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The Washington times., 1903-02-08
HORGAN'S FLYING MACHINE.
Built on the Lines of a Bird and to Sail
Like One.

William c. Horgan expects within the
next two weeks to make the first
test of a flying machine. which he calls
the Chicago Bird. and with which ne
hopes 10 be able 10 sail $50 miles IN
hour through the air. Without making
use of gas or the balloon principle in anv
form, but trusting entirely to a POWERFUL
little gasOIene engine and dozen bfg
eisht-foot wings. he thinks that he has
the flying machine problem well on the
way to solution Mr.. Horgan's machine
Is receiving its finishing touches in 2
machine shop at 100 Ogden Avenue. Ir
is the third machine he has built as the
outcome OF thirty years of study.
The first a simple affair Of kamboa
operated by hand power. anrO IF,ge-r+
him. three years ago. 10 raise money
to construct machine Of aluminium
The second was built last summer but
just when il was ready for trial The
big storm Of July Il blew down TOE I'm
in which it was kept and zonlDlaf-l,
wrecked Il. Ii had cost $500. but the
inventor was not daunted and has
worked steadily on to replace it.
Imagine a big cylinder twentv-six feet
long and five in diameter, with uofn-ed
ends. six long wings on each side and q
ten-ioOt tail Of peculiar construction.
hang under il q light framework. Iffcb
supports an engine and a man and has
bicycle wheels at each of the four cor
neTs, and you get an idea OF what the
new air ship viii look like when if is
finished. At present il has ONLY one row
OF wings its body is not fully covered
and instead Of resting on wheels IL has
half dozen up-tuTned buckets 30 sun
MOI Fr
claims for his machine is its fine con
structiCn. He used aluminium thToUghOu-
and has spared no expense to get The hest
possible material
The main cylinder or body Of the ma
chine weighs only fifty-six pounds and
vet, he says. il is strong enough 10 sun
port a ton. The ten-foot rail CT rf1sI5er
which is a framework containing two in
teTseCtiug planes of aluminium. that
widen from few inches in BredIth at
the point OF attachment to the cylinder %
five feet al the farthest extremity. is so
light that man can hold it aloft in one
hand. The siN-hoTsepOwer engine being
built for him viii weigh only forty
pounds
In the next place Mr.. Horgau takes
pride in the fact that he IS WORKING
along the lines of nature No bird -
says he. is provided with a gas bar
Birds depend on the strength Of their
wings and the wind for flight Even
fat old turkey gobbIer can fly to The
roof Of house II he gets a running
start Now I use the same principles
Ny wing surface viii be 350 times that
OF four pound duck. while the tota.
weight Of my machine with two men in
Il, viii be only 40 times as great In
deed. / shall have a theoretical lifting
power OF 1900 pounds. with ONLY 555
pounds OF weight TO carry" Nr Hor-
gan will make the first ascent himself
and in order TO hurry the test he will
not wait till he can secure aluminium
sheeting 10 cover the cylinder and the
wings. but will trust himself to canvas
coverings on an aluminium framework
substituting he metal later Oh.
The Washington times., 1903-02-08
OLD TRAVELLERS PHRASE BOOK.

a correspondent has dug out an cid
Travellers Manual of Conversation.
which supplies some pretty pictures OF
travel in the early nineteenth Centurg-
Thus to the valet-de- place. Have you
any cUTiosities IN your townZ' Yes. we
have a picture gallery. q library, and
cabinet Of coins. Il an no friend TO
natural curiosities; but ] have made
note ID my pOckeJbook Of the jail the
hospital and the idiot asylum. Con
duct me theret" In the post-chaise the
traveller thus exclaims. "Posfboy- YOU
are drunk. impeTtineHt. and foOlhaTdy.
You run against the post the precip!ce,
the ditch" That is bad enough But
the Lady on Awakening is taught 20
cry Send for the corn cutter and the
dentist" They were Spartans. those
travellers. who knew not the train de
luxe-London Chronicle
The Washington times., 1903-02-08
TURBIEE-DRIVEE srEAmsHIPs.

In 1894 the trial runs of the celebrated
1000 horsepower yacht Turblnia brought
to light the unexpected marine phenOUc-
non of "cavitatiou." followed in 1898 by
the record run of the iiI-fated Viper
81 knots. or - statute miles, per hour.
The Viper was Z1u feet long q feet
beam and her displacement was $50 tons
The aggregate capacity Of her turbine
equipment was 5000 horse power. an
astonishing figure for a boat OF such
small dimensions. The Viper was equip
ped with eight pTopeJIers running at
t.210 revolutions The Cobra. a sister
destroyer OF somewhat less disDlace-
ment. was equipped with an 1880 horse
power turbine outfit and attained a
speed OF G5-G knots. Both ships were
however, Of too fraU construction and
were lost after q short period Of service.
IN spite Of these disasters. which were
in no manner due TO faulty turbine con
struction, thjTd-cIass cruiser and q
number Of new destroEers are being
equipped with turbines, notable among
these being the FeIoz Eden. and the
Amethyst. the first Of which has already
made 2364 knots during an unofficial
trial trip in September 1892 Two Clyde
passenger steamers. the King Edward
and Queen Alexandra. have recently been
put into service and are propelled by
Parsons turbine equipment aEgTeEaring
900 horse power per vessel. These
boats have already made record runs Of
20.4s end 2163 knots respectiyely.-En-
EiReeTing Magazine.
The Washington times., 1903-02-08
LINCOLN'S BIRTHPLACE.
The Cabin No Longer Stands on It's
Barren Hilltop

The little log cabin in which Abraham
Lincoln was born is no longer upon the
place During the Nashville Exposition
IL was carried down there. and since
that time it has been regular feature
at all the affairs Of this kind It's lat
est journey was to Buffalo IN 1901, and
/ understand that il is still there The
place where d. originally stood is a
high, barren hilltop. and the exact spot
is now marked by rude GagpOIe
Thomas Lincoln was undoubtedly de
termiued in building his cabin there by
the spring of delicious cold water that
pOurs through a cavern al the foot of
the hill The spring is at the bottom
Of sink-hole, where the underlying
limestone rock has given way and left
rocky chasm about q dozen feet deep.
The break exposes an Outjutriug ledge
on one side. while on the other is q steep
slope Of earth and shattered stone. and
close around grow numerous bushes and
trailing vines and q few fine trees that
cast pleasant shadow on the hollow.
How many times Lincoln S mother must
have foIled up the hill from this spring
with her WaJerbucket and how often
the little boy must have tOddled down
30 this cool retreat and dabblsd in the
doWlng Uatcr2 The spot is tavorite
resort for pleasure parties for miles
around Indeed. these parties constitute
the bulk of visitors TO the shrine yet
i'm spite Of its comparative iuaCCessi-
bility, an occasional stranger from a
distant State makes pilgrimage to
this lonely Kentucky pastUTc.-WOman'
Home COmpaufOn
The Washington times., 1903-02-08
John c. FREMoNr,s BIRTHPLACE.

Authorities differ as to the birthplace
of Gen John c. Fremont, Unitcd states
Army. some making him a native Of Sa-
vanuah Ca. while others claim that he
was born IN Charleston, s G. Chief
Justice H G. Bum, Of Arkansas. who
was colonel Of the Fourth Infantry from
that state IN Gen. Sterling Prices
army, gives the Confederate Veteran"
for October a lengthy narrative OF
Early DAYS Of War in the West" " and
refers to General Fremont as tn son
of a French refugee, who married Miss
Annie Beverly Whiting, Of Virginia His
birth occurred while the parents we're
temporarily visiting Savannah but he
was reared and educated in Charleston.
January q 1913. is given as the day Of
his birth.-Savannah tGa-) News
The Washington times., 1903-02-08
TEMPLE OF AEsCULAPIUs.

The discovery bT Dr. Richard Herz1g.
o. TUbigeD. Of the ancient temple Of
AeseuIapius, on the island OF Cos. IS
likely TO solve the interesting question
whether there we're lyinE-in and other
hospitals before 1ne Christian era The
temple is 1SL yards wide by 40lz yards
long and was found under small
byzantine church dedicated TO the Bless
cd Virgin Of TaTsus- The columns Of the
temple were found lying whole or in
parts in q place called COME BaEEchessI
or the garden Of the flower beds 3
Greek inscription was found on the On
trance bail OF thr temple which read
when translated -SuHdTy elders from
deferent states have decided TO eofa
TO carry on this holy asylum Of Aescul-
apius. = statue OF Hygela was found
AID portion of an image IN relief OF
serpent, the symbol OF the god besides
numerous yoriEe offerings. Excavations
VIII continue until the whole site Eas
been cleared uH-The Lancet.
The Washington times., 1903-02-08
a STUDY IN ENGLISH SLANG.

How he captured q watch snatcher
was tersely related at ClerkenwcU ye--
teTday by Ernest Pratt A. 3. smart
and muscular young man from Il. ". s
Pembroke.
The prisoner" said the sailor.
tried 10 shark nay friends watch and
chain. Instead o. .sharking' il. he
swivel broke and he got only piece Of
the chain and medal
II ran after him and 'snamed' him.
and there he is al the present time
staring me in the face.
He forgot I was there The poor feI-
low made q mistake"
And when YOU had thrown him on
the ground and fallen on him. did he
give you the coin2" asked counsel
Well. I had 10 bang him q bit first. "
replied Pratt and I told him that If b..
didn't give IL 10 me I should choke aim
Then he gave il up"
II was, indeed. an uHlEcl5v venture Tor
the thief. William Smith. who was now
ordered eighteen months hard labor
London Express
The Washington times., 1903-02-08

At Memphis. Tenn, Al the recent ses-
sion Of the International Brfckiayers'
Union. the report Of the committee on
subordinate unions showed $705763 in
the hands Of the treasurer. The total
membership Of the order Is 1926. The
financial condition Of all local unions in
the United States and Canada is CIassed
as follows Seventy per cent in good
couditioa. 13 per cent in fair condition.
l. per cent in poor condition.
The Washington times., 1903-02-08

Cleveland Ohio. with between 10000
and $4,000 organized wage -earDers. is
considered one Of the most thoroughly
organized union cities in the United
States It has been remarkably free
from the contentious between capital
and labor that have been bitterly waged
in some II The larger cities Of the coun-
Try during the past year. and good
feeling exists between employer and en-
pIoEe.
The Washington times., 1903-02-08

Fire broke out here about 10 o'clock
last night in the n E Church. eoIored.
causing damages of about 800 The IRA
company saved considerable property
from burning by the vigorous way in
which they fought the Ere.
The Washington times., 1903-02-08

The Sunderland Eng branches Of the
BuiieTmakeTs' and Iron Shipbuilders
Union have carried q resolution against
the proposed reduction in wages Of Is
8" week on time rates and 2ta per
cent on piece rates, as being unneces-
sary- derutation was appointed to in
teryiew the employers on the subject.
The Washington times., 1903-02-08
FAMOUS MOUNT VERNON
SILVER RELICS STOLEN
Burglars, Alarmed, Get Off
Only With Spoons.
PROPERTY OF WASHINGTON
Thieves Invade Home of Dr.. Tucker
in Norfolk, Whose Wife In
herited Relics.
PROPERTY OF WASHINGTON
Special to The Washington rmes3

NORFOLK, Na.,tFeb. THE home Of
the Rev. Dr. Beverly Tucker. the rec
tor OF St Pauls Episcopal Church. f24
College Place. was entered some time
last night. and part of the family silver.
including eight tablespoons bearing the
crest Of the Washington family, price
less heirIooms belonging to Mrs Tucker.
were stolen
The maTaUdeTs directed their imme-
Liate attention 10 the sideboard. where
were exposed several large pieces of
plate, and in a drawer of which were
the relics. Only one drawer. containing
spoons principally, had been ransaclled
when the burglars were frightened away
by Dr.. fuckers son. who arose AT )
o'clock to study. Only one OF the price
less plates was taken
Mrs. Tucker Was Miss Washington.
Mrs. Tucker. who before her marriage
was a Miss Washington. inherited the
spoons and other pieces of the Mount
Vernon silyeTwaTe at the time the
service was divided among the Wash
ingtOn family Her father was the own
er Of the Mount Vernon estate, and it
was from him that the present owner.
the Mount Vernon Association. pur-
chased the historic ground. The Mount
Vernon plate is of incalculabIe value
Although it looks as if the thief OF
thieves deliberately selected the missing
silver. this is hardly deemed credible
as no disposition of the stolen goods is
possible
PIunder Cannot be Sold.
While the Mount Vernon specimens
are Of almost unlimited value to coIIec-
tors. they are so few in number and so
accurately identified that il would be
impossible 10 sell the spoons without
arOusing suspicion There is no clue to
The Washington times., 1903-02-08

Express messengers. Of whom there
are about $4,000. running on every rail
road on the North American continent.
are about 10 form an organization IN
better their condition A number O.
meetings Of messengers and labor lead
ers have been held in the last few
months in different parts OF the country
looking 10 the formation OF a union of
that calling but no definite plans have
yet been made
The Washington times., 1903-02-08

At Winnipeg. Manchester, the strike of
the United Brotherhood of Railway En-
ployes against the Canadian Northern
Railway Company, which has been on
since last summer, has been officially
declared of Wage schedules were
slightly advanced over the schedule pre-
scntcd last year by the men.
The Washington times., 1903-02-08

The French Government has decided TO
establish al eight-hour day in all the
naval aTsenals ana similar establish
ments. A decree was issued to that eT-
feet and went into effect January is.
The minister Of marine states that the
system has worked well at TouIon and
LoTicnt- where il was introduced in No
vemher last. This is an outcome Of the
MaTseilIes strike.
The Washington times., 1903-02-08
PIunder Cannot be Sold.
ROCKVILLE NOTES.
Especial t. Tic washington Times }

ROCKVILLE. Nd. Feb 7.-Ex-Judge
John T VInson continues III at his home
here He is slowly sinking. and it Is
understood that the doctors have said
that he viii not live but q few hours
longer. If there Is no change for the
better
The Washington times., 1903-02-08

Los Angeles. Cal. employees Of Wells
Fargo & Co. are working to per
feet union for The purpose Of self pro
lection. Several years ago a general ca
Of 10 per cent was made IN the wages @
employees. at which time the company
promised 10 restore the original scheduf,
when increase Of business warranted II
il is said. Nothing has been done and
employees all along the line are organ
iZiug- The northern division organized
six weeks ago with 500 members.
The Washington times., 1903-02-08

AT Springfield. Mass. the board Of aG-
iUsCmenr Of the local union OF the Bas.
ton and Albany Railroad have decIded 60
make demand on the management Of
the road TO shorten its present hours OF
work Et is expected that their de-
maHds VIII be granted. but if not. the
matter viii be taken TO the Brotherhood
of Locomotive Engineers. The pressure
OF the present freight blockade on Jha
men is tremendous.
The Washington times., 1903-02-08

The British National Federation Of
Trades has succeeded in settling The
strike Of 100 lOcksmiths in the Vol
verhampton and WillenhaII districts Of
the Midlands. Three months ago tine
men struck for an advance Of 10 per
cent. This the employers refused. II
is now agreed that the men shall re
turn TO work on the old rates and
that permanent wages board be estab-
lished. composed Of an equal number Of
employers and workmen's representa-
tiyes, with an independent chairman.
Both parties have accepted the terms.
The Washington times., 1903-02-08

At Chicago. Ill. a salary increase
amounting 10 an aggregate Of nearly
half million dollars a year was grant
ed 10 the teaching force of the Chicago
public schools by the board of education.
OF this sum $3.50 coo will be received in
advance by the grade and primary
school teachers.
The Washington times., 1903-02-08
THE WORLD OF INDUSTRY

A dense fog on the North London
England railway system renders IL
necessary to have 200 fogmen at work.
and il is calculated that the fog prac-
ucally costs the company Ct an hour
during its continuance.
It is announced that employees of the
Augusta, Winthrop and Gardiner EIec-
JTic Railroad Company. at Portland. Ne
who have been in the service Of the com
pany more than one year nave been
granted an Increase in wages.
The strike Of car men and others on
the Spanish railways is growing more
serious at Barcelona. Much consterna-
uon prevails, but the governor has given
instructions to the Guarda Civil TO be
prepared for emergencies.
Il is proposed by the teachers Of Salt
Lake City, Utah. to form an association
to be known as the Salt Lake Teachers
Union, and to incorporate the union a
pension system is in view. with annuity
and sick benefits as part Of the scheme.
LabOTeTs and others employed in the
municipal departments at Boston Mass
are preparing to demand of the city an
advance Of 25 cents a day in wages The
laborers are now paid 81 a day. and
they desire that S2.25 day shall be the
minimum rate.
To enforce a demand for shorter
workday, the strike of the Plate Glass
GIaziers' Union at New York has gone
into effect twenty-five firms controlled
by the Pittsburg Plate Glass Company
are affected. Three of the firms have
granted the demands.
A home Office return Of fatal accidents
IN English mines and quaTTies during
last year was recently issued. There
were during the year ]. .055 fatal acci-
dents, by which 1.166 lives were lost. In
the previous year there were LOS fatal
accidents and 1.229 deaths.
Farmers and truckers Of ACcomaC and
Northampton counties. Va. have or
ganized for the purpose of securing for
eign labor The present negro labor has
become so scarce and worthless that
some quick measures will have to be
taken TO aid the situation.
The miners strike in Somersetshire.
England. has been settled by a ConCes-
sion Of 2la per cent in wages for thirteen
weeks The men demanded an advance
Of per cent. but this was withdrawn.
The settlement was effected by the Bris-
tol Cancellation board.
Al Fargo. y D., the organization OF
the Ignite miners in the State is pro-
The Washington times., 1903-02-08

Al Fargo. y. D, the organization Of
the Ignite miners in the state is pro-
crossing quietly but efTecuualIy The
miners are starting with an eight-houT
day. and will receive about 20 cents
ton It is estimated that the average
miner viii get from $3.50 to So a day OF
eight hours.
The Washington times., 1903-02-08

The executive council Of the American
Federation Of Labor has authorized
President GompeTs 10 proceed TO Porto
Rico to investigate the labor conditions
in the island and aid the wage workers
in organizing.
The Washington times., 1903-02-08

AT Florence Col the miners who
came out on strike a short time ago,
demanding better air, returned 10 work
recently upon a promise on the part OF
the operators that an air shaft would
be sunk at once.
The Washington times., 1903-02-08

The miners strike in Somersetshire.
England. has been settled by COnCes-
sion OF 2la per cent in wages for thirteen
weeks. The men demanded an advance
Of per cent. but this was withdraw vn
The settlement was effected by the Bris-
tol Cancellation board.
The Washington times., 1903-02-08

Demands have been made for :iui-
form scale ana increased wages for 500
employees Of all the elevated railways in
Chicago, III
The Washington times., 1903-02-08

All boiIermakers on the Hartman
system may go out if the Union Pacific
fails to grant the strikers a conference
at an early date.
The Washington times., 1903-02-08

During the last year 1859 men were
employed by locomotive building firms in
he United Kingdom The total shows an
increase Of 700 men over 1901.
The Washington times., 1903-02-08

Not content with having won an IN
crease Of wages in Cleveland. Ohio. TIE
bill posters are trying to extend iheir
organization to Toledo.
The Washington times., 1903-02-08

BrickIayers at Toronto. Canada. are
considering the question of demanding
an advance on their present rate Of
wages.
The Washington times., 1903-02-08

Records show that more than one-half
Of the Chinese and japanese who land
iu British Columbia make their way to
Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec and the
maritime provinces, where they seek
empIOyment-
The Washington times., 1903-02-08

Chelsea. England, municipal buildings
in Beaufort Street, for the housing OF the
working classes, will cost about GG5. 600.
accommodations being found for g33 per
sons
The Washington times., 1903-02-08

Three hundred shoemaEers who struck
for higher wages in Philadelphia in
1850, were the first woTkingmen 10
adopt such tactics in this country.
The Washington times., 1903-02-08

Molders' unions at Indianapolis -n5..
have secured a scale of So day. 10
date from the first OF the year.
The Washington times., 1903-02-08

The matter Of general boycott on
the Union Pacific shops viii be present
ed and discussed at The next meeting
of the Central Labor Union at Omaha
Neb.
The Washington times., 1903-02-08

Farmers and truckers Of AccOmaC and
Northampton counties. Va. have or
ganized for the purpose of securing for
eign labor The present negro labor has
become so scarce and worthless that
some quick measures will have TO be
taken TO aid the situation
The Washington times., 1903-02-08

The situation as regards the South
Wales coal trade is still unsettled. Pro
posalS and counter proposals have been
made. hut until recently no decision has
been reached.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1903-05-01

Among the excellent bulls to be sold
at the Wayne Hereford sale on May
9th Is the second prize bull calf at the
Burt county fair last fall He was
bred by Geo. +. Smith, who lives about
six miles east of Oakland. He is re-.
corded as Hopeful l82256. He was
sired by Mercury 5SSl8. This latter
sire Is one of the greatest bulls of the
breed. Among the good COWS to go in
is Morella 3rd 9SS86, bred by w. N.
Rogers. She is sired by Anxiety Mon
arch, the 2S00-pound state fair cham.
pion Of 1900. Morella 3rd has fine
heifer calf at side by Mr.. Geo. f.
Smiths bull, Mercury. Another most
excellent COW to go IN the sale is Twi.
light S060l. She is sired by one Of the
best sons of Earl of Shadeland 12th,
and he was by the noted Garfield 7Ol5
She has an excellent heifer calf at foot,
sired by Rayaltys Tom, a bull now at
the head of the herd of VIM. Ernst &
Son. w, N, Rogers of McCook, Neb.
will mail free catalogue to any one
writing for it.
The Hereford cattle sale to be held at
Wayne, Nebr,. Tuesday, May 3, will
begin promptly at noon. Parties ON the
line to Omaha or Sioux City can return
home the same afternoon ON the trair
connecting at Emerson which will bt
held at Wayne until p. m.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1903-05-01
Yesterdays Qu Citations.

Chicago, April 30.-Tne wheat market
ruled steady today and the close was firm,
with May up %q1ac and July &c higher.
July corn was up lsc, while oats showed a
gain Of hMAc. Provisions were firm,
closing at practically yesterdays figures.
Closing prices:
Wheat-May, 77hc; July, 72H; Sept, 701s.
Corn-May, 44c; July, 45c; Sept, 441ac.
Oats-May, 33hc; July, 317sc; Sept, 291S.
Pork-May, S17.S5; July, 17.15; Sept, 1877
Lard-May, 1927; July, $40; Sept, 9.42.
Ribs-May, 1882; July, $3.50; Sept, $9.45.
Chicago Cash Prices-No. red wheat,
Tic; No. 3 red wheat, 69074c; No. 2 spring
wheat 7S070c; No. spring wheat, 71I79c;
No. 2 hard wheat, 74c; No. hard wheat,
69@74c; No. 2 cash corn. 44la@44Ac; No
3 cash corn, 43l@l43%c; No. yellow corn,
45@45hc; No. 3 yellow corn, 441a@45c; No
cash oats, 30A@31c; No. white oats
36l2G371ac; No. white oats, 33Q34hc.