s ' GLADSTONES AIDS. A Forecast of the Composition of His Coming KewMin- -istry, After His FIRST CABINET CONFAB. .The Grand Old Man Will" Take No Very Important Post Himself. flAECODET LEADS THE COMMONS. Brjce for the Colonies, Jloriej for India LeFevre for Ireland. THE BRITISH ELECTIONS ALHOST OYER ICOrTRIOHT. 1892. BY X. T. ASSOCIATED FVESS.1 Ixwxox, July 15. Mr. Gladstone will return to Loudon at tbe end of next week. He has accepted an invitation to temporarily reside in the house of Btuart Rendel, the member-elect for Montgomeryshire at Carl ton Gardens prior to resuming his official residence in Downing street. His conference on the formation of the new Ministry occurred at Dalmeny Park, the residence of Lord Roseberry. Before he started for Brarmar he summoned John Morley to meet Lord Roceberry and the Rt, Hon. Sir George O. Trcvelyan. As far as can be ascertained in official and Liberal quarters here, the deliberations at Dalmeny Park proceeded on the understanding set forth ia this letter last week that is to say, Sir 'William Vernon Harconrt will be First Lord of the Treasury and Government leader in the House of Commons under Mr. Gladstone's direction, and that Henry Fowler will be Chancellor of the Ex chequer. Tim Distribution of the Offices. John Money does not desire to be Chief Secretary for Ireland. He wants the Secre taryship of the Colonial Office.tbut influen tial pressure has been brought to bear on Mr. Gladstone to appoint James Bryce Colonial Secretary, as he is in closer touch with colonial questions than Mr. Morley. The best informed Liberal forecasts of the Ministrv assign.Lord Herschell to the Lord Chancellorship, Earl Spencer to the Vice royship of Ireland; the Rt. Hon. George Sbaw Le Fevre to the Chief Secretaryship of Ireland; the Rt. Hon. George O. Travelvan to the Secretaryship of the Home Office; the Right Hon. Henry Campbell-Banner-man to the Secretaryship of State for Waif Lord Ripon to the First Lordship of the Admiralty; John Morley to the Secretarv ship for India; James Bryce to the Secrtarysbip of the Colonies: Lord Rosebery to the Secretaryship of the Foreign Office; the Earl of Kimberlv to the President of the Council, and the Right Hon. A. J. Mundella to the Presidency of the Board of Trade, while Mr. Gladstone will take the sinecure of the Chancellorship of the Duchy of Lancaster. Thete constitute the Cabinet. Tlio Fo1h of Secondary Importance The leading posts ontside Cabinet are as signed as follows: Francis A. Channing, President of the Local Government Hoard; Henry Labouchere, Post master General; 'William A. Hunter, Secretary ior Scotland; Sir Charles Russell, Attorney General: Mr. Rigby, Solicitor General. "When Sir Charles Russell's early elevation to the bench occurs, he will be succeeded in the Attorney Generalship by Mr. Kirbr, and Herbert Asquith will be come solicitor General. The Radical press puts forward Messrs. Benn, Stuart and Canston. the favorites with Londou Progressives as entitled to of fice. Other aspirants are Dvke, Aclana, Sir Walter Foster aud Mr. Burt, who prob ablv is the best representative of the Lib eral Laborists and will fill the place of Mr. Broadhurst, the Under Secretary of the Home Office in the last Gladstone Ministry. Mr. Gladstone will not attempt to eatisly the Radical clamor to give new places to new men. He has an abiding tendency to group around himself tried colleagues. Bevond accepting the half-dozen new men in the above list it is not probable that he will go. TIi W liip "Service to Bo Reorganlz-d. The most important change in the inner administration of the party will be a clean sweep of whip offices. The present whips, Arnold, Morley and Cyril Flower, will receive peerages. Her bert Gladstone will become chief whip. The Right Hon. Edward Marjprbanks will vacate his "Whipship for the position of Se:retary for Scotland, but he is too useful in his present capacity. A Ministry thus compoed would give the Radicals a fair share ot the places, though short of their demands. Among the chief court officers. Countess Spencer will be Mistress of the Robes; the Earl of Cork. Mastei of Horse, and Lord Carrington, Lord Chamberlain. In deciding the Ministerial programme Mr. Gladstone's main difficulty is the de pletion of the party finances. The present elections have almost ex hausted the partv's resources. Lord Brassey and others of the larger subscribers to election fund cannot be relied upon to give neit vear ai thev have this; yet it a home rule bill is immediately forced through the House of Commons, dissolution in spring is inevitable. Hence the party man agers favor postponing the home rule bill for a year aud proceed with the "one man one vote" measure; also further democrat i7ing the rural vote by parish councils and compulsory allotments measures. Herbert G'aclstone on Liberal Flans. Herbert Gladstone,speakingat Hawarden, declared that the home rule bill must first bo passed, and that a; the temperance ques tion has cost Liberal votes, a bill giving the people a direct veto would come next. Her bert Gladstone is not always a faithful reflex ot li:t lather's plans, still, if Mr. Gladstone get! assurance of financial ar rangements tufhcient for an early renewal of the election s. niggle, the home rule bill will be. introduced without delar. The new House will have 167 members pledged to direct veto andSundv closing the etroncest temperance party Parliament has erer seen. Mr. Woods, member lor the lore division of Lancashire, joins the Inde pendent Liberals. Mr. Ilardie, in an interview to-day, de fined the Laborists as socialists in econ ics and democrats in politics, and nowise connected with Liberals or Tories. He as serts that an organization i being .ormed and lunds are being collected to run 200 labor candidates in Great. Bri tain at the next election, and that they will utterly rout the Liberals unless the part? managers assent to mold legislation on the lines of socialism in the meantime. This "bluff" does not affect the policy or spirits of the Liberal Execu tive. The Hebrew contingent elected to Parlia ment remains the same as in the last Parlia ment. They still belong to one financial set and to one family. All of the seven He brew members of the Honse of Commons are related to the Rothschilds. KnslUh Interest in tlin Pittibarc Fight. The labor struggle in Pittsburg is watched with excited interest here, and especially among the working classes. The ardent sympathies of the trade unionists are with the strikers. Last evening's meeting of the London Trades Council oted urgently for a resolution, which was unanimously passed, protesting against Mr. t'arnegie's employing "a gang of irresponsi ble, armed bullies to coerce men struggling against a reduction of wages," and satisfaction was expressed that the men had been able to defeat the tactics of their employer!. One prominent member suggested that if Mr. Carnegie was still a member of tbe Jfrrtfonal Liberal Club, he ought to be immediately kicked out. The leading workmen's organ deplores the action of the" Aberdeen corporation in con ferring the freedom of the city upon Mr. Carnegie, and expresses regret that Ameri can capitalists have power "to use a gang of ruffians to shoot down workmen." M. E. Clueeret, a prominent French labor representative, in an interview with an As sociated Press correspondent in Paris, saidt "The sympathy of the en tire labor party here is with the Homestead strikers. "We rejoiced to hear the news of strikers defending themselves. The virtuous North seems to have become like the tyrannous South. The slaves of yesterday were blacks; to-day's slaves are whites. "Who will be tne new Lin coln to abolish white slavery? All this struggle is lost labor. When the labor party attains its political supremacy and places the Government in charge of its most faithful we will not hear of the tragedy like that at Homestead." ELECTIONS ALMOST OVER. Sir Charles Dllke Elected, ana by an In creased Liberal Majority The rollings Almost Over The Gladstonlan Majority frill Be About 50 In Parliament. Londojt, July 15. With 621 out of the 670 members of the House of Commons elected, interest in the elections has, to a large extent, subsided. The Liberals may win from five to ten more seats, and it is practically certain that Mr. Gladstone's majority will be somewhere near CO. Lord Salisbury summons a cabinet coun cil for next week to decide whether the present Government shall meet Parliament or forthwith resign. A large section of his party urge him not to resign, on the ground that a ma jority of tbe British electors have voted against home rule; but it is doubtful whether Lord Salisbury will take a course that will only prolong the crisis. A seat will be fonnd for Lord Salisbury's son. Viscount Cranborne, in Kensington, by conferring a peerage on Sir Algernon Borthwick. After a most bitter fight, Sir Charles Dllke has again been given an opportunity to re-enter public life. The fight against him, as has been stated in these dispatches, was not waged so much on political grounds, for the Forest of Dean division, in which he stood, has always given good Liberal majories, but because of his connection with the famous Crawford divorce case. One feature of the contest was the calling of a meeting to at tack Sir Charles, but, the princi pal speaker expected Mr. Stead, formerly editor of the Pall Mall Gazcttee, did not appear, and the meeting was taken possession of by Sir Charles' friends, who denounced the unchristlanlike attitude of the Social Purity Association which led in the fight against'the Liberal candidate. The figures received from the district show that Sir diaries' majority, 2,418, is larger than those of two preceding elections, and is only 304 behind that election of 1885, when a heavy Liberal majority was given. The result is a surprise to the Conservatives, who thought that with the aid of non-conformists they would, perhaps, be able to win the district. CAPIAIH 1TJGABD EXPLAINS, He Tells All Abont the Religious War In the African Kingdom or Uganda. LoxDOy, July 15. Full official dis patches from Captain Lugard, the agent of the British East Africa Company in Uganda, in regard to the religious warfare in that country, have at last been received. Captain Lngard says the troubles com menced Jannary 12, on the arrival in Uganda of the French Bishop. On the receipt of this news, Captain Lugard de claies, continual aggressions by the Catho lic faction ensued. Wnen Captain Lugard asked King Mwanca, tbe native ruler and the leader of the Catholic party, to punish the murderer of a Protestant chief, he was told that if he interfered in the matter every one of his soldiers would be killed. On the following day overwhelming French forces attacked Captain Lugard's command, who, armed with Maxim rifles, made a brave stand and succeeded in repulsing them. They fled to the islands, after seizing King Mwanga, which action was of immense importance to Uganda, where the people were devoted to the King. Captain Lugard offered to reinstate King Mwanga and the French party, he claims, but owing to the intrigues and lies of the French bishop the captain's over tures were rejected. ''Finally," Captain Lugard, without any further explanations, continnes, "we were forced to attack the isl ands where the French forces had in trenched themselves, and after heavy fight ing drove out the enemy with great loss. They are now centering'atBuddu. The Pro testants are in a critical position, the Cath olics, Mohammedans and Southerns all be ing arrayed against them. LOUDON SEBIOUSLY ALABMED. The Cholera Sitnatlou In Nearby Paris Looks Very Ominous. London, July 15. The authorities in Whitehall regard the state of affairs in Paris with the gravest suspicion. The urgency of the situation is accentuated by the fact that tbe issue of French official records suddenly ceased three weeks ago. The reports of cholera received from Eastern Europe are also very disquieting. The intended holding of the great fair at Jfijni Novgorod is regarded as a serious matter, tending to widespread diffusion of the epidemic. A CINCINNATI STORM. Great Havoc dmon; Tin Hoofs, Shrubbery nnd Shade Irees. Cincinnati, July 15. At 3:30 o'clock this afternoon a w ind which registered 42 miles an hour by the United States weather bureau instruments, struck this city. It came from the West and was accompanied by rain which fell to the depth of two fifths of an inch during the time the storm lasted, which was not over 15 minutes. The full extent of the damage done cannot be learned at this hour. It was not a tornado. It blew straight from West to East and kept up steadily dpr ing a quarter of an hour, carrying the rain along in horizontal sheets, peeling tbe tin roofs off innumerable buildings, carrying off the roffs bodily from many houses" and playing havoc generally with 'shade trees, signs, fences and plate glass windows. STRIKING ON PRINCIPLE. Philadelphia Iron Workers Will Stay Ont Durluc the Homestead Trouble, Philadelphia, July 15. The several hundred workmen of the iron and steel mills in Kensington who went on strike some weeks ago have now decided not to re turn to work until tbe strikers of the Car negie mills do so. They acknowledge that they are not in the troubles at Homestead and Pittsburg, and state! that they have come to the de cision to stay out for a principle. -The Cattlemen's Case. Lasamie Cur, Wyo., July 15. Argu ments in'the, motion for a change of venue in the Wyoming cattlemen's trial were closed this evening. The defense en deavored to have the case sent to Cheyenne, in Laramie county, while the prosecution wants it in Albany county, judge Blake announced that he would tcn deavor to assign the case Monday. The overflow of the Nile begins in June every year and Wsts till August. Durlns that time the river Is a turbulent stream 12 miles wide. THE PAINE FOECHAIRMAN. A Blaine Man From Wisconsin to Succeed Clarkson and Campbell. NOBODY ELSE WANTS THE PLACE And Mr. Fyne Dimself Isn't a Elt Over anxious for It, Either. MICHENER iHROSTS IT TO ONE BIDE CEPECTAI. TELEGBAM TO THB DISPATcm Washington, July 15. Henry C Payne, of Milwaukee, the Wisconsin member of the Republican National Committee, will be elected Chairman vice W. J. Campbell, resigned, at to-morrow's meeting of the committee in New York. This matter was settled at a meeting of the President and some of his political friends to-night. The President was not originally in favor of Mr. Payne's selection, as he was particu larly anxious that either ex-Senator Spoon er or Senators Aldnch or McMillan should assume the task. Mr. Spooner declined for the reason that his time and energies must be given entirely to the campaign in Wisconsin, where he will prob ably be a candidate for the seat in the Senate which Phlletus Sawyer will voluntarily surrender. Sena tors Aldrich and McMillan refused to ac cept because of pressure of private business affairs, and Mr. Payne has therefore been determined upon to-night. He was in clined to refuse the honor because of fear of the effect of such hard work upon his health, but has finally consented. Senator Sawyer and Secretary Rusk were both opposed to Mr. Payne's selection, but as it was found that he was the most avail able man left, they withdrew their objec tion and now indorse the selection. Mr. Payne is reported to be an able and shrewd politician. He learned his lessons in poli tics from Uncle Philetus Sawyer, hut an tagonized the old gentleman at Minneapolis by working entnusiastically tor tne nomi nation of Blaine. Beady for the Meeting; To-Dav. A special from New York says: Most of tbe heavy-weight Republicans on the new National Executive Committee turned tip at the Fifth Avenue Hotel this evening, to be in readiness for the meeting of the com mittee at 11 o'clock to-morrow morning. All said Henry C Payne wonld be tbe new chairman. Mr. Payne, on his arrival at the hotel, brought with him the resignation of W. J. Campbell, as Chairman of the committee. This will be read to-day. Mr. Payne said that Mr. Campbell was now on his way to Northern Michigan with his sick wife. Awaiting Mr. Payne at the hotel was a dispatch from Senator Sawyer, announcing that either he (Payne) or ex-Senator John C Spooner, of Wisconsin, must take the Chairmanship. Mr. Payne said that he did not see his way clear to accept the place. He said that he had become engaged in great surface railroad enterprises in Mil waukee; that he bad been put at the head of these enterprises involving capital invest ed amounting to nearly $10,000,000, with the understanding that he would de vote his entire time to them. He said he believed that certain of his business friends might think he was acting in bad faith did he now take a place which would require his constant time and attention in New York City and elsewhere for a number of months. Neither did Mr. Payne see how ex-Senator Spooner could take the place. Mr. Spooner is a candidate for Senator in his State, and moreover, astute Republicans thought it advisable to keep Mr. Spooner at work in Wisconsin. . Spooner Couldn't Be Spared. Just as Mr. Payne said these words in came Senator Sawyer and tbe others from Washington. Senator Sawyer said that Mr. Spooner could not take the place, es pecially for the reason that he was wanted in Wisconsin. That narrowed things down close to Mr. Payne, and arm in arm with Senator Sawy er, and followed by Uncle Jerry Rusk, be retired to his apartments and discussed the situation with them. It was nearly midnight when the consulta tion was ended. Mr. Payne then said that he had taken the matter under advisement, that he would see some of his business friends here in New York City this morn ing, and ascertain from them whether he could take the place. These New Yorkers have furnished the capital for Mr. Payne's enterprises. "I have not reached a decision," said Mr. Payne, "and I cannot until to-morrow. I want to do all I can to be accommodating, but the place is a thankless one at best I do not see how I can arrange my business affairs satisfactorily so that I can take the place. I. have not declined it, neither have I accepted it Nothing has been deter mined to-night" Payne Expected to Aeeept. Those close to Mr. Payne, however, thought he would probably take the place. A story was circulated that Mr. Bliss "was to resign as treasurer of the committee. Mr. Bliss said he had no such intention. It was reported, though, that Hon. Tom Carter was to resign as secretary to-morrow, and that he will be succeeded by either ex-Representative McComas, of Maryland, or William O. Bradley, of Ken. tucky. Mr. Spooner has Senatorial aspirations, and he believes they would be injured if be remained in the East and neglected his own stamping grounds in Montana. General L. T. Michener, it was said, has practically put himself out of the way of having the chairmanship thrust upon him. One of the gentlemen present to-night had received a letter from General Miche ner, and its contents were of a most sav age character. In snbstanoe it said that he didn't want the place, that he would not take it, that all he wanted was to be let alone, and that nnderno circumstance would he accept a place which had nothing in store ior tbe occupant but "kicks and cuffs and complaints." Just before all the Republicans went to bed to-night, at a little after midnight, the chances of Mr. Payne finally determining not to take the place were discussed. This would be a dilemma, indeed, and Garrett A. Hobart, of New Jersey, was trotted out as the most available man in view of such a contingency. Mr. Hobart is now in Europe. Uncle Philetus Sawyer is very anxious indeed that Mr. Payne shall accept, and Mr. Payne thinks a good deal of Mr. Sawyer's wishes. AN TJHP0PULAB APP0IKTMENX. A Harrison Nnm-rt as Postmaster and Asbnry Park Doesn't Like It. Asbuey Park, N. J., July 15. Special The announcement that President Harrison has appointed Edmund G. Harrison post aster here, in place of Alfred R. Toland, whose term expired some months ago, has caused intense bitterness among Republicans of Asbnry Park and Neptune township. Long before Mr. Toland's term ended the friends of Rev. George W. Treat and John L. Coffin began pushing their claims for the appoint ment It was the most bitter fight of the kind ever seen in this section of the State. Mr. Coffin was for some years the editor of Asbury Park Journal, a strong Republican organ. Mr. Treat has been a leading worfcer in the ranks of his party for years, and is the President of the Connty Republican Executive Committee. The dissatisfaction over Mr. Harrison's appointment is so strong that most of the members pf the Republican clnb will offer their resignations at the next meeting, and the furniture will be sold. The new Post master is a friend of Postmaster General Wanamaker. Mills Says Grover Will Get Titer'. Cobsicana, Tex, July 15. Hon. PITTSBURG DISPATCH, Roger Q. Mills returned home last night He is enthusiastic ior tariff reform and says that Cleveland trill be the next President. AN EARLY MORNING FIRE. A Blase on Third Arenas Suspected to Be ot Incendiary Origin The Third At tempt Within the Last Twelve Months. For the third time in the last 12 months a destructive fire broke out in the large tin goods warehouse of John Hamilton, atNos. ,61 and 63 Third avenue, and indications strongly point to incendiarism. About 1:30 o'clock this morning Wilson Adams, the young watchman of the two buildings which face each other from op posite sides of the street, was making his enstomary rounds when he discovered fire burning rapidly in the rafters of the buijding. He immediately sounded the alarm and upon tbe arrival of Fire Company No. 1, a second alarm was sent in. Such a period of wait ing ensued before tbe arrival of the other companies that the building was wrapped in flames before the firemen had the hose at tached to the neighboring water plug. DVay With tlio Water. After playing a few moments some acci dent befell and for nearly five minutes there w as but one solitary stream of water upon the consuming flames. The firemen worked hard and those from Company No. 1 endangered their lives by mounting the fire escape, outside the warehouse, to the very top, where the stifling smoke and flames poured out upon them in dense volumes. The fire had a vigorous headway and the department was at last powerless to Check the consuming element The sky was of an inky blackness, overcast witli heavy clouds, and as tKe bright, crackling flames gushed and rolled out of the windows from Ml sides of the building and leaped madly upward, the sight was an impressive one. People stood in large number) upon the various corners and pushed and elbowed each other in their efforts to more closely approach the rapidlv burning building. Officers from Central station stood beside the fire lines and kept back the crowding spectators. A Complete Wreck. Streams of water began to plav upon the flames just as the roof fell in in with a terrible crash, and the heavens were illumined with a great red glow. The building was completely gutted, one floor falling in after another until nothing was left to burn and the four grim walls formed a bed of insufferable heat. The building and stock was owned by John Hamilton, formerly of the firm of Fleming & Hamilton. During the last year three fires have attacked the building, each time with much damage. The last fire occurred about month ago and was said by the watchman to nave been set afire by some man who has not been ap prehended. Mr. Fleming withdrew from the firm after the 'last fire, and the business was conducted by John Hamil ton. The watchman said he did not think the fire was of incendiary origin,and had proba bly been burning some time before he dis covered it When asked a few questions he insolently replied. "You fellows want to know too much. I have talked all I am going to," and he re fused to say more. What seems to give credence to the sup position that the fire was more than a natural one is the fact that all fires were put out at 5 o'clock last evening, and no kind of a fire was upon the fifth floor nor near the roof between that time and the discovery of the fire. Another thing is that both of the previous fires broke out in the same place and about the same time of night The loss is roughly estimated at 550,000 on stock and bnilding. The proprietor could not be found this morning. A PACIFIC SLOPE SAMSOS. He Is a Piano Mover and Lilts 1,000 Founds CO Times a Day. San Franelsco Examiner. Edward X Berry has been a piano mover in this city continuously throughout the 17 years past Berry is a big man, standing 6 feet, stocking clad, and weighing 200 pounds. He is so well proportioned as not to appear so heavy. He is a native son, having been born 42 years ago in Del Norte county, near where Rouge river meets with the sea. Del Norte was a wilderness then, and Berry grew up a sportsman and an angler, pur suits which made him strong of limb and nund of wind. When a youth he went in r athletics somewhat, and was the ,ieniier wrestler of Northern California until he was apprenticed to a tanner and currier. That' trade did not suit him and he tried horse training, a profession in which his strength first became noticeable. Teaming followed, and as one of its most lucrative branches Berry took up the mov ing of fine furniture. His daily work is to move from 15 to 20 pianos up and down stairs, sometimes sev eral flights. Berry manages one end of the piano, while two men can barely handle the other. The strong man also takes the lower end in going up stairways, often being compelled to sustain the whole weight of instruments of the "grand" form, which weigh between 1,200 and 1,500 pounds. He estimates his daily lifts dead weight to be CO, and the weight lifted each time to aver age 1,000 pounds. As the weights must be sustained tor a length of time, the feat be comes the more remarkable. That so many years ot services at such tasking labor has not broken him down Berry believes is due to the fact that he has always been rsgnlar in his habits, sleeping long hours and refraining from drinking. He claims nothing for himself as to strength, but along Kearney street and among expressmen generally he is consid ered the Samson of the profession. DTJMAS AS A COOK He Thought He Was a Chef and Studied the Farls'an Kitchens, New York Tines. Whenever Dumas met an Englishman he "considered it his particular duty to make himself agreeable to him, as part of the debi he owed to Shakespeare and Walter Scott" His weakness was a belief thathe was a born cook. It may sound exagger ated, but I verily believe that Dumas took a greater pride in concocting a stew than in constructing a novel -or a play. Very often in the middle ot the dinner he would put down his knife and fork, "Ca e'est rndement bon: il faut que je m'en pro cure larecette." And Guepet was sent for to authorize Dumas to descend to the lower regions and have a consultation with his chefs. He was the only one of the habitues who had ever been in tbe kitchens of tbe Cafe de Paris. Dumas was a spendthrift: and, like agood many spendthrifts, generons to a fault An Italian man of letters and a refugee called on him one day and was presented by him with a pistol. "He was utterly penniless, and so am I," explained the novelist to a friend, "sol gave him the pistol." Great heavens! you surely did not recommend him to go and make an end of himself!" inter rupted .the friend. Dumas burst out laughing. "Of course not 1 merely told him to go and sell or pawn it and leave me the fellow one, in case some other poor wretch should want assistance while I am so terribly hard up." A Colorado Waterspout. Canon City, Col., July 15. An awfnl waterspout occurred in Grape Creek above this city to-day. The tor rent of water rushed down the Arkan sas river and through Canon City with great force, tearing away the Santa Fe Railroad bridge and 300 feet ot track. Im mense damage was done to crowing fruit crops in the city and suburbs, SATURDAY, JULY 16, DANGERS OF TRAVEL The Ordinary Railroad Passenger Doesn't Think of Them. BROKEN BRAKES ON A GRADE, Bails Split at Points Where Engineers Can't See Them, and OTHER CAUSES OF WEECKS ON EOADS wniTTijf von the pisrATcn.3 But few people who board the fast-rolling passenger trains at the railroad depots, either for a long or short journey, realize the dangers they are liable to encounter while j dashing along at a 60-mile rate through the darkness and storm. They trust themselves and their safety to the steady band and tbe watchful eye of the engineer and strong and brave arm of the conductor and brakeman, whom they think will shield them from all harm. Little do they know that a bursting wheel, a broken rail or a stranded bridge, that they as well as passengers would be the victims of a frightful wreck. . The railroad trainman is the only one who realizes the dangers of travel br rail. Daily and almost hourly he is exposed to dangers that would escape the notice of an inexperienced eye. The lives and limbs of the entire train are, comparatively speaking, at tbe mercy of tbe engineer, and the railroad companies are exceedingly careful, and select men of nerve and courage for position of this kind. The engine is no place for a coward, and it would be sheer madness for a passenger to trust his life in the hands of a man such as this. Tbe object of the companies is to have men of courage, quick to decide, and brave in the hour of emergency. Pittsburg is blessed with scores of Just such men as these, who if their acts of heroism were recorded in a volume it would make a book of enormous size. Patrick Doran, one of the oldest engi neers in the service of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company, has had many thrilling experiences in his past 29 years' service pulling the fast trains over the Allegheny Mountains. Ilm Predicament of an Engineer. One bright morning in May, about four years ago, the New York "and Chicago limited express steamed out of the Union station, heavily loaded down with human freight Engineer Doran was at the throt tle. The trip was without incident until Gallitzin was reaehed. At this point the helping engine, which had -been taken on at Conemaugn, was cut off' aud side tracked, and the regular pulling engine proceeded on down the eastern slope with the train. The grade from Gallitzin to Altoona regis ters 125 feet to the mile and frequently it requires every brake on the train to hold it under control. The most dreaded thing among the railroad men on this disvlsion are runaway trains, for when once they get a start there is no power on earth can stop them and death to some or all the party is sure to be the result On the . morning in question when Bennington, station was reached the en gineer applied the air brake, but it did not serve to slacken the speed of tbe heavy train which, by this time', was thundering at a rapid rate down the mountain. He cast a glance at the air guage and was horrified to find that there was not a pound of air in the cylinders. He reversed the lever, opened the sand valves, but still the speed ot the fast rolling train rapidly increased. A hasty examination of the air pump re vealed the fact that it was broken, and that there was no possible chance of a pound of air. It was a terrible moment! The engineer knew that if the speed were not lessened that at the first curve the train would jump the track and be dashed to pieces on the monntain side. A still greater fear was that of colliding with other trains which still had the right of track. In an instant he decided as to what action to take. He told the fireman to stand by the lever while he operated the hand brakes. Armed with a pickhandle, with much dif ficulty he managed to climb over the tank of coal and reach the platform of the first car. In an instant the brave engineer had the brake tightly applied, and then rushed through each of the cars in quick succession, putting on the brakes as he passed through. As he entered the rolling palaces the pas sengers recoiled from him on account of his dirty and greasy overclothes; but he paid no attention to them. His was a mission of mercy to which the passengers Had. not fully awakened. A r.unnway Train on a Monntain. Although he had succeeded in putting on almost all the brakes tbe speed ot tbe run away train was not diminished in the least Several curves were rounded in safety, but the cars swayed as though the next instant they .would "be dashed into the ravine a thousand feet below. ' As Engineer Doran was in the act of ap plying the lost brake they dashed post the telegraph station. The block signal was red. The danger was increasing. Through the cars he dashed, for he knew that a train was just ahead. He knew that a collision meant death, and he wanted to die at his post He reached his place on the engine again and from the long curve above Kittanning point he was horrified to see a freight train moving slowly just ahead of him. He made a last effort to save his upparentlr doomed train, seizing the whistle rope, he sounded alarm alter alarm. Down the mountain the mad train rnshed, (he shrill whistle sending chills of uneasi ness over the now frightened passengers, who had at last realized their perilous position. Ear out of the cab window leaned the en gineer, and from the man stationed at the switch just ahead he saw the welcome sign, "Come ahead." The freight train had taken the side track, but not an instant too soon, for no sooner had it cleared the main track than the limited dashed by. Word of the runaway train was tele graphed to Altoona that the track at that place could be cleared for free passage. The news floated through that busy town like magic, and in a few minutes a thousand peo ple were lined along tbe track to witness the night ot tbe runaway. They were doomed to disappointment, however, for those brakes which Engineer Doran had put on at the risk of his life had saved the train and thus a terrible cal amity was averted. The train steamed slowly into Altoona amid cheers from a thousand throats, in honor of the brave engineer. Gr.itttnde of the Passengnr. The passengers'were not unmindful of his bravery and presented him with a well filled purse. The engineer was not selfish, but equally divided the reward with his brave fireman, who had so gallantly stood at his post while duty called him elsewhere. Engineer Doran is" still engaged at the throttle and has the reputation of making tbe best time ever made between Pittsburg and Altoona. His fireman on the runaway train has since been promoted to engineer and so far has an excellent record. Charles Shook, a well-known conductor on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, tells of a thrilling experience he had about a year ago while acting in the capacity ot flagman on tbe Pittsburg division. He said: i "I have been engaged in railroad work for about ten years,and lam well acquainted with all the dangers that brakemen and others are likely to encounter.' The story which I wish to tell you about occurred a little more than a vear ago, and I tremble now when I think of it '.'I was employed as flagman on a con struction which was doing, work on the Con nellsville road a short distance east of Con nellsville. Our usual days work was 10 hours but in cases of wrecks or other accidents we would hare to work much longer. On the day in 1C92. quo;io.t ii.-il Just t.nisljul nork nnd were prep.iriiif: to go Iinniewhen "" re ceived a teleg'am to lu'-teu at o ice i" Daw son Station to clean tip a siiiull freight wreck which had just occurred there. Our train with its workmen was soon speeding on its way to the scene of the wreck. When within a mile of the point named in the message the speed was slnckencd in order that I might get off to signal approaching trains and warn them of danger. The wreck was nmoh greater than it was thought to be and it required many hours of hard work before the debris was cleared away" and travel could be resumed. I kept my watch and schedule in view so thatT could keep myself well posted as to the time of trains, especially the high class ones. Asleep on a Itailrond TracK. Being stationed fully a mile from the scene of the wreck, I passed the time mi ay walking backward and forward, always keeping a close 'vatch in the direction from whence I expected trains. I glanced at my watch again. In fifteen minutes tlio Wes tern express would be due. I concluded to seat myself on the rail to await its ap proach. Being weary, I did not think that I had been seated more than a minute when I fell fast asleep. And in that sleep I had a most horrible dream. I fancied myself tied on the track. I could sec n heavy train bearing down upon inc at a frightful speed. It was a most wonderful triumph for Dr.'s Spurzheim nnd Gall to so determine the brain indication, to locate even the separate organs und assign their functions, albeit they probably never in their dnj, realized the full significance of their dis covery. It may be affirmed without the slightest risk of successful refutation, that all that pertains to life, to volition, to con sciousness to mentality, can now tbe con clusively and scientifically accounted ior, that every phase, feature, fact, force or phenomenon may yield to solution, in short that there is not a single thing for an under standing of which we need grope or confess ourselves supine. Taking Care of the Fnrnace. But a few thoughts with reference tp the treatment extended to tbe generator: There is probably nowhere under the canopy an other thing on which if imposed such in considerate, outrageous and atrocious abuse as the average enlightened (?) human be ing extends to nis stomacn. Is it any wonder that we die? No! It is rather a miracle that we live. It is a tact that, from a scientific point of view, we live longer than we ought. What messes unsuitable in kind and unseasonable in time are dumped into this poor and con tinuously working servant Who considers fitness or quality of material in its relation to generating electricity? A generator? It is rather a sink, a sewer, a Pandora's box from which winged ills, ornamented with death's heads and cross bones, fly forth as from a cauldron in some inferno! From the swill-tub to which the general human stomach is transformed, what perniciousness has not gone forth. The ideas with claws, with bat-like wings and satanic heads, can all be traced to the soured putrescence of some ill-conditioned stomach. There is a recuperative provision, that once in about seven years, completely re places each particle in the human anatomr ana were we wise and did we grasp and did we care, of this we might avail our selves and be borne on the current of useful life into the cen turies. As it is, there, is an occasional octogenarian in whom this principle is not wholly extinguished, but who comes to "second sight," who again "cuts teeth" poor nature, sometimes not completely crushed, trying to throw a hint of what might be. Death Is Physical Insolvency. What is death? A summons simply that the credit fund is all exhausted; that there is nothing left in the bank to call, that the hour of physical insolvency, of recuperative bankruptcy has come. It may be solemn, but it is just Who did it? Who was the sinner? In his wild and hilarious, or dull and un thinking, grizzling and gormaudizing, did the stoker ever panse to study? Did he note whether he stoked with bread or stone. ere he joined the monumental band, whose mounds are only testimonials to outraged natural law? But ashes and clinker, draught and grate, crown-sheet and stack, lung and liver, kid ney and pump ah ! He learns at length, but he learns it late, that it wasa machine he had in charge how was he in manage ment? How was Sitting Bull in trigonome try? Are some hale longer than others and others longer still? Who sets the limit? Who stops to study, to know, to comply? It is hard to tell to what limit this" ma chine might not be run, it run in all ways temperately. But when to all other im propriety, to cap and crown it all, is added, innutrUiuus, alcoholic swill and nohiome, nicotinish juice and smoke! Oh, fools that they are, to tread where their only deliverance from bondage lies in death! When all that is left, is only a pile of feebly animated junk, then they think to find regeneration and salvation in quaefcish "elixir.'Mn "bi-chloride" of dirt, the while in the focus of a law both in exorable and eternal Poor, deluded victims, ye. might have been almost as the gods, but ye would not. Rather ye yield to the song of the insane siren that only soothes to slow but surelv suicidal sleep! N. ' SOME BHAEP SWISDLEBS. The Hindoos Are Rather Clover In De franilln; th Seamen. It is doubtful If any race of swindlers can quite equal the Asiatic, says a recent writer. The smile, which is childlike and bland, of the accomplished Chinaman often masks a profundity of cunning and dexter ity in fraud that the Caucasian cannot rival. Even the mild Hindoo has a faculty for fraud that is not always suspected. In the bazars of Calcutta and Bombay the vilest poison is sold to tbe English sailors as whisky or brandy in bottles branded with a reliable dealer's name. Jack pays the price of the genuine article, but is supplied with a villainous compound of native concoction. The dealer knows the value of brands. He lays in a stock of the cenuine bottles, and never disturbs labels or capsules. By tbe skillful application of the blowpipe he drills a small hole in the bottom ot the bottle, draws ofi all the genuine liquid, re places it with his poisonous stufT, closes up the hole so that no trace remains and palini off the bottle on unsuspecting" Jack as real "Martell" or "fine old Irish." The- ab stracted liquor will, of course, always sell on its own merits elsewhere. Anotheringenious device of a mild Hindoo is to drill a hole in the edge of a rupee and then scrape out the silver from the inside, leaving only a sort of shell, without tlim aging the Impression on the rim. Lead is then poiirea centlv in, mixed with some alloy which gives tlie requisite ring, and tho hole Is carefnlly closed. Only a keen and experienced eye can de tect the imposture. The silver" which is thus abstracted will be worth nearly a shill ing, ana tne manipulator has still his rupee to spend. But the operation may occupy him the greater portion of a week", durin-f whicn time he might have 'earned two rupees by honest work. Experiments n lth TVtrnl-a n. Some trials with solidified petroleum were made a few weeks a.'o at the works of the Solidified Fetrolenm corporatim at Hackney Wick-London a-id they demon strated that a six hore-powcr tubular boiler containing 80 gallons of water could be heated br 62 pounds ot the Chenhall fuel, or- solidified oil, and in 30 minutes steam raised to indicate G) pounds to the inch ,'nhile it took 160 pounds of coal an'l wood, to raise steam 60 pounds in one hour's time. A New Use for Cut. The Midland Bailwav Company has eight cats upon its staff, and their maintenance is Lns regularly entered in the company's books. Their duty is to look after 300,000 or 400, 000 empty corn sacks, which are much preyed upon by rats. That the rodents do tremendous damage is evident from the fact that the holes in tbe sacks have to be attended to by 12 women. NEtV ADVERTISEMENTS. GOODS MUST More July Bargains for the Ecc Inclined to Ponder Ove We are determined to reduce our immense stock ri is needed for Fall Goods now arriving daily, and sucl art offered in all departments that no one can afford Come and see the ridiculously lew prices at which we ar goods. Here a few samples of the i WAISTS MARKED DOWN: 50c Striped and Figured Percale all go now at 24c. 98c Lawn Polka Dot fine "Waists now 98c Striped Black and Blue Waists nc gi.25 Striped Black and Blue Waists 1.50 Lawn and Figured Waists now WRAPPERS: $1 Print Wrappers now 69c; the Wrappers now 98c; the $2.$ now $1.25. JACKETS : "Our Gream $3, $1.25, $1.50 Blazers $2. 25; All Suits and Skirts marked away FLOUNCING EXTRAORDINARY BARGAINS in Point d'Irlande and Oriental Laces from ioc to 25c; worth 25c to 50c No such values ever offered before here or elsewhere. ifiunv caii no uatc at 22c 2$c' 8c and soc IMlUA OAlLUn llHIO Largest variety in the city. JGreat Mark-Down in Flowers and Ribbons This Week. 510, 512, 514, 516, KILLED BY HIS SKILL. August Harlander Poisoned by His Own Secret Invention. IT WAS AN ENAMELING PROCESS Which Brought Him large tapped His Life. Profits hut SOME RESULTS OP HIS CLEVERNESS August Harlander, who invented and pos sessed the secret of a highly valuable pro cess of enameling, died at his home in Re serve township yesterday as the result of in haling, for years, the gases arising from the chemicals which he employed in making his esoteric mixture. August Harlander was of German birth, and came to the United States several years before the outbreak of the Civil War. He resided and worked at the brass trade in New York, and when the Rebellion broke out he entered the United States navy, and served in several lively engagements along the Atlantic and Gulf coasts. Later be transferred bis services to the land forces, and was in at the grand round-up in Vir ginia. After the return of peace he settled in Allegheny, and returned to his trade. He was always greatly attached to chemical studies, and during his hours of leisure he spent his time in conducting mysterious ex periment1:, which puzzled bis friends. He was married about 20 years ago, and some time after that he perfected his peculiar process of putting a beautiful and perma nent enamel on iron. This enamel could be made of any .color, but the colors chiefly used in manufacture where white, and black. Barlander's Talue Was It-cognlzed. Mr. Harlander secured employment with the Standard Manufacturing Company, whose foundry and enameling works are on Biver avenue, Allegheny; and salesroom at C31 "Wood street, Pittsburg. He was a val uable man for the company, and he laid the foundation for their large business in enam eling all sorts of iron fixtures, such as bath tubs, closet fixtures, sinks, etc. He received from the company a very large salary.which enabled him to establish and furnish a hand some home on Straub's lane, near the ter minus of the Mt. Troy branch of the Fleas ant Valley line. Mr. Harlander became a member of Post 1G2 of the Grand Army and took an active interest in the affairs of that organization. In bis leisure be made many curious things, which he enameled in colors so that their real composition was cleverly concealed. One of the most unique productions of his handiwork is to be seen at tbe rooms of Post 162. It is, apparently, a silk bat, with a smooth polish on its surface, nnd a dull black band and bow around the base of the crown. "Within the hat seems to be lined with white silk, with a leather sweatband bearing tbe trade mark of the maker. This hat lies upon a table, and those unacquainted with it are often asked to try it on. When one tries to pick it up daintily and put it on his head, he finds that he cannot lift it with one hand, except by a second and great effort. The hat is of iron, covered inside and out with Harlander's enamel. Fooled by an Iron Bat. Sometimes this hat is handed to a new comer, with a request to try it on, and the one who takes it gingerly and lightly, as anybody would take a silk hat, invariably lets it fail to the floor because of its great weight. Several of these hats are owned in Allegheny by close friends of the in ventor. Mr. Harlander did not do all the work connected with the enameling process. He had many assistants, who did tbe real man ual labor of putting on the enamel. But tbe secret of tbe mixture was his, and to this he attended, mixing the chemical in gredients alone for many years. Recently he has been assisted by his son, now a lad of 17 years. Working at this process, not only during his hours of duty, but during much of his own time, he .became the vic tim of chemical poisoning. This process was slow and insidious, sapping his strength little by little. What the chem icals were that poisoned his blood no one knows, for it is not known what chemicals he used. Several times in recent years he has bscn confined to his home by a mvsteri- illness, which some cf his friends thought was malaria, and others attributed to the results of exposure during bis mili tary service. The End Gradually Approaches. About six months ago he was finally prostrated by paralysis, such as seize painters who "follow their trade for many wholesale slaughter: $4 and $5 Reefers and 1.75; our $5 our $4.50 Black and I down to clean them 50c emb. Swiss Flouncing, 45 , ...ies wide, at 25c; $1 Flouncing, 45 inches wide, at 50a 518 Market Street. Jyl2-TT3 years. His right side was affected and bis tongue was made silent. He talked a few words at a time, in a half articulate way, ior some weeks, bnt recently has been to tally bereft of the power of speech. The end came at 9 o'clock last evening, when he passed away without any signs of suffering. His wife and two children and a few friends were at his bedside. Th funeral will be held at the residence at 3 o'clock to-morrow afternoon, and he -will ha laid to rest with the solemn services of tho1 Grand Army. . His friends say that it is possible that hit secret has died with him, but others believe) J that his son may know the process so welll as to be able to carry it on. AH IjNIEBESTIHG STUDY. little Harry Didn't Think That Eating lea ICream Was Stupid. Harper's Tojrng Peopl,. 'Tdnn't like t&is aynuch as I thought r would," said Harry, looking' uj" Iftiu-Jtf,-' algebra. "It's stupid. There's too many! rules to learn." "Things always seem so until we get through some of the drudgery," answered i mamma, encouragingly. Mammas aro always ready to inculcate moral lessons. "14 will be more interesting after a while. . Everything is so at first." Harry looked solemn. "I know one thing that isn't stupid front the beginning." said he; "yon don't have)' to wait forit to be interesting!" "Well, what is it?" "Eating ice cream!" A ow Canal Scheme. Flans have just been completed for tha construction of anotner great irrigating' J canal, w'ith reservoirs, in Arizona, in tha , Santa Cruz valley, and when it is completed ' 300,000 more acres of the great American desert will be supplying the finest kinds of I fruits and grains and other prodncts for tho Eastern markets. The canal will be TO ! miles long and 30 feet wide at the bottom, I and the construction of tbe works will cost I about 51,200,000. CYRUS W. riELD and other millionaire on the woes of riches InTlIE DISl'ATCIIj to-morrow. I 0tfppfHo$ : r ON15 JOS-JS Both the method and results -when Syrup of Figs 13 taken; it 13 pleasanl j and refreshing to the taste, and acta gently vet DromDtlv on tha Rulne-M-1 Liver and Bowels, cleanse3 the sjs-, tem effectually, dispels eolda, head aches and fevers and cures hahitual constipation, Syrup of Figs 13 tha only remedy of its kind ever pro duced, pleasing to the taste and ac ceptable to the stomach, prompt in its action and truly beneficial in its , effects, prepared only from the most 1 healthy and agreeable substances, its many excellent qualities commend it to all and have made it the most popular remedy known. " Syrup of Figs 13 for sale in 50o and SI bottles by all leading drug-1 gists. Any reliable druggist who may not have it on hand will pro cure it promptly for any one who , wishes to try it. Do not accept any substitute. CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP CO. . SAN FRANCISCO. CAL, touisviue. xr.- new yosk. h.y. DOCTORS LAKE SPECIALISTS In all cases re- 3ulring scientiflo and connV entlal treatment. Dr. S. K. Lake, M. B. a P. S., is tbe, old est and most experienced spe cialist In the city. Consult a- Inn tree and strlctlv confl dentil!, uiucj .ira, v iu unu 1 to o '.iaMi mm i i ii sm hj r. as IS Sunday. Jtoir. x. uonsnit tnein person t s nllv, or wruo Uocroiu 1-akk, cor. Penn nvv -fit aud i'o irtu St., 1'ittsbnr, Pa. iclS-82-DWK f -i 'I ).
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