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THE INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL, FRIDAY, APRIL 21, 1899.

"practical tests" above described. Applicants for appointment as Menographcrs and typewriters will be required to pass a sujplcmenta.1 examination which will fairly test their ability for such special work. In markIn? proficiency in arithmetical calculations will count 30. in orthography and penmanship S and the remaining subjects 20. The time allowed for each examination shall not exceed six and one-haif hours In any case. Any applicant who receives a marking below 75 will be placed in ike rejected r..t and le ineligible for appointment: all others will be placed in the list of tliglbles. Applicants who fall on the first examination cannot appear for re-examlnatlon until after at least ninety days, nor until they have obtained the permission of the director of the census for such re-examinatlon. The Wade court of inquiry will hold or.o s-slon Saturday afternoon for tho purpose of "hearing further evidence. Major Iee will make a presentation In behalf of General Miles, summing up what he claims the inquiry has developed in substantiation of the general' original charges. Another night session will be held to permit the. reading of the official reports which still remain undisposed of. To-day was spent In going over the testimony. The Detroit arrived to-day at Greytown, for an Inquiry into the state of affairs there before proceeding to Blueflelds. United States Minister Merry has already started for the latter place from Managua, end it Is believed here that he will soon adjust satisfactorily, in the presence of the Detroit, the issue between the authorities, under General Torres, and the American merchants, growing out of tho collection of double taxation. Sir Julian Pauncefote, the British ambassador to the United States and delegate to the disarmament conference at The Hague, called at the State Department today and announced his intention of .leaving the United States for Kuropeon the 26th Inst. He will be accompanied by his family. Secretary Hay, for the government of the United States, and Consul General Charles D. Pierce, for the government of the Orange Free State, to-day exchanged ratifications of the new treaty of extradition between the two countries. The new treaty flees not contain the original section reQuiring the surrender of fugitives from Justice who are citizens of the country where their extradition is sought, but, instead, the provision Is merely permissive, enabling a country to surrender its citizens in its discreton. Col. John M. Bacon, Eighth Cavalry, at the end of four months leave of absence, will be retired at his own request. His retirement will promote LJeut. Col. Adna It. Chaffee to ba colonel. Colonel Chaffee 13 now brigadier general of volunteers on the etaff of General Brooke. The Crook, now at Santiago, will leave that port for Guantanamo to-morrow, and will take the dead marines at that place on board. She will then Fail for the United States, bringing 414 soldier dead. Samuel Gompers, president of the American Federation of Labor, to-day presented to the President a petition asking for the removal of Claude vM. Johnson, director of the Bureau of Printing and Engraving. He took this action by direction of the delegate to the Federation of Labor convention held in Kansas City last December, as the result of charges which were exploited at that time. The monthly statement of the collections of Internal revenue shows that during the month of March the total receipts were J22.73S.447, an Increase over March, 1S05, of $3,431,240. The chief increases were as follows: Spirits, $1,577,600; tobacco, 51,5o2,6L7; fermented liquors and taxes on same, S2,1S3,779; oleomargarine, J31.S13; miscellaneous, J4.078,8S; special taxes, $10,619. Among the special and miscellaneous taxes are the following items: Bankers. brokers in Ftocks and bonds, $11,573; circuses, theaters, etc, $3,370; filled cheese. $2,261; excise taxes on gross receipts. lecacies. S112,"; documentary and proprietary stamps, 53,830.100; playing cards, $30.)1. For the nine months of the present fiscal year the total receipts were $201,522,141. an increase over the corresponding period of last year of $77,750,409. The reciprocity negotiations between the United States and Germany have been

transferred to Berlin, where Ambassador White la negotiating directly with the TtepJln 'Foreign Offloe Considerable nrocress as been made by the announcement of the minister of finance that Germany could not expect to receive, under the "favored nation clause" the same concessions granted to France In the recent Franco-American reciprocity arrangement, unless Germany made concessions similar to those by which France had secured the arrangement. This reduced the question to what concessions each country will give, which matter is now under negotiation in Berlin. The Postoffice Department Is preparing 'to eend a supply of stamps to the director of posts for. the Philippines, at Manila, for use in the Islands and to replace the Spanish stamps. The stamps will be similar to those used in this country, but will have the word Philippines" printed across the face. The following quantities, will be forwarded in nhout a week: 2.000,000 ones. 4.000.000 twos, 600,000 threes, 500,000 lives and CGO.OuO tens. Vice President Hobart was quite comfortable to-day, sitting up for a short time and COLDER WEATHER TO-DAY. But Fair and Warmer Throughout Indiana on Saturday. WASHINGTON, April 20, 8 p. m. Forecast for twenty-four hours: For Ohio Partly cloudy and colder Friday; winds shifting to fresh northeasterly. Saturday fair. For Indiana Partly cloudy and colder Friday; fresh northerly winds. Saturday fair and warmer. For Illinois Fair on Friday, with colder weather in extreme northwest portion; fresh northwesterly winds. Saturday fair and warmer. Weather Conditions and General ForeCast The souti Atlantic coast storm has apparently advanced eastward over the ocean, and rain has been followed by clearlcg weather and diminishing northeasterly winds along the south Atlantic coast. The atorm. which was central over Oklahoma on Wednesday evening, has been forced .southeastward over the west gulf, attended by showers from the western lake region over the Missouri and Mississippi valleys and the Southwest, and by a decided fall In temperature from Missouri southwestward ever the interior of Texas. The gulf storm is likely to cause rain throughout the Southern States on Friday. A decided fall In temperature will occur Friday from the Ohio valley over the gulf States, ar.d high northeasterly winds will prevail on tJie middle and west gulf coast. Storm signals are displayed on the trulf coast from Brownsville to Port Kads. Along the New England and middle Atlantic coasts easterly winds will prevail, and along the south Atlantic coast northeasterly winds will probably Increase in force during Friday. Local Observations on Thursday. Bar. Ther. It. II. Win1. Weather. Pre. T a-m. 30.02 6 73 S'east. Pt. cl'Jj. .M I p.m. 23.93 71 W S'east. Clou.lj. .00 llaximum temicrature. 76; minimum tempera' ture. 54. Comparative atatement of temperature and preclrltatlon on April a: Temp. Pt Normal .13 jklean Si rDarture from normal !! .13 ria.rture aine April 1 67 1.61 lepartur since Jan. 1 l.i L39 Plus. C. F. R. WAPPKNIIANS. Ijocal Jrecast Official. Testerday'a Temperature.

Stations. Mia. 31ax. 7 p.m. Atlanta. Ga It 74 M Bismarck. N. D 3D j 3J S3 liuffalo. N. T 44 CS W Canary. N W. T C td Cairo. Ill O 7 C Cheyenne. Wjo 22 41 41 Chics to. HI H ' Cincinnati 53 ' 71 74 Concordia. Kan 3S V Davenport, la 14 7) U Dea Maine. Ia, 43 tZ 0 Calvtorv Tex t 73 7') lUlena. Mont IS 11 Jacksonville. Fla I 73 Karua City. Mo 44 f 4 f4 Little Rock. Ark M y) 72 Marquette. Mich 33 4Memphis. Tenn 4 ; fc 7 Nashville. Tenn S4 Y1 7t Naw Orlean. La 62 , 74 6S Nw York. N. T 43 1 IZ 41 North Platte. Neb 2S - li , 4H Oklahoma. O. T 43 V ID 4: Omaha. Neb 34 ' 4 41 nturnirff. Pa M 7 4 72 Qy Affile. N W. T 3 S 33 Ttapil City. S. I 28 , 43 ' 42 Fait Lak City, Utah 30 ( IA li ft. LouH. Mo M ; 7 CI 6t. Paul. Minn 4 ' M I f prir.rf.ftld. Ill M ' 73 ' 3 fipiincfltid, Mo 70 - 43 Vickaburf. Mlat U ' 14 ! M V.'aiiizjloo, D. C.

partaking of more substantial nourishment

than during the severe periods of hU Illness. The condition of Representative Balrd. of Louisiana. ha9 shown rr Dercentlble chance during the past twenty-four hours. After several conferences with the minister from Venezuela tha United States postofilce officials have enteretl into an agreement for a parcel post treaty with Venezuela. The treaty will be sent to Venezuela for ratifica tion and probably will be in operation within inree or iour months. The agreement w similar to those with other countries and provides that the rate charcml nor twunJ shall b 12 cents and tho number of pounds m a pacKage limited to eleven. Many years have bf-en spent in neirotlatintr this tre.itv. and it is hoped that it will assist in promotng commerce with Venezue a. I!o iv a for some time has been sc-ekintr to enter into jl similar arrangement, but the way has not yei oeen maue clear for Its adoption. w m The secretary of the treasury' has directed customs officers to impose a countervailing duty on sugar Imported from Belgium as iouows: on raw guwr, 4.0o francs per V) kilograms; on refined sugar. 4.W francs per 100 kilograms. Th! action is taken on ac count of bounties paid by the Belgium government on sugar exports. The secretary of the treasury has accepted the offer of Mehlovitch, Fletcher & Co., of Cincinnati. O.. to rav JIOXV) in settlement of the government's claim for customs duties on red and white cherries In spirits imported prior to the nassaire of the act of July 24, IS'jT. Assistant Attorney General Vandevanter has delivered an opinion advising the secre tary of the interior that applications to ex change lands within the limits of public for est reservations for public lands outside such reservations may be received by the local land officers, notwithstanding the survey and examination or ianis within the reservations have not yet been completed. MORRIS IS A SLUGGER. Hash County Hoy Knock Oat IJInckttcII In Four Koands. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. ItUSHVILLJJ, Ind., April 20. Ed Morris. of this city, defeated Jimmy Blackwell, of Indianapolis, in four rounds in a boxing contest to-night at the opera house. About five hundred people were present. The match was intended to run ten rounds and the decision to be awarded on the points, but the Indianapolis man was knocked down twice In the third and a right punch on the Jaw settled the work In the fourth. Morris weighed about ISO pounds, while Blackwell weighed about 153. This handicap In weight added to Morris's great strength made Blackwell unequal to the task. Blackwell put up a game fight and after receiving eevere punishment got up and went at his man again. Morris clearly demonstrated that he is a fighter of the highest order. Blackwell had met and de feated a dozen good men. but was no match for the man from Moscow. Morris Is twenty-two years old and the event to-night was his third encounter. lie won his other bat tles as easily as the one to-nieht and he will now train in earnest. Nathan Farlow, of Milroy, refereed to-night's contest. Babe "VVllkins was timekeeper. Sheriff Price was on the stage and before the opening of prelminanes announced that he would see that order was maintained. Students to Piny Chess by Cable. NEW YORK, April 20. At 9:30 o'clock to morrow morning the cable chess match which will show whether tho American or British students can play the better chess will be commenced between six representa tives of Oxford and Cambridge and six se lected playera of Columbia, Harvard. Yale and Princeton. The names of the players follow: United States K. C. Falk. Columbia: A. S. Meyer, Columbia; C F. C Arensberg, Harvard; "W. Catchings. Harvard: L. A. Cook, Yale; W. W. Young, Princeton. 'ureat Britain J. tz. II. Ellis. Oxford; A. H. W. George. Oxford: A. P. Lacy-Hulbert. Oxford; I McLean, Cambridge; H. G. Softlaw. Cambridge; C. E. C. Tattersall, Cambridge. Sloan AVins a Itnce. LONDON, April 20. Tod Sloan finished first on the Vizenza filly, the property of H. J. King, in tho Walton two-year-old race at Sandown Park to-day. Six horses ran and the betting was 11 to S against Sloan's mount. The Tudor plate was won by tho Kevelry colt belonging to W. It. Marshall. Sloan rode Lord Wm. Bercsford's bay gelding Jolly Tar, which was unplaced. The bet ting was lb to 8 against Sloan s mount. Whipped In the First Hound. NEW YORK, April 20. At the Waverly Athletic Club, Yonkers, to-night, Charley Goff, of California, defeated Tom Williams, of Australia, in the third minute of the first round. Goff, after the bell rarg for the first round, assumed the aggressive, and with a straight left knocked Williams around the ring, finally flooring him with a left swing. Williams was practically helpless when the referee stopped the contest. TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES. Counterfeit five-dollar srold pieces are in circulation at San Francisco. The Mexican Senate has unanimously adopted the new extradition treaty with the unitea states. Tho insurance compact in San Francisco has announced a big reduction in insurance rates, ranging from 15 to 25 per cent. The Second Presbyterian Church of Coli mbus, O., ha3 extended a call to Rev. Francis Palmer, of Germantown, Pa. Henry T. Well3, a real-estate broker of Newtcn, Mass., has ti!ed a petition in bankruptcy. Liabilities, 1S5,70"; assets, 4,700. The executive committee of the National Association of Local Fire Insurance Agents has arranged to hold the next annual convention in Buffalo from Aug. 9 to 12. At the Boston horso show yesterday the chestnut gelding Euchre, entered by John S. Bratton, East St. Louis. 111., won the first prize in the thorounbred hunter class. The Neuste Nachrichten says the German raw susar and sugar relining syndicates have approved the terms of an agreement limiting the production of sugar for home consumption. The Northern Ohio Steel Range Manufacturers' Association yesterday decided to advance the prices of finished products 25 per cent, because of the increased cost of raw materials. The first report of the State Board of Agriculture on the condition of winter wheat in Kansas shows that 2 per cent, cf the acreage sown is a failure, owing to the severe winter and protracted spring. Arthur Bielings, S. Simons, Cha. Laskey and C. M. Couder, privates In the Fourteenth Infantry, have been identified by Adolph Rehiield as part of the mob which burned his saloon Sunday night near the Presidio, San Francisco. Henry W. Strauss, of New York, has filed a petition in bankruptcy, with liabilities of $571,450, and no assets. Nearly all the liabilities were contracted as a partner in the firm of Louis Franke & Co.. manufacturers of silk yarns, which firm failed in 1MK). The former Spanish gunboats Sandoval and Alvarado anchored in the harbor at lTovidence. R. I., last night, en route to Portsmouth. The olheers were entertained at the Hope Club and to-day a reception will be tendered to them by Governor Dyer at the Statehouse. The Florida IoKlslature has adopted by a majority vote of both houses a memorial to Congress asking an lmiort duty on Egyptian cotton. A duty of 0 per cent, ad vaiorem and 5 cents per pound on all long stapled cotton Imported into the United States la favored. Mrs. Catherine A. Gilbert, police matron at the Four Courts, St. Louis, is dead from an overdose "of morphine. She had recently been vaccinated, and her arm swelled to twice its size and became very painful. She took the morphine to relieve her sufferings? and gain some sleep. - Miss Delia Clevener. who was shot by her cousin, Ernest Clevenirt r. at Missouri City. Mo., on Dec. S, last, is dead of her wounds. Clevenxer also t?hot and killed George Allen, who accompanied Miss Clever.ger to church. Clevenger was enamored of his cousin and jealous of Allen. Columbus Fuller, en route from Walla Walla. Wa-h.. to visit his son. Charles Ful ler. at 413 West Third street. Dayton. O.. died yesterday on a Panhandle passenger train between Washington Heights and Dalton. about thirty miles outside of Chi cago. Death was due to pneumonia. The case of Santiago Morphy, charged with embezzling $70.1m from the National Bank of Mexico, is likely to be in some sense sensational In Its developments, as it is expected he will disclose the names of his accomplices. no is rigorously incommunicado in Belem prison. City of Mexico Just Try for Your Complexion rrhTTinl1n' TJnuid Pearl. tOQ. nink or white. Marvelous beautlfler. Great renown. No equal.

LABOR LEADERS SPEAK

MESSRS. ARTHUR ASD 31 G CI RE BEFORE THE INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION. Stntns of the Locomotive Engineers Brotherhood and the Carpenters and Joiners Organization. WASHINGTON. April 3). The Industrial commission to-day heard statements from P. M. Arthur, chief of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, and P. J. McGuire, secretary of- the organization of carpenters and joiners of America. Chief Arthur covered much of the ground heretofore gone over by E. E. Clark, of the Railway Conductors' Order. In addition he described the status of the locomotive engineers as quite satisfactory in most respects, both as to their organization and relations with the railway companies. His order has written agreements with SO per cent, of tho railways as to the conditions of work. Strikes have been severe and generally successful in the past, but are on the decrease. Mr. Arthur said that 90 per cent, of the SG.000 locomotive engineers of the country belonged to tho brotherhood. The order was strict in maintaining a high standard of morals and efficiency, discharging in one year 172 members for cause. Mr. McGuire said the carpenters and joiners' organization had been known and more or less dreaded as a striking organization because it was chosen by the Federation of Labor to inaugurate the great strikes for the eight-hour day from 1SS2 to 1SS7. Since 1SS3. Mr. McGuire said, the carpenters had participated in 1,0 strikes, had won W$, compromised sixty-seven and lost sixty-one. The necessity for striking had decreased, owing to the strength and determination of tho organization. In the past three years they had struck only eightythree times, losing twice, winning sixtyfour and compromising seven. Computed in purchasing power, the carpenters' wage was SO to 40 per cent, higher than thirty years ago. The social conditions of the workers, as a rule, had improved in the largo centers. Child labor and unrestricted immigration he regarded as the two great evils of the labor world, and he was in fa vor of well-considered but decided restric tion in both cases. Trouble In nn Arkansas Mine. ALTIJS, Ark., April 20. Much excitement prevails over the strike situation at Den ning mines. Several attempts have been made by the company to begin work, but the nonunion employes were forced by vioieni inreats to quit tneir places. The sheriff. last nlht nlar-Ml tlffv rloriirioa f n fii-inl tho company's property and nonunion men. Sev"cu aircMs wers iiiiiuo 10-uay. ana it is thoueht the rnmnanv will tnko vlcrnrnii measures to resume work. Cars Ilannlug Again. WHEELING, w. Va,. April 20.-A better feeling prevails and it is believed there will be no more obstructions placed In the ng their lines. Cars are running to-nisht ior mo iirsi miio aiier uarK since me strike was inaugurated. Strike of Gold Beaters. CHICAGO. April 20. On a refusal of de mands for an increase from $3.50 to 55 a beating the gold beaters national union has ordered a strike. The Chicago union, with thirty-three members, quit work to-day. Six hundred beaters throughout the country are affected. Carpenters 3Iay Strike. TOLEDO, O., April 20. A thousand To ledo carpenters will strike on May 1 unless their demands for 25 cents an hour and eight hours' work is agreed to by the contractors. The decision was reached at a meeting to-day attended by over 200 men. ALLEGED COWARDS. Cases of Xevr York Volunteer Officers Considered by Governor Roosevelt. ALBANY, N. Y., April 20. A hearing of the report of the court which Investigated the conduct of the Seventy-first Regiment of New York city at Santiago was given by Governor Roosevelt to-day. The hearing developed the fact that the court of inquiry found that Major Smith, who was lieutenant colonel of the volunteer regiment. Captain Whittle, who was major in that command, and Major Austin, of the staff of Brigadier General Smith, and who commanded a company In that regiment, were- guilty of Iack of bravery and courage and of incompetency. The hearing, which was in the form of a general discussion, continued for nearly tnree nours, ana at its conclusion the Governor announced that, while he had not made up his mind definitely what he should do, still It was most likely that he would submit the case of Major Whittle to a mili tary court to determine his competency and fitness to remain as an ofllcer of the National Guard of the State: that he was un decided what should be done In the case of Major Smith, because his duties as lieutenant colonel are a matter of future decision, and that he would severely reprimand Captain Austin in a general National Guard order. MAY DISAGREE. (Concluded from First rapre.) aside of S-CJ.OcO for Senator Quay Mr. Shields again attacked the credibility of Expert Goldsmith, whom he charged with the outrageous inferences in arbitrarily pickinpr out azures to lit his theories. He exclaimed vehemently: "While we are told figures will not lie, they can be made to lie by a liar." He asked the jury to examine the Tel book" carefully, asserting that they would discover that somebody had gone through the book hurriedly and written in the word 'Quay" wherever it appeared. Then he directed their attention to tho fact that Assistant Cashier Kemble, the prosecution's witness had stated that he recognized all of the handwriting in the book as that of Hopkins, except the word "Quay." Mr. Shields closed at 2:50 and Judge Biddie at once charged the jury, promising to speak only ten minutes. Judge Blddle did not go into the evidence. He said the case had been ably conducted and he would leave the decision to their judgment. At first his charge appeared to be a shade against Senator Quay, but as he proceeded it was apparent that, th? impression the jury must get from his words was one of Impartiality on the judge's part. At 3 o'clock Judge Biddle finished and within live minutes the books and papers had been parsed to the jurymen and they retired for deliberation. The court, at 2:05, adjourned vntll 10 a. m. Xoted Host Case Decided. SPRINGFIELD. III., April 20. The celebrated "Klevers model" case was decided in the. Sangamon Circuit Court to-day by the jury returning a verdict that the hog in question was a "Klevers model." The hog was Hold at the state fair grounds here Aug. 27. 1S97, by George G. Council, of Willlamsville, to a syndicate composed of A. M. Caldwell and others for 13.0"O. the highest price ever paid for a hog. Purchasers refused payment, alleging "Klevers model" was dead and that tho ho-fr which they had bought was "Columbia Wilkes." At the first trial the Jury disagreed. "Columbia Wilkes" was produced in evidence and identified. Movements of Steamers. QUEEN STOWN. April 20. Arrived: Belgenland. from Philadelphia, for Liverpool; Britannic, from New York, for Liverpool, and proceeded. NEW YORK. April 20.-Arrlved: Friedrich der Grosse, from Bremen; Ethiopia, from Glasgow. GLASGOW. April 20. Arrived: Siberian, from New York. HAMBURG. April 20. Arrived: Tatrla, from New York. LIVERPOOU April 20. Arrived: Cufic, from New York. Ensltcn Henderson !Vot to Resign. COLUMBUS. O.. April 20. The story tele graphed from here last mgnt that r.nsign Robert . Henderson, or the cruiser Brook lyrx would resign in order to marry Miss Cronin. of New Haven. Conn., ia denied by the ensfgn's relatives here. It was said the young lady had refused to marry unleB the ens:gn resigned. Deelded In Rockefeller's Faror. NEW YORK. April 20.-Counsel for John D. Rockefeller, In a suit brought against him by James Corrlgan. of Cleveland, an- . nounced to-day thi h had received tho

opinion of a board of arbitration. In whose hands the suit had been placed for a sett lenient, and the opinion was in Mr. Rocker lers favor. Mr. Corrigan sued to recover 2.50O shares of Standard Oil stock purchased by Mr. Rockefeller, who was Mr. Corrigan's trustee. Mr. Corrigan alleged fraud in the purchase of the stock. This the board of arbitration declared unfounded.

FIRE IN A HOSPITAL Part of the Penitentiary- on Black, well's Island Damaged. NEW YORK, April 20.-A nre broke out In the hospital of the penitentiary on Blackweli's island this afternoon and did damage to the value of about $20.00). The hospital was located In the southern end of the penitentiaryf and when the flames were discovered the convicts in the place were allowed to pass out on to the Island. There were twelve men and six woman In the hospital at the time, but they were quickly removed from danger. A number of convict? and attendants rushed up Into the wards and carried the patients down to safety. No one was hurt. The dome cn the southern end of the building was soon burned so badly that it crashed down upon the main structure. Several engines were sent from the city to the island, and the flames were confined to the one section of the large building. roar-Cent Store Wrecked. SCRANTON. Pa., April 21. Fire this evening wrecked Ludwig's 4-cent store and damaged the Fashion and Williams blocks. The loss will reach $150,000. EXTRA SESSION CALLED. Constitutional Convention Opposed by the Governor of Alabama. MONTGOMERY, Ala., April 20.-Governor Johnston to-day issued a call for an extra session of the Legislature, on May 2, for the purpose of considering the repeal of the act calling for an election to determine whether or not a constitutional convention shall be held. In connection with his proclamation, the Governor also Issued a lengthy statement condemning the action of the state Democratic convention in making the new Constitution question a party issue, declaring that it should be nonpartisan and saying that constitutional amendments can accomplish at much less expense all that is proposed for the convention to do the regulation of the suffrage question. PLEADS FOR HER HUSBAND. Mrs. GUlett Asks Creditors to Give the PIunuer Time to Pay. KANSAS CITY, Mo., April 20. Mrs. Grant G. GUlett, wife of the Kansas cattle man. who failed last winter for over a million dollars, is in Kansas City. To-day Mrs. Gillett saw a number of her husband's creditors. She declared that all the money she had and her husband possessed was about $2,000. She csked the creditors to give Mr. Gillett twenty years time, not molesting him for that period, and she promised that he would try to pay back what has oeen lost through his methods of doing business. None of the creditors, so far as can be learned, made any promises. Gillett Is still In Mexico. A PARISIAN RUMOR. Kantern Placrne Snld to Have At tacked Employes of a Biff Factory PARIS, April 21. The Froude gives a rumor that three cases of the plague hav occurred among the employes in one of the big shops of the city to which the disease was brought in carpets of Eastern manufacturers. The paper demands that a severe investigation Into the matter be made. 31 AX AT A DISADVANTAGE. One of the Times Is When n Woman Rents Him In Public. New York Commercial Advertiser. Chance strollers on Fifth avenue at the Intersection of Forty-seventh street, the other day, were permitted to witness an In stance of the bitter odds against wnicn a luckless man labors when attacked by a woman in public. A couple, were standing on the corner In the rain as tne writer oi thi narnirranh annroached. Both were neatly, though not expensively, dressed, andU looked eminently respeciauie. xneu vu.iversation was not loud and there was no ev idence of disagreement between them until the young woman suddenly furled her umbrella and began to belabor her companion viciouslv over the head with it. Ho for his part looked dazed for a moment and made no effort to defend himself. Presently, however, he regained his nerve, and, with a light cane that he carried, began to adroitly parrv the lady's blows, after the fashion of a skillful swordsman. As he did so he most earnestly implored her to desist. His pleadings had no effect, and finally, either In desperation or absentmindedness. and after a most skillful parry on his part, he dealt the enemy a Ellght blow on the arm, above the elbow. It was the merest of taps, but it ended the fray. The lady dropped her umbrella and began to shriek for the police at the top of her lungs. The man. after one scared look, ran toward Sixth avenue like a lamplighter. The lady, recalled to her senses by his flight, looked wistfully after him. picked up her umbrella and followed in the same direction. The scene, which took much less time In the action than It does in the reading, was witnessed by possiblv a dozen persons, every one of whom undoubtedly sympathized with the woman. And why? She attacked the man first. It was obvious that he did not wish to harm her. He showed In the most unmistakable manner that he desired peace at anv price. He showed that he wished to defend himself from violence, but he showed also that he wished to save his companion from the embarrassment of her own rash behavior. He offered her no violence, the tap on tho arm being as likely as not accidental. And yet ho ran down tho side street the only thing he could sensibly do under the circumstances; there was not a man in the dozen witnesses of the affair who would not have liked to puivh his head for luck. Just as certainly would he have been arrested if a policeman had happened to be on hand. The explanation of which Is simple. A man whom a woman hammers in the street has generally done something to deserve It. National Academy of Sciences. WASHINGTON. April 20. The National Academy of Sciences held Its final meeting to-day. At the morning session five now members were elected, as follows: Prof. Theodore Richards, Edgar F. Smith, George C. Comstock. Prof. E. B. Wilson and Prof. Beeber. During the afternoon papers on scientific sujects were read by Prof. Alexander Graham Bell, Prof. Simon Newcomb and W. K. Brooks and L. E. Griffin pave an exhibition of specimens of nautilus pomplllus. To-night Professor and Mrs. Bell entertained the scientists at a reception. The Evils of Prosperity. Atlanta Constitution. "I have collected six yearly subscriptions," said the rural editor, "and I don't know whether to take a week off or Just sit around and feel good." "That's tho trouble money brings." said his wife. "Before you went out collecting you were happy; now you're unsettled. Thero's nothing true but heaven." Will Steal Land from Lake Erie. TOLEDO. O.. April 20.-Fifty acres of land will be recovered from Lake Erie for the Ohio centennial exposition, to be held In Toledo. In The work of grading the grounds and dredging for a harbor one thousand feet in length will begin at once. The plans for the work were passed on today and blda will be advertised for by the commissioners. It will require nearly a million feet of filling to prepare the park. Receiver for Insurnnce Company. ANNISTON. Ala., April 20. Upon the application of a policy holder the Alabama State Mutual Assurance Company, a lire insurance organization, with headquarters in this city, was placed in the hands of a receiver this afternoon. The company has done a large business, but recent heavy lire losses contributed to its embarrassment. It was one of the largest Insurance companies of the kind In the South. Womans Wiles. Chicago Post. "Do you think he will propose?" asked her mother. He will If I want him to," answered. the daughter, for the modern girl Is usually quite conscious of her own power. Return of Lord Salisbury. LONDON, April 20. The Marquis of Salis bury, accompanied by the marchioness, armed In London this evening from the Rii vitr

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EDO UAH II JULES HENRI PAILLEROX, POET AND DRAMATIST. Elected a. Member of the Academy After Writing a. Popular ComedyDeath of Torpedo Inventor Lay. PARIS, April 20.-M. Edouard Jules Henri Pallleron, the poet and dramatist, is dead. Edouard Jules Henri Pailleron was born In Paris 1SC1, and began life as a lawyer's clerk. He made his entry into the world of letters in 1S60 with a volume of satires in verses, entitled the "Parasite," and by a piece in one act in verse, "The Parasite," played at tho Odcon Theater with some success. A year later he made a decided hit at the Theater Francais with his two-act comedy in verse, "La Dernier Quartier," a most ingenious and delicate piece. This was followed at the Gymnase by a brilliant little literary effort, "Le Monde ou l'on s'Amuse," and later on by the four-act comedy. "Faux Menages," in which the Interest and emotions were of a far deeper and more sensuous character. His "Helene," a drama in three acts in verse, was produced with success at the Theater Francais in 1S72. and he afterwards produced cn the same boards several comedies, including 'TEtenniele l'Age Ingrat," "Le Chevalier Termeau" and Pendant le Bal." His greatest triumph, perhaps, was achieved with his famous comedy in three acts. In prose, entitled, "Le Monde ou 1'On s'Ennul," which was presented in 1SS1, and secured his election as a member of the French Academy In the place of Charles Diane Others of his best-known pieces are "La Souris" and "Le Narcotique," in "Le Theater Chese Madame." M. Pailleron's works are diatiguis-hed for their polished literary style, their wit and humor, their keen satire and their fertile imagination. John Louis Lay. NEW YORK, April 20.-John Louis Lay, formerly a first assistant engineer in the United States navy, and the inventor of the Lay torpedo, which was used by Lieut. William B. Cushlng to destroy the Confederate gunboat Albemarle in 1S64, Is dead In this city, aged sixty-eight years. When Lieut. Cushing volunteered to destroy the Albemarle, Lay accompanied the expedition and designed the torpedo which was driven against the bow of the gunboat below the water. The launch manned by the Northern men was riddled with shells and the crew forced to swim for their lives, Lieut. Cushing and Engineer Lay among them. After the fall of Richmond in lSGo, Lay was sent up the James river in advance of Admiral Porter's lieet to remove obstructions. He resigned shortly after from the navy and entered the Peruvian service. He invented the submarine torpedo which bears his name in 1SG7, and sold It to the United States government. Mr. Lay had been in receipt of large sums of money from this government and from the governments of South American republics, which he has served, but unlucky speculations had dissipated his fortune several times. Funeral of 111 shop Watterson. COLUMBUS. O., April 20. The funeral of Bishop Watterson, at St. Joseph's Cathedral, occurred to-day. The Immense edifice was crowded to suffocation while noted prelates chanted the last sad rites over the remains. Archbishop Elder, of Cincinnati, celebrated tho solemn requiem mass and Bishop I. Horstman. of Cleveland, delivered the eulogy. Following the services In tho cathedral the remains were taken to Mount Calvary Cemetery, where Interment was made. Among those present to attend the funeral were the following relatives of the late bishop: Hon. Henry Watterson and family, of LouisiIle, Ivy.; A. V. I). Watterson and family, of Pittsburg: Theodore A. Watterson and family, of Ojaaha; Mr. and Mrs. James McCann and Mrs. Behen, of Pittsburg. Howard E. Tierce. PHOENIX, A- T., April 20. Howard E. Pierce, whose home was at Dayton, O., died here last night from a complication of diseases, following a severe attack of grip in January. Mr. Pierce was thirty-two years of age and a member of one of the most prominent families in Ohio. He was an accomplished musician and gave brilliant promise as a director. William D. Whltlnfr. NEW YORK, April 21. William D. Whiting, one of the most prominent insurance lawyers In the United States, died at his home In this city to-day, aged fifty-four years. Ho was a native of New Orleans. Capt. Henry A. Donrne. NEW YORK, April 24. Capt. Henry A. Bourne, president of the Old Dominion Steamship Company, died at his home to-day at Brooklyn, aged seventy-nine years. A. II. May. NEW ORLEANS, April 20. A. II. May, of the firm of Richardson & May, leading cotton planters and factors, died to-night, aged seventy-six years. THOSE CI BAN "BANDITS." They Are Nothing; More Serious than Common Tramps Washington Special. Colonel Karl Decker, an ex-newspaper man who has spent much of his time during the last three years in Cuba, and who has Just returned to Washington after an extensive tour through the islands, covering a period of thrte months, has views regarding conditions there which are worth repeating. "A great deal of this talk we hear about brigandage and anarchy on the island is romance," said he. "The island Is Infested with tramps, it is true. Many of them travel in bands, ami doubtless do considerable cheap robbing, but tramps in Cuba, when you get right up against them, are no more danperous or formidable than tramps in Iowa, Illinois or the District of Columbia. They are a trifling lot of fellows who have fallen into vagabondlsh habits and on account of the war have been thrown out of their homes and cast adrift. They should not be taken too seriously. They are only a temporary Infliction at worst, and in a short time will disappear, even though no organized efforts are made for their suppression. They do not begin to compare in numbers, for any given extent of territory, with the tramps who plagued tho United States after the desperate, panic of 1573-77. "I find that the property owners whose plantations were destroyed during the war are not especially deterred from proceeding with the work of reconstruction by tho presence of the alleged brigands in their neighborhood. They pay little attention to the wandering vagabonds, and, as a rule, refuse to submit to blackmail, however small the tribute may be demanded. Incendiary fires result from this courageous stand taken by property owners, and more or less annoyance and loss occurs. But, on the whole, the damage is inconsequential and the annoyance is not seriously interfering with the progress of reconstruction of plantations and other industries. The rich men are getting their plantations, stores and factories into working condition and giving employment to idle labor. In two or three years Cuba will again blossom as a rose, and there will be a full tide of prosperity. Tha newspapers that give currency to reports that the island Is suffering from a reign of terror on account of organized bands of brigands, and that there is danger of conditions of disquiet on an extensive scale, are not doing the light thing. They are contributing to create wrong impressions of conditions in Cuba, and should advise themselves better before engaging in that sort of thing. Geological Surreys. Washington Special. This is the season of the year when the geological survey offices here begin to look deserted. About three-fourths of the employes of the bureau are out during the summer on what is known as "field work." returning In the fall to tabulate the results of their surveys and to prepare reports. About fifteen parties in all will go out from the survey this summer or travel under its auspices, and three have already started. -Our party is going this year to the desert region of central Nevada," said a geological survey man to your corespondent this morning. "This Is a region In which very little has been done, and our work will consist In making a preliminary or general survey only. There is no occasion for minutes of detail. We shall travel In a prairie wagon, which will carry our instruments and camping outfits. Ii addition we shall have a light huekboard for driving across the plains and ascending the lower mountain ranges, always carrying a saddle in the vehicle so a to con tinue explorations on horseback when the buckboard becomes unmanageable," This Nevada party will consist of about fly per-

sons. That Is the number that seems to work most advantageously in a sparsely settled region. The work of the geological survey is one of the most Interesting of all governments. Positions under it are much coveted on account of the opportunities for travel and camping out which it affords. As a rule, the service attracts an exceedingly high grade of men. usually the graduates of sci-.n-tltlc schools. The young men of Washington who arc not thus technically trained are at this season of the year eager to secure filaces on these parties as teamsters or inkers, and In this wav the survey somktlmes gets the services of those who, in addition to these regular manual duties, are able to assist quite a little In the actual work of surveying. There Is no fear that the work of the survey will soon be completed, aa has sometimes betn sges e I. As iooulatln increases the demand arises for more minute surveys, especially in the mining districts, where the work of the survey is of most particular value. SAXD FILTRATION.

This Method of Purifying Water Very Simple. Philadelphia Record. One of the remarkable and Invaluable features of a properly constructed sand filter bed for purifying water is that it improves with use. Instead of deteriorating. Scientists who have investigated the subject carefully have found that a gelatinous film is formed uion the surface of the sand, composed of organic matter held in suspension in the water, and containing anlmalculae. This gelatinous material becomes the most perfect trap to catch all of the living creaturts. the dead organic tissues, slit or other matter in suspension in the water. Formerly It was thought necessary to make the sand bed five or six feet in thickness, and beneath the sand a layer of gravel three or four feet thick was placed. This necessitated in large piants the use of an enormous quantity of sand and gravel: but when the first sand filters were cleaned (after having been used for several years) by carefully scraping off the upper layer of sand it was found, much to the surprise of the engineers, that the sand at a depth of a couple of Inches below the surface remained clean and free from bacteria. It was then discovered that the filtering was accomplished by the surface layer of sedimentary deposit from the water. This led to a material reduction in the thickness of sand beds and gravel foundations, and to a consequent reduction in the cost of construction. The modern sand beds are rarely made over two or threo feet In thickness, and even this depth is far more than is necessary for the perfect filtering of the water; but it Is deemed advisable In order to make a firm bed. The discovery that the filtering was actually accomplished by a surface film was subsequently made use of in the construction of the "Pasteur filter," In which the water is made to pass through fine grained, unglazed porcelain tubes. Recently a large industrial establishment In this city which uses several Pasteur filters to purify the drinking water for its employes desired to know whether the filtered water was really free from organic Impurities. Samples of the filtered and unflltered water were subjected to chemical tests. These stowed that while the unfiltered river water contained sufficient organic impurities to rapidly change the color of a solution of permanganate of potash from a beautiful wine color to an orange tint, the same quantity of filtered water produced no such change in the reagent; and. in fact, the filtered sample compared favorably in freedom from organic impurities with distilled water. It was also found that about onehalf of the chlorine salts which were contained in the unfiltered water were removed by this simple process of filtering. As these chlorides are soluble In the water it was not expected that any appreciable proportion would be removed, and the test was repeated before the chemist would admit the fact, to be true. One great advantage of the sand-filtering process of purifying water Is that there is nothing experimental or mysterious about It, and there is no probability of failure of the method from any unseen or unforeseen cause. There is -nothing difficult in the construction of sand filter beds. They are, in fact, pimply "leaky reservoirs." which we know to our cost are easy to build. There must be proper arrangements to catch the water after it has percolated through the sand bed, however, and to convey it to retaining reservoirs which must not leak. OPPORTUNITY FOR ALGER. No Time for Reslsnitlon So Good as the Present. Philadelphia Record. It Is trirti(Tvhat rllffirMiit tn rredlt the re peated declarations of Mr. McKinley's chief of the War Department that he will never no, never! relieve the Cabinet of his embarrasslnrr nrfsenre. The war with Snaln is over; the War Office Is overburdened with serious administrative problems wnicn require a master mind for their solution, and the public patience with AJgeresque metnoas hna hifn nvpretr.ilned for fsnrnt time tiast. The golden opportunity for a change to De enecteu witnout omciai scanaai or paxiy danger is now, when popular sentiment is larcplv nuifsoent and Inclined to indulse and excuse a hard-working and faithful execu tive who has carried the principle or loyally to his party friends to an almost quixotic extent. Whatever may be the prevailing opinion in Washington official circles in regard to tho propriety of and necessity for the selection of a new chief of the War Department, there Is little or no confusion of popular Judgment throughout the country cn this point. Without much regard to party affiliations, the people have substantially agreed in regarding the Algeresque administration of the War Office as the one conspicuous blot upon an otherwise enviable record of valuable and efficient public service. Tho mischief wrought has been serious, and it would continue if the Influence which prevailed In the War Department last year should remain unchecked and unpruned. There are nearly luO.OOO federal soldiers in service in foreign lands or under orders to embark on such duty. The lives of these men are regarded by the people as of far more value than any territory won In war or purchased from a beaten enemy, and In their Interest the highest possible degree ot efficiency will be demanded in the management of the department of military affairs. With what grace or what prospect of success can President McKinley's secretary of war undertake the difficult duties involved in Cuban control and Philippine pacification, when successive official inquiries instituted into the management of his department have practically convinced the people that ho is a misfit and a failure? Not only would administrative scandal ensue, but worse than all else the morale, and health and lives of men retained in military service would be put in needless jeopardy should Alger's announced determination to "stick" receive countenance from the commander-in-chief of the army. The situation as thus disclosed is quite clear, and no one In authority can affect to misunderstand it. If President McKinley shall Insist upon or consent to the further retention in office of a War Department chief with Mr. Alger's record he will seriously handicap himself in the race for public favor and future preferment. It would be idle to assume, under such conditions, that the lenity and patience of tho executive would be worthily bestowed and directed. To be responsible for Alger In office now that the people have become informed as to the workings of the department Is to be responsible for Algerlsm. with all the suffering, disaster and death to American soldiers which the ttvm implies. Is President McKinley prepared to shoulder this heavy burden and carry it through the forthcoming national political campaign? THE RUSSIAN THISTLE. What Wun Onee Considered a Pest Is Now Found Valuable. Lincoln (Neb.) Letter in New York Sun. The State Agricultural Department has received recently some interesting information relating to the use of the Russian thistle in Nebraska as food for all lines of stock and as fuel for heating purposes. Thousands of tons of this extraordinary plant are now being consumed annually in this State for such purposes. According to the information the department t has secured, the Russian thistle, which only'a few years ago was considered a dangerous menace to the agricultural interests of the entire Missouri valley, has proved to be one of the best grazing plants known to this region. Por the last two years various farmers' organizations have been experimenting with the plant and It is asserted that there is no longer any doubt as to the utility of the weed. For practical purposes the Russian thistle is regarded in Nebraska to be more valuabel than alfalfa. The history of this plant Is unique. Today there are laws on the statute books of Kansas, Colorado, Wyoming and Nebraska which offer a premium for the extirpation of the thistle. Of course these laws are now dead letters, as the commercial value of the plant has been established. Five years ago the Russian thistle first made its appearance In the West In South Dakota, and it was believed that the agricultural prosperity of the State was threatened by the weed. The stock range was covered with the new growtn and its extraordinarv vitality was shown by vast beds of thistles in spots so barren as to refuse to grow ether forms of vegetation. The rapidity with which the growth spread over the region between tho Mussouri river and the mountains caused some people to declare the land would again revert to the savage state of the prairie. The Denartmpnt .r Agriculture at Washington sent out men to investigate ine situation, and many government bulletins were issued on th! "tht greatest of evils to agriculture." Fanners' bulletin No. 10, of lsyj, asserted that in Nebraska. South Dakota and Iowa 30,000 acres of fin land had been abandoned owing to

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tho enren , .if tVi -inA thrt the (1 :l m.T T at that time exceeded $.".vM).o.f3 to crops and siock. i ne loitowir.K quotation is rum Agricultural jjepar;nuni report, oi "There is no doubt that the plant (the Russian thistle) will spread throughout the whole great plains and still further Hast. Hstrnvinf n 1 1 rrr rortinn nf the wheatMX . wrf v. vb producing region of the United States." in spite or tins prediction irom ine ninc crm-..rtimflnt c.nrfii nf n ft iflll t M TA 1 information this same Russian thistle is fill ing a long-felt want in northwestern Nebraska, and if it did not grow In a wild clnta o-. rvr-lit?.'ill. It u-.tllM J 1 Till it t 1 V be cultivated by farmers and stockmen. Hundreds wno nave usta tne piant ior ieeuing horses, cattle, sheep and hogs proi.ounce it equal to alfalfa. In fact, the thelA In o iiri' et itn .-f.rv mnrh rrjmble llllllC Aftl fc V. . J . M . V . - - ' - - alfalfa, and the experience of farmers and stocKmen is tnai 11 is more umu. vy ivn.a than anv other form of wild hay. The thistle is easily harvested, the wind tine tiiA ti j tit in vjist rll ! the mo ment they become ripe. The stalks break at the ground ana tne piants are roweu along until stepped by some draw, ravine or fence. Those using It for fodder for stock, and tnere are many in eurah Kola ! lib-a -it Hi r" fnrma nf haV. the macllinIICA W h- ft ft ft ft. ' ft. V ft ... - - " . - -vlnir.. tirolrla VllV lilntT USfHI tO advantage for the purpose. It Is generally declared to oe ine equai m nay rrairle hav and devoid of the wire qualities of the latter. .... For fuel the thistle Is not to be aespiseo. It is cheaper than any other form of fuel In n r.nii.t T-r Mir a t !" fniir StAteS In Which the Russian thistle flourishes, because there Is no timber In abundance to be used as fuel. Two bales of thistles are declared to be equal to a cord of wood In point of heatproducing and four bales equal to a ton of coal. The cost of the weed is nothing, as It ow !-. caMir-e hv thrtlis:inls of tOnS in allV ft i ft ft- V. ft." V V V ft V V ft ' draw on the prairie. The manner In which the weed is used as iuei is novti. a ..--.. chectJrnn t'eoccl iilfA the old-f ashlonCU 11 V ft V'i , V v - - - washboller used for the two-eyed cook stove is taken, xne tnisiie is mrowu hi this and tramped down as hard as possible. Then the vessel Is Inverted over the stove where it Is to be consumed. The absence of air up in the vessel prevents the flames extending too rapidly in that direction and the fuel drops gradually into tho body or the stove as the tire burns its way Into the moco rf ViA fur.. Thf nl.ui flCtU.lHY Elves V ft ft ft i ftllv. I . . many of the advantages of a self-feeding fuel. . . . , Louis P. Cummlngs Is one or tne largest. r MAroic.n In Vdhraska. 1 1 L4 ranch and farm are near Rushville, en. He is president or the grange oi nis triot. in siwrh before the organization a. few daJ's aSn. , . My first use or tne tnisiie wa.s u when I fed it alike to horses and cattle. T-V, , . V, r, fi r-c t a little RhV thPV POOT1 learned to eat it with avidity. I found that cattle of all age?, including the young calves Just beginning to eat hay. will eat the thistie and grow iat on tne weeu. wunu. i present winter my horses and cattle have mainly fed on thistle gathered from my own place, which I stored as fodder early in the fall. The stock even fed to advantage on thistles as they stood in the field, but I believe much of the nutritious element of the weed Is lost by leaving It In the weather. When In February the stock could no longer feed on tho thistles in the field because of the weather I began foddering them from thistles which I had cut and stacked In the open on Aug. 3L 1SJ7. It is proper to note that thi3 date is rather late for harvesting thistles for fodder, as the weed becomes old at that time and thv thorns become brittle enough to stick severely. Still. I had cut and stacked them tefore they were thoroughly dried as cn experiment and partially because I could do no better at that time. During the present winter I have fed the thistles to a large number of young stock of all kinds, and I find them tho equal cf anything 1 can purchase. The stock seems to find something especially appetizing about the thistle and lick the very chaff from the ground. As a healthful, milk producing weed I believe the thistle has no superior. "I do not contend, however, that the thistle will become a substitute for other feed for stock, but I do believe It will be more generally adopted ,than any other food In the We.stern States. Its prolific growth commends it In the first place. Still, on deeerted lands !t does rot thrive as in a cultivated state. I have cultivated some In rows three feet apart and find that it reaches more than double the size of the wild weed. This peculiar weed flourishes as abundantly during severe droughts as at other times, and I really bellive that It grows more luxuriantly during dry weather. It should be cut when In blossom and stacked in all cases while yet partly green, as it Is extremely difficult and disagreeable to handle when perfectly dry. I regard the advent of the Russian thistle to this particular locality as a boon of no little consequence, and Its future is full of promise." A SEW STACK COACH. Its Motive Power 1VI11 Be Electricity ot Horse. Ner York Letter. Mr. Croker's auto-truck may or may not be speedily utilized in New Vork eo that the old-fashioned dray will become a tradition. Rut it is certain that the twentieth century form of the stage coach is to appear on the highways and possibly hnd general popularity throughout the country. It so happens that between New York city and Albany the highway matches fairly well with the best of public roads, it was in cuch good condition that W eston, the most intelligent of all the professional pedestrians, when ho was nearly sixty years of ago was able to walk from New York to Albany. Ill miles, In a little less than three days. lie did this in the interest of science to show how right living might preserve tho physical powtrs. but it Is doubtful whether his own remarks ble strensth would have been equal to an achievement like that bad not the, Albany turnpike bxn In fine condition. It is this fact that has Induced one of the companies controlling the auto-mobiles to prepare to put on an Albany service. It Is noticed that tho motor that will be used is driven by electric rather than by any of the other forces that have been applied to these little engine?. Travel of tr is kind will, of course, be nothing more than pleasure Journeys, although it is said that these electric cabs can easily maintain a speed of twenty miles an hour. Tit at is as good a speed as any but the fastest Hudson river boats make and a better tpee-d than t!'3 average train upon tho eld Hudson River Railroad maintained. It is believed that an electric cab can transport a passenger from New York to Albany between breakfast necessarily a rather early one and dinner of course, a rather lato one. At all events, the experiment is to be made this summer if the plans do not slip up. and if it is found that there is patronage for excursions of that kind the intention is to maintain a similar service between New York and Philadelphia. The other day an electiic cab was overturned, and those who have scoffed at this Innovation spoke of th accident as a good warning and as suiheitnt to show that whatever else mlcht be said of the automobile. -safety could not be claimed for It. Yet in the last two years there have been running here and there upon our streets several hundred of these cabs, and they are so common now as to attract no attention. This accident is the first that has ever occurred, and it was due.to causes that would have overthrown a c.vr.3Ke and that did overthrow recently a tiro engine. The driver took the corner too swiftly, and even an electric cab cannot negative the centripetal and centrifugal law. and n driver that takes a corner too swiftly is bound to be ovr rturned. The skill with which the cabs are driven In and out of the crowded traHe of llroadway, squirming here and there like an expert skater playing his game with his pursuers. Is now the amazement of spectators rather than the application of the automatic principles through tleetrlcty or other motive power of these vehicles. 44 1 think then the most wonderful medi cine for oil bronchial affections." ROM. Iftlns. PERKY, CasUe Grey, LiixcneK, irtiaao. Brcnchlal Trc:h:s OF BOSTON Bold In boxes only-Avold Imitations.