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The morning call., 1892-02-28
NITRO GLYCERINEl
DANGEROUS !

within the warning cover are carefully
fitted compartments, lined with heavy fell
and into these the square zinc cans mt as
snugly as Is possible. A shake or lar going
over roads that are never any too smooth
might easily mean death to the driver and
destruction to surrounding property, and the
deadly stun IS packed as s0lidly rs il can be.
Once at the we'll the nitro-glyceriue Is
poured into tin tubes or shells five feet long
and two inches or more in diameter. pointed
at the lever END and with ball handles at
the top. A sudden jar or a slip of the hand
means destruction. and softly, with steady
hand, the oily liquid is poured into the long
tin. AS each shell is filled IL Is lowered 10
the bottom Of the we'll gently and another ia
let down on top Of it, and still another. tin
the desired quantity has beer put down.
Then the ''go-deyil," q FIVE pound pointed
iron ten or dozen inches long, is dropped.
point down, on the mass below and the
shO oter runs for his life. Sometimes rock
fragments are thrown out so quickly and so
far that he does not get beyond their reach
hut usually he Is at safe distance by the
time the eruption occurs.
The men engaged in this hazardous work
seem utterly oblivi0us to the danger. They
have become accustomed to the cOniinued
risk aud only think enough about il To he
careful. 1t may be said that they seldom
feel the apprehension their business exeites
in strangers, and il they do it USUALLY re-
suits in their nervousness costing them
their lives. So true is this that these men
have n superstition that the fearless man IL
perfectly safe and the fearful one certain of
death,
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Out Of a total Of 3d. dogs in New York
City, only 1887 were licensed according to
the last dog census
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A WELL-SHOOTER'S LIFE.
1t Is Always Pun OF Excitement and
Danger.

1t Is Always Full OF Excitement and
Danger
New York Times Cleveland Special
A well-shoOter is always in the employ of
some company that manufactures high ex-
plosives, and his business is 10 load long
tubes with nitro-glYcerine or other similar
substance, lower them to the bottom OF the
gas or oil we'll and there explode them.
Sometimes q we'll that is worthless and al
most dry becomes productive and profitable
after being shot. and the stimulus usually
lasts for weeks.
In the Ohio and Indiana field, which COM
prses, all told. an area Of probably 10. 900
square miles, there are about a sc re Of
men who follow this dangerous business.
sides the manufacturers and the men vino
are employed to haul the explosives to the
ouLOf-the-way places where the magazines
are erected and where q small SUNNY
rarely more than 300 quarts of nitro glycaT-
inc In one place at most is stored A shot
is sometimes as little as eight quarts. but
more often 1t is from sixty to eighty, and in
some eases as much as 100 quarts are used
Imagine, ii you can, what u terrific shock
that would cause If exploded at the surface
Even 400 or 1900 feet below it makes the
earth tTemble and throws a tremendous
burst of gravel aud debris out of the well
and not infTequently high above the der
rick.
In hauling these terrible explosives TO the
wells or magazines Odd-lOOking covered
wagons are used, and the State laws pro
vide that each shall be marked on the sides.
in large letters:
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Tit. official score for tbs match Is as follows
IN.TUE FRFEZF-OUTs.

Three "ffeeze- outs" followed. In the FIRST A.
C. TGbbs, KUtle, Robinson. Hamilton, Spl ague
and j. D0honOe passed out 10 the frst round /;
Murdoch ia dhe second; Atheu0n and T. Wood
waiG M t{le third GraysOn iu 7lh fourth; n.
Woodward, Taliaat aHd Croker 10 the fflh, ana
Busqui. Eddy and E. D0nohOe divided the stak s..
Iaiiant and T. DOnOhOe divided tie secuad
fteeze20ut aud owing 20 tie BIRDS giving out
B0squt Kitlle. Eddy, +. Don0hOe and Wood
ward divided tie third and last pet"
This concluded a magnificent days sport, save
f0r the amusen-Bt caused by several foot races
between small boys while waiiiag at the depot.
One small boz ran fifty yards against member
fora sid wager and beat bis grOwn-up opponent
handily Finally a challenge was accepted by
one member with friend: TIE latter Insisted on
.luiInlng IN lis plug hat and II proved 'hOOdOo."
a. after bump be fell sprawling aud lost, and
WIS p.csIng himself up as the train entered tie
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The Unnnid Wnrrants.

Action upon the unaudiied warrants OF certain
iremen, whose appeals have been sustained by
the District Attorney, VIII b. taken by the
Finance Committee OF The Board Of Supervisors
tomorrow night at special meeting.
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but Delaware and Hudson is up ) u and Rio Grande
preferred 27s Governments steady Petroleum
reached the extreme point OF duliness not sale
being made to-day either in certificates or options.
NEW YORK, Feb. 27.-Untted States BOnds-4s,
III: do. 2's. 90; NortherG Pacific, 1884: Cana
dian Pacific 80; Central Pacific. 81; Union Pacific,
461a Atchison and Santa Re, 1915: Wells, Fargo,
l42; Western Union, S77s; Silver, 9O$s; Sterling.
81 S6d4 80.
Wheat-M March, 81 043z Flour. steady. Coffee,
19@25c. Hides 1899. Copper-Lake. SO 65.
Tin spot, $l9 3d. Lead = Domestic, "a 70.
IrQn-$l5. Petroleum. 599 sc.
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Up in the northern part Of New York
State the churches are giving sleigh-i ide
socials in aid Of sumo deserving object.
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Portland,s Business.
Exchange and Bullion.

PORTLAND. Or, Feb 27.-Clearances 1888. coo
balances $50, 900.
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SUS A&D TIDE TABLE.
Computed by THOMAS TENNEST, ChrOnOmetsc and
Instrument Maker. 4 California StreSL
Sign OF the OGDEN Sailor.
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Hops arc moderate and transactions are in small
lots. Prices unchanged. Foreign quiet and easier.
In Pacific Coast Dried Fruit the market is de-
pressed. California London layers, new, 81 2CG
l so; three-crOwD, new. 81 1901 40; same IN bags,
new, 354 9j14c
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Produce Market.

FLOUR-Net cash prices are as follows: Family
extras S595 ) Z Dbl; Bakers extras 81 9O95
city superhne 81 zO43 As Interior brands, 81 70
WHEAT-CIOsed the week dull and not materI ally
changed No. /, 81 66I49l 67Ia; choice 81 6Sa4
lower grades, 81 6OGl %; extra choice for milling,
TuEII -gl, a ct
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Ihirarn Markets.

Sugar-Moderately active and unchanged.
Coffee Is Qgiet aud easier by 70 10 points. Feb
ruary sl4 20; March, $l3 rs; April, $I3 %. Sales,
I 500 hays
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INFORMAL SEssION-lO O'clOek-BGyer season
100. 81 67i4 400, 81 67is.
REGULAR MORSING SEssION-Buyer season
900. 81 66s4. Seller 1920. al 431a 100. 81 1884
BARLEY-The situation exhibited no noteworthy
change yesterday beyond an advance OF lie in
futures. Feed. 81 choice bright do 81 02I2 !;
dark Coast. 95G9sa4 c; brewing. 81 O5Ql 10; Chev-
alier 81 45@l 90 FOR standard; lower grades, 81 05
q -
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RECEIPTS OF PRODUCE.
OCEAN STEAMERS.

Dates Of Denarture from San Francisco.
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Board-l5 Pacific Gas Imp. 80.
Street-51 Safe Deposit. al.
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LADIES' HOSIERY.

fs soc and 75c per
s 81
sDIIs, FANCY
55 dozen shades
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Dry GOODS.
< Ez,NNF:..DYS
WE Invite YOUR ATTENTION
NEW SPRING APPROPRIATIONS

And We shall sell at prices that mean N ney IN your pocket
hing IL the Iineof Dry Goods.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1892-04-14
WHISKY TRUST.
Yearly Report Shows Large Increase
tn Business.

Yearly Report Shows Large Increase
TN Business.
PEORIA Nll.), April ia largely-at-
tended annual meeting of the stockhold-
ers OF the Distillers' and Cattle Feeders
Company was held at the trust head
quarters here this afternoon. Everything
passed off tremendously. p. j. Hen
messy, Neston S. Norris and Juliese
French were elected directors to succeed
themselves, and Frank Curtis, to fill the
vacancy caused by the death of Adolph
NNooiner. The present officers will proba-
bly, be reelected at the directors meeting
| tomorrow. The stockholders favored the
policy OF President Greenhut to cut prices
to wipe out opposition.
In his annual address President Green
! hut detailed benefits accruing from the
purchase of the Shufeldt and Calumet
distilleries. He expressed regret that
some stockholders, believing the pur-
chase made the trust invincible, consid-
erably injured the business of the COM
pany by insisting on the highest rates
and circulating exaggerated reports of
the company's earnings in order TO effect
the value of stock. He then related the
incident of the resignation of himself and
Director Morris, and stated that perfect
hamony since prevailed among the di-
rectors. He said the company, pursuing
a policy protecting its trade, would, ii
necessary, put the price of the product on
such low basis as to earn little or no
profit.
Greenhut stated that the best legal tall
ent the company could employ, was
OF the opinion that the Government could
not maintain the suit inaugurated by the
recent indictment of the coInpany's Off
GERS at Boston.
The company sales for the year ending
March 81, 1892 were shown to have in
creased nearly 100000 gallons in the
last four years, and 923,546 gallons in
crease over the previous year, the total
The earnings were 81, 728, s27, expendi-
lures s442, 1908, and S1,so0,69S paid out in
dividends, leaving on hand April ], 1892,
81, 395. S22 The surplus earnings for the
year were S326, 643. Rebates are kept in
separate fund, and do not enter into
the foregoing statement.
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THE TELEPHONE PATENTS
How Business VIII Be Affected by
Their Expiration.

Although it is perfectly evident that in
large cities no particular change will re-
suit from the expiration Of the telephone
patents so far as the exchange business
proper is concerned, yet in the private
line business both in cities and through
out the country, the effect Of free tele-
phones undoubtedly viii be felt very
largely. Large corporations who rent
private lines running to u dozen or more
different points scattered all over city
and its suburbs will perhaps not be bene-
flied very much. They contract with the
telephone companies for the installation
and maintenance of their lines and save
themselves all further trouble; the tele-
phone company offers them certain facil-
tiles, as it mas wires established and run
ming to all points, and its staff organized
and available for the work OF installa-
ton, inspection and repair at a moments
notice. Such facilities as these are an
important consideration where long lines
are concerned and prompt service is the
first desideratum. This class of private
line business will in all probability
remain with the telephone companies.
But there is very large class of private
telephone business only partially devel-
oped, on account OF the expense which
private telephone line, however short,
now entails, that will in future be carried
out by electrical contractors, and even by
the individuals who require communica-
ton themselves, for there is nothing
electrical simpler to install and maintain
than short-distance, two-station tele-
phone line.-Engineering Magazine.
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cause Greenwalt command J, or re-
RAILROAD COMMISSIONERS.
Nearly Every State Represented a
the Convention In Washington.

Nearly Every State Represented at
the Convention In Washington.
WASHINGTON, April 13.-The fourth
annual convention of the State Railroad
Commissioners opened this morning.
Nearly all the States were represented.
E. p. Jarvey of South Carolina was elected
Chairman. Committee reports on the
uniformity in railway accounting and
reasonable rates were presented. In re-
gard to the latter report the committee
recommended that the Interstate Conf
merce Act be so amended as - provide
that railroads shall try cases il. me cou, IS
upon evidence introduced before ii e
commission, and that the findings of the
commission shall have the same force and
effect as masters report in chancery;
that the commission be authorized to en-
ploy competent counsel to represent
them IN any litigation they may cause
TO be instituted under said Act.
AT the afternoon session the Committee
on Discrimination, arising from the use
OF private cars by shippers, presented
report recommending an amendment to
the interstate commerce law, prohibiting
the allowance Of mileage for use of pri-
yate cars beyond Il reasonable comDensa-
ton for the car when loaded, and also
provided that no mileage should be paid
loI CAS lSIuiH u an empty car; declaring
the allowance of free transportation to
parties connected with private ears con-
trary to the provisions of the interstate
commerce law; declaring that railroad
companies hauling private freight in
trains must at the same time provide for
the use OF shippers engaged in like traffic
sufficient number Of cars to meet all
reasonable requirements of the public;
that III case of complaint as to mileage for
the use of private freight cars III question
reasonable allowance be determined by
the Interstate Commerce Commission,
and that statutory provision to that eff
feet ne enacted
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Buraette ON Easter Eggs.

For one thing. L observe that Easter
eggs" are quite feature of the festival
Now when I was a boy we had no such
nonsense, says Robert j. Burdette in the
Ladies' Home Journal. We had ''aigs''
always. 'sEasteraigs," usually pro-
nounced in one word. We used to color
them with calico; fast colors. A week
before Easter somebody would go to the
store to buy the calico with which TO print
the 'saigs." lis this fast colors ?" And
the clerk would lift his hand to heaven
and swear that the deluge couldn't fade
one ray of the brightest tint in the figure.
After securing his affidavit, we would tie
the ''aig" up in bit OF that print and boil
1T. The calico would come out of the or
deal pure, spotless. whittier than snow.
and the ''aig" would be thing of beauty
in dots and leaves and twigs.
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SOUTHERN PACIFIC.
Directors Elected by Various Trans
portation Companies.

Directors Elected by Various Trans
portation Companies.
SAN FRANCISCO, April 13.-Fourteen
transportation companies operated under
the Southern Pacific of Kentucky elected
officers to-day. OF the above mentioned
companies four operate steam roads and
the remaining ten are engaged in street
car transportation. The elections show
few changes in the managing boards of
the respective lines. In the directory
OF the Southern Pacific Railroad Com
panv of California w. V. Huntington
succeeds Timothy Hopkins, and at a sub
sequent election of officers the former
was chosen Nice-P President. The other
officers are &. +. Crocker, President; \.
II. Smith, Treasurer, and j. H. WiIlcutt
Secretary.
The following directors were elected bv
the roads named: South Pacific Coast
Railway Company-Leland Stanford, c.
L. Huntington, w. Il. Brown, Charles i.
Croker. w. Y. Huntington, A. y.
Towne and \. T. Smith.
California Pacific Railway C. p. Hunt
ington, \. L. Smith, l.. ii. Miller. Jr., II.
Il. Huntington, Charles L. Crocker.
Thomas III. Hubbard, George Croker.
Southern Pacific Railroad Company of
California San Francisco to Yuma)-C
j. Huntington, c. 4. Croker. Charles
Mayne, \. y. Towne, w. V. Huntington.
\. L. Smith, j. l.. Willcutt.
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WINTRY WEATHER.
Rain and Snow Falling Throughout the
Northwest.

Rain and Snow Falling Throughout the
Northwest.
ST. PAUL, April 13.-Heavy rain and
snow is reported from all parts of this
State and the Dakotas. Seeding is de-
layed everywhere. Central Iowa reports
hurricane, accompanied by snow, hail.
sleet and rain. Great damage to fruit
trees is feared. Some Minnesota and Da-
kota farmers think the storm will have
bad effect on crops. Others look for a
benefit from it. At Huron and Elk
Point, 5. D., over two inches of rain has
fallen. 1t rained fitty-two hours at Yank-
ton, and this afternoon snow is falling
there, with six inches on the ground. At
Pembina, \. D., the farmers are getting
uneasy, as the steady rain has swollen
the river considerably. At Glendale, N.
d., it has been raining forty-eight hours,
and the country is flooded, yet the farm
ers are happy. The James River at HUI
ron is rising rapidly and has clogged the
sewers, the water flooding cellars on
Iowa street. At Sleepy Eye a foot of
snow has fallen during the day. Seeding
is suspended for a week on account OF the
cold, and the farmers are blue. A snow
storm was raging at Winnebago City all
day. a number of other points in the
western part OF the State report snow,
ranging from few inches to q foot in
depth.
SHOWING HEAVILY.
WATERLOO Iowa, April 13.-It has
been showing heavily all day, between
five and six inches having fallen.
BOONE Iowa, April 13.-The storm has
increased in fury, and now blizzard is
raging. The telegraph wires are down,
and communication is cut Oft. Business
= SuSnnnHa1
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MERELY EXTENDING THE PERIOD
OF THE EXISTING Law.
Which Senators Felton and All the Pa
cific Coast Members of the House
Consider Very Unsatisfactory-The
Raum Investigation-Proc in
Congress Sea FIeet-Land
Rulings.
Special to the REconD-USroN.

WASHINGTON, April 13.-A bill was re-
ported to the Senate to-day by Dolph,
from the Committee on Foreign Rela-
tons, as a substitute for Geary's bill. It
is very unsatisfactory to Senator FELTON,
and all Of the Pacific Coast members of
the House. The bill merely extends for
n further period of ten years the existing
laws bearing upon the Chinese immigra-
ton. 1t provides that all Chinese ar
rested and convicted of violation of the
immigration laws shall be returned to
China, unless they are returned to the
country of which they are subjects. Ali
Cinnamon so arrested shall be adiudged
to be unlawfully in this country, unless
they present affirmative proof to the con-
trary. Any Chinaman convicted and re-
turned TO some other country, and being
thereafter found within the United States
shall, upon conviction, be imprisoned at
hard labor not exceeding six months. 1t
is further provided that when Chinese
are subjects of some other country than
China, and such other country demands
a head-taX upon each Chinese person be-
fore receiving him from the United States
officers, the Chinaman shall be returned
to China.
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National Cordage Company.

New YORK, April 13.-The Directors of
the National Cordage Company have
been served with orders to appear before
Chancellor McGill of New Jersey to
show cause why they should not be en-
joined from paying dividends OH the
stock of the company. Also. why de-
cree should not be issued compelling
them TO bring the books within the State
to give their stockholders an opportunity
to inspect them, so they may learn how
the big dividends declared by the COM
pany were earned and how much diyi-
dends has been paid.
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SHOWING HEAVILY.
SEVEN MEN KILLED.

Powder Works at Wtlkesbarre, Pa,
Completely Demolished.
WIKI ESBARRE Pa.), April 13.-The
Mosaic Powder Mills were completely
demolished by an explosion to-day. The
shock was felt over radius of forty miles.
Seven men were instantly killed and two
fatally injured. The dead are, John Glib
bons, Daniel Cleary, Aaron Colbaugh,
Moses Tucker, Edward j. Vanderberg,
Allan Smait, Carados Reese; fatally
wounded, George Allis and Daniel Bill
ings. Gibbons was blown Is feet in the
air. The other bodies were found from
80 to 200 feet distant from the mill. Loss
of properly, about $4,000.
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mob violence, have returned. as al fears
OF lyncning have been dispelled.
Commission Merchants Fail.

SAN FRANCISCO, April 13.-The house
of b. Levy q Co., commission merchants,
closed its doors this afternoon. Suisse
quently attachments were levied on the
firm by j. Ivancovich Il Co., CALI d Co,
and other creditors. 1t is claimed that
the firm bought up all the strawber-
RES in the market this morning at from
SO 10 SIS a chest, giving checks 10 pay
ment therefor when credit was denied. 1t
is stated that the checks were dishonored
at the banks, and That before they could
be levied on the berries had been sold by
the firm as low as $40 chest. The cred-
TORS threaten criminal prosecution. The
extent Of the firms liabilities is not yet
known.
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RAUM INVESTIGATION.
Testimony Taken by the House Com
mittee.

Testimony Iakcn Dy the House Com
mittee.
WASHINGTON. April BIN the Raum
investigation to-day T. L. Buckley testi-
fled that Raum told him he Hypothetical
$780, worth of stock of the American
Gypsum Mining Company, of which the
witness, Raum, w. w. Fleming and Cen
eral w. w. Dudley We're stockholders.
to George Z. Lemon, as security Tor a
loan OF So, 900.
ID. NJ. Hodgl1ins, discharged clerk.
testified that nine out of ten eases which
first came before him under the com
pleted files order belonged to George "
Lemon. For six weeks after the order
was issued fve-sevenths of the cases in
his division were Lemons.
James Morgan, an Indiana pension at
torney, testified that Cooper attended de-
partmental matters for him without com
pensation being offered, except SIS which
witness sent Hersey through Cooper, and
which Cooper returned at once, Cooner,s
manner III introducing him to Hersey
gave him simply the impression that
Cooper recommended Hersey as a com
petent pension attorney.
An important admission was obtained
from witness by Enloe, witness acknowI-
edging that he inclosed SIS to Cooper at
the suggestion Oh Speclal examiner
Greenwalt of the Pension Office, whom
Raum sent TO investigate the matter.
Greenwalt practically framed the letter,
and sent the money in registered letter
himself, instead of by draft or check, to
Cooper instead of Hersey, in order to
fasten the matter on Cooper and entrap
him. Greenwalt said the Office suspected
Hersey of calling up cases under Cooper,s
name and that Cooper was party 10 it.
Witness admitted that it was decoy let
ter. Witness denied writing letter for
Greenwalt because he feared disbarment,
He was Republican.
In response to question by Chairman
Wheeler. that If knowing the matter was
wrong he sent the money for Greenwalt
for seeing If member of Congress would
accept money for illicit information, wit
ness said that Greenwalt had figuratively
taken charge of him, and he did it be-