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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-06-24

the ceiling?n asked a Chicago News re-
porter of a cork manufacturer,
"As YOU doubtless know" he answered,
.the cork oak grows in Spain and Portu-
gal which countries supply the world
with cork. The tree is successfully Guilt
waited for its bark, and grows from
twenty to forty feet in height. The out
er bark, the external layers of spongy
cellular tissue, which is stripped off for
market year or two before it would
crack from distention aud be thrown off
naturally in large hacks, is what is used.
and this, having mainly lost its true
vitality. is a burden to the tree, so that
so that its proper removal is beneficial.
The trees at the age OF from three TO five
years have a fungus appearance, on
account of the rough and cracked con
dition of the dark surfaces of trunk and
branch. The bark of young trees is use
less or of inferior quality, but after the
third peeling it is suitable. 1t is removed
at intervals of six or eight years, and the
/ trees continue to yield cork for upwards
Of one hundred and fifty years.
"The ba rk is taken off by making in
cision Inward and .traversely and by using
two-handled circular knife. Then the
4 slabs are soaked, heated on the convex
side to remove the natural curvature
pressed fiat and ruperticially charred to
remove decayed parts and conceal blem
ishes. Next they are packed for market.
I The slabs come in thicknesses of from =
/ TO 2 Is inches, and are sometimes by .
/ feet in size.
"The older the tree the better and finer
/ the quality of the cork, its cost ranging
. from to % cents per pound The slabs
are softened by being steamed for a short
I time in boxes and are then cut into diff
erentsized strips from which innumerable
sizes of corks are cut, from a quarter of
an inch in diameter at the top to the larg-
est fiat cork. Druggists require corks
of fine quality. Some sheets from old
trees are thin and close grained, and are
used mostly for fiat corks and for drug
gists' walls The sizes are mainly stand
ard. and there is no end to them. Corks
were formerly cut entirely by hand. the
knives beng Frequently rharpened. be-
cause Of the curious fact that the soft
bark dulls tool more rapidly then me-
tails The cOrks are now cut out 10y hol-
low revolving knives and tapered by
hand. Cork is expensive, but the waste
is small, as the unused parts can be utiliz-
ed for making Spanish black, burnt-cork
paste for minstrels, etc. There are two
cork facrories in Chicago and numerous
wholesalers, while the Manufacture is ex-
tensiye in the East, saying nothing
about cork legs, floats, insoles, etc
ANINDlAN ROW.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-06-24

and powerful use of compressed air. I
worked at my idea long while. and fin
ally made gun which was success.
was poor and needed money TO push the
invention, and when one day Young man
came into my shop and wanted to buv
this particular gun / sold il to him. He
said he wanted ii as a curiosity. and maid
me a good round sum for it. know this
Is the gun because there is no patent
mark on it. The young man was the son
of good family, with lots of money. /
learned afterward thar he had bad re-
putation. He lived wild and dissolute
life sor a time, but / understand that he
reformed couple of years ago. and
is now once more received III good So
ciety."
But who was theman: :" asked. "What
was his name:n
George Sutherland" said Mortimer.
/ had never heard the name before. but
/ knew that that was the man / was look
/ ing for, and / could see another step to-
wards solving the mystery of the death of
my father. without thinking of what |
was doing I took the missile from the
chamber of the gun and put it into my
/ pocket,
4 Come" l said, "we have just time to
see the Chief of Police and tell him about
/ this man"
The chief knew all the details of my
fathers death, and with me had often ex-
amined the gun.
Mortimer gave all the information in
I his possession, and an hour later we were
on the road.
When we arrived at Cincinnati on the
morning of the wedding we went to the
house OF my relatives. When we were
/ told that the groom had arrived, MONT
mer and ] went together TO the room
where the young man was with his friends.
! went in first, and was introduced TO my
prospective brother-in-law. j found him
\ good-looking man of the world, well fed
and rather fascinating.
/ That was all / had time to notice be
/ fore Melville entered the room. / saw "a
sudden pallor come upon the face of the
man who was about to become my sisters
husband.
Mortimer Melville started forward, and.
without waiting for an Introduction, ex-
claimed:
George Sutherland"
That was not the name given TO me in
the introduction It was the name of the
man ! believed to be my fathers assassin.
/ staggered: my tongue Glove TO the roof
of my mouth
1T is he!' cried Mortimer. He bought
the gum
"What do you mean -tammered Suth-
crland.
Then my senses returned. 1 drew the
curious missile from my pocket and held
II before his eyes
miserable wretch" exclaimed. Look
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-06-24

A gentleman just returned from New
York tells as that one day he sat in the cd
itorial-room of the World chatting with
Editor Pulitzer when the foreman came IN
and said he needed half column more OF
editorial matter.
"Egscuse me, said Mr.. Pulitzer. taking
IN a peu. i vii edit So much in q Idd4e
while" ana away lie ratified. dipping hls
penholder halfway into the ink and daub-
ing his fingers and his desk.
eWhat makes you dip your pen 7o uee
into the ink asked the visitor attef lne
great editor had ceased writing
"Yot makes me. W, man. ZOOS g. ouf
cirgulatiou I have 20 write Tor 2 iall-' I'm
peoples 70 read. Dink or DOT.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-06-24
Meteor, aud Volcanic Outh,rsts.
The Nineteenth Century

We have actually possible way of Elk
planning the terrestrial origin of any me
teOrs but in volcanic Outbursts- More
over. we are obliged 10 set the time when
such outbursts took place very far back
in the past, seeing that at present she
volcanic forces of the EARTH even MS man
ifested at krakatoa recently. possess
nothing like the power necessary for the
election of matter beyond the range of
the earth's backdrawing power. Look
ing. however. as the immense eXtrusive
power of the volcanoes of the tertiary era,
when hasaltic lava covering hundreds of
square miles to the depth of one thousand
to fourteen thousand feet were poured
fourth, we can conceive the stiu mightier
energies of volcanoes in the secondary
era. their still more tremendous power in
the primary era, and SO. passing back
ward to millions of years beyond the first
beginnings of life on the earth, we can
even picture to ourselves volcanoes eject
ing with velocitics Of ten or twelve miles
per second With such velOcit-s flights
Of elected particles would pass beyond
earths attraction. and if stt were the
only body in the universe, such elected
matter would travel away from her, mover
10 return. But, although such expelled
bodies would never feturn TO the earth,
they would not escape from the solar sys-
tenn. TO drive them forever awry from
her the earth would have to impart Il
much larger velocity an average af about
tWcuty-siN miles per second. The great
er number of the expelled bodies would
never return to the earth, they would not
escape from the solar system. To drive
them forever away from her the earth
would have to impart much larger We
locity an average of about twenty-siN
miles per second. The greater number
of the expelled would travel thenceforth
in an orbit round the sun, crossing the
e0rth's track at or near the place where
they were first sent forth from their par
emit planet One may almost say that
this origin az many meteorites and mc
tor systems is forced upon us by the eyl.
deuce. still, it would be negatived ii w,
Ii we found that volcanoes do not eject
matter at all resembling meteorltes ~
structure Tho reverse however. Is the
ease. Ranging the products of volcanic
election IN order according TO the amount
of iron they contain, and ranging meteor
Ties I'M lihc manner. we find the two SERIES
concidmE over the greater portion of the
longer the volcanic series. We might
NOT indeed have known how closely 'ns
most larruEiuon~ volcanic products re-
-ewblt tbc iron mettoriteS i'm structure
but TOR tho accidents that NOrdenSkluiD
discovered mass which hcmistook for an
iron mctcorite. but IS found now to be-
really a volcanic election, akin IN struct
ure 10 the field of basaluc lava cat Ovitak
on thg shores of Grcenlaudl IN the midst
1f which 81 h4I fgttsu. yyhifn the lava was
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-06-24
M LINKs nm IN FORGED.

coat. for the air was chilly, and went ont
again into the beautiful October night
Tho street was as silent as the footballs
of the 1.-the animal softly walking down
the steps. The black cat led the way,
and ! followed Why 1 do not know.
Two nights before [ had walked up
from my office late with friend. IT was
long past midnight when we turned INTO
the quiet street where / lived. talking
about / know not what. Suddenly there
stepped out of the shadow OF % huge tree
black cat. Looking neither 20 the right
nor the left, she walked deliberately be
fore us.
"Ha" -aidm friend, with tragic air.
"a cat! black catl Let ms follow the
cat"
And then he laughed, and even as he
walked the echoes down the street u can
not tell why ] shivered. The cat walk
cd silently along past the lower steps of
the flights leading down from the houses.
keeping o pace or two ahead of us. My
friend left me aft his door saying, Good
night. Beware of the cat" Iwent on to
my house not far beyond Az the steps
the cat stopped, hesitating for q moment
and then walked up to the door some
what surprised, followed
do not like eats They seem To- me to-
bc treacherous. dangerous brute7, and j
am even half afraid of them. But when
the black cat stopped at my door ! deter
mined, for some iuoyplicablc reason, to
admit her. She seemed 10 know my room,
for she walked up the single flight of
stairs before me- and entered the room as
I opened the door. / found her stretched
out ON the floor when 1 had lightened the
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-06-24

Two thousand Indians from Nevada
and Utah are holding a grand fandang'
op the humboldt liver. Many toreiE n
tribe. are represented The object II
heir meeting is not known
Some sort of am epidemic has stfucA
the mex rabbits in Nevada and they are
diving hy hundreds.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-10-02
eUANAH.
Sterling Price at His Post of Duty Again.
A Heavy Rainfall.

Sterling Price at His Post of Duty Again.
ABenvy Rainfall.
Correspondence ofthe Gazette.
QUANAH, TEX. Sept, 29.--The prelimi'
nary trial Of Sterling Price for the killing
G. b. Mays, the ranger, was conducted
before Squire John Banister in Margaret
to-day. The court, from the evidence,
concluded the case one of juetifable
homicide, and admitted the defendant to
bail In the sum OF $500, with the Price
brothers OF Weatherford as bondsmen.
Mr. Price Is here at his post again re-
ceiving the congratulations OF his friends.
Capt. s. A. McMurfay was absent at the
time Of the difficulty, and very much re-
grets the affair. He has a gentlemanly,
sober, quiet set Of men who love their
noble captain.
About z O'Clock Saturday evening we
were visited by very hard rain with
heavy wind, doing no serious damage,
followed by another fine rain Sunday,
bringing slight nOrther. Overcoats
have been comfortable for Two days Red
and Pease rivers are up, and several
streams are out Of their banks. The rail-
road tank is full and was thought to be a
fnality until to-day leak was found
through the railroad embankment making
a small outlet that can be repaired al
small expense.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-10-02
CouLpN,T WATT To WOO.
Further Particulars OF tho School. Boy and
school earl Tragedy.

Further Particulars OF tho School-Boy and
school-GArl Tragedy.
WATERLOO, ILL, Oct. Further par
ticulars have been received OF the double
tragedy at Chalnu bridge, Monroe county,
Ill. Eddie Clark was only eighteen years
old, and Melissa Fultz not yet fifteen.
She was stlll wearing short dresses, and
was nothing but girl In her actions,
and he was still boy, q razor
never having touched his face. The girls
brother, w. G. Fultz, was married to the
boys SISTER, Ellie, and the two famllit
were on the best OF terms and lived on
adjoining farms. Eddie and Melissa went
to the same school, reclted In the same
classes and always walked home together.
Eddie lived nearly mile further from the
school, but on the same road. A year ago
they became very much attached to each
other, but during the summer vacation
they were not much together, and when
school opened again few weeks ago
Melissa was different girl from what
she was few months before. She told
him that she was not old enough to have a
lover. Her mother had told her so and she
did not want him to bother her any
more. From this moment the boys
whole character changed. He told some
Of his com AIDES that he was going to XIII
Melissa and himself, but they only
laughed at him, and no one thought he
would attempt anything Of the kind. 10
the. afternoon he stopped Melissa as
she was walking home ON school with
several other children and said, "Melissa,
you remember what told you Mt Mayes-
ville?" and without waiting for an
answer he drew q pistol from his pocket
and fired ut her twice. He fired
in quick succession, aud the
poor girl dropped dead with two
| bullets In her head The other
children ran away screaming, and the
maddened lover knelt beside the corpse
of his sweetheart, kissed her forehead,
and then putting the pistol TO his own
head, Aired twice. He fell by her side In a
dying condition, both balls having entered
his brain.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-10-02
THE RAILROADS.
A. n. Dshgiass Of Fsrt worth Promoted
to the Position Of Thomas Fielder
OF Big Sp ingss Resigned.
improvements on tho Texas CentrRi-A
mile N Day Going Down on tho
Gulf, Colorado = Santa Fo.


Switch engine No. z, looking as bright
as a new dollar, was put to work In the
Gulf. Colorado & Santa Fe yards here yes
terday. 1t is said to be the heaviest
puller In the state.
The extension of the Fort Worth &
Denver to Quanah will, II Is said, bring
to our merchants trade which AZ pres
ent goes to points in Kansas. That our
merchants will enter the field cannot be
doubted.
The Houston q Texas Central has put
back to work the large force of men
withdrawn some time ago, and banks and
cuts are being widened, bridges inn
proved and much work for the better
ment OF the road is being done. Receiver
Dillingham;, II in position only few
months longer, will make the Central the
finest road In the South.
train was being loaded from the San
Ia Fe yards here yesterday with ties and
material to be sent to the front, where
the extension construction is going on. A
mile a day is now being laid and this rate
will soon be increased. 1t cannot be
stated positively by the contractors when
Gainesville win be reached, but 1t is
thought that nothing will prevent thecon-
timed building ct the present rate, which
would put the track into Gainesville by
October 20.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-10-02
ON WALL STREET.
Stocks were Irregular Tesierday-The
Market Closed Near the Lowest
Prices Of the Day.
The Texas \ Pacific TO be Placed In First
Class Condition Under the wistar.
Fleming Plan.
,oMMERoIAL REsuME.

COMMERCIAL RESUME.
Special to the Gazette.
NEW YORK, Oct. l.-Rsilroad bonds
to-day sold as follows; Fort Worth
& Denver at s3l; Texas & Pa
ciHc incomes at 64ii do Rios at 6si;
Kansas & Texas 5's at s4a; G's at %;
Houston & Texas Central at llli Gulf,
Colorado & Santa lie at 1903; Missouri,
Kansas & Texas b's at s45; 0's at 81.
Sterling dun.
Governments strong.
Money 7@Sper cent.
Wheat quiet,
Cotton declined points.
OH closed at 62ec.
Coffee dull.
The success OF the Wistar-Fleming re-
organization plan in buying IN s9l, 900
shares out OF total 100000 shares made
Texas & Pacific active to-day and the trust
receipts sold above 10. The deposit OF
this stock insures the receipt Of all the
money necessary to place the road in first
class condition. Az the special meeting
of the governing committee OF the stock
exchange to-day the misunderstanding en-
graved certificates OF Texas & Pacific
stock were ordered TO be placed In the
regular lat.
GOVERNMENTS, STOCKS AND BONDS.
NEW YORK;, Oct. l.-Government
bonds dull, but strong.
The confidence existing In higher prices
for stocks last evening was shaken this
morning by an industriously circulated
story that the Pennsylvania road had
withdrawn from the Trunk line pool
Another rumor stated that Commissioner
EinH hod rstafnnaA no ~. NIL al ~ ha
pool, but 1t was afterward learned that
he had resigned as arbitrator only. The
rumors and news, such as 1t was,
caused pressure to sell
| The sentiment on the board having
undergone a sudden change and room
traders sold everything thus helping the
downward movement. With the extep
ton OF slight rally toward IL O'Clock
the decline was at most continuous until
afternoon when better understanding Of
the situation caused reversal Of the gen
eral sentiment, and movement was made
to buy part OF the stock thrown over In
the general excitement, and the genera
tendency Of prices for the remainder o.
the day was upwards. The market closec
Arm with prices near to the lowest poin
of the day.
COTTON FUTURES.
NEW YORK, Oct. G. L, Green & Col
report on cotton futures says the market
made decided break OF points on neal
and 9@l0 points on late months, with
only partial recovery and quiet feel
ing at the close, A decline at Liverpool
but more particularly the sudden addition
to the stock in that city, was the principa
factor OF the depression.
DRY-GooDs.
NEW YORK, Oct. l.-Dfy-goods-Th'
market was more quiet Ia a general way
yet good business was reported. Agents
nave advanced Amoskeag tickings ant
denims 4, Amoskeag staple ginghams ;
and Androscoggin L SO unbleached cot
tons "a per cent.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-10-02
JUST PUNISHMENT.
Charles Edwards, Colorsd, Suffers Death
.sNs for Horrible murder.

Charles Edwards, Colored, Suffers Death
s<s for Horrible murder.
NRw ORLEANS, La, Oct. l.--Charles
Edwards, colored, alias Charles Gorham,
who killed his mistress, Hettle Refuge
In Algiers, on June 20, was executed to-
day In the parish prison In the presence
OF fifteen witnesses allowed by law. The
drop fell at 1880.
Jealousy caused the trouble between
Edwards and his paramour. He ac-
knowledged the killing from the time OF
arrest and said he was willing
to hang for 1t. The particulars
Of the murder show that Edwards re-
NAMED quiet until the woman was asleep,
when he arose from the bed, secured
razor and returned, He then raised the
mos quito-bar and suddenly placed his
left hand over the woman's mouth TO
prevent any oqtory, and with the other
drew the razor across her throat, inhIct'
ing horrible wound almost from ear TO
ear, ssevering the windpipe, external and
internal jugular vein, and carotid arter-
les. The blade Of the razor cut through
to the spinal column, aud death was al
most instantaneous.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-10-02
PRINCE ALERT VICTOR.

Tho Heir Presumptive 60 tho English
Throne In Love with an American Girl.
Prince Albert Victor, son OF the Prince
OF Wales, and prospective future king OF
EnglSnd's vast domains, is reported to
be engaged to Miss Jennie Chamberlain
Of Cleveland, o., the famous American
beauty.
Prince Albert is the eldest son OF the
Prince OF Wales, and was born June
8, 1864. He has received careful
education, and has been well instructed
in naval and military affairs. He has
travelled extensively through the coun-
tries OF the Old World. aud his intended
visit to this country last year was given
up on account OF an unexpected incident
at home.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-10-02

mediately be sent TO the various sections
OF the state where they are destined.
The Wieser is one OF the largest Atlentic
steamships, draws forty feet, and hauoe-
cannot come over the Galveston bar even,
with the highest tide. She will carry
back large cargo Of cotton.
The Sunderland steamships, Princess.
and Marchioness, sailed for Liverpool to-
day, each carrying over four thousand
bales OF cotton. They are the tlrst out
bound cotton steamships this season.
The Progressive association has begun
agitating the question OF sea-wall for
the protection OF the gulf side Of the
island. The movement meets with the
general approval OF the business men,
and something more than mere buster
may be expected from the gentlemen who
have the project In hand.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-10-02
TUE RUsg BARBECUE.
Disting uished Guests Present to Grace tho
Occasion To-Day.


Occasion To-Day.
Special to the Gazette.
RUsK, TEX, Oct. This mornings
train brought In Gen. Ross, Gov. Lub-
book, John D. Mccall and Judge Reagan,
for the barbecue tomorrow. The other
candidates are expected tomorrow. The
arrivals were met at the depot by dele
CATION OF leading citizens, and in COM
pany with Maj. Goree and Haywood
Brahan, Of the penitentaries, took q
special train, waiting, to the penitentlary,
a mile north of the depot. They arrived
at the prison In time to see run OF four
teen tons Of iron from the Old Alcade
blast fornace They were shown through
the mammoth shops and manufactures
of the East Branch penitentiary, and
through the cells, kitchens, laundry
and hospital department, each OF
which was observed to be q
model in point of cleanliness and
adaptability. The visitors were taken
to the foundry yard and saw one Of the
large iron pillars for the new capitol
cast, which Is no common sight. Gen.
Ross and party expressed themselves
highly pleased with the penitentiary and
its present Management. He was by the
inspection able to understand and COM
prehend the magnitude OF the institution
and to learn something OF the resources
of the section In the way OF iron, timber,
etc. There are over twenty-three hun
bred tons OF pig iron in the yards, and
about twenty-five to thirty being made
daily. In a few weeks fifteen tons of
metal per day will be consumed in the
manufacture of the main pipe, the ma
cbinery now being nearly all placed.
Everything is IN hustle about the court
yard, where the barbecue is going to be
held. Mutton, kid and pork will be
served In abundance.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-10-02

also has a right To- use its discretion n
controlling the manner 10 which the
quotations on IT, fio.sr are distributed to
the public, and the ruling prices ON the
board cannot be demanded by outsiders.
The court went on to ssy that from
his understanding Of the case
the compialnauts were asking the
board Of trade TO be cos PEELED to
discriminate against its members In
furnishing quotations on the outside
simultaneously with their adoption ON
the floor, aud thus deprive the members
Of the board CT the privileges they enjoy
over outsiders In becoming members OF
the board and confronting TO tie support.
This is the latest development OF the pro-
ceediHgs instituted when the board
ordered the removal, a year or more ago,
OF the ''tickers" from the bucket shops.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-10-02

CHICAGO, ILL, Oct 1.-THE store OF
A. s. Gage 6 Co. was reopened at 10
O'Clock this morning by the assignee, who,
under au order OF Judge Prendergast,
will conduct the business for the benefit
of the creditors pending the settlement
OF the affairs OF the embarrassed firm, The
liabilities and assets have not yet been
scheduled, but the former are estimated
at $500, 900, and the latter atover 81 ,oOO,-
600