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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-12
DRAINING THE COHSIOth HiNHH'
A GREAT DEPOSIT OF TREASURE FAR FROM EN-
HAUSTED
From The Scientific America

From The Scientific American.
evs,ernatic and determined attempt Is 10 Dc
made to lower the water lever III me ble"l IN,
stock mines. and permit resumption or extract
o. nr"e down to the 21u-fOOt level. by a CON-
bnaton of the directors OF ne thry' ot nv, 4,
mines Interested, 10000 mas b'eh IalS'I i"i ~ 81
feat below the outlet Of the Sutro tunnel whCh ~
i6e3 feet below the opening OF the smart Oh We
Savage mine. The purpose Is mrs. 10 ,S th he
plan pursued IS successful, the remaining ,'Eeis,
extending as far down as 800 feet IN the deepest
shaft viii be ultimately drained and the stocks
OF ore known To exist IN the sunm''s'u '''''O' ,
will be brought TO light. 49,. ,,,
No estimate Of the quantity of water thdt VIII
have to be Withdrawn IN order 10 dry OUT me var
Gus mines has been computed. but that II Il
enormous "a well known. The magnitude OF 'ne
task is fully realized by those who have the ma
ter in charge IN 1877 the half-dozen pumps or
the Hale and Norcross mines raised In six months
no less than 10000 tons Of water. AT cost or
one cent for every twenty gallons raised; SlWv
tons pumped out In thirty months. ne 'N-
perence OF every deep mine on the Comstock loce
H. Identical.
The cessation OF pumping caused the immediate a:
flooding OF the shafts. Some conception OF the
enormous task undertaken can be- discerned from
these facts The cost OF raising these floods
will be only one-twelfth more as compared WIN
The stocks OF paying ore remaining I'm all OF the
lower levels OF the comstock are believed 10 De
very great In former years ores OF 10" value Were
regarded as not worth mining owing To the hlgh
cost OF reduction. At present ores realizing Only
81 per ton can be mined at fair pront II IA also
believed that ores OF as high grade as Was ever
mined from the lode still exist In the UNEMPLOYED
portions The reports OF all experts unit" IN sup
porting ~, probable this theory.
That sufficient low-grade ores Will be found TO
pay for their extraction. and more than the cost.
Is n demonstrated fact. II has always been claimed
by the biologists OF the cOmstock lode that the
probability OF "A continuation Of the great ore
body TO an indefinite depth Is than good.
and that rich bodies OF Will be discovered as
soon as science in some way devlses means ~
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-12
capTlJy uORRJS's COMMISSION.

The date when the court martial shall meet for
the trial Of Captain s S. O'Connor and Lieutenant
f. D. Graft of the 9th Regiment has not yet been
selected. The same detail which is now hearing
the case against Captain HOratio 7. Witherstine,
OF the 31st Company. will act IN the 9Th Regiment
matter and will begin its labors when the trial at
Herkimer Is ended
No commission has been issued to Captain
Morris who was elected colonel of the regiment by
his own vote The cOloneelect will go before the
Examining Board in a few days but II has been
limited that there Is some uncertainty about MS re-
ceiving the commission even II he passes the pre-
scribcd examination.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-12
TRANSATLANTIC TRAVELLERS.

Among the passengers who arrived yesterday on
the Etrura from Liverpool were Captain ID. An
CELLO. Herman X Bickner. Lieutenant c. L. Brown,
the Rev Joseph Hamilton. Edward NJ. Haydn. a.
j. McKiop, Captain y. Knight SANFORD Captain
Edward H. Sanford and Charles =. Sumner.
Among the passengers who arrived yesterday on
the ST Paul from Southampton were George Burg
win Anderson. United states Consul at GrehoDie'
Cantaln A. T Creighton. J. NJ Eastman, Bancroft
Ghcrardi jr Robert Gaylord. C. W: Neville Itolle;
Edward Willis Frank Tousey Wllhams, DdNlo
dwight Wells and captain w. ii. Evans.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-12
.,JrRJc4y ICE COMPANY FORMED.

Articles Of Incorporation Of the American Ice
Company with capital Of sCO.OOOOO0 were filed
Yesterday in New-Jersey. the corporators being
John r Bennett, Edward Menocal, Charles Devoe,
Peter J. Shields and John Bauer
A bin Incorporating this company in Maine was
introduced In the Legislature Of that State about
six weeks ago but failed Of passage. II was said
at the time that the company represented pro-
posed consolidation Of the Knickerbocker and Con-
solidated Ice companies and corporations affiliated
with them but the report was denied then by d
representative Of the Consolidated.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-12
NAY JOIN THE wIRE-NAIL CONVENTION.

Ironton Ohio March IA deal Is pending
vberebv the American steel and Wire Company,
recently organized TO control the wirena product.
nav absorb the Belfont Iron Works Company
nail and rolling mill and blast furnace here. the
Ashland steel plant the Norton Iron Works Com
f,rnace AZ Ashland. and the Ashland Coal and
Iron Railroad. 4 directors committee has been
am horjzed 10 sell out the stock at not less than
par Stockholders of the Befont company confirm
fI.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-12
Drc1vrss ryDER THE OLD NAME.

Thomas CoSk & Son, No. PSI broadway nave
sent out the following announcements
W, doorl,, regret TO have 10 announce that John
-" ~ lied et his residence Mount Felix, Wall
~ -oU ut Thames London. England, on Saturday
mo- ~ 'l dSath makes no change whatever In me
s,atns OF the business. which Is continued 3y m5
49, eonsEFrank Henry Cook. Ernest EDWARD
mr. ia thomas Albert COOk-under the same
UUN name and style as heretofore Thomas COOK *
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-12
SyowBoryD PASSENGERS LACK FOOD

cheyenne Wyo. March IA message Reeve reeve
last night from Superintendent RasDach III cn'e ;.
Of the blockaGod Cheyenne and Northern pasSe'se
train said that all were well on pour" 'io 49,
800 4 relief train carrying provisions Tor the
snoubound passengers left here to;night Dui " rs -
saored the blizzard raging VIII Sel'U go mrs
,ord tho massage OF the relief TRAM IL "' W
~ ,%o Ioad are rapidly filling mp.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-12
WEST VIRGINIA COAL TRUST.

Charleston. ". Va. March differentiation OF
the River and Kanawha coal operators has
been effected under the name OF the NeW-hVer
aud Kannwha Consolidated Coal and Coke COM
,.r,. co,no-cd of fifty operators. representing an
annual production Of 100000 in coal and coke
The members of this company were recently IN
dicted by the Federal Grand Jury a. Cincinnau Tor
forming q combination contrary TO the tnlted
states antitrust law. Demurrers 10 the indlct-
mcnfs viii be made in the Federal Court at en-
rinngti next Monday Officers Of the new company
will be elected on March p.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-12
RUuoRs OF sHEET-IRoN TRUST.

Cincinnati March 1.-THE Enquirer says there
will soon be a combination under New-Jersey laws
OF all the sheet-iron and roofing interests IN the
country. that an agent Is here now securing an
option on the large rolling mills at Newport hN.,
and that the new trust will include two mills az
Pitisburg and one each at Chicago cleveland 81
Iouis Muncie Ind. and Canton, ohio.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-12
FOUR KILLED IN A COLLISION

Lincoln Neb March lin ohndihE snow
storm. making 1t impossible TO see fifty ieet aneau,
two burlington engines ran into each o'ner menu
on between here and West Lincoln at iNghua"'
Four were killed. Their names WerG1 ,hnt
Moran Hartauist and Dubois. II Is eau "d'
,,,,rnhnr nre inlnrel.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-12
FRESH TRADE DEFELOPHEN1S.

Marshal Halstead. American Consul AT Birming-
ham SAYS that he was recently asked to supply
,ho address ~ q manufacturer Of broom handles
I'm the United States a scarcl,y o. , nlI
having been manifest In English markets.
Mr. Covert American Consul Lyons, France,
ennhaszes tho commercial importance or the
great annual fair that is held in August ana sep
TENDER at Mini Novgorod. Russia. 1t Is an IN
valuable mart for all sorts Of merchandise PUT
Rtesie industrielle" n French writer has urged
his fellow -countrymen to send specimens OF tn,r
advice 70 Americans He dwells on another point,
FOO The Russians will not buy merely from sec
examine the article itself. 1t is highly important
that the buyer should come dirccty IN contact
with n Representative OF the manufacturer.
rapidly growing business Is being conducted al
Marseilles n famous centre OF soap production In
refined cottonseed oil. as soap stock. The process
employed in refining the oil preclpitates the thick
and fatty parts Of the OIL and leaves them in con-
vonlent shape for further chemical treatment. The
large importation Of American oil Of late has led
to a sharp fight between those who want to see
want to keep IT where It IS nov.
From a number Of South American republics
have come suggestions TO the n-goods pro-
dncers OF the United States that they try 10 And
out what the natives want. and then carefully fur
nlsh the right thing instead OF providing what the
manufacturers think the natives ought 10 DuN. Inc
American Consul General IN Ecuador now reiter-
ates this advice.
The manufacture Of cement from pg-ron fur
mace Stag at Chicago. has been so conducted as 10
avoid as far as possible the difficulties encoun-
tered by foreign producers Stag cement IS not a
new thing al all. But much that has been manu-
featured In the past has been Of uneven quality
and has been slow to sci. The Illinois Steel Com
pany pursues the plan OF making frequent exam
nations OF the cement II Is ground. and re-
erting all that does not conform closely 10 a sver
standard Tho other trouble Is obviatcd by adding
certain ingredients and employing In the process OF
manufacture secret devices to hasten the harden.
ing Of this material 1t is said that 800 barrels
Of the Chicago product were used In constructing
Inc Ncw-Orleans drainage canal The system OF
manufacture used in Chicago throws a powerful
lei OF water against the molten Stag. 10 pulverz,
II as Il cools. AfterwaTd the Stag IL ground In
peculiar mill and the desired degree Of ineness
cured
An order for 1000 tons u cast-iron pipe from
firm In japan has come TO American mauufactur
ers recently. through the Jaran-American Com
mercial and Industrial Association, whose head
quarters are In this city.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-12
R4ILEY SPEAKS on LuPERIALiSh.

Buffalo March 1l.-Ioseph W. Bailey or ieNaS'
loader OF the minority in the last House oi neP
resentatves, was the guest Oh '"e ii'' .r.
49,, March dinner this evening About
o'uD ,,,,1rad members of the club and inyiteA
Imree naesembled in the banquet OF thS h,n,
s6ott Club 10 welcome him. MIR. b'"eS spun va
SIN
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-12

TO MANAGE \ BIC STEEL BUSINESS.
YOUNGSTOWN. Onto. March rl.-1homas Mcdonald
VINO has been general superintendent for the ONO
steel Company here. is to be appointed manager OF
all the steel plants absorbed by the National steer
a. ,,' Air NcDonlad was formerly with the
Carnegie Steel Company.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-12
NEW DOUBLE TRACK on THE b AND O.

One OF the results OF the recent inspection UP %
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad "''S VIZ, n
o,s,a ,tror Is an order for a double track on the
Cer,ral ohio division from Bellare 10 Cambridge
Ohio a distance Of nfty-thrce miles. THIS par' o.
the road Is very much congestod with reign a.
all times. and ;be proposed Improvement Is IN '.'
nature OF necessity II is cstin@'eu rb t,,T are
.,,r1 .rock will cost about $i,2'pVl. ~, 'ra
several heavy grades between BeaTe dnd Of S" the
ig, Vii Inc replaced with douhie-tiack steS'
structures. II WIZ 'ah' az ''''
Mot ne work
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-12
lNcnRpnRlrL0N OF 4 YElST CONPANY.

Trenton. y j.. March 1.-THE MONDAY Yeast
Companv with "A capital stock OF $lOO0O00. was
incorporated here to-day The corporators are
RAD OF Cleveland Ohio.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-12
RAILROAD INTERESTS.
c,v,n,Av pAcIFIc's ANNUAL REPORT.

CANADIAN PACIFIC's ANNUAL REPORT
Montreal March 1.-THE annual report vi '
canadian Pacific Railway mas been mace puo''' Il
says:
Although the gross earnings for me year
,rs5erahv hevond those OF 1872. the net ~ 'iis
Tl,. a GONNA rativcy small increase. ms WaS
due in part to the rate disturbances which toi IN
Timed during nine months OF thc Sv"' c,i"u,,ng
80 ,cr mart 70 the long continued rams louM ne
re- harvest in the Northwest which nreventtea .iv
thrashng and harvesting ana Ise ~ the lake
naVigation making It necessary 70 find emploH ~
for The conpany's rolling stock IN o'her "''"' "
fordinC little profit
.rb ha,anco-sboet shows that the gross earning
Cor thc wear we're 500 1881 and the work'nk 90 ~
uerscs s15GG3G6 making the net earnnES ~ ''''-
rn1 Lowing "A surplus for the year Oh -
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-12

Albert Blumenthal OF No. 12i East Eiehty-hrst-
1t has fled schedules IN bankruptcy. with liabih-
ties se5is and no assets lie was partner In the
firm of Gross e. CO.. dealers IN mems furnishing
goods formerly al No - East ne-hundred-and-
twenty-hfth-st and the debts are on firm account
The Messrs. Gross filed petition In bankruptcy
on December 81 Mr.. Blumenthal stated IN the
scheduies that the books and papers Of the firm
were always I'm the possession Of the Messrs Gross
except the ledger which they purported 20 destroy
an my presence when new ledger was written up
nv them partly copied from the old one. ana
,n.btcb was Thereafter alleged 20 be the original
hook nv them Said new ledger IS now In my pos
session but IS not true record OF Inc TRANSACTIONS
of said firm"
George b. Sharp boarding stable keeper or NO
e.s West Twenty-ninth-st.. has filed a petition ia
,,Lru,cv with liabilities So 100 and assets $50 in
cash He has been In the boarding stable business
IN various parts Of this city for the last twelve
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-12
PETITIONS IN BlNKRJ PTCY.

Morris Godstein Of No. 2.357 Third-ave.. has
filed petition in bankruptcy. with liabilities $23l'
and no assets Mr. Goldsteins object in filing the
1etitlon is to get rid of Judgment obtained against
him on December last by Bessie Guriahd for
20 261 damages for breach OF promise Of marriage,
and this is said 10 be the first petition iled unuer
the new bankrupt act for that purpose The other
debt mentioned IS judgment Tor S14 lOi rent III
favor Of Mary katZ.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-12

REFEREE APPOINTED.
Supreme Court.
BY Bcekman. J.
- <-t -2~-s~.. Wilbur La''e'"''
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-12

Marshal Halstead. American Consul at Birmihg-
ham SAYS that ne was recently asked TO supply
the address OF a manufacturer OF broon-Ila -
I'm the United States scarcity or TINS coHino"'S
having been manifest in English markets.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-12

At Van Tassel e. Kearney's popular auction
mart I'm Thrteenth-st, an important sale OF high
bred horses will be held next Tuesday There
has not been finer lot OF animals offered by this
firm this season. Among the lot are number OF
matched pairs single brougham horses. saddle
horses tandem, coach and cob horses.
The evening times., 1899-08-11

ship through, but got hemmed in during
the night, when, to make matters worse,
a gale arose, and he describes his ships as
being like two stage stays in a high-walled
park, pursued by relentless dogs in the
shape of fragments Of ice.
The snow came on, and the ships were
butted and shaken by the battery of float
ing iceblocks till he had to choose between
being jammed and showed up in the thick
of it or making dash for the open sea-
Choosing the latter course, he cut his way
out with levers and saws at the rate of
mile In ten hours. The American Wilkes
also suffered severely In the icepacks, one
OF his ships, the Peacock, being complete
ly icebound in latitude 66 degrees south.
1t was at this time that he found some
powders on the top Of berg and guessed
they had come direct from the great An
tarctic Continent. In 1886 he was COM
pletely icebound for fortnight in a pack
of 800 miles breadth.
The dangers OF these belts Of ice, coupled
with the terrible risk OF, running into
bergs in the heavy fogs which frequently
obscure the southern seas, make the con-
ditions Of South Polar exploration almost
overwhelming even for a modern ship
equipped with steam and other recent ad-
vantages. What the difficulties must have
been to Ross, who had to explore without
steam, can be imagined. And when one
thinks of Captain Cook, who had not even
an ice-fortified ship like those of Ross,
one feels bound to accord to him the title
OF the greatest navigator the world has
The evening times., 1899-08-11
"HERD LADDIE.v
How James WyIIie Learned Check
erS on the Hillside
(From the London Leader. }


James Wyllie, aged eighty-two, the
well-known draughts player, who was
champion of the world for thirty years
died recently in Glasgow.
Wyllie, who was known as the Herd
Laddie," had lately been in Indifferent
health, but he travelled to Glasgow last
week to take part in the international
match, Scotland VS.. England, but was un-
able. having been stricken down with in
fiuenZa.
Draughts players all over the world
telegraphs the Leader CORRESPONDENT
from Glasgow, will mourn his loss. No
name was better known in draughts circles
than that of the Herd Laddie." His
name has been household word in Scot
land for the last fifty years.
He was the son of a soldier. and was
born at Piershill Barracks, Edinburgh. on
July 6, 1915. His father was a cavalry
trooper. who rose to the rank of sergeant
major in the Scots Grays. and took part
in the brilliant exploits of that distin-
guished regiment at Waterloo. If there is
anything in heredity this may explain last
year the appearance of the Herd Lad
die" in his eighty-first year in the great
est of spirits and holding his own agains,
the youthful experts who chose to meet
him across the board.
When ten years old he began to amuse
himself with the ''dambrod," which was
to become his life study and provide him
with a profession. In 1882 he made bis
first public appearance, being introduced
by Biggard cattle dealer when with his
herd in the Edinburgh Grass Market. He
was then fourteen years old
After the death of Andrew Anderson, oi
Braidwood, he held the championship OF
the world for over thirty years, and wher
his powers began to fail he was defeated
by Ferrie, of Glasgow, three years ago.
Up to the very last he took keen in
terest in the game, and looked forward to
taking part In the international match
A prominent draughts player states thai
thirty years ago folks came far and pea,
to see the Herd Laddie''-''the chap who
taught himself to play when a Gallant al
the sheep"
For hours he would sit by himself or
the hillside and make profound study OF
moves. When young he used to travel the
country with a pack. In this way he fore.
gathered with many persons and picked vi
varied experiences In the game.
"At farmers ingles and at cottage
hearths he always found someone to tackle
him, and draw against him was a matter
to be Dragged of in after life Wyllie look.
ed rustic and stolid In facial expression
and when playing never raised his head
from the board
Wyllie twice made long tours through thu
United States, Canada, and Australia
The evening times., 1899-08-11
STRANGE PLAGUE IN THE ALPS.
Peasants Terror-Stricken and Phy.
clans Puzzled by the Malady
fErrnr, Aha pail Nan


From the Pail Mall Gazette.)
Soriso and Gargallo. two villages of a
little over 1000 inhabitants each. stand
ing on the top of one of the most pict-
uresque and smiling points of the Alps
near Novara, have been attacked by mys.
terious and fatal disease, which the doc
tors have not yet been able to explain or
alleviate. The illness begins with fever,
which lasts about forty-eight hours, accom-
panied by shivering, dilation of the pupils
Of the eyes, low temperature, hemorrhaee
under the skin, nose bleeding blood spit
ting, inflammation of the glands, and death
In two or three days The disease appears
to be contagious. and the greatest care
has been taken to isolate those attacked
The terror OF the peasants is, however, SO
great that they cannot be induced to help
the authorities in any way, and SO the
mayor, the parish priest and the doctor
are obliged to carry the patients on litters
to the hospital.
The ignorance of the peasants is almost
incredible. The doctor, for instance who
has really given proof of the greatest cour-
age and abnegation, has to be protected
every moment by carabiniers, so great is
the fury of the people, who declare that
he has been ordered by the government to
poison all who are attacked by the mystic
rious illness. At first it was thought that
the epidemic was kind of carbuncle, but
after study the idea was abandoned. Then
it was supposed that 1t might be varia-
tion of the plague, as one of the two vii
lagos, Soriso, is great center for tanning
leather and manufacturing boots ESQ much
SO that it Is called "the village Of the shoe
makers'') and most of the skins come
from India. However. even this second hy-
pothesis has received no confirmation. and
the doctors are still working in the dark
The evening times., 1899-08-11
Johann strauss Wives.
From the London Post.)

1t is scarcely fortnight since Johann
Strauss was laid to rest in the Friedhof,
and already series of regrettable disputes
have arisen regarding the wealth which he
had accumulated. Strauss secured to his
wife and stepdaughter, as we'll as his sis
tiers, moderate incomes for life, and then
made the Society Of Friends of Music his
heir-at-law. He disinherited his brother,
the well-known Eduard Strauss, and made
no provision for the destitute widow of his
brother Joseph. The chief effort to dispute
the legality of Strauss will is to be made
by his second wife. from whom he claimed
that he was divorced.
When Strauss contracted his second
marriage both he and his wife were Roman
Catholics, and were united in Catholic
church and with the rites of that religion
The Austrian marriage laws are exception
ally severe, and married Catholics can in
this country secure a legal separation from
one another, but never an absolute di-
vorce which enables them to marry again
The result is that Roman Catholics who
have secured a separation resort to al
sorts of evasions Of the law in order ts