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The herald., 1893-12-25
CHRISTMAS IN THE ARCTIC.
Hungry Explorers Celebrate With Feast
of Seai Meat and Blubbcr.

Hungry Explorers Celebrate With . Feast
of Seal Meat and Blubber.
ST think Christmas, 1888, was my most
memorable one." said General Greedy, the
famous arctic explorer. With my COM
mand was proceeding southwark in the
hope of obtaining help, and about the 26th
of October we ensconeed ourselves in q lit
tie hut at Cape Sabine. Our supply Of food
was running very low, and we were on very
short rations, every one being allowed just
enough food in each "a hours to sustain life.
Under these depressing circumstances and
amid the awful silence of the polar nacht
the cheerfulness that we contrived to main
tain was remarkable. AS the Christmas
season approached we all looked forward
to it with eager anticipation, not only as
festal day whose associations and memories
would to some extent vary the wearisome
monotony of our lives, butbecause we knew
that the winter solstice woNld fall about
Dec % and that then The sun would return
and the long dreary night be at an end
Christmas day cama at last. Christmas
in the arctic regionsl At o'clock we had
our breakfast-thin, soup made of peas,
carrots, blubber and botatoes. Our Christ
mas dinner was serveAet O'clock. Hark-
en- to our menu. First course, stew of
seal meat, onions, blnbber, potatoes apd
bread crumbs. Second course, served enc
hour after the first, a stew of raisins, blub-
ber and milk. Dessert cup of hot choco-
late. The best and NEST ChristInas1ike
feature of this meal was that we were al
lowed q sufficient quantity Of it to satisfy
the pangs Of hunger.
'Our enjoyment Of the dessert-one CUP
Of chocolate-we tried to prolong as much
as possible. Over we told each other
Christmas stories; We exchanged remipis-
cences of bygone Christrnases at home with
the loved ones so far away Wediscussed the
probability Of our ever reaching our own
6resides again, and we entered into an
agreement that if we got back to ciyiliza~
ton before another Christmas we would
pass the day together in memory Of that
awful Christmas we were then spending in
the realm Of the relentless ice king. Alas,
many of those brave fellows never lived To
see another Christmas.
"Then we had some singing. There werc
some good singers among US, and OF differ
ent nationalities, too, so we had songs in
English, French, Danish and German. And
then we received ths only Christmas pres
ent that was vouchsafed to us that year.
One of our party-kisingbury by name
had some tobacco still left, ana knowing
that most Of the rnen were destitute of it lie
very kindly made a cigarette for each OF
cur little party. | will wager that il. all
Christendom that day not present YVES
given or received that gave such intense
delight 10 the rec pient rs did those litt.e
rolls OF tobacco and paper. They wera
quickly ailaine ard '.cinS pulled away at
for dear life, a:,d a. my meat u.emorabio
Chrstrias--a CLrl3ti4ais near the north
pole erdei in smoke. DufNiu a1rs.ss.
The herald., 1893-12-25
Christmas Customs In France.

It is not unlike Voltaire's statement re-
gardiDg the keeping Of Christmas in some
French cities: First a young man appears
with wings on his shoulders and recites
the Hail Maryp to which a girl responds
Fiat" after. which the make believe an
gel kisses her on the mouth. Then boy in
side pasteboard cock shrieks, "Puer natus
est" fat OK growls "Ubi?" lamb bleats
Bethlehem" an ass brays "Hihamus" in
stead of "Eamus"-and then the affair is
fully under way.-Selected.
The herald., 1893-12-25
Significance of Christmas.

Christmas was formed, in the era of the
ology, from CArist and mass. In these
practical and luxurious days it might sig
nifty That we should try to initiate Christ
in dealing with the mass of mankind, who
are usually more or less unfortunate By
SO dealing with them we should make all
days Christmas days
The herald., 1893-12-25
The Christmas Festival.

Pope Telesphorus, who died before the
middle Of the second century, deserves can
onizing, if for nothing else, for instituting
Christmas as festival. 1t has been cele-
brated ever since in all Christian lands and
has given more happiness to children than
any day in the calendar Making children
happy is the essence of Christianity.
The herald., 1893-12-25

Catholic church, with what feelings l Will
not stop to stay called to see her uncle,
but am now not surprised that he refused
to see me. On the following day we went
to Sisal. Here took shipping for La Ha.
bana and have not been in Merida since.
OSCAR G. HAMLIN
The herald., 1893-12-25
Yuletide Associations.

Christmas is always associated with the
good Jesus, who, whether regarded as God
or man, was the purest, kindest, noblest
being that has walked the earth. He has
inspired love in saint and sinner, in de-
votee and skeptic alike. Men may wrangle
about creeds, but abort Jesus and his
beautiful life there can hardly be any diff
ference of opinion, for he pitied all who
suffered and strove to heal every aching
hearl
The herald., 1893-12-25
night.
CHAPTER l.

\ L LANDED, my travel
ing companion and I, just
as the Christmas holidays
were approaching, at the
dirty little port of Sisal,
The herald., 1893-12-25

Horse blankets and lep robes, Foy's ola re-
liat.e ss ssddlery house, 3l5 N. Los AngelSs.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1893-09-28
ARMED WITH RIOT GUNS.
The Michigan Central Railroad Takes
Precautions Against Robbers.

The Michigan Central Railroad Company
has equipped all its express trains through
out with riot guns" for the reception OF
train robbers. Every cmp!oye has one OF
the guns on tho trains. They will discharge
six cartridges containing seveniy-two buck
shot in three seconds and tear an eight int CHI
hole through anything. They are considered
the fastest rapid-nring guns cxtaut, known
MS the 1898 Winchester model.
''The railroads have got to begin and arm
their men, said Mr.. Dutton. ..Wo hope we
will not have occasion to use the riot guns.
but II wo do, our men will shoot to kill. every
ono OF them. The guns can be fired of ne
fast rs You can turn your left hand. think
that II any train robbers give our men half
u chance there will be some without any
heads ut all. Tho pay car has been equipped
with the guns, in addition to Nil the express
trains OF the system, and the pay car men are
also fitted out with rcyo!vers. There are six
men on our pay train armed with riot guns
and revolvcrs. and every cml loye on our cx-
press traits hns riot gun We began 10
put the guns into service on tho trains three
days ago, as fast IA The trains c;ino in
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1893-09-28
a ROUGH DAY AT THE FAIR,
The Paid Admissions List Week Over
Million.

Umbrellas. waterproofs and light overcoats
were needed Sunday at the Exposition to
keep dry and warm. There was no heavy or
steady rain, but tho days enjoyment OF the
silent Exposition was marrcd by decidedly
unpleasant autumn weather. Tho people
passed through the puy gates just the same
and to see tho same pnrts Of the Exposition
that they have been coming to SEQ cvory
Sunday since the first of May-the lno art
treasures, the Plaisance resorts and the arch
itccturnl beauties Of tho Fair.
The only special even. was private dis
play at night for tho pres. officials and clcc-
trical experts Of tho '.cIoudy protector" IN
invention Of L. II. Rogers, OF Cleveland, 0.
The exhibition was given on Tie cast plaza
Of the Administration building. The pro-
jector is an electrical apparatus for throwing
signs, pictures and characters of any de-
scription in lcciblo outlines upon tho clouds
several thousand feet, SO that they can DO
plninly seen and read from tho earth.
Tho weekly attendance keeps on incrcas-
ing, and it is predicted by many that 20, OJO.-
900 will lie the paid record for the six months.
The total attendance for last week was l.
133.4S2. making a grand total up to date OF
135O47T6
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1893-09-28
DISASTERS AND CASUALTIES

SIX persons were drowned by the upset
ting OF II skin, near Collingwood. Ont
BY the explosion OF Il boiler i'm a saw mill
near Whittier, North CaroIina, five mon wcro
killed.
OVER third OF the town of Patterson. in
Hardin county, Ohio, was destroyed ly fire.
Loss, $4,000. One child is reported miss.
ing.
NEARLY dozen charred human bodies
have been found Oh tho scene OF the recent
prairie fro on tho Pawnec Reservation, Okla
homa Territory. There is no clue to tho
identity Of the bodies.
thrce-year old son OF Samuel Wolco,t. OF
lied Bank, New Jersey, was attacked by "a
gamecocS and nearly killed. Tho fowl
jumped on the child'5 head and sent its
spurs into the right temple, piercing an
artery.
The Boston flyer on tho Lehigh and
Hudson RIilroad ran into a freight train. ut
Lake GrInnclI. n. j.. killing Conductor Her
rick, OF Warwick, n. Y. Two cars were
burned up,and the two engines were derailod
and thrown down an emIankmcnt.
The Spanish steamer Palentino, from Ma.
taDzas, brought to Boston three men OF the
schooner indcrmcre, from Key west, which
was capsized in heavy squat, $50 miles of
Mobile. The captain, his wife. first mate
steward and one seaman were drowned. Th,
| three rescued men had been clipgiuc &c
| the bottom OF tho vessel for nine days. yher
| taken of 10y the steamer.
The grass on 100 acres Of prairie land ad
joiuiug tho Worlds Fair grounds on tn,
south caught fire. About 20 acres OF thi.
area was covered by garbage, which wa,
consumed. Tho fumes from tho garbag,
overpowercd u number Of Columbian guard.
who were fighting tho fire. Several ,ime
tho fence surrounding the Fair grounds
caught on fire, but tho flames were cxtiu
| gu.shed before serious damage was done.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1893-09-28
nine LIVES LOST.
People Crushed to Death in a
Railroad Wreck.
A SCORE OR MORE HURT.
The Second Section Of a Passenger
Train on the Illinois Central Teie-
scopes the First Section-No
Warning Given-Some of the
Injured VIII Die.

despatch from Mantcno, ILL.,, says: At
$50 l.. NJ. the second section OF passenger
train No. As crashed into tho rear OF tho first
section. that had stopped unexpectedly at a
point ten miles north OF Kankakec, on the
Illinois Central road, tclcscoping ono sleeper
and two coaches, killing nino people aud Sc
| riously injuring IL large number. The rear
cars OF the first section were tho Ohio and
Mississippi sleeper and two chair cars, all
fairly we'll nllod with passengers.
Another story OF the accident says: An
Illinois Central passenger train Ind stopped
to take water mt n tank quarter OF q milo
north OF Nanteno. Tho first section OF train
No. As came TO Il stop. but it Is said that no
ilngmun was sent back to nng the second sec
ton Of No. 49, 1t is straight track for two
or three miles, and il n flagman had been
sent back the enginee. OF the second section
could not have Jailed to see him. On the
other hand. it Is said the engineer OF tho
second train was asleep, and that the fireman
was throwing coal into the fire box. Both
engineer and fireman saw the train ahead OF
them just III time to jump They had n mar
row escape for their lives
Tho nrst section OF train No. As, left Chi
few minutes latter, by tho second section.
There was n ''dead" sleeper on the rear end
oil the first train, or, In other words, the car
was empty. The car ahead OF 1t was the day
coach, and contained some forty passcn-
gers.
Tho second section OF tho train crashed in
to the ''dend" sleeper, driving 1t forward
through the day couch, and it did not stop
until 1t had completely telescoped tho car
from end to end. The wreck was tho fret
that has occurred on the Illinois Central
system fer twenty years. Tho dead were re-
mGSs$sto Kankakee. and most OF the in
jureu were taken to St. LIKES Hospital, Chi
cago.
]. T. Tamscott, fireman Of the engine
drawing the second section, said The first
section sent back no light. Ii was due in
Karkakee ten minutes before the time when
tho accident took place, and we never though:
Of its being just ahead Of us. Whom we ap.
preached Manteno, saw Ames, my engineer
step to the side Of the cab and look out
also looked out and saw little red light
ahead That seemed to be q turned switchlight
had no time to jump. Tho next minute
we struck the car ahead Of US. The engineer
jumped, but stuck by the engine and came
out all right
Responsibility for tho disaster cannot be
placed upon any ono or BET OF individuals
until the coroners inquest has sifted matters
All the trainmen except the engineer were
employed by the Big Four. Should tho blanc
be placed upon the engineer, tho Illinois
Central will be blamed; upon Duncan, the
flagman. tho Big Four will BIO responsible.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1893-09-28
HOUSE..

36TH DAY.-In the House the republicans
attempted to continue their fllibustering tao
tics, but the Speaker ruled against them. Tho
democrats secured n quorum, and the bill to
repeal tho federal election lnws was finally
reported.
aarH DAy.--Thc Journal of Yesterdays pro-
ceedinss WAS no, approved N the House
un;il the hour If adionrnm aMr. Reed
discovered some flaws in It, and called tho
Speakers attention 10 them. The question
OF approving the journal vas postponed
when the session opened. bat later in the
day WAS agreed &c. Ii tho meantime the
Committee on Rules reported a resolution
providing for the consideration OF the Fed
eral Election bill on tho Goth OF September,
tho debate to continue until October 10th,
when vote should DO tnken. After u brief
discussion tho session was adjourned
10th DAY.-In the House the report of the
Committee on Accounts, assigning clerks
to committees was adopted. resolution
calling for Information relative to tho en-
forcement OF the Geary Exclusion law WINS
agreed to, and the House adjourned without
quorum.
4lsr DAY.-Mr. Brett, OF Indiana, afforded
much merriment in the House by complain.
ing against Assistant Postmaster General
Maxwell for not removing IL postmaster in n
little village in his district because tho post
muster had offered to mako him (Brctz) q
present OF SI5 il he would have him re-
tanned. Ho wanted the matter investigated,
but Mr.. Tracey, of New York, objected. The
remainder OF the day was consumed in the
consideration of the Printing bill but no
final action was taken.
42ND DAy.-The proceedings in the House
were conducted without n quorum. The
report OF tho Committee on Accounts was
ngreed to. The Printing bill was taken up
but not disposed OF. Mr.. Morse attacked
Pension Commissioner Lochren. Mr. Cum
minSs introduced n bill for IN international
agreement for reporting, marking and re-
moving derelicts. Mr.. Erdman introduced a
bill to impose n Tux on succession to real
int lnvonioa
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1893-09-28
TO PROTECT DEP0SITORS.
Favorable Report on Proposed Nationa
Bank Legislation.

The House Committee on Banking and
Currency authorized Mr. Cox, Of Tennessee,
to report favorably to the House tho bill in
troducod by him to promote tho safety OF
funds and deposits Of national banks.
The bill prohibits the officers and other
employees Of banks, except directors who are
not otherwise officers or employees, to become
borrowers or to become liable to the bank
by reason Of overdrawn account, or as in
dorser, guarautor, surety. or otherwise.
except upon written application approved
by q majority of tho directors or executive
committee.
In the opinion Of tho majority Of the COM
mittee, tho result sought to be reached, the
preventing OF the misapppoprintion OF the
funds OF the bank by the officers actually en-
gaged in handling them, can DO secured
through this bill
1t is believed that tho mischiefs to DO pre-
vented have arisen mainly. It not entirely.
in cases where tho loans made to directors
officers and employees Of tho bank have been
systematically concealed from tho board OF
directors, and that there exists no case in
which the majority OF tho board Of directors
have Intentionally permitted any loans to or
use OF tho moneys OF tho bank by its direc-
ors or officers In amounts sufficient to render
tho bank insolvcnt Tho committee believe
that tho act goes rs far as 1t is prudent in re-
strictiDg the directors in awaiting themselves
OF accommodation from the blnks, and that
1t particularly affords TO the dtpositors and
stockholders oil the protection necessary for
their interests without depriving them OF
the services Of the men 10 each community
best qualified and most useful as directors
OF tho bank.
Violation OF this act Is made punishable by
flnc OF not more than $500 or imprison-
ment for not more than five years. or both.
ADvicEs from Honolulu by the steamer
Australia are to tho effect that the financial
affairs OF tho government are Rrospcrins.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1893-09-28
PEOPLE AND EVENTS,

HE President receives on an average
eight hundred letters day.
The greatest domes in the world are those
OF st. Peters, st. Pauls. tho Invalides. in
faris; 81. 1snacs in st. Petersburg, and the
Capitol. in Washington.
DH. OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES IS now the
Oldest man living conspicuously identified
Win literature. He was born in the same
year ms Tcnnyson. Darwin aud Gladstone.
ACCORDING to an election return just made
TO the British Parliament there uro 1929. l29
voters In the United Kingdom. There were
4.592. 4S2 In England, 270,276 In Wales. TAT.
I'll in Ireland and Clio, Of in Scotland.
MOSAIC portrait OF President Cleveland is
On exhibition In Yonkers, n. Y, which con-
tnins 100000 pieces OF Italian marble OF
various colors. and weighs 800 pounds. II
Is the work OF Maricnuc, an artist at I,ome.
Is HoIianda woman is a secondary con-
sideration--and poor consideration at that.
No Dutch gentlemen, when walking on tho
sidewalk, will move out OF the way for n
lady. The latter turns out invariably, how.
ever muddy or dangerous be the street
Miss Julia Stevenson, daughter OF Vice.
President Stevenson, Is member OF tho On
tering freshmen class ut Wellesley College.
Miss Stcvcnson's younger sister is attending
the Dana Hall preparatory school in VOL
lesley.
The only instrument used purely for pun
ishment 10 English jails nowadays is n crank
handle weighted heavily with lead and work
ing heavily inside box, an indicator at q
slit recording the number OF revolutions
made-s,too to 1900 constituting days
work.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1893-09-28
FlFTY-THIRD CONGRESS.
Extra Session.
SENATE.

3SrH DAY.-1n the Senate Mr. George. OF
mississippi. made n lengthy speech against
the bill to repeal the ver-purchaso clause
OF tho Sherman act. and Mr.. Gray, OF Della
ware, made strong argument for repeal.
18th DAr.-The first hour OF tho session of
the Senate was occupied In n discussion OF
tho resolution offered by Mr.. Platt OF Con-
neticut, for tho establishment OF n closure
rule. Amendments to Mr. Platt's resolution
were offered by Mr.. Hoar, Of Massachusetts,
and Mr.. Hill, Of New York. and tho resolu-
tlon went over, when Mr.. Teller, OF Colorado
Will argue against It. Tho Repeal bill was
then taken up, and au argument against IL
made by Mr.. White. Of Colorado, who spoke
Tor over four hours. After no took his seat,
and after Mr.. George declined to 80 on with
MS speech, motion was made by Mr.. Soor-
bees to lay on the table Mr.. PETERS amend
ment to the bill. Tho motion was opposed
by tho minority, who resorted to illibustcr-
ing. Alter m hour or so spent In TINT way
Dir. voorhees, withdrew that motion; but the
general discussion went on until tho senate
adjourned.
40TH DAY.-The closure resolution was
taken up soon after the Senate met and dis
cusscd until nearly two o'clock, when 1t
went over. The repeal bill was taken up
ana speeches against it were made BY
Mr. George, OF mississippi, and Mr. Hans
otouSh, OF North Dekotn, and Mr.. Stewart
OF Nevada An agreement was proposed
py Mr.. voorhees,, and asscntcd to unani-
mously, that from Monday and until
further orders, the daily sessions shall be
from II A. NJ. to & L. NJ
4lsT DAY.-The resolution proposing tho
establishment OF n closure rule in the Senate
was discussed Tor nearly two hours, and was
then, on motion of Its author, Mr.. pIntt, Of
Connecticut, referred to the Committee on
Rules. A constitutional argument was mado
against 1t by Mr.. Turpie, Of Indiana. Mr..
Call, OF Florida, also opposed the closure
rule. After discussion and disposition of the
closure resolution, the Senate spent two
hours on executive businnss.
42SD DAr.-Senator PETER, OF Knnsas in
troduced resolution directing the Secretary
OF tho Treasury to inform the Senate when,
In what amounts and under what circum-
stances the Treasury Department has author
lied the payment OF interest on government
bonds outstanding. Speeches against tho
Repeal bill were made by Mr.. Cameron,
(Rep.), OF Pennsylvania, and Mr.. Bate
(Dem- ,.of Tennessee. After these speeches
Mr.. Stewart occupied the remainder OF the
days session.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1893-09-28
100 PEOPLE DROWNED.
Floods in the Orient R o. nit in Loss
of Lif, and D,s ruc.ion of Property.


Tho steamship Peru arrived from China
and Japan. bringing news up 10 September
3rd The Japan Gazette, under date OF Au-
gust 26ib, gives an account OF the great food
in Fifu-Ken. The Nagara-Gaw River be.
gan to rise about =. NJ. on August 22nd
and at midnight 1t Ind risen ten feet. Many
persons were drowned and there is great
suffering among tho survivors. On the
Sakai-Gawa, eighty yards OF the bank was
destroyed, flooding seven houses, while the
bursting Of the Funehara bank put the whole
OF tho Matsuye under wnte.. The Gupjo
houses besides flooding zoo others. Tho
Isuho carried away tw, nty 1.-Two houses. Tho
result Of inquiries into damage done by
floods is rs follows:
Embankments burst in sixty places, over
200 houses carried away and over 100 per-
sons drowned. At Yawatka in Gunjo- Gun,
q sido OF the mountain fell away on August
At Nara the Totsu-Gnra has burst its banks
and caused food which is tho greatest
since 1889. One hundred and afty-four per-
sons were drowned In tho Gifu. Ken flood
and nearly 10000 persons arc receiving re-
lief.
Advices from Saga states that dyseutery is
prevailing In that prefecture moro herccly
than over, the total number OF cases being
1855 and the number OF deaths ATT.
At Wakayama dyseptery also prevails,
there having boen 2.468 cases aul 4l6 deaths.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1893-09-28
ACCIDENT AT THE FAIR,
A Number Of People on the Movable
Sidewalk Severely Injured.

serious accident occurred on the NOV
able sidewalk which extends the length Of
the Casino steamboat pier. A plank camo in
contact With the under part OF tho machinery
and large section OF tho sidewalk was torn
from its fastenings. The seats became do
rallied and slipped over, throwing over 200
passengers violently on tho pier.
The small elevation OF the sidewalk proved
safeguard against any loss OF life, bu.
many Of the passengers, mon, women and
children, were severely bruised and cut. A
few wore removed to the hospital by tho
ambulance corps. Employees on the pier
end sidewalk kept the people cool and
avoided panic.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1893-09-28
REVOLT IN ARGENTINE.
The Radicals in the Southern Republic
Initiate Their Brazilian Brethren.

: The situation remains critical. The Presi-
dent and his Ministers conferred all night in
che Government House. Thirty conspicuous
i, Radicals were arrested, Tho charge against
them is conspiracy to Overthrow the Govern
ment All bave been placed aboard war
ships. DR.. Alcm. leader Of tho Radicals, has
Aed TO escape arrest
The national troops In the long disturbed
Province OF Corrientes have gone over to tho
Insurgents. Tho iron gunboats Bormejo and
RepubIica, stationed in tho Paraus River,
have Joined the anti Government force. Tho
President has ordered that the whole
national gusrd be modified throughout tho
aountry te,top progress OF the revolt