davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
, 1894-08-04

t%eristic eruption. At first he epidemic was
lmited.to one or two quarters of the city. but
it was very fatal, and it is said by the native
doctors that two out of every three attacked
died. 1t did not appear to be contagious.
and 1t is said to be the "bnbonic plague"
described by travellers in Western China.
As ii rule the lower animals were: also affected
thousands of rats especially being found
dead at the commencement of the epidemic"
The special correspondent of the British
Medical Journal telegraphs from H4ngkong
while regretting to have . confirm the
announcement o. an epidemic outbreak of the
Oriental plague IN this settlement. ! am GLAD
to be able 10 gave the Latest Information.
which IS Of q somewhat reassuriug character
The plague commenced here on May 5 it
presents all the symptoms Of the true bubDnic
pest which ravaged Enrcpe IN the Middle
Ages, and produced the terrible ravages des-
crlbed by Defoe during the great plague in
London. This bubonic pest. although extinct
in Europe, has never ceased to ravage China
from time to time, and has also spread. FROM
there to Persia and Asintic Russia. The
symptoms here are of the classic type.
characteristic of the disease. am GLAD to
say that the Europeans here are unaffected
except in the case of ten of the military en-
ployed by the authorities in carrying out
disinfecting work in the native quarter where
the plague is located; one of them is unhappi-
ly dead
, 1894-08-04
NORWAY AND SWEDEN.

AS the period approaches for the Norwegian
general election to decide, perhaps in last re-
sort, the question of union or separation
between the two Kingdoms, the struggle be-
tween the two parties both in the expiring
Storthlng and in the constituencies il daily
assuming greater bitterness. The tiercest
battle has been that waged over the report
OF the commission appointed to inquire into
the military measures taken by the Conser-
vative Administrations in 1884 and 1898,
who are suspected Of having in the former
case tempered with the Norwegian ornaments,
and IN the latter of having contemplated
coerclve measures in furthtrance Of Swedish
designs upon the independence of Norway.
The debate lasted Il week, and reached n
pitch of violence almost unprecedented even
IN such a stormy Assembly as the Norwegian
Parliament. The Conservatives denounced the
proceedings of the Commission as II farce
and a scandal, and stigmatized the produc-
ton of it's report as an outrage upon the
nation. The Radical majority did not shine
IN argument, but its numbers, of course,
ultimately carried the day, and the address
moved by NJ. UIlmann was adopted, de
handing from the King guarantees for
the safeguard of the constitutional indie
pendence of Norway. S lcll an address,
which is, and undoubtedly is meant to be,
nothing m re than a final challenge to the
Crown, shows the spirit which the Radical
party intend to import into the electoral cam
paign. Their object is to inhame the temper
OF the Norwegian people SO as to eXtort from
1t. IN a passionate outburst Of national feeling,
q condemnation of the union which il would
hesitate to pronounce in a calmer mood
Timss.
, 1894-08-04
CHRISTIANsTED.

July 28th-per schnr. "Vigilanr' from St.
Thomas-Holger G. Chabert, Revd. Scott,
Charlotte Walcott and child Lily.
July 30th-per schnr. "Vigilant" for st.
omas-Theo. Estornell & servant yRebecca
Williams, j. H. Moron, Clara Cornelius.
For St. Kits via Frederiksted-W. D..
Gordon.
August 2nd--per schnr. 'vigilant'' for
st. Thomas-Cathrine Petersen, julius
Lorentzen, Eliza Moore, Mary Williams, Dr..
FeiIberg, Jane Francis, Mrs. Louise Fabio
with 5 children for Sto. Domingo.
August End per $. s."Madiana'' for Antigua
via Frederiksted-Miss HadaSsah SummersilI,
Miss Virginia Latimer.
August 1st-per schnr. 'Vigilant" from st.
Tnomas-James Federik, Brovideucia Gibbs
and servant Monica, Louisa Dyer, Esther
Stubs.
Aug 3rd-per schnr. "vigilant" from St.
Thomas = Cathrine Hutchison, Veronica
Sobotker, Maria Richard, Mary Mulligan,
Annie Liggett, Patrick Patrick, Florence
Marco, Sarah Hatchett.
Frederiksted August 3rd.
The S. S. "Madiana'' arrived here Yesterday
from New York via st. Thomas, unloaded 500
pkgS. and left for st. kits.
Aug 2nd-per s.. s. "Madiana'' from New
via St. ThOmas-Miss Simmons. Mr.. j. P.
Gordon. From St Thomas-Rev. Romig
Aug. 2nd-per S. s. "Madiana" for Barbados
r. YarNood.
, 1894-08-04
SPECIAL.

New York, Aug. 2nd.-The race for the
Goodwood Cup run to-day resulted as fol
lows ;-Kilsallaghan, LIST; Barlnecide, 2nd
Medici, 3rd.
New York, Aug. 3rd.-London news states
that in the House of Commons last night the
Evicted Tenants Bill was duly passed through
the Committee stage.
Later advices respecting the Weilman
Arctic Expediti ion state that the ice crushed
the vessel, but that the crew and all OH board
were safe.
Advices from Pekin report that the En-
peror of China has Invested his Minister of
the Interior Lii Houng Chang of the yellow
jacket in consequence of the recent disasters
to the Chinese arms. y manifesto has also
been issued by the Emperor accepting the
declaration of war by Japan, and in which
he states that the war has been thrust upon
him.
1t is understood that Lord Kimberley de-
manls that the British Consul shall attend
the proposed court martial on the claim
made by the japanese warship Naniwa for
the conduct of those on board the Kow Shing.
1t is announced that it is the intention of
Russia to act in accord with England in the
solution of the Corean question, but if an i'm
mediate solution is not thus arrived at
Russia will forbid any power to take even a
parCiaI possession OF JnaJ country
The Times, in an editorial, expresses the
opinion that such a hint is not necessary, and
that even the most sincere desire by England
that Corea should be decently governed will
not induce her to interfere in that inter
esting but dangerous country.
Later advices from the East report that a
battle between the japanese and Chinese has
taken place at YaShan in which the latter
were victorious. The Japanese it is stated
lost tw) thousand men during the engage
ment.
A despatch from Lyons reports that
the trial of Santo, the murderer of
President Csrnot, il now proceeding.
The audience gave expressions of sur
prise at the contrast between the mild boy
ish demeanour of the prisoner with the crime
charged against him. During his examina-
ton he answered the Judges queries coolIy
and pertly. He again d isavows having had
any ~accomplices. He also admits that h Is
responsible for the crime, although his coun-
sci asserts that he suffers from e~pileptic in
sanity.
He further stated that his eyes met those
of the President as the latter felt the touch
OF the dagger, but that neither then nor since
has he felt the least emotion or remorse.
New York sugar market reports state that
the weeks imports exceed ..seventy-fve million
pounds unusual quantities are being re-
celved from England and Java.
New York, August Bird.
Flour ST. lawrence pr. brI'S3.45
Meal, best braidy VINE. per. brI 800
Heavy Mess Pork, per brl no quotation.
New Seasons Pork, per brl. 14-l44
Suya, Crystals per ID. 81
'U f. 70 G.. Il Muscovado SO test
per Ib2-1l-l6
, 1894-08-04
THE PLAGUE AT HONGK ING.

The following telegram from the Governor
of Hongkong was received at the Co onial
Office under date June Is :
Total mortality to date 1900. --latest
statistical returns more satisfactory. Ten
British soldiers attacked, two dead-Captain
Vesey, Private Gibson. Others convalescent.
Departures approximately estimated $4,000.
Infected district closed
, 1894-08-04
Spectator, 23rd June.

The Emperor Of Austria has once more
displayed his remarkable capacity for inter
nal diplomacy. 1t was evident after the
defeat of the Civil Marriage Bill that the peO-
pie OF Hungary were determined it should
pass, and the Emperor was therefore IN tins
dilemma. 1t WAS necessary to yield, but he
was determined not to create Magnates, and
yet if he did not create them. the Upper
House might again throw out the Bill. He
therefore reappointed DIR. Wekerle Premier,
accepted an apology from the Liberal party
Tor language savouring Of disloyalty, and
caused it to be signlfed to the Magnates that
he wished the Bill to pass. The Magnates
neither can, nor will, quarrel with the House
OF Iapsburg, and accordingly, when on
Thursday the Bill for the second time reached
the Upper House, fifteen Peers walked out,
and the second reading was carried by q ma
Jority of i. The popular delight is extreme,
Tor the Bill is regarded as q pivot in the
struggle between the people and clerical in
huence, and the submission of the Emperor.
who is known to he slightly clerical, has in
creased, rather than diminished, his personal
authority. His aScendency as universal
Referee from all his St ates is now one of the
most remarkable political facts in Europe,
the more so beoaose he is not strictly an
intellectual man. lie is only a ruler, wise
from long experience, and from that peculiat
IIapsburg pride which has So often enabled
the House to accept defeat without loss Of
dignity.
, 1894-08-04

A correspondent writes ;-t'When the last
mail left China a fearful epidemic was raging
i'll Canton, and it appears to have been Of a
somewhat mysterious character. 1t is said to
have been first observed in that city in the
last week of March, and by the end of April
had spread everywhere. It WIS marked by a
sudden attack of fever, the temperature rising
to 15Odsg., or even higher, with headache,
thirst, and stupor. In from ~ to 81 hours
after the first attack a ~glandular swelling,
hard and tender to the touch, appeared in the
neck, arm pit, or groin. Coma supervened,
and death occurred in IS hours. Sometimes
blood vomiting took place, or spots appeared
Oh the body, but there was 20 general charac-
, 1894-08-04

Prince Ferdinand of Bulgaria has explain
ed himself to Europe, through All interview
with "a correspondent Of the Gaui0is. He
speaks very much en- Prince but he is frank,
and his policy is sufficiently Ineligible. He
thinks that NJ. Stambouloff had become cor
rupted by power hat he had a habit of
resigning in order to prove himself iniispene
sable and that the population had become
weary Of his tyranny. When, therefore. he
had quarrelled with the Army, which he
wished to employ in certain fiscal exactions.
the Prince accepted his resignation, which
was followed by twenty thousand kilograms
of congratulation. The Prince declares that
for himself he is neither Russian nor Aus
trian but is a faithful vassal Of the Khalif
who is the mainstay of Bulgaria, and whose
confidence he seeks to increase. That is not
an unwGe attitude to take until circumstances
enable Bulgaria to- claim Macedonia, and
perhaps Constautinople itself. with the head
ship of he Balkan Federation, for it makes
Of the Bulgarian Army the steel tip as against
Russia of the great Ottoman spear. There
is clearly a mind in Prince Ferdinand, and a
good deal of persistent patience, for, as he
reminds his interviewer, he has reigned
eight years, has in that time committed no
mistake, and has borne with M. Stambouloff.
1t is GU rious to note the capacity these heredi-
tary Princes have for keeping their seats.
The Russians for years past have been
bullying King Charles Of Roumania.-.
with no result exc pit the quiet strengthenf
ing of the Arms and the notifications Of
Bucharest.
The western sentinel., 1894-02-08
Cold Waves.

Cold waves are those sudden changes
from high to very low temperature
which constitute the most noteworthy
feature of winter weather in the United
States. They are produced by the flow
of masses of cold, dry air from the re-
gions east of the Rocky Mountains in
British America, towards the south or
southeast. During the long winter
nights of the Arctic regions dry, clear
air accumulates in deep layers which is
cooled by radiation to temperature
many degrees below zero; and then
commences to flow towards any place
where warm air is ascending, as it does
in the low pressure areas or storms
which constantly pass from west to east
across the United States.
A Glow area is produced by the air,
somewhere becoming heated from un-
known causes, above the surrounding
atmosphere. This excessively heated
air ascends and air is drawn in below
from all sides to replace it. That drawn
in on the south to east side is warm and
moist; that drawn from the north to
west side is dry and cold. The cold
wave follows after the low area as it
moves eastward The severer and pro-
longed cold waves are associated with
extensive areas of high pressure. Their
rate of progress averages eight hundred
miles in twenty-four hours.
1t is of great advantage to many busi-
ness and agricultural interests to know
in advance when the temperature will
fall quickly and decidedly, besides af-
fecting the comfort and health of thous-
ands of people.-C. F. Won HERRMANN,
Meteorologist, NC. Experiment Station.
The western sentinel., 1894-02-08
Analyses of Fertilizers.

The North Carolina Experiment Sta
tion will issue in a few days complete
analyses of samples taken during the
spring and fall season of 1898. This
will give the standing of the various
fertilizers on sale during 1898, together
with the comparative value of the un-
mixed ingredients at the seaboard.
Tables of freight rates on the railroads
will be given SO that charges to nearly
all interior towns can easily be seem
This bulletin list will pe sent to all
names on the station publication list
During the spring season of 1894, an
alyses will be promptly made as soon as
samples can be taken by the official in
spectors. These analyses will be
printed every two weeks, but will only
be sent to those who specially apply for
them. One application only is neces-
sary for the whole series of bi-weekly
editions. Those who are interested in
these fertilizer analyses are advised to
make application ON postal card to DIR.
IL. 3. Battle, Director, Raleigh. N. G,
The western sentinel., 1894-02-08
same time the neighboring plots Of

same time the neighboring plots Of
Lucerne, etc, grew finely.
The remaining Lathyrus seed was
then sown in box and kept on a shaded
porch. At the end of six months about
fifteen plants from one to two inches
high were alive. In the fall these were
transplanted to row in the pear or
chard on the Experiment Farm. The
soil was a well enriched loan. All
these plants were alive the next spring,
but during the whole season grew only
a few inches. Weeds and grasses We're
carefully removed by hand every two
or three weeks. The next spring
eleven of the plants were removed from
the orchard and set in a single row on a
rich and mellow terraced hillside, where
SO far have not fowered, and of course
grow fat on the ground, too low to be
moved, and as new leaves grow at end
of stem the older ones behind rot.
From it's behavior with US Lathyrus
Sylvestris promises no practical value
as on account of the low vitality of the
seed and the extreme slowness of
growth of the plant On good or aver
age soil it is certain to be overpowered
and smothered by Crab and Bermuda
grasses and weeds.
If this plant possesses any economic
value it will be for the sand-hill region,
where wild grasses and weeds are less
intrusive We cannot advise anyone to
invest largely in this plant at present.
The seed now costs $500 per pound
and is advertised by most seedsmen.-
GERALD MCCARTHY, q. c. Experiment
Station.
The western sentinel., 1894-02-08
Lathyrus syIvestris or FIAT Pea.

The so-called Fiat pea, Lathyrus Syl-
vestris, is closely related to the Vetches,
but is a perennial. The other species
of Lathyrus are commonly called vetch-
ings and have little agricultural value.
AL contain poisonous alkaloid, but
the introducer of the Flat pea claims
to have improved or bred out the pois-
onous principle. Tie most extrava-
CANT claims have been made for this
plant by it's introducer. The improved
plant originated in Germany.
In the spring of 1890 small package
of Lathyrus seed was received at this
station from the English disseminator,
about three-fourths of the package was
soon on a trial plot adjoining similar
plots of Lucerne, Spotted Medic and
various clovers. The soil was a grav-
ely red clay naturally well drained and
was enriched by q heavy dose of a COM
plete commercial fertilizer. At the
end of one month only few very feeble
Lathyrus plants were alive, and these
were soon smothered by wild grasses
and disappeared wholly. During the
The western sentinel., 1894-02-08
BETTY AND THE BEAR.

II was in autumn on a clear cold morn
Nnen FARMERS gather their apples aud
corn.
", hen the roaring winds begin to blow
nhe clouds of brown leaves TO and fro,
hen the chilling frCSts encase In
white
The silent earth in the silent night,
That a large black bear OF sylvan
fame
To quiet farm on the frontier came.
Bruin viewed the farm in a surely
And early set out for the farmers
abode
Which across brooklet and wheat
field lay
Two hundred yards from the woods
away.
The farmer had risen from dream
less sleep,
Fed were his horse, COW, poultry and
sheep.
And he with his family disliking a
fast
Were happily eating an early rcpast.
The bea" came up TO the half-open
This house like many.had one and no
And as though invited he sauntered in
With hollow growl and triumphant
StID.
The frightened husband to the rafters
flew
But Betty the wife was brave and true
For she firmly seized the shovel TO
And defend her home with all Of her
might.
On top OF the door parcbed the family
cat,
High on the rafterS the husband sat,
The crying children 90 Betty ran
And thus the fight with brim began
Betty struck tue bear tremendous
blow
AS growl and blood from him did
show,
Then he roared and rayed with open
claws
Only to receive the exciting cause.
| Betty was getting the best Of the fray
And the man getting brayer was heard
to say:
Pretty good, Betty! Now give him
On the head and he'll kick his final
But Betty fought On no braver than
| before
Till blow after blow brought the bear
to the floor
And then the cid shovel she faithfully
Till the foul intruder lay dead by her
side.
Then the coward came down from his
lofty seat
Whittier he had fled for safe retreat;
Betty, my dear, what an awful big
bear.
The meat on his bones is fine and fair;
We can eat ourselves, we can also sell
So, Betty, | think we have done very
we'll"
When work is to be done many say We,
But when it is done all proudly say we.
--HIGIIT G. MOORE.
The western sentinel., 1894-02-08
Advanced Meteorological Summary for
North Carolina. December, 1898.


The N. C. State Weather Service issues
the following advanced summary of the
weather for December, 49,, as COM
previous years:
TEMPERATURE.-The mean for the
month was AL degrees, which is IA
above the normal. The highest monGhly
mean was 51.1 at Wilmington lowest.
37.2, at Blowing Rock. Highest tenn
perature, 76 on the 1st at Washington,
on the Bird at Tarboro; lowest, 10 on the
5th at Bakersvlile; The warmest De-.
cember during the past twenty-five
years was in 1ss9-mean, $40; coolest
December during past twenty-five years
in 1S76-mean 34.2.
PREcIPITATIoN.-Aver for the
month, 3.15 inches; this is O.s5 inch
below the normal. The greatest
amount was SIS at Washington least
amount, o.79 at Mocksville. The wet
test December in twenty-five years
occurred in Iss4-average, 6:77; the
dryest, in 18S9-average, O.a9 inch.
There was only one day (the 5th) with
snow of any considerable amount :;
greatest total snowfall reported was
700 inches, at Henderson. Unusually
heavy sleet occurred on the 5th in the
vicinity of Goldsboro and Falkland.
WIND.-Prevailing direction, south
WcSI. ne nOfLndl OlrecClOn Is nOrUIl-
east Average hourly velocity, 81
miles. Highest velocity, 60 miles per
hour at Kitty Hawk on 5th.
MIsCELLANEoUs.-Th d e r o + m
were reported .on the 3rd at quite a
number of places in the eastern and
central part of the State at three sta
tions on 10th. Sleet or hail on I'd, 3rd,
4th, 5th. 14th. Snow on 4th, 5th, 18th.
18th, 31st. Halos on 18th, Goth, 22d, Gath.
Meteors were observed on the 11th,
Goth and 2Sth. On the morning of the
goth an unusually large, bright one was
observed in the east.
The western sentinel., 1894-02-08
February CosmOpslitau.

The secret of the great success OF
the Cosmopolitan is not SO hard to
find, if one looks carefully oyer the
number for February. A story by
Valdes, the famous Spanish novelist,
the first from his pen to appear in
any American magazine, is begun in
this number Arthur Sher.burne
Hardy's story, "a Rejected Manu-
script" is charmingly illustrated by
l. Maroid, who we believe makes his
first appearance in the magazines on
this side of the water. A profusely
illustrated article on the designing
and building of a war ship appeals
to the int rest taken 10y all i'll the new
navy, and a thrilling d, scfiption of a
naval combat under the significant
title: "The Meloban and the Pen
theroy" describes after the manner
of the Battle of Dorking, a possible
sea light. the outcome Of which IL
watched by the entire naval world.
'.Glidiug Flight is an interesting
contribution to the problem of aerial
navigation by one who has studied
the flight of soaring birds in the East
for twenty years. Elaine Gooddle,
who married a member of the Sioux
nation, has some interesting infor-
nation of Indian Wars and Warriors.
T. C. Crawford, the Washington cor
respondent, gives the first half OF a
startling story, under the title of
1.-The Disappearance Syndicate. - The
poetry in this mum Der by Sir Edwin
Arnold, Graham R. Tomson and
William Young. is unusually good.
The Departments, "In the World OF
Art and Letters and the progress
of Science" continue to have as con-
tributors men famous in both conti-
nents.
The western sentinel., 1894-02-08
A sINE CAT STORY.
Th Clergyman Threw Out Fifty Cats
and shere We're more Left.

This cat story comes to the Nor
way (Me } Advertiser from IA Free
Baptist clergy man, consequently it
must b. true In his parish lived a
man and his wife, very poor in all
their surroundings, yet firm in the
faith. They were very anxious for
tha minister to visit th m. H. did
~, aad found poor house, small,
very small. The minister was given
ii bed, the only bed. He must tarry
another night. He learned that the
woman lodged on a lounge in the
living room, said room combining
all the requisites of kitchen, dining
room and parlor, while the lord Of
the household slept on the floor. In
some way the munster gave them to
understand that it would delight
him to lie on the lounge When
about to retire he mentioned to the
man that it would be advisable to
put out OF doors two cats in the
room, which was done. After lying
for few moments on his couch out
came two cats from beneath the
lounge, splitting and crying. lie
arose and threw them out. Very
soon the same scene was enacted
again, and again, until be became
disturbed with superstitious emo
tions He knew not what to do, and
still they came and still out they
went, and in they came, all the long
night. In the morning when the man
came in the dominic asked:
'How many cats have you here :?
l have thrown out fifty or more, and
L don't know but what there are
more under the lounge"
He raised the valance, and 10, a
cat hole through the wall of house