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THE END
or tho Chill.peruviail Investigations
NclnONt llns the Parting Shot, ft,,f

or tho Cliill.peruvian InvcStisattol-
belmont llnS the Parting Shot. r5
WAslrSuroS, June 20.-The House Com
nitiec on Foreign Affairs resumed the cx-
animation OF Trescott this morning. Bel.
mont asked II the Credit Industricl was the
company meant in the instructions Of June
18th, although not mentioned by name.
The witness replied: II would think so
10 this extent It was well
understood that tho Credit Industricl had
submitted two orthrcc plans, and as fat as
know It wasthc only company that had
done SO. .SIiad l been the minister to
whom the instructions were given, I would
have felt justified!in giving friendly coun.
tenancc to the Credit Industriel il they
seem ( to be able TO furnish war
indemnity 10 Chill and Peru from loss OF
territory. But il tho plans OF the company
involved any guarantee on the 3part Of this
Government, or q I protccicrate, / Ewonld
then have referred the whole matter ut once
TO the State departmcnt.Th The witness
objected to answer whether ,he drafted
the dispatch Of June 10th, u but stated the
Credit tndHstriel wasS Sunques.ionably the
company meant in that dispatch. Il
Y ] had heard before leaving tho United
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OTTN
States Tint tho Credit lndustriel had made

states that tho Credit 1ndustriel had made
propositions, but formed my opinion In
regard 10 tho character und standinp OF the
comPahy after l reached Chill and Peru, |
understood their proposition was TO be
considered by my ministers TINT might be
sent out by this Government, and TINT It
should receive whatever sympathy and on.
conrnEement II was proper to hestow; that
our Ministers should keep informed OF tho
possibilities and abilities on The part OF the
company to accomplish It's proposed Oh.
Ject, and II any guarantee or protectorate
OH the part Of the United States WIS pro.
posed tho matter should be Mt once sub.
mittcd to the State Department.
, Mr. Belmont-Did It not seem 80 clear TO
yon that the Credit Industriel WIS coptem.
plated that you did no,sthink 1t necessary
to mention the company In that dispatch
OF June IS? T,f17|ST'
The witness dcmurred to tho question
and Mr.. Belmont followed Il up with an.
other question. "Did you write the dis.
patch ~ "a .1I-,. -.
This led to n discussion IN the committee
whether the question should bc insisted
on, and the committee went into secret ses.
o'oh' l. htecl iillIluteS Fller lle uOOrS
were thrown open. Belmont WIS about to
ask 4 question when tho chairman re-
marked: at is understood that Mr.. Bel.
mont withdmws his question" iist1-.
Belmont-"1 lave no further question
TO ask." =I. a., ~ 80 : E.F
Belmont thought there must bc mis-.
understanding among the members OF the
Committee and asked that the doors
be again closed. The Committee again
went into tho secret session and after fur.
thcr dclibcration the doors were again
opened. I'r.0
Mr.. belmont said-Atr. Prescott, I have
concluded to waive the question us to the
authorship Of the dispatch, and as you
have answered 80 fully in regard to the
dispatch | believe have no more ques-
tons to ask. ,fE g7.t.. ,-'',5.s
This closed the examination OF Mr.. Tres
cott and the Chairman announced that the
investigation under tho resolution OF the
House WIS probably concluded.
The committee will meet in regular sess-
ion Friday, 10 which day they adjourned.
Two reports will probably be submitted,
but it is extremely doubtful il they can be
prepared before the adjournment OF the
present session.
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Why GrnriOm SIulics.

Special Dispatch to the lnellScncer. x; j..
GkArroS, June e0.-Thc vote on the sub.
scription to the Grafton 4 Greenbrier ,ail.
road was carried to-day by largc majority.
Seven hundred and sixty.three votes were
cast out OF I 900 enumerated in the district.
The vote stood 57G Tor subscription, to 1S7
against, l2O majority over the required
three.tiiths. There is general rejoicing
in town tonight over the result achieved.
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TEN NT!INusAND CLERKS.
Interesting bort the Every
dny Life of Uncle Snin's Employees.

s0tHethssE shtefPttfHs- 4 bout the Every
dny Life of Uncle Snin's Employees.
WASHINGTON, D. G Jnne oO.-The Gov.
ernment and its employees bear a relation
to our city somewhat similar to that OF n
college and its students to the little New
England village where it is located. There
are enough o!licc.holders WHO are residents
OF Washington to make good.sized city OF
themselves. In the various departments the
work goes OIL the same from one ycar's end to
another,and one would scarcely realize how
great number OF employees in the various
departments is. The number is almost
10000. This is exclusive Of the Capitol,
city post office and district government Of
fees. This body Of government employees
forms not only large but very intelligent
and agreeable element OF the population
OF Washington. \ large portion OF them
are people Of thought, education and re-
tinement, and their presence would be an
acquisition to any community. 81.
The remuneration Of the employees in the
departments varies somewhat, but gcner-
ally the salaries range from 5000 to $1,000
ior clerical work, the latter being given to
those hooccupy responsible or particular
ly important positions, and the first gener-
ally copyis!s, great many OF whom arc
ladies. The latter are hard worked and
they work well and receive the smallest re-
muneatiou, but the wolf is kept from the
door OF manya family by their earnest en-
deavors. a great many oithem once belonged
to iamilies Of wealth, but reverses came aud
they ure glad to be able to work for a liv-
ing. In the Treasury Department there
are over five hundred lady clerks and in
the bureau OF engraving and printing rs
many more. In the Treasury and Interior
Departments changes are most frequent,
and it is in these mostly that women are
employed, and every now and then
there arc rlmors OF pending
changes which set their hearts ilutter-
ing with dread until the danger is over.
A position i'll the Slate Department is
considered Il permanent thing. 1t is run
on plan Similar to our navy. When some
die promotions take place, and there is Il
chaucc for III appointment. In the War
and Navy Departments also changes do not
often occur, and many clerk whose hair
is now white entered the service when d
young man. Employees perform their Ia.
bors in remarkably satisfactory manner.
In TACT it is apparent that the government
clerk, taken OIL the average, has greatly im-
proved i'll many respects within the past
dozen vpnrs rH.a...-'..a I... a 49, . g..
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TIL: l;It: STRIKE.
M Material Change In the Situation.
alt 4,a, Affairs ut Gleyclnntl.

..
PfrrsnuKGH, June a0.-The iron situa-
ton presented nothing new to-day. The
A.nalgamated Association men were rather
cheerful over the news OF the Warren, O.,
mill having signed the scale. President
jarrett, who arrivedin the city this morn
ing, was on duty at the general Office, and
in answer TO the question how he had left
things in the west he replied: g.
"All is quiet and serene. There is but
one mill, the St. Louis Nut and Bolt
Works, in operation ut that place. The sit
uation generally remains unchanged, and
both sides are continuing. the struggle
quietly and pcacefulyas rs becomes sensible
men," A %
In reference to the Warren mill, which is
the latest victory for the strikers, the presi-
dent remarked that, 'ln this the scale is
signed" and his manner indicated that
the settlement in this case has nothing OF
the character OF a compromise.
The iron authorities stated that they had
no Official titication OF the Warren man.
iacturcrs having signed, but they did not
seem disposed to doubt the correctness OF
the report.
To-day the striking coal miners held
meeting ut Mansfield and after little per.
suasion induced nearly all Of the weak-
kneed ones to return TO the fold. Another
batch Of Swcdcs 10 the number OF forty ar
rived today and will 80 10 work tomorrow.
Operators, who appear to be gradually gil.
ing their mines with imported labor, claim
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Unacnsonut,tc wentfier

ST. PAUL, June 20.-rhe weather since
Saturday, has been colder with rains almost
daily, less favorable again to corn, though
reports as to wheat are extremely cheerful.
The Pioneer Press hns reports from
some thirty points in the Red river valley,
which'agrce in the statement that wheat is
in the best possible condition where tho
rain had not reached. In n few northern
points there is need OF moisture, In
the southern part OF the State the rain
was more general md heavier. Wheat IS
doing well everwhesey. but in the counties
along the Iowa line it is said to be too
wet for, corn, which is beginning to lose
ground again. i''35, :. 49, : :.
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CHI gi1telligsr)tEer.;. J.
=, >n.. n, ana ~ Fourteenth street.
,r+r,,all, Grafton will havca railroad 10
p'i,iru, subscription proved n success
,s,,prlAv. .r, VIA
yrm full rcpor, OF ,hccommencement
.oIiurs u, VI. De Clantal yesterday,
F rNle found on the third payc Of to.day's

v,s o,errjses Mt Washington College
...,sn,,y were very interesting. Row DR..
woG,t sre,as to have created already Il
. ,",,m Dlacc for himself in the estimation
:, students and citizens Mt Washington.
a ,,r, hunting h,Ouicast over the land, the
,.",,oD. acknowledge that they found tho
,' ,O,n ,bsy were boxing for here in Wheel.
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Of the older candidates look upon him
rs too young to trust with ono term, and
there il some disposition 10 slight his
claims because he Is young enough 10 wait.
The lnct that he Is from Harrison also tells
against him, Bingham's long service being
looked on rs quito that county's share for
some years yet. 5t' saI.j g
Col. Tylor's chances all depend upon
the action OF the convention in regard 10
tho contest from liis county. lfhis dclcga.
ton Is broken his hopes arc blasted md
Updegratl's triumph secured. This will be
the, first fight in the convention, and upon
tho result largely depends the outcome OF
the day. If, r.
Capt. Danlord says positively that l,e will
not come belore'the convention.
Thereis is some little talk that in case a
dark horse is demanded by the turn affairs
take, OF nominating John a. Bingham, but
it Is mere talk.
Most Of the delegations met tonight and
made some sort tOf organization. The Con.
gressional Committee also mot, but trans.
acted no business OF interest, merely ar-
ranging finally tho affairs OF tho Conven.
ton. f.,al.
good deal OF bitter feeling is manifested
by some parties, and the partisans OF the
prominent candidates ure working hard
with view to securing tho votes OF dele
gates when break occurs. tits probable
the fight will he between Taylor and Upde-
graf, at least for the first six or eight bal
lots. Col. Taylor thinks the whole fight
will be between himself and the Doctor.
The friends OF the latter express the utmost
confidence Of his success without a long
fight, and bets have been offered on Updc-
graiI without takers. "
Col. Poorman's delegation are rs solid
and determined rs the Stalwart phalanx
at Chicago, and the Colonel still thinks he
has a fighting chance. All the candidates
are holding informal receptions tonight,
leaving thework Of organizing and strength.
ening their ranks to their licnchmen.
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!. A Cnrclcss .rrIch

gNEw ALnASy, lSp., June 2O-On satur-
day Joe Snyder, living near Georgetown,
nine miles IRON this city, having some wet
powder placed i In an oven Of his stove to
dry and having forgot IL an explosion
occurred soon, utter which it blew things
in all directions. His two children, who
were in the room ut the time, were struck
by pieces OF the stove and fatally wounded! !!
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Tragedy III Pittsburgh.

Z PITTSBURGH, June 20.-The East End
was the scene ola terrible tragedy to-day,
a man named Dan Kapp, shooting his wife
and then cutting his own throat from ear to
ear. How the terrible affair occurred is not
known, rs both were dead when the bodies
were discovered by tl,epon who went home
70 dinner and fouhd his parents lying on
the floor in pools Of blood. 49, d" : : :
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!. 4 New Deal Refused.

( PHlLApELrnIA, Pa, June 2O.-J. M.
Mnnyon, editor Of the Labor World, posi-.
lively declines to issue u call for an Inde.'
den,ient State Labor Convention, he hay
ing been so solicited by the elements dis.
satisfied with the Greenback- Labor ticket.
The refusal is based on the ground that the
labor clement is too much divided on the
political questions now agitatiny the Statc,
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yxsYn.i ----------- 90 81. .Ha
"Sf'"StdH 0H tho Sunrbout woc,,.,.

f'"|'"" o" tho Hmngbont Woodrun.
!iSciSSAT', June 20.-Thc United States
shasooa' Woodruff, while lying ut tho dry
o0eSs IN the upper part OF the city, this
morning, at II o'clock, burst its niger
i, ooier. The explosion tore tho boiler deck
u"a wv IL .ne CABIN above the boiler deck and
E,e,. f'ie ca oln above the boiler 10 splinters,
Gay Jones, q fireman, was blown into the
asf a and terribly scalded. &, He is alive, but
im1o'.a!ly n My hurt. lie resides at Middeport,
~ Mt. Jeftres, the first mute, was struck
W., ~ .he stomach with debris and injured,
. oui not seriously. The chamberrnaid WAS
a. s.i1en ~ ons slightly Damage to tho boat Will
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NEwnuncH, N.Y., June Colleges and
Scott, Of poker playing notoriety, indicted,
attempted to indict their victim Weed for
gaming: Hedges was before the Grand
Jury. The vote in the case OF Weed was
ten for Indictment to seven against, not
the necessary twothirds vote. :.
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SEw YoRE, June 20.-Thc Board Of Al.
dermen passed a resolution urging the
railroad, steamship and other corporations
to increase the wages oflaborers to two dol
lars per day, to enable them TO provide for
themselves and families. {4t n 81. 4
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4 RICHMOND, Va, June 2O.-Captain John
Wise WINS unanimously recommended
by! the Joint Committee Of Q 4Readjusters
and \ Republicans for Congrcssman.at-
nrt,n -. " sL..,1 .r.
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lIcnry,n CnrioIic kplvc

Is the best salve for cuts, bruises, Sores ulcers
salt rheum, letter, chappedhands, fchilblains:
SoFns co.. ai az X k,'s e,skln e,ap,ions freck:
Is oil Others arc counterfeit, Price Is cent?,
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n Do you ache ?ssufIcr from rheumatism i, q
nercurial poison 2 s, ,riA cure you;
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lion 4 scroiula, Rheumatism, Nlercurial
Poison, and all blood diseases, take s. s. S. ss
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Hemittancts may be made to the Hon.!
J: :. Grinneil, ut .Grinueli, or the NlayorS
OF Grinnell. ] write from tho, knoWledass
Of two whole days and nights spent ;in8 8thog
scene Of desolation, and among tho deadSS
and wounded, and, toll the factstofEthos
multitude ofhorrors simply yns they arc, ,ieel.S
ing that they will themselves BDcstiappealS
to sbe country, an2 most eiEectiallyaid thes
[Signed.l 4's ] S. CI Fsoy IN
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1882-04-01
AdulteratiOn OF Tea.

Tea is sometimes adulturated with the,
leaves of other plants, as for instance,
aloe, ash, hawthorn, etc, but by care
full microScopical examination these adul-
terations can be easily found ont. Genu-
inc tea leaves, when mostened with hot
water and opened, and then examined
by the microscope, show very charac-
teristic venation; when once seen, this
character will not be easily forgotten.
Tea is adulterated'in other ways besides
the admiXture of foreign leaves. l. The
leaves are often faced or artifcially
colored with Prussian blue and turmeric,
or indigo and tale-powder. Black tea is
often faced with plumbago. 2. The
leaves are sometimes mixed with sand
and other mineral substances; all of
these bodies can be detected by micro
scopical and chemical analysis in the or
binary way. There is still another
method in which this leaf is rendered
not genuine; that is the practice of sell
ing the tea more or less exhausted. A
pretty fair Judgment as to adulteration
of a sample of tea can be arrived at by a
simple process. The process is based on
the extraction of the theme contained in
tea, and ascertaining the percentage
of theme extracted from a known
weight of tea. Tea contains from
half to five per cent. of
theme. The way to proceed in this new
process of extraction is to weigh out
about $50 grammes of the sample of tea,
and boil with two litres of distilled water
in glass beaker; allow the infusion to
boil for five minutes; then add to the in
fusion small quantity of glass (reduced
to q fine POWDER and magnesic oxide.
Keep this mixture in strong ebullition
for about twenty or twenty-five minutes,
at the same time occasionally stirring
with a glass rod. Again, add 250 &C. of
water, and boil for fifteen minutes long
er. The aqueous extract is now to be
evaporated very carefully to complete
dryness. The residue left on evapora-
ton is to be treated three or four times
with rectifed ethylic ether by means of
Payen's percolator. Three or four treat
ments with ether generally suffice to re-
move all the theme. The last portion of
the ethereal washings when evaporated
should leave no residue These ethereal
solutions are to be gently heated and
then allowed to evaporate in shallow
dish of known weight. The solid re-
manning is the pure alkaloid theme. The
dish and its contents are now weighed;
the weight of the dish and the theme,
minus the weight of the dish alone, gives
of course the weight of the theme. From
this the percentage of theme in the orig
inal weight of tea can be ascertained by
means of simple proportion If the per-
centage is less than half per cent, you
may conclude that the sample has been
either adulterated with foreign leaves
(Which can easily be recognized by their
botanical structures under the micro
scope) or the leaves have been exhaust
-HarCl,0icke'S Science Gossip.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1882-04-01
FARM AND FIRESIDE.

To prevent meat from scorchino
during roasting, place basin of water
in the oven; the steam generated pre-
vents scorching and makes the meat cook
better.-The Household.
"A little saleratus rubbed on, with the
finger or a bit of linen, will remove stains
from cups and other articles of tableware.
1t will also remove spots from marbleized
oil cloths and many stains from tinware.
Chicago Journal.
The premature growth of colts by
high feeding and severe training, has
the tendency to degenerate the breed,
by entailing the overworked debility on
their issue, which may become heredi-
tary, and be transmitted to future gener-
atoms.
Some farmers think that q COW must
eat all the time when confined in the
stall. 1t is poor economy which puts
fresh hay into a Manager on top of older
hay. A little tossing of the hay left in
the manager will dry it and make it seem
of renewed niceness to COWS or horses.
-DenUer tribune. ..l.
Aprons which are very useful in the
kitchen are made of ticking; get one
yard; put band on as for any apron,
then turn it up at the bottom for quar-
ter of q yard, or even more, on the right
side; fasten each end Securely, and in
this pocket the clothes pin can be car
ried or used with ease.-N Y. Post.
To improve potatoes of bad quality,
by cooking, is, to peel them, and boil
them gently until nearly done. Then
drain the water from them, and put them
again upon the fire, submitting them to
dry heat then mash them with two
pronged fork instead of spoon. The
fork breaks them into pieces, and allows
the water to escape; thus very much inn
proving what are called " waxy pota-
toes" -H0aSe Treasure.
Loaf Cake.-Take three cups of
sponge dough Qike pancake batter, one
cup of sugar, one cup of flour, three eggs
beaten separately, one-half teaspoonful
of soda dissolved in a little warm water;
one teacupful of raisins, nutmeg and
cinnamon to taste. Beat sugar and but
ter to cream, make it as you do a cake
before you mix with the dough. Put in
the raisins the last thing. Let it rise the
same as bread and bake an hour.-M
Y. Tribune.
If properly treated the wall-Hower
may become, without mylch trouble,
more valuable plant even than it is at
present. How often do we see whole
rows of unsightly scraggy plants disfg-
uring the whole garden until they come
into bloom, when with very little care
we might have our houses full of their
fragrance a month sooner than we do.
A good plan is never to grow from seed,
but to set apart two or three plants solely
for the purpose of propagating from. If
the flower tops of these be pinched out
they will soon form an abundance of
suitable growth for cuttings, which
should be dibbled in, in asandy compost,
pretty closely together under hand
light
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A German Stove

On going to bed that night we got our
first insight into the mysteries of Ger
man stoves and beds. German rooms,
as all well-regulated foreign rooms are,
are cold in winter. In the corner of our
room stood china or delaware concern
which the waiter was pleased to inform
us was a stove. 1t was at least seven
feet high, and two feet and half
square. The monotony of its white,
glistening, glazed exterior was relieved
by an attempt to deceive one into the
belief that it was built of separate bricks,
while for ornament it bore around its
top a border of impossible raised flow
ers, and half way down one side an
impossible raised angel, with outspread
wings, surrounded by wreath of inn
possible raised flowers, in much the same
style of art one sees on the old-day tea
pots in the familiar illustration of Ere
becca at the Well" Well, the waiter
opened polished door of sheet brass on
one side of this monolith, about a foot
from the floor, and exposed an iron
door, bearing a peg, from which
peg depended key. With the
key he. unlocked this second door
and brought 10 view tnlru door OF
barred iron. He opened the third door
and we gazed into a little chamber about
q foot square. Into this chamber he
put little piece of paper, small hand
full of wood and still smaller handful
of coal He touched off the paper,
closed the inner door, and proceeded to
open the windows, for that stoye smoked
most Internally. We went down stairs
until that stove had gotten through with
its smoke. When we went up again the
waiter had shut all three doors not for
getting the middle one, and had left that
little smothered handful of Goals to warm
up that great stove and our great room.
The Germans claim that they get
maximum amount of heat out of these
stoves with the expenditure of a min
imum amount of fuel, and that there
is no danger of fire from them-economy
and safety, two German characteristics.
l can vouch for the minimum amount
of fuel, but on the question of heat | am
ineXorably silent. They must be safe,
for it is a physical impossibility for
little, smothered fire to get out of a
stove with solid walls half foot thick
and defended by three doors, one of them
locked and the key on the outside
Berlin Cor San Francisco Chronicle.