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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-01-02
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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-01-02
nHAR ApN1RA1 eYERRlTT pRAn
Death was Not UnrxPsetsd-A LOnE.and
Honorable Career.

WASHINGTON, D. C.. Jan. 1-Rear
Admiral Joseph S. skerrett, retired,
died here to-day. His death, whllejsud-
den, was not wholly unexpected, as he
had been in bad health since his retire-
ment from active service, In July, 1884.
The admiral was in the slxty-fourth
year OF his age and is survived by O
widow, three daughters and two sons.
ternoon anw the interment will be at Ar
llngton.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-01-02

LONDON, Jan. 2.--Ihe sIandaIlB
Madrid correspondent says: Public
opinion has received the announcement
OF concessions to Porto Rico rather eoil,
~ as Involving reversal OF the colohlaI iIti
pollcy under pressure from the unltsu I,l,N
Etatcs ard Europe, The Correo, siglo.
Fnturo and several other liberal, mill
tary. Carlist and ra-montaine news
paDcrs viii be prosecuted for attacking
ihe commIssnrlat and hospital stahs IN
Cubn, The opposition VIII bring the
natter before the courts.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-01-02

Tho fIlibusters who left Fernandlnoo
nm The Steaner Three Friends, about
tbrao 1veckS ago. bound for Cuba, and
Who VINO after the failure Of the expedition
weTe landed on No Name Key, nave
neon in dlstress, and at least two o.
chem have died because OF privatlonS
mat they have been compelled % en-.
dtire No Name Key Is situated ABOUT
sixty miles northeast Of Key west. -.
The steamer DaunLless, whicn lett
thIg port Tuesday afternoon, has reaen.
"a the key where the men ana e9Teo
were left and has succeeded IN taxing
them aboard. and they are supposed 70
Be now on the way to Cuba again.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-01-02

Corn Island Is considered to hc the
benlthlest Epot about the coast Of Cen.
irnI America. The ground Is 80 high
nboye the sides Of the larger Islands
and IA SO rocky that Il is admirably
ndnpted 10 being converted lnto strong
fortincnllonF, The inhabitants are
mainly Indians and EfuuEGl9Tli also
there orc q few American and English
inorchanta doing buslnees there Roth
blF and little Corn island AFFORD q good
anchorage 10 tho largest vessels close
10 the shore. and, ~ abort. better sea
for a ccputlng station ana repalr'ahop
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-01-02

WASHINGTON, Jan. 1.-rhe spahitsh t..
ynInister al Washington was .to-Iey IN NJ
forFned by q cable gram fFaiii q etfq .ilils
the uueen regent had signed t1e decree =.
iinaiiRurating governmental REFORMS ~ ~
Porto RIcb. These reforms We're oyt,
lined In the Associated Presa az PatSIaS1s P.hSIi1
from mere last night, They are esp ! ~.
~ SIRnIdcant at this time peeA|ss, w y s!.s
ayoW0l Of Spain that they W WI =. !, hssy,,
tended to Cuba when tae ls|1nu- IN iias DseH
paclhed. -
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-20

Grating the end lifts. Everything is done from
the little cabin in the center of the bridge and
with the ease that an ordinary trolley Car is
moved.
The simple apparatus required consists of
switches, indicators for showing when the
prldge is locked in place or when open and
also when the end lifts are up or down, light
ming arrestors, reSistanUes to take the place OF
disabled motor in case of accident, and cur
rent-measuring instruments and controllers
lamll1ar to The trolley rider. There are two
motors operating the span, arranged in series,
so that in case of accident one can do the
work.
When the draw is closed it is necessary to
support its ends firmly on the end piers This
is acconp ished by means of end lifts, consist
Ing OF massive steel eccentrics, from which
hang short stout eccentric rods pivoted at
their lower ends to solid steel blocks or shoes
which rest on the pedestals on the masonry
piers. These end lifts are operated from the
cabin by set of motors.
10 provide for the expansion OF the rails on
the draw they are made to overhang the ends
OF the draw and terminate in a long bevel,
which fits snugly beside the similarly beveled
ends OF the rails on the stationary spans.
These rails have to be lifted clear of each
other before the bridge is moved, and this
also is done by the auxiliary set of motors.
The latches, which are ordinarily worked
by hand from the center of the draw by long
rods or shafts, are arranged to be operated by
this same set of N o tors and by the mere shut
ism differs in no essential features from ordi-
nary practice in point of size. The speed
reduction from the armature shaft to the
bridge column is about 1900 to 1. Despite the
huge size of the bridge it is at all times under
absolute control, and can be swung as slowly
provided so the mechanism can be suddenly
stODDed.
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-20

or has already reached it." He then cites DR..
Adolph soetbeer, doubtless the greatest statis-
tlclan OF the century or of the world, as say
ing, THAT In the years recently past the out
now OF gold to the East and the still prevalent
practice OF boarding, together with the indus
trial employment, have materially checked
the increase OF the monetary stock of gold and
may presumably have nearly absorbed the
speech in the House of Representatives,
August "A. 1893. refers to "the tables of DR..
Adolph ooetbeer. than whom there is no
higher authority on the production of gold
and silver" find this quotation on page AS
OF this Voorhees, report
Commenting on this statement made by DR..
Soetbeer Professor Suess says: "This view
share entirely, and it corresponds to the pres
ent condition of affairs" He then goes on to
say: 'But the ind dustrial demand increases
from year to year with the increase of we'll
oelng" OF the prosperous classes. who use
more gold they increase in wealth. And
he adds: I'VE have already reached the day,
or approached very close to it, when mining
Will yield less than industry consumes. From
10 longer counts for monetary needs ana in
dustry will withdraw from the stock of money
an amount of gold increasing annually with
the increase of well-being."
Now, what has the Director OF the Mint to
say. on this subject? On page 50 we have a
table showing the worlds prod uction of gold
from 1860 to 1895, reported al Sd. .356 AIS, 300
But no such table showing the worlds con-
page 5S there is a report of the worlds con-
SUMPTION of gold for the single year 1895 as
S5S ,57916O, and the production for 1895 Is
given as $2O0, ,406 600 indicating IN increase
OF nearly Sl42 900, 600 in the worlds product
OF gold, when such eminent authors as DIR.
Soetbeer and Professor Suess are fully satisfied
there is in fact no increase. 1t win require
several Alaskas to make the mint reports val.
ua bic. Wealth is using up the gold.
JOSEPH AsBURY JOHNSON.
IL Essex street, July 10, 1897.
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-20
PLAoERs IN OUR ORCHARDS.

'1f Californian peaches as good as those
we are eating in New York could be mar
keted in London they would readily COM
mand from five to ten times the American
price" Thus editorially speaks the New
York Times and the same publication
suggests that it may be reserved for Cali
fornian enterprise and ingenuity to solve
the problem Of delivering fresh American
peaches to the people on the other side of
the Atlantic, just as they mastered the
difficulties of transporting and distribut-
ing California peaches In an edible con-
dition to our cousins in the Eastern
States.
The prejudice against California fruits
is fast dying out in the Atlantic States.
The people of the staid old common
wealths have been forced to admit that
our oranges, cherries and grapes are very
good to eat, and now they have discovered
that California peaches are not made of
wood-pulp, but that they smell and taste
like peaches and have flavor not excelied
by the peaches of New Jersey or Dea-
ware.
California fruit has conquered the East
ern part of the great Republic, but i. will
not rest content with that triumph. it
will not be long before we shall be deliver
ing our fresh fruit in the British Isles.
A prominent English fruit packer is
at present in this State for the purpose
of making study of the various methods
employed here in the handling, packing
and shipping of fruit. This fir m has been
handling annually a large amount OF
Santa Clara Valley canned fruit. He de-
clares that English dealers have been for
many years seeking perfect method of
transpo rting fresh fruit across the conti-
nent and ocean, and that they are eagerly
looking forward to the time which is
bound to come when fresh fruits from the
Pacific Slope can be placed on the London
markets in good condition. Our canned
fruits are well liked in England and al
ways in great demand, but buyers there
would tumble over each other to secure
fresh fruit from the paradise Of the West.
We shall yet glad the palate OF old
England with the rare treat of fine fruits
from our orchards, and when we reach
that solution new felos of conquest will
spread out before US on the European
continent and California orchards will
become placers OF wealth, with the advan-
tage that the yield will keep on increasing
foraver
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-20
AN IDEAL UNIVERSITY.

When the plans OF the coEtem lated
ideal buildings for the University of Cali
fornia are com pleted and carried ont, no
university in the world will compare with
it in point of architectural magnlfcence.
The most famous architects in Europe and
America will submit plans for the har.
monious grouping of twenty-eight or more
beautiful buildings, and the whole general
design of buildings and grounds Will be
passed upon and accepted by competent
judges before any one of the structures is
begun.
1t is admitted by all who have seen it
that the site of the university at Berkeley
is nowhere equaled in appropriateness
for such a purpose. The large area of its
grounds and their situation on gently
rising hill overlooking the Golden Gate,
with glorious panorama of the bay of
San Francisco and the surrounding hills,
all tend to make a great opportunity,
which the architects, artists and land
scape gardeners of the world have appre-
ciated thoroughly and quickly.
The international competition is made
possible through the praiseworthy liber-
ality of Mrs. Phebs Hearst.
Representatives of the Board of Regents
have travelled all over Europe enlisting aid
in the scheme of obtaining the architectural
plan, and are more than gratified with
the result. The most renowned men in the
various professions above mentioned aud
those most prominent all over the world
in educational matters have not only
given most cheerfuly and freely their
time and attention, suggestion and couu-
sci, but have received the proposition
with unbounded enthusiasm, and have
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-20
THE STRIKING OOAL:MINERs.

The first week of the great coal-miners'
strike in the East represented, accord
ing to the Philadelphia Record, a loss to
miners, operators ana railroads of total
OF 81, 300 600. The idle men mum bered
10000, and their wages for the week, on
the basis that if at work they would earn
70 cents day. would have amounted to
$462. 900. AS this number of men would
mine 924 900 tons week, the loss of the
operators for that time, estimating a
profit of % per cent per ton run from the
mine, would be $220,000 The railroads
lost in the neIghborhood of $500, 900, as they
have been transporting this coal 10 the
lake at an average rate of 80 cents per ton.
AS this is the beginning of the third
week of the strike, and as the ranks of he
idle miners have been augmented in many
districts the loss thus far must be up
ward of 100000.
1t is to be hoped that plan Of arbitra-
tion may soon be agreed upon by the
leaders of the strike and the operators.
The miners are right in their declaration
that times have been Improving in this
country, and, considering that the new
tariff measure shortly to become a law
will give the coal operators the
benefit OF q protective duty of
671z cents a ton. it would seem as if a
reasonable advance might be made in the
wages of the miners. This will probably
be done through arbitration, and it looks
as if arbitration were not far off. If West
Virginia miners go out, the strikers feel
assured of success in forcing an under
standing without much delay, as the
supply of coal in the industrial centers
will soon be exhausted.
1t is an in nteresting fa ct and very fortu.
nate one at the present time that Ohio
farmers are demanding labor to harvest
their immense wheat and hay crops, and
that thousands OF striking miners are en-
listing in farm work and making higher
wages than they could realize in the mines.
The dawn of the new era OF prosperity
seems to be reddening into the luster of
day.
The miners appreciate this, and they
naturally want to be guaranteed living
wages under the better conditions.
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-20
PERSONAL.

ID. Morgan OF Bolinas is at the Cosmopoli-
Rev. E. Graham of Chico is regis tered at the
Grand.
j. Frye, q business man of Rutherford, is at
the Russ.
C. A. Coffman and wife, of Rivera, are at the
Russ House.
J. NJ Wilmens, q mine-owner from Newman,
is at the Lick.
DR.. W. G. Hinkle is registered at the Grand
from Stockton.
W. F. Street and wife of st. Louis are at the
Cosmopolitan.
A. l. Jackson and wife OF San Jose arc al the
Cosmopolitan.
F. H. Lang, lawyer OF Salinas Is in the
City on business.
o. L. Tuttle, Santa Cruz realestate man, is
staying at the Baldwin.
T. l. Reed, Reedly grain-grower, stops at
the Grand for few days.
S. T. Black, State Superintendent Of Public
Instruction, is at the Lick
F. N. Burke, wealthy resident OF San Jose,
is at the Palace with his wife.
Harry Postlethwaite, q San Jose truit-grower,
is stopping at the Lick House.
j. r. Rose, mining man OF Oroville, is reg
istered at the Russ with his wife.
j. J. Hebron is at the Grand. He Is an ex-
tensive cattle-raiser from Salinas.
William Mckinley, prominent in politics t
Nevada City, is staying at the Lick.
V. G. Frost, lawyer, and John w. Howell, a
banker, from Merced, are at the Lick.
Miss Eda Ducray and Miss Hanna Ducray of
Millville, CAL, are at the Cosmopolitan.
AL Livingston of Carson City, agent for
Stuart the promoter of the Corbett-Fitzsim-
mons fight, Is at the Russ.
P. p de Henssel and NJ de Beienssel of Paris
and G. Harany of Caen, France, arrived on the
San Juan and are stopping at the Baldwin.
A. M. Bergevln, large dealer in California
wines at Chicago, Is at the Palace. He is Wis
iting the coast for the purpose of buying wines.
George H. Murray, manager and owner OF
the Twelve Temptations" company, is at the
Baldwin. This Is Mr.. Murray's first trip to the
coast since he was here six years ago with the
original Devils Auction"
DIR. W. N. Moore, superintendent of the in
sane asylum, and F. J. Welden, manager OF
the Palace Hotel, at Ukiah, with their wives,
were In the City yesterday. They left on the
Walla Walla this m orning for Victoria.
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-20
THE CANAL COMMISSION.

The appointment by the President OF
commission to investigate and report to
Congress on the Nicaragua canal route
will bring that great scheme once more
into the arena OF practical politics. The
public mind, which has never been di-
verted from the subject since it was first
put forward as an enterprise to be under
taken by the Government, will nnd in it a
new reason for expecting an early begin
ming of the work and will be more than
ever eager TO have Congress take some &C.
tion that will assure Government control.
According to reports the President will
appoint as members of the commission
Admiral Walker, Captain o. M. Carter
and Professor L. M. Haupt. Captain Car
ter, though still young man, entered the
Engineer Corps in 1880 and has had ample
experience to fit him for the duties of the
survey, while Professor Haupt has long
been recognized as an authority on canal
construction, having devoted much time
to careful study of all pro blems involved
in such work. A commission having two
such earnest and vigorous workers,
headed by man of the rank and expert
ence OF Admiral Walker, will have weight
and influence both at home and abroad,
and if they make a favorable report the
opponents of the measure will hardly be
able TO find reasonable excuse on which
to base plea for further delay on the part
of Congress.
The main object OF the commission will
be to determine as far as possible. the cost
of the proposed waterway and the expen-
ditures which will probably be required
for M aintenance. The Cleveland com mis-
sion set the figures very high. The
new com missioners may be able to make
a better report. Even, however. ii they
appraise the cost as high as $133, 900, 900, as
the Cleveland commission did, it will be
mono too much to pay for the benefits the
Nation will derive from the work. Public
interests demand the canal, and public
sentiment will favor any reasonable ex.
penditure to obtain it.
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-20
MINING BOOMS NEARER HOME.

The hlondyke regions under the Arctic
circle are not TO monopolize the gold ex-
element this year, it would seem.
While the Alaskan fever is still at ex-
tremely high temperature, the news is
flashed to us that new mother lode has
in all probability been discovered IN Trim
ity County, California, and that ines
timab treasure will undoubtedly soon
be opened up in that section OF the State.
The new gold find was made at Hall
City, where color-yielding rock picked up
by a mine-owner led to an investigation
which proved that similar rock, assaying
SIS to the ton, could be found throughout q
belt OF 600 feet, outcroppings of the broad
formation being frequent. Claims were
located without delay by those who were
first to learn the precious tidings, and
when the information sped to the camps
of the neighborhood prospectors began to
flock in to the new field of glittering
promise.
The story of the find became generally
known in the vicinity a week ago yester-
dav, and all that night prospectors were
out stalking off claims. Over ten miles of
the supposed lode had been located within
1OILJ 'clSAG uOuESs
Experien ced mining men of Hall City
and Harrison Gulch are said to be in &C.
sIasies over the discovery. According to
report the rock is of black and white or
gray variety and is freely impregnated
with lime. The formation runs northwest
and southeast from Tehama to Del Norte.
1t is claimed that quite similar forma-
ton exists in Colusa County, and that a
mining boom il that section is also one of
the possibilities of the near future.
Portland, Oregon, has a gold craze,
caused by recent rich finds in locations
north of St. Helens, in the Webfoot State
Veins carrying 20 per cent copper and
from $50 to 800 per ton gold are talked of
as if they were common therea bout and
said to be exposed hundreds of feet in
width ana thousands of feet vertically in
the mountain sides. Wonderful gold sto-
ries also come from the States OF Wash
ington and Idaho.
There are mum berless inducements for
the gold seekers right here on the Pacific
Slope, and perhaps more people will be
enriched in the long run by the right kind
OF prospecting and developing in the new
mining regions of this State alone than will
come back with fortunes from the banks
of Klondyke River or Bonanza Creek.
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-20
USING UP THE GOLD.

To the Editor Of the San Francisco CaIt-SIR:
To most people it seems incredible that in the
United States alone, as shown even by the i'm
perfect statistics of the Director of the Mint,
gold is used up in the arts and manufactures
at the rate OF $15 .311, ,477 annually, and dur
ing the last twenty-three years 1852. 1853. 971
has thus been consumed. 1t see ms incredible
simply because they know so little OF the sub
jects. Were they better informed they could
see why say "the imperfect statistics of the
Director of the Mint" on this particular ques-
ton. That they are so defective on many
other questions as to be of little value l have
abundanty demonstrated. Let US now exam
ine this matter.
In 1894 the Finance Committee of the
United States Senate, Mr.. Voorhees, chairman,
made voluminous report Of SAT pages under
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-20
AN ELECTRIC DaAWBRIDGE.

The advantages of electrical machinery are
nowhere better shown than whom large powers
are required, in which cases the ordinary
mechanical appliances berome clumsy and un-
wleldy, while the elecric apparatus is just the
reverse case in point is the big drawbridge
over the ST. Louis River connecting the cities
OF Duluth and Superior. recently described in
the Electric World. This draw as designed is
almost 800 feet long and carries double line
oil railroad track, trolley track, street ye-
hicles and foot passengers.
In order to operate it successfully ell lectric
transmission was adopted. How successful
this proved is shown by the fact that the draw,
which weighs 1000 tons, can be moved through
an angle OF 80 degrees in two minutes. Two
sets of motors are required. one for operating
the turning mechanism and the other for
opening the latches, raising the rails and op.