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IQEMtLESSBf FLOODS
The Most Destructive in Many Years
in New York State.
*jREAT DAMAGE TO PROPERTY
Mgnjr Railroads Tied Up by "Washout#
and Lom of Bridge* ? River* Overflowed
Thalr Banks and People Traversed
Streets by Boat?Scores Had
Marrow Escapes From Terrible Deaths
Albany, N. Y.?A flood, which in
?1 ? ? +Ka nmnnrtiAnQ
many pmces icavucu uic
of a deluge, ripped and tore and
smashed its way through the State,
carrying away human habitations in
its pitiless sweep, driving away thousands
who had been rendered homeless
by the in-rush of waters, blocking
railroad traffic completely at many
points and leaving a waste of desolation
in its path."
It is difficult to estimate the loss
in property that will result from the
combined work of rain and melting
snow, which transformed rivulets into
rushing streams and rivers into roaring
torrents. Human life was mercifully
spared, although in many places
loss of life was prevented only by the
heroism of rescuers, who pluc'ied
struggling men, women and children
out of the'very grasp of the deluge.
The great feature of the dood is to
be found in the large number of people
who were rendered homeless by
5*a onmimr. The outDour came sudden
ly, and many families were startled
out of their* sleep by the rushing of
the waters, y
Syracu*^ N. Y.?The worst flood
ever experienced in Syracuse occurred
wher Onondaga Creek rose six feet
iq/a period of less than nine hours
.*hd, overflowing its banks, spread de.
vastation in all directions. Five hun*
dred families were driven from their
homes by the deluge, and as many
/ more were excited almost to a degree
of panic. Property was damaged to
the extent of $250,000. Reports from
the neighboring counties indicate that
scarcely an industry located on the
bank of a stream escaped damage.
Ithaca, N. Y.?The most disastrous
flood Ithaca has experienced since 1S57
resulted from a heavy downpour of
rain. A conservative estimate of the
damage done to property in this city
places the loss at $150,000, and it is
highly probable that the total loss
will aggregate $200,000. The destruction
was greatest along Six Mile Creek
and Fall Creek gorges. The power and
lighting plants of the Ithaca Street
Railway Company were washed out
and two trolley cars were swallowed
up in the torrent. All street car traffic
was suspended and the city left in
total darkness.
Malone, N. Y.?Much damage was
done throughout Northern New York
by the extremely high wind which prevailed
for twenty-four hours, reaching
ho nf a tnvnndn The weather
, was warm and followed by rain. This
sent the snow out of the Adirondacks
like magic. The Salmon River at
Malone was never known to be higher
and may houses on the lower level
were flooded. The wagons of people
* driving in the country were in many
places turned completely around or
blown into the ditches.
Auburn, N. Y.?All day a fierce storm
raged here, doing great damage.
Twenty bridges on the Lehigh Valley
Railway, south of this city, were
washed away. Besides this, the track
was undermined in many places and
blockaded by landslides. The water
In !Owasco Lake rose eighteen inches.
Moravia, a village twenty miles south
of Auburn, was under three feet of
water when the rain ceased.
Schenectady, N. Y.?The dam at
, . Hinckley Lake, twenty-three miles
!;? . north of Herkimer, gave way, and th?
? 100,000 logs at the dam were swept
down the creek and into the Mohawk
?ea River. The logs are valued at $75,000.
An iron bridge and a sawmill were
carried along by the force of the
current.
PENNSrLVAKIA SWEPT BY S- ORBK.
Damage of Millions of Dollar* ? Mines
FIood?(l^nd Houses Isolated.
Philadelphia,] Pcnu.?For severity
and destructivjeness the storm which
visited Eastern and Central Pennsylvania
has not. been equaled in this
State for twenfij^five years. It caused
almost unprecedented damage and resulted
in the lo$s of at least four lives.
The haivoc in the coal regions is enormous,
aud the loss to railroad and
mining companies will amount to millions
of dollars.
The Schuylkill, Lehigh, Susquehanna
and Junir.ta Rivers have risen as high
as fifteen feet above their levels, and
all of ttjfejr tributaries have overflowed,
inundi^fc^thc surrounding country in
more^^^^^^zen counties.
In^^^^^B^ashouts have occurred
on^^^^^^^^waia*, Philadelphia and
rjs were cart
standstill,
fckened the
.creek
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SCHLEY'S PROTEST FILED j
Oeclares the Majority of the Court
Considered Only One Side. jIn
Thirty-one Objections to Verdict
Contends That A11 Testimony Favorable
to Him Was Ignored. j
Washington, D. C.?Rear-Admiral
Kfhlpv's hill of exeentions to the ma- r
jority report of the Court of Inquiry
was handed to Secretary Long by
M. A. Teague. The bill, which was
drawn by Mr. Rayner, contains thirty-one
exceptions. The ground of the
objection is that the majority of the
Court in preparing its opinion and
finding considered only the testimony ,
of the witnesses against Admiral P
Schley; that it ignored the testimony ti
of his witnesses altogether, and that tl
even in considering the testimony of t
the witnesses against him it ignored
those portions of their testimony which &
were favorable to him. ol
The prayer is that the majority re- u
port be disapproved, and that Secretary
Long remit the proceedings to
the Court, with instructions to them "
to take into consideration the testi- S
mmiv fnvnriihip in Sehltu* and nrenare 01
a new report. The thirty-one para- gi
graphs point out the cases in which
the Court is alleged to have ignored ^
the testimony in favor of Schley. It is "
charged in plain terras in the twenty- a
ninth paragraph that the majority se- S
lected the testimony of a few hostile "
witnosses and based their opinion and ^
finding on that, discarding all the other
testimony.
It is further charged that the ma- j1
jority found Schley guilty even on the ~
specifications which the Judge Advocate
abandoned as incapable of proof.
The bill asserts that the majority have
not only ignored all the testimony for *
the defense, but have not even ad- ^
verted to it in their findings, ;.nd that
"by so doing they have perverted the
ends of justice." J
As an example of this, it is charged J
that the majority accepted the "Damn ?
the Texas" colloquy as proved, al- ?
through the only witness who testified
that it occurred was Commander Hodgson,
while Schley and Cook de- ^
nied it, and the other officers present ^
said tliey Heard no sucu conversauou.
Manj' similar instances are given in 01
the bill. The bill also demaLds that n
the Court pass upon the question of ?
the efficacy of the blockade.
The precept, it is claimed, ordered ?
the Court to pass upon this, but the ci
majority did not express any opinion ^
about it. It also demands that the s'
Court shall express an opinion about *1
Captain Lemly's charge that Schley
did not prescribe any orders of battle, t(
and insists that the Court shall state w
whether the danger which caused the tl
Texas to back her engines was real or t(
imaginary, and whether the loop which G
was alleged to have been maile be- ^
cause of the dangerous proximity of 11
the Spaniards was undertaken from 0
fear or wise precaution. tl
The bill insists particularly that the
Court should take into consideration &
the testimony of Captain Cook, and C
also the evidence of the witnesses who U
swore that Sigsbee told Schley that G
the Spaniards were not in Santiago, ti
The exceptions are only to those con- o:
elusions and findings in which tue ma- R
jority is charged with having ignored N
the testimony of Schley's witnesses. b
In cases where Admiral Schley be- P
lieves that the Court took the testi- p;
mony of both sides into consideration P
he files no exception, even though the s<
decision is against him. For exam- P
pie. he files no exception to the charge P
that he made slow progress toward S:
Santiago. He and ,\s friends believe P
that the charge was disapproved, and C
Admiral Dewey so found in his minor- n
ity report; but Schley believes that in R
finding against him in this point the
majority did consider all the testimony ol
and so files no exception. There are m
several other instances of the same
kind. , r<
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CHAFFEE CALLS FOR MORE MEN. 01
No Redaction In the Philippine Army ,
For Next FItb Years.
Washington. D. C.?Additional cav- V
airy is required in the Philippines by .
General Chaffee. He has requested .
tho riisnntfli nf twn nmrp rpcriments
for service in the interior of the isl- *
ands, and has also protested again
against any withdrawal of infantry .
troops for the present. In view of his
urgent representations the War Department
will maintain the preseut
strength by sending out regiments ..
from home to fill vacancies.
As a result of General Chaffee's confidential
reports 110 further reduction
will be made in the forces now under
his command. A General now in the
Philippines states that an army of si
50.000 will be required for at least
five years more.
MOB BURNS RUSSIAN PALACE. si
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Oppressed Peasantry Kevolt Against Tlioit w
Feudal Lord. H
St. Petersburg, Russia.?A remarka- iv
ble revolt, alleged to be due to harsh si
treatment of the peasantry, took place tl
AC^fA ^ P rxt IW.OK II
Mltau, twenty-five miles from Riga,
i The peasantry rose in a body, besieged ir
L the castle, set fire to it and danced s<
around the blazing building. P
Troops were summoned, but were Is
too late to be of any service. Every- a]
thing was destroyed, including the j?
! Valuable gallery of paintings. Count h
: Palen is a member of the Council of
l the Empire. d
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^ McKlnley's Birthday as National Holltlay. q
^^At Washington Representative Will- p
Aklen Smith, of Michigan, has ii
SS^^fcUiced a bill making the birthday u
9?BflHiam McKinley, January 29, a g
a^HB^^^oliday. h
Goods Tagged.
M^^ESB^H^^kRepresentative Gros. j*
introduced a bill jl
|HB^BSgBHffl^^^anufacturers of ~
MBMgKaMBWihttors an^ clothin
plain
0 SHTLE LABOR DISPUTES
% n t. i ail n
he ruoiic, uapitai ana LaDor represented
on a Permanent Board
HE OBJECT INDUSTRIAL PEACE
hlrty-slx Men, Known Throughout the
Country in. Their Varlons Heidi, Are
Selected by the Convention of the Civic
Federation to Bring Capital and Laboz
Into Slore Friendly .Relations.
New York City.?As a result of the
inferences between representatives
f capital and labor which have taken
lace under the auspices of the Nannnl
fMvir Federation, iu this city.
lere was named a standing commit;e
to take the subject of labor troules
under further consideration and to
bviate strikes in the future, if possile.
The motion for the appointment of
lis committee was made by F. P.
argent, Grand Master of the Brothrhood
of Locomotive Firemen, who
uggested that it be composed of ten
jpresentatives of organized capital,
;n representatives of organized labor
nd ten gentlemen to represent the
eneral. public. Senator Marcus A
[anaa seconded this motion, wbich
as put and carried by the conference.
An executive session was held, at
je conclusion of which it was anounced
that the following committee
ad been named in accordance with
ie resolutions named:
On Behalf of the Public?Grover
leveland, Cornelius N. Bliss, Charles
rancis Adams, Archbishop John Ireind,
Bishop Henry C. Potter, Charles
7. Eliot, President of Harvard UniverIty;
Franklin McVeagh, of Chicago;
ames H. Eckels. John J. McCook;
ohn G. Milburu, of Buffalo; Charles J.
ionaparte, of Baltimore; Oscar E.
traus, Ralph M. Easley.
Representatives of Organized Labor
-Samuel Gompers, President of the
meriean Federation of Labor; John
[Itcliell, President of the United Mint?
Workers; F. P. Sargent, Grand Master
I the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firelen;
T. J. Shaffer, President of the
malgamated Association of Iron,
teel and Tin Workers; James Duncan,
wjretary of the Granite Cutters' Assoiatlon;
Daniel J. Iveefe, President of
je International Association of Longioremen;
Martin Fox, President of
le National Iron Moulders' Union;
ames E. Lynch, President of the In;rnatlonal
Typographical Union; Edrard
E. Clarke, Grand Conductor of
ie Brotherhood of Railway Conduces;
Henry White, Secretary of the
arment Workers of America; Walter
[acArthur, Editor of the Coast Sealan's
Journal, San Francisco; James
'Connell, President of the Internaonal
Association of Machinists.
Representative Employers?Senator
farcus A. Hanna, of Cleveland;
harles M. Schwab, President of the
nlted States Steel Corporation; S. R.
alloway, of the American Locomove
Works; Charles Moore, President
f the National Tool Company; j. u.
ockefeller, Jr.; H. H. Vreeland; Lewis
ixou, Crescent Shipyard, of Elizaethport,
N. J.; James A. Chambers,
resident of the American Glass Comply.
of Pittsburg, Penn.; William H.
fabler. President of the National As)ciation
Stove Manufacturers, at
hiladelpbia, Penn.; E. P. Ripley,
resident of the Atchison, Topeka and
nnta Fe Railway; Marcus M. Marks,
resident of the National Association
lothlug Manufacturers; J. KruttscliItt,
President of the Southern Pacific
ailway Company.
Instead of a committee of thirty, one
F thirty-seven members was named
5 being more representative.
The convention was one of the most
imarkable gatherings of representaves
of capital and labor in the history
> i-vr-nm-ncc tf- hnd been
L luuuouiai ?
illed by the National Civic Federation
>r the purpose of discussing the lelaons
of capital and labor and, if posble.
devising a means for settling
:rikes. The members Included the
eads of several of the largest indus ial
organizations, representing many
lillions of capital, and the leaders of
lany labor organizations, representing
undreds of thousands of men. One
?timate placed the capital represented
t over one thousand million dollars,
d the workingmen represented by
leir official leaders at more than on^
lillion.
RICH WOMAN WEOS CONVICT.
lie ITad Visited Hhn In Jail and Had
Converted Him to Her Fnltb.
New fori; City. ? Inspired by what
le thought was the will of Heaven,
[iss Sarah R. Mangam, a wealthy
'oman, and prominent as a chary
and church worker in Brooklyn,
as married to a former convict, whom
:ie says she has converted to the Bapst
Church. Thomas Syron. who also
ved in Brooklyn, is the bridegroom.
Syron spent four and one-half years
i Sins Sing, to which place he was
mtenced on April 26, 1890, by Judge
rurd, the conviction being for grand
irceny. A few months ago he was
gain arrested, and it was while in
lil in connection with this offense that
e met Miss Mangam.
At the time of his arrest Syron had
escribed his occupation as that of a
iborer ard his religion as Roman
athollc. Miss Mangam visited the
rlsoner frequently, each time addresslg
words of comfort calculated to
ioL-o him rpp Hip orror of his wavs.
he also prevailed upon him to change
Is religion.
The marriage took place at the resience
which the bride and her family
ave occupied for the last thirty years.
?nly the bride's mother and a few of
er missionary associates were presnt.
Immediately after the ceremony
tie couple departed for the West, from
rhere they will not return for several
reeks.
When Mrs. Syron returns with her
usband it is her plan to abandon her
llinton avenue residence and to move
^th him to the mission house, where
K^will b? near the life work they
HB^ppcd out for themselves.
Visit to
visit of King Edvaro
HHBB^kn to Ireland (which
B^^KB|BB^he spring
fflMntlH aHEj^^^inn) has been
disturbed
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THE M'KINLEY MEMOfJB
it Will Be Erected Over the Lata
President's Grave at Canton. |
A National Fund Being; Raised For th?
Parpose?Contributions From All
Sections of the Country. |
Cleveland, Ohio.?The plan to erec*
a national memorial over the grave oJ '
President McKinley at Canton, Ohio
has assumed a definite form. Tht
erection of the memorial will be un
dertaken by the McKinley National
Memorial Association, of which Will
lam R. Day, former Secretary oJ
State, Is President; Senator M. A
Hanna, Vice-President; Myron T. Herrick,
Treasurer, and Ryerson Ritchie 1
Secretary. Toe trustees, appointed bj i
President Roosevelt, include Georgt ]
B. Cortelyou, the late President's private
secretary; W. Murray Crane, of \
Massachusetts; Robert J. Lowry, of '
Georgia; Henry T. Scott, of Califor- I
nla, and other well-known citizens (
representing different States of the ,
Union.
The association, in a statement ad- 1
dressed to the American people, re- i
ports the satisfactory progress of or- |
conization. It Is desired that an organization
be formed in every State I
and Territory, with local organiza- i
tions In cities, towns and rural dis- i
tricts for the purpose or raising rne i
required fund for the memorial. All i
hanks have been designated depositor- (
les for subscriptions; all postmasters
will receive and forward moneys, and i
all express companies will issue money
orders, and forward money free of
charge. i
A beautiful souvenir certificate, j
apon which is eneraved a portrait of ,
President McKinley and shadow pictures
of the late President's house at
Canton, the Capitol and White House,
tvill be sent to every subscriber, who
iliould have his or her name sent to
die Trrp :urer. Myron T. Herrick, at
Clevel Ohio, for preservation in
:he permanent archives of the associa:ion.
At U. lUULCl KUtC yJL LUC." I t(;i ,
;ives of the McKinley National Mem?rlal
Association and of the William
McKinley Memorial Arch Associal.wn,
)f Washington, the following resoiution
was adopted:
"That it be the sensfe of the trusses
of the McKinley National Memorial
Association that the field of ponalar
subscription should be left to it
for raising the sum necessary to proride
a suitable memorial to the lat?
President at Cunton, Ohio, where his
body lies; and that this association
should join with the William McKinley
Memorial Arch Association, of Washington,
In memorializing Congress to
?rect a national memorial at the Capitol
of our country to commemorate
ois services to the nation."
Senator Hanna Is exceedingly gratified
over the popular Interest shown
in the proposed memorial to President
McKinley. While the association has
only recently been placed upon a work'
oil oanflnna /\f
llllj UU51S i'q;uiia iiurn an occuvua V*
the country indicate that the desired
local organizations have been, or are
being, called into existence, with every
prospect of raising a substantial fund
which shall, irrespective of politics, fittingly
express the people's appreciation
of the character and services of the
martyred President in the shape of a
national memorial over the grave,
where the body will finally rest, in
West Lawn Cemetery at Canton.
GOVERNOR CRECORY DEAD.
fhe Cliief Executive of Rhode Island
Expire* at Wickford, R. I.
Wickford, R. I.?Governor William
Gregory, of Rhode Island, died at his
borne here after an illness of several
nonths.
Governor Gregory made a start in
business as a mill hand. He was born
In Astoria, L. I., in. 1849, and when he
was still a boy his family moved to
Westerly, R. I., where he obtained a
liigh school education. When fifteen
rears old he entered a factory, and
tour years later became the superintendent
of a woolen mill.
. After that he filled various places,
ind finally became a mill owner. He
served as a Representative to the General
Assembly from 1S88 to I892and as
i State Senator from 1894 to 1898. and
was Lieutenant Governor from 1898 to
1900. In the latter year he received
the Republicau nomination for Governor,
to succeed Blisha Dyer, who defined
to serve again, and was elected.
He was President of the Wickford National
Bank and a Director in the
Uhion Trust Company, of Providence.
MILLIONS OF LOST LETTERS.
Contained S42.854 in Caili and 81,178,970
in Paper.
Washington, D. C.?The Dead-Letter
Office handled 8,507,257 pieces of dereIt"4
mnffnit /Invinnr fhfl JTfiftV ptldpfl
IIt_l UliUl 1X1(1 LI LI UUiiU^ CUV, J VUV.VV.
June 30 last, according to the annual
report of the Superintendent, David P.
Leibhardt, just tiled. Of these the unclaimed
letters uumbered 5.931,407.
There were 483,959 misdirected letters
and parcels and 103,009 directed to fictitious
addresses.
Letters containing money found
loose in the mails without addresses
numbered 15,843. In 47,532 of the letters
opened during the year money
was found, the total being $42,854.72.
In 38.905 letters were notes and other
papers of value not currency of a total
face value of $1,178,970.59.
Missionaries Seek Miss St*ne's Release..
The legations al Constantinople,
Turkey, have turned over the negotla
tlons for tiie release or miss stone ana
her companion to the missionaries.
Married Hi* Mother-ln-Law.
John Gilbert Insley married hia
mother-in-law at Hampton, Va., the
Rev. J. Sidney Peters, pastor of the
Methodist Church, officiating. Insley
is now father and grandfather to his
own son.
High Death Kate in the Carapn.
The British Government has issued
a blue book, giving the October and
November reports from the concentration
camps in South Africa, showing a
very high mortality, especially among
the children.
Neimy C)?huIii:?
Oil has been found three miles from
Asheville, N. C.
France will seud an official commis
aiou to tne uuueu states to investigate
the trusts.
British trade statistics for November
show a marked decrease in imports
and exports.
An expert view is that sixty casta
^^fsiuallpox in London can be traced
individual.
^^BH^^&duates. in the Hawaiian Islfounding
a sp>\olarship at
ians.
WBIIMm
tireless Messages Sent From England
Received at Newfoundland.
1700 MILES ACROSS ATLANTIC
Hie Most Wonderful Development of th?
Electric Age?Prearranged Lettar Re
peated at interval* in tne itiarconi torn
? Inventor to Continue the Tram-At
lantie Experiments In England.
St. John's, N. P.?Siffnor Marconi has
announced the most wonderful scien
tlflc discovery of modern times, in stat
Ing that he had received electric si?
rials across the Atlantic Ocean fron
his station in Cornwall, England. H<
explains that before leavin.j Englanc
he had made his plans for accomplish
Ing this result, for, while his primarj
object was to communicate with ocear
liners in midocean, he also hoped tc
succeed in attaining the wonderful
scientific achievement of wireless tele
graphy across the Atlantic.
Signor Marconi's station in Cornwai;
Is most powerful. He possesses as
electric force generated there a hun
ared times greater than at his ordinaVj
stations. Before he left England h(
arranged with the electrician in charge
of. the station, which is located al
Poldhu, to begin sending signals dailj
after a certain date, which Siguor Mar
coni would cable him upon perfecting
liis arrangements here. Signor Mar
coni arrived here a week ago Friday
and selected Signal Hill, at the entranc<
of the harbor, as an experimenting
station, and moved his equipmem
there. On Monday he cabled to th<
Poldhu station to begin sending signals
at 3 p. in. daily, and to continue then
until 6 p. m., these hours being respec
tively 11.30 to 2.30 p. m., St. John's
time.
During these hours Wednesday Sig
nor Marconi elevated a kit^ with ai
aerial wire, by means of which sig
nals are sent or received. He re
mained at the recorder attached to th<
receiving apparatus, and, to bis pro
found satisfaction, signals were re
ceived by him at intervals, according
to the program arranged previously
with the operator at Poldhu. Thes<
signals consisted of repeating at inter
vals the letter "S," which, in Marco
ni's code, is made by three dots, oi
quick strokes. This signal was re
peated so frequently, and accordinj
to the detailed plan arranged to pro
" It-jlij.-.
vide safeguards againsi possiuuuy ui
a mistake, that Signor Marconi wai
satisfied that it was a genuine trans
mission from England.
Again on Thursday, during the sami
hours, the kite was elevated and th<
same signals were renewed. This
made the assurance so complete thai
Signor Marconi cabled to his princi
pals in England and also informed th<
Governor of Newfoundland. Sir Cav
endish Boyle, who apprised the Brit
ish Cabinet of the success of the ex
periments.
Signor Marconi, though satisfied o;
the genuineness of the signals and tha
he succeeded in his attempts t<
estr. h communication across tin
Atlan.'c without the use of wires em
phasizes the fact that the system is
yet only in an embryonic stage, bu
that the possibility of its ultimate de
velopment is demonstrated by the sue
cess of the present experiments witl
incomplete and imperfect apparatus
as the signals can only be received b3
the most sensitively adjusted appara
tus. and Signor Marconi is workinj
under great difficulties owing to th<
conditions prevailing here. The Corn
wall coast is 1700 miles from St
John's.
In view of the success attendin;
these trials, Signor Marconi will* foi
the present disregard the matter o:
communicating with transatlantii
steamers. He will return to Englanc
immediately and will conduct the ex
periments from Poldhu himself. Hi
will undertake this work himself
leaving assistants here to erect i
mast and receive the signals as he for
wards them.. It is not possible to re
turn signals from here until a powerfu
electric battery shall have been in
stalled.
Signor Marconi intends to build i
large, fully equipped experimentn
station near St. John's, besides th
Lloyd's station at Cape Race. Th
former will have the same equipmen
as the Poldhu station, and will pin;
the same part on this side of the Atlan
tic as Poldhu does on the other. Th
St. John's station will communicat
with New York City on one side am
Cornwall on the other, being midwa;
between the two. This establlshmen
will probably cost about $0,000. am
will perform the same work as th
modern cable station.
THREE CHILDREN DROWNED.
/ wo Slater* and Brother Go Through Ic
While Skating In the Dark.
Paterson, N. J.?Three children o
Tunis Pons of Pompton Lakes, N. J
Clara, aged sixteen; Lizzie, twelve
and Benjamin, nine, were drowne<
while skating on Slater's pond. Th
Pons homestead is near the pond an
the children liacl been playing on tu
Ice for more than a week.
After supper they all went out to th
pond, tolling their parents that the;
would not venture anywhere they hai
not been before. A little later th
parents heard screames, and runnin
out, though they could not see dis
tinctlj'j found that the children ha
broken through the ice and were bt
yond all help. Grappling irons wer
used and the bodies were recovered.
Plan For a Naval Reserve.
Secretary Long has transmitted t
Congress a hill providing for the 01
s:anization of a United States naval n
serve. Au appropriation of $200,00
is asked to carry the plan into opem
tion.
British Hangman Dead.
Billington, of Bradford, the puhli
executiouor of England, is dead. H
contracted a cold at the execution o
an old friend and fellow townsman
fortnight ago. He had held the ottic
of hangman for thirteen years.
Prominent People.
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French Government, who will inves
tigate trusts in America, says he wi
give four mouths to the work.
Sir William MacCormac, Bart, Fres
ident of the Royal College of Surgeon!
died suddenly at Bath, England, Avher
lie had been taking the course c
waters.
The Lord Mayor of London, Sir Jo:
eph Dimsdale, was educated at Etoi
and Is the llrst Eton boy who ha
filled the office of Lord Mayor for
period of 130 years.
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Odorless Flowera.
A German botanist is said to have
discovered that out of over 6000 species
of flowers cultivated in Europe only
possess an agreeaDie perrume.
Flowers with white or cream colored
petals are more frequently odoriferous
than others. Next In order come the
yellow flowers, then the red, after them
the blue, and finally the violet, of
which only thirteen varieties out of
308 give off a pleasing perfume. In
the whole list 3880 varieties are offensive
In odor and 2300 have no perceptible
smell, either good or bad.
Searched the Kan Karoo.
While emigrants of ail kinds, the
dirtiest and most disease laden of
human beings, are allowed to flow into
this corutry without hindrance, it
seems that the most cleanly beasts are
considered undesirable aliens. In ad- ,
ditlon to the vexed question of French
books, the Dover customs authorities
have been puzzling over the proper
classification of animals.
A circus arrived at that port the
otner day witn a wnoie artrui 01 animals.
Then the fun began. The kangaroo
was admitted to this country
only after a careful examination of
Its pouch for contraband stuff. Still
more droll was the spectacle of the ,
customs officers examining the elephant
through a microscope to discover |
Its state of health and solitude. Then
the deer aboard were detained per- ;
emptorily because the officials got to <
r squabbling as to whether they were
or were not "ruminating animals."?
London Correspondence New York i
Herald.
Easy Enough.
A certain member of Parliament has <
i expressed a pronounced disbelief in i
i most of the wonderful tales told of the 1
' precocity of children. He contends ;
that the stories are usually manufac- 1
tured by older persons, with the sole
object of making amusing reading. '
Once in a while, however, his theory 1
receives a setback by something in his 1
own experiences, and he confesses that 1
he Has come across some geuuioe uumor
and some unconscious witticisms. 1
One such was brought to his notice '
rec-ently.
' A Sunday-school examination was in
progress and the examiner put this
question:
"What did Moses do for a living i
i while he was with Jethro?" !
Following a long- silence a little
i voice piped up from the back of the
room:
1 "Please, sir, he married one of
Jethro's daughters."?Youth's Companion.
Jacobite Halters.
Apropos of the recent unveiling of a
i etatue of Cromwell at St. Ives, Huntingdonshire,
the London Graphic says
that there was a rumor that the police
had seized a quantity of dynamite aud
gunpowder placed near the figure of
the Protector by the Jacobite League.
I It came out later, that the seizure coni
slsted of a number of nooses and hal.
ters sent by the Jacobites with inscrip:
tlons for those taking a leading part
in the ceremony. One was inscribed:
: "To hang Archdeacon Vesey, who
would revive the immoral policy of
Cromwell?traitor, murderer and regii
clde." The Jacobites were very indig.
nant at the confiscation.
A Christmas Philosopher:
> L tto o.ira tiirao rrrpnt. trifta?Health. Wealth
! And Happiness! Then give him Garfield Tea,
It brings Good Health, promotes Happirusj
and makes the pursuit of Wealth possible.
Australia is exporting pickled sheep!
skins to the United States.
f FITS permanently cured. No fits or nervoust
ness after ficst day's use of Dr. Kline's Great
i Nerve Restorer. $2 trial botHe and treatise free
Dr. R. H. Klike, Ltd., 931 Arch St., Phila. Pa.
E A chestnut tree has been known to live
' for 860 years, oak 1000 and yew 2800 years.
Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup for children
teething, soften the gums, reduces inflammation,
aJlays pain, cures wind colic. 25c a bottle.
i A solid cubic foot of anthracite weighs
In round numbers 100 pounds.
I J&aea:
\ ^
e Lydia E. Pinkhsun's 1
It will entirely euro the worst fc
J rian troubles, Inflammation and Ulc
? of the "Womb, and consequent Sj
adapted to the Change of Life,
ij It has cured more cases of Ba<
?. other remedy the world has ever kn
e cases. It dissolves and expsh tumoi
of development, and checks any ton*
Irregular, Suppressed or Paini
Stomach, Indigestion, Bloating, Flo
o ache. General Debility quickly yield;
Womb troubles, causing pain, i
lieved and permanently cured by il
0 acts in harmony with the laws that j
l' harmless as water.
It quickly removes that Bear
tude, "aon't care" and "want-to
c irritability,nervousness, Dizziness, ]
mplannholv or the " blues," and bac
f of Female" Weakness, or some dera
n medicine always cures.
Kidney Complaints and Caci
Compound always cures.
No other female meilteine i
widespread and unqualified en
v has such a record of cureg of fen
Those women who refuse t
11 warded a hundred thousand tim
?a cure. Sold by Druggists eye
5. nDADQY N^DISCOVERYidm
L/ a~V w) I qu:ck relief ?nd earns wont <
" e;ises. Book of testimoniain and 10 (lays' treatment
if l'reo. Dr. H. H. OBEEN'8 SONS. Box B. Atlanta. 0? |
M Best Cough Syrup. Tastes Good. Uee I^H
3 M In time. Sold by druggists.
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1 I 1
How the Section* Say It. The
woman from New England buy*
a "table spread," while her sister
from the South buys a "table cloth."
The woman from Nova Scotia orders
the servant to "lay the table," while
with most of us natives of the United
States the command is to? "set the table."
In the country the hostess says
to her guests, "Sit by." -when It Is time
to eat; In town It Is "Please sit down;" .
In the city among swells there Is no
further invitation that the announcement
of the servant that "Dinner is
served."?Mobile (Ala.) Register. '
Unable to Stand For Months Btonn of
8prained Ankles.
CUBED BY ST. JACOBS OIL.
(Prom the Cardiff Times.)
Among the thousands of voluntary endorsements
of the great value of St. Jacobs Oil for
sprains, stiffness, and soreness, is that of Mrs. ,
G. Thomas, 4 Alexandra Road, Gelli, Yabrod, I
near Pontypridd, South Wales, who says:? j
"It is with great pleasure that I add my willing
testimony to the invaluable excellence of
your celebrated St. Jacobs Oil, as experienced ' ]
In my own case. I sprained both my ankles j
in walking down some steps so severely that I
was unable to stand for several months. The
pain I suffered was most severe, and nothing IH
that I used helped me until I applied St. ^B|
Jacobs Oil, when they immediately became E
better daily, and in a short time I was able to
go about, and soon after I was quite cured. I
am now determined to advise all persons saf- W
fering from pains to use this wonderful rem- H
edy, which did so much for me."
Mrs. Thomas does not enlighten us aa to
what treatment she pursued during the^H
months she was unable to stand, and during
which time she was suffering so much, but we
venture to suggest that had she called in any
well known medical man he would have at^Bj
once have prescribed St. Jacobs Oil, for it has^^H
conquered pain upwards of fifty years, and^H
doctors know there is nothing so good. The^H
proprietors of St. Jacobs Oil have been award^^H
ed twelve gold medals by different intcrna-^Hj
tional exhibitions as the premier pain-kiliing^^B
remedv nf the world. The committees who^^Hj
made the awards were in eacli instance com^HB
posed largely of the most eminent medica^^H
men obtainable. Mrs. Thomas evidently dl^HB
not know the high opinion in which St. Jacob^HB
Oil is held by almost every progressive med^^H
ical man.
China is greater than Russia, Great Br^^H
tain, Germany, France, Japan and th^^H
United States combined.
Naturally people want to be Well for Chrls^^^^
mas, for nothing so promotes happiness an^BH
good cheer. Therefore, take Garfield Tc^KhH
now; it cures all derangements of stomacl^^H
liver, kidneys or bowels ; it cleanies the bt^HH
tem and purifies the blood, thus romoviJ^^H
the caose of rheumatism, gout and mai^J^B
chronic diseases. It is good for young
old and hae been held in the highest repnjH
for macy years. Physicians recommend
The United States continues at tflj
head of the list of the world's exporti^^H^
nations. fljjH
Putnam Fadeless Dtes do not stain tH[H^
V~ ? A* 4ha lrafflfl AaM Kt til Hnfl^EDI
iiailUO Ui D^UI Miw ?V?V4V| WWM
gists. KHfl
Procrastination is now the kleptomanHHH
of time.
100 Reward. SXOO. H
The readers of this paper will be pleased^BBfl
iearn that there is at least on$ dreaded
ease that science has been able to cure in
its stages, and that is Catarrh. Hall's Cata^H^H
Cure is the only positive cure now knowz^^BH
the medical fraternity. Catarrh being a cl H
stitutional disease, requires a constitutio^H|Hj
treatment. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken
nally, acting directly upon the blood and flH
cons surfaces of the system, thereby dest^^^HI
tnor fha foundation of thfl diftease. and liflH
the patient strength by building up the cHHHj
stitution and assisting nature in doing^HBH
work. The proprietors havo bo much faifl
its curative powers that they offer One
dred Dollars for any case that it fails to
Send for list of testimonials. Address mH|
F. J. Chenet <fc Co., Toledo,
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Hall's Family Pills are the best.
Columbian half dollars of 1893 are qu^^RO
at sixty to seventy-five cents. HM|H
Winter Tourist Katci-Seuon 1901-tj| B
The Southern Railway, tha direct-rouBWnHj
the winter 'resorts of Florida,
Carollnas and the South and South
nouacea excursion tickets will be place^H^H
sale October 15th to April SOth, with
limit May 31, 1902. Perfect Dining and^HK^H
man Service on all through trains. FoH
particulars regarding rate, descriptive mi^H^pH
call on or address New York Office, 271^^^HS
1186 Broadway, or Alex. S. Thweatt, EaHHR
Pass. Agent, 1185 Broadway. H^M|
Sitka is the oldest settlement of
tance in Alaska.
)w Truly the GrqHHJU
i of Lydia ?. Pir^^J
Vegetable CoflH
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Signature. Jj^H
fegetable Compoun <H
irms of Female Complaints, all C
e rat ion, Falling and DLsplacem ent ]H
>inal Weakness, and is peculii rly
ckache and Leucorrhcea than anr^B
own. It is almost infallible in sucn^H
3 from the Uterus in an early stage^H
lency to cancerous humors. W
tul Menstruation, "Weakness of th^Hi
-- *?a* tt .. J n
oding, .Nervous rroscracion, xieaavn
i to
.veight, and backache, instantly re^H
:s use. Under all circumstances
govern the female system, and is
ing-down Feeling, 'extreme lassM
-be-left-alone" feeling, excitabilit^HH
Faintness, sleeplessness, flatuleno^H
kache. These are sure indicaticfl^B
ngement of the Uterus, which tfl|H
:ache of cither sex the Vegetsfl^H
in tho Trorld has received
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uorsemeni. ju uwu
iale troubles. M&ttj
0 accept anything else arefllBE
es, for they get what they - JBSH
ry where. Refuse all substlt^^^^J
Dr. Benermann's Healtng^^HH
1 t'serl in his private practice for 30 yews,
Kivt-n to the public for old ulcer* and
ores that your physician has failed to
it. 25 cents. Prepared only by bis
Elizabeth Skvi.kd, 36 Hush Mreet,
|n?ld Medal at ftaffal* Gxpsili^^^HI
JLHENNY'S TABHH
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