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New-York tribune., 1897-07-18
TRADE AND FINANCE ABROAD.

In Costa Rica tho Nnistr, has M. succaodad +,
its scheme to create n steamship companv privl-
legged to secure the traffic between the norris of the
Costa Rican Republic and those Of tho other States
IN Central America The conseouence of tho fail
ure Of this scheme is admitted by the local papers
Paca NAH nil have MN Gi1mpanN OF the
months to come at least O'"p''''o''' '0' many
The concentration OF capital and the absorption
of the small by the larger industry have nroduced
-. 'Ne s'',an '"u inuus,rs nave produced
'he eApecteu resuits III III" brewery business OF
and mechanical proeress rendering = larger can
ital necessary to profitable exploitation. has had
the result that during the period from 1915 TO 1926
the number of German breweries has constantly
decreased. There are now only S.024 OF them
against l2'pl In 49,? on the contrary, the produc-
From, ., oo ood bocn,trns IN is7E h
nearly "a oo1 900 an Increase of about co per cent
while the number OF breweries decreased by 81 per
cen noS go 'r me r ,b o, onch Drsw
from l6Sl TO l23l hoctoltres an Increase of about
26 per cent.
,on,nno,a' % aan1 81 INN s''o" ~ ma. .il'
hs I .,,,f, ,, 49,, ,.
1se5 tho ,,,,ortati,ns ,,.ro ESQ ooo ooo ni ,h 80
80 VIZ i' ' ~ '', a"n ''. .'''OV,VV'' anu '"e "a
ports nearly sSCo'co In 1896 the balance was more
ports &ia'sh. Thus notwithstanding the pOlit-
ical and commercial crisis which prevailed 10
has bcnn greater bv e. coo Ooo Than tba, IN ,ho ,r
ceding year As to tho patioral budoo, for ,eo-
mentioned in the same Presidential message can.
tanning the above figures relative n commerce tho
official document says that the expenses are es
tmated at tsl se5s29 and the revenues only at s75
9l3GO3 But the President expIains that tho d,oor
ence VIII be made up with the reserve OF s. 900
n1 !rhe h,dea, fnr s9s h,5 me mouse reve-
Reneints "a 75o 6o and exnnns eSso "a az ioiows
President especially urges The Con uress 80 ne
New-York tribune., 1897-07-18
sAGJyAW'S STREET RAILROADS TIED UP.

Saginaw. Mich. July 1.-THE city street railway
system Is completely tied up to-day as result OF
fight lasting several months between the city and
the Union Street Railway Company which culmn-
ated recently in a decision by the Supreme Court
sustaining the right OF the city TO take any meas
ures TO compel the railway company to settle for
certain improvement taxes Following this. the
common Council declared the companys franchise
forfeited Action ike that OF to-day was not ex-
pected, however, until next week
Last night the police placed big steam road roller
across the car track leading the main lines and
are guarding the machine against any molestation
The bondholders and stockholders of the company
have yalnly tried 10 agree on basis Of settlement
of the trouble the bone OF contention being debt
OF si5 900 which the bondhoders were unwilling 10
New-York tribune., 1897-07-18
GREAT FIRE ~ BAKU, RUSSIA.
FIVE OIL eEFINERIEs DESTROYED AND SEVERAL
LIVES LOST.

FIVE OH. sEFINERIEs DESTROYED AND SEVERAL
LIVES LOST
London July IA dispatch from Baku. an i'm
portant seaport Of Russian Trans Caucasia on the
west coast Of the Caspian Sea. the seat OF large
petroleum industries says that fire broke out there
early yesterday morning. attacking the great
naphtha springs known the Tohorny Gorodok
II spread rapidly and destroyed five refneries and
a large wharf All work at the adjacent refineres
has been suspended. At O'Clock last evening 'he
fire still unsubdued ,.,
Several persons have been burned 10 death and
many seriously injured. - ,
About two million pools OF kerosene have been
consumed
Baku is on the Peninsula Of Apshoron. $50 miles
southeast of Batourn, the Black Sea, with which
II is connected by railways. and about 1000 miles
southeast of Constantinople The old town stands
on decivity the summit of which Is crowned by a
palace Of the former khans. The marvellous devel-
opment Of the petroleum trade which has taken
place since about 1870 has caused the limits Of the
town 10 expand that there are now two divis-
ions the old white town. where are the mosques.
public SQUARES markets and churches. and the
''black" town. which is devoted exclusively TO the
refining Of petroleum, supplied by more than hve
hundred wells in the neighborhood. The oil Is
piped to the town and prepared for export. Baku
was in ancient times highly yenerated resort OF
fhe Are worshippers They still have temples there
and many OF them the Parsees spend their days
In worship and penitential exercises.
New-York tribune., 1897-07-18
1.-THE OBSERVERS" INTERPRETATIONS.

London, July 1S-The Sunday papers review the
letter of the Secretary of State. John Sherman.
and comment at length upon the Behring Sea con-
troversy The references OF THE Observer fol-
low:
such terms could be employed by any
other civilized nation not determined upon war.
If anything Is meant by the letter 1t means a
menace to Great Britain and the combined hos
,itv OF the United States and Russia. Unfortu-
nately the party In power in the United States
Is under temptation to distract attention from the
failure to dispel depression"
New-York tribune., 1897-07-18
DAMAGE BY 4 STORM IN BALTIMORE.

Baltimore, July Il (speciaD.-The worst summer
storm in several years passed over Baltimore this
afternoon A strong wind blew the rain In sheets
skylights were blown off and houses flooded The
streets were turned into rivers burs, in the
lower sections OF the city and hundreds OF cellars
were h.led with water Several trees In the parks
were shivered by lightning Severa. OF the trolley
car Inns were disabled by trees being blown across
the wires In the northern counties and the west
OF the city considerable damage was done 10 farms.
The excursion steamers had rough time OF It on
the bay, and the officers had great difficulty in
au!eng the terrified crowds OF peasure-seekers.
New-York tribune., 1897-07-18
DOG SAVED HIM FROM DROWNING.

New Brunswick, July II SpeciaD.-Lester Voor-
hees seven years old. and living In Bayard-st. was
saved from drowning this morning oy his dog.
With other boys. Lester was standing alongside
the bank OF the Raritan River. and was throwing
blocks OF wood into the stream. Each trying
to outdo the other. Lester threw with such force
that he lost his balance and fell into the river.
which running swiftly. His companions were
unable to swim. and could not help him. The dog
plunged into the river and. scizng the clothing Of
the child In his teeth swan to the shore, holding
the boys head above water. Two men arrived as
the dog reached the bank and helped the boy and
dog to the shore.
New-York tribune., 1897-07-18
THE PRIyTCLOTH MARKET.

Fall River Mass. July II (SpeoiaD-The c'o'"
market has not been az active as MANUFACTURE
would like to see It this week. but 1t has been po.
sbie to do a fair business The output was Nv. ~
pieces Several mills are curtailing or ciosea ~
repairs There was addition OF ABOUT w.
pieces TO the stock. which would have pee"
creased 10000 pieces had the production oeen - a"
mai The agents sold l6i 600 pieces. OF when 90 q
pieces were regulars and llioo pieces odos' y"
basis OF 2is cents for the former.
New-York tribune., 1897-07-18
ANDREE STARTED CALM.

Tromsoe Island OF Tromsoe. Finmark. Norway
July 17-Professor Andree and his companions on
his balloon voyage TO the north, DR.. Strindberg
and Herr Fraenckell. a well-known engineer, were
perfectly composed just before their departure
They declared that everything had been foreseen
and that nothing could surprise them.
New-York tribune., 1897-07-18
PROPOSALS OF THE POWERS ACCEPTED
Is MAINTAINED.

PROPOSALS OF THE POWERS ACCEPTED.
THE poRTE's CHANGE or FRONT SAID TO BE DUE
TO EMPEROR WILLIAMS ACTION
Constan,nople, July 1.-The announcement
by Tewfk Pacba TO the Ambassadors yesterday,
that the Sultan had agreed ~ the principle OF
their demands and was prepared 20 accept the'r
views on the conditions Of peace. was due 10 a
message sent TO him prior TO the {meeting 10
the effect that II the Porte had not previously
replied satisfactorily the Ambassadors wouiu
adopt an important decision with regard 10 thelr
attitude toward Turkey
Tewfk Pacha appeared at the last moment
and announced that he had been instructed 10
accept the proposals Of the Powers. This chanse
OF front is now understood to be the result OF
the action OF Germany. The reply OF Emperor
William to the Sultans personal appeal was am
bguous, and had induced him to believe that
Germany would support him. When, however.
Germany found that the Powers were resolved
on coercion, the Emperor William, desiring 70
prevent such an eventuaty. instructed ms Am.
bassador to go to the palace and state distinctiy
that the Turkish Government must conform do-
solutely to the decision of the Powers
II is said, however that the Councll OF Minis
ters is not unanimous In favor or yielding Con
seGuently further opposition Is feared, althougn
the Ambassadors pretend TO be satisneo Win
Tewik Pacha's declaration
The Porte has informed the Ambassadors that
1t has abandoned it's intention to send reinforce
ments TO Crete. The Ambassadors and TewnK
Pacha met this morning at Tophanch Palace TO
continue the negotiations.
New-York tribune., 1897-07-18
SIR CHARLES ROsss APPEAL DISMISSED

Edinburgh, July 1.-THE appeal Of Sir Charles
Henry Ross. OF Balnagowan Castle. from the de-
cision OF the lower court which decided the suit
for divorce instituted by Sir Charles against his
wife Lady Ross, in favor OF the latter heard
in the First Division Of the Court OF Sessions here
to-day. After listening TO the arguments OF coun-
sci the Court dismissed the appeal.
New-York tribune., 1897-07-18
NJ. MELINE SUSTAINED.
His EASTERN POLICY APPROVED BY
~ THE CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES
THE FRENCH PREMIER AND N. HAN0TAux DE-
CLARE THAT PEACE IS CERTAIN IL


CLARE THAT PEACE IS CERTAIN IL
THE CONCERT OF THE POWERS
Is MAINTAINED.
Paris, July 1.-THE Chamber OF Deputies to-
day by a vote Of 334 to ia declared Its con-
idence In the Governments Eastern policy.
After NJ. Hanotaux had replied to criticisms
from NJ. Goblet, who had censured the policy OF
the Powers and had declared that Germany was
gaining prestige IN the East at the expense OF
France ne said that the situation was improv-
Ing daily; that the question OF indemnity was
almost settled. and that the question OF the de-
limitation Of the frontier was on the eve OF set
tlement. 49,,
NJ Moline the Premier also defended the
policy of the Government urging that collective
action between the Powers was the only thing
possible. and that any support given to Greece
would lead her to declare war on Turkey, penino
which stood Germany He added that Germany
herself had recently urged the sultan enerset-
ically to submit to the viii OF tho Powers =.
Peace" said NJ Moline. "s now probaple; IL
will be certain II the concert Is maintained.
New-York tribune., 1897-07-18
ADMIRALs WARN THE MOsLEMs
WILL BOMBARD CANEA IF A SINGLE EUROPEAN
SOLDIER is HARMED.

Canea Crete. July lin consequence OF the IN
creasing turbulence Of the Mussulmans and the al
most incessant outbreaks and disorders. the admi-
rails OF the international fleet have issued procia-
nation admonishing the Mussulmans, and an
nouncing that II a single European soldier Is
harmed they will lombard the town.
New-York tribune., 1897-07-18
EMPEROR WILLIAMS INJURED EYE.

London. July IA dispatch from Berlin says tnat
the fact that Emperor William is returning to kie!
for an examination OF the eye recently injured con-
firms the fears that the accident Is more serious
than has been admitted the danger growing OUT or
the general low health of the Kaiser.
New-York tribune., 1897-07-18
ENTOUBED ~ THE DE BEERS NINE

BIRIED-ONLY TWENTY RESCUED.
Cape Town. July 17.-Reports from Kimberley are
10 the effect that several Europeans and fifty natives
wore entombed as the result OF accident at the
De Beers Mine last night. Twenty natives were
rescued There Is little hope OF efecting rescue
bn oth
New-York tribune., 1897-07-18

LIBRARIANS IN LONDON-London has been
full of librarians this week. some five hundred OF
them from all parts OF the world being assembled
here to hold the second International Library Con-
ference Sir John Lubbock presided During the
week the members of the conference were enter
tained AT luncheon by the Lord Mayor: the Mar
chioness Of Butte gave garden party IN Iheir
honor: Sir John and Lady Lubbock and the DuKe
of Westminster held receptions for them. ana S:r
Henry Irving gave q special performance IN ther
honor at the Lyceum Theatre.
New-York tribune., 1897-07-18

MISS GREENE'S ENGAGEMENT.-Miss Greene
m American long prominent in London IL en-
gagged to be married TO a member OF the duca
family Of Hamilton. She gave Il concert on MON
day evening at the house Of Lady Blandford.
New-York tribune., 1897-07-18
DEATH
AT HIS
ANVIL.
The black.
:inith is us

upon as the ideal Of robust
health. This is frequently the
case, but nevertheless he is
subject to the same ills that
afilict other men, and owing to
the arduous nature Of his daily
toll, the results of bilious at.
tacks or indigestion are likely
10 be even more serious and
speedy than in the case Of men
who lead sedentary lives. The
New-York tribune., 1897-07-18

MR.. KEENE'S HUNTERS SOLD.-six hunters
the property of Foxhall Keene were sold at auc
,Ion at Tattersalls on Monday. They brought f35l
the top price being f450 for Ballyiermatt
New-York tribune., 1897-07-18

THE EMPRESSS HOLIDAY.-The Empress and
her children are keonly enjoying their stay al
Tegernsee and she has abandoned her projected
visit to the Emperor kiel owing 70 the more
favorable reports as 10 the condition or MS eye
New-York tribune., 1897-07-18

THE PRINCE WILL BE PRESIDENT.-Th'
Prince Of Wales will be president Of the royal com
mission having charge of the British section OF th'
Paris Exposition In 1900
New-York tribune., 1897-07-18

PREPARATION TO MUENCH.-Baron Won MOnch.
a member of the Reichstag. who had been declared
insane and deprived OF the control of his estate and
fortune by order OF courts has been restored to
his civil rights. the Court admitting that an error
had been committed.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-02-10

ly upon the united support OF major
ity of the citizens given to a moral code
which can have no existence except
upon a basis Of religious faith. And
the physical and human sciences,
which are known to be converging to a
period of great and wonderful discove-
ry may eventually present us with the
physical organization Of thoughts, With
the permanency of memory apart from
the recording body, and with theindei-
mite endurance of post-mortem person.
ality-these and other facts which will
certainly smooth the way to the gene
raj acceptance of religious conceptions
now difficult to the minds Of many men.
And when all these have been discov-
cred, and all these have been told, they
will all be found TO have been clearly
stated, in simple words in the peaceful
land of Palestine, nineteen hundred
years ago.-H. J. w. Dam in McClure's,
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-02-10
WHITE HOUSE MINSTRELS BY
WILLIE AND TAD LINCOLN

WILLIE AND TAD LINCOLN.
In the February st. Nicholas is a pa
per by Julia Taft Bayne on Willie and
Tad Lincoln" who We're playmates OF
Mrs. Bayne's brother. Mrs. Bayne
gives the following picture Of one of
their pranks: ! went to the White
House. AS approached l saw that it
was standing indeed, but noticed a
strange grin on the face Of an orderly
holding some horses. Some soldiers
lounging near also wore the same grin,
which was intensified on the counte-
nance of a negro coming down the
walk; and this wild grin rippled and
spread like wave as I went orl--order-
lies, soldiers, doorkeepers, all wore that
peculiar smile I asked where the boys
were. Upstairs, MISS the man said;
and / heard him chuckle as he turned
away. AS I came along the upper cor
ridor Tad appeared.
ooh, Julia, come and see our crcus!"
he cried when he saw me. We've got
circus in the attic. We're minstrels.
| I've got to be BACKED up, and Willie
can't get his dress on; it's too big Pin
| it up, will you? Hurry
| I took Mortified survey and said, "A
| circus! Does the President know it?'
"Oh, yes, he knows it," said Tad
| 'He doesn't care; he's got some gene
raj or other in there. Come on-hur-
ry!''
| Willie was struggling with the full,
| long skirt and founces of a lilac silk /
had seen Mrs. Lincoln wear at an at
ternoon reception, while Budd wore a
ruffled morning wrapper which he was
pinning up in billowy festoons.
When the boys We're nearly ready to
go before their audience" Tad began
singing at the top of his voice, "Old
Abe Lincoln came out Of the Wilder
ness"
"Hush," said Budd; 1.-THE President
will hear you
| Il don't care if Pa does hear, and he
don't care either" said Tad. We've
got to sing that in the show" And l
think he did, But, some time after, as
! Tad was singing campaign song at
our house about "Old Abe splitting
rails, Willie asked my mother, Mrs.
Taft, ought Tad to sing that song
Isn't it disrespectful to PAP" Tad
kicked the chair, as he always did
when displeased, and said, Everybody
in this world knows Pa used to split
rails
Mama explained why she thought il
in bad taste, and Tad said: well, I'll
sing about John Browns Body then. u
He always obeyed my mother, though
generally so head-strong.
l was at their circus only short
time. A curtain of sheets pinned to-
gether was stretched across one side OF
the attic. Their extensive repertoire
was somewhat mixed; and they did not
keep very closely to the program. Tad
as the Black Statue was a great
success. Every one who paid one cent
went in. l think, though it said Five
cents" on the bill. Servants. orderlies
soldiers, strangers, came and went al
day.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-02-10
A VANISHED CIVILIZATION.

The pioneers of civilization in South
America were the Jesuits. Although
their influence In many respects may
not always have been what was most
conducive to the prosperity of the new
settlement, yet their mode of treating
the natives was more humane and their
plan for the development and progress
of the country more advanced than any
other attempts Of that period. They
sought to establish a permanent home
for their sect with wealth and splen-
dor that would equal that of the Old
World, and their work was character
lied by prudence, industry and wisdom.
Other settlers came only as fortune
hunting Adventures to enslave the ma
tives, pillage the country, and then re-
turn to their own land with ill-gotten
gains.
Monuments of the Jesuits still remain
in churches, aqueducts, cities in ruins,
and the history of a hundred prosper
Gus missions; from the Amazon to Bra
zirs southern borders we see their
signs. The aqueduct of Rio de Janeiro,
the hundred churches Of Bahia, the
stone water dams on the rivers Of Coy
az, the crumbling ruins of almost every
state of Brazil, tell of the Jesuit occu-
patton. Other settlers of that period
left almost nothing behind them; THEN
n1iccion was Tn f7aStrov' taar down q n 4
drive out the only element of good the
country had that they might establish
| the reign of terror, slavery and rapine
| that cursed the country so 1ong.-Hen-
| ry Granville in Lippincotts
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-02-10
HUXLEY AND RELIGION.

Huxley has come and gone. To-day
he is numbered among the enemies of
the faith, but is not distant to-mor-
row he may be named as one Of the
greatest of its friends. In the lam
guage of pure science, and for all time,
he laid down principle which removes
the greatest stumbling block in the
path of the eager seekers of this and
future time. This is, that the appre-
hension of the higher truths of life is
within reach of the aesthetic faculties
only; that the human reason Is not the
door by which the truths of religion
find entrance to the mind, and that it is
no evidence of the untruth of religion
that the reason alone cannot receive it,
This had been said before, nineteen
hundred years before, but Huxley's
statement is the one for modern scep-
tics need.
Science learned in the late conflict to
admit that, since its own deeps are
fathomless, it may not reasonably ex-
pect that the great mysteries of life
and death shall be any less so. And
science is to-day beginning to bring to
the aid of religion a help it has never
given before. Moral science, using an
| infidel Napoleon who failed at forty
and a Gladstone eloquent at eighty as
| illustrations, is now presenting the
practical theorem that lasting success
in the life of any man depends directly
upon moral strength. Social science is
demonstrating that that healthy state
of public opinion which can alone con-
serve the vitality and progress of com
munities and nations depends absolute
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-02-10
HOW LONG WILL THE STEEL
TAII. Fiji .nINISS

HOW LONG WILL THE STEEL
FRAMES OF TALL BUILDINGS
LAST?
What is occurring or what will occur
to the metallic portions of the many
tall buildings that are in process of
erection at the present time. under
great dissimilarity as regards tempera-
ture, humidity and other climatic con-
ditions but of one characteristic same
ness, viz, being sealed in solid masonry
or other coverings beyond the ken of
inspection? Probably no engineering
question to-day isientitled to more serl-
Gus consideration than this one. In
discussing it recently before the Amer
lean Society Of Mechanical Engineers,
Mr.. M. P. Wood maintained that while
inspection of some of the buildings now
in progress, as well as some of those
lately erected, reveals possibly a slight
improvement in the means of preserva-
ton adopted over those apparent a
short time ago, yet the improve
ment is hollow mockery and
will bear fruit for repentance be-
fore many years have passed. These
structures, though more carefully
painted than those erected before,
with more and heavier coatings of some
kind of stuff called paint, do not appear
in a single case to have received any
attention or consider ation as to the con-
dition of the metallic surfaces before
applying the protective coating, beyond
a possible wipe with dirty broom to
get rid of the rough dirt from the work
shop yard, and possible sweep with a
piece of old sacking TO remove the
grease due to machining processes
There has been nothing like a washing
down of the parts with soda ash or I've
water to remove the grease, and then
picking with weak acid to remove the
mill scale, and subsequent washing
with limewater to neutralize the acid
bath, warming the work before paint
ing it, and taking care to apply the
paint only on clear, bright days, when
no sweating can occur, or applying the
paint in warm paint-roms. 1t is safe to
say that not in a single case out of the
many skeleton structures of modern
sky-scrapers can this be found to have
been the procedure. There would seem
to be no better possible assurance than
all this of trouble ahead for coming
generations.-Cassier's Magazine.