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Telegram-herald., 1891-08-21
BITS OF INFORMATION.

Lewis P4nlsea. the chess player. died
At Loadea "Wednesday.
The Fredsriek Homer Brewing Com
pany Of Brooklyn has failed for s5oe. oso
Jacob Mehl. = German farmer, was
gored 70 death by . mad bull near
Norshhsld, MINI
The city council of Lyons. Ia,
granted franchise 10 build and oper-
ate an electric street ear line in that
city.
At Arcadia. III. two children of John
Farmer died of black diphtheria. said
10 have been contracted from 3 sick
cow.
John Berry, a farmer living near
Mount Carmel, Ill, fell from a tree aud
was SD badly injured that he died with
in an hour.
0ficial reports to the Iowa Christian
convention show = gain in mem berAhlp
the past year of over o,C00, and twenty
one new churches have been dedicated.
Harvesting is in full operation in
North Dakota The surplus OF wheat
for export is estimated 10 be "a, oeo. o0o
bushels Other crops are equally prom.
ising.
Rem Gano. q hotelkeeper ofS Fulton,
o, went home intoxicated. qGarreled
with his wife and shot her through The
body. The woman will probably die.
Gano is in jail.
Henry c. Dahncke and George A.
Gilpatrick, the bicyclists who left Helc'
ma, Mont, July l, reached Chicago on
Wednesday having travelled s,eSo miles
ON their wheels
Wednesday the Illinois state board OF
equalization adopted a resolution that,
in their opinion. the assessors of the
state have not returned property al
more than one fourth its cash value.
Several butter factories at Elgin, H.,
have been compelled to suspend opera
tions on account of the shrinkage in
the supply of milk, by reason of dry
weather. Butter is increasing in price
Over 2,5OO persons bearing the family
name of Fleming met in Fairmount, W
Va. We6 ,esday. They are descend
ants OF three brothers who came q
America before the revolutionary war
Telegram-herald., 1891-08-21
SCORES HAVE PERISHED
Details CT the Recent Cyclone st
the Islaad or Martinique
AWFUL DETAILS OF TIE DISASTER
Over sfxty LiEss kassa ts Have Been
LSsS-r~~Bty or More Vessels are
wE<ekod ~ ths eale-kgia
Essry nsFs.

PAaIs. Aug. eo-Sctw outstanding
that Martinique is a kfeneh cclony. and
tk@t news has reached here frum the
Uaited States showing thai q
hurricane kas swept over that
Island lone Of the Ereneh West
India islandsl, causing considerable
damage. only the most mrager
details have besa received in this city.
The nrsE information received here
was u The effect that every vessel in
the harbor Of Fort dc France, the
principal harbor OF the island,
situated ON the southwest side
OF MaTtini4ne, had been lost
~ Pierre. however. Is the eapi-
tai. ami : on the northwestern side.
IL was also said that the houses at Fort
dc France and 81 Pierre had been
damaged by the hurricane. aud that
many lives were reported To have been
lOst The only additional information
reesivedshere IL that the num Der OF yes-
sels lost Is over twenty.
Later-0Eicial advices received here
announce that the calamity which has
visited Martiniqus Is The most severe
1-Afr ltAG car A1Ata A@L AArar~Et - o1AeA
% equal the famous cyclone which
swept over the island Of Antigua in
1871. 20 far a. can 5e learned there have
been nearly. If not quite, sixty deaths
"a a result Of the harricane's visitation.
bat Il wiil be some time before the full
extent OF the disaster is known At
Fort Dc France alone there have been
twelve lives lost. and At both Fort de
France and ST Pierre. 20 say nothing OF
the country districts. there have been
large numbe Of people injured.
Al 81. Pierre five persons are known
% have been killed, but 1t is feared that
this number does not represent the en-
tire loss Of life IN the capital. Com
munlcstion with the different ports Of
the island was never an easy matter.
and Il is excessively difficult 70 get de-
tailed news at present As the reports
from the various sections reach
81 Pierre /. becomes evident that
the extent OF the hurricanes devasta-
ton has not been much exaggerated.
Destruction of propersv and loss OF life
Is reported from ali parts of the co>st
The latest report received at ST. Pierre
fron Lamentin shows that the hurri-
cane counts ten victims in that place
alone. in addition 70 large number of
injured.
at Francois there have been sixteen
people killed and large numbers in
iured, and at Riviere Pilote there have
been two or more deaths and so on
from ali parts Of the island comes
the tale of woe and descla-
ton. La Trini.e sends in the list
Of It's dead at ten. and numbers OF
more or less severely injured The
damage done 20 shipping and property
may safely be ciassed .as st1pen-
dous- About two-ffths OF the island
was under cultivation and the
mountain slopes were covered with
forests; all the cultivation and all
the forests In the path of the hurricane
appear TO have been swept away. The
numerous sugar. coffee, cotton and
eacao plantations which have felt the
force OF the tornado seem TO have been
utterly destroyed.
Telegram-herald., 1891-08-21
BUSINESS sLockEo.



Srosias ssrtoas-ssssa Kssas HE'D Up
HAen's strike here . assuming serloas
proportions Bell, the yardmaster.
against whom the men ara striking, -
80 Faaeh disllked that any eomproaaise
which involves his retention would
seem 10 be Impossible. Bell rendered
his resignation Wednesday, bat the
company refased TO accept IL There
are nineteen switch engines IN the
yard and bar one Is working
The strike Is seriously affecting Peo-
ria business Not freight ear has
been moved for twenty -four hours and
the situation grows more critical every
hour There are hundreds OF ears or
fruit, ice aad perishable freight, some
OF IL for dealers Ia this city, bat much
of it consigned 10 other roads
Some cattle received here Tuesday night
died "Wednesday and the officials
opened the ears and let all live stock
loose ia the yards Seven roads are az
rected Early Wednesday morning the
Toledo, Peoria & Western. the Big
-Four and the Lake Erie & Western
managed 10 get an engine, pulling a
mail ear, out with much difficulty.
Wednesday afternoon passenger trains
were sent out over al roads from
three 10 FIVE hoars late. Only one
act of violence is reported j. l..
Goth, trainmaster Of the Iowa Central,
attempted TO take his pay car out He
was set upon by the strikers and
severely beaten. but got the train out
The Big Four pay car was due Wednes-
day, but is side-tracked at Pekin, as
the officials fear they will not
get the car out of Peoria IL it
comes over the bridge. The Iowa
Central road is not attempting 10 run
any passenger trains in Passengers are
transferred To street cars outside the
city limits. The Terre Haute & Peoria
road unloads its passengers on the
Tazewell side of the wagon bridge. as
does the Lake Erie & Western road.
NJ. NJ. Mounts, superintendent of the
Peoria & Pekin Union, asked the
men To go to work pending an in
vestigation of their charges against
W. E. Bell. the yardmaster. but they
refused and AT o'cloke p. m they all
were dischared- The sheriff has sworn
in small army of deputies. and the
yards are patrolled, as serious trouble
is expected. Seventy-five men are en-
route here from Indianapolis and Day.
ton TO take the place OF the strikers,
and there may be bloodshed when they
arrive.
LAFAYETTE, Ind. Aug. 20.-Wednes-
day afternoon Trainmaster Grady, of
tho Lake Erie & Western railway,
submitted proposition to the striking
braaemcn. In substance it was that
the men go To work at once upon the
basis of the schedule submitted by
them TO the company the l4th inst,
said service schedule to be con-
tinued until the return of General
Manager Bradbury and his definite
reply; the company's answer TO be
made within thirty days; no brakeman
TO be discharged hy reason of his ac-
ton in the present strike, and no men
TO be imported by the company pend
ing a final settlement The brakemeu
refused to accept the conditions. They
want a definite answer now. Nc
freight trains were moved from here
Wednesday.
Telegram-herald., 1891-08-21
wul Return sept.mb.r 4.

wAsHISGroy. Aug. 90 Pressure Of
public business will compel the pres
ident To return To Washington sooner
than be had intended October l was
the date originally fixed upon But
unforeseen circumstances have arisen
To antct.ite the contemplated arrival
by a month, so that September 1 the
president will be once moro at his
desk az the white house. This. infor-
nation has leaked out and specu-
lat.on as to the causes of the cur
tallment of the executives vacation
Is now the chief topic of conversa-
Telegram-herald., 1891-08-21
Killed whll. s.rvl.s . writ.

Foar sslrH, Ark, Aug 2o.--News
has just reached here ~ the killing 81
Deputy United States Marshal Barney
Connolly IN the Cherokee Nation by es-
Depaty Marshal Sheppard. Deputy
Bssby and d heavily armed posse Of
deputy marshals left here about s
O'Clock Wednesday afternoon for the
scene. about Is miles from this city.
All that can be learned AZ this timc i
that Coaaslly had writ for The arrest
81 Bnsby add was killed Connolly
va. one of tbs most active. effsaien,
snd popular oiIlesrs in this district
Telegram-herald., 1891-08-21
Gold IA rpaIan r~rrttory.

GrrunIk, O. T.. Aag. 2o---Gold and
silver have been found In paying guam
ties Ia the Kiowa and Conanche coun-
try The fact has never been generally
known until Wednesday when Gov.
steele. Of the territory. made public u
letter received by him from George
Chandler. acting secretary OF the In
terror The letter Is in reply % one
in which permission was ASKED by some
one whose usme i not mentioned to
negotiate with the Indians for the PRIV
iiege of working the mInes The per.
mission WAS refused
Telegram-herald., 1891-08-21

New BRUNSWICK. N. j.. Aug. 20
Mrs. John G. Dcinzer. aged IS, the
wife of wealthy butcher OF this city.
while crossing ths Pennsylvania rail-
road track at George street, was struck
and instantly killed by the fast cx-
press The body was literally cut tc
pieces and scattered over the track for
some distance. The remains were
gathered up and placed In basket.
Telegram-herald., 1891-08-21

Housros. Tez.. Aug. 20, The last
legislature made an appropriation Of
$50 600 for ths scnlps of predatory AMI
mails al the rite a. for wolvsssnd 81 for
taek rabbits oae dav this week the
comptroller paid out ~. .ooa an | this ls
. mere bagatelle. Reports from all
south Texas counties are 90 the effect
that II the present conditions continue
the whole state will be bankrupt ia a
year
Telegram-herald., 1891-08-21

GUTHRIE, @. r., Aug. eo.-Thc allot-
ment of lands in scveralty to the
Iowas, Sacs and Foxes. the Kickapoos,
the Otoes and the Missouris will effect
ually do away with the tribal relations
of these Indians. The Indians under
stand this, and have arranged for a
grand final tribal dance, called n wor-
ship dance, to last four days and 10
take place on Bear creek, II miles
from here, next Saturday. The en-.
tire population Of the tribes mentioned
will participate, and lively time Is
exnrctcd.
Telegram-herald., 1891-08-21
Ilonr Il iiish In Perm.

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 20. - The
steamer George w. Elder. which lefs
here last month with cargo of 900
tons OF wheat for Peru. has arrived,
ffteen days from Callso. Capt Lewis
says that everything was quiet at CAL
lao. but there was great demand for
wheat and produce. The Chilisn sup
ply having been ca. OF. American -four
was selling at the rate Of SIS sack,
aud potatoes brought a high figure.
Telegram-herald., 1891-08-21
FLOOD At INDIANAPOLIS.
Tho Eoosicr Capital Visited by n Furiou,
storm-Two Boys Swept Into . Sewer

storm-rwo Boys swept Into q Sewer
and Drowned.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Aug. 90. EARLY
Wednesday morning an electrical storm,
accompanied by heavy rain and wind,
prevailed for two hours, flooding the
streets and doing great damage to prop
erty. Charles Lynn, l.. NJ. Kimberlin,
John Blackwell and Joseph Mandlin
were knocked senseless by lightning
and remained unconscious for many
hours Pogue run, which passes
through the city, was out OF its banks
before the storm abated and the busi-
ness houses and residences along its en-
tire course were surrounded by water,
which ran into the cellars and
did great deal of damage.
Fred King aad Oliver Eckel. two
boys about 10 years OF age. were drawn
into n sewer by the Hood and drowned
The railroad traehs along the run were
completely submerged and the trains
had 10 creep rather than run along the
rails In some instances the fires were
put out and the engines had to stand
still until the water had subsidized.
Telegram-herald., 1891-08-21

BUFFALo. v. ". Aug 2o-Two
women inmates Of the jsh committed
suicide Wednesday morning. Anna
cossoworsisa. who was committed on
August Il. supposed 20 be insane. was
found hanging hy rope made from
her elotaiag Mrs. Catharine Smith,
committed on August for attempting
~ murder her stsformed son. was also
found dead h.oalng By her skirt, which
che bad tviStsd INTO a rope
Telegram-herald., 1891-08-21
A Douhia TRAGEDY.

LANCASTER. Pa. Aug. co.-Mrs.
Amanda Either, widow aged ~. was
shot and killed In the Franklin house
"Wednesday afternoon 10y her lover.
Lemon Ellsworth. aged IS. Ellsworth
then committed suicide. Both parties
came here during the morning from
Ephrata. this county. where they re-
slde. No cause Is known FOR the tragedy.
Telegram-herald., 1891-08-21

NAfHKa. Aas 80 The wBktn
A as ~ aefsFaae tasFAeY, @shsfs -
- = ssiii sea gessfai sililsg sasehia~Ff.
hass a4aia an assignment ~ tahn
fsafths ~hes4 hoas bss been hsrf a.
ss8a eas As stafsassHt sf TIE assets
SD iisbiiifies hss So been as.is The
easapas8 FessatiY sassse.i Aesvfiy -
s4s asslFss,.t.sss - tsssis ~sgss ~ arss
Telegram-herald., 1891-08-21

fIsRnfsauHs. Pa. Aug 30 The re.
publican convention dominated tho foi.
l.syxlnz tsaissts For state sadltar. u.
Mem orsss. II iiefks esasty, Tor state
treasurer JOAN ". MasFisoa. af Aise
shsay esswatg The plssk sa fayaf Of
kissa~ fsF presidency sss asaatied ia
eosaasitsss ~ ssmply sststiiag hss
great sahile virtues
Telegram-herald., 1891-08-21

Both the method and results when
Syrup of Figs is taken; ii is pleasant
aDd refreshing to the taste, and acts
gently yet promptly on the Kidneys,
Liver and Bowels, clesnses the sys-
TEN efectually, dispels colds, head
aches and fevers and cures hsbitual
constipation. Syrup of Figs Is the
only remedy of its kind ever pro-
dueed, pleasing 10 the taste and ac-
ceptable to the stomach, prompt in
It's action and truly beneficial In its
effects, prepared only from the most
healthy and agreeable substances. It's
many excellent qualities commend it
to all and have made it the most
popular remedy known.
Syrup of Figs is for sale in 5oc
and 81 bottles by all leading drug
gists. Any reliable druggist who
may not have it on hand will pro-
cure it promptly for any one who
wishes to try it, Do not accept any
substitute.
CALIFORNIA FiG Syrup co.
SAN FRANCISCO. csL.
LOUISVILLE. ~. ssE f0Gx, ny.
Telegram-herald., 1891-08-21

snvtnros. Col. Aug 20 Edward
Lambert. Jr. bookkeoper Of the san
Juan smelling and Mining Company
and mavos of Durango, is defaui,er
In the sun of sioo. o.0o5 His method az
stealing was Ia drawing checks for
freight charges largely In excess of the
true amounts
Telegram-herald., 1891-08-21
,,.~,.s re-. ea.,srsa .ss r.r.-,s

pussrlpeAr. Aag 20 The vile ~ .
sh.,snakes named kastnss, 10 this city.
aeownsi her twe ealidfen Ia ihe hhiae
'luesaay ni..ht aaa thea threw herself
in aftef them and pefishsd. Ahe ieft a
,sttxs Ia which she dee iared that the
,n,atsrabia cruelty 81 hef hnslsa al
asa.e her o. the crime
Telegram-herald., 1891-08-21

ST. JosgFu. Mo. Ang. 10 ficnrv
Hall. while driving sprinkler across
.hs street car track was thrown from
bis seat bigh up oa the tank. lie fell
heaaiong to The street. his forehead
eomieg Ia contact With The edge 81 the
steel rsll His skull was crushed In
ard he died In few ulnnfes
Telegram-herald., 1891-08-21

Nav foRs. Aug 80 Mail adviees
say that a saaahiaan named Medina.
living Ia the United states of Coiombia,
has confessed To ninrdetias thirteen
chlldfsa nadsF 8 mehths n age Tep
were hss ova shildses. and three hi.
grandchildren
Telegram-herald., 1891-08-21

vtcKsaeRs. Nlss. Aug. 80 a local
freight train GA The valley route was
wrecked sear Cleveland station bY run
ming over bail IN. raslua snd ff-
teen cara wers derslled and three white
men wers killed trsmps wao
were stealing riss and a brakeman
Telegram-herald., 1891-08-21

fssstfs. Aug 20 Emperor wiiiisn,
tsais Fiae On hesssbssk at kisi
"Wednesday sesains feasiaine cat fer
sefas time his tmpesisl ma isstY after.
ssaf3 bsId "A sadishes uith Chaneeilas
koa fsp4isi
Telegram-herald., 1891-08-21

faasasuAs. osts Aas ~. Bella
fiesssi sgd > FeAfS aas Willie hlshat.
sss.i = sefu afa~ ~set "Wednesday alter
.sss ehils bstaaas . sss sifss.
Telegram-herald., 1891-08-21

AFrEsros, wis.. April % The large
plant - ne Appi~toa gspsr . PUP
tofn psuy ~as ansfFsYs8 by are wsanes.
dsy nigkt 1a@ losn = ss8 0fio. isssnr-
ssee unknown. The piast waz owned
tv wlliiaHa snd : Vaa Nsss~ses
Telegram-herald., 1891-08-21

HfasfsssAs. Ala Aax - - Willis
srsnftaa@. ss~a @hll~ sathsaz in tl.e
eY~es ssssafes ssvasd his sspsas To-
sist@Fs sNesi % saa -. A~arias hts
eFie.. vent - bic F-sea~ An ~sFs
.fss.se4aesf
Telegram-herald., 1891-08-21
HEALTH IS WEALTH

DE b. c. NEsr's NsssE ASB kkAR ikkAE~
sskg. = guarantees spoeine tef nsstsfSA Dsxza-
ness l0ESaiSioas. Fits Nervous Neuralgia.
Headache Me- sels lfosffstiaa oS0sce - the
lse 81 ooAs.i OF tobacco. n akcialness. AentAl
Depression. SoiIenlag Of the brain Fcsg .tias
il insanity ana le4aiRg 10 lslscgs. oecaS AID
~ Powrf IL either sex fusoi1n faFy Losses aaJ
sperIaGlefrhara caused ~ eFrf-cXerfioA ~ Ihs
bralu self-a1use " aNcFlndlfgrhce. Laca 51x
coatai nS one mouths freafmeat f-G esk.
OF en- eexes lar 00e seAf ~ mai pEeps45 "a
receipt ol price
NE ot ARANrEE SIN BOXES
To cure any case. Mith each ordeT received
IN a. l0r SlA bOAeS. Accomplished b D "a. Nc
oil senc tie purchaser onc HrifttA guarantees
ie refund tie f3eaey Il the ueailseat eeos act
eEec. eule. Gasrau toes issued eiiy -
WHITE a WHITE.
MOrfsa house Pharmacy, sole AgeHtS
80 Aonroe-stre~t. Grand RspiGs, Mich.
OPEN ALL NIGHT.
Telegram-herald., 1891-08-21

u.ssvnzs. Aas % The Aasis
..1...stas bass another isaa essssEss-
= ...,a@e,sa With the Hrtsssh esas ut
Australia. has sasgeaasd = ssas iss''issss
II ,nss osa
Telegram-herald., 1891-08-21
ALL DISEASES OF MEN

ouf ffesfnsref tesifffsss saa rsatr.ls eafss
a. tatmr q Feffsas Disorder uahhfnfai
tpseca seshs dff ine. eisss safieoer r "A fs
Aea bstaa aIssases tssr~s tssss fkaTxes
seaa6satsa 4sl His easy
sassnfest safest as saress ifessasens
Ahe@s
Bsat asseFlHsRz H, ana hs@ Fsa a., S,srs
sastFseif 81 heese Hasfes faes
bteiNN btfhk M2bItss en
ffsetsf t6Fatfa heEr1 tie fAss - fks kfatr -
hssa BE- fFsae~s -. fssteA. 4 "a.
Telegram-herald., 1891-08-21

/ he fsps aha teias afa af jska
hesie a.'es' eisapssy 81 esassAaass
f4siea fss sie8, go.
Telegram-herald., 1891-08-21

SAN FRANCISCO. csL.
LOUISVILLE. ~. HsH f0ax, N.Y.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1891-10-01
Catcli.nz lerrapin.

IN tho sloal waters along tae coast south Of
Cape llDniop.u tCuaIln are caught in various
ways. DEnana. dragged along in tho wake Of
q sailing yoss pick them mp. Nets stretched
across some uarrpw arm Of river or bay oH.
isug,e ihc feet ri amy stray tcrapin u their
mrsHess bu' these require fHc constant aiteu-
dance ot tba fisherman 90 save the catch from
drowning ln the Hnlcr. iu The dccprr water,
thr tnrrapm rise from taoir muddy quarters on
m 10 sunny days and crawl along the bottom.
They arc tHcn taken hv taugs their where
ahnuts 1eiug Dltru betrayed By bubbles
Turtles VIII I5-e at auy noise. and usually
the fisherman only caF- BIS hands. though
each hunter haas Als 0wU way ol attracting tic
teuapin ono hunter uttered a queer cultural
Ho.-g that seemed 20 Ilso from POS boots.
whatever lau noise, al turtles within hear
lng-whclHsr terrapiu or snapper will put
iUor heads above water Both are welcome
aud arc quickly sold 90 the ar.et-mcu. The
snapper slowly appears and d disappears leaving
scarcely ripple, and lhc hunter cautiously
approaching usually 'akcs him by The tail. The
teuapIu on tie contrary Dis quick, and VIII
descend u an oal.gug direction, s0 That a hand
uei ls needed unless De happens 10 come up
near hy. Jig De is near enough the man ium4s
luT aim The time for hunting is tic still hour
gt either sunrise or sunset.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1891-10-01

The hest record FOR a long distance run was
made on the New York Central & Hudson
River Railroad sept. II. when the distance
between New York and Buffalo. I35l miles. was
made excluding the time lost by stops in i3it
minutes including stops the time was 4Sgl
minutes. The train consisting Of three coaches
aud the engine left New York al $50 o'clock
and reached Albany, "a distance Of li3 miles.
iu 10 minutes. Three minutes and q seconds
were lost at that place. due 20 the changing of
the locomotive From Aluany to Syracuse the
time was i6 minutes for the rs miles After
a loss Of two snd one-hslf minutes tho train
proceeded on its way 10 Buffalo, and the 80
miles were made in rs minutes, including
st0ppsgcs Of seven minutes occupied in cooling
hot box on the locomotive. This is by far
the best record ever made for such a distance.
and tho average number Of miles per hour
made was Gl.3. The Scotch Express running
between London aud EiinbuTg. previously held
the record for 100 miles and over ard its aver
age rate 81 speed was jl.6 miles, or nearly 10
miles less per hour than that Of the New York
Central & Hudson River Railroad. The Royal
Blue Line baltimore & Ohio. between Wash
iuRton aud Jersey City, makes the run every
day az Al average rate Of j2,s miles per hour
The Baltimore x Ohio Railroad, aud also the
Baltimore & Potomac Road, have made some
very fast special trains, but none Of them have
cqualed the speed Of the Royal Blue Line, Of
the Baltimore * Ohio.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1891-10-01

a rather remarkable discovery has been
made by Dr. G. B.. SLEIGH, 81 Berlin. lie was
conducting experiments with view 10 deter
mining how weak a solution 0f c1coaine would
prove cAcac.oUs as a local suwsthctic in minor
surgical operations when be stumbled upou the
iact THAT simple wator injected under tie skin
with syringe renders the hesh Al tbat point
iusensi5.e 10 pain. Tho effect Of tho water is
Go create n slight swelling, resembling that
caused by the sting Of a gnst The Fpace
marked By jae swelling remains iusuusible 10
pain for some minutes, so that incisons can be
made without cgusng the slightest inconye-
uInuce.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1891-10-01

Firearms As distinguished from artillery.
originated about the year 1864, when 800 hand
cGuuOus' were made at Perouse or Perugia.
Hand-guns were used at tho siege Of Arras in
lllf, and 81 Lucca in i3o. Tubes for firing
balls with guupoTdcT, capable Of being held in
the hand, and called " scorpions" came into use
in England in lfiO; and ia 1i7l 300 Flcmings,
armed with hand guns, each Of which required
two men 10 manage, accompanied Edward ~.
when ho landed at Rayenspur. a corps Of
arqucbusiCTs" was formed ia if16. and Ia 1910
the Swiss had 600 cavairymen, armed with
hand-guns, doing service in Italy. The wheel
lock pistol bad become quite common in Ger
many n early as lJl2, but its use did not
spread 10 other European countries until nearly
quarter OF a century lator. by the uso Of
light firearms at the battle Of Pavia, Feb.
"a 1925, the Spauiards defeated Francis /. Of
France Pavia was the fist considerable battle
in which firearms were used. Muskets were
first used by the Duke Of AlVa against tho
Flemings in l567 they were introduced into
the French army IN 1914. The frelOck came
into use in 1863, aud the fusil about 1871. A
brass freaTm called " fancy gun" in the shape
Of walking cane, was invented i'm l7I2 but
was never very generally adopted. The
next step forward was the invention OF the
"harpoon" gun; this was in 1871. Forsyth
took out his patent FOR ignitlug gunpowdcr on
the percussion principle April II, 1907 Per-
cussiOn caps were first used by the French
army in 1890 and by the English in 1853
Since that time there has been many improve
ments in firearms ia both TIE Old aud the
New worlds.