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Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-07-03
A PAIR OF ROGUES.
A Stirring Romance of New York in
Our Day.
BY HORACE TOWNSEND.

AUTHOR OF "MYLEs ARoON, - GA GEN
UINE GUARNERIUS, ''NIY
PLAY, - ETC.
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The second installment of this new story
VIII appear in the
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-01
PECULIAR POPCORN.
II Happened to be One of the Small Bones
the Human Foot.

~ AhPponCA " UO Oho VI tuo Snhu DOuoDO .
the Human Foot.
Albany Argus.l
A few weeks ago party Of young people
three or four couples, perhaps-among
whom were pair of medical students, at
tended a popcorn sociable" at a leading
church. When they came away the sugges-
tion was made, and carried out, that the
boys should take away some of the pop
corn in their pockets, since the young
women were not provided with such recep-
tacles.
As the party strolled down the street in
couples, the feminine members of it helped
themselves from the pockets of their escorts.
The first of the young ladies finally bit
upon fragment which was extremely hard
and unyielding, and which she threw away.
Shortly she found couple more, and at
length, removing one from her mouth, she
remarked: "This is the hardest popcorn I
ever encountered. They. were passing
under an electric light, and she held it up
adding, "Why, what is it, anyway"
The young man took it without observing
that the medical student who followed was
speechless with laughter. The latter re-
covered his equanimity in time to explain
gravely, when called upon, that it was one
of the small bones of the human foot. He
did not add. however, that it was one. of a
handful which he had slipped into the first
young mans pocket a few moments before.
The young ladies did not eat any more of
the popcorn.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-01
HOW TO PRONOUNCE 1T.
The Poets Give No EncouraEement to the
Affected Pronunciation Of Vase.

The Poets Give No EncouraRement to the
Affected Pronunciation Of Vase.
Youths Companion.l
The poets give no encouragement to
dainty people who pronounce vase as though
it were written vaze or vauz. Thus Pope:
"There heroes wits are kept in ponderous
vases,
And beaus' in snuff-boxes and tweezer-cases."
Byron supports Pope in these lines:
"a pure transparent, pale, yet radiant face,
Like to lighted alabaster vase"
Moore, who was very dainty gentleman,
and associated much with the arbiters of
fashion, has the following:
Grave me cup with brilliant grace,
Deep as the rich and holy vase" etc.
Keats adds the weight of his authority:
'tFair, dewy roses brush against our faces,
And towering laurels spring from diamond
vases"
Notwithstanding these and many other
examples in the poets, fashionable people in
England universally give the word broad
pronunciation, not quite vauz and notquite
vaze, but something between. Which shall
we obey, Parnassus or Belgravis? Parnas-
sus, of course.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-01
ELECTRICAL EXECUTIONS.
COnfagratiOn Jones Comments Upon the
New Method of Executing Criminals.
From the Chicago Inter-Ocean.I

COnhagration Jones Comments Upon the
New Method of Executing Criminals.
From the Chicago Inter-ocean.1
There is no mistaking the fact that it has
some advantages. 1t is easy and high-toned.
1t has all the merits of "sitting down job, 4"
which some people, especially farm hands,
regard as the dearest thing in life. There
is sort of barber chair kind of comfort at
taching to it, and it is said to be infinitely
easier on the victim than dry shampoo
conducted under the fire of cross-examina-
ton as to personal preferences regarding es-
sences and favoring extracts. / can readily
believe this, although 1 hope never to be
able to give a testimonial as to
the efficacy of electricity in any
such veterinary doses as the New
York operators insist on giving. From all
accounts it will be pleasant, hospitable
proceeding, although something of a conf
dence game, with the laugh on the criminal.
He is to be invited to take seat on the
trick chair and make himself at home. He
will do SO, feeling quite fattered. Then
someone turns the spigot, trifiing matter
of ], 900 volts is let into the ring, and that's
all. A man may be able to handle a few
volts at time-in fact, have known of
person consuming a volt a day for 80 con-
secutiye days-but volts taken in lots of
1000 at one time are said to impair mans
health. 1t is wise to be moderate in all
things, especially in volts.
One of the chief beauties of hanging men
in BARRIERS chairs is the complete su6iuga-
ton of the hanging reporter. No more will
we hear of the prisoner ascending the scaf-
fold with q firm tread, and how at I:13 the
cap was put on, and 1:23 the drop fell. All
this stop-watch literature has got to go, and
best of all the regular announcement that
''he died game" will make us weary but
few times more. and don't care how few.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-01
Useful Information

Is valuable, especially where it will save
you money and time, and if you will go to
S. Hamilton's music house, 81 and SO Fifth
avenue, for your pianos and organs you will
save both. There is no necessity for you to
waste time in looking around, for Hamilton
carries all the different grades and always
has the best piano in its grade to offer to
YOU; his first grade goods, Decker Bros,
Knabe and Fischer pianos need no intro
duction here, as they are better and more
favorably known than any others. They
have been handled by Mr.. Hamilton for
years, and are not new, unpronounceable
names, but something that yoG are familiar
with; he can give you the very lowest prices
and easy terms, and always guarantees sat
isfaction. As we said at the beginning Of
this article, you will save both time and
money by calling on him.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-01
A ROMANTIC MARRIAGE.
A Courfship That Began In England 20
Years Ago Ends in n weddinE-The
Girl Waited While Her Lover
Made a Fortune.

Made a Fortune.
fsPEcIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DIsPArcH.1 =
NEW YORK, May 31.-The following
marriage notice was printed to-day:
George-Jenkyn-At the parsonage OF the
Washington Square Methodist Church, by the
Rev. Q. H. McCannez, Martin George, of San
Francisco, to Caroline Jenkyn. of England.
Behind the marriage notice lies do
mestic romance which has had two conti-
nents for its scene. Martin George and
Caroline Jenkyn were schoolmates in the
old town of st. Ives, Cornwall, 20 years
ago. Tney sat in the same pew and
they looked over the same hymn book
in the Wesleyan Church in the town. Finally
they were engaged, but neither had money.
Martin decided to 1come to Amer
lea to seek his fortune,S and Caro-
line said she would wait. That was
ten years ago. Martin was a miner lin
Cornwall, and he went directly to the
mining regions in California. He worked
hard, saved his money, and at last settled
down in San Francisco as broker in
mining stocks, and found himself rich
enough to marrv.
Mr.. George arrived in town . week ago
by previous arrangement and waited i'm
patiently for his bride, who was expected to
arrive on the Cunarder Gallia. Miss Jenkyn
came to New York in charge of First Officer
John Stevens, who had known her family
for many years. On Thursday evening
tall man, about 40 years of age,
in a fashionable cutaway coat,
and silk hat was walking impatiently up
and down the Cunard pier. When the big
ship was within hailing distance he waved
particularly large white handkerchief,
but as dozen handerchiefs were waved in
reply the young man was not certain
whether he had been recognized by his bride
or not.
He was the first to run up the gangway,
and I'M the cabin there was an affecting
meeting between the bride and groom, who
had not seen each other for ten years.
There was no need for delay about the
wedding, because Mr.. George had engaged
the Rev. Mr.. McCannez q week before
TO perform the ceremony, and the bride and
groom, with Officer Stevens, were driven in
carriage to the minister's residence on
Fourth street. Mr.. McCannez and his wife
were just going out for the evening, but it
didn't take more than minute or two to
tie the knot.
The bride was married in her travelling
costume without removing her long, dark
travelling cloak, her gloves or her broad
brimmed English hat She is %. Mrs.
MeCannez. and Officer Stevens were wit
nesses to the marriage. Mr.. and Mrs.
George will remain in New York week
and will then 60 to San Francisco to live.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-01
WHY WE ARE RIGHT HANDED.
Protecting the Most Exposed and vulnerable
Part of Our Bodies.

Protecting the Most Exposed and vulnerable
Part of Our Bodies.
Cornhill's MagazlRe.1
Primitive man, being by nature a fight
ing animal, fought for the most part at first
with his great canine teeth. his nails and his
fists; till in process of time he added to those
early and natural weapons the further per-
suasions of club or shillelagh. He also
fought, as Darwin has very .conclusively
shown in the main for the possession of the
ladies OF his kind, against other members of
his own sex and species. And if you fight
you soon learn to protect the most exposed
and vulnerable portion of your body. Or if
you don't, natural selection manages it TOR
you, by killing you of as an immediate con-
sequence.
To the boxer, wrestler or hand to hand
combatant that most vulnerable portion is
undoubtedly the heart. A hard blow, well
delivered on the left breast, will easily kill,
or at any rate stun. even very strong man.
Hence, from very early period, men have
used the right hand to fight with and have
employed the lett arm chiefly to cover the
heart and to parry blow aimed at that
specially vulnerable region. And when
weapons of offense and defense supe.sede
mere fists and teeth it is the right hand that
grasps the spear or sword, while the left
holds over the heart for defense the shield or
buckler.
From this simple origin, then, the whole
vast difference of right and left in civilized
life takes its beginning. At first, no doubt,
the superiority of the right hand was only
felt in the manner of fighting. But that
alone gave it distinct pull, and paved the
way, at last, for its supremacy elsewhere.
For when weapons came into use. the
habitual employment of the right hand to
grasp the spear, sword or knife made the
nerves or muscles of the right side far more
obedient to the control Of the will than
those of the left. The dexterity thus ac-
quired by the right-see how the word
"dexterity" implies this fact-made it more
natural for the early hunter and arti-
fcer to employ the same hand preferentially
in the manufacture of flint hatchets, bows
and arrows, and all the other manifold ac-
tivities of savage life. Itwas the hand with
which he grasped his weapon; it was there
fore the hand with which he Clipped it. To
the very end, however, the right hand re-
mains especially "the hand in which you
hold your kn1fe;" and that is exactly how
our own children to this day decide the
question which is which, when they begin
to know their right hand from their left for
practical purposes.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-01
TRAVEL SUSPENDED.
Dispatches From the East Indicate That
the Situation is Hourly Growing
WOrse-The Narrow Escape
of the New York


Limited.
. PHILADELPHIA, May 31.-Dispatches
received up to midnight at the Office of the
General Manager of the Pennsylvania Rail-
road indicate that the situation is hourly
growing worse. The effects of the storm
are now being felt on the middle
division of that road, extending
between Harrisburg and Altoona. Land
slides and washouts are reported along the
will be sent out west of Harrisburg until
the storm abates and the extent of the dam
age can be ascertained.
The New York limited, east-bound, which
is now at Wilmore, had a narrow escape
from destruction. The conductor reports
that Immediately after his train had
passed over the bridge. which spans
the river at South Fork that
structure was swept away by the
rushing water. General Manager Pugh
said at midnight that no trains would be al
lowed to proceed until the tracks were
cleared away and rendered entirely safe for
travel. Orders have been issued for con-
struction trains to be put in readiness for
work.
The condition of affairs on the Philadel-
phia and Erie Railroad is almost as bad as
on the middle and Pittsburg divisions of
the Pennsylvania road. The telegraph
lines on that road between Harrisburg
and Williamsport we're lost shortly before
9 o'clock and no information has been re-
ceived from the latter place since that hour.
Information received early in the morning,
however, indicates that there are wash-outs
and land slides all along the line, complete
" suspending travel
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-01
THE TALES OF WOE.
Steady Work of Rescue MT Bolivar-PItifuI
Appeals for Aid From Men, Women
and Children Floating
hv fhn
TFRoM A STAFF CORRESPONDENT. l

IfkOM A STAFF CORRESPONDENT
BOLIVAR, PA, June This point is 20
miles below Johnstown, and the work of
rescuing men, women and children sweep
ing down the river has been going steadily
forward all night. The scenes and
incidents are thrilling in the Pack
saddle of the mountains above Blairsyille
intersection. When THE DISPATCH train
arrived there a little company of denizens
was standing on the platform in the rain.
Every man had his tale of woe of the awful
food to tell.
Just a short time ago." said Mr.
Rhoades, the agent at the Intersection, "a
poor woman foated by on what 1 called the
Ioof Of house, with arms outstretched.
A Piteous Appeal for Aid.
"The poor woman called to those on shore
in the most piteous tones to save her. oh!
my GodP she cried, save! save me- L
caught the name of Lucy, above the roar of
the food. Just ahead of the house we could
plainly see cradle floating, with little
babe in il"
The Pennsylvania Railroad will not allow
any of its trains except a wrecking train to
60 east of Bolivar Junction, because the
tracks are washed out in dozen places be-
tween here and Johnstown, and in score of
places the tracks are deep under water.
There seems to be no doubt that it was the
South Fork dam which broke and caused
the deluge throughout the valley. Every
time there has been heavy rain within the
past two years the cry has been raised:
Look out for the canal DAM" This time
1t wns No False Alarm.
But the people had grown so used to
hearing the warning they could scarcely
realize it was true, yet it Is reported by
trainmen that when the dam did overflow
to-day courier was sent on horseback to
Johnstown to warn the people. They
needed it not, apparently, and the appalling
result followed.
Once overfown, the sides of the great
basin must have caved in very quickly.
A wrecking train in charge of Chief Train
Dispatcher Pitcairn left here this even
ing to clear the tracks and re-establish
communications. The people along the
route between this place and Johnstown are
we'll nigh paralyzed by fear. Lockport,
which is low lying, has lost few people, be-
cause of the sensible precautions that its
people took TO preserve not only lives, but
property,
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-01
SOME ANXIOUS ONES.
], Clarke Fear Members of Their
Families Were Lost,


]. Clarke Fear Members of Their
Families Were Lost.
Two of the most anxious persons in Allie
gheny City last night were Colonel j. j.
Lawrence, Vice President of the fishing
club, and Mr.. C. B. Shea, one of the origi-
nal and most active members. One of Col
onel Lawrence's sons and two of Mr.. Shea's
were at South Fork. ALI three were to
b. heen-hnme yesterday.- About noon
botN Colonel Lawrence and Mr.. Shea re-
ceiFed kilograms from their sons that they
were delayed because of washouts in the
railroad. These were dated from South
Fork station, about three miles below the
great dam. In the evening, when news
reached the city that the dam had burst and
a vast torrent of water had swept the valley,
The fathers were at first incredulous. Even
at o'clock Colonel Lawrence, in answer to
q telephone inquiry from another member of
the club, poopoohed the idea of any such
disaster. An hour later he and Mr.. She
were over in Pittsburg seeking every ave-
nue. of news and nearly wild in their anxiety
about the safety of their sons.
By 10 O'Clock last night the rooms of the
Sportsmen's Association, which are the
headquarters of the fishing club, were filed
with members. Colonel Lawrence and Mr..
Shea found they we're not the only ones who
had cause for fears about the safety of men,
bers of their families. Mr.. Charles j. Clarke
was even more anxious than were they.
Some members of his family were at South
Fork, and the utter futility of all efforts to
get news of any kind about their safety
nearly set him wild. Mr.. Calvin Wells
felt very confident that no one at South
Fork could have been lost. as they were
above the line of disaster, but Mr.. Clarke
could not look at it in that light
Colonel Lawrence and Mr.. Shea finally
went home, trusting to the assurances OF
their friends that their sons were too we'll
able to take care of themselves to have met
with harm.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-01
CHARGES PRONOUNCED UNJUST.
The CInn-na- Gael Denies Having Ordered
DR.. Cronin's Murder.

The CInu-na. Gael Denies Having Ordered
DIR. Cronin's Murder.
ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DISPATCH,
NEW YORK, May 31.-The statement
that specified camp was suspected of vot-
ing Cronin',s death provoked storm of al
Legations here to-day that the Clan-na-Gael
was in no way concerned in his condemna-
ton. Michael Breslin declared that Camp
96, which was reported as having ordered
DR.. Cronin's death, was camp completely
under control OF Alexander Sullivan.
eff Camp sc, said Mr.. Breslin, "or any
camp, passed resolution that DR.. Cronin
or any other man should die, it far ex-
ceeded its authority. l don't affirm that
any camp did not pass such resolution.
I don't know anything about it, but I do
know that the constitution of the Clan-na-
Gael positively gives no authority for any
action outside of the law, and that the senti-
ment of the society as society is against any
punishment, other than the extreme punish
ment allowed by the constitution, which is
expulsion from the society. The opinion of
members of the Clan-na-Gael here is that
If Camp 90, or any other camp, authorized
the removal of DR.. Cronin, in the sense in
which the word removal is used by the
daily press, that camp acted under an in
Auence not inspired by the Clan-na-G Gael
and not known to the society"
'.What," asked the reporter. sis thought
Of the retention of lawyer by Alex Sulli-
van?"
1--WE think little of it, said Mr.. Breslin,
"except that Mr.. Sullivan is scared. Sulli-
van is fairly good lawyer, but he is not a
o-ool- 1auver and wanfs IN he sure of him
self. The matter which most impresses the
Clan-na-G Gael OF this city and the Irishmen
generally. is the lax methods of the Chicago
police. We think they have done all they
will do They have arrested three men.
and these three men they couldn't help ar
resting. The case is now in an extremely un-
satisfactory situation, both for the public
and for the Clan-na-Gae The public gets
no satisfaction as to the murder, and tine
Clan-na-Gael remains under an unjust sus-
niciou,"
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-01
RAPIDLY RISING RIVERS.
The Allegheny and MOuoDEahela Swelling
at the Rate of Two Feet an Hour
No Danger Apprehended.

The Allegheny and MouOBgahela Swelling
at the Rate of Two Feet an Hour
No Danger Apprehended.
The torrent of surging waters from the
flooded rivers is rapidly making its way
toward this city, and it is predicted that by
noon tomorrow there will be 30 feet of
water at the wharves.
The river men had all heard of the heavy
washouts, and late last night numbers of
them were about the wharves discussing
the matter and the probable extent of the
rise of the waters at this point. No serious
damage is apprehended, as it is not be-
lieved that the food is strong enough to 60
over the incline to the streets.
There is, however, considerable apprehen-
sion felt among the people who live further
up the river, and all possible precautions
are being taken against recurrence of the
fatal washout at Johnstown. Captain
Adam Jacobs, of the steamer james G.
Blaine, which arrived
At the SmitbfieId Street Wharf
at O'Clock last night, was seen by DIS
PATCH reporter, who asked him the condi
ton of the upper portion of the river. Cap
tain Jacobs said:
'The water is rising very rapidly, and /
can assure you that we will have big river
in the morning. From what 1 can hear
among the bOatmen, we will have at least
26 feet of water early tomorrow. No, 1
don't think there is any possibility of any
accidents occurring, and 1 am not taking
any unusual precautions. 1 only heard of
the washOut since we got in, but there is
going to be big rise in the rivers here be-
fore this time tomorrow.
Just before l left Greensboro the
Signal Service officer told me that the rain
fall at that place had amounted to two
inches. The river was then rising at the
rate of a foot an hour. At s o'clock to-
night when we came through lock No. 4,
thewater had already risen
Over the Little Lock,
and have no doubt that bv this time it has
got over the other lock, which is 40 inches
higher than the small one. If the current
is very strong one, it is possible that to-
morrow some of the unrecovered bodies of
the victims of the washout will be found
floating down this way."
At 10:4O last night Captain Jacobs put
out stick about two feet in length at the
waters edge. and at II 40 the stick was en-
+irely covered over, showing rise of two
feet in exactly one hour. Should the water
continue to rise at this rate until o'clock
this afternoon the river will be flush with
Water street. There is, however, but little
danger as to this, as the boatmen seem to be
unanimous III the opinion that the water
will not go above 26 or 2S feet.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-01

news gathered whether the water would be
liable to cover his home or not, and the last
seen of him he was endeavoring to find
some way to reach the scene of the awful
disaster.
There was hardly one of the questioners
but had a friend at Johnstown, and their
suspense and eagerness at which they
grasped at any news gave but slight por-
tent of the suspense and sad realization sure
to follow