ESffiSl W.iP-ii ' l&W" WlFPPP5 "TR&e" fwir 5 WTOTOPGEB' r M i ?r :?"3t. tH- 7 K ; 18 THE PITTSBURG DISPATCH WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1892.' CHANGE IN WARFARE. Concentrated Earthquake and Cy clone the Coming Agents. KO COSTLY ARMAMENT REQUIRED. War Will Be Quick, Sanguinary, and Decisive. Terrific IflTRO-GLTCEEIXE iND ITS ALLIES tWlUTTEX TOR TUB DIErATCII. Although the present is an age remark able for its innovations, it still takes time to introduce and establish new ideas. So wedded are we to the old, that changes gen erally come some considerable time after the utility of the new order is recognized and its practicability is conceded. Gun powder so revolutionised all military arts, and was such a decided advance on all previ ous methods, that the nations throughout the world still cling to it with the utmost tenacity. It was undoubtedly the great factor that shaped the political map of mod ern Europe, if not of the entire hemisphere. It rolled back the tide of Asiatic invasion at the opportune time, and taught the hordes of the East that supremacy no longer lay in mere numbers. It took centuries of valuable time to develop ordnance to yield the best re sults from its explosive power, and what cow seems singular is that the aim has always been to apply the expansive force to the hurling of a projectile and thus depend for the execution on the secondary and not on the primary effect. The philosophy of this tendency finds its basis in the fact that the crude, barbaric an cestor was first mechanical rather than chemical; he must hurl his spear or his arrow, so when chemistry dawned on him he would still cause it to hurl a missile in stead of directly striking the enemy with the primary force of propulsion. No Systematic Blowing Up. Of course, there have been attempts made at direct "blowing up, bnt not in a sys tematic and general way. All this, how ever, has been logical enough, when we con sider the extreme slowness, the large bulk and clumsiness involved in the explosive discovery of Schwartz,and as we now glance at the military and naval establishments of the world, we see that not a few of the na tions have actually bankrupted themselves in the endeavor to provide armament and equipment for this costly and round-about war of bringing explosive action to bear on the enemy. In gcne'ral terms, the plan has been and still is, to generate gases in a strong chamber with sufficient energy to expel a metallic missile with great velocity and to as great a distance as possible. Great strength with its usual accompaniment of tremendous weight, are the necessary con comitants of the devices thus rendered in dispensable, until tne weignt ot some pieces reaches into the many tens of tons with expensive paraphernalia, and the iron-shcathed vessels mount up to an ap palling avoirdupois. All this reaches to the grotesque and the comical when we consider that it is only the refinement of crude and ignorant bar barism holding on to the coat-tails of modern progress. Clearly there is still the trace of the old cave dweller, only under much changed methods. But later chemistry has produced what will not only supersede the ancient explo sive, but what will relegate to the rear, as both useless and ridiculous, the present ex pensive and clumsy ironclad in whatever guise it may present itself. It needs only an occasion to call the application of this force into practical effect and iron arma ment will vanish, at least from all naval calculations. But why and how? In nitro-glycerine and its allied products, there is the volcano, the earthquake, the cyclone and the lightning, all condensed and packed into small space. So sudden and instantaneous and so terrific is the dis placement of the atmosphere when im pelled by the electric swiftness of the ex pansion of this simple compound and over so w ide an area are its effects disastrous, that no particular spot need be indicated as an objective point of assault, but it is onlr necessary that the explosion be produced within some miles of the object aimed at, to insure its utter annihilation. The vaunted iron leviathans of the modern navy would only need to be hit "with an atmospheric wave whose initial impulse might be Gener ated miles away. The Power or Sfltro-GIycerlnr. Let anyone that is conversant with this explosive undertake to calculate the disas ter that would occur to a fleet of vessels, large or small, should even one ton of nitro glycerine be released in its proximity. Two waves of destrnctive force, atmospheric and aqueous, would be set in motion, and the recoil of the pressure of the former would literally crush into the depths of the ocean any Tessel in the vicinity, as if a mountain had been hurled on to it." But, as nitric acid and refined grease are both plentiful and inexpensive, what is to hinder the letting loose of dozens Of tons of this concentrated and portable lightning, should occasion call for it? Tne ingredients when separate are harmless; compounding them is a matter of no expense, and herein, were there no other advantage, lies an im mense superiority over gunpowder, as this compound can be made of the crude in gredients anywhere and just as fast as needed. There need be no magazine explo sions. But let us illustrate some of lits practical applications, especially in defensive war fare. Let it be assumed that a hostile fleet is on its way to pay its respects to some of our seaboard cities. The Dondolo, Druilio, Dreadnaught or some other huge, unwieldly iron plaything and however costly, this is about all that such vessels have been to date finally heaves into sight and takes posi- "tion to bombard, let us suppose, New York City. But now, quietly and simultaneously from different points, from as much of the radius ot a circle as possible, small and simply-equipped vessels depart, having the enemy as a common converging center. Either of these craft has a stout engine and ample boiler, . whose fuel is crude petroleum, boiler and fire gauged to insure the necessary run, fly inc at the rate of 30 miles per hour, which may be maintained for the required dis tance Each of these diminutive boats is tanked with an equipment of destruction in quantity sufficient for the purpose in view, and with clock apparatus to go off in any given time. . Here comes craft from different direc tions, from front and rear, come automatic ally, with not a soul on board, fearless; come laden with an element of more than infernal destruction, dire, swift, sure what is to be done? "What can such an unwieldy monster do in the brief but fateful limit of half an hour? Ely? No! There is no time to get started even and there is no defense against these inanimate messeueers, charged with the capacity of such terrible and inevitable consequences. Possibilities Undreamed Of. But there comes a crash, then another many times intensified. Earth and ocean shake and the very molecules of the atmos phere seem shattered. Columns of water seem to reach to the clouds and for an instant there are yawning caverns in the deep! Then there is nothing but an ex panse of troubled, rolling, lashing, seething waters! On the ocean floor lies "a heap tf junk, ghostly corpses, still warm as in life, shrouded in the night of death! Here are possibilities that are undreamed of yet, possibilities that will make war so terrible that invasion, aggressive warfare will be only a thing-buried iu history. Bnt is it not strange, if all this be true,. that it ii sot already done? Not at alL There is always much money in wai blood money, to be sure and costly methods will always have staunch pro moters and defenders, Then, most men really invite the hammering of new ideas into their heads with a club. Why, the writer saw in March, 1SC5, Pittsburg coal'selling for engine use on the ."landing" at Kouseville, Pa., at $1 25 per shrunken bushel, while within gunshot were shrieking, writhing, deafening gas wells, hurling tens of millions of feet of finest fuel into the over-burdened air daily. "Was this not also strange? Sixteen years, yes. 20 years, later there were hundreds of millions of feet of gas waited. Was this not stranger still ? Then into the gray matter of some brain the idea penetrated that such fuel might have a commercial use and a commercial value. Ah, yes! Our sires and grandsires used Schwartz's preparation of charcoal and saltpeter for throwingmetal of instead fling ing spears and speeding arrows, why should not we ? But change is written on the face of everything 'and war can claim no ex emption' N. A SURPLUS OF DIRECTORS. Ton Many Persons Looking After the Edu cational Interests or 9towe Township and the Pot Threatens to Boll The Canse of the Difficulty. There is a surplus of school directors in Stowe townshiD, (eight instead of six, and owing to the temper of some people Inter ested it is feared there may be friction. One end of the township elected a lawyer, "W. A. Sipe, and consequently have a point in their lavor, but still, if they propose to unload two directors thero may be some fun, as it seems somewhat doubtful whether the elected ones will be willing to abide by the result of a shake by the dice-box, The interest was very great on the day of elec tion, not so much perhaps, among the peo ple at large as among the candidates, which were unusually numerous. Mr. B. F. Grimes, who spent some time at the voting place near Bryan's tdvern, stated that while there was a good sized crowd present, he was, so far as he could learn, the only one vt ho was not a candidate for something. The school-director complication was brought about by the McKee's Bocks peo ple, iv ho, though they are soon to be erected into a borough, decided to take a hand -in educational management anyhow. Conse quently, while the upper end of the town ship elected the full number,, the Bocks people also elected two, and chose them from the territory outside the line, so that they cannot exercise jurisdiction within the limits occupied by those who elected them. In a short time they will be called on to elect directors for the new borough, and the surplus in the rest of the township must be disposed of in some way, unless some vol untarily pull off ANOTHEB CHILEAN SCAHDAL. It Involves Consul McCreery, Against Whom Charges Are M&dtv NEArYORK, Feb. 2a A special to the Herald from Valparaiso says: Anew scandal, Implicating United States Consul McCreory, has cropped out. Tho Btory is the sensation of the hour. Doou ments in tho caso have Just been made pub lic. They relate- to alleged transactions In exchange by Mr. McCreery. It is asserted that the bills show there was bought and sold by him in December, 1890, and in Janu ary and February, 1S91, over $1,000,000. For the last tnreo months, it is further alleged, he has been extensively engaged in ex cbange'transactions. This was especially the case during tho time of the Baltimore affair. It is also alleged that he used in formation which be gained from official sources in his dealings. This data, which has so astonished the bnsiness community, leaked out through a letter which was sent to Broker Heklemann by Mr. McCreery, and in which the Consul threatened local proceedings unless he was paid a certain sum of money which he claimed was due him. It ts rumored that Lieutenant Harlow, the "World's Fair Com missioner, is seriously Mixed up in this scan dal, and that he entered into a sort of part nership with Mr. McCreery In his late pur chases of bills. All the documents in tho af fair are now en route to Now York. Lieu tenant Harlow's letters to certain New York newspapers, in view of the present circum stances, seem to Chilean minds to furnish good reasons for the spread of startling ru mors in the United States, namely, for the purpose of mutually profiting those engaged iu uiu auuii. a. rumur 13 prevalent mai prominent Chileans are considering the ad visability of ankine their Government to re turn Consul Mccreary's exequatur. "I believe Dr. D. Jayne's Expectorant to be the best Lung Medicihe there is.'" Blowviixe, Ohio, Dec. 5, 189L Dr. D. Jayne & Son Gentlemen: I be lieve Dr. D." Javne's Expectorant to be the best "Lung Medicine' there is. A few years ago a man boarding at my house was taken very ill with the Croup and lost all power of speech. Having a bottle of the Expectorant in the house I gave him a good dose, and repeated it at intervals. In a short time he could speak, and next day was as well as ever. All 'of Dr. Jayne's Medicines are well thought of in this com munity. KlfcEY. McAdams. If you want the genuine, buy of your neighbor-druggist. mwp THE pennsylvania "Washington RAILROAD'S TOUR. Last of the Season. The last tour in the winter series to "Washington from Pittsburg, via Penn sylvania Railroad, will leave February 25. This will afford a delightful opportunity of visiting the National Capital in its most attractive season while both Houses of Con gress are in session and all the departments open to visitors. Excursion tickets will be good for ten days from date o sale, admit ting of a stop over in Baltimore in either direction within limit, and tourists will travel in a special train of parlor cars and day coaches. Bate. Train Leaves. Pittsburg. f 9 00 9:00 a. m. "Washington Arrive ... . 8:43 v. m. The tickets will be good for use on any regular train of the date above named ex cept limited express trains. The return coupon Mill be valid for passage on any regular train within the return limit ex cept the Pennsylvania Limited. OCR S7 25 HEN'S SUIT SALE. A Tremendous Success The' Beit Value Ever Offered to tle People of Plttstmrj; See Samples in Our Show Windows P. c. c. c As vou enter our store you will find ar ranged three tables of men's suits marked $7 25. It ain't the low price that's so won derful, but it's the great value we give you $1, $15 and 518 men's suits "'bunched" into one big bargain lot at ?7 25 each. These suitB are worth looking at. You make your own selection irom $14, $15 and $18 pin checks) small checks, narrow and wide wales, plaids, herring-bone pat terns, mixtures, fancy cross bars, broken stripes, plain black cords and hair lines for $7 25. These men's suits are made in sack or cutaway style, bound or plain, just as you prefer. Each garment exactly as represented. The earliest comers get choice of the best patterns. No blow or brag.but a solid,indisputable fact that these suits are the best va'ue ever offered. P. C. CVC, Clothiers, corner Grant And Diamond streets. "Worth Ten Times the Price. Shakpsbuikj, Pa., Jan. 27, 1892. .Mr. J. J. OCeil, Druggist: Dear Sib I have used Krause's Head ache Capsules for some time and want to testify to their value. I tried various well recommended medicines, but got no relief until I used Krause's, aud now would not be without them for ten times their cost. Yours respectfully, "wfsu Chas. E. Sedgwick. Bisque of Beep Herbs cures nervousness. and Aromatks SCRAPS OF SCIENCE Some Recent Novel Innovations in the Mechanical World. IMPORTANT USE FOR COAL TAR. The Application of the Fand Hast in Inglisli Practice. UNIQUE TBEOEIES ON VARIOUS TOHCS Coal tar has recently come into extensive use as a means of rendering masonry im pervious to water, especially in positions exposed to direct contact with water. Tar used to coat masonry built up of extremely porous stone renders it quite impervious even at a depth of 50 feet of water, as our experience over many thousands of square yards distinctly bears out. Tar, used as will presently be explained, ought to be utilized in all pnblic buildings, particularly those designed "for the preservation of works of art; for the dissolving' action of water upon mortar even of excellent quality is well known, and also the disagreeable con sequences of the exudation of water charged with lime salts from the mortar. The tar may be employed in two different ways:, it maybe used in a boiling state, in one of several layers, or it "may bemade to flame up betore it is used. The hrst method is suitable for surfaces exposed to the air; the second is appropriate to surfaces which have to he covered up. "When boiling coal tar is used in three coats on masonry, the result is a black and verybrilliant varnish, which perfectly resists tfie action of frost, water and sun, and which is absolutely im pervious. Its good effects last many fears, and in many cases the use of a layer of Slastcr or cement is rendered unnecessary. y adding to the coal tar an india-rubber paste, produced by dissolving rubber clip pings in benzine or petroleum, a coating may be obtained which is still more resistant, elastic and durable. The tendency of the black coating to absorb heat may be over come by white-dusting the whole before the tar is quite dry; the white adheres and tho heat is reflected. A most unique combination of mechanical and nautical skill, in its way, is the passen ger car transfer ferryboat "which for some time past has been operated in the Straits of Mackinac by the Duluth, South Shore and Atlantic Itailroad. As described, it has an enormous capacity for carrying cars, but its peculiarities are its strength, its shape and the number of its tteam engines. It carries 21 steam engines for performing the various requirements of the business in hand. The hull of the boat is a triumph of solidity, and. the bow rises up and away from the water, 'so as to hang or slant over its if it were a hammer what, indeed, it is designed to be; this is because the boat is an ice breaker, intended to keep a channel open in the straits oll'winter, or to make one when ever it is necessary to encounter the massive ice that forms in that cold region, the bit boat advancing toward the ice, and, shoving its note upon the edge, lifting herself upon it, Then a screw propeller under the over hanging bow performs the work of sucking the water from under the ice to enable the boat's weight to crush it down the more easily. Thus the monster makes its way steadily through the worst ice of the semi polar winters of that region, climbing upon the ice, crushing it down, and scattering it on either tide. The peculiar fact is remarked upon in the Engineering Journal that, as compared with English practice, the sand blast process has found but little favor in the United States,a single company in Sheffield using at least 200-horse power of steam in its operations, and the application elsewhere in Europe being extensive for various purposes. In Sheffield the main utilization in this line is the recutting of new files to improve them. The process is familiar by Which files are cut with chisels that raise up shavings or teeth, these being of curved form and with a thin, edge -that soon crumbles or breaks, unless the cutting is skillfully done and the steel ot good qual ity. "When treated by the sand blast the files are held at an angle, so that the sand impinges on the back of the teeth, cutting away the thin edge but not aflecting the face, the teeth thus becoming strong cut ters without the thin curled edge left by the chisels in cutting. The operation is "very rapid, requiring but a few seconds, and the value of tne files is much increased. Sand, however in the common seme, is not em ployed in this process, but a mixture of sandy clay and water, thin enough to be cir culated by pumps. This mixture of clay water, as it may be called, is drawn in by induction nozzles and discharged through a thin slit made in chilled cast iron tips that wear away very rapidly. In the basement of a down-town restau rant there is a queer looking array of cylin ders connected by pipes. They don't move nor make any noise, but they perform a great amount of work that can hardly be appreciated. They are connected on the one hand with steam boilers in an adjacent room, and on the other hand, leading from them up in the air, is a J-inch pipe. Two of the big cylinders contain ammonia. This is turned into a gas Gy the action of steam and conveyed into smaller cylinders at the side, which act as storage reservoirs. Lead ing from these storage reservoirs is the ) inch pipe, that goes along the ceiling for a hundred feet; and then turns upward, con necting with ax-Inch pipes that run into a refrigerator. These -inch pipes are cov ered with frost to a thicknessNf a quarter of an inch, and in the refrigerator a coil of the pipe produces so much cold that the thermometer sometimes goes down to zero. It is not the intention to keep the refrigerator as cool as this, but in the ex periments that have been carried on no eflort was made to restrict the amount of cold produced. After the gas leaves the re frigerator it turns back again into ammonia and flows back to the big cylinders below to be changed again into gas when required. There 'is also a big chest filled with brine downstairs. Pipes are carried into this brine and in a very short time water in cans is turned into blocks of ice. All this work is done without expect attention and about the only labor connected with the making of ice and cold is the turning on or off of a few valves. Messrs. G. H. Abel and J. H. Gordon, who have been .investigating the process, have about decided that they will refrigerate the market by this process. They are satisfied as the result of the experiment at Dlmling's that they can make more cold than the ice companies and at a less expense. Mr. Abel thinks that the gas could be car ried in pipes from one part of the city to another, and that hs could produce cold as well in Allegheny with gases made in Pitts burg as is done now in .Dlmling's restau rant, and is very enthusiastic over the pos sibility of doing better work than, he has been able to do with ice in the way of cold storage. ' In a lecture before the Society of Arts, Boston, some of the drawbacks to the use of aluminum were set forth by A. B. Hunt. The pure metal, he said, is solter and weaker than the commercial variety containing 3 io 4 per rent ot impurity, and the tendency of the metal to become coated with a thin film of oxide on ezposuie to air gives it a dull appearance, and renders it unsuitable for tableware. It loses jts tensile strength and much of its rigidity at 400 to 600 F., be comes pasty, at 1,000, and melts at 1,300; it does not roll or cast well, and its conductivity for heat and electricity is only about half of. that of copper, its tensile strength is not greater than that of common cast iron and only about one-third that of structural steel, while its strength in compression is only about one-sixth that ot cast iron. Further, a bar of aluminum' one inch square and 4 feet G inches between its supports de flects two inches with a load of 250 pounds, while a similar bar of cast iron requires double the load to give an equal deflection; the modulus of elasticity in the case of cast aluminum is about 11,000,000, or only about one-half that of cast iron and one-third that of sfeel. Its presence in iron is stated to be deleterious, and It is said not to lower the meltlrg point Of steel, statements to the contrary notwithstanding. Softness in aluminum, however, is said to be overcome by alloying it slightly with hardening metal or hammering. " The establishment of M. Mantois in Paris is said to furnish all the glas3 ground for telescopic lenses in the far-famed shops of the Messrs. Clark, in Cambridge, Mass., whose celebrity in this line has long been unrivalled. Their practice is to import the material in the shape of large disks, which are generally flat on both sides. The first grinding is done by machinery, the abrading material being Tilehman's chilled iron glo bules, which are found to be more effective than sand, and the finer grinding is accom plished by means of varying grades of emery: but it is In the finishing process that the American operations take rank over the foreign. The final touches and the polishing are .all done by hand, the rouge being applied on the tip of the finger. It is necessary to employ constant tests during the course of the grinding, these at first being all mechanical and made with a spherometer, but such tests simply insure accurate curvature, and by their very nature can take no account of irregularities in the texture of the glass, these being detected and remedied only by means of optical tests. "When the preliminary polishing is finished the lens; is roughly mounted and submitted to the most .rigid examination that is, a beam ot light from what is called at the workshoDS an "artificial star" is transmitted through tho lens, and enables the workmen to locate detects ot all sorts; tne remedy is ten a matter of touieh and try, and is a long ana tcaious process. An improvement in the construction of annealing furnaces is announced in a Lon don journal, by which a prompt action and considerable saying are insured, the method being applicable alike to sheet annealing, hollow ware, malleable iron and sheet tin or steel in the case of the first named the time being shortened by some 50 per cent, be sides other advantages. The furnace con sists or lour outer wails, within which, by the erection of two side walls and one end wall, is a second furnace or annealing oven; the flames and heated gases from the outer space pas. through numerous perforations in the two side walls into the middle cham ber, and, after traveling through this space, escape by bottom flues furnished with dampers, to the ohimney stack. Only one fire is used, and the pot containing the arti cles to be annealed is by this arrangement subjected to a uniformly distributed heat; hence the pot does not suffer from undue straias or buckling, and therefore lasts longer. The uniform distribution of the heat insures annealing in a shorter time, and likewise cause's a reduced fuel con sumption. At the Blochain works, near Glasgow, of the Steel Company of. Scotland, what is known as magnolia metal has for some time been resorted to .with a view to obviating the trouble caused by the heating of roll necks, and the rapid wear of the journals due to this cause, the plan being entirely successful, it is stated. More positive still, perhaps, is the result reached by the Malle able Iron and Steel Company, of Stockton- on-Tees, in tbe application or tne plan to their 31-inch steel-plate mill with phosphor bronze bearings at one end of the rolls and magnolia metal at the other, the former being worn out after 14 weeks, while the latter was scarcely worn at ail. In their use of this metal by the Stockton Company the bearing is cast first, and is of a special phospor-bronze for bottom chilled plate roll necks and other bottom roll necks. After the bearing is cleaned and dressed In the ordinary way, a segment of loom core of proper radius is placed against the bearing, and the mag nolia is then run into the recess provided for It. This is believed to be the very best kind of bearing for the heaviest possible work, as it is' also the cheapest If the bearings were not ot the best phosphor bronze, the end thrust of the rolls would wear the collar awav and cause the bearing to be changed when the magnolia face of the bearing was quite good nor worn away. An original and important industry Is carried on at Kansas City in the manufact ure of soap from the wild and prickly plant ot tne prairies Known as tne Mexican soap weed, and, as described, its treatment af fords a notable illustration of the modern utilization of waste products. Since the Kansas prairie- was an inland sea, says the Kansas City Times, this weed has thrust its roots deep into the soil of the unsheltered plains, and to gather these a sharp spade is driven down deeply by the side of the plant, the earth is broken, and .the thick, brown root secured, the top, with Its long spines, being thrown aside. The root has been known to extend as far as 20 feet into the soil, but only from 2 to 3 feet of the upper portion, which is about 2 inches thick, is of practical service in the production of soap. In the manufacture of the latter, the roots are first washed, then cut up and boiled out in a big vat, where other ingredients are also placed, and, when this is dried out to such a degree that it will solidify, it is molded into semi-transparent cakes, which possess all the desirable quali ties of toilet soap. A peculiar character istic said to. pertain to this weed is that, notwithstanding it grows in a region where alkali roots dot the ground, and where the soil is white with the chemical, none of it is found in the root One of the long-sought inventions is now reported to have been realized, namely, a machine by which Sisal hemp is rendered suitable for commercial purposes, and this without the disproportionate expense which has usually characterized contrivances for this purpose. The object of the machine that of working out in good condition the fiber from the plant is said to be satis factorily realized in its makeup and action to a degree only partially attained herefore; thus, it is stated, some English-made machines nave been in use in Ban Domingo, in the Bahamas, and at other points, but owing to the fact of their cutting the fiber when operating, their employment has proved undesirable. This new machine is an American invention, and one of its im portant advantages is that, when the fiber leaves it, it is ready for the market except .drying. 'Mellin's Food and I are old friends, it having fulfilled all the conditions demanded of it at my handst" is the testimony of a well-known physician. ty HORSES, WAGONS AND HARNESS At Auction Sale. The Pittsburg Brewing Company quit business and sold their interests. We will offer for sale at the Arnheini Live Stock Company, Limited, stablesJ at 52 Second avenue, Pittsburg, Pa., 38 head of horses, weighing from 1,100 pounds to 1,500 pounds, all young, healthy stock, in No. 1 condition, suitable far light or heavy draught. Six (6) two-horse spring wagons, 20 sets of double wagon harness, 3 sets of single wagon harness, 4 sets of driving harness, all in thorough repair. This stock of- horses, etc., will be sold without reserve to the highest bidder: Sale positive. - ' No postponement on account of weather. Terms, cash. Sale to commence at 10 o'clock A. 51., Thursday, February 25, 1892. N. B. "We will have also a consignment of one carload of saddle, drivingand carriage horses, some elegant matched teams to be sold the same day. Anyone wishing to purchase should no't fail to tome, as they will be sold exclusive of cost. Additional. Mr. J. F. Berry, of Bloomington, I1L, consigned to Arnhe,im Live Stock Com pany, Limited, of 52 Second avenue, Pitts burg, Pa., .a carload of extra good draught horses which will be sold on next Thurs day. February 25, 1892, at the auction sale of the Pittsburg Brewing Company. These horses are allyoang and sound, weighing from 1,250 to 1,600 pounds per head, and will be sold regardless of "cost; don't forget the number of place and date of the auction sale, " j MEAN ADVANTAGE TAKEN Of the Starving Peasantry of Russia by the Authorities They iMnst Surrender on Points of Previous Dljpntes or Get No Relief Provisions. St. Petersburg, Eeb. 23. Strong com plaints continue to be made of the action of the administrative authorities in dealing with the famine. It is asserted that at sev eral places the committees charged with the distribution of food take advantage of the utterly helpless condition of the peasants to compel them to give way in matters con cerning which they have formerly been in conflict with the authorities. "With this object the poor people are refused all help until a promise has been obtained from them .that they will pay f in future the money for the land purchases in regard to which they denied their ability, and, de prived of all resources, the peasants see no f other course open to them than to under take to mace these payments In order to secure a share in the corn and flour dis tributed hy the relief committees. The Wtstnik Evropy, one of the leading reviews, denounces in indignant terms this abuse of authority, and mentions that, among other places, it has been practiced in a village where the prevailing distress is aggravated by the tact that the inhabitants have not yet been able to. repair the damage caused by a great fire last year, when most of the cottages, stables and granaries in the place were destroyed. I The same review points out that owing to their ignorance of the existing state of things, and their inertness, dilatoriness and bad management in connection with the supply of food to the famine-stricken prov inces, the authorities have caused enormous losses to the public treasury this year, and that much money would have been saved had the grain been dispatched before the closing of tho navigation on the rivers and canals. HO SAIHT, BUT A GAME MAfT. How Wallace Howard Got the Name of Be- Ide Exceedingly Nervy. BANGOR, Mr, Feb. 23. ipia?. Wal lace Howard, of Monson, Piscataquis coun ty, is accounted one of the nerviest men in thoseeparts since he faced what seemed to be certain death one day last week in order to save the life of a friend. Howard and his chum, Henry Grover, weie at Green wood pond fishing for pickerel when a big snow storm came on, and they decided to go home while they had a chance, following the Canadian Pacific track to Oriaway sta tion, where they could get a train to Green ville and thence to Monson. They were half way across Greenwood trestle,' which is COO feet long and very high, when they were surprised by a westbound train. They had remarked that it would be a bad job to get caught on that trestle, aud in coming along had noticed a place where, in such an emer gency, they could crawl out upon some pro jecting timbers and be safe from the train. They started for the place, but when Gro- Vcr had gone a few steps he fell and had his leg broken. He implored his companion to leave him to his fate and save his own life, but the backwoods Yankee was made of bet ter stuff, and lifting his companion upon his shoulders he stumbled along oyer the slip pery ties toward the one chance of safety, with death thundering ..behind them. He reached the projecting timbers and stepped out upon them just as the locomotive, throw ing a blinding shower of snow before it, thundered past Leaving his companion on the trestle, Howard ran all the way to Onaway and procured help, and the in jured man was taken to Henderson, where he was attended by the railroad surgeon. It is said in Monson that "Wallace Howard "ain't no saint, but" A game man yes, siree." I0YK FINDS THE WAT. Romantic Ee-Jlarrlaxo of a Couple Who Agreed to Disagree. BRIDGEPORT, Feb. 23. Special. Emma Hornblower and "William Gale lived on the banks of the Thames, England, 30 years ago, and fell madly in love with each other. A marriage resulted, and everything went along smoothly for a year, when each " discovered that the union had been too hasty, and that the love they once felt had burned out They quietly separated and agreed that each should act as they thought best and as though they had never been married. Gale came to New York, where he mar ried and soon established himself as a build er and contractor. His wealth grew, and at present he is said to be in very comfortable circumstancesr His former wife also emi grated and also married. Pneumonia re cently claimed Emma's husband, and Gale's wife also succumbed to the same malady. On Tuesday morning of last week fate directed that both should take the same train for Boston. They met and began comparing their lives since they parted on the banks of the Thames. The, old love was revived, and before the train had reached Stamford they had pledged their troth again, apd determined that they would get off the train at the next stopping place, pro cure a license, and seek a clergyman. The next station was this city, and the two sought Town Clerk "Watson, got the necessary legal permit, and were directed to the Key. J. IX. Emery, who made them one. Bride and groom are of the same age, 57 years, and both are very good looking. They resumed their journey to Boston, and the trip entered upon for business became a bridal tour. . 5PXGTLAT0BS Iff A STEW. They Accuse a Storekeeper of Attempting to Blackmail Them. 'San Fkanoisco, Feb. 23. Special The talk of the stock speculators of Pine street and Pauper alley, to-day, was the at tempt which young millionaire James L. Flood claims was made to blackmail him and Alonzo Hay ward by Jeremiah Lynch, a stock broker. For several weeks a bitter fight has been going on over the control of the Hale & Norcross mine. Young Flood wants to get the management, but there is a strong party opposed to him. Lynch owns 2,000 shares. A. few days ago he. visited Flood and offered him 2,000 shares for $5 per share, although stock is quoted at $2 10. "When Flood refused he threatened to cinch both him and Hay ward. Flood says: Lynch said, "It has cost me, with assess ments added, $3 ner share. It you want to take the stock off my hands at 15 per share you con have it. If you don't take it at that price I shall give the uso of it to a combina tion wno are trying to gee control oi aaie & Xozcross, and on the morning -after the election I will have Alonzo Hayward arrested. You had bettor do this. I have great Influence with the news capers of this city, and I Intend in a short time to have a resolution passed in the Stock Board pro hibiting the giving or proxies In mining elections. Lynch to-day denied-that he had offered the stock. The Toadies. Thn nlnasant afreet anrttifirfeet safety with whieh ladles may use the California liquid' laxative syrup ox r iks, unaer an cooumons, makes it their favorite remedy. To get the true and genuine article, look for the name of the California Fig Syrup Co., printed near tne Dotcom or tne pacxage. Bayers' Opportunity. As this is the last week Fleishman & Co. expect to keep their cloak rooms open those who wish to buy $20 capes and Jackets for 7 50 $25 capes and jackets for...'. 10 0C $15 fur capes (18 inches long) for.... 6 00 $25"fur capes (18 inches long) for. ... 8 00 $16 50 cravenette newmarkets, with military capes, for . 8 00 will' do well to call at once. . Cash or Ceedit Great baigains this week at Garson & Wood's, Installment clothiers. A hat free. TTmlairs. Ml" Wood r , 7 3 r ' .-. giresi. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS, i ALWAYS AS ADVERTISED! That's why Laird's Special Barga: Sales are so largely attended by the best people. In ONE of Laird Special Reduction Sales more really first-class fine shoes are sold than.ai disposed of during the entire year in other stores. Every pair is warrante with privilege to exchange or money refunded. LairdsSpecialShoeSale ABSOLUTE- VALUE. POSITIVE REDUCTIONS. ; NEARLY HALF PRICE . THOUSANDS DAILY PITTEID. . Men's Finest Patent Leather Reduced from $5 and 8 to Men's Finest Cordovan Custom Shoes Reduced from $6 and $7 to Mens' Finest Caif Custom Shoes Reduced from $5 and $7 to Men's Genuine Kangaroo Shoes Reduced from $5 and $6 to, Men's English Grain Shoes Reduced from $5 and $6 to Men's Puritan Calf Shoes Reduced from $4 and $5 to Pole ant Firemen's Slees, ml Mil Boots, PRICES GREATLY REDUCED. IMMENSE ASSORTMENT, ALL SIZES. MED1UMGRADE3H0E8 FOR FULL DRESS AND STREET WEAR, " Or any mechanical use, GENTS' FINE CALF SHOES Reduced from 3, $3.50 GENTS' FINE DRESS SHOES Reduced from $2.50 and LADIES' FINE SHOES AT ABOUT HALF PRICE. EVERY STYLE. EVERY SIZE. EVERY WIDTH. ? LADIES' ELEGANT FRENCH D0NG0LA, patent vamps or patent tips, cloth tops or kid tops, Common Sense, Opera, Picadilla or New York last, regular $4, $$ and $6, reduced to $2.90 and $3.90 FINEST D0NG0LA, STRAIGHT GOAT AND PEBBLE GOAT, every style, every size and every width, at $1.39, $1.48, $1.69 and $1.98 ' Reduced From $1.50 to 75c Per Pair, With Heels or Spring Heels. OVER 1500 PAIRS OF BOYS' & GIRLS' SHOES 50c to 75c Less than Ever Before. SLIPPERS I SLIPPERS! For Men, for Ladies, for Boys, for Girls, SELLING AT BARGAIN PRICES. W. M7LAIRD, Mammoth Bargain Shoe Safe, 433 AND 435 WOOD ST. BARGAINS BOTH STORES Prompt Attention to Mail Orders. A Household Remedy. Allcock's Porous Plasters are the only reliable plasters ever produced. Fragrant, clean, inexpensive, and never failing ; they fully meet all the requirements of a house hold remedy, and should always be kept on hand. For the Relief and Cure of Weak Back, Weak Muscles, Lameness, Stiff or En larged Joints, Pains in the Chest, Small of the Back and around the Hips, Strains, Stitches, and all Local Pains, Allcock's Porous Plasters are unequalled. Beware of imitations, and do not be deceived by misrepresen tation. Ask for Allcock's, and let no solicitation or explanation induce you to accept a substitute. 'THAT COUGH IS A SIGNAL Of DANGER." DR. WOODS' NORWAY PINE SYRUP TBADE rm " ' "i VLmMmI Wit A POSITIVE CUBE for COUGHS, COLDS, HOARSENESS, BBONv CniTIS, CROUP, WHOOPING COUGH, and all ijt.k affections of tbe Bronchial Tabes. The Purest, Safest and Best Throat IT WILL CURE every form of THROAT and LUNG Diseases down ttwi ihe very borderland of CONSUMPTION. . PREPARED ONLY BY Ask your Druggist for a FOSTER, MiLBURN & C0;f Brae Sample Bottle. RTIPPAIOM I. - Tv -- .uiTMuiuj. , --, i . -a . - .f v-. 'jsr amr Shoes $2.90 & $3.9( $2.90 & S3.9C $2.90 & S3.9C $2.90 & S3.9C $2.90 & S3.9C $2.90 & S2.5C Letter Carriers', OH at $1.18, $1.24 and $1:39 and $4 to $2.48 and $2.18 $3 to $1.98 and $1.59 406-408-410 MARKET ST. Wholesale and Retail. fe21-MWTSU nycLRKi- and Lung Remeiy Ever Produced, 41 w. iwii' . . n . i-- i rw- i m tr- tr r , , nn t c .t . r.. t- . ' i'-mmm . i jKf ' n rmii . n-.i . " ' -j- a "c r u if tt?.j - j "i r i w it iismmiim i ... w&fe .. a. .. o 'jh-.'s v :?j
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