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FROM FRIDAY'S DAILY THREE JURIES WEBB EMPANEL LED YESTERDAY. i . Two Case Were Son-raited, and in One the. Jury WM Ont Until ! Late Last fight. .(From Dally Feb- 17th.)!. .s the- circuit court yesterday tha In time was consumed in hearing cases be-j fore luries.' The case of At? ? Husk, : ' ' . . I Ll.iaintiff. vs. F- Gllhamoeienaant, M Gilham, defendant, an appeal from the Justice court of Aums Ville precinct, Iwas jcalied in the incrn ing and went to .trial before, the-follow-lng named Jurors: " C. G. Given. Cfcas. Aicuorirucx. C&rsnagh. Henry JCraus, John CraJg. E. F. Parkhurst, Eaa-1 Kace, J. Ij. cooc, George B. ffovenden, Andrew Hughes, J. P. Humphrey, M.?Helbert. r - At 1:20 o'clock the caso went to thi jury and that body retired for delibera tion. VWhen Judge ' Burnett left the couit room at 7 30 o'clock last evening no verdict had been reached and the judge left orders for a sealed vetdlct. fveral houwi later ,the Jury agreed on a verdict, and the men were permitted to go to their homes, the foreman hay ing the sealed verdict In his possession. Grant Davis, plaintiff. - ts. P. I Brown, defendant, an action for nyney. was the nef case called, the following Jurors be?ng se'ecied JO heir the cser Wm. Armstrong Sr.; W. W. Elder, C. C.-Ooodal, f. rorma'n, John Nlco', F. Kefser, J. W. Cox, W. Goodrich. A Lr.ml ard,; D. D. Coffey, R. Ih Holman, J. M. BIgler. Evidence w was introduced -and nearly two: hours coniumed in h-aring the I whan th rirni moved a non. .' jkl.K rta. rlnili1 rrumntUhl ol at 1-M n tn vAaiAwl.v " - 1 by ounl. was granted. he case d.s nlsed and the firry CHrha'ged. Mary J. Js kon, pHlntlff and .appel lant, vs. F. W. Ptlrbln, defendant and it spondent, an appeal from the Salem recorder's court, "was he nest else:, It went to trial -before the following flye trors, the panel being exhausted, anl both parties agreeing to submit the ras to the five men: John Nleol, Wm. Armstrong, W. W. Elder, Clinton Knrts and G-. C. Oood ale. 1 All the tvitnesses'.were called; sworn and excluded from the court room when the trial bgan..nJ tre h'arinr laste-1 until about 6.30-o'clock, when the de fendsnt's motion ' for a non-suit was granted, and for the second time during the aftenfwvri.! the cw was taken wit of the ba&.Jsj of the jury.- ' In depart ment-fv-2r of he state cir cuit court, yesterday, two" suits .we're Bled agstnvt! thf -board; of comm'sfioh rs of the sale of school.' University and - other state IsrwJs, to- restrain the board other state isivm, to restrain tne ooarai.Donu- rb-mi .tvp remove! ., - Tn h flT-ttt . y . . . I -1 from selling certain mwls. intne ato the undertaking' parlors 'of W, T. "" J',"""'"'! tends that be applied for tht purch-Lf of the tontli half of ton fJCyt a. t. A anl that tvlth Iia ar.nlloaHmi ha tiajl ms -.V-.XJV:;.;7rew the board bas rtnce-sgref.d to sen the i roperty mvoivea to oe ji.mma Mr. Lemery was about 3 years of sg Wctson. and the restralliing order 1 4 an4 , weflUhy farm-r. having reslde-l aked for the purpose of reventina th', m county for about forty years. n.sk;ng of a deed to the list named de-Bel,ldeej a .ijq he leaves a large fam rendant Emmn U "Walso4 t,Iy of chllJren: five sons and five daugh- The second Case is bro?ht bv M. B t(l. all of whom are grown up, the n.inKin iK'nimi me ooarai nnc r rum I fott n a r similar c.-mllnr. P'nln t'ff alieires that he made application for the purchase of the ti.,rtwest n'larter of section a, t 8 a, r 3 e. and nail a fes 4of $80- that he board of l:ind commls slr ners has elnce sold thle land to de- 'fenflant Sootit. and a restralnlnr order is flske-1 for the punwe bf preventing the making of a deed to ytort. THE 8TATE UNIVERSITY. Legislative Committee "Reports the Present Conditions. as to i -The special Joint legislative commit tee appointed to investigate the state university at Eugene, submitted, on Thursday, the following report in the senate:; -. . ' .' '.. .r ; "We visited tihe university, met the faculty and students, and visited quite number of thi class rooms when the classes were assembled. . There are enrolled 171 students, but the1 attend ance at present is some four or Ave "Fourteen professors are employed, at salaries ranging from $1,100 to $2,000 per annum, and In addition thereto Is the president, jwho receives a salary of $3,000 per annum. . . "The students come from every part of the state, there being three or four counties of thi state unrepresented. "OeneraMy kpeaklngv the faculty seems composed of capable and able men." several of them feeing men of ex ceptional capacity, attainments ., and fitness for their-jirork.! It has been pub licly stated thit professors have se cured poaUiona - In th - institution . throuKh political influence, and as a i eward fer political service "performed, ,mnd4tht poslriohs in the institution ave been used largely. fr political purposes. . - :..,C lUlia. . "In broad sense the charge is with out foundation. We are disposed o Ae eve that In one, and possibly twotn Vtances present members jof the facul ty were emoloyed. rather ei a reward r political sei-s-kses redered, than because of eminent fitness for the po sitions, but w are not prepared to say Jhat the emcieacy of the school haa been impaired therebr On the whole. It. seems to us that he work being dona la the, school is exceflent. The pupils seem bright, wide awake and industri vjs; the curriculum U commendable, sad we were impressed with the belief that those In attendance could not be lng batter. 4 ' f I "We find that there is no foundation the - frequently repeated statement wat the people of Eugene are using or Oeslre to u W , unlversrftv ava m. h'gh schooL On the' contrary, Eugene natetaina Its own high school, andrall f Indications are " It wilt continue so to ) do. We do not ! consider, the sairies paid too great, -f ; Capable educators cannot be secured! for lees- -' " It is regret able that the advantage afforded by the oniversity are not more largely enjoyed, and in this connection we cannot ' refrain from, t suggesting that, in our judgment, the faculty is k partly responsible for the small pat ron n c -th arhnaT Is hsvlrnr In this. that the members thereof hare not col- tlvated a more Intimate acquaintance , with those in charge of. the common school work of the .state. There la no i reason why the youth of Oregon should go beyond the state to secure nnl-"ltm versity education. land we believe they' would not were it more widely known and understood that the' advantage offered at he, University of Oregon, if not equal to any! other, are all that ai. r.. r v,i. f iiiil is ms . 111 Mn v 111 nsr. m i s" an x nasj jajjty should be fthe VeaderV oFedl cational thought and work within this state should form and mould public sentiment on these Unes. and. to that end, they should bring themselves' more closely In touch 'With the dura- Mional system of the state. They should j i visit ana aia n conauqting county, ais- trlct and state institutions, and thereby . assist, not only in giving. an impetus - to educational work and In lifting it to a higher plaaie. bu also in popularix- Ins- the school thev- tnreju-nt. This I we suggest, not in the way of unfriend-' iy criticism, out iq tne interest or the people of this stat. and of an InsUtu- tlon supported - by I the taxpayers, and which should fee made. It possible, to. answer their expectations and hopes." DROPPED DEAD 05 THE STREET. Heart Disease End? the Life of Loafs Lemery. a Hoieer Farmer of Marion i County. 1- Louls Lemery, cn of Mnrion county's I nfrifiaara nrt a r.rndnAi-nu. o rit w..H.fj. ' ",' ' 1 " ,1, J .Vi. i. , " T "s "" - mues norcn w urmis. amppfa neaa in Mr. Lemery. ac. orpanied by a neigh- tor, lanlel ;avanaugh. drove lo this! Clly yesterday morring for the purpose! of transacting some busts, at .. . ' , Marlon county c ourt house and it was . whiiw u i uuie iu inai uuiuiing insi on i vrrZT mJL $ ' -V.-M ' wiway across ign street, on, the north side of fcJourt, Mr. rmery j was suddenly prostrated and before hln wTipamon. coa. -reiKH-r; mm any -aay sis Muice. neieii on tne ftrect.. tmer oc rouce, u. w. liioson, wsno nappeneq m xne vicinity aiinai nastenea to tne rrsiaence or ??r. j. ismitn, near cy. . ror meaicaj assiaianoe;; wining nanas, In the meantime Having removed ths aimwently Ufelw fOrW front the atreet to sv sheltered phicealrnfsMe thtr otd Kansas noose. ir. mftn soon arnyea a.a jaoorew nar rca ,fissiiaie- xne prirmxe:.nianr. nurT nt avail, uw.u,,,,, , derk ... ... 3.(10 "tt'il i ' J. v v--- l lFenitentigrr. 2 clerka" (experta.V. TJo: i.Death ta WVT hare been cAu$- That! th special committee to eaft( ed by heart' trouble, tcmrrplieated with .J -.ii.-.. aMvna. t k Rlgdon and prepared for burial. A son lh. deJd and Mrs emerv came jto thl, clt during 1 the afternoon and I . .. .. . . wm ccompany inejooay- liervais on,. the overland this morning, where funer- tal win be held young'st tieiiig about 16 jfears of age. THREE JOIN r iNPICTMENTS. Report Hade by ihe j Grand j ' Yesterday. Jnry t . - J, .vi " . ine granu jurj v-..... of circuit court for Marion county yes-. terday returned three Joint inaiet-i ments against P. If.. I'Arcy and W. J. T' Arcv. S. T. Richardson, J. A.Car- son. W. J. Rafter.! If; T. Hayes and L.f V. EWen. charging Ithem with the of- fense of altering thf public records of Marion county the tally sheets and ballots at Monitor; Mt. Angel ana Tnti.iriiia ..nwtlua1r foe the Ion (1898) -election; th4 readers of the Statesman and the general public are conversant with tpej alleged ballot frauds, consequently it is not neces- sary to review tne matter ar. xms review the matter at this time. The defendants appeared before mir.gs. I, Justice of the Peace jilt A. Johnson last Enrolled bills W. Arthur Robblns. evening and furnished ball fof their ap- Kettle J. Lottritr. Miss M. S. CreUhton. pearnace : in the circuit court when e. J. . pwafford, F, K. Hoiman. Ell their cases are called, jwhich will prob- Langle y Mrs. Steve McFadde.n. Geo. F. ably be some time today. JJudd. ..i ' j i I Kngrbssed bills Clara BufUnston. FOR SrGXAL 9 ER VICE. A C. Wm. Maxwell (chief). S. H. Rook (ex Jones, operator for be Pacific Postal p.ft. o. R. Chamberlain. jL J. Lamb. Telegraph Company,at tne state nouse during the present ftession, has made; application to Genefal A. W. Greely.l chief signal officer ot the United states i offlcer, for membership In the signal corps in the Philippines. Mr. Jones Is ; a telegraph operator: of ten years' ex- perience. a strong, healthy young man of excellent reputation, and has jfhany endorsement for 4 hie... applies lion, among them being those of Gov. T.T. Oeer. State Treasurer CbArlesS'S. Moore.. ex-SUte Treasurer Phil Me scaan, and nrany of. the leading sena tors and representatives,, as well As leadinsr feuslaess and! professional nen rof the tate. and he! i hopeful of t- ceirlng favorable consideration at the hulih f 0neral GreelV. .'l a 'BRANCH'LINBi Manager W.'ll.l rancy,' local manager of the Oregon "public) health and morals, statistics and Telegraph & Telephone Company, . jM immigration J. H. Hndersoru " been informed' that the -eompany wil i Rallr.-fid and transportation Mrs. at Once begin the eonstrucUon oft a Campbell. - -telephone line between this city and1 Roads and highways Chasv.X Won Mt Angel.'' The work "will begin Unrhe-j acott.- f " dlately, and will be pushed-until com-1 Resolutions Jennie Curtis, pleted. Thus another. of ,the rurali Falartes and mlleare Miss Florence communities is brought into telephone ' L. Smith. ----- i " f communication with the clty. The of-' Salaries., state and county offlc-rs fice at Mt. Angel will be located In the Ira Wade. t - college of the Benedictine Fathers. J Stenographer for Multtorrah delesra . i - - tV'tlon Louise South wick. ' It is stated that thel number' of card-? Stenographer for- IwuseBonnley. v.m i. h...mm. AtiMh Hhrnnr- Gans. Mrs. Clara Ferguson. T. B. Mc- 75.COO Is sweater than that claimed by any other eity In thei world. ; " v-,V' THE HOUSE . CLERKS WHO THEY ABE AXD THE AM0U5T OFMOJEY EACH WILL GET. Many Pnnea Will Be Replenished by Donations from the State y- - Treaaury. - - (From D.tlly, Feb. 17th.) The house committee on salaries and mileage made the follow tar supplement rjrreport yesteraay we recommend that the clerks and members of the several .-ommittees of th house receive the followlns: ier io-wii. x " ' Per dav. J.ciary. r cieras... Waysand means. 1 clerk............ B.0O Ways and me ana. 1 stenographer.. 4. "Ways and tneanv 2 clerks J Railways and transportation. 1 -a--- w - - - - rk:.;.. ... ... . .. .. .... S.00 Election. 1 clerk..................... E.) Mucauon. 1 cirK .w Engrossed bins. clerks, chief clerk! exprts. H.W. Enfrroesed bills.1 assistant clerks... 4.W isnroiiea diiis. s cleras; enir ciera --.".... i!iam cieras. .,.. wmeni inn xanon. i ciera.. a.w Rod an1 highways. 1 clerk. jr..... M Counties, 1 clerk.. ......... ........ S.Ofl Resolutions, 1 clerk i..'. 8.00 Agriculture.... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3.0 '"""'luir.. .. .. .. Irrigation. 1 clerk.. ... S.W Mining.: clerks.).... 3.00 Public lands, l-clerk S.M Beaic,n Bna pttrmacy. j cierir.... 3.hj I DanKins ana insurance, I cierx. .... s.w Indian! affairs, 1 clerk. 3. no Mlllteiy affairs. 1 clerk............. 3.00 Federal relations and committee on Intel nal It. povem-nts. 1 i-ler... 4.W Salaries and mileage. 1 clerk.. ..... 3.M Fisheries and game, 1 clerk.'. ...... 3.00 Health; and public morn Is, penal and charitable institutions. 4a- titlr an1 Immlrratlnn 1 9 no n . . . - . 1 cierx.. ........ ...... a.w . .,,.,, .u vitro... .-. -" " ' - 1 clerk... .. .. ., .. .. 3.00 I afanfoAf'iisaa 4 - ' Art Caplfol and grounds "cities' and towns,, claims, labor, pulllc 11- haiy, 1 clerk. 3.00 Fntlng. 1 clerk .... ...i... ... ... 3.C0 .Commerce. 1 clerk.. ....i.. 3.00 The speaker of the house. 1 str-no- - grapher.. ..... ...I . ... B 00 'Three stenographers, appointed bv the mm, of the house. 40 davs. 6.00 Joint aid Special Committees IfiiltnAm.h f.la.. tl rn 1 Iv1r SC Atl 8ute library. 1 clerk.. 3.00 htllt treasurer, t clerks; 4 clerks at mm. i at a cu gcnool Un.1s. 1 clerk. . ............... 3.00 Exan,Ine lwk, of .cretary cf state : j. clerk.... ... 5.00 'jyat mute chool.iclerk lV'daVs. 3.00 .t,, indtHes, i clerk 20 dara. 3.00 insane asylum. T clerks, expertie. . .1 7 00 jnntng.- 1 expert, I7.0O: per day: , hffi terK.; ... v...- "r . - Wanhlngrton legislature receive the foi-. - 0Jina? i -ml lea n. " A.T S, MvcrsTr4oO miles) ? WV.?. V" ,360.00 5 rtIs MoTmltesv''" w. J. V.UrTIS lW miles.... o,uu W.00 That he spocU1 c0mmmee to examiner the je,-,. hame. ' appointed at the 'special-session, be allowed the follow ing mMeage: J. W. Maxwell miles)..,. I... 3103.20 J. E. Hall (?42 miles) 8t30 W.-F. Gray (3M miles):.... 59.40 That the committee on revision of school laws be allowed the following mileage: J. E. Wall (125 miles) ....$37.70 Johar, Young (i0 miles).......... 66.00 II. W. Palmer (20 miles) .. 48.00. That; the committee on omhan's hom (be allowed the following mileage: John McCourt ffO miles) .v ...... ,.$9.00 J. J. Whitney (60 milos) .0) J. J. Whitney (60 mibts) Moody (60 miles)... i - 9.00 nimes of the hou:e committee clerk are as follows: . Agricultural J. Famsworth. Assessment and taxation I. A. Free- land. Banking and Insurance-rC. E. Eds-er- iy, . chief (transferred tQ stenoaraoher on 12th). Barking and Insurance Fannv Raich Commerce B. L. Williams. bounties R. F. Roberts. ... Corporations F. C. Geer. Capitol iind grourds, cities tnd towns. labor, imblic library Fibyl A. cam- Mary. Chadwlck. Elections J. C. Beck, Education Austin Craig. Fisheries and mme-Jennie A. Frier- a.n., ,: , . .' Food and dairy products J. Q Thompson. -- j internal improvements Marv Pavne. Horticulture C J." Gesnltnc, :, Indian affairsFred Mclntvre. Irrigation Walter Moore. . ' Juilclary -Laura I. Reeder (chief) Helen R. Stanley. Edith Bmythe. Medkne end Thai-maey N. Conyers Military affairs John Gill." . Manufactures DoiUe McGnir- Minings-Josephine Fosa, Mrs. E. E Ayers. PiiWIa ImM P CTtlUmnn Prlcting C. F. Cathcart. Penal reform, charitable Institutions. Eevltt Jr.j C. E.;Edgerly (transferred from hanking and ine trance). - ' '. J . ; . 1 Way and means 1 A Moorf chief $ days); John W.?KirBey, DoraiDever eaax4stenograrfcrXi CV Freeman chief;. . ' ' Joint and Special Committee Clerks: '. Deaf r twut' school 'tthousel-LesJle Campbell." - . . Fishing Industries (Joint) Ed. X Ede. . - -Insane asylum Choose) Geo. C. Sears (expott). A. Q.! Eeach. : ' -'. Printing isenate) M. L. Holmes. 1 Print ing (bone Maud Mc rrisou. ' A Ti Hofer, Jr., Fdward A. Swooe fex I). - Penitentiary O. M. Mohler f expert). E. Meyer exp?rt). ? Kxaralne books penitentiary (senate) B. p; Cornelius. Examine books state Ilbrarr .Chouse)- C. C. Ncill. Examine books seeretarr of state- John H. Shupe. Examine books state tbouee) Ernest A. Mcrick - . Examine books state (senate) Chaa. H. Dodd. . Examine book state 'senate) G. A. Patterson. Examine books of state treasurer (house) A. T. Wain. Examine state treasurer Geo. ' A. Peebles,- G. G..Crary, A O. Hochrodt, Mrs. Laura Pursel. W.W. MeGuire. . Revision of school laws (senate) C C. Neill (ceased Jan. 16th). Examine book of ttn ln1 Ym.l (senate) A, J3. Little. ,' ; , ( IN THE PROBATE COURT. Administrator of the Estst of Charles . L. Jone. Deceased The Ap praisers Named. Margie Reciter, yesterday;; petitioned the county court that letters of admin istration in the estate of Ch.oa. Li. Jones, deceased, be Issued to W. C. Hubbard. The p..1itloner was the wl'ctf deceased at the time of hlr dsath. and the only heir. The estate consists of 60 acres of land in. Marion county, valued at i about roo. W. C. Hubbard was appointed ad-n-ilnlstrator, and he promptly filed hU bond fpr $1000. and letters of adminis tration were Issued! to him. C. W. Stump. 1. W. Hubbard and C. Becker were appointed appraisers of the property. . In the matter of the guirdlatishlp of Edward Greenwald. deceased. Judg-i Terrell yesterday appointed T. L. Lind say. David M. Erown and Wm. Conser as appraisers. . , THE IfOP MARKET. In his latest bulletin Valentine Loewi. the New York hop merchant says: . ; Bales. Receipts for week. . , " 3.481 Receipts from .Sept.. I., ......... .,125.437 Receipts same time .last; year., .104.691 Exports to Europe for week.. .... 1,308 ExfiOtts front, Sept. 1.. 37.061 Export same tline,lat .yearj;,.W 70.US Imports for wek,..",... . . 40 Imports from, Sept. 1 ..... . .. ... 1.047 Impurts same time last year.... ..ri ,7?J Some, features .. .pf .the market -have been a little more, encouraging of late, end there, aema .to be a, ateadler. If not firmer feeling developing at the close. The incuirlca from abroada r of such character as to lead to the belief that England must'bave more hops. Seveial shippers have, stood ready to buy when they could find what they wanted, ani in some case there has been acceptance of cable offers of stock which untlj re cently s would have "ound ho favor across the water.. Brewers continue to br.y a few lots, and here and there a tot changes hnnds between dealers. . Th j quality of the hc-ldings arow poorer jas the season advances; the choice stajte hops have .nearly all passed cut of first hands, and only a few really choice Pa cific coast are available. Prime stock from all sections Is worth about 16917c. while common to fa'r grades ranjro from 12l5c Fair buying is reported in the Interior of thl state at 11015c. with bf-ttei than 11c pal for a lartre growth of very Pne quality. The Wa tervllle Times estimates the stock back in "neida county at 4,733 bales Madison from 4,000 to 5.000 bales. Franklin L300 )ales, and Otsego and Schoharie not reported. Some of the, trade here con sider these figures too high. A ware house in the lo-wer rnt of thin rltv vaa hops were dstroped; most ,of. thest were Pacifies, and the bulk haviner been sold, partly for export, hnve to be- replaced. will probably There are rumors of greater damage to the fruit trees of this section from the cold weather of ' a few weeks ago than was at flr.t reported. We hope the later surmises will turn out to b founded more on anxiety and fear than on fact. There Is no question, however, but tht silver prune trees are nearly all injured or killed. ,But the Novem ber freeze" of a few years ago demon strated that silver prunes are not a success here, and thousands of theso trees have been dug up by ouij orchard ists and replaced by Italians. (As we have said several times, the prune for the Willamette vnlley ha probably not et been developed; but the Italian, so far, fills the requirements better than t ny yet In general ; cultivation. Oiir orcharilists have rqet with a number of reverses and difficulties, and any In Jury to them Is In the nature of a pub lic calamity, j - The town of Wopdburn is terribly torn with dissensions over the amend' ments to the city charter1. But we hop? the dove of peace will yet spread her gracious wing oyer; the "people there, and that they will make up, Hobsonlze, and work together for their beautiful little city." Speaker Thomas B. Reed was once In sight of the presidential office. ,: But he Is getting further away from It all the time. His treatment of the meas ure foi the eonstructbm of the 'XUar ftgua canal putting bil's and dales In the way to bet rut t his view .f the coveted place. '' " i There seems to be &j i v v& lawn.; surrounding 4 he president of France. Problem That Has Juovg Pnrzled r Railroad Men. Max BarschaH's Invention Successfully Tried on a Secticn of the Pennsyl vania Railrad and Its Use Is Now to Be Extended He Avoids Former Mis- - takes. - y'- Not so very many years ago a Urge number of our railroads were not Inac curately described by the picturesque term. "An embankment and a couple of stteaks at rust." and the teneral conV ditiou of their tracks, as it effected the rising public found expression th" plays upon the Initial letters of the cornpanle which were amusing perhaps to every body except the officers of the road but were not complimentary. One road I which was the first to take Sfew York ers tc Long Branch and down Into th Jersey . pines where Lnkewo4 nd Its neighboring villages now stand was the R. and I. B. railroad. All of Its rcguUr I Citrons knew it as the "Rough and Damn, Bad," whl'e a neighboring road, hose ' ; lr.iti.tls .were F. and J- was known .as the "Fits and Jerks' for twenty years or more. These naras indicate more clearly than could easily be done in so few words otherwise thr condition of the tracks over which rail reading wsa done, in America a genera- j lion ago. There is no Improvement In railroading which; has added, more t$ the comfort and. safety of passengers thamthat rnde to the roadbeds and rails.' One official of the R. and D. B. railroad said one dar. after the road had"btn in operation, twenty years: v "We have never killed a passenger, except through the passenger's own fault, and yet there has never been a day in twenty years when we escaped except by the grace of God. In all that time our roadbed and rolling stock have never been fit to use." i The day before he sMd this he had been In a car which waa derailed and rolled down an embankment, but no one was killed. In these days, on even the best roadbed' laid, the: passenge could estimate, his progress, pretty ac curately by the series of bump which marked depression in the track at the end of each rail, and as long as iron mils were used, the battering down of Ihe rail ends, and .slivering of their tons were considered lrevitable. With' the advent of steel rails virtually be gan th; imprayemfint of rwr tracks, and wjth that of i the rolling stock, which taken- together ' has vmads the railroads of America th most luxur ious of all the traveling facilltW of the world and- the safest. Those who are concerned In the railroads oaty as trav elers lean bade In sort seats, wateh the qvlck chang Ihsj landscspe and enjoy the ftnooth sped of the trstn, and few eg cept rallrosA mere ever-give a thought to the ingenuity and. rmilttpHclty-of I mentions whletr itaver Teen ttnada' a: utilised to bring about this result. ... Under dhe Vhoels of c.ur. carriage rails M irtwl weighing f rom r 5 to J00 pounda for each yar4 Jn length;, under them again are broad-faced tifjs. spaced so close together that it 1. tiiieorofort able to walk upon them.- and these In turn reet .on a roadbed of broken stone a foot or rn6re deep You po longer feel the old bump. bump. - bimp. In pr.selng the - rail; ends and. In fact, there are not so many uf those ends to pass Instead of sixteen-foot .'.rails there are none less than - thirty feet long and some are double this v length. Still, when riding on the engine, with Its greater weight pressing .lovn th t recks, one can feel a bump at each rail end. and ar. examination jof the track "themselves after a few weeks of i'e shows that there Is tllJ an Im provement needed to give a really smooth roadbed, the equivalent of, con tinuous rails ,The making of perfect rail Joints Is perhaps today the greatest need of the railroads. It Is ,not even to be sup posed that such nn Important matter has- not attracted the- atentlon of the Inventors, As a matter of fact, trie in mentions in ihis line are so numerous that a list of the patents on them aiiM make a large book, . but those which come" even near to solving "the pribl?m are few. When steel rolls got actually to be cheaper tn.in iron .ones ana si cheap that railroads could . easMy, af ford to put down M to 10P pound rails. it seemed for awhile as If the problem might be neglected for ' a time. The rails were ro stiff that -they seemed scarcely to give under the wheels of the heaviest locomotive and the metal so firm that it was long before It showed the result of pounding at the ends of the rails. Many railroad men seemed content to use some heavy for-v. of the ordinary fishplates ard let the Joints go at that. The heaviest loco riot Ives th.it wen: built five years or sr ago put a load of elrht tons on a sfn gle wfcel ard M.000 potmds wa ths Icacl. of the tlggest freight c?r. Today locomotive. are ballt which weigh more than I1C tons and carry. loads of t we've tons on each of their drlvlnsr wheel. R llVnds on a busy road would be bat tered out so much under the lighter rolling stock as to force the; putting In of new rail every eight or ' ten years. Under this new nd heavier stock the results are likely to be so much wors as to make Vnll renewals a most serious Jtero of expense unleVs some adequate device be brought out ' to cure- the trouble. Put for :the tjatlerirrg nf ttw rail ends, a rail would last under the morstfconditlons from f.fteen to twenty year. .-;v 'j"-! ' It is tne of the. fact of th world w history that . never hn a need been great- but some remedy- has been found for the trouble, and so It is safe to assume that' there is probably at hand a good and sufficient rail sptice for present needs. .The one which todsr seems to give the greatest promise of safety to passengers and tnoney saving to railroad shareholder pn a . foreign Invention which has beer under test on t. sectlonbrf the track of the Pennsyl vania road Just west of Pittsburg for two- Tears. Its inventor. Max Barschall ok xxrx I ill. iimihwi ' wruri &j .isuflKrt Loree to put In ten miles of these Joints upon section of the mad which is sub Jeet cot only tc h-'avy fretiht tiaClo. but also to fast passenger trafTic. The test h.-ii been so' satisfactory that another ten mtl.es of the road on the main line between Fhll-vdelnhla and Pittsburg Is, to be equipped with-the joints, and it is safe to assume that If this test prove as satisfactory the whole road -will be similarly equipped. It is also safe to assume that, if the Pennsylvania rail road adopts the olnt. there Is no pet tei one known. ; . "- This joint uses on one side of the rail . an . ordinary fishplate of (whatever de sign a railroad h.is In ur-e "r,r prefer. On the other side It us a what seems t.i be at first glance an eld device, in the form of a short section of rail to carry - ' the wheel over the Joint. Ths piece of rail Is indeed Intended v to carry the wheel, smoothly over Ihe Joint, and if it were made and supported! by ths .naln mils In the manner formerly at- tempted its Inventor declares I th.t it would fail of it purpose and be ;nor of a detriment to ' the track! than a help. Formerly rurh sectlo-s were car-' r!ed down To the mifn rail '-rtemge and clamped upon and against this.' - Held in .that way the result w.-is that when the. welsht Of a passing wh'er earn upori , the rail ends these were forcetl down.' the .third rail piece was forced up. and the Joint was m worked at each passage th.it In a little While th bolts wer loosened and worn and tlrO Hhrrfe J4rt rack d to rf cer. . i t in the invention or Mr. itaischail tn third rail piece Is carefilly separated t rt m the flanges of thw m.-ln rails, and , then to maintain the se paration and jo. rrakerthe whole jolnl solid a filling" piece , Is Inserted where carefulfy -de .. signed form, it Is declared, so sup ports the rail ends as to tlve the whol-i Jelnt more stiffness thn Ihejiolld part of the rail has., and to. transmit thd strains from a. passing load in such manner' a, to absolutely prevent ,tho working or racking of the Joint. Thl filling piece, touches the third rn II sec tlon and ihe he.ids and flanges of ths r.ifcln rail" only nt Its extreme corners . or boulder. Dotted lines drawn across it from shoulder to ! shoulder show the i'nes of the transmission of the lead strains and their distribution. The Jo'nt I Invariably to have the sup port of under plates on each joint tia ' fc give it the proper firm Itearlng t maintain Its IntegVlty. The cost of th joint is said to be about S2 SO as against about l.Mv for . Ihe ordinary fiahplatir , Joint.. . ... " There Is another dlrtlnrt advantgo which this Joint - is said to possess, hlch Is worth con.I 'ertns; in these days wh-n i steam railroads are, being converted to electric lines, a is said to be likely to happen to the ' elevated -roads in 'this city soon. This Is Ihe fa cility with wh'ch the rat's can be bond rd together, under the Joint etectrlcallv. where the copper bonds are ehtirvlK protected.'- Although It lr the custont to use. sis bolts to a joint with ordln. ary fishplates Mr. rarsr hall saM that . four bolts are sufficient for his Joint. In his method ot elcorlc.il bonding he utilise the -center bolt hole lr either rail end for' Inserting the copper bond Ina wire and then bends the wire over and" around the two inner bolts so. a to get an elastic bond which' will give and lake with the eypamlon and con traction of the rails under. change of temrrature... i .-.-.--. ' i ii ' i i ' . ''', Y : ? v STRAWBERRY SLTPLY. : ..7. ' The Season for It Extended fr,om One t Month to More Than Six Months. The t raw berry season In the New . York market thirty years ago extended from about the-"middle of June to about the middle cf Julr: the fruit camo' cnieOy frrm New Jersev. wl(h Mm from the: Hu lson rlter in lhl state. Kbw the regions of supply extend from LmTk. Ont-.rlo to southern Fiorina, nud. the. season rwgjlna In Jnunry. Forn af ter the close 'of the civil tvar the strawberry-producing territory was extend ed sjthwird frorrj northern Jersey in to Delaware. Maryland, and Vliln a, the areas .ultl vii te1 being all rloe in railroads and quick crmmur.Irstlon. WltMn 7'W y-irsj etrs wherries were coming: In carlo id lpts rtWn ?eliwrf and Marybnd. and ten year after th war from Vlrrinl.t. . i Frcm: Vliglnle the culilvaMon of strawberries for the Northern mr,rkfC spread throiirh Norlth Carolina. Pouth Carolina and Florid jir from these threes stites etrawberrles have len' eomtntf ' hew In carlonds vf.r ten yarw nnl more. Not man v s raw brrles are re tUved here from p.rr1a. O Thf first of the F lor Ida s? raw berries are reclyed omKelout Janunry 1st. which ts considerably earlier than even Florida berries wem received here st first. FlorWn. berrt are recelted until about the middle of MlreV the esrllest berries coming from the more soul hern parts of the state.: shipments- being ' mad, from parte further and furthor northward in the state Ms th s-tison advances. - Charleston berries leglrt to eome nsusily from the lot h to the roth " of March, the season continuing until the.Cth to the 20h of May. North Car- ' tlln begins shipping about May 1st to"' May Slat. The strawberries fron- south of Virginia come almost exclusively by rail,. and In refrigerator cars In fast trains, those from south of Chtrleston being ee Igret fer the purpose. Of th Virginia , berries perhaps half . are shipped by boat from Norfolk. Mary land and 1 Via waet ship frort about ' May 15th to June lth.-and then south Jersey begins sr.d continues for about ten days; berries i. from North .Terser bglrf"to arrive about the middle of June.' : 1 '''.,-'.-''.'''. ' .While the ieultlvt!on? of strawterrles ws extended greatly southward from Jersey aft r the wsr. idX was, also at that time largely Increased and extend-, e-d further north, stng the Hudson river, snd fo'diftrlcts In this stnite t-tlll farther north. - For about fifteen .yet r strawlfrries have been received jhe-e lri large quanlitl fron. Oswego artd from central New York. The Hudsoi river berries begin coming late In Juno and continue) until about July 4th. Piston ' gets strawberries from Nova tv-ertlarnndl , New Brunswick as late as the.rrlldM 1 Of August. Some strswberrls are now received here from fa'lfornla m Ne- . vember and December, but not - in . -great quart titles Sun.. TO PAY SPAIN. " Washington, Feb. 17. Two bills werei introduced today to tay Snatn the 120. 000.000 provided for in the Paris treaty.