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GpEAT PHYSICAL STRENGTH

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reet-look out
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safety envelope sheet Of paper is cut to the shape
shown In the lctt-haul diagram. When this Is
folded up and partially sealed. ready FOR use. II has
two upper flaps. seen AT the right hand and two
pockets of the fun size oi the envelope The docu-
mcnt - b, inciosel Is placed In the receptacle
nearest 10 the user when the eide here sAowa Is
nearest - him. Then tho nap which IS now the
nearest and which is gImmcd both IN front and
roar Is folded back into tho further pocket and adj
here's to both sides of the latter. Finally. what is
nov the rcarmost flap is brought forward and
downward. and sealed In the ordinary envelope.
The means usually employed 10y people who tam
per with letters VIII avail to open this outer flap.
but the inventors claim that 1t Is impossible 10
get steam In whore II will release the Inner flap
without affecting the Ink 81 the address - as to
show that had been mcddlng. With an
envelope of this pattern inc'osed in registered
pouch OF the design. OF course the possibility
OF prying and pferng would be reduced to a mini
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opJGry or SENSATIONAL STORY.

Washington. April ON Monday night last TOT
lcif ord q Young Englishman visiting Washington
attended Alblugh's Theatre in company win ecu
A. Spring Rice. Il the British Embassy. Nr 'ru
became annoyed AZ the loud talking OF two men VINO
sat beside him. and protested against IT, This led
70 az outburst of temper the part Of the men n
question but nothing further occurred until tHe
performance 81 Sod. Then one OF he men whom Mr.
ora had addressed approached him as he and Ar;
Spring Rice were passing the ShorehHn ana SER
his coat lapel Mr.. ord promptly knockel nm
down. lie arose and upon making second d[nol',,
stration was again fclet - thu ground HIS itlcHi
al this point took him away and the AFFAIR ended;
cut OF this reports have been clrculattl
were Mr.. Plaza OF N, Mexican legation, ava
Messrs Spring Rice and Ford. OF the British I'm
haesV Neither Mr. Plaza nor Mr. Ford were present.
and Mr. Spr.ug-Rice was there only witness.
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THE PARTY MUST BE PURGED

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: In your fight against Tammany Boss Croker
Boss Plat Boss Hll. Boss Murphy ana bosssrn
in general. You have and ought 70 have the support
OF every citizen in the country who desires good
government ana c.can politics. Tntil recently /
have always lived in New York. ana remember too
well how often We Republicans up tn State have
been robbed Of wrl-oarned victories by tn gentle
man from Tioga having made a deal with Tam
many The Republican party has never gained a
victory tina; OF lasting benefit the party OK
cept when Il was fighting for what was right and
the sooner II finds out that II has room for Muir
ply Republicans and TammIny Republicans the
better It will De for II. just at present the people
have no patience with bosses and deals What they
want OF the Republicans IL II give them an honest
state ana city government, as they pledged Them
selves 10 do. and II they do Iot do II the people
VIII Dust them with litie ceremony As they iiI
Tammany Between corrupt Democrats and cor
rupt Republicans they have no choice. The Repub-
lican party VIII be stronger when IL pnrg 4 Itself
Of the men who belong to 1t on y for what they
can make out Of n. {. -. PARSONS.
Los Olives Cal. March 20. 1895.
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THE STATE ELECTION LAWS
FEATURES OF IMPORTANT BILLS INTRODUCED
AT ALBANY eY MR.. CONKLING AND
MIR. CHAPMAN

Albany, April SpeciaD.-Strangely enough, this
LEGISLATURE has done little far IN the way OF i'm
proving and amending the State Election laws num-
Der OF bills have been introduced in both branches
to extend the safeguards now thrown about cleo
tions in this State but. up to the present writing.
only one election measure-and that rather in
significant in effec-has been put upon the statute
book This new law. approved March %. makes II
a msdemeanor TO solicit candidates for state or
local offices purchase tickets for any ball picnic,
fair or other entertainment" but excerpts from its
penalties any contribution by candidate 10 an
authorized representative. organization or society,
OF the political party 10 which he may belong.
Several other deserving amendments to the election
code langushing In committee. and IL
is 10 be hoped that they be reported and acted
upon before the session ends Full reference 10
Mr. Raines's Ballot Reform bill has already been
made in these dispatches. and that measure. in IT.
self both sweeping and comprehensive is not In
Guided in the present list of minor improvements
in election methods. which have been brought so
far TO the tagging attention of the Legislature
OF the more technical and particular changes in
the law recommended. perhaps the most important
Is that contained in 4. r. Conkling's bill, No. ~.
which requires a much definite Identification
OF voters VINO register at any election. Under the
provisions OF Mr.. COnklings measure, the inspect
OF election will be obliged 10 note in their books
not only the name and residence OF voter who
registers. but also his approximate height and
weight, the color Of his hair the shade OF his com
plexion the color OF his eyes. and all distinguishing
marks OF his face pecu.iarities OF his voice. At
present the Individual record kept Of any voter
does not extend beyond his name and his city
address The bill OF Mr.. Conkng is now before
the Assembly judiciary Committee. and similar
bill introduced by Senator Robertson. is pending in
the Senate Committee the Judiciary.
Two other important bills presented by Mr.. CoHk-
ling firm and consistent friend Of honest elections
are likewise delayed in committee. one Of them
which the Committee Codes is still considering,
provides that every pOlling-pace in New-York CITY
shall be arranged that there shall be no access
10 intending the booths therein through
any door. window opening save In front Of such
places booths" This change in the present law
is INTENDED 10 minimize the danger Of manipulation
OF iHterate after entering the voting 10 9TH
The second measure changes the time for the sub
mission Of lists OF election inspectors in NewYork
by the two political parties from August Ct each
wear to June. II also reduces from sl2 to $40 and IS
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TEL EERiPHfC NOTES.

Sulphur Springs. Texas. April a church was -
moshed and several buildings uur0Oied by a tor
nado Friday night in Winusborough. twenty mics
from here one child killed and several per-
sons were injured.
Nashville. Tenn. April a special assignment
was made las, night by Kirkpatrick Co. whole
sale grocers. to secure Indebtedness of $4,000 ~
which New York banks hold $25 COO Hartford banks
$1,000, and Nashville banks $500 The Arm states
that the assets assigned VIII pay the liabilities in
full
.Ottumwa. Iowa. April six hundred striking
miners marched ~ C,ncinnati Iowa yesterday,
where men were working and induced them 10 come
out. The Cincinnati men say they will go back .
work tomorrow. and the visiting miners are camped
there. and say they will never allow them 10 do
Serious trouble Is expected and the military COM
pany AZ centrevl'e has been ordered 10 hold tse,f
IN readiness.
Genoa. Neb, April Two children OF T. Str,N
were poisoned yesterday by eating wild parsnps.
one Is dead. Physicians have hopes of savings the
life OF the other
Rutland VI. April David Goodman, OF Erie
rem, spectacle pedler. waylaid probably
fatally assaulted aud robbed OF s22 and his stock
list outside tho city last night. He was knocked
down with heavy club and then kicked in the stom-
ach His condition Is critical TIC motorman 81
an electric car found hin rconscous on the track
ana brought him TO the city.
Troy. n Y. April The Waterford post ,fii,e
was robbed early ibis morning nv three men The
safe was blown open and 500 in stamps were stolen
The men were seen to leave the postoffca through
window.
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RIFLES FOR THE JIPANESE SOLDiEHS

ARor-r 60 600 COPIES DISTRIBUTED AMONG THEM
PRIVILEGES ACCORDED TO Mr.. LOOMS.
The Pav. DR.. f. W. Gilman secretary Of the
,,,o,5o,, rule Society has received miniature
comics Of the four Gospels printed in the japanese
la,ciaee from the Roy. Henry LOOMS, agent OK
tho society in Japan being specimens Of an edition
nuLlishcd there for distribution among the soIuers
oc tho Japanese Army. They were printer AT mo
pihlo House IN Yokohama. These little Volumes
each containing a Gospel complete are 2i2 incnes
long and T.. inches wide. They are bound IN o.aeh
cloth and nave a flap on one side which foIds over
the front II the book and thus protects IL from
wear and weather. -
soon after the breaking ont OF the war between
f,i.i,, AMI Iapan Mr. LOOMS. agent OF the
American Bible Society. made Application . "e
rer,rose Government for permission TO distribute
co,ics Of the Christian Scriptures among the soy
dior. IN the army. and subsequently among me
sailors In the navy II Japan. This permission was
,,r,ciousy granted by the high officials In the
Government with the additional permission 10 me
presntatives of the society 10 visit the hospitals
and prisons for the purpose Of giving away mo
y. oks 20 the patients and prisoners .ir' Loo'"s
wrote that the soldiers ana sailors seem 10 dpp'e
c,ate the work that Is being done for them, ana
s,d tha- ono OF the surgeons in the navy, VINO IS
ra,ivc Christian. asked him for 400 copies OF ne
in the naval station Al Yokusuha.
Among some ~ the most appr"clatVe OF "" re-
cit'ior.s ~ ,hs y biz Society's New Testamonts n
,p. Ion,r.s. ARM were the members OF the body
Of sol Tors known The Imperial Quart Aoout
- 0l1 copies were distributed among them -
eeth.r about 5000 copies OF the miniature Ilstes
have thus far been printed AMI distributed thr us1-
out the army and navy, including 2Ves, OF tne 20.
Gosueis OF 81 Mark ard 81 Matthew. l3eslies
granting permission to Nj I;3om,,s, % rS u
CORDIAL consent f0r the holding Of religious services
In the prisons and hospitals
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SyrG HOiRD rOUYD AFTER DEATH

Terrt Haute. Ind, April When the appraisers
began appraising the estate OF Mrs. Hannah Rolf
Saturday they expected 10 find that she was worth
S2.eO 5000 but they discovered $500 in cash
hidden in her room and notes and mortgages which
they appraised at s2iCo0 besides deeds 20 property
worth Sj.oel and a certified check FOR A.s1 on the
Beach Bank. which failed In 1888 Mrs. Rofs aoN-
ity 10 keep money in secret caused woman frierd
place with her g. @0 m cash. which was also
found I'm her room Mrs Rolf left her husband ten
days ago because he was said 10 be showing EVIL
dence Of an insanoly murlerous purpose toward her
She siXty-lye years old. and the couple hlt
spent the last twenty-five years on a small tru (
farm near the city. Mrs Rolf lcf; A will giving
one-third to her husband. the remainder going 10
her nearest OF kin. sister In Germany.
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AN ESTIMATE OF PLATT.
HIS CAREER REVIEWED AND HIS CLAIMS TO
LEADERSHIP DIs"CSSED-THE PIGMY SIC
CESSOR OF GREAT LEADERS.

LEADERSHIP Dls"CSSED-TIiE PIGMY Sue
CESsoR OF GREAT LEADERS.
To The Editor of The Tribune
Sir The virtue and intelligence. the conscience OF
New York City. in November 1894 voted without
distinction of party for municipal reform. The
greatest city in the United States up and upset
the corrupt tyranny OF Tammany To-day the peo-
PIE of New-York CITY who won that victory, are
trying hard to persuade the Legislature to enact the
fruits of victory The only obstacle is Platt the
public veal is ordered to throw up its hands by
Platt II is not pretended that the purposes OF the
reform party in New-York City corrupt, self
ish. or unwise. Plat himself never impeachel the
intent of the Reform party until he found after
election that the honest shepherds Of the Reform
flock did not propose TO hire the Platt wolf as a
watchdog Then Plat said; The public veal OF
New-York City Is barren i1eallty; 1t is secondary
to my personality: what Is TO become Of me? Until
the Reform party answers this question M sat-
isfacton. the public veal must take back seat
must be a back number"
And who is this VINO plants himself like a
bandit in the path OF the public veal. and bids It
stand ana deliver all its goods? Who H. Plat?
What Is his public and private quality? What Is
his record OF political service that his personality
Should dare throttle principe?
He possesses that intellectual hxity OF purpose
which makes a man weed onion bed with re-
marlsable power brancy endurance and happy
scenic effect; he is in danger of becoming political
corpse at least the lonesome watchman Of po-
ltical graveyard. He Is notaole chiefly a flbri-
Gator Of political phosphates and party fertilizers
febrfuges, soporhcs. sudorifcs and mid ca
thartics. He believes In greasng the party's toes
for the qulnsy. He IL not political leader a; all.
but a mere political mountebank. You might as
we'll hang walnut In the mdair Of a woollen nit
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\ NEW BLASTING POWDER.
ANOTHER COMBINATIONS WITH POTASSIUM
ClILOKATE TlINT PROMISES MEII.

ANOTHER COMBINATION WITH POTASSIUM
CiILORATE THAT PROMISES WELL.
Several OF the explosives used In blasting within
the last few years have been combinations In
which chlorate Of potash forms a conspicuous ele-
ment With petroleum It makes "rack-a-rock' ;
with saltpeter and crude gRmboge the Oriental
powder" once used IN opening oil wells In Penn
sylvania. and with potasslnm-ferro ferri-cyanide
and sugar article known both white gun.
powder" and German gunpowder." This same salt
has also been mixed with sulphur and various other
materials for the same general purpose. a
compound Of the choratc. with sugar only. Is now
reported from South Africa. Ii H. called "thorl,e
probably after the Scandinavian god OF thunder
Thor. For several months this explosive has been
tested In coal mines at Ncrceniglng and elsewhere
with excellent results. II Is said to be almost az
powerful az dynamite, weight for weight cheaper
To make. and virtually free from unpleasant fumes
Sir Frederick Abel one of thu Inventors of coriite
ana leading authority on explosives In England
mas sent an expert 70 capetown To establish a
laboratory for further experiments. Wherein the
superiority OF thorle over other potassium chlorate
powders lies Is not Indicated In the brief press
notices or II at hand. All OF this who.e group are
very sensitive Ia the slightest friction I'd there
fore rather dangerous to handle and ship In some
OF the mixtures used especially those containing
resinous gums. the particles become consolidated bv
1saI result impalrtng the efficiency Of the product
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the amounts paid to poll clerks and ballot ttrks
Another election reform bill which deserves favor
able considera ton is that Of Nj Chapman, now IN tle
custody of the Assembly Committee on Codes. II eN-
tends 10 political PRIMARIES caucuses and conventions
all the protection now thrown by the law about regu-
lar elections and requires candidates for election 10
file somewhat more itemlzed statement of cXpendi-
lures with the Secretary Of state besides foroildnS
he expenditure by any candidate for election fur-
noses of sum greater than 10 per cent of the
annual salary OF the Office for which he Is canil-
date ii.
II seems more than likely that the Ranes faIlot
bill may become a law al this session II - ID d.;
hopcl that these other minor measures OF eIcc-OIil
reform may be equally successful.
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MAY REPEAL 1HE "BOoDLB 0RDTNA"cES'

Chicago April Alderman Mann VIII attempt AZ
the meeting 81 the new city 'ounci to-'ho'Io"
evening 10 have repealed the ogden "as.
,ha cosmopolltan Electric and the Comme-c'h
IIaat and Power ordinances. which were
recently passed it is alleged by quesuonao.e
means Republican leaders in the Council believe
that az the new Aldermen VIII vote for the repeaI-
ing ordinances and are confident that they can Ne
pa ssed. Alderman Mann says he has found NUM-
Der - Supreme Court decisions thar VIII Darh "
the Council in It's position II any attempt - Wh,e
10 question the right Of the city 70 repud!ate ot'
nances pa ssed by corrupt means Levy Mayer, IN
attorney for the Ogden Gas Company. when IN
formed THAI the repealng ordinances would De 1T. IT,
troluc.t said the city Council had no more llshs
10 repeal the ordinance OF the gas company man
hal TO repudiate the bonded Indebtedness OF the
en-
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z.r'1i ssr'.n ami an .'f'r comes Town % %"
.l.re portion a f-W bun !r"l f."t back from either
shore Tho deeper .ae. g. l.Hu s.y,uty-cghi f'et.
,,h.h .r ..'.s about Wh,r, 'a- bottom ~ the tuu-
H.. n,- ra. shaft. are l.4bl,-w1i"I iron cyl
IT, Ser flrty-,rh' f.,t across inr" and nfty-eght
r.e ia exterior Ilu.'.r tn. g'les. therefore. are
.l,,,, r,. f..' Nr.u.h tao inner ava outer walls
CONSISTING ~ plato. from BIO q, Is. q ,u luch 10
,...ku..s properly lrnr.I with r,!li daphrlsms.
Tho spt.c between thr walls 3, Mel lu with COM
,-.,. cement A. 'rr bott.m 10. th' Inner VaU slopes
away 90 the ou'cr ouc TINS forming a. cuttng !ge
which facilitated the sinking ~ each cn,ss1u. After
the nr.t rs. or three "s'rak's Dr rlres ~ plates
,,.r. combined tLe further construction was regu-
lated US ~. progress n.Ile in rvchvaing for anil
sinking IN, .lorrnous she'll The great openings
made In ,ho sides for Tho tunnel We're temporarily
CLOSED II took about n.ro months 20 yet each u
these shafts down. ar1 work ou them was not con-
Quoted quite -lmu.t1neous.y The erection ~ the
shield for ,4.n,lluc went on inside each shaft,
while the latter was under construction Water
TIGHT floors were provided ~ the bottom. when In"
proper depth vas reached In three q these v'rll
c,l passages There vu o. stair for o." u-e of
pedestrians. ti- other SHAFT VII bc devoted L.
pumps pipes nul other apparatus.
Il !s intended 20 lAyc 800 asphalt roadway sixteen
feet broad extend from erI to 'rl II WI rest On
A brick archwtr under which wu ran Iraiuar"
pipes Their. wil Also D., two footpaths Us" feet
four and one. half inches In width. and composed or
gazel brick Facilities i.r ventilation VIII hc pro-
vled although i' u,ccfsitr therefor is uncertain,
and the route vUl b." .,htod with electricity. From
the name OF tho ..hborho1d 80 IN" north end. this
important worl, IS called the "B!nck"AlI Tunnel
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and would have been observed even II the iuei
gas were not there at all. He presents che"oa,
formulate to show that the oxygen which hsureu
in the operation was not derived from the air.
And he further asserts that while hydrogen ana
possibly oxygen. will unite with carbon noho".uo
and other fuel gases with the ala OF certain III
corrodible electrodes. the presence Oh pla''ilu"
black has heretofore been found necessary 10 pro-
mote such union Mr. Reed supplements MS own
argument with quotations from several English
and German publications. showing that foreign
experts have failed to get the same results as Dr.
Borchers. and regard his theory defective
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CHEAPER POWER FROM COAL.
pr noRcuEns's ALLEGED DISCOVERY pIScREbrI
Ep HY SOME OTHER CHEMISTS

pR. roRcuEns.s ALLEGED DISCOVERY pIscREprr
Ed ny SOME OTHER CHEMISTS
when man tries 80 extract FOR Industrial pur-
roses th. energy wr!ch Nature has stored In Goa.
ne usually burns II, develops heat under steam
boiler and thereby drives an engine His most
economical method of doing this yields only about
& or 10 per cent of the theoretical potcacy Of the
fuel Within a few years. however II has been
hoped that some other method might pc discovered
which would 90 away with this appalling waste
4 chemical process. akin to that observed in IA
galyanic battery and producing the result through
the development Of electricity rather than heat, Is
the goal toward which various investigators have
strvcn Therefore when Dr Borchcrs announced
TO the German Electro Chemical Society last Oc-
;ob.r that be had discovered such method, and
had been able To- take from % to S per cent of the
latent cnorgy oui Of his raw material, something
Of a sensat! vas created IN the scientific world
OF course II /, IA easy 10 convert electricity as
II IL to turn heat into mechanical force. and II this
achievement OF the German chemist should prove
to be- what II said 10 be Oo say nothing OF
protecting the mcthod,. many manufacturing in
dustries would be greatly benefited by the resultant
cheapening Of power. In fact. revolution of enor
nous proportions would thus be wrought
This interesting announcement received
cautiously. however. both by electricians and
chemists; and their attitude Is now changing APP
porcntly into one OF wcll-detncd scepucism. In
Or Borchers's apparatus. which reSembled what Is
known as a gas battery" fuel gas derived from
coal was supposed to have combined With at
mospherc oxygen in the presence Of IA solution
Of certain copper salts and the two electrodes or
Immersed bars from which the current was taken
Off were OF copper and carbon. But &. 4. Reed
now declares In The Electrical World that the
chemical reactions which occur In such canhi-
nation are not what Dr. Borchera supposed. The
electricity developed. he saws, resulted from the
hcuon OF INC solution on the copper electrodes,