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Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-03-24
A Whaleback Warship.

The idea of whaleback war ship
10 not new. 1t has been one Of Capt
McDougall's pet hobbies ever since
he invented the whaleback. 1t 10
somewhat revolutionary, but not
more 90 than was his original propo.
sitiOn to build freight vessels 0f this
form or that Of building magnificent
pas senger vessels like the Christie.
pher Columbus These suggestions
were both ridiculed as revolutionary
and impractical, hut they were both
demonstrated to be so entirely sue.
cessful that the whaleback has come
to stay.
Capt McDougall's plans for q war
vessel Of the whaleba model have
not been made public, but his gen.
eral idea rs discussed by him before
is known. He would construct one
or more merchant vessels of the
whaleback design and equip them
with warship armor and guns There
would be heavy armor covering the
entire PROV and reaching back on the
body Of the boat far enough to pro.
tect the guns, which should be inside
the whaleback. The vessels would
also be provided with additional bal.
last tanks which could he filled Ia
order to sink the whaleback 50 that
shots from the enemy would not In.
jure her. In this Capt McDougall
combines the whaleback plan with
that Of the submarine ram.
He maintains that these vessels
can be built for one.half the cost OF
the ordinary armored war vessels, and
that they could be built for the or.
binary carrying trade on the lakes,
under the subsidy Of the Tn ted
States Government, to be taken DOS
session Of by the Government In case
OF need.
1t may appear revolutionary to the
naval authorities and experts, but
there have been several revolutions
In naval vessels within the last thirty
years, and each Of these has beer
away from tho impressive bearing o.
Q ship and toward the more practi
cal form Of Q floating fort
The Monitor was not impressive IL
appearance and was ridiculed, bu1
she made q most impressive flgh1
when she sunk the Merrlmac Tn,
whaleback idea was for years ridi
culed, even when McDougall pro
posed It only IS Q freighter withou,
motive power. II is now not only ,
fire. ghtcr with its own motive power
but IL Is also one Of the fastest ant
most comfortable passenger vessel
ever constructed In any form. Sine
McDOugall has demonstrated tina
his revolutionary idea Is successful
1t will not do To ridicule II even 70
war vessels until IL has had fai
trial. Inter Ocean.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-03-24

long cataleptic trance, year ago, de-
clared that he had been g. heaven and
had been commissioned by the Al
mighty to return and teach the peas
ants the wickedness of drinking spir-
its. Soon the entire village took an
oath of total abstinence. The District
Governor committed the man to the
madhouse, where the doctors kept him
for six months and then declared him
sane. He resumed his agitation and In
short time seven villages had taken
vows OF abstinence. The result was
that number Of liquor. dealers. to
licenses, refused To- keep their CON
tracts. The District Judge gave orders
that the dangerous agitator be ar
rested II caught preaching abstinence.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-03-24

MIR. Leopold Moss, the Democratic
nominee for Alderman In the Second
Ward, was born In Louisville, KY,
March Q, 1859. lie came to Chicago
In 1857, and has lived In the Second
Ward since 1859 at 90 ed street.
Mr.. Moss stands In the front rank
OF Chicago's foremost business men,
having been In the banking business
all his life. He is the s0n.in.law OF
that well.kn0wn and esteemed citi.
zen, Mr.. Lazarus Silverman, and is
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-03-24
street Names.

In the seventeenth and eighteenth
centuries, when u London street was
newly formed, Its name and
date were frequently recorded
on q tablet built into the wall
OF q corner house. The houses
themselves were also sometimes dis
tinguished by initials, names or dates,
either placed like the street tablets
or on o rainpipe or inside the build
ing. Some OF these still survive, but
there is constant danger G: 49,. de-
structi0n, for every year mar. yf the
old houses are lev,s,~" 80 the
ground, and streets OnV;: -hportant,
cease to exist, are merged In other
streets, or lose their importance by
being renamed.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-03-24
The Pathos OF the Sea Island
storm.

AuC uSsuo0 VI sasO oSs SSs~ss>s
storm.
"Were many lives lost around
here?" an old man was asked. He
sto0d with his hands folded In front
of him and his eyes seeking the
ground. II he had held his faded and
tiabby hat In his hands his attitude
would have been that of the peasant
In Millet's picture OF the AngeluA
He stood stock still, his bare feet
placed close together
"He gone deaf, suh," said woman
standing near.
She touched him gently on the
arm, and instantly he was alert The
question was repeated.
"Were many lives lost around
hcre?"
'Oh, Yes, sub; 'bunnunce" His
voice sounded US II 1t came from far
away.
"How many?"
zone, two. tree" he held up the
fingers OF ono thin hand. ''Mcbby
sem. Mcbby Fem. Enty" lie
turned to the woman to confirm his
figures, but she merely smiled. 1--WE
no count dem." he went on. shaking
his head and shutting his eyes ''Dee
gone"
Then the old man relapsed into hia
former attitude. His eyes sought the
ground, his hands clasped In front oil
him, his bare feet close together.
The woman who had spoken fol-
him formed part OF little grouI
standing near. She was rubbing thu
head OF q four.year.old pickaninny.
GLOW many children have your"
she was asked.
gal."
"How any OF them drownei9"
'.How dee gwan drown, suh?" she
answered, laughing. The information
Of her vOice was indescribable,
Il upd do tree" she said after
pause, with q gesture that explained
how she saved them. "Dee choke
dee strankle-l up'd de tree" Th'
woman turned ana pointed to an
other woman who was standing apar
by the waters edge. looking out owe
the lonely marshes ''She los den
chillun, sub. She have trouble
but what this woman salt
did not run In the direction Of grief
II glad to God ! got two III one LEI.
|-Scribner's.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-03-24
Early Efforts at Making Cook Stoves


Doubtless some form Of cooking
stove has been used Sr0m very early
period. Previous to l745 the stove of
all kinds used In America were i'm.
ported from Holland or Germans, but
In that year stove was invented by
Benjamin Franklin that was q great
Improvement on all.that had:pfeceded
1t. In l77l he continued his inveu.
lions In this line and produced Q
stove for burning bituminiOus coal
which consumed its own smoke and
another which, after being flied at
the top, could be inverted and made
to burn from. the base Between 1855
and 1905 several mpr0vements In
stoves, ovens, heat Nc and cooking
apparatus were made by Count Rum.
ford, and as early IN 1898 his soap
stone.lined ranges had been intro.
duced In New York and were coming
gradually Into general use. st Louis
Republic.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-03-24
They Have Bath Money.

Among the Turks bath.money
forms an item In every marriage con-
tract the husband engaging to allow
his wife o certain sum for bathing
purposes. II 1t be withheld, she has
only to 10 before the Cada, and turn
her slipper upside down. y thc com.
plant be not then addressed, II 10 Q
GROUND for divorce
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-03-24

prominent in South Side society
circles. Mr.. Moss Is q member Of the
Chicago Stock Exchange, the Lake.
side Club, and the Iroquols Club
He is not seeking the nomination,
but his friends and the leading bust
ness men Of the ward persist In his
running. The Democrats Of the Sec.
ond Ward are to be congratulated on
securing the consent OF Mr.. Moss to
accept the nomination, as his election
will give the ward such q represen.
tation Us the Second should have.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-03-24

A wfDowERs' association has been
formed In Dresden. No man can join
unless his wife is dead, and II he mar
ries again he becomes an honorary
member merely. One OF the chief pur-
poses OF the association Is to help
newly made widowers by looking after
their wives funerals and caring for
their children.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-03-24

down. Returning t. the man at the
table he handed him the money, say.
ing: "Heres your dime; told you
I'd pay II. 1 always pay borrowed
money before whisky debts" The
bartender was dumbfOunded, but re.
covered SOON enough to hasten the
exit Of the customer who had buncOed
him. -Pittsburgh Dispatch
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-03-24
RemnrknbIc and Useful Plant.

The tallow tree, one of the most use
ful plants in China, has two or three
representatives in our Southern states.
The latter, however, are shrubs. while
the former is true tree. The tree is
valuable to the Chinese for several
purposes. Its seeds are thickly covered
with q fatty substance, which. when
steamed, produces u fat resembling tai
low, greatly esteemed for candle-mak-
pressing, a fine liquid oil. The tree
produces a hard wood which the ma
lives use for printing blocks. while its
leaves make a fine black dye.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-03-24
Wonderfully Fine Wire.

Platinum and silver can each be
drawn into wire many times finer than
human hair. The former has been
drawn into wires so fine that ten of
them could be twisted together into a
hollow OF hair.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-03-24

Not q Bad Madness.
American temperance agitators
would not enjoy themselves In Au.tria.
a native of q small village, after o
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-03-24

DEPENDENCE is u perpetual call up
on humanity, and a greater Indictment
to tenderness and pity than any other
motive whatever. --Thackeray.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-03-24

TIE way 70 speak with power 70 70
spesk honestly.
The evening world., 1894-09-03
PARTY BEFORE CONSTITUTION.
Recess Of the Convention Planned
for Political Ends.
Amendments to Hinge on tho Result
of tho State Election.
my Associated Press !

ALBANY. Sept 3.-'rhe Constitutional
Convention will probably adjourn on
Sept 10, for two weeks. and then, after
sitting for week or so, take another
recess for month.
President thonte and Elihu Root Re-
publicans,, with Mr.. flowers and G. II.
TruaN nemocratsl, discussed the matter
for some hours last night, and while IA
definite plan suiting the Democrats was
not decided upon. the Republicans are
known to favor the above
The idea OF adjournment is to make
possible three things: First. an adjourn
ment over the State Conventions ses-
sons: second, the presentation OF the
Senate and Assembly apportionment
scheme and the judiciary article only.
at the next election: third. the holding
back OF all the other amendments OF
Importance until the majority shall
lican or Democratic Governor and Leg
islature.
With only about third OF the men,
bers of the Convention present this
morning, the consideration OF the Nj
agara River amendment was taken up
In the Committee of the Whole and the
various amendments read from the desk
because the printer had not had II
chance to set them up.
After prolonged discussion. n mo-
ton was carried that the Committee
rise, report progress and ask leave &c
sit again.
The evening world., 1894-09-03
$500 ORDERED OUT.
Carpenters to Make a Fight Agains
the Lumping" system.

Fifteen hundred carpenters who have
been working for i5O sub-contricJors on
numerous buildings all over the city
have been ordered by delegates cf the
several unions of carpenters and joiners
to go on strike tomorrow morning.
The movement is the beginning OF or
ganized efforts to break up what is
known as the dumping" system. Small
contractors, who take sections OF the
carpenter and Joiner work on buildings
employ workmen at less rate than
81. 50 a day, the union rate of wages,
the difference between the rate at which
their men are employed and the Union
rate enabling them to make profit.
Tnis ''lunp ping" system the carpenters
unions have been tseadi.y opposing. Dee
gates of all the loca. branches of the
United Brotherhood OF Carpenters and
Joiners. the Amalganated Society of Car
penters and Joiners, the United Order
OF Carpenters and Joners and the Pro-
gresive Carpenters Society have de-
cidei to order tine strike, and will meet
tomorrow morning at 3 O'Clock at l39
West Fifty-ninth street to hear reports
from the various jobs affected by the
strike order
Although the carpenters delegates will
conduct the strike Acne. they Will have
the support OF the Board of Delegates
of the Building Trades, representing all
the unions OF the various trades.
You read The Evening World!
DO You read the sunday woridf
The evening world., 1894-09-03
$4,000 men
STRIKE TO-DAY.
ClOakmakerS Demand an ln.
crease in Their Non.
Supporting Wages,
EAGLE COMPANY ACQu|EsCEs.
Brownsville Workmen to the
Number of 5000 Expected
to JON the Strike.
BIG PARADE ON WEDNESDAY.
Monster Mass Meeting Of Strikers
10 Be Held at New Irving
Hall This Afternoon.

The coat operators, who strike to-day.
represent one-third OF the sum total OF
sweatshop toilers engaged In the manu-
facture OF coats.
At mass-meeting set down this after
noon at New Irving Hall, on Broomc
street, near Essex street. they expected
To get the coat basters and fnishers to
join them. There are In all about 10000
coatmakers OF the three classes in this
city. 1t Is supposed that nearly half OF
this number will be out on strike. Their
demand Is higher pay and ten-hour
work day.
The cloak cutters have also decided
to strike. At the meeting of the Cen
trail Labor Union last night. the repre-
sentatives of this trade drew up a
scale OF wages calling tor an increase
Unless the big cloak firms yield to this
demand by tonight. many thousand
cloakmakers will strike.
Jacob Berman, OF 324 Canal street who
employs about 1--WE hundred men, says
that he would be willing to give the men
what they demand. To II delegation of
cloakmakers who called on him yester-
day he said that he Is aware that men
cannot live and support families on the
pay they are getting in the sweat shops.
He told them that as lar as ne was
concerned he would willingly Increase
the pay to the extent o even several
dollars on each cloak. but that II he
were to, take the first step in that III
rection his business could act exist I'M
less other firms immediately joined him
The Eagle Cloak Company. OF Broad
way, which employs over 1000 men. in.
creased the wages last night in accord
ance with the terms of the new
schedule.
The General Executive Committee OF
the United Garment Workers has been
ordered to support the impending
strikes
Twenty contractors on the east side
have agreed to accept the terms of the
striking fnishers, but the acceptance OF
the offer was delayed by the men until
Brooklyn and Brownsville tinishers were
heard from
The strikers intend parading next
Wednesday, and It IL expected that
about 10000 men will he in line.
Tie number of the strikers in Browns
vile Is 800, in Brooklyn LOO. Next
Wednesday the strikers propose to pa
rade, and they expect that by that time
s coo men will he out.
The evening world., 1894-09-03
WILL DEvERY PEACH?
Or Will the EI-Captain Use Police
Secrets as q Bludgeon
Tho Latter View More Probable
trom.a Mercsnary Standpoint.
Capt. John T. stephenson's Trial to
Go On To- Morrow.

There have been rumors ever since
1t became evident that the Police Com
missioners were in earnest, and intend
ed to break guilty police captains SER
geants and ward detectives, that some
time the worm would turn and that
some persons high in political power
would feel the sting.
Vague stories have been told Of how
much this one or that paid for his ap-
pointment to the force OF his promotion
later. and the names of several officials
and non-officlals 'pantatas" have been
used In connection With these stories.
Indeed. 1t seems to be accepted as a fact
that the majority were given their ap-
rointments and succession preferments
through the expenditure Of cash with the
leaders. who have the power or the
pull"
1tswas told that Adam A. Cross, the
deposed Captain. was ready to tell some
thing sensational but the Captain only
smiled when asked about 1t, and said
he had nothing to say.
,,cr p oic IT EYER b, occur to y9nn said po-
william b. Devery stands In a unique
position regarding these stories? Capt
Devery did not appear to defend the
charges OF bribery against him. II he
were to make IA statement now he would
not have to confess perjury on his trial
suppose the suspicion SO prevalent
that the blackmail alleged to have been
tains went higher, or passed into a Tam
many campaign fund, and suppose
Devery were 10 come out with Il clean
statement, of the true inwardness OF the
whole matter?
Somebody would get hurt! And by
the same token somebody would be will
Ing to come down handsomely to keep
the Captain quiet
I'm other words, II the public is cor
rect In Its suspicion Capt. Devery can
make more money and get independence
rich quicker by swinging this big biud-
geon OF exposure than he could by APP
pealing to the courts and getting re-
stored to his CAPITA incy.'
4 has been openly charged that the
father Of one OF the deposed serseants
IN cold cash for his sons promotion.
When an Evening World" reporter ap-
preached the Sergeant, on the subject.
he only, replied Wat"
| charged that she paid 5000 to Henry
Beardsley and Lawyer John G. Mum
ginger. a brother OF Port Warden Louis
ns Of or "ecsrns p sfs
protection Tor her home In West Forty.
ninth street. is back In town. She dis
appeared after appearing before the
Munains gerry and "' Connie" "s SMITH. Clerk
OF Yorkville Police Court. indicted.
John w. Goff has INVITED Mrs. Nc
Carthy as W tness for the Lexow
The trial of Capt. Stephenson will go
on tomorrow, but II II extends over
Wednesday y will probably have to go
the Pequad Club OF which he is Presi-
dent, has Its annual outing Wednesday,
going to College Point.
The evening world., 1894-09-03
AGAINST TAMMANY HALL.
Conference of Opposing Factions
TO he Held To-NOrrow.

The oyster season and the political
campaign open at the same time this
wear. The reformers are the most active.
They are waging battle against powerful
orSanized opposition. Their plan Is to
unite against the common enemy, and
with this end In view several important
meetings will be held this week..
A conference between representatives
of the Good Government Clubs. the In
dependent County Organization, the State
Democracy, the German American Re
form Union. the Anti-Tammany Democ-
racy and tne Republicans will be held
Tomorrow. The object of the Meeting Is
which has been sent out:
OF behalf OF the German American Reform
Union and the Good Government Clubs you arc
honest and efhcient government Of the city OF New
York We beg to inform yon that such confer
tnCs viii be held at the Coleman House, corner
Of broadway and Twenty seventh street., on The
evening, OF Tuesday Sept. T. 1885,. at o'clock.
advance. beg to say that the sole purpose
~ such conference Is To ascertain u tn. various
platform and declaration Of principles.
m" names Of candidates viii not be discussed.
should an Igreement be reached as to platform
ranged for, at which the names OF candidates Will
be considered.
, he public demand for a union against Tamnnany
Hall In the approaching city election nscessitates
this action, 30 that an agreement may be effected
platform and declaration Of principles, As
the matters to be considered thus limited the
conference To which your organization Is hereby
invited will be an open one. Yours very respect.
full. THEODORE srTRO
". HARRIS ROOME.
Speaking OF the proposed conference
to-day, Charles Steckler. of the indie
pendent County Organization, said:
Cool will result from this meeting.
The men VINO are In this movement are
ali aCtua.ed by one purpose. They will
meet and probably agree on a plan OF
action which will bring about the over
throw of Tammany Hall and clear the
way for honest government
The conference called in behalf OF an
independent citizens movement will take
place In one of the halls In Madison
Square Garden. Thursday evening.
Many Of those who signed the call for
the conference are identified with one
or another OF the organizations to he
represented In the Coleman House con-
ference. Their interests being identicat.
an effort will be made to make the cit
liens movement part of the Anti-Tam
many union. All the faction leaders
agree that there will be a. combination
against Tammany. They know that In
union there Is strength. and Tammany
will be confronted by united force be-
fore which 1t will be unable to with
stand
The evening world., 1894-09-03
CYCLONE IN LOUISVILLE.
Several Buildings Wrecked. but No
Lives Lost.

LOUISVILLE. Ky, Sept. "a small
cyclone struck the southwestern part
OF this city about 3 o'clock yesterday
and did about $1,000 worth of damage.
The height OF the destructive cloud
IL the only reason that the terrible
scenes OF the cyclone of 1880 were not re-
peated. As II was, many OF the people
narrowly escaped being killed
The Columbian school-house. two
story brick structure on Eighteenth
street was completely wrecked. AT
Panke & Co.'S planning mill. the roof
was blown off and the engine and boil
er blown out Of the building. The two
story Irpenter-Shop Of TiSch"inrf a
Kokomour was also completely wrecked
and several dwellings badly damaged.
The evening world., 1894-09-03

was reached, whore the passengers and
over go residents of Hinckley
who had boarded the train buried them
selves In the mud. They remained there
through the night and early In the
morning were brought on down the
road, many OF them badly burned and
much shattered by their experience.
The cars were all on fire before the
swamp was reached and the entire train
was soon in ashes. Even the tender
was burned
Engineer Root was taken to his home
at White Bear Physicians hope for his
recovery, although the inhalation OF the
hot fumes of smoke and air may be too
much for him.
The evening world., 1894-09-03
PROVED AN UGLY PATIENT.
HeroId Fined for DisorderIy Con-
duct tn n Hospital.

DR.. Leonard Sanford, OF the Presby-
terrain Hospital. made a charge of dis
orderly conduct against Thomas Herold.
thirty-four years old, of 1902 Third ave-
nue., in Yorkville Court to-day. An
ambulance took Herold to the hospital
last evening from Park avenue and
Ninety-second street. He was drunk and
said the cut on the forehead had bec1
sustained in a fall.
When the doctor tried to dress the
wound Herold jumped from the operat-
ing table and he tried to clear the room.
He was arrested and Justice Mcmahon
fined him $40.
The evening world., 1894-09-03
STABBED NEAR THE HEART.
Driver COoney Dangerously by
Antonio BurreII.

Eugene Cooney. sixteen years old. a
driver. living AZ 1884 East Thirty-thlrd
street. Is In dangerous condition at
the Flower Hospital from stab wound
received last night In a fight with An
tonA Burrell
The fight occurred in front OF 1887 Sec
ond avenue. Burrell escaped and has
not yet been arr 'sted.
tooney was stabbed near the heart.
and last night II was believed that he
would die. This morning however.
hopes for his recovery were entertained
The cause OF the quarrel between Coo
ney and Burrell has not been ascer-
ialned.
The evening world., 1894-09-03
MAY BE TRIED FOR MUREDR.
GIrard ROsaIda's victim IL In a
Prccarious Condition.

Nicolas Figliuolo. twenty-five years
old, an italian saloon porter, OF 100 Mott
street is now In a most precarious con-
dition In the Chambers Street Hospital.
suffering from "A stab wound In the right
breast
GiraTd Rosalda. aged forty-four of 10
Mott street. is accused OF stabbing Fig
.!uolO
il is said that Rosllda insulted Fig
liuclos sister at the lattrr's home yester
Gay. and tn" brother was stabbed In the
night that followed. Justice Grady. in
out bail to await the result OF FiglIuOlO's
Injuries.
The evening world., 1894-09-03

Margaret Frlppo, Of ~ lAght street. com
planned TO Justice Grady IN the Tombs Court this
morning that her husband William, was Insane
and wanted him arrested for fear that he would
do her harm. Onicer English, ~ the court squad
found FripPo sick IN bed and Justice Grady
ordered frippo removed TO Bellevue Hospital.