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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-01-05
FIFTEEN KILLED ~ A MINE EXPLOSION

Ct Petersburg, Jan. "A dispatch from ketchi'za
IN the Dnicicr, says that fifteen men "erc hihed Dy
m1nrod we're brought up fr,m TIE pit sooa af'er u
cxplosOn.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-01-05
PRICE THREE CENTS.
APPOINTED BY THE MAYOR
SURPRISING SELECTIONS BY MR.. GILRoY.

JOHN J. scANyELL FINALLY GETS AN OFFICE
KOCH MADE A POLICE JUSTICE POLL
TICIANS REWARDED.
Mayor Gilroy announced the following appoint
ments yesterday:
Commissioner OF Public Works, Michael T.
DAILY, in place of Thomas + Gilroy, elected
Mayor; term expires May 1, 1898; salary.
$4,000 year.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-01-05

C,nilnucd OH Fifth PAGE.
The sun., 1893-08-10
A PuzzIing Question.

Just what becomes of the shoes which
should adorn the missing foot of one
legged man is matter of some inter-
est, and should furnish food for thought
to minds of a speculative tendency.
While the number of men who actually
have but one leg is not large, there
are many who from one cause or an
other wear but one shoe, or from some
discrepancy in their feet have to have
one shoe of an especial pattern. There
are also the men with artificial legs,
who, although they wear q pair of
shoes, tread much more lightly on the
artificial leg than on the natural one,
making one shoe last about three times
as long as the other.
There are some shoe stores which,
buying their goods directly from the
manufacturers, are willing to sell a
one-legged man single shoe, sending
the other back to the factory to be
mated; but almost the universal Gus
tom is to sell only whole pairs. The
question then arises, What becomes of
the large number of new shoes which
are bought in this way, and which are
entirely usele IS to their owners2" The
solL tion of the problem seems to be at
present veifed in obscurity, and t , be
known only to the one-legged shoe
wearer himself. None CT the LOCAL shoe
dealers who were questioned could
give any information on the subject
which was In any way tinged with
probability, nor could they tell where
such information could be had Boston
TranscriDt ..
The sun., 1893-08-10

Illuminated, being hung with thousands
of colored lights, lamps and lanterns of
all sizes, shapes and colors imaginable,
The wonderful play of light on the
pagodas, the gold and the silver min
arets and the towers of the grand pnl-.
ace, renders the scene rs novel as 1T
IL enticing.
At noon all Ii still, and men, women
and children retire for their afternoon
nap. At 3 o'clock the sea breeze Is
felt and the inhabitants awaken aud
all is hustle and life, which Is kept up
until late at night. OF course every
one owns a boat or canoe, rs they are
Indispensable, and toward evening the.
river Is decidedly lively The nobility
own fleet and 1t usually takes fifty
oarsmen to paddle a high official. At
night the Inhabitants take to the water,
and, in fact, there il no time during the
day but you can see some one in swim
ming.
The streets are few rs compared with
the number of canals The most inter-
esting one runs parallel with the grand
palace and terminates in what is now
known as the new road running from
Bangkok to Paknam and crossing the
The sun., 1893-08-10
A Prospective Lamb,

Before me on Western road sat two
admiral q specimens of the genus "hay-
seed" They were garrulous old chaps
and talked and chewed TOBACCO as q
school girl chews gum.
Il reckon we lose Ben Gross afore
long, said one, branching off cn fresh
topic. .~--..
"Eh?" -.....s ...a
"Yaas-'t won't s'prise me a bit eff
Ben goes to New York an speckelates. 4"
No; you d9n't say Ben's q gittin' 3
rich g that2" -.
Wall, !. guess he's bout the best
fixed man in our place now, since W. F..
Simpl1ins died."
"Ye don't say? How much dye s'pose
Ben's woth now, billed DOWN."
"Wall, we kaint jest tell. I know o.
my own sartin knowledge he has over
$40 in the bank, and his crop o. taters
amt dug yit: They'll bring him in
right smart O. cash."
Gee whiz!"
"Yaas-an John Summers owes him
1915 on that old game of poker yit.
He's slow, but he's good fer it, l guess. "
The other was silent for some time,
evidently Illuminating upon such vast
wealth. Then he suddenly inquired:
w. ats he goin' to monkey with in
New York;"
Il dunno. Wall street, like as not.
New York Herald.
The sun., 1893-08-10
Elegant. Though Cheap.

Years ago, before all the innumerable
pretty and cheap cloths were to be
found in every shop, saw some charm
ing summer curtains made from cheese
cloth that cost just ; cents a yard, and
even now / know of nothing with
which to suppIant them that can be
purchased for any approximate sum.
On the soft, creamy background were
painted with indelible dye paints the
rich, warm blossoms of the nasturtium
vine in all their varying tints of yell
low and deep orange, and the grace
full, natural forms, combined with the
perfectly blended tints, made an effect
that fingers in my mind when many a
more costly thing has entirely passed
away.-Philadelph Times.
The sun., 1893-08-10
Dogs Wonderful Smell.

1t has GftcR been proved that dogs
are able to track tAeiF masteFs through
crowded streets where it would be inq-
possible to attribute their accuracy to
anything except the sense of smell
alone. A naturalist once made some
interesting experiments as to this
power as exhibited in his own dog.
In these tests the naturalist found that
his dumb friend could follow in the
tracks Of bis master, though he was
far out of sight, and that, too, after
20 less than eleven persons had fol-
lowed, stepping exactly iR the tracks
made by his mastcf, it being the. de-
liberate intention to confuse bis senses
Of the dog IL possible. Further expert
mcnts proved that the animal tracked
the boots instead Of the man, for when
the naturalist put On new fOOtgear the
dog failed entirely.
The sun., 1893-08-10

these regions. The Frenchmen almost
openly accuse the English of having
been the cause of all the trouble. On
the other hand, the Siamese authorities
insist that the French have been the
aggressors at every step and sought by
all possible ways to irritate the Siam
government. The great river of Me-
kong, which has figured so much in the
dispatches, is in reality not the. most
important cause for discord. In the
middle of this river is an island called
KhOne, which commands the entire
stream. 1t is for the possession of this
island that the French are putting out
their best efforts. without this
island" says French correspondent,
the greater part Of our territory in
this region would be useless" The
present trouble took definite form
The sun., 1893-08-10
ANKLE DEEP IN PRECIOUS
STONES.

An Experienced That May he Had
Ina the Petriied Forest of Arizona.
From the Atlantic and Pacific rail
road it is not hard to reach one of the
greatest of natural curioSities-the
petrified forest of Arizona. Much the
nearest point Is the little station of
Billings, but there are the scantiest
accommodations for the traveller.
Only u mile south of the track, at
that point, one may see a low, dark
ridge, marked by n single cottonwood
tree. Walking thither lover a valley
SO alive with jack rabbits that ther"
is some excuse for the cowboys decla-
ration to Il writer for st. Nicholas that
you can walk clear across on their
backS!0 one soon reaches the north
pln edge of the forest, which covers
hundreds of square miles. Unless you
are more hardened to wonderful sights
than l am, you will almost fancy your
self in some enchanted spot. You seem
TO stand on the glass of gigantic ka-
leidoScOpe, over whose sparkling sur
face the sun breaks in infinite rain
bows. You are ankle deep in such
from any other woodpile. What do
you think of chips from tree that are
red, moss agate and amethyst, and
smoky topaz, and agate of every hue!
Such are the marvellous SplinterS that
cover the ground for miles here
around the huge PROSTATE trunks
some of them five feet thrOugh-frOm
which times patient AK has hewn them.
l broke specimen from the heart of Il
tree there years ago which had around
the pitch Il remarkable array of large
and exquisite crystals: for one side of
the specimen. which is not so large
as my hand. is beautiful mass of
crystals of royal purple amethyst, and
oil the other an equally beautiful array
Of smoky topaz crystals. One can get
also magnificent cross sections of a
whole trunk so thin as to be portable
and showing every vein and year
ring" and even the bark. There is
not chip on all those miles which Is
not worthy Il place, just as it is. in the
proudcst cabinet and, when polished,
| know no other rock so splendid. 1t
is one of the hardest stones in the
world. and takes and keeps an incom-
parable polish.
The sun., 1893-08-10

canals ON movable iron bridges. Every
other house along the road is Il shop
and at the close of the wet season
the markets are filed with vegetables
and fruits.
The inhabitants are mild, patient
and submissive to the authority, but
are lazy and idle. Any business re-
Quiring industry or exertiOn is carried
on by the Chinese. The Siamese are
very fond of amuSements of all kinds
They are all inveterate gamblers, the
gambling houses being always full A
man may sell himself, wife, child and
niece. Polygamy is universal The
position of the women has been called
good. although girls can be sold as
wives.
% The king is forty ears old, and has
about eighty children. He is COM
PEELED to take many wives who are the
daughters OF his nOblemen. And an
old custom is that he also marry his
half-Sisters as no one can ascend the
throne but a celestial prince, and these
can be born only of the king and q
princess, no woman being Il princess
except the daughter Of king. To
prevent n line of princes to intrigue
lowed to marry princeSSes.,
The king is forty years old, and has
very often. He does so, however, on
the birth Of child, or when the infant
is to be named. The women all turn
out and PROSTATE themselves along the
sidewalks, while the mother greets
him kneeling on the threshold of her
home with the babe in her arms. He
embraces it and leaves u costly gift if
the mother is favorite, if not she has
to content herself with little trim
ket,
The men and women dress so much
alike, all wearing short hair that it is
almost impossible for strangers to dis
tinguish one from the other The
skirt or ''panoong" is about yard
wide and is wound around the waist
with one corner drawn between the
legs and fastened at the waist by a
The sun., 1893-08-10

when some time ago three French gun
boats preceded by a mail vessel sailed
up the Menam river and anchored off
the fortificatiOns of Paknam. Accord
ing to the French treaty with Siam,
signed i'll 1856, no gunboats of any ma
ton are allowed to pass up the Menam
river farther than to the mentioned
Notifications of Paknam.
Now comes the rub. The Siamese
officers at these forts claim that the
French mail steamers passed way be-
yond the prescribed limits. They were
n the right mood to show the French
men the range of their latest guns as
well us the skill of their gunners. The
French vessel was made q target and
was soon sent to keep company with
Mr.. McGinty. The gunboatS accom-
panying the sunkea vessel opened their
guns on the Siamese batteries and when
The smoke had cleared away nobody
was found to be hurt. This incident,
lQweyer, served Frances purpose in
sending her ultimatHm.
There are those who think that this
whole affair is a preconcerted plan be-
tween France and Great Britain to get
4 chance to divide Siam in equal shares
and say nothing about it. Color to
this is lent by Britain's refusal to in
any way be held responsible for China s
Interference. BE this as it may, one
thing is certain, that if Russia takes
this opportunity to push it's claims il
Pamir and there should not be any
secret understanding between the Brit
ishers and the French this small spark
may result in one OF the greatest wars
the world has known for ages.
The center of interest just now, aside
from any disputed territory, is Bang
kok. If the course of events has not
received a sudden, check this city will
be or is now being bombarded by the
French The French squadron, which
expects reinfOrcements every moment,
consists for the present of the armored
cruiser Triumphante, which is Admiral
Humann's flagship; it carries thirteen
guns of long caliber, and it's engines
have 1,GO0 horsepower. Forfait, Capt.
ReculouX. is Il third-class cruiser of
1.75O se-pQwer and carries fifteen
guns Besides these are three gunboats,
the IncQpstante, Capt. Barry, with four
guns; the Viper, Capt. Dartige du Four
net, with four guns, and the Lion, Capt.
Papaix, also with four guns. =.
Bangkok is in many respects 4 most
interesting city. 1t has, according to
| certain authorities, 100000 floating
dwellings or shops, with population
Of 100000. The French say this is a
gross aggregation, giving it a population
of only 100000. The situation of Bang
kok is decidedly picturesque. 1t lies
on either side of the Menam river,
The sun., 1893-08-10

The war clouds which for a time ho-
vered about the beautiful country of
Siam have, according to latest adyices,
been fortunately dispersed through
diplomatic concessions,
As usual, in matters like this, there
Is and has been an endless lot of tam
gled diplomatic or otherwise charges
and counter charges. France says that
the possessions and countries in India
China over which they exercise n pro-
tectorate embrace twice as much area
as the Siamese will allow. The French
say that until now there has not been
the slightest inclination on the part of
Siam to deny the French rights in
The sun., 1893-08-10
About sleon for Momen.

A physician, who is specialist in
nervous 'seascs, says that women
should sleep at least nine hours at
night and one hour in the daytime. A
woman will plead that she hasn't time
to lie down for few minutes In the
daytime; and she will infringe upon the
hours Of the night, which should be
given to sound, healthy, needed sleep,
in order to finish some piece of work
which could as we'll be completed on
the morrow. She will rHsh and hurry
all day long, and Then, when the house
hold il hushed In slumber at night, she
will sit up to read the daily paper,
thinking she will not have to pay for
the time she Is stealing from the health-
giving sleep that comes before mid
night,
The sun., 1893-08-10
Republican Blizzard in 1895.

The Republicans are risking their all
on Mckinley and McKinleyism. The
American Economist, the organ of the
Protective Tariff League, is now de-
voting its energies to Mckinley in
Ohio. The last numbers contain many
pages of letters from protected manu-
facturers and Republican statesmen
out of jobs, answering the question,
why should Gov. Mckinley be re-
elected in Ohio this sfall?" AS the New
York Recorder says, they are all for
Mckinley. They are all for his re-
election as Governor, with the hope
that he will be the next Presidential
standard-bearer of the Republican
party. It is tribute to man, but it
Is greater tribute still to the sound,
vital principles of Republicanism.
We warn the Republicans not to bank
all on Mckinley. If the Democrats of
Ohio nominate some clear, honest,
frank all-around Democrat t-like John
son, Harter or Hurd-on who will re-
ceive the support of aggressive Demo-
Gratis both in and out of Ohio, McKin-
ley will not be reelected. Republicans
will then have wasted their last match
and will be without fire. Hence they
may expect another blizzard in Novem-
ber, 1895.
The sun., 1893-08-10

Takes great pleasure In chronicIing a Kind
and charitable act nn the part of Il great
The Olh saying that corpora
lions are bodies without souls seems TO be
away OFF i'm this iu>lancr. Mrs. George
Hlanck OF Miles ely has recently received
The sum Of $500 from IAr burlington road;
1t will bG remembered that it"r husband
was killed Iast fall when going East in
charge OF cattle f"r Ihr Phillips company.
President Scott, Of ihr StOckgrnw"rS aSSO-
tiatiOn, and ii. j. l'hItillS Investigated the
circumstances attending the dRath OF Mr..
I;lanck and found ibe railroad company WIS
not liable, as there WAS CUmtributOry nrglt-
Eence Oh the parI Of thp deceased: How
ever, in con ;idrraiiOH 0f Mrs, Hlancks
sIraightencd circumstances. the Burlington,
while recognizing no liability, gave her,
GhI0ugh charitable motives solely, the lbnV0
mentioned sum. Such brHeVOlence deserves
40 be chEOnicled. and it should incite other
corporations 10 like deeds Of benevUIencr.
The sun., 1893-08-10
HOODS PILLS cure constipation. Try bo,
Transmitting Pictures by Electric

The telectroscope is an instrument
suggested by NJ. Leon lie Pontois for the
purpose of transmitting pictures or
views of moving or stationary objects
to long distances The sensitiveness
of selinium to light is well known,
and this quality Is utilized in M. lie
POntois' invention The transmitter
Is a selinium cell upon which the light
from the object falls after mOdifica-
ton by rotating perforated disk.
The little shower of rays is converted
into a procession of momentary cur
rents which pass along to the receiver.
The receiver is a gas chamber, the
valve of which is regulated by incom-
ing currents of electricity, and thus
a calcium light of greater or less in
tensity is produced
The sun., 1893-08-10
In Sunlight Tints.

Laces, and organdies, and dotted mus
ins, and lawns, and all the other cool
sheer materials have been used to good
effect this summer. The lace fiouncing
and the satin ribbons that have
trimmed them have been put on i'll so
many ways that one day the dressmak-
er sat down in despair, for she real
lied that she had come to the end OF
her resources. There wasn't an idea
left in her head. She felt perfectly
sure that every possible way of draping
and trimming had been exhausted, and
that there was no chance of a new
effect.
The sun., 1893-08-10
KNOWLEDGE

Brings comfort and improvement and
tends to personal enjoyment when
rightly used. The many, who live bet
ter than others and enjoy life more, with
less expenditure, by more promptly
adapting the worlds best products TO
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 q perfect lax
ative; effectually cleansing the system,
dispelling colds, headaches and fevers
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 RoWels without weak
ening them and it Is perfectly free from
every Objectionable substance.
Syrup of Figs is for sale by oil drug
gists in 5Oc and 81 bottles, 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 we'll informed, you will not
accept any substitute if offered,
The sun., 1893-08-10
70 Trade or Not to Trade.

One of the exchanges of Tariff Re-
form is addressed to Traffic Reform
Club, 81 William street." Intention
ally or unintentionally, the editor of
this exchange has struck the tariff
nail on th head. Traffic, according to
Webster, means trade, barter, COM
merge, exchange. 1t is to promote all
of these that the Reform Club exists.
1t believes that when an exchange or
a trade is made at least two people
in this world are better off than they
were before the "swapa occurred, each
party to the trade having obtained what
was OF more value to him than what he
had at first. The world is then made
richer by every exchange. This is true
even though the articles or products
exchanged have not been disturbed;
they have exchanged owners and are
more valuable to their present than to
their former possessors. Now, 1t does
not matter where or how far apart the
possessors live; one may reside'in Ohio
and the other in New York, Canada,
England, or Madagascar, In any case,
both are benefited by the exchange.
Therefore, says the Reform Club,
all tariffs which are levied to obstruet
trade and traffic are q curse to man
kind a. q whole. and SHOULD be abol-
The sun., 1893-08-10
The Chamuion Dirty Man,

Texas can boast of champion dirty
MAN A regular boarder at the hostel
rie of the Widow FlapjaclI in Austin
said to the new white waiter.
What has become of the colOred man
who used to wait on me?"
I'm the man." was the reply. Mrs.
Flapjack made me wash my hands and
face yesterday"
The sun., 1893-08-10

about thirty miles from its mouth.
The streets are quite broad, but there
are very few of them. The canals
are numerous, running in every dlrec-
ton. The houses are built so as to
project over the canals and all have
open fronts of balconies. Both sides
OF the river for FIVE OF six miles are
lined with floating houses, The houses
at one time were built on the banks
of the river, but owing to frequent
invasions of cholera, a late king gave
the order to build on the river itself.
The privilege of building on the banks
il confined to members of the royal
family, nobility and residents OF polit-
lcaI and commercial influence.
The city at night Is Enthusiastically IL
The sun., 1893-08-10
Both.

pashaway--Here, pRcle, is an old
shirt I've brought yOu.
Uncle EbOny-Ise berry much afraid,
sab, dat shirt qi4t gwine ter be big
enough Dat shirt wants ter hop q
good sized waterIlillion
DashuWay-Rut, Great Scott, Uncle,
you can gat o big watermelon In that
shirt, can't you?
Jingle Ebony-Yes, sab, But it's got
ter l0I' me, too.
The sun., 1893-08-10
The HYnnOtic Ern.

Wifc-rhc fact is that | don't like
this now dress, and it is not becoming
to me ut all. ! wish | hadn't come
to the hop ut all.
IuslMDa-Phep why on earth did you
buy II?
Wife, couldn't help II; was hypno-
tiZcd by the clerk,
Husband-That's what the barkeepnr
does for Inc when come home tight.
The sun., 1893-08-10
AsRnuIfa Innn HenIfh

Are frequently committed by people who
desc themselves with violent purgatiYes.
ably expected from such medicines, and
yet, upon :he smallest occasion, many un-
wise people use them repeatedly, II the
bowels are cOStive, the most elficaciOus lax
ative is HOstetter's Stomach Bitters, which
never cOnvdlses and gripes the inIestines.
while it thoroughly regulates them and
Ensures heaIthful action of the liver, stOm-
ach and kidneys. Use it in rheumatism
aud malaria.
The sun., 1893-08-10

impatient Patron-Why didn't you
STOP with a piece of ice when you
passed the house two hours ago:
Ice Man-Couldn't CUT it. 1 hadn't
my ak with me.
impatient Iatron--Oh, you hadn't.
Why didn't you borrow one of Lizzie
BOrden's hatchetS?
The sun., 1893-08-10

nal purposes unless you know the bottlerss
of it to be reliable, us most whiskies sold
under celebrated names are spurious, cheap
articles, whose bottlers cannot afford TO
have tfCir names appear on the labels.
Uncle Sans Monogram Whiskey is bottled
by the oldest and largest firm in the Liquor
line in the Northwest and the favor with
which it has been received is the best proof
of its superior quality. Ask your druggist
retail dealer for ii.
The sun., 1893-08-10
Another Bird Entirely.

DO you know that Charley mtimatcs
that you have Wings" remarked Miss
Peterby to her bosom friend, Miss Muir
ray Hill
''Ah, see, he called me his angel
NO; he said you were little goose. ="