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Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-08-30
u0W TO SWIM.
HINTS TO LEARNERS WHO ARE
AFRAID OF TIL; WAITER.
Some Expert Swimmers Give Some
valuable Points About the Art
The Various Strokes and
low to Make Them.

1t ought to he hard to find man who
cant swim. Any time from now until
October swimmer may plunge over
board with impunity. After that date
not much sport can be had at the game,
except by those who are remarkably
robust and have especially trained them.
selves to endurance Of cold.
Tie greatest swimmer in this town is
Gus Sundstrom, who teaches the art to
the members of the New Yorl. Athletic
Club in gigantic tank in the club house
IN Fifty-fifth street all winter and nj
Travcrs Island, on the Sound, all sum.
mer. lie is six feet high, less a fraction
OF an inch, and weighs not far from $50
pounds in condition.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-08-30
rSGLIsH RACING STROKE.

cts all matter of confidence" said
Gus. ~ don't see what's to prevent any
man not All invalid from learning how to
do this in half dozen trials He must
remember to keep his feet and legs well
down beneath him and to turn his hands
so that the palms arc not quite flat, with
the outer edges lifting little. Then let
hin kick and strike out gently at the
same time, and what in the world is there
to prevent him from going forward and
keeping afoat?'
Then Gus tried another method. He
kept ON kicking as vigorously rs before,
but now he swung first one arm, then the
other over the water and brought them
down and past his sides much as man
hauls rope. "That stroke" he said,
.'has several names. They used to cali
1T dog 's-paw' when I was q boy because
it's something like the way dogs swim.
I've have heard it called the Indian
stroke too, but don't know why il
should be. They didn't invent it.
4Overhand' is the best name for it, for
that's the way you go along at it-like
going hand over hand up rope. You
notice kick with both legs every time
make stroke with either arm. That
gives me great speed, but the stroke is
very firing. l suppose that for fifty
yards this is about rs fast stroke rs
YOU can find, but it's exhausting. A
young man came up to the Harlem two
years ago to try for the 100-yard
championship of America. lie swan
that way for about fifty yards and led the
field. Then DR.. Hermann Braun passed
hiIn rs if he was anchored and won.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-08-30

The Grccian Government proposes to
go into the construction of State rail
roads on an extended scale. Proposals
have been invited for the construction of
three lines in Peloponnesus and one in
Pireus. Altogether work involving an
outlay of 800, 900, 600 is projected. 1t
is said, however, that the Government is
in such financial straits that no one seems
anxious to undertake the construction of
The proposed lines. There is an incon-
grnity which is almost absurd in the in
PRODUCTION of the shrek of the locomo
tive and the rumble of the train among
the scenes of classic interest which are so
familiar to all students of Greek history.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-08-30

1t Is announced that the tomb OF Vir-
gil, ut Posilippo, near Naples, is for sale.
Here is rare chance for a classical
scholar, 81 collector Of bric-a-brac, or a
uimc museum, AYERS the New York .cgo.
Who'll buy Virgil's tomb. s.As the en-
icrprising Chicago gentlemen who pur-
chased Libby Prison for exhibition mr.
poses had their prize spilled in The ditcl.
by railroad accident, perhaps they
might try another venture in the shane of
the mortal dust OF the Mnnt,an Swan
Then there is the gentleman who offered
the Spanish authorities Il round sum il
they would loan him the bones of Column
bus for few years that he might take il
around the United States for exhibition.
lie might make y good thing by showing
the Virgiian mound through II circuit of
university towns. We feel that there is
big money in this scheme, If only the
right parties can he induced to lake hold
OF il and push it"
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-08-30

Trial by jury was put into force for the
first time the other day in Madrid, Spain,
under the new law. Twelve jurymcu
were sworn in and the trial was con.
Quoted on much the same lines as in
other countries. The presiding judge
summed up very fairly. The court WAS
crowded, many ladies and barrisicrs hay
ing assembled to witness such novel ia.
dicial proceedings. After short dclib.
Grafton, the jury acquitted the accused, u
young man who was charged with man.
slaughter, OH the ground tlnt he had
acted in self defense. Trial by Jury Int.
now been in force in many assizc courts
in the provinces fora short time, and
with very satisfactory results. There's arc
more convictions than acquittals- fact
Spanish juries seem disposed to be severe
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-08-30
TIL: INpIAX srRor;r-

Gus was not burlencd with auy nrcat
amount of costume. 1t was bccominn
and not at all hampcring when he moved
IN the water. He walked out on y
spring board over the tank and balanced
himself while he spoke. He held on
carefully with his feet-if such II thinn
be possiblc-to the rubber mating that
covered it. lie tcetcrcd up and down n
couple of times, lifted both hands mt full
arms length above his head, palms to-
gcthcr, and sprlng down and far forward
into the tank The water was fully six
feet deep, but lie didn't seem to 90 two
feet below the surface. "Thercs some.
thing people should be careful about"
said Gus as he iloated along face upward.
"a man may dive into three feet OF water
II he'll only be accurate and guage his
dive right. Lots of people hurt them
selves by whacking their heads on bottom
III shallow water. There's no need of il.
Now, here's the easiest way to swim
lie turned face downward and swan like
frog, sweeping breast stroke with the
arms, accompanied with strong and
simultaneous kicking by both legs.
Each stroke, although apparently easily
made, sent him forward with rusl.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-08-30

a resident OF Seattle, Washington Ter
ritory, which was recently destroyed by
fire, offers to give $50, 600 toward new
town hall if they will rename the place
He suggests Edinburg, but is not particu
lar if they call it Smith City Anything
but Seattle, which is the Indian name for
dry bones.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-08-30

Observes the New York Commercial
AdreriSer. "When Cardinal Gibbons.
the other day, in Baltimore, ordained as
priest Charles Randolph Unces, II
roiored man, Il step was taken which is
likely to mark nm epoch in the religious
history OF that race. Uncles is the first
rolored man ever elevated 10 the Roman
Catholic priesthood in this country
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-08-30

The value of property is decreasing in
parts of England. 4 Cambridgcsllirc
farm of 202 acres, which few years ago
was purchased for $50, 000, and has since
had Si5, 900 spent upon the homestead,
has Just changed hands Mt Wisbech for
the sum of Sl9,250.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-08-30

The dcnudation OF its timber by the
iumbcrmcn of Minnesota has been viewed
with great alarm, bu, the woodman' s IN
is not near SO deadly in its rayaccs, as
fcrts the San Francisco Ch,oniclc, us the
forest fire
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-08-30

Russia is passing through another cpl.
dcmic of terror. The Car darcs moi
trust himself to the people; the people
look with suspicion OH every officer of the
Car. Dynamite bombs are found in the
most unexpected places. The prisons
are full to overlooking, and the Siberian
road more crowded than ever.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-08-30

Ii Chicago has really solved the smoke
nuisance, as is claimed she will have
won, observes the New York Voice, the
lasting gratitude of the civilized world.
The Wisconsin Central is trying on its
engines new smokc-burncr which seems
10 work satisfactorily.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-08-30

In short time, predicts Goo,iod's.Sun,
the Sioux lands will ba opened up to i'm
poverished Immigrants. There were not
enough homcsteads to go around in Okla
homa, but the Sioux reservation is five
times the area of Oklahoma.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-08-30

n Government portpublished recent
ly, gives the mineral output of the United
States for the year at considerably more
than $500, 900, 900, placing it far ahead
of any other country in the world.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-08-30

A Hartford man, when asked to give
his consent 10 the marriage OF one of his
daughters, turned with beaming face
to the applicant, and answered frankly,
Yes. yes, and don't you know some
likely young man who will take the 9th.
crF-St. Louis 'Magazinc'
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-08-30

Ten years ago there We're twenty-five
railroads which could not interchange
rars owing TO the gauge. Now all are
mike, and cars owned in Maine are seen
slipping over Tie rails in Texas. The
railroad system of the United States is
declared to be as perfect as system can
be made
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-08-30

The Partisan street arab has exhausted
his ingenuity in dcvising schemes for de.
frauding unsuspecting visitors, and even
native Parisans arc entrappcd by his
wiles. The crowds attracted by the cx-
hibtion are a fruitful field for his en-.
dcayors.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-08-30

Russia has readopted the law which
forbids heirs to the throne contracting
marriages with persons not members of
the orthodox Greek Church.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-08-30

The many complications in Europe.
growing out Of desire for more territory
and other causes, have created shrinkagcs
IN stocks, the moneycd men believing
That wars are fairly sure to he the result.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-08-30

y correspondent Of the J,jn,n Gozeir-
who is married To Il Japanese lady, re
cords the fact that despite thirty YEAR,
Intercourse with Europeans and tho
general imitation among the higher
classes of foreign methods and customs.
"a foreigner cannot walk through the
streets Of Toxic with a Japanese lady.
whether she he in Japanese or foreign
dress without being subject TO i.uomini
Gus treatment. This is not so stranmo
when one remembers The dccp-scatcd
prejudice of the great body Of the people
against foreigners, and especially against
any change ill female dress. Fortunately
Tor the appearance of japanese ladies,
the fad i'll regard to French fashions
has died Il natural death, and the old
picturesque costume has prevailed. In
her native dress the Japanese lady always
looks well; foreign garb usually makes
her ms dowdy as - squaw who tries to
ape civilization.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-08-30

The San Francisco Chronicle thinks
that many of the Indian reservations are
entirely out of proportion TO the bcggarly
collection of savagcs that roam over them.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-08-30

Canon Wilbcrforcc, one of the most
distinguished divincs in England, attrib-
utes the recent recovery of his health to-
the ''faith cmc.n
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-08-30
T. The Spanish Minister Of the Colonies
has announced that Cuba is not for sale.

!. The population of Ireland has declined
hine per cent since 1881, and about one
half since 1871.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-08-30

Nearly %, 900, 600 acres of our land
are owned by men who owe allegiance to
other governments.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-08-30

The Chicago .Sum declares that "thc
progress made i'll some Southern towns
reads more like II fairy tale than fact
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-08-30

England has it in mind TO propose an
international conference to decide whether
Behring Sea is an open or closed sea.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-08-30

Between $4,000 and 10000 child:
.rc now lost in London every year.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-06-15
THE GREAT FREIGHT CUT.
Lake Lines Will Not Meet the Land
Lines md Advance

CHICAGO, June IA Especial Telegram to
THE BEE. After another days dellbera-
tions, the Western Freight association is
apparently as far as ever from settlement
of the break in rates between Chicago aud
st. Paul. The matter was referred to q
committee this morning. This afternoon it
reported resolution that the rail lines
should advance the through rates to tho old
basis and ignore the Lake lines, and the
Chicago, Burlington 81 Northern. The
resolution led to an animated and very
acrimonious discussion, and it was soon
developed that it could not be carried. A
resolution to abolish pro rating at Missouri
river points was then discussed, with a
like result. No resolution looking to o
introduced. 1t is the belief of Chicago mer-
over the problem and postpone the inevitable
equalization of the through and local rates as
long as possible
The Chicago freight bureau, representing
the board of trade, will take legal action to
have the present discriminating rates equal
lied unless the freight men come to u con-
clusion in a few days. AS shown before, the
Chicago iobbcrs must pay 90 cents hundred
to st. Paul, where eastern jobbers pay but
% cents. The opinions of the best judges is
that the roads must take their medicine and
reduce local rates to at least 3S-cent basis.
AT present the lake lines absolutely refuse
to compromise on any basis. They claim to
be getting 80 per cent of the business at re-
munerative rates, and that they would be
foolish to give up their advantage.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-06-15
Sulliyau's Friends Jubilant.

CHICAGO, Juno l4.--Alexandor Sullivan's
friends were iubilant tonight. A. S. Trudc,
his COUNSEL said:
"rhis is but tho beginning of the light.
Remember this is the first and only test yet
had of all that mass of slanderous gossip and
hearsay. Not one of those men who showed
their malice in every word while telling what
they believed, and thought and 'imag-
lned,' was duly cross examined, nor has a
single witness yet been called in behalf Of
Mr. Sullivan, yet Judge Tuley says there is
not word in the /, 100 pages of typewriter
testimony on which ~ jury could convict.
Now just imagine trial when he and his
witnesses could be heard. Sullivan's Office
is in the very next building to the coroners
Office, but he was never even asked for infor-
nation. From all over the country Mr..
Sullivan has been receiving letters and tele.
grams expressing Indignation ut the course
pursued toward him, and rendering him any
aid and sympathy. He has steadily refused
to allow any use to be made of these com.
munications or any mention of them, but
can take the responsibility of saying that his
friends will now begin 10 have their con-
tidence in him justitedn
Omaha daily bee., 1889-06-15
The opinion In Washington.

WASHINGTON, June 14.-The agreement be-
tween England, Germany and the United
States on Samoan affairs was signed at Ber-
lin this afternoon. II will not be made pub
lie until confirmed by the senate. While it
is called an agreement by the officers Of the
state department, Walker Blaine said, this
evening, he thought it would require rati-
ficaton by the senate. If the instrument
signed were only q regulation OF the con-
duct of Two countries toward each
other, as, for instance, between
tho United States and Samoa, it
would properly be designated as treaty,
but where the instrument signed Is to shape
the conduct of three governments, viz: the
United States, England and Germany,
towards fourth party, Samoa, it is held
that its proper nomenclature Is an agree
ment. At the same time, as it is matter
affecting the policy of tho United States, it
Is said 1t will need ratification by the senate,
and that therefore it cannot be made public
prior to action by the senate. The agree
ment was cordially approved by all the mom-
bers of the conference and by their respec-
tive governments. The best of feeling pre-.
vailed at the termination Of the labors Of the
commissioners. ..
Omaha daily bee., 1889-06-15

Moroney and Mcdonald, of New York, being
returned to-day, and he said he hoped to Sc.
sure such indictments in order 10 head on
the habeas corpus proceedingsin IN New York
"If any action Is taken in this matter" he
said, ut will be taken before night"
In answer to question rs to Governor
Hills probable action in tho Moroney-Mc-
Donald case Chief Of Police Hubbard said
to-day: I'VE are waiting and expecting and
indictment against these two men by the
grand jury. Governor Hill has mtimated
that he will grant II reputation on an indict-
mont, so that the case will be tested Just as
soon as the grand jury acts, which will be
some time during the afternoon
A number of witnesses in the Cronin case,
who should be able to identify the mysteri-
Gus ~. IL. Simondsn who rented tho
Carlson cottage and did other
quer things, left for New York tonight.
There is a suspicion that the grand jury re-
turned indictments to-day against Moroney
and Mcdonald, but that fact has been pur-
posely kept secret.
Thomas Tierney, an employe of Iceman
Sullivan, is the latest suspect in the Cronin
mystery. Tonight Tierney ia occupying q
cell at ono of the solice stations. The officers
claim his whereabouts on the night of May 4
have not been accounted for, and that there
are a number of matters connected with the
case in which IL is found he has not told the
truth. Tierney is q member of the Clan-na-
Gael
Omaha daily bee., 1889-06-15
Another Mares Nest.

KANSAS CITY, June 1i.-William G. Mel
vile, of this city, is ut present Il clerk in the
Office of the Trans. Missouri Railway asso
citation. He formerly Travelled for the st.
Paul & Kansas City railroad. On the 18th
day of last April ne was in Chicago on busi-
ness for the Chicago, ST. Paul 81 Kansas
City company, aud he registered his name,
w. G. Melville, at McCoy's hotel, in that
city. The Chicago detectives heard that
John j. Moroney, the Irishmau who is sup
posed to be one of the murders of Cronin,
registered at the hotel about April 10, and
they examined tho register and aftcr com
pairing the alleged specimens of Moroney's
handwriting with the names in The register
declared Moroney had written the w. g.
Melville.
Tho detectives also discovered that Thomas
Desmond, the Irish nationalist of San Fran
cisco, had numerous interviews with
Moroney or Melville Mt the hotel between
April 16 and April II. Melville only stopped
in Chicago one day, and the man who had
interviews with him was not the Irish
nationalist, but Sam Stophelet, another rail-
road man, who is at present also clerk in
the same office with Melville.
On May w. A. Melville and wife, of st.
Paul, registered ut the same hotel and tho
detectives are making q strong, but unsuc-
cessful attempt TO reconcile the two hands as
shown in the writing on the register. w. G..
Melville is not an IrishmGn, and never had
anything to do with the Clan-na- Gael. He
was reared IN Lawrence, Kan, and since
leaving school has been III the employ OF
railroads.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-06-15
The New York Suspects.

New York, June 14.-Writs of haoeas
corpus for John j. Moroney and Charles
Mcdonald came up this morning, one be fore
Judge Patterson in the court of oyer and
terminer and the other before Judge An
drews in the supreme court chamber To
enable counsel to obtain written return to
the writs 1t was agreed that the matter
should go over until tomorrow.
Moroney told q Mail and Express reporter
to-day that he never had a photograph Of
himself He and his friends allege that the
arrests made here are for the pIr-
van. if possible, and for q reflection
on Patrick Egan. Moroney and Clan
na-Gael men say that Luke Dillon's object
in Chicago Is not to find the murderer OF
Cronin, but to drag Sullivan in the mre and
make him so notorious that President Har-
rison will not appoint him to public office.
They allege that Dillon's actions are di-
rected from New YORK city, and that John
Dewey is engineering the movement which is
now bringing odium on Irish organizations.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-06-15
THE AUGUsTANA SYNOD.
Expresses sympathy With the Ten
pcrancc Movement.

Expresses Sympathy With the Tom
pcrancc Movement.
Rock ISLAND, H., Juno l4.-Atthe opening
of the sixth session of the Augustana synod,
a resolution was adopted expressing hearty
sympathy with the temperance movement in
Pennsylvania, Nebraska and South Dakota,
and wishing ii success at the coming elcc-
tion. The new constitution was rejected
and resolution was presented recommend.
ing tic appointment of n committee to pre-
pare new one. Tho committee on the re-
vision OF tho liturgy reported, but as tho
whole matter was IN unsatisfactory shape, it
was resolved to appoint new committee to
prepare liturgy and report next year. Ed
ucational work was the special order to day.
The first item was the adoption of a new
constitution. This was postponed until all
other reports bearing on the college and
seminary las been acted upon.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-06-15
CHEYENNE MOVING.
The Board of Trade Striving For
Hailroad Extension.

CHEYENNE, Wyo.. June 14.-LSpccial Tele-
gram to The BEE. IA strong effort is be.
ing made by the Cheyenne board of trade to
induce the directors of tho Union Pacific
railroad to continue the Cheyenne Ss North
I'm branch to point connecting 1t with the
Fremont EllEhorn 81 Missouri, Valley rail-
road. The Cheyenne & Northern is built
for 125 miles north from Cheyenne, where it
ends in the canon Of the Plato river. An
extension of twenty-seven miles would con-
meet the road with the Fremont g. Elkhorn,
aud open up connection between
Cheyenne and Douglas and tho
Black Hills region of Dakota. Tho
Cheyenne 81 Northern was paid subsidy o.
100000 by Laramie county. With its pres
ent termination the road is of no benefit to
Laramie county, and is losing investment
for the Union Pacific company.
Resolutions were passed, to-day, by tho
board of trade, in which the Union Pacific IL
urgently appealed to, and requested to COM
struct the extension at once. The reso-
lutions were sent to tho governor, who Is in
Boston, and who 10 requested to present the
resolutions to the Union Pacific directors.
and use his best cndeaVora 10 secure favora-
Bile action.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-06-15
AFFAIRS AT JoHNsTowN.
Several Workmen at the Bridge In.
,jured by Flying Debris.

jured by Flying Debris.
JoHNsTowN June a. Johnstown is drip
ping tonight and more dreary place could
scarcely be imagined. Eight bodies were
recovered from the ruins to-day, three being
identified. They were William D. Hess, q
prominent merchant, Captain O'Connell, an
old resident, and Mary Hoffman, his house
keeper. The bodies of an elderly lady and
fair young girl were found clasped in each
others arms and reclining on sofa. Five
others were so charred as to be unrecog-
nizahle.
The first train through to Altoona went
through Johnstown this morning.
Several hundred men arrived tonight and
hosting engines are coming IN on every train.
The electric light plant is being removed to
the stone bridge. The wreckage will be
lighted up and the work continued unceas-
ingly until the last remnant is removed.
Heavy charges have been put in the wreck
age all day and several workmen were in
jured by flying debris, one seriously.
A house to house canvass will be inaugu-
rated tomorrow to secure as near as possible
an accurate list of the living and dead. The
system of registration attempted week ago
was not effective.
A large amount of lumber arrived to-day,
consigned to the state. 1t will be distributed
to the more needy merchants to erect tempo
rary structures in which to resume business