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sons have died in Philadelphia since
Jan. 1 than were killed in action dur
ing the entire war with Spain. Tive
hundred and forty-six more died in
this one city than died of wounds re-
ceiyed during the war with Spain.
Only LIS more people died Of dis
eases during the Spanish war than
have been attacked with typhoid fs-
yer in this one city during the past
ten weeks. The hospitals are over
crowded with typhoid fever cases.
Nine out OF the 81 hospitals have 33I
given over to sufferers from typhoid
The history OF the struggle between
the grabbers and the people Is one ol
helnous greed on the one side and CT
almost hopeless courage on the other
In courts and councils alike have the
interests of the people been betrayed
Said Mayor Warwick. who has always
fought for pure water: Those mem.
bers OF the council who unreosonably
opposed the loan bill, the schemers
who are interested In what was called
water scheme. as well as those men
who have persistently hung 1t up In
the courts by n bill In equity, are the
men responsible for the present condi.
tion OF affairs, and there Is where tn
responsibility should rest. and there
Is where the condemnation OF the poo.
pie should be plnced."
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Tho Paradise Tree.

The Paradise tree" is a natural
wonder. Seven OF these trees. and no
more, grow in the space OF about half
mile square. in veraguas. Trinidad.
one Of the provinces Of the Isthmus.
on the lana OF one Sen. Romero. Each
tree bears single white flower, which
opens at maturity. when a perfectly
formed flower dove, with outspread
wings. ana head lifted upwards. Is dis
covered within. The flowers emit an
odor that may be inhaled for at least
half mile from the spot. What is
almost equally strange is the fact that
at certain period of the year these
trees wi.her to the very ground. leav-
Ing small mound of dust from which.
like the tabled Phoenix from Its ashes.
each tree yearly rises to the compile
tion of its perfect flower. 1t has no
seeds. nor can 1t be propagated by slips
or CRAFTS. o. transplanted. A full de-
scription OF this tree has been secured,
which was taken down from the lips
OF gentleman of known veracity, who
had seen the flowers and learned their
history for the past eighty years.
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A Remarkable Crane.

The huge travelling crane at the gov
ernment arsenal at Watertown. Mass.
Is one of the most remarkable OF mod
ern mechanisms. For long time the
vast machine was propelled by hand.
with at least four helpers required to
run 1t from one point to another by
means of endless chains, and, as the
building is but little short of 300 feet
long. nearly an hour was often con-
sumed in moving it the length of the
building. But the ingenious idea being
conceived of attaching electricity to
the crane and using II for power, the
result realized is SO perfect a working
of the crane that it will run the length
OF the building in one minute. 1t is
handled by man who stands in a
small cage affixed to the crane, and. by
means of four levers. runs the machine
in any direction, hoists or lowers 1t. or
moves 1t forward or back. The size
OF this apparatus appears from the fact
that it does the work OF about twenty
men and Of six cranes operated by
hand; thus. the lifting OF a ten-inch
gun upon carriage is now accom-
plished in a very few moments. in
stead OF. as formerly, requiring hours.
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him money to tide over his dire neees-
sites" Every physician has his own
dispensary, and consequently there are
very few apothecaries' shops "nen
a rich man calls in physician, ne does
not expect to receive any bill Tor meu-
ical service5. In fact. no such tn'ns
as a doctors bill is known In Japah'
though nearly all the modern prac-
tices are In vogue there. The doctor
has never to ask for his fee; wneh ne
has finished his visits to patient d
present is made to him OF whatever
sum the patient or his FRIENDS ace"
to be just compensation. A Chinese
doctors fee is perhaps the smallest IN
the world. ranging from four to ten
cents, but this can be accounted Tor by
the fact that any one can practice
as doctor or physician, 1t only being
necessary to hang out sign intimat-
ing the fact; and, although they are SO
numerous they are. as body, the most
respected men in China.
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Improved Hose Coupler.

What is undoubtedly great i'm
provement in the matter OF hose coup
lers is being introduced in some OF the
municipal departments. 1t is known
as the quick as wink" says Fire
and Water. and 1t requires no spanner
or other tool. except small. fat pock-
ct key for disconnecting. All delay
with cross-threads is avoided. and the
most absolutely certain Is the security
of the connection and the freedom
from leakage. Yet. although the con-
nection is absolutely water tight. the
two parts are at the same time loose
and perfectly free TO swivel upon each
other. Connections can be made or
broken while the water pressure (even
IL 100 pounds) is on. A quarter-turn
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Europe. Silver Aa,..,.

Spain produces annually about i2o..
900 pounds Of silver. and this amount
exceeds the production Of any other
European country. but Il II found in
many different parts. and 10 often a..
yociAted with other metals. Formerly
the minea at Hlendslaencina, In the
province Of 0uadaiajara. would have
been considered richer than any other
In Europe. but now they are not 10
productive. For some years after their
chance disc0verey by = peasant. In
isls. they Yielded an immense ouan.
tity Of the precious metal. We have.
therefore. to 90 to the Ersebirre. or
Silver mountains. which form the boun-
Diary between saxony and Bohemia. 10
md the mines that are most produc.
tive. They have been worked for
over six hundred years. and, aithourh
some Of the mines arc exhausted. ana
others are worked At great depths. they
stiiI form the chief silver mining csn.
ter IN Europe.
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Nov tn. Hear. Heat. a, Night.

The main use of the coverings at
night Is to give the body the warmth
that Is lost by reduced circulation Of
the blood. When the body lies down
It Is the intention Of nature that Il
should rest, and that the heart espe-
cially should be relieved temporarily
OF Its regular work. So that organ
makes ten strokes minute less than
when the body is In an upright pos
ture. Therefore. In the eight hours
that a man usually spends In taking
his nights rest, the heart Is saved
nearly 5000 strokes. as It pumps six
ounces OF blood with each stroke. Il
lifts 10000 ounces less Of blood in the
nights session than II would during
the day. when man Is usually In an
upright position. Now. the body Is de-
pendent for It's warmth on the vigor
OF the circulation. and a. the blood
flows 10 much more slowly through
the veins when one is lying down. the
warmth lost In the reduced circulation
must be supplied by extra coverings.
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Three hundred and seyen;y-one per-
sons have died In Philadelphia of ty-
phoid fever since Jan. /. 1893. The
shadow of murder hangs over their
deaths, which can be laid to corporate
greed and political corruption, says a
dispatch from that city. These enc
mics OF civilization and Of American
institutions have poisoned phlladeI-
phias water supply. Heretofore 1t
was supposed that only sayagos pols-
oned an enemy's wells. Philadelphla's
hight against her two enemies is for
life; for the lives of the young and
OF those who would easily succumb 20
disease. So Philadelphia sympathetic
ally watches New York's struggle for
clean streets and for fine, wide thor
oughfare that corporations and poli-
ticians would convert into deaths
crossing. Here are the new. the real
facts concerning this epidemic of tv-
phoid, which Is the greatest crime be-
cause tho eommonest honesty would
have prevented It's occurrence: I, wns
not wholly because OF factional noli-
Tics or to prevent the present admin
'"'"''" h"H SpeHulHH money that
the ordinance appropriatlng 300 900
Tor the Improvement Of the water sun.
ply was held up or that the council
refused appropriations to the bureau
of water In the hope that the water
supply would become 10 contaminated
that the citizens. us the only relief,
would demand the sale or lease OF tho
water works. which the city owns. to
one or other Of the corporations which
have been moving heaven and earth
10 grab them. That hope has been
partly realized. Some Of the result.
are: Three hundred and seventy -one
persons have died Of typhoid fever
since Jan. ]. 1880. and the most con
servative physicians declare that Oh
per cent Of the deaths were due "a
the pollution of the water supply,
Such a death rate from typhoid was
unknown In this city or In any othc,
that pretends to care for her people,,
health. Since Jan. l. 1899. 1922 cases
o. typhoid have been reported 10 Tho
BOARD Of health. Fortvs 20 moro psr.
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site poles OF static machine. The
current being turned on, attraction
and repulsion cause rapid rotation of
the spindle
This motor has about it sensitive
ness and life that is wonderfully TAX
Ing, while its appearance in the dark is
highly interesting. 1t runs very satis-
factorily either from a small influence
machine or an ordinary frictional ma
chine. furnishing an excellent illustra-
tion of the temperance of mechanical
energy Of part of the power applied to
the static generator. after having been
transformed largely into electrical en-
ergy.
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For Electricians

The picture presented here repre-
sents a simple rotary motor. says the
Scientific American. In the hub of a
horizontal spindle, whose indented
ends receive pointed screws pass
ing through the tops of two upright
brass standards. are inserted four
slender vuloanite rods carrying at their
outer ends eilded wooden balls. At the
opposite sides of the instrument and
very near to the revolving balls are
placed two larger balls of polished
brass, supported upon glass rods and
connected respectively with the oppo-
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pneum.,lc rl,.. a, C.h..

The tires on the New York electric
cabs are quite formidable affairs. They
are nearly three-quarters Of an inch
thick and are Ave inches In diameter,
They are tested up to a pressure ex.
ceeding that used In an ordinary loco.
motive boiler. In practice sixty pound,
to the square inch floats" as IL 4,
termed. the cab. The tire Of eacn
wheel costs thirty dollars.
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r-.,,. thousand Letter. /. Minute.

Uncle Sam has the greatest postoflice
In the world. Every minute. day and
night. during the entire year. 10000
letters and packages are dropped into
the mails. The average American
sends more pieces OF mall and receives
more than the average inhabItant ii
any other country on earth. In 1897
the number Of pieces Of matter Of all
kinds mailed In this country wal
about 100000 for every day In the
yenr
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proved screw couplings. II somewhat
hattehed by accident, Il Is not inopcr-
ative like screw coupling.
ohi.sse a.d s.pass.s Dos..,,.

Chthess nnd vnpo0es0 D0cGo8o.
Tfc Japanese doctor never dreams Of
asking poor patient for fee. A pro.
verb fmong the medical fraternity Of
that country says: when the twin en-
emies, poverty and disease. invade a
home. then he who takes aught from
that home. even though Il be given
him. II robber." Often" says 4 -.
cent writer. will q doctor not opjy
give his tlmc and his medicine freely
to the sufferer. but he will also give
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in and he bottle on nv fourth bottle
feel that am entirely cured day lean hardly
realize that such wonderful possible Lydia Pink.
hams Vegetable Compound is the bestmedicne women
Don't wait until with mysterious con.
diton known as Change of Life Mrs Pinkhams ad.
vice and learn how other women got through
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rNREPARE for the turn Of life. Is critical period
AZ Aendications change appear be your phys
cal condition is good Tho experience d wonderful
one and under some full of Mrs Pink.
ham, of Lynn Mass will give you her advice without charge
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DO you celebrate st. Patrick's DayT'
Yes always go to see the parade, my
husband Is always late to dinner and the
children all come home crying because
they got stepped on In the crowd.
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DEATH IN POLITICS.
AWFUL MORTALITY RECORD
IN PHiLADELPHiA

More Deaths Than In War-water Ap-
propriation- Withheld In the Hope
That city May Sell the works-Had
state of Affairs. &
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She has done so much for women.
surely you can trust her. Read
this letter from MRS. NJ. c. GRIr.
rrNc. of Georgeville. No.:
{ "DEAR MRS. PINKHAM:-The
doctor called my trouble ulcera.
tion of womb and change of life.
I was troubled with profusc flow.
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A Cosntrx .f Roets.

Chile Is said to have more poets. in
proportion TO population, than any
country In the world. ~
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TALKS WITH
WOMEN Or
MIDDLE ACE

ing very weak When wrote to you was down
in bed had not up for six monhs under doctors
treatment time but it did me good had almost
given p in despair your Vegetable Compound las made
me feel like a new woman cannot thank you enough.
would advise any woman who is afflicted have to
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Do Your Fee. Ache and purn.

Shake into your shoes, Aliens Foot
Ease. powder for the feet. 1t makes
tight or New Shoes feel Easy. Cures
Corns. Bunions, Swollen. Hot and
Sweating Feet. At all Druggists and
Shoe Stores. 26c. Sample sent FREE.
Address Allen S. Olmsted. Leroy, N. Y.
Browning wrote better poetry than
Mrs. Browning" "Of course: he had
Mrs. Browning for Inspiration
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IIlCI, HOt dUIc 70 otttIIO
on my feet for any
length of time. Terri
BILE pains when urinat-
ing and an itching that
nearly drove me wild.
l had tried many rene
dies. l told my hus-
band l had great faith
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Gond for Ll,,l- Folk.

Good Tor Little FOiks.
Don't rture the children with liquid and pill poi
sons. The iy safe laxative for little
Is Cascarets Cathartic All drugg lDc ;5c 0c
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"Is your fiat crowded." Crowded? We
can't buy more than one meal a time. '
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write to Mrs. Pinkham. at
Lynn. Mass. and get her adj
vice and be cured as I have
been.
Mrs. F. H. ALLEN. 4ro Ne
braska Ave-. Toledo. Ohio,
writes:
"DEAR MRS. PINKHAM:-
Change of life was working on
me. My kidneys and bladder
were affected. l had been
confined to the house all sum-
fner NOT able To stand
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-01-29
COPPER RIVER MINING COUNTRY.
NEWS AFTER SEVERAL NOTWITHSTANDING
MINERS UNITE AND FIND PAY
INC CLAIMS

caa,,la Wash Ian 2s-Arrivals on the steamer
Cottage City from Copper River. are the hrst since
last fall Some OF them had been three months al
Valdes. waiting for steamer. The last party
from the interior left Copper Centre on December
They are A. p Wedum Of Glasgow Mont
John Eckland OF Haynan. Wis; J. r. Marshall OF
Mexico Mo. and Nes Hyland. Of Appleton WIS
They penetrated the interior as Tar as Catchaih
Stockades a branch Of the Forty Mile River Ihey
crossed the Tanana Valley. but heard OF no soio
strikes They have been travelling toward the
coast since August !.
Dr. W Lewis OF Chicago. says there is consid-
cradle scurvy in the interior. Thomas Hunt OF
Detroit. has been i'll with the disease at Valdes
Dr. Lewis established hospital on the other SIDE
Of Valdes Glacier. 1t has number of patients
number Of men who were frozen have had their
limbs amputated There are several destitute men
at Valdes, who have no means OF returning 10 the
United States.
". c. Bruce formerly Of Tacoma. said
After getting into the interior We found there
were some sixty Masons In the country. and we
at once decided TO form an association for mutual
benefit I elected president p G. Levroos' OF
81. Paul vice-presdent. Herbert Smith Oh New
York treasurer. and H. E. Pierson' OF Denver
travelling manager
"One OF the members Of the association made an
important discovery late in October. He stumbled
across small creek in his wanderings. Although
the indications were unfavorable he began. o to
R1's epoS He came at once to the Masonic head
quarters at Copper Centre and told the members
OF the find In small parties enough Masons went
In to stake d claim for every member.
"Talkille Creek a tributary OF the Tonsina
River over seventy five men are working on the
creek claims. and all are taking out gold Marker
Creek also running into the Tonsina, has proved
the bonanza OF the district. On claim %, above
Discovery. which is the most developed. - cents
% the pan is being taken out There are sixty
Ave men OF the creek
About twenty-five men have claims In the VI
cinty of Mount Drum. They a small creek,
and are taking out from 10 10 - cents TO the pan
although they have not yet reached bed rock. a
4 "a "a q
Tonsina. on which one hundred men are working.
The MasOns have been lucky in the Copper
River country. None have been frozen. and only
one mas died. We are united strongly, and
the Masonic Creek Is sure 10 pay big money.
Reports from Juneau say that new lake has
been discovered IA short distance in the interior
from Linn Canal II has been named Walker
Lake. after It's discoverer. G. W Walker The
creeks emptyng into 1t said TO contain much
gold On one small creek. named Bonanza, Walker,
il is stated. got an average Of 81 TO the pan.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-01-29
WANTS SMOKE NUISANCE ABATED.
AN OFFER TO SUBSCRIBE TO A FUND
TOWARD PROSECUTING OFFENDERS

AN OFFER TO SUBSCRIBE TO FUND
TOWARD PROSECUTING OFFENDERS.
To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: Your editorial OF recent date on the smoke
nuisance was timely and TO the point The peo-
ple Of New-York City don't realize the danger
that threatens them. and when they DO wake
up II may be too late.
have recently moved back to New-iorK
after residence OF several years in smoHe-oe-
grimed Chicago. and among the pleasantest an
ticipatons connected with my return were 'he
pure. clean air and bright skies Of this city
But. alas, The evil here. and II is rapidly
growing worse From my offce in the twentieth
story Of the American Tract Society Building
can see every day black clouds Of smoke pour
ing out of chimneys. and often the view In one
direction or another is entirely shut of by
thick veil Of smoke. ,a - r,snaca
As Won say. 1t is pest" a nuisance menace
To health and nothing but prompt and vigorous o
action will save the city from us DnshtIne
touch. Can nothing be done TO arouse interest,"
in this matter? I would gladly be one OF "a
sufficient number TO subscribe toward luh1 ~
be used in prosecuting offenders ~
New-York January Is. 1899.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-01-29

such a move was intended. Duh lo' iedsoi' D''
known was deferred till to-day. &.
Next week will no doubt be an eventiul Ons III
the history OF the present General Asseihuis.
While II is not at all probable that sena' ~
viii he elected vet the candidates 20 be put IN
,hn 6ald other than those already mentioned py
the regular Republicans Will he suon men as
not cniy command the respect OF the I mon -. ~
nubiicans but will probably receive the uhiteu
vote Of ali the Republicans in both houses:
The Union Republicans. realizing the Cna ,
among the regulars as being an EFFORT 20 liuuVs
them n leave Addicks were on the alert ana
senator Alice leader OF the Union forces cav
the signal 10 the rest OF the members hot W
change their votes When the hrst oreaK Wa
yailen not only among the crowd Of spectators
in the lobby but among the memners on tiie
floor as Il was not known Just wnat the result
might be before the vote was fnisnec-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-01-29
WARM WEATHER IN CALIFORNIA

San Francisco Jan. 2s-An unusually warm
wave for this time Of the year has been lowering
California for the last three days the TEN
perature in the central part averaging about So
degrees. In some places II went far above this
figure The present period Is the warTnest that
has prevailed az this season since records OF
weather conditions were kept Should this weather
continue II will undoubtedly result disasrously 10
fruit and grain growers. the season will be
rushed 10 such an extent that grain and fruit will
begin TO grow In advance of the season. and Will
thereby suffer from the almost inevitable frosts OF
cur, this weather II II does not continue 100 long
Will prove OF great value 10 growers. as IL will
and European markets
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-01-29
TWO MORE FRUITLESS BALLOTS TAKEN
The DELAWARE DEADLOCK REMAINS IN
BROKEN

Dover. Del. Jan. 2S (SpeciaD.-The twentieth
and twenty-frst ballots in the Delaware Sena-
torial contest taken at noon to-day by the
General Assembly. and while number Of sur
prises were sprung, yet they were not OF the
nature that was expected. The result Of the
first ballot was as follows; John Edward Ad-
dicks Union Rep Is: Senator George Gray
Dem), IL Henry A. Du Pont Rep) 4; Con-
gresham L. J. Handy DEM. 4; Joseph H.
Chandler Rep). 4: William c. Spruance CRep).
]: ex-senator Anthony Higgins (Rep). 2. DR.
Hiram X. Burton CRep). 3. Six Of the members
were absent
Senator Farlow (Dem) moved that the two
houses separate. but before the motion was put
Senator Knox Glep) offered an amendment
substituting the words after one more ballot"
which mott IN prevailed. being opposed. however
BY the Union Republicans.
The second ballot also showed sight changes,
as follows: Ad1icks. 10; Gray. IA; Du Pont. Z;
Handy, A; Chandler. 2; spruancs /; Higgins. 2
The two houses separated at 1870, State
House time. 1t being half an hour ahead Of the
regular time. In order 10 give the Senators and
Representatives living in the southern part OF
the State opportunity 10 return 70 their homes.
Adjournment was taken until IL O'Clock Monday
morning. The break In the ranks to-day simply
carries out the assertion made yesterday that
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-01-29
EY-PREMIER BOWEL sUED BY FLORIST

Ottawa, Ont, Jan. Is (SpecaD.-A writ has been
issued In the High Court OF Justice here against
the former Prime Minister. Sir Mackenzie Bowel
for the sum Of sl.l4i being the cost OF floral
wreath supplied for the funeral q Sir John Thomp-
son. The wreath valued al $500 and s24l f.
charged for interest. Cir John Thompson died AZ
Windsor Castle December ~ 1894. The body was
brought TO Halifax by "a man-of-war and was
buried there. II was State funeral Among the
foral tributes 10 the dead statesman was one from
his colleagues. The inscription on II was as fol-
lows:
A tribute OF affection from his devoted colleagues
Mackenzie Bowel. John Currsn. Frank Smith A
p Caron, T. M DAILY. J. c. Haggart, a. II, Aneers
and ". b. Ives.
II was wreath supplied by w B. Davidson
florist. of Montreal. since deceased. Tho action
II now taken By his widow.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-01-29
PERSONAL TAXES.

To the Eeaor o., The Tribune.
Sir: There appears 70 be some Misunderstanding
as 10 the property upon which a personal tax
should be paid The Law apparently requires that
It shall include mortgages on real estate. the in
terest which is about IA per cent. II this be
true. the general swearing OF Is easily explained;
real estate having already paid the tax # amounts
almost conAscation 70 claim It again from tho
OF the mortgage ne gets ~ per cent interest
and pays 2iz per cent taxes
Possibly the law means that the owner Of n mort
gag shall lay tax the income derived from II.
u a personal were levied articles OF luxury,
such horses and carriages (fOr pleasurc) pict-
ures jeWelry. etc. a much larger income would
probably be gained and without any Just cause for
Irritation. r. J. CORTIS.
NeW-York Jan r. 1899