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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-01-28
AUSTRIA.

LONDON, January 2G-Trustworthy
adyices from Vienna indicate that Aus
tria had also begun 10 look for something
more tangible than the general assurances
Of Russia's good intentions and had ta.
ken steps 10 obtain at least formal
diplomatic pledge that her interests
would suffer no detriment. The commu-
nications exchanged are said 10 have
shown more earnest desire than ever on
the part Of Russia TO maintain the good
understanding heretofore prevailing, and
its believed that the present exchange Of
views will lead 10 satisfactory issue.
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AM AppalIIng FamIne.

NEW York, January 26.-A dispatch
from the United States Vice Consul al
Shanghai asking for funds says: An ap.
palling famine is raging throughout the
four provinces Of North China. Nine
millions Of people are reported destitute,
Children are daily sold 10 the markets
for food.
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among them Senators Jones Of Nevada,
Jones Of Florida,I VOORHEES,, Gordon,
Merrimon and Matthews, and Representa-.
tiyes Bland, Butler, Bright, Kelley and
others, some Of whom will be present II
their public duties do not interfere.
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safe Arrival OF the . Lonely Voy-
uDRr ~

ATLANTIC Cry, MI, Jan. 2G.-The
schooner Twilight, which broke her moor
ings and lrifted TO sea on Wednesday
last, came ashore last night on Brigan-
tine beach, ten miles north Of here. The
boy, Adolphus Parker, who was the only
person on board, Is well. The vessel will
be a total loss.
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NEW ORLEANS, January 27.-Ander'
son, Casaanaye and Kenner remain In the
parish prison, but will give bail Monday.
Wells has not yet surrendered, but will
probably do 90 to,morrow,when the trial
will begin.
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Marrying Day in sali Lake City.

NBw YORK, Jan. 2G.-A Salt Lake spe'
cial says: G0n Thursday morning the En-
dowment House, in this city, was opened
10 accommodate persons from distance
TO take polygamous wives. Between thir'
ty and forty went through, one Mormon
taking two women said to be mother and
daughter. The great marrying day will
be Thursday next, being the regular day
authorized by the church.
The election law introduced in the pol.
ygamous Legislature, now. In session in
Salt Lake, was returned by the COMMITTEES
and substitute introduced which re.
stores the old marked ballot The whole
matter Is regarded as q farce inAugurated
for the purpose Of iorestalling proper
egislation by Congress.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-01-28

MATTHEW McKEEvER, well known
authority in sheep raising and wool
craving, informs us that the farmers who
me, at Cadiz the other day and discussed
tbe "paper tkin disease" are wide Of the
marx in attributing the disease to impure
v.,er or food, or even to the lack oi
nroper care. The trouble, he says, origi.
nate. with an egg deposited by flies in the
po.lriIs of sheep, and that this egg is in
b,led into the lungs and there developed
into worm lhat consumes all the blood
passing through the lungs, and thus SO
sunsculates the sheep us to give its skin
a bloodIess or paper color. He says that
he has cut open the lungs Of a sheep dying
from this disease and found great num-
lers Of these worms in them. His pre-.
.c,iplion is to dob little tar occasionally
on the nostrils Of sheep in the summer
time and thus prevent the flies from de-
posting their eggs. Those interested
will please make note Of his sugges-
tion.
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ENGLAND.

LONDON, January 2G.-It is said that
the six millions to be aaked from Par
Lament will be apPortioned as follows:
Three million 10 the army, two million
to the navy and one million to contin-
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TsrfLL LATER 1

About 10 o'clock tonight Marshal
Wharton received an answer TO his dis.
patch from the Attorney General, In
structing him not to interfere with the
wris Of the State Courts. Sheriff Hous-
ton was notified, and found Anderson
Kennes and Casanaye in the Collectors
Office, from whence they were taken TO
the parish prison, where they will remain
until they furnish new bonds Of S., ,00C
each. Wells was not in the Custom
House, but was seen on the morning
train Of the Mobile road. II Is believed
be is still in the State, and will surren.
der Monday and furnish bonds at once
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IhegttteLLiaetrrtn

Tuy HINGE CoMPANY.-The new board
Il directors Of the Wheeling Hinge Com
n,ny NJ organized on Saturday afternoon by
Irisclinr A. G. Robinson, ESQ.,, President
T. +. Hanson, Vice Presidenti james
Donning, Superintendent, and David
B,ird, Book.keeper. The factory is now
,nrniDg until 9 o'clock at night. Nearly
Al Of is 19S operatives work at piece
work. The company find that piece work
n,o5nce. about 20 per cent more good
n the same hours. They have two
months work ahead.
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WARNINn prom nIanAnrr.

Germany also, according to a special
dispatch from Berlin, has within q few
days warned Russia afresh that The terms
Of peace must besubmitted to the PoWers
for approval.
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wheeling Beer nj steubenville

Gazette Of Saturday.
One would conclude that the beer bust.
meas in this city must be good by the
number Of "empties" being shipped away.
The Della took on $50 this morning for
Wheeling.
SALOONS" has been reduced to fifty cents
q bottle, which constitutes "treat," one
glass each for two customers and two
"girls." It's nice little arrangement.
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81. LOUIE, January 27.-River risen 4
inches; 10 feet inches. Arriyed-City
Of Chester. Weather clear,
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FIFTY Pittsburgh families lett for
Ravenna, Portage county, Ohio, last
week. They will be attached TO the co.
operative glass factory there.
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Weather Indications.

OYPicR op TnR CHIRY 6IaNAL 0YVfcER,
WASHnGToS, D. c, Jan. 2S-l AM
FRoBABitITiEs.
For Tennessee and Ohio Valley, clear
ing weather, preceded by areas Of ligh
rain, colder northwest winds and higher
For the Lakes, rising barometer, colder
northwest winds, cloudy weather will
snow. followed in the Upper Lakes b!
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LATER.

Admiral Hornby took the fleet up TO
the mouth Of the Dardanelles, where at
the telegraph station he received the
command. He did not therefore pro.
coed to the forts. but returned to tBesika
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RUSSIA STILL ADVANCING.

CossrAsrIsorLE, January 26.-The
Porte has received no news ol any armis.
tice having been signed. The Russian
headquarters, accompanied by the Turk
ish Plenipotentiaries, have left Kezanlik,
continuing their advance. The foreign
Ambassadors are still unacquainted with
the Russian conditions Of peace, but they
were communicated to-day to the Turk
ish Parliament at their secret sitting,
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| LATER

Sheriff Houston, it appears from the
statement Of his deputy, is in the Mar.
shals office in conference with General
Wharton, and will probably proceed to
make the arrest as soon as the conference
is ended. The Sheriffis said to be acting
under the direction Of Attorney General
Ogden. In his conference with Marshal
Wharton they are reported to haveagreed
to submit the crisis by telegraph to Wash
ington for settlement. II is possible that
Houston has only agreed 10 postpone the
arrest until Marshal Wharton can obtain
instructions from the Department Of Jus.
tice.
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LONDON, January 26.-Mr. Stewart,
Radical, has been elected q member OF
the House of Commons for Grelnock. J.
Warner, member for oxfordshire, has re-
signed.
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NATIONAL FINANCES.

Over Two Millions Thus Far OF
the New 4 Per Cents Taken by
the People-.Sherman Explains
Once More That Old Letter Of
Misrepresentation in Trade Dol
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sRRvIA's cLAIlts.

BELGRADE, January 26.-Prince Tsere-
lesleff has arrived at Nische from the
Russian headquarters, on mission re-
garding Servias claims.
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FRANCE on THE LOOKOUT.

MOVEMENTS OF THR ENGLISH FLEET.
GALLIpoLI, January 26.-Guns are
firing a heavy salute at the Dardanelles.
The English feet is coming.
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WAsH1SeroS, D. @, January 27.-Hon.
Thomas Ewing has accepted an invita-.
ton TO address a mass meeting in favor
Of the reconciliation Of silver and TO
discuss the effects OF contraction and re.
sumption to be held in Cooper Institute,
New York, next Wednesday eyening.
Several other members Of Congress have
been invited % address the meeting,
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-12-08
the deceased was Oracle Davies, and who H.
Gallagher is, yet remains to be learned. He
will arrive in this city, it is supposed, by the
Chicago train this morning
AMUSEMENTs,

The NAIAD QUEEN.
Tomorrow (Monday) evening, will be the
first presentation of the beautiful operatta
s'The Naiad Queen.'' Four full months of
preparation have been given up to training
for this presentation, and nearly four hun
dred young ladies, gentlemen and children
have received gratuitous vocal instruction in
preparing therefor. In cities where the beau
tifnl piece has been rendered the press is
unanimous in praise of 1.-THE music, the
scenery, the costumes are all dwelt upon as
peculiarly excellent, and the manager, Mr..
Arthur Mcknight, is Landed to the skies for
the skill and taste manifested in arrang-
ing it.
It should be known that Mr. Mcknight
has invested over $1,000 in scenery and cos
tunes alone, there being nothing equal in
these two particulars outside the great metro
politan theaters Of Boston and New York.
The entertainment will continue every
night during the week, and include grand
popular matinee for Saturday afternoon
next. Let the people of Minneapolis mani
fest their appreciation by giving full houses
every performance.
THE METROPOLITAN THEATER.
The beautiful society play of "Our Boys''
is now running at this popular place Of
amusement. The play is well and vigorous
ly written. Although several fine oppor-
tunities for the exercise of dramatic talent
occur in tsperformance, it abounds in mirth-
provoking rather than in dramatic or tragic
incidents. The cast of characters is very
happy one, and reflects much credit upon the
management. In short, sour Boys" as
presented BY the Metropolitan company, is a
very enjoyable production, every way deserv-
ing the very liberal patronage it is receiving.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-12-08

HAT-Demand fair; receipts liberal; wild, $500;
tame, sio@12; baled, Wild So.
BARLEY-There is really no market; samples
brought in are of low grade and meet no offers
brewers veil supplied and are not anxious to buy
except good, bright colors No. may be quoted at
45c.
HoFs-Demand slow; New York, 10015c; Wiscon-
sin, 8012c.
BzAss-From s1.25 for common to So 25 for hand
picked navy.
MILL STUFFs-In good demand; receipts good
ground feed, S13.5o014; bran, s607; shorts, 5000:
corn meal, per 100 lbs, S1.25.
BUTTER-Market dull; store packed medium.
A06c; good dairy, 12014c; choice, 20022c.
EGGs-n good demand with very limited supply
market firm at 20c.
MEATs-Mess pork, inactive, $500; hams, country,
(scarce) 51a07c; hams, canvassed, lie; plain, 100
1oAc; shoulders, 6A97c; sides, 7g71ac; dressed
hogs in demand in small lots at St13Ac; venison in
falr demand at 1890, according to condition.
PoULTRT-Receiptsl liberal; demand good; chick
ems, 6@7c; ducks and geese, T@sc; turkeys, s1lOc
CRANBEREIEs-Receipts liberal good demand :
$1.50G1.75 per Dbl.
HAY-Market dull; wild So Oo@1o. 90 tame s19 90
baled wild $1,000.
LIVE sTocK-A duh day at the stock yards: no
sales and no inquiries; about $50 head OF all kinds
in the sheds.
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New York Produce Market.

,,or,ro,, New YORK. Dec. z.
FLOUR-Dull; receipts 2l,OOO barrels; superhne
state and western S34O03.SO common to good ex
3.i50A.lO; good to choice 415Go4.6O white wheat
extra 45505.55; extra Ohio 3.9OQ15.OO; st. Louis
SSOg5.75; Minnesota patent process 575n8.OO.
GRAIN-Wheat, quiet; receipts l48,OOO bushels !:
rejected spring Soc: ungraded spring 90195c: No. 8
sp ing 9O@9lc; ungraded red S1.O301 .O8; No do
1. o59 No. red 1.o7A@1Os14; No. red
amber l;o5gl:05A; ungraded white 1.05@1.iO; No.
white LOG 12 No. white, sales r. 1000 bushels at
l.OSh0l.O9; extra white, sales 1000 at 1,lOn.
Rye quiet; No. western 58059c. Barley stea v
Malt dull. Corn, receipts $4,000 bushels ungraded
4o0a47c; No. 8, 41A@42Ac; steamer 45Ic; No. 2
46>sQ941Ac; white western, new, 47hc; old do 49c
round yellow CSC; Oats nominal receipts $4,000
bushels; No.3, 29asc; do white BIG; No. q so 10
@30Ac; new white $50; No. 1, 3lhM31Hc: do
white SAC; mixed western 29AI03lc; white western
32@35c. "'''oiN
HAY-Dull at 35Gs4oc.
HOPS-DuI and nominal
GROCER1ES-Coffe dull and nominal. Sugar
quiet and unchanged. Molasses fair demand: New
Orleans 30l540c.
PETROLEUM-Quiet; united 98lan9oc. crnde
| TIC; refined, SIC.
TALL0W-steady at 65s@6 11-16c.
| ROSIN-S1.4O01.45.
| TURPENT1NE-Firn at $780,,
| PRODuCE-Eggs, western a 1-2025c Butter
dull; western 6027c. Cheese heavy; western ga
| 8Mc. ~
LEATHER-Heavy and quiet; Hemlock sole. Blu
enos Ayres and Rio Grande light middles and heavy
WOOL--Demand fair; domestic fleece 23GA52c
| pulled lS636c; unwashed 1Ot025c.
| PROYlSlONS-Pork quiet; mess $7.4G07.45
Beet steady; mess $9.5o@1o.oo; extra do S11.OO.
Gut meats steady; western long clear middes A 37
short do AIS. Lard firm prime steam S60O16 o.
WHISKY-S1.09 IL.
METALs-Copper dull; Ingot lake 157s @lsc. Pig
sia Shooting 101a@l0alc
NAILS-Clinch 4.250525.
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THE LATEST FISH STORY.
Il Fha!e Touring Fowr Fishcrnsesa;s Bt
tUith AstOnishiu0 RaDi6ity

II tF6nte Touring Roar FtsFtcrnaen'S Boat
,cith astonishing Rapid;ty.
Long Branch Special to New York Sun
In the past three months whales have often
been seen spouting off our coast, and the
scarcity OF small fish has been attributed to
their presence. On FridayIlast three large ones
were seen three four miles out. On satur-
day morning Capt. Wise of the American hotel
Samuel Maclain, Daniel Wright and Martin
Dangler-5he three latter old fishermen-start-
ed out fishing in a boat about twenty feet long.
They had arrived on the fishing grounds about
three m1les rom the shore, had all their lines
out, and were having splendid luck hauling in
goldfish, and Immediately the boat began to
swing around. Wright shouted to the men in
another boat about 100 yards distant: ''Look
out, there is a whale hold of u.s. but before
the men could move from their seats they were
being towed out to sea at the rate of twenty
five miles an hour. The monster had become
entangled in the dong anchor rope of the boat.
The pull on the boat was so strong the men
thought the boat must go over every second.
The men must say they were very much
frightened, and the sensation was the uueerest
they ever had known. All they could do was to
hold on and let her go for a few minutes. Then
they .crept forward and cut the rope. They
were mile further out to sea. The fish kept
right on, and they could see the wake he made
for some distance, as he kept very near the
surface. The rope was stout half-inch manila
one, and attached to it was an anchor Of about
twenty pounds weight. The fishermen here
think the monster was after the Goldfish, and
that he came up to the anchor line with his
mouth open and got the rope in his mouth. As
soon as he felt it he closed his mouth and swan
off, towing the boat after him SO fast that the
Goldfish lines that were hanging over the boat
pulled straight out on the surface and the
heavy sinkers, weighing a pound or more
apiece, were on the top of the water.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-12-08
Funeral OF the Suicide.

The funeral services of the woman who
suicided at Kate CampbelIs, on Thursday
night, took place yesterday afternoon at 2
o'clock. Death, the great leveler, brought
together the two extremes in the social Or
ganization of our modern civilization. There
we're present some half dozen Christian
ladies, members of the Woman's Christian
association, while all of the demi- monde of
the city were also present to assist in the
last sad rites.
Rev. G. M. Heard, pastor of the
Hennepin Avenue M. E. Church was also
present and made some touching remarks,
after which the body was conveyed to Lay
mans cemetery and deposited in the vault
The following telegram was received by
the chief of police yesterday forenoon:
CHICAGO, Dec. 7th, 1878.
Chief Of Police, minneapolis:
See the parties having Oracle Davies
body in charge and stay burial until arrive.
(SignedO FL. GALLAGHER.
IT would thus appear that the real name Of
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init Drive Well Meeting.

About twenty-five persons met at Good
Templar's hall last evening, in answer to a
call made by the Drive Well association.
The minutes of the previous meeting were
adopted. The following gentlemen were
appointed as an executive committee by the
association: Charles Loring, 0. G. Merri-
man, John B. Mueller, r. S. Reeves, and
Charles Fl. Ripley. The legal side of the
question was "shown up'' by Col. G. H. Ben
ton, who stated that the reason why the
drive well contest, which was tried about a
year ago, was lost, was owing to the want of
finances, by which want several important
witnesses could not be called, and thus the
case was lost. Hon. Eugene Wilson gave
some points on the subject, and it was the
opinion of both gentlemen that if the case
was pushed it would result in the defeat of
the drive well patentees. meeting will be
held on Tuesday evening, notice of which
will be given on Monday morning.
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Arrival and Departure of Mails from the st
Paul Post 0ffica.


EastefR-Arrives daily except Monday at 90 g
m and 10 m except Sunday. Closes daily except
Sunday at 10 45 n, and IS p except Saturday.
SpEcIAL-Hastings, Red Wing Lake City Waba-
shaw, W;nona and La Crosse Wis, arrives daily ex-
cept Monday at 90 N, and closes daily except Sat
urday at 45 pm.
Nitraukee Dc st. Paul Railroad, (Io,ca Dir.)-
Arrives daily except Sunday at As Closes daily
except Sunday at 5 80
st. Paul Dc st. Louis, No., Roue-ArriYes daily
except Sunday at 90 Closes daily except Sat-
urday at Z 80 p m.
SPECIALS Harrington, Mortified and Faribault,
closes daily except Sunday at 45 m. Arrives
daily except Sunday at II As m.
West Wisconsin RGikrOGd-Arriyes daily except
sunday at 40 m. Closes daily except Sunday at
10 As NJ.
SeEoIALs-Eroy and Harvard Route-Black River
Monday excepted at 90 m. Closes daily Saturday
excepted at As p m.
st. Paul d; sioae City Railroad-Arrives daily
except Sunday at II 80 N. Closes daily except
Sunday at 90 m.
Fort Smelling, Aina.-Arriyes daily at 6 m.
Closes daily at 80 am.
derson, LIE Sueur, ST. Peter, Mankato, Madela and
and st. James, closes daily except Sunday at 30
m: Arrives daily except Sunday at IS m.
bloomington Ferry-Monday and Thursday
closes at 80 Arrives at II Soa m.
st. LaOrence-Thursday, closes at 6 80 m. Ar
rives at IL 80 m.
cept Sunday at 25 m. Closes daily except Sunday
at 6 80 M
~. PGnt d Pacific RGstr0Gd MAIN Line.)-St
Paul to Observation-Disclosures daily except Sunday
at 10 40 m. Closes daily except Sunday at SO
sPEcIALs-Delano, Dassell, Darwin, Litchfeld
AtWater, Willmar. Closes daily except Sun
day at 6 30 a n. Arrives daily except Sunday at
w M. Minneapolis closes daily except Sunday
80 a m. 10 as a m and 80 p m. Arrives daily ex-
cept Sunday at 9 90 m, 3 90 pm and 90 p m.
Fort SisSet0n, DdkOta-Mondays and Wednes-
days-arrlves at 10 40 m, closes Wednesdays and
Saturdays at 80 p m.
81. Paul d Pacific Railroad Branch Line>-
Arrives daily except Sunday at p m. Closes daily
except Sunday at a m.
81. Paul q Duluth RdilroGd-Arriyes daily ex-
cept Sunday at 40 p m. Closes daily except Sun
day at 10 so
SPECIALS Duluth, closes daily except Sunday at
6 80 m, arrives daily except Sundays at c Is M
Observation-Disclosures, arrives daily. Sundays ex-
copied, at 9 25 m, 40 p m, 40 p IN. Closes
daily, Sundays excepted, at 80 a m, and 10 80 M
Worth Wisconsin Railroads.&c.. Paul to Clayton
Wis-Arrives at II 80 m, closes at II 80 p m.
| Northern Pacific Raitr0ad-Arriyes daily except
sunday at pm: Closes at Z IN.
Pem en- D@hota-Arrives daily except Sunday
at 7 90 p m. Closes at m.
Fort Bgford, DGk0ta-Arrives Tuesdays, Thurs
days and Saturdays at Closes Tuesdays
thursdays and Saturdays al 7 a m.
| Fort Berthotd, DGkota-Arrives Tuesdays
Thursdays and Saturdays m. Closes Tues.
days, Thu rsdays and Saturdays at d m.
Fort ReOugh, II. T.-Arrives Tuesdays and Sat.
urdays at M Closes Tuesdays and SATURDAYS al
TOO m.
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FIRE ALARM.
HOsc the "PrenntMres" BehaveG at their
B0l,kiSn1Nk Wire.

How tie "Preanntmres" BehaveG at their
B0ptismat Fire.
An alarm of fire was rung out yesterday
forenoon, and the fremen turned out with
their usual promptness. Especially is this
true OF the new company, organized last
Thursday night, to take the place of the re-
Gently disbanded No. 2. The alarm was &C.
casioned by singular accident. Bassett &
Co.'s planning mill on First street adioins
Locl,wood's machine shop. The Bassett
mill has ''blower'' which throws the shay
ings from the mill into small building
on Second street, and from there is
carried to the North Star Wooden mill and
used for fuel. 1t appears that the workmen
in Lockwood's machine shop conceived the
brilliant idea of connecting the emery wheel
FUSED for polishing iron) with Bassetts
shavings ''blower," and thus carry off the
iron dust. The connection was made, and
the emery wheel put in motion. The draft
was first rate-so good, in fact that it car
ried the sparks from the emery wheel right
into the conductor and set fire to the shay
ings in the "blower.''
The fire was not serious, but the force of
air in the "blower' filled the little building
on Second street with smoke, which came
VI
the alarm the new company came tearing
down Second street, made the attachment,
and without waiting to investigate turned a
furious stream upon the inoffensiye little
building, which, while it smoked tremendous
ly, was as innocent of fire as an iceburg in
the middle Of the Arctic ocean.
Chat made no difference. The
new frem2n were amateurs
and were determined to teach the old-fosy
professionals lesson. Steadily was the
tWo-inch stream poured into the building
windows were broken out. shavings were
soaked down, doors STAYED in. Finally, just
as the foundations were beginning to yield
to the flood of water, the chief engineer no.
titled the boys that the real fire "a square dis
tant) was out, and if they had got through
practicing they could shut her off, wind up
the hose and return.
The joke was too good. AS the company
has not as yet taken a name, the GLOBE would
suggest the premature" But that will be
the boss company when they once learn the
lesson that it does not necessarily follow that
there must be great fire when there is much
smoke.