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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-03-27

No discovery ever made ia aatron.
omy opens np such wonderful pos
abilities as does that OF this young
chemistry professor az Johns Hop.
klna.
one possible advantage ~ the
discovery IN that II Will oily reflect
objects directly over a. The sur.
face OF the lens being liquid cannot
be pointed ia different directions.
However. this can he overcome.
Prof Wood points out, by setting np
lenses in different parts of the
earth The total expense will not
be great. To see most OF Mars a
morcufy Telescope must be set up on
the equator, for this part Of the
earth Is nearest 20 our planet neigh.
bOr
Only mechanical difficulties con.
fronted Prof Wood from the outset
IN working out his idea II had
been known before that q mercury
surface revolving TN coneave had q
high maFnifying power. As mercury
IL very sensitive 10 the least Jar II
was thought by others that revoln
tons fast enough a. got any results
a. a lena would produce 80 great
agitation OF the surface AZ 20 nullify
everything
nut difficulties didn't Worry Prof
Wood IFS first step Was 10 build
a howl "A inches across the top, and
equip Il around the edge ith many
small magnets. This bowl he had
placed IN another metal bowl which
was connected by betting with a mo
tor located six feet away
When the motor started, u set
this outer bowl 10 circulation. The
magnets on the lnaer bowl made
that one Favolvc with the outer one.
There hn not meinshretAcm tcmf
There was no mechanical connec.
ton between The two Hence. no VI.
brationa IN the inner one In this
inner howl. Prof Wood poured hia
mercury his lens.
go cmfW EN- en- cm en- emfwyptao
Then a. the bowl was reyolyed
the surface grew eoncAve. and be
eaa 10 draw the heaven closer down.
With creator speed the heavens
drew closer and closer yet NibA'
lions beiug eliminated. the thlnE
waa plvea Il a. only necessary
70 get a larger 1hfface. a more po~
efful motor. = more perfect adjust
mant % bearings and surfaces.
Prof Wood IL nov working out
hia plans Tor a larger telescope. the
on. which shAile realize his dreams.
be- hopes.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-03-27

Such 4 surface. made highly con.
cave hs the revolutions. VIII mag.
riff beyong the powers Of the most
perfect lens set built
The simplicity % the new discov
cry IL not It's least Important Tea.
turc. The cost OF building a mod.
eru telescope such a. Is used AZ the
Lick or the YcFkes obaeryalories. Is
tremendous Tho lenses take from
two 20 three years o. the most pa
tient and expert work 10 grind
Ia the new telescope. all that Is
needed Is q comparatively shallow
cave. built os cement or stone. 20
avoid vibrations which would die
tort The surface. a dynamo. and belt
lng "a make ghr bowl rotate the
bowl q mercary itself The size o.
the bowl. hence the size Of the lens,
could be AZ large A. z Desired Prof
Wood dreams IL enc "a feet IN d..
ameter Its reflective power would
BE- alm0Ht incalculahic.
The discovery has barely passed
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-03-27

fNF AnAteU tFF"%t
SAN BERNARDlNO. Cal. March
q Qulsting down after nights
rampage during which he tore up
trees. smashed through fences and
overturned everything movable he
found In his path. Nero, one Of the
big elephants with Norris 4 Rove 8
circus. meekiy allowed himself 20
BE- recaptured here early today
Nero broke loose about II O'Clock
last night. when he was being load
ed On the circus train here
Trumpcfing with rage. the huge
animal numbered through the
streets Of tbs town. leaving a trail
Of terror In his wake.
Circus crowds filled the streets.
and the majority Of the population
was in a panic within two minutes
after Nero started 20 run away.
After destroying considerable
property. the big elephant began
10 calm down. and Il was believed
that he could be recaptured with
out difficulty. Apparently realizing
the plight Of bis keepers. Nero tan
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-03-27
MAN DROPS FROM stoHv. But
UNCLE SAM PROVES THE
GREAT sLEuTH.


AuBURS. Cal March s7.-F. A.
Allies who disappeared from Chi.
caK0 20 years ago ard MAS supposed
10 have met with fosi play. IL on
hla way home today. willing to re-.
turn with his son. who accidentally
learned Of hts fathers whereabouts.
and after making the trip 10 New
Castle. Placer county. induced him
20 go back % hia wife aud family In
the Windy City
Allies dropped aut of slght In a
mysterious manner he left home
one morning. dinner bucket IA hand.
aud that was thu last heard Of him
until week ago
Lake ls Dragged.
The lake was DRAGGED In the ex.
pectation OF finding his dead body.
the city vas searched from end %
end. and telegraph wires we're kept
hot. bue Allies could not be found
Meanwhile the runaway iourneyod
10 this state. and after moving from
one town to another finally settled
IN New Castle. near here He did
not communicate with his family
and bis wife, confident that he wal
dead, donned widows weeds
Lost ls Found.
About throo months aao she ap
piled for a pension, only % receive
IN the course of time the surprising
intelligence that hor request could
not DO granted. iuaamuch a. one
y. A. Allies. o. New Castle. CAL wai
already on Uncle Sans pay roll
The family promptly opened cor
respondeuee with the California Al
les, and Il was soon learned he wai
the same individual long mournee
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-03-27
A REVELATION IN THE
EYE SIGHT PROFESSION

Names and Addresses of few
% the many Seattle citizens who
are thankful for the wonderful cures
they received from Dr r W Dickey.
the German. American Eyeslght spe-
clAlirs, a. 20i205 Peoples Bank
building cor Pike and Second ave,
by bis ne~ method treatment:
Mrs. J. McCielland. si2 2sth ave.
South.
Mr. C. Redmond. 1905 Jackson 81
Mr.. Harry Hanson. 1895 tst ave
Mrs w r. MeElheuney. 1918
Eantiake ave.
Mrs. r A. La shure. Georgetown.
Nervousness. eeverc headache, in.
flammed and wstery eyes. seeing
floating spseks. sisspiessness. dizzy
and faintlna spells and poor vision
are few OF the many symptoms Of
muscular and defective vision
troubles which ! positively agree 20
cure by my ne~ method treatment.
Without drugs or operation. Cross
eyes strslahtsneo.
Since permanently locating in Sc
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-03-27
ROOM WORKERS
GATHER LOOT

Two room workers climbed over
the frRnBom " the room occupied
BY j W Mahoney at the Irving
hotel. l5z5s Second av. shortly
after O'Clock this morning and
carried OF a silkl lined overcoat and
a few dollars IN cash.
Mahorey vas awakened BY the
fwu thieves 40 they rumfnaged about
the room. but before he could raise
an alarm. the room workers fled
from tine hotel Mahoney SAYS be-
saw one Of the thieves in the Tan
haeuser cafe earlier in the evening
lie could give no description Of the
second thief
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-03-27
LOSES HTS HAND

Franh Martan. q laborer living at
24ie First av. had his hand crushed
By = blow from a siedKe hammer
yesterday. while holding a spike
being driven 90 loosen tho cement
base OF The street He was EN-.
ployed BY the Seattle Electric Co.
and was one Of tho gang laying
track on Pine g. Il IL the custom
70 have one man hold the immense
spike with both hands. while two
fellow workers drive the chisei or
spike into the cement basc OF the
pavement with sledge hammers. AZ
the Seattle General hospital Il was
found necessary 20 alnputate the
hand.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-03-27
REMARKABLE INVENTION TO BRING
MARS PEOPLE INTO VIEW

BALTIMORE. Nd. March 2T.--
That the planet Mars IL 10 be-
brought 40 eleae to the earth that
Its people. Us customs, hahlta, com.
merce. dwellings. agriculture,
amWaements. cen. can be studied
from the earth, IL the latest aelsn.
tiflg possibility.
Al least THIS Il tho meaning sci.
enuats are reading into new tel.
eacope now being perfected by
Prot Roht W Wood OF Johns Hop.
kius university It 10 claimed that
Il will span i40 .000. 600 miles Of
space between the earth and Mara
and make true tho Widest dreams
Of Jules Verne and II q, Wells aud
will revolutionlso astronomy.
A bowl OF liquid mercury. revolv,
ing az hlgh speed this Is the whole
content OF Prof. Woods discovery
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-03-27
THIEVES TAKE
DANGER LIGHTS

Lantern thieves have Tor the past
two weeks nightly carried off from
one 20 half a dozen red lights, ac-
cording 10 a report made 10 the 20
lice by G. r. Hall. manager OF the
Lewis A Wiley Construction Co,
who is IN charge OF the jackson st.
Fegrade.
Eight lanterns were stolen last
night and the police IN that district
have been given ORDERS 10 keep a
SHARP watch for the thieves The
lanterns are valued at about g..
The thieves destroy the red globe.
substitute an ordinary globe and
sell the disguised lantern.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-03-27
TskNOCkERS DAY.
PLANNED FOR TIE
A.-Y.-P. EXPOSITION

couldn't see u from the back win.
dow. They wouldn't believe II II
you mailed them Mayer Mliler's
affidavit on a. They afe the Kind
that you hold W At the town pump
and demand IN dismal Whispers
What's doing on tho fair sFoauds
--noihing1
May Sec for Yourself.
ono week from tomorrow wiIl be
their eay. fur It's time they ~
the ffAir that wiil ~ ready. not
on June bat on May 1. Hs hiah
time for every citizen of thu city
who has not been out II the grounds
70 go there and learn Cor himseis
that there IL naught % csoek
about. but a whole lnt 60 yell over.
First glance through the main en-.
trance means enthusiasm. and a
trip over the grounds means =
booster. FOR IL IL not the sfAsrmsut
OF the press burean that the expo
sislon Is today % per cent com.
piese. Il u the statement of the
engineers
Wherefore L IL that the directors
Of the fair have. good nasufedlY
named Sunday. April tth. Knock.
era day. II viii be the day 70
shake pcaslmlsm loose and lcs the
gardens and tbs palaces 90 the fair
grounds have their full effect, and
there will b0 the bcss brass Sand
that can Be employed on hand 10
help. And n IL a pipe that The
Anvil Chorus wili not b. the air
IL II playing when u marches
through the gates
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-03-27
GIRLS DECOYED TO CITY
AND ARE LEFT STRANDED

from Seattle. they received fiasssr-
inE offer They accepted and wefe
given a ticket a. reduced price. The
money t. be returned after working
q certain period
Whcn they arrived IN Seattle and
learned that they bad been victim.
iaed. they refused to accept the Of.
fer Practically psnnlisas they walk.
81 the streets fer three days In an
in~ffectuai effort 10 secure work
Sufficient money wea given the
two girls IN Wallace 10 reach Mis-
SCUBA friends In Butte win assist
them Il fhey can reach that point
Both girls are pretty. Miss Loferen
being strikinKiy handsome
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-03-27
AID MISSION PRICE
TO A.-Y.-P. <.
FIXED

General admission 20 the grounds
during the progress u the A..Y.P.
exposition will be- 90 cents for
adults on week days. and 20 cents
on evenings and Sundays Children
viii be- admitted for half price Tn.
al the exposition IL formally opened
on June /, the present admission Of
abe for aduils will be- continued
This was decided yesterday By the
fair management
The question ~ Sunday opening
has not been definitely settled The
exhibit buildings Will not be opened
on Sunday IN any event. but Il has
been suggested that She buildings
on the Pay Streak BE- allowed 20
run. and that sacred band concerts
DO given ia the grounds
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-03-27
WILL BEAUTFY HILL

The rough. unsightiy hili ia the
rear ~ tho public market II 10 be
terrAced and parked. and landscape
gardeners yesterday started AZ the
JOB % fixing Hp the ground Cement
walks aud a circular view platform
ara 10 be built. and flowers and
shrabbery and grass planted advAn-
faeeoualy There are 10 be rest
seats placed for shoppers who are
tired out after a trip through the
market
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-03-27
GEN. BOOTH LEAVES

Gen. Darlington Booth and Mai
Gen. Howard Fielding left last night
for Spokane. whore they will hold
several meetings They viii then
60 directly east. The general held
an overflow meeting at the Ply.
mouth church last night Although
principally an evangelical talk. RET
erence was made 10 Mra. Booth. the
Little Mother OF the Penltentl.
aries"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-03-27
SEATTLE PROOF.

J. Prcnatt retired. 81 Third av.
NJ Seattle. Wash, says THE
gratifying result obtained from
Deans Kidney Pills some three wears
ago have proven lasting and l cheer
fully re-endorsc the remedy. For
two years ! suffered from attacks Of
hackache, caused by disordercd Kid
neys. over-eNertion or the coutrao-
ton 81 a cold would always wcaken
my back and would cause sharp
pains 90 dart through my iolns The
kidney sccrctions were also too fire.
aucnt and often accompanied by "a
ecnlding sensation In passage. noAn a
Kidney Pills promptly relieved me.
correcting the kidney difficulty and
bauishing the ache and weakness ia
my back"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-03-27

Dseossd 20 Seattle On promises ~
good positlens. Only % find when
they arrived here that tlselr crsdslisy
had been imposed upon. Elsie Loft
sr~n. 10 years old. 81 Tecumssis.
Okla and Margaret Kelly. -. Of
Wichita kas arrived IN Wallace.
idaho. yesterday on r blind baggage
On their ray bomo
The girls were n plsiahle cnneia
tion. covered with coal dast and their
clothes badly aollsh Miss Lofnrun
was carrying ons shoc. owing 70 hsr
heel beinM hlissered
They we're Mattresses IN oklahenre
city. Answering an advertisements
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-03-27
MINSTREL BOYS TO
APPEAR TONIGHT

Lester Wilson u tho interiocutoF
Of the first part and his work -
unexcelled In that line For tw0
years he has filled principal par
Ia the show. ard this year II the
continuation Of all bis best ability
IN this line Lester Lewis and
George kellogg are on the ends and
have same Of the newest and finest
gags ever sprung from local stage
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-03-27
BOOKS LOST

Books valued a. $3.50 we're taken
from the home OF Df II. J. James
Al 1914 Ninth av last Thursday
afternoon. An alleged expresaman
appeared at the James home with
an order for tho books tFeatlscs on
"Def0rmifioa Of the Feet" written
By Or. James. Mrs. James allowed
the expFessman 90 take the books.
II later developed that ~ James
had never sent the expresHman FOR
the books Tho police we're noti-
fieu. but no trace Of the expreasman
or books has yet been found.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-03-27

Examination. Neglect the trouble and
dizziness, nervousness rheumatic
pain, swollen anklee and limbs. dim
ming ot the eyesight. sediment IN
the urine. or fiuttering or the heart
Will mark the near approach OF
dropsy. gravel stone IN the kidney.
diabetes or BriRhta diseaAa.
only IN one way can kidney dis
orders be checked and curcd--bv
prompt treatment OF the kidneya
themselves with a special kidney
remedy Deans Kidney Pills are for
the kidneys only. They cure sick
kidneys, clear and regulate tho
urine relieve strain upon the heart
and nerves. and cure backnche.
rheumatic pain and dizziness. They
are recommended at home by people
you know.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-03-27

gravity doem not pull a. strongly
there as here and that a day on
Mars IL half ~ hour longer than
"A n here They have even con.
siructed mapa % the surface. show
Ing land. mountains. and water
channels
But These things iil only be tho
alphabet Of our knowiease IN com.
rariaon wtth the possibilities ~ the
new discovery Cities can BE- en-.
plofed. people aeen AZ close fanFe
communication entered into pef
hapa whole world 81 know ledge
opened 70 earth beings
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-03-27

The experimental stage. bnt already
the results have been 80 aatiEfac.
tory that the discovsFer Il coat
dent that all that IL needed 20 acs
complish lfa complete success "a %
overcome purely mechanical Oh.
staeles % the construction Of a bowl
large enough Tor bis purpose
Scientists already know some.
thing ahou, Mars. our nearest plan.
etAry naiEhh0f They know Il IL
half As large as the earth. that Il
has tao moons. one making the
circuit IN eight hours. the other Ia
80. They know that tho force %
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-03-27

Work is nos going ahead on tho
prison stockade on Beacon hiii.
provided for through an ordinances
introduced By Councilman Mckih.
non several month"; ago. The city
has appropriated Sc. geo for the pur.
poae II IL the intention 70 work
The city prisoners Ia the ssoekade
instead Of pArading them through
the risy tied 10 q bali and chain
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-03-27

The most ambitious attempt IN
The efforts Of black face minstrelry
viii BE- staKed thls evening IN the
Moore theatre when the Broadway
hleh school black faces appear In
negro bugiaaqne and play 90 a
packed house For three monfhn
the company has pesn training
hard.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-03-27
FIREBOAT IS INSPECTED

y. W Iibbs. an expert on nau,i-
cal construction, inspected the fire.
boat snoqualmie yesterday. and viii
have a report ready 20 file with
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-03-27
CIRCUS ELEPHANT
ON THE RAMPAG E

talixed them By refusing 10 allow
himself % be chained
Il was not until early today
when ne was apparently sleepy and
willing to BE- fed. that tho runaway
hunted up the circus camp and al
lowed his feet 10 be ehackied.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-03-27

the city officials within the next
week. II IL likely the council and
the board Of public works will abide
with his decision AZ 10 the neces-
siiy Of docking the craft for re-
pairs also as 20 whether the vessel
requires an entirely now hull
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-03-27
FIRM BELIEVER IN
ASIATIC EXCLUSION

SANTA CLARA. Cal. March ~.
Father Thomas Ewing Sherman.
a Jesuit missionary and a son Of
the famous Gen William +. sher.
man. who h now Waiting Santa
Clara college. n firm believer
ia Asiatie exclusion He sa9a
4 am with California heart and
soul N her anti Japanese agitation.
am with California for the righi
OF the family. and IN such matters
believe that tho rights OF the
state are far above that 81 the
nation"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-03-27
QUESTION IS
TAKEN TO
COURT
SEATTLE, RENTON g.
SOUTHERN FILES
SUIT.
Wants Franchise Granted
S. &. Co. Declared
Void.

After threshin9 about ia the hands
81 city officials and The ecntendins
fnctsrgts for several months. the Pine
81 street car franchise muddic went
g. the superior court today. Morris
y. Sachs. attorney for the Seattle.
Renfon 4 Southern. filed a com
plaint which In substance asks the
court % recognise the prior rights
az his corporation on the street a.
against tire claims of tho Seattle
Electric company.
The plaintiff asks that the fran
cliae granted the Seattle Eleesric
eonpany be declared void. that the
Seattle Electric eompany be re-
strained from operating street cars
on the line In question and Tor iadg-
mcnt for the costs % the action
Simply Want Rights.
IN discasslng the suit Fresidcat
Crawford. # the Seattle. Rcnton s.
Southern, said
when sutt brought hy the Scat
re. Renton a Southern Railway
company b simply 20 secure the
rights already granted 20 tha com
pany b. the city. The franchise
granted 10 the Seattle. Renten a
southern Railway company on Pine
a. gtves thc company tho right a.
construct IS tracks. bat. despite the
fact that We had secured ghss prior
right. We have been unable "a secure
. permit from the beard q public
worries although our plans have he~n
on fiie with the board Tor a number
~ weeks
While oar application for a per-
rnft nAs pending. the Seattle Elec-
trie cosnpany. without any franchise
sights or any rights Whatsoever. Sc
cured a peFmlt % bnlld tracks on
Pine a.
Beard Il Blamed.
We arr contemdlrg that the per.
init ISSUED By the board q public
works attempts te take assay rights
that had already been granted 70
the Seattle. Rerfcn a southern Rail-
way company and turn such rights
over q the Seattle Electric com
pnny
This actfon IL paxed By the Sc
attic. Renten a s0uthern Railway
company as taxpayer. to have the
pretended ordinance u the Seattle
Electric company declared Invalid.
for the reason that tha council tn
attempting 20 pas. the ordinance
acted disectiy contrary 70 the plain
provision AZ tine city charter and In
srite 81 the fact that the corpora
tion counsel Rad already rendered
an opinion tE>t the city rad no rixh,
70 reject a higher bid and accept a
loMeF cne for a street railway fran
ehfse."
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-03-27
JOBS FOR MEN.

The United Civil Service commits
sion announces an examination on
April 81 next for assistant phyHi
ciats. assistant chemists and an as
alstant photographer. There are
10 OF more Yancies for physicist
three or more for chemists and one
fGT a phol0grapher
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-03-27
DISAPPEARED TWENTY YEARS AGO
HAS BEEN FOUND

a. lead Allies son arrived Ia New
Castle last week. and induced his
father 10 return with him 70 Chi
eaan.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-03-27

attic have cured many Of the most
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which other doctors and opticians
could give no relief.
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and having 20 years practical sx-
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am prepared to treat successfully
the most stubborn and Ions standing
cases
Consultation Free Prices Res-
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Office houree. 3 a N. 10 s .. m.
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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-03-27
OPPOSED TO GARBAGE
COLLECTION SCHEME

we are nnalterably opposed 10
the granting OF a franchise 20 pri.
vate parties for the collection OF
garbage" said the West Green Lake
improvement club at les meeting
last night A committee of three
was appointed 10 confer with other
improvement clubs OF the city.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-03-27

DO you want your range and boil
or Connected Call Main $500 of
Ind 1900. c. II. Brown Plumhlns
co.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-03-27

New York Life President Here
Darwin r. Kingsley, president OF
the New York Life Insurance Co. 10
In Seattle. investigating the invest.
meut field.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-03-27

Help wanted male. Page &. go
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-04-03
Bisbee City Hall Cracked.

There are cracks in the east wall of the city hall building that admit day light to the council chamber and the front room where the fremen have sleeping quarters. One of the cracks is in the southeast corner of the council chamber. 1t has the width of pencil at one point, man standing on the in side being able to see daylight through the crevice. In the front room, used by the fremen as sleeping quarters, there is crack that extends from the ceiling to the wainscoting in the fire house below, end on tbe outside 1t is visible from the top of the building to the ground. some of the concrete blocks are split in two. The cracks, it is be- lievod, ara due to the mining operations under ground and the gradual settling of the ground. The city engineer, in discussing the matter, said there was no cause for alarm.