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New-York tribune., 1900-08-03
WAGES CASES NOT TO BE REOPENED.
JUSTICE BIsCHoFF's DECISION AFFECTS MANY
CONFESSIONS OF JUDGMENT BY COR
PORATION COUNSEL

The decision Of Justice Bischoff Of the Supreme
Court, denying Controller Coers application for
the reopening Of certain cases where the Corpora
tion Counsel had confessed judgments affects about
twenty-five other cases Of the same kind pending
and probably many moro held by lawyers to
await Justice Bischoff's decision.
Corporation Counsel Whalen held that men re-
ceiving a certain stated yearly were entitled
TO the prevailing rate Of wages To save the costs
or a trial he offered TO confess judgment for less
than the amounts named. This was accepted
by the contestants. but Mr. Coler contended that
the Corporation Counsel wrong. Then a tesr
case was made, the papers in the case being pre-
pared in the Controllers office To grant the appli-
cation, Justice Bischoff said would be to limit the
powers of the court.
New-York tribune., 1900-08-03
san FRANCISCO STOCKS.
San Francisco. Aug. 2.-The official closing quo
atoms for mining stocks to-day were as follows,
EuRoPEAN 1000 MARKET.

Liverpool, Aug 2.-Closng-B -Beef-FNtra lndia -. -.
dnh rs 81: prime duu 64s Cd PorS-triile "a
western hrn, IOs Lard-Ameyican refined IN 90
STEADY. S6s 81. prime Western uerces stetlN-
HsnsShort cut II to Is 70. steady, as b1con =, N
eeriand cut 5 % 80 70 DUH SSs short rib i %
dul tSs; long clear mtddles light 50 % 81 10 -
Ais I'd long clear middles SS 70 40 u sea a.
short clear backs 70 dull. SOS. clear oe+ss -
20 l6 II. steady Shoulders-Sduare, y g - -
steady. Sis %. Cheese-A hnsst white ul-
do eolored hrm- as Sd Taow-Prime city nl1' J5sY
Australian in London nr9. 26s Sd C0Jtonseed ei sss
refined. August dun - 81 Turpentne-Spirits DAT "a,
kosin-Common dull, - Oh Hops az Londoa Y srt
CoaSu steadN - tSsNfS Linseed oil sos 81 go
ter pited states nnest ees; good 5os Fetosa ,rss
Canadian IS BAad. Flour-St Louis taneN
dut. IS Whcat-Spot STEADY. No red Western 49,,
IS ID; No I Northern spring sd No CaISo..e--~-
is l'1dGds ID. dull. September. 0s 'adf
Ser 6s Ind. CorR-Spot steady; Amevican mSsSs = I.
Ss load. do old. IS II ad futures quiet Septt1i9@
lO@d: october. SIS I'D. November IS 1lad.
New-York tribune., 1900-08-03
FAIL TO REACH AGREEMENT.
BURLEsQUE MANAGERS ADJOURN WITHOUT
ADOPTING PLAN TO SHORTEN PER
FORMERS JOURNEYS.

The conference of the joint committees from the
Local and the Travelling Vaudeville and Burlesque
Managers Associations of America. which has oeeh
in session for two days in thesBon Ton Building in
West Twenty-third-st.. adjourned yesterday after
noon without accomplishing the object for whicn
the conference was called. The purpose OF the
meeting was to form syndicate so that special
individual attractions could go from one city TO
another without making long jumps.
Before the conference brought to a close a
committee was appointed to arbitrate any dissen-
sion that may arise between the local and the
travelling associations The committee consists OF
Louis Robie Thomas w. Miner Sam Scribner, j.
II. Curtin and Edward D. Miner, representing the
Miner estate, of New York; James l. Herman BAL
timore; T. W. Kitkins Jersey City; ABE Spltz'
The REPRESENTATIVES of both organizations Will
be entertained to-day at New-Dorp. Staten Island
New-York tribune., 1900-08-03
HORSE KILLED BY THE TROLLEY.
TORN OPEN BETWEEN TWO SWIFTLY MOVING
CARS.

Passengers on two trolley cars Of the Hamilton
ave. line witnessed unpleasant accident yester-
day morning when a fine draught horse was caught
between the two cars and ripped open before either
car could be stopped The accident occurred at
Hamlton-ave. and Cole-st. A horse from the sta
bies Of G. OD0nneI. at No. 161 East Twenty
fourth-st, Manhattan. which had been purchased
by South Brooklyn merchant, being ridden
up from the Hamilton-ave. ferry His rider James
McNeio, an employe of the O'Donnen stables in
riding from one track TO another to avoid car
was caught between cars going in opposite direc.
tons. Both cars were going at a high rate OF
speed. and before the motormen could stop the sides
Of the animal had been torn open.
McNeio kept his seat. and after several narrow
escapes, was rescued He taken TO the Long
Island College Hospital suffering from a severe
scalp wound, a laceTated ankle and contusions of
the body.
Although It patent everybody that the
animal fatally injured the rules for such
emergencies required the policeman to summon ar
officer Of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty
to Animals, instead Of himself ending the beasts
misery with his revolver. The horse slowly bled
to death It was hour before of the So
ciety's officers arrived.
New-York tribune., 1900-08-03
PEEKSKHI.

The Rev William Fisher Lewis. rector OF st.
Peters Church. accompanied by his family. will
go TO Water Mill. ". Y, to-day for months va
cation.
Surrogate Silkman held court in Peekskill yester-
day The will Of Elizabeth n. Johnson was ad-
mitted to probate She left an estate valued at
$4,000 personal and $4,000 in real property Four
thousand dollars is given to the widow Of her
son William Nelson johnson, who recently died.
Sixteen thousand dollars is placed In trust with the
Westchester County Trust Company, Of YOnkers.
Half of it's income is be paid for the support OF
her grandson. William Nelson Johnson, and half
for the support of her granddaughter Annie Allen
johnson, daughter of the late William n. Johnson.
When they become of age the principal goes 10
them. The rest is given to daughter.
New-York tribune., 1900-08-03

Army and Navy orders have been issued;
ARMY.
Acting Assistant Surgeon JOSEPH NJ. HELLER will
proceed Fort Columbus. New-York, and report TO
Surgeon Edison Apple
Captain DILLARD II. CLARK is relieved from duty at
Major EDMOND G. FECHET. upon his applica-
on is detailed as professor OF military science and
tactics at the University OF Illinois.
The following transfers in the 43d Infantry are
made
l. to COMPANY d; second Lieutenant WILLIAM II.
BURT. from Company d TO Company l.
Second Lieutenant GEORGE +. YOUNG, Seth Infantry
having rendered his resignation, is honoraby dts
charged
Second Lieutenant JOHN T FULLER. 37th Infantry
charged
First Lieutenant LORENZO D. DYER. 47th Infantry
having rendered his resignation, is honorably dis
charged
The following changes in the stations and duties
of officers of the Volunteer Signal Corps are or
dered:
capen B. R6AN IVES m and and fri
JONES WIN proceed to San Francisco and report to
First Lieutenant VICTOR sHEPERD will proceed to
New-York and report to Captain George o. squier.
Signal Corps. for duty.
NAVY.
Lieutenant L. $ VAN DuzER. to Naval Academy
Ensign w. b. WELLS. detached the Wabash and to
YanSton as watch and division officer
Ensign H. LANING. to Naval Academy.
Paymastsr j. A RING: to Norfolk Yard general
Inspector J. B. REDFIELD. detached Norfolk Yard
ana 70 the Cniesso as fleet paymaster; sailing from
Paymsser R. T. NJ. BALL. detached the Chicago on re-
porting OF relief; to home and walt orders.
Pay Inspector L. c. BoGGs to New-York Yard septem-
ber as paymaster OF yard
Pay Director H T. WRIGHT. detached New-York Yard
on reporting or relief TO home and walt orders
10. as assistant general storekeeper.
New-York tribune., 1900-08-03
PORT CHESTER.

Burglars made a wholesale raid here in the early
hours of yesterday morning. Five stores in Main
st. principal business thoroUghfare of the vii
lage, were entered. The victims Of the robberies
are Jacob Marks, a fruit DEALER David Rogowsky.
clothing; Albert Raymond, groceries; SimOns &
Co., millinery, and the Office saloon Charles
Weeks and Albert Young, two trolley employees.
saw the burglars at work trying to get into the
fruit store, and chased them for several blocks.
They carried ladder, which they were forced to
abandon in order to escape. Several hundred dol
lars in cash and a large amount OF goods were
taken by the thieves.
New-York tribune., 1900-08-03

When he was elected to the office in 1894 he de-
feated Owen T. Coffin, who had held the Office for
twenty-four years He had been Police Commits
sioner of Yonkers for six years. and had been
active in the Republican politics OF Westchester
County for some years. His home is In Yonkers
but he born in this city in 1853. and his boy.
hood spent in Lewisboro Westchester County.
He IS descended from family of Dutch farmers
who settled in Bedford Westchester County, in the
middle of the seventeenth century. His father
James Baily Silkman well known lawyer Of
Westchester County.
Surrogate Sikman studied law in his fathers
office. and was admitted to the bar in 1873, de
practised law in this city for years; He is a mem
Der of the Yonkers City Club, Of which he
president several years. and a member OF the
Club, the New-York Riding Club and the Trans
portatOn Club.
New-York tribune., 1900-08-03
YONKERS.

Joseph Warren stiIweIl. Of Dr. B. ". Still
well, has successfully passed the examination ad-
mitting him to West Point. He is seventeen years
old He was appointed at large by President Nc
Kinley.
Papers were served on the officials Of the New
York Central and Hudson River Railroad Company
yesterday in a suit of Mary A White and Lena
Brown, Of Yonkers administratriceS of the
estate Of John White, to recover $4,000 damages
White killed at the Ashburton-ave railroad
crossing June 5
New-York tribune., 1900-08-03
LONGER VACATIONS FOR PoLICENEN

The Police Board at its meeting yesterday passed
resolution increasing the time of vacations of
patrolmen and roundsmen. The patroImen will
have ten days instead of seven, and the roundsmen
Will have twelve days instead of ten
Some time ago the Patrolmen's Association an.
Peared before the Board and asked for shorter
hours and longer vacations The Board did MOI
entertain the idea OF shorter hours as II would
mean greatly added expense but President York
said that he believed the were entitled TO
New-York tribune., 1900-08-03
THE WERRA LANDS AT BROOKLYN
FIRST OF THE NORTH GERMAN LLOYD
LINERS TO GO TO NEW PIERS.

LINERS TO GO TO NEW PIERS.
Active occupation OF Brooklyn piers by the
North German Lloyd Steamship Company began
yesterday in the arrival at Pier No. 81 at Amity-
ST.. OF the passenger and freight transatlantic
liner. the Werra- The vessel arrived little after
a. nj. She had on board fifty first cabin passen-
gers. 943 in her second cabin and steerage and a.
heavy cargo OF merchandise, which is now being
unloaded
The North German Lloyd Steamship Company
engaged the Brooklyn piers after the dis
astrouS Hoboken fire.
Tbs landing Of the Werra will be followed by
that Of other vessels. Preparations are now being
made for the landing at the piers Of the
Kaiser S Wilhelm u. the Barbarossa, the Ems and
the Roland. The Roland IS expected to arrive
this morning. The Barbarossa sailed last Sunday
from Bremen, and will arrive az her pier in
Brooklyn next Wednesday Thursday. She will
sail back to Bremen on the 18th The kaiser VIII
helm II sailed from Genoa yesterday. All these
vessels are 70 go straight from Quarantine to the
piers at Amtty-st They will there discharge their
freight and passengers, and will load their pas
sengers and freight there for their voyages
New-York tribune., 1900-08-03
MEETING TO Fly THE TAx RATE

The Municipal Assembly will hold a special meet
ing Monday to fix the tax rate The meeting
is purely formal matter, and the rate will be fixed
in accordance with the figures given out by the
Controller He has intimated that the tax rate for
Manhattan and The Bronx will be about 225. and
possibly small fraction less. This is even lower
than had generally been expected and Is a ma
terai reduction from last years .the rate in
Brooklyn will be about 252 in Queens about 2 M
and in Richmond about 222
New-York tribune., 1900-08-03
WOMAN REscUEs SEVEN CHILDREN.
CARRIES THEM FROM BURNING BUILDING AND
ALSO SAVES HORSE.

Mrs. John Gounod. who lives with her husband
and seven small children on the top floor of the
two story stable building at No. 902 Southern
Boulevard. The Bronx, yesterday rescued her chill
dren from fire which started in some hay bales
in the stable when Mrs. Gounod alone with
her children The district IS sparsely settled, and
her calls for help not heard.
She carried the youngest children down first and
then made two other trips for the rest getting all
out in safety through the binding smoke. She
heard the horse in the stable kicking, and the
plucky went into the burning place and.
New-York tribune., 1900-08-03
DELEGATES CHOSEN IN wEsTcHEsTER,

The Assembly district convention Of the Ist Dis
trct of Westchester County was held yesterday
afternoon in Lincoln Hall, Mount Vernon, for the
purpose Of eecting delegates and alternates to the
State Congress and Senate conventions The Ward
wing of the party was In complete control. and
chose A Noel Brakeman chairman and Mark
D. Stiles. of Mount Vernon. and DR., Mulligan, of
Yonkers, as secretaries of the convention The
delegates o the State Convention Leslie w.
sutherland, Jacob Wolff, Theodore H; Silkman,
Marion r. Oakley Edison Lewis, John J. Wntjen.
Jesse Lantz and Thomas R. Hodge The delegates
to the Senate convention will favor the nomination
of ex-Judge Isaac Mills, of Mount Vernon, for
State Senator. 1t is said that General McAlpin,
A c. Barber, the asphalt man, Mayor Leslie
W Sutherland of Yonkers. will be the nominee for
Congress in the XVIth District.
New-York tribune., 1900-08-03
WILLS TO SHIT DOWN.

Manchester n. H, Aug. 2.-The employees Of the
weaving and dressing departments Of the Amos
keag corporation have been informed that those
departments to be shut down for two weeks
beginning next Monday. The shutdown is consid-
cred necessary because the carding and spinning
rooms are behind in their work Several thousand
hands affected.
New-York tribune., 1900-08-03

Captain McClusky. Chief Of Detectives. said yes
terday that John Clark. the embezzng collector of
the City Markets Department who was arrested
So Chicago, would not fight eXtraditon. but would
come back TO this city without requisition paperg
Detective Sergeant Murphy has gone TO Chicago to
get Clark
New-York tribune., 1900-08-03

charged The case of McAvoy was taken up again,
and he was held in 81 600 bond for examination this
morning Senator Ford was not present when ne
was held. He telephoned that he had case In
the Supreme Court which detained him. Hudolpn
Mack a mineral water dealer at No. 6l5 West
Fifty-seventh-st both McAvoys and
O'Connor's bonds. With McAVoys case disposed
off the court adjourned
New-York tribune., 1900-08-03
HOME NEWS.
PROMINENT ARRIVALS AT THE HOTELS

ALBEMARLE-Baron Rosen, Russian Minister
to Japan and Baroness Rosen. BUCKINGHAM
Count Starzynski of Paris. GRAND-Captain G.
H Patten, u. s. A. HOFFMAN-H. Prentiss Tay-
Ior of San Francisco HOLLAND-George r.
Clarkson, OF London. IMPERIAL-W. J. Young,
of Pittsburg; F. ]. Wilson, u. S. A.; Major o. NJ.
Brennan of San Francisco and Judge E. P. Coyne,
OF Geneseo. MURRAY HILL-Lieutenant F. L.
Buck u. s. A. Lieutenant r. F. Ingram. u s. A.
and Ex-Governor o. V. Coffin OF Connecticut.
PIAZA-F. T. Hord, of indianapolis. WALDORF
Baron and Baroness Franschett Of Rome; Gov
ernor John Walter Smith of Maryland and A. B.
FaroJhar of York, Penn.
New-York tribune., 1900-08-03
WHITE PLAINS.

The annual school election has been called for
August s.
A suit for divorce has been begun by Bertha r.
DueIfer against Henry Duelfer.
II Is said that thousand Italians have been
naturaIized in Westchester County within a year.
New-York tribune., 1900-08-03
SPECIAL MENTION

Advertisements admitted into fh~.
umns recommended to the reaan-s"'. s"'.
THE TRIBUNE thoroughly reIfabI. OF
business can he done by mali with ia IA
vertisers with perfect safety. Aa-
New-York tribune., 1900-08-03
SHIPPING NEWS.

PORT OF Ew-yoRK-THURspAY AUGUST = 1900
ARRIVED.
Steamer state of Nebraska CRA- strret Glasgow July
New-York tribune., 1900-08-03

TO-DAY.
Vessel Mails close I-as..r ..tt.
1dun' \ ucatan y L y Cuba--.--.-.. 100 % m
Seneca TamPico. y x LOO n -
Marcos, Brunswick. Mallory. - S-nO y =,
Algonquin. Charleston. Clyde. .......... 9.Oo y -,
SATURDAY. AUGUST
Umbria. Liverpool Cunard. ... son a y, 1t.so q, -,
Maasdam. Rotterdam Holl-Am... S.OO a ~ 1OS0 " :,
MeIIs' +S1pIes y - lioyd-.---.-.. 900 a IN
Tartar Prince Azores. I2.Onr
Minneapolis, London. - . -
PaTIci ~ Ng1G9N% S EaSs0W' Allan state 1900 m
Havana. Havana. n 4 Cuba ... .OO a m 90 -,
RoraiTua, ST Thomas Quebec. - 9.SO y ~ 10 ~ - VA
Ponce Porto Rico. n Y * .lO.OO n m iafso =,
s'TIasLo FeThaIhouco \ y Brazil -lO:O0 1900
[[IesnHitS' Ja'halCa ttas lO;OO 1900
S~laCaluo' CuIACao' fNed y 1880 1900
~ luna. j 80 m 800
tIihi4au- II 900 100
SSIeVeHus la flad lainport Holt IL 80 200 IN
New-lork san Domingo, CLYDE .... 100 y m 400 n an
Ohio. Hull. Wilson. .............--- 80
British Trader, Antwerp, Phoenix. 80.
LOUISIANA New-Orleans Cromwell. 800 y m
O"Tlo, SslNeston. mallory y-........ 300 m
u i"So' Ne"-oIleahs' Morgan. n..-.--- 800
MONDAY, AUGUST q,
Moh'serrat Cadiz' Spanish ..-....-.-. 500 y m
New-York tribune., 1900-08-03
MINIATURE ALMANAC

Sunset 713 Moon sets m 1O:5S Moons are
HIGH WATER
AM-Sandy Hook iG ,o-o- Gov. Island -1--Hen Gate -
New-York tribune., 1900-08-03
Che Curt

Ps.ssSgsfe s aad ev to i@s 22 E ha9 @ S SabR s R ~
steamer Standard GER schleeuiIeh Shields July Ia IN
ballast to Philip Ruprecht- arrived ths Bar a. rs
Swansea 90 with mdse to James Arken Co soG5hsas
Steamer Tyrian CBrj Hall 81 AIMS Bay July 3 aat
Qrae9oessa 20 with ogy[ooS to e Kerr 9 Coz vessel TO
steamer Vera Ger Weyer, Genoa July - Naples
age passengers. to oelrchs & Co. Arrived the Bar
steamer BelIarden CBr,. Davidson. Santos July s
toEa 10 - Hsns R = Is1a0us2 10 and > ~ Lus.a ga = va
m. , TO-, l,-, -,
with hemp. 10 James Ward & CO. Arrived the Ba-
steamer Bergen Cor). Hendricksea Matanzas July .
and Nuevttas p with IA nluleteers and 2s mules aad
Steamer LauenbuTg Cuban Iicense] SPsriag SalJzgO
cabin passengers. to W Munson- Arrived the Bar
steamer Ttomo C2lor) Nelson. Cape HayH July p
Inagua Is with mdse to the Cameron Steamship Con-
Steamer. oTigsa lSoF], EiegEs KiaEs,sn July CAP.
Monteso Bay and Savannah La Mar % Port Morant 8
B pHa!9 @ and 5y 1ag1a T9F D. M56 v & 195 oT3s ara ~ - 4s "a *
Tweedie Trading Co Arrived az the Bar at a m
passengers 70 the Ola Dominion $ co.
with mdse and pesse4rsTs 10 n Gcsq5 Sc q us =
Steamer City Of MACON Savage Boston 70 Ocean s. G
Is bound for Charleston and Jasssanyius
r6aaTafs Ssn9y H2e B2Ss; j. Asg :. $50 H-~Hd southwest
SAILED
& SseasT aSS af9 Essa s5e for saRas9 ss st' .g
Ctenfuegos Cuban ucense). Cenfuegos Msnza1s q
Mar NsW-Orleans JEFFERSON Norfolk and Newport NeEs
Prns Wiuem " Dutch Haiti. etc; Yucatan. Havana
etc. California. Glasgow; HeOs CSorl Saigon. Trinidad
(Brl. Bermuda; l. Aquaine (Fr) Havre: Friech
(Gerl, Hamburg via Plymouth and CherboUrss Groser
Kurfurst Ger. Bremen via CherbOurg.
THE MOVEMENTS OF STEAMERS
FOREIGN PORTS.
Liverpool. Aug ARRIVED. steamer Gerna-Ic CBr
HaddOCk NeW-YorlS, via Queenstown
Shields, aug SAILED. steamer ChristilS DAM. Ler
New-YOrk
Lizard Aus Passed. steamer BreneFhavsa Gu'eao
MINES, Antwerp for New-YOrk-
Hartlepool Aug sailed, steamer Eifel Tower tBa
Avonmouth. Aug 1-Saied. steamer Delaware Csr'
Plymouth. Aus . s:4O a m-Arrived. steamer Fa-s
proceededN.
Queenstown. Aug Arrived steamer Gernanic tIssl
HaddoCk New-NOr FOR Liverpool land proceeded, sailed
s:55 steamer Teutonic (r McKinstry, from Liver
pool for Nev-YOrk
Dantzic, July 39-sailed. steamer Hontcn Br'. ssrv
New-Nor6 mot hefore1.
Copenhagen. Aug 2-Arrived. steamers Dalehy .sr'
Lewis. Philadelphia; Lady Armstrong tBr), ABBOT New"
York
Rotterdam. Aug .. a m--Ar-ived steamer Spzarnda-a
steamer Statendam Dutch. Van der Zee. bouosAe s
New-York
Cherbourg Aug Arrived. steamer Pretoria o5s-ss
karlOwa New-NOrk. Via Plymouth, for HAMBURG -
prOceeded); sailed steamer Lahn 0ierl. Poale I''
Bremen and Southampton FOR NeW-YCrk .,-u
(Br' kilveTt. Souraoaya for Delaware BreaANa'eF ~'
New-York tfor CodD. IN
Malta July 27-Arrived steamer virceuzo I'ah
Fzzo, New-NorS for Venice. etc.
New-York tribune., 1900-08-03
WHAT is GOING ON TO-DAY.

Dock Commissioners meeting, p. m.
Brighton Beach races. 2:3O p. m.
Music in Battery Park. p. m.
New-York tribune., 1900-08-03
CAREER OF THEODORE II. SILKMAN.

THE POPULAR wEsTCHEsTER SURROGATE WHO
HAS BEEN RENOMINATED.
Theodore Hannibal Silkman. who has been re-
nominated for Surrogate of Westchester County, Is
of the popular Republicans Of the coun-
ty and has filed the Office OF Surrogate for nearly
six pears with credit to himself and his party.
New-York tribune., 1900-08-03

no BRIEFS FILED IN THE NEELY CASE.
On account Of the absence Of Judge Lacombe
from the city yesterday briefs were filed in the
Nicely case, as was expected II was explained
that while the lawyers had until August to file
their briefs. they would have longer II absolutely
necessary.
New-York tribune., 1900-08-03
AnnouncementA.
MARINE INTELLIGENCE.

:. & w. All pure white linen. E W
cool shirt for weather.
New-York tribune., 1900-08-03

putting a blanket over the animals head, ruau-
aged to get II out. She then ran two blocks away
and found a policeman and sent In alarm.
New-York tribune., 1900-08-03
ARMY AND NAVY ORDERS.

Washington Aug. > (SpeciaD.-The following
Army and Navy orders have been issued;
ARMY.
New-York tribune., 1900-08-03
INCOMING STEAMERS.
OUTGOING STEAMERS.

TO-DAY.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1900-11-17
SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY.

SnaiIS, by means OF an acid which
they exude, contrive to bore holes in
solid limestone.
FoEHnosa produces by far the great
est quantity of camphor. The annual
outpnt amounts to between 6,000,000
and 100000 pounds, while the Jap
anese annual production is about 300,-
300, and that of China 100000 pounds.
Experts who have examined rye
straw are of the opinion that a very
nigh grade Of paper, not only adapted
to newspapers, but suitable for books
as well, can be made from that mate
rial tof which louisiana produces thou
sands of tons that are now gotten rid
Of as a waste product
Many chemists regard sulphur, ear
bon, arsenic and some other sub
stances as elements. N. Fittica, a
French savant, however, says that ar
senic is not an element, but a COM
poatnd of phosphorus probably with
oxygen and nitrogen. He has obtained
arsenic by treating phosphorus with
a large number of oxidizing agents,
such as nitric acid, peroxid of barium,
etc.
The soil of Peru contains the larg-
est mllmber of mineral species-at Plu-
ria, an the north, petroleum and sui
phurs silver, lead, copper and coal in
the great mining basin of Cerro de
Pasca, in central Peru, and phosphate.
quicksilver, auriferous grounds and
borax :at Arequipa, CaraDaja. in the
south. AT the present time the num-
Der Of mines in exploitation is $500.
employing 10000 workmen.
At the University of Illinois, F. c.
Koch, of the department of applied
chemistry is carrying on an inyesti-
cation of illinois Goals, with special
reference 10 the process of coal wash
ing. The process of washing ordi-
narily removes so per cent. of the
slate and ASH ingredients and 50 per
cent. of the sulphur; the reduction in
sulphur rendering them more fit for
gas-making and colSing.-Railway and
Engineering Review.
In the first half Of the present year
one of the London banks made a profit
Of s1.s50.O00 and another cleared over
81 100000. Three more ranged from
81. 10000 down to S650,000, the small
est figures being equivalent TO $780,
600 in a year, or ten per cent. of s1s,-
100000. Banks that do as well az that
are scarce in the United States. At
least ten English banks. not includ-
Ing the Bank Of England. made profits
Of more than 100000 apiece in the
first half Of the present year, and
they averaged about $4,000.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1900-11-17
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