T HE EVEN i NGVG Alz ET T E. ruinous TESTED The Inventor’s New Etheric Engine Successfully Operated. A PUZZLE FOR SCIENTISTS. The Motive Power, Keely Asserts, Is Polar and Depolar Waves of Force, Which He Has Devised a. Method ' , of Controlling. Philadelphia, June 21.-John W. Kee— ly made what was pronounced a suc- :essful test of his new etheric engine Saturday afternoon, in the presence of I. few Philadelphians and General Man— ager Francioli of the Manhattan Ele- vated railway, Mechanical Engineer Pierson and his assistant, Mr. Sterritt of the Metropolitan Street Railway com- pany, Chief Electrical Engineer Brown of the Western Union Telegraph cOm- pany and F. G. Green, all of New York. The demonstration was made at Kee- ly’s laboratory, 1422 North Twentieth street. The engine was placed upon a glass plate an inch thick and was then raised an inch or two on steel pins, so that the witnesses could see that there was no chance fOr chicanery. The in- ventor wished it to be clear to them that no force was connected with the engine except that generated by what he calls his sympathetic transmitter. The engine is described as a compli- cated structure, the essential working parts of which are two steel hoops run- ning one inside the other, supplied with “vitalized” disks of metal, which are placed at intervals on them. The disks are made of a metallic composition, which is held secret, it is announced, until a patent can be secured on it. An application for a patent on the engine is to be made, according to the invent- or’s expectation, in a month or two. Another secret substance, possessingthe same vitality as the disks, is a sort of powder, resembling. in appearance iron filings, but insensitive, as the disks, to magnetism. , The New Force. The “sympathetic generator”by which force is imparted to or excited in the engine is a contrivance about the size and shape of an orange, across the base of which is a graduated scale of music- al wires. Thereis a similar scale on the engine, with which the generator is connected by a fine wire. When a chord is struck on both these scales, the inner hoop begins to revolve slowly. The revolutions increase quick— ly, and the hoop is soon moving rapidly and with a force which will not allow it to stop until the vibrating motion is neutralized. Keely says that the motive force may be compared to that which causes the needle to point to the north. He avers that there are polar and depolar waves of force which he has devised a means to control. After seeing the small en- gine operated the party was conducted to another room, where a larger one. weighing 200 pounds and having ten horsepower. was set going in the same way. It did not go rapidly, however.’ and it. was explained that Keely had only just begun to work at it and would have it ready for a proper test in a short time. In another place was a puzzling cir- cular arrangement. from which de— pended a weight of 140 pounds, which was held in place by one of the disks already described. Some one asked that this apparatus be taken apart. It was done, and the disk and weight fell. The disk was tested and found to be without magnetic properties. It was replaced. and some notes in the chro— matic scale were struck, when it took up its former position and again upheld the weight. Mr. Brown of the Western gUnion company, who had examined everything carefully. would not give an opinion on the tests, which, he confessed, baffled him, further than to say that the force utilized by Keely was a new one. General Greely Loses a Finger. Washington, June 21.—General A. W. Greely, chief signal officer of the army, for the past five weeks has been suffer— ing intensely with necrosis of the mid- dle finger of the right hand, resulting from freezing while on duty in the arc- tic regions. Two operations were per- formed with the hope of saving the finger, but yesterday it was decided that this was impossible and it was amputated by Drs. Hall and Wood of the army. General Greely is doing well and expects to return to his duties in a few days. Newspaper Man \Vantcd. Port Huron, Mich., June 21.'—-The yacht Ramona, 20 feet on the water line and drawing five feet of water, will clear from this port some day this week for a voyage around the world, so says the owner, Captain Charles Holmes. The captain claims to have taken a filibustering schooner to Cuba recently. He wants a newspaper man to accompany him on the trip. , A Great Catch. Manchester, N. H., June 21.—Colonel Arthur E. Clarke, manager of The Mir— ror and American of this city, caught a brook trout weighing 6%. pounds at, Lake Sunapee yesterday. Mr. Clarke «used a five OUIICE rod. . . Lightning’s Freak. Athens, Ga., June 21.—Walter Norris, aged 16, was killed by lightning at B0- gart yesterday. He was standing on his front porch and had a baby in his arms at the time. The baby was not injured. 5 Slashed His Wife. Peabody, Mass, June 21.—Stephen Reagen, in a. fit of drunken rage, yes- terday kicked and beat his wife and Slashed her with a razor. She will die. He was arrested. Verdi Not Ill. Rome, June 21.—There is no truth in the report that Giuseppe Verdi, the cel— ebrated composer, who is now in his 83d year, is seriously ill. \Voodford Confirmed. Washington, June 21.—The senate has confirmed the nomination of Stewart L. Woodford to be United States min- ister to Spain. Dropped From His Wagon. Rome, N. Y., June 21.—James Mc- Curn, a farmer. yesterday dropped from his ,wagon and died in 10 minutes. THE JUBILEE ,BEGUN. Celebration of Accession Day—Tho Serv- ices In Westminster Abbey. London, June 21.—London, crowded almost to suffocation and resplendent in multicolored decorations,” has enter— ed upon the celebration of the greatest historical demonstration in the history of the British empire. The observance of the first day of the} queen’s jubilee—Accession ‘daY—Was more subdued than it would have been. had it occurred upon any other day than Sunday. The programme includ- ed a solemn thanksgiving for the queen and royal family at Garter chapel. Windsor, a celebration at Westminster abbey for the lords and commons and the Prince and Princess of Wales’ “roy- al family” dinner at Marlborough House in the evening. The service in Westminster abbey commenced at 10 o’clock in the morn- ing. The doors were open to the gen— eral public on the west front half an hour early, but the great west doors .were not open until a quarter to 10. when the lord mayor and sheriff were received there. At 10 minutes to 10 the lord chancellor, in his robes of state, ac- companied by many peers, all of whom were robed, with the house of lords offi— cials, arrived at the abbey from the ouse of lords, where they had previ- Bisly assembled and passed in through the poets’ corner, close to the chapter house. to their seats in the choir and under the lantern. The lord mayOr’s party, who wore their official robes, consisted of about 20 persons, and these also found places in the choir. The remainder of the peers, who were accompanied by peer— ,esses and who did not take part in the procession from the house of lords, en- tered the abbey by the west Cloisters' door, with tickets, and were given seats in the choir and under the lantern and in the south transcript. The burgesses of Westminster, headed by the royal high steward of Westminster, the Duke of Westminster,entered the abbey about a quarter to 10 and were given places in the choir. The north transept.-and the north side of the nave were thrown open to the public without ticket, the entrance be- ing by the great porch and the little north dOor. Every person had a seat and it is estimated that 1,200 found room on the north side of the abbey. A few minutes before 10 O’clock the clergy, 10 in number, with the choir leading, as— sembled in the south portion of the nave and the service proceeded, the dean of Westminster, the archdeacon of VVest- m‘inster and Canon Troutdeck, the pre— center, officiating. The service opened by the singing of the bishop of Wakefield’s special hymn, “0 King of Kings,” to Sir Arthur Sulli— van’s music. Dr. Bridge’s anthem, “Be the Lord Thy God," which was sung at the jubilee ceremony in 1887, was also rendered, and was followed by Dr. Mar- tin’s special diamond jubilee setting of the Te Deum. The dean then preached the sermon and a collection for the hos- pital Sunday fund was made, the choir singing, ‘0 Lord of Heaven, Earth and Sea,” by Bishop Wordsworth of Lin— coln. TRADERS IN USURY. A Decision That Ruins Building and Loan Associations In Kentucky. Louisville, June 21.—By a decision of the appellate court, just rendered at Franklin. all the building and loan as- sociations in the state are either knock— ed out or hopelessly crippled. The court holds that the remedial law enacted by the legislature in 1893 and which authorized these associations to charge not exceeding 12 per cent inter- est, including dues and the legal rates, is unconstitutional. It holds that all the interest and even dues in excess of 6 per cent is usurious and cannot be charged. It is also held that even the dues are interest and that the borrow- ers who have been paying from 12 to 17 per cent in dues and interest are enti- tled to recover or be credited with all in excess of a 6 per cent interest paid. The decision will work a great hard- ship ‘on thousands of people who have their all wrapped up in building and loan associations. Lawyers here are of the opinion that the decision means a big profit for the big debtors with small holdings of stock and means a big loss for those who have borrowed nothing, but have paid in large amounts in the shape of dues. The Quay Libel Suit. Pittsburg, June 21. — Counsel for State Senators Chris L. Magee and Wil- liam Flinn have announced that the civil libel suit against Hon. Richard R. Quay, son of United States Senator M. S. Quay, for $100,000 damages each would be withdrawn. As to the crim— inal suits, the attorney said he had no further instructions from his clients. These suits grew out of the alleged deal for the support of Alleghany coun- ty for McKinley in the presidential campaign. Queer Combination of Deaths. Zanesville, 0., June 21.—John McFar- land died from sunstroke yesterday. McFarland’s son and a Mr. Barber went after the undertaker, and on their way back were struck by lightning, as also were Charles Watts, the undertaker, and his son. The undertaker was se- riously injured, but may recover. Bar- ber and young Watts died instantly. Iron Workers to Resume. Reading, Pa., June 21.—The finishing department of the Reading Iron works, employing over 100 hands, will resume at Once, and it is likely that other de- partments will soon follow. It is pre- dicted that the majority of 1,500 idle men because of wage reduction will soon be at work, but puddlers refuse to accept a out. “$33 ~ Wa'ges Restored. Harrisburg, June 21.—Notice of a 10 per cent'reduction in wages was pobted some time ago at the Pennsyl- vania Steel works. The company has just notified the men, that the old rate will be restored on July 1. A Bride a. Suicide. Jamestown, N. Y., June 21.—Mrs. George Morse, aged 20, who was mar. ried two weeks ago, committed suicide at Mayville yesterday. She was for- merly Miss Carrie Bloomer. No cause is assigned for the.deed. Brewer Bolton Drops Dead. . Troy, N. Y., June 21.—Joseph Bolton. the Well known Lansingburg brewer dropped dead at his home in that vil- lage.yeste:'day afternoon. f I NURSERIES 0N RAILROAD TRAINS. A Convenience for the Benefit of small 7 Travelers. Now comes the travelling nursery to take its place alongside the barber shop, bath room, etc., on our fast trains. The travelling nursery is to take up about the same amount of space as the private stateroom of the ordinary sleeping car. There will be a saving of space of several feet, how- ever, as the wide seats on the sides of the state room below the berths are not needed in the nursery, being ”9'. placed by ottomans and tiny easy chairs scattered over the floor. way any danger from sudden starts or sharp curves is obviated. As a fur- ther protection against injury to the little ones, the walls of the nursery are heavily padded and the floor thick- Iy carpeted,so that bumps and bruises will be altogether avoided. At each end of the compartment and firmly se- cured are two cosy cots in which the smaller children lie and watch the games of the older ones. Each car containing the nursery attachment will carry a matron or nurse, who will be selected with a special reference to her ability to amuse and care for her lit- tle charges, and she will have at hand supplies of milk, cookies and other edibles and drinkables dear to the in- fantile heart. She will "also have charge of a medicine chest containing a full assortment of the simpler reme- dies for childish ailments. A minia- ture toy-shop is another adjunct of the travelling nursery, and it will contain everything from baby rattles to picture books and fairy tales. Nothing,‘ in short, will be missing that would add to the comfort or amusement of the young travellers—Railway Review. THE MOST ORIGINAL WOMAN’S CLUB. It will Test the Truth and Generosity of Its Members. Indiana has the most original wom- an’s club in America. In that bro-ad and breezy State, perhaps, there is room for such a thing. The possibil- Ity of its existence in a more narrow minded Community is doubted. Its membership is small. and its main ob- ject is to increase the fascination of each and every member. Every wom? an who joins pledges herself to divulge the secrets of such charms and ac- complishments as She may possess, and, as far as possible, to import them to her fellow members. Accomplish- ments such as singing, playing, (lanc- ing, even cooking, known by some, are to be taught to the others._ So far so good, but the difficult part is in the next group of by laws. De- fects are to be weeded out. Any young worn-an observing serious faults in a fellow member is to labor with her my til such mental or moral blemishes are removed. All peculiarities of tempera- ment are to be closely watched and fully discussed, with a view to the im- provement of their owner. This is the point at which the tolerance and broad mindedness of the Indiana. woman is expected to show itself. Incidentally, the matrimonial pros;- pects of the members are to be looked out for. Young men are to be studied carefully, and reports on them read and discussed at the club meetings, so that no member can make the mistake of marrying in haste without a suit- able knowledge of the man into whose hands She resigns her natural and ac- quired charms and faSCIniltiG'DS.—1“1'OID I‘he Puritan. His Creed Brief. The base young man listened pa- tiently to the remarks of the distin- guished ecclesiastic. It was plain to see, however, that he took little stock in what the latter said. He was not a promising candidate for conversion. In fact, when the reverend gentleman had finished, the young sceptic rather scorn-fully said: “Oh, I shall never adhere to any creed that my own intellect cannot un- derstaml!” “Then, sir,” replied the prelate, “1 can only say that your creed will be the briefest one possible." HAlE’ BALSAM / 25cm Ask Your Druggist HERE’S IIOIIII cIIAIIct. A fine building lot on Wilton ave- nue. If you intend to build, look at this before purchasing. A Water, gas and sewer on the avenue. Will be sold at a Bargain. w.” H. BYINGTON, Real Estate and Insurance Room I. Gazette B’l’d. In this ' OF NEW' .YéRK. RICHARD, A. McCURDY, President. . Statement IIII the Year Endinc December 3Ist, I89. According to the Standard of the Insurance Department of the State Of New York. INCOME, Received for Premiums - -. - - From all Other Sources S 39,593,4l4 20 I0,l09,28l U? s 49.10%95 21 DISBURSEMENTS, To Policy-holders for claims by Death - - - To Policy-holders for“ Endowments, Dividends, elc. - - - For all other Accounts - - - - - . CASSETS. United Slates Bonds and other Securities - - - - First lien Loans on Bond and Mortgage Loans on Stocks and Bonds - . — - - . s I2,595,ll\3 39 l2,842,456 ll Innuflgi sac,zIo,515 II 31 I o,I25,oaz I4 1|,543,929 ll,09I,525 ,oo 22,161,666 60 l2,680,390 Foo - 6,535,555 06 BealFslale - - _ - dash in Banks and Trust companies - - - . - Accrued Interest, lIeI Deferred Premiums, elc- - h - 205,0Io.533 I} '—_—.. .-__— S 29,133,5I4 10 S 9I8.698,338 45 Reserve for Policies and other Liabilities .- - - Surplus - , Insurance and Annuities in force - - _ . I have carefully examined'the foregoing Statement and find the same to be correct liabilities calculated by the Insurance Department From the Surplus a. dividend will be apportioned as usual Report of the Examining Committe c Office of the Mutual Life Insurance Company of New York TO THE HONORABLE, THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE UUMPAIIY 0F IIEM YUIIK The undersigné’d, a Committee apppointed by your honorable body on the tvyenty- third day of December, I896, to examine the Annual Statement of the Company, and to verify the same, respectfully REPORT That, pursuant to the power and authority thereby conferred, the Committee have at various dates between the date of the said reference and the date cf this Report attended at the office of the Company, and have been waited on by the Treasurer the Comptroller, the Auditor and and the Cashier, together with the the respective assistants of such officers, and have care: fully gone over all the items contained 111 the said Statement, and have found the same to be correct. They have examined and counted every certificate Of stock, bond and other obligation held by the Company, and compared the price at which the same are carried in said Statement with the market quotations and find the same not exceeding such quotations—in fact, in' many cases below them. They have examined and counted the bonds and mortgages on real property held by the Company and find the Same to be as stated. They have also verified the valuations of the Company’s holdings of real estate and have, verified the deposits of money in the various banks and trust companies, and have counted the cash on hand held by the Cashier. C And the Committee certify that all the books, papers. documents and evidences of title of every description necessary in such examination have been freely submitted to the Committee by the said oflicers and their assistants, and that the same are accurate, in good order and well kept. . . And the Committee further certify that the Investments of the Company are of a high order, and that the System and methods adopted by the Company in recording Its transactions and caring for the assets are entitled to commendation ROBERT OLYPHANT J. HOBART 'HERRICK JAMES N. J ARVIE , CHARLES D. DICKEY, JR. JAMES C. HOLDEN CHARLES R. HENDERSON All of which is respectfully submitted NEW YORK. JANUARY 25, 1897. The company has issued an order whereby women can be insured without the extra charge heretofore required. More definite information, on the subject will be furnished by the local agent, Mr. A H. Camp. Board of Trustees , GEORGE G. HAVEN ADRIAN ISELIN JR: GEORGE S. BOWDOIN THEO. A. HAVEMEYER WILLIAM C. WHITNEY WILLIAM ROCEEEELLER , JAMES N. JABVIE CHAS D. DICKEY JR. ELBRIDCE T. GERRY HENRY H. ROGERS - JNO. W AUCHINCLOSS THEODORE MORFORD WILLIAM BABCOCK STUYVESANT FISH AUGUSTUS D. J UILLIARD CHARLES E. MILLER WALTER R GILLETTE H. WALTER WEBB FREDERIO CROMWELL J ULIEN T. DAVIES ROBERT. SEWELL S, V. R. CBUGER CHARLES R. HENDERSON RUFUS 'W. PECRHAM :J. HOBARTLHERRICK WM P DIXON ROBERT A. GRANNISS ROBERT A GRANNISS Vice-President. WALTER R. GILLETTE, General Manager. ISAAC F. LLOYD, 2d Vice-President. HENRY E. DUNCAN, JR, Corresponding Secretary WILLIAM J. EASTON, Secretary. ALBERT KLAMROTH, Assistant Secretary. -. - FBEDE RIC CROMWELL, Treasurer. .. ‘ JOHN A. FONDA, Assistant Treasurer. JAMES TIMPSON. 2d Assistant Treasurer. WILLIAM P, SANDS, Cashier. EDWARD P. HOLDEN, Assistant Cashier. \ - EMORY MCCLINTOCK, Actuary. . JOHN TATLOCK, JR , Assistant Actuary. CHARLES A, PRELLER, Auditor. ' WILLIAM W. RICHARDS, Comptroller. C. CLIFFORD GRETSINGER, ASsistant Anditor. HENRY S. BROWN, Assistant Comptroller. ' JOHN C. ELLIOT, Superintendent of Domestic Agencies. ' . . EDVI'ARD LYMAN SHORT. General Solicitor. - MEDICAL DIRECTORS: ELIAS J. MARSH, M. D- SAMUEL D, BABCOCK RICHARD A. MOCURDY JAMES C. HOLDEN HERMANN C. VON POST LEWIS MAY OLIVER HARRIMAN ROBERT OLYPHAN'I GEORGE F. BAKER DUDLEY OLCOTT GUSTAVUS s. WINSTON, M. 'D. GRANVILLE_M.,WHITE, M ,. . JOHN w. NICHOLS A low Ilavon,Uon;:aa'l.logfo=u::cflcm _ A!) la. @AMEU _- Local Agent. THE, MUTUAL. Ir, INSURANCE: m. s HEREIN—42" CHARLES A. PRELLER, Auditor. I; ‘l m!
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