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C01MISSI0NEHS.
BIDS OPENED FOB REPAIRING AND
COMPLETING THE MONTOPO-
LIS BRIDGE.
A Right Move Looking Towards Securing
Good Macadamized Roads
For the Couaty.
Yesterday a committee consisting
of S. K. Moreley W. H. Firebaugh R.
Piatt W. B. Brady and other members
of the Travis County Road association
appeared before the county commis-
sioners and after thoroughly discussing
the road question an order was adopted
and spread upon the minutes to the
effect that the county of Travis will
build macadamized roads on applica-
tion of citizens provided such citizens
pay one-third of the expense.
The work will be let by the county
commissioners under contract. It
is said that the building of several
miles of leading roads will be com-
menced at once and such places
which need immediate attention will
be improved in a permanent manner
so that the farmer can market his
products at any. season of the year.
Once started the good work will go
on and Travis county will have a sys-
tem of first class public highways.
Nothing will pay the county better
than first class roads and the returns
for the money expended will compen-
sate its citizens beyond their expecta-
tions. The county commissioners very
properly reserve the right to deter-
mine whether or not roads should be
improved.
The commissioners also agreed to
put a broader bridge over Manchaca
creek ; said bridge to be forty feet long
and sixteen feet wide. Bids are asked
for to do the work.
The commissioners also agreed to
have two hundred yards of the San
Antonio road south of Austin macad-
amized and they want bids for doing
the work.
Thcwork is absolutely needed and
will save the taxpayers money pre-
serving the work already done. It is
one of the most important roads lead-
ing into the city and the action of
the commissioners is to be highly
commended.
The following bids were opened yes-
terday to repair and complete the
Montopolis bndge :
S. A. Oliver & Brother of Houston
for woik according to original plans
$11333; for work with concrete pier
f 12574; for super structure $8207.
Berlin Iron Bridge Co. Connecticut
for bridge complete and furnish all
material. $22500.
Milwaukee Bridge and Iron "Works
entire bridge complete and furnish all
material $22500.
Clinton Bridge and Iron Co. of
Iowa complete with all the material
$22250.
Dave Byrnes of San Antonio bid so
much per foot and asked $1000 to re-
move the wreck agreeing to complete
he bridge in five months.
Geo. Holdstock & Co. of Austin for
one brick pier 7135.
Flume & Rex of Austin for on
stone pier $7750.
J. J. Belger of Austin for one
stone pier $237 per foot or $9480.
Kansas City Bridge company of St.
Louis to furnish all material $20867
on concrete piers; $21115 on brick
piers ; $17869 on tubular piers ; using
the old iron complete $13192.
The award will be made today. An
examination of the above bids will
show that if the county wants a stone
pier and that seems to be the pre-
vailing idea the lowest bid for com-
pleting the work with such a pier will
be Flume & Rex's bid $7750 and S.
A. Oliver & Bros' bid for the iron
work $8207 making $15957 for the
work complete.
Flume & Rex are the gentlemen
who have just completed the stone
foundation for the capitol fence and
Mr. Oliver superintended and had the
iron work for the bridge at the foot of
the Avenue put up.
THE CAPITOL.
Matters Picked Up in Our Tour in the
Departments.
EXECUTIVE OFFICE.
The governor yesterday issued a
proclamation offering $300 reward
oarh for the persons eneaeed in the
train robbery in Brown county a few
days ago.
The eovernor vesterdav' received the
following letter from District Judge
Hi'orhtnwftr. in reference to the assas
sination of the colored men in Ange
lina county on December zo :
Hoher Tex. January 7 1890.
frrt Win FTllennr. thfi Governor of Texas
Dear Sir : Yours of the 4th just re
ceived. I am doing all in my power
tn hnxa the assassins of the negroes
in the lower end of this county
brought to justice. I charged the
crand iurv yesterday specially in ref
erence to the affair in a very strong
and urgent manner. .
Th( cood people here are a unit in
their condemnation of the matter and
t KpIipva we will ferret out the mur
A. -
I had seen your letter to the sheriff
. rJ this countv. published m tne rost
1 T fnlil the crand iurv of vour ut-
iUJU o rn 1 x
condemnation of the affair and I
v;nlr it has established the co-opper
.ti'im of all the eood people of this
rountv in the endeavor to ascertain
and arrest the perpetrators of the
hellish deed.
t am. vours ever with ereat re
gard L. B. Hightowee
Judge of the Ninth District.
STATE DEPARTMENT.
Tim Mavo Hav Press and Manufac
turing company-of Lamar county.
Capital stock $100000. Incorpora
tors : G. W. Campbell. P. M. Chisum
A. filabee 8. C. Geson N. F. Is or
ris Travis Henderson. D. P. Hollon
W. C. Chisum and D. R. Hancock. '.
comptroller's department.
Receipts at the comptroller's office
yesterday reached nearly $60000.
McCulloch county redeemed one
$1000 bond yesterday.
Ihe comptroller received and regis
tered $150000 Waco city street im-
provement bonds yesterday and $365-
000 Fort Worth city funding and
public improvement bonds.
STATE DEPARTMENT.
The Texas Tram Lumber company
of Jefferson filed an amendment yes
terday! increasing the capital stock
to$l000OUU.
comptroller's department.
Llano county yesterday redeemed
one of her $1000 bonds.
The receipts of the comptroller's
office yesterday amounted to $90000.
The Knights of Honor.
Austin lodge No. 418 Knights of
Honor elected and installed following
officers for the year 1890 :
C. M. Staples r. 1). : J. v. wooi-
dridge D. ; O. Felthouse V. D. ; D. F.
Wright A. D. ; J. W. Smith C ; R. G.
Sheldon P. K. ; 8. C. Shelley K.;
A. E. Habicht T; J. F. Pate Ge.; H.
Sparks Ga. ; W. Helbeg S.
DEAD AT NINETV.
Ellnhalet Kimball Veteran of the Teaxn
Army or inaepenuence.
From the Hartford Courant.
Eliphalet Kimball first walked into
the Courant office ten years ago bear
ing the weight of 80 years vigorous in
mind but physically feeble wis age
and condition naturally excited sym
pathy and this was increased when
some knowledge was obtained of his
history.
In early life he had leit his nomein
New Hampshire to enlist in the arniy
of the young Texas republic. He did
his dut there. When independence
was achieved his brother-in-law oi
Rhodes became United States consul
at Galveston his brother John b.
Kimball was active in matters con
nected with the organization of the
new governmentand the subject of this
sketch assisted him in the work of
translating the old Mexican laws from
Spanish into English. For this and
other service to Texas he received no
compensation from the state then or
afterwards.
Eliphalet returned to his native
state New Hampshire but later went
back to Texas and spent some time
there. Afterwards he traveled in va-
rious states obtaining a livelihood by
the sale of some medicines of his own
manufacture. He did not stay in any
one place long enough to gain a resi-
dence. He was still supporting him-
self as above indicated when he first
appeared in Hartford. He was a man
of good natural intellect independent
in his views ; was honest and strictly
temperate ; and when his health fully
gave out he found kind hearted people
here who have supplemented the help
of benevolent organizations and cared
for the old man for ten years. He was
provided with a room and aided to pro-
cure things sufficient for his very sim-
ple needs. In a few households he was
always sure of bread at meal times
and of other "creature comforts" at all
times. His travels were mainly upon
the horse car which he greatly en-
ioved in pleasant weather. It was his
"carriage" he said.
A few years ago when lexas was
advertising its great riches and pros
perity some of Mr. Kimball's friends
here thought as he himself did! that
the state he had served in its infancy
might well assist in caring for his old
age. At the suggestion of a Texas
official he wrote a statement of his
service in Texas couplfng with it a
recital of his destitution among
strangers and a petition for relief
The Texas legislature simply ignored
his petition. Inquiries of Gov. Ross
and others elicited the explanation
that "in the multiplicity of their
doings the legislature had entirely
overlooked the claims of Eliphalet
Kimball." Another petition two
years later at a time when Texas liad
a surplus of a million dollars in the
treasury was equally unsuccessful as
were efforts to interest prominent
Texans and Texas newspapers in the
old man. With the exception of one
large hearted young lawyer Mr. C
L. Edwards now of the Dallas bai
no one down there seemed to care a
picayune whether he starved in his
room or took refuge in the poor
house.
Even a final personal appeal month
before last to Gov. Ross in which he
was assured that every Texas dollar
sent to the dying veteran would
have a Yankee dollar to keep it com
pany brought only the stereotyped re
ply that under the Texas statute pen
sions could be granted only to veter
ans resident in the state.
Nevertheless Eliphalet Kimball did
not starve nor did he end his day
as a town pauper. J. he same gen-
tle womanly hands that car k1 for
him during years of increasing
feebleness smoothed his dying pil
low and the strangers who supplied
his modest wants have with very
timely and welcome assistance from
few kind souls at Dallas completed
their task. He will be buried tomor-
row from a private house always hos
pitable to him in his lifetime by
friendly hands with due rites in
grave of his own. Neither the great
and prosperous state of Texas cor its
officials will ever again be asked to do
anything for Eliphalet Kimball.
Bucklen's Arnica Salve.
Tm Bust Salve in the world for Cats
Bruises Bores Ulcers Halt Rheum Fever
Sores Tetter. Chapped Hands Chilblains
Pnms and all Skin Eruptions and posi
tively enres Piles or no cav required. It is
guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction or
money reiuuueu. xuve m ttuu uv...
For sale byJ . J . i'omn.j
ROAD MAKING.
WHAT
PKOFFESSOR
HILL HAS
TO
SAY ABOUT ROAD
MAKING.
Some Suggestions That Hay Be of Value
Just Now to the County
Officials.
As ihe county is about to engage in
road building the following extracts
from Prof. Robt. T. huts paper puD-
lished in the last University bulletin
will be of interest. He says "that the
height of the road should be about
one-sixtieth of its width ; that is in
roads thirty feet wide the center
should be six inches higher than the
sides in roads forty feet wide it should
be eight inches and so on in propor
tion to its width."
Foundation. Macadam roads are
now everywhere constructed on sub
stantially the same principles ine
ground is first cleared and leveled of
the prescribed width and it necessary
excavated to the depth of the road
covering. All roots of trees and soft
and spongy places not anording a
firm bearing are removed and their
places filled with good gravel or broken
stone. The surface is then rolled
with a heavy roller in order thoroughly
to compact it.
Surface. In regard to the sunace
of the road all engineers agree sub
stantially. All insist on using small
angular fragments of clean stone.which
under traffic unite into a solid mass.
These surface stones or metal as they
are technically called must be as
nearly as possible of uniform size the
largest of which should pass through
a ring twoandone-hali inches in diam
eter. Modern practice is also agreed
that on top of this metal there should
be a layer one or two inches thick of
very fine broken stone or gravel. This
gravel or binding material should not
be put on until the metal has been
compacted. It is needed only on the
surface and if it becemes mixed with
the base of the metal it weakens the
road for the fragments making up the
metal bind best by their own angles
The less that is put on the better
and a clayey binding should be care
fully avoided.
In regard to the foundation there is
a difference in practice derived from
the teachings of Telford and Mac
adam the two great road builders
Telford insisted on a complete separa
tion of the road metaling from the
subsoil by a firm and regular bottom-
ing. This he usually accomplished
by a pavement but sometimes . by
other means. "Particular attention"
he says "should be paid either to find
a naturally dry bottom for the road
way or to construct one; and avoid as
much as possible suffering the work
able materials coming in contact with
clay. And this may always be ac
complished by means of gravel sand
vegetable soil chalk or bottoming
stones but this bottoming should be
made perfectly firm and regular to
receive the top workable metal of
equal thickness."
On the other hand Macadam con'
sidered a paved bottom not only use
less but positively mischievous as in
creasing the rapidity of wear. "Mac-
adam insisted that as it was the
native subsoil which carried the road
and the traffic and that so long as it
was preserved in a dry state . it would
carry any weight without giving way.
and that for this end it must
be made dry by drainage and
kept dry by a covering impene
trable- to rain." The best practice
of today however seems to be con
trary to Macadam's teaching. . A mac
adamized road without a foundation
may be better than one with a poorly
laid foundation where the stones are
thrown down promiscuously on an un
drained subsoil. "But where the bot
tom is soft and wet and the region
can not be laid dry by drainage" as it
is in the region under discussion
modern experience shows that "a bot
toming of some sort is very desirable.
and where stone can be got for
pitched foundation or pavement it
will often be found the moet econom
ical as well as the most convenient
way of making a road if it is required
to be of any considerable strength
The cost of considerable metaling
is saved and three or four inches
of broken stone laid on six inches
of pitching consolidate quicker
under ordinary traffic than the
nine or ten inches of broken stone
alone. The stone used for a pitched
foundation may be of a quality unfit
for metaling or building." "When a
pitched foundation is constructed the
stones must be set with care by hand
in a close pavement with the broadest
edges (not sides) downward and across
the road and must be wedged to-
gether with fragments. If the stones
are laid flat there is a tendency to
rock under the traffic and even to tilt
upon edge in soft ground and the top
metaling does not bind upon them so
well. The upper edges should not ex
ceed four inches ia breadth to hold
the t j mauling well." A small
amount of gravel or sand undir the
pitching would though perhaps not
essential to a good road; be very ad
vantageous in a region like the Black
prairie.
In regard to making the sides of the
road weaker than the middle practice
also diners. I. here is little doubt how
ever that in a country like the Black
prairie wnere a weu maintained nar
row road is best a weakening of the
sides would be very inadvisable for
besides bearing its share of the traffic
the sides of the road are always subject
to a special lateral wear.
The Golden Age.
Houston Post : Senator Ingalls has
rational moments and occasionally
speaks like a philosopher. The man-
agers of the eight hour movement
asked him for an expression of opinion
and he replied : "If there are any
working people in our country who
desire to work more than eight hours
per day I think they should be per-
mitted to do so. A general reduction
of the hours of labor to eight per day
would . n my opinion have a
beneficent effect upon the manhood
independence and citizenship of the
people if - enough could be earned
in that time to support the laborers
and their families and if the interval
were spent in rational enjoyment or
intellectual improvement. Having
been for many years in the habit of
working from twelve to sixteen hours
day myself I should personally favor
the reduction." The distinguished
Kansan does not believe in one work-
ingman making rules for another and
forcing him to abide by them. In this
respect Mr. Ingalls is a pretty good
Democrat. He favor a reuuction in
the working hours if the laborer
would not suffer financially by
the reduction. Upon that little
f" ' the entire question turns.
That the laborer cannot
accomplish as much in eight as in ten
hours is admitted in the claim of the
agitators that a reduction in hours
would necessitate the employment of
of a greater number of workmen.
Then if the producing power of the
workman is curtailed it follows as a
natural sequence that his wages must
be proportionately reduced or employ
ers must be content with smaller pro
fits. As many industnes are now
operating upon a very narrow margin
of proht it follows that many will
be compelled to close down - and
instead of increasing the demand
for labor the new order of things
will decrease it. Unquestionably
eight hours is as long as a man should
labor but so great a reform cannot be
brought about by arbitrary methods.
The reduction must be gradual in or-
der that no violence be done to either
labor or capital for an injury to one
is an injury to both. The world is
making the getting of gain too serious
a matter. It has come to look upon
it as the object instead of the means
of life forgetting the higher aims and
enjoyments. With the improvement
in labor-saving machinery with tie
added productive power of man has
come increased demand. The luxuries
of the father are necessities of the son.
But man's wants or needs must have
a limit while there is practically no
metes or bounds to his inventive pow-
ers to his capabilities pf multiplying
production. Unless the signs of the
times be misleading the world is be-
ginning to see the first faint down of
the true "golden age" the age when
man can provide for his needs with-
out spending the better part of his
life in the treadmill the age when he
will have abundant leisure for those
higher enjoyments for which he is
fitted by nature. Not alone in the
improved machinery the inventive
genius of man is the glory of the
'golden dawn of a brighter day" seen
his increasing liberality his greater
respect for the rights of others is its
brightest herald.
' County Court.
CASES TRIED JANUARY 10. HON. J. M.
BRACKENRIDGE PRESIDING.
State vs. J. Reed continued to Jan
uary 31.
City vs. James Wright dismissed.
State vs. G. Cook fined $10 and
costs.
State vs. G. Herner fined $10 and
costs.
State vs. W. Harris reset for Janu
ary 13 at 2 p. m.
Why don't you cure that horrible
catarrh? How will I do that? By
using Dr. Thurmond's Lone Star
Catarrh Cure. For sale by Alexander
& Cornwell 219 East Pecan street.
The Knights of Pythias.
At their last regular session the
Knights of Pythias elected the follow-
ing officers:
W. L. Salge C. C.: J. W. Maxwell
V.C.; Henry Moses P. C; T. W;
Kain prelate ; Thomas H. Wheeless
K. of R. and S. ; Abe Frank M. of F. ;
George Calhoun M. of E. ; Joe Koen
M. of A. : T. D. Hearne l. u. : w imam
Marrish O. G.
The new uniforms for the amplified
third degree have been received and
the lodge will soon do work in that
degree.
Ladies don't suffer with nervous
ness weakness indigestion and other
diseases peculiar to your sex when
Dr. Thurmond's Lone Star Blood Syr
up will cure you and make heme hap-
py. For sale" by Alexander & Cornwell
219 East Pecan street.
CATTLE DOING WELL.
The Range In Splendid Condition and Stock
Fat
Mr. Drapper manager of Maddox
Brothers & Anderson's big Menard
county ranch came in yesterday and
he reports stock fat and doing well.
During the winter the weather has
been mild and thelrange is in splendid
condition. Messrs. Maddox Brothers
& Anderson also have information
from their Greer county ranch saying
cattle were never in better fix. All in
all the winter thus far has been very
favorable and the cattle interest is
flourishing.
What's the sense of saying that ca-
tarrh cannot be cured when Dr. Sage's
Catarrh Remedy is so sure and posi-
tively certain that the proprietors of
fer $500 reward for a case of catarrh
which they cannot cure. A full pint
of the medicine is made by dissolving
one 50-cent package of the powder in
water. Sold by druggists; ou cents.
The county wants bids to macada
mize two hundred yards of road on the
avenue south of town.
THE ALLIANCE.
MEETING OF THE HORNY-HANDED
' SONS OF TOIL FBI- .
DAT.1
The Travis County oad Association
Endorsed A Sumptions Banq.net
and
Other Matters.
Lhe County Alliance met in regular
session - Friday in their hall in. the
new capitol with about 100 members
present. 4
After appointing a committee on
programme consisting of Dr. Fields
Grandberry and Dixon Mr. H. B. Beck
was elected permanent secretary vice
Sam H. Dixon resigned.
The report of the committee on
cotton yard was read showing receipts
during the year to have been 14000
bales. The average price of cotton
sold was given at 9 cents. The ex-
pense of running the yard Was not
given but the report shows that
it is about out of debt
A committee was appointed to confer
with the board of trade in reference
to entertaining the Horticulturist and
Farmers' institute which convenes
here next month.
The action of the citizens' road as-
sociation in endeavoring to secure
better roads was commended and th9
following resolution unanimously
passed:
Resolved That the Farmers' Al-
liance of Travis county is in full sym-
pathy and will heartily support the
Travis County Road association in
carrying out its objects to-wit: Im-
proving the public highways.
Messrs. Fields of Travis Kendrickt
of McLennan representing the State
Alliance and Mr. Tracy of Dallas
repiesenting the National Alliance
made brief addresses on the state of
the order.
These addresses occupied a great
deal of the time of the convention
but they were very interesting and
showed that the Alliance was very
prosperous in Texas. The speakers
were attentively listened to.
The Alliance then adjourned to
Billeisen's cafe where a committee of
citizens consisting of Messrs. Wool-
dridge Brady Morley Dittlinger and
others had prepared an elegant din
ner which was greatly enjoyed by
about 100 guests. There was an
abundance of good cheer served as
only Billeisen can and toasts were
offered and happily responded to by
many of those present.
The Alliance held an afternoon Fes!
sion but the business transacted was
not made public. It was reported on
the streets however last night that
the Globe had been selected as the of-
ficial organ for the order in this county
Last night the Alliance assembled
in the district court room to hear ad-
dresses by gentlemen who had been
invited to speak and Hon. Felix
Smith called the meeting to order
Prof. Everhart of the University led
off in a most interesting address. He
presented to his hearers in well di
rected and clear language the bene-
fits of chemistry especially to the ag-
riculturist. He alluded to the fact
that the farmer was now seeking
higher education that he might the
better improve his high callings and
to illustrate stated that ove seventy
per cent of the students in the State
University were sons of farmers. The
professor was attentively listened to
and his eilort was highly appreciated.
Treasurer Lubbock then followed in
one of his interesting and characteris
tic speeches. He said the farmer in
Texas made his living easier than any-
where on earth. He had traveled
through Germany France and Eng
land and he has seen the farmers
there and knew what he was talking
about. He said everything depended
on the farmer. "I do not speak to
flatter you. I am no candidate just
now for any dffice but I say every-
thing depends on the success of the
farmer. The government depends
upon his success the lawyer the doc-
tor and all professions de-
pend upon him and I tell
you gentlemen that the most pleas
ing virtuous healthful life I ever
lived was when I was a farmer.
Farmers are the best citizens that any
government can have. And they live
nearer heaven than any people on
earth." He then alluded to
the convict system and
stated that he believed
a radical change was necessary in the
system. He advocated reducing the
grade of felonies and fixing the term
of imprisonment in the penitentiary
at not less than' five years. For the
crimes under felonins he would
have punishment fixed at hard
labor on the public roads the
convicts to be controlled by the re-
spective counties. He contended that
this system would give the state good
turnpikes within ten years.
Prof. Hill of the state geological
department made a very interesting
speech showing the importance of
geology to the state and especially
to the farmers. He said the great
need of the state was s systematic
classification of its lands and soils.
Judge Fulmore followed in a brief
talk which contained many timely
suggestions which were eminently
practical and sensible.
The Alliance will hold another busi
ness session today.
Dlwmt
Nausea indigestion
of WomMk -
bloating general de-
Diuty
DEPRESSION. SLEEPLESSNESS.
liver and kidney troubles and kindred af
fections permanently cured by using Mo
gu're's Cundnrango.
Death of Capt 8cbmldt.
Capt. H. C. Schmidt died yesterday
at his home in this city. He will be
buried this afternoon at 4 :30 o'clock
from his late residence on San Jacinto
street.
Poor Humanity I
The common lot Is one ot sorrow say At
least the pessimists they who look at the
worst side. Certainly what would otherwise
be a bright existence Is often shadowed by
some ailment that overhangs It like a pall
obscuring perpetually the radiance that else
would light the path. Such an ailment; and
a very common one U nervousness or in other
words weakness of the nervous system a con-
dition only irremediable where ineUlclent or
improper means are taken to rollers it. The
concurrent experience ol nenrous people who
hare persistently used Hostetter's stomach
Bitters Is that it conquers entirely supersenl-
tiveness ot the nerves as well as diseases so)
called which are Invited and sustained by
their chronlo weakness. As the nerves gala
stamina from the great tonic the trouble dis-
appears. Use the Bitters tor malaria rheumat
Una biliousness and kidney troubles.
LIST OF LETTERS.
Follow! tie is the list of letters remaining
uncalled for and advertised at the Post-
office at Austin Tex. for the week ending
January 6 1890:
LADIES' LIST.
Blum Josie Miss Burklnger.KatieMiss
Bunton. Mamev Crawford. .lane Mm
Caldwell M E Miss Dove Fannie Mrs '
Uayton Mary 8 Miss Euist Edia Miss
Fitzpatrick Ellen Gratington Sarah
Miss (21
Mrs
Howe Kate Dr
Hutchinson Addie
Mrs
Loew Ida Miss
Miller Mary Mrs
Neely Sarah Miss
Huii; E O Mrs
Lewis Annie Miss
Lewis Carrie N Miss
More Ellar Miss
Nichols Marv Miss
Overton Mattie Miss
Patterson Bettie Miss Robinson
Francis
Kopers Lulu Mrs Mrs m
Robinson M J Mrs Raina Matilda Mrs
Rusly R J Mrs Shepherd F L Mrs
Sansoru Susie Miss Taylor Isabella Miss
Wallis Rhoda Walsh Kattie Miss
GENTLEMEN'S LIST.
Avalos Antonio
Arnold M D
Andrews H B
Alford J L
Bell J M or S M
Bouldin J
Brennau James
Dawson H H
Einfeld Christian
Gerstenberger Ernst
L
Hoaffer Oscar
Hubbard J J
Hopkins Herman
Kern Franz
Kunze Franz
Lial Felipe
Milbe J H
Poland John
Asnton tiarry (3)
Brown John
Belger J J
Davied Countte
Douglass J M
Giluiore Charles
Greer Dammie
Henderson Lewis
Hubbard A J
Herrera Noberto
Jackson Mel via
Kimp Elbert
Lowry W D
Mason C B
Owings R 8
ncRrell.J a.
Barrels aeij vv
Salinas Policarpo (2) Stonds Stinling
Smith Sam S
Scott. 8 W
Bhenard. John
Bchwartzberg H
Taylor Monwell
Whitney G A
Watson John A
Young J F
Tyler & Simpson
Vandross James
wtimotn j v
Worthani L J
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For the Scientists. '
The question is often asked: "Does
the top of a buggy wheel in motion
travel faster than the bottom?" The
New York Sun with the aid of an in-
stantaneous photograph has settled
the question. It reproduces the pic-
ture of a bicycle going at great speed
and it says: "The photographic dry
plate was exposed about the fiftieth
part of a second. That was quick
enough to catch a good picture of the
bicycle and its rider in all but
one particular. The upper spokes of
the wheels were not taken. They
were moving so rapidly that the speed
of the shutter was not sufficient to
permit the lens to throw the outlines
on their negative. The lower spokes
were plainly photographed because
their motion was not so rapid." So it
is a fact that the upper part of a wheel
in motion goes more swiftly than the
lower but who can explain why?
The Blaine Family. -
A correspondent writes : "James G
Blaine Jr. is still doinghis daily stint
of work at the railroad car shops in Wa-
terville Mo. A recent visitor there
says that he is grimmed with toil
wears the regulation shirt and overalls
of the workingman and in nothing
can bo distinguished from the other
workers. His work is hard and from
false standpoints perhaps is ignoble
but is it not really more honorable and
useful than that performed by any other
member of the Blaine family? Jimmy in
repairing a railroad engin e or car is
an essential factor in the problem of
transportation and as such he is of
more real importance to the country
than his brother Walker who is draw-
ing a large salary in a place he is not '
qualified to fill or his father with his
schemes of doubtful expediency in the
state department. If all the Blaines
had been practical mechanics like
Jimmy instead of professional states-
men the country would have been
better off."
Electing Beggs.
Chicago III January 10. The Times
says In all probability John A Beggs will
be elected senior guardian of Camp 20 to-
night. Beggs may not be present but it is
said his election is assured. Camp 20
members have held a caucus and decided
Beggs' acquittal is in the line of a verdict
of not guilty for Camp 20 and that the sus
picion tnat tne muraer was natctiea in tne
notorious camp has been . abandoned.
Therefore they have decided to elevate
Beggs to his old place.
Mortality la New York.
New York January 10. The number of
deaths during the twenty ;four hours end
ing at noon today reported at the bureau
of statistics were 202. Of these. 66 were
due to pneumonia 21 to bronchitis and 30 -to
consumption-. There was 1 death front
influenza withoutcomplications and 18 from
influenza complicated with other diseases
principally pneumonia. .
Salt Decided.
Chicago I1L January 10. Judge Shep-
ard rendered a decision this morning in the
suit of the Chicago City railroad a gains
the West Division railway and refused to
dissolve the injunction restraining the
Yerkea company from laying a cable
State street This decision makes itim-'
Sossible for Mr. Yerkes to complete his
own town loop for the West side cable
line under the present plans.
The Avenue hotel will be thrown
open to the public about the first of
next month.
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