THE ' PITTSBURG -DISPATCH. SATURDAY, AUGUST 0, 1832.
MUCH YETTO LEARN.
Astronomers Only Beginning
to Penetrate the Mys
tmes of Mars.
SOME PUZZLING POINTS.
The Changeable Surfaces at the
Poles May Be Merely Clouds.
GREAT COST OF COMMUNICATION.
Kiches of si Continent Needed to Trovide
Adequate Signals.
THE LATEST FKOU TIIE SCIENTISTS
Sajt Fraxcisco, Aug. 5. Prof. Holden,
of Lick Observatory, telegraphs as follows:
"Lick Obsebvatoiit, Aug. a.
The circumstances are very lavorahle In
that the planet is unusually near to us. Tlicy
ire rather unfavorable in tnat the planet is
very far south and therefore low don in
the fckyand thus subject to atmospheric
disturbances. Future appositions in which
the planet will be seen in preater altitude
will be more favorable, c en if the planet is
then considerably more distant.
Of course the ultimate object of all ob
servations is to determine every possible
physical peculiarity of the object to be in
vestigated. Iritis a planet we wish to know
how neaily it lescmbles the earth, end
whether it is fit to be inhabited by beings
like ourselves. With respect to Mars, it has
been proposed by certain very enthusiastic
astronomers to determine the further ques
tion if the planet is actually inhabited, and
this is a more difficult and important ques
tion than the mere inquiry as to whether it
is fit to be so Inhabited.
Mot Bnonch Observations TVr.
In my opinion, the time has not yet coma
to even sueculato on the larger question,
and my reason for sayinjr this is that I think
it very doubtful if all the obsirvations made,
numerous as they are, are at all sufficient to
enable us to pionouhce the lesser inquiry.
It is very easy and very convenient to call
certain area on Mars land and to describe
indentions as gulfs and canals, but so lar as
I know, there is no absolute proof that the
dark, fosty parts of Mars aie veritably
water. Vr'e know that the vaporic water
exists in the Martial atmosphere. Tho
spectroscope shows this, and there aro cer
tain white area at the poles of Mars which
look very much like snow caps.
It is commonly aid that these wax and
wane with the seas ins of HarB in such a way
as to prove them to oe such. They certainly
wax and wano and &x acain. but so do
clouds, and I am not yit satUfled that thoj
are not, in lact, merely ilouds.
They may be snow and ice, but if so are
subject to extraordinary ohanses, which I
have been observing here It, the past week.
It is a curious commentary on Hie difficul
ties of drawing exact conclusions reuarding
a little plauota few thousand miles in diam
eter and 40,000,000 miles away to say that
nearly every one of the important appear
ances can be accounted for about as well bv
supposing the planet to be red hot and to
have a very extensive atmosphere, as it can
be1 by supposing the planet to be cooled off
an d to have land and water and a rather
thin atmospheric envelope. The latter is
tho usual hypothesis, nui n the whole it
a-jipears to be the more likely.
Likely to B. Farther Advanced.
The planet is smaller than the earth, and
it Is apparently more likely to be further ad
vanced in the process of cooling off for that
eason. But there is no positive proof that it
so, ana we should wait for positive nroof.
direct or indirect, before pronouncing. It is
perfectly pioper to conjecture, and indeed it
is impossible not to do so, but it is the duty
of science to guard itself faithfully against
promulgating conjectures as if they weie es
tablished facts.
We have found great changes in the de
tails ot the Martial surface, while the main
outlines have remained much the same. The
changes have seemed to be so great that itis
often difficult to explain them by terrestrial
analogies. If there are indeed inhabitants
in Mars I think they might be surprised at
home of the conjectures winch are current
on the earth legal ding their sunoundings.
If the w lute cap at the south pole of .Mars is
indeed snow and ice, w e can say it has been
a hard winter ior the Martial Esquimaux.
If the red areas aro land mid the dark ones
water we can desciibe the great inundations
which have taken place on the banks of the
Lacus Soils and the surprising apparition
of a duplicate lake near the Fons Juventus.
We might incidentally mention the fact
that where there are now two lakes, there
was only one in 1S77 and none in 1S79, ana we
are speaking, it must be remembered, of
bodies of water some hundred square miles
in area. Edward S. Holdex.
RICHES OF A CONTINENT
Would bn Needed to ( unslrnct SIgnn Tint
Conld Be Seen on Mars The Difficulty of
Communication A Difference in the At
mosphere. Chicago, Aug. 5. Prof. Elias Colbert,
an astronomer who has made the science a
lifetime study, said to-ight:
Mars will be nearest to the earth Satur
day next, the distance then being but 35,100,
000 miles. 'Ihe apposition occurs a little
earlier, hut it will not then be in the most
fa orable position for study, being too near
the earth's moon, which w ill pass the .Ianet,
leaving It a little to the south, about ID
o'clOck Sundaj night. 1 lie moon being near
tho full, her light will Interfere with the
study of ihe markings on the surlace oi
Mars for tw c?ipr three days belore and after
conjunction, 8& that it tuny be said that the
first hall of the favorable time for studying
the planet has alrAidy gone by. The fifteen
or twenty days following the early part of
next week will include about all the time
during winch Mars can be studied to the
best advantage.
The limit of visibility of objects on the
surface of Mars is a subject about which the
mind of the average man is u little hazv and
littlo precipe Information on the subject is
at his command. It is stated that a magni
fying power of 2,000 will practlcillv bilng
the pUnct withm a distance ot 17,500 miles
Irom the earth at the time of the nearest
approHCh, the meaning of that being that
Mars will be seen as plainly and distinctly
through the telescope as it seen with the
naked eye at a distance of 17,500 miles. Cut
that is haidlx the case The magnifying
power of 2,000 is one that can seldom be
u-ed upon even the bet and buirest tele
scope, and pet haps it may he naid it can
never be ucd to give the distinctness of
vision that theoretically belongs to it.
A Heavy Tax on Credulity.
Instability or tho instrument due to un
steadiness in the atmosphere or tremblings
on the earth are magnified Just as much as
the object looked at is magnified, for n hich
reason a steady view with the highest mag
nifying powoi I seldom possible. But sup
posing it to be so, u lotinddisk half a yatd in
diameter, at a distance of one mile, subtends
an ang.u of nearly one minute of an ate,
which is not lar from the limit or distinct
ness for ordinary vision, so that a distance
of 13,000 miles would give a diameter of 9,000
yards or not far from five tulles lor the
necessary diameter of a ciicular spot on the
breadth or a longer band that could be
studied with i easonaDle hope of making out
anvihimr concerning it.
Thorefore It would seem that any signal
that ml,-lit ho made by the inhabitants of
Mar would, have to be neatly that size, and
the llkclihi-od of their constructing artificial
works of kucIi magnitude may be said to be
rather a heavy tax upon the credulity of
anybody who is asked to believe it.
It may be said that some of the lynx-eyed
astronomers can make out objects of less
magnitude than stated, but supposing their
power of vision to he twice that of the or
dinary "mn tlle smallest magnitude tjiat can
lie recognized will exceed two miles, and
the difficulty of dealing with itis diminished
rather in theory than in lact.
II it be dlfficuly. as explained, for toe
people of Mais to make anything big enough
to bo seen through the best telescopes, the
difficulties become much greater should the
peoplo of the earth attempt to construct
juiriinls that could.be seen by the lnhnbltaula
of Mars. And for this reason: When the
earth is at Its least distance from Mara it Is
directly between that planet and the sun. It
is above the earth's horizon when tho sun is
below, but at the same time theeaitn as.
seen from Mars is so close to tho sun as to be
Invisible unless it happens to be directly be
tween the two, in which caso tho Mars peo
ple could seethe earth passing across the
face or the sun like a btaclc spot, as some
times Venus and Meroury me seen.
Necessary Features ot Signu's.
In otder that signals on the earth could
be seen by the people of Mars the earth
would have to be out of their sunlight; that
is, be a good many degrees away from a line
Joining Mars and the sun. The oase may be
further illustrated by reference to the faot
that Venus cannot be seen except when at
much more than its least distance from the
earth. The smallest distance between the
earth and Mars at whioh eaVtu signals could
be seen from that planet is about twice the
35 000,000 miles that now separate the two.
That is, tho diameter of a signal on the earth
to bo seen from Mars would have to be at
least twice the diameter of a signal on Mars
that could be seen fiom the earth, suppos
ing the telescopic pott er to be equal In the
two cases.
But there is another consideration which
renders the problem a still more difficult
one. There Is some reason to believe that
the workings on the surface of Mars could
not be discerned distinctly if its amosphere
it era as dense as the earth's. Tho telescopes
can pierce the atmosphere pf Mars, which
is certainly not more than three-quarters
the density of the earth's and perhaps not
much mote than one-half. It is by no means
oertain that the inhabitants of Mais could
look out through their own atmosphere and
down through the earth's and see at the
bottom of the latter the divisions between
land and ater surfacc.or make oufany lint
the most intensely brilliant signals that
conld he displayed.
The people oi the earth could not hope,
there ore, to construct anything, however
vast, that would bo recognized by the Mai
ti il peoplo unless it were bri'llantly lighted
up bv electi loity over the whole area.
So it will boreen that the riches of a con
tinent would have to be expended on such a
oik that there mljht be any reasonable
hopeot success in signaling to Mars on the
supposition that that planet is Inhabited by
persons as intelligent as the people of the
earth.
WHAT rXXIKS, OF YALE, THINKS.
fle Cautiously Takes Gronnd Against the
Theory or Men ISelng There.
New Haybs; Conit.. Aug. 5. Prof.
Elkins, of Yale, "lien asked this morning
concerning a statement which he was re
ported to have made that the recent discov
eries made by means of the telescope at the
L'ck and Washington Observatories dis
proved the theory that the planet Mars was
inhabited, said: "I do not mean to say
positively the theory has been disproved,
but that is my or inion, since nothing has
been discovered by recent observations by
powerful telescopes to confirm in the
slightest the theory that there are intelli
gent beings on the'planet,"
"Well, Professor, while yon apparently
do not believe that part of Schiaparelji's
theory that Mars is inhabited, is there not
something in yonr opinion to justify the
belief that the planet is filled with animal
life?"
"Undoubtedly there is some foundation
for that part of the theory. Many as
tronomers, while admitting that there is,
dispute the assertion that there is water or
food on the red planet, as Mars is called. I
believe that the canals upon which Scliia
parelli based his belief that there were in
telligent human beings there exist, but
neither the most prominent astronomers of
the present day uor myself can find any
thing to warrant the belief that these canals
were made by human agency. There are
air and water at least and other condi
tions raav exist which render the planet
inhabitable. What Schiaparelli thought
were canals are either natural waterways or
only valleys. Mountains are discernible
through powerful telescopes, but it is diffi
cult to tell just what the indentions on the
surface ot the planet are. Another argu
ment against the theory habitation is that
we have advanced no lurthcr towards a con
firmation in th8V last 60 or 100 years,
lthough the instruments used are much
more powerful and more nearly perlect than
they were that number of years "ago. From
what I have read of the recent discoveries
at the Lick and Washington Observatories
and lrom mv knowledge of astronomy, I do
not believe that Mars is inhabited.
MAESIANS SEVEN FEET HIGH.
They 1,'ve a Century and Are Very Wise, So
a Denver Observer Sara.
Denver, Aug. 5. Notwithstanding the
general interest manifested in Mars in ref
erence to the probability of its habitation,
the Chamberlain Observatory at Denver
has practically been abandoned. The fault
seems to lie in the impracticability of the
present plant for fine scientific work. Prof.
Howe, who has charge of the observatory,
has been absent Jrom the city, and the only
calculation made upon Mars was the
work last night of the two young men
connected with the observatory, and it was
not satisfactory.
Incidental to the present interest Id the
planet are the curious so-called revelations
regarding the inhabitants of Mars given to
the correspondent by Judge Daniel Parks,
a prominent legal adviser of this city. He
has been a deep student of the science of
astronomy and astrology for some years, and
while pursuing his business at Leadville,
Col., several years ago, he claims to have
made some scientific researches with
the assistance of fine private
instruments, giving an insight
into the - mysteries of this planet.
"My studies," he said, "have developed
some startling facts. I have been in direct
communication with the planet Mars for
two years and know that it is inhabited by
a race ot beings whose knowledge and
spirituality is far in advance of the bright
est scholars of the occult upon our sphere.
The men in Mars attain to an average height
ot seven feet and the average length ot life
is 100 years. Their science of building is
infinitely superior to that of the earth.
"Allo'f tins I have learned from Tekel
Mcne, one of the most distinguished savants
of the fiery sphere. He is also acquainted
with our civilization."
These words sound vague and visionary,
yet Mr. Parks is a cool, logical lawyer,
whose business reaches into the thous&uds.
104 AND A HOT WIND
Is the Kind or Weather Kansas City Feo
ple Are irjoyInc Xow.
Kaxsas City, Aug. 5. This was the
hottest day ot the season. The temperature
was 78 at 8 o'clock. By noon it had
reached 95, and at 4 o'clock it had reached
09. Thi, too, in the Government Weather
Bureau Office, on the top of one of the
highest buildings in town.
Ordinary theremometers on the street
registered 102 to 104 in the shade. Sev
eral prostrations from the heat occurred,
but no fatalities have been reported. A
hot" wind v. as blowing all day, and grave
fears for the salety of Kansas corn are en
tertained. freaks of a 3Iinncsota Tornado.
Marshai Minx., Aug. B. A tornado
visited this section at an early hour this
morning. The new house ol I K, Cum
mings was smashed to atoms and the family
of seven injured. The heavy truss roof of
the Court House, just in course of erection,
was blown off. Several other houses were
badly damaged.
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Are continually increasing. Com
parison with July last year shows a
gain of 2,523 for the month. The
figures are:
July, '92 v 6,040
July, '91 3,517
Increase 2;523
The Dispatch was never more de
servedly popular than now.
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A TAILOR IK TROUBLE
For Pretending to Be aPhysician of
Over Thirty Tears' Study.
NEEDLES SOAKED IN CB.0T0N OIL
x
And Driven With Force Through the Ekin
of His Patient
TO CDEE HIM OP 10TAL BLINDNESS
rSPICIAI, T-L-Q-AU TO TIIE DISPATCR.1
New York, Aug. 6. Justice Kilbreth,
in the Yorkville Court to-day, held August
Thiess, 63 years old, of West Sixty-second
Btreet, on charges of practicing medicine
without a diploma and without being reg
istered. He also held Mrs. Marie Witons,
33 years old, of East Third street, on the
ssrae charge.
Thiess is a tailor by trade. He was the
Socialist candidate for Assembly in his dis
trict last fall. Shortly afterward he
blossomed out as "the greatest physioian
of the world," as he termed himself in a
printed circular setting forth his medical
abilities. In the front window of his house
he displayed a sign which read: "Dr.
August Thiess, the most wonderful physi
cian in the world."
In his circular he said he had had 30
years of study and practical experience, and
he offered to pay $50 to anybody who might
prove that any of the diseases referred to in
the circular remained incurable after his
treatment Among the diseases he offered
to cure were inflammation of the lungs,
pneumonia in 24 hours, cramps in 5 to 10
minutes, cholera, yellow fever, smallpox,
measles, typhus fever, scarlet and typhoid
fevers, acute rheumatism, heart disease,
brain disease and apoplexy.
A llealir of Almost Everything.
Nine-tenths of all chronic diseases, he
added, even those declared incurable by
medical men, could be cured by the Thiess
method a, for example, dealncss, blind
ness, baldness, etc.
One ot Thiess' patients recently has been
Thomas Hayden, lormerly well known in
Brooklyn as ' an ambitious actor. Hayden
was stricken about two years ago with
paralysis ot the optic nerve. He was
treated by specialists, who told him his
case was incurable. "Dr." Thiess, who had
read an account of Mr. Haydcn's affliction
in the newspapers, called on him and said
he could cure him.
Mr. Hayden took his first treatment
about three or four weeks ago. "Dr."
Thiess used an instrument which he said
he had invented and which consisted of a
rubber cylinder containing a piston, In the
head of which were 40 sharp-pointed steel
needles. The instrument was applied to
the flesh, the piston was drawn back and
let go, and a spring drove the needle points
through the skin.
At the first application Mr. Hayden re
ceived 1,400 of these punctures, into which
"Dr." Thiess rubbed croton oil. This, he
said, would strenghten Mr. Hayden gener
ally, and eventually restore his" sight. Mr.
Hayden suffered agonizing torture for three
days, his flesh being badly blistered. A
week later he took a second application of
2,200 punctures, and "Dr." Thiess told him
his sight would be entirely . restored in
twelve months.
The Doctor Taken Into Camp.
Agent Loring, of the County Medical
Society, heard or Thiess' Illegal practice of
medicine and set a trap for him. Miss
Annie Baake, 25 years old, of East Seventy
eighth street, who is a suflerer from heart
trouble, was induced to submit to Thiess'
treatment. Thiess applied the needles and
the croton oil, and Miss Baake was laid up
ior a week in consequence. She testified
against Thiess to-day, aud Justice Kilbreth
held him, on her complaint, In $500 for
trial.
Then Miss Kate Gall In, a nurse girl em.
ployed by Dr. Edward R. Duffy, ot West
Sixtieth street, took the stand and made a
second complaint against Thiess. At the
request of Dr. Duffy she pretended to be
suffering from acute rheumatism and sent
for Thiess. He came and applied the
needles. On this complaint Thiess was held
in f300 for trial.
The complaint against Mrs. Marie Witons
was made by Agent Loring;. He had taken
his child to her to be treated for a pretended
disease. Mme. Witous prescribed an inde
scribable treatment and Mr. Loring had her
arrested. Justice Kilbreth held Mrs.
Witous in $100 bail for trial.
THE X.A8T SIGNAL, Dora Russell's ereht
story, reaches a climax in THE DISPATCH
to-morrow.
HOT SO SOON A8 EXPECTED.
West End E ectrlc Can Will Not Be
Rnnnlng for Sninn Tim-.
Work on the West End Passenger Rail
way Company's lines is progressing slowly.
It was expected that the electric cars would
be running by the middle of August or at
most by September. It now looks as
though they will not be in operation before
January 1. Work was begun on the new
tracks ten weeks ago, and only a small part
of the line on West Carson street has been
finished. The part now completed includes
less than one-fourth the entire line.
A member of the firm in speaking of the
work, said yesterday: "1 hardly think Ihe
line will be finished before three months or
cars running much before the first of Jan
uary. There is a city ordinance requiring
work of this kind to be stopped on Novem
ber 1. There will have to be some lively
work, at least faster than that done in the
past, or tome of the work will not be done
until next spring. The part now finished
has been the worst, however, and when
West Carson is completed more progress
will be made."
The work on the power house, which is
located at the foot of the Point bridge, is
being pushed as rapidly as possible. The
brick work is nearly completed, but none
ot the machinery is yet on the ground.
A GIEL'S ABU T0HN OFF
By a Whirling Share In the Factory Where
She Was Employed.
New York, Aug. 5. Spirted. Emma
Beyer, 16 years old, who lives with her
widowed mother, had her right arm torn of
by machinery in Thomas B. Clark's factory
at 458 East One Hundred and Forty-fourth
street to-day. About noon Miss Beyer
went out to lunch, and on returning she
tossed the little 'packages of food supplies
down on a bench, and laughingly danced
across the floor, laying: "Oh, I'm going to
have a ride on the shaft" "Don't, you
will get hurt," her companions cried, but
the warning came too late.
"I'm going to," she shouted baok, as she
gathered up her skirts and seated herself.
In an lustant her light dress was entangled
about the shaft and she was thrown to the
floor.
Before assistance reached her Miss Bever's
arm was twisted about the shaft until her
side and back pressed against the support
ing brace. Muscles and bones parteu and
the arm was torn off two inches below the
shoulder. She will probably die.
PEEPAKED 70S A FLIIIISQ.
A Bank Cashier Discount Bis Own Motes
and Is Mow Missing.
Chicago, Aug. 5. Special Ellis a
Koyes, cashier of the Lincoln National
Bank, bad his baggage examined by the
Canadian customs officials and properly
marked for entry into Canada last Saturday
night and has not been seen in Chicago
since. He was discharged some 'weeks ago
when it was discovered that hehaddis.
counted his own notes to the extent of
$5,200 without submitting them to the di
rectors. Noyes .lived in swell apartments on La
sal le avenue, had a number of servants and
drove fast horses. He was a dude and spent
monev recklessly. The bank officials say
he paid back all but $3,000 of the money he
borrowed in such a curious manner, by the
assignment of his interest.in a block of the
bank's stook, and his furniture, horses, etc.
They further say he did nothing criminal.
He came here from Darlington, Wis., 'and
had been with the Lincoln bank three
years.
A NEW ORATOR NEEDED.
C-Icagoans Mow Opposed to Breckenridge
as the World's Fair Speaker His Vote
Against the Appropriation May Canse a
Call for Depew.
Chicago, Aug. S. Special. It is more
than probable that at an early meeting of
the Ceremonies Committee of the World's
Pair action will be taken irom which Con
gressman Breckenridge, of Kentucky, can
plainly infer that his services as orator
of the day on the occasion of
dedicating the exposition buildings are not
desired. Chicagoans and exposition offi
cials are disgusted with the opposition he
manifested to the passage of the World's
Fair appropriation bill.
When he was - chosen orator of the day
fault was found with the selection, espe
cially by friends of the exposition in East
ern States. These objectors believed that
Chauncey M. Depew more nearly filled the
bill as a typical American orator, and
numerous attempts were mode to hare the
Doctor's name substituted.
Thacker, the Democratio member of the
National Board from New York, came to
Chicago and proposed to have Mr. Depew
deliver an oration also. He wanted Depew
to have a place where he would be equally
as prominent as the Kentuckian, but the
project had to be abandoned.
While nothing was said to the Ken
tuckian on the World's Fair measure, it
was supposed that he would be found
among its friends when it neeeed his aid
in Congress. Mr. Breckenridge though
persistently refused his aid the
Fair. When it was not possi
ble for him to be in Wash
ington to vote against the bill
in person, he managed to pair himself
against the measure. In the event that
Breckenridge either withdraws or is re
quested to withdraw, it is probable that
Depew will accept the place, for a number
of the committee have been in his favor.
EAGLES FIGHT FOB A CHILD.
The Vlcto.- In the Du-I Flips Off With It,
Bat Is Killed by the Fathsr.
Detboit, Aug. C Two eagles had a
duel to the death for the possession of the
6-months-old baby of Peter Shaw in Presque
Isle county yesterday. Mrs. Shaw bad laid
the baby down on the grass and returned to
the house for a few moments, when an
enormous eagle swooped down on the in
fant and stuck its talons into the little
one's flesh and clothing. The mother heard
her baby's cry, but came too late to be of
service.
The mother's shrieks brought the father,
who quickly comprehended the situation,
mounted a horse and armed with a rifle
rode to the shore of a nearby lake, where
he knew was an eagle eyrie in the cliffs.
Shaw arrived just in time to see a terrible
sight Two eagles wire hovering above a
crag of rock, filling the air with their cries,
aud battling for possession of the baby that
lay high upon the cliff. Before the father
reached the summit one of the eagles had
fallen to the ground, while the other had
taken up the child for another flight The
father fired and the bird and baby fell into
the water. The frantic father plunged into
the lake, caught up the body, but the little
one was dead. He tonk home the body,
along with those of the two eagles, one ot
which had been killed in the fight over the
prey.
CUBA'S ONLY HOPE
Is in Annexation to the TJnltod States, In
the Eyes ifa rntrlot.
Havana, Aug. B. The secret sentiment
in favor of annexation ot Cuba to the United
States, which has been cherished fearfully
for a long time in the breasts of many of the
best and most advanced Cubans, now begins
to make itself heard in the face ot the
threatened expedition from Key West A
gentleman who begged the correspondent
not to reveal his name, a supposed loyal
adherent to Spain, said:.
"Cuba is, indeed, most God-forsaken.
Her only hope is annexation to the United
States. Would to heaven we could have
our own government that is to say
that we were fit lor it. We are not. The
squabbling, the jealousies, the divisions
among our 'patriot' force in the United
States, show only too well what would be
inevitable. We aie worse than the Irish
with our factions. Our men are brave, but
they are all impulse aud no stability."
A MISUNDEBSTANDING ALL ABOUND
Is the Way Bishop Cotter Characterizes the
Corrfgan-lreland Quarrel.
Chicago, Aug. 5. Bishop Cotter,
Winona, Minn., who was in Chicago to-day,
said:
I do not think the fuss over Archbishop
Conlpui's letter is Justlflshle, for it is, to
my mind, based upon a mlsundeiatanding
of the clicuinstancov. Aichhlshop Ireland's
memorial has not yet leached tills country,
hut a lough diaft of it, evidently taken by
some one none too certain of his ground.
Unon this lough draft the present tiouble
rests. No one, I think, who knows Arch
bishop Ireland will suppose for a moment
that he meant to infer that Catholics in the
country were likely to he mlsiepresentedon
account or any settlement of the school
question. Aichhlshop Corrigan's letter does
not, I think, indicate that he thought any
thing in the nature or a threat had been
made. There has been a misunderstanding
all around, based on that rough draft of the
memorial which I have spoken of.
CABPENTEBS' NEW CONSTITUTION.
It vyil Be Submitted Section by Section to
the Local Unions.
St. Louis, Aug. 5. The Brotherhood of
Carpenters and Joiners to-day completed
oonsideration of the report of the Committee
on Constitution. The most important amend
ment was the railing of the initiation -dues
and the monthly fees to an amount to give
the Brotherhood 400,000 a year from these
sources.
There has been some question whether
the convention should decree the new con
stitution to be in force, and should run the
risk of sending it down to the local unions.
It was feared that some of ihe changes were
so great that the unions might refuse to
ratify the instrument It was decided to
submit the amendment to the locals section
by section. The convention also decided to
support the planing mills' strike now on in
this city. .
KOBE TB0VBLE FOB IHE FAIB,
labor People Claim Contractors and the
Commission Break Agreements.
Chioaoo, Aug. 8. Trouble Is brewibg
between organized labor and the World's
Fair authorities. At last night's meeting
of the Carpenters' Council 'the business
agent made a report setting forth that the
eight-hour agreement and all other agree
ments made between the Fair Directory and
the labor people were bein wholly Ignored.
It was said that not only were the contract
ors violating the agreement, but the com
mission itself was working men nine aud
ten hours.
A committee was appointed to make full
investigation) and it was instructed to then
wait on the Grounds and Buildings Com
mittee and ask for an explanation. A. strike
of the carpenters on the grounds is i cossl-
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CAN FIND MORE POOLS.
The Petroleum Business Will Not
Die Outfor Many Years to Come.
OTHER- BTATES ARE LOOMING UP.
More Money Now Invested in Oil Than
in Any Other Industry.
JOHN F. CABIiL TALES OS THE SUBJECT
There has been an opinion of late among
a great many oil operators that when the
present fields play out there will be no
more pools to discover.
In consequence of this reasoning they
figure that when the Pennsylvania and
West Virginia fields are thoroughly drilled
over that the oil men will have to seek a
new vocation. It is not generally known,
but nevertheless it is a fact that there has
been more money spent in the oil fields of
this State than in any other business, even
Including iron, in the Commonwealth.
It is not possible that the men who have
spent their lives in the oil business will
give up without a struggle, and consequently
they have had agents both in the South and
West within tb'e last few years.
John F. Carll, who had charge of the geo
logical survey of the State, under the re
cent commission, was seen last evening, and
when talking of the prevalence of oil fields
in the country he said that there would un
doubtedly be large oil fields found for years
to come. "There are still large fields in
Pennsylvania," he said, "but none of them
may equal that of McDonald. In the latter
pool bigger wells were found than in any
other field ever struck in the oil regions.
May Not Have Gone Down.
"The western part of the State of Pennsyl
vania has been pretty well drilled over, but
there may yet be spots in whicn big wells
may be found. I certainly affirm that the
discovery of the field was delayed many
months on account of the ignorance of the
operators. They' drilled in the field, but
they never reckoned on the distances of the
sands from each other. The result was that
in many cases they drilled do An to the Gor
don or third sand, and never dreamed of
going to the fifth.
"This was probably the case at Jen
nings, Gufley & Co,'s well on the
Marshall farm, which was by long odds the
bigcrest well struck in America. The own
er! drilled it down to the third or Gordon
sand and it started of! at 40 barrels an hour.
It kept this gait for several weeks, when
the owners heard of other wells being put
down to the fifth sand and they followed
suit The result was that the wejl started
off at 120 barrels an hour as soon a it struck
the fifth sand.
Never Drilled Deep Enough.
"This,ofcourse,led to the belief that there
were many other wells in the vicinity
which would increase by drilling to the
fifth sand, and this was accordingly done.
The result was that a prolific fifth sand was
discovered aud operators found that by
going deeper they were liable to discover
pav sands.
"This has been demonstrated frequently
since, and I still believe that there are vet
a dozen fields in the State where the drills
have not been put down far enough to de
termine whether there are any lower pay
sands.
"I recently returned from a trip to the
vicinity ot Monticello, Ky., aud I must sav
that the indications all point to a big oil
field in that section. The conglomerate is
the same as that found in Bradford, and I
honestly believe that in years to come there
will be an immense oil field opened "in Ken
tucky and Tennessee. There are, besides
this, large fields In Wyoming and Colorado
which have shown that they will prove big
developers when properly bpenedup.
"Indiana has not yet been exhausted by
any means, and the chances are that there
are plenty of pools in Ohio, as well as in
West Virginia that will yet be developed."
CARPENTER'S letter rrom the Russian
rainlne district in THE DI3PATCU to
morrow. ABCHBISH0P C0BBIOAN SUSTAINED
By the Bishop or W inona In Ills Mand
on the School Controversy. ,
CniCAGO, Aug.. C Swiaf. Bishop
Cotter, of Winona, Minn., speaking of
Archbishop Corrigan's recent letter, said
to-day:
Its publication is timely, it should ptacti
cally put an end to the controversy over the
Fairbault and Stillwater schools, which had
all hut died out anyway. I do not think the
present fuss over Archbishop CoiTlsan'u let
ter is Justifiable Archbishop Ireland's me
moiiul lias not yet leached this country,
hut aioufth draft of it has, and this is the
cause of the trouble. No one who knows
AiclibUliop Irelnnd will suppose that he
meant to Infer that Catholics in
this country were likely to be per
secuted on account of any settle
ment of the scnool qnestion. Archbishop
Corrigan's letter does not indicate that he
tbouKht anything in the nature of n threat
bad been made. The Faiibault system has
no, longer an interest lor anvone. It is in
Sraclice In Indiana. New York, the Gulf
tates and Wisconsin. Any discussion of it
with reference to the convention at Haiti
more is ont of the question.
Archbishop Ireland's position is sus
tained by tho Catholics or the world. TI10
position is above all tin Ameilcan one, pio
vides torthe lespect of the children and
their parents, and demands that those
rights, a. regards matters of education. shall
be respected. When an Amerlc.ni p 11 ont
petitions a school ooaid to assign his
child to a certain teacher, the rights
of that Ameilcan citizen so
petitioning are above tho rights
of the scuool board. There is no question
of religion being taught in the schools at all.
Archbishop Ireland and no other priest
asks the State's servants to teaoh religion.
That is a matter only for the teachers of re
ligion, and they can so teaoh at any time,
outside of school hours.
XHE TBEASUBEB A PITISBUBOEB.
Gas and Electrlo Fixture Dealers Take
Action A gainst Trade Abuses.
ATLANTIC City, N. J., Aug. (5. The
National Association of Dealers in Gas and
Electric Fixtures concluded its second an
nual convention here to-day. The question
of protection from manufacturers who sell
direct to. the consumers caused much dis
cussion, and measures were adopted to se
cure discontinuance of this and other
abuses.
L. B. Cross, of Kansas City, was re
elected President; W. E. Goodman, of Mil
waukee, Vice President; S. B. i)odd, of
Cincinnati, Secretary, and John Kelly, of
Pittsburg, Treasurer. The next meeting
wtll be held at Chicago in August, 1893.
. 7ILIBUSIBBEB8 AT LANSINO.
No Business Transacted at the First Day of
the legislative Session.
Lansing, Mich., Aug. & When the
Legislature convened this afternoon it was
in joint session to receive the Governor's
message. The document was very brief and
called, for no action except the reapportion
ment of the Bepresentatire and Senatorial
districts.
When the Senate returned to its Cham
ber, filibustering tactics were resorted to
to prevent the adoption of the rnles. After
a long time spent in wrangling, an adjourn
ment was taken until to-morrow. The
Bouse transacted no business of importance
and adjourned until morning.
A MOUNTAIN BATTLE.
Two Families Carve One Another to
Pieces at a Country Fienlc.
Lebanon, Ky., Aug. S. At a picnic at
Ball Hollow, in Larue county, a day or two.
since, a regular mountain battle took place
between the two Ferrlll brothers and three
or four Daniels. Many shots were fired
and knives were freely used with deadly ef
fect. One of the Ferrills was terribly butchered,
while two of the Daniels received danger
ous wounds.
POLITICS AND A RACE FEUD
Blamed for the Mnrd r of Judge Henry
I.one From Ambush.
New Obleans, Aug. 6. ojpeeiai. The
shooting of Judge Henry Long from am
bush, a few nights ago, at Kennerville, just
above New Orleans, has aroused great bit
terness there.. The whole trouble is at
tributed to political enmity, and has re
sulted in a race feud. The parish officers
have been working up the case against the
assassins and made a number of arrests. On
the other hand, a number of negroes and
white men who are in sympathy with those
who attacked Judge Long have held meet
ing and are said to have formed a plot to
force a number o'f white residents out of the
place. It is said that they had threatened
to burn down the stores of Mrs. B. Felix,
Angelo Palmisano, and the residences of
E. Stahl, F. Becker and Judge Long's
mother.
The situation finally began to look some
what serious and Mr.- Stahl swore out an
affidavit against several of the negToes for
threats. The warrants were placed in the
hands of the Sheriff.and a number of negroes
in the neighboring parish of St. Charles
were locked up in the parish jail. A large
number of others are to be arrested, charged
with being implicated in the attack on
Judge Long or engaged in the conspiracy to
drive the white people out of Kennerville.
The population of that town is almost ex
clusively colored. Some of the arrested
negroes have given valuable information as
to the shooting. Eeports to the effect that
the prisoners are to be lynched are denied.
EEM0DELINO THEIE, PBIS0N.
Allegheny City to Have a Female Ward
and a Matron.
In a few days some extensive repairs will
be commenced in the Allegheny police sta
tion. When they are completed the place
will present a different appearance.
The hearing room will be remodeled in a
number of ways. The old stone floor is to
be removed and a substantial wood one will
take its place. That will be covered with
linoleum. This will be a great improve
ment over the loud-sounding stone floor.
The cell portion will also come
in for some changes. The old
hospital department is to be fitted
up for a female department. The cell ar
rangement will be like that In the Four
teenth ward station, Pittsburg, the lower
part wainscoating and the upper half iron
grating. When this ward is in readiness a
matron will be engaged. This will be a
new feature in Allegheny. At present the
windows are the old-fashioned kind. They
will be replaced by glass of a great deal
larger size.
One of the changes has already been
made. The entrance for prisoners is now
on the north side of the hall. This entrance
was used for the first time last night. Every
time an arrest has been made large crowds
flock to the station entrance to see the pris
oner. With the door at the north side the
authorities believe such crowds will be
avoided.
HIES B0BDEN SU3PECTED.
Ideilifl d by a Drng CIrrk as flavins Far
chisd Poison ot film.
Fall Eiver, Mass., Aug. 5. No posi
tive trace has been found of the murderer
of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew J. Borden. Four'
policemen are on guard at the house, and
have been patroling the neighborhood since
the affair was made public A 5,000 re
ward has been offered by Emma J. and
Lizzie J. Borden.
Late this forenoon it was reported at the
Eolice station that a young man said to
e a nephew of Mr. Borden was be
ing suspected of the murders. Another im
portant clue is in possession of the police.
At a drugstore they learned last night that
Miss Borden had been in the store within
3G hours past and had inquired for a certain
poison. The officers took the drug clerk
where Miss Lizzie was staring and he
identified her. Miss Borden's reply to this
accusation is knoirn ouly to the police aud
herselK
OIL CITY BOOMING AGAIN.
The Scourge of Fire and Water S.imnlated
linslness Energy.
Oil City is recovering her usual sprightly
business aspect. The scourge of fire and
water of June (i had its good as well as its
evil effect, for it stimulated the business
enterprise of the Oil City people and now
the city is bustling with business activity.
J. H. Irwin, ot the deluged city, was in
Pittsburg last night, and said everything
there is looking progressive and the old
time energy is being more, pronouncedly
noticeable than previous to the catastrophe.
New business houses and residences are be
ing erected in the destroyed localities and
the people are recovering their spirits. Mr.
Irwin further said that while many suffered
mentally, physically and financially,
there were comparatively few cases of abso
lute want among any of the suflerers.
An Early Morning Fir .
The warehouse of Oliver & Roberts mill,
corner ot Bingham and South Ninth street,
was destroyed by fire atl o'clock this morn
ing. The explosion ot a lamp is presumed
to have been the cause of the fire. The loss
is estimated at $5,000.
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ANDERSOK BLOCS.
A Minister Tarn ritatrs' Evldenee.
Montreal, Aug. 5. Special. Harris
Blank, one of the Polish Hebrews who
were arrested here a few weeks ago by De
tectives Slouson and Beap, oi New York,
for the murder of the young Hebrew ped
dler Marks in the mountains of Pennsylvania
last spring, has made n confession to Chief
Wilcox, of Towanda, Pa.. Blank will turn
State's evidence. His companion, Kosen
weig, still remains reticent. Both prisoners
will be committed for extradition.
BABIES OF PITTSBURG.
How Many Will Escape the Au
gust Trouble.
A Physician Tells About His Tiny
Patients' Health.
Boys and flirk Whosa Lives Hays Baw
Saved by Lactated Fool
Little, tender, smiling babies are plentiful In
Flttiburg this year.
Bat thelr'saddest days of all the year are at hand.
August heat results In cholera Infantum and a ter
rible Increase of Infantile mortality.
It is a wise plan to prevent, rather than wait ana
then try to cure this dread disease. It can be
done if the suggestions of Dr. LlvezeT, published
in the Medical Summary are followed. Says Dr.
Liveuy:
A baby born three months since was very
smtll, lax of tissue and bad poor color. However,
it seemed to thrive some
what for two months,
wbenits mother was sub
jected to 1 prolonged
fright, after which baby
bejean to droop, suffered
with c lc almost contin
ually. nd bad indications
o f cholera infantum.
Everything failed to give
relief, when lactated food
jese epk.ncc was substituted for
mother's milk, and presto, a change was promptly
effected. The colic, with everlasting screaming,
suosided, cholera infantum was averted and baby
IS now thriving."
W. YT. Parkhurst, of Hartfleld, N. Y In alettet
written tbls summer, stated:
"A week ago Sunday our physician, as well as
ourselves, was completely discouraged about our
baby, for we knew with
out Immediate help his stay
with us would be short. We
tried several kinds uf food,
but tbey did him no good.
On Monday we sent 2) miles
for a liackage of lactated
food, and with less than a
day's use Ihe result was
wonderful. The passages,
n blch had been from 15 to 3)
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every S4 hours, in three days were reduced to three
and four."
F. II. Spence. of Marlon. Kas., writes: "Our
baby, Jesse S. Spence, IS months old, we!gh3 28
pounds, has used lactated food since he was two
weeks old. lie walks and talks and is called "the
prettiest baby in Marion." There Is nothing lite
lactated food, for It kept our baby strong aud well,
when without It he would have been sick and suf
fering. The baby I write of," says Mrs. John Sterllne,
of Columbia, Pa., ' is mv daughter's. Mrs. J. M.
Smith. When baby was
thin and sickly, and we and
our neighbors thought she
could not live, our family
physician. Dr. S. Armor,
told us to use lactated food.
We got a small can. an I
from then to now bars
used twenty of the largo
cans.
ORANDMt's rxr.
' 'She Is now the test and sweetest baby In Ihe
land, bhe sleeps from seven In the evening 'till
seven in the morning, bhe goes t I e t laughing,
aild gets up laughing. I feel that tact ited food lias
saved oar baby's lire "
Mrs. W. A. Lhtmberlaln. of Mattapao, Mass.,
writes- "When we had lost all hope. Iiaving tried
a number of foods that b-tbycould not retain,
lactated food saved our little boy's life, and he Is
now a wonder to those who know of his case. He
is strong aud well, all due to tbe use of lactated
food."
Mrs. William Tinnier, Jr., of Epplng. N. II.,
writes: "Before knowing of lactated food, I came
very mar having
nervous prostra
tion through loss
of sleep and the
care of a sick
baby. She was
near to death with
cholera Infantum
when wc gut the
box or lactated
food. She Im
proved right an ay
and has never
likes the rooo.
been sick since,
with the exception ot a slight coll. bhe cut her
teeth without any trouble, ana Is so large and
healthy that people think she is much older than
she Is."
It Is a well known fact thst babies living upon
lactated food rj through the summer without
cholera Infantum. Statistics show that out ot a
thousand caws ol' cholera Inuntiim. not more than
one rer cent of the bahle using lactate.! food have
this disease. This food can bu procured of any
druggistnnd should lie thrdlct of every little out
during this dangerous reason.
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