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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-06-15
SAFES That BID NOT WORK.
Picked mp by The Merchants Review from a Boston



paper
"Not long ago firm wanted man 10 fix their
was open. Lut hcy could not hut the door far enough
10 throw the bolts. IN" went 10 ~" place. and
after briei examination saw penny T. INK "n one
Of the bottom Ganc@-. Taking TINS ~. t" door Hlitt
and locked All right. 1t forgotten how much II cost
the firm have the man go - their place ara yck
M that llltc COIN but II va. enough :" prevent ~
recently We -cnt for At about ~" close II
bu sincSs hours To- what the trouble With ono
10 turn the lock. The result the finding oil =
coth button in the lover bolt hole This removed all
some years ago We had delivered a ncw ,ct Of
vault doors To bank alout 200 miles away. int
before they were ready to occupy thclr ne" quarter
had telegram 70 send man NJ once. ia. gl'S
of the outer door would not throw far enough !" lnh
IT, our man went. and this Is what he found inc
hank officers had fitted I'm q board for the tread OF
the yestibuc but had omitted 10 borc holes IN II +"
allow for the throw Of the bolts. An angcr ana zen
minutes labor made everything al rrht bii nhur
that piece OF board rather eNtravagdnt injury .
Fp,curean Ike we have reserved the best for thc last
For fear this may reach the eyes Of The hero OF r
Of Calais Ne II wss not thousand miles from thcrr.
The letter read 10 come AZ once ana open ,hlr, a.
there were important documents wanted for immediate
train and arrived on the following evening II prov d
to he an old fashioned safe. with a arsc Key ',A.
There said the man. is the safe. The lock mas
been working harder and harder for wcrks. nnfi now
| am locked out. III hurry "a have II opener.
Never mind the damage. If You VIII onF DfonH i.%
/, i'm short order our expert took the key anu urea
IL but il refused 10 work. lie then took small wire
and picked ont half thimblefn Of dirt ana ilni from
INC kcy tried II again and a better Working lock was
never seen. How much Is your hl!l N Zoo ,"nS III
VOWED trip Ia and from Calais, Of about 900 nue.
and time and expense IN proportion, ne r'pl,'d T'o
Taking a roll Of bills from his pocket hr 'au .at
IS satisfactory on conditions. Docs any one III NE
Mace know your business hcrcf The rrpN VIZ 80
one All right then get out by the next train ana
unen mimi. Tor I would gladly pay 900 rather than
have any Of my friend, knoW That J "hs I"o 'll""tm
10 60 10 Boston for man To pck the a'' "'' " NY
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-06-15
HOW COTTRELLS CONTRTTE TO RULE.
4 JUDGE WHO HAD THE BEST INTERESTS or
THE STATE At HEART.

JUDGE WHO HAD THE BEST INTERESTS Or
THE STATE At HEART.
4 good deal Of surprise has been expressed by
newspapers all through the Northern states, >"lu
man the other day who has recently returned +" New
York from Florida that this fellow Cotrcll, TN"
fighting MAYOR Of Cclar Keys should ind II possible To
tcrrori1c and ,uhiucatc entire town. ~ he i 'aa
10 have done. To one who has lived IN the small
towns the southern part of Florida the situation j.
easily understood. There arc few exceptions to the
rnlc that the government Of any people is just abou
what a large class Of the community !, cont"n'ed Z"
have it, Thl, hold, good in my opinion. from the
vast Empire Of Russia down to the little town Of Cedar
Keys And | Judge from the tyrannical policy pur
sucd By the Gar and The outrageous hodneN' OF Inc
festive Cottrcl that each has an equally large IN
nucntia and admirInc backing, IN proportion to the
extent OF his domain.
Il have just been spending winter in a growing
town near the Pacific Coast Of southern FLORIDA
county where there is just such clique In control 81
municipal affairs q, there must he iu Cedar Kew.
Thl, clique 4, led hy the county Judge however and he
maintains his authority. not by mean, Of the shotgun
int Us the processes Of tine court The ri-rnlly dc
cisons he givc- In rlmpcd up suits against the enc
mics Of hi, gang woud make dun reading rs rule
to any bat those Immediately Interested In them. but
one which had him decide myself had gro
,csque touch Of humor IN it.
lone Of the supporter, u the court house gang.
the clique i, called. had picked quarrel hy per
,i>tcnt effort with Of the opponents Of the clique,
and had drawn a wicked loohue knife of great length
and keen edge, from his bootleg. with which he a.
tempted to stab hi, opponent. The latter ''cinl inc
knife drew q revolver lcVcllcl IL ~ the runIu *
head and commanded him To- put away hi hnii'. INC
man did % and ~ncik"d ont Of the ,tor' where The
scene occurred. without another WORD. IN IN" course
Of ten minutes he came bach with the sheriff and the
town mar hal. They arrested the man who LA diaWH
the revolver. lodged him n horribly not; ,hnf JAN
whore clouds Of mosquitoes ana a Wrfthcd h'eT" OF
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-06-15

The volatile essences thus obtained. combined and
MIXED together with certap quantity 81 ALCOHOL arc
used in the preparation and a. the basis Of eau dc
cologne toilet vine ar. lavender water. etc ,
The perfume from flowers which do not contain me
volatile essence is extracted by two processes In the
first or cold process, cassie jcSsamlne Jonqus, tube
roses vioctS and other flowers. freshly gathered
are placed upon a layer II pare lard quarter OF An
inch i'm thickness spread glass trays. The flowers
are changed every twelve, eighteen, or twenty four
hours according crcun. stances nntlI the hrd y sum
ricntly charged with perfume. JeSsamnc and tube
rnsn are changed rs often nifty times. and the other
flowers from twenty TO thirty times. When the not
nroceSs l. W sorted to- grease Is placed In copper
Vessel together with the flowers and the compound is
boiled Additional flowers are added from time to time
mil tho tat has absorbed the requisite amount OF
fime BY another process the perfumes are extracted
from the fats and by blending these WIN me Inherent
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-06-15
now PERFT MES ARE MADE.
From The Pail Mall Gazette.

Those dainty delicate perfumes which the superine
and the vulgar alike ENJOY. are obtained IN very
prosalc way. They are produced III land whcsc ,hc
dover, are perennial but the processes of manufacture
include not only distatlOn aud fcrmruttton, INT
even boiling IN fat Consul Harris Writing from
vir" whore the manufactur, Is carried extensively
de.crbcs fine processes In diStlatOn the nOWcr are
boiled in hcrmctically sealed copper vessel me
team a, II codcnscs in II, passage through spiral
coil cxndcS the volatile essence drop by drop ana II
is collected in a small glass vessel IN" Wat"r IN tc
conner retains a small portion of the scent, and be
comes the rose water or oringeOwcr water of trade
All flowers not susceptible u TINS treatment ana
hose that are produce but a minute quantity. the
orange flower for instance. giving but one Eraihhe 81
essence for one kIo OF flowers or but one thou,an6h
i.,eLt of the different fOwers
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-06-15

From Tie >pTlngH'Id nIUn
A rather queer sight in thi, city the 0thcr nay
was The luggage of newly married conpIc' oHl,'
practical jnkcr had printed large nunlrr 81 a'"i
sbtdit tx inches long and two nchr' wac WIN 'lc
words Just Married. and pasted them 'c'ur'N ,n
Inc trunks, handbags, etc. Of the happy pair Inc
Joke wa, not discovered ill the party was rchV L"
Start on their wedding tour. and IL was too laic L"
remove the labels. Perhaps the couple were too
nanny 10 wish to conceal their fresh blis> ~ any
rate the bridegroom carried his handbag labelled
Inst Married without attempt at cOncealmcnt
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-06-15
INTERMITTENT PARALYSIS

From The New Haven Palladium.
The case If Frederic H. Couch of birmingham, Is
stu puZzing one 10 the doctors. some tlihe ago
MIR Coich fell lille al work and struck hi throat an
a bench. lie became dumb and could not utter a
word for several days. Ills voice came back t. MN
suddenly one dav but stree that he has los, the power
Of hi, speech several times. lie a. d'nN tcg,.rs
the faculty, hut 1t does not remain with hum Tor
any length Of time His predrament is a curious one.
sometime, he tries to speak only 20 hnd that he
ha, suddenly been stricken dumb and there is nothing
10 do but 10 wait for hi, voice 10 come back again.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-06-15
ONE COOL PLACE ~ TIE COrNrRY
Manitou letter in The Denver Republican.

NllIVOU tIltT TT TIV I'O'''' w P''"'''1'
Tuesday il showed hard on Pixies Peak. and then
GROW intensely cold, the thermometer marking eight
degrees below zero. Notwithstanding this party Of
fourteen ladies and gentlemen started for the arctic
region on horseback, With the express purpose OF dis.
covering the tip top.
one hundred and fifty men under Contractor Lantry
are now working on mile and two-the miles
nearest the summit-on the Pixies Peak Railroad,
finishing the work that impossible during the
winter. Their work is mostly blasting. a fact which
renders peak-cmbng by tenderfeet rather dangerous
experiment.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-06-15

At last the time came when we could not any
longer keep up the prcicncc of paying even half
salaries, We were week, behind. for salary day. which
had originally been Monday, had been shifted further
back till it had finally pcrforce rested at saturday All
that remained 10 bc done 10 tell the company we
would 20 on We paying their board AT the rate of ~
a DAY and allow ing each - a week for small expenses
The comedian would not stand this and a. he thought
he could get an engagement. he started for Chicago
80 one blamed him, but good many cnvlcd NM
All the others agreed to stick II out ~ long they
could. But what prospect "ae Deoie thenh ! II
less cuisines, should improve, they w"nId ret"rI 70
New ork without a penny, except what they might
have saved during the first ten weeks, ana 10" T."
saving At the commence ncnt OF the >edso
The further Nest went the worse business
seemed To grow The retirement of the comedian
had oi course weakened Us great deal We il''d
had to omit mucn 81 me mHsc' ~ inS1 III .n d
wllds Of Iowa the total collapse came. We hl plaScu
three two night stand, AID the total II SIX performances
had been T12O. Of th~ We hul receiver T''',, ai'u
the railroads and printers had absorbed FOO 81 ti'
We had .-G with which 70 pay $500 worth OF ho.e
bills and fares The manager III hc next sIhu "p.'a
NOT advance A peunv. The stars jcwelry had long
AGO gone and could not have got any money without
several days notice If had felt Jnstihed III shh
ING nv little means In this region Of dramatic iu'h
md / turned over Ia my mind all possible scheme,
of raising enough money - get the company honc
but could not think Of any tns AZ IA. .atE
idea came to II involved some lp,s Oh lcpu.',o
aven II II succeeied lut willing TO sacrince my
self 10 get the people back told the 'tar mus
away Then She and the company conld den"iitc 'I!
hoar,..s dc-crtinn In leaving the company pennies
Thr ci;izcn, II properly worked would get mp benen,
and enough might be raised 10 get us all home Hhc
plucky aad clever niue Woaa, a at peSrc The
part of the stage " well ~ sue ever uiu oe, .
Wntlght, She called on all the prominent bu $3.50
men and sold tickets by the bunch inc manaEer
gave the and the newspapers gavc the 40 no 6
and fairly skinned me They took In nearly eoou a III,
there we're no expenses. At me nrst pig pisJ VI, I
they picked me mp and WI Tnio IN. Secret And
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-06-15
HORRIBLY IRREYERENT.
From The ,ostOn Herald.

From The ,ostOn Herald.
A very wicked young person, TO whom an admirer
OF Ibsen showed tina, dramatists photograph said with
lofty sheer: II You wish a real good picture Of
Marmoset monkey. why don't you get onels
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-06-15

that Is how we got back. What am going to do next
season. Well ! don't know. but YOU can bet your
fundamental dollar that don't 60 with new star or
far into the West"
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1890-04-29
THE NATIONAL CAPITOL
Bill Passed Appointing a Com
missioner to Examine Car
Couplers
Who Shall Report the Best
Made Within Twelve
Months
Patent to be Purchased and
Railroads Compelled
to Use it

WASHINGTON, ID. c., April 3s.--Mr. Cul-
lum introduced in the senate today bill
provided for the appointment of board
of five men to investigate the relative
merits OF improved couplers. and TO rec
ommend one To the Interstate commerce
and recommending for adop-
tion ON freight ears of all railroads which
are subject to the provisions of the inter
state commerce act. The members of the
board are To be appointed 10y the presi-
dent and confirmed by the senate. and
they are to be- men with practical
knowledge of the operation Of railroads.
and, too with mechanical knowledge of
car construction. and no one of the five Is
TO have any interest In the patent for
safety appliances. The members of the
board are to receive $500 per year each.
They are to report within one year rom
the time they assume the duties OF their
office, what ear coupler they consider
safest and best, aud the time when they
think il can be- nut In operation ON rail-
roads controlled by the federal law. The
board may confer with the owner OF any
coupler III 1t is patentedl ON price To he
paid for the relinq nquishment OF patent. u
be approved by the commissioner of pat
ents. and in case of refusal by the owner
TO relinquish IL for reasonable sum, the
board may select another patent Any
road refusing or neglecting TO apply The
coupler is to be subject to tine of slW .
day for each car moi supplied with il. and
| Is 10 he liable for action for damages 10y
any employee injured. The hoard Is t'
| investigate other safety appliances fol
| railroads aud 10 report on them.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1890-04-29

Sr. Louis. April ga canvas was
made Of every representative trade IN
this city to learn the prospect of the May
troubles. The carpenters will strike for
eight hours and will be- backed by the
federation. There are 1000 iourneymen
In the city. two-thirds Of whom are mem
hers of the union. and of this number
seyenty-fve per cent are now getting the
required terms. and the same proportion
of non -union men are working on the de-
mandcd schedule A small strike oi the
zinc smeltcrs. 1870 men. is in progress In
Carondelet. The demand Is for the res
storation of four discharged men. The
cigarmakers are working eight hours and
report only one man out of employment.
The printers will strike for eight hours.
Out Of 800 brewers only 80 are In the
union. They will demand ten hours on
week DAYS and between three and eight
hours ON Sundays. None of the other
trades show signs of a strike.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1890-04-29
ARIZONA THE NEXT
Reservations to be Opened in Minnesota
and Wisconsin

WAsuINGToN. ID. C., April 2s.-Scnator
Blackburn introduced in the senate today
the bill for the admission of Arizona To
TO the Union which has been pending Tor
some time in the house committee on Ter
ritorieS.
The senate committee ON public lands
reported TO the senate today, with ameId-
ments. the bill which passed the house
recently to authorize the president I"
couSe certain lands hitherto withdfawh
for reservation purposes, to be rcstortu 10
public domain. These lands are n Min
nesota and Wisconsin. The bill as u
passed the house provided that no rights
of any kind should attach by
reason Of the settlement or squatting ON
these lands. This provision is struck out
by the senate committee and IN It's stead
Is inserted new section providing that
I'm all cases where any OF the lands lhus
restored have heretofore been sold or
disposed of by the states, under color oi
public land laws, and cons lder;vion there
Tor is still retained by the goNerineh,
title Of purchasers Is confirmed. nut az
lands restored shall at all times remain
subject To the right of the nited state
t. construct aud maintain dams Tor th'
purpose Of creating reservoirs IN AZ,
lof navigation. aud no einlm ol
right to compensation shall accrue IRON
overficwing of lands on account oi th'
construction aud maintenance OF 'h"s'
dams.
The house committee Gu war claims TO
day decided to report adversely ON tn
hin introduced In the house by McComa
appropriating S222. 800 to reimburse N
towns Of Fredrick, llagerstown and MID
dleton. MARYLAND. for damages by raid
and invasions by confederate troops dur
ing the late war.
The bill introduced by Funs to appro
pirate Ss.9 800 to reimburse the state
Kansas for property captured ordestroye
by confederate forces during the war ais
received an adverse report.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1890-04-29
Has Gone Wrong

Special To the HERALD;
SEATTLE. April 2s-G. Davis aud G.. II.
ileilbron. members of the relief commit
tee in session this afternoon, made an in
vesttga tion into the acts of the commit
tees secretary, j. McCoombs. He was
charged with misapproprating funds TO
his own use. A mass of testimony was
produced. letters examined and accounts
gone through which could not
but make the committee feel AS
sured that everything was not straight.
The names of the people appeared on the
books of the secretary as having received
money. who ON investigation proved not
to have existed at all. Letters asking for
relief from the committee were shown to
be in similar hand writing and II
is now believed, McCoOmbs would
write these fictitious. endorse the
application as having been Investigated
BY him, stating they We're worthy OF re-
lief. have a check made out by the COM
mittee and pocket the proceeds. The
committee had implicit confidence In IL,
until an expose was made ON Saturday
morning. The committee adjourned at
a late hour. after discharging McCombs.
| lie is under police surveillance. and when
necessary aiiidavitS can he made ont to-
morrow. will he arrested.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1890-04-29
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS

The folluWin are the real estate trans
fef~ taken up To . o'clock yesterday after
noon as furnished by Fred c. Pettibone
q Co. real estate brokers aud abstractors.
Fairhaven aud Whatcom;
+ f. Boblett and wife TO q y Bowden.
lot bIk kingley's add 10 Blaine 30
MARY D Lysle ct al 10 William Rishel,
lots 10 and II blk u Lysle's first add -.
Ia luirhaNen sW
Fairhaven Land Co to q II Noyes, lots
blk 20 first add 10 farhaven SO
united states TO G Rice. sela see n tp a..
Henry o,.ser aud wife 10 J q Durr.
g. loo acres in lot sec 7tpSr3
Frank Andrle to = J Mcdonald. lot
A IS Woolerd aud wife to Joseph Jet
liner. lot blks Frances add 10 Bel .,.
CD franeis To David Lane, lot 9blkss
Iairhaven Land Cos hrst add 10 o..
l. " Warmer and wife to David Lane.
/ lot blk ~ first add TO fairhaven l,xA
/ BENJAMIN Canheld estate To Celia
| Garfield decree OF distributionl WI
/ Of SCI. see 2tp;er3
/ Clark Investment Co to A II Campbell
! lot y. blk 2 CLARK Investment Cos
q IA Westcott and wife TOD W Dorr lots
. I0 land I2 blk 20 Blaine Land Cos
Catherine Kingsley To Ella NJ Sweet.
lot blk kingsiey's first add TO ~.
q L Tass and wife to A " steen. swA :
Of nwia sec tpl0r2 iW
Joe Alsop to A McClain. lots TO u
and 30 10 a. inclusive BLK 7. lot u blk
] &. lots 10 10 and i5 TO ID aud S TO ~
Inclusive blk all Ia Bay View add to
! Fairhavcn ~
Fairhaven Land Co 20 Uhlman Al
b son. nwi, OF neta see tpTr3 l1,O
Levin johnson "a A y Hill. nwia OF sw
q. OF sell sec 20 % IL lie
: County Of WhafcOm To James y chi
: chester. lot q blk " Whatcom
A n sohoSon aud wife 20 VIM sharpe.
acre In neia Of sch sec ~ % flr
NJ NJ Clothler and wife to Maude Horn,
10 acres In swia Of nwA sec - tpXrt
n & Condor ct Al to T T. Brand. und
/ interest In nell OF swA and nwl OF
sci. sec is % % r3. also In let's 4, & q, z
] and blk 5. smith 4 Beans add 20
WhHtcom, also lots . and blk q
! Andcrson- first add 10 Whatconi
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1890-04-29
SAN FRANCISCO NOTES
The Chinese Restriction Act Not Nearly
Strict Enough.

SAN FRANcIsCo, April SO. ID. Bald-
win. a well known real estate agent. said
today, II will head "A subscription list
with $4,000 and will guarantee TO
raise sJOO.OW toward subsidy 10 any
bona fide competing transcontinental
road that viii come into san francisco
The collector has written to Represen-
tatjye Morrow requesting him To use ms
Influence TO have the exclusion law 50
amended that the Chinese found entering
The county by crossing the border may
be- sent back To China and not TO the
country whence they came. as the law
now reads. The collector says that u
would do little good to ship Chinese back
10 Mexico or British Columbia. as they
would sneak over ON this side again In u
short time.
The Gaelic Is scheduled to arrive at this
mort tomorrow from China. her tran
sit Chinese passengers to Mexico
will be allowed to transfer. as
they will not be- affected by the
recent order made by Secretary Of the
Treasury Window. but the Gaelic Will be
the last steamer that will be allowed 70
transfer Chinese passengers booked Tor
The bark Southern Chief. which started
from here for Port Townsend. sprung a
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1890-04-29

against the fresh paint 1t was suggested
that by rubbing this could be removed.
when the General replied: mo, these
are cavalry col0rs and they will stick,
even though the other colors might be
removed.
A this point the hour of departure had
arrived aud the orders by the officers of
the boat were given to east OFF, and
amid the cheers of the people and an
other selection by the band, the State Of
Washington steamed away from the
wharf. and few minutes later was out
of sight with her distinguished passen
gers. Fairhaven was highly honored by
the visit of these gentleman, and as far
As was in her power showed her appreci-
alton of the fact. and all who We're pres
enl at the wharf last evening will always
remember with pleasure the visit OF Cen
era Alger and party, aud will only regret
that the visit was necessarily too short,
hut with hopes of return in short
time. all wish him a pleasant homeward
trlp and every success In the future.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1890-04-29
Railway Employees in Council

PIrrsBuRG. April 2s-This morning II.
X. Sergeant. of the brotherhood OF Loco
motive Firemen. of Terre IIaute. Indiana.
r. +. Coles. Brotherhood Of Railway
Conductors. Tcrre Hautc. Indiana; {. W.
Howard. Brotherhood Of Railway Con-
ductors. and w. II. Sheehan. brotherhood
Of Railway Switchmen, arrived in the
city. John Downey. Frank Sweeny aud
4. l.. Hall. of the Switchmen's assCcia-
tiOn. will arrive this evening. These
gentlemen compose the supreme council
of the federation Of railway employees and
will go into session tonight, when the
situation will be thoroughly discussed and
some definite action arrived al. Az this
council MIR. Sergeant Is president, aud IN
his hands rest, To a great extent. what
will be done. When seen today he refused
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1890-04-29
Alaska,s Capitol 70 be Changed

WASHINGTON. ID. c.. April ~. The
house committee ON public lands COM
pleted its consideration Of the senate bill
Tor the acquisition of land for. townsitess
and commercial purposes In Alaska ana
agreed to report the bill favorably TO the
house with some minor amendments. The
bill is very much like that passed by the
senate. IL goes further than the senate
bill. however IN allowing a corporation to
SECURE title to more than 100 acres OF land
for the purpose Of trade aud manufacture.
The hill provides for the removal OF The
capitol OF the territory from Sitka to
Iuupan