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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-08-09

@The use Of ICastoria Is 50 universal and
~ g~Ipererogation TO endorse II. Few arethe
in,sHlsent families who do not keep Castorta
CARLOS MARTIN, DID,
New York City.
Late Pastor BloomipgdAle Reformed Church
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-08-09
for infants and Children.

asta7iasso well adaptOdto chidrenthat
trccommend itas Bupcriort 10 auyprescrpton
uown to me-" Il. A. ARCHER, NJ. D.,
iii 50. Oxford ST., Brooklyn. n z.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1893-07-07
A wonderful Indian rlant.

In India I once witnessed q most re.
markable phosphoric light issue from a
giant flower called by natives "bed-
swar." The flower was nearly six
inches in diameter and of a deep red
color. but with yellowish petals; my
attention was called to the luminous
radiations Of this beautiful plant by
q guide and we used to visit the garden
every morning two hours before sun
rise to observe this fascinating spec
tacle; this was during the months of
July and August. The light, although
most brilliant in the early morning
hours could also be discerned during
the twilight, but not after darkness
came on. This led me to believe that
the light was not emitted from the
flower itself. but that it was reelected.
To determine this l placed one of the
flowers in a perfectly dark, 4. e., light.
tight room, where I knew the air to
be perfectly dry, and not the f:intest
spark could be seen. This might have
been caused by the broken stem. but
I am of the opinion that the light was
reflected, as it was quite intense and
could be seen at a distance of several
feet. When viewed closely the petal
resembled a miniature incandcscent
electric lamp.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1893-07-07
A SERIOUS orFENsE.

st. Paul, June 3O.-A serious violation
Of the quarantine regulations was report
ed to Health Commissioner Hoyt yestcr-
day. DR.. Hoyt says that one Charles
Fontaine of Jordan, Mimi, took his six
year-old child, who is suffering from
scarlet fever, from his home, which was
qu%arantined, and, boarding an Omaha
train, brought her to st. Paul Tuesday
evening. DIR. Hoyt heard from the
Jordan authorities, and with the assist
ance of the police found the child at
D47 Fremont street. The child's mother
was there, but Mr.. Fontaine was absent.
1t Is believed that he returned to Jordan.
DIR. Hoyt has notified DIR. c. NJ. Hewett
OF Red Wing, the secretary of the state
board of health. The health authorities
Of Jordan will prosecute Fantain, SO DIR.
Hoyt saws.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1893-07-07
LAMOREAUX'SS CHEME
CONSOLIDATION OF LAND OFFICES
IN SEVERAL STATES.
1t H.. Been Practically Decided to
Consolidate. Several Omces, In.
GLIDING That at Fergus Falls With
the One at st. Cloud.

Washington, June 3O.-Commissioncr
Lamoreaux expects to have a conferen .e
with Secretary Smith in n few days rel
alive to the consolidation of land Offices
in the public land states. So far it has
been practically decided in the land office
that I'aylor's Falls shall be consolidated
with st. Cloud; Minot, N. D., with Dew
lis Lake; Yankton, s. d., with Mitchell,
and possibly Chamberlain, s. D., with
Pierre. The receipts ut Pierre are less
than those at Chamberlain, but the COM
missioner thinks it desirable to have the
land Office at the capital. The consolida-
ton is made necessary, Commissioner
Lamoreaux says, by congressional action.
A movement was on foot to have Grand
Forks consolidated with Fargo, but Sen
ator Roach made a vigorous protest,
saying he would not stand it, and the
idea was abandoned.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1893-07-07
SAD CASE.

st. Paul, June 80. - George Rosen,
aged eight and a half years, was drowned
while bathing at South Park yesterday.
Little George Ind gone into the water in
company with a number of other small
boys, none of them being able to swim
much. While swimming out from shore
Rosen got into a hole, and the swift
current carried him rapidly down stream.
His screams for help attracted the atten-
ton of the father and elder brother who
ran to the spot and plunged into the
stream. Mr.. Rosen did not know it was
his own boy in danger until he called to
the boy to keep up strength. Then the
little fellow turned towards his father
and begged piteously to make haste. In
spite of his heroic efforts to reach his
SOL, when within twenty-five feet of him,
the boy became exhausted and sank be-
meath the water.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1893-07-07
Living Over n Volcano.

China is populated so tilickly that
hundreds of thousands of people live
oil the year round in house-boats. ia.
pan is not SO over-crowdcd MS China.
but it is populated so thickly that
about twenty thousand persons live In
the crater Of Aso San, a volcano about
thirty miles distant from the city Of
Kumamoto. "Think," says a writer in
the Chicago Times, "of walking for
miles among fertile farms and
porous villages, pecring into school,
house windows and sacred shrincs, Ill
within the shell Of an old time crater.
whose walls rise 500 feet all about Won
1t gives n a queer feeling. Hot
springs abound everywhere. In n
place l saw the brick-red hot water
utilized to turn a rice mill. The inner
crater Is nearly half a mile in diameter.
and a steady column Of roaring steam
pours out of Il. The last serious
ton was IL 1884, when immense a
ties OF black ashes and dust were
elected and carried by the wind MS far
as Kumamoto, where for three DAYS Il
was SO dark that artificial light Ind !,
be used" II
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1893-07-07
MILLERS AT THE FAIR.

Chicago, June 80. - Yesterday was
millers' day Mt the fair. and representa-
tives from many of the states of the
Union were there. Among them were
9. A. Fillsbury of Minneapolis and j. NJ.
Turner of North Dakota, both of whom
are owners of big milling plants. Pres
ident +. o. Standard called the meeting
to order. An address was delivered by
Gen. John w. Noble, ex-secretary nf the
interior. President NJ. H. Davis, of the
Winter Wheat Millers' league advocated
the calling of a millers' congress. y. X.
Maginnis of North Dakota, the promoter
of reciprocity in trade relations between
the Northwest and Canada. addressed tie
millers on reciprocity with Canada-what
would it do for milling?
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1893-07-07

so as to receive at the smallest angle the
blow which both officers saw was inev-
table, and Admiral Markham did the
same for the Camperdown, besides re-
versing her screws. The twelve foot ram
of the Camperdown struck the Victoria
just in front of the armored bulkhead,
and plunged into the thin plates of her
starboard side. The arlnor ends ut the
bulkhead, and the forward part of the
Victoria above the water line wa mere
cardboard to the great iron wedge so
nightly propelled. There wa q smash
ing of wood and iron plates, and the
ram and eight feet of the bow of the
Camperdown crashed twenty feet into the
bowels of the Victoria. The Camper
down was halted by the heavy armor
of the Victoria, and as her screws were
reversed she ut once began to back away.
AS all the other vessels were moving to
get into double line between the two lead
crs, they We're bearing down upon the ell
tangled ships, and q catastrophe involv-
ing all the ironclnds was imminent. Only
other commanders prevented O general
disaster. The Victoria's bow was now
pointed full toward the shore. 1t seems
that Admiral Tryon did not realize the
extent of the damage to the Victoria. As
no accident of this kind has happened
UclOIes Alc COulu AOI huOM Will luC III
feet of the hole in the compartment was
to be. He no doubt thought that as one
compartment was damaged the others
would keep his ship afoat, so when the
Camperdown and the other boats sig
nailed for boats he replied that he did not
need them. The Victoria began to forge
straight for the shore under full steam.
1T is one of the rules of the British navy
that if II ship is in danger of striking
and shore is not far away, she must be
got in shallow water. so that if she goes
down she may be raised. again.
When the Campcrdown's ram struck
the Victoria, Admiral Tryon, the navi.
eating officer. two signal officers and the
men at the wheel were upon the bridge,
either in full view or in the chart house.
Most of the crew was on the forward
deck. lounging about. trying to keep cool
under the blazing sun of the clear, calm
Sky.
With the Crash
they rushed into the battery and as far
Mt as possible, hut when the two vessels
separated all returned to their places.
Discipline was perfect. The admiral and
officers remained stcadfast upon the
bridge. setting an example. So good was
the discipline that within five minutes
after the blow n diving suit had been
brought oil deck and n diver was getting
Into it to obey an orier to go below anl
0n1 cut the extent of the damage.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1893-07-07
THE VICTORIA.

was a muflcd sound of thunders. the
waters were tossed up and steam burst
from them. Again the shricks and
screams burst from the swimmers. The
into the furnaces and the swimmers were
bcating waves of scalding water. Thus
in less than ten minutes
ent in These Awful Forms
attacked the officers and crew of the
Nict;oria[,death by drowning. death by
ing water. With the first under plunge
of the Victoria all the boats were called
away from all the other shops and came
straining over the calm sea to save the
ing up those fortunate ones who had
got out reach of the terrible vortex. So
long as the vortex was there the boats
dared not venture near, but they did
lift from the scalding water several
Mretched sailors ;lso who We're horribly
half Of those drowned got out of the
ship, but were caught in the vortex or
scaldcd! to death by the boiling water.
Admiral Tryon. stuck on the bridge
the Victoria made her under plunge he
saw what was about to happen and is
sued an order for each man to save him
self. but the order never got beyond the
bridge, for ruin descended s%traightway.
The diver whom he had ordered below
w ..ooN tAt NhtAaSC W0o oIllA vi UcCh
and dressed for his descent except his
helmet. He would have been dragged to
the bottom by his heavy lead soled shoes
had it not been for n seaman who
stopped to cut him loose from his heavy
clothes. The diver was saved but the
man who cut him free was drow ned.
There We're many acts of heroisrs, self
forgctfulness and daring. The peril of
those in the water was increased by the
fact that the sea hereabouts is infested
with sharks.
Il is the duty of the marines when a
collision occurs to Immediately go below
and close all the watertight compart-
ments. When the Camperdown struck
| the Victoria. the Victoria's marines went
below for their duty and as a result
out of 40 marines on the Victoria 80
were lost.
Admiral Tryon, when he saw that his
vessel was doomed, ga7 orders for me
men to save themselves. He refused as
distance, and stood on the bridge. mOti0n-
less and with folded arms, awaiting sure
death. He was the last man visible on
the vessel as it sank beneath the surface.
London, June 2G.-It was stated in
the house of commons to-day that so
far us now ascertained the lost in the
Victoria disaster numbered 800. compris-
ing % officers and 3:3lS men. The saved
number 2s7. Including 20 officers aud
301 mon.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1893-07-07
COTTON TRADE DULL.

Philadelphia, June 3O.-Ihe depressing
effect OF the present condition of the cot
ton trade is making itself felt in Frank
fort and Kensington. The managers of
thu various mills are trying to avert the
suspension of their entire plants by lay
ing off the employees of one room mt a
time, hoping that trade will take a boom,
but two large plants at Frankfort have
finally decided to shut down, for a month
at least. and others in Kcnsington, it is
rumored, will soon follow their example.
The mills first to succumb are the CAL
cutta mill and the Berkshire mills, borh
operated by the Berkshire Mill ompany
and employing about 600 hands.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1893-07-07
About ten minutes after the blow the

About ten minutes after the blow the
| Victoria, having got something like tive
miles nearer shore from the scene of the
collision, all at once leaned away. over
to starboard and with q great roll and
surface of the sea. 1t was almost in
Simultaneous. There wal only q chance
for a few wild cries, and the Victoria
was almost half submerged, bow fore
most, with her swiftly revolving screws
the mir. Those on deck were Immediate
~ plunged into the water. The men
forward and below had no time to rush
to the deck and found themselves CROPPING
for. doors Of rooms filled with water
more time for those in the officers quar-
ters. They heard the shouts and warming
cries and rushed to the almost pes.
pendicmtar deck.
Commodore Jellico. lying in his berth
sick g., With aao feysr' started mea up y f and S ansssf
Immediately struggling, in water. A
lieutenant swan up to him, put his arm
around him and, despite the handicap
of supporting q helpless man.. was able
to get away from the side Of the sinking
water as she went. down, and. several
hundred men hurled suddenly into the
water, fully dressed, had. to do batte
against the increasing suction.
Cut by the screws.
A moment more and a new peril more
horrible descended upon them. The great
engine. deep in the heart of the hull anu
inc!csed in water-tight compartments,
| was still throbbing ut full speed and the
grra, steel phlanges of the twin screws
were whirling round up in the air. AS
tho vessel sank the screws came nearer
and nearer to the water and descended
into the midst of the struggling human
beings. The vessel sank slowly, and
| when the screws were low enough to
begin to whirl in the water again, the
suction had increased until there was a
deepening vortex like a maclstrom. AT
the bottom of this maelstrom the screws
were revolving like circular knives. Thu
poor creatures battled in vain against the
thrown against the swift blades. Then
came a scene which made the officers on
| the decks of the other war ships of the
fleet turn away sick with horror.
Screams and shrieks arose., and in the
white foam appeared Redeemed arms and
legs and wrenched and torn bodies.
Headless trunks We're tossed out of the
vortex to linCer n moment on the surface
and sink out of sight.
All within reach of the vortex lost
their presence of mind. Me who Knew
how to swim ceased swimming and
fought with the waters. Men clutched
each other in frenzy and struck each
| other off. The deep cone of whirling
/ water with the swift knives ,chopping
human bodies was a horror to daunt the
bravest. One man who was saved says
! that he saw in this great vortex at least
fifty of his fellows fighting with each
other and with inevitable death. In a
moment or so the knives disappeared and
the vortex began to close up. Then there
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1893-07-07
THE PEARY EXPEDITION.

New York, June 3O.-The whaleboat
Falcon, which has been engaged to take
the second Peary party expedition to
Greenland, after receiving on board nd
ditional supplies will sail tonight. The
party which will start from this port in
cludes fifteen persons. Thirteen of these
belong to the expedition, the two others
disseminating at st. Johns. Besides
Lieut.. Peary there will be Mrs. Peary,
her maid, Miss Cross; s. J. Entrekin,
Westchcstcr, Pa; Il. Astrup, Norway;
DR.. Edward Vincent, Springfield, ILL.,; j.
w. Davidson, Austin, Mimi; L. b. Bald
win, Nashville; George II. Carr. Chicago;
Hugh J. 500, Meridian, Conn; George II.
Clark. Brooklyn; T. w. Stokes, Ph;la-
delphia, and MI. Pcary's negro servant.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1893-07-07
SOUVENIR COINS

Philadelphia, June 3o-Nearly a million
Columbian souvenir half-dollars are still
heid ut the mint at this city, subject to
the orders of the secretary of the treas
ury. The opinion of Attorney General
Olney that no more money ought TO lie
paid to the Illinois corporation known as
the Worlds Columbian Exposition will
tai the control out OF t!lci,. hands. and
in all probability the coins will be
placed in circulation at par value, as it
is stated at the mint that they will prob
ably not be rccoined.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1893-07-07
SPANISH
Spain Has Always Been n Fnvorite
Field for American Poets and
Sclolnrn.

Spain Has Always Been n Envoritc
Field for American Poets and
Scholars.
The outlook for the future of Span
ish literature, particularly the novel,
seems good. The attempts of twenty
five years ago, not always successful
from the point Of view Of sincerity,
even when made by professional novel;
lists. have been followed by such an
advance toward perfection that good
novels are now written by writer's,
primarily critics, such as Valera and
Bazan; and steady advance in concep-
ton and in results has been made by
those who occupy themselves chiefly,
as Valdes does, with the writing Of
novels. For Americans who either
love a good story for itself or have am
bitiOn to enrich our own literature on
the side of the novel, there is and app
parently will be for some time to come
q great deal in contemporary Spain
worthy of their attention.
1t was the opinion of the late Walt
Whitman that since there is IL Spanish
elemen in our nationality, there should
be n Spanish influence upon our liter
aturc. AS a matter of history, Spain
has always been a fayorite iieid for
American poets and scholars.
Longfellow, Lowell, Ticlnor, Pres
colt and recently Howells as Il critic,
nave enlightened their w country
men or awakened the gratitude OF
Spanish hearts by tbcir interest in
Spanish literature and Spanish history.
For the Spanish nature. niisraprrsented
as unfortunately it has often been by
those VINO know it only at second
hand or through religious or race prcju-
dices, is beautiful and attractive, and
its tales, not only long ago, bit still
to-day. are romantic. and its novelists
full of all that is humane and sincere.
Californian.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1893-07-07
WITH THE SHIP.
BRITISH wARsHIp VICTORIA SUNK
IN THE MEDITERRANEAN.
or the Seven Hundred Onicers and
Men on Board the Vessel. over
-Four Hundred and Fifty Find .
Watery Grnye.

New York, June 26.-An extra. edition
If the Evening World issued this evening
contains a special cable from Teipoli,
Syria. giving the first full details of the
sinking Of the flagship Victoria. Last
Thursday afternoon the English fleet
came in sight of FL Nina, the port and
town of Teipoli. 1t was coming from
tlr northeast and making directly for the
larbor. The five big iron clads-Victoria,
Samperdown, Edinburg, Nile and Pareil-
were drawn up in full front. The Vic
torin was in the center, the Camperdown
was on her left and the Edinburgh on her
right. When they were within five miles
of shore Vice Admiral Sir George Tyron
signalled to turn and form a double line.
Ehis meant that the Victoria and Camper
down were to go ahead a little and de-
scribe n turn-the Victoria turning to the
left and the Camperdown turning to the
right-then they would advance side by
side in the direction from which they had
come, the others would swing into .oublc
column order and advance tw. and two
behind the leaders.
When the order was given the distance
tween the ships was less than two cables
length. The execution of the order was
easy enough for ships further away from
the center, but extremely difficult for the
Victoria and the Ca%mpcrdown. In turn
Ing their bows would pass within a few
fathoms of each other, even if the move
ment was executed with the greatest pre-
cision. This movement is rarely made,
and is chiefly for the purpose of training
the ship commanders to move expedi-
tiously away from shoaling waters.
Whether because Admiral Markham.
Of tine Camperdown, could not believe this
movement was to be tried when the ships
were so close together, or because he
thought Admiral Tryon had miscalcu-
lated the distance, he did not set about
executing Admiral Tryon's order, but
signalled that he did not understand it.
The Victoria and the other vessels had
not hesitatcd. The Victoria began to
turn at once, as she still held to the sig
nal. The Camperdown no longer hest
tated, but also began to turn. The brief
decay, however,
Had Been Fatal.
The Victoria had nearly turned, and the
%Camperdown swinging around bore down
upon her. Both admiraIs were quick to
act. Admiral Tryon swung the Victoria
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1893-07-07

what the Lady with aalways wan
Be In the Failure.

4
A learned German, who has devoted
himself to the study Of physiology, an;
thropology and allied science, makes.
the rather startling assertion that mus
taches are becoming commoner among
women in the present day than in the
past. He tells that in Constantinopla
among the unveiled women that ara
to be met with one out Of ten possess
nm unmistakable covering of down
on the upper lip. In the capital od
Spain, again, the proportion Of ladies'
with this masculine characteristic ID
said to be quite equal to that observaJ
BILE on the Golden Horn. An American
medical man states that in Philadel-
phia fully 3 per cent. Of the adult fair
sex are similarly adorned, and proba.'
bly,. the proportion would still be larg-
er but that many women take the trou-
Die to eradicate the unwelcome growth
by the application Of depilatory prepa-
rations. /
Is this increase in the number Of
women with hair on their faces to be
regarded US a sign that the human
race Is improving? Very few men,
ut all events, will be disposed to con-
slider that a mustache adds to the
charms of the opposite sex. English
men, indeed, only n generation ago,
had such q detestation of mustache
and boards that the practice of shaving
all hntr off the face down to their NUT
ton chop wliskers was all but universe
al. From n extreme our clean shaw
en- fathers plunged into each other, aud
boards and mustaches rapidly become
the fashion. The fashion has of late
years again been modified. Boards are
less common, but the mustache is Gull
tivated in England as wildly as on the
continent. But why should the fair
sex be visited by this intiction? Some
writer's on ethnology hold that the
higher races of mankind are always
the hairer. and MIR. Mott thinks that
in a few centuries men and women will
all be clothed with hair. But we 10
not believe Mr.. Mott; and we certainly
do not care to live to see the day Of
bearded beauty.-London Standard.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1893-07-07
RAILROAD

New York, June 3O.-The s%emi-annual
statement of the new railroad lines built
IN b United States, compiled by the
Railroad Gazette, gives the total new
mileage added to the railroad system
of this country in the first half of 1893
as SS4 miles. This total is nearly 800
miles less than the new track built in
the first half of 1892. AS has been the
case for the last four or five years the
majority of the new mileage consists of
short lines to meet well defined needs,
such as developing valuable mineral or
other natural resources and securing traf-
dc to old established lines.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1893-07-07
HANGED.

Reading, Pa, June so. - Pietro
Brccieri was hanged here yesterday. Tie
drop fell at HOG. He was dead ut
11:14. Pietyo Buccieri was thirty-saven
years old and came to America thirteen
years z In February, 1892, he was
admitted to st. Joseph's hospital, .uf-
fering with II burned arm. On June . 3,
when Sister Hildabarta handed him some
milk he jumped out of bed, pursued her
with an open knife and plunged the dirk
into her abdomen. She died the next