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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-10-04

cactus plants and shsrp;.poIntsd Spanish dag;
upon . comparatively clear space and he, was
able e make landing and to save his balloon
By this time Il was nearly 8 O'Clock. Your
correspondent and several citizens had ridden
around ths mopntain when they saw the d..
ready to rescue the balloonist when he came
down. Great difflculty. however: was expert
descended. and tho party scattered and toiled
hours without discovering him. Finally. at 8
O'Clock, we found him at Abe entrance to q "a
whistiine an air from The Grand Duchess"
turned to. FL Paso. and upon the. outskirts
Of the. city met company OF soldiers
from Fort Bliss, mounted upon mules, and
commanded by Major Hinton. Behind them
Appel the post surgeon. was ready with
strpmenss.' The soldiers we're guided by
to rescue NJ Ellis, and Major Hinton had left
turn IN, one hour every soldier was to be sent
until the aerOnaut was found.
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Miss Arledse's wila Rixe.

CASPER. W.. Sept 1e;-Mlss Cora Arleqge.
town isss aIshf from the forests ,Si ths West
met with most serious and remarkable acci-
dent at her home recently
Basin, and ono day last week o cowboy rode
breaking. n spirit q Jest he dared Miss
Cora e Etde the horse, when, without =
heI leg sEopnd ne hSTn, and the hOrss started
but she stuck to him. Quieting him at everY
jump. Thon the horse began to run. and
Miss Arisdgs hanging to the reIns and three
suSceedsd r. lassolpf The irightensa snImal
ArledSe was told 20 get Of. but she Answered
that she could not and just then. the horse
made another plunge. broke the lasso. and
started again on its wild career. " ran for
It's rider was found unSonseioqs by its side.
a. she did not appear to have the use, Of It but
bones were broken, but the muscles Of the
e. the Long and .sss o
their power. and her leg hangs useless.
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Jaw. some o. de fellers amt got nome"
Who plays the game better. italian or Irish
boys"
Ssy 81 Psy O. 20 sq En- sa S.t O.
care a cuss; IF ye hit IN dey dom say nothin'
md wait till it's dere turn. md den dey get even
wild 70 md hitcher back g hard g ye gave m. +"
How do yon know that they play it with o
Pets wot I got tole off'n n Eyetallan. I
What do they call the gamo2"
"Dey call 1t 'Quatterching.' OATS the dago
f BAN u fsr n 4, p Irish boys don call nothn
What do you do II the other boy doesn't
hold out the same number OF fingers as you
do and then won't lot you hit hipT!
"A look Of surprise came into Tug's face. and
changed to one Of disgust as he said:
Aw. make IN. He amt got no right play.
time"
. "supposing he doesn't put out his fingers at
the same timo You do. but waits to see how
many you hold out-what do you do them"
He won't do dat II 'ees playin' wild me y kin
betcher life r ri smash de face of m. see7'
Tug looked frightfully belligerent and
Sa-a-ay. whore j'e get on e dat name2'
The reporter informed Tug that the proper
name OF the, game that he'd been describing
was morro.'
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from ss bet ss hattie HR:Rss
pear TIE water works Mr: George Casler and
Mr. % % hdps ten ss Tsss
balloons were sent i. up to HEIGHTS varying from
500 TO 5000 feet, and exploded by means OF
balloons Was deafening. After ever. eTploslon
Of "a balloon the conclusion was so violent that
all buildings In n Paso trembled and In some
who were directly beneath, the. balloons
when they, exploded say that the shock
down. Twelve OF Of these balloons were . ea.
ploded during the day. and between times 100
21sHonhd bombshells were fred from 500 70
tie ssms time Mi. .FsireRiid and his bsttsry
were hard ft work above the water works eS-
s SsSslFHt Sss s es eroaSa Sssas II ss.
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AAA 0A<AOc A0OvA ASdAN0s
Our picture shows the grand scenery little
above Ichang. Below that city for hundreds OF
miles the country is nat and msrshy. Above
the city the river for over 100 miles is confined
within VIII narsHw gorge through which i shoots
@ u.s. have thus lar ths
trade between Ichang and the upper river.
nG M
and Chung King. the 'commerciaI capital
s 81 e hws%ay 81 ts
interest II the junk trade. This pro.
Chinese aoVernmeps LETT i It to The autRorities
$ sassaa ssn Ss he Roa
not be best to permit the steamers 70 run more
theb two days month, during which time the
1900 jHnk a would be, be tied to the shore They
at all They told him that natives up tho river
S ssf Bos si Sp
months she WA tied up At Ichsns. ySitins ior
the recent riots bessn tho Ghinsse aoysSn rs
ment again issued permission for the vessel to
prohibitory conditions II Is very likely that
ascend the river hastened the present troubles
:, The city has. before the present time, been
Not very long ago some quiet unpretentious
CATHOLIC Sisters who were pursuing their
work OF mercy there. were murdered.
The tEaders have been established IN Ichang
since 1879 Its exports are chiefly opium. coal
SS sSoas Sssp sss
believe that steamer competition would be
absolutely Euinous TO them. IN ,t{', N,
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PAINTING THE BIG BRIDGE.
IT TAKES ABOUT SIX YEARS 10 M
THE jon.

Hardy More Than Dozen Mea Enp,sysA.
but They Work All the TIne-They wers
Irainea Aboard Ship and Now Thsy ere
Up In tho Great Steel Cobwes.
The Brooklyn Bridge Is forever being paint
90. From the time the frst daub was laid on
the hrst iron plate or steel strand to the pros
ent there has mover boen day whom the busy
brushes have been idle Tho graceful net
work OF slender strands and open girders
which. In their skilful combining. mako the
greet bridge seems light and slender when
viewed from afar or even from tho bridge
itsei But to the eye Of the painter II ia ilfYor.
emit Each slender strand uniolds It's cooyolu.
tons Into broad surface for the brush. and
everyl light Glrder mnkos surface in proportion
to its open work. The slender bridge, thorc-
fore. presents n problem which requires aston.
ishing quantities Of white lead and oil to solyo
There is also plenty OF painting to be done on
the terminal structures and rolling stock. and
80 tho dozen or moro experts with tho brush
who are employed daily the year round and
plenty to do to earn their wages.
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luting them, gave genuine Texas yell. Then
another reading. In this way he continued to
reached an altitude Of l.soS feet above Fl
toriai current. which flows almost unceaslnGly
to the east, and drifted across Mount Franklin;
Mr.. Ellis did not wish to go very far away. and
when he reached point over land which eI-
tend for forty-f1ye miles as level as Q floor to
the east from this mountain range he pulled
his valve cord and began to drop. When within
400 feet Of the top Of the mountain. q wind
coming from the east swept his balloon back
landed in q rocky ravine filled with enormous
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THE GAME OF MORRO
WOW THE RAGE AMoNa TIE BoYs ON
THE STREET

a Newssoy fhilosophises About Itaiisz
BiseA ana the Feiiee-He Illustrates tAs
Points or . Newssey's Pssti-e ana Ne.
piorss The strictness ofthe Poiice-NGerro
Otherwise Quatterching,. ssA the Fats
Of These whe Cheat. Described.
TIE suN recently published story about
Tug. newsboy. who is as full Of deviltry and
all the vices that newsboys are addicted TO as
IN egg Is full OF meat Being in quest Of some
information on q subject concerning news
boys the Sun reporter sent for Tug again. AT
first he was unwilling to come. fearing that
some Of his misdeeds had been discovered and
that he would be asked for an explanation.
But when he learned that he was only to be in
terviewed he consented. and in little while
came slouching into the ONCE.
"Sa-a-ay. what dye want NV fellers" he
asked.
do you know anything about tho game Of
MORO. Tug ?" the reporter asked him.
Nav. Is at all 70 want"
mot so fast. Tug. You know tho game
moan. Two boys hold out number OF fingers
and then one hits the other over the hand"
Jaw. the ginnies plays that" Tug answered.
his face glowing as he began to illustrate the
game. Zone fellow puts out one finger md
seq uh:' seer OATS Eyetalian fer one. II he
puts out two he says do like dat: seer Dat
means two. md he kin say ira TO- r
ching see OATS de way de Eyetalians
count. 'Uh. do. ira. 70. ching:' seer De Teller
dat calls de fingers he's playin' de game. He's
got newspaper rolled up tight nd Il hurts
like blazes. md II dc udder Teller doesn't put
up do same number o. fingers. he gets whack
over his hand: see2
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Now. puts out like dis-'t ira Sec Maybe
II 70 don't md Il .ye say. dus : ching: .ys
got t hold out yer hand open. Nav. not like
dat las the reporter tried to follow his ex-
planstiopl OATS de way Dc glnnies do 4, Ie
now till git de pape ready"
Tug hurriedlY folded up copy Of THE Bun
which lay on the desk. and brought 1t down
Se 81
withdrew his hand, and as the folded paper
few through the air look Of disgust came
over Tugs face.
toward the door. I'm GAVIN"
What's the matter. Tuga" asked the re-
Nothin;. I'm eswn, down: ! Amt ssx.,,n
Dc xay Dc Eyetaiians az i. Pey aIlus pull
games bust up"
The reporter agreed to take the six rsps II
Tug would only stay and tell about the gene.
Tug delivered six smacking blows with oil the
strength Of his little arm. and then said.
Date watcher get fer pqllin' yer hand
away. In Italy dey play wild 9 knot in hand
keEchief. md dat hurts a great deal more"
Why don't they play with handkerchief
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RIOTS At ICHAN0.
The Opposition or the Junkmen to white
Enterprises Ono OF the Causes.

The Opposition or the Junkmen to white
Enterprises Ono OF the Causes.
The riots In China have spread as far inland
as Ichang. on the Yangtse-Kiang. a thousand
miles UP the great river. Opened to foreign
commerce by the treaty Of 1875. the trade Of
Ichang with outside nations had developed
from 100000 in 1877 to 5000. 900 in 1888
But though her prosperity has been much in
creased By foreign trade. the people Of Ichang
are not friendly. and the persistent efforts Of
Mr. Alexander Little. q Shanghai merchant, to
establish steamboat Communication between
Ichang and Chung King. 500 miles further up
the river. have intensified the Ill feeling. At
last the people have risen against the foreign
ers. have burned all the trading stations and
the mission building. and party OF British
marines are now on their way up the river to
protect the fntaresta Of foraiDners
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Spsu =. ELLIS. IN CHARGE OF THE EXPEDITION

Do9H Z. ELLIS. m CHARGE OF THE EXPEDITION
Early on the morning Of Sept IL Com
|nander-in- Chief John Tenney Ellis. who in
Gen. Dyrenforth's absence has charge OF all
ehs experiments. posted his forces in the most
advantageous positions to attack the enemy.
which was supposed to be perched up aloft in
eAe cloudless ether. MI. Ellis was little
short OF men to take charge Of the batteries.
Ind athis request your correspondent assumed
Foommand Of the forces which were stationed
upon the summit Of Mount Franklin. which
ioverlooks the beautiful city Of FL Paso. Mr.
4 alis himself and Mr.. George easier directed
ne important explosions in q ravine close to
~ water works on the northern edge Of the
lily. Mr. Eugene Fairchild. who lately came
nom Oberlin to Join the party. was in COM
5nand Of another battery about half mile from
! This ravins.
4 Major Hinton. who is in command OF the
military post at Fort Bliss here. telegraphed
10 Gen. Stanley. commander Of this depart
s0ent for permission to detail army officers
md privates to assist the rainfall experts.
Cen. Stanley at once telegraphed Major Hin
Con TO place all the men required at the dis
spoeal Of Mr.. Ellis. and Lieut. Dyer and twenty
1our soldiers were detailed to assist In work.
Ing the batteries and to keep the crowd at a
Instance from the places where the powerful
Soxplosions were to take place. The necessity
lor this latter work may be appreciated when
] y IL known that, according to the estimates Of
ohoss learned in such matters, the explosion
'cf one Of the oxy-hydrogen balloons used
would instantly kill man at q distance OF 200
1eet BY conclusion. 81.
q TEE Sun correspondent and ten men from
.lAe post who were detailed to assist him ar
rived ct the summit Of Mount Franklin at 0 A.
- after dimoult climb up the steep. rocky. cac-
discovered slope OF the mountain. and at q
Few minutes after 8 opened the battle OF Ell
/ 3Aso By the explosion OF twenty pounds OF
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THE voxAr TRAIN DISPATCHER.
Mise Thsyer's Fh> Nerves ana Great Head
with Thousanas ofLives In Her Chsrge
She Neither Ealters nor Vaeillates.

Wise Thayerse fffIa Nerves ana Great Head
with Thousanas OF Lives In Her Charge
She Neither Faiters nor vseiilates.
Lizzie Z. d. Thayer is tho train de-
spatcher Of the New London Northern Rail-
road. and is perhaps the only woman in the
world who holds such o position. Her ONCE is
In New London.
The ONCE Of train dispatcher on double
track roads is not 80 very important. but on
single-track road IL has tremendous respon-
sibility. The train dispatcher controls the
movement OF oil trains from one end OF q
single-track road to the other. He must see
that the trains run according to their scheduled
time. that they are not unnecessarily delayed
In passing trains going in the oppo-
site direction. that they make mp lost
time as far as possible. and that
no accident happens to any Of them.
He must know every inch Of the road 80 thors
oughly that he can tell exactly where cvery
curve. embankment, or cut Is. where every
side track is placed and the number Of cars
that 1t will hold. the distance between stations
and Just how long It will take the passenger
trains and the freight trains to run II, and o
hundred other important things. In short, the
road must be 80 thoroughly photographed In
his mind that he constantly sees itin operation
from one end to the other.
He is connected with all the stations along
the road by telegraph and is kept infinitely
informed as to the movement Of tho trains.
The exact time when each train arrives at and
departs from every station where there IL
telegraph Office is sent in to him at once and
written down upon huge blotter which is al
ways before his eyes. But no does not view
these figures merely as figures. They take
the form Of trains in his eyes. and when he
glances at the blotter he secs them moving in
each direction. He follows each train as II
whiris over the steel rails. through cuts.
across culverts and trestles. nlong high en-
bankments. and checks OF mile after mile.
He sits with his hand upon the key Of the telo-
graph instrument. and. tho picture always
before him. constantly telcgraphing orders.
The lives Of thousands Of people arc held daily
in his right hnnd. The place requires man
with nerves Of stoel who will remain cool and
collected under tho most trying circum-
stances: mon with q fine. discriminating
judgment. who is capable OF making decision
instantly.
This is tho kind Of position that Miss Thayer
holds. and she meets all the requirements.
The New London Northern Railroad extends
from New London. Conn.,. to Brattleboro. Vt.
Q distance Of 121 miles. Not mile OF the en-
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tire road is double-tracked. The road IL
leased by the Central Vermont. and is one Of
the principal outlets Of that great system. II
does q big freight business connecting with
the 300 lines. the Canadian Pacific. the Cana
dian Atlantic. and the Erie Dispatch. There
are forty-eight regular trains on the time
table and any number OF extra ones, both
sion trains are run at frequent Intervals N'
All these trains are moved by telegraph:
haY e t 5Ses4ar passing
likely to come up almost any time which will
prevent them from reaching point according
spatcher telegraphs instructions. These In
low them blindly whether they know they are
spatcher insqres them, a clear track between
trains implicated receive similar instructions.
In this way the trains are kept moving without
From Z o clock in the morning until 9 O'Clock
telegraph Instruments in her New London
fcaa o miles ss anFe esdh
shs keeps one Of the telegraph wires hot with
train orders and instructions to conductors in
sSh Trains tn et
whiz by. or perchance she side-tracks pas
getting laid out" She regulates the speed
81 as he mftSs The sdea1 ena
'hedS ss, tSshSt v from % be losing an
long as The fainmen f ioeE he r. iss
train crowed r Wits begins
As tTip every passongcr,s life Is practically in
this ltlo Eom n hands AND al these lives
machinery adjusted that Should she make the
dny Wsi u ee
aged. From the moment sho enters her Office
b hS 5 If
ss HRayer
Eondon Sorthern Ralirosd. sho had been N the
trn d despaitcheTs Assistant for neGriy year.
& and tfT Mss SGf s sst to
charge tc1lpora lily. She had received q great
deal Of information while acting as assistant
ali his duties. The Officials Q; f the r road
ssar bad ss
tired aS Of locking ri ths man whom they sod
ssatisiaSttory shc was made tho official tran
from NJ until % S H. E She II has as's NAM NAM
assistant now. however. and that makes her
bsslas tRs two years o, Miss Thayers ser
whlesshe was in any ' way to blsme. Sui ru i
Xssks HSso; Sat Miss TSsysr s9aI$ nSs 5sip
way the throttle st open and lio thing hsFaS
was telephoned to Miss Thsyer. '. quick
glance at the clock tod her that thS south
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the reporter watched was running IN very
hard luck. for he had received twenty raps
Of the paper.
A large crowd Of interested spectators stood
denly q big boy broke through the group and
pouncinR upon one of the players began to
pummel him with folded newspaper. It was
broke up the game.
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3HE BATTLE OF Ell PASO.
kAB0RAxE ATTEMPTS 10 OPEN rHr
HEATENs WITH DYNAMITE

L. mise Remarkable Bsileen Aseensisa-
Ri gheeks nren the Explosions 70 ths Sur
rssnAins ceuatry-Frustr.tse- or An e.
r. Gsrts by an Ossts.sts Barsseter-seie..
49, valus ef the Hsssits. -.
X M PAso. Sept. 21.-The men who were sent
- Texas By that stanch old aRrfculturist I'm
|e1s Jerry. for the purpose Of drawing water
rom the heavenly tanks, haze met with their
4rst defeatin this city. The tank referred to
5eaked % much during the week before the
Zine set for the grand experiment that It was
quite dry when they attempted to pump water
|erom Il last Friday. But II the Rainfall Com
|nission did not mako Il rain in this city. they
esEtainly did kick up the biggest row which
Aas been heard on the Rio Grande since the
Miriam war
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1ynAmite This explosion caused sensation
net only In e. Paso. but in Ciudad Juares
ever In Mexico. The terrific boom from the
Ilgniting OF such . largo quantity of this pow
eeful explosive was hurled across the valley
md tossed from ono mountain side to another
until II sounded like . succession Of
heAU thunder elApA In sixty seconds It
mas followed by the explosion OF . like
:namber lot pounds Of rackarock pow
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Even the 'Possuaa Crop 10 Abundant.

GAINESVILLE. Ga. sept 27.-The 'possun
ffs this season Spnears e BE- one and
be boWntifully suppIisd VIII this no Do aSt
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-06-18
HIPPoLYTE REPORTED SHOT.
Butcheries of Political Prisoners Red
den the Sfreets of Haitian Gill;

NEW YORK, June 1.-THE Atlas line ns..en.
ger steamer Alvo, which arrived from Haiti
this morning, brought news of CON.
tinued outbreaks and the wholesale
slaughter of political prisoners in Ali
parts OF the island. Ii also brought news of the
rumored shooting of Hippolyte This runor
was freely circulated in Jacmel and the outlv
ing towns out Of Port au Prince when the AIyo
left the former port on June G. The rrYnor
could not be confirmed by the people on the
Alvo before she left Jacmel, but il was dis
credited.
The populace OF Jscmel was in a fever
Of excitement over what they termed
an outrageous murder which hal Or
Cured theday before. When the news NJ
the slaughter az Port su Prince reached JseroeI
many citizens violently denounced Hippolyte's
deed. six OF them were arrested, and word was
sent to Hippolyte. A squad OF soldiers came
back the next morning, took out the ak prison
ers and shot them TO death in the public SQUARE
in the presence OF their friends and relatives
After leaving Jacmel, the Alvo touched Nsvsssa
island, and there again heard the rumor Of Hin
polyte's assassination.
The steamer kearsarge was also met there he-
commander having heard the news and being
on the way TO Port au Prince. In New York.
this evening, Haitian Minister Price ana the
officials OF the steamship company denied that
there was any truth in the rumor.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-06-18
KILLED By wATERsPOUTS.
Iweuty-Three Slain at a Mexican Mine
Disastrous Floods In Nebraskn.

CRY OF MExIco. June IA ws:erspout fell
Sunday on the mountains in which is situated
the Conception silver mine, in San Luis Potosi.
Twenty-three persons were killed a1d thirty
wounded Much property was destroyed, and
the mine was badly damaged. Work in the
mine is suspended
ltoxAHA, June 1.-THE heaviest rain known
for years fell last night all the state. Along
the line of the Burlington d Missouri road, in
Southern Nebraska and in Kansas several wash
outs resulted, the most serious being in the
vicinity of Orleans Several washouts occurred
on the branch line between Orleans aud Oxford,
on the Elkhorn Valley road bad washout
occurred at Battle Creek, which was caused By
g waterspout. 1t inundated the town, sweeping
away several houses. All those who were in
danger were helped out in wagons, and no
lives were lost The town is half overfiowed at
present. and the people have to go about in
boats. II is thought that the mill dam will go.
A great deal of damage has already been done TO
the crops Several miles OF track and several
bridges have been washed out, which will delay
trains for two days. At 0akdsle the preeipita-
ton was five inches Cellars are filed and side
walks are gone 1t is still raining. At Hum
phrey, Bartholomew Bogus, a farmer, was killed
by Lightning. At Palmer, the wife and grand
mother Of vacla L. Anton were struck by light
ming and killed
COUNCIL BLUFFS. Iowa, June IA west
bound Burlington passenger train had marvel
Gus escape this morning from terrible dis
aster near Corning cloudburst had swelled
a small stream known as Plum creek out OF its
banks The passenger train, heavily laden with
people, came along and crossed the bridge span
ming the creek without mishap. Seven
minutes later a freight train following
approached the bridge at rapid
rate of speed. When the engineer
discovered that the bridge had been washed
out he made every effort to stop, but did not
succeed, and the engine and three cars went
into the creek. Engineer Powers jumped just
before the locomotive dropped, landing in
twelve feet of water and came near being car
ried away by the to rrent.
ARKANSAS CITY, Kan, June IA cyclone in
the southern portion of Beaver county, Okla
homs, did much damage to property and crops.
Several houses were wrecked. One family es-
capped by jumping into d well.