THE SCRANTON TRIBUNE-MONDAY, JANUARY 29, 1900. JVE NEWS OF THE INDUSTRIAL WORLD XSS ACTIVITY IN ANTHRA CITE COAL TRADE. xplanatton for This as Given by tha Engineering; and Mining Jour nalPresent State of the Iron and Steel Trade Make Up of the D., L. and W. Board for Today Dig ging Up Revolutionary Relics. General Manager C. E, Flynn Has Resigned. CrmtlniM'U ntlld weather litis taken Buch activity out of llio nnthraclte rade. Threatened troubles nt the col Jcrlcs may have caused some tlmor- 'his pplrlts to put In a few orders, but cueh buying has not begun to affect the tailing off due to a mild winter. The reather at both Western and Eastern lolnts Is beginning to be railed "tin nccedented," and the coal man can inly wait and hope, consoling himself 'tilth the reflection that the winter lnsn't gone yet. and that consumption Hill Increase decldedlv on a small fall 11 temperature, Trade at Duluth and at Chicago lias leen very light, with no hope of Im provement, except through a cold wave. it Eastern points the steam sizes con tinue In excellent demand and keep things moving, Prices at both West irn and Kastern points aro very firmly leld and there Is no sign of weakening r't. The general strike threatened at the solllerlcs seems to be less Imminent than last week. The movement, though criminally for the correction of numer- ims grievances, seems to have resolved I Into a simple struggle for recognition by officers of the Culled Mine Work rs. As the companies hold together ,ti refusing to recognize the union, though offering to deal directly with Hie men. and as the shrewder organ izers see that to shut off the produc tion of anthracite would cripple the In dustry bv turning considerable busi ness over to the bituminous producers and as the total earnings of the an thracite miners are now belter than In time years. It Is altogether probable Vlhat the organizers will be satisfied with some comparatively slight con cessions. Owing partly to unrest among the miners the output for this month will probably show a considerable falling pff from December. Consequently stocks tlo not accumulate much. Engineering and Mining Journal. The D., L & W. Board. Following is the make-up of the Delaware. Lackawanna and Western board for today: Scrnnton, P.i., Jim. S:i, iwo. SCMMITS. I s. m.. norlli-Ci. I'Vounfclker, i p. m.. south If. Bush. 6 p. m.. south M. Muillgan. pi'lli:p 10 a. m. Pccklns. PCSIIEItS. a. m.. south llmihcr. 11.30 a. m., south M. Mnrnifc " p. m., south M. Murphy. 10 p. hi., south C. Cawley. PASSENGER EXOIXa S.S0 p. m. MeGoveni. WILD CATS, NOiVriJ. II a, rn., L engines ti. mil. 1 p. m.. 2 engines H. Castnrr. p. m., 2 engine C. KlngMcy. I p. m., 2 engines J. E, Muster.-. 10 p. m., 2 engines O. Ilandolpu. Revolutionary Relics. Workmen engaged In excavating the foundation for tho Lackawanna rail road's new warehouse In Wallahout Jlasln, which Is to be the largest In Brooklyn, recently excavated this bones of a number of men who were buried there during the War of tho Involution. They are supposed to have been killed In the battle of Long Island and to have been burled there during Washington's retreat to New York. They were turned over to tho com mandant of the navy yard, which ad joins the site of the Lackawanna's warehouse, and will be buried In one of the national cemeteries. Iron and Steel Market. The Engineering and Mining Journal of Saturday said or the present con dition of tho Iron and steel market: "The market at present is essentially a waiting one, both buyers and sellers resting; the former looking for some concessions: In prices, the latter appar ently confident that the other party will finally be obliged to come to terms nt present quotations, or somewhere near them. Buyers' wants are not very pressing Just now, since most large con cerns are supplied for at least the first quarter of the year. Sellers rely on the great volume of business already under contract, and Intimate that they do not se any necessity uf giving way. Tho situation Is one that may continue for several weeks: and again, it may he broken up nt any minute by a few un easy buyers, who will be followed by all the rest." This and That. The Lackawanna Itallroad company contemplates placing an Iron plate be tween tho tail and tie along Its road this spring. The plate will prevent th. rail from sinking by wearing Into the tie. H. X. Butterfleld has been appointed cm out of your latnoa. Flood the bouse with the brlclkl white Ilfht that our Headlight Water White Oil llvee.aad know the real attaint of lamp, luxury, inert e no ezeui fordlMjr rooms and poor lookloi Itsape in tbtet dtyt of pure oil, VWi no snore wn oiaiuuij on Meat all the work and worry e,ekarred wicks, dlsatreeablt , otiOM, smoay emmneys. tsu xy.isa aejurtialsr to stud rou our Read JfaffiXfi aprtWaUtWblis 6ll. nude bJKrCSra iKtiieiiiwste. rTlWii Up ya i er,3Mwsii.i Ttmmtmm travcllng freight and passenger agent of the Lackawanna company In the ter rltoiy west of Chicago, with head quarters at 28 Marquetto building, Chicago, 111. K. I. Kcene, who has been foreman for the Inst year nt the Pennsylvania Coal company's No. 1 breaker, Dun more, has been transferred to No. 8 colliery, Plttston, where ho will hold a like position. Hereafter the Scranton -Hoboken sleeper upon arriving In Hoboken each morning will be placed on a spur at the end of the station, so that occu pants can have the privilege of remain ing In the car until 8 a. in. C. E. riynn. general manager of the Carhondale Traction company, has tendered his resignation to take effect on Fob. 1. Mr. Klynn has been ap pointed general manager of an elec tric light and street railway plant at Easton, one of the most Important posi tions of Its kind In Pennsylvania. The Pressed Htecl Car company, of Pittsburg, has received an order for 100 steel cars for the Paris, Lyons and Mediterranean railroad of France. It Is understood that the order was given at the Instance of the French govern ment and that further large orders may be expected If the cars are found suit able for the company's purposes. Martin C.iwley, the well-known con tractor, has been nwarded a contract for the construction of a new railroad bridge nt Xo. I on the new Delaware and Hudson railroad between Carhon dale and llonesdale. The work will he of masonry throughout and at least two months will be required to build II. Mr. C'awley started on the Job Wednes day. The bridge will be located about two miles this side of Farvlcw. Aich bald Cltb.cn. USES FOR CORN STALKS. Science Adds Millions to the Wealth of Farmers. I'mm the Xew York Sun. Five years ago the farmer considered the value of his corn ctop practically concluded with the husking of the corn. hat was left was worth perhaps sixty cents an acre ns fodder: rather under that figure than over It ns a rule. Science, ever busily seeking uses for by products, sought to make sugar and al cohol fiom the stalk of tho corn, but uuavulllugly. Xow, however, experi ments along different lines have estab lished the value of the by-products of the corn crop as probably second to no agricultural product of a similar nature grown In this country and has almost If not quite doubled the receipts of tho corn growers, as the stalk Is made practically as valuable as the grain. There is now a homo market where the fanner can get from $3 to $." a ton for cornstalks; that Is from $6 to $12 an acre for what has hitherto brought him In sixty cents at best. The American Agriculturalist which treats of this new Industry In a leading article, de clares It to be one of the most Import ant departures In Industrial history. It gives the following list of what Is made from corn-stalks: 1. Cellulose for packing cofferdams on battleships, this preventing them from sinking when pierced by balls or shells. 2. Proxylln varnish, a liquid form of cellulose, the uses of which are prac tically unlimited. :: Cellulose used for nitrating pur poses for making smokeless powder and other high explosives, for both small and great arms, as well as purposes tor which dynamite or all other explo sives arc required In various forms and degrees of strength. 4. Cellulose for packing. It being the most perfect non-conductor known against heat or electricity, Jars or blows. 3. Paper pulp and various forms of paper made therefrom, both alone and mixed with other grades of paper stock. !. Stock food made from line ground outer shells or shives of corn stalks, and also from tho nodes or Joint.. The leaves and tassels also furnish a shrcded or baled fodder, 7. Mixed feeds for stock, containing tine ground shells or shives as a ba'se, and in addition thereto various nitro genous meals and concentrated food substances, or blood, molasses, distillery and glucose refuse, sugar beet pulp, apple pomace and other by-products. S. Poultry foods of two types, namely type 1, containing a dominant nitro genous factor for laying hens, and Xo. 2, containing a dominant caibohydrate factor for fattening purposes. Tim stalk of the mar.o plant, or American com, Is made up as follows, on a basis of 100 pounds of alr-drled stalks stripped or leaves ond tassels; 20 pounds of nodes or Joints, 20 pounds of pith, coarse and fine, and 54 pounds of shells or shives. The nodes contain, on an average. 33 per cent, of puro cellulose, the pith 36 per cent, and tho shives 40 per cent. This corn-pith cel lulose Is of so great value In naval warfare that Lewis Nixon, the naval constructor, has declared It to be of an much Importance as the development of Harveylzed armor and smokeless powder. Cofferdams along the side of a vessel, when tightly packed with maize pith to u thickness of three feet will not leak when perforated with shells or solid shot. When the coffer dam containing this material Is per forated by a shot, the elasticity of tho tightly packed pith completely closes tho hole made by the projectile, so that the water cannot pass through. Nat urally some water must enter nt th"" point of perfoiatlon, but owing to tho great capacity of the pith to absorb water, It being able to hold more than twenty times Its own weight when not pressed, the water that first enters Is j at one absorbed. This oiiusxs the pith which Is moistened to swell and thus , to close more completely the aperture made by the projectile. The Columbia, New York and Olyiw pla are thus protected and many of tha new warships now under construction In this country, Hussla, England and France aro using the new material In stead of cocoanut fibre which was formerly employed. In the manufac ture of high explosives the corn pith forms an excellent basis because of Its admirable keoplng finalities, and high class smokeless powders and dyna mites are now made from this product, which Is said to be superior to cotton In that It Is more easily nitrated anil cleaned. In tho nrts of peace the greutcst valuo of the corn pith nt present Is found In tha liquid form of tho cellu lose, known ns pyroxylin varnish, which Is utilized In hundreds of wuys. Nearly every thing that Is made from wood pulp can, It Is said, bo made from this material. Experiments aro now under way looking to the manufactuio of paper from cornstalk pulp. For one thing, it Is predicted that a substance will be produced from the woody cov ering of the stalks which will produce a good quality of paper at such a price that It will be available for newspaper use. In the end It may be that tho cornstalk will save the forests of this country which are being cut down for the consumption of the wood pulp mills The uses of the cornstalk for packing nnd food are varied but too technical for discussion In a newspaper. As to the poslbllltles opened up by this now market, the Agrlcultuallst says: "The possibilities thus opened up aru prodigious. To add only a few dollars per acre to each one of the 80,000,000 acres devoted to maize In the United States each year tuna Into u sum so fabulous ns hardly to bear publication. But If It Is assumed that only the fields of the corn belt will bo benefited, those eight States, Kentucky, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, Missouri, Kunsas and Nebraska, alone average close to fiO.OOO, 000 acres under corn. If only $r tier acre Is added to the valuo of tho crop In this belt, It means thu tidy sum of J250.000.000 added to tho farmers' In come." A large plant Is now turning out these products at Owcnsboro, Ky under the direction of Mark W, Marsden, who took out the first patent on cornstalk product In 1895, and other plants ntc now Hearing completion at Linden, lnd Peoria, III., and Newport News, Va. THE ORIGIN OF DIAMONDS. A Recent Discovery That May Throw Some Light on the Question. From tho St. Louis Olohc-Dcmocrat. The origin of dlmands, which for so long has been a debated question, ap pears to be explained by a recent dis covery near Klmberley. In both the Indian and the Hrazlllan diamond fields the gem occurs like .t pebhlo in certain gravelly strata, hut has not been traced hack to any rods that gives any Indcatlon of Its genesis. After the discovery of diamonds In the hlver sand In some South African rivers, a peculiar material of a brownish-buff color, which turned to a dark bluish tint, was found. It became darker as the miners dug down. The diamonds lay In this material, together with several other materials, such as gurnets, Iron ores, auglte, olivine, etc. Excavations, begun systematically, were eventually carried on In such a scale that near Klmberley they had reached a depth of more than 1,400 feet. Here tho rock Is about as hard as ordinary limestone. rno blue ground Is found only In limited areas. The locks around aro of dark shales, banded with hard sandstone. In which sheets or dykes of basalt or some ma terial which was once In a molten con Itself cut up by similar dykes. The blue ground tills a sort of shaft of co lossal size In these other rocks, and Is Itself cut up by Imllar dykes. The opinion of geologists differs as to whether the gems aro produced where they now lie or have been formed of some volcanic explosions. It Is thought that the mystery has been at last cleared up. About two years ago the manager of a dlmand mine owned near Klmberley picked up a specimen In which smaller diamonds were apparently Imbedded in the garnet. This led to an Investi gation of various bowlders, one of which was broken open and was found to contain diamonds. The rock Is of the description known to mineralo gists as "ccloglte." It Is apparently composed almost exclusively of red garnet rock and a peculiar light greea auglte. The rock is coarsely crystal line, and In all probability was once llko garnet In a molten condition, the diamond being one of Its original con stituents. Experts now tend to the belief that the "blue ground" in which diamonds were found Is not their trua "Who Gives to Alt "Denies All" Tis is as true of the spend thrift of health as of the waster of money. Do not 'waste your health by allow ing your blood to con tinue impure, but purify, vitalize and enrich it by tak ing Hood's Sarsaparilla, America's Greatest Medicine. Dyspepsia" husband dodorrd a long time for dyspepsia, 'with only tem porary relief. The first bottle of Hood's Sarsaparilla helped and the second cured him. It cured my sick headaches." SMrs, SMary A. Clark, Wilmington, Vt. Jfjbcd&Si ..I'Sl'' Pllli " Ur 111 ; the con Irrlutloc and only ctinrtlc to Uk with Hood's Strnptrllla. --- y Tha Bfiftt en4no8tejperlcDe4.tbeotel Hill D051 comuli If jMitifJir from Private! PlKUe Kieemf. ProH U. r TIIEI M. D.. A04 North Afxth HL. Phlladtl.f phi. Pa. ft" ft Qairtntee la trerf ,. Vtriewelt 4 Strietort (do cutUar). I.it Titer L Blibreiiorl. PtrUtaUrnd. BourMSS.L ! ei fit, a. 14 llnr. tn9 Inn. AtAHi.flf mA .tan .Hum: et dkllf to SO to 9 30. Frh ease cura4 4 to 1 0 dtyi. f Snd for 8oa teiUnualtlt tot Book. All fraud! t!poie4.f lUafmma KA JL -aSfc) 4 1K(SA i i kiLiULAAiittLAAiULLil,Uk.iliiULiU Pointed Paragraphs. Rocker Talk. Reed Rockers, were $3.75, $5.00. 6.50, $12.00. Now 2.75, $3.75, $5.00, $9.50. Fancy Rockers, were $3.7 j, $.50, $7.00, $10.00. Now $2.75, $4.00, $9.50, $7.50. Bed Talk, Metal Beds, were $7.50. 10.00, $12.00, $15.00. With best springs, now $.7$, $7.0, $9.0, $12 Bureau Talk. Bureaus, white enamel or oak, Oval Bevel Plate Glass, were $i6.jo; now $12.50. jUTHI T- "Ytl'mm VMTEBDAV F East Mountain Lithia Water Sold by All Flrat.Class Druggists. Highly Recom mended by Physicians. FAMILY ORDERS PROMPTLY FILLED. JOSEPH Ollce 902 West LackuwAima Avenie, TKLKPHONM birthplace. Tho bowlders are often watermarked, and may have rested for ages In an ancient gravel at the very bottom of sedimentary rocks of the district. In course of time volcanic explosions shattered the rocky floor In which tho diamonds were Imbedded, of which tho bowlders wore only samples, and dispersed It, together with the overlying materials. It is .believed that this Is the true explanation of the formation of the diamond bearing "blue ground." Kansas Is troubled by a dispute to whoso memories It will perpe'tuate In Its allotted sparo In the statuary hull of tho capltol building at Washington. Quito a faction favors John Brown and Preston 11, Plumb for tho honor. GREATEST OF HUMAN BLESSINGS A skin without btemlih and body nour Ithed with pure blood. Such Is the happy condition produced by CUTICURA SOAP and CUTICURA Ointment, externally, and CUTICURA RESOLVENT. Internally. In the severest cases of torturing, dUllgurlng, Itching, burning, and scaly humors. Sold titty whff. Frit.. Tits Mt.II.JJi or, I'dict's ftnir.SUe.l OlHTMtNT. .VIC tUULlKT(hIfllK). N. ronm Duo akd (Hen. CiiKr. Sole Front.. Benton. roM., J ,fa. " How to Cute tlumon," 64-pi(e book. 4H3IIHlft, m Tiik Momus llAitnuAUK rtrort.t i ft THE PURE I I I has attracted a great deal of attention the past few years. Xo matter how pure the food may be. It will buffer, If cooked in a cheap enameled kettle that is not acid proof. 1STRANSKY STEEL WARE has four coats of enamel, burnt cm separately. Suppose you try ono piece of Htransky Ware. Our name on every article. i ft ks Foote & Shear Co. SB M 1 19 N.Washington Ave M iiiisiiii$$iiiiiistl In a Modern Mill Everything is as clean as in a. modern kitchen. a SNOW WHITE it I'lour Is nunc in a. MODERN mill. Get It of your grocer. "We only wholesale!:." THE WESTON ILL CO. Scranton, Carbondale, Olyphant. WTTyTTWTWTW..TI The Dickson Manufacturing Co. kcranton aud WllkevBarre, Vx, Manufacturer of LOCOMOTIVES, STATIONARY ENGINES Boilers, Hoisting and Pumping Machinery. General Office, Scranton. Pa. Mi ITo PATENT Good Ideas may be secured by our aid. Address, THE PATENT RECORD, Baltimore. Md. AGENT, - Bcraotoi, Pa. 4T3S. QUESTION CoMollySiWallacf Wash Capital, enthusiasm, will. Our Wash Goods stock shows the influence of all chese. The variety is rapidly reaching its zenith. View the display from every point. Easy to prophesy your your appreciation striven faithfully For witness of our efforts A texture of the finest all colors; also plain shades. Our success with this cloth last season was so great that we have providsd a line this year double in size and even lower in OCr price, and this under the present high market conditions: Our Price... 'C A fabric of acknowledged superiority. In the quality ot texture, artful colof blending and fanciful woven designs these Madras prtH-nn ornnrlcs nf t-lipir P1.-KSC!. Our Price W. JJ --... TDlicrixty The aim of the makers of American Dimity has been to provide an equivalent fof the most saleable imported goods at a tempting reduction in cost, and the effort has been crowned with the most notable success. A close comparison with quality and finish, as well as excellence of colorings and designs, reveals no inferiority to the same grade of work our Domestic Dimity the best fabric ever offered at the price in the history of the Dry f y rr Goods business. Our Price Ayy CONNOLLY . THIRD NATIONAL BANK OF SCRANTON. DEPOSITARY OF THE UNITED STATES. Capital-Surplus- S2OO.O0O 450.000 WM. CONNELL, President. HENRY BELIN, Jr., Vlce-Prei. WILLIAM II. PECK, Cashier. Our Entire Stock of Diamonds, Watches, Jewelry and Unredeemed Pledges Are Now Sold at Auction to the Highest Bidder, as We Must Vacate the Store We Now Occupy by April 1. Davidow Bros 227 Lackawanna Avs. I At Retail. Coal of tha best quality (or Cnmtstlo use and of all sizes. Including Buckwheat and Ulrdseye. delivered In any part of the city, at the lowest price. Orders received at the omce, ConnHI building. Hoom 806 s telephone No. 1763, or at the mine, telephone No. ZK, will h; promptly attended to. Dealers suppllod at the mine. MOUNT PLEASAN MOUNT PLEASANT COAL CO SCRANTON'S SHOPPING CENTER. Goods verdict "Perfection." Linen, with a finish like silk, .. , . . by the noted makers abroad, while the nominal price of will secure its popularity. This & WALLACE, m I WILTON I AXMINSTER I RUGS inJt- wfeim H I' I . I J "H t. . i Itan !. .,353-itlJ 111 JSn& WALL PAPER Williams & McAnulty, 1 IS IS Lager Beer Brewery Manufacturers or OLD STOCK PILSNER 435 to 455 . SCRANTON, PA N. Ninth Street, Telcphon: Call, 233J. DR. DENSTEN 311 Sprusa St, Ttmple Court Building, SCRANTON, PI All acute nnd chronic: dlseaeen of men, women and children. CUllONK. NEItV. OVH. nilAIN AND WASTING DI8EA8. i:s A SrKl'IAl.TV. All dlsensps of tht I.ivi-r. Kidney, Hlaclrlt-r, Skin, Blood, Nerves, Wornl). Rye, Eur. Nose. Throat, nnil Lungs, Cnwere, Tumore, i'llts, niipture, Ooltre, nhetimatlHm, AMhma, Catarrh, Viirlooocelo. Uosit Manhood, NlKhtly Emission, nil Kemalo Dlsease, l.eueorrhoea, etc. Cinnorrhra. Pyphills, Dlnnd Poison, Indiscretion and youthful habits ohllteratfd. Surgery, Kits. Kp. lepsy. Tape and Stomach Worms. r. TARBHOZONK. Specific for Catarrh. Thrci months' treatment only $5,00. Trial fre In onVe. Consultation and exami nation free. Offlre hour dally unj Sunday, h a. m. to 9 p. m. JBML DR. DENSTEN We've striven for and succeeded. in neat stripes and checks of Cloths easily lead all Cr aVUV Dimity is unquestionably , 127 and 129 WASHINGTON AVENUE CARPET ECONOMY It's real economy to buy your Car pets now. Spring patterns here in all their beauty. Stocks complete in every department, and all at the old micas. ' No advance here as long as present stocK lasts, win it pay you to wait and pay higher prices? We'll gladly store any goods selected now free of charge until you want them. VELVET I BRUSSELS I INQRAIN I DRAPERIES 129 Wyoming Avenue JIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII! I Umbrellas Repaired I or Recovered. Skates Sharpened at & 'ill Washington Arc. g We can show you the 1900 S Model Chainless Bicycle if you I will call. I SlIllllllllllllIIIIIIIHililllllllllllUllin THE I0SIC POWDER CO, Booms 1 and2, Com'lth BTd'g. SCRANTON, PA. nining and Blasting POWDER Usde at Mooslo and UuiU lata Wor'ii, LAPLIN 4 RAND POWDER CO.'S ORANGE GUN POWDER EUetrlo Batteries. Kleotrlo Bxplodsrt exploding blasti. Safety fuse au 1 Repauno Chemical Co.'s exruiVm v. ...... ,
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