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The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-11-14
GENERAL ASSEMBLY X. OIL.
The Eorty-Nint Sew YORK stiii Giving
Trouble.

INDIAvApoLrs, November 13.-There
are pos accredited delegates to the
Knights of Labor General Assembly,
which began is sessions here to-day. Al
ter the Assembly was called TO order by
Grand Master Workman Powderly ihe
Committee on Credentials reported six
contests and protests concerning dele
gates.
District Assembly 40 OF New York
presents lhe most serious case arising on.
Of the contention between james T.
Quinn and Philip =. McGran, both of
whom claim 10 be master wolkmen OF
the district Quinn represents the Home
Club faction and iavofs P0wdeIlys adj
ministration. 4 protest was filed against
the admission Of George Scbilling Of
Chicago. who represents The Socialists
lie is denied admission 10 the hall until
the question Is settled
T. 3. Barry, VINO IS leading the opp0-
silion TO Powderly. said his case was one
of appeal from the action Of the Execu-
tive Board in expeling him after he had
resigned He proposes 10 carry the tight
10 the furihest limits. Dat OF this may
grow new organization
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nnhit. Of Nrcdical stndent..

"And you want % know something II tue
habits OF students DC yCui Well, Chicago
has about 900 students, aud most Of these
come from the country. New mon are in-
clined % talk very learnedly Of medicine
but as the end of the college course draws
near this inclination disappears. On the stu
dents frs. introduction 10 the dhsect.ns
room be Is generally stimulated for the oeca-
sion by some alcoholic preparation 50 that he
NAV habituate himself 70 the ovcrpoverlug
stencil. With trembling limbs but wearing
a look Of haggard bravery. he approaches
the corpse for the first time, fully convinced
that medicine is not his forte. His assumed
air Of Indifference Is easily penetrated by
his older companions. who wink at each
other,aud slyly slip pieces Of Gmputa.ed hu
man anatomy into bis pockets. The CORPSE
which lie has dissected follows him home a.
a rule, and gets into bed With him to 81
down uDol ais chest Is so0l IS Lc drop;
gSleep."
at this point in his conversation the young
,rlan seemed suddenly - rscollect that l..
vas telling too much about the secrets OF
msiical student, life. lie looked snspi
o.ouely around him. aud buttonilg up bis long
ovsrc9as in c professional wey, sooa van
isaci Sit.l.a tas colbSe doofI~-Ca.cagc
New.
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springdcld's Go,,rumcut nuidins.

SPRINGFIELD Mast, Nov 6.-fhe pnm
have been drawn and an arrangements made
for the erection in this cts of one OF tho
finest federal building, in tie state Of Ma
achusetts The style Of the structure, a.
shown DO the accompanying cut, is TO be- pic
turesQne and even striking, DC being 70
mauesquo whose character are strength
AMI dignity ]. Is 90 stand on tine corner g.
Worhnefoa and Main streets. from Nhicl
b. is recessed and "a. t.e intersection OF tAf
angles I,-e- % square tower ornate with ticr
Of Windows. and through tho porias
of which the posto''ice VII Ue reached
a closter connects Tins tower VIZ
atowerl..c wing the Aa.ustreet .de, the
walls Of which describe three sides of heNa
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BRIEF KILOGRAMS.

CHATTANOOGA, TENN, November 10. -
Officers David kenney and John Gun
ningham went TO house at Gadsden,
Ala. Yesterday, TO arrest negro, when
Charles Johnson, alias Holmes, shot Ken.
pey in the breast, intlicting a wound
from which be died in three hours. one
hundred and fifty men are now hunting
the murderer, Sho will be lynched II
caught
INDIANAroLIs, IND November 10
General Harrison made his first appoint
meut to-day by selecting L. + Tibbotis
AS his official stenographer. During the
campaign M TibbOts has been assist
Ing ur. Hedges, the agent of the Asso-
ciaied Press here
WAsurNGToN. Nov. 13--The President
has recognized W. De Bruyn Hops as
acting Consul Of The Netherlands at 81
yannah.
PoRrsMouTH, Y. H., November ID
The Times, a Democratic paper, is sd-
yoca,ing the re election Of William l..
Chandler to the United States Senate.
he fact is thought to indicate tue eX-
istence Of a "deal' by which Chandler
will secure Democratic support IN The
Legislature.
Nlw YORK. November l5.-Chauncey
Goodrich, aged 50 years, formerly ota'c
Senator of Connecticut, and at ono time
a wealthy clock manufacturer IN tnat
State. was arraignet 10 day IN Brooklyn
sa Vagrant.
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OUR NEW YORK LETTER.
HOW VARIOUS HANDSOME EFFECTS
ARE PRODUCED m OAK.
Diagrams Explainin: How the Wow Is
sawed-How II l. Dyed or >tained-Ihs
Difference Between American and Ing
lish OAK.
fspecial Correspondence

NEW YORK. Nov. or the thousands o
housel,eepers who indulge sber tas,c III arr
cles Of furniture made Of wha- Is generally
known as antique" oak probably not orc
person in thousand has the slightest idcat
the wool beyond a semi-assured realizaticn
that il is oak Of some species. The term nj
iiquer as applied &c OAK used in the constIuc-
ton Of furniture Is rIoneous in the way II
Is generally applied The original idea of
manufacturers was 10 place upon the market
n class Of goods having the superficial up
rearance Of English oaS, wood which Is
much coarSer grained and darker colored
than American oak. English oak when I'm
ishod-tha: Is, filed and polished-has tire
appearance Of age. ana sentimental people
fancy its associations are connected WITH
ancient castles and old English homcstcadS,
theory which ia this Anglo-Amerlcan age
has caused craze fer antique oak which
is nothing more or less thai a species OF
American white oak saved napeculiar way,
and. when plared, stained or discolorcd 20
satisfy a popular demand
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THE RJCER-NANrEs COLLISION.


Both Vessels Believed to be Total losses.
LoNDoS, November l3-Corsiderable
wretksge and number Of bodies have
been washed ashore on the Cornwall
coast during the last few days one OF
the bodies has been identified as that of
Capian Meyers Of The German ship
Theodore Ruger from Hamburg for sgd
ncy. Articles that have come ashore
have been recognized as belonging TO
bo'h that vessel and the Cunard steamer
Nantes, with which the Theodore Ruecr
was in collision thirtysiX miles of
of the Lizard There is now no doubt
of The total loss Of both vessels, with
most Of the crew Of the Nantes and a
part of the Rugers crew The survivors
who landed at Trouyile include sixteen
of the Ruger's and two Of the Nantes
crew II is believed that all Of the others
went down with their vessels
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HE ROMAN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY.
Meeting % the Boa'd If Directors-B Bishop
k~spc to Sail for Rome.

BALTIMORE, Nip, November ~ AT 4
o'clock this afternoon meeting was held
al the Cardinals residence o. the Board
OF Directors Of the Catholic University
OF America. The principal business Of
the meeting was an examination OF the
statutes and laws OF the university. The
statutes are 10 be presented for approbs-
ton to Pope Leo XIII. Bishop heane
is commissioned TO go 10 Rome and
present them to the Holy See He sails
next Saturday morning Bishop kesne
is also authorized 10 confer while
abroad with the learned men Of
Europe in regard 20 the future
corps Of professors from the university.
During his Absence all his duties will be
discharged by The newly appointed vice
rector Of the university, Rev. Philip }
Corrigsn, ID. D.. who was commissioned
to-day. Mr. C0rrigan goes to morrow 10
tske up his residence in Washington
He will reside with Father Chappellc at
ST Matthews until the completion OF the
unworthy Bishop KeaEe will be alb
sent about four months.
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GEoRGlAs SCIENTIFIC SCHOOL.
An Institution of which the Empire state
OF the south nay I;c Proud.

ATLANTA. Nov j-Gc0rgia has again as
tcrtcd her claim 10 the titic OF tho Empire
State of the South by her recent completion
Of "a state school of technology. This school
+, the only strictly scientific college IN the
southern states. and is known as the Georgia
school of technology 10 Is located at At-
lauta, the capital city and metropolis Of tho
state The history Of the conception and
final maturity ct the scheme Tor the higher
education of southern youths is an interest
ing one Education has moved onward with
the times. and the new south, a exomphiicd
10y Georgia, took progressive step IN found
ins such "a college For q long period the con-
servatism of colleges stood m the way of ed
vocational reform. but the great middle classes
Of the country demanded a scientific school
for the clucatis4 of their children.
The Georgia school of technology makes 1t
possible Tor southerners to give their sons a
scientific education at home, and this fact, If
nothing else, is source OF great pride.
The thought took shape in universal de
maud 10y the press IN 1881. headed 10y Tho
Macon Telegraph In ISIS the first bill was
presented 20 the legislature. and in 1850 the
law was enacted under which the institution
was established the legislature having pre-
Niously sent n committee OF ten of tho
younger representatives north for tho pnr-
pose Of studying the question OF technical
education
The next question was one of location
Georgia was poor She had the state capitol
building upon her hands, and was annually
pouring into il nearly 100000 Therefore
sac thought it not beneath her dignity TO
ssk help of the fourishing towns and cities
within her boriers, and the school was di-
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SENT BACK HOME.
A Republican Mischief Maker Ordered To
Leave North Carolina.

New YoRK, Nov f3.-The Hor'ds
Raleigh, y c., special says "E. l..
Jordan ran for Constable of Durhamen
the Republican ticket aud was defeated
During the campaign HE conduct was
considered far from cOmmendable. Jor.
dan was not sufficiently guarded in his
expressions or conduct, and he is accused
of having urged The negroes to mob
Celeb r. Green, the chairman of tie
Democratic Executive Committee, who
had conducted an aggressive campaign.
On Wednesday Green's house was de-
liberatcly set on fire, cotton waste and
kerosene being freely used. The house
was entirely destroyed, but Green
family escaped injury. Then the
best citizens of the place
decided that il was best to send Jordan
away, ana lac was plainly told that
enough sas known about him and his
work 20 Justify severe measures, but that
be would be merely required TO leave tie
place Accordingly tickets were pro
cured for him and his family TO Norfolk,
Va and they AL left. The better class of
colorcd people regarded this as good rid
dance Of dangerous man.
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fully made. viii meet tie Requirements az the
individual whose wants are particularly
studied While there are certain general
principles which Will affect the value Of q
floor plan for good or evil. b. may be- known
bythose who study the question that detailed
requirements are almost a. varied as the
taste and dispositions Of those who hu.d
4 lady and gentleman come into on archi-
tect's office. Tie explains that they arc I'M
tending 20 build and want 90 look 40 some
thing with view Of selecting plan. The
architect has a great many plans that be
might show Them but he knows well enough
that none Of them will be selected He SAYS:
Il viii bo glad TO show you anything that
/ have, but not with the purpose Of finding
something that viii please yod. BY doing So
] will probably find out what YOU do not
want, and in that negative way meet Your
requirements
Il think know what We want, says the
lady. but ! do not know just how to arrange
IT, Tie stairway bothcrs me and there are
other things which do not get 10 suit ne.
"Well tell me what you want, and then
we VIII make a sketch, and from that correc-
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Fig. represents a log quarered, that Is
divided into four parts. The next process Is
% place ONE quarter or segment of the log on
the saw carriage, in the position Indicated by
Fig g.
IN Fig. the same quarter is represented,
the vertical lines indicating the passage Of
the saw. Observe how different IS the COM
blnat.on Of age rings and medulary rays
from plain sawed lumber.
Fig. S represents the middle board IN rig.
:. looking at IL ondways, the edges having
been squared. IL will be noticed that the age
ring passes through II vertically, while the
medullary rays extend horizontally. While
such q board is really quarter sawed IL does
not contain the figure that is found IN
boards where the rays pass through diagon-
ally, prCtruding through on one or both
faces, and combining with the age rings in
such wey that the grain appears knurly,
distorted and twisted into Dumberless ian
tastic figures"
Fig represents the end view Of such Z
piece.
Antique oak Is produced from quarter
sawed OAK. When the wood Is fresh from
the "a :. is Of 4 Cherry red hue, but VIXEN
dried il changes toa yellowish brown. Wood
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GEORGIA INSTITUTE ~ TtcHNOLOIf
rectcd f. b. located 40 the point which would
furnish t.a best inducements u money Or
otherwi.s % the state 50 the great cities
L.ran tho contest for the location Macon,
Athens, Mnieeeg.lle ard Atlanta entered
the l,t m Generous rivalry hut Atlanta
poured $4,000 into the states Golfers aud
threw inaslte and nu annuity NJ s. 500 for
twenty Years, thus securing the location
over all her rivals
There aro tgO buildings mlknp mp tho
archaeological scho0l-thc academic building
and the machine shop, tie whole property
valued TT about $4,000 The school - a
rart Of the state university 40 Athens, and
there IS no rivalry between tlstso Athens
is the head; Atlanta the hands. Without
the chronological school the university i IN
complete II is thought versus work. prac-
tee against theory; tas shop against tho
study. the hammer against Che book.
The University Of Georgia Is peculiar Is
is am agerc-at.0u o. schools and mu.tipii-
cation Of colleges Augusta has the medical
branch, Athens che literary branch Daiilo-
rcra an adjunct II the literary branch and
Atlanta the technical branch Tie techno-
osical school. being the latest addition, -
ycry popular.
The school Of technology VIII accommo-
date over 200 students. L. B. beautifully sit
uatcd ON one Of the many bills ri Atlanta,
convenient 20 the city. and the institution IS
in the hands of the most competent faculty
ever gathered together ihe south Already
students are rapidly filling tac limit, aud it's
probable that additional buildings vii be re-
quircl in another year
The leading object IS the teaching Of tho
principles Of science, especially those which
relate 90 the mechanic AMI industrial arts
The methods are IN the main such as liayo
been found advantageous ID toe polytechnic
schools OF Europe, with such notifications a,
will adapt it 10 the peculiar noeds Of that
section. T. - tOOkE >
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tions. and in the end we Nili probably have
something satisfactory, though not wholly go
az once.
Before uc go any further said thc gem
tlenan. Il want i0 say that wc have only
& 500 90 Iut into house.
"Ycs. that is all wc can afford 81 said the
lady. "bGt ! can tell Won what soc want
The architect reached FOR @ no.e-0oS aud
piece oi paper
I'VE want a reception hall with crate
and stairway m it, There must boz small
vosflbu.r. with a place for oycrroats, bats
and oFer-ncei in &c. S>meU aerc near tur
reception hail or in it wau- "a closet where
can put uy own wraps and tloe II TIE
children. as well a. other things which DO
NOT care t0 keep up stairs aud yet wish o.
have our of the way 10 does not neel 90 oe
large closet. bat 10 wants 90 be- nree
enough We want parlor and dining room
which connect with the reception hail Tie
parl0r VIII Doe used as "a sitting room noi
little. bat not in the ordinary way, for tie
reason that stay up stairs with the children
most of the time. TO my sewing there ii
/ should use the parlOr rs tue sitting room
regularly / could receive nay afternoon call
ers in the reception hall Il would bee nice II
We could have some kind OF Wind0" seat
i'm that room We want q CRATE 100 the par
lor, but not necessarily one in TIE d.nln7
room ! want back stairway, but % must
not go up directly from the altcneh Tue
kitchen anl pantry / wish You o. make as
convenient as possible in a house OF this
cost.
"Ho. would combination stairway do.
"Oh. don't want that az all Is would uo
bringing the two together want the rear
.tairNaY I'M the rear VI tho house and entirely
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Trouble Between the United states and
Peru,

PANAMA, November 15.-Serious trou-
BILE between the United States and Peru
is threatened over the seizure OF an Amer.
lean consulate. The trouble grew out OF
The seizure of house at MOllendo. occu-
pied by the American consulate, which
was claimed TO belong 10 the Areuippa
Railway, and was therefore the property
Of The State, and orders were given 10 oc-
cupy I, 10y force, although the building
was claimed to belong TO an American
citizen
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Tie OAK from which antique furniture Is
made grows in many western and southern
states. large amounts being felied and manu-
featured iu Ohio, Kentucky aud Indiana,
although the oak forests of both Ohio and
Indiana are rapidly disappearing. while
lImhormen. by reason OF this fact are
obliged 20 extend operations % states beyond
the Father o.. Waters. An OAK log is manu-
fcturcd into lumber Of two kinds plain and
Quarter sawed The former is least valuable
90 point Of selling price, simply because % !i
ased largely where strength Is an important
factor Quarter sawed oak Is simply iog
sawed I'm "A speciakuanner. and for the pur
pose Of producing a figure IN the manuiac-
tufed lumber. which plain saving viii no.
bring ont IN order that the unint.@tcl may
mlly comprehend the subject 10 viii simplify
the matter 20 present various diagrams,
showing how an oak log is divided by the
saw into both plain and quarter sawed lum-
Der -
Fig J represents the end Of a loc. supposed
20 he thirty-six inches in diameter The
light circles represent tho rings commonly
SUPPOSED 10 indicate the ace Of the tree-one
for each year The diyerging lines are che
modullary rays which extend from the center
az the heart towards the circumference uaui
they disappear iu the sap which cncirclcs the
outer portion of the lor. and which varies IN
thicsucs, from two 70 fur inches
Fig = shows tine same i0S with the add
ton OF vertical lines. which represent the
passage ~ the saw through it, dividing 70
into lourds. after the manner known as plain
saving. For the purpose Of illustration /
have assumed THAT tls logs have been saRn
entirely INTO boards. although in actual
practice 10 is customary 90 manufacture The
inner part " tle Bog largely into piani, which
is any Thickness above an iach.
Fig. % represents four boards taken from
the Ioz Immediately t9 the left If tlo heart.
II wI o. oh.cryci that the age rings pass
through each t.arl, varying from 30 10 %
does. wm.c the medui.ary rays extend 90 all
directions Such combination of rings and
ray. w.I na. produce figure, 30 AID DO is SIM
ply u'am sawed o4s. worth az tine present
time u the Ncw YORK market so q thousand
feet at Wholesale.
F.r ( represents an end Wow of q plain
sawed oak board The circular lines Indicate
tae o-e rings and tue straight lines the me-
Gulary ra}s
While there ore yari0us methods for mani
ufa turing quarter sawed o1k, the one here
with given D, not ouly the original Lnt prob
ably a. good "a. any The reader hould care
fully observe the combination Of age rings
and meduilary rays, as therein lies the entire
sacr.. If quarter sawed or figured oak.
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Appointment by the President.

WAsmNGroN, d. G. November 10
The President today appointed Andrew
G. Chapman Collector of Internal Reye-
nue. for tie District of Maryland, which
includes The District Of Columbia Dlr.
Chapman formerly represented the Fifth
Maryland district in Congress, and has
for some time past been Chief Deputy
Collector Of the Maryland district His
appointment or promotion is to nil the
vacancy caused by the death, month
ago, of Collector Joseph X Roberts
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BRooKLYS. y y, November IA
fire this morning in Watson's stores
leased by the Mi.on Grain Milling Com
nanv. nearly destroyed the buildings and
damaged the grain TO the extent OF $40
600 Loss on buildings $4,000 which Is
fully insured loss on grain mostly GOV
cred by insurance. r
BUFFALO. \. y, November 10 ne
Wheeler elevator here was partially DIES
troyed by fire this morning. Loss on
building $l2O,OO0 on contents SllOOuO
The Celtic boat house, adjoining TOOK
fire and was completely destroyed. Loss
So coo.
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reDrRAL IrMplNa. sPnINGrIELD. ~

FEDERAL BUILDING, SPRINGFIELD, MASS
gon s crea. bay window rising two s.or.c
brea.s the gable Of the Main street wing
AID south ~ this is the entrance 90 the stair
casea hy which the internal revenue olices
are reached. and % the rooms Of the post
master and assistant postmaster The build
ing is f0riy-ihrea feet high 20 the roof. th'
apex rises twcuty-oue feet higher. maxim
the whole height lromrhe ground sixiy-foui
feet
The entire ground floor ~ the building
wii be given up 20 tho ro.ioiice with tAl
libby for the public. The building VIII be-
one OF which TIE citizens OF Springfield may
well be proud
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nolisbers have various methods 10y which
thew change the color Of such oak TO somper}
-x..h - ~, .,a,araliv accented aSpfct

polsbers have various methods 10y which
thew change the color Of such oak 10 somoetl
shade. which is the generally accepted aspecs
Of antique or English oak. One me,nod ~
10 rlace the plsned stock in receptacle ana
subject it 10 the fumes Of spirits OF ammonia'
another is 20 besmear each piece with lime
water: in either case the outer fiber Of tho
oak turns dark. while tee grain is free from
filing. The ammonia process - most feasi-
be with carved work. tn cheap class OF
c..ds oak is simply stained With dark prep
a.ntiou OF the consistency Of paste. which ~
r7.hbel Oft when the wool has absorbed t.io
color, but hv this process the grain - ieie
filed with the preparation. and itpresents
much less attractive appearance thah ,ho
wood artistically colorci. Burnt umpei
mixed with kerosene i one mixture used Tor
this purpose.
The imports Of genuine English oak into
this country are 50 small rs to be unworthy
Of mention. English oak logs, 30 inches and
over in diameter. are worth Is 20 70 cents
foot in the log, in New York. American
quarter saved oak sells for cents a foot, or
$50 a thousand at wholesale. With the vast
difference in value. and the satisfaction Win
which thcGytracc American takes = articles
OF home manufacture. is. perhaps, explained
the reason why English ideas ia furniture
prevail when made 10y American workiuen.
Quarter sawed oak. finished in it, natural
color is considered hy competent judges TO
be the most lcautilied of our domestic hard
woods. The variation IN figure is as dissimi-
lar a. the human faco-ro two alike. In
antique" oak the same figure is found, but
the wood is made dark hy artificial means
II is simply matter Of taste with the pur-
chasing public whether the natural or pre-.
pared oak takes the preference
GEO l.. BLAKE
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Mormon Elders Tarred and reathered.

NEW YORK. November ia special
TO The HlraM from Birmingham, Ala,
saws. "ghree Mormon elders, who bad
been in Marion county in the Western
palt of this State. about ten days, were
Jared and feaibered and warned TO leave
within tweufyfour hours The Nor,
mons begged for their lives and promised
TO leave at once never TO return.