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Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1889-08-31
Chicago And the Fair.

The struggle between New York and
Chicago for the worlds fair con-
tinues, and though the great sea-
port treats the claim of the great pork
port with indifference the latter Is not at
all dismayed and is urging her side of
the case in every conceivable way. A
circular issued by the Chicago com
inittee advances the strong points for
that city with truly Western skill. BY
reason Of "our refrigerator, Lake Mich
igan, 1t il declared to be more comforta-
BILE In summer than any other available
city. BY the report of the Interstate
commerce commission its railway facili-
ties are proved exceptional. Thirty per
cent. of the railway mileage of the coun-
try exclusive ofthe lines east of Pittsburg
centass in Chicago. Hotel accommoda-
tiOns accustomed to the strain of polit-
ical conventions are being greatly en-
larged and Secretary Rusk favors the
city because of III. facilities for a great
agricultural exhibit. The committee are
anxious that visiting foreigners should
not have their range Of vision confined
to New York, but would compel them
70 gain some idea of the vast extent and
wonderful resources of the country by
the long journey to Chicago, which
might tempt them to 60 further and
visit the great far West, the Pacific slope
AMI the South.
1t must be admitted that Chicago
can furnish plenty of space, and If she
could rival New York in ready cash for
the enterprise would undoubtedly take
the Head. Itseems TO be serious ques-
tion OF space with New York, and the
Herald gravely discusses suggestion of
Judge Hilton that the buildings should
not ail lie in one locality, but
widely scattered. Rapid transit in New
York Is even now overtaXed, and
II Ii thought best TO keep the immense
crowds nom thronging 10 one point by
putting one-third Of the exhibition build.
ings In brooklyn, another third at the
fOFty-second street reservoir and the
rest Of them further up town. This sug.
gesti0n looks bad for New York, aud
would very much diminish the impres.
nive effect Of the great fair. In New
York the enterprise appears to have
heen dropped on the broad shoulders OF
= group of millipnaires, while the citi
Gems Of Chicago have taken hold Of the
matter :. en- masse," and have raised
three and half millions without ths
assistanee of their wealthiest men
Whatever may he said Ut Chicago, sht
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&26,OOO,OOO 4 YEAR.
That IL the sum Paid BY the American
People For Baking Powders,

Ihht IL the sum Pniu by tho hmcricun
People For Baking Powders.
The baking powder investigation, which
has been conducted under the direction of
tho chemists of the department of agricul.
ture, has been completed and the results
compiled In bulletin form. The analysis
of large number Of samples of various
baking powders, and the conclusions do
rived thorefrom, the report says, are not
such as to create any general alarm lest the
American people should suffer injury to
health from the use Of baking powders.
Continuing, tho report says: "At tho Same
time they show conclusively the error OF
popular impression prevailing hitherto,
that all tho chemicals used In the produce
ton Of baking powders are expelled dur
ing the process of baking. As to the char
acter OF the residue left In the bread
and its effect upon health, the hull
letin properly assigns tho decision of that
important point to tho physicians, holding
that the strict line of duty of the chemist
ends with revealing the constituents"
Tho analysis of twelve powders are given,
their selection being based upon the pro-
portion of available carbolic acid, which, In
conjunction with tho minimum of alkaline
residue, is tha great test Of excellence In
baking powders. Although the invostiga-
tions show that even with the best of tar.
trate powders the residue remaining In one
loaf OF bread prepared with 1t was of the
same character IA Seidlitz powder, and IN
quantity exceeded that OF an ordinary
Seidlitz powder by over 30 per cent, still
In this, as in most cases, the character o
the residue In the proportion found car
hardly be regarded ~ generally hurtful.
Ths report says an exception ought to b.
made In regard To the class of powders con
tanning alum, to which there is NOR,
serious objection.
The report gives some interesting facts
as to the baking powder industry, and says
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A BRAVE RESCUE.
Forty-flve Miners Taken by One Man
From Flooded shat.

from fIOOuou Snau.
Forty-five men were at work In the Alle-
gheny mine, thirteen miles from Cumber-
land, Nd, belonging to the Consolidated
Coal company, Friday morning, when the
wall between 1t and the adjoining worked
out Boston or Etna mine gave way from
pressure Of water on the old mine. The
water flowed steadily in a strong stream
over four feet In depth, and there were
grave fears for the men inside.
Hours passed before any relief could be
obtained by the men inside, and outside
the deep concern OF wives, children and
loving friends was depicted on every coun-
tenance. Finally the water had subsidized
TO depth that would allow entrance TO tho
mine, and II. l.. Moem, the mining engi-
necr Of tho company, started In alone in
search of the imprisoned men, none OF the
outsiders being willing to venture.
After wading through the water against
a strong current up TO his armpits and over
an irregular bed 500 feet Meem came to
a group of forty-three men who told him of
a man and boy being In q distant room.
No one would go to their relief. He started
on anew and finding the two placed the
boy on his shoulders and, bidding the man
TO follow turned back and joined the group.
The men seemed terrified and without
judgment. They declined to go forward
until after much persuasion, and then only
after Meem had taken tho load, with the
child on his shoulders. Fortunately, all
escaped The water was an accumulation
of years, and 1t IL still flowing at consider.
able depth, though with less force.
Tho loss to the coal company In said to bt
| heavy. The full extent Will not be ascer-
tanned until tho water has entirely sub.
| sided.
Meem's courage in entering the ruins, hi.
young spirit and the hope and encourage
ment ho gave the entombed miners when
he met them may bo justly considered thoil
| salvation.
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Mn. C.P. HUNTINGTON has started for
Europe with one eye on the Congo railroad
project and the other on the impocunious
German princelet who is reported engaged
to his daughter. Rumor has It that tho
millionaires son wants to make himself
famous by railroad building on tho Congo,
and as all the world Is watching that region
at present, the idea would doubtless be
very pleasing ia an ambitious young fellow
just few years out of college. The prince
let might be sent down in advance 10 CON
tract debts, fever and sudden death, and tn
act as n sort of buffer for the young mil
iionaire iftho latter persisted IN the railway
conquest of Africa.
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"Now FOR coon OYSTERS
Flattering Reports ofthe Excellent Quail
lty of the BlNalNes.

From the Philadelphia Ledger.
The wholesale oyster dealers express
much qualification al the favorable reports
coming from the oyster beds. Mr.. Daniel
Ssylor, IA large dealer in shell aud opened
oysters, said yesterday that the season
which opens next week promises Ia he the
best that he has known for seven or eight
years. lie says he has had the oysters
thoroughly tested, particularly in upwards
OF 30 oyster planting grounds he is inter-
ested in, during the last few weeks, and he
finds the Maurice River coyes and Vest
ern Shore .beyond all expectations as To
quality" lie adds that, "having been i'm
a healthy condition all summer, they have
grown rapidly, and, added 10 this. the
numerous rains Of the season, which have
kept them well fed, ana the present condi-
tions beng 50 favorable, that without a
doubt the lovers OF oysters will enjoy such
biyalyes this season as will give the greatest
satisfaction possible"
II Is said that In the oyster sections men
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PniLADsLrnrA. Saturday. August 81. isss.
Closed at I p. M. to-day
last half-holiday.

last half-holiday.
Not another day is left Of the
1880 Summer If we go by the
almanac.
Its unparalleled storms,
floods, freshets and singular
wetness pass into history as
part Of the record Of a remark
able year. 1t was strange
Summer. 1t was a strangely
active good Summer for us.
Standing on the edge Of the
Autumn, the holidays behind
us, we now look ahead. After
to-day, the welcome rest day.
then work in earnest.
Next Monday, September 2,
we commence the Fall cannon
ade. The troops are massing
from all quarters. The sound
Of Bargain guns will be
heard all along the line. What
else shall be done with what
ever is left Of Summer things /?
Hardly anyone wants these
Summer things now except
those who are flying home from
seacoasts, sky.clifs, springs,
with trunks full Of torn and
spotted things that cost more to
darn and clean than the new
ones that are here still, clean
and good but torn in prices.
While the store is a steady,
every-day-thesame kind Of a
place where only the right
prices are on the goods, yet
there do come times when it is
wiser to sell out than to pack
away. And when at the end OF
a season the time comes to step
over from one season to another
there isn't any mercy shown to
prices.
The time has eonlc to let 20 aA
Summer stock ; but if these
we're all we had to say it would
not be worth while to prin,
these lines.
1t is the opening Of the Fal
business, in which we take the
initial move next Monday, tina,
turns this announcement into
value.
Next Monday we start the
Fall business by submitting Ger
tain lines of new goods in vari
Gus departments that will fore
cast our course for the Autumn
and Winter.
All the while during the lat
Spring and Summer we've beel
buying in and laying away Au
tumn things. The time ha
eone to shoaO some of them.
We will be ready next Mon
day, September ?. We invit
visiting and inquiring, whethe
ready to buy or not. We shal
. accomplish our purpose now
, we can even family demonstrat
: the great preparations we hav
. made and the great advantage
a of such a store as this.
J. Monday next is the day fo
n the Autumn go-of.
Q John Wanamakel
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DO Not BE Affiliated.

The English syndicate that goes
prowling about the country, penetrate
ing its most hidden recesses and buying
up every industry that II can lay Its
hands on, If we believe the newspapers,
must have great deal Of cash. For the
present and until better advised we prefer
not TO believe the newspapers. We doubt
entirely the presence Of their English
hounds. The stories about them remind
us of the bear stories we had In the
mountains where we have been sum-
mering, The bears appeared repeatedly
nj night, and their noises throw the
cabin into convulsions of alarm, but In
the morning there were no bears or
traces of bear, and nothing had been
carried off.
So we have not yet seen what these
Englishmen have carried off. A late
story IL that they have bought the Leb-
anon bolt and nut works the only basis
for which seems TO be an old sale made
months ago, by which one set Of part
ners bought out the interest of the
Others. Mr.. Coleman seems to he the
English bear In this case. And the
Thomas iron company Is another con-
ccrn reported as purchased by English
capitalists the only foundation for the
tale being possible dickcring by fur.
mace interests at home to get the Thomas
company into their combination.
The English folks are rich, no doubt
and eager for investments but with
business booming at home they have
probably use for all their spare cash
and our bakers and butchers and candle
stick makers need not be agitatcd les
some fine morning q burly Englishmai
appears before them offering to trade
bag full of gold for their business.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1889-08-31

Gus Witherspoon, u colored resident of
Iorkville, =. C., whose capacity for dis
posina of eggs was well known in his
neighborhood, on "Wednesday wagered 81
that he could eat seven dozen eggs at one
sitting. 1t took him four hours to eat
eighty -four fried eggs.
lie was very we'll satisfied with his meal.
but 1t was his last. The following evening
Mrs. Witherspoon was widow. The un-
fortunate colored man died In great agony
and the eoroner's jury found that he came
tn his death by eating too many eggs.
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s-a typical great Western city, full Of
American dash and energy, .

: a typical great Western city, full OF
American dash and energy. =
Both cities have a large foreign born
population. In the proportion Of for
eign born to native population, Chicago
ranks fourth and New York sixth, but
New York's half million of foreign
birth form more aggressive and infiu-
entail element than the odd two hum
dred thousand foreigners In Chicago,
many Of whom are Bohemians and
Hungarians forming a separate and
despised coloHQ Taking one consider
alton with another Chicago, seems to be
In a fair way TO take the lead In the race
for the fair.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1889-08-31

WE will not remark thnt the oyster sea-
son opens while this paper is indulging in
its usual Sunday wink. If tho oyster had
appeared on any working day 1t is not nec-
essary to observe that this paper would
have been found wide awake, and scintil-
lating with brilliant and witty comments
on the only fish that tho devil forgot to put
bones In.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1889-08-31

TIroo TIR declines to become German
vassal-which is quite natural; he says
that his people hate the Germans and this
may also be natural, bnt when he begins
to talk about Arabs breaking down tho
slave trade he drops into sarcasm with n
suddenness that IL discouraging.
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InterCsfe,i p,,ppie.

Advertising patent medicine In the peculiar
way In which the proprietor OF Kemp's Balsan
for Coughs and Colds does. Is indeed wonderful.
He authorizes all druggists To give those who
call for II a sample bottle Free, that they may
try II before purchasing. The Large Bottles are
50c and si.0o. We ecertainly would advise trial.
Ii may save you nom consumption.
au l2-lmd&w (2l
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1889-08-31

A MARVELLOUS story il sgoing the rounds
of the state papers concerning the narrow
escape of Lehigh county farmer who was
persuaded to gamble by couple of
sharpers and saved from ruin only by the
timely fainting OF his little daughter, The
tale runs that the old farmer had two
thousand dollars In the house and was per-
suaded TO take this money and go with the
gamblers In spite of the warnings and en-
treaties of his wife and family. When the
daughter tainted he rushed to her side and
the sharpers fled whereupon the intelligent
farmer saw the folly of his ways and re-
pented. This is all very beautiful-quite
too much so to be true.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1889-08-31

Ir Is speedily becoming evident that the
big man of the administration Is not in the
cabinet. He is Corporal Tanner. Tho
Baltimore Sun says. " II had been ex-
pected that Mr.. Blaine would furnish the
pyrotechnics for the present adminisim-
tion, and he was selected for that work,
but the impetuous and fiery corporal has
showed all of his colleagues to the wall"
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Sepai alntirrs.

IL Lancaster cfty, deceased. The under
signed auditor, appointed TO distribute the
balance remaining In the hands OF Edward
OF said deceased, TO and among those
legally entitled TO the same, will sit for that pur
In the city of Lancaster, where all persons In.
teresied In said distribution may attend.
aug2aStdS JOHN Y. SNYDER, Auditor.
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Goat.
COMPANY.
COAL DEALERS.

OffIcEs-No. l2s North Queen Street, and No.
5oi North Prince street.
fARps-North Prince Street, near Reading
Depot
augl6tid LANCASTER PA.
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DUMPS, BOILERS, MINING. CENTRIFU-
i gal and steam Pumps, Of any capacity, at
JOHN BEsr'S. SSS East fnlton street ms-lid
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INOR BOLTS. LAG SCREWS, SET SCREWS
II Square and Hexagon Nuts, these goods In
stock, al JOHN BESr'S, StS East Fulton street
IIlo-IIl
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DADIAToRS, OF ANY MAKE OR DE-
IN sign, can be furnished at reasonable figures,
by JOHN BEST. 3s East Fulton street. m2-tfi
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IF IN WANT OF BRASS OR IRON STOP
j Cocks, Asbestos Packed Cocks, Pet and Bib
Cocks, Lever Cocks, Swing Joints, call and get
them, or send your order by mail, To JOHN
BEST 1913 East Fulton street ma-tfd
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vNoR PRATT 4 CADT ASBESTOS DISC
II Valves, Jenkins Valves, Brass Globe Valves,
Lever Safety Valves, Pop Safety Valves, Air
Valves, Radiator Valves, Praits Swingin
Angle Valves, call at JOHN BESTS, Ssi la
Fulton street. m2-tfd
Evening journal., 1889-04-17

tanned only by those who are
paid for entertaining such views.
or by those who expect to make the gov
ernment add to the profits Of their busi-
ness thereby The proposition that
Great Britain sends goods here freight
paid, OF for fun, is like the proposition
that she will or can 'hood" our markets
with cheap goods The propositions that
Mr. Stone advocate are not and could not
be maintained by any honest teacher Of
political economy in the world. He admits
that the methods Of business which he
says are employed by European
powers are wrong. Then he ad-
voeates more Of the wrong" Such
policy is sheer foolishness and
would not deserve attention for a
moment If it had not been adopted by
the Republican party when it was in dis.
tress for policy on which to capture the
votes and money of the legal robbers.
protected manufacturers and ignorant
workingmen of the country. For main.
tanning that these wrongs are robberies
the Democrats are denounced as free
traders" and held up to the contempt OF
the country as unholy, just as the poor
Publican was treated by the rich Phari
see thief Of old.
Evening journal., 1889-04-17
LAwMAKlNa At ALBANY.

THO Proposed Enlargement OF New York
City-rhe Quarantine Commissioners.
ALBANY, April l7.--ln the assembly Mr..
Croshy's bill creating commission TO inquire
into the expediency Of enlarging the bounda-
,ies Of New York by including Brooklyn was
ordered to be placed on final passage Thurs
day morning next at il o'clock
The assembly cities committee will report
fayorably the following measures MIR
Bauer's Rochester park BILL Mr. Endro's bill
authorizing Buffalo to issue $780, 600 bonds
for school purposes, Mr. Fishers bin allowing
the surplus OF the New York city sinking
fund to be used for redemption OF the city
debt
The senate confirmed the nomination Of
Charles r. Alien 10 be quarantine commits
sioner and rejected the nomination Of Geuig
w, Anderson for place Oh the same board
The ceiling committee met to consider Il.
report which will probably be soai 10 at the
end Of the week.
Evening journal., 1889-04-17

THERE is every indication that the In
auguration Centennial win be failure
exceDt In the size Of the crowd The in
ternsl dissensions of the committee are
humorous and amusing but they are
fatal to the success Of the program. In
the first place there was the trouble
about the first cotillion. So soon as Ward
McAllister settled that to the satisfac
tion OF the 400 those who were not
among the 400 kicked Then there was
the trouble about tickets for the states
men land their wives), who compose the
New York Assembly and who voted the
5000 600 appropriation. They wanted TO
follow the money they had voted into the
other decorations. They had no idea Of
voting away money which they would
not be allowed to assist in spending.
They kicked Then there was the
dispute about the position Of the naval
officers and their part in the procession.
After that was settled there was gen
eral and simultaneous kick" all around.
in which all Of the animals showed their
uCtlH. Ills uAtNtINdA eA ApteAeioh OF ulS-
approval healed the wounded feelings Of
all, and restored a harmony Of suppressed
discomfort to the entire conglomeration.
That is the situation now. Ward Nc
Alister a member Of the committee Of
arrangements, has made list Of people
who should dance ia the first cotillion
called Stuyvesant Fish, also Of the com.
mittee, "a consummate ass, and resigned
because. as he said, he "had done all he
could" Now StuYvesant Fish is begin.
ming his labors by saying that Mr..
McAllister is ''small potatoes and sis
only their discharged caterer" Mean
time contractors and railroads are using
every effort to have three millions Of
people walk on each others toes till
everybody is mad and dsgusted and won
dering why this centennial fzzle should
have occurred anyhow.
Evening journal., 1889-04-17
PENINSULA NEWS.
Whern uns ne Gone2

DENTON, Md, April 1.-THE people of
Denton are considerably exercised over
the prolonged absence from home of
Emmett Downes, who is one of the best
known business men IN Caroline county
lie has always enjoyed the reputation Of
being strictly honorable in business trans
actions. He went from this place
on the Sd instant to Greensboro and
took the afternoon train for vii.
mington, telling his hostler that he
would be home on the following Satur-
day. On Sunday before his departure his
wife and two children went to Baltimore
to visit relatives there, and upon her re.
turn last Wednesday Mrs. Downes was
astonished to find that her husband was
absent She ascertained that he
had taken his best clothing with him. in
cludng summer suit, and that
he had also taken what money there was
about the house, which amounted to sew
eral hundred dollars Besides this money
Mr.. Downes is said to have had about
| 43, 600 with him when he went away.
Since his departure not a word has beer
heard from him by any one.
No definite cause can be assigned fol
his prolonged absence and his silence Il
is feared he has left home not intending
to return
Evening journal., 1889-04-17
wELL-kNowN PERSONS.

Postmaster Pearson, just deposed at
New York, is i'll.
A new candidate for public printer has
appeared in General Frank Palmer Of
Chicago.
Robert T. Lincoln, Minister to Eng.
land, is TO sail from New York for Liver.
pool May Is, by the steamer City Of
Paris
President Austin Corbin, Of the Phila-
delphia and Reading Railroad enter.
tanned a number Of his friends last night
at his residence. Eighteenth and Walnut
streets. Philadelphia.
The appeal Of Dion Boucicault from
the order Of the Divorce Court to enforce
the payment of the alimony granted to
Agnes Robertson BOucicault in 1888. has
been dismissed, and the court has or.
dered that the al rears Of alimony be paid.