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COPIED IN A C4ps1zED VESSEL.
The Terrible Experience OF Capt. Morse ana
His Crew,
From the Leuis,on Erenins Journal.

Prom the Lerison Evenna Journal.
No seaman ever knew a more terrible and
unique experience than that which fell to the
lot OF Capt. James Morse OF Phpsb burg. an OK
perience that thrilled the seagoing world at
that time Capt. Morse had been overtaken
by terrible gale. and while Lying to" one OF
the trem endous waves which plunged along
mast high "tripped" the vessel and she was
instantly tn rned bottom UP. Capt Morse and
a companion were in the cabin at the time.
and as the deck was several feet below the
surface Of the sea they were imprisoned there.
They were in absolute darkness. standing In
water up to their waists. seemingly helpless
But Capt Morse and his companion were
not the kind OF men to surrender to the seem.
ingly inevitable until forced to do So Cropping
hew their way to the upper air. Knowing that
rs soon as an opening was made tho air. which
hull Would escape ca ns an and the water take It's
place. they were, obliged to work with the
greatest caution lest they make I fala Leak
OF their escape and SO be drowned like rats
imprisoned here. For days they worked,
they could catch tho CLEAN Of light through
the thin wood IN one place. then cutting
ssal un anti SO Until pl t5o
through the slight surface. marked the lines
Fl Of mans SoS1 G phs
every possible preparation had been made
and there seemed to be nothing moro that
they could do to insure the success OF tho final
move. they knocked out the obstructipg square
freed from the opposition OF the compressed
air followed them. and the vessel sank lower
into the water until the natural buoyancy OF
the timber checked her
There they were perched on tho curved sur.
face Of Il capsizcd wreck. drifting at the mercy
of the seas But they had no idea OF sur
render. Having escaped to the light they
at once set to work to build up n sort OF signal
station to attract the attention Of any vessel
upon the top they fixed q staff from which
fiuttered n signal "a shirt
Fortunately q brick laden schooner passing
that way sighted the signal OF distress. bore
down upon and rescued the men. who were
almost exhausted by their days Of suffering
there. their torn hands showing how they had
labored there in the terrible darkness. but hsy
Captain to day would ever suspect that he had
once dug his way out OF the sepulchre Of the Sea-
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Suicide by Fam'shed Cattle.


Everybody knows Charley Duchot. who Is a
typical Western character II" knows every
inch of ground between PhrntX ana me
Navajo reservation. and ha> had haIr'r"anth
escapes by the dozen. II" returned Yesterday
from trp to tho MoGolInn"- AMI haa 'n'te
rough time. He left Fort Mcdowell ana Wen'
up the Verbs and through luIrNoahn' hI"
water. and other drawbacks. was thrno hm's q
hall days without food. hlmsr aaI mIIIs ss'.
and travelled in that timc eE C''.tn,, ,t'" IN
He reports a Terrible condition "' ala' ~
the ranges "f that section; II mo la rrssTshin n
ever before known. and cattle are per' hnsx
by hundreds. At one place he Ha ~ ma -
canon and observe that catt. wlt.rh ttato ~ ~
drink were SO weak and eXhaus .nSa on
coming to the cr~ak they fell mo We ma ais,.
some Of them drowning and others ufhA'hs
SO much they rOnd not walk.
Tie country l. utterly barre "' lreo. hnu
cattle walk luwuc "vor the in"-'-' rF'll,ns
brush ami anytusNs that bear 'Rsn, veg,
table life. Mr. HGrh"t was Near ''Ini W IrnSt
800 feet high over the Ncrs" on MURRAY
ranch, and saw :, cow walking -.owly TOWARD
the edge" Heo>Ie 10 So" i STOP ~ req
sunable dis.unrr. but instead, withnut Slhrk-
ing IFS pace il walked right eyer me euCr,
s:Iising two or three times T. me hrsrip'oIIs
descent and landing manged and dead: y
Other cattle have been known TO Walk INTO
auickssnd and DO smothsred-
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George Mason has left deep mark uron that
Fart OF the Constitution which fixes the quail
tlcations OF voters for Presidential electors
and members OF the House OF Representatives.
Gouverneur Morris wished to conilne the right
OF suffrage to froehodcrS. It is we'll known
that the Constitution leaves II to the States to
define the suffrage each in its own way TIL"
decision of the Convention on this rolnt
was mainly duo to Mason. who said: The
forco OF habit is certainly not attended to by
those gentlemen who wish for innovation on
this point. Eight or nine States have extended
the right Of suffrage beyond the treeholiers.
What will tho people there say if they should 10
DISTINGUISHED? We all feel too strongly the re-
mains OF ancient preJudr"s. and view things
too much through a British medium free
hold is tho qualification in England. and hence
1t Is imagined to be the only proper one.
The true idea. in my opinion, is thnt
every man having evidence Of attachment
to. md permanent interest with. the society
ought to share in all its rights and privileges.
Was this qualification restrained to freehold
crsp Does no other Kind Of property but land
evidence n common interest in tho society
Does nothing beside property mark Ierma-
nent attachment? Ought the merchant. the
moneyed man, the parent OF number o! emil
dren. whose fortunes are TO he pursued IN MS
own country. to be viewed rs suspicious char
acters md unworthy to TO trusted with tho
common rights # their fellow c,i%cnsF Col.
Mason also carried the Convention with him
when that section Of the draft Of the Cons'itu-
ton camo up which provided that represent
alive should be n citizen Of tho United States
at least three years before his election Mason
was. he says, for opening II w"c door for en-
iGrants. but he did not choos o that foreigners
and adventures should make avs for Us and
govern US. Citizenship for three years WAS
not enough for insuring that knowledge which
ought to be possessed by the Representative.
He moved that seven years instead OF three.
DO inserted. and the motion was agreed TO.
1t 10 we'll known that tho clause OF the Con-
| stitution allowing the importation OF slaves
up to tho year 1903 was the outcome OF bar
| gain between the Northern and the extreme
| Southern States. In tho debate on the sub
| ject. George Mason. in opposition to Roger
| Sherman OF Connecticut. who had defended
| the clause. made a speech Of some lon.th.
This internal traffic. he said. original I'd In
| the avarice Of British merchants. Tho British
! Government constantly checked the attempts
| OF the Virginia Government to put stop to it,
! The present question concerns not the import
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remained in him no vestige OF ill.wlll
II was In gifts OF intellect and char
acter that Caesar surpassed his contein pota.
ries. He had the power OF looking ut things
as they actually were. and OF Invariably draw
ing the correct conclusion from a given array
OF facts. His ntuitions woe almost unerring,
ami his faculty for ga2s!a: .ien aud divining
their actions was singu,a.!y A.Lte. Traditions
were OF importance to him. 1t; only for their
effect on weaker minds As -'ontlfex Maxi.
mus. he was neither bieoted n.r v,er-liberal
The cult OF the Roman gods lid OF his mind
tho proper influence. no more. !. -. view 1t
was Of distinct value to the state. ~; VI no
particular value to tho individual.
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I v

The year 1877 brought George Mason into n
wider field OF action than he had ever before
entered. He had come forward ut the call of
his State to serve in tho Federal Convention
which met in Philadelphia. His first impress.
sions are recorded in letter to his son /:
THE most prevalent idea In the prln-
cipal States seems to be total alteration OF
the present Federal system and the suDstitu.
tion of great national council or Parliament,
consisting OF two branches Of the Legislature,
founded upon the principles OF equal proper
tionate representation. with full legislative
powers upon all tho subjects OF the Union /:
and an Executive: and to make tho several
State Legislatures subordinate to the ns.
tonal by giving the latter the power Of Q neg
alive upon all suoh laws as they shall Judge
contrary to the interests OF the Federal Union.
1t is easy to iorssee that there would be much
difficulty in organizing Government upon
this great scale and at tho same time rsserv-
ing to the State Legislatures a sufficient por-
ton OF power for promoting and securing the
prosperity and happiness OF their respective
citizens; yet with the proper degree OF cool
ness. liberallty. and candor. doubt not that
1t may be effected"
In one OF tho earliest debates In the Conven-
ton Mason put his finger on one Of the chief
weaknesses Of the system which then existed.
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ing States alone but the whole Union. Tho evil

ing States alone but the whole Union. The evil
OF having slaves was experienced during the
late war. Had slaves been treated as they
might have been by the enemy, they would
have proved dangerous instruments in their
hands" Mason went on to say that Mary
land and Virginia had already prohibited
the importation OF slaves expressly-North
Carolina had done tho same in substance.
All this would have been In vain. II South Car
olina and Georgia be at liberty to import. The
Western people are already calling out for
slaves for their new lands. and will I'll that
country with slaves II they can be got through
South Carolina and Georgia. Slavery dis
courages arts and manufacture Tho poor
desrise labor when 1t is performed by slaves.
They prevent the immigration Of whites who
really enrich and strengthen country. They
produce the most pernicious effect on manners
Every master OF slaves Is born petty tyrant
They bring the judgment OF heaven on a
country. As nations cannot be rewarded or
punished In the next world. they must be In
this. BY an inevitable chain OF causes and
effects Providence Furnishes national sins by
national calamitics. ! lament that some Of
our Eastern brethren have from lust OF gain
embarked In this nefarious traffic. As
to the States being in possession OF
the right to import slaves this Is
the case with many other rights now to be
properly given UP. I hold 1t essential from
every point OF view that the general Govern
ment should have power to prevent the in
crease OF slavery" We are warned by tho
author OF this biography not to msunder-
stand the position taken by Mason In this
speech. 1Iewas no nbolitionist In the modern
sense OF the term. While he regretted the ex-
istence Of slavery in the South. and opposed
tho slave trade he insisted at the same time
that the rights OF his section in this species OF
property should be protected. and he wished
for guarantee in tho Constitution to insure
it Moreover. he demonstrated in his own
person that the effect Of slavery on manners
and morals was not universally and inevitably
deleterious,
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Ill.


Up to middle life Cesar was purely a states
man. he then had tho fact brought home to
him TINT he could no longer win the success
lie sought unless ne had ut his command such
military resources as his enemies possessed
The review Of his military career is. as we have
said. the chief purpose OF Col. Dodges work.
The facts dem on strnte that he had the Unborn
qualities OF the great captain. When ho recciv-
ed Gaul as his province he had had no training
in the duties OF general officer except that
gained in the Lusitanian campaign. lie
taught himself tho trade OF war In Gaul The
strategic and tactical skill acquired in that ten
yenrs' contest were Immediately afterward ap-
piled In tho civil war; In this struggle Cesar
chose italy tho central point OF the empire for
which he was contending. us his first objective.
In sixty dny ~ aft er crossing the Rubicon hc had
by his directness and the moral asccnd"ncy
which followed his vigorous initiative acquired
possession OF tho peninsula. Caesar still. how
ever. had the enemy on three sides of him in
Spain. Greece. and Africa. Col Dodge thinks
that his better plan would have been to move
at once on Greece where Pompey was sta
toned with his main force. But for some
reason probably because Pompey had COM
mand OF the sea-CRsar thought 1t best to at
tack the Senatorial faction In Spain first. and
tho Spanish campaign with tho incidental
siege OF Massilia. occupied so much time
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Col Dodge points out how greatly tho an
Client authorities vary in their estimates Of
Julius Caesar. For nearly hundred years
after his death there was in Rome cot erie Of
writer's who sympathized with tho Senator
faction. represented by Pompey at Phar-
salia and by Brutus and Cassius at Philippi
By some OF those writArs Cesar Is charged
with all the vices: by other writer's. friendly to
the Casarean regime. he is credited with all
tho virtues: still others ascribe to him ut once
all vices and all virtues Up to about thirty
years ago 1t was customary for m odern writer's
Of history to describe Caesar as o monster.
but the pendulum has now swung back SO far In
the opposite direction that we are In danger OF
forgetting what many Roman authors tell U.S.
Ee. instance. Suetonius informs us that
Caesar exhibited great animoslty while dis
charging tho functions OF Judge: that In
politics he resorted to bribery: that he was
hasty and violent: that he was suspected Of
Kidding himself OF an enemy by poison: that
he lent money without interest In order to gain
friendship; that he plundered Lusitania and
robbed temples in Gaul; that he was rapacious
In character and extravagant In language. and
that he WAS suspected Of conniving at the con-
spiracy of Catiline TO murder large number
Of Senators and effect a coup feiat.
Against such accusations are O number OF
known facts with which they cannot be easily
reconciIed Thus 1t Is certain that from his
youth UP Ca sar avoided Guarrels he had other
means OF settling disputes. and would either
assert Ills own view with reasonable persist
ence or persuade his OBJ onent by his supsrior
skill III argument. When angry he was easily
sppeased. and when beaten in q politt-
cnl contest ne bore no malice. His
friendships were sincere and enduring; he was
generous and kind 1t Is recorded that to
Oppius. when he was Ill. Caesar gave up his
own bod and slept on tho ground With few
exceptions his friends remained his friends.
There was no room for suspicion in his heart.
He would not believe that Labenus, who in
Gaul had been his ab!est lieutenant, meant to
desert him. When he did so Caesar offered
any friends OF Pompey who might he in his
service free conduct to Join his opponent IL
they SO chose. lie clung to his friends. not
from calculation but from affection. 1t is true
that he made use OF them. as he In turn was
always ready to be useful to them. When
he had once psgdoasd an enemy there
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OF only ten votes In 1853. and then only ate,
nine States had already ratified the proposeu
Constitution. This lite % George Mason Ills
lone.renretted gap In the biographical litera'
ture OF the Revolutionary period.
, 1892-03-30
THE FAMINE IN RUSSIA

-. Petersburg, Feb. u.
The contribution from iii, United States in
aid of the sufferers from the famiIe III Russia
ae exciting great interest here. The relief
movements in the North West, and in New
York, Phila lelph.a. Baltimore. Boston. and
other cities have beea report. &, and there are
many expressions Of the appreciation with
which the generous spirit Of tn American
people is regarded. Mr.. Char o. Emory
Smith. the American Minister. has been in
frequent CONSULTATION With private orranlza-
tions and with the highest authorities in or
der to bring about a complete understanding
concerning he dist, ibution Of the gifts, and
the most satisfactorily conclusions have been
reached. The American gifts Will be faithful
ly distributed through such Channels as the
donors or their representatives here may de-
sire and indicate.
Up to the p esent time a little over SIS, 900
IN money has been received from the United
States, most Of it from the Chlmber Of Com
mercs in New York. Some of this money
has been devoted to the supply Of food throug
the relief organisation Of the British Ameri-
can Church of St. Petersburg and s)uIe of it
through the Jewish Relief Committee. The
British American Church organisation is one
Of the most efficient Of ali the agencies of dis
tribati0n. The Pastor. the Rev. Alexander
Francis. HIS made two different tours in the
fannie stricken provinces for the purpose Of
organising reliable locll committees to which
the consignments of food could'be made.
The work Of relief carried on under the aust
pioes OF the British American Church has me.
with the approval of the higle.t Russian au
thovlties. ~ho go anxious to Encourage its
tlrther development.
The Society i Friends in England las con.
tribated more than $4,000 FOR he famine
sufferers, ani It's representative ur. Edmund
Wright Brooks, is now here TO arrange for
, 1892-03-30
From the National Tidende.1

For the Golden Wedding present from
school children to the King and Queen 5000
children have already gwen their CO trtbltioas
The present will consist OF a go len wreath
made Il whelt ears a I'd cloyerl~e leaves, aud on
its golden rib5ols, besides the wo DIS FROM the
Sc ipturo Il CO.. IS, 7-theso words viii be
engraved; "DlQJsh children tied this wreac i
at the Golaen-W ddins Of Kils Christian TX.
and Queen Louise. on the 10Th Of n y
MDCCCXCII. Along with The we .th Tno,r
NECESSITIES will receive an address, W th a poem
by Professor Nicola B5Sh. Though each
child has only given 10 ore, a very large
amount in money is expected, Nh'ch is to be
nsed in favour Of poor anil bad situated
danish school children, in accordance with the
more particular decision OF the Royal coupe.
, 1892-03-30
rOk1alna:

net bekjendtgjores herved, at
Huseier her af Byen CARL
JULIUS CHRISTIANSEN Days
Dato har overgivet sit 30 til Skifte-
behandling som fallit.
ALE. os Enhver, der have Noget at
fordre i npvnte Carl Julius Christian
sens Bo indkaldes heryed med 3
Maaneders Farsel til for undertegne-
de Skifteret at anmelde o. beyislig-
gjore deres Kray.
Christiansteds Skifteret. St. Croix den 35ao
Marts 1892.
MAVEN.
, 1892-03-30
Publication.

IT is hereby made known, that pur-
suant to Ordinance Of 10Th August
1874, it has been announced to me,
that the firm ROBT. L MERWTN &
Co. under that appellation carries on
business in this island as Commission
ers and general merchants. that
ROBERT LORIN MERWIN and
WALTER HARCOURT WOODS are
the sole responsible participants i'll
the firm and that they are the only
persons authorized to sign the name
of the firm.
Frederiksted's Police Office, the 32nd Macb
1892.
Z PETERSEN
, 1892-03-30
kiendtgjoreis

rlET bekjendtgjores herved, at Tn
> derteynede i Henhold til Anord-
ming at lode August 1874, har mod
ta4et Anmeldelse ON, at Firmaet
RDBT. l.. MERWIN & Co. under
dette Navn driver Commissions og
almindelig Kjobmandshandcl herpaa
Den og AT ROBERTLORIN MERWIN
og WALTER HARCOURT WOODS
ere en- ste ansvarlige Deeltagere og
ere berettigede til at underskrive
Firmaets Navn.
F, ederiksteds Politikammer, den 22de Marts
1892.
r. PETERSEN.
, 1892-03-30
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r, EFT bekjendtgjores heryed, at Re-
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the distribution Of this sum. He vii 90
operate with the organisation Of the British
American Church, and under IA plan agreed up
on bet ween the two he will 90 st once to ome
of the moe rernoto portions Of tb" famine re-
gion IN .oraer that relief may be carried 70 them
before the spring thaw makes the road imras-
sable.
, 1892-03-30

Translation.
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1892-08-06

Mr.. Giron read before the Engineers
club at Philadelphia ! paper on tic trade
of the world IN Portland cement. ii The
course OF which he said that the present
annual production in Europe amounts to
over 20. 000, eco barrels and It's CONNER
cial value to over e1.200, 600. The FIST
factory was established If NorthGect, on
the Thames. The process was 50 crude
that ii 1850 only four factories Were in
operation. Ia England there is row
owe $500, GEO barrels made each year.
The process is much the same as it was
twenty years ago, The raw materials
are chalk and clay. both pare, and Ill
though inferior processes are employed
they make y satisfactory cement.
A few years ago the entire product Of
the kilns was put on the market, but the
f~ineness Of the Continental ce.ncnts led
English makers to improve their pro-
cesses, although wen 10Y English ce-
ment is not as a rule as firm as Geneva
or French Portland New Work Even
ing Sun.
The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1892-08-06
Photographic Paper.

Photographers We're obliged until re-
Gently to import from Germany the pa
per used in their work, our own manu-
facturers being unable to assemble the
necessary conditions Of material water
and workmanship for the production of
paper suitable for silver printing.
A process has now been perfected in
this country whereby a very ordinary
paper is coated with a thin surface of
sulphate of barytes and answers admi-
rably for Photographic use, bringing out
in the finished picture a wealth of de-
tail formerly unknown in the art, it be-
ing lost in the texture of the paper EN-.
ployed.-Engineering Magazine.