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New-York tribune., 1890-01-17
LOST QTICKSILTER


In the silver mine, OF certain region. in order to
ascertain the amount Of quicksilver dssipatrd ana
lost IL i, only necessary to know the amount bou-hl'
for not an ounce sent ont from the mines 20
br sold. Millions millions of pounds oI quick
silver have been taken to the COMotock silver mines
IN Nevada. where every ounce ha~ disappeared mas
gone mn into the atmosphere down into the streams
with the water from the mills.
The amount of quicksilver used In WORKING the ores
Of the Com.tock mines from lS6j to $50 was 800
TASKS of 16 > pounds each (6l. 200 pondsl mohtn
or T:i 400 pounds year, total of I,3t4,OOO pounds
i'm ten wears. From l-6O to l-65 about half that
amount was used and wasted In the tiSt hNe years
there was not 10 much worked as IN the second
pcrod Of five wears, but there wa, an immense vast"
II was an era Of experiment In processes, IN machinery
and appliances of all kinds, and the rocky beds of the
canon, strcwn with both liquid quicksilver ana
umalgam for miles below the mills.
In the fourteen years between 1870 and 1889 the
quantity of quicksilver used monthly has not been
great In all the years was averaged In the ten
years Of greatest production. but has not been
less than 100000 pounds This would give total
II 20,5l6,0OO pounds OF quicksilver that has disap-
reared at the Comstock mines alone not 10 speak Of
the other Nevada mines In which quicksilver Is used.
The great part OF this lost quicksilver + doubt
strcwn along the channel Of the Carson River though
a vast deal lies I'm the soil In the vicinity of mining
works When old silver mill IS torn down and re
moved II, site IS rich mine In which 10 delve. The
soil beneath where the mill stood Is found he
prcgnatcd to depth Of several feet with quicksilver
and amalgam Of the precious metals. The wealth
found under mill that had been running steadily
for ten or twelve years would be fortune for any
one man.
How this gold. silver and quicksilver gets beneath
the floors Of the mills and into the ground beneath II
is difficult to conceive the greatest is used in
New-York tribune., 1890-01-17
. srrwARD ARRESTED FOR POISONING.

Baltimore. Jan. Is -peciaD.-W Walker. steward
of the steamship Earndale IS in irons charged with
having attempted TO poison the crew. lie has been
ON the vessel a year and his conduct was all right
until Friday last when he entered the cabin and
began 10 abuse Captain Carter. The captain put
him ont lie threw himself against the door and
burst it in. Then Captain carter and First Officer
.eddcu nut him in confinement. The following day
he was released and ordered to his work. Tho
Earndale was then on the While the captain and
mate we're eating their dinners they noticed peculiar
burning sensation in their thrOats. Mate >edden
left the table and went on watch lie became deathy
sick M, symptoms were those OF poisoning. \
short time later the captain. assistant steward ana
the four hremen were all suffering IN the same man
ucr IS soon a De could Captain Carter again
ordered Walker in chains. Walker ACKNOWLEDGED
putting jalap in the food but said that he did u
merely 20 make them sick and not 10 Hill then lie
wanted to cet suuare fOr their treatment Of him.
lie has been kept I'm chains. What Will be done
with him is not Yet known
New-York tribune., 1890-01-17
DENTISTS TALKING ABOUT TEETH.
MEETING OF THE FIRST DISTRICT DENTAL so.
CIETY OF NEw.YORK.


CIETY OF NEw-YORK.
More than 1000 dentists from all parts Of the United
States and some from England, members and guests
Of the First District Dental society Of NewYOrk, have
been i'm session for several days The NewlOr Dental
College, agitating questions Of thrilling interest to
owners Of teeth. For instance DR.. G.. L. Curtis, Of
Philadelphia the assistant Professor James y. Gar
retson placed under the influence Of anaesthetic
patient he had brought with him from the Quaker City,
and in the presence Of the convention cut open the
side Of his check and removed portion Of the in.
fcror dental nerve and the patient returned to
consciousness he discovered that the pain that had
previously rendered his life a burden had vanished.
Dr. Curtis said it was because the section being re-
moved from the allowed it to contract and thus
Kill the pain.
DR.. D. sierra Arnold, Of Anniston. Ala, demon
stratcd how tooth could be removed from the upper
Jaw hole bored through the cavity into the cheek
bone by means Of the antrum drill that he was
u,tng. and thus the abscess formed there by certain
cOud be treated. \ dental Invention less b!Ood-
culdlng in It's operation but even more
useful was a sterllizcd sponge HNehtcd Dy Ut;
T. H. parramorc, OF Hampton, Virginia, 70 De used
ia Gaping exposed pup- thus preserving them alive
instead of killing them with creOsote. Dr. J. L. Gish,
OF Jackson, Mlch displayed an electric mouth lamp
that hc said would even show the circulation OF te
blood in the teeth. Dr, George :. Allen, r.. IafinV
Brown, George Evans, J. y. farrar, {. n Ilmme'
William II. Dwineie II. Ii. si,son and George W.
WinLler of this city. were among the speakers.
The annual dinner OF the association was held last
night al Clarks. President \. l.. N0ihr0p acted ai
postmaster. and among those who spoke were Ds j.
" White. # Philadelphia; J. y. Grouse, Of Chicago;
l. d. sheppard. OF Boston, W. G. Barrett, Of Buffalo
Ilr NcKilip Of Il. Louis Dr. Ilill. Of Brooklyn, DR.
Campbell. Of England. and the Rev. DR.. Bachus'
About 100 delegates were present
New-York tribune., 1890-01-17
THE POOR SPANIEL'S EARS.

\ cocker spaniel OF breeding as everybody knows,
Is necessarily distinguished by abnormay long ears
l,ut the dog OF that variety which was led ly ms
fiShiouabN attrcd mistress into a Connectlcut-aNe.
street ear day before yesterday evidently freak
of nature for his aural appendages actually touched
of the animal lifted him into her lap rs she sat
down. and appeared disregard the Interested gances
that were bent upon herself and her pet. By her
side was n mddle-agcd lady OF amiaole aspect, who
vehurcd a curious look or two at the small beast.
I'm response 10 which the spaniels owner said TO her
suddenly
Madam you NAV touch his ears
Thank YOU said her kind faced neghbor "but l
am not especially anxious TO do So
"Oh. ! thought YOU might be- returned the other
suppose Il seemed funny 10 you that should
speak So but the fact is that Glblets ears have
nctually been made sore and lame by being handled
much. Every stranger seems To want 10 pnch
them and so | am lying To mitigate the anlction.
However. | not unwilling occasionally To have
gentle person take tlr liberty but. since you do nos
care TO- why II Is lust as we'll"
New-York tribune., 1890-01-17
ONE WAY TO EvADE A PROCESS OF Law.

FROM il' lh'ir' itiuul''
\ woman who has rooms in Hat building IN
Ch,t-o h, pt possession of thcm IN novel way.
she ran short of money and couldn't pay her rent.
The landlord duuHCd her and nualN >Wovc out .
writ of cJcotmcnt. She heard of IL AID made prcpagsb
lions accordingly.
The writ given 10 constable 10 serve. fto
went To the rooms and raped the door. There
Was mo answer and he raped again llen he Tired
tn door. II Wa, mlooheu and hc WALKED M. IAo
standing before the mil rOr mn d>haDllle.
beg NOur PARTON mauan, lie >dl0
sir" she exclaimed with several exclamation
points. DO YOU dare intrudel Leave AT once or |
Shalt call for help"
He left. lie tried twice aitcrward To serve tho
writ and was blucd out of IL In the same way both
times. Then he gave it UP as bad JOB, and shortly
afterWaN she paid.
New-York tribune., 1890-01-17
nvr,c At urP SyJvFP WEDDING

Chicago Jan. is lSpeclal-The celebration of
silver wedding came to tragic termination last night
Mr., Hannah Rosenberg. wife Of Jacob Rosenberg
dropped dead in the of her husband The guests
were assembled in the parlorS. and Mrs. Rosenberg
was in particularly happy mood She had been ioA'
iu- with the young people and telling them that she
was a, Young a. any OF them. M O'Clock supper
Wa announced and Mr.. Rosenberg rose 90 leave Inc
parlr. without a cry a moan. she sank into her
husbands arms and expired
New-York tribune., 1890-01-17
r,ruJy JyJrRED IN THE STORM.

Syracuse, jan ld l~pecial.-Frcdcric l.. Featherly,
an Old and respected business man Of this civ. died
in Buffalo last evening from injuries received during
the recent wind storm. When the gall struck
Buffalo. Mr. Fcathery walking in NlaGara-st.
The force Of the wind threw him violently against
the curbug. causing internal injuries. which. with
heart failure hroI-h about NJ, death. one 0t ms
SONS is prominent business man here.
New-York tribune., 1890-01-17
TIE GE9rXns OF TIDE SUITS.

The writ against cX-Judgc Henry Hilton was
brought by Prescott Hall Butler in the Surro-
gates Court on February Is, 1851 and by his
wife. Rosalic Butler. They are the parents Of
Virginia, Helen, Lillian, Maxwell and Prescott
Butler, who were named ia Mrs. Stc"driS VIII
tu receive collectively S3OO,0Oo. The suit was
brought TO test the validity of the Will Joseph
Ii. Choatc. of ENars, Choalc y Hcaman, was
Mr.. Buffers lawyer The grounds taken hy the
contestants were that there was "a general lndci-
nitcness as to the carrying ont 81 the truSt pro
Visions and that IL left 10 cNJud~c Hilton the
entire management and disposition Of the estate
This WAS held 90 De contrary 10 the
spirit Of the law, and that cN-Judse
Hilton had cNcrtcd undue influence over
Mrs Stewart 10 get L'r TO make tcr v'I'
Ms J. Lawrence Smith lad a suit i'm Tie supreme
Court, while tnid was pending ~ the Nurr'-
gates Court. IX-juigc William G.. thotlc Was
the attorney for Mrs smith and for Anna G..
and Emma Clinch. The Cathedral was repre-
sentcd by Stephen =. Nash and cN-Iud-c Gilbert.
Frederic K. Coudcrl looked after the Interests of
Mrs. Wcjhcrall, daughter of Mrs. smith. Emu
Root and eN-Surro2atc Rollins were also counsel
for the proponents.
The thai of the case dragged from day 10
day. and there were many posi- p"ncmcnt, tN-
dence was presented only n favor # Tie con-
tcstants: the defence had put nothing lu oh
behalf Of cN-Julgc Hilton when the lawyers an
nounced that tie case would De settled odt OF
New-York tribune., 1890-01-17
THROUGH CARS TO ATLANTIC CITY BY PTNNSYL
VANIA RAILROAD.

The Pennsylvania Railroad Company announce that.
commencing on Friday. Jauuafy 17th. through ldior
ard rpe9cnr"r coach viii leave the stations foot
Of COrtaudt and Dcshrosecs ft>.. Al 90 p. III. On
week days for Atlantic tity. The through cars VIII
run via Trenton and Camden. and arrive al Atlantic
CITY at 40 y.
This arranec cement will add greatly 10 the facilities
OF travel between NewYOrk aud this popular winter
resort =.
New-York tribune., 1890-01-17
Az ,yDrc7vryr AGAINST MAJOR CLARK.

Tho Grand jury found an indictment y'-'crday
against Major William II. Clark, Who b, accused -
shooting At Wilton Randolph m front of the club
house of the southern society. Tie indictment charges
assault in the first degree. crime which i- punishable
by imprisonment fYr from nvc o. ten Hcai,. Ma."r
Clark VIII probably be a,rA-Dcd before Recorder
Suyfh today.
New-York tribune., 1890-01-17

count current between them. amounting 10 & dnc sm" sum
of S0s7 :i57 So of which the sum Of 100000 was
AiI Of the heirs Of Mr.. stewart join in relea9lni
Judge Hilton from all claims which tiey nave mdut
against him. and In addition thereto, qult Clan 20
Indce Hilton all the interest they piciended 10 nave
i'm any Of the real estate which was conveyed 10 MN
by Mrs. stewart during her lifetime
" The cytravacant stories published in various quar-
tcrs as to his urrcnderng a large part OF ms P.i ,
sOnal or real estate to the heirs to avoid further ny
cation or 10 obtain a settlement with them are utterly
These heirs and relatives Of Mrs stewart also
last win and testament Of Mrs. stewart and TIM,
is tTT1mcnt and dorblV Affirm the freedom with which
the same was executed, and fully recognize it as con-
tanning the real ~i,hc, OF MIS- Sc%ar & III ctt at tbc
the disposition Of the property whch shc lci' a' inc
Therefore. il will be seen that the settlement by
division Of the property devised and bcgueathcd 10y
Mrs stewart according 70 her last Win ana % gdc fIt
Hilton. save aS the heirs Of Mrs. stewart nave
elected to ratify all Of the transactions between her
~ All Of the monetary transactions between Iuds e,
Hilton and Mrs. stewart ana al ,hc accIunin ccn,,tcIy W
correct, and have been so accepted by all her re'a
Ty the various instruments cvldcncing the settle
mens the Cathedral Of the lntarnatlon m
the assent c the relatives OF MN' SiGWa m roctd NV
her in her life time and in addition to the bond "i
100000 which she gave for a partial cnioM utht
TO the cathedral, further convcyan,c oi clho,, ~
two acres of the most valuable lands a. ,ardch '"S
near the cathedral ana the sum oi .SP'"' ~ ~ q"
fnrth her endowment: and the various heirs take ic
tto o inc property incudcd I'm the trust power con
fcrrcd upon judge Hilton bv the will - dispose of
one half OF Mr.. Stcwar's rcNiduary estate suhc'i
70 such additional conveyance g The cathedral and
to such further endowment OF SjoQopO. and eN-
pres-ly agree that The payment Of th9t endowment
ic charred upou The Park Avenue Hotel i'm New York
CITY and the Grand Union Hotel i'm saratoga,
IN thp PROPERTY conveyed TO Judge hilton by
Mrs stewart i, retained bv mm: all the property len
lv Mrs stewart at her death is div dod n riauc"
with the terms Of the VIII alt the lcsaIc~ "l'h 'hr
hcGucahed are 10 be paid. the Teridl4H lr-lcc- ana
dcviecs Of onchaf of the estate - Charlie j. Chnci
and sarah y. smith receive Their fun cNcct ana
,fter thc paNncnt ~ the S-O0OOO 10 the catl'iru
the remainder OF the estate 10 the persons named
i'm her Will pursuant 10 its provisions That dl o Sucl
residue hc divided among the persons named 10y her
as lcCatccs. 1900
Iv the will of Mrs. stewart. Judge Hilton was not
to receive single dollar. and all OF the property
which aS executor and trustee hc conveys I" me
cathedral and To- the relatives. j, property to "mch
he has never made any claim and which D" has ever
recognized owned absolutely and entirely ~ Mrs.
stew art at The time Of her death.
New-York tribune., 1890-01-17

all operations about MILL yet there must be constant
small losses from the batteries pans. settlers ana otnef
apparatus. As the wOrkmen in the amalganatlns
rooms are often salvated mercury must be constantly
escaping with the vapor from the pans.
New-York tribune., 1890-01-17
MR.. COOMBS'S REASONING

The nest speaker was William j Coombs
chairman of the Leagues Committee on Finance,
who said IN part:
There seems TO De no difference In the expression o the
various PARTIES a. what they want VIZ: that ballot
reform shall De passed. which will the act e
the voter absolutely secret. that one may be abo
10 know foi whom he Noc, and that II hc be- corup,
an he shall deprived u the of provne to h-
corruptor ha, carried out the bargain and GAINED
their money.
The remainder u the work Is ~ details. Good
men their Judgment regarding Of these
the difference may rise from two sources nrst the
uractcabty of certain measures whether the machinery
too cumbersome likely create confusion IN actual
sc Fortunately several States have already passed bal
lot laws and held elections under them We their
experience guide The second question raised Is tho
necessity Of making the conform to the provisions Of
the constitution. There is to fear serious
difficulty that point, unless strange constructions are
put upon the provisions regulating this matter partlcu.
arly II considered that the only thing which made
that constitution possible and existence valuable Is IN
peril contention that the ballot Is the initial stop
Of our system Of government. and that upon it, purity
depends stability ot Institutions and the main.
tenance OF the peoples rights against inimcal orccs.
should be the key by which 10 interpret the meaning
Of all ensctments.
The Executive OF has treated this matter
great length in his recent message 70 the Legislature
There II 10 difference between him and the advocates n
ballot reform a end. be sought The difference
consists In methods be employed. The principal
point o disagreement be In tho matter Of what Is
known "oncial ballot" The Governor points out
.c,,ral features which he thinks will lead 10 con.
fusion and the Of the rights Of the and
posts addition the ocla ballot there shall BE-
unofficial - be- east under virtually the rcgu.
aons a. one. His remedy does the
evil IL palliatts o.
Two or three of the Objections MESSAGE claim our
consld First the fear that the tcras voter will
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1890-05-06
LYNGHED BY A MOB
A Young Negroes Desperate
Fight for His Life.
HE WAS R1DDLED WITH BULLETS
Five Hundred Shots Fired Into His OeD
Before He Was Killed.

He Had Been sentenced to Death for
Assault but Was Respited-A Governor
Held Responsible by the Lynchers.
A Notice Pasted ON - Tree that Wives
and Daughter, win be Protected.
COLUMBIA. 8. c., May 6.-Will Leap
hart, the young negro convicted OF
criminally assaulting Miss Rosa Can
non, a white girl of 16, and sentenced
to be hanged on April II, but who OBJ
tanned respite, was lynched at q. m,
The accounts indicate that the lynch
ers succeeded in entering the cell after
shooting Leaphart once, and then were
almost compelled to continue the shoot
ing on account of his desperate resist
ance.
A witness of the occurrence says that
t he men went directly to the jail, after
securing the keys, unlocked the main
door and entered door after door until
Leaphart's cell was reached. This they
could not open with the keys. Leap
hart watched the mob, and, realizing
that he would be killed, seized a strong
iron rod and awaited the attack. As
the lynchers shot through the grating
of his cell. he fought like a maniac,
wounding one of the party. Some 500
the man was literally riddled with bull
let's, which were picked up afterward
in the room by handfuls.
Pasted on a tree in front of the Jail
was the following:
Governor Richardson and Judge
Wallace are responsible for lynch law
in Lexington County. Our wives and
daughters must and shall be protected
ut any and every hazard"
To-, h. ho,.
prisoner named Forster, a bogus detec-
tive, who got the first wound In the
fray, being shot through the arm.
Forster shouted out: "Gentlcmen, if
you don't want to kill us both, for God'r
sake let me out"
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1890-05-06
FIGHTING FOR kEMMLER.
Tho United States Supreme Court to Con-
slider His Case.

The United States Supreme Court to Con-
slider His Case.
WASHINGTON, May 6.-The case of the
Buffalo murderer, Kemmler, now under
sentence of death by electrocution, was
brought before the Supreme Court of the
United States by Roger. NJ. Sherman,
attorney for the condemned man, who
asked for writ of habeas corpus for
his client.
Thelawyer's argument was based on the
claim that this mode of punishment is
cruel and unusual. The Supreme Court
denied the habeas corpus, but decided to
hear an argument for a writ of error
May 10.
AS the court will adjourn for the
term May 10, the decision denying or
granting the writ of error will be an
nounced almost after the argument,
Should the application be denied, as
was done in the Anarchist case, it will
end the matter, but should it be grant
ed it simply will defer for year final
disposition of the case, it having to
come up in more extended form.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1890-05-06
NO ROOM IN AMERICA.


Tho British Committee ON Colonization
Discover q Few Facts.
LONDON, May Ga select committee
of the House of Commons on coloniza-
ton has made the astounding discovery
that only about 100, 900 square miles of
land suitable for settlement by emil
grants remains in the United States.
1t came like a revelation to English
men, most of whom have been clinging
to the belief that America was only
half settled as we'll as only partially
civilized.
The committee also announce that
in AustraHa there are soc, 900 square
miles and in Manitoba 400, 900 suit able
for colonizing purposes.
The records show that since 1916
IL, SOC, 900 people have left the United
Kingdom, and OF these 5000, 900 since
1853, of which 1000, 900 were of British
and 1.;.,h origin. Two-thirds of these
emil: is went to the United States,
whose population, if it increased in
the same ratio as in the past 100 years
would be at the end of another 100 years
1000, 600, 900, or about 500 persons per
square mile of the habitable portion of
the country.
The total emigration had amounted
to about one half the excess of births
over deaths in this country. This
array of figures has convinced the COM
mittee that emigration from British
Isles is no longer as desirable as form
erly, and the committee will recon-
mend in their report, that stimulated
and assisted emigration be discontin-
ued, except to Australia.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1890-05-06
STRIKES At THE HUB,

No Change In the CArpentsrs' Contest
Troubles Of Other Trades.
BOSTON, May 6.-No material change
has occurred in the carpenters strike
situation.
At meeting of Local Assembly No.
62S, freight handlers on the New
York and New England Railroad, ano
of Local Assembly 5,572 of freight
handlers, it was voted not to handle
the goods of John P. Squire & Co. un.
less the firm took its men back.
The Steamhtters' Union of this city
unanimously decided to accept the offer
of the Master Steamftters' Association
of nine hours per day for six days in
the week, without reduction in wages,
waving their demand for nm eight-houl
day on Saturdays.
The Master Builders Association OF
this city has notified the Building
Laborers' Union that its request for ar
advance of 25 cents day will be con.
sidered at once, and 1t is now believed
that the threatened strike of 1000 la
borers will be averted.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1890-05-06
IN A RUSSIAN TOMB
Capt. Schmidt Taken to the
Cars Mysterious Prison.
THERE IS NO ESCAPE BUT DEATH
Bitter Feeling Against Germany for Try
ing to Buy tie Plans Of Orsnstadt.

Englishmen Discover Something About
Colonization Anarchists Explode y
Bomb nc barcelona oulangsr's
Friends to Test Public Opinion-Brad-
laugh and John BURNS to Debate.
LONDON, May Ga dispatch from St.
Petersburg says that Capt. Schmidt of
the Russian Navy has been taken to
Schlusselberg, the prison near Lake
Lagoda, and it is doubtful whether he
will ever be seen alive. The crime for
which he has been removed to this iv-
ing tomb was that he was dis
covered preparing a plan of the fort
ress at Cronstadt for the German Gov
eminent.
The military and police authorities
are very much exercised over the dis
covery, and are doing their utmost to
hush the matter up. The Importance
of the discovery is attested by the fact
that Schmidt was hustled off to Schlussel-
berg, from which there is no escape but
death, and the very valuable military
information which he possesses is as
useless as though he were dead.
It is whispered in diplomatic circles
that the traitorous captain is now IN
dergoing all the horrors Of the torture
chamber in the famous prison where he
is confined, and it is seldom that a
prisoner ever leaves this mysterious
place alive. The horrors of the Spanish
Inquisition, it is said. were in a meas
ure mild compared with some of ths
fortunes inflicted on those unfortunate
Russians who have offended against the
State and been discovered.
The latest news concerning the dis
covery is that the military attache of
the German Legation is implicated, and
the fact that Germany was the intending
purchaser of the key to Russia has made
the feeling against the Administration
very bitter and very strong.