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The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1889-01-25
NEW JERSEYS BURIED FORESTS.

An industry, the like of which does not
exist anywhere else in the world, furnishes
scores of people about Dennisyille with re-
munerative employment, and has made
comfortable fortunes for many citizens. 1t
is the novel business of mining cedar trees
digging from far beneath the surface
immense logs of sound and aromatic cedar.
The fallen and submerged cedar forests OF
southern New Jersey were discovered first
beneath the Dennisyille swamps seventy
five years ago, and have been a source of
constant interest to biologists and sci
entists generally ever since. There are
standing at the present day no such enor-
nous specimens Of the cedar anywhere on
the face of the globe as are found imbed-
ed in the deep muck Of the Dennisyille
swamps. Some of the trees have been un-
covered measuring six feet in diameter,
and trees -four feet through are common.
Although ages must have passed since
these great forests fell and became covered
many feet beneath the surface, such trees
AS fell, according to the scientific theory,
while they were yet living trees, ara as
sound to day as they were the day of their
uprooting. Such trees are called wind
falls'' in the nomenclature Of the cedar
mines, as it is thought they were torn up
by the roots during some terrible gale oil
an unknown past. 0ther are onn in the
wreck that were evidently dead trees when
they fell, and to these the miners have
given the name OF "break downs" The
peculiar action of the wind and water in
the swamp has kept these break downs in
the same stage of decay they were in when
they fell as the same agency has preserved
intact the soundness of the living trees.
The theory Of those who have made this
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1889-01-25

The healthiest OF cur large cities is st.
Paul. MINI.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1889-01-25

"Messrs. d. Salisbury & Co.. OF Battle Greek,
Mich, who are extensive manufacturers OF
Ladies and Gentlelnenfs furnishing goods. say
under date of August 18th, 1854 We have a
good many visitors, and they ask what ma
chimes we use. We teil them that we a as
ed 1.-THE Davis FOR l6 years and they suit rs
for our work. better than any other, ana that
we nave tried u good nanny different ma
chines.n
The Ellsworth Tkansasl NeTs says Nihe
Davis does a greater variety OF Work than
whileifs appointments are SO coRlplete ana
simple in construction that the most faslld1ons
see at once its superiority. But what pleased
our fancy was the fine decorative work, ex,
ecuted TO perfection itself, sewing chenille up
on cord, silk, velvet, and uiino cloth, max
ing vines, autumn leaves, monographs, roses
Mrs. Ii. A. Lippincott, Woodstowp, Nd
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1889-01-25

Out Of every 1000 Inhabitants Of PhilA-
delphis, 90 die ia a year.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1889-01-25
The population of woodstown

is about 1900, and we would say at least
one half are troubled with some affection
of the throat and lungs, as those complaints
are, according to the statistics. more numer-
Gus than others. We would advise all our
readers not to neglect the opportunity to
call on their druggist and get a bottle of
kemp's Balsam tor the throat and lungs.
Trial size free. Large bottle soc and 81.
Sold by all druggists
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1889-01-25
E. A. URION.

If you have any need for dishes see our
immense stock before you buy. We have
nearly all kinds, Il. B. Humphreys SEQ.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1889-01-25

If yon want the celebrated "Reeye" or
Lester boots, 60 to the New Store under
the Opera House.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1889-01-25
Ladies Who Rlaaf.

What a great number there are; how un-
comfortable it makes them; it is almostim-
possible for those afflicted to enjoy life. In
my private practice / have always found
Sulphur Bitters to be the best remedy.
All who are thus troubled should use it,
MRs. Dir. Guilds, Boston.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1889-01-25

If you wish your lamp to give a nice,
clear light soak the wick in strong vinegar
and let it dry thoroughly before placing in
the burner. This is worth trying.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1889-01-25

The consumption of liquor in this our
try is about ia gallons to each ~inhabitant,
nearly three times as much as in 1910.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1889-01-25

They say Bigelew is suing s.Bettie and
the Baby" for half of their gift money, but
the baby don't care a sou. SO long as it can
get plenty of DR.. Bulls Cough Syrup.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-08-31
A COMPROMISE AGREED ON.
II Accepted by the strikers Work WI
be Resumed.

special Cable Dspstch 10 THE RvrxrSa star
LONDON, Aug. Si.-No settlement Of the
strike is officially known. but have lust seen
burns and from what he said l have little
doubt that the strike will end today. Negotis-
nons with the wharhngers were resumed yes-
'erasy' ana late last night the following COM
promise on the sixpeaee question wss
agreed upon by the wharf and granary keep
ers: The pay for casual work is 10 be Sd. per
hour for the first four hours IL only working
that time; h for longer time then At the rate
OF shilllngs for nine hours and Cd per hour
from nine TO twelve hours. with an allow
ance of half an hour for dinner.
THIS COMPROMISE WILL m SUBMITTED
by the strike leaders to the men TODAY. IL sc-
cepted work will be resumed at all the CON-
senting docks, wharves and grsnaries on Mon
day. The dock directors will probably scoeps
too. for, obviously, they could not hold out
alone. Much comment is caused by
the visit OF Cardinal Manning 20 the dock
directors yesterday 30 urge the claims OF the
men. Ii Is a remarkable fact that he should
embody the public conscience of London IN q
way that the archbishop of Canterbury and
the bishop Of London never dare 10. The sue
cessful issue of the strike would bring an i'm
mense grist TO the socialist mill. The Spectator
today discusses the Knights of Labor q
warning to our socialists. Ii says the knig hts
have done nothing to ameliorate permanently
the condition of the laoorers. Socialists can
now claim
This STRIKE AS THE FIRST POINT.
1t immensely ameliorates the condition OF the
lowest class Of London laborers, not merely by
raising their wages but by abolishing the
sweating system and securing greater regu-
larity OF employment This strike is entirely
managed by socialist leaders. and the public
ideas. Thus even the Tunes, the chief capi-
ital'St organ, says to-day: The play OF free
competition Is not a sufficient defense for
imposing hard conditions upon labor and its
followers -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-08-31
MONTANA PRAIRIE FIRES.
The Vast Area of Country That Has
Been Laid Waste by Them.

CHICAGO, Aug. 3L-A special from Helena,
Mont. says: Those who have never travelled over
the section of this country known as the north
west can have no idea of the vast area which
the prairie and timber fires have covered.
Starting away up in British Columbia, in the
koutenal country, four weeks ago owing 20
the parched condition of the country the fire
travelled with great rapidity, passing through
Montana into Idaho. extending into
Washington and Oregon on the west then
south again into Wyoming and Colorado. Mon
tana perhaps has suffered the most as the fire
ran along through the prairie country to the
Dakota line, crossed the main divide of the
Rockies. set the Bitter Roots afiame worked
INTO the mountains near Phillips, DESTROYED tie
timber and did great damage in the National
park. But if the prairie fires are disastrous
the forest fires are doublys SO. Granville Stuart,
one OF the best authorities in Montana estimates
the loss by these fires in Montana at SlOO 900 a
day. Thousands of acres of virgin timber land
have been denuded and thousands of cords of
cut wood destroyed
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-08-31
THE NEW OBSERVATORY.
Payments Made to the eContractors-The
Controversy With Architect Grant.

The acting secretary Of the navy today
approved the bills for the FIFTH payment
on the new naval observatory now being
built on Georgetown heights, amounting to
S12, ,sO0 The contractors, Mclaughlin
& Co., have also presented their
bills for the sixth and seventh payments, work
having been done to entitle them to the money.
There are to be eighteen payments in all, 60
that the work is now not far from being halt
completed. The observatory is to be finished
and ready for occupancy by the last of October,
1880, fourteen months hence.
THE CHARGES AGAINST Mr. GRANT.
The charges preferred by the contractors
against Assistant Architect Grant are still
pending in the secretary's Office, but
it is expected that some action
will be taken on them during the coming
week. When they were first received
they were submitted to Capt Phythian,
also to Architect Hunt of New York, the archi-
tect for the building, and their reports in the
case have been submitted. 1t will be re-
membered that Mclaughlin charged Grant
who represents Mr.. Hunt in this city, with in-
efficiency, slow methods that delayed the work
and useless delays In computations that kept the
contractors out of their payments an unreason-
ably long time Special stress was laid on the
claim that Grant prescribed rules for mixing
cement that caused a deterioration in the ma
teriaL.
THE DELAYED PAYMENrs
When the contractors submitted their bill for
the fourth payment a report was made by Mr.
Grant, after some time. that showed that they
were entitled, not only to this payment. but
also to fifth, work having been done to that
extent. This was about July 5. Mclaughlin
immediately presented his bill for the fifth
payment
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-08-31
THE ELLSWORTH GUN.
Relics of Famous Tragedy Presented
to the National Museum.

Private Brownell has presented the National
museum with the weapons used in the TRACED,
at the Marshall house, in Alexandria, at the
opening of the war. The tragedy is well re-
membered. Col. Ellsworth on the oath of Nav.
1861, went with the New York zouayes to Alex-
andria. While passing through the streets
Col. Ellsworth went into the Marshall house to
remove a confederate flag which had been
raised on the top of the house by Jas. Jackson,
the proprietor. Accompanied by the chaplain
and Private Brownen he had mounted to the
roof of the Marshall house and taken down the
flag and was returning when he was met on the
stairs by jackson, who shot him dead. Private
Brownell, who was just in advance of Ellis
worth, in turn shot Jackson dead and pinned
him to the steps with bayonet The gun used
by Jackson is a double-barreled fowling piece
of light weight. The ramrod is missing.
Brownelfs piece is an old-fashioned army mus-
ket armed with the sword bayonet, with which
jackson was thrust through the body.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-08-31
DAvITTs ATTACK ON PARNELL
Serious Railroad Accident in ver-
mont.
AN Ex-FEMALE LOBBYIST ARRESTED
Great Trouble in Selecting a Jury to
Try the Cronin Suspects.
THE UNIVERSITY PROJECT.
The Radicals Indignant Michael Dav-
tits Attack on Parneu.

Special Cable Dispatch to The EVENING STAR.
LONDON. Aug. 3l.-The political topic of the
week is Balfours startling promise in Tuesday S
debate to get the views of the Catholics on the
university question. This means the establish
ment and endowing of an Irish Catholic uni
versity. Sexton and Parnel welcome the
promise gratefully. but the radicals are highly
indignant. Owing to the absence of the politi-
cal leaders from London the full significance
OF this new move is not yet grasped by the
newspapers.
Much smaller concessions to Rome wrecked
Gladstone in 1873. The Parnellite acceptance
OF Balfour's extreme concessions place a most
severe strain on the alliance between the Par
neiiites and the English dissenters. to whom
Rome Is the scarlet woman and UNCONVENTIONAL
endowment is the accursed thing The Daaiy
heaos and the Star keep strict silence. Mean
while further and most important complica-
ton is
The FOLLOWING ATTACK ON PARSEII,
whlch Davitt sends me to-day. He SAYS: The
hand which has recently been charged by the
Irish members with the murder of the Donegal
prisoners in Londonderry, and that again turns
the key Of the prison cell upon VIM. O'Brien. is
grasped with enthusiasm amid a hullibaIoo of
congratulations when il offers to endow a
university to the church whose nriests
Balfour has wantonly insuIted. L confess ALI
tnis Is somewhat amazing to me- 1t seems as
II the entire position taken up In the program
OF the single plank of home rule in 1856 il
aoandoned and We are again bargaining with
Two English parties to which will peddle us
the most concessions for our votes. This
abandonment of the single-plank position OF
home rule for
MESS OF CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY porTAeE
Is, together with the vote on the royal grants.
sorry exhibition of parliamentary opportun-
Ism, and little surprise will be caused if the
democracy of Great Britain. who have helped
us convert the liberal party to home rule
principles, should turn their whole atten.
tion now to pressing social reforms
snectlng their own material welfare and
leave US TO carry on our peddlinc
policy with the tories under the more poteni
auspices Of the sacred college of the propa-
ganda. This policy landed the cause of home
rule In bog hole in 1885, when the tory ignis
fatuus enticed land league votes into landlord
ballot boxes, and it will be a matter for agree
able surprise If repetition of the fatal mis-
Hke whlch gave power to a landlord gov
ernnment IN 1856 will not destroy all
hope OF winning home rule at the next general
election" Davitt goes on TO argue that as the
English radicals will certainly do that the
question was eminently one to wait for home
rule parliament L need not emphasize the i'm
portance of Davitts views.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-08-31
ARRESTED FOR LARCENY.
"A Woman With n Remarkable Career
Now I'm the Tolls.

NEW YORK, Aug. 3l.-Mrs. Annie White
more or Whitmore, or walling or waIlingford,
one of the most notorious women in the coun-
try, who has figured in half the courts between
the Atlantic and Pacific coasts either as COM
plainant or defendant in both civil and
criminal courts was arrested lat night upon
the charge of stealing gold watch from one
john j. Ryan. an inspector of lumber, who
lives at boarding house kept by the woman in
West SD street
The woman began her career in this
city IN lss2,. having come from Phil
adelpha. Her first appearance before
the courts in that year when she was
arrested for soliciting by detective. She inn
medlately preferred a counter charge against
the detective of biackmail. On trial the court
dismissed the case.
For some time after she lived a very pre-
carious life, but suddenly hecame
THE PossEssoR OF FAST HORSES AND pr,xosps.
and was frequently seen in the company Of
familiar faces about Wall street For three
years she lived in ease and luxury, when her
horses were sold and diamonds pawned.
-aI In 1887 she met an engrayer employed by one
OF the bank-note companies and made violent
love TO him. though he was a married man,
ana when one day she had drugged him,
and he was totally unconscious OF his own
acts took him to a minister aud they were
married. Both were afterward arrested on .
charge of bigamy. The grand jury indicted
her upon the charge of marrying
man she already knew to
be married. On her trial she was defended by
John ID. Townsend and acquitted In speak,
ing of herself she acknowledges that she has
been married six times
SHE FIGURED IL WASHINGTON
Some years ago she figured prominently st
Washington as a member OF the lobby. She
had a claim against the government for $780,
600 for damages TO her fathers estate, who.
she claims was southern planter. Her claim
was eventually thrown outby Congress as fraud
ulent- At the Tombs court today the COM
plainant Ryan made a formal complaint against
ber in oan hail . ~
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-08-31
COURT HOUSE APPOINTMENTS.
Marshal Ransdell Fills Number of Va
cancies Today.

The following appointments were announced
today by United States Marshal Ransdell: Mai.
l.. p. Williams, deputy. vice G. W. Phillips, re-
signed; James B. McCaffrey, deputy at the Po-
lice Court, vice W. G. G.Wheatley, resigned; John
II. Leonard. deputy.
Albert G. Hail. bailiff vice A. r. Allen. re-
signed; Capt ii. Clay Hewes, guard, vice W. E.
Brown. resigned; Albert Farley, messenger,
vice /. Kline, resigned; George o. Barker.
watchman, vice Stewart, resigned; Andrew
Elliot laborer, vice d. E. Solomon, deceased
Major Williams. who is appointed to the
chief deputy's position. has held that position
before under Marshal Douglas.
Nearly all the time since the close of the war
he has acceptabiy filled assistant clerkship in
the Office of clerk OF the court. He resides
Indiana, but lived in Tennessee up to the out
break of the war. when he entered the army and
served with distinction. He is now absent from
the city and it is not known whether he win
accept the place.
Mr. McCaffrey is native of South Washing
ton, who for the past ten years has lived in In
dianapolis. He returned to this city some
months ago and took up his residence at No.
5i9 East Capitol street.
MIR. Leonard halls from Indiana and has a
record as soldier. He has been engaged in
the real estate and insurance business.
Capt. H. Clay Hewes, who will have charge
OF the prisoners at the court house. has here
tofore had charge of the Riggs house carriage
stand He was strongly backed for the ap-
pointment.
Albert G. Hall, who is appointed q bailin, is
weli-known Washingtonian. He has lived
here over forty years and was one OF the oriRi-
mai republicans of the District. He filed at
one time the position of collectanpf taxes under
the old corporation.
Mr.. Farley, who is appointed messenger, wee
Kline, Is an Indisna man. George o. Barker
is resident OF East Washington. He was
formerly enga ged in the ice business here. and
subsequently in the railway mail service. An
drew Elliot, colored, appointed iaborer, was
formerly employed at the court house, but was
discharged four years ago.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-08-31
A FRIGHTFUL COLLISION.
Three Killed Outright and Many Seri.
Ously Injured.

RUTLAND, W., Aug. 31.-A special train OF
nine cars bound north on the Central Vermont
railroad with load of people who had been
attending the horse breeders meeting collided
with hog train four miles north of Middle
bury at O'Clock last night Engineer VIM.
Embry and Conductor Hiram Blodgett of the
passenger train were killed, as was W. w. Allen
of Nergennes, passenger. Conductor Button
of the freight has gone crazy Engineer
Chilsen OF the freight jumped and escaped in
Jury. Henry Heron. fireman. sustained
compound fracture of the right leg Arthur
Hunt. seventeen years of age, of New Haven.
had his left leg crushed; Chas. Hunt his
brother, nineteen, had his leg broken and was
injured internally, while a few other passen-
gers were slightly injured Engineer Embry
saw the freight approaching and had brought
his engine to standstili when the collision oc-
CURED.
RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE ACCIDENT
is said to rest with the conductor and engineer
of the freight, who forgot about the excursion
train, although it had run for two days pre-
vious. The hog train comprised twenty
one cars of western pork Nine cars
are in the wreck, with the two engines and
first car of the passenger train. Blodgetts and
Aliens bodies were badly disfgured, and the
maddened hogs had bitten them badly. A
wrecking train went up fromRutland at Ilo' clock
carrying surgeons. Another came down from
ST. Adams with the railroad officials and sur
geons Middlebury and Brooksville people
pie cared for the dead and injured, however.
BY the glare OF immense bontres made of the
shattered cars the work of getting out the
mangled hogs was prosecuted A lady who
lives near by and who saw the collision saws
both engines reared in the air. This is the
worst accident which has happened on the
Rutland division OF the Central Vermont
An Express Messengers Statement.
Troy, NY, Aug. 3l-l2.30 p. m.-An express
messenger on the Central Vermont railroad
just arrived here reports that fourteen persons
were killed and eight injured in the accident at
RrooksYille.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-08-31
EARL DUNRAvEN's LETTER.
He Hopes the Valkyrie VIII be Ready
to Meet Any Vessel Next Season.

New YORK, Aug. si.-secretary oddie Of the
New York yacht club received letter last
night from the earl Of Dunraven concerning his
challenge for the Americas cup. The letter,
after fully explaining the earrs reasons,
which have been already published in our cable
dispatches, for his not venturing his yacht
Valkyrie over this year, expresses the hope that
his challenge will be considered as merely
postponed and that the Valkyrie will be ready
next season TO meet any vessel that can be
sailed against her.
A letter from the earl was also received by
Commodore Smith, chairman of the Americss
cup committee. but as that gentleman is out q
town il was impossible 10 learn the contents.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-08-31
PROBLEMS FOR MIR. TRACY.
Knots Which the Secretary Of the Navy
Will Have to Unite.

Secretary Tracy is expected to return to the
city Monday, but will probably be invisible to
callers until Wednesday. He will find several
difficult problems awaiting settlement by him.
In the first place. the battle ship Texas, with
her weights and displacements, disputing con-
structors and faulty plans, looms up
The unaccepted vessels-yesuvius, Petrol
and Charleston-are not likely to make
the Secretarys course an easy one for
the next few weeks or mouths, and
there are number of minor questions
awaiting settlement that do not look at this
time to be embarrassing. The cases of Can't.
Harrington and Capt. O'Kane, whose vessels
run aground not long ago, are awaiting final
action, the sentence of the former having been
submitted over a month ago.