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The weekly examiner., 1901-03-16
RARE COMBINATION.
The Floral and Electrical Display at the Pan-American Exposition.

The Floral and Electrical Display at
 the Pan-American Exposition.
 There is saying that Flowers are the poetry of earth, as stars are the poetry of heaven" If this be true, the beauty of the floral effects to be seen at the Pan-American Exposition will be pronounced as a rare combination of both, for never yet at an exposition have such magnificent effects been seen as will be visible in some of the fountain basins at the Pan-American. There beautiful plants and flowers, kissed to a state of dewy dazzlement by the falling spray and the glow of concealed incandescent lamps, will de light the visitor.
 At the exposition in Omaha some little success was obtained in thus lighting up the flowers and the foliage of plants in the water basins, and this has led Henry B. Rustin, chief of the mechanical and electrical bureau, to at tempt to enlarge upon what he accom- plished in Omaha. When thus lighted, the flowers and plants take upon them selves new colors, each one seemingly more beautiful than the color displayed under full sunlight. Then the little mystery of where the illumination comes from is delightful, and, knowing this, the skilled electrician is most care full to conceal his lamps where least likely to attract the eye. Perhaps an artificial leaf, an artificial flower, is used to hide the lamp, but its full bril- hancy is allowed to beam. upon the plant and flowers, making a picture that is lasting. It is when such effects are obtained that the full appreciation of enjoyment is expressed in the single word beautiful" It was so at Omaha, and it will be more so at the Pan- American.
The weekly examiner., 1901-03-16
StOO. Reward ,SiO0.

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 Halls Family Pills are the best.
The weekly examiner., 1901-03-16
RAINBOW CITY.
Pan-Amer1can Exposition AgIow
 With Beautiful CoIors.

With Benutiful CoIors.
 Perhaps nothing has been more talk ed about than the color scheme of the Pan-American. It was a daring thing to attempt to array in colors the ex- tensive buildings of this Exposition, for scarcely any precedent existed for such an undertaking, and to attempt it and fail would be disastrous indeed. Ii was out of the question to duplicate the White City at Chicago. Something ab- solutely new must be devised for the Pan-American at Buffalo. Happily the Spanish renaissance architecture fur nished the hint for the solution of this problem. and now that it has been solved and the color scheme is seen to be so we'll adapted to the purposes of exposition architecture it is realized
The weekly examiner., 1901-03-16

Tn 1881 the largest arc light machine made supplied current for 16 lights, and when MT. Brush made 50 light machine 1t was a giant. Tn the cleo trical exhibits of the Pan-American Ex- position the largest type of Brush arc light machine will be shown, and this will afford interesting comparison with the machines of 20 years ago.
The weekly examiner., 1901-03-16

feating the republican candidate for In the spring of 1899 he was made temporary chairman of the republic an state convention and in 1894 was 8 candidate for the United States sem atorship, but was defeated by Sena- tor Gear. At St. Louis in 1896 he was given 8 position on the national com mittee. and his popularity has been noticeable in all his work in that con- nection. He is a speaker of much ability and is. well informed on the political situation, especially on all subjects dealing with prohibition.
The weekly examiner., 1901-03-16
Great Kentucky Linament.

The humorist of the Cynthiana (Ky.) Democrat remarks: "One of the surgeons of Cynthiana has dis covered valuable liniment. The other day he used it on the leg of 8 democrat who had scarcely been able to walk for several years. Now the democrat is running for office. An- other trial was on a friends arm. The friend immediately struck him for ten0
The weekly examiner., 1901-03-16
Result. of Raines Law.

New York's Raines law regulating saloons has yielded $61 100000 to the state and local treasuries since it's passage five years ago. Saloons have decreased from 33,O0o to 27,o00, and arrests for drunkenness diminished from 12 to g for each 1000 of popula- ton.
The weekly examiner., 1901-03-16
Automobile. at Exposition.

The automobile has been developed since the Columbian Exposition at Chicago. What marvels may be ex- hibited and in practical daily use at the Pan-American Exposition can only be dimly conjectured. The railway, ves- sel and vehicle exhibits at Buffalo this year will outrival in interest anything that has been possible in the past.
The weekly examiner., 1901-03-16
ADDITIONAL WATERBURY.
Continued From Page 8.)

which give us courage and hope, and which assure us that the clerks will now win an easy, good natured and substan- tial victory in this matter.
 At this point THE EXAMINER wishes to call public attention to a matter, and if the fair minded people in the city who patronize its stores will bear it in mind and act upon the suggestion, such public cooperation with the clerks will do them much good and be a most efficient factor in aiding them to keep up their clerks union and the interest of the whole body of clerks in ensuring its stability and permanency. The sug- gestion is this. The union furnishes each of it's members with card of mem bership. Each clerk who is a member of the union in good standing is pro vided with one of these small official cards, stating such facts. If, then, every customer or person having busi- ness at our city stores in trading, would kindly ask the clerk who offers to wait upon him to show first his union card before such customer looks at goods or makes purchases, he would be doing an act of great kindness to the clerks of the city. If such clerk had no such card or was not a member of the clerks union, such customer should insist upon being waited upon by clerk who was such a member. In this way the public would substantially aid the union, and every such act would be appreciated fully by the union and it's large membership of clerks. Such cooperation by the trad ing public would also tend to solidify their interests and those of the union, for the benefit of both.
 BaIsanas from the Northern Wood
 are in Pyny-Pectora, the certain cure for coughs.
The weekly examiner., 1901-03-16
The Ohio Buildine.

The Ohio State building has promI- nent place at the Pan-American Expo sition to be held in Buffalo next sum- mer. The design is plain Grecian
The weekly examiner., 1901-03-16

Kid Matthewson of Rockville and Walter Burgo are to furnish the prelim- mary, which is to be 10-round affair and no doubt will be hard fought as both men are exceptionally strong and able to withstand considerable pummel- ing Charley White will referee.
 Tickets may be secured in advance by addressing w. l.. Crowley, Coliseum Cafe, Hartford. They are $1, $2 and $3.
The weekly examiner., 1901-03-16

Heavy Woman Passes Away.
 Mrs. John Jordon, who lived three miles north of Dresser, Ind, is dead. of paralysis. She weighed 676 pounds and was the mother of 13 children.
The weekly examiner., 1901-03-16
NUTMEG A. C. BOUTS.
Manager Crowley Has Arranged for Three
 Bouts at the Coliseum, Monday Night.

|s The Nutmeg Athletic Club of Hart ford will no doubt have large crowd at it's exhibition at the Coliseum next Mon day night, for the bout arranged be
 tween Kid Carter and Jimmy Handler is one that is regarded as about the most
The weekly examiner., 1901-03-16

attractive that could be provided. Car ter and Handler are well matched, so well that opinion as to which will be the well known that the contest will be close and exciting. They are matched for 20 rounds and will meet at about 160 pounds.
 The main bout will be preceded by a 15-round encounter between Tom Smith the lightweight champion of Ireland, and Jack Burke of Brooklyn, two clever boys who will make fine stgo.' They are to meet at 40 pounds and have a private purse of considerable size posted as side bet.
The weekly examiner., 1901-03-16
OHIO STATE BUILDING,

OHIO STATE BUILDING, Doric, the beauty of which lies mainly fn its classic proportions and com manding position. It is designed ex- cIusively for social purposes and will he the rendezvous of Ohio visitors to the Exposition.
The weekly examiner., 1901-03-16

Balsams from the Northern Wood are in Pyny-Pectoral, the certain for coughs.
New-York tribune., 1901-07-27

hung TO the great cable on the Manhattan side
of the bridges centre and six were hung on the
Brooklyn side
The work of replacing all nine rods fin
ished yesterday morning at o'clock. The sag
in the roadway had been brought again TO a
level by ecrewing the bolts at the end of the new
r-nds since on each Of these bolts rested trun-
nion which is made fast into the trusswork OF
the bridge. The outermost rods We're also fur
rishea with new collars. and all the new steel
work was heavily daubed with grayish white
paint
Both the surface and the elevated cars had
again begun 10 run, and the central footpath
and outer roadways were again filled with traffic.
when some one raised the cry shortly before
o'clock that a trunnion into which one Of the
new rods had been bolted had cracked.
Investigation showed that the report was true.
Tribune reporter succeeded In reachihs the
outside edge OF the northern roadway, where
,ba two great trusses whose inner ends rest on
either tower meet. Nine Of the rods which
were hung from the great cable by means Of col
lars. and which fastened into the trussworK
beneath the roadway, were still dripping with
naint. Three Of these new rods west Of the
centre and six are east. Examination of the
rod in the centre Of the nine, the second rod
east from the OF the bridge itself, showed
that the plate into which IL screwed had
cracked.
This crack extended from the rcd across one
half the plate in line due north and south.
The other half of the plate was still intact, and
thus held the rod in place. 1t was evident that
as soon as the other half broke the shaped
end of the bolt which is called the trunnion and
which is fitted either side into the plate
would pull loose and the trusswork would then
hang free from the cable as before in the case
Of broken rod.
That the crack was very recent was eVioen'
from the fact that the fresh paint on the plate
was also cleanly cloven by the break
Word of the accident was Immediately cent tc
Chief Engineer Martin, who ordered out corps
Of engineers to examine the crack. On hearing
their report, Mr.. Martin said to Tribune re,
porter:
This break is not serious as the swapping
of a suspender rod and can be repaired in hal
an hour The plate doubtless cracked b,
subjecting it TO too great strain in screwine
the new rod into place and in bringing the road
way TO level.
This crack has in way rendered the bridge
insecure. 1t will be promptly repaired
Mr. Martin refused to tell where the crack wa
until the reporter explained that he had found II
New-York tribune., 1901-07-27
A TRUNNION PLATE CLEFT.
BREAK FOLLOWS THE REPAIRING OF
ONE OF THE SNAPPED RODS.

Hardly had the nine broken suspension rods
been replaced and the bridge pronounced as
safe as Il ever was" by Commissioner Shea and
Chief Engineer Martin. when a new break in
one of the trunnion plates was discovered.
Although the break was said to be Of trihing
Importance by the engineers Of the bridge.
nevertheless. immediate steps were taken to re-
pair Il and consultation was held in regard to
IL in the office of Chief Engineer Martin.
Another feature of the break which appeared
70 add greatly to its significance was that 1t oc-
CURED exactly in the middle of the bridge s
weakest part and within eight feet OF the point
where its two great trusses meet.
AS has been told in The Tribune. the wire
suspension rods which support the north road
way at the centre Of the bridge were the ones
whose swapping closed the bridge to traffic
Wednesday night. Three Of these rods were
New-York tribune., 1901-07-27
TRAFFIC PARTLY RESUMED
HEADWAY BETWEEN CARS INCREASED
IN A FEW HOURS AFTER START
ING AGAIN

Traffic was resumed to a certain degree on the
north roadway OF the bridge yesterday morning
and continued all day. The Brooklyn Rapid Tran
sit authorities said in the evening that they would
he ready this morning to handle the usual num-
Der Of people who cross 10 Manhattan. and that
the regular schedule would be in force.
Kingsley Martin. an engineer connected with
the new East River Bridge. and OF Chief
Engineer c. c. Martin. took charge of the re-
pairs that were necessary. He had a force of
men working all night and just before $50 in
the morning announced that repairs had been
completed and that the road might be used. A
few minutes afterward the roadway was thrown
open. The first 20 cross two bicyclists and
after them went n long string OF wagons
At O'Clock the bridge trains began 70 run
on a headway OF two minutes. At this time
in the morning the usual headway is fifty sec
onds BY . o'clock the headway had been re-
duced to two and half minutes which was
maintained all day until the rush hours at
night. The headway Of two minutes
sumed after o'clock in the evening.
As 10 the surface roads the tables had all
been made for the day on the supposition that
the bridge would be used only by the shuttle
cars. AS the authorities knew that
the road open they sent their extras along
The first trolley crossed the bridge the
north roadway soon after s O'Clock 1t was
ment, so II was some time before cars began TO
run with anything like regularity Soon. how
ever. about two-thirds the usual number OF cars
were running. and this ratio maintained
all day. During the rush hours In the after
noon cars were sent from Manhattan n head
way Of minute. BY @ o'clock the usual
number Of cars were crossing. but without the
usual number of passengers.
People seemed to be afraid of the bridge. In
the morning the usual crowds were not present,
but this was because all lines ran % the ferries
But not more than atenth Of the ordinary num-
her of pedestrians, according to the police, who
were on duty at the Manhattan end. walked
on the promenade This traffic Is heavier
than most people think. an1 the great di-
minution easily observed
In the evening Police Inspector Cross ordered
fifty of the reserves from the downtown pre-
cnts to handle the crowds that We're expected.
The reserves had nothing to do Less than half
the number Of persons who usually cross every
evening appeared at the bridge entrance Seats
in the cars were plentiful. ana there M
crowdng The promenade. too, compare l.
lively deserted. either because the regular peles-
trians feared a crush because they doubted
the safety of the bridge.
New-York tribune., 1901-07-27

make public the name of the civil engineer VINO
Is to conduct the investigation for his office
Another investigation begun yesterday
with great flourish of trumpets by the Health
Department, but it didn't last long. Commits
sioner Sexton said yesterday that he had as
sumed jurisdiction in bridge matters for the
time, at least. and would that the health Of
the people cared for.
The public must be assured of the perfect
safety Of the bridge" he declared. and pro-
pose to make IL possible for the people to cross
without fear that 1t will break. One OF my sani
tary engineers has made a careful examination
of the bridge and has reported to me through
DR. Michael b. Feeney. the chief sanitary in
spector. The engineer, A. J. Brennan, found
that all known defective parts of the bridge had
been repaired. He found another break a
second inspection, but says II is not vital and
will be Immediately repaired. Acting on his
pert opinion, which is that the bridge is sa fe
have done nothing more than to send both his
reports TO Commissioner Shea. Since the matter
has been attended to, | see no reason for further
action my part. / Will. however endeavor TO
in future that careful inspection of the bridge
Is made and that il is kept in a safe condition"
New-York tribune., 1901-07-27
HOW 1T USED TO BE WATCHED
A FORMER TRUSTEE TELLS OF THE OLD
SYSTEM OF INSPECTION

Seth L. Keeney. who was a trustee of the
Brooklyn Bridge for about twelve years. before
the trustees legslated out by consolda-
ton at his home No. 221 Cermont- ave.
Brooklyn. informed a Tribune reporter last even
ing that during his administration skilled me-
chanics went the bridge every day to see
If anything wrong. If anything was found
which needed repair report was made at once
TO the chief engineer. Something broke nearly
every day week. Several suspender rods
broke from time to time. but these breaks were
not considered serious
The last year Mr.. Keeney was trustee the
bridge painted from end to end. 1t was
painted throughout on average of about once
in four years but whenever any part of IL was
seen TO need paint il attended TO. Mr.
Keeney thought Wednesdays accident on the
bridge might have happened at any time that IT
had been exaggerated. and that there had been
said and written about II than was necessary
He believed the bridge carrying eli IL ought
to- and more than IL was intended to carry bur
IL was safe as the day IL built
on the main span, however, the cars he said
should not get closer together than 102 feet at
any time. so as to make equal bearing on the
bridge. Trolley traI1c, in Mr. Keeney's opinion
did not hurt the bridge If IL was not abused
and he did not think the bridge had at all de-
Perforated since it had passed into the control
of the Rapid Transit Company.
New-York tribune., 1901-07-27
PAINT, ,SA YES: RUSTCORRUPTS
PLENTY OF THE PRESERvArIVE
NEEDED TO KEEP THE STRUCf-
URE IN PROPER CONDITION.

For long time now the once familiar sight
on little scaffolds chairs, painting the ropes
and other iron work, has been missing. Who
ordered the suspension of the painting is not
known. but the damage that has ensueG because
OF this neglect is apparent Not only is the
paint worn Off In places until the iron is bare
and rusty. but where some Of the big nuts have
been frightened the bolts show bare parts be-
tween the nuts and the old coats of paint.
In such places the rain may filter down inside
the nut where 1T closes the bolt and rust the
iron so that the nut cannot be turned without
breakage. In time corrosion may result so that
the strength of the bolt will be weakened and
the threads be torn away by the heavy weight
OF the part of the structure they support.
Several civil engineers have said that painting
is one Of the most important points In the care
Of q bridge. On some of the big bridges notably
the bridge across the Firth OF Tay, in Scotland
gang OF painters is kept constantly at work
They travel from end to end of the bridge laying
on the preeervative material without regard to
whether places are bar: not. But this means
every Dart Of the structure is periodically cy-
aHined and break threatened break can
fail 10 be reported.
Bridge Commissioner Shea said yesterday that
the force Of painters employed by the Depart
ment Of Bridges OF this city number twenty
men. They are expected to care for all bridges
within the city's Jurisdiction 1t is obvious with
the large number of bridges that must be taken
of. that this is an insufficient force One
half that force to give proper attention to the
BrookiYn Bgl6So ajonA
New-York tribune., 1901-07-27
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New-York tribune., 1901-07-27
FOREIGN TRADE FIGURES.
STATISTICS OF THIS COUNTRY'S En-
PORTS AND IMPORTS

Washington. July 26.-The detailed figures Of tho
foreign commerce of the United States in the year
ended June 80. 1901 were completed by the Treas
ury Bureau of Statistics to-day. They show total
imports, $50 6130l6: total exports 81 4S7 1851 and
exports of domestic products, S1.4e0. SOC.
The imports by great classes in the fiscal year
1901. compared with the preceding year. are as
follows:
Articles of food and animals in 1850. S2ls 50OeSf
lSOl S2Z2 227,SSo; articles In crude condition for
use In domestic industry, in 1890. 1872 26 +S in 1901
SZoS oS.4D4; articles wholly partially manufact-
ured for use in manufactures and mechanic arts
In 1900 SIS 433 $40; in 1901 S90S06; articles
factured ready for consumption in 1900 S12S 800
In 1901, $50 2S8; articles of voluntary use luxI<
rtes, ETC. in 190o Sill S0O9; in 1901. S12O 9SS 95
The reduction in value of imports occurs chiefly
In raw silk hides and skins. wool and Indian rub
ber and in most of these the reduced value is
partially due to reduction of price, rather than
quantity. Raw silk shows reduction from S+i,
5i96 62 In 1900 10 S STT in 1901, decrease in value
of 3i1 per cent while the number of pounds shows
decrease from II SO $40 pounds in 1850 to Sl396l6
pounds in 1901, decrease of only ISIS per cent In
India rubber. while the imports OF 1901 are only
SIS $3.50 against S31 376S67 in 1890. the quantity
ported In 1901 is So 275.259 pounds. against 4S5Ss
pounds in 1900. In WOOL the fnportatiOns decreased
from 155 92S 455 pounds. valued at S126O,S6 in 1+
to I0s, s,5S 80 pounds. valued at S125Z9,SS in 1901
The exports OF domestic merchandise by great
classes were as follows: