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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-07-07
A MOUNTAIN ON FIRE.
The People of BruIe, Canada, Fleeing on
Account of the Subterranesn Heat.

The People of Bru1e. Canada, Fleeing on
Account of the Subterranesn Heat.
Intense excitement has been created
at Ottawa, Ont, by the arrival of five
young huntsmen, who tell of q start
ling discovery they made in Brule,
fifty miles south of the Canadian Pa
cifc Railway, and Just north of the
United States boundary line. They
met a farmers family fleeing from
what they said was mountain on
fire. In tracing the cause OF the farm
er's great excitement they found that
it was evidently owing to the subter-
ranean heat in the mountains side
which extended under the river
bed. About a mile further up the
stream it became so hot that it
heated the water until steam arose
from the surface. The atmosphere
was very We n, and the slightest ex.
ertion broughv cut perspiration. Close
to the spot where the farmer lived
hunters found the air almost sitting,
and the earth was too hot to touch
with the hand. Farther back on the
mountains side the heat was abso-
lutely unbearable. After climbing its
side for about 800 feet, the hunters
were forced to return as the air was
simply suffocating. The mountain
side men, well acquainted with the
geology of the province, declare that
the location OF this volcanic area has
been fixed to a nicely. Their theory
is that the bituminous coal in which
the mountain range is known to be
rich has become ignited, the vast
smouidering mass far down in the
mountain thus making a mighty caul-
drOn OF the Manitou Rivers he'd
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-07-07
BLOWN xYrO FRAGMENTs.
Ken Men AnnihflAted in New Jersey
Powder Elk plosian. shy$.f

Ten Men Annihilated in a New Jersey
Powder Explosion. ehw$.f
BY an explosion at the Atlantic
Giant Powder Works at McCainsville,
n. j., early on the morning of the I'd,
ten persons were killed and many
others injured. The cause of the dis
aster will probably never be known.
A double force Of men began work at z
A M, so that operations could be sus-
pended from Saturday until Tues
day morning. The explosion oc-
CURED half an hour later in
the mixing room. The building
was blown into splinters and
fragments OF the bodies of the work
men were picked up 500 feet from the
scene. Some pieces were taken from
the branches Of trees many yards
away. The largest portion OF body
yet found will not weigh fifteen pounds.
An Immense excavation was made
where the building stood, and devas-
tatlon is apparent for 500 feet in every
direction. The following are the
names of those killed: Charles Jack
Ison, Joseph n. Kinner, George Ammer-
man, George Hanbill, Theodore Bryan,
Charles Milburn, George King. John
Smith, and two brothers named Lau-
bach
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-07-07
Granite on Long Journey.

IFrom the st. Louis lobe-Democrat.I
The importation Of Eastern granite
into St. Louis puts into shade the old
adage as to taking Goals to Newcastle.
The quarries are on Hurricane Island,
Me. Hence the blocks are shipped to
Newport News, in Virginia, thus trav-
ersing the whole Atlantic coast. They
are then hauled by the Chesapeake &
Ohio Railroad to Huntington, O., and
thence towed up the river to ST. Louis
The distance is about thirty times as
great as from the Iron Mountain quar-.
ries, and its delivery here at less cost
than the local granite is a matter not
easily explained.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-07-07
THE ANGELS PRAYER.
BY ANrorNErrE VAN HoEsEN wAKEM.

BY ANToINETTE VAN HOEsEN wAKEMAN. =
In autumn twilight walked alone
Beneath the sky's gray monotone
A slender woman, tall and fair,
With gentle face oercast with care,
Her gentle heart so full of pain
That N the world there seemed no gain;
When, glowing through the gathering night
About her Tell radiant light.
No longer stood she there alone
Beneath the sky's gray monotone:
Beside her was a being fair
With sweeping robes and flowing hair.
In tones most perfect, grand, and sweet
AS sounds in fullest concord meet
The angel spoke: the Swallowed air
Was vibrant as with music rare:
p" ASS, woman, whatsoe'r you will
God shall one wish for you fulfill
One wish All, what would compass all
Lift from her life it's heavy pail?
She could not tell, and in despair
She cried 20 Angel, make my prayerp
He did not bow his glorious head
Upward he raised his face instead;
s'Give to Thy handmade" then he said,
"Courage-courage that knows not dread?
AS night and day the Weavers wove
The web OF time ia ceaselesS move,
With mingled thread of dark and bright,
Blending the shadow and the light,
That prayer brought to her struggling soul
It's godlike birthright OF control.
Her life grew strong and bright and fair
Through answer to the angels prayer.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-07-07
WAR FOE UNION.
An Attack on Nom Union Men at Chicago,
This Morning.

CHICAGO, H., June ga hand-to-
land combat occurred, this morning,
between some union and non-union
men at the new Jacob building, corner
Of Washington Boulevard and Carpen-
ter Street. The non-unionists, four
teen in number, have been at work for
the last lew days finishing the odd
Jobs. They worked ten hours day
at the rate of 25 cents per hour. They
took the place of the men who
struck May 1 for eight hours. The
unionists held q meeting, last night,
and determined to put their enemies
to flight. They accordingly appeared
on the scene, this morning, and with
clubs and stones succeeded in bruising
several of the non-union men, but
were frightened away by the police be-
fore anything serious occurred. One
of the rioters, named Boscer, was ar
rested, and when brought before JUS
tice Scully was fined $25.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-07-07
The Sheriff Was in no Hurry.
from the Estelline Bell

From the Esteine Bell.
A year ago a stranger from the East
was in saloon in a Black Hills, Da-
kota town during shooting affair.
A moment later a. man rushed in and
with a drawn revolver ordered the
crowd back and began examining the
dying man.
"That sheriff is prompt" remarked
the stranger to the barkeeper, "but
why don't he arrest the man who did
the shooting?"
"He isn't the sheriff." replied the
barkeeper.
"Who is he them"
"He is the coroner, OF course.
There's the sheriff over in the corner
playing poker. You don't expect him
to stop to make arrests till the game
is finished, do your"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-07-07
One Of the Fastest Runs Ever Made.
From the Philadelphia Times.l

Z
Lew Silence is one OF the veteran
passenger conductors on the New
York division of the Pennsylvania,
Railroad. His name suits him too.
He seldom talks. He runs the 7:3O
train to New York every morning.
Yesterday he pulled little notebook
out Of his pocket, and, turning to June
Is, said:
81 made that memorandum six
years ago. That was the fastest run
ever made on the New York division
of the Pennsylvania Railroad from
Philadelphia to New Y ork-ninety-two
miles in ninety-three minutes. The
train made three stops and seven
slow-ups. There was only one car and
an engine. The car was filled with
passengers from the West, and I ran
the train. There had been astorm up
in the state the night before, and on
the middle division of the main line,
between Harrisburg and Altoona, a
big tree blew across the track. Think
it was in the Lewiston Narrows. The
fast line, as the train was called, was
four hours and thirty one minutes
late when it got to Philadelphia. l
got orders to take those passengers to
New York as quick as an engine could
pull car. The whole road was
cleared for my train. Wewent so fast
that telegraph poles looked like tooth
picks and houses like soap boxes.
One mile was made in forty-six Sec
onds, another mile in forty-seven sec
onds and third mile in forty nine
seconds. When we went down the
hill at MEMO Park we Travelled three
miles at the rate of seventy-eight miles
an hour around curves and ons the
straight track. If 81 man had put his
head out of window he would have
lost his breath.
"That's the history of the fastest
run ever made on the New York divis-
ion. I've been on some pretty fast
trains, but that beat them all. Ioften
see stories in the newspapers about
fast runs made on Western roads, but
when you come to ride ninety-two
miles in ninety three minutes, through
a thickly settled country like that be-
tween this city and New York, why it s
fast riding, because an engineer has to
slow up going through every big town.
Still we went through Elizabeth that
day running fifty-eight miles an hour"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-07-07
Four Pounds of Lead on His Foot.
TFrom the New York Tribune.

from the New York Tribune.]
A surgeon in Twenty eighth Street
who makes a business OF strengthening
crooked spines and handy legs and oil
ing rusty Joints in the old and young
received yesterday two visitors from
the country. They were father and
son. The boy, some IA years old,
limped painfully, dragging his right leg
like stick across the room, and when
he sat down arrangingit like a prop in
front of him.
white swelling?" queried the sur
geon.
"Yaas," said the father. "Dick was
throwed downstairs by his nurse
when he was q baby, and he hasn't
got over it yet. Seems to be getting
worse every day. What can you do
for him, doctor?"
The surgeon picked up the boys use
less foot, and let it drop with an ex-
clamation of surprise.
"What makes 1T so heavy"
"Heavy!" echoed thefather. "Why
that amt heavy. Only four pounds
of lead"
"Four pounds of lead" An express
sion of pain and pity settled on the
surgeons face as he looked from faith
er to son and back again to the faith
er. The latter FASTENED to explain:
"Why, DOCTOR" he began, ''the
boys been wearing that on his foot
ever since he could get about, and it
hasn't done him one bit of good.
That leg amt q quarter of an inch
longer than it was a year-two years
ago. And Dicks getting weaker all
the time, and"
"I should say so-weaker-yes.
Wonder he isn't dead. What put that
into your head?"
'.The lead ?"
eyes, the lead ?"
"Why, don't they ali wear it?''
"They? It? What do you mean ?"
"The cripples-people with white
swellings--don't they carry lead weights
in their thick-soled shoes to stretch
the leg back to it's right length ?"
The surgeon was too angry to make
reply. He turned his attention to the
boy, examined his deformity, cut the
lead from the shriveled foot, and,
sending for shoemaker, ordered Girls
pin to take the cripple's measure for
the lightest of cork soles. Dick sat in
the Office till the shoe was ready, and
then hobbled out with Light heart
and a lighter foot.
"That man ought to be made to car
ry millstonefor ten years." muttered
the surgeon, as he turned to his next
patient
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-07-07
BEECHER IN LONDON.
The Plymouth Pastor AffectfonateIy
Greeted by Rev. DR.. Parker.

0HooGoU ny new LIE H8rk0rs
LONDON, June 29.-Rev. Henry
Ward Beecher and Mrs. Beecher ar
rived in London to-day. They were
met at the depot by DR.. Parker, the
pastor of the City Temple, and his
wife, and given most affectionate
greeting. DR.. Parker led Mrs. Beecher
to his carriage, and Mr.. Beecher fol-
lowed with Mrs: Parker. The party
were at once driven to DR.. Parker's
house in ST. Johns Wood. The En-
glish system of aggage-carrying
seemed to puzzle Mr.. Beecher, and his
perplexity afforded DR.. Parker consid-
cradle amusement. Mr.. Beecher is in
good health, but says he intends to
rest before featuring or preaching. He
is full, to-day, of the great treat en-
joyed by him at Liverpool, yesterday.
OF listening to- Mr.. Gladstone's marvel
GUS oratory, and watching the en-
thusiasm of the vast audience.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-07-07
Zach and the Britisher.
From the Boston Budget. i

From the Boston Budget.l
Senator Zach Chandler had no love
for Great Britain. Soon after the civ
il war he was one day conversing with
an Englishman about American affairs,
and he quite shocked Mr.. Bull by the
irreverent manner in which he alluded
to international affairs. Chow? You
don't mean that the sword OF England
would not have turned the scale p"
cried the amazed Mr.. Bull. "Why,
look here" retorted the senator,
show large an army has England got,
anyhow? How many troops could
England put into the field? Perhaps
10000 regulars. Sixty thousand!
Why, Gen. Grant in one battle at the
Wilderness killed 10000 men in four
days, sir, and in week we filled the
ranks full again. If the whole British
army had been there they would have
hindered one of our half-dozen armies
just four days; that's all, sir"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-07-07
Taken Aback.
from the Boston Transcrint

From the Boston Transcript
You never can mention any subject
in Blobbs' presence, but he knows all
about it. Bass was saying that the
Somerset man-of-war, which was
wrecked on Cape Cod, was becoming
rapidly buried IN the sand ~ want
to know" exclaimed Blobbs; "and it
seems only yesterday that she went
ashore. | remember the circumstance
well. 1t was terrible night-a terri
BILE night Let's see, Idon't remember
the date, but it was" Bass-"It
was November 3, ITS. You've got q
remarkable memory, Blobbs, but [
didn't think you were so old, indeed I
didn't" In less than three minutes
the pause in the conversation was
broken by Blobbs remarking that he
believed he'd have to be going.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-07-07
An Iron GrOunder.
From the Chicago Inter Ocean

ssI remember" said a physician,
"that one of the most daring and
strongest willed men in our regiment
was much given to laughing at the
poor fellows who went down under
disease or who complained much of
what we called mere scratches OF
wounds. For two years it seemed
that he was proof against all troubles
incident to army life, but one day as
he stood in line OF battle, as fine q
specimen of soldierly spirit and cour-
age as I ever saw, there came bounding
and rolling toward the line a heavy
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-07-07
A Wise Father.
from the Boston Courier.

FTOm the BOSIOH OOuII0I
Youth 81 have come to ask youfor
the hand of your daughter"
Physician-"Youh ave?"
Yves, sir. l have enough OF this
worlds goods to support her IN COM
fort, even in luxury
P.-"Yes, I am aware OF that but
will you treat her kindly? VIII you
&c a gentle husband ?''
Y.-"Sir, [ swear"
P.-"Oh never mind swearing. Your
intentions are all right no doubt, but
| must be sure that you won't worry
and fret the life out of her after you
get her. Take off your coat and let
me sound you to see what kind of a
liver you've got"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-07-07

forts and made calculations that he
travels at the rate of ten miles an
hour, and without the least sign of
fatigue. Some of the best pedestrians
Of this country have tried to keep pace
with him, but invariably came out Sec
Ond best.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-07-07

A New YORK physician claims to
have produced rabies in dogs with
yellow soap, matter from the spinal
cord OF healthy calf, and other SUBJ
stances. He regards most cases of
supposed hydrophobia as hysteria or
virous forms of meningitis or other
brain troubles.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-07-07

his accounts have been examined and
found to be correct, and that he owes
the government nothing. Col. Kelly is
prominent and popular socially and
politically and is the editor of the Re
publican paper here.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-07-07

WE trust that no class of society
will be offended if we express the hope
that the time will come when trousers
that bag at the knee will be in the
height of fashion.-Springfeld Union.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-07-07

IT is now proposed to fund all the
obligations OF Louisiana and make
the debt of the commonwealth about
$51, 100000.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-12-14

rIor 10 the supreme court. But the ques-
tlon is. II the Twentieth Legislature can
be induced to divert these lands from the
purposes for which they have been set
aside, would It be right or expedient to
do SEP It is possible that such a meas
ure might be engineered through the
house, but 1t is very probable the move
will be scotched in the senate. The latter
body, at the last session, entered a de-
cidedly emphatic protest (when 1t passed
Mr.. HarrIson's Greer county bill against
Mr.. walsh's policy, a revival of which,
under legislative sanction, is now pro-
posed. 1t would be interesting to know
how many Of these veterans certid'
Gates" are now held by veterans.
There is well-grounded belief
that the bulk OF them have been
acquired by land agents and spectators
who had an eye to the main chance and
who located the certificates and got the
patents which the Encouragement and
District Judge Walker say are Illegal.
Az matter of sentiment however, II
will be made to appear that it is "the old
veterans" who are to be the benenciarles.
1t is a shrewd, bold raid that is con
templated, but THE GAZETTE does not
believe the legislature will sanction it,
for there can be no doubt that the people
will prefer the lands shall be kept subject
to the purposes to which they were APP
propriated Legislators are forewarned
and therefore forearmed.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-12-14
ABouT oNO TORLoUS FAcTS.n

"North or South, East or West, the labor move
ment ever inureB to the benefit Of the Radical
party or the protectionists." IN. W.. q.
THE -AzBTTR takes the responsibility of this
asse tion In the fec OF Mr. Hewit's declara'
ton that 10 900 or moro Republicans came to
hum as the result OF the labor movement, and
also e. at the head Of the movement dec AIRED
himself an out ar d out FREQ trader. Whatever
antipsthy the r w G.. or lie directors may have
to the struggles OF the laborers for freedom and
equa Ivy It should preserve In Its public dec a.
rations docorous regard for notorious facts.
- IClarksville standard.
Mr.. George received about seventy
thousand votes. viii the Standard please
tell US from what party the bulk of them
we're drawn? VIII the Standard please
tell US what "movementn threatened Mr..
Carlisle's election to congressf viii the
Standard please tell US what party in Tex
as the Dark Lanternites fought? Will the
Standard please tell us what party in
Texas "labor" agitators most literally
denouncedp VIII the Standard please
print the notorious facts" and at the
same time admit its meanness In charging
THE GAZETTE with antipathy to any
legitimate effort to advance the cause OF
labor "Lsbor" is one thing, and labor
politics to defeat Democracy aud thereby
aid Radicalism is another thing. THE
GAZETTE does not understand what the
Standard means by ''struggles for
freedom and equality" This is free
country, and all men are equal before the
law. Tb re is an inequality Of wealth
created In most part by frugality on the
one hand and improvidence on the other,
Three men at Bellvue the other day tried
to equalize wealth by robbing passen-
gers on a railroad train. What is the
Standards plan for achieving this new
"equality?"
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-12-14
THE GAZETTE. FoRr WORTH TEXAS TUESDAY. DEcEMBER a.

and not oaly has the deposit been traced
on the surfacefor distance OF nine miles.
but II Is 80 solid In places as to require
blasting like rock, and so pure and trans
parent that print can be read through
blocks Of 1t some inches thick In CourchIll
county there is said to be deposit OF
rock salt some fourteen feet 10 depth,
free from any article OF foreign substance
and which can be quarried at the rate Of
five tons day 20 the man. What is
known as the great Humboldt salt field Is
estimated TO be some fifteen miles long
by six wide. According to the descrip.
tlon, when the summer heats have evap-
Grated the surface water, salt TO the
depth Of several Inches may be scraped
up, and underneath there is stratum oil
rock salt of the purest description, and oil
depth unknown.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-12-14
A GREAT PROJECT.

One of the greatest and most important
enterprises now receiving the attention
OF capitalists Is the construction of ship
canal across the northern portion OF the
Florida peninsula, thus uniting the wa
ters of the Atlantic and the Gulf
of Mexico. This is an undertake
ing of magnitude, 1T In true,
but competent engineering skill has
decided that 1t is feasible, and at cost
that that is not, the benefits considered,
at all extravagant. A company has
already been formed to carry out the
project and route selected. The st.
Marys river and OkeeAnokee Lake are to
be utilized as part Of the course. The
actual digging that will have to be done
will not exceed, it Is said, over forty
miles, and it is estimated that the sum OF
100000 will cover all the expense
II this work Is ever accomplished it will
have the effect Of greatly cheapening
an shipments to New Orleans and
Galveston, for via the canal the ocean
route will be 500 miles shorter than it is
now. This will permit decided re-
duction of freight rates as compared
with present rates, and so immense
are the annual shipments from New York
(by water) to Texas that the saving to
consumers will be proportionately i'm
mense. Add to this the fact that the
always perilous Florida reefs, the dread
of underwriters and where so many
human lives have been sacrificed will be
avoided, and it is easy to imagine now
popular the canal route will become.
This IS essentially an era OF great under.
takings and there is every reason to be.
leve that capital will take hold of this
and carry it to successful completion
simply because 1t will pay and prove OF
great benefit to commerce. To Texas Il
is matter OF real Interest.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-12-14

THE GAZETTE again takes occasion to
express the opinion that the Messenger
and the Post of Decatur have foully
slandered the people of Wise county In
intimatlDg that the latter will extort
money upjustly from THE GAZETTE be-
cause this paper dared to resent the et-
fort OF the Dallas News to discredit Fort
Worth enterprises. THE GAZETTE has
never had any but words of encourage
ment for Decatur and Wise county,
aud the Decatur papers must be acting as
the agents, Willingly or unwittingly, Of
some Dallas sharper or some libel law
yer. There is peshferous brood Of
these propagated by the infamous libel
law of the state, and 1t may be the De.
catur papers have been led by the nose
by some OF these sharks, even to'the
Islander OF their own people.