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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-04-11
NOT TO SUCCEED ALGER.
SENATOR MMILLAN DENIES NoMoH
CURRENT IN WASHINGTON.

srS.rop NNIILAN DENIES RUMoh
CURRENT IN WASHINGTON
Washington. April 10.-Persistent repof's nave
heen circulated here for some time OF an inteh-
ton on the part OF Secretary Alger TO resign
after the inquiries into the conduct OF the war
have ended. and tonight these were coup'eo
with the statement that Senator MCMILLAN OF
Michigan. had been selected as General Anger
successor. Senator Mcmillan. when SEEN now
ever. made a positive denial Of any knowiedse
OF a change In the Cabinet.
II know nothing whatever on ,he suo'et,, ,hs
ha aaid land I wish you would make tha'
clear have no information OF change IN the
War Department - 49, c..-a-
"Eas the subject OF a change In the Secre.
.,rrshin heen broached TO you in any way!
he was asked. -, s. ha.rd
"It is not" was the reply. Il have heard
o,hirg Of H." No offer or intimation or any
n,nd had been made to take the War portfolio
he added.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-04-11
MARTIAL LAW PROCLAlMbD'
TROOPS START FOR THE SCENE OF THE DIE
TTRRANCE

snr,ngaeld ILL.,. April lO-Governor Tanner mas
issued q proclamation declaring martial Ia" a.
pana. The proclamation creates dis'ric' 1vm
prising the city OF Pana and all Territory rr,s
within such district. c.,,,.r
Ad,utant- General Reece and Colonel j. . culver
loft here for Pana 4:4O this afternoon win Com
nanv c. and were Joined at Tayloryilie oy company
q both OF the lst Infantry. Upon arriva' d. ~
catur they were Joined by Company H. OF 'ne sa
a,rner, al, Of these troops having been @ orueieu @
-, pana For riot duty by Governor Tanner upon ha,
quest Of the citizens Of that city rotng miners
nhed 10 other towns for recruits II ,lao -
cIded inst before the train left 10 take .'iv onns
secf and II went dOWn WIN Wv W..
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-04-11
.,psr pINEAPpLEs FROM CUBA.

r,a steamship Orizaba. which arrived here yes
,.rdav from cuban ports. brought the nrst Dig
sbipment OF pinespples to the United states ina.
bs. been made since the Cubans began the'r n a''
resurrection against Spanish rule. the Oilss,oa
hrourht sss barrels containing @zso pineapI,,e.r,
There are three grades OF pineapples rangnf ,ot ~
o., .rrer part OF the Florida crop last winter tHes
"a wss big demand for the pineappiss Tecs''su'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-04-11
.ccrsrD OF KILLING HER SISTER.

landau April l0-At a coroner's inquest heid 10
-, 49,, 49,. .ause Of death OF Caroline Anseli an
inmate Of the Ieavesden Asylum. who died OF
nn,.or,rs aner eating cake received from her Sis
ter Mary Anser the testimony disclosed the I rae,
tnst ae. .ne ga woman The jury found Mary Ansen
suilty OF the poisoning. and the Cor3ne' e"'1
e., far trial on the charge OF mufoeS'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-04-11
DEATHS OF SOLDIERS IN CUBA

Washington. April io.-General Brooke for~a'oS
the following:
Meath renort-sth Pinar del Rio. Private EdwaIn
7 Rczman Company c. LIST Infantry. ypno'r
Sienfuekos Private Thomas Brown company N
"a cavalry died. 9th inst. nephritis
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-04-11
c,pv.v yypORTs TO AMERICA.

Berlin. April lo.-The exports 10 .ne on.su .s ssv
., Germany were uas7sso. against ss.inocs in isss
~ which sugar amounted 70 ,sssst ,aranss asainss
s2sl sss In the Berlin district alons 'ns 'ne' 'ss''
was u72.H7
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-04-11
CAPTAIN CLARK AT THE WHITE HOUsI

Washington April lo.-Captain Charles \ S'srn.
who commanded the battie-ship oreson. a. 80.
~. ~, Dsnartment to-day and met with cor
d,s Welcome from all the officials secreindy Hns
Soesa hin, 10 President Mckinley
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-04-11
A AMSTERDAM-ATE. BILL PASSED.
NOT A VOTE AGAINST THE AMENDED MEAS
IRE IN EITHER HOUSE

URE IN EITHER HOUSE.
Albany, April 10 (SpecaD.-The Amsterdam
ave. bill rassed both the Senate end the Assem-
bly, tonight without debate and by unanimous
votes The Democrats Of the Assembly had the
amendments reed in order to satisfy themselves
as 70 the genuineness OF the measure, but be-
yond this nothing was said.
The bill will now 20 to Mayor Van Wyck, and
II he approves 1t the Governor will surely
sign IT,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-04-11
BANDITS INCREASING IN SANTIAGO.
CUBAN GBNDARMEs WORTHLESS UNLESS WITH
AMERICAN TROOPS.

Holguh Province Of Santiago de Cuba. Apri .
(via Havana. April l0.-The banditt question: !"
this province is assuming much more serious pro
portions In spite OF the fact that there nave yer
many arrests In the neghborhood OF eancm ~ op ~
outlaws is Increasing instead OF diminsnins ,hnv
gendarrnes are practically worthless uhess '"e'
are with American troops.
Semi=weekly graphic., 1899-10-28

Also our handsome line of fancy trimmed SI6 % and
 $500 Suits CD EO
 now at only Qi<.OU
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The Angry Tree.

There is q curious tree in Australia known as the angry tree" It grows rapidly, reaching usually the height of 80 feet. At sunset the leaves fold up and the tender twigs coil tightly. If the shoots are handled, the leaves rustic and move uneasily for a time. If this queer plant is moved from one spot to another. the leaves stand out in all directions, like the quills on a porcupine. 4 most pungent and sick ening odor, said to resemble that given off by rattlesnakes when annoyed. fills the air. and it is an hour or so be- fore the leaves fold in the natural way.
Semi=weekly graphic., 1899-10-28
Tr,nldad.. Wonderful Lake.

Reesnt descriptions Of the great lake ,f liquid asphaltum. or bitumen, h the island Of Trinidad, show that not withstanding the enormous quantity of the substance removed every year, ths supply is undiminished. The lake ecT- CTS about 100 aces, and is higher in the middle than at the edges. Near the center the black pitch is semi liquid, but toward the sides crust, in- tersected with Assures, covers the sur face. and on this crust s man can walk, although when he stands for time the crust gradually sinks around him, forming 3 kind of basin some yards across. Between s0.0o0 and so.000 tons of ssphaltum are removed from the lake annually.
Semi=weekly graphic., 1899-10-28
THE FIRST GUARANTEEING.
It Was Held at RusselIville, ky. 8
 Century Ago.

Century Ago.
 The effect of the McGee brothers preaching especially of John McGee- at Presbyterian quarterly meeting on the banks of the Red river, Kentucky, was so startling and seemed so clearly to indicate that it was the result of divine agency or some mysterious force possessed by the preacher, that the news of the occurrence spread rapidly in all directions throughout that part of the state and attracted unbounded interest," writes Clifford Howard in the Ladies Home Journal "If it did not at once awaken a responsive re- ligious feeling, it at least excited curi osity and when it was learned that the McGee brothers were to hold a meet ing at Russellville, Ky. a newly set tied town in Logan county, near the Muddy river, persons from all parts of the adjoining country, irrespective of their religious beliefs or church al- legiance, prepared to attend. It soon became evident that the four walls of country meeting house would not suf- ice to hold the large numbers that were making ready to go to Russell vile. The problem thus presented was solved by determining to hold the meeting in the open air. Those com ing from distance were prepared to camp; it would be no hardship to them to remain out of doors. The recent experience at Red river had proved this. It was not expected by those who were coming that the lodging ac- commodation at the village of Russell vile would be sufficient by any means. Why, therefore, attempt to house .Ae people? Prepare a camping ground and let the meeting be camp meet ing. This, then, was the origin of camp meetings; and the first one held in America was on the banks of tAe Muddy, near Russellville, Ky, in the month of August, 1799-10O years ago. Not that religious worship had never before been held in the open air, but the special feature of camping out and the nature of the services made the camp meeting distinctive institution and characterized this particular gath ering on Muddy river as the first of its kind"
Semi=weekly graphic., 1899-10-28

i've offer for fair week hand some French Clay Worsted Suits Full val co OO
 ue $l5, this saIeO0s9O
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NO CRIME
To Tell of What Occurs in Grand
 Jury Room.

To Tell of What Occurs in a Grand
 Jury Room.
 New York Journal: The written de- cision of Justice Fursman, based on his recent order directing the case of Roland B. Molineux to be resubmitted to the grand jury, was filed yesterday. In this decision Justice Fnrsman form ally expresses his opinion of the du- ties and proper conduct of grand ju- TOTS, and he also touches on such pro. ceedings before the grand jury which in his opinion should be kept secret. Regarding the presumption that all the proceedings of a grand jury are ses cret, Justice Fursman says in his de- cision: ''It is quite a mistake to sup pose that everything that occurs in grand jury room is secret. Some things must be kept secret, to-wit: Tho finding of an indictment where the party indicted is not in custody. Also. how any grand juror votes upon the finding of an indictment-th is not to be disclosed. But whatever occurs during the examination of a witness. whether the district attorney and the foreman of the grand jury or any grand juror and witness, cannot in the nature of things be kept secret. Any witness may disclose to the outside world everything that took place. aud there is no inhibition in any law what ever to prevent It. nor is it an offense for him to disclose it.'
Semi=weekly graphic., 1899-10-28
LoNpoN.s TUNNELS.
striking Examples of Ignorance and Con-
 tempt for Hygienic Science.

tempt for HygIenic Science.
 Could a more striking example be exhibited of the ignorance and con- tempt by hygienic science than is shown by the condition of the tunnels of the metropolitan railways of Lon don? Probably in no other city in the world would the characteristics of the atmosphere of the tunnel between, say, Praed street and Kings Cross, be tol- erated for one single week; a great part of the existence of this filthy attribute of the subterranean railway system of London may be charged to the imper- fections of the steam locomotive. says the Engineering Magazine. This in- dictment could be heightened. but enough has been stated to prove that, although we cannot fail to gratefully recognize the influence that George Ste phenson's invention has exerted in am- eliorating the conditions of the life of the industrious masses, it still in it's high state of development possesses fundamental defects of very serious nature The beneficent science of electricity graciously offers us a means for tractive and propulsion work, to move our trainloads of passengers or Of merchandise, by which, in addition to the removal of all the serious disad- vantages to a great degree inseparably associated with steam locomotive trac- tion and already enumerated, We ob- tain qualifications that have made the sometimes irksome necessity of travel. Ing real pleasure, if not liberal edu- cation.
Semi=weekly graphic., 1899-10-28

Sherlock Holmes, is a man who reads clues, as the Indian reads trail. Every step he takes is a step to success.
 It's much the same way in the detec- 'tion of disease While the amateur is blundering along over misleading symp- toms, the specialist goes right to the real cause and puts an arrestfng hand upon the disease 1t is in such a way that Dr. R. V. Pierce, chief consulting physi- clan to the Inva1ids' Hotel and Surgical Institute, Buffalo, N. Y, succeeds in hunting out and arresting diseases, where the less experienced practitioners fail. More than thirty years of special study and experience have enabled Dr. Pierce to read symptoms as easily and as truly as the Indian reads a trail which Is without hint for a less acute vision than his. Any sick person can consult Dr. Pierce by letter absolutely without charge Each letter is read in private and an- swered in private. Its contents are held as sacredly confidential. It is answered with fatherly feeling as well as medical skill and the reply is sent sealed in perfectly plain envelope, that there may be no third party to the correspondence. Thousands have taken the first step to health by writing to Dr. Pierce. No writer ever regretted writing. Ninety eight in every hundred treated have been positively cured. If you are afflicted with any old obstinate ail- ment write to-day, you will be one day nearer health. Address Dr. R. ". Pierce, Buffalo, N. Y.
Semi=weekly graphic., 1899-10-28
No Narrow waists There.

The queen of Portugal. who is some thing of a medical student and takes a great interest in the hospitals of her country. is a great enemy to tight lac ing. and has always preached to the ladies of her court against this evil habit. Tight facing in Portugal, ow- ing to the efforts of the queen, is said to be now on the decrease.
Semi=weekly graphic., 1899-10-28
Taxation ia China.

The Chinese are perhaps the most lightly taxed people in the world. h China all the land belongs to the state, and a trifling sum per acre. never altered through long centuries ia paid as. rent. This is the only tax in the country. and 1t amounts to about 2 shiIIings 6 pence per head yearly.
Semi=weekly graphic., 1899-10-28
Amer1can romtry conuemaea.

Nine tons of poultry, consisting of 2,169 geese. turkeys. chickens and ducks, from Boston, were recently landed at London dock, where it was found that they had decayed on the voyage. They could not be condemned, however. till they had been loaded on wagons and carted to a police court. where a police magistrate came out. listened to the inspectors story. sat- isfied himself by his own senses that the fowls were unsound. and ordered them to be destroyed. 4 police magts- trate is apparently the only English official who can condemn bad meat. and this he can do only after listening to 3 complaint and examining the cor pus delicti personally in his own court room.
Semi=weekly graphic., 1899-10-28
\ Transaction in na.Ies.

4 passion for old furniture general iy communicates itself to the eollec- tors friends. Thus of young lawyer In Worcester, who has good taste in antiques, the Gazette records that his enthusiasm has infected many persons sometimes with saddening results. 1t was no more than natural that when the lawyers friend, the professor, sold his desk, which was of ancient design but of doubtful age, and began looking for something better, he should con. suit the young lawyer The man of law was delightfully."- sympathetic 'T e-w just what you want the other day." he said, 4but I'm afraid it's gone now. I'll keep my eye out for the next few days" Well, if you see anything real ly good" said the professor, "buy 1t and hold 1t for me. It is not safe to let bargain go too long. Only let me know as soon as you can, 80 that won't be buying one, too. It would be a great favor" Not at al1," said good thing, even if you are not to keep it yourself" In day or two the pro- lessor received joyful note. Tho young lawyers mother had found just what the professor wanted-a beauty. one of those rare old bits that they cannot counterfeit, and such a bargain, only ten dollars. The professor was charmed. He immediately sent his check to the young lawyer, with an enthusiastic note of thanks and a re- quest to send up the desk. He was in the hall vixen 1t arrived He tore or the sacking and inspected his prize It was his old desk that he had sold a few days before for eight dollars and . half
Semi=weekly graphic., 1899-10-28
The amateur detective is as humorous

clowns, or even old Dog berry
 himself. He NAk-D' fl Il q S the
 most aston- I ' islling clues,
 and generally follows them until he brings up about as far away from the solution of the mystery as mortal well may be. But the specialist in the detection of crime.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-03-26

HE anniversary wreck of the New y orS ,l vii
not soon be forgotten Halfmoon Bay A ph114sT TS
OF Of ateTiaI the ship was years buetng by
has not made the ln+o@eS 1 northwesters
have ragged remains OF the ona has bounded
mnon her sides the combined to destroy ana y
s2ye for the s R6e4 be New few additional traces
OF a' a n n from San Pedro is stren
of many stout shiP f 5o CATERING of the
waves for week only dhe New York; has
defed the elements for over a year 49,, ~, 1 d when
that vessel as the the pride of the american
beow the Cliff of her crew drowned a All
that Atlantic to-day is a portion OIL ner N en-
The out for season IN the AroG ana
she sailed and twelve remains piled on the
efsan Rea other and drownd in the
there another wreck within short n1 dis
Il 1851 Parallel sailed from this port for Astoria
ne schooner Went ashore on the Cliff House
in gale two days afg9 Of f Giant powder Their fears
proved the pounding of the vessel on
s tng Fo9hs and S1P %eeng s0 the cia House
Coming Gown British ship GosfoTd was
run ashore Colo Point Conception on Novem
% 1879 in vain attempt to save Dess ana cargo She
FIRE In spite gained
IhG f attempts were made to raise her but they all failed
of the CosoTd are still bleaching In Colo aroor
steamer Newbern Vincent miles south Of
now master of the steamer Curacao
his GOODNESS and skill all the passengers we're saved
now orly few charred hull OF
disaster
Tn ADrI 1894 the Steamship Company
another steamer 1896 still another
ygas resDonebe for Disasters The April
steamer Angeles Captain Leland master of the
Gypsy command and the vessel carrying
loaded with merchandise was on her from
San Pedro 70 San She the Little Moro rocks
five people lost their lives
passengers nfeboas and onto life RATS but
them drowned before help
The Paul was on her San Pedro
Francisco in command Captain Downing of the
August in dense fog she ran on
Pnos Monterey Bay and became
o lost.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-03-26
HAVE YOU THE SENSE OF TASTE? READ THIS
We That seDse of Taste DepeDds oD Other Senses

things we call bad" while salt and sour
add a certain piquancy, which is pleasing
when not excessive.
A partial proof of these facts may be
given by merely blindfolding the eyes and
closing the nose and taking various kinds
of foods and drinks into the mouth with
out swallowing them. 1t will then be
found that 1t is quite impossible to dis
tinguish many of the commonest foods
and drinks.
1t is always difficult to eliminate the
sense of smell in normal subjects. Pro-
fessor Patrick was able. however, by ex-
perimenting with a subject possessing no
sense of smell whatever, and comparing
the results with those obtained from nor
NAL subjects, to get more accurate results
as to the more important part played by
smell in distinguishing foods and drinks
1t is, of course, generally known that
of coffee, tea and wine is only their aroma
or odor. BY these experiments, however
It was shown that coffee and tea have a
distinct taste, which is simply bitter, and
cannot be distinguished from a weak So
luton of quinine A weak infusion of
coffee or tea, however, cannot be dis
tinguished from water Even with nor
NAL subjects. with the eyes and nose
closed. twenty experiments with coffee
gave the following results: 1t was called
coffee" once, bitter eleven times
"quinine". four times. tea" three times,
and milk once.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-03-26
Curious Experiments to
Special to the Sunday Call.

T would now seem from experiments
which have been carried on in the
University of Iowa that we do not
taste many of the things which we
eat at our daily meals. It is asserted
confidently that we merely smell them
When we drink coffee or tea, for in
stance. we really do not taste them:
it is the effect which they have on the
olfactory nerve that we experience. II
the nose is tightly closed in the ordinary
man and he is blindfoded, he will not be
able to distinguish coffee from water or
a weak solution of uuinine
This has been proved by experiments
made on many persons. Common coffee
was said to be water, it was also said to
be quinine. Water was said to be coffee.
Tea was called coffee. Turkey was called
pork. Raw apple was called grape juice.
Malt extract was sherry wine. Lard was
pronounced butter. In short, experienced
persons were unable to distinguish many
common foods and drinks when sensa-
tons of smell were removed, and the odd
conclusion was reached that q person
might even practice economy in eating by
merely blindfolding the eyes and substi-
tuting lard, pork and beef for butter, tur-
key and venison. while if the further pre-
caution was taken to close the nose, a
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-03-26

very weak solution of Quinine would pass
for good coffee and vinegar for the most
costly wine.
The experiments which led to these con-
illusions were carried on by Professor CT.
I. w. Patrick of the University of Iowa,
who has just communicated some of the
results of his work to the American Psy-
Geological Society. Professor Patrick was
enabled to attain great accuracy in his
work by the fact that one Of the persons
he experimental upon was an anosmic-
that is, absolutely devoid of the sense Of
smell. He was enabled thus to determine
which sensations were those Of taste and
which were smell. He experimental also
on normal subjects and some of the re-
suits were surprising.
There are only four simple taste sensa-
tons, namely, sweet, bitter, sour and salt
1t Is said by some that there are only two,
sweet and bitter. All other sensations
which are commonly called tastes are
complex results of sensations of smell,
touch, temperature and sight. The means
by which we distinguish almost all of our
common foods and drinks is not the sense
of taste so much as it is the sense of
smell touch, temperature and sight. All
the fine differences by which we distin-
guish the various fruits, meats and drinks
depend not upon taste at all. but upon
these other senses. Pure sensations of
taste add hardly more than a certain emo
tional element to the complex sensations
Sweet things we call good" and bitter