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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-11-29

Roke took out his snow knife, that all Es-
kimo men and boys carry with them, and
built him a snow house, in which he could
crawl TO protect himself from the fury of the
gale which sent the spray flying clear across
his open boat. He built another to protect
his poor dogs, for in case of necessity they
would prolong his life, skeletons though
they were.
Visited by the Polar Bear.
Four long days he tasted, seeing no game
he could reach, when to his delight he saw
a walrus and, ,arming himself with his spear,
he crept up to sIay it, but only disap-
pointment awaited him, for the walrus es-
capped, and again he went to bed supperless,
still hoping to save his dogs by killing
game. He hardly closed his eyes when he
heard great noise of his dogs barking and
snarling at something. Grasping his spear,
he rushed out and found the dogs had
brought to bay fair sized Polar bear. The
bear had scented the camp, and was investi-
eating when he woke up the dogs.
Undaunted, Shoe Roke attacked him, and
after being nearly killed by q ferocious
charge from the creature, he got thrust in
his neck that ended him. So the subject of
food was settled for a long time. While he
was cutting up the first bear. he happened
to look around, and saw his sledge and snow
house had disappeared, and he built another
one on his new foe. Many day he sat
perched on top of his little snow house
watching for land, and at last he was sur
prised and gladdened to see it to the east
ward, although he had been watching in the
direction Of his old home toward the north,
and when morning broke he was not over so
yards from land
Landed in q Strange Country.
He had been over moon at sea, as they
reckon time from one full moon to another
II did not take him long to reach the shore,
and shortly afterward he met an Eskimo
with whom he could speak, but still with
difficulty understand. He found he was on
the great island of Sed-luk (Southampton),
of which his tribe had half-fabled knowl-
edge. The natives treated him kindly, but
as the ice was breaking up and these new
friends had no good boats, he was compelled
to waIt,until the next winter to cross the ice
to his home, two or three hundred miles to
tie northward.
When he reached home his friends were
frightened almost to death by his appear
ance, for he had been given up long since
as dead. He had been gone within month
or two of yeBr, and his return was re-
garded as little short of miracle, and is
still regarded by the natives of North Hud-
sons Bay as one of the most wonderful
escapes of the many they have from drifting
to sea on ice lakes
FREDERICK SCHwATKA.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-11-29

gum" shows what they WERE The bamboo
crackers made very loud noise like our
cannon crackers" Perhaps the fragments
of bamboo flew about when thev exploded.
making them dangerous, so that paper was
substituted. In making bamboo cracker,
the partitions in the joints of the bamboo
were pierced, powder sifted in, and a fuse
introduced. l. is interesting to see the
way the present frecrackers, with their
partitions of clay, follow the old bamboo
pattern.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-11-29

recent campaign visit to Steubenville, the
Major referred to this fact, and said that his
father had requested him to look up the
place and see if any trace OF it could be
found.
Il visited the spot" he added, "and
found the building still standing"
The structure was erected in 1920, being
built of oak, and wooden pins being used in
stead of nails 1t is in good state of pres
ervation, and is used by its present owners
as warehouse for obsolete patterns. We
give picture of the former moulding room
taken from Frank LeSlie's
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-11-29

3HE origin of firecrack-
lers, according to Mr.. w.
iWoodville Rock hill,
the Thibetan explorer,
is is follows: Fire
crackers were original
ly joints of bamboo.
They are made of pa
per at present, but the
Chinese name sghanboo
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-11-29
CONTROLLING THE CABBY.
An Electric Button and Bell That VIII
Please Those Who Take Carriages.

TIease 1HUse "HU Take Marriages.
A useful communication for vehicles con-
sists of an indicator, which is placed on the
splashboard in front of the driver, or let in
side the roof of a hanson cab, and button
boards, which are fixed inside either cab or
carriage for use of the occupant The ap-
paratus has been devised TO enable the oc-
cupants of a vehicle to communicate their
wishes to the driver, and is certain and SIM
pie in action. So soon as one of the buttons
is touched the signal at once appears before
the driver, a small bell ringing at the same
time TO call his attention. The order or
signal remains on the indicator until can
celled by touching the button marked
''clear." A bell and a dry battery are
placed under the drivers seat. The accum-
ulators used last about 10 hours.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-11-29

a. does the Chicago
souvenir spoon. This
delicate and graceful
instrument was de-
signed by Miss Birdie
McMurtrie, a gradu-
ate of our School of
Design. 1t seems that
six months ago the
Academy of Arts Of
fered a cash prize Of
$500 for the best de-
sign for q Chicago
souvenir spoon-ade-
sign illustrating ar
tistically and subtly
the enterprise and
feeling Of this pro-
gressive community.
The competition was
thrown open to every
body living in Cook
county, and a COM
mittee consisting Of
Prot. Agassiz Bagby,
of the West Side; DR..
w. h. Blynkarn. Of
Cicero; Mrs. Seraph-
ina Hall, of Lake
View; Prof Cyrus
Williams, of the
Amalgamated Sons
Of Homer, and Prof.
D. Ed Broke, of the
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-11-29
A NOVEL EVENING GAME.
1t Is Suggested by the Wonderful Feats Of
Conjurer Robert Houdin.

IL Is Suggested BY the wonderful Eeats OF
Conjurer Robert Houdin.
WRITTEN FOR THE DIsPATCH.1
Somewhat less than half century ago
there Hourished in France conjurer by the
name of Robert Houdin, whose skill was so
great that the Government sought his assist
ance in bringing to terms the fierce and
warlike natives of Algeria. One of his
most remarkable feats was the de cfibipg of
the contents of sealed packets containing
various small articles which would be placed
in his hands for space Of time apparently
altogether too brief to permit of his making
any examination of their contents. In his
autobiography he explains how the feat was
performed. With fingernail kept espec-
tally long for the purpose, he made slit
in the packet, and while the specta-
tors attention was momentarily di-
yerted took swift glance inside. That
one glance was sufficient. for by care
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-11-29

UPHOLSTERY

You wouldn't believe how many easels are
made in this country, We estimate it's
over 250,o0o. One New York firm alone
placed an order recently for 1900 easels Of
certain special pattern, and it has got so
now that you can buy them all the way from
80 cents to $30-an indication of the way
things are going in matters decorative.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-11-29

COLONEL W. n. BEECHER, son of the
late Henry Ward Beecher, is said to have
formed the novel plan under which the rail.
way casualty insurance companies operate,
whereby railroads are indemnifed for losses
by any sort of accident. One company, or
ganized two years ago. with capital Of g..
100000, serves 100 railways in this capacity.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-11-29

EVERALof my friends
have insisted to me that
they could not see any
thing wonderful about
the game Of football;
that it looked to them
like a big squabble in
which everybody was
pushing and wrestling
in one tangled mass.
in part, may des-
,riho the ooune as IL waa
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-11-29

HERE had been
pinched times at Piken-
blk, q little island in
the far North. Not any
real starvation, but
oftentimes rations SO
low that to catch any
game whatever, even a
little seal, sent q thrill
of Joy among the poor
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-11-29
WHERE MKINLEY's FATHER To1LEp

An Historic Old Building That Was Put
Together Without Nails.
Among the points of interest in Steuben-
vile, Ohio, is Phillips foundry, now owned
by the James Means Foundry and Machine
Company. In this foundry the father of
Major Mckinley, the Republican Gov.
enor-elect, was employed in 1927. On a
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-11-29
Afoat on q FIoe Of Ice,

With what rapidity he could master he
ran to one end, but there saw a very wide
channel Of water, and to his chagrin saw
that had he gone to the other end he might
have saved himself, for the foe had swung
around that corner as on pivot, but by the
time he reached the end of the long foe it
was too late and he dared not attempt the
jump, for none of the Eskimo know how to
swim, and it would have been certain death
had he fallen into the water He called as
loud as he could to his two boys, but the
noise of the bowling wind and grinding ice
was so great that not sound could be
heard. All that he could do was to wait
until his ship should reach the edge of solid
ice, and then make his way home as best he
could.
As the Eskimo people are accustomed to
the greatest hardships, they are not accus-
toned to sit down and bemoan their fate on
an occasion of this kind. Shoe Roke at
once commenced to look around him, and
was greatly surprised to see dark object on
the foe. Walking over to it, he was aston
ished to see it was his light sledge and four
dogs. The poor dogs, lightly fed for mahy
day, had curled up in q bunch, and were so
comfortable that they had not moved. Shoe
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-11-29
Mohammed Ben Ali

Slew the Janizaries. Hostetter's Stomach
Bitters Stays the dragon of disease. 1t roots
out malarial complaints, dyspepsia, rhcu-
matism, neuralgia and constipation, reme-
enfeebled system This medicine of varied
uses is sometimes initiated. Avoid cheap,
fiery, local bitters and demand the genuine
HoSvetter'e
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-11-29
GENTLE SIDE OF WEBSTER
When Or Duty He Was Always Planning
Pleasures for Others.
WRITTEN FOR THE DIsPArcH.1

WRITTEN FOR THE DIsPArCH.1
But nobody ever made Daniel Webster
ashamed of gentle acts; that splendid, gigan-
tic American was always doing these "soft"
things. Itwas the way he rested himself,
or recreated himself when he was fatigued
with big law case, great speech in Con-
foeman. Atsuch time he particularly liked
to retire into private life, to plan pleasures
and surprises for the household, perhaps q
VISIT to his New Hampshire farm, ordering
himself the details of the meals, and seeing
that provisions of all manner of comforts
were sent up from Boston. In Washington
it was his habit to rise early and 90 to the
markets to buy fresh flowers to send to
the breakfast tables of his friends, and an
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-11-29

AFLOAT ON THE ICE.

Story Of One of the Most Remarkable Es-
capes in Eskimo History-A Hunters
Long Watch on . Ship Of Crystai-A
Fight With a Polar Bear-The Rescue
WRITTEN FOB THE prsPATCH.l
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-11-29
FOOTBALL TEAM WORK.

There Is . Science in tho Game Careless
Spectators Do Not See-Stratagem and
Signals of Recent Development-How
to Break Through the Rush Line.
rwyIrrEN FOR THE DISPATCH,
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-11-29
ORIGIN OF FIRECRACKKRs

Thu Chinese Made Them First From the
Joints of the Useful Bamboo.
WRITTEN FOR THE pIsPATcB-1
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-11-29
CHIcAGo's SOUVENIR SPOON.

A Unique Little Affair Typical of the Windy
City's Chief Industry.
Chicago Daily Eews.1
Of all the souvenir spoons we have seen
there is none other that pleases us so much
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-11-29

played few years ago and as it is now
played by the boys on the vacant lots, in
some Of the smaller colleges, but it does not
take very observant eye nowadays to sea
that there is combination and concentration
shown at different points in the game. That
means team play.
suppose that a large percentage of the
spectators at every football game knows
scarcely anything about the points of the
game; would be surprised to learn that
every play from scrimmage is made at a
given signal which indicates the direction
the runner is to take; that the hole through
which he is to run or the way he is to go is
prepared for him by the men in the line;
that the runner is still further assisted by
the rest of the players, each one of whom
helps by definite action which varies with
different plays; that the eleven as q
whole is
Drilled Like . Regiment
to perform certain movements at given
signal with 9uickness and exactness, which
movements differ for different players, but
are combined in such way that the desired
result, namely, the advance of the runner
with the ball is brought about Referring
to picture of the rush lines as they stand
in a scrimmage, we notice that there ore
eight spaces through which run can be
made;
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-11-29

found it was only large quantity Of sea-
weed. As he was turning to 60 back
toward the shore, with grunt in Eskimo
for "angry," the strongest expression they
use when disappointed, he heard terrible
noise behind him like the roaring of thun-
der, and which the poor fellow knew at
once to be the giving away of the ice on
which he stood.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-11-29
DISPATCH
By EDGAR 'AWCETT-

Author of The House High Bridge Romance and Revere"
"The Adventures of Widow" songs
and poems and several plays.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-11-29

Harry Beecher, Yale's famous little quar-
ter-back, used to make this play to perfec--
tlon, scarcely ever failing to make a good
gain. Frank Peters, who was captain Of
back, had the curious signal Of splitting on
the ground for this play, and then little
Beecher would be seen emerging from
holein the opposing rush line and 60 dodg-
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1891-04-08
Trading VT, Il Trust.

ATLANTA, April The Farmers
Alliance and the ,Jute Bagging Trust
have made peace. y proposition OF
the Cordaga Bagging Company to sup
ply bagging at 615 cents per yard for
~ pounds, 6&4 cents for III rounds,
~ for , pounds and ~ cents for 211s
pounds has been accepted. These are
maximum prices and competition may
reduce them.
1t is thought that this means the sale
in advance Of bagging for at least half
the cotton crop. Heretofore the farm
ers have obeyed the Alliance. although
1t caused them to buy baggiDg at over
one dollar per bale extra cost. Now
that the price Of jute bagging is re-
Guced the Alliance men will adopt l..
The Cordage Company represents all
but one Of the jute bagging factories
in the trust two years ago. The facto-
ry left on: is said to be located in
Charleston. The action Of the ALI
ance leaves the farmers free to buy cot
ton bagging if they prefer, but as jute
is cheaper few OF them, it is believed,
will buy cotton bagging,
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1891-04-08
A Terrible State of Affairs.

SAN FRANCISCO, CAL, March 60
Alfred and Frederick Lee, two brothers.
hardware dealers, arrived here yesterday
from Valparaiso. Chill, on the bark
Guineyere, having left Chill because of
the war. When the Lee brothers left
Valparaiso the inhabitants were expect
ing bombardmenta at any moment. The
city was in an uproar and all business
suspended. No one dared to express an
opinion, and men suspectedin sympathy
with the insurgents were thrown into
prison by the hundreds. The neTspa-
pers were watched and nothing against
Balmaceda was allowed to be published.
The telegraph and cable lines were
seizedby the government to prevent the
facts leaking out. The Gulneyere was
the last sailing vessel to leave the har-
Dor and then only got away by bribing
the naval officers,
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1891-04-08
nIurderous Malta.

HAzELTowS, Pa, March 31.-The
Italian railroad laborerS heEeabouts
have been restless since the New Or.
leans lynching, and the killing Of one
of their number in recent fight with
an American aborer has increased
their uaeasiness. Yesterday an Italian
named Pasco told his boss, in return
for Il favor, that OF Saturday evening
the Italians held a secret meeting and
formed d Malta society to protect their
interests in this section, and also aTenge
their New Orleans brethren. They
pricked themselves with stilettoss, and
swore by their blood to carry out the
purposes named by taking the lies OF
American citizens if necessary. The
story has caused fears on the part OF
the people Of an outbreak by the lta!-
lanS
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1891-04-08
FEDERAL Finances.

WASHINGTON, April 1.-The Treas
ury Departments monthly debt state
ment, issued to-day, show a slight in
crease i'll the public debt during March,
amounting to $40, l25. The total debt
of the government to-day, less cash in
the treasury, is $S5002992o. The sur
plus in the treasury, including about
S2l,000,0 900 in subsidiary coin, is Soc, ,423,-
230-a decrease of about S5,OOO,O0O dur
ing the past month.
The government receipts during March
aggregated S29 $50, or nearly $500
900 less than in March, 1880. This fall
ing off in receipts is due to the loss of
revenue on sugar imported a-d refined
in bond during the past month.
Pension payments for the past nine
months, or the first three-quarters ofthe
current fiscal year, aggregate about
S97, 100000, and point to a pension
charge during the current year of about
$l23, 100000. or S20,OO0,000 more than
during the preceding year.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1891-04-08
Ru.s;a's Latest Industry.

LONDON, March GA dispatch from
St. Petersburg tells Of a new industry
which is acquiring considerable develop
ment in Russia. 1t is that Of ccnver-
sion. Il appears that the Russian GOV
ernment, not being willing to trust only
the theological arguments and penal
laws. offers reward 10 all Jews who
become Christians. The consequence
is that . number Of Jews, de priyed, by
the severe enforcement Of the laws
against their race. OF The opportunity to
make an honest living, have entered on
the practice OF beng converted at regu-
lar intervals, and receiving each time The
government bounty of fifteen roubles.
One Hebrew named SchwartZkOpf has
been at last detected. after seven differ
ent conversions in as many different To-
calities. 1t happened that the Russian
priest to whom he made known his de-
sire. ior the seventh time, for baptism
and Is roubles had been recently trans
ferred from .EliZabeth9rad. where the
convert had been baptized aad rewarded
only about two months ago. Conse-
qucntly Schwar,Zkopf will undergo no
more conversions for the present, as the
police have him IN hand. \ number OF
similar instances have been reported.
ard as 4 result the religious authorities
have been instructed not to pay the re-
ward unless they have investigated the
aitccedeutS Of the convert.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1891-04-08
A Terrible Naval Conflict.

SAN FRANCISCO, April l.-Prlvate
adyices from Valparaiso state that the
ironclad Blanco, belonging to the insur-
gents, recently attempted to blow up
the armed government tug Florence with
a Bist torpedo. The torpedo missed
the TUG but struck the big floating dry
dock n the harbor, blowing 1t to pieces.
The Blanco was thereupon treated to
hot fire of shot and shell from every gun
IN the fort and steamed out O. the harbor.
The same night the torpedo boat and
tue Florence stole out to attack the
Blanco, The ironclad was not alone,
UhRgslhns pfRgs in so9B3otAh Both ss Slips Compelled the
go Fernment vessels to return to the har-
Dor and followed in hot pursuit. A
heavy shell from the Blanco struck the
Florence, blowing her entirely ont OF the
wafer. and every one of her crew OF
seventeen men were either Killed or
wounded. A broadside from the Ohlg-
gings knocked the torpedo boat all to
pieces. The two insurgent vessels then
turned their attention to the forts and a
lively battle ensued. \ shell from the
forts struck the Ohigslns and went clear
through her. Another shell caused a
gun on her quarter deck to explode.
When the smoke cleared away the deck
was found to have been literally torn
of the vessel and nine men out of the
guns crew Of twelve were blown to
atoms. The sloop was at once t-ken
out IF range Of the guns in the forts.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1891-04-08
THE MASSACRE OF TROOPS.
Further Dispatches Confirm the Story
and Give Further Details,

and Give Further Details.
CALCUTTA, March 31.-Olicial dis
patches received here by the govern
ment officers confirm the report of the
massacre of Gho0rkaS at Manipur, in
the province Of Assam, where about
40 Of these native soldiers were slain
by hostile tri5esmen Of Assam after two
days Of deperate fighting.
The fate OF the British officers vino
were in command of the Ghoorkans
and OF the chief commissioner, James
W. Quinton. who was conducting the
negotiations at Duupar for the arrest
of prominent chief who had been in
strumental in deposing the Rajah of
NIanipur, is still increasing, but the
viceroy Of India, the Marquis of
Landsowne, believes that all the Off
cials have either met death at the
hands of the rebellious tribesnen of
Assam. or that they are held as prison.
ers. In addition to the disaster at
Manipur, it is believed that force Of
British troops. composed of a detach-
meDt of two hundred soldiers of the
Bengal Infantry and about eighty
Ghoorkas, who were marching from
Shillong to Manipur in order to rein
force the Forty-second and Thirty-sec-
ond Ghoorkas Light Infantry, which
composed the command Of Chief Com
missioner Quinton, have also been at
tackled and have shared the fate Of
their comprades at Manipur. The
Bengal Infantry and eighty Ghoorkas.
it appears were set upon by the AS
samese, or native tribes referred to,
while they were passing through diff
fcult and dangerous passage, and
though they fought gallantly against
heavy odds, the rebel tribesmen from
the advantageous positions which they
occupied on the sides Of the pass and
ahead and behind the British force,
poured such destructive fire into the
ranks of the BeDgalese and Ghoorhas
that the latter are said to have been
killed to man. The yiceroy is hurry
ing troops into the province OF Assam
in order to punish the hostiles. Rein
forcements of troops are aso being
sent into the states located in proximi-
ty to Assam in order to prevent any
possible disorder or warlike outbreak
which it is thought might follow the
spreading of the news Of the massacre
Of the British troops at Manipur.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1891-04-08
4 Remarkable Case.

SPARTANBURG, S. G., March 2S.-One
of the most remarkable cases OF recov-
cry has just occurred here. One OF
our citizens has been snatched from the
very grasp of death. For several
months Mr.. W. II. Posey has been suf-
fering from a severe attack of jaundice
with other troublesome complications.
He grew worse and worse until his
friends lost all hope of his recovery.
His brother, DR.. Posey was sent for.
Indiscretion in diet brought on con-
vulsions and to appearances he died.
His breathing ceased, his pulse stop.
ped, and his brother turned away and
said it is all over. Then DR.. Hill pro-
posed to inject tro-glycerine into his
arm. If ne was dead it could Go no
good. He did so, and in few minutes
the heart begain agan to beat. the
lungs to respire and the pulse to throb,
and he was again a live man. The
jaundlce is now under control and there
is every prospect OF Mr.. Posey's recov-
ery,-tIerald.