is
BUT THE BEGINNING.
Morris Head Points Out Electrical
Possibilities as Shown
AT THE BUFFALO COXYEKTIOfi.
1 he Features Which Aro of "Core Than
Ordinarj Interest.
TESTING TRANSMISSION OF POWER
"Morris A. Jlead, Superintendent of "the
Bureau of Electricity, has returned from
" Buffalo, where he attended the annual meet
ing of the National Electric Light Associa
tion, at which all the leading electricians of
the nation were assembled. Superintendent
Mead was delighted with his experiences at
the convention and he talks glowingly of
the work accomplished and the marked evi
dences of progress made iince the last an
nual gathering. Talking ot the late con
vention yesterday Superintendent Head
Faid:
"I think it is Emerson who has said that
'America is another name tor opportunity.'
Looking at electric matters lrom this stand
point, I can safely say that the more I at
tend electrical conventions the more I study
electrical problem. The more I am
brought into contact with the leading
thinkers ol the age in these lines, the more
. lam coninced of the immense fields still
opening up, and of the fact that American
opportunities, electrically considered, show
up worlds yet to conquer worthy of
an electrical ICapoleon.
Slany Men of Science There.
"Jlen of science from the leading marts
of the country were at this meeting, of
whom Prof. Elisha Gray, of telephone
fame, and Prof. 'Elihu Thomson, of the
Thomson-Houston Electric Company, are
notable examples. They entered with zest
into the discussion of all question;. The
long distance tiansmission nf power was
one ot the main questions 1 n lcr considera
tion, and the practical exemplification ot
this is expected to be worked out by the
utilization of Niagara's water power. A
large tunnel, about one and one-half miles
long and ICO feet below the surface, is be
ing constructed, and is cxppctcd by the lall
of water aud the necessary turbine and
gerring arrangements, to generate 120,000
horse power. According to this circular
this is a greater horse power than that of
Lawrence, Lowell, Holvoke, Turners Falls,
Manchester, Bellows Falls, Lewiston, O:--wego,
Paterson, Augusta, Ga., Minneap
olis, Rochester and Lockport combined.
This great power is to be utilized for elec
tric lighting or generating currents for
electric purposes, and Buffalo, 26 miles
away, is iclicitating itself upon the great
possibilities in stoie lor it horn this source.
Posibllities of the Tuture.
"If this be successful who can limit the
possibilities ot the future from this power?
Vl.y may not Fittsburg ultimately derive
power from the same source? AVhen we
realize that coal and steam and boilers and
eugiucs aic to be done away with and it be
comes imply a question of condensing
ihe cost of tliee things uitli a conductor
for conveying power long distances, start
ing from a source as everlasting as the rocks
and waters themselves and using the eco
nomic forces of nature itself, it does not
s-eem chimerical to imagine a time when the
utilization of the forces of nature will be
economy hundreds of miles from its starting
point: I am speakins especially from the
clectiical standpoint, leaving the ele
ments of mechanics to those skilled in those
lines.
"Our meeting was made interesting by the
discussion of the following subjects: 'Trans
mission of Power," 'The Alternating Cur
rent Motor," 'The Al.ied Poweis,' which
means steam and electricit-, 'Franchises of
Quasi-Public Corporations,' 'Overhead Con
struction," 'Operation ot High Tension Cur
rent Underground,' 'Underground Construc
tion of Electric Railways," and 'The Gela
tion of Size and Efficiency'in Transformers.'
I'ait Tjkvn by ritlsuurg.
"Pittsburg was represented, and very
creditably, too, in two of the papers read.
One was on "The Allied Powers," by D.
Ashworth. medical and electrical engineer,
and the "Relation of Size aud Efficiency in
Transformeis," by L. B. Stillwell, of the
AVestinghouse Company. Both these pa
pers were of rare interest, and were voted
to be thorough and complete.
"Another feature that strikes one as he
is brought into contact with electrical peo
ple in the practical operation of the art or at
couentions where the discussions occur, is
the fact that the electrical experts are
nearly all young men. If is, of course, a
young science, but the young and rising gen
eration aie the ones who have mastered its
details, practically apply the results and ar
gue most obstiusely for its future greatness,
whether by inductive reasoning or by the
combination of elements in the laboratory.
The KcKUlt of Uect.-ical LfTecr.
"It is now generally admitted that all
light is aud always has been a result of
electrical effect; whether the tallow dip as
of old, the gas which followed, or the
brilliant electrical light of to-day, and on up
to sunlight itself, it is all electrical manifes
tation diffeient decrees of alternations per
minute, from say 2J0 to 500,000,000, but all
producing light and in essence all the same.
This forms a great basis for future investi
gations, conclusions aud practical work.
Even sound, heat aud colors, as well as
light, it is admitted, are but manifestations
ot a rapidity of motion, consequently all
allied, and kindred fiom having a similar
origin or cause.
"So that from the fine inductive effect of a
transmitter to the generating power of Ui
agara' fall; from the smallest motor that
quietly does its l art to the greatest of all
generators of electricity, the sun itself;
from the little thought which germinates
in the quietness of the laboratory in its
effort to make use of the forces ot the Father
ot all laboratories there is room for all
thoughtful minds, and wonder and awe for
those who follow alter.
"What it La- in store for us I am most in
terested in. The comprehension of ques
tions ot such vast moment is one of the fine
qualities of a thoughtlul mind; it implies
an effort to keep pace with the times. I
feel so much interest in the subject that a
desire to cause some similar interest in the
minds of others is my only excuse for say
ing so much as a result of my trip to the
Buffalo convention."
SAKAH ALTHEA'S LATEST FEEAK.
She Eefusps to ttjvp a Hotel Room Until a
Minpr shames Her Oat.
San Fkakcisco, March 2. Special
Poor Sarah Althea. Terrv broke out again
last night, aud created a scene in the Bush
House, whe re she had engaged a room. On
Sunday night she left Black Mammy Pleas
aner'shouse, and said she was going to take
rooms in Stockton street. Yesterday she
met young Porter Ashe on the street,
and he gave her money for her
immediate wants. She then engaged
a room at the Hush House, but
when the proprietor disco ered whom
he hid under his root he "laved a trick on
Sarah and asserted that the room had
been previously engaged. She refused
to budge, but when a big, strap
ping miner went up to the room
made himself at home, lit a cigar and began
to disrobe, Sarah walked out, vowing re
venge on Proprietor Seymour. As luck
would have it, she ran across Seymour near
the entrance, told him what she thought of
him, and kicked him on the shins.
It is very evident that something will
have to be done to restrain Sarah Althea,
as she is so restless she will not remain
in one place more than two or
three days, and she is apt to fly
into a rage on the slightest opposition to
her wishes. Porter Aslie has promised to
supply her with what money she needs,
but she requires a guardian "to look after
her pergonal safety.
CYR SMASHING RECORDS.
The Wonderful Canadian Strong Man Hir
ing 2J3 and 301 round Dnrub-Bells a If
It Were Child's Play Sardow Easily
Outdone Before a London Audience.
"Sew York, March 2. Special. Lonis
Cyr attempted to beat Eugene Sandow's
j record of lifting a 269-pound dumb-bell at
the Koyal Aquarium, London, recently.
Cyr secured the largest bell that could be
obtained, and loaded it up until the'beam
tipped 273 pounds. Arthie Sinclair, the
noted heel and-toe walker, was the clerk of
the scales. Cyr grasped the bell and lifted
it onto his thigh, and then, with a mighty
effort, he-raised the immense piece of iron
to his left shoulder. It was quickly shifted
to the right shoulder, and then the big bell
was gradually raised in the air, and the ath
lete's body followed the weight. Before
the body could be got perfectly straight the
bell turned in Cvr's hand, and the bigpiece
had to be dropped to the floor. He tried it
again and again, but failed.
A few days afterward Cyr again attempt
ed the feat and was successful. He put up
the bell at tlie first trial. Grasping the
TtZi pounds of iron with the right hand
alone, he raised it to his thigh and then got
it to his shoulder. Then, getting a good
grip on the bell, he slowly raised it in the
air until the arm was perfectly straight and
the athlete's body was erect. It was a
splendid and clean performance, and beat
his American feat of puttiug up 265
ponnds.
Cyr was not content with this perform
ance, but he essayed another one, namely,
that of elevating "a bar-bell weighing 301
pounds, using two hands in the achieve
ment of this new record. The bell was
raised from the floor to the chest with one
motion and then slowly pressed to arm's
"stretch above the head.
After Cyr had taken a little rest he tried
two more records. With one sweep from
the ground he raiser! to arm's-stretch above
his head a dumb-bell weighing 174
pounds. The right hand only was used.
Then the same, feat was successfully tried
with the left hand, making two more
world's records. The bells were weighed
on the stage in full view of everyone, and a
committee of 25 gentlemen watched the
weights and scales.
C0NCKESS OF MEDICAL MEN.
Anxious for Aid From the Administration
to JUake It a Success.
"Washington. March 2. Special. Dr.
Charles A. L. Itced, of Cincinnati, is in
"Washington to secure the interest of the ad
ministration in the Pan-American Medical
Congress, of which he is the Secretary
General. This is to be a con
gress of the physicians of all the
various countries of the "Western Hemis
phere, and is to meet in "Washington in
September, 1893. The prominence of the
medical profession in state affairs in those
countries give this movement an important
political meaning in view of our reciprocity
policy.
The Congress will be divided into 21 sec
tions, for the consideration of the differ
ent departments of medical science.
One section, under the Chairman
ship of Dr. "Walter "Wyman, surgeon
general of the marine hospital service, will
be devoted to international sanitation and
.quarantine. The Spanish-American Min
isters resident at Washington express a
warm interest in the enterprise.
AFTER P2IHCE MICHAEL'S SCALP.
The Husband of One of HI Converts Ob
jects to His Methods.,
Detroit, March 2. Special An old
farmer named Harris, living north of De
troit, to-day called at the Mayor's office
with a complaint against the religious colony
on Hamlin avenue, known as the Latter
House of Israel. He claimed that his wife
had been persuaded to leave him and join
the community. They had been married
for years. He was referred to the prose
cuting attorney.
Harris claims his wife is the fourth
woman who had been successfully urged to
leave her husband and join Prince Michael.
The latter lives in what he calls the "House
ot the Lord," with ten of the maiden mem
bers of his sect, while his wife, who lias
been discarded by him, resides in the resi
dence of one of the disciples. The members
believe in free love, and they are free to
court each other in this peculiar way, even
though hampered by husbands or wives.
A Coming Catastrophe
Is to be appiehended when the kidneys and
nlndder even partially cease operation.
House them with Hostetter's Stomach Hit
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in a very short time. If you want bargains
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50 lbs pearl hominv. 1 00
25 lbs lump starch. 1 00
40 lbs Butler county buckwheat. 1 00
30 lb pail home made jelly 1 00
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Scaled herring, J00 in a box 20
25 lbs lima beans 1 00
16 quarts navy beans 1 00
8 cans condensed milk. 1 00
10 packages best gelatine. 1 00
30 bars 5-cent wax soap 1 00
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12 cans fine sugar corn 88
12 cans string beans 65
12 cans good peas 65
12 cans blackberries 75
12 cans standard tomatoes (3-lb cans). . 88
12 cans pumpkin (3-lb cans) 50
12 cans good table peaches (3-lb cans). 1 15
12 cans Bartlett pears (3-lb cans) 1 50
12 cans green gage plums (3-lb cans).. 1 70
20 lbs Valencia raisins 1 00
20 lbs English currants 1 00
20 lbs Turkey prunes 100
20 lbs California evaporated peaches.. 1 00
20 lbs dried blackberries 1 00
50 bars best scouring soap 1 00
10 lbs dessicated cocoanut 100
5 lbs pure cocoa l'OO
4 sacks choice amber flour (guaran
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Goods delivered tree to all parts of both
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A writer on scientific bread-making
said recently that anyone who could read
and could learn distinct rules could make
good bread. He took it for granted that
good flour must be used. There is none
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Fleishman & Co. are selling black, blue
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Special Sale of Plates.
Our annual clearance sale of plates begins
Thursday, March 3. Grand bargains. Call
early, at Charles Beizenstein's, 152, 154, 156
Federal street, Allegheny, Pa.
To-ka-lon Soap, pure cocoanut oil,
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Then read the to Jet lists in to-day's Dispatch.
THE PITTSBURG
MILD STEEL FUSION.
A Phenomenon in the Melting Condi
tions of This Metal.
THE INTERIOR MAY BE MOLTEN
While the Eiterior Remains in a Perfectlj
Solid State.
A DISCOVERY OP GREAT IMPORTANCE
The discrepancies in regard to the melt
ing points of certain iron and aluminium
alloys, as stated by different observers a
matter to which forcible reference was made
by Mr. Hadfield in his paper on aluminium
steel, which .appeared in the second volume
of last year's Transactions of tne London
Iron and Steel Institute has induced
E. J. It. Carulla to bring to notice
a circumstance which, .while he does
not profess to say it explains the varia
tions referred to, may yet have some bear
ing upon them, and is otherwise of
interest to iron and steel users and manu
facturers. The phenomenon in question is the re
markable one that the interior of a piece of
mild steel may be raised to the fusing point
while the outside remains in the solid state,
just as it one were to try to melt ah iron
tube closed up at each end, and filled with
iome metal of a lower melting point than
iron, in which case the heat would pene
trate through the iron and liquify the in
terior long before the tube itselt would be af
fected, and if there should happen to be some
outlet or weak place in the tube it might be
left completely empty. Bessemer steel
makers, especially those who may have em
ployed the system of upward casting, will
be reminded of the shells of ingots accident
ally obtained in the melting shop by an in
cautious act, produced, however, by a dif
ferent process, viz: by the cooling of the
outside while the interior of the ingot re
mains in a molten state.
Shells Obtained Many Tears Ajo.
Shells have also been obtained by alter
ing the nature of the exterior of apiece of
cast irou, so as to leave the interior more
fusible than the outside. Henry Home, so
lone ago as the year 1773, in his "Essays
Concerning Iron and Steel," after describ
ing Reaumur's method of softening cast
iron by means of a mixture of calcined
bones and powdered charcoal, goes on to
say:
"I have myself tried the truth of the
hypothesis in a rough way,, as far as ncal
irig, or merely reducing, has any concern in
the matter, by a great number of experi
ments, two only of which I judee necessary
to recite by way of specimen. I had several
small ingots of cast-iron, about three
quarters of an inch thick; these I put into
a crucible covered all round with the matter
above described, and in that situation com
mUuit lim in ih firp where T suffered
f them to remain a sufficient time, then took
them out and gave them a strong heat, when
the exterio'r parts were become capable of
bearing even a welding heat, while the in
terior suffered an easy dissolution, and ran
out into the fire. I ran some other ingots
in the form of pistol barrels, which
having treated in the same manner,
the same consequence ensued; the exterior
cases, as before, remained firm and Stable,
while the interior dissolved and ran out,
and left cases in the entire form of pistol
barrels."
The instance, however, to which this
paper refers, is altogether different from
those just mentioned, and it will be perhaps
best to give an account as accurately as can
now be remembered of the circumstances
under which the observation was made.
Some years ago the writer was engaged at
Sheffield in the operation of melting, in pots
or crucibles, steel intended for the manu
facture of wire ropes, the material charged
being mainly Bessemer scrap of varying
carbon contents, which, however, by the
process became averaged, and the resulting
product attained a uniformity that was
much appreciated for the purpose named.
What a Broken Crncible Disclosed.
It happened on one occasion that a cruci
ble gave way in the furnace just as fusion
was nearly complete, the greater part of its
contents running out into the fire. The
melter happened at that moment to bring
the crucible out, and what he supposed to
be an empty pot was found to contain a
number of shells, having the shape of the
pieces of steel originally charged, and show
ing that the interior of these had undergone
fusion while the outside envelope remained
aI!1 n fnn lanHinrf in Tna nnnnlnuinn Via
the melting point of the interior mass was
Jower than that of the exterior coating. I
Two of the pieces found in that crucible
are now shown. The larger piece, about 3W
inches by inches square, must originally
have weighed about 41 ounces. It is now a
shell of 14J ounces. The smaller piece,
about 3 inches by 1 inches, by & inch.
will orisinally have weighed approximately
2 ounces; its shell now only weighs 8f
ounces. From these figures it will be seen
that the larger piece lost by fusion of its
interior about 26J ounces, or 64 per cent
of the whole; whilst the smaller piece lost
17J4 ounces, or 66 per cent of the whole in
the same manner two results that agree in
a remarkable way. It would therefore
appear from so close a coincidence
as if mild steel of the dimensions
given, having a sectional area of
from 2 to 2 square inches, pos
sessed a coating of skin of about one
third cf the whole mass with a higher
melting point than the remaining two-thirds
forming the interior.
How far such a fact may have affected the
observations on the melting points of steel
and aluminium alloysreferred to at the com
mencement of this paper it is impossible to
say, but it will be perceived that it the same
heterogeneity occurred in their case as that
which has been described, discrepancies in .
a number ot observations are easy to ac
count for. It is to be regretted that the
composition of the steel as it originally
went into the crucible is unknown.
Resistance to Fusion Easily Understood.
Scrap was being melted, much of which
would be from cut up rail-ends, but the square
piece looks like a portion of a billet which
might have been ot milder steel. At any
rate, both shells now only contain a mere
trace of carbon, the amount not reaching to
0.1 per cent, so that their resistance to
fusion can be easily understood.
The phenomenon referred to is, however,
Interesting in other ways besides in its re
lating to the subject of melting
points. Some such result might, for in
stance, be expected from the facts com
municated to this institute in 1881 by
Mr. Stubbs, and subsequently corroborated
by Mr. Snelus, that carbon, sulphur, and
si'lipon become concentrated in those por
tions of the ingot that remain fluid the
longest This, of conrse, is the interior, so
that from the very commencement the out
side ot the ingot acquires a skin of less
fusjble nature than that of its internal
mass. In a more or less marked degree the
liquidation of the elements may be ex
pected to occur in all steel that has been
cast in ingot molds, for the same cause is
likely to operate in every case, whatever
the composition of steel may be.
THe Hammer Should Come Into Play.
Of course, subsequent treatment at the
mill and forge, by subjecting the outside of
the material to the oxidizing action of the
air, will intensify the characteristics that
make the ontside of the ingot Je6s fusible
than the interior, but that the skin, even in
the hardest steel, is of a different nature
and tougher than the interior, is a fact that
will be confirmed by those who are in the
habit ot handling tool steel, which by hi ek
ing or just cutting through this skin, mar
be easily broken, when often the bars bend
if struck without such preparation.
What has been explained also brings into
prominence the fact, that by turning and
nlanintr rolled or for'ired nieces ot machln.
err, these are weakened in a disproportion.
ate degree as the mos'
valuable part of the
piece 1 removed, it
is .obvjously advan
DISPATCH THURSDAY,
tageous that where a steel forging can be
finished under the hammer, this should he
done. Doubtless, finishing by means of
moulds, so as to bring the article as near to
the ultimate shape required as possible, is
the bes course to pursue. The hydraulic
press will no doubt play an important part
in this direction at no. distant date, though
much has already been done by working in
this manner under the steam hammer. The
writer, for 'example, remembers the manu
facture'of large screws for holding armor
plates to the sides of vessels, being carrried
on many years ago at the Atlas "Works,
Sheffield. These screws, whose thread was
forged under molds, had the original skin
of the bar left all over them, the- forcings
being further protected by galvanizing.
Polishing; MIetat Simplify Matters.
It is not forgotten by the writer that
engineers advocate machining not only
so as to obtain the symmetry that is so
desirable, especially in pieces to which mo
tion is imparted, but also so as to make risi
ble any hidden flaws that might be present
in a forging. The importance of this ob
jection is not to be minimized, but apart
from the fact that a forging with the tough
skin on and some hidden flaw left might be
preferable to one from which the skin has
been removed, and the flaw "doctored up,"
it may be pointed out that in many cases
simple polishing, say, for example, by means
of the emery wheel, might effect the desired
object without in any material degree weak
ening the strength ot the surface protection.
It can be imagined, at sight of these com
paratively infusible envelopes, that it would
be quite practicable to weld mild steel and
obtain a fibrous product by piling and pass
ing the heated mass through the rolls or
working it under the hammer.
Nevertheless, according to Mr. Skelton,
some difficulty appears to. have been en
countered in the attempt to make rivet-bars
ih this manner from mild steel-plate cut
tings, possibly not because of any inherent
fault in the method, but because it may not
have been rarried out properly, as for ex
ample, by the introduction of hard pieces in
the piles.
On the other hand, Mr. Batliffe, of the
Mersey Forge, it will be remembered, read
a paper before this institute in 1879, where
in he explained how he actually preferred
to roll down his ingots of mild steel into
bars, which he afterward piled to make into
forgings.
Economy In the Process.
Not only did Mr. Batliffe say that he ob
tained by that means a fibrous metal, free,
from all crystallization, but also that he
accomplished this desirable result at
considerably less cost than by making
the forgings from large ingots. It is not
likely that this economy would follow in
every case, but much would be gained if the
results obtained by the process were to in
duce confidence, and justify its adoption in
cases of awkward forgings, which could be
more easily formed by building up from
bars than by hammering down from a large
mass.
In conclusion, it may be pointed out
how the characteristic to which this
paper refers namely, the greater fusi
bility of the interior ot a mild steel bar
as compared with its exterior portion will
assist operations in the manufacture of the
Mannesmann tubes. "Without asserting
that the phenomenon in question plays an
important part in the process, it is certainly
interesting to note that, as the interior of
the bar must be in a more pasty condition
than the outside, being nearer its melting
point, the circumstances, if not actually
conducive to the production of a hollow
center, will at any rate offer little opposi
tion to the forces that induce its formation.
BISHOP IHELAND A E0KAN PREFECT.
Why the Minneapolis Prelate Was Called to
Italy by the Pope.
Minneapolis, March 2. At the time
of Archbishop Ireland's summons to the
"Vatican it was reported that he was to be
raised to the Cardinalate, but it has since
transpired that he went to Borne at the
Pope's invitation to accept the position of
Cardinal Prefect.
The last time Cardinal Gibbons was in
Kome he showed the Pope the necessity'of
having an American Cardinal Prefect at the
Vatican; that America, with its millions of
mixed nationalities, mnst sooner or later bur
den the Vatican with more complaints than
the Council of Cardinals would find time to
consider, and that the only effectual way of
giving the church in this country the atten
tion it merits would be to have a represent
ative at Borne. This suggestion the Pope
is said to have acquiesced in and promised
to consider as soon as possible.
C0HVZKTED A CLEEGYMAK.
An Episcopal Minister Goes Forward at an
Illinois Methodist Revival.
Springfield, III., March 2. A sensa
tion has been caused here by the Ber. J.
O. Babin, of the Episcopal Church, who has
been in charge of the Gillett Memorial
Chapel, and a tutor in ex-Governor Ogles
by's family, going forward last night at the
revival being conducted at the First Metho
dist Church by Evangelist Miller, and be
ing admitted on probation to the Methodist
faith.
The reverend convert at once sent a letter
to Bishop Sevmour, announcing his with
drawal from the Episcopal Church, and ask
ing to be deposed. Bey. Mr. Babin stated
that the cause of his action was a disbelief
in the apostolic succession, and that he
thought the Methodist communion the more
congenial.
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flour write to Arbuckles & Co. and they
will tell you the name of the grocer nearest
you who does keep it. Ths
If Ton Are Looking; for a Home,
Bead the to let lists in to-day's Dispatch.
WOUR
TENANTS
If not satisfactory can be
promptly replaced by better
ones, through the medium of
THE
IDISPATCH
A'DLETSm
MARCH 3, 1892.
1,000,000 OUTOF WORK
When the Proposed Fortnight's Strike
of British Miners Is On.
FABULOUS PEICES ARE EXPECTED
Providing a Coal Famine Can Be Produced
by the Move.
YERT HAED ON OTilER W0RKINGMEN
London, March 2. As the time ap
proaches for the inauguration of the so
called strike of the coal miners, who, on
March 12, will quit work for two weeks,
with the object of compelling such an ad
vance in the price of coal as will prevent
the mine owners from reducing wages, the
effect of the movement can be more readily
gauged.
It would be an impossible task to approxi
mately estimate the number of persons who
will be thrown out of work by the closing
of mills, iron works, factories, etc, but it is
certain oyer 1,000,000 employes will find
themselves idle. "With their families, it is
believed that close to 5,000,000 persons will
directly or indirectly feel the effects of the
attempt of the miners to prevent any re
duction in their wages. Of the miners them
selves, 460,000 men will take part in the
strike.
Far-Reachlng Effect on Other Trades.
The outcome is watched with more than
usual the interest that pertains to labor
movements, for the attempt is on such
a gigantic scale that everybody who uses
coal will be compelled to pay tribute in the
form of increased prices, or, in the case of
manufacturers, close down their works and
lose the profits of their business. At Shef
field the rolling mills and the Forgers and
Tillers' Associations announce that works
will be closed during the miners' strike.
This decision afiects thousands of cutlers,
grinders and forgers.
All of the employes of the engineering
works, iron foundries and wagon building
works connected with Lord Durham's and
Lord Londonderry's collieries have given
notice that those works will also be closed.
Seven thousand railway employes con
nected with the collieries will also be thrown
out of work.
The piice of coal in the Sheffield district
has risen 3 shillings a ton. In Dublin there
has been a still further increase, and the
price is now up 4 shillings a ton.
Prices Bounding Upward Already.
The excitement continues at the Coal Ex
change, due to the rapid advance in the
prices of coal and the uncertainty as to the
point values will reach. Prices took another
upward bound to-day, the advance amount
ing to 4 shillings a ton. In the towns in the
northern part of England prices hare risen
4 shillings a ton since Saturday. v
Of course the worst sufferers are the very
poor people, who are compelled to buy their
coal supplies in very small quantities. At
the prices now demanded it is impossible
for many of this class to supply their wants,
and there is, consequently, much suffering.
It is claimed bv many nersons that there is
no good reason for the advance in pVices;
that there is sufficient coal mined ana being
mined to supply the requirements for a
short time, and that the sudden and alarm
ing leaps injvalues aro. due entirely to specu
lators, who wish to dispose of their cheaply
bought stocks at famine prices.
No Near Prospect of a Famine.
The miners are, as yet, working as usual,
and the nsual output is reaching the mar
ket The strike does not begin for ten days.
The total supply in sight is not positively
known, but it is thought that with the
stocks on hand and to be acquired before
the miners stop work, which can be added
to by imports from Germany, Belgium and
France, there is no positive danger that a
coal famine will be caused by the proposed
two weeks' cessation from work.
It is also thought if the only object of the
so-called strike is to make the public pay a
price that will warrant the mine owners
paying the present rate of wages to
the miners that end has been
attained if the mine owners are
reaping the benefits of the enhanced rates
now ruling. An advance of four shillings
a ton in one day, in addition to the other
previous advances, is something phenom
enal, and allows of a margin of profit suffi
cient toguarantee the maintenance of wages.
The mine owners in Lanarkshire have
notified the men in their employ that if they
strike none of them will be taken back ex
cept at a reduction in'their wages. A con-
lerence was nem to-aay between the mine
owners ot Durham and the miners, but it
failed to bring about an understanding be
tween the employers and the employes.
Tbt Piso's Bemedy for Catarrh. It is
handy and pleasant to take, and what is
more does cure. All druggists 50 cents.
ih
A Remarkable Cnre of Rheumatism.
Messrs. Cage and Sherman, of Alexander,
Tex., write us regarding a remarkable
cure of rheumatism there as follows: "The
wife of Mr. William Pruitt, the postmaster
here, had ripen hpflrirlrlpn with rianmatiim
for sei eral years. She could get nothing to
do her any good. We sold her a bottle of
Chamberlain's Pain Balm and she was com
pletely cured by its use. We refer anyone
to her to verify this statement." 50-cent
bottles for sale by druggists. ttssu
Tram a Prominent Allegheny Drasslst.
Allegheny, Pa., March 16, 1891.
Mr. Norman Lichtv, Des Moines, la.
Dear Sir I find Krause's Headache
Capsules a ready seller, and can say from
personal experience that they are a good
thing, as the other night they cured me of a
bad attack of neuralgia in about one hour,
when usually it lasts a day or so.
ttssu ' G "W. Smart.
Bisque of Beep herbs and aromatics
jars the stolid face into smiles.
Mijjnehaha flour makes 56 pounds
more Thread to the barrel than the cheaper
flours. . Ths
'lo Let Lists
In The Dispatch to let column to-day.
Be Kicht In Line With the Wise.
Take Advantage.
Come early, and -you will get the
best chance. Biggest bargains ever
ottered in second-hand
Pianos and Organs.
Must sell them at once; that's the
reason we only charge you about
one-third their actual value. All
for sale on the
Monthly Payment Plan.
You never have had a better chance
than now offered to supply your
family and children with a piano or
organ. Prices astonishingly low..
Pianos from 575 np, and organs
from 520 up. Good for years of
service yet, more than some cheap
new pianos jvill give. Have music
and good cheer in the family. Come
and see us, and see how easy it is
to get it.
Mellor & Hoene,
Talace of Music," 77 Bifth avenue.
Camellia
Flour is made in Pitts
burg in the finest flour
ing mill in the land, and
of the very finest wheat
obtainable. It is the re
sult of 40 years of valu
able experience, and
comes to the' baker with
a guarantee to give bet
ter and lighter results
and prove itself" the
cheapest by making
more bread than any
other flour. Ask your
irocer for it.-
IS
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OP
ALL
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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
THE
EQUITABLE
LIFE ' ASSURANCE SOCIETY
OF THE UNITED STATES.
JANUARY 1. 1892.
ASSETS.: :.: $136,198,518.'38
Liabilities, including the Reserve on all exist
ing policies (4 per cent Standard) and Special
Reserve (toward the establishment of a 3
per cent valuation of) ....$1,500,000 109,905,537.82
Total Undivided Surplus $26,292,980.56
Income .,.......-. $39,054,943.85
New Assurance written in 1891 ..'..: . ... 233,118,331.00
Outstanding Assurance ...804,894,557.00
The Free Tontine policy (the Society's latest form) is
unrestricted as to residence, travel and occupation after one
year; incontestable after two years, and "nonforfeitable
after three years.
Claims are paid immediately upon the receipt of satisfactory
proofs of death.
HENRY B. HYDE, President
JAMES W. ALEXANDER, Vice-Pres't
EDWARD A. WOODS, Manager,
516 Market Street, Pittsburg.
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