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The herald., 1897-06-02
Ironworkers' Strike

PITTSBURG, Pa, June IA 10 per
cent cut in wages affecting all the men
not under the Amalgamated scale was
ordered at Jones & Laughlin' 9 American
Iron Works today. The open hearth
workers and some other employees, 200 in
all, struck last night. This morning the
strikers gathered at the gatee, and at a
signal all the men at work threw down
their tools, except the Amalgamated
men, and walked out. The night men
refusing to go on until the matter is ad-
justed, a general suspension resulted.
The herald., 1897-06-02
Is It q Revolt Of Despairp

To the Editor of the Los Angeles Her
aid: 1t is indescribable to me that re-.
volt Of such proportions should occur
in San Quentin unless the conditions
there doubly justify it. 1t is revolt
not of few malcontents, but Of the
man in the world to rebel unless forced
to it. Think of his position. He
knows that he is sure to be finally con-
quered by the lash and starvation
He has no possible chance of success to
cheer him on. He has no admirirg
world to pose bfore as martyr. Nobody
ever believes a convict under oath.
Even in case of investigation of his
wrongs he knows if he testifies against
the prison authorities that after the
trial he still remains a prisoner in their
hands, no matter what the verdict. He
knows that they are not likely to for
get what he said and that their ven
geance will be swift and sure.
Let US look at the case fairly.
Everybody knows that the officer in con-
troll of a public institution such as n
lunatic asylum, hospital or a peniten-
tiary has unlimited opportunities for
illicit gains through his handling of the
supplies Many man has had his start
in life from getting the meat contract
for a prison.
The reason that the ward ship of a
penitentiary is such a plum lies not
in the salary, but in the perquisites.
know 1 am repeating what is the ver-
lest commonplace of truth, but it seems
necessary to do so in order to let in a
proper side light on this San Quentin
strike. There should be full and i'm
partial investigation, and any convict
examined should have the privilege
of electing to be transferred to Folsom
if he fears maltreatment at San Quen-
tin on account of his testimony. In con-
nection with this Letter I canot refrain
from alluding to that unparalleled exhi-
bition of military courage displayed by
the gallant Gen. Warfield in volunteer
ing to turn out his entire brigade to
suppress the insurrection. The glory
derived from firing at unarmed men be-
hind bars should make him the envy of
Gen. Weyler. Faithfully,
The herald., 1897-06-02
Anarchy Bred by Corruption

There is no condition more conducive
to disorder and revolution than that in
which crime triumphs through the cor
rupting use of money. When money
can secure immunity from merited pun
ishment or privilege under the laws,
the plain people are made to feel thai
justice is impossible. There is more an
archism in the exhibition of the power
of money to buy immunity from pun
ishment under the law and to buy special
privileges in legislation than in all the
mouthings of anarchistic cranks.-St
Louis Republic
The herald., 1897-06-02
Need of a Present Dav Census

The proposition to establish a perma-
rent census bureau is welcomed, perhaps,
because of the general sentiment
that any change in the present system
must be for the better. Here the country
is spending millions to get out statistics
which are so old when they are pub
lished as to be valueless except as an
cient history What do people care IL
1897 about the number of farm animals
and farm mortgages seven years ago?
What they want to know is the present
condition of affairs.-Baltimore Sun.
The herald., 1897-06-02

their line to Santa Monica The road
that adopts this plan will be the COM
ing road of this country. The road that
can pass through a thickly settled coun-
try, along q fine drive. with fine resi-
dences ON either side for distance Of
twelve or fifteen miles will be the road
to secure handsome returns.
The herald., 1897-06-02
JUROR SIMON
Fined and Imprisoned for Talking
Too Much


Too Much
SAN FRANCISCO, June 1.-Isidor
Simon, the obdurate juror in the Turner
case, was adjudged guilty of contempt
of court by Judge Wallace and sentenced
to pay fine of $500 and be imprisoned
for five days in the county Jail.
Simon, while serving as a juror. vio-
lated the admonition of the court not to
discuss the case, by talking with Eliza
beth Finnican concerning some Of the
testimony introduced BY Turner, who
was on trial for grand larceny. Simon
expressed himself as believing that the
defendant was guilty Of great vlllainy,
and when the case was submitted to the
jury he pers.stently voted for acquittal.
The other Jurors were for conviction, but
Simon refused to vote that way.
The herald., 1897-06-02

The New York World says: There
Is imminent danger that Chicago will
come out soon with new public library
building" Would that the same imfni-
nent danger could overtake Los Angeles.
A library building Is one Of the greatest
needs of the city.
The herald., 1897-06-02

The chief executive of the smallest
state in the Union is dubbed Governor
Captain General and Commander-in-
Chief Of Rhode Island and Providence
Plantations" a title large enough to
make the Prince of Wales envious.
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are without work and millions of In
vested capital are idle. Still we are told
that the conditions are all favorable to
the immediate return of prosperity. The
political bunco steerere OF the Repub-
lican party are being overwhelmed by
their own lies.
The herald., 1897-06-02

All the fuss that was made about the
appointment of a negro cadet to the
naval academy at Annapolis was need
less and wasted The appointee failed in
two examinations and will now return
to the obscurity from whence he came.
Another racial discussion Is thus averted.
The herald., 1897-06-02
THE PUBLIC PULSE

(The Herald under this heading prints
communications but does not assume re-
sponsibility for the sentiments expressed.
Correspondents are requested to cultivate
brevity as far as is consistent with the
proper expression of their views.)
The herald., 1897-06-02

Col. Sellers has signed with the Re-
publican party, and will have charge Of
the prosperity department of the Nc
Kinley administration until further
potioo
The herald., 1897-06-02

None Of the big creditors Of the Re-
publican party will consent to scaling
down of ite debts. The men who hold
political mortgages never let go Of good
thing.
The herald., 1897-06-02

Most of the members Of the house
would like to see Speaker Reeds wings
clipped" but each prefers that some
other fellow should take the job.
The herald., 1897-06-02
Content

Content with toll that's half a song,
To no ambitions bound,
In jovial mood I stray along
Toward the common ground.
Frank Putnam in Chicags Times
Herald
The herald., 1897-06-02

Broker Chapman doubtless discovered
that it pays not to betray a trust, before
he went to Jail.
The herald., 1897-06-02

Some of the ladies' summer hats are
monstroeities Of bad taste and inhar-
monious combinations of color, e.id
should be called in.
The herald., 1897-06-02

It turns out that the woman who
wanted to be appointed secretary of the
interior merely wanted a position as
cook.
The herald., 1897-06-02

Benjamin Harrison is more than ever
in favor of protection to infant indus
tries.
The herald., 1897-06-02

There was no meeting of the police
commissioners yesterday morning, ow-
ing to the absence of Mayor Snyder,
who was confined to his house by ILL
ness. An adjournment was taken until
Thursday morning, at which time it
is to be hoped that the cases pending
before the board will be disposed of
The sooner matters are settled the better
as these long-drawn-out investigations
have a demoralzing tendency on the
entire force.
The herald., 1897-06-02

Many of the New England cotton mills
are closing down. Thousands of employees
The herald., 1897-06-02

The contract for the improvement of
Central avenue between the tracks of
the Southern Pacific and Santa Fe
railroads, a distance of something over
two miles, was yesterday awarded by
the city council to Frank Harmon, he
being the lowest responsible bidder, it
having been ascertained that the bond
of S. B. Clayton was not satisfactory
There was but little over one hun
dred dollars difference between the bids
of Harmon and Rheinschild, the next
lowest bidder This improvement is one
of the most important ever made in the
southwestern part of the city, and will
add to the value of every foot of prop
erty on that handsome thoroughfare.
The herald., 1897-06-02

EASTERN AGENTS FOR THE HERALD
A. Frank Richardson, Tribune building.
New York; Chamber of Commerce build
ing. Chicago.
SAN FRANCISCO OFFICE:
62S Market street, opposite Palace Hotel.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-01-03

earth. or. TO use the language OF science.
when they are in conjunction and oppo-
slton, the tides are equal 10 the sun or
the lunar and solar tides. These are
known as the spring tides. When the
moon Is at the times OF the hrst ana
last quarter. each OF the two attractions
raises a tide at the expense OF the other.
and these are known as the neap tides.
On the 1lth the moon will be In aprogee,
and on the 18th In perigee. That point
in the moons orbit farthest from the
earth Is called her aprogee, and that
point nearest 10 the earth is called her
perigee.
ECLIPSES THIS YEAR.
In the course OF the year 1897 only
two eclipses Will occur, both OF which
Will be solar. and visible here as partial
eclipses. The first will begin little be-
fore sunset on February LIST, and the
second some hours after sunrise on July
18th. or all the phenomena OF the
heavens, mono have more engaged the at
tention OF mankind than eciipses OF the
sun. Yet, TO those who are acquainted
with astronomy. II appears perfectly ma
tural that such occurrences should take
placeI and the time at which they VIII
occur can be predicted with the greatest
accuracy. IL Is said that In China the
made a matter or State policy In order
10 operate upon the fears OF the ignorant
and cause them 10 have supeistluous
regard for the wisdom OF their rulers.
A solar eclipse takes place when tne
dark body OF the moon passing oirecty
between the sun and the earth intercepts
the formers light and casts her own
shadow upon the latter ms can ohiy
happen at the time Of new moon, or when
the moon IL In conjunction, as IL Is oniy
then that she passes between the Su"
and the earth.
THE PLANETS.
or the planets. Mercury, Venus, Mars.
and Jupiter are all evening stars during
laa
soon after s o'clock; she Is IN conjunction
with the moon OF the fth. we KNOW less
about Venus and her physical condition
than we know Of many planets tnat are
at a much greater distance. Tnis Is be-
cause OF her proximity 70 the sun. me
diameter OF Venus Is about z I'D miles. IL
has been recently established that sne mas
an atmosphere: but Its extent ana oensi-
ty have not yet been determined: soon
after sunset we see q planet OF deep req
color. high up In the heavens. TINS Is
Mars, and II continues 10 shine All hishts
setting about the time the sun rises.
Perhaps OF all the planets, Mars pos
sesses the most interest Tor us. Inc
time of its diurnal rotation Is ABOUT Inc
same as that Of our earth. Mars Is also
surrounded by an atmosphere Ike ours,
IL also has land and water, SHOWS, rains,
and clouds. All these circumstances con-
spire TO make Mars particularly interest
ing TO US. and II does not seem 20 Dc UNI
likely that II Is inhabited by beings hke
ourselves.
The kingiy Jupiter rises between > and
10 O'Clock and shines the balance Ok inc
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-01-03

BE nausea when the car comes 10 a
standstiIi. The sensation would be more
like very quick short railroad ride,
The sfcppagc Is regulated by the best
mechanical means to avoid Jerking.
The car will run upon q cable by means
OF motor. In land traffic the motor
question Is dcbatable one, many dr.
fercnt motors being advocated ty du-
fcrent engineers. But with the overhead
car any motor will work--any motor that
will make wheels go around. This Is the
only necessary lnins. SIMPLE Wnsri
could even be turned BY hand. But this
would be an ancient ana wholly unwortn.
way Of working such a car. A small
concealed motor would be used. and II
would be turned on or or by an engineer
who would understood his business.
No skilled labor would be needed FOR
this Any lad who can run an elevator
could run the overhead ras sb:, n,.os
Naturally, the question of ''pull'
arises. The sky-scrapers have been look
ed at askance ever since they rose grad
ually from two stories 10 twenty In
height Could they be made strong
enough? When the engineers, at work
with tho figures for these cars. COMPUTE
ed the strain caused by their weight.
they we're appalled, ard at first gave up
the overhead cable as hopeless.
A cable stretched across the street.
with a car weighing three tons. would
cause a heavy pull upon the building TO
which Il was attached This pull is es-
timated at from POO TO 300 tons. In other
words the sky-scraDer would have a
cable Juggling at one side of II with
tug OF about 500 tons constantly.
The cable and car weigh only half OF
this amount. but a moving body doublel
tho weight of any strain. You can hold
a pound basket without feeling II, but
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-01-03

whiz OF the cars above the streets. and.
higher up. the cables would be trans
porting their cars OF human freight
at rate OF a Thousand times more
rapid than tina cars below.
Russell Sage. who has been life
long student OF rapid transit, and who
owns most OF the New York elevated
roads. declared a short time ago that
there would never be another system OF
transit az rapid as the famous l. roads.
But confronted with these plans, he
looked very serious.
II Is impracticable to give every detail
IN lin TED rts.en OF the existing plans
but IL n sufficient TO say that every pre-
caution for safety Is taken. II Is i'm
possible that q cable should break Off
at once. but II any Of It's strands parted
leaving the car suspended half way be-
tween buildings. there arc small emcrE-
ency cars &c be run by hand. These
could so cut tt the disabled car, connect
with Il. aud bring the passengers back.
L. II nsposs bic. however. 70 conceive
how such car could break a strand
ir the cable. for there Is no cruel grip
, clIscl, and cut It, and nothing to In
my way disturb It..
A close survey Of the plans fails 10
disclose any serious discrepancy. and the
overhead cable car Is not far in the
future. FRANK HARRIS.
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A QUESTION OF LTGHT.
Owing to Lack of Agreement Bedford CIT,
Nav Retnrn ~ Hanna

INV SSv'bFu IN vi LampT.
BEDFORD CITY, VA. Jan. Especial.
The new year was ushered In at this
city more quietly than usual. There
were many cases OF .dlsorderiy conduct
among the negroes during the week and
many arrests were made.
County Court met on Monday. The
bank cases did not come up, as was ex-
pected. The case against j. w. Smith
Will probably be called next week
j. ID. Langhorne. who purchased the
electric light plant recently, has ougan-
lied a stock company. the charter for
which has been granted, with the follow
ing officers: J. A. Clark, president; Allen
Cuculler secretary; J. NJ. Clayton. y. h.
Smith, and w. Il. Dunn, directors. The
town has not yet come to an agreement
with the light people, and ii is "A Question
IL the city does not return to the use or
oil lamps.
Married. Tuesday, near Hendricks
Store, Booker Dlnwiddie to Miss Pearl
MeadOr Wednesday-HerbertP u. Walker
to Miss Susie May Buckley, both OF Bed
ford City: Morton Leftwich to Miss Ellen
Spickard. both Of the county, and Robert
stevens to Miss Bertha Smith, both OF
mblissburg.
Died, Mrs. Mary Wilson. at her home
near Lowry, on Monday, aged eighty
years. Mrs. Eta Williams. wife OF w.
o. Williams, at the residence or her
father, near Thaxton. on Tuesday. aged
thirty-three years.
The first annual meeting OF the Bed
ford County Association of the Farmers
Mutual Fire Insurance Company or Nir-
ginia was held this week in the opera
mousse. The report of the secretary
treasurer shows membership OF about
five hundred, representing over S4OO,OVV
of insurance DIR. S. II. Price was elect
ed president and George l.. EWart re-
elected secretary-treasurer.
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OVERHEAD CABLE CAR sYsTI

scsSal transit. This is TO quiet those
who protest against the dangers OF traVel
overhead. -,
ing there are several that are putting
in their time drawing pictures ana VIII
inz specifications for a plan or trans
portation from high building 10 nigh
building without going down 10 the street
One OF these has the plan further ma.
tured than the others and ohers the pest
WV INCREASED HEIGHTS.
The plan OF transportation is pasea upon
the height OF the new sky-scrapers tina;
are being built so rapidly. one after an
other. Each new one Is taller than the
last and though the elevator service
may be as perfect ~ can be. there Is
great deal OF time wasted 10y going down
10 the street. A man In the seventeenth
ftory OF one building. wishing 70 see
man IN the twentieth story OF building
opposite must take an elevator 10 the
ground floor cross packed ssree.; emser
with the aerial navigation ne passes
acrors the street in a car that runs upon
cable overhead. lie lands In the top
Of the building and seeks me once 90, ol
time called for By the present laborious
Surety and speed are the two essential
points Both OF these are guarantees
more ccs,ainly than In journeys by rail-
and niufA more certainly than In ocean
The road" upon which the cars would
travel IN a cable. This Is stretched from
The ton floor OF one building 10 the top
floor Of another. II might slope from
being stretched from roof to roof. Or II
m,rht run perfectly level by being
stretched from corresponding level win
toge But this As a small matter.
In one OF the plans OF which al the
specifications have been written. the car
weighs three tons. " y ~ w"'r
the essential parts constructed OF alnnni-
rum Aluminium weighs halt as mnch as
wood and - substituted for II wherever
possibie. In certain spots. where strain
comes. steel takes the place Of aluminium.
~ The ear will be a perfect little convey
anre OF wood steel and aluminium.
THE CAR.
The size OF the car Is ten feet square;
Tits Is n good size for an elevator. ana
IS aiso az good for the overhead cable
TEN passencere can 90. bat tho architect
fhfnfs X better TO run frequent cars
than "a oYefpack one. Not only Is II
better from an engineering standpoint.
AT IA A. more convenient on account OF
the DELAY IN niiing large cars.
arbc epecd ~ the overhead cable II 800
feet a n - te. the regulation elevator
errcd. To- would take man across
4he street. " great deal less than half
4 minute and would carry him two
errnrce away before he realized that tho
<+er haA started. The speed and the sem
refion would he much the same as rising
= 4 fall building without the 6isa8Iee&
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you walk with the basket dangling from
your arm and you get tired. The swas
OF the basket makes II weigh or pull
two pounds. or double its we;ght when
stationary.
SO with a cable and car. Standing
still building would not feel their
weight. perhaps. but once put the car
in motion and the pull would be twice
as much.
But this is an age OF mechanical sci
ence, and the architect whose overhead
cable plans are In construction has
way OF overcoming this which is sim
pie and very easily understood. IL can
bo operated upon buildings already con-
structed.
Taking the present elevator shaft he
lifts the elevator out Of II and at the
foot of the shaft he lays huge steel
platform. This. In a new building, would
extend almost under the entire building
But In one already built sufficiently
large platform could be placed at the
foot Of the elevator shaft.
In the middle OF this platform Is an
chored the cable. The cable Is then car
ried up the shaft TO the roof. IT Is
run out over the roof and the car Is
placed upon II. There Is now no pull
upon the side OF the building. The cable
IS anchored to the ground and II would
lift the building skyward before 1t could
bend II.
A new elevator shaft could be readily
maze Iof tltF1tOi tot 0it tic cts'Ntt.N
would be equipped with overhead cable
service" and would draw It's correspond
ing increased rentals. as steam heat
and electric lighting now DO In many
tar buildings. where there are now eight
elevators. one could be dispensed with
as there would be actually less up and
down traffic.
GENERAL SYSTEM
II such an overhead system were made
CON raj there would he little expense
attending Il The scheme then would
be on the plan of the suspension bridge.
Ono cable would pull upon another, sun
rose from the south end OF this build
Ing there was run cable exerting q
81. ons pull. In time II would be felt
BIZ the building But this would not De
80 II there were another cable from the
north end yhis cable would pun IN
the G. " site direction and the two pulls
would balance sach other. This min
ciple Is weil-known engineering device
IN constant use upon bridges ana SUD
ports.
In the new steel frame buildings there
Is no question OF the strength OF The IN
terror and as long as the null was fh-
same on both sides tho BUILDING would
stand It, Certainly II would bear mere
pull than any set OF cars and cables
could put upon II.
The upper view Of the city would
then be q curious one There would be
the stree<~cars moving slowly along
through the crowded thorouxhfnres Over
head, whore tho elevated railroads are IN
operation. there would be the steam ana
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7TME QUERY
U II DEPARTMENT..
Answers to Inquiries From
Subscribers.
Queen vIctorias Coronation.

In what year did Queen victoria's
coronation take place?
In 1888. She assembled the throne on
June 20. 1887. and was crowned ON June
%. 1888. Just a year and eight days after
wards.
THE FOLLOWING LINES"
Where do the following lines occur and
by whom were they written:
"A man convinced against his VIII
Is OF the same opinion still?"
This is usually quoted, but / think
wrongly. "A woman convinced"
The correct quotation Is TO be looked for
In Buffers "Hudibras." canto III, lines
547 and 5lS:
He who complies against his win
Is Of the same opinion still"
THEIR VALUE.
VIII you tell me the value OF the hands
In a game OF poker?
Beginning with the lowest hand. omit
ting lace highs" the hands run: one pair.
two pairs. three of kind; a straight or
sequence OF five cards OF two or more
suits; flush. five cards of one suit: full
or clubhouse. three OF kind and a pair:
four OF a kind straight flush or Sc
Quence-fiush.
ABOUT RUSKIN.
Is John Ruskin dead? II not, where Is
he living? What became of his wife?
Ruskin Is not dead: in fact he Is in bet
ter health than he has been for some
time. He is Ill mentally and physically
and is living in retirement at MS home
IN the Lake District" OF England called
Brentwood. His wife, who had her mar
riage annulled. married Mr.. afterwards
SIR John Millais and is now Lady Ml,lais.
a widow, her second husband having died
within few weeks.
NOT TRUE.
II Is said that Chicago Is now larger
than New York Can you tell us IL II is
so?
The registration in Chicago before the
recent election was greater than that In
New York. but that was because TIE
proportion OF males In the total popula-
ton is greater than in New York. The
population. however. is not yet equal to
New York's. In Chicago the population
IS estimated closely at about t.'s9.lc0: in
New York the Health Board estimates Il
at 1 $50. 20f