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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-01-30
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that is skeleton or cage OF iror or steel Is put
up which is intended to carry the weight OF the
floors and contents of the building The frame
l. inclosed with outer walls OF brlck ana s'ohe
or preferably, OF brick and terra Gotta the IRON
or steel work being incased in brick work. The
floors Of the building are formed of steel beams
and orders The space between these beams
is filed in as provided by law, with sectional
hollow brick or tiles in the form OF nat or seq
mental arches These hollow tiles are so MADE
as to completely cover the bottoms OF the beams
and Orders. on top of these hollow tile arches
a finished floor is laid. which is either of wood or
tiles The partitions in all these buildings are
formed of hollow tiles or porous terra Gotta.
The only combustible material used therefore,
in the buildings are the window castings, door
frames and doors. and in some cases even the
window castings and door-frames are made Of
metal or cement.
It is well known that burned clay is the most
satisfactory and the best ireprootng material
II makes the most desirable floors arches. par
titions Turing and roofing Of any product. and
is the one substance that can be used with abso-
lutte assurance against fire. In the first place
CLAW is burned to a white heat in the course or
manufacture. AS n building material IL VIII
never in reason be subjected TO the test or lts
formation. Therefore floors. ceilings and side
walls constructed with II are practically IN
destructible. The burned clay material also et-
fectuay covers all iron work, so that none or II
is exposed. A fire occurring in a room or THIS
kind cannot well spread Beyond 1t, and Is easily
extinCushed In fact in many cases where fires
Of this kind occur they have burned themselves
out and without injury TO the building.
a number of fires have occurred in THIS CITY
I'm buildings of this class, and in every case the
fire has been cxtinguished with little or no IN
iurv TO the building itself. The contents of the
room have. of course. been mere or less m
iured Instances of this kind have occurred In
The MacIntyrc Building, Broadway and Eigh-
toenth-st where one of the offices was burned
out and the heat was SO intense AS TO melt
the gas fixtures and radiator pipes. Inc nre
did moi spread beyond the room In which II
originated There was also A. severe hre IN the
Gable Building about a year ago, in when al
most an entire floor was burned out but no In
iury was done TO the building. Some years ago
= similar fire occurred in the basement or the
tribune Pudding This was during the day
time and the tenants in the upper floors were III
no way disturbed. More recently severe fire
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-01-30
CANDLE MANUFACTURERS.

When people had to rely principally on candles
for light they got much worse candles than are
to be had to-day at much less cost. Notwith-
standing the introduction of gas even into small
towns and OF electric lighting by general and
isolated plants. and Of the decline Of the price
Of kerosene oil TO a figure not dreamt of twenty
years ago. the trade in candles is still very
large Indeed. the Industry Is big enough TO
support ten big manufactures with millions of
dollars invested. all OF whom do business in
Greater New-York In the manufacture OF
candles from tallow three important bi-products
are obtained. These stearic acid red OIL
and glyccrine The first is used I'm manufacture
Ing the second In soap making and woolen
weaving. and the third is sold 10 reiners who
In turn dispose Of IT 10 druggists for use in MANY
ways. as we'll az incidentally. and TO manufact-
urers OF nitro glycerine. These hi products are
obtained by accomplishing the tallow with
treatment OF sulphurc acid and lime In a cop
per cylinder or dgester. The residue il the sub
stance from which the candles are made II is
first solidined by hydraulic pressure. then re-
melted and cast into moulds. Ii IL impossible
to get at the actual figures OF the annual sales
In Greater New-fork. but they run up into the
millions Besides the sales for home consump-
ton there is considerable export trade In
candles with South American countries
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-01-30

ton has given to trade Each of these financial
branches of Uncle Sans common carrier bust
ness has shown a gain since the election sum
c;art IN make the heads of the departments
wonder how all the work is 10 he done shouio
the nroportionate increase continue That the
Postofice Building will soon be taxed beyond IT'S
fullest capacity there can he no doubt. and even
NOW clerks elbow each other in their work and
complain that grateful Government appreci-
ates their services so highly as to hug them too
closely.
The bill now pending In Congress to permit
restitution by the Government OF the value OF
packages lost in the registry department WILL
should IT become law. result in great increase
in that branch Of postoffice work The per-
centage of losses in the registry department mas
been so very small that the expens" or making
losses good will 10 inconsiderahle. yet the Ger
tainty of restitution in case of loss VIII induc"
business men who now snip large amounts by
avnrass to utilize the PostofTice Department as
means Of transit. Postmaster Dayton believes
that should restitution become law. the reg
istrv department will soon distance all private
connection as means Of forwarding cash. The
recent frequency Of robberies. or 'hold-ups. IN
duced the express companies to increase their
rates for the transportation of money. and that
been
istry business. Many shippers Of money have
preferred to risk loss without reimbursement in
the Postofice Department rather than pay the
additional rates charged by the express com
panies That the expected new law affecting
the registry department will influence the sale OF
money orders IS not anticipated by the chiefs of
the noy-ordcr department. Government
money orders are now issued in amounts Of 500
or less while $50 was formerly the largest
amount for which an order was sold. IL is
mostly persons who have no bank accounts who
send money by money order, while shippers of
money by registered mail are mostly persons
who have large sums to send Their number will
he increased by the new law, but without de-
creasine the money order business to any ap-
precable extent
Improved facilities of delivery. distribution
and collection Of mail have been placed IN opei-
alton during the last year in New fork some
Of the devices for saving labor and time nave
hoen distinct innovations. The establishment or
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-01-30

occurred in the Pulitzer Building where 100
tons OF paper were burned in the pressroom
The building was filled with smoke but proved
Itself 10 he actually freproof building
Many buildings claimed to be freproof have
been destroyed but upon investigation 1t has
been proved that such buildings could in no
wise be called hreproof. and were not intended
to be so. IL Is safe TO say that in no case has
any properly constructed freproof building
failed when put TO the test OF an actual fire
The public has begun to recognize this as Is
shown by the great demand for offices and rooms
in the upper stories OF tall buildings and
hotels Constant study and careful applica ton
IN valuable improvements. Among the advan
mentioned level ceilings. with floor above dis
pensng with the necessity for Turing or lath-
ing and with the heavy concrete filing always
necessary on top Of the solid brick or CORFU
gated iron arches n saving in weight OF floor
Of 90 per cent. which admits OF a great reduc-
ton in the weight Of the iron beams and girders
and the thickness OF the stone walls and founda-
lions: a saving in the thickness Of the ioo<s
great saving in cost and time The work is dry
almost as laid. Work can he laid In am
season 81 the year and has strength and elias
ticity to resist sudden impact The floors and
walls are rat and vermin proof and are free
from the unsightly cracks that are common to
floors constructed OF materials affected by
changes OF temperature. which cause expansion
and contraction. Men trained to investigate
and experiment. to base calculations and opin-
ions upon ascortaincd facts are at the head Of
the hreproofng industry.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-01-30

those at the surface. Experiments are nov pe
ing made with an electric telephone. the Wiz
Of which are carried down the lifeline. III.
side Of the helmet which the diver wears;
transmitter IL placed opposite his mouth anu
receiver opposite his ear lie can mus TAI" Wv"
his comrades with ease.
The wrecking company's derricks are also pu ,.
to other services than raising vessels VIII, III,
nothing else aioat Is capable OF performihs ~
most striking OF these il the hosting ana CARY
ing of immense wire cables. wound on q. u''s
and weighing many hundreds of tons Inesv
derricks are also used for Tightening extra nsa,s
loads from vessels, and for lifting fhas's ''"
their sockets, or for stepping them
The payment which wrecking companies
ceve for their work is either a lump sum OF
percentage OF the value saved. They often nav
10 go blind however and come out OF their par
gain with a loss. Their value to shipping in'eI
ests cannot be overestimated. for without 'h, .
many a good vessel now ahoat would % Wv
sport Of the waves.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-01-30
wRECKING COMPANY WORK.

POWERFUL APPLIANCES FOR SAVING SHIPPING
FROM THE ATTENDANT DANGERS OF STORM
AND UNDERSTANDABLE INCIDENTS IN
THE wREcXERs' EXPERIENCE
As multtudinous AS the corpses OF the human
race beneath the sod lie the unnumbered wrecks
of ships along the thousand miles OF our At
lantic seaboard. From Cape Race 10 Key
West and the West Indies the ribs OF long
abandoned hulks are bleaching In the sun or
gathering barnacles unto themselves beneath
the waves Additions to this hoary host are
made with the regularity OF the beating Of
storms upon this long coastline and these
storms are rot Of such infrequent occurrence a.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-01-30
PRESBYTERIAN BUILDING.

increasing public interest. the necessity for SCI
entific basis in its calculation became apparent
The most expert accountants in life insurance
Offices were employed in the laborious mathe-
matical calculations continually required and In
J. period of hundred and fifty years or more
the Offices OF manager and statstician became
widely separated.
Fifty years ago England chartered the first
cety OF actuaries, and II now numbers more
than thousand members AS life insurance
developed In America, this important ONCE
called TO It's duties men OF high Attachments
who enjoyed the fruits Of the labor Of their Eng
ish predecessors. while the ceaseless struggle Of
American underwriters for and untr,ed
forms Of contract gave them endless new and
difficult problems.
Insurance legislation while aiming 10 throw
around the business the safeguards OF an inteili-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-01-30
NEW-YORK POSTOFFICE.
LETTER CARRIERS DURING THE YEAR HANDLED
&C., So 600 PIECES OF MAIL MATTER--PNEU-
matte TUES ONE OF THE FUTURE
IMPROVEMENTS

There is no better criterion of the growth Of
New-York than the business done by the Post
Office The increase of postal business shows
accurately the increased volume Of trade. and
since the election of Mckinley the jump taken in
every department shows that people have had
more occasion to communicate with each other
The recent holiday rush in the Postoillce was
greater than in the history of New-York. En-
poyes went without sleep and gave themselves
Turkish baths for Christmas presents. The
transportation Of money, as indicated by the
business in the registry and money order de-
partments. shows even more clearly than other
departments the stimulus the result Of the cleo
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-01-30
ELECTRICAL INDUSTRIAL GROWTH.

The growth and present extent OF the eiec-
trical Industries of the world. OF which New
York is admitted to be the centre. can we'll be
understood from data compiled from reliable
statistics in the possession Of the publishers OF
s"The Electrical World"
OF the early days Of electric lighting and rail-
WAYS these facts are Of interest:
Fist public arc light exhibition, England
1909: electric light exhibited in France lS4Z;
first practical use Of the arc light IN iigh.-
houses 1868: an electrical journal established.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-01-30

with the service in any other great metropolis III.
The introduction Of pneumatic TUBES ,o' ,,' .n1
under the greater city. be an imperative neces-
sity. and it is one that the postal autnor,Ie ss
now recognize as being one Of the hrst pronie'ns
to be solved in mail distribution uhuer '"'
greater city charter.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-01-30

Something like 100000 Of that amount Is for
export The export trade Is chiefly with Soutn
American countries. The condition Of the trade.
though not buoyant. is satisfactory. 1t is one OF
those lines that is constantly expanding. ana
although prices have fallen considerably In the
last two or three years, the cost Of production
has more than correspondngy declined.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-01-30

different articles at the same time. For IN
stance after q political convention whole
the morning without danger Of the individual
orders conflicting.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-12-09
TIE COTTON MARKETS.

NEW YORK, Dec. s.-CoTToN-Dnil ;
middling. So: net receipts, l,5il oaIes
gross. 52g7 bales: exports 10 Great BIT
tain 900 bales: 10 Continent, 81 bales
sorTor ded Q S45 bales: sales. 26-aH spin
ro;ai to-day-Net receipts, 60 go bales
exporfs TO Great Britain. 3i.lo5 paIes' 90 70
the Continent. 20,GOJ bales STOCK l'Voo'''l
&c c'oonsolidated-Net receipts. o, $3.50 bales !;
ovnorts TO Great Britain. H.b32 hales; 70
France Is. COZ bales; 10 the Continent 3D.
1S5 bales. ~. oot,,,s
4 .344 s5l bales: exports TO Great BRIAN
$50 ~ bales. TO France. 4O4 SIG bales
TO the Continent. 1.o54576 bales.
Futures opened steady at the decline;
Taary. s.72: March. SIS: April. 5si; May,
Z Sc: June. sol: July. 5.o5; August, COL;
September, SOB; December 5.64; ooooo
Futures closed steady; sales, % SEQ so
March. $50; April. SIS: May. 5.9l; June,
5a5: july. 500: August. eO3: September.
SOB: October. sos; December. go
Spot cotton closed dull; middling up
lands. SIS; middling gulf, 6ls; sales. 26
bales.
LIVERPOOL. Dec. 81 p. Moot
I,TON-spot closed in fair demand; prices
lower: American midding, fair, 9-l6d.
rood middling. JIG: American mddhng,
& T-iG. low midding. 3 lilo: coed ordinary.
. 1910 ordinary 9-16 Sales Of the day
were 10000 bales OF winch 900 were Tor
speculation and export. and included 9.4O0
American Receipts. $4,000 bales, includ-
ing 20 600 American.
Futures opened easy. with a moderate
demand and closed irregular; American
middllng l. m C.. December, 3 9-6i sell
ers: December and January. 3 s-64p3 9-,4,
sellers: January and February. 3 S-G4u
2 g-Gs. sellers: February and March, 3 9-G4,
sellers: March and April, 9-6fnS lV-6i'
buyers: May and June. 1854, sellers
June and July, 8 1864, sellers; July and
August 3 14-U4 value: August and Sep
TENDER. 3 1854, sellers; September and
october, 3 1854 sellers; october and No
yember, 11-64, sellers.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-12-09
SUGAR FEET MEETING.
II viii he n Large Gathering of Farmers
and Col. Whitehead will Address Them

NEWPORT NEWS. VA, Dec s-Spe-
cial.-The members OF the committee ap-
pointed by IN. Business Mems Assocla-
ton. have arranged for the big sugar
beet mass meeting here Wednesday. A
large number OF the farmers in this and
the adjacent counties have replied 20 the
circular letters sent them and every
thing indicates that the meeting will be
largely attended. Colonel Thomas White
head. state Commissioner OF Agriculture.
has written that he will be present and
deliver an address on the cultivation Of
sugar beets and the profits TO be derived
therefrom. Attorney r. @. Bickford. OF
this city. will deliver the address Of well
come.
The remains % Mr.. George Tighe. pro-
prietor OF the Pennsylvania House. who
died suddenly Monday. were yesterday
taken 10 the old home OF the deceased in
Chester. Pa. for interment.
II is proposed by the gentlemen looking
towards re,renchment. 10 do away with
the office Of Police Court justice, trans
ferlng the duties 10 the mayor.
The Battleship Indiana is taking bunk
or coal. She is anchored in the river just
below the piers.
CITY Auditor Read and Clerk Massie
have completed the list OF free holders
entitled 10 vote at the coming special
election. II contains s2s names, nearly
double those reported one year ago.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-12-09
TOBACCO EXCHANGE.
Richmond. Va Dec. s.

hlCnmOHn' va, Dec. = 1871.
Sales Of new dark loose tobaccos on the
Richmond (Na-) breaks to-day: Cren-
shaws Warehouse sold $3.50 pounds
highest price Sl3.75. Shockoe Warehouse
sold 1915 pounds: highest price. SO. -.
Total. 147 1853 pounds: highest price, $3.50.
Big breaks OF new dark loose tObaccOs
at Crenshaw's and ShockOe tobacco ware
houses for tomorrow Thursday, De-
cember 9. 1897.
Private sales reported TO the secretary
OF the Richmond Tobacco Trade to-day:
Wrappers, / hogshead. filters. ;: smokers,
10. Total. 10 hOgshcads.
The tobacco inspector reports to-day:
Inspections Bright. SO hogsheads. Re
hogshead
Planters. Shockoe. Allegheny. Farmers,
Seabrooks, Davenport's. Virginia, Old
Dominion. Naughans. Williams q Reh-
lings. Myers. and Stonewall tobacco
warehouses report to-day: Receipts, ?
packages. deliveries. 50 packages.
United States internal revenue cOllec-
lions on ;obaccos for the city OF Rich
mond Va. to-day: Cigars and cigarettes.
Nlll.9G; plug tobaccos. s2.337ls. Total.
S9,44914.
our Colonel Richard 4. Trice. auc-
tioneer. says: we sold over seven hun
dred piles Of loose tobaccOs to-day, and
prices kept up very well"
There was a very good sale Of bright
loose tobaccos at DavcnpOrts Warehouse
to-day. Highest price, S26. Another break
for tomorrow.
Planters Warehouse had a very salts
factory sale OF bright loose tObaccos to-
day. Prices were about as usual. An
other large break for tomorrow. includ-
ing some fine wrappers. Last sale at this
warehouse.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-12-09

Real Estate Transaction Numerous at
Good Prices " eddinc Cards.

GORDONSYILLE. VA. Dec. ESPECIAL
Several pieces OF property in and near
this city have changed ownership at fair
prices recently. 4 portion OF the Cadmus
farm has been sold TO Mr. Gleavis. OF
Wisconsin, and he has located on II. The
farm Of Capt. J. 5. Murray was purchas-
ed by Mr.. Bowen. who Is now in posses
sion OF the same.
Mrs. j. r. Gentry has just sold a hun
dred acres OF Chestnut Hill' on the out
skirts OF the town 10 Mr.. l.. Il. Williams.
OF Orange. and he Is In possession OF IL
and will in the near future establish a
cheese factory and creamery.
These properties were sold at satisfac-
tory prices.
Mr.. Walter Pepper OF louisiana has pur-
chased the excellent farm OF Mr.. j. w. G.
Graves. near Somerset, with a handsome
brick dwelling house. at six thousand
three hundred dollars. and is preparing
for the next years crop.
Capt. j. : Murry purchased few days
since the Blanks property in this city at
eight hundred dollars. which he Will oc-
cupv the first OF Janury. He Will i'm
prove il with new pOrches. metal roof
ing and the painters brush.
Cards are out for the marriage OF Miss
Emma Dean. oldest daughter OF Mr. and
Mrs. K. /. Eggleston. TO Mr.. J. Scott Cow
herd on the I'D instant at Beaumont. the
home OF the prospective brides parents.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-12-09

SUICIDE At EIGHTY.
An Aged Maiden Lady Hangs Herself to a
red-Post With Her Apron Strings.

DURHAM. y. c.. Dec. ESPECIAL
Miss Emeline Hogan, a maiden lady,
aged about eighty years. who lives some
twelve or fifteen miles southwest Of Dur
ham. hanged herself day or so ago to
a bed post with her apron strings. No
cause can be assigned except a slight
mental arrangement occasioned by the
infirmities Of old age. She lived with the
family of Clay Hogan. a relative
A special train will be run from Dur
ham to Raleigh Thursday afternoon 10
carry those who desire 10 attend the
onera. on the occasion Of the appearance
OF Dewolf Hopper and his company.
on Thursday evening.
The health OF Durham has been re-
markedly good all this year. Previous
to the past summer, every summer has
brought on numerous cases Of fever.
During the past summer not more than
seven or eight cases were reported. This
increase in the health rate Is ascribed TO
the improved sewerage system Of the
city.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-12-09
PORT OF WEST POINT. DEC. 8. 1891.
ARRIVED.
SAILED.
A RELIGIOUS wave.
The Stores and Bar-Rooms close While
DIR. Pearson breaches.

LEXINGTON. VA. December s.-Spe-
GALA most interesting meeting is being
conducted here in the Presbyterian church
by Rev K. G. Pearson. d. D.. OF AsHe-
willie y. g. He Is an evangelist at large
of the Presbyterian Church. but has per-
mission 10 preach for all denominations.
Much interest is being shown by the town
people. and the professors and students
Of the Virginia Military Institute and
Washington and Lee University. All OF
the stores. also all OF the bar-rooms. are
closed every day from IL A. VI. until the
services are over The church is crowd
ed day and night 10 its utmost capacity.
DR.. Pearson has preached in all the
leading cities Of the United States and
conducted a meeting In Chicago during
the Worlds Fair. DR.. Moody has said
that no was one OF the best preachers he
had ever heard.
He will continue his services here urtil
December 18th.
Miss Elizabeth Cochran. aged ninety
five. OF Grecnville. Va. died at the resi-
dence OF her son. Mr.. w. II. Cochran,
yesterday. She was the oldest person in
the county.
The most important case DUNG the ses-
sion Of the County Court this week was
tried to-day in the case OF the Common
wealth vs.. Foster. Mr.. +. +. Foster. the
father Of tine accused. had a quarrel in
his yard with his neighor. Mac Harlow.
The accused. Mr.. T. T. Foster hearing the
fuss approached Mr.. Harlow. telling him
10 leave the premises and let his father
alone. whereupon Mr.. Harlow advanced
upon the younger Foster with a knife.
and he. TO protect himself. struck Mr..
Harlow with an axe. inhicting 4 severe
wound In the side.
The prisoner was represented by Mr.
+. =. Glasgow The jury returned a YER
dict Of Not guilty" after a few minutes
federation.