THE ' PITTSBURG DISPATCH, TUESDAY, AUGUST 9' 1832.
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THE DOUBLE CANALS
Discovered by Scliiaparelli
on Mars Have Not Yet
Been Disproved.
DEFENSE OF FLAMMABION
Of the Theories Advanced by
Noted Italian Astronomer.
the
TCERE KOT EXPECTED THIS YEAR
31i Man Seer Is Plainlr on Kecord With
Each a Prediction.
TIEWS ADVANCED BY PROFESSOR lULL
Washington. Aug. a Prof. Hall, of
the Xational Observatory, to-day discussed
Schianarelli't theories as to Mars, with
particular reference to the latest communi
cation from Camilla Flammarion. This
astronomer, in a letter just written in the
Paris edition of the Eerald, says:
To-day I will touch upon the great and
Important observations made through the
crand equatorial of Sit. Hamilton Ob
servatory, the most powerful telescope in
the world. According to these observations
the Martial canals have been recognized
and confirmed, but the illustrious director
of the Llok Observatory adds: "The latest
observations have dispioved SchiaparelU'ii
theory that the canals in Mars are double."
It follows that double canals have not been
seen. The case is the same here at Jnvlssy
Observatory. A certain number or canals
were observed, but all were simple. I will
mention as examples the Nasmvth rase, the
Indna, Ganges, Glgas, Iris, Gordon, the CI
tanx Cat and Pyriphllgeton, which is scan
to have a different course. The observations
k ere the more difficult as the planet has
great austral latitude and is consequently
but little above our horizon, and thus
scarcely emerges from, mundane mists even
st its meridian passage, but it is at the near
est point in its course to earth and is really a
,tnagnifioent spectacle.
Ttao Theory Still Found.
The point to willed I wish to draw Prod
Holden's attention is that not having seen
double canals does not contradict
Ecbiaparelll's observations. Why? Because
they are only seen double in the spring and
autumn of Mars. A little after tbe spring
equinox and a llttlo before the autumn
equinox the geminations disappear, in sum
mer and in winter. Xowthe inhabitants of
the South hemisphere of Mars are in mid
summer and thee or the North hemisphere
in midwinter. The spring equinox of the
South hemisphere and tho autumn equinox
of the Xortli hemisphere occurred on March
0 last. Tbe summer solstico of the South
hemisphere and the winter solstles of the
Korth hemisphere will occur October 13
next. We cannot, therefore, observe the
geminations during the present observation
of Mars.
I It is well known that on this neighboring
planet the seasons are twice as long as with
us, lasting nearly six months instead of
three. The present opposition of Mars
crimes nine weeks before the summer sol
stice of tho Southern hemisphere, and as in
IS-", the canals appear simple, and Sclilapa
rfellI,who discovered them, was careful to
liarn astronomers of what would happen
tflils year. Hero is what he wrote in March,
ISj "It will not he long before these con
lectures aro verified, a opportunity will
present itelf in 1892 Opposition in that
year will take place under almost trie same
conditions as that of 1S77. and the total ab
sence ol geminations must be expected."
It is evident that our knowledge of Mars Is
becoming very precise, and doubtless we.
shall soon know more of that planot's
meterology 'than of that of the earth.
Thorouglily'Uiiderstaiids the Subject.
"I think Flammarion is correct," was
the comment of Professor Hall to-day on
the great French astronomer's letter.
"Flammarion's conclusions are shared gen
erally by astronomers the world over. I
quite 'agree with him that Schiaparelli's
theory of double canals in Mars is not dis
proved simply because they cannot be seen
at tbe present time,
'I see," continued Professor Hall, "that
Flammarion quotes Schiaparelli as saying
three years ago that a total absence of
geminations must be expected during the
present observation That shows how
thoroughly the Italian scientist understands
his subject."
"Has any other astronomer besides Schia
parelli noticed these double canals in
War!,?"
"I Ithink not," the Professor repli ed.
"They certainly have not been seen by any
American astronomers. Schiaparelli, how
ever, is an expert so far as Mars is con
cerned. He has devoted the better part of
his observations for the past 15 years to
that planet He claims tent the atmos
pheric conditions at Milan are especially
adapted for astronomical observations, and
he puts this forth as the reason why he hss
made discoveries there that have not been
made elsewhere. I think he is mistaken so
far as the superiority of Milan, astronomi
cally considered, is concerned, for I regard
this Virginia atmosphere, as well as the
atmosphere of California, as equally good.
But Schiaparelli, as I say, has devoted
much of his time to the study of Mars, and
it is not unreasonable that he should have
made discoveries there that are not shared
by astronomers elsewhere."
Too Low fir Satisfactory Results.
"Have the present observations of Mars
been productive ol any new results?" I
asked.
".So," said Prof. Hall, reflectively, "I
can't say that they have. The planet lies
too low on the horizon for satisfactory ob
servation, at least from this part of the
world. Sow, in South America the condi
tions are much more favorable, because, as
you see, they are further South. I am
hoping 'that we shall hear of satisfactory
results at the observatory in Peru. There
is also a good observatory in the Argentine
Republic, and the British Government has
one at the Cape of Good Hope, which is
likewise well situated at this time for
taking observations of the plauet
"Mars' elevation at this time is only
about 30 degrees. In 1894, however two
years from next October, to be exact the
planet will have reached an elevation of
60 degrees, which will afford unusual oppor
tunities for other observations. We expect
then to add considerable to our store of
knowledge regarding this planet
"It is true Mars will not be so close to the
earth as she is now, but the difference will
not be material. On the other hand, the
lavorable conditions will more than offset
the change in distance."
"Ton say you have never seen the double
canals which" Schiaparelli has discovered?"
"Xo, but we may see them two years
hence. I have seen the single canals, to use
the distinguishing term, repeatedly. They
are familiar to all astronomers."
"Why do tou call them canals?" I asked.
"Are they really canals in point of fact
that is to say," artificial water highways,
such as we have on this planet?" -.
A Mere Matter of Speculation.
"It is impossible to say what they are,
but our observations show ns that the sur
face of the planet is covered with these so
called canals, which seem to stretch across
tbe face of the country at great distances,
and which intersect each other, as might be
expected in any other'great system of water
wars. Whether the v are simply rivers or
whether they are the work of human
8gcncy is, of conrse, a mere matter of specu
lation. I hopethat our observations in 1691
may shed new light upon the subject"
"Do your researches, Professor, justify
the belief that Mars is inhabited?"
"While we have nothing upon which pos
itively to base such a theory it is by no
means improbable. The physical features
of Mars are not unlike those of this planet
They have great continents and seas, and
'" former are mountain ranges and val
leys as we have them on earth. The density
ot the planet is about equal to ours, and
while the force of gravity might not be so
great as it is here the difference is not suffi
cient to prevent human beings lrom living
there.
'Tour question opens up a vast field of
speculation, which Camilla Flammarion has
written delightfully upon. Flammarion is
the author of a number of popular works on
astronomy, in which he has exhaustively
treated these subjects."
"If there be human beings there what
are they like?"
"There is no reason," said Prof. Hall,
"why they should be unlike the people on
this globe. The.phrsical conditions being
so similar, it would follow, I shoold think,
if Mars were inhabited that the people who
live there would be very much like our-
selves.
"Do the markings in Mars chance as you
say they do in such of the other planets as
Jupiter, Uranus, Saturn and Neptune?"
Sparteines of Mars Nsvr Chance.
"No; the, markings in Mars have never
changed since our first discoveries. Christian
Huyghens was the original discoverer of the
physical features ot Mars. He was a cele
brated Holland astronomer who lived in the
seventeenth century, and whose discoveries
were made 240 rears ago. There have been
no changes in the markings since. New dis
coveries have followed, but they have not
changed the correctness of those first made
by Huyghens."
"Are the telescopes in use likelr to be im
proved upon, or have we reached the Utmost
development in the perfection of those in
struments?" "We labor at present under one serious
difficulty. The glasses now used in the best
telescopes are crown and flint glasses. They
are made in Paris. The trouble is that the
two glasses do not give a perkily achro
matic lens when put together. 1 nope there
will be some improvement in making these
glasses so that we may get better results.
These improvements must come belore we
can hope to possess better instruments than
those we have.
"Some interesting experiments in this
line are now being made in Germany. Who
knows but wbat some now obscure plow
boy some latter day Edison may spring
from the ranks and solve this problem? It
must be solved before we can carry our re
searches anv further."
THIS OPPOSITION 18 SOX GOOD.
Dr. ScIiliDtretll Kefase to Come Over
Hern to Investigate Mara,
New York, Aug. 8. Dr. Schiaparelli
has replied to the offer oi the proprietor of
a weekly paper to bring him to this country
to investigate Mars, as follows:
Very thankful for your kind proposal, but
cannot accept it Planet too low for good
observation. In my opinion next opposi
tion will give better opportunities.
THREE FIERCE FIGHTS.
Coney Island Sports See Six Men In Pugi
listic Encounters.
New York, Aug. 8. Three bouts were
fought to-night at the Coney Island Ath
letic Clnb belore about 10,000 people. The
first bout was between Billy Plimmer,
of England, champion bantam of the world,
and Jerry Barnett, of New York. It resulted
in favor of Plimmer, who clearly out
classed his opponent Barnett made a
game fight, however, and last the stipulated
eight rounds. The men fought under
Queensbury rules at 115 pounds.
The second bout was an eight-round con
test at 154 pounds between Charley Karo
mer and Jim Sullivan, both of New York.
It was a veritable slogging match
and anybody's fitjht up to the end
ot the ' fifth round. In the sixth
Sullivan weakened somewhat, but
soon recovered and had the best of both the
sixth and seventh rounds. In the eighth
round honors were even. Both men dis
played science. The referee declared the
fight a draw.
The third bont was the fight of the night
It was a 20-round contest at ISO pounds
between Eddie Pierce, one of the greatest
amateur feather-weights in America,' who
made his debut ataprofessional, and George
Siddons, "The Little Demon" oi the South.
Siadons was seconded by Billv Durey and
Jack Hicks, while Pierce was looked after
by Eddie Stoddard and Mike Healy. Al
Suiith was referee. After 41 rounds both
sides agreed to call the fight a draw.
A BISHOP MUEDJEED.
lie tVas
Traveling Alone With
m Irx
Sum of Money.
Home, Aug. 8. Federici, Bishop of
Foltgno, was murdered in a first-class
railwaj carriage, between Assist and
Foligno, last evening. Robbery is sup
posed to have been the motive, as it was
known he had drawn considerable money
from the bank on Saturday for a Southern
trip. Nothing of value was left on the body.
The murderer and his victim had evi
dently fought for several minutes, as the
cushions and nails were spattered with
blood, and the seat covers were torn
loose.
The Bishop held services at Assist yes
terday, and, as he expected to leave
Foligno for a trip southward to-day, he
had taken with him a considerable sum
oi money which he had drawn from the
bank on Saturday. He left Assisl last
evening with but one other person in the
compartment with him. an undersized man
of heavy build, dressed in black and carry
ing a handbag.
A description of the man was at once sent
to all cities and villages which the assassin
could reach. Police are out along the whole
line of railways, but as yet no arrests hare
been made.
DEAD AUD YET NO C0BPSE.
A Xonng Man Tarns Up Alive After Bis
Insurance Has Been raid.
Elizabeth, N. J., Aug. 8. SpcciaL
Peter Sheridan, whose body was supposed
to be lying in the family plot at Mt Olivet
Cemetery, walked into his parents' house,
on Magnolia avenue here, at 9 o'clock last
night, and is around town to-day receiv
ing the congratulations of friends. He
says he has been working in Philadelphia
for tbe past two months, and did not hear
that his parents, believing he bad been
killed rjy a train at Bloomsburg, had posi
tively identified the body as that of their
son Peter. The body was shipped and
buried on July 15. It cost the family $265.
Peter's life was insured for 1200 in the
Prudential Insurance Company, and the
company paid the insurance to the young
Mian's parents. Now, the question is, who was
the man who was buried for Sheridan? The
Agent of the Prudential Company made a
demand this evening on the Sheridan family
for the insurance money, and threatened to
b ring suit unless it is relunded at once.
SIXTY HEGE0ES SHOW EIGHT.
They Surround n Foreman and a Regular
Battle Tollows.
WIlkesbahbe, Pa., Aug. .a A serious
fight occurred on the 'new railroad known
us the Lehigh and Eastern Railroad at
Smithville to-day. A number of negroes
recently employed by the contractors who
brought the men here showed signs'of dis
content aud desired to quit work. As four
of them were about to leave work the fore
man stopped them from going at the point
of a revolver.
Later on about 60 of the negroes all armed
with pistols opened fire on the foreman
whose name is John Spottswood.
The latter was also armed, and
he began to fire on his assailants,
holding them at bay. Constables soon ap
peared on the scene and made several ar
rests, after which they succeeded in secur
ing peace. It is reported rto-night that two
of the negroes were shot, Spottswood was
taken to Pittston for fear the negroes would
kill him.
POLITICAL FIGURING
Upon tho Appropriations of tbe
Present and Last Congresses.
POSITION OP THE EEPDBLICANS
E xplained hj Allison, TCho Fays Keither
Body Was Extravagant.
nOLMAN MAKES CLAIMS OP ECONOMY
tSFZCIAL TXLEQBAtt TO THK DISPATCH. 1
WASHINGTON, .Aug. 8. A special sup
plementary edition of the Congrtstional Record
will be issued to-morrow morning, contain
ing a unique series of speeohes on the appro
priation of the late session of Congress, pre
pared respectively by "William 8. Holman,
Chairman of the House Committee on
Appropriations, from a Democratlo stand
point, and by William S. Allison, Chairman
of the Senate Committee, from aBepubllcan
standpoint, together with speeches covering
substantially the same ground by Representa
tives Savers and Dockery, Democrats, and
Representatives Henderson, Dingley and
Grout, Bepublicans, from the House Appro
priation Committee.
Tbe edition is now running through the
presses of the Government Printing Office,
in accordance with a compact entered into
between the authors of the various speeches
last Friday, when official leave was ac
corded them to print their remarks in the
Record without orally delivering them.
Each of the speeches will be accompanied
by elaborate statistical tables and compara
tive statements of the appropriations made
by this and the last Congress, and they will
donbtless be used extensively as formidable
campaign weapons in the coming contest by
stump orators ot both parties. Mr. Allison
in a interview with The Dispatch cor
respondent to-night, outlined the substance
of his speech upon the subject:
No Reductions Worth Considering,
"The savings made by this Congress,"
said Mr. Allison, "or what they call sav
ings, are found only in reduced appropria
tions for rivers and harbors; for tbe con
struction of the navy, for fortifications and,
of course, fewer deficiencies because of the
sufficiency of former appropriations. These
are the only items of Importance in the
regnlar bills. We made some extraordinary
appropriations two years ago which were
counted against ns, (5,000,000 or (6,000,000
for the census, the refunding of
the direct tax, and large ap
propriations . for the construction of
the navy. Many of these appropriations
are not yet expended, and so the work goes
on without similar appropriations at this
session. But this Congress has made no re
ductions worth considering in any of the
great departments of the Government, or
upon any pf the great bills other than I
have suggested. ,
"The same Legislative expenses have
been provided for; the same for the Agri
cultural Department; the same for the reg
ular conduct of the Nayy," for West Point
and Indian service. There have been in
creases in the appropriations for the Postal
service. So that the Democratlo party,
having scrutinized anew all of these appro,
priations, justifies the appropriations of the
last Congress and clearly shows that no
great reductions can be made in the general
Ordinary expenses of the Government
Tile Deficiencies Mot Large.
"They say that these increases of appro
priations were necessary because of the laws
of the last Congress, "and they quote the
pension act and the sugar bounty law. Yet
they do not proposo the repeal of the pen
sion laws or of the sugar bounty."
Mr. Allison -said. that he did not consider
tbe appropriations of the present session of
Congress at all excessive. There might be
small items which were extravagant, he
said, but they were too small and composed
too small an aggregate to be enumerated.
The deficiencies of this year, he said, the
unpaid debts of the last Congress were not
large; in fact they were not so large as
usual.
'There was a deficiency in public crint-
log," said Mr. Allison, "and in the Depart
ment of Justice, and sundry deficiencies
here and there also; but the aggregate was
not large. There are always unforeseen ex
penditures whlob have to be met in this
way."
In antwerto a question, Mr. Allison said
that be expected that the appropriations of
the next session of Congress would 'be
greater than those made at this session. The"
natural Increase in the business of the coun
try, together with the Increase in the pen
sion appropriations, which was to be ex
pected nnder the present law, and the In
crease in the postal expenses made it most
inevitable that appropriations would be in
creased.
The Democratic Idea of Economy.
Judge Holman's speech Is headed: "Ap
propriations reduced (33,629,291 93," and
starts thus:
The appropriations made at this session
of Congress, including permanent npnro
prlatlons, show a reduction of $33,328,291 93
under tbe appropriations made at the last
session of the last Congress, or a i educ
tion equivalent to $100 000 to each Congres
sional district in the United States, but for
purposes of comparison the amount or the
river and hnrbor hill, $-21,133,618, should be
deducted from tho appropriations of this
session, for the reason that no river and
harbor bill was passed at the last session of
Congress, against the appropriation of
which those made at this session should
logically be controlled without the river
and harbor bill.
The appropriations of this session are $51,
682,909 93 loss than the whole appropria
tions made at tbe second session of tbe
Flfty.flrst CongTess. In verification of these
and other observations that I will make
touching tbe subject of anrrronriations I
.will submit at the conclusion df my remarks
a tamo prepared irom me oraoiai records,
showing the statistical history of the appro
priation bills of this session and the appro
priations made at the second and first ses
sions of the Fifty-first Congress. By this
taoie i win do seen mat tne appropriations,
annual and permanent, made by the last
Congress, were as follows: ,
Tbe Ftttnres for It.
Second session Total, as stated in official
tables, $325,018,672 33. Add amount estimated
by Treasury under indefinite items in sundry
civil act, for pay and bounty claims, $983,000.
Add amount estimated by Treasury, as
.required under indefinite appropriation to
refund direct tax, $13,2X7,000. Total, $541,230,
672 33.
Elrst session Total, as stated in official
tables. $463,398,310 79. Add expenditures re
ported oy Treasury under lndeflnlte itenis
in sundry civil act, for pay and bounty
claims, $1,362,039 16. Add expenditures re
ported by Treasury under the remnant ap
propriations made during the last Constress
and not Included in official tables, $29,693,
678 70. Total, 9M,8 65. Total anproprl
atlons, Fifty-first Congress, tl.035.6So 921 29.
Average appropriations by the Fifth-first
Congress, for each of its two sessions,
$577,83,460 60.
The total appropriations made at this ses
sion amount to $507,701,380 57, Including the
river and harbor bill, being $33,529,291 93, less
than those, made nt the last session of Con
gress, and deducting the river nnd harbor
bill, the reduotion is $54.631909 98: and in
contrast with the average Appropriations for
the two sessions or the last Congress
Congress the re-
duetion is $10,141,089 03.
The 11 regular bills Which make nnnrnnrl.
atlons for the essential conduct of the sev
eral departments or the Government are
grouped in the table so ns to show the totals
of tbe whole.
Administration Estimates Reduced.
The noticeable features of 'this grouping
show: First, that these bills, as passed by
the House, made areductlon in the estimates
submitted by the administration of $27,833,
792 16. Second, that they were Increased by
the Senate in the sum of $18,725,631 35; and
third, that as they finally became law tbey
appropriated $22,C93,724 23 less than the es
timates, $12,937,613 leg than as they passed
the Senate, $26,422,862 10 less than was appro
priated for the last fiscal year by the last
Congress, $10,712,464 71 less than the average
of the same anm-ODrlatlona made liv the Imt
Congress, for tbe fiscal years 1891 and 1892, j
and $5,783,067 M more than was proposed and
deemed sufflolent by the House.
Deducting the sums given for pensions, in
cluding deflolenoles therefor from tbe
grand total given in the table of all appro
priations made at this session and daring
the last Congress, including permanents,
rivers and harbors, deficiencies and miscel
laneous, tho following results aro readied:
Tho total appropriation made M this s
1nn would he $331,289,693 87, being $39,453,
626 69 less than the estimate submitted by'
the administration, inoluding $38,004,930 for
rivers and harbors, $13,406,3(1 S3 less than as
they passed the Senate, Including mtscel
laneons and permanents, as Anally charged,
$23,390,390 64 leas than was appropriated by
the second session of tbe last Congress, $17,
387,181 73 lets than was appropriated bv the
first session of the last Congress, $20,388,886 13
less than the average of appropriations for
both sessions of the last Congress, and $70,
891,829 more than was proposed by the
llouso, Including the miscellaneous and
permanonts, as finally charged.
A DlnTsrenoe In the Per Capita.
The average annual appropriations made
by the last Congress, exclusive of pensions
and deficiencies therefor, were $373673,384 75,
or a per capita Of $3 77 for the average popu
lation of the country during the fiscal years
ofl89l and 1E92. The whole appropriations
tnado daring the present session of Con
gress, exclusive of pensions and deficiencies
thorefor, amount to $333,239,698 57, or a per
capita of $3 26 for the population as it is es
timated for the fiscal year 1893, showing a
reduction ot $34,221,000 on a per capita basis
for the year undnr appropriations made by
the. Fifth-first Congress.
The following appropriations made at tbls
Sosslon of Congresx, or charged under perm
anent appropriations, are pursuant to re
quirements of law during tho last Congress.
For foreign malls-(390,290. For Indian
(leoradatlon claims $478,292 03. For collect
ing sugar bounty $230,890. For increase of
Judlolal salaries $83,000. For additional
clerks under new pension laws $693,420.
For mint at Philadelphia $630,800. For pen
sions (estimated) $48,000,000. For diplo
matic and consular officers' salaries $33,000.
For redemption national bank notes $9,800,
000. For expenses treasury notos
$125,000. For refund direct tax
$223,000. For payments to importers
$3.000 000. For debentures r drawbacks-
$5,000,000. For bounty on susar $10,000,000. Fpr
snag boats, Ohio river (25,000. For colleges
for agriculture and mechanical arts-$333,000.
tor the World's Falr-$3,i,230. Total, $79,327,
602 62.
In other words, but for laws enacted dur
ing the last Congress the appropriations at
tills session would be $79,527,602 62 less than
they are, and they would amount to only
$428,173,777 93, or $118,056,694 60 less than tbo
appioprlatlons of the last session and
$66,282,479 70 less than the appropriations of
Of tho flist session of tho last Congress.
A NORTHERN ZEPHYR.
It Blows Down Houses, nnd Does a Mill
ion Dollars' Worth of Damage A Wide
iw.Mh Cat From Soath Dakota to Min
nesota. St. Paul, Minn., Aug. 8. Last night's
hail, wind and rainstorm was very severe
locally, but the greatest damage was done
in other parts of the State. The storm was
widespread, extending from away over In
South Dakota clear across this State into
Wisconsin. Trees were blown down, houses
were wrecked, grain flattened to the ground
or washed out, and altogether some hun
dreds of thousands of dollars' worth of dam
age done.
Full reports hare not been received, but
the lots seems likely to reach -well up to
(1,000,000. In Lincoln, Yellow Medicine
and Lyon counties alone the damage Is es
timated at considerable more than (300,
000. Marshall reports a tornado at 0 o'clock
this morning, going over the same coarse
as the blow of last Fridav, when Cum
mlng's house and other buildings were de
molished. That day a gang of 25 of his
brother carpenters rebuilt his house from
foundation to ridgepole, and all his house
hold effects were, moved in Saturday. This
morning the new house Twas crushed like an
egg shell and all his effects ruined. The
injured family were In another building.
Near Cummings the Icelandic Lutheran
Church, built last year, was picked up,
turned bottom np and. striking on its
roof, was thoroughly demolished. Several
barns and small buildings were crashed and
overturned and innumerable trees blown
down. Nearly all the glass on tbe north
side of the street was smashed, including
the handsome cathedral windows in tho
Congregational and Methodist Churches.
In the northern part of town the ground
was covered with hailstones, the size being
an inch and a half In diameter, but many
were much larger. Two Polanders are re
ported killed in Marshall.
In St Paul and Minneapolis a number of
houses were strnck by lightning and more
or lets damaged by the fire that followed
it, while the damage by the wind and- rain
was very great Reports from other parts
of the Northwest are to the same efifeot
Many sections report the grain in many
fields is so badly damaged as to be unfit for
outtlug.
HAED ON THE CATTLE MEN.
They Are Put to Great ISipenae In Bloving'
Their Herds From Oklahoma, '
Er, Reno, Okla., Aug. 8. The three
troops of cavalry camped at Enid are pro
ceeding very slowly towards ejecting the
great herds of cattle that'have been grazing
in that vicinity. Summary action on the
part of the soldiers has been delayed be
cause the cattlemen are making all haste
to remove their herds.
The orders of Governor Humphrey and of
Governor Seay to the Sheriffs of the border
counties of Kansas and Oklahoma has
worked a hardship upon the cattlemen
which they did not calculate on; necessitat
ing, as it does, the shipment of
their herds by rail. SInoe Friday
morning the Bock Island has shipped nearly
100 train loads lrom Enid, Pond Creek and
Bird's Point, and Stockman Tut tie said this
morning at Pond Creek there would be
30,000 head transported to Kansas City by
Tuesday night Some of the herds that
started West irom Said for the Panhandle
were driven back on account of the intense
heat and will be shipped, the owners claim,
at a 'considerable loss.
MABEIAQE 07 E. W. BABTLBTT.
A Well-Known Pennsylvania Kewspapar
Man Beoomts a Benedict In Ohio.
A telegram to a friend in this city last
evening announced that Mr. Emery W.
Uartlott, ot Indiana, Pa., well known
in the newspaper circles of Pitts
burg, where he was formerly connected
with The Dispatch, was married
Sesterday at Deavertown, Morgan fcountv,
hio. The bride is Miss Annie W.
Havenet, of Columbus, the accomplished
daughter of Mr. A. D. Havenet, ex-Sherlfl of
Morgan county. ,
The ceremony was performed by Bev. X.
C. Patterson at the home of the bride's
grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas L.
Gray, on the 56th anniversary of their mar
riage. After a few weeks' sojourn at some
of the summer resorts in the vicinity of
Boston, Mr. and Mrs. Bartlett will reside
in Indiana, Pa., where he is editor of the
Qazette, a prosperous local newspaper.
AFIEB QTJALE'B MILLI0H.
His Widow and Son Want to Know Why
Be Gave It to Others.
Eatj Claire, Wis., Aug. 8. George
Quale, President of the Ideal Land Com
pany, to which the late S. Quale for un
known reasons gave his estate ot (1,000,000
has been ordered to appear in Probate Court
August 16, and account for it The widow
of the deceased and aboy born after Quale's
death will sue to recover the whole prop
erty. Heat Kills the Aged.
Hiiasbobo, III., Aug. 8. The intense
heat here has Caused the death to-day of
Mrs. Eliza Cooper, aged 72, mother of
County Judge Cooper, and James Dingle,
aged 93, the oldest person in the county, ft
A Wise Hove.
There Is nothing better tban opening a
bank account with tbe Feople's Savins
nan k, ei fourtn avenue, uy depositing $1.
Luvf buuit uitiusst wu iwjwaiia,
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THE BUSINESS WORLD.
'A Flonrinji Mill Trnsl Springs Up
on" the Pacific Coast. -
TEN HUMORS ITS CAPITAL
The Building; Trades Strike In Keir Iork
Yerj Quietly Ends.
PIRBS, FAILURES AND RAIliWiT NOTES
San Ehajtcisco, Aug. 8. Ten millions
of capital stock of a big flouring mill trust
formed here to-day. It includes six big
milling companies which have a capacity of
6,000 barrels per day. It includes among
others the Golden Gate Mills, of San Fran
cisco, and Sperry & Company, of Stockton.
The paid op capital is 5,800,000. Horace
Davis is President and George B. Sperry
First Vice President The new coneera
will be called the Sperry Flouring Com
pany, and it will endeavor to so cheapen
tbe manufacture of flour as to enable it to
lay down as far east as Hew Mexico for less
than flour can be brought from the East
Tbe other large mills which Btarr & Co.
control will be given the export trade on
condition that tbey will not interfere with
the new combine.
CROPS BADLY SCORCHED.
Hot Weather In Kansas Injures the Corn
Evan TTlth Cool Air Only Hair the Usual
AmosTht Will Be Harvested Illinois
TV hen t In a Foot Condition.
Kaksas Crrr, Ma, Aug. a Hot winds
continued in Kansas to-day to the great
injury to the corn crop. Grain men here
have advices from the State which lead
them to the belief that only half a crop can
be harvested now even under good condi
tions for tbe rest of the season. A continu
ance of the hot winds for two or three day
will still further rednce the yield. The As
sociated Press has reports from various
points in the State on the condition and
prospects of corn. The following are sam
ples. Coffeeville, Kun. Corn is in very had con
dition. No rain has fallen in two weeks.
Junction City Ilot wind blow all day yes
terday and the temperature wau'lou" at S
o'clock t. x. Considerable damage must
rosult.
Wlnfleld Drought and hot winds have
lowered the status for corn. There is
not more than half a crop and with a contin
uation of present weather,lt is simply aqnea
tion of how much smaller the f raotion of a
crop will be.
Odell No weather in 16 year has been so
severe on the com orop a that wloh ha
prevailed for three days past The corn is
perishing under it
A dlspatoh from Springfield, 111., says:
The crop bulletin issued by the State
Board of Agriculture shows that, with an
area of 1,805,148 acres of winter wheat, the
average yield per acre throughout the Stale
was 18 bushels. The total winter crop was
82,381,718 bushels. In the Northern divis
ion of the State 8 per cent oi the area seeded
was winter killed: in the Central division i
-per cent and in the Southern 3 per cent
The quality of the grain is unusually good
ana mosi oi it win grade no. J. The aver
age yield per acre of spring wheat is IS
bushels.
With a late fall It is believed that much
more of the corn than had been expected
will yield a fair return. Tbe growth is ex
ceedingly nneven and it is difficult to form
a correct estimate as to what the result will
be. Besults from all over the State indi
cate 73 per cent of a seasonable condition at
this time. The condition of the crop is G5
per cent in the Northern, 73 per cent in the
Central and 81 per cent in the Southern
division of the Slate.
CABBIAQEMAKEBS' ,C0HVESn0S,
They Trepare to Transact Bostnrss of Im
portance to Their Order.
Columbus, O., Aug. 8. SptrtdW the
Carriage and Wagonmakers' International
Union of Korth America convened to-day
with representatives present from the lead
ing olttes of the country. The usual com
mittees were appointed and the reports of
officer submitted. President Kremer
could not be present owing to his duties as
turnkey at the Allegheny jaiL He sent
his report, which shows that there are 13
unions, with a membership of 1,700. He
recommends a standard initiation fee
throughout the whole International Union,
as in some cases the initiation fee is so
large that some journeymen cannot raise
the amount and are thtfs compelled to be
non-union men, and in a great many cases
trouble arises.
Secretary and Treasurer, John P. Stand,
reported that six new charters were granted
during the year. Although the constitu
tion provides that the President shall travel
and organize, the financial affairs during
the last six months have been in such a con
dition that this expense conld not be met,
so the President did not travel. On Febru
ary first the Secretary became a Master
Carriage Painter and decided to withdraw
from office, but was retained in that posi
tion until this session, when his successor
will be chosen. During tbe meeting here,
which will latt about four days, action will
be taken recommending the adoption of a
system to cc-operate with the bosses in
their attempt to secure good roads in the
country, and business of importance to the
order will be transacted. On Wednesday
night looal Union Xo. 1, of Columbus, will
tender a banquet to the visiting delegates.
EXCITEMENT AT HON TEE AL
Ortr the Reported Withdrawal of the Re
bate on Canal Tolls.
Montbeal, Aug. a A dispatch, from
Ottawa stating that the Government pro
posed to withdraw the rebate on all grain
coming through the Welland Canal caused
great excitement in trade here. Steamship
men, forwarder and grain shippers all agree
that this simply adds little more than half
a cent a bushel on all grain coming via tbe
St. Lawrence route. Inland and ocean nav
igation companies will have to pay this be
tween themselves, but it is not thought the
volume of business will be materially af
fected. Ogdensburg, however, is now 'on an
equal footing with Kingston.
Many in the trade cannot thoroughly be
lieve the report true, as they say that an
order in.-Conncil granting a rebate was
passed for the entire season. An example
qf the effect was shown to-day in a dispatch
received from a firm of Chicago shippers of
fering a large line of grain, but stating that
the shipper here must guarantee canal tolls,
A steamship company here was offered this
grain at Saturday's freight minus canal
tolls.
BUILDING XBASES STBIKE OVER.
Walking Dolecatet Meet With Dofeat and
the Men Go l;'ack to Work.
KewYobk, Aug. 3. A general strike of
the building trades which was begun two
weeks ago in sympathy for the nnion mate
rial deliverers who had been locked out by
the Building Material Dealers' Association
because they refused to deliver supplies to
the buildings for which the iron league
held contracts will probably end to-day.
The Walking Delegates have met defeat
in a strike involving-nearly 20,000 laborers..
It was .rumored that the Board of Walking"
Delegates held a meeting either on Satur
day or Sunday and that they had decided
to call the strike off: This morning the
Framers Union comprising nearly 2,000
mtn decided to give up the struggle and
returned to work and allied trade are
about resuming.
Steel Steamers for tbe l-kes.
Clevblasd, O., Aug. 8. A number of
hMTjr Cleveland cwltalliti baTe.suichaj.ed I
the steamer Alpena and Mackinas from
the Detroit and Cleveland Steam Naviga
tion Company and will run them next year
between Cleveland aud Buffalo. The De
troit and Cleveland Company will build
two new steel steamers to take the places of
these boats on their Lake Huron division.
BUSINESS BREVITIES.
The Spanish Government has concluded a
loan of $10,000,000 with tbe Banque de Paris.
Bail worms are playing havoo in many
fields in Texas, and nothing can be done to
stay their ravages.
It waa announced in New Tork yesterday
that negotiation were completed there last
week by the State or Tenr.esseo for the sale
of $1,500,000 15 year 4 per cent at par. The
proceed win be used to retire the outstand
ing 6s, SsandSs.
rrMroiirr DcxriKn, of the Bueber Watoh
Case Company of Chicago, will, it Is ex
peotcd, bexin in the course of a few days an
other heavy suit aaalnst the watch trust
He says that such a proceeding is in con
tern plation, bnt will give no particulars.
Tint auction sale of California frntt brought
to England by the steamer .Majestic, being
the first consignment of such fruit shipped
to this country, was oonoluded yesterday.
Bartlet pears sold for from 7s 3d to 7s 6d per
box. Crawford peaches brought from 5s 9d
to 6s 9d per box.
Fob tho first time in the history of the
country Mexican bonds have been placed at
par. The loan, which is for .600.000, was
taken by English and French capitalists,
and is payable in two years. It was made
necessary by bad crops and the high rate
of exobaage caused by the low price of
silver.
The city of McRoesport has at last been
recognized try the Baltimore and Ohio Rail
road Company, which has Just Issued an im
portant notice authorizing all conductor
and engineers to cease the terrible nuisance
of unnecessary blowing of whistles in the
city limits. Besides this the company has de
cided to erect a fine depot here and greatly
Improve its faollities.
Thx representatives of the United St ates
Rubber Company, which Includes nine of
the largest rubber boot and shoe manufao
turers In the country and was recently or-
ranlzed, have decided that the combination
hall go into effect November 1. Charles T.
Johnson, secretary and treasurer or the L.
Candee Company of New Haven, Conn., is to
have oharge of all the sale. The capital
Stock of the trust is limited at $0,000,000.
BAIL-WAY INTERESTS.
Tna rate war for passenger business be
tween Louisville and Chicago continues, and
yesterday the St. Louis Air line announced
a rte o; $4 90 via Princeton, Ind.
Aoaix the tonnage statements show a
falling off in eastbound shipments last week.
The total by all roads was A2.743 tons, against
S3.S72 for the preoedlng week, a decrease or
1,127 tons.
It is announced at tbe Wabash offices at
St. Louis that that company will at once
besln the construction of new terminal
faollities outside the city of Chicago to ac
commodate the Increase of travel.
I. CDoKAi-DandOioarG. Murray) selected
to arbitrate differences between the Atchi
son road and Chairman Caldwell, of tbe
Western Passenger Association, have
chosen as the third arbitrators. If. Holding,
attorney of the Big Pour road at Cleveland.
AaaASaxxxirTa have been perfected with
all the railroad and express companies In
the United States for the free entry of
World's Fair exhibits. Exhibitors who
consign their property throuen any author
ized torwardfng honee will be required to
pay the usual brokerage fee.
Ik is announced that the annual meeting
of the stockholders of tbe St Louis South
ern Railway Company will be held atSlnck
hevllle. HI., on Tuesday, September 6, lS92,for
the pnrposo or electing tour dlreotors
and for transaction of varioas other business
as mny pioperly be brought before the
meeting.
THE FIRE RECORD.
Memphis Four store on Mulberrv and
South streets burned. Loss, $20,000. Insur
ance, $20,000.
New Tork The premises occnpled by Tar
rant Jt Co., importers and Jabbeis of drugs
at 278, 280 and SS Greenwich street, were
damaged by fire vestnrday morning to the
extent of about $100,000.
Pann avenue No. 8 engine company
answered a still alarm yesterday, for a
slight fire on the roof or a house occupied by
John Scott, on Perm avenue. It was extin
guished with u Babcock.
Bellaire, O Yesterday morning at 6
o'clock the Deyarrnon block, occnpled by
Andrew Eern, fancy qneenaware and tin
ware, J. C. ilorrUon, wholesale paints and
oils, and U. V. Deyarmon, wall pnper store,
was burned. The fire originated In tbe
paint and oil deptrtmeut. The building is a
total wteck, nnile the entire stock of the
three firms is a total loss. Loss building and
siocs win De in tne neignuornona oigzo.uoo.
The building is fully Insured while the stock
is only partially.
Baltimore Fire broke out yesterday
morning in John Chatterton Jt Co.'s furni
ture factory, No. IS South Frederick street
Green & Co.'a "Hope Brass Works" soon
was burning in the third story. A three
story brick ouildlng, occuplea by ODpen
belmer as a solder factory and warehouse,
also caught fire. Flelschmann it Co.'s Build
ing, No. 11 on the north, a three-story build
ing, was also licked by flames. Tho esti
mated loss on the buildings and stock will
reach $200,000. The burned buildings and
stocK were well lnsuied, Green A Co. had
$13,000 in the biiildlni; and stock distributed
anionic six companies. There was $2,500 on
stock of Chatterton & Co. with Connecticut,
or Hartfoid. On the stock of H. Oppen--beimer
there was $2,500.
Friz" for Republican Marchlnjr Clubs.
LomsviiXE, Kv., Aug. 8. President
Clarkson, of the National Republican
League, has sent out a confidential cir
cular, requesting the clubs to organize
marching campaign clubs Augnstl6,at 7:30 P.
m. He wants bicycle clubs,caralry clubhand
women's clubs formed also, by-way of
novelty, A prize is offered of a standard
of American colors to be given to the State
League which will send to the National
Convention at Buffalo the best and most
drilled campaign clubs.
The Welsh Will Snpport Gladstone.
Loitdon, Aug. 8. The Welsh members
oi Parliament met yesterday aud de
cided to support the home rnle
bill provided Mr. Gladstone gives
tr eisu aiscsiaoiiBnrneni tne next place Id
the programme. The bimetallist members,
under the Presidency of. Ducks Gibbs, de
cided to postpone bringing the bimetallist
question to the notice of Parliament until
the next session.
A Very Uarful Trer-.
Oue of the most useful of all trees to the
8outh Sea Islander is probably the bread
fruit tree. The fruit is the size'of a melon,
and the edible part is verv white, greatly
resembling fresh-baked bread. It also
tastes like wheaterf bread, although a little
bit sweet From the inner bark of the tree
cloth is manufactured,- the leaves are used
for towel and table cloths, and also to wrap
things in.
The Mannfactnre or Pear's.
Artificial pearls, of which strings of
pearl beads are made, are manufactured
from the scales of fish called bleak. The
fish are so small that it takes 4,000 of them
to produce a pound of scales, and fishermen
in parts of France devote their entire time
to catching the little fish. From the scales
Is obtained tbe so-called essence of pearls,
which gives the luster Tesembling a real
pearl.
Highest of all in Leavening Power. Latest U. S. Gov't Report
Pc&l Baking
ABSQUreU' PURE
SHOT IN THE HEAD.
A Tras'dy at a Carnpraeetlns; Xnclan
Illulr OlJ'Cts to John Dougherty's At
tentlons to His Wife and Kills Htm The
Marderer Arrested. '
While Superintendent Slack, of the
Homeopathic Hospital, was taking his din
ner night before last a message was handed
him which read: "Have ambulance at
Baltimore and Ohio station for train 104;
man shot" The message was signed by
Dr. Anderson, of Monongahela City. Tbe
train should have arrived at 8:40 P.M., but
did not get to Pittsburg nntil after 9
o'clock. A colored man whose name was
John Dougherty was removed to the am
bulance from the train and taken to the
hospital. He was accompanied bv a friend
named Simmons who was told by the doc
tors at the hospital that it wonld be much
better for hhn to let the man have perf'Ct
quiet during tbe night and for him to re
turn in the morning. Upon examination it
was found that the colored man had been
hot in the head just above the right eye
and was unconscious. He never regained
consciousness and died at 1220 o'clock
without being able to give a statement of
what happened.
In the morning Simmons came to the hos
pital and told In substance the following
story to Superintendent Slaek: Ha
said that John Doughertr was employed
as janitorin the People's National Bank at
Monongahela City. He was a single man,
who, it is said, had been attentive to the
wife of a Luclan Blair, a resident of the
same town. This state of affairs was aggra
vating to Blair, as he was in a position to
see all that was going on, being at work in
a coal mine at Anderson station, which.!
quite near Monongahela City.
It I said that some time ago Blair disap-
Iieared and left a note which read: "I am
earing you, like a dream. Yonare a
widow now, and can do as yon please."
Nevertheless Doueherty's attentions to the
wife made Blair's blood boil, and there
have been all sorts of sensational rumora
among the colored circles of the town.
The colored peoole of Monongahela City
and viainlty have been holding campmeeU '
ing at Anderson Grove, near Anderson sta
tion, on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad.
There was a large attendance Sunday, and
all day long vehicles were pouring in from
Monongahela City. Luclan Blair, the man
who did the shooting, was among the first ,
to arrive. Some time after, in strolling
about the grove, he espied his wife in com
pany with Dougherty and Thornton Jack
son driving about the grounds. He coo
trolled his rage until the party started to
go home, when he could not contain
himself any longer. He went up to
the carriage and ordered his wife to
get out She refused to obey, and Blair
threw a stone into the vehicle, but did not
strike anyone. Doughertr then "started to
get out ot the carriage, but before he reached
the ground Blair drew a revolver and fired,
hitting hftn in the forehead. Dougherty
fell over on tbe road. Blair then shot twice
again at the mat), bnt neither shot took
effect He then turned to Jackson with the
remark that he ought to have had the same
medicine. He did not attack Jackson, how
ever, but started In pursuit of his wife, who
had meanwhile alighted from the carriage,
and was running into the grove. He snot
once at her and was about to shoot again,
when he was stopped by Officer Glee. HI
aim waa bad and he did no damage.
Blair then surrendered and was taken to
the Washington county jail. Thornton
Jackson was also taken Into custody. The
shooting occurred in front of Dr. Anderson's
house, and the injured man was taken in
there, where his wound was cared for. Dr.
Anderson is a prominent ccal operator and
does not praotice medieine regularly. His
wound was dressed and he was taken to the
Homeopathic Hospital by Simmons as re
lated above. After Dra Shield and Bine
hart held a post mortem the body was re
moved to the morgue, from where it was
sent to Monongahela City.
Coroner McDowell was notified, and will
inquire into the case. The Coroner say the
inquest will be held in this city, as th
man died here, but the time has not been
set yet, as he has notified the District Atr
torney of Washington county and is now
waiting advice from him. It will not be
before Friday, however, as the Coroner is
going away to-morrow or next day to stay
nntil then. The Coroner will certify the
case to the District Attorney of Washing
ton county, where Blair will be tried for
murder.
T
Its Influence Upon Life During
August.
Causes and Prevention of the Fear
' ful Cholera Infantum.
Nearly Eighty Per Cent of Babies
Dying From Faulty Nutrition,
No summer In a longwblle nac teen so many
deaths from cholera Infantum In this and other
States.
Fresh Air fund9 and excursions by tbe score do
not scrm to mitigate the erll.
It Ii tbo little children and the nahlre. In city and
country, whom this hot weather carries off so
suddenly.
In New York eitr the nnmber of deaths of little
children for the last several wtrki has equaled the
number of births. In one wmJc the Bureau of
Vital Statistics In that city recorded 1.336 death!,
an Increase of more than athlrdorer the average
number, and 9C0were of children under 5 years.
from other cities and the towns, where mortality
returns are kept, there come similar reports.
And It it all because mothers, through Ignorance
or carelessness, or both, do not. keep tbe little
weaklings properly fed.
Oat of 1,117 deaths investigated in New York
State, 79 per cent occurred In children affeetedawlth
diseases arising from defective or fault? nutrition t
It was found that children who got sufficient and
healthful breast milk. or. falling In that, were fee!
upon laetated food, which Is the best known iut
ttltntcror pure mother's milk It was found that
Cases of cholera infantum In these cases were so
extremely rare tnatlt could be emphatically said
that improper feeding was principally the direct
and partly the co-operative cause of tbe great mor
tality. Laetated food is beyond qtx-sllon the safest and
most nourishing food fur Infants next to pure
mother's milk, and should be uted whenever the
mother begins to bring up her child "by baud."
It contains the same Ingredients as mother's milk,
and Is as pure and healthful as tbe air among
tbe Vermont hills, where It la made. It may be
bought of any reliable druggist, and It is as
economical as It is good. For U cents a package
may be bought sufficient to make 10 pints of nour
ishing food, and a package that sells for 11 con
tains enough for 15.1 meals.
Tbe greatest care should be taken wltb tbe baby
this month, and tbe Infant's food calls for tbe most
attention.