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Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1892-07-28

oSt St"isei'S pfA'' lIS' - " WIZ pfic'
of a great vessel ;-the ark.
The rear end, the one most
exposed from the snow, was
in view first. Going around
| saw it all. :; :
81 know it was over three
hundred feet long, and Si.t
stood up fully one hundre feet
high. There were some win
dow-like turrets or prOtru-
sions on top OF i1 and one or
more att the sides. A roof
had evidently rounded and
covered it, but the snow had
crushed much of it in, IN d
threp-folrths of it was cover
ed ana filed with SNOW, The
sun was shining with great
brilIiancy. 1t was rea ! y
warm, almost hot in itsrays.
Below the SNOW vas nlelting.
vet a cold wind blew on the
}, top.
'It was not, however. swir-
ling the snow, and therefore
everything was as clear and
uuobstructed asst is possible
to-imaeine it.
81 was almost overcome.
The sight OF the ark, thus yer
I flying the truth of the Scrip
lures in which l had before,
| no doubt, but which for the
! sake of those who did not be-
lieve, l was glad, filed IN e
, with gra titude.
> GRATITUDE FOR THE SIGHT.
, 81 was transported "A n d
t triulnphant>in. feeling, and
thanked God for His graces.
f. and fcr the proved truth o1
5 His Holy Wsira;
, 1.-The top Of the ark t h II
} still remained, was covered
+ with IA cap from five to ter
feet OF snow, but in other pld
ces, where the top had fallel
+ in, | Judge the snow is from
i thirty to fifty feet deep. 80
! 81 wea t clear around anc
g came back again, and looked
e ait the rear, or stern, critical
/. ly, at length and with care
i Not a cloud, nor a rift OF ev
Y en- feecy snow obstructed th'
e view. 1t was all as clear anc
= plain as the. clearest sunfigh'
could make IT,.
: "Some OF the rooms or tur
Y rets of the ark were broker
) half way by the, snow an'
d protruded over. ] paused TO
y quite Il time, contemplating
v with gratitude and awe tn
t discovery. / ha made tn
{ complete circuit OF the dome
e and had, with the utmos
care noted the great vesse
0 from many different points
> SEEN BY His COMPANIONS.
2 81 thoroughly assured my
Y self, gazing long and repeat
edly at different parts of tn
It great craft that once for fol
ty days and forty nights ha'
i on board Of it every livini
i! and cleeping animal and in
Iy sect, and every flying thin
!, ID. the world.
% AT length | called. the al
q tention Of my companions
,e who had been in the rear, =
it and they examined it crit
e cally, and all admitted tha
,e they saw che vessel, the vel
. table ark Of Noah, and wel
~ thankful to the Almighty fo
) enabling ns-to see it.
III "All Of us We're in the pc
al feet and complete ypossessio
- ~ a n <,.r,. 81 ,An,11fio, ; Nnthip
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1892-07-28
J.F. MORPHEW,
J, ATTORNEY Al LAW,
MARION, ,--.--7------N N.

~ NJ w
! Will practice in the courts OF
Watauga. Ashe, Mitchell, Mellow
al and all other counties in the
western district s@;Special atten
dion given to the collection OF
claims. a
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1892-07-28
DISCOVERED NOAHs s ARK.
A Greek Priist Claims to Have Seen
the Original House, Boat on Mount
Arrarat.
San Francisco Examine

odH ETluClSCO Ehd ullIleT.
DR.. John Joseph Nouri. a
rrieHt OF the Greek Church.
claims to have seen and pho
the genuine ark
nf Noah.
"Never 5efore have | told
Of the story for publication"
said he, "and | never.'to it
to anybody, except to a few
in lndia;:"
"I-will tell you why i did
not announce it before, tits
because some people l told il
to laughed and would not be
lieye it. Therefore, | said, |
will not tell it unless they ask
me, but when they do, | will
tell the entire story. Mean
time, | will trust to the fu-
ture to verify what 1 have
seen.
..'It was on April 25, at a.
bout 2 O'Clock in the after.
noon, that | finally saw the
ark upon the mountain.
"There were with me IA Ka'
hraman, Augnstihe, Ahanna
Assyrian ChristiaplF, IN e n o
the desert and Mohalnadans
owners OF the horses and dor
keys. or masters and guides
o. the cavalry. ;,
ave had jonrneyed slowly
and with great effort up thu
side of the lofty cone, which
reached to height Of about
$4,000 feet.
1--WE had previously attemp
ted the ascension ofboth thi'
and the other peak, it was il
March and we vert below tt
the foothills and remainedfo
another month.
THE ToilsoME JOURNEY.
con this occasion much o
the snow on the lower part o
the mountain had melted ant
was trickling down, As w
got, above this and 0 n t h
great layers of snow, we toll
ed mainly with alpansstocks 0
exceedingly, hard and'heav.
wood from Kurdittan, Dnth
boundary between Turke,
and Persia.
Il had got: ahead and wa
making my way pei sistentl.
as possible, my face being to
ward the north east. ] ha'
reached a height Of probabl.
$4,000 feet. Some Of III,
compahions had left me a
about IL, 1000 feet, and wen
on entirely alone from t h
point Of 5000 feet,
| II advanced about 100
feeg more. ana p, Il had theh ot
tween me and the very t'p,,
the place on Tie afN-Aear'
another thousaha t'so, !.
"When | REACHED he hrigh
OF 1900 feet | obssrvrt
with the naked eye, alter
great deal of very caref'
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1892-07-28

'h5 bic pSe't III lbN NOSho W iCt
no other purpose than to
look after legislation affect
in e interests = principally
Washington real estate..-ih
which he has money invest
ed.
Public opinion has upset
one Of the corrupt bargains
by which John G.. New, se-
cured the nomination of Mr.,
Harrison a t Minneapolis.
The nomination Of the negro,
William d. .Crum, to be post
master at Charleston, South
Carolina, which he practical,
ly admitted to the Senate
postoffice committee WAS Civ
en- him as the price OF his
vote for the nomination OF
Mr.. Harrison, has been with
drawn, because republican
members of that committee.
told Mr.. Harrison that after
Crum's statement and those
of other and more reputable
witnesses they would n o t
vote fOrhisconfruation. Tie
%Sonth Carolina delegation in
Congress did good work in
bringing out the facts in this
disgraceful barter and sale OF
such an ,important Federal
Office, and not a'few rrpuhli-
can Senators, we're glad OF the
exposure, although they did
not care to make it them
selves.
Representative Bailey, Of
Texas, has been looking up
Eprecedchts concerning t h e
drawing Of salary for the
time they gre absent by mem
be,s of Congress. He says
that previous tn the war the
law providing for a dpduc.
zion ol pay when members
were absent from any other
Ecause t han sickness was
lstrictly enforced, ard hedoes
not nndrrstan,fwhy It she aid
constantly violated now. He
says one member has drawn
| $4,000 in salary and been
present Just three days, and
he Things that too high a
rate OF pay for Congress-
4 man.
/ On'y three appropriation
J'bilIs now remain to be finally
acted upon, and unless the
numerous and costly Senate
amendments to the sundry
civil bill shall bring ABOUT d
dead lock, Congress will ad:
journ within two weeks, +
this bill were disposed OF j.
might easily adjourn this
4 week.
4 Sera tor Harris, Of Tennes
see, usually the mildest o
men, lost his temper Sa tnr
day and called senator San
ilders, of Montana, a blank
scoundrel, because Of an, OBJ
structive amendment the lat
ter offered to a local bill. which
wasin charge of the former
: Later there was an apology
and the bad language will moi
appearin the record. u.
A republican Senator who
went TO see Mr.. Harrison il
the interest of one of hiscon
: stituents who lie thiiks ough1
: to have that vacancy ON th'
Supreme C'Nrt, told a IRENE
that Ire was satisfied thatil
was Mn. Hai1ison's sintentiol
lto-keep,tlfe place open unit
: after the election and then K
I Igiveit to Attorney-Genela a
I'll Miller. ,iss
: Charlotte Obsef -Thi
! [hasbeen acampaign thusfa
The true northerner., 1892-11-30
EXTRA SESSION TALK.
Cables Proposition Not Well Received
Many Favor IA Public Loan.

Cables Proposition Not Well Received
Many Favor Public Loan.
The suggestion OF Congressman Ben T.
Cable that an extra session OF Congress be
called in March for the purpose CT author
izing loan TO replenish the treasury IS
not popularity received in Washington.
The few Democrats who favor adding TO the
bonded debt of the United States argue
that 5000 600. 0)0 could be borrowed on long
time at . per cent, and that this method Of
supplying the deficiency I'm the treasury
would be less Objectionable to the people
than any system Of direct taxation. 81 do
not think there Is likely TO be any such
movement on the part OF the Democracy"
said secretary Charles Foster on Tuesday.
81 do not think any political party would
be bold enough at this time to add TO the
bonded debt of the United States. even for
so small an amount as $50, 900, 600. The
idea of adding to the public debt would not
be as popular with the people, no matter
what excuse was offered so long as there
are so many other ways OF meeting n de-
ficiency by reducing expenditures or add
ing to the revenues
The true northerner., 1892-11-30
MANY LIVES IN PERIL.
WASHINGTON MINERS ARE
STARVING.
Blossburg Mines at Ration WIN BE De-
stroyed-Boston and Yale Victors-Cabi-
net Gossip-The Rascaliy Heathen Chinee
Lumber Camp Scourge.
Fearful Tale of Suffering.

startling story OF starvation among
miners In the mountains east OF snohomish
reached Seattle, Wash, by f. T. Keit and
Fritz Ellingstonc, who had teen for fifty
hours without food The freshets hemmed
the miners I'm and on account OF their
exhausted condition they were unable
to get to the transport aud obtain
a new supply of food Keit and Elling-
stone are the only men out OF fifty miners
who started for Snohomish four days before
10 get in The others dropped along the
route from sheer exhaustion and want Of
food, and IL is feared they are lost In the
woods The survivors had scarcely any
clothing when they arrived. which, with
their pinched and gaunt features, testified
TO the truth OF their alarming tale.
The true northerner., 1892-11-30
BLAINE is in DANGER.
HIS CONDITION ACKNOWL-
EDGED TO BE SERIOUS.
The Ex-Secretary Known to he Suffering
Possibly Fatal Ilincss-Sometimes De-
lirious-The Physicians Won't Talk-Goid
for Europe.
MAY Not Recover.

James G.. Blaine lies I'm his bed critically
Ill He may recover and be able q got
around again, and he may never leave his
bed alive In either event his physician
will not be surprised. Securing informa-
tioa of a reliable character concerning
Mr. Blaine is attended by the very greatest
difficulty, and one must be content with a
general rather than a particular knowledge
OF his condition. 1t is simply impossible TO
obtain any information at tho house, for
Mrs, Blaine has instructed the SER
wants TO say nothing, and she her
self will not be interviewed. Mrs Blaine
has also placed seal on the doctors
lips, and all he can do i to roll his eyes
and sigh and shake his head when Ques-
toned by newspaper men. But all talk to
their friends, and these friends talk to
whom they please. According to one Of
them, a very prominent Government Off
cial, Mr. Blaine's condition is serious. The
exact nature OF his compaint is not known.
1t started with cold. which was followed
by fever. But his cold and fever have
entirely disappeared, leaving him, how
ever. entirely Frustrated. The family re-
gard his condition as the result OF n COM
plication OF ailments, and they fear that it
means the beginning of the end. There IS
not the slightest doubt that the family is
greatly alarmed and apprehensive of the
worst
The true northerner., 1892-11-30
An international Event.

The international monetary conference
at Brussels was opened Tuesday afternoon
by the Belgian premier, NJ. Beernaert. in
the marble hall Of the Palals des Acade-
mics NJ. Beenaert gave an elaborate
resume Of the history Of the precious met
ais during the present century, clearly in
dicatinG by his Interpretation of events
early in the ''O's that he stood firmly uron
the platform OF bimetaliism The prn-
ciplc of the Latin union he re-
garded as invulnerable. In con-
clusion NJ Beernaert expressed the hope
that the delegates would reach an under
standing as to the best means for The re-
habiliation of silver and that TO this end
they should make the Lation union the
foundation OF q vast international agree
ment as to the coinage of gold and silver.
NJ. Beernaert's address was warmly re-
ceived by the American and French dele
gates, but evoked fewer signs OF approval
from the delegates of Austria, Germany
and England.
The true northerner., 1892-11-30
Ncwsy Paragraphs.

NJ. M. ROSE. of Ohio, has been ma %
Assistant Land Commissioner.
THE receipts of the New York horse
show were $4,000 and the expenses
S73, 500.
THE Deadwood Central Railway has
been purchased by the Burlington and
Mississippi River for 81, 100000.
THE Council of Arch bishops decided
that the faculty of the Catholic Univer-
sity at Washington shall be reorganized.
The steamer Rose Lee, loaded with
cotton and merchandise, was destroyed
by fire at Memphis, Tenn. The loss is
S65,0C0
HENRY VosE. OF Westerly, r. l., fur
nished the Thanksgiving turkey for tho
White House. 1t weighed thirty-one
pounds.
RIVAL claimants to tho Park Regent
Mine, at Jimtown, Col, have sent armed
forces into the mine, and a battle is
looked for.
Ir is discovered that some parts OF
the machinery Of the Miantonomah are
faulty, owing TO the use by the builders
of weak material.
JOSEPH LAMBARDo, O young Italian,
was shot in Brooklyn. He was seri-
ously wounded. 1t Is believed he Is
victim Of the Malta.
The true northerner., 1892-11-30
To Restrict Immigration.

The protest OF the passengers OF the
steamer Weimar, detained in quarantine,
has had little effect upon Secretary Of the
Treasury Foster. He says the regulations
must be enforced strictly, even IL hard
ship is caused In some cases, and believes
the Government ought TO be as careful and
take as many precautions against cholera
all during this winter as at any time In the
past. The way TO reduce the danger from
cholera or any other epidemic raging in
Europe, Mr. Foster says, is to enact logls-
lation TO restrict immigration. lie hoped
Congress would take immediate acton in
this line.
The true northerner., 1892-11-30
Gray's Place In the Cabinet.

Senator VOORHEES, of Indiana is one Of
the recent arrivals in Washington, and, ac-
cording 10 correspondent, simultaneously
with his appearance the story sprung up
that ex-Gov. Gray OF Indiana was certain
to be the next Postmaster General Sena-
tor Voorhees, is reported 10 have said to
one OF his colleagues that eX-Gov. Gray
told him that he expected to go into the
Cabinet as Postmaster General, and IL is
intimated that the matter was arranged
shortly after the Chicago convention.
when the HoOsier statesman made the
pilgrimage to Gray Gab'es This rumor
seems TO confirm the dispatch which was
sent out of Indianapolis during tho cam
pagp, stating auth oritatively that eXGov.
Gray was TO be Postmaster Genera
The true northerner., 1892-11-30
HOLDING ON TO THEIR JOBS.
Not Many Postmasters Resigniag on Ac-
count of the Result of the Election.

Not Many Postmasters Resigniag on Ac-
count of the Result of the Election.
1t is stated at the Postofllce Depart
ment in Washington that the percentage
OF designations OF fourth-class post
masters received up to date on account
OF the result of the election has been
considerably less than at the CORES
ponding time four years ago. The
largest number Of designations thus far,
has come from those OF the third class,
whose salaries ge from l,C00 TO
$4,000 per annum. There are about
fifty OF them on file. The reason
assigned for their resignation is
that they are compelled under tho
law TO furnish the outfit OF their offices,
consisting OF lock boxes, Office furni-
ture, etc., which in some cases cost
several hundred dollars, often as high
as $50. To protect themselves from
total loss n practice, it is alleged, las
prevailed for the holding over postmas-
ters TO make an agreement with the
most prominent candidate for the Office
by which the former resigns and opens
the way to political opponent TO sue
ceed him, provided that the latter pur-
chases the office outfit. The resigna-
tion OF the postmaster is forwarded 10
the department, and upon the appoint
ment OF his successor by the President,
the successful applicant pays for his
predecessor outfit.
The true northerner., 1892-11-30

Arsenic Placed I'm a. Barrel of Flour I'm an
Ohio Household.

Six weeks ago William Crawley, who
lives near College Corner. Ohio, and his
wife and child were taken suddenly sick
under peculiar circumstances. The symp-
toms pointed strongly to poison, and DIR.
Kell, OF Liberty, discovered, To the great
surprise OF the family, that the drinking
water which they had toen using
contained oxide OF arsenic. A few
days ago the family WAS stricken down
and the symptoms for second time re-
sembled poison. The sufferings OF tho
father and son wore terrible. Tho little
boy died. Among those wh) attended the
funeral were Monroe Bias. wife and two
children and Mrs. Joseph Baker and
her two grown-up daughters. all
OF College Corner. They all re-
NAMED at the Crawley residence
for dinner and partook freely of the meal.
BY o'clock, when the party arrived home,
Mr.. Bias and his NO daughters were very
sick. remaining so until the next morning,
when they recovered IL Is believed that
poison got into the Crawley flour barrel,
ana an investigation Will result Mr..
Crawley died.
The true northerner., 1892-11-30
WRECKED by DYNAMITE.
Terrific Revenge of Three Chinese Laundry
men-NeclStie Party Possible.

Terrific Revenge of Three Chinese Laundry
men-Necktie Party Possible.
A Warsaw, Ind, dispatch says: At o
o'clock last evening an explosion occurred
that shook this city from center TO circum-
ference. For several years three China
men have been running n laundry here.
About one month ago Ell Davis came here
from Kentucky and started steam laun-
dry. He had secured a good part OF the
Chinese trade. Within the last week two
attempts have been made to burn
Davis building. Suspicion pointed to the
Chinese They were watched, and last
evening, just before The explo sion, one OF
them was seen running toward the depot
and has not been seen since. The explosion
was caused by q large dynamite bomb be-
ing thrown into the building The entire
building was wrecked. valuable machinery
smashed, and the sleeping room OF Davis
totally demolished. Davis was not In the
building at the time Excitement is high
here and everything points 10 the guilt of
all three OF the Chin amen. Every effort is
being made TO find the missing one His
two associates are under close guard.
Lynching has been threatened.
The true northerner., 1892-11-30

and the comet. The comet is located
on straight line between the planet
Jupiter and the polar star. To better
und, rstand the diacram hold 1t almost
above the head and face the cas-.
The Holmes comet, the name which
has finally been a greed upon by astrono-
mcrs in the absence Of any other def
mite name, will reach its perihellon
Dec. 21, when it will be as near the sun
as it can get, then will pass aroun1 and
go back on its journey into space.
In regard TO the assertion Of Professor
Colbert that the earth is liable to collide
with the comet, Prof. Wis gins says;
You can Judge as 10 the danger Of that
when | say that Father Sechi, the cele-
brated Italian astronomer, a few years
ago was looking through his glass at
this same comet when he saw it burst
In two, thus becoming two electrical
comets. These have since gradually
receded from each other, and are now
considered two distinct comets and
have periodic times ent rely dis
similar. There is no danger OF
their running upon each other and why
should they run against the earth?
Moreover, some OF the asteroids, as for
instance Melpomone ana Nyassa, are
continually crossing and recTo5sing the
path Of Mars, and never collide with
that planet Comets, however, may do
us great deal of damage, for if one
should run between us and our moon,
as Lexilles' comet ran among the moons
of Jupiter in 177S, it's powerful attrac-
tion would so contract the earth as TO
cause the waters OF our oceans TO over
flow our continents, as no doubt hap
pened at the NCachian deluge"
The true northerner., 1892-11-30
TRIED TO BURN TIE BOSS.
Fearful Revenge Planned by Hungarian
Railroad LabOrers in Ohio.

A party OF IIungarians. who were wore
Ing on the Panhandle extension above New
Cumberland, Ohio on Saturday locked their
boss up In large toOl-boX, because of some
imaginary grievance, ard deliberately
kindled a fire around it, They were await
ing his cremation when the tcamsters en-
ployed on the work came along, drove them
away, and released the partially sufTocated
man. After being rescued from such Il hor-
rible death 1t is reported that the boss re-
paired to his boarding house and armed
himself. returned to where the Huns were
gathered together. opened fire on them, and
scattered the gang, slightly wounding two
The Huns who took "a prominent part in the
affair have left for parts unknown.
The true northerner., 1892-11-30
Profits for Americans.

While the members of the French Cham
Der OF Commerce are Investigating the
affairs OF the Panama Canal Company and
Incidentally stirring up more mud than
ever camo from the bottom OF the canal
itself, 1t will vastly interest Americans TO
know that 100, O00. 900 francs $50, 0O0, ,0o0) OF
the canal company's money was paid into
the hands OF syndicate OF American
capitalists for work done in the contraction
OF the canal There was $4,000, 600 profit
in the work. The syndicate by which this
vast sum was directed through American
channels is known "a the American Con-
tracing and Dredging Company. Several
members OF the company made over 81, OoO,- =
O10 each.
The true northerner., 1892-11-30
HOwTo FIND THE NEW COMET.
Astronomer Hale Gives Some Points to
the Lay Observer.


the Lay Observer.
Thousands OF we'll l-meaning people are
trying every night to see the much
talked about comet and fail TO discover
it. Ii may be seen by the unaided eye
II directed at the right point. A com
mon opera glass turned on tho Pleiades
will reveal it more distinctly. To as
sist the ordinary observer Astronomer
Hale has made diagram that will aid
In locating the vagrant comet. He has
omitted the lesser Stars and indicated
the comet by lines drawn through the
fixed stars and consultations. For good
measure the nebula OF Andromeda has
been thrown into tho diagram.
This bright spot near the milky
way," Prof. Hale says, "is easily mis-
taken for the comet itself and might as
sist in finding the wanderer. Beginning
with the first star in the belt OF Orion
and the belt may be located by the
three bright stars close together and in
a straight ine-draw an imaginary line
with the eye passing through Touri,
little to the left and q little below the
Pleiades: miss the Pleiades and run the
line through the principal star OF An
dromeda as far beyond Tourl as Touri
is beyond Orion, then carry the line
little farther and find the comet. III
this is not complicated, taking the big
star in hndromeda and make the base
OF a right angle triangle with the
first Of the lesser stars above. The
perpendicular at an equal distance will
rest on the comet. In a stra ght line
with the base Of this triangle is the An
dromeda nebu,a, and this is half way
below the lower line Of the milky way
The true northerner., 1892-11-30
PROTEST AGAINST ELECTION BILLS
Representative Fitch Desires to Examine
Personally Davenport's accounts.

Representative Fitch Desires to Examine
Personally Davenport's Accounts.
The Secretary OF the Treasury has re
ceived IA letter from Representative Fitch,
Chairman OF the special committee investi-
eating election methods, protesting against
the payment of any bills OF John
l. Davenport, Chief Supervisor OF Elec-
tions ut New York, for services or dis
bursements at the recent election, and
requesting that he Mr. Fitch be allowed
to personally examine such accounts before
settlement. The secretary declined to dis
cuss the letter except to say that the COM
munication will receive the same careful
attention accorded all communications
from Congressional committees 1t is
learned from another source that Mr.. Dav-
enport's accounts for the period in question
have not yet been presented to the account
ing officers and are not expected for seve-
raj weeks