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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-03-19
CHICAG0'S BANK FAILURE
Among the Complications the Atkinson
Steel and Spring Works Fail

Among the Complications the Atkinson
Steel and Spring Works Fail
CHICAGO, March 1S.-The ,Schweisthal
failure resulted to-day in the filing in the
Superior Court of confession of Judgment
for $50, 100 against the Atkinson Steel and
Spring Works. John w. Lanehart, as as
signee of Schweisthal, is the creditor. The
Judgment is on two demand notes made Au-
gust % last as collateral for discounts. The
assignee says Schweisthal has further
claims against the company. The Atkinson
company own plant at Spalding, near
Chicago, which, with material on hand, is
said to be worth about 100000 1t is said
that it holds contracts whose ful6llment is
worth as much more. The officers profess
to be indignant at the action of Assignee
Lanehart, which. they declare is unjustif-
able.
Attorney Pam appeared for one of
Schweisthals creditors before Judge Scales
to-day and charged that the insolvent bank
er had prefaced his assignment by transfer
ring considerable real estate to friends 1t
was also alleged to-day that before the bank
doors were closed intimates of Schweisthal
were allowed to withdraw their deposits
Following Mr.. PANS accusations, Mr.
Schweisthal soon put in an appearance for
the first time since the failure, and in
formed the Court that, although i'll, he had
come from home to answer any citations,
though as yet none had been served upon
him Judge Scalec decided not to begin a
hearing of the banks affairs until to-mor-
row.
Assignee Lanehart was examined in the
County Court and gave out statement of
assets and liabilities that he characterized
as fairly accurate. He placed the liabilities
at $3.50, SIG. and assets at $412, $50. Mr..
Lanehart said there was S135, 200 worth of
certificates of deposit which Scweisthal is
believed to hold. The startling annoonce-
ment was made that of S205, 900 scheduled
as doubtful assets" s19O.OOO is due from
the Atkinson Steel and Spring Works, of
which $4,000 had been put as judgments.
Besides scheduled liabilities there is an un-
known contingent indebtedness, of which
some $4,000 has already appeared. 1t is
estimated that the assignee will be able to
pay about 80 cents on the dollar.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-03-19
JUST A LITTLE HELP.
That Is All Which Is Required mt This Time

That Is All Which Is Required mt This Time
OF the Year-Do You Know What TO Do?
We hear great deal, just now, about
feel run down after the labors and siege of
winter, and 1t is assumed they need Spring
medicine. This is not true. Spring medi-
cines are not needed; nature will throw off
the rheums in the blood which have accu-
mulated during the winter, If she has only a
little help. Nature is able to clean her own
house, and take care of her own household,
with little assistance, and a little, gentle
stimulant is all the Spring medicine anyone
requires. "But," you may say, "what do you
mean by stimulant, and what do 1 require?''
We answer something absolutely pure. pow
erful, and which has been proved to abund-
antly answer the purpose. Unquestionably,
whiskey, if of the right kind, is the proper
thing to use, but unfortunately, there are
few good whisl1ies in the market. and only
one which is absolutely pure, and possesses
medicinal qualities. That whiskey is Duff
ty's Pure Malt. 1t has been upon the mar
ket for years. 1t has the unqualified ell
dorsement of physicians and chemists, and
it is the only w.hislSey which can be recon-
mended. 1t is true certain unscrupulous
inferior goods, claiming they are equal TO
Duffys, but they possess little purity and no
medicinal power whatever, whereas Duffy'S
is specially designed us a medicinal whlsl<ey
1t would be well to bear these facts in mind
when considering the subject of Spring med
icines, and how to best put the system in
shape for the requirements OF the season.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-03-19
BUFFETING OCEAN WAVES
The Claim That the Twin Screw Monsters
Aren't Hindered by Storms.

The Claim That the Twin Screw Monsters
Aren't Hindered by Storms.
fancy, as the English say, and calculate.
as they say the Americans say, that boats
may be built of Il, 900 tons, with four screws,
that can cut down the time from Queens
town to Sandy Hook as much within five
days as the best record is now within six,
and the four propellers will require the
energy of 500 tons of coal per day. But a
rate of running exceeding 500 knots per
day can only be- made in favorable weather.
1t is said in behalf of the 10,000-ton twin
screw boats that they 60 right along and
make about their usual time, no matter
what the winds and waves are saying
They do nothing of the sort, says Murat
Halstead.
The strain becomes so great at full speed
in heavy head sea that the wear and tear
is too expensive to be endured even if the
situation is not dangerous, and the grandest
boat that ever fioated is unsteady as a row.
boat, and gets such staggering thumps that
a prudent officer will not risk all the power
in hand to drive into the waves The
Majestic is as we'll calculated as any vessel
ever constructed to race through the storms
that sweep the Atlantic, but she does not
do it. On her January run to New York
she was slowed down for hours on five sue
cessive days.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-03-19
THE BUSINESS WORLD.
Mr.. Cakes, of the Northern Pacific,
Talks Plainly to Kanucks.
RECIPROCITY THEIR SALVATION,
The Chicago Banking Failure Making seri-
Gus Complications.
FIRES, FAILURES AND BUSINESS NEWS

WINNIPEG, MAN, March 18-There
will be published tomorrow long inter-
view with President Oakes. of the Northern
Pacific Railroad, who was here last night
with other chief officials of the company.
"Does your company propose making any
extensions in Manitoba in the near future?"
was asked President Oakes.
''No; guess we will just lie quietly by
till we secure some return out of the lines
we have"
"Do they not pay?"
''Oh, suppose. they pay operating ex-
penses, but not interest on bonded in
debtedness''
'eTheh you do not contemplate taking
hold of the country in big shape?"
''Not at present But I'll tell you what:
If your people, and say it respectfully,
would act for what is your true, nay,
your vital interest, and instead of talking
sentimental bosh would go in for business
ard complete reciprocity arrangement
with the United States, you would wonder
what had happened to you in few years.
If you did that the Northern Pacific would
gridiron your territory with railroads and
send you millions of settlers. Weare send
ing them out into the Western States and
If we were occupying your territory fully
we might just as well send them to you.
"What I can't understand is that you
people here in the Northwest, whose very
existence seems to me to depend ON free
trade with the United States, should 60 on
as you do and continue isolated as you are.
1t is not common sense"
"But do we not secure settlers here?"
"Oh, yes, I know you do; but great
many OF them drift over the line into the
States. Why, your own census shows that
your sons, the cream of your population,
migrate in thousands to the United States.
So far asI can see, there is no way to true
prosperity for you up here except through
complete reciprocity, or, better still, polit-
ical union with the United States With
reciprocity your country ought to double or
treble in value, and with political union
would increase 500 per cent.
"Of course, this is your business It
makes little difference to me what Canada
does, but am telling YOU frankly what
views myself and many of the railroad men
in our country entertain upon the question
of reciprocity and complete union. Why,
we are amazed that your people, and par
ticularly you in the Northwest, should con-
tinue in your position of commercial isola-
tion from the rest of this continent when
prosperity awaits you if you are but true to
yourselves.
Speaking of the emigration work of the
company in the Western States, President
Oakes said he had just returned from in
specting the big canal which the company
was building out there for the purpose of
watering the land. 1t is % feet deep, 8 feet
wide at the bottom and 60 feet at the top. 1t
cost S400, 900 and would serve to water many
millions of acres of land
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-03-19
STANDARD REFINERs TO MEET

And Go Through the Motions at Philadcl-
phia According to Rule.
PHILADELPHIA, March ia special
meeting of the stockholders of the Atlantic
Refining Company has been called for May
1s, for the purpose of voting upon pro-
position to increase the capital stock of
the company. This action it is an
nounced is made necessary by the
proposed dissolution of the Stand
ard Oil Trust, which controlled the
Atlantic Refining Company. The dissolu-
tion of the trust releases the securities of
many of the separate oil companies organ
lied under State laws, among them the At
lantic Refining Company. Many of the
properties have largely increased in value
since the trust was formed, and it is to rep
resent this increased value and to facilitate
the return and distribution of the securities
now held by the trust that the capt. aliza-
tion is to be increased.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-03-19
RAILWAY INTERESTS.

CHARGES against the Omaha Railroad of
cutting rates ut st. Paul, were dismissed by
Chairman Finley. of Chicago.
THE rates to the General Methodist Con-
ference ut Omaha, May ]. good for four
weeks, are one lowest frst-class fare for the
round trip.
CANADIAN PACIFIC earnings for the week
ending March IA, amounted to $3ls000 and
for the same period last year 1923, 900, an in
crease of $4,000.
Trunk lines will sell excursion tickets to
battlefelds near Washington. at the rate OF
one faro for the round trip, during the &. a.
r. Encampment in September.
OWING to the Canadian Pacific strike, no
freight trains are moving. This will not
aft ct business much, as Northwest Canadian
farmers are holding grain anyway. The
strikers chances are said to be slim.
The Lehigh Valley Railroad Company has
flied bill of appearance in answer to the
equity suit of NJ. II. Arnot, OF Elmira, Mt
Williamsport, Pa, by which Mr. Arnos seeks
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-03-19
1t Was With Revolutionary Flintloclr That
He Did Fearful Havoc.

He Did Fearful Havoc.
Forest and StreamJ
How many of us can remember our first
shot at game? 1 was slightly built and 10
or II years of age when discovered that q
flock of woodducks frequented the creek.
resurrected the old family fintlock mus
ket, which family tradition said had seen
service in the War of the Revolution, and
has been used in the War of 1872 in the en-
deavor to repel the British, when Buffalo was
burned. The flint was gone 1 searched
the field where I had seen flint Indian ar
row heads, and found one, out of which
manufactured a passable flint for the old
gun. I obtained some blasting powder from
a neighbor and crushed it fine For shot 1
cut some pieces of lead to suitable size;
wadded the powder and shot firmly with
tow.
Proceeded to the creek crawling through
the short brush as only boy or rabbit can
do, trailing the old musket, which was so
heavy could barely with the exercise of
much will power bring it to nv shoulder.
Arriving NEAR the point where 1 believed
the ducks were located, 1 carefully raised
my head above the brush. The ducks rose
brought the old gun to my
shoulder and pulled the trigger. The
old musket went off and so did
I-head over heels, seeing stars the names
of which 1 never knew. picked myself
up with bruised shoulder and bloody
nose, and the old musket, good for further
service, and-fve ducks Stars, bruises and
bloody nose were forgotten. Glory! guess
1 huzzaed. And was 1 not the hunter of
hunters among my mates of whom there
were so many? Over half century has
passed since.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-03-19

an accident, which was liable to happen to
anyone, that copy had been sent to the
printing Office. In response to the gentle
man from Texas he would say that the gen.
tleman who wrote his speeches was Mr..
Walker, of Worcester. (Laughter.] He
asked that the headlines be stricken from
the Record. =
The matter was finally referred to the
Committee on Printing for investigation
and the House took recess, the evening
session to be for the consideration of private
pension bills.
The Senate Adjourns TIL Monday.
There were not dozen Senators in the
chamber during prayer, and about an equal
number came in while the journal of yester-
day was being read. The chair was occupied
by Mr. Manderson, as President pro tenn,
who presented memorial from the Phila-
delphia Conference of the Methodist Epis-
copal Church that Congress shall "secure in
some wav the American Sabbath so that the
law of God and of nearly all the States Of
the nation may be respected at the Colum-
blan Exposition of 1893"
Several memorials in favor of the free
and Unlimited coinage Of silver were pre-
sented bv Mr. W olcott, from silver leagues
and silver clubs in Colorado and one
against it by Mr.. Cockrell, from citizens of
Missouri.
Mr.. Stanford gave notice that at o'clock
next Thursday he would ask the Senate to
consider resolutions in respect to the death
of his late colleague, Mr.. Hearst.
Mr.. Dawes gave notice that he would call
up the Indian appropriation bill on Monday
next.
Mr.. Casey, from the Committee on Agri-
culture, reported bill to establish a uni,
form standard of wheat, corn, oats, barley
and rye. Calendar.
On motion of Mr.. Allison, the bill estab-
fishing ports of delivery at Des Moines,
La. was taken from the calendar and passed.
Special Orders for Some Bills.
The following bills were made special or
ders for next week, to come in after the
West Virginia direct tax bill: To improve
the navigation and to afford ease and safety
to the trade and commerce of the Mississippi
river, and to prevent destructive floods;
making an appropriation for the improve
ment Of the Columbia river; for the con-
struction of boat railway at The Dalles
and Cello Falls and Ten-N1ile Rapids of
the Columbia river, and for the improve
ment of Three-Mile Rapids.
The calendar was then taken up, and a
number of bills disposed Of The Senate
then went into executive session and when
the doors reopened, adjourned till Monday.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-03-19
THE FIRE RECORD.

AT Scottdale James Green's music store
damaged 81, 500. Cause, an over heated stove.
AT Wilkesbarre, the London and Liver
pool shoe house, under the management of
Weisman & Blatner, damaged in stock slo-
600. Insured.
AT Clear Lake, Wis, fire broke out Thurs
day midnight in Gillette & De Garmo's store.
The fire spread to the Merchants Hotel and
a grocery store adjoining. and before the
flames could be brought under control som e
powder in the store exploded and the tin
ware was blown the distance of a block.
There were about 30 guests in the hotel at
the time of the fire. All escaped, though a
few had very close call.
AT st. Louis the four upper floors of the
seven-story Liggett & Meyer tobacco factory.
Loss about $500 900. The 600 employees got out
with difficulty, although the building was
well equipped with fire escapes. The male
employees displayed great courage in assist
ing the women out, many of the latter faint
ing or being blinded by smoke. The fire
started on the top floor, probably by spon-
taneous combustion. A revised estima te
makes the loss on stock S3l5. COO: ON building,
$25.0J0 on machinery, 5000; total, $345, 600,
which is covered by s43O, GOO insurance.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-03-19
DELAYS THE SUGAR DEAL

One Philadelphia Refinery Is Holding Out
for 81, a,OOo, 900 More.
PHILADELPHIA, March 18-The Press
tomorrow will say: There is a hitch In
the negotiations between the Sugar Trust
and one of the big refneries of this
city. There is about 100000 difference
between the price asked by the firm and
what the trust wants to give. This is the
reason why the formal announcement OF the
deal has not been made. The firm over
which the controversy has arisen is Harri-
son, Frazier & Co. They value their plant at
$40, 100000 and want that amount IN trust
certificates before they will transfer their
stock. 1t is said that Spreckels offered
SS,0O0,000 at first, but withdrew the offer,
stating that the plant was not worth over
S7,0O0,000. Persons closely allied to the
trust declare that So. 900, 900 is ready for the
purchase, but that the owners would rather
run Independently than sell for such a
price. A fair compromise may be effected.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-03-19
A MIRROR IN A GLOVE.
The Latest Form of Vanity Developed in
Victoria's Realm.

The Latest Form of Vanity Developed in
victoria's Realm.
Pail Mall Budget.l
Without merely desiring to remind her
self of her good looks, woman has
often need of as much looking glass as she
can see her face in. In the street, at ball,
at a theater, in the shops, all sorts of little
disarrangementsm may occur, and to set them
right mirror is an absolute necessity. This
isn't a new discovery. The want is one that
really has been long felt, and some clumsy
attempts have been made to meet it.
But the very handiest form of portable
mirrors is the new ''mirror glove" A lit
tie flap is buttoned up into tine palm of one
glove. When it is let down small circular
mirror is disclosed. The advantage of this
arrangement is that you can look at your
self without appearing to do SO. To an Or
binary observer you are merely refectively
(no pun intended) looking at your hand, as
it is some women's habit to do when they
are ruminating. In the remote possibility
of woman wearing these gloves simply
out of vanity to hold the mirror up to ma
rure-or art, as it may happen to be-the
opportunity of being able to do it without
the purpose of being detected is of great
Importance, for even vain women are
usually so vain as to wish to be thought
without vanity.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-03-19
PRUSSIA'S CABINET SPLIT.

The Emperor Weakens on the Education
Bill, Which Causes the Ecclesiastical
Minister to Resign-Caprivi still in Office
Colleagues Inducing Him to Remain.
BERLIN, March 1S--It now appears cer-
tain that Count Won z-Trutzschler, Min
lister of Ecclesiastical Affairs, resigned his
office at the Prussian Cabinet Council Thurs
day, and that he was prompted to take this
action by the statement made by EN-
peror William that he did not want
the primary education bill passed
by one-sided majority. The with
drawal of the bill, after forcing it
through the committee in a practically un-
amended form, would be a confession of
great weakness on the part of the Govern
ment Chancellor Won Caprivi's attitude
in regard to the much discussed
measure has been quite as decided
as that of Baron Won Zeditz-TrutZchers. 1t
is stated that Herr Rauchhaupt, the leader
of the Conservatives in the Lower House of
the Prussan Diet, now declines to accept
certain clauses in the primary education
bill, although the main body of the Con-
servatives are pledged to support the meas
ure The result of this action of Herr
Rauchhaupt is to create deadlock.
At Thursdays council the education bill
was not on the order of the day, but
cropped up in a conversation after official
business, the Emperor saying that he
wanted an agreement with the moderate
parties; or, according to another version,
expressing his desire to postpone the
decision. Count Won Zedlitz was reticient,
apparently feeling his-inability to coincide
with the Emperor's views Chancellor Won
Caprivi observed that he ought to continue
the discussion of the bill in committee.
Count Won Zedlitz forthwith wrote his
resignation and presented 1t this morning.
The Ministers to-day tried to convince
the Chancellor that be need not identify
himself with Count Won Zedlitz Rumors
were current that the Chancellor had
actually resigned, but this has rot been con-
frmed. The Post says that the attitude of
the Ministers toward the bill has changed,
majority of the Cabinet now being op-
posed to Count Won Zedlitz-Trutzschlers
views
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-03-19
SUNDAY observance of France, by Ida N.
TarheII, in THE DISPATCH tomorrow.
We Want TO Say

We Want to Say
that now is the time to get your
piano OF organ. We have them.
All kinds.
HARDMAN, KRAKAUER, VoSE PIANOS.
Chicago cottage organs All
kinds of woods, plain and carved
cases. We can plsase you in
price and instrument, as we have
pleased thousands and thousands
before you.
Low PRICES AND EASY PAYMENTS
are two Inducements we offer in
addition to quality and durabil-
ity of our instruments. Nothing
mediocre leaves our warefooms.
IF You MOVE APRIL
come and get your piano or organ
anyhow, and we will deliver it in
your new home when you are
ready for it. Come and see US.
whether you intend buying or
not, and hear our selt-playing
Aeolians
MELLoR & HoENE'S
''Palace OF Music"
II Fifth avenue.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-03-19
Conditions Under Which Peabody Museul
Undertakes Investigations.

Conditions Under Which Peabody Museum
Undertakes Investigations.
The Peabody Museum of American
Archaeology and Ethnology, Of Harvard
University, has secured from the Govern
ment of Honduras, the exclusive right FOR
the next ten years, of exploring the Won
derful remains in which that country
abounds, with the privilege, also; of taking
away half of all the objects found during
the excavations. 1t is a condition of these
privileges, that explorations shall be
crrried on each year. Already an ex-
pedition under the instructions, but
not under the personal guidance, of Prof
Putnam, is on the way to the scene of opera
tions. As planned, the work will be the
most exhaustive research of the kind ever
undertaken in America. A school of arche-
ology, similar to that at Athens is to be es-
tablished; and all material collected during
1892 will be exhibited at the Worlds Fair.
The tomb discovered at Eretria, in Eubea,
during the recent excavations conducted by
the American Archaeological Institute of
Athens, which was supposed to be the tomb
of Aristotle, is disclaimed as such by DR..
Waldstein. The only epitaph mentions ''a
daughter of Aristotle.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-03-19

LONDON, March 1s.-Edward Holden,
formerly Sergeant in the Royal Engineers,
who was arrested at Manchester short
time ago charged under the official secrets
act with attempting to learn secrets con-
cerning defenses at Gibraltar, was COM
mitted for trial to-day for divulging the
secrets of forts at Malta, which were made
against him subsequent to his arrest. Mr.
Edgar, who prosecuted the case, stated that
the French Government now possesses COM
pete details of all the ornaments at Malta.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-03-19
SPEED ON THE OCEAN.

Any Better Rate viii Make the Ships Very
Uncomfortable to Ride In.
In estimating the speed that may be made
by the most expert and extensive use of
steam and steel, there is difficulty not
usually taken into account, but one that
increases with the augmentation of power.
1t is the tremor of the ship. 1t is not possi-
BILE to drive $1,000 tons % miles, q knots.
an hour without giving every part of the
structure an intense and constant shiver.
This incessant vibration becomes to sensitive
persons painful. There is sensation of
merciless combat that is very trying. fear
that in this way the ship of 4 days and IS
hours will be found too shaky for the deli
cate, and it is improbable that material
may be found obviating this serious objec-
tion.
Trains may be run from 70 to 100 miles an
hour, and boats may go at one-third that
rate, but they will not be enjoyable, and
do not know what enterprise the genius Of
mechanical drawing and construction. labor
and capital in harmony can do for the peo-
pie at sea that has not been done.