Decatur Democrat, Volume 38, Number 17, Decatur, Adams County, 13 July 1894 — Page 2

Special Doll Sale! ._ ■ ; 1 ' * K We have bought a large Importers line of Sample Dolls at greatly reduced priced, nearly one half the regular price. ’ The line is by far the Largest and Cheapest ever brought to our city, and we expect to sell them out in the 4 DAYS SPECIAL SALE. 4 which will commence JULY I Sth, and continuing for the balance of the week. After which time should there be any left they will go into our regular stock and will • have to bring regular prices. Out of season you say? Well, yes, perhaps so. But remember we have to take them when we can get them. Such rare bargains are not to be had in season and the little girls would as soon have a nice DollMor summer play as for winter, especially so when she call get it lit half the winter price. You cannot afford to miss this Great Special Sale. If you don’t buy come in and look. You, perhaps, may never see such a display of Dolls again in this city. These Dolls are imported by the Jobbers to select their immence stock from and the manufacturers are careful that each one be as near perfect as possible. So you readify see that they are the very best that can be produced in Foreign Lands and have never been takeji out of their original iboxes, as each one comes in a separate box. Don’t pass* this off lightly as a small thing, but come in and get some of the bargains. Remember, they will not be sold at these prices after » the Special Sale.closes on Saturday the 21st. Don’t wait until the last day, you may get left. Remember the Days and Dates — • , Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday. .Inly IS. 19,20 and 21. Sprang True.

INCENDIARIES AT WORK. Railroad Bridge Burned by Firebugs Near St. Paul. St. Paul. July 9.—The Chicago and Great Western bridge between here and South St. Paul was burned and all stock yards traffic will be stopped for the present. The fire was incendiary, the police being confident of their knowledge of the perpetrators of it. Everything is quiet among the American Railway union men here. The Northern Pacific train was moving steadily to the west at last reports and no trouble is anticipated before reaching Montana. Plan Failed. Cincinnati, July 9.—Agents of Debs attempted simultaneous movements yesterday to tie up junction points between the Ohio river and lake ports. Information from Hamilton. Dayton. Springfield, Columbus, Delaware. Lima, Galion and Crestline from employes to railway officials is that the plan failed. South of the river the strike is nearing an end. Locally the roads are doing better every day. The parade and mass meeting of strikers at Music hall tonight is awaited with some apprehension. Decided Not to Strike. Den i Eli, July 9.—Rocky Mountain division Order Railway Trainmen has decided not to go out on. a strike hntil ordered by the graniLehief. The members uphold theA-incncan Railway union in its action and fight, but believe it right to live up to their constitution and not violate their contracts with the railroads. Property Being Destroyed. Salt Lake City, July 9.—The railroad situation is unchanged. Four companies cf the Sixteenth infantry received orders to move and left for Ogden. Two companies of the same regiment left here at 7 o’clock last night for Grand Junction, Colo., where strikers are reported destroying railroad property. Disastrous Fire. Huntington, W. Va., July 9.—A disF astrons fire occurred at North Kenova, "X 0., five miles below here. Incendiaries set fire to boxcars loaded with coke lying on the Norfolk and Western tracks and 10 of them were burned. The flames communicated to the depot and destroyed that also. Do Not Favor the Strike. Baltimore, July 9.—Engineers, firemen, trainmen, and labor organizations here do not favor the strike of the American Railway union. While one or two lodges of labor organizations have passed resolutions of sympathy, none of the men are disposed to enter into a sympathetic strike. Expressed Sympathy. New York, July 9.—At/ a special meeting Typographical union No. 6 passed resolutions of sympathy with the American Railway union and decided that the only solution of the problem lay in the purchase of the railroads by the government. Will Remain at Their Posts. Roanoke, Va., July 9.—At a meeting held here of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, employes of the Norfolk and Western railroad, it was decided by that body to remain at their posts and to take no part in the strike. Quiet at Baltimore. Baltimore, July 9.—Advices received at the Baltimore and Ohio headquarters are so the effect that all is quiet along the line and that passenger trains are running on schedule time. No trouble is anticipated here. All Out nt Toledo. Toledo,, July 9.—A general strike took place on all roads leading into Toledo at G o’clock this morning. J. C. Spence, one of Debs’ lieutenants, arrived here and took charge of the strike. Nashville, July 9.—Au attempt was made to wreck the • incoming,,passenger train from Louisville, which was due here at 9 o’clock last night, 15 miles from this city. A switch had been tampered with and turned wrong and the signal changed so as to indicate a clear' track. The train ran into the switch, but fortunately kept the track and no harm was done. Under Military Protection. Little Rock, July 10.—The strike situation at this point remains practically unchanged. Passenger trains are running about on time under military protection, but not a car of freight has been moved. Engineers, and firemen on the Central division have refused to handle

*• UNSUCCESSFUL ATTK.MPT. Would-Be Pullman Wreckers In New York, Foiled. Canajoharie, N. Y.. July 9.—An unsuccessful attempt was made last night to wreck the fast national express train on the West Shore road between this place and Fort Plain. This train usually has several Pullman sleepers attached. In Nellis cut a piece of bridge timber 9 feet long and seven inches square bad been placed upon the rails and securely tied to the track by a long rope. Fortunately when the engine struck the timber the log was torn into splinters, probably by the pilot, and the rope snapped in a dozen places. The engine wasmot injured and the train continued on its journey. Quiet In California. San Francisco, July 9.—Local trains were run from Los Angeles over Ixith the Southern Pacific and Santa Fe lines, the latter starting an overland with one Pullman attached. It is reported at Los Angeles that the government will take steps to compel the railroad to move freight as well as passenger trains. Reports from Oaklanld and Sacramento are to the effect that everything is quiet. There is no word of federal troops having been ordered yet to either of these points. * . Nt, Change at Cleveland. Ol VELAL'D. July 9.—There has been absolutely 7 no change in the strike situation here. Trains have run today and i there has been no attempt on the part strikers to interfere. ’ Between. 200 and 3)0 Big Fonrem- [ ploves, excepting Hiaiueers, met last night and decided to strike, remaining out until their local grievance, chief of which is a 10 per cent cut in wages, are adjusted. The freight conductors on all roads have also decided to join the strike. Feel the Effect* of a Previous Strike. Wilkesbarre, July 9.—The attempt to form branches of the American Railway union among the railway employes of this section has failed. A committee of agitators from Chicago worked among the men for three days, but have left for Buffalo therougbly disgusted. The railroad men have not yet recovered from the effects of the Lehigh Valley strike of last year and hence are not enthusiastic over the prospect of going out again. .Mob Burns Boxears. Danville, Ills., July 9.—Nineteen empty boxcars owned by the Big Four and Chicago and Eastern Illinois roads were burned here last evening. Earlier in the day a mob stoned a Wabast engine and refused to disperse jit the sheriff’s command. A company of militia charged the mob, several persons being badly hurt by fire bayonets. Condemned the President. Providence, July 9.—Seventy-three i delegates of. the New England alliance, i Knights of Labor, passed resolutions de- ' nouncing G* M. Pullman, praising the American Railway union, indorsing the plan taken by General Master Workman Sovereign and condemning President Cleveland for sending regular troops to Chicago. r Bridge Burners at Work. East Chicago, Ind., July 9. — Unknown miscreants set fire to land undermined one of the piers of the railroad bridge over the drainage canal just south of the city. The bridge is now impassable and no Wabash or Fort Wayne trains can pass until repairs are made. Train* Moving as Usual. Omaha. July 9.—From a railroad standpoint. Omaha was unusually quiet yesterday, niany of the railroads sending out trains with the usual regularity. Superintendent Jaynes says our trains are moving with regularity' both St. Paul trains getting through Sioux City without any accident. ■ In Alabama. Mobile, Ala., July 9.—Four companies ! of state troops and a battery of artillery i under command of Captain Dumont i have left for Birmingham in obedience . to orders from Governor Jones. The I Kansas City. Memphis and Birmingham road is completely tied up. Expelled From the Union. Sioux City, July 9. —Sioux City Typographical union yesterday expelled two of' its members who were militiamen, ftnd who turned out when the sheriff ordered out the company here. The strike situation is unchanged. Now is the time to subscribe for the Democrat. '

’! INDICTED. Federal Grand Jury Returns True Bills Against Debs and Others. CHARGED WITH CONSPIRACY Debs, Howard, Keleher, Rogers and Murwin Held In SIO,OOO Each. THEY ARE ABLE TO GIVE BOND. All the Prisoner. Except Howard Take Their Arret Calmly—Great Excitement Canned In California by the President*. Proclamation—Striker. Arming at Sacramento to Prevent the Opening of the Blockade on the Southern Pacific— Between 0,000 aud 6,000 Knights of Labor at Omaha and Vicinity Go Ont In Obedience to Sovereign’s Order.—Freight Tie-Up at. Cleeland— Strike New. From Many Other Points. Chicago, July 11.—The federal grand jury alter receiving the instructions of United States Judge Grosscup yesterday afternoon returned indictments against Eugene V. Debs, president of the American Railway union, George W. Howard its vice president, Sylvester Keleher, secretary and L. W. Rogers, one of its directors, and shortly thereafter the four men were arrested. They are charged i with conspiracy to commit an unlawful act—that is, to block the progress of the United States mails. Joined in the indictment with the four leaders of the railway union was James Murwin, the Rock Island striker who threw the switch which derailed a mail train at Rock Inland on the night of June 20. Debs, Howard, Keleher and Rogers were taken into the office of District Attorney Mifchrist immediately after their arrest, and after a few hours detention were released on bail by Judge Grosscup, their bonds being SIO,OOO each. Based on Deb.’ Utterances. The federal grand jury spent but little time on the case of Debs and the other leaders of the strike. The case against j them for conspiracy had been prepared : some days ago by Attorneys Milchrist ; and Walker, and the grand jurors had been at work two hours when the indictment was ready to be presented in court. It was based on some of the public utterances of Debs and the other leaders and this was clinched by the original orders in writing sent out by Debs directing men on different railways to quit their work and this stopped the running of mail trains. A large number of telegrams sent by Debs irom his headquar- | ters giving directions which extended ! the blockade of trains were submitted to I the grand ju ty bj- F. M. Mulford, manager of tile Western ..Union Telegraph company, under a subpena issued by tne United states court. Judge Grosscupoverruled the telegraph company’s protest that the messages were privileged i documents and exempt from seizure. Debs Brought In. Mr. Mulford had lett the grand jury I room but a few minutes when the jury I tiled out and walked into Judge Gross- | cup’s court. Foreman Sanborn handed to the court the indictment, which was at once taken to the office of the district attorney. Marshal Arnold and a deputy were sent out with warrants. Shortly before 5 o’clock Marshal Arnold returned with President Debs as a prisoner. Debs was taken into Mr. Mi) Christ’s private office/ He was accompanied by Theodore Debs, his brother. There Were in the office when the head of the American Railway union arrived as a prisoner Edward Walker and Mr. Milchrist and these were soon joined by Judge Grosscup, who had been sent for to take bail. Debs sent his brother out to look for bondsmen, and while waiting for his friends to’appear sat with the judge, the two attorneys for the government and the marshal who had arrested him, while the door of the office was locked to all comers. Howard Show. Anger. ft was not long until Deputy Logan appeared with Keleher, the secretary. In a-short time Theodore Debs returned with Attorney L. R. Bisbee, who had been retained to defend the prisoners. At 6 o’clock Deputy Logan appeared with Rogers and Vice President Howard. The latter was the only one of the four whose face bore traces of anger or resentment as he was taken into the back room. The others took their arrest calmly. It was after 7:30 o’clock that Clerk Burnham appeared and the bail bond was legally accepted. The bondsmen are Aiderman William Fitzgerald, who qualified to the sum of $250,000, and William Skakel, who qualified at $50,001, the bonds being in the sum of $lO,000 each. It was some time later when the formality of signing was completed and the indicted ones left the building in company with their bondsmen. Take. Hl. Arrest Calmly. Marshal Arnold found Debs in his apartments at the Leland, when he took him into custody. The strike leader was sitting in an outer-room which he used as au office when the marshal appeared and there were several persons with him. When the marshal introduced himself Debs stepped back into an inner room asking the marshal to go with him and then the marshal showed his warrant. “I am ready to go with you,” said Debs, with apparent cheerfulness, as he walked into the outer room, and reached for his hat, aud walkingstick. “I have been indicted and arrested.” ne Barn ttf tnose wno were in ms. omce, and without any further remark he hurried away with the marshal. The indictment against Debs, Keleher, Howard, and Murwin is founded on sections 5,508, 5509 and 533 G of the federal statute. Attempt on Wickes’ I-ife. An attempt was made Monday afternoon by a man whose name the police will not divulge to kill Vice President Wickes of the Pullman company with an infernal machine. The man entered the building carrying a femall bundle under his arm. He asked to see Mr. i [ Wickes aud was conducted to his office 1 ■

where the special officers wfie guard the building quietly took his bundle away. It was found to be a glass bottle with a fuse attached and filled with cartridges, iron scraps and a substance unknown to the officers. The bottle was confiscated and the man taken out of the building. Yesterday an analysis of the substance in the bottle was made and jt was found to lie a dangerous explosive, which would explode with great violence upon the application of a gentle heat. I Mr. Sovereign of tne Knights of Labor 1 said last evening: “I think that the refusal of the Pullman company to consider the proposition made by a committee of laboring men and aldermen was a display of arrogance. An appeal was made to the company to have the trouble investigated to see if there was anything to arbitrate. Even this liberal proposiI tion was not considered. I think tl» | position of the laboring man Is stronger , than ever.” STRIKERS ARMING. They Say the Southern I’aclflo Will Not Be Allowed to Move Train*. San Francisco, July 11. —The publication of President Cleveland’s proclamation has caused intense excitement in Sacramento, but when it became positively known that Colonel Graham and his soldiers to the number ■ of 800 were already en route to reinforce ! the state troops at the capital the excitement there became intense. The strikers grew louder in their threats to resist any further attempt to clear the railroad yards and depot and their leaders loudly proclaimed that the Southern Pacific company would not be permitted to move its trains. Nor were the hostile demonstrations confined to talk alone. Armed men soon appeared in the streets. As if in preparation for liattle they transferred their arms from their storehouse on J street to their headquarters nearest the railroad yards. No attempt, at concealment was made. The strikers marched boldly through the streets bearing the Weapons on their shoulders and they were loudly cheered by hordes of sympathizers. It is | claimed that the American Railway union arsenal holds at least 1.600 rifles and shotguns and quantities of ammunition. Bomb Found on tlx* Track. Liberty, Ind., July 11.—A large dynamite bomb was found on the. Cincinnati, Hamilton and Dayton railroad track here by the crew of the midnight freight. The fuse had burned within an inch of the bomb when discovered. It is supposed that the bomb was placed on the night passenger train from Cincinnati to Chicago ami fell off here. The road carries Pullman sleepers and it is thought that the bomb was placed on board by strikers. * Will Return to Work. Cleveland, July 11.—The first violence in Cleveland occurred yesterday when a crowd of strikers forced a switching crew in the Erie yards to quit work. Some of the men were hustled about in a , lively way. but on one was hurt. The railroad officials feel encouraged over the fact that the firemen on the Cleveland division of the Big Four have announced the ; .r readiness to return to I work. To U»e Negroes. Memphis. July 11. — Firebugs last night applied the torch to the residence of Engineer Mills, an Iron Mountain employe who refused to join the strike. •All of the railroads affected by the strike at Memphis have decided to substitute negroes for white labor and last night all trains were made up by colored men under h heavy guard of deputy marshals. Declared to Be Homicide. Danville, Ills., July 11.—The coro- I ners jury in the case of Miss Clara James and Mrs. Mary Glenon, the two women killed near Grape Creek in the skirmish between miners and militia, returned a I verdict declaring it to be a clear case of I unjustifiable homicide and recommended that legal action be taken to bring the , offenders to justice. Will Stand by the Road. Nashville, July 11.—The day passed quietly, all passenger trains running. Several freights went out and came in. More men went out yesterday but their I places were easily supplied. A meeting ; of Louisville and Nashville engineers t and conductors was held last night and i it was agreed to stand by the road and not strike. Threat of a General Strike. New Orleans. July 11.—All but one switchmen on the Queen and Crescent have gone out. The labor committee has been granted an interview with the mercantile bodies. The labor bodies propose to hold out the threat of a general strike in order to secure the release of the ii tprisoned agitators. Will Disregard the Order. Kansas City, July IL—A high officer of the Industrial council said last night that the order from Debs to the men on the Missouri Pacific to go out would be disregarded because the men felt that the strike at Chicago had no particular bearing on them. Growing Serious. Meridian. Miss., July 11.—The strike here is growing serious. Leading citizens telegraphed Governor Stone asking him to come to Meridian at once. The governor answered that he would come on the first train. No trains are moving and the blockade is complete. Bridge Burned. \ Ellensburg. Wash., July 11.—One span of the Northern Pacific bridge across the Yakima river. 70 miles north of here, has been burned. No particulars are obtainable. Everything is quiet here. , AU Trains Moving. Dallas, July 11.—All trairis are moving on time and no further trouble is expected. The Santa Fe shopmen at Gainesville, Tex., went out on an order from President Debs. Passengers on Time. Frankfort, Ind., July IL—The Cloverleaf passenger trains are all Tunning on time and four freight trains left the yards yesterday. Three Thousand Laid Off. Cincinnati, July 11.—Like a thunderclap came an order from C. E. Schaffi of the Big Four last night discharging from the entire Big Four system Sully 8,000

employes. The reason - assigned is the blo kado of trains and the paralysis of business. The men affected are assured that they will be restored the moment a revival of business ’ istifies. This does not affect men enga<)d in running trains and it does not immediately involve the reduction of trains. It is a curtailment of expenses. COMPLETE TIE-UP. No Freights In or Out of Toledo-Men Driven Front Work. Toledo. 0., July 11.—*The second day of the strike has resulted in a complete tie-up of every road in the city so far as freight traffc is concerned. The last to come out were the men in the Pennsylvania yards and they stated to their superintendent that they feared bodily harm if they continued. Protection was offered, but the men said that the company could not protect them when going to and from work. The men in the-Ohio Central yards were driven out by a committee and a small mob. I Aside from these disturbances nothing : of moment has hapjiened. K. OF 'L. OUT AT OMAHA. They Obey the Summons of Sovereign to Strike Today. Omaha, July 11. —In accordance with orders from General Master Workman 1 Sovereign District Master Cohen tins ; morning called out all members of tho ' Knights, <»t Labor in Omaha. South Omaha and Dincoin. Between 5,000 and 6,D00 men out. Another Injunction. Springfield, Ills,, July 11. — Judge Allen in the United States circuit court yesterday issued an omnibus injunction against Eugene V. Debs and other officers of the American Railway union to restrain the men from interfering with the movement of trains on the Terre Haute and Indianapolis railroad or de- | stroying the property of the road, j Trouble has been reported at Mount , Vernon and other jioints on this road. STONED THE TROOPS. Militia Firdtt Into a Mob, Killing Two and Wounding Several. Spring Valley. Ills., July 11.—Company C of the Fifteenth regiment, Captain Conrad commanding, came in collision with the mob at this place yesterday and after patiently enduring volley after volley of stones fired into the mob, killing one man and wounding several others. The casualties are as follows: Killed. Dominick Barlmei:, Italian, shot in the head. John Saloli, Italian, shot through the breast. Injured. Walter Gregojy, deputy, ribs broken, badly bruised. ’ Lush Kolp, deputy, shot in thigh. S. I’. Powell, deputy, shot twice in face. Unknown Italian rioter, shot by Deputy Powell. Unknown rioter, hand and arm badly lacerated by bayonet while the militia was clearing the streets. KILLED A TRAMP. Dog Protects His Mistress From au Assault by”Two Villains. Henderson, Ky., July. 11.—Mrs. Alden, a young widow of Herman, accompanied by her little. 6-year-old daughter and a mastiff, while gathering blackberriesuiear that town, was roughly accosted and assaulted by two tramps. dog sprang upon one of the miscreants, seized him by the throat and bore him to the earth, where he throttled him to death. The accomplice took to his heels, but was soon overtaken by the noble canine, and was only saved from death by the calls of his mistress, who was induced to permit the rascal to escape. The coroner was notified, aud took charge of the mastiff’s victim. HEROIC DEATH. Italian Boy While Saving His Sister’s Life Loses His Own. San Antonio, Tex., July 11.—A 1 fl-year-old Italian boy named Fastunato Ravanilli met with a heroic death. He was standing near the track of the San Antonio and Aransas Pass railway when he saw a passenger train approaching, at the same time observing his 3-year-old sister on the track. He saw the baby’s danger and ran to save its life. He accomplished his purpose, but died in the act. He had just time to throw the child off When the engine struck him. The body of the boy was badly mutilated. , Helu For Trial. Santa Fe, July 12.—Robert Bland and 12 others, arrested for interfering with .-Santa Fe trains at Raton and Brotier last Friday, were arraigned on charges of contempt and obstructing the mails. Judge Seeds held them in SI,OOO bail each. Trials will not come off for several days on account of lack of witnesses. Passenger and freight trains are moving both east and west in New Mexico. AH is quiet and the situation improved. Marines May Take a Hand. San Francisco,, July 10.—The United States cruiser Charleston came into port yesterday from Rio de Janeiro via Bluefields and Acapulco, being nine days from the latter point. The Charleston was hurriedly dispatched to Mare island and it is believed her force of marines Will be ordered to join the marines that have been ordered to Oakland. Improvement at Memphis. Memphis, July 10.-r-The general strike situation in Memphis is decidedly improved. The tie-up on the Kansas City, Fort Scott and Memphis and the Kansas City, Memphis and Birmingham has been broken. Passenger trains with Pullmans attached left Memphis for Kansas City and Birmingham. ■ : r- » f Engaging Men at News York. New York, July 10. —Charles Dodge, the agent of several western railroads. is still engaging all the able bod~ied experienced men who make application. A batch of men were sent west last night, and a lot will leave tonight, how many Mr. Dodge would not state. Yardmen Out at Dallas. Dallas, July 10.—The yardmen of the Santa Fe system at this point have struck. They went out on the strength of a telegram from Debs promising all possible assistance. Passenger - trains are running on time ana also Pullman sleepers.

— —• — !•- 33 HOW FAR IS THE SUN .. . 3 NEW LIGHT WHICH HASBEEN THROWN ON THE PROBLEM. —— Result* of Observations Made by the Ctaaat Harvey at the Sandwich Inlands—The Distance to the Hun Is Something Lika Ntea-ty-fivo Million Mlles, More or Less. ( A little now light has recently been thrown on tho problem of the distance < of tho sun. This is the great yardstick of astronomy. For more than a century every effort has been made to ascertain the as accurately as possible. Methods direct and indirect have been employed. Considering tho fact that tho knowledge thus sedulously pursued can serve no utilitarian purpose, the generous expenditure in the pursuit does credit to the intellectual aspirations of tho human race. From the time of Captain Cook’s expedition to the Society islands to observe the transit of Venus in 1769 until the present dayunillions iff dollars have lieen spent in this effort to drop u soumliiig line to the sun. * Copernicus believed that the sun was fiot more than 5,000,000 miles away. i There were philosophers before tho ' Christian era who knew as much us that. For several past have been assured that tho distance could not be far from 92,800,000 miles. But almost a century ago Laplace assumed a > parallax for the sun which gave almost exactly that distance. Since his time various astronomers have attacked the I problem, and their results have varied ! from 91,000,000 to 95,250,000 miles, ’ the difference between these extreme esj timates being nearly as great as the enj tire distance wa . believed to bo by the ' i founders of astronomy. Yet these facts carry no challenge to the soundness of moilern astronomical methods or tho substantial correctness of the results attained by them. Thu distance of the sun is not yet known with absolute accuracy, for the some reason that tho height of Mount St. EJias or of Mount Everest has not yet been exactly ascertained. But the limits of error are known, and in the future we shall not see estimates of the sun’s distance varying by millions of miles. If a series of < wires should be cut, each agreeing in length with one of the recent measures of »the solar parallax, and all should then be stretched from the earth toward tho sun, every one of them would end in the sun, though none might stop precisely at its center. As to thejecent light upon this prob- • lem, it is furnished by the results of observations by the United States coast survey at the Sandwich Islands determine the constant of aberration of tho stars. By this is meant the amount of displacement that the stars undergo in consequence of the fact that we are looking at them from a globe which is not standing still, but is moving in an orbit around tho sun at.the rate of about IRJ miles in a second. Light travels 186, - 330 miles in a second. The ratio of the velocity of the flying earth to that of light measures the displacement in the position of the stars that is called their aberration. But, manifestly, if we can . 1 learn precisely how far tho earth travels in a second, we shall know just how long its orbit is. We know that the earth takes one year, er, more exactly, 31, SSB, - , 150 seconds* to go once around that orbit. If, then, we can fmd out with rigorous accuracy how far it goes iif a second, we can at once calculate not only the length of the orbit, but the distance ' of the sun, which depends directly upon the size of the orbit. Os course allowance must be made for the fact that the orbit, instead of being a circle, is an ellipse, and that consequently the earth ’s rate of traveling varies a little. But mathematics take care of that.

Now, we have seen that the displacement, or aberration, of the stars furnishes a means of determining the ratio of the earth’s velocity in its orbit to the known velocity of light. If that aberration is accurately measured, it must give, by a simple calculation, the velocity of the earth and the distance of the sun. The aberration as ascertained at the Sandwich Islands is slightly smaller than previous measurements had made it. It amounts to 20.433 seconds of arc. This gives for the average velocity of tho earth in its orbit 18.4582 miles in a second, and for the distance of the sun 92,709,000 miles. The distance derived from the observation of the transit «of Venus in 1874 was about 620,000 miles less than this, while that calculated from the transit of 1882 was about 190,000 miles greater. But Laplace’s value of the solar parallax, adopted by him in 1799, gives a distance differing by only 80,000 or 90,000 miles from that shown by the calculation based on the new constant of aberration. So Laplace was probably nearer to the than many of the later astronomers have been. It is evident that the final solution of the great problem has not even yet been obtained. There is an uncertainty of perhaps as much as 100,000 miles still remaining. Since the distance of the sun forms a base line for calculating the distance of the stars, an error of 100,000 miles in that base line .would make a difference of nearly 30,000,000,000 miles in the calculated distance of the nearest j” fixed star in the skv. -■ compromise Concessions. Senator Jones in his speech gave the reasons why the majority of the Democratic senators representing the south and west wanted the income tax and why the minority from the north and east were opposed to it, and said that while out ot deference to the majority it had been kept in, the minority'had been granted the concession of a limitation ot the time the law should continue in force, and that while the period had not been fixed it would probably be placefl at five years. He also said that uumv or the inquisitorial features of the bill had been omitted, but that the amount exempted and the rate of taxation had not been changed. He also said that the sugar schedule had been so changed as to provide for an ad valorem duty of 40 per cent and au additional duty of 1-8 cent '”