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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-24
A NEW STEERA BILE BALLOON.
rom The London Daily News.

From The London Daily News.
Count Zeppelin. a cavalry officer, who became IA
NOUS at the beginning OF the OF 1870 has for fve
years been occupied with the subject OF aerial navi-
RI lecture showing the result Of his work, before
most distinguished audience the King OF Wuriem-
burg being among those present Count Zeppelin
referred Siderable balloon shown In 1888 by the
French Captain Meudon, whose experiments ne
confessed had been a great deal OF use TO him.
pores OF the skstu used in the making Of the bal
loon SO that it will hold the gas for months. His
car il very firmly attached to the balloon with the
bYopeers In front and steering gear behind The
motor Is Of aluminium. with to 10 per cent copper
alloy The balloon can rise to height OF about
Necessary remain seven and half days In the air.
The expansion of the gas by warmth is met by con-
6rcting what may be called the overflow into re.
Served space that the balloon cannot burst. ana
Vet loses no gas Ascent and descent are enected
Gifhout throwing out ballast or loss OF gas.
rhe advantages Of Count Zeppelin's balloon have
been fully described by the Prussian military au-
able to be FIVE metres per second (say eleven miles
an hour) but the inventor claims at least Twelve
metres per second. The Count is convinced that ms
halloon II practically carried out, Will De ape 10
tvavei for weeks at a speed Of about sixty miles q
day bearing a fairly heavy weight. and would be OF
the ereatest Importance in times both OF peace and
war In reply to the question whether a smaiier
model balloon could not be made first. ana wnat the
mice OF such a one would be- Count Zeppelin an
swered that the model would not cost much less
than one and that the price OF the latter
would amount to about l50oOl. The value OF such Z
from a great distance inform the heet OF the ap,
prosch Of an enemys ships and carry the mails ana
passengers with the greatest speed FOR long d's-
tances.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-24
DEVICES FOR ROBBING MAILS.


Improvements in our letter-boxes have pretty ef-
fectvely stepped lettcr-box thieving In this coun
try" said United States Secret Service Officer
Bolan the other day, but the authorities across the
water still have great deal OF trouble owing 10 the
inferior letter-boxes in use in England. To show
you how systematic they over there. of the
very last Of them who prosecuted to conviction
had with him a book which contained full infofma-
ton TO great number Of firms which receive
large numbers Of postal orders from customers all
over the country.
Now, 5 to the way in which they get at the
letters. Formerly their ingenuity stopped short al
instruments very like curling long -nosed
pliers with very long handle or at piece OF lead
b!rdme; but they have now gone beyond this In
many in their fishing operations In letter
boxes
'One Of their implements is a most flexible quits
will open or shut by OF a spring worked from
the handle, and the clip has sharp claws which
never fail to take up something. The piece OF lead
! have spoken Of Is worked quite In another way
in many Instances now. 1t Is made heavier and the
hotiom OF II IL studded with fine steel points.
When the lead is put through the slit IN the box II
falls heavily TO the bottom. and the spikes generally
90 through several letters at time and then. OF
Course the lead is pulled up by means OF the string
.in ali cases these men have a pair OF very long
n,,ers with them to take the letters off the lead
when they have got them nearly up TO the siit ana
another article they always have Is small wrc
one 10 prop up the metal covering to the letter
aperture. ,, 49, NJ ro,n,ry N an an
pllance which a certain gang have cnusa 70 the,I
ala quite recently. This consists OF sot vi ny
niece exactly like a letter-box opening 10 when Is
Attached bag Of slightly stineneT SILK nsi"n u!
which opens out T. lengthens. Inc meosr e ss
be so fixed to any let:er-box that no one can see
thai II is not the ordinary opening. ana the Dag
rs put into the letter-box Itself s h.y. m
''Thus q person might post Iette' e"e "~'' "
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-24

A M'KINLEY VICTORY IN GEoR"iA

A MKINLEY VICTORY IN GEORGIA.
FRIENDS or TIE OTHER CANDIDATES OUT
wITTrD IN THE VIII CONGRESS- DISTRICT
Atlanta. Ga. Feb. % Speciality one OF the
shrewdest moves in the history OF Georgia pol
flies Colonel Buck who has been the ruling spirit
in the Republican party here for the last twenty
wears has secured an instructed Mckinney deiesa-
tion from this the With Congress District. TO the
National Convention. and 1t goes uncontested' inc
value of the results he attained Will be seen when
I, is eyplaned that the anti-McKinley forces made
a special fght in this district. and had iaid the
ropes so that failing to win in the ois'ric' CON
yention they could send contestins deIesauoh'
Their plans were well laid, but the old campaigher
whose enemies call him boss, was not caught
manning Pledger the Reed leader had manlpu-
lated The various county conventions so that llere
were contests in all counties or the district except
-, 4. ,ooo ,,ae bov, IN
organize the convention and seat any, c-eea' =,
ifhnut bringing bout a split which would result w
a contest and weaken the Mckinney strehstn JUS
how he managed it the opposition mas no. pc,n
able TO find out but he had his ticket una IN i2,
elected got unanimous Endorsement Tor MThinley
and for his delcgates-at large. and won az along
the line The nti-Mckinley leaders are iurlous'
but there is no ground for contest
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-24
MS FIRST LESSON N BUSINESS.

From The Kansas city Packer
Now, my son" said the old merchsn', Tn n, sU"
i'arung Tow 10 buy and how TO sell, how TO saug"
The taste and needs OF the great public, now 10
Won studv these things keep always before you
the fact that the basis OF all true pu7'"'s' '"'''
~ n Ennr ssd m. Young man your business has
always been one Of large sales and small pioh's'
''"S y :, Rnoy what advertise my son, buy every
thing direct from the manufacturer ni,u so ioo
the consumer at %Hac pye i TO- be AZ beneficial
w ho nuhii~ as any philanthropic institution The
people should purchase the necessatirs OF ne
margin above first sufficient only to pay lor IN"
n",usi ha milling OF tn. goods. That Is fAed pr'n-
,,nut said the boy in a puzzled. hesi;ating way.
.. hoa an invoice OF lace curtains to-day at 81
pair. and heard you give Instructions 10 marx
The old man leaned back in his leather cushioned
swivel chair. smiled bIandly. and told the boy TO
'ahr xnaneer of this business last year. he
said were 10 per cent OF the sales Add 10 per cent
TO your 49,"
Three thirty" .- -. ...,... u,
There IL always possible shrinkate IN Yalue OF
stock always II percentage OF pau w" ~ "a w. 49,,
hazard Of unforeseen contingencies "'" ~ P'' YIN
more ,.oo-
maintain himself and his family? Have you any
idea of the expense OF educaink ana dressing three
hnyr and three girls, paying their way IN society
nro5vIdine them and their mother with a country
home and city home. with servants ana carriages
and everything they desire?
II am afraid have no idea father"
We'll simply trshf1i II u.s. in f AGd 20 20 per per
cent of the entire sales Oh the ho"s" A"u ~ P''
cent Never mira fractions"
"Four thrty-six. - - -,
and omen as day and by the use OF simpl" business
rule at the Of those curtains billed at 49, NO"
add ~ per cent profit
-Four slxty-ninc" -
That's what I'm going to advertise them at: ana
Xo p % has learned that ali my
are absolutely reliable
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-24
TWO HEMIsPHEREs OPPOSED.

To the Editor OF The Tribune
SIR. Future danger to America threatens from
the mouth ~ the Mediterranean sea. THIS may
nox seem distant. but It needs immediate fore
Tending Europe Asa and Africa. together with
all the Islands around them to midocean and from
mole 10 mole constitute the Eastern continental
svstem-the Old World However jealous ana
jangl.ng and scanned With republican IDEAS the
ueoplcs and the Governments there may be, the
great majority OF them are capable OF uniting In
one single aim and endeavor, and OF becoming one
single union OF power-practcaIy one enormous
empire OF monarches and beyond their limits
there IS but one nation the earth capable in self
defence OF Notwithstanding their aggressons upon It's
own territory. The Monroe Doctrine alone has
he'd them back-the simple notice that they must
needs reckon with the United States.
on the other hand. North and South America
together with all the islands about them TO mid
and from pole TO pole, constitute the Vest
ern continental systematic New World. empire
OF republics. And simply because OF It's position
and growth the United states is the only great
arbi,er Of affairs In this New World. and alone
has sufic.cn, strength and power to meet the Old
World In arms with any possible show OF success.
To say that the Old World would not to
conquer al or any part or me New World Is al
probability. and to-day 1t Is proven all sheer non
sense These two halves Of the world are opposed
naturally, by many ancient memory and by
many modern fact while in government and
poliiy, they are opposed almost dnmetr.cay SO
the Monroe Doctrine. in addition TO It's peace-com-
polling force. ia strong geographical expression
OF political common sense. intensely pointed.
To-day nineteenth OF all the people and all hui
man!ty demand addendum to the Monroe Doc
trne. In about these words: From and after this
day February %. 1876, the firing by the Old World
power, VI one hostile or conquerng shot upon any
part OF the New World Will be regarded by this
country and Government as formal declaration
OF war against the United States" This would be
backed up by our whole people and nearly all
America with rush rush that would insure
peace I'm all the New World-so far y the Old
World Is concerned-at once and forever This is
the need of the hour. PRO-AMERICAN
Providence. Il. l. Feb 10. 1896.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-24
THAT COLD SNAP IN 500.

To the Editor OF The Tribune.
Cir: Touching the exact date OF the very cola
snap in New-York City before the Weather Bureau
was established. the following extract from my
fathers Journal II you to publish IL. sets the
matter a; rest:
Monday. January s. ls66-Coldest morning iof
sixty years It Is said. Thermometer at my house
q, Sta,sp Island at I A. m IS degrees below Zero
on other higher parts OF the island. II degrees pc
low: I'm the city in many places, Is degrees below
Not near SO cold a day in the average as January
10 1879 Wind about north fresh.
January s. 1866 a. m. IL degrees below; p
average about 0. $780,, , ,
January TO- 1857 a. M, 6 degrees below: p
M degrees below: II D. m. II degrees pei11"'
average s degrees below" ~ l.. II
York, Feb 49, 1876.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-24
4 FIGHT on IN MISSOURI.
SILVER AND SOUND MONEY DEMOCRATS IN FOR
A KILKENNY COMBAT

KILKENNY COMBAT.
ST Louis Feb 23.-All efforts at harmonz'ns 'he
conflicting elements OF the Missouri Democracy
have been abandoned. and the war for SUPREMACY
between the silver and the sound-money wings mas
begun in earnest \ circular signed by 'ead'ns
Democrats Throughout; the state was sent our 10
day calling for meeting OF sou"p-lno"e D,''o
rn,S ~ mis- city next Saturday. The circulars
closing sentence reads: .,... .
This meeting H. to decide upon ana promuIsa.o a
lion or belief and line OF aclon ioi 'ose
limited and Independent coinage OF SnNei az az, ' ns
ratio of Ii to l. and who VIII not ne ,ean o'' VI
,bair marry I'm consequence thereof nor De uep'N'"
Of the right of expressing their CONVICTIONS
Ex-Governor y. r. Francis whose name h''uS
the list OF Subscribers to the circular sara TO-DAY
The lG-to- political heretics nave nhHue 80 "''
ro,so in Missouri that sound money Democrats are
forced TO take up the fight for the prncipes OF tur
Democracy. There are thousands OF mn ~ ,,cp
ibeir marty VINO viii not bow to the neeting ieu'i
OF free silver.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-24
AS TT IS DONE ~ PHILADELPHIA.

From The Philadelphia Kecord
= The society girls have new fad now. which Is
moi meeting with decided favor on the part OF the
nostaI offciaIs According TO the recently adopted
fancy II is decidedly bad form to use numerals
in any shape IN either writing letter or addressing
an envelope Also, the word town has been sub
sti,utel for city" matter where II occurs. No
authorizations are permitted. such as the use OF
nitisls Everything should be spelled out. and the
address ON a letter must be flush with the point
where the name begins. Fer instance. address
under the new rules would look Ike this
Mister John Samuel Smke,
Eighteen hundred and nine,
North Seventeenth street.
Town.
Care Of
Mater William Bradley Smike.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-24

,aaa cha, there was ANYTHING wrong for the false
metal opening fits auiifuly around the real one
and All ictters fan quite naturally into the nettns
CO.. ~ tho iotter makes no sound The person posting
i thinks that the box mast be pretty tuil Inc
for = certain time between collections can recover
IL ard the letters in the bag , 49,. -
"hmerican lettar-box thieves don't work that way.
as mole sam has taken gTeater precautions ne
only thing have to look out for is dupca,e ksys;
those who are are pretty we'll spotted ana can
work TO advantage.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-24
TO CALL THE PRIMARIES.

TIL. Republican Committee on Organization VIII
meet tomorrow evening at No. I' "eSt .",S
eigh,b-st to fix the time and issue the can TOT inc
ri,,,ries +, ,his city II vas understood IN ma
chino circles Yesterday that the primaries VIII n'
held on March 49, and that the Assembly H's"l''
conventions VIII meet on March q 10 elect dees"."s
70 the Congress district conventions The d"'' 10,
the assembling OF the last.namel conVen'lo'i, W -
"roh,hiv he March 25 the day after the meeting OF
he Republican State Convention 70 chovsr "sa
gates and alternatcs 10 the hepnbHC'h '>""
Tonyenton al -. Louis.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-24
SMOKING-CARS FOR ELEVATED TRAINS.
r. iho L rof,n ~


Sir: In Tie Tribune OF February 10 your cor
respondent, re. y. b." under the head Of "Ex-
pectorntIng On Elevated Trains" writes: Men are
not allowed TO smoke In the cars" etc | travel
nearly altogether the Thrd-ave. elevated trains
ana scarcely ever come upon the train without
seeing one or more men come in the car with
lighted cigar and occasionally take n sly pun at Il
to keep 1t lighted until they want leave the train
! thought that bad enough. have seen a card
up In n number of the cars stations which reads
mo one allowed TO carry lighted cigars on the
cars or words to that effect But short time ago
came up on Third-ave. train. and two men came
In the car with lighted cigars, took Of the
seats and sat and talked, and smoked and spat A
lady sat directly opposite them, and how she en-
dured 1t without changing her seat or directing the
attention of the guard to II cannot imagine. Now
If the men cannot do without smoking for fifteen
or twenty minutes, do you not think that Mr. Gould
Colonel Hahn will that a smoking-ca is
placed on each train? They have them in Brooklyn
Why cannot We have them in New-York City?
New-York, Feb. q, 1896 DISGrSTED
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-24

provide temperance books for the public schoos
And stated differently. there is nothing new in the
provision Of the liquor traffic for its own burial.
For we read OF a precedent centuries ago In which
the price Of innocent blood the reward of in:quity
abhorrent TO all concerned was used TO purchase
the Potters' Field. Yes; let temperance instruction
in the public school be the grave OF King Alcohol,
and let his own guilty revenue pay for that grave
49, " NJ p WELCHER.
PeekskiIl - Y. Feb. 10. 1895.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-24
THEIR ONLY USE FOR 4 SPONGE.
The Thompson Falls Montanian.

From Inc 1nOmpSon rdHs ho"ta'h'"
Two tramps beat saloonkeeper in Thompson
queer trick recently. They passed gallon jug
over the bar and asked 70 have 1t hl,ed with whis-
key After II had been filled they rendered dollar
in payment. The bartender said the wh.skey was
Il kind and refused TO take the dollar. The
emptled the liquor back into the barrel and handed
back the jug. After going down the road some
distance the tramps smashed the top OF the jug
and squeezed several good drinks OF whiskey out
Of two big sponges In the jug.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-24
EXCISE REVENUE AS AN ANTIDOTE.

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: In a recent editorial you mention the COM
zeal side apparent In Brooklyn when The liquor
revenue paying for denunciation Of Its own source
furnishes a feature in municipal finance"
There appears also an eminent proprety in the
excise revenue. II we must have Il, being used to
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-24
ENGLAND SEES 1T DIFFERENTLY NOW.

To the Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir: While all Christendom has been shocked at
the "unspeakabe Turks" hesitation to receive ad
for the Armenans from the agents OF the Red
Cross. 1t sounds strangely TO read In "Chambers
Encyclopaedia" that the English imprisoned John
Horne Tooke CParson Horne" as he was called In
the Kings Bench. for opening subscription for
the widows and orphans OF the American soldiers
''barbarously murdered" by the Kings troops at
Lexington and Concord. Verify there may be
hope for the Turk. NJ. X. s. +.
New York Feb. 20. 1896.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-24

Attractions In styles and assort-
ment. but the more taking one Of
the low prices Is added.
LONG CREDIT.
V04 West 14th street.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-24

uor.ca Manuel was me nber OF the banking
arm OF Turner Manuel Co, OF No 30 WaIi-st'
He was born in Utica about sixty years ago. ana
had long been engaged In business in New-1 orK'
For over twenty years he was vestryman OF the
Church OF Zion and St. Timothy, In West Fifty
eeyenth-.t He leaves two daughters-Mss Evelyn
Manuel and Mrs. Adrain II. Muller. Mr. Manners
home was at No 800 West Fifty-siXth-st
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-24

RELIABLE
CARPETS.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-03-05

haosrats. kspasssSans ssa Pc .
lists Ail sire The sane izss. Had
TlnsA-- ! aosr know os .'ssa-
ClsvsiAaa psaecrst oct. Dc o
Eiffahssh city, and soa. es tse.z
desbsiess fs-l lse The f.liss sso
eoali rot looA . sheep N the fAoe-
Congress n ~ ,~ssioa Ass 90 ~.
tndine QUE uho the Arnoids ar.
Having ben ecru . D~neer.'.
feel As ihosgs l lad d. h-.nr-I ih.
name ~heu | call ess Of these latter
day sAints Ly that PAM. Cor As Tie
soldier kaid 10 the prv.rher. .hen
Asked 20 What comnana hs e~long
cd. replied: The ioih Tsa.s" Th.
soldier in turn asked hss rSv~r.ncr
TO What army he belonged. lie -
Piled TO the army OF the Lord ="
The soldier then sa.d To him "Neu
have gotten q long ~ay from assd
quarters" These latter day n.n,
have gotten long uAy OF from the
Democracy of Jefferson, Jackson.
Madison and Calhoun. The People.
Party is the only representative o.
those iliustrious Statesmen TO day
and our Peoples Party men IN Con
ercss reflect the wishes Of the ~hcls
people OF this great eouatry by do
ing ali they can 10 stop the curse oI
class legislAtion and other devil
ment, and to undo some Of the s,ck
eduess Of the present ad Administrations
~. q. GkIGokS.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-03-05
TlllMAN A GOOD WALKER

He Says That He Will Walk Out Of the Ma
tionaI GoIdbug Democratic Convention
and Join the Peoples Party at st. Fouls
st. Louis Journal
The South Carolina delegation to
the Chicago convention will bolt in
q body if the gold men secure con-
troll. Senator Tlllman says:
ooh, everybody knows my posi-
ton. We are still sticking to the
party in South Carolina, and are 60
ing to do so as long as there is hope
in it for change in the condition Of
affairs. We are going to Chicago
with silver delegation. If the con-
vention decides that it will give the
people of the country no relief and
sits down on silver, we are going to
walk out"
This is good news. AS silver is
certain to be sat upon, and as Till,
man is a man of his word, South Car.
olins will walk out Of the Democrat.
ic convention and out of the Demo
cratic party. North Carolina is al
ready out, and probably the strike
will spread in the South.
Now let the Republicans Of the
Western States show their manhood
if they have any, by walking out o
the Republican convention, thu
splitting both of the old rotten polit
ical organizations. The Republican
and Democratic parties have live
too long.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-03-05
ONO, ANA.

watch 'Ea Seu-Thsv Are ksss ssd
shsrp-Bsd VIII Fsssss S.s 10 Ess
You.
A part Of the game of the gold
bugs Las begun. The banking power
which can contract or sypsDd the
currency at will have decided 20 let
up ON the money string. n~y for a
time. They are getting ready TO
make money . little easier sor ELEc-
TON YEAR to fool the people. Attic
election, they will bring on another
'93 panic, and then "hard times
will come again-if thes. sharp~rs
are allowed to play their game. The
Whitney hoom and the ''fooling- Of
the people calls for an INCREASE OF
the circulating medium Just nov.
The entire game is explained in the
following press jispstch from Wasa-
ington:
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2i.-Great ae-
tivify has been displayed by ps-
tional banks within the past few
weeks in taking out additional cir
eulatiou. Last week the Increase
amounted to o.. SO ,053, and since
January LIST TO February LIT. Comp
troller Eckels mas application for
circulation TO the amount Of Sl5.-
052, $50, nearly all Of which il is ex-
pected will b taken.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-03-05
THE WONDERFUL NEW DISCOVERY.

How Light is Made to Penetrate Solid
Substance And to Reveal Hidden Ar
F.. ticles, Etc.
Probably no such popular furore
for a purely scientific discovery was
ever excited before as has grown out
of the exploitation of the new pho
Biography with the aid of the \ ray,
or Roentgen ray, as it is popularly
known.
The power of this lay has been
known for some time, but not until
very recently was there such an ap-
plication of it as to startle the world.
The first man to do this was Prof.
Roentgen, a Russian. We need not
try to describe the process here. 1t
is sufficient to say that tho applica-
ton Of light is made in such q way as
make it penetrate solid substances to
and disclose anything that may be
behind such substances.
There is great speculation as to
what the ultimate possibilities Of the
discovery may be. 1t is called the
X ray, because nobody knows exact
| ly what else to call it. Some tests
and experiments. have just been
made at Davidson college in this
State, and the results have been