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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-04-29
NJ. JabIochkOf.
FOSTER COATES.

A dispatch from st. Petersburg states that
NJ. Paul Jabiochkof died April 5, at Saratoff.
II. Jablochoff, who was an affieer in the Rus
sian army, invented in 1876 one OF the earliest
successful electric lights. The invention,
which was known as the Jablochoff candle,
attracted great attention at that time, and in
1877 it was used quite extensively in Paris
for lighting stores and streets, but has since
been superceed by the more economical arc
light. In brief the invention consisted in
placing two carbon pencils side by side jim
sulated from each other by some substance
which is non-conducting at ordinary temper
atures but which will, when fused by the in
tense heat Of the current, become a conductor
OF electricity. The substance usually used
was plaster of Paris, which gives a faint rose
color to the light,
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-04-29
the GREAT LIBBY TUNNEL.
One of the rlost Thrilling Chap
tiers of the Wars History.
EcW II WAS PlLANsNYED and EXECUTED
A Break for Liberty Which Required
Herossm, Skill and Hard Labor
Tie story Graphically Told by
>, One of the Participants. :

A few years ago an article was printed in
the leading papers of the country pretending
to describe the famous Libby tunnel, and
claiming that its success was due to the con-
nivance of the rebel guards. This statement
was SO false in every detail, and the writer
was so entirely ignorant of the subject he
pretended to treat, that the survivors of
Libby, as a rule, treated it with deserved
contempt.
My old friend General Franklin B. Fisher,
chief signal officer of the Army of the Poto-
mac, who was in Libby at the time, and is
now prominent lawyer in his native Phila-
delphia, was moved to indignation, and wrote
vigorous denial of the canard.
Just here; and before going any further
with my subject, permit me to say that have
always entertained an intense admiration for
the aforesaid Fisher. During that terrible
winter of 1894, when we were cold, hungry,
filthy and crowded, General, then Captain
Fisher succeeded in smuggling in some way
some law books into the prison. Amid sur
- ladings that would have disheartened or
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-04-29

nooh newspapers, hut Mr.. Godkin, both in
his editorial position and as part proprie-
tor has done his share in the same work
Godkin himself made the Nation what it
was when it was consolidated with and made
the weekly edition OF the New York Erening
Post. The Nation then stood at the head of
the literary weekiies of this country. This
is, of course, no reflection on other publica-
tons such as Harpers or Frank Leslie's, for
the Nation was not the same class of publica-
ton. 1t was established on the English plan
It published no fiction or poetry as other lit
erary weekiies did. Editorially and through
contributors it reviewed politics, literature,
art, the allied sciences and educational mat
tiers as no other paper in the country did,
and it was as fair as it was able, and as thor
oughly without favor in its criticisms as it
was without bitterness.
In those days as in these days. Mr. Godkin
practiced eXclusiveness. He respects the
public, but he does not care to come into over
much contact with it. 1t is comparatively
easy to see Editor Charles A. Dana in his
Office. 1t is next to impossible to see Mr..
Godkin in his.
fun at him.
One of the peculiar traits that characterize
Mr. Godkin is his impassiveness under at
tack. I know of but one occasion when he
has replied to an assault. That was about
the time when Mr.. Godkin and his associates
bought the New York Ereraing Post from
Parke Goodwin who had been associated with
William Cullen Bryant in it's management.
Before buying the Post, Mr.. Godkin and his
partners had been negotiating for another
NpyU Vorly M Tho horcr lin not
made and the Post was bought, whereupon
the editor of the journal that Mr.. Godkin's
syndicate had been making proposals to con-
graduate the new proprietor of the journal
that Mr. Bryant had been editor of upon their
purchase of a moribund sheet and also as
sured Mr.. Godkin that he would have a fine
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-04-29

COLONEL ROSE.
deterred a less resolute man, Fisher forgos
his hunger and his wretched environment in
studying his Blackstone or Kent Such a
man ought to succeed, and it delights his
many friends to know that he has succeeded.
One of the most accurate and best written
accounts have yet seen of the great tunnel
A-t of Libby was written by Captain Frank
Moran of Philadelphia, and appeared
gong the Century war papers some eight or
0e years ago. 1t is not my purpose to I'M
grove on this, but rather to supplement it
iith matters that escaped Captain Moran's
notice, or rather which the limited space
prevented his giving.
The captain is under the impression that
while the tunnel Was being built the fact
was known to but few men in the prison
outside of the working party. 1 reached
Libby cary in November and had not been
in prison two days before learned that
tunnel was either contemplated or being
operated, and although 1 was not in the
confidence of Rose or Hamilton at the incep-
ton of the enterprise, 1 entered he tunnel at
short time after the attempt to reach the
sewer had proved a failure.
During the winter of 1924 there were
between twelve and fourteen hundred Off
ersoeonfined" in Libby, and excepting the
thirty or forty in the hospital at all times the
Others and particularly at night, were con-
fined to the upper two stories of the building,
SO that when they lay down upon the floor
they literally covered it, the space for each
man being about two feet by six. Even in
the daytime, when the men were on their feet
and moving around to keep warm, for as the
prison faced north and south the freezing
wind blew bitterly through the barred and
glassless windows, they formed great throngs
like funeral professions. The west room. on
= the ground floor, was occupied by Major
Turner and the prison officials the room inn
mediately above this was known as Milroy's,
because of the number of men of that Off
GERS command who occupied it, and the up
per west room, known as 'Straight's' or
Greenland because of its cold, was occu-
pied principally by officers captured near
Rome, Ga, by Forrest the preceding May;
the lower middle room. below which was the
kitchen, opening on Carey street. was called
,1he Lower Chckamauga," and the one above
1T the Upper Chickamauga," because most
of those occupying them were captured in
that disastrous and sanguinary battle. The
two east rooms, Immediately above the hos
pital, were known as the Upper and Lower
Potomac" and were occupied by officers of
ihat army. many of whom belonged to the
frst and third corps and We're captured at
Gettysburg.
Around the prison, and stationed about
thirty feet apart, there was constantly kept
Gordon Of guards, who, from nine o'clock
at night until six the next morning, an
nounced their numbers and their posts every
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-04-29
New Atlantic Cable.

A new telegraph cable is now being laid
from Waterville, Ireland, to Nova Scotia.
The entire cable viii be about 1000 miles
long. The Faraday, not being large enough
to carry the whole cable, will drop the shore
sections, about 500 miles, first, and then lay
the deep sea cable, which is smaller than the
shore ends. The cibiss is guaranteed to af-
ford SO Is per cent. improvement in speed
over the other cables in use by the CONNER
cial Company.
This will insure transmission at the rate
of thirty words per minute. The cable is
much larger than any ocean cable hitherto
made. THE Nova Scc1i:s cad has been pro-
vided with additional protecting arnor to
prevent is beng broken by lie aHchors of
fishing vasse ls.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-04-29
LARRY GODkIN OF THE POST,
One of the Ablest Editorial
Writers in the Country.
CHIEF SCRIBE TO THE MuGWuMp PARTY.
Man known Personally to Few
Those He OpD0ses-He Has Opinions
and the Courage to Express
Them u How. He Lives and
WGrks-His Home.

A much talked Of, much written OF, abused,
praised and little understood man and editor
is E. L. Godkin, editor of the New York Euen-
ing Post and New York Nation, and chief
scribe to the once famous, but now dwindling
party known as the Mugwumps.
By the same token he is the least known of
any editor or any political figure in all New
York, despite the fact that his name is con-
stantiy before the public.
Mr.. Godkin is in way peculiar among the
editors and writers in New York, in that he
is an editor and writer pure and simple and
nothing else. Most of the other metropolitan
editors have fads of one sort and another, as
for instance, Mr.. Dana, who, besides editing
the Sun has liking for a good bit of horse
fesh is fond OF landscape gardening and the
growing Of mushrooms on his island home,
Dorosis, in a neck of Long Island Sound, and
other things.
But Mr.. Godkin has no fads aside from his
newspaper the Post. The Nation is a review
rather than q news or literary paper, and his
gentle and pleasing pastime of slangwhang
ing men like Senator David B. Hill in the one
party or ex-senator Thomas C. Platt in the
other is his pet pastime.
Mr.. Godkin is of the type of public men
who may be met at every turn. He is Il man
of medium stature and size with kindly,
intellectual face on which is we'll trimmed
and kept beard. The face and head are
strong. There is character as well as intel
lect'in the facial lines, yet the man looks
what he is, u scholar, rather than man Of
affairs. He has proved himself man of af-
fairs, too, SO far as the conduct of his news
paper is concerned. 70 be sure, his business
partner, Horace White, has attended to the
mere financial part of holding the New York
Ererainy Post we'll in the van of paying after
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-04-29
WINDOW UF LIBBY.

looked much alike, and any two might have
passed for twins. The younger and mora
active men crowded to the counting place
first, passed through, reached the Potomac
room and were counted again, and this was
kept up until there were 213 Yankees too
many. Turner was at his wits end. He
swore that it was among the possibilities for
ITO men to get out without his knowing it,
but, by the eternal jumping jinSo, 213 Yankees
could ct get in without his being aware of
the fac, particularly as he was accustomed
to search each man on his arrival at the
prison. Fearing 81 trick the men were all
driven down into the dining-room, and then
counted up the stairs, one at q time, when
Ross first tally was found to be correct. In
order to create the impression that the
guards had connived at the escape of the
prisoners a board had been knocked out of
the side of one Of the sinks in the direction of
the canal, and q rope which Colonel Rose had
used in his first tunnel was dropped over to
indicate that the men had gone out in that
way. AS they could not have done this with
out the consent of the guards. every man of
the battalion then on duty about Libby was
put under arrest.
About the middle of the afternoon the exit
from the tunnel to the east, on the opposite
side of the board fence that made such a
good shield in escaping was discovered A
black boy was sent through and reappeared
in the cellar under the hospital The secret
was out. The tunnel had been discovered,
but not before it had proved a gateway to
liberty and Goods land" for sixty men,
From that day it became historical, and the
great Libby tunnel is destined to rank in his
tory as one of the most gallant war achieve
mentS of modern times
ALFRED R. CALHOUN
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-04-29

he should act. and threats do not move him.
He was called to an account by a grand jury
In New York some. years ago for some things
he had written. He did nothing except.&
prove that one of the grand jurymer NJ
been continuously connected with disreput-
able houses in the city of New York On an
other occasion he was arrested on Sunday
morning and taken to station house as a
common criminal because of something he
had written. There was warrant, and the
shallow headed officer who served it selected
Sunday morning as the best time to drag the
editor to an account. Of course the whole
thing ended in nothing. No jury that could
have been empanelled would have found the
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-04-29

If you are an engaged girl of course you
have started "medley trunk" Don't you
know what medley trunk is? 1t is the
latest fad, and a very sensible one, too. As
soon as the engagement is announced the
bride to be buys trunk the larger the bet
ter, and then her friends and acquaintanceS
at once proceed to fill it for her. One do
mates fine table cloth and napkins, another
few towels or bit Of lace, another bureau
cover or couple of pair of gloves. and so it
goes on, gradually filing up with odds and
ends, the gifts of generous friends, until at
last, when the wedding day has actually ar
rived, there is varied but valuable assort-
ment in the medley trunk that puts some of
the utterly useless offerings that will be
stored away in safe deposit vaults completely
to shame.
Every woman who has ever stepped foot il.
side of theatre must at some time or other
have given sigh of envyas she regarded the
lovely fluffy skirts that show so bewitchingiy
when Miss Soubrette fits around in her coy,
butterfly fashion. Few of the audience are
aware, however, that petticoats on the stages
are always worn wrong side out, for in the
usual fashion all the lacinesS would be lost
to view save in the most violent whirl, there
fore the actress, unless she is cast for a part
requiring high kicking reverses the silk and
lace fripperieS under her outside skirts and
any gay little skips she may give or in any
attitude she may assume where her ankles
come into view the rufIles viii playa far more
prominent part than ii worn in the usual
*.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-04-29

:,
Do not talk rlatitudes to q man who is
hungry. An empty stomach is a savage whom
no power except food can eivilize Themost
precious logic that ever fell from the lips. of
wisdom is ilaughs compared with pound of
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-04-29
Test of ProsectiIes.

At a recent government trial of proiectiles
at Indian Head, half ton missiles were fired
from the 15-inch gun. The target was a 12-
inch nickel steel plate, and two shells went
entirely through it, one of them breaking to
pieces and the other remaining intact after it
had cleared the plate. The Carpenter shell
was unhurt by the operation of rushing its
half ton mass through foot of solid steel.
The 17-inch armor for the battle ships is yet
to be tested.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-04-29

The American press seems to take it for
granted that Senior CASTELAR, has renowned
his lifelong repubicanism and become a
moderate monarchist. SeEor CASTELAR,, who
should know something about this himself,
emphaticaily denies any change, but he is at
heart and in principal to-day as he was when
he first thrilled, - Spanish Cortez with his
splendid eloquence.
Materfamilias-' would rather bury my
daughter than sea her marry your
Stoical suitor-''In that event, madam, il
would be your funeral, not mine.''
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-06-19

courage free coinage for us7 Are they
not in daily dread lest We adopt free
coinage and forever destroy the oppor-
tunltieF they hrye enjoyed Of late years
IN maSing millions OF dollarsf Would
not 'ree coinage give to us m enor-
NOUS trade with Mexico and other
south American countries who use sill
Yer that we do not now enjoy9 Would
not this increase In trade, amounting
= millions OF dollars. start UP our idle
factories and put an end to strikesi
Would not this loss of trade alone force
EUROPE 10 make concessions 20 silver?
II there sufficient gold IN the world 10
furnish liberal circulating medium?
II not. what are we to do when all ma
lions adopt the gold stAndard7 Is not
an agreement by an international
monetary conference an impossibintyg
II not, would not twenty-five years be
a reasonable time to expect nm agree
mentf II 50, should we pray for the
conference or the milienium9
y. Sat a school meeting OF the
citizens OF this place few nights ago
some one proposed TO take q vote for
governor, To our surprise. Reagan re-
ceived to /. The proposition was not
made by Reagan man. II the Old
commoner could canvass mn county
he would carry II without d doubt.
SUBSCRIBER.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-06-19
GREAT WORLD OF SPORT.
a nor roup ROUND CONTEST me-
TWEEN EXPERTS.
Frank white md Jack LeathermNn
Meet In This city-Race. IN the
East-rhe Baseball Record of
of u Day In Different cisirs.

Frank white. tlae champion weiter-
weight Of Colorado. and Jack Leather
man OF Chicago, fought a four-rouad
fight last night In room over the
White Elephant saipon, White en-
tered the ring at about las pounds.
while Leatherman entered at 1851
pounds. John Byrne a'ted as referee,
In the first round both men got some
pretty severe punches on the head and
In the face and clinched twice. At the
end OF the round Leatherman evidently
had the best OF IL.
In the second round some pretty
lively sparring Was done aud some
right F6od blows received and at last
cry OF foul went up and white was
thrown to the floor on his back. lie
came M 10 the scratch, however and
the round ended by White being
pushed through the ropes.
The third round began with sparring
and felnung. but some pretty good
blows were at last received by both
fighters, and whilc getting the worst
OF It White was punched agalnst the
ANlNo tAAAN Aeil " MS kAlNHEs AsNuAtlfl~
man struck him after he was down and
a cry OF oul went up and White was
hustled out OF tho ring by his friends
The referee gave White the isht on n
foul, but this creating much dlssatis-
faction the decision was reversed and
white was hustled back into the ring.
In the fourth round white seemed 10
be determined to set revenge for his
rough treatment, He rushed in dos-
perately aud som, lively lighting took
place an around the rlrg, heavy blows
being delivered by both fighters, thick
ana fast, Near the end OF the round
Leatherman threw up his hands and
called for time, But white sailed into
HIM and punched him vigorously In the
face and head until he went into tis
corner I.eatherman. on the ground Of
q badly injured arm. gave up. the fight.
and the gate receipts Were awarded TO
! white
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-06-19

fornian on the ear, telling him. lie
staggered 20 his feet, but push from
Fiu sent him sprawling Into corner,
clinglnS TO the ropes. He pulled him
self up and ciinehed the antipodean.
DAILY parted them and Fits again
landed his icft on chcyns,srs Jaw, iioor-
ing him for the lant time. A. he es-
sayed to rise Capt. Warren again made
his appearance. and this time said
that under no conditions would he al
low the battle 10 continue Accord
Ing TO the articles. which read that Il
both men were on their feet and Will
ing to go on with the finish OF the
Stipulated eight rounds, 1t should be de-
clarcd draw. There was but one de-
cislon for naiy to make, and the fight
vas declared a. draw.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-06-19
WEST TnxNs Exn,nIr.
A Move to Advertise the West by n
Fort Worth Exhibit.

Editor Gazette.
sweetwater Tex. June ISL hand
YOU with this notice have mailed TO
several Of the real estate men west Of
Fort Worth.
Webb & Webb OF Baird. In reply, say:
'"rhis " a move in the right direction,
and we will be glad 10 cooperate in
the good work. We can furnish n
splendid exhibit from Callahan county
within thirty or sixty days. A meet
ing Of real estate men at some central
place a an early date 20 organize and
perfect plans would. we think. be the
proper move"
have reply from Abilene saying;
Il approve OF your proposed method OF
advertising the country and Il ought
TO be taken hold OF by all interested In
this country, and will do an { can In
that direction. j. a. POLK"
would be glad TO have your as
sistance in this direction as IL is a
matter Of moment TO the country from
FL Paso TO Fort Worth or Tegarkana.
D. s. ARNOLD
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-06-19
Nlslrnn rmn srocI,NAIlns.
Governor uogE and Party ru'ting
Ia aoud TINE.

Special Dispatch
Chicago. M. June is,-Thq Tcrar
party put In today most onjoyanly.
The leading feature OF the day was a
visit TO the Union stock yards. There
they were met by President Doud and
Cashier Herrlck OF the National Live
Stock bank, and by Nelson Morris, ono
OF the mig Four" After q pleasant
hours entertainment by the bank Of
Metals Mir, Joe Morris. son OF the big
-Four" Morris. took us In charge for a
general inspection OF the wonders Of
packing houses. A four hours study OF
the mysteries Of converting live stock
into various articles or diet and utility
was capped by magnificent spread
FOR the ToxRnu given BY Nelson Morris
himself. II had champagne and toast
accomplishments. Governor Hogg
called out Nelson Morris by toast to
tho Union stock yards especially Ea
agencies TO help Texas set rid Of her
Immense surplus OF stock. Air, Nor
rlH' speech was immense from a Texas
standpoint, as no has heavy Invest
nents there. Col Jno. n. Simpson, ED.
ltotan and others had say. and II
may be set down that Texas had a good
aond-on. The Chicago board OF trade
want the party next and Bunnlo and
Albany are also In with Invitations.
It may be set down Az fact that this
excursion will be about as profitable
an investment as Texas ever had.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-06-19

Gentlemen-It Is recognized fac.
that the exhibit collected from counties
along the Fort Worth and Denver rail-
road, kept near the Union depot In
Fort Worth. IS and has been the means
Of more people going to the Panhandle
country than any other one thing, The
land and immigration agents along the
Texas and Pacific railroad know this
better than any ether class. We have
worked AS hard and had as good plans
systematically executed as any class OF
agents for the settlement OF the coun-
try. and have seen them all partially
fail. that when prospectors see the
Panhandle exhibit they take the Fort
Worth and Denver road 10 the north
west. where they would make invest
ments and return or write back 10 the
States delighted with Texas, when, u
they had visited the Texas and Pacific
road country the same results would
have followed Our great difficulty has
been TO get people TO know exactly
what our country IL, and what can be
done In this section. aud we can more
effectually and at less cost do this by
an exhibit at Fort Worth than in any
other way. We are offered onc-third
the space In the exhibit hail az the
Union depot. Fort Worth. for this pur-
poae, and IL can be taken care OF Mt
little cost, Each county can collect
and ship It's exhibit We can have such
printed matter kept In the hall as we
may prepnre-of the whole country.
or each county have individual matter;
but as to these details, they can be ar
ranged 10 suit the exhibitors here
after. Let us go to work at once 50
as to meet the tide of immigration and
Investors that VIII be on the move
this summer and fall. Let everyone
send me a reply OF some kind, 30 as
10 know whether you are in the move
or not; and II In II, suggestions viii
be In order for maturing the plans OF
work d. S. ARNOLD.
sweetwatcr. NolaA county, Texas