly's resolution is very satis
factory to me," said Chairman Durborrow,
"and "was accepted by the World's Fair
Committee as a very proper means of set
tling all disputes and ascertaining whether
or not the Government has already appro
priated that 51,500,000 or merely mentioned
it in the act as the maximum liability of
the Government."
Ilolman Objecting, as Ukoa!.
A moment later Chairman Durborrow in
troduced and asked for the immediate con
sideration of resolutions authorizing the se
lection of a Committee on the World's Fair
to have printed such documents and papers
as it may deem necessarv relative to the
matters referred to it In an instant the
eteran objector, Mr. Holmau, of Indiana,
as on his feet to object, and simultaneously
Mi Oates, of Alabama, joined in the pro
test against granting to the World's Fair
Committee such unlimited powers of in
curring expense. Upon these objections
the resolutions were referred to the com
mittee. Mr. Springer, of Illinois, asked for the
consent for the printing in the Jlecord of the
memorial of the National League of
American. Institutions prohibiting national
aid to sectarian institutions.
Mr. Butler, of Iowa, objected to the
memorial appearing in the Jlecord.
The following bills were then introduced
and referred:
Bv Mr. Iiond, of California To abso
lutelv prohibit the carrying of Chinese into
the United States, whether subjects of the
Chinese Empire or otherwise.
By Mr. Kaynor, of Maryland Suspend
ing the operation of the law governing the
discovery of guano islands by United States
citizens.
Frc Sewlusr Thrciid TTanted.
By Mr. Stont, of Michigan Reducing the
duty bn sen iug thread.
By Mr. Lewis, of Mississippi To pro
hibit the Secretary of the Treasury lrom
making deposits of United States funds
with national or private banks.
By Mr. Enochs, of Ohio For a public
building at Ironton, O.
By Mr. Herman, of Oregon For the
establishment of the Crate Lake National
Park in Oregon.
By Mr. Joseph, of New Mexico Appro
priating 5250,000 for enlarging the militarv
post at Santa Fe, N. M.
By Mr. Blanchard, of Louisiana To
establish courts for Indians in various
reservations.
By Mr. Snow, of Illinois Granting lands
to honorably discharged soldiers of the War
of the Rebellion.
By Mr. Boatner, of Louisiana Appro
priating 510,000,000 for repairing and ex
tend in c the levees of the Mississippi river.
By Mr. Clover, of Kansas To enable
cities to deposit United States bonds and
have issued legal tender notes to be ex
pended for public improvements.
The House then proceeded to the consider
ation of the bill relating to bublic printing
and binding, and for the distribution of
public documents. The reading of the'bill.
which is a very voluminous one, consumed
nearly two hours. But little attention was
accorded to it the firat readine of a bill is
usually a pro forma matter and the mem
bers, as a rule, occupied the time in read
ing the papers, attending to their corre
spondence or chatting pleasantly in little
croups, in which party lines were disre
garded. A Warm Greeting for Mills.
Mr. Mills, of Texas, entered the hall dar
ing this practical recess ana was warmlv
greeted by his colleagues. Speaker pro
tem McMillin, having called Mr. Oates, of
Alabama, to the chair, went upon the floor
and had quite a long conference with Mr.
Mills, who is looking in much better health
than before he went upon his Southern trip.
-xir. j-.iciiarusoD, 01 xennesee, made a
brief explanation of the provisions of the
bill, dwelling especially oj the features re
lating to the distribution of public docu
ments. Mr. Turpin, of Alabama, introduced a
bill permitting national banks to lend
money on real estate. Referred, after which
the House adjourned.
THE SENATE.
Hill Day Brinp In a lot o'f Sew Legislation
That Is Wanted More Discussion of the
Id Abra Claim IJttle Interest Taken In
the Talk.
Washington, D. C., Jan. 18. There
were six Senators on the Democratic side of
the Senate chamber, and about twice that
number on the Republican side, with abopt
three score of spectators in the galleries
when the Chaplain opened with prayer the
seventh week of the session. .
Mr. Sherman" for the first time since his
re-election, occupied his seat
Mr. Piatt presented a memorial and peti
tion signed by John Jay, President, and
other officers of the National League for the
Protection ot American Institutions, for an
amendment to the Constitution to prevent
the union of Church and State, and to forbid
the appropriation of public money to any.
societies under sectarian control.
A House bill fixing times for holding the
district and circuit courts of the northern
district of Iowa was reported by Mr. Wilson,
from the Judiciary Committee, and was
passed.
Another Lot of New Bills Bobs Up.
A bill was reported and placed on the
calendar to pay the State of West Virginia
her proportion of the amount claimed under
the direct tax. The following bills were
then introduced and referred:
By Mr. Pefler Proposing an amendment
to the Constitution so as to elect President
and Vice President of the United States by
direct vote of the people.
Bv Mr. Wilson For the classification of
clerks and other emploves of first and
second-class postoffices, and to fix their sal
aries. By Mr. Allen Giving to the State of
Washington 5 per cent of the proceeds of
public lands in that State.
By Mr. McMillin For the building of
two revenue cutters for service on the great
lakes. The bill appropriates 5257,000 for
the purpose. For a national park on the
battlefield of Lexington, Mo.
Mr. Hale offered a resolution calling on
the Secretary of State for copies of all
agreements with other countries relating to
interchange of trade, and for a report as to
the practical effect of such agreement. Laid
on the table for the present
The Xn Abra Claim Still Around.
TheSenate then took up the calendar, the
first bill upon it being the one reported
from the Committee on Foreign Relations
to amend the act of 1878 for the distribution
of awards under the convention of 1868 with
Mexico reierring specially to the La Abra
claims. Mr. Vest moved'that the minority
report, made at the last session by Mr,
Brown, be printed in the Jlecord. Only
1C Senators voted on the motion and Mr.
Vest withdrew it temporarily.
Mr. Dolph quoted from previous reports
in Congress and from rulings by the State
Department in proof of the fraudulent char
acter of the La Abra claims. During most
of 5Ir. Dolph's remarks, there were but two
Senators seated on his own side of the cham
ber and about a dozen on the other, but
there was little or no pretense on the part
of more than two or three Senators of feel
ing anv interest in the matter.
Mr. Vest said all the personal interest he
had in the case grew out of the fact that in
the State of Missouri there were many
widows and orphans whose entire estate
consisted of their rights under the La Abra
award. They had been guilty of no perjury
or subornation of perjury. Sixteen years
had elapsed since the trial. Five years had
been given to Mexico to bring all its evi
dence, and it was not fair, just or right,
when national honor was involved, to over
turn the rights of American citizens.
A Pert Qnostlon hy 3Ir. Georce.
Mr. George Have you any doubt of the
fraudulent character of the claims?
Mr. Vest Certainlv; most unquestiona
bly; or I would not be here arguing as I
am. I am not talking about the Weil case,
which I have not examined, but about the
La Abra case. I say that Mexico has no
place in court after deliberately suppressing
testimony Mr. Zjmacona, its agent, Having,
wnen caiiea upon to give certain evidence,
said: "No, I do not propose to put it in,
because they would disprove it if I did."
Mr. Vest "was still speaking to an audi
ence of less than a dozen Senators when he
yielded to a motion to proceed to executive
business, and Foon afterward the Senate
adjourned until to-morrow.
AKOTHEE IMPOETAHI DECISION
Handed Down Yesterday hy the Inter-State
Commerce Commission.
Washington, D. G.Jan. 18. The Inter
State Commerce Commission to-day decided
the case of W. M. H. MacLoon versus the
Chicago and NorthwestcrnBailway Company
in favor of MacLoon. The Chicago and
Northwestern connects at Jonesville with
the St Paul road. MacLoon is a merchant
at that point, having coal yards on the
St. Paul road, but receiving shipments from
points on the Northwestern road, and his
financial responsibility is not questioned in
this proceeding. Carriers operating in
that section of the country are mem
bers of a car service association which
has established a rule requiring the
payment of demurrage charges when cars
are retained by shippers tuore than 48 hours
after receiving notice that such cars- are in
position tounload, and the rule is set forth
by the carriers in their bills of lading.
Upon all the facts in this case it is held that
the action of the Northwestern road in refus
ing, after payment of freight and offer of
customary switching charges, to switch two
carloads of the coal to the connecting line
for delivery at the coal yards of MacLoon on
such line, unless he promised in advance to
pay any demurrage charges that might be
made, regardless of whether they were just
or legally enlorcable, was unreasonable, not
withstanding MacLoon had previously re
fused to pay demurrage charges on other
cars switched to his biding which he
had failed to fnlly unload within the time
prescribed by the rule, and the Northwest
ern, by retaining the coal in its possession
and demanding such promise from MacLoon
as a condition precedent to the performance
of its duty as a carrier, subjected MacLoon to
unlawful prejudice and disadvantage. The
commission decides that MacLoon is enti
tled to reparation, but the proof as to the
extent of his damage being insufficient, the
case will be held open for the present with
out order, and upon notice of adjustment by
the parties concerned the petition will be
dismissed.
AN IHHIGBAKT DECISION.
There's No Appeal From the Bullngofthe
Treasury Department
Washington-, D. C., Jan. 18. An opin
ion of importance in its construction of the
immigration laws was rendered in the
United States Supreme Court to-day in the
case of Nishimura Ekin, appellant, versus
the United States. Nishimura Ekin is a
Japanese woman to whom entry into the
United States was refused by the immigra
tion officers and Collector at San Francisco,
on the ground that she was likely to become
a public charce. It -was also alleged that
she was coming to the United States for im
proper purposes. The ruling of the immi
gration officers was contested, and it was
sought to have the Federalcourts, on an ap
plication for writ of habeas corpus, review
the facts In the base.
The Government contended that the rul
ing of the Treasury Department with refer
ence to entry of immigrants was final and
not revocable by the courts. This conten
tion of the Government the Supreme Court
to-day sustained. It held that the court
can only decide whether or not immigra
tion officers were dulv appointed and acted
in conformity with the directions of the
act, and that theirconclnsions as to whether
or not the facts with reference to anv immi
grant brought such immigrant within the
classes prohibited from entering the United
States-are reviewable only by the Treasury
Department
CBIBP WILL HAVE BUXIS
No Matter If lie Is Too SIcV to Enforce
Them.
Washington, D. a, Jan. 1& Not
withstanding the illness of the Speaker he
has held a number of conferences with Dem
ocratic members of the Committee on Bules
with the view of framing a code of rules
for the government of the House. The
progress has been satisfactory, and it is
thought by members of the committee that
a report can be made this week, probably
not later than Thursday.
The report will be made even thongh
the Speaker is not well enough to preside
over the deliberations of the House during
its consideration.
No crude mixture of turpentine, bnt a
genuine chemical combination is Salvation
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i ThA Dimensions of the Lamest Build-
inr Ever Constructed.
ELEVEN ACRES .OF SKYLIGHTS.
Electricitj .Employed Nowadays in Cullt
Tating Oysters.
CORK USED FOR PATEMENT IN LONDON
The Columbian Fair building for manu
factures and liberal arts is the largest expo
sition building ever erected. It is 1,687 feet
long by 787 feet wide, and covers an area ot
30 acres. It is rectangular in form, its
central hall being surrounded by a nave and
two galleries. The feature of this building
is the great central hall. It has a clear
space of 1,230 feet by 380 feet Its roof
rises to a height of 245 feet at the apex,
and the 380-foot space is covered by a single
arched span, without a supporting column.
The height from the floor to the center of
the arch is 201 feet, clear, and the height of
the lantern above the arch is H4 feet
Twenty-two steel arches support the center
of the roof. Each arch weighs 125 tons, and
more than 5,000 tons of steel enter into the
construction of the hall. Extending around
the hall is a gallery 20 feet from the floor.
It is 67 feet wide, 21 feet of this space over
hanging the floor of the hall.
The totai length of this gallery is 3,504
feet Beyond the gallery and 'extending
around the central hall, is a nave, 108 feet
wide, and 111 feet to the apex of the roof.
The east and west halls of this nave are
1,588 feet long, and the total length of the
nave, on a center line, is 4,119 feet. Ex
tending entirely around the nave, and to
the outside line of the building, is a gallery
20 feet lrom the floor, and 49 feet wide.
The two galleries arc connected bv 28
bridges,50 feet w ide and 108 feet long. There
is a fraction less than 11 acres of skylight
in the roof, requiring 41 carloads of glass.
There are in the floor and two galleries a
little more than 41 acres of space. There
will enter into the construction of the build
ing more than 1,600 carload of material. The
building will cost 51,500,000.
TVelalnc by Electricity.
The Benardos-Howard electric welding
process is again discussed in English tech
nical journals, and results of the actual
working of the system. are now made pub
lic. The Benardos apparatus was first
brought out in Bussia about four years ago,
and differs essentially m its form and uses
from the Thomson machines in general use
in this conntrv. For two years the system
has been used at Birmingham, England, in
the works of Lloyd & Lloyd, under the
charge of Mr. Henry Howard, and it is now
pronounced commercially practical and eco
nomical. The principal consists in the con
centration of neat upon a small area by
means of the electric arc.
With hir work connected to one pole of
the dynamp, either by a flexible lead or by
lying on an iron bench in communication,
with the mains, and with a carbon joined to
the other pole of the dvnamo and carried
in a non-conducting handle, the smith can
apply the arc just as he sees fit, either con
centrating it in a spot the size of a quarter
dollar, or moving it over a narrow line.
When the metal is sufficiently melted the
arc is shut off and a few blows of the ham
mer finish the weld. Messrs. Lloyd state
that their experience indicates that this
process costs only a fourth of gas welding,
but they do not contemplate, it is said, the
substitution ot the arc for the smith's fire,
for work that can be done in the latter. For
plain work, the smith can certainly excel in
speed and cost It is at the point where the
ordinary smith has to confess himself
beaten, and the most skilled members of
the craft make numerous wasters, that the'
electric process begins to make its advan
tages felt
Cinder Pig lias a Value.
The common class of crude iron known
in South Staffordshire as "cinder pig" is
made principally out of the slag or cinder
from the puddling furnaces of the district,
which is snpposed to contain an average of
something like 40 per cent of metal. It is
not a little singular that, until qnite re
cently, this slag or cinder was counted of
so little value in the market, that the own
ers were uot only willing to make a pres
ent of it to anyone who would take it away,
but in some cases they wonld even pay a
trifle per load for its removal. The result
is that enterprising pig iron makers have
been able to sell cinder pigs at prices which
although astonishingly low, have, consider
ing the nominal cost of raw materials
yielded a very fair profit Not a little sur
prise is being manifested in the district
that the managers of some of the large mills
and forges should not have worked up this
slag or cinder themselves on the spot, in
stead of civine it awav to pis makers who
.can realize a profit from it after paying the
cost oi conveyance in some cases several
miles to their own furnaces. In anv ws
one wonld think a material containing 40
,av ,.nt tf ?.-Mn nnnl.4 . .. . .. .. 1 . J
to yield a fair market price as raw material
instead of being, as now, designated as
merely bo much waste and rubbish, a free
gift to anybody who will take the trouble
to cart it away.
TVhere 'Whetstones Come From.
A deposit made in a very early geological
period in the old river bed near Katisbon,
Germany, furnishes (lie stone from which is
made the German razor hone, preferred by
barbers over all others for sharpening
razors. This deposit varied in color.-bemg
-white in some years and blue in others.
Both afterward hardened into stone, and the
white layers, being much the best, are the
material chosen, the blue stone being used
only for the baso or back of the hone. For
sharpening other keen-edged tools, the
snow-white "novaculite" or "altered schist"
of Arkansas is preferred to any other stone,
and is chiefly obtained from a single hill in
that State, which supplies not only the
American market, but also a considerable
foreign demand.
The long spike or "steel," as it is called,
which housekeepers use for sharpening
kitchen and carving knives, may be of
either the dark gray "Labrador stone' of
Cortland county, N. Y., or another gray
sandstone called "Hindustan stone," which
comes from Oranpe county, Ind. Of foreign
whetstones used in this country, one, the
Turkey oilstone, resembles the novaculite
of Arkansas; another, a fine grained schist
known as the "Water of Ayr," which
comes from Scotland, is used by carpenters
and stonecutters for rubbing down the sur
face of other atones. The grindstones used
in this country come mostly from Ohio and
Novia Scotia, the latter variety being pre
ferred, especially for scythes. Or foreign
grindstones the main supply is lrom Eng
land. Electricity In Oyster Culture,
It might be thought that electricity would
be about the last adjunct to employ in
studying the culture of the succulent bi
valve. An application of it, however, ac
cording to the Electrical Jteviac, of London
has recently been made by Mons. Lacase
Duthier, the well-known authority on
oyster culture. He makes use of the elec
tric light in examining the stages of devel
opment through which the spawn passes.
A glass cylinder is mounted in a cylindrical
skeleton cage which serves as a support; in
to this glass the water containing the spawn
is placed. At the bottom is a plane, silvered
reflector; the cover forms a parabolic reflec
tor in the center of which is fixed a small
incandescent lamp. The reflectors and the
sides af the glass cylinder act in such a way
that bnt few rays of light emerge from the
apparatus directly, hence the liquid is suf-
DISPATCH, TUESDAY,
fused with a soft illumination which is ad
mirably suited to the examination of the
contents. This little apparatus, or a modi
fication of it, is now being employed in
various researches into the life processes of
ferments and the culture Pf microbes, illum
ination by incandescent electric lights being
much more suitable for the study of these
low forms of life than that from other arti
ficial sources.
Shlpbullding on the CI lie.
The returns of shipbuilding on the Clyde
during the year 1891 show that while the
shipbuilding trade has been fairly brisK
throughout the year, the total value of the
output shows a decrease. The, estimated
total value is returned at 8,000,000 as com
pared with 9,400,000 for the year 1890. The
cause of this large falling off in value is
attributed to the large increase in sailing
tonnage, fullv 40,000 tons, and the large de
cline in steam tonnage, fully 82,000 tons;
and also to the lower value paid for ma
terial. Wages, however, have been about
as high as in the year 1890. War vessels
launched on the Clyde during the past year
present an aggregate tonnage ol 15,267,
showing an increase of 6,016 tons, and of
these, four swift cruisers for the British
Government aggregated 14.400 tons. There
was also a cruiser for the Canadian Govern
ment, for the St. Lawrence; and another lor
the Egyptian Government, for Customs-pro
tective purposes, The total number ot ves
sels launched on the Clyde, of all kinds,
was 373, of 322,010 tons. Iron and Steel
Trades Journal, London.
How to Cut Steel Easily.
It is well known that a smooth disk of
steel driven at a high speed will cut in two
a file held to the edge of the disk. This
principle does not seem to have been prac
tically used, save in one instance named by
Mr. Richards, the well-known American
engineer, who says it was employed in the
United States armory, at Springfield, Mass.,
in preparing a tenon or reduced section on
the ends of tempered steel ramrods, such as
were used in loading the muskfts 25 years
ago. The material was hard and could not
be cut, so small wheels of iron about six
inches in diameter and one inch thick were
used, They were driven at 6,000 revolutions
per minute, and melted or abraded the
metal away instantly, at the same time
drawing the temper so that a screw thread
could afterward be cut on the end of the
tempered rod. '
Paving Streets With Cork.
A new material, says a London paper, for
paving is now being introduced into Lon
don. It is composed of granulated cork and
bitumen pressed into blocks, which are laid
like bricks or wood paving. The special
advantage of the material lies in its elas
ticity. When used for pavement it gives a
soft tread which is exceedingly pleasant, re
calling the feel of a carpet. In roadways it
furnishes a splendid foothold for horses,
and at the same time almost abolishes the
noise which is such an unpleasant feature of
city traffic. A short piece of pavement is
to be seen in Liverpool street; E. C. ; while
the outlet to Pickford's yard, in Gresham
street, is laid with this material. It yet re
mains to be seen how it will bear the ordi
narv traffic of a London street, but there is
evidence to show that in Australia short
pieces of roadway have given good results.
Thousands of Golden Ounces.
The South African Mining Journal, pub
lished at Johannesburg, in the Transvaal,
says the miners on the famous Witwaters
rand expect to make a fine exhibition at the
World's Fair. One of the ideas that is being
disenssed is to show 100,000 ounces of gold,
which is the average monthly output They
say this would be the largest exhibit of na
tive gold ever made. It is also under con
sideration to build a large Kaffir kraal of
rich gold-bearing rock, and to . have 100
Kaffirs or so, with several changes of head
dress, assegais, kerries, calabash pianos and
other things to give them popular interest
The De Beers Diamond Mining Company is
arranging to make a large exhibit
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"A Rose of a Hundred Leaves," by Ame
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It relates the sorrow of an unsophisticated
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The story ends well, however, as this
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Price, 81. This "is a series of essays of ad
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Bobert Morris, who was appointed in 1781
Superintendent of Finance, the only man in
the history of the world who ever bore that
title; and "also a financial history of the
period of the American Bevolution.
"The Story of the Hills;" a popular ac
count of mountains and how they were
made. By the Eev. H. N. Hutchinson.
MacMillan & Co., New York; Weldin &
Co.', Pittsburg. Price, 51 50. This book
was not written lor the geologist alone, but
for the general reader. No one will deny
that a knowledge of natural objects greatly
enhances our appreciation oi them; and
this work reveals something of the secret of
the hills, their origin, their architecture,
and the forces which were instrumental in
their construction.
"The Perfume Holder," a Persian love
goem, by Craven Langstroth Betts, Saal
eld & Fitch, New York, J. R. Weldin &
Co. The writer of this poem made quite a
reputation forihimself three years ago by
his translation of songs from Beranger.
"The Perfume Holder" is a beautiful story
of Persian life, and Is thought oy some to
rank with "Lai la Eookh" as a vivid picture
ot Orientalism. It is written in heroic
verse.
'iDelsartean Pantomime, With
and Musical Accompaniment," by
Beoital
Mrs. J.
JANUARY," 19, 1892.
W. Shoemaker. A series of pantomimes
designed for home, school and church en
tertainments. The demand for something
novel in this line will make this book valu-
! able.
"The Scottish Chiefs." bv Jane Porter.
A. C. McClurg & Co., Chicago. Wcldin &
Co., Pittsburg. Anew edition in two vol
umes of this well-known and charming his
torical novel. '
"The Braganza Diamond," by James
Otis. The Penn Publishing Company,
Philadelphia. J. R. Weldin "& Co., Pitts
burg. This is a yachting storv lor boys.
"A Pair of Originals," by E. Ward, with
illustrations. MacMillan & Co., New York.
J. K. Weldin & Co., Pittsburg. Price,
$1 25. This is a story of two little broth
ers one 5 and one 7, whose nnmberless ex
ploits make an amusing and entertaining
narrative.
'.'A Song of Life." bv Margaret Warner
Morley, illustrated by the author and Rob
ert Forsyth. This book contains a series of
articles on flowers, fishes, frogs, birds, the
end and the beginning and the world's
cradle.
"A North Country Comedy," a story by
M. Bethain-Edwards. J. B. Lippincott &
Co., Philadelphia. J. R. Weldin & Co.,
Pittsburg. Price, 51 25.
WHY A DUEL IS OFF.
The Reasons Are Sufficient for Both Gen
eral 'Wheeler and Mr. Boutelle.
Washington, Jan. 18. Ever since Cap
tain Boutelle, of Maine, poked fun at Gen
eral Joseph Wheeler, of Alabama, last Fri
day in the debate over the number of com
mittee clerks to be authorized, the air has
been thick with rumors of a duel between
the two statesmen or at least that a chal
lenge would be sent by the fiery Alabamian.
A New York paper yesterday had a sensa
tional and circumstantial story to that effect
When General Wheeler was asked whether
he would send a cartel to Captain Boutelle,
he simply replied:
"I will never challenge a man who won't
fight"
He then went on to remark that he would,
however, have something to say on the floor
of the House by way of reply, but he an
nounced that he would not' indulge in
abusive language'aa Captain Boutelle had
done.
When Captain Boutelle was asked about
the matter he laughed and taid:
"A duel between General Wheeler and
myself, with pistols and without conditions,
would not be fair. I am a good deal bigger
physically than he is, and, of course, afford
just that much better mark to shoot at If
we should meet I would certainly insist, as
one of the terms of the meeting, that there
shall be chalked out on me in broad, dis
tinct lines the outline of General Wheeler's
figure, and if he hits me outside that out
line the hit is not to count That's the only
way things can be made equal."
USES OIL IK A ST0BM.
Another Vessel Successfully Buffets the
Waves by Its Aid.
New York, Jan. la The British bark
Edith Sheraton arrived yesterday from San
Domingo City. The bark experienced un
usually heavy weather, and was frequently
tossed about like a cockle-shell by the big
waves. Provisions, fresh water and deck
fixtures were carried away.
On January 4, while the vessel was scud
ding along under a single sail, a violent puff
of wind tore it from its fastenings. It was
decided to resort to the use of oil bags in
the hope'of quieting the water. A number
of oil bags were thrown over the port and
starboard bows, and two were towed astern.
The effect was almost instantaneous. The
vessel righted quickly, and glided over the
tops of the waves, which gradually began to
subside.
Steamship Subsidy With a Rebate.
Washington, D. C, Jan. 18. The au
thorities of Guatemala have approved the
contract entered into with the agent of the
New Orleans and Belize and Central Ameri
can Steamship Company for a regular ser
vice between the port of Livingston and
New Orleans. The Governirient agrees to
pay 55,000 a year for two years, and is to
enjoy special "rates for employes and the
carrying of the mails, while the company
will be free from all port and other similar
charges.
Annual Meeting of the Humane Society.
The Western Pennsylvania Humane So
ciety will hold it seventeenth annual meet
ing this afternoon in their rooms, No. 76
Sixth avenue. The reports of the Secretary
and Treasurer will be presented. Officers
will be elected for the ensuing year. A
general review of the year's work will be
made. Short addresses will be given by
Bev. E. B. J)onehoo, Bev. A. A. Lambing,
Eev. George Hodges and Eev. G E. Locke.
Of
"What a blessed- thing is memory!
How it brings up the pleasures of the
past, and hides its unpleasantnesses!
You recall your childhood days, do
you not, and wish they would return?
You remember the pleasant associa
tions, while the unpleasant ones are
forgotten. Perhaps to your mind
comes the face of some friend. It
was once a pale, sad face. It showed
marks of pain, lines of care. It
seemed to be looking into the here
after, the unknown future. And then
you recalled how it brightened, how
it recovered its rosy hue, how it be
came a picture of happiness and joy.
Do you remember these things?
Many people do, and gladly tell how
the health returned, how happiness
came back, how the world seemed
bright. They tell how they were once
weak, nerveless, perhaps in pain, cer
tainly unhappy. They tell of sleep
less nights, restless days, untouched
food, unstrung nerves. And then
they tell how they became happy,
healthy and strong once more. You
have heard it often in the past, have
you not? You have heard people
describe how they were cured and
kept in health? You certainly can
remember what it is that has so helped
people in America. If not, listen to
what Mrs. Annie Jenness Miller, who
is known universally as the great
dress reformer, says: "Six years
ago, when suffering from mental care
and overwork, I received the most
pronounced benefit from the tuse of
that great medicine, Warner's Safe
Cure." Ah, now you remember.
Now you recall how many people you
have heard say this same thing. Now
you recollect how much you have
heard of this great Cure. Now you
are ready to admit that memory is
usually pleasing, that the highest
pleasure comes from perfect health,
and that this great remedy has done
more to produce and prolong health
than any other discovery ever known
in the entire history of the whole
world.
Jaiwa
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
WE SHALL ADDRESS
THESE
FEW REMARKS
To people who know and appreciate the fact
that at this and midsummer time of the year
there is a general cutting of prices all along
the line, and on some goods quite a good
deal. We have a few more of those 514
BEDBOOM SUITS left ; they are very nice
goods for the money. So also in PABLOU
GOODS we have something special to offer.
Come and talk with us about them.
We are doing noble work in this depart
ment, making and laying all Carpets and
hanging all Curtains ana Window Shades
when purchased with, other goods JTBEE
OF CHARGE.
We are offering some special bargains in
Curtains. We would like you to see them.
A special bargain, Davis High-Arm Sewine
Machine; $25 saved on each purchase, and
a 6-year guarantee given with the goods.
HOPPER BROSiCO.,
307 WOOD ST.
JaVrr
96 DOZEN
AT $1.49.
Special Sale in Our Hat
Department.
Clothiers, Tailors, Hatters
and Furnishers,
954 and 956 Liberty St
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FIRST ANNUAL
CLEARANCE SALE.
Now is your chance. We havea
quantity of heavy goods for winter
left on hand, and we must close them
out before March 1 in order to make
room for our enorinous spring stock.
" A full line of Rubbers from 25c to
gi.oo.
A complete line.of Ladies' Shoes
at S1.50, $2, 2.50 and 3 always
on hand.
m SHOE. HOUSE
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52 61H
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City.
i;l,ite photo parlors,
516 Market St.
Cabinets $1 per dozen.
Pastel and Cravoii a specialty.
Mo stairs to climb: use the elevator.
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GRATEFUT-COMFORTING.
EPPS'S COCOA.
BREAKFAST.
"Ira thorough knowledge of the natural laws
which govern the operations of digestion and nu
trition, and'by a careful application of the ana
properties of well-selected Cocoa, Mr. Ejppahai
Srovlded our breakfast tables with a delicately
aTored beverage which may save us many heavy
doctors' bills. It Is by the ludlcious use of such
articles or diet that a constitution may be gradually
htillt un until atronr enough to resist every ten
dency to dUcase. Hundreds of subtle maladies ar
Boating around ns ready to attack wherever there
IsaweaK point. te may escape manj
fatal
hart by Keeping ourselves well to
blood and a properly nourished
brtiaed with pare
frame." crou
dctticc wt.
Made simply with boning water or mil, ooio.
nlvin hjLlr.nmind tin- hv trrncers. labelled thus:
onlv In hat
JAMES E
JAMES EPfS 4 CO., Homoeopathic Chemists,
London, England.
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DRUNKENNESS
Or the Liquor Habit Tosltlvely Cared
7
Administering ur.aainer
Golden specific
It Is manufactured as a powder, which can b
and speedy cure, 'whether the patient la a moderate
drinker or an alcoholic wreck. It ha been glrea
Id thousands of cases, and In every Instance a per
fect cure has followed. II never falls. The system
once Impregnated wtfh the Specific It becomes an
-tter Impossibility for the liquor appetite to exist,
ie-page book of particulars free. To be had or A.
J. RANKIN. Stxlh and mow.. Plttabnrg.
Trade supplied by UEO. A. KELLY CO. Alle
fheny agents. E. HOLDEN CO.. U Federal
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FINE FIR DERBYS
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SUIT'S AT IT AGAIN ! ANOTHER GUT INWATGHES !
Owing to the great success of our Silver "Watch Sale the past week, we will offer for
this week onlr a X.ION GOID-FILLED CASE, guaranteed for 15 rears, with a genuine
ELGIN stem-windin? and setting movement, warranted two years for time, at the unheard-of
low price of 910.
SMITS,
Orders by mail promptly attended-to.
SEW ADVEBTISEanEirTS.
I
REDUCED
BEYOND BELIEF!
Something worse than a blizzard,
has struck our Underwear Depart--ment
and nothing but fragments of
former prices are left. If you want
to. take advantage of the bargains
named below, please come at once. ,
When such extraordinary values are
offered the goods don't last long, as
a matter of course.
FOR INSTANCE:
Ladies' Merino Vests, 30cj worth 50c
Misses' Ribbed Vests, 22c; worth 38c. '
Ladies' Gray Ribbed Vests, 25cj
worth 50c.
Ladies' Ribbed White Merino Vests,
38c; Reduced from 75c.
Ladies' Fine Lisle Vests, without
sleeves, 25c; Reduced from 38c.
CORSET SNAPS!
i
Yes, if you want to buy Corsets .
for less than one-half what they
would cost you elsewhere, come here
this week and get a sample of what
a bargain really means with us:
'C. P. Cardinal $3 Corsets at $1.
Common Sense Woven Corsets, sizes
25 to 38, 38c; worth $1.
Odds and Ends, 42c; Reduced from
75c. '
Odds and Ends,69c; Reduced'from$1.
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510-518 MARKET ST.
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TUBLB I TBODSM
IDE
TO
ORDER.
We make Pantaloons
to Order that cannot
be surpassed We have
taken our entire stock,
and make iust two
prices on them for the month of
January.
All of our $7, $8 and $9
grades down to $6 per pair. .
All of our $10 and $12
grades down to $8 per pair.
We ought to do the Trouser
business of the city. The qual
ity of. our goods is untouched
although the prices are squeezed
down.
P. S. Look in our windows
and see the high class goods re
duced to $6 and $8.
FMiMAHl & BROWS,
39 SIXTH ST.
Hotel Anderson Block.
JaU
JAS. MNEIL
& BRO.,
BOILEES, PLATE AND
SHEET-IE02f
vvuiui.
PATENT SHEET IKON ANNEALING
BOXES.
With an Increased capacity and hydranllo
machinery, tre are prepared to furnish all
work In onr line cheaper and better than by
the old methods. Repairing and general
machine work. Twenty-ninth street and
Allegheny Valley Bailroaji. feKH7-ra
Now Is tne Best season ror planting and
pruning trees, laying out of lawns and tak
lug charge of work generally; also draining;
Herman Helm
LANDSCAPE GARDENER,
XLLSWOUTH AV,
Shadjrside, Plttsnnr
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DESKS.
OFFICE
OUTFITTEKS.
Offica Specialty Co,
3DoThirdT.
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PATENTS-
T JJ.D.LEVIS SOLICITOR.-".
I3I.5TH.AVE. NEXT.LEADEB PITTS,
SOLE AGENT FOR CHEMICAL DIAMONDS
Cor. Liberty and SmilMsld and 311 SmiMeld Strtet
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