y. ' c-. BT THE PITTSBURG DISPATCH, FRIDAY JUNE 3, 189a I STEAM KNOCKED OUT By an Electrician Who Wants to Build a Boad From StloaistoCMcago lOEWOBLD'S MB TRADE. His Trains Would Run 100 Miles an flour and Stop for Nothing. A GIGANTIC SCHEME OUTLINED. An iir-Line Boad That Would Stop Jo Obstacles at AIL at FLAKS OF THE PB0P0SED INN0TATI0N HrrCIAL TH.EORAM TO THE DISPATCH. 1 New York, June 2. At the Electric Club to-night Dr. Wellington Adams, an electrician of Chicago, explained to an audience that ras interested, astonished, and, as some frankly admitted, rather in credulous, the details of an electric rail tray that is about to be built between Chi cago and St. Louis. It is to follow an air line, paying no attention whatever to ob structions. It is to run cars at a speed of at least 100 miles an hour. It is to be in operation by the spring of 1893. Dr. Adams had a sterpopticon and screen, upon which he projected plans ot the rail Tray and ot the machinery. He first pro duced a map of the State of Illinois, show ing the city ot St Louis. Across the map was drawn a straight line between the spots marked Chicago and St. Louis, respect ively. "That," said Dr. Adams, "is the line of our railway the Chicago and St Louis Electric Railway surreyed as nearly to a straight line as the instruments could do it This road is 248 miles long, or 35 miles shorter than the shortest railway line now operating between those points. It runs between the line of the Chicago and Alton and the line of the "Wabash Railroad. Keady for the World's Fair. ,rWe intend to have this road in operation by the opening of the World's Fair, and we expect to make twice the cost of it beiore ia t?ii itlnioB Thr nlntm have all been made, the contracts are arranged for, and the cost will be about ,000,000. The fare ot the round trip from Chicago to St Louis will be $5. The schedule time from St Louis to Chicago will be two hours and a half, as against eight hours and a half, the quickest time at present "First, as to the roadbed. For 200 miles of the way the countrv is naturally as level as a billiard table. The crade on the other 48 miles is 2 per cent We propose to build at first two tracks, and each will be put upon an independent bed, with a drain be tween the two beds and a ditch at either outside. The roadbed will be of unusually solid construction, and the rails will be California rails, which overlap and practically continue without fishplates or any devices of that kind. The road will thus be secure against many of the acci dents which ordinary roadbeds cause. Description of the Cars. "Between the two roadbeds will rise a series of poles supporting a cross arm, to either end of which will be strung the wires along which the trolley will work. The cars will be low, heavily weighted, and the front end of each car will be a sort ot inclined plane, so that the least atmospheric resistance will be got There will be two trucks, with a pair of six-toot wheels and a pair of 31 inch wheels to each truck. The part of the car in which the passengers will be put will be partly down between the two trucks. "We will have two central stations, one at Wilmington or Fairbury, 60 miles from Chicago, where we can get water power free, the other at Edinburg, 18 miles south east of Springfield, where we own 1,500 acres of coal land, which is now mining. We will sell all our coal, as now, and the dust which we now pay to have carted away we will use to get our power. Each section of ten miles of the road will have in the midst of it a station for the storage and transmission of power to the mines. "The operating of the road," continued Mr. Adams, "will be very simple. You buy your ticket at the station in Chicago. The agent there tears it out of his stub book and hands it to you. You go to the place where the car is waiting. There is no conductor, ouly the motorman, who has no engine to watch, and therefore has time to take the coupon of your ticket, which is a check on the agent You get into the car, and when all is ready the motorman steps aboard, closes the doors, and lets her go. The car does not stop or let up its speed for the track is fenced in all the way until you get to St Louis, where you give up your ticket to a gateman as you pass 'into the street Through Without Stop. "There may be two cars coupled with their straight ends together, if the traffic calls for it But all the cars will go through witnout stop, w e win m turn uunu spurs from the main tracks to the larger towns that have been cut off because of our taking an air line. The car from each town will run straight from that town to Chicago or St Lonis, as the case may be, without ston or let up. In the course of time we expect to build two more tracks and run accommodation trains on them, stopping at stations erected a mile apart" When Dr. Adams sat down, Prof. Crosby, who, with Dr. Bell, wrote a work on elec trical railways, arose and expressed some grave fears "as to the practicability of the road. He said he hoped Dr. Adams' en thusiasm was well founded, but he feared there were some difficulties still in the way. Prof. George Forbes, to whose writings on electric railways Dr. Adams confesses a great obligation, delivered himself at length. Prof. Forbes, who is a Londoner, said that only two men in history had de parted from the orthodox method of laying our railways. "One ot them," said he, "was the Czar Nicholas, who used a map and a ruler in making his survevs, and the other is Dr. Adams. Ilistened to him with enthusiasm, but I must say not without misgivings." Prof. Forbes said he regretted that Dr. Adams had not been more explicit as to the way the electricity was to be applied, as without knowing that none could discuss the scheme. Dr. Adams then explained that he would be most happy to do this, bad it not been that these matters were at present secrets of which he feared he had already said too much. A. Man at the Bottom or It, Haggle Erhardt and Lydia Ives entered cross suits before Alderman Donovan yes terday, charging each other with assault and battery. Miss Ives also made an infor mation charging Miss Erhardt with dis orderly conduct The women are employed as domestics at the Bed Lion Hotel. A man. it is said, was the cause of the trouble. On Decoration Day he came to see Lydia Ives, and after he departed the girls got into a quarrel over which one stood first in his nfiections. The quarrel de veloped into a knock-down fight and both were badly punished. They were held for shearing. Increase In the Trtaiury Circulation. Washington, June 2. A statem ent pre pared at the Treasury Department shows that there was a net increase of $6,437,986 in circulation during the month of May, and a net increase ot 17,910,008 in money' and bullion in the Treasury during the same period. IT'S A BLOODY WAR. . Awful Work or the Bevolutlonlsta In Venrznela-They Are ! by Juar nnd an American OH Driller-Many Towns Drstroyed. New York, June 2. Special The steamship Glenroy has arrived from Vene zuela. It brought as special passengers Hamilton Y. Grey, a mechanical and civil engineer, asd Mr. Cham berlain, lately British Consul at Savanilla, in Colombia. The steamer left Maracaibo on the evening of May 24. Mr. fl- . ir, -KT. VnrV few hOUN to-day on business and told an interesting story ot the revolution. Maracaibo is the head quarters of the revolutionists, and all news is brought there by couriers. He said: The revolution affects the entire country from Camlcao, on the Magdalcna river, to Caracas,a distance of aboutWO miles. When we left Maracaibo the revolutionists, or loyalists, were preparli.ff to march or to be transported to la 6uayra. The lorces num. beied about 480 men, under command of Colonel Juarez. He had an American officer, named David Peck, acting as his Major aSd Drillmaster. Peck is an engineer, who. prior to the breaking out of tiouhle. Had teen borinB an oil well. These forces will be augmented as they travel across the country by the Peons. On May 22 a courier cSmento Maracaioo with the Inform atlon that General Crespo and his ' &ices. concentrated at Sllgua, would S: cm on May 27. In my opinion the Legalists e nSw h&dliut Caracas and If Palacfo was captured he Is dead. The Legalists would surely kill him on sight. , On May 21 Don joso vaie auu uu -..-Vale, brothers, and the richest men of Cucuta, were assassinated by Government snles. Don Julio Vale was w oil known in XewYoik. He was In the coffee business here for a long time and returned to f Venezuela laat July. He and Ms brother owned extensive coffee planta tions at Cucuta. They refused to support Palaclo.and Government assassins were sent from Caracas to murder both of them. This action stirred up the Lesallsts, and they destroj ed the Cucuta and Bocarllias Bail road, owned by the Government, burned the Government storehouse, and destroyed about half of Cucuta itself, a place of 8,000 In habitants. The revolutionists then marched upon all the country towns along the course of the Maracaibo river, looting them as they wont alonj;. Among the places destroyed were Bocari, which had a population or 2,000: Bocachico, Cutntarl, an Indian town oi 1,500 inhnbitants.SaguaandSagua Grande, a place of 5,000 inhabitants. HEW ADYEKTISKXENTS. TO LAST SIXTY DAYS. A Glittering Transformatiqn That Will Ever Be Remembered. ONE OF THE MOST DARING AND SUCCESSFUL ENTERPRISES In the Annals of the American Clothing Trade. A Great and Special Sale that will Drove a Palpable Hit, and Every Customer will be a Living Advertiser and a Great Tribute to the "Union" Proprietors' Integrity. LYHCHLAW FOE A BETJTE. A IR, Anvr dst TO THE PEOPLE OF PITTSBURG AND SURROUNDING COUNTRY: This will be an occasion to rejoice. The Poor as well as the Rich will Reap the Benefit. A Negro and a White Lover Plot for Tonng Girl's Undoing. Port Jehvis, N. Y., June 2. A crime, characterized by extreme brutality, was per petrated to-day npon Miss Lena McMahon, the daughter ot Mr. and Mrs. John McMa hon. The crime was committed by a negro, Bob Jackson, and was witnessed by a number of young girls and also by two young negroes, who would have interfered in the eirl's behalf, but they were kept at bay bv a revolver. Jackson fled, leaving his victim in an insensible condition and with injuries which will prove fatal A posse was oreanized and the brute was captured about nine miles from Port Jervis. On the way back to this village Jackson confessed and implicated one Will iam i oley, a wnite man, wnom ue an was in the conspiracy to ruin Miss Mc Mahon. On his arrival at the 'lockup he was taken in hand by a mob. The village police endeavored in vain to protect him. He was strung up to a neigh boring tree in the presence of a howling mob of over 1,000 people. The mob is looking for Foley, who had been paying at tentions to Miss McMahon against her par ents' wishes, and if he is found another lynching is more than probable. CROOKEDNESS IN ST. LOUIS. A Grand Jnry Keport That Causes a Tre mendous Sensation. St: Louis. June 2. Special The re port of the grand jury presented to Judge Iformilcof the Criminal Court to-day, is a remarkable expose of official corruption in city offices, and has caused a decided sensa tion. The report contains over 15,000 words, and is the result of the most complete and searching investigation ever conducted by a St Louis grand jnry. In the first paragraph of the reportthe jury says that while it was successful in uncovering many crimes, errors and weaknesses, it found that the statues failed to provide remedies where thev are most needed. The Police Court is spoken of as a tribunal in wnicnjusuce suu a uui reuut; to miscarry, piracy to thrive and city revenue to fade. "With an increase of G per cent in the number ot cases during the past five years, the fines have decreased 42 per cent, and the collec tion 70 per cent. Twelve years ago, when the city had less than half its present size, the number of convictions and the revenue from fines far exceeded the present figures. In the Court of Criminal Correction aud the Criminal Court forfeited bonds are never collected. $69,000 WHACK. IHIS IS NO GUTTERING GUSH. 6TBICHNIHE SEVEKS AMD UNITES. Bow a False Wire and Her Homely Lover Got Bid of an Obstacle. Milwaukee, June 2. Sensational details of an alleged murder of a man, the result of a conspiracy between his wife and a man who wished to become her husband, have just come to light here. The name of the accused is Julius Lipke and his recently made bride, of Butternut, and yesterday Sheriff Hynes left here for that place to ac complish their arrest Last December a sensatioual attempted poisoning case was reported from Butternut, Julius Lipke, a well-known citizen and property owner? being the accused party. Sirs. Kranse, his present wife, now says Lipke had been anxious for a long time to marry her, but on account of his personal annearance his advances were invariably re jected. Some time ago Lipke wanted to get Krause out oi tne way ana triea to poison kim. She was given some strichnine and was instructed to put it in lard and then use it on Krause. He died suddenlv in Febru ary. His stomach was sent to Chicago re cently, and a report gent back that there was enough poison in it to have caused death. 60LDIEKS OBJECT TO TENTS. Donegal Fusiliers mutiny Bather Than Sleep Under the Canvas. Dublin, June 2. Great excitement pre vailed last night in Lifford, County Done gal, arising from the insubordination shown by the Fifth battalion (Donegal militia) of the Boyal Enniskillen Fusiliers. The men, who are performing a series oi maneuvers, were ordered to pass the night in tents that had been erected close to where the exercises were being held. These orders the troops refused to obey, declaring that the ground was wet, rendering it dangerous to sleep under canvas. The officers were highly disconcerted by the flat refusal of the men to obey orders, but they had no way to enforce obedience. They argued with the men and indulged in threats, but it was of no use. The officers were finally obliged to billet the men In houses in Lifford. The iacts in the case will be laid before the military authorities. California Fruit to Be Boycotted. Atlanta, June 2. The National Asso ciation of Nurserymen, which has been in session here to-day, passed resolutions vir tually instituting a boycott against Cali fornia fruits. The resolutions cite the Cali fornia quarantine on Eastern nurserymen's stock, and the association resolves, in case this is not raised, to exert all its influences to get stricter inspection laws passed by the Legislatures of the Middle and Eastern States. It is estimated that in 25 years the Van derbilt family's wealth will be $1,000,000,000. The family is now worth (300,000,000, and the ...1 tn nsmn 4e 41K iWl tWl a.ia... of interest this fortune, if kept intact, will reach the billion dollar mark. Good Luck to All Who Read With Attention, because we cater to the masses. Nothing exclusive about our.ousiness. uur uuurscue uyci, iu r, and everybody is welcome whether they wish to buy or not. II IS A TRUE DECLARATION. A Destructive Failure That Was Prevented By Our Assistance. The readers of this will do well to SIT, REFLECT, JUDGE and remark upon with exactness what GASH DID, and. what GASH WILL DO. On the 25th day of May, EISNER & PHILLIPS, Pro prietors of the Union Clothing House, received a special delivery letter that read as follows, but out of respect, to the stainless character of the writer the names will be withheld: New York. May 24, 1802. MESSRS EISNER & PHILLIPS, Pittsburg, Pa., Corner Fifth Avenue and Wood Street: Gentlemen No doubt the reception of this demand will cause you wonder. It is too true, as you are well aware, that no firm in the United States has been more accurate calculators than ours, but on this occasion we are convinced that no person is incapable of error or mistake. We have been manufacturers for years with wonderful success, having on our books over 19,000 customers all over the United States and Canada. Our trade has been on the steady increase, but the backwardness ot the season in many parts of the country has been detrimental to our sales the consequence is overproduction. Now, gentlemen, knowing of your financial standing, we invite you to our city next Friday, on which occasion several other capitalists will be with us. The meeting is to make such a sacrifice that will prevent our notes from eoin to protest and counteract a ruinous case of bankruptcy and save our good names in the mercantile circe. In order to do this, we will dispose of our entire manufacture, consisting of Frocks, Cutaways, Sack Suits, .Pants, Vests for Men, Boys and Children, at 50 CENTS ON THE DOLLAR, which means 72 per cent of a saving to you and over a Hundred Per. Cent to Your Customers. Sm QNATURE OF FIRM. OUR BUYER TOOK IMMEDIATE ADVANTAGE. He succeeded in getting an equal share of the finest Taxlor- Made fJ and the public to enjoy a slice ot tne good iuck. vve couiu uispusc ui mg,uo . ;-a -;-'., why should we? We are retailers struggling hard for supremacy for your trade We are convinced that there are more Honest Hearts beating beneath flannel shirts that work hard for small wages in the Mills and Mines than there is beneath broadcloth, and EISNER & PHILLIPS, Corner Fifth AlYenuo and Wood Street, value that trade as much as the money of the merchant or millionaire. NOW HERE IS WHAT THE SACRIFICE CONSISTS OF: Custom-made.suits, dark and medium colors, in sacks or frocks', quiet mixtures d silk effects made to sell at $20. These suits will be disposed of for S2 per cent above what we bought them for, $9.9U. TAILOR-MADE DRESS SUITS, cut in sacks or cutaways, in fancy worsted or cassimere, rich, solid colors or slight dark mixture, worth $24; you can buy them for $11.80. Italian satin-lined suits, cut in jaunty sacks or 3 and 4-button' cutaways, made by thorough custom tailors, gay patterns, checks, plaids, stripes and counter combinations of a strikingly nobby nature for gentlemen who appre- ciate something nice, or a person wno appreciates sometning 01 a muic scucuc naiuiu . "- & were made to sell for $28.50; you can buy them for $14.65. Suits and Pants for Men, for Young Men, for Boys, for Children. Hats and Gentlemen's Furnishing Goods . - 1 i ri .. i. .! r l.cj 4.1 i. ,v,Moo- frmrkrrrkw af frTp nnnnlar house of all goat unneara-oi oargains at me vareai cuc uui luihiucuo "iuiu" " "- rr EISNER UNION CLOTHING BUILDING, . ANP PHILLIPS, COR. FIFTH ML ID WOOD ST. ies-21
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