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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-10-05
Aluminium Fifty Cents . Pound.

No piece OF recent news is more import
ant than that which comes from one of the
companies engaged in the manufacture of
aluminium. For many years this valuable
metal has been the subject of successful
study by chemists, who have known that
if cheaply produced it would replace other
metals now in use in many departments
OF the arts. Ten years ago aluminium was
worth $40 pound. Then the Cashier
process, by lessening the cost of sodium.
brought the price down by one-half, So
dunn being the chief expense in obtaining
aluminium by the old process. Then cleo
tricians took hold of the matter and soon
brought the price down to 81. at which fig
ure 1t has remained for the last two years.
But this price, although but a fraction of
the old rates. was still too high. It was
low enough to increase enormously the
output of aluminium opera glasses and
toys, and to cause sudden energy in the
production of aluminium bronzes; but it
did not make aluminium an active compet-
itor OF copper, for example, in the worlds
industries. If aluminium can be sold
however, at the price now an
nounced, the effect upon the worlds well
fare will be almost revolutionary. Alum
mum has specific gravity of but 2.67,
whlie that OF copper is 1913. In other
words, pound OF aluminium is as big az
three and quarter pounds of copper.
Aluminium at 80 cents a pound, to put it
still differently, is as cheap as copper at Is
cents pound. And in MANY ways-in AL
most every way-aluminum IS better. a
more useful metal than copper. It's light
ness. It's enormous tensile strength, its
duchilty, its non-corroAsiyeness-e
thing conspires to make it the most yalua-
metal known
iron. And even iron gains in yaIue nv the
introduction OF a small per cent. of the
aluminium; while the aluminium bronzes-
copper 80 per cent. aluminium per cent.
anu the varieties OF this proportion-are
the best known 10 the metal workers II
IS TO be feared that the price now an.
nounced Is fictitious and brought about hv
the competition between different nro-
ducers. But II moderately pure aluminium
can really be sold at 81 coo a ton. il ia safe
10 say that we are standing on the
threshold of an industrial revolution.
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FILLING sILos.
A Plan Which Does Away With Tramp
ing the Siiage.

A Plan Which Does Away With Tramp
ing the Siiage.
Not only has the silo and the material
put into it undergone great change
whiting few years, but the methods of
filling the silo have departed from the orig
inal idea. In many sections of the country
the excessive tramping of the silage as it
is placed in the pit is not followed except
in extreme cases. A very general plan
now does away with all tramping except a
very little along the walls to overcome the
friction of the silage against the walls.
Some do not practice even this to any
great extent. The silage as it comes from
the carrier is usually allowed to drop in
the center Of the pit, and it is then forked
about the pit by man whose business it
is to keep the silage level and the sides
tramped.
far better way, says the Southern Farm,
is to lay two scantlings across the top of
the silo. three feet apart, as is illustrated
in the accompanying cut. On these lay
some short boards, so as to make plat
form at least three and half feet square
AS the silage falls upon this table it
quickly forms pyramid, and is shunted
to about every part of the silo, and needs
very little after attention. An hour dur
ing the day is about all the labor needed
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grubs. A little work the following wet
season, in rolling the lawn, covered up
his ridges. and today it is a beautiful,
even piece of bluegrass sod. Not mole
was killed. Wherever you see evidence of
the mole, near by is the white grub, or
something of like kind, which the mole
will destroy. The mole is strictly car
nivorous" and eats no vegetation or
scarcely any, and if any it must be in a
soft plastic state. Observations and ex-
perience have taught me that he eats no
grains or grasses-'he is not built that
way" Examine his teeth and stomach
and / do not believe you would try to
poison him by soaking corn in strychnine
or arsenic, or even by thrusting arsenic
into pills. The mole is friend to man,
and aids him in keeping bad insects in
subsection. And should you be so unfor-
tunate as to be subject to little loss by eff
forts TO help you, be Patient about it, as
your wife would be with a favorite dog
who should injure some of her choice
flowers in his race after rat.
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WAsHryeToE CrTY, Oct. 4-President
Harrison has prescribed set Of rules
which have been promulgated by the sec
rotary of war, providing for system OF
examination to determine the fitness for
promotion of all officers of the army below
the grade Of major. When congress passed
the act of October 1, 1880, providing for
such examinations, it went into effect inn
nediately, and in order 70 adjust the
scheme to men who had no preparation
for examination. the requirements were
somewhat limited. The act has now been
in operation one year, and 1t is deemed
proper 70 make the examination more
searching and 70 establish q much higher
order of requirements as a condition Of
promotion. To that end new rules will be
prescribed, but in order that no injustice
shall be done, all land officers shall be af-
forded ample time TO prepare themselves
for the ordeal. The rules will not be ap-
piled until January l. 1893.
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common hayfork pulleys, as shown in the
illustration. The use of these makes the
work easier and steadier. put the morn
ing's milk in the well and let it stay until
night; then put the nights milk in and
let il stay until morning.
"We skim or dip the cream from the
milk as soon as it is taken out of the well;
then let the milk stand in the pail for
twelve hours, and there is light skim
ming. after which no more cream rises.
The temperature in the well is below IS de-
grees when there is water. l use covers
for the pals with half inch airhole in the
center of each. | think the sooner the
milk is cooled after it has been drawn
from the cows the better. / set the pals
in the water trough while milking. When
this work is over the milk goes into the
well. | am careful when hand
ling to avoid agitation as much
as possible. I claim that keeping
the milk and raising cream in our well
is perfect success. / believe that even
if | had plenty of ice I could handle the
milk IN this way in less time and with
less trouble than it could be done by the
ice process. If should increase my dairy
and the well were not large enough to cool
and keep the milk, l would make another
we'll"
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Naval students at Haxins.

ANNAPOLIS, Nd, Oct. 4-The third class
naval cadets had only arrived here
Thursday when they began preparations
to haze the fourth class men. Lieutenant
Pullman, officer Of the day, said to the
class: young gentlemen, you had better
stop. There are eyes upon you when you
are least thinking of it, On Friday, how
ever, directly after the first drill
OF the year, Cadets Griffith, OF
Maryland, Kavanaugh, Of Ne
braska, and James, of South Carolina,
third-class men, proceeded to the quarters
Of Cadets Butler and Wherardi to have q
little fun" While they were proceeding
to make life uncomfortable for fourth-class
men Lieutenant Sharp. jr., officer of the
day, walked in and put them under arrest
Court-martial has been ordered in the case
of Griffith and Kavanaugh. James gets of
with demerit marks.
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Brotherhood Of Railway rrainmen.

GALEsBuRa. Ill, Oct. 4-The annual
convention of the brotherhood of Railway
Trainmen of the United States and Cam
ada opens here tomorrow, and 424 lodges
will be represented. The principal issues
20 come before the convention relate to the
discharge of the grand trustees by Grand
Master Wilkinson, discharge OF switchmen
In the Northwest, and the election officers.
Grand Chief Conductor Clark, Of the Order
of Railway Conductors. who is here sus-
tains the position taken by Grand Master
Williamson, and disproyes of the action by
the supreme court IN eIpelling the train
men. Hon. l.. 5. Coffin, OF Iowa, is here
90 advocate the necessity OF automatic
eouplers for cars and Sunday rest for rail-
gay employees. SO far as the switchmen's
trouble is concerned, il is likely that the
convention viii sustain the action of the
yard master. The latter part OF the week
come action may be taken to sustain the
actiou on the federation question. but this
viii depend on the action taken at the
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in Is by 16 foot silo. The silage viii be
much the highest at the walls, and this
extra weight then forces down the silage
about all that is needed. Sometimes the
silage will not fall uniformly, and it may
need little spreading.
The authority quoted says: "This is a
great labor saver, and in our silos not q
bushel has been lost in the corners or sides
In two winters with this plan of self
scattering and packing, and it has saved
the expenses of one man, save the last day,
when the nearness of the silage TO the plat
forms did not longer give the falling silage
chance to satter sufficiently. Those who
practice the no-treading plan are wholly
In favor of it, and it is rare that oneo hears
OF anything but success with it, while
those who advocate much treading in cor
ners and sides do have more or less trouble
with mold and loss of silage. The lcenter
OF pit, where 1t is not trodden, always
keeps. If the walls are perfect, why
should not the sides and corners keep as
well untrodden as does the center7 1t will
ii the walls are air proof"
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The Mole . Friend.
Country Gentleman.

In your issue of July Is, 81. ". F." asks
how to get rid of moles, which are injur-
ing his lawn. Fit were my lawn should
not wish to get rid of the mole. No boubt
his sod is all underlaid with white grubs,
and the mole is getting rid Of them much
more expeditiously and cheaply than any
other method he himself could devise.
Five years ago fine lawn of ours was
badly injured, large patches dying; we
could roll up the dead sod like a carpet,
the roots all being eaten of. On examina-
ton, the ground was full of white grubs.
The mole came in early in the spring, and
inquiries ike -. w. +. g" were made by my
wife, as to the easiest way of getting rid of
him. / pleaded for his life, and he was
left alone. He made bad looking lawn
OF 1t. but efectually cleared out the VI hits
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THE BABY A BEAUTY.
Daughter Of the Democracy Has
. Dimple.
THOUSANDS GAZE ATTHE HOUSE
xnfsnvs 0ntnt . Drssm Of K1sganee--
she WIN he Brunette vita
Hazel Eyes

NEW York. O~t. l.--The home Of Grover
Cleveland was stared at by many curious
eyes today. The soft Indian summer air
brought thousands TO Central Park, which
n only q block from the Cleveland home.
Hundreds sauntered from the park
through Sfxty-sixth street TO view the
house where General Grant was SO long
sick before going to the mountains TO die,
and where his widow now lives. Turning
into Madison avenue the sight-seers
stroiIed up the avenue to look at the house
where. according 70 the morning papers,
tho newborn baby was. Opposite the
house, across the street, all through the
forenoon, were lettering curious people.
who stopped in little knots and groups to
look ct the house. Open windows let in
the soft air, which generally lifted the cur
tafns behind them. There were many
messages OF congratulations during the
day, and messenger boys chiefly made up
the callers. Word came out from the quiet
house that the little one and her mother
were In a satisfactory condition. The
baby's grandmother, Mrs. Cleveland's
mother, left the house for brief airing
during the afternoon.
The most definite description OF the
child Ii to the effect that the baby has
light hazel eyes, and there are indications
that she will be brunette. There is no
doubt whatever that she will have a dim
pie If ali statements of those who have
seen her are to be believed, because they
all agree on that point. They also agree
that she will be a beauty, not as great a
beauty as her mother, possibly, but still a
beauty. The baby's outfit of wearing ap-
parei Is said to be dream of tasteful ele-
gance and millinery skill. She will have
no use for these pretty things of silk, satin
and velvet for some time TO come, but
when she does make her appearance in
public she Is likely TO take the shine Of
most of the babies on the block.
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THE MORMONs IN MEETIso.
Speeches Made and . Grand Choir of
Voices Heard.

SALT LAKE, Utah, Oct. 4.-The Sixty
second semi-annual session of the church
of Jesus Christ Latter Day Saints con-
yened in the Tabernacle this morning,
over 10000 of the faithful being In attend
ance. For the first time in over seven
years all the leading officials were present.
The day was devoted to speech making,
three presidents, Milford woodruff, Joseph
+. Smith and George @. Cannon. being the
principal speakers. All returned thanks TO
TO the president for exercising clemency
toward Smith, and called upon the saints
TO pray for him that the Lord might bless
him for his goodness. They also believed
that the hour OF final triumph over the
enemies Of the church was approaching
and reiterated the belief that their reli-
gion, with ali its peculiar tenets. was the
religion. The conference will last three
days, and the remainder Of the session
will BE devoted 70 business matters. A
festars Of today's session was choir Of
go voices, said 20 be the largest ever
gathered together In house Of worship.
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his residence At ) o'clock this morning for .
walk. accompanied uy bis 2yesr-old boy and
two daughters, aged ii and 10 years. After the
fading OF the first body thousands Of people as
sernbled At the wharf. and the bay was dragged.
In short time the body of Hamiin,s daughter
Helen was brought TO the surface, and soon
after the father and the boy. The
poor wife is heart-broken, and cannot
understand the matter at all she said he asked
her to accompany him on the walk this morn
ing, but she excused herself On the ground Of
not feeling well Hamlin never had any family
dimeulties, and the rash act Is attributed TO his
failure In business and reduced circumstances
His wife thinks the-drovning was accidental
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AN EXPLOSION KILLS SEVEN.
Fatal Accident on . Tug Boat-Msny
More Wounded.


CHICAGO, Oct. IA boiler explosion on
the steam tug c. w. Parker killed seven
persons and seriously wounded many
others. This afternoon the tug, in COM
pany with three others, was engaged in at
tempting to tow the coal steamer r. II. T..
Packard out of the draw Of the Fifth ave-
nue. bridge, in the south branch of the
river. when the explosion occurred. Three
of the killed were employees of the ting.
Their bodies have not yet been recovered.
The other persons killed were standing ON
the banks Of the river, to which q number
of spectators had been drawn to witness
the removal Of the steamer, which arrived
Saturday from Buffalo with cargo of
coal. The vessel had run aground in the
draw, and four tugs were putting forth
every effort to move Ii, and one of them,
the Parker, exploded. The list of killed
and wounded, 30 far as can be ascertained,
is as followsi Killed-James B. Carter,
John O. Moore, Samuel Armstrong, Mrs.
Mary Rice, Barbara Rice, Samuel Sawyers
and an unknown man. The wounded are
Joseph Cullen, Henry Bell. Charles Kirt-
NAL, Frank Wagner, Joseph Juell, Louis
ID. Mass and James Cunningham.
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RECENT MEXICAN OUTBREAK.
General saadosaI Denies Any Conneo-
tion with the Affair.

ton with the Affair.
NEw ORLEANS. La, Oct. 4.--Geueral Ruise
sandovai has been In this city for the last
thirty days. He discusses freely the recent
outbreak on the Aexican frontier. He says
that although in sympathy with any move
ment leading 10 the overthrow OF Presi-
dent Diaz, he had absolutely nothing to do
with the recent revolution. lie regretted
not being on the spot, however, and at
tributes the report of his connection with
the affair 10 the fact that Diaz being aware
that any movement of this kind had his
sympathy. took II for granted he was one
of the leaders, and caused information TO
that effect TO be circulated.
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wells. Some prefer wire cloth, others an
oval glass front; others, again, use brus-
sells netting.
In the first cut Is shown a bee bonnet
with a facing Of wire cloth, also a bee
ven with haircloth netting front. The
hrst Is simply an old bonnet with a frilI
OF tarietan sewed TO it 20 tuck into the
NECK OF the dress; in front a piece of
wire cloth Is sewed in. The remaining
ngure In this cut shows facing of horse
hair sewed in a bonnetlike veil.
In the second cut is shown a bee veil
ana nat recommended and used by the
editor of Gleanings in Bee Ct.lt,trs from
which journal the foregoing cuts are
reprint This hat is made of cloth with
the exception Of a steel hoop which holds
yhe orim out; The upper portion of the
nat Is OF light drab color, while the
under side is Of a dark green, making il
easy and pleasant upon the eyes. 1t is so
made that 1t is adjustable to any head,
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Count Esterhazey Drowned.

vienna. Oct. 4-Count Emerich Ester
hazey was drowned in the Danube near
Pressburg. He fell with carriage horse
and driver over dam eighteen feet high.
The driver says the count compelled him
to drive to the river despite his protests,
but the fact that trunk known to have
oeen fastened on the carriage has been
found loose on the river bank partially
rided points to conniyance of the coach
man. The count leaves an immense for
fuua
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south Bend News.

SOUTH BEND, Oct. 4-[5peeial 1.-The Demo
cratic campaign was opened here Wednesday
evening. with G. w. Van Posssn, of Tacoma, In
the chair. Over 500 citizens answered the bugle
call.
The steamer Lakme, OF the Wells Transports
ton line, arrived in port Wednesday afternoon,
twenty-fonr hours out from Seattle, having
aboard cargo consisting of 100 tons of coal con-
signed TO the Bowers dredger, Of this place.
The Lakme was heavily loaded, drawing about
nineteen feet Of water. she discharged at
Broadway wharf
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The Empty Packages Pound.

UREA, n. Y, Oct. 4.-Three express
bags, several boxes, packages and en-
velopes secured in the American Express
robbery near here Wednesday, were found
in field four miles east Of this city today.
One of the bags contained money and en-
velopes addressed to banks of Adams and
Watertown. One of the envelopes We
marked 5000, and several of the boxes has
contained diamonds, watches and silver
ware. All the packages had been riled.
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Suicide I'm a Park.

CHICAGO, Oct. 4-People strolling
through Jefferson park this afternoon
noticed handsome looking woman,
dressed in black, hurrving along on the
walks. When she reached the center of
the park, she drew a revolver and shot
herself in the left breast, dying instantly.
The suicide was identified as Mrs. Julia Z.
Suevey, respectable English widow, re-
siding In this city. She owned property
valued at $4,000. Her mind Is supposed
to have been affected by i'll health and
family troubles
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WHEAT ELEVATOR BURNED.
Less Of Over Half . NfIifon--Canninx
works DESTROYED.

Less OF over Balf MUifon-LannfnE
works Destroyed.
BALTIMORE, Oct. 4.--Eleyator "a" Of the
Baltimore Il Ohio Hallway Company was
completely destroyed by ire this morning
with ali the machinery and lbs. 600 bushels
OF wheat. The loss will reach 500 900.
fsDIAsAPoLis, Oct 4--This morning fire
broks out in the canning establishment Of
the Yancamp Packing Company, and in
three hours the works were completely de-
stroyed. The season had been busy one
aud the establishment was packed with
canned goods. The total loss ~ 500. 600,
on which there IL S149, 800 insurance. Four
Gremen were caught by falling walls and
badly bruised but not seriously hurt.
Pipeman Hurley vas overcome by heat
and will probably die.
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Death OF the Earl OF Port.mou.h

LosDoS, Oct. 5.-Earl of Portsmouth
died suddenly today, death being caused
by bursting OF blood vessel.
fHs visa the fifth earl OF Portsmouth, and
6ladstonian- He was born In 1s25, and married
the daughter OF the Earl of Carnaryon. He
owned 1904 acres Of land, from which be de-
rived an annual income OF $isl,355. HIS Oldest
son, yiscount Lymington, succeeds to the title.
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The Itata Sails for Chile.

sss DIEGO, CAL, Oct. 4-The Itata left
Cor Valparaiso shortly after O'Clock this
afternoon. 1t has been exactly three
months since she was brought back to this
city by the cruiser Charleston. She takes
some thirty passengers to Chile.
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Six Men Ento1nbed in a Mine.

PorrsyILLE, Pa, Oct. 4.-By an explosion
in the Richardson colliery last evening
one man was killed and two wounded.
Six men are entombed in the mine and
there is no hope of rescuing them alive.
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Two Men Cru.hed 60 Death.

LIMA, o., Oct. Awhile Frank Goss and
Emanuel Rink were driving a heavy
threshing machine over the township
bridge near here today, the structure gave
way, precipitating the men and the ma
chine into the stream. The men were in
stantly killed by the heavy machine fall
ing on them.
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BEE BoNNETs AND HATS.
Face and Head Protection from Bees
Several Models Illustrated.

ooFtTai 4IOueIs IlIustFAteds
Most bee-keepers make use of wells or
other protection when working in the
aplary. The necessity for using these
Will, however, depend very largely upon
the race of bees kept. If they are se-
lected pure Italians gentle and good
honey gatherers-the head protection will
not require to be used very often, if we
except shaking off combs; but if, as is
the case with great many bee-keepers,
the bees are hybrids or perhaps have a
little dash of Cyprian or Holyland blood
among them, veil will be quite indis-
pensabie. at least part of the time.
There is great difference among apiari-
ans as to what kind of facings is best for
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Ten Pennsylvania Miner. Entombed.

PoTTsvILLE, Pa, Oct. Am explosion OF gas
occurred in the Richardson colliery OF the Phil
adelphia and Reading Coal and Iron Company,
at Glen Carbon. last evening, and ten men were
entombed. Winfield Meek was taken out dead.
J. +. Brennan, Michael Grant and Thomas Con-
vile were taken out alive, but terribly burned
and crushed. John LAWYER, Thomas Clancy,
Michael WEIGH, John Salmon, Joseph Field and
John Purcell are still behind pillar