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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-11-28
THE BILL IN DETAIL.

A Long Free LIst-SIanufactures Get II
Heavy Cut-The Main Features.
For Chairman Wilson'S statement see 9th page
WASHINGTON, Nov. 27.-The ways and
means committee met at IL o'clock this
morning, and after the roll call Chair
man Wilson at once laid the bill before
the entire committee. On and after
the 1st OF March, 1894, the following
articles are to be added to the free list:
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-11-28

For West Virginia, rain, followed by clearing
weather; west winds and clear.
For Western Pennsylvania and Ohio, rain;
clearing in the southern portion Tuesday, brisk
and high southwest winds; slightly colder Tues
day night.
TIE TENFERATURE YEsTEEDAY,
ns furnished by c. sCHNRPP, druggist, corner
| Mnrket and Rourteenth stfeotG
The morning call., 1893-04-23
TOUGH GOOSE STORY.
But the Western Woman, Who Had
Seen Queer Things, Believed 1t.

SSh UdSNi ilitiSS3 DCltGNS0 IL.
New YORK Herald
She was a Western woman and had been
entertaining a room full of guests in an
uptown hotel with some extraordinary tales.
She had just finished one particularly gild
and wooliy border romance. when a young
Southerner present drawled out:
Madam, il any one Else in the world had
told that story should have been compelled
TO doubt il. but Of course l cannot refuse 10
believe you.
Now" he continued, as if by way of re-
taliation, you cannot fail 10 appreciate a
most unusual occurrence in my State. The
past winter, as you know, has been uausu-
ally severe In the South. We'll, in N0Yem-
ber when the wild geese were flying past
US, flock of them stopped to drink In one
Of our Carolina ponds.
Being so much pleased with the water
thoy loitered Tor day or two. But one
time while they were padding around
sudden cold wave swOoped down without
any warning. a crust of ice formed over
the pond IN less than five minutes, and there
we're the geese stuck as fast as if they had
been nailed to 4 board.
For several days the geesP-theIe must
nave been thousand of m-fiuttered
and squawked trying to eXtricate them
selves, but TO no purpose. The people in
the neghborhOOd watched their struggles
With more or less curiosity, and finally u
mountalneer and his wife Ventufed on the
ice ! o capture some of the game.
The geese made one tremendous effort
in unison and lifted the whole sheet OF ice
into the air, slowly flying away with it.
Slowly the ice foe assembled until il became
mere speck in the sky. and finally disap-
peared altogether. The neighbors are now
watching every day whea the weather
moderates 10 see the old man and his wife
drop from tho Clouds"
The Western woman looked ND at the
speaker and remarked:
We'll, that certainly dOPsseem Incredible.
but don't doubt it. for I've seen too many
queer things myself"
The morning call., 1893-04-23
BOUND FOR OGDEN.
Delegates to the Trans mississippi
Convention Go East.

Convention Go East.
The California delegates to the Trans
Mississippi Congress started last evening
for Ogden.
The congress begins tomorrow and Cali
fornia will DO represented by fully 100
delegates. Nor is this the State to hide its
light under bushel, for a banner of fam
ing red will wave in the breeze wherever
the delegation is stationed. And each dele
gate will have gorgeous badge of crimson
and gold with brass bear with pin in his
back to fix it on with.
San Francisco sends twenty delegates.
Sixty were originally named by Mayor
ElIert, but twO-thirds of these were unable
10 attend. Governor Markham was ex-
pected to join the train at Sacramento with
the delegation from that city, and the Los
Angeles and San Diego men joined the train
there.
OF the San Francisco delegation are:
A. r. Briggs; John Taylor, the chemical
supplies man; eX-Sheriff C. II. LaumeiSter;
ex-senator c. w. Cross, Southern Pacific
attorney; I. }. Parsons. Fire Commissioner
and Republican candidate for Supervisor
at the last election; VIII f. Disber, the real
estate man; Julian Sonntag, F. W. Runyon,
Frank McQuinn and B. a. Macy.
General n. p. Chapman Of Red Bluff will
go as delegate-at-l large, representing the
State Board of Trade.
Among the delegates were the following
gentlemen appointed by Mayor H. f. Schil-
ling to represent San Jose: G. A. Fuller. G.
I. Settle, Genrge NJ. Bowman, Z. w Nc
Laughin and g. L. Fay.
The delegation goes uncommitted to any
particular line OF policy, but with its eyes
wide open TO the interests of the section it
represents and those of the Pacific Coast as
whole. The Importance of the Nicaragua
canal and the necessity for emancipation
from railroad tyranny are among the lead
ing tenets of their doctrine.
The morning call., 1893-04-23

as the reporter addressed him and seemed
suspicious that somebody was spying on
him. Finally, however, lie became reRS-
sured and consented TO show part OF the
workings of the affair
Il have not been at work on ii very long"
said he, pointing to the model, but there
will be no trouble in perfectlng ii. | had
one like IL once that ran six weeks without
stopping and l guess | can d 0 as well again.
ut was four years ago that the idea of
this thing struck me and i worked it out
practically so that my machine was perfect
and fulfilled all conditions.
81 kept it for six weeks and then for fear
OF some one stealing 1t from me / smashed
1t. This that | am at now is TO be an i'm
provement on it. and l expect TO have it
finished and ready to run in a week or So"
The model consisted Of a wooden frame
work III which rested three pulley wheels
so arranged as to form an acute triangle.
over these ran n belt upon which were
ryeted small copper plates standing up
right ut short intervals.
Against these distinctions were placed
leadeu balls, which. rolling down the belt
by the force OF gravity, showed it along
with them. When the balls reached the
lowest corner of the triangle they fell off,
and were taken up by an elevator and
thrown again into trough that ran them
onto the belt, and so around. the elevator
being worked by the main belt.
Mr.. Pike was evidently wrapt up in his
IN nervous manner, and his hands
trembled as he pointed out the different
points in his machine. He is not dubious
of the result of his labors. and only fears
that some thief will get hold of his plans
and rob him Of the honor Of introducing
perpetual motion to the world
lie has worked for thirty years at the
carpenters profession and has been in all
parts Of the country. The West is his IA
yorte place Of residence, but recently he
has been working IN Seattle. and came
down to San Francisco about six months
ago.
II found no work here" said he, land
for time ! was idle, until it occurred to
me to develop my wonderful idea, and since
then have done nothing but this.
Il am also ihYeuting new paddle wheel
for steamboats,, by which the resistance of
the water is TO be lessened and a great in
crease Of speed secured 10 river navigation.
But this is only secondary to The one great
invention that world-renowned scientists
have so long battled with and left for n San
franciscan IN overcome -
The morning call., 1893-04-23
EUROPE oUTsTRIPPED.
The United States the Greatest Manu-
faCfurinp Country
R. H. Edmonds in the Engineering Magazl

r. H. Edmonds in the Engineering Magazine.
The United States is now the leading
manufacturing country in the world. We
have far Outstripped all other nations in the
magnitude of our industrial operations. II
is almost iucomprehensible that in ten
years the increase in capital invested in
manufactures should exceed the total in-
vested only twenty years ago. The value
OF our manufactured products increased
about 60 per cent; add 90 per cent
TO the Output of 1890 and we would have
SIS, 7O0. 000, eco IN 1S90-but that is too
much to expect The same rate of growth
in mining interests In this decade as in the
last would make our mineral output in
1890 nearly 1920, co., 600, while smaller
percentage OF gain, only eQualing in volume
the total Increase in 1890 over 1880, would
bring The figures TO over $3.50 000.O If
our cOal-minelS add to the output OF 1890 as
many tons as they added to that of 1880,
ignoring in this the percentage of growth.
211,CC0010 tons will be the production OF
1900. No other country in the world ever
advanced in population and wealth as the
United States Is doing The progress OF
the past shows no sign Of hating. In fact
the development of our foreign and domestic
trade and commerce and of our Industrial
Interests is steadily broadening out
Contrast our position and condition with
Europe, with resources SUR assing those of
all Europe, with wealth-creating pOssibili-
ties in soil, minerals. timber aud Climate
uneQualed Oy Europe, and practically with
out limit to their profitable utilization. with
a homogeneous population of 60 000 600 peO-
pie unveXed by the al btrary regulations of
half dozen different governments, and free
from the drain of standing armies, the
United States Justly commands the wonder
and admiration Of the world
Great Britain is 10 longer the manufac-
turing center Of the world, for we have
taken the foremost position In that line.
lis vast iron and steel business is yearly
increasing in cost of production while ours
is decreasing. 1t cannot meet the worlds
growing demand for iron and steel because
1t cannot increase lis production to any
great extent 1t produces less pig iron now
than II did ten years ago. Much Of its ore
il imports from distant countries. Its cot
ton is ali imported. 1t spends about $780,
Ol00C0 year for foreign foodstuffs. On
the Continent every nation is burdened
with debt, and none OF them can ever
hope to pay of its obligations. Measured
by their natural resources and advantages
for continued growth against their debts
and the many disadvantages under which
they labor they are practically bankrupt
In all Of them the cost Of production and
living must steadily increase. In the United
States we have scarcely laid the foundation
for our future greatness. In natural re-
sources we are richer than all of Europe
we are paying off our debts faster than they
are due; we have barely scratched the
ground in the development of our mineral
wealth, and our agricultural wealth can
scarcely be limited.
The morning call., 1893-04-23
Organs Lost by Disuse.


It is a suggestive fact not always suffi
ciently considered that "as soon as apv
organ or faculty falls into disuse il degene
rates, and is finally lost altogether"
Through all the ages that man has had the
power of speech this power has not been
fixed in us in any degree whatever bv
heredltv. 1t is regarded as definitely roYed
that if child If civilized parents were
brought UP in desert place and allowed no
communication whatever with man, il
would never make any attempt at speech.
Up to the last century it was not uncom-
mon to find persons living in wild state
in tho woods and forests of England.
France, Germany and Russia. who were
utterly in apabe OF speech, though they
could make sounds IN imitation of the cries
OF wild animals. Certain parasitic insects
have so completely degenerated that they
possess neither eyes, legs, heads. mouths,
stomachs or intestines. Animals that bur
ROW and live underground lose the power of
sight or have eyes that are merely rudi-
mentary. Slave ants and working ants
have lost their wings through being kept
entirely to life en- the ground The
masters in some colonies OF ants in which
slaves are kept have become so hopelessly
dependent on their slaves that they not
only will not seek food. but are incapable
of feeding themselves, and will starvo with
food before them unbss a slave is present
TO place il in their iawsl
The morning call., 1893-04-23
ARE WOMEN TIMID +?
The Courage of the Fairer Sex Is Too
Often Passed Over.

Often Passed Over.
Women timid. forsooth? writes Junius
Henri Browne in pertinent article en-
tiled Are Women 1imld ?" In the Ladies'
Home Journal. Much as we may talk of
their being so, our talk is not an echo of
our reason. Every man OF us relies on
their courage measurably in the ordinary
affairs Of life. and entirely in most of its
crises. We usually begin with our moth
ers and end with our wives. But whatever
their relation they are au inestlmable help
10 us 10 every great trial, by their calmness,
strength, decision and hopefuIness. I'm
happy ne who at such time has no fem
lhlne counselor, sustaiuer and friend. How
many men nave borne testimony % the in
valuable aid OF woman, when the future
DIackened, and fortune seemed inexqrablei
How mahy more might bear such testimony
were they but willing 20 speak! Is woman
not constantly unfolding weakness IN
spring morality, stimulating higher mn
tives? Not hundredth part Of her ef-
lclency In this way is known, nor ever will
be known. She Is rarely conscious of il her
sell; 1t is regarded by her as a part of Ter
duty, as matter Of course, anu he who is
supported lifted TO a loftier level, often
chooses. through sclf-lOve, to ignore her
assistance. Her acts, under such coudi-
tiOns. are the result of moral courage. the
essence and OF the kind Of which men have
so Dleatiful a need.
Women are iimid when peril is far away:
as it approaches. their daring rises to meet
1t; fairy confronted with II, they overtop II
quite. The courage of men is lauded and
irumpeted the courage Of women Is pass ed
over and unnppTeciated.
The morning call., 1893-04-23
Native Sons, Convention.

The Grand Parlor of the order of Native
Sons of the Golden West meets tomorrow
In Sacramento. Delegates will be there
from all parts of the State. San Francisco
will be especially well represented. as some
sixty odd delegates are going. and with
alternates and officers the number will al
most reach 100.
Being an annual convention, the first OBJ
ject Of the meeting will be to elect grand
officers to serve during the ensuing year.
The various topics of interest will be dis.
yenti0n, numbering close on 800, will see the
sights. Excursions have been arranged, a
grand banquet and ball will be given, and
on Thursday next the convention will
break up and its delegates return to their
respective homes.
The morning call., 1893-04-23
CANDLE WRAPPED IN ORE.
Curious Find in a Long-Abandoned
Mine in Mexico.

Mine in Mexico.
An interesting exhibit is on view at the
museum of the Mining Bureau. 1t consists
Of piece of candle wrapped in erus,ed
substance that looks something like rock.
But this crusted envelope is no more nor
less than sulphide of silver, and the assay
er's shows IL to contain 1866 ounces of silver
TO the ton. The whole exhibit looks as
though 1t were specially got up to create
n sensation, as the piece of wick sticking
out at the end looks too natural TO be real.
But this is not so. 1t is really piece of
candle that has lain forgotten in an unused
mine till it has been completely incrusied
yielded.
The history of the exhibit is this: The
Vaca mine, Durango, Mexico, was at one
time prosperous silver mine and was sue
cessfully worked by Mexicans. Some sew
cnty years have rolled by since last the
mince was worked, as those Mexicans,
thinking they had exhausted its resources.
abandoned their claim. The piece of candle
now on exhibition in the Mining Museum
IS supposed TO be the remnant of candle
used ny tie Mexican miners and left nearly
century ago buried in mud and water.
hecentIy some enteTprislng mlningmen
nave resolved TO start work once more on
tbe old mine, and one Of the first DAYS pros
pecllDg resulted IN the dircoyery OF the old
candle. Ii all the ore In the Vaea mine is
as rich as that which encrusts the candle
the mine Will be rich indeed. The curious
EXHIBIT Is loaned by Mr. VOORHEES,, a we'll
known mining man of Suffer Creek,
The morning call., 1893-04-23
More Brains. Less politics

Miss Susan B. Anthony was lately ap-
pointed by Governor Flower as one Of the
managers oil the New York State Industrial
School for Girls. Miss Anthony has been
visiting the school. She found that seven
teen of the girls stood over washtubs and
ironing tables every day in the week, wash
ing and ironing after the old fashion Of our
grandmothers. She succeeded in convincing
the authorities that 1t would be a great saw
lug OF time and labor for few of the girls
to take tho clothes over to the boys laundry,
where all the modern machinery is, and
wash ont the clothes with ease and swift
ness. Miss Anthony writes to Mrs Stanton ::
such delighted girls you never saw, to
those washtubs. What took them six DAYS
to do will now be done in two. and they
will have leisure TO DO other things We
are establishing n cooking school, dressmak-
ing and millinery. so as to fit each girl to
earn living when she goes out Of the in
stifnifnp -
The morning call., 1893-04-23
Aluminium for Eve-GIasses.

One of the lest uses to which aluminium
has been put is for watebmakers' eve
glasses. The body Of this simple but ndis-
pensable adiuncti is made, as a rule, OF horn,
and is often clumgy and difficult to hold in
the eye for a long time. The aluminium
takes the place of the horn, and is lighter
and easier 10 use, besides being cleaner and
more desirable In every way. One point,
however, has been overlooked in the making
OF the aluminium eyeglasses, as, strangely
enough, it always mas been by the manu-
iaetureIs OF their horn prototypes-the ne
eessity for providing ventilation in the body
Frequently the glasses have to be used for
many minutes together on delicate opera
tions, piyoting. etc, and the inner surface
Of the lens soon becomes dimmed by tue
moisture from the skin. Watchmakers
usually reetify this by drilling two holes
through the side OF the horn or vulcanic
body. It is desirable that in the aluminium
body this necessity should in the future be
provided for,
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The morning call., 1893-04-23
BALLS ON A BELT.
Perpetual Motion at Last
Discovered.
At Least SO Says Henry NJ. Pike,
Who Proposes Shortly to
Startle the World.

There is an unknown genius in San Fran
cisco who has set for himself the task of
constructing an engine by which steam.
electricity and horsepower are to be COM
p!etey superseded as motor powers.
Incidentally he is going 10 discover per-
petual motion.
Tie genius is a carpenter named Henry
NJ. Pike, who lives and labors on Mont
gomery street
CALL reporter found MIR. Pike yester-
day afternoon in the back yard Of his hos
telry busily tinkering away at a wooden
model OF his wonderful machine amid litter
and rubbish.
He was a short, wiry-loOking little man
with a nervous manner and an expression
of deep and preoeeuped thought on his
cOuntenance.
He looked up impatiently from his work
The morning call., 1893-04-23
VALUES IT WILL PAY TO SECURE!
Ladies' Muslin Underwear

At 25 Cents.
LADIES DRAWERS. made of heavy mus
lin,deep yoke band, finished with cluster
OF tucks and lace, extra good value for
40c, will be offered at 25c.
At SO Cents.
LADIES DRAWERS, made of Wamsutta
muslin, deep yoke band, finished with
cluster of tucks and -uffle Of embroidery,
extra good value for Toe, will be offered
at SOC.
At so Cents.
LADIES GOWNS, made of heavy muslin.
lined back. tucked yoke, neck and
sleeves finished with cambria ruffia, all
seams finished, extra good value for 75c,
will be offered at SOC.
At SI.oo.
LADIES' GOWNS. made OF Wamsutta
muslin, plated back, V-shape yoke of
embroidery and hemstitching, all seams
finished, extra good value for 81 so, will
be offered at 81.
The morning call., 1893-04-23
Hotel swiudIiuc nv TeIenl,ore

Paris hotelkeeper is iamenting the loss
of $780, which was extorted from him under
eXas peTatiag conditions. lie was tele-
phoned by person who pretended to be
speaking from the Prefecture OF Police. and
who stated that swindler who was being
shadowed by the police would shortly pre-
sent himself at tile hotel with claim for
SlO0 ON some pIeteXt or other. The per-
son ieleploning added that the llotelkeeper
was to give the money, and that the
swindler would be arrested on leaving the
hotel. The instructions TO pay were acted
on, and the clever swindler. who had tele-
phOned to his victim himself, walked
quietly of with the S1C0. II is believed
tnst he belongs 10 the Paris police force.
The morning call., 1893-04-23
THE cAMEL'S REVENGE.
1t Is Baked and the Camel Dies Out
of Pure Disgust.

A very few years ago it CHANGED that n
valuable camel. working in an old mill in
Africa. was severely beaten by its driver,
who. perceiving that the camel had treas
ured I'd tile injury. and was only waiting
a favorable opportunity for revenge, kept
a strict watch upon the animal. Time
passed away, the camel, perceiving that it
was watched, was quiet and obedient, and
the driver began TO think that the beating
was forgotten.
One night after the lapse Of several
months the man, who slept on a raised
platform In the mill, while, as customary,
tile camel was stalled in corner. happen
ing TO remain awake, observed by the
bright moonlight that when all was quiet
the animal looked cautiously around, rose
softly and stealing over toward a spot
where 4 bundle Of clothes and beTn0us
thrown carelessly on tie ground Fesembled
a sleeping figure cast itself with violence
upon them, rolling with all ITS weight and
tearing them most Yiciously with its teeth.
Satisfied that its revenge was complete
the camel was returning 10 its corner when
the driver sat up and spoke. At the sound
OF his voice al d perceiying the mistake it
had made the animal was 80 mortified at In
failure ana discovery OF lis scheme that IL
dashed its head against the wall and died
Oh the spot.
The morning call., 1893-04-23

who may wish to visit the farm this year.
In the farm are 400 acres of hill and dale
covered with fine growth OF oak and other
forest trees aud clear running water.
Dincing paviliuns, music and very
excellent restaurant service are at the
grounds. No liquors are sold and
reSpecta blity is enforced. This is the only
direct line running to the Mills Seminary.
The trip can he made from San Francisco
in one hour and fifteen minutes. There is
post0fce at Mills Seminary. The time
tables Ofihe company are posted in all the
railway offices
The morning call., 1893-04-23
AN ART TREAT.
Exhibition of Mr.. Fletcher-Watson's
Pictures.

LNHIDIl!OH OF MT. watson 5
Pictures.
AT the rooms of the Press Club, 430 Pine
street, there is now on view a remarkably
fine collection of paintings by P Fletcher
Watson, P.A.A., M.S.A.
The pictures composing the exhibition are
the result of this well-known artists work
in some of the most picturesque places in
the world. Some were made in the quiet Sc
cluson of the cathedral and cloister; others
In the sunlight. by the sea. the river or the
woodland, anG ali are pronounced beautiful
by cOnnoisseurs. The latter claim that The
subject and quality of the work unite in
making each picture irresistible and quite
unlike those usually placed on public view.
MIR. Fletcher only remains in this city Tor
short time before leaving Tor Chicago and
a visit to the Press Club rooms to inspect
his paintings before he leaves will repay all
art.loyers
The morning call., 1893-04-23
The Zante Earthquake.

Consul of G;eece D. g. Camarinos de-
slres to make public through THE CALL
the following announcement: Mrs Henry
Z. Highton and Miss Liza SkoufTus are an.
ttborlzed TO collect subscriptions for the suf-
Island OF Zlnte, Greece. These ladies' belong
10 the noted Skouffus family of Athens.
Greece, known all over the European conti-
The morning call., 1893-04-23
Ti1e Califnrnia pnil,unu

The picnic season is about to open and in
anticipation of repetition of the popular
ity Laundry Farm enjoyed last season as a
pleasure resort, The California Railway is
making arrangements 10 accommodate all
The morning call., 1893-04-23
LADIES' WAISTS !!
At rs Cents.

At rs Cents.
LADIES' WAISTS, made of linen lawn.
tucked back and front, sailor collar and
cuffs, extra good value for 81, will be
offered at 75c.
The morning call., 1893-04-23

square Hall, 42l Post street. Mrs. Mary
F. McRobrrts will speak of Women in
in Politics in England" Miss A. E. Knapp
will relate some of her Hawai- an ex-
periences. and there will be other papers
and excellent music TO complete the pro-
gramme.
The morning call., 1893-04-23
at sI.25 Per Yard.

"a pieces BLACK SILK NET TOP
BOURBON LACE, 6 to 10 inches
wide, regular price so.