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Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1889-06-15
NAVAL STATISTICS.
A Comparison of the Navies of Germany
and the United states.


and the United States.
The German navy. April /, 1888, had
twenty -nine iron-clad ships, of which
thirteen were sea-going iron-clads,
with armor thickness at water line
from ) to II inches; twelve coast
defense armor-clads. all excepting
one having S-inch armOr. and four
deck-protected cruisers. Besides these
there are about 122 torpedo boats,
first and second class, and the numbers
are being continually increased.
There were also put in construction in
January, 1899. two fnigate cruisers.
three corvettes and two dispatch boats.
The most powerful vessel Of the Ger
man navy is the KONG Wilhelm, which
has an armor twelve inches thick amid
ships at the water line, tapering grad
uallv downward to thickness of seven
inches at seven feet below the water
line. Two other ships carry sixteen
guns each. The entire iron-clad fleet
carries 173 guns, the heaviest of these
weighing thirty-six tons, ana the en-
.tire tonnage OF the feet is over 100 DOC
tons. The German navy has also six
unarmored sea-going ships intended
for offensive warfare and constructed
for great speed Four of these have
Il speed OF sixteen knots per hour, the
other two nineteen knots. The Ger
man navy is commanded by seven Adj
mirals, who have under them 1913 Off
GERS of all kinds. including engineers
and surgeons, and 14,743 nOn-commis-
stoned officers, men and boys, marines
and sailors. The navy OF the United
states can not at all compare in eff
cheney with the German navy, but it is
prospectively better than may be sup
posed. Our navy has been, Of late
wears, a mere cipher in the ornaments
Of the world In September, 1886, our
navy contained but twenty-four vessels
fit for service exclusive of such of the
steel cruisers as were then completed,
md the Old monitors, none of the latter
being really tit for active use. But a
great deal has been done during the
last few years toward building new
vessels. Since 1885, $50. 773, 1l2 have
been allowed for naval purposes, out
,ide of the s. 600. 600 in the naval APP
preparation of March, 1889. and since
that time twenty-five steel vessels have
been ordered. which include different
sorts, having total tonnage of IS. 609
tons, armed with iwo Pinch, twenty
7ix lO-inch. twelve S-inch aud eighty
one 6-inch guns The above batteries
do not include the dynamite guns, the
tOrpedOes, the Hotchkiss rapid-fre
guns, and the Calling revolving guns
One of the most remarkable of the new
vessels is the dynamite cruiser Ncsu-
vius, which is fitted cut Le larry
->-l1e ttffees- - i;Ss11nsd dynamite guns.
This is al exceptionally fast vessel,
running from twenty to twenty-nne
'lnots an hour. The navy Of the United
States is commanded by one Admiral,
one Vice Admiral and six Rear Adj
mirals. who have under them 96J Off
GERS. from cadets to COmmodOres
There is marine corps of 1850 mon
and officers, and besides 1900 enlisted
men and 80 boys.-Chicago Inter-
Ocean.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1889-06-15
NurlLArEn cuRRENcY.
NV to Set an Old and Worn Out Bill OF
a Chin Rehenmed.

IYuw ia Get an Old and Worn-Ouf Bin Oh
Coin Redeemed
From eleven until twelve O'Clock
daily the United States Treasurer
throws open to throngs Of visitors at
the Treasury Department many of the
wonders of the great treasury OF the
United States. One of the rooms into
which the visitors are taken is that in
which are examined and passed upon
laLge amounts of Government currency,
tattered, torn, swallowed, burned,
chewed, eaten by drugs, etc, but sent
in to be replaced by crisp new bills.
The majority of visitors to this room.
however. scarcely have time TO ask
more than few hurried questions as
to how the lady experts can detect
couuterfeits from genuine bills, what Il
done with the old bills redeemed, and
like questions arising from curiosity,
yet in all their work these bright lady
clerks and their supervising officials are
governed by strict department regula-
lions, which daily affect numbers OF
people who find themselves in posses
sion of partially worn or defaced cur
rency Aside from the regular bust
ness OF examining and sorting the large
amounts of old but unmutilated money
sent in for redemption from the differ
ent sub-treasuries, individual pieces OF
mutilated currency are all inspected
and their value determined in this di-
vision without being sent, as are the
mutilated bills, to the offices Of the sec
rotary and register.
What are your regulations as to the
redemption of mutilated currency OF
coin in the Treasurer office?' cor
respondent asked treasury official.
IF person sends US a United States
note somewhat torn. but exceeding IL
size nine-tenths of its original proper.
tons in one piece he replied, 1.-THE
governor will forward the sender
new United States note of the same
denomination as the one sent in. The
proportion of any note present is de
termiued by means of a glass measur-
ing instrument which is placed over
the bills to be measured. This piece
of glass is of the same size as the
United States bills, and is suitably di.
vided into squares so as to furnish
ready means of ascertaining what pro-
portion of the bill is missing. Mutt
lated gold certificates, silver certif-
Gates and United States notes are all
redeemed at their face value if no
more than One-tenth of their proper
tiCas is missing, while fractional cur
rency notes are redeemed at their face
value, provided no more than two
tenths of their original proportions are
missing. A still larger margin is al
lowed in the case of National bank
notes, which are replaced by the Gov
eminent at their face value if only
three-ffths of their original p " {, 1,S07-
lions are pCes aeteea, provided they bear
TT name of the bank by which they
were issued and the signature of one
Of its officers. This large margin Is
allowed because National bank bills
are less easily manipulated when pieced
than other currency on account OF the
names of the banks and signatures OF
their officers being different on bills
Of the several banks.-W ashington
Tor \ Y World.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1889-06-15
MARVELLOUS DEPRAvfTY.
How Gang of French Burglars Abused
Ona of Their Victims.

bnt a. EnPif ' lcflnS-
That mournful establishment. the
morgue. was surrounded by bowling
and angry mob yesterday, The burg
lars who plundered the villa at Auteuil
ne other night. and cut the throat o:
The carctaker of the house, We're taken
o the mOrgue for the purpose Of the
lsual ''infOrmation" with the corpse Of
he victim, and as they We're entering
md leaving the dead house the people
roared and made Intellectual dashes at
hem. NJ. Guillot, the JuTe d lnstruc-
lion, had arranged an extra dramatic
lit of business for the occasion, having
brought down to the mortuary NJ me.
Bourbon, the mother Of the man who
had been murdered by the burglars.
i'he magistrate had done this for the
purpose Of making an impression on
the miscrcants, who are all hardened
in crime, and whom the mere spectacle
Of a dead body would not move.
Allorto, the Italian, who was cap
tured the night of the burglary, was
Me first prisoner examined at the
mOrgue He said that when he and
mis- c0nfederates went into the draw
ug-roOm Of the villa they saw Bour-
don pretending to be fast asleep on his
iron cot. Ihereupon they danced
around him, and Cathelin, one of the
gang, said: Your last hour has come.
old chap aud struck him several
times in the face with his fists and
then with a burglars chisel AllortO,
according 10 his own account, made
Bourbon turn pale and green by screw
ing his wrist in wise, but the victim
still affected to be asleep, and bur
glar named SELLER the Manchot then
said: We must finish him off, and
stabbed him several times in the chest
and stomach. After that the band be-
gan to dance, Cathelin and the fellow
nicknamed the Manchot informing the
popular ditty, "Pere la Victaire.
Finally Cnthelln, who, rs Allorto said,
is IA stage-struck, suggested that all
the burglars should place their candles
around the dead body as In the scene
in Sardou's '.Tosca, Paris Letter.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1889-06-15

10 uIritc1 IVORY handles OF steel
knives protect the steel with coat OF
wax or parai1in and set the handles In
solution of chloride Of lime one part,
Sater four parts. for a day, more or
less; then wash the handles with clean
warm water, wipe and dry. II salts.
factory, warm the metal part and wipe
off the wax or paraffin.
An excellent way to make palat-
able dish OF the remains of ham Is as
follows: Take one and One-half pounds
Of nam, Eat and lean together, and chop
very fine Boil Il large slice OF bread
IN one-haf pint of milk and beat it and
the ham well together. Add an egg
beaten, PIT in mold and bake rich
brown This is also nice sliced cold. =
Household.
GranuIated Wheat Gems Stir
two and one-half cups OF fine granuat-
ed wheat slowly into liquid, formed
of one cup of water and one cup OF
milk, seasoned with saltspooniul OF
salt; then beat rapidly until tue arm y
weary, and fl very hot iron gem pans,
well buttered giving the batter q beat
Ing while filling and bake Immediately
in hot oven. b ton Cook BOOB
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1889-06-15
ANECDOTES OF POWERS.
The Famous American sculptor When
New in the Business.

The Famous American Sculptor When
New in the Business.
The man who is to succeed does not
waste time in lamenting his lack of OPP
portunity or in boasting what he would
do If he had chance. When Hiram
Powers, who afterwards became a
noted sculptor, was a young man he
travelled as collector for clock
manufacturer of Cincinnati. Winter
made the roads impossible and the
employer told Hiram to go into the fac
tory and do there what he could. The
historian of Woodstock, Vt, where
Hiram was born, tells how the young
man went and stayed.
He made clocks after the old pat
terms, and clocks after styles designed
by himself. A Snowman ordered an
porgan which should play tunes when
turned by crank. The foreman under
took the job but failed. Hiram then
tried and succeeded.
A rival Snowman ordered an organ
to be run by clockwork and to be
decorated with automaton figures.
Hiram made it. The figures, repre-
sentlng six girls end six boys. he made
of wax; the faces and hands he copied
from living children.
"Why, those heads must have been
brought from Europe; no one in Amer
lea could make them said a French
man, on seeing them.
They were made by boy, working
In this town." replied a bystander.
Subsequently Hiram became the wax
figure maker, mechanician and inven-
tor for museum. He made very
accurate figure of the proprietor. and
answered critic who disparaged the
figure by a practical joke, He in
formed the critic that he had modelled
in wax the figure OF a popular Gomez
dian, and wished to submit the work to
his Judgment before exhibiting it. The
fattered critic accompanied Hiram to
the museum loft, where the figure was
posed.
This is very like said the critic.
after surveying the figure. docs you
credit, Powers; but I'm sorry to say
you've failed in the eyebrows-not
drawn down enough"
Look again." said Powers. The
critic held the lighted candle under the
tip OF the figures nose. To his horror
the figure exclaimed, Take care! don't
burn my nosen' The candle was
dropped, the critic ran down stairs.
He never afterwards criticised Powers
wax figures.
When Hiram was twenty-five bust
in marble, CanOva's "Washington,
was exhibited in Cincinnati. He went
to gee it, gazed on it in silence for a
long time, and then exclaimed. THAT
is what shall do!' That is what he
did do when, by the generosity of
friends, he was enabled to reside in
Italy.-N. Y. Graphic.
last year fifteen Cinnamon wers
married IN Queensland to a ma
tive OF the colony, one to Victorian
native, two TO Scotch women, three to
Irish women and eight to English
women.
Says prominent Clergyman: II
don't expect to see the millennium
shall be quite satisfied II / live to see
the day when there will be rs many
churches as grogshops IN the country"
-Ia-ro mela1choIy coincidence
IN the fact that this is the age of scien.
hfc cookery and the age Of dyspepsia
Boston Courier.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1889-06-15

A soldier who had been taken
prisoner had wife and children living
in New Jersey. A good minister,
learning that there was soon to be a
general exchange of prisoners. and
wishing to relieve the anxiety OF the
wife, called and told her that her hus-
band would probably be exchanged in
short time. WELL said the poor
broken-hearted woman. II love John
and the children love him, and if he
isn't so handsome as some men, | don't
want to exchange him; and | won't
hsye a rebel for a husband, so nowr
Detroit Free Press.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1889-06-15
The Livery Stables!

connected with this House will furnish
t1rnouts at reasonable rates, and guar
anteS that for
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1889-06-15
Palace Hotel

at PULLMAN. are so happy. To them
life is really worth the living. The Cui-
sine is par excellence, and the tables are
always supplied with the best obtain
able in the market.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1889-06-15
TRUE IDEA

OF making q person happy is te supply ,
him. or her. with all they can ear.
This is why the guests and boarders at
the weil-known
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-06-17
4 CARDRIVERS TCSSLE WITH 4 FIRE.
SEVERELY SHOCKED BY EUECrRcITY-A PAS
SENGER ALSO HURT.

SEVERELY SHOCKED BY ELECTRICITY-A PAS
sENGBR ALSO HURT.
George Miller age TWENTY-FIVE Of No. 436 East
Thirteenthst. driver Of No. 40 on the Grand st.
lnc had lively experience with an escutc-lighs
wire yesterday afternoon at Chrystest. The car wS
going west Just behind a Second car. The Sec
ord stopped BY a wire. which hung IN
the street about on level with the horses heads
The driver got of and lifted the wire so that tho
could pass.
The wire caught the small ventstor In ohe
centre Of the and broke IL off, and stretched mo
wire several feet lower. Miller got on OF his car
when the Second-ave got out Of the way and
caught hold OF tho wire with switch-hoOk TO raise
1t over the head Of his horse As he tossed the WHO
up his face turned red. his body was shaken as IL
with convulsions. and he began TO dance with sreaS
violence upon the track. He called for help and
tried kt 60 Of the hook The electric current held
him fest and he could not break away.
John Laugan, OF No. 54 Kentave.. Brooklyn ono
Of the passengers, jumped from the car snd went to
Mixers assistance lie caught Miusr seound the
waist, gave him violent Jerk and oroks his hoid
upou the hook. Langan received q severe shock and
before he recovered and sot up. Miller was uncon.
scious and remained In that condition for about half
an hour. An ambulance surgeon treated him and
wanted 10 take him Bellevue Hospital, but Miller
peferred TO 60 home. He received a terrfnc SHAKING
up, and last evening the muscles all over his body
complained OF dizziness and said that he could tesl
tho effects Of electricity In his arms hours afcr
he had let 90 OF the wire IL will te several days
before he Will be able TO work.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-06-17
lDAY OF REST ~ JOHSSTOHN.
CROWDS GATHER FOR woRSHIr-TRACK LAYING
ON TIE PENNSYLVANIA ROAD.

on TIE PENNSYLVANIA ROAD.
JohnSrown. Penn. June lG-Sunday quiet rignnd
hero to-day. and, instead Of tho booming Of dynamite.
tho sound OF sacred hymns was heard. In he few
churches remaining services were hed, but The largest
meetings OF the day took place In tho open air. The
weather vas fair. and tho mon seemed glad OF al
opportunity TO Turn from kSTs sork 10 worship.
Thoy gathered about the rough pulpIts by the hun.
drods, and the bluo coats Of the militia worc heeB
distributed among the jeans. Six denomlns Ions were
represented by the clerEynsn who conducted the scr>
vices. AdjutantGencral HasungS took his first vaca
ton since no arrived In Johnstown, accompanying a
party OF newspaper correspondents up the Pcnnsylva
MIA road TO south Fork by special train.
Tho wrecked enano Of the lmItrd express Wa
hostcd 20 the tracks at CONenangh. Tho double
tracks VIII be down far ~ Altoona by the mihilr
OF tho week. There arc 1900 men az work on tho
Pennsylvania tracks between Johnstown and south
Fork 600 OF whom experienced trackmrn.
six iodics wcrr recovered today. They werr
in an advanced stage Of decomposition and were
buried without Identification.
Tho channcI in the dntt opened twenty fret
this afternoon. Tonight 80 barrels Of oil WIRE
emptiod ON tho drift GOh ignted. Tho wTcckagr
Is burning fnrccly for ZOO yards and ihc cnurc
valley IS illuminated. The drift WAS searched pro
vtOus TO bdng hrod but no bodies vcrc found
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-06-17
DID THE GIRL KILL HER AOTHERf
A WOMAN FOUND DEAD IN A CELLAR-sHE HAD
oUARRELLED WITH HER DAUGHTER

A WOMAN FOUND DEAD IN CELLAh-SHE HAD
oUARRELLED WITH HER DAUGHTER
The body Of a woman found IN the cellar OF the
tenement house at No. 33s East seventfeth-st lass
night. The body at once recognized as that OF
Mary Wood, age fifty nine, who lived on the nrstnoor
OF tho house with her four children, two boys and two
drl. None OF tho children were at home, and Omcer
Poole, OF the Twenty NTH Precinct, assAf
Q long search found two Of them. Mary Ann and
Michael They were both brought TO tho SIXTY.
seventh st. station
There Mary Ann said that her sister Kate and her
mother had . quarrel over halfdollar Kate failed
her mother to the floor and Kicked her.
She then took the half dollar from her mother.
Mary said she iuterfered, and Kate threatened b
uck7 her. also, II she did not keep quiet She
then went away Two hours afterward, when she
came home, she asked Kate where their mother
was, and Kate answered that she didn't know.
Let's look In the CELLAR finally said Kate "Maybs
she fell down the stairs and killed herself Tho
girls went down into the cellar and found their
mother lying on the ground dead kate said she
would run after doctor and went away, and has not
been seen since. Mary also went to look
for Kate and found by 0ficer Poole
al her brother Mchaels house. at No 229 East seventy
third ST. Mary and Michael we're held ct the Sixty
seventh.st station, and a general alarm was sent
for the arrest Of Kate The police say that the
Wood family bear hard characters They arc most OK
the time drunk and spend their time evenly between
this city and the Island.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-06-17
4 sEmoUs LONG ISLAND QUARREL.

Charles scheel, OF Corona, l. l.. and John ouizz
OF Winfield quarreled last Sunday about game Of
ball. Yesterday ouizz and Toby Acker called at
scheels house and asked for Charlie. They were
directed TO cherry tree where he was picking cher
rss. With drawn revolvers they ordered him down.
On reaching the ground he was kicked
and beaten. His brother John came TO
his assistance. Acker turned and fired
three shots at scheol, one taking effect in his
mouth and one going through the palm Of his right
hand lie fired the four remaining shots at Charles
without effect and then ran. Acker was caught by o
number OF Scheers friends and was kicked and beaten
TN he was unconscious. He taken home In a
wagon. He was seriously injured. Scheol Will
recover. No arrests were made last night.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-06-17
A TRUSTEE DEFENDS HIMSELE.
A VAN s1NDEREN DENIES THAT HE HAS DE-
fRAUDTD TIE LEGATEES.

The statements published concerning the estate Of
william Lawrence, that the trustee Adrian Van SIN
deren was short q large Of money. the property
Of the legatees incorrect, according TO tho state
ment made by Mr.. Van Sindercn to Tribune reporter
yesterday afternoon, when he said The statement
Is inaccurate and misleading. The estate left by
William Lawrence, which valued at about
100000 has been honestly administered, and the
income arising from It has been regularly paid By
me 10 the heirs and l have never made detsult In
such payments for single day. 1t has besn paid a.
1t became due and without delay The referees nc
port, which cOntesting is msquotcd in the news
papers, in some parts, and certain parts Of 1t arc
quoted at ALL and this gives the published accounts
a bias that Is not fair
In 1867 It became necessary divide the estate
among the heirs, and the money invested In a
large number OF different railroad stock, and bonds In
small and there invested In bond and
mortgage. l was compelled TO rraze on these secur-
ties, and after paying the lcga4Ies rcnvestcd the
! residue in bond and mortgage. United States bonds
and second nOrtgag, per cent bonds OF the Colum
bus, Chicago and Indiana Central Ra!lrosd. which
were guaranteed by the IrnnSyvana Railroad Com
pany The interest on these bonds was paid for somo
years until the PcnnsyIvsnis Company rcpudiated It's
guarantee and the bonds became worthless. con-
nusd to pay the interest these bonds to the heirS
out Of my own pocket. and dh 50 for some sixteen
years, and have long ago tod the heirs that hold
myself responsible for tho principal have never
refused TO show my books or accounts 10 the paTeh
interested.
Il seeking TO make O voluntary accounting. as
shall be glad TO sevor connection with the estate
which has boon very c1! !ensivc trust 10
shall file exceptions b. the award and have inStruc ted
my counsel 10 act for me In he case. The referee,
Luther H. Emerson, Of No. l49 Broadway, has done
me an injustice IN charging Inc with about $1,000
for which a not liable, and Judge Van Hoesen has
already adjudic reinvestncnt OF the estate
and held that not liable for the amount OF the
railroad bonds, which became worthless. never said
that the trust money invested In real estate, rs
am reported TO have done When my exceptions to
=.
aspect and l shall be glad 10 give an accounting for
every penny which Is due the legates.'