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Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-06-10
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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1893-12-09
A Gas Bomb.

Dr. Ochse, of Berlin, who was for
merlv connected with the krupp
works, is said to have invented new
and most effective bomb, charged with
gns. The bomb is composed of II
strong glass tube into which is hcrmct-
icnllv sealed "A quantity of water, more
or less, according 10 the force of the
desired explosion. A weak current of
electricity is then passed through the
water by means of platinum wires
welded into the glnss, with the effect
of decomposIng the water into it,
clements, oxygen and hydrogen gas.
1t il said that pressure of $500 at
mospheres can be thus produced. To
fire the bomb all TINT Is necessary is 10
pass an electric spark through the
platinum wires, when the gn~cs recon-
bInc with tremendous energy. produc-
ing one of the most destructive cX-
plosi0ns known to science. German
military experts have been cNpcrim,u
ing with the new bombs, and find that
they are entirel " safe and exceedingly
effective.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1893-12-09
BRADSTREET'S REPORT.
General improvement Noted in New
England States.

The Thanksgiving holiday cut into the
business week harshly, when the volume Of
general trade is considered, bank clrarings
for this week aggregating only $50. $40. Sl2
fully II per cent. less than last week and 43
per cent smaller than the total in the
ike week one year ago. November
bank clearings at "a cities aggregate
s4,05l, OjI5l6. a net gain Of IL per cent.
over October, but n decrease Of % per cent
from November last year Except in the late
summer and autumn months the total is
smaller than any month since February 1891
For II months the total is 549. 795, AZ, OOS. a
decrease Of 10. g per cent. from last year and a
smaller total than in any similar period since
1883.
Cotton mills in New England are meeting
tn" hand-to-mouIh inquiry, but the tone Of
fabrics is better since the recent auction at
New York, on which belief rests that bottom
prices have been touched. Wooden goods
have no snap and mills are working on or
dcrS only.
Restricted business in wool is reported at
Boston. The leather and shoe industry in
New England ma ntatnS the Improvement of
a week ago. Manufa tur"r-.of hardware and
engines at Providence are working three
tourths time.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1893-12-09
FAVOR COOPERATION.
The Danbury Hatmakers May Estab-
Iish shops.

The 1000 locked-out matters at Danbury.
Conn, are now thoroughly organized and the
different unions are holding daily meetings
The men seem to have become more confident
OF victory and say that they are now prepared
for three months siege with the manufac.
turers. while before they could look forward
with certainty to holding out but about a
month.
The unions have received assurances OF as
sistance from various labor organizations in
the country whose members have been as
sisted by them in the past, and Mrs Ellen
Foote, president Of the Trimmers' Union, has
been literally flooded with letters Offering sub
stantial financial aid, both from other labor
unions and from individuals.
The subject OF starting cooperative hat
shops is being agtated by leaders OF the
unions. There are some vacant plants IN
Danbury tia are suitable for that purpose
and 1t is possible that they may be soon
brought into requisition. Offers Of land
have already b zen made to the executive
committee AMI they are being seriously con.
sidered. The committee already has plans
nearly perfected for the running of shops on
cooperative principles.
No signs OF weakening IL seen OH the part
OF the manufacturers. 1t IL now understood
that they may keep their factories closed till
Jan. l, and the men admit that the end is moi
In slght ana that the manufacturers are solid
In thor determination to open rs independ-
ont shop They say. however, that the manu-.
iacturers do not know the influence the men
as body can WELD that they control the
city AMI town government, and can enact
measures for their benefit and against the
manufacturers.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1893-12-09
The HIGHEST AWARD.

Royal Baking Powder has all the
Honors-In strength auI Value 20
per cent. above its Nearest Com
petitOr.
The Royal Baking Powder has the
enviable record of having received the
highest award for articles OF its cinss
greatest strength, pur"st lngre-
dients, most perfectly continued
wherever exhibited in competition with
others. In the exhibitions of former
years, at the Centennial, at Paris,
Vienna and at the various State and
Industrial fairs. where 1t has been eN-
hibited, judges have invariably award
ed the Royal Baking Powder the high
est honors.
At the recent Worlds Fair the ex-
animation for the baking powder
awards were directed by the chief
chemist of the Agricultural Depart
ment at Washington. The chief chem
lists official report OF the tests OF the
baking powders, which was made for
the specific purpose OF ascertaining
which was the best, shows the leaven-
ing strength of the Royal to he lGO
cubic inches of carhonic gas per ounce
oil powder. or the cream of tartar
baking powders exhibited, the next
highest in strength tested contained
but 1873 cubic inches of lcavcning gas.
The other powders gave an average Of
Ill. The Royal, therefore, was found
OF twenty per cent. greater leavening
strength than its nearest competitor,
and forty-four per cent. above the
average OF all the other tests Its
superiority in other respects, however,
in the quality of the food it makes rs
to fneness, dclicacy and wholesome
ness, could not he measured by fig
ures.
1t is these high qualities, known and
appreciated 10y the women of the coun-
try for SO many years, that have
caused the sales OF the Royal Baking
Powder, MS shown 10y statistics, to ev-
coed the sale of all other baking pow
ders combined
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1893-12-09

The great ship canal connecting Manchcs.
ter, England, with the sea, will be open &c
traffic on Dec
The British Admiralty will Immediately
begin the construction at Chatham OF n battle
ship similar to the Magnificent.
From last Jan. L. the Withdrawals from the
French savings banks have exceeded the re.
ccipts by 200, 900 900 francs.
Adrianor. who asSas-inatcd Mayor Alexe-
jeff, OF Moscow, on March 81 last, has been
found insane and sent toan asylum. 49,
The stream Of Russian emigration to Amer
lea has been diverted from Hamburg to
Liverpool. -
The Portuguese government organs con.
slider that dissolution Of the cabinet ia i'm.
minent, IN order that it may be reconstructed
under the present prime minister, Senior
Ribeiro.
Brazilian insurgents in Rio Grande do SUI
defeated government forces and took ,O0C
prisoners.
The Russian military party have persuaded
the Gar to consent to increase the Russian
army, in view Of the recent additions to the
German army.
The boundary question between Peru and
Ecuador has broken out afresh and serious
trouble may be looked for.
Admiral Mcllo sailed from Rio with the
Aquidaban and several other warships, leav-
ing Admiral Garna in command.
Brazilian Minister Ntendonca SAYS the Meth.
eroy will await the America at st. Thomas
and then both will sail for northern port of
Brazil.
cholera expert sent to Constantinople by
the French Government at the request Of the
Sultan, to combat the plague. was attacked
with the disease and died within few hours.
There are still from forty to fifty cases a day
in that city.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1893-12-09
FIRED THE TOWN.
Trains on Lehigh Road
Collide.
The Wreck Burns and Build
ings Go Up With 1t.

The Lehigh officials succeeded in making
up three big freight trains in the CoNton and
Wilkesbarre, Pa, yards. Theytwnrr despatched
east shortly after midnight. The first train
passed White Haven all right. Non-uui'n
men were Ia charge OF the second, piotcd los
a telegraph operator. After the train hal
passed over the mountain aad was approach
ing White Haven, the engineer gave the So
nal ION brakes Then h" put on a full hea T!
OF steam and pulled out"
The brakemen, who we've also non-union
men, did not respond quickly enough. AMI
the train parted in two places. The engineer
did not notice tn" mishap and went on. tn"
Irst broken section cane L. stop about
nifty yards on the south side Of White Haven
station, but the second section. or rear end,
OF the train was under more momentum. and
had not stopped when it was approached
from behind by the third freight train, drawn
by engine No. III. with nine ears Of mixed
freight, mostly flour. feed. molasscs and hay
This train was also in charge Of non
union engineer with pilot. The train was
going at the rate of thirty miles an hour.
The iaRmRn OF the broken train ahead had
just come out on the platform oi the caboo~e
when he saw the locomotive only few yards
away. He was caught in the wreck.
The crash was heard all over town. As
soon as engine No. Ill struck, the Goals In
rection and the whole wreck was soon on
IRE The cabOOse was cnt in two and ono
hall OF 1t was thrown against the second story
OF Ruhnk's Hotel. In ten minutes after tho
accident the hotel was IN flames. and i'll less
than an hour il was in ruins. The flames
communicated TO Thomas W. Riokcr's grocery
store. This also was destroyed, rs was Cram
ers livery stable. Fourteen head OF live
stock were rescued with difficulty.
The tlremen thought they had the fire eN-
tinguished, and turned their attention to the
wreck, but IL was found another business
block adjoining the burned hotel was on FIR.
After working hard for three hours more the
tircmen finally subducd the flames. The Scc-
ond fire increased the losses hySmith Hotel,
briggs drug storr. J. W. Goon's general
store, Fishers jewelry store and Forschncr's
iewelry store.
The property loss to the Lehigh is $50 Gao,
and if it is compelled to pay for the property
destroyed by fire in the town, caused 10y the
wreck. the loss will foot mp fully so, 900
Lehigh Valley officials said tina. the wrccN
was the most disastcrous in the history 81 the
company since the Mud Rom catastrophe In
October, 1888. White Haven il lumber
town OF 5000 Inhabitants.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1893-12-09

Fire consumed $4,000 worth OF property
in Baltimore, Md.
The thermometers at st. Paul, MINI, regis
tered 80 below zero, the lowest within the
memory Of the oldest inhabltant.
Tramps attempted to burn Herman Hanzel,
an aged farmer OF Mays Landing, n. j., but
were unsuccessful in the attempt. Robbery
WAS the motive.
The story that the Fort Wayne road was TO
dismiss 5000 employees has been denied by
the company officials.
A misplaced switch caused train to crash
into the Broad street station Of the Pennsyl-
vania railroad at Philadelphia. Nobody was
injured.
John p. Hopkins was nominated by accla-
nation by the Chicago Democratic city COM
mittec yesterday to I'LL the vacancy caused
by the assassination OF Mayor Carter II. Har-
rison. George B. Swift Is the Republican
nominee.
Police Inspector Williams prohibited the
danse du yrnlrc, one Of the Midway Plat s.
ance features from being performed in New
York city
An epidemic of la grippe at Pittsburg is
helping the striking glass workers.
Under the new rules for the prevention OF
forest fires New York state did not have any
serious ones the past year.
James Wyrick. one of the ELEPHANT CMo.)
train robbers who shot Conductor McSally,
has been captured.
Mrs. Andrew Foy who says her husband
confessed to her, tells what she claims is the
story of the DR.. Cronn assassination.
The re"eiyership Of the Iron Hall has been
made permanent and the assets have been
ordered reduced to cash 80 the court can
make IA distribution.
Lehigh freight trains manned by nom
union men, collidcd at White Haven. Pa,
and set the town on fire In another wreck
at Easton, Pa, President Wiburs car,
Dorothy, was destroyed.
An oil train OF twcnty-six cars parted east
OF Nunda, Pa. One Of the tanks exploded
and tn" train was destroyed.
1t is said that large numbers of Chinese
come into the United States from Mexico at a
point q few miles below Debrio.
G.. Nagasaki and {. Watanaba, the former
OF whom says he is representing the Specie
bank Of lokohoma, aud the latter the Imperial
bank Of japan, are visiting the United States
for the purpose OF studying the silver ques.
ton.
The will OF the late Ezekiel II. Trowbridge,
director OF the Consolidated Road. New
Haven, Conn, has been admitted to probate.
The estate is worth : 500, 900. OF this sl9,-
600 Is left to public requests, 5000 TO Yale
theological seminary and the balance 10 his
widow and sou
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1893-12-09

| This department is limited to review ot
the doings in the various industrial enter
prises OF New England. Special attention is
given to this feature, and it Will be found a
valuable index for textile work r..
The Cheshire mills, HarrisyIlc, y. H., are
running overtime.
The Suloway mills, Franklin Falls. " H..
have resumed on the basis OF four days q
! week
There is not an idle cotton mill in Yer
mont
The carpet mills at Lowell, Mass, have
shut down indefinitely,
The Roxhury. Mas. carpet mills, employ
ing about $50 hands have shut down. The
Saxonvile mills. Boston Highlands. $50
hands took like action
Work at the new cotton mill Mt Great
Darlington. Mass, is being pushed rapidly.
SpringyHle, \. H.. cotton mills have re-
sumed after n long shut down.
Thayer's mill at Ashwelot, y. H., is run
ming overtime.
1t is reported at Fall River, Mass, TINT the
American Printing Company's purchases
during the last week have amounted to SjO. 600
pieces Of standard goods. The purcha scs
were made in BJston, Providence and Fan
River markets.
Ten new electric drawing frames and 4j
new carding machines have been set up in
the No. 8 Amoskcag mill nj Manchester " H.
The Parks h Wooden Machine Co.. Spring
field, VT, have recently received large orders
and are running on full time.
Tho cotton mills at Springfield. Vt, have
start"i,up with 100 hluis.
portion Of the wooden mills at Proctor,e
willie, Vt, which has been shut down sine
Sept !, has started up on full time.
At Ludlow. VT, the wooden mill and the
Black River mill, ara running on full time.
The new shirt factory at Island Park, Vt,
Is completed. About 200 operatives will be
employed
The Davis 4 Furber mill, North Andover
Mass, is running five days week on an g.
hour basis.
Half million pieces Of print cloths have
been sold at Fall River Mass, during the
week, on a basis Of 1916 and cents for
6ix64s. purchased by the American Printing
Co. The goods are to be delivered from now
until April in weekly deliveries. The market
Is now very firm. Stock has been materially
reduced, and the position OF manufacturers
is a very secure one. The quotation is cents
for 64x64s.
The New London, Conn, mill has resumed
after shutdown extending over three
months.
The force at Bralnard Armstrong; silk
mill, New London, Conn, has been increased
owing to large orders recently received.
Atkins wooden mills at franklin, n. H. have
resumed operations.
The big hardware factory Of J. b. Sargent
Il Co., Of New Haven, Conn, has begun
working six days week, eight hours n day.
During the past two months the company.
which employs over 20J0 persons. has been
gradually increasing the number of hours Of
work, and now Is running only one hour Il
day behind the usual winter schedule.
The Anawam Mill Fall River, Mass, which
has been shut down for repairs is again run
ming.
Richard Sayles 4 Co.'S rivulct mill at
Uxbridge Mass, which has been idle since
July, /, will start up next week, giving en-
ployment to 80 operatives.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1893-12-09
KNOWLEDGE

Brings comfort and improvement and
tends to personal enjoyment when
rightly used. The many, who live BET.
ter than others and enjoy liln ilore. with
less expenditure, by more promptly
adapting the worlds best products 10
the needs of physical being, will attest
the value TO health of the pure LIQUID
laxative principles embraced in the
remedy, Syrup of Figs.
Its excellence is due to its presenting
in the form most acceptable and pleas.
ant to the taste, the refreshing and truly
beneficial properties of perfect laI.
alive; efiectually cleansing the system,
dispclling colds, headaches and feyers
and permanently curing constipation.
1t has given satisfaction to millions and
met with the approval of the medical
profession, because it acts on the Kid.
neys, Liver and Bowels without weak.
ening them and it is perfectly free from
every Objectionable substance.
Syrup Of Figs is for sale by all drug.
gists in soc and 81 bottlcs but it is man
ufactured by the California Fig Syrup
Co. only, whose name is printed on every
package, also the name, Syrup Of Figs,
and being well informed, you will not
accept any substitute il offered.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1893-12-09
FOR FORGING TICKETS.
A Prisoner Said to BE One of the
Gang that Beat Railroads During
a.. NJ.

C. l.. PEBBLES. Of Denver, has been arrested
at ST. Louis. Mo. Officials Of Western rail.
roads think he is one Of the gang OF railroad
ticket forgcrs who operated in st. Louis
and Chicago during the Worlds Fair rush.
When he was arrested PEBBLES denied his
name, but later admitted that 1t was PEBBLES.
and said he has brother and brother-in- law
in the ticket brokerage business at Denver.
His father follows the same business in
Chicago.
PEBBLES hos confessed that he knew all
about the forgeries If tickets over the Atch.
inson, Topeka and Santa Fr. but said he had
nothing 10 do with the fOrgcrrS and got none
OF the profit Railway officials say others
are implicated, and nothing will be made
public until they are under arrest.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1893-12-09
CONDENSED NEWS OF THE DAY.
New England.

Fred Hunt. a horse thief. and two other
prisoners, escaped from the BelknRp county,
N. H.. jail
A warrant has been issued In Salem Mas
Tor the arrest Of Clarence Murphy, receiving
teller OF the Salem Savings Bank, on q charge
Of larceny.
William ConnOrs, OF AttleborO, Mass. in
vited two men to Join him In a ride with his
sweetheart, and they robbed him, threw him
IN u swamp, and ran of with the girl.
james Whalen of Fall River, Mass. was
run over by freight train in that city and
badly injured.
Arthur Sihley, aged 8, and George Bigbee,
ii, while playing on a sandbank in Provi-
dence, X. L., were buried under a mass OF
sand, but were dug out alive, though badly
bruised.
DR.. n. G. II. Pulsifer, a prominent physi-
clan and wealthy citizen Of Waterville, Me-,
died OF pneumonia, aged SO. He was for
many years president Of the Peoples National
Bank.
While playing in the meadow at East Hart
ford, Conn, two boys found a cardboard
box containing 4S counterfeit dimes dated
1886. The coins are made OF lead and tin
from II clear die, but had not been milled.
Contrary TO general expectations, the will
OF the late DR.. Henry Bronson Of New Haven.
Conn, contains no pablo requests. He had
been generous givcr during his life to be-
nevol"nt and public institutions. The value
OF the property il Is believed, will aggregate
over million dollars.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1893-12-09
COTTON GOODS BOOM.
Largest Sale Ever Re-
corded.
Over 100000 Pieces Sold At
Good Prices.

Fall Rivers cloth statement shows the
largest sales ever recorded in ono week AT
thar center Most Of the goods disposed OF
we're standard 64N64s, to be- converted into
calioOes. All of the mills in the city sold
some goods and most Of the sales were made
on a basis OF 3 cents yard. The production
was decreased IS, 900 pieces by the stoppage on
Thanksgiving, and the deliveries were very
large. The stock On hand was reduced from
81 900 to 1874 900 pieces. or TO less than i've
days production. With the mills well Ell
gagged ahead, and the demand very fair on a
Scent basis, the position Of manufacturers Is
a favorable one. and the outlook for opera
tives is encouraging.
Purchases by the American Print Works ARE
responsible for the heavy total sales. TINS
concern bought SIT 900 pieces ut Fall River
and 150, 600 pieces at Providence and Boston
A very few thousand pieces of spot REGULAR
were sold at tn zee cents.
While the American has goods enough tC
last for some months, other buyers are under
stood not to be so well supplied. The Amcr-
can reports new orders Tor furnished goods,
and as such orders are not often given To one
concern alone, the others will naturally be-
forced to come in and buy.
Taking out the heavy safes to the American,
sales Of odds figured almost altogether in the
sales for the week Nearly weeks produce
ton of odds mostly for future delivery, was
sold on a basis Of cents for regulars. The
price averages only IA moderate return to the
mills and does not ensure large dividends
The sales were very generally distributed
Every mill on the list of regular goods mills.
except the Anawan. Is credited with sales OF
from 5000 TO l0i 900 pieces. As the Anawan
and Meta nOmet are under the same manage
ment and practically run rs one concern
there was not regular goods con
Germ left out in the recOrd-brcaking operation
The sales OF the Merchants for the week
reached l0i 900 those of the Durfee II, 900
and the Stafford sold 10000 pieces The
sales to other corporations run down the
scale.
The weekly statement is rs follows: Pro-
duction, 1855, 900 pieces deliveries, $1,000
pieces; stock on hand. lSi 900 pieces, last
weeks stock, 3ll000; sah.s; 70j 600. OF
which III, 900 were odd goods, 52s 900 G4N4s.
157, 900 spots, and 52S, 900 futures.
Sales for weekly deliveries: Dec, 1853 200
pieces jan. $1,000; Feb. 10000 March
$4,000; April. 1000 May, 1000 June, 5000
The market is quiet and the price is cents
for 6Ix64s
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1893-12-09
VAN ALIEN DECLINES.
The Newport, II. I. Man Refuses the
Italian Mission.

A letter from Mr.. J. ]. Van Allen to Score.
tary of State Gresham, dated Newport, r. |.
Nov. 20, has been given out for publication.
In his letter Mr.. Van Allen says:
II have the honor to acknowledge the
receipt Of your letter Of the 28th OF
October, in which you Officially notify
N" that the President, by and with
he advice and consent of the Senate,
has appointed me Ambassador to Italy. Since
tn" receipt of your letter | have given the
u 'tlrr my most serious an careful attention
m !, rs III result of my reflections have con.
H%rd t" ask You to express to the president
~ decision not to except the Office rendered
% me
President Cleveland requestcn Van Allen to
,tcons der his action, but the latter says his
mind Is fully made up and absolutely decline.
he honor
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1893-12-09
THE UNION SPY. "
Death of Pauline Cushman, who won
RenOwn i'm the War.

"Maj." Pauline Cushman, famous as n
female scout Of the Rebellion. and commonly
known as tho Union spy" was found uncoE-
scious in bed Mt San Francisco, Cal, and later
in the day her corpse was taken to the
morgue. There is some doubt whether or
not this Is n case OF suicide. Morphine was
the cause Of death. She had been sufferer
for years from sciatica and rheumatism, and
her friends think the drug was taken to dead
en- pain.
Pauline Cushman was her maiden Nance
She married G. c. Dickinson, Il Union $ j.
der, who died early inthe war. They had four
children, all Of whom died in one day from
the effects Of diphtheria. She died in extreme
poverty. She married second time, but her
husband would not support her.