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ception, while among the Transvaal
Beers it is the rule
Now, these are the people to whom
Gladstone. then premier of England,
gave back the Transvaal in 1881. with
out the slightest effort to effaee the
sting of defeat. Gladstone undoubtedly
considered England so great and pow
erful that she could well afford to ig-
more the sneers of any other nation,
caused by this mode of procedure; but
don't think it possible that Gladstone
could have imagined that any Boer
would think the act as an evidence
of utter and hopeless English defeat.
Standing on the lofty eminence of his
giant INTELLECT, he failed to comprehend
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-11-19

buildings in Chicago in 1888 Everyone
remembers the wonderful results ac-
complished at that time. Now paint
ing machine has been invented that will
coat over $4,000 square feet of surface
infsix hours and half in the hands of
a skillful operator. Painting by air is
not only UNNECESSARILY swifter and
cheaper than old-fashioned brush work,
hut il has been demonstrated that
paint supplied by the air machine is
applied more thoroughly and is more
durable than brush painting. The
Pittsburg & Lake Erie railroad the
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-11-19

The air rushes through perforations at
the thin. wide end with incessant force.
cleaning the material without touching
IT. at a much swifter rate. and much
more thoroughly than ordinary brooms
or brushes could. Besides. the wear
and tear consequent on beating the
ma terial is done away with, which is,
of itself, great saving. Armed with
q. single pneumatic cleaner one man
can do more work in less time than
three men could formerly do with canes
and brushes. As for painting cars. the
pneumatic paint spraying machines
now in the market are even superior to
those used in painting the Worlds fair
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of the die. The hammer is light and
powerful. For small rivets it can be
held in the hand. but for heavier work
it is supplied with a yoke support. and
thus stted it will drive and fit the
largest size rivets in use. which are
generally one inch in diameter Prob
ably the hardest manual labor in ship
and bridge building is that of riveting
Combined with this is an amount of
technical skill acquired only by long and
arduous apprenticeship. and varying
with the class of rive'ts driven. In
addition the necessity for heavier
plating doublings, etc. requires the
use of larger and longer rivets, which
cannot be properly closed down by
hand. The pneumatic hammer is the
practical device which has enabled
builders to sur1nount these and Ot1er
obstacles. TIE cir tool also saves
money. Thus while 9,255% rivets were
driven at an average cost of S.57 cents
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swiftness and workmanship of our en-
gineers had been made possible. The
writer personally visited the works of
Inc firm which erected the Atbara and
other bridges. only to find what he
already had suspected, that the true
secret of it's success, aside from an
admirable system of organization, was
attributed to the extensive employment
of pneumatic machines. The most diff
cult and time-consuming work, which
was formerly done by hand, is now
done at much quicker rate and in
better shape by air tools in every mod
ern American bridge shop. There is
long list Of pneumatic tools. 1t includes
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-11-19
Tax Unjustly Laid.

lation had to live on canned goods to a
great extent, for there was little else
to be had. Certainly there was the
tough meat and the coarse wheaton
meal sold by the Beers, but anything
a fastidious man was accustomed to
was not manufactured in the country.
The Beer had sufficient plain food for
his own use on his farm and never used
the imported luxuries. except on rare
occasions or when he could get some
one else to stand the expense. Every
thing the foreigner used was immedi-
ately taxed exorbitantiy. All canned
meats, fish, fruit, preserves and bis
cults were taxed Is cents per pound;
cigars (Which the Boer doesn't use)
were taxed Il cents each; imported to-
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enough? They didn't. One of them
Taljaard by name-made a speech in
the volksraad one day, in which he
stated that it was the first time the
Transvaal government prevented the
use of the English language through
out the country. He said he never
walked into. a public place but what
his ears were Offended by hearing the
English language spoken. it sounded to
him like the gobbling of a lot of tur-
keys. He then proceeded to give the
-oIksraad a specimen of what the Eng
lish language sounded ike to him and
his brother statesmen applauded his
effort Mr. Taljaard carried the day
SO far that a law was passed making
it compulsory for all Transvaal Of
ficials to use the Dutch language ex-
clusiveiy in their official capacity. In
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piston air drills, rotary drills, casting
cleaners, air motor hoists, reaners.
clippers and SO on, all of which enter
into the work of modern construction,
accelerating production immensely,
while improving the product. But if
there is anv one tool that is more in
dispensable than the resi- it is the
pneumatic hammer. which makes pos
sible the various and difficult forms of
riveting, calking and chiseling. This
hammer consists of q cylinder in which
a piston reciprocates, delivering a con-
tinuous series of blows against the end
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-11-19
Compressed M Can Do Hnytbing
Will Paint Your House,
ChimeSFineS
Used to Ring t-This Power indispensable Railways.

We are all familiar with the uses of
compressed air in bicycle tires. in door
brakes, in pneumatic mattresses. and
in the department store cash tube sys-
tenn. to mention few modern applica-
tons, which, however, are novel no
longer.
But do We know that baskets are now
made by compressed air, that statuary
is chiseled by it. that carpets and fur
nlture is cleaned and busted by it. that
buildings are painted by it. and that a
modern train service would be out of
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-11-19

apiece. Isl, 167 rivets were driven by air
hammers at an average of only 2.06
cents apiece. In fact, it will not be
exaggerating the conditions to state
that We're ii not for the various tvDes
of pneumatic implements our builders
would not have been able to produce
the. bridges ordered abroad within the
time limit. not TO mention the quality
of the work. The same measure applies
to ship and engine building.
Air Rings Cathedral Chimes.
New York may know that in the
chimes of st. Patrick's cathedral on
Fifth avenue the city possesses one of
the finest orchestras of this kind in the
world, but does New York know that
these bells are now rung by compressed
air? Nineteen bells, the heaviest of
which weighs about 5000 pounds, the
highest about 300 pounds. constitute the
set, which has been placed in the north
ern spire, $50 feet above ground. The
perplexing question of how to ring
these bells satisfactorily arose as soon
as they were received from France. a
committee of church fathers, headed by
Archb shop Corrigan, exs m ned the var
iouS systems of chime ringing exhaus-
lively, but the crudeness of methods.
expense of installation and the neces-
sity of having expert attendants caused.
the known systems TO De rejected AZ
ter looking about everywhere the COM
mittee finally accepted q system con-
sisting of compressed air and electric
ity, che being the motive power caus-
ing the bells to ring, the other being
employed as the means of operating the
mechanism which strikes the bells.
Chime bell ringing by compressed air
had never been tried before and the in
genuity of the inventor, Hartford c.
Champ of New York. was severely
taxed to complete a system which is
undoubtedly the most advanced ever
used for this purpose. The keyboard of
the chimes is in the sacristy of the
church. The operator presses a key on
the board corresponding to the bell that
he desires to sound. This establishes
an electric connection, which serves to
open a valve in the steeple admitting
air to a piston connected
with a clapper which strikes the bell.
Electricity is the trigger, and com
pressed air the power in this operation.
The largest orchestral chime in the
world is that of the cathedral of St.
l. Auxerros in Paris, which
set was finished in 1878. Their construc-
ton consumed fifteen years. but they
never rang successfully until last year
There are forty-four bells in the set
which. it is said, will be operated by
air next year to welcome
to the Paris worlds EXPOSE
ton.
1t should be remarked that were 2 it !
not for the inventive enterprise of Mr.. |
Sergeant of the Ingersoll- sergeant Drill !
company of New York MOST Of the
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the question were il not for the practi-
cal efficiency of air under pressure?
Outside of the engineering world how
many people imagine the scope and
the multitudinous uses of air tools and
machinery in the building of bridges.
in the carving out of tunnels. in almost
every branch of mining, in ship build
ing. etc?
Riding on a modern, thoroughly
equipped railroad. did it ever occur TO
You that the train is signaled. and
braked, and steered by air? Thai the
carpets. the cushions. and the furni-
ture of the coaches are cleaned and
busted -bx fr1enmatic brushes: that tie
cars are painted by pneumatic paint
spraying machines. and ventilated by
air; and, to mention the very lates'. ap-
nliances. that the baggage is handled
by air elevators. the bell chimed by a
pneumatic ringer,
After eighteen years of costly and
extensive experimenting the pneumatic
interlCcking signal and switch system
has been made success and fixture
at the leading terminal stations in this
country. BY its aid one man now does
the work that would otherwise require
the combined efforts of six operators.
and he does the work better. the
chances for his making mistakes hav-
ing been reduced to a minimum. With
the lever in his hand he controls the
marvelOuSly efficient interlocking ma.
chine. which in turn controls a number
of switches and signals connected by
pneumatic cylinders. AS many as a
dozen rains may be rushing down on
the signal house. one movement OF his
hand-and he has signaled them all
another unconventional he has steered
. each individual train across a switch.
launching it on its proper course. The
system in use at the Boston Southern
station is the largest known. There
are no less than 23S pneumatic switches
in operation. eleven trains may move
simultaneously into or out of the train
shed. las semaphore signals are pro-
vided for the 400 possible routes pre-
serted in the switch system of that ter
minal.
Air Instead of Brooms
Cleaning car cushions and carpets by
compressed air has lately been intro
iuced at the Royal Blue Line station, !
Jersey City. and other railroads. A
pipe fiattened az the end until ii is !
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-11-19
Air Instead of Brooms.

Cleaning car cushions and carpets by
compressed air has lately been intro
iuced at the Royal Blue Line station,
Jersey City. and other railroads. A
spipe fattened at the end until il is
almost the shape of i spade is used.
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Painting Pictures With Air.

Then there is the fountain air brush,
which some claim Will soon be adopted
by the leading artists for applying color
on canvas. 1t is shaped like and is but
little larger than lead pencil, is han
died in the same manner, applies color
in large quantities in short time, and
is yet adjustable for theefnest line eve1x
drawn on canvas by gifted artist. :
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-04-20
SOME NOTABLE INTRoDUCT1oNs.
Bryan Makes McGlynn's Acquaintance
Other Dinner Incidents.

Colonel Bryan was accompanied by
Representative William Sulzer when
he entered the hall. One of the first
persons to meet them was DR.. McGlynn.
who had never before been introduced
to Colonel Bryan. Sulzer made the in
PRODUCTION and il was most cordial.
Next introduced and very cordial in
their greeting were John c. Sheehan
and Bolton Hall. A ievee followed. dur
ing which hundreds shook Bryan'S
hand. Many ladies were presented. John
Brisban Walker called the assemblage
to order. McGlynn saying grace.
Judge William ]. Gaynor, Of Brook
Ign. and Bolton Hall took their seats at
the guests of honor table when the
dinner was half over. Colonel Bryan
rose and bowed to both, they returning
his greeting in the same way. There
was much cheering at this point. An
other incident was when Mayor Jones
discovered Charlotte Perkins Stetson
in one of the boxes and escorted her to
the guests table. Colonel Bryan
changed seats to the other side of
Chairman Walker, who gave his seat
to Mrs Stetson. other seats on the
floor were also occupied as the last
courses were served. there being 1850
guests present then
In the course of the dinner. Chairman
Walker arose and asked all to drink to
the memory of Those heroes who, on
April 10 I94 years ago Ibattle of Lex
ingtonl gave up their lives for that lib
erty the danger to which is the occasion
for your gathering here tonight" All
rose and drank, while the band played
The star Spangled Banner" An oil
painting of jefferson was placed before
the table Of the guests OF honor and
Chairman Walker began the speaking.
Chairman Walker introduced Mayor
Samuel NJ Jones. OF Toledo, o.. and the
mayor was cheered as he rose, during
his speech and when he closed AL the
speakers We're warmly greeted, but Bry-
ans reception was very enthusiastic
Bryan's speech was a eulogy of JEFF
ferSon and his PRINCIPLES and a denun-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-04-20
ABBREVIATED TELEGRAMs.

Cardinal Philip -Krementz. archbishop
of Cologne. is dying.
Heavy snow was falling and wind
raging in North Dakota yesterday.
Eleven lives were lost by the wrecking
of the fishing schooner Eliza near Nam
tucket.
Former Representative Hilborn, of
California, died at Garfield hospital,
Washington.
News from New York is that ex-
Speaker Reed Will practice faw in that
city and forego politics.
Fire destroyed the large department
store of Ever & Co. at Newcastle, Pa.
Loss. 100000: insurance, $4,000.
Andrew Carnegie has offered to do
nate S1.75O. coo for additions to the Gen.
traI Library building at Pittsburg
Samuel Penepacker. Chicago attor-
ney, has been found guilty of perjury
in connection with his own divorce case
An unknown man committed suicide
at Unity. Wis. by drinking carbolic
acid. He was a Swede about 30 years
old.
General Brooke finds that 22.6O4 Gu
ban soldiers are entitled to share in the
$1,000. 900 appropriated by the United
States.
w. II. Rand. for nearly thirty years
president of Rand, McNally & Co, Chi
cago. will retire from that firm and
move east
Paris reports say the court of cassa-
ton will find that no new facts have
been adduced in the Dreyfus case JUS
tifying revision.
a. a. Bliss, a prominent grocer at
West Superior. Wis, is missing. He
drew $3.50 from the bank and did not re-
turn to the store
John J. Phillips, until recently treas
urer of the Shoemakers' union at Chi
caGo. was arrested for the alleged en-
bezzlemeut Of .S1.1OO.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-04-20
TRIAL OF MRS. GEORGE.
Further Testimony That the States Wit
nesses Were Mistaken.

Canton, o., April 2O.-The defense in
the trial of Mrs. George yesterday at
tempted to introduce other women into
the case and to show SaXton's relations
to them by proving their presence in his
block and at his Office. The court barred
cut all such testimony except in regard
to Mrs. Althouse, saying that SaXton'S
relations to other women were not COM
petent in this defense. The most impor
tant testimony was given by witnesses
who impeached that of the woman who
fxore she recognized Mrs. George at
the scene of the murder on the fatal
evening. 1t was testified that it was ut
terly impossible for this woman to have
recognized anybody that night from her
home.
Anoher witness testified that he often
saw Mrs. Althouse at SaXton's office
as often as three or four times a day,
and at all hours of the day, and some
times late at night. He saw her in Sax
toms room and office. and said she some
times went there and remained from
Saturday night till Monday morning.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-04-20
END OF THE WEAVER TRIAL.
Jury Concludes That He Embezzled Ex-
actly One Dollar.

Jury Concludes That He EInDezzled EX-
actly One Dollar.
eana, Ills. April 20.-The trial of I. N.
Weaver. ex-secretary of the Citizens
Savings and Loan and Building asso-
citation, charged with the embezziement
Of $4,000 of the funds of the associa-
ton, after occupying two weeks time
Of the court closed yesterday. The jury
rendered a verdict of guilty of the en-
beZzlement of 81. Judge Farmer SEN
fenced the defendant to four months
Imprisonment in the county jail. to pay
all the expenses of the trial and s1o0
fine. When the sentence was pro-
nounced Weaver collapsed and wept
before the court most bitterly.
Weaver's case is a notable one, hav-
ing attracted widespread attention. For
ten years he was the trusted secretary
of the association, a leader in Republi-
can politics, town clerk for four terms,
and conducted one of the largest insur-
ance businesses in central Illinois. Four
times he was found embeZzler in sums
ranging from $500 to $1,000. but with the
assistance OF relatives. his bondsmen
were enabled to make good the short
ages, and sigular enough he was re-
tanned in office.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-04-20
DISTRIBUTING THE FUNDS.
Brooke's Plan of Spending That 81 .OOO.-
600 Among Cuban Army Patriots.

Brooke's Plau of Spending That >3 ,OOO.-
600 Among Cuban Army Patriots.
Havana, April 20.-Gen. Brooke. in
the distribution of the 50 900, 900 to
the Cuban soldiers, has determined to
treat the Cuban officers rs soldiers
and gentlemen. not cndeavoring to
get behind the rolls they submit.
Any Cuban named on the lists and
also identified by his captain will get
"A share. The names of several Amer
lean newspaper correspondents ap-
pear on the rolls. They are now in
Havana and ask that the word ..hon-
orary" be placed after their names.
and announce that they will not take
their portions. The Spanish hank
here i said to be merging with 4
New York bank. to found one with a
capital of SO, 100000. \ number of
Washington law firms have arranged
To push Cuban and American claims
for 10 per cent of the amount col
lected. Thirty million in claims are
IN file.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-04-20
nIissonri Lexow COMMITTEES.

Jefferson City. Mo. April 20.-The ma
jority report OF the Major investigating
committee of the state senate. which re-
Gently looked into affairs of state and
municipal offices in ST. Louis was made.
The most startling finding of the report
was that the city and state annually
lost S36e. 600 through the escape from
taxation OF street car property alone.
and that on real estate and personal
nrnnerty the loss aggre gated SI,126. 80.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-04-20
MANIFESTO BY GOMEZ
Will Advocate an American Pro.
tectorate for Cuba for an
Indefinite Time.
TALK OF INDEPENDENCE TO STOP.

| Would Walt Until the Island Is Pacified
and n Stable Government Established d
Before Going 1t Alone-His Plan for the
Distribution of the S3,OOO,OOO-News-
papers for Annexation Outright-Del-
gado Hunting a Gang of Bannits.
Havana. April 2O.-General Maxine
Gomez has determined to announce to
the people of Cuba his support of an
American protectorate until such time
Us q stable independent government
may be founded. This announcement
would have been made today had he
leen able to work upon the manifesto
yesterday, but that was impractiabie
because he passed the entire time with
his two sons and his daughter who
will sail for Santo Domingo today To
the correspondent CT the Associated
Press General Gomez made it known
that he intends to take this step after
consulting the views of the leading men
III his following. He is content to CO.
operate with the Americans until the
island is pacified, the rural police or
ganized. the Cuban soldiery at work
and insular reconstruction far advanced.
No definite period for the occupation
by the Americans will be mentioned,
but the manifesto will favor a eessa-
Iion of the agitation for the immediate
withdrawal of the United States troops.
Division of the Three Millions.
The declaration will be so worded as
to retain the support of those who de-
sire independence. yet will illustrate the
necessity of American assistance. Gov
ernor General Brooke is aware of the
purposes of Gomez, and has talked with
him about them. The announcement will
include a recital of the personal views
OF the Cuban commander-in-chiefr re-
garding the $4,000. coo. On this point he
will say that he favors buying planta-
tious and factories in which soldiers
could hold stock. drawing wages and
dividends; but as the soldiers need
clothes and shoes and something to
tide over immediate necessities the mon
ey should be paid out now. He thinks
the rural police should be one body, so
that detachments living in one part OF
the island might be sent on emergency
into districts where they would not be
Sffected by local influences.
Editors Advocate Annexation.
Five Havana newspapers now advo-
cate annexation to the United States.
FL Reconcentrado prints a caricature
Of Gomez driving over the flags of San
10 Domingo. Spain and Cuba. and flying
the American flag The paper asks
What next2'' General Alexandra
Rodriguez, the new chief OF police. will
have command of a larger force than
he ever had before-9o0 men in Havana
and SEQ ruraIes As he possesses the
power to dismiss or appoint unrestrained
by statutes or boards he can make the
force personally devoted to himself. As
the largest and most compact body OF
Cubane. armed and disciDiined. located
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-04-20
oUAY's COUNSEL sANoUINE.
When Court Refuses to Take Case From
the Jury, They Offer no Testimony.

Philadelphia. April 2O.-The Quay
defense opened this morning by NOV
| ing that the court withdraw the case
from the jury and render a verdict of
mot guilty" Attorney Watson ar
gued that the state had utterly failed
to prove its case. The district attor-
ney declared that the commonwealth
had proved conspiracy completely
The judge declined TO take the case from
the jury. Then Quay's counsel an
nounced that they would allow the
cise to go to the jury without sub
mitting any evidence in behalf of the
defense, and also waived the right to
make the opening speech, and the dis
trict attorney began the argument in
behalf of the commonwealth.
The argument was concluded, and
at the case was given to the jury.
Philadelphia. April 2o-UnexpectedIy
TO almost every person interested the
prosecution in the trial of Senator Quay
for conspiracy closed its case yesterday.
The general expression of opinion had
been that the trial would drag through
many more days, and when District At
torney Rothermel announced that he
had concluded there were expressions of
surprise from all parts of the court
room The principal witness yesterday
was Expert Goldsmith, but the testi-
mony was devoid of sensational feat
ures. The dry routine of figures and
involved explanations of accounts took
up most Of the time. The state put on
a few other witnesses whose testimony
was not interesting to an outsider
1t is apparently evident that the COM
monwealth depends largely for convic-
ton upon the testimony of it's expert
Meyer Goldsmith, as to his interpreta-
tiOns of the accounts in the red book
and other books of the Peoples bank
and upon the jury's opinion of the
books, papers, letters, kilograms and
checks offered in evidence. AS to what
extent the testimony OF the defenses
expert, should he be called. may offset |
Goldsmith's testimony remains to be |
seen.