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New-York tribune., 1896-09-27

not change his elevation in other famous observ-
atories. Whether he aims the mighty tube at the
zenith or the horizon the eyepiece remains In the
same spot merely changing its angle And the
glass is lightly hung, too, that he can shift 1t
with his finger. although electrically operated ma
chinery Is usually employed instead There is also
a polar axis, lower down, and not shown in the
picture which, by the way is taken from the I'll
lustrirte Zeitung.' of Berlin.
The object glass OF this instrument has diameter
OF seven-tenths OF a metre or about twenty-seven
and a half inches. At present, therefore, Europe
has but two larger refractors the thirty-lnch In
struments at Nice and Pulkowa and America only
one. the thIrty-six-inch telescope at the Lick 90,
seryatory. The double lens was shaped and polished
by Ste..heil Of Munich one OF the four or fve
New-York tribune., 1896-09-27
THE COBBLER FEARED COMPETITION.
7cnm The Washington Star.

From The Washington star
Clergymen are frequently good story eIerst t,on ou,
as a rule proper dignity prevents .ieTt rso i foi
wanting 10 appear in that light publicly Inc to,.
lowing was narrated 10 Star reporter py
popular divine: ,,..... d. hs sa,d .r
i'm the days Of my early ministry, ne az s.,
walton by everything uttered ana am dA'a'"
was sometimes not altogether discreet. .,,n
"Ny first work was in a Western Mining csn1
and had TO remain over night az roueh s. Ill.,
10 wait for stage to convey me to my ues.,as- s,
At the table savage looking man sdiu s,tSr% ss'
What might be your line, young ie'ei'
Saving souls | said soemnly
Ugh was the only response ....,s6
".S,sr sumner A coarsely dressed man approacn1
me and said: " . ,,.Lar vs're
'Pardner, les make some kind O. dicseL, f.r So,h
In ther same line an thar am roS, rSa , ,'o coud
Thars a camp furder up the crlck whar W '''N
do well ~ ,r,end said
4 am a minister of the Gospel coh.
.Scuse me parson; | though 70 "as
New-York tribune., 1896-09-27

great telescope makers OF the world, and the
terial came from Schotts works In Jena These two
statements signify much 10 the initiated In focal
length the Berlin glass makes another departure from
usage. length fourteen times the aperture used TO
be considered the standard proportion. from which,
FOR various special reasons. there often de-
parture. In very large telescopes like that the
Lick Observatory the focal length is about eighteen
or nineteen times the diameter OF the object glass.
metres long This makes the proportion thirty 10
Among the advantages resulting from this remark
able focal length Is an Improvement Ia adaptabty
70 Photographic work. According to the "Tustrlrte
Ieitung, an Image OF the sun 1914 centmetres (7.67
inches) In diameter Is thus obtained the sensitive
plate. and this viii stand a greater enlargement
without losing dstlnctness than any solar photo
graph obtained elsewhere From this fact and from
the stress which Is laid the Photographic collec-
tions In the Libraries and lecture the new
observatory II seems probable that the Instrument
will be devoted largely to that class OF work, though
not to the rcinsian of visual work.
New-York tribune., 1896-09-27

CHANUTE AND PACLs WAY OF IArNcp.
ING A FLYING MACHINE

CHANUTE AND PAULS WAY OF LATrNcu
ING FLYING MACHINE
The experiments with the new hving nosch,,.
now In progress on the southern shore of rak.
Michigan, near Milers. Ind. derive interest from
two facts They are conducted under the martial
supervision Of Octave Chanute an engineer who's.
writings on aerial navigation have made him q,
authority on the subject And some Of the apnar.
atus employed is novel Perhaps the most orieina,
feature of the undertaking is the use OF sort q,
toboggan slide from which It is proposed to launch
the airship proper. This contrivance enables IN.
experimenter TO acquire a certain amount OF nr.
liminary momentum, just Lienthal did bv
running a few steps before jumping off a hous.ton
or cliff 1t has been frequently suggested thai
If tests Of this kind were made near or over .
sheet of water, the consequences Of a fall wou6
be less serious. both in respect the machine ana
New-York tribune., 1896-09-27
A REINSURANCE.

BY Archibald Lampman.
x,,,,. vhat doubting eyes. oh sparrow
Thou regardest me. .w
IInderneath yon spray OF yarro"'
dipping cautiously
Fear me not. oh little sparrow
Rathe and never fear.
For IN me both pool and yarrow
And thyself are dear
New-York tribune., 1896-09-27
or make ever SO small an open,ns 8, -.

or make ever SO small an opening IN MIA t..x
box: remember at one time they carried ~
eral pounds OF threepenny nails and dronned ,fsv- fhsv-
In box OF sulphur kept for purifying hens nss,s sm
afferward ming the box with dried orange neal,
ings gathered about the backyard Thev psei.
almost entirely upon vegetation for subsistence a "a
we found TO our sorrow. Our efforts in the va as
or flower garden had come TO nauQht on acoa"ay
OF the ever-present rabbit and the no less ~.
structve chickens In our desperation we ne &c
cured mission cactus and century plant and np p.~
forted ourselves with the thought that aIthovns
our DECORATIONS were not elaborate they al iessss
would not be moested. Vain hone, Never a hsd esst t
little trader tasted more delicious morsel Tps ps
spines were no objection for he gnawed them ~
and most likely used them for toothpicks ~ ~.
builds his nest above ground. heaplng great nss s
OF sticks and trash about the roots Of trees 10 ~
height or several feet. Naturalists are nron. ~ ~
look with leniency upon his thevlsh and other az ~
moving habits. ,excusng him on the grounds -
nest-buiidlng But why the desire should be eve, -,
present with him In season and out OF season e. -
inconccivabe. Yet. everything considered no can
not be called an unmitigated nuisance for tbs - an
noyance which he occasions Is partially atoned - ~
by the amusement he affords eu LOT
New-York tribune., 1896-09-27
TIE POET.


Beauty enwrapt him like the cell
A flower cup folds about the pee
And, leaning Ger her honeyed we'll
He drank Eternity.
Then ere his housing felt decay,
Untired, he sought the outer iighti
Winging the souls unfettercd way
In fragrance-laden flight.
New-York tribune., 1896-09-27
s. LUCIEN-LE-PAUVRE.
BY BERKELEY UPDrKE.

s,,. Rail No question makes OF Ayes and Noes.
Rut Here and There as strikes the Player goes
And He that tossed you down into the rieIu.
He knows about II all-HE Kho"s-hH ""'"
New-York tribune., 1896-09-27
AN ODDLY MOUNTED TELESCOPE.
THE BIG NEW BERLIN GLASS HAS OTHER
STRIKING TRAITS

Amonp the attractions Of industrial exhibition
which has been in progress In Berlin this season
is a new telescope. The instrument is remarkable
for its size and Of It's other characteristics
But its most striking novelties probably. are found
in the method of mounting it. 1t is customary to
cover big telescopes with a dome as protection
against the weather. But this instrument stands
out on an elevated platform in the open air. with
only an extra cylindrical shell or sheath around
the main tube to serve that purpose. Then again,
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PROMISE BIG REFORM.
SULTAN PLEDGES HIMSELF
TO POWERS.
VIII Do More Than Asked Figures Given
to Show Armenians and Other
Christians Have Been Favored In Office
Acting Patriarch Attacked.

WASHINGTON, Oct. aS.-The Turkish
government has notified the signatory
powers Of it's intention to carry out to
the fullest extent the entire spirit of
the reforms embraced in the treaty of
Berlin. The measures to be adopted
will carry the reforms not only into
the SIX provinces of Turkey contem-
plated by the treaty and peopled by
~Armcnians, but will embrace the en-
tire empire.
The authorities at Constantinople
nave taken steps to counteract the
public disfavor against Turkey, due, it
is felt, to a lack Of knowledge of the
conditions surrounding the Armenian
troubles. 1t is pointed out that the
Armenian subjects of the sultan
have retained their nationality, their
religion and their wealth for the last
six hundred years under the pro-
lection of the Ottoman empire. and
that in no other country have the Ar
menions been protected in this indie
pendent exercise of all their rights and
privileges. AS an evidence of this, the
A'E oi"o y Ao1-Ih uSSullQdnS
are employed in the Turkish govern
ment service at Constantinople alone,
while the number of Mussulmans in
the whole government service there is
about 1900. Considering the differ
ence in population, it is said that the
non-Mussulmans are thus given a far
greater proportion of public employ
ment than the Mussulmans. This
same favor, it is said, holds good
throughout the populous portions of
the empire, where the sultan has
sought to give the non-Mussulmans a
full share in government affairs. But
the authorities feel hat there has been
a lack OF appreciation and gratitude on
the part of the Armenians, who are de-
termined to rule or ruin, though in a
great minority.
CoNsTANT1NoPLE, Oct. p. While
M~onsignor Bartelomeos of the Armen-
ian patriarchate was entering his car
riage yesterday four men tried to assas-
sinate him, but they were seized by
the prelate's escort. One of the would
be assassins is said to be an Armenian,
and it is explained hat Monsignor
Bartelomeos is unpopular with a section
OF the ~Armenians, owing to his sub
servlance to palace authorities.
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GREAT ELEVATORS BURN.
Chicago Grain Warehouse Destroyed-rhs
Loss is s1,sOo,ooo.

Chicago Grain Warehouse D~estroyed-The
Loss is s1,5oo,ooo.
CHICAGO. Oct. 27.-Both elevator A
and elevator B of the Pacific Elevator
company were destroyed by fire this
afternoon with great quantities Of
grain and other smaller buildings.
The loss will approximate ST., 500, 900.
BY 1 o'clock the fire had assumed
such dangerous proportions that a gem
eral alarm was turned in. The heat
from the burning elevators compelled
the abandonment of four lines of hose
which had been run into the boiler
room of elevator A. Five frcmcn OF
Company 80 nearly lost their lives
while fighting the flames from the
roof of the Office, a small brick build.
ing. They stuck to their post until
the roof fell beneath them. Two Of
them were close enough to the edge OF
the wall to grasp it. The other three
went down, but were rescued with
great difficulty.
The Pacific elevator was composed Of
thHee separate buildings, each six
stories in height.
Burning timbers were carried bv the
high wind, and for a time it was
thought many of the buildings in the
vicinity were doomed, and heavy lines
of freight cars standing on the tracks
were removed as fast as possible.
The mailing house of Hale G Curtis
is the nearest building of any size to
the burning elevators and several times
caught on fire, but by hard work the
building was saved from serious dam
age.
P. G. Perry, the superintendent Of
the Pacific Elevator company, said that
there was over 1,1oo, 600 bushels Of
wheat stored in elevators A and 3.
Shortly after the fire broke out tho
south wall of the elevator gave way
and thousands of bushels of wheat fell
into the river.
The burning buildings were covered
with corrugated iron and large Sec
tons of this metal heated to white
heat fell as they were loosened from
their fastenings by the fire. 1t wa
with the greatest difficulty that the
fremen escaped these.
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HALLEMEL-LACOUR DEAD
French Diplomatic and AcademIcian
Passes Away,

PARIS, Oct. 27.-M. Challemel-Lacour,
recently president of the French SEN
ate, and formerly ambassador to Lon
don and minister Of foreign affairs, is
dead.
NJ. Lacour was BORN in 1880. He first
attracted national attention as. row.
ernor Of Lyons in 1870. He was a warm
friend of Gambetta during the ~latter's
lifetime, and was awhile editor of La
Rcpublique Franchise, founded bv
Gambetta. He distinguished himself
in the chamber and senate by his
eloqucnce, which was unimpassioned,
brief and %caustic. His political
career was active and he
held many posts of honor and
responsibility, while his achievements
In literature were no less signal. He
published a study of Humboldt, an
edition of the works Of Nine. d'Epinay,
a translation Of Kitter's ''History Of
Philosophy" and a work that he called
ia Philosophie Individualiste." March
%, 1898, he was elected an academician
to succeed Kenan, defeating Bruno
Paulin Paris and lola by seventeen
votes to thirteen for Paris and one for
lola.
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r BAD
More Serious Than for Twenty Years r.

More Serious Than for Twenty Years Re
serves Being Armed.
CoNsTANTINoPLE, Oct. 27.-When the
sultan signed two trades last Wednes.
day levying a poll tax of five piasters
on every Mussulman and increasing
the taxes on sheep, public works and
education by l to ~ per cent, the
funds so raised to be devoted to mill.
tary purposes, the representative of
the powers sent a collective note to the
porte, couched in the strongest Ian
guage, calling attention to the danger
that the arming of the Mussulmens
was certain to create and pointing out
generally the critical situation of af-
fairs in the Turkish empire.
The porte to-day sent a reply to the
note. AS usual it was evasive, simp-
~ stating that the money derived
from the additional taxes was
only intended to complete the arm
ament of the Mustahfuse, the
third and last class Of the Turkish
army reserves, and to strengthen the
armament of the other land forces Of
the sultan-Nizam or regular army and
us active reserve, the relief. Conscripts
IN Turkey serve six years in the Nizam
tour with the colors and two with the
reserve; eight years in the redif, four
In the first class and four in the second
and finally six years in the Mustahfuse.
The action of the Turkish govern
ment in completing the armament of
the Mustahfuse indicates that the en-
pre- is facing a situation which NAV
necessltate calling forth all the mill
tary forces at its disposal and it also
indicates that the situation is the gray
est since the Russo-Turkish war.
Of course, there is always the prob
ability that the sultan by these move
ments is simply seeking to distract the
attention Of his subjects from the &C.
tual state Of affairs brought about
by his maladministration, and that,
seeing that the powers are really in
earnest and chat an understanding be-
tween Russia, France and Great Rri-
tain means decisive action, he is by
these ornaments practically threaten
ing a wholesale massacre of the Chris
tlans n announcing that Turkey will
resist to the utmost any attempt at
armed coercion.
The financial situation is about as
bad as it possibly can be. All negotia-
ions by the Turkish government for a
temporary loan have failed and the
condition Of the treasury is one of utter
hopelessness. Added to this the price
OF bread has risen as the price of wheat
has gone up. This has aggravated
the prevailing distress and its conse-
quent discomfort.
The police continue to make arrests
and it is understand that many more
bombs have been found.
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IN INDIA,
Many Deaths and Great Suffering Re.
DOrtAd-Hlr6 HaarfoI1 CroiD Ma

Many Deaths and Great Suffering Re-
ported-Hard Hearted Grain Men.
LONDON, Oct. 27.-The Englishman,
the leading paper of Calcutta, says of
the situation in India: "While a num-
Der Of deaths have occurred in Bundelk-
hand, it cannot be stated that a fam
inc is actually prevailing, as the stocks
are not yet exhausted, the difficulty
being to compel dealers to sell. But a
pathetic convoy of starving children
which the bishop of Nagpur has
brought from Jubbul Pur proves that
the resources of that district are peril
ously near exhaustion. For a month
past wheat and flour have been selling
in the baZaars and howrah of Calcutta
at three ennas per ser, and rice at ru-
PEGS 81 to SIS per maund, rates not
dreamed of since the last famine"
The Lucknow Hindustani says: The
question is now whether the famine
will last only four months or a year.
The autumn crop is sure of almost en-
tire failure. No amount of rain can
save it, and the fate of the spring har-
vest depends upon rainfall by Octo-
Der T."
The Calcutta Englishlnan also pub
lished a letter referring to the wheat
shipped from California during which
the writer said: "The import should
not be left to private enterprise which,
stimulated by purely commercial mo-
tives, cannot be expected to be infu-
enced by philanthropy and therefore is
not likely to provide the needy with
cheap wheat. Even if the importers
are satisfied with a moderate profit it
is probable that the wheat will be pur-
chased by a few wealthy natives who
will not scruple to keep the price at
famine rates"
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Silver Drafts Unhonored.

New YORK, Oct. 2S.-Henry W. Cor.
nell, a lawyer and a son of Ex-Governor
A. B. Cornell, has been arrested at
Dobbs Ferry, charged with grand lar
ceny. He says he was appointed,
August rs last, secretary Of the New
York State branch of the silver party,
and called a convention of silver clubs
of the State to be held in Buffalo. He
says he drew drafts for 1925 to pay the
expenses. These drafts were cashed
by John J. Clary of Buffalo, and the
proceeds were paid out for expenses.
Clary found the drafts worthless and
made the complaint against Cornell.
Cornell says he will easily clear him
self of the charge.
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GUNS FOR THE NEW NAVY
Ordnance Bureau Reports Procress-yery
Much Work Done.

Much Work Done.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 2S.-The annual
report of Captain Sampson, chief of
the naval ordnance bureau shows that
a great deal of work has been done
during the last fiscal year toward the
armament of ships of the navy. Up to
date the bureau has built $50 guns of
large caliber, has 80 partly completed
and has condemned only two. All Of
the six inch guns on hand are to be
converted into rapid firing guns as
soon as funds shall be available. The
appropriation of S25O,00O for reserve
guns is being utilized to construct
two s-inch, two 12-inch and two
13-inch guns and these, with those
previously authorized, will supply the
needs of the naval service for some
time, leaving the only appropriation
cruisers. Much difficulty has been ex-
large caliber guns and an escape from
powder of this type for the use of the
olldIlCl CdllDClo Ii Lo" bS1l1S ulu duIl
it will be issued soon for all calibers up
to six inch.
A large number of five and six inch
projectiles is still needed and the bu-
reau strongly urges hat it be author
lied to require a reserve store, as the
projectiles improve by the lapse of
time.
During the past year 2,269 tons Of
armor have been delivered, of which
6S4 tons were reforged plates. The
deliveries under the old contracts have
been completed and the makers are
showing great activity in taking up
the work on the new plates, SO that it
is predicted the construction of the
new ships will not be delayed for want
of armor. The two armor companies
now claim a total annual capacity of
$500 tons of armor.
The department has inspected and
classified as auxiliary cruisers nineteen
American steamers on the Atlantic
coast and nine on the Pacific coast.
These will require forty-six 6-inch
guns, twenty-seven 5-inch, 1O4 of the
4-inch guns, fifty-four of the 6-pounders,
eight of the 1-pounders and 112 ma
chine guns. The estimates for the
next year aggregate 50, 164, $50, the
largest item Of ST, 72O, 796 being for the
armament Of vessels authorized.
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Crook in WOman'S Attire.

SPOKANE, WASH, Oct. 2s.-For the
past month fully twenty cases have
been reported to the police of men be-
ing robbed in the city through the
wiles Of a mysterious woman, who So
cured, as far as heard from, in all
about $1,000 The perpetrator Of these
robberies is in Jail in the person of Pat
OBrien, a notorious crook, who has
been masquerading as the fascinating
m A search of his room dis
closed the various feminine DISCUSSES,
as well as a lot Of jewelry that he had
robbed his victims of.
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VATICAN AND POLITICS,
The United States Election the Absorb
ing Topic in Papal Circles.

Inc United States Election the Absorb
ing Topic in Papal Circles.
LoNDo", Oct. 28.-The Pail Mall Ga
zette publishes a dispatch from Rome,
which says: 1.-The Presidential cleo
ton in the United States is the absorb
ing topic at the Vatican, the explana-
ton being the strides which Catholi-
cism has made in America, which is
now one of the church's largest sources
OF income. 1t is recognized that the
standing danger of Romanism in the
United States is the independence of
American bishops, noticeable since the
time of Plus TX"
The correspondent remarks that the
Vatican does not desire it's representa-
tives in America to take an active part
in the campaign, fearing a new division
in the ranks and experimenting at the
same time that some of the more i'm
petuous bishops might break out. He
adds that this feeling of uneasiness at
the Vatican will not disappear until
after election.
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LAST RITES FOR MR.. CRISP,
Tho Body OF the Late Ex-Speaker Laid
to Rest at Americas, Ca,

TO Rest at Americas, Ca.
AMERICUs, Ga, Oct. 2-.-The body Of
the late ex-Speaker Crisp was brought
nero on a special train from Atlanta
yesterday and was met by almost the
entire population Of the town, who
stood in silence with uncovered heads.
All the bells of the town were tolled.
At the church one hour W. devoted
by Mr.. Crisp's friends to viewing the
body, while Governor Atkinson and
staff, delegations from Atlanta and
other cities of the State, members of
the Georgia Bar association, Hoke
Smith, ex-secretary of the interior.
Congressman Charles l.. BARTLETT and
j. c. c.. Black, ex-Congressman Barnes
and a military escort of commissioned
officers of the Fifth Georgia regiment
acted as guards Of honor.
General Clement A. Evans delivered
the funeral oraticu at the church. Ar
irving at Oak Grove, tho military
opened ranks and stood at present
arms. The body was carried to the
family burial plat, and after IL prayer
read by General Evans, was lowered
into h grave.